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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-14

Tie Woodward Bulletin has enlarg-
ed 10 ten page six home print paper
which isn't any too big for Woodward
county.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-14

Blackwell asserts that # has no va
grants. 10 disorderlies and no crime
and it IS hoped it won't have to take
it back.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-14

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itchiug. Blind. Bleeding or Protrud'
ing Tiles. Your druggist will refund
money If PAZO OINTMENT fails TO
cure you in to IA days. SOC.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-14

If there is anything In name, NJ"
Kubik Of Grant county ought TO be
square" although he be two faced
thrice over.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-14

gress providing for a United State
commissioner at Bartlesyille.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-14
LEAoERETTEs.
local Happenings Of City and Terri.
tory Briefly Told.

Local Happenings Of City and Terri.
tory Briefly Told.
Grant county fowls are beins exhih-
tied at Wakita this week
Pauls Valleys expects the Santa Fe
to build a new depot there at an early
date.
c. NJ. Wilds has purchased the Bos-
, wei News and taken charge Of he
paper.
Work has commenced on the new
ru,lding Tor the BclScl,sto National
bank,
A Denver capitalist proposes to pu.
IN a water weeks system at Wood
ward
ne proposed government F1seINVi
in western Beaver county is attracting
settlers.
The reads in Woodward county arc
said 10 be as crooked as a Kansas
politician
n. c Faulkner has taken charge Of
the Cadda post Office succeeding 9.
" Maysubhy.
Rartlesville is quite proud of her
new $50, oCO school building which has
just been complcped.
A bill he's been introduced in con
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-14

The announcements that Carrie Ma
tion was coming is reported TO nave
caused a run on the haldwa-e stores
at Red Rock.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-14

Relieving that al organ IS something
TO acquire, Germans living east Of JET
ferson gave an entertainment last
week 10 get money with which TO buy
an organ for their new church.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-14

The Beaver Herald ayers that Gov
ernor Ferguson has cr'6ited 227. .4Sl
acres too much &c Beaver county. OF
course this is all right With Beaver.
bur # would like to know whether the
227.4s0 come OF Of Kansas or Texas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-14

The Hobart News-Republican's idea
Of the legislatures duty IS for that
body 20 paca inst enough laws TO keep
fhe courts guessing for the next TWO
years
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-14

The Carnegie library building at
Ardmore is being ruqhed 10 compile
ton II IS thought It viii be one OF
Ardmore's show places.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-14

The Empire Cash Grocery Co, Of
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-14

Another cemetery association has
beea organized in Grant county And
yet there IS no denying that there is
no more live county in the territory
The Morrison Sun vii insist that If
the farmers feel they must burn their
cotton. they at least do not lcse the
opportunity to bark the coal trusts
shins.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-14

Grant county fowls are beins exhih-
tied at Wakita this week
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-14

Pauls Valleys expects the Santa Fe
to build new depot there at an early
date.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22
The haven.

Many birds seek the protection which
the presence of man affords against
furred and feathered foes when the
breeding season approaches. Not ~
the raven. Its distrust of Us Is pro
found, and its nest Is placed In some
wild spot far out of reach Of our pos
sible attack or succOr. But there are
other enemies. | know of Il pair that
built on one side of n projecting crag
high up oil the cliffs OF Rathlin island
Some fierce pcregrine falcons occupied
the other side or the crag. and when
one day their eggs were taken by an
adventurous collector they, sharing th,
popular opinion Of ravens blAckness
concluded that their neighbors were The
offenders and wreaked their grief und
vengeance upon them. When. on Melr
return from fOraging expedition. the
falcons found their nest despoiled they
were seen TO hold q consultation, and
after much deliberation they suddenly
arose and both with one accord flew
at the ravens nest and sacked 1t, tear
ing IL In their rage and indignaHon
until not one stick was left upon anOh
er.-LOndOn Standard.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22
AntiouIty of wood Engraving.

Wood engraving, the art OF cutting
designs on wood IN relief, Is said 10
have been known ana practiced by the
Chinese as far bucis in the worlds his
tory Us the reign Of the famous En-
pogor Va Wang. 1lZ0 B. {. Wood
stamps were without doubt used by
tho ancient Egyptians and Romans for
marking bvi,h and other articles OF
clay and 81 various European countries
for attosting deeds and documents at
O very early period, when writing was
quite q llro accomplishment. Wood
engraylng us we now understand 1t.
dates from the beginning Of the fif-
teeuh century and was used at that
time 10 Germany for printing playing
cards and q alres Of saints. The EARL
est known example Is in a collection
made by Earl Spencer. II represents
st. Christopher carrying the infant
Saviour acrOss the sea and was found
pasted within the cover Of a Latin
MS. II an Oh convent in Bavaria
dated 1923.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22

A grim tory # Napoleon IS tod b!
Christian NaGs IN n Frankfort review
under the title Of Napoleon at Yafa.'
4 great number OF de soldiers were
down with the plague, and one day
Bonapalte sent for his chief su"geoi
Larrey. IF | we're you," he said tC
him. II should Put our plague patients
out Of thelr misery. 1t would save then
from having recourse - opium tC
soo:he thcm. But my duty IS 70 make
them live" replied Larrey. Bonapart'
then revealed The grim truth. lie and
his staff were reduced TO travelling or
foot because thc horses were all being
used for The transports ton of the sick
Ue mus. therefore either abandon Tho
plague stricken ~ the cruelty of tn
enemy or get rid Of them. Mr.. Was
maintains that the order was carried
out accordiI ,y. There IS an end, OBJ
serves tie lanai Ges Debats, to the
i,lu ion OF re famous picture in tn
Louvre OF "DonIpar.e Visiting tn
Plague Stricken Soldiers at Tafa."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22
o..,rin OF tho ,;etric system.

s3-e very Interesting facts have
been collected about the foot, the moss
widely used measure Of length In mod
ern times. The measure Is derive
from the !eneth OF the human loot but
apparently has varied more than thai
portion Of the skeleton can possibly
have done In historic times. Tho an
Gent Welsh foot, Tor instance, was
nine inches long, whereas the Piedmont
foot was twenty inches. In modern
times It has varied from the Span
ish foot. OF less than eleven inches, tc
the Venice foot, Of more than thirteen
inches. Almost every country has uset
q fovt measure Of different length. Il
was this confusion which led the
French to devise the metric system.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22
The Rome of Genus.

Tho Rope OF Genus Is the name OF
q famous picture painted by POlyeno-
tus, O Greek artist. who died about 1876
p. C.. He was the first who gave life,
character and expression to pictures.
According to pliny. he opened the
mouth and showed tho teeth Of his fig
ures and was the first 10 paint women
with transparent drapcrics and rich
hcaddrcsScs. The picture represents
Genus as q poor man, weaving rope
Of straw, whilo behind him stands an
ass consuming tie other end Of the
rope. The silent lesson thus conveyed
ls said to have had O wholesome effect
upon the wife of Genus, whose eG-
travagance had been his ruin, so that
she became frugal and thrifty and
helped him to rise from penury 70
great prosperity. The phrase nike the
rope of Genus signifies prohtleSs Ia
Dor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22

There IS "a very STIRLING instance O.
religious liberation IN Heidelberg. or
ancient city Of Germany. One Of th'
most important buildings 4 that town
Is the Church II the Holy Ghost
THROUGH the middle of tid+ hu'c!H.
a partition wal a: hccu rna. so .i'i
services aoco-1.ng 20 TIE Roman 'Gth
o.ic and ne Protestant r!tua. may bt
held NJ The same time. III the ycal
l7l0 m attcmpt was made by Charles
pflilp tie Ficctar 10 'orrivc The Prot
css'ant- of their half of the church, bu'
the townspcoplc muac 50 strong re
sistGnce that hc wa obliged 10 dc7iSt
and oven 70 remove the electoral cour'
from Heidelberg f. Administration
don Mail
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22
4 menrteelt Tribute to Friend.

- Henff4est 4TthAsc 10 II fTiehu.
: friend Of former United States
Marshal Isaac .. barnes having died,
be attended the funeral. He arrived
promptly aIl seated himself in the
crowded room 70 await the services.
For somc reason there was very long
delay, and the solemn silence OF the
darkened room was anything lut con-
genial % a man Of Mr.. Barnes dispo-
sitlon. Fhe heat also was very Oppress-
I've
Tanning himself vigorously with his
hat and twisting uneds.ly In his chair,
Barnes remained silent for what TO
him was a very long time. But at last,
being unable 10 contain himself longer.
be leaned over toward solemn look
Ing man on his right and remarked in
a hoarse whispor audible all over the
room, II presume. YOU were well ac-
dualnted with Billy" referring to the
deceased.
Yes, indeed" said the stranger. He
WIS q ve;y fine man"
~ should say lie was replied
Barnes, and smart, too; smarter than
lightning. Why. SIR" be continued In a
louder whisper, getting excited, IF he
had had the running of this funeral
he'd been underground an hour ago.
Boston Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22

A man seated closes hts knees TO
catch an object thrown on his lap. a
woman IN similar circumstances opens
hers. This Is a fact that Mark Twain
used IN "Huckleberry Finn" Huck Is
disguised as girl, and q woman
throws On object into his lap. Though
he wears q skirt, he hasn't sens"
enough 10 spread his knees apart SO a5
TO catch the object better-he claps
them together, as a trOusered man
would do. An English novelist IN a
book called 1.-THE White Rose" uses the
same Idea. Pierre de COldirodi, the ltal-
ian romancer, uses It IN his we'll known
"Maldens and Love" The Frenchman
Henri Paul uses it in his widows
Tears
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22

4 characteristic story IS told Of Dean
Swift, who after series OF expensive c
entertainments In London invited six
of his hosts TO dinner. They arrived,
expecting the usual costly surfeit Of
good thihgs They found tie table laid
with q piece Of bread, bottle Of wine,
q plate ut each cover and waiter be
hind each chair. They took their places.
"Mr. Dean" said the lord chancellor,
I'VE fall 10 see the joke"
Swift lifted his plate. Underneath
were the bill OF fare Of neighboring
cafe and a half crown. He turned 70
the waiter at his side and gave him the
money. Here he said. bring me the
worth Of that In goose and potatoes"
The guests each sent the money un-
der his plate for whatever dish he
chose, and the dinner was eaten and
enjoyed
Swift then laid upon the table t1o0
md, deducting the three crowns VIC
lad been spent, said: The remainder
the crumbs and fragments-is 10 Q
to the poor. We ali have HAD enouga
money to satisfy hunger. You shall
advise me how the rest is 10 be spent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22
A Story Of Ole DulL.

Few tales are told which are finer
than that OF the encounter in earlier
wears with the old Bernadotte himself.
The king had referred 70 The NoI We
glans ns my Poles" at which Ole 1ull,
lrawing himself mp, inquired, When
has O. Norwegian shown himself dis
loyal to the king?' Then, without
Waiting for an answer, he announced
that he must ut once take leave. Upon
this the king turned to him with an
lmperious Il command you TO stay"
But the yiolnist shrugged his shoul-
ders and replied. Then l will see. sire,
whether q Norwegian remains free In
the palace Of the king Of Sweden" At
this. rs Ole Bull would tell when re
counting the scene, there came into the
face Of the monarch the most winning
smile he had ever seen on human
countenance, and, putting out his hand
impulsively, Bernadotte exclaimed:
NAY, beg you to remain. \ prince
should hear the opinions Of AL h.s peo-
ple." And the TAX which then resulted
was the basis OF deep confidence on
both siCes.-Century.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22
ueinec.; cn. tie Ccrmrn Prodigy.

HcInefS ca. tAe
Christian Henry Heineckcn. the most
wonderful OF all the worlds precocious
prodiGes, was born at Lubbock, Ger
many, In the year 1921. When but nine
and half months Of age this human
wonder could pronounce every word
contained IL the German language, and
before he had rounded 6ut his first year
Of earthly existence he knew all the
leading events If the worlds history.
1T the aGs Of fourteen months lie could
give chapter and verse Of any quoted
passage OF the Scriptures and knew
the history Of every book n both tie
Old ana Now Tcstaments. At the age
Of two and q half years he could an
swer every question "a TIE biographies
and histories then IN use and could con
verse With visitors in either German,
French. Dutch, Latin or Greek. His
fourth year was dc.oted TO the study
Of religion and ancient history. He he3
finished the studies mentioned and had
started on course IN oriental religion
when he suddenly died before complot-
ing his fourth year.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22
TvyD Stories.

Several years ago, soon after Treas
ure Island" had appeared md attract
eh public attention 20 Mr. Stevenson.
two ccntlcmpn wero travelling up To
London from Norfolk. One Of them
was reading Treasure Island" Pres
entity, having fnishe1 the book. he
dropped It Into his travelling bag, 10
marking. well, | think I could my
self write a better child's story than
that" The ether who, by tho way,
was hie brother urged him TO try.
SIX weeks nfterwarl the former hand.
cG 70 the latter complete tale IN
manuscript. II was King sOlomon's
Mines he first novel that made a
reputation for Rider Haggard-Lon1on
Queen.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22

Do not hypnotic yourself with th'
idea that you are being kept down. DC
not talk such nonsense. Nobody OF
any sense would believe IL People
VII only laugh 0t you. Only one thing
IS keeping you down, and that is your
self. There r. probably some trouble
somewhere with YOU OF course Their
are employers who are unjust TO thell
help. there are instances In which EN-
ployecs are kept back when they
should he advanced: but, as a rule
this is only temporary. and they usual
Il find their level somewhere.-Success
MAgaZi.a.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22

Three boys IL hOCse were told 4
20 and take the cxnct time by clocs
IN tha town. The first lad went look
ed at the clock, came back and said
IT e - cclock.' in after life he
became n prOsaic bookseller.
rhe second boy was moro exact. H'
said Oh returning that it was tar"
minutes past y. IL becaGe a doeto'
The third - looked at he cioc
found ovt how lGr1 e had taken hia
70 walk back u tho house returned o.
the c,o.l. :hcn added the tine of DIS
walk 70 the tine Il the clock ant r
ror;cl the result thuJ. 1T IS ~ this
moment l. hours, 10 minutes and i
seconds" That boy came 70 distinction
as Hcl~.hoitz, the scientist
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22

The most dramatic scene ever wit
messed In Westminster bail was that
trial IN Henry Wills reign when 4SC
men aLl II women appeared before
the King ana some OF his great mobiles
with ropes around their nccks on q
charge of being concerned IN the rising
OF the prentlccs on tie previous May
day. Fortunately they had good friends
In thIoo queens Katherine, Mary OF
France and Margaret Of Scotland
who begged for their pardon on then
knees. and when Henry at Inst yielded
TO such suppl!cat!Ons the prisoners, II
is said. gave Il mighty shout for JOY
throWing Their ha.ters toward the TOP
II The hall. The stage has never pro
duced anything to rival that dramatic
moment.-London Graphic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22
Making II Pleasant.

That's what call good dinner
remarked Bobby as he leaned back IN
his chair with an air Of repletion-
Bobby" said his mother I'm
ashamed Of your saying such a thing"
The visitor who was dining with the
family laughed heartily. Bobby ap-
preciates the good things Of life," ne
said. like all the rest OF u.s."
Don't you think 1t was good din
nerT Bobby asked the visitor.
"Yes, indeed" the latter replied. with
a smile. II enjoyed IL thoroughly
Mother said she thought you would.
because she didn't suppose you got
very much at home"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22

Fig wheel insurance Is almost pure
mathematics When q wheel is re-
VOWED 1t high enough speed the cen-
trif..Sal force exceeds the centripetaI
and the wheel flies apart. Solid cast
iron explOdes when the speed at tho
rim is roughly three miles minute. A
thick rim explodes just as easily as
thin one OF the same material Wood
explodes at Il greater speed, Jointed
iron Gt a less. The underwater allows
a rim speed OF u mile a minute, one
third the e. plosion rate, as safe limit
for SOL iron wheels. This permits a
two foot pulley wheel sixteen revolu-
tions Il second, while II keeps a sixteen
foot fiy wheel down 10 TWO. 4 Jointed
wheel IS allowed still less. The under
writer has only - name the number or
revolutions he authorizes ana TO pro-
portion his premium TO the size Of the
wheel. The larger the wheel, of course.
the more destructive its explosion
Leslie's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22
nnnl.snur.s Grnin Golsh.

\ curious instance Of the m9gnln
conc OF casterl ideas and admiration
FOR things that are large IS the grain
"golqh" - be seen at Bankipur, In
Bengal. India. 1t was built as gran
ary in 1873, but never used as such
Its walls are Of masonry twelve feet III
thickness, and it stands ninety feet
high. with circumlereno of forty
three feet aC the base, AID would con
tnln about l%0C0O tons OF grain. Ac
cess % The interior IS obtained by a
staircase on The outside leading to q
platform On tie top. where there is Il
stone placed In the center, which cal
be removed Now ii Is perhaps the
finest whispering gallery in the world.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22
His Expenses.

One of the candidates at an election
In Derbyshirc England. was a new
conner not remarkable for his gencros-
lty. He found himself defeated at the
polls and babe udiou To the electors
with the words, AT any rate, ladies
and gentlemen. my wife and have
spent very happy fortnight III the
peak" Yes" came Il sudden retorI
from the crowd. and that's all you
have spent"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22
The 0ueer PART.

Mary" said Kansas City Kan.I
man to his wife recently, Il had 4
queer dream last night. dreamed
you had a pair of wings st. Peter had
Just given you and | was trying TO fl
them on you. Wasn't It queer that
your wings didn't fit youF' Yes" sh'
replied. "but that wasn't the queeres'
part of IT," What wasT "The fact
that you were there" she replied
Kansas City Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22
Starh

Starfishes commit suicide. When one
Is caught In a net it dissolves It's cor
poration into a dozen or so OF frag
ments, and the pieces escape through
the meshes. In time each becomes n
perfect animal. To preserve the star
fish whole IL must be plunged into a
bucket Of fresh water before 1t has
time 10 take the alarm. Fresh water
Is instant death TO it, and thus only
can some varieties of the starlish be
preserved.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22

II coffee IS suspected of being harm
ful 10 the nerves It Is the part OF wis
dom not to drink It. Most substitutes
are unspeakablc concoctions. During
tho war sweet potato coffee was
brought to rare perfection AMI Is SAID
to be a very palatable beverage. Gool
Housekeeping furnishes M old wax
recipe: Pare the potatoes, cut them tn
small dice and let dry for day or two.
Parch like coffee. grind ani put away
IN O cool, dark place Mixed VITA ono.
chlrd real colIca, the potato coTco vas
much liked. ard even when uGcl alone
Il was said to % voly good Tho weak
nerved might tIy this substitute with
the certainty that they are getting a
drink that IS at least un0bjcctiOnable
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22
Wanted Tint Kind.

There are some spectacles." declar.
cd the lecturing arctic explorer. "thaI
one can never forget"
Excuse me- mister" called the voice
~ Farmer Foddershucks from the au
diencc. but would ye mind givin' me
tn address of the firm thet makes
'em? I'm alters a-forgettin' mine. y
Cleveland Leader.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22
s.ron..h Of Insects and A.in,ni~.

i series Of experiments made 10 te'f
tn iu-. f5gce and pulling aAi lifting
et,n. =. Il various kinds Of Insects
gi some c.ri..s points Tor study. II
has been 10 nd thGt "a cockchafer can
draw fourteen tines his own weight
AMI the common honCybee thirty
fines. from this 1t may be argued
that. weight for weight. each OK the
above named insects IS twenty-one
a.l thirty tires respectively -tr0nger
than The horse. whose strength IS q
ru.o. Is taxed 10 It's utmost IL drawing
it, own weight as 4 dead load y
sclent,st once eXpe,.neute0 With a
su.W he.i s12I-, -etle b. pu ing
L.f. ...fe. e -uW table tuini or.
Tha lti.. creat' q. NOT moro than one
third u N lncl n lenEh was able 10
,uc-e ;.- glass ia an di .CtiOn. After
the eynor.rlont had been satisfactorily
made bon IL, t1.3ler and the hlS
were wei-GeI. vhereupon 1t was 70 nd
that tnc LtCie Hercules ha0 lifted 80
tines is own weight. lie did not car
~ til ,.ofrS. # course. hut sousec r
to make some lively motions.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22

There IS Il fsh IN, Hawaiian water
which IS knowu by the native name
Observation-Disclosures, OF whicl
means literally sewing W the nose.
THE Hawaiian method Of killing r;
TO be roasted is 10 smother 1t. not Gu
its throat. and it is smothered by sew
ing up the pigs mouth and nose. This
fish with the long name has spine'
which in ancient times were used a.
needles TO sew up the pigs mouth
hence the name more fully means "th'
fish that provides the needles for sew
ing up the nose Of the pig"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22
Eiaffery Wins

Woman OF the House (scrutinizlng
him sharply)-I believe you are The
same worthless yagabOnd that was
here last week begging for something
to eat SaymOld Storey-Yes'm, Pm
the felleg. The cold billed ham / got
here wuz the best I ever cit. an
couldn't resist the temptation to come
ag'in. That's why. Thanky, mG'am.-
Chicago Tribune
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-09-22
The Dinner Party.

That the success Of a dinner part!
does not depend on the excellence o.
the chef. but on the proper assortmen
OF the company, was precisely the opin
ion OF a very witty old lady, who wise
~ said, MY dear. IL isn't the men'
that makes Il good dinner; it's the mer
you sit next to-"