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IN Brvan Cot1cuts.

..rlie party III entitled n To its most
aVnilnble man, md the question Sc d vnll-
ability cnnnot be i ctermlned 50 far lii
advance circumstances and Issues may
1.-the gent lenei, then toned Il. md tile list
should be an OPEN oh y funtll stho time
| comes to choose. y liam III. Brynn.l8s
This Indicates tllht MI. Bryan conc,lrs
I'm the view expressed III rlie Times
|fDlspntct. that II IL had parts policy 70
nominate il candidate + two years ahead
of the 8cntnpnl gi1. II X :S II "a II
ofgootirse, Mr.. Bryan, q sincerity is Il no II
to be 8qliestloned And yet one cannot
help recalling tho famous speech of Mark
Anthony. "A beginning n sweet friends, lot
me not stir you Y up, n nor tho scarcely,
less famous speech Of ~ Br'er RABBIT
BcPlense doom frow mo in de brier pa ch.ssi
The s,irest way for MI. Bryat Il to get;
the people to ''cndorsc'S him is ITO beg
them not to do yit.8 Gs d
Sf9sG& -=.====-==..==:= 8s
M II c,,l mules Oh tile streets give offense
tto tho ,,ostrils OF our Richmond contctn Az
Sporarics This comes OF he anlbitto OF
the city on the James to- pe the ways oe
Sn,etropolitnnism.a II the grass had beer,
allowed to grow along the curbs, perhaps
poor ryeddy Ind not died N orfolk Viz Viz
5ginian- Pilot. n MI n III
SB Comments nts long rang are never SAT
Poor Ncddy''' broke his leg and had to
DO & shot. The gre on grass would mot not
have saved him. IA H IL a
tiiRs! ~ ----z------- TiSSi il{p
Mr.. Brya.rr, re ers to Hearst as a man
who has n rendered consp lcu 1n service
to the party and the country In hand
ling this item; tie New or Journal mist
have been somewhat perplexed as 70
whether to give the sIloatto, at last he he
benefit Of big black typo.
Thou hast all seasons for thine own,
o bail. In the autumn we have foot
ball, III the Il winter the social [. Ball IN
tle&sprlng baseball, and In the summer
the moth ball, our, clS for
July. S8 81 n ~,
\ And in the autumn, winter spring and
summer we have the llighball.
d AS to the Churchman act, the railroads
don't seem to feel that there IS anything
especially holy about T. 3ss WASH II Mr.,
Shakespeare who made that remark bout
tho inslgnificance OF nomenclature
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THURSDAY JuLY'ts, 1900 100

.How - Call The = lines D'isp,a "a :atl.
u ! = rsons wishing 70 communicate with
the III limos. pspatotl BY teep hone VII a as
central Tor '4o4t, and or, being an sWsreo
from the office switchboard VIII lnd'c %. aye
che dept rtment or persor witt, whom tn ';
wish 20 sponk. q. I, \
}S Wren CALLING between 8 IA. Nj and 9
WV. N. call to central office direct for
<o41 composing room, 4o42 business ott'ce'
1903 for mall Ing and press room q.
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Now thst they've set the type Of tho
canal what thN need moetgii's 4 9 ~: first at
rate makeup man. NE s III NE
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A T /. IN IN. 4
BUNCH OF BANANAS
Kept a Family Terrified for Three
Days Until Found and
Killed, Y
lSpacial to Tho Yimes-Dispatch

n Especial 70 Tho Iinaes-Dis tct,) 49, ll
MITCHF1LLS July 4.---As Mr.. Q, y,
CLARK, OF Mitnletls, was about to pull q
banana from n bunch tle had just ,ecetY-
ed for his store, he saw o tarantula, ono
OF tia most Wlcious and yenulnous of
tropical spiders, about to spring upon
alinl, HA dropped tho ha4lina and l''lc
spider escaped. Mr.. Clarke ana his family
Weata completely tnrroFlzed Alil It was
not until tase third day thereafter that
tile tsayntula was distDyered in O. BOX
Of lemons and KILLED, much TO the relief
of al " lS
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Only se4 days more to the Glorious }!
Fourth, N; @ IN III ti ~
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And in the autumn winte r, spring and md
we have the llighball. sSis. n

As to the Churchman act, the railroads ltl
don't seem to feel that there IS anything
especially holy about T. s WASH Il Mr.,
Shakespeare who made hat remark e bout %
tho inslgnificance Of nom clature
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IN Full among the u reyela lions OF Pack OK; 4
5ingtown horrors, we are determined to
sand wich#in the contention that q tongue
In the tin Is still worth two; in II the,
average head. q ~ 55
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Mt. Floyd y, Meyer, No. $40 East Clay,
street left tho Virginia Hospital yester-.
day, where q month ago he was operated
5upol1s His friends look Tor him to be
out An a few weeks, ls 8s3
& a Mrs. u, r., Shilling and daughteH Miss
Lillian. returned homo yesterday from
LOS Angeles. Ca y, where they have been
Tor four months: Iletr friends rejqi.9
to lsnesy sofs their safe arrival and beRsyt
Y llGshl. s 2lssl n: 81.
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Speaking for n nom chi o. DR. p tD 2
.Ieaves q IITI 4 ealing doefsn't common
gratitude demand q place for the pains
leaf under this caption Z W y N
ornndo Races Hou SO say y ellspat hes
from T exas. NJ wind q that behaves In
this way may, be q cribed as real y bar
5berous. u !; g. sss
/ 4 The i, hot ( weather Is Il especially trying
for senator Plat, Of n New e York, who
always has to carry around two '1 suits !,
his own and Mae Wood 8. 3sB e n
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Thou hast a al SEASONS 4 for thine own,
o BALL. In the autumn we have foot,
bali, ii the winter the & social Ball iii
tile spring baseball, and In tho summer
the moth @Sball.-T TOUR Track Stt eWs is3 for
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believed herself 20 be IN a serious con-
clifton was not nearly 90 IN as she
supposed.
So he persuaded her IN aor0mna7v
him upon r. drive into the suhtf-bs
When they had driven quite tsyo -oges
away from the street cars ne induced
her 10 leave the carriage Sraaa-re,
into the vehicle himself n. advised
her 20 walk home. savi-g rra- "a Htf,e
exercise would DO hor world % GOOD
Then he drove of leaving tna lea,,
furious She was OBLIGED 10 +,rs rfs
advice. however. ana his rra1te.l--,
was verified From chat dev she tool,
exercise regularly ana Was +---1F
Or Afftchar,s avne~rw-rfe r.-a en-
o1udad the TAKING -F MANY e.--t- .4-,..-.
es Tr55a, he,ln r,es.a4 st- ana l.,.
,reecrfrtfor ~ f,fe s,-r,...r-e. -..,.r. No.
cal ana the v.orJarrr7 -r--- ,.fef--s ~.
srfoved was ,,1aess- lr ,r.s r-f-.oI
IN medical Journal Cor r-ce-.sfr-ol
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20 we'll as to save the State for Nc
Kinisy. This made him governor a
few years later. On Cages resigna-
ton as Secretary Of the Treasury
Shaw took the place.
Or. s. Weir Mitchell waited TIL mid
die life overlook him to begin IN 1T
erature. because Oliver Wendell
Holmes told him he couldn't win 20
medicine and literature at the same
time. and advised him not to attempt
q career IN letters until he had be-
come eminent as a physician. DIT
Mitchell was ffty-three when in 1888
he took up literature seriously. Since
theu-he IS now seventy-s!x-he has
become one OF the best known and
most widely read noveIsts in the Eng
lish tongue.
II would be difficult 70 ind a more
picturesque man among the worlds
writer's than Dr. Mitchell. or one who
has led a more Interesting life. Though
his father and his grandfather before
him were physicians. as a yOuuEster
he did not take kindly 10 the healing
art and &c Is doubtful whether he ever
would have buCtled down seriously 10
medicine bat for the advice given 20
him by Dr. Holmes Once Mitchell
had decided IN favor OF medicine. how
ever. be pursued Il with rare single
ness Of purpose.
Now best known professionally as
the greatest living expert 90 nervous
disorders. he was az one time accord
cd the first place as an authority on
guushot wounds. lie won This place
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made President by the pistol OF Gut
tsau. whan the latter shot GARFIELD
Garfield offered Morton the min
istrY to Franco or q place in the
Cabinet a. the head OF the Navy De-
partment. Morton chose the former.
as Paris remembers very well. for he
spent money lavishiy while there. es-
tablishing a new record for an Ameri-
can minister IN France.
In 1855 and 1887 he tried for the
United States Senate and failed. In
iss be was Harrfson's running mate
serving with him as Vice President
In 1891 Morton was discarded for
Whitelaw Reid. and the ticket was de.
feated. Morton. however. was elected
governor OF New York This was his
asst public office.
Mr.. Morton stu gives attention 20 his
banking business. and IS often seen on
the streets OF New York. where he
devotss much time and money 20
charitable undertakings. His beaut.
full estate up the Hudson, Elierslie
near Rhinecll1. has long been famous
for its heautg and it's bloOded COWS
each known by name that begins
With a we" as Sam Weller would say
Grover Cleveland. who has been
President. and Leslie NJ Shaw. who
wishes 70 be one. were both well over
the middle age line when they began
IN public life. Neither seems 90 have
had IN mind the achievement Of the
highest h0nors when he began, yet
Cleveland reached the highest level
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The result Of the elections has al
ready been indicated Col Ben Willis.
his opponent, who had previously beat
en- Morton. was fairly danny with cha
grin over the result since none but
Democrat had ever been elected from
that district.
Willis was particularly sore over MS
defeat because Morton was "a society
man" Some time later, when William
Waldorf Astor wanted TO go 10 Con-
gress from the same district. he. too.
hired Mcdonald as his political man
ager. But Astor was too stand-offish
for the East Side He spent his money
as freely as Morton had. but the voters
would have none OF him as a Congress
man. though they had sent him 20 the
Legislature two or three times.
In 1850 Merton was one OF the sos who
stood by Grant in the fight for the
Presidential nomination 10 the last,
Being offered the Vice Presidency. he
declined IL, end Arthur took It, 20 be
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DIR. S. WEIR MITCHELL.

joked a good deal about this order,
but there came days soon afterward
that admitted % little joking. They
were the panic days OF 81. the same
that drove all thoughts OF further
public life ont of SaEe's mind. and
they were followed by heavy rePudia-
tion OF Southern orders incident 10 the
breaking out OF the Civil war.
The resulting squeeze was SO severe
that Morton, Grinuen & Co. had 10 sus-
pend after settlement with their credi-
tors for % cents on the dollar. Mean
while Morton had started the banking
house of Morton. Bliss. & Co. Nor
ton, Rose & Co. in London), and IN
this enterprise wes making money
''kand over nst." one evening in 1863,
in the darker days OF the civil war.
he asked ell his old creditors 70 dine
with him. AS the guests seated them
selves. each found beside his plate
check for the exact amount with IN
terest, that vas due him morally
though not legally, from Morton, Grin
nell ~ &c. This classic incident in
American business annals Is especial
~ pertinent here. since Merton was
on the eve Of middle age, being thirty
nine, when the famous dinner was
given.
cor thirteen years after that he gave
strict attention to the banking busi-
ness. amassing a fortune which has
since become very large. In 1868 ne
was a member of the famous svndi-
cate that helped the Government 10
resume specie payments and fund the
public debt J. p Morgan. Jay Cooke,
the Rothschilds and other famous
bankers here and abroad were among
the other members OF the syndicate.
which II IS estimated, saved S70,000,000
10 the Government
This made Mr. Morton famous. but
he didn't get into public life. in which
he was best known for years, I'LL 1876,
when ne was hfty-two. Then he ran
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1.-THE Scarlet Letter"

Nathaniel Hawthorne was forty five
when he wrote THE Scarlet Letter. d"
and though some OF his earlier tales
became famous later. ne did most Of
his important work after finishing that
romance.
F B. Morse, then known as
painter OF pictures. got his first idea
Of the telegraph az forty while on the
ocean. voyaging between the Old
World and the New. but he DIDN'T
even take ont caveat. preliminary
10 a patent. until he was forty-siX.
Gen. w, T. Sherman was past sixty
when the civil war broke out. and
Cen. r. f Lee past fifty. yet both did
great service-the first for the North.
the second for the South. during that
contest.
Charles A Dana was only one year
less than forty-nine when he became
editor of the New York Sun; Il IS true
he had been Assistant Secretary OF
War before then, but that post was
not given 20 him by Stanton TIL he
was forty-four.
Every mans life is divided into more
OF less well defined periods; the cleav-
age between the four distinctive sec
lions IN Russell Sage's life was more
than usually clean cut.
Leaving out his childhood. which
stopped sharply at twelve, the first
period, lasting Till ne was tWenty-nine.
was given mp wholly 10 the most in
tense activity. his main object being
TO establish himself IN life To that
end soon after he began working in
his brothers grocery at Troy. ne hired
a privatr teacher out OF his slender
wages 20 teach him o. nights and lost
much sleep through nocturnal study
Yet al that time and for years after
ward he had higher aspirations than
those OF the money getter. He was
ambitious 20 be man Of some no-e
IN the world. He wanted power. So, IN
lS45, while still a year under thirty.
he went into politics with the apparent
intention OF giving up much OF his
future 90 the public service. His first
office was that Of alderman In Troy.
His career during the second well
defined period OF hts life as a member
Of the House or Representatives, al
most wholly forgotten by his fellow
citizens until they were reminded Of II
by the Biographical sketches publish
ed the dag Rfter his death, began in
1882 During tAe two terms of his serv-
ice he gave every evidence that the
love OF money for It's own sake was
not then a predominating element in
his character. his whole course being
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selves" until middle life
had overtaken them and
whose most important achievements
have all been made after forty. Nor
IS this true only OF the men now upon
the stage. Middle lie successes. in
fact. have been noteworthy IN this
country since the beginning OF ITS his
tory.
The Hon. Leslie n. Shaw. Secretary
or the Treasury and Presider thai
aspirant. now fifty eight. was utterly
unheard OF IN politics OF. outside OF
his own State, Iowa. IN any other line,
until ten years ago. when at forty
eight. he undertook 10 answer Bryan's
free silver arguments. and was cred
ited with saving his STATE for his
party.
Levi p. Morton. now eighty-two, and
near the end or a long life IN which
he has filled many important posi-
lions, failed in business when on the
verge OF forty. but rehabilitated him
self and later paid 100 cents on the
dollar His entire public career was
carved out after he was hfty-two.
Grover Cleveland. the only living
former President. now only ? year
less than seventy. began his public
career as mayor Of Buff0lo tn 1852,
when only five years less than nifty.
During the succeeding twelve years
he was one Of the greatest personal
forces. II not the greatest. in the
whole Republic.
Dr. s. Weir Mitchell. best known TO
the public through the productions OF
his pen, despite his comparatively
early success in medicine, did not
really begin his interesting career as
a literary writer until he was fifty
four.
The late Russell Sage. who seems 70
have lived the later years or his life
solely 10 hoard more money and get
more money. did not begin his Wall
street career TIL 1861, when he was
forty-five. and had already lived
through two of the four distinct parts
into which his life was divided Dur
ing the first two sections, which COW
cred almost exactly half Of his life
he was MS much unlike The Russell
Sage OF later years as can well be
imagined.
Gen. L. s. Grant failed 10 count for
much until he was thirty-Rfne. Then
in the face OF determined opposition,
he was appointed a captain In the
Northern army. How he rose from
post to post and finally fought TO a
successful issue the greatest Ameri-
can war is part of history. lie was
just under forty when he captured
Fort ponclson, the first really con-
vinCing deed I'm his military career.
Abraham Lincoln got 10 Congress at
thirty-eight. but was not reelected
and did not become in any sense a ma
tional figure TN 1858. when az nifty as
candidate for the United States Sen
ate. n engaged IN his memorable
Joint debates with stephen A. Doug
las. Lincoln was nfty-two when elect
ed President.
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LEVI P. MORTON,

for Congress-, but was defeated. This
nettled him. although the district he
ran in was normally and heavily Dem
ocratic IN 1850 ne ran again and was
elected by a majority lar0er than his
opponents entire vote. The way he
did Il was about as follows,
He made one Captain Mcdonald his
manager. Mcdonald took Morton all
through the East Side district which he
wished 10 represent and put him
next 10 all sorts and conditions OF
voters. East Side voters are made up
asses the ike Of which Morton
had never known, but he STOOD up 10
the rack like a major" according 10
the captain, spent his money freely,
slapped longshoremen. butchers. and
whoever came along, on the back, Win
perfect good fellowship and made
votes steadily.
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and Shaw has done the next best thing
since > Cabinet minister is bigger
man than either a Senator OF a wee
President.
Cleveland. a country minister's son.
and "A lawyer Of fair repute was sheriff
in Buffalo at thirty-four, but his cleo
ton as mayor didn't come till he was
forty-five. At forty-seven he was made
President. AT flfty-one defeated for re-
election. and at hfty-hve elected for
the second time. He was made an
Official In the management Of insur.
ance companies at sixty-ninc
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Rural Comforts.

Visitor-For the love OF Heaven, what
are YOU doing in that queer-looking
placer
Country Host-This IS wnere 7 take
my afternoon nap out-of-doors. I've
nut a roof over II 10 keep the cater
pillars from falling on me. The net
ting IS for mosquitoes. The cement
flooring is % keep the beetles and
ground bugs from burro-ing up under
me. That line Of powder is Anti-Ants
great stun for those pests. And that
little ditch filled with water. and ex-
tending all around my resting place.
IS for snakes-we've got quite an epi-
demic OF them IN these parts.-Puck
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Politics.

''M0rnin'. Congressman; u
We'll. it's old Jim smith Jim. how
are you2 Have a cigar. jim"
Thought I'd come around 70 tell you
that I'd moved out Of your district
but
Indeed. MI Smith"
Il th0ughtId come around ana see
Eyes. Smith"
If you could use your influence
to"
Sorry. nay man. but can't stop.
Good-morning. PUCK.
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that OF an earnest, patriotic citizen.
Though not at all financially inter
ested in the project. he championed
vigorously the scheme 10 build a Pa
cihc railroad. He almost begged Con-
gress not % put on extending the
country's railroad system across the
mountains and the plains 10 the vest
eTu coast, but without avail.
He wanted the natlcn to purchase
Mt. Vernon. President Washington's
home. and worked for the passage OF
the bill 20 authorize IT, He was beaten,
but there is no doubt that his fight
did more than anything else IN bring
ing about the formation OF the Mt
Vernon Association. which has pre-
served tire estate intact He was al
ways a stanch friend OF West Point
and his logical. clean-eut speech In
favor Of adopting the postage stamp
had a good deal 70 do with that great
forward step in the United States mail
service.
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Made Good in 40 Profeasiong

Shaw's career is almost as well
known az Cleveland's, and you are
sure 10 hear much more about him in
the next two years. whether he WINS
his fight Tor the Presidential nomina-
ton or not. He is now hfty-eight
and he was forty-eight when he decid-
ed 70 answer Bryan in 1896. and did it
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G3UYEk CLEVELAND.
BE Did Not Become Bufal0's Mayor
Till He Was Forty-fve.

inmate enough to be admitted TO his
studio" in Philadelphia are fascinat-
ed By the weird representations Of the
most terrible serpent OF India. sent
to him from that far away land along
with the most fiattering testimonials
TO the thorou8hness OF his work.
IN treating nervous disorders he IS
a consistent practitioner OF common
sense methods" and many stories are
told in Philadelphia apropos q this
regularity. Once he decided that a
certain patient. a society woman. who
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DeadLu SnQkes rs SDeciQItg

He did not confne hts Investigations
10 American-grown snakes either;
his studies OF the cobra 5 venom were
especially profound and all those for
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A FeWBright Thoughts
Yea yes

Considering how many millions o.
microbes there are. the competition
among them must be tremendous
Puck.
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The summer girl who wears her heart
Upon her sleeve in pleasure mute.
What Dies she with il when she battles
Ia her scant, sleeveless bathing suItg
Puck
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Grover Cleveland, the Only Living Ex-Presldent Began
His Public Life at 45-the Late Russell Sage Won
Most of His Eighty Millions After 4O-Levi P. Nor
tons Entire Official Career Came After 52-Leslie
NJ. Shaw Was 40 When He Began in National Poll
hcs-S. Weir Mitchell Had Hardly Begun His Bril-
liant Literary Career at 53-The Careers Of Both
Lincoln and Grant Were Made in Middle Life.
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A Fatal Defect

Freddie's Aunt-Why, Freddie, what's
the natter Don't YOU Ike your new
toy mOtUr-bOat?
Freddie-0h, auntie, it-BOo, Hoo,
Hoo! hit doesn't leave any s-s-smeu!
Puck.
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Faithful John.

Cxsvsrtheless. 7 love my own country the
best.-Mr. Rockefeler)
I've been vilely abused.
I've been shamefully used,
>I'ye been raked and reyIled without
rest
But. while treated much better when
ever I roam.
Be II ever so heartless. there's no
place like home,
I love my own county the best
7 never despair
Except 70 grow hair);
I'm never the least bit depressed.
Though rallied az and ragged from
Nantucket 10 Nome.
Be II ever so rough-house. there's no
place like home
love my own country the best.
I've been Lawsoned and TarbeIled;
My words have been garDled,
Ny holiness turned 10 a jest.
But I'm CHEEKY from sun-up ill days
at its gloam.
Be II ever so chilly. there's no place
like home
I love my own country the best
I'm chock full OF vigor
according 10 Biggar)
And feeling well under my vest,
NV digestion's improved, I've a new
wig 10 comb.
And-for picking up pennies there's no
place Ike home
Home. home, sweet, sweet home
For grabbing the dollar. there's no
place Ike home
I love my own county The best.
Puck.
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An Important Question.
What?

Why Is II that humOrists and mon
keys always look so serIous?-Puck.
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DeeLared "a on Mustqckes

One OF the first things he did after
establishing hts New York dry goods
store was 20 order all the statesmen
70 cut on their mUstaches. certain Gus
toners from tho country not liking the
then new-fanElcd custom of wearing
hair on the upper Up. Morton was