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The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11
MADE FORTUNE IN WORMS.
Maine Florist Returns % Sweden
After Breeding Hail.

by far the most popular bait fOi
all kinds OF fishing In Maine are ny
ing earthWOTms. which have tie OdOi
Of the ground about them aud which
seem 10 be choice tidbits. not only rOi
trout and landlOcked salmon. but alsl
for pickerel, perch, black haas and, Ia
deed. every species Of FOOD dsh that
sWims In fresh water. As the Maine
soil Is deficient In humus and lackiEE
In deoaying vegetable matter, angie
worms are not plentiful
More than ten years ago Carl Beers
q florist Of Bangor. went into the bust
ness Of rearing earthwOTms for the
purpose OF selling them to the local
fishermen. as well as for shipment "a
Boston. He imported a breed Of daTk
purple worms from Belgium. which
were prolific breeders. though
course and strong favored, and later
he secured a bOx OF giant angleWOTms
from India Ia the course Of a Tea
years he Vas able To supply live
worms by The million 10 his custom
eTs
Those shipped TO Boston were sold
In job lots of - cents a pound. To
the home customers he sold worms OF
average size for 10 cents a dozen.
Though his green house vas a small
one. and though his trade In flowers
was never extensive. he made money
rapidly from the sale Of worms. un.
I'll last year. when he retired and
went 10 his old home In Sweden, a
wealthy man.
Sidney Cook. Of Presque Isle, the
inventor OF several diving appliances
used by men who work In deep wal.
ers. was the next man TO attract at.
tentiOn as q public benefactor In the
bait line. Mr. Cook says his inyen-
ton was made possible through hav-
ing watched the IRdians Of Canada
when they sought worms for bait.
"All earthworms come 60 the sur
face at night" said he. ''and feed on
the grasses anc rotting leaves near
the entrance 10 their burrows. While
the worms weFe busy eating, the In
dams Of Canada had q habit Of drag
ging a blanket with its under side
smeared with bird lime along the sur
face Of the land. thus picking up the
tat worms together with sticks and
Jumps % earth and small pebbles.
After dredging the land Cor q tims
the Indians carried the blanket % the
camp. picked OF the worms. and add
ed another coating % bird lime.
Though Z have been praised very
much for my inventiOa. q O. not mine
By rights. rs ] gained the idea from
Indiana
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11

In the social life Of the national cap
ital. Miss Cannon occupies. by virtue
% her fathers position. a unique posi-
ton. Possibly not all our readers are
aware ~ the many unwTittcn laws tina,
govern the exchange 81 calls between
women whose husbands or fathers &C.
cupy prominent positions at Washing.
ton. For instance. Official etiquette
prcscribes that the wife Of a newly
elected Senator or Representative
must make the FIRST call upon the wives
Of all those Congressman who are her
husbands seniors in service. Miss
Cannon. however. In accordance
with these same unwTitten laws. u not
compelled 10 make a "hrst CALI upon
any ladies In Washington, save the
wife Of the President and the wife 81
the Vice President. All this fuss as 10
who shall call first may appear ridicu.
lOns "a persons who are not brought
In contact with life ~ our seat ~ gov
eminent. and possibly Miss Cannon
who u thoroughly democratic may re-
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11
Mss HELEN CANNON.
One Of the First Ladies' Of Official
society at National Capital.
She Often 0raelously Presiaes at
War Councils Of the Naiion's
chiefs.-DemOerssic IN Manner and
. Famous ltOusekeeper.

The distinction of being the best.
pasted woman In America on politics
and siatecrafi, Is generally accorded
10 Miss Helen Cannon. daughter Of
the Speaker Of the 4. :. House of Re
representatives.. Speaker Cannon who
- genial and democratic In manner.
- man Of many close friendships. but
no one Is ~ close TO him a. his only
unmarried daughter who has presided
over his household since che death %
his wife. many years ago
Miss Cannon emphatically dispruves
the theory that a woman cannot keep
= secret. As the cOnfidante of the
ofhcial. who. next to the President. Is
the most powerful man In the United
States, she probably learns more Of
that IL going on behind the scenes"
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11
NIAGARA FALLS IN DANGER
Joint Resolution In CONGRESS For
Their Preservation.
Propossl 90 Ualte with csaada IN
an Effort 90 Stop Furthes Depre-
datioas whioh WIN Destroy the
Sceaic Grandeur.

AZ last the national lawmakers
have come 10 n realizing sense Of the
danger which threatens Niagara Fans,
tlie hOst beautiful 81 all the world =
natural wonders.
By n joint resolution Of the Senate
and H0asc uf Representative the
International Commission, created un-
der the River and Hari'Or Act Of 1872,
was p.quested to rt.i'ort Co Congress.
az an early dag, what action was. In
their Judgment. necessary and desir-
aide 90 prevent thu further depletiOn
81 water flowing over Niagara Falls
aud wen. further dir~ted To- exert.
in conjunction with the members %
said Commission rrpreSenting tire
IbOuiiniOn 81 canada. " Practicable.
all IpOssille efforts for the preserva.
ton Of the falls in their natural cuR.
ditiOn-
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11
School CarIcn Efpoafion.

Every child likes TO play IN the mud
and dirt. 90 make sand houses and
caves. mud pies. and even 90 plant .
garden. breaking OF the twigs % trees
and pulling weeds. which are carefully
planned and waterCd. furnishing diver
sion and pleasure for the day. u ts
an easy matter 90 direct the youthful
mind a lIttle further along this line
and Interest u IN a real miniature gar.
Den u h not IN untried theory. bat
a fact, abundantly proven In all the
large and many Of our small cities
PhIiadeIphia has what are called
"MBhicipai Gardens" Bostoa has q
dozea ~5cbool Gardens Chicago,
Detroit. Washington. Cleveland. Los
Angeles. IN fact. almost all cities have
successfully worked out either the
school garden or the vacant lot cult.
Walton idea. two separate Propositions.
q q true. but closely allied The
school garden idea opens up an easy
and oereeahle avcnae % what proves
more % a diversioa than q task 90 the
YOUNG New YORK has only one such
farm eafden. but On les one OF two
acres, the ehildren plant and raise both
flowers aud Vegetables. while IN an
oxtomporiRed eook-honse they prepare
the Vegetables Cor the table and enjoy
the favor az the fruits a their labor
Besides this instruction IN the culinary
art. q bedroom IN miniature furnishes
an opDortuhlty for the girls % learn
how 90 care for rooms In Phila-
deiphla the relation a the municipal
gardeas aud the schools n intimate.
But % 80 this idea worked ont. per.
haps. q &c beet one must study q a.
q Il IN Boston. There. q private organ-
izatiOa known 90 the School 0afdea
Association. Cor sin years O. more has
been DEVELOPING little oenters vhefe
the cAndreu delight % plant and cult
waite. tuTpishlng object lessons q the
utility a sseh uoFk which q o. hoped.
may LEAD to la addition 90 the school
curriculum. and With this idea IN
mind tbsSs school Eardeas are located
quite generally On land aajacent TO
schoollhoaaea. some % the regular
school tssehers gladly acting TIE part
q inatructoE1 TIE eject upon TIE
lltfls NogBeFs n these plots n inessry
wsy hapVy ana sh0ald led % their
more sslfsSi ne.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11
MAMMOTH LNcTBATOR.
a ltatshing machlRs That Does TIE
Nesk % 0ae ThoGsasd Setting
fsena.

The largest incubator IN the world,
with a capacity Of I5.0o0 eggs. has
Jus, been completed By W. r. Hall of
Pembroke. y. Y. IL IL log feet long,
and feet inches vide Partitions
divide u into lOo compartments, each
accommodating twO trays The trays
have wire bottoms, and bold IS egks
each. To al this incubator a singie
time with cOmmon-not thorough
bred-eggs SOud require an expeadl.
ture Of S6.0oo. for eggs OF the reQuis.
lite freshness would cost forty cents .
dOzsn. As one hen covers fifteen egga
for Matching. the Incubator does the
work Of l.OUO fowls. or has the cana
city Of one hen sitting constantly tog
nearly ten years
The incubator Il heated BY means
% = coil Of eight steam pipes passing
over the top Of the egg chamber On
one side and returning on the other.
These pipes are connected. a. one end
OF the structure. TO a water tank and
heater. The wafer towing through
the pipes II heated 10 exactly the
right temperature. q theTmostnt at
tached 10 the stove opsninE and elos-
ing the drafts 20 make this possible.
The only attention required BY the
heater Il supplying u with coal night
and morning. The theFmoSiaf o. an
expansion tank. 10 By Is inches.
which stands over the heater. Ths
tank - hlled with oil. In which 10 a
nOat As the heat of the furnace
warns the water. the wafer In the
jacket surrounding the heater en-
rauaW auH ~. A. a. a.. n -
This movement closes a thrOttle a..
tached 70 the noatarm. and shuts the
draft Of the heater: another lever a
the same time opens the cold-alr dram
Of the furnace. In this way the tenn
perature Il regulated automatically.
With extremely little variatioa. the
eess being kept a. l02 degrees y.
A second novel feature h that the
heat % the ears Il regulated b. rais
tng OF lowering them IN the eEs cham
Der. which n nearly . foot hish In
side. buTiap separating q from the
pipes The egg trays rest on double
francs hinged BY galvanized arms
or levers. As the chicks develop. the
trays are lowered On these supportA
the arSt drop being made &c stx days.
and others a Intervals. until. On the
twUafy-eFst Day. the trays are rest-
tnE On TIE hottoms q the ehanoerA
An infsrtils ears are tested cut 60
TIE seventh dny.
Mr. Hall buslt small ineuhasoFs e
frst. bui tAs oil btll foF f1Tty % hlB
snail incuhatoFA via e.eqo eRzs e.
paciiy, uas e1So Or q season. vans q
l1FEe tncuhofoF Wn1 run tkroo maths
e an exprmBa 90 Less than g. -
osnl
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11
URGES EASY SPELLING.


Associate Justice David J. Brewer al
the United States Supreme Court d
deeply Interested in the adoption % q
scientific regulation Of Eaglish spell
Inc.
Justice Brewer n a member of the
board of which BranAer Mathews. a
New York. r. chairman. AbOut S50
have agreed Co adopt Cor customary
use IN their Own personal correspond.
ence the following twelve simplifed
speIllngs. heretofore recommended and
used By the National Educational So
cisty. namely. program. caiolog. deca-
loE. prOlog. demaeog. pedaeog. tho. al
tho. thoro. thOrofare. thru and thru0ut
IN May and June. 1895. maay disiin-
gaished scholars. literary men. ana
scientists signed the promise. and nov
the committee has been permanently
Organized. under the name q the Sim
pllhed Spelling Board Funds ade-
quaie fog the purpose have been given
b. Andrew Carnegie. the justice
thinks. 90 the amount a sIS.ooo. the
income of which r. to Be devoted 90 the
Interests % the orEaniEation.
Among the members Of the board
are r. BENJAMIN AndrewH chancellor
q the University of Nebraska: Dayid
J. Brewer. associate justice q the su-
preme Court q the United States:
Nicholas Murray Butler. president Of
Columbia University: Andrew Carne-
ne. Samuel l. Clemens MARX Twainl.
Thomas Wentworth Hlgginsoa. WI
ian Dean Howells. Prof IownseuFy
a Yale. Prof. James q Harvard. Bea'
iamin n Smith. editor q the CentuFy
Marnxina. w. n. Ward. editor % the
lnaapenAssf. ana Andrgg u white.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11

The only change Z have made d
TO go out with q light giving forth 4
violet color and allowing u to shine
for q few minutes upon the land 10
be visited with the smeared blanket
Most lights frighten earthworms and
drive them underground. which is the
reason Why they feed On the DARK. but
q light that carries q blue or q violet
blue shade seems 10 soothe the croa-
lures and makes them careless %
danger.
Or perhaps the worms are hypno-
tired BY the strange glare and cannot
Eet away. That Is the way q dash
lamp acts upon deer ~ night. and
think q deer should know ~ much a.
an aBgieworR
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11

beauty % Niagara Falls HttIe can ne
accomplished. aud from past eNpsr..
ence u -ecm- m0rp than Doubtful thar
such will ~ the case. In tho matter
Of the 10 ternational boundary aud The
seal controversy. Canada certainly did
not show an over friendly spirit aud
there - M rs.aSon 60 assume that her
attitude has changed On the hast. tot
would seem probable that IN. viii
use all her gp-at infinence with tn
mother cOantry to defeat any friendly
agreement that might be Proposed.
This conclusion e Canada prolaisss
attitude u nOs rearlled eaiirely on &c.
count 90 any unfFicsdly feeIing. but
hccauze 90 two very important facts.
one of these u the greater width ana
depth of the channel on the Canadian
side. which wouii insure 4 spirnili6
low over the llors-shoe FaIlS afteF
the American side l. entircly dry.
u u asserted that Ontario Province
now receives from the Commissioners
% Queen Vietsria Niagara fark. n
minimum annual reufal % ssaa0oo for
the water RIGHTS granted there. and
whea the plants for which these
grants were made are In fun oI,efation.
tn annual rentals 90 the government
win amount 90 over S3oo0oo
n n further asserted that addltional
water could ~ granted by Canada
which would prOaBce an annual rental
% another e3o0000. and sfiIl not seFi-
Onsly affect the Canadian slas 90 TIE
FallN whIie ne Americas Pals B0uld
~ enfirely drnlned long before tn
enoFmous renfal was due.
fhsFs would seen. h09ever. % D. a
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11
ICEBERG IN DELAWARE.
HHRe Mountain Of lee TOSed From
Grand Banks Of Newfoundland.
The Strenuous Work Oi Q Tugs
crvw-Ons od the Stranxest and
Perhaps the Most vsluable Prize
Ever Taken By . ship.

Ia order that the city Of Philadel
phla might be rescued from an Ice fam
Inc powerful OCeaR-gOing tug has ac
C0mplishcd the almost impossible feat
Uf capturing a huge iceberg. aud TOW
Ing Il into port. Never In the worlds
history has this wonderful achieve
bent been duplicated, and contrasted
With q the fascinating exploits re
counted By the marine historian Sin.
bad, the sailor. appear commonplace
and trivial.
With it's mountain % ice In tow. the
tug passed up the Delaware River
creating CONSERVATION among the foat'
iug world on the stream. as observers
could not imagine other than that the
boating mountain was being driven M
the BAY by some freak of wind and cur
Rent. 10 the great danger Of shipping
lts appruach was Responsible for some
frenIied telegraphing. which threw the
shipping interests into a panic Orders
Mere issued To hold up the sailing IL
every vessel due to leave. and mes
saees we're dispatched To lower Della
ware station 70 intercept several out
bound steamers and warn them To seek
anchorage cat II the berg's path.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11
S1.OO pr Year.

remedy for the evil which r. heinz
done, aud one which l. not dependant
GA Canadian cooperation. This
nrme,ly could D. accomplished by New
Work. state alone. aud w0uld b. O. 81
ieel,rh the river channel s1Uih %
Goat Island, ls-tween that island and
the New York State hank. that IN.
American PALS would divide with the
Horseshoe whatever water was noe
diverted from IT, natural t--d. Tie
Treaty of Client places the American
boundary nc a paint well cut into the
deep part uf the river channel aud
affords ample opportunity 90 make
necessary excavations.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11

Chief ouanah Parker. % the Co
nanches. has all the great mans hor.
ror q the camera While waiting for
a train a. Stanton. Okla. q youns
nan began making photographs Of
him. TIE Iadian grew angry. opened
hls pocket knife. aid threw O. Al
the eamera man. AZ this did not de
ter The latter. Parker went Indoors,
tosk . revolver from his vaiise. and
started On TIE warpsfh- Tue polics
had % disarm him.
J. PisEpout MorEaa. JoAa n. Roek
sfsEier. u. H Rossrs. and othsrs
eeUbtiess have ssnt msssasns q -
prevail 70 ths BIC conansha
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11

gard ia In that light too, but the fact
remains that the enforcement of such
recognition l. due tho dignity Of her
fathers position. and she h too good
a politician not 10 insist upon the
SPEAKER of the House cnjOying all the
prestige which Is due him. Should Mr.
Cannon one day be President Of the
United States. as IL by no means I'm
possible. his daughter win by reason
u her kindliness and democracy. make
an ideal First Lady Of the Land.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11

When Congress II not In session.
Miss Cannon IL mistress of her fathers
home az Danyille. Illinois. There. as
In Washington. she Is always prepared
for company. for the Speakers married
daughter vita her children. spends
much time az the Cannon home. and
relatives and friends always feel free
TO drop Ga" AZ almost any time.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11
Rep0rt % comnssttss.

This Commission promptly reported
that u any benefit was TO ~ derived
by legislation. immediate actiOn was
ns-c,.~SaEy AMI outlinssl u plan which
u believei woHld have the desired
effect. providing Canada wOuh unite
with this government In curling tire
gr,esi Of pnomOtors aud sIpeCulatOr.
The reIOFt says, Ia part: AS q step
In that dirs-ctiou We necUmmend that
legislation D. enacted which shall con
tain the following provisions. viz:
The S,-cretaFy % War Co H. authOg
lzed Co grant permits for the diversion
ct 2S.Jo0 cubic feet Of water per
s.-cOnd. and no moro. from the waters
naturally tributary To Niagara Fails.
Al other diversions 20
water which Is naturally tributary 90
Niagara Pals 90 h. prohIbited. ex.
crt't Slch n may h. required Eos
hps'ks in navigation Of canals.
The foregoing prohibition 90 remain
IN forP two years. and then Co D..
cOme the permanent law of the land.
II. In the meantime the Canadian
government shall have enacted legis-
latiOn prohibiting the diversion u
water which n naturally tributary %
Niagara Falls In excess % $1,000 cubic
feet Per second"
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11

Frn sssssh IN i~-iis. Husus Jssshaib
HON THE AMERICAN FALLS MIGHT AP-
PEAR ~ THE NEAR FUTURE.
n anything IL TO ~ accomplished
IN the matter u u necessary to act
a oncr. for IL more corporations ole
tain control % the water rights 70
win lue impossible for either the nation
OF New YOrk state 60 repurclhase them
without an absolutely enOrmOus ex-
pendlture u money.
Lask Of laterest.
% h certainly % he regretted that
the American people have 50 long
neglected the most beautiful fan %
water In the world. aud have allowed
any part q II 20 h. cOnverted 90 pr
vate gain Or corporate greed.
Even now. In the face of all that
has heen said aud written On the
subject. there seems 90 be an attitude
% half-bearte,lBess on the part 90
the people Co act. which II well Illus
trated by the fact that senator L'HOn-
msSiieu. 81 the New YORK state lexis
lature. has asked the senate to kin his
bill restricting the taking % water
from Niagara River above the falls fer
power purposes and says In defense
% his action. Il cannot find any seufl-
ment In favor % protecting NIAGARA
fallS. and I'm tirsSi % being attacked
On the subject u my bills relating 90
this subJect-"
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11

Two men suffered from bad frost
bltea. bat this vas due 20 their own
capelesSness In Drawing the arctic TEN
peTaiJiEe In the beTR's vicinity without
pnOpeT clothing. Their experience was
a warning to the rest Of the crew. and
when the TUG With the prize passed the
BneakwateF every man aboard vas
mRfled rs 10 for Peary relief expedi-
tiOu.
The length % the iceberg vas 500
feet, sid q u estimated that u uill
yieId fully 50o.00o tons. which isneaFly
sufScient 90 make up the shortage In
Ice crop due ca the mild winter. The
woEk % cutting up the mountain Of Ice
viii have ca be pushed because % the
rapidly with which u will melt under
the spring sunshine
The monster berg was captured on
the Gfand Banks of Newfoundland.
u Vas made fast ~ great risk by the
dartng men on the tug. Who. In small
boats tied staunch TOpes around the
mOdntain of ice. and then LEI out a
long t0w-line from the tug and. with
graphing hooks. secured \ fastening
which held firm after several attempts
had resulted In failure. The crew %
the tug will share In the money the
prize win yield. ~ icebergs are brok
n on pOrtions 81 glaciers. the tee
yielded viii he u good quality.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11

FOr several hours maritime inter.
eSts acre intensely excited by the I'M
heard-Of presence of an iceberg In the
bay. Later. when the true story Of the
WUnderful feat was flashed over the
Ntrc, II seemed 80 utterly Incredible
that the excitement. IL anything. was
Increased. u was not until one Of the
fastest tugs in the harbOr had steamed
down the bay and wired verifcatiOn Of
the story that the panic was allayed
OnIy the prOvidential cooperation Of
the vtBds and tides. and the most Ca
voTable weather conditions enabled
the tUg TO accomplish the feat In spite
Of the almost uncomfortable risks at
te6dant upon the berg's capture. not a
membeT Of the tugs crew vas Injured.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11

In ofhcial life than any other member
of Der sen. yet never 30 much az once
has she let her tongue slip when
mum" vas the word. and this Is more
than can be said Of some men Of exalt
ed position.
Moreover. Speaker Cannon's conf
denee In his daughters discretion and
common sense Is shared by the leaders
On the lower house Of Congress who
have occasion "a eOnfcr frequently
with the presiding oficer. Many Of
these Confidential confabs are held at
the unpretentious uncovered brick
house which constitutes Speaker Can.
mons Washington home. and many
times a newcomer AZ such q conference
has been surprised To see the wheel
horses % our national legislature freely
telling state secrets before the hostess.
yeys q Good Cooking.
intellectually II may be noted that
Miss Cannon n largely responsible foF
~ many of these political star cham
her sessions being held Al the Cannon
residence instead of In the Speakers
private once at the Capitol o. some
where else. Few readers q this need
be told that the average man sets
great store by good eOokiag. and the
popularity won BY Senator Hanna's
famous hash breakfasts" goes 10
prove that the President and other
hleh ofseiaIs of the nation are no En-
ception 10 the masculine rule.
Wen. Just here one has h'nt ~ 20
the maEnes which helps 90 draw many
men of Affairs to the Speakers home
instead of 90 his once. Miss Cannon
is a splendid hOuaekeepeF. and II IN En-
PERI IN preparing o. experimenting
the preparations % those plain. vhele-
zone dishes which never fan % make
a hlt With men Who are weary q hOtsl
eooking. In things % eat a. d dresA.
Sneaker Cannon does not 90 n fos
much IN the vay % '1friIlS'. ut no man
uho knows what b IN store fer lin
ever dscllnss Al invitation % dias q
- houss
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11

u win ~ noted that unless the
BritiSh government unites with this
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-11
MISS HELEN CANNON.

DAUGHTER o SPEAKER REPRESENTATIVES,
The Ordway new era., 1906-10-19
Later, Fad In "soeietx."

The latest fad In certain eastern So
ciety circles is to be glum and cross.
One phase of this more than usually
absurd afectatIon takes the form OF
Ignoring letters OF introduction and
this lack OF consideration has reused
family feuds in several cases. one
wealthy young Italian. who is n mem
ber OF one of the best Roman families.
went TO Newport this summer with
many letters from prominent persons.
But he has found II impossible TO pre-
sent them. 1T is foolish to expect
anything from social leaders these
days and the stranger who asks to be
received by letter has a hard time OF
IT," said young man whose letter to
4 society matron was ignored.