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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-02-02

Roy -Griffith and wife of st. Louis
are visiting the latter's parents
here.
The Democratic central COM
mittee met at the court house here
Monday.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-02-02

AT the weekly clay pigeon shoot
at Pegram's pasture east of town
Friday some very good shots were
made and some bad ones, but the
boys done considerably better
than the week before. Eode Sims
manipulated the trap and threw
some sharp angles that were hard
to hit. Following are the SCORES.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-02-02
Fortune Awaits Missouri Wo.
mans Missing Sister

CHICAGO. ILL.,. January 30
Somewhere in Chicago Mrs. Pat-
rick Tuttle q middle-aged woman,
is believep to live, irgnorant that
fortune of $4,000 awaites her.
In Montgomery City, Mo-, Mrs.
Nettie Gray, aged and feeble,
anxiously awaites word from her
favorite sister, for whom Detects
ives Hefter and Ryan are search.
ing. The only clew is that the
sister formerly lived here.
The search was ordered on 70.
ceipt of letter by Chief of Police
Collins to-dsy from Mrs. Gray.
The latteri is S5 and is possessed
of an estate value at StOO, 900. The
writer informs the police she ID
anxious to shars her fortune with
her sister, who she last saw TWEEN.
ty years ago.-Globe Democrat.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-02-02

4 cans Of corn for $50.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-02-02

VOL. XIV. NO. II.
| Local News
Royden johnson spent Saturday
and Sunday in st. Louis.
Cheese sandwiches, 10c per
pkg, very nice. CusHMAN.
Miss Myrtle Holder of Bellflower
spent Saturday and Sunday here.
DR.. Merritt and wife of near New
Florence were shopping here Mon
day.
Joe Lavender of the Jonesburg
journal was on our streets Mon
day.
Jas. Ferguson and wife spent
che latter part of last week in st.
Louis.
Fine table peaches 15c per can.
CUsHMAN.
Roy !Grifith and wife of st. Louis
are visiting the latter's parents
here.
The Democratic central COM
mittee met at the court house here
Monday.
Miss Ethel Owings came down
from Mexico Saturday to visit
homefolks.
Go and see the largest Indian in
the world, at the opera house all
next week.
Miss Myrtle Holder will open up
q millinery store at Belleflower
In the near future.
Mrs. G. M. Wilson and little
daughter of New Florence were
visitors here Monday.
The management of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railway system
has dispensed with train auditors.
Do you want to paint your car
riage or buggy? Best line of coach
paints in Montgomery City, at
City Drug Store.
Chas. Baueler, a welI-knoah
farmer of near Pendleton, Mo-,
was struck by train Wednesday,
January "a, and instantly killed.
WANTED IL, 900 boys and girls
to figure on the post problem. See
our add in this paper.
Lacrosse Lumber Co.
Fodloe Massallmn an Egyptian
Is years old and who is employed
In the cabinet factory here made
application for naturalization pa
pers.
Masury's Pure Linceed Oil House
Paints. "Best in the World" :"
Moore has got 'em, at City Drug
Store. Full line of Paints and
Wall Paper carried in stock.
The w. G. T. u. will meet with
Mrs. Louis Lorton in the neighbor-
hood of the old school building,
next Monday Feb. 5, at 2:30 p. m,
The members requested to be
present. All interested invited.
G. @. Wall, manager of the La
Crosse Lumber yards atthis place
and Bush Owings of Bellflower,
returned Saturday from Kansas
City, where they had been attend.
ing the lumber dealers convention
William Payne, q farmer neal
Mexico, and Mrs. A. B. Crowson
of Pomona, CAL, were married a
that place Tuesday. The brid,
was pupil of the groom's abou
twenty years ago when he wa
teaching school.
Mr.. Floyd Starr, under th'
auspices of the Womans Christian
Temperance Union of this city
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-02-02
MONTGOMERY CITY, MO-. FRIDAY FEBRUARY O. 1905.

M
Walter Mabry of Wellsville was
here Monday.
A. j. Blattuer of Wellsville was
a business visitor here Monday.
One of Rev. Il. M. Green's little
is very sick with erysipe-
las.
Sugar as low as the lowest.
CUsHMAN.
j. Y. Parsons of the Bcllflower
Telegram was on our streets Mon
day.
Who will be the boy CT girl to
get that $3.50 given away by La
Crosse Lumber Co.
John Wilson and wife are the
proud parents of fine boy born
Saturday, Jan. q.
j. B. Moran, OF the Wellsville
Record, attended the Democratic
committee meeting here Monday
Misses Martha and Emily Gra-
ham of Mineola spent Sunday here
the guests of Miss Gertrude Sharp.
Fifty cents worth of fun at the
opera house for ten cents. DR..
White Eagles big Indian show
all next week.
Where are the people getting all
of that good Paint and fine Wall
Paperp-so good but so cheap-at
the City Drug Store.
George A. Brown of Bellflower,
was in this city Saturday, and
while here called in and enrolled
as a TRIBUNE reader.
Everybody over is years of age
free Monday night to the big In
dian show. The Fontinelle Trio
will perform on the tight wire.
The new Paint and Paper store
of Montgomery City. Best Paper
hanger and Painter out side of ST
Louis in charge, at City Drug
Store.
/, Chris Grabenstein, of near New
Florence, who recently sold hii
farm to Ed. Allen, has bought tn.
James Portwood place of 80 acre.
about a mile west ofhis old place
Remember we have a line o
Tin Ware and Granite Iron War
which we are selling at way dowl
prices. Glass and Queenswar'
at greatly reduced prices.
CUsHMAN.
The Spaugh brothers who are il
the st. Louis Jail, and charge,
with the MURDER of Sheriff j. W
Polk, of Iron County, Mo. hav'
appealed to Gov. Folk and tn
people of Missouri for funds Il
carry on q defense.
Who will be the boy or girl t.
get that $3.50 given away by. La
Crosse Lumber Co.
r. S. Paul recently bought SO
cherry trees from A. w. Lergusol
the genial fruit tree man of thi
place, which he intends to get ou
on a Ave acre patch of ground nea
town. MIR. Peul says he is goin
to feed the boys and birds o
cherries and sell what is left.
While they last l will sell.
Salted peanuts, Sc pkg for. .3
ss I" 15c /" +" 10
Con ncentrated lye, 10c box for -
Town talk tobacco per h.. 20
House hold ammonia 10c bottle Z
Condensed milk zoe can for. It
Ham loaf. 1Oc pkg "a
Veal I" 80. 1Oc !" ........7
Chicken loaf. t5c " ....... 10
CUsHMAN.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-23

Fine stationery at Hamblen
Bros
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-23
FROM BUFFALO GAP,

Misses Laura Newton and
Lena Bowser. of Tazewell, who
have been visiting at Captain
Smiths for the past two weeks,
have returned home.
Mrs. Mamie Hale and broth
err. Joseph Tonsend, of Wise,
Va. visited friends here Satur-
day and Sunday.
Misses Dortha Willis and An
ma Satterfield visited at Easl
Stone Gap Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Smith
who were called 20 COeburn u
see their son. James, who wa
accidentally shot, have returned
home and report that their sol
is better.
Miss Callie Richmond, of Eas
Stone Gap, is visiting her frien
Miss Anna Satterheld.
r. E. Smith, of Norton, visite
his parents here Friday an
4 Saturday.
Mrs. w. II. Musser and lit
son, Cummings, of Abingdo'
: are visiting Mrs. NJ u 5
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Smith.
T Misses Thomas and Will
e have opened school at this pla
" and the children are delight
with their teachers. SUNsHIS
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-23

DIR. Larry will speak on
Christian Courage next sun
aav evening at five o'clock and
Mr.. Wakefield. the revivalst
singer. and Miss May Spearing.
whose singing is SO we'll liked
lv an who have heard her. viii
each give a sacred solo. There
win also DE singing by a guar
tette. All are invited and thos'
who sing are requested % rally
around the organ.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-23

Contract has been let for a
rew Jail at Whitesburg, KY,
and work on it will be COM
menced at once. The contract
was awarded TO the Stewart
Jail Works Company of Cincin-
natl, who sub-let the contract
to w. +. Baker of this place.
The Jail will be built of stone
and will be a two story
structure with the jaiser's resi-
dence on the first floor and
, eight steel cells on the second
floor. When completed it viii
cost about 80 10000.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-23


cratic candidate for Congress in
this District, passed through
town Saturday night on his re-
.urn from the convention and a
business trip TO Rogersville,
Tenn.
Blank notes for sale by The !
Wise Printing Company-one !
cent each.
w. +. Harris, the Washing
ton correspondent of the Rich
mond Dispatch, spent a day in
the Gap last week on his return
TO Washington from the Demo
cratic convention at Bristol
Miss Laura Newton. of Taze-
well, who spent a week III the
/ Gap visiting relatives and
friends returned home Monday
morning. much 20 the regret of
a certain party here.
Scrub yourself daily, you're
not clean inside. Clean insides
means clean stomach. bowels,
blood, liver, clean healthy tbs
sue in every organ. MORAL.
Take HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea. 30 cents. Tea or Tab
, lets. Hamblen Bros.
Miss Grace Rodi. daughter
Of Mr.. John r. Rodd, of New
Orleans, whose family has sen'
so many missionaries abroad
arrived i'm town last Saturda,
evening with her friend. Mis-
n Ethel Mills, of 81. Louis. The,
are stopping at Beechmont.
Il The following parties iron
the Gap spent Sunday at th
Natural Tunnel: Misses lrm
and Bernice Orr, AIDA Gill
)r and Vera Willis. Messrs. /. J
Gilly. Polk Wolfe. John h
lTaulman. Hatcher Willis am
e. Mr.. and Mrs. G.. =. Carter
For best price ON Royal Grow
and Royal Patent flour, go
u, ID. c. Wolfe.
ng Mrs. ". l.. Beverly receiv,
a letter Tuesday from Miss I'D
zie Polly. stating that She an
lt- her mother had reached Z
NY Adirondacks M were w.
pleased. They met Mr.
for Weaver, former depot agent
= this place. who treated th,
most courteously Gate On
~ Herald.
If YOU want some iurnltl
for your house and haven
at money TO pay for DC, / VIII S
YOU on the installment pl
with easy payments. Coz
key aud see me. W. !. NlCkEl>
Miss Sue Dent. the accc
plished daughter of Capt. o.
.un- Dent. of Warriors Path.
ros. formerly of TINS place, is Ni
ing Miss Margaret Bum.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-23

The Wall Street Journal says;
1.-THE building of the Deep
er-Tidewater has progressed
rapidly, but it will be some time
before il is an active competitor
Of the existing roads, and II the
production of bituminous coal
increases the next five years In
Virginia and West Virginia as
il has in the last five, the line
will never be a serious COM
lpetitOr at all. The difficulty /
with the roads tapping the Viz
ginia and West Virginia coal
fields has been to keep their
o. carving capacity up 10 the IN
: creassn0 production of expand
: ing coal fields and they have
: scarcely been able 10 do 1t A
I great deal Of coal has gone TO
= Tidewater over northern lines
! which the southern roads could
= not carry. THERE'S every pros
"a pect that when the new line Is
: built there will be new tonnage
~ which the older roads cannot
.o carry.
,el IL has been supposed that Mr..
m Rogers would make an effort 10
~ do an export business when ms
y lTidewater- Deepwater 70 ad IS
or opened. and the success IN car
~ rving oil to Europe IN barges
"A has encouraged the belief thai
or money will be ventured IN al
be effort TO establish a coal marke
M abroad. There would ObviOusl,
M be a good deal of money 10 sell
beliug American coal IN Europ
"a and il has never been tried OF
nm a large scale: coal IS mine'
his cheaper I'm West Virginia thai
90 any other district.
There would be less difficult
an i'm establishing a bituminou
nm than an anthracite trade abroad
.r1 The foreigners are fully az
list ouainted with the use of bit'
49, minous coal. and the America
yed product would prove much De
vIi ter coal than most Europei
$50 brands. I'm Paris the cOnsum
49, lnavs from 81 TO 9l4 per ton +
'os, coal. including the duty accor
NM, ing 20 the brand Of coal al
the amount purchased. In
European countries C o
higher i'm price than IN I
United States, and England
a long time has been able 60
for port from 10000 900 20 5000
o+ n 600 tons of coal annually a
tbe latterly 90 pay a duty or Nc a
,n,a make profit. There Is
reason why barges of C
,r should not be taken across
Atlantic at most seasons of
o,a year. I'm the coastwise me
ment of coal i'm barges all
hi. difficulties of ocean naviga'
CON, must be met in the winter
son. and 1t viii probably pr
,.,i, To be as feasible 60 send Goa
tbarges from Newport New
Pro- lHavre OF Marseilles as 20
ton or Maine ports.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-23

Mrs. NJ. NJ. Moffat and her
daughter, Miss Bessie, well
known teacher of Mobile, Ala.
are spending a few vacation
DAVIS with DIR. Larry. Miss
Noffat has travelled extensively
abroad but declares that We
have some of the finest scenery
IN the world.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-23
STREETS NEED STAG.

our city fathers ought TO have
Wood Avenue between East
Fifth Street and the Intermont
building well slagged, at least
that portion of il from the hotel
TO Willis store. The heavy
rains have washed out the cen
ter Of the street, and IN a short
time. if not fixed, it viii take
considerable work 20 repair It.
Whereas few car loads Of Stag
now would c0niinc the water GO
the gutter. We notice that the
surface pipe leading from Wood
Avenue 10 the East Fifth Stree
Bridge stops up every time
/ heavy rain comes by pape
7 bcing washed against the open
/ ing of the pipe There Is al
ordinance prohibiting pa pc
from being thrown into th
streets aud it ought 60 be en-
forced III the pipe was KEEP
|open q large portion OF IN
. water that flows down Woo
Avenue during a heavy RAJ
would bee carried through tn
pipe into the river at the bridg
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-23

The revival meeting com
menced at the Southern Moth
odist Church on last Sunday
morning by Rev. Ira NJ. Hicks,
of Madisonville, I e nm, ana
Rev. w. d. Wakefield, of Shei-
bvville, Ky, is being we'll at
tended. and will, no doubt, re-
suit in much good to the com
munity. The singing Is con
ducted bv Mr.. Wakefield, wh'
| is am excellent singer, and wh'
| has already organized a larg'
choir for the occasion.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-23

a woman worries until she
GETS wrinkles. then worries be-
cause she has them. If She takes
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
she would have neither. Bright
smiling face follows its use. SD
cents, Tea or Tablets. hamo.er
/ RrOg
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-23
LOST

ON Tuesday last, from Stone
GA. two black and white pointer
dogs. Liberal reward for re-
turn or information leading -o
recovery of same.
RICHARD You've.
Stouega, VA.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-23
ANOTHER PHONE LINE

The Virginia and Tennessee
Telephone Company has strung
another through wire between
Big Stone Gap and Norton,
which makes three throu8n
lines between those two places.
This will enable the company
to handle its rapidly increasing
business more promptly
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-23
Al Beeehu GOD by E. /. Harper, IT., for
the Week.

Bsromeier Hughes; 2s.562 a. Ia. i9th.
Couest 70. 2O1 p. m. l3tn.
Wind. Highest velocity for ~ hours
.,..a,ii.s. account OF no Wind makes 80 leel
hotter and humidity CRATER
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-23

For cash 20 to ID. G.. Wolfe
and get best chop for less price
than anywhere IN town.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-23

Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. John >
Hamblen on last "Wednesday
night, a girl
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-23

t. 20 Hamblen Bros. for your
kOol stationery
|, = staples. of Bristol, was
E,own los: week.
names Taylor spent sunday
[Gate City.
p Hunt was dowo from
Ir,on last Thursday.
r. H. steward, of Knoxville S, lie,
Il. rlcistered at the hotel last
thursday
H. u Carmack, of Winches-
!" Ta -, was in the Gap the
! Isl week.
!. " Phillis, of Huntington;
va was registered at Hotel
spgene saturday
r.bn K. Taulman, of Lexing-
10 is visiting the family
! DR.. D. F. Orr. in the Gap
L. your furniture from w. l.
Sickels
IN p Harris, Of Richmond,
snfa few days IN town last
&eek on business.
Kinsley, of Wise, was
.ristered at Hotel Eugene Sat
trday.
Harmon, of Tazewell
in town the past week OF
cuisines.
NJ s. Lotspeich. a promlnen
a-aveiing salesman OF Knox
I'm. was In town last week
Picture frames of all kinds 70
kaie bv W. /. Nickles.
r ~ Peck. Of Baltimore
hras among the travelling me
In town the past week.
w. Fitzpatrick, of Bedfor.
vs was among the prominei
,ir~;nians i'm the Gap durir
Biz past week.
Airs. d. W. R0binette is visI
nr relatives ina Scott coun
ti, week
AID kinds Of legal blanks {
sale bv the Wise Printing &C
Misses Pauline Hurt and J.
ellie Chapman. of Norton, spe
Sunday IN the Gap.
Od newspapers for sale
this office at % cents per 100.
Mrs job. SkecD. of Turh
Cove was shopping IN the q
tuesday
AID kinis az lunch and la
ar, baskets al Hamhlcn Bi
Best chats made.
NIs- Mono Vineyard has
oerlei "a position with the ~
ersawing Machine Compan,
ta', place.
Mn Rogers and children
Mrs Chalkley returned
Thursday from a visit 30
uyes in Eastern Virginia
DON'T forget TO see Mic
the furniture man, when
come 90 town. lie carries
finest line Of furniture
house furnishings of any b
in this section.
NrS d. II. VI atheWs
daughter, Miss Juliet, retu
Thursday from their Wis
Johnson City.
For the best fancy and
groceries go TO Hamblen
Postmaster w. 5. Ros'
last Thursday morning TO
cinnat. where he goes TO r
medical treatment for rh'
tism. with which he has
suffering for some time.
Nr. Frank Demarest
stopped in this place on hi
to french Lick Springs,
has made quite a stay at
mont, but viii probably
for his 1pSfiua alton this eV
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-23
WAGONS FOR SALE

. have three good wagons for
sale and ann Offering them 90 q
bargain. one is new and the
other two have been used some.
Call and see them
a7-oa ID. G.. WOLFE.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-12
MAKING FARCE OF WEDDING.
senseIess and Cruel Customs BETTE,
Honored I'm the Breach.

SenseIess and Cruel Customs Better
Honored I'm the Breach.
N wedding episode in which the bride
rode t. the railway station IL a street
car rather than make the tr,o in car
riage ornamented with tiurss,rng white
riblMls and pasteboard heacts furnish
eI Interesting reading for the Wash
il,gto, public recently. there is a
mere or less serious side TO such incl
dei,s which Is often overlooked, owing
to the fact that the serio comic villain
is likely to be jolly good fellow who
in III, yealy abandon of MS frolicsome
animal nature force his slaDstick per-
sonallty into the drama In the best of
friendly high spirits. AMI surely the
jolly good fellow is all right where he
belongs. But when he p"esumes to
maze a burlesque of sacred ceremo-
malls and terrorizes busting brides
and pallid bridegrooms he becomes, to
use a feminine expression appropriate
to the subject, a mean, horrid old thing.
In the home circle or among the
close friends of "the happy pair" a
little innocent wagsery may Lot appear
unbearably out of place. But wag-
gerry as soon as it approaches horse
play is Objectionable as Il feature of
wedding festivities. The marriage
rite Is as holy and as Impressive and
az beautiful as any associated With
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-12
Rrltain,s Battle Of the Mugs.

The East Denbigh by election is ex-
citing the keenest interest In politi-
cal circles. and both Major Griffith
Boscawe and Mr.. Hemmerde. the Lon
don barrister, who is the Liberal can
didate, are holding meetings innumer-
able throughout the constituency. The
latest phase of the campaign is THE
Battle of the Mugs" Major Griffith
Boscawen discovered that pint en-
amelled mugs had just been served
out to the Denbighshire Royal Welsh
Fusilier Volunteers. He complained
of the mugs being made in Germany
as a label displayed underneath the
mugs showed. Mr. Hemmerde said
that the mugs were not ordered by
the present Liberal Government, but
by the late Tory Government. Major
Griffith Boscawen last night chal-
lenged him to support his statement.
Furthermore, Mr.. Boscawen says the
Liberal Government are blamable for
allowing the Objectionable mugs to be
distributed to the volunteers. In the
course of chat with me last night
the Major said he was still making
inquiries as to who actually ordered
the mugs. The election itself is prac-
tically sideshow compared with the
mug" controversy, but one thing is
certain: Major Griffith Boscawen has
gained many Liberal voters support
by unfolding the tale.-Pall Mall Ga
zette.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-12
A Lemon Instead.

DO you know" pretty bride of
three months said to friend the 9TH
er day, II think all these jokes about
young wives having SO much trouble
with butchers and grocers, and being
cheated, and all that, is Just too fool
ish."
Then persumo you are getting on
all right with yours, dear?" her friend
inquired.
why, of course am! Anybody
would if they would just deal at a re.
liable place." the young wife declared.
Now there is my grocer" she con-
tinued, 'he is just as obliging and
thoughtful as can be. The other day
ordered dozen oranges, and when
they came ] found there were but
eleven in the bag, so when,I went to
the store again / told him so.
Why, yes. madam, he said, I
know there were. l had put in a
dozen, but noticed that one of them
was spoiled, and of course l wouldn't
send you any but the best goods. so
took it out
Now don't you think that was nice
In him. to be SO thoughtful and hon
est?" she oncluded.-Harper's Week.
lily.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-12
How Conrad Mastered EnoIish.

The very idea of a sailor from Po-
land seems as whimsical as that of
a coast of Bohemia. Yet Joseph Con-
rad master, as he is, of vivid, virile
English, is Pole by birth and was
for a quarter of century a sailor.
In his books are the very throb and
ripple of the sea, the vast silences,
the storms, the working out of char.
acter under stress of dramatic en-.
vironment.
How he came to write in English is
an odd story. He could not read a
word of the language when, years ago,
missionary at Chinese port hand.
ed him an English Bible. Thereupon
1t suddenly came to him that he
should learn English. With the Bible
as his sole textbook he began. 1t was
slow work, helped out from time to
time by talks with English sailors. At
length he won. And to the solemn
sweep and strength of the King James
version is thus owing the vivid
strength of his own style-a style
which CLOVIS anew in his latest book,
The Mirror of the Sea, recently pub
lished by the Harpers. His real name
Is not Conrad, but is Polish and full
OF consonants. He assumed the name
Conrad when he became an English
author, and his home is now in quiet
old cottage in England.