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Tw,,e,.,nL,tY,-Thrce..

$$ VIII you kindly give the origin Of the
expression. twenty for ~ GU. q
slang phrase, employed when one wishes
to- be rid Of the presence of another ?5S3
5. sjs s +. D.
The origin Of tie slang expression,
twenty three for you, Il MOTTO be found
III. the stock Exchange nor in the tele,-
graph operators lingo. Il has q more r 'o;i
mantle origin and can trace !ts ANCESTRY
4 to- one Of the greatest novels knov to
English literature. " 81 81 Is
7 n Dickens Tale OF Two Cities. sgd
Sney Carton Is made al hero whose fame
shall not dle.s Y. In the end OF that novel
! Knitting woman sits besides the guillo-
stine and as the tumbrlls discharge their 'ta
devoted freight and human heads are
rolled into the baskets she knits an ac-
count OF them into her Work. One, two,
three, and SO on. :, IL {sg ~ .5&5
Il AZ sydney Cartons head falls from the
knife. she knits tive y three, 4,
IS IA faw years ago the Ut ale OF Two
Cues w Is produced on the stage, under
the title, 5S,rThe Only Way The 8actress
who lmpersonatedS the knitting wn rlan
mt the guillotine, had the. 70 st wore az
Stle cur tain wen " GOVT, stUes play eIlueu,
Sas the4haro' s ife4 end &c. u as the story was
done. That last word was ty-
5threa.' Being 81 q humorous turn Il and
withal somewhat conyi vial, she hit upon
the idea Of informing suci, gentlemen AZ
HAD finished their course vi tn her OF he
conclusion Of things, by quoting the last
word OF her part OF the play. The play
and the actress went al over the country,
and the slang was born. Its true mean
Ing is exactly that OF $50 In the tele-;
graph office, and tho type setting room.
The Investigator will find in the text
Of "The Tain OF Two Cities that the
& disconnected sentence 'twenty-three'.'
ends the story Then there is an cpl.
logue In which Is set down what Carton
might have said had he been permitted
to speak at the scaffold. In the play.
this speech is actually delivered and
then lt5 Is that the knitting woman says
twenty three Az ssg
It would la good thing II every
man, and woman and child, who uses
the slang twenty three" could be In
8dpced to read the I great 4 novel In which
4 Its origin Is to- be found. f3j III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
Br;ttle 6Finper Nails.

You VIII greatly oblige me by mem
tioning In yourRcolunlns a preventive Tor
brittle finger nails. 35s. Nh " III vi 81. i8
% Our doctor says: There IL no peventa-
tive Tor brittle nails; they may, however,
\ be greatly benefited by keeping out OF
hot water, grensing with avnseltne every
night particularly at the \ base ii Of the
nail, rubbing witt, m oiled flannel once
a day Tor d while, then twlce8 q " eek. s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
Settled out Of Court.

Editor Of The TIf1les-p lspatcll.. m
h sir,--1r13 answer to subscriber" n
last Sundays paper. bog to offer the 9 e
following az .,'the Ave most important
men who took part IN the last Cons THU !.
Lynchburg Is William A.. :AndLrson.B Of
1&ockbrldge; Aien Caperton Braxton, OF
etaunton , Charlcs SE;,8 Ia Mereditfl OF
Richmond Clty;g John Goode. sol hsdforgoc.
Il ,T,,ne1310 1908. sY3 OB SERVER &
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
"a Spanish Coin

have In my possession n piece OF
money made Ia 1889. With the following Ing
inscription on tho side the head Is on'
Npei Gratin carolus w" On the Others.
"IIIapn, Etlnd, Rex vi, Il, 7, M. y
Is the same size OF n silver dollar nnd the
same weight VIII you please tell me
Its value and what kind 81 money u ISL
h ], p. 8. 81
/. It lis a Spanish coin. but we cannot tell e'
what Its value Is. Intrinsically. It 70
worth Its weight III oliver,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
Booths Death.

TO settle dispute, will you kindly
answer in your next Sundays issue
(Query coluran) the following W hen and
where was Wilkea Booth killed ?
5,3 }s G., y, u,
History says he was killed on April 20
1855. In barn on the Garrett farm,
situated near Port Royal, on the Hap
pahannock River, N IA @ '5 q
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SouthernR aiIWay

&, !. 1RA1NS LEAVE ri CtiM 81 y. ISL & 81
w ~ ~. --Followlng schedule figures publishod
PIX 7.Go Is gtors,a ana are nst
eeSn n Key:ve fSr Chase
ss85$ Altlantn and Dirminsham. New Orleans.
Memphis, Chat tAnoosA and all tho 5outn.&R
$i rough coach for Chase City. Oxford.
* ~ riiam and RI leiEh. Al Sa s!
e:Oo r A.--Ex, So su nda - Local.
y: $50 r Observation-Disclosures ready s.Nl
53 r. ~. for all tho South. M III IT Sg
YORK RIVER LIN r. tt35s III S4d85jgYA
64:3o s y: Except sundn y-N Q. 4 lS-Ba ltimoyA
s'ls 2ss' Exssp. g g
4'.s A 1v.si lgj =
4 TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND. 5sssf
sl$s No 7:60 r. e NJ From all the Bouth
4 o;3o e M!-From Charlotte, r. le!sh. Durham
&, Chase City and Local 81 lions " 4. 3
s:!2 ~, y. From KeyAvilie ana Local Stations
1919 a: III, No. .. slt =. N. & NJ. From
3Wh!s HOUSE and Lester Manor. sY35
L.; F'sTBuHY, 2. r., q !. 5$
H b sPENcIR, Ts9 s. 4 III. IIARDw1Ct..g
Gen. sr.: 28 Pa % Trnf !. Mgr; 4
w ii. rAYLoE, q. p. "A. - III
darlington, d. 6C. ssy }}@$ 5tEa
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Construction Of a Will.

A man dies. leaving d widow and chil'
dren. He has real estate, which he left,
The income Of which goes TO- tho sup
port OF his widow, After her death the
property goes 10 hiss children, q per-
son hugs tho interest Of one NJ the chllT
dren fa,l are over twenty-one years pld(t
Is the right GOOD II tho person dies ber
fore his mother and before the estate "a
diyided7 j b.
The question cannot be answered Win
out knowing the exact language Of the
VIII. 81 Il.
Compound Interest. 4
Please publish IN ypuf' weekly query
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4Wanted-A Book,

En- Please answerS the following In your
query column: n What Is the latest book
on etiquette, and whore can It be OBJ.
tanned y IA I'D IT. 4
|, This nc not an advertising department.
Write TO- some bookseller. 5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
I New York Police.

VIII you kindly tell in Is your query
column OF your next Wednesdays Week
" paper whether Creator New York has
any negro police on the force and how
muny2 Il 3 OLD SUBSCRIBER
G5 Wa think not FIX, II NJ 4
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column II lit IL 4 lawful TO charge com
bound Interest, ana oblige

Y3pt q g} fARSUB6CNlbEkt.t5i
II 1s allowable Ii the cnse q balance Ian 3
due from guardians and moneys due ITO to
guar dlans. In Virginia the legal rate ;t 81
interest II six per cent. Any rate rate In II
excess Of elk per- cent. Is tlst,r!ots and an
unlawful, whether II be simple or COM
pout,d interest. But we should say that that
by agreement 1t would be lawful to charge
and collect compound interest. provide'd
the interest compounded did not exceed exec
six per cent. " ss e 81 u. ~
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Wife's Estate,

III Please publish in your Query Columns:
5 IL al woman dies without maxim 6 % wilt
and leaves q husband and children. i nd
real estate IN her own nane. 4: " no will
sinherte its AN OLD sUBsCRIBER.
n Her husband for life then her children.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
The Two Cent Rate Law.

Il Please advise when the two-cent rate
Is supposed to 60 into effect In the State
OF Virginia a SUBSCRIBER
It was supposed to 50 into effect on
June 18th, but the railroads disregarded
It, The patron Of the Bill has taken
steps t. test the matter in court. I'M q. II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
Who Knows?

i Did not some leading general, either
Confederate or Federal. make this ex-5
preston after some battle OF the Civil
War Let Il the dead bury their dead i'sss
III SO, was It sensible or consistent7
sS'3 al II: SUBSCRIBER
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Boy Wanted.

s85S " want d boy to live on Il my farm as
one g the orphan Pre,errea q
where 4 could make applications
t;j " FARMER.
4s Try children's Home Society, No. 1912
East Grace Street. a Richmond, Z Va. 9.z..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
Busters Dog.

day's paper the pronunciation Of 1T ge,,'s
Mr.. Outcault' 4 famous creation ;.is Ii
81 NJ 338S ~! Z Y. INQUIRER
Tho name Is e con TRACTION Of y ger.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
"A Question of Etiquette.

Kindly Inform me through your Query
Column whether tbs proper to be intro
5dueed to a girl whom you speak to- yet
have not been introduced
SUBSCRIBER.
That is for the girl to say. II she
recognizes you as an acquaintance, no
Introduction is necessary. X, "A
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
Pensions.

Please publish in next Sundays Issue
order to obtain pension for a widow
whose husband fought In the Civil War,
he being Confederate veteran, and
obllge, AN OLD SUBSCRIBER
III he was q Yirginian. write to Col.
L, s.8Marye. Auditor Of Public Accounts.
Richmond, Va, giving full particulars.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24

VIZ military score u. =. "A nm nm
| ptlsonersi q; .s q VA " Sa sy q O. II
pfisons ,.~..s,,.,, sss.s,..., yUlUU
c5Rs ptsSassssa dIsd sy IL
N sJS1h lssson1NS sSsV
Freuuelit itluurles are made ,as \, 70 4! ne
numbers engaged OF each II lido IN the
great battles Of tho w II. he folio wing
table Ia approx itriatel " orrout 81 . III vs.
5s !. Cont ederates II eli erals
7s around Richn,ond ..a so.ss5 11s,yay
h,irrS !. Il, !. ~, ~. b, YES s7,1G4
Chanoollorsvilie NV, !. !. Il, 2l2 M 31,BGi
|Frederlcksbtlrg n ......7s, ITO Sd IA l0,lW0
ffVsh1if r. =, n. az 200 ", wv
Vii dern All M N, !! ~, ~ AZ. DS7 "
ChickAfr1 liEa "a. ID, I. "a a 600 i u 0OO
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24

viii you please tell ,,1e through your
columns how to take 3 mil ldews out OF
cotton cloth E SUBSCRIBER ~
Soak the cloth In lemon juice, or In
q solution OF oxalkp acid. iii st At 81 8,#
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sCluverius,

VIII you please answer In your Query
Column the following: 4 5s
!. What was the date OF the hanging
OF Cleyerius? '.5 ,ii
+ 2. Did he ever confess his guilt?
r.. NJ. ~ ~
X 1. January u. 1887.
2, II he did, the fact has never been
revealed. q al ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
Jury Duty.

384 Will you kindly toll me through you
columns, II there is g law requlrin- a
ten days, while thus doing so causing his
business to remain at a standstill; ~ md
@lnSS what way can he prevent from
serving? 5,i.ssi y. *. j. s
He can avoid service by contributing
10 support Of the military.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
The Ie,,e Motto.

There Is N dispute II, regard 10 the
Latin form n OF tho motto VI that belongs
with tho coat -of-arrns OF TIL I Lee family
Of Virginia. VIII you kindly 4 publish the
correct form 5 HI II. R.Sa8
IT. ID written .nNe incantts uturi., us
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24

The Turner Murder. 5sy
I 1.iiWfen did Giligan kill / Mr.. Turner
q When was the first street earnlyal'?5
5s8i 35s5 OLD g UBs mr..
s. December 81, 1900. So II il Il
a. May. 1910. 1900. 4. Fl * al
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~ fl5
H Sssf n AL AoAbO. Ssg Ak
.R s ! !;ss; Y |, 1

X trains leave Hlehnond Outward.
$50 "A. M,.-f,aiiy. Byrd ". Through Y.
600 A. NJ --raily w ain 81 Through. n
4 1880 "a. M---week Days niba, Ttsdsriessext1
5 Accomtnodatioh II ;9f illST-N
sS,to AZ N. ~ bal " BYRD y st. Through.
1yo6 hoon--- week Days Byfd IN "a Thf ovsA. 8s3
400 I, M,--Wsss 2 ~ Srsdsfisass 1
4 t:os r. M.4-Dally--M Main 81. Through.
g sso E. M.--tssk Days ba, Ashland -
$40 r. Ms- Daily--By 81 Through. RI
M rxslns Asrys en-. "A y.
4 ootnttpdasIon. .s$ Az
sa ~ An A. u cox Day s--Byfd 81 Trsdsriekl-
80 PUN Accommodation } . & lSss5y
~ Asl 4 -Daily--Dyrd@ 81 Througn Z. f Il 9
d I'll W ~. Days--Byrd 81. Thfoushs
ii.,. 3 N-pstiyy Main 81. rhsough !,
sesso 80 M.-sWsek Day
.ss! BBsy-By+a g. g. 4 Ea1sSss
I, o " Z: n ain 81. through.
\ 4 ~ Sleeping or Parlor Cars %
9! aDoye trains except trains arriving htons
=, nn eo AZ week and local acco.3
t5 aas s e sssya;
IVA az ~. DUKE q. WI GULF. ~. r. II YLOtes
4 = sst. 70 Prest, Gent supt. rtnt. Msr.5l9if
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
Rlohnond ana Petersburg Electric Railway,

a car. leaye 5 corner OF Seventh and Perry
stIseta. Manchester. every hour (on the hour
from ga NJ 10 N. sar.ls m,dnaghi.
Cars leave Peteraburg. foot OF syca II 1,
street every hour from o;ss n 70 ~ ~ =.
N, Last oar. y ~ =. ~. ~ eat
All cara from Petersburg connecting Hicn'
rr1r M 49,.
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Federals and G onfederates,

For the information OF many old Cons
|federate veterans. please publish, In he
query lpnn the n,imber I Of enlisted men
side of Of e bs}wee f rs a
ed, and number Of prisoners taken by
eaf Rdo the r. as a
desired by the 10th June. tOLD VET"
The total enlIs,ments in & the II United
States Army, 1851 -65 b distinction being
made between original enlistments and
-enltstments, vert OF white, 249t,bD2 ana
Of negroes, l7sn75, making IAN aggregate
OF 07a,567. Mr. Cazenove CT ZEE, who has
made a careful study#cf the subject givea
the aggregate at 277s,so or the white
enllstments $4,000 were foreigners. {.
Tho tAd1utant General Of the Confed-
crate Army, General 8. Co Cooper, Ii, IA state
ment made since the close OF the war,
estimated the entire available Confederate
forces capa ble8of active service In the
field at COZ. 900. n, "a v q III n
The letter OF General Cooper, relating
20 this subject is published IN VOL VII.
p, 2S7, Southern Historical Society Papers,
OF this GOO 900, General c'ooper says, mot
more than 400. 900 wer eenrolled at any one
lime, and the onfederate States hover
bad IA Y, the field at once more than ao.-
soeIets PAPERS, Vol. II. p %. Tis
estimate Is very nearly correct 81 .iag
The late Cha rlesE a, Dan w o was AS
slsta " Secretary OF War, under sta atom,
" ne Z, American CXclopealaI lAp +, .s2
adopts Gsneral cooper's eatlmates,. Mr.,
ess geSeh hss S p sy sS e
aeeeetHsaa j bs LaRRSsfq{sSfxo ssa ARsiY
The statistics oollected by the AdlYtart
Generals Office at Mash gt0n show tho
following casualties In the Union Army. .
1s!sst Il wepads reoelyed' il iatiiie ssgIs
Deaths Deal from from other causes, or cause
unknown ~, bhb
EAST -
The 9y nGaI s1atstisa G9nfeaera1
e ssap'g II. Fry rom tie aaiss rolls Oh
nie nth Bureau Of Confederate Archives
of the War Department. hut they are
I cry incomplete. Nearly all the Alabama
| lol,s are missing, and many rolls of other
SuutherD States are imperfect. as S}5
General Fry's table fglyes; 5a s, e ].
KILLED IN batte 4i,vvt
Died oil disense b9,2s7
i puil list cannot be *, given until the
lconpilation OF the "comple etc roster OF he
officers and enlisted men of the Union ans
Confederate Armies noW II. Pros ress llnr
der the supervisor Of Genera ANS o9tA,
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An Editors Name.

Please give me lii your query coluni
the name 81 the editor Of Tile Bait! "
more News. "a ~ }l Sc
81 Charles n. Grasty. s3,y5 s :.
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~ Cfts 1a7 . ~ ~ {. =. 1
STEAM BOATS.
For s. N i. E q, YORK,

Via NIkht Line steamera Except saturaaaa y!
making dsS IL N e sis tsN
SHIP iol'g 2y u q, M. and III, and chss.
os;G ~ day tsxasp, sanda
imlaaEka ihHsi WITH Main Line shpa alng az =
~ N,o!ritcmrickets,g sos n Main street. 81
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GA EAST III c < biiER.ATE
3 II A r MY ~ -. NV. "

4 i iuii list list cannot it he given until the
OF the Complete roster OF he
officers and enlisted men of the Union ans
confederate armies, now m progr t = sly Mnr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24

z VIII you Kindly give the origin Of the
expression. "twenty-three for you. I'M 2
slang phrase, employed when one wishes slElt'
to be rid Of the presence Of other
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-09-08
The Hymn Will Be No. 25--
"SkiddOO."

''Uncle Bill' Jackson. of Salisbury.
who, it is believed. will be run for Con-
gress by the Republicans of the First
District. never sings until the hymn
is announced Uncle Bill has surely
been asleep in meeting. for the hymn
has been announced. and the refrain is
on the lips of the faithful. It's the
same old words set to music. same old
tune and all, and it's 1.-The Song of the
Eagle. perched high on the almighty
dollar The sermon has been preached.
The last prayer will be prayed at Ocean
City about the first of September, af-
ter which generous one-man collection
will be taken up. November 6 to $
A. NJ, the Doxology will be sung, and
the same day at F. NJ. the benedic-
tion will be pronounced and the congre-
cation dismissed. And "Uncle Bill is
just as near Congress now as he will
ever get, but he will have leading
part in the services and maybe that s
worth something to him. Cri.heid
Times.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-09-08
Old Apple Trees For Lumber

Farmers and fruit growers who have
occasion to dig ont some of their old
apple trees should look around the lum-
ber market before they chop up the
trunks of the trees for firewood
There is good demand for this class
of lumber. 1t is used in making handles
for saws and some of the mill men in
Michigan have had agents securing the
big fruit belts for all of the cut-down
apple trees that may be found.
At Hartford, Mich. there is mill
dealing largely in this kind of stuff.
there is now over 900, 900 feet of ma
pie tree lumber. II is stacked up and
going through the source of dying
preparatory to being shipped to big
factory in indianapolis. The logs come
in very short lengths and are sawed in
to boards and do not seem to be longer
than the old-fashioned clapboards of
pioneer days The Prairie Farmer.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-09-08
JUDGE ". R. MARTIN DEAD
Judge Martin, OF Easton. Died Al Hamp.
ton. Long Island, Wednesday. Funeral
AT Easton To-day.

Judge Martin is dead His funeral
will be held at Easton to-day Saturday
Judge William X. Martin. was born in
Snow Hill. May 27, 1854. His mother was
Miss Richardson. of Caroline CO. He
left Snow Hill in 1870. when he entered
the Delaware College. where he gradu-
ated with high honors. In 1875 he was
appointed principal of Easton High
School. and while teaching read law un-
der the direction of the late Judge
Franklin and George NJ. Upshur. In
1877 he was admitted to the bar and be-
gan at once to practice his profession.
He shortly afterward formed partner
ship with the late Isaac C.. w. Powell
at Easton. The partnership continued
to 1884, after which Judge Martin
practiced alone. His father, Edward
ID. Martin, was prominent lawyer of
Worcester county and was clerk of the
court at the time Of his death, in 1856.
Judge Martin was elected associate
Judge of the Second Circuit of Maryland
November 2. 1897, for term which
expires in 1912 He IS 80 years of age.
His circuit consisting of Caroline. Tai
bot. Queen Anne's, Kent and Cecil
counties. is one of the largest in the
state.
Judge Martin married Miss Frances
Starr. daughter of the late Robert
Starr, of Baltimore. He has two
children.
Speaking of Judge Martin few days
ago a Baltimore paper said Two
brothers Of Judge Martin reside in
Baltimore. They are Edward ID. Mar
tin and John S. Martin. The former
was once United States Senator +. K.
Wilson's private secretary. He is a
lawyer and is in charge of the legal de-
partment Of the Fidelity and Deposit
Company's business. He is genial
by nature and kindly in manner. and
many Of his friends address him as
Judge - John is manager for X.
Starr & Co.. snuff manufacturers, and
his brother. VIM. r.. and himself con-
troll the concern. 1t is very prosper
Gus establishment. but it suffered con-
siderable loss by the great Baltimore
fire. The Martins have been for gener-
tions representative people on the East
ern Shore of Maryland. Mrs. Lucy
Wharton, wife of z. F. Wharton, Esq.
of Stockton. is the only sister of Judge
Martin.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-09-08
Resolutions Of Respect.

To the memory of Miss Ethel Camp
bell. adopted by the Tri-County Institute
at Ocean City. Md.
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Almighty
God in his wise providence to remove
from our midst our esteemed co-worker,
Miss Ethel Campbell, therefore be it
Rsmircd, That we the instructors,
superintendents and teachers of the
Tri-County Institute assembled at Ocean
City, Md, bow in humble submission
TO the authority of the Great Teacher,
knowing that He doeth all things well.
q That we feel we have sustained a
great loss in the profession of teaching
by the sudden demise of one whose life
gave so much promise of usefulness.
3. That we extend to the bereaved
parents and other relatives of this de-
ceased teacher the heartfelt sympathy
of this Institute.
4. That a copy of these resolutions
be mailed to the parents of Miss Camp.
bell, and copy be printed in county
paper in each of the three counties
represented at this Institute.
NJ. +. ANDREW,
f. w. McMAsTER.
Mrs. Lucy ScoTT,
Mrs. EDNA S. WHALEY,
J. WALTER HuFFINGToN,
Committee.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-09-08
Never More, Says Bryan

William j. Bryan and his wife and
daughter will never again order fresh
peaches while in Paris. One of the
across tables stories at the dinner for
Mr.. Bryan on Saturday night at Healy's
restaurant was as follows:
Mutual friends invited the Bryans to
lunch at Paris hotel The little girl.
Grace, had become weary of the ever
lasting recurrence of chickens and let
tuce in going from place to place, and
when she learned that peaches were on
the bill of fare she said she wanted
some. The waiter was asked about the
peaches. and he said that they had
some nice ones. just from Algiers, and
he would be delighted to get them for
Mile. Bryan. He got them. They came
in small wooden box, about dozen
in all, and were small and Inferior in
every way to the glorious products of tie
Delaware, Georgia and California or
chards, but they were peaches. and the
best to be obtained in Paris.
When the waiter presented his check
there was an explosion. The bill for
the peaches was $720 in American
money. The American host of the
Bryans, who had ordered the dinner,
did not try to restrain his feelings. He
roasted" the waiter, the restaurant,
the peaches and the Algerian who grew
the little peaches. The proprietor ex-
planned that peaches were rarity IN
Paris. and that importing them from
Algiers was costly undertaking He
called them beautiful peaches, char
acterization that nearly caused the
American to hit him. but he made the
Bryan party pay the 1920 for the
peaches.
when saw the bill for the peaches, ="
said Mr.. Bryan. Il was reminded of
that line in 'Bingen on the Rhine. ,
which we used to speak at school 1t
went A soldier of the legion lay dy-
ing in Algiers. suspect he ate one
of those miserable Algerian peaches.
costing 20 cents. Nsr lock Tr,buie.