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Genealogical Descent of the Hon,
Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Secre-
tary of the Interior.

Luke Hitchcock, of New Haven and
Wethersfeld. Conn, a shoemaker, was
a captain at Crown Point in 1916. and
1853 and 1856 He married Elizabeth
Gibbons. of Hartford, Conn, and died
November l. 1858. His elder son.
Deacon John Hitchcock, married
September p, 1865. Hannah Chaplin,
who was born December 2, 1914. He
was sworn constable Of Springfield,
Mass. in 1872, and was wounded in the
Indian war of 1875. He died February
| 8. 1712 His fourth SON.
Nathaniel Hitchcock, a weaver. was
born in Springfield, Mass, August 2S,
1917. He was the first settler Of Brim-
field. Mass, in 1714. He married, al
Springfield, Mass, October Is, 1713,
Abigail Lombard, who died March 20,
1867. Their second SON.
Noah Hitchcock. a shoemaker. was
born at Springfield January Il, 17l5-16,
and married first, November IS, 1873,
Mary Burt, Of Springfield, who was
born in 1711 and died January 10. 1872:
and. secondly, December 20. 1892. widow
Margaret Brown. OF Western. now War
ren, Mnss. He was seIectman for
Brimfield, Mass, for three years. His
fourth SON.
Judge samuel Hitchcock, was born
/ in Brimfield March 3. 1853 He was a
lawyer. and was graduated from Har-
ward in I577. He married May %, 1883,
Lucy Carolina Allen, second daughter
of Col Ethan Allen. He held many
Offices OF honor and trust. among others
that of attorney general Of Vermont.
Judge OF the District Court OF the
| United States for the District OF Yer
mont, and Judge Of the Circuit Court
of the Second Circuit Of the United
States. lie was also a trustee OF the
University Of Vermont and one Of the
Presidential electOrs-at-la large. IN 1873,
from the same State. His second SON
Hon. Henry Hitchcock, was born in
Burlington, Vt, September 10. 1882 and
was graduated from the University OF
Vermont in 1911. In 1916 ne moved 10
Mobile Territory, now q part of the
State Of Alabama. In 1919 ne became
attorney general of Alabama, and was
subsequently, justice Of the Supreme
Court Of that State, and afterward its
chief justice He married, in October
1921. Anne Erwin. daughter Of Col
Andrew Erwin, Of Nashville. Tenn, who
was born in AsheviIle, y. c., in 1893,
and died in st. Louis in 1854 He died
August II. 1888. His third SON
Hon. Ethan Allen Hitchcock, secre-
tary Of the Interior. was born In No
bile, Ala, September IS, 1886.
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Fire Escnues.

Most healJhy-minded s0und-hearted peo-
pie. though. "love life and would fain see
good days" so it is well to minimize our
dangers and risks. More and more houses.
here and there all over our country, are
built with fire escapes. There is a lady I'm
Savannah whose inventive genius has de-
vised a veTanda that slides up and down
on iron pillars, and comfortably accom-
modates whole families. Without fright,
delay, or accident they can be removed
from building the moment there is seri-
Gus danger. Like most great inventions.
it Is extremely simple, and makes one
wonder why it was never thought of be
fore
I once met a man on a train who Ger
tainly was born for adversity," for he
had lost his wife in a fire, and after de-
failing all the affecting circumstances at
great length in a loud voice for the BEN
EFT of all the passengers, with all the
details Of his life and hers-as children.
girl and boy. and man and wife-he told
most briefly of her sad death And then
he remarked; Il don't know when a little
thing pestered me as much"
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A New Fashion.

New Fashion.
Some persons are having valuable prints
mounted in panels, oval or square in
their rooms. discarding picture frames
altogether, and the effect is really good.
One enthusiast in London went down to
Wardour street and got, as he supposed.
a simple set of inexpensive prints after
Rafael brought them home, and inserted
them panel-fashiOn I'm his new dining
room, feeling that for once a poor clergy
man had got the most delightful effects
that no millionaire could have produced
anything more tasteful than the result of
his beloved prints. added to the Pom
peian procession and Roman triumph
transferred TO his two pillars at the end
OF the room; hiss beautiful window be-
yond, which flooded the room with sun
shine on the dullest day-for he had taken
two sheets Of yellow glass and put be-
tween them "a design Of Holbein's. cut
out IN black paper-not TO speak OF his
dining table, which had pipes In it's legs,
ana turned out charming little fountain
playing among ferns and flowers at a
trihlng cost He was right Brains tell
just as much In homes as anywhere else.
'''A+ iA' Weo a NFAg titNtI man. Iue en-
trance 10 his house was through his con-
servatory, and when he entertained his
bishop his azaiias were in full leaf but
destitute Of flowers. until he attached
artificial ones 10 them, when a large COM
pany admired them extravagantly and
especially dwelt on the charming odor, so
clearly perceived But the little Wardour
street dealer called not long afterward.
and amazed him by offering him e7OO for
that set OF prints. one of nine in ex-
istencei Still, ne has MS effect in home
decoration, and that was some consOla-
tton, nor did he rest till he contrived a
back 10 his library mantelpiece. which
was mirror at night and a plain sheet
OF plate glass by day, through which one
could see the palms and lilies and roses Of
the conservatory plainly-anOther very
pretty effect. Some people can take a
Saratoga trunk, turn il up on end, furnish
IL, and have a far more charming home
than some others can turn out with a
huge house and an unlimited credit. Sin
cere vulgarity is all that such establish
ments express
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GENEALOGICAL
DEP ARTMENT
SUNDAY. DECEMBER ., 1906.

J. Names and dates must b. clearly written.
2 The full name and address Of the writer must
be given although not for publication unless desired
5 Make all queries and replies % bTie; Is con
sistent with cleaTness.
4 In answering queries always give date Of the
paper, the number O the query. and the signature.
5. Letters addressed 10 contributors. 70 be for
warded, must be sent in blank stamped envelopes
accompanied by the number Of the query and il,
signature.
g. Each separate qncTy in a communication must b
accompanied by two-eent stamp
All communications should be addressed 10
GENEALOGICAL EDITOR.
WASHINGTON HERALD
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EpIToRIAL MOLECULES.

We offer our cordial thanks TO the
Rev. DR.. Arthur S. Johns for his kind
ness Ia furnishing us our first install
ment of the earliest marriages Of
Christ Church, Washington, Of which
he is the rector.
To F. B. D. We must decline to pub
lish anonymous queries or letters. Read
the second rule at the head OF this
column.
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LIFE AND ITS VARIED PHASES.

when out for stroll. The worthy owner
had not the least idea what he was pro-
claiming.
COpley. r A. had a visit one day in
his studio from a man who reeked OF
gold and vulgarity, but who wanted him
TO paint a picture for his dTawing-room
in a perfect palace he had built near
Liverpool What subject" inquired
Copley, grufiy, going on with his work.
oh, don't care a faTthing. 1t Is to I'll
a h'alcove H'anything h'allegorical I'D
do" said his would-be patron; but Cop
ley refused the commission.
FRANCES COURTENAY BAYLOR.
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Unfortunate Indeed.

People who are ambitious TO create a
sensation. in building houses. ought real
ly to be careful. A friend OF mine who
has made a study Of heraldry was
amused to find over certain front door
shield with a bar sinister across 1t,
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REPLIES.

9. CRAWFORD-Th name Of the
wife Of James Crawford was not Mary
Wilkenson, but Wilkin. Their family
record names the following children
and their births: John, December Is.
1719; James. January q. 1922; Jane.
March 3, 1924; David, August Il, 1929;
Samuel. June 9, 1882; and Joseph, Feb
ruary y. 1884
10. CARR.-John Carr. born Decem-
Der 26, 1905, had by his first wife
MARY Garland), one son, Thomas. born
November a, 1885; and by his second
wife barbara Overton), eleven chill
dren. of whom the following six sur
vived: Dabney, born October 26, 1743;
Samuel. born 1745, died 1877, a major
in the Revolutionary army; Elizabeth,
born 1747; Overton, born 1852: Garland,
born 1854; and Mary, born 1856.
Il. PINNEY.-Abner Putnam Pin
ney (born February 2S. 1879, died in
1852. vas a son OF Abner Pinney, a
Revolutionary soldier, who was born in
1859. and died November %. 1894, at
WorthingtOn, o. His father was Abra-
ham Pinney, of Simsbury, Conn, born
February, 1709-10 and died September
u, 1880. His first wife and the mother
of all his children was Elizabeth But
Ter The father Of A. ?. was Nathaniel,
born in Windsor, Conn, December,
1910. married July 81, 1870, Sarah Girls
wold. and died August z, 1876. Nathan
iel's father was Humphrey Pinney, who
was born in SOmeTsetshire, England.
settled in Dorchester, Mass, in 1880,
and died August 30, 1888. -.
u. FULLER.-The maiden name OF
the wife of Oliver Fuller, who, IN 1853,
was in MiIlingtou. Conn, was Eliza
beth Cone, daughter of Lieut.. George
Core and Elizabeth Brainerd, OF East
Haddam, Conn They were married
January II, 17sS. She was born jan
uary 90, 1853, and died April 10, 1893.
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is cracked and is no longer dangerous to
the health from damp plaster. From
this custom has arisen a prOverb about
new houses: Give them the first year
to your enemies: the second to your
friends; the third, live in them your
selves"
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QUERIES.

{. CHILDS.-I am desirous Of trac-
ing the lineage of my grandfather,
Ben jamin ChiIds, who was born 1893
%, and died at Baltimore July so,
1887. He married Elizabeth Monroe, OF
Annapolis. Md, who was grandniece
Of President James Monroe. ". II. c.
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s. YOUNG.-Can some OF your read
ers help me TO obtain some information
concerning the ancestry of Samuel
Young. who is said TO have been born
in Truro, Mass, between 1700 and
1715? D. II.
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9. CRAWFORD am informed that
the Crawfords of Orange County, y Y.
are descended from a certain James
Crawford, who left ireland for America
about 171S. and that his wife was
Mary Wilkinson. Can the names Of
his children be ascertained? T. A c.
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mild and pleasant autumn extends
TO the European side OF the Atlantic. )
pear tree is in bloom for the second time
this season at Newport. Isle Of Wight
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India is the first part Of the British
empire to have nickel coins. The new
0ne-anna pieces are made Of this metal.
The Bombay mint is now busiIy prepar-
ing them, and will soon put these coins
ia circulation.
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1o. CARR-An old family Bible
states that Major Thomas Carr, Of
Caroline County, Va, was born in 1878.
His son John was born December IS,
1706. Can you assist me in learning
whether the latter had any children.
and. if so, give their names and dates
of birth? T. A. c.
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| II. PINNEY.-Abner Putnam Pinney
was born in Simsbury, Conn, February
/ 2S, 1879, and died in Dublin, Ohio, in
/ 1859. Can any OF your readers give
any data respecting his ancestry
| R p
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u. FULLER--Can you or your sub
scribers assist ne in my efforts to as
certain the maiden name of the wife
OF Oliver Fuller, who, in 1863, was in
Millingtou, Conn, and who died in
Albany, n. Y, September IS, 1918
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The death is announced at Paris OF
Nine Leonle Leon. the intimate friend of
Gambetta. who was about TO marry her
at the time of his death.
Mgr. Constantine. who has been the
almoner Of Pope Plus X since his election
TO the chair OF St Peter, died at Acqua-
pendente on November l..
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Baroness Wentworth. who recently sue
ceeded 20 the title on the death Of her
father, has arrived al Genoa from Eng
land. Lady Wentworth is one Of the
few peeresses in her own right, and she is
also the great-granddaughter of Lord
Byron, the poet
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Il am told that there Is a possibility
Of Alan Johnstone coming back to US
as British Ambassador" said madam.
putting down her tea-cup and taking up
her knitting, but 1 can hardly credit IL.
He was such a lad when he was here
twenty-odd years ago, so boyish in ap-
pearance and manner that I can hardly
think Of him as a middle-aged man and
dignifed ambassador. A fine looking
fellow, as l remember him, tall and
slender, with dark hair and mustache,
handsome eyes, and a slight drawl in his
speech. Lord Sackville-West was the
British Minister then-that was before
the days of Ambassadors-and it was
gayer at the legation during his regime
than II ever was before or has been since.
In all the sports, and balls, and routs,
that took place there, young Johnstone
was the leader and the success Of Lord
SackYille's entertainments was due in a
large degree TO the assistance and advice
of his efficient aid
Alan was a tireless dancer. an en-
thuSiastic tennis player-gOlf had not
come in-an accomplished horseman. and
always in evidence at the races. In those
days the races were held at Ivy City and
every one who was counted in the fash
ionable world went. Those having coaches.
drags, or traps drove infeld, and of an
afternoon with hampers spread out on
the tops of coaches and champagne
being passed around, it was gay scene.
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And so you went TO the opening Of
the Senate on Monday?" Queried madam
of the count. II haven't been to one for
years II is hardly worth while to be
crushed to death in crowd TO see some
thing one already knows by heart
am not going 10 say that 1t is not what
it used to be, because, comparing the past
with the present, to the formers dis
credit. is a habit cid people too easily fall
into; but I understand that while the
crowd is quite as great, IL is much less
DISTINGUISHED than formerly In the old
days the galleries in both Houses were in
variahly crowded on opening day with
the wives and daughters OF Senators and
members and their guests, all Of them
wearing their handsomest gowns, gayest
b0nnets. and happiest expressions. Be
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13. HOPE.-Have you any way OF as
certaining anything concerning the
marriage and immediate descendants of
George Hope, Of Hampton, Va, who
came to Virginia from White Haven
about 1771? c. A. H.
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register there too for full measure)
abroad the little critic
superciousy pncenez. tha)
him
The Wodmens dance at Lake City
Brooks OF that city that nearly breath
the hall with brilliant lilac he walked
her cheek Wild with Brooks
turned but looked
brother
that all Canadians
the the prairie
his father mother
have pecked coaltar rainbow mistake. ..
After the excitement claimed little the barber
shift Of the
"The beautiful Mrs. optmst believe the New
World "dpores
the beautiful Rice
the Society for Of
materially
popular pastors We name Guess you're
- .:
Tom Browne the city from six
engaged Impressions Of some of the conry
not favorable Speaking particularly Mr.
another Chicago the United
States again Can be that Mr. did
would seem to lend themselves to that interpretation
still hospital
but it still
will still prefer comfortable little
auns Of the neighborhood "A J. R.
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With the Long Bow
EYE walks. shoot folly as Il niea-
Few Edifyng Young Mr. Rokeler Father
His Meowng


o. Rockefeller spoke his
that flowed
beard those symbols of thought
Mr. Rockefeller
of
City says
thrill did
dectaton
Pie
behaveh itself which
rich and the 'falh might
Pie which
fascinating embodiment
pupils his
chronic Of
Merely
mt of the
the introduction
growing
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!. A BALLOON DUEL

i Two aeronauts were talking in Pitts
held. Of their favorite sport. :. ivy w.
,HAt the international cup race in
Paris that Lahm won,' said the older r
man, "a pigeon lighted on the ton
OF one Of the balloons before it started
up, and when it rose in the air the
pigeon was still there. Up it went.
stately: and slow, and it must have
assembled quarter of a mile before
me pigeon, no bigger than humming.
olrd, could be seen to fly away.
~ heaved a. sigh of relief then,
suppose the pigeon, with its sharn
claws or beak, had scratched q hole in
that. balloon! Death would have fol.
loved for the aeronauts.
And l thought of the balloon duel
+, nat nat was fought on that very spot in
floo8 between two Parisians. With
guns they assembled simultaneously from
the Tuileries in separate balloons. and
began to bang away at one another s
gas bag. After some seven shots: One
man Sd bag was punctured. THE gas
rushed: out. The collapsing balloon
crashed to earth. Its occupant was
killed.
i "That famous fight was more peril
Gus than the usual French duel, ehq''
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THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL,
Ctlrios and Oddities
wH1RLED EGGS

There is d Turkish restaurant in New
York where one may eat .pilaffs, sher.
bets and saffron-favored goat stew. but
TIE oldest dish . the menu boasts is
Swhirled eggs. -.
Whirled eggs, an impressive dish. is
prepared before the guest. When it
.ls ordered, q cook enters the dining
room with q kind Of sling in his hand
a little pot, attached to the end Of a
The man opens the eggs, seasons
them, and shuts them up IN the little
pot. Then he whirls the Dot at the
end OF its cord around his head at in.
conceivable speed: Round and round
It runs. Its outlines become vague.
1t seems to smoke little. ="
!. Suddenly the man opens it and sets
the eggs before the guest. They are
beautifully scrambled and quite hot .
The heat Of their motion thru the air
Is what has cooked them.
8, THUS explains the, Turkish host,
the eastern shepherds cook their eggs
whlrilng them in a sling like tRRaat
w WI TN1 David overcame the giant
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HUMANS WHO HIBERNATE

The. snow fell from a lead-colored
SKY ls ana the day was cold and gloomy.
.n eu 81 weather makes one almost
Want TO h1bernate,'' said physician.
s;h 8 4 M TORN Of Information is pos
RUSSIAN peasants, hard times often
cause Information. .'"- oA Nv -
= When there is no food and no work
TO speak of, the Russian peasant dark
ems ms hut, wraps himself in blankets
ana sleeps the winter thru. Once every
gay or 50 he rouses up enough to swat
low a little bread soaked in water.
en q ~, with a sigh, he falls asleep again.
Thru the cold, hard winter he hiber.
in "a When the spring comes, with
rs bright prospect of work and food.
ne rises, pale and thin and weak, ana
sets out to look for. lob -, -
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THE sKIDOo PROBLEM

= Copyright, 1905, q. O. Kelly, Chicago.
A coin collector had an accu-
mutation Of pennies. He told his
son he would make him a present
Of the entire lot if he would put
them in boxes, the same number in
each box.
There was an odd number of
pennies, so that if he put an equal
number in each of two boxes there
would be one penny left over; in
q like manner he figured on 8, 4, 5,
8, Z, 8, 9, 10, II, ~, 13, Il, Is, 16,
II, 10, 10, 20, 81 and % boxes, but
in every case. if he put an equal
number in each box there would be
one (only one) penny left over.
The son gave it up and told his
father he thought 1t impossible to
perform the feat. \. - ~.
His father replied: "SKIDOO
-23 for you.''
The son then put the entire lot
Of pennies in % boxes, the same
number in each box. How many
pennies were there?
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~ sS-tsfN-~ =.
Het Sure Hs

He Sure Has. ,,:.-s
To the skidoo Problem Editor
g: My brain Is a1l>a tumble
And a rumble but can't tumble
To your problem, skidoo %.
But wonder I ponder.
-. How in thunder such blunderr
Could be thot Of as these answers that see
ms guy from Minneapolis ~ =: ~
r Calmly answers %, the idee.s -:
Here's another, beats the other, ~.
>r Holy Mother look at this, =. ~.
twenty trillion, fifteen billion, sixteent mil
That's daisy, tho he's crazy.
He amt lazy, ,.,s 1885,,
Where, oh, whereas razor or a gun.
It's stopper, all that copper, like to honner
In my jeans, pork and beans, pork and beans.
IN! someone poke me, brain or choke me,
Come and soak me- 49, 49,. -
Hul1y gee, good idee,
I've gone crazy, 1928. J..
'-,.... ..' - b. J. D., Hunter, N. D.
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THE ANIMAI-WEGETABLE KING
." - -. DOM :,

me cow-pea' once to the horse-radish said:
What lovely weather."
while the dos-wood barked Ger a pig.weed's
AS they stood together
Inc pressed sang In the neighboring bush,
And the cat-n;p stalked Its prey.
bull-rush beloved and tossed it's horns
By the brook not far away.
Ihen the dog-wcod nipped at the pfg-weeds ear
ana tne squeal that was echoed far and near
On a summer zephyr that CHANGED to PASS
Stampeded herd Of buffalo grass ,. -,
49, :-s.-- - .,..;.;--Kansasf City Times
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SEALING
WAX SUPPLANTS
STRING

The grocer, instead of tying the: bag
Of cranberries with string, sealed It
with sealing. wax. Where, on the
had lain, there was now stick Of red
wax, with a, tiny gas flame to melt it..
"The. druggists,''' said the: {. grocer,
Hsbegan this business Of using wax in
stead of string to fasten parcels with.
Now nearly observation-disclosures, con-
PETITIONERS, Observation-Disclosures wax in
stead Of string. You see, it is Just
ss cheap, and it makes a neater, han.
dier parcel. -. ~ =
The string manufacturers and deal
ers feel this general adoption of wax.
Their business has been hurt by it.
; There is nothing for them to do, tho.
except TO-. transform their ropewalks
into wax plants. - = $685. =, -
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POEMS BY THE COPY BOY.
On Being Disturbed.

dogon why cant I reed 2day
and not be Bothurd In this way
wunder when they think find
odd moments tew Ihpruve my mind
its johnny run and Johnny jump
and here yung Teller Get hump
this amt no Boys Job that they gave
tew me they need good strong slave
now there's the Boss don't dew thing s
but Keep yours truly on the wing
hes only Hired here truth tew speak,
tew see urn three bucks per week
gwhtzz the way Of life is ruiz
And men Is maid Of lazy stuff
they lay around like rocks and Logs "a
and wurk the offs boys like dogs ~
I an hour ago started out
i tew; Reed about kit carson scout
But what with Being bothurd 80 -
my progress 10 But painful slow #
Just Whe, he. Is about TO siay 4
sum injun I am torn away
by rite which hereby dispute
Tew shute sum copy up the Chute
there amt no sympathy that's sure
round Hereaboum with litterchursss
And boys pore souls must bear the hr,nt
OF work and grow up Ignarunt. 81
st Louis Post Dispatch.
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Doesn't Dare to Be Funny.

TO tho skidoo Problem Editor:
IN competing for the: Skidoo problem prize only
TWO Things are required: First, a correc, an
swer and second, clever handling Of the sub
iect-tnat is II demonstration is given it must
be made with dexterityss and adroitness showing
knowledge of the subject, and be absolutely
correct. AS you well know, cleverness never
means wit alone. I could put my answer of
rs IN rhyme If necessary, but since John G.
SAKE the witty New England poet burst of his
vest buttons in being funny, ! have never dared
TO De as funny as can, still stick to- 49, .
George s. Gibbs 2927 Clinton av