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Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28
SOCIETY SMALL TAIR.

SOCIETY SMALL TAIK.
Mrs. @. +. CLARK is home from vls-
IL with relatives In st. Louis
Mrs r.. Crosby has returned from
q visitat Brook field, Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. D. Graham made a
short visit with relatives In ST. Louis.
Mrs Geo, Cave and SOD, of Rock Is
land, Ill.,sre guests Of relatives In this
city.
Among the out-of-town-guests here
TO attend the Jackson Turley wedding
were Miss Bessie Smith, Of Chetopa
Kansas, Mss Tib Evans, Of Monroe
City, Miss Nell Poll.o Centralia, and
Mrs. Ernest Boone, Of Thompson.
Nj, Frank VanNess made short
visit 70 Montgomery City this week.
Mrs Wallace Rogers returned to her
home in Columbia, Thursday, after q
visit here with her parents.
Miss Abbie Llewelyn and Merritt
Llewelyn made flying trip TO ST.
L, mis- last week
Mrs. J. Blum and daughter, Miss
stella, Of Bridgeton are the guest OF
Mrs o. Poisson.
DIR. N. R Rodes, wife and SON. Ry-
| land, left Tuesday for san Antonio
Texas, to attend the wedding Of MISS
Fannie Potts.
Miss Pearl Shanholtzer, OF Kansas
City and Miss Ethel Hickey, Of Okla
boma City. will be the guests OF MISS
Mamie RiDgo, next week.
Mr.. Wallace and Miss Gertrude
Fry return from their respective
schools next week to spend Tnanks-
giving With their parents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28

Rev. Frank Allen who has been
pastor Of the Christian church at
Odessa, Mo-. has been called TO the
church at Paris, and will move to that
place about the first Of January. Rev,
Mr.. Allen is q brother-in-law of Rev.
A. W. Kokendaffer, of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28
30, % and 10 Years
Ago This Week.
rH1RrY YEARS AGO rHIs wEEK.

THIRTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
sylvester Bourne died at bis resi-
dence In this city.
P. NJ. Morris and family were or
their way to Texas for their health.
A. g. Ryerson, son OF A. +. Ryer
son, was in Texas for his health.
Mr.. sullivan, brakeman on The
North Missouri, was badly injured
while switching 10 the Mexico yards
Lyman Fetter moved bis stock Of
jeweIry to the old Red Store on the
south side of the square.
James F. Langston, living east Of
Columbia, accidently shot himself
through the band and was brought &c
Mexico fol. treatment. His physicians
were Doctors Russell and McFar
lane.
TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
John w. Berry died at his home on
Youpge's Creek, OF pneumonia.
Herbert Schmidt, manager Of
Lemp's beer depot In this city, re-
ceived q box through the mail CON
tanning bomb.
Harry johnson and Miss MARI
Field were married by the Rev. Nc
Dermond.
VIM Boswell was operating Goa
mine near Thompson.
a marriage license was granted te
Sinclair ). Bishop and Miss Emma
Lyle, both of Galloway county.
Erastus Shepherd, formerly Of Mex
leo, was married to Miss Sallie Allen
at Allenstown, Georgia.
TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
J.B. Clark, aged 10 years, died a,
bis home In Reedsvllle.
Mrs Martha Carter, aged rs years,
died at the home OF Jesse Carter,
southwest OF Mexico.
win Ryerson, aged 25 years. for
merly Of Mexico, died in New Or
leans, La OF yellow fever.
Mrs. Kemper, aged SO years, died al
the home OF her son, Henry Kemper,
eight miles north Of Mexico.
J.H. Patterson and family left fol
Deleyan, H., to reside. Mr.. Patter-
son was employed as a barber In Mr.
Pitts shop.
Frank Harris, Of Centralia, won in
the iuter- society oratorical contest
aud was to represent the inter-colle'
siate contest at Sedalia. p. H. Cul
len was one Of the judges In the con
test won by Mr. Harris.
Morris Jerman, aged years, fell In
a well at the home OF his grandpa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. James W. Morris
in the western suburbs Of Mexico. HI
was rescued by VIM. Perry, a neigh
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28

TuoMPsoS is surrounded BY q good
nrmine c,uptry and We trust The
huIldiues destroyed BY Gre will be im,
r,sdiately rebuilt. Thompson Ia q
good trading p 'intt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28
suocssssul Mesting Closed. !.

The protracted meeting that has
been In progress at Bever Dam church
south Of town, conducted by Rev. @
@. Long, Of Oentralia closed Wednes-
day evening" with forty additions to the
chureh
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28

ARsAsaExxrrs are beInx complet-
"A 70 Immediately open Jackson
.,reet When this street Il paved 4,
vIll be one of the handsvmesl in ths
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28

HON. MORTON psx0ERTon. repre-
.sutstiye II boone county will deliver
a address in Mezico sh ftls. favvrin.
Local option. Mr. pembefton Is . tas
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28

TEE Ledger was informrd to-day
,bst "tbe agitation Of the local option
question 10 Mexico Was the cause Of
sbe panic ia Wall street "
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28

Constable A. P. johnson Captured
Frank Johnson, an escaped prisoner
from the county jail.
The following marriage licenses
were issued: Mora Hollis, Mexico,
Hannah Davis, Wellsville; Henry
Buscher and Jennie Virhoff; Odus
Riggs and Mary Lou Roberts, all Of
Audrain county; Jerry T. Gelvin, Of
Hannibal, and Ethel Darlington, Of
Laddonia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28

Mrs. Fannie CLARK after a pleasant
visit with her sisters, Mrs. Mamie
Craig has returned 10 her home in To-
peka, Kansas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28

ITCH cured in 80 minutes by Woolford 3
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails Sold by J. +.
Llewellyn, Druggist. 3021t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28
SOCIETY

IThose having news for The society column
n she evening LEDGER win plsase commu
meats with Mias Esther Houston st her home
Just west OF the Episcopal church, On West
Promenade streetl Phone 0.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28

Hon D. Il. Harris, Of Fulton, will
,aOrtly made .ocal option speach In
Mexico
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28

J. 7. Johnson's many friends will
be glad to know that be ia able to be
around again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28
Can Give Friends Drink.

The Missouri Supreme Court Tues
day decided that IL Is not "a violation
Of the law for . person to give . friend
q drink Of whisky In locsl-option coun'
ties. The case decided was that Of
John Fulk, WHO was fined ss0o in
Stoddard county for giving a friend z
drink Of whiskeY in bis office.
Chief justice CAN'T wrote the opin.
ion, reversing the decision Of the
lower court and dischsrging the defen-
daut
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28

W W Fry is home from a business
UP 70 Savannah, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28
Frank Elliott Dead.

Lewis Mckee is able to be out after
q severe spell of illness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28

Mrs Martha Porter, motherof Dick
Porter, returned to her home at kex-
leo, Tuesday. Though 50 pears old.
she is wonderfully preserved and Is e
sprightly as most women ct 20. She
does her own housekeeping and cooks
for a good many visitors, and says she
gets along as well as she ever did. The
fact that she is always In . good hu-
NOR may have something 10 do vith
her success IN keeping young.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28

Mrs. H. A. 8. Marsh, 2l2s Reservoir st.
Los Angeles, CAL, President Woman'i
Benevolent Association, writes:
"I suffered with Ia grippe for seven
weeks, and nothing could do or take
helped me until tried Pernna.
al felt at once that I had at last SO.
cured the right medicine and I kept
sfeadiiy Improving. Within three
weeks was fully restored, and I am
glad that I gave thattruly great remedy
o trial.
"I will never be without it again."
Used Pe-ru-na For Bronchitis,
Mr.. Frank Battle, Jr., First street.
near Charlotte Ave-, West Nashville,
Tenn, writes:
"I desire to say for the benefit OF
others that your Peruna has unques-
tionably cured meof chronic bronchitis.
Il is the grandest discovery of the age
for fhrusf and lungs"
Peruna is not simply a palliative to
relieve some OF Of the distressing symp-
toms. It brings permanent relief.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28

Tom OToole Is now located at De-
witt, Iowa- he Is . warm prohikl-
tionist and Is making speeches in thxt
state. He'll be back.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28

Prof. Mark Skidmore will be able tc
be out again shortly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28
MEXICO AUDRAIN COUNTY MISSOURI THURSDAY NOVEMBER @


Prince Jonah Kaianianaole, Dewey Hotel,
Washington, D. G., Delegate TO Congress from
Hawaii, writes:
ssE can cheerfuiiy recommend y0ar
Peruns as q very effective remedy for
coughs, colds and catarrhal trouble"
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-08-23
LIFE INSURANCE ACTIVITY.
Tho New York Life's Business Nearly
Up to the Legal Limit.

The New York Life Insurance Com.
pany announces that its new paid
business during the half year Just end
ed was over seventy million dollars.
As the new law allows no life COM
pany to write over one hundred and
fifty millions per year, 1t would ap-
pear that this company Is working
nearly up to the limit The New
York Life gained such headway be-
fore the law was passed and suffered
SO little. comparatively. from the Arm
strong Investigation. that the question
with its management has been how to
keep business down to the limit. rath-
er than how to reach it. No other
company Is writing nearly as much
as the law allows. The New York
Life has evidently become a pre-
terred company.
The company's payments 10 policy
holders during the six months end
Ing June 80 were 21,66O,76l. 1t IL
interesting to note that this amount
was almost equally divided between
payments under policies maturing BY
death and payments made to living
policy holders. Thus. while death.
claims were $11,1S0G26, the amount
paid for matured endowments. annu-
lties, trust fund installments. for pur-
chased policies and for dividends was
s1O.4S0.135. Modern life insurance. as
practiced by the best companies. en-
braces a wide field, and covers many
contingencies. 1t is money saved for
the aged, as well as money provided
for the families OF those who die pre-
maturely.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-08-23
Courtesy at Home.

We are all creatures OF habit.
men and women alike. and tho habits
and surroundings OF daily life have
powerful influence on the character OF
both. The root Of all bad manners Is
selfishness: when self ever is first, fore
most consideration for others always
lags much in the rear. and drops 30
tar behind in time that 1t disappears
altogether. "One cannot keep up the
ceremony and etiquette Of society
when at home" True. for between
friends these can be laid aside. They
merely are the rivets that keep So
ciety together. but not courtesy and
consideration. The latter ought TO
be SO much tho habit with each OF us
that It will become our second nature.
and therefore can be no more laid
aside than can an arm or a leg.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-08-23
MEAT OR CEREALS.
A Question Of Interest to All Care.
fuI Persons.

Arguments on food are interesting.
Many persons adopt a vegetarian diet
ON the ground that they do not like to
feel that life has been taken to feed
them, nor do they fancy the thought
Of eating dead meat.
On the other hand. too great con.
sumption OF partly cooked. starchy
oats and wheat or white bread. pastry,
ETC., produces serious bowel troubles,
because the bowel digestive organs
(where starch is digested). are over.
taxed and the food ferments. produc.
Ing gas, and microbes generate in the
decayed food. frequently bringing on
peritonitis and appendicitis.
Starchy food Is absolutely essential
TO the human body. Its best form is
shown in the food 'Crape-Nuts,' where
the starch 10 changed into form OF
sugar during ,Ae process Of Its manu-
facture. In this way. the required
food Is presented to the system In a
|pre-digested form and Is Immediately
made into blood and tissue. without
taxing the digestive organs.
A remarkable result in nourishment
Ii obtained; the person using Grape.
Nuts gains quickly in physical and
mental strength. Why in mental
Because the food contains delicate
particles Of Phosphate Of Potash OBJ
tanned from the grains. and this unitea
with the albunien OF all food and the
com bination is what nature uses to re-
build worn out cells In the brain
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-08-23
Bates, Sir"

.bo,,I, ho 90 "a Du;,;.t ,,,,,I ,,a .i5a
no' "1 ~ , .' .s, "l. ', ~,
"a..' went "heau y. MN ,n'o VI,
',"n anu out " INC '''"i
ele.pe'' =. u,oppeu my Das ',,' ~.
seo.''n n 'na' "na. ."ey .a'' " j."
your a.roeious AnieIicah iaisoase.-
.ooAeu ou. anu & sa" nm nm uoli'nt a'ons
.ne piat'o',h 'uet men 'ne Ca, oeean
" INV. "eie shuht'hs IL apo"'
~ at.a'n sleeper INA. hau oeen
'''ue"' III iioii i~'uie'''ie' anu III,
carriage, OF Whatever you call IL, went
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-08-23

VERY we'll Now we'll keep quiet
about this. Don't mention it or dis
cuss 1t with any one"
Certainly not, SIR" He rose, stag.
gering a little from weakness. but
crossed to the broad mantel shelf In
the great chimney breast, rested his
arm upon 1t for moment, passed his
hand over the dark wood with sort
of caress, then bent his eyes upon the
floor Uttered with books, drawings and
papers torn from cabinets and all
splashed with tallow and wax from
the candles. The daylight had in
creased until the havoc wrought by
the nights visitors was fully apparent.
The marauders had made sorry
mess of the room, and I thought
Bates lip quivered as he viewed the
wreck
1T would have been a blow to Mr..
Glanarm; the room was his pride
his pride, sir
He went out toward the kitchen, and
I ran upstairs to my own room.
cursed the folly that had led me to
leave my window open, for undoubted-
ly Morgan and his new ally. St. Ag-
athas gardener, had taken advantage
of II to enter the house. Quite likely.
too, they had observed my departure
Tor Cincinnati, and this would un-
doubtedly be communicated to Picker
ing. threw open my door and start
ed back with an exclamation of
amaZement.
A stranger stood at my chiffonier.
between two windows. calmly shaving
himself He was clad in a bath gown
my own, | saw with fury-and he
hummed softly to himself as he seized
the brush and applied lather deftly
to his upper lip.
Without turning he ADDRESSED me.
quite coolly and casually. as though
his being there was the most natural
thing in the world.
Good morning Mr.. Glenarm. Rath-
er damaging evidence, that costume. I
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-08-23
HER GIFTS TO JOHN
OF COURSE HE SHOULD HAVE
BEEN PLEASED, BUT
Possibly Presents Of Some Other
Kind Would Have Been More
Acceptable to That Worldly
Minded Individual.

or course it would not be 80 bad II
he was ole Of those nice. ladylike
men who can discriminate between
handwrought and machine made lace
and can speak feelingly of color har'
monies in wall paper, but he Is not
that kind at all.
He is just one OF these bustling.
husting fnanciers. who Is director in
half a dozen big corporations and VINO
rushes around on the floor OF the
chamber OF commerce, forcing the
market up or down as his interests
lie.
He only has one weakness. and
that is his wife, who is small doll
of woman. deeply religious and who
loves pretty things.
The other day she-went Oft to Phil
adelphia to attend missionary con-
vention. and thence to Atlantic City
with group of delegates. Her re-
turn was heralded by express pack
ages and souvenirs galore from the
oriental shops of the seaside town.
and she was showing her trophies to
a friend.
Didn't you bring John anything?
questioned the friend. knowing that
John must have set up neat check
to permit OF this expenditure.
Yes: l brought John several
things" replied the wife. but he
doesn't seem very enthusiastic over
them.
For one thing. brought him a
beautiful salad bowl. 1t is To repre-
sent a tomato on a leaf Of lettuce. So
artistic. the red tomato on the green
background
John shot an agonized glance at the
visitor over his newspaper.
Then | bought him these" con.
tinued the wife proudly. She dis
played some $50 worth OF East Indian
laces in the form of centerpiece and
dolies for the luncheon table.
Il bought these OF the missionaries
from India: they will be perfectly
sweet when give an afternocA tea.
But that isn't all I got for John"
she added quickly AS she intercepted
another exchange OF glances between
her lord and master and the visitor
Il got him this
Here she produced from bureau
drawer square OF parchment. II
was imposing In size and emblazoned
with seals.
'Oh. bank stock" cried the visitor.
Now. that is something like!"
NO" returned the wife scorn.
fully. better than that II Is u life
membership. price SO. in the Wom-
ans Foreign Missionary society"
And then she wondered why her
guest had Mysteries and her husband
fed the room.-Rehoboth Sunday
Herald
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-08-23
EIirt and Coouette.

Does man like the coquctte! Many
prefer the flirt. though to many the
terms are synonymous. The co
quette' uses man as she does her
dresses. She likes to be seen with
new one every day: she kills for
the sake Of killing: she satisfies her
vanity by playing on mans.
THE filrt" Is not serious. and she
does not wish you to take her seri'
ously she wants fun. and II you nc.
cept her for what she IL worth you
may pass very pleasant time.
THE coquettc" tries to lead you as
fast as she wishes you to go.
The hirt" does not lead you fur.
ther than you wish TO go.
"F'lirts' often make good wives.
"Coquettes" never.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-08-23
Modestv Of True Greatness.

Abou Ben Adhem had Just found
out that his name led all the rest.
"Still." he observed. with q modesty
as rare as It was charming. the sea
son is young yet. I've made few
lucky hits. it's true. but Just as likely
As not shall be at the bottom OF the
percentage column in batting before
the season ends" Smillngly accept
ing the bouquet Of cut flowers sent to
him by an admirer in the grandstand.
he stepped up to the plate. struck
out, lodged a lemon thrown at him
by a disgusted bleacherite. and went
and took his seat on the bench.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-08-23

and again I'm sure there's big STAKE
in it. The fact that Pickering is risk
ing SO much to find what's supposed
to be hidden here is pretty fair evi
dence that something's buried on the
place."
Possibly. but they're giving you ;
lively boycott. Now where in the dcvi
have you been?"
"Well,-" began and hesitated.
and this did not seem the time for con
fidences of that sort.
He took a cigarette from his pochr'
and lighted it deliberately.
Bah! these women! Under the
terms of your excellent grandfathcr's
will you have thrown away all youl
rights. 1t looks to me. as a memho:
of the Irish bar in bad standing, a'
though you had delivered yourself u,
to the enemy. so far as the legal situa
ton is concerned. How does it stri,'
you?"
IF it's known that l ran away for a
night of course"
MY lad, don't deceive yourself
Everybody round here will know 1t be
fore night. You ran off, left your vii
dow open invitingly. and two gentl"
men who meditated breaking in foun
that they needn't take the troub"
One came in through your own room
noting, of course, your absence. let r
his friend below, and tore up the plar'
regrettably."
Yes, but how did you get here p
If you don't mind telling"
It's short story. That little cha,
from Scotland Yard. who annoyed M
so much in New York and drove M
to Mexico,-for which may he dive.
forever in fiery torment,-has neyei
gwen up. | shook him off, though. At
indianapolis three days ago. | bougl
ticket for Pittsburg with him at m
elbow. | suppose he thought the chas0
was growing tame and that the farth"'
east he could arrest me the nearer
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-08-23
What Become. Of the Gold1

What has become OF all the gold
produced In the past thirteen years ?
The production is estimated at
3.6S5 million dollars. and the London
Statlst shows that $685.. 900, 400 of
this has gone into the banks and
treasuries; in other words. the re-
serve pockets OF the world. or the
remaining 1893 million dollars II
would be fair to estimate that 1.1O5
million dollars was consumed in the
arts and sciences. This leaveB SsS
million dollars unaccounted for
About 6S million dollars OF gold a year
therefore mysteriously disappears.
Does the gold go into hidden boards.
or is the use OF 1t In the industries
larger than Is generally supposedi
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-08-23

suppose it's the custom in the country
for gentlemen in evening clothes to
go out by the window and return by
the door. You might think the other
way round preferable
Larry" l shouted.
Jack"
kick that door shut and lock It,"
he commanded, in a sharp, severe tone
that remembered well, and just now
welcomed-in him.
How, why and when-?"
Never mind about me. I'm here
thrown the enemy OF for a few days:
and you may confess your own sins
first, while / climb into my armor
Pray pardon the informality-"
He seized a broom and began work
upon pair of trousers to which mud
and briers clung tenaciously. His coat
and hat lay on chair, they, too,
much the worse for rough usage.
There was never any use In refusing
to obey Larry's orders, and as he got
into his clothes gave him in as few
words as possible the chief incidents
that had marked my stay at Glenarm
Houese. He continued dressing with
care, helping himself to shirt and
collar from my chiffonier and choosing
with unfailing eye the best tie in my
collection. Now and then he asked a
question tersely. or, again he laughed
or swore direly in Gaelic. When
had concluded the story of Pickering's S
visit, and of the conversation over
heard between the executor and Bates
in the church porch, Larry wheeled
round with the scarf half tied in his
fingers and surveyed me commiserat-
ingly.
And you didn't rush them both on
the spot and have it out?"
mo. ! was too much taken aback
for one thing"
Il dare say you were"
And for another ! didn't think the
time ripe. I'm going to beat that fel-
low, Larry. but l want him to show
his hand fully before we come to
smash-up. | know as much about
the house and its secrets as he does
that's one consolation. Sometimes
don't believe there's shilling here,
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-08-23
An Ansedo,e o, . We. Year.

A Belfast tMaine) man recalls that
this year Is the fortieth anniversary
OF the wet summer" when Belfast
postponed part OF Its big Fourth OF
July celebration to August T. Many
places In the state had planned for
demonstrations on the Fourth, but
rain interfered. and some towns had
II on the instalment plan. Belfast
among the number. The season was
30 wet that on low lands on many
farms the hay was cut and stacked on
the driest place that could be found
and hauled of after the ground froze
In the winter.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-08-23
Dangers Of Hugqlnp.

There is too much affectionatG
nugging Of children by fond parents, -
said DR.. George J. Helmer, Of New
York city. in clinic at the opening
session Of the seventh annual conven.
tion Of the Pennsylvania Osteopathio q
association.
Dangerous diseases result from the
LESSONS Of the ribs caused by these
embraces" ne continued, "and .
mother. without knowing, often ruins
kSr child for life."
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-08-23
Terror,s Effect on Hair.

1t has been repeatedly affirmed that
Queen Marie Antoinettes auburn hair
turned white In the days OF the reign
OF terror, and an English surgeon
named Parry states that just after the
Indian mutiny he actually saw the Jet
black hair OF rebel sepoy, who was
under examination and feared dread
full death, turn white In the course of
an hour In the time Of the commune
in Paris, the dark hair Of Baron AL.
phonse de Rothschild was blanched In
q few hours.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-08-23
Generous Mr.. Krast.

"Mr. Kraft. the merchant" said the
college president, has offered to do
nate $4,000 for a new building to be
known as Kraft hail."
But" said the dean Of the facul-
ty. $"$5.o00 won't pay for the build.
ing we want"
"Oh! no. You see. Mr.. Kraft's gen.
erous offer is contingent upon our Sc
curing donations of $4,000 each from
ten other public.spirited citizens.'-
Philadelphia Press.