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The Washington times., 1907-03-20
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The Washington times., 1907-03-20
Mr.. AND MRS. MANTELL AT
NATIONAL PARK SEMINARY

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mantell we're yes
terday the guests OF President and Mrs.
Cassidy, OF the National Park Semi
nary, where they were given a recep-
ton Mr.. Mantel gave a series Of read
1ngs from the Shakespeare repertoire
he is now interpreting. and Mrs Man
tell told the students OF some of her
interesting stage experience.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
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DAILY MATS. 25c EVENINGS. &C and 5oc-
one Of the Best Bills. This Season
GALLAGHER * BARRETT in
THE BATTLE OF TOO-SOON."
a Military BuTiesgue Eproari0usly Funny.
JULIA SANDEESDS. late Of The Tourists 80
Estelle WorGe-te & Co Ben Welch- Ths
Musical Jolus-els Lee Tuug Foo Selbini *
CROWN The Inexperienced ChauHeur''
Motion Pictures
NEXT WEEE-HOTDINI. ONE WEEK
CNI.E. SrI-PENDOIS CHALLENGE Is
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NIGHT. AMONG THEM THE JOYCE RE
FI-TATION- THE TJ[ATT|'S CRIB SEN
SATION- THE DOOR TRANSFINIO\. THE
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or DEATH SUSPENSION. THE IRON
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LOCKED MAI BAG EFFORT. THE CASE
WITHIN a CASE, THE THRILLING HIN
Doc NEEDLE ACT. &c Sc SEVEN
OTHER GREAT FEATURES. Buy SEATS
TODAY
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
Army Bride
Soon to Sail
For Manila
Miss StOtenSburg Married to
Captain Kroner, of the
Cavalry.

Miss Jane Miller Stotensburg, daughter
OF the late Col. John Miller Stotensburg,
L. s. A. and granddaughter OF the late
Chaplain James A. NJ. La Tou-rct-e. L.
S. A, and Capt Leon Benjamin Hrcmer.
Tenth Cavalry, L. S. A, were married
at noon today in the apartments of the
brides mother, in the POrusmouth, On
New Hampshire avenue.
Only a small family party ana a very
few intimate friends attended the cere-
mony. which was performed by the Rev.
Herbert Scott Smith, rector Of st. Mar
garet's Church.
The bridal gown was Of white satin.
made princesse, and worn with long
tulle ven. The brides bouquet was a
shower of violet orchids and lilies Of the
valley.
Miss Laura AnnesIey Stotensburg
sister OF the bride, was maid Of hOnOr
for her sister and wore q dainty gown
Of lace over pale yellow silk and car
ried yellow roses.
Lieutenant Jackson. of the Tenth Cav
airy, was best man for Captain Kroner.
Immediately after the ceremony Cap
tain and Mrs. KRONER left Washington
Tor short stay I'm Atlantic City. They
will sail from San Francisco Nav 5, for
the Philippines. where Captain KRONER
Will join his regiment.
Rehearsals for the performance Of
Phelps Browns We Are In Society"
10 be given in the Belaaco Theater
April !, , and for the benefit Of the
National Junior Republic, are being held
with the diligence and regularity of real
professionals. There are two or three
every day and the members Of the cast
and the chorus attend wit hsurprising
REGULARITY and interest The patrOnesseS
are Niscountess Aoki, Mrs. Audenried.
Mrs. A {. Barney. Mrs Robert Bacon
..-rs. Charles J. Bell. Mrs Bonaparte,
Mrs. William J. Boardman. Mrs Bryce
Mrs Charles $. BrOmwell. Mrs David
Brewer. Miss Cannon. Mrs. Donald
Cameron. Mrs. Murray Crane. Mrs
Converse. Mrs. Richardson Glover. Mrs
Tiffany Dyer. Mrs. William p Emo
Mrs. Charles FfOulke. Mrs Charles g
Glover. Mrs Garfield. Mrs Thomas
Gaff. Mrs. Hale Nine Hauge Mrs
Archibald Hopkins. Mrs. Oliver Holmes
Mrs. George r Hun. Mrs. Herman Jen-
nings. Mrs Knox. Mrs Arthur Lee
Mrs. John r. MCLean. Mrs. Charles
McCawley. Mrs GUY Norman M-s
Robert Shaw oliver Mrs. Thomas Mel
son Page Mrs. Henry Cleveland Per
kins. Mrs James PinChOt, Mrs Samuel
Reber. Mrs. William Barrett Ridgely
Baroness Rosen. Baroness SternberE,
Mrs. Theodore Perry ShOnts, Mrs. Alex
ander y. Shepherd. Mrs. Strsus, Nine
van SwinderCn. Mrs. Herbert Wads-
worth Mrs. W gilmore. Mrs. Huntington
Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. ?. G. Garden have left
for a tour through the South
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
LECTURE on MAETERLINCK.

Miss NJ Eleanor Ford Will give a lee
tuTe on "MaetcTlinck. the Practical Mys
tic at 2.30 p. m. Saturday. March q
in the reading room for the blind, II
brary Of Congress.
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Miss Conrad
Is Married
1t Geneva
Popular Washington Girl
Becomes Mrs. Ford ThOmp-
son, Jr.

Miss Florence Conrad daughter of
Mrs. George Choate Kendall. and Ford
Thompson. jr.. son OF DR.. J. Ford
Thompson, were married yesterday in
Geneva. Switzerland
Miss Conrad spent last season in
Washington as the guest OF her aunt
Mrs. Richard Austin Harlow. and her
enSa cement was announced several
months ago. She left Washington six
weeks ago 10 join her mother. who is
at Geneva, TO be near her younger chill
dren. who are at school Mr.. Thompson
went abroad few weeks ago and the
marriage took place yesterday very
quietly.
Miss Conrad made her debut in Wash
lngton two years ago. when her mother
had the house on California avenue
owned by General SteTnberg- She has
been very popular in society here since
then, and last December was the maid
or honor at the wedding of Miss Marie
Barnes and Lieut.. Mark Brooke, in St
Johns Church
After an extended trip abroad Mr.. and
Mrs Thompson viii reside in Washing
ton.
The engagement Of Miss Harriet
Sutherland. daughter OF Commander
". II. II. Switzerland. l. s n. and
MIS-; Switzerland. TO Alfredo Alvarez
Calderon. has been announced. Mr.
Calderon is the first secretary OF the
PERUVIAN legation and son of the former
minister from Peru At present h, is
away from Washington on leave OF alb
sehce IN South America. but he will re-
Iurh early IN the spring. and the we'd
ulng Will take place some time in Nav
IN me home Of the brides parents.
Miss Sutherland is a well-known and
popular young woman in Washington's :
smart society. an accomplished linguIst.
and girl OF charming personality. She
VIII make a welcome addition To the
already large list Of American matrons
In the Diplomatic Corps.
Mrs. John J. Hurst Of Baltimore. an
nounces the engagement Of hnr daugh-
Ter, RebeCra. 10 Granville Smith. for
merry OF This city. The wedding Will
take place shortly after Easter Miss
hurst IS the only daughter OF the late
John j. hurst. of Baltimore and niece
or the late Bishop Hurst Of Washing
Ton The Wedding will be IN the pres
ence of tire immediate families only.
and VIII he follow ed by a large recep-
uou at the residence OF Mrs. Hurst II
West Preston street. The young couple
VIII take wedding tour throughout the
North MT Smith is the son Of Mrs
Isabella Fallen Smith. Of this city. and
the late Juuge Irwin 4. Smith. of ST
Louis. and grandson OF the late DR. NJ
NJ Pallen, Of the same city. He is
graduate OF the MasSaC ChuS- It's Institute
OF Technology. and has been connected
with the Maryland Steel Company. d
naval architect. for several years. DR.
be best man for his brother
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

Mr. and Mrs Arthur Lee had rs
their guests at dinner last evening Mr.
and Mrs John r. Henderson. IT..
Colonel and Mrs. Bromwell. Mrs. Van
Nechten OlcOtt. Walter Andrews. MI.
and Mrs. Flshback Mr. and Mrs
Nathaniel Francis. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
j. Bell, and Or. and Mrs. PetJus.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

Mrs. ieite. has as her guests in her
home on Dupont circle the Misses Is
ham. daughters Of Edward Swift lSham.
of Chicago. Mrs. Letter has cards out
for dinner Monday, March -.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

The British Ambassador and Mrs
Bryce will go over 10 New York to
morrow. where "A number Of social en-
Eazemepts await them. They enter
tanned small luncheon party a. the
embassy today.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

Colonel and Mrs. Henry May returned
from New York yesterday after visit
of several daS-
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

Nine Creel. wife Of the Mexican am
bassadOr. was the guest Of honor of
Mrs Thomas Wilson at luncheon yes
terddy.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

Mrs +. II. Hartman and Miss Harri-
man, who have been spending a week at
The Plains. Va, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert CfOelet and Miss Katherine FL
kins, arrived in Washington yesterday.
Miss Hartman will remain in Washing
ton for a few days with Mrs. Long
worth in her home. on Eighteenth
street, before returning TO New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. GOelet and Miss Elkins
will remain another week at The Plains
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

Mrs Bell. wife Of Gen J. Franklin
Bell was hostess last evening at an
informal chatting dish party cOmpli-
mentary to Miss Henning. or New York
her house guest. The other guests were
Miss Juliettc Williams, Miss Frederick
Morgan Miss Ide. Captain Wilcox. Cap
tain Brees, Captain Gilmore. Lieutenant
Poole and Mr. Nav
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

Mrs. Benedict entertained a small
company informally at dinner last
night. followed bv bridge. Mrs. Bene-
dict will leave Washington Thursday
for a week in New York. where she will
be the guest Of her brother. Fred CoU-
deTt.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

few friends Of Mr.. and Mrs Ernest
Mayer, Of Sixteenth street gave them
a surprise party last evening. IN honor
of their wedding anniversary. The
affair was a surprise to Mr. and Mrs
Mayer. and most delightful evening
WAS spent. Those present were Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Eiseman. Mr.. and Mrs
I. w. Nordlinger, Mr.. and Mrs. A NJ
Baer, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Goldsmith
dr. and Mrs. Harry Franc. and Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Mayer.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

English Cutaway and Box Coat
Suits. Serge. Panama and SuItinEs.
tight fitting and semi-ftting backs;
box and side pleated skirts. cream.
tan. gray. navy ard black.
Suits for stout figures. regular and
extra sizes. Of black Panama, with
fly front Jacket. fitted back. tanreta
lined. extra VIDE pleaJed skirts.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

Miss Julia Goldsmith, who has been
the guest Of her sister. Mrs. NJ Rheine.
for the past six weeks. returned to her
home in Fredericksburg. Va, TO-DAY
Mrs Isaac Behrend entertained the
Afternoon Bridge-Whist Club yesterday
After the games. when the prizes were
won by Mrs. Simon Kann and Mrs
Samuel Goldberg, delightful luncheon
was served, with table decorations of
pale pink. Those present were Mrs
David s. Yankauer. of New York city:
Mrs. Karl kaufman, of st. Gall. Switz-
erland; Mrs. Nathan Kaufman. OF Prov
idence, r l.; Mrs. Solomon Minister
Mrs. Rudolph r. Behrend. Mrs. Samuel
Goldenbere, Mrs. Sydney G. Kaufman
Mrs. SimoT Kann. and Miss Helene ID.
Engel.
Mrs. A. X Leon, who has been the
guest OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Steiner. returned to her home in
New York CITY tOdaV-
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

The Japanese Ambassador and Nis-
Countess AOk were hosts at dinner last
evening. having as their guests Mr..
Justice and Mrs Brewer. the Colombian
Minister and Nine COTTes. Mr.. Justice
and Mrs. Anderson. the Turkish Minis
ter. Prof. Newcomb, Major and Mrs.
McCawleY. Colonel and Mrs. Eckland,
Mrs. Marsh. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Wat
son, Of the British embassy: Mr.. YOach-
am, charge d'affaires OF Chile. Count
and Countess Hatzfeldt. the Counselor
OF tie japanese Embassy and Nine.
MiyaOka. and Mr.. Hanihara.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

And ByyceS
At Concert
Society Out in Force to
Hear Symphony
Orchestra.

Society in Washington gave the Bos-
ton Symphony Orchestra a fitting fare
well yesterday afternoon at its closing
concert in the National Theater. The
German Ambassador and Baroness Won
Sternburg occupied a stage box and had
as their guests the British Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. James Bryce. In the
other boxes and in the audience were
Mrs. Augustus n. Eddy. OF Chicago, who
had among her guests Rear Admirarand
Mrs Cowles, Mrs. G. \. williams and
party; Count and Countess Seckendorff.
who were the guests of Mrs. Hunt Sla-
ter, as was Mrs. Stison Hutchins: Sen
atCr and Mrs. Lodge, Nine. de Blanpre,
Of the French embassy. and Nine. do
Amaral. of the Brazilian embassy; Mr..
and Mrs. PinchOt, Representative ana
Mrs. Nicholas LOngworth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Cleveland Perkins. Mr.. and Mrs
Herbert WadswOrth, Mr. and Mrs
r. Dickinson Jewett, Comptroller and
Mrs. Ridgely, and the Misses Ridgely;
Dr. and Mrs. Loring.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

Mr.. and Mrs. =. G. Garden have left
for A tour through the South
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
A. LISNER

EtOE Suits. OF Panama and Suit
ings. plain colOrs. check and stripes.
trimmed with braid buttons and
silk. skirts rleated I'm a variety Of
STYLES. biIC black. gray and tan.
Pony and Blazer SUITS. in Panama
and Suiungs. check. SiHpes and plain
cOlOrS. trim med With straps and
folds Of self. also silk and braid;
grav, tan and green mixtures. blue
and black
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

NOTE-Tickets ordered from Mrs C,-a.,s
NAV be obtained az box Office OF Fsa19sct
Theatre
Weber piano used eNclusfvaIr
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-01-18
Punishment.

1t was very quiet in my little room
after she had gone. l could hear
the dishes rattling downstairs. as
Norah set the table with a bang of
the plates and thump of the knives.
We were going to have honey for sup
per, and little cakes with frosted tops
baked In scalloped patty pans.
wondered whether / should have any
supper, or must lie there in the dark,
while they talked about me at the
supper table. / did not think that
l could enjoy frosted cake baked in
scalloped patty-pans If my little girl
were alone upstairs in the dark.
When l grew up and married, for
might as well marry now, / would
never treat anyone so. Never!
Never!! Never!!!
"Oh, please, God, let me hurry and
grow up" | whispered to the dark
ness. "And, oh, please, God, let me
have frosted cake for my support
Florence Tisley Cox, in McClure's.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-01-18

"Well, to be short about 1t, fer eight
weeks you KEEP gittin weaker an
weaker, an we KEEP feelin' more n
more hopeless. 1t was sad Christ
mas In our home that year. Your ma
was jest wore out with watchin' an
tryin' to do her work between times,
an was so nigh sick with trouble an
encouragement t / ust to go around
by the barn an jest cry like baby.
But never let on to your ma though,
ner she { me. We tried t encourage
each other though we knowed In our
hearts 7 all our cheerful words was
lies, an each one knowed the other
knowed II too.
well. jest tn night before New
Years Doc. called us outside your
room. oh. how my heart sunk then!
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-01-18
SCAlY ERUPTION ON BODY.
Doctors and Remedies Fruitless-Suf.
fered 10 Years - Completely
Cured by Cuticura.

when / was about nine years old
small sores appeared on each of my
lower limbs. l scratched them with a
brass pin and shortly afterwards both
of those limbs became SO sore that
could scarcely walk. When I had
been suffering for about month
the sores began to heal, but small
scaly eruptions appeared where the
sores had been. From that time on
ward l was troubled by such severe
itching that, until l became accus-
toned to it, would scratch the sores
until the blood began to flow. This
would stop the itching for q few
days, but scaly places would appear
again and the itching would accom-
pany them. After l suffered about
ten years l made renewed effort to
effect cure. The eruptions by this
time had appeared on every part Of
my body except my face and hands.
The best doctors in my native coun-
ty advised me to use arsenic In small
doses and salve. / then used to
bathe the sores in mixture which
gave almost intolerable pain. In ad-
dition l used other remedies, such
as iodine, sulphur, zinc salve, IS
Salve, - Ointment, and in fact I
was continually giving some remedy
a fair trial, never using less than
one or two boxes or bottles. All
this was fruitless. Finally my hair
began to fall out and l was rapidly
becoming bald. / used IS -,
but 1t did no good. A few months
after. having used almost everything
else, l thought l would try Cuticura
Ointment, having previously used
Cuticura Soap and being pleased with
1t. After using three boxes was
completely cured, and my hair was
restored, after fourteen years of suf-
fering and an expenditure of at least
$50 or $50 in vainly endeavoring to
nnd a cure. shall be glad to write
to any one who may be interested in
my cure. B. Hiram Mattingly, Yer.
million, s. Oak. Aug. 18. 1906"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-01-18
Want overshoes Made to Order.

zone peculiar feature Of the shoe
trade this season Is the demand for
overshoes made to order" said the
manager of a shoe store. Many
women are wearing shoes with rather
narrow, pointed toes and the broad
rubbers now on the market are GER
tainly not a very good At. What
our customers want is an overshoe
that doesn't look like gunboat, hence
the frequent orders for overshoes
with graceful lines."-N. Y. Sun.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-01-18
an aiIs."

"Nails are mighty good thing
particularly finger nails-but l don't
believe they were intended solely for
scratching, though l used mine large
ly for that purpose for several years.
was sorely afflicted and had 1t to do.
One application of Hunts Cure, how
ever relieved my itch and less than
one box cured me entirely"
J. M. WARD,
Index, Texas.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-01-18
Uneasy lies the head that wears .
frown. ..
The extraordinary popularity Of flne

The extraordinary popularity Of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch a matter Of great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. It's great strength as stiff
ener makes half the usual quantity OF
Starch necessary, with the result OF
perfect finish, equal to that when the
goods were new.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-01-18
convict's Peculiar Claim.

A life convict in the Andamans had
served some long period when an or
der recently came for his release. All
the time he had been in the band, and
had evidently so far forgotten that he
was a prisoner that on his release he
put in a claim for a pension on ac-
count of his long and faithful service
as government servant.-Madras
Mail.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-01-18
Foreigners Buy Welsh Mines.

A French syndicate is negotiating
for the purchase of five coal mines in
Wales, says the Glasgow Herald, the
purchase price being about $1,250,000
Inquiries are not uncommon by
Frenchmen and Germans for the pur-
chase of single Welsh coal mine, and
already there is large amount of
foreign capital invested there.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-01-18
Snakes Not Venom.Proof.

The FrenoA scientist, DR.. Calmette,
an authority on the treatment of
snake bites with anti-venomous serum,
has discovered, contrary to his first
opinion, that venomous snakes and
other reptiles are not proof against
serpent venom. A much larger guam
tity of the poison is, however, re-
quired to kill them than to kill other
animals.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-01-18

seen one clost fer quite few years
back. Me an your ma ust to buy
mighty nigh everything we used out
of them catylogs when we first come
to Kansas. Land sakes, l have to
laugh now sometimes when | think OF
the way we would git ketched onct in
awhile. They's some cheap things In
them catylogs, an then agin they's o
lot t amt so cheap. Y never kin
tell till they come, an then it's too
late to send 'em back. But as l was
a sayin', we haint bought nothin' out
Of catylog fer a right smart O years
now, an the way 1t come about had
as well tell y, cause l don't think
y really remember much about 1t.
when we come to Kansas long In
the first of the SOS we got along right
we'll. We was able to pay cash fer
what we got, and we got the money
fer everything we sold We was pay
In out on the place right along; crops
was purity good an we was feelin'
like the Lord was a smilin' on our
efforts, and the happy home we
uTedIHcu dDOul WHcu VIC hIEl bot Liai-
ried was in sight.
But they come a change In Kansas
long in the last half of the SOS.
Times got hard and KEEP a gittin'
tighter. Four straight years 1t was
so dry y had to soak the hogs afore
they'd hold swill-though l will say
they was some eXtry reason on ac-
count of the swill bein SO thin-wheat
Jest died in the ground fer want Of
rain, and the hot winds billed the ever
lastin' sap out of the corn. They
wasn't no pasture, no nothing. You
can know we was feelin' purity blue
about that time, but we was young
and strong, and thought with the
chickens an hogs we could git through
anyway.
''Then one day you got to complain
in and lookin' so thin it worried us.
Your ma Is middlin' good doctor,
take 1t all around, but nothing she
could think Of done you any good.
Well, you KEEP gittin' pindlier and
pindlier, till you got so'st y wouldn't
do nothin' but set IN a chair by the
kitchen stove, wrapped in your mas
old shawl, an you looked so pitiful
that We made up our minds to have
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-01-18

L don't want to hold out any false
hopes to you people, he says. but
think with proper care from now on,
your little girl Is goin' t git WE'LL
Elsie, 1t seemed jest like ton OF
hay had been lifted off my chest right
there. AS fer your ma, why she jest
busted down an cried as hard as she
could. After Doc. was gone we went
out to the kitchen an kneeled down
right there an thanked God fer the
most glorious New Years gift he ever
give t. anybody in tn world-the
health of our baby girl. You know
your pa amt no ranter er shouter;
yer ma bein' Baptist has furnished
most of tn r'ligion fer our house, but
jest then / seen how it was that they
comes times in peoples lives when
they've jest got to have somethin'
bigger an greater than anything hui
man t. turn to with great Joy er a
great sorrer.
well, 1t was long time yet before
you was strong enough t play out
doors, an 1t was hard winter. /
burned every post of the fence around
the south eighty fer firewood afore
1t was over. But 1t seemed like we
had so much t. be thankful fer that
we was strong t. care fer any any of
tn smaller troubles that we come
acrost.
1T really hain't so bad to look back
at 1t now after tn trouble is over, but
them hard years in Kansas drove
nearly all our neighbors t give up
their land an move away, broke In
hopes an pocketbook. Them of us as
stayed Is purity well fixed now, but
we fit fer everything we got, an ft
hard, too. An, o, yes, about tn caty
logs. Well after you was well an
things begun t. take a turn fer tn
better, one night ma brought out that
Chicago book an laid it on the kitch
en- table an says: 'Ezry, what do you
want t. do with this? An / sez: Les
burn It, An your ma sez: Jest what
l was thinkin', too An so we did
burn 1t, an what's more, we ain't
never had one in tn house since, an
we never send away fer anything we
can git at any of the stores in Huston
cause we want to deal with them as
has an int'rest in the country we live
in, an In us people that live clost by
why, you needn't of put yours In
tn stove, too, Elsie, l didn't mean
yes, don't know but what it's jest as
well y done it after ALL"