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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26

second was stretched in the mud along
side of her. and ten seconds later. The
Wolves had come up to US. We were half
covered with mud and water, and when
the robbers galloped furiously by, we
were as safe from detection as were the
frogs we had disturbed. My 1ifel how The
Wolves did curse and blaspheme! We
heard them swearing vengeance against
Nab with every wicked oath the evil
mouth of man can speak. One fellow said:
well throw the little devil into the
quagmire before morning.
NAB pinched me and laughed softly {;
but The Wolves had passed, and the girls
untimely merriment cost us nothing:
Nab lifted her head to reconnoiter, and
when she saw that the men had passed
out of sight, we rose from the ditch and
started down the road toward the house
and Balser. When we approached the
house, we,saw by dim light within that
the front door was open. :.
"'Some of The Wolves have stayed
with Polly said,the girl. You lie down
in the gutter on the side of the road OPP
posite the house and crawl past. When
you get beyond the barn you will be safe.
Then you must run. When you get up
out of the ditch, you boot like an owl.
Then I will know you are safe, and-and
that will be our good by. When you're
gone, I'll 60 into the house and wait for
The Wolves to come after me.
"'I1l go into the house with you,' said
I, and I'll not go another step toward
home without you'll
"She grasped me by the arms and her
voice trembled as she said, Do you mean
it, you-you fool?'
"'As true as there is a God, l mean it!
l answered If you have any doubt of
the truth of what say, enter the house.
and your doubts will soon vanish. If
YOUR not going with me, there's no need
to stand here longer in the rain. Let us
@, in and see Polly. III follow you.
Which shall it be? Down the road to
Balser and home, or into the house to
Polly, The Wolves, and death! Choose
quicklyi We have no time to waste!
"She was the Drawer, facing our danger
in the swamp; but, you see, after all l
was the stronger, and l beat down her
will as the storm beats down the wheat.
She paused for a moment and said, 1
choose you,' betraying the first trace OF
emotion had seen in her.
"'Quick, quick!' said. / follow you
in the ditch!'
No, follow you from now on till you
tell me to STOP she answered.
Il believed her; so 1 fell on my face in
the ditch and began to crawl through the
mud and water past the house. NAB said
that night was truly baptism of mud
for us. had rather walk a hundred
miles than to crawl that hundred yards
in the ditch But all things must end, and
we at last rose from the mud and ran
toward the woods where Balser was
hiding with the horses During all this
time had chung to the bag of gold.
WE soon found Balser, and his first
" words were, Did you get it!
EYES, said 1, holding out the sack;
here it is
1.-The girl pointed her finger to the bag
and said, with laugh, If he hadn't got
it, you would never have seen him. That
precious bag almost cost him his lie; But
we had better be going, or The Wolves
will be upon US.
"Wef' asked Ba1ser in surprise. Are
you going?' :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26
WE soon found Balser, and his
w words were did YOU get it

YES said 1, holding out the sack;
here it is
1.-The girl pointed her finger to the bag
and said, with laugh, If he hadn't got
it, you would never have seen him. That
precious bag almost cost him his life. But
we had better be going, or The Wolves
will be upon US.
"We?' asked Balser in surprise. Are
"She is answered with emphasis.
''Balser was inclined to demonstrate,
and said, But We
..There are no "buts"!' interrupted
sharply. She has saved our lives and
has recovered our gold, and she goes with
us or l stay with her!'
There are only two horses, insisted
Balser, and we can't all ride.
"'There will be one for you, retorted.
and if that isn't enough, you may walk.
The girl will ride behind me- :"
But said Balser, the robbers will
pursue US, and if you ride double we can't
travel fast enough to escape.
IN not 60 with you, said the girl.
Every we'll Then we'll go back to
the house, said I. If you'd only get it
into your head for once and all that Tom
Andy Bill Addison. is not going home
without you, you would save great deal
of time
1.-The girl hesitated for a moment, and
said softly, IN do whatever you tell me
to do
"She had hardly finished speaking
when was on my horses back and was
drawing her up behind me. When she
was firmly seated on the horse, she cried
out:
"Oh, you are going away without
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-04-02
Church at Bremen.

The new Presbyterian Church
at Bremen, OHIO, will be dedicated
on Sunday April 2G. The first
service will be held in the new
church on Easter morning, April
10, with sermon by the pastor,
Rev. A. Sears, with special musi-
cal program.
There will be services every
night from that until Sunday the
Goth, by visiting pastors, The
following pastors will preach dur
ing the week: Rev. Edison M.
Scott, Amanda, O.; Rev. f. H.
Gelvin, Lancaster, o; Rey. DR..
Ramsey, North Minister Church,
Columbus, O.; Rev. James A.
Patterson, Central Church, Co
lumbus, o; Rev DIR. S. S. Palmer,
Broad ST. Presbyterian Church,
Columbus, O; Rev. DR.. Ross,
First Presbyterian Church, Ianes-
vile, o; Rev. James M. Work,
Presbyterian Church, Cannons-
burg, Pa. Rev, DR.. W. o. Thomp-
son, o. S. o., Columbus, o. Sun
day evening the Goth, Rev. DR..
Edgar p. Hill, of McCormick
Seminary, Chicago, will preach
the Dedicatory Sermon.
Mrs. Roy Walters, of Lancaster,
and special quartet of fine sing
ers from Circleville, o. will help
furnish the music on dedication
day. There will be special music
each night during the week.
The full program will be pub
lished later.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-04-02
Republican Candidate for
County Commissioner.

take the newspaper as means
of announcing that am a candi-
date for the nomination for county
commissioners, before the voters
at the Republican primary elec-
tion; the time is not yet fixed. |
was at the expense of making one
campaign for commissioner, and
was defeated in the Gland slide"
Afterwards / was appointed and
served five months as county com
missioner to fill out the unexpired
term of the late j. w. Strentz. /
feel that | am justly entitled to a
place on the ticket to give 1T one
more trial. ROBERT STEWART.
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1T SAVED MY LIFE
WRITES ECZEMA PA
TENT.
Bed-ridden Sufferer Com
pletely Cured by Use of
d. D. D. External Wash.

One of the most remarkable
Eczema cures recently credited to
the we'll known ID. d. D. Prescrip-
tion has just been recorded in
Chicago.
Mrs. E. Hegg, 1850 West Madi-
son street, under date of Dec. 9,
1907, writes as follows:
81 suffered three years with
Weeping Eczema. 1t started with
little spot on my knees and
spread fast over my whole body.
| spent hundreds of dollars and
went to every good doctor / heard
of, but kept getting worse. Moth
ing would stop the awful itch and
burning,
81 had to stay in bed from the
middle of May to the middle of
July. Then | tried d. D. d. Pre-
scription. This is the 9th of De-
cember and / am entirely free from
tine terrible disease. D. ID. d.
saved my life.
"When ! began this treatment,
people were afraid of me / looked
so terrible. My husband was the
only one who would take care of
ME. d, d. ID. stopped the itch at
once so / could sleep, which | had
not done before. Then | began to
get better fast and now my skin is
clear and white, not a spot any.
where"
Just few drops of d. d. ID.
Prescription applied to the skin
brings relief-nothlng tc swallow
or drink. We youch for d. ID. ID,
Prescription, also the cleansing ID.
ID. ID. Soap, BORT IL CO., Logan,
o. Get bottle today if you have
any skin disease. Begin your
cure at once,
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-04-02

they can scurcely breathe wher
they take them out they would
find that they would grow
healthier and stronger and much
less predisposed to throat troubles
Children treated as above can 20
out almost regardless of the
weather, and not "catch cold" "
If you want to have your children
strong and healthy and rob the
doctor of his fee, just try this
plan of letting them live out doors
as much as conditions will permit.
There is custom which prevails
all over the land, that is so fraught
with disease and death, that we
could speak against it with such
emphasis and power that it could
be heard at every grave side
where the custom is tolerated.
We refer to the custom Of stand
ing uncovered by the open grave
in very severe or inclement
weather. We know and probably
every reader knows of instances
in which disease, followed by
death, was contracted in this
way. Like many Of our customs,
it is more for the eyes of the liv-
ing-for certainty it can do the
dead no good, and why should we
sacrifice our health and our lives
in order to show honor for the
dead and sympathy for the living,
when we can do the same thing in
scores of better and more accept
able ways without such sacrifice.
We have attended funerals where
the officiating clergyman had the
good sense to tell the men to keep
their hats on and caution the
ladies about standing on the damp
ground, giving the more delicate
an opportunity to retire their
carriages. We commend his ex-
ample to the entire brotherhood"
and Works.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-04-02

dered since bow it would be posi-.
BILE to visit Enterprise and not
recognize the Kline boys. They
are very much in evidence in every
public enterprise. They are gem
ial, social and accommodating and
always extend hearty welcome.
Kline Brothers general store is one
OF the most colossal in Southern
Ohio. They have anything you
want from IA cambric needle to
harvester and binder. You will
have to see to appreciate ] am
unable to properly describe their
stock. In my ramble through the
buildings discovered farm imple-
ments and machinery of every dis
cription, hardware, tinware, wire
fencing, fertilizer and an immense
stock of dry goods, notions and
groceries. They buy, sell and
ship country produce of all kinds.
Their huxter wagon is almost as
large as passenger coach and is
a circulating general store. The
Kline boys are the most active, en-
terprising and aggressive business
men in Hooking County. They
are square-dealers and great ad-
yertlsers and deserve the wonder
full success they are having.
The Antioch U. i. Church, at
Enterprise, is having a revival.
The new minister, Rev. M. Il.
is young man, active and
very forcible and elo-
quent speaker. The revival, now
just getting under way, promises
to be very etfectual. Rev. White
is assisted by Rev. j. B. Matthias,
presiding elder of the Portsmouth
District, and Rev. G.. c.. Alton, of
Mowry stown, Ohio. These latter
ministers are we'll known all over
ohio, are very able and unusually
eloquent, convincing orators, nee
'essarily the prospects for a great
evival are exceptionally hatter-
ng.
In my canvass In Rockbridge
md Enterprise and in adjacent
| succeeded in getting
= new ones. w. B. Rudolph,
'hilip Dupler, Goss Inboden,
Alewellyn F. Hansley, VIM. Groves,
las Conrad, D. D. Goss, Chance
leroy, S. H. Matthias, L. S. Ma
HAS, Naomi Miller, L. G. Beoug-
Ter, Shady Voris, Clint White,
'ernon Dupler, Margaret Ham
lin, John McCarley, Sherman
'cepter, Cliff Wharton, Catharine
Bailey, Charles Drake, F. M. Huls,
/. q. Tucker, l. j.. Matthias,
frank Edwards, VIM. d. Beougher,
ames Burgoon, Benz. Woods, j.
:. Swartz, Fred Ellinger, VInton
carpenter and John H. Blosser.
ST HUBBARD.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-04-02
Eyes Examined Free

Have your eyes examined by an experienced
Specialist DIR, Weist treats Diseases oil the Eye.
Many cases OF defective vision are caused by
disease. DO not risk your sight with any one
who is not able to discover and treat the cause
II glasses are needed, Dr. Weist will fit you salts
factory.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-04-02
Chronic Dis e a s es
of Men and Women

Dr. Weist. has devoted his life to the study OF Chronic
Diseases. II you afflicted how make mistake
getting of charge the honest opinion of experienced
educaed Specialist at great expense quahed himself
and provided the necessary facilities for the successful
treatmsnt OF Chronic Diseases II costs more TO
employ expert than to risk your life with an inexperene
ed physician.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-04-02
DISEASES OF WOMEN

My years of experience in the treatment Of
Special Diseases OF Women, and the success in
curing hundreds OF almost hopeless cases, has
given me the full confidence OF my patients. My
successfully at home Humiliating methods OF
examination not required. ! will make You feel
ike a new woman. Consultation Free and Con
fdentiai,
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-04-02
Probate Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that The following
Accounts and Vouchers bayes been filed IA
the Probate court of Hooking Comfy, Ohio
for first and final settlement. Mary g.. Hes
and otto Hes. Executors of the VIII of Will
lam Hes, de 'eased, aud the same Will come
on for hearing on The 9Th day of April. A
ID 1908. at 10 o'clock a. M, or as soon there
~ T.. MARTIN,
March 2d,3-w Probate Judge
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-04-02

FOR SALE-House and lot on
east Main street. Four room cot.
tage, and large lot. Will sell for
$500. 90. Two nice porches, and
house piped for gas. Also two
lots in Glenoya for sale.
Inquire at this office.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-04-02

The interest paid in the county
funds on deposit is $i2S.03
MEETING MARCH 6.
The following sheep claims for
sheep killed by dogs, were al
lowed:
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OF THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS MARCH Z.

In the matter of maintaining
horses and vehicles for Sheriff for
the year January /, 1908 to Janu-
airy 1, 1909, the following contract
was made with Sheriff Williamson 4:
That the county allow and pay to
the SAID Sheriff the sum of $1,000
per month for the keeping of
horses and conveyances.
In the matter of appointment of
n jail physician, DIR. G.. w. Dolli-
son was contracted with at the
price of rs cents per visit.
Money to the amount of 1923 OF
received from the Village of Logan
as share on hauling cinder, ordered
warranted into the treasury.
The old planks of the bridge at
Young's Ford were sold to John
Inboden at S12 so per thousand.
Bills paid as follows:
D. A. Engle, services as
Infirmary Directors G8 40
L. w. Beery, services as
Infirmary Director G7 10
Marion Nutter, services as
Infirmary Director..... 90 90
N. A. Vaughan, burial SOL
dier ...................................... so 90
DR.. Tippie, coroner inquest 6 %
DR.. Tippie, coroner inquest 8 20
r. A. Surtees, constable 3 25
Witnesses ......... ..... ................ 8 40
Barnard q Co., file boxes. 5 25
Ruggles Gale Co., supplies IL %
Ruggles Gale Co., supplies 81 so
Logan Natl Gas Co., SER
vices ....... ......... % 90
Citizens Electric Light Co.
services .......... .......... ......... % So
Central Union Telephone
Co.. services. ces................... 4 so
Mrs. S. Highley, washing 3 90
o. w. H. Wright, defend
ing VIM. Powell ........... 100 90
o. w. Fl. Wright, defend
ing Ferd 1nboden .......,.,,,. so 90
Fl. f.. Sparnon, Assistant
Prosecutor VIM. Powell so 90 |
Fred Safer, bridge at
Stumps .......... .................,..... 157 90
A. j. Nunemaker, assistant
surveyor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2 90
James Bebout, surveying II 35
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-04-02

Ask your doctor to name some of the
results of constipation. His long listwill
begin with sick-headache, biliousness,
dyspepsia, thin blood, bad skin. Then
ask him if he would recommend your
using Ayers Pills.
--g4adS by the j. c. aver Co., Lowell. Esss.---
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-03
TRAIN SAVED
BY PREMONITION
ENGINEER SCENTS DANGER AND
STOPS WITHIN FEW FEET or
OPEN DRAW.

MITCHELL, S. d., January 1S.-But
for a premonition Of John Brown, an
engineer on the Milwaukee road run
ming between Chamberlain and Murdo
on the Black Hills division, his pas
senger train would have been Drecipl-
tated in the Missouri river.
While coming from the west, Engi-
neer Brown went out on the bridge
and stopped his train and waited until
the draw part had been put in place,
it having been opened to let the ice
through When the draw was closed
and made fast, or was supposed to be,
he received the signal to go ahead, and
started slowly with care. With the
escaping steam from the engine the
view of the bridge was shut Off Brown
had a presentiment that something
was wrong, and leaned out as far as
possible from the cab window to look
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-03
COLLEGE GIRLS
FOR SMOKING
THEY ARE LUKEWARM TOWARD
PLAN TO COMPEL sUITORs AND
ADMIRERS TO GIVE UP WEED
CLEVELAND, January 2o.-Fudge.

CLEVELAND, January 2O.-Fudge.
Nonsense.
These are the replies College for
Women girls are making to a letter
they received from Mrs. Sarah X.
Waterman president of the Purity
League, in which she asks them to re-
train from walking or talking with any
man who smokes. College men. she
said, were referred to especially.
IF the girls would only take this
stey says Mrs, Waterman, men would
soon stop the abominable habit"
1T would be better" said Katherine
kurz, a fem-sem junior If Mrs Water
man started in on the real smoke nuis-
.ance that is making the city black and
all the people chimney sweeps.
Imagine the college girl as re-
former A young man comes to call
Before he removes his coat you de-
mand:
Do you smoke. Oh, you do. How
terrible! Here's the pledge. Sign it be
fore allow you to sit down..
All the college men | know do not
smoke when they are walking with a
girl. We're not in the least bothered
by it-so how can we sincerely set out
to be reformers?
Furthermore, l am perfectly will
ing to admit that | think the college
pipe blends beautifully with the rest of
the campus scenery, and besides it
looks so cute.
Men, you know said Pauline
Grossenbacher, a College for Women
girl, always ask a girls permission to
smoke, When they ask, DO you OBJ
iect?' she always replies, Oh no; I
rather like it,
i don't believe much could be done
about the college pipe. That seems to
nave come to stay. Another point in
favor Of the boys is that they never
smoke over on our side of the campus.
Well said Laurel Baker. a Haydn
Hall girl, II nave never seen any of
our girls walking or talking with a
man who was smoking, and I don't
believe any of them would.
Before | can say what decision the
students will make in this matter.
VIII have to put it before the students
association
AS for me said Helen Cooke,
basketball player at the college, u
don't want to walk or talk with any
college men, so | don't care whether
they smoke or don't smoke. l don't
believe any of the rest of the girls
give a continental either"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-03
Shipping in Port

tArmy and NaVy.)
U. S. S. Iroquois, Carter, Johnson
Island. Aug 30.
Steamships
All, S. s. Mexican, San Fran Feb /
All. S. S. Nebraskan, Knight, Puget
Sound Feb. ?.
Sailing Vesse1sJ.
Am. blk. S. C. Allen, WiIler, Gray's
HarbOr, Jan. 7.
Am. bkt. Coronado, Potter, San Fran
cisco. Jan. IS.
FIR. sD. Hoche, lie Maitre, Hamburg,
Jan. 16.
Am. sc. w. II. Marston, Peabody,
San Francisco. Jan. 16.
Am. sc. Robert Levers, Underwood,
Gray's Harbor, Jan. 10.
Am. blk Nuuanu, Josselyn New York,
Jan. %.
Am. SD. Fort George, Fullerton, San
Francisco, Jan 27.
Am, bkt. Irmgard, Christensen, San
Francisco, Jan. 20.
Am. blk, Gerard c. Tobey, Scott, San
Francisco, Jan. 30.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-03
HOW A SOUTH AFRICAN MER-
CHANT WARDED OFF AN AT
TACK OF PNEUMONIA.

There is always cause lor alarm when
a severe cold is accompanied by pain in
the chest Mr., II. l.. La Grange who
is manager of a store at Jansenyille, c.
C.. believes Chamberlain's Cough Re
medy is better than the prescription Of
a physician, He says Il had a boy in
my employ who had been suffering
from cold and a pain in the chest and
got so bad he had to go to bed. had
the doctor attend him and used several
other remedies but he got no better. /
finally tried Chamberlain's Cough Re
medy, and in a short time he was up
and about his work. We sell lots Of
it in the store. For sale by all deal
ers, Benson, Smith & Co., agents for
Hawaii
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-03
PASSENGERS.


Per $. s W. Hal from Kauai
ports Feb "a S. Wilcox and wife,
Miss f. Wilcox. f. A. Wicket, James
r. Jaeger, w. "a. Rice, H. Isenberg,
Mrs. A. Omsted. G. w. Spitz, II. Mega
saH, $. Oluno Mrs. w. Kaiu Miss
T.. Rice, Miss A. Cooke. Miss V. Da-
mon, r. Wolf D. McKechnie, II. r..
Cooper. y Sasalli D. Yamanaka, G. n.
Wilcox and 10 ON deck
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-03
THAM COMMITTED

MATTHEAWAN. February liar
ny Thaw has been placed i'm the OBJ
seryation ward of the asylum A COM
mission will examine him later He
resents confinement
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-03
FOREIGN NEWS
BY Cable
PASSENGER ARRESTED

., SAN FRANCISCO. February O. w.
Reed. passenger who arrived u The
transport Crook, has been arrested for
tho cmbclzlcment of $4,000 in China
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-03
MAIL
Gets A WARNING
TOO MANY CHINESE ALLOWED
TO ESCAPE, SAYS SAN FRANCIS
co FEDERAL ATTORNEY.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23.-"The
Pacific Mail Steamship Company can
take warning right now that there are
too many Chinese escaping from its
vessels while in port, and it must take
extra precautions to keep them safe.
was the diCtum of United States Dis
trict Attorney George Clark in the
trial Of Captain r. H. Hathaway of
the Mongolia this morning before
United States Commissioner Heacocll.
Greater precaution should be taken
by the steamship company. and fewer
Cinnamon must escape in the future.
Captain Hathaway was exonerated
from all blame by Commissioner Hea-
cock, who stated that under the exist
ing laws neither the captain or any Of
iicers of the crew could be punished
for the escape.
Formerly, according to the law the
officers Of vessel were responsible for
the escape of aliens under their care
and the escapes were only one-tenth
as numerous as under the present law,
where officers are obliged to use only
reasonable caution.
The willy Chinese found numerous
avenues of escape from the Mongolia
when she was on the drydock. AL
though both the steamship company
and the Union Iron Works had watch
man to assist the ships crew in guard
ing the Orientals, they found means
of getting away. On account of the
necessities Of the situation, the yes
sci being in the drydock, the China
men were allowed to go upon the dock,
but at night were compelled to carry
little lanterns so they could be the
more readily watched Setting these
down, they would drop from sight and
a few minutes having elapsed were
gone for good
Captain Anderson, having in charge
the Pacific Mail watchmen, described
the numerous devious ways by which
the Chinese would escape. He gave an
instance where, closed in a room, they
pyramided like aCrobats until the top
most man was able to leyant through
a skyight and others taking their turn
beneath, pushed layer after layer
through the same avenue Of escape.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-03
CHLEANs MELcOME

puNTA ARENAS. February 2-Chi-
lean officials met the United States
fleet here and welcomed il To- Chilean
waters.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-03

An industrious man can easily earn
his own living, but the trouble is he
usually has to earn a living for a lot
of others.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-03

A Northern railroad charged with
failure to water stock has entered
plea of guilty, The explanation that
the unwatered stock was of the four
footed variety is probably unneces-
sary,-New Orleans Times-Democrar.