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tions lightly Jest fer the fun o the
thing An sometimes I think she is
doin' lest like you say George is-1est
a-lettin' the thing pull 'er along, know
i'm. as she does, that he hain't the man
Ter folks nd accept. So OF THINK
George rally is interested in err
..That hain't the word fer it," said
enner. Gas fer her bein' above i'm
in station. what does that matter to
him i've never seed his equal Ter
nride an self respect. I believe eff a
rally refined young man is put In low
e~urroupdin's he'll make a finer creature
sometimes than eff he vas put amorls
the hest No. George. cayn't hid his
f%eelin's. 7 think maybe he had some
hope before his fathers disgrace. Out
he hsin't now. Thar was q tobacco
drummer from Virginia In the ONCE
t,otber dsv. an he got to runnin on,
like them sort . men VIII, 10 me an
ua,ts George was writtin' letters at
the desk. The drummer begun tenn
rs about bein' astonished to see tolKs
like the Craustons in this out oil tue
wav place. He said Miss Lydi was
the belle o. Richmond society an had
big public men runnin after er. lie
said our governor-you know Governor
Te1fare is a widower about my age
well. he met 'er at some military en-
campmcnt down south an is dead bent
on marryin' her. I wanted to stop the
Teller. fer / knowed George was listen
In. but 7 couldn't take the liberty. |
seed George had quit writin' an was
lookin' out o the window with his jaw
set. like he was sufferin.
ITO he Continued Tomorrow
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Hebrew Society En- Masse Attends
Benefit MeafrcaLs at the lyric
Several Hundred Dollars Real
lied at Amateur Entertain
ment at the Lyric.
MISS ESPERANZA SMITH
TO ENTERTAIN AT WHIST
High School Alumni TO Dance.
Other Notes of Interest TO
the Younger Set.

A crowded house enjoyed the amateur
theatricals last night at the Lyric The
atre given for the benefit of the He
brew Ladies' Sewing Circle, and more
han 500 was realized. The perform
nce was patronized by persons prom
inent in Hebrew circles in Newark So
ciety, and before the curtain rose 1t
was impossible to get a seat, even in
the topmost gallery.
A lions share of the applause was
given to Maud Raymond, in real life
Mrs. Gus Rogers. in inimjtable songs.
Frequent encores were given. and when
she sang at Looks to Me Like a Big
the chorus and a volume of vocal music
went skyward that made the roof
culver.
Miss Leah Kridel, who sang with
DR.. Maurice Fried, was given encore
after encore until she would sing no
more. Mrs. William S. Rosenstrauch,
who arranged the ''Traumerei' sketch
for Miss Kridel and DR.. Fried, also
participated in the one-act playlet,
Coincidence Restored of which she
was also the authoress. The program
follows:
Overture, ~"Stradella" Of. V. Flotow).
Schneider's Orchestra; Rena G.
Lyon, Newark's young vocalist;
Emanuel Scheck, colored comedian;
Yankee Comedy Four; Emanuel
Bloom; "rhe Traumerei," written for
Miss Leah Kridel by Mrs. w. S. Rosen-
STANDARDIZATION Welters. DR.. Maurice
Fried; Adele, Miss Leah Kridel;
Maude Raymond, by permission Lee
Schubert; coincidence Restored" by
Mrs. w. S. Observation-Disclosures De
Costa, Emanuel Bloom; Estelle De
Costa, Mrs. Frederick Jay; Dan, Jo-
seph Benatar; Marie, the maid, Mrs.
Rosenstrauch; "Dumands Street Min
~strels."
Boxes We're taken by well-known
Newark residents, among them MI.
and Mrs. Louis Plaut, Mr.. and Mrs.
Abranl Rothschild, Mr.. and Mrs. Elias
Berla, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Alexander,
two by Mrs. Frederick Jay and friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Wolff, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Mendel, Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolph Hollander, Mrs. Henrietta c.
Kaufherr and Miss Gertrude Kaufherr,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kaufman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Michael, Adolph Rosenberg, the
Cinnamon Club and the Chat Club, COM
posed of young women.
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I seed her a-comin' through the gate
| Yesterday. i told Hortense that ct she
| dared TO spring that old a on me
agin' I'd stop 'er ef it cost me my NE
I thought Hortense fid die laugh
in, fer Mrs. Dugau had 10 sooner
n set down than she begun to tel about
how she fust met the woman. We'll
| I'd made my bet, am I wasn't goin To
be beat. Hold on said l; right here
I want to tell you some'n, Mrs.
| some'n powerful quar- about me. be-
lieye, on my SOUL I've got second sight
| second sight says she, In her mean
way, why, / didn't think you was q0te
! old enough to have yore second sight
Il don't mean thai sort O second sight
| saws /, but I've noticed sometimes
| when a. body would begin a ale | could
| see clean to the end of it long before
| tbe- end was reached. Now says l,
| see Of | amt right; the next time you
| met that woman was at the county
| rair. wIsr she tuck fust prize on her
| match quilt an with that ] finished out
| her warn. as pet-as Of IT Nss ono o my
own brag tales. Lord, wasn't h hot!
| she got as red as a ripe tomato. J
wasn't goin' to tell that says she; !
remember tellin' you that. 1Nas goin'
TO git round to some'n else; but, since
Won are so almighty smart. | reckon
II1l go on about my business an with
| that she hirted out o the house, an
kicked tile dog as she went by 1t Oh the
| poreh. When a woman's mad enough
to kick a dog her dander's flynn in 'er
! eyes, Mrs. Hillyer laughed as she
thrust her red hand from beneath her
shawl and took the money the mer-
chant was giving her. Don't git mar
ried. Mr.. Kenner." she said. "A wom-
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"come fer money to u the mousse
an, she said. with a laugh 10 ne.
h,,sband. mo. thank you, wont SCI
down" she added to Kenner' VINO was
offering her his CHAIR. 'lhe run 10
Tn, goin, TO steer clear o this mousse
Mrs.. Dugsn says all the reports III .re
town cit started among you uns. ~
~ tnev. T came here she'd lay It on
me. | thought fer q while alter uley
ufted her quarantine, that she Mas
roin' TO do different, but she Muss
an, ever. ] sawed 'er off short yes,er,
day. though" Mrs. Hillyer laughed
heartily. you know. Mr.. kenner' sne ,
got one tale that she tens owe,
aver constantly. One of the ionees.
,y,nded warns you ever heard, apou.
NOW M,a' she fust got acquainted with a
woman she met by accident. She lot.
gets she's told it twenty times an 'eS'
tokes ,er chair an begins to unwinu.
e.. 81 nobodv hain't beer bold enough
So thav,d haers 81 hafara hut q
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-21
BY MADAME ALTA.

You won't be beautiful If you are not
healthy and you won't be healthy very
long If you don't get your proper allow
ance of sleep. There is nothing like
blessed sleep for building up and re
storing nerve power.
There can be no hard-and-fast rules
set for the length of time one should
sleep. All depends on the person and
temperament. We are told that brain
workers and those of a nature
need more sleep than others, yet some
of the greatest thinkers in the World
sleep but four or five hours a night
with no ill-effects. A good rule to fol
low is to sleep until II awakes re
freshed, whether that is in five hours
or ten.
If possible, do not be called. This Is
particularly important for growing
children. Some parents make a fetisf
of early hours for their children, ano
think so much of getting them out o
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Sleep, Refreshing Sleep,
Greatest Aid to Beauty
Madame Alta Says That Sufficient Rest Keeps the Body Healthy
and the Nerves Steady-0t1er Information
for Women.

lazy habits that they do not consider
their systems.
Even when you must go to work al
an carly hour, do not train yourself to
depend on an alarm, which gives a
shock to the nervous system. Go to
bed with the fixed idea In your brain
TO awaken at a certain hour, and IT
rarely fails that your eyes pop open
at that minute.
If It be we'll TO sleep until refreshed,
1t Is not well to indulge in the habit OF
turning over for another nap. Get up
| as soon as you awake and YOU will not
be sluggish and stupid for several
hours of the morning.
IF you have a proper regard Tor
| your looks and health. you will a k a
| short rest each day. even though you
think you cannot possibly sleep. II
won't be LONG before you arc saying. \
believe l just dropped off, and viii
feel better and brighter for 1t the rest
of the day and evening.
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an will either keep yore nose to the
grindstone with 'er mouth shet, or tax
YOU to death-or both"
Kenner smilingly walked with her to
the outer door. Il was jest a-wonder-
in. Mrs. Hillyer, what you think about
Georges case with that ~highfalutin
Virginia girl. I'm interested in that
how. an it looks like a pity to me TO
have i'm lookin' in that direction
mean Jest that particular direction
al know what you mean, Mr. Ken
nor"-the woman shuddered In the keen,
cool breezc-"but do you reckon It's
any more'n friendship on his side?"
"Tbat's what I'm botherin' about, ="
answered the cotton buyer. Il don't
let on TO George, of course, bVt I've
been watchin' him powerful close. He
wants everybody to think him an her
lest psssin' friends; but, law me, some
times when he thinks nobody hain't
a -lookin' he gifts off his guard. one
dav. while he was at work on his books,
| sho happened to Aride< past III that
risky mare O. hers. Tho animal got
scared at tho putin O the compress
over thar an begun to cut up. The
saddle girth broke, an she fell in a
ditch. She wasn't hurt one speck, an
seven or eight O. my men at the COM
press ran out an helped her up, but
| George must "a thought she was, fer
he turned as white as a sheet an
trembled all over as he made a break
fer the spot, an when he seed no harm
had come to her his face actually puffed
up. an he couldn't speak. An she was
watchin' i'm too. She was perfectly
cool an Iookin' at him jest like she was
enioyin' his excitement. She axed I'm
ono or two questione. an 1t looked to
mo like she was jest doin' il bec'ase he
wasn't in the condition to reply
Mrs. Hillyer laughed. "You ort TO a
been q woman, Mr.. kenner. didn't
know any ma alive could notice +
that But do you reckon the pore
Young man ever hopes to-you know
what meanP'
.That's the pretty part of it, said
Kenuer with no little feeling. 1t looks
TO me like he hain't never dreamt OF
marvin, like he was jest satisfied to
let things go on as they are. If I'm
any Judge, that is the most dangerous
sort O. love, eff a body kin call it that.
I'll say this fer 'er," said Mrs. Hill
yer seriously. 81 don't think she is a
| woman that I'D handle a mans lie
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HINTS TO HOUSEWIVES.


If there is no ink eraser handy, try
moistening a pencil eraser with a wet
finger. 1t will rub out a bad mistake,
but must be done carefully or the
paper roughens.
Benzine, naphtha, or alcohol cleans
the glass of pictures splendidly, and
does not require the care that water
does. 1t dries at nee and gives the
glass a brilliant polish with less rub
bling.
If a picture is to be reframed hot
water is the quickest way to separate
the picture from its mount.
Orange marmalade is a pleasant
change from lemon when serving after
noon tea.
White shoes are more easily polished
if before using the prepared chalks
they are slipped upon trees n care
fully scrubbed off with a small brush
dipped in warm water and soap. AVOID
wetting the soles.
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NEWS FOR SHOPPERS
.rzsrgaAAsz

Sugar and cream sets In imported
French china, with gold handles n
pretty pink rose patterns, are shown In
the china department at L. Bamberger
& Co.'S.
Geisha candle shades and silver an
delabra are to be had IN fetching de-
signs at Hahne & Co.'S.
Gold crosses in small sizes, either
plain or set with jewels. suggest pretty
Christmas gifts. They may be seen at
w. V. Snyder Co.'S.
Battenberg centrepieces OF handsome
design are on sale at the David Straus
store.
Green ribbon in all widths, from the
narrow baby ribbon to a widths,
holds a prominent place In the Bee
Hive. The Christmas shade is much In
demand.
Pretty little holly boxes of children's
ST fonery are on sale at the Goerke
Cofnpany's.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-21
A Diamond Ring from Him. .
Dear Miss Doom;

Dear Miss Doom;
l am a young girl IS years old, and
have been going Will a young man
about 90 years old for nearly two years,
Now, I understand that lie is to give
me a diamond ring for o Christmas
present. and as [ love him very much
[ win ask you how / will tell him on
Christmas Day when he gives me the
ring that I do not think It proper for
me TO accept it. l do not want to hurt
his feelings IN n way by not accept
ing it. but will wait for 0 u answer
telling me how to refuse.
ALICE V. r.
You should not accept an expensive
gift from u man unless you intend TO
marry him. | do not think this young
man would offer you a diamond ring
unless he intended to ask you TO be
his wife. If you feel that you do not
love him enough to accept it under such
conditions tell him so, as gently as
possible. The absolute, sincere truth
will not hurt him nearly so much as
would q flimsy excuse.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-21
H PRIZE.WlNNERS.

The correct answer to last Mondays
illustrated word puzzle was bat, cat,
hat. The following children were prize
winners:
IDA NJ. DUNHAM. aged 8, 500 South
Tent street, Newark (book); MI
CHAEL PEARLSTETN. aged IA, 156
Spruce street. Newark (book); Feigel
Amster, aged IL. 205 West Kinney
street, Newark (book).
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Entertaining New Year Callers.
Margery Doom:

Dear Margery Doom:
VIII You kindly advise me in this
matter? I am q girl of 20. and. not
having been in society much. know
little how to entertain young men.
Well, I would like your advice about
receiving New Years callers, Please
answer soon how to entertain them n
what to offer them, for I wouldn't X
TO make a mistake. Thanking o ex-
ceedlngly for your advice, / am
A CONSTANT READER.
Entertain New Year callers as you
would persons who called at any other
time. Some young women consider 1t
necessary to offer wine to young men
who call on New Years Day. n Is
a great mistake, I think, for often boys
who have never tasted 1t think 1t rather
! smart to drink<SFirely too much on
that day. If8SNere you ] would serve
fruit lemonade or hot chocolate with
dainty little cakes.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-21
SYNOPSIS.

pavi4 Buckley. a shiftless North 1S f rots
~ resnite the interposition of friends, ne W
sentenced ID fve years at the mines hls ~,
George, an upright young. man, nsas
eociaIIv is ffenziod when he hears the NEWS
and starts for the Court House. .,a
Young Buckley gets a number OF druiN soTns.
rotnrns 10 MIXERS store. His mother conies
,here 10 plead with him to keep strsight, sten
if his father had gone wrong. 10 anp pr Isvdiaa
|,s 1917 and Hortense Snowdon, two of BUCK
Tvs friends. who are interested ~ nm: ,.,,s
Buckley's mother impresses on mn u se
her be- hat he will not drink. He keeps ms woft q,
I'M becomes morose and sullen ana lrle5 ~
f ru : his fathers imprisonment by absorbing
himself in business.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-21
MRS. MORRIS g. ALEXANDER.

Girls" A. dance and supper will fol-
low at the residence of Miss kastner,
176 Clinton avenue The club members
include the Misses Elsa Kalton, Nora
Worth, Sinola Murphy. Marie Wurtz,
Esther Smith, Mabel Lanesser, May
Turton and Cecile Nicolet. A CORE
spending number of young men will at
tend.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-21
ONOT0LIAN.

It's embroidery
n looks antique
1t also looks Persian.
The colors are exquisite.
THE designs are like rare rugs.
Queer birds are noted In the pattern
But all is so blended that the effect Is
lovely.
one shows numerous soft pink and
old rose shades.
I A lengthy scarf costs about slS, ano
there are all sorts of small pieces.
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junior for about two years, but I have
only been calling on her for two
months. Which of the two do you
think would be best to give her for a
Christmas present. a very nice box OF
stationery or a hatpin? r. F. b.
I am quite sure that either would
prove very acceptable, but personally
I'd prefer the stationery.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-21
MISS GARBEY'S DANCE.

Miss Jessaline A. Garbey, of so Park
place, entertained at dinner Saturday
night for Miss Gertrude Heller, Of For
est Hill. Covers were laid for Miss
Margaret Banister, Mr.. and Mrs. j. d
Winters, of New York; Albert Van
Cleave, Seth Metzger and Howard
Kingsbury, of Short Hills.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-21
WOMEN'S CLUBS MUSICAL.

The announcement has been made
that Mrs. Edith Chapman Gould, of
New York, will be the principal must
clan at a concert planned by the
women's clubs of this city In Wallace
Hall Wednesday afternoon, January
10. Joseph Mcintyre, of Plainfield, will
direct the program. There VIII be
numbers by the Mcintyre trio, violin,
cello and piano.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-21
CURTOMIS THEATRE PARTY.

The annual theatre party Of the Cur
tomis Literary Club will be held in
New York Saturday afternoon, January
2. A luncheon in New York will also be
a feature of the event.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-21
HIGH SCHOOL DANCE.

The class of February, '05, of the
| Barringer High School will give a
Christmas dance in the West End
Clubhouse Tuesday evening, Decem-
Der 29.
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DEE For NORFOLK.

Mr.. and Mrs. Abram p. Cooper and
Miss Mary Ward Cooper. of S. Bald
win avenue, will leave today for Nor
folk, Va, where they will be the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Newton Bar
rows, formerly of this city.
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MISS SMITH TO ENTERTAIN.

Miss Esperanza Smith will entertain
at whist Tuesday evening, December
%, at her home, 20 Hawthorne avenue.
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SORORITY BOX PARTY.

Under the chaperonage of Mrs. Will
lam B. Henry, eight young women
members of the Theta Delta Sorority,
will give a box party al he Newark
tomorrow night, when the play will be
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-21
NEWARK SEMINARY DANCE.

One hundred members and friends of
the Literary Club and senior class or
Newark Seminary will be present at a
dance to be held tonight in the assem-
bly, rooms of the school, at III Clinton
avenue. Miss Anna F. Whitmore,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-21
BRIDGE ENTERTAINMENT.

Miss Florence D. Murphy and Miss
Florence Gilmore Murphy Will enter
ain at bridge this afternoon at their
home in High street.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-21
RETURN R O SOUTH.

Arthur Bayard Clark has returned
from a tour of the Southern States.
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MISS ROTHARD'S DANCE.

Miss Edna Rothard gave an Informal
dance Saturday evening at the West
End Club, in South Seventh street.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-21
BACK FROM VASSAR.

Miss Hester A. Van Arsdale is home
from Vassar for the holidays.
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SCuDDERS ARE BACK.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward w. Scudder
are at home after a trip to Hot Springs,
Va, and Lakewood.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-21
AT JAMAICA.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ethan Rogers Under
wood, of this city, are at Jamaica,
West Indies.
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zr - EVER has there been such az seas on for fur The average woman car.
bAl rns a small fortune IN her back. a mink coat a seen on Broad
h Y street the other day that contained a least forty perfect skins, with
heads n tails tnnumerabl. Muns have attained the proportions of good
szed and bos md conars are of monstrous size
The fur toqu and hats of the sea son are wonderful to behold, Is the
above Illustrations will show. They vaguey suggest inverted uos, ~ pc
ieve ne, my dear feminine friends, they are very much lit They IRE called
tooues because they nave II brims, but they give the sam impression o.
bigness as me receives from the pctu rea affairs am are vastly becoming to
roun faces, with preuly waved Golf res
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Which Shall 1t Be-?

Dear Miss Doom:
I am a young man 10 years old, and
have known a young lady one yea my
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-21

principal, and members of the faculty
will be chaperons. The school will be
decorated in holiday garb.
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scaIIoped Onions.

scaIIOped Onions.
Boil and drain onions. When cold cut
into small pieces and put a thick layer
of the onions in the bottom OF a creased
pudding dish. sprinkle with salt and
pepper, dot with bits of butter, stew
thickly with crumbs and then repeat
the layers until the dish is full. Pour
in a little cream or rich milk, cover and
bake for half an hour, Uncover and
brown.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-21
AUNT MATIY'S MENU

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Bananas
Fish balls
Rice waf1es with syrup
Doughnuts Coffee
LUNCHEON
Sliced ham Potato salad
Nut and olive sandwiches
Coffee fruit cake
Chocolate
DINNER
Celery soup
Roast beef H"orseradisb.
Drowned potatoes Dreamed parsley
Pineapple tapioca
Coffee
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ny WILL N.

"The Land Of the Changing sun" THE Nort0
Walk Mystery" Etc.

Copyright, 1903, by Harper & Brothers.
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A GREAT HOLIDAY OFFER.

EGINNING with the puzzle today,
Uncle Jack has decided to in
crease the prizes for the children
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-31
TRY TO
FORCE STATE TO
PAY BILLS
Have Taken Their Case Before
the Legislation
AUDITOR REFUSED TO 0. K.
Officials Claimed Printers We're in
Combine" Which Portioned State
Printing Among Themselves.

Montpelier, Oct 31.-The bill intro.
duced by Representative Watson OF
st. Adams yesterday forenoon. 80
pay certain publishers the sum there
in named, carries with it quite an i'm.
teresting story. The publishers are
the futile Co. Of Rutland. the Free
Press Co. Of Burlington, and-the Mes
senger Co. Of St. Adams, who are
seeking pay for printing certain re
ports for the state. The work was
done in 1906 When their bills We're
presented early in 1907 Auditor II.
+. Graham refused payment because
his attention had been called to a cen.
tain document giving the terms of an
agreement among certain printers Of
the state.
The auditor claimed such an agree.
ment was in violation of the laws OF
the state and therefore he could not
pay the bills of thl aries Interested
This document wh.c purported to be
an agreement anon, the printers to
regulate prices that should be charged
Tor state work, also designated how 10
should be distributed. When this
paper became public. all Of the prin.
ters named in ii excepting the three
hrms specified above, had collected
their bills. and these had had por
ton OF the amounts due them adyanc
ed during the progress of the work
This alleged agreement was as fol-
lows: