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The Washington herald., 1908-06-16
OLD-TIlNE POLITICIANS
FORCED TO THE REAR
Hon. Abner Handy SoHloquizes Over Conditions
As He Finds Them in Chicago
By WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE.

Chicago. June 15.-"The first best bel
to-day on Vice President" said Abner
Handy in the Pompeilan room of the An
mex, is that it's up to New York I've
been around a good deal and talked with
the old boys, and that's the only fact
that there is in the convention to-day
and that will not last when the dew
hits it.
THE only true thing" he added. as he
waved proudly for the boy and ordered a
split apollinaris-"the only true thing
about this convention is that nothing is
true"
AS he slipped the fuzzy water and re-
called his promise to Mrs. Handy before
he left home. Abner added. refiectively:
The trouble with this convention is
there is no politics in it. There are nc
politicians here. I've looked at this man
Hitchcock Nothing but card index
that's all there is TO him. And I've look
ed over Vorys. He won't do. He's per-
fectly frank Haven't heard him called a
liar since I've been here. No man gets
far in politics until his enemies call him
liar.
Say" added the colonel. as he leaned
across the mosaic on the table top. SAY
now. honest-why did your paper cut
the Hon. off in front Of my name?
! like it. Tell them to put It in. l was
around when the New York delegation
held a meeting to-day. and. say-they
don't know any more politics than rab-
bit. They decided TO do nothing.
Looks Like IA Four Spot.
Imagine a convention where the New
York delegation is such a four-spof that
they have to debate three days TO de
eide whether they Will take Vice Presi,
dent. and what's more, imagine a con
vention where the most serious item OF
interest is the nominee for Vice Presi
dent
And now the New York delegation is
going to have its palm read to find out
whether it will take Hughes for Vic,
Pres dent. or rally around Jim Sherman
the peoples choice, or commit hara-bir
with Tim Woodruff
Mr. Handy reflected for a time anC
sighed.
It's hell-it's certainly hell-but whaf
else could you expect of convention
where pepople all had their railroad fare
You farmers all get this country seweC
up in sack, so that there won't be any
politics any more. They'll nominate dele.
gates by primaries, instruct them by di
rect primaries. and where will be thu
palladium of our liberties then?'
There is something in Abner Handy'l
view of it, The alternate from the Nintl
Kansas district has been drifting arounC
to-day looking for the familiar faces anC
he finds they are not here. There are no
dozen bronze buttons in all the throng
Young men, with stiff straw hats anC
boyish faces. are dominating the crowd.
Not Like Old Times.
What can you expect" asked th'
colonel, earnestly. as he drifted out of tn,
Taft headquarters, "Out Of a gang lik
/ nra..ad puI5nua Or PapEef~ a. no. IOn
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that7 No whispering. no one coming out
of the consultation room like man from
a dentists office with his teeth in his
hands, sadder and wiser man: nothing
but idle suspicion about the Vice Presi-
dency.
The most throbbing piece Of informa-
ton that came 70 me to-day is that Fair
banks Will take the Vice Presidential
nomination because he can't afford 10
cancel all the meal tickets he has issued
on his establishment at Washington. They
say he viii take II If It comes in the right
way-not for the political honor bar for
the social advantage of the Job Great
Scott, that's what you reformers nave
brought our politics to-and still you are
passing primary laws and anti-pass
laws"
The colonel waved for the waiter. and
sighed. and shook his head and said. a
promise is a promise-when your wife
issues the door keys; yes, another bottle
of those liquid hair pins"
Then he resumed his Iamentous Yes,
and look az Iowa up here with a state
ment that II you take Dolliver for Vice
President the State will elect two Demo-
cratic Senators. IN Iowa mind you-Iowa
with Allison the party nominee and
threatened with "A Democratic landslide il
Dolliver is taken of the lid. That's re-
form for you. Say" he continued sadly.
break the news gently to my old friend
Clarkson Of Iowa. When he hears that
he Will spread the mantle Of his couch
on the floor and lie down and have a fit.
Allies Lose Their Chips.
That's what's the matter with the
allies, as you call them-but l call them
the defenders of our American rights.
The allies have lost their chips. lost their
cards. lost their nerve, and lost their
everlasting rights. No railroad passes, no
favors for their friends no tickets 10 the
onvention-'Nothing but leaves, the
| spirit grieves.'
Il saw some forlorn fellows solemnly
marching down Michigan avenue this
morning They had a band and were in
| a procession. Was il a funeral? IL was
not. Was II the doomed man walking 10
the gallows with firm step after eating
| hearty breakfast Of bacon and eggs
| Not at all Was it a delegation of flood
sufferers or a chain gang? No. But 1t
| looked like the melancholia ward Of an
asylum out for mornings airing, and II
was the Knox marching club.
They are here. The band is here. They
have TO do something, so they fit through
the hotels like lost spirits and recall the
dear, dead days when there was politics
in this mans town. and a railroad at
torney with book of transportations was
bigger man than old Grant. And that S
what your reform has done. Put a lot
Of Wilhes in serge suits-'nine ninety
eight marked down from fourteen fifty
into cnrf~0l OF the destinies Of our great
lat has become of our COM
e?" exclaimed Mr.. Handy,
, lass widely.
ur manifest destiny? Who s
liz N the pride pointer and the
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New York. June ia big, high-powered
covered touring car raced Gown West
Fif-y-sixth street late this afternoon veer-
ing drunkenly from one side Of the street
10 the other
Two men sat in front and in the covered
tonneau were another man, two women.
and a little girl
As the car rushed on toward the North
River, the women and the girl screamed
and covered back in their seats. The
chauffeur tried in vain to turn into Elev-
enth avenue. and the car went on down
the length Of the pier. and striking the
stringpiece at the end. turned a somer-
sault into the river.
Just before reaching the end Of the
pier the man sitting with the chauffeur
jumped, and landing safely, ran away.
The man. two women. and a girl in the
tonneau were drowncd. The chauffeur.
after going down with the automobile.
freed himself and swan to the pier. He
was pulled out by men on the pier and
also ran away.
Woman Owned Car.
The car belonged 10 Mrs. c. S. Ele-
bash, of 80 West Eighty-sixth street the
widow of DR.. Clarence Summers. Elebash.
an eye. ear, and throat specialist, who
died four years ago.
She was to have been married this week
TO Bedell II Harmed. OF 90 Central Park
Gould
Mrs. Elebash keeps her car in NJ.
Gould's garage, on West Fifty-eighth
street. After spending this afternoon
shopping, she told her chauffeur. John
Bauer. TO return Immediately to the gar
age and change his clothes. as he was
very wet The car. she also told him.
would have TO go 10 the shop at once. rs
IL was In poor condition and the ton
leaked badly.
Bauer, however. did not return to the
garage. lie drove 20 53I West Fiftv-6rst
street and invited John Nolan. John Cole
man. and the latter's wife, Adelaide Ber-
don, nineteen years old. and Mrs. Cole
mans eight-year-Old sister. Virginia
Knight. for ride.
Brake Refused To Work.
In statement to the police. Bauer said
hat when he got near 10 the dock he
tried to apply the brake. but found IT
would not work. The machine was going
at a fast pace, and just before # reached
the end Of the pier Nolan jumped.
Two men working on lighters near bv
saw the machine go into the water. and
ran up in time to throw rope 10 Bauer
Two experienced divers stripped and
dived 20 the point where the machine had
gone into the water. II was well over an
hour before they were able TO find anv
bodies.
Divers Find Bodies.
At last they got those Of Mrs. Coleman
and Miss Berdon out Of the tonneau. and
ripping off the top Of the machine placed
the bodies in the top A rope was at
tached TO the top and the bodies were
hauled up to the pier. from which the
patrol wagon took them TO the station
house
1t was another hour before Coleman
body was recovered
The body of the child is st,ll in the
car which has not been raised.
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PATRICK'S APPEAL FAILS.
Slayer of Millionaire Rice Denied
Hnbeas Corpus Writ.

New York. June 15.-Judge Lacombe
this afternoon denied the application Of
Albert Patrick. a life prisoner in Sing
Sing. charged with the murder OF mil
lionaire William Marsh Rice. for writ
Of habeas corpus.
Patrick set up the claim that his con-
viction and sentence to death. which has
been commuted to life Imprisonment, was
a result OF a conspiracy to plunder the
Rice millions
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GAIN OF THREE FOR HEARST.
Recount Shows Small Net Increase
for New York Editor.

New York, June ia net gain of three
votes was recorded to-day for William
R. Hearst in the continuation Of the re-
count before Justice Lambert. OF the
Supreme Court. This brought the total
net gain for Hearst since the beginning
Of the recanvass up to 2H.
One hundred and fifty-two boxes In all
were opened to-day.
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Chicago, June 15.-There was just as
much talk to-day of a Roosevelt STAN
pede as there was yesterday. Some Of
the most important Republicans Of the
convention believe that IL is 20 be the
old ticket Of Roosevelt and Fairbanks
The Taft managers to-day laid plans
10 squelch any stampede for Roosevelt.
Senator Lodge told his friends that he
will have the Presidents letter with him
in the convention. and viii read II il any
delegate places the name OF the Presi-
dent in nomination. At the same time,
Senator Lodge will have stationed in a
commanding position among the delega-
tions strong men who are Unswervingly
! for Secretary Taft and can make them
selves heard and felt if 1t becomes neces-
sary TO queI an attempted Roosevelt;
stampede.
Make Plans I'm secret.
These preparations were the result OF
a conference held to-day by delegates
who met in secret conference. bent on
bringing about a stampede TO the Presi-
dent il possible. While the third term cry
originated with admirers Of the President
it was shrewdly suspected that the pres
ent move was inspired and backed by
disappointed allies. who are chagrined a;
their defeat at the hands Of Secretary
TAFT. and some of whom are credited with
desiring 70 defeat the Secretary.
Il was not believed at first that enough
strength could be put behind the third
term movement % warrant paying much
attention 10 IL. but the appearance OF
carefully laid plans made fl seem ad-
visable 10 take precautions which would
prevent inexperienced delegates from be-
| Ing swept of their feet by a burst OF
sentiment precipitated upon the conven-
ton
For Roosevelt Every Time.
It has been said all along that Roose-
welt claimed twenty-thIee OF the dele
gates from Pennsylvania for Taft For
mer Representative Thomas Phillips, dele
gate-at-large for the State. declared To-
day that he would vote for the President
on the first ballot. and also on the last
and all between He added that a mum
Der Of the delegates from the keystone
State would also support the President
and predicted that the result Of the first
| ballot would be a surprise.
| Associated with AR Phillips are a mum
Der of others. including cx-Representa
tive W F. Aldrich, Of Alabama c. W
Curtin, Of the West Virginia delegation
to-day declared:
THE fourteen members Of the Wes
Virginia delegation have been instructed
/ for Mr. Taft and we are so far down oT
the list that we cannot we'll initiate AM
movement in the convention. but wheI
our turn comes 10 cast a ballot we vii
| doubtless vote for President Roosevelt. 81
his name has been brought before IN,
convention.
GeorgIans Ask denomination.
A delegation of Georgians arrived TO
day, headed by the mayor OF Roswell
the birthplace of President Roosevelt.
mother, with a petition signed by 2O.OO
Republicans and Democrats mostly III,
latter, begging the convention TO renomi
nate Roosevelt. They called on Senato
Borah Of Iowa, and asked him 10 put tn,
petition to the convention. The Senato
declined 10 do so, and he warned tn
delegation that no sincere friend Of tn,
President would present their petition t,
the convention.
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A. A. WILEY GROWS WORSE.
Condition OF Alabama Statesman
Regarded Rs Hopeless Now.

Regarded ns Hopeless Now.
Special 10 The Washington Herald
Hot Springs Va. June 15.-There has
been a decidedly unfavorable change
since yesterday in the condition Of Rep
resentative A. A. Wiley. OF Alabama,
who has been m at the Homestead Hotel
for the past week
His condition tonight is such that
members Of the family who are at his
bedside are already fearful that the end
will come before morning. There Is more
immediate apprehension now than at any
time since the illness Of the Representa-
tive.
Lieut.. Wiley, who has been hopeful
from the first. admitted tonight for the
first time that the condition Of his father
is very grave. The mind Of the sick man
has been irrational almost since bis ar
rival here. There was a slight rally yes
terday. which gave some hope 70 his
friends. But he has been sinking rapidly
since noon to-day, with but little chance
that he wifi last more than a few hours
longer.
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President in Control of the
Situation.
READY FOR THE GAVEL
Republican Convention to Meet
at Noon To-day.
CROWDS REACH CHICAGO

Roosevelt Will Be Renominated on
the First Ballot or 1t Will Be
Taft, Is the Prediction from the
Political Maelstrom-No Line on
Vice Presidency, as All Await
Final Word from the White
HOuse-Many Delegates Delayed.
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BARKIS IS WILLIN';
So IS FAIRBANKS
Samuel G. Blythe Believes
Vice President Is Coy.
DOLLIVER is RECEPTIVE
Both Manage to Keep Their
Names Before the Public.

Relative TO Second
Place Gives the Delegates some
thing to Occupy Their Attention.
Every Plan Made TO Nip in the
Bourne Ready 20 Start Something.
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Auto Car Carries Four Into
North River.
TWO MEN ESCAPE
Touring Machine Turns Com.
plete SOmersault Off Pier.
DIVERS FIND THE BODIES

Those of Two Women and One Man
Recovered-Victims Were the In
vited Guests of Chauffeur-Latter
Disobeyed Instructions of Owner
to Take Car to Garage-Badly in
Need of Repairs-BOdy of Little
Girl Is Still Under the Water.
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Continued on Page ,, Column 2.
Through ParIOr Cars and Coaches {,
Pfttsburrh

On Pennsylvania Z. K "PittSburgh DAY
Express" leaving Washington daily al
1910 a. m. arriving Pittsburgh at p. m.
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BiE Drop This Week I'm Prices of Iron
and lumber. Libbey & Co, 9Th & n. Y. ave,
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Specini-Commencem Bouquets. 81.
Blackstone. 18th and II SITS. NV.
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GeorgIans Ask denomination
s1o3 Round Trip to California

Via washington-Sunset Route. Return
different route. Stop-overs. Standard
berth, SIS; tourist, $3.50. A. J. Post0n,
General Agent, 905 f St, 705 18th 81. NV.
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Beautiful Flooring. $500 per 100 Ft.
Frank Libbey g. Co.. 9Th s. n, Y. ave. NV.
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ROOSEVELT LOOMS
LARGER EACH HOUR
Stampede Seems Imminent
Oh Eve of Convention.
PENNsYLvANIANs FAVOR HIM

DelcEHte-at-lnrEe from Keystone
State Declares that He and Some
of His Associates viii Persist in
Voting for Third Term-SeveraI
Southern States Also Line Up.
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North Carolina Siding, $50 per 100 II.
Frank Libbey s. Co.. 9Th & n. Y. ave. NV,
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Anything and Everything I'm Lumber
Frank Libbey & Co. 9Th & n. Y. ave. NV.
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no Has Money or Good
ank Libbey s. Co.
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Dressed PaIings or Pickets 81 per 100.
Frank Libbey & Co.. 9Th & n. Y. ave. NV.
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Not Like Old Times.

What can you expect" asked the
colonel, earnestly. as he drifted out Of the
Taft headquarters, "out of gang like
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Get Our Latest Prices.
Frank Libbey & Co.. 9th & n. Y. ave. NV
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ure VIII Receive Care
iOlutely safe If put in our
warehouse. Washington
., 4Ul s. Cap. ST.
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on Page 2, Column 4.
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lass widely.
ur manifest destiny? Who S
N the pride pointer and the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-06-25

Last Sunday while attending church
services Jacob burst one OF the first
settlers, arriving here with Rev. Os'
valid was stricken with paralysis and
died Friday at the home of his daughter
here. Funeral services were held at st.
Gregory's church Monday with Inter
ment in the adjoining cemetery,
Mrs. Mary Stugeler of Appleton visit
ed here a few days.
Rev Arthur Schneider celebrated his
first holy mass at ST. Gregory's church
here last Sunday. A very large num-
Der of priests from far AMI near attend
ed the celebration. The church which
is very spacious was filled to the door.
The English sermon preached by Rev.
Dusold and the German by Rev. Bloome
were very appropriate and impressive
Mrs. Amos Pfefferle of Appleton is
visiting at her old home here.
Frank Koenig and family Of Madison
are here visiting relatives.
Miss Katie Koenig, who has been en-
ployed at Evanston, H., has returned
home TO remain with her aged parents,
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Notes From GreenStreet.

Mr.. and Mr.. Chas. Westphal and
daughter Caroline returned to their
home at Sheboygan after a weeks visit
here with Mr., and Mrs. Frank Kotik.
J. e. Krejcie of Milnek is busy paint
ing the cheese factory aud barn of
Frank Sleger
Emma Marek departed for Manitowoc
on Thursday where she will be employ
ed during the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Sebold were at
Reedsvlle Thursday to attend the con
secretion of the Catholic church.
Greenstreet was we'll represented q,
the celebration and dance at Wence
Siebod's on Sunday.
Mr.. JOS Kaderabek of Manitowot
called on relatives here last week
A farewell party was given here or
Z aesday evening in honor of Emil lie
man, who will leave for Montana in tn,
near future. Mr. Zeman is well known
and Is u highly esteemed young man in
this vicinity and will be missed by hi
large circle Of friends We all hope b,
will meet with good success in tn,
west.
Otella Tuna and Isabelle kotik at
tended the school picnic given at tn,
Rosecrans school Tuesday afternoon.
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Notes From N. T. Liberty.

Chas. Moldenhauer, well known
teacher of this county, left for Nalpar-
also, Indiana, short time ago He in.
tends to take a course at the Valparaiso
University during the summer.
Ole Gulikson was Manitowoc visitor
last Saturday.
During the severe storm last Saturday
evening Thomas Ryen's barn was badly
demolished Mr.. Ryen had just finish.
ed building a basement and was moving
the barn on to the foundation. The
rollers had not been properly blocked
when the workmen quit in the evening
and the terrific wind moved the barn off
the tracks breaking a large number Of
the timbers.
Arwin Schnell gave moving picture
exhibition at l.. f. Schnells place last
Sunday evening. A fair sized crowd
was present and all of them seemed we'll
pleased with the entertainment.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-06-25

The Centerville school Of which W. G.
Engel is the teacher, will close with g
picnic the coming Sunday, June %.
DR.. F. K. Kolb of Apple River, ILL.,
attended the Jacobi-Kolb nuptials and
also called on his many Centerville
| friends.
A bus load of our young people called
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gust.
Keune of Silver Lake last Sunday to
spend the day, and it certainly proved
to be most memorable one, that will
long be remembered by us all.
Wedding bells pealed forth merrily
Wednesday afternoon, June IT, when
Miss Hattie jacob of the town of Cen
tervlle and Mr.. Emil E. Kolb, formerly
of Meeme, but now D resident of Daven
port, Iowa, took the vows that made
them man and wife. The bridal couple
was attended by Miss Edna Stephens, a
cousin of the bride, and Mr.. A. Stein
haus, cousin of the groom. The home
of the bride where the happy event took
place, was most prettily decorated,
while the arches over the driveway and
lawn entry were festooned with bunting
and cedar having attached thereto wed.
ding bells all of which tended to give
most pleasant effect to the other wise
very beautiful surroundings. Fully
two hundred people had gathered on
the beautiful lawn at the jacob home,
when the Rev. Phi. Sprengling pronounc.
ed the words that united two happy and
loving hearts. The young people have
and are well deserving of the congratu.
lations and we'll wishes of host of
admiring friends
The bride is one of our most highly
esteemed young ladies, possessed in
marked degree of the noble qualities
that tend to the making of cheerful
and happy freside, while the groom is a
young man Of most sterling qualities
who began his career in life, after hay
ing grown to young manhood on his
fathers farm in the neighboring town
of Meme, by teaching school, later on
accepting position with the G. Nj. 81
st. Paul Ry. Co. at Milwaukee, He
now holds a responsible and lucrative pos
ition with company located at Daven
port, Iowa where the young couple will
make their future home, and for which
accompanied by a number of friends,
they departed last Monday. Your friends
bid you God speed, and wish you all the
blessings that Life doth hold
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Notes From CenteryilIe.

The Messrs. E. r. Mill and Frank
Kohn were at Green Bay last Sunday
where they played at concert with the
Arion Band of Manitowoc.
Don't forget the dance at Mr.. g. Mills
hall, Centerville, the coming Friday
night, June 20 A cordial invitation Is
extended to all.
Mrs. H. Cooke who lived north of the
village of Centervlle died last Saturday
night of dropsy. She was 40 years OF
age and had Suffered for some years.
The funeral was held Wednesday after
noon with interment at the Reformed
church cemetery on the town line,
Rev. Kurz officiating.
The Cleveland Fire Dept. lately re-
ceived q new fire engine, the cost being
about $500 1t WAS taken down to the
mill pond and given test which proved
very satisfactory, a stream Of water be-
ing thrown to height of over hun
dred feet
Mr.. r. H. HIM, our tonsorial artist
and clock and watch repairer, called at
Manitowoc one day last week to order
material for his new shop which is now
being erected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Salm celebrated
their wedding anniversary last Tuesday
night in the midst of large circle OF
friends and relatives.
The parochial school at st. Wendell
closed last Monday. The German school
closes the coming Friday.
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Oriuin Of Pommes Souffles.

With reference to the fiftieth ami.
versary of the first railway In France,
French contemporary points out
that it was in connection with this
event that the virtues Of pommes souf-
hes were discovered. A French chef
was travelling on the new line from
Paris to ST. German, and was pre-
pairing in the train the banquet which
was to celebrate the opening. Just be-
Gore arriving at ST. German he threw
some potatoes in the boiling butter,
The train, however, was delayed, and
the potatoes had to be taken out
again. When the train restarted the
potatoes were once again put in the
boiling butter, and to every ones de-
light were found, on being taken out,
to be deiciously light and inflated.
The beauties Of the pomme souf-
fle had been evealed.-London Globe.
Globe.