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some time he was the Secretary Of the
Decatur Horse Shoe Nails works, a
plant that has long since gone out OF
business.
For q time Mr.. Ballinger did news
paper work In the Decaturs. filling the
position of local editor Of The New
Decatur Advertiser. at the time Col
onel c. j. Hildreth. the present editor.
was the editor Of The Advertiser.
For short time Mr.. Ballinger was
the law partner of Judge o. Kyle.
Judge Kyle was then but a young man.
just commencing the practice of the
law. Since those days Judge Kyle has
been State Railroad Commissioner, a
member of the Legislature, Judge Of
this Judicial Circuit and United States
Judge in the Panama Canal zone.
Mr.. Ballinger left Decatur late in
the eighties and he has never been
here since. He located in Seattle.
Wash.
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Taft Cabinet Member Began
Struggle for Fame in Alabama

4 81 4 - ~ -
Decatur. Feb. 23.-(SpeciaL)-
ard A. Ballinger, OF Seattle. Wash,
who will be, Secretary OF the Interior in
President-efect- Taft's cabinet. after
March I. nexS is well known in the
Decaturs from the fact that he resided
here for some time during the early
days OF New Decatur.
Mr.. Ballinger was never City Attor-
ney Of Decatur. as has been stated in
the newspapers Of the country. but he
was the first City Attorney Of New De-
catur. He served under Mayor Andrew
G. Trey's administration. Frey being
the first Mayor OF New Decatur. He Is
now we'll advanced In years and Is
making his home with his. brother,
George Frey. In Springfield. o.
Mr.. Ballingcr was only a young law
yer when In Decatur. He had been out
Of college but short time, and not
finding the practice OF law very profit
able in the Decaturs In those days, for
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raised. II will be remembered thar
this feature of the institute work was
undertaken about one year ago and
been very successful
Prof. c. l. MoArtha OF Troy delivered
most excellent address Friday even
Ing which Will prove an Inspiration
for our teachers.
The Dothan High School ball team
crossed bats with Houston County
High School team on the latter's cam
pus with a score of Is to 2 in favor OF
Houston High School
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was entirel ywithout ostentation.

was entirel without ostentation. He
entered a closed automobile at the Jer-
sey City ferry and did not leave It un-
til he alighted at the ty-Eighth
Street residence of his brother. Henry
w. Taft, whose guest he Is to be UNI
til Sunday. when he leaves for Wash
ington. Mrs. Taft remained in Phiia-
delphia.
To address q meeting An the inter-
est Of Hampton Institute at Carnegie
Hall, which he did tonight. and to at
tend Friday night the dinner to be CIV
en- in honor of Elihu Root. are the pur-
poses of Mr.. Taft's visit to New York.
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them Many of the schools of the
county have read all the books allowed
them.
The Library Committee consisting Of
C. F. Cassady. Secretary and Treasur-
er o. L. ATompkins and Fl. G. Hating
was reappointed with the exception of
Hafling who is not in the county and
owing to this fact. his place was de-
clared vacant and Miss AnsIey ap-
pointed in his stead.
collection was called for the
library fund and a nice amount was
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M'NAMARA RETAINED.

Washington. Feb. 23.-United States
Assistant District Attorney Mcnamara
has been commissioned by Attorney
General Bonaparte as special assistant
to the Attorney General, to aid in the
prosecution of The Press Publishing
Company. the editors of The New York
World, and the owners of The Indian
apolis News recently indicted for al
lged libel In connection with the pur-
chase of the Panama Canal
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WINS LAUREL WREATH AT MOBILE
CARNIVAL.


Mobile. Feb. 23.--(Special.)- -winning
over twenty-five or more beautiful wo-
men selected from their home towns
BY popular vote ~ the local Queen to
represent their town ct the Beauty
Congress In Mobile. Mrs. Edgar B. Kay
OF Tuscalossa. was tonight crowned as
the Queen Of Queens In the Battle
House auditorium while hundreds Of
peonte appiauded and shouted their ap-
prevail Of the decision Of the judges
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AT TAFT's INAUGURAL.

Georgia VIII he Represented by Larg-
est Delegation from South.
Atlanta, Feb. 23.-Georgia will be
represented by the largest delegation
of any Southern State at the Taft in
augural.
Two companies of the National
Guard, $50 cadets from the Georgia
Military Academy and the Donald Fra
sier Military School and the Atlanta
Firemen's Fife and Drum Corps of thir-
ty-fve. will leave Atlanta Monday of
next week for Washington
In addition, a hundred citizens of
Georgia Will march In the parade car
rying aloft BILLY Possums.
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GAME WITH ALABAMA
HAS BEEN CALLED OFF

Memphis. Tenn, Feb. 23.-(special)
Manager Newton of the University
Of Tennessee announced tonight that
the annual game with the University
Of Alabama in Birmingham Thanksgiv-
ing Day would be abandoned,
It Is understood that negotiations
are pending to bring Lehigh University
to Knoxville thus commemorating the
nrst time Northern eleven has ever
played there. Alabama has been book
ed for November Is
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Day Was Celebrated WITH TyDical q
ETY. end Revelry.

Day Was Celebrated VITA TyDlcsl Cay
ETY. end Revelry.
New Orleans, Feb. 23.--Mardi Gras
was celebrated with typical gayety and
revelry in New Orleans today.
A legal holiday In New Orleans the
day was characterized with the prac.
tical suspension Of business and care
freedom and turning Of attention -
mimicry and tun.
The customary makers were. out In
full force. many OF these vieing with
each other to capture various prizes for
the most artistic garb.
The Rex parade today with Its mag
nificent floats and richly attired par
ticipanta. accompanying tributes tothe
King and Queen. claimed the admiring
attention OF Thousands. thronging the
line of march. -
The King was impesaonated by
Frank b. Williams. one Of the leading
lumbermen Of the state, Miss Edith
Libby, of New Orleans, was the Queen.
Her maids were: Misses Edith Seyburn
of Detroit. Saliie Trufant, Heloise Pos-
teyint. Laura Merrick, Lucy Claiborne.
Joel Harris. Ruth Bush and Laura Hob
SON OF New Orleans.
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Memphis. Tenn, Feb s23.--The Execu-
tive Committee Of the State Cotton
Seed Crushers' Association has author
ICED the announcement that Memphis
has been Sc: ected as the place Of hold
ing the annual convention Of 1903. The
convention win begin May Is and ex-.
tend over three days.
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New Orleans La. Feb. 23.-Henry
Champagne, a deputy sheriff of St
Martin Parish, who was shot Saturday
by Albert Daspit, in the course of an
election row at Breaux Bridge. died at
the hotel Dieu here today from his
wounds. Daspit is held on the charge
of his murder.
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Lucky Baldwin sinking.

Los Angeles. Cal. Feb. 2s.-E. j,
lucky Baldwin. who has been seri-
ously Ill for several weeks suffered a
relapse today and his physician. DR.. J.
w. Trueworthy. was hurriedly sum-
moned His condition is said to be
very low.
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STORM IN COLORADO.
Railroad Trafhc Blocked But Not Sc
rfousIy Delayed.

Denver. Colo. Feb. ga severe
storm has ragged throughout the east
ern and central portions of Colorado.
and while railroad traff1c was mot
blocked 1t has been seriously delayed.
The storm has been specially severe
on cattle and sheep and the stock
raisers will suffer a heavy loss.
The ranchmen in the vicinity of Fort
Collins are snowbound. The south
western portion of the State was not
affected, although Marshall Poncha
and Cumbres passes are still blocked.
Crested Butte has had no train from
Gunnison for seventeen days and
the citizens last night held
an Indignation meeting over the
alleged inaction Of the Dem
Wer and Rio Grande Railroad in not
clearing the tracks as a famine is i'm
minent and business Is at a standstilI.
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on canned goodS, - PROPOSED ~ the
government. was dscried In an address
by J. ~. Mccall. Of 0ibson City. III. 4,
Suppose customsr desired . can
of corn on February -. 1880. ne
1903. 1t would be se5ectsd With =
demand for something frssher' and
although the 1903 article would Be
found AZ fresh Is that o. 1890 Il would
be lost.
AT . recent banquet IN London
canned fruit found IN the ruins OF
Pompcii was found 20 BE- fresh and
'"rhAxS should be law to compel
the canning OF all products In . man.
ner that they would keep for ages.
just ~ wine or whisksy Improve with
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Large Attendance And Splendid Pro-
"A G,aluIsa hin.

Columbia, Feb, 23-(SpeciaD-The
Teachers institute met here the 10
and goth, with the largest enrolment
In the history of the county. Each
subject was well treated and the entire
program was we'll rendered.
One of the most important features
OF the institute was the Library As
sociation's report. Its committee re-
ported eight local Libraries established
since the last institute and a keen de-
sire among the rural school children
to read many more books than the
committee has means of securing for
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M'DANIEL-BUcHANAN.
Prominent Young Persons WEI Wed
In OpeIika.

In ODelika.
Katherine Dean entertained the Ms
Daniel Buchanan bridal party at the
elegant home of her parents. Captain
and Mrs. ]. L. Dean. Monday evening,
from until IL o'clock.
The home was beautifully decorated
for the occasion, and the evening was
one full OF pleasure for all the guests.
Miss Martha Ryder. Of Columbus. Ga.
is in Opelika. and will be one of the
attendants at the Buchanan Mcdaniel
wedding Wednesday evening.
Miss Corrie C. Smith. of Montgom>
cry. is in Opelika and is the guest of
Miss Elizabeth Buchanan at her home
on Fourth Avenue.
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FLORIDA WINS SUIT.
The Reclamation Land Tax L. Declared
Constitutional.

New Orleans. La..' Feb. "a case
involving the constitutionality Of the
reclamation land tax In Florida was
decided in favor OF that State by the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
here today.
A number of corporations and indl-
vidual owners enjoined the Governor
Of Florida and State officials from the
collection Of taxes for the reclamation
Of large tracts in that State, including
the historical Everglades The lower
court dismissed the petition of tho
plaintiffs and the appellate court sus
tained this decree.
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N.tche. M.rdi Gr.s

Matches. Miss. Feb. 23.-The city Is
gay with bunting and the holiday spIr-
1t predominated in Matches today in
paying tribute to Rex IL. the mythical
ruler of a day whose advent followed
parade Of river craft at noon and
whose reign. until the passing of
Shrove Tuesday and the inception of
the Lenten season at midnight when
merry-making ended. was supreme.
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The man who can buy what he
pleanes IL our fertilizer customer.
MARKS a GAYLE.
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The "silver men," too, want the pure
gold in our cotton seed meal mixture.
MARKS q GAYLE.
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Our fertilizers are the best and
cheapest. That's why we handle
them. MARKS a GAYLE.
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A HARMONY DINNER.

Grocers and Manufacturers of Canned
GoodA Meet.
Chicago, Feb. 23.-Retail grocers and
manufacturers of canned goods met
last night at Harmony dinner"
The placing of labels and time stamps
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NEGRO THIEF ARRESTED.

Deputy sherfm BFinga Wan Hack from
Opelfka Tuesday.
Deputy Sheriff Horace Hood, Jr., re-
turned from Opelika Tuesday morning
with Claude Craig. negro. accused of
having stolen a mule from A. B. Bras
arrested in Opelika on Saturday after
noon while trying to dispose OF the
stolen property.
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He who wants the very hest fertili-
Users ut lowest prices n our naa.
MARKS - GAYLE.
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Our fertilizers are some better than
the best and a sight better than the
rest, MARKS a GAYLE.
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TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

II you like a Clear Havana CIGAR.
try Englo Resagos, 8 cents straight.
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LEWIS 90 RYE.
4 quarts s5.OOj quarts $3.50, ex. paid
GREIL TRADING co.
r. O. BOX S3T. Pensacola, Fla.
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Our fertilizers are some better than
the best and n sight better than the
rest.< MARKS q GAYLE.
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Our ferttlizers cost NO more than
the Others. MARKS q GAYLE.
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Why BE Thin?
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Strong and Healthy.
Make-Man Tablets Freel

Has 1t ever occurred to you that your
health strength, happiness. success and
even life itself. depend upon the condition
Of your nervous system more than upon any,
thing else? Thousands of men and women
lose their positions. fail in business. are
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are the greatest strengthened and flesh
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rectiy on the blood supply of the entire
system and bring back the rosy cheek. the
sparkling eye and perfect. lasting health.
Guaranteed under the Pure Food and Drug
Law. Make Man Tablets are sold by lead
ing druggists, soc box six boxes for
$3.50 4 or by mail direct on receipt Of price.
II not satisfied your money will be cheer
~ Cut Out FREE Coupon.
4 Make Man Tablet Co..
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l As have never used Make Man Tab
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/ a full soc box Make-Man Tablets; also Il
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!. w. HAMPER RYE
cts. 600 eta. $3.50 ex. paaS
GREIL TRADING co.
r. o. Box s87.. Pen.scsle. Fla
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magnitude Of the interest that has been felt
in your unique proposition to do patriotic
service for our city. and we congratulate
the Montgomery Light and Water Power
Company upon the originality and popu-
larity Of its scheme. In further elaboration
of the design already conceived and ex-
planned by you. the committee suggests the
addition of key. the symbolic emblem Of
Montgomery hospitality. and the tradi-
tional device for unlocking the hidden
treasures that repose within her domains.
superscription to the key will be the name
Montgomery" and underneath. this in
scription: Your Opportunity" The
idea Of the key originates with Miss Anita
Strassburger Of Montgomery and it is upon
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her happy suggestion Of it as feature in
the sign that the committee has acted. The
honor Of proposing the slogan adopted by
the committee belongs to Mr.. c. Gordon
Mckinley. of Montgomery.
In the name Of the citizens Of Montgom-
cry the committee takes occasion to thank
the Montgomery Light and Water Power
Company for this servieeable gift to the
city. and for that company's further gen
erous proposal to maintain and operate it
at its own expense.
Respectfully submitted.
CHAS. c. ABERCROMBIE.,
Chairman of Committee.
ALVA FITZPATRICK.
Secretary.
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Montgomery. Ala. Feb. u. 1909.
Montgomery Light and Water Power
Company.
Montgomery. Ala.
Conference.-The committee to which
was assigned the selection Of slogan for
the big electric sign with which your COM
pany is to favor the city of Montgomery.
beg leave to report that they have care
fully reviewed the long list Of suggestions
submitted by contestants from nearly every
section of the country and have found it
difficult to determine between such large
and infinite variety Of suitable terms The
spontaniety with which people everywhere
have responded to your invitation to say
something for Montgomery" exhibits the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-17

Vendors lien notes at the Daily
Light office II
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PAID THE DEBT.
The Captain Settled the Account Be-
fore His Vessel Sailed.

The Captain Settled the Account Be-
fore His Vessel Sailed.
In Burnaby's Travels 10 America
In 1850" book quite popular during
the latter part Of the eighteenth cen
fury. the following Incident is related
The captain Of British man of-war
cruising of the Massac husetts coast
left his wife In Boston. On one of his
visits to port she came down to the
wharf to meet him. and she was salut-
ed as true and loving sailors wife
deserved. This violation OF law was
at once reported. and the captain was
brought before the magistrate and
sentenced to be publicly whipped.
There was no getting out Of It. and
the captain submitted quite gracefully.
Just before the departure Of his ship
he gave an elaborate entertainment. 10
which all Of the magistrates were In
vited. After the festivities were over
and every one had shaken hands with
the captain and WAS going over the
side the magistrates we're seized by
the arm and stripped to the waist
Each one was led TO the gnngway.
where vigorous boatswain gave him
thirty nine lashes on the bare back
and then hustled him over into boat
amid the cheers OF the whole ships
company.
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NORTH WOODS INDIANS.
Natives Who Helped tho Whites Across
tho Upper Wilderness.

Natives Who heIped tho Whites Across
tho Upper Wilderness.
1t was the North woods Indians who
led the white race across the upper
wilderness trails and helped thar race
to get and to hold Its footing there.
AS the lower tribes, such as the Iro-
Quois, were allies Of Great Britain In
war. SO the people north OF the great
lakes were the allies of that country
In industry. Without the sturdy voy-
ayers OF the north, half Indian at
least the fur trade could not have
been.
II you read the story Of Sir George
Simpson, Of David Thompson, Of Sir
Alexander Mackenzie, Of Harmon. Of
Hearne of Alexander Henry the
younger-indeed, OF any of the early
Or late explorers Of Hudson bay or
the old Nor west company-always you
will find that the real man behind
the pack and paddle was this northern
native. Perhaps be was not full
blood Indeed, for the most part the
typical voyager was not From the
time OF Greysolon du l. hut on down,
wild white blood has merged with
wild red blood
The first fur traders on both sides
our territorial line got on very well.
FOR there was much marriage accord
ing to the laws OF the aboriginal
world. and the tendency was for the
two races to dwell IN harmony It
was frewater cows and plows that
broke up the game. Emerson Hough
in Recreation.
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The Town Of BuShirs.

Residents Of miserable seaport on
the Persian gulf called their town Blu
shire BoosheeI). 1t has narrow, dirty,
III paved streets. The city is visited
by earthquakes and simooms and stints
its children of wholesome air and fresh
water. 1t appears. however, to have
enjoyed high rel4te among the ancient
Ella mites, who have left buried about
under moldering heaps bricks with
cuneiform Inscriptions. In summer the
citizens Of Bushire live In a heat that
Is almost unbearabie.
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MANY writer's E.t. Declared f1.t ar
Irish ecnucmaus Hospitality is Wum
tied bu' this is q slight ,Na--yuuou.
as is shown by story borrowed fron
a book ui Irish memories
Jerry McCartic was often The guest
of friends who on account NJ his pleas
ant WAYS extended to- him TINT sort "
old irish hospitality which enabled Il
visitor ID my own family who came
for fortnight to stay for six years.
In McCartie's case the visit stretched
To nearly double that time. After
man got At little tired II his guest ana
let him know OF his old mansions pro
posed renovation aud that he had sign
ed q contract for having II painted
from garrett to cellar.
by George" said Jerry, IT'S for
unate that ! don't object to the smell
OF paint, and It will be well 10 have
some one to keep an eye on the paint
ers now that the wall fruit Is ripcn-
ing"
Some months passed. Then his host
informed him that he was going to be
married adding. Il thought I'd tell you
in good time, SO that you could make
IelSurely preparations to GO, as the
lady and you may not bit it off as well
AS you and I do"
With fearful eyes Jerry grasped his
cousins hand saying:
oh Dan. dear, you have my hearty
thanks FOR your consideration; but,
dear. dear boy. surely If you can put
up with her | can
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Nov. children. said the mother as
A whole roomful Of company had come
I'm, suppose you run on aud play by
yourselves"
"All right mother replied Edith.
"Can we go up and play Hamlet and
Ophelia %
Certainly" smiled the mother. while
her guests looked on at the tahleau.
"Goody." replied Edith. Theu. turn
ing to her sister, she said, Now.
Maude, you run up to manmas room
and get all her false hair that you can
find Ladies' Home Journal
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Clear Wa ste,

He has d quick temper. you know,
was the excuse given by friend for
boys rude act.
us he quick al his lessonsf' was the
question.
No" was the reply.
rs he quick at sports?' the ques
toner went on.
Again the answer was No"
rs he quick in obedience"
NO"
Well said the questioner, with a
twinkle In his eye. 'if be mas so little
quickness he'd better use il where it
will do him some good. It's clear
waste TO put 1t on his temper"
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Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold.

A. s. Nusbaum, Batesville. Indi-
ana, writes: Last year l suffered
for three months with a summer
cold 30 distressing that 1t intefered
with my business. had many Of
the symptoms Of hay fever. and .
doctors prescription did not reach
my case, and l took several medi-
cinee which seemed only to aggra-
vate 1t. Fortunately l insisted upon
having Foley's Honey and Tar. It
quickly cured me. Ny wife has since
used Foley's Honey and Tar with the
same success" B. ". FeAris. d
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Her Sorrow.

'P-papa," sobbed small Sadie, "m-my
canary is d-dead"
"Never mind, dear" replied her
father; III buy you another one
'.Oh, Pm calm now" rejoined Sadie.
but when | first saw the poor little
thing cried like a Exchange.
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Phone II. A. Mcmillan at the Dai-
ly Light Office when you want any
kind OF printing done. The best
work guaranteed
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Strictly Business.

Theorist-You believe in giving cred
Practical Man-Y-yes. but ] make ev-
trybody else pay cash.-Chicago Trib-
nne.
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The ,atricacies Of II.

"Wny don't you study the time Ia
Bile, and then you wouldn't have miss
ed your trainY'
THAT WAS the trouble. While ! was
trying to translate the time table the
train pulled out New York Herald.
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AIS the old man always so glum
as this? BY no means. He laughs
twice a year. spring and fall, when
the new women's hats come in.-F'lie-
geDde Batter.