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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-03-02
LEGISLATURE IN SESSION.
What Our Lawmakers Are Doing In
Raleigh.
OUTLINE OF WORK CLAIMS ATTENTION

OUTLINE OF WORK CLAIMS ATTENTION
Our Regular Correspondent Gives
Summary Of Most Important Nat.
ferS-PfOhIbltIOn, Trusts. Rail-
roads and Other Items.
FRIDAY, FEE. 26.
Senate bills introduced:
By Manning-To incorporate
Durham School of Music.
By Barham-To extend time
for organization of Atlantic &
North Carolina Railroad Com
pany.
By Klutts-To amend charter
of Salisbury Railway Company.
Passed third readings: To
Provide tax levy in Caswell.
To authorize bond issue to
build new court house and Jail
at Gastonia.
Bills introduced out of order:
By Empie To amend law
relative to assignment for benefit
OF creditors.
By Dockery TO allow South
ern Pines to advertise. By
same-To allow Rockingham to
let the world know that it is the
best town at all. toh, my!)
By Burton-To condemn land
for union depot in New Burn.
By Jones To amend law re-
latiye to special tax district in
Wake and Chatam. By same -
To authorize payment Of Swain
claim against the State Univer-
sity.
By Dockery-Resolution OF
sympathy and coincidence to SEN
ator Hankins on the death OF
his brother in Georgia.
House bills introduced:
By Hinsdale To regulate regis
tering mortgages.
BY Majette-For relief Of aged
veterans.
BY Hayes To prevent throw
ing saw dust in streams Of Chat
am County:
By Green-To regulate debts
discharged in bankruptcy.
BY same-To condemn land
for union depot in New Bern
BY Mcdonald. of Moore-Tc
allow Southern Pinesto advertise.
BY Majette-For relief Of wild
ows Of veterans.
SATURDAY. FEB. n.
Senate bills introduced:
BY Nimocks Prevention Of
the spread of disease. BY same
To provide six months school
terms.
BY Spence-To require all
white epiIeptics in the State to
be brought to epileptic colony al
Raleigh.
BY Means-Joint resolution
for election Of trustees of the
University of North Carolina.
BY Travis TO make April 18th
a legal holiday in commemoration
Of the Halifax resolution.
BY Spence To amend the law
relative TO election returns.
At the joint session Of the
Senate and House. at $3.50 p. m,
the trustees Of the State Univer'
sity were elected as follows
Terms expiring in 1911-J. P,
Armfeld, +. r. Wooten, W. r.
Rodman, Walter Murphy, W. T.
Whitsett, ]. 0. Carr. W. p,
Bynum. Jr. Terms expiring In
19l3-W. N. Everett, A. G
McAllister, r. A. Allsbrook, w
L. Breeze, Jr.. Whitehead Klutz
]. ]. Britt, Walter Clark. Jr. Ex'
piring in 1916 Herbert w. Jack
son, Terms expiring in 1917-A
B. Andrews, r. H. Battle, J. s
ror~ T~ooxxIx,n noxxs,l. w
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-09-24
NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
Jersey KilIs amendments.

The five proposed amendments to
the State Constitution adopted by two
successive State Legislatures and sup
ported earnestly by Gov. Fort were
defeated overwhelmingly when sub
nitted to the voters of the State at a
special election. Returns received at
Trenton indicate that not more than
fifteen per cent. of the voters went to
the polls and that on the average the
proposed amendments were beaten
by a vote of at least two to one. The
proposed amendments, which went to
defeat, were in brief as follows: To
change the Constitution in relation to
foreclosure of mortgages; to create a
special Board of Pardons, to consist
of the Governor and four civilians; to
create an independent Court of Ap-
peals, recast the Supreme Court and
rearrange the county and other in
ferior courts; to pay to State Sena-
tors and Assemblymen $1,000 a year,
instead of $500; to elect Assembly
men by Assembly districts, and to
separate county, city and State cleo
lions from municipal elections by in
creasing the terms of the Governor
and State Senators to four years and
Assemblymen to two years. That
amendment would have thrown the
municipal elections in odd numbered
years. 1t also would have extended
the term of the Sheriff to four years
and those of County Clerks and Sur.
rogates to six years.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-09-24
GOVERNOR JOHNSON,
OF MINNESOTA, DEAD
He Struggled From Poverty to
Eminence.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE THREE TIMES
The Son of a Blacksmith, He Rose
Rapidly to Be a National Figure
and Prospective Presidential
Candidate.

Rochester, Minn.-Governor John
A. Johnson died as the result of an
operation performed several days be-
fore. The end came peacefully, Mrs.
johnson and other members of the
family being at the bedside.
The life story. of John A. Johnson
is of the most ~engrossing tales
OF men who. have struggled from pow
erty to eminence. For several years
he has been a national figure, having
Fought his way to this position from
from an uReneouraging start.
Johnson, thrice elected Governor
OF Minnesota, vas the son of a pau
per. His father, who came from
Sweden a short time before the birth
Of the future Governor, was a black
smith, but died in a poor house. His
mother, desiring to give her son an
education, took in washing.
Johnson was born in st. Peters,
Mimi, on July 20, 1851. In the
same town, thirteen years later, he
took up the task of supporting his
family. For a time he worked in a
grocery, and then got a job in a drug
store. He was studious, but also dis
played, even in his early youth, a
deep interest in affairs about him.
He took an active part in the affairs
of the town, eventually becoming ed
ttor of its newspaper. On June 1.
1894, he married Elinor Preston, a
young drawing teacher. In the same
year he was defeated when NE ran
for the State Senatorship. Four
years later he won the Office, but at
the expiration of his term, in 1902,
was again defeated. This was fortu-
nate for him, however, as, had he
been elected, he would have been in
eligible for the g~overnorship.
In 1904 johnson was elected Gov
ernor for the first time. Although
4 Democrat in a Republican State
he ran $4,000 ahead of his ticket.
He was reelected in 1906 and 1908.
While at the head of the State gov
eminent he made a name as a re-
former. 1t was he who brought
about the model insurance law which
was fostered by Roosevelt.
In 1908 Governor Johnson was
mentioned prominently as a possible
candidate for President, and prob
ably was the closest contestant of
William Jennings Bryan for the DEM
0cratic nomination.
Governor Johnson, in the last two
years of his life, was regarded as a
developing national figure.
Colonel Henry Watterson intro
duced him to the Democrats in 1907
as one worthy of their votes for
President. His present term as Gov
ernor vas generally understood to
have been a preliminary movement in
a definitely formed plan which con-
templated sending him to the SEN
ate upon its conclusion in 1910, and
to follow this by urging his name
upon the next national convention of
the Democrats in 1912.
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uscript which covers the work Of two
years. AS said upon several occasions,
all the charges, accusations and ex-
pressions of disbelief are based upon
entire ignorance of the supplementary
data which / possess. No one who
has spoken or written on the subject
in opposition to my claim knows of
the facts with which such work of
exploration is measured. All of the
criticisms have been based upon OBJ
vious errors in the reproductions Of
my first dispatch, or upon the discuss
sions of petty side issues presented by
unfair critics.
"The expedition was private. It
was started out without the usual
public bombast. Mr.. John r. Brad
ley furnished the money and l shaped
the destiny of the venture. For the
time being it concerned us only, but
the results were so important, that
on returning l at ono placed before
the public a report containing the
main outline of the work. Lhave not
come home to enter into arguments
with n man, or with fifty men, but
I am here to present a clear record
of a piece of work over which l have
a right to display a certain amount of
pride. When scientists study the de-
tailed observations and the narrative
in it's consecutive order, / am certain
that in the due course of events all
will be compelled to admit the truth
OF my statement.
Il am perfectly willing to abide by
the final verdict of this record by
competent judges. That must be the
last word in the discussion, and that
alone can satisfy me and the public.
Furthermore, not only will my re-
port be before you in black and white,
but | will also bring to America hui
man witnesses to prove that 1 have
been to the pole.
FREDERICK A. COOK
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Inventor Falls to Death.

A machine of his own invention,
out of which he expected to make a
fortune, brought Frederick A. Full
ghum, forty-1ve years old, to his
death, almost instantly, at Summit.
After years of experiment he had per-
fected a device for lifting boulders
and pulling trees and stumps out of
the ground. Under the direction of
the Commonwealth Water and Light
Company he was using his invention
on the property of John L. Prescott,
No. As Mountain venue Two Poles
were working with the inventor. Just
before dusk he climbed one of the
large trees on the lawn to attach a
cable of the machine to one of the
higher branches. In the gathering
darkness he did not estimate the real
strength of a limb, and when he
swung his weight on it, the branch
gave way. Fulghum fell to the con-
crete pathway, striking on the right
side of his head. DR.. J. Boyd Risk,
who was passing, realized the mans
plight, and had the limp body taken
on the run to the Overlook Hospital.
The inventor died when he was laid
on a cot in the operating room. He
came from Iowa five years ago. He
leaves a widow. He had cleared off
the Canoe Brook Club grounds With
his invention.
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SOUTHERN STORM LOSS.
Five Dead at New Orleans, Two at
Jackson-Property Damage Heavy.

Louisville, Ky.-Central in Missis-
sippi and swinging northward at the
rate of 200 miles a day, the hurricane
which swept the Gulf Coast left a
trail of ruin through four States.
In New Orleans five persons were
killed. A million dollars will not re-
pair the damage done to the city. 1t
is said that to replace the plate glass
alone will cost 500, 900.
1t is believed that the timber de-
struction in Mississippi will equal that
of Jour years ago, when more than
100000 worth of timber was
felled.
From the summer colonies on the
Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast
come tales of devastation and fears
that many lives have been lost. The
summer tourists who own pleasure
craft are wont to spend much time
upon them, and it is possible that
many have been lost.
Jackson, Miss, the capital of the
State, was cut off from the coast
points. Two lives were lost there.
The dome of the new Capitol was
wrecked and the old Capitol was un-
rooted. The streets were a tangle of
live wires, and the fallen trees and
debris make the highways impassa-
BILE.
At Vicksburg two vessels were
sunk and a third was driven ashore.
Their passengers were rescued. One
vessel lies across the channel and
blocked navigation.
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Sydney Welcomes pearx.

Sydney, N. S.-The Roosevelt, fly
ing from her gait a big American flag,
crossed by a broad white band, upon
which in letters of black appeared the
words "North Pole" came up the
harbor here and dropped anchor off
the main wharf of the town. Before
he had been ashore three hours Com
mander Peary received a telegram
from Herbert L. Bridgman. the score
tary of the Peary Arctic CIsb, of New
York City, and after reading it he
dictated the following statement, to
be given to all the newspaper CORE
spondents in Sydney:
Acting on the advice of General
Hubbard and Herbert L. Bridgman,
the president and secretary of the
Peary Arctic Club, I wish to express
my thanks to all my friends for their
kind offers and Invitations, and also
| beg to say that / prefer to accent no
invitation to a public reception or
ovation until the present controversy
has been settled by competent author
ity."
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Feminine Notes.

Mrs. Pc: and her children went
to Sydney, I. t., to welcome the COM
mander on his return from the pole.
London women, stimulated by the
Olympic games, have taken to the
foils, and fencing is now the fashion.
Mrs. Martha A. B. Conine is the
leader of the new society, the ,Wom-
ans Public Service League, recently
organized in Colorado.
Ann O'Delia Diss Debar appeared
in vaudeville in New York City, and
said the spirits of Jay Gould and
Jim Fisk had helped E. H. Harri-
man to make his money. :
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Divorce Hits High Court.

Chancellor Pitney made an order
ny which former Supreme Court JUS
tice Van Syckel, of Trenton, will hear
testimony in the suit for divorce in
st1tuted by Mrs. Elizabeth Gummere
Raymond against her husband,
Thomas l.. Raymond, Assistant Prose-
cutor of Essex County. Mrs. Ray
mond is the daughter of Chief Justice
Gummere. The order was signed
upon the application of former JUS
tice Gilbert Collins, counsel for Mrs.
Raymond. Raymond made no de-
Tense to his wife's suit, in which she
charges him with desertion. Mrs.
Raymond filed her bill early in the
summer, but it was not made public
until some weeks later.
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Lahm to operate Army Dirigible.

Washington. = First Lieutenant
Frank P. Lahm, of the signal corps,
has been ordered to les Moines, Iowa,
for temporary duty in operating the
dirigible balloon No. 1, belonging to
the army, at the military tournament
to be held there, beginning on Sep
TENDER 20.
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lettings About Sports.

jennings contract with Detroit ex-
pires at the end of the present season.
Police Superintendent McQuade is
to allow t%en-round bouts at Pittsburg
in the future.
Harry Gissing defeated Emilio
Lunghi and Melvin Sheppard in the
600-yard event at Newark. 1t was a
big upset.
The National Rife Associations
match for the $500 cup OF ered by
officers of the United States Marine
Corps was won by Captain d. C. Nc
Dougal, of the Marine Cerps, at Camp
Perry.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-09-24
Around the Bases.

Hartford o the Connecticut
League pennant.
Cy Young is using the spit ball in
pinches these days.
AL Orth is doing good work as a
pinch hitter for the Highlanders.
Barney Petty is the best pitching
bet the st. Louis Browns now have.
Ty Cobb looks good for the hitting
and base stealing honors of the Amer
lean League.
Harry Grant. former Jersey City
twirler. pitched a no-hit game at
Rochester. striking out twenty-one
batters.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-09-24
Breaks Trotting Record.

Lexington, Ky.-The worlds trot-
ting record for yearlings vas broken
at the Colored Fair here by Miss
Stokes, who made the mile in 2.19A.
The former record OF 2.23 was held
by Adbell. Miss Stokes is by Peter
the Great, and is owned by ". E. D.
Stokes. of the Patchen w. Farm.
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Struck His Flirting Wife.

Frank O'Connor went strolling
along Michigan Boulevard, Chicago.
with his wife. He vas watching au-
tomobiles go by, and he AYERS his wife
vas watching the men. He asserted
that when a peculiarly dashing pc
destrian passed she smiled ON him
and then said: isn't that a hand
some MANI" He struck her and
both were arrested. When arraigned
before Judge Fake O'Connor ex-
planned the case. "a woman's ayes
and words should be for her husband
alone" quoth the Justice. Dis
chargedt"
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Short Fall Kills Lawyer.

Edwin P.~Longstreet, forty-three
years old, a lawyer, died as the result
of a fall from the front porch of his
home in ManasQuan. His chair gave
way under him, precipitating him
suddenly to the ground, causing on
eussion OF the brain. Effort was
made to reach the Long Branch Hos
pital with the injured man, but. he
died on the way. He was a member
of the Monmouth County Bar Associa-
tinn
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BAPTIsTs WON'T ASK TAFT.
Virginia Curchmen Split Because
He's a Unitarian.

L , a A0h
Norfolk, Va.-Division on the
question of a united invitation to
President Taft to address the Virginia
Baptist Association in Portsmouth.
November 10, on MISSIONS, because
of the Presidents Unitarian princi-
Piles, will result in no invitation.
Individuals had written to Wash
ington, D. c., on the subject of hav-
ing the President address the Bap-
lists when he comes to the Inland
Waterways convention here in No.
vember, but the extension of a formal
invitation having met with opposi-
ton in the Baptist Pastors Confer
ence, the opinion was expressed that
there could not be a united invita-
ton and the President, this lacking,
will not be asked to make an adj
dress.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-09-24
The Proprietor's Learning.

She-Then why not stare at me
Observation-Disclosures Bits.
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Dead in Highway.

Aver, Mass. = The, body of DR..
Henry A. Stone, dentist, of Newbury-
port, was found near the main high
way running between Aver and Har-
ward, the circumstances indicating
that he was a victim of foul play.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-09-24
Largo Grain Company Fails.

Little Rock, Ark.-The T. H. Bunch
Company, me of the largest grain
concerns in the United States, filed a
petition in bankruptcy here. 1t is re-
ported that local banking in%stitutions
are involved tothe extent of $300,0 0c.
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Eloper Lands in Jail.

Joseph Riley, a former member of
he ,Miillville baseball team, was
placed in the Salem County Jail,
charged with wife desertion. Riley,
it is alleged, eloped with his "afin-
ity," Miss Della Handle, last March,
after having drawn his pay of $685.
from the glass works. He left his
wife and two children. Mrs. Riley
moved to Mil1yille after the elope-
ment and states that she will not take
her huband back under any consid-
Grafton.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-09-24

President Reviewed G. A. r.
The President reviewed the Grand
Army men at Beverly. Mass.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-09-24
A O c Sensation.

IT see you farmers are all buying
automobiles"
I'VE are" admitted Farmer Whit.
~fietree, "and you can believe it OF
not, but my hired man has developed
enough energy to be pinched for
speeding."-Kansas City Journal.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-09-24
BRISTOL, VA, DECLARED "wET.'
Recent Local Option Election Com
firmed in Court.

Bristol. va.-Judge Kelly decided
the recent local option election was
valid and that the town is wet. Prep
aration for opening several saloons
is now under way. The contest case
grew out of the local option election
of July s, which the "wets'' won by
thirty-two votes. The "drys" claimed
ITO votes were cast by alleged nom
residents.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-09-24
Cashier Gets Seven Years.

Marquette, Mich.--In the Federal
Court E. T. Larson, former cashier of
the defunct Ironwood National Bank,
was sentenced by Judge Knappen tc
seven years in the Detroit House of
Correction.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-09-24
Wise Girl.

What? You're going to marry
Tom Speed? Why, he's awful"
What makes you think so?"
II hear he's been blackballed b
every club in town"
Eyes, I heard SO, too. That sort
of husband won't have much excuse
for staying out nights, will he?"-
Cleveland Leader.
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: Mac-"Mon, yell ma b givin' away
sich a bonny pair of laces, will ye??'
London Opinion.
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Breaking the Law,


Magistrate-"Was his motor going
so very fast?"
Cop-"Your Honor, 1t was going
so fast that the bulldog on the seat
beside him looked like a dachshund."
Kansas City Journal.
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The Difficulty.

"Oh, dear!" sighed her husbands
wife. Il can't find a pin anywhere.
l wonder where all the pins go to,
anyway"
That's a difficult question to an.
swer,' replied his wife's husband,
because they are always pointed in
one direction and headed another
Chicago News.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-09-24

Manila, P. I.-A1nericans here are
loudly protesting against the action
of the Municipal Board consigning
impounded dogs to doctors for vivi-
section. The protest may force a re-
scinding of the order.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-09-24
Morocco Protests to Powers.

The Foreign Board, at Tangier,
Morocco, has drawn up a protest to
the Powers against the action of
Spain in the Riff territory, contend
ing this to be a breach of the Alge-
ciras agreement.
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T;psy Actions.

what makes the ships out there
wobble about SOP" asked the summer
visitor of the old salt.
4 We'll, you see, mum, they've bin
soakin' at the harbor bar" was the
old salts reply.-Judge.
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REID TO RESIGN.

Belief to That Effect General After
Visit to State Department.
Washington, D. G. - Ambassador
Whitelaw Reid called at the State De-
partment and had a long conference
with Acting Secretary Wilson. He
said that his visit was mainly one,
of courtesy preliminary to his return
to his post at London.
Although lacking specific confirma-
ton, the belief is general in depart
mental circles that a change will be
made in the London mission about
the first of the year
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Doubt or Dyspepsia.

Scott-"The difference between a
poor man and a millionaire"
=, Motives, I know all about 1t.
One worries over his next meal and
the other over his last Boston
Transcript.
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Gas Kills Young Bride.

Mrs. Arthur Tetrault, the bride of
a day, whose husband was found
dead beside her in their gas-filled
room at a hotel in Providence, R. L.,
while they were on their honeymoon,
died at the Rhode Island Hospital.
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In AN Parts of the State.

Samuel D. Walton, of Glassboro,
has been elected leader of the Glass
boro Orchestra.
James Newell, the newly-elected
steward of the Salem County Aims
house, is in charge.
Thieves entered the repair shop of
Samuel Stiles. at Millville, and stole
all his best bicycle tools.
Byron Day, of Woodbury., who was
accused of cutting a milk inspectors
hand with a broken bottle, was ac-
quilted.
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Drowned Girls Body Found.

The body of Miss Alice Boisnot,
Who was drowned in the bay off Ocean
City on August IS last, was found
floating in the water about 200 feet
from where she lost her life. Coroner
Lake has taken charge of the body.
Miss Boisnot and Miss Edith Mueller
were drowned the same day. A dill
gent search for their bodies was
made, but it was not until recently
that the body of Miss Mueller was
found. Edward Brown, who was fish
Ing in the bay, saw the body of Miss
Boisnot, and he towed it to shore.
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n. s. Treasurer Treat to Ouit

was
made by Charles H, Treat, of New
York, that he had rendered to Presi-
dent Taft his resignation of the Office
of Treasurer of the United States and
that he would retire in October.
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Irish Bill Passed.

London. - The Irish Land bill.
which was introduced in Parliament
on March 80 by Augustine Birrell,
Chief Secretary for ireland, passed its
final stage in the House of Commons
by a vote of liza to 81.
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Modest Worth.

Reporter-"Senator, to what dc
you chiefly attribute your successful
career?"
Eminent Statesman-"Entire1y to
heredity, young man. / deserve nc
credit for it whatever. My father had
ambition and my mother had talent.
and / happened to inherit both those
qualifications. Chicago Tribune.
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LOVE VISIT COST HIM LIFE.

Conductor Misses Trip to See Sweet
heart and is Killed.
Catskill, N. Y.-Wilbur Funk, nine
teen, met instant death a moment af.
ter bidding goodbye to his sweet
heart at Leeds, the western terminus
of the Catskill trolley line.
To spend an hour at the girls
house Funk, who was a conductor on
the road, missed a trip. In attempt.
ing to board another car he grasped a
handle bar to swing himself to the
front platform. The bar snapped off
and he pitched headlong in front OF
the moving car, which crushed his
skull.
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A Homebody.

what sort of a woman is his
wife?"
Splendid. She refused three invi-
tations to join afternoon card clubs"
Detroit Free Press.
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Advice From Caddy

"It's easy to seen ye're no a native
heer, SIR"
But all my folks are buried about
here, my boy" i
SAY weel, ye'd better tax yer iron;
yell no get deep eneuch wi yer dri.
ver."-The Taller.