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The broad ax., 1910-01-22
Short Stories.

There ara over 1000 beekespers IN
tbs country. and prodnct Of their hives
last year was enough to an train 0f
ears over 400 miles long.
Ascending 70 the Indian Spectator, q
curious marriage b reported from
Kathiawar, India. where q man Of ssE-
onfy has married q girl Of nine.
1tssr wiH conmemorats this yesr -
neliskh anniFerssry q the proelnusa-
fon q ~ kingdom b. an lntsrnationai
azpo1laoa e Turn non Aprn Oh o.
The broad ax., 1910-01-22
Weathsrbys Rids

Swift e. q shot In his automobile
Weatherby sped. with fate At the wheel.
Swift Is q rocket the first mile was run.
FIfIy-three seconds the second was done.
10. but the third was cen faster than
thatl
How the wind whisted through wealth
erby's hat!
Then on the fourth they literally new.
Sudden q roadhouse hove into view.
There they slowed down and went In for
wink"
Thus was Weatherby driven to drink
Buffalo News
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JsaloasY.
81 TIE asropians 10 the automobus:
-xou,n pardon M. pieasa 4 nzy hat
A ntlis shove you. / soar 70 . halght
Which you eznnot Fsach n your gasollao
81 sss su.snosn. % .. ..rsgl.as.
'xsa nay D ea To- but RIA hsrD I
I h.zs a. savausasA I say vhs's I
Nan. - . No isva nav. en- .
-Msr xs.k 49,
The broad ax., 1910-01-22

HGytng recently engaged an eight
een-year-old eolored girl 20 do house
work, a New YORK woman was adjust
ing the various questions Of privileges.
sYOu WIN have Monday and Thurs
day nights Oh, Eliza" the mistress Of
the house said.
sOn,y Monday n Thursday nightsF'
the other exclaimed, rolling her eyes.
NY LAwd, Mis- Blank, dat won't DO
noh0W. Dat amt enough You see,
ma,am, rs a debbytanteF'-NeW York
Sun.
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Certainly Not Present.

Certainly Not Present.
II was In one Of the eolored schools
Of Baltimore, and the teacher was an
inexperienced one. There was talking
among the little negroes before her.
81 want absolute silence" she said
severely.
Still the talking continued.
Il want absolute silence" she re-
peated again.
At the third demand one very small
girl spoke up boldly.
@Assalute Silence amt hyar." she
said "She's got de tOofaehe.'-Hppin-
cotf's.
The broad ax., 1910-01-22
A HlahhroM.

They say Min has went and mar
ned a highbrow."
EYES, he's one Of them guys that Al
wayB waits TIL they're through eating
before he drinks his coffee and then
DON'T put any milk in it"-Chieago
Record- Herald.
The broad ax., 1910-01-22
ProsauHoa

Hs-H yOu love me. why did you At
arst refuse met
SheI wanted to see hatyOu would
Do.
Hs-But might have rushed on
without waiting for an explanation.
Shell had the door IOcked-Spokane
Epokesman-Review.
The broad ax., 1910-01-22

''what are the trumps Of IifeF
''Hearts," said the maiden fair.
For sweetheart, maid or wife
Love IL beyond compare"
NO" said the heartless hirt:
Diamonds the trumps shall be.
Hearts are as cheap as dirt
Give wealth and power to me-"
''No," said the man blass:
Clubs are the rumps We want
Such gauds for the young and gay,
But clubs for the bon vivant"
Then the gravedigger said:
"Vanities soon are past.
The earth shall be your bed.
And spades must win at last"
Smart Set
The broad ax., 1910-01-22
AT

I know q lady who can write most lovely
poems-she's neglected.
It's long since she has hoped 10 win the
honor that she once expected
I know q lady who can paint A pretty
talent she possesses.
But oft she has 20 dine on crusts. as sor-
rowfully she c0nfesses.
I know a lady for whose art the world II
glad 70 pay her dearly.
Ghe does. a dance in her bare feet and
Otherwise Is nude. or nearly.
Chicago Record Herald.
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A Perfect Disguise.

y ForToct Uls9uIoe.
$Was Jimmie RuhhOuse at the mas
QueradeT' asked WiIloughby.
Yes" replied Addiction "He had
the most perfect disguise ! ever saw.
Nobody recognized him"
what did be 80 as7" asked WI
lo1ghby.
"A gentleman" said AddletOn. =
Judge.
The broad ax., 1910-01-22

@Are Jon fashionable enough to set
into the divorce courtsP'
s1Ey dear. how behind the times yOu
arsl Why, belong to the up TO date
set that keeps out Of themP-CsEe-
hnd Leader.
The broad ax., 1910-01-22
coUrtship Po;atsrs.

NourtonIp FolntoFos
When she says the clocks corroct
she d neutral, ne suspect
when shs says the clock IL fast
You are making time At last
WHEN Shs says the cock Il slow
You are done for: better 50.
-Pittsbug Post
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When 70 Refrain.

WheD to Hefrain.
Miss Prye-Mrs. Jones, your daugh-
ter just called me a nosey old gossip.
Mrs. jones' shall tend to her at
once. I've told her over and over
again not to speak the truth when it's
liable to hurt peoples feelings.-LAp-
ptncotts.
The broad ax., 1910-01-22

StorDinG.
Twas On The ocean first we met
lid bounding waves and passing ships.
brought my batteries TO bear
And stcrmed her fascinating lips.
We married, and. Ike other men.
somstimes get home late TO tea
She gets provoked, and thus, md,
The lips stormed now storm az me.
-Yonkers Statesman.
The broad ax., 1910-01-22

To HHsrI" With . Pair Of Gloves.
on. little thumbs and fingers. too,
can but wiah that I were ron,
Since you. unchid. may clasp her hand,
Ten her-but. no: she'll understand
-Delineator.
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q. a,uaInunn II

This Is a bitter dose for an honest
man." said the trust magnate as be
looked over the gratifying graft re-
suits.
"But the pill Is nicely sugar coated, !"
laughed a profit sharer.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The broad ax., 1910-01-22

Hs-When shan We get married9
. she-oh. John. wig DO you take our
engagement 20 seEioully1 = Chleago
IExamInsr.
The broad ax., 1910-01-22

NuSu 8ouey S4uaes
When money cana a-jlngltn'
sid Here d my chancsF
u sounded IKE q eddie,
An night they heard ne shuns
Untn the break q day
But the time was changed complotalY
When the adder vas 70 payi
Atlanta Constitution.
The broad ax., 1910-01-22
Moves About.

The globe trottsr, Il seems to me,
Il very much liks . restless hea.
He doesn't eat IN one place. you sc,
But takes q bite anywhere he may Be.
-Chicago News
The broad ax., 1910-01-22

ne manager canned the leading dame
Because she kicked and cut up rough.
Re also fred the gay soubretts
st Paul Dispatch
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NM lneonairtancY.

MANS tnconststencys
YES" said the woman who some
times thinks aloud. SITS a fact"
whats a factT we queried-
THAT a man who growls about his
Wife's cooking at home VIII cheerfnIly
eat any old thing when he's camping"
answered the noisy female thinker
Chicago News
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MAKING Il Up.

~Shame on you! You came home last
night actually tipsy."
so / did. my dear. Just couldn't
resist the pleasure Of seeing two Of
you at once."-Phlladelphia Ledger.
The broad ax., 1910-01-22

-. Sad . woman fAiIl - -
Whnn humoTs ken and pa
HWnaps ~ ooegn't 0age - laurn
~ esaF - Day gnow faE
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Cal Of N. wild.

wouldn't want to be
The under dog. not me,
For I'm just the sort OF chap
Who would rather win the scrap
Than the public sympathy.
Boston Herald
The broad ax., 1910-01-22
Strenuous Society.

Society is a funny thing"
~WnyT'
-After e coming out Jon are all IN"
Harvard Lampoon.
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The Post-HIs Explanation.

sing for those who love q song
Nor care whoe'er the singer be.
But most sing for those who long
To hear my song for love OF me.
For all sing as best can
The thoughts that haunt the heart Of man
Boston Transcript.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-03

Justice Garrison 10 part with one OF
his legs. keeping In mind. or course.
the great Improvement In cork legs
and the earning power or money ar
compound interest for fifteen years.
Or. keeping the same facts in mind.
how much he would want for his own
little girls leg?
To be sure. cork legs have been i'm.
proved-and glass eyes and crutches.
The consolation afforded by these
modern appliances TO one who is main
ed for life. however. is smaller than
n chief Justice might expect.
II is n good thing for the presidents
or managers of railway companies that
they operate in modern times rather
than under king. like Solomon. for
instance.
One can easily fancy Solomon even
ing up matters by commanding that
the leg OF the president be cut of or
the leg of the presidents daughter.
Or. II the case were appealed TO some
chief justice and overruled. To whack
or the limb of the justice.
Cruel decisions against innocent flesh
and blood. uttered 10y Judges who are
under the influence of public service
corporations. furnish much of the cause
for the growing feeling of revolt
against the courts.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-03
WHY7

Young Mr.. Knox. son of the secreta-
ry of state. against the wishes of his
parents ran away with aud married
poor girl. He was practically dis
owned.
Afterward there was n reconciliation.
and young Mrs. Knox repeated Il state
ment attributed TO her at the time of
the elopement-namely. that she had
never worked for living.
Which was poor boast.
Certainly she was poor. and If she
did not work who worked for herr
In place of being ashamed of her
self she is ashamed of her poverty aud
considers ii something less than an in-
suit that it should he said she ever was
employed in II shop or department
store
That is one way in which class dis
tinctions arise in this country. When
an honest laborer Is ashamed of his
work. how can it be otherwise than
that other persons should take the cue
and look down upon him and his
work?
The dignity of labor is easily lost
when the labOrcr no longer dignilies IL.
Being ashamed of honest toll is to-
tally opposed TO the spirit of American
teaching. which says the man who
heaves clay out of ditch for wages
is just as good as the congressman
who is hired by the people.
He or she who does not work ut
something IL Il drone I'm the social hive
After watching the procession of
well dressed people on the streets of
one of our cities and being told that
the people were all workers an Eng
lishman asked. But where are your
leisure clasSesI''
oh" was the reply. I'VE call them
trampS I'm our country"
Do you remember the experience of
that rich woman In New York who
dressed one Of her maids in an expen-
slve gown. hung jewels around her
neck and Introduced the young girl ut
a social function as n visiting friend?
The maid, who was handsome and
well educated. was much admired
both for her looks and her evident re-
fnement. and ut least one young hope
full OF the smart set nearly lost his
heart 30 her on that evening.
There Is many maid or shopgirl
who would grace any mans drawing
room as mistress and queen OF his
home.
But here Is Il strange thing which {
wish you might explain.
Most wealthy men who have gone
up the ladder to wealth and position
by means OF hard struggling take
great pride In the fact that they are
self made men. while most OF the wom-
en- who 80 UP from poverty desire TO
conceal their early history
| Why?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-03
A Horses Expre.sion Of Grief.

horse not only sheds tears under
the emotion OF grief. but I'm moments
or sudden or intolerable anguish ut
tiers most melancholy cry. In one OF
Cooper's novels dramatic use Is made
OF the scream OF n wounded horse. and
Lord Erskine I'm a speech made In the
house OF lords upon the bill for en-
forcing humanity toward animals no.
ticed this remarkable fact An eye
witness related the following:
On the advance 10 the heights or AL.
ma q battery OF artillery became ex-
posed to the fire OF concealed Rus
sian battery. and In the course of q
few minutes II was nearly destroyed.
men and horses killed and wounded.
guns dismounted and limbers broken.
On passing this wreck shortly after
ward observed single horse still at.
tached and unhurt. BY its side on the
ground lay its late master. quite dead.
The poor brute had turned round as
Tar as possible toward him. with Its
head to the ground. smelling the body,
and there were copious tears flowing
from Its eyes. 1t looked so like a hui
man being In dire distress that could
not forget the sad expression for sew.
eral days.-London Tit Bits.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-03
TOMORROW

Tomorrow ! will set myself 20 tho
task HAT i close ut hand and needing
nay urgent attention. Today | am too
huSy ur too tired or too lazy Co under
take tho i,,b.
Tomorrow l will take the time for
the gracious ana lender word forgot
"r neglected 20 speak today.
ToniJrrow will DO the generous
deed thought Ia ,lo today. hut failed
L. perform.
Tnn"rrow ] will lc;.in the pursuit
a; tlp realities uf life. | will nut AWAY
from me III" petty cmulations and the
foolish struggles for that which Is
iaught- Today | am busy with my
own selfish concerns.
Tomorrow ! Will tune my soul into
close accord with the harmonies Of
life. ! Will be more thoughtful and
gentle and.courteous.
TOMORROW the speech OF love shall
not be permitted TO stick IN my throat.
WIS be more charitable and more
helpful 20 my fellows.
TonlorrUw-ah. the things I will do
tomorrow.
Foolish soul or me, DO / not know
there is no such entity as tomorrowl
Do i not know that tomorrow, so
called. is but the extension of todar
that eternity itself is only today-to-
day extended on and on?
Tomorrow does not exist. When l
think tomorrow has come IL is today.
Always ii is but today or yesterday.
The word was first invented by men
who are like me-men who wished to
push away from themselves the front
ed duty they dared not face today.
To say that will do todays duty to-
morrow is TO resolve and re-resolve.
then die the same"
Resolution. however harncssed. Will
not pillow with tomorrow Hitched up
with today, resolution turns great fur
rows
DO Won say TO yourself TRUE
enough yet?" Surely you have all
the time there, is-the time Of today.
And there Is no other time. there will
he no other time.
Delude not yourself into thinking
that tomorrow will come. 1t is not
coming. Today is coming. Therefore.
Whatever the urgent task you have
10 do. whatever the special word you
need to say do not walt or juggle with
tomorrow. Hegin today.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-03
A HEARTLEsS DECISION.

A little five-year-old New Jersey girl
named Dorothy McDermot was run
over by q street car which cut of her
leg.
The railway company was sued. and
jury OF citizens decided. after hear
ing all the evidence. that the railway
company had been negligent and gave
the girl $500 damages.
The case was appealed by the com
pany to the supreme court, and Justice
Garrison OF that court, I'm overrulinc
the verdict. among other things used
this language:
The verdict of $500 is too high.
The jury did not take into considera-
ton the great improvement In cork
legs"
What could be more heartless OF
more flippant?
In the course of the decision the
learned judge also took occasion to say
that the jury failed to consider the
earning power of money and figured
what $500 would amount to at com
pound interest when Dorothy should
be twenty-one years Of age.
Which is very fine. but
The little girl is of a poor family.
and poor families are not accustomed
to put money out at interest. They
need it to pay doctors bills and to buy
bread and butter and gingham dresses
and shoes for their little girls.
OF course there have been Improve
ments in cork legs" though one may
be led TO believe there has been little
Improvement in the hearts OF chief
justices
One Is inclined to ask also what sort
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-03
A GHOST AT SEA.


The Phantom That Boarded the Bark
Sea Flower.
The following incident is recorded
as true short story by an English
publication:
The Sea Flower. bark OF some 400
tons. was In the early hours of the
I'D OF June, 1861. bound for Bristol.
England. under the command of the
drst mate. her captain, John Ellis.
having been left behind Mt Kingston.
Jamaica. suffering from yellow jack"
1t was about four bells in the middle
watch Tor > II. m.I when the mate. whu
was standing near the pinnacle giving
the helmsman his course. suddenly be.
came aware OF mysterious presence
In the waist OF the ship. At the same
moment his companion ciutched him
by the arm. and. pointing, shrieked.
Dye see him. sir?"
Before he could reply the mate be-
came aware that the dark shadow he
bad just before observed had SO far
materialized that II bore the appear
ance OF Captain Ellis. The figure OF
the cuptnin advanced along the deck
aud disappeared slowly down the CON-
panion.
Recovering himself. the mate left the
helmsman and hurried down into the
cabin. meeting. just coming out OF H..
the second mute. who told him he had
been awakened with start after
dreaming that the captain had come
aboard aud was calling him. Both
men then made complete search Of
the saloon and the other cabins. but. II
Is needless to say. without result.
Later IL was found that Captain FL
lis had died between ! aud a. m In
the morning OF June %.
The story got about. and the ship OBJ
tanned reputation for being haunted;
consequently difficulty was found In
obtaining crews. and In the end IL was
renamed and sold to q foreign firm
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-03
YOUR BOY.

This Is serious talk to parents
about the boy-the common. everyday
garden variety OF boy
He Is great institution.
He is bigger than factory or farm or
business. because he has in him the
making of man. and u man Is the
biggest thing In the universe.
Also the boy may miss being a man
and become a mere thing.
Naturally there Is a lot of good in
your boy. He Is inclined To he trust
rul. He has very keen sense or JUS
tice. And his heart is wide open to
the influences that appeal to his pride
end manliness. He wants TO do his
best.
Now all OF this In your boy is fine
raw material out of which you may
manufacture manliness. But
If you want to get the most out of
him believe In him. Just make be-
iieve will not do. He will find you
out.
If you really believe in him he will
believe in you. which is your starting
point
And If you really believe in him you
will not scold him or find fault with
him ali the time. because that sort of
treatment does not bring out the good
In him. IL brings out the bad in him.
IL you would get at the heart Of him
cultivate his ambition and foster his
natural desire to do his best by en-
couragement.
Because the boy will grow into the
likeness Of that which he desires to
do and be. IL you can stimulate him
to do and become the best he will
grow into that realization as natural
ly as the flower comes to its fruition.
Even flowers must be encouraged.
Cheer him on.
If his habits have become bad
change his surroundings. Association
has everything TO do with the making
and unmaking OF boy. Get him
into the right company, change his
activities. and the bad habits will dis
appear by disuse.
Do not do too much for him. You
must be careful along this line. If
you do too much for him he will do
nothing for himself And that is fa-
tai. because the best way for him to
learn to do things is by doing them
by experience.
In short. while the boy is young
treat him very firmly. but very kind
iy and very justly-remember. very
justly.
As he grows older appeal to his nat
ural pride to get on in the world. Get
his confidence and hold on to it. Slim
ulate his ambition by encouragement.
Keep him In the right company.
Common advice? Yes, but many a
parent is trying to force his boy or
neglect him or scold him into manIi-
ness. 1t cannot be done.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-03
A Warm Receot;an-

Never hear OF a burglar breaking
into Chinese laundry, do you?" in
Quired the gentleman with q Sing Sing
record. II should think not. The
laundry Chinks always have money In
the house. but crook has q lot Of
respect for hot irons. I'd rather be
shot with pistol. chawed by a bull
dog and batted with balesticks than
be target for hot iron. 1t is the
Chinaman's handiest weapon. and his
aim is deadly. A cold iron is bad
enough. but hot one is fierce. 1t not
only stuns: 1t burns. and burns deep
Most Chinks know that crooks are
afraid of their hot irons. and 1 have
known wise old heather who had lots
OF dough in the house to keep an iron
on the fire all night in case anything
should turn up."-New York Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-03
POTOMAC RIVER Rn11rr

schedule in effect Saturday. May ETH. 1,DO
u, Thre" tips weekly between baltimore ana
Washington. "''e anu
Leave Baltimore. Pier 3, Light S,reo,
wvXeaner permitting ats y. M every Mondsy
,; cui'iSsusy ana Saturday. for the folIowins
river llndlngs. Alexandria and WashinvtoD.
- baItimore y. M. Mil ers Prooru,s1 Pop,c
,s 10. Grasons. Coan n. m. Bundicks Iakss
walnut Point. COwsrts. Levi. eta Kinssle
Louge: Muudv Point. &c ntra Pinev Point M
=. m. beonardtown l. noon AbeIls CobrI,ms
STONES Bushwood, Lancaster 4 NJ M RiyoY
s ,Yn liverpool Point, Gly mont, Alexandria.
stops only on signal.
leave Warrington. ID c., 70 L of Seventh
SI,,IcS 60, "1stner ermitting. at D. m every
Monday. WcdnC sday and Saturday for tbc ~
lowing river Landings and Baltimore. ~
washington. Alexandria 4:45 D. m Gtvmop,
Liverpool Point. Rivers q. Rush- oo2 T,,s
caster. Sooi ums. stone LeonardtoNyn N n m
NnocIs. flney Point. +Cintra. Lodge 10 a n,
Mundy Point, kinsale IL noon Coau 1,In
dicks; Lakes. Walnut Point, Cowarts Lewis
~ 1 Ia Miil9rs 4p. m, rasOns D. M. Broomes
~ DeLo Q y. M. baltimore.
stop only on signal
Arriving in Bai timore carly "Wednesday T.,
uaynnd Monday mornings.
rreignt received in baltimore on sailing
This timetable shows the time at which
s,tc.IherS may DC expected to- arrive nj and
ucparI from the several wharyes but their
arrlNals or departure ut the times stated ia nor
guaranteed. nor does the Company hold Itself
arising therefrom. 'N0"''fNe"eeS
TEPHENSON &, RR0., Agts.. Washington
NAnDoN ana 1hl MES. Agts.. Alexandria.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-03
Heart toHeart
= Talks.
DIVORCE IN HIGTLlrE.
BY EDWIN A. NYE.

On the same page OF a newspaper 1
find two stories of divorce i'm high life
One tells of the marital warfare of
Charles Miller. the Standard Oil mil
lionairc of Penn ylvania, and his wife
According to the newspapers. Miller
has paid SJO0.OG0 20 his wife in settle
ment i'm order TO avoid publicity con-
corning the married life of the twain.
The other case is that of Albert J.
Davis. the millionaire crcameryman
~ Chicago. who Is suing his Wife for
divorce.
, The evidence i'm the trial showed
/. ihst-Airs. Davis WAS DRUNK FOR
SIN YEARS-oue OF the most proiong
cd jamborces of record
Physicians testified that they fire.
quently had attended Mrs. Davis for
alcoholism and that she was often In
Il serious state. One doctor told now
she had seen shapeless objects crawl
ing ON the floor and wall and green
dragons that issued from her slippers
and climbed up the sky.
Neighbors testified that Mrs. Davis
frequently would come home in a cab
so drunk that the cabman would have
TO pick her up bodily and carry her
into the house.
And. besides being shown as the
champion Marathon drinker of her sex
I'm Chicago. it was proved on the trial
that she was often visited by an af-
tinily whose coming and going were
the scandal of the neighborhood.
Nor is that all of the nauscous mess.
Il n
was also untrue TO his marriage vows
and introduced witnesses to try to
prove it.
Why drag your attention through
such n foul moral sewer?
Certainly not 10 adorn a tale. but TO
point moral.
These two divorce cases are typical
Of the marital infelicity of the so call
ed smart set" millionaircs and their
wives. who fancy that money will buy
anything they want.
Envy such people?
You say you must work hard and
yoW wife must stint and save. you
strain every nerve to pay your honest
debts and meet the high cost of living
md you cannot earn as much In year
as some of these people spend in day
Nevertheless say to you
Pity the sorrows OF the very rich,
Leisure and luxury are apt to lead
to dissipation. Having plenty of money
end no useful occupation. These very
rich people Try TO crowd into their
lives more sensual joys than humanity
Will contain. 1t is easy TO see their
finish
IT won kavc = faithful wife and
healthy children you can well afford t.
pity these debnuchccs and reflect over
the question whether or not you your
self could stand their great prosperity