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-Lst n. thi.k.- !. ..,a i.in.ly .

~Let ne thtnk. he eaia falntly q
last
You doat have TO think. :" vsoe o.
the young man With unconscIoua
cruelty. ITO say how deeply you are
Involved In the a1airs Of the Gothan
Freight Traetioa company"
As deeply - anybody can b." va
the desperate adnissioo.
'0ood GoA!" sxclainsl Livinestoaa
SURPRISED IN spite Of his forsvarning
"rou! II isa't possible. saw ths
pro0es With ny own eyss. and yet |
wouldn't believe that you would ally
yourself With that gang of thSevss
and scoundrsls."
Somebody had to take that fran.
cAiss and build that road" answered
his fsther. I'VE are giving the psopls
sod sssvies, aAA-
''Dou't make excuses" said the
young 1aa. brushing them away With
Q wave Of his hand. "How on earth
ars We going to explain the factsl
What Will Eleanor think"
You have influence with 0ormly. 8
said the father. Go to him. Tell him
that must see him and at once. Can
you br,ug him here?"
We'll. he's watched like = hawk"
said young Haldane. Your dirty
crowd has detectives on his trail all
over New York. II he came up here,
1t would be reported In every paper
IN the city tonight and tomorrow
morning"
Never mind that. must see him. "
Look here. father. am not mixed
up with the Gotham Freight Traction
company and that gang that you're
allied with, and I don't intend to be
involved in any scheme you may un.
dertake to get Gormly In trouble"
Il don't intend to make any trouble.
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aA open letter. tho emergency Which
sc discussed has cOos upoa ~ sooner
than xs anticipated
cited. her hanAs tro0blsd - - helh
out the paper.
What. What do yoa Dean? ensp-
ed Haidane. his own agitaties 81 lsss
evident.
Could 1t b possible that his aaugh.
ter had already heard e this rovela.
tinn!
Here is the letter froa Mr.. 0asu-
". which Livinsstoas Just brossAt -
wife"
What answer shall you give ~.
sis." asked her brother. tstenssly 10
terestsd
Il havea't naAs ny yst.- vas tAs
reply. But I can only rspsae vAa&
said the other night: that vhlls -
spect and admire Mr.. 0ssaiy sIoseA-
,nly. ] % ~ love hin.-
"At Isest." 0ussaiooaA d. cider
Haldaas. ''yos 1oa't disaiks hin. .
your
Dislike hin. faGAsrs Not st sn .
have Just saiA-.
well. give Nc tAs lseass tAsa.
ana@
At this moment ths footnaa, boving
Before the opsn door, entered. Beg
pardon. SIR" hs saiA. ''but . party By
the name os LiRsy b vaisiaG sstsids
TO sss you."
-CharIsy LAey!" exclaimed TIE sou
Of the houss. what y - doing here
nowr'
Why" said Eleanor IN great sur.
prise. that 10 the grand chief q the
sachem society and the most noto-
Yes. yes. 1 know" interposed Hal.
dane quickly. you will kindly leave
me for \ few moments. all oe you.
Where 10 Mr.. Liney!"
I've got him waiting IN the hall,
SIR"
Tell him l will see him here. Lv.
ingstone. do you carry out my In
functions at once. Eleanor. say moth.
ing to Mr.. Gormiy about this proposi-
ton until have seen him. Now leave
me-"
"But. Beekman-" began Mrs. Hal.
dane.
"Father!" protested his daughter.
Eliza" said her husband. mot an.
other word! Eleanor. am tried now
beyond endurance Please go!"
When Liney entered the library.
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now empty of all its former occupants
save the elder Haldane. he confronted
very agitated and very angry man.
DO you know what's up now, LII
fey?" was the question that was hurled
at him.
DO l know what's up? Well about
the best news that We could hear 10
up
You regard 1t that way. do you:
Well. l don't
What do you mean?"
why, Gormly has discovered my
connection with the Gotham Freight
Traction company and the close al
lance that exists between the Sachem
society and the corporation. and all
the rest of it"
The devil you say!" cried Lil1ey.
Its SO. and he has 1t all ready to
publish tomorrow morning."
We'll. that's bad" returned the
boss; but 1t might be worse. The
quieter these things are managed, the
better; but still 1t amt 70 bad AZ IT
might be. You see 1t was bound to
come out sooner or later. and"
my dear man. you don't under.
. stand the importance Of this matter
For the Gotham Freight Traction com.
pany to be found to Be in close 81
lance with the sachem society and
with the administration will lose III
the election, and then the New York
Traction company franchise goes,
and
well. iust wait Bit Mr.. Haldans
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Any Port In = Storm.

In New England seaport town
there Is wealthy but illiterate man,
who owns many vessels, and follows
their course over the seas BY the aid
of large atlas and . ten-horse-
power magnifying glass.
"I've just had a letter." he said to
. neighbor. from one Of my captains.
and he tells me he's been in a fearful
storm. I'll read you from his letter
what puzzles me. He says:
"'The waves rose like mountains.
We were driven before the wind, to
the very great danger of our lives, and
put into great jeopardy
what I want to know" said the
ship owner. "is. where IS Great Jeop.
ardy. It's somewhere in the Medlter.
ranean, but can't find it on the map
anywhere
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Apply to the Cashier.

A timid knock. gruff Come In"
and the tear-stained, new office toy
stood before the manager.
"P-please, SIR" he blubbered.
The manager looked up sharply.
"P-please, sir!" he blubbered again.
well. WE'LL" asked. the manager,
what is it?"
"P-please, sir, upset a p-packet of
envelopes" said the office boy, lab
bling his streaming eyes with his coat
sleeve. "and the c-cashier k-kicked
met"
Good gracious. my lad!" snapped
the manager irritably. You don't
expect me to attend personally to ev-
cry detail of business, do your"
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BAsY's ECZEMA AND soILs

"My son was about three weeks old
when / noticed . breakingout on his
cheeks, from which q watery sub
stance oozed. A short time after, his
arms, shoulders and breast broke out
also. and in a few days became solid
scab. became alarmed. and called
our family physician who at once pro-
nounced the disease eczema. The lit
tie fellow was under treatment for
about three months. BY the end of
that time, he seemed no better. be-
came discouraged. dropped the doc
tors treatment. and commenced the
use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
and in q few days noticed a marked
change. The eruption on his cheeks
was almost healed. and his shoulders,
arms and breast were decidedly bet
ter. When he was about seven months
old. all trace Of the eczema was gone.
During his teething period, his
head and face were broken out in
boils which cured with Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. Surely he must
have been a great sufferer. During
the time Of teething and from the time
/ dropped the doctors treatment, I
used the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment. nothing else. and when two
years old he was the picture of health.
His complexion was soft and beauti.
full. and his head mass Of silky curls.
had been afraid that he would never
be we'll. and feel that owe a great
deal to the Cuticura Remedies"
(Signed) Mrs. Mary w. Ramsey, 224
E. jackson St., Colorado Springs, Col,
Sept. "a, 1910. Although Cuticura
Soap and Ointment are sold by drug
gists and dealers everywhere, a sam
pie Of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cutt
cura," Dept. s L, Boston.
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CHAPTER xii.-contlrusd.

Il don't know what they are"
well. think I do." returned the
young man.
What are they" his sister asked
him with great eagerness.
But young Haldane was not quite
prepared to declare what things they
were.
"On second thoughts" he said. eva
sively 81 don't know. At any rate |
want to talk some matters over with
father"
Financial matters, my boy?"
Political"
Very well. n your mother and SIS
ter will excuse US, we will go into
the library
Certainly" answered Mrs. Haldane,
making virtue Of necessity.
'If they concern mo or my rela.
tion to Mr.. Gormly," said Eleanor, "I
should like to know them immediate
ly."
They concern US ALL" he answered.
And. by the way" he added, Il was
going to withhold It; but l might as
we'll give 1t to you now. Here's a
letter to you from Mr.. Gormly. He
asked me to give 1t to you when |
saw you. was going to talk to father
about this other matter before l gave
1t to you; but you can read 1t over
while we are gone"
What was 1t you wished to say to
me, Livingstone" began the older
man as they entered the library.
Father" returned his son with be
wildcring abruptness, II learned al
headquarters today that you were the
head and front Of the Gotham Freigh,
Traction. company and all the rotten
lot against whom we are fighting"
From whom did you learn this p
asked the older man quietly.
From Gormly himself"
Does anybody else know it,"
TT isn't generally known, If that's
what you mean.
And suppose thar l am-er-inter
ested in the traction company"
ITO what extent are you interest
edi" asked the younger man.
well, that was not the question
asked you.
But 1t 10 the question with me
father"
II recognize no right that you hav.
to put such questions to me-"
7 may not have any right: but
am doing It Just the same. know
and We all know Just what the Gotham
Freight Traction company IL. W.
know that II 10 robbing the people
AnA for that reason l want to know
how deeply you are interested in IL"
''0o back 10 0ormly and ind ou,i'
thundered his father. intensely anger
q at the younS mans scathing de
nuAeiat1on.
mo. cir. I'm going to ind it ou,
from you before Leave this room"
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Was In Real Trouble.

A passenger who escaped uninjured
from serious railway smash, seeing
fellow-traveler searching anxiously
among the wreckage with a lantern,
offered to assist in the search, and,
thinking the old man had lost his
wife, asked in sympathetic tones:
what part Of the train was she in?"
Raising his lantern and glaring at the
kindly disposed passenger, the old
man shouted with indignant distinct
ness that triumphed over physical in
firmity: She, sir! she! am look.
ing for my teeth"
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Plenty Of Such Men,

what kind Of life insurance policy
is yours?'
"Twenty-year plan"
How long have you been paying
premiums on it?"
Fifteen years"
"Then at the end Of twenty~years
do you get your money back or merely
q paid up policy?"
"Why-er-Ive never really read it
through yet, and I'm not sure about
that. You know how a fellow puts off
such things. and-er-"
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HoMEsEEkERs excU URsloN
RATES TO TEXAS AND NEW
MEXICO POINTS DUR.
INC 304H

On the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month during the entire yea,
The Colorado and Southern Rail.
way will sell round trip homeseekers'
excursion tickets to great many
points in New Mexico and Texas at
greatly reduced rates. Final limit
rs days allowing liberal stop-over
privileges. For detailed information.
rates. ETC., call on your nearest Colo.
RADIO and Southern agent or address r.
3. Fisher, General Passenger Agent,
Denver. Colo.
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An Early Frohman.

First Medieval Manager-How's
your latest miracle play?
Second Ditto-Fine. Thought 1t
would be failure. though, till we hit
on something that's got the women
coming In droves.
F. NJ. M.-How SO?
Second Ditto-We lost the baby that
We used in the Solomon-and-the-Two-
Mothers baby scene, and have been
using lap-dog ever since'-Puck.
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Some Peroratin'.

In making peroration before en-
raptured bearers a speaker said:
I'VE must not be content but m Jst
advance. We must go on and on. We
mt st reach higher heights. broader
breadths and deeper depths"
A village evangelist was improvis-
ing in prayer and presently stumbled
into pitiall.
"Oh, Lord" he prayed, Make the
intemperate temperate; make the un-
holy holy: make the Industrious dus-
trious."
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Weeka 10th Waye.

"Nr. Wombat, I must leave you to
ut married. know . great many
girls leave the firm to get married
Still. l hope you can fill my place-"
That will be all right. We have q
waiting list Of ladies' who left 10 to
get married. are now tired Of their
husbands and would like to come
back"
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8owne Vocabulary.

Did you learn any French while
you were in Paris?" asked Biidad,
meeting Slthers shortly after his re-
turn from Europe.
"Oh. 4 little" said Slithers; '.not
20 very much. though. got -
could say cigarette In French"
"GoOd!" said Bildad. what = ct
garette in French?"
Cigarette" said Slithers.
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Kind Parent.

Dad" said young Jack Shiftless to
Old Bill the other night, II want to go
to the show tonight" "A show at night
is no place for kid like you." said
Bill You should be at home In bed"
But peddled bills and have two
tickets" said Jack. as he began to
sniffle. 'All right. then" answered
Old Bill. Il will go with you to nee.
that you don't get into trouble"
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PNoe 0oliie.

"Oh. dear." sighed little MaAeL
"Tm having an awful time With ny
dUllie''
"How's that!" Queried her mother.
She's SO cross I can't do . thing
with her," answered Mabel. Il guess
she must be Matching her teeth"
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Mante 70 eeA Il.

Il done heard It read in dc paper"
said Uncle Rasberrv. ''da' some o
deshere flying machine gemmen aaye
. man kin do anything bird KIN.
That's what they say"
We'll, when any of 'em sees . hu-
man sit fas' asleep holdin' onto tree
branch wifi his feet. sho' wishes dey'd
call me to have look"
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Improved. Before long ! was without
. sign Of the trouble that seemed 70
- carryiAg me to my grave"
"When Yoaf HACK IL Lame. Rene0-
berthe NaDs-DOAN,S." 60c. all stores.
yostsrMlbaFa Co, Buffalo. N. Y.
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A Lucky slip.

Joe-I hear dat Tom Sniff 6uoe
got cut wid razor.
Sam-Yes, he we're gittin' shaved
and Ne were tryin' to get his hands
in de BARRIERS pocket and de rasor
slipped.
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CHAPTER XIII.

The Desperate Position of haidans.
At this crucial moment there was q
knock On the door. Bidden to enter,
Eleanor came IN. followed BY her
mother.
"Tathsr." she said. pronerins him
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90 weak. ! had to tako
to my bed. Kidney
secretions were sup
pressed. ! became ter
ribly bloated. and final
" reached the point
whore ] took no inter
81 In life. It was thea
I began using Doaa6
Kidney Pills and S0oo
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uaeo. SICK AND o.seovaAeEn

oass's ki6asy Pins orsSsht ssssith
SNA choosevlaeas-
Nrs- ]. p. Penheft0a. S54 lafayette
o.. Marshall. No. says: For yeaFs
] suffered with BriGht's disease which
doctors said vas incurable. ] grew
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His Bearing.
rs he a man of military bearing?"
We'll, he likes to soldier"

Dr.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
stipation. Constipation is the cause Of
many diseases. Cure the cause and you
cure the disease. Easy to take.
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II 1t is safe to trust God in any.
thing 1t is safe to trust him in every
thing
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Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Bag Blue: Makes beautiful, clear
white clothes. All good grocers.
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II every man had all the money he
wanted, the devil would get US all.
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important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy fol-
infants and children, and see that it
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-03-08
County Sunday School
Convention.

Annual Convention of Lexington
County Sunday-school Assertion will
be held at Hebron church, March 10.
1911. Programme:
Saturday morning March 1s, 1911.
10 Opening exercises
10:3O The Power nf the Trained
Teacher, Prof. W. E. Black.
11:O0 Practical plans for training
our country teachers.
Prof. l.. NJ. Bouknight.
1880 Enrolment of delegates, elet.
ton of officers, appointment Of COM
mittees.
Saturday Afternoon.
1:00 Jesus, the Master teacher.
F. F. Whilden.
/ 80 The Primary department.
Mrs. E. G. Cronk.
200 The Sunday-school and Mis-
sionary. DR.. p. Z: Ridgell.
2:2o The organized S. S. Work.
Rev. S. c. Ballentine.
Rev. S, H. Booth.
2:4O Township organization.
J. r. Lowe.
Each Sunday school in the county is
entitled to send two delegates, and the
superintendent are urged to give this
matter attention
All persons in the county are urged
to be present and help in every posi-
BILE way.
Delegates are reminded to bring
pencils and note books.
Notice should be sent at once to Mr.
R. n. Sem, New Brookland, S. G.
The above call for the Annual Con-
vention of the Lexington County, S.
@. Association is made by:
Rev. J. G. Counts, B. Heber Barre,
Hayne Williams, j. J. Fox,
". P. Roof, R. L. Shuler,
Rev. w. L.. Keel, Rev. S. H. Booth,
Rev. S. G. Ballentine.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-03-08
u Remembrance
NV Dear Aunt -
LUCY NJ STUART

Dear Aunt, We all know You have
gone from us, -.
Now you are at rest, sweet rest.
And far better off than US
But we miss you everywhere,
Miss your dear cheerful face and
smiles,
Your kind ways and gentle words.
But rest, dear cne in Jesus arms for
you we
Now know are with the dear love
Ones in heaven with the father aboye,
We feel blessed; you were gentle,
kind and true:
Such a loved one with all.
Rest, rest, dear, sweet loved one,
In the gates of Paradise
With the bright angels above you have
gone,
To make your home with the loving
Saviour, gentle and kind.
he will bless you with hand that is
gentle,
And welcome you to His throne.
1t is the gooa Lords gain and our
loss.
But we realize God does all things
we'll;
Jesus is merciful; He knows best.
All is done we'll.
Written by her niece,
Pearl Stuart.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-03-08
Obituary..

John Patrick Corley, born May 18th,
1918, and died March 2nd, 1911, aged
62 years, 9 months and II days.
He was united in holy wedlock to
Miss Amanda Drafts, October l6, 1873.
To them were born 6sons, 3 daughters,
and 10 grand children; one son pre-
celed him to the spirit land.
He was life long member of Provi-
dence Ev. Lutheran church. good
citizen, kind neig2bor. an affection
ate husbs nd and father, and has left a
host of relatives and friends to mourn
his departure. His remains were laid
to rest in the Drafts cemetery, near
his late home. Services by the writer.
J. A. G.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-03-08
Mondays Sales.

Monday was sslesdsy and a right
good crowd was in town. Clerk of
Court Shealy sold the 8. F. Roland
land. 50 acres. 8. F. Roland was the
purchases, the price being 81, ,125.o0.
Sheriff Corley sold two tracts as
follows: The Hook lands, So acres
near CASTOR, was bought by John A.
Roberts, the purchase price being
3s6O.0O
The r, L. Shuler land, sold under
executions, 100 acres, was bought by
". w. Hawes for $500.
Mr., s. p. Shumpert sold only his
storehouse aud lot at Cayce. TINS
vas bought by Wm. Cagce for q, 800. i.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-03-08
Selecting Fresh EGGS.

If you wish to select a fresh egg for
your table or sound egg for setting
there is an easy way for SO doing.
Take the eggin dark room and place
it between your eye and a lamp flame,
holding it perpendicularly. If it is
fresh it will be full and clear ex, ep,
the shadow cast by the yolk, and if
the shadow cast is quite dark you
may know that the hen which laid the
egg has been fed to a considerable ex-
tent upon grass.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-03-08
Two More Royals.

The Oswald Automobile Company,
of Lexington, has just delivered two
handsome "Regal 30'' touring cars to
parties down at Trenton, the purcha; .
ers being B. R. Tillman, Jr., son of
Senator Tillman, and MIR. Frank Bet
tis. There is growing demand for
these popular cars and the Oswald
Automobile Company expects to con
summate a number of sales in the
very near future.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-03-08
No State Sumner School.

There will be no State summer
school for teachers this year at Win
throp College, the General Assembly
falling to make the necessary appro-
priation of $1,000 for the work. The
Peabody board of trustees gave $1,000
for State Summer school for teach
ers in this State. This fund will not
be used as it is not sufficient for the
work.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-11

ican Land and Irrisat,cn expositicf
to be held In New York o..y next No
vember for the best beets there ex-
Llbited. This valuable silver cup Is
donated by Horace o havemeyer, son
Of the late sugar grower and manu-.
iacturer. ff
While the terms OF awarl for tbs
handsome prize have not been defip-
itely settled, 1t is the opinion OF Mr..
fiavemeyer and Gllbcr. McClurg gen.
eral manager of the land show, that
the beets should be judged on the
following merits: Sugar content, 40
points; purity. 10 points; shape, 10
points; weight, % points.
This basis of award has been ar
rived at after correspondence with
some of the leading growers, sugar
beet buyers and agricultural experts.
and II now officially decided. The ex-
Eibit is to consist of five beets and
must be accompanied by detailed
history of how the crop from which
the sample was taken was grown and
harvested Growers can secure full in
formation regarding this sugar beet
contest from Mr. McClurg. His ad-
dress is 149 Broadway, New York
city.
The American Land and Irrigation
exposition to be held in Madison
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-11

pets and chums, and vagrant ours
seeming low down buns. There are
pampered dogs and canine canaille;
sorrowful dogs, and dogs that are
gay. or their high-bred dogs some
men are proud, but the down and out
dog is kicked by the crowd. Some
people think all dogs are a pest, and
some dogs by women fair are car
ried. There are too many dogs, no
doubt; and yet, the dogs service to
man we should not forget. Most true
and faithful of all brute kind, he has
rescued the perishing, led the blind;
he has rescued infants, has starved
at a grave, has given his life human
life TO save. To fight Tor his master
he's brave and strong; he holds no
erudges, resents no wrong, Between
the two, the term brute" ought to
be given the biped, I've sometimes
thought; and If all men have souls,
tbs hard to see why some dogs hay
emit earned immortality
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-11

You gentlemen, who earn your liv.
ing by the sweat of your brow. and
who are good deserving citizens, win
do well to recall the care in which
President Game handled the resolu-
tions at the last meeting. in order that
the Evans and Worley families might
be provided for before your claims
came up. And after thinking 1t all
over you will no doubt arrive at the
conclusion that Evans-Worley ct al.
care but little about your compensa.
ton as long as they are provided for.
Gentlemen the case is one upon
which you should reflect in order
that the responsibility may be pro-
perly placed.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-11

While Councilman Worley was
monkeying with the fan the other
evening in order to direc THE breezes
John T.ward he exhibited so much
nervousness that some one in the
gallery suggested that Electrician He
Der Vaughan be sent for. 1t was not
thought that the suggestion was TAX
en- seriously, in fact no one knew that
the solons heard the suggestion, but
within short time Heber appeared.
The fan worked smoothly from then
on and Morley received no more
shocks. Medley" was permitted to
tumble the electric globe the entire
evening.