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BERRYVILLE.
February 8, 1912.

teOIuary D, lSlE.
Protracted meeting closed at Prospect
last THURSDAY night with about thirty
three accesSions
Henry Mercer has sold his farm to
Grover Eakins
d. B. West, of Samantha, was with
his mother, Mrs Eliz ibeth West, last
week, who is still very poorly
Mrs. Tom Kelley atten led the fun
eral of her sister, Mrs. Richards, in
Brown 90, last week.
The business meeting Of the Ep'
worth League was held at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. j. w. Eakins Friday
night.
Il. E, West attended the Anti
Saloon Convention at Columbus the
first OF last week.
Thread spools for sc. Outing fan
mel Sc yd, Muslin sc I'D at A. Il. Pa
vey's store.
o. e. Shannon entertained Otto
Mendenhall Sunday.
Mrs f. e. West visited relatives in
Hillsboro several days last week.
Mrs. Newt Faris was calling on
friends here over Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Stanforth an aged and
respected woman, died at the home
of her son.in.laW, VIM. McConnaha,
Friday afternoon and was buried in
the Prospect cemetery Sunday
All merchandise at and below cost
at A Il Pavey's store on account of
closing out within Jew weeks.
Sedentary habits, lack of outdoor
exercise, insufficient mastication of
food, constipation, torpid liver, wor
~ aud anxiety, are the most common
causes OF stomac,i troubles. Correct
your habits ard take Chamhe; AIMS
Stomach and Liver Tablets and you
will soon be we'll again. For sale bv
all dealers
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EAST MONROE.
Feb 5, 1912.

FeD D, lDl2.
Robert Snyder, Of Wilmington, was
a visitor here last week.
A large number attended dance
given at the home of John Luft and
wife, near this place, last Wednesday
evening.
Miss Frances Printz, Of Simi, Cal,
arrived here Thursday TO make an ex-
tended visit with relatives.
Chas. Lawson and family, OF Green
field, visited here a few days last
week.
Twenty new members were taken
into the Modern Woodmen lodge al
this place Thursday evening.
Mrs. Laura Simmons, of Whining
ton, visited relatives here last week.
Mrs Elizabeth Lupton, of Blanches
ter, is visiting relatives here.
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PLEASANT.
February 8, 1912.

reDTudry d, lSlS,
Harry Satter1eld made a business
trip 10 Cincinnati last Saturday.
Auta Gall and Homer Satterfield,
who went to Dayton last week, re-
turned home Sunday.
Misses Ollie Verna Slders are visit
ing friends at May Hill, and attend
ing meeting.
Delbert Williamson, OF Belfast, was
calling on j. ii. Miller and family,
Sunday.
Everett Vanzant and the Gustin
brothers called on John Satterteld
Sunday evening
Arch Sattertield attended meeting
at Belfast Sunday night.
Ella Courtney made business trip
to Belfast Saturday.
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SHACKELTON.
February 5, 1912.

February 5, 1912.
Walter Lemon and wife entertained
to supper Thursday evening: Frank
Orpbaugh and family and General
Pence and family
Austin Robinson and family visited
Allen Robinson and family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Charles spent
Tuesday with Herman Wilkin and
wife,
Ed. Pence, VII, and son, Edgar,
were lie .uests Of Mr.. Lamonda and
family, Of Hollowtown, Thursday.
iioyd Wilkin spent Sunday with
Sam Robinson and family.
Mr. and Mrs Ben Cox we're the
guests of the latter's parents Thurs
day.
Chas. Trop and family had as their
guests Wednesday: G O. Pence, wife
and son, Ralph, ana Stella Orebaugh.
Earnest Roush, wife and baby, spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
Frank Tedrick and family, of Fair
view.
Hugh Stockwell, of Danville, was
the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Lemon Saturday,
Ed. Bales and family visited Tom
Stratton and family, of Tile Junction,
Tuesday.
Harley Clulf and wife spent Thurs.
day with &. q. o. Pence and family
and Sunday with Ed CLANCY and wife,
OF Dunn's Chapel.
Mr.. Dillon, Of Hillshoro, was the
guest of his daughter, Mrs, Herman
Willkin, Friday and Saturday.
Robert Hottie and wife spent one
day recently with MIR. and Mrs Ed.
CLANCY.
Alvin Lemon and wife, of Fairview,
spent Friday with John Lemon and
wife.
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CATALPA.
Februar, 5. 1912


Mr.. and Mrs. Ell Lewis IN family
entertained number Of thri young
friends "Wednesday night with 4 leap
year party. Those present w,t- liSses
Mary Pence. Venta MASON Pearl
and Ida oberlpy Edit Rpush,
Mary Cochran, Dorthy Ntkln and
Mabel Cadwalladerand Ito ue rm,ry,
Arnold and Hugh Wikin, G,rpnce
Cochran, Lloyd Wood ami Chester aud
Albert Cochran
Mr. and Mrs Ira Ca1Wa ,lrr and
family spent Sunday Wit samuel
Wilkin and family
Mr.. and MIS- Oven Ro ia IN two
daughters, Alma md Una D.'l.. pen
"Wednesday with viii ThomJ and
family, near Dods)nvile
Mrs Clark Cadwallldsr spool from
Wednesday until Friday WIZ her
brother, 9. p. Walker, AMI & mi ', Of
Hilsboro.
Maurice and Ova Lewis sen Sun.
day with Arnold and Hugh Wlk,,.
Ruth, Mozelle. MarIln. dSor
and Roy Cadwallader sp-ut : uriay
with their gran lplrents dr tnd
MIS-. Clark Cadwa llder
Mr.. ard Mrs Henry w kin ard
family moved to the Rts a,d farm
last THURSDAY.
Miss May Pence spent Wednesday
night with her friend, Mis-, Vida
Lewis
Mr. and Mrs Ira StlltIer and
A. h. Wllkln anu daughter, l-s Dor
thy, attended Tie STOCK sd Z at iiIlls-
boro SaCuIday.
MIS-. Ed. Lewis spent Tu,Sdly with
Mrs. Elizabeth Cochran an dLughter.
Allie.
Mrs. A. Il. Wilkin and children
spent Friday with Mrs. Il LeAi~.
Mrs. Su lie Elliott, Of Hi sUoro, is
spending few weeks with her N 9TH
er, Mrs. Jane Smith.
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LEESBURG.j
February s, 1912.


Miss Ruth Adams was the guest Of
Miss Alma Cook, of Bridges, over Sun
day.
G. B. Cox transacted business in
Hillsboro last Saturday.
Heber Smith was a business visitor
in Washington, @. H., Friday.
Dr.. Carey and family, Of Greenfield,
we're the guests of Mrs Mamie San
ders, Saturday evening.
Mrs. @. f. Kisling underwent an
operation at hospital in Dayton
Saturday, January 26 and until Thurs
day she seemed 10 be recovering, but
at noon on that day a m. ssage was sent
to her husband and daughter, Naomi,
to come at once as she had suddenly
grown worse. She fingered until Fri
day noon when she passed peacefully
away. The body was brought to her
home here Saturday morning. Funer-
al services conducted by Rev. j.
NJ Bailey, we're held Monday morn
ing at 1890. Interment at Hillsborc
cemetery. She leaves a husband and
one daughter, Naomi, aged l3, To
mourn the loss of a loving wife and
mother The grief stricken family
has the sympathy of this entire com
munity.
Mrs. j. NJ. Bailey spent the last hall
of the week in Cincinnati, the guest
Of her sister.
A travelling company gave the play
"In Old Vermont" TO crowded house
Friday night.
The revival services will probably
continue throughout the week Al
excellent sermon on the Subject "Gair
and Loss" vas delivered Sunday even
ing by the Pastor.
Charles Wesley Van Pelt, son Of TIN
late Charles Van Pelt, died Wednes
day, January 81, at College Hill SAM
tarium. lie had been suffering from
nervous prostration for sometime pas
and on December u, he In compan.
with his brother, Fletcher, and broth
er-in-law, George Kerr, went TO thi
sanitarium with the hope that hi
health might be benefited by tn
change, but he grew rapidly worse an
developed a suicidal mania. Afte
making several futile attempts to en-
his life, he finally succeeded in eludin
his nurse and finding a bottle Of aqu
ammonia. He drank the contents an
: Immediately sank TO the floor an
passed away in short time. Th
body was brought to his home at thi
place Thureday evening. He was
5 years Of age, and the greater part {
, his life had been spent In and nea
Leesburg. Besides brother Eletcht
Van Pelt, Of this place, and siste
Mrs. Kate Douglass, Of Greenfield, l.
leaves a wife and twochildren, Rolan
and Miriam, IL and years OF aye,
mourn the loss o. a kind and devote
husband and father. The most sil
c cere sympathy is extended to The fan
lily. Funeral services were held fro
the late home Saturday at ! p. d
IntermenJ in Pleasant Hill cemeter
" George Kerr, Of Cincinnati, and Ro
Kerr, OF Chicago, attended the funer
of their brother in law, G. W. VI
y Pelt, Saturday.
Attorney John Horst, Of Columbu
visited relatives here Saturday.
n Miss Hester Sny der, OF CoiumbI
was a visitor here last Saturday.
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ROUSHES CROSSING.
February 3, 1912.

America Stroup is sick
Herche and Clarence Shatfpr are
visiting thrir brother, George and
family, at Dtllware.
Perry FaWley and family, of near
Pricetown, called on Ell Roush and
family Wednesday.
Laren Landess, the photo ographer, OF
HollowtoWn, called on Herman Char
les and family, Tuesday, and took the
pictures OF little Maree Smith and
Paul Bennington.
Ora Grlfllrh and wife, Of Norwood,
are visiting Daniel Stroup and wife.
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For Every Living Thing On The
Farm"

Free a 500 page book on the treat
ment and care of Every Living Thing
on the Farm !" horses, cattle, dogs,
sheep, hogs and poultry, by Hum
phreys' Vetinary Specifics also sta
BILE chart for ready reference, TO hang
up. Free by mail on application. Ad
dress Humphreys Homeo Med. Co.
Corner Williams a. Ann Sts., N. Y.
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LYNCHBURG.
February 5, 1912.

Will Connor and family, Of Fay
etteville, we're guests Of Clarence
Dean and wife over Sunday.
Miss Stella Troth and brother, Nell
son, were In Hillsboro Saturday.
Born to John Brewer and wife on
Jan. 30, a son.
Mrs. Lena Puckett and children, of
Berrysville, are spending few days
with her parents, DR.. Archer and
wife, also Miss Lottie A rcher, OF Ok
ford, is a guest of home folks.
III. b. Galliett, w. A. Saylor and
Thomas Brown were business visitors
in Hillsboro Saturday.
J. B. Hunter and wife entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Leeky, Of Blanchester,
Sunday.
Mrs. A. N. Slaughter returned to
her home at Oweaton, KY. Friday,
after spending several weeks with her
sister, Mrs. VIM. Stautner.
Mrs. ElmoIe Is now at home on
Pearl Street, after two months alb
sence with her parents at Martins
vile, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. 4 Sonner enter
tained the following at dinner We'd
nesday evening: Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Stautner and children, Mr.. and Mrs
v. e. Duncanson and son, Lowell,
Chas. Linton and wife, Mrs. A. N.
Slaughter and Rev. Gilmore and wife
Mr.. and Mrs. u. G.. Pence enter
tained Jesse Batson, of Midland City,
Monday
The Ladies Aid of the Christian
church will give box supper at the
room one door east OF WhitacreI
livery barn on Thursday evening, Feb
8. Everybody is invited to bring
box and enjoy the evening.
Alvin Achor, Of Chillicothe, is
spending a few days with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hayworth.
Miss Pearl CLANCY has been EN-
ployed at the Danville exchange.
The board Of education has beel
very fortunate in securing the sci
vices of @. e Haller, of Taylorsville
to fill the vacancy caused by the res
ignation Of Mr.. Barnes.
Emil Brown, OF Cuba, visited rels
tives here part of last week.
Mrs. W. A. West entertained he
mother, Mrs. Bates. OF Cuba, the frs
Of last week. Miss Grace Bryan an
Lillian Moore were also her guests.
The men at the Highland Cooperag
Co.'S. shops are off duty awaiting a
adjustment of wages. 1t Is hope
that matters will be adjusted S oon t
the satisfaction OF all, for this bus
ness is quite help to our town.
The fire department was called
the residence of Mr.. Hayworth o
Sycamore street last Sunday night
An out building containing the fruit
meat and other provisions was dt
stroyed.
DIR. Meadow is attending the Obi
State Sunday School Convention a
Columbus this week.
Mrs. o. w. Roush and son, Ma
shall, and Miss Isma Faris we're shop
ping in Cincinnati Friday.
Miss Blanche Willis, an elocutionist
will give recital at the M. e. church
Friday evening. She comes very higi
ly recommended. The entertainment
is to be given under the auspices c
the "King's Herald"
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CARD OF CARDS

We desire TO express our hanks 10
the neighonrS aid friends for their
help and sympathy shown u, during
the sickness and death Of our beloved
mother and TO DR. A II Beam tor
his kind and faithful atren ion; and
also u Uni-rtaker James Bobpelt for
his great Kindness shown throughout
the funeral and burial cerpm MES.
The HILDREN.
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Real bargains should never be over
looked. We are now Offering one that
is so good that every woman should
take advantage OF. The NEWS HER
AID, year; McCall's Magazine, 3
years and Mccall patterns for only
$l.50 is cert ainly remarkable bargain
The regular price of MeCall's Magazine
is so cents year the patterns 10 cents
each and the NEWS -IiERAD 81 year.
Thousands OF people are paying these
prices every year You can get for
$3.50 what Others are paying $2.95 for,
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How to cure cold is a question in
which many are interested just now.
Chamberlain's Cough remedy has won
its great reputation and immense sale
by its remarkable cure OF colds. 1t
can always be depended upon. For
sale by all dealers.
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To Mothers In This Town.

Children who are delicate, feverish
and cross will get immediate relief
from Mother Gray's Sweet Powders
for Children. They cleanse the stom'
ach, act on the liver, and are recon-
mended for complaining children. A
pleasant remedy for worms. AT all
Druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Ad-
dress, A. S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
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You are probably aware that pneu.
monia always results from a cold, but
you never heard of a cold resulting in
pneumonia when Chamberlain Cough
Remedy was USED. Why take the risk
when this remedy may be had for a
TITLE ? For sale by all dealers,
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First Roman Matron-What funny
locking costume on that woman! Did
you notice IL, JooP
Second Ditto-Yes. 1t comes from
some little barbarian hamlet out In
Gaul that they call Paris.-Puck.
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"Pa," said little Willie, looking up
from his paper, What is a philanthro-
pist, anyway ?"
"A philanthropist, my son." replied
his wise pa, sis usually man who
spends his time getting other people TO
spend their money for charity. The
Catholic Standard and Times.
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This Is An Easy Test.

Shake Aliens Foot-Ease In one shce
and not In the other, and notice the
difference. Just the thing to use when
rubbers or overshoes become necessary,
and your shoes seem to pinch. Sold
everywhere, 25c. Don't accept any
substitute. Sample FREE. Address,
Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
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When her hid is in danger a woman
will risk her life TO protect l.. No
great act OF he oiSm or risk Of life is
necessary 10 protect child from
Group. Give Chamb4rlair Cough
Remedy and all danger is lvoided.
For sale 10y all dealers.
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Memoir.

One hundred y ars ago on the 10TH
of June, on the day that the war Of
1872 was declared, a sail ship arrived
In the harbor of New York 1t had
been chased by pirates and hundre is
Of people we're lined up on the shore
TO welcome It's arrival Two Christian
. families we're numbered among the
passengers from Scotland and Ireland
by the name of Sloane and Matthews.
They first settled in N W York city.
Afterwards through the persuasion Of
married sister in lie family Of Mat.
thews they concluded to 20 to Pitts
burg, Pa.
Margaret Sloane Mackerley's father,
Robert Sloane, professor Of IN lthemIt-
les In a select school, very scholarly
man, united in marriage with Nancy
Matthews. They moved to ShippenS-
burg Franklin county, Pa, " here the
subject of this sketch was born ninety
twoyears ago. When she was six ye lrs
of age her father died, leaving her
She remembered we'll of standing so
long a time looking down into her
fat hers grave, that the minister " no
had charge of the burial services, TAX
Ing note laid his hand on her head and
said, 'your father will rise again.
So impressed was she by his words
that every day for many weeks she
went to gate 10y the roadside AMI sat
there. Her mother said to her, "Child,
Why do you 10 to that z tte and stay so
long ?" 81 am looking for father"
she replied, "the mini ter said he
would rise again" Many years after
she met that minister at South Salem,
Ohio
The mother was married again TO
James McMullen, Of G eentield, Ohio.
They came to Ohio and lived on farm
where she grew to womanhood.
She united with the first Presby-
terian church at Greenfield In 1887,
under the pastorate Of Rev. Samuel
Crothers, Sr, She was married that
same year to Louis Mackerley, OF
Greenfield. Their home was in Rains
5 boro, where her husband died leaving
5 her with six small children. Twosons,
. who have gladly welcomed her to her
l heavenly home, and four daughters,
who sadly mourn the loss Of a mother
i who possessed that fortitude, whose
: reliance on Truth. on Virtue, on God,
is the most unfaltering. That faith
i'm Heavenly Father which never
wavered, that rare trait civilit which
won for her many friends. "Civility
) uplifts," she was wont TO remark. A
. mother whose children can rise up anC
u call her blessed.
i There being no Presbyterian churcl
u at Rainsboro she united with TIM
T, Baptist church of Hill>boro and re
. mained faithful member. For seven
ty five years she has teen iden itlet
o with the church Of God on eartf
u Triumphantly could she say,
when for me the silent oar
l. Parts the silent river
n And stand upon the shore
, OF tue strange forever
;, Therefore dread not 10 go
y Ger the silent river
IS Death thy Fastening on, know
al Bear me. thou life giver,
Through the waters TO the shore
," Where nine own have gone before "
G A piece of flannel dampened wit
Chamberlain's Liniment and bound.I
. TO the affected parts is superior TO an
~ plaster When troubled with lam
back or pains in the side or chest civ
it trial and you are certain to |
Ie more than pleased with the promI
rnlinf mhinh Ii affnrdS Sold hu a
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CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to thank our many friends
especially the undertaken, Mr.. Evans,
also all who so kindly sympathized
with us In the death of our beloved
wife and mother.
j. ii. PURDY AND CHILDREN.
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1t is claimed that there is less
shrinkage of meats when cooked by
electricity.
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A piece Of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Liniment and bound,ln
TO the affected parts is superior TO any
plaster. When troubled with lame
back or pains in the side or chest give
it trial and you are certain to be
more than pleased with the prompt
relief which 1t affords Sold by all
dealers.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-06-15
ALL ALONE IN THE STORM
inside, the Merry Country Party
VOTED Not Of the ForIorn Figure
Out In tho Cold.

1t was bitter cold. The snow fell
thickly, and, driven by the wind, II
beat relentlessly against the faces of
those who were not sheltered. A wild
night, indeed. Midwinter, and in the
open country. and one of the coldest
nights in the memory of the Oldest In.
habitant
He stood not far from the winding,
snowbound road, his face turned to-
ward the highway forlorn object
In that great storm.
His old felt hat, jammed roughly on
his head, but Unprotected his face and
ears from the chilly blasts. He wore
no overcoat, only light and much
frayed jacket, more fitted, indeed, for
summer weather than the zero tenn.
perature of that night His hands
were unprotected by gloves. while his
trousers. thin and worn, fluttered
about his legs. He wore no shoes.
Inside the great farm, close by. the
lights blazed merrily, and through the
windows, from which the shades were
drawn, could be seen many young peo-
pie passing hither and thither. A
merry country party-youth and
laughter.
And now through the storm others
make their way to the farmhouse.
They are bundled up warm and COM
Portable, and defy the snow and the
cold. They are happy in the anticipa.
tlon of the joyful evening before them.
Care and worry have no part in their
minds.
They do not know that close by
stands that ill-clothed figure, with
arms stretched appealingly forth, and
II they knew there would be no pity
In their hearts
For 1t was only the old farmers
scarecrow.-William Sanford in Puck
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Loans Of Honor.

Tip never had mite Of patience
with the fellow who looks with such
reverence on a debt of honor As a
rule the debt Of honor chap doesn't
fret bit about bilking his grocer. But
an experiment with loans OF honor"
put in the right places has shown
the average person is honest. Several
years ago public spirited men got to-
gether" at Lyons and formed what
they called Loan and Honor society.
The purpose was to furnish money to
clerks, laborers and apparently to any
poor and needy persons. No other Sc
curity than the borrowers word was
asked. In 1901 money WAS lent to
3s4 individuals. Sixty-eight of these
were women. All but twenty-seven of
the borrowers were married. Sickness
made 119 Of the loans necessary. loss
Of work, SO; previous debts, "a, and
starting housekeeping, 81. The sums
borrowed varied from So to $50. Dur
Ing Its several years Of existence the
society has lost only 5000. Yes, the
average person is not thief.-New
York Press.
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CITY OF BEAUTIFUL SMOKE
Really Picturesque Effects That May
Be Witnessed from Pittsbure's
Hills

Robert Haven Schauffier. writing in
the Metropolitan, says: II never come
"lthln range of the unique spell OF
modern Pittsburg without wishing that
| might personally conduct thither the
sage who so mendaciously declared
that there Is nothing new under the
sun. For Pittsburg is something new
From any OF the city's 100 bills
one can enjoy more varieties of smoke
In an hour than there are kinds of
clouds in month. These range all
the way from fairy shavings of ice
and curls Of driven snow. through
geological strata of pure cream, mis-
chleVous, evanescent ringlets OF blush
white, smudges family tinged with
olive, aerial bushes OF delicate rose.
trees OF orange and rusty red, through
lOO tones OF gray, from the most
ethereal fawn to sheer brutal dirt,
then deepening to a black as rich as
the glossy, tarry coal from which it
sprang.
One convenient thing about the
smokescape is that you can enjoy
some part Of il wherever you happen
to be. Looking west along the canon
or Fourth avenue one morning the
lower parts Of the office buildings
were obliterated by dense, low lying
bank OF soft, dusky smoke. But as the
eye Travelled upward this cloud began
to thin, until, when 1t reached the
cornices, every detail of them stood
out sharply in the sunlight against a
sky of pale sapphire. Such effects are
as interesting as they are characters.
tic Of the place"