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HighlanderS to Leave
Atlanta Camp Friday
HIGHlAMDERS LIKELY
TO PLAY BOSTON BRAVES
At ATLANTA THURSDAY.
Especial to Tho Evening WORLDLY

ATLANTA, Co. March 3.-Man-
ager W~olverton OF tho H~ighlanders
II trying to arrange a game for his
team with the Boston Nationals for
this city on Thursday afternoon.
The Braves and the Hilltoppcrs have
met three times In past years in in
terleague battles and twice the
American Leaguers have been re-
turned winners. Since the New
Yorks came into the American
League in 1903 they have won SIX
games and lost flve In competition
with National League clubs. They
had defeated the Reds twice. beaten
the Giants twice and lost to thom
four times and defeated the Bostons
twice. BY reason of their success
In contests with National League
clubs In the past, Manager Wolver-
ton Is sure that II a game is ar
ranged with the Bostons his boys
will emerge the winners.
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Purse Is Offered
For Wells and Mcfarland
BOXING SHOWS TONIGHT.

At Olympic A. C~.-TommV Buck
vs.. X. o. E,gers. ten rounds.
At Fordon A. Chill Cross ~.
Paddy sullivan. ten rounds.
At Irving A. C.-Joe Bedeil vs..
Willie Beecher, ten rounds.
At Brooklyn Beach A. c.. Brook
lyn-Harry Lortz VS.. Young Guarini,
ten rounds.
At Yonkers A. Candy Williams
VS.. Tommy Dorsey, ten rounds.
Matches ARRANGED.
Frank Loughrey VS.. Young Ahearn,
ten rounds. Royale A. C. Of Brook
lyn. tomorrow night.
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tsss', srSSisa: champion, come here and witness
and Joe Coster. Tommy Houck and Pstsey Kim.
and Johnny Dundee and Young Wagner en-
WeihesIay night. the Mcmahon hr,thers today
wired kilbane Offering him and lis manager
tneir expenses both ways. Gil Boag hns airesdy
offered kilbsne 5000 to meet Eddie O'Keefe in
a ten round bout here. ' 81
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Newcomers Hold
Amateur Boxing Titles

contest. Fftzhenry met Charles Z.
Henry OF the Trinity A. C. in the anal
go. The Avonia lad went right after
Henry. and after cutting his eye badly.
landed n right-hand swing on his Jaw,
dropping hin to the floor.
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Thum's White Elephant Bowling AIlavu
and Billiard ParIor. 31st 1t. q Broe1WHy,
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Sporting Club Makes
Record Bid for Big
Battle.
BY JOHN

The National Sporting Club of Amer
lea to-day made an offer Of n $4,000
purse for n ten-round bout between
Matt Wells, lightweight champion Of
England. and Packy Mcfarland of Chi
cago. the match to take place on a date
convenient to both boxers.
Mcfarland n Wells were matched to
meet at Madison Square Garden. but the
Garden lost It's license before he date
OF the contest. Mcfarland has never
fought in New York except for the Fair
mont a.. c., and at present he IS under
contract to Billy Gibson to box twice
more for him there this year.
Tommy Burns. the ex-heavywelght
champion. Is evidently sincere In his
intention to get back into the fighting
game tor no has posted a forfeit OF Sl.UO
with a sporting editor of a newspaper
at Alberta, Can. and issued a challenge
to fight Jack johnson for the heavy
weight championship of the world In a
~twenty-round bout to take place on La
Dor Day afternoon at any place John
son selects. The following Is a copy OF
the challenge which Burns sent to the
big c%hampion:
Jack johnson, Chioago-1 chal-
lsugs You for Q t~wonty-round bat
tie. to be fought NJ any place you
may name, but Z prefer Alberta,
on Labor Day. II you don't want
70 fight ma, I viii take your place
in July In FOUR fight With Jim
Flynn, provil led that you sign ar
tiolss and post . big forfeit that
II ! best Flynn you Will agree to
meet me. ! will also bet you my
end OF the purse In the Flynn fight
that Z win.
"Tol0gY BURNS"
Packey McFs land and Eddie Murphy, the
rugged wcterweight OF Boston. are going 20 have
been matched to meet before ,ls Kenosha WIS
the s,coaa time they have boxed at this club.
Mefas h.,s ni ns1ins , rec : Sa'pointsa Murphy N,
come to this city after this contest.
NH. Gibbons and Jack Dennins are both In the
btst OF condition for their ten round battle to.
SS.:Sr ~: s'sn'i a,s u ns sS;a.!: 81 ''h. s''i / VII. l' s AZ:
j viii 6s in in better shape than ! have been for
any bout ! have fought in many. a day. I viii
ny ny friend: that ! am nao Dsnnins. ms Sss. 70 mo"
The rsoslp,s e the Frank Kl.u,.Jacl Dillon
were q disappointment. The men only drew
81 sa. ls", OF 81 81; & 'sc o." While ki,n br, sas , yis'S,; So ss.s |.
this being 90 per cent. OF the house. Dillon
WAS so disgusted. over his. defeat that he left
Frisco for his home . few hours afterr the
battle was over.
A difference In the weight question IL tho onl,
tween Frank Klaus u Pittsbirsh and Eddie Nc
Goory Of Oshkosh., Wis. taking place. GeUTys
ihS pounds At the ringside. while McGoorty wants
the weighins.in time to be three hours earlier. II
the men come to terms they win battle on Satir
day afternoon. April 10.
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For the first time since 1907 tho teams Of the
Manhattan and BROOKLYN Chess Clubs met in a
match, the former waning by 6A points to 3ib,
II was the first Of their series q home and home
matches and was played In Carnegie Hall.
The evening world., 1912-03-25

BY winning from the Clan GoniSn =. 9. ~ a
York Celtic Football Club won its. sixteenth
consecutive victory, The Ccltics took an early
lead and before the half clcacd had scorvd four
goals,
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"Tol0r BURNS"

The receipts Of the Frank Klaus-Jack Dllor
we're a disappointment. The men only drew
81. 200. on this sum Klaus, the victor. got /
this being % per cent. Of the house. Dilior
Was so disgusted over his. defeat that he LET
Frisco for Ills home . few hours afterr III,
battle was over.
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p~a rticuiafy like tho high. plumcd Gains
borough hats. which are as much In
favor now as they ever were. dtdn't
like those small. stecple-crownei things
some people called 'em beehives and
peach baskcts-which the women
wore a year or two g But ! haven't
seen n lately.
Tho coifrures u . year ago. With
their puifs and braids and rats Of false
hair, were horrible creations. But Just
now that craze seems to have passed.
and the present way Of dressing the
hair shows the beautiful lines Of the
head"
Then Mr.. KImbaii ended the same way
Mr.. Fisher did. ITS not exactly
Clothes" he admitted. but II has . lot
10 do with the modern woman's attrac-
tive appearance-her makeup. OF course.
biue-whi,e cheeks and purple lips are
unspcakable. Dut I like TO see . woman
who knows enough to darken her toe
light eyebrows and to manufacture q
blush n she hasn't one"
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are wearing such dresses this spring.
TT seems to me that h modern
woman 10 coming to resemble the mod
ern man in this very respect Of dress
Like him. she nnds a style or styles
which suit her and she sticks to her
discoveries. instead Of following every
latest exaggeration Of fashion. When
she goes to her tailor she doesn't ask
him What are THEY wearingT and
then meekly give her order according
TO his answer. She says. I want this
suit or this frock cut thus and So and
he follows her dictation instead OF the
his"
But dc you think tailored suits are
sver really beautitul?" I asked.
.I've seen some that were" Mr.. Kim
women who wore them. There Is a Ger.
tain type OF woman with a slender
and rather boyish figure who reall,
looks better in the coat-suit. such as Il
' worn by men. than she would in a one
piece. closly fitting empire gown which
| would show every bone inc angle sh,
possessed. painted a little girl re
Gently who was quite charming In
, Partisan tailored suit. although tn,
skirt was SO narrow that when oh,
moved she had to ,mtnce along with
two-inch steps.
THAT. of course. was absurd" adde,
Mr. Kimball.
"Ths frsakish fashions Of to-
dsy are quite i~ndsfsnsibls. Ana
YET Z don't know that wen the
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ALONZO KLMBALL, in the Second of a Series of Interviews, Declares She Ii, but
Condemns Erukah Fashions.

what else! And though our ideal OF
the present and the knitting-needle hg-
ure may 70 q step too far In the other
direction, ] think the artistic erect u
preferable to that Of 1850.
There ere many charming special
features IN the dreas of this season."
he continued. The Dutch neck. either
sQuAre or round out. 10 something l like
very much. It shows to perfection the
beautiful lines melting into the throat
from ohm 30 ear. and when finished. as
II generally 70. with . round lace collar.
there y . charming relief for tho face.
The modern sleeve. too, has Infinitely
better lines than the atrocities OF for
mer years. Remember the balloons n
tho leg o. muttons. The -htting
coat sleeve, popular for the last year
or two ana showing the shape Of tho
arm. IL very much better. So many
waists have sleeves ending Just below
the elbow. with a frill Of lace. and that
Is another pretty feature. For the
woman with the sloping shoulders and
rounded torso the kimono sleeve was
exceedingly effective.
Another graceful style Of the present
10 the surplice trimming Of the corsage
There are many forms Of this; one that
has been worn for more than n cen
fury Is the dainty linen kerchief crossed
over the bosom by the Quakers. The
Puritan girls wore Il. too; 1t appear
in nearly all rhe representations oi
Priscilla. To-day Il IL repeated oveS
and over again In dresses and coats. In
the evening gown one fold OF the ma.
teriai 10 brought over the shoulder and
across the fold on the other side. tc
form the corsage. Nchus make part oi
the trimming Of other dresses. and even
the coats have the collar with wide re.
vers. one passing across the other. Thi,
II q really beautiful way OF draping
woman's shoulders and bosom.
I'm the same line with this feature
are the dainty scarfs Of lace. some o.
them interviewer with gold and silver
thread. whioh have been such a popular
novelty for the last year or two. AND
who q deny the beauty of the COR
geous Oriental trimmings and embroid
cries which all well dressed women ar,
using to-day?"
EVEN THE WoMEN's eIo HATS
ARE APPROVED.
do o think our hats are beauti
fui7~ I asked.
THE large ones are not to be i'm
proved upon" declared Mr.. Kimbail. %
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Cowns Now Worn, He
Says, Are Elegant and
Artistic, and a Peculiar
Fact Is, Many of Then,
viii Never Go Out of
Date.
Tailored Suits Look Best
on a Girl With a Slen-
der and Boyish Figure
-Even the Big Hats
With Plumes Are Ap.
proved.

Marguerite Mooers MarshalI.
10 the modern Woman beautifully
dressedf
She very much wants to be!
Probably there never was q time
when nor lsbor was devoted to
achieving the desired result. why
does the fashion change every other
minute?" c~uriously queries the mod.
ern womau's husband. She knows
the answer. even II she doesn't
always tell him. It's because she
hopes, with each new style. to ap-
pear Just q little bit more beautiful
than she did before
And Harrison Fisher answers her
that she Is succeeding. Alonzo
Kimball. the clever portrait painter.
agrees with Mr.. Fisher.
q" Ike the modern fashions" he
admitted frankly yesterday. "They
SEEM to me artistic and elegant.
And there u one peculiar thing about
them. There = mann dresses worn
today tphtch VtH never date.
Naturally. a. . painter Of portraits,
I am in . position to notice this fact,
A portrait. as we'll a. an ordinary
photograph, will look o~ld.fashioned
and out Of date in Q few years II the
sitter wears certain sorts OF costumes.
And the painter must take v mora
care than the photographer that his
work shall not date. because q paintins
10 more valuable than . Photograph.
and therefore the owner feels more
keeniy the portraits diminution in es.
f~ectiveness.
A COSTUME THAT ALWAYS WAS
AND ALWAYS WILL BE RIGHT,
Nov. look at this" n Mr.. Kim.
ball led the way into his studio. On
the easel stood q nearly completed
full-length portrait OF q woman. Sh,
wore q green-white evening gown
draped dextrously about the ahoui
ders and the low corsage and falling
in soft. sheer folds to tina moor. Thu
only relief was a deep. stifr girdle Of
black velvet. 1t was q perfectly gooi
evening dress for the year 1912. yet. q
Mr.. Kimbail pointed out. It could hav'
been worn equally we'll In the yea
1872. and. presumably. in 20l2.
THAT gown IL an example Of tn,
Observation-Disclosures styles
he observed. And plenty Of women
The evening world., 1912-03-13
f. |. TOWNSEND DEAD.
Brook1yn Trust Company OmeIa1
was Prominent Church worker.

Frederick L. Townsend. for thirty
years an officer OF the Brooklyn Trust
Company and for many years paying
teller. died to-day n, his home In Ridge
wood. ~. J. Mr.. Townsend was born
in Armonk. n. ", aftv-e!ght years
ago. Tie was employed in the Nassau
Bank Of this city before ~ went with
the Brooklyn Trust Company. He
moved from Brooklyn TO Ridgcwood
about four years ago.
lie was n member OF no Crescent
Athletic Club and the Church Charity
Foundation Of Long Island n n YES
tryman Of st. Mnry's Protestant Epis-
ccpal parish, Brooklyn. HIS wife. Q
son and a daughter survive him.
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UER AND
BADLY BURNED

~ Adam T. Messenger Of No. In Greene
avenue, who saw the blaze a. he started
Into his home. ran to help save the
lCa1aAren no knew were in the house. He
was overcome by IRE and smoke on the
second foor and fell unconscious. not
being found until the FIRE was out. He
was 20 badly burned he had to be taken
10 the German Hospital.
Mrs. Haipin was afraid to walk the
coping, and was standing screaming In
- front window holding her two months
old babe, Myrtle, when Henry Vasth OF
No. "a Knlckerbocker avenue and Bar.
ney Scaeiner of No. s. Glen otrset saw
her from the street.
Vaeph crawled to the window ledge.
shppery with rain, and at the peril OF his
ME swung himself to the rea window
Of Mrs. Haipin's nat. She was standing
at the window. Meantime Scadner had
swung himself out Of the other window.
Mrs. Halpin had handed the baby 10
vasth. He passed It over 10 scssinsr.
WOMAN cRAWLs ALONG LEDGE
M TO eAFETY.
Then came Mrs. Halpin's turn. vasth
was 20 weakened by his exerions that
he was unable to pass the woman to his
. companions. This was explained to her.
aThsngh half suffocated. she climbed out
81 the window ct Vaeth's bidding and.
With the two men aiding her. orawled
! ,ovsr me window lodges to safety. When
shs wa landed In the next house she
swoonsd. The two men carried her and
the babies 10 h street.
On the second floor north was the
body Of Miss Mary Frederick. sixteen,
who died Tuesday. 1t was thought al
first the body would have to be removed
TO the street. but the fremen got the
names under control before this wa
necessary. While Mrs. Halpin and thu
children were being rescued firemen hat
taken out the other tenants on the lad
ders. It was while going through the
house later that Fireman Muench found
the unconscious Messenger.
The evening world., 1912-03-13
Pssaohss's Wife Applies Various
~ Animal T1tles to spouse.

~ Mrs. Harriet A. Elhs. IN . suit agsinst
her husband. the Rev. John Ellis. pastor
% the First Unitarian Church Of Chico
pee. XAss.. for custody OF their daugh-
ter. said no was suffering from 'struts"
ana spsnt two hours Q day Cooling Up"
She admitted calling him thses pet
names: ''Rst.'' snake" Devil" 'hypo-
uIertto'' aaA dog" che denied she had
Nm co. Ny1nS Il we 3use
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heroic RESCUES
| NDPAN|CMTW
I BROOKLYN FIRES
Citizens Aid Police and Fire
men in Work of Carrying
Out Victims.
ONE c R N
Children Handed From Win
dow to Window and Others
Go Down Ladder.
ONE c r N

night persons, three Of them babies,
were saved early to-day in Brooklyn
nres, catisens aiding policemen and IRE.
men In the daring escues. About mid
night IRE started In . two-story vacant
house on the east side Of East Fifty-nfth
street. between Tilden went and Bev-
sr1ey road, Flatbush. and quickly spread
to the adjoining house. occupied by
Adam Becker. his wife. Elizabeth. their
eighteen months old son. Adam tr., n
two boarders. Joseph and Charles
Frankie. twenty and twenty-five years
old. respectively.
Mounted Policemen Charles East m
william Conway Of the Snyder avenue
station saw the glare from different
posts, sent in simultaneous alarms and
then made for the ire. In places the
mud was kneedeep on their horses. but
they made quick progress.
, The front porch and dining room
we're blazing when conway smashed
In the front door. He dashed up the
stairs through the smoke and u
Becker and his wife. He took Mrs.
Becker and the baby ID his arms and
hurried back down the stairs with
them.
BLINDED 40 he SOUGHT TO
AWAKE eoARDERs.
Becker tried to arouss his boarders
nrst and was blinded by the smoke BE-
fore he could get out. While Conway
was saving the woman and child. Ease
went up tine back way and mo. Beckett
cropping blindiy about trying to ind his
a to the yard. He carried him to
the ground and Wa told the Franhss
had not been seen.
East fought his way back through the
smoke and fire and found the brothsrs.
nearly unconscious from smoke. aftsI
he had broken In the oor Of their room.
They we're carried down the rear and
an ambulance surgeon soon revived al
i've of the occupants Of the house.
The IRE did Q damage Of 1900 ana did
not completely destroy the Becker
home.
= Flames thai started near the airshaet
of the ihree -story apartment at M
sA126s Greene venue. Brooklyn. about
midnight. got good headway before they
were discovered.
The six families. Including twelve chill.
dren. made . rush for the hall. but
the smoke drove them back into thsiE
rooms. None Of them had time to drssi
and the roar Of the flames through the
E airshaft terror1zed them. They ran tc
the front and rear windows and began
calling for help.
George Thompson. his wife. Bertha
their six-months-od son and . younger
brother and sister. william. twelve. and
Mary. ffteen. live on the top floor
Across the hall John Halpin and hi
family live. Below them live the Fred
srick family. and across the hall Mrs
; Agnes Permento. twenty-six. and hsl
four-year-old daughter. Lucy.
Thompson led his family across SOW
sral window coptngs 70 the adjoining
house. Nc. 1270.
>As 9AA>A- aA
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hobbis 10 - bad - the hoop
nklpt uaaA En- han

skirt used to be-"
Then the painter took DOWN some
books with pictures Of the beautifully
dressed ladies OF several centuries. II
you will believe 1t, we found tho frst
hobble skirt dated In the year 1872. But
We discovered far wors horrors In the
hoop-skirt age.
IN THE DAYS WHEN HOOPS AND
eUsTLEs WERE WORN.
1.-THE general idea seemed to be 70
make the hips as large as possible"
Mr.. Kimbali summed up. There was
the hoop and bustles and those things
they called paniers. and heaven knows
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-24
WHAT WILL AMARILLO DO ABOUT IT?

WIN the Amarillo Chamber Of Commerce citizenship
whole land the fourth reunion of the Panhan
die Asscciational Regiment Confederate Veterans
question immediate for the
location for the reunion
Amarillo Sunday afternoon csc o'clock March at which
offers OF other cities and ail be considered
posing a the honor become the
venton City of the Southwest
Amarillo the pary of approximately $1,000 per
through her seemingly tardy fingers Three
the Of the Con-
Amarillo This reunion has brought the
Queen city hundred the
Texas and points outside
the
Viewed from commercial standpoint strictly
the Confederate Veterans would rroe prob
Confederate Veterans entertained ANA
ro be heard from the former de-
Can the be said Of dele
conventions meeting the Metropolis
who sufficiently well
informed this question negatively This
praise Veterans and their friends ade
individuals, firms and
eanaons n entertainment
eternity the who offered
their lives realized be deathess prne
pies INTERVENING their the homes their friends and
forever
city the Southern Con-
fedeay This the patriotic the sentimental the worthwhile side Of
commercial consideration
expendng money sake 1t
be that possibilities for both
these perhaps we'll Whether then is ac
phase action needed
bring Amarillo this another gathering the honored who
themselves against worthy foe in the Sos
The insists Amarillo thousand
contributions should become
the boys Of tho
COS" expeditions the
fund Of $1,000 there the slightest but the PROPOSE
on 81 donations the minds Of the people Low
the
o he Amarillo
Daughters OF Confederate
Veterans Chamber OF Commerce League
duas, bstr themselves the end that the
Amarillo during the l92.
sufficiently befng
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-24
POLITICAL POT At
PLA|NV|EW SINNERS

Special 10 Daily News
Plainvew. Tex. Feb. 23.-The POI
litical pot is beginning TO simmer in
Plainview. and Il is thought that this
town will pay more attention 10 20
Utica men and measures this year o.
never before. The citizens OF the
town are active in various WAYS In
their support Of Judge Joe r. Ian
caster candidate for Congressman
at-Large, from Plainview. \ straw
vote will be had at the regular
monthly meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce next Thursday night, 10
determine whom Plainview wants for
the next President of the United
States, and several candidates for
state offices viii also likely be bal
loted on.
The local papers are carrying the
following announcements for Conn-
~, District and Municipal offices
For District Attorney, r. N. Ellerd.
Geo. l.. Mayfield; for District and
County Clerk, y. II. Towery. for
County Judge. w. b. Lewis. J. NJ.
Bull. S. w. Meharg; for County Urea
surer, John G. Hamilton; for Sheriff
and Tax Collector, G. Marshall
Phelps, O. r. MARITIME. ]. c. HOOPER
for Tax Assessor. X. +. Burch. 5. $
Sloneker, J. y. Jordan. $. J. FRYE
for County, Surveyor, Thomas T..
Whitis; for County Attorney. Chas
+. Clements; for Mayor, ]. l.. Dor
sett; for City Marshal. J. F Watson.
Geo. W. McKinty; for City Secretary.
II A. Wofford, r. l. Spencer. II Is
rumored that other candidates still
will enter the lists.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-24
In the bays If the Bowie Knife.

From Texas University pu'laln
The quarterly Of he 1cya7 state
Histori'n' Association WI Oh since
It's inaug"rW,1 IN lSe7. has been
edited by . m = 'ar q the sch''i Il
history at he Iu.'e Nty # ..IPc
begins In IA Jan lary number the
publication IT q sc y nportnnr col
lertion of iet'' t co.. 'or1iuc the Re-
public al To,l.. "bav wore written
hv British ','.itls in Texas . their
home government during ,hN Years
from 1877 tG SIG. ara rhev nrow
valuable Nsh, on iH' flngled diplO-
macy Of tla' or a when ErGland.
France and Mexico wore ovharsting
their resources 10 PFC "p1. he aancv-
alton OF Texas 10 the Un,al states
These british agent, were men q
intelligence. and. geucttliv they fore
told a bright future for Texas, but
their descriptions ~ actual cpndi-
items sometimes lead one 10 suppose
the carly Texans occasionali" tCok
advantage OF their innocence 70
illustrate. one n them wfot, To the
g government:
The howie knife is the weapon
most In vogue, and II Tay not be
uninteresting here 10 state the great.
er number of these weapons were
manufactured in Sheffield and nlr-
mingham and brought over in rri:.
ish ships as a profitable speculation,
| have seen one manufactured BY
Bunting G. Son OF Sheffield. the
blade OF which was eighteen inches
long and ornamented In beautiful
tracery on the steel as the genuine
Arkansas toothpick, and have offered
another for sale. also OF English
make. the vendor Of which hinteC
that that ! ought to pay him a dollar
more than he demanded. as he could
assure me II had tasted blood
Tho writer suggested members q
congress should be well paid for thei
services to compensate them for th'
risk they run Of being 'bowie-knifed
during debate Ga custom Of by n,
means rare occurence)"