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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10

( City Of Kerouan. After Susa. the
ruins OF Thapsus are passed, where
julius Caesar smashed the power OF
the Pompeian party; then the steem
er calls in at Mahedia, where Hannibal
took ship after his flight from Garth
age, now pretty little town with
modern improvements and the In
evitable Hotel de France" Thence
to Sfax, a much bombarded town.
which put up fair fight against the
French in 1881: and SO to Gabes. .
place OF Greeks and Jews. surrounded
by GASES and villages Of Arab tent
dwellers. Gabes ia an oasis of gar
dens and date palms. entwined BY
clinging vines. One can wander at
will among orange, citron. almond. nS.
and pomegranate trees. amid which
run gurgling little waterways. From
Gabes the southwark journey can be
continued to DJerba-the island OF the
Lotus Eaters-of whom Homer sang In
that Romance Of the Youth OF the
World" the Odyssey
Now whosoever did eat the honey
sweet fruit OF the Lotus had no more
wish to bring tidings. nor to come
back, but there he chose to abide with
the lotus-eating men. ever feeding on
the lotus and sorgetful OF his home.
ward way
What was 1t, this lotus fruit. the
fruit of forgetfulness! Commentators
have covered reams Of paper with the.
DRY and conjecture. But this 10 what
Sir Lambert Playfair says: 1T seems
unnecessary to 60 out Of ones way 70
search for the Homeric food. The 10.
land is covered with 1t. No greater
blessing was ever bestowed by Prov.
idence on man., and no other fruit Il
SO all-sufacient for human sustenance
>as the honey.sweet lotus Of the an
cients-the date LOT the modern Arab
Dierba Is fertile and beautiful; the In
habitants are gentle and quiet; and
growing on the island are one millions
three hundred thousand date palms
Let the winter resident or the casual
tourist beware. therefore. how he lands
on the Isle of the Lotus-Eaters lest he
forget the homeward way!
/ To- f = 81
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10
The Dog In Warfare.

vegetius, the Roman writer on
things military, tells us that dogs were
used in the fortified towers Of his time,
to make known by their barking the
approach of the enemy. During the
middle ages dogs were employed to
guard camps and bulwarks. The
bloodhounds Of Scotland bore a repu.
tation for wonderful skill in tracking
escaped prisoners; and they were
used, too, for attacking the enemy's
cavalry. being provided with coats OF
mail having hooks and prongs where
with to mutilate horses. There are
records of dogs having been used IN
warfare as far back as 1467, and Plu
tarch and Pliny both refer to them IN
their books.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10
Prof. Mesoriey Of seaford, l.
Crosses Them With Flying
& "A ~ tf - L Eiah .t-e

well, guess I've got the scientists
Of the world ready to come to me for
kindergarten instruction j again" said
Prof Aloysius Darwin Huxley Colum.
bus McSorley Of Seaford, l.. l.. when
he dropped into town today for his
regular weekly visit to Broadway. says
New York correspondent OF the Boe-
ton Herald. ~
Before the end of the week they'll
have q dozen cigars. new automobile.
a couple Of aeroplanes and q COM
bined breakfast food and furniture
polish named after me. ST.
This week I've finished q Job that
/ think is worth while amt going
to give any exhibition of my latest
hybrid, but. take 1t from me. 1t out
hybrids anything in the hybridology
line that ever was hybrided. That's
going some, too. for my barking dog
fish that used to catch channel cats
was pretty near perfection and my
collapsible mule was the wonder Of
the age for a time.
you see, this latest thing in hybrid
ology is the result OF my getting the
rheumatics last foil digging clans. /
found this year that ! wasn't as opry
Is used to be ana couldn't dig more
than q ton or so Of soft shells before
noon, and when l started to rake
oysters in the afternoon felt tuck
cred out. That got me thinking.
II know that that twin Of a google
eyed jelly fish who calls himself Prof.
Schneider of Goose Creek would hear
about this, and began thinking how
to have the laugh on him. Before
next spring can have my oysters
gathered at daylight without getting
out of bed.
Il Just went out and sailed the skin
toward Barnegat until l run into q
school Of flying nsh. Inetted the best
looking ones and brought them home.
It only took a couple Of days for US to
get acquainted. and then. when they
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10

So now the little girl and her little
brother live in, the great mansion with
servants galore. .3s55s
One. week they have their mother
with them. IA =; 5 K L;
The next week they have their faith.
ery to play with them. v
Still Something Lacking.
OF. course, Mr.. Mellon is just as rich
as he ever was, and everything that
little Miss SAilsa and young Master
Paul want they still can have.
And Mrs. Mellon, too, is just as
pretty as she ever wasin the&s eyes
Of Ailsa and Paul, for, of course, they
couldn't well be expected to see the
lines OF care that have come In her
face, nor lis It likely they will notice
the one ssor two white hairs that trou-
BILE has sprinkled among the mass Of
brown. Nor is 1t likely that Ailsa and
Paul notice a bit of difference5in their
mother when she plays with them on
the floor Of the nursery. q ;st 4. y;
But they really are not very happy
Just as they are getting real good
and acquainted with papa again after
he has been away for q week. he bum
dies them up In his arms. bids them
good-by, starts on and they don't see
him again for 2 week.
And the very next day after papa
goes away, mamma comes rushing In,
smothers them with kisses, and when
they want to know where she has been
for a whole week, just puts her finger.
on her lips and says, Nov, sweet
hearts, no fair asking questions"
That is the way the grave and very
wise Justice has settled the troubles
of the little Mellon children.
It was ordered by the court that
Mr.. Mellon. should Immediately j se-
cure = house for the children's use.
Then they were to be installed in it
with their guardian, and Mr.. Mellon
was to be permitted to visit them for
one week and Mrs. Mellon for the
next, md so on alternating until 1.-the
troubles should all be finally settled.
And that's the way matters stand
now.
Fine Home for Children.
The Judge hadn't specified what
kind Of house the children should
have, so Mr.. Mellon promptly went out
and found the incest one that was va
cant in Pittsburg. It has twenty
rooms and i've bathrooms, and it real
ly is plenty large enough for Miss
Ailsa and Master Paul.
Their rooms are right side by side
and their guardian is directly across
the hall. Then at one end OF the house
is a very nice, pretty, sunny room,
that no one but Mrs. Mellon uses. and
at the other end OF the house there is
a room that is kept for Mr., Mellon.
There are few other rooms set
aside for the servants and the en-
tire remainder of the house Is just one
big playroom. s&s
There aren't many people who have
ever been in this house, for the Mellon
children are too young to have many
callers, and it isn't likely their guard
ian would want them to have much
company at present anyway.
II you happen to pass the house
some day you will be quite certain to
notice standing in the yard right close
by the side of the big house tiny
little place that is just as perfect a
house as you ever would want to see.
That Is Ailsa's playhouse and 1t was
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10
ITTsBURG. -- g oodby. pa.
I pa, dear. f.si1
4 "Oh, goody! Mammals
coming tomorrow" 81
That Is the pitiful little

= ~ 10 la
4 63 - That Is the pitiful little
y = tragedy that Is enacted
each week It the front door OF one Of
SPittsburg' Is most. beautifu mansibns.
The children are nine-y ear=old SAilsa
and three-year-old Paul, son and
4 daughter of Andrew w; Mellon and
Mrs. Nora McAdullin Mellon.
sS F'ather and mother are struggling
sdespsrately IN the divorce 4 courts to
4 b free of each other The children
\ are forbidden BY the court to see eth
IL En- parent more often than every other
II week 3sfi
Were there ever two children so
q sore beset? For more than eight
years OF her young life Ailsa had been
Y quite the happiest little girl In all
sPittsburg. For six years she ia was
( quite certain she was very happy.
n Then, when little baby brother came
\ % keep her company. she was positive
4 OF ii. s|ss Ia n n.
N that was the name they gave little
\ brother, had. Their papa was very,
very rich. Everything they wanted
they could have. Ri
4 Mamma-how they did love her!
\. She was SO pretty, and she used to
h come into the nursery every morning,
land how they did play on the floor.
Ailsa, who was very old-fashioned
for her age, every one said, often used
80 ask her father and mother II they
supposed It was possible for anybody
& else in the world to besas happy as she.
was. & ia lbs
Now in all fairy stories there just
has to be . bad fairy. And while this
isn't . fairy story. there Is bad fairy
q In st for the little Mellon children.
Beginning Of the Trouble. 81
Less than year ago every one in
sPittsburg and many people outside of
Pittsburg were genuinely shocked and
really sorry to hear. that Mr.. Mellon
4 and his wife had disagreed.
Mr.. Mellon, whose wealth is estimat-
y Cd In the millions. was very well
4, known throughout the business world,
\ and his friends were legion and loyal.
Mrs. Mellon was many years her
h husbands junior. She had come to
FAIUm AuUlAAl, ~ CAoAu, 90 SA0
n bride of Mr.. Mellon, and all Pittsburg
welcomed her with pleasure. They
1 liked her bright ways, her keen wit,
! and she was acknowledged a beauty.
The MELONS, first when they had
4 only little Ailsa and later when they
had Ailsa and Paul, lived In one Of
the finest houses in all Pittsburg.
5% In the year that has followed the de-
claration OF Mr.. Mellon that he intend
ed to free himself from his wife there
have been occasinal references to the
I fortunes Of the two little Mellon chill
y dren. gsy 3
4 At first the children were permitted
1 to remain with their mother. Then a
Judge who had to look only through
the eyes Of the cold. harsh, unsympa-
thetic law, said the children belonged
TO their father. Then another Judge
\ said they didn't belong to either-tem-i
porarily. And finally Solomon-like
Judge has wisely decided that they be-
long to both, but that they can't have
1 both their father and their mother at
the same time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10
Keep Out the Cold.

Are you ready for snow and cold
weather? You cannot afford to allow
the animals of the farm to suffer in
any way, for it will be money out Of
your pocket. Look after details that
will add to their comfort and thrift
and bring more profit to you, and dc
lit now.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10
einuIa Mud Hole Mars,

Single Mud Hole Mars: 3
The real efficiency Of any road 10.
measured by its worst mud hole.
One may have the best kind of, surv-i
ice and the best kind Of road bed
but no matter how good it may be
the majority OF the distance, q single
mud hole win mar all OF the good
work on both sides of 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10
CORNER POST MADE STRONG.
May BE Made From Small Trss BY.
Following Directions Given Here. f
1 wlth-Will Not Pull Away.

A satisfactory corner-post may be
made from . small tree, as follows:
The tree Is cut the size wished for
the post 1.-THE tree forked, of course).
The fork is cut q foot shorter than the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10
Many Kinds Of Lime.

= Many Kinds Of Lime.
There are ten or more kinds of lime
that can be used for agricultural pur-i
poses. Out of these there are really
but three or four that can be called
original materials, the others being
simpler forms of lime under q different
method OF treatment. 81
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10
This Gate Won't SAG.

hcient to hold up any gate found on
the farm.
The swivel bolt which screws into
the post should be placed far enough
from the top hinge OF the gate SO as
to be turned conveniently to take up
the slack in the wire.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10
Fresh Air 10 Necessary.

II4ITtl4' rFV0n MT II - ll'EiI
Storm windows and storm doors are
matters Of economy and will save fuel,
but do not shut out all fresh air. II.
you do doctors bills make storm win,
dows pretty expensive. Good ventila-
ton is as necessary for man as is is for
animals
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10
( maoure sprsader.

Where there is mech manure to be
put on grass land, 1t will pay to have
spreader that will do the work SO
much more satisfactory. Two ad-
joining farmers can own one together
and thus lessen the cost.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10
THIS GATE WILL NOT SAG
clsvis and Swivel Bolt, Which Any
Blacksmith Can Make. Will Be
suncient to Take Up Slack.

The clevis and swivel bolt. any
blacksmith can make. The wire is
found on nearly all farms; No. 8 or IL
wire, galvanized. two double. is sur
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10
/ Not Appropriate.

"A skating place ought not to have
fixed charges"
"Why not?"
"They ought to be more on . sliding
scala.1
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10
rhine far MuIchina,

n Tine TOT M0IcnIH0.
The time to mulch anything for win
ter protection is after the ground has
become chilled to considerable depth
II it is frozen, SO much the better.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10

soii-Muleh Best.
Making soil-mulch would have
been better than praying for rain.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10
Mind OF Man Needed

There is no breed Of animals that
will go on improving without the con-
slant assistance and directing mind
OF man.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10
PROBLEM Of. TOO MUCH WORK
IL Must Be solved, Especially when
New Methods Are Advocatsd-Sow I
part Of Land 20 Some Grass.

(By W. C. PALMER. North Dakotao
"Too much work" is . remark that
meets one on nearly every farm The
writer has often heard the same re-
mark at Farmers Institutes. Ana
especially when new methods are al
vocated. It is real serious problem.
However, 1t must be faced and solved'.
too. AS long as the land was new,
spreading over a large number OF acres
was in many cases profitable.
That time has now passed as tnsl
results in half farming now too often
result in crop failure or 80 many via
oats and weeds in the grain that IL
makes a man ashamed to take them
to market. Half farming with sucn'
results simply wastes work. some
better method must be worked out.
What Is the man to do who mas
more land than he can work thorough
ly? One solution is to sell a part OF.
it. That, however, Is not what most
land holders want to do. Another solu-
ton is to SOW a part of the land TO
alfalfa. clover. or some grass a.
timothy, bromus or slender wheat
grass The returns from the land IN
hay will be fully as good as from that
in grain. And the work will be much
less. AT the same time the land will be
cleared from weeds and plant dis
eases and the humus content Will
be increased. q
The starting of the clover and al
falfa may need some special prepare
ton. as manuring and sowing with
out nurse crop, and introducing some
OF the germs that live on the ,nodules.
Get smaN piece started and that Will
help you get the whole farm in condi-
ton. * Is rs
Leave 1t in grass three. to five years.
Every year SOW more grass and also
plow up some sod. This new land
Will be in fine condition to grow large
crops. f. 4. B.
BY this procedure the work on the
farm will be reduced and the returns
increased, and the land put in much
better shape than Is possible in con-
tinuous grain growing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10
Lime for Soil Acid,ty,

Most of the lime now used Is for the
correction OF soil acidity, and to
many farmers this reason for applica-
iiou seems the most profitable.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10
a Substantial Post.

body. The post Is put in the ground
and the fork turned on the inside corr
Ener withfa rock placed under the
prong. So
It is impossible for post made ~
this way to pull away.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10
ii TIE I,ANDOF I,OTUS-E CATERS

r is not SO many years ago
that tourists did not
ind much inducement to
4 make a prolonged stay in
the French ProtectorateEs
!. of Tunisia, the new fang
led name for that ancient
promontory of North At
RIGA, which once knew
the glory OF Carthage and
Of Rome, its chief city
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10

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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10

Instantly youngster number one
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-03-16
PAUL FEVAL

va voz pareci0 a algunos temblorosl.
Os ha dicho la senorita de Nevers
10 que eSperamos de voS?
Aurora respondi0 sin leVantar los
ojos, pero con voz frme:
La senorita de Nevers soy yo.
FL jorobado Sc estremeci6 tan vio-
lentamente que gu emoci6n fue nota-
ola en- medic de la sorpresa general
i Diablo l-exclam6 reponi6ndose
al punto-i Mi mujer es de buena ca
Sa!
i Su mujer l-repiti6 dona Cruz.
Durante I'm minute Sc cuchiche6 dc
un extreme a otro del salon Las
mujeres no tuvieron para la recien
llegada la celosa animadversi6n con
que habian recibido antes a dona
Cruz. Sobre aquella candida cabeza
cuadraba bien ell nombre de Ncyers.
Gonzaga dijo furioso volviendose a
dOna Cruz:
Il Hab6is sido vos la que ha dicho
tales mentiras a esa pobre nina?
No he sido yo-contest6 doha
Cruz a quien la c6lera del Principe ie
importaba poco.-Pero, jy 81 fuera
verdad2...
Gonzaga Sc encogi6 de hombros con
deSden.
II Donde esta Ell Marques y que
signfean las palabras de ese hombre2
--yolvi6 decir la gitana senalando
al jorobado.
-Senorita de Nevers Contest6
-Gonzaga, ,-yuestro papel en- este
asunto ha concluido ST estais de
humor ceder vuestros derechos, Dios
gracias estoy 70 aquf para defender
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-03-16
Ell JOROBADO

Eeno dc una familia ilustre, usurpan-
do I'm nombre y una fortma2
Il Pero 81 la pobre Aurora no ha
hecho NADIA que pueda censurarse
ii Silencio !-interrumpi6 Gonzaga
-lIace falta m dueno que refrene
la atreyida imagination de esta bella
ayenturera. Dios eS testigo de que
no quiero hacerla ningln ma. Gas
TO una cantidad de importancia para
que termine alegremente su odisea, y
Ia caso
-Enhorabuena Esa es la conclu-
sion -dijo Esopo.
y la digo-continu6 Gonzaga to-
mando a mano del iorobado :-os pre-
sento un hombre honrado que os anna
y aspira al honor de ser vuestro espo-
so.
i Ahora 10 adivino odo!-dijo do
ma Cruz dirigi6ndose al jorobado.-
Vos sois quien teje los hilos de esta
intriga y quien ha denunciado ell re-
tiro de mi amiga
-iJe, je! Soy ciertamente bien ca
paz de ello-contest6 ESopo. -Monse-
nor, esta jov6n tiene ell defecto de ha-
blar demasiado G impide a mi mujer
que conteSte.
81 fuera al menos el Marques.
-empez0 decir dona Cruz.
Si fuera ell Marques lie rechazaria
como rechazo a ese hombre-dijo Au-
rora con acento glacial.
FL jorobado no pareci6 desconcer
tarse con esta respuesta y .contest6.
Angel milo, esa no es vuestra Ill
TINA palabra.
Dona Cruz Sc interpuso entire 81 Y
Aurora.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-03-16

los SOY vuestro tutor. Cuantos
nos rodean forman parte del tribunal
de famila que Sc reunio aver en- mi
hotel.y casi con Su mayoria 81 fuese
menos clemente. de SECURE tendria que
mostrarme severe con esa atrcyida im-
poStora; pero no quiero que termine
tragicamente 10 que solo debc ser una
comedia.
Gonzaga Sc detuvo; dona Cruz no
comprerdi6 absolutamente nj una pa
labra Aurora tai vez comprendia,
porque una sonrisa triste amarga
asom6 a sus labios. Todos los oios
Sc bajaron eXcepto los de las mujeres
Que escuchaban con curiosidad, los
del jorobado, que parecian esperar
con impaciencia ell fin de aquel same
}e.
-Hablo asl para vos sola, senOrita
de Neyers-prosigui6 el Principe di
rigi6ndose siempre a dona Cruz -
pues vos sola aqul ten6is necesidad de
ser persuadida. Mis- honorables ami
Cos comparten mi opinion y mi boca
no hace sino traducir su pensamiento.
Made protest6.
-Porque os he dicho antes mi deseo
de ser clemente, mis- bellas amigos nos
hOnran con su presencia ST Sc ira
tara de I'M castigo proporcionado
la falta, no estar1an aquf.
-Pero ?de que falta hablais ?-pre-
gunto la NivelIe
Ii Que falta contest6 Gonzaga
fingiendo indignarse -Es seguramen-
te una grave falta: la ley la califica
de crimen. jOs parece POGO querer
introducirse fraudulentamente en- el
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-03-16

mo respondtis? -dijo Esopo
ayanzando un paso con el sombrero
bajo ell brazo.-Vos no me conoctis
hermosa mia; SOY capaz de pasalme
la vida adorandoos de rodillas
y bien, senores- dijo Gonzaga
20 Por que no Sc bebe?
Las copas Sc llenaron EN- silencio;
nadie tenia sed
-Escuchadme, bella nina-decia
mientras tanto cl jorobado -ser6 pa
ra vos 10 que querais; vuestro marido
yueStro amante, vuestro esclavo..
ii ES I'm sueno espantoso-diio do
ma Cruz.-Yo quisiera mejor morir.
Gonzaga golpeaba impaciente el
suelo con ell pie mientras sus oios full
minaban mil amenazas sobre su pro
tegida.
-Monsenor-dijo Aurora con la
calma de la desesperaci6n.-no pro
longueis mas esta escena; Sc Que el
caballero Enrique de Lagard6re ha
muerto.
Por segunda vez el iorobado Sc es-
tremeci6 violentamente; pero no diio
NADIA.
Tn silencio profundo RENO en- el
salon.
ID Qui6n os ha instrufdo tan bien
senorlta?- pregunt6 Gonzaga con
grave cortesania.
No me interogu6is, Monsehor.
Lleguemos al desenlace que esta CO.
media tiene senalado de antemano
Lo deseo y 10 acepto.
C'onzaga parecia dudar. No espe-
raba que lie pidiesen un ramillete de
Italia. La mano de Aurora Sc diri-
gio hacia las flores.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-14
JOCIAL News

Mss Evelyn Kibler is visiting friends
in Philadelphia.
Mr.. r. b. Conrey spent Saturday in
Philadelphia
DR.. 7. j, Conrey spent Tuesday in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ad Thomas, of Newark,
spent Sunday with her parents
Mrs Julius Clayton is visiting Mrs.
Marshall Taylor in Philadelphia.
Mr.. James Curry spent Tuesday with
his mother.
Mr.. Edwin Love,ess, of Baltimore spent
several days last week with friends and
relatives in town.
Mr.. Elmer Deibert spent several DAYS
last week in Philadelphia.
Mrs. l.. X. Barwick and Miss Mary
Barwick spent Monday in Wilmington.
Mrs. Charles S. Ellison Jr., and daugh-
ter, Frances, spent Tuesday with her
mother, Mrs. l.. X. Barwick
Mr.. Ralph Harper, of Hurlock, visited
town on Tuesday.
Mrs. Thomas Berger and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Berger, Jr, of Philadelphia, are
spending several days at Randalia this
week
Miss Mary Cooper spent atusrday in
Philadelphia
Mr.. Frank Conrey spent Sunday with
his mother, Mrs. Anna Conrey.
Mrs, George Benson is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Cooling.
Mrs. Harry Miller, of Philadelphia, Is