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Funds for Missionaries.

A report just issued by Mrs. L. Flora
Plummer. corresponding secretary OF
the Sabbath school department OF the
general conference of Seventh Day Ad-
ventists, shows that during the past
year sl56, ,4ss.S was contributed by the
Sabbath schools OF the Adventists for
the support OF foreign missionary en-
deavors. The amount contributed is a
gain of S20.275.l4 over the amount do
mated the previous year.
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College of Law.

The baccalaureate sermon Of the
Washington College of Law was preach
ed by the Rev. Samuel H. Woodrow,
pastor of the First Congregatio tional
Church, at that church last night in
the presence Of an audience which pack
ed the auditorium. More than a hun
dred seats were reserved for the stu
dents and members of the faculty. A
special musical program was given.
DR.. woodrow spoke on Prayer and
the Law"
The Washington times., 1912-05-27
National Park.

Glass day is being celebrated at the
National Park Seminary, at Forest Glen.
Nd, today. The eighteenth annual
commencement of that institution,
which is being attended by more than
150 OF the alumnae, began last week,
and will end Wednesday.
The baccalaureate sermon was preach
ed yesterday by the Rev. Roland Cotton
Smith, rector of St. Johns Episcopal
Church. Diplomas will be awarded
Wednesday morning.
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my head as big as the palm Of my
hand. In about seven weeks time.
using HAYS HAIR HEALTH continu-
ousiy. new hairs startled to grow. Thoy
are getting Just as long and are the
same color MS the rest OF my hair. I
shall never give up using it"
BE ole Of the thousands Of satisfied
uyers-get a roc or S1.00 bottle at Peo-
pies Pharmacy, Seventh and K sts.,
today. They will, refund your money IL
you're nor uatisfied.
The Washington times., 1912-05-27

tiIilpiY using Hal -
HAIR HEALTIf-the
best and only really
satisfactory pFepara-
tlOn TUf rSslOrllS
Gray hair TO Its
natural color.
Mrs. FL ed Gornpsrt.
of 223 w. ltotn S,t..
New York City,
About six months
ago / mad a oald spo,
on the very ton Of
The Washington times., 1912-05-27
Gray Hairs and Bald Heads


Men and women are realizing that
they can accomplish 1his SO easily by
The Washington times., 1912-05-27

If you are one of the "Sleepless
Squad" let us suggest that you
avoid coffee and tea and have cup
of Steaming hot
The Washington times., 1912-05-27
POST M
before retiring.

1t has soothed the tired nerves
and brought peaceful, refreshing
sleep in many, many cases.
The activities of the day cause
more or less waste of tissue which
is repaired at night during sleep.
The man or woman who sleeps
we'll at night is sure of the neceS-
sary repairs, other things being
right, to make each day time of
usefulness and living JOY.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-01-12
THE SAFE LAXATIVE i.
FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE

Most elderly people are more or
less troubled with q chronic, per-
sistent constipation, due largely to
lack Of sufficient exercise. They ex-
perience difficulty In digesting even
tight food, with q consequent belching
of stomach gases, drowsiness after
eating, headache and q feeling Of lassi-
tude and general discomfort.
Doctors advise against cathartics and
violent purgatives Of every kind, rec
ommending mild. gentle laxative
tonic, like DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin,
to effect relief without disturbing the
entire system. @
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is the
perfect laxative, easy in action, GER
tain in effect and, withal, pleasant to
the taste. It possesses tonic proper
ties that strengthen the stomach, liver
and bowels and is a remedy that has
been for years the great standby in
thousands of families, and should be
in every family medicine chest. It is
equally as valuable for children as for
older people.
Druggists everywhere sell DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin in soc and $1.00
bottles. If you have never tried it
send your name and address to DR.. w.
B. Caldwell, POI Washington St., Mon
tfcello, ILL.,, and he will be very glad to
send q sample bottle for trial.
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CHAPTER VII.

Some moments elapsed, Coasts
every nerve and sense upon the rack
Though he heard it no more, still that
cry rang in his head. and he could but
wait, smitten dumb and motionless,
feeling his chilled flesh crawl, en-
thralled by fearsome shapes con-
5ured up by an imagination striving
vainly to account for what had hap.
pened-wait lit seemed) intermin-
ably; for what he hardly knew or
guessed. unless 1t were for repeti.
ton or some explanation OF that in
applicable cry.
He received neither. His straining
faculties detected none but familiar
noises.
Insensibly he grew more calm. So
silent was the world, seemingly SO
saturated with the spirit Of brooding
peace, that he was tempted to be-
lieve he had dreamed that first shrek,
to which he had wakened. and that
the second was but an echo of 1t in
his brain: some hideous trick Of
nerves. sort OF waking hallucination
And yet
Appleyard? What Of him? Was
there any connection to be traced be-
tween his mysterious disappearance
from the Echo and that weird. un.
earthly scream? Was there really
land near. and had the little man
found It only to become the victim Of
some frightful, nameless peril? Gould
that have been his voice. calling for
help J? And in what dread ex-
tremity q
There was nothing he could do. no
way to reach the man. The tender
was gone. the shore invisible and
who should ray how far distant? 9th.
srwiss he Wa1ld not have hesitated 20
swim Tor II t.I1ssss.sis II
# Hsspsptly e occurred to him to won
- vASre ~ Boho lay az Whist
@ 70 fsspo1Sss - Iii +:
Gls1ss. ssvsraI hosfs bacl 1SGurnsd
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Athenian prisoners were confined and
left to die Of hunger ana thirst. Thig
happened In 413 b. C.. when the Athes
mans under Nicias and Demosthe
were defeated ~ tho sSyracnsans. who;
were aided By tho spartans. History:
records that the ships of the Athes
mans were destroyed and about 30.s
900 men Killed. while 1000 were made;
prisoners. The quarries where the
prisoner Were placed TO perish q!
Imiserably cover many acres ins axtent,;;
having sbSen heWnl ths mild;
roe u multi Sof Slayss.
tttnn does not Il N hetA thsyy ~
haunt hit III vol,ld ~ ne =.
~ SURPRISE st1E q ~
ioad Ath1niAnss 1St 6nng 4ilFI,0auAl
~ si = : 4 p H IN
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Uncle s.m,s Repre.ent.tive.

#
4 Senator John Sharp Williams tells
OF q negro lad In q southern town Who
was not the least xealous Of Uncle
Sans servants. One day when; the
mail bag for that town was thrown
from the train the pouch wa4 caught
up by this diminutive courier. who
started OF. as was his wont, on q
brisk trot to the postohi Ice.
As he was rounding corner OF the
station he encountered q larger boy,
with the result that the little courier
was upset. When the latter got UP
and readjused himself he turned upon
the other enchanting: ss.i,.
Look heah! 70 wants to be keer-
full bout dis chile! When 70 jars me
yo' jars de gov'ment Of de United
States. l carries de MALL"
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He happened to remember hearing,
some time, some where, that fog rare
ly clings to the surface OF moving wa
ter; that. by putting ones vision upon
plane almost horizontal with the
water. 1t is ordinarily possible to see
for some distance roundabout.
There may be something in it /.
=. No harm to try"
Forthwith he scrambled out upon
the stern. from which, after some In
tricate maneuvering and by dint of
considerable physical ingenuity. he
managed to suspend himself, at peril
of ducking, with his head near the
water.
He was promptly justified of his
pains; the theory proved itself-in
that one instance at least; between
the slowly undulant floor. CLASSY and
colorless. and the ragged fringe Of
the mist. curtain, he discovered a
definite space.
Directly astern and. roughly. some
forty feet away, a shelving stretch OF
pebbly beach, softly Tapped by low
voiced ripples, shut in the view. The
Echo's tender. drawn up beyond the
waters edge, bisected 1t. ~
{ Good" said Coast, distracted, re-
covering from his constrained posi-
ton. s
Curiosity gripped him strongly, eau
ton contending vainly; he knew quite
we'll that he would never bide content
until he had probed for the cause and
source and solved the mystery Of that
wild cry in the night Just gone.
Moreover, he felt In a measure re-
sponsible for Appleyard. Surely there
must be some strange reason for his
protracted absence. II
Abandoning himself, deaf to the
counsels Of prudence, Coast rose and
stripped of his clothing. III.
He let himself gently into the water
Gearing to dive because he did not
know its depth) and found It wsrm y
warmer than tho air. HI struck out
eantipusly. uSing ~ aloN. old fash,
toned hut 3silsatg d stroke, InstNo
minutes. ! ~ 81 ! = y AdinE III
T1srs ~ fnoa { ! 81 / q d - 4
'oaiy ~ i =
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looked upon as the incongruous fea-.
ture Of the alliance. Mr.. Atwater i'm
presses those who know him as q
light-hearted, life-loving boy, while
the lady Of his heart-well, she's still
charming in appearance and manner
but not by the greatest stretch Of
the Imagination could one call her
girlish.
As the wife of the senior senator
from the Empire state Mrs. Plat was
prominent socially. As his widow she
has lived q somewhat retired life in
Central Valley, N. r, and there, while
deputy town superintendent Of roads,
Mr.. Atwater made her acquaintance.
His mothers bungalow is not far
from that which has been occupied by
Mrs. Plat. y, is 3
Fol-. seven years Mr.. Atwater was
in the United States navy and served
on board dispatch vessel plying be-
tween Hong Kong and Manila at the
time Of the Spanish-American war.
For time he was third assistant en-.
gineer on board the steamship st.
Paul. He is considered an expert
with automobile and other motors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Atwater will spend the
winter on the Pacific coast, where
the young aviator will pursue his
study Of aviation.
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~ f y ahofe E & IN y ~ ;I 4
N 1lt 10 vii. n 90 CO. 81 :
aast = y ( \ / % ~, 4 Z - a.
saoas oe % N asss ID = >.
bles ScfatcAed and INFUSED II ull-
|pSpte f61f aanllI he hegan o. sllyse
yith cd n 49, e ~ u d !.
returned to tho tondSr. puahS6 Oh
ana scullsd cut @ tho Echo.
n ThS Asytp1 tabbs M aeAl a. :
blush With y coaIGo toWst, ~ dressed.
tpok the small boat back % IL beaeh,
drew e up a1G now tdf1 6n4itaed
to On enterprise tho .foliy u witch -
stubbornly refused to debate, set a.
to recoanoiter along the watef's Sdgo.
feeling his way.
After q time the beach grow more
sandy. and emboldened b. the knowl
edgsg that he would have his loot
prints %, guide him back 10 left tie
water ana struck inlanId but only TO
md his progress IN that direction
checked BY . steep wall Of earth. .
clih.like blur Of height indetsrmin-
able. its TANKS waveeaten and deeply
scanned bysrain. q,
- At random, with no design, hs
turned again TO his left and proceeded
a. before. but now along the foot Of
the bluff, trudging heavily through
damp, yielding sand.
Still no sign Of Appleyard.
He must have tramped. at . rude
guess. several hundred yards before
he discovered either q break IN the
bluR or any change In the general
conilguration Of the shore. Ultimate
", however. the one fell away In
land and the other widened.
A moment later he came upon
small catboat careened above high
tide mark, with q gaping wound in it,
starboard side. forward and below the
water-line.
She lay stern to the water. Taking
the point of her stem as his guide,
Coast turned inland again. on line
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to memcsy. 1i D " iI1 =. No 80
Land. intrigue ~ = R31lll 8 m
,4agil - ~ 4 = Il go 70 d.
fUrnalt ion ~ ils NJ ~
IN the cabin again. with tho iAmp
turned high, ho draeped out I. chart,
number 112 Of tn Adsifehle qstee
published BY tho Coast ana Geodsdc
Survey, delineatinga With woudo gfpl
aeclracy the GF4pAy o. HUI
xard'S Bay ana Vineyard ana ran
tlcket Sounds, together with tho topo-
kraphy ues tke littoFal ana lslSnds. 2
h With pencil It va easy to frIce the
Echo's course from New Bedford har-
Dor through Quick,s Hole; . little 70
the east Of which. cay Of Robinson's
Hole, the fog had overtaken them. TO
the south and east Of that point lay
Martha's Vineyard, for all The world
like q trusssd fowl In proalA.s And
there-yes, due south OF, Cay: Head
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SOME OF WARS HORRORS

Cruel Death Of tho Prisoners In the
Stone Quarries Of Ancient
Syracuse.
London.-All the horrors of war
have not been eliminated in these
modern days by any means, although
fighting between nations is becoming
less frequent and less ferocious than
|of old. Today no nation would be
permitted to deliberately starve to
death its prisoners. for instance, as
was done in ancient Syracuse. We
have passed the rude, barbaric age, it
seems. but there fs room for further
Improvement, for all that.
The picture shown herewith has
the appearance Of quiet, peaceful
days. yet 1t is a wonder that the
rocks are not covered with red
streaks. for it was in these old quar-
ries near Syracuse that some 5000
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CHAPTER vl-(cont,nued.)

Cleaning my pipe. Go ,on and
s!eep; your times not up YET
What's eo'clock!"
Appleyard mumbled something in
coherent as he stepped out on deck;
and Coast turned over and slept
again.
It seemed hours later when he found
himself abruptly wide awake, lin a
tremor OF panic anxiety bred of "a
fancy that q human voice had cried
out in mortal terror, somewhere
within his hearing. He started up, in
formed by that sixth sense we call IN
tuition that conditions abroad the
Echo had changed radically since the
last time he had fallen asleep; and
It seemed no more than "a second from
the moment his eyes opened until
he found himself in the cockpit, gaz-
ing dasedly into the inscrutable
hesrt of the fog.
At first. IN his confusion, he could
see nothing amiss. The Echo was rid
ting on quiet tide and an even keel.
with scarcely any peroeptible motion.
The encompassing darkness was In
tense. unfathomabae. profound; only
the forward light showed a dim halo
Of yellow opalescenee near the mast
head. and the faint glow from the
cabin lamp quivered on slowly swirl
ing convolutions. of dense white va
por. like smoke. The port and star
board lights had been extinxuished,
40 they should be when vessel
comes to anchor
What, then had interrupted his
slumbers?
He turned with q question shaping
on his lips.
Appleyard was nowhere visible.
Coast required some minutes before
he was convinced of the fact Of the
little mans disappearance. But the
cabin proved as empty as the cock
pit. and the tender was gone.
The cabin chronometer chimed the
hour Of four in the morning.
AS the echoes died. as though they
had evoked the genius Of that place.
q strange and dreadful cry rent the
silence. sounding shrill across the wa
ters. yet as If coming from great
distance
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as straight as possible considering
the slanting lay of the land and the
impossibility of seeing anything be-
yond a radius Of few feet.
He had not gone far upon this
tack before he stumbled upon a path
OF hardpacked earth, obviously made
by human feet. Then he found him.
self mounting rather steep grade,
and In another moment was face to
face with plain weather.boarded wall
OF wooden building f4t
There were no windows that he
could discover on this side, and
though he listened keenly he heard no
sounds from within.
Other buildings presented them
selves successfully, as like as peas
TO one another and to the first he had
encountered: all peopled exclusively
by the seven bowling devils Of desc
lation and their attendant court Of
rats-or SO he surmised from sundry
sounds Of scurryings and squeaks.
He gathered that he was threading
rude sort Of street. fringed on one
side-to seaward-with the abandoned
dwellings Of what had apparently been
a small fishing community.
mo Mans Land indeed" he com.
mented. Certainly lives up to the
name, even II it's some place else. It
begins to look as II I'd drawn blank.
~. But AppleyArd ~
He was moved vaguely to liken the
place to the Cold Liars Of the Jungle
Books. only Infinitely sordid, e no
unused, at pause: lacking the maj
esty and the horror I .s1 Wonder
had l better 60 back p sl5 ss:9
!! AS he hung IN the viii debating
what to do. whether to pr11s on or.
to be sensible. swayed this way and
that by doubts and half-formed i'm.
pulses. somewhere near. seemingly at
his very elbow, certainly not twenty
feet away. suddenly 8 dog hoNlsd.
Long drawn. lugub ious 81 FIJI d note Of
lanenta ZION, tts sopnd fsuck diacort
dAnt upon III overt a!u,its 1enaG Z, sl,ipr
iin1s him bsfors he lrSeM sit) q 70 III.
Sn6kens hrUts1f .ss ssSs
ass soai crtsa ~
i1o ~ cor
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Felt He Had Known the Worst.
paf OsChounoccv h,d hoon +o,~l

Felt He Had Known the Worst.
Pat O'Shaunessy had been told by
the doctor that he could live but few
hours, and his wife and assembled rel
atiyes and friends asked him whether
there was one last wish he would like
to have gratified? There is" said
Pat. I'D like to hear the village band
play once again." Accordingly the
village band gathered. When at last
1t had played, "Say Au Revoir But Not
Good-by," and had taken it's own de-
parture. Mrs. O'Shaunessy, kneeling
at her husbands bedside, asked:
Can We die aisy now, Pat" "Yis,"
replied Pat. Il can die aisy now. He'll
has nothing worse than that
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1dr. F8snpeck-Do you pull teeth
without pain?
Dentist-Oh! yes, sir.
Mt. Henpeck-Then you won't do.
My nothar-inlaw wants to get seven
extracted, so III have to take her
elsewhere. ''.i
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SYSTEMIC
CATAR!''.Rl[,||'H[:I
RELIEVED
!,13fYfri
y PE Z IA
Ny Husband Also Uses
HeEuna.

Mrs. Della
NJ ay s a m !.
uels, W no 8 e
pic t u re &C
companies this
tes t j m onial
and who re-.
sides at 358
N. Condo ST.
Upton, Ind.,.
" rite 9 The.
Peruna- Co., as
follows:
/ Eight bot
ties Of Peruna
comp lie tely
cured me Of.
systemic G ~.
tarrh Of -
5!eral We q re-,
standing, and.
If my husband
feels badly or
either Of us.
catch cold We
1T once take
Peruna.
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Uncertainties.

"A number of men who get to the
front are mere accidents"
Eyes" responded Senator Sorghum;
II sometimes think that what our
government most needs is some reli-
able form, Of accident Insurance
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If you would be a leader you must
set the pace.
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GUARDING the Money.

Guarding the Money.
Why was he guarded by the po-
uce?"
They were afraid somebody else
would get his money"
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q silly man = easily convinced that
I Ae ppssesses more wtsdom in one day
4 han the lats NJ. Solomon did in all
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CREAM oF RYE

For health and energy eat It for
breakfast. Reduces cost of living.
Frse Silver Spoon in every package.
Ak your grocer for a package.
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ONE OF THE INJURED MAY DIE
More Than a Score Hurt In Great
Northern Wreck.

Grand Forks, n. D., Feb. 15.-More
than twenty persons were injured, one
perhaps mortally, in the wreck of the
Great Northern Oriental Limited be-
tween Doyon and Bartlett, fifty miles
west of Grand Forks. The roadmaster
of the Minot division reported that he
could not determine the cause Of the
wreck.
Engineer Prindeville, both of whose
arms were broken and who was in
jured internally, may die from his
hurts.
Three relief trains were sent to the
scene of the wreck, the most serious
ly injured being sent to the hospital
at Devils Lake. One of the Pullmans
was turned into a temporary hospital
where first aid was given.
The wreck occurred on curve, with
a ten-foot embankment The mail car
baggage coach, smoker, day coach and
two tourist sleepers we're derailed.
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SENT TO HELP CANDIDATES
Agricultural Department Employees
Aid in Campaign.

Washington, Feb. 15.-The house in
quiry into the Florida Everglades was
enlivened by testimony to the effect
that the department Of agriculture In
times past had sent some of its ex-
perts on campaign tours with con-
gressmen seeking reelection.
j. 0. Wright, an engineer, formerly
employed in the department, but now
chief drainage engineer of the state
OF Florida, called to explain his re-
ports on the Everglades, said that in
1908 he was detailed to accompany
Representative John Fl. Small of North
Carolina, Democrat, to Washington,
N. c., during campaign.
Four other agricultural department
employees, he said, went along. There
was an expert on soils, one on plant
industry, corn expert and cotton
expert. The government paid the ex.
penses, Mr.. Wright said.
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DOWNFALL OF THE
DYNASTY COMPLETE
Empress OOWager Says Fare.
we'll to Yuan Shi Kai.

Peking, Feb. 15.-The last sad scene
In the downfall of the dynasty was en-
acted at the palace when the dowager
empress granted her last audience to
Yuan Shi Kai.
With tears streaming down her face
the empress thanked Yuan for his 10y
atty, declaring that he alone, by his
mastery craftsmanship, had prevent
ed the baby emperor and her from
falling into the hands of the revolu-
tionists and probably being put to
death.
Il will always remember your 10y
atty" she said "We owe our lives
to you. | shall pray many times be-
fore the tombs of our ancestors that
you may be shielded from your enc
mics and be blessed with long life,
which you may devote to the interests
of your country"
The empress then condemned the
folly of the younger princes, who had
fought so bitterly against abdication.
"They would have us all go down
to almost certain DEATH" she said,
rather than surrender the throne.
Would our fathers spirits ever have
forgiven us had we allowed the EN-
peror to face such danger?"
Yuan assured the empress that the
imperial clan would be shown every
courtesy by the new government and
the members might expect to lead
happy, peaceful lives.
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LA Toilette TO
REMAIN IN RACE
Senator So Informs North Da.
kOta PrOgTessives.

Fargo, N. D., Feb. Ex-senator Rob
ert M. La Toilette of Wisconsin has
issued a formal statement to the
voters of North Dakota in answer to
an urgent message from the Courier
News, asking that he quiet the numer-
GUS rumors of Withdrawals and serious
illness which have been circulated
over North Dakota in the last few
weeks. The statement sent from
Washington is as follows:
"In response to your kilograms
will say to the progressive Republic
ans of North Dakota that the reports
that | have withdrawn as a candidate
are false and the statements regard
ing my health are gross misrepresen-
tations. They are part of the pressure
brought to bear to force me from the
contest which | willingly undertook at
time when no one else could be in
duced to make the fight.
81 have overtaXed my strength and
require a few weeks rest, which
shall take, and return with renewed
vigor to the struggle for thoroughgo-
ing progressive principles. | want the
support of delegates who are ready
to win, or lose If need be, i'm the in
terests of a great cause, without COM
promise and without entering into any
deals or combinations. Let me,
though, assure the voters of North
Dakota that | shall, as always, keep
faith with them and with supporters
in other states and shall remain a
candidate, steadfast to the end"