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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06

MILLIONS, MRS. BOWSER, MILLIONSW
ed into carts and delivered, and even
then must be handled again, to say
nothing of the ashes. Can't you see
why it costs so much|"
"Of course"
1--WE are only n Of 100000 fami-
lies using coal, and there are all the
shops and factories besides. Suppose
we had a substitute for coal, some
thing which needed scarcely any han
ding. gave out five times the heat and
left no ashes behind. What would
that substitute be worth to America
to the world at large? No dust, no
ashes, no giving LOO pounds for a ton,
no clinkers and no waste"
II thought you had been taken in
again." replied Mrs. Bowser, with a
sigh.
The Discovery.
"Oh, you did, Very kind Of you, in.
deed! Well, my friend, I'm going to
disappoint you this time. I'm going
to revolutionize the fuel Of the world.
I'm going to knock out coal until it
won't be worth 30 cents a ton. Right
here before your eyes is something
which Is going to bring me in millions
of dollars in the next few years and
make the name Of Bowser a household
word all over the civilized world. Mil
lions, Mrs. Bowser, m%illions!"
And he thrust his thumbs into the
| nf hiS v0St On6 vyo11yoI ~
and down before her, and the cat came
out from under the piano and walked
after him.
"Well?" she said to break the long
silence.
SWELL" he replied, II will simply
say to you this evening that l will
heat u house from now on for 10
cents per week, and l will run a steam
boat from New York to London for
$25. I am nov going down to the
kitchen to experiment a little with
the range. Seeing is believing, and /
may call you in about half an hour. l
think I'll be able to prove to you that
l haven't been wasting my money on
a spring tonic or a lightning rod.
You've somehow got the idea that l
don't know enough to buy turnips at
30 cents a bushel. but l rather think
I'll astonish you"
Tho Experiment.
Mrs. Bowser realized that the exper-
iment would be carried to some sort
Of finish. no matter what she said.
and she therefore held her peace. and
Mr.. Bowser gathered up his specimens
and descended to the basement.
And now is it another foolin'
around with the hot water pipes or the
gas meter?" asked the cook, who knew
something Of his experimental nature.
my dear woman. am going TO as
tonish you rs we'll as benefit you" re-
piled Mr.. Rowser as be approached
the range.
you've astonished me before, sir.
| and | want NJ more of it! Is it the
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ing achievement Of his career at for,
tune making, is one Of the most nota.
BILE houses Of New York.
These are among the most %conspicu.
u figures in the group Of new men
OF great fortunes in this country. 9th
ers that might be mentioned are Ed
win Hawley, who controls more miles
of railroads than the Vanderbilts and
has a fortune of more than 2O,OOO,-
600; Daniel G. Reid, who has made a
large fortune in the same record
breaking time and in much the same
way as Judge Moore: the late William
B. Leeds, who was associated with
Reid, and William e. Corey, who, like
Schwab. was made rich by Andrew
Carnegie.
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Brutal Conduct,

"But why are you determined to get
a divorce from your husband?"
Because lie Is an absolute brute.'
"You amaze NE. You used to say
that he was as gentle as a child"
Eyes, that's what l used to say. But
you ought to see him now. Listen.
Since the baby began teething nothing
would quiet the little darling but being
allowed to pull his papa's whiskers.
And when he found that out what do
you think he did? He went down and
had his beard shaved off, that's what.
Do you think I'd live with a man that
has that sort Of disposition ?"-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
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pie of this tendency was afforded
when Mr.. Hartman died two years
ago.
Like Mr.. Gates, Mr.. Hartman pos
sessed q fortune made practically
within this period. 1t was a m,lcl
larger fortune than Mr.. Gates, and
the estimates of it at Mr.. Harriman's
death raj as high as 100000 The
Hartman estate paid taxes on a for.
tune of 71.OOO,O 0O. Estimates on the
fortunes of some of the living mil.
lionaires Of this group probably are
based on the same system Of compu-
tation.
These new American fortunes. to
which attention has been called by the
death of these two men, might be di-
vided into two separate and distinct
groups-namely, those created by the
Industrial combinations which began
in the Mckinley era and those due to
the resurrection and expansion Of dead
railroads which the prosperity of the
period made possible. Mr.. Gates vas
as conspicuous an example Of II as
Mr.. Hartman was of the other.
1t is only ten years ago that Mr..
Gates was described as one of the new
forces In Wall street. Edwin Hawley
and William II. Moore were named
with him. Many others could be men
toned before the list Of the possessors
Of these rapidly acquired fortunes was
complete. All Of these fortune build
ers are comparatively young men.
only forty-nine. Gates was tifty-six
and Hartman was s%ixty-one.
One of Wall streets most interesting
figures in these years of rapid fortune
building has been cx-Judge William II
Moore. OF all these newly made mil.
lionaires his record Is unique. He was
born in 1913, the same year as IIarri
man, and he was graduated from Am
herst In 1867. He practiced many years
as a lawyer in the west before they
heard Of him and his brother, II. w.
Moore, in Wall street. He was a good
corporation lawyer, and he turned this
to account when the consolidation fe.
YER set in. He organized the match
trust and followed that with the Amer,
lean Biscuit company. They made a
fortune for him. and then a few years
later, In 1896, the cracker trust, which
he had put together, went into the
hands of a receiver, and Judge Moore
failed for $9,OC0,0OO.
He started right in to make another
fortune. First he reorganized the
American Biscuit company, which
helped to get him out Of the hole
Then he began organizing all sorts of
trusts, among them the American Tin
Plate company. the American Sheet
Steel company and the American Steel
Hoop company. In 1890 he had com
pleted the organization Of the National
Steel company, and when this went
into the United States Steel corpora.
ton Judge Moore had made his second
fortune. 1t had been made in foul
years. which gives a fair idea Of some
speed records in this game Of getting
together quick fortunes. In 1900. when
lie moved to New York from Chicago
with his brother. he was credited with
slO'OOO.ON, He has much more than
that now.
Judge Moore turned to railroads e.
increase his fortune. but has ALWAYS
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
B0WSER HITS IT,
His Invention to Do AWAY With
Coal.
PROPHET WITHOUT HONOR.
The New Fuel, Which Was Designed to
Run Factories at rs Cents q Day,
Wrecks the Kitchen Range and the
inventors Hopes Of Fortune.
BY N. QUAD.
copyright, 1S1. by Associated Literary
PreaS.l

By m. QUAD.
copyright, ISL. by Associated Literary
Press.J
Ut was Z o'clock the other evening
when a boy left a heavy sack of
something at the basement door
of the Bowser mansion, and Mr..
Bowser lost no time in conveying speci-
mems Of it up to the sitting room for
Mrs. Bowser's inspection. They looked
like chunks of asphalt dug up from an
old pavement, and she turned from
them with the remark:
IL suppose somebody has been after
you again with a patent of some sort
or other"
"Have you the slightest idea what
that something or other ISL" asked Mr..
Bowser with a c%omplacent smile.
"Perhaps it's cement to fix the holes
In the ~cellar?"
He 10 Statistical.
my dear woman, l am not In the
cement business this evening. 1t is not
cement, nor Is it compressed food for
the cat. 1t is not a microbe killer nor
a moth destroyer. Will you kindly lis
ten to me for a moment while l give
you some facts and fgures?"
"Go on"
ITO heat this house and do the cook
ing we consume twenty tons Of coal
per year. The coal man may cheat US
out Of at least four tons. The coal must
be dug from the bowels Of the earth,
raised to the surface, loaded on the
cars, transported, unloaded again, load
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues its own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
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convention, which
will meet ut Ralti.
o on June 25.
The usual custom
of naming the Dem
ocratic leader in
the house will have
to be foregone this
year, as both Speak
or Champ Clark and
Representative I'm
derwood will be rep
resented at the con
venCon by delegates
instructed for them
for the presidential
nomination.
Ollie James has
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
Accounted For.

foF,
Were you seasick crossing the ocean,
PATTI"
"Oi was turrible sick comm over,
but nivver a Qualm did OF how goin'
back"
REALLY? How do you account for
that"
"Sure and OF nivver went back,
yure honor."-Harper's Weekly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
OLLIE JAMES.

been in congress for
five terms AZ the representative of the
First Kentucky district. He was ad-
mitted to the bar In 1891. He made
the seconding speech for William j.
Bryan at M Of the national ccaven-
lions and acted as attorney for Cover.
nor Goebel In his contest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
The Customary Use.

The Customary Use.
"My future mother-in-law is really a
bit too careful. So that my fiancee shall
know what to buy after we are mar
ried she takes us both with her to the
market every morning"
"Well, but what use are you?"
"Oh, ! pay."-Fliegende Batter.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
OLLIE JAMES,,

He May Be Temporary Chairman Of
Democratic National Convention.
Ollie James Of Kentucky, who has
Just been elected United States senator
from that state, may be the temporary
chairman Of the Democratic NATIONAL,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
Cautious

Cautious.
The Liberal One-Charity begins at
home.
The Tight One.-Yes. but there's no
telling where It may end.-Puck.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
The Supreme Test,

"Job was supposed to be Il most pa
tent man." remarked the observer of
events and things, but we never
heard OF any M seeing him trying to
get a lively eel off a fishing hook
Yonkers Statesman.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
Fie, Cynieus

The more money a man is will
ing to spend on a girl before he
is married to her the more he
tries not to afterward. - New
York Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06

p IVERSIDE CAMP lO593, Modern Woodmen
N of America, meets every second and fourth
Thursday of each month at Odd Fellows hall at
= O'Clock. Visiting neighpors cordially invited.
]. E. EPPERsoN, Clerk.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
A Serious tem.

A Serious Item.
"What's the heaviest expense about
aviation?"
Paying freight charges to have the
machines shipped around the country"
replied the expert. Washington Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06

G. CONRAD, Pres.
JAMES T. STANFORD,
Vice-Pres. and Manager.
A. E. SCHWINGEL,
Cashier.
OMAR ]. MALCOLM,
Asst. Cashier.
The evening world., 1912-02-19

one small room papered IN lark green.
one bedroom with pink flowers on a
white ground, II bedroom with blue
mowers on a white ground. one black
mole OF Calcutta (this Is called the
MAIDS room. one cute little white
oa'htub, which suggests the need OF a
canary to battle in It. and one micro
scope Kitchen. which does o COM
mun.ca,c with the dining room except
by the hall.
In the interests OF accuracy II must
be said h . she does not see any Of
these things TIL she has become accus-
toned to the Plutonian twilight Of the
apartment. or course. there are two
rooms where q person with good eyes
might read by daylight for several
hours. but q look into the doors Of
the bedrooms indicates that Whistler
must have derived his color scheme Of
black upon black" from living In q
New York apartment. Still, of course.
little Mrs. Knickerbocker tells herself
that bedrooms really don't need light
n uses them only to sleep In. ETC.
for the lure Of that magnificent en-
trance Is upon her.
ONE HAS TO RISK ONES NECK
TO see THE HUDSON.
But she misses something. and conl
suits her memorandum.
IL thought you advertised . view
Of the Hudson''--
"Yes'm," says the hall boy. oheerfully.
ITS right here!"
He leads the way to the front window,
, throws 1t open. jackknifes himself ovei
the sill III Mrs, Knickerbocker fears he
will lose his balance and be hurled to
the pavement below. and points tri.
umphantly to the west.
There II 10. ma'am-over there" Then
he steps aside and offers to let Mrs.
knickerbocker lean from the parapet
, and survey the river view. ''as adver.
tised." But Mrs. kn!ckerbocker, hav-
ing perhaps other plans for Il painless
death. declines.
What Is the rent OF this apartment
she asks.
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that. there was s50i. 900 In bonds OF the
Illinois Tunnel Company. a Chicago
subway corporation. Those ponds Mr..
Wheeler borrowed from papa.
Where IL all IN = wealth now? All.
whose are the snovs Of ycs,er-year?
J. Is. Russell 4 20. were bond and
stock brokers' They cndcavored to
float Illinois Tunnel Company bonds. bus
the bonds were not properly sted.
or sprung a leak or something-anyway.
they wouldn't iiOit. Then j. Il. Russell
a. Co. bought outright &2,ooo.oW worth
OF them. borrowing the money from
Kuhn. Loeb & Co. to do So. Kuhn.
Loeb q Co.. called the loan.
There was a great dral Of excitement
and scurrying around and the money TO
pay the loan was raised plcccmeal. bu,
incidentally Mr.. Wheeler's seat on the
Stock Exchange was "hockcd' for q
liability OF tibo.ovo. held by J. kennedy
Toe " Co. which Mr.. Wheeler as
sumcd personally on behalf OF his firm
what IL tho present value OF Mr..
wheeler's earthly possessions. exclusive
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PAT, MAT kND.AL|
MONY ALL ON lob
IN WHEELER SUIT
Poor Hubby Finds Matrimony
a Lemon,. Cause Patrimony
Won't Pay His Alimony.

Albert Gallatln Wheeler jr.. husband
OF the pretty girl In the red tights"
is most deucediy broke. neher-know.
II II wasn't for the money his papa
gives him he would find II blooming
hard to pay c~arfare. buy cigarettes or
get a manicure. And he used to be
such q big spender and carry a million
dollars In a satchei and all that sort
OF thing,
These pitiful revelations were made
In the separation and alimony suit Of
Mrs. Claudia Carlstcdt Wheeler. on trial
to-day In Part III. OF the Supreme Court
before Justice Ncwburger. Mrs. Wheeler
doesn't wear red tights any more. She
used TO when she played a part In The
Mandarin" but to-day she appeared In
court in a most fetching blue hobble
skirt.
She now has q judicial order for
$1,000 a year alimony. but dear me. abe
can't live on that. she says. Her tastes
are simple and she has suffered, oh,
50 much. 40 she could manage to live
a sort OF lovely female hermit life on
$4,000 a year. but nothing less, Judge
my, my. no!
Mr.. Wheeler doesn't question all that.
He's entirely too nice a mar to say
that any lady should try to live on
less h 500 o a year. but. bv love
he doesn't know whsre ne IL TO get
the 10000 bccauss papa won't ave
him that much to nay al,mony.
Nr wbee,er took thu x.,na.. .,.,,
bIm.c,f TO-DAY and told nj. own .orrow-
mi story.
80. a., uu.., en-, .,. -
wv" WV ""ss.e"' N'N' "
The evening world., 1912-02-19
MRS. Iced Wins
SUIT FOR EXTRA
DUTY ON PEARLS
Long Fight of Government in
Famous Case Ends in VIC
tory for Society Woman.

WASHINGTON. Feb. i9.-The Govern
ment through a decision OF the Supreme
Court to-day failed 10 get $4,000 addi-
tional duty on a necklace OF pearls
owned by Mrs. William y. Leeds Of
New York and Newport.
When the pearls were imported In
1906 from Paris tor Mrs. Leeds. only n
10 per cent. duty was paid on them, or
about So, 600. This was under n clsssl-
fioA OF the as pearls in
the natural state, not strung or set"
Practically ever since the Government
has been se.aNlns to collect a 60 per cent.
duty, claiming the pearls were set or
strung" II based this largely on the
statements that Mrs. Leeds wore the
pearls In Paris before they were i'm
portef.
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writing the advertisements of New York apartment houses, for no individual
less anluept than either OF these Nnanciers could describe any rental. in New
York as moderate"
But Mrs Knickerhocker salies forth Monday morning with the idea Of
obtaining Eve or six sunnt rooms OF ct least moderate size for an equally
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Of his beauty? Woe. woe. the total
value Of these possessions. namely the
stock Exchange seat. Is $4,000. With .
lien for nearly twice that amour.
against II.
Now. about that country rome az
Portchestcr. IL was n costly place, was
IL not? Well. you might say II was.
The original price paid for :he prop.
erty was $4,000. and about $4,000
more was spent on improvements.
When J. H.. Russell 4 Co. nrst began
business In 1896 Mir. Wneeief was 10
have si5.OO salary ana $500 for ex-
penses, but the firm. he said. never
paid any profits. 20 he really owed all
ne actually drew. his salary being de-
pendent on the concerns earning tbs
money TO Va u.
The evening world., 1912-02-19
Member Of Chanler Family
Who Changed His Name
Begins Legal Fight.
WANTS HIS PROPERTY.
Lawyer Tells Judge of Family
Troubles, Which Began at
Marriage With Noted Writer.

The selection Of a jury to de termine
the sanity OF John Armstrong Chal-
oaer In this State was quickly COM
rletel this afternoon in the United
States District Court. MFR. Chaloner
was not present, though he has a Fed
oral court order permitting him to
come into this state for tho purposes
Of this case without any restraint or
interference. He will probably maze
use OF II during the inquiry.
4 notable array of lawyers repre-
sented Chaloner, who changed nis name
because he did not like his brothers.
Winthrop Astor, William Aston. Lewis
~Stuyvesant and Kobtrt W. Chanler
,'Sher!ff Bob') OF Caval.eri experience.
These same brothers caused Mr.. Chal-
c1e- to he committed to B~loomlngdales
Asylum after. az Mr.. Cha.oner contends.
he had been lursd to this state by the
late stanford White. the architect MO
Was Killed by Harry Is. Thaw.
\ .omnittec OF Mr. Chalorer's person
was appointed, which took charge Of
Mr.. C%naloner's 100000 property in this
STATE. TNis committee. In the person of
Thomas +. sherman, Is the defendant
n this aston. The suit is technically a
suit 10 discharge the committee and to
PUT NJ. Chaloner into direct ssion
If HIS p~vprl.tE.
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Wife and Three Babies Hear Mar
S~entenccd.

When she heard her husband. Salvador
Slntolino, OF No. 40 Hicks street, SEN
fenced for not more than twenty-eight
nor less than fourteen months for burg
larry by Judge Cantine OF Ulster, sitting
in Brooklyn. this afternoon. Mrs. Sinto-
limo created such a scene that she had
to be carried from the court room. In
the corridor she tainted and had to be
attended by a physician. The woman
was sitting at the back OF the room
with a baby In her arms and two little
girls clinging TO her skirts when SEN
tonce was pronounced. She ran forward
screaming until she was intercepted by
court officers.
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To her inexperienced rama ~
does not seem strange that . streos
number which indicates clearly Ne
middle Of o block should be a.
vertasss 40 Commanding . mag
uiacsut Wow Of the xudson.'
Even when sine crosses the impressive
threshold Of the "Knlckerbccker Arms
or The "Stratford Court or tn 'Soiden
sunset II does not occur to her that
the North River would have to change
it, course as often as the MISSISSIPPI
II II had q friendly desire 4 he'p "s
advertisers to make good.
CAUGHT BY FLAsHv EN-.
FRANCES AND BRONZE LAMPS.
Probably she likes the entrance with
a. saudy rugs and tinted marbles. the
bronze lamps upheld by opulent
venuses. those faithful perchsrons OF
brewery art. To her daxzled eye auo
amid such magnificent WI!
be almost equal to living IN . ho@i.
ana this 20 all feminine Souls VINO
haven't tried It and to many VINO nave
touches the zenith OF luxury ana m
billion.
.I wound like to look at apartments"
Nrs. Knickerhocker declares to Inc
ebony youth engaged at N switch-
SosrS. and the youth after comprising
arrangements to take q young lady to
the moving pictures that evening
I'm With the languor of a true lotus
80, ana remarks that the "superin-
tendent 10 out. ~,
Later on Mrs. Knickerbocker Will
vnow that the combination OF that
~,,ded entrance and the possession OF
n .upertntendent costs money
more money than she can anoru 10 pay,
hut meantime she II impressed
n n rot 20 much the high ooes
Al living a. the high COST Of p1ua.
iur mot keeps ~ all poor-eS
Iesst those OF ~ who have not ysf
Ascidsd tnst ufs 10 not worth W.
sne merely for othsr people
With the air OF St. Peter spoot 20
show an undesirable translsht 10 y "
4 day room. the dusky haupoy 10 per
suaded to take down the keys from
where h are hung IN the framework
of the Gilded elevator and to chow
Mrs. K~nickerbocker the splendid modern
auartment, with magnificent view OF
the Hudson. BY way OF making Mrs
Knickerbocker feel at ease, he chants
the words Of the latest popular song al
he guides the elevator with . series o.
1oits to the fourth floor. and the pros
psctivs tenant 10 dazsd II not alarmed
BY che refrain. How Do You Do IT,
Nahsa. on eeo . Week."
oues inside the fourth aoor front she
ssss oas sWRp repM grysrsd IN red
~ ssS!
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There will be no performance tonight
OF The Fatted Cair' at Days Thea
tire. A change In the cast made u nec-
essary to hold II over until Tuesday
night, allowing for another days re-
hearsai. Tickets purchased for to-night's
performance will be honored Tuesday
and those for Tuesday. IN wednesday.
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moderate rental. Or PERHAPS she mas
been ta,5 lv I wiser friend that apart
ment rentals average $40 a mon'h ".
zach room. end Is prepared to pay %"
monthly. though she Knows MI i>h'eN'
erhocEe-'s sallry Doesn't warrant such
q large expenditure Coy rent.
Still on that bright incxperienceo
Monday morning she expects TO ee' l"e
very best to be had In the city Tor her
$50 and she takes q street car 10 the
first address, -
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DOESN'T LIKE TO be Asked
FOR "REFERENCES."

She 10 asked for references" perhaps,
ana the great-yrandfather turns over IN
h.s grave. Mrs. Knickerbocker doesn't
Ike II either.
Perhaps she Is standing in tho gilded
lobby of an apartment house in earnest
conference with the superintendent.
The gilt elevator opens, the gilt
elevator boy PUSHES forward to
open the door. Ne - followed by q
gilt vision With gorgeous clothes
ana an 1mprsssionist complexion, o
sust face. . hsed that has robbed
the peroxide bottle and several
ostSaohss, . Gold bag, . Poms.
ran1an. 4 limousine uns ct the
door. The superintendent bows
low, the lsllboy helps the Poms.
Tauiau ana the 1omsrauian Venus
into the car. an<. the supsrtu-
tsnasnt, SssumiDG his naughty
manner, turns 70 1eru. xnioker.
booker.
"Of course. We require IAferences. tn,
names OF two persons who can testify
to your husbands financial ability.
But Mrs. Knickerbocker has fed. sh,
has yet 70 realize that be It ever 81
humble there IL no apartment hous,
without its quota Of gilded Visions whit
toll not neither do they spin. but Solo.
mon In all his glory was not arrayec
even a. they.