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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31
Commonplace Compositions.

Bellies face was thoughtful and not
altogether happy-looking when she
came home from school.
Il think Miss Hin is the most pecu-
liar person l ever knew she an
nounced decidedly.
Mother looked up in surprise. why,
Belle" she exclaimed Il thought you
likes Miss Hill better than any teach
er you ever had."
''Oh. like her well enough" Belle
answered; but what would you do II
your teacher wanted you to write "a
commonplace composition'?
"A WHAT" questioned mother.
We'll, all she said was that peo-
pie, ordinary people. coulo tell stories
about things that had happened to
them that were just as interesting AS
the things one reads in books. We
each have to interview some ordinary
person and then write our conposi.
ton about what that person told us.
What shall do?"
Go right down in the kitchen and
interview Olga" her mother answered.
promptly, although l can promise
you that you will find she Is a most
extraordinary person. You might help
her pare the potatoes while you talk
to her"
Tell you a story that happened to
came into the kitchen with her re-
quest. ''Oh. surely" she .aughted
heartily and went on in pretty broken
English, Il tell you what l think OF
when ! SIT GOWN: this afternoon.
tnst.s i.aaa@s b. saaaaae Esssr'' OF
shoes made Of leather. 1t was Christ
mas. when was twelve years old"
But what We're your shoes made Of
before that" Belle Interrupted.
Wood. OF course" laughed Olga,
Did you never see pictures OF little
girls In Sweden with their wooden
shoes? When l was little girl. about
so big as you, wanted leather shoes,
or, 30 bad. l go to school with a
little girl that had rich father. and
she wore shoes made OF shining black
leather. | cry ana cry. ana make my
dear mother very sad that I am so
naughty and do not want to wear my
wooden shoes. She said she wore suah
kind and so did her mother but am
all the time cross about it,
Il 20 to my father and tell him
what / want. He laugh and say IL
am good girl till am twelve years !
shall have a pair for Christmas. that
same year. made from shining black
leather. was just eleven, and
thought 1t was too long to wait. So
one day think OF something bad to
do. knew 1t was naughty. but l
did not care. for I think get my
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31
FOR YOUNG FOLK

leather shoes quicker. What do you
think"
Il don't know, but do go on, Olga!"
Belle urged excitedly
Oisa iaagileu. 1T Is funny now
when / tell it," she said. "out / do not
see how | thought of such a thing. l
sand 10 ms sell that. II my wooden
shoes were broken, father would have
to buy me SHOES of leather. so /
made up my mind TO break them. l
took one ana threw 1t hard against
n rock. but it would not break. Then
l took big stone and pounded the toe
of it. but it was not even the least
bit cracked. Then--oh. but / was
bad:-l took 1t to the woodpfle. and
with the big axe l chopped off the
toe of my wooden shoe,
80 Olga. did you really?' gasped
Belle.
Olga nodded her head. but this is
a story with what you call moral TO
it,. she went on merriiy.
Il picked up my poor shoe. cut IN
half, and l ran into the house, crying.
. father, my wooden snoe Is broken
May have one now made Of leather
My father picked up the TWO pieces or
the shoe and very seriously he said,
I will see what ! can do for this
poor shoe that has been cut in half by
the girl who wears it
MY. my. but was ashamed of my
self! | ran to my room ana cried.
and / cried harder wnen my father
goes to the blacksmith and mas NM
to mend the shoe by fastening 1t to-
gether with little strips OF tin that |
might wear II to school again"
And did you have to wear ii to
school that way?" asked Belle.
Indeed. yes" Olga answered. land
good 1t was for me. But. when the
next Christmas come. find my tine
leather shoes under the Christmas
tree and my kind father smile at my
pleasure Excuse me now, l must start
the supper
Thank you. Olga" Belle replied. as
she started upstairs. II guess Miss
Hill knew what she was talking about
when she said that ordinary peoples
lives were more interesting than
story books. though ] don't think
she added, 'thst person who once
chopped her wooden shoe in two is II
very ordinary person. Annie Louise
Berray, in the Churchn1an.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31

1tlsx SOut the handwriting OF
- HAL was against us. witch
zntrssY 10 US and took .itsout OF
iv. nafstnx II TO His cross. " The
niaAtins Handwriting is not oaly
a17SA out, but the document Itself
xxSYcd. In the Revised Version
reading 81: Having otooed out
bnna. Indicating an unpaid note
fS Sxnd torn alp. aad the Uept thus
Ieesled.
81 ~ enc time Il appears TO haze been
fputom To strike the document
eueh with a nail As a sign that II
aone with. That Is the lmpres-
NJ Atare here: Mailing ii to his
|5si knhf II the handwriting OF ordi-
- SHAT was against us? WHAT
- uFSiluanreH Ill is "a law estae-
1IS@SISd ~ authority What lis the law
2SA the authority heres The author
II Goa, and the law Is this: Thou
33k aoyc the Lord thy God with
- X&lAe heart. and with all thy soul.
w5ah all thy might. and Thy
leorv&e theyseif."
&nA Ia brief. Is a statement OF the
E1S obligation resting upon human
&a* xens,a said: There is non. 9TH
7fSnYna ntlmens grssa,er than these"
&8S1 the handwriting that Is
fsrf u il the handwriting of a
61eSu, life. That is the curse, and
1So6pnr curse shall we tind Il We
~ the lowest hell
&INS root YueaninA VI sin is selfish
in ONE form or another sin Is
sSnS xeaffAhness. The sin of lying.
1sss ~ Hst the sin Of intemper-
TIE stn Of envy. the sin az
1lcsx the sin of hate, the sin ot
49, che rim s,f indifference, the sin
@sif3fiity--.is scifishness 1t ~ self,
nAlf. nj, the way and all the
~ - Whens does seffishness come =?
love haa gone Not Till then,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31

China. is now IN THIS country 10
make study of our school system
with the view to introducing into
China improved educational meth
DDS.
Fifteen American missionary socie-
ties have work in Porto Rico. They
report 1877 missionaries 120 church
orga nizations and 1852 communi-
cants. The Methodists report the
largest membership 2.523; while the
Presbytnrians are second with 2,A1b
members.
st. Georges church. Philadelphia.
is the oldest Methodist church edi-
fee. used continuously for worship.
in existence 1t was dedicated 142
years ago. When the British occu-
pied Philadelphia after the battle OF
Brandywine in 1777 the church was
used for a time as a hospital and
later as riding school for the cav
airy. Long after peacc was restored
weapons OF warfare lay around the
building.
The aggregate attendance on "the
meetings held during the Men and
Religion Campaign in Boston. Mass.
was 27.550. this being the largest
aggregate attendance reported thus
far in the national campaign.
Rex. James Stacy, y. d, VINO died
at Newman. Ga, on February II, ut
the age OF eighty-two. had been a
min ster in the Southern Presbyte-
rian Church for sixty years, and for
forsy- tisres years pastor" at Newman.
'f GA ''''s
The ninety third catalogue, pub
lished in the ninety-sixtn year OF the
existence of the Bangor Theological
Seminary. contains much interesting
data. The enrolment at the institu-
ton now numbers a.. with one grad
uate student, Is seniors. 10 middle
classmen. Is juniors ana three spe-
cial students.
g: ffs tssaka, Japan. tn. second city
OF the empire. there are seven Epis-
cnpal churches, three of the Ameri-
can church and four of the church
of England. Five Of the seven are
now seif-supporting anc are contrib
uting to a mission in Formosa.
The Christian Guardian Of March
Ath reSbrted the vote Of official MEM
bers OF Methodist Church on union
with the Presbyterian and congrega-
tionai Churches Ms 2. s65 for and +Ss
against union. While complete re-
turns were not in at that time. the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31

Francis had q new suit OF overalIs.
with Jacket to match. both Of which
were we'll supplied with pockets. A
friend who had camera snapped II
on him. and q few days later de-
lighted him with one OF the ric-
lures. With great satisfaction he
counted the front pockets. which
were plainly visible. and then asked
brcathlessly and almost sternly. ~ he
rut his hands on his hip pockets. ibid
ynl det ese p0tets In bat here. too e
-Youfh'a COm ma ui0n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31


TIA vas lust a dog, mister-thats ant
And ali of US boys called him Buos
xys was curly and not very tail
And he hadn't q tail--just a stub.
H,s tain froxe one cold night you $50
We Just pulled the rest OF MIN
through.
No---he didn't have much pedigree--,
Perhaps that was frozen OH too.
Ha always seemed quite well behaved
And he never had many bad dyheab
In summer he used to be shaved.
And no slept In the +wcodshed g
nights.
sometimes no would wakc up too 5000
And cry, IL his tall got . chill:
Some nights he would bark 1t M
But some nights he would ssesD
very still.
He knew how to play hide-and-seek
And he always would come whaAs
you'd call;
Ha would play dead. RON over ana
speak.
And learned It in no time 1t All
Sometimes he would growi. lust -
play. .
But he mover would bite, and III
worst
was 10 bark at the postman one DAY.
hut the postman no barkcd at hiM
He used to chase cats up tres.
But that was just on.y tn fup;
And 4 cat was as safe N could De-
Unless II aAould start cut 10 fnns
sometimes he'd chase cnildren 80
throw
Them down, Just while runuin9
along,
And then lick their faces 70 show
He didn't mean anything WRONG .
.,,l. s3ssi
He wa. chasing an autosnobfis III
When the wheel hit him right "a -
side, 81
So he Just give q queer little sqnenx
And curled up and stretched -
and died.
His tail It was not very long.
He was curly and not very fAN3
But he never did anything Wr0&
He was Just our dor, unisfsr q
Atlanta Joutn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31

Gypsy Smith comes from his evan
Eelistic campaign In the West to New
York city on April 20 open tho
eighth season Of the tens, upen-air
and shop work ut the 1cNangelisFtc
Committee at mass meeting In
Carnegie Hall.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31

the first I'VE months of its appor~
1Gln&nt for henevolence for the cur
S&Et year. The increase Is from $780,
e. AMet year to s234,133 this year.
& the contributing churches have
raM1ed from 1866 To 1894. The
e0nk apportioned for the entire
Ar IN ~, 3f3.G10. and George Cor
M King. the treasurer. knowing the
nc OF churches 10 remit the large
M&< " their offerings during the later
fAe believes the whole sum will
rtncoining The reports are of
ASMwAkening 10 enlarged oppor-
at1A0 in all parts of the country
~ church
~ sam of fifty dollars IL offered
~ br3xe for the best two hundred
n 6ffy word article upon the s =
Gnnce OF the Christian Conservat on
r1ne OF the Men and Religion
4V6EpAnt, which meets in New York
April 1921. Information about
RI Congress may be had of the
feenry Department OF the Men and
S1fSl0n Forward Movement. ia
~ Twenty eighth street, New York
IN where all articles must Ire re-
1llo1 hy April 1st. There are no
~ cOnditions than this. Anybody
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES men. CLERGY
IAymen. women. young or old,
&S1can or foreign. The writers
ipuhIfsh the competing articles
10 sending them in II they so de-
The successful contribution will
Wtds Isl issued by the movement.
nh tho Hliter's name attached. Thu
- psiaes Of twenty-five dollars.
len dollars. and ten dollars are
Altered Tor She. three best cpl
thha. o6s Las sissn
~ IL mt
IS ~ wireless message from Piliey's
1a1Sx3. IN Dr. Grenfeffs Labrador do
{ IN. has 5ust been received with
SGae Snation of record spowstorm
i3eM has cut off their communlca-
~ tram st. Johns for the past two
S0kA There are mountains OF snow
E1har north which have prevented
la6e teams from bringing the mails
11Hs appointed stations wirei .sss
f56iEJ 6dN this sssatef been szsxfh ftsAd
xzrfuuet. the most northerly part
NeEfoundiand. Thir is the only
RX6ns of communication with those
~ IL no mails have been received
gSn there since the first week In
&nart.
80 sEe Temere'' decree of tho
<an Catholic church has been de-
I'D Of no force In a Canadian couri,
aoCfe.ou being announced by JUS.
s8Charbonneau, of the Superior
1nrt 81 Canada This decree de-
f5]eG that marriages are valid only
35seg are contracted lin the pres
% at the Roman parish priest OF
n1ace, or OF the ordinary. or OF
D45eat deputed by them. and OF
~ Tttnesses at least
II Il Macarthur, president of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31

The eighteenth annual Nneotan9 -
the Bible Institute Colpot tayo -
.cjation, founded by p. 4 Moody -
1aS4, was held In Chicago On lNNs'
ruary 10. The secretarys ropc&s
showed that during the past Y1
100000 copies Of tho Gospel c1 1Q
were printed ana distributed
lS3.56e COPIES OF COiportAge lf1a
or MOODY bookA." were 0ieerlb4e
Many Of IT. books ara puhn1he4
six different languages. and ~
citation distributes free ~
Thousands OF trActo 70 fOre1gneHqee 4
other neglected clAsaee thr0e0
tho country. NJ ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31

The annual meeting OF the General
Deaconess Board OF the Methodist
Epispocal Church will be held a,
Cleveland, O., April "a.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31
"Just Let II Hurt"

We were. among the Tennessoe
mountains, and came upon a ioS
cabin on sunny southern slope.
The only evidences Of prosperity
were to be found in brood II tow
headed little children who were scam
perinr about the door yard. The
Oldest was a sturdy lad Of twelve
or thirteen. He told as his own name
in answer to our query: and then we
asked him that OF q little shaver OF
1--WE or six, who was tagging MN
around like a shadow.
His name? He amt got no name.
We lest call him Monkey. That's
hi. name-jest Monkey; and he's
meant"
what does he do?"
"Bothers. Bothers dad and nam
and all the young ones and me. re
bothers me when work and wnen
play
EDO you have 70 work." =
Work? Well. l should say. !
cut all the wood that - cut Ter th's
here place"
He was a worker. sure enough;
but he followed us over Hill ana VaIs
through forest and clearing. thfousH
stnbbIe fields and pramble patches
| As he emerged from one Of tno'e
tangled masses of blackberry bushes
which are SO common In tnat feG'on
notice that his little oATe s" I'm,
| from his knee to his ankle were JUS
| streaming with blood. ,,..
"whew." said l. sympatneucahs'
| That's nothin':"
: Don't 1t hurt
Hurt? You bet 1t hurts. ,.,,
what you going to do about "!
/ "Do? 1 airft a going to do nothin
but Jest let it hurt!
Now that lie the kind Of stun tina
makes men. "Jest let II hurt. Don
| saueal. don't kick. don't put up you,
/ lips. but Jest let It hurt 1t - no
such bad education az some otneI'
for boy to 60 stumbling oaretoot'
ed around a farm or through coun
ncvsr done it,--Eyangelist
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31

lIuk uOWs &OU&s
Ms.~snger: WHO'S the sweil " 49,
talking to. Jimmis?" Newsboy: '.AWl.
Him an mes worked together -
years. He's the editor o. one q m1r
papsrs!"--Lonaon Opinion.
A lady was asking her chiIdtsR
UP. a. seIf.sacrifice during the Lentan
season. when II came the turn ~
= small boy Of seven. he ct once
volunteered with great cheerfu(neoD
to give up soap!
Teacher: Johnny. can you tell hoe
iron was first disco sered?" Johnny:
what your Information 10 on thAE
point" Il heard my father nay yoo-
terday that they smeit it'-London
Spare Moments.
When the woes OF life. such - =
leak In tho plumbinG. ov0rwhelm -
certain Unitarian minister. he - won't
to exclaim, quoting the end Of juvo.
nile drama, written by his talented
son: Three murders In one day. Thao
il too much!"
A Chicago banker was debating -
letter to his stenographer. Tell. Nj.
Soandso," he ordered. that VIII
meet him In Schenectady" How o.
stenoGrapher. Sc. 6-c---er--er--er~
Tell him I'll meet him In Albany."-~
The Argonaut.
A large woman took the strap -
front Of the small man. Tho small
man arose with . flourish Of poiite-
ness. Take my seat. madam" 3.
very much" she rcnlied. and turned
toward the seat. Then. smiling
genially again. she asked Where
aid you get up from ?"-San Fran.
cisco Chronicle.
Citisens Jones and Brown disagres6
as to the eioauence Of sx.ssn.so 20
OF the most eloquent men tn Con-
sress. You should have hoard him
speak" Il did hear him; ] iistene0
to him two houre one afternoon.
what was he talking about?" T
don't know: ne didn't say."-Currsus
Tho Boston Transcript. covering the
fourth evening concert OF the Boston
symphony Orchestra. reported thA1
| Miss Geraldine Farrar wore ? goWA
| Of crimson. turquoise tlue. light blue
! and white. queeriy slashed. gAsne0s
and cut. She wore also a turoan Of
gold and crimson with nartng blue
feathers In front AT times II looked
like an Indian headdress, at other
| t.mes the effect was that Of modtsh
goddess OF liberty" Wavin~ hugo
ostrich plume fan. Miss Farrar sang
I--Elixabeth's Prayer from Tauns
hAuser"!
Once when Whittier and Lucy
LArcom were driving together on =
| hiily road, the horse became fright
eued and nearly unmana&eabte. Tno
poets were discoursing on tho destiny
Of, man and the Immortality Of tn
soul. but Mr.. whittierS attention VA
diverted. He tugged and pui1eds Inc
light buggy swayed pertiousiy: put
Miss Larcom, never noticing. hiked
steadily and serenely on. That Wa
| too much even for Quaker paticnce.
Lucy" ne burst out. III thee doeony
stop talking and let me attend 70 this
horse. thee will be In heaven before
| thee wants tot" The placid lady pAus-
cd and the conversation was not re.
sumed until there was q chance tna8
Il might be ended with both parttcss
pants still In the land OF the Twins.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31

bit--noisy ana Siangy. but. after All
they were good natured ana loRuASs
and I---well, 70 tell the truth. fe!s
fiattered that they took me into tnsir
bunch and seemed to like me.
Ono day we were all out on Aunt
Riah's porch with our fancv work.
all the stickers,' that i1 and myself:
Alice Otis name was mentioaed. ana
they all began at once to talk about
her. Oh. they sa;d, she v JuSt -
pri mand horrid ~ she can be! Sne
won't be anything II she can't ne the
whole show and all that sort OF thing.
And what do you suppose said
I. after Alice had been such an angel
to me, and after had learned %
we'll how shy she Is. and how HARD
II IL for her to make up with peo-
pie? didn't say one word! Tnat
why / said little while ago that
sometimes the rneanest thing one can
say Ia nothing at oil"
II believe you are right. Prue, said
Bessie. thoughtfully. Il have nad
some experience like yours. and !
don't believe that even foolish or
unkind words could make me more
ashamed Of myself. Kings Build
erS,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31
HENS OF RELIGIOUS INTEREST

China, is now in this country to
make a study of our school system
with the view to introducing into
China improved educational meth
ads
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31

Charging that political activity 10
being cioaked under the xuise OF mis-
sion work, the Japanese government
had adopted rigid attitude toward
missions throughout Korea. Chris
tia nixed Koreans and American mis-
sionaries are preparing to appeal to
President Taft to protect them from
Japanese persecution. The Japanese
government claims that the Korean
Y. NJ. c. A. has become q politicas
organization, and that tn leaders are
attempting 20 hatch = plot to free
Korea from Japanese rule.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31
"A Little Nor,sellaa

fifth grade this year. Ton1naN
"Yea, SIR you're In doc1mA1D -
frocti0ns now, NO doubt" No nlIee'
ling now. "--PittSburH PogL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31

Teacher: Johnny. can you tell hOW
iron was first disco yored 2" Johnny:
"les, sur" well! Just tell the elias
what your information 10 on thnk
point.' Il heard my father nay yoo-
teroay that they smelt it'--lSondon
Spare Moments.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31

letter to his stenographer. Tell. Mr..
Soandso,' he ordered. that Will
meet him In Schenectady" How do
you spell Schenectady" asked the
stenographer. Sc. S-c--er---er--eg-
Tell him I'll meet him In Albany." -
Tho ArRonaut.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31

DR.. Wiifred T. Grenfell. the Labra-
dor missionary. requests that the
statement be made in the public press
of America that tho order OF knight
hood conferred on him by the King
Of England was merely a companion
ship OF st Michael and st. George,
and carries no title with 1t.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31

When the woes OF life, such - =
leak In the plumbing. ovorwheln =
certain Unitarian minister. he - won't
to exclaim. quoting the end Of juve.
nile drama, written by his talented
son: Three murders In one day. Thao
liz too much!"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31

Msu~snger: WHO'S the sweil " $50
talking to. Jimmis?" Newsboy; '.AWl
Him an mes worked together -
years. He's the editor .. one y -
papsrs!"-LonQon Opinion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31

The aggregate attendance on Nthe
meetings held. during the Men and
Religion Campaign lin Boston. Mass.
WIS 27.550, this being the largest
attendance reported thus
far in the national campaign.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31

Citizens Jones and Brown disagreed
m TO the cloQuence Of ex-senator
Beveridge. Said Jones: He was ono
Of the most eloquent men tn Con-
xresa You should have hoard him
speak" Il did hear him; listene0
TO him two hours one afternoon.
what was he talking about!"
don't know: he didn't say.
Literature.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-02-02
new NEWS OF yESTEHUA.
Arthur Wanted Man From WeSi
of the Mississippi.
Story of Chat With Him Just Before
the Convention at Which He Was
Nominated for the Vice
Presidency.
BY E. J. EDWARDS.

One day in the first week OF June
1881, | was compelled to wait at the
railway station at Albany, n. y, for
train from the west that was reported
two hours late The day was warm,
and the station platform was almost
deserted except by employees.
At last | heard a step approaching
and, looking up, saw Gen. Chester 4.
Arthur. He carried a gripsack, which
he set down in order to remove his
hat and wipe from his forehead the
profuse perspiration which the heat OF
the day had brought out
! General Arthur seldom failed %
recognize any one with whom he had
acquaintance, even the slightest, and
his greeting of me, therefore. was
most cordial.
Il suppose you are on your way tC
! Chicago, general?" | asked, having In
mind the fact that the Republican ma
tional convention was about to con
vene in that city
yes" he replied. Il am to take
here the special train that is running
from New York city | came up to Al
bany yesterday to attend to some per
sonal business and to visit my sister
Mrs. McElroy, whom ! have not seen
for some time" She was the sister
who, a little over year later, was 10
become mistress Of the White House
As we paced up and down the plat
form, General Arthur, whose tram also
was late, spoke with great frankness
of the probable result of the balloting
for the presidential candidate.
81 doubt" said he-and he was one
of Roscoe Conkling's stanch support
ers In the Grant third term movement
II doubt whether we shall be able
to secure the nomination OF General
Grant. Judge William c. Robertson
of this state seems to have his bolt
ing delegates we'll in hand, and am
convinced that the delegates from
PENNSYLVANIA who have stated that
they will not support Grants nomiha
ton will stick to that determination
All this looks to me as II Grant can
not be nominated"
I'm case you do not nominate zen
eral Grant" l asked, who, then, Is
likely to be the choice of the conven
ton? Blaine?"
mo, not Blaine. But for him Grant
would be nominated. If Grant can't be
nominated, Blaine can't be"
Does that mean a dark horse?' }
ast,d "or John Sherman" Sherman
was an avowed candidate.
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