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IV.-THE WALTZ KING.

The New York theatre most fame'
for its musical shows was throngoi
this night. for the occasion vas IN.
portant In the amusement word =
was the first night of a new operett'
The work, known originally IS
"Dichterliebe," had been adapted !n'o
English under the title Of "a Poets
Love-" But the all important thing N
the minds OF many present was Tie
score. which was the work az tho oe'..
brated Nlennese composer Franz for.
Since the world sweeping success -
his Merry Monarch" there had hes-
no composer OF light music WIN =
strong a hold on the popular afiec.
tions. And his popularity MAS mo-
tied. in the opinion OF more than ore
capable critic. There was sound mgs..
cal writing in his scores. EIt TIE
audiences. sitting in darkcned theatre.
thought only OF the melod.uus a.
rhythmic enchantment that cam" 2.
them so insplringly from the harN.
II the Danube.
The conductor lifted his haton ..
after a few measures the curtain ros.
~ Sf'Ai b'Shhs INV Ft'fN '.
Forli had chosen for his suite
turned out to he n simple romano
II had not been spoiled hy e
adapters. There were no interno','.
lyrics and no lnterpolated va4l,
acts. Polonalses, mazurkas ant A.
followed each other IN rrR'o'
variety. But In and through ~,
all were woven Niennese waltz ar
which had az much wi,Chc-y ne =
triple timed masterpieces of JHta'
Strauss. Youthful listeners were
livious for a while OF the eX.s''r,
OF syncopation; the older api.'a
thought Of the Rincstrasse, tie T.
ter an der Wien, and the ,Iu'f
beauties Of Sounds from v,.nr
Woods" When the curtain was rIr-
down for tho last t!me ,horo W
applause lasting for many m.r.'.'
There could be no doubt wat s.
Poets Love- was tho proato,i -
umph Of Forli's genius.
The last OF the crowd had flet o.'
when a man OF about thirty ye.
stopped at the box office n moner:
speak TO the producer Of tie oHer"''
After an exchange OF n few sentences
he left the theatre and took lie 81
way to Brooklyn Bridge. Therr i"
took the elevated. A half hour l1''
he put his key In the door - = b.
Ridge apartment.
A young woman met h'u AZ -
door. At the sight of bis :lTA 81
smiled and clapped her haNds, cry!a
1T vas a %icCes them
Her husband smiled back AM p1Nei
u OF his pocket a check dtaNu 90
order of Frank Froli.
Another one Ike this and We ~
be able to spend q who'o ,ea-
Vienna" he told her. Then rn"y E1a
at each other. their eyes llN" STAR
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from him whether the Mexican Gov.

from him whether the Mexican Gov
eminent has yer saluted nag;
whether wi troops have captured
VILLA, dend or alive :. where Mexican
bandits get the ammunition with
which they slaughter Americans;
whether President WILSON meant
what he said when he asserted that
what happened In Mexico was none Of
our business. They may make also
awkward inquiries concerning the
present status OF the Lusitania, Fa-
laba, Sussex and other cases Of like
nature. wishing to learn whether the
theory Of "strlct accountability" has
been permanently abandoned by the
Wilson Administration.
II Is well nigh certain that JOSH
rHrs will he called upon to explain
why the public was made a victim
Of the Clayton bill and why our mer-
chant marine was destroyed by IA
F%oLLErTE's disastrous measure. The
middle West will I've anxious TO learn
from JosEpIICs also why the Prcsi-
dent sacrificed the safeguards of our
institutions md the welfare Of the
people at large by cravenly obeying
the behests Of GARRErsoN and his
brotherhood colleagues.
The foregoing are only a few Of the
many interrogatories that are about TO
he hurled at the devoted head Of the
navy's silver tongued scuttler. The
westerners will want to know why a
President elected upon a single term
platform stultiHed himself by accep-
ting a denomination. They will show
curiosity regarding what the dinner
pail would contain to-day II II hadn't
been for the European war. They will
ask JosEPHus why the wide awake
voters Of Maine were not satisfied
with the W made by the Ad-
ministratlon to these questions.
1t Is incumbent upon JosEPHUs to
put on the whole armor Of righteous.
mes when he fares forth to trail the
Republican Presidential candidate,
His hearers will hurl at him pointed
queries that are sure to pierce any
protective attire that 10 fimsy he
cause Of Its shoddy ingredients Of dis.
righteousness. Hypocrisy, false wit.
ness and lame syllogisms.
The middle West will demand ot
JosKPHrs that he tell the truth. the
whole truth. and nothing but the truth.
It is not going too far to predict that
our distinguished Secretary Of the
Navy has before him the time Of his
| valuable life.
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IW.-EARLY BLOOMING Nm
TER.

A warm afternoon in oceoess, o.
to6sr ~ the calendar only. O. a.
sideWaiks0 outer edge . truck nas IN
discharged its cargo Of several do,0
brightly painted sleds. and on IL
inner line stands ar array Of stacked
shiny new nov shovelA
Now. the trail through any wsN
constructed downtown ferry stree, n
an evolution from the pioneer trails
in the Rocky Mountains. Precip,css
seven subcellars deep yawn on ops
side. Jagged peaks OF barrels and boxes
impend on the other. The footway II
tortuous. narrow ana subject 70 sud.
den bombardmcnt from overhead
when the towers Of merchants.
totter. Now and then, near Q corner.
q bssr keg rolls across the exiguous
footway like . numbering grizzly. Man.
hattanites who sleep in Jersey thread
the mases Of the labyrinth by instinct,
When they stop to look, there 10
something to look at.
A snow shovel would not anus
them, even on . warm afternoon a.
tho start Of October. In July or
August It might be met with "A smile
CHEEKY or sneery. as dispositions vary
But with November looking over DC.
| tober's shoulder and beckoning De.
cember on. snow shovels look too FOR.
biddingly real.
But nobody passed without treating
himself to a smile. The combination
did 1.-THE combination OF the sleds
| and the urchins that stood admirinl
them. almost worshipping. Why
should a downtown gamin admire a
sled? How can he know what a sled
Is, or IL for. save by instinct?
Tho smiles seemed TO promise Ma,
II the wearer Of them ever came Into
the possession OF unlimited wealth and
power they might use the former TO
buy sleds for all children In south
Manhattan. and the latter - put Up
signs on every fourth block: tn,
block for use Of sleds only. D1rp
snow here"
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A LAYMAWS THEORY.
Cause Of InfAntile Paralysis q Seen
By an Experienced Builder.

To n EDITOR OF THE suN-Sr. 1
believe that physicians should make re-
search into the disease known as the
caisson sickness. moro Familiarity known
as the bends, and note the striking SINH
larity of that attack TO that of infantile
paralysis. I have witnessed the symp-
toms Of both carefully.
Anything which tends to lower the
vital resistance OF the human system
tends TO promote caisson illness; and
workmen operating underground. par
ticularly in caisson and tunnel construc-
ton and in damp atmosphere filled with
poisonous gases. suffer o or later,
but by a dry air ventilation In caissons
ana tunnels the percentage of illness
drops very I'D the polluted air
has no longer the usual depressing ef-
fects OF tho workmen. II Ia known that
during the con ,retlng IN the caissons and
tunnels. when there II considerable more
dampness than usual. the percentage OF
the disease IL hisher.
Tho following are the symptoms OF
caisson disease Identical with those Of
so-called infantile paralysis: Perspira-
ton. pains IN the pit OF the stomach
and Joints. vomiting and great difficulty
In holding food or liquid in the stomach.
fever and constipation.
In about 65 per cent. of the cases OBJ
served paralysis has been q character
istio symptom. The degree OF paralysis
varies from slightly impaired sensations
or numbness OF extremities to a COM
plete loss OF sensation and motion In
the affected parts. which are most fire.
quently the legs and lower part OF the
body. Sometimes Inconsistencies en-
sues, and the disease varies from a few
hours 20 several weeks. and 10 fatal
when congestion Of the brain or spinal
cord r. reached.
A. We had 30 much damp, poisonous
weather In the spring and summer, I
believe that these diseases are associ.
ated. The ~overground atmosphere Is not
as heavy as tho underground. go the
victims 10 tho attack were young children
and infants. whose constitutions are su.-
ccptible. Even the trees and foliage
have been affected this season as never
before IN my recollection. Therefore
believe that both diseases are cause
through atmospheric conditions, which
alone will yet he held responsible for
this scourge. and not the bite of a raj
hea, exposed garbage. impure food, milk
&c. that have been at different times
suggested as the cause.
I have never heard this theory ad.
vanced before. and feel Il incumbent
20 tell the public and physicians VIVA,
little ] know and have had occasion
to observe through experience.
w. KNIGHT CLYNrs.
NEWARK. y. J., October l..
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scuIptor-and Sculpture,

7 We do not suppose that Il VIM 90
err to any one to mark this year the
a5Oth anniversary Of the death Of the
1'~lorentine sculptor DoNATELLo. Yet
lie WIS not merely the greatest
sculptor of his time but one of the
greatest OF all time. He was the first
master In marble to break with the
past AMI eSalt character above beauty.
ills artistry WAS as superb in bronze
Vs In stone. There was dramatic ac-
the still. cold graces OF the csrven
IAst, had only casual recognition in
1ONhrrlLo's work.
populnr appreciation OF sculpture
euffrrs s0meWll hat from the food of
Ynor stun that has surrounded us in
,rcnt years. but chiefly from inability
a. enjoy good work In It's own terms.
Music, painting and all the other arts
are under the same handicap, for the
number of those who are able to en-
1oy any art for that arts sake Is al
ways small. II Is n case OF not know
inG the language Of the artist. The
average man trying TO make mp his
mind whether he likes q statue or not
s. In much the SANE position as a
,laygocr who Is asked to pass Judg-
nlent on Il drama acted in n foreign
Tongue; he can only half guess what
u Is all about,
When, however, the artist adds ex-
tcrnnl appeals to the appeal OF his
ert the public responds readily enough.
Every one can comprehend the magni-
rude Of the project for transforming
che whole side uf Stone Mountain near
Atlanta. Ga. INTO - gigantic has relief.
The visitor would see. boldly limncd
in the distance, ~ wings Of m
army sweeping eastward over the
fnce Of the grant" barrier before him.
lie would lac able To- discern the ig-
pres OF lEE, JACKSON, JOHNSTON and
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II.-MOLLIFER,S N

Having incurred unexpected indebt-
edness to the plumber and the car
penter. Mr.. Mollifer found himself
under the necessity Of creating q sink
ing fund to amortize these obligations.
He decided to take his lunch. and as
a necessary preliminary bought q
lunch box.
This a attended by some d~if'culty.
for he found that individual lunch
boxes are not so fully equipped as they
ought to be. The one he purchased
consisted of a square leatherette cas
with two compartments. One held a
bottle devised to keep liquids at an
even temperature. whether hot or cold.
The other contained only a big
japanned tin box.
II do not desire plates or silver
ware" Molllfer told the salesperson.
but / should like to know why they
do not equip these boxes with some
should wish to carry a helping OF
stewed fruit or tapioca pudding. How
could l carry IT,"
The salesperson was unable TO say.
She explained that there was nothing
between the box she was exhibiting
and the elaborate motorists lunch
hamper for two or more persons.
Eventually Mollifer bought, for a few
cents. a half pint fruit jar which would
GO into the 1apanned tin box.
In spite OF the weight OF the lunch
box with its contents ne found II ex-
tremely satisfactory. Mrs. Mollifer
thought 1t all right except that he
would miss the exercise obtained by
going out Of the office at moo Molli-
fer assured her that the amount of
physical benefit derived from crossing
the street TO a dairy lunch room was
infinitesimal. and that the loss OF II
would be more than compensated for
by the higher digestibility of her food
As Mrs. Mollifer never concerned with
the number of calories or the guam
tity Of proteids In the lunches she pre-
pared but merely packed things that
asted good. Mollifer invariably brought
his lunch box home empty.
The lunch box attracted some atten-
ton in the office when It's nature be-
came known.
ITS all right for you, but now about
the goodwife7" inquired Merrill.
NO trouble" replied Mollifer. bit
, Ing a sandwich.
mot for you. no." Merrill answered
putting on his hat and coat to fare
across the street.
Mollifer thought his attitude toe
frankly envious.
why. look at the size of that man.
lunch box" exclaimed Kingsley. This
ejaculation embarrassed Mollifer.
There's a good deal Of waste space
in H." he explained.
After Molllfer had carried his lunch
for a couple of weeks he noticed II
the evening paper on his way home q
! headline which read:
LUNCH CHEcK REGISTER
HIGH COST OF LIVING.
The article beneath said that ever
the dairy places were increasing the
price of the items on their bills o.
fare. A famous and farfiung chain o,
inexpensive eating houses had JUS
added a nickel to the price OF nearly
all dishes. Steak was forty cents in,
stead OF thirty-five. bacon and egg,
were thirty cents In place OF twenty
Ave; even corned beef hash had gon,
up from fifteen to twenty cents.
Mollifer cut the article out and wheY
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sssubstantial Assistance"

The finance department Of the
Democratic National Committee has
Its headquarters in New York, notorl-
ously the home of the Money Devils.
There is a branch of the department
in Washington, temporarily the home
Of the New Freedom. The branch
uses the stationery of the headquar-
ters, with a little extra lettering nam.
ing the committee for tho District Of
Columbia. A friend in Washington
sends us a circular letter which he
received and which he Is so wicked
as TO believe was sent to all the Dem
ocratic o~ficeholders In the capital. 1t
Is n model of stealth:
MY DEAR sm: Mr.. MoRolNrHAu,
chairman of the nance committee of
the Democratic National Committee. has
appointed a committee OF local Demo-
Gratis. and named tho undersigned az
chairman, for the purpose Of discussing
the subject of the campaign with friends
Of tho Administration whom he tMr,
MoRoENTHAu) feels are greatly inter-
ested in its continuance in power and
will be willing TO render substantial as
sIstance toward that end.
II therefore take the liberty OF rs>
questing you to meet this committee in
the mezzanine parlor. at WIZARDS Ho-
tel. on Monday. October 2. at 1880
o'clock p. NJ. for the purpose of coun-
selling together as to the most practi-
cal assistance we can render tho party
at this time.
"As the election IL near At hand, I
trust you will make II convenient to be
present at tho above stated meeting,
even II at some personal Inconvenience.
with much respect. ! beg to remain.
Yours very truly.
ROBERT N. HARpnR,
Chairman"
What does Substantial assistance
mean3 Getting out the vote in the
District Of Columbian Cynics vii,
scoff. 1t II . mealy mouthed phrase,
usually uttered 10 the noiseless tune
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I.-cZAR OF THE FORWARD
DECK.

Az the North River ferryboat
bumps into It's slip on the Jersey side
the workers homeward bound crowd
against the gates. Two deckhanoss
one to manage the mooring n TO
lift the barrier and release the strain
ing pack Of commuters, split h hu-
man mass and take their stations.
A cheerful youth. hearing over his
left shoulder tho call open up hero"
steps aside--not to the right, - he
should, but in the other direction. Inn
peding the deckhand's advance. II
might have been awkwardness. or It
might have been mischief. untimely
playfulness. that steered him.
The deckhand. reaching the gates,
let his mate through and then turned
back u %scowlbound face. To the
cheerful youth he sold, and his voice
was tuned for a "bawling OUT:
"Wahssa matter!
Got no brains?
"Stupidest man on boat,
II guess!
Seen I was comm
ION that sidei"
Free verse. in the staccato style.
II was. AZ he delivered II. concentrated
venom Of insult. A truck driver could
not have done It better. Tho cheerful
youth was paralyzed. The bystanders
were dumb. And before anybody re-
covered suficiently to say . word the
ratchet on the mooring wheel ratified.
the gates went up. the crowd surged
trainward.
Was the deckhand Just . bully. or
a volunteer educator Of the travelling
public2 And would the youth have
shown spunk7 The little dramas of
the forward deck run swiftly to quick
curtains.
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where the Dfys Erred.

A world palpitating with anxiety
IL informed by JEREMIAH A. OLEARY,
the president Of the American Truth
Society. that he cannot vote for the
Republican or the Democratic cnndi.
date for President this fall.
How bitterly, on reading this an
nouncement. our Dry brethren will
regret their refusal 10 nominate the
same old BuL for Chief Executive /;
for to him the fastidious O'LEABy
might have given his ballot with n
clear conscience. overlooking enthusi-
asm and unimpaired self.respect
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other leaders OF me Confederacy.
Without reference to the practicable
ity Of the project or the likelihood
Of its execution. It may he said that
there Is in the conception Of such n
memorial the heroic immensely beft-
ting n monument Of our civil Il
Although 1t is fifty years since that
struggle ended we are only beginning
to commemorate 1t adequately in the
field Of sculpture. To obtain a proper
perspective. to grasp the epic quality
Of events. demands not only genius but
time. The present world war con
tnins the material for carving rs great
as D%oNATELLo's or MrcHELANGEIo's,
but we are not likely to see 1t worthily
chieelled In our time.
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Of twirled thumbs. JAMES, bring a

Of twirled thumbs. JAMES, bring a
blank check.
"Counselling together. Is another
pet phrase Of the thumb twirler. All,
yes, 1t Is to result in "the most prac-
tical assistance we a render to the
party at this time" Come, let rs
together; and bring some SUBJ
stantlal assistance with you. Cur
rency is always welcome.
The final paragraph Is a gem.
snake II convenient sven II
ut some personal inconvenience"
Even II your corpuscles are not shout
ing, let your money tnlk.
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WHEAT.
A Forecast From Kansas City to Cheer
Spectators for Q Rise.

To THE EDITOR or TIL suN-Sir: In
the year 1919. from early in February
to the latter part of May. the positions
OF tho planets will be such as TO force
the earth toward tho sum-. or rather
against the suns repulsion. thereby
causing such a lack OF rains as to In
sure a poor wheat crop In the Northern
Hemisphere,
The Government should DO as Joseph
advised in ne land of Egypt 1881
years & tGenesis, chapter xii, verses
IS and 36) or else build moro ships
10 bring wheat from tho Southern
Hemisphere. as h weather conditions
will produce a large crop thsre in the
season ending February 1. 1919.
d. A.. ". GRovRR.
KANSAS Crit, October s.
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IN DEFENCE OF THE CLAM.
should II BE Classified With Forward
Looking Menu

To EDITOR OF THE suN-Str, I
am grteved that YOU should speak OF
clans as BEING under suspicion and
unfriendly.
Statistics 60 to show that the clam
is he most law abiding OF bivalves.
1t IL neither p%ugnacious like the oyster
nor frisky II disstpated like the
scallop.
1t is. morally considered. quito an
Ideal citizen. II. j. 3.
New YORK, October 7.
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LITTLE STORIES OF LIFE AND HUMAN
CHARACTER.

he gst nome he showsa n
She was Impressed. AZ Intervals ~.
Ing he evening Molnfsr. figuring -
Q pencil on the back Of an snvssoos
tried 70 compute how much b ~
saving By having had the precedence b
buy 4 lunch box.
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How Dry Ksnsss IL.

from The Knportd 0dseffe
Booze 10 30 dead in Kansas that the
newspaper boys Of the younger genera
tion have forgotten the correct spelling
OF the beverages slushed up on the alley
bars In the days when the LID reclined on
an angle. Several days ago p~ilsener was
spelled with two "'s' by a Kansas news
paper which prides itself upon its or
biography and Its proofrsadinG. Booze
names have zone 30 completely out Of use
In Kansas that even tho spellings are be-
coming uncertain, The other day n
'cocktair' passed through a Kansas paper
with q tale"
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Kentucky Has big Persimmon Crop.
From the ows~to~ Nsvs.Hsrola

The psrsimmon crop 10 a good ons. Trees
are hanging full of EN-. The psrsimmons
this year are as large a. piums and are
going to be ''oandyned." To partaks of
this fruit before frost causes the pucker-
Ing Of lips and . display Of outsness. but
after frost you can eat . water bucket full
and they will not hurt you.
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The answer IL found by looking back
less than four centuries. Thomas
Gresham. an Englishman, born in 1919.
became the Upton Of his time. At the
age Of 40, being mot the least Of our
merchant princes" he was knighted
by Queen Elizabeth for his services to
the Crown, which included financial
feats and a bit OF smuggling in wal
time. A knight must have arms. Sir
Thomas, looking about for a crest,
saw a play upon his own name:
Furnishing devices were popular then.
Gresham was derived from the Mid
die English "gres.' meaning grass and
ham," a common terminal, meaning
home or field. What, then. said Sir
Thomas, Is It that rises from q field of
grass to such great heights as ! have
attained? What. indeed. but a grass
hopper? The College of Heralds must
have chuckled over this rare one. An
other version has II that the crest had
been in the family for several genera
lions, but Sir Thomas was proud Of
the grasshopper and doubtless sans
its praises to Lady Mary Grey when
the Queen Jailed her in his house for
her offence in marrying Thomas Keys.
the sergeant porter. And when the
knight built the Royal Gresham Ex-
change. now the Royal Exchange. he
put grasshoppers all over II. using
that insect "a freely as Napoleon was
accustomed to use the bee. But the
greatest grasshopper OF all. a gold one.
went above the roof in the form Of a
vane. The grocers OF London, proud
OF Sir Thomas. adopted the grasshop-
per as the sign OF their trade. The
vane was a landmark. II was born"
wrote Thomas Hood. "under the Sign
Of the Grasshopper."
Sir Thomas went the way Of all flesh
In 1879, but the gr%asshopper lived on.
II escaped the fire that burned the
Exchange in 1856, just about the time
that Leonard browne was sailing for
America. He settled in kittery, Me.
but moved to Boston in 1892. It was
his grandson. Deacon Shem browne,
the brother Of Solomon. Esther. Eliza
beth. Edward. Joseph. B~athsheba. Ben
tamin. Mary. Samuel. Sarah and Jona-
than. who made the grasshoppcr that
rules Faneuil Hall. Deacon Shem
probably heard the story OF Gresham's
tame from Leonard and knew that tho
grasshopper had been adopted as the
patron insect OF grocers. As Faneuil
Hall was built for a market n as
English ideas were stfrl near and dear
TO B%ostonians. the use Of the device
was natural. Deacon shem cast the
hopper OF copper, as ne cast many a
Boston vane. and left II hollow enough
90 hfla q 49, rv~ltNl, a "a. H.
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October Woods,

In the bright October woods
Day by day
Natures warning forces meet
In ARRAY.
And the battling trees becoms
Crimson dyed.
And they hinE their gold abroad
Far and wide.
when shs peace At last oomss whfSs
What 10 isftf
Split the bioed ana spent the Osed-
All 10 rsft.
NoIAnpspnou wusou.
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Says NICHOLAS MuHRAY BUTLER. presi-
ident Of Columbia University: 1T
would be bad enough for Congress to
enact a law indorsing the Ten Com
mandments n It did 30 under threat
and with a stop watch held in its
face" Thererl be no Butler day at
shadow Lawn.
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President WILSON tells us that there
Is only one choice as against peace,
and that IL war. What was he doing
at Vera Cruz? He certainly wasn't
maintaining peace, and he refuses to
admit that he was making war.
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Al least two new national political
are said to be in process OF
In this country. II this is
another outcome Of prosperity there's
something to be said In favor OF hard
times.