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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14

'erncd state In the world. II II hardly
a square mile In area. Tie population
numbers i30 souls. who rule themselves
mainly owing 20 the fact that the little
state IN 20 hard TO get M that no one
win take the trouble To alter its con
stitution. Perched on "a rocky noun
tain. ~. Goust has such "A steep de-
scent that when anyone dies II In quite
impossible 10 have an ordinary funeral.
\ coffin could not be carried down
the mountain side. and consequently
the inhabitants have cut a groove into
the face of the rock. and the coffin II
made fast 20 a rope and allowed IN
slid. down to the cemetery In Ossau
valley below. where all bap;isns and
marriages are performed.
About i5o miles from 81. conat Is u
be foand the republic Of Andorra. az
almost inaccessible state OF about 1000
inhabitants. situated in the eastern Py.
renees Andorrn was declared IA free
state as long ago as the ninth century
by Charlemayne The republic Is gov.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14
SERVICE TO PUBLIC II
KEYNOTE or SUCCESS

Servicc-good. adequate. unfettercd
service---has been found by W q. Ruth
erford. general sales manager of the
Il. II. Goodrich Rubber company. TO be
the keynote OF success of the vast cor.
poration he represents. by the estab.
lishment OF "a touring bureau to pro
mote interesting educational trips for
| the motorist. by the expenditure of huge
| sums In the experimentation of tires
through the medium OF test car fleets.
| which leave no road untraversed. by
the maintenance OF large laboratories
for study on the improvement III cas.
incs and tubings--by these and other
means all convcrging into the general
term service" has the Goodrich com.
pany achieved the position of the largi
est rubber company in the world. Its
profits this year will exceed those OF
last year by many millions and chiefly
because II renders service aud quality
to the motorist.
The H. + Goodrich company" said
Mr. Rutherford, "is not in business
solely to make money. n IL We're IL
would not be the largest rubber com.
pany In the world. The function of the
Goodrich company is to give a useful
service To mankind and by fixing that
as an ideal and working 10 that end
profits naturally accrue. for by render.
ing service WE attract the considora.
tion and patronage Of pec9le who want
jeivice. II II were not of benefit to the
community there would be no reason
for our existence II we, fixed our goal
a so much profit, we would not go fast
or far. hut when we put before us "A
vision of how much service we can
give and do our human best To make
good ON II. then We come 20 realize that
We are growing and expanding and
constructing new buildings to keep up
with the demand for our products"
The vision of service" he continued
lis what we must all get before MS. In.
dividuals as well as corporations. We
must make money, OF course. We eat
so that we may live, but we do not live
so that we may eat. We make money
so that we may keep on going. and so
that we may give greater service. but
we do not work merely TO make money
Il tell you that service is like inter.
est. 1t is cumulative This thing of
burying self and doing for others, do
Ing cheerfully and earnestly. brings in
wonderful returns. But | don't cite
this as an object for service. The mo.
ment you begin 10 figure what YOU are
going TO get you are not giving serv.
ice. We can't see the returns at once,
and ii is good that we can't"
Mr.. Rutherford typifies the big man
of success He is director of sales of
a corporation which employs 5000
people and he is only 42 years old Sew.
enteen years ago he got n job as sales
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14

man with the u. y. Goodrich company
To-day he In one Of its mightiest factors
And chiefly because he has punch
force. smash--as they call II In the
army. In the selection of the men
whom he expects "a extend service 20
the public and the corporation. he
looks for certain elements.
I'VE are eager" he says, for men
who are able and willing 10 take re-
sponsiblity. There are not grea,
many men who are willing 10 reason
out "a course of action and then PIN
their faith To II. Too many would rath'
er have somebody else take the respon.
sibility. Many men are afraid TO take
the initiative because they are afraid
to lose The man who keeps trying. no
matter what setbacks he encounters, is
bound 10 succeed."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14

known island about i've miles long with
an average width Of half "a mile. sIeW.
ated on the north coast Of sardinka.
Yet II IN a free and independent re-
public OF about seventy inhabitants who
are their own rulers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14

the end Of their resources. before they
viii give up their cars"
MIR. Van der Linde said that spain
had taken advantage OF Its neutrality
To build up n big automobile industry
and has built truck haulage systems
equal to our railroads. Shortage Of rail.
road equipment forced Spain To adopt
the truck as the chief means OF travel
and transportation,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14

erned by its own representatives. who
constitute sovereign council OF TWEEN
ty'four members. which council elects
a president every four years
The smallest republican state In re-.
gard 20 population Is Tavolara. a little
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14

And yet" said Mr.. Van der Lindc
men viii run to their last cent. or to
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19
TIE wArcHMAN AND b6urHRos, MAY IS lel7.

Il me sermon hero last Sunday morn
ing on the life and death of Belshaz-
zHr, and Rev. William Haynsworth
one in the afternoon on Jonah run
hing away from God Rev. Corbett
Will preach here again on the fourth
sunday at II o'clock in the morning
and on the Saturday night before ut
$50.
MIR. Robert Ards. Sr., and family
visited at Mr.. F. P. Thompson's last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Fl. Johnston visit
eo at Mr.. Joe II. Geddings' near
rlnewood last Saturday and Sunday.
1T was indeed a pleasure to me to
meet DR.. c. C. Brown, of Columbia
at the memorial services in Sumter
last Thursday. the 10th. Also the
few veterans present.
Hard Times"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19

Dark Corner. May 15.--It was win
try here this morning. Frost was
hunted but none was found that
have heard OF. Crops have caught it
for the last nine or ten days, and
cotton especially Some few have
commenced to eat vegetables, beans,
beets and potatoes. And tomatoes
are fruiting we'll. Very few potato
sprouts have been set as yet, but fine
beds of sprouts are ready for plant
ing when it rains. The prospect is
we Will have something to eat after
awhile. But as see it. / am fearful
many will suffer for the common ne
| cessities of life before we can grow
something to eat. 1t looks this way
to me--we are standing on wide
bridge, with but little to live on, on
this side. and wide gap between us
and the other side where the next
crop Is. And how we are to get
across the gap i'm the bridge Is more
than can see i'm my short sighted
simplicity. But the birds withou,
barns or store houses are fed. From
them let us learn to trust for oul
bread and let us trust I'm all dangers
that the Lord will provide. lie has
fed and taken care Of me for 73 years
next Monday, the 21st. He has let
me through and over many rough
places In life-the battlefield not ex
cepted. and yet j am eating three
times a day. What is the matter
with our people; think we are too
wasteful and luxurious. Our blessed
Lord said, Gather up the fragment
that nothing be lost" How many o
us do this? No we waste our God
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19

slVcn time i'm sports. frOlicing and
ioieness. trying to have Il good time
Eeishazzar thought he was having
good time. but, oh, how quick it was
gone when the hand appeared on the
we'll 20 our American people and
the world at large thought they were
having a good time, but the hand is
writing on the wall. and where is the
Daniel to read and explain the mean
ing thereof? This much the wise
man sayeth: "He that giveth to the
rich and he that oppresseth the poor
TO increase his riches shall sure,v
come to want" Now is not our no-
ton standing Cor has been) looking
on ut the rich eXtOrliOners run up tho
prices on everything that the Door
man has to have and allow the blood
suckers to draw the very life out of
the poor laboring people. and still
the prices soar. and our government
has done nothing to stop it as yet. 7
think God is gong to ask again
Cain where is thy brother, for the
voice of his blood crieth from the
earth" God is not mOcked; verg
eance is mine. | will repay, sayeth the
Lord"
/ II was my pleasure To attend the
chamber of Commerce smoker last
night in Sumter. and had l been well
IL would have been one OF the pleas
ATTEST times of life, but nevertheless
| enjoyed it as well as any sick man
could have done. My friend B. r..
kolb and my nephew Robert Ardis,
Jr., OF tho Dark Corner. accompanied
me and said they enjoyed themselves
finely.
Rev. Corbctt, OF Dalsell, preached
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19

n Privateer. May 11.-Crops In this
snnediate section are not as good as
usuaL Somc farmers have good
~Npds OF cotton and are chopping
ooI others have poor stands and some
Nv are replnnting. Wheat Is very
GOOD. but thero Is scarcely any oats
~ all. II there is any Increase In
acreage of corn It's rot noticeable.
Mrs. Eugene Nesbitt who has been
eirk for some time Is improving. also
Nm f. w. Rivers.
Mesars. J. II. Osteen and r.. l.
<lcddings left Tuesday morning In
(. ~. 0steen's car for Tampa and 9TH
- points In Florida.
Mr. Frank Nesbitt. of Columbia. is
'$isltins his rIother. Mrs. Eugene
Neobitt.
Mrs. Lottie wimberley. of jack
nonviiis. Fla. Is visiting Mrs. E. W..
MYERS.
Hsesrs. Alva Osteen and Frank
Cain are the only ones to enlist from
Privateer TO date. Mr.. Osteen in the
navy and Mr.. Cain in the army.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19


rfstly Evening, May eSth, $50.
Devotional service--Rev. 8. w.
Henry.
Greetings from the Adult Society.
Greetings from the Young Peoples
Doclety.
ReGponse--Mrs w. L. Wait
4 Musicai Selections by the Choir.
MIssionary Address--Miss Leila
Epps.
sassrisy Morning, May 20th, o.ao.
Hymn No. $40.
Bible Lesson, Personal Response
pinty.
Organization.
Report Of the District Secretary.
Report from Council Meeting-Mrs
II. L Kirkwood.
Presentation Of Literature.
Music--Choir.
K Paper-Problems of Country So
clety and their Solution-Mrs. s. w
Henry.
Talks on Pledge-Mrs. w. L..
Walt.
Report from Adult Societies.
Hymn.
Peper-A Call and Warning to
Young Peopie-Miss Ida Griffin.
The Quiet Hour-Mrs. G. T.. Exum.
Saturday Afternoon. May 26th.
Devotional service--Mrs. w. G.
King.
Z Paper--Sociai Service.
Taik--Miss Susie Mitchell. Deacon
$50 from Darlington.
Report from Young Peoples and
Juvenile Societies.
Paper---Miss Ida Younge.
Talk---Miss Leila Epps. returned
missionary from Brazil.
Music--Choir.
Paper-Mrs winn.
Information Hour-Mrs Wait.
selection of Place and Date 70,
1sis Conference.
Minutes OF Session.
Sunday Morning, May 25th. II o'ciocI
- Annual Sermon---Rev. s. w. Henry
Sunday Afternoon, & O'clock.
Rally Meeting OF Young People ant
juniors
Sunday Evening. $50 O'clock.
y Devotional Service-I.ev. 8. w
Henry.
Report OF Committee on Courtesies
u Missionary Address--Rev. II. :
Truesdalc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19

Washington. May 17.-senators
Smith OF South Carolina; Smith. OF
Georgia: Gore. Kenyon and Page
have been appointed n subcommittee
20 act with the agriculture commit
tee IN h'srrying food Legislation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19
CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
Open Letter From President Phelps and List
OF Members

To the Business Men, Professional
Men. Bankers. Firms, Corporations
and Planters of Sumter and Sumter
County:
Gentlemen: Here Ia list of the
present membership of the Sumter
Chamber Of Commerce:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19

The Spartanburg Herald says that
among neighbOrs there is a prcya-
lent impression that chickens never
go home to scratch.
senator Smith OF South Carolina
must have got his votes crossed He
was for the censorship and against
the prohibition amendment to the es-
pionage bill.-Charleston Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19

southeastern Department Command
Cd by Gen. Wool Will he Chic,
center Of Army Training Camps.
washington, May 17.-The chief
center OF the army training camps, by
war department decision today, will
Dedicated in the ncw Southeastern dc
partment under Maj. Gen. Wood.
whose headquarters are at Charles.
tor. Twelve of the thrty-two camps
will be placed in Gen. Woods depart
ment. which will be responsible for
as many as any other two depart
ments combined.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19

Vonan'H Missionary Conference OF
eamter District, May es-27, Bethel
Chuch. Oswceo.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19

MONEY TO LEND have several
funds ranging in amount from $500
to $4,000 to loan on improved Sum-
ter county real estate. Terms rea-
aonable. If interested see me. A.
5. MerrimOn. Law Range.
FOR SAIE-A few registered Duroc
Jersey pigs from best breeds OBJ
tainable, at reasonable prices ID.
r. Pierce. Office 124 S. Main St.
NUTlCE--For the benefit of our pa
irons, our corn mill willrun daily
from now on. Any one wanting Il
pure, high grade meal will do wel:
to bring us their corn to grind. Mill
ut the foot of Sumter Street, near
Southern Railway. Sumter Roller
Mills
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-03-08
Sporting News

Bryan Downey won from Jack Brit.
ton OF Chicago in slow twclve-round
bout at Columbus. Ohio.
AT the end OF the twcnty.thlrd hour
OF the siX-day bike race at San Fran.
cisco, eight teams had covered APO. )
miles, which is AZ miles better than
the worlds record.
The annual state golf tournament
viii be held at the Lakewood Com-
try Club in Denver from Aug. u to
Aug % inclusive, according to an an
nounccm"nt made by the Colorado
state Golf Association.
Earl Cooper won the George
Washington sweepstakes" automobile
race at Ascot speedway at Los An
gclcs, covering the 100 miles in !
hour u minutes and &c seconds. an
average speed OF GS.35 miles an hour.
a record for the course, which is \
class II speedway
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WILSON AND MARSHALL.
Tenth President and Fourth Vice
President To Be Given
Two Terms.

Washington Wilson is
the tenth President to be elected for
second term. The other nine were:
Washington. jefferson, Madison. Mon.
roe, Jackson, Lincoln. Grant. Cleve.
land and Mckinley
Thomas Riley Marshall is the first
Vice President to be iuaugura,.d n
second time since the present nystcm
Of party conventions came into use.
Actually he Is the fourth man to hold
the office "a second time
John Adams was twice elect,
I'D Vice President to serve with
George Washington. Daniel u. Temp
klnh served through two terms
with President Monroe: John c. Cal.
houn was twice elected Vice Prcsi
dent on a ticket with John Quincy
Adams and served until his rcsigna.
ton near the end OF his second term
In 1882
March I has fallen on Sunday three
times in an Inauguration year. Prcsi.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-03-08
General

New England was In the grasp OF
one of the most severe snow storms
OF the winter on the 9Th.
Theodore Roosevelt has declined an
invitation OF representatives OF the
Congress OF Forums to debate the sub.
j"ct of Preparedness in New York
wi'h William jennings Bryan.
After listening to an address by
Theodore Roosevelt. the citizens OF
Oyster Bay At a mass meeting de-
cidcd TO adopt a Belgian village OF
$500 children. The plan viii call for
a contribution OF s2,iOO a month
The French line steamship Chicago.
which sailed from New York Feb. 10
with li passengers, % OF whom were
Americans, has arrived safely at Bor.
doauN, after passing through the Cor
man submarine zone. according to a
cable message.
An appeal TO the rich and wcll.to.
do OF New York city to buy carefully.
To eat moderately and not to waste
any food MAS issued by Mayor Nit.
49, '''N 'HN.lhf ''AAlAAAlNA'' III Nlle
hope, II was announced, OF reducing
prices to consumers generally.
Mai Con. George ". Gocthais,
builder OF the Panama canal. In an adj.
dress before the Society OF the Gene.
see In New York. declared that with
the building OF N" new Notifications
at Roukaway Point. New York would
be 'immun" from marine attack"
Or John " Morris. aged %. treas.
ur'r general for m" southern Jurigdic.
ton, supreme Council Scottish Rite
Masons. and sovereign grand inapcc-
tor general for West virginia. died at
hH HON" At Wheeling. W. Va. Death
was due to u stroke OF paralysis
The Empir" Refining Company,
better known "a the Dohcrty inter.
cais, contaminated deal a, Pitts.
burg. Pa. whereby II acquired pos.
session OF the Pure on Company. OF
which the Quaker OH and Gas Com.
pany Ia the oklahoma arm. for S2s..
100000
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dent Monroe. acting on the advice OF
Chief Justice Marshall. set prece
dent and took the oath Monday.
March 5. Gen. Zachary Taylor fol.
lowed this precedent when he was In.
augurated in 1919 March 4 again fell
on n sunday and he POSTPONED ,lking
the oath until the following Monday.
President Hayes. however. took pre-.
cautions against any opportunity for
charge OF irrcgulari,y. The final vote
OF the tribunal which gave TO him the
high office and thus ended the Tildcn.
Hayes controversy WAS announced
Saturday. March ,. 1877. Mr.. Hayes
nj once took the oath in the red room
OF the Whit" House. Gen. Grant and
other no'ablcs were present. Tho
oath was administered by Chief Jus.
ticc Waite.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-03-08
Diet, Exercise or Death

An eminent medical authority write.
that most Of our city folks die of thick.
cning Of the arteries or Of kidney dis.
ease. The kidneys become cloggcd and
do not filter the posons from the blood,
md one trouble follows another, high
blood pressure damages the heart, arteries
and kidneys. Usually its danger signals
are backache, pain here or there, swollen
feet or ankles, rheumatic twingcs or
spots appearing before the eyes.
"The very best remedy is this: Eat
meat but once q day, or not at all. Plenty
OF outdoor exercise, and drink pure
water frequently. Before meals take q
little Anuric, the great uric acid neu-
trailer that is easily obtained at the
drug store. When you have dizziness,
ch!lls or sweating. worry, or dragging
pains in back, try this wonderful enemy
to uric acid, which DR.. Pierce Of Buffalo,
N. Y, discovered and named Anuric.
Anuric, more potent than Ithia, dissolycs
uric acid Us hot water does sugar."
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-03-08
Washington

President Wilson took tho oath OF OF.
flee for his second term In his room at
the Capitol.
Tn" s535,OoO,OOO naval appropria.
ton bill was passed by the senate
Friday without roll call
More than LOO nominations sent to
the Senate during the session by
President Wilson failed of conHrma
ton
Tho Senate agreed to u House roso
luton postponing the effective dat"
on the Reed bone dry" amendment
until July /.
German Foreign Minister Zimmci.
manns frank admission that Germ.
any did seek TO ally Japan and Mex.
leo with her to war against the Unit.
ed states caused no surprise to
American officials though II may be
said They did not expect 30 fun and
free an Acknowledgement OF tho cx.
posur..
The Senate adopted the House rcso.
luton providing for bond issue OF
15o.ooo,Oo0 to expedite construction
OF naval vessels
The SiSty'fourth Congress expired
AZ noon sunday without vote having
been reached In N" Senate on the
armed neutrality bin
Miss Alice Paul. founder OF n. Con
srcssional Union Tor Woman Suffrage,
WAS unanimously elected chairman OF
the National WomanH Party, which
WAS formed by the merger OF the Con
srsss ional Union with the womans
Party
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-03-08

Attorney Goncral-T homas W.
Gregory OF Texas.
Postmaster Gcneral-Albcrt Sidney
Burlcson OF Texas.
Secretary OF tho Navy-Joscphus
Daniels OF North Carolina.
Secretary Of the lntcrior-rrankl!n
knight Lane OF California.
Secretary OF Agricul,urc-David
Franklin Houston II Missouri
Secretary OF William
Cox Rcdficld OF New York.
Secretary OF LAbor-William Beau.
champ Wilson OF Pennsylvania,
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-03-08
Foreign

The Leipzig Fair will be held this
year on the same scale as in peace
time
A Vienna message states that En-
peror Charles has appointed General!
Count Karl Huyn governor Of Galicia.
March 20, according TO a Berlin dis
patch to Reuters by way Of Amster-
dam.
Major Elvin r. Helberg. American
military attache at Rome. was killed
in fall from his horse while visiting
the Austro Italian front.
The Church Of Ireland. which was
the official or established church I'M
I'll about 1865. has subscribed el.4OO.-
600 to the new British war loan.
The French government has sum-
moned Germany to reply without de-
lay to the propositions for recip! ocal
treatment OF prisoners OF war made
by France.
Kaiser Wilhelm has issued a procla.
nation to the German empire an
nouncing that the railway systems arc
now under military control, according
to advices from Berlin.
Bulgaria considers she must adopt
in whole the attitude of her ally, Ger
many. and break with America, ac-
cording to dispatches reaching Lon
don from scmi.official Bulgarian press
agencies.
The British Prize Court at London
refused to postpone the confiscation
IN the cases OF the steamers Kanka.
kee. Hooking and Genesce. all flying
the American flag and alleged to be
German.owned.
Gen. Candida AguiIar, the provision
al minister of foreign relations, form
ally denied that the Mexican govern.
mcnt had been approached by Germ
any with the object of forming an alli-
ance hostile to the United States.
1t is reported from Madrid by the
Havas agency that Wilhelm Boclke.
brother of Capt. Boelkc who was
killed on the western front after de-
stroying forty French and British air
planes. has just been appointed Ger.
man consul at Cartagena. Spain.
At mass meeting at St Thomas,
Danish West Indies. it was decided to
suggest to the Washington govern
ment that the Danish West Indies,
now American territory through pur-
chase. should be named the "Ameri-
can Virgin Islands" instead of the
Dewey Islands" or other names sus-
gested.
That part OF Belgium in Gcrmany's
hands has been divided into three
provinces. with the cities of Brussels.
Namur and ST. Apus. designated as
capitals. according to Berlin advices
German governors have been ap-
pointed for each OF these districts, the
scheme of government being the
same as that in Gcrman-occupicd Pc
land
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RETAINS AL CABINET MEMBERS
All But Three Have Served During
Wilson'S Entire Term as
President

Washington .-rrcsidcn, Wilson re-
anmcd his present Cabirct. as fol.
lows:
Secretary OF Stakeholder, LANSING
OF New York
Secretary OF the Treasury william
Gibbs MeAdoo OF New Yosk.
Secretary OF War--N,S,on D. H.
ker OF Ohio
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Seen in q Better lIoht.

you don't hear much nowadays
about malcfnctors OF great wealth."
Ana Tor very good rcnssn."
"icsi"
~ would be In poor tnstc to call q
millionaire II mnlefactor OF great
wealth after he had offered his scrv.
Ices free Of charge to the government
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-03-08
Eloquence Appreciated.

Are you in favor of prohibition?
"Wcll." replied Broncho Bob, 1--WE
got only one objection to it. Old Grim
son Gulch is goin' to be kind o. dull
with all the inducements to the tenn
perance orators shut of" -Washing-
ton Star.