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The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19

Mrs. Ward Richards is the guest
Of friends at Starkville today.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19

Mr.. Arthur Stansel returned last
night from Cedar Point, Ohio, where
he attended a meeting Of the Imperial
Palace, D. 0. X. X.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19

Mr.. Henry Beard made a business
trip to st. Louis the past week.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19

~ member OF the young social set |
Of Kosciusko.
A series Of house parties have
been given the past week by Mr.. and |
Mrs. Bailey Hardy. Mr.. Harris Hardy |
and Mr.. Edward Hardy at their re-
spective homes. Among the guests
were; Misses Bessie Hall, Of Jack
son, Eleanor Steele, Katherine Me-
Kinley, Katherine Banks, Louise
Morgan, Mary G.. Howard. Messrs.
Tom Evans, Frank Belts, Billy Frey,
Hugh Sherman.
Mrs. Felix Chapman and attractive
daughter, Miss Mary Paine Chapman,
who have been spending some time
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Carter, will leave Wednesday for
Muskogee, Okla. They expect to
soon join Mr.. Chapman, who is now
residing in Miami, Okla.
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Mrs. J. T. Searcy and Mrs. Sid
Street chaperoned a number Of young
people to West Point to attend the
dance Friday night. Those in the
party were: Misses Marie Street,
Martha Searcy, Catherine Maer and
Mrs. Ruben Searcy.
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Mrs. r. G. Baird and Miss Dorthy
Baird have returned from a visit to
West Point. They were accompanied
home by Mrs. Ellis Cromwell and
Miss Mildred Cromwell, who are to be
their guests for few days.
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Mr.. N. B. Beakley and family, of
England, Ark, passed through the
city yesterday in Mr.. Beakley's car
en- route to Asheville, N. c., where
they go to spend several weeks.
Miss Ruth Senter left yesterday
for Jackson, where she will be maid
of honor to Miss Katye Maye Kidwell,
whose marriage to Mr.. Jack Greaves
will be solemnized Wednesday.
*
Mrs. William Connor and Master
Billy Connor are visiting Miss Mary
Lou Peyton. Mrs. Miller and Mrs.
]. S. Norman, of Union Springs, Ala,
are also Miss Peyton's guests.
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Capt. and Mrs. William Winston
returned to Columbus yesterday
from Baltimore. Capt. Winston's
many friends are glad to know that
he is much improved in health.
"
Mrs. j. W. Lpscomb and Miss
Eunice Lipscomb left Friday for
Chicago, where they will visit few
weeks.
Lieut.. Grady Lawrence is being
welcomed home from Fort Logan ii.
Roots. where he has been in train
ing.
Mr.. Orion Eichelberge, who has
for the past three months been in
New Orleans, returned home Friday.
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Miss Marie Mullen left yesterday
for Birmingham, where she goes to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Hutchinson.
II
Miss Mary Dooley expects to leave
this week for New Orleans. Later
she will visit friends in st. Louis.
Mrs. Waights Ottley and children
win leave the latter part of the week
for Baldwin to visit her parents.
Miss Kate Wallace, of Birming-
ham, is the attractive guest of Misses
Mozele and Elizabeth Farmer
Mrs. Jessie Barksdale, who has
been visiting relatives in Milwaukee,
Wis, returned home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. j. Hazard, Of
Huntsville, Ala, are visiting Capt.
and Mrs. D. D. Stephenson.
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! Miss Kathleen Smith, of West
Point, is the attractive guest of Miss
Eldora Peck.
Miss Anna Banks and Mrs. J. Max
we'll are spending the weekend at
| Waverly.
Mss Ada Frances Oliver left yes
terday for visit to friends in
Tupelo.
Mrs. J. f. Bryan leaves this week
for visit to relatives in Ripley, Miss.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19
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Morgsn-Egger
Wedding 9olemnized.

The pastors study at the First
Methodist church was the scene of a
quiet and pretty wedding Friday
mortxng at GAS o'clock, when Miss
Martha lnez Egger, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. J. X. Egger, was married TO
Mr.. W. Morgan, the ceremony having
been performed by Rev. w. W. Wool
lard, the presiding elder. The hap
py couple left at 1920 over the
Mobile and Ohio R. R., for Mobile
and other cities on the coast, where
they will spend several days.
The bride, who is well known here,
is a beautiful and attractive young
lady. Mr., Morgan, who formerly
lived in Mobile, has for some time
past held the position of city salesman
for the wholesale grocery firm of ],
L. Walker and Company.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19

AS an evidence of what the good
,gomen in this section are doing to
provide food, one single firm in this
eity-the great Hackleman q Son
firm--have sold since the canning
season began, $4,000 jars, three car
loads of empty barrels, and one car
load stone crooks, from two to five
Gallon sizes.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19

Major E. G. Peyton, and Lieut. P.
j. Peyton U. S. NJ, of the aviation
corps, and Lieut.. John Peyton, who
will be stationed with the National
Army at Columbia, S. c., are in the
city visiting Miss Mary Lou Peyton.
Il
Misses Nell and Angelo Brown
have returned from delightful visit
to South Carolina.
Mr.. Paul Armour's fiends will be
interested in knowing he was made
Lieut.. -Majo.
Mrs. l.. E. Walker and Miss Nancy
Moore have returned from visit to
Birmingham.
Miss Pauline Harris spent few
days in Muldon the past week visiting
relatives.
Miss Mary George Kincannon, Of
Memphis, is the guest of Mrs. Hugh
liafrston.
Miss Rennie McEachin, of West
loint, spent last week in the city.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Rose are WIS.,
ting relatives in Macon.
Mr.. Edward Chapman has returned
from visit to Kosciusko.
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Mrs. Howard King is visiting
friends in Scooba.
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Mrs. P. C. Barksdale returned TO
Columbus Friday after delightful
two months visit to Milwaukee.
Miss Marie Mullen is visiting re-
latives in Birmingham.
As an evidence of what the good
The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19

Miss Pauline Willoughby and Mr..
Graham Willoughby, of Birmingham,
Ala, are expected this week to visit
Miss Mary Ezell.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19

Mrs. T. o. Burris returned We'd
nesday from Birmingham, where she
spent several days.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19
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Party for Visitors.

Party tor visitors.
Miss Nellie Grey Irion compliment
ed Master James Barr Norman, Eliza
beth and Jessie Norman, John Miller
Norman and Billie Connor with a
delightful children's party on Fri
day afternoon About thirty little
guests were invited TO meet these
attractive children.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19
c,Ilisnd. Jons.

c,IIisnd. Jones.
The many friends in this city of
Miss Katherine Elizabeth Jones, u
kosciuako, who was student The
past session at the I. !. and g.. will
be- interested to learn Of her marriage
the past week to Mr.. Otho Gilliand,
well known young business man Of
the delta.
The bride, who IL n pretty blonde,
is member Of the young social set
Of Kosciusko.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19
Stuart-Cook.

Stuart-Cook.
Miss Rosa Cook and Mr.. Glenn
Stuart surprised their many friends
last Thursday evening when they
were married, the wedding having
taken place in Macon at the home of
Rev. Nash Broyles, who conducted
the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart
returned to Columbus after the we'd
ding.
The bride is the beautiful and at
tractive daughter of Mr. ], d. Cook,
and for several years past has held
a position with the firm of Kaufman
Brothers. Mr.. Stuart, who is well
known throughout the country. has
for some time past held a position
with R. c. Searcy and Company.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19
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Miss Ethel Gardner and Miss Mona
Meriwether, of Little Rock, Ark, will
arrive tomorrow to be the attractive
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Flynn.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19
Gibbons-Stark.

Gibbons-Stark.
Miss Harriet Stark, who grad
uated at the Industrial Institute and
College several years ago, and who
for the past two years has been
teaching school in Laurel, was mar
ried yesterday at her home in Aber-
deem to Mr.. Thomas Gibbons, of
Laurel.
The bride, who is pretty brunette,
made many friends here while a
student at the college. Mr. Gibbons
is one of Laurels most prominent
young men, socially and in business
way, holding a position with the Com
mercial Bank and Trust Company.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19

Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Palmer are
spending a few days in Ackerman.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19

A series Of house parties have
been given the past week by Mr.. and
Mrs Bailey Hardy, Mr.. Harris Hardy
and Mr.. Edward Hardy at their re-
spective homes. Among the guests
were: Misses Bessie Hall, Of Jack
son, Eleanor Steele, Katherine Me-
Knley, Katherine Banks, Louise
Morgan, Mary G. Howard. Messrs.
Tom Evans, Frank Belts, Billy Frey,
Hugh Sherman.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19

Mr. ]. c. Persons, of Tuscaloosa,
was visitor TO the city yesterday.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19

| Miss Marie Mullen is visiting re-
latives in Birmingham.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19

Mrs. w. F. Patty has returned
from q visit to Macon and jackson.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-08-19

Mrs. P. C. Barksdale returned TO
Columbus Friday after a delightful
two months visit to Milwaukee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-23
UPON SUPPLY OF
FOOD DEPENDS
WARS OUTCOME
IF GERMANY'S. SUPPLY EXHAUSTED
THAT COUNTRY MUST ihEvlTA-
BLY, FAll-CAPT. CONGER.
UNITED STATES MUST BEAR BRUNT
OF FINAL DAYS OF CONFLICT IF
ALLIES SUPPLIES ARE SHORT.

'sThe nation whose food supply j. first
exhausted will be the nation that first
sues for peace"
So Captain A. L. Conger Of the INVENT
ty-sixth infantry told the mass meeting of
farmers and business men that filled the
federal court room Saturday afternoon.
I'm a clear, dispassionate manner Captain
Conger delivered argument after argument
showing how vitality essential it j. that the
United State grow more food stuffs to
feed itself and the allies.
The speaker rave som interesting sta
~tistics as to the methods adopted by Ger
many and the entente allies n controlling
the food supplies of their respective coun-
tries and cited the danger Mt only of
starvation but in discomfort arising when
a food shortage occurs. Illustrating this
Captain Conger cited the overthrow Of the
established government in Russian and the
increasing discomfort in Germany. Cap
tain Conger said that when Germany's
food supply became exhausted then she
must Of necessity sue for peace, while on
the other hand, if the allies supplies were
exhausted before that of Germany then
the United States would have to deal with
the central powers single handed. The
speaker stated that the war has exhausted
the worlds food balance and that not only
must crops for immediate consumption be
raised but that waste must be avoided and
food stuffs be conserved.
After the crowd assembled and the fol-
lowing the rendition of america by the
Fourth infantry band, Chairman A.. Wayne
Wood of the Board of City Development
introduced G. l.. Jessup, chairman Of the
farmers and business mems committee APP
pointed NJ the mass meeting of Valley far
mers held early in the week. Mr.. Jessup
explained the necessity for the meeting,
which was 10 get a working knowledge Of
what farmers in this section could do in
feeding the nation. This data will be sub
mitted to the Valley mass meeting to be
held in Harrington today.
Following Captain Conger's address Mr..
Wood asked General Charles q. Morton
TO make a short address which he did.
General Morton said that while he could
not add anything 10 the excellent address
made by Captain Conger he wanted to i'm
press upon the people the vital necessity
Of more food production. The general said
that when he first came to this section
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-23
(By 0. c. cRow)

RAYMONDVILLE, Tex, Apr. 23.-The
farmers and business men of Raymondville
believe in preparedness" They recognize
that there j. an impending peril 10 the well
fare, if not to the very existence of the
nation, in the great food shortage that now
looms mp in the near future. That the
greatest danger to the United States today
il not Germany, but starvation. That I'M
less the soldier who goes to the front =
well supplied with food and clothing he
can not fight, and that to equip and feed
him j., in the final test the task of the
farmer. The city can not feed itself; the
business men has no business unless the
farmer succeeds, and the very government
itself stands or falls with the success or
failure of the farmer. Hence, the Ray
mondville farmers, backed by the business
men, are looking their task squarely in the
face and are .'doing things" in the way
of preparation for "A great crop.
To this end, an excursion of some fifty
farmers and business men In nineteen
automobiles left the Raymondville State
bank building Thursday morning, the 18th
inst, and visited the numerous farm lying
in the country east of Raymondvllle, spend
ing the entire morning in this section, ex-
aiming the soil, moisture supply and crop
conditions. The grub axe and spade were
freely used, discussions on how to pre-
pare the soil for conserving the moisture,
what to plant on the various soils, how TO
cultivate it, and other timely topics OF VI
tai interest were engaged in nj the var
ious farms.
Attention was specially paid to the live
stock on each farm, and what and how TO
feed and care for them, especially hogs.
Lunch was eaten before coming back 10
the railroad and proceeding west. The af-
ternoon was devoted to the west side sec
and d few farms south and east near
by or adjoining the TOWNSHIP. Many farms
were found with some growing crops, which
were usually in fair condition in spite OF
both freeze and dry weather. Some were
a. vet implanted, but plowed, and partial
~, if not altogether ready to be planted.
On some land where the soil had been
plowed early in the fall to a depth Of about
eight or nine inches, and followed by har-
rowing and general mulching, there was
found a good supply of moisture and good,
growing crops. These exceptions were the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-23
RaymondviIIe farmers And Business
Men In Lime For Food Preparedness

subjects Of a most profitable discussion
among the farmers, a. they represented
the very goal hat il 30 desirable to the
tiller Of the soil in a dry farming section.
Ii was made clear, at a council meeting
held on one of the last farms visited, that
to secure this advantage three things were
to be done without fail: Plow deep in the
fall, mulch Immediately and after each rain
thereafter, and keep free from weeds at
all times. A resolution was adopted unan-
imously to Immediately proceed TO kill all
weeds on the farms and 10 put the land in
the best possible shape to plant when the
proper moisture came.
A. brief study of the best paying crops
for the season was among the final discus
sions. 1t proved 10 be a most helpful ex-
curSion as all the farmers and business
men alike now have n better understanding
of each other and Of the general problems
and their solution, that face the farmer,
and, incidentally, the business man in this
community, and mr. each encouraged to do
his best to make a general success for the
Raymondville country.
Agreeable to this, and in continuation of
the same, there was held n special meeting
on last Saturday, called by ". j. Doyle,
industrial agent for the st. Louis, Browns
willie 4 Mexico railroad, at which delegates
were elected TO a general meeting of the
Rio Grande Valley at Brownsville, Monday
following. A number of farmers accom-
panied the delegates, Messrs. Pease, Bar
Der and Thompson. The plan of orgaEiz-
ing the Valley and offering it TO the govern
ment TO raise food for the offsetting of the
impending crises was presented 10 Mr..
Doyle, and discussed by the delegated body.
The delegates were then asked to return IL
their respective communities and Gull the
farmers together and discuss the proposed
plan with them and return a final answer
with all needs of these men, to q final meet
ing at Harrington, next Wednesday.
A special meeting was held Thursday
night and the matter presented to the far
mers by the local organization and a plan
laid to make the best possible arrangement
for a full cooperation with the movement.
"A delegation will attend the above men
toned meeting at Harlingen Monday.
1t j. a great movement and the Raymond
vile people are in earnest in attempting "a
do their part in the matter of feeding and
clothing the millions that are now depend
ing upon this great nation for support.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-23
HAD SUFFERED FOR
NEARLY 80 YEARS
EDWARDS HAD RHEUMATISM so BAD
COULDN'T TURN OVER IN Bed
TANLAC BRINGS RELIEF.

"Do YOU know before | began taking this
|Tanlac ! hurt so bad with rheumatism at
times | couldn't turn over in he'd" said W..
ID. Edwards, who lives on Alice avenue, X.
II. ID. 4, Box 100, Austin, Texas.
Il have suffered, nobody knows how
much, with rheumatism, for twenty or thir-
ty years." containued Mr.. Edwards. ~
couldn't sleep al night on account of pain.
| could hardly get my coat off | hurt 20
bad. NY joints were swollen and stiff and
my fingers had begun to draw and twist
Ny knuckles were enlarged until my hands
didn't look like hands. For months at Il
time | wasn't able to get my clothes off and
on without hurting 20 ! would holler like 4
child being whipped. No kind Of liniments
suffered agony, especially when ! tried to
do nv work and ] had to walk with q stick
all the time.
II saw Tanlac advertised in the papers
and decided to take q chance on it helping
me. Well, it proved to be the right thing
and ! have already picked up several
pounds in weight and feel better than |
have in many years. | sleep good every
night, eat hearty and | don't feel the rheu-
matism al all. | can get my coat off rs
well a. | used to and feel ten or fifteen
years younger. | feel hat ! am a well
man already but ! am going to keep on TAX
ing Tanlac until ! am satisfied every seed
of that awful rheumatism j. out Of my
system. Tanlac j. the greatest medicine |
ever heard Of and I'm now sixty-th three
years old. Just to think what q dreadful
fix ! was in and now | don't have to use a
walking stick. Why, | can get about like
a young man and | just can't praise Tan
lac enough"
Rheumatism i not only one of the most
prevalent, but one Of the most painful and
difficult to treat Of all present day dis
eases. When the digestive organs become
clogged up, the whole system becomes de-
ranged and saturated with uric acid pois-
ons and other impurities, which accumu-
late in the joints and other parts of the
body and produce the condition known as
rheumatism.
Tanlac j. a powerful reconstructive tom
IL and quickly overcomes this condition BY
acting directly on the vital organs, toning
them up and enabling them to perform their
proper functions % that the impurities are
soon eliminated from the system in a nat
nral way. Liniments and external appli-
cations only afford temporary relief. Tan
lac l. a constitutional treatment and gets
right ut the root Of the trouble BY remov-
ing the cause.
Tanlac i sold in Brownsville BY The
Eagle Pharmacy, in Raymondville by Ben
=. Duffield, in San Benito by Symond's
Pharmacy, and in Rio Grnnde City by the
Rio Grande Drug Co.
ADVERTISEMENT
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-23

he was of the opinion that it could do little
in the food crisis because most of its crops
were perishable, but that he had put away
this idea upon more mature consideration
because everything raised here that could
not be used Immediately could be refirger-
ated or canned.
After the speechmaking Mr.. JeS~up ask
ed the farmers to step forward and state
to the stenographer what they could and
would do to grow feedstuffs in order that
he might make his report to the Harlingen
meeting on Monday. Every farmer in the
building came forward ut once, told what
acreage he now had and what he would
have available when the present crop was
off, and whether or not he would need
help in financing a crop. As a result of
this report Mr.. Jessup will tell the rest Of
the Valley today that the Brownsville Vi
entity will plant in the neighborhood Of
1000 acres in food>tuff-. The farmers who
reported were:
Emmett Howard, 100 acres: Il. W.
Smith, 40 acres; W. III. Mason jr, $50
acres; III. 4. Stevenson. q acres: Mrs. j. N.
Bull, 10 acres; Joe Drabbels, ) acres; Her
man Schneider, 40 to 80 acres; j. c. Ben
nett. 500 acres; Crow Bros, 200 acres;
i. +. Starck, 90 acres; Geo. T.. French, 60
acres; +. +. Rusteberg. 200 acres; c.. W..
Colgin, so acres; A. N. Tandy and boy,
300 acres; +. h. Goodrich, 80 acres: Her
man Rock, 80 acres; w. j. Conkling, 135
acres; ii. G. Kemper, 40 acres; Geo. b.
Brown, SO or 60 acres; G. b. Hamlet, Al
acres: Chas. Ingler, 60 acres; j. X. Cope
land, 80 acres; T. X. Holloway, 80 acres;
y. 7. Hughes, 80 acres; q. c. Green, 40
Acres
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-23
War in History
April %, 1915.

Germans repeat tremendous attack on
YpreA but British, Canadians and Bel
gians hold.
British blockade Of German West Africa
officially declared.
April %, 1916.
The British admitted a defeat nj the hands
of the Turks in Mesopotamia; Turkish
forces destroyed a British camp near
Quatia, east OF the Suez canal, taking
80 prisoners.
German continue unsuccessful assaults on
lie Mort Homme at Nerdun.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-23
A Smile or Two
LET HIM HAVE IT.

LEI HIM HAVE lT.
Yes. sir. | fell over the side If the ship. and
a shark came along and grabbed me by the leg
Good gracious! And what did you dor"
Let i'm ave the leg o. course. never ar
CUES with sharks."-Galveston News.
0
NOT QUITE.
Patience-She has her voice under perfect
control. hasn't she?
Patrice-Not perfect control.
Patience-Why nott
Tatrice-She talks in her sleep.-Yonkers
Statesman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-23

The rejected sutton rose with dignity to his
full height.
Then. this il absolutely final:"
Quite sam the calm reply. "Shall ! re-
turn your lettersf"
YES. please. There's some very good ma
tcrial IN them that | can use Houston
Chronicle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-23

Checks should be made payable to The
Brownsville Herald Publishing Co. Business
company. and items. letters. etc, intended for
publication should be addressed to Editor, The
Herald, Brownsville. Texas. Letters intended
Tor publication should be signed with the full
name of the writer. The name will not be
printed IL not desired. but il viii be evidence Of
good faith on the part Of the writer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-23

To the ~expectant mother the coming
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Of great joy. She should be bright
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"A valuable book containing some
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-23
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WANTED TO BUY-For cash. A good
second hand top buggy. Must be in good
and cheap. Travellers Hotel,
Room l2l. 81
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-23

CLEVER RY.

She ttearfully)-Henry. our engagement IL
az an end. and ! wish 10 return to you every
thing you have even given me.
lie (cheerilyy Thanks. Blanche!' You may
begin at once with the kisses.
They are married now.-Pearson's Weekly.