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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-08-24
PULLMAN LIEUTENANTS
VISIT LOCAL FRIENDS

Second Lieutenants Frank w. link
and George T. Mcmahon, who were
given their stripes at the close of the
first r. o, T. c. camp at the Presidio.
arrived in Pullman from San Fran
cisco the first of the week and are
telling their friends how it happened
They are under orders to report at
American Lake August %. 1t is ex-
pected that the officers selected at
the training camp will be charged
with the responsibility of training
the drafted men who will make up
Uncle Sans big army Both the
Pullman men bring back reports of
strenuous times at the training camp.
the many applicants for commissions
being put through their PAGES from
morning to night, with little time for
pleasure. the end sought by the of
Ulcers in charge being 1.-The survival
of the fittest." Lieutenants link and
Mcmahon both express great salts
faction at the treatment accorded
them while in training. The former
states that he did not fully realize
the great efficiency OF the State Col
lege military department. until he
was trained by selected officers and
found that his local training was his
| most valuable asset.
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clared physically efficient at the first
examination will be thrown out by
the examiners at the camps. Neither
will the first examination at the
camps weed out all the young men
who will be sent back home, as for
six months afterward the disquali-
fled will be drifting back to civil life.
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Some May Come Back

Not all of the men selected by
physical examination and otherwise
liable for military service under the
draft law will see actual service. as
they must survive the period of in
tensiye training at the mobilization
camps and pass the stringent phys
zeal examinations of the army ex-
aminers at these camps before they
are accepted into the army. The ex-
aminers on the district boards were
too pressed with work to make as
thorough examination of each man
as will be made at the m utilization
camp, hence ii would not be surpris-
ing If some of the men who were de-
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FIRST DRAFT GETS
SEVENTEEN FROM PULLMAN
Continued from first page)

E. Aeschliman, COlfaX.
John Stilz, Maiden.
w. j. Pierson, St John.
p. A. Lauritzen, Tekoa.
John Poe, Pullman.
Philip Kleweno, Penawawa.
d. e. Gordon, Wawawai.
l.. A. Wood, Colfax.
f. c. Wolfe, Tekoa.
w. S, Coultas, Tekoa.
c. NJ Hudson, Pine City.
c. NJ. Deweese, Palouse.
c. c. Burnham, Hooper.
Peter Repp Endicott.
+. H. Roberts, ST John.
VIM. Aeschlim an, st. John (non-com-
batant).
j. II. Schierman, Penawawa.
George Stark, Hay.
r. l.. Schluneger, Wilcox.
A. d. Bowers, Starbuck.
r. j. George. Pullman.
Il. S. Mullen, Colfax.
L. NJ. Gillian, Oakesdale.
J. f. Vanderpool, Moscow (non-com-
batant).
f. A. Eteiner Colfax (non-combat-
anti.
NJ. e. n. Matlock, Rosalia.
w. r. Robson, Moscow
A. +. Hensle, ColfaX.
A. B. Moser, Sorrento, Idaho.
Carl Reiber Penewawa (non-com-
batan0
p. F. Seagle. Elbelton.
G. w, Logan, Colfax.
w, r. Staup, Ritzyille.
G.. e. Written, Pullman.
V. G. Anderson. Moscow.
II. G. Hood, Garfield.
T. J Allen, Maiden
G. +. Crum. Palouse
Investigate Claims of Others
The following exemption claims
are being held pending further in
yestigation.
H. G.. bennington. Johnson.
c. f. Cortright, Evan.
G. IT, Hundley, Maiden
Ben Estep, Elberton.
A. r. Richardson, Colfax
Angus Baker, Rodna.
T. f. Shawgo, Evan.
f. l.. Shields, Tekoa.
Walter BEDFORD, Pullman.
o. C. carney Lancaster.
Harry Lasz. Elberton.
w. II. Weber. Uniontown.
V. w. Tidwell, Palouse.
Fred Hail. Farm ington.
c. l.. Daley, Palouse.
j. o. Parker, Palouse.
+. r. Mccall, Garfield.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-10-11
LINCOLN PARK
NEWS NOTES

E. NJ. Steel of Colorado avenue has
been spending the last week or two
doing business at Colorado Springs.
a Mrs. Wiley of Sherman avenue en-
5oyed visit during last week from
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. s, T.
Brummey of Manchester, Kansas.
Word comes from Mrs. b. G. Wood
ford from Everett Washington, that
she is daily improving and hopes to
be able to be about again before long
The Fifth grade boys and girs of
Lincoln Park school gave their class.
mate. Hazel Hayworth. pleasant
surprise after school hours Friday at
her home on South Twelfth street.
The little folks had a jolly time and
plenty of eats.
Christina Hunter was taken to
Graves hospital Sunday evening suf-
fering with an actue attack of appen-
dicitis for which she underwent a sur
gicaI operation. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Gottlieb HalIaeur
anu uduSntCI dNCOLultahiCa oy
Manning and daughter motored down
from Westcliffe Sunday for a visit
with the formers mother and his sis
ter, Mrs. Schlaeppi and family. The
party returned to their home on Mon
day.
Mrs. Amy E. Case has traded her
ranch, corner of Sherman and Nc
Kinley, for a store at Sullivan and has
place. The Snider family who are
present owners of the place -en Lin
coin Park, have taken possession.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Hubbell returned
the last of the week from a visit to
their daughter Mrs. Clara Brickley on
the western slope.
Mrs. A. NJ. Biggerstaff left Friday
morning to join her husband who has
accepted position with the Evening
Advocate at Sterling, Colo Mr.. and
Mrs. Biggerstaff expect to make their
home at Sterling for an Indefinite
length of time.
The Seventh grade pupils of Lin
coin Park school go to the High
school building in South Canon for
instruction in manual training and
domestic science work Wednesday of
each week.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Ramey motored
from Attica. Kansas, to Canon City
last week where they are planning to
make their home for year or 30
Mr.. Ramey was college classmate
of F. r. Gebhardt at Holton. Kansas,
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and has been reaching in the Kansas
conference oi the U. B. church for
several years Mr. and Mrs. Ramey
are guests at the Gebhardt home on
Park avenue while looking for 10,
cation on Lincoln Park.
y, delegation from the Christian
church held services Sunday after
noon with Mrs. Bjddle at her home on
Park avenue. Mrs. Riddle has been
failing in health for some time and
has been unable to attend church in
town.
The Evans family are getting set
led in their home on Park avenue.
recently purchased from r. r. Thom-
as, their furniture having arrived
from Oklahoma this week.
The family of ]. T. Friedinger left
his week for the Micanite district
where they will spend several days
harvesting their ten acre potato crop.
They will take care of their force of
potato pickers by the use of cabin
and tents, Mr.. Friedinger meanwhile
keeping up his mail route from Canon
City to Micanite twice week.
The ten acre orchard of Mr.. w. w.
Plummer on Elm and Lombard is pro
ducing good yield aof fine apples this
fall of several different varieties. 1t
will take quite force of pickers to
handle the crop. Some other orch
ards are doing quite as well, though
the crop is not so abundant in a
number of places over the Park.
Mrs. Mona Carter entertained the
Lincoln Park LADIES' association last
Thursday afternoon at her home on
Elm avenue, with goodly number in
attendance. The members have de
cided ito spend the time while togeth.
er doing knitting for the Red Cross
society, land a-eemmittee a has been -ap,
pointed to look after that especial
work. Mrs. Smith, mother of the hos
8. supervised the music on the
pbonograph which was much enjoyed
during the social hour. Daintily ar
ranged trays containing pretty SOU
venir baskets of bon-bons in addition
to nut bread sandwiches and tea,
made an unusually attractive refresh.
ment service. provided by Mrs. Car.
ter and assisted by Mrs. McKinstry
and Miss Kiskaddon. The next meet.
ing will be with the president, Mrs.
Andrews. corner of Sherman and
Garfield. where the afternoon will be
spent tying comforts
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LESS than we can buy It for aud pay
freight on II from Chicago to Canon
City. WE HAVE THE GOODS AND
THE PRICES ARE RIGHT. In many
cases we are unable to get staple mer-
chandfse at any price. This is due to
government contracts. which must be
filled. These prices will no doubt nd.
vance 10 per cent In the next thirty
days. When our large stocks are
sold ont you will have to nay the
advanced prices, So take this tip and
buy your next years supply of staple
merchandise NOW.
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FACTS Wholesale prices quoted
to US from The Dry Goods Reporter.
Do you know we can sell you this sta
pie mercandise at the WHOLESALE
PRICES and in many cases MUCH
LESS?
Example--LOCKWO SHEETING
IN s-4 is QUOTED TO US AT 42Mc.
YOU CAN BUY 1T FROM US At
THE SAME PRICE.
This we use as an example to let
you know WE HAVE THE MER-
CHANDISE and viii, sell It to you AT
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The Opticians Little Joke.

"What caused the sudden eooluess
between you and Mr.. Gusherly7" asked
the opticians wife.
why. he was telling me that In his
dear wife he saw the most accom-
plished, the most beautiful woman In
the world, and I merely asked him to
come over and I'd fit him up with a
pair of glasses"
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A Painful Experience.

my friend, these reforners you cen
sure are honestly striving to improve
the morals of the community"
Maybe So" answered the unregen-
crate one, ''but you don't know how
it feels to be held up as horrible
example,
Has anybody done that to your
mot exactly. but when a plous per-
son looks me over and sorrowfuily
shakes his head, it amounts to the
same thing"
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Something New.

Something New.
'Well! Well Here's a cooking
school where lessons are given with
the aid Of moving pictures"
-Do the pictures show how to make
n pier
'.Oh, yes"
'Fnncy thati Heretofore they have
merely shown how quickly pie may
be demolished by coming In contact
with u comedians face"
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No Harm Done.

No Harm Done.
Mrs. Dubwaite recently discovered
a package Of love letters Mr.. Dub
waite wrote some years ago to n
blonde"
las Mrs Dubwaite Is pronounced
brunette, l presume there was the
dickens of a row."
'.No. The letters were all addressed
to Mrs. Dubwaite."
"But--"
AT that time she was a pronounced
blonde"
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pie cotton and domestics have been
sold since the war began In 1874 is in
teresting because IL records the great
est price advances that have ever oc-
CURED in many OF the well known sta
pie Hnes.
Our Review of December %. 1916.
carried staple cottons and domestics
forward from January. 1916. month by
month to December OF that year. show
ing in detail the f,uctuation and sharp
advances that kept merchants guess.
ing thru the entire year.
The Review this week begins by
giving prices current about the mid
die OF September OF each year OF 1914.
ll915 and 1916, and them carries month
by month from January, 1917, 10 the
present month.
What This Table Shows.
A study of this table OF prices Is in
terssting end discloses that prices
were lower In September, 1915, than
during the same period Of 1914. while
1916 prices are in every instance con
siderably higher than during any pc
Rod of former years.
A summary Of this price chart
shows that practically every item list
co on our Prices Current" page this
week are over one hundred per cent
higher than in 1916.
Peppereli II. unbleached sheeting
was six cents in September, 1915. This
cloth IL quoted al l6 cents this month.
Pequot "a bleacbed nhecung was 26
cents in 1915, aud has steadily ad-
vanced TO SO cents, at which 1t is
quoted this month.
Amoakeag A. c. A ticking was l2%
cents in September. 1915. and today
is an cents B and II white spco
warp was 20 cents in 1915. The pr .
when this list was prepared was
cents pound.
In March, April and May of this
year the price advances were slgti
compared to the advances that hit tn''
market between June and July. Au-
gust and September this year have
seen some tremendous price advances
in staple cottons and domestics.
Some Government Contracts.
There probably will be n quarter OF
million men in the naval service be
fore many months. and to keep them
in clothing vast quantities are re-
quired and must be arranged for long
in advance Here are some OF the
big contracts for future needs that
have been awarded by the Navy De.
partment: Cotton socks. 3.500.000
pairs; wooden socks. 600 600 pairs:
shoes. 100000 pairs: Jerseys. 10000;
cotton undershirts. 100000; nainsook
drawers. l.4O0 600; handkerchiefs, T.,
900, ,6o0; bath towels. $4,000; blank
cts. 100000; heavy understands. 500y
/ noo. haayy drawcre b00 200. watch
caps. 10000: silk neckerchiefs. 340
600. wooden gloves. 100000 pairs; leg
gins. 300. 900 pairs; bleached twilis fol
white uniforms. 100000 yards; blue
denim for dungarees (overalls) 5000.
900 yards: heavy canvas for sails
awnings. covers, hammocks. cots. etc.
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Mrs. Erickson, of the Royal Art
Store. $40 Main street, has the agency
for Kiora Corset, French model: style
and comfort. See sample at store.
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No,e sam Keen.

Fussy Old Gentleman tentering opti-
cinn's shop)--I wish to get a pair Of
glasses.
OpticiaD--Nose glasses, slr7
r. o. G.--Not at all, Ny nose does
very well, air. i want them for NY
eyes.
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1000 900 yards; mattress covers. 400
600: heavy overcoats. 2s0.0eo: H.
ounce cloth for shirts and tumpern.
i.5oo. 600 yards; trousers cloth. 1.2So.-
900 yards.
Sept Sept Sept.
1915 1916 1917
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Help Yourself.

Help YouFsoEf.
would you struggle II tried to
kiss your
"What foolish question
''Why foolish?"
"Aren't you IN athleteT
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Hook-That gay Mr.. Flip who stays
away from home most of the time is
always sending gifts to his wife.
Cook-I wonder why7
Hook-Ferhaps he thinks he can
make up for his absence by his pres
ents.
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Taking No Chances

Taking No Chances
what have we hereT Is some bank
moving its money7'
mo. A wealthy citizen bought n
peck OF potatoes and the police pro-
v:ded an armed guard to escort him
to his home"
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Plainly Put

Plainly Put
'Do you question my veractty, sir7"
"No."
you'd better not, sir"
There is no question Mt all In my
mind as to your utter lack of It"
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Hard Boiled.

He 10 the tightest yet, by heck,
In Henry Arthur Wheexit.
For though he often eees the check
He'll very seldom seize 1t.
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Wholesale Quotations
From DRY GOODS REPORTER

prices Current Review, Showing Comparative Prices
of Staples Since Normal Times TO the Present
AEa
Of Told bp Tebie
Eiees Current Pa0es Of the Past
7hreeY Years Ia Price. Haze Adpaaced
OtsrO Hupdred Per Cent
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Record Want Aas FOR r-smta-
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Reeord Want Ads FOR re,uir~
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Every kid knows the Brakeman. who
goes through Town like this on a
String OF Cars. ana every kid wunts
TO be either Brakeman or Pirate
when he Grows U?. The Brnkie's
chief Amusements are waving mt the
Pretty Girls and throwing small
Tramps on the Train
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Record Want Ans for rs~usss.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-14
RED CROSS WILL
HELP IN T.B. FIGHT
sanatarium At Bhgny VIII
Be Completed With It's
Funds.

The Red Cross War Council has re-
eefVed tho following csbiegTam from
Red Cross headquarters In France:
ION the invitation OF the Sanitary
Service of the French army, the Amer
lean Red Cross will proceed at once
to complete the unfinished building OF
the Tuberculosis Sanitsrium at BlIgney
some twenty miles from Paris.
This admirable institution, which Is
In many respects a model, was occupy
Ing about one half OF its proposed plant
when the war broke out. A large build
ing intended 10 accommodate two hun.
dred patients was about eighty per
cent completed. The walls. floors and
roof were completed, doors and win.
dows in place. but heating. lighting
and plumbing were lacking. All work
was discontinued on the opening day
of the war, and everything has remain.
ed to the present day just as 1t was
left.
at is estimated that even at present
prices the building can be completed
at the cost OF 100000 francs C$36.O00l
and made ready for use before winter
On the invitation OF the army author
tiles and with the approval OF the
Sanatorium Association. the American
Red Cross will proceed to complete
the building. It will he used by the
military authorities during the war
and then revert to the Sanatorium As
ISOLATION"
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Carl Morris complained that the
Canton promoters tried to short him
out of his money. Which is open to
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PERSONALS

Miss Hazel Mckinney went to Rich.
wood this morning where she yi,i
teach school during the coming win.
Mrs. E. TricEett has returned from
halieck where she had been the guest
of relatives.
Mrs. N. a. Jolira mas returned from
Vt. Lake Park. Md, where she had
spent several days.
{. L. Musgravc was a visitor at the
Clarksburs Fair yesterday.
Mr.. and GIrs. c. B. Highland spent
yesterday in Clarksburg where they
attended the fair.
j. J. Ross OF Logan. arrived here
yesterday to spend a week with Mrs.
Ross who has been the guest of Mrs,
Minor Durham for several weeks. Mr..
and Mrs. Ross will go on motoring
trip from here 10 Washington and to
points in Virginia.
Mrs. J. NJ. Jacobs and daughter Miss
Jessie have returned from Mt. Lake
Park, Nd, where they had spent the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Colkitt Of Indi.
ana, Pa. are the guests Of their son.
". L. Colkitt Of Second street.
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Cleveland is cussing Brick Owens,

Joe Stecher has canned his mana &c.
Any alibi is better than none.
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Church League
Game Postponed

FAIRMoNT, Sept. 14.-[Sporting
Editor The West yirginianl-Local
baseball fans will read with regret the
postponing Of the game scheduled 10
be played tomorrow between the Pal.
atine Baptists and Hopewell teams.
On account OF the approach of cold
weather the players were very anxious
to play their final game tomorrow de.
Gliding who should hold first place, but
the Baptist manager fearing defeat
is planning to hold of playing until
cold weather and then it would be i'm.
possible to play.
AS the teams now stand the Pala.
tine Baptists and Hopewell are tiel
for first place and great interest has
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BY PAUL PURmAN.

Who is the most valuable man to
his club in the American league?
asked this question of an American
League umpire, who for obvious rea.
sons shall remain unnamed.
Ray Schalk. beyond any question, 20
he told me.
without Scha!k the White Sox are
a different club, they play raggedly.
the pitchers work erratically. Out.
side of his mechanical playing Schalk
is a wonderful influence on a ball club"
But on top of this Schalk IS won.
dertul ballplaycr. the brainiest, fastest
catcher in baseball today.
There was little incident at the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-14
Soldiers Of One Amy.

"Are not all true men that live, or
that ever lived, soldiers of the same
army, enlisted under heavens captain
cy, to do battle against the same enc
my. the empire Of darkness and wrong?
Why should We misknow one another,
fight not against the enemy. but against
ourselves, from mere difference Of uni
form? All uniforms shall be good, so
they hold in them true, valiant men,
C--Iy-lo
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STANDING OF THE CLURs

GAMES SCHEDULED TODAY.
National League.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
New York at Boston.
American League.
Boston at New York.
Chicago at Detroit (2).
Cleveland at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at Washington.
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sistant around a printing Office until
he found minor league baseball more
lucrative.
He started playing down in Taylor.
vile. ILL.,, but lasted only about half a
season in that league being sold to
Milwaukee. 1t took Ray less than a
year to show his calibre IN Glass AA
baseball and he was purchased by Co.
miskey at price said to have been
$1,000, more than has ever been paid
for another catcher.
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nay sehak caught in action by Arts. Grove a. Chicago.

Chicago Park the other day which
shows how he fields his position.
Schalk has Just missed high foul
ball which twisted and spiraled in
the air.
Il have watched most every game
he played in this park for years" com.
mented man in one Of the boxes.
This is the first time ever say Schalk
drop foul ball"
1t wasn't the first time Schalk had
dropped foul, of course. but the oc.
casions have been so rare that it at
tracted more attention than IL many
other catchers had dropped half .
dozen during the same game.
Schalk. by the way, started out to
be linotype operator and was an az
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argument. Those at ringside say If
Morris had been paid what was due
him he would have owed the promoters
money.
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Insects Take Heavy Toll.

Insects destroy a billion dollars
worth Of crops every year. The natural
enemy OF these noxious insects is the
American song bird. The boil weevIl
alone takes S350.O0o0oO away from
the cotton growers annually. The
best possible antidote for the wecvil
is the weevils natural enemy, the
bir6.
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been aroused for the fn2I game.
1t was published this morning that
the Bapusts held first place ana Hone.
well second which was a mistake as
lie forfeited game last week OF lie
Monongah Glass to Hopewel gives
Hopewell and Baptists even.
ED. WOLFE.
Secretary League.
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ELEVEN innings.
STANDING oF THE Giles.

American League.
New York. 10; Boston, Z.
washington, .; Philadelphia, /
Others not scheduled.
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apIhsg Drink Of Arabinns.

A decoction of the Juice Of the
grape, which Is called "dibs' by the
Arabs, was called by the same name
as honey by the Hebrews. 1t forms an
article Of commerce in the East. It
was "dibs," and not ordinary bee
honey, which Jacob sent to Joseph
Genesis Bid, and which the Tyri-
ans purchased from Palestine (Exo-
dus 27:1D.
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Industry Gives ncIlnht

The very exercise of industry I'm.
mediately in itself is delightful and
hath an innate satisfaction which TEN.
pereth all annoyance and even inCrntl.
ateth the pains going with it.-Esaac
Barrow.