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WEST SALISBURY

John Coulter o. SALISBURY visited
relatives in the place Sunday
Martin Dur5 has purchased the A.
Luke farm, stock. too.s and crops
-, Howard Armstrong Of Bennington
was the week end guest of Ralph
Reed
Miss Anna Niles was the guest
Sunday of her sister. Mrs. Arthur
leClare
Several parties from this pace are
attending the Manchester fair this
week.
Mr. and Mrs Newell Bennett and
guests spent Sunday in Cambridge,
with relatives.
Miss Marjorie Hewitt has resumed
her school work at the Remington
high school.
Mr. and Mrs Morris Finn of Erie,
Penn, were recent guests Of Mrs.
Newell Bennett
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse SQuires of Bur,
,lngton are the guests of his uncle,
Ernest b. Stanley
, MIR. and Mrs Frank Hewitt of Hoo.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village and
Advertisements.

, Canning peaches. checkerlinc 81"
, Cherry stone clans extra good
steamng clans and quahaugs Check
erlne.
Wanted A few more sewing ma
chine operators at Bottum and Tor
rance co. 1863
Elwells orchestra viii play sor the
platform dance at j. Perceys Friday
evening. Admission IS cents eacnf
llt3F
Bernard Noel, who has been spend.
jng a week at his home in Bennng'
ton, has returned to his studies at
the Boston University.
81, Mrs Norman H. Bassett,of Angus.
Ia, Me, and Mrs. Edward w. Crane Of
llardwick, VT, are spending week
{, with their mother Mrs. J. 3. Holden.
Dance at Union Hail, Friday, Sept
10, given by Local 1883. Music by
! Ilurlcy's 6 piece orchestra Adm.s.
con 80 cents. including tax and re.
,freshments,
Choice canning plums for sale Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday at the
Orchards or through your local gr0c.
er at ore dollar per bushel basket
1913
Dance at Union Hall, Friday, Sept.
MS given by Local 1883. Music b.
Hurleys piece orchestra. Adms.
sion 80 cents. including tax and re.
freshments,
The Baptist Young Peoples society
will have hike and social at the Y.
NJ. c. A. camp Friday night. All who
plan to 80 are requested 10 meet al
the church at o'clock.
See Tom Mix plunge into a swirl.
ing stream, astride his horse when q
, bridge across which he is riding is
/ precipitated into the water. Harte
tneatre Friday and Saturday
. Tom Mix in "Trailin a" a western
replete with thrills and action. q
Pathe News, Safe in the Safe" a
sunshine comedy and Tuberculosis
in Catae," 4 m of special interest
ito farmers ami all taxpayers
The First Woman drama OF
! mystery aud intrigue romance and
, adventure all blended into delight.
full entertainment with a smash at
! the end that leaves You in a state OF
Exquisite bewi.defmaut Harte thea.
I ire today
The screens two greatest lovers
Gloria Swanson and Rodolph Valen.
tino in Beyond the Rocks and the
screens greatest laugh maker Harold
Lloyd in Never Weaken" and spec
al piece orchestra Opera house
Friday and Saturday.
There viii be special music at the
mid-week service Of the M4thou st
lehurch tonight The pastor viii
speak on Giving According to
.Malachi" Two committees will meet
lat the close of the service; Lad es
All committee ON bazaar. and the
Rally Day committee OF the church
school.
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use this letter as testimonial. 49,
STELLA NEWTON, R. r. 8, Portland,
Indiana.
Mothers-You should carefully guard
your daughters health. Advise her Of
the danger which comes from standing
around with cold or wet feet, fromlifting
heavy articles, or overworking. Donot
let her overstudy.
If she complains of headache, pains in
back orlower limbs, or if you notice a
slowness of thought, nervousness or ir-
ritabiity on the part of your daughter,
give her careful attention.
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is an excellent medicine for your
daughter to take, as it is especially
adopted torelieye just such symptoms.
Rememberit contains nothing that can
injure and can be taken in safety,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-14
Do You Chafe?
PeteFSOn'S Ointment

To the multitude Of friends who
have used Petersons ointment for
eczema itching skin and scalp. piles.
ulcers and old sores OF long stand.
ing Peterson says, Tell your friends
that Peterson's ointment will stou
chaying in two minutes All drug.
gists, S5c, coo, $1O0, $3.50, 1000
Advertisement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-14

spinach, lentiIs and apples. Unlike tho
older forms Of iron, it will not injure
the teeth nor disturb the stomach, and
it is ready for almost immediate absorp-
ton and assimilation by the blood. II
is the people whose blood is rich in iron
who possess great strength. force and
energy. If YOU are not strong or well
you owe it to yourself to Hnke tho
following test:
See how long you can work or how
far you can walk without becoming tir-
ed Next take two 5-grain tablets of
Nuxated Iron three times a day after
meals for two weeks, then test your
strength again and see how much you
have gained. An astonishing number
Of nervous, rundown people who were
aihng all the while. have greatly inn
proved their, health and increased
their strength, energy and endurance
simply by taking this newer form of
iron. For sale by all druggists.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-14
NORTH BENNINGTON

AT THE Roster store a new lot Of
Cape Kid gloves fer $lO0 per pair.
Just received q special assortment Of
stamped goods to sell from Is cents
to Sl.00 each Come and see them
and YOU will surely want some New
house dresses IN large sizes. S125 20
$L7j. Also small and medium sizes
llt2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-14

around heart, palpitatlons and diszi-
ness, and was sure he was suffering
from heart disease. Still others had sew
ere headaches, floating spots before the
eyes, tender spots along the spine and
a great variety Of alarming symptoms.
For years made Il special study Of
this condition. consulting a great mum
Der of physicians and chemists. An
immense number of Investigations by
physicians all over the country showed
that three people out OF every four you
meet lack 1909 iron in their blood
Lack of iron in the blood is the great
est of all devitalizing weaknesses. 1t is
the iron in your blood that enables you
to get the nourlshment out of your
food. Without iron. nothing you eat
does you any good Your heart, lungs
and kidneys and all your vital organs
get their nourishment from the blood
stream. and when the blood lacks iron
and is thin, pale and vatery, you may
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-14
Financial heart failure.

Many good women suffer from man,
"a good mans neglect of opportunity
ito take reasonable life insurance. n
saves while it serves. National Life
,lns Co, Of Vt (Mutuall Earle S
kinsley Gonorc[ Agent Mead Build
ing, Rutland, VT Advertisement
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-14
Don't You Just Love Brown Evening
Clothes?

FOUND-A mans brown dress
'oat. Owner can have same by call
ing at Don Collie Advertisement
in Jewell Republican.
Walter Leinberger gave his wife a
big surprise by inviting So of her
friends to eat eggs with her Egg.
We're cooked in a large butchering
kettle out in the yard besides a lot
fixed in different ways.-Aurora Ad
yertiser
, Ezra says he'll bet there was some
cackling
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-14

WOulu OILen nave "
lie down because OF
pains. One Sunday
my aunt was visiting
US and she said her
girls took Lydia E.
PM ham s Vege-
table Compound and
got we'll, so mother
said she guessed she
would let me tryit. 1t
| is doing me good and
| praise it highly.
Yotl arc Wplchmp IN
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-14
| First Compounded This
Newer F orm of Iron F or
My Own Neighbors
Their Praise of This Remarkable Remedy Has Spread
So Rapidly That Now Over 100000
People Use 1t Annually

Years ago | began to
wonder at the great
number Of my own
friends and neighbors
whowere alwaysa iling,
complaining and doc
toring, without ever
seeming to get any bet
ter. Both working men
and their wives were
frequently all tired out
In the evening, and a
great many were weak,
nervous and run down.
One had pains in the
back and thought he
had kidney trouble.
Another had pains
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-14

suffer from the symp-
toms ola great number
Of diseases when the
real and true cause Of
all your trouble is n lack
Of iron in the blood.
In the old dayspeople
often took metallic
iron, which some ply
sicians claim is not alb
s0rbed at all. In COM
pounding this newer
form Of iron which l
call Nuxntcd Iron, /
employeda special form
Of iron, which is like
the iron in your blood
and like the iron in
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-14
GIRL HAD
PAINFUL TIMES
Mothers-Read This Letter
and Statement Which
Follows

Portland, Indiana. q was troubled
with irregularity and constipation and
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iects and they sat down about the
tree Where they were to admire it.
'Then some of the fairies began tax.
ing the packages Off and giving one tc
each member There was honey for
Mister Bear. cheese for Mister Mouse
corn for Mister Rat, berries and seeds
for the birds. Just everything that
they had wanted, It was a great sue.
cess.
"You know Santa grew up with these
fairies, and"
"No, I didn't know IT," broke In
Jean and her eyes grew the size OF
saucera.
So continued Mrs. Martin, "when
Santa began making toys for children
he thought Of this idea Of the pine
trees, and he took a tree for each child
and hung their presents on it.
"By and BY, though, his load grew
TO such a size that he found it was i'm.
possible to carry so many trees"
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Days passed, weeks passed. and
then months, but still these little
fairies We're busy as bees, working
at some big secret, from morning till
night"
.'Ill bet you couldn't keep a secret
that long, Jean. You'd go an tell
Souzette. You always do" put In
Robert.
r ''Finally the fairy queen sent out
her heralds and called all her sub
Jects about her When they were
assembled she said: Tomorrow, come
to this place at the same time. Put
on your finest clothes and come happy
as a lark, for l have great surprise
for you"
''Then the fairy queen sent out her
heralds again, and this time had all
the forest folk sent to her. When
every bird and animal in the forest
was assembled before her, she told
them what she had told the fairies
and elves They fairly scampered
away. lhey were - eager 10 get ready
for the morrow.
"Do you suppose they were more
excited than we We're when we got
ready to come here?" piped UP little
Souzette Il don't think they could
be-"
Mrs Martin smiled at her and gave
her kiss. Brushing tear from her
eyes and steadying her voice she went
on:
1.-THE morrow came, even though
many Of the little folk thought II
never would come. They were all
there early, waiting, dressed in their
grandest clothes. At the time SET
the queen came. She led them to
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large opening in the forest, and tuep
the fairies and forest folk stopped
In amozement, They had meyer seen
anything like this sight before"
"What-what was itg" the children
chornsed.
Gee l almost dropped that great
big ornament" said Robert excltedly.
1T was great, huge pine tree
decorated with little packages. These
little parcels were wrapped in paper
which looked like a SPIDERS webb sc
fine, silky and delicate was it. Thee
these were suspended from the tree
by a string which shole Ia the after.
noon sunlight like raludrops.
Little stars had given their serv
ices for the surprise and they
twinkled from among all The branches
1t was too much IL the little sub
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yes" said practical Robert. "they
took UP too much room, and he wanted
to make toys"
Mrs. Martin nodded.
80 the mothers and fathers agreed
to get the trees and trim them for
him, which helped him a great DEAL"
"That's how they thought Of these
ornaments, then" said Souzette. "This
the last one to put on, too"
"Come on; let's get to bed quick now,
SO Santa will come" suggested
Robert.
"And they've been helping Santa
all these years" said Jean dreamily.
Ever since" replied Mrs. Martin,
Nov let's see who viii be in bed
first"
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Shell FER FOR 1
THE NIGHT

LTEscame to this Dorld as lille child.
1 4 Who needed mothers care.
While He took Of mother 5 sacrifice.
He needed a mothers prdSer:
No mansion rare offered honse so fais
rs her tender IoUe : embrace.
Nor had costly bed for His tiny head.
Like those arms. fl restins4pLace.
And 50 must He ecer enter in.
The Baby Of Bethlehem,
Else had medg5e he0f ne1er roomJor Him,
The Lord Of bOundless realm; u
And the King Of Kings seeks no beiteF thinss
Than the "chiid Of thy loUe S" sure eurt,
Who cr0dlesthis Babe hath lis throne mad
For His kingdom is thy heart.
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the home, but get up and 60 to bed"
swell, a long time ago, thereg was.
q huge forest where the fairies and
elves all lived. They had fairy
queen who was always planning sur
pnses for them. One Jay she called.
d few Of her favorites around her
and gave them some orders. "Now lie
sure and don't tell anyone she said
and of they went laughing and
whisnariag to each other.
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'pT<WAS Christmas Eve, and bitter cold.
4 The wind had ceased TO blow:
saw cottage by the road
Half buried In the snow.
An upper window showed light.
And over field and fen.
a Joyous peal Of bells announced
The birth Of Christ again. =
10. from the lighted window came
A newborn baby's cry,
And o'e. the cottage roof behold,
A star shone In the sky
Perhaps the very same that stood
Ger Bethlehem of yore,
For Christ In every little child
10 born on earth once more
-Minna Ir0ing. IN Muns.v : Maeazins,
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Rich able Scarfs
IIIIIIIIIIIIIITITTIIIITTIIIIITITITIIII

Very handsome scarfs for the library
table are made Of black velvet with an
applique Of wide brocaded ribbon down
the center. They are a little shorter
than the table and have fish-tall ends.
with a silk tassel pendant from each
Ooint.
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santa Claus" From Dutch.
Santa, Claus Is derived from the
Dutch for st. Nicholas, patron saint
Of Christmas.
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AiaA DGtita IWO ElIlH anu Il
boy. Jean and Robert, brother and
sister. and Souzette,s a little, bright
eyed, winsome girl.
Mr. and Mrs, Martin (Daddie and
Mother they had asked the children
to call them) and the three Riddles
were busy trimming the tree.
my what beautiful ornaments" ex-
claimed Sslzette.
What bully lights, you mean" cor
rected Robert, who was all eyes for
electrical things.
''Well, like the tree best" put In
Jean. TITS wonderful. Did you have
a tree when you were little, motherT'
queried the child rather shyly.
Eyes, had one every year, and
still have my tree, you see"
"'Pears like they've always had
them doesn't itT' said Robert.
"They have had them for long, long
years. Haven't you ever heard about
the first Christmas tree2"
mo" burst forth Robert. "They
don't have time to tell us anything at
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T WAS the Martins pleas
ure every year at Christ
mas time to go to some
orphans home and bring
back two or three little
children to spend the hol;.
days with them,
This year their choice
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1922-01-13
THE AMERICAN JEWISH World

ter two day business trip in Du-
luth.
Mr.. Max A. Kohen of Minneapolis
made short business trip to Duluth
the early part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Freimuth, of
Woodland avenue, left Sunday for a
short trip through the east. They
will spend some time in Chicago.
Mrs. Ida Cook of this city is in st.
Paul visiting her daughters, Mrs. AL
bert Shapiro and Mrs. A. Goodman,
both of st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Abraham, East
Superior street, left January for
Los Angeles, CAL, where they will
spend the winter. They will return
to Duluth in May.
Miss Ruth Freimuth, daughter of
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1922-01-13

Mr.. and Mrs. I. Freimuth of East
Second street, returned home Sunday
after a weeks visit in Chicago.
Mr.. Harry Davis, formerly of Du-
luth and late superintendent Of the
Cleveland Orphan Home, returned to
Duluth with his family. Mr.. Davis
plans to open an office for the prac-
tice of law.
Miss Miriam Rosenstein, teacher at
the Washington Junior high school,
returned after spending her vacation
with her family in Decatur, Illinois.
Mr.. Stanley lack Of st. Paul left
Tuesday for home after spending a
few days here as the guest Of his
brother, DR.. Morris lack.
Mr.. Sam Nides of Hibbing spent a
day in Duluth en- route to Chicago
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Page thiytee,,

where he will attend the shoe dealers
convention.
Mr.. l. Zimmerman of the Bellnet
Furniture Co. left Sunday for short
business trip to Chicago.
Rabbi Lebendiger of the Talmud
Torah left Sunday night for a two
weeks visit to New York. His wife,
who has been visiting relatives in
New York for the past month, will
return with him.
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TEMPLE EMANUEL NOTES

The monthly meeting Of the Tenn
pie Aid Society was held at the
Spaulding hotel Wednesday, January
18th, at two o'clock. After the lunch
con which was served at / o'clock the
business meeting was held. The re-
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Jacob StOft
Willis Endsley
John III. Field
#. r.. Chase
AlOnZO Phillips
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Deposits made on or before second
Saturday of each month commence
to earn dividends from the first of
that month.
Dividend Days, Jan. LIST and July LIST.
During the past year, after paying
$50 dividends and expenses there
was also placed in the contingent
fund ...................
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". III. Van Slyke
Julius NewgOrd
Chas. A. Robinson
f. l.. Endsley
Frank III. Gakre
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DIRECTORS

w. 8. Jenkins
l.. II. Sheets
Geo. B. Norris
John G. Hursh
r. l.. Palmer
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-22
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hrmdlcd himself up the stairs and in
to his room At his bureau he took
o drawer aud wrrnchod II open so
that II came out in his hand, swung
on the sockets of It's handle, and
scattered It's contents upon the lloor.
one article fell heavily, His service
revolver lie grabbed it mp and drop.
ped ON his hands and knees, padding
eagerly about after scattered cart.
ridvs. As ne searched his voice
went harshly He's bounded me to
hell At the very gates of hell I've
got him, got him, and I'll have him
by the throat and hurl him in
He broke open the brccch and jam.
med the cartridges in, counting them,
"Ouc, two, three, four, i've, siN!' lie
snapped up the brccch and iammcd
the revolver in his pocket, He went
scramhliug again down the stairs, and
as me- scrambled down he cried, "Ill
cram the letter down his throat When
II Is spraying, when hes looking per
haps IN out with my gun and drill
him, drill him for the dog, the dog
that he is
lie was arrived He was there!
Unto my hands, Into my hands
lie passed into the Office and swiftly
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-22
EAST DIMMICK

Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Stevenson,
Mrs Mary Dunlap and Misses Kit
and Velma Stevenson were shoppers
in La Sale Saturday.
Clarence Cuthhertson Is doing re-
pair work on DR.. South's residence
near Split Rock, between La Sale and
Utica.
Mrs c. s. Robinson was a business
caller in Chicago last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs, James Briggs and
family, of Mendoza, Mrs. Jane Ed
wards. of Troy Grove, were guests at
the William EGecomb, Jr., home sun
day,
Mrs. VIII Black and Mrs Harry
l'rymior were callers at Bureau juno.
ton Sunday.
Wilfred Crane, of Elkhart, Indiana,
and Miss Mabel Gatiss, Of La Sale,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Crane Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Robinson at.
tended services at the Congregation.
al church in Peru Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Foster, of
Ladd were callers at the Arthur
Aitkcn home Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. gorge White, of
Ogles and Mrs. Pauline Woodside Of
Turdin, Missouri were callers at the
Frank Crane home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs Katherine Werner Phillips
was buried in the Dimmick GENE
terry Thursday afternoon. Her early
life was spent in this community on
the farm now owned by Mr.. Frank
Crane. She died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs Hugh Jackson, at
Modale, Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs Allen alloway and
daughter. Minnie, were guests Sun
day of his sister Mrs. Lizzie Hoch-
slater, in La Sale
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stevenson and
family, of Waltham, were callers at
the Floyd Crane home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Jackson return
4 to their home at Modale, Iowa,
Monday night after bringing the re-
mains of her mother Mrs Katherine
Phillips, here for burial,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Snyder, of
Mendoza. were supper guests at the
Allen GallOwa home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Johnson en-
tertained those that took part in a
play given for the benefit of the East
crn Star in Troy Grove and those
that assisted in the play given for
the Grange. in Waltham last winter
at their home Wednesday evening
About THIRTY were present Various
kinds of amusement were INDUCED in
and fine refreshments served. 4 good
time is reported.
MI and Mrs Sam Edwards, nee
Ruby Edgcomb, are the parents of
daughter, born April T., at the
home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Edgcomb.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Crane, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Gift attended a commun.
ity meeting in Troy Grove Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Wixom were
guests at the Otto Iorn home in
Troy Grove Sunday afternoon.
The Home Bureau meeting held at
the home of Mrs. c. S. Robinson
Tuesday was attended by fOrty.fye
ladies' A number of visitors were
present. After dinner Mr.. Smith, of
La Sale, gave a talk on the care
of the feet, which was very instruC-
tive. All had very fine time.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-22
Ascrihed to Unknown Race

Pits or shallow wells for the coIlec.
ton of oil were found in the United
States by the earliest explorers. and
are believed to have been the work of
that race which l;ved here before the
Indians came from Asia or Northern
Africa or wherever they did come
from. The BELIEF Is that these pits
for oil were dug by those unknown
ana unaccountablc people who built
mounds in the Ohio ana Mississippi
valleys worked lead ores in Kentucky
ana mined copper in the Lake Supe-
rior region
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-22
Stage Trauedian's Joke,

They used to say of the late Louis
James that he was one of the greatest
humorI>ts and practical iokers in
stage history. 1t is rccounted Of him
that on a certain occasion. in one of
the ShakeSpearean tragedies, having
to shake hands with brother tragedi-
an, he left clutched inescapably in the
latters INST fat, raw oyster, which
the unfortunate individual was obliged
to keep by him through the remainder
of the scene,