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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-20
Plantsville

Several families from here have
moved to Rendville.
Carlos Carpenter spent several
days recently with Dale McCune's.
Protracted meeting is being held
at Mt. Hermon. Rev. Campbell is
the minister in charge.
Watts Harris who has been hav-
ing mumps, is improved.
Earl Carpenter, wife and two
children Kenneth and Shirley Ann
spent Sunday at II. Y. Carpenters.
Ralph McCune is helping his
brother-in-iaw, Fred Chester, who
is quite i'll with fever, having had
an attack several years ago, from
which he has never recovered.
Ruth Thompson spent Saturday
night and Sunday with her parents
Hiram Thompson, and wife.
The school busses are having
much difficulty making their trips
here, as the hills are covered Will
ice, and some of them are very
steep.
Chesterhill young people had {
surprise party for Alaige Beckett
Thursday evening, Feb. 13, the oc
casion being her 1Gel pi. .,h5 j
lovely gifts We're presented. e
freshments II pop corn al caaa.
were served. Those present NaI
Ollie Michener, Ruth Hale, Iaulin,
Triplett, Bessie Michener, Yer;
woodward, Vergene Miller, Martht
Bowman, Blaine Hart, Chas. Wood
ward, Mont Dulaney, Herber
France Davis, Everett Shook, Ger
aid Shook, Raymond Starting, Gal
Price and Leonard Wallace.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-20

speaker of the evening will be the
Wesley foundation pastor, A. G.
jenkins of 0. u, Athens.
DR.. C. f. Lipp of the board of
foreign missions will be at the M. e.
church, Tuesday evening, Feb. 25,
to speak on our parish abroad in
South India He will have motion
pictures. This will tell us where
our money goes. The public is in
vited.
Francis Miller and family of Nc
Connelsville were Sunday guests of
George Wymer and family.
Mrs Hazel Arnold and daughter
Joan of Bartlett spent Saturday and
Sunday with Pauline Harris and
children.
Relatives and friends here receiv-
ed word of a daughter, Susan Ann,
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Spindler
of Marietta, Feb. II. Mrs. Spindler
was Miss Margaret Ray. John Ray
of Elliott is the grandfather.
Mrs. Faye Davis spent Monday
and Tuesday with her sister, Mrs.
| Bessie Strobe, of Elliott, who has
been i'll with influenza and heart
trouble.
Mrs. Lydia Dutton, whose illness
has been mentioned in this paper
in recent weeks, remains about
the same. Mrs. Nellie Grigsby and
Lillian Todd are caring for her.
| School News
| Friday evening, Feb. IA, Deaver-
town basketball team played at
| Chesterhill. Chesterhill first team
| defeated Deavertown first team, 35-
lie. Our eighth grade team won,
22-7. Chesterhill F. F. A. team
won, 1920.
Friday night, Feb. q, Pennsville
basketball team will play here, and
Saturday night, Feb. %, Bartlett
basketball team will meet us on our
home floor.
The boys and girls of seventh
and eighth grade English classes
are having a contest in speaking.
The talks are to be about anything
in which the pupils are interested.
The girls will give their talks and
the winners among the girls will
compete with the winners among
the boys. The winners then will
compete with winners from seventh
grade room, where a similar contest
is being held The final winners
will give their talks in one of the
chapel programs. Members of the
public speaking class are acting as
judges.
The program at Parent-Teacher
meeting Monday evening, Feb. II
was: Community singing, led by
Miss Tilden; devotionals, Rev Beck
EFT; vocal solo, Miss Geneva Elliott:
Lincoln program, English class /;
trumpet solo Clayton John; ad
dress, Atty Emmett Abel; round
: table discussion on value of grade
i, In public school, Helen Dinsmore
Lenore Gibbons acted as chairman
as both the president and vice pres
ident were absent.
The Excelsior literary society vii
give it's program Friday, Feb. q.
Both the negative and affirmative
! sides Of our debate team won thu
decision at Pennsville, Monday ev
ening. This makes both Of our de
: bate teams winners of the county
and they will now debate in the dis
: trict
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-20
Chesterhill

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Murray
Carr, Feb. IT, an eight pound son,
named Danny Lee. Mrs. Austin
Carpenter is caring for mother and
babe. Mrs Dale Lochary of Crystal,
Mich, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Carr
of this place are the grandparents.
The women's home missionary
will meet Friday afternoon with
Mrs Maggie Wilson.
Lewis Smith who is employed
with the Buckeye Pipe Line COM
pany has moved into the Fl. j.
Thomas rooms. He had been living
in the G.. C. Harris rooms.
Miss Addie Ewart of GAINESVILLE
spent the week end with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ewart.
Clyde Vincent of GAINESVILLE spent
Sunday with Miss Lucille Miller.
Miss Miller who has been quite i'll,
is much improved.
Mrs. A. II. Whitacre, accompa-
| uied by Miss Marian Reed, spent
| last Thursday with John Whitacre
Of Rinards Mills. They were ac-
companied home by Miss Almeda
Whitacre, who will spend some time
with DR.. Whitacre and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Denny and
| daughter Frances and Misses Clara
and Thelma Gibbons of GAINESVILLE
spent Sunday with Mrs. Abbie Den
| ny.
A. f. Wagner who has been
quite i'll with obstruction of the
bowels, is improving.
| DR.. Fl. p. Michener who has been
confined to his home with influenza,
is some improved, but not able to
be at his office.
| Dennis Hallowell and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Michener were
| Sunday guests of Harley Coulson
and wife OF Lightner ridge.
Mrs. James Hoon of Coshocton,
who spent last week with relatives.
| returned home Thursday.
A. f. Patterson and wife spent
Sunday with the formers sister,
| Miss Sadie Patterson, at Vincent.
Murray Wood who is employed
with the Bobb Chevrolet company
| at Columbus spent the week end
| with his parents, j. A. Wood, and
family.
Mrs. H. w. Seiss who spent a
week with her father at Ravenna,
| returned home Saturday, accompa-
| MED by her nephew, Dickie Sheer.
E. f. Hodgin, wife and son Rob-
ert were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. E. Fast, at Bartlett.
J. e. Dunbar and family spent
Saturday in Columbus on account OF
| their son David's illness. David,
who has been i'll the last four
months with a bone infection, is
somewhat improved. The plaster of
| Paris cast that was on his limb was
taken off Saturday, and a steel
brace put on, which he will have to
wear for a period of nine months.
The Fortnightly literary club met
with Mrs. Mabel Worrall, Monday
evening, with ten members present.
Mrs. Florence Harmer read an ar
ticle on the government OF Etnlopla,
which was enjoyed. This club meets
twice a month.
III. J. Thomas attended the cy-
clone and windstorm insurance
meeting in Columbus, Monday and
Tuesday.
Mrs. Alice Newburn who is SER
| iously i'll with obstruction or the
| bowels, is some improved.
The fellowship supper and con-
| gregational meeting will be held
Thursday evening, Feb. 20, at the
gymnasium, for members, families
and friends of the M. e. church.
The supper will be served at
o'clock, followed by a program. The
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-20
M. & M. School Notes

at $3.50 p. m. Jean Sims was the
devotional leader. Betty Booth led
the discussion, "Neighbors.' The
program next week will be in
charge of Virginia Barkhurst and
Adelaide Bone.
Thursday evening of last week
Rev. and Mrs. Paul I. Wachs enter
tanned the Hi-Y club at their home.
After the business part of the meet
ing games were played and refresh
ments were served.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-20
Rural Dale

Mr.. and Mrs. Curt White and
George Roberts and daughter Hazel
attended the funeral of Mr.. Roberts
brother, Samuel Roberts, which was
held Friday afternoon at his home
in GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Nellie Derwacter and Har-
ley Downing spent Sunday with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Downing. 1t was Mr.. Downing s
birthday, he having reached the
81st milestone. We are sorry to re-
port that Mrs. Downing is very
poorly at this time. Mrs. Derwac-
ter spent Sunday night with her
parents.
Scott Butler Ill
Scott Butler is very ill at the
home of his son, George, of the
Rural DaIe-Gaysport road. He is
threatened with pneumonia. Mrs.
Butler is still in the hospital, where
she has been for several weeks,
with a broken hip. 1t seems they
are having more than their share OF
trouble, and the sympathy of the
entire community is with them.
Mrs. Happie Culver returned to
her home Saturday from Huron,
where she spent the past four weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. Clark
Bates, and husband. She reports
that Mrs. Bates and baby are both
doing fine.
Mrs. Wilma Betz is at the home
of her son, Dennis, Of Duncan Falls,
taking care of her daughter-in-law
and grandson, Norman Gene, who
are both confined to their home
with mumpS.
Miss Ruthanna Gibson who is en-
ployed in the DR.. Hagen home In
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-20
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of John M. Ray, deceased:
Delmar Ray, whose address is
Beverly, Ohio, Rt. No. /, has been
appointed and qualified as admins
traitor of the estate of John M.
Ray, late of Morgan county, Ohio,
deceased.
Dated this 4th day of February,
A. D., 1886.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Probate Judge Of Said County
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-20
Spurrler Ridge

Ed Duncan and family have NOV
ed from the Vinton Wogan farm to
Joy. He will occupy the house
where the late Mrs. Blanche Mills
lived.
Helen Mills visited at Sharpsburg
one day last week.
Dora Wagner was assisting in
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-20
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of Hannah Lynn, deceas-
ed:
Carlos NJ. Riecker, whose address
is McConnelsville, Ohio, has been
istrator of the estate of Hannah
Lyme, late of Morgan county, Ohio,
deceased.
Dated this 3Oth day of January,
A. D., 1886.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Probate Judge of Said County.
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-20
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of Edward Steward, de-
ceased:
L. J. Weber, whose address 10
McConnelsville, Ohio, has been ap-
pointed and qualified as administra-
tor of the estate of Edward Stew
ard, late of Morgan county, Ohio.
deceased.
Dated this 30th day of January,
A. D., 1886.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Probate Judge of Said County.
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-20
>>~ SALVE
kka COLDS [.
price
~ ~ ~ SC, 1Oc, Csc
Liquid Tablets Salve
Nose Drops
NOTICE

Beginning May 16, 1885. will
60 to the country to shoe horses,
and each Thursday afterwards.
Leave your word at my shop on
South Fourth street, MeCennels.
ville.--W. 81. GaZner. m9tf
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ATROCITIES" IN SPAIN

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Men
ii, secretary of the Italian Social
st party, now in Spainy gives thi
irst-hand account Of what is hap
Dening:
cit il necessary to destroy
q legend which is going round
the bourgeois world and which
10 related to the alleged re-
publican atrocities. There has
been talk of pillage Of con-
vents and palaces. Il Is a
fact that a certain number Of
great palaces of the Madrid
aristOeracy and some converts
are occupied. But in nine
cases out of ten, the Occupa.
ton has not given rise to the
least act of vandalism.
81 have visited the Girard-
ELI Palace, the Campo Club,
the Grace Pena Club, which
are occupied by the unified
youth movement; the Palace
Of the Duke of Medina COeli,
occupied by the 'Octubre' and
Largo CaballerO' battaliOns of
the Socialist militia. The or
der is perfect. An inventory
has been made of the objects
of value, furniture, pictures,
tapestry, etc. Alongside cup
boards full of gold and silver
plate the militiamen make a
meal from q tin of sardines.
Alongside sumptuOus beds
they sieep on the floor.
Though wearing old and torn
shirts they are not even
tempted to appropriate the
linen of the former owners.
''They naturally think that
the occupation will be perman-
Aent, but they consider them
selves as the representatives
of the people as a whole, 20
whom the wealth of those who
imposed the civil war upnn the
republicans viii come. Thus
do the facts defeat the GRIMM
al designs Of the reactionar-
tes."
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RICH FOOD SHORT

Coffee, the national drink Of
Germany, is no longer being used
bp the great majority of the Ger
man population. While Hitler has
smashed down wages and farm
prices-so that profits, rents and
interest could be paid-prices have
risen until former necessities have
become Injuries, and impossible
Injuries for most of the people.
Coffee substitutes are being used
extensively. "Malzkaffee" and
"Roggenkaffee" are the most COM
mon. They are, respectively,
roasted malt and roasted rye.
Victor Feather, a British labor
editor who speaks German, took
some notes on German economic
life in a recent trip to the Reich.
Margarine is used almost
everywhere" he wrote. "Sugar is
a precious commodity; even in the
best hotels one is rationed to two
small Jumps per large cup. The
principal bread used is the cheap,
sour-tasting 'roggenbrot' in which
can be seen whole grains of rye.
Buttermilk is substituted for full
cream milk, and potatoes and
cheap rice are the basis of most
hot meals. At shops where it was
possible to save five to ten pfen-
nigs, a crowd could always be
seen. At Aachen l saw people
waiting in line to buy Strawberries
that would have been condemned
in England as unfit for human
consumption. The German work
er has discovered that the Nazi
dictatorship is very different to
the New Germany he was prom
ised. Organization is illegal, free
speech is illegal, criticism is lille
gal. Hitler is tempting the fates
in increasing the number of train
ed soldiers inside Germany. l am
confident that a crash is on its
way"
German prices as follows were
observed by Feather:
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actual purpose was to cover a
fraud. Gilbert advanced Mrs.
Montgomery from estate funds
almost this amount for support.
She paid him back by giving him
a deed to her dover in 1O,608
acres of land. This dover is
found by the trial court to be
worth $57, 100000. But, he also
claims and gets credit for it as
family allowance in spite of such
repayment of $57,000.00 for the
advancement for support amount
ing in fact to only $22, TOO 40, (348
r. 25, recital in Exhibit 81, a con-
tract about the deed of her dowry.)
This was followed by her deed Of
warranty to the dowry. R. 715.
lOf course, the dowry by Cecil
ia Montgomery also goes through
the dummy sales-it is particularly
listed and offered by Gilbert-487
R. IL ct seq. on June 28th, 1924,
it is appraised by three appraisers,
one of whom is the ever recurring
Hazelbaker, a director of the
Bank of Dillon; value set at $751;
10000. 482 R. l. There was no
mistake of any stenographer as
spoken of in the evidence by Gil
bert and others for him several
times, in padding this total. 1t is
only 8 cents off of the total of
his figures on Personal With
drawals of Cecilia Montgomery
and Family" Exhibit 68-6O r. L
totaled GIL R. &c at $24,368.48.
These items were taken from the
So called estate books, kept by
Gilbert's employee, Leimert, who
was shown to be in court during
the trial but who was not called
as a witness. eve did not bring
him to court).
Fennimore says:
81 found other inaccuracies
in this account that didn't
show the exact condition of
the books"
He mentions IL of these. SOC
r. IA to 8O7 r. S.
Reverting to accounts: Gilbert
asserts and procures credit for
himself Of $12,777.03 in his first
account as family allowance. The
residue is itemized as family al
lowance in 122 item
in his final account. ga r. to
534 r. IA. At 534 r. Is the court
must not be misled by an appar-
ent totaling $4496.33." This is
page total-not the much larger
sum total.
In Gilbert's first account, he
lists debts filed and allowed
against the estate in the following
language:
"That the following claims
have been presented, allowed
by your petitioner and the
court"
Then follows a list. This is fol-
lowed by the following language:
"That the following pay
ments on said claims have
been made: White Investment
Company, paid in full, Eliel
Bros. 100000"
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Friday, septenbe, :,

out o9 it was not .pTe,s sEears /.
e ed. or approved b rSg ~ o. N.
holding docun1 , z75 R. lI i rI \.
often held to be a a b5 55oa l,s MY
stayed through t e a. A. debts n,
"a q necessity ct;s to the 'ii &c. end to \,
erty. p'''nuf's ns, y
One Of these not.,
t s,a9.9r %, 1919, t the 5i Is da& a
ggfftm n US death. MoO psg q d,
When he died, t tiRloTS iron b
there was long distssan Of CO..,
GO connection between ss1'i t5a tS'
the bank 1I MontgoGnes1Iee rand !
. F FI9,,, all u, Of that day, >, s',a %,
5 IRON the testimony y q = ana
Montgomery! N his oI5e,t0 p /. E3
IS no doubt as to M so' Is
OF MOntgomery'e Joi.SSc Na !
m n Of Cecilia 1 Mo Stla5e q
Fl fiia p t., to SAB R. 8. Was Soll n.
ture on the day he ss'1 dry I! y
long distance me S ~ed ID
death? Acknowledges. q
state Of affairs is f fa'o3 &
quickly prepared pet iSo.0 q
bate Of his will, Teci .'Ioa Y u
death occurred on '' ~ .I ~
18th "a day Of October," Ig 1S' /
Montgomery said She IA IA, !.
nish this information. NJ Si, u
All things are prespn., :.
spectators. The note t'- -.
been filled in clumsiIv, /, l v,
a duplicate used to mst = " n,
which in the claim l's swan y
B. f. White, bears OctS.
1920. 273 R. q. Whater~s
origin Of this note ~
fraud, we believe, viii h u
to enable the court to avoid
many embarrassing specUissI
finally concluding under N
that the cOnspirators nm.
charged with the entire INV
and interest compounded 4
and without allowing any
or deductions.
Exhibit %, 875 R.1br
8 is a complete copy Of d
-gister of probate procesas
the state court. PrObaST
cal methods Of keeping IA
gisters by the clerk an u
by the laws Of Montana al
fornia, A glance over IBIS
the dates will be enHghtGi
November 25th, 1919, d
Parliamentary issued to LE
bert, the executor, and fled \
day, order of publication d
to creditors filed. The ner
Jan. 5, 1920, affidavit Of
ton Of notice to creditor
Same day, decree showing
tice to creditors filed. d
item, Jan. 10, 1920, order
ing appraisers filed. AEH
inventory and appraisers
The next entry is NoVenN
1920, notice Of renunclaa
375 R. 10 to 10. There 81
entry in the probate r'g.-
March 21st, 1921, one
almost four months alter
was appointed. (Here v
sacrifice order to ReIsp
presenting this Orie ! ~ y.
from an opinion Of the
Supreme Court)'
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Executors Of Will Loot Montgomery Estate

No other payments are mention
ed. Isl R. II to 282 r. 3. The
account is sworn to in the usual
form for California and Montana.
Among the debts listed in adj
dition to other items which will be
discussed at length hereafter, is
an item:
"The First National Bank Of
Dillon, promissory notes,
$42,928.OO."
We affirm that without fear or
contradiction, this item embraces
two promissory notes, each for
100000 and one for S5,OOO.OO.
These notes had been paid in full
three years or more before the
account was filed. On April 16,
1920, Gilbert writes Mrs. Mont
gomery, on letterhead Bank of
Dillon:
1--WE are taking up notes for
$25,OOO.OO and charging your
account, $26,008.00, being the
total amount of notes and in
terest. :. =.
J. H. Gilbert,
Cashier"
276 R. /. Exhibit IA.
The enclosed notes follow as
one exhibit 15 on pages 277, 278,
279 of the Record, one a note for
$5,000.0O, one a note for 100000
and a second note for 100000.
Each bears the stamp, "Paid Apr
Is, 1920. First National Bank
Mrs. Montgomery produced them
at the trial.
Twelve days after this letter of
April 10th, 1920 from Gilbert, and
on the 28th day of April, 1920,
before T. E. Gilbert, Notary
Public, B. F. White then president
! Of the Bank Of Dillon swears to
creditors claim and says:
"The sum of Forty-two
Thousand five hundred twenty
eight and no-10O Dollars is
justly due to said claimant.
That no payments have been
made thereon which are not
credited and that there are no
offsets to the same to the
knowledge of said affiant."
There very same notes, by copy
are attached to this claim and go
to make up the sum total of S42,-
10000 plus.
Ben White, though he is spoken
of in the answer as an ex-Gover-
nor White, and had been many
years before, for short time,
Governor of Montana, here com
mitted perjury. Ben White, knew
as we'll as Gilbert that those notes
had been paid in full a week OF
two before. We shall show here
after that the Bank of Dillon en-
tered into this conspiracy to alb
sorb this estate for the Bank a
good while before the affidavit
was made by its president to this
false claim.
]. H. Gilbert apparently endors-
es his approval and allowance OF
the claim according to the date
on the back, 275 r. IL, the same
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It takes only a hurried reading
Of the table to find what is the
principal food of the German
masses todayl
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AT first blush this might seem
40 attempt to cover theft. It's
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MADRID.-CLSP).-Petro Mem
nj, secretary of the Italian Social
list party, now in Spainy gives this
hrst-hand account Of what is hap
pening:
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On Congeniality-
Companionship Plus Adjustments
Is Far Better Than Loneliness

and discord are both caused by
much the same things. Each OF
these persons is drawn to the
same things and to the same
places, and SO naturally meet in
the same room in the home, or
the identical spot. II there is the
desire to be alone, resentment is
stirred by the presence of an
other. It is at such times that
tact and kindness are needed. !
am assuming that love is not lack
ing. Without this essential ele-
ment in home life, there will be
discord anywhere and at any time,
it not, indeed, at all times.
Loneliness.
When harmony is desired, and
clashes of temperaments of those
caused by such things as are under
discussion today, exist, it is well
to bring oneself up with a round
turn by thinking of the loneliness
that would be felt if we dio not
have our family about us. During
absences from home, or when one
is left there when others are away,
the realization of what it means
to be alone and also together,
creeps into the mind and it is
warmed by the very thought of
companionship OF dear ones.
@ Bell Syndicate.-WNU Service.
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IN EVERY family, whether little
or large, and however small, or
spacious the dwelling may be,
there are times when conflicts
arise because of unwanted con-
facts. Some special place may
be desired above all others by one,
or possibly two, in conference and
a second or third person coming
in and wanting that particular
room also is a cause of dissension.
There may be. no lack of affection
between the people, but a tenn
porary ruffling of personalities
which is disturbing. When living
quarters are congested, tn c
occasions arise frequently, but
they are not limited to such con-
ditions. There are these con-
vergencies, with their annoying
discords, regardless of space, or
the lack of it. and numbers of
persons, or the fewness of them.
1t would appear to be partly a
similarity OF tastes as well as
the popularity of the spot, what
ever it is, that was an element
of the magnetic force drawing the
people together.
Transient DissensioA.
It is true that instances Are rare
In which such trouble il more
than a passing dissension. But
this is enough to set the persons
in bad humors for a few moments
anyway, unless one or more of
them has enough understanding
of the situation to smooth others,
or has a keen sense Of humor,
which sense is like oil to ma
chinery in keeping things running
without friction.
Congcniality.
It should be remembered that
congeniality is one cause for this
conveyance OF persons. The same
things are liked, the same inn
pulses are present, and enjoyment