Mulhall Enterprise. (Mulhall, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, January 15, 1904 Page: 3 of 8
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!**>♦»• wUllnjf t<» pay full value for th*
sake of owning H homo can do much
better by taking the pood round bonus
he caii get for hi* lea>e and improve-
ment;* and buying the private lauds of
hi* neighbor.
I therefore maintain that I he real
spirit behind thin movement tor sale in
a spirit of (^peculation. I doubt not that
f«»i years some of them have been look-
in;/ forward to the pa •wipe of some new
ineaf.'ire that would aiuwer as a "Free
Homes Bill'' for them. Certain politi
ians and newspapers that 1 could name
have fairly promised 1 hem as much. A
saloon keeper at Norman years ago
lea-ed a school quarter neal that town
because, as he put it. "it will put a kink
of .*4,000 into the hack of the mail who
holds it when statehood is obtained."
The point is this. We are confront
ing today not only a cii-i- in the history
of Oklahoma but a crisin in the affairs
of the lessees, and instead of regarding
it in its true lipitt as a spasmodic ef-
fort on their part to win out on the
otil\ opportunity that max ever come to
them, the politicians conceive this to be
a condition that will permanently en
hue. But such I am confident is not.
the case. With the leaders of both
parties afraid of either horn of this
dilemma and anxious to shift the deci-
»ion to a non partisan vote of the peo-
ple. the time will never be more fa-
vorable. after we have first secured a
fair provision in the statehood bill, for
the people to meet this spasm with the
tirumess of honest non partisan convic-
tion and by constitutional enactment
place out of the reach of legislative jug
•fling this great trust which for the ino
uiHiit has been committed into onr
guardianship for the benefit of the gen-
erations of the infinite years to come;
and future administrations encouraged
by the precedent established by the pres-
ent one will come to know that the only
%afe recipe for the management of this
trust is a handful of nerve mixed with
a hatful of conviction and common sense.
Majorities are tilings which politi-
cians respect more than they do God or
his adversary and a 'good round non*
partisan majority at this crucial point,
indicating the people's will thai this
question be removed from the domain
of partisan politics and placed on n
commercial, business basis where it
properly belongs will be the most cf-
fective notice that can be given to poll-
tit ians present and future that Ihe state
is alive to its interests in this matter,
ihut. the state is an institution bigger
than any organization of lessees, ihat
the state says hands off and will put
her mark for political oblivion on any
individual or party that proposes to
jeopardize these interests of the *tnt».
Nebraska's politicians dare riot lay a
finger on the interests-of her lands and
schools. With 25.000 lessees, with leases
running for 25 years, with provisions for
fair re appraisement every fifth year,
Nebraska has no resulting social or po-
litical problem: and our lessees with
prospect of sale denied them by consti-
tutional provision, and with lease period
similarly extended, would bear a far
less menacing front. With increase of
income the interests of the state in
t'ii* question will steadily grow, and
with the growth of population the per
ventage of lessees will be an ever de
creasing minority, though a minority
that never need have anything to fear
at the hands of the majority. These
are the reasons that give me assurance
that however gieat "the political diffi-
culties that may beset the immediate
future, and I admit their gravity, we
are not justified in asserting that the
possible difficulties that mav l»e met in
i tie more distant future are a sufficient
cause to warrant us in adopting the pol-
icy of sales.
Whether, then, we attain to statehood
this congress or the next, see to. it when
the time conies that the men sent to
the ((institutional Convention are such
;i-» will not be susceptible to lessee "in
flueiice." Demand of every candidate
1 hat lie make his position on this qne.c
t ion a nintter of public record. His
lessee delegates will go to that con-
vention with no uncerl-ain mind as to
xvhat they want and what they propose
to do. So also should those who may
represent the interests for which this
\-soeiatiou stands. That ('on rent ion
will be no place for men of uncertain
mind. The times demand constructive
statesmanship, and men who may he
likely to utilize this convention for pur
poses of boodle or graft may well be
delegated to remain at home. The
spirit of 'W hat is there in it for me?M
is not the spirit to which we can look
with confidence for the wisdom thai
should be brought to the solution of
this problem.
Time is a great corrector of evils and
abuses and if political difficulties do
promise to beset us let us remember
1 he interest that posterity has in the
preservation of this trust an interest
absolutely greater than the interest \ve
have today. Let us' remember that
knowledge i* not going to die with ua
and that problem*, which may prove per
plcxitig now will in ail liklihood prove
matters of easy solution to those who
come after.
In case later years prove that the
leading policy is really a mistake it will
be possible then to sell the land1*, but
there is only one chance t«» save them
nml that i«. at the time of the adop-
tion of our state Constitution.
THE GIRL
HAL F WAY
AT THE
HOUSE
STORY or T
HOl'l.H, At "l'HOK O I- Tilt
H E \> L
: TORY OF Til
CHAPTER XIII—Continued.
The hours grew older. At the head
I of the hall the musicians manifested
I more signs of their inexorable purpose.
A sad protesting squeal came from the
accoidlou. The violins moaned, but
were held firm. The worst might be
precipitated at any moment.
I But again there was a transfer of
the general attention toward the upper
cml of the hall. The door once more
opened, and there appeared a little
group of three persons, on whom there
was fixed a regard so steadfast and
so silent that it might well have been
seen that* they were strangers to all
present. Of the three, one was a tall
and slender man, who carried him-
pelf with that ease which, itself uncon-
scious, causes self-consciousness in
those still some generations back ol'
it. Upon the arm of this gentleman
was a lady, also tall, thin, pale, with
wide, dark eyes, which now opened
with surprise that was more than half
shock. Lastly, with head up and eyes
also wide, like those of a stag which
sees some new thing, there came a
young woman, whose presence was
such as had never yet been seen in the
hotel at Ellisville.
Astonished, as they might have been
by the spectacle before them, greeted
by no welcoming hand, ushered to no
convenient seat, these three faced the
long, half-lit room in the full sense of
what might have been called an awk-
• ward situation. Yet they did not
shuffle or cough, or talk one with an-
other, or smile in anguish, as hajl
others who thus faced the same ordeal.
The three walked slowly, calmly, de-
liberately down into what must have
been one of the-most singular scenes
hitherto witnessed- in their lives. As
they reached the head of the social
rank, where sat Mrs. McDermott, the
wife of the section boss and arbiter
j elegantiarum for all Ellisville, the gen-
tleman bowed and spolco some few-
words, though obviously to a total
stranger—a very stiff and suspicious
| of the room. "I'm pleased to meet ye
! all this evenin'. Perhaps ye all know
Battersleigh. and 1 hope ye'll all meet
I me friend Captain Franklin, at me
| side. We claim the inthroduction of
this roof, me good friends, and we wel-
come everybody to the first dance at
! Ellisville. Ladles, yer very dutiful
servant! It's well ye're look in, Mrs.
i McDermott; ami Nora, gyurl. sure
ye're charmin' the night. Kittie. darl-
in', how do ye do? Do ye remember
Captain Franklin, all of ye? Pipe
up, ye naygurs that's right. Now,
thin, all hands, choose yer partners
fer the gr rand march, sure, with
Jerry's permission. Thank ye, Mrs.
McDermott. and me arm so
The sheepish figures of the musi-
cians now leaned together for a mo-
ment. The violins wailed in sad
search for the accord, the assistant in-
strument less tentative. All at once
the slack shoulders straightened up
firmly, confidently, and then, their feet
beating in unison upon the floor, their
faces set, stern and relentless, the
three musicians fell to the work and
reeled off the opening bars.
A sigh went up from the assembly.
There was a general shuffling of shoes,
a wide rustling of calico. Then, slow-
ly. as though going to his doom. Curly
arose from out the long line of the un-
happy upon his side of the room. He
| crossed the intervening space, his
limbs below the knees curiously af-
fected, jerking his feet into half time
with the tune. He bowed so low be-
fore the littlest waiter girl that his
neck scarf fell forward from his chest
and hung before him like a shield.
"May 1 hev the honor. Miss Kitty?" he
choked out; and as the littlest waiter
girl rose and took his arm with a vast
air of unconcern,. Curly drew a long
breath.
In his seat Sam writhed, but could
! not rise. Nora looked straight in
front. * It was Hank Peterson, who
I led her forth, and who. after the oc-
: casion was over, wished he had not
v
"Ned, me boy, Colonel
CHINFAVNE.
There are lots of people who are
really proud of their weaknesses.
Doing good by ex air pie is- a very
slow way of instituting reforms.
flood naftired women and cranky
men are the ones who succeed in life.
A man ha* to be somebody before
he can secure an appropriate nick-
name.
When one* a person acquire? a
habit of frugality it is as easy as ii ia
to waste.
One of the greatest loads that can
be put on a young man ia a bmall in-
heritance.
The meet severe critic Is the person
who does the least toward boosting
the business.
It i6 possible to get used to a bad
1'taking face, but an unpleasant volcc
is an eve: lasting nuisance.
stranger, who was too startled to
reply. The ladies bowed to the wife
of the section boss and to the others
as they came in turn. Then the three
passed on a few seats apart from and
beyond the other occupants of that
side of the house.
There was now much tension, and
the unhappiness and suspense could
have endured but little longer. Again
the accordion protested and the fiddle
wept. The cornet uttered a faint note
of woe. Yet once mrtre there was a
t pause In this time of joy.
Again the door was pushed open, not
timidly, but. flung boldly back. There
stood two figures at the head of the
hall and in the place of greatest light.
Of these, one was tall and very thin,
but upright as a shaft of pine. He
was clad in dark garments; thus much
might be said. His waistcoat sat high
unci close. At wrist and neck there
showed a touch of white, and a bit of
white appeared protruding at the
bosom of his coat. His tread was
supple and easy as that of a boy of
twenty. "Ned. me boy," he whispered
to his companion as they entered. "I'm
feelin' fine the night; and as for yer-
! self, ye're fit. for the court o' St. Jameft
at n diplomats' ball."
Franklin, indeed, deserved somewhat
of the compliment. Dressed in the full
uniform of a captain, he looked the
picture of the young army officer of
the United States. Simply, easily,
much as had the little group that im-
mediately preceded himself and friend,
j Franklin passed on up into the hall,
between the batteries which lined the
' walls.
Any emergency brings forward its
own remedy. Tiie iimes produce the
man, each war bringing forth its own
generals, its heroes, its solvers of great
problems. None had chosen Batter-
sleigh to the leadership. There had
-een no election for master of cere-
monies, nor hail Battevsleigh yet had
time to fully realize how desperate was
this strait in which these folk had
tallen. It. appeared to him merely that,
himself having arrived.** there was
uaught else to cause delay. At the
i center of the room he stopped, near
by the head of the stern column of
'Aomanhood which held the position on
Ihe right as one entered the hall. Here
Battersleigh paused, making a deep
anil sweeping bow. and uttered the
first open speech which had been
heard that evening.
"Ladles and gintlemen," he said in
:oi.us easily distinguishable at all parts
done so, for his wife sat till the last
upon the ro^v. Seeing this awful thing
happen, seeing the hand of Nora laid
upon another's arm. Sam sat. up as one
deeply smitten with a hurt. Then,
silently, unobserved in the confusion,
ne stole away from the fateful scene
to his stable,
j and betook himsi
where he fell violently to currying one
of the horses.
"Oh, kick!" he exclaimed, getting
speech in these surroundings. "Kick!
I deserve It. Of all the low-down,
| (j n cowards that ever was borned I
sure am the worst! But the gall of
j that feller Peterson! An' him a mar-
| lied man!"
When Sam left the ballroom there
I remained no person who was able to
claim acquaintance with the little group
who now sat under the shadow of the
swinging lamp at the lower end of fhe
hall, and farthest from the door. The
"grand march" was over, and Batter- i
sleigh was again walking along the
line- in company with his friend '
Frank'in. before either could have I
been raid to have noticed fully these |
strangers, whom no one seemed to
know, and who sat quite apart and un-
j engaged. Battersleigh. master of cer-
« monies by natural right, and com
| fortable gentleman at heart, spied out
| hose throe, and needed but a glance
' to satisfy himself of their identity.
"Sir, .said Battersleigh, approach-
| ing and bowing as he addressed the
i stranger, "I shall make bold to intro-
| dee niesc'f— Battersleigh of Ellisville,
j sir. at your service. If I am not mis-
taken. you will be from below, toward
I ti e next town. I bid ye a very good
j welcome, and we shall all hope to see
j ye often, sir. We're none too many
j here yet, and a gintleman and his
family are always welcome among gin-
tlemen. Allow me, sir. to presint me
friend Captain Franklin. Captain Ned
Franklin of the —th, Illinois in the
late unplisantness—Ned. me boy. Colo-
nel—ye'll pardon me not knowin' the
name?"
"My name is Buford, sir," said the
other as he rose. "I am very glad to
see you gentlemen. Colonel Batter-
sleigh. Captain Franklin. 1 was so un-
lucky as to be of the Kentucky troops,
sir, in the same unpleasantness. I
want to introduce my wife, gentlemen,
and my niece. Miss Beauchamp."
Franklin really lost a part of what
the speaker was saying. He was gaz-
ing at this form half hidden in the
shadow a figure with hands drooping,
with lace upturned and just caught
barely i»v one vagrant rav of lleftt
which left the massed shades piled
strongly about the heavy hair. There
came upon him at that moment, as
with a flood-tide of memory, all the
vague longing, the restlessness, the
incertitude of life which had harried
him before he had come to this far
land, wh(i|( swift activ ity had helped
him to forget. Yet even lu re he had
been unsettled, unhappy. He had
missed, lie had lacked he knew not
what.
The young woman rose, and stood
out a pace or two from the shadows.
She turned her face toward Franklin.
He felt her ga/.e take In the uniform
of blue, felt the stroke of mental dis
like for the uniform a dislike which
he knew existed, but which lie could
not fathom. With a strange, half
shivering gesture the girl advanced
half a step ami laid her head almost
upon the shoulder of the elder woman,
standing thus for one moment, the
arms of the two unconsciously en-
twined. as is sometimes the way with
women. Franklin approached rude-
ness as he looked at this attitude of
the two, still puzzling, still seeking to
solve this troubling problem of the
past.
There came a shift in the music. The
air swept from the merry tune hitiithe
minor from which the negro is never
musically free. Then in a flash Frank-
lin saw it. all. He saw the picture.
His heart stopped!
This music, it was the wail of
trumpets! These steps, ordered,
measured, were those of marching
men. These sounds, high, comming-
ling. they were the voices of a day
gone swiftly by. These two, this
one—this picture—It was not here, but
upon the field of wheat and flowers
that he saw it now again—that picture
of grief so infinitely sad.
Franklin saw, and as he gazed,
eager hall' advancing, indecision ami
irresolution dropped from him forever.
Resolved from out the shadows, where-
in it had never in his most intimate
self-searching taken any actual form,
ho saw the image of that unformulated
dream which had haunted his sub-
consciousness so long, and which was
l ow to haunt him openly and forever.
* * * * * «
The morning after the first official
ball in Ellisville dawned upon another
world.
Ellisville, after the first ball, was by
all the rules of the Plains admittedly
a town. A sun had set. and a sun had |
arisen. It. was another day.
To Edward Franklin the tawdry ho-
tel parlor on the morning after the
ball was no mere four-square hahita
tion, but a chamber of the sta^s. Be-
fore him, radiant, was that which he
had vaguely sought. This other hall
of himself, with feet running far tc
find the missing friend, had sought him
out through all the years, through all
the miles, through all the spheres!
This was fate, and at this thought his
heart glowed, his eyes shone, his very
stature seemed to increase. He wist
not of Nature and her ways of attrac-
tion. He only knew that here was
that Other whose hand, pathetically
sought, he had hitherto missed in the
darkness of the foregone days. Now,
thought lie. it was all happily con-
cluded. here In this brilliant chamber
of delight, this irradiant abode, thin
noble hall bedecked with gems and
silks and stars and all the warp and
woof of his many, many days ol
dreams!
Mr. and Mrs. Buford had for the
time excused themselves by reason of
Mrs. Buford's weariness, and after the
easy ways of that time and place the.
young people found themselves alone.
Thus it was that Mary Ellen, with a
temporary feeling of helplessness,
found herself face to face with the very
man whom she at that time cared leas|
to see.
(To be continued.)
Tricks of the Types.
A friend met Whitelaw Held, the
veteran editor of the New York Trib-
une, the other day and said to him:
"I see you are on the advisory board
of Mr. Pulitzer's new college of jour-
nalism at Columbia university. Do
you expect to put an end to the typo-
graphical error?"
"The most we can hope to do," re-
plied Mr. Held, "is to mitigate its hor- |
hors. You can't abolish the typo-
graphical error any more than you
can original sin. I remember when 1
the prince of Wales visited this coun-
try of writing an editorial on the
subject. I was young and ambitious,
and thought I said some clever things.
It began: The prince of Wales is
making captivating speeches.' The
next morning I picked up the paper
to enjoy reading it in print. I turned
to the editorial page, and this met my
gaze: The price of Nails is making
carpenters swear.' " — Philadelphia
Post.
Couldn't Forget His Pet Theme.
Down in Virginia, says Thomas Nel-
son Page, there was an old darky
preacher who had preached about in-
fant baptism morning and night until
his congregation couldn't sfand it any
longer. They told him to preach
something else or they'd have to find
some one who would. He promised,
and the next Sunday announced his
text, "Adam, where art thou?"
"D!s, bredern, can be divided into
fouh heads." began the dominie.
"First, every man is somewhar. Sec- I
ondly, most men am where they ain't
got no bus'ness to be. Thirdly, you'd
better look out or you'll be gittin'
there you'self. Fo'thly, infant bap- 1
tism. Now. bredern, I guess we |
might's well pans by the fust three ,
heads and come immed't'ly to the
fo'th, infant baptism."
STEAMER SINKS'™1',MllM
tstablishi'd J.immrv I, IS93.
FIFTY ONE PERSON GO DOWN TO
A WATERY GRAVE
fHREE LIFE BOATS ARE CAPSIZED
Steamer Clallam Went Down Between
Smith Island and Dungeness—Every
Woman and Child on Board Perish—
A Passenger s Story
SEATTLE. WASH : The steamer
Clallam, of the Seattle Victoria fleet,
went down midway between Smith i
land and Dungeness in the straits of
Juan de Fuea. Fifty-one persons were
drowned.
Every woman and child aboard tie
Clallam was a sacrifice to the fierce
storm that raged Within three miles
of shore and at a time when it ap
peared certain the Clallam had been
saved, a desperate effort was made to
save the women and children in the
Hfelioats. They were placed in the
first boat to leave the ship, which Cap
tain Lawrence, a Yukon pilot, volun
teered to command and which was
manned by deck bauds.
The craft went down within sight
of the Clallam and a second lifeboat
filled with male passengers and in
command of Second Officer Currin was
probably lost a few minutes later.
Aboard the Clallam, watchers saw
waves sweep passengers from their
hold on the seats anil hurl them into
the waters. Though the lifeboat was
righted later, still afloat, a diligent
search, extending for twenty four
hours, failed to find trace of her.
More passengers and members of
the crew were lost when a third lift-
boat. was swamped in an attempt to
launch it.
Three passengers were picked up by
the steamer Hahata who had fastened
life preservers about their bodies.
They had died from exposure and their
bodies were brought to Seattle.
The Clallam was a stanch, new pas
senger boat on the Seattle-Victoria
run. She left Port Townsend for Vic
toria. facing a terrific southwest gale.
Within sight of her destination a huge
wave overwhelmed the little steamer,
smashing in her dead lights, flooding
her hold with water, extinguishing
tlie fires beneath her boilers and plac-
ing her at the mercy of a howling gale.
The survivors of the steamer were
those who stuck to the rigging and
were picked up by the steamer Dlrigo
and brought here.
W. H. Grimes, of Redmond. Wash .
alxmrd the Clallam, bound for Victoria,
gives a concise statement:
"The weather was pretty rough."
said be, "but wc had no suspicion of
danger until someone forward said
something about life preservers. I
went forward to investigate and then
learned that a port had been stove in
and that the Clallam was taking water
rapidly. The boats were promptly
manned and launched and the women
and children and such passengers as
desired to leave were placed in them,
competent crews being in charge. They
made off from the steamer safely, but
one after another capsized and we
were helpless to render them any as-
sistance. They simply drowned be-
fore our eyes.
"In the meantime, crew and passen-
gers were busy bailing and trying to
stop the leak, but without any suc-
cess. The bailing was kept up. how-
ever, and soon we were overjoyed to
learn that a big tug had hold of us.
The towboat started and made pretty
good progress until it became appar-
ent that she was careening under us
Then all hands went on deck and as
the ill-fated packet listed we gradual-
ly crawled upon her exposed side, from
where the brave fellows from the Hol-
yoke rescued most of lis."
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For certain kinds of insanity there
Is only one cure.
Another hero of .Manila bay mar-
ried. Still following the example of
the old man!
A sailor in tlie United States navy
lias just inherited $260,000. Will this
encourage enlistment ?
Dr. Park hurst says that New Year's
resolutions are insincere. The Doc
is nothing if not original.
Let us hope that when Spain be-
omes a republic it will not be of the
Spanish-American variety.
Hope you didn't forget the poor lit-
tle youngsters whose stockings were
too dilapidated to hang up
King Edward must have been seri-
ously provoked at Admiral Fisher.
He hardly ever uses a big, big 1).
On« of the most depressing sights
in the world just now Is the coal pile
that was expected to last all winter.
A New York woman had a Christ-
man tree for the dog friends of her
dog. Editorial subject for Col. Wat*
tersou. f
1 The fact that Mrs. Hetty Green Is
living in a $1!>-a month fiat need
arouse no fear that hard times are
coming.
Canada is going to build an armed
cruiser for the lakes. Word that Al-
gernon Sartorls is at large must have
reached it.
If the same New York reporters
w ho wrote up the "shape show" would
report Parsifal it would be more en-
joyable reading.
Comptroller of Currency Appoints Re
ceiver for Institution
WASHINGTON: The comptroller of
currency received word a few days ago
that the Alva National Bank had failed
to open for business. National Bank
Examiner Sturtevant was appointed
receiver.
The following is a statement of flic-
liabilities and assets of the bank as
shown bv a report to the comptroller
at the close of business Nov 17:
Resources—Loans and discounts
$118.7ti7. l'nited States bonds $0,820.
stocks, securities, claims, etc., $2,011,
furniture and fixtures $1,7:18. due from
banks and hankers $8.94fl, cash and
cash items $16.GC9. Total $1 Go.882.
Liabilities—Capital stock $25,000,
undivided profits $.".44.~>, circulation
$0,250. due to banks and bankers $17.
800, deposits $89,320, bills payable
$12,000;0 total $155,882.
An eastern traction magnate has
failed at Worcester, Mass. He tried
to overcome the water In the stocks
and was engulfed.
A magazine writer says that the
characteristic of St. I^ouis which first
strikes a visitor Is "its repose." Wheel
And likewise, wow!
A Chicago girl has just become the
wife of an Englishman who has no
title save fhat of captain. What's the
matter with Kentucky?
.1 iin Jeffries may point with pride to
his record; but .lack Barleycorn has
knocked out. more champions thai
Jim Jeffries ever heard of.
Senator Hoar says that the Con-
gressional Record is printed in such
small type that it is hard to read. We
knew .that it was hard to read.
There is some doubt as to whether
the marriage of a prominent Boer to
an English lady ought to be regarded
as a cessation or resumption of hos-
tilities.
A baseball association has been or-
ganized at Vinita and one thousand
dollars has been subscribed as a guar-
anty fund.
ROBBERTS' SUCCESSOR
Commercial Museums.
The Russian government will es-
tablish permanent commercial muse-
ums iu Paris.
Percy C. Simons of Pond Creek Named
as Attorney General
GUTHRIE: Percy C. Simmons of
Pond Creek, Grant county, has been
named attorney general by Governor
Ferguson to till the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Judge J. C. Rob-
berts of Enid. Simons' appointment
is not considered political. He was
strongly indorsed. The seven members
of fhe Oklahoma supreme court signed
the petition for this appointment.
Simon? takes the office February 1.
Stronger countries than Japan
might well hesitate before attempting
to break the Russians of their invaria-
ble habit of staying where they havt
once squatted.
A young woman's club at Lincoln.
Neb., visited the penitentiary and
sang "Hiawatha"' to the prisoners.
And yet there is a popular impression
that woman is humane.
One of George Gould's boys got a
$500 toy train for a Christmas pres-
ent. If there is anything in the theory
of heredity he will not be satisfied
until he has wrecked it.
The United States senate, accord-
ing to the expense account, used 30.-
000 quinine pills last year. Probably
the senators furnished the other in-
gredient in the prescription then*
selves.
It Is stated that 105,435 Christina*
presents were registered at the New
York postofflce In three days for ship-
ment abroad. This looks very much
as If the old folks at home are not
forgotten.
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