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Write for Catalogue H ig h e s t in S t r e n g th B u t N o t in P r i c e You Use Less I V _ v It Lasts Longer B . T . B A B B IT T By HEREWARD M'LEAN Noah Dibley aro se from th e ta b le am i leaned forw ard, his b an d s o u tsp read on the m l cloth a n d w ith honest ludig nation blazing in his blue eyes. ’’M arti«." he sa id to Ills w ife, “do you moan t<> t i l me th a t y o u r C ousin Ben Us com ing to m o rro w ?” "Vos. Noah.” replied M artle, her lips ■tiling into a n o b stin a te line. “ I >jrot post-am i from her th is m orning any- g th at us sh e w as v isitin g in T itu s * sin* th o u g h t sh e would ru n over a few d ay s.” low m any tim es h a s sh e done th a t i ¡he p ast y e a r? ” dem anded Noah •; I- ely. "1 can tell you, M artle, sh e 's run over to L ittle R iver forty -tw o lim es to sta y n few days, an d th e hull tiling figures to fo u r m onths. You know , I c a n ’t ab id e B eulah F itch. She’s got a tongue th a t ’s hung In th e m iddle an d w ag s a t both ends a n d ” — "H ow dy do. cousins!” called a shrill voice from th e porch, an d B eulah F itch opened th e sc ree n door a n d popped in to th e k itch en ns cheerily ns though she had not been o u tsid e listen in g to th e h eated c o n tro v ersy over h e r fo rth c o m ing visit. “ W hy. B eu lah !” exclaim ed M artle. w ith a p lead in g look a t h e r husband over B e u la h ’s b ro ad shoulder. “ I d id n ’t ex p ect you so soon. I only g o t your card th is m o rn in g .” “ I had a ch an ce to rid e o v er w ith th e oil m an. H e’s d riv in g an au ty m o bile ta n k now , an d I d eclare if I d id n ’t feel Ju s t ns se t up ns any o f th em to u r ing c a rs t h a t passed us! M ost o f th e difference Is in th e sm ell o f th e oil an d gasoline, b u t I do n ’t inind th em th in g s w hen I ’m o u t fo r a good tim e—t h a t ’s w h a t I told Jo e w hen he trie d to d is co u rag e m e from com ing w ith h im .” From o v erh ead cam e th e sound of heavy tra m p in g to and fro. “ M artle, w h a t’s Noah up to ? ” B eulah asked in q u isitiv ely . “I ’ll go a n d see. B eulah,” sa id M ar tie anxiously. “J u s t lay a sid e your th in g s an d help y o u rself to a cu p of tea. I’ll he rig h t dow n ag a in .” M artle h u rrie d u p sta irs to N oah’s room , w h ere lie w as p ack in g a v alise w ith his clothing. “Noah, w h a t a r e you going to d o ?” asked M a rtle in a frig h te n e d tone. “Oh. n o th in g m uch,” said Noali a iri ly. “J u s t g oing up to G rayson to v is it m y b ro th er. C aleb will do w h a te v e r chores you n eed a b o u t th e place.” “B u t, N oah—you d id n ’t sp e ak o f it— i t ’s su d d e n ,” w ailed M artle in a re pressed to n e th a t B eulah m ig h t not hear. “ I told you som e tim e ago th a t If she cam e ngain it w ould be th e la s t s tra w th a t b reak s m y p a tie n c e ,” sa id Noah, lieek. "M en a r e cruel r ro o te r s —th e Its f ro n t s h u tte r s tig h tly closed, an d b est o f ’em are. T h a t’s th e reaso n I ’ve B eu lah o p en ed th e fro n t door a n d w eu t sta y ed single. I ’ve said th a t nev er th ro u g h th e house to th e k itch eu . On would 1 w a n t to lose my m aid en Illu th e th re sh o ld sh e stopped a g h a s t. sions concerning love.” A h o t coal fire w as b u rn in g in th e •to v e an d on it a pot of coffee ste am ed A t G ray so n Noah found h is b ro th e r fra g ra n tly . Kggs a n d bacon w ere f r y Ja so n busily enguged In g a th e rin g ing iu Hie p an am i Noah D ibley w as in p u m p k in s from th e Held. Ja so n woe th e a c t of rem oving a p an of corn- looking decidedly o ut of te m p e r w h en b re a d fro m th e oven. J a so n D ibley he spied N oah com ing. w a s s e ttiu g th e tab le w ith clum sy a t ' “ Hello, b ro th e r.” said J a so n g lad ly ; te m p ts a t n eatn ess. T h e tw o m en looked u p an d sp ied “ I'm glad to see you, b u t I’m a fra id . you’ve com e to a poor place. N in a’s th e m istre ss of th e house. T h e p a n o f hot b iscu its fell to th e gone o v er to L ittle R iver; seem s B eu lah F itch s e n t w ord sh e w a s g o in g to floor a n d J a s o n 's b au d se n t k n iv es a u d sta y a t y o u r house fo r a fe w d a y s a n d fo rk s c la tte rin g u n d er th e tab le. In w a n te d N ina to com e o v er a n d spend u n in s ta n t th e tw o m en h ad reco v ered th e day. S h e’s gone, an d I k now w h en th em se lv e s an d w ere sh illin g a w el sh e com es back th a t sh e ’ll tell me th a t com e to B eulah F itch. “ W elcom e hom e, B eu lah ,” cried J a B eulah ’ll he com ing here fo r a n o th e r son h e artily . “ I d e c la re if you h a v e n ’t one of h er c o n tra p te d visits. “G osh h an g It. Noah! T h a t w o m an com e In th e nick of tim e! I ’ll se t a n sp en d s th re e m ouths o u t of th e y e a r o th e r p la te fo r you.” H e m oved to- a t my house. W hy do n ’t sh e e v er w a rd tlie p a n try . B eu lah F itc h g asp ed once or tw ice sta y a t hom e?” “ You’ve g o t m e,” said Noah sadly. an d th en fo u n d speech. “ W h a t does th is m ean? W h a t a re “ I ligure th a t sh e sp en d s fo u r m o n th s o ut of ev ery y e a r a t m y ho u se, a n d 1 you d oing h ere iu my h o u se?” sh e de- know sh e v isits a lot a t J im D u n n el’s a n d th e P eterh y s. W h a t I w a n t to know is w hy she should a lw a y s b e s it tin g a ro u n d o u r houses in s te a d o f liv ing in th a t co m fo rta b le ho u se o f h e rs? ” Ja so n h a d been th in k in g w h ile his b ro th e r tulked. A slow sm ile broke over his bronzed face. “ H elp m e get th e r e s t o f th ese pum pkins Into th e c e lla r a n d I ’ll tell you a cure. I n e v e r th o u g h t o f It be fore,” he said e n th u sia stic a lly . T h e b ro th e rs w o rk ed fo r sev eral hours, and Ju st a t d u sk th e la s t load of golden pum p k in s w e n t th ro u g h th e y ard an d h alted a t th e c e lla r door. “ You p u t them in sid e w h ile I g et su p p e r,“ said Jaso n . I t w a s w hile th e y w ere s ittin g o v er a m eal o f b aked b ea n s a n d b ak ed a p ples an d m ilk t h a t Ja so n D ibley u n folded his plan. T h e re su lt of th e co n fe re n c e w as th a t w hen N ina D ibley a rriv e d hom e th a t n ig h t on th e e v e n in g tr a in sh e found a note pinned to th e clock iu th e kitchen. D ea r W ife—I to ld y o u la s t su m m e r tn at If B eu la h F itch ev e r s e ttle d d o w n h ere fo r a n o th er on e o f h er v is it s I ’d g o a w a y . If It’s her hom e, w h y . It a in ’t m in e! You told m e th is m o rn in g t h a t s h e w a s co m in g in a d a y or tw o , an d t h is a ftern o o n J o e M arks, th e oil m an. sa id B e u la h told him th a t sh e w a s co m in g to s t a y till C h r ist m as. I k now sh o ’ll co m e If s h e s a y s so. I t’s the la s t stra w , N in a . I ’m g o in g a w a y for a spell, a n d I ’ll w r ite yo u . You ca n g e t B en n y B ro w n to h elp you w ith th e ch ores. Your a ffe c tio n a te h u sb a n d , J A S O N D IB L E Y . And Nina, w ho w a s sm a ll a n d black eyed and h ad a m ind o f h e r o w n som e tim es, s a t dow n a n d w ro te a le tte r to B eulah Fitch. • * * • * * * B eulah F itc h ’s c o m fo rta b le old f a s h ioned house w as s e t on a h illsid e In a grove o f c h e s tn u t tre e s. On th is p a r tic u la r N ovem ber d a y , a w eek a f te r N oah’s d e p a rtu re from hom e, Miss F ltcli cam e p a n tin g up th e road from th e c o rn er w here th e s ta g e had left her. Ilig h m ea d o w w as a b o u t ten m iles from L ittle R iver a n d a n equal d ista n c e from G rayson, th e hom e of Ja so n D ibley, an d it w a s a v ery pleas a n t place in w hich to live. B eulah h ad lived h ere all h e r life—w h en she w a s n ’t v isitin g am ong h e r relativ es. S he w a s ra re ly a t hom e to offer hos p ita lity In re tu rn , so th e big house on th e hill w as closed m ost of th e tim e, e x c e p t w h e n B eulah re n te d it fo r th e su m m e r season to city people. N ow sh e ap p ro ach ed it w ith a d is satisfied face. T h e w ind w as blow ing b leak ly th ro u g h th e leafless tre e s, and th e ru d d y s u n s e t prophesied colder w eath er. She th o u g h t of th e well fill ed coal blus an d th e g re a t pile of fire wood. H o w th e sto v es w ould e a t up th e coal an d wood! B eulah F itc h looked g en ero u s and h ospitable. She w as b u ilt on a larg e plan, p h y sically , b u t really sh e w as av aricio u s to a degree, an d a s th e y e a rs w ore on th e fa u lt a te d eep er Into h e r c h a ra c te r, w h ile h e r h an k ac c o u n t increased. “I ’ll h a v e to m ake a fire,” g ro an ed B eulah, for sh e loved co m fo rt like a cat, an d sh e knew th a t sh e m u st h av e a fire in th e s ittin g room b ase b u rn er. “ And I’ll h a v e to g et som e m ilk and eggs from P e te rso n in th e m orning. I’m glad I stopped a t th e sto re and o rd ered supplies. I ’m m ost sta rv e d .” As B eu lah p au sed to rest before ascen d in g th e p ath th a t led aro u n d to th e h ack of th e house, a little boy tip to ed o u t from th e boxw ood b o rd ers of th e f ro n t y ard an d ad d ressed her in a sta g e w hisper. “ Hello. M iss F itch ! Say, do you “ NOAII, WHAT A HR YOU OOINO TO D o t" know th e re ’s b u rg la rs in y o u r house?” ASKED MARTIE “ B u rg la rs? M ercy m e! W h en —now ?” w ith o u t tu rn in g h is head. “ H e re sh s e ja c u la te d B eulah, th in k in g of th e sli com es, reg ard le ss o f m y w ishes. If ver spoons in th e p arlo r cup b o ard and you p refe r B eulah to me—all r i g h t ” th e th o u sa n d and one tre a su re s sh e "N oah, you know poor B e u la h “ — be had a lw a y s th o u g h t s a fe from m a gan M artle eag erly , h u t Noah w aved ra u d e rs w hen sh e tu rn e d th e key In aside her ex p lan atio n . her fro n t door. “ H u rry up. Billy "P o o r B eu lah ,” he lau g h ed derisively. S m ith, an d tell m e a b o u t It!” "M artle, s h e ’s w o rth five tim e s as Billy S m ith w h im p ered an d backed m uch a s w e are. W hy? B ecause she Into tlie bushes. g e ts m ost o f h e r living o ut of h e r rein “ You n eed n ’t g e t m ad o v er It!” he tlons. V isiting, v isitin g n round! S he’s said Im pudently. “ I seen ’em h ere a g ot a good hom e; w hy d o n ’t sh e stay few d a y s ago—th e y ’re k eep in g house iu It? S he’s d ru v m e o u t of m ine! I t ’s In there. C an ’t you sm ell th e ham th e last s tr a w ! ” cooking?” “ V ery w ell, N oah,” said M nrtle cold B eulah lifted h e r nose a n d u n d o u b t ly, and w ith o u t a n o th e r w ord sh e edly sm elled th e odor o f broiled h a m — tu rn e d a n d w en t d o w n sta irs. an d coffee. I l e r ham an d h e r coffee! H a lf an hour In ter Noah D ibley “ Does y o u r f a th e r kn o w ?” sh e d e pau sed in th e s ittin g room doorw ay. m anded of th e lad. “ Ooodby. M artle.” lie said p le a s a n t H e nodded his head. “ I h eard him ly. “ I ’m goInT now. I'll sen d yon a p o stc ard .” H e bent an d pecked a kiss ta lk in g to ’em . h u t he w o u ld n ’t tell me w h a t It w as ab o u t. I e x p e c t th e y ’re a t h e r h a ir and th en nodded a fa re d an g ero u s v illain s.” he ended w ith w ell to B eulah Fitch. som e sa tisfactio n , fo r he d e a rly loved •'Ooodby, B eulah. I hope you en Joy y o u r v isit.” he said d ry ly an d then his nickel novels. B eulah w as no co w ard. S he m arch h u rried o ut to c a tc h th e sta g e w hich ed up to th e fro n t door. Billy Sm ith w as p assin g on its daily trip to th e rail w atched her w ith re lu c ta n t ad m ira tio n road sta tio n . in his little eyes. “ P o o r c h ild ! " e ln c u ln t e d B e u la h n s sh e flung a fa t arm aro u n d M artle’s '*WBLCOM12 HOME, HEUl.AH !" CRIED JAS >S HEARTILY. m a n d e d w ra tb fu lly . "D id you c u t tli.it ■ldo o f b acon, N oah D ibley?" “Ob. y e s ’m ," said Noali ch eerfu lly . “ I 'v e c u t in to th e b am —a r a re sw e e t h am i t w a s too!" “ A nd th o se stra w b e rry p r e s e n e s . B eu lah !" J a so n w ickedly licked bis lips a s h e p laced a p la te fo r Ifculah F itch . “ A nd th e fru it cak e!” “ W h a t d o es th is m enu?" dem an d ed B eu lah hotly. “ A re you both crazy ?" " I t c e rta in ly looks like it.” sa id No ill w ith la u g h te r in his blu e eyes, " h u t th e tr u th Is. C ousin B eulah, w e got m ig h ty tire d oi e n te rta in in g com pany w ith o u t b ein g e n te rta in e d in re tu rn . 'T u lu ’t th a t w e're n o t h o sp itab le, be ca u se you k now w e a re . h u t th e re 's su ch a th in g ns w e a rin g o u t h o sp ita l ity —an d n o n e of m y fo lk s h av e e v er been o v er h ere ex cep t fo r a d a y —a n d I g o t all w ro u g h t u p o v e r it, B eulah, a n d I told M a rtle n e x t tim e you cam e I’d go aw ay . I did. I w e n t to Ja so n 's , a n d he w a s su fferin g th e sa m e w a y I w a s—from too m an y v isits. 'T w a n 't fa ir th ey should be all on one sid e w hen o u r w iv es h a v e to w o rk so h a rd —if yo u 'd v isit so m e tim es w h en th e re w ere te n fa rm h an d s to cook fo r it w ould help a lot. b u t you d o n 't—and so Ja so n a n d I Ju st cam e o v er h ere to p ay you a v isit, th o u g h you w a’n ’t to hom e. W e said w e'd s ta y till you w ere read y to v a c a te o u r houses. W ell. B eu lah. w h a t sh all w e do a b o u t It?” B eulah F itch g rew v ery red in th e face a n d scolded vigo ro u sly fo r te n m inutes. Ja so n , w ho kep t ca re fu l count, d eclared t h a t sh e n e v e r p au sed once fo r b re a th ; th e n sh e b eg an to cry. an d in th e end sh e lau g h ed , an d th e a lte rn a te sto rm a n d ra in a n d su n sh in e seem ed to b reak up so m e u n hap p y o b stru c tio n In h e r n a tu ra lly sw e e t d isposition, a n d a f te r th a t m o m en t o f sh am e an d h u m iliatio n B eu lah F itch had ch an g ed en tirely . T h e th re e a te s u p p e r to g eth er, th e m en v ery m uch su b d u e d a f te r B e u la h 's o u tb re a k , fo r w h ich th e y fe lt e n tirely responsible, even w h ile th ey knew th ey w ere in th e rig h t. B enlah con fessed. lau g h in g th ro u g h h er te a rs, th a t M a rtle had q u a rre le d w ith h er and se n t h e r a w a y an d tlin t w hen sh e arriv e d a t Nina D lb ley 's Ja s o n 's w ife had scolded h er an d accu sed h e r o f b re a k in g up h er hom e. So B eu lah had com e hom e because, n s sh e n aiv ely e x plained. th e re w as no o th e r place to go. D ate th a t ev en in g Noah nnd Ja so n b ad e farew ell to B eu lah F itch . T h e ca rria g e from th e liv ery sta b le w aited for th em a t th e g a te , nnd still th ey lingered. "O oodby, B eulah.” sa id N oah re g re t fully. “ I ’m te rrib ly so rry It h ap p en ed —n nd com e uid see u s w h e n e v e r you like." A nd he d a s h e d dow n th e w alk to w ard th e carriag e. 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U nless th ey a re fa irly co n v erse! t o p C O g U I U l i B , O R B O O fl. w ith c u r re n t tr a n s a tla n tic fiction, am i, ab o v e all, w ith th e n ew sp u p ers of t-s T r a i m a c t s a G e n e r a l B a n k i n g B u w in e u r day, E n g lish m en do n o t realize th a t a uew lan g u ag e seem s in p ro cess o f fo r m atio n iu th e U nited S ta te s. A D an i t s r t sf D lisetsrs. C s rrs s s s s ts s ts ish sa v a n t, th e p ro fe sso r of lan g u ag i s R . 0 . Dement, A. J . .Sherwood, Nstlon»l Bent o Commerce, New York 1 a t th e C open h ag en u n iv e rsity , h as p re L. Harlocker, L. H . Hazard, j Crocker Woolworth N’lBank, San Franc! d icted th a t iu a few c e n tu rie s “th ey Isaiah Hacker. K. K. Shine. First N at’l Bank of Portland. Portland will be sp e a k in g A m erican o v er in E n g lan d in ste a d o f E n g lish .” H e Is ulso o f th e opinion th a t " th e so called sla n g o f th e p re se n t A m erican to n g u e R . S. K n o w l t o n , P re s id e n t G e o . A . R o b in s o n , V ic e -P re s. Is fa r m ore poetical, p ic tu re sq u e and R . H . M a s t , C a sh ie r. serviceable th a n th e E n g lish of S h ak es p eare’s tim e." M aking allo w an ce fo r a c e rta in ex- u g g eratlo n . th is ex p ressio n of opinion U n o tab le a s sh o w in g th a t a n e x p e rt believ es a new A m erican “ lan g u ag e ’ to he in co u rse of d ev elo p m en t. A m eri COQUILLE, OREGON can sla n g Is c e rta in ly m ore forceful an d ex p ressiv e th a n th e a rg o t of tho B ritish Isles, an d . a lth o u g h m uch of It Opmed for Busmes March, 1 8 9 0 Is q u ite u n n ecessa ry , i t co n sists in larg o p a r t o f th e em p lo y m en t o f very CORRESPONDENTS ; u p to d a te m etap h o r, r a th e r th a n th e L add & T ilto n B ank, P o rtla n d F i r s t N a tio n a l B a n k , S an F ra n c isc o use o f “c a n t p h ra se s ," a s th e y w ere term ed in th e e ig h te e n th c e n tu ry . N a tio n a l P a r k , N ew Y o rk F i r s t T r u s t & S av in g s, Coos B ay In fa c t, th e u se o f m etu p h o r Is so p ro n o u n ced th a t a u E n g lish m an , o th erw ise Ig n o ra n t o f "good U n ited S ta te s lingo” m ig h t u n d e rsta n d m uch of It it N S t k i S k S H J -tS-tiS-CS-A? (C h e w ere c o n v ersa n t w ith th e tech n ical OLD RELIABLE—EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS te rm s em ployed In en g in eerin g o r ra il w ay o p eratio n s. I t Is creep in g into E n g lish r a th e r rap id ly , a f a c t h eartily to b e d ep lo red .—Loudon Globe. FIRST NATIONAL BA N K Farmers Merchants Bank and STEAMER BREAKWATER ALWAYS ON TIME SWEET POTATOES IN JAPAN. One of tho T h ree T h in g s There N atlvo W om en Really Love. T h e s w e e t p o tato seem s to h a w e m ig ra te d fro m C h in a via th e L o o Choo Islan d s to J a p a n . N early tw o c e n tu rie s ago Aokl K onyo reco m m en d ed to th o sh o g u n th o c u ltiv a tio n o f th o sw e e t p o ta to nil o v er th e em pire. In g ra te fu l m em ory o f th e b e n e fa c to r th e re no w s ta n d s o v er Aoki’s g ra v e t . m o n u m en t w ith th is u n iq u e luscrlp- tlon, “ T h e p o ta to p ro fesso r.” O ne o f th e d istin g u ish in g f e a t u r e ' o f T ok y o is th e sw e e t p o tato b ak eries w h ere, d u rin g th e co ld er m onths, h o 1; p o ta to e s p ro v e a g o d send to m any. A round th e s e p o ta to sh ops th e poorer ch ild ren cro w d w ith th e ir coppers, an x io u s fo r th e m orsel w h ich Is to th em w h a t m ilk ch o co late Is to ch i d ren o f th e w est. Itu m o r h a s i t th a t th e re a r e b u t th r e e th in g s th e J a p a nose w o m an really loves—p um pkin, th e a te r g oing nnd sw eet p otato. A t p re se n t th e re a r e m ore th a n 1,00 > p o tato o v en s in T okyo, an d th e s a le o f ro a st p o ta to e s an n u a lly to ta ls m o r » th a n 1,000.000 y en In no c o u n try In th e w orld c a n th e poor people g e t pure, w holesom e food m o re co n v en ien tly an d econom ically th a n in J a p a n . W h eth er one g e ts a box o f rice w ith p ick les an d d ry fish in a s ta tio n o r a p o t of te a fo r 2)6 c e n ts on th e tra in , it Is alw a y s clean a n d a ttra c tiv e ly serv ed .—D etro it N ew s T rib u n e. Real F o u n d ers of R ussian Muaio. T h e old sa y in g th a t a m an m u st d e v o te h is w hole life to one th in g to b e com e really g re a t finds a cu rio u s e x ception In th e fo u n d e rs o f tlie now R u s sia n m usic. T h e m ost b rillia n t m en in th is w o rk all o rig in a lly follow ed o th er lines. T sch aik o w sk y w a s a law y er; C a e sa r Cul w as p ro fesso r o f fo rtifica tio n s Iu th e M ilitary A cadem y o f St. P e te rsb u rg nnd Is to d ay lie u te n a n t g en e ral of R u ssian e n g in e e rs; Borodino w as a p h y sic ia n ; Iilm sk y -K o rsak o v w as a n officer in th e ltu s s la n n av y ; B ulaieff w a s a tim b e r m e rc h a n t; Mous- so rg sk y w as a so ld ier, b ein g a n of ficer iu one o f th e m o st fam o u s reg i m en ts, and S okalsky w a s in th e diplo m atic serv ice, being sta tio n e d fo r sev eral y e a rs in N ew York a n d a fte rw a rd becom ing e d ito r o f th e p rin cip al n e w s p ap er o f O dessa.—L ad ies' H o m e J o u r nal. T he S k ep ticism of P o starlty . T h e re Is oue v ery larg e, v ery sad an d v ery c e rta in t r u th a b o u t a ll th e re la tio n s of p a st a u d fu tu re . T h a t tr u th is th is —th e f u tu re w ill n o t believe us I t w ill n o t believe o u r m o st so lem n aud p ro fo u n d assertio n s. I t w ill ratio n alize th em o r rid icu le th em . In one w u y o» a n o th e r it will e x p la in th em aw ay , for th a t Is tlie m ost c e rta in th in g a b o u t th e a ttitu d e of m en to w a rd th e ir rem ote an cesto rs. T hey will believe th e te s ti mony o f m a te ria l th in g s o r of th e ir ow n c o n jectu res, h u t n e v e r th e sw o rn w ord of th e ir fa th e rs . W ere It not so th e re w ould he no room fo r h isto rical critl cism o r p erh a p s fo r h isto ry a s a sci ence a t all.—H illa ire Belloc in P all Mall M agazine. Sails from Portland at 8 P. M., Every Tuesday Sails from Coos Bay at Service of Tide E v ery S a tu rd a y T ick ets on sale to all E a ste rn p o in ts an d in fo rm atio n as to ro u te s and rate.” cheerfully furnished W. L. 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