The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 31, 1909, Image 4
SATURDAY. JULY 31. 1909.
Ths llumter Watchman was found
?d In 111A and the True Southron in
H*f. Tha Watchman and Southron
oo t hau the combined circulation and
tnftooao* of both of the >ld papers,
avr \ t* manifestly the best advertising
t< Ham la Sumter.
he frequency of defecations In
>ty offices In South Carolina dem
??' rate? the necessity of a more rigid
a more systematic Inspection of
e offices. A careless or I nco nine?
ty I official is scarcely more desirable
tht t a dishonest one. for the counties
?r m the end as greatly from
i.. m pete my as from dishonesty. A
< check should be kept and all
<-'?uoty oi*clals who handle public
* should be held to a strict ac
**>u t
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mter can boast of the poorest
moat unsightly sidewalks In the
Stat?- but this Is one subject concern?
ing vrhkch our hot air artists preserve
% o^mtstent and consistent silence.
Th*i * Is nothing to be gained by talk?
ing bout it. but It Is time something
.? '.*. done to remedy conditions not
ablo to the town.
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? Uvan's Island and Wrlghtsvllle
T*?*srn have been very popular with
Hum ir people thlls season. Neither
taaoi aa dry enough to prove that
dtlon prohibits.
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success of the proposed T. M.
will depend upon the man em
i as secretary. The failure to
?m the T. m. C. A. on a perma
>asbj ivhen the effort was made
?er y?ars was due not to there
wo need for such an instltu
bt Sim i-t but because the men
d la charge were not fitted for
4fre ? era by training or personality.
? ?jng men of Sumter need a Y.
. M. C. A. and the movement now on
fljsjgt . ?ould not be allowed to fail for
' support. The business men of
? who bavc always contributed
?hl r ly towards the support of base
' ? ntf other similar undertakings
? m letter afford to give as much.
? ar r? nsa, to the Y. M. C. A., than to
AjsOy her enterprise of which we
tloo
PIS'
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A ?. ill equipped and well conducted
' A Is an asset of the greatest
?I a town and Is of permanent
t>. It helps make good men and
It Isens out of boys who other
w\Y' *ow up to be bums and loafers.
hi A I. Heat don. whose resigna?
tion i Health Officer and Secretary
of 11 Board of Health was announc
sday. has served the city for
*r ittn a decade, and In that time
ha* : -tdered services of real and last
in ie to HiitntK. Tb.s will be ad
M?U i by every resident of Sumter
aad '. r. Reardon has had frequent
arked testimonials of the sp?
ulen that has been felt by prac
?II of his fellow cltlsens of his
as a public official and as an
In isl for the betterment, up
4 ond advertisement of this
?e ill know that Sumter ha*
ha I a more loyal clt'^n or more
nbu ?aatk: boaster than Mr. Rear
d for what he has done and
lor v>b*t he hss tried to do for the
the community we yield him
fa' n<l grateful credit. As one of
tr ? asr health officers of the St.it.
lie "".ibltshed for himself a veil
oi? 11. reputation for progress ve
? r>srgy and efficiency and on this
sni the citlsens of Sumter?all of
lb Mr. Reardon's very good and
end*?legret to give him up
feut ti the circumstances It Is a pat*
SJet :** t to all that Mr. Krai don's
? n ?f thN time was both
ly and necessary, and that he
ot have remained In office
?ubarrassment to the r.ut.l
tb And to bimself. He has
IV* city well and efficiently In
years, and bin friends and
j s?' n-r?, lb it- a hom no m ir in
On. has more than Bmmett Rear
vi b f ir hlSi all possible surees#|
rhm t lew lino of endeavor which
'Win hereafter engage his activities.
_HU k?i -'S and appreciates, we h. .?
I oi MunHOf are all his
'?od- nd that they rejoice
in hi* success and prosperity
p|d ow with
mh*- <'.* anger
kiio feel th
OibT .?? slni-en
Otarmup ty whs
aas^., y >rs of at
ll IP ? ?fullie*?
Ts^r*'. can fa
?
1*1?'* interest t
aa !*? i plan of
5smsm h.r'iway h> ?i
fTaturabi i by v
Oara-r * V+rry
> I for htm
. t Ml I
d ths pop
I t of the
i for him
? petlty and
tile of ad
t ->| m,in.
I ii'
? Ii -1
being tak
ct a tlrnt
Is city and
teburg and
te
o ?
a'
ntvntt
oieuuraglng
roads. The
? ? fr r to Stato
>w ir d condition
oat v it first-class
aope< >t be excrs
soot Uateburg to
it Q| r would have
tftcaJ iad the hill
d d ^>uld require
Farmers' Union News
?AND ?
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
(Conducted by E. W. Dabbs, President Furnier.?,' Union of Sunder
County.)
The Watchman and Southron having decided to double its service by
seml-eveekly publication, would improve that service by special features.
The first to be inaugurated is this Department for the Farmers' Union and
Practical Farmers which I have been requested to conduct. It will be my
aim to give the Union news and official calls of the Union. To that end
officers, and members of the Union are requested to use these columns.
Also to publish such clipping^from the agricultural papers and Govern?
ment Bulletins as I think will be of practical benefit to cur readers. Ori?
ginal articles by any of our readers te Hing of their successes or failures
w 11 be appreciated and published.
Trusting this Department will be of mutual benefit to all concerned,
THE EDITOR.
All communications for tl is Department should be sent to E. W. Dabbs.
Mc : csv I lie. 8. C.
Koine Ra/ulom Thoughts.
I havo frequently been aaketl,
"How do you grow Fall Irish pota?
toes ?" My reply is " I do not grow
them; the few I have are volunteers."
I mide it a practice for many years to
plnnt Irlsi potatoes in August. But
only twice in my life can I say it was
a lucceas. On both occasions, after
pisntlng. the ground was well mulch?
ed with wheat straw, so that when
settled down, it was six inchea thick.
In the fall of the year we could
scr'.ch into the straw, and just be?
tween the straw and soil were some of
the finest, cleanest potatoes on<; could
wish. Of late years, however, I have
depended on the potatoes left in dig?
ging the early crop, and get a few
"mes-ies" of nice potatoes Just before
and after frost. May be the article
below will help some of us to grow
?ome. It will not help me for I have
every available fcot of land in peas of
one variety or another and expect to
have green peas until frost.
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By the way, It is much better to
sow cow peas as other early veget?
ables are removed than let the lemd
get foul with grass and weeds. They
are convenient f >r the housekeeper,
and tut the soil in the best possible
condition for winter gardening.
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Set eollards in the deep furrow-/
plowed out in dinging the Irish pots
toes. Put them down as deep an pos
ihie 3 by 3 feet and later work the
mil to them. Five cents worth ot' seed
will produce 500 to 1.000 plants. And
If they grow as big as mine 200 to
300 will supply the table from Dec.
1st to March 1st. Some of them
head-up. If eollards have a wilted
look, you may U>e sure the "Yankee"
bugs ("harlequin cinch bug" la the
correct name I believe') are sapping
the life out of them. Spray with di
'ut?d kerosene oil?but hand-picking
is the most effective means, and
should be done before they bcome nu?
merous. If not checked the eollards
will be ruined. E. W. D.
FALL CHOP OF IRISH POTATOES.
Seie t MoIhC. 1/oomc, Rieh Soil. Plant
In August. With Sound Seed Well
Sprouted, and Cultivate Level and
Often.
Messrs. Editors: Cool, moist, soil,
such as may be provided during Feb
rurai> and early March, furnishes the
Mi ?1 condition for securing a good
planting for the fall crop. we lind
the soil hot and frequently dry, I
CO list 6 arable grading, but the cost: of
this work would not be large In com?
parison with the value of the high
wny. The road from the river to Co
luanb a i? reported to be in excel ?nt
eondition and it is said the Kichland
Comity authorities are ready to do all
that Is necessary to make the high?
way all that it should be and to un?e
with Sumter County in re-establish?
ing and maintaining the ferry at Gar?
ner's. This r<>ad would be as direct
a rovite as the railroad anil the n\ le
age would be no greater, so that for
an automobile the trip to Columbia
would be a matter of two hours or
l-ss At the SjSJtS4 t ,i lerry would be
im - essary. as it could be established
roe leas than a bridge, but a bridge
uould oome In a short time as soon as
the travel on i?<- road assumed the
proportlOM that the advocates of the
highway anticipate, A bridge across
tl?e Wateree has long been needed
and th? Counties of Kichland and
? nmter can weil afford to build it el
soon as the roads are in condition to
Invite travel between the two coun?
ties The Chamhof of Commerce has
taken up the proposition and a melt?
ing has been called to consider/ the
pl in. The citizens of Sumter should
in'erest themselves In the matter, nt
tend the meeting and use every effort
to arouse Interest and enthusiasm
amongst the people of the section of
the county to he most benefittOd by
tiu> reconstruction of the Sumte
Stateburg river road and the estab
| lishn "' i a Aral els St modern htgl
laj of the S?utc.
condition very unfavorable for germ?
ination?a condition, too, which. if
long continued, may cause the tubers
to decay before germination takes
place. To obviate as far as possible
the matter of dry soil, start in time
to select a plot of ground and to
prepare it for the reception and re?
tention of a good water supply. You
are familiar, no doubt, with acres
bere and there on your farm which
are drouth resistant?rich, mellow,
well-drained but moist land such as
is best suited for the late roasting
ear or turnip patch. Such soil is
frequently to be found in the valley
near the branch, or possibly an old
cow pen or a portion of the garden
may be suitable. Select, if possible,
a piece of land that was heavily man?
ured, well prepared and thoroughly
cultivated in some spring crop, like
cabbage, turrips or beans.
As soon as the spring crop is re?
moved plow and harrow until it is in
good mechanical condition. It la
usually liest to re-plow and harrow
several times during June and July,
leaving the surface level each time
it is disturbed. The finer the soil
particles are made the more water
the land will hold for plant growth,
and the longer It will retain its moist,
mellow condition.
Selection of Seed.
The potatoes used for planting
should b?> sound and in prime con?
dition for sprouting. It is the prac?
tice with some to dig the sprint;
CTOp as potatoes are wanted for th(
table and to plant the small tubes
immediately In the rows from which
they were taken. In favorable soil
and with cool, showry weather dur?
ing August or early September, a
good stand might result. The writer
has succeeded best with potatoes
dug soon after the tops die. As dig?
ging progresses, potatoes selected for
planting are removed at once, spread
out thinly under a shed or a spread?
ing shade tree and lightly covered
with straw or half-rotted leaves.
Here the tubers undergo a curing or
ripening process. As a rule, un?
sound potatoes will show signs of
decay within few days after digging.
These are promptly removed. After
three or four weeks the potatoes will
have "wilted." To still improve them
for pluntlng, the covering of straw la
removed to admit light. Exposure t?
light ifft parts a lull green color to the
potato. Tbi "greening" process
-tems to render the potato* less sub?
ject to rot in the soil.
The. Time to Plant
August 1st to August ir>th is our
season for planting. With soil and
seed la good condition the latter date
is preferred. Two or three weeks
before planting, the potatoes are
Oartfully examined to see if eyca ai"
slatting. If they show no signs <?'
growthi they art covered lightly vlth
>and or m t'low Boll? and water is
applied copli ualy, After this nrat ap
plication Of water the bed is kepi
fflO'st but not WCt. With properly
cm i d potatoes, ten lavs or two weeks
in the spi outing lied should attffloe
i i atari moat oi the eyea Into g'owttr
i.e sure t>> plant before aproiica are
ai'fllclentiy Serge to rub off it hand
It;.'. All ' ill no! start at once of
course. The mort advanced might
to planted when ready and th > oth
ptm returned to the planting bed to
i e planted h ft w daya later. ?Vtitle
i to I] bushels per ae:v might suf?
fice to secure a good stand In ihe
spring, it is w is.' to use not less than
twenty buahela per acer In planting
the aecond crop, This means no
more rows and no more hills in the
row than for spring planting. but
thai each potato or piece of potato
planted during August should be
about tWOe the size of those Used
In spring planting
At best. Ihe adverta conditions at?
tending August planting render it
neceaaary thai each potato plant be
provided with a good supply of food
from the mother tuber until it la
Sufficiently strong to draw its nour?
ishment from the soil.
Cultivate orten With shallow Hun
ulna Tu plemcnts
j When all r? ? r fo planting, (re
number that surface of soil is level .1.
open furrows 3 feet apart and about
i inches deep, and drop potatoes Oil
bottom of freshly opened furrow, one
piece in a place, 12 to 15 inches apart
in the row, and cover until the fur?
row is about half filled with soil.
Fi>*in the soil well over each hill wl*h
the foot, ho? or toller, and the w vk
of pluming is dene.
f ulttvalion is easy, simple and in?
expensive. Use the harrow frequent
until plants are 5 or 6 inches high,
after which the cultivator and sweep
will be better implements for keeping
the soil ridged to the plants. Very
little work Is needed with the hoe.
We have found no better varieties
for fall planting than Triumph, Rose
?nd Peerless.
In the northern half of Mississippi
potato plants are seldom killed by
cold before November 15th and dig?
ging may b delayed until December
1st. Dig, however, before cold weath?
er rains begin. Irish potatoes may be
kept in perfect condition during win?
ter by banking in cone-shaped piles.
25 to 40 bushels to the bank, and cov?
ering with straw, corn-stalks and soil
after the manner of banking sweet
potatoes; or they may be placed In a
cool dark cellar or other apartment
where they will not freeze.
A. B. McKAY,
Horticulturist, Mississippi Experiment
Station in Progressive Farmer.
WOULD TAX SOFT DUNKS.
Georgia Legislators Plan to Have So?
da Founts I?uy Good Part of State's
Expenses.
Atlanta. Ga., July 28.?If the Geor?
gia legislature incorporates into the
general tax bill all the provisions In?
troduced by members, it soon will be
nearly as hard to get a drink of soda
water in the State as it is now to get
a drink of whiskey.
Face to face with a deficit and with
salaries and bills unpaid, the solons
are grubbing desperately to find reve?
nue producers. Since the advent of
I prohibition the STJft drink industry
, has become the biggest thing in the
State. Hence, it offers the easiest so?
lution of the problem.
Here are some of the tax clauses
already passed by the house: Five
dollars a year upon each faucet of a
soda-water fountain, $500 per year
for each manufacturer of carbonated
water, $25 per year upon each bot?
tling machine in the State, a revenue
-tamp costing 5 cents for each gallon
of syrup or tincture or extract man?
ufactured or sold.
All of these taxes are in addition
to the tax levied by the cities, town:
and villages in which the dealer re
-ides and these towns have not over?
looked the soft drink dealers in thell
plans for raising revenue. Thes?
levies, too. are in addition to certain
specific taxes which have been direct?
ed against certain big manufacturers
>f well known bottled drinks.
Several members say they have
measures being drawn which will
help to increase the funds. Conser?
vative members are alarmed and de?
clare that unless the assembly goes
slow it will cut off nearly all the
state's revenue instead of increasing
It.
There Is a strong demand for grad?
ates from agricultural colleges, pos?
sibly a more continuous and urgent
d< mand than for any other class of
graduates. The farmer boy will make
no mistake in arranging to take an
agricultural course. It will be useful
to him In getting a temporary posi?
tion in order to win back the money
ezpendad in his education, and also
useful as long as he lives in the cul
tivatlon and management of his own
farm.?Progressive Farmer.
V.aj. J^hn F. Jones, of Blackburg,
3, ('., has signed conti acts With tb>
Payne Electric Dredge Co., wherebv
he acquires license rights for th use
of their system ?'f dredges on som<
2,000 acres of gold and monazite
bearlng lands, in Golden Valley, Rut
herfordton County, X. C. The yield
is high, being $:>0 in gold to the cubic
yard. Other minerals of value are
pr< sent.
No: Not nah.
?'Catching any fish, bub?"
"Naw! Nothln' hut carp."?Chica?
go Tribune.
Accommodated.
Prom one who signs "Subscriber,"
Santa Clara, California:
"Referring to your editorial on
i ooks, your Issue of .June 10, will yon
kindly print 'the best pun in the Eng?
lish language therein.' I inquire for
to know."
It occurs In the last verses of
Thomas Hood's Faithless Nelly
Nt iiy Brown*':
??ms death, which happened in his
berth,
At forty-odd befell;
They went and told the sexton,
Ami the sexton tolled the bell."
The pronunciation of final judg?
ment on this pun does not preclude
'? terest In other can-lladtrr. C< I
I lit i's.
CONFEREES END LABORS.
FIXING RATES IS CONCLUDED?
it is Up to the President Now?Ald
rfcta and Payne Hurry Out to Fort
Meyer to Get Tail's "O. K." on the
Report?Leaders Satisfied-Coal
Senators Fail.
Washington, July 28.?After work?
ing for nearly three weeks at what
proved to be one of the longest an '
most anxious tasks ever expriem ?!
in tariff building, the majority mem?
bers of the conference committee on
the Payne-Aldrich bill brought their
labors to a sudden close at 6 o'clock
tonight. Without a moment's dela\.
the senate and house leaders, whose
names are carried by the bill, stoned
away by automobile with the inten?
tion of laying their report before
President Taft, who had gone to Fort
Meyer to see what had been intended
to be the last official aeroplane flight
of the Wright brothers. All day long
the conferees had struggled with the
question of bringing down the bouse
rates on gloves and the senate rates
I on lumber to figures they felt wou
meet with executive approval. In this
effort they failed.
Lumber was made duitatle at rates
only a little below those named by
the senate bill and there was o very
s'ght shading from the house rates on
gloves of good quality. Although it
j was not admitted by the conferees,
j the general impression drawn from
tiie hurried trip to Fort Meyer was
I tvrat Messrs. Aldricfi and Payne had
I been authorized by their colleagues
I <o Incorporate In the conference re?
port such figures as could be agreed
I upon with the presfdent in so far a
I they come within range of what the
j leaders believe acceptable in the
I house and senate. '
I Returning from the conference at
I Fort Meyer, Messrs. Aldricfi and
J Payne seemed to be entirely satisfied
I with the outcome of their mission,
I although neither would discuss the
I conclusions reached".
[ It wasw announced officially that the
I Democratic members of the confer
j ence committee would be called Into
I the session tomorrow,
r In view of President Tail's utter
I ances, senate and house leaders wert*
J predicting tonight that the conference
j rates on gloves and lumber would
I not prove satisfactory to him.
J It required a roll call to. fix the
I rates on lumber, which are as fol
I lows:
I Lumber, rough. $1.40 a thousand
I feet. The house rate was $1 and the
I senate rate $1.50. The The senate
j differentials were adopted,
j Gloves were made duitable at rates
I considerable in advance of the dutic??
I fixed by the senate bill, which for the
I most part were the same as the Ding
I ley rates.
Unquestionably the session today was
I the business of the three weeks to be
I held in conference. Dozens of sena
I tors sought audiences and were re
I ceived by the senate members of the
I committee and there called also many
j members of the house, encouraging
j the members favoring anti-free raw
I materials.
In the corridors swarmed agents of
j special interests who seemed to real?
ize that the crucial period of the con
I ference had arrived.
Senators Elk ins and Scott of West
j Virginia and Clark of Wyoming en
I deavored to get the conferees to make
j the rate of 4 5 cents a ton on coal .p
ply to the short ton, which, it is said,
j would make a difference of about 5
J cents a ton and would operate ho ftd
I vance the rate to the equivalent of 50
I cents. The senators interested in get
I ting all the protection possible for
j coal were not successful in their mis
I sion.
Just before the close of the sesion
the rate on print paper was fixed al
I *?,.75 a Ion. This is only 25 cents
I less than the senate rate and $1.75
J more than the house rate. It is $2.25
I a ton less than the existing rate.
There was some discussion today of
the iron ore question. Senator Bur
I rows made an effort to get the rat?
fixed at 20 cents instead of 15 cent!
j a ton.
! Hides were left on the free list.
I contingent upon the adoption of the
rule in the house making in order the
I action of the conferees in going be?
low the house rates in fixing the
I rates on leather.
J If tiie report is laid before the
house on Friday, according to the
present programme, it will be printed
and taken up on Saturday. It is not
believed that the house will discuss it
more than one day. In this case the
senate nu'.y begin with the report on
Monday. It is believed it can be dis?
posed of next week.
Notice is given the public that tin*
road across Second Mill is open for
travel. A way has been CUt around
the bridge.
There will be a special meeting for
young men <>niy at the Lyric next
Sunday afternoon at \ o'clock. Ad?
mission by ticket only. Tickets free,
and can he obtained from Mr. W. A.
Weathers, 13 East i'alhoun Street.
\*n one under 16 ^.i^ of agi admit*
Impressions of a Traveler.
Wehawkln. X. Y.
Bditor Item:?As I am traveling
Xorth for the first time I thought I
would offer you a few of my impres?
sions.
It consumed twenty hours to trav?
el from Sumter to this print*. I got
to glimpse things just before arriv?
ing at Richmond.
The country from Richmond up
to seventy-live miles north of Bal
t; more s< ma deserted. Only a few
patches of corn that looked more like
weeping .Willows than corn, also, a
f< W, very few, patches of sweet po?
tatoes, Irish potatoes and toma?
to, s.
I would judge that nineteen
twentieths of the land was forest or
old fields. The forests are composed
of sweet gum, white ai d red oak,
maple and very short leafed pines.
There are a few farm houses
; ! >ng the way and it is hard to im
: agine where the profit cam* from to
j erect them them, for aVng 200 miles
i there are not crops em ugh to war?
rant a one hundred dollar lien.
It will be a sorry day for our na?
tion when all of her people quit the
farm, and once they tale their de?
parture they never return, therefore,
1 take it that to mention the farm
and farmers is the very highest ex?
pression of patriotism.
The passenger station in Washing?
ton is acres and acres . ong and so
simply arranged that no traveler needi
err.
Pteg striking Wilmington, Del...
all was factories and frame dwellings
to .Icrsey City.
I wonder how men are found in
sufficient numbers to operate them.
I have not had the opportunity to
med any one yet, all arc so bent on
getting further.
The people are not as all-round
as good loking as we aie, but there
is this difference, they are serious
and eager.
Up the Hudson op the West Shore
is a trip of wonderful scenery. The
river runs through a valley with hills
on each side, some reach an altitude
o 1,000 feet of sheer precipices of
solid granite. One can see in the dis?
tance valleys and some of the highest
points shrouded in clouds.
These people up here are very
busy. I find trains rushing up and
down on both sides of the river over
double tracks every fifteen minutes.
The frieght and pnssenger trains
both carry numerous cars and
coaches, but the coaches are not
crowded with passengers. The peo?
ple here seem to be bent on living for
one sees here whole train loads of
milk, live stock, chickens, fruit, etc.
Where we have negro workmen,
here all are white. I find them in?
clined to abuse the company manage?
ment. If our people felt and talked
like these people they could not be
prevented from doing something to?
ward remedying conditions.
Oats in this section are just ripening
and are about knee hi^h, corn about
large enough to plow the first time
and planted thick in the drill and in
two and three foot rows. Xegroes
up here do not look as black as ours,
but have a pale sickly cast of coun
teance, but are strong and well be?
haved, in fact, every one is well be?
haved, and accommodatingly polite,
in the way of information.
I omitted to cay that the Hudson
is filled with steamboats and sailing
crafts loading and unloading freight
at every point. Factories still abound
all along the way from XeW York
up here 125 miles. I am now at Ca?
naan, (pronounced Canto). This
C< untry N a series of knolls, one half
of it is cleared. Xearly all of it is in
g:ass. which seems to be the main
crop.
The men are not as fine looking as
ours, neither In size nor complexion.
The older ones have the alcohol face
similar to what one might remember
of the well to do farmer before the
war In our country. ,
I notice some corn tassels today nt
is inches to 3 feet tall: I find the
elm oak. and water willow here.
Apple orchards abound and strange
to say the oats right under the trees
are just as good as anywhere in the
field.
The girls are not as graceful in
carriage as ours, although they have
very intelligent faces. They wear
smaller hats than ours but with more
dowers.
Trains here are not announced. Ev?
ery one seems to be wall trained and
fully informed and act so speedily
thirty seconds will unload and load
the passengers. All that are to land
are standing ready jammed together
I at the doors of the car before it
stops and out they go and in they
come all In ? frenzy. It reminds me
of Conductor Planntgan'S wire to the
load office of his railroad: "Off again,
on agin, gone agin.?Flannigln."
ICORH ANON.
CASTOR IA
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