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From thero thoy moved onto a farm in the eastern part of Bnreau county, Illinois, remaining there till 18CI, When Mr. Gray started farming for himself near Spring Valley, Bnreau county, Illinois. After this bo engaged in the grain trade and general merchandise, until he moved to this state in the spring of 1883, engaging first in farming and afterwards in the hard ware business. At Arlington, Illinois, lie served ne "member of the school board ten years and was also president of the city council (with duties of mayor). Here Mr. Gray has served two terms as mem ber of tho city council, being elected president of 'tho council, under tbe mayoralty of D. Schupbach and G. W. Phillips. In mental training, Mr. Gray has evi dently utilized the advantages of the common fcchool of his boyhood home, afterwards attending Knox college, at Galesburg, Illinois, .and graduating there in the scientific department. His nomination as a candidate for the upper bouse of the state legislature came to him without solicitation on his part, and ho will mako the canvass in the district (Platte and Colfax counties), to win for republican principles and re publican methods. Ho believes public business should be conducted on the same general principles as a man con ducts his private business, and whm he gets to Lincoln' as senator, it will be found that in ability to see and under stand, and also to enforco his views by argument, he will in that body have few equals, probably no superior. It is, safe to say that in his chargo tho interests of this district at the capitol during his term of office, will be fully looked after, ' NEBRASKA'S NEXT GOVERNOR. StroagMt Ticket Ever Yreaeated f the Vetera at Nebraska Six Wlaaen Car Cnagrrai 9b&bbVBbembkbw&3 l8w aPlBBHBBawSS jlflBBBBBBBBBBBBBBHf Jack MacColl took a homestead ad joining what is now the city of Lexing ton,' in 1870. His ancestors were Scotch, and his early manhood was spent on a Canadian farm. He left home in 16(50 and immediately set out for the west. His first work was as a laborer for tho Union Pacific "B. R. Co., and the follow ing year he took up the homestead where he now lives. From the first ho succeeded, because he had learned busi ness methods as well as furoi routine. The first county clerk 'of Dawson county was removed for cause, and MacColl was appointed in his place. He held the office thirteen years, although he took it in the beginning under protest. He has never been ah office-seeker, nor n politi cian in the accepted beiise. He served one term in the Nebraska legislature, and was a capable, conscientious mem ber. In 1890 his friends in western Ne braska nrged him to becouiu a candidate for tbe republican nomination for gov ernor, and he reluctantly consented. L. D Bachards was nominated, lour years later he was an active candidate, but the nomination fell to T. J. Majors. In 1898 his friends were as loyal aud enthu siastic us ever, and they vent into the state convention with many new recruits and nominated him July 1 Jack MacColl is called tho Nebraska "commoner." Such.hu is iu fact. He is plain and easily approachable. ,He is sympathetic, cordial and warm-hearted. lie is a friend of tho laborer as well as the man of business and is loved by one aBd esteemed by the other. Personally he-w close-jnonlhed and conservative, but all tbe 'time strictly business. Ho will make an ideal governor. Tpz Joukx A editor adds to the above, that in his acquaintance with Mr. Mac Coll he has found him true to his polit ical principles; a man of generous im pulse, faithful ?nd loyal to Lis friends; he has abundant good common sense and a judgment trained to select the better ways of accomplishing good re-ttlta. It is now nearly -three months since the Republican state ticket was placed in nomination, and dnrimj the whole of mis time me opponents oi, iwpwuaui ism iu Nebraska have not been able to breathe a word derogatory to any can didate, or to assail Ike ticket as a whole on any material point. As a matter of fact the ticket as a whole is. the best that has been put in the field in this state for many years. The comment of the press of Ne braska upon the nomination of Jack MacColl has been the most flattering ever accorded thecaudidate of any party in this state for the gubernatorial office, aud the enthusiasm that was shown in the beginning has not only not abated but has grown with each week of the campaign. His canvass thus far has been almost .entirely iu the western part of the state, which section is respond ing nobly and promises the greatest Re publican vote shown since the inception of the Populist movement. It is not necessary to dwell upon Jack MacColl's personal fitness or business qualifica tions, because they are -well known to all men. It is enongh to say that his manliness aud greatr-hearteduess are Euro passports to tho affections of the people, and. there is ground for the be lief frequently expressed that be will lead the entire Republican ticket, even though the ticket be exceptionally strong through aud through. Oriaudo Tefft is one of tho pioneers of Nebraska, and has a peculian hold upon the ;eop!e of Cass county, where ho has resided for so many years. That regard extends to nil parts of tho state where he is known, and that is throughout nearly all of the length and breadth of Nebraska. Ho has held various posi tions of public trust him had served sev eral terms in the legislature of the state without ono word "having ever been breathe I against his personal character or official acts. He will inakca capable, honorable, conscientious presiding offi cer of the senate, and if emergency shonlrl ever require, would fill with sat isfaction the executive office. . Joel A. Piper, who has served one term as secretary of state and -was re nominated uuanimously, by acclama tion, was entirely deserving of that com pliment. He has conducted the affairs of the office and served as a member of tho various state boards to which he"be longs with both intelligence ami fidelity to the public interests.haviug no thought except the interests of the people of the whole state. His election cannot be' nuammons, like his nomination, but-it will follow as the reward of good offi cial oouducr. The nomination of P. O. Hedlund for aud::nr was more tlwi recognition of the -Swedish-American and tho other foreign voting element of the state. Ho has ssrved nearly four years as demitv anditor .md has proven to the people his fitness in every respect to fill the of fice as it chief. He is ono of Nebraska's best business men, ho is a high-minded gentleman of irreproachable character, and is in fact one of the kind of men that all, men delight to honor. All the best qualities of manhood and the highest attributes of the sec cess fiu ami honorable business man arc combined in Charles E. Casey, the par ty's nominee for state treasarer. Ho has been known for many years in the business and political ciicles of Nebraska and never has an evil insinuation been breathed against his name. As a ba:iker be l?s been conservative, wife, and hon orable in his dealings with all men. This fact is attested by the remarkable unan imity of sentiment in his favor through out southern Nebraska where lie is best known, and by the people of all parties in h:; own couuty who joiru'n the -testimonial of confidence that has been sent cut to the entire people of tho state. The office of attorney general has never been bettor managed than during the incumbency of A. S. Churchill, the nominee for ro-electioa. He has shown bimseif to be a lawyer of ability, and no personal interests or political picjudices have ever swayed in the least the decis ions that he has been called upon to ren der. His its-lection will Ihj a just recog nition of his professional abilities aud personal integrity. Captain H. C. Rusfelt, the old soldier candidate, is as brave aud fearless iu the discharge of his official duties as he was courageous iu helping to beat down armed secession. Heis-n. faithful and competent official. He kuows nothing but his dny aud he doe it at all times. He is a strong mau personally and his candidacy adds strength to tho entire ticket. The candidates for supreme judges are Tudgo M. P. Kiukaid or O'Neill, and Hou. Robert Ryan of Lmcoiu. Judge Kiukaid's popularity has been attested a couple of times by Jiis election -to the district judgeship in a Pr.pnlUt district. Mr. Ryan is one of tho leading lawyers of the state and stands high at the Lan caster county bar. Both axe well qual ified for service upon the supreme bench: The electoral candidates are: Frank J. Sadilck, .J. E. Houtz, A. J. Burn ham, A. C. Foster. Sol Dransr, G. A. Derby, J. L. McPhaeley and M. L. Freese. Every voter who wauts to be counted for McKiuley and Hobart; and that is what a majority of the voters of Nebraska' want, will place a check muik opposite these names upon the official ballot. Tha Republican congressional jcandi-. dates iu the mx. districts are as follows: Iu the First,".!. B. Strode, of ho city of Lincoln, who has served one term and whose re-cavtion is assured. Dava j Mercer hassanred tno Imm ia Ike See ond or Omaha district aad wuljbe. re . turned for the third term by lowtas imaioritv. Ross Hammond, the capa ble young newspaper sua of Fremont, i has been nominated ia the Third dis trict, and while he has to meet the mal ted opposition of the Demoerats, Pop lists aud free silverites, he has a host of hisnili on1 fhon littlik ilinHfc lf Ma 1 MTectinii. RonnMRmiii Haiaar. aieaia a candidate ia the Foarth' district, has made an admirable record aadhfi re election is a foregone cooclustoa. . Coa gresaman Andrews, has a walkaway' for the re-electioa ia the Fifth, at a result of the excellent aervicataaVat hasgivea ia the past. , A. E. Oidyi the 'ant' of the big Sixth, is maltha' milceBt campaign against'bdaVitjh. ability sad .honesty are recognised by., the masses and reports fromthe district give every assurance that he will over, come the fusion majority that he had to jneet at the outset of hj campaign ' All of the candidates of the. Republi can party in Nebraska stau'd for, safe, conservative, and a businesslike adinia istration of public affairs, and tneif "elec tion along with the majority that Ne? braska will give the national ticket, will go hand in hand with the return of bet ter conditions and a renewal of prosper ity in state and nation. Bryan and the fleet Grower. And now we are told by the local Bryan organ that 90 per cent of the sugar beet growers of Pierce county will vote for Bryan. It this were literally true it would. only show that tbe sugar beet growers of Nebraska are willing to abandon beet growing, and go back to growing corn and oats. Nobody has tried to stab the beet sugar industry as persistently as has William Jennings Bryan and nobody has worked harder than he to' give the foreign sugar beet grower preference ovor the American sngar beet grower. The best sngar producers of Germany, Austria, France aud Belgium receive bounties on all the sugar they export to the United States. But Mr. Bryau is not willing to give the Americau'sugar best raisers any protection either in the shape of bounty or import unty-to en able them to competo inth'eir own mar ket with the foreign prodnct. raised by half-paid labor. Mr. Bryan's principle has been: "Buy in the cheapest mar ket aud let home industry take care of itself the best it can." ' The sngar beet growers of Nebraska know all this and that is one reason why they will not vote for Bryan. In votiug against hitn they will only be carrying out Bryan's own precept that they should oast-their votes for thsir own interests. Omaha Bee. - . God Bleae Him For XL. -1 I opn niCTP?T nomincc Vila UlUMilhlt IIUIfllilt-4.. Sketch of the Republican Con gressional Candidate. AMERICAN GOODS JN DCMANO. - THE 0A1EER OF SOBS L. HAMMOND. Ifca Hewer Before a Caadldate Tor Aay Ol ilea a Qaakei- Went Prei raraa Into the Prlatiir Bwti Tears a Keaideat of Nebraska. ral Baatacaa Career. The names of few men in Nebraska tore familiar to the public thaa that of Rose L. Hammond, the Repab lteaa nominee "for congress in this, the Third; district. "Mr. 'Hammond should, perhaps, not be designated as a politician, yet he has been identified iu some degree of promi nence with the fortunes and political warfare of his parry. Being the editor of a partisan newspaper he has pro-; jected his opinions into all campaigns with such vigor as to command atten tion. Mr. Hammond was born in tho village of Le Grand, la., May 13, 1861. He comes of Quaker parent age, was reared in a Quaker neigh borhood, surrounded by Quaker in fluences and educated in the public and Quaker schools. Until 18 years ago he lived at home, assisting on the farm and caring for livo stock, his father being somewhat extensively engaged in the business. He was given a thorough schooling in tbe rugged virtues of in dustry and frugality, and to this early inculcation of thee traits he attributes - f "Krery Fiber or His Relnii American. Tltoronghly ' lttoTo Sliecp to Slaughter. The damaging effects "of this freo wool policy have been exemplified in a multi form manner. It has damaged fleck mas ters, who. having become discouraged by reason of tho policy, have driven their .hec-p to tbe (daughter house and abandoned the business, thus diminish ing luuidiy and vastly tho number" of sheep and tho amount of wool produced ;:ud, ::s a further result.throwing out of employment hundreds of thousands of men, heideis, shearers and others-connected with tho industry.-Senator Mitchell of Oregon. '"v LucUy For the Democrats. The campaign is producing additional reasons why the forests must be pre served. What if there were no woods to take to? Chicago Tribune. What Wheat Bought. One busocL Pounds sugar. Jan. 1, Icmw.... 1.ISM... .35 .13 4-5. Democratic decrease.. .US 'ftesclts of Reciprocity. ' A? late as 1893 the valuo of British imports info Russia exceeded that of German imports by 11,000,000 rubles, yet in 1801, only one year later, Ger many exported to Russia goeds worth 1-1,500,000 rubles morethan England; in fact Germany has displaced England from its cid position at the head of the list cf countries exporting commodities to Russia. This is largely due to a wise I olicy of reciprocity shaped by the dif ferent economic necessities of tho two countries. Try tho Old Flan. Advocates of tariff revision do not claim that the country is going to the dogs. They merely assert that the wealth of tho couutry is going to tho factory owners. New York Herald, 1S92. Under "tariff revision," it goes to "the factory owners" of Europe. Much better keep it at home. The Eoss cf Reciprocity. Oar exports of bread-stuffs under reci procity in 1S92, worth 299,363,000, tell off to $114,604,000 in 1895. . ROSS V. HAMMOND. a large degree of such success as lie has attained. Iu 1878 he graduated from Friends' academy, Lo Grand, after wards at ending school at Penu college, Oskaloosa. The first taste of the printing business, in which he has been engaged for 17 years, was had when a boy of 15 or 16. At that time he and his brother pro cured a small printing press aud some type and began to learn the fascinating "art preservative." They pursued this pastime' evenings .and rainy days, and soon their little priming office grew to such dimensions that their mother sur rendered her pantry to their, use. Though loving the farm, they were led to believe they saw an invit ing occupation iu this new one which had germinated in their mother'.; pan try. Aud so the farm was ultimately abandoned for the printing business. 11879 Mr. Hammond canio to No braska and located at Fremont, where The Tribuue was purchased and where he with his two brothers have since been engaged in the successful management of a newspaper plant and-publishing business. In the division of work t he editorial management fell to tho subject of this sketch. -His .conduct of the. newspaper has been characterized by an intelligent aggressiveness that has made The Tribune conspicuous among the newspapers of Nebraska. The man ufacturing business of the firm ex tends over a half dozen or more states. It is the largest labor employing insti tution iu tho city of Fremont, anna ally paying out for this item something like $20,000. The concern has always pursued a liberal policy with its em ployes." Their rights ami interests have ever been considerately regarded. Asa result there has never been any dis satisfaction among employes and never a strike or labor trouble of any scrt. Itis one of the few institutions that is going through the present era of de pression without a single reduction in wages. His firm and his newspaper have always contributed liberally to :he upbuilding of their city. Every public enterprise has always beeu vigorously promoted. Mr. Hammond has been prominently identified for many years with the Ne braska Press association. He has b)en its secretary and president, and has for several years past been selected to rep resent it as a delegate to the national association meetings. He is married, has one child and a comfortable and cosy home. He has spent his time dur ing three sessions of the Nebraska login latare at Lincoln in the interests of his paper cud has in this way received some valuable insight into legislative methods that will bo of service iu a larger field. He has never refore beeu a can didate for pnblic office of any kind. The nomination for con gress came to him as a graceful tribute from his parry in recognition of his staunch service and as an evidence of faith iu his intelligence and integrity. Possessing, as he does, the vigor, energy and ambition of young mannood, his friends believe him to lie peculiarly qualified to represent the district in congress, and meet the pressing de mands of a western constituency with credit and ability. C. H. Town-send of the Beriiig sea commission, in an iutcrviow expressed the opinion that the seal herd in north ern waters Is bsiug rapidly exterminated and the ecaliusr industry ruined br tbe unrestricted pelagic sealing now j ind-dged in-hy a large fleet of schooners. Sbm Kw Trad Deaartare WW Sales of .American goods have, we glad to note, been mcreasing lately both in number and importance. Moreover, they have not been confined to any one locality, oar exchanges-showing their existence in New England and western cities as well as in Now York. Every tree American must be glad to read the advertisement of prominent retail stares that are no longer ashamed to acknowl dge that they sell American goods. We gjf . ""1 OKI H 'v ''k BBBBBBaBBiBlBBBBBB fBBBBHBSBBSSSBJBBSan THE AMERICAN KKAXD. hope this new trade departure will not bc limited to any particular date, but ihat it will bo maintained throughout tho year, and we are quite 6uro that tho American flag at the head of an adver tisement will attract customers who are proud of their patriotism and who pre fer buying American goods rather than the cheap and nasty shoddy articles that the free traders invito from foreign countries. Stick to the flag, buy Amer ican goods and thus help to give em ployment to American labor. FREE TRADE IN SALT. SUBSIDIZED SHIPS. i WHY. AMERICAN CANNOT CC WITH FOREIGN LINES. SBBBBBra Carry Frefctta Are Well PaM tmt Haw Ugh am aa OM Sir Thomas Satherlaad, nteaJJaat of thePeaiusalaraad Orieaaa fllpaaraiiia company, in a recent report to his stock holders has coatribated, araae aataori tative information as to theexiseeace af British steamship aaaridies, which Mas free trade paperi ia Uue coaatry pewfe in claiming have no nirrietiaaa ia fact We qaott Sir Thomas: There is, I know, a sectiea of the public who profess to believe that a saa sidy is paid to a raailcoapaay ae a sort of generous gif t on the part of taegav. eraaseat toward the proprieteM of that company, that' it is paid witaoat any oommensarate service being and that the company hi able to live thrive merely oa the strength of a mail carrier and receiving a mail saa- sidy. There can be no greater dclaajoa, if indeed that idea is really sarioasly entertained ia any quarter. We have been paid daring tbe last tea yean a very considerable sum of asoaey, bat ia carrying oat tho service involved, which has been paid for at a far lower rate than that given by foreign i for similar services under their the actual carrying out of the contracts has involved an expenditure by this company in ten years of something like 918,000,000 or $20,000,000 more thaa has been received throughout the tea years from tho state. " We are glad to know, authoritatively. that there is at lca9t one British i IU Cast to the Ballroad Laborer aad 8alt FredBcer. We have been shown a letter from a salt dealer giving quotations he had re ceived on a certain grade 'of salt' at $3.40, f.o.b. deck in .Boston. At that price, allowing 2 English shillings for freight from Liverpool, tbe Liverpool dealer receives practically $3.90 per long ton of 2,2-10 pounds. The freights from the western New York saltficld to. Boston are $2.40 per ton of 2,000 pounds, 12 cents per 100 pounds cr $2. C9 per loug ton; hence, to compete with the Englishman, the western New York salt producer must sell at 71 cents net per long ton. How can he possibly compete? Tho American salt producer and tho railroad laborer lose employment, and the profit gees to England. The English man sells ar $2.G9 net. The consumer buys salt no cheaper than under protec tion, and tho eolo result of this free trade gift is to lessen the employment of. American labor. What Free Trade Means. Free trade means cheap labcr, and cheap' labcr means diminished comforts, diminished capacity to buy, poor and enfeebled industries and a dependent condition generally. Ucn. William McKinley. We Want Ycr, MeSialey. Air, 1 Want Yoa, Mj Honey."! Winn iler elation 'a a-comia, And politi'cj in hu'ir.iii.i. Dci wo want yrr, HcKinley, yes wo dol We're B-tbickhi c? yen ever " And your tariff bill ;j clavi-r. And onr Lcarta ara forever true to you Wu'ro a-thinkin of you glauly, 'Causo tho country nii-Js yoa Fodly, And it ilcn't kiio?.- v. i:at to do! So uplirt i rot?ctioaJ liaam-r la tho RRwJold f jfrhioncd manner. 'Cos we vrant ycr, JIcKinlty, yt.s we dol cnoucs. Wo want, jcr McKinKy! Yc3, we want ycr niislitl7 badly. We're a-thinkin of yw ftJadly, 'Cause tho country needs yon sadly. So como Ltcic to nJcaS-j ns, Old Grow r can't deccivo us, 'Cos wo want ySr, ZIcKmley, Yes, wo want yer, want yer, want ycr, 'Cos wo want yer, JIcKinJiy. yea wo dot Now tho bossei say "Tarnation!" Whero wcro wc in tho "creation" Of that boom so vast s.iul trnct Our Gcheine lias failid eoiiipitlcly. Though we fajhjoacil it so neatly, 'Causa the people wcro devoted to you. Wo won't yet linger longer While the fiJo U -.rowing stroncrj Bat jump on the wagoa with yoa. Free 9ilver t.in't in it. Sot for a sbigloiainute Tho peuplo they all want yon! When tha lxiuds am a-poppin, And tho mills aia a-stoppia. Turn wu want yer, JicKinley, yes wo do, For you nru tho one to striko it, As you kuow we do not like it. And our country i3 forever safe with yoa Ytc'll have i.:pwy for tomorrow, Ar.d no forth' r med to bcrro Front London or Timbuktu, So como hack, our hero. Wfailo the treasury's at tpto, 'Ccs wa want j cr, Uotuul.-y, ya we do. When tbo corn am n-growin, Anl thu mectin'rt a-goin. " Tho sun will ho ubiniii'on yoa; And their voice, raised in glory, fchall chant aload the story Of your record to grand and trno. Prosperity will follow. Nut weal nor woa nor sarrow. And 'twill ell bo ovria to yoa. So hii! to protection Tli. t's tho need of every pection We want y-r, McKinley, yes we dol When tho country am ia dsnper Frora the fonicer ravi b-traiiuer. Oar honor will ho safe with yon. The starry flaj: will covtr Onr land entirely over. And Britain will cringe and t:c. A policy to Klorfjns, On land pr.d sin victorious. Will bury cU Dsmccracy from .view. So hurrah for the soldier Whose heart will no'cr grow colder In its o7 for the flax cad yon! - T. tt. John tfeiaey. ship company in actual receipt of "a subsidy" from tho British goveraawat. We hope this point will no longer be denied by the free traders. But we never for a moment supposed, nor do wo know of anybody else who supposed, that the British government, or any other gov crnment, was paying subsidies for noth ing. Of course there is a measure of re turn, and that consists ia tho transaor tation of the moils. But what we do claim and always have claimed is that tho subsidies paid by the British and other foreign govern ments to their respective steamship companies carrying mail matter have been far larger than the miserable pit tances doled out to American ateaat. ships performing similar services for the American government The foreign mail steamers start oa their voyages with a larger amount of tho expenses of each trip guaraateea through the mail subsidy thaa the American steamships caa secure. Oar lines arc handicapped in their expeaee account to the extent of tho difference between the subsidies paid by foreiga and American governments. Our liace arc still further handicapped by the higher wages that arc paid to Americaa officers and news. Therefore the foreiga mail steamers cau afford to carry freight at lower rates than American steamers, thus securing tho business, or, if the freight rate be tho same by all liae, the foreigners can mako a profit oa the voyage where American steamship com panies would have to chargo aa 'a loss, The risks of the steainsbipping oasiwesg are pointed out by Sir Thomas gather land as follows; "Who coald possibly have imagined that within these last ten years tho rates of freight woakl have fallen to the miserable point at which we find them today? Who coald possibly have imagined that silver would today be worth littlo more thaa 'half what it was worth ten years ago, thus involving tbe operations of this country in a most serious and oneroas charge for less in exchange? And who is aide to say -what may take place within tho next ten years?" We believe that the foreign mail steamship companies honestly earn every penny that in paid them for carrying mails. We also bclicvo that Americaa companies earn far more than is paii them, and wo want tq seo these cfimnsg; sntions equalised, or if there is to he any advantage let it bo on tho Americaa side The difficulties of low freight rates and other things that confront tho P. and O. company are equally pertinent as applied to the Pacific Mail, Oceanic, Occidental and Oriental lines that ply between the Pacific coast aad Australia, China and Japan. Wo have the fact settled that subsidies are paid to British steamships for mail rranspor jation, go novy let us get tbo fact equally established that the rates paid to Ame jean steamships for transporting Amefr icon mails shall be on as liberal a scale. EBc!ande Frea Trad Miasfc. English free trade sentiment has -e-ceived a fresh shock from the latest dis covery cf Germany's industrial invasion. The minister of agriculture is holding an inquiry regarding dogs, and a mem ber engaged found that ho had to sit oa Austrian chairs and write with Bavariaa pencils. When the witnesses recom mend; d tho use cf German muzzles for English dogs, British pride was stuag to the quick. Truly England's indus trial jfuprcmary is riding for a fall if she persists inner free trafe poicyna'. der fho rapidly c'hangipg" fconovaic dfr velopmeut of nil pther nations, fhe "markets of tbo world" no longer far I'ish harmonious music for the step of her commercial progress. They Helped ; McKinley is not altogether a self made man. The Democrats bare roa tributcd a good deal to his success by demonstrating tLe wisdom of his tariaT policy. Kansas City Journal. "The peculiar thing, about tins zca constrictor, ladies and gents," said tbe keeper, "is that ic requires a young chicken about on -e a week. It is not dangerous except rrhen hungry. It is f ery particular about what it cats, la dies 'and gents, and that young iuaa that's stroking a cigarettp can approach the cage iith perfeef ' imppiifty. ' p wou't juch JutM.'-3ucaiQ Tribune, I ? i. .t r -..'" ' T." a A' "K, "5i.--to , r -i ''f. j, - . t -tav .. Mf -f - " v V &, r tel-s V?e3s3 :fT-f'. K-V- -- i- --03 i v-w , . ' . . uu. V niTna 14 iram'isi! Mllf tU Mt" f.
