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Nebraska is for Taft.
Guffy will be heard from later.
Jim Latta was at Denver shouting
for Jim Latta for congress.
It was a bad week for the bosses at
the Denver convention except the
Big Boss at Fairview.
The Democrats passed up the op
portunity to get together when Boss
Bryan landed one on Boss Guffy.
When it comes to acting the part of
a czar, Temporary Chairman Bell can
give even Uncle Joe Cannon pointers.
"Bryan is a man who does things !"
shrieks an admirer of The Peerless.
Correct. He "done" Guffy. But
wait!
The best way to settle the Taft ban
ner question at Lincoln is to move the
republican campaign headquarters to
Omaha.
The Bryanites opened the campaign
in
Lincoln Wednesday by cutting
down the Taft banner near Republican
headquarters.
At the rate Latta's "sugar" is be
ing sprinkled throughout the district,
it will take more than one barrel to
supply the demand.
Mayor Jim Dahlman did not repeat
his Sioux City stunt while in Denver.
It is reported that he actually behaved
himself and returned home beastly
sober.
One thing the Bryan-Guffy contro
versy smoked out was the fact that
eastern corporations contributed
money to the Bryan compaign fund
in 1900.
The first blunder in the campaign
was committed by the Bryanites.
Cutting down a few more Republican
banners will give the state to Taft by
50,000 majority.
George TV. Berge appears to have
sneaked into obscurity since the ex
posure of that $15000 wall street con
tribution to assist in electing him
governor four years ago.
Although not a delegate to the Den
ver convention, "Little Giant" Thomp
son butted in, mounted a chair and
made a motion which was voted on
and declared carried by the temporary
chairman.
The fact that Jim Lotta is not
Colonel Bryan's choice, does not ap
pear to have much weight with some
of the leaders of the Democratic praty
in the district. Possibly it is a case
of the "dollar above the man."
Jim Dahlman appeared to be the
only gubernatorial candidate from
Nebraska who was present at the
Denver convention. If the other as
pirants were there they were not
evidence in the press dispatches.
Occasionally one will hear of a
Democrat in Platte county who favors
the nomination of Berge. But the
real leaders of the party the men
who have influence at home and enjoy
the confidence of Colonel Bryan are
opposed to burdening the ticket with
the former leader of the populists.
The latest demand of the Knockers
is that republican candidates for con
gress must pledge themselves not to
vote to re-elect Joe Cannon speaker.
It is noticed that the demand comes
from the same class of republicans
that are heaving chunks of ice at
Sherman and the platform.
The Michigan delegation to Denver
lost their bible the second day of the
convention, and requested Chairman
Bell to announce the loss from the
platform. The good book was found
in a saloon the following day where
the chaplain of the delegation had
left it while quenching his thirst with
"Rocky Mountain Tea."
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THE THIRD EFFORT.
For the third time W. J. Bryan has
been nominated for President of the
United States by the Democratic
party. Although Mr. Bryan dictated
the platform, the old plank of free
silver at the holy ratio was not incor
porated at Denver, and the "para,
mount" issue of government ownership
of. railways, proclaimed in New York
upon the arrival of The Peerless from
his trip around the world, was entirely
ignored. The platform is a declara
tion of state rights a question upon
which the Democratic party has been
licked politically and physically.
Some of the planks are in harmony
with the ideas of the American people,
but those who are acquainted with Mr.
Bryan are fully aware that his eleva
tion to the presidency would revive
the question of the free coinage of
silver at his favorite raito, and the
agitation of government ownership of
the railways of the country. The in
troduction of these questions and the
certainty that he would demand a rad
ical revision of the tariff, must !e
taken into consideration by all inter
ested in the future welfare of the
country. A radical change from ex
isting conditions would result in busi
ness depression which wpuld strike the
commercial, industrial and agricul
tural interests of the country a blow
from which only a change of adminis
trations would bring relief. The farm
ers and business men of Nebraska have
not yet forgotten the blight which the
Democratic party brought upon the
country during the dark days when
Mr. Bryan was the leading advocate
of theoretical ideas with which he de
sired to experiment. The good sense
of the American people defeated Mr.
Bryan twelve years ago, and will de
feat him for the third time next No
vember. The people of this country
demand a safe and sane executive
one who has made good in whatever
position of trust and responsibility he
has been placed, and whose splendid
record is a guarantee that he will con
tinue the Roosevelt policies demanded
by the people. The country wants a
man who is patriotic enough to con
tinue the work of strengthening the
general government commenced by
Abraham Lincoln nearly half a cen
tury ago, while at the same time rec
ognizing the rights of the states and
treating them justly and fairly. The
elevation of Mr. Bryan to the presi
dency would be a public calamity
which would turn back the dial of
time and enshroud the country in
gloom.
COUNTY OPTION.
Two years ago next January, when
the legislature assembled, Thomas
Darnell, attorney for the State Tem
perance League, drew up a bill, and
had it introduced, providing for coun
ty option. The bill was defeated.
Since that time the League has been
making a campaign to awaken interest
on the county option question, and a
number of Republican papers advocate
making the question of county option
a partisan issue. Some of the county
optionists have even gone so far as to
serve notice that they will not vote for
any candidate on the Republican leg
islative ticket who will not pledge
himself to vote for the county option
measure.
The temperance question is not a
partisan measure. A voter can still
be a temperate man and consistently
oppose the county option bill. The
measure the county optionists demand
is a one-sided affair, and is really not
a local option measure in the true
meaning of the term. It gives the
voters an opportunity to vote on the
question of licensing saloons, and if a
majority of the votes cast are against
license, that settles the question a
license shall not be granted. But if a
majority of the ballots cast are in favor
of licensing saloons, it would be fair,
then, in that case, for the temperance
advocates to abide by the result. The
bill, however, provides for overriding
the will of the voters, and the granting
of licenses is optional with the village
board and city council. The Central
City Record is of the opinion that the
local option measure is a good one,
even if it does give the "temperance
people an advantage over the saloon
men." The stand taken by the Record
has called forth a protest from Editor
Ladd of the Albion News. The
News says:
"If the cause of temperance cannot be
promoted by fair, open-and-above-board
methods, it does not deserve to succeed.
This is true of all things. We have con
fidence in the people who compose this
commonwealth, and believe that the
majority should rule. If the majority
does not at all times agree with our
ideas, we do not despair or feel justified
in resorting to unfair methods. The
temperance cause, like all moral ones,
must advance by degrees and a steady
growth. It has been going forward at
a rapid rate of late years, bnt it will be
a long time before it reaehes the stage
we would like to see. Every cause has
its over-zealous friends who do more
harm than good, and such, we believe,
are those who advocate an unfair bill
sueh as the one above referred to. If
the question of having saloons ia. to be.
TAFT BANNER CUT DOWN
Bryanites Open tfte Campaign at the Midnight
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Two weeks ago, when Chairman
William Hay ward of the Republican
State Committee opened headquarters
in Lincoln, arrangements were made
to display a Taft banner across one of
the business streets. This brought a
howl of protest from some of the Bryan
partisans, on the ground that Lincoln
is Bryan's home city, and that it would
be disrespectful to the Peerless One to
flaunt the banner of Republicanism in
his face. In-as-much as Bryan ban
ners are conspicuous in Taft's home
city, and no protest has been made by
Republicans, the action of the Lincoln
Bryanites and their half-breed sympa
thisers, is regarded as childish. The
banner is up to stay regardless of the
howls of the Democrats and whines of
the half-breeds.
The following statement, regarding
the action of the committee, was issued
Tuesday by Chairman Hayward:
"The Taft and Sherman campaign
banner was erected this morning ac
cording to the original plans of the
state committee. An application to
erect such a banner was duly made
and the city clerk informed us that no
permit was necessary under the Lin
coln ordinance which allows banners
of this kind across the street provided
that they are thirty-five feet above the
pavement. We attempted to comply
with this ordinance and believe we
have done so. Permission was obtain
ed from property holders on O street
to suspend the necessary cable from
their buildings and so far as the ban
ner is concerned we consider it closed.
It is up and we expect it to remain up.
As regards its influence upon political
sentiment we have no complaint to
make, the opinion of Bryanites to the
contrary notwithstanding. We are
not asking advice as to our campaign
methods from any Bryan supporter
nor do we expect our methods to be
pleasing to the enemies of Secretary
Taft. The state committee is charged
by the republicans of the whole state
with the duty of carrying Nebraska
for the republican ticket, national,
congressional, state and legislative.
We have no idea that this can be done
by compromising with the enemy.
Eight years ago Nebraska went for
McKinley ever Bryan by nearly 8,000
majority. Last year it gave Judge
Reese a clear majority over democracy,
populism, socialism and every other
political "ism" in the state and we
have full confidence in our ability to
register a majority for Taft and Sher
man and the remainder of the ticket
next November. The statement that
has been made that the erecting of the
republican banner should be delayed
for a few days ie a mere subterfuge.
"It has for several months been the
announced intention of Mr. Bryan to
remain at home and receive delega
settled by a vote of the people, then in
all fairness a vote for should count just
as much as a vote against. While the
majority is not always right, it is much
safer to trust then the minority as a
general proposition. We would inform
the editor of the Record that he has not
been mistaken m considering us a
"strong temperance man." We demand
of others only what we are willing to
concede. If a bill giving the saloons an
unfair advantage were to be introduced
in the legislature, the Record would de
nounce its unfairness, but thinks it all
right when the advantage is on the other
side. 8uch a polioy will never gain
friends and can never succeed."
THE MARRIED MAN.
What a great change takes place in
people when they marry! A married
woman is always necessary as a chap-
eron. An old maid of excellent sense'.
is often rejected, and the place given
to a young married woman of decided
ly giddy tendencies. Before a man is
married, he is considered a fit com
panion for any woman, but as soon as
he is married, he is thought to be
danzerous except when his wife is
along to with him. A man may
travel the world over, and come back
all right, but at home he is consider"
ed a savage unless his wife is along to
control him. Young women are al
lowed to spend a ereat deal of their
time with unmarried men, but if a
married man walks along the side
walk, the older members of the fam
ily rush out and bring the gif Is in.
The married men must have been
guilty of some great wickedness in the
past; otherwise they would not be
looked upon with so much suspicion.
Innocent amusements are planned for
all sorts of people except married men;
it is generally believed that married
men are so wicked that they only en
joy swearing, drinking whisky' 'and
chewing plug tobacco. A great deal
is done by young women to entertain I
uamarried men, but a married man, I
Republican Ban
Lincoln.
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tions. If the banner would be offen
sive to delegations now it would be
equally offensive throughout the whole
campaign. The republican headquar
ters have been fully opened for two
weeks and the campaign is now being
waged as vigorously as it will be at
any time during the next four months.
It was decided, immediately after our
national convention, to erect the usual
campaign banner and it was ordered
for immediate use when we opened up
our headquarters. From our stand
point there is no possible excuse for
longer delay. We are informed that
certain republicans closely allied with
leading corporations are for Bryan.
They are said to have openly announc
ed that they proposed to vote for Bryan
and to defeat Governor Sheldon. We
have not hesitated to boldly assert our
position in these, the opening days of
the campaign, and we do not expect
to be less assertive at any later time."
"The rumor that has been assidu
ously circulated by Bryanites to the
effect that Governor. George L. Shel
don was opposed to the erection of the
banner at this time is all tommyrot
The democrats recognize his popular
ity in using his name. Governor
Sheldon has been heartily in favor of
the banner going up as soon as it was
ready without the aid or consent of
any other nation on earth. It was
only his modesty and instincts of fair
play that prevented his picture being
displayed with those of Taft and Sher
man at this time, on the theory that
there was still a possibility that the
republicans might choose a standard
bearer in this state for the coming
campaign other than himself."
Since' the above was placed in type,
the Taft banner has been cut down by
admirers of Mr. Bryan. The dastard
who committed the outrage chose the
hour of midnight Wednesday for his
dirty work. Not content with cutting
the banner down, an attempt was
made to burn it. A new banner has
been ordered and when it is stretched
across the street in Lincoln a man will
be detailed to guard it.
Strange to say there are men in
Lincoln who express joy over the out
rage and cheered the sneak who com
mitted the deed.
Campaign work of this character is
not going to help the cause of the
Democrats in Nebraska, but will have
a contrary effect. The Republican
nominee for President is entitled to
the respect of the voters of all parties,
the same as Mr. Bryan. Mr. Taft is
a candidate for the highest office in
the gift of the American people, and
should be accorded the same consider
ation as the Democratic nominee.
You may not agree with Mr. Taft
politically, but you can treat him
courteously.
particularly if he has children, is a
wretch if he wants to be entertained
beyond allowing the children to climb
over him. Married women have their
afternoon parties, and enjoy them
selves, but a married man is not trust
ed in the sacred precincts of his own
home when there is company; it is
feared that even his wife may fail to
keep him from acting up, and possibly
shooting some of the guests. An At
chison man who was abused a good
deal for allowing his wife to work her
self to death, finally consented to her
going off on a summer vacation. Of
course he did not want her to go, but
he thought she deserved some recrea
tion, and finally agreed to the separa
tion. A few days after her departure.
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and locked the doors. It finally de
veloped that he only wanted to bor
row a little arnica to bathe his right
hand; he had the writers' cramp from
writing so much to his wife, urging
her to come home. Every married
man plays a good deal with the chil
dren for amusement, and likes it, but
one or two nights in a year he goes
down town and plays a game of high
five. Then there is a howl raised that
can be heard a mile, although the
married women may have been play
ing high five for prizes all the after
noon. Atchison Globe.
When the claims of the various
candidates for Vice President were
under consideration at the Denver
convention, one of Towne's friends
"Colonel Ormsby, of Colorado, who is
associated with J. P. Morgan," so a
press dispatch states, "went to the ex
tent cabling Mr. Morgan with the
result that he received a reply that
Mr. Towne's candidacy would be as
satisfactory to Mr. Morgan as would
most any other
Judge Gray."
Democrat, except
"The courts of justice are the bul
works of our liberties," is the way the
injunction plank in the Denver plat
form reads, and then the plank pro
ceeds to insult the courts and the in
telligence of the American people.
The plank may succeed in securing a
few labor votes, but the vast majority
of the American people are not yet
ready to destroy the power of the
judiciary in order to boost an agitator
into the presidential chair.
The Denver platform is made to
catch votes. As the Bryanites will
never have an opportunity to enact
into laws any of the alleged "reforms"
demanded, it is easy to promise any
thing and everything. There is no
responsibility attached to a Democrat
ic platform. It usually consists of a
declaration of protests of the good that
has been accomplished by Republican
administrations, followed by promises
impossible to fulfill.
If the republicans are to be pun
ished for displaying a Taft banner on
the streets of Lincoln, why not reci
procate by moving the capitol to
Columbus, Grand Island or Kearney.
If Lincoln insists in keeping up the
fight against the state committee, the
town will get a worse soaking than it
did when Salt creek overflowed its
banks a few days ago.
HUMANITY NOW. LONGER LIVED.
Statistics Do Not Bear Out Statement
That Man Is Deteriorating.
A German scientist, Dr. Emll Konlg,
has lately undertaken to prove that
In highly civilized countries man has
abused his constitutional strength,
and consequently is more susceptible
to disease than he was in earlier
times. There is obviously something
to be said for this averment, but. con
sidered as a whole, the facts do not
bear it out
It is unquestionably true that aa
civilization advances human lire be
comes more complex, and the pres
sure upon a man's physical resources
tends to become more intense. It is
also true that certain forms of disease,
such, for Instance, as cancer and heart
weakness, appear to be more preva
lent than they were a century ago
we say "appear," because only in a
comparatively recent period have the
statistics of mortality and its causes
been trustworthy and exhaustive.
The official records of Geneva, which
have been kept carefully for a long
period, prove that the average dura
tion of human life is materially great
er than it was 150 or 100 years ago.
Not only the average length of human
existence, but the retention of physical
and Intellectual vigor, or what is
called the prime of life, tends to be
prolonged. The age limit of useful
ness has In practice been pushed for
ward. The fruitful activity of men over 80,
and even 70, years of age is a phe
nomenon far more frequently observed
to-day than it was 100 years ago. Na
poleon's career was over at 46; Von
Moltke's can scarcely be said to have
begun, so far as great achievements
were concerned, till he was nearly 70.
What is true of war is true of diplo
macy, of law, of medicine, of every
-field of work In which mental and
physical energy is Indispensable.
When, in a word, we examine Impar
tially all the data, weighing accurate
ly all the evidence pro and con, we
seem justified in taking aa optimistic
rather than Dr. Koala's pessimistic
view of the effect of civilisation on the
bodily well-being and longevity of
man.
Death Reward of Dog's Devotion.
Pete was the name of a smart dog
In the Loudner family back of Mlllrlft,
Pa. The Loudners are Germans, and
the youngest Is three years old and a
boy. Because the dog was too clever
it was killed.
But it was a listakt.
The child and the dog wandered
some distance from the house in the
afternoon, romping with a rubber ball
fastened to the end of a stick. Sud
denly the dog appeared at the house
and ran about the rooms, and, barking
and yelping, pulled at the women's
dresses and otherwise acted in such
a strange manner as to cause them to
scream "Mad dog!" and seek safety
on chairs.
George Loudner, attracted by the
noise, came Into the house and shot
the dog. Then the child was missed
and search was instigated. They
found the youngster In high glee at
the antics of a big rattlesnake which
waa playing with the rubber ball.
The boy would reach out the whip
with the ball attached and hit the
snake on the head. The reptile
would resent the attack, plainly trying
to sink its fangs into the rubber globe,
all the while rattling and colling and
uncoiling as the ball circled about it
Mr. Louder killed the snake. Th
dog was not mad, but had tried In
vain to get some one to aid the child,
and met Its death by being too faithful,
Codfish Balls.
Use one-third dry salt cod and two
thirds potatoes. The fish, merely
washed, Is laid In the pot over the po
tatoes and enough boiling water
poured over both to just cover them
Cook for one-half hour, then the wa
ter Is drained off and they are shaken
until dry and mashed with a potato
masnea. sur in a weii-oeaten egg''
and form Into round smooth balls, roll
In flour and fry in boiling hot fat until
a delicate brown.
To Destroy Paint Odor.
Put a kettle full of lighted charcoal
on which has been thrown a handful
of juniper berries, in the room, and
carefully stop all openings, not forget
dag the chimney. Leave the room
closed for 24 hours, by the end of
which 'time the smell will be gone.
Of course, no person or animal must
remain In the room while the charcoal
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To the Lakes of
Wisconsin and Michigan
Leave Omaha, or most any other print in Nebraska,
today arrive there tomorrow, via the
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Railway
In Wisconsin and Michigan are hundreds of lake resorts
where this brief and satisfactory trip is possible, and
where you may enjoy an ideal vacation at slight expense.
Three fast daily trains, including The Overland
Limited, leave Union Station, Omaha, at 7.25 a. m.,
6.00 p. m. and 9.58 p. m. Arrive Union Station,
Chicago, 9.15 p. m., 8.30 a. m. and 12.28 p. m. Con
necting trains and steamships reach the lake resorts
the same day, or the next morning.
Descriptive books free.
F. A. MILLER.
Oemeral Paaeeasjar Ageat.
Ckicace. Ill-
HAD EARNED MONEY
CONVICT'S IDEA OF HIS RIGHT
TO RESULTS OF ROBEERY.
Maj. McClaughry Tells of Hard Work
He Had to Convince Man That
Stolen Funds Should Be
Returned.
"It's queer what notions some peo
ple get into tfteir heads." Maj. R. W.
McClaughry, warden of the United
States penitentiary at Leavenworth,
said in Kansas City, Kan. "Some
folks simply can't distinguish be
tween the right and the wrong."
Maj. McClaughry told a story of
a man who was sent to a penitentiary
for ten years for robbing a bank of
$10,000. He had reached through the
wicket at the teller's station, snatched
a pile of bills, escaped from the bank
and had hid the money before he was ar
rested. "Well, sir, he waa a model prisoner,"
Maj. McClaughry said. "He behaved
so well that everybody about the
penitentiary liked him. and by such
conduct he succeeded in obtaining
enough credit marks to reduce his
time of imprisonment from ten years
to six years and nine months. A day
or two before his release he request
ed an interview with me.
"'Warden,' he said. l want to ask
your advice about a little matter. You
know I'm to leave this place in a
few hours. I am going into business
of some kind and I shall want a part
ner. Now, in what business would
you advise me to enter for you
know I want to make an honest liv
ing and be a good citizen.'
"I asked him what kind of a part
ner he desired and how much mon
ey he could put in as his share.
" 'Oh, anywhere from $1,000 to $10,
000 he answered.
"'Where did you get that much
money?' I asked, In greater surprise.
"'Oh, the bank money the $10,000
I stole.' he exclaimed.
"'Why, man, that isn't your mon
ey.' I told him.
"'Not my money!' he cried, 'haven't
I earned it by hard work in this pris
on these many years?'
"And do you know," Maj. McClaugh
ry said, "that it was one of the hard
est things I ever undertook in all
my life to make that man see that
he was wrong that the stolen mon
ey was still the property of the bank,
not his, and that the time he served
in prison was only punishment for
violating the laws made for the pro
tection of people's property. But he
did see it In the right light at last
He turned every dollar of the money
over to the bank, was generously re
warded by the man who had sent him
to prison, and has since been a useful
and honorable citizen.'
Stretch Carpet with Feet.
In housecleaning time when it
comes to the hard task of stretching a
carpet an easy way to do is to put on
a pair of rubbers over your shoes, and
after one side of the carpet is tacked
down begin from that side of the room
to shove the carpet with your feet
tacking at the other side of the room
as you go along.
ELSE LAND CO.
Doland, and Redfield, South Dakota.
Will sell you improved or unimproved farms in the
Famous James River Valley of S. D.
We now have some splendid bargains in single quarters, half sec
tions, and also improved farms. Good soil, plenty of good water, and
mostly all well located. All kinds of small grain and good crops of corn
are raised here. From present prospects South Dakota will harvest the
largest crop ever known this year. Telephones, rural routes, schools
and churches are established all over the valley. We also have unim
proved land and ranches from one to eight thousand acres further west,
which we will quote you prices on if desired. Mr. W. J. Else, ane of
ourfinn, is now in Nebraska selling our lands. If you desire to consult
him, notify the Redfield office and he will call on you when possible
and give you accurate information about South Dakota land.
Excursions Firs, and Third Tuesdays
of each month. Why not make arrangements and go with Mr. Eke on
one of these excursions. We will gladly show you these lands, if you
conclude to make a personal investigation by visiting our town, and
will also convince you that the price ia right.
REDFIELD. S. D.
DOLAND, S. D.
ELSE
F.J
Oeaeral Weatera Agaat,
1524 Faramaa St..
OaaaaaXefc.
HAS HIS TOMB READY FOR HIM.
Phineas G. Wright, Eccentric Bache
lor, Calmly Waits for End.
Now that he has the whiskers on his
monument brushed straight, his tomb
well stocked with whisky and cigars
and a proper inscription graven on the
granite, Phineas Gardner Wright. Put
nam's richest and oldest bachelor, says
he can contemplate the end with calm
ness and satisfaction.
Mr. Wright Is 79 years old and worth,
something over $200,000, according to
a Water bury (Conn.) dispatch to the
New York World. This sum, he
says, he has accumulated by strict at
tention to details, not trying to know
too much and consistently suspecting
all women. Following out the program
which has made him successful, Mr.
Wright has superintended the erec
tion of bis own monument, and he has
Inscribed thereon: "Going, but know
not where." Under this the more defl.
nite information: "Never beat by
man. but by woman."
The Wright monument is the show
place of the Putnam cemetery. It is
a solid granite block bearing on its
top a bust of the man who is to lie
under it. The bust Is a faithful like
ness, even to the stone whiskers now
trimmed in goatee fashion. The sculp
tor who did the work was an irrespon
sible person with effeminate ideas. He
parted Mr. Wright's whiskers at the
middle in his original work. This
made Mr. Wright angry, and he paid
another sculptor $600 to brush out the
stone whiskers straight. This work
brought the price up to $3.G00.
but Mr. Wright didn't care.
In the tomb near by Mr. Wright has
placed ample supplies of whisky and
cigars.
I "I don't want the boys who are bury
ing me to feel too bad." he explained.
i want mem to nave a little some
thing to keep them cheerful. Nobody
can say I'm stingy." He has also en
gaged the Putnam Silver Cornet band
to play at his funeral.
Mr. Wright's "going, but know not
where," has stirred up a lot of trouble,
particularly among theologians, some
of whom have written him abusive
letters. He is still hale and hearty.
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