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WESTERN TRAPS. 
Match of Wisliininne Club Membcw. 
Chicago, III., Jan. 19.— Altogether the warmest thing in Chicago 
trap matters for this coming week is the bloody internecine war 
that has sprung ^^p among certain members of the Wishininne 
Club, whose doings have from time to time appeared in these 
columns. No one seems to know just where the trouble started, 
but in a few days — this thing has been brewing for a month — it 
had attained a definite form. It might have been Bill Haskell who 
was guilty of the first challenge, and it might have been Charlie 
Dennis who first hotly resented any aspersions upon his skill with 
the pigeon gun. At any rate, the last few noon hours at the 
Wishininne Club have been spent in consistent arguments as to 
the shooting of everybody who meets there for lunCh, not ex- 
cluding Mayor Harrison and ex-Mayor Washburne. Simmered 
down to brass tacks, there will be a race shot at Watson's on 
next Tuesday — unless somebody backs out— between C. S. Dennis 
and W. L. Wells on one side and J. V, Clarke and Bill Haskell 
on the other. Mr. Clarke is a prominent banker in this city, and 
was this week elected president of the Chicago Clearing House, 
so he shoixld have no difficulty in raising the requisite stakes, 
large as they are. But he has failed to cover all the money 
ofiered by the opposing faction and their friends. As much 
as $4 or S5 is up now. It is all for the price of the birds, 25 birds 
a corner, and I do reckon this will be the most fun ever happened 
at Watson's. Bill Haskell has bet $25 against $5 that his side 
wins, and has laid odds of $50 to H that he will not be low mar 
of the four. Mr. Clarke has bet Mr. Dennis $5 that he will kill 
more with his first barrel than Mr. Dennis, and another $5 that 
he will kill more with both barrels. There is mony up that Billy 
Wells, the artist man, will be high gun, and as much up that every 
other fellow will be high gun. There has been very little eating 
done at the Wishininne meets of late, nor does there promise to 
be any until this feverish state of mind shall have disappeared, 
which may only be afl:er the battle is fought out to the bitter end. 
The race will be shot as early as possible on Tuesday morning, 
before anybody else gets out to the grounds, this being in defer- 
ence to Mr. Haskell s wish, as he is liable to feel badly if he 
falls into last place. At last news to-day the odds were fluctuating 
very rapidly and the talk getting hotter and hotter all the time. 
The race really will be a hard-fought one, and it is a toss-up which 
side will win. Wells is picked for high score and he should beat 
Clarke a bird or so. Between Dennis and Haskell it is a near 
thing. Haskell thought for a minute he might kill 23, but the 
wagers persuaded him otherwise very soon. Then he said 22, but 
changed his mind, and at last failed to connect with a bet that he 
would not kill 17, and that he would not get enough to make a 
pint of soup. Similar propositions were floating about at a late 
hour this afternoon. We shall see what we shall see. 
Ambefg— Healy. 
Another warm race will in all likelihood be shot at Watson's on 
the same day, between J. H. Amberg and J. M. Healy, of this 
city. This race is at 50 birds per man, for the price of the birds 
and a corned beef and cabbage dinner, the latter being expressly 
stipulated as part of the conditions. As in the above-mentioned 
race, this is a near thing on form, and it is hard to pick a winner. 
This race will be shot after lunch, at Watson's, and will go to fill 
nut a good day at the park. 
Crescent Club Sparrow Shoot. 
Crescent Gun Club, of Chicago, will hold a two days' sparrow 
tournament at the grounds at Forty-seventh street and California 
avenue, Jan. 26 and 27. A handsome gold medal is offered in the 
State championshijp sparrow event, at 25 sparrows. $5. There will 
be five events daily, and a good programme is offered, with 1,000 
sparrows guaranteed on hand ready for trapping. Birds to be 
trapped at 10 cents, five traps, one man up, 25yds. rise. Added 
money to the F. S. Boyden medal championship shoot. 
Kentucky Gun Club Would Shoot Chicago. 
Mr. Emile Pragoff, of Louisville, Ky., is in town this week for a 
few days, and he intimates that a team shoot could be very easily 
arranged, so far as the Southern end of it is concerned, between 
a ten-men team of the Kentuckj' Gun Club of his city and a team 
of ten men from any one Chicago gun club. This is not offered 
as any challenge or bluff, but just as a feeler and in perfectly good 
faith and good feeling. The Louisville boys would want a return 
race of course, and should have it, and herein lies the greatest 
difficulty about concluding terms. The Chicago club men all 
would be glad to shoot the visitors here, especially if they hap- 
pened to come up at about the time of the sportsmen's show m 
late February, but they do not know about going to Kentucky. 
The members of the Chicago Gun Club are the ones to whom the 
proposition was first made. The Louisville men would have 
several good men, such as the Pragofts, Harry Lyons, etc., and it 
would be no walkover for a team from any one<:lub of this city, 
for the Kentucky contingent can keep on picking ©ut pretty good 
ones from their list. It is to be hoped that this event will be 
arranged. 
Two Other Team Races Off. 
There was some hope of a team race between ten Milwaukee men 
and ten of this city, the Cream City men to come from the 
National Gun Club, and the Chicago team from the Garden City 
Club. This arrangement was open to modification in case the 
race took a tendency to an intercity shoot. There seems, however, 
to have been a considerable misunderstanding on the part of the 
Milwaukee boys, and Mr. Bush, of Milwaukee, who is in town 
to-day, says they do not ratify any challenge as coming from 
them, and says that perhaps the matter arose out of some mis- 
understood talk of a personal nature. Mr. J. H, Amberg, who 
had details in charge here, to-day thought that there was not 
likely to be any race between the two towns, though there may 
something turn up suddenly later on. 
There was also some talk of a race with a St. Louis team, to be 
held at Chicago this winter, but nothing worth calling a cer- 
tainty develops as yet regarding that. So, with three very good 
citj' team proposals before its, we are in the attitude of not 
securing any one of the three, which is too bad, as the game here 
could stand a little stirring up of the right sort. 
E. Hough. 
Hartford Building, Chicago, 111. 
Garfield Gun Club. 
Chicago, Tan. 19. — The appended scores were made on our 
grounds to-day on the occasion of the eighth trophy shoot of the 
season. Dr. Shaw carried off the honors of the day, being the 
only one to go straight in the main event. A strong S.W. wind 
blew directly across the traps, and the birds were an extremely 
fast lot, taken as a whole — as fast a lot of birds as I have seen 
trapped in many a day. Several visitors favored us with their 
presence, among whom were Dr. Kelly, of Winnipeg, Man., a 
genial gentleman and an excellent shot; also Mr. and Mrs. 
Wachsuruth, both of whom participated in one event. Tlie at- 
tendance was only fair for our club: 
Trophy Event. 
Delano, 27 202*000120— 4 
McDonald. 28 1112122120— 9 
Dorman, 28 *11*21*102— 6 
A McGowan, 27 2110221002— 7 
Dr Meek. 31 2211010212— 8 
Palmer, 31 *02112*021— 6 
Dr Shaw, 31 2222222222—10 
T W Eaton, 30 02*1*21111— 7 
Barnard, 30 122*210002— 6 
Von Lengerke, 31.... 2222222220—9 
Dr Mathews, 29 1110*11222— 8 
Nusly, 28 0101120211— 7 
Keck 28 2111*02012—7 
Kehl," 26... 0010022002—4 
.Marshall, 28 101M0*2— 5 
Ellis, 30 0'»21*2— 3 
Dr Huff, 29 ■►21011—4 102110-^ 
Dr Keele, 30 212222-6 211020—4 
Mr Wachsuruth. 28 102'i'02— 3 
Mrs Wachsuruth, 25 _ _ 101000—2 
No. 1. 
100011—3 
022020— 3 
222222—6 
*12101— 4 
211112— € 
221122— e 
''11122—5 
101120—4 
211112—6 
222222—6 
022002—3 
No. 2. 
012000—2 
201112—5 
212220—5 
221212—6 
2ii226— 5 
22io*i— 4 
12*120-^ 
222222—6 
ii62i6— 4 
121202-5 
Dr. J. W. Meek, Sec'y. 
Chicago Gun Club. 
,an. 19.— The scores made by Chicago Gtm Qub contestants at 
atson's Park to-day are appended: 
F P Stannard, 29.... 200228(W02l*m— 9 
W F De Wolf, 28 222201801000023^ 7 
E M Steck. 3Q: rr ,.2fXmW}ZSSSSXhrn 
W^£ 
Dr Miller, 30.. 111221122222102-14 
R Balmer, 27 , 02*210P1202121— 10 
Mack, 28 211*01*0'*101202— 8 
Six birds, $2, two moneys: 
,Dr Carson 221111—6 Dr Miller 211111—6 
Steck .........220212—5 Mack 2l*002-3 
Jones 02'«210— 3 Stannard 222122—6 
Practice event: 
Steck 1111121211020222010 Jones 011111 
Miller 021112012212220102 Balmer 021200101 
Carson 021202 Stannard 122 
De Wolf 10*220001 
■Ravelrigg, 
Audubon Gun Club. 
Chicago, Jan. 15.— At Watson's Park, Burnside Crossing, to-day, 
the live-bird shoot of the Audubon Gun Club resulted as follows: 
Von Lengerke.222222222222202— 14 Ellis 102222111101212— IS 
C Wilcox 2*00w Col Felton.... 1112*1011112011— 12 
H Odell 22*211121222201—13 Oliphant 1021012112*1011—11 
Wells .122222111211111—15 Myrick 0*0220022200100— 6 
Palmer 12221111*211222—14 Tones 0100*1010211222— 9 
Amberg 221221212222212—15 Weber 111102212221002—12 
Practice : 
Felton 21211 Wilcox 22 
Mvrick 222*1210212012112211 Wells 2 
Odell 11111*2112021111*211 Amberg 122 
Palmer 11210112022*11020111 Oliphant 120 
Jan. 17.— Practice : 
J Jones 200121001120*2*2*002221112011002111010212102101011—32 
Kansas City vs. Omaha. 
Kansas City, Jan. 19.— The fourth intercity shoot between 
Omaha and Kansas City wing shots took place at Washington Park 
yesterday and to-day, and resulted in a decisive victory for the 
Nebraskans by a general team score of 440 to 433. 
The conditions were the same that prevailed in former shoots — 
ten men to a team at 50 birds to each man. 
Charlie W. Budd, of Des Moines, la., was mutually agreed on as 
referee, and James Whitfield, of Kansas City, scorer. 
The weather was ideal for the sport, being clear and cool, and 
the birds as a whole were fast to wing and rapid and strong in 
flight. The birds Friday were probably a shade faster than those 
during the last day, but not a half-dozen birds were "no-birded" 
out of the 1,000 trapped in the team race. This probably accounts 
for the poor showing made by some of the steadiest shots, notably 
Dick Linderman, of Nebraska, who scored only 38. Walter Allen, 
Bramhall, Kelly and W. W. Herman, of Kansas City, all shot in 
bad form, and Tom Norton did not do mucli better. The shooting 
generally was not nearly up to the standard set at Omaha about 
six weeks ago, when Kansas City won by a score of 455 to 451, 
but some of the shooters claim that the birds in the race here the 
past two days were considerably faster than those trapped at 
Omaha. 
James B. Porter and Frank Beard were the fir.st pair up, and 
the Kansas City man beat his opponent 3 birds on a score of 46 
to 43. Will Herman and George H. Watson ne.xt met, and the 
latter, although a green shooter, trimmed Herman by 4 birds, 
placing Omaha 1 in the lead. Gus Rickmers and "Plumber" Read 
were next to the score, and the Dutchman put it on his Omaha 
rival by 1 bird. This was a \'ery interesting match and the score 
of 45 to 44 admitted excellent, considering the quality of the birds. 
R. Kelly, of Kansas City, next met W. Townsend, and the little 
fellow from Omaha made Kellj^ look like a selling plater, beating 
him by a score of 47 to 39, which put Omaha 8 birds in the lead. 
Walter Allen and Frank Crabill were the next two, and again 
the Omaha man was victor, defeating Allen 43 to 41. Botli shot 
in poor form, Allen getting off badly, and Crabill finishing weak. 
With the score in favor of Omaha by 10 birds at the half-pole, J. 
W. Bramhall and Dan Bray, "the iceman," locked horns, but 
Bramhall was clearly out of form, suffering from a severe cold 
which had settled in his eyes, and Bray added 6 more to Omaha's 
lead, beating Bramhall 46 to 40. This put Omaha 16 birds to the 
good, and shooting closed for the day. ' 
The match was resumed to-day with "Cook" Herman and Dick 
Linderman as opponents, and as Herman was in great form and 
Linderman slower than an ice wagon, the Kansas City man cut 
down the Omaha lead an even 10 birds on a score of 48 to 38. 
This' set the visitors guessing, although they were still 6 to the 
good, and it looked like a forlorn hope. 
Tom Norton and Jim Smead next faced the traps, and Smead 
beatithe Peters representative by 4 birds on a score of 47 to 43, 
giving Omaha 10 birds the best of the race, 
Chris Gottlieb and George Loomis were next called, and "'Slob," 
as Gottlieb is familiarly known, beat his man in the hardest fought 
race of the match by a score of 49 to 48, which cut the Omaha lead 
down to 9 birds. Gottlieb also made the high run of the shoot, 
killing 48 straight. 
With 9 birds to the good, Omaha presented "Old Buffalo 
Hump" Frank Parmelee, who was pitted against Jim Elliott's 
brother Dave, and there was a heap of speculation on the re- 
sult, which ended in a victory for Dave Elliott by a score of 46 
to 44, which cut the Omaha's lead down to 7 birds. 
Each team won five of the individual races. To-night tlie visit- 
ing sportsmen were entertained at a Itincheon and "smoker" at 
Herman's restaurant, and it was after midnight before the party 
adjourned. 
Speeches Were made by Judge McCauley and Carskadon, At- 
torney-General Boyle, Major Julian, Chris Gottlieb, Frank S. 
Parmelee, iVIr. McDonald, and others, and the sportsmen separated 
with the utmost good fellowship prevailing. 
There wa.s not a single jar or unpleasant incident to mar the 
two days' sport, and such gatherings do much to advance the in- 
terest in trapshooting. and bring big-hearted sportsmen closer to- 
gether. 
The scores, as especially prepared for the Forest and Stream, 
were as follows, and give a better idea of the merits of the con- 
testants than columns of introductory remarks could do: 
F Beard, Omaha....". 10122212*22222122*2222012-21 
21212221202*0222222122121—22—43 
J B Porter, Kansas City 22122122222*122122221221*-23 
22U 22221*222221222122220—23-46 
W W Herman. Kansas City *1202022001010212222*1022-16 
11212*1211*22022022222110—20—36 
Geo Watson Omaha 2222122*22202102222220222—21 
122222**22220*20202222222—19—40 
J C Read, Omaha 22*222222222*210222222122—22 
22211*22201 222221 2^:2222*2—22—44 
A F Ricicmers, Kansas City .2221112012121222202102122—22 
2221 21221111122210*221222—23^5 
R Kelley, Kansas City 11222121111*110221*222112—22 
0012002021022202122220222—17—39 
W D Townsend, Omaha. 2211222222212101222122212—24 
2222202122222222211222022—23—47 
F Crabill, Omaha 2222220222221222222222202—23 
. , 2021222120222002222222220—20—43 
W S Allen, Kansas Gjty,^ 222102220*2201*2212*20202-17 
2221122222201222222121222—24—41 
J W Bramhall, Kansas City. 1222122222000122222*21222—21 
2202222*222022222222*1002—19—40 
D Bray, Omaha 22*122122*212202221221222—22 
22212222222222222222*1221—24 — 46 
Dick Linderman, Omaha..- 20*222222220202221212112*— 20 
22*22222222*22*0*01122210—18-38 
C C Herman, Kansas City 2122222222212212212222122-25 
1122112222*121222121*1122—23—18 
Tom Norton, Kansas City 02222222*2222222202222*22—21 
21201221*2220222222222222—22—43 
Tim Smead, Omaha *222022221222222222222222— 23 
2222222222202211211122222—24—47 
Geo Loomis, Otnaha 22222*2222222222222222222-24 
222222222222222222*212222—24—48 
Chris Gottlieb, Kansas City 2221222222222222222222212—25 
2222222222221222222222202—24-49 
Dave Elliott, Kansas City 222222102*111122111222112—23 
212*11122122121221221211*— 23— 46 
Frank Parmelee, Omaha 22*2222222220022222222222—22 
22222222222222*2220022222—22—44 
Br- Carson, 30. 
• ■>«•«»«« 
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Recapitulation: 
Kansas City. 
Porter ...46 
Herman ^ 
Rickmers 45 
Kelley 39 
Allen - 41 
Bramhall ..40 
Herman .,,,,..,,.».,.,, ..48 
Norton ,,......,,43 
Gottlieb .....49 
Elliott "..••••4§-:4h!' 
Omaha. 
Beard 43 
Watson 40 
Read 44 
Townsend 47 
Crabill 43 
Bray 46 
Linderman , 38 
Smead .....47 
Loomis ..........48 
Parmelee 4^-440 
The Genesis of the Donation* 
St. Louis, Mo,, Jan. 12— Editor Forest and Stream: There was. 
a. time^ when we could get together a good amount of "added 
money" as an attraction at trap tournaments by selling advertising 
space in programmes at so much per page to the manufacturers 
of guns, powders, shells, etc. The last few years it has been a 
hard matter to sell enough pages to those people to pay for print- 
ing the programmes, let alone gathering together any "added 
money," Don't you think the manufacturers ought to help us 
out, and make up the "added money" to draw a crowd to every 
tournament? There is some argument on this point, and we want 
you to give us the benefit of your opinion. Yours truly. 
An ex-Secretarv. 
The above embodies so much of general interest that we will 
answer it at some length. 
Tlie manufacture of sportsmen's supplies is governed by the 
same laws of trade which govern other business. Business usage 
prescribes that, if one desires to own the goods of another, he may 
do so by purchase or trade, buyer and seller agreeing. This 
however, does not apply to matters of charity. It is therefore 
self-evident, if the foregoing is admitted, that clubs and indi- 
viduals have no claims whatever on that material evolution of 
modern trapshooting art, obtained by various processes, called 
euphemistically "a donation." 
I'rom time immemorial, however, the donation— from the other 
ftllow — has been popular, and eagerly promoted among all races 
and classes of men. The profound appreciation of the other fel- 
low's donation seems to be a phase of human nature which 
changes not with the passing of the years, nor with the mutations 
of matter. If one is personally asked to donate, the virtue of the 
donation then seems to have quite a different significance. The 
arguments made so sweetly by a donee seem to lose much force 
if the donee is expected to become the donor. 
Sancho Panza, the simple-wise squire of the renowned Knight 
Don Quixote de la Mancha, on occasion sagely remarked that 
n?ankind was divided into two classes, namely, the "Haves" and 
the "Have Nots." It is not to be understood by his utterance 
that one class had nothing and the other had everything, but rather 
that every one desired to have something or other which he or she 
did not possess, yet which was possessed by others. 
It is a peculiarity of the "Have Nots" that they have always been 
prolific with advice and commendation, seemingly unselfish, which 
they gratuitously have conveyed to the "Haves," the trend of 
which is that if they, the "Haves," would loosely detach some 
or all of their belongings in such a manner and free of cost, to 
the end that said belongings would directly become the property 
of the "Have Nots," the "Haves," in some deeply occult manner 
which was not to be investigated too curiously, would thereby 
be fulfilling a .simple duty incurred no one knows how, besides 
tliereb}^ further performing an act which in some vague manner 
would redound to the eternal glory, prosperity and happiness 
of the "Haves," concerning which no one knows why, on the 
prertiises set forth. 
More specifically, the present attitude of the powder, shot, sports- 
men's goods and ammunition manufacturers, etc., in respect to 
the matter of donations, was brought about by an abuse of their 
generosity. It is a consequence of a long series of antecedent 
causes, embodying the principle of the "donation," a term which 
was supposed to signify a -voluntary contribution, but which in 
reality siginfied a more or less informally organized system of 
getting the manufacturers' goods. Of course, there were clubs 
and associations which did not seek to obtain donations at all, or 
who, seeking them, did so in good faith, and in a reasonable man- 
ner. Of these we do not treat. 
The abuse of the donation grew to such a degree that it became 
an intolerable evil. From giving voluntarily and sometimes 
lavishly, all branches of trade were drummed up systematically. 
So solicitous were many managers of trap tournanients for the 
prosperity of the manufacturers that they expended money freely 
for printed circulars or circulars printed in imitation of type- 
written copy, etc., therein earnestly calling the attention of manu- 
facturers and dealers to the advantages derived from an adver- 
tisement in the programme at $10 or $25 or $50 per page, or from 
donating a gun, keg of powder, bag of shot, shoes, clothing, fish- 
ing tackle — anything, in fact, which had a value; and also of the val- 
uable good will to be derived therefrom by the donor. It was never 
shown just how an advertisement would pay the advertiser, when 
published in a few copies of a programme, nor how any particu- 
lar good will or lasting benefit could be conferred on the donors 
by the donees. Every shooter uses such ammunition as best suits 
his own personal interests, so that when a tournament was over it 
is quite safe to assume that the goods having been delivered, alt 
thought concerning them by the donees ended with that circiiin- 
stance, and the world moved on as theretofore. Every mail was 
burdened with letters, each with its special plausible plea, asking 
for the "donation." Some would go so far as to intimate that. In 
case of a refusal, _ their influence and support would be thrown 
in favor of trade rivals. To secure the local advertising the threat 
of a boycott, more or less veiled, also was not uncommon. Herein 
lies a nice point of ethics. It is a crime to forcibly abstract money 
directly from a man's pocket, but actively and maliciously to 
take steps to check or stop money from going into his pocket 
in a legitimate manner is different. The trade rivalries were 
utilized. A, a manufacturer, was shown that B, a rival manu- 
facturer, had taken a page of advertising; therefore if A did not 
take another page, he was in deadly peril of great loss. The whole- 
sale raiding resulted in driving manufacturers into a defensive 
alliance. They combined and shut their doors on the abuse. The 
powder manufacturers, two or three years ago, entered into an 
agreement to stop donations entirely. This included advertising' 
in programmes. 
The manufacturer has a right to conduct his business in his 
own manner. He has a right, therefore, to advertise as he 
chooses. Because he mariufacturers ammunition it is not a 
consequence that he is running a charitable or educational institu- 
tion. The shoemaker hardly considers that he should give a box 
of shoes to the managers of a picnic because shoes are worn at 
picnics; so of the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker. No 
doubt the manufacturer is free to give to any organization he 
pleases, but such is not discrimination again.st any other organ- 
ization, for every one has a right to do as he pleases with bis 
own. This applies to the donor as well as the donee. 
A trapshooting tournament, precedents to the contrary notwith- 
standing, should be self-.supporting. The pride of the individual 
as it exists against begging should be the same pride when he 
is one of a group, and the sum total of all the pride of the 
group against begging should be the sum total of the pride of all 
its members. When something is soUcited, it ceases to be a 
"donation." 
In respect to "added money," derived from donations, no or- 
ganization has any cause whatever for a complaint or grievance 
if any manufacturer refuses a request to donate. 
PUBLISHERS* DEPARTMENT 
Florida. 
TWO WEEKS' TOUR VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. 
The first Pennsylvania Railroad tour of the season to Jackson- 
ville, allowing two weeks in Florida, will leave New York, Phila- 
delphia, Baltimore and Washington by special train on Feb. 5. 
Excursion tickets, including railway transportation, Pullman ac- 
commodations (one berth), and meals en route in both directions 
while traveling on the special train^ will be sold at the following 
rates: New York, $50; Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Baltimore and 
Washington, Pittsburg, $53, and at proportionate rates from 
other points. 
For tickets, itineraries, and other information, apply to ticket 
agents; Tourist Agent at 1196 Broadway, New 'York; 4 Court 
street, Brooklyn; 789 Broad street, Newark, N. J.; B. Courlaender, 
Jr., Passenger Agent Baltimore District, Baltimore, Md.; Colin 
Studds, Passenger Agent Southeastern District. Washington, D. 
C.; Thos. E. Watt, Passenger Agent Western District, Pittsburg, 
Pa.; of to Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, 
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.— 
There ia a substantial trend toward the best guns by purchasers. 
Mfessrs. Schoverling, Daly & Gales inform us that they have sold 
more of their $375 grade Daly gvms in December and January 
than ever before in the same leng^th of time. 
A Memphis, Tcnn., business man writes: "I am unable to stBte 
how mucn pleasure your paper gives me, and aside frpm ^rticj^ 
contained therein, belipve I read every 'ad.'" 
