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Show The way that Fernstrom can make a monkey M of a councilman was never better illustrated than H at the Council meeting when the lighting franchise M question was considered. H Combined with his smartness is a leer that is H beautifully sarcastic, and though he is doing all In M his power to assist In obtaining the fifty years' j graft for the power people, even a man on the H other side cannot but appreciate his humor. M Councilman Martin was trying to present the j side of the question for the majority of the tax- M payers, those who oppose the granting of the fifty M years' extension, and In the course of his remarks JH stated that nlnety-ilve per cent of the people were H against it. jH Up jumped Fernstrom, and asked: "How do H you know dat 95 per cent of de people oppose dis?" :H "I have canvassed It," replied Martin. S "Oh, you haf canvassed It, eh," remarked the .jH Swedish statesman. He looked around at the ik other cotfncllmen as much as to say, what do M you think of that fellow? and then resumed his quiet attitude. WM |