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Show Wanted to B Sura. Ilret Harte at one time used to plunder plun-der the people from the rostrum In the way of DO cent leoturea, aaya a magazine maga-zine writer. During a trip over the Pennsylvania circuit he found himself ene evening In a amall town, the very atmosphere of which waa depressing Turning to the committeeman who awaited on blm at hla room In the hotel, llarte said: "la thla a health ful cllmater "Passably." responded ,je committeeman. "What's the mor tallty of this cltyT "About one a day." "About one, eh." aald llarte "come thla way a minute." and br drew the committeeman Into the re cesa of the bay w indow and then a;iid to him, solemnly, "la the mm dead for today? 1 am going to lecture hen tonight, and It would be a great rc llef to me to know that I could g-through g-through alive." |