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THEY LIKED IT.

Hastings Traveling Men Applaud Defense of the Craft.

HASTINGS, Neb, Aug 8.-- -[Special]-
ever a newspaper arrticle was duly appreciated, the defense of the traveling men Mrs. Lila W Peattie in the SUNDAY WORLD HERALD was the one. The boys do admit that their lady defender was the to discover that a traveling man could and is a gentleman, but they appreciate it and her defense for the reason that so as they know, or have ever heard, she the first lady to come out publicly in a two column newspaper article and state her experience with a class of citizens she had from early infancy been taught to publicly declare that for days that for three days and nights she was the only lady passenger in a load of "drummers," and that during the long and tedious ride she escaped the slightest insult. Mrs Peattie has made friend of every traveling man who read the article in last Sunday's WORLD-HERALD and upon any future trip she need only make herself known to the "boys" the trains to secure a friend. Every traveling man who read the article cut it out and pasted it in his grip or memorandum book. There were scores of [?] WORLD-HERALDS in Hastings yesterday and presumably all over Nebraska.

The silver wedding at the pleasant of Rev. Dr. Britt on Saturday evening was a very enjoyable affair. Dr Britt popular all over this ection of the state not only in the Methodist church but in other churches. He is popular outside the church with people of all classes, ages conditions. The opportunity to show the full appreciation of Dr and Mrs. many virtues was afforded by the twenty fifth anniversay of their marriage. Many friends gathered at their [?] many who were absent and unable to attend sent letters of regret. There were several handsome presents and an elegant repast.

Work upon the two wings of the asylum will be commenced this week.