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o'l that
meets were
ncl the eager
tt l am trical mantr-
as assured that the
1 wheei ew addressed him
not an ondinar y • music -hall
si
t, hunting up fees:
regret," he said, "that made-
oiselle is `not professionally en -
'gaged at this moment. Indeed, site
has not appeared in public for some
months. May I ask how monsieur
came to hear of her rrame'd"
"It is the easiest matter in the
World," said Brett with his ready
smile, producing his note -book and
rapidly turning over the leaves. "I
have here the names and address-
es of a large number of artists
whom I teas recommended to visit.
Mademoiselle's name was given to
me among others at the Cirque
d'Hiver, where I heard most en-
eouraging accounts of her skill.
Yon see, monsieur," he went on,
"that i England Eng and I the public are not
acquainted with any other langu-
age than their own and when Con-
tinental artistes are engaged we
prefer those whose performance
consists chiefly of acrobatic or other
feats. in which dialogue is unneces-
sary."
The barrister's ready explana-
tion was sufficient. Nevertheless
Beaucaire was puzzled. Bet even
the most vulgar or brutal French-
man is endowed with a certain
amount of politeness, and in this
stance Gros Jean felt that his
.:•
.:vxsrtu siulcl be treated deferenti-
ally,
I am most` sneer, he cried, "to
be unable to assist monsieur any
further. If, however, you leave
me your address I will communi-
cate with you after I have heard
from my daughter. I have no
doubt that she will readily come
to terms."
"1 think you said that mademoi-
selle was in the South of France 1"
observed Brett casually.
Instantly Beaucaire •became
su piciees again.
No," he replied shortly; "I do
Mt think I said so."
"Of course not," laughed Brett.
"How foolish of me 1 It was I who
- anen'tioned the South of France,
was it not? You see that French
is afap ua oreig language n la to me and I
do not express myself very easily."
Beaucaire grinned politely again :
"Permit me to congratulate mon-
sieur upon both his pronunciation
and facility. Not many English
men speak French as he does."
The barrister was determined
not to allow the conversation se
end too rapidly. He wished to
note more carefully the details of
this interesting household. Pulling
out his cigar -case, he offered it t�
Ceres Jean with the remark. "Your
small French tables seem curious
to my eyes after long acquat ,t.:rce
e.evith .English billiards. Are any •:f
these gentlemen here skilled play-
ers in your fashion?"
"Oh, yes," said the innkeeper,
".Andre there, for instance, can
make big breaks. I have seen him
lt,are forty consecutive cones. Will
yon not take a seat for a little while
and observe the play?"
"With pleasure." And Brett
eonfirmed the favorable opinion
formed of him by ordering refresh-
ments for Beaucaire and himself:
He apparently took a keen interest
in the game, and applauded the
manner in which the Frenchman
scored a series of difficult cannons.
Meanwhile he noted that between
the private passage from the bar
,end the public one that led from
the'cafe was a room into which the
light of day could not possibly pene-
trate. He was certain that no door
communicated with i1 from the pub-
lic passage, and be could not re-
member having passed one that
first afternoon when La Belle
(Masseuse brought him and Fair-
) holme into the billiard -room to dis-
play her prowess as, a marks -wo-
man.
Probably the Cafe Noir land ao
cellars. The place might serve as
a store room. This natural hy-
pothesis was upset by the appear-
ance. of the waiter, :who passed
through the billiard -room and open -
en another door at the further end,
through which he soon emerged
carrying a fresh aupp]y of bottles.
"It is obvious," said Brett to
himself, "that if there is no door
communicating with the private
passage, then the only sway in which
that mom can be reached is by a
ladder from the ton, Now I^won-
der• why that should be necessary?"
He remained in the billiard -roam
some twenty minutes, When Gros
Joan was called nn some momen-
tary errand to the front of the )rouse
he took his departure, ntrrposcly
making the mistake of quitting the
room by the wrong exit. At the
sue',instant he struck a match
t'
�• she "esti ht his ai ar and while a
g g ,
pOrt hilliest.? player, Andre, ,
ran
o ci test him as to the
way he rapidly surveyed the
passage. The plaster walls were
smo-oth and unbroken on their is
nee side, affording no doorway
exit.
Apologizing to Andre with a
laugh, he then sauntered towards
the front cafe, where he purchased
another drink at the counter. He
assured ]ourself that he had not
been mistaken. The only private
door out of the bar led into the
Passage, so that the room beyond
could only be unshed by a :.tair-
ease or through a tri, -door.
"I have learned . ,s:ithing, at
any rate," he murmured as he
passed out into the Boulevard,
"and I imagine that mv knowledge
is not shared by the Paris police.
Mademoiselle would have acted
more wisely had she not yielded to
impulse, and reserved her shoot-
ing display fur a more dramatic
occasion,"
Brett kept his appointment with
the commissary next morning. That
worthy offteial set himself to the
congenial task of examining a pri-
soner with tie air of one who said :
"Now you will see what manner of
man I am. Here I am on my na-
tive heath."
He consulted bulky volumes,
made notes, fussily called up vari-
ous subordinates, both in person
and by speaking -tube, and general-
ly conducted himself with a busi-
ness -like air that much amused the
]barrister, who, however, for his
own purposes took care to appear
greatly impressed.
At last all was ready, and the
captive of the Rue Barbette was
introduced.
This precocious personage had re-
covered his self-possession and na-
tural impudence during the night.
By the commissary's instructions,
he had been well supplied with
eatables, and the restrictions as
to persons under detention were
relaxed, to permit him to enjoy a
JS
supply of his, much -loved cigar-
ettes. Consequently, the little
thief was restored•to his usual state
of jaunty cheekiness.
The first part of the interroga-
tion, which promptly ensued, was
not strange to him. •
"Your name?" said the commis-
sary.
"Charles Petit."
".Abode 1"
"Changeable. Of late I have
Noir dwelt in the Cabaret Boule-
vard de Montmartre."
"You .are generally known as
`The Worm?"'
"
"That is so." •
"You have served periods of im-
prisonment, and have paid over
400 francs in fines?"
"•I have not kept count, but I
suppose it is all written down
there." And he jerked his thumb
towards the conviction bunk on the
commissary's desk"
"You are a noted thief, and you
obtained your nickname by reason
of yonr dexterity in picking locks
end e]imbing through scullery win -
dews ?''
"If you say so, monsieur, your
words cannot be disputed."
"Very well." The commissary
scratched a few lutes on a memor-
andum tablet, Then he suddenly
raised his.quickeyes and fastened
them on the prisoner with the di-
rect question—
"How came you to be detained
in such an extraordinary manner
in the house, No. 11, Rue Barbette,
yesterday 1"
A vacant and stolid expression
intended to convey an idea of ut-
ter innocence came over "The
Worm's" face.
"Believe me, monsieur," he said,
"I cannot give you the slightest
explanation of that extraordinary -
incident,"
"Indeed 1 You surprise rite, I
suppose you .wish me to understand
that you casually strolled in out of
the street and were set upo:•t by
three Turks, who gagged you and
bound you with leather bungs,
leaving you to starve quietly to
death if you had not been rescued
by reason of a chance visit paid to
the place by myself and others?"
"I assure you, monsieur, that,
strange as it may seem, you have
almost related the facts, I want to
the place in question with a very or-
dinary message from" a Turkish ger-
tleman with whom I have a slight
acquaintance, The other Tiirks
listened to me with the gravity pe-
culiar to their nation, and then,
before Leonid offer a word of re-
nionstranec, treated me exactly as
you saw.'.'
"And what time did you' go
there?'';
"It must have been nearly t'i.••^^
o'clock, the day before yesterday,"
i answer,
was the
"And what message did vire
bring?"
"1 was told to ask the • Tu k4I't 1
gentlemen to he good enough so
crriss the Pont Neuf exactly et hnl",
vast six.' when they would meet a
friend who desired Fn give some itc•
formation to them."
•
e'it. You
convey such
message ansehat, What
can
you have Poi seeping to
itileltl these men Who treated you
ri' a barbarous way and Wt you to
die a cruel death?"
"On my hono " began the
thief nreledrant ically, but Brett
here interrupt the conversa-
tion,
• "Will .yeti Allo • me," he said to
the commissary, "to put a few
questions to this an?" "Certain.:
lY;" was the answer.
"Now listen," said Brett, stern-
ly gazing at the truculent little ras-
cal with those searching eyes of his
which seemed to each to the very
spine. "It is n eiess for you to
attempt any further prevarication,
Wo know exactly who are your con-
federates. Yoi are acquainted
with e. large number of the gang
that frequents the Cafe Noir. Do
nut forget that 1 was present when
yon tried to pal off on Hussein-
nl-Mnik the fall diamonds, which
your confederate hoped he would
accept, Vox you o attempt now to
escape. from the law is hopeless.
The sole chance a have of remit-
ting a punishmentwhich may even
lead you beneaththe gull•otine is
to confess frilly d freely all that
you know concerning the outrage
which has been 'c nt pitted.
"No, don't interrupt me," he
continued with ven greater em-
phasis, when ' : Ver" tried to
break in. "You will tell me that
you merely acted as the agent, of
others, and that you yourself are
not conscious of e nature of any
crime that has en committed. I
know that to be so, Yon have been
made a mere tee]. You are the eat,
simply employed y the monkey to
pull the chestnut out of the fire,
and you have only succeeded in
getting your own paws burnt. Your
sole chance of safety now is to in-
form the commissary and me ex-
ectl y howyou came to be mixed
3 up
with this affair."
"I assure you gentlemen," he
' "th with respect the
cried, at wt ,p ct to
Turks I have no knowledge what-
ever of their pursuits or motives.
I was present when this English
gentleman here t s debating with
them, and I understood that they
even went so far s to use threats
against him. M mission was to
give to the leads of the Turks a
package which I d not even know
eontainecl diamon s, either genuine
or false. No on could be more
surprised than self when the
Turkish gentleman produced
them,"
"Who sent you there with the
diamonds?" said Brett.
"Even that 1 cannot tell you,"
said Petit. "It was a mere chance
affair. I vas seated in a cafe sip-
in sense absinthe -then a m n
p gv a
asked me if I won execute a small
commission for bine He explained
that it was to deliver a parcel at a
house not five mutes distant,
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and—"
"I see," interrupted Brett, with
the cynical smile which so often dis-
concerted glib liars like Petit. "It is
hopeless to expect you to tell the
truth. However, I think I know a
way to clear your wits. You mast be
brought facts to faee with La Bells
Chasseuie. Perhaps when you are
confronted with that lady :.1 este
room between the cafe and
saloon of the Carharet Noir--"
"The Wurm" gasped out broken -
is --
"Pardon, monsieur ; I will tell
you cverythingl"
The man's face had absolutely
become livid as he listened to the
barrister's words.
The commissary was vastly sur-
prised at the turn taken by the
conversation. He could not guess
what deep significance lay behind
the Englishman's threat, and, to
tell the truth, Brett himself was
considerably, astonished at the ef-
fect of his vague insinuations, but
he lost not a moment in following
up the advantage thus gained.
"Well," he said, "tell us now
who it was that sent you to the
Turks with the diamonds?"
"It was Le Jongleur, Henri
Dubois."
"What?" cried the commissary,
staring violently. "Henri Dubois 1
the most expert thief in France 1 A
scoundrel against whom the police
have vainly tried for years to se-
cure evidence."
(To be continued.)
SLEEPY TOWN,
A former resident of Marshall,
Mo., was, asking about the old
t1wn.
"I understand they have -a cur-
few. law out there now," he said.
"No," his informant arswore)
"theydist have one, but they've
abandoned it "
"What was the matter?"
"Well, the bell tang et 0 o'clock,
and almost cvt.rybs,ciy complained
that it woke thein up.'"
HABITS OF GIRLS.
.\1'Ires) should) a girl change her
:mem 1"
- ' tVe•]l, she us rally changes her
first annto when she, goes to high
Felled. and her last name when-
ever 1,'1e, flair.".._.......
'The fire of r,,e'.,ius is often ttaa,ble
t•, male the put boil.
Eli.5 ISSUE s2-11
On the Farm
iwessrees etesteessia vezesssee mese
HOW TO USE A DRAG.
The suecessful operation of a mei
drag involves two principles, Wnich,'
whelk thoroughly understood and
intelligently applied, make road
working .with this implement; eery
simple.. The first eorcerus the
length and position of the n ieh,
while the second deals with the
position of the driver on the drag.
)loch influences the other to a large
extent, and successful manipila-
tiun of the drag is dependent upon
an understanding of butte of t'rem,
writes lir. 1), W. King,
For ordinary purposes the s.,ateh
link or elevis should be fastened
far enough toward the blade end
of the chain to force the unlo•c]ed
drag to follow the team at an angle
of 4r, degrees. This will cause the
earth to move along the taco of the
drag smoothly and will give c.,nt-
paratively light draft to the tenni,
provided the driver rides rn the line
of draft. Sometimes, however,
conditions aro met which- require
special treatment, and in a rolling
country such conditions are not
infrequent. Often a fiat place sev-
eral rods in length or a seepy spot
needs special attention.
The distance from the drag at
which tete team is hitched affects
the depth of the cutting. Shorten-
ing the chain tends to lift -the front
slab from the ground ; a longer
hitch causes the blade to cut more
deeply. The length of hitch may
be regulated) by len;gthenimg and
shortening the chain -at the enol
which runs through the hole e i n the
blade end of the drag, 1f small
weeds are to be cut the double tree
should•be- attached rather closer to
the ditch end of the titan. The
drag will . now move nearly ditch'
end foremest, and the driver
should stand with one foot on the
extreme end of the front slab. This
will swing the drag back to the
proper angle and will cause the
blade to plow. .
-The drag does the best work,
when the soil is moist, but nob
sticky. The earth then moves free-
ly along the feces of tike slabs. If •
the roadway is very badly rutted
and fri']1 of holes, it may be well to''
use th
e drag once, when the ground
is slushy. This treatment is par-
titularly applicable before cele)
spell in winter when it is possible
to have a roadway freczc smooth.
A smooth read surface is secured
by this method, Clay, when mixed
with water once thoroughly worked,
becomes remarkably tough and im-
pervious to states. If compacted
in this condition\ib becomes ex-
tremely hard. t
rh
Anct er valuable
e8illt of drag-
ging
g
ging is the reductiolt of dust, for
the particles of clay `cohere so te-
naciously that there is but little
wear when the surface is smooth.
Dust on an earth re•,d is due to
the breaking up under traffic of the
((eyed and ut tu. tt:d edges of ruts
and hoof prises. If the surface is
smoothed after each rain find the
road i?,:es har:1. and even, s+u wiensl
are exposed to crushing and the
only dust which forms is tht due
to aetesal wear of the road sur ace.
v .
Car tn:_a .eatiuus
Of the roa •v•
ar
will require more attention than ;
others -because of steep gradles.I
seepages, exposure to hillside wash,
etc. The best guide in meeting
these conditions is the knowledge
and. experience• gained while drag-
ging the roadway.
Thera is one condition, however,
in which. special treatment should
bo given to 0 road. Clay hills un-
der persistent dragging frequently
become too high in the center, To
correct this it is best to drag il:e
earth toward the center of the
road twice anti away from it once.
NOTES 01? THE SHEEPFOLD.
All pure bred sires are not goo:).
We would rather have a isese,
well formed, vigorous, verile scrub
ram than a puny, ill -formed, pure -
blood. In buying rams it is just
as necessary to study 'ndividuality
as it is to have pure blood.
We have seen e>me mighty poor
specimens of men who masted of
their high lineage, and wo have
seen some extremely poor speci-
mens of sheep 'ghat had Iedigrees
as long as your arm
A flock will go through a winter
in good shape in an open shed pre -
vides] it has a dry roof, but no !belt
will ever thrive on web footi ug.
Sheep are nervous animals and
of rather delicate constitutions and
stiffer more from bad ventilation
and overcrowding than any ether
animal on the farm ; itis a mistake,
therefore, to 'confine sheep during
the winter in close quarters. If
kept dry their fleeces will koop,them
warm. Who ever heard of sheep
freezing to death?
The rains should never -be • fed
fattening food, but should be given
the kind of food that will add
strength and stamina. They .must
never be allowed to inn with the
ewes at will, but should bo separ-
ated from deem,
IN AND AROUND THE DAIRY.
Every dairyman must, if be will
succeed, employ a detective in lois
dairy barn --e Babcoek tester. This
detective is absolutely honest; shows
There is nothing like a‘• "`fir~ ' ':' , ot"
test at your own table to pt 'owe its
sterling worth !
TEA "Always and Easily the Best"
BLACK, GREEN, or MIXED. Sealed Airtight Packages Only
et
favors to nobody and always records
facts from all the facts, Tho poor
cows stand no chance against it,
If we allow buyers to como int+,
our her••tls and pick out the best
cows how can we ever expect to
build up a profitable dairy?
We knew a farmer who always
cured his calves of scours by break-
ing raw eggs into their mouths. A
better way, however, is dried blood
fed in moderate quantities at the
start,
No matter at what price you sell
the poor cows it is generally safe
to say yes get all they 'am worth
and .e little more, particularly if
she is -to be classed as a dairy ani-
Mal, • • -
Never milk the . cow with wet
hands. No more filthy habit is• ins
Bulged in thtiir that of milking on
the hand in order to strip the teat.
Milking should always be done with
a full, dry hand,
I �.—.
IN ANCIENT BABYLON. .
.How. and By Whom the Banking
Business Was Carried on.
Recent discoveries of the wonders
of Babylonian civilization, reen-
forced by the flouts of earlier ex-
plorations, show that "Business is
business" 00 a rule of life is as old
as history, says the Accountant.
As far back as 2000 years before
h
G steth
t e Babylonians had m?tde
such progress in commercial apti-
tude that special laws had to be
framed to deal with those gentle-
men who tried shortcuts to wealth.;
The young man with expectations i
realized in those days with less re -1
gard to the sacredness of the per--
son and the. right to live, bor'•ow-
ed
infars Inc modern prototype not
requently does to -day, from the
professional money lender.
The Babylonian merchant bank-
ed regularly and issued his brick
"cheques" and bills of exchange,
and the law stepped in, even as it
does to -day, to preserve inviolate
the rights of property. 'So keen
wore the business instincts of the
people that evert the priests were
not above a deal in offerings and;
in real estate. ,a
o te. Ind
eel a
great part
art
rn
of the commerce ef Babylonia was
concentrated in the temples.
The vast quantities of metals,
cereals and other commodities
which either as gifts to the temples
or offerings to the god; poured in
daily were sold by the priests, who
slid not neglect to get their full
margin of profit. Business ability
indeed seems to have been an im-
portant qualification for admission
to the priesthood. •
Careful accounts of revenue and
expenditure were ke,rt, and these
show that investments in loans and
the purchase of land asd4lie pro-
fitable dealings were . a regtl'iat'7
part' of the fiscal activities of the
priestly establishments.
Perhaps the most interesting of
all the buried record which have
come to light are the contraet tab-
lets kept by a firm of bankers and
money ]cutlers known as "the sons
of Egibi," established at Babylon
before the time of Seitnaclrerib,
probably 8,5 early as 1000 B4O., and
which existed for several centuries.
Thcso "brick books,"''as they have
been called, constitute the eerie''
source ' Of 'Inc acknowledge of .life
in ancient Babylon,
The firm of Egibi possessed enor-
mous wealth and influence and have
been designated) the "Roth.childa.
of the .ancient world." They Car-
ried on every sort of financial
transaction. They made loa.ns.to
the State, a v
s well ll
as to private
persons, and the finances of the
court were entrusted to them for
several generations They col-
lected the land taxes, tithes and
clues for the use of public roatlsancl
paid them into the royal treasury.
They also undertook what we
should now describe as "agencies"
for private individuals, a
nd in ad-
dition to their vast money ,lend-
ing Itransactiulns must also have
engaged in what we now term
"ba.nker's" business, for we know
that documents existed in thes
early days cerreeeonding to mod
ern checks and bills of exchange,
The oarium transactions of the
firm were noted down on clay tab-
lets, which were stored in greets'
earthe• ware jars for safety, and
earthenware jars for safety, and
there they remained until they
few years ago.
All bear the names of . the con-
tracting parties and witnesses,
and most ef them arc dated. The
Egibi.firm were not the .only great
trading firin in ancient Babylonia,
as during the excavations at Nif-
fer -there were discovered the re-
cords of another firm, known as
Murasu, which rose to a position
of great wealth .and importance
daring the fifth century B.C.
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SONE EA_R'I'JIQUA.i(111.
Rost Tremendous I,'owere are Prot.
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hies; Damage.
• Earthquakes frequently coma
very suddenly and unexpectedly,
passing off with merely a scare or
causing widespread ruin and loss., of
life in a few moments, het although
these tremors of the earth aro im-
inediatoly recorded on the seismo-
graphic instruments which wait ex-
pectantly for shivers in various
scattered •cities, geologists usually
Lgeorr•vv_ nclgmen•t and hesitate '. -
make ra:.; it e, or predic-
tions from particular disturb-
ances.
pa t alar clrst rb
ances, Thus, though from lrlgh
pasture to deep valley, from
Constance to Genova, Switzerland
shook and feared one day recently,
and within two days far -away Mar-
tinique, remembered for its haeror
of 1902, trembled also, meu of
science are not yet ready to link the
two phenomena.
At any rate,. Dr. Edmund 0.
Hovey, curator of , geology and'
earthquake expert of the American
Museum of Natural History, is not.
prepared" to say that the two shocks
had any connection. It may be so,
he admits, but it is by no means.
inevitable.
NOT LINKED UP.
"The former great earthquake in
Martinique was not connected with
those in other parts of the world,"
said the scientist in .discussing the
question, and.he ought to know, for
he went to the stricken island soon
after tete diaster and made an ex-
haustive study of the conditions
there. "Moreover," he went on,
"although there were several sno-
sequent quakes of less magnitude,.
no sympathetic shook was felt at
Martinique at the time of the
quakes at Pelee, St, Vincent, San
Francisco, or Jamaica. However,
there may, of •eourse, be some eon-
iectior between the shocks in
1,tvitzerland and in the Rhine region
nd the disturbance in Martinique.
t e fact that they were so nearly
ynch.'onetts would certainly lead
to that ',thought, at any rate. I
am interested to see what the fuller
records of ripe two shocks say. As
yet" we have, had nothing but tete
meagre repgrts which have appear-
ed in the rteibseepers.
PROBAB :L+' CAUSES.
s l
The shocks • r, were felt in
the Lesser Antilles ctaotnot neces-
sarily indicate a recrud'iscence of
volcanic activity. Siioclih.•were re-
ported frons Port de Frant„ , St,
Thomas, Gu•aclelupe, St. Viintel
and Dominica. Dom pica. These may have
been due to a crustal movement
along a line of weakness. The
quake in fiwitzerland, )which is said
to have been the most severe in
fifty years, was probably du% to.
faulting, the sudden slipping or
grinding of stratified rocks into
new positions and elevations. Dis-
turbances of this kind are not es-
pecially �siu•prising in regions like
the Alps. They are comparatively
young, geologically and in such
young regions changes of form and
of strata are to be looked for.
• TIIE RHINE REGION.
"The lower Rhine region, on the
other Lance, broadly, the Rhine
valley, below tete. Back Forest, is
made up of far older rooks. The for-
mationis much older than the Alps,
and it is bordered by rocks of
greater age than those which
fringe the upper Rhine, Hero
,fringe
shocks are indeed sur-
prising, and disturbance which not
only shook up Switzerland, but
was strongly felt at Frankfort,
Stuttgart, Munich, Strasburg,, and
Mayence as well as this is said to
have been; may take rank as an •
earthquake of, real geologic im-
portance'. ,. ..
QUAKES=TREMENDOUS.
"That is a point which is fre-
quently not appreciated' An earth-
quake or an eruption which causes
Sri earthquake, may do a tremend-
ous amount of damage and rause
the loss of thousands of lives, and
still he of -slight magnitude and
little importance from the scienti-
fic point of view. For instance,
Messina and some of the ltiseori^al
Vesuvius eruptions. (9u the other
hand, a shock occurs now and again
which is almost unheard of by the
public, whose chief manifestations
)1 are in 'some barren region, and,
"lin consequenpe, cause lass of life
or property which it trifling but
which may be vastly significant to
e�cology and of tremendous power
al)d range,
'Bitch a shock was the groat
t{L ' a in Alaska in
.
Se
ptum
-
ci , Few outside
otee setific worldrealized that
any+i.lnng remarkable had' happens,
4 and yet the upheaval was no
v;111 and the vibration so strong
that it was recorded in emetically
every pent of the world. At the
local point of tete quake fresh cliffs
forty-seven and a third feet high
were upheaved,"
Neter give up hope, ),ven a
unfunded man etas a fight ug chance.
• 4acor
.[ t I lee say 'ltrr 1• hen an
y • i
ostrich is'attnckcd'hd goes'itn,l bill,
;,e5 his head in th1 sand egnert
-I should think when he wen book
to look for rt 1ie'4far gel wise e he
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