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The World In Review most was really revolutionary, and that
by means er 1•iolence they endeavored to
hoist the red flag above the ding of the
The Zoe 8arveet. Union, their expulsion from the coun-
try by the simple executive order o1
It Is with 5000 reason that wo point
is a
to our harvests as the basis of our pro-irepresentatives yhsms eotdemocracyho•o embody
aperity.But there are harvests of win- , conflicting principles o. administration.
'ter as well as harvests of summer. Ac- In our own county • there have been in-
. cording to our present standards of liv-'stances of the deportation of "uodesir-
Ing, lee to hardly lees a necessity thanablecitizens” from towns which they
wheat or potatoes. It is essential to had disturbed, but larger and more
health and comfort, Without its con -'complex questions are raised when the
serving Inliuenco there would be enorm- rulers of one of Great Britain's over-
ous waste and probable shortage lu the seas commonwealths lay hold of British
various provision staples upon which
'disturbers Of the peace and send them
'
we depend. back to the mother country.
This season Ice is a bumper crop. All
over the North it -has formed in excel- i IC may be said the. theircontinues
lent quality and almost limitless nurn- Aresence in South Africa would not on-
Ilty. Moreover, the conditions have de1•v have endangered its peace and hin-
been unusually favorable for harvest- imperilled ed its thelivesprosperity, but might have
Mg. There can be no excuse for a short population. lives of the whole white
supply or for high prices. The average set before
e No worse example could be
thickness is from ten to fourteen inches set before the of the
than the tole dutyy
and it has formed in a way to make It of
the prarms eservation of corder. Gen.
Bo -
clear and solid. The snow is but a tha and his colleagues wore bound to
slight obstruction to gathering and in crush a party that resorted to. rifled,
many sections there was ample time to barricades and ,dynamite, with the stop -
secure a year's supply before the snow page of railroad transport and every
Mune. Tea is an important factor in the industry, for the enforcement of rte w111.
year's well -doing and well-being and And they did the work with a swiftness
we 0107 felicitate ourselves upon being and thoroughness that commanded ap-
unusually well provided tor, probation. But the strong hand seems
Another Grain of Wheat. I to be too strongly exercised in throw-
Ing the offenders Into exile without their
We are told that away basil in the
antiquity of Egypt, which first raised conviction by shy legal tribunal, This
wheat, a stalk grew only two grains
and these were as small as hayseed.
But since those days the heads and the
grains have been getting much larger.
This le largely due to care and cul-
ture, One 0111 grain to the head of
wheat would add much to the re-
source i1id glory of the counti'la tronta us; -1s 1t correct to take a wo-
-.Ind It can be done and will some day man's arm when walking with her?
when money and business lose their This question has been made acute by
thrones la the hearts of men and peace Kaiser William, who has Issued an edict
and plenty take their place& This re• that officers of the German army must
source is in - the ground awaiting the not take the arm of a woman compant-
magic titch by which every man, 'WO- on, not even If she Is his wife. This is
man and dhlld 1n the country will have a simple rule. And a noted authority
creates a fresh South African difficulty
for the British government, which can-
not approve, and yet must not interfere
with the action of a self-governing do-
minion.
Taking the Woman's Arm,
And now another great question oon-
a half -bushel more wheat than they now
get.
The. Panama Canal Tolle.
on these matters is quoted as saying,
"Only a boor would take a lady's arm
except tO hated her to a carriage if her
President -Wilson and the Senate hands were engaged with her gown, or
foreign relations committee of the in the event of danger or illness."
United. States appear to have been die- This doctrine lo generally repudiated
cussing the question of the Panama 1n society these days. It ought not to
tens. It is asserted that President W}1- be, because It encourages dignity and
son is In favor of the British contention respect. There is a certain distance be-
that to exempt United Stakes coastwiseforgottween#ethe sexes
211n It ria Eta Bever rbc
traffic, will discriminate against foreign rter between the man and woman
vessels, British or athero, and thus will oasisCou
be a direct violation of the Hay -Pounce- Y tsapnears, It 1s hard to say it,
tots treaty, which expeessiy states that Yet this slight he 1warl is a step Lo -
"the canal shall bo free. and open to the ward snaking the omanfl seem more
common than she ought to seem,
vessels of commerce and of war of all
nations on terms of entire equality so
thatthere shall be 00 discrimination
against any such nation or its citizens
or subjects in respect of the conditions
or charges of traffic o1•. otherwise." Over
thisclausea good deal of feeling has
been aroused by those 1n the United
The Chemistry of Roads.
The maoaduan highways not only
wear away as the result of purely
atea who are anxious to twist the physical processes, but are &ritually
lion's tail, as the pastime ispopularly dissolved awe b --
water carrying
called,: on every possible Occasion. It Y
Was a d theback- carbonic a 'd d Mr.
as parin gue and argument was 0e c- el an oxygen, says
nottotem
01(10igh places, tile United Mut
ttY e clause
the W. G. Feeensides, That is, they
meaning of "a.II nations."
'It was said that the object or the
clause was really to except the United
States from its operation and that the
words "except the Uhited States" should
have been -inserted after "all nations."
Sir Edward Grey on behalf of Great
Britain, acting for all the other nations,
protested and there was a hot discus -
(shin in the Senate. Sir Edward Grey Face of the road, because the me -
later suggested N thcraa ,,l but this cmhauioal wear there wait eo much
was also refuted as tiro- canal tolls this
disintegrate chemically as well as
physically. Ina recent lecture bo -
fore the Surveyors' Institution in
London Mr. Fearnsides declared
that this chemical disintegration
was of little importance at the sur -
said to be domestic eoncein of the
'United States, and that therefore arbi-
tration would infringe the -sovereign
rights of the people.
1't ens 011±10us from the first that Sir
Bldward Grey would await the inaugu-
tat}on of President Wilson before press-
ing the matter any further. As soon as
the new president would and It conveni-
ent to take the matter up again Sir lad -
ward Nita ready. Apparently President
Wilson Is now ready. There Is no
httr•t'y, but at the same time it might be
even to get the smatter, out of the was5'.
It is almost certain that President Wil-
eon will take the attitude adopted by
Senator Bet on the question, and "re-
fuse 20 0M:ridge the honor and good
11ame of •the United States" for the sake
of 1ts 00140twise shipping.
Banishment of 8ebele, -
The penalty of baniehment for rebel-
lton Is old, yet as imposed by the South
African g'OVOrnineut it 1s- eurlu•iaingly
stew, Granting that the -Johannesburg
labor• loaders dict rebel, that their 1n0v0-
faster. But in the foundation,
upon which the real life el the road.
depended, where the stones "were
often kept to stew in water for
whole -seasons," the ohemioal acstion
of water was of serious import. The
roeka particularly susceptible to
this action aro feldspar, limestone
and those containing iron and sul-
phides. This destructive chemical
action of water is also particularly
in evidence in the case of slags,
much used in England for road••
malin'g.
ie
And No Heart for the Job.
The man who is this own worst
enemy hat a fool to overcome.
Kidneys Cured or-
Doey Bac
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They aro field on.apositive gnarenteo
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Tronblese Rheumatism and I OIatioa, Pain in the Back eto. Xt
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NA'I'IONAlt DMA AND CIFA (CAL 110.0 CO.,or CANADA UMITED,
TWINS JOINED T'OG1w'l'I[11 R III~ A TISS[,`I; OF FAT..
Another Pair of "Siamese" Twins Born in France.
The most- astonishing case before the medical world to -day is that
of babies Susanna and Madeline, who were born with a tissue of flash
connecting one to the other. The young ladies, as shown in the
photograph, will be for some time compelled to live in the awkward
face-to-face position seen here. Medical men the world over are
watching and studying the 011,00 with the interest it deserves. A for-
mation of oells about three inches long and seven inches in thickness,
joins the two babies just above the navel. Professor Le Fillie,tre, the
noted surgeon and dean of the French Academy of Medicine, will
personally perform the operation which he feels certain will separate
the two youngsters, who will then 'meanie normal children. They
were born about six weeks ago at Champaene, France. The opera, -
lien will be a bloodless one, the tissue in substance being similar to
a lump of fat.
THE OUTCASTS
�
l �1 ,tire to the staff dormitory at the
OF LOIiDU top of the building, and get a well-
earned sleep. At half -past eight,
under L.C.C. regulations, the
whole shelter has to be cleared.
It is not an i spiriting sight, the
procession that leaves our premises
and disperses along the Whitecha-
pel Road every morning. But think
how much more miserable these
outcasts of humanity might be had
they spent the night in the rainy
streets instead of in a warm, clean
dormitory!
Many heartbreaking cases go
past me at my door. I would like
those philanthropists who write
hooks on social subjects to spend a
night with me in my porter's box.
I think it would teach them a lot
of things. Sometimes at two or
three o'clock in the morning our
scouts will bring in a bundle of
rain -sodden rags that hardly looks
as if it could ever have been a man.
How can you deal scientifically with
that 7
Food, warmth, and good fellow-
ship, however, work wonders; and
the sturdy, respectable artisan who
comes .along a few months later to
help us in our work is our reward.
AT A SALVATION
MELTEA
SH
R llY NIGHT
R.
An Orderly Tells of His Experience
With the Outcasts of
Humanity.
It is five o'clock, Saturday even-
ing, Bang! I . throw open the
doors of our East End night -shelter
for men, and prepare for my twelve
hours' duty as orderly, This shel-
ter, by the way, is the actual build-
ing whore, many years ago, Gen-
eral Booth started a .small social
mission, which later became world
famous as the Salvation Army, says
a writer in London Aneivers.
As soon es the doom are opened
the men begin drifting in. We make
them pay. We have found that the
best means of getting hold of peo-
ple is not by offering charity, but
by offering something good at a
ridiculous price. Thus, for a half-
penny,
alfpenny, we offer tea, coffee, cocoa or
soup, and bread-and-butter, cake,
pudding, etc. All food is prepared
and cooked at our Islington head- From Creat Lakes
quarters, and the great furnace in
the kitchen at this shelter is roaring
To the Rockies
day and night for the purpose of
warming up the food, and so on.
A spotlessly clean bed is provided
for the sum of threepence, which
includes use of bathroom, lavatory,
wash.house, and drying -room. The
two last items are much appreciated
on wet nights, or by those who de-
sire to wash their underclothes.
•
While I am at the door other
orderlies .are busy serving the
babies.. We have many "regulars"
:flower -sellers, small pedlars, oto.
—who lodge with us every night.
For these we have rather better
accommodation on 0 slightly higher
scale of eilaa'ges.- Twice a week we
have services in the dining -hall,
which are very popular with the
men. Lights aro out at half -past
nine, when the watchman goes his
round to take the calls ofthesewho
wish to rise early. But, of course,
the staff is up all night; and we
never refuse any stranger who
wants food and bed. If be cannot
even find a halfpenny,- he has only
to ask for the brigadier; and if he is
a genuine case we' take him in,.
To -night at half -past eleven, an
army of our scouts will go out sup-
plied with tickets, and will scour
the dstricedt corners of the 0111ms in
our circuit. To any homeless, hun-
gry wanderer they will given ticket.
and direct him to our lchelter.. These
Saturday night tickets entitle him
to bath, breakfast, sleep, and a
Sunday -"dossers' oervice,'' -
Towards eight and nino o'olock
every evening lir visitors -Come in
groups, and I often meet old
friends among diets. For the first
steps towards reclaiming our men
is to find them work, that awakens
their responsibility, We never luso
sight of than once our work shows
resultas,
In the Early Retire,
All night long I am. at the door•,
beim relieved et half. -pawl five in
the meriting,
Ia11h e
n free
to re -
Week -curl Tickets.
WOMEN SING THE PRAISES OP
DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS.
Saskatchewan Lady Adds Her Tose
timony to What Has. Already
Been Said of the Great Work
Dodd's Tidney Pills Are Doing.
Caesalville Sask,, Feb, 9.—(Spe-
cial).—The scarcity of female help
in a new country subjects the wo-
men of the prairies to unusual
strain, and careful observation has
established the fact that this strain
first makes itself felt in the kid-
neys. For this reason Dodd's Kid-
ney Pills' aremakingan enviable
reputation from the Great Lakes
to the foothills of the Rockies.
Everywhere you will find women
singing the praises of the . great
Canadian kidney remedy that has
banished their pains and weari-
ness, and brought them back to
health. Among the many is Mrs.
Edgar Cowen, an estimable -lady of
this place,
"I have found Dadd'e- 'Kidney
Pills very beneficial," Mrs: Cowen.
states. "If anything I can say will Z
help luny sufferer I em glad to add T
niy testimonial to what has already h
been said." Cr
The kidneys .strain all the refuse
material out of the bio
od, If they t.
are out of order this refuse remains 1.1in the blood, ,and becomes poison, 1 w
That's why sound kidneys mean
pare blood and good health. Dodd's
Kidney Pills snake sound kidneys,
EMPRESS BIJGINIE.
Gives Poor in Paris New Proof of
Icer Benevolence,
The Emm'ecee Eugenio frecinently
visits POril, She a.Kaye hays
the hotel CvntIr.la',1tul and the suit
of rooms reservd for 11:r faros th
space once occulted by the Palace
of the Te ler:es a::d t' , fencer
gardens which axe all that renal!:
to rrmied. one of pcat imperial
glories, The follow::ig Peery Pays
its own tribute to the Enipre,se's
well-k1.cwn benevolence:
A lady dressed :n the deepest of
mournin, was walking, lcani:lg o:1
a oon7p"Orin'e rem, doese the
Champs Elysees, when an. old man,
shivering and in rags, passed poi:1•
fully by.
Tho-ne'h he did not ask for alms, in
the lady in our:e:ng opre d her
se
pur, ard ere about to place sem,
money in his hand, when a police•
man appeared. "I've caught yor
at it," he vie!, placing a heave
hand on the old man's Moulder
"I arrest you on a charge of beg-
ging."
The lady in mourning prober.t^d
"You hrve m -de a neetate, offs
ser," rale said, "We are merely
amount."settling an old amount." Then
turning to the old man and prem.ing a.100 fra.""o note into his hand
"Now our accounts are square,"
she said. with a smile, The 0111
man went his way, calling down in-
coherent blesiege on h's benefoc-
tres•s's head: and the Empress Eu-
genie resumed h -r walk down the
avenue toward the Gardens of the
Tuileries,
"Nerviline" Cures Cramps
Ends Misery Instantly
NO REMEDY SO SPEEDY OR
EFFICIEN f,
A real cramp cure?
Yes, a real ono—in a twinkling the
cramp is a dead one, and the last
squirm is over, once you get a stiff
dose of Nerviline on the inside.
This isn't mere ta.Ac—it's a solid,
truthful fact. No other remedy—not
a single ono --will cure cramps so
quickly and harmlessly as Nerviline,
It hits the spot in a jiffy and saves a
heap of misery.
Last Saturday night my stomach
felt like an infernal machine," writes
T. P. Granger from Hartford, "I was
awakened from a sound sleep and
found myself Buffering the worst kind
of torture, I was so doubled up I
could hardly Dross my room. I had
used Nerviline before for the same
thing and took a real good dose. Once
I felt the waren, soothing sensation of
Nerviline in my stomach I knew I was
all right, It finished the cramps—just
ons• single dose."
Sickness at night is rendered a
nightmare of the past if. Nerviline is
handy. It may be earache, toothache
or cramps. Nerviline in every case
will cure at once and save calling the
doctor, Nerviline is a family physi-
cian in itself. The large 000. family
size bottle, of 000180, is most 00000.
mical. Small trial size costs a quar-
ter. All dealers sell Nerviline.
THE TOWER 01' SILOAM.
Excavators in Jerusalem Uncover
Its Foundations.
News of the finding of the founda-
tions of the Tower of Siloam have
been received. This was the tower
concerning which Jus is quoted
in Luke xiii., 4, as saying: "Those
eighteen upon whom the tower in
Siloam fell and slew, think ye that
they were sinners above all men
that dwelt in Jerusalem 7"
The excavators, according to the
message, have "discovered a long,
well -cut Greek inscription, which
fath-
ersspeaks of the presbyters and fath-
ers with Simonides, laying the
foundation of the synagogue, the
stns and caravansary. Therm
aths and the foundations of the
synagogue are exposed. They have
found the base of a circular tower
hich may well be that of the Tow-
er of Siloam, spoken of by Christ.
They have found also a conduit
ending from the epring, That seen
y Sohinck in the nineties, wrongly
thought to have been the oldest, is
now shown to be above the spring•"
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Observations of Italian Army Dace
for During Tripoli Campaign.
Major Consiglio, an"Italian 'army
dootor, swiss up in the Frankfurter
eituug his observations during the
ripoli campaign of 225 soldiers who
ad been eenvicted of various
imes before the war.
He says the hardened criminals,
hough bold and aggressive toward
tele superiors and their comrades,
ere; with scarcely any exception,
cowardly in action.
Among the casual criminals, dri-
ven astray through faulty upbring-
ing, by drink, or by the spirit of
adventure, a few were found who
distingllielled 'themselves - in the
field. Nevertheless,'they too fre-
quently rendered thesnaefvos Mable
to disciplinary penalties; further,
they proved themselves incapable of
regular ws±k er of a •sustained mor-
al effort, •
Those who proved tliemalolves best
adapted to modern warfare, says
the doctor, were moll who lied been
good eitizollti in tunes of peace,
CRIMINALS ARE COWARD S.
"But, papa," said the sweet•
girl, "don't he hard on Harry:.He
lis bound to o0me out on top seine -
day." r'I daresay, Hees getting a
hit bald now, isn't, he 1, 'said the
fierce. parent.•
He—"She has everything she
needs be make her happy," She—
r'Bitt We the things she does not
need that a woman needs to make
her happy I'
I'.
G I L LETT S
PERFUMED
LYE
THECLEANLINESS 'k
OrSINKS,CLOSETS,
BATHS, DRAI NS, ETC.
IS OP VITAL IMPORTANCE
TO HEALTH.
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CAVALRY LANCE AGAIN.
European Armies Now Adopting
WeWeapon Once Disea rded.
A fortune may be waiting for the
person who invents a collapsible
yet strong and serviceable lance,
which is rapidly regaining some of
its old time favor as a cavalry arm
in European armies.
For some time back the six Eng-
lish regiments of lancers have had
their favorite arm restored to them
after it h:ad been practically placed
on the retired list, or, in other
words, reserved for perads pur-
poses only. Tho French dragoons
and ehasseurs are now also equip-
ped with lances, so that, as the
papers say, they shall not be be-
hind the Prussian Llhlans in this re-
spect. The French weapon is t11e
lightest of all; it is a hollow steel
shaft nine feet long and it only
weighs four pounds. It is claimed
to he a handier and better balanced
weapon than the German. The
French hussars and cuirassiers will
not be equipped with the lance for
the present.
The latest addition 'to the cult of
the lance is the Russian War De-
partment, which has just decided to
arm the principal of the Czar's
cavalry regiments with a formida-
ble steel shaft nearly 12 feet long
and weighing close upon six pounds.
The Austrian and Italian cavalry
are still holding aloof from the
adoption of the Lanett for cervico
purposes. The one great objection
to it is that• the shaft is in the wary,
when not actively in use, but there
is no doubt—so military authorities
think—that the lance would be uni-
versally adopted if it could be made
to fold or to shut up like a teles-
cope, and yet he instantaneously
ready for active use.
3•
THE WAY OUT
Frew Wcaknees to Power by Food
Itputo'.
Getting the right start for the
day's work often means the differ-
ence between doing things in whole-
some comfort, 0r dragging along
half dead all day.
There's more m the use of proper
food than many people ever dream
of—snore' a the pity.
"Three years ago I began work-
ing in ageneral store," writes a
man, "and between frequent delite
cries and more frequent customers,
I was kept on my feet -fooni morn
ing till night.
Indigestion had troubled me for
some time, and in fact my slight
breakfast was taken more from
habit than appetite.. At first this
insufficient diet was not noticed
much, brit at work it made me weak
and hungry long before noon.
"Yet a breakfast of rolls, fried
foods and coffee meant headache,
nausea and kindred discomforts,
Either way I was losing weight and
strength, when ono day e friend
suggested that 1• try 8/%1 -ape -Nuts
breakfast,' ' .
"So' I began with some ttewot-1
fruit, Grain -Nuts .and create, a
soft boiled egg, toast, and a cup 01
Postern. By noon I was hungry,
bat with a healthy, normal appe-
tibe, The weak, laeguidl feeling
muse na'b 11110±0,
"My head was clearer, nerves
81100(11(1±, than for months. '1,'o -day
nee atolndic11 is strong, 0ly appetite
normal, my bodily power splendid,
and head alwalvs clear."
Nettle given by Canadian Posienn
Co., Windsor, Ont. :Rend "Trio
Road to Wellvilie," in Pkgs.
"There's a :Reason."
aver read fhb Above letter? A new
one appears fraui time to time, They
aro genuine, true, and fall of bateau
0ttereat. ,
441
33111RE1CNSU NATTENDED
T1Jh2Y SIMPLE MEANS TAKEN)
70 PROTECT 7111:E11.
Ring of Spain Hard to Keep Trach'+
Of --Ding George Is Not
Afraid.
The popular belief obtains that
foreign sovereigns' and presidents
of republies are surrounded by a
horde of secret -service men when
they visit London. As a matter of
fact, the simplest means are taken
to protect these rulers of the
world's countries, Instead of a
porion of detectives, perhaps one
or two very unostentatious persona,
Amply clad and looking just dike
the man in the street, mingle in the
crowds, walk or ride perhaps 100
feet behind the famous personage.
Alfonso is the monslroh who
conies to London oftenest, and with
characteristic sang froid he, prefers
jest Os few secret -service men
about him as is consistent with the
unwritten law of Scotland Yard.
He brings two men up from Ma-
drid with him, but they are seldom
by his side, and he darts into all
sorts of byways and highways as
he takes his morning walls, some-
times setting up an incipient hears
disease among his bodyguard.
Scotland Yard usually details a
man to •a silt the foreign detectives,
and the English sleuth loafs about
in the vioinity of the Ritz Hotel all
day, attending the King of Spain
whenever his majesty goes out—but.
at a very respectful and inconspic-
uous distance.
Alfonso in .London,
When Alfonso goes to the thea-
tre it is .s different thing; His route
is always knoswh to Scotiand 'Yard,
and usually between six and a
dozen men loiter on the sidewalks
along the thoroughf- 'e, feeling the
pi hlic pulse, as it were, before the
popular young sovereign appears.
There is small danger of Alfonso
being assassinated in London, and
the police do not fear for his safe-
ty. He is too popular and too dem-
climatic:. But his case is typical of
all the European kings and presi-
dents az far as police protection is
concerned.
It all depends on the time and
the occasion. When the Kaiser,
for example, attends a great public
function 'there are a. good many de-
tectives in the crowd, blit when he
goes out incognito there is not the
necessity for such a largo ntunber.
There is some psychology in this.
"Assassins seldom shoot kings in
private, Their peculiar forst of in-
sanity 000MS to demand a dramatic
setting, and almost always they
pick out some public function,"
said a police official the other day.
Wilhelm of Germeny, however,
believes a bit move in the efficacy
of the secret -service mail than does
41iouso. The German eeoret-aer-
vice police resembles the Russian
o"ganization 1006'e closely than any-
thing else in Europe, and the Ka.i-
sea' has faith in it. He usually
takes away six or seven of these
suave, polished Gerntans with him
--intrepid men, who arta all melon,
but hide their vigor underneath sal
exterior that resembles 'tha•t of a
diplomat more than a policeman.
Icing George Himself
is not: attended by it great body of
detectives- when he goes to the
eaoes or takes his morning ride.in
Hyde Park, He is not in fear of
Itis life, and his groom usually
serves as his bodyguard in Rotten
Row, while at the .Derby and at
Ascot the Scotian(' Yard men de-
tailed to the races in the usual
fashion, attend to his safety. Of
tourers, there are always One or
two hanging about in the vicinity
of the royal box, but they are. sel-
dom detailed for the • particular
duty, and often exchange places
with other detectives who saunter
by It's. more a question of listen-
ing to 'the talk in the crowd and
fludiner out if there is any spe.edelly
irascible person in the throng, than
looking out for revoh,era.
The French president was almost
unattended by detectives and pri-
vate police when he ealn1 over
from Paris early in the oununer.
He appeared with one lone :aeoret-
servic0 man, who was -more a secre-
tary •tlkau anything else. - Half of
his time he spent 10 alerieal..work.
M; P,ninceee was asked b1' the, local
police if he wished a plain elothee
escort, and -: Prophetically said
"No," All the 4101 r1 just to ,bit
sure, Scotland Yee( sett two or
three leen out with him, and P0131 -
caro probably knows nothing about
it to this day,
Know mitt2 '
"Pa; what is a near•-111unetest1"
t\ near-htunorisi, SOD, is 0 per-
son who says, when .he finds an 07 -
stem fn a stow, 'Wall, well, little
a.tranger, whet are ' yell: doing
hone 7r"
Ono kind of e nuisande ie a1tvaya
•telling you that "you ought to take
sonletllibg for 'that before it is the
101e,"