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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-12

National concoit Is n quality moro
highly developed among Cinnamon than
among any other people. aud, though
perfectly aware Of the superiority VI the
foreign organization and arms, u not
unireuucutly happens that the
darins shrink from publicly aoknnwl-
edying Il In the face Of their country
mon. To such an absurd length IS this
paltry vanity occasionally carried that
officers commanding drilled Troops have
boon known 10 nssprvu the use OF rifles
for the inelose harrack.yarls. and To
nyiew their men In public armed with
match.locks. spears and bows. Awant
~ appreciation Of the importance u
being thoroughly well armed eau alone
account for the existence ot such folly.
aud Il will require some very convincing
home thunsts before these national
coNcumhs will be- brought frankly to
admit that their continued existence rs
q Nation depends on the t~horoughncs-
with which they adopt European arms
and tactics lrofcsscdly they arv fully
alive 10 the value II nm cver.rctdy
standing army, but unfortunately their
convictions never advance tcyond the
abstract stage Of principle. and though,
like ever, other principle. they sur
round this one with grandiloquchi
p~hrsses-a Chinaman u nothing II he
Is not grandiloquent they crutent
thcmseses with the invention n such
phrases. aud leave the truths they EN-
body to take care OF themselves.
. The srnf ma le = hundrcd yca-s uneu.
played.
Hus nav not - slnsle dag unrrcparcd~
u = saying conzianrtly In the mouths
and At the tips a the pens u the mill
inrv authorities. ani yel no Effort 4
ever made % carfY ia pFincipis inu
prseii,s- -Hise<ez<Is Nsossi1.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-12


Visitors to Sitka are NJ once attracted
by tho old castle on the hill' once tho
homo OF the Russian governor VINO
ruled with almost dcspotlc power Dus
now, alas! converted n u uh1ted
States signal station. Once destroyed
by lire and once Frustrated ny an earth1
quake, II was oach tlme epuliI oiSinis
OF dilapidation arc observable, Du us
massive walls VIII probably land Tor
generations. The dcsolatlon oil lts ap-
poaranoe lends an added charm 10 tho
legends which hang about IT, ono OF
these traditions Is TO the elect that
Baron Remanoil, when occupying tho
castle MS governor, had IN his house
hold u niece, IN orphan whose guardian
hu WIS, n most beautiful young lady, rs
all Evolutionary maldens are or should
be-. She had bestowed her affections
upon a young lieutenant, and when tho
Baron commanded hor to wed q power
ful prince, then stopping rs u guest nj tho
castle, sho refused. The komanoll,
c0ncoaling his displcasuro under u cloak
OF urbanity, gayo the obstrncting
lieutenant an honorable command and
dispatched him upon an expedition to
some distance. During tho absence OF
the lover the maiden yielded To
the threats aud demands OF her stern
uncle, and tho wedding preparations
were hastily made. Tho timid and
hoart-broken girl and tho prince stood
up before tho priest, who solemni1ed
tic forced union, the marriage bells
rang out their mock peals of JOY, and
royelry held sway in tho great hall OF
the castle. Suddenly the young
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-12
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hfatf boo IUa tHfH .ttlaf IIuH beg
latlafs Y NDJ lafes, .ffnR reel afaNi
n nrU 8rfnf ~ iah irf
Ilt domestic supply n wpul NJ NM
tHltfl Hi1lfl lof fas Ya4f t0sb n fit
m1frl nt hIYut 1I 400 pluult
la " nu IHof0l ~ HiaYut lu.uI HJ
pnundH 1gof lN Hul Hil ftprrfrnI
ilf mnny yahfa ~ eame Do lnfnnst clio
Hyw flifol N the United States
Mpat NJ tho cJ6l ~ taken from
inin 10 upfk on Fluctuations roma u
nflDr tIn fofms fuf wjih tloy aro nn
wgoi 0ypim md befame good citizens
1hoy ne inlualrnHl and frugal, And
some NJ ihom Hra Christians ON the
island ~ Trinidad thoy already number
Gl.OIO.
"a Now YORK dispatch from Havana
show thnl while Tho sugar crop tho
most important crop Of cuba VIII NJ
the outside not pAreed s2l, 90 900 In
value, tho rstimauHs iur expenditures
fDf the nest lHcnl year nrc about saO,
OuO. UtrJ. cpuso urrtly tho nutiro sugar
crop VII ho insufficient to pny thr la,ra.
Why should astronomers be- longer
lived thnn men engaged ~ other pur-
suits7 For, unless statistics lie, they
are 80. Comparison Of chs lives "
l,7ll astronomers from ancient 70 mod.
orn times showed them 10 average "a
ycars aud three months. 1t may bo
That this unusual longevity nstron
om0rs owe 10 the necessary quiet and
soclusion in which much OF their exist.
cnrc Is spent, their remOteno55 from the
wearing Iisconlouts aud turmolls Of the
world, aud something, too, perhaps, 10
the soothing and clcyating influence Of
constant communion with silent
spheres HOar.
The school statistics Of San Fran
cisco show that the native element IL
gaining In that city. OF all tho chill
dron In the city 20,g0i arc the children
of native parontsi ASA are Of mixed
parentagc, and ~, 2lG Of foreign parent
age. The number Of foreign-born chill
dron Is only Sss. In lS80-sl the figures
stood as follows: Children Of native
parontago, 1868; OF mixed parentagc,
10, 40, and Of foreign %parentago, 90.
23S. The increase this year in the chill
drcn OF native parents Is in round mum
bcrs ~ per cent in the children Of
mixed parcntagc, 40 per cent. with q
decrease of four per cont in the chill
drcn Of foreign %parcntagc. Not lona
ago the children OF foreign pnrentag'
were two to one of the natives. II J
believed that by 1890 the children o
native parents will be- largely in oXcosl
OF the others. The same change Is go
ing ON in tho voting population.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-12
AlnSka Not an Lceberg.

The climate Of Alaska, or such por-
ton " II ns will over bc made of much
consequence, is far from being rs arctic
o. Is popularity supposed or the latitude
would suggest The Japan current,
tho kuru >iru. th' great river OF warm
water flowing northwurd from the
coa-t ~ lapWn, vs. divided by the Aleu-.
;ian ISLAND, \ portion IL dcllcctod
through behring's Straits n fact which
accounts for the absence Of floating lee
brrgs at a latitude where the Atlantic
N dotted with thpm-whilc the main
stream Is diverted b. the east and reach.
es our coast near tho head OF Queen
Charlotte Islands. Here il Is again di'
yidrd, one branch flowing south TO
give us tho magn. licont climate wa on
Joy. and the other sweeping around the
Alaskan coast nortward and westward
10 modify tho arctic severity OF tho
temperature. Observations Mt Sitka
for thirteen years show that the mean
temperature ranged from ISL to IS
degrees. and tho winter mean from 21.I
10 3t.s degrees. In January, 1850. tho
thermometer indicated Z degrees below
zero. and the native Russians asserted
that for fifty years ii had never been so
cold. ns Il had been below zero but four
times within that period. During many
winters cattle have been able 10 obtain
food continually. aud roses have been
gathered from outdoor gardens Of
Ihristmas time. This, Of course, only
applies to tho islands along the coast
and the adjacent mainland. In the In.
terror. beyond the wall Of mountains
that oppose the passage inland of warn
ocean winds, Old Bor1as holds undis
puied sway. Snow seldom falls ut Sit
ka to a depth OF six inches. aud gcner
ally disappears quickly before the melt
Ing rains. Tho atmosphere throughOu
; the Q a IA extremely humid. the rain
fall much exceeding that which ha
/ won for Oregon the title Of "WehfooL
. To this is due tho luNuriant growth q
native grasses and the dense forest
=. that fringe tho coast and cover th
4 numberless islands. - Portland cor.
Hesi Shore.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-12


Nearly every American who goes to
England goes to chester. and few 60
TO Chester without going also tn SEQ
Eaton Hall. the country home Of the
luke Of Westminster the richest man
IN the Kingdom. II l. mn elegant place
anil on certain days the grounds and
house ara oil thrown open for the pub
lie. The local people, instead Of TO
belling against the display Of wealth,
scem TO feel n direct pride in Il and
make no end Of boast about Il. To
them Il seems to bo In the way OF n
public PARK maintained at private cx-
rensc. hut now. Il seems. there arc
suspicious that the dynamite party have
their eye on the place. They have
threatened to blow up the hall. and II
has become necessary 10 establish an
armed guard about tho buildings.
This Is the first time these buildings
have been guarded. though the g have
been fro ucnt alarms about Mr.. Glad.
stones home. Hawaricn. not far oil.
Hartford C%onranl.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-12
Tho Right Railway.

Tho Right Railway. on tho Lake OF
Luccrnc. may be referred to rs n mar.
vel OF railway enterprise. To make |,
line to tho summit Of a mountain five
thousand feet high coald certainly have
been no ordinary undertaking. This
railway, which will DO briefly described,
was opened in the year 1871, the tcrmi.
nus being Mt Yiiznan. also the point Of
landing for steamers The railway
goes IN an almost continuous and di.
rect limo five miles long, not, IS might
DO imagined. by y 1ig1ag route up tho
mountain. the view Of tho surrounding
country extending in interest rs tho
HEIGHT increases Tho route includes an
inclined tunnel two hundred aud
twenty-five feet long, aud . girdel
bridge across tho Schuurtobol
Gorge. An extension of four milcs
from Kaltbad has been added to
The original line, proceeding along the
ridge OF the mountain, ., $50 feet above
the level Of the sea. The line. which
Is n single one with n iive-foot gauge.
consists Of three rails; the center ono Is
fitted with cogs. In other wurls. tho
middle rail Is n ladder up which the
engine climbs by means Of cog wheel,
fitted below tho floor. Tho engine has
n very remarkable appearance. 70.
sembling very much a huge black bot
tic. aud when on level ground Il leans
ON one side as II about to fall. When
ascending the incline the engine rs.
sumcs au upright position. Only ons
carriage Is attached; this Is ten tccl
wide. aud somewhat resembles oul
tramwy cars. There are nino seat,
placed tr~ansvcrsely. arranged 10 40.
commodate iifty-fuur passengers
In ascending the carriage Is propelled
instead Of being drawn. but in the do
scent the locomotive precedes the car
riage. and acts as a powerful brake
The train procceds ut a rate II abou|
eight miles an hour. Gtest care Is nee
essary 10 insure the road being kept II
order. hence n mile VI tie line 4
under the superintendenca ri \ mat
whose sole duty u Is 10 nrpyede IN,
train and remove distinctions tn,
Right has been dcscnbci as a mass o
pudding. with millions Of stones foI
plunis. the danger is lest any Of thea
ssrre- should ssriirrislly - INTO sucl
. position as 10 proven, the prupe
working Of the c~og-wheelon the engine
A journey on this railway i lsnke
upon By many ~ quite a. advantnrc
Timid hlks are advised 10 sit In m
middle u a seat. 80 n - avoid "a
sight II he gulf and prselplos eve
~leh lhe l.se unk-Enassqt
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-12
WIT n WISDOM.

Anger may glance into tho breast
oi n wise man, but il rests only in the
bosom Of a fool.
Money IL cr two-facc articklc. II
ken be- yer bcs' frion' an yer wust cne
my. ArkdRSdW Trareicr.
Tho more self is indulgcd the moro
Il demands, aud, therefore, OF all mem
the selfish aro tho most discontinued.
Habit Is likened to u cable. We
weave threads of IL every day, and ut
last We can not break il tn. \. Herald
Time to Skip
1atH, my low, ia.ta,
Ny slcrd nov champs his bit,
hour tho read of Your prul,
IT'S time that should skip.
Only in obedience to law 10 trno
freedom. Within certain limits We arc
lreu; ovcrstcp those limits aud We are
incNorably bound on every side. II we
choose what is right and good we have
all truth to expand in.-BaptiS Weekly.
"A Pittsburgh fishing club has APP
piled for n charter. We did not know
before that q charter was n part OF
fishing apparatus; but, perhaps, our
failure to catch anything heretofore has
been tho result of ncglCcting to take n
charter along. We will srcmcmbcr
this. oil Ctg Derrick.
II think | saw YOU standing In
front OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel to day."
said q New York young lady 10 n dude
who was making m evening call.
Vans 1t replied. with u silly look.
"I-aw-dino there every da'ay, y'know."
"Do youp" she swectly said, and
don't you tiro Of toothpicksP'-M y.
Grdphic.
If n boy steadily improves bis
time. tries to learn his business, obeys
his father aud mother, Is truthful and
industrious. is respectful aud pleasing
toward others. he will succeed. No
ono ran stop his doing well In life. He
has determined that he will bc n noble
specimen u q man, and oycry good
person viii help him.
-"You arc very lato sending youI
evening mail out, said the editor I,
his daughter when he camo home q
two In the morning aud met . timid
shrinking young man between the from
door and the gate. Not at all" nm
swcrcd the thoughtful girl "Charlo
Henry is now u morning edition. y
. Midoletorn Transcript
: Tho little brother came quietly int,
1 the partor whore Mr.. fcathcrly wa
4 making an evening call. and. ailcrlook
Q ing eagerly around, remarked To hi
! sister; Aunt Jano Is mistaken.
"What Is itp' his sister asked, plea.
nntly. patting the dear little fellow o
the head. while F~catherly gazed at III
two in rapt admiration. 81 don't Sc
= amy cnp.N he replied. ''hut Aunt Jan
y Just said YOU woru IN the parlor scttin
. your cap for Mr.. fcathcrly. -Hs'Ie
dciphid Call.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-12


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faH fq nsHi 81 2 lining - tlis
slls sad hisYu nv iAmfa
80 fsalaees faff fhsi h4t aHs
HfHf#f ID 4 hHhdfhl raises f Rfrsl
5at nothing pags pf0pufHgfN
fel - sfl M = gptd gaffah
AH ialaAa fafmef says if tefpa
aH aafefH N ihA shedp ~ W.
ahd fhpuyh We HaiahtafH AZ
fIaa.t m have hpi sheep Killed "
dgyl. ta Hods has hoyef been troubled
The best siy ~ M . hofsds eafs
II WHffs if ~ rob il0m we'll With =
fpsfse cloth ani Then touch ihem aiih
little nitric n0ii fyffY alternate dry
until you hayo almlhistor0d thf8a ap.
p%laafnHa a single drop " the acid
VIII b. qnite sufficient i0f tho smaller
amos N y HeralL
Notwithstanding that oxdfolse ~.
efiH great and Wholesome influence upon
the horse, such advantage oan moi b.
insured except by providing hat tbe
exercise be- udiciUusly apppfloned o.
the strength NJ tho h0rsoi that u bo 81
n Kind suitable ~ hls nature, and that
ivory frlulHito attention be- paid him
after exercise. GicucinHd Leader.
Grease a plato with larl, and ret Il
whore ants congregatei place q few bils
0f wood 40 The ants q climb on tho
plate eaaily; thoy will fOrsake my food
ior lard; when tho plato Is well covered
with them, turn II over u bot fire Ol
Goals; they will drop into the fire, and
you eau then reset the plate for nnoth'
cr catch. A few repotiti0ns will clean
them out -CitcdgO Times.
Home made sausagos TO DO boiled
and cut in thin slices for tea or fol
breakfast, aro made Of two parts Of bee
md ono part Of pork. Chop them very
lno, and season with black and red pop
per, salt, a little sage, and summer 10
worry. II you please. Put this into SINAI
bags made Of stout cotton cloth, boil
and then hang in a dry, cool closet un
Ill you wish TO usc.-M y. Post.
Open fruit tart Line . plain molt
about three inches deep with n shor
paste. Take some stoned cherries
sliced peaches, apricots, nectarlnes an,
goosoberrics stir well IN a bowl will
some powdered sugar; pour into tn
mould and bake in n quick oven
Crack the apricot stones, blanch th
kernels and garnish the tart with them
II the fruit seems too dry pour n it'll
clarified sugar over it before taking on
of tho oven. -EGchange.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-12
O,cr-fat Fowls.

Thnrr arr some breeds that do not
fatlcn ~ readily IA others, while again
lherr arr those that become too fat IN
n small allowance II food. The Brah-
mas. Cochins, Plymouth Rocks and
Wyandottes arc subject 70 excess OF fat
when fed exclusively IN corn. In the
winter tho feed goes TO heat but In
summer the cNt;a quality of the feed Is
liable Ia cause them to cease laying IN.
stead of promoting H. As the fowls
must have somc grain. the best for the
purpose Mt this season Is oats, especially
Ii they aru ground Wheat is excellent,
but wheat Is also fattcning. though not
50 mitch 80 rs corn. A method In use
b, some Is TO give wheat At night
ground oats IN the morning. aud plenty
Of grcen stun during the day. uYer-fat
fowls aru subject To apcplcSy. II your
fowls arr very fat you need not 10 sur
prsci II occasionally thcrc Il
found n dead hen under the roost In the
morning. They often fall OF the ruost,
dropping dead, without previously Civ
Ing any ind cation Of disease In any
shape. oyer-iat cocks arr useless. he
cause clumsy aud inactive. Chicks.
however. may he fed NJ much as you
dcsirc. for while growing they convert
al food into fat. bone and tissue. there.
BY demanding mon for s%uslenance IN
proportion 10 agc and sire than adult
fowls Keep the fat hens on light diet,
scAuty allowance. AMI give them plenty
II eseruise. When a hen becomes toc
heavy she will be- gvod for nothing
afterwards. unless taken In hand and
pitt through . system II dirt. The light
hresls. such ~ lrghorns and Ham
bsifgs. seldom become too fat. n THEFT
artise hab Il are IN Their favor in thai
wref 1hs prnc'ire y keeping r0rr
always whsrr fowls can gvt 4 l. q sef)
Injurious one aud has dane mofs mis-
ehief than any other melhod n feeding
knowa. Feed regularly. and sndsasol
10 give enough and no nsbte. Ieav'
nashlnz 10 b. trzmplea o. wasted. aa<
b - generous with water = uilh feed
- ara. I44.4 44I F1.<,.4
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-12
Teachings Of Mutes.

Let us imagine ourselves in the pri-
mary class mt Kendall Green watching
n beginner take his first lesson. Tho
teacher, n lady-for surely nothing but
q woman's patience could avail hero
calls the boy 10 her, and shows him
some familiar object say n pen; and
when he recognizes IL tho first step Is
made; they both know what u is, and
no knows they know II. So far, She
has only taught him the object; now
she shows him its printed equivalent,
PEN. lnsensibly trained to memory for
shapes, he soon remembers that black
ines shaped in that way mean that OBJ
iect Now. If the object Is not present.
how can he recall il TO hcrP by SPELL
ing pen on his fingers. So she then
taught him those letters. Next sho
teaches him TO write pen on the black
board; and lastly, to substitute for the
rude pantomimes they have both necos-
sarily used up 10 this time, the sign for
pen. This Is not the work Of n les.
son, or of one day-far from IL; we
should be tired looking on long before
our little hero gets as far as spelling on
his fingers. But gradually. after
many delays and innumerable
rrpetitions, so much Is secured.
New objects are introduced, then
their qualities MO specified -"bIg
PEN" ''white cat;" next the action
u those objects the pen writes"
''tho cat eats.h aud lastly, the various
lenses Of vcrbs-alway n tedious pro
cess. Ms II is almost impossible, Will
such limited means, 10 present clearly
tho difference between past, present ant
future action. One way Of doingthis |,
to teach the pupils 10 count up to thir
ty.one tho number Of DAYS IN n mont
and then conduct the action with
past, present or future date. The pro
team cough puzzles them. rs does ais,
the use OF the same word with dilleron
meanings.
, TircsOme rs the work Il, It's result
appear sooner than ono would expeo,
/. for tho children learn Ia read. write ans
/ speak Gin their languagc) simultano
, ously. Little boys who can hardly rcacI
tho blackboard write excellent hands
| and spell accurately. An cxoruis
among tho more advanced scholars
, which | witnessed. required them /
! write sentences introducing words irot
tho days lesson. An example Of tn
4 usn Of tho word ''astonishcdi WI
! amusing; IL was, IA boy went TO N
woods; he astonished some apples on
trec"-meaning no took them by SUI
. prisc.-S. N. brady, IN Hapcr's Mugs
a zine.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-12

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H. WIN silent 49, tHaat ltayed
AhJ H. eIniohad th0 glta sith lfnh
grip
ifla hence you do M I1fe ne
she screamed M him ~ khuN fhh q
m1ts yanf ball and w. aHgui gong
thfuiyh thg afchea' b0Ul night l1f'
eYff
H. iooked after hor until Che don
slammed, and ihon be- turned asai
With Tho mmafk
~ WAS q narrJw oseape for na
/ Thank Heaven that tbo VIZ u br0kehl
BeifON free Ir,A
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-12
Tho ne.IrnelInn Of PorcaIa.

Tho effect that tho DISAPPEARANCE Of
fore T. has upon climate Receives new
illustrations every day In Italy the
clearing n fho Aponnlnos u believed
10 have seriously changed tho climate
of tho 10 valley, aud now the African
s%ironeo, noyor known to Che armies y
ancient lOmo, brenthes It's hot, hight
ing brcatb oven the right bank OF the
rlyor In tho territory Of Parma. The
removal OF the pine forests
near Rayonna induced the
same dosolating wind and tho same
destruction Of the old forests Of No eos
and OF the Ccvcnnos has had Ike de-
teriorating infuen Q upon The cllma Q.
In Egypt, where durin the French 90.
cupation In 1898 not n drop OF rain fell
for sixteen months, and where for time
Immemorial the country has been .
%rainless bed Of sand, 'Mohammed
AL by planting his millions OF llg and
orange trees, has eon his coun' rY
bic sed with an annual rainfall OF sew
eral inches. brooklyn Eagle
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-12
rnc chancellor. Practical Joke.

One IlF ho went ont alipo shooting
v' a 70 friend They hal ~ lriyorse 70
trllt mYrt.i. into which hsm rrek's
companion 10 short, stout, ppnder0n'
gentleman, suddenly nk up 10 his
urmpifs After struggling ONT time
lu rslrIpalp himself and reach firm
ground hr called aloud for help aud
seeing his friond picking his way slowly
toward him, looking about all the while
iu spo whether q stray snipo would get
up. he %for,cntly implurod him 10 let
the couiouulod fnipo alone and drag
him out NJ The vile hog hole, tho muck
oi which wus fast rising Ia his mouth
and nosc, "Nly beloved friend an.
sworcd Bismarck, with Tho utmost calm,
",ou Will certainly never be able to
scramble out of that hole; and IL u
quito impossible Ia sayc you. II would
pain me- extremely 10 watch your futile
struggle. or 10 SEQ you slowly slilo in
that disgusting filth. I'll tell you what,
my boy, ri spare you n pr%otracted
death agony through %suiIpcation by
lodging q charge Of shot in your head
Thu. shall you die with promptitudc
and dignity care you beside your
sclfp' shouted the other, making fran.
tic efforts TO wrigtlo out Of the swamp
"l don't want either to %sullocato or tn
be- shot; 80 help me out in the namc OF
three DEVILS Raising his gun To bis
shoulder. aud taking careful tim, Bis
maruk replied in mourniul accents.
"koep still for onn second II will soon
be- over Farewell, dear fricnI; | vii
toll your wife NIL about your last mo-
ments" Stimulated 10 suporhuman OK
]ortions by the danger threatening hin
So immincntly, tho unlucky sportsman
cOnlrivcd somehow 10 wrench himsolI
out u tho mud, aud crawlod ON nj
fours 10 terra Grna. As sOon "a h,
felt himself safe he burst into y torron.
Of vehement rcproachos. Bismarck
smiling. listened TO him awhile; thcl
simply romnrkingi "You SEQ | wa.
right. ovor, ono for himself turne,
his back upon his inturiatcd companion
and strollcd on loisuroly to look i0
moro snipe. DR. Basch's LVe Of Bis
UtlTfk.