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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1890-11-21

Die @rsenleitisfeits %olifif fdrsi
bareits on, ibre 5rii6te gu irasrn.
8raiilien bat ii9 su elmer Serabninbes
runs Der &afee- -2lusfnbr56lle BON III
auf 4 Gro5ent, uom /. Sanuar OBJ, usr=
| itaubeu, 10 oaB man, penn ba5u nod i'm
nd6iten Sabre Der neue 3udertarif in
&raft tritt, ipabrbeitssemdB BON einem
,,billisen Sriibitiid" miro ipre9en fD;r-
nen. = 4u6 Neuiu nblnno ntD6te germ
in 9esenieitise Sanbelsbe5iebnnsen su
ben Ser. Stnaten treten, bat aber nitBer
bem Sii6fDber eigentlid) ni6ts @erttls
uollsS ais Qequiualent gu bieien. 9ie
Igitation in guba fir einen @eseniei-
tisfeitspertras, Der cubanil6em 8udee
uno Sabaf freie @infubr mad ben Ser.
Gtauteu beri4uffen iOa, iuiro immer
lebbafter lmb rld6tiser. 9reten berat-
tiee @esenieitisfeitsuertrdse in &raft,
bann tuirb Der Mcainlep 9arif balb
feline iesensreiden 8irfuusen aeisen.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1890-11-21
8lammsn. 1854 @sdIa,bnrs.

SudniTteH: 4S,tS4 U1e6leitburg=
G9perin 429
g9eiter finbet fid in ben 8eridtsn
cine 2abeae, iueld.e seist, ipie piel
8rutl9e in ben Sabren 1881 Bis 1889
einidtieBli9 mad) ben psri9iebenen
adnnern ausseiuanbert iinh. Die @e-
iamui5ablen iino iuie fofst: saad ben
Ser. Gtaaten 1,197, ,236, naG Brdfi.
lien 1865, na6 onbera 96eilen
9tnierifa's 1878, nod lffrifa 3191,
ua6 aiisn Io67. lin9 slniirafien 7435
Dtan erlieht bieraus, OaB nnd ben Ser.
Staaten in ben senonnts1tl lntun Snbrer
2s5 maj mebr Deutide dusseiuanoeri
lfiao, uis nnd) allen nn0eren Ebeifen
oer Belt 5uiammensencmnian Nai
ben 9eriuhsn Die Oeutid,e ausDanber.
,tl9 non Der Union ubs unb in amber
8abnen su fsnfeu. ideint es barnnd
mod CUTE Wese 5u bobeu.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1890-11-21

8eri6nlide Sreibeit. 9ariiber idriet
Sobn Guincp Grams: ngersiBt ni6t.
i6 bite eu6, Die &e6ts Der peri6nli6en
5reibeit. SetbitresieriAhs lit bas Sum
bament al unierer potitiIdcn unb ioSias
len Snititutionen unb nur oabur6 fam
baB 9eies Der WtdBisfeit burdselebt
tperben. Su6t ni9t bur6 @eiese
eueren griioern Die gusenb auf5u5winz
gen, tuel9e iie MIR bur6 bas Gebut
ibres eisenen @etuiiiens uno Die @ner9ie
ibrcs eisensn @ilens erluusen f0ns
men,"
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1890-11-21

Sntegiaerte aeute f6nnen bird ben Hertrieb .
nteiner oettimen Iiflo eHalid5cn NIB 10 Cts .
stefcrnr8s r8srrfnnile, ipipic rnetier fntholtider .
Srdrricnipertt. fidb IphneHocn 8eroicnft pers .
idlniter. Rein 3iieo, bn nic1t abaelette 4iifer
retournirt iuerocn forncn Stcfs ods Reniie .
IN Sd)iusi5er Ruiifs artitetn. Gdlipdryipdiber .
9ufufsnhrer II. (. N. ais Gratis Prdntien irno
j 5iiif yertnuf. Snitrucficns Grcniare uHb
Il @rpbebcffe gratis uno frufifo .
A. Efchler's Publishing House,
So Elrsf g yrFy-F6fK-N
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1890-11-21


SieaItenSe berpt 'ten ibr
ben SobtenI6Gbel nit eli,ten
: EN-. berdnsi ioroernb anf Der { sss-
SaS,, 5 %SrSer moSerne 9irat, !, I ouf
Ssrge.h a,Eel1be:n auf benz boben : tben
GStdn;. Silinit. .el, perbiret lid utter
peri1iebelie> r1hfleioinae /, Sein D. .f=
tes @infel= gef1ift bat neindls uno lss sis
>'er Weiie s5oitefter's Ma9en. .8itters al irscrrt,
Nobl bisie8 Stanba0 3 Stdrfun9ss unb
Ynasntittel felt lcI9ent bos bellfeu6.
lt.. C 3iel 3eDeien, aif rpel66es er feline Yfeile
>eri9tet. Biaise lofale 8itters, aus erbis=
I enben, rtitbtzr.cfifiieirten Stimulotien neb,t
Grtraft pon elmer itGrfenben Hinbe be.
Gin rperben nod ;uIpeilen ais i6entii9
S;oer ,1itlib nit Gmerifa's beliebteiier 5omi.
o.s. febijiu, ober Die 9Iei6en .6eilfr6fte mic
Nls, tere entbalten, aIIseprieieil. Oieie ars'
s<tDert nmten ir1beiisn ri6ts, oeiin bel
Ie2 ytnntheits: Sesmtuaer un0 bds betonit:
| te - pentipaMiiiel itbt feline erfolereibe
Gars,. fort ilfb unterioG3t Woldrid, Vps.
,epiia .}ernoiitdt, Nieren- 9el6meroeu, Der
itopf ei rbeaindtii6e 9eiben nibt allein dn
bieis 1ino 1ud) a,tf dnoeren Gontinen
- lite Dor 1r1-r
Sn Sisdr ni9t auas.5o., uerinbt'
Elm @in6a.'s sst.,fa-e DOrlesten 6reita!
gta9t, i,s en @rocerp Gture bon ST. 8
.nfer eiH5ubreden. gr batte idO1
Sas SdloB an Der pOrbereu 9bar ibsil
iueiie. nb, als er nusfaub. oaB er es mid
fsan5 abnebmen founte. Sinter Der
hassiare Idaute er olr6 Elm O6er= =5enitel
.r~- er cine 2uouns SdrOt in's @elid
erb;elt. buna forttisf, eiu Yiero ital
unb 10 eHtfan. 9us 9ferb erbielt be
lGiseutbinier iuieber.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1890-11-21

Die neu criudbltc 2esislairr BON
9amias beitebt aug 115 5crmern 3.
&au1euten, 8 ger5ten uno 3 abbOfaten.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1890-11-21
Tas beile giiieI


4, sri nisIsr ansrt J9rsist s. SOi6srr aus esras.s
sl III paifor 96nie's slerbensStdrf btrS -
3ngn Dslsr Dor brf Sabrtn burt5 eiifeis 6iru56IsS
i9siiluetse geldbMt urDe unb nofl BE syo}udf -
petn tat e felt er eire ssla6e boputi roiirri ri<
Nttsr eeDart - e ioat teinen heriIi9lttn Scnk.
Gtue 6Iafde fiirirte ibR.
~ &aptpu. sstb. 1883.
2ur1 nnncrbarIibfeit lit i'd an QerpbHtat yoDoA
- e.teH Iepr als brti efnrbeu in ener ssot tInirS
tanntc. Die mirfuug bon pojtor abnio'S sScrp<1,
Startcr fonr IN buitm ane fntelboft geirnbsr 6fIa
ltsale rfq btt mir etn uro bin num- uadbem I'd irzf
ege sstnine oopon uahni. pon3 geIfnb. eSb olorHe
COS otss per bette tpeiL ar9 uHif uni9dbIi frpeas
zW. 5atrIeH
123 euumbaip. maIn Ser, Stunt 'eQ.
3. Gtreertp j6rtibt ppn bort: SD oefebe oerue hea
Wattor RDuigS YtruensGtdrfer Der bette bon amen ~
losIden ID pdSrsue bcr lssisn siubIf SABRE ptrinX
..sy 9aB BUD fir slsrpsnIeibcubs ,pirS sssb.u -
g etslougt trst angeanot uso Qlrmeu aud be Els
Stsin nfnfpnif 6eiietert
Dieie mtsbi3in purbt felt sehn Satrsu bon Qaass
aoHt9 N 6ort mepne, Suo 5ubsreiet xnb istt n1rss
leirer WuipeiiuMg bon ber
K6nie 1f1eoicine 60,
O. si Sss :, ysSS.iGs % S.i 's Str, "a. c1iesss o.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1890-11-21

Sn Den uus susesansenen ueueIteu
Seitcn Der goniufarberidte finben
mir cillen intereiianten Gusiueis ilber
Die 3abf Der Qusuanberer aus ben Der.
ibiepfnen beutiden Gtaaten ipdbreut
Der eriten Sdtfte bieies Sabres. Sol5
senbes iinb bic 3ablen:
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1890-11-21
as0idjimeit ti,tD Syarnt8e.
fdfIie.

cd babe einen eroBen gorrdt6 pon BeiF
seEs Gaentnf9inerf, Disc. Barrows, (S6r:is
Sss sG6een, 6utterI1neibes 1ldi,binsu, Gibu
gsrtieH, gcrnlS6dltr, .6Drfepouer5. Sprtn1s
ipageH tinb gnsgps an bdnp wsIdbe - 5.ls
ila pegfauien iperbe.
SeIbiesmatbfe Ndrmpcgen nnb 4iIies
hdbe i'd, itefs an 6dnb bic i'd oarantige rnb
II Ief,r nin6iqen Yreiien perf1liie.
Characterization oQer 2lrt, 0lepntotursH
an 3Saidinen iIir1. iper6en piinfllib beIof0k-
5erntauiI % be pQ1 :.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1890-11-21

SalpatiOn Del 1T Der grbRte SD
5enitiller unierer Seit. 6 1a.e',
0eittel fummt ibla slei6, es ys,,
Sdmerjen nno 8un0en. uno foitst -,
25 Gents. iu'
.Guiseidobenii lit ni6t anfsebobel., I.
Cine fieine erfdituns iollte man. is;. is
perno6laiiisen; Surd) cine = y
6laide 9r. 8ull's 5uiten 81 i--.r-,,.,,,
20 Gents) ldBt fid ein 9runii9es gals.
leiben, ipel1es 70 leidt aus eineH 5aites
eutIteben lam, perbinbern.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1890-11-21
Meine @etme!

gei llnter;ei6netern finp refine
lelbfsefelterte @efne ipenn aus Rem
6aufe stbplt ;u fplSenbea billiseu
preiien ;u baben:
Gatatpbd, 40 Gents per Glaf6e.
Gaplpr, 30s " !"
Dldrtba, is
Glsira, IS {
Sseblins 20 /"
gcncprb, is Gents per Blafde pef'
| 2 SlaIben fir Is Gents.
GbaS. Sim ttsl.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1890-11-21

Stt berfaatfett:
Cine friftmeliise anb uebff a0lb Bel
MartiH Stunt, Song Brand.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17
A Memher Who Saw It.

In the Wisconsin Legislature Of
three or four years ago there was a
certain member who had been elected
by the grangors with the understanding
that he should vote against anything
which partook OF the nature of a mon
opolv, trust, or combine and favor
everything which didn't. Certain
parties wanted to dam certain
stream, and certain other parties We're
bitterly opposed to it, Each had its
lobbyist. and the opposition got hold
of the granger member first. They
stuffed him full of figures as to acreage
of land which must be overlooked, the
financial loss to farmers and gave in
ana estimate that the slack water
would increase the death rate along the
stream 80 per cent When the lobby
ist for the mill dam got the ear OF the
member he was ungraeiously received
but proceeded to say:
ii don't DENY that our dam Will raise
the water and flood some land per
haps the two hundred acres claimed.
In Summer time the slack water may
also add a tribe 10 the sick list; but, sir,
what inspires the oppositionP'
Public spirit for public good, | be-
lieye.
Does ftp Have they made you be-
lieve any such nonsense as that? Can't
YOU see through the gauze whics wells
their Efforts
is ;acre any-anv trickery here?"
~. there? Dead loads of it. sir and
wonder You haven't discovered it.
These parties own a big cat-tail swamp
half a mile above where the dam IS
to be- Our water will cover the swamp.
They have discovered way to mix
cat-tail fuzz aud geese feathers together
to make feather beds, ,atented the idea,
aud propose to bul. the market and run
one-half the geese Of America out OF tbs
country
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17

The giant clam is the largest biyalve
known. In Northern Australia this is
considered an edible species and is reg
ularly sought after by the natives. Mr.
Denton of the United States Fish Com
missioner has seen clans containing
forty to fifty pounds of meat, aud it is
a matter of record that individuals
weighing 300 pounds have been OBJ
served. The giant clam lies almost
concealed in the reefs, just showing
the beautiful blue and green of its
mantle above the coral The crushing
power o, this shell is startling. Mr..
Denton thrust a stick as big as mans
leg between the valves of one of them
and it was broken short off. A man 5
foot would be crushed as easily as a
pipestem The natives have a whole
some dread of stepping uuawares into
one of these formidable traps. They
kill the animals by stabbing it with a
long sword and then remove the meat
without disturbing the she'll, thus saw
ing themselves a vast amount of labor
aud trouble.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17
The Story OF Vera sassuIitch.

Let me give you a little instance Of
the hatred, the desperate feeling which
sways some of the Nihiists. A woman
named Vera Sassulitch lived in an OBJ
scure province. where she taught a
little country school. She was really a
fine woman, Of great natural ability,
which had never been developed owing
to her narrow surroundings. BY
chance there came to visit in that town
a brilliant editor of an influential news
paper who made her acquaintance and
who recognized her intelligence.
Through his acquaintance she came to
know that there was something to live
for beyond her narrow limit: and when
the editor went to his home there
sprung up a correspondence between
them. Before long the journalist was
arrested as a suspect by the secret
police, who hurried him off to prison.
and in searching his residence found
letters from Vera Sassulitch. Without
any reason whatever she was arrested
aud placed in jail for long time, al
though AS had been stated, no proof
whatever was found against her. 1t so
happened that she was placed in the
same row of cells with the editor; and
once a week, when he was taken out to
be lashed; she could hear his piercing
yells, which rung through her head and
we're never effaced from her memory.
1t was then she swore that the instant
she regained liberty she would kill the
man who imprisoned the editor, and
finally she would kill the Gar himself.
After many months of imprisou-
ment she was released, and upon get
ting out of Jail at once purchased a re-
voiver. She walked Immediately to
the office, and, taking deliberate aim
at the officers head, fired but I'M
fortunately the wound was not fatal.
To-day that woman, Vera Sassuitch, is
at the head of all Nihilist plots in the
Cars domains. Nobody knows where
she can be found or what will be her
next work. She sends messages and
documents to the Car and to all the
leading men in his domains, warning
them against acts of cruelty and
threatening them with death. But,
try as they may, no effort has sue
ceeded in bringing her under arrest.
The Gar h rs sometimes risen from his
bed, and, before dressing has hap
pened to look upon his table and found
there a warning from this woman, but
never has he been able to find out who
brought it or whence it came. Prof.
BOgeSe9.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17
Queer Prescriptions.

We have the queerest kind of pre-.
scriptions called for some tines said
a pharmacist few days since. Not
very many days ago a reputable ply
stefan sent to ask me if ! could get him
some of the virus from a bee sting, to
be used, | think he said, in scarlet
fever And another physician once
told me that he had secured marvellous
results in case where powerful opiates
had failed by using virus from the bite
OF rattIesnake. But the mass Of
queer prescriptions are brought in by
ignorant people. and are not voucbed
for by any member of the medical pro
fessiou. Not long ago a young coIored
man brought in a bit of paper tha.
called for nearly twenty different sub
stances among which were "a lock OF
hair from the head of baby. five whole
black peppers, the tooth OF a cat % nail
from the left hind paw of dog o BIZ
OF gum oezoin, and drop of blood
from the veins of a living man. All
these were to be put together at mid
night when the moon was in certain
quarter. To be taken iuternally2 Oh,
bless you, no. 1t was to be worn in a
bag about the neck. and was, / fancy
tine relic of some old darky superstition
oil plantation days. ~ J. Eraug
sun.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17
Mr.. Kittredge's Bfrthmark.

The publication in a recent issue o.
the Times of the description of the
singular birthmark born by Young
man which was said to be an exact
fac-simile of blackberry, has excited
not little interest here and stories
have been told Of the curious mark
that is carried by young man living
in this city An investigation re.
suited in the discovery of the party in
question In the person OF Morgan
kittredge, who is quite we'll known i'm
the eastern section of the city. Though
reluctant to have his name mentioned,
Mr.. hittredge was persuaded toeNhibit
his curious bWthmark, and finally to
talk about it, giving the following de-
scrintion OF what may ruly be called 3
freak of nature;
Ill lies on my right thigh and is the
image of "A fish perfect in every re.
spect even to the scales he said "and
is of dead white color like the meat
of "a brook trout. Ii causes me no pain
or Inconvenience except when | at
tempt to eat hsh of any description
when it will begin to ache and burn
until | am obliged to make use OF an
emetiC.
II believe that were | to persist in
eating tish. death or madness would be
the result, for after every attempt |
have made my curious mark remains
red and irritable for days. When in a
BATH however it will throb and CULVER
almost as if ii were alive and SO rs to
be pcrceptible o the eve. 1t is nearly
four iuche7 long and rises s quarter Of
an inch above the surrounding flesh.
from which it is quite distinct as Il
merely laid upon it. 1t lies head down
ward with the tail slightly elevated as
if laundering, and the tius disteuded
"rhe fish is perfectly distinct only
the eve is missing, being only repre-.
scented by small pit. | know OF no
reason for the mark, but while there
does not seem to he a particle Of blood
in the mass, | believe ii to he closely
connected with my vitality for wheu-
ever am I'LL it takes ON pa.lid. livid
hue and seems toshriuk.- Philadelphia
Times.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17
More Advice to smokers.


Lots of advice has been given to
SIN 'lers, but Eli tell YOU something
which has never been written up and
ought 20 be known"
This wa, told a reporter in the
Grand Pacific last evening by one OF
the biggest tobacco dealers in New
York
Come into the cigar store, he went
on" land you will notice that two out
of three men will cough while lighting
cigars
The first person who set fire to q
cigar coughed quite violently
Didn't l tell you?' exclaimed the
lecturer. Two out of three will do
that
Its caused by the smoke"
"Never. When you are about to
smoke cut off the mouth end Of the
cigar put the smoke end in the mouth,
aud then blow. This eXpes all the
fine particles of tobacco and dust inside
the cigar. When YOU have done this
reverse the torch, aud YOU won't
cough when lighting it. Those little
bits Of tobacco yet down YOUR throat.
an are injurious More people nave
been injured by swallowing these little
specks than YOU have any idea of, vet
they think they were hurt by iuhaIiug
the smoke. 49, CWc7Jo Irt51He.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17
AN INVENTIVE EDITOR,
some OF the Queer Freaks of the Late
Edwin Cowles OF Cleveland.

Edwin Cowles the late owner and
editor of the Cleveland Leader,n said a
gentleman who knew him we'll to a
Kansas City Times man, twas in many
respects peculiar and eccentric man.
No one ever questioned his good heart
and sound sense, but he was particular
" a man Of fads and whims If he was
the victim ofone idea more than another
it was that in him the world possessed
perhaps the greatest inventor since the
days Of Stevenson. First and last
suppose Mr.. Cowles took out 100
patents. There was when | worked on
the LCader a green reporter who found
favor in the sight of Mr.. Cowles as
one ever ready to risk life and limb in
experiments with bis chiefs machines.
81 recall a time just after the New
hall House fire in Milwaukee, under
the stimulus of which Mr.. G. had in
vented a wondrous fire escape, when
the young man was called to assist.
Mr. Cowles brought his invention to
the Leader. building and glowing with
JOY and satisfaction, fastened it in the
fifth story window overlooking Long
street, and nominated his Young man
assistant to make the first descent to
the pavement below. The victim pro-
ceeded to obey as Mr.. Cowles could
not stand opposition, aud-s the=yesult
was after lowering himself few feet
the invention stuck fast, and the re-
porter was suspended between heaven
and earth. The thing was serious,
He was too low to get back to the win
dow and too high to get in at the
next story, and there he swung a prey
to terror and the breeze. Efforts look
ing to his .escue were vain, and at last
the fire department found temporary
and hilarious enjoyment in his taking
down.
"On still another occasion the old
gentleman evolved a tricycle. which
wound up with huge coil spring and
would run itself like an eight-day
clock. 1t was started by pressing a
button, and in theory at least, was
stopped by setting small break. Mr..
Cowles brought the contrivance down
town and taking along q young re-
porter, determined on an experiment
in the armory. The large drill room
presented the scene of action. The
machine was wound to the last notch
and its devoted rider placed in posi-
ton and instructed. 1t was headed
out into the room and the button
touched. Away went the outfit like an
arrow, and the young man, getting
ratified, no break was set, and the
whole business crashed against the
wall at the rate of mile minute.
For some hours it was feared the career
OF the reporter was over, but a month
in the hospital gave hin back again.
He got release, however, from further
experiments, and bids fair to live to old
age. Theseare only two of Mr.. Cowles'
numerous inventions"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17

as IN the program OF recItauons. II
insures de6niteness oi aim and com
pleteuess Of equipment prevents hap
hazard work. aud provides both va
riety and harmony Of plan. 70 those
who have not arranged such program
it may seem an added burden. Those
who have tried the plan know it is in
indispensable to success.
With careful preparatian and super
vision the busy-work takes its true
place in the school work. helps to form
right habits Of study leads to wise and
cheerful work, and results in useful
knowledge in line with that taught in
the class exercises. The child loses
much if he fails to win these results in
the hours spent at his desk in school,
Sarah i. AyHola, IN Jourtsal Of EducG
ton.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17

Nor
That's the scheme; and even while
keeping it as quiet as they could.
enough has leaked out to boost the
price Of goose oil 80 per cent"
why, it's monopolyw
That's what it is the biggest kind
Of a monopoly-a corporation without
a soul Why, you cant buy goose
bone now for less than % cents. and
quill tooth picks will soon be nickel
apio,s',
Fl see-I see. The scoundrels! Well,
YOU shall have my vote aud influence,
and ! thank YOU for setting me right.
| might have played into their hands
the wretches!n
And he not only voted for the bill.
but worked for it and secured its pass
age, and the opposition could never get
his ear for any denials or explanations.
N y. Sun.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17

constructed 50 as to be very near the
ground, insuring greater safety The
cars are provided with single seats on
each side OF the aisle
The car itself weighs but four tons,
the weight of an ordinary car being
twenty to twenty-six tons. The en-
CINE, without the tender. weighs seven
tons, and runs with two passenger or
freight ears at the rate of twenty miles
AL hour There is smaller railroad
than this IN the United States-the one
IN Bucks County Pennsylvania bat it
IS only Kept rs an expensive toy by q
rich farmer who has made fortune
put .. oil.