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new PUBLICATIONS.

The September issue of the "Cosmo-
politan Magazine is a "woman's mum
ber'' so far as the authorship of it's arti-
cleS is concerned, but the general interest
Of the periodical is sustained by the va
r1ety and timeliness of the topics treated
The opening article on "Edouard De-
taille'' is by Lady Dilko, and is profuseIy
and beautifully illustrated with repro
ductions of the famous artists most note
worthy paintings. "a Forgotten City,
by Eleanor Lewis, is a romantic descrip-
ton of the ruins Of Soluntum, the ST.
Gillian Pompeii, embellished with photo
graphs. "Malmaison in the Market" by
Mary Bacon Ford. describes the residence
of the ill-tated Empress Josephine. Julia
Hayes Percy describes the Ladies' New
York Club" Elizabeth Bisland writes
of ''Tattersall's." Molly Elliott Seawell
contributes 1.-THE Romance of Count
Konigsmark." The Countess ella Nor
raikow writes of "Woman's Share in
Russian Nihilism." There are papers on
1.-The Evolution of the Society Journal"
by Mrs. Roger A. Pryor; Society Wo-
men as Authors" by Anna Vernon Dor
Sey; a pretty story, III Mandolinista. -
by Daisy O'Brien, and verses by Kathe-
rine Grosjean, Mrs. Charles Il. F'oote and
Susan Hartley SWEET, all the important
articles being literally illustrated.
Outing for September comes to hand
crisp and refreshing, as though borne
upon the first cool breeze after the weari-
some glare Of the dog-days Every ar
ticle in it is well written, interesting and
wholesome. This magazine encourages 4
love OF nature and pure sport by placing
within the reach Of ali the literature of
forest and stream, mountain and plain.
The September number is as usual, en-
belllshed with many beautiful illustra-
tons. The contents are: ION the Plains
OF Assinboia,o by ..Nomad''; "Trouting
in the Metis Lakes" by C. J. COLES, NJ.
d.; Running High Jumping part II.),
by Alexander Hunter; "a Love Match"
by VIM. Earle Baldwin; Canoeing on
the Miramichi'' part II.), by Rev. VIM.
G. GaYnor: 'sThe Massachusetts, Volun-
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THE KILLING OF OFFICER GRANT.
NJ. 3. Curtis. the Actor, Charged With
the Crime.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.-THE killing
Of Police Officer Grant this morning
within a few yards of the Southern Police
Station has been the topic of conversa-
ton in police circles to-day. NJ. B. Cur
tbs, the actor and author of "Sam'l OF
Posen," who is charged with the killing,
denies all knowledge of the affair. It is
learned, however, that the officer had ar
rested Curtis for some offense, the nature
of which is not known, and when he was
captured after the shooting the nippers
which the murdered policeman had
twisted on his refractory prisoners right
wrist were still in place. The weapon
with which Officer Grant was killed was
not in the prisoners possession, but was
found shortly afterward near the corner
of Fifth street.
Two young men, Thomas Muller and
l.. Toomey, who stood directly across the
street when the shots were fired, say they
heard the policeman say, "Come along
now" There was no reply. but almost
at the same instant the young men saw a
flash. a pistol shot rang out in the quiet
street, followed in quick succession by
two more reports. The officer and his
prisoner were at the time walking down
from the direction of Fifth street
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Special to the RrcoRp-uSron.

ATHENS, Sept. IL. A collision has
taken place off Cape Colonna. the most
southern point of Attica, Greece, between
tne Italian steamship Taormina of the
Itallan Messageries Company and the
Greek steamship Thessalia. The Taor-
NINA sank soon after the accident. drown
ing her Captain, several of her crew and
forty cabin passengers. The second OIL
Ger of the Taormina and a number of
passengers standing on the bridge at the
time the collision occurred were saved by
the boats of the Thessalia.
Inc damage done to the Taormina by
the collision with the Thessalia was so
great that she sank few minutes after
pelng struck by the Greek steamship.
Most of the Taormina's passengers were
IN their berths at the time the vessels
colhded, and the latest estimate is that a
hundred persons We're drowned. The
Ihessalia was badly damaged forward,
put by keeping the pumps going sue
ceeded IN reaching Phaleron
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Domestic Life in Pn,.is.

Life in Paris means what it does In al
large cities, the good and the bad, writes
Edward W. Box in The Ladies Home
Journal. The casual tourist secs, as a
rule, only one side. AS a race, the French
are merry-making people; their very na-
lures seek and crave enjoyment. But
their amuSements are, therefore, not nee
essarily of an order below the ken OF re-
spectability 1t has been my pleasure to
see something of French domestic life,
and to hear more oft, from sources away
from prejudice. The affection which ex-
lists between the French father and his
daughter is beautiful and almost spiritual
Home and family means as much to him
as it does to the resident ofany other city
under the sun. The French mother is
not only cook par excellence, but per-
feet type of housekeeper. By nature. she
is quick, and she accomplishes much
more with less exertion than does her
English sister. The education of her
children is as q gospel to her. Her re-
ligious faith IS strong, and she instiIls it
into her children at the domestic board
and at eventide. The parents live ont-cf-
doors, but 1t IS rare, indeed, that you see
children on the streets OF Paris after rea-
sonable hours. They are taught to find
their chief amusements in the home, and
everything is done by the French father
tractive to their children. One of the
most beautiful sights in the world is to
see well-regulated French family,
where you will find the atmosphere
redolent with domesticity.
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THOUGHT TO BE INSANE.
An Insurance Agent Arrested for
Threats Against Life.

An INSURANCE Agent Arrested for
Threats Against Life.
WOODLAND, Sept. ia. b. Phillips,
a life insurance agent, was arrested at
Dixon last evening. brought here, and
would have been locked up but for the
interference of friends, who bailed him
out. To-day his conduct is as myste-
Iious as yesterday. He is having an
examination before Judge Ruggles on a
charge of threats against life made
against Lawyer Hurst and Professor
ISlston. They seem to be quite well es-
fablished. People who have watched
Phillips closely, think him partially de-
mented, and the threats the result of in
sane jealousy. Judge Buckles of Solano
is expected here tonight, when Phillips
Will be examined as to his mental con-
ditiOD
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Some Good Scores Made at the
State Sportsmen's Shoot.
CHICK WINNER OF THE FAY DIA-
MOND MEDAL
Frightful Accident to a Iaborer at
Arrest at Woodland for Threaten
Citizens-Wong Gee On. the Chinese
Snecial to the REcoRp-uN1oN.


SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.-THE most
important event of the third days shoot
of the State Sportsmen's Association's IS
annual tournament was the match for the
Fay diamond medal. The prize was car
ried off by Chick, who shot twenty live
pigeons. Elliott likewise came out with
a score of twenty, but as he was not a
member of the State Association he could
not compete for the medal He was
awarded first gate money. The score
was as follows: Haas Is, Coons is, Rob
inson Is, Merrill II, Chick 20, Slade Is,
Davis IA, Wiley 16, Hammond 9, 7. r.
Smith Is, II. G. Golcher IL, Blander 16, c..
B. Smith II, Taffe IA, Elliott 20, Taylor
IL, Fay 15.
The second match was at twelve live
birds, the entrance fee being $5. Wiley
won with a score of u. The score was:
Chick IL, Coons 10, Robinson 10, Wiley
II, Sprague s, Taylor 6, C. B. Smith IL, S.
r. Smith IL, Elliott II,
The third match was a freeze-out with
live birds, the entrance fee being So.
Sprague and Bosqui won. The score was:
Robinson 0, Wiley 2, Chick 5, Coons 0,
Haas 4, Elliott 3, Sprague q, Randall 4, g..
B. Smith O, Bosqui 6.
The fourth match was likewise a freeze
out, and was won by Haas. The score
was: Haas 8, Wiley 1, Robertson 4, Cof-
fin 2.
Tabor won the match shoot at twenty
single blue rocks, making 10. Merrill,
Coffin and Golcher scored IA.
BLACKWELL of Stockton won the shoot at
ten singles, with a score of 9.
The State Sportsmen's Association met
tonight and elected officers for the ensu-
ing year, as follows: President, Critten-
den Robinson; Vice-President, f. r.
Wooster; Treasurer, DR.. S. S. Knowles;
Secretary. E. w. Kyle; Directors-E. B.
Bosqui, c. B. Smith, A. w. Bruner, Mar
tinez Chick, T. r. Wooster.
heOakland track in September, 1892
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Negro Murderer HANGED

NEWPORT (Ark.), Sept. u.-Bob Wins
ton, alias Lewis Sherry, was hanged to-
day in the Jackson County jail in the
presence of twenty-five witnesses, as
required by the Arkansas law. Win
ston, who is negro, killed a negro
preacher named Smith at the instigation
of a negro woman, Matte Grren.
On the gallows he uttered feryent, in
coherent prayer, and twice repeated !:
Beware of the temptations of women.
They will lead you to trouble, and you
may not escape.O
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FIRE AT MARTINEZ.
Three Barns and a Quantity of Hay
Burned.


MARTINEZ, Sept. ia fire broke out
this morning about o'clock in the upper
part OF a barn belonging to Mrs. II. Han
naberry, on Smith street, near Howard.
The barn, which was filed with hay, was
completely consumed. The fire spread
rapidly to the adjoining sheds and barn,
also belonging TO Mrs. Hannaberry, and
10 the barn of ID. Brady, burning all to
the ground. In the barns of Mrs. Hanna
berry were stored about twenty tons of
hay, and in Mr.. Brady's ten tons: all
We're burned. The animals were rescued,
Mrs. Hannaberry's loss is estimated at
$500; insurance, 1925. Brady's loss was
$500; insurance, 800. The fact of there
being no wind at the time saved the town
from serious conhagration, as the water
supply was very small, only one stream
beng obtainable. The fire is supposed to
have been caused by tramp, who was
sleeping in the barn.
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Earned runs-Oakland g, Sacramento d.
Three-base hit-Reynolds. Two-base hits
McGuirk (2l, McHale, Sweeney e, Loughran,
Carroll. Sacrifice -Hassamer (25 Nc
Guirk, Bowman. Power, Phillips (2), Nc
3, Sacramento 2. First base on called balls
Oakland 3, Sacramento IL. Left on bases
Oakland z, sacramento 10. Struck out--By
Callen /. First base on hit by pitcher
Sweeney. Double plays-Spies to Reynolds
10 McGuirk; Hines TO Reitz; Hassamer to
Reynolds TO McGuirk; Reitz TO Sweeney; Nc
Passed balls-Speer g Time OF game-2h.
Umpire-McDonald. Of1cial scorer = Staple
ton.
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Earned runs-San Jose a. San Francisco
Three-base hit--Ebright. Two-base hit--CIarlx
Sacrifice hits-Levy, Lookabaugh First base
on errors-San Jose a, San Francisco J.. First
base on called balls-San Jose l. San Fran
cisco Z. Left on bases-San Jose IL San
Francisco Is. Struck out-By Loollabaugh
., by Blauvelt 3. Double plays-Ebright
Everett and Dooley. Wild pitch-Looka,
Sheridan. Official Scorer--Derrlck
Standing of the Clubs.
The following table shows the standing
of the four California League clubs:
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town. The company will use the ferry
over the Sacramento River until the
bridge is completed. Sixteen miles of
road will be completed October Goth, the
r1ght-of-way being obtained to Big Val
ley in the north. This road is growing in
importance with the public every day.
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Released From Custody.

SAN Francisco, Sept. 11.-Wong Gee
On, the Chinese who forged Revenue
Officer Thomas name to 10000 revenue
labels, was released from custody by
order of Internal Revenue Commissioner
Mason. Wong was promised immunity
from punishment to induce him to con-
feSS
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Frightfnl Accident.

CHICO, Sept. ia bad and perhaps
fatal accident occurred here this after
noon. James Acock, a laborer, was as
sisting in moving the barn of Allen
Henry. In letting down the screws TO
lower the barn down on the underpin-
ming the blocks on which the screw
rested slid and the building falling
crushed Acock TO the ground, breaking
hls back. A heavy timber rested across
his back and it took forty minutes to ex-
tricate him
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The uEnnI Rasnlt

CLEVELAND tO.), Sept. u.-Jacob s..
Schaefer and his two daughters tried to
cross railroad track ahead of passen-
ger train at Warren to-day. Schaefer
and his daughter Ida were instantly
killed, the other daughter being seri-
ously hurt and the buggy demolished.
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Baseball To-Morrov.

Tomorrow afternoon at Snowflake
Park there will be a ball game between
the Brightons and a team composed of
players of the old Alta Club. The con-
test will commence at 2:30 o'clock. and
the makeup of the teams is as follows:
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The Michigan girl who picked 100
quarts of Strawberries in one day wasn't
SO much of a champion after all. Mrs.
f. Ill. Hill of Cape Elizabeth, Me-,
picked IT'S quarts one day last week. 1t
IS always well to hear from Maine before
shouting.
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The Rio Grande,s New President

DENVER (Col.), Sept. lit is believed
Edward L. Jeffrey of Chicago, ex-Gen-
eral Manager of the Illinois Central, will
be the new President ofIthe Denver and
Rlo Grande Railway. to succeed Moffatt.
Mr.. Coppell of the Board of Directors to-
day, in an interview, intimated as much.
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It is said that an Atchison, Kan. woman
who never pays more than So for 4 bon
net, once refused to marry Tom Scott, the
Pennsylvania Railroad magnate, who
died several years ago worth several mill
ions of dollars.
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Knocked or the Train by Tramp.

WHEATLANp, Sept. 1I.-A brakeman
on the south-bound Oregon express,
which passed through here at O'Clock
this morning, was knocked off the train
by tramp whom he was trying to dis
lodge from behind the baggage-car. The
train continued to Lincoln before they
discovered the absence of the brakeman,
when they uncoupled the engine and ran
back for him. The brakeman was not
seriously hurt.
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TERRIBLE DISASTER At SEA.
The Steamship Taormina Sunk
Off the Coast of Greece.
THE LOSS OF LIFE ESTIMATED AT
A HUNDRED PERSONS

Report Current in Berlin That Prince
bismarck Has suffered n stroke OF
Apoplexy-Mrs. Henry NJ. stanley's
Brother to Marry a Washington
Belle-The Queens Health Very
Weak.
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A pathological statistician calculates that
IN the year 1000 there will be l zoo, ,00O, 900
people who speak English, and that the
other European languages will be spoken
by only 10000. 900 people.
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Prince Bismal.clz,s lIonlth.

BERLIN, Sept. 11.-Nothing is known
in Berlin in regard to the report tIrat
Prince Bismarck suffered stroke of
apoplexy, which became current this
afternoon
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ONE NOTCH HIGHER.

The Leaders Take q Game From the
San Franciscos.
SAN JOSE, Sept. 1l.-Blauvelt, San Fran
cisco's new pitcher, was hit hard in the
game with San Jose. Lookabaugh pitched
fine game for San Jose. Score:
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Branch Railroad to Anderson.

ANDERSON, Sept. 1.-THE first loco
motive for the branch railroad has ar
rived. The track is laid three miles from
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DRUBBED OAKLAND AGAIN.
THE SACRANIENTOs WERE TOO
MUCH FOR THE COLONIES.
San Jose Takes Game From the
San Franciscos-Blauvelt Was
Batted Hard.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. u.-Loughran
pitched for Oakland to-day, but was not
success, the Sacramentos winning
easily. The score was:
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The population of the earth doubles
itself in 260 years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-06-24
Marriage in Heligoland.

The facilities for marriage in Heligo-
land have been greatly curtailed since
it has become a German possession.
Among other conditions both parties
must produce certificates of birth to
prevent Jews being married there. All
who are under 25 must produce legally
attested written consent of parents, or,
if these are dead, a certificate of their
death Widows or widowers must pro-
duce the death certificate of the de-
ceased wife or husband, and, if they
have children, prove that the property
willed to those children is securely set
tied upon them. The entire expense OF
a marriage in the island is about 2OC
marks. In spite of these conditions,
marriage in Heligoland is much sim
pier and easier affair than in Germany
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-06-24
A Famous Cold June.

This has been cold June, but the
record has not been even cracked yet,
says the Lewiston, (Me.) Journal. A
SkowhegaE Reporter correspondent, in
speaking of the year 1916, says it was so
cold on the night of tie 9th of June that
sheep sheer that had ns yya been ems sheared sui
twenty of the worst cases. he says,
"laid them down in rows and covered
their bodies with straw; they were so
chilled that they lay quite still, SO still
that some of them never stirred again.
| think we found seven dead in the
morning. The neighbors lost so many
that they loaded them into an OK cart
and drove down the ferry road that ran
through our field to the river and
dumped them in. About or 9'o'clock
that morning few flakes Of snow were
seen in the air. A number Of little
birds of gosling green color were
picked up dead, chilled to DEATH"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-06-24
PRAYER.

My Heavenly Father! 1 have climbed and
roamed
Thy hillsides one by one.
Where the rich vintage of the wine of life
Grows purple in the sun.
/ plucked and tasted of the golden fruit,
But found them all in ALL
Or soon or late turn no thirsting lips
Ashes and bitter gall
And what few roses blossomed in my path
Proved full of such fierce thorn,
I could not take or touch them save IN pain,
With smarting hands and torn
Yet thou hast known it all, my Father-thou
Who doest all things we'll
And the deep meaning of that all, methinks
Fen my dim sight can tell.
Thou wouldst that should take the bitter fruit
And from its heart distil
A draft of life immortal for my soul
Lord, is that not thy will?
Thou wouldst that I should break the thorn
and weave
An humble crown for me,
And follow in the shadow of His feet
Who led the way to Thee?
But, Father pray Thee, not of my poor strength
This high performance ask;
I am but mortal, and my hands too frail
For such supernal task.
Beneath the crushing burden it should bear
My spirit faints and bleeds-
do implOre Thee, hear, while reveal
That spirit soreSt needs.
Give me what closer than all else my SOUL
My God, to Thee must knit
For once to taste cup of perfect Joy,
And die in draining it
Springfield glass; Republican,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-06-24

cut after blowing, such season as this.
There is no use of losing thousands of
barrels of water when the prospect for
getting more is poor. There is large
supply of moisture stored up down be-
low, which is constantly being brought
up by capillary attraction; but unless
we check all unnecessary waste of this,
1t will be likely to grow pretty short be-
fore the end of long drouth. Evapo-
ration is very rapid from land where a
crust is allowed to form. An inch or
two of freshly-stirred surface makes al
most a perfect mulch to check this.
How few farmers understand this, or
put their knowledge into practice He
who arranged for the drouth gave man
dominion. ''Where there is will
there is a way" Labor conquers all
things" There is scarcely limit to
mans power. A local drouth may of
course injure farmer; but general
one need not anywhere in this latitude
1t is then that skill has chance to win.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-06-24
An Ancient Epitaph.

The oldest epitaph in English, which
is found in churchyard in Oxford
shire, and dates from the year 1870, to
not only from its antique Typography
but from its obsolete language, the first
two lines of which run as follows, and
may be taken as sample Of the whole:
Man com q Sc how schal allie dede be:
Wen VOW comes bad & bare: moth hav
ven we away fare: all VS. weriness vt We
for care" The modern reading would
be: ''Man, come and see how shall all
dead be, when you come poor and bare
nothing have, when We away fare: All
is WEAKNESS that we for care.''
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-06-24
Flat Flowing or Lap Furrowing.

Sward land turned over very flat, with
the grass turned down, does not dry
out in fit condition for working in the
spring as soon as it would if the furrow
were Tapped or set up on edge little
more. 1t is more subject to injury from
drouth., The alternate wetting and
drying, and the exposure to the air,
causes quicker decay Of the sod, and
when that decay is finished the soil
will absorb and hold water from above,
or bring up moisture by capillary attrac-
ton from below, much better than it
would ifthere were layer of undecayed
vegetable matter six inches or eight
inches below the surface. This diff
ference is not so plainly shown in fall
plowed land as in that plowed in the
spring, as the sod will have decayed be-
fore the season when drouths are
most frequent and severe. Flat blowing is
not as good as lap furrowing in the land
that is liable to be wet all or most of the
time, because the sod does not decay
when under water, as may be seen in
taking out sods that have been put into
wet barn cellar. They come out as
bright as they were put in, but quick
ly decay after exposure to the air.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-06-24
Singing OF the Sands

During the whole course of my ex-
perience as a traveller" says j. I.
Bowles, London man, in the Pittsburg
Dispatch, 'the strangest phenomenon
have encountered is the singing of the
sands on the Island Palma, in the South
Pacific, near Tahiti. Near town
called Mona, on this same island, are
the wonderful singing sands. These
sands are in small desert. In the
center of this desert, about five miles
from the ocean, are about dozen
cocoanut trees. Ia Pule,, a native
guide, and myself reached the trees
about noon. Our horses as we'll as our
selves were about used up travelling
through the deep sand under a blazing
sun. AS we lay stretched at the roots
of the towering trees the trade wind
set III cool and refreshing from the
ocean.
Notwithstanding the heat and our ex-
hausted condition, there was an enchant-
ment about the situation that caused
me to think of the beautiful stories of
my childhood. I began to feel the soft
touch Of slumber and all at once l
heard a faint musical tinkling, as If
troops of fairies were coming to greet us
as they used to in the stories. tried
to locate the melodious sounds In all
directions there was nothing but the
hot, glowing sands. | looked up.
There was nothing but the beautiful
tropical sky and the tremulous atmos-
phere. | was more and more be-
wildered. and at length awoke Ka Pule.
| told him what / had heard, and he
explained that the music was caused by
the stirring of the f1inty sands by the
wind. Anyway, the whole experience
was beautiful, and | have often said l
once made visit to tairyland'
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-06-24
Doing London in Four Hours.

Energetic American travellers are the
surprise of Europeans each tourist
season. A correspondent tells of a
Denver man who staid in London four
hours. Say, young fellow" said he to
the clerk, Give been to the Mint, the
Bank of England, the Tower of London,
and the British Museum, and I've seen
'em all . Anything else here ?" The
clerk looked at him TRANQUILITY for a
Paris A man who can do London in
four hours is wasting time when he
stays here hover a dav !"