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The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13
MADE NO DIFFERENCE TO HIM.

The Boys Put Up . Joke on Uncle Jln.. Bu,
Reekoned Without Their Host.
A gentleman, Familiarity known as
"Uncle Jim," is one of the nations en-
ployes, not many miles from the Barge
Office. He is genial, courteous ana eff
Gent, but in no wise remarkable save
for an almost total deficiency in the
sense of smell.
Several days since q number Of his
friends went to q Whitehall Street cigar
dealer and asked him to construct q
cigar for them. the component parts Of
which were 70 be tar. felt, cotton rags
and glue. The whole affair was to be
covered with . Henry Clay wrapper.
The next time the crowd, including
Uncle Jim, came together, one of them
produced and informally presented the
old gentleman with the aforesaid abomi-
nation.
Uncle Jim, who. II may be remarked.
h extremely fond of cigars. took the
profered weed, chewed it awhile pen
sively, lit it and finally smoked II. Sew
eral Of those present who had intended
70 6t8y 8uu Sec the outcome OF the Joke
had now suddenly changed their minds
The aroma that filed the place was
something appalling. In Eve minutes
the roc was empty, save for the pres
nce Of the smoker and the original per-
petrator Of the joke.
After enduring the stencil for several
minutes, however, he too had 6ed, leav-
ing Uncle Jim in sole and undisturbed
possession. After half an hour or % he
returned just In time TO see the victim
making his final exPectoration prepare
tory to throwing away the butt
What do you think Of that cigar,
Uncle Jim?" he asked. Its genuine
Cuban Henry Clay"
20" returned Uncle Jim. with . self
satisfied smile. 1t Was a fine cigar, YES.
. mighty ine Cigar. But I tell you. my
boy this confidentially), they don't
make Henry Clays - they used 70. No,
y. Herald.
-Tom- They say that ,mson writes
poetry" Jack-''But his friends are do
Ing their best to contradict the report"
-V-.0n~ Dali
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13

The sad6egt ingtanco q 01Rpaooe0
confidence On record = that q . Goa
necticut man. who resc1ed anofher6u0
. waAery grave only eoand tAa4 instead
Of his long-lost brother, nwas apeEsoo
70 whom he owed three dollaxs and .
half Tor turnipa
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13

Two combatanfs axTested 1ue
throwing kerosene On each othee q.
planned 70 Tie judge hat they wecs
simply operating n Tie On EnehangA
-Ten Hiftingk
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13

IL Raw hss-n Occasionally trcahs~i with
Coughs. ~! ia csch case have ssci BsUvN's
BkeHcufAL TsncaIa. which have never
failed. and ! mass ssy they an sccoot u
none in the wof d.-FeIix 4. MAJ, CAsAses.
z. faei, Mirn.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13

xANaosEs are sad 90 be close ard 6rssn
Ing: stii,. IL sou take . .Aacy ~ . Pas tscv
Will take pains - ave I, p~Tcs~ns~. 20 you
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13

DIP yos eres 70 v!aAis . 0fle - . 49,
fActpryi II 80 Yea know What 8sa9tA3
they nAke scap az psostnsf Electric ou4o
factory 10 n sr-e from etoe - . cAAle to
tory. Try i,cece Ask yoos Gruns ~ u
Inke no lmstnSSoA
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13

THEME is cne very rlcasans feature shoss
. sleigh riceon a cold nighs-snd That 10 the
arrival home -Norrtssown Herald
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13

no rec i6Ilov 0eT' ell t. cnAao d
t. zip ~Yes.I eascA o." replied -
Q4A .tA01gA yoa @ ssFsec1 = ouS nod
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13
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d 4 r aa.sassssaseA
49,. p D. ss.-Ee.ssss.
Soa1 wesaA ~ 60 wss ~ yssla - h
tnsfA. teep~ ~ hvtag - v5ortAu ~
yuoeA, osd he AnssdoAe - Anoo 0eeO IT,
IRE hsads~d Acg,assi vessA q 0sAGs 49,
dsas eostA hsve aose fee Mn lhevV -
80 - ny sesshsnss W - Deasese. 81
u e1rsA hsa to.siisieiy. ! ssv s1usD
2ssFsctfsuy yo9sA. ". ". 3oxona
Wsxs ~ Rseay ypswstes - - -
- % put kss oxma obpss ~ e0passOro
cses che 10 :gs 10 40 es ~ procs.s' ~
tn eomr,e1jos Ncso<s ei~as. ~ stia
ssa dieesssoa i0Cruved. ochss ~ pasnn
cease. he boav frvws ssruassr. ssssd ssssV
q niges . Ashst. asA ~ lusessi Ase1sa
erery way h<3sef wA~a u. JooD HsI's Scr
sapArilta 10 Dads s0 o.
-As- remarked - a~aaivsbesg bss6.
keepa<. when ~ go IL vceos 'tuoe -
esEs." am sastczrossA"
Dto yes eresg % v!ihia . ai,e 0e~
hey nah. =. Il psss.s.' Eses.ss sasS
factory - ~ fire from eaoe - . cAale TO
tory. Try itoeSe- Asx yoGS eruug ~ u
1Ake no lmstAsSoA
raR young rnks who wss .unshao y e.
press his so," ssvcd Money By ssaAinG u
By Dsil-Nors1ssowa Herald
IL lave hs~n Occasionally tscnhssi viii
Coughs. an! ia cach CASE have ssci bRuUNs
BsexcniAL Tsocsra. which have never
failed. and ! rnass ssy fbey ar sc~ooS 70
none in the wofsa"-Feiix 4. MAJ. CAsAses.
Z. PAUL, Nina
NASAosEs are said 20 te close and erssD
Ing. STIR. IL sou take . :Aary "a . Pas ises
vii take paiSs - have 10 prcsrns~s 20 you
M friend. look here yoa krow how weak
and nervous yosr wife 10, sai YOU sson that
Carriers Iron Pills will relieve her. Now
why not b fair about 4, AID buy nef . bo1s
THERE !s c very pleasant feature ahcss
3 sleigh ride on q cold sighs-snd that 10 The
arrival borEc--Sorrtsscwn Herald
How cxrri u fore children 20 take nassY
worm medicines. DIR. Baii's Wosm p~-
dainty Little eand.eA.
A NAN could not sesve two nasseys IA tie
old days, but nowadays eailors of,ec SERVE
three nassers-Pst,sbuIh CtrvrIcic
Dox'T Where and cough when HAie's
Honry 81 Hor-tound and Tar viii eurr.
flkc'S Toothache lrops cure in orc mluuso
TIE eaaiest way for . prisoner 20 eoApo
from jail 10 By ding his obJcciions -DIoe
haOton Republican.
NEvER fail 10 cure sick headache, Often
the very FIRST dose. This 10 what 10 saie BY
Ill who Try Carriers Little Liver Pills.
O TO the ant" said Solomon % the
needy sluRrard q old Rut the nicely s!us
gard aowsdsys generally sues 70 bis uuc.sL
No Opssa In Piso's Cure fer Co~usurrpsiou.
Cures where other remedies fail. -
To yarvrxf b lips and hands % Cris
from icing chspped- tell the young men not
% call ag1sn--boasou Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13

"What became Of Hank Bitten1-
asked . man Who had left Oklahoms Q
year ego. Of one who hsd jss4 come
there.
''Hank? Oh. he's dad"
"Ysum: Just - / expected! OF
course be came to some bod end? Give
. S1scal rope eno1gh sna heu hang
himself. you know"
wal, h wasn't exactly thst way
with Hank. The boys gave him rope
enough an soster thEowed IN The hang
t..r-Jur
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13

How cxrEL u force children % take nassy
worm medicines. DIR. Baii's Worm DO
sdcyers arc always sure AID taste lbs
dainty Little candies.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13

Dox'r Where and cough when HAie's
Honry IL Horehound and Tar viii cure.
Pixies Toothache urops cure in ono minute
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13

NAN could not sesve two rnsssers IA tie
three nasscrs.-Pn,sbuH b ctrvrlcie.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13

TIE eaalest way fer q prisoner to esrAys
from jsi! 10 By ding his objections -Dlaes
hanton Republican.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13

Tom They say that ,mson writes
poetry" Jack-"But his friends are do
ing their best to contradict the report"
Blade.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13

'Go TO tho ant" said Solomon % the
needy sluRgard q cid But the nociy s.us
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13

fvR euMree1joa 0cooa e5s.s. ~ stio
ire frun sxsvaive s<edeorsca. ~ aysssiso
ssa dieesssos inCruv~d, ochss = patao
eease. The bo1v frvwS sssuaGes. sesnd ssssp
every var h<fs<e WAea u1. JsoD Bells So.
onparttA 10 Dadeo ae o.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13

No Opsssa In Piso's Cure for Cousnsr ptiou.
Cures where other remedies fail -.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13

To Isrvrxr the lips and hands % G.ris
from icing c~happed-tel! the young men not
% call aga3n--bosson Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13

n read ana pray ana pray ana read
until all your disturbance is gone, and
you feel that peace which neither earth
nor hell rob you of. Thy fathers
God. thy mothers God waits for thee.
o young man. Escape for thy life!"
Escape now! 'One thing thou lackest!"
But I apply this subject to the aged
not many here. Not many in any rs
semblage. People do not live { get old.
That is the general rule. Here and
there an aged man in shc house. tell
You the truth. You have lived long
enough in this world to know that it
can not satisfy n immortal nature. l
must talk to you more r~everentially
than I do to these other people, while
at the same time I speak with great
plainness. o. father Of the weary step,
O, mother. bent down under the all
ments Of life, has thy God ever forsaken
thee? Through all these years who
has been your best friend?
Seventy years Of mercies? Seventy
years of food and clothing! o, how
many bright mornings! How many
glorious evening hours have you seen!
VI 1oSACkV Ak4OtAbCIe VO0 n80 OCCu vCIy
good to*you. Do you feel it? Some Of
you have children and grandchildren;
the former cheered your young life. the
latter Irvine your gray locks in their
tiny fingers Has all the goodness that
God has been making pass before you
produced no change in your feelingA
and must it be said Of you. notwifh-
standing all this: Zone thing thou
lackest?"
o. if you could only feel the hand of
Christ smoothing the r out Of
wrinkled faces OF, II you could only
feel the warm Of Christ steadying your
lettering steps I lift my voice loud
enough to break through the deafness
Of the . while I cry out: 'One thing
thou laekest" It is . very hard thing
for IN old nan to become aChristian.
I know Il L. Il b 90 hard . thing that
e en- not Be dooe b any hnnan work:
bat God Almighty can do il by his om-
1ipotent grace; He can bging you q the
hour-at half-past elevsa-4
one minute q twelve he en- bring yoa
70 tie Peaoe s.d The jcys Of tie saasio.s
Gospel
Unjust make application Of this sub
iect, also, to those who are froapered
Have you, my friends. found that dol
lars and cents are no permanent oooso-
latiou to the soul9 You have large
worldly resources hut you have no
treasures in Heaven9 Ii IN embroid-
cred pillow IN that yoa want to put
your dying head n5 You have heard
people III tos4 week talk ahout earthly
Heara Plaia mans tale aboat
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13

AoSN VA sui lbSt 0S AS ~oS
from college. and it broke my heart,
but / am glad now he has gone. He is
at rest, escaped from all sorrow and all
trouble. And then. in 1861, I lost all
my property. and you see I am getting
old, and it is rather hard upon me; but
am sure God will not let me suffer. He
has not taken care of me for seventy
five years now to let me drop cut Of His
hands" I went into the room Of an
aged man-his eyesight nearly gone.
his hearing nearly gone-and what do
you suppose he was talking about?
The goodness Of God and the joys Of re-
ligion. What is 1t that gave that aged
man so much satisfaction and peace?
It is the grace Of God that is brighter
than sunshine and that is sweeter than
music. O, religions ways are ways Of
pleasantness and al her paths are
peace" And Il you have not the salts
faction that Is to be found in Jesus
Christ ! must ten you. with al the con-
centrated emphasis Of my soul: 'One
thing thou lackesk"
Iremark again, that you lack the ele-
ment Of usefulness Where i your
business? You say It is No. = such .
street, OF No. go such . street. o. No.
800 such . street Ny friend immortal,
Sour business l. wherever there l. .
scar to Be wiped away Or . soul-to Be
waved You may. before coming to
Christ. do q CREST many noble things
You take q loaf Of bread to that staxv.
ing man in the alley; but he wants inn
mortal bread You take . pound Of
candles TO that dark shanty. They
want the light that springs from the
throne Of God, and you can not take IL
because you have it nct in your own
heart You know that The fight Of an
arrow depends very much upon the
strength Of the bow, and I have to ten
you that the best bow that was ever
made Was made out Of the cross of
Christ and when seligioa takes . soul
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28
OUR ROAD LAW.

Why don't the road overseers Of
Arkansas organize an association?
The state ought to provide for such
things, Monroe County Sun.
Our road law, it seems, is o fraud
any way you approach 1t. II an
overseer will not so organize his
hands and have them do legitimate
work the full time prescribed by law,
or until the highway are in q decent
tx, what good will a convention of
overseers do2." SHARP CoUN ry
REcoRp.
The comments of the RECORD ore
appropriate, The road law, as it
exists in Arkansas, is a fraud any
way you approach it. 1t is a fraud
because it is founded on injustice so
apparent that it has never been en-.
forced. The people do not work Che
roads because they believe that law
which makes road service depend
on age rather than property Is 30
unjust and 80 repugnant TO equal
rights that 1t ought to be disregard.
cd. And 1t has been dlsregarded for
the last fifty years, and will be 80
long as 1t stands on our statute
books. The only way 10 get roads
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28

There was a convention of tie
odds and ends of political sorehead-
ism held az Cincinnati last week, Cor
the purpose OF forming a new, a
third party, to extricate the nation
from impending ruin, which L p
Featherstonc and Isaac McCrackcn
and others of like ilk have foreseen
for the past six years. The new
party was christened the Peoples
Party and proposes to cut quite a
swell in the campaign of 1892.
Messrs. Featherstone, McCracken
and Bush, who are identified with
the republican party of Arkansas,
represented our state in the conyen,
ton, and were placed on the COM
mlttee on platform. Sharp county
democrats, take warning.
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28
HAPPY HOOSIER9.

VIM, Timmons, Postmaster of Idayille
Ind, writes; Electric Bitters has done
more for me than all other medicines
com I'D, for chat bad feeling arising
from, Sylney and Liver troublo.' John
Leslie, farmer and stockman. Of same
place, says: "Find Electric Bitters to be
the best Kidney and Liver medicine, made
me feel like new man. j, W, Gard
ner, hardware merchant same town, Gays
Electric Bittors is just the thing for a man
who Is oil run down and don't care whoth
or he lives or dies; ho found new strength
good appetite and hc folt just like ho had
O sew lease on life. Only 500, bottle,
at j. r. Metcalfs drug store.
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28

IT you are afflicted with any of the
miserable skin diseases, such as Itch,
Ringworm, letter, Eczema or other sim
liar troubles try Hunts Cure. 1t is a
sure and speedy remedy and only costs
81 cents per box at Metcall's.
1t is the nosieless power of a holy
life that does good. 1t is not the
storm of shouting, nor the noisy
preaching. l is not the jar Of
mighty machinery. The salt of the
earth and the light Of the world, are
not constantly pratlng, but quietly
saving and shining.
Something new at last has been dis
covered. 1t is way TO manufacture a
p,.latable castor oil; what blessing
it will be The preparation is known as
Cheathaln's Tasteless Castor Oil. Price
% cents at j. R. Metca]f's.
We admire the sentiment in these
beautiful words from Faber: "The
colored sunsets and the starry heav-
ems, the beautiful mountains and the
shining seas, the fragrant woods and
painted flowers-they are not half
Sc beautiful as a soul that is serving
Jesus out of love iu the wear and
tear Of common, unpoetic life."
What mother has not worried herself
sick trying to induce rebellions off
spring to swallow dose of castor oil!
This will not be necessary in the future.
Chiidlen cry for Cheatham's Tasteless
Castor Oil. 1t has the same effect as
plain castor oil. Price rs cents at j. r.
Metcalf's.
Rev. DR.. John Hall said: eff |
wished to raise up race of states
ihen higher than politicians, AMI.
mated not by greed or selfshness,
by policy or party, l would famil-
iarlze the boys of the land with the
characters of the Bible--with Jose-
ph and Moses, Joshua and Samuel,
Danial and Paul-and l would
teach them the gentle wisdom of
Jesus Christ"
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28
Guaranteed Cure For La Grippe.

We authorize our advertised druggist
to sell you Dr. Kings New Discovery for
consumption. coughs and colds, upon this
condition. If you are afflicted with La
Grippe and will use this remedy accord
ing to directions, giving it a fair trial,
and experience no benefit, you may re-
turn the bottle and have your money re-
funded. We make this offer, because of
the wonderful success of DR., Kirg's New
Discovery during last seasons epidemic.
Have heard of no case in which it failed,
Try it. Trial bottles free at j.. h; Met
calfs drugstore. Large size 500 and 81
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28
MERIT WINS.

We dersire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling Dr. Kings
New Discovery for consumption, DR.,
Kings New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica
Salvo and Electric Bittors, and have
never handled remedies that sell as WE'LL
or that have given such universal sausCoc'
tion. We do not hesitate to guarantee
them every time and wo stand roady to
refund the purchase price, II satisfactory
results do not follow their use, These
remedies have won their great popularity
purely on their orits. j. r. Motcall
druggist,
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28

Two companies of home troops,
the Mccarthy Light Guards and the
Fletcher Rifles, of Little Rock, will
attend the interstate drill at Indians
apolis, Ind, June 3Oth. There will
be about thirty companies that will
compete for the cash prize, $25OO.
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28

Jeremy Taylor says; "Llke flakes
of snow that fall unperceived upon
the earth. the seemingly unperceived
events of life succeed one another.
As the snow gathers together, so are
habits formed. No single fake that
is added to the pile produces a sens
slble change; no single action crea-
tes, however it exhibit, q mans char.
acter."
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28

Immediately after its adjournment
on last Friday the Press Association
boarded boat for Newport where
about fifty members took the north-
bound cannon ball for st. Louis, Gin
cinnati and Washington city, to be
gone ten days. The RECORD regrets
not being able to be with the gang
on this grand excursion, and wishes
those who did 60 pleasant trip and
safe return to their respective dens.
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28

Nothing definite has materialized
to insure a fund to have the states
resources exhibited at the Worlds
Fair. "Liberal donations" from a
people who are taxed to scatter pen p.
sion money in the north and to feed
high tariff monopolies, always come
slow and in very limited sums.
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28

lands, or 53,l per cent. of its entire area.
Its pine alone will make over forty-four
billion feet of lumber. 1t has 1886 saw
mills, 81 shingle mills and 40 logging
railways.
A meeting of the merchants of Des
Arc was held last Tuesday, at which it
YVES agreed that the general merchandise
stores should discontinue the handling of
drugs, patent medicines, etc, and that
the drug stores would not handle grocer.
les
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28

is by taxation. Every citizen should
be compelled to contribute TO this
tax, and the proceeds of it should
be expended under contract. The
few improved roads in the state
land they are very few, have been
built tins way, There is no other
way.-eArk. Democrat.
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28

Hill, Fontaine G Co. remind the
southern people that cotton is now
selling at ST. less on the bale in
New York than at this date one
year ago, while provisions have
made a corresponding advance in
prices.
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28

Argenta recently turned out the
first locomotive ever built in the
state. Texarkana is IN the backs
gronnd.
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28

James G. Blaine aud Grover
Cleveland are almost sure to be the
presidential possibilities for next
years campaign.
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28

A cyclone in Southern Missouri
last week damaged crops and psop~
erty to an alarming extent.
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28

We have only heard Of one dis
trlct in Sharp county that failed to
vote a school tax.
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28

The direct tax reimbursement has
been turned into the state treasury,
amounting to $l56, ,272.
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28
IN THE CORRIDOR.

The article under this heading in
our last issue should have been cred.
tied to the "Lady Editor" iu the
Mammoth Spring Monitor.
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28
LADIES

Needing tonic, or children that want building
up should take
BROWNS IRON BlTTENs,
II Ia pleasant 10 take, curOa MALARIA, lndigoa'
tIon, and DilouSness All dealers kooplt,
Sharp County record., 1891-05-28
THE r ECO RID.
E. G. HENDERSON. Editor

Hicks, the St. Louis weather
prophet, predicts June drouth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-19
Madame Mapieson's Parrot.


Why are lyric and dramatic artistes so fond
of animals and birds2 The question has been
repeatedly asked. but never, as far as we know.
satisfactorily answered. Adelina Patti always
travels with her canaries and several dogs
sarah Bernhsrdt drags about asmaIl menagerie
with her, and nearly every singer and actress
has Canine pet OF some sort
Laura schirmer-Mapleson has a weakness
Tor talking parrots, and Possesses some remark
able specimens of these ornithologicaI bipeds
while recently in Paris the hotel concierge in
formed The American diva that she knew OF
an extraordinary parrot. which not only spoke
complete sentences. but which whistled several
operate airs. Journeying into the bird
fanclers quarter. Laura Schirmer and her hus-
band with difficulty found out the indicated adj
dress ana after some delay were ushered into
the parrots presence. The bird then went
through Its performance. which was certainly
wonderful IL not only ratified on the most
fmpertlnent remarks. but whistied various tunes
with absolute correctness. The prima donna
was IN eestacy and did not disguise it. After a
considerable amount of gesticulating and argu-
Heht, the proprietor, in consideration of
madame's continued patronage, reluctantly
agreed to accept 500 francs for his prosidy, ale
though ne had previously refused twice the
amount from German countess. which. ~ Q
loyal frenchman. he could not accept
Purchasing large cage at twice lite value,
Nine schirmer- Mapelson had the bird care
fully deposited In q cab: but before driving
away the bird fancier told her not 70 be aston
lshed If the parrot did not 20 through his per-
Torrance for several days as il was n fact that
oirds often cease singing for some time after
having their quarters changed. The following
morning madame left for London. From that
DAY the parrot has never repeated lis program,
and the only conclusion that can reasonably
be arrived at is that the bird fanci.r was .
sentriloquist and did the singing and whistlins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-19

On the &C -ond landing the party halted. while
the medium CROPPED abont for a match and
lighted the way into a room about seventeen
feet square. There was a great deal in here to
interest the uninitiated. The room was of the
ordinary sort. provided with two windows and
q small closet The windows were closed and
heavy black curtains. reaching TO the floor.
held in place BY weighted ends kept out all the
light. The closet. which the reporter was in
formed was used as a cabinet. Was very small,
beng sbodt eighteen inches deep by about
three and half feet in width. Like the win
dows. II WAS covered by heavy curtain
weighted at the bottom to hold IL in place.
A circle OF chairs placed around the room a
sufficient distance from the walls TO allow per-
son 10 move about behind il was. so the medium
explained. FOR the occupancy Of those present.
the space behind il being left for the nninter-
rupted passage Of the spirits should they con-
descend TO pay them a visit. In the center Of
the room a small table held a conglomerate
mass OF funny things Among them were an
old banjo, a bell, some scraps of paper, a
double slate, glass Of water. dish Of pencils
and three urge Handicapped cones made Of
stif cardboard. with both ends open. A min ute
inspection u the funnel shaped cones disclosed
. mas Of weird writings on the outside rese m
bling that found on paPyrus rolls taken from
Egyptian tombs.