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The morning call., 1892-07-21
August weather.

In order that the public may form an
idea OF what August weather in this city is
like, q. III. Wilson, the Observer of the
Weather Bureau, has issued his monthly
circular containing data compiled from the
records OF bis Office for 81 years past. The
circular shows that the mean temperature
Tor August during tn It time was 5Ss deg.
the average rainfall .01 OF au inch and the
prevailing winds southwest. The warmest
August weather was experienced in 1901
with an average of 6I8 deg, and the coolest
In 1887 with an average of 56.3 deg. The
heaviest rainfall for the month was in 1873
when .OS Of an inch was recorded
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HE WANTED THE NEST.
An Adventurous Hunter Comes to Grief
Orakes Hav

An Adventurous Hunter Comes to Grief in
brakes Bay.
SAN!RAFAEL, july 20.-On Tuesday after
noon VIII Kittle and two companions went
fishing and hunting on the grounds of the
County Club, near the mouth of Bear
Valley. on brakes Bay. Mr.. Kittle OBJ
served a rare bird and shot it, and then
started TO climb the rocks after the nest.
He assembled 30 feet when a piece of rock
gave away and he fell to the bottom. badly
injurng the left leg at the ankle. He was
assisted to town by his companions and
driven to his home here. While suffering
greatly from the effects Of the Injury, nothing
serious Is feared. The attending physician
thinks the ankle bones are scraped rather
than broken or crushed.
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SOLDIER SImONS.

SaIvatiOnist Severely wounded, but
Not in Battle.
Norman Simons is soldier in the Saliva
ton Army who will not be able to respond
to the inspiring tinkle of the tambourine
for several weeks to come. Norman fell
from grace some time ago, and upon ex-
pressing determination 10 amend sthe
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g0rilIas and chimpan-
ices. This man is Rob
ert l.. Garner. Mr.. Gar
ner has never been in
Africa, all of his former
work in studying mon
key language having
been done with such
monkeys as are either
imprisoned in public
menageries or else are
owned by private col
lectors. tie has demon
strated that each tribe
or species Of monkeys
has its own peculiar Ian
guage. OF the small
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TRINITY SCHOOL, 1894 MISSION ST

CIXTEENTH YEAR. CHRISTMAS TERM OPENS
~ AUGUST ]. Prepares FOR university and bust
mesa Faculty OF nine professors and teachers An
accredited school with the University of California
SuTurhtf REV. DR. E II. SPALDING, Rector
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CONCEALED HER IDENTITY.
Conditions Under Which Gossip Schubin
Began to Write Novels.

About Is years ago the manuscript of
certain novel was handed TO Herr Alfred
kiaar for criticism. The authoress, who
called herself Lola Kirschner. was then liv-
ing with her sister. who was devoting her
life TO painting. At that time the novelist
must have been about "a. for DR.. Kirsch-
ner's somewhat indiscreet literary calendar
gives 1853 as the year of her birth. Her
FIRST idea was to become singer, but after
a short period of instruction she lost her
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MRS MARGARET RrDL1Sr, IS North Point sire

~ have been troubled with catarrh almost
since childhood" said Mrs. Rediine to our
reporter; scarcely a day in the past 10
years but what | suffered fortunes from the
disease headaches. eyes affected. hearing
impaired. nose stopped up throat constantly
sore. chest pains, and goodness only knows
what other symptoms. The disease extended
until my whole system became involved,
and then my misery was complete l tried
physicians without number and patent
medicines t. no end, but never experienced
any relief until | tried Drs. Blair & Neal.
Since being under their treatment / have
improved wonderfully. l am only too glad
of an opportunity to recommend them. Send
any one TO me. / Will be glad 10 tell more
about my ease"
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HIS CHANCES EVEN.
a Section Hand BADLY Crushed Under
Eardcar

q Section Hand Badly Crushed Under a
Eardcar
SAN JOSE July 2o.-Yesterday evening
Patsy Cole, a section-hand on the narrow
gauge railroad. was badly crushed under a
handcer about three miles south Of town
After finishing his days work on the road
be, together with a gang Of men, crowded
on the first Of two handcars and proceeded
10 San Jose. Cole sat on the rear of the car
and his feet hung over. almost touching the
ground. Suddenly one Of his feet caught
on a tie and he was dragged from the car.
The car following had meanwhile gained
great Roadway and could not be checked.
Cole was unable TO escape it and he was
badly crushed The exact extent Of his in
ternal Injuries cannot be ascertained. but
the chances are about even for his recoYerY
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The Largest Artificial Mound.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.

~ l1UaIS uIUUt-DHHIOCIat.
Few people know that almost i'm sight of
ST louis stands the largest artificial mound
in America, If not in the world. The Caho-
kia Mound is over 200 feet long by 500 wide
at the base and 90 feet high. 1t covers over
eight acres of ground, and has upward of
20,000.000 cubic feet of contents: When one
reflects on the low degree of civilization at
tanned by the people who built this mound.
and tile inadequate tools, transportation
and machinery employed, it was for the H.
dams more stupendous undertaking than
for us would be the building OF another
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it. II is believed the Indians killed their
companion unintentionally and brought the
body to the hotel 10 avert suspicion from
themselves. Sreing that no one came TO
bury the body, they finally buried it them
selves. 1t is presumed that the Indian was
very drunk and disturbed the camp. and
that his companions, to stop his noise, tied
and then gagged him. Unfortunately they
also covered his nose and he was smothered.
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city like ST. Louis This mound is really
mountain, and every handful Of earth 1t
hand baskets. How long it took or why 1t
was built at all are questions that Will
probably never be answered, but the stu
pend0usnesS of the work cannot be called
in question
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A Boom In Real Estate.

They were organizing a land company,
when JobsOn said to HObson: We've got
everything ready. I've got an artist to paint
picture Of the land as it is and as it
will be-
but where is the land? Have you bought
it yet?"
Bought it? Why, how can we buy it
until we have sold cur stock ?" responded
yobson, who prided himself on being a
hnaneier. ut takes money to buy land. -
Boston TRANSCRIPT
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The electric plant at t5e Virgnius mine
has reduced the expenses of mining to a
wonderful degree. The expense for coal
formerly averaged 500 day. The present
power IS furnished by the water obtained
at Red Canyon creek, four miles above the
mine.
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a Yellow MOnSter

SACRAMENTO, July 20.-It has been de-
finiteIy ascertalned that a Chinaman yes
terday did criminally assault an eight
yeaT-old girl named Mamie Westerwelt
The child denied it yesterday. but when
confronted to-day by the man who rescued
her she told the truth. The Chinaman has
not yet been caught.
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Safe in a storm.


SnagSoy-IS there any Tear, captain?
Captain-Yes, lots of it, but there's no
danger.
Snagsby-Did you ever lose anybody about
here?
Captain-No, there has been a good many
drowned, but We've always found hem
again.-The Kings Jester.
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but where is the land? Have you bought
Kash Extrayaeance.

CObble-Widner is the strangest fellow
ABOUT some things. He wears 25-cent
necktie with $50 suit and thinks ne is saw.
ing money.
St0ne-Nell, he does. doesn't he?
CObble-I don't see how.
Stone-He has TO pay for the neektie-
ClOthier and Eurnisher
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An Impendipp Uorror

The saddest feature OF the day
VIII be the cam aign poets lay,
For they ali Will sing, It's safe to say,
To the sane ola tune OF " ijoom-der-ay"
indianapolis journal
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Formal Invitation.

Excited lady ION the beach)-Why isn't
something done for that ship in distress?
Why don't some of YOU
Coast Guard (hurriedly)-We have sent
the crew a line to come ashore, num-
Excited lady-GOod graciousi Were they
waiting formal invitation.-Cincinuat OBJ
server.
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INVITATIONS TO SMILE.

sullivan was arrested for having his
hands In his pockets the other day."
How could they arrest him for that?"
Carrying concealed weapons. PUCK
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Rotation In One

General Prim, who was Spanish Ministe r
OIL War Tor two years, held that office longer
than any of his predecessors during the
present century. The Military Weekly of
Berlin says that there have been 1874 Minis
ters of War in Spain during the century.
the average time OF service being six
months.
The morning call., 1892-07-21

She-I understand that you and Nellie are
married and happy.
He-Yes; that is, she's happy and I'm
maTried,-Life
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DRS. BLAIR G. NEAL
Have offices located at

ZOE MARKET STREET,
Cor. Market Geary, Kearny and Third sts)
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Speciatles-C atarrh. all diseases of the Eye,
Ear, Nose, Throat and Lungs, Chronic Diseases
III you live at distance write for symptom sheet
Address all mail matter 10 702 Market street.
Office bOurS-9 TO IL 80 A. NJ, l 10 4 p NJ, to-
z. NJ. Snndays-9 10 L 30 A. NJ. 2 70 4 2. NJ.
The morning call., 1892-07-21

II Is A DUTY you owe yourself and fam
lily to get the best value for your money.
Econ omize in your footwear by purchas-
ing W. l.. Douglas Shoes. which represent
the best value for prices asked, thou
sands will testify.
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THY STOPPED HIS NOISE.
Fresno Indians Unwittingly Kill Drunken
Companion.

FRESNO, July 20-News has just arrived
here that an Indian was found dead at Pine
Ridge on Sunday. His hands were bound
and there was bandage over his mouth
and nose, showing that he had been smoth-
cred. The body was found by Thomas
Ockenden near bis hotel. He covered it up
and kept watch on it the following day,
and number of Indians came and,
carrying tie body away. had a pow.
WOW and dance over it, and then buried
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Not to BE Continued.

Ihe goodnight kiss he gave her at the door
he Tain repeat, encore aud still encore.
Iill she assures MIN very firmly, that he's
Mistaken he thinks all fareweIIs are like PATHS
Chicago Times.
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ST. Vincent de PAM socIe,x

A general meeting of the st. Vincent de
Paul Society will be held next Sunday at
ST. Nlncenps Asylum, San Rafael. Ar
rangements nave been made for a special
train to meet the o'clock boat from this
city at IiburoD, which. returning. will
leave the asylum at 3:15 p. NJ
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Ate Jimson Weed.

SAN JOSE, July 20. This afternoon
three little children of Antoine Vogel ate
some seed of the jimson weed and one died
The other two will probably recover
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A Fine Fellow.

Binnck-Gassy struck me as being a
rather fine fellow.
Cynie-Then he couldn't have struck you
Tor more than quarter.-New I ork Herald.
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Drrwnsd While Rathinn

TRAvEK July 20.-David Burris, the son
OF ID. Burrs, one of the wealthest farmers
in Tuare County, was drowned to-day
lille swimming. Ths body was recovered
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A PREACHER MISSING.
Els Clothes Found on the Bank of the Will
annette

PORTLAND. July 20-Rev. j. C. Read.
pastor of the First Baptist Church. East
Portland. is missing. and it is thought he
was drowned while In bathing. Last night
his clothes were found on the river bank at
East street. His bathing-suit was also
missing from the house. The river is being
dragged, but at noon the body had not been
recovered. Read was ~ years old. He
leaves widow and two children,
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a Dark Secret.

''0h, Wadsleigh, which way?''
Going down TO have q pair Of trousers
pressed"
Trousers rreSsed? Where are they ?"
Ssh! Got 'em on!'-Chicago News Rec
ord.
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FAILED TO AGREE.
Negative Victory for the Saloon Men CT
Fort Bragg.

TUT bIaBg.
Fort BRAGG, July pa few weeks ago
the Trustees of this city passed an ordi-
nance requiring that saloons be closed at II
o'clock every night and also increasing the
license from 500 TO 5000 per annum. Some
Of the saloon-keepers. however, eyinced a
disposition TO disregard the law and John
Aaron was the first one arrested for that
otfense. His case was given TO a jury at 10
O'Clock this morning and after being locked
up until o'clock tonight they failed to
agree
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TO TALK WITH MONKEYS.

Man Who VIII Camp in a Wire Cage in
Darkest Africa.
New York Herald, July s.
The man who speaks the language of the
monkeys starts for Europe to-day and with
in two months will probably be on the
western coast OF Africa. ready to undertake
his journey into the abode of the large
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HE Is DOOMED.

Eorse-steaiing Il Capital 0fense in That
Country.
PHGNIx, AriZ.. July 20.-Ernest Stedman
was arrested here last night by Marshal
Blankenship upon telegram 10 Sheriff
Montgomery from Sheriff Robinson of So
zorro, y. Mex, on a charge of stealing n
stallion in Arizona and saddle-hOrse near
SOcorro. Stedman was driving the stage
between Mesa City and Phoenix when he
was detected by Deputy Sheriff Tom Elder.
deputy from Soeorro is on the way here
with reauisition papers.
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Bright teeth, and lips that glow the while,
Give light and color to a smile;
And, Infinitely more than this.
Give light and color to a kiss
But both must suffer from the want
OF the life-giving SozODONT
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POSSIBLY THEY ARE SAFE.
1t Is Believed the Lost Men Are in the
COeopah Mountains

~ - @|V4-NfNN V-4O 4@VaN HUH MT III EN6
Cooopah Mountains
SAN DIEGO, July 20.-W. c. Fish, the
brother of F. 7. Fish, who. in company
with the Breedloves, is supposed to be lost
on the desert, has arrived in this city from
MeaGyile, Pa. lie will await the return of
the searching party sent out some days ago
before forming another expedition. Gov
ernCr Torres of Lower California has been
asked to have his courieTs make inquiries
OF the Indians in the CocOpah country rela-
tive to the missing men. II is now be-
lieved that the latter are in the mountains.
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THE MADRoNo AT GOAT ISLAND.

error of his ways was appointed lamp
lighter in the barracks.
Last night he was lighting the lamps that
illuminate the entrance 10 the salvation
dive, ut the corner of Sacramento and
KeaTny streets, when the stepladder on
which he stood gave way and he fell to the
stony pavement below, breaking his left
thigh. lie was taken TO the Receiving
HOSiital
Sim0ns is the son of the late jaweler,
Peter b. Sim9ns. who died at the Palace
Hotel some years ago.
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he total value of unclaimed mail matter
IN the London postoffi"e amounts TO some
thing over $4,000 year.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-12-24

Josiah" said Mrs. Chugwater, II
don't like to speak Of anything un-
pleasant. but Peggy's conduct has be-
come undesirable, and shall have to
hunt for another girl. When q serious
difference arises between cook and
her MISTRESS
'sEh?" said Mr.. ChuQwater. looking
mp from his newspaper, dimly conscious
that something in the nature Of =
problem had been presented for his
consideration what is it, MariaY Diff
ference between . cook and her mis-
trcss2 That's easy. One cooks the
steak and the other stakes the cook
And he buried himself in his newspa-
per sgain. Chicago Tribune.
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THE PLANET VENUS.

oome OF eae Peculiar Features Of Ia At
mosphere and Surface.
The planet Venus continues to nuzzle
the astronomers It is 4 world e.
closely resembling the earth in size that
one might naturally enough expect to
ind many other resemblances between
them. S''-
But there is some peculiaritv in
Venus's atmosphere which renders IN.
telescope study of the planets surface
exceedingly difficult. In fact. its At
mosphere seems to be so extraordinary
cloudy that only the merest glimpscs
OF the globe beneath can occasionally
be caught.
recent review of the results of
twenty years observation Of Venus bv
Irouvelot,s the French astronomer. in
a1cates that the surface of that planet
Is no less extraordinary than the At
mosphere which covers it Trouvelot
thinks that certain white spots seen on
venus are the tops of vast mountains
which protrude above the cloud-laden
atmosphere. Curiously enough, these
mountains are nearly all in the neich-
borhood of the poles.
Observations by J. j. Landerer ON
bhe polarization of light reflected from /
Venus appear to bear out Trouvelot's
conclusions. Landerer believes that /
me phenomena observed by him indi-
ate that the whole surface of the
planet must be covered by = thick LAYER
4 clouds, except in the polar regions.
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GIVING PRESENTS TAcrFuLLy.

"nas Woman OF the World Saw. nm n
/ Gentle Art.
there IL one situation IN life r,,,..
than another where the boasted f.at 80. :. !
woman deserts her e.tirelv II = =, q, !.
seemingly gracious act of p..t.rr;. ~. !
gifts. Everyone remembers .hoSS
Dorotheain 'sMiddlemarch. decided
that jewels are worldly and unworthv
hfgh-minded woman like herself
turns the contents of her jewel-bor
over to her sister. Her example il
much followed by elder sisters the
world over, who in the process of clear.
ing out bureau drawers are wont to
remark:
Here's that hideous pair of glove.
can't bear the color. Won't You have
them, Dora"
Or, what on earth mamma sv..
bought me anything so loud as that
plaid for I don't see. You can take Il
Lille"
But the height of sisterly sacrifice
was reached by young woman who
had been studying in an art school. and
whose artistic views had become nro-
bounced. She looked with critical ais.
approval at the pictures which wera
hung upon her wall for the purpose Of |
and delivered herself of the |
following remarks:
! What frightful looking things those
ere! And to think ! was once SO igno-
ant as to consider them pretty! They
ire simply atrocious, and they are COM
ng down this very day. I'd rather have
bare wall than offend every particle Of
ny artistic sense by such protesnue
'arodies on pictures"
Then she paused. The economical
pirit OF the woman arose in conflict
nth the artists fastidiUsness. and she
lanced at her sister.
why, Mary, she said, wouldn't Won
Ike them for your room?''-St Lon;. Ii
st-Dispatch, !
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-12-24
PRETTY GOOD YARN.
"Fish Stories" VIII Have to Take . n.
Seat Now

irish stories" Will Have to Take . ne,
Seat Now.
l "A broker, who is well known on tbe
| New York stock exchange for,h;s mr..
chvlties as practical joker. made con.
siderable fun for some of his ascot. to
lie is sojourning in the country At pres
ent and dispensing hospitality to num-
oers OF his comrades. He is rated
among them as a particularly had
marksman, And SO it was that when +.
took a number of them around ba,.L -
the barn, few mornings since. and
showed them target painted on the
Dack OF the barn and bullet imbedded
in the very center of the bulrs-eva 49,
first inquiry was:
who fired that shot?'
Il fred it, and from q distance Of two
reply.
oh! rats, rats.
Come of, now"
rUu could not hit the barn at fiat
distance '--"'
but ne persisted in his assertion. and
nnaiiy suggested that perhaps some of
ms friends would like to bet on it. He
rot two bets, ono for dinner for the
'rowd and another for case of cham.
'agne. He then brought out two wit
'esses who solemnly declared that thew
'ad seen the shot fired by him from =
issuance OF two hundred yards and
rom rifle. The witnessed wera ~.
ond suspicion and the bets were paiei.
Durs~0 the jubilee that followed the
!. IoAer conIesseat that he had painted
le Target on the barn afrer Aired
ne shot.--N. Y. Herald.
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HE WAS MUCH SURPRISED.

A Man Married His wife on the Dax "a
Her Expected Funeral.
4 married my wife on the day Ter.
pected to attend her funeral said n
o. Louisan to the Idle Hour club that
was holding seance the other dav-
That was twenty-five wears aoo 4,
Richmond, Va. We were to have heer
married on the first of January, but on
Christmas day the young lady was
TAKEN III, and on the last day of the old
year she died, apparently.
The funeral was to occur M nm
early hour next morning, and she was
placed in the coffin that evening.
About midnight l went to the room
where she lay, and the watchers with
drew to the hall sat down ana
bowed my head on the coffin, over
wneimed by my loss had sat there
perhaps ten minutes when heard
scratching inside the coffin, then a
stificd sob.
MY nerves, already strained to the;-
utmost tension, seemed to snap. and I |
stood up and screamed like a hvsterical |
woman. The watchers thought / had |
become insane, and tried to take me I
away. ! was powerless to speak. and
could only point to the coffin. They
aid not understand me, and pc. sisted
70 taking me away. broke from them
and strove to tear of the coffin lid |
With my fingers. They called for helm.
put all the men in Richmond could not
ave held me back. / ripped that
'of1n lid to splinters, dragged the
'oung lady from it and rushed into the
pen air with her. The people were.
90 much Mortified to follow me ia. !
lan.'y. They called in the police to | !
onfine noe, but when they found ma
ne young lady had her arms around
~ neck and we were both lauphinr
nd crying like q couple of children
ne minister came to preach the
neral sermon, but performed the "a
larrlage ceremony instead. ST. Lou,s + 1
lobe Democrat.
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If any velvet is 1t hand that can -
renovated and used, do not hesitate
about attempting the task, Is Il & easv
70 do. Fill laree-mouthed nan with
coaiing water, leaving it on the stove
% that u VIII continue to boil. Two
persons should work together, = one
holds the velvet close over the steam
ms water while the second one brushes
the pile up with . whisk, brushing
brisi<ly against the pil~ Then let Il
dry-do not lay nything upsn ii IN the
meantime-and II still crinlrled q
crushed looking, repeat the steaminr
and brushing. Two attempts viii Ger.
tainly freshen the velvet, and generally
me viii answer. Dust the velvet Sc.
lore stesming ik- Ladies' Home Jour
nal -