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The Bessemer indicator., 1893-07-29
Mining Bofax.

Nearly all the boracic deposits hcfc-
t6fore discovered have been found in
the form of incrustations on the sur
face of marshlands, of noiules buried
beneath the surface or of crystals EN-.
bedded in the mud at the bottom OF
shallow lakes. In n few instances
these deposits are found interstratificd
with layers of earth and ro,k, the en-
tire formation being in n horizontal
position, as seen at several points in
Death Valley. But only in the Calico
district, San IIernardino County, does
one of these boracic deposits occur in
the form of regular vein so uptitled
that it requires to be exploited after
the mat1ner of l. quartz or other ere
bearing lode:
This deposit, the property of shc
Pacific Coast Eorax Company is located
on the southeasterly slope of the Calico
Mountains, or rather on northcrly
spur of that range. This lode, which
outcrops at intervals for nearly three
miles, has an east and west course and
southerly inclination. The slate
walls are incloscd in sandstone, super
imposed upon which is a brecciated
Tho crude material here consists
of that variety of the boratc
of lime known as Colemanite.
1t is of vitrcous ndnmantinc
lustcr and exceedingly rich in nnhy-
drous boracic acid. The contents of
the fissure are six feet thick, and Mt n
depth of over 200 feet hold this pro-
portion, nearly pure mineral. The de-
posit has been opened by several shafts
standing 100 feet apart, these being
connected by drafts and levels. The
material being easily broken down,
but small working force is required
in the mine. All that is abnormal
about this deposit of borax is easily
accounted for. Originally, it was. no
doubt, deposited at the bottom of a
lake, where, Inter on, great floods
brought down n quantity of sediment
which covered it up. In course of
time this sediment having been con-
verted into rock. the whole was then
lifted up by some convulsion of nature
and left standing at it's present angle,
this movement having been most likely
of seismic character. In the early
history of the bornN industry the
works put up for the manufacture OF
this salt were Of a very rude and primi-
tive style. Owing to the great cost OF
lumber, this article had to be econo-
mized to the utmost, the crystalizing
watts and other portions OF the plant
being left uncovered. But in the hot
and desiccated atmosphere that for
two-thirds of the year prevails in that
region, this was no detrinent so long
as the workmen could be protected in
part, at least, from the rays of the sun.
which here strike down with killing
heat the whole dav long.
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SAND FULL OF GOLD.
Alleged Sensational Discoveries In Terr,
Del Fuego.


Tho state department il in receipt
Of sensational information about tho
gold discoveries in the islands OF
Terra del Fucgo Consul Baker at
Buonos Ayros sends the report He
says there is rush of miners to the
new FL Dorado. II am quite incred-
ulous," he adds gusrdedly. '.in re-
spcct to the stories, and think there
will be ultimate disappointment"
Mr. Baker incloses a letter from
the expert Levaggi, who has been
examining the new fields. Levaggi
writes:
an you will look at the map you
will sec between 30 degrees and 56
degrees south latitude three islands
Of irregular shape, situated to the
south 6f Terra del Fucgo and the
cast Of Nsyarho Two of these
islands have leapcd into fame; the
other is still stepped, from a gold
point OF view, in obscurity. The
two alluded to are named rsspec-
tIvc,, L.cnnox and Nucva island. AS
q rule they ar. hidden from sight
tains and covered with titsbet
''the soil is always damp; 1t ls ike
soaked spongG thc three cover
perhaps, seventy square milS1. There
are lakes on these islands. There
are safe harbors and creeks all around
them. and they have a beautiful
beach 81 a1iri'ero"s sand. 10 these
islands the gold seekers Hooked In
six months they extracted, by the
sim pie method OF washing the sand.
no less than two tons o. gold; tho
largest gold particle was found 10
weigh soventy-two grains
| "In Nucva (or Now) island POI
miners extracted half Il ton OF gold;
| 30 mon In the north end OF the bay
oStf6St.d Il auartor of ton, and
other gangs WdrS fqnalIy successful
in other parts Of the U.a5f. On
Lennox island 300 men throw up
16, 900 cubic meters OF sand and
.ohnd one and quarter tons OF gold.
There have be51 lucky parties ol
eight men who have found tsspec-
lively 200 pounds OF gold.
Conc party OF six men who were
returning laden @itf gold were
drowned, the boat capslzlng aho ''e
weight OF the precious metal drag
gipr the unfortunate fellows to tho
1olt.'m They were drowned Il short
distance from TIC fsfard their COM
panions witnessing the d'shstcr.
Accidents of this kind are not infro.
lucnt If the seals and penguins
phout hero could only speak, how
f1aHy trdgadids they could relate.
AT present thorf ars ahout l,00l
miners scattered in the archlpclngS y
Soon there will be double the mum
bcr, AS, the summer is at hand. Or
The Atlantic coast there are 1ot
timers. who left Punta Arenas and
brought. horses TO explore with
greater facility the aur'i"rous shore
between Cape Espirito Santo and
Thetis, which is supposed to be as
rich as, if not richer, than the beach
already mentioned.
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the other is the pr6tegc Of the German
government for the throne The d.
scendant Of the sisters son is Malietoa,
who is now on the throne. He is nee
of royal birth.
The Marriage customs of these peo-
Pie are very peculiar. The actual cere-
rtiony Is performed in church, but the
courtship is out bf the common.
When young man hears of young
lady who is likely to come into tract
of land or u large and valuable stock
Of mats he takes twenty or thirty of
his friends and goes to her village for
d visit. This, of tOurse, sets allthe
girls hearts in flutter, for they nre
carefully guarGed by oil women.
After spending few days in the vii
lage the young man leaves, but orders
two Of his friends to remain behind
This they do, and hang around the
e irl and constantly sing his prises.
When they think she has been won
they send for the young man, whd ar
rives with lot of friends, bringing
with them from 30 to 100 pigs. These
are killed and roasted end everybody
in the village has Il feast. The ycang
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The Risk too Great.

President Big Life Insurance Com
pany - Ivo ordered tclegraphic
cancellation of that $5o,00o policy of
Van Dorn's.
Vice Prcsident--Arcn't you making
mistake? He is right in tho prime
OF life, has perfect health, doesn't
drink, seldom travels and pays big
premiums.
President - That's all true. butI
just learned that he was going to
submit to an examination by couple
OF eminent physicians this afternoon
and-
But the vice president had dashed
out to see that tho presidents tele-
gram was double-rushed. - Buffalo
Courier,
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nearly 1000 years. The legends Of this
people are all kept by one family,
There Il nc ;ytites tecotd, ,rhe history
is handed down from father to son by
word of mouth. The historians, as
they are called, are held in great re-
spect by the people, and the boy is al
ways trained by his father for the par
ticnlar career In life before him.
ii. ]. MoorGs, who has charge 81 the
villagers here, has lived In the, Sam
oap Islands fer many years and has
made n particular study of the people
and their ways. Being personal
friend of Matnafa, he has had an ex
cellent opportunity to study the folk
lore of the people,
1.-THE accuracy of the historians of
the Snmopns.is unimpeachable," said
he. During my mary years resi-
dencc among them | have looked Into
the matter in a most careful way and
find that the stories that they tell
never vary. These people formerly
lived in Sumatra. The exact time
they left there is not known with any
degree of accuracy, but it was before
the Nlohammedan religion reurled the
pchiksula. IKE best tattulhtiat toss
ible makes this about 1000 years ago.
The legend which tells of their lcav-
ing is peculiar. 1t seems that two
men, whom the Snmoans call demi-
gods or witches, offended the people
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Evolution of tho Corset.

An inquiring Frenchmnn has set
about studying the history of the cor
set from the earliest time 1t was used
us sheath for the female form divine.
lie has pictures, too, which are rather
ilHttering us indicating the advance
made from crtain early monstrosities.
For example. unreformed as is our
present corset, it is Il fairy web com.
pared to one dnting from the middle
ages. This was work of art in its
way. 1t was of wrought iron, and
would have done credit to the greatest
Elemish metal workers.
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Come to the Ke-cnc.

As surely as any known effect follows cause.
just so surely will disease of the kidneys succeed
their inactivity, il that inaction he not promptly
remcded. Come ia the rescue with iiostcttcrs :
Stomach Wttcrs which gives healihfui impulse
to the action Of 10 til the kidneys and the bladder
without exciting them like mn unmcdicatcd stinu.
liant Rendered active by this genial dinreiic and
tonic they perform their functions thorough
ly and regularly, removing from the system i'm
puritics which hcgct rheumatism, dropsy, gravel,
hrirh;'s disease diabetes and catarrl OF the hlnd-
der The contraction of either one OF these
formdab mnlndics is the penalty cNactcd by ma
turc for indifference to that plain warninc-slug-
cisb action of the kidncys When this exists not
q moment should be LOST in the use OF the remedy
indicated. Bear in mind that the BitteTs Will re
lieve with equal prompiitude disorders OF the
cure or prevent malarial complaints
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Learned Her sccrct.

~ believe that Hilda is engaged. F"
remarked the girl with the ruiflcs or,
her skirt.
"Wby, did she positively deny it?''
queried the girl with the grass-green
gloves.
Didn't ask her. notice, though,
that she thinks every nan that looks
at her is in love with her.
'Oh! Well, you may be right. l
have noticed that there is always n
hun h Of roses in her window rcwe-
days ~,
Arthur AS Mr.. Smythe.
Come to think of it, she docs. He
was there wien | ran in 10 btrrow her
rcw skirt pattern the ether day; l
could see that she had been crying"
"fes. ! wondet why n man a ways
first engaged-hc always has a kind of
an mp 'logctic air."
Perhaps he means to apologize to
the other girls for not having asked
them first" suggested the girl with
the grass-green gloves.
Maybe. | notice that no one really
takes any interest in an engaged man,
except, perhaps, the, tleurist. Ii is
different with i girl, though"
"Ian't It? The fact that she is
tieketcd taken seems to add to n
mans interest. Now, there was Julia
-you remember Julia?"
"Ycs, plain little thing dressed in
Black. The men went wild over her. "
Didn't they? and all BECAUSE she
gave out that her heart was buried in
the grave of the Man she was engaged
to-"
"f remember; the girls used to call
her the 'brcvet widow"
"Did you ever have a widow for II
chaperon?' suddenly asked the gill
with tho rutllcs on her skirt.
No; why do you asks''
"Because I hnve, and it is ever so
much nicer. II saves you lots of
mistakes, and besides. She has no
husband to contide in, SO your little
TRICKS are not in danger of being re-
peutcd to the other men before you
have perfected them"
The girl with tho grass.green gloves
rubbed her nose thoughtfully. II be-
lieve YOU are right" she said. II
once hal perfectly lovely Irritation
spoiled just Eccause my .chapcfon' s
husband told the man that | blon-
dined my hair every Friday morning.
slow perfectly horrid. And you
had tod him?"
"rEat golden hair was hereditary
IN my family, and that l always spent
Friday morning in the Kitchen learn
ing to cook"
"What shame, Loolt! Here comes
Iiildu, uud Arthur Is with her.
II set, and they seem to be quarrel
ing desperately. Yes, they are un-
doubtedly engaged"
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SAMOAN DANCING GIRL:

smart y6ung man who ordered elephant
on toast that he must pay in advance
is time honored. From France comes
another story of walters ingcguity.
A patron ordered filet sautc. He
was told that the cook was out of filct
sautc. Then he ordered chicken. That,
too, was out.
"Why," he asked the waiter, 'docs
the bill of fare offer a choice of these
dishes?'
After a moments reflection
waiter earnestly replied:
"You sec. sir, it is the proprietor
who takes his choice"
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For . sweet Breath.

Good taste and a sweet breath are
within the reach OF most every one.
Tho service Of . good dentist will In
sure the former against such imper-
t,ctions as shall be positively unsight-
ly or taint the breath. The advice of
your dentist should be sought rs to the
proper tooth powder to use, as many
Of the compounds on tho market con-
tain harmful acids and gritty sub
stancea There II no surer wny to de-
brushing or ripsing after eating fruit
In California, where fruit of all kinds
Il 10 cheap for ten months IN tho year
~ 10 bo within the reach of almost the
poorest. beautiful teeth are rarely
losnd, while II 10 very common
fAlss teeth. Excess In the use Of fr,iis
eQneflned pfodtsss undps Aeidity o.
e4e wAlsA NJ ysesa - ~
{, -. Il = 81
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sho und No U,e for Art,

One of those hard, practical New
England women that occur in maga-
zines oftencr than in life. called on
an artist, at his invitation, not many
days ago She looked faithfully over
his pictures and studies. though there
were many OF them, betokening great
industry, and after the inspection
was finished she said, in a severe
tone: "Yes, it's very pretty, but l
should think you'd get dreadfully
tired of doing such things. Don't
you ever want to go out and workPn
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Historic Houses.

II tradition may be believed, La
fayette and Washington each slept in
houses enough to furnish forth
metropolis. F'licgcnde BlAtter tells Of
smother sort of house, which perhaps
may be found in even greater mum
bars.
Guest 70 hotel-keeper, who has iust
hAldsd hin his bill: Tell me, 10 mot
Ills the houss where The post eeAltIsr
2eaf9A tcx - sAgtt Ssa1es ~ sWSptp
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brcamiaftt,
I drenmt OF the days OF long ago
Last night. when the shadows lay
Cold and dark on the garden walk
And the moorlnnd wild and gray;
I stood where the brook went singing on
Down to the far. oil sea,
Where the millwheel turns with n meas
ured sound
OF sweet, weird melody.
l strSd by tho homestead on the hill,
Whore the trees rock to and fro,
The rocks fly by, and the children laugh,
And the ha wthorn falls like snow;
| could see the lilac and yellow gorse
In the old familiar place;
1 felt the touch Of your dainty hand,
And watched your smiling face.
All me, woke to this snddened life
From that dream of long ngo
70 miss for aver your presence dear
lr MY daily cares below.
Only nest that Is empty now,
A song in minor key,
A love that must ever be incomplete
Till tho rest Of ate-nity,
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All imperial University for Women.
Writing in the Nineteenth Century
Canon Browne suggests the formation
of an imperial university for women in
which the curriculum would be adapted
to the requ rements of women and open
up career to them In connection with
the higher education Comparable in
honor and cmolument with that open
to men" At Oxford and Cambridge
women cannot qualify for degrees.
The writer doubts whether the best
educational course for men is, in any
case, the best educational course for
women. His ideal university would
have central couhcil-a senate with
dcgrees, fellowship, etc.; and women
heldinE the degrees of this university
would have some share in its manage
mcnt.
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Found Cake.

One pound of flour, one pound OF
sugar, one pound of butter eight eggs,
beat yolks and whites separntely, then
add yollss to the butter and sugar,
with the -four, and lastly add one tea.
spoonful of essence of lemon, one tea:
spoonful of rose water, half II grated
husmeg and the whites Of the eggs,
beating all together thoroughly, then
put in D cake tin, bake it in quick
oven.
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Six ounces of rose water, mixed with
two dfsms Of chlogste of. potash. is an
sxseiledt puri6er ~ the breath Rtnse
the mouth after each meal. For .9eid.
ity of the stomach, which gives bad
breath. use a solution Of a tepspoonfql
of baking soda and half as much salt
in glass of water. Drink little OF
this and rinse the mouth well.
A box of the very finest powdered
charcoal, which can only be. obtained
ut drug store, should be klwpys ,,ht
hand. Gite thu. teeth TN orcasiotial
brushing with it, or rub n little be-
tween the iptcrstices Of tile teeth at
night, brushing 1t out in the morning.
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WHEN TRAVELLING

Whether on pleasure bent, or business.
take Oh -very trip q bottle of Syrup Of
Figs, as it ac,s most pleasantly and ef-
fectively on the lsidneys, liver and bow
els, preventing fcvers, headaches and
other forms of sickness. For sale in so
ceuts and 81 bottles by all leading drug
GlstS,
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Not n Good Reason.

"Ycs,n said a congressman at Washington,
'we're all In favor OF Browns appointment to
the CONSULATE
was asked.
"Qualitications he roarcd, at isn't n
question of qualifications. The simple fact Is
Brown is so hard up that nobody on earth
knows what will become OF him II he doesn't
get this otlicc''
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coveryn is known to medical science. The
diseases that it cures come from torpid
liver, or from impure blood. For everything
of this nature, it is the only guaranteed
remedy. In Dyspepsiu, Biliousness all
cry form Of Scrofula, even Consumption Tor
Lung in its earlier stages, and in
the most stubborn Skin and Scalp Diseases
if it ever fails to benefit or cure, you have
your money back.
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We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot he cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j..
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tions and financially able 10 carry out any OBJ
legations made by their firm.
WEST tS TRUAS, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.; WALDINa, K1SSAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 75c. per kettle Sold nv all Druggists.
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German
Syrup"

Just bad cold, and a hacking
cough. We allsuffef that way some
times. How 10 get rid of them is
the study. Listen" lam a Ranch
man and Stock Raiser My life is
rough and exposed. I meet all
weathers in the Colorado mountains.
sometimes take colds. Often they
are severe. I have used German
Syrup five years for these. A few
doses will cure them at any stage.
The last one 1 had was stopped in
"a hours. 1t is infallible." James
A. Lee, Jefferson, Col. @
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A Capitalist

Old Gent, to beggar to whom he
has given a cent-Now. my man. what
shall you do with that coinp
well. 1 hardly know. guvenor,
whether To purchase an annuity or
invest in railway stock. Which DO
Fea Naviser'
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l,akrti 0inRiat.

Heat six tablcspoonfuls of milk and
melt a small piece of butter in 1t. Do
not let it boil. Take six eggs, beat
the yollis with a tablespoonful OF salt,
a dash of pepper and tablespoonful
of flower. Stir into the hot milk, add
ing lastly the stifiIy beaten whites, u
little parsley, and pour into we'll
buttered iron spider. Put into hot
oven. In few minutes it will be
risen firmly and delicately Drowned.
Slip on platter, folding it in the
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rsr..o, Ton for Baby Carriages

Apretty parasol top for baby car
riage is made of point d'esprit lace.
Over the deep ruffle iorget-mc-nots arc
layishly embroidered. The cover is
lined with blue silk.
Another designd for . most aristo-
cratic baby h of white silk null, over
which bunehes Of daisies arc cmbroid-
essd. This y lissd with pale green
sijk.
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FROM FAR OFF SAMOA.
MANNERS AND CUSTOMS or
TIE SAMOANS.
Their Exhibit at the Worlds Fair Is
Full of Intcrest for Students of His
tSft-Pictufes of Natives of Different
Clnsses:
tworld's Fair Correspondence i

ULL-B l. D q ID r ~
representatives o I
Samoa are very in
terestins p e b > l c.
OF NIL of the South
Sea Islanders, the
$ n IN q u n $ are the
IN os t ancient on
Midway Plaissnce.
Other are perhaps
,a"- rs individuals
of II tribe, bnt these
people carry their
story OF 4 tfibs
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Nnt.s hy the Way


A ladies' society in Windsor is called
1.-THE Merry Wives"
Mrs Amelia Barr is said to mako
from $40, 900 to $4,000 q year from her
literary worn.
Antique candlesticlss are the weak
ness Of Mrs. Jesse Grant, who has q
large collection of gold, silver and
ceramic specimens, TO which she Is
constantly adding.
Dr.. Mary TStnam tacoh has hcea
elected President of the neurological
section of the New York academy of
Medicine, being the first woman ever
elected to the Presidency of -ectior
of tia. institution since its foundation
twenty-six years ago.
Mrs. Clevelands tastes in jewclry
are very simple. Although the possess
sor of number Of rings, she rarely
wears any except her wedding ring.
sions is beautiful diamond star which
was one of her wedding gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs William Waldorf Astor
nre tfending the path of charity, which
sometimes leads to an entrance into
some charitable bazar of high degree
is not held at their London residence,
is Carlton House Terrace. =, a.
Mrs. Frances iIodgson burnett is
soon to leave Washington for year s
so;ourn abroad. Much of her time
will be spent in London, where she is
almost as we'll known in society as in
New York, but in the autumn she will
make tour of Egypt and the Holy
Land.
Eleonora Dpse is now the sr,biect cl
wenderfu, pei pictures by English
journalists, One report says that she
is "a beauty of the Virgilian type, her
face being one of those marble south.
ern faces which reflect, as in mirror,
the workings of the restless sohl be-
meath"
| Princess May of Teck gives evidence
of the patriotism inherited from, her
mother by choosing the prtducds OF
the mhnufacsorics in the three king,
doms for her bridal trousscau. Scotch
twceds made in Paris fail to pass mus
ter with the Duchess of Tccls, and she is
particular in the smallest details to in
sure their purchases being entirely
! British.
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Condensed wi.don,.

Think that to-day shall mover dawn
again.-Danta
What | believe. that become
Phillips Brooks.
Flowers are the smiles of God s good.
ness.-Wilberfocce.
Perfect love is kind of wandering
out OF ourselves, voluntary death
Scougal.
In q divided church we see the
energy which was meant to subdue the
world preying upon ITSELF. ii. New.
man.
Quietness under ones roof and quiet.
ness in our own conscience are two
substantial blessings, which. who
ever bartcrs for show or pomp, will
find himself a loser by the exchange.
Seed.
Nothing is impossible to man who
can will. This Is the only law OF suo-
cess.-Mirabeau.
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BICYCLE Wanted in every town and VII
lagc in the West 4 practical Bicycle Rider to
take the agency for wcll-known hlgh grade
bicycle. Liberal comirission. No capital
whatever is required, aud r-hecis are sold on
long time, but applicant must furnish salts
factory references as to character,
Address SYDNEY II. PERCY
7. O. Box 1914.
Denver, Colo.
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Wood ashes mnke a good fertilizer for
potatoes. They can be applied broadcast
over the surface where there is n full sup
ply or they can be applied in the hill with
benefit.
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At, tie Worlds Fair

A Concy Island saiutrr,st has introduced
the "Rockct Punch" The name is mlspo-
me- Rookie, Punch goes down, not up.
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Very few people can observe another soar
above them without fccliES sore Themselves.
ihnt'- one o: the reasons Why European po-
tcntatcs DO not like Uncle Sam.