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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-03-02
A CURIOUS CASE

1t Established tho Fact That There Are
Some l.! ms Eh;e a Can't lie Waved.
A defendant in a murder care in New
Yor,: state was once placed on trial be-
fore ! Jury Of twelve. says the Erooa-
la Lsgic. A member Oi the jury died
dur his trial The priScrcr coun-
sol u reed with the district attorney
that the trial should continue bsiore
eleven j-rors and that no record Of the
6oath OF one Of their number should he
entered on the minutes of the cofrs.
The prisoner was convicted ard SEN
tonccd to panishrncnt- An appeal was
afscrvard t. sen TO the eiieot that
neither his counsel nor the district az
torncy nor the court nor the prtnncr
had rirht to waivc TIE latter right
to n trial by twelve j:rors- Tn, con-
victioa was set sciic Tor that reason.
As. however. nothing in the record
showed in a formal AID Official way
that the trial occurred and that the
verdict was rendered hy less than
twelve Jurors, it was also held tha< the
man hal been put once in jeopardy
and could not be put twice in the same
petition. He was, therefore. dis
charysd. lie was tias tried AID not
tried. founl guilty AMI not fouad gull
ty. convicted aad practically acqu tied
all at the s3ue tine and uaicr the
sa,nc proceeding. The contention was
that every aa1 indicted and tried for
crime l,fevious to his arrSiSnrnent. and
evcryonc who might be SO indicted and
90 tr;el alter his arraignment had an
interest II his trial By twelve jurors. .
right to his trial BY twelve Jurors. and
that when he waived his own r.cbt he
impaired their right i, their trial and
their right in his trial. and thaS tho
thing could not be permitted This
illustrates how a man holIs some OF
his r,yhts in trust for all t..c po and
for all the future. OF such rig lts Inc
cannot divcst hiInseif and cannot be
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-03-02
OLD WOMEN,
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-03-02
UNDERGROUND AV.lANcNcS.

Evidences OF Subte-raneln Conyuisions
Anon; the .Ioan:a.ns OF Pcnnsr. yania.
The curious phenomenon formerly
exciting the wonder OF people living in
the vicinity of Thici Lead and SAM
Mountains. south OF Tusseyville, Cen
ter county. Pa. when has not been
noticed FOR i've rear Ia ni-.e its pres
eace Known a -ain. Tor .Ia.vc year, at
IRREGULAR intervals. the dive RS il that
,art of Center coI1sy ha been dis
.ur5ed by LOUD and ny5tc-. ous noises
which came from the ground between
the two mountains n2m.l In the
spring of 1888 these no.se were heard
daily, with increaccl volume, for
wee';. The noises, accor ling to the
CHICAGO Herald, were aomctimcs Ike
the rumble of distant tldnder and then
like the dealcnei cra N of thunder
heard in tie ar close by. On the sew
enth day OF this pro .racted disturbance
beneath these two mountains resi-
dent of Tusseyville was climbing
Thick Head mountain. when the
rumo,ing bean in the mountain OPP
posite. At first it was deep and low,
and it increased in violence until it be-
cane as the tuoult of a mass of rock
rolling down a mountain side. The
person who heard the sounds said that
they convinced him that they were
caused by q subtcrrancan avalanche,
as it began ut the very top OF the
raour tain, increasing in violence and
speed cs il went down. and terminal
Il y, h. r&4f
After that day the Thick Head noises
ceasel. and were not heard again until
a week 40. when they bean just as
they lad terminated in a :imilar sub
tcrranean land or rock slide, except
that this time the hidden avalanche &C.
Cured somewhere in the depth of
Thick Head mountain, instead Of in
Sand mountain. In Potter county. Pa,
between Roulette and Eurtville. is
hill in which rrnblings of the same
nature are heard at IRREGULAR inter
walls. This elevation is called thunder
hill, and it ri5es from the south banl;
of the Allegheny river. The noises
that occur in this hill sometimes make
the earth trcnblc Tor long distance
around. and they have been hoard for
mile away. The theory Of local saw
ants il that a strong vein of natural gas
undcrlies the hill, AID that when the
great rctort is disturbed by some un'
dcr,-round convulaion it rises in its
mirht AID tuinblcs roofs and things
around in the confines of the bill until
everything HUNS. still no ono has con
fidence enough in this theory to hand
out the money that is being asked fcl
to send drill down into the alleged
gas caul Iron. let ont its trcn cure ant
make everybody ia that bailiwich rich
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-03-02
ALLIGATOR SHOOTING.
Al Exciting Sport VI Oh IL Pu1sned -
Dark neSs,

A Exciting Sport VI ca IL Pu1sned -
Darkness.
Mr. I.irl, Munroe describes In the
Cosmopolitan a canoe trip in company
u ith two young Seminole Indians Mic.
cochec and Kowi,la. who were engaged
in their regular occupation OF hunting
ailirators for their hides. The canoe
was dugout. made by Miccochce him
self out of huge cyprus log The trio
made camp late in the afternoon. and
after awhile Mr. Muaroe discovered
what he had MT before suspected-thas
the hunting was to b. done at night
Darkness hId hardly fallen before
the believing Of ALI rator. was heord-
a sound much like the r',ar OF an angry
bull. Miccochcc listened with evident
satisfaction. "Al!apatta plenty Me
catch EN-. Uncah!'
We had killed Eve Of the monsters
when we turned cur Prov Up stream.
Miccoc hee welded his push pole from
the stern. Kowilla sat in the middle OF
the canoe. while I, with jack light on
my head and rife in hand, occupied the
position Of hcncr in the bow.
The alligator, had ceased their NUT
tcrinys and had begun to think that
we had killed or frightened them ~
Just then was startled by a slight
ncticn On the bark but a few yards
cwuy At the sar:c instant two Goals
Of Gre glccmod thrt ugh the blaciiness.
What could they bc2 ! was about to
speak. when q sharp mist" frora be-
hind told me that the moment Tor
action had come. Taking hasty aim
ut enc Of the lurid Goals, fired.
The report Of the rifle was followed
by su:h a wild rush into the water. such
whirling and splnsking, such showers
of spray and bloody foam that it was
as if small cyclone had been dropped
fror, the heavens into that quiet spot.
Little Kowilsa screamed in his excite
ment. but Miccochcc only expressed his
displeasurc at my bad shot by mutter-
ing: "uo-le-wa-gus. Heap bad!'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-03-02
vCTCRANS PACclNO AWAY.
In ForSr Years There VII lie Few sur
viz RI ut the CiNn War.

In Forty Years There VII lie Few Eur
viz r. 81 the Ci,n War.
Interesting in connection with the de-
partmen. On, anpnent is the report OF
the medical director. DR.. j. T. Hayes.
in part as follows, says the Washington
Post:
Our annual death rate equals as
per cent. Of tie whole number in tho
Grand Army Ecpublic in this Depart
nent This is equivalent TO Ccath rate
of twenty seven in thursand. L larger
death rate than usually pertains TO any
given number If people. Our band OF
nearly 4.cc0 is being rapidly mustered
out. and if we apply the simple rules OF
arithmetic. and provided that we nc
cruit no moro. in the year 1850 not ono
of our 4.CCo world be alive to toll tho
story Of the past
We are dying fastor than sny other
class of our population. I've ause oct of
the 1909 In our organization raorc than
ouc-ha.f arc daily suffering from loss of
limits. from Wounds. injuries and disar
bilities coctrae ted during the war. Re
suits CT prisCn-lifc and the exposure and
deprivation In; idcrt thereto now Cause
rnorc suffering than the bullet. Loss of
a limb shortens the life, but tho rhcu-
saatisrn and scurvy contractedin prison
also yearly all for their premature vic
Tins. Premature airing CT oil IT, or
eans. diminished vital resistance to oil
disturbing Causes, and more especially
,,iseases Of the h car. now so al; rrning~
ly present with Eery surviving COM
rades, are mainly due to the rheumar
tisr and saurvy of prison lie.
IL have never seen sarvivor from
tho prison at An Icrso-vilio, Ga. that
did not have disease Of heart in somo
form or other -, taxing our little
band Of 1000 to 4ny. in about forty
years all who have lost limbs or been
seriously wounded or suIfc.od tho hard
ships and horrors of prison life will
have passed awav."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-03-02
SAVED 81 HIS HORSE
Very Peculiar Escape of n afau from
Freak o. the Ice.

Very Peculiar Escape of n fau from .
Freak - the ice.
The story comes up from below the
city. says the Lewiston (Mc.l Journal,
about a man who attempted to cross
the Androscogyin on the ice and was
swsmped. together with his team He
had been hauling wood across the river
for several days. and had just one moro
load to haul.
As the water was M on the fare of
the ice he first thought to put OF haul
ing II, but the thought that perhaps
there would not be another chance to
haul it made him 60 across When he
started back he thought he wouldn't go
in the same track where be had hauled
tho rest, SO he went little above.
The ice began to k slowly when
he got to the middle Quick as a Cash
he unfastencd the two tugs and Ono
holdback. Then he struck the horsc
violently with the whip. At the Same
time the sled load of wood went
through with crash. lie commenced
to sink with it, but when the horse had
been struck he jumped ahead and,
breaking the of holdbacli. jcrl;ed the
man of tho load and dragged him "a
the shore with the reinS There he
stopped and the man cot up.
When he looked ba:ls the top Of the
wood and the shafts could be soon stick
ing out of the hole il tho i,e. He says
that he had rather lose the wood thar
90 near the hole again It Is frozen In
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-03-02

A ships officer who has spent r,rch
time on tho st. Johns river. Florida,
thinks that he has solved the prob.cm
as to the origin Of the shell mounds
that occur along that stream. The
river twists about in an extraordinary
way, SO that in many places view
along the water extends for only a few
rods, but he finds that tall object or
the 2rnol,e of Gre shown from the top
of one Of these mounds could he seen
from those uext below and above. and
he believes that these eninences were
Indian signal stations. by means Of
which the natives were able to an
nouncc the approach of q hostile force
along the river, as the Greeks signaled
the news of the fall Of Troy 20 they
home cities by lights on the mountains
tops, that were repeated from peak "a
peak
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-03-02
A EHOK-N E.lcAG -.i-:T.
The sacriaciai Fire sit ~ = D,sappC Int
ell Earssel.

4
ell Dsrlsel.
"Spealsinr of bro':en engagements"
remarked a yor nSAyirl to an ArSonaut
man the other day, males me think
OF a funny story. A trend OF mine
wa, expecting TO be married. and had
everything really but her gowns. All
the table and bed lircl was hemmed
md married and put away in lavender,
while dozens of tray cloths doilies and
bureau scarfs were mate. She had
even prepared n large supply of all
kinds of house cloths fer windows. sill
yer. etc. and had put away six rolls OF
linen bandagcs in case anyone should
cut finger or sprain an arm. Well.
The engagement was bro.icn. and what
}Go YOU think she did with all those
thircs upon which she had lavished so
r,uch loving care? She made a big
toaCre in the bac.iyar! and upon the
CaIncs. started by means of a me- tch
and an old barrel. she heaped her
trca~ures Never did vestal virgin
feeding the sacred fires on ancient
Roman affairs make more fcrvent vows
than did this nineteenth century
maiden when sacrificing her dainty
lircn in the hope of aSsuaging her
heartache That all happened some
wears AFRO On n cabinet in her own
room stands large jar. which people
declare contains the aches of her heart
and of her bridal linen crcmated 70
gcther on that fatci..l cay"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-03-02
ZONE SYSTEM IN HUNGARY.
Onictal Figures h " II IL = Conpiess

Onictal Figures b II IL = Complete
'urceSs.
Three years ago the hungarian gov.
erLment adopted the zone system OF
rates for railroad fares The principle
involved large reduction in rates, cs- {.
pccially to lopg-distance travellers With
Buda. Pcssh as a center. the circunfcr-
ence of the first zone was about one hun.
dred miles away. the second two hum
dred. and SO on To the extreme limits OF
Hungary Only sill hit reduction in rates
was made IN the first zone, rnuch larger
in the second. and in -reasingly larger
in the oater zones The gross r ductiou
was in the ncighborhocd of sixty per
cent. hungary wcs IN ideal place for
trying the plan. as all roads run TO
BUda-Pcsth ard the city itself was prac-
tically IL the center Ct the country.
Railroad mon everywhere declared tho
plan forcdoc med to failure. even where
the conditions were as favorable as In
hungary.
The first Official f;,ures On the sys-
tom have been published. Commenting
on them. Transpor. lays:
"Ex client results have, according to
the OF 2al fgurcs INST published. been
sho,vn by the wor':ily of the zone sys-
TEN on the raj ways Of Hungary The
eyes of Europe hare been tlraca with o
good deal of curiosity and interest to
this. the most daring and systematic
method of Discrimination II favor OF tho
long distance rs ayainst the short dis
tance traveller in the world The vari-
Gus zones or circles with, which Ger
tain fares are charged are Gzcd by reg
ulation. the pria :ip'c adopted being the
greater the distance from the capital
the less the proportional rate per milo
Travelled. The system has been greatly
appreciated by the people living in the
more distant parts Of the country. a
the result shows. For some years be-
fore the introduction Of the system the
number of travellers averaged G,0o0.0
annually. In the frst year of the zone
tariff the number rose tn l6.0oo.000: tho
second years returns showed that 49,
100000 had used tho railways, while
during the third year the number Of
travellers totaled 2S.Oo0.Ooo. II Is salts
factory to note a corresponding rise In
the receipts, advancing from o.7c5.ooo
gulden during tho last wear of the old
system to 2s.3oo. ooo gulden during the
year Just closed"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-03-02
A Cats Trim to lndi, and Hack.

A good cat story. says the London
correspondent Of the Yorkshire Post.
comes from Bombay. In August o
Liverpool resident proceeding to Dom-
bay took out with him cat which
he intended TO present to friend
In India. Some days after tho arrival
of the steamer In Bombay pussy was
missed. and. though she was searched
for high acd low. she wac nowhere TO
be found. Her owner had quite given
her tip for lost when he received in
telligcnce from England that the cat
had made her appearance at her old
Liverpool home on the 18th Of October
rs calm and collected as though a trip
to India and back was quite in the or
binary course of her life. The facts are
vouched for by q Bombay paper. and
there Is no reason to doubt their sub
stantiol accuraSy.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-03-02
E,-t,eerl1- Skill.

Speaking Of the remarkable feats OF
marine engineers. the Marine Journal
recalls the achievement Of Richard
Peck. who ut enc tine had charge Of
the single engine Of the old City Of Vera
Cruz coming Up from Havana South
of Iiattcras the piston rod went to
amash breaking into three pieces But
Peck. after twcn;y-four hours Of con-
tinuous labor. actually ncndcd that
piston so that it WIS strong and true
enough to do its part with the rest OF
the machinery. an he brought his ship
into New York harbof stearing six
knots This was a decd which. in the
opinion of the Boston Journal. quito
eclipses even the resent notable per
furmanceof Engineer Tomiinson. Of the
UmtriA
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-03-02
. Hired Cue is.

English society Is raising 4 national
lament because men no longer dance
Hostesscs have for long time been ~
their wits end to secure partners for
young women at balls and dancing par
ties Now the situation Is worse than
ever and remedies are being eagerly
sought. The suggestion Is publicly dis
cussed that dancing agency be es.ab
lished similar to such institutions in
Paris and Berlin Hired guests. armed
with guarantees Of fitness and respecta
bility. would appear at the proper hour,
warranted to dance every number or
the card and not give more than three
dances to one young woman Some
such plan seems to be the only hope oi
asving the art Of dancing in England
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-03-02
AT THE CoTTO i or THE SEA.
40 Trace OF v.r,cta-c Ia the Deepest OF
tic q. cans Dc,ti.


An cztraor liaary circuInTtaGcc that
has been noticed with ilt,rc5t and
that always creates sur prise wien first
learned il the entire aS eucc of forciGn
matter In the dcc2cit part OF the
oceans floor. OF all the vci5els lott II
rlii-occan: of al the human beings
that have been drowne1: of all tho
marine animals that have pcriahcd; OF
all the clay. sa1l al l gravel let fall BY
dissolviny iccbcrJ>. of all the va
rious sl5jtalc,5 dr.-tol from every
shore by shifting currents. 60 trace
remains, but in their pace wafer from
one thousand t. twenty-five hundred
fathoi1s in dco.h covers tie Uniform
deposit of tax. BLUSH, tenacious
slimc ca'l,i glo5iSc-i-a ooce. says tho
Cosmopolitan ..a1a me.
A bit of this under a power al lens
Ia declared to be revelation OF beauty
not readily forgotten. Tho oo2c Ia
cornposcl alr1o-t C, .;rcly Of the dein-
test. mot dcl;catc!y beautiful shells
irlagina lie. At a. .1th5 greater than
TWENTY-FIVE hu- lrc.l fatlor'i TIC bot
tom of the sea coz e mainly or prod
net ar ing fro:l ?o.urc, TOR alrno5t
incalcu,a,lc p.r.o to to cAcn-ca
action of sea war, OF paraicc AM
other vol .a2': ina, -.
This lra'l = r, Mt, in the fprrn1tion
of rel cla ,icpo IS 'atare CO '1ilerod
character. ~ of tir p-,- p12Iest
depths of tlc o:cr1 tlr)oiIec or
lime. WI il tn - of sl>ll5 o.
foranil:-cr1 ra1',c; up - lar >. part
of thc rio -. -,rila ooze. Is here almost
entircly a. ut.
80 "A wa r i;v,rY nearly ulivcrsa
solvc,t a b,s,ra aag eheN l1r;c or
snail roaclcs II, boa Of tl>5o trc-
men l1t.5 ab~ n; it = - "a ally eaten
NJ. literally lis ~ "A r. at waicl
the clo--2 as P. ir3 o. the water
must maj ,ria'' : ~ -.
At one tAoa a1l iacio:n5 the weight
Of tie water prs - ua al 5ilcs ID
an ol;c,, C11>-.ti u tiat ccpth /
very y ,a-,y On. to tl> ilnarc inch
or nor n, ole h ri tines thai
SIR a.tlr @ca ltrol All ut tn
-c2t = ts- $3.50, ~, il so in
crea - .lat it W - l notiin7
coul! nj: ..l-l =: in fact, hcav
metal ~ 'cr5 1t dowl with I'll;
soun Ii. e.: 4:at- "rc sor1ctimcs, o:
bcin- C---v1 L, . l - the surface
founl bent AL - ~ =; ctroITly
made -la9. vessels W .cl tn, e, .tal in
closed ar. at5,rc into ira IN eats
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-03-02
MODERN ATHENS.
Il Ia Raising Its 6 .nInrd. 70 t,,n1e of
Classic. C-eecc.

C.a3Sic:-. Greece.
81 once had chat with ;hc late
Prof. Sophoclcs. the far,ous native
Greek professor of Harvard. On the
subject Of the pronup";a. vi az our
Language as taught in Ar,cr,ca." said
the Gree: con sul. ,Ir ID. L. '!i,,.a-en-
sis, recently. to n reporter FIR ,..r los
ton lIerall. Il as,sc | i 10 wy h. taught
q pronunciation with he .srew was
not right.
ut doesn't mae any dr. renee
what Pronunciation w. I :.;t ic re-
piled. because these hos viii nc-er
know anything aarwar
1.-THE Gcraaui ave b..n tn. ::,o-t
consc:cnt'oa AL io-,u n tu...n: 81
tie ancient Cr2c': lar-, -" rontin
ucl the consul ',t Is hIt ~. 20 say
however. TIA: a vsry Lar c.! Az *
lady. Who has b ! IL t., vaun.ry
stu lying yoIr i, tho 49, {. at
she founl I Ga o. ar ~ Il, -
collc-c wa, we-r h., rr ~ ia
Crcc,i cla .cs tan t)> .- :: car
own .chool. il y Ica, i',loc. SAL
they M B, vcsy 20 : t1"a. icT q
Crc2trc ral in f'-,cs ga "a. IT: ~
has tan pa, ~ a." Few gar,
TA> spa :c1 L. "a - :, c"l-.r': -
ncre AL r1r: .,o e "a ~ ~ 81
sta .1r.'1 rorc' - N..ri~ taat haze
cree, ia.o a. l. II - az hci'''' ca.,
asi!a | 80 .oi -. i2.-..i e.. .,..r,ty
OF t',c Ia =: = vlcn '-r..,'1 &c
Cr'-"o, MIN sons of ~ r"Ivrt>it.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-03-02
Cv-.f 81 4 Y-l21
Cur:ocx Il - r~-1-I to Ph sica
Jt. On D.

It Is SURF. jrr y y people be-
lew t.. 20 ca...'. % - o. man i
rc-cvel evcry scr l : ar e,actl-
says the e; Lou Cl05c-Dcrlocrat
Isis u@cd - BE- tai At il books. and.
altho.-h rSt ortlo4o.; row. Is still &C
ccpteI as co-pcl By many. To show
its inaccuracy orc has only to biz a
Ill or hi5 finer harl enough. for II
rat ca-c the i~j-,rci Oh ct VIII CONF
,Fa1; bc rc;,'acrl b al entirely new
aal
II a., rrocc~s oc --.c, seven year
.-ci = 4 c; eat vel b: very Tire
ON air. bat. as a-y mechanic VIII
tell rou. il vccup.c~ 4 few 'vcc':s. The
,-rov.th Il more rapid il sunncr than
Writer. but rover ta. ing nore than
four months. 30 far as tie nails arc
concerned. then. the renewal process
is regretted about twcnty-onc time
durirc tie RI. 'riation seven years. and
the theory il thus Dc troycl. even II nc
,ticr proof ~ it's fal ity were forth
coming.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-03-02
Fish Nets.
Fish Nets.
n nate orr made from some very

Fish nets orc made from some very
strange materials The Esqrir,:; uz
manufacture them FROM strip OF seal
hide aud from thin slices OF whale
bones. By the Fiiians they are con-
strnc;ed of human hair SavaGes in
vnr.ons paris of the world plait the in
n..r iibcrs of tree bar; FOR { hing lines.
and the Indinos on the lae'.lc coast Oh
Ncrth America use for the same rai>
pose seawcet,-a sort Of Leip whiea Is
strong enough to holi a Gary captive
of one hundred ADD THY Po0nos
wright
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-03-02
H,S i.lOTi rs Ci-lE.

The 4. OK Oh V.icI reside t Cleveland
Tcos the Data or OGicc.
Among the rclics stored away in the
clerk cfice cf the supreme court CT tho
United s.tates. vritca a V ashington cor
respondent # the Philadelphia Times,
IL a handsome moroc:o-cDvcrcd Bibie OF
large octave size. II is the Eible that
was purchase eight years ago to ad-
minictcr the oath Of Office u President
Cleveland ut his Inauguration on March
T. 1t had boc1 the i1vlriab.c custom
before the inauGurS lion of Elr Cievc-
land to purchase n Bible for use ut the
inauyura.io: ceremony and 10 present
this inter- ding merncnto aftcrvard TO
some member of the presidents family.
Following this custom, the clerk pur-
hased Bible to use in the inaugurar
ton Of President Clcvel nd. bat Mr..
Cleveland notified the committee OF ar
ranrcrucats Of the senate that he wished
TO take the oath on tAe Eible given TO
him by his mother whoa. as young
man. he started ont in the world to
make his fortune. The committee nat
uraily respected this sent 'rnent OF the
prcsitient-elc-t and Sd MIR. Cleveland
took TIL oath On his mothers Hble. 1t
wcs u snail DO ,k. nurocco bound and
cilt-cdgcd 80 fer as is known here,
Mr. Cleveland still has the book. and In
the belief that it will be used ut the
coming ceremony the clerk of the SUI
prene court has net prr- hased q
Eiblc to be used on that occasion 1t
vas planned -four years ago to use the
bible purc based in ISIS at the ceremony
of 1859: but after considering the mat
ter the clcrli determined t. purchase
another Bible for Dir. Harrison