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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-21
COMMITTEE ROOM EIGHT

While the committee on credentials v,.
considering the contest from the Firm
ward personal difficulty was preelpl.
lated but with no serious results. A. n
LoNett was giving testimony regarding
the ward convention. His statenents
we're disputed by j. II. S. Gaines, a mo
Pr OF the committee. Gaines renarksd
that the story OF occurrences as toId
5 ~ L1tkeu were untrue, as he had been
am a HARP" w say 'hat
,,n S;Mness replied; Your statements are
you are liar" responded I,ocket,
Gaines made an attempt TO siTIltn tbo
ruin ward contestant but Lockett mad
q cane In his hand and he laid II On
ne SIDE or the commitieeman's head
which brought the difficulty to elosa
rne contest resulted In seating the dele-
eaton headed by T. D. Mitchell, The
cluded Lockett. 'h-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-21

Aransaa Pass. Texas February 49,
Yesterday and today the auction sale Of
iots by the Afnnsaa city ana fmproy-
mint company was held. About 100 lois
were sold, the average price being 1855
each. Only about twenty lots were sold
today, Oh tho management. growing dis
satisfied. took their property on the mar
ket Tho company served a froe barbe-
cue to 600 or fp1 exourslonnts both yos-
ierday and today and ran free eaeur-
Gtuns to tho Jettlcg
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-21

Corpus Christi. Texas. February H.
A young man named Y. t. Mecray ar
rived In the city last evening and started
on foot 10 the rosidenee OF Mr. Fred
knitr. about three miles from town,
tho city he was held up and robbed Of
s22.5o by two Mtxirnps He came back fe
town aud reported tho affair to tho mar,
shal, who. with deputies, went In search
~ the robbers. but failed to dnd am
traco of thcm.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-21
poruI.Isr nyANoEI.fsr.

ian Augustine, Texan, February IT,
Hon. J. G, Rhodes OF Van Zandt county.
popuiist, spoke bere Saturday to small
audience OF white md oolored populists
and few democrntA All the ncgroti
present announced thcmrelvcK as Iopu.
lists. except one said he was fpmocrnt
Mr.. Rhodes comlnE was not Een,raii,
known or bo parhnpn would have had
a larger crowd.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-21
ROSENBERG PRospERlNc.

Rosenberg. Texas, February is.--Rosen.
borg Just row enjoys tho distinction OF
being The most active young cny In South
Texas Tho constant suoam OF prorpec-
tors the amount OF building material TO-.
Ftthcr with the vast Increase OF acreage
over last year spealts volumns. situated
In i5ch and fertile belt with The best
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-21
POSSIBILITIES on ARBITRATION.

tReal, II uupoetieal.l
The hungry brtlsn iions.
bntasy "a the4r air,
NOL.u Ike uinurtnt menu.
Ana p4tnty milliUn ARE"
They want Cuunn pottags
And moro OF Ncnuzu-
E,al Cou.d they ootaln IL
Without u Yankee stew"
Too tough Tor tnolr digestion.
And sure 10 MAKE tnem M,
NeceAsitutinR use or
a hot Columbian pill,
A Dynamite capsule
In the shape OF bunker ui.l.
The impecunlouR lordllnga
Are FESTIVE to away,
To ~ their empty Golfers
In South America.
once they inlcAt that region
They, tubtly. vii prepare
10 pluck Columhia'H eagle
In manner deDonalr,
Now any such procedure
In Freedoms climate Will
N.ccsBiiaic rosorting
To nm effective pill,
A Wnshingtonia capsule,
In tho shape OF bunker Ilip
Tho parliamentary mobiles
Are flirting, from afar.
Regarding "Rrhitintion"
For cpunternolsing war.
As previous denomination
Has shown that "arbitrate.
With England means nceedinR
Her right 20 more estate;
And lust tho way lnebrlates
"Tfner on" she. likewise will
Continually evolving
.inst 'taNer m" uu'il
Forced into degiutltion
or an explosive Pill,
A niiro-g'Ncerine ennsNic,
In the shape OF Bunker nm.
Ava Ciuy urnyo
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-21

hand would be thrust out ma
tne DOW from landing where il w weVen
The vote on the report Of m. o,s..,
committee was taken during he ra n WI y
ny vote OF % to 0, "as adopted
The report OF the com r,,,.na -.
i and rSsolutions was next resd On platform
az me non. Chairman OF Harris rn,,s,!ss
| We, your committee on r.snI,,t,nsou ity;
sids submit the following for your cong oTs
| !. We reaffrm our alIezfar.. =,
ar s, pa republican party and exnr .ne
of ,b iol,as, faith In the ulimate triam sss
is builded' i ana ,n upon which. our party
lection. OF reciprocity. in sd,,rs Vi pro-
and pure ballot. VI Souhu money
we geclare our confidence in ,,,,
and In those noble sons yvb66s s''I iaon
nhVe contributed to give tho nort.
prestige N the Nation and statey ~;
iznfion IN Hsp, intact republican organ.
despoliation 'uP'ioh ana It's
3 We believe that the bss, interest,
~ S,' le party are TO be subserved bv ssnJ,
ing our delegates to the STAG "a ~ sum-
kresslonal conventions unlnsi ructaG IN On,
nnlnpered and unfettered, aud NO ySco M,
,ions ,, .,ia' our delegates TO these conyon-
tiohs vote against Instructions heinr eiye,,
oy ether the State or congrcssionals con.
Nehuon' Respeetfully submitted
Emmett j, Scott.
The report Of the committee VA sr, man,
mously adopted. was uHah'-
,s Ihs following were appointed commit.
vong 20 s;Gieet DEL gates TO the Stale and
,nlams, w A. SHREDDER. William Davis W
- y, Jones q r. :. Gaines, 8. ]. Leonard
H T 8 Henderson.
congr, sslonal-E. ii. Wiiilntno,,gi
SSnarltie, William Davis, Bailey sna,,ts'
II IL u conway, v, II. Mckinney. Rev
Harry Qallen 3 Jones. oa Richard Allen,
z. Henderson. ". il. seott hfy 3
Gaines. a; Richards, w. 4 Strodor NJ ~
T.: IL; Rohy. 2. j. Scott, II. b. John.
State. n. f .oye Wl,,on II W D.,
G. j., Wakshsli, William Green. s. A.
i pr M9t'h 1,. c. II. Smith, c, II. Brown
aorph, Joe Bunch. Ii. c. bSGnu.fle. c iSsps-
iuhkum, j ID, Davis and those seioc,sa !
:" W. 70 TO sb n3 csSng ;re, eonyention
pres, hieI be delegates to both conven. |
tlons. This was accepted hy tho cbaIr-
IN OF we committee on delegation and |
"ie rerort az amended was adopted
Ncmmntlons for chairman for Inc rom.
~ for the ensuing two years we,, IN,
9alled Tor and Richard Allen ard w n
IN ns were proposed; The house was
Smith ~ u ppi h ana taking the chair Elder
Of Rchard Allen and he was d.cisrnd
Elected. The Jones men did not reai,zs
lowing Van II. Mckinney was deStnro,t
reel cited secretary and Chairman Aion
1iulourned the convention sine die. Tbs
~ ,nSs men saw tbs course afrairs were
y them proposed W e. Jones for cor,ntv
chnirman and amid grsat deal ~
noise no was declared elected. Emtneit
Adjourned.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-21

Anderson. Toxas. February 1.-THE pop
uilsts had meeting here or tho 18th
with closed doors. but from what car
be LEARNED no business was done exec ~
TO appoint precinct chsirirsn for tie
county. Il
The republicans had meeting hsro OF
thu 18th to sand delegates 10 the county
convention, which meets at this place
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-21

Trinity, Texas February io--The meet
ing at tho Methodist church being con-
Quoted by Rev. A. j. FrcR IL increasing
In interest Two services are he'd daily,
whicn are well attended The meeting vi
probably continue ten days and much
good is already predicted 10 result
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-21

Palestine. Texas. February is.--A Fancy
Work society was instituted IN this city
yesterday at the home OF Mrs. Dick The
purposes Of the club will be understood In
the name Tue charter list Includes many
OF Paiestinss practical business ladios.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-21
FOOT BALL AT aALvEsroN.

How tho Two Elcvens WIN Line Up for
the Game.
Galveston, Texas. February i9,--Tho foot
bali game between the representative
elevons OF the University of Texas and
this city under the auspices OF the Amp-
teur Athletic association OF this city viii
he u great game undoubtedly. The team
that viii represent Galveston Is about
the strongest organization of tho kind
that has ever played here aud In con5e.
ou,nco the contest with tie famous Texas
eleven Is expected TO be about the most
evenly matched game the university has
ever Engaged In, The lineup OF the two
eoniesung teams will be as follows;
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-21
GOSSIP or GOTHAM.

New York, February ia man WHO
hires dress suits" to men and whose place
is on one Of the populous avenues recent
" had an order for nlx such outfits. He
found out later that five were for mourn
ers ot q wake and the sixth for the tenn
porary use Of the deceased.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-06
ONE IN EVERY FOUR.
One Person in Every Four Suffers
From Piles.

F
About one person in every four
suffers from some form of rectal
disease. The most common and
annoying is itching piles, Indicated
by warmth, slight moisture aud in-
tense, uncomfortable itching in the
parts affected.
The usual treatment has been some
simple ointment or salve which some-
times give temporary relief, but moth
ing like a permanent cure can be
expected from such superficial treat
ment.
The only permanent cure for itch
ing piles yet discovered is the Pyr-
amid Pile Cure, not only for itching
piles, but for every other form OF
piles, blind, bleeding or protruding.
The first application gives instant re-
lief and the continued use for short
time causes a permanent removal
of the tumors or the small parasites
which cause the intense itching and
discomfort of itching piles.
Many physicians for long time
supposed that the remarkable relief
afforded by the Pyramid Pile Cure
was because it was supposed to con.
tain cocaine, opium, or similar drugs,
but such is not the case. A recent
careful analysis of he remedy
showed it to be absolutely free from
any cocaine, opium, or in fact any
poisonous, injurious drugs whatever.
Sold by druggists at SO cents per
package.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-06
Chester Chimes.

By the class Of jokes that were
played in Chester, halloween night,
we think they must have been played
by strangers, as all our boys and
young men are supposed to be gentle
men, for truly, no gentleman would
take part in such degrading tricks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cheeny and children
have returned from their visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Barnes and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Hungerford have re-
turned from pleasant wedding
tour.
There are some men who seem
to think they have right to forget
their manhood and become brutes on
election day just when they need to
be men the most.
Mr. Frank Freemire started for
Chicago the first of this week to re
sumo his studies. Frank intends to
be first class dentist and we believe
he will succeed.
Mr.. Frank Hlnson has returned to
his studies, he is medical student.
Mr.. Myers. of LIE Roy, takes his place
in the depot.
| Mrs. Jennie Brown. of lie Roy
visited her son here last week.
Rev. H. O. Radford and family
visited in Chester last week, they
now reside near Bonair.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-06
BEWARE OF soFT-sHELL CRABS.
Peculiar Parts to BE Regarded by Those
Who Eat Them.

Peculiar Parts to BE Regarded by Those
Who Eat Them.
There is no danger in eating soft
shelled crabs" observed an epicure, "if
they are fresh, but they are poison IT,
they are not. They should be well sea-
soned, and an extra lot of pepper put
on them as precuution, especially it.
the weather is very hot when they are
eaten, or If. they are eaten shortly be-
fore one retires. 1t is the habit of many
persons to eat .soft-shelled crabs at
night time. do not know but that they
taste better then. 1t is somewhat dan.
gerous to many to drink milk after eat
ing crabs. Milk seems TO develop the
collie that follows eating softrshelled
crabs with some persons.
"Another thing that should be re-
membered, and that is that sharp
thunderstorm will kill soft-shelleld
crabs, and even the hard-shellcd crabs
at times. Unless the soft-shelled crab
had been cooked before the thunder
storm. think the safer plan would be
| to decline to eat it. Under all other
conditions there is no danger in partak-
| ing of them for / do.not think anyone
would be criminal enough to cook q
dead crab, hard or soft shell. The
| proper way to Kill crab is to throw
him into a Kettle of boiling water.
know t!:at scm:e people think this IL
/ cluel, but ii is no more cruel than IL
\. stab them with needle or kill then
with chloroform, as have known some
extra sensitive persons to do"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-06

New Orleans. Nov. 3.-Returns coming
slowly. but the indications are that the
democrats have made clean sweep elect
Ing congressional delegation. and that
Bryan has carried the stale by not less
than 10000 majority.
The indications are that Bryan carries
this city by 10000 to 100000
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-06
Knew Too Much,

cresco. Iowa. Nov. 3. 1896.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-06

Knew Too Much,
Mr.. .Chips-Mr. Greathead, want to
map out a line of journalistic study for
you.
Young Assistant am pretty well
up to newspaper knowledge as it is, sir.
Mr.. Chips-I am aware of that, Mr..
Greathead, but you know too much. I
would suggest that you devote one hour
each day to forgetting something
Chips.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-06
The Differences.

MIR. Frankstown- There goes young
Mr.. Homewood cycling with that pretty
grass widow.
Mr.. Point Breeze-Yes; he's deeply
infatuated with her. He tells me he
can't live without her.
Mr.. Frankstown-That odd. I know
her ex-husband very we'll, and he con-
fided to me that he could not live with
her.-Pittsburgh Chronicle-Te
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-06
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate G. NJ Harris. deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the subscriber
the estate OF G. M. Harris, late of Cresco.
in the county OF Howard, state of Iowa, DIS
ceased, intestate. and has taken upon himself
that trust by giving bonds as the law directs
All persons having demands upon the estate OF
the said deceased are required to exhibit the
same; and persons indebted to The said estate are
called upon to make payment to
C. r. LENT.
Administrator.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-06
American Nnta ABROAD.

American walnuts, pecans, hickory
nuts and the like were last year sent
abroad to the extent of$115,274.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-06
TopsY-TurYy.

In Albania the men wear petticoats
and the women trousers. The women
do all the work and the men attend to
nothing in particular.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-06
City Council.

Regular meeting met in Council
chamber, Cresco, November I'd. Meet.
ing called to order by Mayor Kellow.
sent aldermen Mosher, Swenson,
ti,,Ne. Plat, Thompson, Richards.
Minutes last meeting read and APP.
proved.
The following bills were allowed:
hn Daley, posts, ..........S 200
.S,holm & Carlson. St. crossing, 22.oo
q. L. Watros. .............. 11.6o
S. Pearson, curbing on St. -. 7.25
E. Crashill, dray at file. ....... 200
Jas. A. Slddail neutrality-suspicious.. so
Swenson & Moen, W. w........ ia
F. A. Glass, oil, etc., $50
w. H. Tillson ............ $50
E. ]. Thomas. .............. 2.25
S. A. Hamilton Observation-Disclosures. o.o5
w. K. Blackburn ..... e.15
E. Craghill. .......... -. AS
E. o. White, ST. Com. ...... 1874
Report received from w. X. Black.
burn for water sold at w. w. for
month of October, 22 BIS, S1.,o.
Petition of ]. e. MARROW, ct. AL for
sidewalk approved and ordered passed.
On motion, the Mayor appointed
Aldermen Platt and Howe d committee
to whom was referred an ordinance to
prohibit boys from climbing on trains.
On motion, Richards and Mosher
were appointed committee to ascer.
tain the cost of placing street signs at
the intersection of streets with Elm St.
The matter of drain for waste
water from the street boundary ON Mar.
ket street, was referred to Richards
aad Swensrn with power to make
such arrangements as are deemed
necessary.
Adjourned.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-01

to market on mulebacl1, it would arrive in the shape of marmalade."
 But at Corfu, also, the peaches were green and they have good roads, and bring the fruit to town in wagons"
 ''Ah, well,' said the man, ''there is another reason. The farmers have no money, and they have creditors. They can't wait for fruit to get ripe"
 There, says About, you have fair example of the state of Grecian agricul- ture.
 A French gardener, being at Smyrna, noticed that the Greeks had almost no vegetables in their gardens tomatoes everywhere, and scarcely anything else.
 Why don't you raise other things?'' he asked. Asparagus, now. Your soil is just right. You would make fine thing of it. l will furnish you with seeds"
 How soon should we get crops?"
 ''In four years at the longest"
 -Four years. Are you crazy? Do you suppose we would spend money to get something back in four years? We should be bankrupt twenty times over. ;
Arizona republican., 1896-04-01
UNASSORTEO STOCK.
Why Poultrymen Should Aim to Secure
 Uniformity in the Flock.

why HOuiCrymen SnOuid AlIn CO 6eCuEe
 Uniformity in the Flock.
 Go into any barnyard or poultry yard and the.chances are that the stock will be found of all grades, shapes, colors and sizes. Among the lot will be found some excellent layers, but the whole lot will prove unproftable, ow- ing to too much rubbish
 Yet there are hundreds who annually winter over and feed scrubs that show no signs of thrift, and which give the flock the appearance of being mixed to such an extent as to destroy even the prospect of better results in the fu- ture.
 This is due to the failure of farmers to secure uniformity in the flock There is no excuse for having little of everything good and bad as the use of pure-bred males will overcome all such obstacles. We do not mean to claim that the farmer should use pure bred fowls only. for the crosses are ex- cellent, but if crosses are to be used, let some judgment be used in securing such crosses. Breed for just what you want, using certain males and females for that purpose, and not turn out the whole flock together and then trust to chance for the character of the off spring. There is too much useless ma terial in nearly all flocks, but it can be bred out.-Prairie Farmer.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-01
REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMIT
 TEE.

M. H. McCord, chairman; Geo. D. Christy, secretary; Leon Bouvier. I. M. Miller, H. B. Slosser, Thos. Fitch, Wm. Dobson, J. D. Crabb, J. J. Hod- nett, B. L. Taylor, J. W. Benham, J. Y. T. Smith, D. McDermott, c. D. Belden, c. L. Rogers, Geo. Beardsley, W. c. Davis, c. w. Mills, H. McPhaul, Jas. Bark, H. c. Mann, F. L. Brill, Thos. Armstrong, Jr., R. Shelton, John An derson, H. J. Jessop, Byron Jones, G. w. Fowler, U. G. McWilliams, L. w. Morgan, Lon Forsee, H. McComas, Wm. Webster, A. Boyd, Walter John son, H. Simpkins, L. B. Christy, L. Fowler, Sam Brown, J. F. Johnson, J. B. Price, B. W. Green, Frank Gab- bert, s. M. Bonar.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-01
A FAMOUS RUSSIAN REGIMENT.
Organized by Peter the Great and Always
 Favoritc with the Czar.

a Favoritc with the Czar.
 The Preobrajenski regiment of the imperial guards, which has taken so important a part in the ceremonies ac- companying the funeral of the late AL exander ILL, and which has had the honor of precedence over all the other regiments of Russia, in so far as to be first among the troops to take the oath of allegiance to the youthful Czar Nicholas JII., is one of the oldest regi- ments in the army of the imperial guard and may be said to owe its origin to Peter the Great, who, when but boy at Preobrajenski, near Mos COW, formed his playmates into little band of miniature soldiers, and thus at the age of eleven years gave an early proof of his faculty for organization. This little force was subsequently, called ''La Compagnie de Divertisse- ment de Pierre le Grand" It was the wish of his imperial highness the late Czar Alexander III. to be inferred in the uniform of his favorite regiment, as indeed it was also the desire of his predecessor, Alexander II.
 The present Czar Nicholas II, is colonel of the famous Preobrajenski regiment, and at the various state functions consequent to his office al most invariably wears the costume of the regiment to which he is most at tached. The uniform is a dark blue one, and his imperial majesty, when attired in the full dress uniform of his rank, with golden epaulettes and wear ing the light blue riband of the Order of St. Andrew, is said to look exceed ingly we'll
Arizona republican., 1896-04-01
REPUBLICAN TERRITORIAL COM ts MITTEE.

Executive committee-J. H. Kibbey, chairman; R. L. Long, secretary; T. w. Hine, A. o. Brodie, T. P. Carson, w. M. Griffith, Herbert Brown.
 Apache county-J. H. Bowman, W. c. Barnes, Jas. Mahoney, J. L. Hubbell, Jesse N. Smith.
 Cochise county-Allen T. Bird, Al. Moves, W. F. Nichols, A. L. Grow, w. A. Place.
 Coconino county-E. s. Clark, c. M. Funston, N. G. Layton, F. w. Smith, B. F. Greenlaw.
 Gila county-G M. Allison, G. T. Peter, T. A. Pascoe, W. M. Griffith, F. w. Westmeyer.
 Graham county-M. J. Egan, H. L. Smith, H. Weech, Alexander Mclean, D. A. Gutter.
 Maricopa county-Jas. McMillan, T. W. Hine, Lincoln Fowler, w. s. White. l.. H. Goodrich.
 Mohave county-H. H. Watkins, F. L. Smith, J. K. Halsey, J. L. Nelson, David Southwick.
 Pima county-Charles R. Drake, Herbert Brown, J. A. Zabriskie, Geo. Christ, R. H. Paul.
 Pinal county-W. B. Reed, T. P. Car son, o. H. Carpenter, w. F. Cooper,E w. Childs.
 Yavapai county-A. o. Brodie, Chas. H. Akers, D. L. Robinson, John S. Jones, Thos Roach.
 Yuma county-J. W. Dorrrington, O. F. Townsend, F. s. Ingalls,, F. B. EW- ing, Frank Wightman.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-01
ADVENTURES OF A BOTTLE.
Cast Upon the Waters It Returned After
 Many Days.


 Many Days.
 In June, 1893, Lieut. H. T. Mayo, of the United States navy, in charge of the Photographic office at Port Towns end, Wash, gave the captain of the Northern Pacific steamer Victoria a bottle which he asked him to drop into the sea when his ship was about half way across the Pacific on its voyage to China, so as to test the currents. The bottle, says the Chicago Record, was securely corked and sealed and con- tained request printed in seven diff ferent languages, including Russian, Chinese and Japanese, that whoever found it should send it to the nearest custom house in the United States with the date and the location when and where it was first seen. On July f, 1898, when the vessel was in latitude forty-nine degrees thirty-two minutes north and longitude one hundred and seventy-five degrees and forty-two minutes west, Second Officer Dobson, of the Victoria, took the bottle and with a swing of his long arm cast it into the water. One morning few weeks ago when Lieut.. Mayo came down to his office he found on his desk package wrapped in an ancient and much soiled German newspaper, which. to his surprise, was found to contain the very bottle he sent on that queer errand about sixteen months before. The janitor said the package had been left there by two rough-loobing sailors. Upon drawing the cork the lieutenant found rude inscription upon the back of his carefully printed instructions which read: "Here's your bottle. Found lon such and such date, in such and such lati- tude and longitude) The next time you cast bottle adrift please put something else in it besides piece of paper"