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British officers in Dublin must wear mus
taches by order of Lord Frankfort de Mont.
morency, the general in command.
Rain-in- -the-F Face, who was q leader in the
Custer massacre, is now policeman at the
Standing Rock agency and is looked upon as q
valuable man.
tits announced that Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid have offered their beautiful house in
in which to spend his honeymoon. The offer
has not as yet been accepted.
The Emperor OF Austria dislikes German
cooking and cares only for French cuisine
When his relatives of the house of Tuscany
visit hlm to please their tastes he has Italian
dishes served. On certain occasions the En-
press, who is Bavarian, orders German
dishes.
The Baroness Burdeti-Coutts is very fond OF
all kinds of animals and birds, and at her
Highgate home she has an extraordinary col
lection of them. Goats, lamas, ponies, dom
keys, nightingales, parrots, robins and q vari-
ETY. of Others are among her pets and all share
her favor.
laborious geneaIogist announces that
Queen Victoria had nine children of whom
she has lost two; forty-one gran dchildren, of
whom eight have died, and twenty three great
grandchildren, all of whom are living. She has,
therefore. sixty-three descendants living
seven children. thirty-three grandchildren and
twenty-three of the next generation.
More people know the late Ex-Governor Rob-
inson as Lizzie Borden's counsel than as
brilliant chief executive of the old Bay State
The trial established his fame as criminal
lawyer, and he was besought afterward to de-
fend murderers, but he refused all such offers
He believed entirely in the innocence of Miss
Borden and frequently said SO.
Some German papers give very unfavorable
accounts OF the health of Archauke Franz Fer
dinand, heir-prospective to the Austro-H Hun
garian throne. He is wintering at Cairo, and,
accor ding to these reports, has been obliged to
forego walking exercise, only appearing on
the terrace of the hotel with an attendant to
support him. He looks very i'll and takes q
desponding view Of his own case.
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some way to raise the wind on it"-washing-

some way to raise the wind on it.''-Washing-
ton Star.
"George dearp'
She looked anxiously at the clock, which
pointed at 1890.
'sWhat is it, love?''
''I don't wish to hurry you away. George;
but you know that papa is not overly fond OF
you, and he is an early riser.''
At this hint George commenced to get ready
to take his departure.-Harper' Bazar.
Mamma-What do you mean by taking that
piece of cake? When you asked for it, didn't
l say no?
Tommy-You did; but last night I heard
papa say that when woman says "no," she
always means "yes."-New York Truth.
Wiggles-That was rather shrewd thing
that the people in the Fifth-street Church did
with their pastor.
Waggies-What was that?
Wiggles-Oh, they gave him twenty volumes
of the collected sermons of successful preach
ers.-Somerville Journal.
Hungerford-Do you believe, doctor, that
the use of tobacco tends to shorten mans
days?
DR.. Powell-1 know that it does. tried to
stop once, and the days were about ninety
hours long.-spsre Moments.
She-Oh, Mr.. Jones-those two lovely poems
of yours in this week's-a-a-'
He Ia poetical star of the seventh magnitude)
You mean my two sonnets in the Weekly
Sundew?
she-Yes. How exquisite they both areI
He (much pleaseo)-And which do you like
best?
she-Oh, the longer one!-Punch.
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THE WRECKERS.

All night the sea has tbundered:
The winds have fercely reaped,
And first fruits of the harvest
Along the shore are heaped.
watch a group of children
Upon the beach below,
Glad wreckers waiting for their spoil
After the night of woe.
From out the thickly driving mist
dory leaps to land;
The fisherman is ambushed by
The eager shouting band.
The boldest wrecker of them all
Springs on his shoulders brown,
While others seize his brawny arms
And fiercely pull him down.
They lead their captive slowly
To their stronghold by the hill:
cottage low, where weary eyes
With tears OF welcome fill.
o children! keep your prisoner fase
Nor let him once go free,
Till tempest clouds be overpast
And sunshine light the seal
.oRGE I. PACKARD in the Youths Companion
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A MODEST AND PRETTY BICYCLE
COSTUME.

Experienced riders who DO not approve 0,
bloomers find the rather short sklre tne ioeni
garment. 1t is becoming off the wheel as well,
and is graceful and really more modest than
the longer skirts which are narrow enough
not to catch in the Wheel for these latter cling
and show the outline of the form very plainly.
The skirt if properly made never annoys one
by blowing. To insure this the 1apric must
have some BODY to begin with, anu II muss
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HUMOR OF THE HOUR.

"I want an additional clause put on the
anti-smoke ordinance" said Gaswell.
go on" replied Dukane.
~ want every cigarette smoker to be COM
PEELED to consume his own moke."-Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph.
''Did understand you to say" said the Bos-
ton lady to the art critic, "that what Mr.. Van
Dobbles' picture needs is atmosphere 2"
eyes"
''Ah! Then begin to understand remark
made by Mr.. Van Dobbles. which was hitherto
unintelligible."
about this picture ?''
eyes. He said he wished he could think Of
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further be faced up about five inches with the
goods. The neatest finish for this is small rows
of stitching. If the goods is not heavy an in
terlining of canvas may be used between facing
and skirt The skirt should be lined with satine
to insure freedom of movement tnat is lmpos-
sible with wooden goods. The knickers may
be made of the satine for summer wear, and
then a skirt lining is not necessary. The leg
gings should N atch the costume or the facing.
cheyiot of mixed tone is very jaunty with
leather facing and leggings. band OF leather
is put on the hat also, and the gloves and but
tons should be of the color OF the leather.
The skirt has q front gore, and from that is
seamless to the center back where one pieat is
laid on either side.
The skirt buttons at the top of the front. The
top fits perfectly smooth without darts, as IL Is
cut circular at the sides and back The waist
fits smoothly over the hips, and is cut with the
back and side forms in one. plain cloth,
black or brown, looks exceedingly well with
white cuffs and collar.
This skirt is appropriate to wear with shirt
waists for the summer.
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being done, the Congressman viii notify notify me me
Examination, if any, is to be held. The Con-
gresham is permitted to make seiecnon
Without competitive examination.
NAME AND MEMORY. NJ, Sonora, Cal. Inc
words "For my name aud memory leave 1t to
mems charitable speeches, to foreign nations
and to the next ages" is from the Will OF FRAN
els Bacon, who lived from l56l 10 loZo'
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people appear to think should be done in a
roundabout way. The way to coin silver tor
instance is 20 coin ii, and all of it which is
taken to the mints from the mines of this coun-
try To do anything less than this is to dis
credit the white metal and weaken its value in
comparison to the favored yellow metal
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cALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, March 13.-Among the
arrivals are: W. Miller, Cosmopoliton; J. H.
Porter, Hoffman; G. A. Spicer, st. Cloud; w. e.
Hunter, Coleman; DR.. T. J. Turner, St. Denis;
B. Amber, Astor; Miss F. L. Shepard, Murray
HILL
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Russia has not put her foot into Africa,
but it is by no means certain she has not
had hand in it.
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The Brown case is ended and there is 9
breath of relief in every breeze that blows.
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Bayard has been shooting off his mouth
again, but this time he wasn't loaded and
nothing was hurt.
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They have more weather in the East
than we do, but we have the best of it.
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So long as there is no deficit in the duck
shooting Grover doesn't worry.
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Lord Beaconfield's brother, Mr.. Ralph Dis
raeli, is still living. He bears no resemblance
to his distinguished brother and has always
lived quiet, retiring live, having been for
many years clerk of the House o Lords.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

MANY influences combine to make the haiI
crisp ifeess, thin and gray. The best restorative
is PARKER'S HAIR BALsAM.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

SUFFERERS FROM COUGHS, SORE THROAT, ETC.,
should be constantly supplied with "Bro,on's
Bronchial Troches."
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

Campbell of Ohio says he won't run. and
thus does another Democratic possibility
go rolling off the log.
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them by means of q change in the boundary.
But this country is not IN mood to grant
England any concessions just at present, and
shattarad
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STRONG muscles, steady nerves, good appetite.
result from blood made pure by Hoods Sarsspa-
rilla This is proved by what thousands say about
Hoods. 1t is the ideal spring medicine.
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

RELIGIONS OF THE WORLDS, City. Meyers
Konversation Lexicon gives the following
figures of the religions of the world:
Christian = Roman Catholic ZIG ,OOO. 900.
Protestant 137, 100000, Greek, Armenian and
600.
Nom -Christian-Buddhist and Brahmin 672.-
900, 900, Mohammedans 2OO,O0O,OOO, Jews.
100000, other creeds 125, 100000; total
1,OO4, 100000.
Fournier de FLAX in the quarterly report of
American Statistical Association for March.
1892. furnishes the following figures of creeds
and number of followers: Christianity 477,-
OSO, ,15S. worship of ancestors and Confucian-
ism 256, 900 900. Hindooism 100, 900 900. Mo-
hammedanism 76,834, ,372, Buddhism 147.-
O0O,O 900, Taoism 100000, Shintoism IA
6s1, 1863. The followers Of the Christian
churches are divided as follows: Catholic
23O, ,S66, ,533, Protestant 143, ,237, ,625, Orthodox
Greek So, ,016, 900. Church of Abyssinia 600
600, Coptic 10000, Armenian 1880, 0,OO0.
Nestorians $4,000, Jacobites 10000; total
AT, ,080,158.
JOHN F. FINNERTY-A. B. W., San Diego. Cal.
John F. Finnerty, the wellknown orator prom
inent in Irish affairs, is called "colonelu nv
courtesy. A friend of his when asked how he
acquired the title of colonel said: "You might
just as reasonably ask why all members of
some OF our prominent clubs are called gen.
erals. colonies and judges. Mr. Finnerty is
one OF the handsomest men in the United
States, and is considered one of the most eIo-
quent orators in this country; he served "a q
war correspondent, rendered valuable services
as patriot citizen in war and in peace; he
United States, and defeated many an N ahle iIe
antagonist in debate. For these reasons If fo,
none other, do you not think his fe llow.citizans
should call him colonel?"
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1t is now said the British Blue Book on
Venezuela is full of garbled statements,
and the expected has happened.
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Gold Nearer Home.
Berkeley Gazette,

| Our advice to the men both old and young
who are now casting their eyes toward Alaska
is to investigate the rich mining regions close
at hand in your own State before passing over
1t and going to a country that you know not
vnr,
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The wisdom of Concentration.

Los Angeles Express.
The present predicament of the Italian Gov
ernment should afford an object lesson to
those American politicians who are everlast-
ingiy clamoring for an extension of the juris-
olctlon OF the United States Government.
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A Search Warrant needed.

Pacific Union Printer
LosT.-In Washington, D. c., during the
month of February. Memory. Finder will
please keep it until called for by the owner,
q: r. huntington. A liberal reward will be
offered, payable in 100 years, interest at per
cent
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

SPECIAL information daily to manufacturers
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau (Allen's), $40 Montgomery.
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NEW TO-DAY.

IF you suffer from looseness of the bowels, DR..
Siegert's Angostura Bitters will surely cure you.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

IHE NAVAL AcADEMY-G. T., City. Those
VINO are named to act as q board to examine
into the qualifications of applicants for admis.
SION soi,, to the naval academy at Annapolis have
All such must be sent to the Congressman nf
the district In which the applicants live. Tb;s G
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AS King Menelek is said to be advancing
slowly, the Italians have a chance to get
peace with honor by beating him in foot
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

ROMAN CONE. F. p, Watsonville, Cal. In
view OF the fact that there are so many imita.
tions OF old Roman coins it is mpossfbI e tn toll
scribe is genuine one, what its value Is Th =
coin ought to be submitted to a numismatist
who will be able to determine its value If II ;s
q genuine one. A. ~ IS
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Great Britain Would Stand Alone.

Great Britain in some of her recent contro-
yersies must have had q new sense of isolation.
1t was evident that if involved in war she
would stand alone. Russia, Germany and
France would not be with her.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

GENUINE Eyeglasses and Specs, 15c to 40c. S1]1
Fourth. Sundays, 73S Market, kast's shoestores
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The Way to Resume.
Fresno Repuh1ican-

Horace Greeley once remarked that the way
to resume is to resume. The idea applies with
force to good many other things which some
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England Wants Them.

San Jose Mercury.
The gold fields in Alaska promise to be AZ rich
es those in Africa, and England hopes to secure
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so LBS. choice prunes 81. Sbarboro & Co.,
grocers, 531 Washington street.
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NICE present for Eastern friends-Town-
sends CAL glace fruits, soc lb. 627 Market st.
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The Senate is SO accustomed to postpon-
ing things that even a motion to delay is
nearly always laid over for further consid-
Grafton.
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VIEWS OF WESTERN EDITORS,
A Note OF Warning.
Santa Clara Journal.
Beware OF "Gold Bricks"
Make 1t a Penal Offense.

Pugilism is not manly art nor physical
science, it is degrading exhibition of low
brutality, and the sooner it is treated as q
general offense everywhere on the continent
the better for public morals.
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The Democratic rumpus has the floor.
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TowSsEsD's famous broken candy, 1oc lb.
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EXTRA fine chocolate creams at Townsend's.'
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From the rapidity with which the gar
ment-makers' strike is spreading in the
East, 1t is probable clothing will be so short
this year that verybody will have to wear
knee breeches,
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By the steady process of declining, one
after another, the Democratic leaders
are forcing the party into position where
it must either renominate Cleveland or go
out of business.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

The proposal to put upon the angel of
the City Hall set of movable wings at
tached to gearing, so that when the wind
blew they would generate electricity, has
the merit of novelty and utility, but it
would never do to let the idea get abroad
that the tutelary angel of our City is a
windmill.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

General Weyler is something of politi-
cal boss as well as butcher. He is said
to have put up all the tickets to be voted for
in the coming election in Havana, and,
besides, will appoint the men who are to
count the vote. He has a sure thing.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

1t now appears that the protest OF
Havana merchants against the action OF
Congress was obtained by forcing most of
the signatures, and it therefore stands as
protest against Spanish methods rather
than against this country.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

Between popular sympathy with the
cause of Cuban independence and patri-
otic Indignation at the insults to America
committed in Spain, Cleveland has a
splendid opportunity to make another
grand-stand play.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

MoLAssEs crisp popcorn candy. Townsend.
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Huntingtons statement that seven
eighths OF the press of California favor the
funding bill is a final and conclusive proof
that the old mans memory is completely
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Senator Sherman's heated question, "If
there is no state of war in Cuba, where in
the name Of nell does war exist?" may not
have been expressed in what Senator Hoar
regards as the proper way, but it was peril
nent to the occasion.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

The Withdrawals of gold from the treas
ury have now run up to about $150,000
day, and it won't be long before the reserve
is down to the danger point again.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

From the frequency with which Senator
Hill appears as a defender of the admin
istration, there seems to be something more
than possibility that he may yet show up
as the administration candid ate for the
Presidency.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

The anti-option bill, of which SO much
was expected, has gone to pot. The House
Committee on Agriculture dropped it in
the soup.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

The Senate has passed bill creating q
body to be known as 1.-THE Art Commission
of the United States" and while such
commission might promote our art the
chances are it will simply sit down on it
and draw a salary.
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1t won't take more than hurried sur
vey of the situation for the Democratic
State Committee to find out what kind of
a time the Buckley parrot and the Rainey
monkey have been having here.
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FRESH buttercups, 25c pound Townsends.''
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Amid the noises of the time it is worth
noting that Carlisle has relapsed into si-
lence and quit guessing when the revenues
Will begin to yield surplus.
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In saying 1.-THE Republican party is the
protective tariff Mr.. Clarkson has ex-
pressed whole platform in a phrase terse
enough to serve as a motto for campaign
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

The report that Cleveland objects to mid
dle-aged women riding the bicycle was
undoubtedly started by some one who
wishes to boom the custom.
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The wisest thing the Democratic party
can dois to follow its great leader and go
duck-shooting and fishing for the rest OF
the year
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Republican harmony is assured.

THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
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The bill providing for the establishment
of naval station at Goat Island has been
reported favorably to the Senate, and from
the way things are moving we may see the
new station before we see the new post
Office
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PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE.

British officers in Dublin must wear mus
taches by order of Lord Frankfort de Mont
morency, the general in command.
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tits announced that Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid have offered their beautiful house in
West Chester, N. Y, to ex-President Harrison
in which to spend his honeymoon. The offer
has not as yet been accepted.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-01

Tyler, Texas. November 3o--Thc Firs,
National bank OF this city failed this morn
ing and did not open It's doors for business
The president OF the bank, H. H. Rowland.
placed notice on It's front door that ali
deposltors would be paid In full The bank
directory gave out a lengthy statement, In
which they stated that heavy Withdrawals
had for some time been made by dcpoaltorn
that about the time OF the failure of tho
cry National bank here Oh October IS 1856
100000 were withdrawn and that from No
Homber II to rs between $40 900 and $50, 900
had been taken out by depositors aud that
since the bank'a public statement OF DC
tobcr 6, 1886. the banks liabilities In the
shape of bills payable and rodlscouuts have
been reduced over S6l 900. The officials
OF the bank, anticipating heavy withdraw
ais this morning, nnde every effort IA
procure the cash 20 meet the demands OF
deFosi,ors. but the time In which 10 secure
such funds was too short and they fullod
to do so. The directory states that there
VIII be an effort 10 reorganl2e the bank
and 10 resume business with reasonable
horcs Of success The failure Of this bank
caused an almost total collapse here. as II
did nearly all the business OF this com
munity. Tho failure Of this bank procip-
itated a small run on the Tyler National
bank here, the officers Of which got oui
and published q statement OF Its condition
which seemed to satisfy It's depostors and
the Withdrawals ceased
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-01
THnosOpHIC SCHOOL.
VIII Probably He in ChicnGo-Cru.
sndc Around the world.

Chicago. November 30--The Timcs-Her-
aid SAYS: Chioago may he chosen by the
Mahatinaa OF the universe as the site for
the new theosophic school that VIII be or
eanized within the next few months 60
delve into the ages of the past aud UNI
earth the secrets that have been hidden
IN oblivion for hundreds OF centuries. 1t
viii he called the college for the revival
OF the lost mysteries of antiquity This
now college Will open soon after the return
noxt March of the crusade which Amer
Jean iheosophista are now carrying on
around ghe world. The college win he
supported and pal,ronsed ny thccsophisis
throughout the whole world.
The thcosoph.sts' new college and the
American crusade Ground tho world
formed tho worry interesting topic OF Burn
ham liarling's lecture In the auditorium
recital han sunday evening. Ahou, 100
Chiulgo theosophists gathered TO hear ire
New Yorker,
The new crusade is being carried on
by Americana" began Mr.. Harding. "JHsi
ms in the middle ages the most civilized
countries OF the world senl CRUSADERS INTO
the holy land. now, while the twentieth
century ia budding into lifc. America, the
most civilized country of the present axe
has sen, q band Of crusaders around the
world to carry the new religion into every
cline ana every country.
THE crusaders are few In number but
strong In their own force ana IN tie
power of the stars and Stripce, under
whose protecting folds they arc adYo-
eating the a'nNosrd of their faith Tho
band numbers hut elrht--'hreo women and
five men The lea Ter is Mrs. Catherine Z
1fnrley of New York. who now Glls tito
place ut the head of the thcosophlsts made
| vacant year lco hy the 1caNh of William
| q. Judge
"1'he party left ENGLAND nn1 travelei
| eastward as The American crusaders, but.
when they set forth upon their trip around
the world. they have been presented In
each country they have visited with the
| color9 OF that n9ion. Their experiences
| have been most varied and their trials
| nara 10 bear They are eNpccted to reach
arrival IN New York city next March VIII
complete the fret American thcosophlt
crusade around the world This cruead,
| has been undertaken by the mon ana
| women who ara conducting II at great
| personal eAcrifcc OF time energy and ey.
pense. Not one of the eight crusaders re.
| colVcs cont for services. aud carh ne,
contrihuted rart toward the expenses
although the bulk Of tho expenses are be-
ing dofraycd by the theosophlsts OF this
! country.
How hard the work is telling upor
| IN" crusaders may he iudEot from a lctto,
| received Recently from one OF tho wornrr
| return soon, hut n will be either as Ma,
| hgtmas or rs Skeletons
| Large amounts OF mental force are bn
| ing released lv tho r1pnY conversions u,
| The CRUSADERS in other countries. Trb
| released energy ia rCiciing uron us 4,
| lprce9 loih" thus in1r'''fl 10 rnntfn,oti,
takine form IN the number Of home cru,
Sndore Tint have been fi.1rted in nh ~,
hiB cities OF America "