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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-16
Dance tonight.
Remember the dance tonight.

Dance tonight.
Remember the dance tonight.
Best 40c tea in town, at Patte rson
Bros.'s Grocery.
Mr.. A. B.Gill left Wednesday for his
home in the east.
Special prices at Byrnes & Owens
for the next so days.
Something now in ladies cloaks at
G. D. Nichols & Co.'S.
We will give tie full court report
in next Tuesdays issue.
Highest price paid for butter and
eggs, at Patterson Bros.
Call at Byrnes & Ovens and inspect
the line of cheap trimmed hats.
Novelties in Hats at Byrnes &
Owens, at prices to suit the times.
Save money and buy your groceries
of A. H. Caward.
cans of table peaches for 25 cts.
Patterson Bros.
Starch still sells at five cents a
paper at CAwAED, the Grocer.
Girl wanted to do general house
work enquire; of Mrs. G. d. Nichols.
Special prices on table syrup, at
Patterson Bros.
VIM. Tlllson and wife went to De-
corah Wednesday for a couple Of days
visit.
DR.. Ousley has moved his fixtures
into his new Office over Lowry's drug
store.
Ida Ferris Waterman is at Ricevillc
where she has organized class In
delsarte.
For fresh groceries or good meal
go to Nj. Barrett's Restaurar t, Market
St., Cresco. sept 1y1
w. B. Ousley, D. D. S., in Cresco
1st to 18th. All work guaranteed to
give satisfaction. 15tf
Feather boas, walking hats and
everything in Millinery to be found at
Byrnes s. Owens.
Sang Fuller sprained an ankle
about two weeks since and is now just
able to get down town.
Bargains at Moar & Chambers. Hats
at 25 per cent discount for the next 80
days. Over Johnson Bros. store.
Machine oil and axle grease very
cheap and good.
Amundson & Lofthus.
$3.50 for Ladies' detachable double
cape Macintosh, plaid lining.
j. B. CAwARD & Co.
We sell the cotfees that will be sold
exclusively at the next Worlds Fair.
Try pound. Amundson & Lofthus.
Rev. e. V. Bentley is assisting s. S.
Missionary Harlan in gospel meetings
in Hayes School House this week
They will probably continue each
evening and Sunday p. m.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-16
Grace Church.

All Saints Day-Sunday 49,.
Morning prayer, Ante-communion
and sermon at 10:45.
Evening prayer aud sermon at 1850.
Subject of sermons by Rev. Geo. Les
lie, ''Ihe possibility of attainment, y
1.-The old, old trouble
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-16

Rev. e. V. Bentley is assisting s. S.
Missionary Harlan in gospel meetings
in Hayes School House this week
They will probably continue each
evening and Sunday p. m.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-16

We sell the cotfees that will be sold
exclusively at the next Worlds Fair.
Try pound. Amundson & Lofthus.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18
40 soRts.

A Maine yankee In heuring on o
sidewalk witch can be turned ND %
dump snow into The sol'tr sa's
The Boston public library has SECURED
The manuscript ot rOiit Of Lope IL
Vegas ooe playa Itis26l years cid
The arlsioeratioidog cemetery At the
north end Of H,t1 park. Losdon. has
been closed. as It's completely alled
with tenants. rot.
Figures show that the railway fore
closure sales for 1895 lar ecllpsed those
Ofany Other yearin ryprrt 10 mileage
and capital Involved.
The Prospcctors' association. which
Is interested IN West Australia mines,
declared = dlyideha-the other day Of
600 per crnl on ordinary shares and
900 pefHeht On'yeRdors' shares. M.
wl,Alh presehl tonnage 81 2,llgSaO {
IN excess u thai passing ihrouih fha !
suez canal that % The sault Ste. Marie
Is to efeeeive a. hOikhle luSfease next
season BY the addition Of eight large
steel ireghters -perhapa twelve This
means much fols steel blaie imllls idun-
dries, machine shops and ship yards
upon the lakes during the season Of
construction. '.t rIo
Plans are In pgogreas Tor the settles
ment near PIidealx. SArillof a large
Mormon colUVy. Brigham Young Of
SAT- Lake cltf is,pSW negotiating to-
the purchase 4 the buckeye irrlEhlioh
canal and large area OF land adjacent
thereto Tor this purpose, The canal
heads on the Ola river. twenty-five
miles from PhosnjS ma TO-. 900 aSrss Z
can be irrigated BY sxtshdIbg Il actoEl
ths HassayampA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

I ANA 20 HHl|NH q. -----
b Aflumber trust has bean formed o.
the Pacific coast Cd ,,t .-.4
, Carnegie has ordered seven large
blowing engines OF Milwaukee. Wis.
cUtctfn. to cost $4,000. % 'i o1
, auntie. Ind. " to have IN extensive
1lverware factory Two carloads Of
inaehlnery for h arrived last week.
, Work on the new electric railway
from Toledo TO Petersburg. Mich. hai
BEGUN and the line is to be In opera.
ton by Jure I. HiV o' 80
Thetotal annual product OF the work.
ers Of the country Is S7.2i5. 0OO.0O md
leaytrage value Of produe, per head
81 $50 Id r-nn''fh tIiHi llf ..i ID
Labor leaders and the labor press viii
make eight houts the chief efort dur
lng the coming year. and several trades
yin demand a shorter day on May 7.
The eight large steel steamers or.
dered BY Rockefeller aud others will
nlake employment for many ironwork-
ers, inachlnists and shipbullders during
DC wintcr. niH Nn
Nearly a dozen Minneapolis printers
piscd a recent civil service examlna.
tiou In that city aud so to Washington
% take positions Ia the government
pflhting ofIlce.
'The sailors unions viii petition con.
gtAss to amend present laws 80 as 10
ptStide that an ships hereafter built
tAll Nave crew space AZ the rate Of
sgysnty;lNo cubic feet per man.
'sIhee 1880 TIE area Of cultivated lana
In England has decreased AZ follows
That seFpiad "a cereals by 6S2e9Od
acres; vegetables. 1l7e6. and that de.
v&sd. n clever. etc. by Ts.Osi acres,
ia Shutdown takes place In the win.
dow GLASS factories Of Indiana, as seems
llksiy. about 1900 workmen will be
rendered idle. There $50 pots Ia the
district. With an average OF seveu hand,
10 . pct
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18

o. the request Is lhntiif n iW6re nij an
It w6pln be ah promptly rlnrhsdid9Tg. Z
The sub-treasury will redeem goyerq,
ment obligatlons IN gold but AZ % the
denomination of the snocle there Is no
specific agreement in The. contract on
the notes. Therefore the gbla "a hahd'
ed Out as best suits the treasury eff
helals. the rbla ls. therefore. more
ednvenlently furnished IN the shape NJ,
told guild bars. hut s0metlmos,it Is act
ually In coin. 'r,.g. .t,f.-,o. 81
IA -'Honest" John Barclay. who sue
rcedsd to his fathers title and chllIag
hauls nearly an OF the gold delivered
from ihe sub treasury. Ills fathcf'was
ihe trusted iruckihan for years otathe
Wahstfeet nhaneiorf. and when lle dlea
be .left 10 his son a legacy OF oQnhdepee
which the junior barclay has retained.
From the treasury building Barclay
oarss the yellow metal In bars o. m
sacks containing 5000 each to Tile or
nee OF the conslgnbi On the wagon
beside him IA representative o. the
arm shipping the toln and also a rep
feseniatlvc or the Insurance company
which has undertaken to guarantee TO
safe arrival al It's final destination.
and which assumes all responsibility
from, the momcn; u leaves the sub
treasury building. '' '..o 90 ]
Once In the oilico IL Il packed ready
TO- shipment John Shay occupies. d
position similar TO that OF Honest
John Barclay except thlt his duty d
packing the metal and he manufaeture
Of the kegs which hold u while In tram
sit The kegs used Tor this purpose sft
made from the best white oak obt5lhl
able. stouuy hooped with bands OF
steel. Shay has made them Tor yeaHs
and has no competition. THE baakers
and exporters deal entirely with him
and hong experience In heuppfip,ss
has made him a reliable servant Thc
kegs are gagged TO a nicely 70 hol 50 :
600, no more nor less .f..
The canvas bags. each holdlns SioH.
arg tlckeiel when they leave ths Alb-'
treasury. and are not oncncA or ro-.
counted. Tea bugs ate placed @ = each
kcg. and. after Is hoadedu p a iab9
surrounding il Is stamped ana .9lgl
with the private mar. OF che iFm
Honest John Barclays ery,cls lgr
called Into rcquisliiou again amt uiih
his ten trusty guards. the gold is taken
10 the steamship pier.
Previous 20 this however. a ncrml,
Tor shipping las 10 be obtained from
{ the steamship agent which Is exchanged
ION the dock for a receipt signed hy the
purser. who receives the consignment
lie does not declare IN the acknowl-
edgment that The shipment Is gold. but
receipts for 50 many kegs said to, cor
tain gold THO pursgr's receipt Is then
presented 10 the agent Of The company,
who exchanges for Il o signed blli VI
lading. which completes the shifpihs
transaction.
The purser has the kegs rolled on
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18
And 1t gOes"
Ne wsala I.r.l..I, N..A q.

' tie weaid Probably need u. ~
From Harper's Magazine: Nantnek-
ct is famous for auctions, They are
held IN the public square. Meat aus-
lions. furniture auctions There are
few things one cannot buy at auction
II one bides ones time. Whenever an
old home is broken up or a resident
leaves the island. the unWanted eeu
are closed out at auction for whatever
they WIN bring. u..II r-l.
At the last one attended a refrlg.
orator was put mp.
Too late. the seasons over" shout
ed some one In the crowd.
"But there'll be another. and per-
haps a hot one" said the auctloneer.
"But he may die before that" said
the other.
WELL" replied the auctloneer. ~
you die you'll be sorry that you hadn't
bought refrigerator aud taken Il along
with youF"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18
what us Nssd..

What need, said the statesman. IN
speaking Of his work In Washington,
rs a good private secretary 10 look
after my correspondence 70 that I can
give more time TO affairs IN tho
House"
What you need" returned bis con-
sii,uent earnestly. rs a real good man
to edit your speeches while you attend
to your Correspondence. It would be
foolish TO have your letters more con.
else and better written than your pub.
Tic addresses" mn
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18
Modern Mstsoro,ory.

Farmers wife-"The corn husks are
very thin. John"
Husband-"Y-e-s." ......
The birds are starting south very
late"
Yes"
THE beavers are building as II they
didn't expect freeze before next
March"
yes, Marlah, them signs point TO a
late ana mild winter. but them slgns
don't count no moro. Coal Is going
up like sixty, and that means early
irosts, ten foot snow-drifis. threc.foo.
Ice. and two billiards. a week an next
April That sign never fails. Marlah."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18

TIE PRINCESS AT THE rLAY.
It, ~ tn. 9..sl.a |. w... r,,...
RecY eegns
a e ines d wales Is wonderfoIi
Pm DE hrst u kht'af theplay she sbine
upon everybody as something like q
rGIelaLlQR.- afier- An absence Of few
months from our midst, says the Lady'f
Pic 40 slTrH s forgqt how Young, bow,
! bosia,aaA kic4SlNlweAdd Oitsai- saii
she did not look a day older than hei
daughters But now we began TO think
that she looked even younger. With
/ PR fair haiS.Airmged 10 perfection and
ifcsged IN very becoming lace aud
harK velvet. bedlAmohded TO The
throat, the called 10 my mind the de-
EfriptS6h given OF her by 'Ddan stanley
'thd ppettiestrprincess ever stepped Out
OF alfairy tale,1 nAnd she wps radiant
wiibsaW Bsso chatting now with tht
VIZ iRse1 now with Prince Nicholas Of
Greege, Or the duchess OF File. Both
prince and princess OF Wales were de-
a'ffghted WITH the play and congratulated
tho Star IN this kindrst manner posi-.
bla aWhen the curtain hadfallen they
desired 10 have the leading woman pre-
'sentell 10 them aud shakingihands very
cordially. said such pretty and gracious
'ahipgsltp her that she "a very young
and ingenuous CRIB fairly beamed with
delight all the rest Of the evening. ]
Imhglne that the princess Is desirous
d setting the continental fashion here
d ddobtlfie defhlltoiIet at the theater
For The last yeaf or two she has per
'hsteutlgkoFnAismart high bodice with
iaeSVes HlTnostS To- thenWristo whenever
shelhaa bean seen An tho royal box. OF
course, .AhrQal,ost the theater as well
tas qipiHes, full dress y unknown, Well,
there Is q. Ieasonableness IN the fash
Ion, Once inside the theater a woman
~ n public, and there are those who
blink TT lneoiyenhbit, 7 suppose. that
she thbaId weaFaa low dress as IN her
owS afaWias room. Granted But We
M London always dress for dinner
some more, some less, and We hop into
our bToughams or hansoms straight
nom our coifee and liqueur. For my
part, although I can see the foreigners
point 81 view, I love the gay look Of Q
,thhatep With an the'women In fun toll.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18
nneralsfaL

Papa" lshe kuclt beside the do.
iected figure ana fohdly kissed the
dropping head) Papa. can not keep
the wolf from the door With my sing
lngf" He was without hope. although
be smiled. '''My child" be sighed.
your singing would keep almost any
thing from the door. but the volt n
pretty neryy. toaa hhew."-zDerOl
Hews-Trlbuna
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18
The Up-.o-Dass Maa - How cOIorsd
MinlstaF blessed = Gambler from
, OhioT- VA E1psrlspes DID Not Explain
"A 4susaso 81 TolasA y I'D

W MNaH
My form IN liz embraceIH i4asui
I have discarded; ihdita stead. miair
Il wear 1.-THE golfers face. s,sasao
] used TO wear my beard unkempt..
Bedraggled. hanging down. ass.I co..
Twas hoaTy white-'lls vapdyke now
And dyed a lovely brown,
My dull. old scythe rye laid away
And In It's place l swing a.
"A golhnE s.scs i';n ap 70 date
In every blessed thing. qlo aeAu
Ny bald old pate you'll see no more.
I wear a fetching cap; r.,.
A monocle adorns my eye
oh, I'm a gay old chap! ~
Ny hour-glass Il an i've kept i.'
ilOf my old.fashioned frins-fi anI
I keep II Just 10 time me whci
Il 80 the pace that kills. al. t.eo BE-
Now thatlIm all dyked ont 20 fne--
Aw---demme. don'cherknOwl rl
I'm sorry that through ages past
I've been 50 very slow.
| might have posed through cons as
A dudelet most sublime,
For Il Is such an easy thing
To get good clothes on Time.
2 George V. Hobart
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18

Hn Explanation Did Not kfrialb
foreigner - ~anldnrt hare taAps
that man to be one 81 yout political
lesders. lie doesn't look like a states
man. What office does he hpldg
American You don't understahd.
lie Is not a public oniclal. He Is a po-
litical manager
is he a man Of much inhuenceT
"Oh, yes. he Yields an immense In
fluence."
Hasn't he a title OF any kindT
well. yes: we call him a boss.
Does he make a living out OF itl"
90 yes. Isdppoac. Iie ma hes qisQpd.
living. anyhOws.< 70 VIC
"what Ia his salary"
"He has no salary. you know. He-
Cd rr0 rrrrn -urrrAa
Then how does Ne get hlsinioastf"
"why. he-that Is. unless you un-
derstand our system. you know. You
though. Of conrae-1now. over
there. on the other side Of the hall,
there IL a historical painting that has
been much admired. let US Ealk over
that way and look At NJ al nlBo
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18
Aa I,Iana lor lhs choeaI.ls.Mal.r.

IN hflahd fQf the Nhocoihte-Maker'
I The purchase OF the island OF Anti.
ssosthby Henry Menier. the head OF thv
q chocolate Arm. Is a huge transaction,
although the price is only 100000, The
ISLAND lies In the broad estuary OF the
~. Lawrence, Il Is 100 miles long and
forty miles broad. Mariners bound M
Of down the ST. Lawrence river dread
which have been strewh with
sthei~rcoRase OF many trading yeaeli
ahdpvnn hunters dread les climate. Mr..
Memoirs purchase will make him Onl
OF the largest individual landowners
Ia .the world. Antioostl belongs 10 the
pfpylnee Of Quebec. The interior il
wooded and mountainous and the popu-
latlon sparse. The island has long been
IL the market.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18
ruth. Fable.-rhs Hor.. and the A.,

Trath's Fables-Ths Horse and the As.
a Horse, proud Of his fine trappIngs.
met an ASS on the highway. The ASS.
being heavily laden with a cane and
large ehrysanthemum. moved slowly
out OF the way. Hardly" said the
Horse. "cau resist kicking you with
my heels" The Ass grew real angry
and dashed his cigarette at the Horse.
saying; You howwld cweatuh, II you
dare to kick me | shawn't evan 80 to
anothah one OF youah beastly old shows
In the Gahden. so thalnh"
Moral: The horse should have kicked
him instead OF talking through his
hames.-Truth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18
Ins.slas the Gambler.


From the Washington Star: A. NJ.
Cleland. Of Dayton. o.. tells a good
story OF a gambler from that city who
has made large fortune out OF a
saloon and faro room, Last winter he
vas In Florida with some friends. and
visited church where few coIored
people were engaged IN worship. The
roof leaked. and the pastor prayed
most fervently that the Lord would
provide way to repair the roof. Then
A collection was started, the pastor say
log that special blessings would be
asked for all contributions One good
brother put IN a dime.
"A dime from Brudder Jones. De
Lor bress Brudder Jones"
} Then a quarter was received.
"Brudder Johnson a quahtah. De
Lo'd bress Brudder Johnson"
n The collector reached the gambler.
who had made a big winning the night
before. and flashing his roll. put a $40
bllt In the hat.
The almost breathless collector said:
"Wha's de name, sah?"
Never mind the name. I'm a gam
bier from Ohio"
The pastor rolled his eyes up. and.
Raising bis hands. said In a voice chok.
ing with emOtionr l.IoI f..
% Twenty dollars gamblah from
Ohio. May de good L'od bress and
prospah de noble gamblah from Ohio. :"
q The gambler says he has prospered
ever since .. .l.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18

ilegGomHIt thnIgohhdehsasith the subj.
tTtasury In New York TO lis receptlDD
,anddhoknnSirtlEIaenkdI1 THE ,diilHlais
cdhEiensens sfheI linsint aa iof oGepeTal
aferage losses are rare. 0fsaaeF Mhereb
slma ihaSeisuRh IWitR goli On board
ihspo Chaslbeeal hgbagaA Anhe EQldaexol
donation lor.o0mnVroipk IAEpOses 6q-
gan, .madt % lord
he THAI SioSnienl Echhleroot Abe North
/ GaInnnl Lloyd llno, veal down an lhe
StliJ 1islalds eighkghafaNg this vim
ter with 5000 600 niAsgoldi ppln 1on \
pPhEd. a.1heniaeiiHanfe ssslDRAnYlNhieh
helshLho Tlsh dpssils4dgiB hlthes9 wneEsa
Of Tho ytssfl TeAsad Jlh vlnktA Srafl,
ahlis1nry penR AaRas StRaYeHefliThis
inyolved an expense in raising the ship,
put the fnsiraRee 'rSuibARy came out
,YghoRi lOiPS tRsgsh.I -.a. .,.,.l,sI
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18


AZ tho treasury In Washington or at
any Of the sdB-lfeaAhflea
1T world be a matter Of gpeatzineond
hvepiancolfor ANY lemployelof Lhfl bank
Ter 20 carry The aetpal greenbacks from
ne hanblfto the, sub-ueasury. There
would be, besides. the risk OF a daylight
!, robbery. TO facilitate and simplify
!, The transaction the bank ISSUES a Ucr2
} tidra;e payable upon the demaHd 81 the
J fTd dary ofieihIs for the amount This
4 when presented at the sub trepspryl 81
good fof rs. faces value In either gpld
eolni6r gold bafssnItls by 40 means tbe
eahlfsl'fhiRg In the world TO obtain Mo
4 yellaw metal on demand. The vaults
4 o. the sub-treasury are not inexhaust-
/ / lble and II there does not happen 10 BE
a iuhlclen, supply OF gold on hand each
applicant must patiently await hts turn
when the certificate from the bank Is
, 4 presented q Ia not accompanied bgsa
request that u be In eagles. doubtless
halves mr. bars, but merely that 4 ~
gold. And the reason for the qbseEce
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18

4 and. strange to say. Ind that
Wat foreigners most admire when they
One. 60 London Is that very gay and
estive aspect Of our stalls and boxea
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18

iTrampGaeosneiiusuallycTediiad With
hn0ih.ofPsraoahl,slslqllpeaI. especial
lynmlsoldh wnsihehdbRto ths .npbhuTy,
onasSaNeSa. recepasliAf fact Mai, spA
day last wsek Observation-Disclosures soen.
taking a swim In the stream near the
fair grounds In Danbury.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18

We can honor God BY telling Of his
goodness and talking Of bis faithfulneta
70 us.-Ram's Horn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18


ily9W Adder 'eoallcd pnd z,moO
'ttWfeifitons iaqtheiAbo ,sdp tlia0n iAlad
inuhsig Noik lUesasanaiI
q ado NdIzirih n fheo iclsi ithni
glass bottles plates and other ancient
aD'iarHob ouunun lispsbns hdi1cqrersd
uiAilpuui tislbytuprltiAn dS1hGlcs ilpsre.
dtaplh vnlmna Hfeiilt Cdflimisnas ufahei
glass When siHfcFisiti0aeets'iu che,
substance OF the glass splits Into exceed
irtly ltAia1lAIiiAsit, ,slhth. al the SUM
llgAi.UatsrsegniaN, f4tesrise 70 a.
splendid playssiicaloFs. q .the Abe leaves
OF qiprest lhese deAga,e g.assos slgasl-
izsihelr epnrgacAng dissolution, by, be-
ooiongimoro. haadphh,h az ,.7 ~. I'd,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-18
Appear. to Ne VERY Dead when lie "a

Appears TO Ne VERY Dead when lie ID
haph Alive 49,.
Thep 4 uhle b tue animal kingdom
hat eau 40 dead and-Je As muehahys
as crocodile The number Of unsus-
pectlng persons lTho4 haYs mistaken
hin for los and ha t,ffsill,i fo,dIaSovI
eL their iabd1se din0I0CkaE 90 iss6
to be q nIhfgtg sqaihsfi Sill never
years bftJr u ~ B16sa u tabatlon q
Essa( gdAiS q tiIS 6fkhle.G Cat e6uhs
Try gorshiPped the. cntsPdfelas a 900.
there being nothing tise Ike him. they
fst )nn9P,dalgtles plditVEgsd him our n
Win 1eSelfy'S -ni0thSiTSnSdf Egypt. =
howeveratef natlKeS N0kel upon him
as a devil HAVING ND Nhrsirms. they
plCpVVhll him with lead. but they
HRab 70 immediate him successful
" With such weapons as were fashion,
ahle-aL Lhe. ilme,.. The crocodile Is not
80 numerals In the Nile as he was In
-thsdAysOfalf Ramessh iaglly' Ia fae,,
hQYeG sf9aftJ' x flserJs9n bslas
anaoyanoeai inaeDarahle from tourist
iraillc. II seems impossible for a tour
Isl 10 see a crocodile without trying 10
plug ttuf with-a-reVolyeFr To rep
de.that fslnpu Of q Qulel lie this sort d,
81 thfngiSsihpldJ haAttable.iIIe viii Al
no, mulest q ma lhlbis he tgt take y
BIN at a dlsgdyahlass. aud AE lang az .
man does not unthinkingly step on him
he' crocodile will 20 his own way and
calmly aSait bis oppor:uS,'y. Tie feeds
on FISH, but for eourse dinner
FouPi lraJifr faEq hpmphlty, black pre-
ierTdd ,wlhSh nibFs tlAt !hsre Is no q
accounting for taste. even among rep.
tiles. q Tlh mcthodi ~ centurlng large
game are plural as well as singular.
Sometimes he VIII Ne on alriver bank I
partly covered with sandlor mud until
IN absent minded native wanders Eith.
10 reach. Having kralnea hls Prey he
will yaddle into The water and there
drown the 'stfifgeitr: 'fie. will then
DRAG his victim ashore and bury him In
sand or mud and walt for days before
he gbrges himself q b..