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Evening journal., 1896-05-11
soolaI and Paraonnl Noten

VIC @. Knowles of Laurel. has been
spending several days in Philadeiphis
Mrs Harry V Eason and daughter
have bsen visiting friends In Laurel
Miss Margaret Melvin OF Seaford, is
the guest OF Wilmington friends
Mrs K. J. Richardson OF laurel, has
been the guest of Mrs w. F. wainwright
A. NJ. wislin los ssaford, is spending
several days in Wilmington.
Miss Mamie Tunnel. Of Georgetown,
Is the guest of Miss Matilda Lambson
near Wilmington.
Niles Carrie Hsnce is the guest of the
Misses B lrlow, in Chester.
Miss Minnie G. Finley has returned
from a visit to Marcus Hook.
Cheyney T. LOOMS has returned after
& weeks visit In West Chester.
George Kloberg Of the city treasurer's
Office, spent yesterday pleasantly at
Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry @ Conrad are at
Atlantic City for an extended stay.
Mrs. A. N Lesley George aud small
son, Lesley Herbert George, are spending
this early part of the Summer with AIRS.
George at the Aldine, Ocean Grove.
j. Barton Cheney, OF PhllRdelphis, was
in Wilmington yesterday.
Benson O. Hardesty Of Frederick. Is
visiting bis cousin, Eugene Hardesty,
over Washington street bridge.
Mis5 Mamie Schabinger of Dover, who
hiss been visiting the Misses Ash. on
West Ninth street returned home to day.
Charles sasse spent Sunday in oxford,
Pa
NJ and Mrs Charles II Brant and son
spent yesterday with West Chester rela-
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Fleming, Of
Clayton Del, we're in Wilmington to.
day Mr. Fleming is train dispatcher at
Clayton.
Evening journal., 1896-05-11
ADJUSTMENTS.
Elks' Bensnt ro-morrow Night.

Tomorrow evening at the Opera
House the annual benefit of Wilmington
Lodge OF Elks will be given. The play will
be Hoyt's greatest comedy "a Midnight
Bell and be presented by an ideal cast
headed by the. fsvorite comedian, Dl9by
Bell. as the mirth- provoking Deacon
Tldd. and with his brilliant wife, Laura
Joyce Bell as the winsome schoolma'am,
together with selected cast OF twenty
three we'll known artists. Entire new
scenery has bsen painted for the
presentation by the celebrated ar
tist, Arthur voegtlin. and the
famous conductor and composer,
Victor Herbert. composer of prince
Ansniss. 1.-THE Wizard OF the Nile" and
other operas. has arranged entire new
music and songs for the production.
among them being several numbers for
the charming contralto. Laura Joyce
Bell. also 3 number of gless, madrigals
aud concerted pieces for "a Midnight
Bell" quartet The entire production will
be under tue personal management of
Duncan B. Harrison.
Evening journal., 1896-05-11
Oyrene at the BiIou.

The Cyrene Vaudeville Company. in
cludlng host Of clever stars will present
the comedy "The Vlceroy's Favorite" at
the b jol theatre to night. The company
Is headed by Cyrene. who will perform the
repertoire of sensational dances that
have made her famous all over the
country. u Is said that "Orange Bios
SONS" which is creating a sensation
elsowhere, Is but feeble imitation Of
The Vleeroy's Favorite' which Is
original with and performed for the past
eight years by Oyrene.
Evening journal., 1896-05-11
Wind and whirIwInd.

The Philadelphia Times. IN comment
ing upon the outcome OF the primaries on
Saturday, says:
OF c0urse the Higgins people claim that Ad
dicks won by fraud and no person of average
sense would dispute IL: bat tits equally beyond
dispute that what is called fraud committed
tahlishtd custom In Delaware to make votes "A
matter OF merch Andiss whenever they are In
demand. Addicks has won because he has
Outmanoauvered and OutbOodled the other
side. and that is the whole story.
This is true. and directly In line with
our prediction that Higgins had sowed
the wind and would reap the whirl-
wind
Evening journal., 1896-05-11
AZ the Hanoook UnvelIing

General Nelson A. Miles has invited
several Wilmingtonisns to participate in
tho exercises attending tho unvelling of
the Hancock statue st Washington TO
morrow Those who will 90 are John P.
Donahoe, past junior vice national COM
msnder OF the Veteran Legion; Charles
A. Foster. chief mastering oifi q er, and
William A Kelley, adjutant Of Encsmp-
ment No "a. OF Wilmington
Evening journal., 1896-05-11
connrmatfon At 81. Anne,n.

Bishop Curtis confirmed class Of
eighty six boys aud girls In St. Aune's
Church yesterday at the late mass. Hugh
F. Dougherty and Miss Eva Lsuhoif were
sponsers for the children. The musical
program wss excellent, particularly the
solo "Et inosrnstus est" by James A
Ward, and an Ave Maria" trio by Miss
Ostharine Donovan, alto; Miss Lizzie
Bacon, soprano and James A. Ward,
tonor
Evening journal., 1896-05-11
E.ks benefit to morrow night, Go
RelIcs for nIr. A. ZONES.

Daniel Baker. 3 travelling tinker, Of
Assotesgue, Va, has presented to
Detective w. r. Jones through w.
Lee, an interesting relic from
Washlugtons home at Mount
Vernon. IL Is a sock dye and taps from
the blacksmith shop on Washington's
property. Mr.. Baker bought them from
the original purchaser many years ago aud
has kept them at his home ever since
They make an interesting addition to
Mr. Jones's already large collection Of
curios and memories
Evening journal., 1896-05-11
Hsr Hand. BADLY Burned.

Mrs Katharine Cullen George form
erly OF Wilmington, but who moved to
her hands severely at the home of her
father. Judge Callen, recently Some
linen hanging near q stove, caught fire,
aud In her efforts to extinguish 1t Mrs
George received painful burns on both
hands. Her presence OF mind, however.
prevented what might have proved q
serious confagration.
Evening journal., 1896-05-11
rrninman,s AnnIvarsarr.

Delaware Lodge, No 123 Brotherhood
of Railway Trsinmen, will celebrate
its eighth anniversary at Eden Hall
tonight. An entertaining musical
and literary program has Ibeen prepared
and 10 addition speeches will be made by
prominent members Of the order.
Evening journal., 1896-05-11
.E1amlners AZ Sd. Joseph,s.

The Wilmington diocese board OF par
ish school annual examiners, Revs
Flynn, Donaghy and Kelly, began work
on st. Joseph's. Brandywine, this morning
sc . o'clock. The examiners are as
tonished to find that the school compares
we'll with any In Wilmington or In Phila
ielphia The Dupont de Nemours Com
pany has given great help to It and
Pastor Father Bsrmingham.
Evening journal., 1896-05-11
DeTerates andA Iternatss.

All delegates snd slternstes. success
ful or otherwise, who ran on the Union
Republican Club ticket at the primary
election on Saturday, are requested to
assemble at the club room at 30 to-
morrow morning. Tuesday, May -, 10
proceed TO train for Dover, accompanied
BY the First Regiment Band
CHARLES a. KITTINGER.
Evening journal., 1896-05-11

Many people will rejoice to learn that
Lillian Russell has found her lost voice,
and those interested In science will be
glad to know that IL got mislald behind
her epiRlottis.
Evening journal., 1896-05-11
seorstnrr oI st.to.a DANCE.

Secretary OF State whitemsn came
very near compromising himself politi-
cally to- Gay. A friend slipped In his
button hole a Mckinley button. and Ar.
Whitemsn did Market street very thor
oughly before he discovered his danger,
Evening journal., 1896-05-11
Frederick Hamaun Appointed.

A caucus Of the new Board Of Health
was. it is said. held tnis morning. AZ
which Frederick HamAnn was selected as
q successor to Dr. Joseph R. Jefferis as
executive officer. the latter having re-
fused to accept.
Evening journal., 1896-05-11
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD.
Young Folk Take a Straw
Ride to Edge Moor
IN AND OUT OF TIE CITY
Where Some Wilmington People and
Their Friends Spent Midsummer
Like sunday-Other Iaoldsnts Of
Personal aud Social Nature.

All communications intended for inserlt,n
In this column should be addressed TO Soc ETY.
munications should be written ca one side of
the paper only.
Evening journal., 1896-05-11
Epworth League Annivsrsary,

The Epworth Lsague socistios OF Scott
A. e. church and Harrison street M e.
church will attend the anniversary
celebration OF the Epworth League OF
Cookmsn NJ. E Church at the sdi6cs Of
the latter tomorrow night.
Evening journal., 1896-05-11

Mrs. Donolan will give an opening AZ
her new place, southwest corner Fourth
and Pine streets, to-morio@, TUESDAY
evening, at which the public are cor
daily invited TO attend.
Evening journal., 1896-05-11

Rev, Joseph B. Turner. Of Dover, state
president OF the Christian Endeavor
Society. and one OF the most able and
popular ministers In the state, preached
two sermons At Rodney Street Presby-
terIan Church yesterday.
Evening journal., 1896-05-11
LandIordIsm rs. sIpaIe TaE.

Debate in the Grand Opera House Wed
nesday evening May 12 between Fred
srlck s Gore, Of this city. aud Arthur n.
Stephenson, chalTmsn Of the Delaware
Campaign Committee Doors open 80
The public are Invited. Admission free.
Evening journal., 1896-05-11

1t Is proposed to strengthen the Nc
Kinley ticSet by putting Mayor Strong
upon II for Vice President. New York is
looked upon as a doubtful state In spite Of
It's great ms jorlty for Morton last Fall.
Evening journal., 1896-05-11

are called upon to act In the cause OF hu
manltv and we should do t.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-26
ELECTRIC STROKE.
1t Affects Workmen as Does Fierce Sun
Heat.


One of the most extraordinary mod
srn diseases is peculiar affection, most
aptly termed electric stroke, which not
infrequently befalls workmen employed
in melting metals by means of elec-
tricity 1t appears from observations
made at the great steel and iron works
at Cruzot, says the Boston Journal,
that the intense voltage arc between
the carbon and the metal to be melted
emits rays which, even at the distance
of ten meters, produce painful, hot,
pricking sensation, ike that of burn,
on such uncovered portions IF the body
as the throat, face, and more especially
the forehead.
The skin of the parts affected be-
comes either copper-colored or assumes
a bronze hue; the eyes, in spite of black
glasses, are so intensely daZZled as to
be useless for some minutes, after
which Nanthopsia (yellow vision) sets
in, everything appearing satfron-col-
ored, the conjunctive are inflamed, and
der the eyelids. There is frequently
great pain, accompanied often by sleep
lessness, and in some instances fever.
After a few days these symptoms
subside and the skin Of the affected
parts peels and the patient is restored to
health.
Now, the remarkable thing about all
this is that very little heat is radiated
from the electric arc used; all the
trouble arises from the light rays, and,
although it has not yet been expert
mentally proved, there can be little
doubt that the blue and violet-that is.
the chemical-rays are to blame.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-26
CANNOT ENDURE CONFINEMENT
Indians Soon Die If They Are Deprived OF
Their Liberty in Prisons.

Indians Soon Die If They Are Deprived OF
Their Liberty in Prisons.
AT recent meeting of the Sioux Val
ley Medical association DR.. S. Olney, of
Sioux Falls, read a notwithstanding, not
to say startling, paper on the effect OF
confinement on the Indian. The Ar
gusLeader had been told the same
facts by Col. j. II. Burns, of Deadwood,
but was inclined to take the colonels
statement with a grain or two of salt.
as the colonel is an enthusiastic cham
pion of the Indian. The figures of DR..
Olney, however, are even more start
ling than the statements made by
Judge Burns.
There are confined in the penitentiary
123 white men, some of whom have
been there for years. Of this number
but two are sick. OF the 19 Indians
who have been confined in the peni-
tentiary in the last two years three are
dead, one was pardoned in a dying con-
dition and is now barely alive, five are
in the hospital with the death mark
upon them. and three are i'll. Of the
seven who are practically healthy, five
have been confined but one month, OLE
nine months and two for two years
All of these Indians appeared to be
sound when they were admitted to the
penitentiary.
The statement of Judge Burns to-
Judge Riner at the last term of the fed
eral court in Sioux Falls, that a short
sentence of imprisonment was to the
Indian in effect a death sentence, seems
to be literally true, and there is in this
paper of DR.. Olney an appeal to federal
judges which ought to have its weight.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-26
RED TURTLES.
They Live and Breed in II Spring Whose
Tcmneraturc Is COG Dcrrnrs.

They Live and Breed in II Spring Whose
Temperature Is 22G Degrees.
That portion of southern or lower
California called Hell'S Iiali-AcTc ap-
pears to be situated directly over Il
substratum of fire, which causes the
mud and water to boil as if in caidron,
says the st. Louis Republic. At one
place on the Half-Acre there are over
100 boiling springs and hot mud gryscrs
on plat of ground that is not of great
er extent than common city square.
The chief spring in this queer ag%rc-
cation of boiling and spOutlng J.tS OF
mud and water is called the fountain
of the Boiled Turtles on account Of its
curious habit of occasionally cjectlnT
numbers of small red turtles. The
temperature of this spring is 226 de
grees, II degrees higher than the tenn
perature required to boil water un-
der ordinary atmospheric pressure.
Notwithstanding the fact that the tenn
perature is sufficient 10 boil meat per-
fectly within few minutes, the small
red turtles spoken of I've and breed
there Just as the ordinary variety does
in waters of common lakes, rivers and
other streams The spring is called the
fountain of Boiled Turtles because the
queer, hard-shelled creatures of being
cooked perfectly done.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-26
PROVES TO BE A PUG.
Polite Girl Gives Up Her Seat to @ SUI
posedly Baby-Laden Woman.

Polite Girl Gives Up Her Seat to q Sup
posedly BabyLaden Woman.
The inbound Clark street cable train
was crowded Every seat was taken
and many men were compelled to stand,
when at one of the crossings a lady en-
tered the car hearing in her arms bur
den of her special care and attention.
Wrapped in u soft warm shawl she care
fully carried it. protected and safe from
the raw, chilly air. Although restless
and moving its tiny head from side to
side, she watchfully held the shawl
over its head. She walked TO the center
Of the car, and, seeing no vacant seat,
took one of the straps. The men kept
industriously reading theirpapers. says
the Chicago Chronicle.
''These gentlemen can keep their
seats" said a young woman as she
arose and proffered her seat TO the
woman with the burden The car gave
n sudden lurch forward as the womar
accepted the offered seat'with {, -Thanlt
you" the shawl became loOsened, and,
eluding her grasp, the little object
freed itself from the folds.
The men Uttered and The polite young
woman, looking around for the cause of
the unwonted mirth. beheld on the
woman's lap, not q baby as she sup
posed, but very frisky and bright
eyed pug dog.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-26
UNIVERSAL COLLECTING MANIA.
Head of the House at Last Succumbs to
the Disease.

the disease.
For heavens sake" he cried, re-
lates the Chicago Times-Herald, II
never saw anything like this collecting
mania"
It's a very instructive amusement"
"Yes, maybe, but not for me. There's
my daughter Agnes, she's collecting
buttons and asks me every day to go
around to the headquarters to get her
some, and l must buy of every street
fakir / pass or she doesn't like it.
There's my daughter Lucy, she goes
over all of my letters and cuts off the
monograms, destroying them. l don't
like her to doit, but l can't stopit. She
says some Internal nonsense about it
being all the rage Then my son Tom
is just as bad. He asks me for postage
stamps and cuts them off the letters be-
fore l read them in the morning. And
they are always having something new
to collect. Every member of my fam
lily Is collector"
How about your wife,"
"Oh, she's worse than any of them.
She says she is collecting coins and
makes it an excuse for going through
my pockets every time. She calls it
being numismatist. I think it should
be called kleptomania" Just then a
man with q bill entered the Office.
81 am" he began, "a collector for"
"Confound you, then. get" cried the
infuriated man; ~ am a collector my
self. I am trying to collect my senses" +"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-26
An Yudiart. Ticaet-Of-Lcay

When Young Chief. a prominent
member of the Etanatilla tribe, in
Greg on. goes auay for his annual vaca-
ton. he is granted the freedom Of the
state by the following notice - whom
it. may concern: Young Chief has per
ulis,sfon.fo visit NaIiDty@ ana sIL round
ing country. with Raa'iou other In
dians. tot5e away GG iay-- O - GOOD.
law-abiding man, al y. = 81. idi., to-
ward Whites. If any OF a-">.u..d are
boisterolys or vioIe x - i1n..,i :, port
ed to me. will nave lie LE.tthr iectl-
fed. Any lavor shown lin vii m ar.
preciated lie rcsFec, IL: ,g1iite md
asks that they renee, In.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-26
WHAT TO SAY.
List of Remarks to Make About the
New Baby.


One is always expected to say some
thing when looking for the first time
on a new baby. says; the Cincinnati En-
quirer, and as it is neither kind nor
safe to tell the truth and say that the
little red, podgy creature doesn't look
like anything, we give a list of un-
patented and uncoprTighted remarks
to be used on such occasions:
isn't he sweet? He looks like you"
Il think he's going to look like his fa
ther!"
Hasn't he dear little fingers? Do
let me see his dear little toes!"
Isn't he laTge!"
isn't he a tiny darlinc!"
"How bright he scemsi"
did you ever see such a sweet.little
MOUTH"
Isn't he just too sweet for any
thing"
The dear little darling, l neversaw
so young a baby look SO intelligent"
DO, please, let me hold him just =
minute."
Any and all of these remarks are war
ranted to give satisfaction, just as they
ave been giving satisfaction from time
immemorial until the present day.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-26
SURE CURE FOR SHlPWRECK.
Ahzt a Sunday School Pupil Would DO to
Calm the Ocean.

A certain young woman on the North
side teaches class in Il mission Sunday
school. She had a difficult task, says
the Chicago Times-Herald, imparting
scraps of religious instruction to her
young charges, and often amusing an
swers are unconsciously returned to
questions which she asks. On one oc-
casion she asked her pupils:
What dc the high priests do?'
And received the reply:
-'They burned Insects before the peo-
Pile" by which the youngster, of course,
meant incense.
But one of the funniest experiences,
which well shows the queer ideas which
the children receive in their lessons,
was given when, after Il discussion OF
shipwrack which followed a lesson
three or four weeks previously on the
well-lnown story of Jonah and the
whale. she happened to ask:
Suppose Il big storm arose at sea and
it looked as though you were going to
lie drowned. what would you do?"
81 would throw man overheard Tor
w hale to swallow" was the reply.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-26
TILE IDEAL pANAGEA.

J.n.ea l.. + rancls. Alderman, Chl
cage, say: i regfId Dir Kings
New Discovery as AN Ideal Panacea
for Coughs, Colds and Lung Com
plants. having used it in my family
Tor the last five ears. t, the exclusion
of physicians prescriHors or other
preparations"
Rev. John Burgus, keoEuk, Iowa,
writes: Il have beca Minister of
the Methodist Episcopal Church for
80 years or more. and have Lever
found anything 50 beneficial, or that
gave me such speedy relief as DR..
Kings New Discovery" Try this
Ideal Cough Remedy bow. Trial
Bottles Free at Henry hIurichs Drug
Store.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-26
RELIEFIN SIX HOURS.

Distressing Kidney aud Bladder dis
eases relieved in six hours by the New
Great South American Kidney Cure"
This new remdy is a great surprise on
account OF It's exceeding promptness IN
relieving pam in the bladder, kidneys,
back and every part OF the urinary pas-
sages in male OF female. 1t relieves re-
pention Of wafer and pain In passing 1t
almost Immediately. If You want quick
relief and cure this is your only remedy,
Sold by f. G. Bueretatta, Druggist, Mani
towOc. Wis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-26
q VERY OLD TUB.
Roman Bucket That Dates Back Sixteen
Hundred Years.

Hundred Years.
My thoughts. when was a the ruins
of Silchester recently, were that hun.
dreds of antiquarians all over the coun-
try would have given gold to anyone
who should have told them of the great
"find" that was there and then 10 be
safely brought to haIsl, says I. letter in
London Truth. \ friend and myself
strolled over from Aldermaston to view
the ruins and as many of the finds as
were still to be seen. Mr.. Davis, +. S. A.,
at present experimenting the opera
tions, explained to us how, when dig
ging out an old well, he made the lucky
discovery of a tunnel which conducted
him to an ancient gate, the existence OF
which had not been before suspected.
A windlasS had been fitted up over
well IS feet deep, and men were digging
out pailfulS of earth which were Bein"
diligently hauled up. Fc. two weeks
the work at this poiny had been going
on, and within the last week it had been
discovered that tn Is was an old Roman
tub-well. The wood seemed somewhat
rotten, as might be expected after 1,G00
years, SO that the raising of the Iub
caused the greatest anxiety. The tub
had been ingeniously fitted by Mr..
Davis with two wooden shelves running
all round it-one at the top and the
other at the bottom. both of which
served to protect it from any strain dur
ing the preparation for hosting it, and
also relieved the tub of its own weight
during the process of hoiating. After
one unsuccessful attempt to bring it up,
during which a small portion of it was
knocked off, it was triumphantly raised
to light in a comparatively perfect
state of preservation. We expect that
the tub will shortly be on vicw at the
Reading museum, where there is al
ready a beautiful collection of Siichcs-
+a,-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-26

The old way of delivering .me ssages
by postboys compared with the mod
ern telephone, illustrates the old
tedious methods of breaking" colds
compared with their almost instantan
Ous cure by One Minute Cough Cure
Henry Henrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-26
Honsea Ia Nprr York.

New York has 5000 houses only.
with an average of IS residents 10 each,
which is the highest average Of any
city of importance; in the world. The
average number ofresidents to n honsc
, In Brooklyn is oulv'ahout ten
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-26
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Turkish Railway EmpIoyeH.

The Salonica-Constantin Railway
company engaged, contrary to its con-
yention, number of employees of other
than Turkish nationality. The au-
fhorities have constructed the imperial
commissary to demand their immedi-
ate suppression by Ottomansubjects.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-26

Housewife 1T is dreadful to think
what Wbiskey viii bring man to-"
Tramp-"Ihat's SO. mum. Afore ! took
to de road | never thought ] would have
t eat sich things II are benz handed ont
T. mr every day" "
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-26

Chamberlain's Fyo and Skin ointman
Is uucqglllcd for Eczema, letter, Sah
Rheum, ScIId Head Sore Nipples Chappe,
Hands, Itching Piles, Burns. Fr s liles,
Chronic Sore Eyes and Granuiated Eye Lids
tor sale by druggists at - cents per box.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-26

Scaly eruptions on the head, ,chapped
hands and bps, cuts, bruises, scalds,
burns are quickly cured by DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve 1t is at present
the article most used for piles, and it
always cures them. Henry Henrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-26

4. First Tramp If yon bad To work
Just euppoein' what kiud If II jJb would
Sou rather lav-?' Second Tramp
"W-lr. think | copd he "a jndge Of a
dog show I've had exprII.ucs of al.
de dIf I, ut kiod- cF dogs deere Is