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Judge B. F. Merritt left for Grady t&is morning to view the damages done by the cyclone.
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Nrs.J. K. Martin of Coway. Is here visiting her son. Mr. Brunson JenkiRs.
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MT. Jeff Hicks has returned from a business visit to Texas.
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Capt. M. e. sennett Is a visitor to the city today.
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= Mr. J. ". Allen. of Dewitt. Is regis tered at the Trulock.
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Mr. Ed. Rosenberg received $ sAsndsome line of Easter cards to day.
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ME. J. s. BArrsque. of AltheimeF. ; Js In the city.
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Df J. l.. Cald well is today nursing e severely bruised hand. the result of a fall from 8 bicycle.
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Afr. ]. l.. Jenkins. of Fordyce. Is in : khe city visiting fliends and relatives.
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MT. John Tucker. after weeks visit to Hot Springs. returned home yesterday.
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Mr. q. l.. Morris. of English, is resistsred at the Truloek.
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Mir. s. Galligan came over from
 Tucker this morning.
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Capt. B. F. Holmes. of Fordyce, is . at ths Arlington.
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nessTs. Simon Bloom and John Port,s h.eYe returned from Little Rock.
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iFrom Thursday'sl Daily.l

Mayor L. E. Goldsmith is in Little
 Book.
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r s. B. Cannon. of England. Is.
 today, calling on Pine Bluff friends.
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THE BED ROLL.
Combinations of nrapery Which Produce
 Pleasing Effects Ia the Bedchamber.


 Pleasing Effects In the Bedchamber.
 Beds are very dressy affairs these days An object of great admiration re- gently in store window was bed made up with blue silk and blue nous seline de soie. The spread fell over the sides, nearly touching the floor, the bor- der ruffie being of the mousseline over the silk. h this case there were square down pillows, instead of a roll each fin. ished with q Wide rufle Marie An toinette lace spreads over @ color are sumptuous,. and when possible, window curtains should match. X combination of renaissance lace and Marie Antoinette effects produces q gorgeous drapery or spread. Irish point bed sets have been selling as low as $5. In Frenchy look
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[. B. Wells. of Little Rock. is here on a business visit.
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Nr. J. s. Mcdonnell. of Aitheimer is visitor today.
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All kinds of plants In the vegetable l;as for sale by Pio Merlo. 3-3l-dlt
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.yhn,6n,a N1agsa . .

: Out of 450' college women recently interrogated 'l69 of theia are teachers 28 stenegraphers, 47 librarians, ,22 nurses, 19 5ourRal4sts1nd ] 3 aie eieil15, while the remainder are distributed around in various upelassified positions The majority of given number oi women, asked ill regard to the matter. said they received less pay for the san kind of work in whichlne1 are engaged A small number were found to get the same pay. a'd q very tiny fraction of d number received mora money than men In siniilaF positions.
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;awo sehoois or a5eavor.

On the lands of .Jndga Russell and. John Foster, on the banks of the little Niangua river, Missouri, are two schools of beaver, six in one school and eight in the other. The judge and Mr Foster. will not allow interference with the animals.
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ASER's eskks ssFs IasIssetiss asa ReasasAs

From Wednesdays Daily :,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-28
a 6FAN,.


One No Longer Hear, tiI' 80 uctiyo Guila~.
mud the Cst,taueis.
Another time We Went down 20 + So
IN the Plaza Nueva, the square il FIRMS
of the governor generals palace at tina
foot of the hill 1t was he'd after dark.
which was "a iuducement for rs 70 e0.
The walters. from whom we got all tile.
gossip we ever hea.d sad that IL hQG
something TO do with Columbus--lts
might be the little Affair Of the egg thE
discovery Of America, or his own death
or anything else, for all they knew or
cared The celebration itself did Uoa,
help 70 explain matters. Lanterns hung
from every tree il the plaza. There 81 Ar,
crowd of water carriers, and donkeys.
and women, and priests, and children,
and soldiers, and men selling big round
cakes that looked like understood New
England pies with nothing inside
Rockets We're let of at rare intervals
and s. band, all drums and Gym balls
played with just such brazen, barbarr-
Gus beating and clasLiug as the tlaGsss
must have made as they marched past
to one Of theiy periodical musters III tht.
Vivarrambla. That was all; 50 tha1 tsse
connection with Columbus was not yery7-
obvious
But the pretricst part Of the pageant
was on our way back, when, at the tor
Of the Gale dc los Gomorcs, we saw g..
group Of girls i'll the gateway, white
barricade against the darkness Of tha%
wood They broke away dancing as VS.
came, and we followed them up the
stcepest Of the three parting roads in
pursuit Of distant sound OF IA usig. ms
scene held out promise of the traditional
Spanish night attuned to the click Og
castancta and the drumming of guitars
But within the Alhambra's ipclOsurs
we found nothing more romantic thaa
a man with an accordion and few
couples Waiting under the trees. For
the national dance and song the stranger
must 90 20 the show held by guides and
gypsies somewhere Oh the Albaycin. T.
is supposed to be improper, though il IL
"a the most only stupid, and for thlge
you must pay in pesetas.
But never once III Granada's opeE.
streets and courts or in those Of any
other AnGClusian town did we hear thu .
castanets ard guitars that play SO 81 .
ductivcly through the Andalusia Of ~
nance and Murray. That they snou { !.
still be expected really shows how ts-E&
tradition dies. "Am l, then, come -ziss b
Spain 10 hear humstrums and oUcgT'
gurdies?" Beckford asked indigna acsr H.
hundred years ago. But every new 1r-sv--
eler goes to the country, sure ta1s tlR
him, at least. there will be the sEs sse5
strummiDg and mad faudango a. .lsr-
long southern night under tho stacz------
Elizabeth Robins Pencil III Century
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-28

A detective WAS bringing woman
whom he had arrested at BouloRne sur
Seine upon steamer to the prefecture,
when at the Concorde bridge we'll
dressed man threw himself into the riv-
er and was drowning. The detective is
an excellent swimmer, and it cost him
painful struggle 10 see fellow crea-
ture lose his life. "If only l were
alone, he said to his prisoner, Il would
jump into the water to save him. ="
The woman, who had been sentenced
to 10 days imprisonment for assault
upon the police, at once replied: "Do
50. will wait for you at the pier and
viii not run away" The detective
thereupon plunged into the stream and
seized the drowning man by his clothes,
when a boat struck against him violent
ly and made him lose his grip. He dived
again. but in vain, and, quite exhaust
ed, he was pulled on board small
skitf, which was nearly smashed by a
steamer coming from the opposite direc.
ton.
Capiaumont, as the brave fellow was
called, was enthusiasticall cheered by
the onlookers. The body Of the man he
had tried to save was recovered few
hours later. On her part, the woman
who had been in custody acted quite as
courageously, for, true to her word, she
waited for the detective at the Pont
Neuf and handed to him his coat, in the
pocket Of which was the warrant upon
which she had been arrested 1t is salts.
factory to add that when the chief Of
the department was appraised OF her
conduct he Immediately ordered the
woman TO be set at liberty in recognition
of her devotion. Paris Correspondence.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-28
WHAT TO DO.

There l. comfort IN the knowledge
So often expressed, thar Dr.. kiimcI' :
swamp K ,ot, the great kidney remedy.
fuIlIls every wish ii relieving pain IN
lhe back. kidneys, liver. bladder and
every part ct he urinary passages. l.
corrccts inability To hold urine and
>calding pain in passing it, or bad ef-
tects following use of liquor, VINE or
beer and overcomcs that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled t. get up
many times during the night to urlna,e.
The mild and the extraordinary effect
of Swamp Root Is soon realized. II
stands he highest for It's wonderful
cures of the most distressing eases. II
YOU need u medicine You should have
the best Sold by druggists at fifty
cents aud one dollar. For a sample
bottle and pamphlet, both sent free by
mai, mention the Republican Leader
and send your full postoilice address To
DR.. Kimer Il Co, Binghamion, n Y.
The proprictOis of tins Paper guarantee
the genuinpneSs OF this offer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-28
/, WONDERFUL ESCAPE.
ielated by a Keeper Of the Michigan
State Prison at Jackson.
CFrom ~ Jackson CitizcnD

Mr. a. +. Wing resides Mt 612 " Jack
son Street. Jackson, Mich He is a keeper
In the Michigan State Prison, a man of ster
ling integrity. and whose word is beyond
dispute He tells the following story of
wonderful escape and the incidents con
ncctcd with the dangerous position in
which hc was placed. He says, some
months ago my attention was attracted by
q swelling of my grons, which began To
increase in size 10 such an extent that |
was alarmed. 1t spread down my legs to
my feet, and | was bloated from my waist
down, so badly that | could not pull my
pants, over my legs, and had TO open my
shoes fully two inches before | could get
them on. Even my face became pulled
up; and my holc system seemed affected.
could hardly drag myself upstairs TO
unlock my men. | consulted physician,
one of the best in the city. lie said the
swelling was caused by an irritation Of the
kidneys. and | commenced treatment with
him. But ! seemed 90 be getting worse. |
was strongly urged by friend. to try
Doan's Kidney Pills, and | finally con
scntcd After the first week ! commenced
30 see change and felt much better.
This was encouraging, and ! continued
their use. took five boxes in all, with the
happy result that | was completely cured.
] have never heard of any medicine which
had such pronounced and radical effect.
ard yet not affect the system generally
and leave it in such good condition. |
feel better now than | ever did. After
The effect was once established the swelling
gradually disappeared until it was entirely
zone. regard Doan's Kidney Pills as a
most wonderful agent in the curing of am
form of kidney disorder
For sale by all dealers - price 80 cents
per box. Mailed by Foster Milburn Co,
Buffalo. N Y, sole agents for the L. S.
Remember the maine, D0dh'S, and take no
other.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-28

The ghost Of Knaresfai, Hall. pear
Haltwh thistle, in Nosthuuherlnd. was a
steady belle nor y-re very Long ago. IN
this case brother rusdcred an inconven
lent sister by drown ~ her n Il pond,
ana the lady rcycGged 'ors # by Nalk-
ing from tho house to tAe pond upon cV-
cry occasion that member OF the fam
lily happened To DC about after dark.
But l. Clu ere % Cnumerate what may
be termed the ''private ghosts" Of Eng
land and Wales, the walking ladies and
gentlemen who, having been nobodies
during their lives, ale determined that
something moro than the mere epitaphs
over their graves shall keep their mem
cries green, the limits Of this paper
would be very far exceeded. The very
house in which the author Of the paper
is writing is well known by the villa
gers TO have a white lady on its upper
most stair landing, discovery which
very much unhinged some American
visitors, who declared that il lney had
known it nothing would have induced
them to sleep So soundly in rooms abut-
ting on the said landing during thres
months But who she was history say
sth not. --Chaubers' Journal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-28

he tries 10 figure out the meaning OF tire
dream IL he IS not supcrstitious lie looks
for the cause, finds = in indigestion aud
nervousness ard then needs the real mean
ing. II IL good thing 10 believe in dream
but 10 believe la them in the right waV A
bad dream Is warning. II is a sign that
all Is not right in the dTeamer's body IL
means that his digestion q out Of order
and that means that his blood is not re
ceiving sufficient nourishment and thae
has is effect on the nerves and the ne rves.
on the brain. Imperfect digestion means
imperfect nutrition. II means that the
strength and food that ought to 70 iutc
the blood from the digestive Organs-tt ,a--
should go 10 build the tissues that WASTE
every day being perverted and is doing
no good. 1t means that there will DC loss
OF solid. strengthfu flesh that the nerves
Will be uncovered just that much that lie,
bility Will ensue and that the mans hooy
- ready tor the reception Of disease germs
That Il the real meaning OF the mar.
dreams, and such dreams should always -
taken 10 mean that the use of DR. Pierce'e
Golden Medical Discovery is urgent AND
imperative, II health would be preserved
lhc Discovery - Is a certain cure for iudi.
gestion, dyspepsia and liver complaint
When constipation is present. il Is IRE
1ueutly necessary to supplement the " Dis
covery" by the use of Dr.. Pierce's Pleas,uk
Pellets. One little Pellet" IS a gentle
laxative and two mild cathartie. They
greatly facilitate the action Of the Colder
Medical Discovery" by Kidding the system
of poisonous, effete matter increasing The
activity Of the lower bowels so that Tho
impure matter forced out Of the blood D.
the Golden Medical Discovery " rsay Sud
quick egress. Both the Golden Medjcq
Discovery" and the Pellets may be on.
tanned at any drug store. Complete infor-
nation concerning them may be had -.
addressing the Worlds Dispensary Md
ical Association, Buffalo N. X.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-28
Shipping DroKa. ~ -.

Consul Scott. in a recent report upos
the trade of the Chinese town of Swallow,
remarks upon the fact that II 900, U00
fresh eggs figure among the exports. But
he tell, us that all are certainly not fresh.
for II Is the custom ia ship ducks eggs
which have been iucubated to within a
Few days OF Matching These eggs are
brought on board the steamers packed In
shallow baskets with layers Of soft Chinese
paper between and around them. This
baskets are placed about the deck swung
to the awning supports md occasionally
are put In position near the boilers. but as
q rule the heat Of the climate Is quite sui
ncient 10 complete the Matching Of tho
eggs. II therefore comes about that at the
end Of the voyage young ducks are landed
at Singapore or Bangkok In lieu Of the
eggs which originally formed part Of tho
cargo Asa rule, the birds come 10 nc
harm, but, on the contrary, exhibit quite
thriving appearance.-Chamb Joas
nal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-28

A good story is told of how Daniel
oConnel received the grateful bless
Ing of an Irishman. During the course
of his circuit in Ireland he was able to
secure the liberation of young son OF
Erin who had been charged with some
offense or other. On second turn
around the country O'Connen again
saved the Irishman from the arm OF
law. The prisoner, overwhelmingly
grateful, went up to the advocate, shook
him by the hand and, in The fullness of
his heart, exclaimed: And may the
Lord save We to defend me always, Mr..
O'Connell."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-28
A NOTED POKER GAME.
ihc Texan Thought lie Had Fallen
Among "A Gang OF Sharpers.

INC lSNan lnOuGnt tie tihu raleu
Among "a Gang OF Sharpers.
A Buffalo man who is stopping at the
Waldorf told poker story the other
night in the presence of a reporter,
which, he says, has never been in print,
concerning four eminent citizens OF his
own and bad man from Texas. Ac-
cording to the narrative. the four emf
nent citizens. who were the then dis
trict attorney, the surrogate OF Erie
county, the proprietor Of the principal
democratic newspaper of Buffalo and
wealthy iron manufacturer. decided
TO have quiet game one evening some
time ago. and with this end in view
they repaired TO "A private room over a
shop conducted by Paddy Lyons, "a
leading saloonkeeper. The four citi-
zens considered that five was the
proper number to make poker inter-
esting and complete, and they accord
inglv sent out messenger to one
friend after another to obtain fifth
man. but without being able TO find
one. In the emergency Lyons in.
formed them that there had come TO
him that day a man from Texas, with
letter of introduction from friend in
that state. Perhaps he'd like TO join
the game, " said Lyons.
Il don't know anything about him,
except that my friend says that he's all
right. but III stand for any losses he
don't make good" The four eminent
citizens said they would be glad to
have the Texas gentleman in the
game. and he was therefore brought
up and introduced. He seemed quiet,
inoffensive person. and he appeared to
be acquainted with the game.
1t SO happened that the first time it
came the deal of the newspaper pro-
prietor he gave the Texan full hand.
That gentleman looked at his cards,
glanced about at the other players, and
then turning his hand face up on the
table, he said: Il pass with some sig
nificancc. The four eminent citizens
were somewhat surprised. but they
continued the game without any COM
ment. The very next time the news
paper proprietor dealt the cards he
happened by the merest chance to give
the stranger four kings.
Again INC PtuClSllldu from lcNdS
turned his cards face up on the table,
and again he scrutinized the faces of
the four eminent citizens Then he
said: i've played this game with
thieves before. I'll bet one thousand
dollars that that black bearded crook
(thc newspaper proprietor then wore a
black beard has got four aces" Vain
ly did the four eminent citizens pro-
claim the innocence of any intention to
take the stranger in. lie was obdu-
rate, and they finally called Lyons up
TO explain matters to him. The Texas
gentleman listened to Lyons expostu-
lations that the players were four of
the leading men of Buffalo, and then
he said: You hankety blank robber,
you can't play that game on me! You're
in with emf II was several days be.
fore the Texan was convinced that the
four eminent citizens were what they
professed TO be; and 10 this day Buffa-
lonians are undecided as to whether
the joke was on the Texan or their fel.
low-citizens. Y. Telegram.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-28
One Drawback.

There's no such thing in this life Is
complete satisfaction If man has no
money, he is miserable, and if he has
lots of it, it is next to impossible to in
vest it remuneratively. There is no bust
ness which is sure to pay, not even the
business of stealing, but that's because
there are so many persons in it, and
there would be many more i'll it if the
penitentiary did not prevent it from be-
ing open to everybody, and SO be utter
~ ruined. Boston Transcript.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-28
Agitation For Mide Tire.,

There has been one thing in particu
lar that the l.. a. w. has fought for
and that is to compel all vehicles to use
wide tires. 1t is but recently that it has
begun to score in this direction. The
Peoria city council has decreed that al
wheeled vohicles driven over its sire
after Jan. l, 1896, shall have .
tires, the minimum width bciI
inches. Right ON her heels is Clcy.
who is preparing to pass Oh ordinanc
like tenor. Now that the ball has be-
started in the right direction the r.
formers should not lei it stop by tby
roadside. behring's
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-28
When Solid Iron Floats.

Experiments latcly made in EuRlan4
ahow that il bah Of solid iron is low
cred into mass Of liquid non by means
CT a metal fork the bali at first sinks to
'he bottom with the fork. But in q
nw seconds it leaves the prongS and
rises 10 the surface, where it continues
20 foat until it melts. The rising = ex.
planned by the expansion Of the hall.
due to heating, whereby il becomes,
bulk for bulk. less denso than tho mols
al metal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-28

Not only piles OF the very worst kind
can be cured by DeWitt's Witch HaZ-l
Salve, but eCZ-ma scaids, burns, bruises,
boils ulcers and all other skin trouh'. s
can be instantly relieved by the same
remedy.
wa Kennels, 81. Louis: b. 5. Webb,
A ma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-28
A Practical Joke.

MINES o. TIE Gate theater in Paris
nne night played trick on Roumain.
his fellow actor, which created no lit
amusement. In one Of the scenes in the
third act of the "Charbonniere, Rou-
main, after standing awhile in dumb
despair wi his hands to his face, sud-
denly turns toward the audience, dis
playing hrs pale, haggard features. To
produce til degree Of "pallidness" re-
CURED, Roumain carried in his pockets
a quantity of white face powder, which
be rubbed on the palms Of his hands
when the proper time had arrived.
Now, Numes had secretly removed the
white powder and substituted hand
full Of charcoal dust. You can imagine
the result. The spectators laughed till
they were blue IN the face. But RUu-
main swore vengeance-dire vengeance
and some Of these days we may ex-
pect TO hear Of another pleasant even
ing" but Mt Nnme's expense this timo
-Tihre parpla
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-28
WILL SHE TRUNDLe HOCPs2
1t Is Hinted That This " II he womnn's
Next Fad.

Everything is new now and nothing
lasts There is no repose in the mod.
cen woman. She is utterly unable to
remain at home in dignificd obscurity,
but must needs scamper off 10 whore
people most DO congregate, says Lon
don Truth. Display, excitement,
movement and novelty are the things
which she Graves for. The rage for
skating at the real ice rink continued
for about three months, and then FASH
ion suddenly switched May Fair on TO
the bicycle. This in its turn is already
commencing to lose the charm of nov
city, and those whose vanity forces
them to be the first To do whatever is
peculiar are beginning to turn their at
tention to trundling hoops. Being an
essentially solemn people. howe'cr
whenever we lapse into frivolity we JUS
tify our folly 10y serious argument. IT
appears that trundling a hoopand spin
ming a top are altogether better forms
Of exercise than are either skating or bi-
cycling The first strengthens the
,pinator -ngus, the triccps and 'he
latissmus dorsi, While the latter gives
play 10 the dcltoid and the eXtensOr
carpi radalis longior. That being the
case. 40 reasonable objection can he
raised TO our women running along .he
streets truudliug their hoops or SPIN
ming tops i'm the park
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-28
PASSING OF THE ELEPHANT.
"a L. Said That the Circus Favorite f. lie.
coming scarce.

- - NatN AhdA 'lfNN thNpAiNo - ase
coming scarce.
There is wall in the New York
ledger that there is every reason 10
believe that elephants, like the Amcri-
can bison, are fast disappearing. In
1856 % worker in ivory i'm Sheffield, Eng
land, cndcayored. in all seriousness. TO
figure ont how long the elephant would
last. lis own house, ne said, had in
the one year used 1850 pairs of tusEs,
which meant the killing of more than
that many animals, for not every elc-
plant yields two tushs of ivory TO the
ivory hunter. That the African species
is fast disappearing there is little doubt.
There are many elephants in Ceylon,
and from that island most of those that
are displayed in travelling menageries
and geological gardens come. The
Snowman has very little use for the
African elephant, because he is less in
tclligcnt than his Indian cousin and
much mcaner in disposition. The Af-
rican elephant is the longcr-legged and
sinaller-bodied animal. Jumbo, who
was a half-brecd. had the long LEGS OF
the African and the body Of the Indian
elephant. Jumbo was undoubtedly the
largest Of all elephants, standing II feet
light inches in height. The largest
elephant remembered in India was one
ridden by the yiceroy in 1850, which
stood ten feet four inches. Col. Pollock
records that the king of Burmah had a
sacred white elephant which was two
lnChes tnller.