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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-13

vitality of the weed seeds in the ma
nure will be destroyed by the fermen-
tation of the manure and land cam be
kept free from weeds. The manure
itself becomes better fitted for plant
food and more easily and quickly as
similable by the crop. An
other advantage possessed by storing
in the yard is that it enables enough
to be accumulated to cover a piece of
land at one time, and then to be all
plowed down at once, and thus be
preserved from loss by drying or sur
face washing.
Whichever course is adopted, let it
be attended to Systematically, and
save the manure. 1t is the best fer
tilizer for the land which one can get
1t is to be had without putting ones
hand into the pocket to pay out mon
ey for it. 1t is a bi-product of the
farm which frequently carries in it
nearly the whole profit made on
handling stock, and it is one which,
if carefully saved, will accumulate
fertility in the land of a more endur-
ing character than any other fertiliz-
er and which never fails to tell it's
tale upon the crops. 1t can never be
applied to land without producing a
beneft.-Southern Planter.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-13

DLACE AS MANAGER OF orchard farm. or
l. partner in oranges. pes ches and vegetables.
Have scientific. practical knowledge and expe-
rience.-C. B. LAMPKIN. Marianne, Fla. 3
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-13

Il, OR SALE-HOme grown Camphor Seed. fire.
Il from large tree. Also LeOnardy pOmelo.
tangeriDe, tardiff homosassa and navel trees
CYRUS w. Blu Tier. st. Petersburg, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-13

CUBAN TOBACCO SEED for Sale-Finest
" quality Vueita Abaj my Importation $500
pound, 20 cents an ounce. postpaid. Address
CARLOS NUNEZ Saint Leo, Pasco Co.. Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-13

CITRUS NURSERY TREES an BUDWOOD
~ -Satsuma, Parson Brown, Stark's Seedless.
Homosassa, Jaffa. Tangerines, King, Tardiff,
Grape Fruit Villa Franco Lemon and other va
retiss such Majorca ST. Micbeal, Maltese
Blood, Cen tennal and Nonpariel Address A.
l.. DUNCAN. Mgr, Milwaukee Grove and MUIR.
series, Dunedin. Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-13

EOR SALE OR RENT-ImprOvedfar farm in Clay
IL county. For Or rticulars address B. Z. VAN.
buren,, Theresa, Bradford county. Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-13

NOR SALE OR Elk HANGE-l6O acre Ala
II bama farm; good buildings, orchard. vine
ward; ear station.-SHAW, 241 Sixteenth st
Brooklyn. Y.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-13

DEOPLE buy 10 cent bulbs and after a couple
Il Of years wonder WHY their Callas don't
bloom. Large CalifOrni Gala Lilly bulbs war
ranted to bloom this season 20 cents. extra
'arge imported bulbs that will give dozen
blOcmers this yea" 80 cents Plants we'll started
35 cents. satisfaction money returned
RUMLEY'S ROSE GARDEN, Keuka. Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-13

TWELVE HUNDRED fine native Smooth Cay
Il enne Suckers for SALE and now ready for
deli very.-Address CHAS FL. HOWLAND, 1882
Chapel ST New Haven, Conn.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-13

VELVET BEANS-Sample half pint by mail 10
cents, quart IS cents 81 per peck by express
o. freight. VIC GREEN. Orlando Fla
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-13
CHEAP COLUMN.

RATES-Twenty words, name and address one
week, % cts. three weeks. 80 cts.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-13

DHOENIX NURSERIES-A choice selection o:
l. Citrus trees at bottom prices. No back
numbers. Fourteen years in the business. Send
for price list before buying PHOENIX MUIR
SERIES, BraidentOyn. Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-13

nor SALE Our home place at DeLand, Fla.
j. House has 10 rooms, PANTRY, bath room.
closets, etc. PLENTY of water and large lot near
the Univ rsity grounds Also One-half interest in
the Volusia County Abstra ct and Inves tment Co
Address me at Lamar Mo or call on A. How
ard DeLand. Fla-M. w. Sargent.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-13

NOVEL; PEAS. Orange Trees and Buds. Linn
MI tied supply of the celebrated Mcneil Peas
A few Tardiff and ParsDn Brown trees on good
strong sour roots also a few thousand buds for
sale Will guarantee 81 abstraction in every case.
w IL. Mann, Meanwhile. Putnam co 7nty. Fla.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-17
Some Peoples Folly.

Why some persons will suffer with
the excruciating pangs of rheumatism,
when they can be so easily cured by
that greatest of pain-cures, Salvation
Oil, is past human comprehension.
That Salvation Oil does cure rheuma-
tism is evidenced by Mr.. G. f. Schra-
der, Pierce, Ncb., who says: 81 have
used Salvation Oil and think there ia
no liniment on earth likeit. / had the
rheumatism for several months and
could get no relief until | used Sal.
walton Oil, two bottles ofwhich effected
a cure, and / feel as well as ever. No
home should be without it," Salvation
Oil is sold everywhere for 25 cents.
When dealers offer substitute be-
ware, you'll be victimized. Insist on
having the best, Salvation Oil.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-17

j. NJ. Thirswend, of Grosbeck, Tex,
says that when he has a spell Of indi
gestion, and feels bad and sluggish, he
takes two of DeWitt's Little Early Ris-
ers at night, and he is all right the next
morning. Many thousands OF others do
the same thing. Do you? Carolina Drug
Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-17
.JOhnSOn'S
Chill and
Fever
Tonic
Cures Fever
In One Day.

j. @. Berry, one of the best known
citizens of Spencer, Mo-, testifies that
he cured himself of the worst kind OF
piles by using a few boxes of DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. He had been trou-
bled with piles for over thirty years and
had used many different kinds of So
called cures; but DeWitt's was the one
that did the work and he will verify
this statement il any one wishes to write
him Carolina Drug Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-17

You can't cure consumption. but you
can avoid it and cure every other form
Of throat or lung trouble by the use of
One Minute Cough Cure. Carolina Drug
Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-17

Happy the man who finds and re-
moves the particular cause of his mis-
fortune.-Ram's Horn.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-17

The more grateful we are for our
blessings, the smaller our trials will
look.-Ram's Horn.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-11-12
Cl1lLD'S TAlk.
some metropolitan Papers Crn't Get
1 IrIaI.a S..I.... 1911

some Metropolitan Papers Cnn't Get
Away from Same Fool Notions"
y contemporary devoted To he cause
of gold recommendation quotes from
the New York World. an able journal
which is far from exempt from error
and prejudice ON the money issue, to
show the cause of the decline i'm the
prices OF silver. The Word says:
This enormous audi continued de
cline cannot br attributed Ia mauipuln-
ton for there has been no IGN Of any
such thiug anywhere. Nor can il beat
tributcd to II failing on in the East In
dia demand. for I;,lia has taken this
year Slj,@oi.0G0 worth. against only So
~ 500 last wear. Neither can ',irmune-
tiHation' Ivy the act of 1879 in this coun-
try he responsible. for we coined last
year 2i,cCO0a0 full legal tender silver
dollars. or more than twice us many
as were coined from 1859 to 1873. The
main trouble is that undr, thenrencd
methods more silver is produced every
year than the worll wants, and that
the demand for il In markets important
hitherto has recently ceased or greatly
declined
structjvn Of ~, .,..,,,,nr,s rn. 49,, ~,
tcmpt b,. mn. c.,,c,,r,,o,,, .,,,,,, -, -,
store silver ,n lie ,,,a... .,s a..',.
metal nt yi,tccn ia n~r ,rhn ,,,n,.,,.,
ratio j. row ,,or; ,,irt,..eo,n,, ,a,,,',, =.
This is s;n,lv AVN: ,,,l, n ;s an
of a.piccr viii, the ,,J crrnr nr con,,nr
inc roir,..c or ,'c.,,, I'm, -,
ooc of siivrr do,,,re ho,,,c,,, $50 nn1
tSz2 ~, ,,i.,. ,..s ,.'
many times I'M, Trv Vol. a..,,I -.
stick 10 i, tcr,ciousL Th, ,c,.,,., t. 90
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-11-12
THE CHIEF ISSUE.
What George Fred williams snys of
IemOn

what ceorEc Fred Williams SnyS OF
decentralization.
George Fred Williams. the brilliant
Massachusetts leader, is not one of
those who believe that dollar wheat
aud the decline in the gold price of sill
yer have knocked the bottom out OF
the silver argument. and that the dem
ocracy would have to shift to other
ground. lie claims that the constant
decline in prices Under the gold stand
ard marks n constant shriniage in the
value of property of all kinds. Hence
the wealth OF the world is decreasing in
nominal value. although vastly in
crcasing in volume. individual holders
lose, borrowers are unable 10 meet their
debts, and thea the mort2agcc steps in
and grasps the property. IA this way
Morgan aud his like are ~rcchng the
railroads of the country and are get
ting more and more control Gf the
country's resources at figures far be
low what they ought Ia command. All
Of this is due. lie argues truly. la the
gold standard and lis Inevitable effect
to force down prices. He says. accord
ing TO the Illinois State Register. in an
interview:
The more silver goes down, the moro
I believe in free coinage ns the only
remedy for the fall in prices. The re-
mOnetizailon of silver at sixteen to one,
with absolute free coinagc. is tlic only
thing which will prevent the con
tinucd fall Of prices in all things The
fact shat wheat has touched one dollar
huSlcl las nothing Whatever Ia do
with the real question. Would YOU set
tie ii great financial issue upon the
events Of one year alone? We have
here Il mere incident of bad crops of
whca; in other parts of sic world and
good crops here for The time But
there is no general prosperity. Where
IS there amy evidence of prosperity OK
cc;i in the newspapers? Have you
l0ald Of the wages OF any worllmcn be-
i.i.~ raised? Yes. The newspapers re-
part that mills are starting up in differ
cnt parts Of the country. but wial does
that amount 10 and how much prosper
ity is it bringing to tl;c worLirmmcn?
Tho fact is that from the discovery of
gold in California UP 10 - there WAS
constant rise Of prices all over the
world. and there was never Il Period in
human history when the chcarcninrs
of fine nrorrssrs of nrolr.,i,, ,.... o,o.
inc. ON SO ranidlv Thrrr wns - ..troJy
rise in prices iii ,lc limo s;.,r 49,.
there bas bccn n strnJv fan nm nycr
the world. and the nrorcss is .,'i,onn
now. This pr,srrt ,cor ocv...,,1;n"
to the ruiz I'm ls1i n,i,.rs of ,,n,,is rn,i
nn m, u,rr.,,.. M r,,r 49,, ,y,rII
cent. In lSn5 thry r,u ny, u.,. ,.,,,,,
more. Your idrn tb,t rri.,s ,r;u Ell
AS the facilities nf rroi,..;on nr, In.
creased is not sour1 r,. ,,. wn,.r'i.. 49,.
pcrirpcc for ia, On ,,,r. h"rn., ,eH,
proves the contrary. Tin fail in urices
will continue MS lono ms silver il d.,
monctilcd. and nnthip~ hnt ,,n rn
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-11-12
THE soRAMeLe FoR GOLD.
Europe second Be$t-A Worid-Wide
Prosperity Demand, silver.

In a scramble for gold the United
States is likely to eventually get the
most. because it. is the richest and
strongest nation. 1t has more products
to sell than any other portion of the
globe and for all surplus products gold
must be given in eNcLauge. The drain
age of gold from abroad has already
set in. md will continue 50 long us we
are able to export more tIiSIn we i'm
port. The value of exports, according
to the latest and corrected returns was,
during The fiscal year just ended. ST.
032.00O,0OO, while our imports of mer-
chandisc for the same year. less reex-
ports, were OF the vatb"ur bat $1ii,cOO.-
00O. The difference uf s2S1 .UOU. COO has,
partly f'';i" Ia iny fr,i. ut, on the i'm
ports Hith PATTY icr interest and oi,i-
dcnIN On foreign i!.NtSi;ntiiis, in this
country, the remainder cf il only hnv-
Ing been rcniiicd To Us, in gold. Dur
ing the currcat fiscal year our exports
thus far have exceeded those of the cor
responding Iserip,f oI last year aud the
European demand for our brcadstuTs
an'l'otlicr food products promises Ia en-
tend the Increase through several
months TO come. Hence. not only has
the outflow of gold cVHsrd. but IL re.
turn of the metal h.'s begun.
We are selling wheat and corn To Flu
mrc in enormous quantities, and at
gr@itly cnltaTvcd prices.
Tire cotton crop l., bcgim..rg To CONC
into market. and the sales OF hat staple
ut existing high prices will greatly in
crease the commercial indebtedness OF
Europe to MS.
The balance must bc r.0dc good in
onr of three ways. namely:
/. 'y sales OF Europeans products 10
ia in greater quantity than usual: 2
by sales of American securities, now
held in Europe; or. =. 10y shipments of
gold to This cousstry.
But. IhA' sales of EururVun prod
uctS to us have enormously fallcn of.
AS tbs statistics of iiururiai.ous, show.
=. There is little disposition umoug
ihc holders of American securities;
abroad To sell ont their holdings at "A
tdni" Wirn every railroad here is re-
parting Increased earnings aud an en-
rourne:a prospect OF sti!l furil,cr in
crease in business
The ilDw of gold to his country frum
abroad will continue long enough to
fUir Tie consideration ctliucuta!lism
mian the attcNiun OF foreign ratioras.
Iim.ct;,lliSm will bccome more nee
rSsii,y fOr their welfare than for ours.
Thrr" can be no wcrld-widc prosperity
witl.ou; il. anal hyucc it is THAI the iim.n-
cial question is nnw the ouly live qurS-
ton that is universally hriu- dis,-uy@sctl
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-11-12
a LEAF FROM FINANCE
Qualities Arc Intrinsic, hut yaIue I.
Only Relative.


We have often heard it said that gold
ought to be the only standard because
of its intrinsic fixed value. But there
is no such thing rs intrinsic value.
qualities are intrinsic; value is n rein
ton between interchangeable commodi-
ties. and in the eternal nature of
Things. can never be invariable. VaIue
is Of the mind, it is the estimate placed
upon n salable article by those willing
and able 10 purchase it. Flour is
worth mp in the Klondikc gold fields
$50 barrel; is that because of its
intrnsic value? Water has been sold
in tie Arizona deserts at ten cents per
gallon. Was that its intrinsic value q?
If that is the case. then what is the
intrinsic value of vatcrin Lake Eric?
1t is utterly impossible for any metal
TO iuraish an iuvariabic standard
alone. any more than an invariab,e
STANDARD Of friendship. Value is in fact.
4 purely ideal relation. Some of our
statesmen have gotten themselves into
such condition of the mind ms to
really believe that while all other prod-
ucts. labor inclutcd. are chanrcnb.c
in value. gold alone is gifted with nt-
tributes of irmuiah.i,y. ard for them
10 belie'c dis. amounts to sheer bias
rhcmy Cod standing alone rs the
best money q the world has iluctuated
50 auch in lis purchasing power that
many TIRES tho commercial world has
been thrown into u ranic. This shows
the falsiiy of fixed intr.- &c value
attributed TO it.-Euralo Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-11-12
1907 Pud.,iur.

For the benefit OF the unemployed
who voted for sound money and pros
perity last fall, give to them the fol-
lowing pudding recipe: Make three
gallons of confidence, one peck ofintcr-
national agreement. one quart of gold
standard. seven tablcspoonfuls of pros
Perity. two quarts of sound money. and
one pound OF protection; boil with 12
months of no work for ten hours and
eat while het.-Unemployed Working
man, in Western Rural.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-11-12
AF!ac FAaGi ron 3ALE

Consisting of $50 acres, u mile.
from Fo'ahonias, 3 n.iles from II.
Top. There are , aos! dwellings,.
$50 fruit ircea. 200 acta of lin
STONE, and - acres Of ;ron s,onc
land, 10 acres in blio grass sod, AID
80 .cres of ii'e coh. \ cool q a.
ti'y OF oni: and lnensi t:,nb i',ice
SO y = "c:c. On terms 10 suit. :.
Apply to
j ~ D..l ou. %,
to the News Office
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-11-12
CLINGR VALLEY NEWS
LESuE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY

"A D.


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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-11-12
Nothing creates as much interest
as n Observation-Disclosures Democrat.
BUCKLEN's ARNIcA sALvE.

The BFsT SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt
hheum, Fever Sores, letter. Cliappcd
Hands, Chilhlains. Germs ard all
skin Ernptions, and positively cures
PLEA. or 10 pay required 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satissact
ion, or money refunded. Price %
cents per box For sals hy A, f.
Hargrave-
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-11-12

Ripans Tabales cure torpid liver.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-11-12
NOTICE.

have for sale three Poland China
boar pigs, farrowed October 90, 1896.
These pigs are thorough bred and pcdi-
gree furnished with each SALE. Write
for prices.
y. j. MAY, JR.
TAZEwEIL. VA.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-11-12
Where Is III.

The boston Advcrtiscr.has discovered
chat we have FAN embarrassing surplus
of gold" Congressman Walker must
be able to see things in the bowels OF
the earth.-Atlanta Constitution.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-11-12
JOHNSON 4 JONES.
Cleaners ard Dy3ra.
MAIN ST., TAzrwilL, Va.

We. the Undersigned, cheerfully
recommend to the pnblc the above
firm to clean or dye all kinds OF soiIoI
Clothing. for Gentlemen or Ladies'. in
II satisfactory mauuer
STUART EowEN. II. l.. BUsToN WAL.
TER d. bucNNrR. Il. IL. BAYLOR. II
w. borD. y. T, HARGRAva. JOHN Il.
BARNES GEO. L. SURFACE. WM. c..
PhNDLEroN WIN q. YOUNG. II. D.
huFFoED. JOSHUA \. I.ANDoN.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-25
Gigantic Antarctic Icehergs.

"The snowfall of each year adds Il
new stratum to this ice-cap, which is as
dlstinguishable to the eye as is the an
nual accretion of forest tree" writes
Gen. A. ". Greedy, L. S. A., describing
in the Ladies' Home Journal What
There Is at the South Pole" Thus in
centuries have accumulated on Antarc-
tica these SHOWS, which, by processes Of
pressure, thawing and regulation have
formed an ice-cap that in places ex-
ceeds 5000 feet i'll thickness. Through
the action of various forces-that of
contraction and expansion by changing
temperature being, perhaps, the most
potent-this ice-cap creeps steadily sea
ward and projects into the ocean per
pendicular front from goo to 1000 feet
in height. The temperature of the sea
water being about twenty-nlne degrees
the fresh water ice remains unwasted
and the ice-barrier plows the ocean bed
until through tiotatlon in deep water
disruption occurs, and the tabular BERG
is formed. These bergs are of a size
that long taxed the belief of men, bu
It is now well est blished that bergs
two miles square and 1000 feet il
thickness are not rare; others are a
large as thirty miles in length and sons
nearly 5000 feet in thickness, their per
| pendlcular, sun-wasted sides risin;
from 200 to 400 feet above the sea
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-25

Il am sorry TO have to say il, re-
marked sleeping car conductor, "but
somehow and | have no explanation
for it-men travelling are not as cour-
teous and accommodating to lady trav-
elers as they should be. The men who
ask for all kinds of accommodations,
when they have their wives, sisters or
female relatives travelling with them
and they never fail then to claim every
thing in sight-are in many cases the
men who decline to give similar favors
to other lady passengers. As matter
of fact the upper berths i'll a sleeping
car are the best, the best ventilated,
and | think experience has shown the
safest in cases of wreck. Still. the de-
mand is nearly always for the lower
berths, because it is easier to get into
them. This is particularly so with lady
travellers. In my last half dozen trips
from and back to this city have had
more than the usual percentage of lady
passengers, and have not succeeded in
one case i'll getting any of the men tray
elers to surrender lower berth for an
upper berth. The men, being more ex
perienced, secured the lower berths and
refused to give them up. "-Washing
ton Star
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-25
A Bird That shaves Itself.

Tho lammergeyer, or bearded yulture,
found throughout the whole mountain
chains Of the old world, actually shaves
himself The expert barber, who has
for his customers crusty millionaires
could not ply the keen edged razor to
the stubby beard of his particular pa
iron mere deity than the monarch of
the mountain tops prunes his own bris
tly beard.
The head of the vulture is clothed
with feathers, and from the sides Of the
under mandible proceeds row of black
bristles. From this peculiar projection
of feathers the bird derives his name. A
layer of similar bristles begins at the
eye and covers the nostrils, forming Il
fleecy mustache
With his strong and sharp claws,
which act as the razor, he begins to
trim his fibrous whiskers with great
care and dexterity. He does this with
great regularity, and soon the downy
beard and mustache give way to full
growth of bristly feathers. San Fran.
cisco Examiner. ...a-
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-25
A Great Hunting Outfit.

The Emperor hath two Barons who
are own brothers, one called Baian. and
the other Mingan; and these two are
STYLED Chinuchi TOR ChinichD, which is
as much as to say, The Keepers of the
Mastiff Dogs" Each of these brothers
hath 10000 men under his orders; each
body of 10000 being dressed alike. the
one in red and the other in blue, aud
whenever they accompany the Khan 70
the chase they wear this livery, Ia or
der to be recognized. Out of each body
of 10000 there are 1000 men who are
each in charge of one or more great
mastiffs, so that the whole number OF
these is very large. And when the
Prince goes a-hunting, one of these
Barons, with his 10000 men and some
thing like 5000 dogs. goes towards the
right, while the other goes towards the
left with his party in like manner. They
move along, all abreast OF one another,
so that the whole line extends over
full days journey, and no animal can
escape them. Truly 1t is a glorious
sight to see the working of the dogs
and the huntsmen on such an occasion!
And as the Khan rides a-fowling across
the plains, you will see these big
hounds come tearing up, one pack after
bear another pack after a stag, or
some other beast, as 1t may hap, and
running the game down now on this
side and now on that, so that 1t is
really most delightful sport and spec
tacle.
The two brothers | have mentioned
| are bound by the tenure of their Office
to supply the khan's court from Oeto
Der to the end of March with 1000 head
of game daily, whether Of beasts o.
birds, and not counting quails; ami aist
with fish to the best OF their ability
allowing fish enough for three persons
| to reckon as equal to one head of game
THE True Story of Marco Polo,' b.
| Noah Brooks, in st. Nicholas.