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MRS. ANNIE sEsANr.
she Has n Noble and Impressive Per-
sonalIty.

she Has n Noble and Impressive Per-
sonalIty.
This peculiarly gifted woman is IN
her 50th year. Her hair is now rather
silvery than dark; and what may be
called the spiritual expression Of her
face has become intensified to a de-
gree strikingly suggestive Of life in
which contemplation predominates
over action, says Leslie's Weekly. The
old-time persuasiveness Of speech, FAR
from having waned, is in more subtle
force than ever. The limpid clearness
of thought and scientific precision or
phrase, combined with sympathetic
spontaneity, which count for so much
In the charm Of her discourse, are es-
pecially in evidence now that the ma
terial side Of ocnltism, so to speak.
is the subject Of popular exposition.
Order, system end self-control are the
mainsprings OF Ter power over others.
From her 'precept and example pro-
ceeds an impression Of the serene force
OF the Inevitable. Most portraits OF
Mrs. Besant fail 10 suggest either the
meditative grace Of her features in re-
pose or the winning animation Of her
smile. Her dress is picturesquely sim
pie, consisting of soft white silk, with
the chuddar. or shawl, thrown over one
shoulder, after the fashion Of the In
dian woman. On the third finger OF
the left hand she wears the famous sig
net ring OF Nine. Blavatsky-an ORR
entail onyx, engraved with the SYM
bolical device Of the double triangle
and the Sanskrit word Sat. signifying
the divine existence. Altogether the
English teacher presents a noble and
impressive personality, with some
thing OF the outward semblance Of what
enc might look fer in a living cham
pion of the ideal amid a sensual and
material age.
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The Wellington Cave.

These caves, the earliest discov.-
IN Australia, are remarkable 70,
large number OF fossil remains :,
tinct animals found in them. Tba
Of Wellington, New South Wales IN !.
vicinity OF which the caves are sitn.s
ed, IL on the western line, about 81
miles from Sydney. The caves ny
discovered in 1880 by Sir Thomas
Mitchell, the colonial surveyorgpns.I1
while engaged in making exploratios,
for a road to open up the country. NJ
valley in which the caves are situa,aS
Is bounded on each side by hills OF i'm
stone rock, rising TO a height Of aboT.
100 feet on the eastern side, and consiS
erably higher on the other. The lin.
stone presents a naked and rugged Srs
face, composed of pointed. weatbs.
worn blocks, between which are srsp
creyices leading to caves and fSSuTs.
The Great cave Is approached nv
steep and rugged entrance. and conS,..
OF a spacious and lofty vaulted Cha"
Der, ornamented by au immense st,Ia.
tite. About eighty feet TO the ives, J,
the Great cave is the Breccia cave On.
OF the most important and interests
from a scientific point Of view, YET ~
covered in Australia. 1t is 4 kind !,
deep pit or well, and from its sr,S
size and the difficulty of access is \.
much frequented by visitors. Ger1,s
krefft, who for several years was en-,
tor OF the sydney museum. took mncs
interest in the work of exploring N.
Breccia cave. and under his SuneriD
tendence many hundreds of fossil "a
mains were recovered. Cur0usl,
enough. no bones of birds have vs,
been found. The country around Wei
lingtGn has yet to be syStema;ically sy.
plored. When this is done il is prob4.
BILE that further discoveries will 4.
made, not only Of fossils. but also a.
gold, for It was in this neighborhoo5
that McGregor, n shepherd. ob;aiDJ
the auriferous metal long before Ina
finds at Ophir had attracted public al.
tention in New South Wales.
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WOMEN OF NOTE.

"a Pinchback Goddess" Is the title
Of a new story dealing with Indian life.
written by Rudyard Kipling's sister,
Mrs. Fleming.
The Duchess of Fife-nIcknamed
Her Royal Shyness"-never attends
the queens drawing-rooms, and the
Princess Louise Of Lorne despises court
functions. and lives as far as she can
the life Of a quiet. country gentle
woman.
Miss Louise Schefieid BrowneII a
daughter Of Silas B. Brownell, the New
York lawyer. and a graduate Of Bryn
Mawr College OF the class Of 1893, has
been appointed warden Of Sage Col
lege and lecturer on English lIterature.
Sage College Is the vomen's annex Of
Cornell University.
A new volume Of short stories BY
Mrs. Margaret Leland has been issued
By Messrs. Houghton, Mifiin q Co.
Mrs. Lathrop's Memories OF Haw-
taorns." which appeared seriaIly In
the Atlantic. win be brought out IN
book form By the same firm. who also
announce a volume Of new stories by
Blanche wIllIs Howard and two new
books ny Mr.. cathsrWood.
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A wHoPPINo BEAR STORY.
An Occurrence of the Upper PenInsala
of Michigan.


An Occurrence of the Upper Peninsula
of Michigan.
They were spinning yarns Of the
chase. and this was the contribution of
the congressman: After a pretty hard
campaign went with hunting party
to the Upper Peninsula. I'm not a
Leather Stocking nor a Daniel Boone
with rife, but am far from having
to go inside and close the doors in or
der to hit barn. I'd brought down a
deer and tagged any amount OF small
game, but wanted a bear. One morn
ing had traTnped an unusual distance
from camp, and suddenly came upon
three half-grown cubs rolling and
tumblirg over each other in play. I
shot one and the other two beat a
clumsy retreat. Setting my gun
against a tree reached my cub while
he was still kicking. Hearing a noise.
whirled around to find the mother
coming at me, her mouth wide open
and her eyes glaring. There was no
chance to reach the rifle. I'm no
srrinter. and 10 TX the only alternative
by skinning up a tall pine tree. She
stopped q minute to examine the vic
tim Of my shot, and was more en-
ragged than ever as she came climbing
after me. Once in the tufted top OF
that pine did faster thinking. gentle
men, than ever did on any question
Of state. The bear was coming and
losing no time ! was without weapon
Of any kind. Il looked as though
brr!n had the drop. But a man In my
predicament overlooks no chances. In
my vest pocket had q well-flled
match-safe. In my hip pocket was a
pint Of brandy, minus one moderate
nip. In my hunting bag was a bunch
Of tow. / saturated that with brandy,
and, a. the bear approached, anoint-
ed her with the remainder. Dividing
the tow 50 as to have two shots, I lit
the first half and dropped It on the
bear. I didn't need the other half.
there was fash OF light as though a
pan Of powder had been ignited. The
air was filed with the odor Of burning
hair. The bear let 60 and fell down.
because It was quicker. Then she left
q fiery streak toward the horizon. and
made more noise than any ordinary
thunderstorm"
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Foreign NofCR.

There are at present only thirty steam
boats on the Amazon and its tributaries.
The tea crop In the best districts Of China
Is from 300 to 40 pounds per acre.
LabOring men employed in the city
Frankfort, Germany, receive from - TO :
cents a day.
There Is only one Latin newspaper In The
world. 1t Is published by a German u
AQuila. Italy.
The loftiest inhabited place in the world
Is the Buddhist monastery Of Haine, In
Thlbet. 1t Is about 17,00O feet above the
sea.
In every school in Paris there Is a restau-
rant where free meals are served 20 the
children who are too poor to pay for them.
The distance from st. Petersburg 70 the
Pacific terminus Of the Siberian railway Is
about twice as great as that from New
York to San Francisco.
Bank Of England notes are made from new
white linen cuttings-never from anythln!
that has been worn. SO carefully Is IN
paper prepared that even the number OF dip
Into the pulp made by each workman
registered on a dial by machinery.
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The Rev. Frank Crane OF Chicago
says: "A minister Is asked many
times week what an unemployed man
Is to do In Chicago. Thousands are
out Of work. The afternoon newspa-
per ofnces are besieged by crowds of
men eager to get hold Of the want ad-
Fertisements, to see where they can
get something to do. have been
asked TO give some word Of practical
sdyice 70 q man seeking work In the
great city. The best word can think
Of Is this, Get on the cars and ride as
Tar as your money win carry you; then
get on and walk as far as you can, al
ways headed straight away from Chi
cago." Doubtless many Of those unem-
plOyed Chicago people would take the
Rev. Cranes advice were they not
aware Of the fact that hoboing. while
in one sense having much room, is sim
Q crowded profession.
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The Cuban League Of the United
States has undertaken to raise FUNDS
IN a.d Of that cause. The proceeds Of
the voluntary donations and sale Of
bonds are to be turned over to Ben
jamin ]. Guerra. treasurer Of the Cuban
junta- The bonds offered for sale are
IN denominations of $1,000, $500, 800
and $50 and bear interest at the rate Of
9 per cent The league expects to raise
81. 0O0, 900 throughout the United States
Among the first to support the leagues
movement By purchasing Cuban bonds
are Colonel John Jacob Astor, 81 900;
Colonel Ethan Allen, $1,000; Or. WILL
lam Seward Webb, $500; N. F. Girls
void, $500: C. r Sutherland $25e; Ed
ward Mckinley, $3.50. and others for
smaller amounts.
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NAUGHTY COLLEGE OILS.


Drank Champagne. Smoked CIgarsttes
and Therefore Had to Ne Expelled
Wellesley Class) Correspondents Of
Chicago Chronicle: Three of the most
popular students Of Wellesley college
have been expelled for conduct unbe-
coming by the woman faculty. They
are Miss Mary Kirby, freshman from
Wisconsin: Miss Tower, a sophomore
from Albany, and Miss Helen Ordvay.
a senior from Boston. They are charg-
ed with drinking champagne, whisky
and beer and smoking cigarettes. They
were summarily dismissed Wednesday.
the fact being kept a secret until to-
day. The three young women occupied
rooms IN the village some distance
from the college and were often seen
on their bicycles on the road to NatIck.
They are said to have made frequent
purchases Of liquors and cigarettes u
a drugstore in that town and on Tues
day were followed by the matron. The
discovery of their drinking procliyi-
ties followed, 1t is alleged, the matron
finding an empty flask which had con-
tanned whisky in the lavatory Of the
railroad station from which the girls
had just emerged. The bottle vas
traced to the druggist, and he is said to
have revealed the facts of frequent
sales to the trio. When the disclosure
was made the next day the girls packed
their trunks and bicycles and left for
their homes.
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Greece, through her ministers at the
European capitals, has informed the
powers that she feels she has been be-
trayeo. The Greek troops were In
many instances recalled and prepara-
tons for carrying on hostiIities discon-
tinued. all on the promise Of the pow
ers that they would Immediately inter-
vene. When thus at a DISADVANTAGES
the Turks renewed their attack, and. Of
course, the Greeks were defeated. Rus
eia il the power that has stopped the
fighting. but not until Turkey had cap
tured Domoko and secured about all
the glory and material advantage pos
nIble. Yet, backed by Germany, Turkey
vas prepared to overrun all Greece. ana
but for the Cars imperative telegram
would have done 30. Nov II remains
20 be seen II Turkey win keep Thessaly.
EnglaEd Is opposed 70 the idea, ana the
other powers are supposed 70 be, but
Turkey, having mobilized an army Of
half million Of her best fighting men
IN Europe. the powers win be very con-
siderafe Of her interests. Only small
parf or this army has been used in
Greece. The Sultan has the rest Of II
reserved for bigger game. A general
European war would probably benefit
Turkey. The London Times sums Nd
the suifan's attitude toward the pow
ers b. saving: His insolenee Is only
.nnarrsfe5 Nv his contempt
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The way has been pointed out for
the admission Of the graphophone as
q witness in the law courts. A prop
erty-owner in New York sued q rail-
way company for damages alleged to
have been caased by the noise result
ing from railroad operations near his
property, and his counsel sought to
have . graphophone reproduction Of
certain Of these noises accepted as
evidence. The opposing counsel OBJ
tected on the ground that 1t has not
been proved that the recorded noises
were produced originally by the de-
PENDANT company's operations. The
judge sustained the objection. but said
that he would have admitted the tss-
timony Of the graphophone II the
proper way for its admission had been
opened.
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Wild Negro Captured.

A wild nego, about sixty years o,6. a hOr.
rible object, has been captured ten miles
north Of BrewtOn, Alabama. by some fac-
mers. His hair was matted sOiidly 10 bis
head with crude turpentine. making bis
head look twice Its normal size. The upper
part Of his body was naked and was covered
with coarse hair. He wore a remarkable
pair OF short pantaloous. consisting Of sew
eral pairs OF old pants. placed one inside the
other, and quilted together with leather
strings: they had evidently seen years Of
service. He was bareheaded, barefOOtet.
and wore no other garment than the Won
derful pantalOons. He ran when be saw
the hunters, but they overlook him.
Since his capture he has acted in all re-
spects like a beast rather than a man. bis
talk being inarticulate and his intelIigencs
being a minimum. His body Is alive with
vermin- He will not eat. but drinks water
and tramps about the place to which be g
chained Ike a confined beast. II Is believed
be escaped from bondage before the var
and has since lived In the swamps lie
wild animal He will be held and tameL-
Washington Star.
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A LITTLE BRIEF AUTHORITY.
Ike Was Appointed Deputy sheriff with
out Delay,

out Delay.
Few men can look back over their
lives without wondering how they sur
vived the tight places through which
they passed. / have probably been
through more dangers than the aver
age man." and the man who made his
pile in Arizona, coming back TO De-
troit that he might enjoy it, seemed
to be making a selection from his many
thrilling experiences, says the Detroit
Free Press. They made me sheriff
down there. and / had one gang to
deal with that had no trouble in keep
ing me worried all the time. They
were the very worst type OF border
rufians and thought no more of hu-
man life than l did of wiping out a
coyote. Ono evening had been scout
ing on my own responsibility. a tin
having Seen given me that a little set
Element in the lower part Of the coun-
ty was to be raided. Without the
slightest warning J came upon three of
the gang and had my hands extended
skyward in jiffy. 1t was the boast OF
the gang that they would put me cut
Of the way. and it looked black. But
a man thinks fast when his time
seems short. Ike I shouted, as If
commanding a regiment. 4 appoint you
a deputy sheriff. Wen wipe on the
slate for you and you can hold the lob
as long as want to. Nail that fellow
next to you A little brief authority
Just caught the fellow. He took the
drop on his man. The diversion gave
me chance at the other fellow and IL
was regular triumphal procession we
made to the county Jail. Ike made as
good an officer as ever operated in that
rough country and inside of three
months we had the gang cleaned out"
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JUST as GUARANTEED.
Macon, Ga, March s 1G9-

Macon, ia, March 6, 1891.
/ would be glad 10 know that nv
future purchases Of machinery and in
plements for my farms would prove az
satisfactory as the two -" Hunter Hay
Presses bought of you last summs,
/ am well pleased with them in ever
particular and find them Just as va
guaranteed them in your catalogls
They are far superior 20 the Other
makes / have seen and used in speed
and draft, the two great deSideratuns
making yours. as far as / know. the
most economical press on the market
II. ]. LAMAR. jR.
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His Real Object.

Storekeeper-Did you ride way in
here jes' ter buy that gallon Nv whis-
key, Abner? AbneI-Why, consarn
yer hide, Silas! yew orter know I
wouldn't leave my farm right in, Their
middle Of plantin' an ride way in here
jes' ter buy gallon NV whisky. KEN
ter town ter-day pupuss ter buy my
wife q spool nv white cotton thread.
an, gol darn my buttons. eff 1 hadn't
clean forgot all about that thread un-
til you spoke.-Judge.
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The gospel Of self-kelp was enlarged
by q new chapter when Booker T.
Washington recently addressed an au-
dieoce OF his own race. There isn't
much that we get in this country
without working for it." he said Il
remember story Of an old negro who
wanted q Christmas dinner, and pray
ed night after night: Lord, please
send a turkey to this darkey.' But
none came to him. Finally he pray
ed: o Lord!2 please send this darkey
TO turkey And he got one that
same night"
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were usually the final sanctuary OF the
unfortSnates who endeayored to figure
out this baron Of all brain breakers.
but now new and more modern enig-
mas have taken its place. I'VE had
two patients here some time ago"
said Superintendent Harmon OF the
Longview Cohio) Hospital for Insane
the other day, who had lost their
balance on the perpetual motion prob
lem, but they are both dead. and We
don't seem to get any more who come
over that route"
Taking a key from his pocket Dr..
Harmon proceeded through the vari-
Gus Varcs, noting here and there sin
gular cases where the subjects imagi-
nations ran after modern fads and
crazes. There is no question In my
mind" Dr.. Harmon was saying, that
intense anger is one phase of insan-
ity. II You would like to have little
trouble Just come in here" A door
was unlocked. which opened into a
yard on either side of which sat long
row Of men recently received and all
OF whom are as yet practically I'M
manageable. Their eyes glared like
those Of erouching panthers, and
burned with the fire Of awful insane
rage. Entering a ward for females, a
young woman was pointed out, who
sat all day long on a chair with her
arms extended, working her feet as
though they were upon the pedals of
o bicycle. She Is possessed Of the
fancy that she is riding around the
world On a wheel.
by the way, DOCTOR" said a young
man who bore the symptoms In his ad-
dress OF having once been very intelli-
gent, II have got nearly all the track
laid. 1t viii be the biggest incline
IN the world. There Is yet some trou-
BILE In getting the electrical appliances
TO working right, but I'll promise you
now that by next Sunday It will all
be complete, and you can have a pleas
ant little trip to the moon. The troll
legs never slip on the moon route. and
you need not be afraid of accidents.
We win make the trial trip to the moon
from the earth terminal In Japan,
starting next Sunday at 8 o'clock in
the morning. We viii have breakfast
ut the moon at 1890. Don't you think
that VIII be making pretty good timer"
DR.. Harmon, as usual, thought II
would. The poor fellow is crazy on
electricity. There is another fellow
who is deep into the mysteries of the
airship business. and in talking about
his experiments mixes logic and de-
mentia together into a strange COM
pound.
In speaking about his exploits he
said: 'The trouble with all the air
ship builders is that they do not reck-
On right" which is evidently true.
They must drop the bird idea, Tor
you know nature herself gave 1t I'D "a
this line, as birds were In the course
Of time created too big to fly. Il
seems that nature made q stagger at
having them DO 30, for they have
wings. Take the ostrich, for instance.
but, with all the assistance nature
could lend, the ostrich cannot fly; then
how can man expect to build a ma
chine on the bird principle, though
still larger than any bird living, that
VIII Gerry us? II Il not the same in
the case Of the bug. Here you have q
weight, which. according to the flying
facilities, is much heavier than In any
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Christian Eadeavorers to San Franei,eO.

The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, the
SScenic Line OF the World" presents 70 the
Christian EndeavOrers the most varied ano
beautiful scenery and the best accOmmOda-
tons OF any Of the transcOntinental lines
Endeavorers en- route to attend the Na-
tiOnal Convention At San Francisco. In July,
the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in one or
both directions.
The choice OF two routes Is offered via that
line. using the standard gauge line through
Leadville. Canon Of the Grand and Glen
wood Springs. in one direction; and the mar,
gauge line over the famous MarSnalI
Pass and through the Black Canon OF me
the passenger through the world-famed
Royal Gorge.
For full particulars and beautifully Illus
trated pamphlets call on or address.
s. X. HOOPER. g. II. x i. A.;
Denver, Colorado
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the knee at Is Center street the other
morning. Campbell and his wife were
vaudeville actors, and formerly lived at
50 Dudley street, Cincinnati. They
came to st. Louis several weeks ago.
and had just entered upon an engage
ment at one of the local theaters. Mrs.
Campbell became suspicious Of her hus-
band and traced him to the Devere wo-
mans house.
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"a Bundle of Nerves"

This term Is often applied to people whose
nerves are abnormally sensitive. They sho1ld
strengthen them with HOStetter's stomach
Bitters. After course Of that benign tonic,
they will cease TO be conscious that they
have nervous systems. except through agree
able sensations. II will enable them TO eat.
sleep and digest well. the three media for IN
creasiDg tone and vigOr in the nerves. IN
common with the rest Of the system. The
mental worry begotten by nervous dyspepsia
will also disappear.
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other aerial navigator. The successful
flying machine must be simply q big
bug. Dc you get the ideaf" We got
It. -
One Of the most remarkable cases Of
up-to-date insanity Is that Of litho-
graph artiAt who sits all day making
gorgeous but grewsoms posters. He
Is hnmored in his mania TO an extent
He fancies he Is Mr.. Aubrey Beardsley.
although he lacks the acute phase Of
the distenper which is so wildly por-
trayed In the posters made By the re-
nowned Aubrey.
OF course. these are only rare eases.
The greater part Of the insanity
housed at Longview is caused from
disappointment. grief afiictions and
other causes that work upon the emo
lions. and dementia IS as much the
breaking e;wn Of the physical as the
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Buck & Swain Of welaka, Fla, re-
Gently received q unique order for car
load Of aIligators. young and old. from
a New Castle. Ind. firm It Is said that
the ministers there have ordered them
put In the ponds to keep bad boys from
bathing Sundays.
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A Memorable Occasion.

From the Chicago Tribune: At the
command Of the teacher Johnny wrote
on the blackboard: Tuesday, May 4, A.
d. 1897. What does A d. mean, John
Ey?" she asked. "It means Arson day.
ma'am," replied Johnny, without a
moments hesitation. =
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The anti-hIgh hat law has reached
the Pacific coast Doubtless in q few
years no feminine hats will be worn
In places Of amusement II woman
could but realize the truth that her
own beauty exceeds that OF any art Of
the milliner, no ordinance would be
necessary to enable any one TO see 9
play.
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mental Whatever happens to CONS
most under their observation after
madness ensues. upon that something
their distorted fancy recoils. and out
OF the chaos creates grotesque imagi-
nations.
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N 8 AMT Y. It
seems, keeps pace
with the times and
Is In some Of its
phases essentially
up to date. There
was a time when
people went crazy
east and west over
the puzzle Of per
petual motion; and
- hnnaQQ
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ANGRY WIFE GOES CUNNING.

Sc. Louis Actress Kills Her Husband and
Wounds His Charmer.
Mrs. Thomas J. Campbell Of 1886
Chouteau avenue. st. Louis, fired bull
lets through her husbands head and
left lung and wounded Maud Devers In
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ALL ABOUT GIANTS.
1HE FIRST BIG MEN APPEARED
IN ANCIENT ROME.
Every Country Has had Its Ghnt-Le-
land, France and Scotland HAse
Beaten All Records for Abnormal
Beings-Erin's Is0 Footer.

F there is one thing
In the show busi-
ness which can be
depended on to
draw" 1t is a
giant, provided al
ways that he be big
enough. Strong
men, contortionists,
gymnasts and trick
birds or pigs may
endure for a day,