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PORT DESTROYED.
Hundreds of People Are Missing at Are
cibo.

San Juan de Porto Rico, Aug 12-Ac-
cording to an official report received here,
the port of Arecibo was destroyed during
the recent severe storm. the place being
inundated by water from the ocean and
the river Two hundred bodies are in the
morgue there and hundreds of persons
are missing. A number of American citi-
zens. who lived on plantations in the
suburbs, were drowned. Inc command
ing officer of the district has ordered that
the bodies of the victims of the disaster
shall be buried where they are found. San
Juan has been applied to for supplies.
According to the latest report from va
bucoa, 50 bodies were buried there on
Wednesday. while the remains of 200 vic
tins have not been recovered. The church
Is the only building left standing.
It Is reported that a number of Ameri-
can soldiers were killed at Mayaguese.
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APPEAL FOR AID.
Money beginning to Pour In for the Hur-
ricane Victims.

New York, Aug. 12.-Acting Mayor
Guggenheimer issued an appeal to-day
for aid in behalf of the Porto Ricans,
who have suffered from the hurricane.
A Wall street movement for the relief of
the Porto Rican sufferers has been start
ed by H. b. Hollins & Co.. who have
headed a list with $1,000. James Speyer.
of Speyer & Co., bankers, telegraphed to
the acting mayor to-day from Newport
that he had mailed to him a check for
1000 as his contribution to the Porto Ri
can relief fund.
William r. Corwine. secretary of the
Merchants association, also notified Mr..
Guggenheimer that the association had at
its disposal 81 1000 that it is ready to do
nate to the fund
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Statement of ExpOrta.

Washington, Aug. 12.-The monthly
statement of the exports of domestic
products show that the exports for July
were as follows: Breadstuffs, $21. .0S4,-
ATS; increase, as compared with July,
1898, nearly $4,500000. Cattle and hogs,
$2,941 1872; decrease, $4,000. Provisions,
s14.S20,3 ,334; increase, s5,000000. Cotton,
s5,442.995; increase. s2,614.000. Mineral
oil, $5,245,519; increase, 100000. These
show a larger total for July for these
five articles than for any preceding July
in many years.
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Low cred Her Record.

New York, Aug. 12-The American line
steamer st. Paul, Captain Jameson, from
Southampton and Cherbourg, arrived
here early this morning after a passage
of about days, 10 hours and 13 minutes,
lowering her own record between Cher
bourg and this port by nearly two hours.
The st. Paul's time from Cherbourg was
days, IS hours and 54 minutes. hours
and 13 minutes better than her best pre-
vious trip. The best record from Cher
hourg to New York is days. q hours and
minutes, made by the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse.
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ON THE RACE TRACK.

Saratoga, y. Y, Aug. IA badly pad
ded card drew one of the largest crowds
of the season to the Saratoga track this
afternoon. The track was heavy and the
weather trlfie unsettled. Three out of
the four entries for the steeplechase de-
was added
The Saratoga Grand prize formed the
stake feature, with Don de ORC a warm
favorite, though many thought Trage-
dian had good chance. The Don went
out on the turn. set his own pace and
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"a Protectiop in New York

Every cat found without collar on the
streets of New York is Immediately taken
in charge by the officials of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails. Their laws are very strict and the
proper care of a cat is compulsory. Leav-
ing it shut up to starve or abandoning it
TO its own resources is punishable by a
fine of $500 or one year in prison or both.
The society maintains a shelter for lost,
strayed or stolen cats and last year It's
from there were placed in homes.
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Aid for the Sufferers.

Chicago. Aug. 1.-THE Tribune to-day
says: In response to inquiries as to
what might be expected from their
cities in response to Secretary Roots
appeal for help 70 rthe hurricane suffer-
ers in Porto Eico, the mayors in San
Francisco, Baltimore, Boston. St.
Louis. Denver, Omaha, Cincinnati, Buff
falo and Chicago have replied that ap-
peals to the public would be issued,
urging contributions to the Porto Rico
relief fund
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Presidents proclamation of Dec. 3,
1898, the duty on this tobacco was fix
-ed at 70 per pound. This rate has been
found to be prohibitive. The Porto
Rlco tobacco growers represent that
.he tobacco industry in the islands will
De ruined unless relief is soon afford
ed them,
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Can Tow the Sham rock.

London, Aug. 12.-The Field, refer
ring to the New York Yacht club
consent that the cup challenger Sham
rock shall be towed during calm speils,
SAYS: III this will not be precedent.
what will it be? 1t is not likely that
the Shamrock will be becalmed In MD
fnl in case of head winds" In the
oninion of the Field, the trials between
the Columbia and the Defender give no
insight into the chances of the untried
p,rock
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New Worlds Record,

Chicago, Aug. 12.-S, c. Porter paced
by a gasoline motor, broke three mile
worlds records lat the Ravenswood track
this afternoon. The time was as follows:
First mile, 1:41 3-5; second mile, 1:3S 20;
third mile, l:43; three miles, SOB. The
American record was held by Jimmy Mi
chael, 5:19 1-5. made at Philadelphia Octo-
ber, 1897. The worlds record was held
by A. A. Chase at sos, made at Crystal
Palace London
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Concluded Its Meeting,

Chicago, Aug. 12.-The industrial COM
mission concluded its meeting here to-
day. The principal feature was the read
ing of a paper on city and county labor
ers by Eugene Davenport, dean of the ag-
ricultural department of the University
of Illinois. 1t was decided to pass the
question of the existence or non-existence
of an elevator combine to the transporta-
ton committee. The commission will
take up the matter next Monday, collect
ing information in st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Duluth.
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Heavy Duty on Tobacco.

Washington, Aug. 12.-The officials of
the war department are now consid-
ering the question of the removal or
material reduction of the duty on leaf
tobacco grown in and shipped from
Porto Rico to Cuba, and the Indications
are that an order to this effect will be
issued within short time Under the
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Plan Was Abandoned,

Hartford City, Ind. Aug l2-H b
Smith of this city, one of the principal
promoters of the American Window
Glass company, announced to-day that
the project had been abandoned after
nearly $780, 900 had been exnended in its
promotion. The inability of the manu-
factories to agree is given as the reason.
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CHARGES OF FRAUD.
Miner of MussellsheIl Sues a Chicago
Wool Concern.

Chicago, Aug. l2.-James J. Miner,
a sheep raiser and ranch owner of Mus
selshell, Yellowstone county, Montana
to-day filed a bill in the superior court
making charges of fraud against the Sid
ney Warehouse company. Miner claims
THAT under the name of the Chicago
Wool Exchange the warehouse got 10000
pounds of wool from him and that it
was disposed of contrary to his orders,
and that he has not received proper pro-
ceeds from the sale. He declares that
the name wool exchange" is used sim
ply to get wool shipments and that the
directory of the alleged concern is iden-
teal with that of the warehouse.
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A Big Log Raft.

Astoria, Ore, Aug. 12.-The big log raft
destined for San Francisco arrived this
afternoon in tow of the ocean tug Wal
lula and the o. r. 4. N. steamer Thomp-
son. The raft contains nearly 100000
feet Of timber and has been under con-
struction since last June. 1t is now safely
moored at Flavel and will be started on
its journey in tow of the tugs Rescue and
Relief tomorrow.
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Serious Rioting.

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 12.-There was
serious rioting on Orange street to-
night. A non-union motorman on
Big Consolidated street car was jeered
by crowd and left his car and pur-
sued his tormentors. A big mob col
lected at once and the motorman was
surrounded. An attempt was made 10
lynch him, but a single policeman ar
rived and held the crowd at bay until
reinforcements came. The motorman
and several of the rioters were arrested
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Berea. Ohio. Aug. 12.-Fire which broke
out to-day in the paint department OF the
Cleveland Stone company's plant de-
stroyed a number of buildings filled with
valuable machinery and large quantity
of lumber, all owned by the Stone COM
pany. The fire covered an area OF t"9
and a half acres. The loss is estimated
at upwards of 100000; insurance uh-
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Left All to Charity.

Kansas City, Mo-. Aug. R.-Joseph Be
moist, a French Canadian, who had lived
in Kansas City for 20 years is dead. 20
leaves an estate of 100000, nearly all OF
which is willed to local charities. He
was an agnostic and in many ways &c
centric Years ago ne purchased the cof-
fin in which he was buried and his in
structions were that there should be alb
solutely no services or ceremonies at his
burial
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Americans Returning.

London, Aug. 12.-The Cunard liner;
Jncania which sails from Liverpool
to-day via Queenstown. Will have
among her passengers Captain Alfred
T, Mahan, u. S. N, retired. who was
one of the American DELEGATES to the
neace conference at The Hague, and
Mrs. James Brown Potter, the Ameri-
eap actress
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A Miner Drowned.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 12.-Paul
Montgomery, miner and carpenter, in
saving the life of a baby at Lake
Occur d. 'Alene to-day, became exhaust
ed from his efforts and sank. The
baby was uninjured. Montgomery
leaves a wife and four children in Cal
ifOfnia ......
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Prisoner Released.

Washington, Aug. 12.-The state de-
partment has finally learned that John
kelley, the American who was confined
in a consular Jail at Yokohama, Japan
has been released under operation OF
the treaty which recently went into
operation between Japan and the
United States, and has left that coun-
try.
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Gamblers Held Up.

Northport, Wash, Aug. 12-Two
masked men entered the gambling sa-
loon of Madden & Riley tonight and
held up the players. securing s400. The
saloon was crowded, 1t being the night
after pay day.
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Drowned While Bathing.

Bremen, Me-, Aug. 12.-Mabel and
Lizzie Webster, aged IS and Is years
respectively, and Lizzie Dodge, aged
IA, daughters of farmers, were drowned
while bathing to-day.
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Groetz Discharged.

Missoula, Aug. 12.-Charles Groetz
who was arrested for shooting at Louis
Purrgraff last Wednesday evening, was
discharged from custody this morning
on a motion of the county attorney.
Louis Purgraff, the prosecuting wit
ness, did not want to appear against
him.
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CleVELAND'S TURN.
~ Is Alleged That Fraud Has Been Dis
covered in One Department.

cleveland, Ohio. Aug. 12-Albert E. Da-
Vls, former clerk in the water works de-
pai,ihent under the McKisson adminis-
tratfon, was arrested TODAY charged with
defrauding the city out of 81 sOO. A conn
Gil committee is investigating the various
departments of the city government and
u is stated that some startling discrepan-
cies have been discovered In the water
works department it is said to have been
discovered that nearly $1,000 had been
pald Tor lead which was never delivered.
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Washington, Aug. 12.-St. Louis won to-
days game in the sixth inning, when five
hits and one three-bagger were made off
Mercer. Errors by the Senators assisted
in swelling the visitors score. Attend
ance, 1000. Score:
r. H. E.
Washington ....,.. ....... ..-...,,
SI. LOUIS ,.....,,.... .........-'''' 10 s
BatterieS-MerCer and Duncan; Cuppy
and SChreCongOst
Umpires-Swartwood and Dwyer.
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eASEeALL YESTERDAY.
Louisville, Z, 2; Brooklyn. O, 9.

Brooklyn. Aug. 12.-Brooklyn and
Louisville broke even in to-day's double
header before 5000 spectators. The
Brooklyns were outplayed in the first, the
Colonels putting up fast ball and taking
advantage of ragged fielding. Casey did
especially poor work at third, his three
errors letting N ,Aree runs. In the sec
ond game Wilhelm was batted hard in the
first and third innings, while McJames
was effective. The second game was call
ed at the end of the fifth inning on ac-
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New York, 1s. g; Cleveland. l. 2.
pires-Manassau and McGarr.
Cincinnati, 7, I: Boston. .. q

Boston. Aug. l2.-Boston lost two games
to Cincinnati by scores of to Q The en-
cinnatis have thus won IA games straight.
Willis passes in the first with Boston's
errors gave Cincinnatia a walkover. Phil
lips pitched masterly ball On the second
game while Bailey was pounded hard and
often. Selbach made phenomenal catch
in the fifth inning of the first game. STAFF
ford was given 10 days notice of his re-
lease yesterday. Darkness ended the Sec
ond game in the eighth inning Attend
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won handily by .1gth ana a hslf from
Tragedian. l.esult
First race. Six nurongs-O Dead won,
Sakhrat SECOND Ia, Excellency third;
time liz Secour race. five furlongs-
Vendig won Jlgn.llng Express second,
Jerry Hunt third. mp 1:03hs. Third race,
Saratoga Grand y, ~, mile and an eighth
Don de Orc won. Iragedan second. Pre-
vious third. finn 2.Uo1s Fourth race,
five furlongs-D,r Heart won, Lady
Massey second, FrtnOr third: time, 1:J.74.
Fifth race. five f.r,ongs. handicap-Peer
won, Belle of Len ton second, kickum-
bob third: time o5 Sixth race, stee-
plechase-Merlin " 20 out.
At ST. Louis.
ST Louis Aup The feature at the
fair grounds to-da} vas the ozark stake
race for 2-year-oI in which Kentucky
Farmer won by a ry small margin. The
track was fair
The Cassidy case anne up to-day, re-
sulting In W. L. Dassidy and Jockey
Houck being ruled off the turf for life.
Results:
First race selling mile and an eighth
Pawnee won Ann, Oldfield second Har-
~ Preston third time. 1:5Ila. Second race.
selling, mile and -iXteenth-Eight Bells
won, Barbee second Osric II. third; time,
1:i9S. Third race seT'fig, two miles and
~ yaTdS-kOdak won, NoNerHor Mcf1ehty
second. Basquil third time, 3:S91a Fourth
race. Ozark stakes, for 2-year-olds, Sl5oo,
six furlongs-Kentnr Farmer won,
Recompense second. John Miller third;
time. 1:16. Fifth raue. handicap, six fur
longs-Imp. Mint Sauce won, Diser Sec
ord, Aunt Mary third time, 1:142. Sixth
race. handicap, mile and 70 yards-Eitho-
lin won, Pinochle second, k.is Me third;
time, 1:47.
At Hawthorne.
Chicago. Aug. 12.-Five thousand people
saw the races to-day at Hawthorne. The
third race, at a mile and 70 yards. pro-
duced a brilliant finish between Cherry
Leaf, the favorite, and Carnero, the for
mer winning by head. In the steeple-
chase Clifton b. won by head after a
hard race. Results:
First race, seven furlongs. selling
Amelia Fonso won, noger Il. second, lsen
third: time, 1:29A. Second race, five fur
longs, handicap hTive won, Dick Furber
second, Lomond third; time, 1:3oA Third
race. mile and 20 yards-Cherry Leaf won,
Carnero second. Bonneville third; time,
1:47. Fourth race, steeplechase short
course-Clfton B. won, My Valentine sec
ond Princess Murphy third time, $3.50.
Fifth race. mile, selling-Racivan won,
Fausturo second, Harry Nutter third;
time, 142A. Sixth race, mile and a quar-
ter, selling-Goose Liver won, Lord Zeni
second Tony J,icalzi third time 2:0SA.
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Baltimore. 16: Pittsburg, 2.

Baltimore, Aug. 12-Chesbro proved an
easy mark for the Orioles to-day and
with Kitson in fine form, the contest was
a procession around the bases for the
home players, Attendance. 1924. Score:
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s-Lynch and Connolly.
Philadelphia, s.; Chicago. o.

Philadelphia, Aug. 12.-Chicago played
in listless way to-day, which, coupled
with their inability to hit Donohue, al
lowed the Phillies to shut them out. At
tendance, 1854 Score:
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Batteries-Callahan and Donahue; L
ohue and Douglass.
Umpires-Emslie and Mcdonald
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st. Louis, o; Washington, 3.

es-O'Day and Hunt.
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Has Proved Nothing.

General Mercier. when he had finished
his testimony, according TO general
opinion, has said really nothing, and
proved nothing. The overwhelming
proofs he was to have thrown down
before the members of the court mar
tial like a bombFhell, failed to appear,
and he left the court.
Though the general was cheered by
the crowd outside the court. none of
them had witnessed the scene in court
or listened to MerCier's weak briefs
Moreover, the inhabitants of Rennes
have always been anti-Dryfusard
Counter shouts of "Vive republique"
and "Nive la justice" were raised by
those leaving the court room, but the
gendarmes quickly cleared the streets
on both sides and dispersed the crowd
quickly.
Evening journal., 1899-05-13
IN LOVE WITH HIS GOODS.
Rare China N-irs the Heart OF the
Dealer ana Tic Hates % Part
with IL.

There are dealers who arathemselves
most excellent judges. One such r-cn,
possessing objects that are infinitely de-
sirable in almost all the branches of
art, is perennially poor, because he
hates to sell you anything for which he
can consclentiously charge q decent
price. Great people visit his shop
continually, and he might ask what he
liked and he sure of getting 1t. He
has been known, however, when he has
received warnings of an impending visit,
to hide the very objects which he knows
the coming connoisseur would surely
buy If he should see them.
Once upon a time land this IS no
fairy talel) he had an unlimited COM
mission to buy choice pieces Of NanlSin
for a wealthy collector. lie bought a
few pieces, and took his commission,
albeit he loe.hed himself for so doing.
Then he heard privately that a small
but exquisite collection was in the
market. lie went straight TO his en-
ployer and impaired the fact to him;
then he resigned his commission. The
employer thinks him mad 10 this day.
The truth was that he could not endure
the thought Of buying so lovely collec-
tion and handing it over TO another,
even though he would have taken q
handsome reward for so doing, and
could never have afforded TO pur-
chase it for himself The only way
in which one may deal profiiably with
him is by acquiring a knowledge and
an enthusiasm equal 10 his own. Then
he will part with all that is best among
his possessious-things that the or
binary wealthy customer is never even
allowed to see; and you afterward sus-
pect that he has sold them TO you with
out the smallest proft.-Chambers'
| Journal.
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REVENUE TAX RULING.
OPINION GIVEN BY ASSISTANT
ATTORNEY-GENERAL BOYD.

A DECISION by THE DEPART
MENT OF JUSTICE IN REFER
ENcE TO A CLAss=eF TRANsAc-
TIoNs AMONG STOCK BROKERS.
Assistant Attorney GENERAL Boyd mas
given, at the request Of the secretary
OF the Treasury, a decision, which mas
been approved by The attorney general,
in which he holds that transactions
known among stock brokers as puts
are not taxable unlder the war revenue
act, although calls" are subject 40 the
tax Two samples of the transactions
in QUESTION we're transmitted to the at
tcrney-general's office, the put" form
being referred to i'm the decision as
Exhibit a." and the "caM" form as
Exhibit b."
The decision lis, in brief, as follows:
"The transactions represented by the
two exhibits are certainly not taxable
under the provision Of schedule A. Qf
the war revenue act, because neither
Of them can be construed as a brokers
note or memorandum OF a sale. They
do not evidence sale completed, nor
can they be construed as eXecutOgy
contracts for sales to be completed sub
SEGMENT to their making.
II am or the opinion that Exhibit
A. is not taxable under amy provision
CT THE war revenue act, for &c Is am
agreement on the part OF the signer 10
buy stock. but the opportunity to buy
Us entirely dependent upon the DISPOSE
tion OF the party (the bearer) to whom
this paper ifs given. There is no provi-
sion OF the war revenue act, so FAR as
cam find, which taxes such a transac-
ton.
Il take a different view, however. of
Exhibit b. In that case the signer
agrees to sell the stock described In the
paper, at the price named, provided
the holder OF the paper calls upon him
Within the TIME specified. Ithink this
transaction is subject to the tax pro-
videh under that portion OF the first
paragraIih OF Schedule A Of the waa
revenue act. which reads as follows:
And ON all sales, or agreements &c
sell, Of memoranda OF sales, or dellv.
cries or transfers OF shares or certih.
Gates az stock in any association. com.
pany or corporation, whether mad,
upon or shown by the books OF til,
ASSOCIATION, company or corporation
or by amy assignment i'm blank. or BY
any delivery, or by any paper or agree
ment, or mem0randum or other evi
dence on transfer or sale. whether en-
titlAng the holder i'm any manner to ths
dement, OF such stock, or to secure tn,
luture payment Of money or for IN.
future transfer Of amy stock on rarl
SloO. Of face value or fraction thoreoi
cents
III is true" he says, "ihat ibe conn
pletiOn Of this transactfon. s.,, -
upon whether the bearer elects ~ ~ ~,
the stock described within the t,r,'o a ~
a. w lrloe named, but very certainl
saS maker agrees to sell provided hi
De@'er comes forward and requires it.
Evening journal., 1899-05-13
BABIES OF THE WORLD.
stRtistician Makes Unique CnIcula-
ton of the Boys and Girls
Born Every Year.

II has been computed that about
36,OOOOOO babies are born into the
world each year, says Woman's Life.
The rate Of production is, therefore.
about 20 per minute, or more than one
for every beat of the clock.
With the one-a-second calculation
every reader is familiar, but Il is not
everyone who stops 10 calculate what
this means when il comes 90 q years
supply. 1t will, therefore, probably
startle good many persons TO find, on
the authority of a well-lnown statistic
clan, that could the infants of year
be ranged in a line in cradles, the era
dies would extend around the world.
The same writer looks at the matter
in a more picturesque light. lie i'm
agines the babies being carried PAST a
given point in their mothers arms, one
by one, and the procession being kept
up night and day until the last hour
in the twelfth month had passed by.
\ sufficiently liberal rate is allowed
but even in going past ut the rate OF
20 minute, 1900 an hour during the
entire year. the reviewer at his post
would have seen only the sixth part OF
the infantile host
In other words, the babe that had Il
be carried when the tramp began
would be able to walk when but a mer,
fraction of its comrades had reached
the reviewers post, and when the year.
supply Of babies was drawing to ,
close there would be a rear guard, MOI
of infants, but Of romping siN-year
] old bows and girls.