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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
FIGURES WITH FINGERS
In Them Was the Origin Of the Re-
man MINERAL Method Of
Counting.

Hold your hands up before you. palms
outward thumbs 81 an acute angle.
Begin on the left; little finger 1; little
finger and ring finger. IL; little finger,
ring finger and middle finger, III; all
the fingers OF the left hand, LII, and
the hand and thumb at an acute angle
iormV In place of the I'LL you may use
the fourth finger from the left, still
holding the thumb at an acute angle,
and you have ", says the Philadelphia
Times.
Now pass to the right hand. Hold
ing the thumb and the hand at the
same angle as before we have VI; by
using the index and the middle finger
we get VII, while the thumb and the
three large fingers make VIII.
Now join the two VS. made by the
thumbs, inyerting one, and we have X,
or ten. Then use the Y with the last
little finger before it and it will give
TX. The combinations following X are
obvious. The forefnger of the left hand,
with the thumb at right angles, make
a perfect l.; the little finger Of the
left hand curved toward the thumb
makes c. the initial of centum (O0),
and 50 on with the hundreds. Now
Join the two thumbs with the fore
fingers, or two Us inverted, and you
have the hieroglyphics complete.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Fully 10000 Inhabitants of London
are uieht-workers.
Football was crime in England dur.
ing the reign Of Henry VII.
Two hundred thousand families, /,
has been calculated. are living in Lor
don on about enc pound sterling
week.
The highest value of an English
postage stamp is five pounds sterling.
The stamp IS Of oblong shape, and very
seldom used.
y stick with which Lieut.. Pate struck
Queen Victoria on the head in 1850 is
to be sold at auction in London. Pate
served seven years in Jail for the act.
1t costs $4,000 to scrape the bar
raS.e4 off ore of the British men-of-
Wal and repa;rt it. The operation has
t. be repeated twice year in ;he case
OF nearly every vessel.
A Bible which had once been the
property of Cardinal Mazarin, was re-
Gently sold at auction in London for
G2'950. The same book had previously
been sold for $500. Some slight de-
fects had deprecated its value
A determined bridal party at Strood,
near Rochester, England, on reaching
the church found that the building was
on fire. 1t waited around until the fire
was put out and made the pastor per-
form the ceremony in the ruins.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
HONE OF BERRIES.

Cranberres were first seriously
grown in this century. near Cape Cod,
and are now exported to Europe and the
Indies,
Blueberries are natives of northern
Europe, Asia and America. Blackber-
ries we can claim, for they are found
only in this country.
Whortle berries are a native of Eu-
rope. In The middle ages the berries
Of the myrtle were eaten, and to-day
these berries are called bilberres.
Currants, as most persons are aware,
come from Corinth. They are vari-
ETY. OF the grape family. The currants
we grow come from north Europe, Can
ada and England,
In the early part of the seventeenth
century strawberries. which were ma
tive TO Europe and North America. were
taken in hand and cultivated with the
present result.
Raspberries belong 10 Europe and
Asiatic Russia. Black mulberries come
from Persia. Goose berries are native
in central Europe aSi western Asia.
They have always been cultivated In
Great Britain, but not until lately has
the rest of Europe appre them.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
NOTES FROM FRANCE

II Is stated that about one in IS of the
population Of Paris live on charity,
with a tendency toward crime.
There are more persons over 60 years
OF age in France than in any other
country in Europe. Ireland comes next.
France Is burdened with 4Oo, 900 pub.
lie officials, costing the state CTS. OOO..
GOO francs year according to the es-
innate Of lie Temps.
In four hours recently a Paris court
granted 294 divorces, little over a di-
vorce a minute. All the parties re-
ceived state assistance in their cases.
so that their divorces cost them moth.
ing.
All Paris theaters, except the new
opera Comique, are full Of fleas, accord
ing to Francisque Carey, the dramatic
critic, who ought to know. He sug-
gests that managers drive sheep into
the auditorium before performance
10 attract tbe pests, a method that in
SAID to have some success in Spanish
hotels.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
CHURCH AND RELIGION.

Christian Science is making great
progress in Europe, there being 30i
chartered churches, an increase of rs
for last year.
The whole property of fremont tenn
pie, Boston, is valued at Sl,00O,000.
There is a debt Of 100000 on the tenn
pie, and an effort is being made to Sc
cure 100000 toward paying ii.
The first OF list Of % questions
which are presented for an answer 10
every man. young or old, who applies
for a situation in the Bank OF England
is; How DO you spend your Sundays ?"
A church was recently erected in AL
mora. India. il memory Of the late DR..
Budden, OF the London Missionary So
ciety. pioneer workerin the northwest
provinces.
OF the 100000 persons resident in
New York, it is stated that l,l5O.OoO
profess the religion of Jesus Christ.
There are So2,oo0 Roman Catholics and
100000 Jews, making New York the
greatest jew center in the world.
The Society Of Friends of New Eng.
land has recently finished a building
for girls training school near Jerusa.
lem, which is said to be one Of the best
equipped missionary structures in the
Holy Land.
The Northern Presbyterian church
has 1855 churches, 1870 ministers.
eight missionary and benevolent
boards. IA theological seminaries, aud
AM missionaries and missionary
teachers, one-half OF whom are in for
eign fields
The United church, of New Haven, has
started service in the chapel of the
church on Sunday afternoons, pat
termed to some degree after the pleas
ant Sunday afternoons of the noncon-
formst churches of England and
Wales. which have been so successful.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
OFFERS A LITTLE SQUEEZE
EnHiishmsn's Attentions on sh,
board ExciteS Chicago Woman,
Laug liter.

They were speaking OF the tgir,
whimsicalities OF life and what i;t
thing it requires to create mirth Wild
mirth is eminently unbecomirg IL
situation, says TIE Chicago Chronics
II crossed the ocean orce with
Englishman for my reXi-Goorneiebh
at dinner" began lacy in the srous
"or, rather. | started out with him
dinner companion, but after the fin
meal | so disgraccd my self with urco.
trollable laughter that ! never venture
near the G!Lirg-room all the rest Oft
voyage"
What could it have been to nsr
penance like that?" asked one OF /.
interested audience.
We'll, I'll tell you" began she. laug
ing again at the recollection. lie ".
an awfully solemn. pompous-looki,
man, with Britain stamped all over biz
We had noticed him and joked abo.
his checks and his accent when We fir
got oil beard, and when | found BIZ
next me at dinner l was in dangero
state of etfervescence. anyway. And
began with the very first course. Ih-
kept turned away from him as much
possible after being seated. but wi.
looked at ny oysters discovered d
mine was the only plate that did d
contain the half of a lemon. v
looking about for waiter when
Englishman leaned over me with
piece in his fingers and asked, polite
Cant give you little squeeze
IT snickered and laughed and gurss
and choked and did everything e
that was digracefulIy i'll bred. Ba
eou9E't have remained sober to &
my head. Do you wonder stayed
deck for the rest of the voyage|
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
TABLES TURNED ON sLEUTH.
IA AnSrS Chicago shopper Hesen,a
OhicIuls Interference OF
" omen Detectives.

The ta..es were tltLrd upon WON.
az -etec..E, IL Cae Of the large depart
meEt sore. recently. reports Chi
30 exchange, when d woman whom
ale Aao been following from counter
so counter termed cn Leraud not only
ft..tL her hair. Lut tore hsr gown. To
4 Policeman "lO was summoned Ly the
detective the shopper said tL4tshe was
not thief and tia, the Getectiye's
espionage was ar.rsult Nearest was
made. The female detectives are known.
TO the regular patrons Of the stores
where the! are employed and it is not
Improbable, when the shopper said
that j; was an Insult to be followed Ly
this woman that she WIS thinking
What opirioa The other choppers might
form Of her. One store is this town
which obtained q lot Of free advertising
several years ago because Of the energy
Of its female detective has paid heavily
for il since. Ii was a store which by its
arrangement oGtr.d great temptation
- sLopiitcrs, and uptousjsG'y it sui.
iere0 from them. Ihe woman detect
i've was engaged, and as She was the
pioneer Of her class She attracted 50
much attention that she became un.
duly ambitious in her lire OF work. If
4 shopper happened to pick up an ar
ucle and walk to another counter with
IT, a habit Of many women, the de.
tgctiI+ yyag riubt bssiJa 49, ,.J u .
felt that in the eyes Of the sleuth she
was probable thief, even If no arrest
was attempted. The annoyance of this
woman's actions became so great and
the number Of arrests made by her was
30 large that the old patrons of the
store ft!l away They felt that the risk
OF being mistaken for Shopifter out.
weighed the advantage Of the bargains
offered
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
FROM EARTH'SFoUR CORNERS.

A Chinese workman expects - cents
for day Of l2 hours work.
The Prussian government earns 800
oC0.000 a year through lotteries; the
Italian government. Sl2O0JO00.
The Russian peasant who cannot af-
ford TO buy tobacco makes his own
cigars out Of cabbage leaves and writ.
ing paper.
Crete's new autonomous flag has
white cross Oh a blue field. with white
star on red field in the upper corner
next the staff.
II Chnaman dies while being tried
for murder the fact Of his dying is
taken as evidence Of his guilt. lie
has departed, but somebody must suf.
fer. and his eldest son. If he has one,
is sent to prison for year
A prejudice against twins and their
mothers dominates the natives Of the
Niger Coast proIectorate Despite the
influences Of British rule, it is the
usual thing for twins to be killed as
soon as born. The mother is treated
as dei!ed outcast,
Ulm's cathedral spire is to be used
for meteorological station. Ii is III.
highest church spire in the world. be-
ing jal feet above the ground This
makes the signal station the highest
post erected by human hands, save the
Paris EifIel tower
Siamese women intrust their children
to the care Of elephants. and il is said
that the trust is never betrayed. The
babies play around the huge feet o!
the elephants, who are ever careful
never to hurt the little creatures. and il
danger threatens. the sagacious animal
will curl the child gently up in hi.
trunk ard swing it up out of harm1
way upon bis own broad back.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
BACHELORS AND SPINSTERS

In the whole United States there are
s,427, 1877 bachelors and 3. 224. 49t uumar
ried women.
Among the 1000 bachelors there are
80 criminals; among married men the
Iatio4s only Is per 1000.
Rcccntly-published French statistics
show that nearly onc-fourth OF the
adult population OF France are bache-
lors.
In New York city there are I6s.s4s
bachelors and 1926 spinsters, an
overplus of 37.007 single men OF 90 or
ever
In New York state there are at the
present time 576635 bachelors Of 20
years and upward. while the number
of spinsters is 45G,062.
No large city in the United States has
q surplus of spinsters. Baltimore
comes nearest. with only IS more bach
elors 'han old maids.
The government has just published
an old maids chart which is expected
to be Of the greatest value to unmarried
women all over the country 1t Is
map, printed in colors and shows at
. glance just in what localities bach.
elors are thickest. and in what region
spinsters are most dense per square
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
TRAINED DOGS
Are said to Be the Most Proa,.,.
Attraction in the Vaude.
VILE Line.

considering the investment. tra;,.
dogs are one OF the most profitable. =
fractions in the vaudeville line sai5.
uidtime Snowman recently. ~ sum-.
there are at least IL or Is troune,
them scattered over the country
continued, and the good ones ea,1'
average a couple of hundred week =.
expenses. AS there are no salari.,
Pay for the dogs and no hotel bills =.
anybody except the proprietor and a.,
keeper the returns are rather h.,
some. Nowadays they have the bn.
ness down TO such fine point ,ha,n,
sudden death of any of the anima,r'
be readily remedied by telegraphipg,
New York, where several men maj,
speciality of keeping STANDARD M,
dogs in stock. A dog troupe usus,
consists of five performers, one
which is star. The star probable,
$50 and the others about $50 sn;,,,
Mongreis of no intrinsic worth are "a,
orally selected for training purpos,
because they learn as quickly ash
thoroughbreds and if anything h,pDen
to them the loss is so much NpN.,
There is a standard series Of Ind,
which they are taught to do. 50 thato.
can easily replace another. and a I1
ingenuity on the part of the showna
supplies the variety to the progrann.
1t goes without saying that The rp
performer has his special act. vLa
some of the rest attempt. am sAess
ing now of the general run OF suchs,
tertainments. There are a few cona
tons of finely bred dogs that have b.
most deliberately and marvellous
trained by their exhibitors and,
course, they are unique. One sad
troupe is at present coming moneya
the bushel in Cuba"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
SOME SPEECH STATISTICS.

Many of Mr. Gladstone's speeches
perfect in form and logic, would
amount to something like 1900 words
crowded into one stupendous effort OF
little over five hours.
A married man calculates that the
average woman may be relied On to
speak 10000 words day Cor twice as
much as the attorney general in q pro-
fessional capacity and the contents Of
40 copies of Tit-Bits in year,
A well-known statistician. who was
present at an afternoon tea at which
there we're a dozen ladies', estimated
that the conversation was at the rate
Of $4,000 words an hour, or at the rate,
let us say. Of more than column ofTit-
Bits every minute.
A lawyer in good prastice, such as
Sir Edward Clarke or Sir Richard
Webster. may be said TO average TO-
600 words a day throughout the entire
year; or the stupendous aggregate Of
$3.50 600 words a year. This estimate
refers only to legal and political speak
Ing.
Among public speakers the average
rate of delivery is about 140 words a
minute. With such rapid speakers as
Mr.. Asqui,h, Lord James, Sir Charles
Dixie. and Mr.. Bryce, the rate rises at
times TO 1870 TO 200 words minute; and
through long speech these speakers
maintain an average of over 100 words
a minute. or two and two-thirds words
every second. Roughly, any one OF
these speakers crowds 10000 words
into an hours speech.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
His Valentine,

send my heart in rhyme to you,
With love in every line.
And should 1t come In time to you
To be your valentine,
Then listen how 1t beats for you,
And should you chance to guess
The question 1t repeats to you
Say yes. sweetheart. say yesi
Oh. send young Cupid back to me,
Nor let him know q tear:
And may the word not lack to me,
long so much to hear;
Without II all is dumb for me
And life Is loneliness,
Then let your answer come for mel
Say yes. sweetheart. say yes!
Frank Dempster Sherman. in Ladies'
Home Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
Practical Knowledge Needed

A thorough knowledge Of 50.
chemically and physically, will ena
the possessor of it to. in great n'l
ure. overcome the effect OF drousI
how many OF our farmers d.
this knowledge? Not one in teEil'
sand Ard ye, every child in our COZ
try school might easily be taught
illustration and experiment. hovTi'
passes downward through soils
gravity and rises by capillarity andll
hesiou, and a multitude Of OF;
facts which are the basis Of phys
science, and which would be JUS
useful to the child whether he oee''
N after years civil engineer ="
.Irmer.-Rural World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
More Than seventy Miles an Hour.

y train which ran between Philadel.
phia and Atlantic City last summer Is
credited with the worlds record for
fast regular trips The distance run is
55is miles and the scheduled time was
50 minutes, making the rate 66 Gle
miles per hour. But this time was
often beaten, he fastest run having
been made al the average speed of "A
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10

which is then developed until the pic,
ture is clear and highly finished. Final
ly ii receives coating of a substance
which looks like enamel. This is done
at the jewelers., who also polishes the
piece OF jewelry until it is brilliant.
There is a new enamel process by
which photographs can be affixed to
star of silver, after which all is finished
with delicate transparent enamel. a
brooch of this kind is decidedly pretty
and makes a tender keepsake for man
or woman.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
Reflections of a Bachelor.

Love is divided into quarters-one
quarter vanity, three-quarters jeal
ously.
1t makes a woman shudder to think
how happy she could have made you.
When woman is convicted she az
quits herself by saying she has been
misjudged.
Constant nsgging wears away the
heart.
The shortest honeymoon Is longer
than a brides delusions
Youth thinks Of love with passion,
middle age With reverence, old age
with comfort.
When a girl peers into the future
she sees herself ia photograph with
baby's naked arms around her neck
Il isu'l The striving and never achiev-
ing that Ntarits the heart, il is the
achieving and then finding it wasn't
worth while.
fla man does not unbusom himself
to a woman who likes him she shud-
ders to think Of the life he led before
her example brought repentance to
him.-NeU York Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
THE MYSTERIOUS LOOP.
boy or Girl CAA Learn at the
First or second Trial.

Almost any child can work out this
puzzle; in TACT. is solution should L.
p.aia atfrst .gatio your prac;iced eyes
and minds The drill. you have azL Il
puzzles LSs ,harpened your wills 80 tAa'
you would readily undertake 10 sC..s
the mos; difficult Il Is only the ta.,
Hfle lads or iassies 10 whom the sisi-;
OF a puzzle is alarming; the b.ighto uts
fairy delight in -.
\ mysterious ioop il here presented
threaded with string 20 each end O.
mich is fastened an ob.ong BLOCK
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
Our Valentine

Our Valentine.
There's a valentine at our house
That you ought tc come and see.
Mamma says it's hers, she sposes,
But know it's just for me.
And It's pink and white, with lace worn
And ribbon here and there,
And I'm sure there's not nicer
Valentine sent anywhere.
Anyhow, It suits me splendid,
And It fills us all with Joy,
For our valentine is Just a.
Little teeny baby boy.
m Y Harald
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
"0oNT's" FOR wHEELMEN.

Don't get reckless.
Don't be q road hog.
Don't argue with dog.
Don't think you know 1t all.
Don't fail to talk good roads.
Don't leave your tools at home.
Don't try to make your own law.
Don't forget that others have rights.
Don't tell what a wonderful rider you
are.
Don't expect TOO much Of . green
rider.
Don't ride In q storm II you can
help it.
Don't ride too far and fast early In
the season.
Don't fail to keep ysur wheel in per-
feet order.
Don't think you can beat any rider
on the road.
Don't forget to offer assistance In
case of accident.
Don't think sweater heavy to carry
when needed.-W II. Lyon, in L. A. w.
Bulletin.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10

Yeast-What does that friend
yours do?
Crimsonbeak - He writes pcF
songs.
~ notice his wife 10 always srfl
Ais praises"
We'll, we can forgive her. so lo'f
she refrains from singing his song
Yonkers Statesman.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks IN Ger
eral About Washington.
communicated
WASHINGTON Feh. SIN. lsaa

Senator German knew wheu he be-
gan his fight against the treaty that
the securing 81 rhi'ty-oid votes agaii :;
the ratiiicsi on Of Tie treaty. would
not permanently REJECT he treaty, be-
cause % tu- certainty % IL command
ing more than Tie u. c--stry O." thirds
In ihe Srlat- Il the hex, Cangr -;
therefore it ~a- un.m, ortaut whether
h. secured them or rot But h- ha-
accoupl she'd he principal object FIR
which he fought The speeches made
IN tie --laie have so ll-r.I the people
of,ue country TO ,h- danger that lies
in our permanent tO-,es-IOus ~ The
PuHppi a. auI made t e tain that
public pirI.u NI.l prevent The carry
ing at -a- mper al 3 iicy that a.
been UuLZ ~ O.. The ea. - NJ. Nc
ktnIry auI .0I 8f h. cui-f y --rs
Ar. G1fual mink. that public HgIu-
ton r,ul MT have be- Il ~ speedily ur
So L 0roIg j. NO I.sG Iu az tier
way. a. Il a. cell IS the night biz all
tho-e who act-d With bum. Lave made.
The. we're p = strong az ago u l.
H. amend h. treaty.. a4t h. result
show hat iu-T- are more way H.
haugiug kfiiadg Itmprnali-u
ha-u'i o. ecu a. ed, % ua7 heru badly
en- ~.
Mr. kregaH, "a representative % the
lht~' AI..Aa Nl-t'A..l'' L 'oi' VINO
wa aln.nk tHp-- arlri by Tie senate
Committee Uu ld fou ami Labor.
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s.a'dl Z clA. ~ 1'a' ,e t"'t
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So, ti... ,o,,tr,.. rr... a.. go
tHat uu.tertae Advancement -p-cti-.i.
IN .'-t.,,u Company had r..,-It-isl7..
On. as he d fI.fru,q .-u tine cost
OF uapu. tn. gun cl...ages .d the
cuu,ta. p g., AID .Atttn M1Aiu..
Node .}-.Gt toupN tad Received
s. 400 -arl 10 gun- Dlch were maze
b, -os-ruu-uj eu.o.e.-. acl-j oi
II u4 ,ac taG- iacretag "a pruit Of
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Inc II ru-~ J4..rHry 'umW'i-- tas
r-i"rt re- i.tI % d-c.aIl Z inu
beH- " hrettr g. Camp. ell CO..
C"'-oh anI VI 'Jp Hp1 ~ vacated
lhtlf -"t.- 1870 lh- II 'u-~ Vic" juey &c
c y rHI'lil on 'u tie army. Iur
atlelnr. f" htNr tire r'Wu4 te- LAX"
Tue same acton 10 Dr. Gases Il "-i a.
se".a Wee "t." ate Heih',T- D. several
y 'ri"ii.rh i'-h' lnl's on, Wa a 'a.liT-.
hr commute H.c"ic1 MAJ 60 lt'e''-
men may Nr "l 'lNi! c'mmiss 0ls
vi H'I. "lItl-ii Z 'htif -~ai-.
AilH'nsh l"r h~i"O nan II use
cau5"- h'ciHtd n't l' T. y push auF
Hu'ucia '"-i-.'.'. al lhl7 ~t--io.ri the
eAt.e'he -"'u aAlaii dea tjr tr,tns
10 i'irr ACTON "n TIE hni hnar'ial
nAliE F'"iLaIl ~ TT voting ~
IN 81 '.iI. a.. cess r. u belnS = Ought
:" r'I on the C"ihihl lee on 04Ies, 10
~ &c tNAi fe-'Ih.l"h rep 'rteI tact 70
III Ho"-t.
COMMISSIONS ~ Tue cavalry branch
OF Ihe regular "ruty, az va"ly -.ueut
Gi'"f uS many west P"iaters, but
Ja'ii~7 IIl-f Mtht ley, sou Of Ab ~,
am Nei a." 81 Ve Fi- dr"t, "uHse
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
THE MINIATURE BROOCH.
II IL Quite . Novelty and Makes q
Tender Keepsake for Either
Man OF Woman,

Anew brooch has made its appearance
Of quite original shape and design. II
h in the form Of a star.
This brooch Is the work Of several
trades. 1t Ii composed Of metal and q
photograph. both nicely finished by the
jeweler.
The photographer takes the photo
graph upon q piece of sensitized metal
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
UlaA VAnN-nA

The Venture.
Ny ship is afioat on a dazzling sea Of blue;
But, alas! alasl my ship has neither
helm nor oar,
She 10 treighted with q hope and my own
heart Is her crew,
And I weep and pray for her, but can
do nothing more.
All! sailor lads l cheer AZ You sail acYsss
the main,
All swee:hearts on shore, I weep a.
storms Arisei
homo again,
Fer the ocean where she ventures sn-a
girls blue eyes.
-Etoile de LoreE, IN Harlem Life.