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not only known to the navigators OF
those waters, but is much feared by
them on account OF Its influence on the
magnetic needle. which makes the cor
rect steering OF ship matter OF
much difficulty. This Influence is felt
at a distance OF ten miles. and SO pal
pably. that on the island being sighted.
mariners on the Baltic at once dis
continue steering their course by the
needle, and turn. instead. to the we'll
known lighthouses and other signs by
which to direct their craft. There are
several magnetic islands and points
along the Atlantic coast OF South Am
erica. Near the mouth of the Rio de
la plata is a famous magnetic point
the western side of the head. and
known as the Punta Nigra-and nayl-
gators OF vessels bound for Buenos
Avres or Monte video have TO be very
careful not to go too near It, Trini-
dad ia another place of the same de-
scription. and one reason for It's aban-
donment to Brazil was It's utter unfit
mess for a telegraphlc station owing
n its strong magnetic character.
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FAscINArEp wIrH FUNERALS.
sophia Ha. Gone to 5000 In Thirty
Years

Years.
Sophia Christian. better known all
through this section as Funeral So
phia," was taken to the county
almshouse recently, says the Reading
tPa.) News. 1t is estimated that In
the last tnIrty years she has attended
5000 funerals. She was a close reader
OF death advertisements, and some
times could so arrange her schedule as
to attend three or four funerals a day.
At houses OF mourning where she was
denied admittance she scaled the back
fence. AT the church service she
usually managed to get into q pew with
the relatives and made herself con-
spicuous with her tears, which seemed
to flow at will. She always. II pos
sible, secured seat In one OF the car
irages as near the front as possible.
After interments. Sophia would return
to the house with the relatives. and II
dinner had been prepared she would
invite herself to the repast.
Strategy was used to get her TO the
almshouse. She was told that there
was a big funeral out in the country.
and she was asked to go along.
rs there going to be dinner after
ward?" she inquired. Yes. a good
sized one" Her hesitancy disappeared
and she readily accompanied the on
GER
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HIS IMAGE.
she Tore from Her Heart. nu, 1t Lsf,
Scar.


she Tore from Her Heart. hut 1t Lafi
Scar.
Kansas City Independent; "It's all q
mistake to think that us girls Mt the
quick lunch counter don't have our
romances same's folks In the higher
walks of life. for while we may look
frozen faced 1t amt nothin' but bluu
an down In our hearts we are every
bit as susceptible to the tender pas
sion as any OF the high born danes
Yes. you're right. I. too. have known
what love was. and felt II tell ms
that there were other things In life
than Brown the wheatsr and Draw
oncl' but as Miss LIB has 80 beauti-
fully said In Fair. but False'-'thc cur
was not for my lips He came in one
day and ordered pan roast at q
cents throw Now, only the real
things eat pan roasts, and took no
tice of him right away. He came In
reg'lar ev'ry noon. and kinder got to
watchin' for him. After he'd been
comm for some time we struck up con
versation. an he asked me how ]
liked Lost In London and told him
I didn't like sensational plays. an that
real dramas like East Lynne, was
more my style. and he said was
girl OF consld'able mind ] knew nc
loved me. for once only put four oys-
ters in his pan roast 'sted OF six an he
never even nctieed II. As for me.
own up to savln' the fattest oysters
for him an takin' special palms with
the roast. Things went on that way
for two months-f was in n dream
then came the cruel awakenin'. Beczie
O'Brien came here to take direction OF
the pies-qulte promotion for Beetle
for she'd been workin' down at Jones
an awful cheap joint. That's Beezis
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ceived tEat the Indians themselves arc
greatly Interested and that many noted
chiefs and warriors Win be here. The
great war chief Red Cloud and his fam
lily VIII attend, and brnss band OF
Indian boys. the finest mnhlcal organ
ixation In the southwest, IL now hero
and will furnish music for the braves.
Village life and cuatoms will be faith
fully shown, and the war dances and
religious ceremonies NJ the sovsrni
tribes will be enacted THIS congress-
OF red men viii be an interesting and
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every day life OF the people. Their
huts will be exact reproductions of
those found about Manila and the ma
tive animals. tropical plants. and agri-
cultural implements, will here be
found. There are also Cuban villages,
Hawaiian villages. and natives OF Por-
to Rico. with dancing girls and all that
goes TO show the daily life and habits
OF these people. There Is reproduc-
tlon Of the famous MORO Castle at
Havana. scenic theaters, streets Of all
nations. and all the various attractions
which go TO make up that great amuse-
ment resort known as the Midway.
Other amusement features are mag
nificent displays OF fireworks, which
are TO excel the exhibition OF last year
and which will be one OF the most
beautiful. unique and novel atsrac-
tions OF the exposition. The heavens
will be lighted up with these dazzling
displays OF colored fire. and a series
tttttttttt<t
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rbs Paving n.rket so.r.

"Besides." said the Kansas woman.
red from the heat OF the kitchen stove
and with eyes smarting from the fumes
OF the frying ham. what claim have
you on me. anyway?' None, ma'am, =
replied Tufold Knutt. humbly. I'm
not very hungry. nohow. 1t kind o
makes me feel bad when I think o. the
times I've run away I'm school an
gone swimmin' with Fred Funston
when we was boys t'gether. but
Come right I'M You shall have the
beet meal we've got in the house,,
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A Master of Trusts.

e Standard OIL magnates having
red as dominant factor in sugar.
cco. copper, street railway and
fric vehicles, now control another
bstry of the United States. The
who have Just secured the whisky
ness Of the country direct the
b. OF the sugar business and are
said to be attempting to combine
|warring elements. They dominate
Geo and are moving spirits in the
u copper combine of which the
flgamated Copper Company Is the
and fore. They hold the con.
|ing interest in the street railway
BINS Of New York, Philadelphia,
Fburg and Chicago, and they may
take over others. They own and
pol all OF the patents on storage
|eries and majority of other pat.
applied to electric automobiles,
the incorporators of seventeen
nc vehicle companies in as many
es and are planning for the control
bat form of transportation in every
In the West, North and East.
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summer has come, everybody in
China puts on winter clothing and
arrays himself in summer garb.
no matter what his feelings. say
on the subject. All domestic arrange
ments are made to suit the season. as
proclaimed by the emperor. although
they may not suit the individual ut all.
The nearest approach to the Chinese
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magnetic Islands and Points.

The Danish island of Bornholm, IN
the Baltic sea. is considered so mag
netic2as to be a danger to navigation.
The island. which will measure ABOUT
27 miles in length by IA In breadth
and is distant about "a miles east oy
south from the nearest point OF swe-
den. is famous for its geological pecu.
liaritIes; 1t consists almost entirely of
magnetic. Its magnetic influence Is
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The J. b. Warren MSnufactrr. .ng
company has secured 1900 feet OF
space for n unique exhibit. II will
put In a model hardware store. with
mahogany counters. and the most ele-
CANT and costly store furnishings. In
this store will be displayed the finest
hardware from n number Of the lead
ing Manufacturers who have associat-
ed themselves together for the purpose
OF making this exhibit. Elegant Offices
will be fitted up. which will be occu-
pied by the representatives Of the
firms participating.
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Her Hurry.

She had paused with her pen in the
air whats the mstter?" asked the
other girl; can't you finish your let
,er7" "Yes; but don't feel quite sure
whether ought TO say yours truly or
yours respectfully or yours sincere
10 she thought awhile longer and
hon exclaimed: Il know what I'll do.
ri sign it yours in haste
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The dancing and
m a r C h ing OF
shouting, drum
ming armed men
continued mt II
darkness; then the
$500 men retired
to their huts TO
feast and sleep"
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~s INroamArIoN.

- G. Ohio directory Is
'sltin0ss ~ can be seen by the
0ns, asort business history OF
rector: New York has
n,sS % ssiTh with the banking house
nes'c Co. for many years and
q : :. one Of the foremost n
dea n sbe country and has had
= ,hs s reorganization for the
q Ia iseob H. Schiff is a well
< So of the iirm OF Kuhn.
c n New York. bankers and
w. director OF the Union Pa
r. sas5 Of the National City
|, X xsr york and of other large
s,es,,tutlons. James J. Hill
.nown as president OF the
xs-,bern s Railroad and is re-
one OF the most successful
y a,srators and financiers in the
EDWARD r. Bacon is presi-
,,s baltimore & Ohio South
galway and was chairman of
.ommlttee on reorganization
.ronosed and carried out the
Organization OF the Balti-
osIo Railroad. He is a direc-
NJ Farmers Loan and Trust
vsu York, and for a long time
identified with the Baltimore
4 railroad as one OF those inter-
/. he property. Louis Fitzger-
/ New York is president OF the
|r,,ls Trust Company and has
Issn interested in the Baltimore
4 railroad and is chairman OF the
',iratlon committee. Norman B.
n Chicago represents his own
) interests OF Marshall Field. p.
nour and their associates. who
I,rse interests in the property,
no Identified with many Of the
, financial and commercial in
ms in the northwest. James
N is president of the City Ma
Rank Of New York. is closely
,ea with the Standard OIL inter-
a director in the Chicago and
western, and the Missouri Kan
| Texas Railroad. also a director
" OF the largest financial insti-
In New York. Edward II. Har-
Of New York is the new presi-
the Chicago and Alton Railroad
alrman of the executive COM
Of the Union Pacific Railroad
airman OF the Illinois Central |
iedy Tod is the head of the New |
anking firm OF ]. Kennedy Tod |
md is director in the Great |
n Railroad and is connected |
any large financial institutions. |
Steele is a member Of the New
W firm Of Seward. Guthrie and
vhich has acted as the counsel |
syndicate. Alex
rown is the head of the firm of
Ter Brown & Co. of Baltimore, |
nected with Brown Bros. & Co.
York and London and is a
r Of distinguished ability. H.
cree OF st. Louis is associated
} Standard OIL interests and is
& business man in his city and
lated with large financial In
IS. II. Crawford Black and
L. Findlay are we'll known
ders, being appointed to the
the governor representing the
interest in the Baltimore &
ilroad.
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,,,,,,n. "a, birds.

A,one the Adriatic Sea swallows and
o,her migratory birds are caught every
year by the hundreds of thousands and
eaten BY the Italians. who spread nets
~ which a. many as 800 to 800 Of the
,,red birds are caught at once.
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When the Seasons
Change.

The Emperor OF
China has some
strange duties. Ono
of these is the ord-
ering of the sea-
sons. 1t is summer
in America when
the sun warns the
earth, and not till
then. but in China
1t Is summer when
the Emperor says
II Is summer. AS
soon as the emper-
or declares that
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lrs You UsInr Aliens roo,-Ea.e,

Is the only cure for Swollen,
lrting. Burning. Sweating Feet
|ns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
't,Ease. a powder to be shaken into
Shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
res, 26c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
IS, Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
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nrnr Matter BattIe..

From the Chicago Rcord- "whai
do you think about this peace con.
ference?" "Well. 1t fulflls John Fisk,
prophecy--that war would eventual,
become q mental combat" i.
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or two into 1t: then with great dignity
returned 1t to the tanoa. repeating
this each time, pouring larger
amount Into the cup. which when full
was presented. kneellng, to the king.
Then came the festivities. six
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o,,x nm Incident.

From the Chicago Tribune: But
auntie, II you are l27 years old. how
does It happen that you have no recof.
lection whatever OF the Revolutionary
war;" "Bless yo' heart. honey. Pse
been fru SO many wahs can't 'stIn-
guish 'ern apaht no mo-"
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each ear; necklaces
OF flowers and an
cient ivory and
anklets of slashed
banana leayes;lava
lavas of tapa and
fine mats. or scar
let leaves varnish-
ed with the all-per-
vading oil; topping
all the taupo and
manais ~ ou n r
chiefs, wearing the
towering tuig a S
(headdresses) OF
bleached hair and
scarlet feathers.
When we arrly-
ed Mataafa and his
chiefs were in his
flower bedecked
house; but as it
soon became crowd
ed with sightseers.
Mataafa sat on
some mats placed
in front of the
house, surrounded
by a bodyguard of
thirty trusted men.
One man, armed
with a Lee-Metford
carbine. stood i'm
mediately behind
ready to shoot at
any alarm. The
Mataafa warriors
paraded past, each
district striving to
outdn the others in
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VAR PICTURES FROM SAMOA. n

Ts Jr py a Roman Catholic teacher
= ne nigh Chief sautele- came over ana
,oid the latter to cut 1t short He did
"A enair decked with piano eovar
served as throne. The ave men who
were to give the names stood in line
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ue'u I1e sue Dy Side. The picture
OF Maiietoa Tanu in uniform
shows the young king In a new rpIse
The only white man present a, tbo
crowning of the rebel King Mataafa
gives this account of the ceremony:
THE foreign officials and others
were invited to come. but were in
formed that the ceremony would take
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An Awful Moment.

"Caroline!
In the darkness Of night the new
man clutched the counterpane wildly.
Caroline" he gasped. there's a
woman in the house"
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9. Marrast Perkins. captain in tho
marine corps. was the only surviving
american officer with the exception of
Or. Lung. after the fight on the Ger
man plantation near Apia. He was
the ranking officer of the Anelo-Amar.
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place whether they came or not.
I'VE drove to Mulinuu and passed
the houses full of people preparing for
the ceremony. They glistened In the
sun from fresh coats of perfumed CO.
roanut oil. their bronze skins shining
like copper kettle: their freshly oiled
hair covered with the pollen OF purple
and golden flowers. with wreaths of
ferns and flaming hibiscus stuck over
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omeiai France 1t Is winter. no matter
wnat the weather may say. and no
matter what unofficial France may
think.
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= .s,, .nat your linen is washed clean. Use
,al.iess ,iuI starch" clean irons, follow di-
sions l al,, gwen on package and perfect re-
! ~ hia ioliow. All grocers sell "Fnultless
fehl large package, 1Oc.
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|wnne. ! hate to whip you. II hurts
suise than 1t does you" Let ma do
E,sn, she can't pound hard 'nough TO
\ me ner her either.' = q - -
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display-drums beating and war songs
on every side.
THE ceremony was opened by a
venerable pastor Of the London mis-
sion society with prayer, followed with
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'Soh iorceS at the
light after the
death of Lansdale
and Freeman. and
brought the troops
on the field. Capt.
Perkins is forbid
den by the reguia-
tions from telling.
without special
permission of the
war department,
the story OF the
fight. He has. how
ever, written an
account OF the cor
onation of King
Malietoa which
will be found of in
terest- The photo
graphs which ac-
company the story
we're forwarded
from Samoa and
have never before
been published.
T Il e S e pictures
give a clear idea of
the region where
the desperate fight
took place
one especially
interesting picture
is the graveyard
where the Brit
ish and American
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y WI forfeit 81 900 if any of our pub
Ev;n sest,monlals are proven to be not
'1e' iHE PIso Co., Warren, Pa.
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Am ExceIlent CombInatIon.

The pleasant method and beneficial
cffccss OF the well known remedy,
Srnur or FfGs. manufactured by the
CALIfonSfA Flo synur Co.. illustrate
hevalue OF obtaining the liquid inxn-
tive principles Of plants known TO be
incidentally laxative nnd presenting
them in tho form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable 10 the system IL
Is the one perfect strengthening laxn-
tive, cleansing the system cffcctunlly,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevcrs
gently yet promptly and enabling one
To overcome habitnai consfipntion per-
maneutly. Its perfect freedom from
every objectionable quality and sub
stance, and It's acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or Irritating them. make II tho ideal
/ laxative.
In the process OF manufacturing fRs
are used, as they arc pleasant 10 the
taste, but the medicinal qualities Of the
rcinedy arc obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by method
known to the CALIFORNIA Flo Synur
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and 10 avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed ON the front Of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
sAN FRAHorsco. CAL.
LoursvILIE. KY. NEw YORK. ~ Y.
Fof sale by afi DrvgEisa-Priee sc. per bottle
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Mnat does the farecast bulletin say?..
|atNs,,nng weather: Threatening
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For Housekeepers.

VI things come to him who waits"
7 we get nearly everything We want
we get through wanting it" 80
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young men of Falefa. wearing tulgas.
executed a skillful knife dance. whiri-
ing their head knives like a negro
minstrel drum majcr. They were fol-
lowed by three Samoan sivas. led by
noted taupos selected for beauty and
grace; also Tafita stick dance by the
men OF Mataafa's own town. AmaiIe.
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huge tanoa (kaya bowl and Moefauo
performed the ceremony. With cup
of kava he advanced to the man kneel-
ing before Mataafa. and holding the
kings kava cup aloft. spilled drop
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In 'front.' OF Mataafa Uemana, Toeiupe
and three others). After addressing
Mataafa for some time. one advanced
and anointed him from a small bottle
of cocoanut oil. Then the five ad-
vaneed' and laying their hands upon
his head. gave him the names TuI
Atua, Tui Aana, TamasoalIi. Natatoalll
feel hurt. know | wouldy -2ayb.kc
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The waitress is popular because of
her very fetching ways.
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N.ofosr- rns etsr Ye eStto
60 3tso VOWS sors TO ESiLs
10 steys VOW eAprvEs NEED.
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cv rrt ot,1 cLoop Vt 5rEp,
Go! rAst rrcr wtrr YOUR LIVING
Asp rARN rrEr .sr- rous peApI'
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sAN FRAHoIsco. GAL
LouIsvILIE, KY. - NEw YORK ~ Y.
Fof sale by afi DrvgEIsa--Priee sc. per bottle
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soms cut an s1gAt Ne1sbs ef ~ 90 any
hSsfss Der any worse aeDassA1jy. eaiy !
S5un1 70 harder 10 crawl around some days
h-n others.
About the middle Of January 4 grew
litter cold. ke.ng below 1efo in the CABIN.
We were almost buried In snow. Just .
faint streak Of i.ehs coming in AZ the win
ness. the snow being up TO the ewes of tho
roof on tho level Tie s,ovep.ps was s,al
open.
"On this day father complained Of the
cold and OF pain from having lain % long
In one position. He talked 20 me about his
insurance money. and told me that II he
died not TO attempt 10 take his body out
OF the country. but bury him there. On
January n he became unconscious, and
felt he Was dying. For four days I nursed
him NJ best ! could. only staying out OF
my sie-pins bag little while at time
because OF the cold
''You cannot imagine how felt. how
u felt 70 - cut OF from everything. sv-
erybody but one. buried alive In the snow
and your sole companion. your father. dy-
Ing.
1T was sometime during the night Of
January 81 that father d.ed. We slept In
our sleeping bASs In the same bed. and
when wakcd up in tho morning I found
him dead. He must have died hours be-
fore. a. his body vas rigid.
Y was worse that day from grief and
Loneliness and disease. but my fathers
body had TO b cared for. All could do
vas TO place II ss tenderly ~ ] could IN
one corner Of the room ana let IL frsese.
there 10 remain until ! get strong enough
20 bury II, II l. ever diA. or until help
came. n u was ever 70 come. ! coull not
stand. could hardly crawl. In fact. and IL
took me three long hours to drag the body
across the room. I laid u IN the corner
and covered II. The body was fros<n be-
fore ! got II 10 its resting place. and I
was % bsnumbed with cold that could
hardly vi back to the bed.
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ter camp where We were and cached ali
cur supplies and then took turns hunting
. road across the glacier Dick LAyhe and
found . way that led down into . valley.
We named IL Paradise valley. II SEEMED
. paradise when We found IL. after all the
snow and Ice Of the glacier. but IL proved
an inferno for mo before loft II.
1T was now Agreed that two men with
provAions for the winter shouts stay In
Paradise valley. 20 a. 70 b thsrs early
In the spring. and get down timber with
which TO build q boat The rex OF the
party was 10 remain NJ the original camp.
and Ia the spring bring the entire OUTFIT
over the glacier TO Paradise valley. Father
and I agreed 10 STAY In tbs valley.
we took over . nns OUTFIT, and bid the
rest aoodby about the middle Of Septen-
Der. they returning TO the big camp.
Winter was nearing tS 50 faS, thar the
FRS. thing we did was 10 build ~ a tight
log cabin with two windows and door.
There was no floor 10 the cabin. but 40
we made the roof out Of sawed lumber. We
saved tho awdust. and there was plenty
OF IL TO cover the floor 10 n depth 81 four
or Ave Inches We also built q stone FIRE
place In the cabin and connected 81 with
the roof. We had a stove with the pipe
running out the top of the roof Knowing
thaa the snow fell % a great depth Tn that
part Of Alaska. ~ was cur plan 10 allow
the cabin To be showed In except for tun-
rel al the door. which we could easily keep
clear. This would allow Us 10 get OUT on