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Amador ledger., 1900-11-02
Hrst.rx OF the Sen.


r'.,. OF tiis' i..cSt curious finds ever
x,t, from ifse sea was that which
{ me i the azores II, 1858. The is
Ii 'tf oxvo was then in the posses
Vi OF Two runaway British sailors,
Cl:r uiornin2 there drIfted ashore a
gait which INDEPENDENTLY been frozen
:, the ice fc" y fqng time 1t was an
Iii lrnt and battered brig. without
u. tF hulwaik or name. but the
hi; Gle. we're cn. the cabin doors fast
All. tlic hulk wa; bucTant. She had lit
tl,' cargo. and that consisted Of skins
int' IslrS N prime condition.
NJ papers were found in the cabin,
nut it was figured that she was Q
soa,ei' or trader. carrying a crew OF
~ or IL, and that she had been pro-
viSicrcd-, fcr year. The -four was
X led. but the beef was perfectly
served. She had been abandoned
Nh, / irczcntiu an iceberg and drifted
o.. years. Tie date of the letter found
TIE fcrecast1e showed that the brig
ii; 4 I,e2n abandoned nearly half a
&c tur. l'clprc The two sailors got
gu the furs, which eventually brought
he 4,c's), and two barrels OF beet
: Il M set .iso to the wBeck. No trace
Si; ev,T found of it's name or owners.
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...uIdn.t Resist.

- eccentric clergyman in Cornwall
IL -en much annoyed by the way
IL 'eri,efs ef the congregation had
+ king around to see late comers.
i or ,rduring it for some time he
'iu 'u entering the reading desk one
I, ",EretIi:en. | regret to see that
IL. ottei' 'ion is called away from
l;eious duties by your very
Ii; L ! =, sire TO see who comes in
eli. n .,ou propose henceforth to
N j, II the trouble by naming each
ocr an who play come late"
/ tl'rn began. Dearly beloved" !"
t aus,d half way to interpolate,
D." With h.a wife and daughter"
:. - looked rather surprised, but
m.t,r. with perfect gravity, re-
81 III. l'resently he again paused.
MI. d .''illiam D."
The 'asl. I congregation kept their
' SIN 'usiy bent on their books.
h .er.ine 'rccseded in the most or
vi. l,anner the parson interrupting
i. eel worry TOW and then to name
n. &c "a, Ter. At last he said, still
:, l. s,, ne perfect gravity:
'iis. i, :, new bonnet"
IN ! .rnncnt every feminine head in
fhe congregation bad turned around
Ulinery Trade Review.
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But He wouldn't Change.

When Captain Jack, the chief Of the
Modocs, once the terror Of the whites,
sas captured and about to be executed,
clergyman waited upon the tough old
.hieftain to offer consolation. He ended
Up long exhortation by saying, "And if
'ou repent Of your wickedness in fighting
rood white men the Great Spirit will
,ermit you to 60 to heaven"
With all the politeness in the world
Captain Jack inquired: "Do you think
'ou will go to that placer"
Certainly" said the minister. '1f 1
hould die today, would be there before
hight"
Quick as a fash came the answer, "If
'ou will take my place and be hanged to-
morrow, / viii give you 40 ponies" The
'ffer was not taken, and the clergyman
Eught heaven by a less direct route.
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kAFFlR FAIRY STORY.
Queer Experiences of Demane and
Demanxa with CannibaIs.

Il
Here is a Kafir fairy story. 1t is cali.
ID "Demane and Demanza" and is a
Fery good example of the kind of story
Africa.
md wife, living together in a cave. De
name one day goes out to hunt, but tells
bis wife before starting that on no ac-
count must she cook any food during his
absence, lest the cannibals, attracted by
he smell Of the cooking, find out the
ave and carry her Of and eat her.
Demanza, directly her lord has gone,
commences to prepare meal, with the
result that one Of the cannibals knocks
1t the door" of the cave and demands
admission. This is refused him. So the
.annibal goes and consults with his
tribesmen, and they burn his throat,
which changes his voice to very smooth
'one, like that Of a girl. He returns to
he cave and is this time admitted. The
.annibal at once ties Demanza up in
Iack he has brought with him and takes
Ter away to his own habitation. De
name, returning home with swarm of
,ees he has found, discovers his wife's
Induction. Forthwith he tracks the can
HDdl 10 MS talr. Ine latter mas LETT De-
nanza tied up in the sack while he goes
fetch some relations to share in the
east which Is to follow. So Demane re-
eases his wife and substitutes in the
'ack the swarm Of bees, and the husband
md wife at once make themselves scarce.
rhe would be feasters arrive, and the
.annibal tells one Of them to get some
hing good out OF the sack.
He attempts this, but is stung for his
pains. So mine host himself, to disproye
he charge Of practical joking that has
,een unanimously preferred, goes to the
'ack, on opening which all the bees
warm out and sting him SO numerically
hat he rushes from the cave and jumps
nto pond head first and sticks in the
mud at the bottom. Thus he dies, and
oemane and Demanza appropriate all his
realth and live happy ever after.
There are plenty Of other ''fairy tales"
'qually strange, and nearly all of them
reat Of the fruit of disobedience, virtue
its own reward and like matters, but
hey have no story emblematic of our
veil known proverb, Honesty is the best
iolicy.".London Mail.
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How China was ExuIor.a.

As far back as 1916 English explorers
began their work in southern China, dor
in that year Amherst made a Journey
along the banks of the Pekiang, one .of
the northern tributaries of the Sdkiang.
sometimes called the river of Canton.
but Mccartney had already done valu-
able work up the same stream in 1893.
1t was not, however, until the early part
Of the second half of the century-ih the
sixties-that systematic explorations of
that part of China was undertaken. Dur
ing that decade the southwestern land
southern provinces were regularly QUAR-
tered out by English explorers.-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
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Sugar In the Human system.

Sugar is a substance that dissolves
easily and In considerable quantity in
water. When in solution it easily pass
es through animaPs membrane by
osmosis, and so the question of its
absorption seemed simple enough.
The disease diabetes showed, how
ever, that sugar might exist very
pleptifully in the blood and yet the nu-
triton of an individual suffer very
much for the lack of it. Something
Rise besides its mere presence in the
system was necessary to secure its
consumption by the tissues.
Bernard thought that the liver was
active in the consumption of sugar and
that disease of this organ caused dia-
betes. He therefore secured some of
the blood going to the liver of a living
animal and some of the blood that was
just leaving it. To his surprise, the
blood leaving the liver contained more
q sugar than that entering it.
After assuring himself that his OBJ
servations were correct, he tried his
experiments in different ways. He
found that even in the blood leaving
the liver of an animal that had been
fed only on substances containing no
sugar, sugar could be demonstrated.
Even in "a fasting animal the liver it.
self and the blood leaving it showed
the presence of form of sugar.
The only possible conclusion from
this was that the liver was capable of
manufacturing this form of sugar out
Of nonsugar containing material, or
even from the blood of fasting ami
mal.-Catholic World.
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A Ctrcu. Hor,e In natt,.

Colonel Charles Marshall, who was
aid-de-camp to General Robert e.
Lee and who went through the battles
Of the war with his chief, told the fol-
lowing amusing story of his experience
with new horse: His old horse had
been shot from under him in the fight
Of the previous day, and he had taken
possession of an animal that seemed
to suit the work. In the battle a few
hours later he was riding across a field
In which there were numerous stumps.
Suddenly the performance opened.
The guns roared and the air was filed
with smoke and noise. Before Colonel
Marshall knew what was happening
the horse had his four feet on one of
the stumps and was gayly dancing in
circle. In the mean time the firing
was increasing, and the situation was
anything but comfortable, but the
horse kept on as if he were enjoying it.
'1t was not until afterward," said
Colonel Marshall, that l found the
horse had belonged to circus and had
been trained to do this act amid the
firing Of cannon"
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what Russia Is like.

In Russia everything Is large and
everything is loud. Moscow is like al
immense village, and everything In it
is built broad, not high, because there
is so much space to cover. The public
squares, unpaved and surrounded by q
little rim Of cobbles, are as big as
meadows. The arcades and passages,
with their cellars below, their shops
above, their glass roofs, are so enor-
nous that they could hold the Passage
des Panoramas and the Burlington
Arcade and the galleries at Milan with
out filing more than a corner Of them.
Colors shrek and flame; the Mus
covite eyes sees only by emphasis and
by contrast: red is completed either by
another red or by a bright blue. There
are no shades, no reticences, no mod
ulations. The restaurants are filed
with the din of vast mechanical or
gans, with drums and cymbals; great
bell clashes against chain on all the
trans to clear the road; the music
which one hears is ferooity of brass.
The masons who build the houses
build in top boots, red shirts and pink
trousers; the houses are painted red
or green or blue; the churches are like
the temples Of savage idols, tortured
into every unnatural shape and colored
with glaring color. Bare feet, osier
sandals and legs swathed in rags pass
to and fro among the top boots of the
middle classes, the patent leather boots
Of the upper classes, like the inner
savagery Of race still SO near barbar-
ism, made evident in that survival of
the footgear Of primitive races.-Satur-
day Review.
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AvERTED A TRAGEDY.
The Nerve Displayed by Daniel
O'Connell at Critical Moment.

the nerve OI1RlAye0 ny O1D1eA
o'Connell at a Critical Moment.
Daniel O'Connell, the famous Irish
sgitator, had contempt for physical
danger. On certain occasion a meet
ing had been convened, and large
crowd assembled in room on the first
floor of building in small city In
ireland.
O'Connell was about to address the
people when gentleman, pale with
fear, made his way to the platform and
hoarsely whispered:
"Liberator. the floor is giving wayl
The beams that shore 1t up are crack
'ng, and we shall fall through in few
minutes"
Keep SILENT" said O'Connen. Then,
raising his voice he addressed the as
'embly:
Il find that the room is too small to
,'ontain the number who desire to come
in, so we must leave it and hold the
meeting outside the building"
At this few rose and went out, but
the majority retained their seats. Then
O'Connell said:
'I will tell you the truth. You are
Irishmen, therefore brave men. The
floor is giving way. and we must leave
this room at once. If there Is a panic
and rush to the door, we shall all be
precipitated into the room below, but
# you obey my orders we shall be
saved. Let the IL men nearest the door
20 quietly out. then the next II, and so
on till all have gone. shall be the
last to leave
His instructions were obeyed to the
letter. and he waited. patient and
calm, till all had gone out in, safety.
Then he walked quietly across the
sundering. cracking floor, reaching the
door just as the shattered beams gave
way. And thus. by the force Of his
strong will. terrible accident was
ayerted.- Exchange.
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The senate,s Hole In the wall.

Inc S0n0te'B hOIe IN tne WALL
When the nineteenth century was as
yet only half grown, senators applied
customarily for their toddies at the so
called Hole In the Wall, a small circu-
lar room just off the postofice Of the up
per house. The latter body, as will be
remembered, then occupied what is
now the chamber Of the supreme court,
and the postoffice was across the main
corridor of the building on the same
floor. When. a wearer of the toga
found himselfiin need of "shifter," he
had only to- ogcross over to the mails
department "and pass through it to
the little circular room aforesaid.
which wastabout the size of pantry.
The Hole In the Wall was the first
senate restaurant, and the bill of fare
for edibless was short, though to the
point. There were ham, guaranteed to
have beens smoked for six months, a
veritablef efsublimation of the pork prod
uct; likewise corned beef and bread
and cheese, but very little else. They
served, however, as an accompaniment
for the fuids,. and when the Hole was
crowded, as was often the case, SEN
ators ate, their sandwiches outside, in
the postdfice.- Washington Post.
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Tint Date ENGAGED

Some time ago rich but ignorant
woman wrote to the weather bureau in
Washington saying that she was to
give lawn party on certain day, and
asking the bureau to see that It was
clear On that day. To make her COM
munication more impressive she in
closed list of the names of several
prominent people she intended to in
vite
81 entered into the humor of the
thing said the weather chief, "and
sent her an answer to the effect that
the afternoon she designated had al
'eady heen bespoken by poor washer
woman who wanted to obtain some
rainwater with which to wash clothes,
and that on this account 1 could not
possibly make it clear on that date"
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Pad the Rirht Idea


1t is related on good authority, and
in this ease good authority means good
authority is no Kaffirgram-that
young woman went into a music
store in this city the other day and
asked the clerk for a copy of angels
Always Polished"
The clerk turned over stock of coor
songs in puzzled way and said he
was afraid that they were just out, but
he could send for it.
My teacher said you would be sure
TO have it," said the maiden. "It's by
Handel"
Guessing is part of the clerks bust
ness. an, he showed her "Angels Evel
Bright and Fair"
Ii was what she wanted.-Worcestel
Gazette.
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,--ae -. c.. runer.l To,l.t.

J q x -" Gel tain insects that have
- 4 respect for Mrs. Grundy and
. "ndcr u! With such an innate love
+ ncatrtss and rider that not even
Il cI rather decapitation, can pre-
at tlr III from making one grand
II t"ilct. which is clearly designed
:rive them Il s.'date and respectable
~; ara"ec after death.
II Railicn. a skilled entomologist,
covered th.s remarkable fact Dur
e unc sf my recent horseback rides"
a. says. 4 frequently caught one Of
- SO l:~.,% flies which annoy cattle
nj hhrs;s so much, and 1 promptly
-. I'd of it by crushing its head.
70 ll,s. instead of throwing the mu-
) ed insect away. placed it on the
':.l. of r,y hand and indolently watch
it. Flr sine seconds the insect re-
ned mcticnless. but then, to my
nrrundcd siii iprise. it moved its front
forM ard to the place where the
'ei:', should lave been. and, after it
/, I ruled tb,m nervously together,
l emily IN anguish, 1t began to
). h its body ard to smooth it's wings
IL - he'd legs. Under the gentle
u, suir CT these limbs the body grad
lly became extended and the ex-
=. ,1itv clu red. while the wings grad
IT,. chanaed their natural position
let the upper part of the body
II r:f Meanwhile the hind legs
tinrcd ID brush each other from
Ia . II time,
NATURALLY | watched this extra
':ily si.ht with great interest, and,
i.'r to See the finale. l took the
ct into my study. where 1t lived
fire dar spending the time at
1. m "tcful task of making it's own
ne.:'' toilet"
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peportment on q Car P1attorm.

He had studied all the rules, of cour-
tesy laid down for conductorsiand had
profted by them. He did not intend
to be caught mapping.
What car is thisT asked thetsweet
young thing.
He doffed his cap and gaveNher a
Chesterfeldian bow.
Madam" heIsaid, ''this is car No.
319."
II mean," shetexplained, ,"whatiis It's
destinationr'
Madam" he answered with the
same courtesy, at affords me pleasure
to be able to inform you that itsl des-
t1nation is the car barny'-ChScago
Post.
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LIVE COAL TRICK.
Teaches Natural Law, Yet Has All
the Appearance of Magic.

the Appearance of Magic.
No one would suppose that 1t is pos
sible to hold a glowing coal on a piece
of liaen or cotton without burning the
clc;h but that such can be done Is easy
for a"y one to prove, and at the same
tim the experiment teaches an impor-
tart natural law. Every child knows
thar the telephone and telegraph wires
are in;ide of copper because that metal
Is good conductor of heat and cleo
trituv which is only another form Of
heat liza poker is heated in the fire,
you, pick up cloth to hold the outer
end although it has not been in the
fire because experience has taught you
that the heat is connected through the
metal frcm the fire to the outer end
This experiment with the flaming
roat is based upon this principle and
thc additional one that linen and cot
tch are poor conductors of heat Take
globe of copper and draw piece Of
clr;ll tightly over 1t so that there is
net wrinkle at the top. If the linen
or cotton is closely woven. the trick is
al re. more certain. Then. holding
tlr 81 TN rightly in place. you can safe
iy i"'t Il Glowing coal on top of the
cl.te rad while it burns fercely, the
81 Il viii not even be scorched.
lir r'aSon is that the great conduc-
tivity uf ;lIe copper draws the heat of
the coal before it can burn the cloth.
DO net try this experiment with a
gcrd handkerchief first, for if the cloth
is net tightly drawn it may burn, but
taxi some worthless piece of linen or
mraln and after you are certain of
your experience you can astonish your
friends who do not know the secret
Washington Post.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-02
MakIng a Bil1iard R.II

1t requires skilled labor to turn out
billiard ''all One half Of 1t is first
turned. an instrument of the finest
steel being used for the work. Then
the half turned ball is hung up in a
net and is allowed to remain there
for nearly a year to dry. Next the
second half is turned. and then comes
the polishing Whiting and water and
a good deal of rubbing are requisite
for this II is necessary in the end
that the ball shall. to the veriest frac-
tion of a grain, be of certain weight.
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She wa. senaitive.

''Your face is like an opent bookyy'
sighed Mr.. Softleigh to Miss Godph, ac-
companying the remark with what he
thought was his most winningtsmile.
IF I had as big mouth asSyours Il
would not talk about other peoples, !"
shifted the young lady asjshe founced
out of the room, thus Teaching the
young man to cling to thelgood old, un-
mistakable taffy TALK when he de-
sires to be. compliment y.-Bahimore
American
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Pats Services.

Clergyman-Pat, there's hole in the
roof of the church, and I am trying to
collect money sufficient to repair it.
Come, now, what will you contribute?
Pat-Me services, sor.
Clergyman-What do you mean, Patti
You are no carpenter.
Pat-No, but if it rains next Sunday,
Opll sit over the hole.-Pearson's.
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HI, Compnxf.or

When you eat, be careful to leave of
hungry, is advice often given at the
dinner table, but seldom received in
an obedient spirit.
The caution was repeated not long
since to youngster of vigorous appe-
tite.
"Pshawp he said. You might as
we'll tell me to wash my face and be
careful to leave off dirty"
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Famous Gamblers.

Nine. du Barry was the most famous
woman gambler of the time of Louis
Nv. but with her 1t was only a pas
time. But Nine. Pompadour went in
with the sole object of winning if she
could 1t is recorded that her winnings
were enormous. and that in a single
game she eased the pockets of the
king of 25,000 louis dor lS125.00O).
Amador ledger., 1900-11-02
The Track Foreman.

The track foreman actually accounts
for a greater proportion Of the rail-
roads expenditures than any other en-
ployee, because the greatest cost of
railroading is in the roadbed, and its
equipment and the expense Of main
tanning it. The track foreman is in
fact an important employee, but about
the only time a passenger ever sees
his sunburned face is while he is being
whisked by between stations at 60
miles an hour.-New York Sun.
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Rather Warm.

Here is story which General Bur-
goyne used to tell: At a great dinner par
ty in India the sun was so powerful that
on blind being moved accidentally for a,
few seconds the rays lighted upon the
hostess and reduced her to ashes. Her
husband, having noticed the catastrophe,
called to servant and directed him to
sweep up his mistress and bring another
bottle of claret.
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rhe Neate.t Tovn In tbe wo-,a

Brock, in Holland, is far famed as
the "neatest town in the world" This
town is so fastidious that until few
years ago horses were not allowed in
its streets for reasons of cleanliness,
and the entire town is as scrupulously
kept as man-of-war. It is village Of
2,700 inhabitants, the main industry Of
which is the making Of Edam cheeses.
Boston TRANSCRIPT.
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consequence of self abuse and excess produc-
ing the following symptoms: Sallow counte-
nance dark spots under the eyes, pain in the
head, ringing in the ears, loss of confidence,
olindence In approaching strangers, ,palpitstion
OF the heart, weakness of the limbs and back,
loss OF memory. pimples on the face, coughs,
consumption. etc
DIR. GIBBON has practiced in San Francisco
over 81 years, and those troubled should not
fail to consult him and receive the benefit Of
his great skill and experience. The doctor
cures when others fail. Try him. Cures guar
anteed. Persons cured at home Charges ress.
enable. Call or write
DR.. J. F. GIBBoN, 6s5 Kearney street. San
Francisco, Cal.
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The TayermierPearI.

The largest priceievertasked and paid
for a single pearl lwastS55o,Ooo, which
was the value of'the kgreat Tavernier
pearl. 1t is the largest and most per-
feet gem Of its kind known. It is
exactly two inches intlength andAoval
shaped.
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Potatoes.

Potatoes as food vary in value &C.
coriing to the way they are cooked.
Roasted they are in the best form for
eating Peasants eat potatoes together
with milk and are correct in principle,
as the milk furnishes the elements
lacking in the tubers.
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Not Afraid.

"She talked to him just to let him
know she wasn't afraid of old bachelors. -
"YesF
And he talked to her just to let her
know that he wasn't afraid of widows"
"Wen?"
"oh. they're married now;"-Chicago
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srst nr.erainarx steak.

"EN-h"n in Hamburg. we supposed
: e'Hnust do as the Hamburgers did, SO
cur first meal there we asked for
iar,hurg steak" said the woman.
BE, Mes. we wanted to see how that
Via ,d would taste upon its native
he Ii. anyway But to all our requests,
crjac ed in our best scholastic German,
Il I after shook his head. Like many
Il ~ prophet. the Hamburg steak
was apparently without honor In its
low ,urtry. AT all events, our waiter
n 4 y. heard of it. oh, WE'LL we said,
!. st lr:uS us an ordinary beef steak.
L, :, IL and behold. when the meat was
lss., Vi there il was all chopped up and
l.,rss. into small cakes-what Ameri-
l. ,Tsi cull. in fact Hamburg steak!
tn F'aml}'Tg"rs Hamburg steak was
u ~ 10 tlinary steak New York Sun.
The M doing Of a good thing is a very
Vroat OWL
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What She Does.

First Lady Clerk-There goes the
meanest woman in town.
Second Lady Clerk Who is she?
First Lady Clerk don't know, but
she is always coming In here and want
ing something we haven't got.-Chica
go Record.
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The Usual Reply,

A yearfago tailor mustered&couEage
enough. to send his bill to an editor.
He received it yesterday with aApolfte
note, saying. "Your manuscriptvis re-
spectfully declined"
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A TruA Picture.

Critic-I must congratulate you on
the villain Of your play. he leaves the
impression Of having been drawn from
the life.
Authorize was. may say to you
that he Is an exact portrait of myself
as my wife depicts e.-Brooklyn Life.
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His Dream.

| Hogan--Do you believe in dreams,
Mike?
Dugan-F Faith, an do! Last night
dhreamed | was awake, an in the
mornin me dhream KEN thrue.