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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-19

Indian contingent. Tie loft China on his
return trip August q. and arriving Al
San Francisco last Friday morning he
completed the round trim 70 Taku via
Nsgssaki IN forty-pix DAYS.
e-F.hn e,st xtyh, tha. .,tr.,,ca ,... a,
tentinn." said Cant. struve yesterday AZ
the Butler. was the terrible destr,,c,ion
Of houses IN the foreign portion ~ ana
city. The noxers had cannon ~ rnolsrn
type. nnd houses thnt werr no, burned
yeer,f Wrecked ana ae,noifuhed II d a
utefura ~ rt,ln 20 he senn tr,, cnra 4, a
lifetime
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.e" ~ nv OA''lg's'a - -
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soAPY,s BROTHER ROBBED.
Baseom smith Complains 20 Police
That a woman In Hoffman House
Relieved Him OF $500,

Hascqm Smith a brother ~ the notgri-
ags "s8apy' Smith. who Was KILLED ~ a
GepHiy United States marshal ~ Skf x
police vsEtoraaF that a woman in the
Hoffman house or Second avenue south
rohhed ann of $50 N01sdaf night
Smith has been Ia the Interior o. Alas.
IA Tor several Year.. lie recently ar
rived IN this rity from skagway Nia
admitted 20 the p0ilre that On the uiKht
b. was robbed he had been drinking.
lie 81 fFst claimed that q woman VIM
occupied room IS IA the Hoffman h3uss
robbed hinl. but later seid he waH nile
taken. and refused 10 sign q warrant t. r
her arrest
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Of Chinese belonging 20 the British army
They were from weihawel.P
Can't Struve says that the Peiho river,
upon which both Tientsin and Picking
are situated, Is nsvigable for ocean yes
sells drawing ten 10 twelve feet OF water
for sixty-ive miles up streaml IN a
straight line, which by the course OF the
river, Is 100 miles. This distance includes
the city Of Trentsin. but does not reach
Peklng lie says the railroad toward
peking f. entirely torn Up ana defnoi-
ished
says the people are in q frame of mind
to expect anything II is critical time
vet, and those who have gone through
the former crisis do not think the trouble
is over. They have learned 20 be pre-
pared for any kind OF emergency
The Hancock took the Third artillery
and the Fifth battalion OF the United
States marine corps. in all Loo men.
Resides these there were newspaper
men and members % the Red Cross so
cisty. Among the former was Martin
Egan. formerly Of Seattle, who now
represents the San Francisco Chronicle
In the Orient. He boarded the Hancock
at Nasaraki c, r, kloeber, brother
OF Or. j. 9. Kioeher. OF this city, went
~ the Associated Press. Mrs. Dean,
known M The widow Of Town Top
les. was also a passenger. she IL the
political writer for that publication. and
Is known as the author Of ''heveries OF
a Widow"
on the return trip a few Stick persons.
missionaries and their families and a
couple Of officers, were brought back TO
San Francisco.
cant strAve saws the German army
has purchased 300 head 81 American
horses and ls loading part OF them on
three transports AT San Francisco. Many
az the animals are unhroken bronchns
Just from the mountains. and what can
be done with them on the firing isne IL
question 1t has caused q great boom
in the horse market. however. The Han
cock sails next Tor Manila.
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shore lands Of the second class, the same
shall be leased per lineal chain 'front.'
age thereby plainly showing that shore
lands Of the first class must be leased as
surveyed and plated.
This r. the only section under which
Mr.. Bridges can be proceeding. and It can
not be successfully maintained. / am
ready 10 assert that It in no manner JUS
titles him in attempting to sell by the
ifneal chain shore lands OF the first class
which have never even been surveyed,
much less plated and appraised.
And granting for the sake OF argument
that Mr.. Bridges could find some color
Of law for his action. there still remains
the fact that he is now about to lease
these shore lands wholly without notice
The notice originally given was no notice
at all for that matter. but even that
lost It's effect when County Auditor Even
son, IN the presence Of al least thirty
persons. declared that the auction was or
and that any person who wished 70 lease
would have TO make another application
There II no question in my mind that
County Auditor Eyenson dfd exactly
what any fair minded man would have
done when he declared the auction off
Nor do ! doubt that he had fun mower
ito take such action. Section 2S OF the
tide land act, Under which IL was at
tempted TO lease those shore lands, says
that the commissioner OF public lands
or the auditor, may reject any and ali
bids when the interests ef the state shall
Justify II
Owners Entitled 20 Notice.
70 q.
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COST OF PRODUCING SILVER.
san Francisco Mining Expert Tells
of Great Variance.

THE statement Of r. 5. Newell that
he can produce silver at ~ cents an
ounce. as published Sunday in the Post
fnteligencer." said James McCaw. a
San Francisco mining expert at the But
Ter yesterday while undoubtedly true
with him IS apt TO give mistaken inn
preston TO persons not acquainted with
mining. | have seen silver produced for
3 cents an ounce and have also seen II
cost S.. The cost OF mining is alike In
no two cases. To strike an average It is
my opinion. based on experience, that
silver cannot be produced al profit at
It's present value"
Mr. McCaw was In conference with Mr.
Novel; yesterday and is on his way TO
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SALMON CONTINUES SCARCE.
George r. Myers Thinks There Are
Toe Macy FIshsrmen.

Salmon contlnue 20 81 gerry scarce &"
gaiA George r. Myers fhs veteran pack
err last night a. the Tainier -fssand Z
fhtnk they should W here h0w
Mr. Myers, who owns The hlr fannerN
gn the south end az the cry "a diHaia~-
ing his usual enterprise in preparing FOR
q good run this season. whether Il c@nss
or rot
mo doubt there wiN 10 repetition %
the s0Ekevs run continued Mr. Myers
The fart "a fhere are TOO many fueu en-
gagged IN fahinz on Puget Sound The
schools ret scattered Mnd escape 10 anA
new channels. They avoid the fisher
men
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the auditor has q right 20 rcicct bids for
the purchase 81 such lands. g wOsid seem
ta reject bids Tor the mere leasing as
we'll Even II he had net that right. the
owners % TIE uplands on lake Union
end Green lake arc most certainly en-
utlod &c fHii thirty days uOtivH % Mr.
Bridges second attempt 90 make the
leases Coualder iu what position an up-
land owner would have been placed who
Nhscnt a fortnight. feeling sure that Mr
Bridges wasli have 90 atVA new notice
and that this nniicr cuHia not he givrn
within Ices than thirty dave
The pswspaPers and i6e leadyrs n "
party ln TITS city who. Rt ether times
have been ready and willing o. defend
M hri1gss. have pes word g say in
uratlc stand d. has taken with references
20 Tire attempted lgRlag ~ tNe shore
lands A. ake niun spa Green iake
anything but rnotes, IN laylng before the
public HE slae ~ tNe wHuy e"ptrnf Nfsle#
he hae engaged In With }oni owners aS
result af ~ EHcst9 Heat - pte,tet tha
Interests NJ the state - 81 thia case
strangely sllaHt Eurtber than ~ Gr6-
nntlY suununce hfs Intention Ia carry ouf
Pc eone ta0 gWic&iy discovered nlan Do
lersena vitality iatrrestea Seattle wairr
front prosperity N enormous vatHe er has
GogE eiig matatained eiterce aua ihe pna-
pc ~ thls ciiy are san ss much in tNc
lea ] tl'ssai ant unauthorized action
NJ II Sfrnase, the Seattle man whn
made tho application 60 lease ths shore
lan3f nn tnare commu''eaUve thon
Mr. WridEvs regauiiNr the matter Ee
yesterday 1eeNntd ,e aiscusg his sFeisioo
tn The matter So rs state Whistler Nc was
yerresg nftne hifnua}f OF ether parties q,
the sling thc Application
who Mr. Stroase L..
Mt Stroase, as was stated In the Post.
fnteliigeHcer Yesterday Is a stouograph-
cr in iaw onlcr ~ this city Ha a az
present "a the employ az W. n. Lam
huth, whose cY!ce Is In the PAcldc block
lie IS a yeurE man and lives with rela-
tjves in Seattle
Persons who are acquainted With him
say that they are AZ loss 90 knew what
Interest he, personally. can have Ia rha
leasing Of water front property which
Is worth several millions ot dollars az
= conservative valuation.
There ara soma lawyers II Seattle who
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the. use Of the purchaser and his im-
mediate family only.
Mr.. Dickinson further stated that the
company had ascsrtalnsd by an inveaii-
cation set on foot Monday thar fIllis
had left the city, leaving 3 quantity ~
bis circulars and coupon books ia the
hands Of bis solicitors
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The people who we're 70 have been
made the victims OF State Land Conn
missioner Bridges latest maifeasnncs in
office. have practically resolved upon
course OF action. They are now satisfied
that he Will attempt next Saturday
morning 10 force through his plan to
cloud the title to their lake shore hold
fngs. ana have resolved 10 defeat him.
II necessary they Will carry their case
10 the courts 10 accomplish that result.
Two plans are under consideration.
One is 10 bring a suit for an injunction
prohibiting the commissioner from leas-
ing or attempting 70 lease the shore
lands without complying with the plain
provisions OF the law with which he In
thoroughly familiar The other IL to al
low him 10 make tho leases under pro-
test and then compel the persons be may
select 10 aid him In his schemes TO re-
sort TO law for aid IN tho enforcement OF
their fimsy pretensPs OF titla.
In either case, tho lawyers retained by
tho upland owners say there can be but
one outcome. The courts they confident
~ assert. win unhesitatingiy declare that
tho state land commissioner has from
the FIRST exceeded the powers conferred
upon him by tho people. and acted en-
tirely without authority OF law.
A. W, Frater. n weil-known lawyer, is
authority for that statement. Mr.. Frater
represents In the present case the ma
jority In point Of numbers OF the up
land owners although other attorneys
have clients whose holdings are larger
MIR. Frater said yesterday that today
the attorneys Interested would hold a
conference and that ono or tho other OF
tho two plans Of action outlined would
probably be adopted.
II Dssressrdiug All Law.
Mr.. Trater IL convinced mat Mr.
bridges Is going directly in the face OF
the law IN attempting TO lease the So
attic shore lands.
II have examined the law carefully"
said he yesterday. ''ana have found
nothing to eniiEhten ma ms 10 MFR.
bridges course. The law unauestiouabiv
intends that shore iands OF the first class
such as these shall he surveyed. plated
examined and appraised. and then offered
for sale after duo published notice OF the
filIng Of tho piais In the office OF the
land commissioner and the county au.
ditor.
The upland owner. the law plainly saws,
shall have a preference right TO purchase
the shore lands In fSont OF his property
for sixty days after tho nilng OF the
Anal appraissmsnt. Al tho end OF that
time tho lands not sold. and for which no
application 60 purchase Is pending. the
law says. may be sold IN the Same man
ncr ard on tho same terms as school
aud granted iands 81 tho state. hut no,
for less than their appraised value.
"A following section Of the same law
further provides that such unsoid shore
lands may also be leased. But this Sec
iion says, in the same breath. aa Il were.
that when application ls made 10 lease
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UPLAND owners WILL
TAKE ACTION TODAY.
Tteir Lawyers Outline T W
Courses to Pursue.
TRoUBLEFOR Mr.. BRIDGES
Courts Will Prevent Him From
Leasing Shore Lands.

Seattle People whose Rights He Has
Dfsregarded Take Legal Advice
May Entoin Him From Proceed
ing or Allow Him 10 Go Ahead
ana Rely Upon Law TO Prevent
Less~es From ProafinR by Their
Contracts with Land Commits
sfoner--It Is Alleged That Gf-
Gantic Fraud Was Contemplated.
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Capt Harry X. Strive. master of
the transport Hancock. a son of Judge
II. G. Strive. Of this city, reached here
yesterday from San Francisco. where he
recently arrived from China with his
ship. Capt. Strive was at Tientsin after
the battle and saw thousands Of dead
Boxers on the shores of the Peiho river
and some live ones that had been cap
tured by Sink soldiers of the British East
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WEIRD SIGHTS At I|ENTS|A.
Capt. Harry Strive Saw Thou
sands Of Dead Boxers.
HOUSES WRECKED BY CANNON,

japanese Soldiers Superior to Many
of Their AIiies-situatfon Per-
picking to the Inhabitants Who
Have Learned to Look for Trouble
at Any Moment-starvntion VIII
owertake Multitude This Winter.
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UNKNOWN NAV Is IxILLEp.
Fen Asleep on Northern Pacific
Tracks Near Van ASSET.

a sputhbauud Northern Pacific pas
BruEer train struck and Killed an un-
known man near Van Asset six miles
south - this city early yesterday morn
trg The wheels III he locomotive al
most completely severed the head from
the body
Deputy Coroner Arurla. who iuvestigAt-
81 tAc ease. believes the man was drunk
apt asleep ou the track In ore " HIS
pockets was found "a flask half FUN q
whisky
The remains we're brought 20 this city
An Inquest will be held tbis afternoon.
The body be- dressed On "a suf ~ dark
gray riotninn. The man wore q brown
rus'Hehc. hHA hr0wn hair and "a fair
cogupia Sion. BE was apparently about
& Nrars ~ age
M stxFoRn's LIVER tSNIGoRaroR
Ets beet I3vef Meatrire 4 vessganls
Cure f0r i1ver His Ni4aasneEA lnglsrs.
Non constipation adv
RgMf.Ess eyeglasses fashionable. 20.
coming lrtNpr n-iVe. comfortably adjust
90. correctly htted. Miss WEsinskt or.
Uctaa. I1 cherry.
CONSULT Flurar-e Marvin. Seattle-s
prophcteea Hotel Victoria.
DR. pLEEsCHER. diseases 81 men and
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been reeupsrating fpf several monfh9 =
enters upon bic flew duties octooN,
Capt, Thomson "a enc 81 To as
ranking paymastera ~ the setxirt ~
was long stationed ~ tho fhlipfless,
during which time ~ acted ~ peysass1e'
FOR no lenA than forty American wsf -
FetN
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juneau 20 examine the Newell mining
properties Tor parties whose Identity he
declines 20 disclose.
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rAYnAsTER THOMSON ARRIVES.
IL Assigned to Duty mt the Psgct
sound Naval station.

Capt. William J. Thomson. the new pay
master, for the Puget sound rayal sta
ton al Bremerton. has arrived IA the city
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The observation-disclosures has sseSfs1 VI
txefusivs rsghf fof washinsfen " 49,
NeNMify a Co Is latest folder ms1 Y
china and Asia. These nssy y
al poet-Inteiilgcncer buaissss ca'eS
10 cents each
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bring cheer 10 the aesponfent, ssrgn<f
10 the rieeglesa, appetite and s'ssffh y
the feeble. tha aged. the ronfa<ess'..
Made BY the Anheussr- Busch hrseirf ~
ISOLATION, -. Louis =. 4. A., sfa1 s'.1
nll hruEgiats. 80
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a a head
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size. i5c.
Japanned Coal Holds, isc instead
OF 25c.
Coal Shovel. with so-inch han.
die, &c,
Solid Copper No. Tea Kettle
nickel. silver plated, Sac. worth an
6-quart Berlin Covered Kettles.
with covers. worth SOC, for SC.
Ladies'. worth ioc. for &c.
Copper Bottom Granite Kettlss
2-quart size, &c; 3-quart sixe. Ne.
6-quart size. ace: worth third
more.
Nickel Plated Teapots. a-pint sisa,
worth CSC. for 39c.
5-pint size, worth TIC. for "a.
Challenge wrineers. with wooden
frames. worth si7s. for SIS.
Galvanized washtuhs. worth Ee
for ssc, 7Sc for SIC; Sc sisc for &t.
Good Braided Clothes 1AnsA
worth i5c. for Nc.
Chamber Pals. io-ouart slice. ~
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Owners Entitled 20 Notice.

1T f. true that this section refers TO
bids for the sale Of state lands. but II
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A. ]. Thuland,
John @. Barnes.
r.. Heister Cute,
W. +. Humphrey.
w. w. Crandan.
Col. r. z. Edsen.
pr. Samuel Burdette.
u. q. Inverarity,
Prof. Nicholas schmidt.
J. J McGllvra,
l. nHler.
NJ. $. Drew,
0. G. Narvasiai.
Judge Richard Osborn.
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M s.xFoRn's LIVER rSvIeoR.roa

Ehs beet I3Tef Meaicsre 4 vesHganis
Curs f0r Liver Ills. Ni4aasneEs inglsrs.
tiau. consultation adv
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w +. Stroetzel,
Otto Hartung,
NJ IL. Gormley.
J. X, Taylor.
Scott Calhoun.
c, w Tenney,
W NJ Inglis,
Ellis Morrison.
& J. Williams. nontou.
Thomas pobsou, Renton.
George Bothell. nothell.
A. l.. Rutherford. Fails city.
A. Rudes. Houghton.
Harvey !. Moss. Green Lake,
w II Tsharnngftr1 fr
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Dan ANrahafnss south seattle,
Or. J. f.. Crichton.
Ira Bronson,
Judge J. W. Langley.
Andrew Heinrich,
George billing,
Col. Joseph Green. Dunlap,
HeRry Sheehan, Dunlap.
Ralph u. Nichols, Columbia.
Col. r. NJ Hanson, Cherry Valley,
n. G. Porter. Kirkland.
J. W Haineswsrth. West Seattle.
A. J. Rossert. BLACK River.
r. r. Sandell, East Seattle
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-10-18
NOTICE..

By virtue of the power contained
in a trust deed executed on the 23rd
day of December, 1885, by T. W.
Uzzell and wife to the undersigned,
which is registered in Wayne County
in Book 56 page 172, and upon the
request of H We'll & Bros, I will
sell, for cash, at the court house
door in Goldsboro, on Monday, the
18th day of October, 1900, the tract
Of land in said deed, described as
follows, being a certain tract of land
in Wayne County. adjoining the
lands of John Ivey, Richard Elmore
and others and bounded as follows:
Beginning at a water oak on the
White Hall and Goldsboro road and
runs north s., west % poles to a
ditch; then SIS west SOL poles to
a pine; then north IS, west Gil poles
to an oak stump, Ivey's corner; then
north Is east 694 poles to a stake in
Ivey's corner; then south 6S, west
IS poles to a pine; then north 33.
east 333 poles to q stake in the
meadow; then south IS, east 1865
poles to a pine on the road, Ivey's
corner; then with the road to the
beginning, containing sixty and one.
half (6ODacres, more or less.
This l4th day Of Sept. 1900.
JUNIUS SLOCUMB, Trustee
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NOTICE

By virtue of a decree of the SD
perior Court of Wayne County, rem
dered at fall term, 1884, in the action
Of FL. We'll and others VS.. T. w.
Uzzell and wife, I will sell, for cash,
at the court house door in Colds
boro, on Monday, the 18th day of
October, 1900, the following de-
scribed lands, situate in Wayne
county, and being lot Nc. 6 in the
division of the lands of Thos. Uzzell,
deceased, bounded as follows.
Beginning at a white oak stump on
Neuse river, above the White Hall
bridge, and runs north 50, east 70 2-5
poles to two pines; then north 862,
west 159 poles to a stake; then north
25, east 129 poles to a pine; then
north 66s, west 159 poles to a stake;
then north 25. east 371 poles to a
stake; then north So, west 85 poles
to a pine; then north 33, east 334
poles to a stake in the meadow; then
south IS, east 1861 poles to a pine on
the White Hall road; then down
said road to a bend in the road; then
south 50, east 88 poles to a birch on
the bank of Neuse river; then up
said river to the beginning, contain
ing 1917 acres Except about 62z
acres heretofore decided to Abram
Uzzell and McRae Uzzell, and to
which deeds reference is made for
more particular description.
This 18th day of Sept. 1900.
W. T. DORTCH. Comr.
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NOTICE.

By virtue Of a decree of the Su-
perior Court of Wayne County rem
dered at January term, 1900, in the
action of j. A. Hadley ct al vs.
Nancy Switzerland ct ais, the I'm.
dersigned will sell, for cash, at court
house door in Goldsboro, on Mon
day, October 18th, 1900. the follow
ing described land, situate in New
Hope Township, Wayne County,
North Carolina, adjoining the lands
of Bright Grant, George Herring,
Ely Sasser, H. We'll &. Bros. and
others, containing 939 acres, more Or
less, being the lands conveyed by
John W. Thompson and wife to Fl.
j. Ham by deed, which is registered
in the Registers Office Of Wayne
County.
This Sept. 18th. 1900.
W. T. DORTCH, Com'r.
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NOtlcel

Having qualified as administrator on
the estate of Virginia M Thompson,
deceased. all persons holding claims
against said estate are hereby notified
to present them to me for payment by
September 10Th, 1901, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their recov-
cry and all persons indebted to said
estate are hereby notified to make i'm
mediate payment to me
G.. F. HERRING, Admr.
September 18th, 1900.
wet
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NOTICE.

Having qualified as administrator
the estate of Daniel Pate deceased, all
persons holding claims against said es-
tate are hereby notified to present
them to me for payment by the 18th
day Of September, 1901, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their recov-
cry: and all persons indebted to said
estate are notified to make immediate
payment 10 me.
w. P, LANE, Admr.
Sept. 18th, 1900.
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A TRICK

Then, as a grand finale, he treats n
to a feat that smacks of real danger.
He gives his assistant a few cannon
balls to throw at him. Then the Jug
gler stands inclined towards the man,
watching for the coming Of the mis-
sile. It comes-a quarter of a huns
d~redweight of hard steel, and he
catches it-not with his hands, that
would pc nothing, but with his head,
or rather at the back Of his head in
h nape of the neck-catches it, and
hurls it off again to the other end of
the stage.
Another variation OF this feat is seen
when he throws the ball some six feet
in the air and it falls. not as everyone
seems to think, on the top of his era
Mum, scattering his brains, but in the
nape of his neck. It is an exciting few
seconds; up goes the ball, which ne
/ watches in it's descent until it is a foot
above him, then, as you shudder at a
! prospective smashed skull, a sharp in
cIination of the head and the ball is at
home. And the place where it falls is
not padded.