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DUNcANsoN BROS. AUcrIoNEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF AN ATTRACTIVE THREE
STORY AND CELLAR BRICK AND STONE
R RSaNS g rREnrsGs e sLSaHIs W Isss kESalS KfsT
R dag Of 'f a sfe Il % and e:
Liber 2l7l. folio 2os seq. and al the request of
THURSDAY. TIE NNETEENTH DAY OF DE
O'CLOCK PM. the following described property, f
situate in the county Of Washington, District of
of land and premises known and distinguished as
and being the eighteen u.s. feet front immedat ately
front on Renesaw street by the fi deptS ., ees ees
hundred Q00) feet OF lot numbered FIVE Co., in
block NUMBERED tyenty-two l229. In John sherman,
and Pleasant Plains, now called Columbia Heights.
as per plat recorded in Liber Governor Shepard,
folio 137. Of the records OF the surveyors Office of
the District of Columbia together with and subject
to a right OF way for alley purposes over a part
feet front on Thirteenth street by a depth Of one
hundred and thirty-two Q321 feet. together with
Terms Of sale: one-thfrd OF the purchase money
to be paid In cash. and the balance to be paid In
three equal instalments; respectively in one, two
the property sold with interest, payable semi-sn.
nualiy. st the rate OF five per centum per annum.
posit Of $500 viii be required at time Of sale Sale
to be closed In Is days from day sale otherwise
defauiting purchaser after nre days advertisement
in some newspaper published In Washington city,
d. @. Conyeyancing and revenue at cost OF pur.
LOUIS q. WINE. Trustee;
CLARENCE b. RHEEM: Trustee.
de7-d&ds 9l6 st. NV.
UTHE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED, on 40.
@ sER ss fiIfd p isoi at same hour and
place.
CLARENCE B. RHEEM.
de20-St Trustees
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Caterpfllar-Resisting Trees.


The attention of the superintendent of
the planting of trees is called to. the follow
ing information coming from e. P. Powell.
tree expert. That many of our maple
trees sadly need replanting. topping and
trimming has ample evidence all over the
city. Mr.. Powell says: Norway maple is
a remarkable tree every way, growing
about one-third faster than our hard or
sugar maple and approaching in it's style
of growth more nearly to some of our soft
naples. 1t Is, however, a hard-wooded,
very enduring tree. The form of the head
is spreading and round, and the foliage is
very large, deep green in color and COM
The juice of this tree is a milk and
tree, and never il there is other food that
they can reach. I consider 1t, all in all.
the finest tree for street or park or private
lawn that know. In autumn the color be-
comes an exceedingly rich yellow. without
touch Of red. Its. foliage is held nearly
two weeks later than that Of our native va
rieties There are several exceedingly fine
varieties of the Norway. such as the cut
leaved. the Geneva, the Laciniated, the
Schwedlers. This last named has its
shoots and young growth Of a crimson
color" The common hard maple is no
longer doing well in our streets and should
be replaced by the Norway. 1t can be very
easily grown from seed
In view Of the large per cent Of acrid
Juice contained in the Norway maple and
pin oak foliage or any other variety of tree
that will resist the attack Of the cater
pillar these trees should be planted exciu-
sively to rid our city Of this terrible pest
--..--- CAPITOL HILL.
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puNcANsoN BROS. AucrroNEras.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL EsL
TATE, IMPROVED By FINE THREE.
STORY AND BASEMENT BRICK AND eTONh
DWELLING HOUSE, NO. zS1l FOURTEENTH
NORTHWEST. CONTAINING NINE ROOMS
IN N, ApDITIoN TO BATH ROOM. KITCHEN
By virtue Of a deed Of trust bearing data %
April 2, AID. 1885, and recorded In Iiber No.
210S folio 402 ct seq. Of the land records Of The
District Of Columbia. and at the request Of thA
parties secured thereby, the understgned win ssiL
THURSDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JANUlRY.
1902. AT HALF-PAsT -FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the
following described land and premises situate n
the county Of Washington. District Of Columbia
and known as lot thirty-one (31, In Lestsr A. Bart
and FRANKLIN q. Sanners subdiyision Of lots eight
80 and nine (e, In block thirty three (ss) Oolun-
bis Heights. a. said subdvision 10 recorded IN the
oiice Of the surveyor Of the District Of Columbia
in County Book 8, page 3D.
Terms Of sale: one-thfrd cash. balance 10 Tires
yesrs with interest from she day q sale Al ~ pss
the notes Of the purchaser, secured by dad d
trust upon the property cold. OF all cssh, at thS
option OF the purchaser. deposit Of $500 win b
required at time OF sale. All cooveysncing, -
cording and revenue stamps a cost Of the pup
chaser. Terms Of sale must be eomp1isd Wit3
within ten days after the day of sale, Otherwise
the trustees the right to forfeit the cepooH
and TO resell at the cost and rsk Of the defsuitA4
purchaser.
BENJAMIN O. MINOR, Trustee.
WALTER v. z. BERRY. Trustee.
Fendsu building, 34z ID st NV.
de21 ,23.24. n. q. n. .2S. %. ~ .Jsi.z
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pUNcANsoN BROS. Auctioneer. deiSdts

m UsTEEs' SALE OF FOUR yALuABLa
ON FORT MYER HEIGHTS. ALEXANDRA
COUNTY, vIRGINIA.-By virtue Of q deed Of trust
to the undersigned dated June 20, 1900, and duly
recorded in the clerks ONCE Of the councy cour3
OF Alexandris county, Virginia. on the 2st day o{
June. 1900. in Book No. los at folio 1853 et seq,
and at the written request OF the creditors secured
thereby, default having been made in the cove
nants contained in said deed, win sell public
suction, in front OF the premises SATURDAY,
THE TWENTY-ElGHTH OF DECEMBER 1901,
AT TWO O'CLOCK PM, the following property,
viz: All those certain pieces parcels Of land
situated In the county OF Alexandria state Of vir
gfnia, known az lots numbers three and four Of
Joseph n. Hobson's Subdivision of original lots
numbered three 90 and four t). IN block numbered
i've 90 Of Whsrton's Addition TO Fort Myee
Heights. said subdivision is recorded IN Lfber
'.Z'' No. 4, folio 468 OF the land records for said
county OF Alexandria, and lots numbered three ga
and nineteen ile), in block number two or OF
Whartons Addition TO Fort Myer Heights a.
shown by plan recorded in the clerks once OF the
county court OF said Alexandria county IN isber
m" No. -four 90. at folio Eve hundred and nfty.
seven t55I1. Terms OF sale: One-fourth cash bal
ance In one, two and three years, secured By nrst
deed Of trust on property sold or ali cash at
option Of purchaser. deposit OF $4,000 viii be
required at the time Of sale. and purchaser be
obliged to complete purchase within two weeks
otherwise property Will be advertised and resoh
at defaulting purchasers cost and deposit for
feited. All abstractine, recording and expenses TO
be borne by purchaser. JOSIAH @. sT0DDARD,
Trustee; ADDISON @. Dubois. Trustee, ne. cor.
ner 18th and sts. NV. dsl7-lOt
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RAILROADS.
Pennsylvania.
RAILROAD

EIATIoN CORNER ok sIXTM AL A2B I STREET, s.
.asS "s AN daily SfEs
tion Cars Harris6arr to chieaeo. Cincinnati, In
ss4 s. Los c,sysIand and Toledo
i1s9 An a. daily FAsT kSas, "a BHs. H,,.
Sc P IN 70 daily cH1cAeo AND ST. LOUIS Ex.
ana 6ns IS IS H.
disnapol.s ST Louis, Nashville arIa Cincinnati
ris F;G: daIiy; 81; Iotfs ExpREss--runmaa
,ss Pin Sli day wsERN e 81 kps
Sleeping Car to Pittsburg and Chicago. Dining
s:ss PM daily. CLEVELAND AND CINCINNATI
PAi,s6S Sleeping Cars Washington no 70
flttsonrs and Harrisburg to Cleveland and Can
,s;45 Pm ng daiig. oaf PAc1E1u ExPREss.-pullmaa
re I5 Y saI,5 sdFFAte DAY ExrEEsss ,a E .i.s e
s;so An. for ksee. Cannndaisna. Rochester and
f dss s1esDs Ps sRsaSay daily
!, Sunday; tor wlliia amsgort daily, $50 P:;.ss Pm;
Win through Bret Sleeping Car % ana Coaches s
BpIaio via Emporium junction
Niagara Falls dafiy s except @ SATURDAY with Sleep.
,dg Ing Car Washington TO Rochester.
and Nisssra ' Fails dsig Pullman Sleeping
400 asshes.sf Sf.nSdnys daily
for for New York. all rssior Cars. with Dining caf
TOR PHILADELPHIA SEw YORK AND THH
s o5S SSS D%nn % snI S 5s1 9Ss n dS aas G1
Gar from WiluIngtonl An. I2:f5, 3:l5. $3.50
Dining Car from Baf,Imore,, $50, 1890 PM:
Dining Carr, 900, io:25. HOO Dining Car
from Wilmington AN. 12:i5. 3:15, 450 Dining
Car from BsltimoreJ, ESQ, 1000 PM, 12:l0
night For Philadelphia only, Express, 7:45 An,
2.1o P-M weekdays. 2:0i, 4:1O and $40 Pm.
daily
For Boston, without change. 7:i5 An. weekdays
and 50 Pm. daily.
sS6 Ealii@srs. SIS 100. 7.s. 55e 5;sI s:oS.
2:e5 2JS, s;se ,t;99 90 Linited a:lo AZ 40 4:ss. g.
li:Sa P:M aEd f2:io night. On Sundays. TOO.
12l5. lis. 2:ol. 3:l5, $3.50 t4:Oo Limitedl 4:10.
t:2o $50. $40. 6:l5, $50, 7:l5. 7:45. 1000.
Tor Popes Creek Line. 7:4o AN. and 4:3s Pm.
week days
For Annapolis. Ioo. 500 An. 12:15 and $40 Pm.
week days Sundays, 900 AN. and $40 Pm.
H. het Offices, corner Fifteenth and streets, and
ii the station, Sixth and streets. where orders
can be left for the checking Of baggage destna-
kton from hotels and residences.
Telephone call ''14il'' for Pennsylvania Railroad
Cab Service.
.. B- HUTCHINSON, ]. r. WOOD,
General Manager General Passenger Agent.
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CHASCERy SALE OF BRICK DWELLING AT
CORNER OF <TH AND q STREETS NORTH

By virtue Of decree Of the Supreme Court Of the
District Of Columbia. passed IN Equity Cause No.
2S.2o. wherein Mary Ward 10 complainant and
Iimothy Mack Il al are defendants. the under
signed trustees win seIl. By PUBLIC suctIon. on
THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF De
CEMBER. 1901. AT HALF-PAST -FOUR O'CLOCK
Pm, In front Of the premises. part Of original
lot eighteen lls), In square seven hundred and
enty eight T1S In the city Of Washington, IN said
District. frontine fifteen aud S0-Io0 feet eth
street by nfty-two feet G street, with private
alley, improved BY dwelling No. 6es $th street
northeast.
Terms Of sale: One-third Of the purchase money
In cash and the residue in equal iustallments,
at one and two years from the day Of sale. 10 be
secured by deed OF trust the property sold.
and the notes Of the purchaser, bearing legal In
terest or al cash. at the purchasers option.
Terms OF sale 10 be complied with. N days.
time Of sale.
GEORGE FRANCIS WILLIAMS. Trustee.
Once. 500 9Th st. NV.
R0SSA F. DOWNING, Trustee,
James W Ratcliffe. Anct once. 402 9Th 81. NV.
de5-d&ds
OTHE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED, ON AC-
count OF the inclement weather. until MONDAY,
THE TWENTY-THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER,
AID. 1901. at the same hour and place.
GEORGE FRANCIS WILLIAMS Trustee
Once, 800 9Th St NV.
de20-d&ds Once, Ace 9th st. nv.
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TOMORROW.
FUTURE DAYS.
TRUSTEES SALE OF vArUayLy IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE, BEING PREMISES 225a

TRUSTEES SALE OF vArUaYLg IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE, BEING PREMISES 22S0
BRIGHTWoop AVENUE.
By virtue OF decree Of the Supreme Court Of
the District OF Columbia, passed the 30th day
OF November. 1901. In Equity Cause No. 2le85 the
undersigned trustees will offer for sale, at public
auction, 10 front of the premises. on THURSDAY,
THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER
A. d. 1901, AT -FOUR O'CLOCK PM, all of lot
u, In Hawee' subdivision of part OF the tract OF
land known as Mount Pleasant, I'm the county Of
Washington District Of Columbia. per plata re-
corded, respectively. In Liber J. A. B.. No. pa,
folio 341. OF the land records of the District 90
lumba, and in Idber Q. J. u. folio 84s. In the
surveyors ofce OF the District OF Columbia, except
the west 81. AZ feet front by depth Of 20 feet az
said lot, together with the improvements thereon
eonssting Of large three story brick dwelling
fncumbrancs OF 81. 100. with interest from day o{
sale.
Terms Of sale: one-third cash ope-third IN one
year and onethfrd In two years. all cash, al
the purchasers option. The deferred payInents n
any, to be secured by deed Of trust said prop
erty, with per cent per npnnm. payable SEMI
annually. deposit Of $500 will be required a
the time Of sale. n the terms OF sale be no(
complied with within ten days from the day Of
sale the trustees reserve the right to resell the
property at the risk and cost OF the defaultina
purchaser after Eve days advertisement. Convex
encing recording and revenue stamps at purchasers
cost CLAYTON Z. EMIG,
628 9th st. NV.
JOHN RIDoCT
S44 D St NV,
DUNcANsoN BROS Auctioneer. dei2-dt
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is placed, not only the various garments,
hut also two half-croVTflg r Z

is placed, not only the various garments,
but also two half-croYns,T
the Prince of Waies) e;.anced to meet about
Christmas time, on his Sandhingham estate.
one of the old men to whom he had sent for
tRsn many years Sns Of parcels as
said the prince to the old man. Christmas
be looking forward tt y5d little parcel, I
like that nice warm vest I sent you last
Year, "Ah. your royal highness," re-
speetfully replied John. Nth considerable
feeling: That vest were grand. II were. were
ness. I put It on last Christmas day, and
The Prince of walss. 81. as his royal
friends. the Primes of Wales Junior"
never forgets the old sailors at Christmas
time. 1t Is well known that at this season
Of the year there are always great NUM-
on vessels far away from home; from all
parts Of the world. In fact. Owing to the
great kindness Of certain lady, these
with what is called a. Christmas boat"
The boat Is placed inside q large room, and
the hold Of the vessel is laden with warm
coats, vests, mufiiers socks. pipes, tobacco,
years sent hundreds of pipes and dozen Of
pounds Of tobacco as Christmas presents
for these sailors and. as might be imag-
lNcO, MuCQ COVeteu lHuceQ are these SlIIS.
Seamen of all nationalties are present at
the distribution of gifts, and, as one old
Yankee salt" once remarked. .:.the Duke
O. York's baecy is smoked all over the
world. God bless 'im!'' The Princess Of
Wales Is one of the most domesticated Of
all the members Of eur royal, family, and
could, cook q dinner or make a Dress did
occasion require it., with any one. Every
Christmas time there are turned out from
her royal highness' kitchen scores of good
sized, deliciously favored plum puddings.
which the princess herself inspects before
they are sent away as presents to her royal
highness' many pensioners. In addition to
the plum pudding. each one Of these poor
people receives some suitable and season.
able garment and Christmas card, chosen
by the princess herself =
Her royal highness Is never tired Of tell
Ing the following very amusing tale in con-
nection with certain one of these Christ
mas gifts. Visiting the house Of an old
woman. to whom she had sent some cloth
ing as q Christmas present, the Princess Of
Wales asked the dame how she liked the
small bundle Of socks she had received
you are quite favored, 1 can assure you,
Betty said her royal highness with a
happy laugh. II made those socks myself,
SO know they are good and strong "Ah!
All blessings on your replied the old
woman, devoutly. They are indeed,
strong. Your royal highness Is married
yourself, and you know what 'oles these
husbands do make in their socks. to be
sure. 'Orribae!
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FOUR BURN TO DEATH.

Terrible Holocaust at Home OF .
Pennsylvania Farmer.
A terrible holocaust occurred about three
miles from Summerville, Jefferson county.
Pa. Saturday morning. The home Of John
Ashbaugh, a farmer. was destroyed by fire
and four persons were burned to death,
One other Is burned in such a manner that
recovery is very doubtful and four others
are seriously burned and injured.
The dead are:
William Ashbaugh. twenty-five years old;
brother of the owner Of the Ashbaugh
home.
Maybel Ashbaugh, twelve-year-old
daughter.
Harry Ashbaugh. q ten-year-old son.
James Ashbaugh a nine-year-old son.
The injured are:
ed in such manner that recovery Is
doubtful.
Mrs. Ashbaugh. seriously burned, leg
broken and injured internally by Jumping
from second-story window.
John Ashbaugh, the husband and father;
seriously burned and suffering from ex-
pOsure.
Two young children. painfully burned.
The affair happened at an early hour in
the morning, and the fire was undoubtedly
caused by an overheated stove.
Mr.. Ashbaugh had got up in the morning.
replenished the fuel in the kitchen stove
and then went back to bed He was awak-
eRed short time afterward by smoke en-
tering the room he occupied, and jumping
from the - he found the lower part OF
the house i. l2e. =
He ran through the house and awakened
every one, and then made his way outside
with his two smallest children He hurried
back and looked for his wife, brother and
four other children who were still In the
house. He succeeded in reaching room
that had been occupied by the children.
but only one, the eight-year-old boy. Her
man, was there. He could hear the screams
Of the four others in a room across the
hall; Where 1t Is supposed they We're iured
In their bewilderment, supposing 1t to be
way out Of the house.
Mr.. Ashbaugh could not enter the room.
The flames were so fierce he was compelled
to fight his way from the house. Meantime.
Mrs Ashbaugh had jumped from an upper
story window and was lying on the ground,
with q broken leg and suffering from fn-
ternal injuries and burns.
Mr.. Ashbaugh dragged his wife and the
three children further away from the burn
ing house, the walls of which were falling
in. He carried bundles of hay. straw and
feed sacks from the barn with which he
wrapped them up.
Then tying his own feet which were
badly burned and cut, in sacks, and with
nothing on but his night clothes, and they
a mile through the snow and zero weather
to the homes Of neighbors and gave the
alarm.
Reports from the injured persons last
night say Mr.. and Mrs. Ashbaugh and the
two youngest children are expected to re-
cover, but the condition Of the boy Her
man is still critical.
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= GIANT PLUM PUDDINGs.

RecOrd-Breakers Baked in ENGLAND to
supply Whole Parishes.
From the New York Sun.
Plum pudding Is as closely associated
with an English Christmas as the holly
and mistletoe. No Christmas dinner would
be complete without 1t, Occasionally we
read OF monster plum puddings large enough
to feed an entire parish. In the village Of
Paignton. in Devonshire, the old charter
provided that on each fftlet1 Christmas
day the village should provide a plum pud-
ding large enough to feed all the poor
In accordance with the provisions of that
charter on the first Christmas of the nine
teenth century pudding was made which
weighed 800 pounds. The Ingredients in
pounds OF snet. a like weight Of raisins and
0O0 pounds of flour. Such monster pud-
ding required good deal Of boiling, and q
large brewing copper was utilized for that
day morning to Tuesday evening. and when
those IN charge thought It sufficiently cook
ed 1t was drawn by threS horses to the
village green. and there served out to the
nG %ho ony ye t. ta sh sss to
tunately, 1t had not Been boiled long
enough. for the heat had fist penetrated to
the center Of the vask mass.
pudding made in Southwark, then a sub
urban borough OF Isoadon The pudding
was carried through the streets In process
sion, headed by band, playing alternately
Christmas music and popular tunes. In
1858 the village Of PAgntun was connected
with civilizatton by mhans,Qf railroad and
to celebrate the event, the people, remem-
bering the old charter thought we'll to have
e monster pudding as part of the festivities.
The preparations cost k225s the ingredients
considerably more.
These consisted Of coo pounds of -four. 400
pounds OF raisins. 19d popIids of currants,
400 pounds OF suet. 191 pounds of bread
crumbs. 95 pounds Of sugar, 800 lemons. IA
nutmegs and 800 quarts of milk. Remem-
bering the previous failure. the persons
who undertook the preparation OF the pud-
ding made 1t In parts. building 1t up into
the usual round shape after the cooking
had been done. This pudding weighed near
ly ton and half, and eight horses were
employed to take 1t to the village green
with all BETTING ceremony. Thousands
We're there to welcome It.
At church fair held ten years ago a
monster pudding formed part OF the at
traction. Il Eas not nearly so large as
the giants just referred to, though It stood
four feet high and weighed $50 pounds. The
ingredients consisted OF ~ eggs, 52 pounds
OF nour, currants and raisins, ~ pounds Of
sugar. "a pounds of bread crumbs, 8 pounds
OF candied lemon peel and pounds of
mixed spice. This was also boiled IN sec
tions ana erected after being cooked
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TOYS OF pHARAoHs CHILDREN.
of the Same Kind That Delight Little
Ones Today.

Ones Today.
From the New York Tribune.
Within the last forty or fifty years toy
making, as every middle-aged person
knows. has been revolutionized. Gone are
the simple delights of past generations;
even the speaking doll, which was once a
wonder sufficient to attract all the neigh
bors, Is now q mere commonplace. The
rich may pay as much as several hundred
dollars for dolls for their children. and me-
chanical toys are built on so vast a style
that the boys Of miliionaires, should their
fathers suddenly become poor, might hang
out signs and go into trade with no other
equipment than that Of the toy shop. Yet.
after ALL the marvets Of the toy shops OF
today are only old friends, grown elegant
and prosperous. doll is doll, and a
wagon is a wagon, even though dozens of
dollars may separatetthem from their
cestors of fifty years ago. You may change
toys, but children remain the same. Pha-
raoh, In a soft moment, ordered for his lit
tie ones just the samedsort of toys that now
fill the shops. For certain toys are the
divine right of chiidhoods and children
make them for themselves If they can't
have them otherwise; so parents, since the
world began, have been helping the little
ones to fashion what their hearts desired.
Toys may come and toys may go, but
few stay on forever. A girl will have her
doll and a boy will have his weapons and
his boats, while both cry out for wagons
and carriages and animals, These are the
staple toys. which always have been and
always will be, until children are born
grown up. Excavations show that the chill
dren Of ancient Egypt played with them
just as do those of today. What is more
these toys Of three or four, thousands years
past are just about as good as those Of half
as many hundred years ago. The children
of the Pharaohs were in the matter Of
toys about as well off as were the little
ones OF the Puritans. 1t Is recently, indeed,
that the art of toymaking has become SO
elaborate, after remaining for generation
after generation almost stationary. Dolls
and queer boats were fashioned with the
greatest care At least one elaborate Sc
dan chair. with q lady inside who can be
taken out. has been dug up. This however,
Is less ancient than the dolls, and dates
back only to the Roman invasion of Egypt
It was the custom to bury a child's toys in
It's grave-thousands OF years afterward to
Is hoped. Without a sigh for the little life
that went out ages ago, or for the weeping
mother whose hands placed her darlinK's
toys beside his tiny body.
Not only In regard to toys were the chill
dren OF ancient Egypt like those Of today,
but they were told stories similar to those
which help put children to bed nowadays.
some OF these stories 1t tells tales OF ami
mails and trees that talked with men. and
OF fairies that foretold evil at the birth OF
q prince, much as twentieth century chill
dren near them. Young Egypt OF long ago
would open Its eyes at the marvels Of today.
but, turned Into toy shop, or with vol.
dme or fairy tales. 1t would find SO many
oia a iIienos that ancient Egypt and young
apart.