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Strangs way e. chansIng aaartsrs
Revealed ~ New York
Rx1reEsman.

he looked Ike q truthful man, yet
nobody would believe him when he said
he did not know where the trunks were
going, relates the New York Times.
''lt is very strange that you don't
know" said the landlady. you are
the sxpreEsmAn. II you don't know,
who dOes2"
The fellow that win finish the haul
ing, probably" he returned, serenely.
~Aren't you going 70 do the whole
1ob2" she asked.
'.No, only half Of IL. win take the
things 10 our ONCE and somebody else
win take them the rest Of the way.
The boss at the desk win know the adj
dress. / don't know Il. The moving Is
done on the inStallment plan to keep
you folks here from finding out where
the other people went. They were
afraid 70 trust me with the number for
fear you might worm II out Of me,
% they told II TO nobody but the man
ager. Lots Of people who move often
make the trip in sections like that.
Half the time when take a trunk away
from a clearinghouse don't know
where It will wind up. That Is gener-
ally done when there has been q row
and the folks who leave don't want
to be followed. Been q little trouble
here, I imagine" he added, tentatively.
"Yes," sighed the lAndlady. - lit
tIe.H
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FIRST BOOK OF LAWS.
len FHvs Centuries Before
Laws Of Noses.

The Well-lnOwn psychologist. DR..
Hugo Winckler, says the London Ex-
press, has published an account Of
the legation promulgated by King
Amraphel Of Babylon, which, so far
as is known at present, was the first
book Of laws ever given to the world.
King Amraphel lived 2,25O years B.
C., and Is mentioned in the bible as q
contemporary Of Abraham, so that
his statutes were drawn up fully five
centuries before the laws Of Moses.
They number 2s2, and contain the
following:
"If q woman who sells beverages
gives bad value for the money paid
her. she shall be thrown into water.
eff a wife be a spendthdift, OF II
she otherwise neglects her duties,
her husband may put her away with
out compensation; but 81 q man put
away his wife for no other reason
than that she has no children, he
shall return her whole dowry.
eff q betrothal be reseinded, the
man shall pay the woman eompenSa-
ton
"A widow with grOWn-uP children
may not marry again without permis-
sion from q Judge"
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MERELY MENTIONED.

The estimated cost Of . bridge over
the Straits Of Dover Is $40, 100000.
Americans are making an effort to
establish . steel plant ct Flushing,
Holland.
An incubator IN use In Australia has
a capacity Of LAO ducks eggs or IA
go hens eggs.
SPANS quicksilver mines are falling
OF. Only II tons was got last year,
against - the yearbefora-
NArseilles, the great market for olive
oil, imported in December 2,ooo tons Of
cottonseed on Nearly all q e was
from the United States.
CaslZs Of eoFkWOOd weigh only %
pounds, ana . similar eask Of ordinary
wood weighs % pounds. These oasil,
which were recently invented By 9 Fes-
fdent Of Algeria, are noneonduetou
a. heat and eold. snd tie GtaEas q MT
~
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RECENT COURT DECISIONS.

The publication of an article Gd-
VOcating the murder of rulers and
the destruction Of organized society
Is held, in people vs.. Most On. VI,
So L. R. A. 500, not to be protected
by . constitutional provision that
every citizen may freely publish HIS
sentiments on all subjects, being re-
sPOnsible for the abuse of that right.
A certificate Of stock of a corpora
ton, expressed on its face to be
transferable only on the books of the
company at its Office, personally or
by attorney, or surrender Of the GER
tifcate, and transferred in blank
upon its back, Is held, In Farmers'
bank VI. Diebold Safe and Lock COM
pany (Ohio), So L. R. A. go, not to
be a negotiable instrument.
One who stores water along q
stream which Is q natural highway
for running logs and discharges Il
for the purposes of aiding a drive,
so as to increase the natural volume
Of the stream and overflow and wash
away the banks, Is held, In Brewster
vs.. J. & ]. Rogers Co. On. W, So L.
R. A. 4s5, to be liable for the injury
thereby caused to riparian owners.
II one in charge of an electric car,
seeing that = horse Is frightened by
the approach Of the car, and that fits
driver is in danger, continues to
sound the gong or ring the bell, and
further frightens the horse and
causes it to run away, the car com
Pany is held, in, Oates W. Metropoli-
tan Street Railway company CMo.) So,
L. R. A. I47, to be liable for the in.
iuries thereby caused to the driver.
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THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.

There Is said to be only one muKk-ox
in captivity. This Is in the ZOO at
Hamburg.
CatA hate wafer because their fur
has nothing oily about It, and eonse-
quently takes q long time to dry.
Wax IL not gathered from flowers
nor from any other source, but is a
natural secretion Of the bees and is
only prOduced by them during heavy
honey flows.
That mosquitoes are responsible for
malaria was apparently known long
ago to eertainAfriean hill tribe which
gave the same name, 'Nbu," to mo-
EquitOes and to malaria.
Wolves can, and often do, run 50 to 90
miles in a night. Foxes travel great
distances in search Of food NanseB
saw an arctic fox out on the ice $50
miles from the Asiatie coast.
Wren feeding, the stride Of an o.
trieh 81 from 20 to % inches; When
walking, but not feeding, 20 inches.
and when terrified II and . half to IA
feet, or at the rate Of about Is miles an
hour.
New kinds Of living butterflies can be
produeedfrOm existing forms by great
y increasing OF decreasing the temper
aturs Of the place where the butter
flies are kept. A difference in eoloring
and even in form has thus been OBJ
tanned by Prof. Fischer In recent sK-
PeEiments.
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igh-baeked ehair that came from
3eauVoir, the Davis Homestead, and
ben she receives the long ale Of adj
hiring women who call. These are
lOtsble gatherings and there are IS
ANY nOrtheFners as women from
Outh Of the Mason and Dixon line.
On these occasions Ms. Davis wears
til black silk, with old lace ct her
ArOSt, and despite her yearsher white
air Is abundant and glistens bril-
antly IN the afternoon light. The
OmPanion serves tea and Mrs. DayiA
no iE q noted cOnVersatioualist. hOldS
be attention Of everyone WithOut an
tort. Her mind Is remarkably alert
pa she keeps abreast Of the topics Of
Be day. In her interesting rooms
othing Is so expressing as che por-
AIT Of Niss Winnie Davis, her dsugh-
z. Ithan excellent likeness and the
ormer child Of the e0ufeieracy 81 de-
ietsd wearing the royal robes Of the
ueen Of Nardi Gras. The picture is
grounded BY ineandeseent baIbs,
ID before this portrait the mother
pends much Of her time gazing and
linking. In the portrait Mas Davis
smiling and Il s the same express
On that endeared her 90 people when
Be was alive. Mrs. DaTis' other
alghter, Mrs. J. A. hays, iE n tie
ct but she visits New YORK fire.
asnfly.
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NM IN THEIR COFFEE.
Mistake 81 . soo4sty Leader Taksn
soF the Real Thing by An
bItioas EmulRtOFs.

That the advice, watch how others
do and then do likewise, iS not always
good to social aspirantn, was Illus
trated the other evening ct . dinner
given by q young MARION In honor OF
q guest Of acknowledged social stand
ing, relates the Chicago Tribune.
When coffee was served, and with Il
the indispensable chocolate mints, the
guest was seen to take one Of the
sweets and toy with It gracefully over
her coffee cup. Instantly every WON
an at the table did likewise. Evidently
some new wrinkle of fashion was about
to Be exhibited. Every eye was on the
guest and on the mint drop. Determin-
alton to follow the leader and give no
sign that they were pot in the habit Of
doing this new trick every day was
written on every face. The sudden
calm caused the guest to look up, and
as she did so she inadvertently dropped
her mint into the tiny cup. To her sur
prise q series Of clinks ran around the
table as each ofthe rural ones followed
her mistake.
Approaching the situation, the guest
hastily gulped down her coffee TO hide
her mirth.
Later in the evening she heard one
woman remark to another:
81 don't care II It is swell, don't Ike
mint in my coffee"
"Oh, dear" replied the other, loftily,
sit Is really delicious. Inever think Of
taking my demitasse without It."
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SCIENCE o. PACING.
r.,v Fsw wonen Are EaaIliaE VIA
= AIthsugh n . . coasara-
aVeIy Eaay Eask.

Rsfore commencing the actual pack
,,l az a trunk q Il q very good plan to
aoIIsct IN one room and IN plain view
.SsrvthlnR that Is to be plseed IN the
Ut You win then see exactly what
an have 20 ind accommodation for,
80 nothing win be fOrgotten-
SOMETHING soft and Eat should pave
a. trnpt-a warm petticOat, which
rop nav or nay not require, isEuitable
a. this purpose. On this anythingh nat
nd heavy should be laid, remembering
tb,t oplv necessaries should Be taken
Vwsight Is a consideration. The writ
ing case also occupies thia layer, and
spy small spaces can be hlled up With
rolled stockings and other snail OBJ
jsctL
l.pd bag. may cone next, and form a
lsver Of their own, which can be
,bsred with the brush and comb and
sponge bag.
Then linen and wooden underwear,
between which any jewelry you may
be taking can be placed; also your hand
class. scent bottles, or anything else
Of breakable nature.
The dress sldrts come next, and
should be folded at the hips, so astO get
as much length IS they can. Do not
turn them inside out Jackets and
capes follow, the former lying fat on
,hsir backs, with the sleeves laid
across their fronts. CaPes should Be
spread out as much as possible.
The tray - reserved for hats, dress
bodiees and skirts, and light, small
things, such as wells and neckties.
The bodiees win repay any trouble
spent upon them in the way Of stuhing
with crumpled paper by emerging I'M
crushed at the end of the journey.
Long sash ends, II attached 20 the
|bodiees, should be rolled up, and bow
loops ought to be stuffed with balls of
paper.
Gloves are laid Fat.
II the hats are trimmed with up
standing feathers IL Is better TO take
them out and let them travel Sat.
Do not attempt to squeeze your
things into a trunk too small for them;
but, on the other hand, the trunk should
not be too rOomy, or the contents win
shake about and run great risk Of dam
ags.-Chicago American.
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Craa1s Of Americas GsaIus.

Eight governors, three United States
senators, three generals Of the civil
war, one Of the worlds greatest engin-
GERS, distinguished painter and sculp-
tor, two noVelists who are read Wher-
ever the English language is known, .
poet whose songs have thrilled nil
lions Of hearts, . rear admiral and .
gallant commander whose heroic and
tragic death Is known TO everyone, to-
Rether with almost innumerable state
legislators and q number Of financial
magnates, constitute BrookviRe'B
Qnd.) contribution 70 the genius Of
the world, writes LandoR Knight, In
National. OF the eight governors,
James B. Ray was the first.
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THE COUNTRY NEGRO.
some 81 She Advantages He Enjoys
which Are Denied TO His
CITY BrOthsr.

The average city negro grows mp
In the shade. He is completely over
Swallowed by his overtowering enVi-
ronment. As one walks along the
streets Of our great cities and VieWE
the massive buildings and sky-seek-
ing structures, he finds no status for
the negro above the cellar floor. The
city negro Of education and culture is
forced into mental employment be-
cause higher forms Of occupation are
preemPted by the more favored
class. There are q dozen competitors
for every dollar in sight, and in the
great majority Of cases, the negro Il
handicapped by HIS color, says the
Southern Workman.
The country negro, on the con-
trsry, Is on terms Of equality with
his environment. He is not con-
fronted by suggestions Of inequality
at every turn. Nature is q mother
who Is equally kind and beneheenI
to all Of her children. An acre Of
ground will yield as much for the
black as for the white tiller. The
markets are eolOrblind. No one in
quires into the color Of the producer
of the best produce in the market,
except as a matter Of idle curiosity.
No labor organization has yet placed
a boycott upon negro farm labor.
The farm offers for the negro the
only really unhampered field which
r. open TO him on an unlimited scale
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u,.ieIpaI owne-shlD a. Enraand.

Manidpa1 OWneEahip In England.
A comprehensive return Of the
financial workings Of the @Public utili-
ties" undertakings in British towns and
cities has just been given 70 the pub
lie through a government board. Il
covers the four years ended March.
1902. The principal undertakings car
ried on by 2os corporations were: Mar
kets, 22s; waterWorks, i9s; cemeteries,
IA; baths, 1ss; electricity, 102; gas
works, 81; tramwayE, IS; harbors, -.
The aggregate net profits were S2s,-
ti7.s22.
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She met him - the kitchen door with
rolling pin IN her hand, and she
brandished IL menaeingly.
Madam" he began.
'Well, what do you Want2" Gho de-
handed aggresaiVely. "What are you
hanging round here for2"
Madam" he explained, backing
away, II called to see II could place
an accident insurance policy on your
husband, but after seeing you An
satisfied he e too great q riSk."-Tit-
BitG
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william T. Curtis contributes 90 the
Hraee suicide" question some real hg-
urea Consulting the census statistics,
Mr.. Curtis finds that the average num-
Der Of persons In family has fallen
from SO IN 1850 to AZ IN 1900. The de-
cline has been gradual but steady. In
1850 the average number IN g family
Wa sc; an 1850. So; IN $50. s.1; inIsse.
8; - iaoa a. q 1aoQ AZ
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-Didn't you ever attempt to lay down
the law in your own homer"
Certainly" answered Mr.. Aeekton,
Rand with entire success. / gave In
Etruetions to the family and TO the
servants that Henrietta was TO have
her own way in every particular, and
Henrietta sees TO It that my instruc-
lions are implicitly carried Out."-
Washington Star.
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nae yaIue 81 ExperIenee.

"You don't seem to be at all nervous
about going to ask papa for me-" she
Iaid.
''Oh, no." he replied. 'I've had ex-
perience both as a book agent and life
Insurance solicitor. This'l be easy"
Chicago Record Herald.
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TeatInonIaI Of charaet.r.

In q rural Justices court in Georgia
an old negro whose testimony had
been questioned by the lawyer deliV-
cred this defense Of his character:
ledge, I'm . good man. Ibeen a-liV-
in 'roun' heah ten yeahs. liant never
been lynehed, en- de only boss 1 ever
stOle frowed me en- bruk my laigs."-
Youths COMPANION.
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Wife Ito her husband, who Is a great
criminal lawyer, and who has found
fault with the dinner): There you
60 again, always finding fault with my
sOoking. You never see any redeem
ing qualities in me, and yet you have
an excuse for every murderer that
comes Bits.
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Anerleana Qettlnr CentEasas.

The Birmingham Post calls the at
tsntion Of British manufacturers % the
fact that eonsracts involving fhesum Of
sss. 600 900 have ben obtained By Amer
lean interests during the last few
weeks for the construction Of electric
trsafioa agstens a EnSland. Russia
ana Hallana.
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The Occult.

LARRY, did you learn anything from
the fortune teller you went to consult
the other day?"
well, sor, she sized me up all right.
She looked at me hands, and said I
was q coal hauler."-Chicago TFib-
me
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A Gentle HAT

Hungry Higgins-Pardon me, ma'am,
but I'm a clock regulator. If your
clock runs fast or slow can set Il for
you. It's exactly 1880 now.
Mrs. HauskeeP-Indeedi And how
do you know?
Hungry Higgins-I know cause 1
always gets hungry at 12:9O.-Phila-
aelphia Pres.
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TAe VOIe. Of E1perisneo.

"A woman may get madas q hornet"
remarked the Observer Of Events and
Things; "but there Is one difference
q woman never sits down when She Il
mad, but I've had good reason to be-
ieve q hornet always dOes."-YonkerS
Statesman.
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About me Psoper Plant.

The pepper Plant-PiPer nigrum-
which produces the white and blsek
pepper Of commerce, e . climbing
Vine-lfl1e shrub, found growing wild in
the forests Of TraTaneore and the Nal
abar coast Of India. Pepper 10 sntire-
" tropical IN its requirements. The
white pepper Is the black pepper decor
4icated By maeeration and rubbing.
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PFeDRFafiona.

81 really think that father IL get
ting ready to run for congress" said
the bright girl.
There hasn't been anything about
Il in the newspapers"
mo. But he's cutting out all the
anecdotes about great men he can find,
and learning them by heart."-Wash-
lnRton Star.
The broad ax., 1903-05-02

$50, young man, you wish TO marry
my daughter. Aren't you making .
mistaken"
''NOt At al, sir. I've looked you up In
Bradstreet. Chicago American.
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Mrs. Peck-Here's an account Of .
man who had three wives, Henryi Now
what do you suppose they'll do with
him?
Mr.. Peck-Try him for lunaey, m
dear, I thOuld thinkl-Chicago Daily
News.
The broad ax., 1903-05-02

A niekel-in-ths-Slot X-ray machine
has beeninVented. The observer places
3 coin 81 the alot. moves . lever, puts
his hand, OF Whatever be Wiahes 60
examine, into . box without any Eides,
and looks down ct Il through . houres-
cent screen Uhish forms he Top ftha
~
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Time II kind 10 you" said I
''Oh, yes" responded she.
81 always meet him with . smile
And pass him cheerfuily."
Puck.
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ne Connection.

70 speak Of q duck OF a bonnet"
May seem rather meaningless; still
There's something in this, think upon IT.
A duck has q pretty big bill.
philadelphia Press.
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Old Inhabitant-I can remember
when hogs ran loose On Broadway.
Young InhAbitant-They ride on re
earn nOW.-Puek.
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WhIp-DO you believe there's good
luck IN hnding q horseshoef
Snadle-Yes. when you End e On tha
winning horse.-N. Y. Herald.
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sWhat's your hu1y7s
Il promised my husband I would
meet him At one o'eloek.S
~Bat as only tWO n0G.s-LllA
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Whes Pols Ara nlsealaFeL
& teaP0ts or coHeepota become Dis
'lored on the inside. boil n q strong
aiudou Of boTax Tor IS o. g Hinutea.
.lsx b GzcelleRt Cor. oloazEing dil-
M eiaH5ra q -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-11
LAND QUESTION IN OLD IRELAND

able proportions, which means, to
reach the average, some very tiny
farms, mere garden plots in perhaps
the majority of cases. Now add to this
the fact that those who have occupied
the land have not been allowed to own
it. The. whole of the Emerald isle was
originally farmed out in great estates.
The great landowners surely would not
sell when they SO clearly saw that the
only limit to renting values was the
difference between the gross annual
value of the farm and the cost of mere
subsistence on the part of the occu
piers. The Gladstone land bill of 1881
took from the landlords the privilege
of fixing the rents, and partially cured
the abuse. The present act goes fur
Their, indeed right to the root of the
matter, and aids the tenants in secur-
ing the fee to their lands. It will cost
England Some thing. 1t is estimated
that it will be matter of a sum just
under 100000 per annum. This, how
ever, will be partially compensated for
by the reduced cost of Irish administra-
ton, perhaps to the extent of quite
two-thirds of the cost. But peace, con-
tentnent and loyalty on the part of
the Irish people would more than re-
pay the entire cost if all had to come
out of the treasury without hope Of
being reimbursed
MAURICE CLIFTON
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-11

the first of these problems will grad
uallv find solution. 1t is even thought
by some observers that the passage of
this bill will pave the way for political
reform, the second of Ireland's prob
lens. What England desires most of
all, loyalty on the part of Erin, is al
ready practically assured, because of
the adherence to the measure OF the
Irish members as we'll as of its spon-
sors among the party at present in
power in England.
The land problem in Ireland was
very tersely stated when William
O'Brien said: ''Where the lands are
there are no people; where the people
are, there is no land" The farmers of
this country, with their broad acres,
will readily understand the situation,
at least in part, when it is stated that
there is on the average only five acres
under the pillow for each farmer $50
called) engaged in raising crops. But
there are some farms of really respect
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-11
Changes Wrought by Age.

In the body changes that take place
as we grow old, Metchnikoff and other
psychologists suppose that an impor-
tant part is taken by the phagocytes,
or devouring cells. Some years ago it
was made to appear that some of these
cells are color eaters, ana that they
whiten the hair by Selling the pigment
grains and conveying them into the
skin or out of the organism. On fur
Their study the theory has been evolved
that old age itself is due to phs gocytes
that destroy the nerve cells. The nerve
eating cells have been found in the
brains of many old people and cid NAM
mails, as well as in persons suffering
from nervous disease, but in no case
have they been known to reach such
developm to have so nearly
taken the place of the nerve cells-as
in the brain of a parroquet that died
at the great age Of 81, after some years
of feebleness and senility
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-11
Peaches Were Costly.

Bignon, who for years kept cele-
brated restaurant in Paris, died re-
Gently; and his friends are now tell
ing the following story about him:
One winter evening Count Paul Demi-
doff, distinguished Russian, entered
the restaurant and ordered a very
plain dinner. When the bill was
brought to him he looked over it
carefully and then summoned Big
non.
"How is this ?" he asked. 'You
charge me 80 francs for two
peaches"
"Yes, count" answered Bignon,
with low bow.
but are peaches SO rare, then?"
asked the count.
To this Bignon replied with the
most gracious smile: 'Tt is not
peaches that are rare, count, but
Demidoffs.''
The Russian smiled and paid. the
bill.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-11
King Alfonso and the Cigarette.

An amusing anecdote about the
young King of Spain is going the
rounds at Madrid. The king went one
evening to see the prince of Asturias,
who was in command of the palace
guards, and asked for cigarette.
This being forbidden, the prince re-
fused, saying: 'Your majesty, the
guard is not permitted to smoke"
Alfonso addressed himself to another
officer, and received similar reply.
he then walked to private and said
sharply, "Give me cigarette" The
soldier replied: 81 have no cigarettes,
but it you like to make one here are
paper and tobacco" Thereupon,
(says DalzieD his majesty turned to
the prince of the Asturias and re-
marked: "Well, L have found some
one who obeys his g."-London
Globe.