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THREE KILLED Nv A WRECK.
Freight Trains In Collision Through q
Mistake In Signals.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. I5.-Through n mis-
take in the signals. one OF the worst freight
wrecks that have occurred here for years
took place early this morning on the main
line OF the Pennsylvania Railroad about
half mile above Radnor station. Three
men we're killed and half dozen others
injured Scores OF freight cars were on
the tracks and ninety-ton locomotive was
completely demolished,
About 2 clock this morning a broken
axle on car of westbound freight halted
that train near the water tank between
Radnor and st. Davids. Shortly afterward
an eastbound freight approached and was
stopped near the spot. The two trains
had not been standing long when another
heavy castbound freight drawn by one of
the big ninety-t ton locomotive came speed
ing toward them. The big train hit those
sta ndinG in its way at almost full speed
The engineer, seeing that a crash was
inevitable, reversed his lever and he and
the fireman leaped from the cab. Both
were injured by their fall On the last
train were only two btx cars and on one
of these a braEeI an WIS sitting He was
thrown off under the wheels cf the cars
and killed Two tramps who were stealing
ride on the train we're also killed. on
the forward train many Of the crew were
also badly injured and were hurried to
hospitals in the city.
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STRENGTH IN FOOD
womans Work Made Easy by strength
and Health.

A widow writes when began to Use
Grape-Nuts I had 80 much trouble with
NV stomach and was very nervous aud as
make my living by really hard work L
needed all the strength possible for have
two boys to support.
Il began eating Grape-Nuts simply to
try the food, but soon noticed that my
trouble was going and my nervousness
was much less, so | continued to use Grape
Nuts food, with the result that am now
entirely cured Grape-Nuts always agreed
with me and when I work the hardest il
seems to me enjoy them and need them
the most. They satisfy me better and
seem to do mo more good than meat
"Ny younger boy, who inherits weak
constitution from his father, who died of
consumption, has been greatly benefited
by Grape-Nuts. He makes his breakfast
Of Grape Nuts and milk, and the result OF
this diet has been that his stomach s much
stronger and hs appetite increased and
altogether he IL like another boy
IL notice this about Grape-Nuts that
when I eat them and 20 away TO worl,
they seem TO stay by me and sustain n,e
better during the day ,han anything else
! eat" Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich.
Send to the Co for particulars by mail
Of extension Of time on the 81, 10000 cooks
contest for 1856 money prizes.-Adp.
The sun., 1903-08-16
THRONG LISTENS FOLK.
st. Louis Prosecutor Talks on Civic COrrup-
tiOn at Palmyra, MO.

PALMYRA. Mo, Aug. l5.-Joseph Wineate
Folk, Circuit Attorney Of st. Louis, was
The principal attraction at the Confederate
reunion here to-day. and delivered an
address on Good Government" For miles
around people came TO hear him, and they
will go home again entirely satisfied with
this fighter Of municipal vice
Mr.. Folk In his address, referred to tho
gallant fight made by the Confederate
soldiers. who, though they had taken up
hopeless cause, fought on, none the loss
valiantly. This brous ht out the old-time
Con ederate yell. Then he launched into
state of affairs found when tho st. Louis in
vestigation was first begun, revealing that
the thieves did not swoop down on the city
and take it by wholesale, but that trusted
ones plundered the city and people who
had honored them with honorable positions
year alter year.
aThe people are responsible for the
remedying OF civil evils" said Mr.. Folk,
"for in becoming a member of society
each person inrurs q certain obligation,
the obligation OF selecting honest and
capable heads to care for municipal mat
ters."
Mr.. Folk said there ia no politics in cor
ruption, but there is corruption in politics.
Some think we should not hunt FOR vice, :"
said Mr.. Folk. "but l do not believe In wait
ing until il becomes 40 fragrant as TO be a
stencil in the, nostrils OF decency before
taking action
At the conclusion of his address Mr.
Folk was the centre OF handshalting throng z
which announced that they were with him
IN his war against corruption.
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l.. Y. BELL FAVORS KERMIS.


SARATOGA, Aug. 15.-After the race to-
day Louis V. Bell, from whom Edward R.
Thomas bought Hermis for S60,Oo0. said;
"If the race for tho Saratoga Champion
Stakes could be run over tomorrow under
the same conditions, with Rice riding Her
mis-, instead of Odom, I'd bet S50,0Oo Herni'
would beat Irish Lad each colt carrying
weight for age, as he did to-day Rice
knows Hermis and likes him and Hermis
likes Rice
AS soon as Odom struck the colt the first
blow with the whip at the head OF the
stretch, Hermis stopped. He will do the
best he knows how without punishment
He needs hand and heel riding only, l
believe he is to-day the fastest Morse IN !
the country with the possible exception oil
Waterboy.'
Ooom again rebellsd against the Thomas
Shields combir alton to-Gay;, lie insisted
call on his services did not include the rla-
ing of the horses of the combI alton
Thomas 4 Shields's Duke Of Kendall was
entered in the first race and Od0m was
posted as the Jockey He refused TO ride
and Duke of Kendall was scratched
After the race. Shields's cohtrac' WIN
Odom was submitted to the s.ewar6s,
q they ruled that the boy must rN'e Lor
he combined stables i h '-elore
arrangement wi h J W. Roger.' h Whitley
trainer, to ride IRISH I.Pd il h hampton
made two weeks arc, hal % De cancelIed'
and Re f-rn had h mount. c-,,-
The Chicago crowd went down on oaVaope
heavy IN the Champion, Charlie cafes
betting $1,000 OH the Drake colt. George
Wheellock bet S. 900 on iermi5 in that race
while ,luality's money. to the atnouh' o,
o,or COZ OOO ,,as rlaced or Irish ad But
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SCHOOL FOR UPLIFTgRS.
Special Courses at Columbia for Settlement
Workers.

The authorities OF Columbia University
are planning to thrust bit into the mouth
OF the rampant sociologist. 1t is the opinion
| OF many members of the faculties of phil
osophy and political science that there are
too many persons of both sexes whose
desires to improve the condition OF the
"other half" are running wild.
A committee has accordingly beer
formed to add new line Of work to the
curriculum and to pave the way tor more
reasonable cooperation between the uni
versity and institutions for social better
ment such as the University Settlement
the Educational Alliance, the Hudson Guilo
and the Young Mems Christian Associ ton
The committee ia composed Of Prof Sehg-
man, who acts as chairman; Profs. Giddings
Woodbridge and Felix Adler. Dr. John B.
Elliott, president of the Union Of Settle
ment Workers; Dean Gill ana Mrs. Herbert
Parsons Of Barnard, DR.. Garfield the UNI
versity librarian; Profs. McMurry ana
Brown of Teachers College and the Iheo-
logical Seminary, and Mr.. Richards, the
new secretary of Earl Hall.
Prof Seligman will state in detail, IN the
September number of the Coum0'd tni-
rersity Quarterly, the measures which MS
committee is about to adopt. He says;
in the first place, the university VIII
offer a number of courses OF special vaA1e
TO workers in the settlements and 10 SUI
dents who intend to become settlement
workers Among these courses VIII ne one
on the great social leaders and thinkers OF
the past and present. The second course Oh
lectures ought to deal with the current
social problems OF great city. A course
is proposed on the methods ana aims OF
settlement work. The special need ior
preparation felt by workers in clubs ana
manual training classes in the settlements
will be met by a series OF normal ana techhi-
cal courses designed especially LOT theni.
at is the intention of the commiltee 70
give all these courses at such times ana
places as NAV be most convenient TO all
concerned. and to draw lecturers. not only
from the teaching force Of the university,
but also from among the leaders ana resi-
dents of the settlements and such outsiders
as can be expected by virute OF their knowi-
edge and their experience o render aluable
assistance. II IL also hoped that II Will be
possible to arrange these courses in such
q way that some of them at least can be
counted bv Columbia students toward
their degrees.
"The second chief function of the com
mittee will he to act as a medium OF COM
munication between the settlements and
the students 1t will recommend to the
settlements such students al are qualified
to enter upon the work. II will supervise
the various felowships and scholarships
that are granted in the settlements. so FAR
as the incumbents desire or are Obligatt
to pursue their studies at Columbia, and
1t will endeevor to increase the number
of such fellows and scholars. II will or
ganize the student body and arrange for
stated meetings between them and tho
of the settlements"
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LAND FRAUDS EXTENSIVE.
Commissioner Jones Says Inquiry Will BE
Long and Tedious.

WAsHINGToN, Aug l5.-.Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs Jones, in discussing the reve-
lstions made by Special Agent Brosious OF
the Indian Rights Association, with regard
to the extensive frauds in the Indian Ter
ritory, in which, ii is alleged, members OF
the Dawes Commission and officials of the
Depart ment of Justice are involved, made
the emphatic statement that it is impossible
for any Government official connected with
a company dealing in Indian lands to be
impartial and fair in his decisions. Mr..
Jones said:
Il consider il the height Of bad taste for
any officer of the Government. and particu-
larly OF the Commission, TO be connected
in any way with any company dealing in
Indian lands and titles From the state
inents made by Special Agent Brosious,
consider that thorough and exhaustive
Investigation of the situation is absolutely
necessary.
From what I know Of the conditions it
will be long and tedious inquiry, and the
wrong shown may he extensive, as can be
seen from the fact that about "a, 900 600 acres
of land and about 100000 Indians are under
the jurisdiction of the Dawes Commission,
and the officials of the Department Of Justice
in the Territory
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MINNESOTA BANK CRASHES.
Four DO Down Because OF DefalcatiOn-
Head Of Another Missing.

Four DO Down Because OF q DefalcatlOn--
Head Of Another Missing.
DULUTH, Mimi. Aug. l5,-The alleged en-
bezzlement of S45, 900 of the funds OF the
Commercial Banking Company, for which
f. E. johnson, a trusted clerk OF the bank,
is under arrest, has brought about the fail
ure of the Merchants Bank OF Duluth,
which closed its doors after yesterdays 8
business President Smith, in a statement
issued late yesterday. said that the failure
was due to a run on the bank resulting from
the closing Of the Commercial Banking Com
panys institution. He said that he could not
anticipate the extent OF the Withdrawals,
and closed to protect all depositorS IA much
as possible. This is the fourth bank to s,ls-
pend business AZ q result of the alleged EN-
bezzlement.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug, 15.--George S.
Branerd, head of the G. 5. Brainerd Lum-
Der Company OF Minneapolis, and with his
brother. B. A. Brainerd, owner of the Far
mers and Merchants Bank at Montgomery
in this State, has been missing for several
days under circumstances which are the
cause of much anxiety and alarm among
his friends. The bank at Montgomery Is
closed, with b. S. Brainerd, who is cashier
out of the city, and IL is feared that it will
not be able 70 open again. The deposits
have been running from $4,000 to $50 900
and the liabilities are estimated AZ sl50.OO0.
Cashier Brainerd, who IL also intereste I'd
in the lumber company, Is in Minneapolis
assisting in the search for his missing
brother, but the greatest energy upon the
part of himself and others has failed tC
develop any important information.
The sun., 1903-08-16
BULLET IN LTpPMAN'S HEAD.
Sis:e. Hears Vc was Murdered in Honduras
A Contradiction.

Conflicting stories have been received
from Honduras regarding the death near
Port Tela Of Martin Lippman Of this city,
Miss Julia Lippnan Of II East Ninety
fifth street, sister of the dead man, who
returned recently from visit to him. Is
more convinced than ever that he was
murdered, as was stated in the dispatches
a few days ago.
Miss Lippman has received letter IRON
Phillip s. Elliott, United States consular
agent at Tela, telling OF the finding of the
body. He seems positive that Lippman
was the victim of foul play.
Elliott writes that when Lippman wns
missed, a searching party started at mid
night IN find him. On account Of darknes9,
however, the search was abandoned until
the next day.
Lippman's body was found not far from
La Esperanza, where his banana plantation
are. The consular agent writes that IN
the back of the dead mans head was
hole made by a .3S-Calibre bullet. Appai-
emily robbery was not the motive OF the
crime, for Lippman's gold watch and money
were still in his pockets. An unfinished
letter to his sister in this city was also
found
The body was buried at Tea and cannot
be brought here for five years. according
to the laws of Honduras.
Carlos c. Bolet, formerly OF this city and
now a planter at Tela, writes to his brother
here scouting the theory OF murder: He
saws that he was one of those who found
Lippman's body and that the only wound
was at the throat. 1t looked as If it had
! been made by a rat or some other animal.
There was no blood on the body. He eN-
presses the opinion that the cause OF death
was apoplexy.
Miss tippman. who notified the State
Department at Washington of her brother s
death, has received a letter from acting
Secretary LOomis. who SAYS that the coun-
trys Representative in Honduras will be
instructed 10 make an immediate investi-
CATION. Two arrests have already been
made.
Martin Lppman was "a years old. He
| went to Honduras last January to engage
| in the fruit raising business.
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FAREWELL DINNER TO moor.
Given by Of'ccrs Of the General stan Corps
81 the Country GIub.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-An elaborate
farewell dinner was given Secretary Root
tonight by the officers of the General
Staff Corps at the Country Club. The
dining room Of the club was decorated
with flags and bunting. and over the end
Of the table, where the SECRETARY. Of War
sat, was the handsome flag of the Secretary
Of War.
The following were the guests present.
Secretary Root, Assistant Secretary Sanger.
Secretary Wilson, posmrstcr- General
Payne, Secretary Cortolyol, Lieut.. Gen.
Young, Major-Gen Corbin, Major-Gc n
ChaiSee. Brig items, A. h. Bates, O'Reilly
Humphrey, Gillespie, Hawkins, Carter,
Bliss and Randolph; Coils Barry, Mackenzie,
Crowder, Hall, tIdg ry,Alexander, Edwards
Mills, MordrcE!; l.ieUt -Cola. Karr, Greene,
Goethals, irons, Macomb, Beach and Refer;
Capts. Alvord, D'clnlan, haie. Muir, Ram
say, Mcintyre, Cloman, Pershing, Mencher.
March, II nan, Rhodes. Reeve and Gala CHER;
Judge Nlgoon, Mr.. Scofield and Mr. Chance.
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DIED.

BRowN.--At Springfield. Mass Aug Is, after
brief Illness. Capt. Austin n. Brown. -Four
Unitcd States Infantry,
Funeral from Springfield armory at P. VI
Monday. Aug. II.
BURT.-At Warwick. ". Y. Aug, "a. 1908, Jar
daughter OF the late GrinpeIl and Jane
Duzcr Burt
Funeral service at Christ Church, Warwick, o.
Sunday, Aug. 10. nj 30 p. NJ.
COOLEY AT Wcstchcsrsr. y. Y. on Aug, Is. 10,
James Calvin Cooley, formerly of the ~
United States Cavalry.
Funeral services wi, ne hcli al 81 Peters Chur'I
West Jester n. Y, Tuesday, Any. Is. a, e..
p. NJ. \. Y. " II II Il, Il. trAln lea
l2sth ST, and Third av. for WcStchcStcr .
AS p, NJ.
GRAND ARMY or THE REPUBLIc, nEPARrMf
or NEW YoRK The members OF George Wa
tngton Post. No. 1903. will assemble al 81 Pct
Church, West C.l"stcr, New York city, Oh IL
day afternoon. Aug II, at a quarter pas
o'clock, 10 attend the funeral o. our late GO
rads James c, Cooley. by order
J. LANGpo% WARD, Commando.
WARREN N. HsALr. Adiutant
DUMNERs-on friday, Aug. -, 1909, al Ros"'
y. T., Alice Pearcc Dumrncr Only dauga
Of Samuel Il. and Bessie PcarCr Dim'ncr, OF
ndiaugnlar OF tnc late Nathna.cl Pea
OF Maryland
Fuacra! services At 81. IoSrphS Church rose
Monday. Aug. II. At IN A, NJ Intern
private al Greenwood.
GALLAGHER. AT New Brighton staten l''ah
on Friday morning, hng' H. l"J Lo.
woodruff infant daughter OF MI ana u
George Gallagher,
Funeral services Hnd interinert pnFatc'
GOTTIIEB, Died at 2 \, v Aue ~ nos.
Fischer Go,tlIcb, vito Of IN" TAT" En'an VI
GottlaIb aged SS years 10 months
Funeral from her late residence I" CIV ""n
Al 10 \. NJ Monday the l'ih' inferno
private
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HORSE FRIGHTENED BY AFRO.
Contractor DennenblttO Thrown From
His Wagon and Injured.

PouGHKEEPsIE, Aug. 10 Joseph Dennen-
Ditto. a New York contractor, who is IN
charge Of the work of building the Italian
Garden at Capt Zabriski's, at Annandalo,
WIS badly injured at Tivoli this even
ing through his horse becoming frightened
at an automobile.
His left leg was broken, his ankle sprained
and 1t is feared that he suffered internal
injuries. as he was thrown violently to the
road. - ~,
In the machine were Mr.. ard Mrs Z, W.
Van Blarcom and Mr.. and Mrs. Whitfield
of New York.
The sun., 1903-08-16
The weather.

Fair weather continued over the greater part Of
the country yesterday; showers and thunder storms
occurred In Virginia, Georgia and the Carolnas
on the coast Of Texas and In Kansas, Iowa. Minno-
sofa " lsconsln and Illinois.
The showers In the central States were due 70
the formation of an OF low pressure over Iowa.
moving northeaStward with Increasing energy
The pressure was high over the Lake regions
Middle Atlantic and New England Svat"s. keeping
the weather cool and comfortable. The tempera
ture was generally higher In the States west OF
the Allegheny Mountains,
In this city the day was fair and slightly warmer:
the humidity averaged 0I por cent; wind fresh
northrrly. shifting TO southerly; barometer, cor
rected TO read TO sea level at A. NJ. 30.i3. p, NJ
9Ol2
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Movements OF Naval Vessels.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l5.-The Marcellus
has sailed from Baltimore for Frenchman r
Bay; the Prairie from Boston for Oyster
Bay. and the Mont gomery and Gloucester
from Montevideo for Bahia, via Santos
The Pacific squadron. consisting Of the
New York, Marblehead, Remington, Con
% d and Fortune, has arrived at Bremen
ton, where the New York is to undergo
repairs. The Decatur ard Standish hav"
arrived at Oyster Bay and the Sterling n
Rockland. The Dolphin sailed from New.
port for Oyster Bay.
The sun., 1903-08-16
WON'T TAKE PARkS'S ORDERS.
Pittsburg Iron Workers Don't see Why
They should strike.

PITrsBURG, Aug. l5-Sam Parks Of New
York has threatened to call all tho struc-
tural iron workers Of the country out on a
sympathy strike. Secretary Bennett of
the local union said:
Il am expecting orders for our men to
70 on a sympathy strike. AS the fight In
New York Is between the housesmiths and
the Iron League and as none OF the concerns
with which we have agreements are MEM
bers of the league, 7 do not see why we
should be dragged into it. Our men will
raise $50 to morrow afternoon, each MEM
ber having assessed himself so cents volun-
tarily to aid the strikers In New York
The sun., 1903-08-16
PHILIPPINE REDEMPTION FUNH
VIII BE Aided by SeiKnorase Coming From
New Coinage.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.--In regard to the
purchases of silver for the special Philip
pine coinage which have been going on
for some time, Director Of the Mint Roberts
said to-day.
We have bought o,7ll ,5O8.9s ounces Of
bullion, for which we have paid IS, 145, ,762. 50.
The Philippine peso contains three and a
half more grains than our silver dollar.
or an amount OF bullion worth slightly
less than AZ cents. Its currency value on
the new 32 to l basis will be so cents,
leaving margin OF profit in the shape of
seignorage which will go far toward
solving the redemption fund problem,
which for so long troubled the Senate
finanCiers"
The sun., 1903-08-16

WASHINGTON FORECAST FOR DAY AND MORROW
For eastern New York and NsD Jersey. partly
cloudy to-day. probably shouers: fdr tomorrow.
,payrer IN interior: pordbie nnds
For the District OF Columbia. Maryland and
eastern Pennsylvania. partly cloudy to-day,
probably showers: fair and warmer tomorrow.
fresh east to southeast winds.
For New England. gene rally fair TO day and TO .
MORROW: warmer tomorrow In northwest portion:
variable winds, mostly light south.
For western Sew York. showers to-dayi fair
tomorrow light Srcsh cast winds.
The sun., 1903-08-16
5000 BARRIERS REGISTER.
Those who Won't May BE Fined S2s or
Sent to Jail.

The registration Of BARRIERS, which had
been going on in this borough and Brooklyn
since July IL. ended yesterday. The total
registration is nearly IL. 900 and all but about
5000 cards have been distributed For
practising as barber without registering
and getting a card, there is a penalty OF
s25 fine or imprisonment for from ten day-
tothree months. State Inspectors are to see
that the law is obeyed
The sun., 1903-08-16
wert,nxhouse Gets B,s Canadian Contract

P1TTsBuRG, Aug. l5.-The Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Company has
secured the contract from the Peterborough
(Canada) Hydraulic Power Company TO
build an immense plant on the 0tonaLee
River The energy will he used by the
Peterborough Mills and the American
Cereal Company. The contract was secure d
in spite of the fact that 20 per cent. duty
must be paid the Dominion Government.
The sun., 1903-08-16
70 Investigate ". y. Mineral Springs.

WASHINGTON, Aug i5,-The origin and
chemical relations of the various springs
of mineral water in the State Of New York
will be the subject of investigation by
F. H. Weeks Of the Geological s irvey,
and his report will be issued as one of
series of water supply papers published by
the survey.
The sun., 1903-08-16
Peoria 10 Enforce an OH Curf.w Law.

PEORIA, H., Aug l5.--Mayor Woodruff
has decided to enforce the curfew ordinance
which has been on the books of Peoria
for fifty years. Beginning Monday, all
children 4nder lS must be- on the street
by o'clock in the evening, Many parents
petitioned Mr.. Woodruff to enforce the law.
The sun., 1903-08-16
Theodore Roosevelt Wants to Enlist

DALLAS. Tex, May l5-Ihcodore Roose-
vet, an Austrian, made application to-day
for enlistment in the navy. He disavows
any relationship with the President. First
Lieut.. Gillon lelegraphed the Navy De-
plrtment at Washington for special pcr-
mission TO enlist Roosevelt, not being
nA,ive-bRn American, as the rules re-
auire.
The sun., 1903-08-16
JOTTiNGS ARoJ'T TOWN.

The childrsns Fairgrounds In tho new De witt
Clinton Park wero officially opened yesterday
afternoon.
The sun., 1903-08-16
Is~TI.tS"y S"ylapN.

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.sch""'S "' '''' - xmuts
AspIRANTS COACHED and placed IN JAzo
r,.e,s 80 w. natlc NtIrn SIAN. Professional w@r
league iOS West i5th ~
The sun., 1903-08-16

The temperature ysatsriay. as recorded by the
osclal thermometer Is showa In the ann Ned table:
The Lamar register., 1903-01-21
suPERsTiTious AS A NATION.
Americans Lead the World In Hoodoo
and Luck Beiiefs.

I'VE talk about the superstitions OF
the savages." said a gentleman at the
Raleigh. but II there are any people
as superstitious as the Americans l
doE't know 1t. l was talking on that
subject over at the capitol day or
two ago to a group Of senators and
every. senator pulled out lucky piece
from his pocket. They carry every
thing. from potato or horse chest
nut for rheumatism, to Chinese coin.
l was talking with very prominent
man a short time ago, who was insist
ing that the American people were not
sUperstitious. Let me see the con-
tents of your pocket said. Why
are you carrying that?' asked, when
spied big copper cent of the coin
age of half a century ago. That is OF
the year in which was born, he said,
and gypsy told me once If carried
cent of the year in which l was
born would never be without money.
That was good many years ago. and
/ carried that cent two or three years
before I tumbled to the point. -
Washington Post.