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her mother, Mrs Caroline Erwin, are visiting at Harley B. Warmers.
 New neighbors at the George .Bost- wick place.
 Mrs Lida Wooster has rented her house, furnished, to the family of MT and Mrs Cogan
 Rev G. l.. Shaeffer is engaged to hold service in the chapel every Sun day afternoon for one year.. He deliv- CTS excellent sermons, and it is to be hoped there may be A vefy large at tef1dafsce:
 Garlick & Son bought the grass on the Joel Beach Wheeler farm and hir- ed Charles Jackson to assist in getting it.
 William Freeman boards at Hehry Jackson's and wUfks for John B. fbpe.
 Mrs David Wheeler of ''Maple View" alse Miss Julia Blakeley of Bristol, were recent guests of Mrs M. s. Atwood.
 5. W. Buckingham has Bonae 20 head Of cattle faaihg at Preston Hill: Mrs Margaret s. Atwood is soon to reside in Southbury Street, having pir- chased the Dea Sherman Futile place. We feel 10th to part with her as a neighbor:
 Mir and Mrs William L. Smith, also Robert White of this place, attended the 10th Anniversary of MT Smiths parents, MT and Mrs Frederick b. Smith, of Seymour.
 A pretty little daughter recently arrived at the pleasant home of MT and Mrs George Smith of Buck Hill. Henry Jackson is at work for George Smith, farming. David B. Wheeler has been shing- ling for B. B. Treat of Oxford. Barney Cogan and family of Bridge port are occupying Mrs Lida Woster s place for a few weeks. Mrs Wooster and daughter are with Mrs Truman Wheeler.
 Mir and Mrs Albert OlesOn and little son are spending a few days with his l father.
 MT and Mrs T. s. Ferguson are the happy parents of another son, born July 12.
 c. N. Curtiss of Bridgeport is spend ing couple of weeks in town attend ing to the harvest ting of his hay.
 Mrs s. A. Noe is with her daughter, Mrs F. P. Stowe.
 c. N. Wells has been to Montreal, Can, on a business trip recently.
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WATERTOWN.
aUERNsEYTOwN JOTT1NGs.

GUERNSEYTOWN JOTTINGS.
 Mrs E. w. Barber, son and daughter of Athens, N. Y., Miss Maria Barber of West Hartford, MT and Mrs James Hunt and Mrs Harriet Hunt of Water bury were guests at E. T. Barber's, last week.
 The funeral of Joel HungerfOrd was largely attended from his late resi- dence, June 27.
 The Guernseytown Social Union and their friends, numbering nearly 200, gathered at the pleasant home of K. T. Barber, July 4, for their annual pie nic. After all had partaken of a boun- tiful feast the company was called to order. They were addressed by the Rev H. N. Cunningham, Rev T. B. Buckley of Waterbury, Rev MT Tolles
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quite ill with stomach trouble. Dr Green is attending her.
 Miss Annie Morris of Derby has been speAding two weeks with her uneles, John and William Morris.
 Mrs Samuel Warner, who has been visiting friends, has returned to Ox- ford.
 John Pierce, Jr., who has lucrative position at Bridgeport, spent Sunday with his.patents in Pennsylvania dis triet.
 Frank Metcalf, with his sang of woodmen, has noved his steafn saw mill farther into the woods on the itracSof timber at Bates Rock where he is Converting an immense tract of forest into ties and plank.
 c. K. Osbdfne is grading afoun Mi ESteeleS new Bafn oh MaiH Street. . MH George Brewer and children fave feturned From | visit with her tsrents In CrefhweH:
 MT Preston and family from New Haven visited at Mrs Charles Stone s:
 At the Regular meeting of Bu14et HAl dnp, M. w. A.; John Dooley was adopted as a member, after which a social hour was enjoyed with rgffesh- fnents. &etghbors Martin and Allen from Woodbury were present with others.
 Mrs Thomas Sullivan, who was quite sick, is able to be out again: HULL $ HILL BRIEFS. MT and Mrs William Wheeler spent the FourthIat Bennett's Bridge. O.. Johnson has sold several Wor- eester Buckeye mowers and rakes.
 Dr and Mrs 0. B. Nettleton of Derby, spent the week of the Fourth at c. B. Johnson's. Bennett Wheeler and family are i visiting at H. Booths.
 MT and Mrs Albert Olsen of Bethel spent Sunday with his parents.
 John Roswell is very sick at his daughters. Dr Green is attending him.
 Christian Christensen is nearl J through having.
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H. G. Clark, the Zoar butcher, has
 recently purchased i've fine fat steers of s. G. Lockwood of Wilton. MT
 Clark has purchased five more head,
 which will be delivered to htm in tile near future.
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BRIDGEWATER.
A FOURTH OF JULY GATHERING.

A very pleasant Fourth of July gath ering was held at the home of MT and Elmer Frost. MT and Mrs Horace AL len and family, MT and Mrs William Kinney and family, MT and Mrs Gran dison Northrop and family, MT and Mrs Amos Northrop, MT and Mrs Charles Northrop, Miss Shannon, MT and Mrs John Ford, Miss Etta M. Young, MT land Mrs Frank Frost of
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Strength and Sfg0f come ef good feed, duly aigeSted. "Force," q ready t9Herve wheat End barley fodd1 adds n0 burden, but sustains, noafishes idyiporateS;
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s. A. Barnum paid a visit, last
 week, to his grandson, pr c. B. Blackz man, at New Milford. It was his first visit since the great fire of year ago.
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James Edwards and daughter, May from Shelton Were gaests, last week Thursday, of MT and Mrs Arthur BeardSley.
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SOUTHFORD.
LOCALS OF INTEREST.

Mrs Lida Wooster and daughter, Miss Lena, are spending some days with her aunt, Mrs Truman E. Wheel CT of Wheelertown.
 Mrs George B. Garliek was in Water bury, last Thursday.
 Mrs Burr Futile of SOuthbury and
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Mrs William Cullens and Miss An nie Calvin of Bridgeport were guests, Friday,.of Mrs John Calvin.
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Remember we have a complete line of ladies' and gents Oxford ties in pat ent leather and Vici kid at clearing out prices.-[Sandy Hook Shee etofe.
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As remedv for biliousness and con- stipation G. N. Clark's Vegetable Liv- CT Pills stand without rival. They are sold by druggists. See adv.
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MT and Mrs H. w. Plumb and daughters have gone to Lake Wara maug for a sojourn of few days.
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prevent a fair attendance at the sec ond of the series of sermons on "Pil- grim $ Progress" The discourse was tnterspersed with singing of appropri- ate verses by the choir, adding fresh- ness and variety to the service.
 Next Sunday, the pastor will preach at 1O:45 a. m. on Justification by Faith" Atl3 m., Sunday school. At 6:@ p. rh., the Epworth League ser vice. topic "Stfong Men and Strong Womenlthe Nations Hope" At 7:30, the pastor will give the third of the series on Pilgrim $ Progress, the special topic being "Hew ChristiaH Got Rid of His Burden"
 koxbury people will not forget eae eiitertainfnent on Thursday evening, July B, in the Town hall, under the auspices of the Epworth League. Re- served seats 35c. Regular admission 25e Children under F, 45c. A promi- neat clefgyman, who has been pas tor in large cities and who attended this concert in 6 country town recent iy, is reported to have said that it was finest church entertainment he had ever seen. Tickets for sale at the Methodist parsonage and by officers of the League. The moving pictures and illustrated songs used by this con- pany-The Alonzo Hatch Electro Photo Musical Compaiy-are of a quality rarely presented and the audi ence promises to be large! Archibald Wilkinson spent the Fourth and Sunday at Henry Hurl- burts'. His wife and son intend to spend the summer there. The Young Mems club gave dance in the Town hall on Friday evening. A cool evening was enjoyed by all. Miss Minerva Pope, after a two
 weeks stay in town, has returned to | New York.
 Mrs Ward and little girl, also Mrs
 Hubbard, are boarding at Mrs Wal ter Booths.
 Ell. Leavenworth has nearly finish
 ed having.
 N. H. Hurlburt is marketing fine
 crop of red, yellow and black rasp- l berries.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. K. w. Groves sig- nature is on each box. 25c.
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MT and Mrs w. H. Hoy of Bridgeport were guests, last week, of MT and Mrs I. B. Harris.
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QUAKER'S FARMS.

RURAL MAIL DELIVERY RECORDS. Number of pieces of mail handled
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Mrs s. B. Camp has been spehding a few days in Waterbury and Thomas. tOh.
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Bert Wheeler captured three pound bass in the HousatOnic river
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.

NEWS OF 1NTRHST.
 Frank Beman has deeh recent guest at w. o. BartOw'S.
 Byron Crane of Danbury passed Sunday with his parents, MT and Mrs George Crane. Mrs Edward H. Miller has been the recent guest of her mother, Mrs Orpha J. Ferry.
 Howard Behn passed Sunday with his uncle, Edward Miller.
 MT and Mrs E. c. Bevans are en- toying few weeks sojourn at their cottage on Fairfield Beach.
 Master Willis Barlow has returned after a few days visit with his aunt, Mrs Robert McBath.
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I,B. Harris has sold his handsome bay colt to H. w. Wright.
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Miss Bridget Keating of Passaic, N. J., has been at home for the past two weeks visiting her parents, MT and Mrs John Keating,' on Cemetery ave-
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near the Lee place, one day last week.
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Miss Susie Smith has resigned her position with the Fabric Fire Hose Co. and returned this week to her old home in Warwick, N. Y.
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The Misses Julia and Agnes Delurey, of 65 Main street, Danbury, are visit ing their grandparents MT and Mrs Michael Keenan, of Newtown.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-08
The Nonpareil Man.
Casually Observed.


that showed that easily the Senator dc the situation
popuze the
0 a few
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man with skunk under his Every boy long po
trouble
Pitug that the the right
notwithstanding
critic. Brooklyn agreed
lett out Of the Murphy home seems that when was hit
the pig squealed
St .t SIS 5 o o o o . s#sk
Ms
ssser book hnos died at Wato"n asylum Having
another &C.
valuable changes in the scenery in the vicinity
o. z..a4st f5Es4a#s
When Tom Reed said that this country canned freedom the
he @ sB s en s m s s the 5
the stun inside was the real thing =. @@=s@@
number people have POEMS publications
IN print % @ ONE that me in
was Paul. q
who "s Int TO a a c faass aj 5est 1 san fun
49, a ses..-, ~ s
"
Another had his possession the story of the unpleasant fate Of Mrs
#@sl. Perkins .1
Excessively partial to ghekns >z#~+. ~s 6
Against ntl all IL advice advice s''''
picked internal workins
hroes Of ss:..S-f =
poet who lived in St Peter .z5.s,e.-
throwing his thought into ~. s-.}
- ! hen a Z 4 j.
-.f%.* aloud fromth
presidents
a wenk
.~astn s.. Rsmarkn sa1a s4z:
BE-. s.z.g
.:- - And tried to round up the Aurora liz
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-08
Chinese Indemnity Trouble.
here is something. Of a breeze a

There Is something or a breeze at Pc
king In the international financial commits
sion because the financial agent Of our
government sent to the commission sill
yer bond for the United States pro rata of
the Chinese indemnity payment, to be
signed by the Chinese representatives, in
stead of a gold bond like the other pow
ers. The latter claim that our govern
ment Is breaking the concert and MAX
ing a concession to China to modify the
hardship of indemnity payment after
agreeing to abide by the terms of the
protocol. Secretary Hay affirms that the
bond is in accordance with the terms of
the protocol, and our government
has not changed its policy, which
favored the adjustment of the annual in
dennity payments on silver basis. It
is true that article 6 of the protocol says:
ION May 90, 1901. an Imperial edict
was issued consenting to the payment OF
an indemnity to- the various powers to the
total sum of haikwan taels 100000. 900.
The interest on this sum will be at A per
cent; payments to be divided into thirty
nine instalments. The principal and In
terest on each iistaimentsis tuE be9 III 9o1d
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-08
LITERARY NOTES

The Philadelphia; Times says: Games
Weber Linn, who wrote 1.-THE Chameleon
a novel. very lately published by Mcclure,
Phillips & Co., is a member Of the faculty
Of the University Of Chicago. Some con-
slider it likely that he has satirized our
educational system to his peril since in
Murdoch, who makes q gift Of 100000 900 to
Calfax university and then undertakes to
dictate it's policy, making over history,
economics and the sciences to- suit his own
ends, they detect the looming figure of
Mr.. Rockefeller. Mr.. Linn, with the as
ssistance of his publishers, attempts to
make out an alibi, and declares that in the
original draft Of the story the Millionaire
picklemaker was an entirely different per-
SON.. The public, however, do not care
very much what he was originally. The
fact remains that he is now the type of
a man who Is pretty well known in con-
nection with the management Of several
large American universities. More's the
pity =; sGGGs 49, = =.
|. The London Mail says: 1--WE notice that
among recent sales of books a first edition
OF Robinson Crusoe' fetched E223, of
Guy Mannering' ESQ., Of Poems and Bal
lads by A.. G., Swinburne Els los. Mr..
Klpling's original. Indian editions (1SS8) of
Soldiers Three, etc, in five volumes were
rated at 81 Is only, Mr.. Lang's 'Aucassin
and Nicolete' at G2, and Stevenson's
'Child's Garden of Verses at e2 As. Such
are the eccentricities Of the book market
Christendon is the name Of new
weekly paper to- be started in Chicago
under the editorship Of Smaller Matthews
It is to deal with religious, political ant
sociological. subjects. Among the asso.
ciated editors will be Dr.. Gunsaulus
president Of Armour Institute Of Tech.
nology; DR.; William Douglas Mackenzie
Of Chicago Theological Seminary, author
Of South Africa, Its History, Heroes anC
Wars, Christianity and Progress O.
Man." ETC.; DR.. Charles NJ. Stuart, pro
lessor in Garrett Biblical Institute, North
western University; Professor H. L. WI.
lett, dean. of the Disciples Divinit,
House. Chicago ] r. Slater, formerly O.
the Standard and Rev. j. M. Campbell
formerly Of the American Weekly.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-08
THE TARTAR QUEUE
Youths COMPANION,

Herbert Allen Giles, in "China and. the
Chinese" says that there are strange mis-
Conceptions as TO the meaning of thes Chit
nese queue, which has really been worn
by that nation for only about $50 years.
Is 1t was imposed by the Manchu Tartars,
the present rulers Of China, as a badge OF
conquest. Previous to- 1914 the Chinese
clothed. themselves and dressed theirs hair
like the modern Japanese: that Is, like
the Japanese who still wear what is in.
correctly known as the beautiful native
dress of JAPAN AS matter OF fact.
the Japanese borrowed their dress, as well
as. their literature, philosophy and early
art, from the Chinese. The Japanese dress
is that of the Ming. period in China-136S
to 1914. ...l =
But where did the Manchu Tartars get
the queue? They depended, as a race,
almost for their existence upon the horse.
The accepted theory is that, out Of graf
itude and respect for Ibis. noble ally; the
Tartar, so far as he could, took on him
self the equine form, and grew a queue
in imitation of a horses TAIL This some
what grotesque theory might fall to the
ground, save that it is supported by strilk-
ing evidence. E..
+ Official coats, as seen In China at the
present day, are made with peculiar
sleeves, shaped like a horses legs and
ending in an unmistakable hoof, cover
ing the hand, which are known as "horse-
shoe sleeves" Encased therein, a China
mans arms look much like a horses fore
legs. The tail completes the picture. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-08
Agricultural Statistics.

In a communication published to-day
Mr.. James Arnold, Of Vesta, Mimi. draws
the constitution of the United States on
Representative Shepard's bill to provide
for agricultural statistics. That argument
would apply just as we'll to the taking of
the census, state or national. Some in
dividuals always cause disturbance when
the census *enumerator appears. He asks
questions that many don't like to answer.
Sometimes. they answer untruthfully;
sometimes they refuse to answer and get
into serious trouble, but as rule the
people cheerfully comply with the gov
ernments requests for information.
AS a matter Of fact, the collection OF
data for statistics is, far from being an
unreasonable search or seizure. Mr.. Ar
mold thinks T h u IN l has confused
corporate and private privileges in ,argu-
ing that agricultural statistics will require
nothing more Of the farmer than is already
required Of banks and insurance com.
panies. TIL e J ourn a I simply holds
that correct agricultural statistics woul6
be benefit to the state. Certainly the
truth can do no more harm than the
guessed statistics we get now. We dc
not understand that the Individual farmer
is to be required to disclose to the public
his individual business statistics, whereas
the individual corporation is. There will
simply be sums of production for certain
political divisions and the state as 9
whole. OF course, the assessor will know
but he comes near to knowing now. Any;
way, he is a neighbor, and would know By
the evidence Of his eyes and common re
port just about what volume Of bushes.
his neighbors were doing. A farmer cam
hide his acres, conceal his cattle, cover vi
| his barns or keep the countryside from
knowing how much wheat he threshed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-08
Important Municipal Election.

Among the municipal elections of yes
terday and Monday In the larger cities
of the country there were at least four OF
national Importance, those in Cleveland,
Chicago, Toledo and Cincinnati. To the
person who has come to be nonpartizan
in municipal affairs the results will prob
ably be satisfactory In all except Cincin-
natl. ss
In Cincinnati the fight was between the
machine republican ticket and a citizens
ticket. The machine won in an avalanche
of votes. There seems to be no hope of
redeeming that city from the unscrupul-
Gus rule Of Boss Cox. Judging from the
size Of the majority. the democratic ma
chinists probably lined up with the re-
publican boss instead Of with the opposi-
ton.
In Toledo Golden Rule" Jones was for
the fourth time elected mayor and it was
his third election as an Independent, sim
ply placed in nomination by petition. His
popularity shows how possible it is for
strong. men occasionally to overcome all
the strength of organization and partizan
bias. The people of Toledo believe In
Mr.. Jones and mission having him for
mayor, regardless Of the fact that he
wears no party label. They wisely refuse
to apply political divisions based on ma
tional questions to local politics.
In Chicago and Cleveland the street
railway problem was the absorbing ques-
ton. In both cities both parties took
advanced ground; though Harrison and
Tom Johnson, the democratic candidates
for mayor in Chicago and Cleveland, re-
spectively should probably have credit for
setting the pace. They both stand for I'LL
innate public ownership of urban trac-
ton systems and Johnson stands for a
3-cent fare pending public ownership. In
both Cleveland and Chicago there was
much disregard of party lines. A large
portion Of the electorate voted for the
man it thought reflected its views on
municipal problems. This fact is de-
cidedly encouraging. Municipal campaigns
ought to be fought out on such lines in
stead of the tariff Or the money issue or
the Philippines problem. The city polit-
ical boss will not amount to much when
people arrive at that stage of wisdom.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-08
David Bennett Hill attacked President

David Bennett Hill attacked President
Roosevelt yesterday in an argument be-
fore the court as counsel for the franchise
corporations in the action to resist taxa
ton under the special franchise tax law,
the passage of which was secured by
Roosevelt while governor of New York.
He said the law was ''the product of haste,
fickleness and undue ,clamor.' In reply
to which the attorney general said that
"if the former governor had done nothing
else than take the initiative steps which
will place those enormous values in such
relation to the tax law that they will bear
their share with the owners Of cottages,
business enterprises and other property
now the subject of taxation, he would
have deserved the promotion with which
he has been rewarded" The president
is not likely to suffer much from an attack
of that kind 4 a.-., 1-.s.. ,.-1 .-.'G r
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-08
a HUSBANDS MISTAKE
+, Detroit News Tribune.

s : 90 :. Detroit NeWs-Trlbune. p q
A gentleman had been invited to an
evening party. He wanted. to 60 but his
wife declared that she had no gown suit
able for the occasion, and asked him to
send regrets to their hostess. The; man
went down to, his office and penned this
facetious note of declination: 81
s'We regret that your kind invitation
must be declined for all the conventional
reasons, but the real reason is that half
the family has nothing to wear. My
wife's latest dress is over three weeks
old and her hat is twelve hours out Of
date. You will appreciate the hopeless
ness Of the occasion and excuse u.s.
He thought this pretty good, and he
determined to write note to his, wife
ALSO explaining that he would not be at
home for an early dinner, as she had asked
him. He said in this note: -: ~
Il have declined your invitation because
I am going out to another evening party
where the guests are not expected to, wear
fine Clothes Sorry T won't be there to
kiss you goodnight e
And then the foolish man careIessly
sent his wife's note to the hostess and the
hostess note to his wife.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-08
LOW STUDDED ISLANDS
BOSTON Glnh

we frequently hear of those lovely little
groups of islands in the southern. seas.
They are described as, earthly paradises.
Some Of them sit :unoccupied, and might
well be coveted by one-1dea people who
would like to see some hobby enthroned.
But on reflection "a prudent American
would prefer to live q, little farther above
water The. Society group, which came
near being washed overheard recently,
were barely twenty feet above the water,
SO that those of the inhabitants that were
saved managed to keep alive by climbing
ito the tops of trees. and where the. trees
did not prove tall enough the perchers
were swept into the sea. In the great gale
some eighty of the Society islands were
thus devastated, and in all over j 900 in
habitants found watery graves. The
United States has some island possessions
in the southern seas. and it is sometimes
suggested that we might plant our civil
ization and our flag there There is no
question but that many Of these island
gems are paradises, but 1t would be better
tosroost higher. The land is too low, even
to plant the flag. Life is too precious to
wake, up some morning and find ones self
missing, and tidal waves and volcanoes
have become very fmpudent Of late.