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The Columbus journal., 1904-06-01

"The Americanos know an" he said
through the Interpreter. SAY that It
has been the custom Of our fathers.
and We have followed It, but that We
have put 1t away from us. II any Of
our young men cut OF . head. from
this time, his head shall / take"
l assured him that I believed him.
but that l would keep an eye upon
Sumadar. Then I invited him and his
band to sit down with us to . feast.
They accepted greedily. and we Ill
sat down amicably, but watchfully, to
a feast Of canned goods. which the Al
zad0s seemed to take to - kindly n .
city h0usekeeper.
I doubt II the Cordilleras ever look
ed down upon such . mixed company
and such . banquet before. During
the meal I asked the p~residente Why
he had taken heads.
1T is the custom; the Anita (the
idols Of the Alxados) have ordered 1t.
It Is part Of our religion" he replied.
ASK him whom they are commend
ed to KILL" I sugegsted to the inter.
prefer.
Everybody" replied the presidente.
IAN strangers. Everybody il . stran-
ger who does not belong to tribe"
why do the young men always
keep the heads with them?" I asked.
looking toward the part Of the trail
where l mad seen the party throw the
objects into the long grass when they
first sighted NJ.
The Alzados looked uncomfortably
at one another when this was trans.
lated to them. Then the presidente
replied:
They carry them to show their
bravery. The young men cannot mar
~ until they have taken the head Of
q stranger"
rs it bravery to kill babes and old
women?" was retorted. I expected this
question would bother the old scoun.
drel, but it did not.
1T is as brave Is getting any head.
The warrior must 60 close to the bar
rio of the stranger to get the head Of
the child. He cannot lie in the forest
and wait until 1t comes to him. He
must seek 1t in the village. where he
may be- slain," replied the presidente.
as simply as If that question had been
discussed in the Affirmative in lyce-
I'M in his native barrio.
In reply to questions, he went on to
explain that the heads Of enemies
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Comes Back to Politics.

At the age Of 81 years Henry q.
Davis Of West Virginia has returned
to active politics and win be one Of
the delegates to the democratic ma
tional convention. 1t IL twenty years
since this veteran of democracy re-
tired from the United States senate,
after serving there for twelve years.
He began his political career the year
following the civil war by being elect
ed to the West Virginia assembly, and
began attending national democratic
conventions I'm 1868.
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IMethodieal John eriaht.

John Bright had q curious method
of guarding against any failure Of
memory OF language In his public
speeches. When he had to deliver .
speech of importance he wrote q sort
of essay on the subject and tore 1t up.
He then wrote another and treated It
in the same way. and finally q third.
In this way he considered that he had
not only exhausted his own thoughts
upon the matter in hand, but had
gained such q command over the
language in which 1t could be ex-
pressed that he could never be at .
loss for the right word.
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HAS NO USE FOR BACHELORS.
Joe Jefferson Reeounts with Pleasure
How He Hit One Of Them.

Joe Jefferson Recounts with Pleasure
How He Hit One Of Them.
One Of Joseph Jeferson's pet abomi-
nations is q bachelor. The venerable
actor believes in early marriages and
recently advised q group Of Yale
juniors to marry Is soon as ever they
could afford It. "Bachelors-why, I
have the utmost contempt for the
whole breed of them" he said. "The
older they grow the more conce:ted
they grow. I took one down . peg,
though, the other day. He was talk
ing about this woman he had known,
and that woman he had known, and
these women, 1t seemed. had married.
Why you,' ! said. are in danger Of
getting left. Why, don't you, too, get
married before 1t is too later Oh
said the bachelor, with q chuckle,
there r still plenty of good fish In
the sea- But the bait said I, isn't
there danger Of the bait becoming
stale?'"
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reached Tue ON the BuclOg river, at
the base of the Cordillera Central, and
here at 2 o'clock in the afternoon we
encountered a band of Alzados. We
sighted them at a distance, and saw
them drop something into the bushes
beside the trail as soon as they made
us out.
"They are throwing away heads"
observed Col. Villamor.
We were outnumbered, and had
sent back the horses with the pack
ers two days before, SO We were in .
fix, seemingly. The only resource was
to bluf the game through, so we stood
our ground.
The natives proved to be the presi-
dente of Sumadar, q barrio three days
march over the mountains, with a reti-
nue of as villainOus looking savages
as one would not care to meet alone.
The presidente looked even more
%villainous than his followers. He wore
his hair twisted about his head. All
of the members of the party were
nude save for gee-strings, and all were
tatto0ed, showing that they had taken
heads.
When we met, the p~residente rubbed
my palm solemnly with his nose, in
token of amity, and his followers did
likewise. I promptly brought up the
subject of head hunting. j.
The presidente of Sumadar at first
affected innocence, but when l insist
ed that I had proof against him he
dropped his bluf and took on q look
of onfroafv
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nomoREo BY A,s CHURCH.

Or. Henry Chosen moderator py pres
byterian ceneril Assembly.
Rev. DR.. James Addison Henry, who
vas elected moderator of the Presby-
terrain general assembly. In session
1T Buffalo. is q distinguished clergy
man who has published many ad-
dresses and sefmonl. He was born
October Is, 1885, at iCranbury. N. J..
where his father hal been pastor OF
the Presbyterian church thirty-seven
years, and was eduoAted in the Col
iege Of New Jersey tnow Princeton).
DR.. Henry has beef pastor of the
Princeton Presbyterian church at
Philadelphia since 1850, and has rep
resented the church in several PAN
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centers Of European Population.

London and Manchester are still,
disputing as to which is the greater
European center of population. Most
people would suppose that London
owns the title beyond peradventure.
Even II q draws q circle with q n
dunn OF thirty miles about Charing
Cross station one gets q population
of more than 6.OOO.0 900. n against
5,5O0.OO within q similar distance
from the Manchester exchange. But
p~rotracting a circle with a forty-mile
radius one gets . greater Manchester
that shows a population of more than
5000. 900 as against a greater London
Of only about 7.O0O,0O0
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DR.. william s. Evans. who died In
Clinton county, Missouri. the other
day. vas . preacher for tventy-three
years. then . physician for twenty.
seven years and again q minister for
t~wenty-nine years. Dr.. Evans was n
most Sc years old. He began to
preach the first time when he VA II
years old and did not commence his
medical studies until he vas 40. He
gave mp medicine In 1875 and had
been since then merely q heal
preacher.
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Ilexen still.

60VOb0 0Sbtos
His hair as Wtntry snow II white:
Her trembling steps are slow;
His eyeS have lost their merry light:
Her cheeks their rosy glow.
Her hair has not It's tints Of gold:
His voice no Joyous thrill;
And yet, though feeble, gray old.
They're faithful lovers Still.
They've had their share Of hopes and
Their share Of bliss and bale.
Since FIRST he whispered In her ears
A lovers lender tale. -
Full many q thorn amid the flowers
Has lain upoa their way:
They've had their dun November hour1.
As well ~ days Of May.
But frm and rue tnrough veal ana voc.
Through change Of time end 0cene.
Through winters gloom. through sum.
mer's glow.
Their faith and love have been;
Together hand In hand they pass
6erenely down Mfe's HIN.
In hopes grave In ~churchyafd naSa.
May hold them lovers sim.
-Aagdalene Rock. IN Heart Songs
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-01

The house on the farm Of John b.
Cormack. in Shelburne. Mass. Wa
built by Ira Arms in 1876. The con-
struction is of brick, single wall. Mr..
Arms would use nothing but the best
pine in finishing and discarded every
board having knots. In the parlOr.
which was the grand room OF the
house. four men worked q week carv.
ing the decorations.
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Al Knew What She Meant.

In q murder trial at Lancaster. No
states Attorney Smo0t asked q fe-
male witness some question about her
domestic Affairs. The witness resent.
ed the asking Of such q question, say
Ing: Il reckon q woman has a right
TO o 9 her own house." Mr.. Smoot
asked what she meant by that, where
upon Judge Shelton interposed: The
remark made by the witness is per
fectly clear, and I am confident the
Jury understands what she means.
They are all married men,"
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The stinaiess Bee.

Aptculturists have been experiment.
ing to determine whether a compsrs.
lively rare stingless bee that is a M.
I'VE to North and South America
could be bred to replace the common
honey bee. The former, according IN
the Investigators, n found to use no
wax In the construction Of the nests
and the honey stored by them IL great.
" inferior to that Of the common
honey bee. The domesticatioa of this
species. apparently, does not look ter
promising.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-01

: Auto boat racing is an expensive
sport. The boats cost from so. 1000 to
$4,000 each. II they cannot win
races they are not much use, as they
have no accommodations on board
AID are uncomfortable boats to be out
In, except in the smOOthest kind of
weather. To run them a pint of gas0-
line is issued for each horsepower IN
hour. A hundred horsepower motor
will use about twelve gallons an hour.
and gasoline is worth seven cents .
gallon.
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villamor. provincial secretary, who,
with his brother Bias. was the head
and front of the insurrectos until the
surrender in the preceding April. He
became my successor as Governor Of
Abra.l
Arthur p. Wright, formerly color
sergeant in the Rough Riders. was
another prominent member of the ex-
petition. He was an enthusiastic
~mineralogist. Others In the party
were w. w. Leggett, provincial SUI
pervisor; two pedagOgues from Bucay
and Pidigan, q sergeant and two SOL
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(From the New York sun.l

From the New York SUM-
How a small party of Americans
penetrated the land of the head-hunt-
ing Ig0rrotes Of northern Luzon and
how the handful of men constituting
the first expedition that ever entered
the land Of the head hunters and came
back again persuaded the savages to
give up that immemorial usage form
the subject OF the following story,
which is published here for the first
time. The adventure Is related by
w. H. C. Bowen, Thir-
teenth Infantry, U. 8. A., who com
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Nav Have Been Fumes Of Cider.

Col. John W. Vrooman, at q dinner
the other night. described the expe-
rience of . visitor to Herkimer who
had imbibed freely ON his way there.
He accosted one Of the citizens OF
the town and asked him some ques-
ton. The citizens leaned over and
got very close to the stranger.
why are you getting so a me?'
said the stranger.
Because this is Sunday; all the
saloons are closed, and your breath Is
mighty consoling."-New York Times.
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Jockeys Mind Il Wrecked.

Physicians are puzzled over the
case of Jockey Minder, who was in
jured in q fall from Rathskeller at
Churchill Downs ON May 10. He suf-
fered a severe wound in the head.
rendering him unconscious for several
days. He is now recovered, but his
mind has played q queer prank. He
is as q child Of 6, and recalls none of
the twelve years on the turf or the
six years before he first secured en-
plOyment as q stable boy. He wants
toys and can only be induced to take
medicine by the offer of . nickel.
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manded the expedition and was at
that time major of the Fifth United
States Infantry and Provisional Gov
ernor of the Province of Abra. Under
Gen. ]. Franklin Bell he had operated
against the Villam0r brothers. Bias
and Juan. and assisted in harassing
them and their mixed followers. in
GLIDING Alzados, Negritos. Tinguianes
and Ig0rrOtes, into surrender. After
the p~aciicati0n of the province he
served successfully in Batangas
against Malvar. the successor of Agui-
naldo. and against the insurrect0s in
the Cagayan valley. He was relieved
in May, 1903, and is now in charge Of
the United States recruiting station in
Buffalo.
"Adios, Americanos!" called out the
presidente of Bangued, with a cadence
of foreboding In his grave voice.
They will come back again never.
MORE" remarked the larger part of
the adult nocanos of The barrio, we
thought hopefully.
These were the farewells that
sounded in our ears on q pleasant
morning on Dec. rs. 1901, as we rode
forth from the capital Of Abra to visit
the wild tribes of the Alzados for the
purpose Of persuading them to give up
their immemorial practice Of head
hunting.
The Ilocanos were Christians, after
a queer fashion: the T~inguianes were
pagans, and the Alzados were savages
of the most ~ferocious type. The llo-
canos and Tinguianes had often been
visited by white men, and I had Wis
tied the chief pueblos and villages DUR
ing the summer, taking the flag and
IN escort, In order to administer the
oath of allegiance. But no white men
had ever explored the Land of the
Head Hunters. for 1t would have re-
quired a large force under Spanish
rule to brave these unterrified saw
ages In their mountain Businesses, and
besides there was nothing there to
tempt the cupidity Of u predeces-
sors.
I had made up my mind that there
could De no peace and prosperity for
the people of Abra, even under the
flag, while the head hunters were al
lowed to continue their peculiar prac-
tice u~nrebuked. To attempt to per-
suade them from it by moral suasion
was the reason for the expedition
that started forth from Bangued, as
stated above.
The smallness of the force, In view
of the serious nature of the errand.
was what excited the pessimism of
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-01

At the end of March there were, ex-
GLIDING warships, 1913 vessels under
construction In Great Britain. ~ COM
pared with AS . year ago. The gross
tonnage amounted to 9SS.664 tons,
against 974.686 in 1908. The tonnage
Of vessels under construction In the
United States ,on March 81 amounted
to 1885 too . decrease Of 155 ,105
tons from 1908: and in Germany 1884,
545 tons. . decrease Of 1851.
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Tame Ea0lG.

Nj. Damarin. county treasurer Of
Havana. q town in Illinois. has . pet
eagle. M that stays in the Court
house park without being Gagged. He
is at liberty to 90 when and where he
pleases. Mr.. Damarin feeds his pet
twice . day. He can 90 up to him
and stroke him. just rs he would .
ca. or dog. When there is any public
festival In Havana the eagle proves Q
great attraction.
This Is the history Of the bird: A
gentleman shot and crippled him last
autumn. and took him nome and kept
him until this spring. when his son
brought him to Havana and put him
In . squirrel case. But that was too
small. and he could not learn to ay.
as one Of his wings had been injured.
The county officers built . cage
about twelve feet square. and he was
kept in that cage for about six weeks.
A stump Of q tree was put in the cage.
and the eagle stayed ON that tree all
the time when not flying or walking
in the park. As eve the cage was
not large enough to let him hy, his
captOrs gave him his liberty. But the
bird will not leave. He eats fresh
beef, kidneys, or liver.-Chicag0 Inter
Ocean.
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An Extraordinary Horse.

An extraordinary incident occurred
during the races at Gatwick. England.
when Happy Bird was found fast
asleep at the end Of his run for . two
mile hurdle race. Efforts were made
to rouse him and he opened his eyes
for q second or two, but promptly re-
lapsed into slumber.
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Psrtrjdaes Eat Apple Buds.

A Maine man who sought to pro-
tect his apple trees shot q partridge
as it was preparing to leave its work
and opening the crop took out 284
fresh buds. This, he says. constituted
its meal and. IL this was the daily "a
ton. II would mean the destruction Of
almost 1000 buds weekly.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-01
Loan Was CostIv.

In 1872 q loan was made by the
state Of Connecticut from its school
fund to Samuel Perkins. The amount
was 81, 733. "a. and II was secured by .
mortgage on real estate situated in
Windham. Conn. A year later tho
principal vas reduced by the payment
Of $500. Since then the heirs have
paid interest on the balance amount
ing to sc, 4O1 IL. The whole has just
been settled and proceedings entered
to clear the title.
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Farmer Has Tanned Wolf.

Orrin WOrral, living three miles
south of Pawnee. Kan, has q civilized
wolf, which has been bred to . dog.
and is now the mother of six pups.
She will follow Mr. WOrral half way
to town nearly every day. and then
take to the woods and return home.
So long as Mr.. Worral IL In sight the
wolf will keep in the road, but as soon
rs he is gone she seeks the timber
and wends her way back h0me.-Ex-
change.
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fifty.Three Men, Women and Chill.
dren Slain While Asleep.
A report has been received at Ma
Mia from Camp Overton. ON the isl
and of MindanaO. dated May Is. stat
ing that a massacre had taken place
on May II. near MGlabang, on the
southern coast of MindanaO.
Fffty-three Filipino men. women and
children. the families of employees Of
the United States military govern
ment at Malabang. we're surprised at
midnight while asleep by the Datto
Ais and q band of MOrOs from the
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-01

A leading Russian tenor. SobinoR,
and . prominent lawyer Of Moscow.
named Aaklahon. have been enrolled
among the Russian army reserve. The
latter has already started for the
front.
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Calves GIFT to Charity.

Nine. Emma Calve has founded .
sanitarium for girls at Calbrieres,
near her residence at Aveyron, where
sixty young women in need Of pure
mir and attendance m received each
yo0I.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-01

Prince Nanzeta Montezuma, a wan
oerer and practically IN exile from
Aexico. Is travelling somewhere IN
me west He claims to be the only
llneei descendant Of the great Monte
yuma The prince Is described as a
man win delicate features, q striking
Hsce, OF polished manners and veil
read.
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Youthful "city Father"

Al z. Maui, the youngest member
of the Denver board Of aldermen Just
elected. was born In Chicago thirty
four years ago. He went to live in
Denver with his parents when but
four years old.
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YaIe,s Graduating Glass.

OF this years graduating class at
Yale numbering 313, 112 will 60 into
business, cighty-ive into law. twenty
four into medicine, twenty-five into
teaching, nine into the ministry and
tventy-sfx will do special work.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-01

Timber receipts ut Milwaukee BY
the way Of lake. during 1908. fen on
80 per cent. compared with 1902. and
railway receipts In the same district
increased. The timber must be hauled
each year . greater distance to reach
the lake ports, and the railroads are
securing the business BY loveKing
rates. (
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CANAL A WHITE ELEPHANT.

Hard to % Away With, Though IL
Usefulness % cone.
In . report recently rendered to the
governor Of New Jersey the famous
Morris canal II declared to have lost
its usefulness through railway compe-
tition. The canal company was inc0r-
porated in 1924 and built this water.
way soon afterward, from Phillips
burg on the Delaware river to Jersey
City, . distance Of 10e miles. A num-
Der Of reservoirs were constructed.
some Of which are now surrounded by
valuable estates. The state has .
right to take the canal In 1874. It WAS
leased In 1871 to the Lehigh Valley
Railroad company, which has since
operated Il. The commissioners re
port that even ere the property In
perfect condition 1t could not be op-
Grated ut q profit. II stands in the
way Of needed public improvements.
but its abandonment involves the nm
targling Of . complication Of interests,
including those Of the stockholders Of
the canal company. the lessee railroad
company. the state. the municipalities
along the route. the hndholders about
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Ace Of Sierra Nevadas.

The age of the Sierra Nevada noun
tains, the youngest Of the American
ranges. is estimated at 100000 years
by Prof. Lawson Of the University
of California.
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I~ntemiaenee Of Horses.

B~road-headed horses are the clever
est. In cavalry regiments 1t has been
noticed that horses with broad fore
heads learn their drill more rapidly
than the others.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-01

Owing to the unusual snowfall last
winter. muck anxiety regarding ava
lanches was felt in Switzerland dur
iag April. but no serious accidents
happeoed
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In every part Of the earth. The
British lion" Of the West ranks
equally in fame and importance with
the Korean tiger Of the East. the two
preserving . balance Of power. As
can be seen by their location ON
either side Of the man.
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the reservoirs and the people having
contracts for important water rights.
While the abandonment is assured. 1t
will involve more trouble and delay
than did the original construction Of
the canal.
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pet ooa c.vse Of Accident.

While Mrs. Charles Hearn Of Rich
mond. Mass, was leading her dog BY
q string near her home the animal in
playfulness ran about her In q circle.
drawing the rope about her feet.
causing her q fall which resulted In
a broken arm.
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italian small coin no longer circu-
late In France, having all been re-
turned to Italy some years back. since
when It has been demonetized IN
France.
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o U NOT BE n

Dr.. Day Rejects Honor rendered BY
Methodist Conference.
The Rev. DR.. J. r. Day. whose elec-
ton as bishop by the Methodist con
ference at Los Angeles followed IN
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COMMANDS At PORT ARTHUR.

Gen. 0eoeseel One Of the Foremost Of
Russian Soldiers.
Gen. Stoessel is the commander OF
the beleaguered Port Arthur garrison
and has been in supreme control
since Viceroy Alexie6 departed for
Mukden some weeks ago. Gen. StOes-
sci distinguished himself In the Turk
ish war, having fought at Plevna and
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- sc-.rke Pass, and he also served
in the Turkestan campaigns. He is
held in high esteem by the oficials at
st. Petersburg, and, it is said. was
first sent east at the special request
of Alexieff. Gen. Stoessel is about IS
years Of age. is of sanguine DISPOSE
ton and is possessed of q rugged con.
stitutiOn.
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nane,na IN TIE cood Old Timea

A Foxcroft, Me-. man has dug out .
batch OF old ball Invitations received
BY IN ancestor In the 800. In each
case the dancing began at p. m. but
that does not mean that they also
went home earlier In the good old
times.
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attack On him by the Los angeles
Examiner. created q sensation in the
conference by resigning the honor.
Dr.. Day has been chancellor Of SYRIA
u university since 1894.
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Has Killed 1000 Channels.
The Austrian emperor recently shot
his two-thousandth ehamois. It has
been stuffed and set up in the Hot.
burg.
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the natives, who gathered to see us
start. They had an idea, and express
ed it freely. that 1t would require a
regiment, with one or two rapid-ire
guns, to penetrate the land of the
head hunters and argue with them sue
cessfully.
I thought otherwise. Those with
me were not SO confident, but were
willing T.. take the chances.
The EXPEDITION included Col. Juan
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v0h0eo 0An1010 Are PJenetS0.
At one Of the hotels 1t Port An
tonic. Jam, great lunches Of bananas
arc hung about the vefandas. free %
IN the guests.
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he heazt q . OFeealaAd whale -
Aynsa Il diaMsteE.
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Aocut one@third Of the weight Of an
eGg II solid nutriment