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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1905-02-22
RPPeRSON'S MILL.

EPPGRSON'S MILL.
The farmers of this vicinity are
doing nothing but build fires,
feed and eat up what they have.
A. HUM, of Columbia, was
here Tuesday buying cattle.
Robt. Hudson bought two nice
young cattle of j. N. Conover at
q cents a pound.
B. O. Hurt has purchased the
Green Roy farm of VIM. A. Roy
for $3.50. Mr.. Hurt will build a
nice residence in the Spring.
j. H. Stephens, our enterpris-
ing merchant, has bought an en-
CINE, boiler and new saw rig,
a grist mill outfit and threshing
machine. Mr.. Stephens will be
ready for trade in that line in a
short time.
Profs. Hindman Womack and
Otis Stapp are conducting a sing
ing class at Stapp's chool-house.
Mrs. E. E. Epperson, Mrs.
Ethel Powell and Leonard Mont
gomery are on the sick list.
Miss Lena Powell, who is teach
ing at Rainfall, IS getting along
nicely with her school. Her pa
irons are well pleased with her
work.
Mr.. Elmore Bryant was here
last week selling books.
Uncle Jim Order, who fell dur
ing the sleet and broke the small
bone of his forearm, was able to
be in his accustomed seat at
Sunday-shool Sunday.
The Sunday-school at White
Oak is progressing nicely with A.
j. Combest, Superintendent. S.
A. Epperson and Miss Mae Ep-
person are the teachers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Jones have
taken a young boy to raise. The
little fellow is very obedient and
industrious. He seems to be we'll
pleased with his new home. The
name of the young man is Joe
Stone, age 70 years.
Aunt Charlotte Epperson is a
remarkable strong, healthy and
Industrious old lady for one of
her age, being in her 88th year.
She does her own cooking and
house-work, and will allow no one
to assist her.
Mr.. Sparks, who bought the J.
H. Dice farm is an enterprising
young farmer. Mr.. Sparks
brother, who lives with him has
estimable family, and we are
glad that they came into our
midst.
The News is a welcome visitor
here every Wednesday. Every
one likes the change. We could
not get along without the paper.
The February Woman's Home Com
panion is packed with good things from
cover to cover. A unique feature is
double-page drawing showing "How
Uncle Sam is Spending Hundreds of
Millions of Dollars to Make Washington
the Most Beautiful Capital in the
World Other features are s'Ice
Yachting The New Sport for Women"
and international Sunday-School In
vasion of Holy Land 1t includes
stories by Louis Tracy, G. T. Evans,
Madge L AFFORD and Frederick Smith.
Mrs. Lincoln gives her twelve favorite
receipts. There are helpful articles on
valentine parties, new ideas in fashions
for men and women, and number of
contributions from women on Glow I
Earned My Own Support" Published
by the Crowell Publishing Company,
Springfield, Ohio; one dollar year; ten
cents copy.
VpTINL,lu UUnnD0N
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1905-02-22

The Republicans of Chicago
have nominated John Maynard
Harlan, for Mayor of that city.
The nominee is a son of Justice
Harlan, of the Supreme Court
and is a Kentucky bred gentle
man.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1905-02-22

The negro, James Persall, was
convicted. at Lexington, of GRIM
inal assault and the penalty fixed
at death.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1905-02-22
CHEAP RATESSOTTHWEST
Southern Missouri, Arkansas,
Louisiana and Texas.
Homeseekers' Opportunities.

Here's your chance, Verv low
one-way and round trip rates
Southwest this winter-about half
the regular fare, twice a month
nearby dates are, Dec. Is, 1904,
May 5, to Sept. 2 and Is.
1904. Coed time to visit South
east Missouri, Arkansas, LOUIS
lana or Texas and pick out loca-
ton.
Round trip tickets permit stop
over on the going trip, return linn
it 81 days. Write and tell Us your
starting point and where you
TO go. We will tell j.. exactlyo
what your ticket will cost. one.
way or round trip; we will zee
that your baggage is checked. aud
that you are comfortably located
on the right train. Write. for cur
illustrated descriptive literature.
maps, lists of real estate agents
and let N help you find better
home in the country along the
Cotton Belt Route.
Write to-day to
L. O. Schaffer; T. p. A..
Cotton Belt Route, Chit, o.
r. ". La Beaums. @. r. 81. A.,
Cotton Belt Route. st. Louh. No.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE.
Adair Circuit Court of Kentucky
Russell & Co., Plaintiff

|
By virtue of Judgment and Order
of Sale of Adair Circuit Court, render
ed at the January Term, thereof, 1905,
in the above cause for the sum of Five
hundred and seventy nine dollars and
ten cents and $35. 80, costs herein,
shall proceed to offer for sale at the
Courthouse door in Columbia, KY, to
the highest bidder, at public auction,
on Monday the 9Th day of March 1905,
at One o'clock P. M. or thereabout
(being County Court, upon credit of
Three and Six months, Equal insallt-
ments, the following described property,
to-wit One right hand II x Is Self Con-
tanned Engine with Boiler. Engine No.
10353 and all fixtures thereto belonging.
Said Engine and Boiler is located on
Buffers fork of Sulphur. For the pur-
chase price, the purchaser, with ap-
prove surety or securities, must execute
Bond, bearing legal interest from the
day of sale until paid, and having the
force and effect of Judgment. Bid
ders will be prepared to comply prompt
ly with these terms.
L. B. HURT, Master Com'r.
Montgomery & Montgomery, Att VS..
CREDYXILLE
j. A. Diddle was in Columbia
Friday night.
Mrs. Julia Baker will leave in
a short time to visit her daught-
er, Mrs. Mills, at Liletown.
Tuesday morning of last week
was the coolest time during the
winter. It registered 20 degrees
below zero.
Judge H. c.. Baker stopped
over Sunday night at the Wilmore
Hotel on his return from Tomp-
kinsville.
j. M. Wilson. one of our best
citizens, has been confined with
grip.
Mr.. Esco Reece, of Jamestown,
spent last week here mixing with
friends.
Hon. Gordon Montgomery, of
Columbia, was here one day last
week looking after insurance.
Mr.. Stuart Kinnaird and wife,
of Red Lick, stopped over with
the family of 10 Hunter Tuesday
night on their return from Co.
lumbia.
There was no preaching in our
town last Sunday on account of
bad weather.
Miss Ada Wilmore is spending
a few days with her sister, Mrs.
H. A. Walker, at Columbia this
week.
Mabel and Nell Hindman, have
been on the sick list for several
days
Miss Pearl Hindman visited
friends and relatives in Columbia
several days ago.
: All the students of the L. w.
/. School, of Columbia, from this
place, spent Saturday and Sunday
at home.
C. O. Moss spent last Wednes-
day at Weed transacting business
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O4AAAS VIVIAN = AV2 ~ OOAAOA
for c. w. Sparks, who is confin-
ed to his room with dropsy.
Several of our citizens attended
the sale of the late Shelby Tarter
last Thursday and report sales
good.
Mrs. Polly Gupton. of East
Fork, spent several days of last
week visiting relatives at this
place.
We are glad to note that DR..
w. w. Bingham, of Pickett, who
has been in a critical condition
for quite a while is considered to
be improving at this time.
Geo. T. Flowers, of Columbia,
is spending a few days with rela-
tives and friends at this place.
Amos and Howard Keltner, two
good citizens, of this section,
have sold their property and will
leave with their families for Cal
ifOrnia with a view of making it
their home.
Mrs. w. L. Grady, who has
been confined to her room with
measles is improving at this time.
Mrs. Mahala Suits, of Pickett,
died on the 10Th with a complica-
ton of diseases. She was in her
87th year, and a christian in the
truest sense. She was the moth
er our County Clerk, T. R. Suits
and the well-known lumber and
stave dealers, Jack and George
Suits.
The families of j. J. and 10
Hunter have about recovered
from measles.
R. L. Davis, of Portland, and
chatham Browning, Of Midtown,
were here last Saturday.
j. M. Carmen, of Edmonton,
passed through here last Satur-
day enroute to Columbia to see
his son.
j. D. Walker, of Columbia, was
here Saturday and rented his
Caldwell property for $500 for
this year.
Mrs Laura Allen, of Columbia,
is at the bedside of her sister,
Mrs. j. j. Hunter.
Mr.. Jas. Dickson is in a very
critical condition.
G.. E. Nell, and wife visited at
Nell Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Witt, clothing man, of
Knoxville, and John D. Lowe,
shoe man, of Columbia, was with
our merchants last Saturday.
Smith & Nell sold to N. w.
Hambrick & Son, of Georgetown,
45 sheep and 80 cattle for 81, 167,
and sold on the Louisville market
81 cattle for $8l6.
At the residence of the brides
father, Miss Maggie Kemp will be
married to Mr. Samuel Reece, of
Jamestown, on the 23nd Rev.
j. H. Nicholson will perform the
ceremony. The br de is the ac-
complished daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Squire Kemp, of this COM
munity, while the groom, as we
understand, is one Of Russell
counties popular young men.
This community extends con-
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woman Who saw Washington.

Without a tooth In her mouth and
scarcely q hair on her head. Susrc
johnson. a negress. who says she Is
l120 years old. is resting in the mat
ron's quarters before resuming her
journey from Virginia to California,
where she says she is to be married
for the seventh time. says an Omaha
dispatch. Aunt Susan" as she styles
herself. came from Philadelphia, hav-
ing purchased a ticket there to Los
Angeles. When she arrived in Omaha
she found she had lost 1t. She reported
the loss to an official and was sent to
police headquarters.
The old negress declares she was
born on the Nuckels plantation, near
Warrentown. Virginia, in 1856. Il was
dere when George Washington was
President" declared the old woman.
.and l seed him many times"
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CHAPTER XII.
just Five Minutes Too Late.

Smithers' intelligence causes a grit
ting of teeth on the part Of his audit
or. The possibility OF such a fate
ovsrtaking Jessie Cameron is quite
enough to unnerye him.
a diabolicai way of striking blow
fos liberty We could not sanction IL
in our countries, Smithers. But that
is not to the point The question is
how to save the girls. AS 10 the men.
I have no interest in their lives. They
caa take pot luck
Your promise. Mr.. Travers7"
81 had not forgotten. That ties my
hands so far as informing the author
itiss Is concerned
Good.
ION my part would say bad for
now YOU and must save those girls.
TN determined on that. even though
! have 20 start upon the doomed train
myself,
1--WE must plan quickly. then. sir
How so? Is there something more
you have not told me2e
you see the day is declining"
"Yes-yes."
"And this train will leave Havana
al about nightfall. understand"
But such move is contrary to the
usual rules governing railroad travel
in these parts. All trains run by day
light. 50 that the danger NAV be less
marked"
jus, so. and the rebels knowing
this will not be on the lookout. II Is
supposed. and the extra train. or spe-
cfal. can go on unmolested.
"Ah. l see. Quite a clever piece of
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think of no gositiye improvement In
connection with the idea so clearly
suggested By the keen-sighted agent,
and which appears TO quite cover the
ground.
How much time have we to make
reaeyF he asks.
smithers consults his ehronometer.
II Is now quarter to five-the
train is appointed TO leave at six-tbir-
~" he says.
An hour and three-quarters Ample
time 10 accomplish wonders, my dear
fellow. I've seen occasions when the
worid was apparently turned topsy-
turvy in far less
= don't doubt it. You fellows in
the Wild West live fast. | know
something about it myself. sir
You've seen our country, them
THAT is a fact, sir
Been in the Colorado mines
looked on a Texas ranch, perhaps?'
Never shall forget it"
And possibly visited some of our
Spanish American cities down near
the border of Mexico-Santa Fe. for
instance"
Again | admit the soft impeach-
ment, returns Smithers. little un-
easily. as If he realizes what Jack is
driving at
.Aht"
That is all Travers says, but there
Is a world of significance In his man.
ner OF uttering the one word. He nm
derstauds now that It must have been
while In the New Mexican capital this
English agent met Lola. The rela-
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Tired. nervous and irritable. tho
mother is unfit To care for her chill
dren, and hereondition ruins the child's
disposition and reacts upon herself.
The mother should not be blamed. as
she no doubt is suffering with back
ache. headache. bearing down pains or
displacement making life burden.
Lydia +. pinkhamfs Vegetable Com
pound is the unfailing cure for this
condition. Ii strengthens the female
organs and permanently cures all dis
placements and irregularities.
Such testimony as the following
should convince women of its value:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham
I" Iwanf TO tell you how much good Lydia r.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has dons ms.
| suffered for eight years with ovarian
froub,ss | was nervous. tired and ir-
ritable. and II did not seesn though eousd
stand IL any longer, A. had Eve children to
care for Lydia 4. Pinkhamis Vegetable
COMPOUND was recommended and 1t has en-
tirsly cured me, ! cannot thank you enough
for your letter Of adfice and for what Lydia
r. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound has done
for me Mrs. Pm. Hoffman, 100 Iiimrod
Street. Brooklyn. n. "
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick women
free. Address. Lynn. Mass.
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RAILWAY RATES.
Advantages Possessed by Americans in
Our Low Rates.

Compilations made from foreign and
domestic statistics SHOW a freight rate
on English roads OF nearly cents per
mineral fon-mile The actual figures
are i-9a cents. A ton.mile of merchan-
disc or live stock costs ? ~. and on all
commodities an average OF 2.Se.
Against these the figures for the
United States are startlingly small. be-
ing o.5s cent. On German roads II Is
I.s2 cents: on French, i.55, Austrian,
1.iC. and Hungarian. i.Ses
Englaud's passenger rates per mile
on the same classes as cited for the
United States were cents. Germany's
3.s cents. For their average days
wages workmen can travel as follows:
American. Sc miles. British. IS: Ger
man. 80; French. 40. Belgian. 36:
Italian. IS and East Indian. 2l
ON American roads locomotive engi-
neers average 81 day; English. si.62:
Belgian. sloi. American fremcn get
s2.es: British. 81 cents; Belgian. ~
ces,s. Railroad laboreTs In the United
States get from TWO TO four times as
much as iaborers on foreign roads.
Forty per cent. of the gross earnings
Of American railroads goes TO labor.
while only twenty-five per cent. goes
TO capital
In England labor gets twenty-seven
per cent. capital thirty eight per cent:
In Germany the division is equal
In the last fuur years American roads
paid sS74 GOO goo for cars. engines, etc.
The roads were capitalized al sI2.7s2.-
s06. .02s tnow $4,000. .000 .00ol. on the
basis. u 1893. es sGl .3es per mile. Eng
iish roads thar year stood for s27T.47i
per mite. German roads for sIoI. .T2s.
French for sia2.a5s. Russian for s7s.-
ess. Austrian Slio.s75. Belgian siGT,-
sas.
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Gen. sherman as a eenefae,or.

Helen Sherman Griffith. niece Of
ten. Sherman. says her uncle was
cry fond OF attending the theater.
He also objected strongly along with
tie rest of us lesser mortals who dare
ri express our real thoughts. To has-
81 bibulons, selfish men stumble and
Bush over our knees 10 get Oct be-
faeen the acts. One ex@ning a young
"a IN with the clothes and voice of a
ntleman began - crowd his way
sa the aisle from the end Of row
Fee which Gen. Sherman vas sitting.
Il beg a thousand pardons, Gen-
raj" he said. as he reached my
uncle. '.but may get by you?"
Yes" said my uncle. cooily. as he
frightened his knees behind tie
ynung man, IF yon don't come back. I"
The General enjoyed the rest OF the
play in peace and received the heart
felt II unspoken thanks Of every one
in the row---Omaha World Herald.
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Followers Of coun, Tois.oi.

Not long ago the Vienna newspa-
pers were speaking of a Hungarian
doctor Of philosophy who had become
penetrated with Toistoi's ideas and
lad apprenticed himself TO a Buda-
pest shoemaker. says the New York
World. Now a Bulgarian doctor of
philosophy. Lubekoff. who has passed
his examinations at the University of
sofia "cum laude." and was engaged
as professor of Latin. has become a
bootblack at a street corner In Soda.
His customers come, because they
wish to have their boots polished By a
DOCTOR
Lubekoff does not forget that he is
a Toistoist apd impresses on his Gus
toners the virtue OF lowly labor and
the happiness which II brings. He
has actually succeeded in founding
several little colonies Of Tolstoists in
SOFIA.
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BzQNRE. !Jonly
Ie.lTNVV\Nf N.rGZxE AZzR27M
Copyright. 1877. By r Tennyson Neals
CHAPTER xi-continued.
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CHAPTER xi-continued.
Wait: you may change your mind,
Senior Jack says the agent. deiib-
erately
Suppose Robiado. bent upon such
q dangerous mission. should fall into
the hands OF the enemy. They would
perhaps feed him to the wild beasts,
II you have any such in the Cuban
chaparrai. and possibly the dashing
Colonel Spencer would share his fate.
but can see no reason why ! should
mourn under such conditions.
Unfortunately ii Is not such clear
sailing. The senor intends taking his
daughters with him upon the expedi-
ton
''Monstrous, The old wretch II
must not be allowed" cries Jack.
You are powerless TO prevent IL
He has a design behind 1t all, and
hopes by the presence of the girls to
avoid suspicion very sAIswd old
fellow. this Roblado, and as csheulat-
Ing and cold-blooded as yol fad
them. But, Senor Jack, taat is not
ALL"
The deuce. you say Still worse
coming, Well. am prepared for IT,
Fire away"
Remember, this is in confidence.
You must swear that through you not
a whisper of 4, shall ever reach the
ears OF the authorities
"Oh. give you my solemn prom
ise. And what | say ! always do; you
know that" replies Travers.
Il learned that II was the senor 8
intention to take train from Havana
that would bring him In the vicinity
Of Gomez main camp.
well. | have 1t on pretty good an.
thority that the rebels intend 10 dyna-
mite that train. and the chances are
that not soul on board will escape
to tell the story"
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CHRONIC ERYSIpELAS
Cured BY Or. Williams Pink Ptiia,
Although Whole Body WAS
AFFECTED

Ervsipelas or St. Anthonyss FIRE in .
most uncomfortable disease ON account
Of the burning. the pain and the dis
dGurement II Is also very grave dis
order, attended always by the danger Of
involving vital organs In its spread.
The case which follows will be read
with great interest by all sufferers - il
affected the whole. body. and refused to
yield 70 the remedies prescribed by the
physician employed. Mrs Ida A. Col
bath, who was the victim Of the attack.
residing at No. 10 Winter street. New
buryport. Mass. sars.
In June OF 1908 / WAS taken i'll with
what at first appeared To be . fever.
sent for physician who pronounced my
disease chronic ervsipelas and said it
would be long time before got well.
Inflammation began on my face and
spread all over my body Ny eyes were
swollen and scanned bulging ont of their
sockets. WAS in = terrible plight and
suffered the most intense pain through
out my body. The doctor said my
case was . very severe one. Under
his treatment. however. the indamma-
ton did not diminish aud the pains
which shot through my body increased
IN severity. After being two mouths un-
der his care. without any Improvement, l
Dismissed him.
Shortly after this. on the advice Of .
friend. / began to take DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People, two at dose
three tiues day After the second box
had been used | was surprised TO notice
that the Inflammation was going down
aud that the pains which used to cause
me so much agony had disappeared. AT
ter using six boxes of the pills was up
and around the house attending to my
household duties. as well as ever
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold BY
all dealers in medicine or may be OBJ
tanned direct from the DR.. Williams
Medicine Co.. Schenectady. NY.
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Ions between them are beyond his
present ken. but by degrees Ii appears
as though the curtain will rise.
Smlthers prepares to bolt.
II shall be back here with a veh-
icIe by six O'Clock Meanwhile. alter
your looks a little so as to seem more
of a native. You will find certain
things in your apartment that will aid
you As to All Sin. shall We take him
will us2.
lie may prove valuable. | have
found him so ON many occasions
Very well. He goes along. I'm
~. sir"
lack watches the others vanishing
f0rm until IL Is swallowed up amid
the iuxuriant flower bushes. Then hs
seeks solace in a cigar. and passes
Trough the court TO the suite OF
tooms assigned him.
Remembering Smithers' Injunction.
he tries his hand at darkening his
Fl in little and In various ways alter
Ing his appearance. 50 that when sue
cess follows his efforts he il con
trained 10 believe he presents some
ling OF a piraticai look. aud expert
noes feeling Of dismal dismay at
the prospect Of her eyes being turned
iron him.
Ito be continned.1
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The Coming Nation. /.

Now the American immigration
question In Canada has reached ell
max. SAYS the Worlds Work. Ii takes
onIy three years for an immigrant to
earn vote In Canada. and $1,000 for
mer American voters will soon come
into their Canadian suffrage. There
are in .ound numbers 10000 males
more than eighteen years OF age In
western Canada who formerly lize.l In
the United States. 10000 Of whom are
oil. enough TO vote. There are nov be
tween 1000 and 500. 900 settlers. with
a possible voting population of 240.0 900.
a algh percentage because many cat
tiemen without families are emigrat-
ing from Montana and Wyoming. nv
the end Of 1905 the American vote in
the Canadian West will be overwhelm-
ing
In eastern Canada thousands of peo-
pie believe that this invasion means
the ultimate annexation Of western
Canada by the United States. II IL
called "she coming nation
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engineering. though the secret must
have slipped through in some way.
since as you declare scheme Is on
foot to blow the train up with Yankee
dynamite. Our time may be short
We must think and act quickly"
"Our only hope would be to separ-
ate the ladies from the rest Of the
party. perhaps at the last minute be-
fore the train started"
II grasp your meaning. Continue.
"Roblado and his companion would
be poweriess to accomplish anything.
They dare not keep the train waiting.
and should they fail to be on II when
the signal II given to start, the iron
hand Of the Captain General ssoulq
clcse upon them In srasp that could
oaly be cot loose before . cOrposal's
guard It the dead-1lne. What do you
think OF the idsaf Z" ~ - -
-Well. you undsrstand must not
appear u ths matter. Ny promise to
Jessie foghids. s--..4..s=-.4-.-..'
~Excuse me. but II she fell over
hoard in midocean. would you feel
exopeIled to wait until she appealed
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Mothers Are Helped
THEIR HEALTH RESTORED
Happiness of Thousands Of Homes Due
to Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Gem.
pound and Mrs. Pinkma's Advice.

A devoted mother seems to listen to
every call of duty excepting the su-
preme one that tells her to guard her
health, and before she realizes it some
arrangement of the female organs has
manifested itself, and nervousness ard
irritability take the place of happi-
ness and amiability.
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TEA

How does it happen that
all good tea comes to Schil-
ling'
Il doesn't: not all: not all.
Year sro~~r r.sara. ysar 1Ssey tf - sioa ~
sssaEllas r-.t
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horrible 10 Think OF.

church-"In some Of the Hindoo
temples m elephant takes up the col
lection. II goes round with q basket
extended from III trunk"
0otham--What do you suppose
would happen II some thong. tless
man dropped = peanut In the kAs8s9
some Sunday morningf"