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Will the Longworths Go South,
Go TO Virginia, or Go
to Sea?
FLOOD OF PRESENTS
IN THE WHITE HOUSE
Wedding Rehearsal in the East
Room Is the Program for
Friday Evening.
BY w. w. Jermane.

Washington. Feb. 14-There is much
uncertainty in the public mind as to
where Congressman Longworth and his
charming bride will spend their honey
moon. The plans for this trip are pur..
posely, being. withheld. with view Of
securing that privacy which it is the
right of every bride and groom to en-
Joy, but which could not possibly be
had in this case were the. plans made
public.
Several guesses, all of them bearing
the claim of reliability, have been made.
One is that Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth
Will take special car for some south
ern resort, perhaps on the Florida coast.
Another is that they will go to a de-
lightful country house within fifty miles
Of Washington, in Virginia, which is
Cue of a half dozen places at their
disposal. i -. ~
Another story is that they will take
yacht at, Philadelphia or Newport
News for a cruise of several weeks, in
This .last-named plan would of course
keep them absolutely away from the
gaze of the curious.
Supreme Court Decides.
The supreme court has deciued that
as a body it will make gifts of flow
ers, leaving it's members Individually
to exercise their Judgment as to send
Ing other things.
The number of presents thus far re-
ceiVed is so great that the library on
the second floor of. the White House,
used by the president as a study, is
now too small to hold them, and the
children S playroom and gymnasium in
the attic is being used for overflow
purposes. II:
The opinion grows that Miss Roose::
welt will be the. most richly lowered
bride in the history Of the country. AL
ready the presents received have ex-
ceeded in value her entire fortune and
that of her prospective husband. Miss
year, and Mr.. Longworth g is about
the same figure. However, he will re-
ceive a large share of. the family for
tune which is very large, upon the
death Of his mother.
Mr. Grip. the Swedish minister. sent
to Europe. for a presents sAas handsome
piece of bric-a- hrac, zs .55 5s=zz II, b
wedding Guests Arrive.
Today several parties Of the wedding
guests from New York and Boston are
due to arrive, and dinper plans are be
ing made for them this evening. This
will be the only night of the week for
s Longworth will. give his farewell bache
lor dinner, and Friday night Senator
Kean viii give a large dinner to al
the members of the numerous Roosevelt
clan. who will be here to attend the
wedding. Ers-
It is the plan to have full re
hearsal of the wedding Friday evening
at the White House, after all the fora
decorations, excepting the cut flowers
have been put in place and the semi
circular platform on which the cere
mony will be performed has been deco
rated. This occasion will wind up will
the wedding party being invited to {
luncheon and to look at the presents.
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RAILROAD Man IS
BLOWN j !. ON \ !. TO 10. DEATH )|]E,I!I.
Freight Engine Boiler Explodes,
Killing One and Injuring
s. Two Men. s

Special to The Journal :,
Frazee, Mimi, Feb. 14.-one man
was killed and two seriously injured by
the explosion Of Northern Pacific
freight engine today. N
Arthur Green, the engineer, was
blown thirty yards and was picked up
dead John Thomson, fireman, had q
leg broken, and was badly scalded. He
is injured internally. "A 2brak en1an
was struck and rendered unconscious by
a piece Of the shattered engine.
The explosion was heard long dis
tance away Six cars were smashed
and all traffic stopped. A special came
from Staples bringing physicians and a
wrecking crew. ~.-. $50 ...S.--s :
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$500 FOR AN INVITATION
One Person Bidder to Wedding Known
80. to Have Sold Card. p

journal Special Service
Washington, Feb. 14.-Four hundred
d9llars is the price paid for an invita-
tion to the Roosevelt Longworth we'd
pears, "tneeded the money. - Word has
been received at the White House from
al ,unauestionable source that an invi-
tation to the wedding had been sold to
a person more anxious to witness the
ceremony than the original holder of
the precious card. Efforts are being
made to locate. the purchaser of the
ticket, with a view to the canceling of
the invitation. The limited list of in
vitations has been carefully scrutinized,
and White House officials realize that
they have a difficult task before them
to spot the holder Of the $500 card and
turn it down when it is presented
There are further reports of active
speculation in the much-prized invita-
tions. but the case above cited came to
the White House so direct and so we'll
supported as to Justify investigation.
Carping Criticism.
In spite of the courteous statement
made recently by the president and
tions to the wedding, some persons
still are inclined to criticise the selec-
ton of guests, altho friends of the pres
ident s family who naturally would be
asked had the accommodations permit
ted seem the least offended. They are
taking a broad-minded and sensible
view.
Miss Fannie Fuller, daughter Of the
chief Justice Of the supreme court and
the head of his household, has not been
asked, as only the wives of officials
figure in the invitation list. Miss Du-
rand, daughter of the British ambassa-
dor and close friend Of Miss Roose-
Welt, did not receive an invitation either
to the wedding or the birthday dinner,
but she quite understands the matter,
and was one of the gayest at the White
House musical Monday night. Miss
Elizabeth Rosen, daughter of the Rus
sian ambassador. did not receive card
neither did Miss Elizabeth Warder
whose sister, Miss Alice Warder. one of
Miss Roosevelt s chums, has been asked
to the wedding.
New York Politicians.
The invitation to the New York dele.
cation in congress to attend the mar
rage of Miss Alice Roosevelt to Mich
olas Longworth was not a blanket in
vitatiOn.
Only four of the democratic represent
tatives were asked to attend. The
lucky four were William Sulzer, Charles
A Towne6 and w. Bourke Cochran OF
Manhattan and Joseph A. Gould Of the
Bronx congressional district. The dem
ocrats who were sighted are George
Henry Lindsay and J. j. Fitzgerald OF
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THREE ROAST TO
DEATH IN WRECK
Killed in Flaming Debris of Frisco
Train in Kansas Wreck
in Missouri.

Fort Scott, Kan, Feb. 14.-St. Louis
g San Francisco passenger train No.
l18, north bound, was wrecked at Co.
lumbus, Kan., early today. Harry
Roundtree of Fort Scott, the express
messenger; one passenger and a news
boy, name unknown here, were burned
to death. George Woods, the en-
gineer, was badly hurt, and w. F. Run
} yam the he fireman, sustained broken
string of boxcars that had broken
loose from freight train and run
back down onto the main line. The en-
tire passenger train except the sleeper
was burned.
Several members Of the crew were
pinioned beneath the burning express
and mail cars. The passengers made
strenuous efforts to save Roundtree
and the newsboy, but were driven back
by the flames. The unknown passenger
reported among the dead was among
He was engaged later in the rescue
work, when he suddenly dropped dead.
evidently from heart disease, the re-
suit of excitement and overexertion.
Kansas City, Feb. 14.-Fast mail
train No. Z, westbound, on the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway, which left st.
Louis at am, was wrecked at the
Gasconade bridge, twenty-seyen miles
east of Jefferson City early today.
Three Of the mail cars were ditched,
caught fire and were destroyed. Sew
eraf members Of the crew were hurt,
but no one was killed. The train car
ried no passengers, but was composed
Of five mail cars and one baggage.
st. Louis, Feb. 1.-two sleepers on
a Frisco train entering st. Louis to-
day took siding, tore loose from the
train and crashed into a boxcar loaded
with terra Gotta. The passengers were
hurled pelI nell, but none was hurt
beyond bruises. Charles Lewis, a por-
ter, was badly injured.
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The Missing John D. Rockefeller as
Police Blanks Would Describe Him

REPORTED MISSING.
February
Name-JoHN D. RocKEFELLER
AddressNo. Fifyfourh
5* Cleveland,
Age57 coorwhe. Weigh-About pounds
Height a8
Eyes
andclo
Mustache--None
Face Srnooth ~, SIS /.
Coat or Albert
Vest or st--Ve white.
Pants orSki graysh, black
at--Alpi black derby.
Physical occupation-capitast.
elastse Hills N
and I'M seen--January 90, 1905.
Identify a Z /. s
Action Taken--An cities notified t 4#SG 55Eg
$500 b
him would cedtabe
rewards offered #s e1#
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TAFr TO MEEr VALE MEN.

St Louis. Feb. 1.-THE second annual meet
ing of the associated western Yale clubs will be
held I'm st. Louis Feb. "a under the auspices
of the Yale Alumni association of St. Louis.
The president of Yale university. the secretary
of war, William H.. Taft. Walter Camp and
prominent Yale graduates from all parts of the
west will be present.
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Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 14.-Michael
Carlos, who died month ago in this
city, left an estate of about $15, 900.
Carlos lived a hermit after his sweet
heart, to whom he was to have been
married in Ohio at the close of the
civil war, Tilted him because his face
was disfgured by bullet.
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WOMAN KILLED AT GLIDDEN.
Special to The Journal. s-.s .-

Marshalltown, Iowa. Feb. 14.-Mrs..
Henry G. Thiede Of Glidden, while re-
turning from meeting at church, was
thrown from a buggy as the result of
an accident to the gearing. Her neck.
was broken and She died instantly.
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Albert w Hokapson. Charles E. Lockwood and
Chester A. A1yle< have been appointed carriers
and w - Harry Codding substitute. at Valley
City. n D.. where city free delivery will be
put in operation March 1.
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Appointments of rural carriers commencing
Jan. 10: Charles E. Hay, route g. Platte, s. D.;
commencing April 2, Ira F. Blood, route g.,
Rochester, MINI. - -.
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CLAIMS RICHES LEFT
By HERMIT SOLDIER

Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 14.-Adjutant-
General Hughes is in receipt of let
ter from Fred Reigger Of Newark,
Ohio, stating that his mother, Anna
Reigger, is the only living sister of
Michael Carlos, the rich hermit soldier
who recently died in Des Moines, Iowa.
He writes that the only heirs are the
children Of William Carlos, brother
who, when last heard from, lived near
Omaha, Neb.
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The Sun da ! Journal.

Is easily the northwest's great
est newspaper.
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Per Capita
u S. G. F:
DE 1906
Escanaba, le 29 Dec.

Escanaba, le 29 Dec. 1905.
Aux membres de toutes les clas-
ses de I'assurance de ~. S. G. E.
Mesdames ct Messieurs:
Vous etes notifies par les pre-
sentes, oficiellement, du pr6l6ve-
ment de la Take Per Capita de
1906.
Tout membre assure de 10. S.
10. F., dams Pune GU l'autre des
classes d'assurance de l'Union, ct
portant un Certifcat de B6n6fces
don't la date est ant6rieure au pre-
mier jour de Janvler 1906, -d'a-
pres les amandements q Ia Cons
titution ct aux R6glements adop-
t6s q la, Douzi4me Convention de
|TU. S. G. F., tenue a Bay City en-
|Septembre dernier, ct determines
dams I'Article x des r6glements,-
est oblig6 de payer au S%ecr6taire-
General, par l%'entreprise du Score.
taire-Financier de la branche loca-
lie q laquelle il appartient, une Ia
xe Per Capita de UN DOLLAR,
6galement pour tous les membres,
du Ter Janvier an Ter F6vrier 1906,
LIE Secr6taire- Financier de cha
que soci6t6 ahili6e on comit6 per-
manent doit s'occuper de percevoir
cette Take Per Capita ct Ia faire
parvenir au Secr6taire General
dams la Unite du temps fxe par les
R6glements.
En-. NJ. st jacques,
Secr6taire General.
Attest6:
Henri Routh1er,
President General.
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J.. s. G.. F.
AVIS OFFlCIEL

AVIS OFFIClEL
BUREAU DU S%ECRETAIRE GENERAL
Ponds des Veuves ct des
OrDhelins
CoT1sATIoN No 38 appellee No 81
EsCANABA, MICH, lie 4 Oct 1905.
Messieurs
Vous etes oficiellement notifies
du deces de S~tanislas Ouellette, de
la branche No 4, de Republic,
Mich, qui a etc tue accidentelle-
ment 3 Ia mine Oh ii travaillait.
Ecu M. s. Ouellette 6tait assu-
re de $1,000 dams la classe des
Veuves ct DIES Orphelins ct portrait
le certiticat de b6n6fce No 822 en-
date du s Juliet 1901 ct a l'6-
poque de son d6ces etait en- reggie
avec ga Societ6 GU Comlt6 Perma-
nent ct avec l'Union DIES Societies.
D'apres la teneur de la section
IL de lArticle XII DIES R6glements
de fUnion DIES Societies Canadien-
nes-fra ncaises Catalogues des
Etats- Unis, tout membre assure
dams la caisse du Ponds des Veu-
YES ct Orphelins don't lie Certifcet
de B6n6fces porte une date ante
rieure au 20 dec. 1905 dot payer
au Secr6taire de la Branche a Ia
quelle il appartient le montant d'u-
ne cotisation suivant sonage, du ~
Janvierl906 au 20 F6vrier 1906.
EN-. M. ST-JAcoUEs, Sec-G6n.
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mon p6re! mon colonel!....
Pris dune faiblesse soudaine, il
s'allongea sur sa matte, ferma les
yeux ct demeura immobily, serrant
dams sa main crisp6e lie pr6cieux
billet.
On instant plus tard, il dormant,
la bouche entr'ouverte par un sou
rire, lie premier qui, depuis bien
longtemps, edt d6rid6 ses levres
pales.
Lorsqu'il SO reveilla, sursautant
a l'appel du negre qui lui appor-
TAFT son repas, il songea tout a coup
au papier demeur6 dams ga main
ct comprit l'urgente n6cessite de
le d6truire.
Ii ne pouvait lie brnler, n'ayan1
Gu jusqu'alors nj feu nj lumi6re.
II lie NIT dams So bouche. lie ma
cha, le r6duisit en- Letite boulettes
serr6es, ct, par geetes successifs, lie
]eta d6hors par l'6troite fenetre de
So CQamDr6. G;slQg
LIE lendemain matin. il rovetit lie
costume indig6ne don't on lavalt
gratif6 le veille, ct vint %s'assoir
dams la cour int6rieure de lhabi-
tation.
II sly trouvait Inc sorte de ba-
ne tres has, faites depierres a psi.
ne d6grossies ,reli6es par du ciment
gypseux, ct place dams pangle lie
moins expose au solell.
Maurice SO NIT a songer a celui
QUEEN sol il osait nommer mantle
nant son ami, son compatriote: au
soi-disant m6decin targui enfn.
"a eo,upnu~,
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.oume)

Sur ces mots, Mile de Alirecourt
disparut, l%aissant Destrem songeu1
[ ct secrAtement heureux de la tour
nure prise par l'entretien.
Quelques minutes plus tard, An
dree penetrate dams lie salon pr6c6.
dee. de ga bi%enfaitrice. Celle-ci Ia
pr6senta tres supplement.
Mile Andr6e, ma demolselle
de compagnie.
Destrem salua, ct, lie regard obs
tln6ment fx6 sur la jeune file, de-
vint tout pale.
Andr6e IN peut gen6e, reculait
vers l'extr6mit6 de la piece.
oh! murmura tout bas Des-
trem, en- SO penchant a l'oreille de
Mile de Mirecourt c'est trap
pant!......
Cette enfant resemble etonnam-
ment a Georges de Bussiares; ellie
a ses yeux, son tain, sa bouche, Ia
meme expression de physionomie
-Vous %trouveZ?
oh! oui; il fault absolument
conna1tre Ihistoire de cette jeune
file, lui arracher sont secret, PAL
n'lmporte quels moyens.
-Je lie saurai, fit resolument
Mile de Mirecourt, sur le meme
ton confidential.
Mas il faut me la1sser agir com.
me je lentendrai, ct choisir le mo
ment propice:
Comptez sur moi.
-J'y compile absolument.
Ce fut tout: lis Sc separerent
tous deux, fort impressionn6s.
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Vous avez de ces Photographic
d'autrefois, dun pere, dune mere,
meme dun grand'parent, que ron
v6nere CONNIE DIES reliques mails
que lie temps aura vite fait d'efa-
Ger.
Mile Josephine Gauvreau
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Vous les reproduira a pEncre de
Chine, sau Bromure Pasteline, Sc
pia, Crayon, Water Color, Pastel,
pour IN prix tres modique. Tout
travail garanti. Ellie fournit aussi.
les cadres au d6sir des clients.
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D.. s. G.. r.
BUREAUX DU sECRETAIRE GENERAL
AVIS OFFICIEL
Ponds des MembreS
HOnOraireS
CoTIsATI0N NO g.

EscANABA, MICH, Ter Few. 1906
Mesdanes ct Messieurs.
Vous 6tes ohclel]ement notifies
du d6ces de Nine Angelo Adams
de la blanche No 6, d'Ironwood,
Mich qui a succomb6 le 6Decem-
bre 1906 dune maladie causee DIES
suites immediates d'inanitlon.
Ecu Nine A. Adams etait as
SURGE de $500 dams la classe des
Members Honoraires ct portrait lie
certifcat de b6nefces No 467 en-
date du Is Avrll 1908 ct q l'epoque
de son deces 6tait en- reggie avec
sc Soci6t6 on Comit6 Permanent
ct avec IUnion des Societies.
D'apres la teneur de la Section
Z de IArticle XIII DIES Regle-
ments de IUnion DIES Societies Ca
nadiennes- FRANCHISES Catalogues
DIES Etats. Unis, tout membre assu-
re dams la caisse du Ponds DIES
Membres Honoraires don't le Ger
tifcat de B6n6fces porte une date
ant6rieure au 6 Dec. 1905 doit
payer au Secr6taire de la Branche
d laquelle il appartient lie mon
tant dune piastre du Ter Few. 1906
au Ter Mars 1906.
EN-. M. ST-JAcQUEs, Sec.-Gen.
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LIE THEBID

Quand le soleil disparut les du.
mes de sable qui bornaient l'hori-
zon du pays d6sol6 Oh Maurice
Dutertre semblait endormi de son
dernier sommeil, des silhouettes
rendues gigantesques par leur som.
bres alloagees surgirent q peu de
distance.
Files avancaient avec une len
teur pleine de prudence, s'arretant
&c temps q autre pres des cadavres
d'hommes touches pour toojours
sur le sol aride du desert.
C'6talent les Touareg-Hoggars
mont6s sur leurs mehara. lis
6taient six; pres d'eux, allant q
pied, Sc baissant pour examiner de
plus pres les victimes du combat,
marchait le guide chaamba don't lie
mar6chal des logis Pierre await
constat6 l'6trange dlsparitlon
au debut de Faction.
Blentot, lis arriverent a l'endroit
Oh gisait l'infortun6 sous-lieute.
nant.
LIE guide chaamba SO pencha,
palpa les corps inerte, le regarda
longuement, CONNIE pour bien s'as.
surer que l'obscurit6 n~aissante ne
lie trompait point.
LIE voici ! cria-t-il enfn en-
langue targu1, en- s'adressant par
ticuliel ement a Fun DIES cavaliers
don't une sorte de turban blanc en-
touralt la ch6chia, CONNIE insigne
de commandment.
Mort GU vivant? demanda le
chef.
-Je ne sails trop. Par Allan, il
semblait en- bien mauvaise 6tat.
Vols le tot meme, Sid.
Sans repondre, lie Targui SO lais-
So gliser rapidement en- bas de son
m6hara.
Les autres cavaliers l'avaieGt
Unite lis entouraient d6ja le corps
de l'oficier.
Ill faut prendre la tete du rou.
mi! s'6cria Fun d'eux, dun accent
farouche en- brandissant au-dessus
de Maurice son terrible sabre q
deux MAINS.
MATS, dun movement prompt,
lie chef jeta con burnous sur le
corps du sous-lleutenant.
L'arme retomba sans frapper.
Cest une coutume respect6e
chez les Touareg; l'ennemi r6fugi6
GU place sous lie burnous dun
guerrier dolt avoir la vie sauv6e.
II devient la propri6te, l'esclave
de celai don't lie vehement la pre-
serve de la mort
-Aidez-moi, vous autres, dit
supplement lie chef, en- faisant
agenoniller son mehara dune seul
coup de bois de lance applique
doucement sur les genoux de l'ani-
NAL.
Puts il donna quelques indica-
tons rapldes ct nettes.
En- peu de minutes I'm second
mehara fut amene; on lie fit age
nouiller pres de l'autre ct tout deux
furent accoupl6s par des cordes en-
poll de chameau attaches aux
trossequins DIES selles.
Entire les deux animaux. une
sorte de civiere fut ensuite 6tablie,
au moyen de quatre lances solide-
lidement, rel1ees entire Giles par DIES
echarpes ct reco1vertes par deux
gu trois burnous poses les uns sur
les autres.
Le corps de Maurice fut enlev6
doucement, puts d6pos6 sur ce
brancard lmprovis6.
Apres quot Pom fit relever lie ma
hara.
A CO moment le corps du NAL
heureux officer cut une forte dc
long fr6missement, ses paupi4res
sc s%ouleyerent durant une minute
9 pelne, son regard trouble ezra
dams les t6nebres, sans rlen Yoir.
ID retomba tout anssitot dams Il
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BUREAUx DU SECRETA1RE GENERAL
AVIS OFFICIEL
Ponds desDames Auxil1aires
coT1sAr1oN NO 36 appellee No35
EscANABA, MICH, Jan. 80, 1906
Mesdames
Vous etes oAiciellement notifies
du d6ces de Nine Alice Savard de
la Branche No Is, de Houghton,
Mich, qul a succombe lie "a Octo-
bre 1905, de la maladie aite "myo'
catditis ct mitral stouasis."
Ecu Nine A. Savard elait as
SURGE de $1,000 dams la classe DIES
Danes Auxlliaires ct portrait le
certifcat de b6nefoe no. So en-
date du 20 Oct 1898 ct a r6po-
que de son deces etait en- reggie
avec sa Societe Oh Comit6 Per-
manent ct avec rUnlon des Socle.
tes.
D'apres la teneur de Ia Section
9 de TArticle XII des Regiments
de i'Union DIES Societies Cana
diennes- FRANCHISES Catalogues
des Etats-U nls, tout membre assn
re dams la caisse du Ponds des
Danes Auxiliaires don't le Certi-
feat de B6n6ices porte une date
ant6rieure au "a Octobre 1905
doit payer au Secr6laire dc la
Branche a laquel il appartient lie
montant dune cotisation suivant
son age du Ter F'evrier 1906 au
Ter Mars 1906.
EMMANUEL M. ST JACQUES.
Secretaire General
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A Cistern His Home.

The spirit of the cave jewellers is
not dead. This is shown by the tenn
porary home of Major l. II. Tomllnson,
who has lived since the recent unpleas-
antness in a cistern at the corner of
Broadway and Jones street.
The cistern is in the summit Of a
hill on the Demarest estate and Is
reached through short tunnel. A rough
opening has been made In the wall, and
In this primitive doorway the occupant
may be seen smoking the pipe of con-
tentment, as Indifferent, TO earthquakes
as were his ancestors or the stone age.
A cat shares the subterranean apart
ment and pictures from the magazines
have been pasted upon its walls. 1t
had been the intention of the owners
Of the property to make a curlo room
Of the c!stern, which is about ten feet
across, and its walls had been covered
with whitewash. The smoke of the
great conflagration, however, converted
this to black.
Major Tomlinson has found the solid
bedrock in which his abode Is sunken
an admirable seismograph, and says
that he has detected more than 100
temblors since the great earthquake
But neither fire nor seismatic disturb.
ance has terrors in the cistern, which
would withstand n Kansas cyclone
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