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IAherIa,s New Roundnry.

Liberia Is the last OF the countries on the
African coasts to have satisfactory knOwl-
edge as to the extent OF its territory. The
arrangement it has finally concluded with
France Axes Its inland borders and gives the
republic a definite shape.
Only one short stretch OF the eastern from
tier Is still involved Ia doubt. and Chis is
because of the paucity OF our geographical
knowledge. The agreement s~tipulates that
the boundary shall follow the course Of the
Nuon River to its confluence with the Cavaly
and then march with that river to the sea.
But nobody knows vet whether the Nuon Is
really a tributary OF the Cavaly; so the agree
ment provides that II IL is found that the
Nuon does not unite with the Cavaly the line
shall run southeast from TouIepIeu to the
uppe CSvaly. leaving the Nuon to bhe west
and giving Liberia a little more territory.
France aud Liberia were wise In providing
a way this time to patch up any little slip
due to inadequate information. Twenty-Five
years ago next month they made a treaty
fixing the boundary between their possessions
and IL proved to be worthless because the
geographical notions on which the treaty was
based were erroneous.
According to the new arrangement Liberia
will lose about 900 sauare miles OF the ter
ritory she has heretofore claimed in the north
east and in the extreme upper basins Of the
st. Paul and Lola rivers. but In the southeast
her territory widens enough to make up for
her loss In the north.
Il remains to be seen whether Liberia can
control her large domain. Thus far she has
exerted very little influence over the natives
living more than twenty or thirty miles in
land. But French Guinea and the Ivory Coast
overlook the forests and plains OF eastern
Liberia for about 000 miles. and the French
desire Liberia to keep her frontier subjects
in order and repress their tendency to intrude
upon their neighbors and disturb the peace.
President Barclay seems to think that his
country can adequately police the frontier.
and the French want this done somehow or
other. IL is even ihtimsted that they will lend
their aid to this end II II 10 needed.
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fnom bcal British or any other local
considerations, II seems that two worthy
motives may inspire such a separation.
The first Is to prevent unfair competition.
The professional who devotes his whole
life to gaining proficiency in n certain
sport may reasonably be regarded as
an unfair competitor to an amateur who
only essays the exercise at intervals.
This consideration was undoubtedly
paramount when first the distinction was
drawn. The pedestrians we're too
much for the sathletes,' and to this day
In almost any sport practised by the
two the former ara, not without reason.
victors. The second object was to ex-
clude the commercial spirit from sport
properly so called. Here we enter upon
ethical ground, and It may be noted how
odd a contrast in this respect exists be-
tween amateur athletics and amateur
art or intellectual pursuits. In the
Inter the designation amateur" is a
reproach; I'm the former. q glory. Why7
Amateur athletics are said to be pure
and clean in comparison with pro-
~fessional. Who would dream Of calling
PADEREwsKI less pure and clean" than
Miss JONES OF The Bronx?
Apparently athletics is less soul alb
sorbing than the arts. A virtuOso in the
broad jump is perhaps less rapt to the
vitals thereby than q fiddler by his gut
scraping. Anyhow, so the ethical dis
tinctiOn exists. By insisting on ANA
teurism in sports we wish to safeguard
a moral quality. In horseracing there
Is a danger OF a jockey pulling his
mount. Then the stewards of the course
may detect him. But what steward
could detect a runner who pulled" himt
self? There lies the danger Of the pro-
f~essional, and the superiority, as it is
hoped. OF the amateur in athletic ex-
ercises.
These two purposes OF amateurism in
athletic sports must be as heartily sup
ported by ourselves as by any one else.
And these two purposes must consti-
tute the ground on which the future
inevitable international definition of
the amateur" shall be based. Glass
distinctions, which incidentally have be-
yond doubt come into consideration in
Great Britain, must be eschewed in the
international definition. But the other
objects must DO preserved. In the end
the question will be how to attain this
common purpose with the omission Of
Sections 4 and S of the Amateur Row
ing Associations rule. We venture TO
surmise that this omission will not be
i~nsuperable.
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Causes or Railroad Accidents.

In the year ended June 80, 1907, there
we're 1882 derailments on railroads in
the United States, resulting in the death
Of SIS persons and the injury Of 6,605.
This was an increase Of LII derailments
over 1906, involving an increase of l42
deaths and 1923 injuries to persons.
The causes of these derailmCnts, as
tabulated by the Interstate Commerce
Commission, were:
Defects In roadway. .........,.....i.A2s LEST
Defects TN equipment. ...............3.I7s 2.sil
II will be seen that the accidents caused
by defects in roadway increased by about
rs per cent. over the first period, and
those caused by defects in equipment by
about 1919 per cent. These comparisons
indicate how essential it is that great sums
Of money should be spent by the rail-
roads in the improvement of their per-
manent ways and their rolling stock.
The enormous increase Of traffic. which
in recent years has exceeded the carry
ing capacity OF the roads and left the
car and locomotive builders far in the
rear, has necessitated the use Of every
car and engine capable of running, has
resulted in the postponement of minor
repairs and has subjected permanent
structures TO unexampled strain.
Just when the need of large expendi-
lures was greatest the present crus de
against the roads took on it's most viru-
lent aspect, with the result that the
plans Of the financial officers Of the COM
panies were frustrated and made in
operative. The natural and legitimate
result may be seen in the figures repro
duced herewith. What the story for
the present year viii DO no one would
to foretell.
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The notable thing about the achievement
Of EDWARD PAYsoN WESTON. the pedes-
TRAN. is not that he was able TO walk from
Portland TO Chicago at the age Of 40. but
that he proved that age had not taken the
edge from his speed. In boxing. running.
swimming m other athletic exercises men
become slower in their movement after
thirty. and the most expert Of them would
not think Of engaging in a competition with
young men after the age OF fifty.
On the verge Of seventy WESTON, sur
passes his feat Of forty years ~ and fin
ishes apparently fresh and sturdy. Most
old men have to pay for excessive exertion.
WESTON may be an exception. but he has
shown what a life Of temperance and open
air activity will do for a a and no has
proved that the best exercise is the simple
and old fashioned one OF walking briskly with
head UP and arms swinging.
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Maine Man IN TuEklsh Navy.

From me hsnns0ec Journal.
The Turkish navy docs not rank very high Amoux
the navies OF the world. being iust q little stronger
than that Of Switzerland. but Is 10 Interesting 20
note that q Maine man has Juss been nsmed ne lts
commander. The new Admiral. Ransfnrd n, 1uck-
nam, was born down IN Ducksport. the pIsturesaus
old town on the Pencbsoot which Ina sent QUE 80
many good sallors during the last century.
He 10 only a years Of age, and his carly training
was In the American merchant marine. Later ne
became trial captain sor the American war vessels
buis for the Cramps, and In thia capacity he COM
handed q vcsscl built a. Philadel hls for ne Turk
lsh Government. No took the now vessel 70 Con-
stantinoplc, and while there the sultan offered aim
tho position OF naval adviser oS tho Turkish navy.
and from that position he haa rtscn IN . few years
70 be the highest onncer In ahe Turkish service.
The story 10 told that two years ago on July 4 IhIs
patriotic son OF BuckspOrt made the entire Turkish
feet celebrate the great American day OF lndepen-
dencc. He organised games and competitions. had
his band play patriotic A neriea1 airs. delivered
a Fourth OF July grafton 20 HE sailors, and sat al
fireworks In the evening. Instead Of . rcprtInand
this brought praise from the Sultan, who rcspooaed
his patriotic and admired his spirit Of
Independence.
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TME HYDROPATaTC TEST or
PATRIOTISM.

WAsRrNoroN. Nov. 2S.-Thls great sapikAi
wal sEil quivcring with amusement over
the Apparition IN one Of tho local newspapers
Of q theatre criticism at once enlightened
and sincere when another and sven livslier
sonSAeion came along 70 smooth sway the
old gooesdeah and prepare the surface for
q new eruption. IL was sensational enough
70 have a Oritique actually honest and intsl-
igent appear in the very citadel and strong
odd OF the Rree pass and the chalkod hat
but that consideration vanished in the sweep
OF novel wonder. Vast disclosures from the
Whita House encourage s6Eaood the dad
head a his tremorS.
IL aesmS. according 10 definite and more
or lfas authoritative rlrnor. hat President
Roosevelt has introduced TO his tennis
cabinet. his intimates and the general ruck
OF his retainers q new test Of loyalty and
Craftsmanship Not long 20. in the course
OK pedestrian adventures among the sub
urbs of q onco peaceful capital. he discovered
at least a pool in Rock Greek Park whore
tee water course ID deep II narrow, and
since then. a. it now appears, he has con-
0eived the humorous expedlsnt Of leading
his Scstatio appointees to that particular
spot. plungtng into tho tempestuoua puddle.
swimming to the other side. some twenty
fest away. and then calling on his satellites
TO follow.
Naturally the regular members Of the
White o military rstinue obey. immsrse
themselves. get across somehow. n then
shivsr ~reverentially until the next act Of
the comedy shall be ushered in. There
has been some little embarrassment In this
respect Of late. while Cabinet officers. assist
ant secretaries and 80 forth hesitated on
the neither bank. But Washington has just
been resaled with the positively authorized
account OF q performance by one of tho
Presidents closest b~eneiciaries. who in
the presence OF reliable y witnesses put
his watch In his hat. took a valued walking
stick between his teeth. divsdinto the turbid
hole and eventually reached the other side
looking like a half drowned rat.
Thus do the American people receive
assurances OF the wisdom, be~nevolence.
sanity and patriotism OF their Government.
Thus are ignominious doubtsrs convinced
Of their sacrilegious follyi
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4 PRIMEVAL ENGINEER.
The Lesson the ShIpwOrm Taught the Man
VINO Bored the Thames Tunnel.

~ A1ANN AtAN
To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Sir: As I
witnessed the excavatinR Of one of the East
River tunnels a few days ago my attention
was directed to the scientific methods EN-
ployed In boring through the earth beneath
the water. and IL reminded me Of an Incl
dent which was related to me when, As a boy,
I paid sixpence to go through the Thames
Tunnel In London. When Brunei. the oele-
bratsd engineer. was constructing this tun-
mel. somewhere about the year 1928. he found
no way Of boring through the soft clay be-
meath the river without running the terrible
risk Of an thrush Of water. One day. how
ever. he happened to be examining a piece
OF timber which was hOneyoombed by the
burrows Of the shipwOrm and he az once
conceived the Idea of inventing the boring
shield. which In several sections could be
separately advanced through the clay.
The shipworm. known to naturallsts az
the teredo. Is from a few inches 20 a yard
In length and Is cylindrical and wormliks
In appearance. The anterior end. which
lies at the bottom Of the burrow. is some
what enlarged and bears a pair of shells
or valves. Its cylindrical body Ia in the
smaller species no bigger than q drawing
pencil. and its bivalve shells are so extremely
These creatures bore into wood and oft en-
do terrible damage to wooden boats and
ships. The shipworm IL OF primsval ances-
try. FOR there are a. many a. twenty-f0ur
fossil specimens found In the United States.
BROOKLYN. November ~. Pr. d.
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Good Results from Cairo. water.

To The EDITOR or THE SUN-,Stv, Chemical
preparations known as -restorauves' and -tonIos~
should be served with -an Injunction, made Der.
manent." so far 30 hair growing" on the human
nut" 10 concerned
knew OF . man. . Quaker. Who az 90 years OF
age had q l~uKurant growth Of hair. dark and
rlcssy. which disnlned bis face az the lion 10 dlx.
mined by his name. From boyhood he had uaed
ian old DANES advice" AZ nrst, Of course, under
vigorous protest. but later on As . volunteer, he
vigorously adhered 70 the practice and with plea..
ure. 10 was very simple.
Into q pitcher OF clean cold water was gratsd a
niece OF carrot. Tho water was then applied "a
the head aud With tho tips of the fingers Il was
rubbed until almost dry; result. plenty OF hair, no
headache or catarrh.
Farmers have fed their animals with carrots from
time when their hair began to Nv ar
looked rusty" or dry"
Why not the human crsniumG Apply the carrot
wash or eat carrots. and Aalr will grow luxuriously
over the smoothed poll. CRY BoARDuR.
NEW YonK. November n.
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man ding to IN thass trOuhlOus tlrass
with Jealous apprehension.
Ths lesson IL now being brought homo
that there . mo- security and no pros
perity save In the observance OF the law.
and that no State can enjoy either when
its administration falls into the hands Of
u~nscrupulous and unprtnclpled dema-
gogues who wear the livery Of reform
In which to serve the devil Of their own
cupidity.
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THE SMOOTH o L
Recipes FOR Producing n Full Growth OF
Hair Called For anu Given.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuS-Str' In a letter 20
THE SUN Afr. Nelson brings to the attention Of your
readers a topic Dalpitating with interest TO those
Dellah.
must confess that the appearance Of any assem-.
blagc In which men remove their hats Is dishearten.
ing 10 those who fOndly hope that the search for q
remedy 10 check. the accelerated motion Of the
swiftly falling hair will At length be rewarded. In,
fact, We Of tho mounting forchesds seem 10 DO
joining the great majority.
Ihave great hopes OF this symposium In TIRE son
however, and I trust that those OF us who have tho
good Judgment 20 read Its columns regularly viii
be rewarded by the discovery of a means OF induce
Ing what hair We have TO larry with US yet a littls
while. have frequently heard the virtues of
crude petroleum dllated upon. but 50 far have never
received any satisfying answers 70 my query. why
then. should John D, Rockefeller. VINO owns most
Of the crude petroleum In the country, have 10 buy
himself a wlg1" 8. r.
NEW YoRK, November ~.
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TO THE EDIrOR OF TnE 8UN--SW- N Ne be roAllv
true that certain men accused OF crime m BrookIya
were photographed for the noEues' gallery an
e~GEegioue olunder waa committed. VndeY ANGIE
saxon law an accused man b supposed lnnocsaS
until hs guilt 10 proved; under French Iaw an sc-
cused man h assumed 10 Be guilty until IA haa
cleared himself OF guilt.
The Engllshman's rights are secured by the
hsbeAs corpus act. Under this act every srisoner
may Insist ON being examined within twenty dsys
Of his arrest and Tried by Jury ne nest session. In
Paris I. remember seeing q man triad ~. .Laas.
. watch and he YES compelled 70 prove that he
didn't steal Is
We claim 10 be the land Of me free.- Lss nm
i've up 10 II. But a. mastar, nov stand the haeaas
corpus act Is violated almost every day. ina Coo
stitutlon OF the United States spoplalv ruArAa ~.
sancuty OF The writ. Il 10 therefore one o. shs nj
lars of American freedom. and n violatsd an appeal
could be made 10 Congress. D. d. IT. u
B~RooKLYN. Novembsr "a.
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-aSiy' One need not
be a scholar 70 discover a great many more sole
clsms In uae daily than 'rautos" gives In to-day's
SUN. What docs he think Of logs OF wood ponds
of water" empty space" hollow tubes" and.
horror OF horrors, -watermanshlp" In mentioning
a skiIful oarsmanG A boat race cannot be reported
without Workmanship" being luggcd In neck and
heels when good rowing 10 mentioned. l feel q
personal enmity 70 every one who uses that spurious
word and wish that evil may befall him.
EdBKRr p. WATSON.
ELrzABEru, N. j.. November ~.
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me msreisna Of . sl,.rrap.r.

To TIE EDITOR OF TIE UN--Str what aIIs our
good friend O.. Noble OF 5ostOnS Why docs he
rail- at "Buttermilk Charlie" so perslstently In and
out OF school, Does he not know that Mr.. Fair
banks performed ansact Drawer even than the res
cuIng from drowning Of a servant girl. and right
here In good old Boston, Didn't he dare % ride
in the same carriage with Fifty" OF the slick right
hand Csee photo OF Walter webster's shoulder,
and in an old home week parade tooi Lets have
the reason for @. Mobiles Crouch. Upon what oleo-
margarine drink does this our Noble feed shat he
dares rise up against the Colossus OF the WabashP
BOSTON, November q. BoToLPH.
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The DeIGDGrs State Ners. representing the
Bryan wing Of the party. issues this q antic
warning 70 whom il may concern:
= This paper and this writer could never support
a Palmer and Buckncr candidate (meAnlng Jud- 9
GRAYl for the Presidency. never, neverl Not n
be were our mothers son and our win brother.
Neverl Neveri"
The Democratic party would be better on
with Mr.. BRYAN ermanently in the pulpit
or attached to hel lecture platform, but it is
pla n that the Republican party could not
spare him.
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In his old age Lamplighter. one OF the
greatest OF American thoroughbreds. who
won $500 900 for his owners in the day Of
his speed and stamina. has been sold for
500. Surely we need a home for Ebs super
animated kings OF the turf. where they may
be visited nj admired by the millions Of
Americans who resort to the
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According TO Intelligence from Ohio the
breach between Senator FonAKnR and
Secretary TAR wa not closed. although
the Secretary and his brother. G. P. TAFT.
were for compromise and harmony. be-
u O. adviser not named OvorruIod
their wishes-' Who IL this potent person
whose voice vas Tor WARP As tho parties
70 the feud will not reveal his name. the
presumption h that 70 an interviewer his
communications Inc counsel were privi-
legged.
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Personally I like Mr.. BRYAN. have known hin
for about twenty years, and he has many Qualities
that I admire StHdtO DANIEL Of Virginia.
The qualities Senator DANIEL does not
admire are evidently those that unfit Mr..
BRYAN for the Presidential Office. The
company in which the senator finds him.
self comprises the majority of his fellow
citizens. If We may judge from Mr.. BRYAN's
House.
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The Enemies He Has Made.

To THE EDrroR or THE sun Sir: Mr..
Cannon 10 fortunate In having tine opposition
Of the American Federation Of Labor. IL will
recommend him 70 fair minded men. We
want no weak kneed or milk and water Presi-
dent. A VETERAN REPUBLICAN.
NEW YORK, November ~.
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The Mosermaa should m. a.. a. nm. p...

rhe Moternaan should ne Seen 90 ms Pose.
To rHE EDITOR OF TINE suN-Issr: Tho ooUi.ipn
At Hath street on the elevated road On Monday
morning Illustrates the stupidity which prsveiia
In We subway and on the clevssed roads Of HAVING
the motorman encased In q boa and scrscned b.
curtains from the view OF tho passengers. u us
motorman were In clear view surely there woula
DC some one In the Gar VINO would notice Il ana
cut on tho power and apply ths brakss 10 case hs
tainted or dropped dead. q. d. 81. Jo.r,
NEW YoRk. November H.
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and view IL az a monument OF his race
that in the name OF religious liberty de-
spoiled the red man Of his heritage.
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BoeA ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
To toss . coin Tor once
10 dsExilng 70 all eyes,
Both anancier and statesman
ThQ actlon fYniac1n
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-
I'd like 70 be a rumor.
For rumor Is. I VOW.
The only thing. 10 seems. that CAM
Get currency lust now
Poor Jones will ave 20 shut up shop.
He fears. the way IL looks.
As for his goods there's no demand
He deals In pocketboOkS.
Prosperity Receives Q Checki'
Thus do the headline writer's fash 10.
NTls sad. But then, prosperity
Doesn't have 10 hustle round 10 cash II.
He'll forge his way TO fame" they said.
Where great financial deeds prevail" q
He did. But SO uclOw In tho process he.
Had likewise forged hts way 10 jail.
-
Take back your goldi- Indignant she
Unto her recreant lover cried.
And hurled him back the dross that he
In lender moments had supplied.
JInRllng the gIlttering pile. he said
some day this folly you viii recki"
Alas. 100 truel for now she walls.
WHY didn't I give the chump q check"
Everything 10 squeezed bono dry
In Wall Street. 20 the brokers cry,
But think they'd giso Q different squeak
II certain stocks should spring q leak.
&~ XHEt
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Frow ne Alma rntsrpriss.
Louie Haisr xos badly kiohsd BY 4 horsa xssuv.
cay nizhe Lnchiiy TIE secans ts-As ys-ssd nm az
~ 1tghs IngtL n hers TT
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~ Cur rtsnds pAo Favor Hs DnGs Tanuserepfs Sov
Vsblisasss sssa q, AaSs rs,setsd arssSss rssSras6 my
ssess ~ az easss ssnd sfasnps for hh0f ~pufposs.
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PaEaso@eS. bSuials Grand Thsaanv and
sunday editions arO on sale at Mosque IL near ths
Grand Hotel; KiosqusT n. Boulevar4 des CapuoInos.
Oerner Plaes de I'opsra, nna KSoaqus 10 Boulevard
dcs ItaienA corner Rus Louis 10 Grand.
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fcom pure love OF the sport that makes
all men Buual.
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Pure fame and spirit! All lovers Of
literature are awaiting with impatience
the poem which, it is understood. the
New Bedford Br 1wning will read at the
approaching convention of the united
bridge, Browning and pure food clubs Of
New Jersey.
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Poor JOneB VII uHVo 20 NUT up Q
He fears. the way IL looks,
As for his goods there's no demand
He deals In pockctboOkA
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-12
Bonaparte Schools Open.

Bonaparte, Sept. 1o.-The Bonaparte
public schools opened Monday with a
good attendance and the following
corps of teachers: Principal, F. S.
HILL assistant principal Miss May FL
lison: grammar, Miss Ethel Packer;
intermediate, Miss Margaret Easling:
primary. Miss Gertrude Robinson: as
sistant primary. Miss Olive Jenkins.
: Mrs. Mahafia Leach of Ottunwa Is
the guest Of her sister. Mrs. q. T. Cox
and family.
Will Haywood of Eldon has been WIS.,
iting at the VIM. Ryland home.
Frank Watts is a business visitors In
Keosauuua this week.
Miss Katharine Cresap went to Ced-
ar Rapids yesterday to resume her
studies In the Cee college.
q. T. Cox, who has been resident of
this town for many years will soon
leave for Los Angeles, CAL. where he
expects to locate.
Mrs. George Deck and children have
returned to their home in Keokuk aft
er q weeks visit here with relatives.
]. b. WEIGH of Stockport visited over
Sunday at the home of his sister, Mrs
J. A. Johnson.
Miss Hazel Stebbins of Ft. Madison
has. been, a recent guest of her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Steb-
bins.