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New Orleans Cotton Futures.
 Onen HiQh | nun C,Ioc

New Orleans, June 4.-Cotton spots closed firm: sales 1425 bales: low ordinary.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure ot passenger trains at the Union station, Birmingham:
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The leading futures were as follows:

Cash quotations were as FOLLOWS. Flour-Steady.
 wheat-No. ?, s7ds1.O1; No. 3, s89s11o1; 1; No. red, 92k@9514c.
 Corn-No. 2 541hc; No. yellow, 541s@ 54a4c
 Oats-No. ?, 4sc; No. white, 461z@ 4SAc
 Rye-No. ?, S5s.
 Barley-Fair to choice malting, 7oQE4c. Flax Seed-No. 1 northwestern, $l31. Timothy Seed-Prime, $415. Clover-Contract grades, $15.25. Short Ribs Sides-Loose, $S.621aqS.b. Mess Pork-Per barrel, s16.121ka16.25. Lard-Per 100 pounds, s9.05. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $90049. 9. Wlhisky-Basis of high wines, $131. On the produce exchange the quotations were as follows: Butter-Steady; creameries, 18d231zc dairies, 17q21hc.
 Eggs-Steady; mark cases included, 141sc; firsts. 14c; prime firsts, 15c. Chese-Weak, 121zd14c.
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New York Cotton Futures.
 Open. High. Low. Close.
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DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY
 SPECIALIST
 PRIVATE DISEASES,

I guarantee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05

Total sales for the day, 567,0oo shares.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-12
Holy Land a World Center.
ITO BE Continued

It used to be fancy that the Holy
Land was the center of the world. In
a sense not then meant 1t was indeed
central. 1t occupied a strategic posi-
ton. Three continents converge here
all the continents known as the an
cients--Asia, Africa and Europe. Con-
tiguous to Palestine on the south lies
Egypt and on the north Syria. Or, TAX
ing a wider view, on one side of 1t
were India, Persia, Assyria and Baby
lonia, while on the other side Of 1t were
Egypt Greece and Rome. A babe
among giants the land of Jesus was in
deed little among the geographical
tribes; but, like babe, it was mon
arch of the household of lands.
From its central vantage tiny Pales-
tine saw through the march of centu-
ries the procession of these mighty en-
pires--Assyrian, Babylonian, Medo-
Persian, Greek and Roman, being 1t.
self during much Of the time center
of influence and determining force that
have helped form the character and
history Of the civilized world.-Ex-
change.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-12
The lntellioent Bird.

Two negroes in Washington were
overheard discussing the intelligence
Of birds In general.
Birds is shore sensible" observed
one darby to the other. "Yo' kin learn
them anything ulster work for q
lady that had one In clock, an when
1t was time to tell de time 1t ulster
come out an say cuckoo jest as many
times as de time wasv'
"Yo' doan say SOP asked the other
negro incredulously.
"Shore thing" responded the first
darby. but de mos wonderful part
was dat 1t was only wooden bird
toor-Harper's Weekly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-12
CHAPTER "

Ia al ISIS MATTE sat on her little
live front porch, facing the setting
III sun. Across the road. now an
G@-s-J kle deep in June dust was the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-12

"1round you gop' he h0llerS.
for 1000 miles, more or less, as Aggy
had remarked. There he stood, with
his mouth and eyes wide open.
std like to have you other gentle
men come up and see our first cleanup
so you won't think we're running in 9
windy says Aggy. They wanted to
see bad, as you can imagine, and when
they did see about fifteen pounds of
gold in the bottom of my old hat they
talked like people that hadn't had q
Christian bringing up.
"'Oh, Lordy groans one man. Brig
ham Young and all the prophets OF
the Mormon religion! This is my
tenth trip over this line and me and
Pete Hendricks played a game OF
seven up right on the spot where that
gent hit her not over a month ago
when the stage broke down! Some
body just make guess at the way
feel and give me one small drink.
And he put his hand to his head
Say, boys, he goes on. you don't want
the whole blamed creek. do you? Let
US inv
How's that, fellersY says Ag t.
me and White. We said we was agree.
able.
"'All right, in you conner says Aggy
There amt no hog about our firm
But as for YOU says he, walking or
his tiptoes up to the driver-'as for you
you cockeyed whelp, around you go
Around you gov he hollers, jamming
the end Of Moral Suasion into the driv.
er's trap. oh, and won't you &c
round, thought says he. Listen to
me. now: IL any one of your ancestors
for twenty-four generations had eve,
done anything as decent as robbing q
hencoop 1t would have conferred a
Kind OF degree Of nobility upon him. II
wouldn't be possible to find an ornrieI
cuss than you II man raked all he'll
with a fine toothed comb. Now, you
stare coated, NANCY. handy legged
misbegotten. outlaw coyote. fy-fy!
whoops Aggy, jumping four foot in the
ar. before I squirt enough lead into
your system to make 1t paying job
to melt you DOWN.
'The stage driver acted according to
orders. Three wide steps and he was
In the wagon. and with one screech
Ike a p'izened bobcat he fairly lifted
the cayuses over the first ridge. No
BODY never saw him any more. and no
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-12

IF ever you saw three faces filed
with innocent glee, it was when we
heard the wheels of that stage coming
why, the night before | was woke
up by somebody laughing. There was
Aggy sound asleep, sitting up hugging
himself in the moonlight.
oh, my! oh, myr says he. It's
lhe only ford for 1000 milesv
1--WE planted sign in the middle of
the road with this wording on it in big
letters, made with the black end of a
stick:
NOTICE!
This and adjoining claims are the prop
erty OF Agamcmnon G. Jones' Red Saun-
ders John Henry White, ct al.
Trespassing done at your own risk
Owners will not be responsible for the
remains.
"There was a stretch of about a mile
on the level before us. When the stage
come in plain sight Aggy proceeds to
load up old Moral Suasion,' as lie
called her, so that the folks could see
there was no attempt at deception
They come pretty fairly slow after
that. At fifty yards, Ag hollers Halt"
The team sat right down on their
tails.
"'Now, Mr. Snickumfritz says Ag,
gy, you that drives, mean, come here
and read this little sign
"'Suppose l don'tY says the Teller
trying to be smart before the passen-
gers.
Its horrible supposition,' says
Aggy, and the innocent will have to
suffer with the guilty. Then he cocks
the gun.
"'God sakes! Don't shootv yells one
Of the passengers. Man, you ought to
have more sense than to try and pick
him out of crowd with a shotgun!
Get down there, you fool, and make it
Quickv
$50 the driver walked our way and
read. He never said word. / reck-
on he realized it was the only ford
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-12

body wanted to.
$50 that's the way | hit my stake
son, just as I'd always expected-by
not knowing what | was doing any
part of the time--and now. there
comes my iron horse coughing up the
track! I'll write you sure. boy, and you
let old Reddy know what's going on
and on your life don't forget to give
1t to the lads straight why | sneaked
Off on the quiet! I've got ten years
older in the last six months. Wen,
here we go quite fresh, and ID If
l altogether want to neither. Too
late to argue though. By-by, SOM"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-12
A Clash of PRAYERS.

Maggie, with her fair face and blond
hair, and Nina. with dusky skin and
kinky wool. had played together at
mud pies and had swung on the same
gate ever since they could remember,
for Nina's nanny was Maggie's nurse,
says the Housekeeper. They were now
seven years old. Maggie loved Nina
in spite Of her color. yet she had a
feeling that her friend deserved to be
white, so she added to her prayer each
night:
"Please. God, make Nina white"
As the weeks went by and Nina re-
NAMED unchanged Maggie felt that Der
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-12

petition needed reinforcement, so she
confided in Nina, begging her to pray
for the greatly desired bleaching. But
Nina in surprise looked at Maggie
with wide open eyes and exclaimed:
"Me? No. stree. Fo' de Lawd,
Maggie, doan wanter to be no white
child, an rs jes' prayin' with all my
might fer you to come blackw
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-12
He Knew.

Pedagogue (severely)-Now, sir. FOR
the last time, what's the square Of the
hypothenuse Of right angled triangle
equivalent to? Boy desperately
It's equivalent to lickin' fer me, sir
Go ahead.-London Express.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-12
Knew His Capacity.

Stranger Ito waiter)-Isn't that man
named Meier who is paying his bill
over there?
Waiter-I don't know. l haven't
been long here.
S.-What has he had?
Wien glasses Of beer and bottle
Ct wine.
Sob, yes; 1t is he then.-Paris Rlre
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-12
Avoiding Suicide.

waiter-what Is your order, SIR?
Restaurant Patron-Oh, I don't know;
give me something that will not in
validate my life insurance.-New York
Press
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-12

On the choice OF friends our good OF
evil name depends
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-12

was made
lvocates in
n of the
& schools,
the day
aracterizes
| aintenance
boarding
{ the tax.
tax laden
| noralizing
Should
commend
entirety,
he north
tinued as
educational
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-12
HENRY WALLACE PHILLIPS

COPYRIGHT. 1902. Ply MeclunH. Philips [, co,ipAuy
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-12
Average.

} the fact
reservation
shortly at
one TO be
years,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-15
Root 3 WiIIing Pafient.

But Mr.. Root went 10 Olympia" to
get his health back. and he had made
I'D MS mind TO do everything AIuIdoon
told him to do whether * was walk
ing. riding, crawling. bathing up
ward" using the medicine ball or run
ming a mile in a minute. He did obey
Muldoon, and he's In prime condition
now.
For instances. MuId0on hates cigar
cite with the hatred most people have
for the devil. The Secretary Of state
loves Turkish cigarettes with the love
most people entertain for heaven. But
he got none at Billy Muldoon's. At
olympia" you have to be in bed at
$50 O'Clock every evening and you
have to get up at S O'Clock in the
morning. Both these things the ar
bitter Of this cOuntry's affairs of state
did WITH unfailing obedience.
Ebert Hubbard. writing OF Aruldoon
in the Thilisune for August. saws:
Nude sn's treatment goes under the
general term Of dope. and the for
mula II about as follows:
You Frive at the long. r:aiu. Oua-
ker gr-T shingled house on the hill
AFTER a pleasant drive of an hour from
the sta Ton at White Plains
MuldC IN receives you with the quiet
dignit" of Chesterfield. You are i'm
pressed ~ the man. only YOU wish he
would Shaw out and sympathize with
you. Later you ascertain that Null
400 Soes not effuse overy ANYBODY.
even over a member of the Supreme
Court Of the United States.
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Social Unrest
And It's Cause
By COUNT LEO ToLsToY.

IT. He fundamental cause OF our
present condition OF socisI IN
rest with revolution threatening
is a religious one.
BY the word religion is usually uu-
derstood> to either certain mystical
dehnItio-s Of the unseen world. GER
tain rites, a cult supporting, consol-
Ing, and inspiring men Ia life. or
else the explanation Of the origin q
The universe. OF moral rules OF sic
sanctioned BY divine command. but
true religion IS before all else the
disclosure Of that supreme law COM
mon 70 al men which az any given
time Affords them the greatest vel
fare
Among various nations even before
the Chris tisn teaching. there was ex-
pressed aud proclaimed g supreme re
Igious .aw, common 70 all mankind
and consisting IN this. that men for
their welfare should live not each
for himself, but each for the good OF
all, FOR the mutual service. The law
was proclaimed and those who knew
il could not but see all It's truth ard
benencence.
But the customary life. founded not
upon mutual service. but on violence.
had penetrated so much into all insti-
tutions and habits that. while people
recognize the benehcence OF mutual
service. they continue 10 live accord
ing to the laws OF violence. Justify
ing this by the necessity OF threats
and retribution. II seemed 10 them
that without threats and without re-
turning evil for evil, social life was
impossible.
Certain people for the establishment
OF order took upon themselves the
duty OF applying laws. that is. VIC
lence. and while they commanded 9TH
trs obeyed. But the rulers we're in
evitably depraved by the power they
used. Then being themselves depraved,
instead OF correcting men they trans
mitted to them their own depravity-
Meanwhile, those who obeyed were
separated by participation IN the coer-
GIVE factions OF the rulers. by incitation
of the rulers and BY servile submits
sion.
One thousand nine hundred years
ago Christianity appeared and eonl.rz%-
ed with new force the law OF unusual
service sud further explained the
reasons why this law had not been full
filled
With extraordinary clearness the
Christian teaching showed that this
reason was the false idea about the
fawfulness and the necessity Of coer-
eion for retributiOn and confirmed the
simple self-evident truth that evil can
not be abolished by evil and the only
means of diminishing the evil OF Vio-
lence is abstinence from violence
But our Christian people Of today
imagining that without having ac-
cepted the commandments of non-re-
sistance. they Cfin arrange a life bet
ter than the pagen, continue to do
most un-ChTistian things
Ia the distortion Of the higher law
all mutual service and of the COM
mandment OF non-resistance given BY
the Cnristian teaching which renders
this law inpos sible-in this lies TIE
foundation or our present state Of so
ciai unrest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-15
MuldOOn's Theory Diagnosed.

And this WAS because Mr.. Root wss
convinced that MuidOOn theory OF
Ire was accurate. This theory. as
described Dy Hubbard. Is as follows.
MuldOon simply carries his men over
TIE hill to a point where they are -
tired they can rest and absorb lie
knows exactly. what he IS doing-hs
hearty kills them, but strangely
enough, none die on the premises.
Those only ole who lack the will 10
allow him TO use his viii 20 amend
theirs. and these Of course are the de-
serters.
Il is so much easier to swallow
somethi g out OF a bottle. and hire a
man 10 gIve YOU massage
But everything costs-if you would
have health cultivate Jour VIII and
expeDd energy.
We know enough. aud II We only had
the Will 10 Taethodize our lives, We
could all live a hundred years, unless
run ovel by bcBzine buggy As II
Is. Tor lack Of vii and lack OF a Null
doom, Ne die just when Nc should be
getting ready 20 live Great is Mul-
doom trainer Of men.
some body has started the report-it
may De true and Il may Dog-that Air.
Root had great curiosity on the point
about Muldoon's practices. and. when
he was about to leave Olympia" lie
turi,ed to the famous wrestler and
said
why do you make US battle from
the feet up7'
Muidoon, who is always a man Of
few words. laughed and said. abruptly
Ma - circulation better"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-15
Secretary Root the
Latest Among the
Scores of Distin-
GuiShed Men Who
Have Been Made
Over Blu the Fa-
nous Wrestler at
His Rest Cure
Farm.

k("AKE your bath, sir"
The man with the
brilliant, deep eyes
4 obeyed the order, the
slightest hint of a sigh escaping his
lips.
'Not that way! Soap your feet
first, then the calves of your legs,
then your thighs, and so on up
your body, your face last. It's the
only way to get up the circulation
properly"
The man stopped obediently
and went through the formula as
laid down for him.
He who gave the order was Billy
Muldoon, retired champion wTeSt-
Ter. He who obeyed It was Elihu
Root, Secretary of State.
Put on your sweater and a pair
Of running trousers, and wen take
a trot about the grounds" con-
tinued Muldoon.
And, without remonStrance, the
great man climbed into his toys as
directed, and, with finn set to
his jaw, logged across the hill with
Mu1doOn setting the pace. Thus
began the weeks Mr.. Root elected
to put in at Olympia, the place Of
William Muldoon up in New York
State, where the great men go to
have their bodies built up for more
W75rS.
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OF "BiIy," the.reI man. the public
knows but little. They picture him as
d fellow with a lot of muscle, little
brains. and a bull neck. But this is
the portrait Elbert Hubbard gives Of
HIM.
But this man surprises YOU with
light. musical. exquisiJely modulatcd
voice that comes FROM resonant air
chambers. and throat without a
haw II is a voice whose whispered
word can ill a room. a voice thar
can ring out a cavalry command that
can be heard for half a mile If needs
be. it is a voice that could talk all day
and never grow weak nor hoarse.
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20 the work. begin to plead, to beg.
10 swear-the veterans laugh and start
of on foot when you get home It
IS strip again and a bath.
Days spent like these virtually re-
cre-te the body of any man. Mr.
Root found it to be so. Grover Cleve-
land once surrendered himself to the
despotism Of Billy" and came out a
new man, Former Ambassador Choate
is grateful to this day to what Null
doom did for him few years ago at
Olympia. And business men and poll
tcians OF New York STATE by the nun
dred sing the praises of Billy in tri-
unphant strains
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his admonition to make the body per-
feet John LIS mighty fists sent down
to defeat all who faced him. WheE
he cult MuldoOn and Muldoon's ways.
Corb@tt put him out for keeps.
In his Olympia" Muldoon is a
tyrant. His is the word that is law
there. when he told Mr. Root to sit
down. Mr. Root sat down. When he
told him TO walk fast. the Secretary
Of State Immediately called on his leg
muscles for the work MuldoOn wished
them TO do. If Mr. Root wanted two
slices Of beef for dinner. ne got them
only when Mr. Muldoon nodded his
head to the waiter IN approval
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-15

. He fundamental cause Of our
present condition OF social un-
rest with revolution threatening
is a reffvforts ono
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-15
When MuIdOOn 4LOOks You Over

In five minutes MuldoOn's quick eyes
have looked you over and he has de-
cide5 that you have enough vitality
10 build on-parties in wheeied chairs
or those requiring surgical treatment
never find Muldoon at home
So YOU are accepted. You are gently
told that you cannot nave any wish
tors. either doctors or layInen. and
that books. medicine. and stimulants,
are taboo. The suggestion seems d triie
cure. but YOU submit, and then and
there bid your friends good by.
on watch their carriage as il slow
Is circles down the hin and is lost amid
the towering elms.
ne first move is TO interview the
secretary-he being the only person in
sight
You are given a heavy wooden sweat
Pa &c Six
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Jrst a Little Pleasantly.

zone little pleasantly is occasional
~ INDUCED in when there are raw re-
crults who are prone to be gay. You
leave your horses in charge OF Il
groom and walk down a hin through
the woods TO get a drink Of a famous
medicinal spriag
When you get back TO the read. not
a horse is in aight-they have broken
loose and gone home. 1t is I'VE mics
10 quarters-my Cod or words to
that effect. Here The stout men, new
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-15
umaEs lido Perleet seIt-eontroI

iiWaxs Under Perfect Self-c0ntrOl
When re sits ne does not cross his
Eggs. play the devils tattoo with his
hands tWirl his mustache. stroke his
hair. scratch his nose. adjust his neck
Tie, nor examine his finger 1ails. lie
completes his toilet IN his room.
such control of nerves. such perfect
f-possession. such absolute grace
clothed or stripped-gives hope that
f1e spirit Of Athens may yet TO Us re-
ssirn.
II think said Prof Muidoon TO ne,
II think my suecess-such as It is
IS trainer. has hinged on the fact
nat I have worked FOR great muscu-
Jar strength. simply for balance. or
what you call mastery or control. Few
men possess THEN bodies. rather the
body DULLES the mind all day long"
MuldOon IS the man who trained the
inimitable John l. Sullivan for HIS
great match with KTrain. and It was
Mulsoon who acted as Sullivan's sec
ond at the ringside that day and help
ed his man on 10 victory in one OF
the greatest contests In prize ring
history. So long as John l. was
trained By Muldoon and heArkened 70
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Rest and in bed at 900 p n
Writing of the horseback -ies a,
MuldooE s. Hubbard SAYS
horseback riding is always a scien-
tInc treatment Tor the neurotic, Ee
forgets himself in holding on-and
most OF Muldoon's horses, saw, were
selected with the idea Of preventing
inTospeeton in the rider. IT is slow
ride Of two hours and a half Occa-
sionally, at the hills, you dismount
and lead your horse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-15

Nuldoou has no suggestion Of a for
ign accent. and I VIII admit that a
i...r by the name of Muldoon who mas
goo brogue IS bit disappointing.
very action OF the man implies re-
i've; everything he does is well
.5tFin hls limit
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-15
The Biz Athlete
Word Is Law at
Olympia and the
Head of the State
Department Was
No Exception ID
the Rule.

r other words. the Secretary Of
stetA, one Of the greatest men OF this
country, and, perhaps. Of modern times.
went through what Senator Depew
and all the other big men went through
absolute and unquestioning obedl-
ence TO The will Of Muldoon. the
wrestler.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-15

TAI and weighs, stripped. $50 pounds.
He retired while he was a champion
wrestler. So perfectly is he developed
that he can use both hands with equal
strength and skill. He is a shining ex-
ample OF the perfectly made man.
Being 50, he spends his life helping
other men TO become strong and
healthy.
At Olympia" twenty-four visitors
only are allowed at a time. and each
visitor pays $50 a week for his stay.
And each gets his moneys worth If he
stays.
Sometimes the treatment seems so
strenuous that a man loses heart and
brides somebody to sneak him back 10
the station he finds there is much
opportunity for exercise under the de
reotiOn OF Billy, the wrestler.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-15

or. gray pair of gymnasium tTous-
ers, and a pair of felt slippers. Then
YOU are shown 10 your room and told
10 put on this suit and go below
where the professor VIII see you
Your room Is furnished with a little
table. one chair, and a small iron bed.
All toilet requisites are noticeable by
their absence
y y
The Secretary's Daily Program.
In this isolation from the world.
this haven Of health. Secretary Root
went through daily the following e3l-
istence:
Called at a. m.
Light cahsthenics
a walk of one mile and a half
A shower bath.
Breakfast, followed by an hours
rest.
A horseback ride OF many miles
Return and take another bath.
Dinner
After an hour S rest a long stroll at
varying rates Of speed
supper.