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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
LoNGWoRTHs AFTER BEAR.

BUTTE, Mont, June 28.-Mr. and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth arrived
yesterday and have gone for 2
weeks sojourn in Yellowstone Ma
tional park. After the park tour
the Longworths will go to Honolulu
for a month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28

The Indians did some great bat
ting yesterday. They pounded Olaf
lin for 3 hits and everyone Of them
meant something, Both teams made
plenty Of errors. Spokane cinched
things in the 9Th and 7th innings
by scoring and runs, making a
total OF II with the secured in
the second. The best Seattle could
d9 was runs. They secured only
hits off Jensen, who also passed 4
and struck out 3. Clafiin passed s
and struckout 2.
The big hit OF the game was
James home run. Three-baggers
were made by Rowan and Swain,
who also made 2-bagger to keep
things going. Myers was the only
Seattle man who got better than a
single off Jensen. He secured 2.
Dagger. McKune, Rowan and Swain
got 2 hits apiece.
lamp Osborn will pitch this
afternoons game Swindells will
catch and Bender play the bench.
"Rasty" Wright has mask for
sale.
At Vancouver yesterday Tacoma
shut them out 6 to 0.
At Butte. Aberdeen won Z to 6
with Starkell In the box.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28

NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 28.---
ri would rather be . horse trader
Than follow any OF the lines of work
usually undertaken by business
women"
Thus does Miss Emma Scott, IS,
sun-tanned and healthy. declare her
self. She makes her headquarters
ON the haymarket, where she Is
known as one of the shrewdest
dealers in horseflesh.
"You would, perhaps, say that
drlfted into horse trading" ex-
planned Miss Scott. Il was raised
In the country and as very little
tot delighted to have my father
throw me up behind his saddle
when he went on horse buying ex.
petitions. After l became q little
older my father underwent q opera
lions that rendered him unable to
attend to his business without as.
distance. So he taught me how to
toll the age Of horses, the sizes to
buy to meet the market demands
Of the different seasons, and the
good points OF the animals.
"In time | began trading alone.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
WARCLUBS LAND
ON CLAFLIN

INDIANS CHASE DUG OUTFIT
TO THE WOODS IN A SHOWER
OF SWATS THAT NET II
RUNS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
BIG CROWD WILL
SEE FIGHT
(Scripps News Association J

(Scripps News Assoclation.)
SAN FRANCISCO June 28.-The
seat sale for the Squires- Burns fight
opened this morning with advance
orders for $4,000 worth of seats re
. ceived by the management before
the tickets were on sale. Despite
the car strike there is every indica
ton of a big crowd
Betting has switched and Squires
Is now a 8 to 10 favorite. Unless
more Burns money appears the
price will shorten. Squires con.
tinues to work hard, but could step
into the ring ton orrow IL called
upon to do so and give good &C.
count of himself
Burns worked at Oakland today
having arrived from Hardin Springs
last night.
The fighters viii begin to taper
off about Monday. Both are now
down to fighting weight-Squires
1872, Burns 17S.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28

RINccaAFr vEReue PVettieM
~ TOMMY 0URNe.

~ stvtSs
It has been pugilism versus ring.
craft in all my matches with
O,Brien. In the tirst I Travelled
from Seattle to Milwaukee to meet
him. To be entirely truthful, Will
tell you that l needed the match
very badly. travelled without .
Pullman for days and 8 nights
On arrival in Milwaukee l was stag
gered to find the fight billed for the
next Friday night 1t was Tuesday
evening. found the manager and
asked him what he meant by put
ting such a double cross on me.
He replied, "Oh, don't make .
noise about it. O'Brien is round
behind the house. come and have q
chat with him." We went. O'Brien
was there waiting. smiling and full
of bull con as usual. He treated
me, as he said, like brother pro-
fessional" You're in good enough
condition. Tommy" he said. This
is not going to be 25-round cham
pionship fight, bat mere Ground
bout. We can boz pretty and make
good show for the public-that
is all that is needed"
The manager agreed and assured
me that there would be no decision.
and likewise no attempt to land a
knockout. needed the money bad
ly. I was down to my last SO. l
agreed. l trained Wednesday and
Thursday and entered the ring Fri
day night. O'Drien had gone
through 10 days of splendid train
ing.
When the fight began he said to
me as we were saarring in the CEN
ter of the ring, mind, Tommy, no
knockouts. Box pretty" We went
along as agreed for rounds and
for those rounds he certainly did
lay it all over me and my face was
lovely mess. Before the fifth a
second in my corner said, Look
out, that fellow is going to double
cross you, Tommy knew his bad
reputation and began bit careful.
Three times in that round he MISS
ed vicious uppercuts at close
range, and said each time, Its all
right. Must make it look hot for
2 last rounds"
When went to nv corner for the
last time my second called me down
in very strong language. and sent
me out to fight.
In the sixth round | tried in real
earnest and had C'Brien going. He
was awarded the decision. 1t was
cruel double cross. He came over
to me smiling and said. Shake.
Kid. l see you are there with the
goods" I refused his hand and re-
piled with some temper, "YOu wait.
you filthy double orosser, I'm bound
to get YOU"
Those who know the history Of
our last battles know whether Il
have kept my word :.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
EACH COLLEGE WINS RACE.

NEW LONDON Conn, June %.
Harvard freshmen won the 2-mile
SCARED race from Yale today in
11:15. Yale won the 4-oared race
by IA lengths.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28

have read of you in the Lads Ii
+, brary of Adventure
Call me colonel, you lubber!
shouted the pirate, menacingly
1--WE been promoted since then"
81 suppse you want me to sign
as a member of your criminal crew
upon penalty Of being hanged to the
yardstick," Robert said, hopefully
"Bilge my pinnacle. do" said
Colonel Crust.
ooh, very WE'LL" replied Robert
seeing no alternative-at least not
where he could lay his hands on 1t.
well, thimble my rigging" Col
Crust said, menacingly. "You can't
matriculate in my Preparatory
School for Pirates without certi'
fcate from your school teacher that
you're a very good boy
"Oh," said Robert, "Ill have to
go ashore and get It,"
Springing overheard, Robert
pulled for Salem in his dory.
Continued
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Chicago 0. Pittsturg 8; st. Louis
4. Cincinnati 2; Brooklyn l, Boston
4: Philadelphia 0 New York 2.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
CHAPTER II.

SIlAI I'M
Observing that Robert gave up,
the pirates eagerly put out for him
in the long boat. At any rate, that's
the kind OF a boat 1t seemed to
Robert, for 1t was long time COM
ing.
It was manned by a richly cos
tuned male chorus Robert did not
know this. Each man Jack of them
had a wicked looking knife in his
mouth, and he thought they were
sword swallowere.
Flakey Crust, the pirate, was
pacing the quarterback (marked
down from 30 ceLts, positively not
more than l to each purchaser)
He was indeed hulking, villainous
figure.
"Tremble!" reared Crust, draw
ing his trusty cutlass, as Robert
was led before him. 1t was a
vicious looking weapon with nail
file on the back o. It,
Captain Crust. L believer" re-
marked Robert, admiringly. 81
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
THE CITY LEAGUE

The twilight game at Natatorium
park last night resulted In the Var
ney Mfg Co. defeating the Union
Iron Works 5 to 4.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
BOY CLIMBS IN GUN AND Is
SHOT IN AIR.

SOUTH NORWALK, Conn. June
28.-Young Henry Remsen was
playing hide-and-seek and hid in one
Of the old spring guns or "mortars"
once owned by p T. Barnum. the
Snowman. He had hardly gotten
himself comfortably fixed when he
suddenly shot up in the air and
landed in an apple tree nearby. He
was bruised, but not seriously hurt.
The mortar was one use in the old
circus human cannon BALI act. in
which a young woman was shot to
the top net. Ren.sen went through
the act, all excep. the net.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28

The Pacific Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. will issue a new directory
about July 20. Contracts for ad-
vertising space can be made at the
business Office of the company. III
Wall st. i
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
OCCUR D,ALENE PARLoH CARS.

Beginning Saturday morning the
Shoshone Flyer. electric boat train,
leaving Spokane at 900 a. M, and
Occur d'Alene at 4:10 p. M, will car
ry parlor car. Also trains leaving
Spokane at 1:10 p. m. and Occur
d'Alene HOB a. m. Chairs csc ad-
ditional between any two stations
Reservations made only at Spokane
terminal and Occur d'Alene ticket Of
flee. --2S
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ST. JOE SUNDAY EXCURSION

For delightful 200 mile outing by
trolley and steamer take o'clock
electric train at Spokane Terminal,
Main and Lincoln, connecting at
Occur d'Alene with big, comfort
able steamer Idaho, for beautiful
shadowy st. Joe river. Returning
Sunday evening Round trip,
$3.50. 20
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AM ERlCAN LEAGUE.

Detroit 4. Cleveland S; New York
Is, Washington z, Boston 1, Phila-
delphia 0.
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Notice to the
Public

Frederick E. Scotford is no long
err the representative of the Quoin
Club. nor has he any authority
whatever to associate the name of
the Quoin Club with his in conneo
ton with any business transaction
whatsoever. Any communications
should be addressed to the Secre-
tary of the Quoin Club, Ill Fifth
av., New York City.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-27
225 ZzERRZZ OO7Z9z1V5O

Il don't in the least care whether
you are or not" replied |. What are
you doing here, anyhow"
1t was as if had thrown off the
cover of furnace. Il came to get the
woman | love-" he cried. You store
her from me. You tricked me! But,
by God, Blackjack, I'll never pause UNI
til | get her back and punish yOu!"
He was brave enough now, drunk with
the fumes from his brave words. "All
my life" he ragged arrogantly on, I've
had whatever | wanted. I've let moth
ing nterfere-nothing and nobody.
I've been too forbearing with YOU
first, because | knew she could never
care for you, and, then, because |
rather admired your pluck and impu-
dence. | like to see fellows kick their
way up among us from the common
people"
| put my hand on his shoulder. No
doubt the fiend that rose within me, as
from the dead, looked at him from my
eyes. He has great physical strength.
but he WINGED under that weight and
grip, and across his face fitted the
terror that must come to any man at
first sense Of being in the angry clutch
of one stronger than he. | slowly re-
leased him had tested and realized
my physical superiority; to use it
would be cheap and cowardly.
You can't provoke me to descend to
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-27

expression. I rather expected M1a -
show some of that amused contempt
with which men OF his sort always
receive G now idea that is beyond the
range Of their narrow, conventional
minds. For | did not expect him to
understand why ! was not only will
ing, but even eager. TO relinouish a
woman whom | could hold only by
asserting a property right in her.
And | do not think he did under
stand me, though his manner changed
to sort of grudging respect. He
was, | believe, about to make some
impulsive, generous speech, when we
heard the quick strokes of iron-shod
hoofs on the path from the kennels
and the stables-is there any sound
more arresting? Past us at a gallop
swept horse, on his back-Anita.
She was not in riding-habit; the wind
fiuttered the sleeves of her blouse,
blew her uncovered hair this way and
that about her beautiful face. She
sped on toward the landing, though l
fancied she had seen us.
Anita at Dawn Hill-Langdon, in a
furious temper, descending from the
house toward the landing-Anita pres
emily, riding like mad-"to overtake
him." thought |. And | read confirma-
ton in his triumphant eyes. In an
other mood, | suppose my fury would
have been beyond my power to re-
strain it, Just then-the day grew
dark for me, and l wanted to hide
away somewhere. Heart-sick, | was
ashamed for her, hated myself for
having blundered into surprising her.
She reappeared at the turn round
which she had vanished. | now noted
that she was riding without saddle
or bride, with only halter round the
horses neck-then she had seen us,
had stopped and come back as soon
as she could. She dropped from the
horse, looked swiftly at me, at him, at
me again. with intense anxiety.
Il saw your yacht in the harbor
only moment ago she said to me.
She was almost painting. Il feared
you might meet him. So | came
LAS you see. he is quite-intact,"
said l. Il must ask that you and he
leave the place at once" And went
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-27

your level, said l. with the easy phil
osophy of him who clearly has the bet-
ter Of the argument
He was shaking from head to foot,
not with terror, but with impotent
rage. How much we owe to accident!
The mere accident of my physical SIT
periority had put him at hopeless dis
advantage; had made him feel inferior
to me as no victory of mental or
moral superiority could possibly have
done. And myself felt a greater cor
tempt for him than the discovery of
his treachery and his shallowness had
together inspired.
II shan't indulge in fapdoodle,"
went on. "Ill be frank year ago,
if any man had faced me with a claim
upon a woman who was married to me,
I'd probably have dealt with him as
your vanity and what you call homo
would force YOU to try TO deal with q
similar situation. But | live to learn.
and I'm fortunately, not afraid to foi-
low new light There is the vanity
of so-called honor: there is also I'll .
demand OF iustice-of fair play. AS
have told her, so | now tell you-she
is free to go. But | shall say one thing
to you that did not say to her. If
YOU do not deal fairly with her, | shall
see 20 to it that there are ten thorns
to every rose in that bed of roses on
which YOU lie. You are contemplate
i'm many ways-perhaps that's why
women like you. But there must be
some good in you. or possibilities of
good. or you could not have won and
kept her love
lie was staring at me with dazed
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-27
Dowieites Hard Up.

That the surviving members OF the
house Of Dowie are in dire straits and
are in need OF ready money is taken
from the announcement made by
prominent White Lake residents that
another auction sale of the personal
household effects OF the Ben Mac
Dhui estate will take place in the near
future. probably before the end of
this month
Mrs. Jane Dowie is scheduled to ar
rive at Ben Mac Dhui in a week or so
and a number Of boarders are coming
with her. She will also bring a type
writer TO the resort and besides start
ing a small summer resort where re-
fined people may rest on White Lake
shores, many think that Mrs. Dowie
plans to write and publish stories re-
lating TO the inside workings of Zion
C!:y.
=. was stated some time ago that
trs surviving members of the Dowie
family would reveal secrets and the
heralding of the typewriter is taken
as the forerunner Of the exposure
of the long-awaited secrets.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-27

rapidly along the path toward the
kennels.
An exclamation from Langdon
forced me to turn in spite OF myself
He was half-kneeling, was holding he;'
in his arms. At that sight, the saw
age in me shook himself free. I
dashed toward them with | knew not
what curses bursting from me. Lang
don, intent upon her, did not realize
until | sent him Keeling backward TO
the earth and snatched her up. Her
white face. her closed eyes, her limp
form made my fury instantly collapse.
In my confusion | thought that she
was dead. | laid her gently on the
grass and supported her head. so
small, SO gloriously crowned, the face
so still and sweet and white, like the
stainless entrance to stainless
shrine How that horrible fear
changed my whole way of looking at
her, at him, at her and him, at every-
thing.
Her eyelids were quivering-her
eyes were opening-her bosom was
rising and falling slowly as she drew
long. uncertain breaths. She shud-
dered, sat up, started up. Go! go,'
she cried Bring him back Bring
him back! Bring him"
There she recognized me- "Oh, "
she said. and gave great sigh of
relief. She leaned against tree and
looked at Langdon. You are still
! here? Then tell him..
Langdon gazed sullenly at the
ground. II can't" he answered. II
don't believe Ii. Besides-he has
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-27
TIE FAMINE.
The Awful Condition in Chi12N
paIling. y

The AWFUL Condition IN Ch!T3h
paIins. s@
Combined death total OF such IA
clysms as San Francisco, VesuvjA
Martinique, Galveston, Johnstown am
Bermuda pale into insigniicance CONF
pared to harvest of death now being
reaped in China. An area as large
as the state of New York has been
completely Invested of every trace or
food by floods which swept away
crops. Ten million persons are starv-
ing, brigandage has broken out, par
ents are selling their children into
slavery and shame to get money to
leave this stricken section, and human
flesh is being eaten Diplomats fear
that desperate unfortunates may rre-
cipitate a rebellion that will go tc
much greater extremes than former
Boxer uprisings.
Mothers have not hesitated to throw
their babes into the rivers, and In
many cases leaping after them to die
the same death short time later.
So difficult Is the work of relief that
in many parts Of the famine infected
district it is only known to few that
the outside world is making any eff
fort toward Succor.
The lack of food has forced the sub
stitutiOn of some horrible travesties
on edibles. and even these wretched
makeshifts are sold at price that
puts them beyond the reach of the
poor.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-27
Saw the Ballet.

Uncle George-So you ser. 20 .he
theater this afternoon, and saY the
grand spectacular erema? LEV did
lou like it?
Small Nephew fvho spent last sum.
mer at a fashionae y Te&S;de resorU-
oh. il was awful nice. Right in the
middle of it whole lot of stylish
young ladies came out and danced in
bathing dresses.-N. Y. Weekly.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-27

Fire from an unknown cause did
$4,000 damage TO the palatial new
home of James Crosby, prominent
insurance man. of Grand Rapids. The
house was under construction and
was to have been occupied next month
Two little tots. boy and girl
alighted from a Michigan Central train
at Merle Beach and from a card
around the neck of the girl. who was
the eldest. IL was learned that they
were Lilah and Berry, Chapman, oil
Bergman, Ark. who had come all tina
distance alone to visit their aunt. Mrs
Anna Pratt, who resides at NERD
Beach.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-27
A Snecies.

Mrs. Kwivvery is one OF those an
ticipatory people, and | simply can't
carry on conversation with her with.
out getting so nervous | feel as
though | should fly to pieces says
the lady with the jade brooch.
"Anticipatory?" says the lady with
out aDy long gloves. How is that?"
"She listens faster than you talk
to her. Life.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-27
At the Seashore,

Dearest" he whispered. as the pale
moon foated behind cloud, how
long will you love me-"
It'll the very last, she answered,
as she nestled to mis- breast. Till
the last day of your vacation. Mill
waukee Sentinel.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-27
AMUSEMENTs IN DETROIT
Week Ending AnrIl -. 1907

LAFAYETTE THEArER - Matlnees Daily a.
2:lO-lOc ljc zoe. BE: Every Evenlr at SILT
-IOc, DC. 30c Soc High Class Vaudeville.
WHITSEY-Evenings Zoe. zoe. zoe: Matlnees
Toe. lbc. DC. -Four Corners of the Earth
LYCEUM-Prlces always l5c, &c. 1Oc TIC. DE
Matinees "Wednesday and Saturday
lannon's Fantasma,
TEMPLE TUEATER AND WoNDERLAND-
Afternoons 2:lj, Zoe to- DC: Evenings Stj
ic to 5Uc. Polly Pickles Pets i'm Petland.'
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-27

when you go to a summer hotel
the first thing you should do is to
have all your money put in the hote
safe"
THAT is the last thing l do
Houston Post.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-27
THE MARKETS.

Detroit-Dryfed steers and heifers.
50 % @5 30 steers and heifers 900 to
LOO. s5m5 25 steers and heifers, 500
to 1000. 81 50@5; steers and heifers
that are fat. 500 to 700. 81 "a So choice
fat cows. $i14 80: good fat cows. So so
n4: common cows. S2W3 90; Gamers,
fair to good bolognas, bulls, So 5O@4:
stock bulls. 81 25M3 rs: choice feeding
steers, 500 to 900, $i@d So fair feed
fair stockers, 500 to 700, So 2503 so;
stock heifers. $3M3 80; mixers. large,
young, medium age, sso451; common
Veal calves-Msrke. :" lower; best.
s. SOFAS so: others, $lI5; mich cows
and springers steady
Sheep and lambs-Market steady at
last weeks prices; best lambs, So so:
fair to good lambs. SSWS 90 light to
common lambs, $7dS; clip yearlings.
So: fair to good butcher sheep, sos;
So soar 10.
Uogs-Market steady at last weeks
prices. Range OF prices: Light to good
butchers, IS -; pigs. 81 10: light york
crs So -; roughs. Sc; stays, l-3 off.
East BuTalo.--Best export steers.
$40 1.S5; load or two strictly choice.
sGT61O: best | POO to 1300-lb shipping
steers. So q $50; best 900 TO l.100-lb
do. S4.25665: best fat cows. $4.25 al. 80 /;
fair to good. sS.3om 81 trimmers. s225
medium to good. siG l.25; best feeding
steers. s4.256i 80; best yearlinG steers
1925 $3.50 common stock steers. $50
3.25; export bulls. 1925 a $50; bologna
bulls. $375M4: stock bulls, $3.50 a >.
The COW market was about steady at
last weeks prices; good to extra. $40m
80: medium TO good. S2S435; common,
S1S023.
Hogs-Market lower: mixed mediums
and heavies. S1I .05; workers.. good
.'eights. s705@ 10; pigs. $7.15@7.2o:
closed firm: 10 cars unsold.
Sheep-Market active: top lambs.
9t0m 80: culls. $S6S.75; wethers. 81 a
7.25; culls, Sl.30d 2,2o; yearllngs, sS@
s7.75nS; clipped wethers. $6@6.25
clipped owes. $3.50 a els; best calves,
SIS: medium to good, SEQ 80; heavy,
S4I5
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-27
i.rnin. Etc.

Dctroit-Cash wheat. No. , rcd. - i,c;
May. 1000 bu ut soc, 5000 bu at 80 y C.
l.. 900 bu at 20 SO. 5.000 bu at ~ Il G.
10000 bu ut 79itc. pa. 900 bu at 793s sc,
10. 600 bu at 79is" 10000 bu at 79A g;
July. -. oU0 bu at Sic. 20,O00 bu at so -
% 900 bu at S05sc. 10000 bu at S0l4c.
i 600 bu at S0@sc 0.000 bu at S0iic.
Ia. 900 bu at S0tsc. 10000 bu at sos, g.
September 10000 bu 1T S2ai C., $4,000 bul
az S25sc. 10000 bu at 81 isc. $4,000 bu
az S21lc. $4,000 bu at S2lsc. - 0o0 bu at
sc. 10000 bu at N2isc, tj.000 bu at
S2t,r. 10000 bu at S21sc No. 3 red.
.6ttc: No. ! white. 1SC.
Corn-Cash No. 3. axe; No. . yellow.
car at l7c: No. yellow. cars at i5c,
| at li1ac; hot, > cars at 27c.
Cloverseed-Prime spot. - bags at
SIS -: October. 80 bags at s. - sam
ple 30 bags at IS 50. II at 81 %, Is at
So so: prime alsille. Il bags at 81: sam
pie. 4 bags at So. at So
Oats-Cash No. 3 white. acc
Rye-Cash No. .. 74c nominal
Beans-Cash. 81 80; May. 81 81 asked
June. 81 SO asked.
Timothy seed-Priime spot, so bags
1t 81.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-28

A strange phenomenon is that Of the
so called guns OF BuFrisaul." In In
Ola, Burrisaul is a station In the Sun
derhunds, the marshy delta OF the
Ganges, a region covered with a vast
and nxuriant jungle Of trople vegeta-
ton. Here in the rainy season there
Is occasionally heard loud. booming
noise like the discharge Of distant ar.
tillery. II seems to come from the
south. but II one follows the sound i'm
that direction It's apparent distance
does not diminish. Travellers have
suggested that Il may he produced by
the heavy SURF OF the monsoon season
laundering ON the shores OF the bay OF
BENGAL or ON an island. but the place
Of Its origin has never been identified.
nor has Il been explained why the
roar OF the waves should be- heard 50
much farther inland here than on
other coasts.