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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-28
ASPHALT BEDS IN SYRIA

What are declared by experts to be
practically inexhaustible LAYERS of as
phalt have been discovered in Syria. 25
miles from the port of Latakfa. on the
road leading toward Aleppo.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-28
By United WireIex.

sunday. December ~
stmr santa Clara. of Cape Nudge g D. m
Stmr Watson, passed Cape Blsneo D. M
Stmr Portland, left hatalla. Alaska 3 D. m.
stmr Rose city. miles north OF Cape
Blanco p.
stmr Colonel E. L. Drake OF BIunts reef
stmr Jefferson, passed Cap. Lszo at 12 noon.
north bound
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-28
wANDERINGs OF DARNING NEEpLr

A darning needle was removed from,
the ankle of Miss Fannie Inskeek of
East Liberty, o., which q physician
said she probably swallowed when
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-28
NEWS oF THE OCEAN

Freigbts and Charters
G. BEYFUSS s CO.. ship and freight brokers,
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-28
Liner Mariposa Which Sails Today
Inaugurates New Service
Portland and Seattle Men May Send Steamer
to the Far North for Furs and Bone


The Oceanic steamship companys 5
liner Mariposa. Captain Hayward, will
sail at II o'clock this morning for
Tahiti and Incidentally will inausu-
rate the new through service between
this port and New Zealand Among
the Mariposa's passengers will be many
through travellers. They will arrive
at Papeete January 3. and three days
later will sail for New Zealand on
one of the Union steamship company
liners. They will arrive al Wellington
January % Those who wish may go
through to Sydney and would reach
the Australian port January 20, or
within 2s days after leaving San Fran
cisco.
The new schedule Will be maintained
the Mariposa, but if the demand foT
freight and passenger transportation
increases. as it is believed it will, one
and perhaps more steamers will be put
on the run between here and Papeete.
Under the new schedule the average
time between Wellington and San
Francisco will be % days. Between
Wellington and New York the traveller
may now go in 90 days, and p days
is the new time between England and
Wellington. Direct steamers run ftom
Wellington to Auckland and Sydney.
Among the passengers on the Mari
posa Will be Paul Burks of the Santa
Fe, who is going TO Tahiti on mid
winter summer vacation. Barbour
Lathrop will be another voyager.
i,
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-28

-Aversge snow on ground 25 inches
SYNOPSIS
The pressure IS falling slowly along ths
" WashingIon coast and rain n reported win
high south winds from the mouth OF tne
Columbia river nOrthwsrd- The rain srea viii
MendOcinO- Tule fog continues IN the grear
valley. with temperstu lures ranging from 81 70
The relative humidity at Red Blur vas -
per cent and at Fresno 50 per cent
FORECAST
San Francisco and vicinity-Mondsy. possisly
rain By night; light north wind. changing 70
Santa Clara valley-cloudy Monday; nshr
north wind
Sacramento yaIlsy-ClOudy Monday, With rosi
light nerth wind
San Joaquin vaIIey-Cloudy Monday, with FOG;
light west wind
Los Angeles and vicinity--Fair Monday 1Shf
A G. MeADIE District Forscasfsr.
for San Pedro.
FARALLON ISLAND-Passed Dec 2T-Thres
mas1ed ship. L miles southwest. bound In
stmr probably stmr Princess Charlotte. from
Glasgow. for Nenc0uyerl. wished 10 be reporIed
TO owners in Montreal.
ISLAND PORTS
HONOLULU-Ar-ived Dee 27-U stnr DIX.
frenI Manila, for seattle
FOREIGN PORTS
FICTORIA-Arrived Dee 2T-Stmr Cmxtilia.
hence Dec -: Br stnr Titan from LiTerpool-
OCEAN STEAMERS
UEESSIOWN-Arrived Dec 2s-Stmr Gel
tie. from New York. FOR Liverpool. and pro
eeeded-
sailed Dec s7-Stm- Lusitania. FOR New York
YOkOHAMA-Arrfved Dec 27-Stmr Empress
OF Japan. from Vancouver
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Army Transport.

The Logan is in port
The Crook is IN pert.
The Buford left Honolulu December IA for
Manila.
The Sherman Is in port.
The Warren Is at Manila
The Sheridan sailed December IS from Manils
for this port.
The Thomas IS in port
The Dix homeward bound from Manila TO
seattle arrived December 81 at Honolulu
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-28

Do You Want S5.OOf
Read THE CALLS weekly offer On
page ?
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-28
Menoranda

Per Br stnr WeiIingt01-En Encountered rough
weather on voyage down: saw three masted
ship OF Columbia river. bound in.
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valet Miss Jessie Fulton
DR.. Meek A. NJ Growden
Miss Margaret Meek Henri Ruellen
DR.. C. E. Post J. l.. Schimmen
Mrs Post If. A. Taylor
n. B. Roberts Miss NJ. A. Vaughan
s.. Seymour IL. I. Williams
Miss Lillian Shaw Mrs. Williams
And 80 in the steerage.
VIII send Ship North for F'urs
A shipping man from Seattle repre-
senting Seattle and Portland capitalists
has been inspecting the steam schoon-
erS laid up in Oakland creek with a
view to chartering one for voyage
to the frozen north The whaling fleet
that went north last year was unable
on account Of the ice, TO go TO the
eastward after rounding Point Barrow
As consequence, the furs usually col
lected BY the whalers and brought
here are still at the various trading
stations. Some of these stations are
controlled by the local furmen who
are also interested in the whalers. But
whether the traders are subsidized OF
not none of those at inaccessible sta
/ tions got rid of their skins last year
The local furmen have agreed to send
no whalers north this year The Seattle
and Portland spectators, knowing this
are said to have decided TO go after
the accumulation of furS and, incl
dentally, TO look into the whaling stu
alton on their own account. No choice
/ Is said to have been made OF vessel
but when 1t goes it Will be equipped
4
and in charge of an experienced whale
man. The northern spectators are
keeping their plans and identity as
secret as possible as the harvest they
expect to gather is a rich one and the
ship that gets there first is the one
| that VIII win the prize.
Brings Big Sugar Cargo
| The Matson navigation company:
steamer Lurline. Captain Weeder, ar
rived Yesterday Z days IL hours from
kahulin. The l.urline did not call al
Honolulu after loading at kahulin. and
| in consequence brought but few pas
sengers. Among them was J. b. Castle
/ the well known capitalist of Honolulu
Another passenger was Arthur Isobel
who was formerly in the service of the
Massie company. but is now with the
Hawaiian wireless telegraph company
The other passengers were: j. W
Wrenn, who was manager of the Ka-
hului store; NJ Mccain, H. c. Halver-
son and J. HenshaH.
The Lurline's cargo included 100, ,00C
bags of sugar and $500 cases Of canned
Water Front Notes
Receipts OF lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 100000 feet.
! The British steamer Wellington
which arrived yesterday from Lady
smith with 2,264 sons of coal. encoun-
tered heavy weather and reached port
with list to starboard, a result of the
cargo shifting.
| The Pacific Coast steamship com.
pany's Santa Rosa sailed yesterday fol-
San Diego with large number OF
passengers.
The army transport Dix. on its wa,
home from Manila TO Seattle arrived
yesterday at Honolulu.
The American ship Reuce. which lefi
Newcastle. Australia. 225 days ago anC
put back to sydney leaking, was spoker
off this port by the steamer Lurline
and should be in the harbor within the
next few days.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

To ARRIVE
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Weather Report

United states department OF agricuf
Weather bureau. San francisco. Dec p. 4
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-28
cALKTNs
TRIBUNEs

Runs AND HITS BY INNINGS
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-28
GOLDEN sHEAFs
FRUITyALEs

RUNS AND HITS BY INNINGS
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-12-11
PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE.
Makes Annual Recommen.
dationS to Congress.
ATTACKS ANTITRUST LAW

s" ACT should Be Amended &c
Permit Combinations Which Are IN
the Interest of the Public, SAYS Tn.
PRESIDENT - Urges Legislation 70
safssuard the waseworkers-o~eIl,
on Need Of Protection For Forests.
Views on the Army and the Navy.
washington, Dec. SIN LIS message
10 congress, read to the two houses
the president said:
The financial standing of the natio,
at the present time is excellent, and
the financial management OF the ma.
IONS interests by the government dur.
ipg the last seven years has shown the
most satisfactory results. But our
currency system is imperfect. and IL
Is earnestly To be hoped that the cur
rehcy commission will be able 10 pro-
pose thoroughly good system which
VIII do away with the existing defects
During the period from July /. 1901
to Sept. 80, 1908. there has been n NET
surplus OF nearly one hundred millions
Oh receipts over expenditures. reduc-
lion or the interest bearing debt Inv
ninety millions, in spite of the extraor-
binary expense Of the Panama canal
and saving of nearly nine millions
on the annual interest charge This is
an exceedingly satisfactory showing.
There has been reduction OF taxa
ton
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-12-11

e'ilt.p! 10y lae Galioa4 government o
tombinAtiOas engaged IN interstate busi.
hess.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-12-11

rhsse = lidle gniu Tor Themselves
through the destruction OF forests
when this destruction is fatal 10 the
Well being Of the whole country in %.
future.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-12-11

strongly urge that the request Of
the director Of the census in connec.
ton with the decennial work so soon
to be begun be complied with and that
the appointments 10 the census force
be placed under the civil service law,
waving the geographical requirements
as requested by the director Of the
census. The supervisors and enumer-
ators should not lie appointed under
the civil service law for the reasons
given by the director.
Public Health.
The dangers to public health from
toed adnkerattoa ana from many 9TH
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-12-11

The Army.
As regards the army, call attention
to the fact that while our Junior OH.
GERS and enlisted men stand very hiah
the present system Ut promotion BY
seniority results in bringing into the
higher grades many men of mediocre
capacity who have but a short time to
serve. No man should regard It, as
his vested right to rise to the highest
rank In the army any more than In
any other profession.
The scope OF retiring boards should
be extended so that they could con-
slider general unftness to command
for any cause In order to secure 4 far
more rigid enforcement than at pres-
ent In the elimination Of officers for
mental, physical OF temperamental
disabilities. But this plan is recon-.
mended only If the congress do.s not
see ft to provide what in my judg.
nent Is far better--that Is, for selec.,
ton in promotion and for elimination
for age.
Now that the organized militia. tn.
national guard, has been Incorporated
with the army as a part Of the national
FORCES 1t behooves the government to
DO every reasonable thing In ita now
er to perfect its efficiency.
A Dill Ia now pending before tho
congress creating a number OF extra
oincers In the army, which. II passed.
as 1t ought to be, will enable more Of
ncers te Be- tsaine1 a iaatzuesees Of
~---.--< .-...- -~Gr.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-03
Romantic CrystaI-gnring.

Having satisfied myself that some peo-
pie really would see hallucinatory pic
lures in a glass ball. or In water. l ex-
examined the chronological side OF the
question. I found by studying works of
travel and anthropology that many saw
age and barbarous races gaze into the
water. polished basalt. rock crystals, and
so on for the purpose OF seeing distant
events. foreseeing the future. detecting
criminals and so forth. II does not seem
20 me credible that so many and so
widely separated peoples should agree
with ancient Greeks and the races OF
Western Europe in staring away II they
did not see hallucinatory pictures So l
believe that some people do see them;
nor IS this fact now denied by professors
Of psychology. says Andrew Lang, in the
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
I have never been able 20 foresee from
character. complexion, habit Of mind and
other indications what persons would
prove capable OF deserving even fancy
pictures in a glass ball. The best gazers
Of my acquaintance Chose who hit on
pictures coincidental with actual events
unknown 10 them. or with the secret
thoughts Of a companlonj are both OF
them not unfamiliar with other curious
experiences. But I have tried with the
glass ball two or three other friends who
have seen what are vulgarly called
I ghosts" in haunted houses and in the
glass ball they can see nothing, while
people who never saw ghosts do see ''co-
Incidental" pictures in a glass ball.
II any readers care 20 make experiments
they can begin By purchasing a ball, or.
OF course, a glass jug OF water Will do.
or even a teaspoonful OF ink IN some
cases, but both are inconvenient and
may spill. Having got the ball. Il is best
70 go alone into a room. sit down with
the back TO the light. place the bali
IN the lap on a dark dress or 4 dark
piece OF cloth. try 70 exclude re-
1ections, think OF anything you please.
and stare for five minutes. say. at the
ball That is all. II after two or three
trials you see nothing IN the way OF
pictures in the ball you will probably
never succeed.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-03
-=Ts7s
"TouchInE Up" n Play.

''ToUching-up is a process familiar 20
actor-managers. and playwrights know
what It is. TO their cost. But the expert
ence OF a French author who lives not
far from Paris is probably a record, says
the Boston Transcript He had sent the
manuscript OF a playlet to a small and
smart theater here IL was accepted, but
he heard no more about il. The man
ager having received the play. touched
ii up" altering the first scene. rearrang-
ing the second. and so on down to the
denouement. which he Just modified
70 suit the taste OF the public" The
author came up 10 town one day and
went 10 the small theater's performance.
At supper he met the manager. and DIFF
fidently asked:
BY the way. when Will you be able to
bring out that trihe OF mine which you
were good enough 10 say would suit
youg'
when shall bring il out? My dear
fellow. ! brought II out n month ago, and
II has been playing ever since TO full
houses. Why, IL was played tonight
Was IL, indeed? / did not know. Then
it was on your six-play bin this evening.
BY the way. can you tell me which Of
the six plays was my play??'
But the author draws his royalties on
his piece. however touched up. and so
does not complain.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-03
LATONIA RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Five furlonss. Olambia. 10 Pow
ersl, Sl6 won; Winter Green, JOS Martini SsO5.
second. All Rcd. lo2 ". Butlerl SlI D third Time
100 2A Tom Holland. r. ~ Green. Scantling.
Teddy Bear StowaNay. Ned Carmack J. w FIVE.
Lucky Ford. Perennial. and Great Help also ran
SECOND RACE-Five and one-haf fulongs JEFF
Bernstein, 81 Butler. S25 90 won, Plume. iO4 Pow
crsl. $50. second; Roseburg H. 10 Skiryinl Sl2s5
third. Time. 16 i-5, Marshy. Old Hickory. Dis
putC. Uncle Walter and Joe Enrich also ran
THIRD RACE-SN furl0ngS f. MAY. 10 CTav-
lor). $50 won: Hollow 10 Waucn) SlLl5. second
Ben Sand. 10 Narinl. S9 third Time Ia
Bitter Sir HalamOn. Edgar Hill Merrfeld Enlist
Red Hu'sar. Bingen. and Fred Mace also ran
FOURTH RACE-One and one sixteenth miles.
The MinB. ia lPickinsl. $3.50. won: Gar Jos
ROSS. S.55. second: Quagga los Powsrsi. S9Sl.
third. Time AZ. Lady Martha ard Dark Night
also ran.
FIFTH RACE-One mile. skye. lOZ NIinderl.
Nlb, won Geneva s.. 100 Ross. $3.50. second
Lady Amy. 100 Martini. Si55. third Time 20 2-5.
Mirzer. Otlono. and May Jane also ran.
SIXTH RACE -- one and one-sixteenth miles.
LADY Esther lCj Powersl. $50. won: Water Lake
Jos tMudcr. So.2). second Deacon. 10 PickinsD.
$50 thi.d- Time. l.r % Alma Boy Charlatan
LHoiina, Bitter Miss. Hyperbole. sylvan Belle
Cygnet, aud Nctasha also ran.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-03
.pprentice allowance claimed.
WINDSOR RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Six furlongs. Euripides 100 lOtu.
% I. won: G. ]. Celia. es tFairbrother) l. n l.
second; Margaret. 90 Burns. y 10 l. third Time
! Is. Ballot Box. ROYAL Legend. Desideratum. L.
NJ EcJort. Major McComh. Lady Emmy. Arlington.
Wave Crest. and Abba also ran.
SECOND RACE - Five and One-half furlongs.
Paradise Queen. Jos Burns. ; 10 l. won Hayre.
l06 lKoernerl 10 s. second; Peacooks Choice. lo7
Shilling 10 70 l. third. Time 0s 3-5 Patriot
Jim Fitz Indian Hunter Long John. Miss Imogcne.
Sister Jennie and To and Fro also ran
THIRD RACE-One and one-eighth miles. Mar
tin DOYLE. III ,Bums 10 5, won; Terah, l02
lFairhrotherl. 10 !. second. Cave Album IFS
(Shilling 6 10 ;. third. Tine 50 35. The ShauFh-
raun. Doubt, ard Milestone also ran.
FOURTH RACE - Five aud ehalf furlongs.
Billie Hibbs % (Swainl. % J. won: Please 10
Fsirbrothcrl. 20 J. second, Colonel Jack ia
Burns. TO l. third. Time ] ,0i1 King Avon
dale. Lykers. Blember. Anna Scott and Risk also
ran.
FIFTH RACE - Seven furiongs. Harcourt. lOs
Shilling 10 s. won Dixie Hmmel. lOl (Ot). !
70 . second: Giles. lJl (Burnsl. 10 l. third. Time
z. Hiacko. Night Mist. and Raleigh also ran.
SIXTH RACE-SX furlongs. Anna smith lOi
lFrncisi. 2 % !. won: Trey of Spades % Der
genl. % 10 I. second: Benstille l0i ARMSTRONG;.
10 !. third. Time Il Left Guard. Royal Artil,
lcry. Belle Of the Bay. Martha Jane King Folly
Jersey Lady. Tee Tick and Berge also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-One and one-sixteenth miles
Dennis Stafford. 81 tFancis). 5 10 l. won; True
Boy ITO tFoleyl. 10 I. second: Gold Way ll0
Shilling 10 5. third. Time. lE Masaniello
Schr0cdcr's Midway. King Of the Valley. Prytania
Greya. Alta Mcdonald Prince Hohenohe Orient
and Agnes Ford also ran.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-03
KIngbIrds I'm Nfny.

Estslle NJ Har, IN the June Atlantic
Late in May the kingbirds become ex-
tremely common, and remain our most
frequent neighbors. excepting. perhaps
the meadow larSs. until early fall They
are sleek. handsome birds. with their
glossy backs and the pretty white trim
ming that edges their tails so neatly. Not
infreQuenuy they entertain US for quite a
distance by chasing a crow. always q
ludicrous performance 10 watch. the
enemies are so unevenly matched in size
As far as I have observed. the little an
tagonist always comes out ahead-at least
ho always keeps on top-fying Just above
the crow, and darting down TO peck al
his enemy's neck or back-but as We
usually see him. he looks as II he might
be a member OF peace conference.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-03
A PntrinrchnI GuII-

II would be interesting to know how
long a herring gull will live in captivity
In the year 1856. twenty-five years ago
I brought from Cornwall young herrine
gull to London.
This bird is now in excellent health
and plumage. He is very fond Of mice
and small birds: the latter he catches foi
himself. I have never known him q
eat a worm or snail Cheese is another
food he never refuses. and catches very
cleverly when thrown 10 him.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-03
Migration of sen Fish.

Considerable interest has been aroused
on the west coast Of France by the ap-
pearance OF number OF fish hitherto
unknown in those waters. though COM
mon in Amerioa-among them being III,
shecpsehad and bluefsh. Shad are also
present. but this is due 10 their culture
in the streams emptying into the Bay Of
Biscay. The transplanted shad. accord
ing to Tarpers Weekly. appears 70 dif-
fer slightly in form and color from It's
American ancestors.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-03
A Remedy for Tonthnche-

A London physician az a meeting OF a
medical society stated that extraction OF
teeth was unnecessary. He was enabled
TO cure the most desperate case Of tooth
ache. he said, unless the case was con-
nected with rheumatism. by the applica-
tion Of the following remedy TO the dis
eased tooth: Alum. reduced 10 an i'm
palpable powder. two drains; nitrous spir-
its OF ether seven drains. mix and apply
TO tooth
The Washington herald., 1908-07-03
The Spring Minstrel Joke.

From the Chicago News
"Mistah Bones. began Tambo, with a
flourish of his hand. when yo go ovah
TO Germany again yo' Will notice a great
change in the embassy building"
'Yo' say. Mistah Tambo." responded
Bones. with that acute distinctness OF
the fat end man. dat de next time All
go ovah to Germany Ahl notice a great
change In de embassy building. What
will Il be2''
why, I'm place OF Tower you'll find
a Hill. Ia. ha! Alstah Burbank. de
celebrated tenor, Will now sing dat stir
ring ballad, shut de Draft, 'Kase Here
Comes Taft"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-03
ROBBED IN A STORE.
MIS-. Mary Barton Believes Negroes
Got Her Purse.

Mrs. Mary Barton, living at the Bruins
wick apartment, reported TO the police
yesterday that while shopping in the
afternoon in downtown department
store her handbag was opened and a
purse containing S6 stolen.
When the theft was committed Mrs.
Barton was on tie first floor. near a
counter at which she had made a pur-
chase. There was a crowd near her. and
she was jostled several times by two
negro girls. After being iostled for the
third time Mrs Barton grew suspicious
and felt for her pocketbook Her hand
bag was open and the money and smaller
receptacle We're gone.
The negro girls were by that time near
the door. and quickly made their escape.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-03
Literature and Property

From the Manchester Guardian
Some two hundred heirs and represen-
tatives of French authors have just petit
toned TO have literary property put upon
the same footing as property in a house
OF gem-in other words. to have copy
right made permanent instead of tenn
porary. There is good deal to be said
for the logic Of the demand that the labor
Of the mind in the field of literature is
not less worthy the value of its product
than the labor Of the mind in the field of
business.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-03
Had TO Explain.
Prom Lippinotts S

Prom LpQincUtt'S
A man whose wife was extremely jeal-
Gus planned a pleasant surprise for her in
the form OF a trip 10 New York 10 see
The Merry Widow" and wrote TO a
friend in the city 10 let him know the
earliest date for which he could secure
seats. The next day. when he was away
from home. the following telegram was
delivered there addressed 10 him, but
opened by HIS wife.
Nothing doing with the widow until the
10th. VIII that suit you?"
Explanations were demanded.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-03
Team stays at Winchester.

Special 20 The Washington Herald
Winchester. Va, July Manager Ba-
ker, OF the Winchester baseball club. will
not take his team TO Petersburg at pres
ent. Announcement to this effect was
made to-day. and schedules for some days
have been arranged. much 10 the delight
Of the local fans
The Washington herald., 1908-07-03
NIornI Lesson Lost.

From the ChiSgo Tribune.
Good for Squillips I hear that since
he quit drinking he has got rich"
ITS too bad TO spoil that story. but
it's the other way. Since he got rich he
has quit drinking"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-03
Santa Clara 70 Play I'm Honolulu

San Francisco. July 1.-The Santa Clara
College baseball team sailed for Honolulu
yesterday. The team is scheduled TO play
ten games with various teams, including
those from the Atlantic fleet and the Jap
anese team from Keio University Of
Tokyo
The Washington herald., 1908-07-03
Optimistic 20 the End.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Some time ago there was a flood in
Western Pennsylvania. An old fellow
who had lost nearly everything ne pos
sessed was sitting on the roof of the
house as it loated along, when boat
approached.
Hello, John"
Hello. Dave"
Are your fowls all washed away,
John?
Yes; but the ducks can SWIM" replied
the old man.
Apple trees gone?'
well. they said the crop would be a
failure, anyhow"
Il see the foods away above your win
dow
That's all right. Dave. Them winders
needed washln anyhow"