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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

Frank B. Kellogg, who has been in
trusted by President Roosevelt with
the direction of the government suits
against the Standard Oil Company, is
said to cherish an ambition to sue
coed Moses E. CIapp of Minnesota in
the United States senate.-Pensacola
Journal
Mr.. Kellogg is one of the most dis
tinguished lawyers in the country
and is a brother of Mrs. J. K Austin
of this city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

Rev. c. II. Nash, who has been
spending the week in Ocala, return
ed to his Tampa home Saturday after.
noon. Mr.. Nash came up especially 90
perform the ceremony az the marriage
of his son, Mr. Geo. a. Nash. to Miss
Nellie Anderson. on Tuesday night
For many years he was a resident OF
Ocala, and has many warm friends
here who are always glad 90 see him
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

Mr.. and Mrs. George Allen, formerly
of Macon, Georgia, are now resi-
dents Of Savannah, Mr.. Allen being
manager Of the Cudahy Packing Com
pany's interests in that city. Mrs
Allen. before her marriage, was Miss
MAY Alfred, and her many Ocala
friends are always delighted to hear
about her, as she was exceedingly
popular here, which was her home
until after she was grown.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

cana H johnson has returned
49,. I-r a summer spent 40 Glenn
arr. b a.. ana saIuda and Hender-
.Ir. &C while at saiuda Capt
r.l-ar .rIHneI large number 81
-. II .rrI.s fa FLORIDA. zee left his
-. --l fauebtsr in south Carolina
e.. Il. .rHr fHnrrr
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

Mr.. G. W. Brant of Lake Kerr was
among our Friday visitors. Mr.. Brant
had been spending a week with
friends in the Pedro section, and was
on his way home. He says he will
be in Ocala in two weeks with a wag-
on load of oranges-the first of the
season.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

We are indebted TO the A. r. Har-
per Piano Company Of Jacksonville
for a large picture OF William Jen-
nings Bryan, the peerless leader OF
the democratic party. II is a very
splendid picture and attached 90 % o.
a biographical sketch OF Mr.. Bryan.
We thank the Harper Piano Company
very heartily for their handsome gift
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

u- Fr,d Hand formerly Of this
r.r continue to bead in Miami's big
-r-r contest Ilftle Gussie Doug
t.ss a.so formerly of ocala, Is a
.f... a.eauI to Mr. Hand. Little
g.. naarlass is "a niece of :. NJ
.rr-s rf rfis once.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

Mrs. Hammie Blake Biddulph of
Tallahassee, a daughter of the late
Rev. E. L. T. Blake, is in the city for
several weeks. Mrs. Biddulph is well
known in Florida, and her Jackson
Vile friends are greatly pleased at
this opportunity of enjoying her com
pany.-Times-U Union.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

Last week Mr Louis r Chazal. who
is In Europe enjoyed delightful visits
90 Cologne. Coblen,z and Heidelberg.
returning from there 70 Hamburg on
his way back home.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

Col n. p. Rogers. Who has been az
nafffIs Greek. Mich. for some weeks
uIft fis vile and son. Who are there
Cor treatment. returned home SatuI
far His oldest son came IN from
I.vura fo meet ram anu accompany
fIw hone
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

Mr. and Mrs.. T T. Munroe and Miss
Emily Stotesbury, left Monday for
Syracuse Cor g delightful fan visit
there and On New York City. In syria
cuse hey viii be the guests Of Misses
Annie and Abbie Munroe. who own a
pretty summer home In that city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

Mrs. %. T. Green and little son. OTIS
"eni down 90 Lakeland Saturday az
ternoon 10 visit Mrs. Green's sister
Mr.. s. e. Movers.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

Miss Jotte Warren OF Madison. the
new teacher for the Dunnellon school.
Was In Ocala Saturday. en- route 20
thar place 20 assume her duties.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

Niss Bessie MILESTONE. who has
been away an summer. resumed her
position ar the Variety store Satur-
Day.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

M 4. W Duyal arrived home Sat
rrHnF afternoon Mrs. Duval has
.r-rrf fhs nast three months with rel
rrItss in Kentucky and Gerogia, and
Coz ff. rasf tsu DAYS has been with
49, .isfsr. Mr. William Hooker. al
srafrrfrr
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

Mt Montholon Atkinson was a Wis
itor 90 Ocala Saturday He is an on
thusiastic Bryan supporter and says =
is bound 90 win out in TIE present
campaign.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

at Robert L. Anderson, who has
BEEN 80 iu az Hot Springs. Arkansas.
continues o. improve. which viii be
pheasant news 20 his Ocala friends.
Beside MS wife and son. Robert, his
daurtfsr. Mrs. Clifton Camp. - aiso
uirh him at riot Springs.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

Mr.. simmons and family expect soon
10 move from Pine street into The res
idence CA Oklawaha avenue now oc-
cupied by Mr.. Hendon and family.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

u.ro Harris vife Of capt Har.
-. 4. af a. seaboari conductors
-. t.-. saturday afternoon from
!. raas auI other pisces IN NILSSON
49,. .ts bas been spending the
~. go rauths 9Th relatives. MIS-
uars 30 800 making hef nolns =
- 49, Haass Cor several seasons
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

~ Kenneth Mcpherson, Miss
g.. 1rfr and ar Pred Weihe re-
.-.I fram lake Weir yesterday, and
r-r f.ar ta ths lake cn The after.
-.- .raIr asre Msssrs ID ;. WOOD
- d. Il Sac. Robert FLYNN and
A. ana ur. "a H Moore and little
#...F#.r
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

Mr. Maynard and son Of Rock
springs and Mrs. Alma Pope OF this
city. who have been al Clyde and Sa-
luda, y C.. for the past three months.
have returned home.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

Mr.. c. Y. Miller was a visitor 90
Ocala Friday. Mr.. and Mrs Miller
have just recently returned home
from a summer spent IN Germany. az
their old home. They had not been
abroad in many years. and they en-.
joyed a royal good time aBaonE reia.
tives and old friends.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

Dr and Mrs. George Earle Yancey
and TIE latrter's mother. Mrs. Charles
Mathews. went down 20 Umatilla Sat
urday afternoon 20 spend a few Gays
Vith Dr YGncey's relatives.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

VIZ J. 4. Christian. the Mcintosh
ana DHnneilon merchant. was in the
briCk City saturday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

49, ..t NJ John Moore and their
rr Hffe dauEhicr. vho were ~
O. sprinrs shen me ho'ei 'neie
- arsruyed. and vho ~eIe -. 49,
- \, en- hre. have returned nome .-
- - = day in Tampa IN route
- uhsy had q dreadful eNpeif
- and ous that the1 n-1e ~ -. -
-. - r.peat. snd they sive nos
- sscouni 81 ne IRE.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

Messrs. Sol and Herman Benjamin
of Atlanta, after spending a few days
in this city, looking after their inter
ests here, left for home Friday af-
ternoon.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25
Local and Personal

u = chills or fever. Planz's Chill
Tonic is guaranteed 10 cure. sc. 4,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25

Mr.. f. L. Stafford was in the city
Friday from Lake Weir. He and his
family are just home recently from a
summer outing at Balsaam, in the
North Carolina mountains.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25
LIST OF PROMINENT AMERICANS.


Gen Parsons Confederate Army exSate Senator Texas
Col Bailey Washington c. Labor Organizations and o. l.
Col Patten Washington D. c. Military and Masonic Orders
of Alaska ExMember English House OF Parliament
CONGRESSMAN Gale of Alaska well known Pacific Slope.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-14
WORLDS HONEY SUPPLY.
Three Hundred Billion Bees Constantly
at Work.

Three hundred billion bees made
enough honey last year to fill n train of
cars long enough to reach from New
York to Buffalo. At the low wholesale
rate of 10 cents a pound it was worth
So, 000,0 600, and if the 100000 bee keep
ers of the country had worked as indus
triously and skillfully as did the bees
the weight of the output would have
been three times as great and the value
81, 100000.
Not only did the little workers con-
tribute that vast supply of a pure and
delicious food product TO the nation but
as they made it they treated it antisep-
tically with formic acid, thus preventing
impurities or decay.
n one year the bee hives sent to mar
ket a product worth nearly as much as
the barley crop; three times as much as
the buckwheat crop; S6000,000 greater
than the rye crop and nearly S9,000,000
greater than the rice crop. All of the
rice and buckwheat grown on an aggre-
gated area of 2126 Is square miles did
not reach to the value of the honey by
$151 ,259.
To appreciate these results one must
necessarily strive also TO appreciate the
number of insects at work That is rath-
er difficult for 100000 stretches
long way beyond intelligent human
comprehension. The human mind
doesn't work well in anything mathe-
matically greater than thousands
Technical World
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-14
Various Wages.

Wages IN Great Britain average much
higher Than on the continent. and in
France and Germany wages are higher
than in Italy, Spain or Austria. The
district court at Carlsbad. Austrja. re-
Gently fixed the daily wages of laborers
of both sexes for the years 1907. 1908
and 1909. as follows: Males. foremen
GO cents a day; others 40 cents. and an
prentices and boys, 90 cents Females.
women, % cents, and juveniles. Is cents,
Servants of the state, 4S cents. except
servants of the post and telegraph, who
receive A cents.
Consul FL. a. Conant of Windsor.
Canada. reports that the average annual
salary for male teachers in the do
miniOn is 1856, while the female teachers
receive S245. The highest salaries are
in British Columbia, the males receiving
SGT and the females 1858. The lowest
salaries are paid to the male teachers
in the province of Prince Edward Island,
where they receive S246, while in the
province of Quebec the female teachers
receive the least pay, S13S.
1t has been proved that no fewer
than $1,000 beggars are at present max
ing a better living in Vienna than ordi-
nary workmen. One notorious family Of
professional heggars recently gave a
grand ball and a concert at a local hotel
Chicago News
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-14
MY FARM.

1 love the dear farm life: love to go
At early morn-say, somewhere about
And speak a cheering word to the good
who in the meadows plough, or reap. or
love @ SOW the yellow corn with my
Or plant the bird-seed in the teemiug
land.
Why. could sit all day in harvest time
Beside haystack, or a purling brook,
With jug and straw, pipe, perhaps a
book,
Some clever novel or smooth flowing rhyme,
And ask no more. so very sweet to me
This simple and yet arduOus life would
be.
And then drive home, such rest does glad
The corn ali moved, the birds all har-
The wine and oil, as t were, all gain
cred
So glad Of heart cannot choose but sing.
And then to slumber sweet-mayhap to
OF red ripe berries and of double cream
No more for me, this stoutly aver,
The. city's mad'ning rush, its ceaseless
din,
Where straight tips never tell which
horse will win.
And falsehood smifes as doth the cimeter.
No janitor to stir my peaceful soul to
wraht,
No landlord lurking in my daily path.
Give me instead the farm with bounty rife
Its bursting barns and bins, and-weil,
maybe
An annual run in countries oversee:
Give me this modest, free, untrammeled
life.
Give me, l say, calm natures cup 10
quaff,
Give me my noble acre and n half
-Lippincott's.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-14

patrons took the matter philosophicaliy.
One man. though, an eccentric old farm
er. was highly indignant when we re-
fused to let him withdraw $50 at one
time.
doesn't the money belong to me-"
he demanded.
"Certainly.'' | told him. "but we have
other depositors 10 accommodate, and
as the eastern banks have tied up our
money, we can pay out only a limited
amount each day"
The explanation did not appear to be
very satisfactory. So, partly to mollify
him and partly because | knew that he
had unusually fine poultry, / bargained
with him for a Thanksgiving turkey. |
paid for the turkey in ADVANCED good
stiff price-and he promised to deliver it
dressed on Thanksgiving morning. At
an early hour he arrived with q large
bundle. but when the wrapper was re-
moved from the package it proved TO be
a pasteboard box containing a solitary
turkey leg and this note:
Dear Sir: The demand for turkeys
has been enormous, and as / have other
customers to accommodate, | can sup
ply you with only a part of your tur-
key each day."
| was considerably put out, but made
the best of the matter and bought an
other turkey at the butchers shop for
Thanksgiving dinner. The next morn
ing the farmer sent a turkey wing, and
the following day we got thigh, and
for over week that eccentric old fellow
sent to town every morning a piece Of
that turkey. Then | received this note:
Dear Sir: Your colored cook informs
me that you have done gobbled all that
turkey and | wish to warn you that
you are overdrawing your account. You
didn't bargain for a gobble. Youths
Companion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-14
Tame Foxes.

A friend of mine in the AIidlands. a
young doctor with natural history pro-
cllvltes. has two young foxes in q roomy
pen in his stable yard. They were TAX
EN- from the earth in private wood.
within reach of which there is no hunt.
One of the pair managed to get out Of
bounds lately, and. becoming bewildered
by the traffic in the main street Of the
busy little market town. ii ran hither
and thither. 4 terror TO some and the butt
of others who tried their best to kill the
poor beast. The fox. however. got the
better of all its pursuers and ran off into
what is locally termed ''the upper coun-
try" beyond, so that all trace of it was
lost until the groom who lad been at
tached to the little beast had the happy
inspiration to take out the bull terrier in
search of its playmate. Bully led in the
direction of park four miles away, and
within its gates the terrier quickened its
pace, and barking loudly was soon
deserted by the fox. who ran up to his
friend with great show of delight. lie
seemed glad to get back to the safe shell
ter of his pen IN the stable yard. but.
whereas the poor beast had up to the
time OF his outing been confiding and
familiar in its ways. his experiences of
the man in the street, have made him
tired and shy now. Mr.. Jones, who
was head gamekeeper to the late Lord
Lilford for nearly fifty years, told me of
tame fox that he kept chained To n
tree close to his house 1t seemed well
contented there. but as Lord I.ilford
thought it ought to have its freedom.
1t was taken i'll a bag to a wood and
turned out there. The poor beast tried
TO follow the keeper home again, and il
was with difficulty got rid Of only to be
taken by stranger and killed soon af.
ter.-pali Mall Gazette.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-14
ASLEEP UNDER WATER.
One of the Funny Incidents Possible in
Divers Life.

As showing how much at home man
may be today under water. | may re-
late an amusing story. Some months
ago. while the great battleship Dread
nought was at Malta. one of the seamen
divers went down TO clear her propeller
from some fiofsam that had eeome en-
tangled: and he failed to core up. II
CHANGED that the rest of the battleship
divers We're ashore, and grave concern
was felt on the ironelad for the missing
worker. Signals by telephone and life
line were sent below, without avail. In
the launch above, the throb, thPob of the
air pumps cylinders went on; but the
attendants looked at one another in dis
may. fearing some strange tragedy deep
down in those heaving green seas.
The worst was feared when some big
brushes and other tools came t1oatin~ to
the surface; and thereupon the navigat-
ing lieutenant sent ashore an urgent
message for one of the otner divers. The
man came on board. dressed immediate
~. and went below, only to come up
full of indignation.
why, that fellows been asleep all
this timer' he said, wrathfully. 1t was
true. The man had just had his lunch,
and finding the work much less serious
than he had thought, he finished it in a
few minutes and then sat comfortably
on one of the giant blades of the Dread
nought's propeller and went TO sleep,
with inquisitive fishes swarmng around
him. attracted by the dazzling search
light on his breast, The officers were SO
amused at the occurrence that no pun
ishment was inflicted ON the lazy one
St Nicholas
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-14
Rapid Butchering

John Glass. a butcher of BuTsf.. ,,
has held the championship in kjlir,s WI" Ili
dressing beeyes for the last twelve To mug
added another sprig to his rhani5o+-o is
laurels by dressing a 12OO-nnn5Ii oE
cass and making it ready for +.s l t'l,
storage in 4 minutes and % sa.o, ,Jlu
The contest in which the dougbr, CI.s
turned in this record was held 3, IN lay a..
battoir in Gates. The winner rI,, 40,
outclassed the local and othpr oi,, Z
town experts who competed win him
A side issue of the tilt was the aWarja,.
Of a 500 bet which had been ,Il,,,'S
between Glass and Chicago carnifsx
named Christopher klincke. Mr. GIoss
assailed his subject. a 120O-pound l,,.',s
with much nerve. He showed a deal ot
knowledge of the subject, an3 Whom OI
the offai was removed and the last Lcra
cast aside. he had been busy oaly min.
utes and - seconds. He was awarded
the 500 wager.-Rocheste Dem,
and Chronicle
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-14
HERD OF 10000 sHEFp
Moved to Winter Range in ura5 n
Heavily Armed Escorr 0Aaes

Under the escort of a small s.,.7
of heavily armed men combi%1 army
Of 10000 sheep are being ffr Aerds
the summer ranges in M0ntra, If9n
Colo. to the winter ranges b. eally
In order to reach this Lara. ID
was necessary to pass throueh 'a It
ton of the western slope here poJ-
exclusively by cattiemen Bec.u.. Used
alleged damage done by sheen r. u lae
lands, cattlemen strenuousIy lazing
their presence in any numbers 10
ever and frequently in the ia, .,..-' So
TO drive across cattle range Alts
suited III assaults on the herd. -, ,e fe-
and the wholesale slaughter n E-.,4efs
a warning that the Offences nm as
repeated. '' ee
This year the flock master yg
mered their sheep in Montros. so, sum
combined for protection and ara 5%.l4U
their animals in one big bunch 10 wing
of thirty herders with ninerv am l5'.Fss
as guards. This typical wa4----. .- 1.el
van has so far met with no G.fa,., ,5'a,
opposition. il'e
The 10000 woolies make an ,r,,
sive sight. stretching in sol.i i'" pre-,
almost as far as the eye can ~. ,iasS
Denver Post. "sH-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-14
Pheasant Hatching in Illinois

1t is learned from reports made to rb4
state game commissioner by Illinois
farmers who this spring received consien.
ments of pheasants that these eggs
showed a 30 percentage of hatch. T6a
great trouble found in distributing the
eggs was rough handling by the express
companies.
The majority of farmers reporting
matches state that the birds are doing
well and are now more than half arown
If some means can be devised Whereby
the express companies will give greater
care and attention to the eggs this
method of restocking the state will he A
success. Next season it is proposed n
have the deputies from the various conn.
ties of Illinois call at the office of the
game department in Springfield and take
the eggs home with them and distribura
them from their own offices Forest ana
Stream,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-14
A GREAT ENDURANCE RACE.
A Record Breaking Ride Sixty Years Ago
Along the Old Santa Fe Trail.

When we come to talking about mod
ern endurance races for sport or for
pelf, the present riders can scarcely
hold a candle to II. Y. Aubrey. who
used to do some great stunts on the
roof of broncho In 1850 he made a
bet that he could cover the distance
from Santa Fe. n. NJ. to Independence,
Mo-, over the old trail in eight days.
1t is 165 miles between the two points
as the freight caravans travelled it, and
by that route on wager of $1,000 Au-
brey was TO ride.
He succeeded in winning, making his
destination. the Jones house in indie
pendence, three hours before the expira-
ton of that time. During this his first
ride he killed a number of horses, the
death of one when within twenty-five
miles of Council Grove, compelling him
to walk to that place, carrying his sad
die on his back, where he obtained an
other animal.
This feat of Aubrey was regarded as
the greatest ride ever made by anyone
in ancient or modern times and he be-
came the hero of the incipient border
town. Independence. where he was feted
and made the lion of the day. His fame
spread throughout the entire west, in
Guiding California, where he was well
known.
Although people marveled much at the
wonderful endurance of the man and
the remarkable time in which lie had
made the trip, still Aubrey himself was
not at all satisfied with it. He deter
mined TO break that record, aud the fol-
lowing season made another wager OF
$4,000 in gold that he would do it. He
ACCOMPLISHED his record-breaking dash
across the great plains in the marvellous
time of only five days and thirteen
hours.
His objective point was the same hotel
to which he had ridden on his former
trip On this ride, when he reached
that hosiery. he was perfectly exhaust
ca and in fainting condition, his horse
ouiyering from head to foot and white
with foam. Aubrey was lltted from the
back of the animal by his friends aud
carried into his room in the house, where
he lay in a complete stupor for two
DAYS. Six horses, which previous to
starting from Santa Fe had been sta
Toned at distances varying from twen-
tv-fve 10 fifty miles along the route, fell
dead under him. 50 terribly fast had ne
forced them on.
He possessed a beautiful mare. NellT.
a favorite animal. noted for speed and
endurance but she expired at the end
az the first $50 miles. On his last trip
10 rode day and night, stopping only
long enough TO leap from his tired AMI
NAL and spring on to a'fresh one. tie
made more than two hundred miles
axerv twenty-four hours. and all the
sleep he took aggregated but three hours
duripg the entire FIVE days.-Denyer
Field ard Farm.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-14
Wise Cows OF Tnlare Lata

why has COW a tassel on her tail?v
asked a new arrival at the st. Francis.
accosting Clerk James Mccullough.
'Tassel? Give it up. Why
Cattle, zebras and lions, you know.
are the tassel tailed animals. The tas-
sci is there both as an ornament and as
shoe fly wand. A COW has u fasse to
whisk off flies and gnats. Down in the
San Joaquin there was place near
lulare lake where big, hard shell bee.
ties took to Fostering the cattle. And 40
you knew, our cows got to going into
the lake and wetting the tassel and then
dragging it in the dust till they got a
big kind of briekbat wad of dry mud.
They'd fling that around on their sides
and smash beetles good san Fran
cisco Chronicle.