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The Rich Hill tribune., 1908-01-16

an on the mornin' o. the fourth ! put
the e1try Ak down 0a the ground an
wound the old pyihon's tail around the
handle Then I patied him gently on
bis forehead. scratched She back of bis
neck up where BIS ears would ha' been
II he'd had amy, an went back 20 my
work. an I Cory gentlemen, be took
the hint nko a drum major an the
iirst thing ! knowcd trees was fallin
an around us liko snow aakca llIs
longth give him terrible sweep, an
when that there Ak come swinEin
around with an that so feet ot acoum3
lated power back OF @. ii "a whistle
through the trunk o. whatever tree g
hii iiko n hrzEsaw goln' ihroagh a
cream cheese. I'm putty big pnnktn
with an AK myself hut he'd do Ia ono
stroke what I'd ser hair done % go.
The only trouble ! had was stoppin'
him Nobody dared otncar him when
be was awinglu that Ak, an before
nlght come oh he'd chopped down CSC
trees, which vas several m0re'n
needed Fortunately alonE about four
o'clock in the afternoon be- hcgun 90
prosplro rather freely, Fn hls TAN Cot
so alippry the AZ slipped oul % Il an
dew 90 lnio the air about b thousand
yarda. landin IN ihe sea- was sorry
% lose the al, bui J guess & was an
Cor ,he best. II g hadnt of Slowed on
that pesky ola snake would IA chewed
up that hull woods"
~Thatld ha' been a serious matter
On thatt there climate. guess said
50 Wotherspoon.
Yes, said the captain ''ye can't sd
along without shade trees in lands
where the thermometer averages 200
OF SEQ durinf the Christmas holidays
Wen. SIR. we went right aiong on them
tines ior three weeks, Thom pythons
buckied down 10 work. hauled tto lum.
Der up 60 the pint where 7 was Foin'
20 pat un the house. sawed g up for
me into i9isis raficrs, laths clap.
boards an even shingles Tho only
ihinE / couldn't teach om tb 40 was
hammer They could hit q nail aii
right. but they come down to hard on
Z, that they'd drive II through ihe
board al out the other slide. bar thcy
vas 4 great help On ovcry ether rc.
spect an al the end ~ six weeks /
had az putty a little tWosiory ootiaee
there ~ yen nnd anyVherfs on ihe
coast o Maint, or Moo lprsc4. either
-lhey did year coohin' ior Sc vhca
The Rich Hill tribune., 1908-01-16

prove me q prccvoricaior.
~lrs pleasant 20 know they rs such
an anlmal said the postmaster I've
sort o doEhted ig myself. but
"rve seen one, said l. "and they
are very nluoh as the captain described
them
The capisin nodded his head CRATE
fully az me. and resumed.
Il lived high them DAYS. an by slow
degrees got my star of pythons cd
dieated up 10 such high pint O. per
tection that himehy there wasn't 3
Messed thiag ] had 60 DO for myself :"
ho said. They kept tho house dust
"a. an tho wood pile sawed al neat
lookiu'. an The yard around thC house
was the snlckcaf lookin place be ever
aaw, an an day long one o. the most
devoted Of them spakes sat eolied up
90 the roof VITA his tail suckla' 30
icot up On the air wigwagsin' the sea
with AN American aaF, SOS 10 attract
the attention O. any steamer or saiiin'
vessel that happened to be passia'
pgt a nsg pole 0p there az hrst bgt q
blowed down in a hurricane one
nlght and this little cuss -he warnt
over Go foot Ions crawied up thero
hissolf an took iis place I've alters
fclt thar ! owed my rescue 20 him
%. Sc was rescued. vas yeF
said The postmaster.
4 leave that 10 yoa. joe. said the
captain. "Ii 50 think I lock as it
died down there Sc can think o. hui
yo'd better bo careful 90 annouaein'
the fact Poslmastcrs otherwise hon
est has been knoWn 20 he removed
ior parrysis Anyhow. , vas rescued
A sailin vessel carTyin' bananas FROM
Panama 10 Oyster Ray was passin
that way one hos day Ia April an' SOC
lu The hag Wavin' Ga The air sent
ashore aR took mc ef u VAS sad
pariin with thcm pythons o mine
rood frieads as they eero. an not giv
en- 10 Nin' About their nsishbnrs. WI
nm 30 WORK "a hopls a day an not I
Waikin' doiegato amengst 'eni
-An what become ~ nildadsa ash
a. 81
rHo died week before the rescue.
rnpliod the captain, "iic eat ! para
pos an g Wcigbod too heavy cn pa
siumniga
AS usual satefod ne postmaster
ss iho carfeln aepafiei rho enil
aii1est Is lhe truiA o hit sioff. 1
bqlidoE 81 . leAa oes at lAeli-
The Rich Hill tribune., 1908-01-16

after 81 was discoveries that thc vessel
was on IRE Women end chldren
there were nearly leo of them On
hoaEdl ran shricsnE about implor3ns
20 be saved
'On one side the IRE vas roasting
thcm 10 death hy degrees. and GA the
other the sea was opening and surg
ing in hollish sloe
-scorcs spranE from the bnrninE
vessel only O. be swallowed By the
maddsned waves. which whipped the
ship about IKE q toy and aldc3 %
the horror % she morning We had
left Wilmington. y C.. oaly a few
hours before. and many oi thc womcn
and ehudrea aud not . few az the
men were violently seasick e. the
dmo ~ ihe ere
In the Flfiyslx Iuinols reEi-
ment. which bad hecn riekcd up az
WnminRgon 20 4 iskca north aud
disbanded. wcre many sie6 soldiers
when Uir ERE broke out I was sleep
ing By the sidc 80 my brother We
wore about 81 feet from ihe bsieh
"rho flames spread So quickly ihat
po alarm WAS siFen. snd Z was haaiy
hurnrd before / vas awakened One
boat Was immediately lannched by TIE
captain of be General Lscn. hut
was instantly stove. the capgaiu meet
inE death
Thea ! stabbed a boaf aaa pitched
/ Il lato the sea. ! learod D. sncr ii.
and several fellow soldiers followed
salt Three mere besides myself made
iasi 10 the boat We drinct helpless
! iY about af the mrnes of thc waves.
expecting every minnte 90 he car
last
The Rich Hill tribune., 1908-01-16

n you're hungry Us burned good eat
in'."
] explained that the hrst in llama
was silent. and that the animals name
was pronounced lah-mah.
Thank ye. said the captain. I'm
mighty glad to hear that It's both
cred me some IN iellin' this story 10
tn ignorant. because the most Of EN-
says they never was such an animal as
a dubbleIlamy. an Amt been able 20
prove H. I've been al through the Ds
in The dictionary up 20 the public l-
brary. but Amt been able 10 find g.
Now that ! know how 20 prohounce
the thing. I guess maybe they'll be
fewer smart Alexis around tryin' 70
The Rich Hill tribune., 1908-01-16

ys rol settled. ! suppose sais ths
postmaster
Pretty near. said the capiain.
They provided me win aii ne food
needed Every day they'd 90 0d hunt
in IN the woods an bring back 30
sorts o. birds water hens. pahiridges.
an Wild geese Once Ia q while lheye
bring IN a deer or q goat an twice
thsg come eraWiln' back aith one q
them dobbioilamyH ye read about"
= never read about any Gabbleii-
amys.7 said the postmaster. Hos d'ye
spell it;@
Double eiia-m.a." said the captain.
@Ifs sort o cross betwee1 a goat an
a camel u has more whiskera n q
goat ar less humps than q camel, bar
The Rich Hill tribune., 1908-01-16
4 verEaAN.s sroav-
Recalls civil War Disaster whsn eco
psrshss IN Burnins Trosp 6hip.

Only two of ~ are nov living sh9
made our escape from the hery aamea
% ihe General Lyon. when $50 souls
were hushed bY fhe bard of ieath %
March 5i 1855. and boih reside in iih.
nois said Michael s Brocketf Old
soldier and farmer ~ Enneid lli az
be reiolf the narrowing incidents 81
the disaster that came as capzheaf
o. cruelty % the last days 0f TIE civil
war and vas surpassed in horror only
By the burning % The sultana on she
Mississippi iu which 700 sick and
wounded soldiers peTished-
The memory Of that fatal Friday
morning vii never leave me- said
HFockeit. as be began the story. -and
Tes il seems fresh and as vivid as
though q occurred but yesterday. j
seems that ] can zee the blaze as e
carries destruction ia its path; hear
the agonizing shrieks % the doomed
and see hope vanish with The network
Of flames driving death Gu g hideous
form 70 hundreds or board the 30
starred ship
II was about ten O'Clock Friday
morning March 81. that FIRE broke out
A barrel Of kerosene oil in the portera
room was broken by the rough sea.
and the contents soaked down On the
two loWer decks. ssturating them, The
see was rough and when the stream d
Oh struck the furnace the flames
quickly spread over the entire vessel
Within hair an hour the whole shiI
was a burning mass.
The sea was rolling mouutain higt
and a scene 0f the greatest excitement
AMI confusicn eusued Immediately
The Rich Hill tribune., 1908-01-16

between then an me The ryihons
especially began 90 fcel that niidai
friends was their friends Hn ihef
used 20 come around the shack Id
put up aiong about twilight en- let
me scratch ihcir heads ike AZ n ihey
were Kittens I'd ile on there In my
BIG steamer chair softly cro0nin' 90
myself. an wonderful what mother
was doln' 10 home. an them pyihonE
would curl ~ alongside o me an beat
time to the musie with their tails. an
show a general interest 10 my com
fori an happiness that waa very graf
ifyln Il did o hull lot 10 relieve the
ioneEomeness Of nay days down there
After a Httia while ! found ont that
they WAS regiar monkeys for fnstatin
ye. N Ia git In my hammiok an
swing from one side 20 the other
they'd hang em selves between a
coupio o. trees an do the same. an
once when ! took on my clothes an
took a plunge into the surf. blamed II
one OF EN- didn't shed his skin an
come In after me
The captain paused 10 light his pipe
and possibly 10 give the postmaster a
chance AZ eFoss-eKamination but the
silence remained unbroken until the
captain began again.
Wen, 81 course, he went on. as
soon as ! noticed that ] sort of made
up my mind 70 profit some BY g.
Teckoned thst n those fellers could
initiate my recreauons. they'd might
az well be taught % initiate me in my
useful ockypations. an save me a 10,
o hard labor. so | picked ont one bic
fat feller about 50 feet long Ehc
seemed 70 be the most intelligent ons
o the lot. and takin q couple of aXei
I went out In the woods one morning
an lei him watch me chop down q
couple O. trees II begun to look a.
though ! wasn't goin' 10 be rescued FOR
a long time. maybe never. because
hadn't seen any sign of a ship on the
ocean for the huh six weeks since
come ashore. an I made up my mint
/ I'd build me a comfortable house e
| live ln. with all the timber handy. an
1 the wreck o. the nan1 Webster beln
I fun o. good nails. an my tool ches
havin' washed ashore about the same
time as me an the SWedes an Biidat
Z Well sir. that python watched me likl
as n be was a kid az the circus an
was the trained Eyascutus. He scenes
just reglarly fasnated by the spettl
Gle. KEEP on chopin Tor three day
The Rich Hill tribune., 1908-01-16
- Il FIllK.flAl.f

Ezture and q u-0E11E's work ar-1-
hinsd have p-udu1ed ths g1aua-est
remedy for Wonars us t TIE
world has eTeE known
In TIE good old- -fzshioaaa dzTs If
our gran3us8tfers they reliei ur1a
the rs0ts and here's of the Eel -
cure disease and raitiysle su1seTr-E.
The I..afzns On cur WeEtera
Pains today ca1 pT1cuee russts ana
herhs f1r every ailMe1E- and elEe
diseases tt1t k9ftle tl1s most SKI "a
Eslysicilrs who have spsu1 ye4-z q
the study q drugs
Fum the roots ard herbs nf tie
field Lydia T. rLnklar1 none t121
thirty years aEc gave to tke Nuu.ln
a the world 8 remedy fcr tlieiE Pc
CuLi3r ilAs. ulQre Eaent and etcs-
ci1us than any c9naa1slt tl1lt o. tarlss-
LTla + Pinkilal's Vegetable
Co.nrssuEld IS now rec g1i izea ss tie
standard rem sly- tar woman Ais
Mrs Beuha NuE, q 5Ig Nc ST,
louisiana, DO, urllest
~Cc-srleta restoration 70 hezlgh
means - mech % Elte tlIz flF t1e sake
of cthar suffering Eqr1en I lla ss--.irg
20 rake ny trultles r1ac-
e. Enr sureive YEARS ! hs1 tFeu aVler-
Iar wiki tte E.7rst il-r-1saf fe1lai1 SIS.
Durinr thnt ttrsc ial elcFen 9 saereus
uhrsieaans witboaE haip- No tquEee
can telf what 4 s1gcred- ana at ti-es
ccuif hardly walk At@ut tw0 YtlFn
ago { rTrata Mrs Pinkhal Fer zslrtes-
Z followed b, and can trEir SAY stae
LFdia = Pinkha1as NFretahte EaE,-
pound aai Mrs. Finkharls airafe ~
sscrcz health aua strerF;h- ll -
worth Eacuasairs - E.1 - sufert2lg
vrCmeu.
What lydia r Pinkhan Eece-
table Compound did fgr birs MG1,
{ & gil do for other suileEits uuzaan.
The Rich Hill tribune., 1908-01-16

ga uli he'd got dove Into tho boy
consiriciY's stummlok. aH then DE let
loose hke be vas ia a roElaf dog
eight With ansiker bull. az CD two mia
utcs he'd biz bic way Through the sag-
nenta Gtemmick ana ribs. an popped
out o the side q BIS nlddle coil as
ffisky aa 80 please After that be used
10 30 roand iookin far ts0y consirictys
fairly picadin' Wltn them 90 sWailcr
him ao'f be could nght BIS way hack
id llfo an lberiy but thoY fought
kind o. ahy of him after that until
thCy came "a see that II they didnt
% 40 harm 10 him he uouidnt DO no
haGm 20 thcm
Mighty Intelligent; for saakes." bsid
Sic poaimasicr.
Yea" aErctd the captain, "lime
b. BE went ga. ethey an Eot soFi o
frleadiy together az nil6st acted a.
g t1ft o. ambassyaol ealf1ordinarF
The Rich Hill tribune., 1908-01-16
woRDs WORTH $40 EAc4.


Miss Fleanor casey fs ytane aoui-
au oi Eolaea spcech. sccaniias to roe
Chicarc later Ocesn HCr HpTis are
aorrumcs Ngr.as - 4lEh as sie1 each
Thcy veo - lsst SATURDAYS nigat
ah0a shr aFeke s. 81 ihe.a and fhsFe-
81 ssscd tf6e2 ucfth oi ieaeas ia
Miss sarah faoks. hef raesi lgpm BAL
um0ro
For ahen she sai3 them she vas
iclrphoaiae irem tFr rQaa ia thc sse
oaa steers ef the hlme. ara hlrEiaIs
uho haa eferef sla the porsa ihses.
IA thaf the Ismuy sas ag dinael ktard
her and fe3 athow eeiiias Ma
Focgs .eRc'a wh.ca uvrc a. ne
drcsser .n hsg Fouip
What she said uas cnz1sh a. igiEet-
ea aayoee antaF slwt'aF cweFaslaR.
els Tth Is phai g, ues
0a. h4iur hsm oYe tstg aHag.
please 81 Ihef arc is uy fouR
nou Whais We1 3 1gnN care if it
atn nass iairgs ~ em as D. sct
id ol lhcm what's thai 1alt
cala acl teaF eaFe N he tas a
csae "a ,aea Me cln vasa iae
nalr Esr11
Fat ueal ste Ua1nt nas parrciiq
hafnftss sac vas sft a
ffanG g nfa sho has GEE fsti s
leaih 81 w.cc ant $40 wanted lts
iraa ia trins tte snt pfes sq es'ce
~ ueafs tatt sas ieqashs sVce b
The Rich Hill tribune., 1908-01-16

4 was readiu' IN one o. the papers
tan other day about a feIier down In
south Ammeriky that had a trained
python 20 do his houseWork." said
the postmaster. as he joined the circle
Of nature fakirs after canceillng the
stamps on the evening mail Some
how or other find II a hard story 70
stummick. but Il appears In the
County Clarion. which Is the EtRnch-
est supporter o. the preseat policies Of
our administration. an ! dont b'iieve
ole Gay Humphrses. the Horiss Gree
ley o. Piscataquia. would print nothin'
that could be in any way offensive 10
the present incumbent o. the White
House"
They DO say that the president
reads all the proofs o the Clarion be
fore roin 10 press said 81 Wother
spocn. sam Busby told me 50 when
he eot me % prescribe. He said the
Clarion was the Fiscal Moutpiece O
the WGshin'ton Goy'meut IN these
parts.
3 guess be meant the hshy mouth.
plecc ST. said the captain. with a
grin. = Amt never see no soopTeme
evidences o. the naked truth On the
ClaBons political remarks. but must
say its Wild animal editor hss alters
struck me as one o. the most veera.
ci0us men IN the party Anyhow they
Amt anything very onusuai about that
python story 10 them as knows how
easv b Is 20 domesticate snake. Up
here where hosses ar nirej men IS
plentiful we don't have 20 make use o
the reptiles Tor household purposes.
but down round Peru. an Yen'zuela,
aad Patagonia. helps kind o. skeence
hu the pcopie that lives down there
has 20 use whatever comes handy"
SITS a burned shame you never was
Gown there. cap" said the postmaster.
We'd a heard someihin' Wuth liatCnin'
% q sc bad been"
Il hcv been down there. returned
the captain Where dye suppose
eai my tiue o capiaia u hadn't been
o tca.fann MANI
ive commanded a sioop ga my
dag. an yhey aint maay ports be-
tween the north an south poles that
aiuR been to. An once wheu me an
my crew. cnnslstin Of a bulldog an
two swcdoa WAS biovea ashore on the
coast 81 u Argcniine Republic
lcarned a Dot about a habits o
snukes that ! aiut never forgot To,
place where we went ashore was abou
half way between Rio De january an
SANITY Cruz where The rum comes
from. and for miles an miles 90 ever
direction Sc couldn't see nothin bu
forests. an ! tell 50 they was Jest ful
oi animal hfe-parrois monkeys. iig
eoriuoa paapetR an snakes haugin
from she trees like fringe on the bo,
tom % a sofy They give us a tougl
time of 1, AZ frsi. an the two swodo
deserted after we'd been ashore
couple O. days. an / ain't never seel
cm since. bat the doE. nildad. b.
stuck b. me to the last ono o th
suakts nearly sos away With hini, hu
b. saa an intelligent pup an had th
aenac 20 hido his time. Il was a boy
conHtnoty RDt him, an aWailcrod hir
lcst like a trog'd swailcr a iy Bilda
didn't make aay fuss at an bat wail
The Rich Hill tribune., 1908-01-16

L.ere - car eel 1 sac rcf
Go1r cn oi ~ 1sssaa 81 u4-
dees EI1eEa
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
Before the War.

Thomas Nelson Page re~countsan fn-
stance showing that southern h0spi;al-
tty was not always appreciated.
a guest asked the loan OF a horse to
carry him to the next stopping place.
The host accordingly lent him his horse
and sent along a negro boy-it was
before the war-to bring the horse
back.
After several days the boy was still
missing, and some one was sem to
hunt him up. The messenger found
him at last and demanded why he had
not returned with the horse.
Cause dat gentiman done sell de
hoss,' was the reply.
We'll, why didn't you como back and
say SOP"
Hi He done sell me too" said the
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
A Japanese Banking Episode.
Prom the Chicago Evening Pos.

From the Chicago Evening Post. ,.,--
After fruitless efforts to obtain pay
ment," says the Shanghai News in all
seriousness, "a committee representing
about 1900 .depositors Of the chfyoda
Bank OF japan, has sent a written re-
quest to vistount Hori, president OF the
institution, asking him to commit hara-
kiri as an act Of explation."
Did an old or q new civilization ever
more Enthusiastically meet? Here the whim-
sicaily grave contrasts are infinitely more
picturesque than the mere anarchronisms
of the Mecca trolley ear pilgrfmAges or
the p~hopegraph- concerts in the sultap's
seraglio. 49, D." "'- H4If'
We do not know. how the japanese hara-
kiri statute ms but we should think
that rViscouBt Hori would get an order OF
court before complying with the. deposit
jors' request. Although his would prob
ably be- only a formally, a. man an his
position cannot be too careful about such
little things. IL z H5i.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
LIVING ADVERTISEMENT.

Glow o. Health Speaks for Postum.
1t requires no scientific training to
discover whether coffee dlSagrees or
mot. t...-. ,..., -.
Simply stop it for a time and use
Postum in place Of 1t, then note the
beneficial effects. The truth will APP
pear.
six years ago l was in a very bad
condition writes a" Tenn. lady u
suffered from Indigestion, nervousness
land insomnia. l.
II was then an inyeterate coffee
tdrinker, but it was long before 1 could
be persuaded that it was coffee that
shurt me-. Finally l decided to leave it
.off a few days and find out the truth.
The first morning l left Off coffee I
had a raging headache, so I decided I
must have something to take the place
.of coffee" (The headache was caused
by the reaction of the coffee drug
tcaffeine.) -
Having heard Of Postum through a
friend who used 1t, | bought a package
and tried 1t. / did not like it at first,
but after l learned how to. make it
right, according to directions OH pkg,
would not change back toI coffee for
anything.
when l began to use Postum I
weighed only III lbs. Nov ! weigh
l70 and as / have not taken, any tonic
in that time | can only attribute my
recovery OF good health to the use Of
Postum In place OF coffee.
My husband says l am al living ad-
vertisement for Postum. / 4m glad to
he the means OF inducing my many
friends to use Postum, too"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
vile" in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read tho above letter. A
new one appeaFs4from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and fall
OF human interest
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
Netting Unnecessary.

A friend from the North had gone to
visit the colonel, who lived In the
swampy Mississippi river bottoms OF
louisiana. There was no mesquite net
ting over the bed, and In the morning
when the negro came with the water
and towels, the tortured visitor asked:
Sam. why is 1t that you have no mo-
squito netting over the beds?t Doesn't
the colonel have any in his room?,'
mo, subj replied Sam" '''.-S "'i
II don't see how. he stands It."
-'fNell, suh." said Sam, az reckon its
les dis way; In de To- part NV de night,
sub, de c~olonel's mos centrally 50 'toxt-
de skeeters, an in de la part UP dc
night, sub, de skeeters is mos1 gsn'-
rally SO 'toxicated dat dey don't pay
no 'tention to de colonel" "
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
BIBLES PRINTED IN
500 LANGUAGES
More Are Sold Than Ever, De.
spite the Claim Of Grow
ing Disbelief.

Despite tho fact. which officers OF the
Americans Bible skoeiety treely aeknowly
edge, that the reading Of the bible has
\ 4puch decreased among nativei born
americans, more Bibles are sold and read
and more money IS given Tor the work or
the society than when everybody believed
fthe bible Herally, sAys Athe New York
Last New Years mrs. eusser sage ony
Eered the society $500, 900 II It could raise
an equal sum during the calenuar year.
The money Is rolling in, and the society
sees the million in hand by January l. The
day after-Mrs. Sage's offer was made pub
lie a New York business mar called up the
office and said
"You can put me down for So 5000 II you
Won't give my name"
A couple OF years & another New
York business men entered the office and
said: 81 believe In the bible. I am also
very much interested in the Mohammedan
races. / will give YOU a piece Of property
IL you will dedicate II to the end of TINA
to the circulation of the bible among the
Mohammedan races" The offer was ac-
copied and the property, a New York
office building worth 100000, was turned
over to the society. r.l.. t ,re.
The distribution OF the bible to the in
habitaatsS OF the earth's-surface IN prae~
tically a work of the last century only.
At the beginning of the nineteenth CEN
tury~the ~bibiesexisted in onlyr59 tanguagess
Today In round numbers it exists in 500.
The bible went into more 'laRguages DUR
lag the Hineteenth century than in the 1a
previous centuries.
A few weeks ago an Item appeared in
the papers to the effect that the Ameri-
can Bible society had completed the pub
LEGATION of the bible I'm Chamorro, the
chief language Of the island of Guam.
nhtte fhA nafIxyaa nrnf THAR Hrat Inrinfan
'bdoks 1Aeir fFstsalphaoetFNe written Name
guage and a literature all in one. =
All over the world men are doing tho
same thing. Scores of the worlds Ian
guages have been supplied with an al
phabet and 6 written form by the trans
lators OF the bible.
Last year, for instance, the society
printed a bible for Pleasant Island. Few
persons would know where TO find Pleas
ant Island on tire mmp. ttlds4a HFa~e-dot.
in the Pacific, 800 miles south OF the Caro-
line islands, with q population of 1900,
the sort of island one reads about In ship
wreclS stories.
For ten years enc lone missionaFy~and
his wife have been living there. He
learned the language by ear and Their set
1t on papar Theoretically. Then no trans
lated the New Testament in 1t. Then he
begged and entfbkted}tAe biblA Isbeiety to
publish his bible. The society replied:
we can't afford to publish the bible in
a language spoken by My 800 people"
Then the tribe pledged itself to pay for
the work IL 1t could nave time. So the
society sent the missionary a printing
press and he and his native helpers set
up and printed the work. Then he sent
1t to San Francisco, the society paid for
binding II, ANA onef more Httle South Sea
ISLAND has a written language and liter
Lture,