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SPRING KIDNEY TROUBLE.
Vividly Described by One Who Has
Suffered from II.

Mrs. H. Mutzabaugh, Of Duncannon,
Pa, says: Il was sick and miserable all
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Natural History had prophcaicd that
the original home of the elephants
and of several other great groups
would be found TO be in Africa. These
animals. hr believed. in spite OF the
contrary opinion Of science. had In.
vadcd Europe. Asia and North Amer.
lea from Africa.
The American museum authorities.
SO rich In the remains OF the great
monsters of their own country. could
not fail to be Interested In the Fayum
discoveries. and Prof. Osborn longcd
IN fit ou, an expedition 10 discover. II
possible, and bring back 10 the New
York ,rcasurc.housc the African anccs'
tors OF the vast Great which once
inhabited the Amcr.,s continent.
In due time the plan became an ac-
complishcd fact: the Egyptian gov.
ernmcnt. in the person Of Lord 'Cro-
mcr. gave the American explorers
every help in It's power, and Prof. Os.
born and his assistants went to work.
As their caravan crossed the desert,
It amused Mr.. Osborn TO think that he
was going with cameis. the gift OF the
western RHeElCaH FihHs. ~ bi'hb
back the remains OF elephants, which
were the gift OF Africa to all the other
continents.
At first. the results of the American
Museums search were disappointing.
but after ten days the explorers were
rewarded with the jaws and teeth
OF the ancestral elephant which the
expedition chiefly desired. and a fort
night later they found complete
skull of the Palaeomastodon. belong.
ing TO the second stage of the evolu.
ton OF the elephant. A week later. the
skull of a Moeritherium tthe beast OF
Lake Moeris) came TO light. and Mr..
Osborn knew that he had found the
representative of the first distinctive
stage in the evolution OF the elephant.
Twenty.seven species OF land ami.
mails were discovered by the Egyptian
survey. and now several new animals
were discovered by .he American ex.
pedition. These include the giant Ar
sinoithcrcs. the smaller and larger an.
cestral elephants. the large and small
rock-conies. and certain pig-like ami.
ulals. With two exceptions. all these
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why American Gardens oisappoin,

The reason why American garden.
Ing has not yet come up TO the stand.
ard of the Europeans is simply that
NC do not pay enough. says a writer
In Country Life in America. We en-.
pIoy Incompetent landscape designers
or none: we beat the nurseryman
down on his plants: VIC are not will.
Ing TO pay first-class gardener what
he is worth. Yet We are dead game"
when It comes to yachts, automobiles.
norscJ. dogs and houses. Why should
not our wealthy men be equally will.
ing TO pay for good gariens7
I believe they will. These thinTs
are all parts of the same outdoor life.
The more self.respect a man has the
more he values his family life and
the more willing he is TO spend as
much on his outdoor living room as on
one of his indoor rooms.
The writer then describes a land.
scape garden in Pittsburg back yard
which cost about $1,000. The effects
are certainly splendid.
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Ever since tho discovery Of re.
mains Of prehistoric animals In the
fayum desert In 1901 made North AZ.
rica the storm center OF paicontolo.y.
men Of science have been seeking to
exhaust tho secrets Of that region. and
10 solve the problems OF origin which
the fayum FOSSILS suggested. by
1905 Mr.. Bcadncii. accompanied by Dr.
Andrews Of the British museum. had
proved that Africa. far from being n
continent, parasitic upon Europe. was
a partly dependent. bu, chiefly indie.
pendent. ccaicr Of n highly varied life.
"A great breeding place. not only Of
animals which subsequently wandered
into Europe. but Of animals belonging
to types hitherto unknown" Before
tho work Of DIR. Andrews had been
even begun. Prof. Henry Fairfield oK.
born Of the American Museum Of
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SENT IT TO THE OAR.
Orchestra Leader misread Request fer
Sehubcrt's Sercnade.

While dining at one OF the hotels re.
Gently a Washington girl said to her
escort, Il wish that orchestra would
play Schubert's 'Serenadc.'" "All
we've got to do is to have the waiter
tell the orchestra leader said the
man. But you'd better write II. The
waiter will be sure TO get the message
wrong II you don't SO on the back
Of an envelope the young woman
wrote. In beautiful angular hand
her request for Schubert's "Screnade."
and told the waiter to take II to the
leader. The waiter was gone long
time. but at last he appeared with
fuaming beaker. 1T took some time"
he said apologeticaliy. Il understood
you to tell me the message was for
The orchestra leader. SO took 1t to
him. He read what you wrote and
then laughed and told me to carry the
rider To the bar. for that was the
ace to ret a seltzer lemonade" And
ingnlar writing had scored another
triumph
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July. 1902. less than six years ago. A
u brieadier general OF volunteers he
served In the Pckin relief expedition
and In the Philippines. For those
services he was made brIsadIer
general In tn. regular army In August.
1903. and now stands fourth In that
grade. his seniors beings Gems. Funs.
ton. Carter and Bliss. In the order
named.
Gen. Barry Is now In his hfty.sccond
year. and will not retire until October.
1919. With the exceptions Of Gen.
Funston. who is his junior by ten
years. and Gen. Pcrshins. who Is hve
years younger. Gen. Barry In the
youngest officer Of brigade rank In the
army.
For several months past Gen. Barry
has been In command Of the army Of
Cuban pacihcaiion. and Il In announced
that he will remain on that duty In
spite of his promotion.
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Wild Ones All Descended from Those
Once Oomestieated.

All the honey bees In this country
having originally been imported from
Europe or AiSn. there IN no racial dit
ference between the wild ones and the
iomcsticatcd: those that live In trees
are simply the descendants of those
that from time To time have taken
French leave" from their owners
hives and reverted TO state of ma
turc. The vast bulk Of the Wild bees
are OF the German or black race. while
the standard doincsticalcd bee is tho
Italian: but that. however. is only be-
cause the Germans were the hTEt TO
bc introduced here. Jus, when tho
Germans came is In doubt. but II was
some time in the seventeenth ccntu
ty. certainly II was not until near
the close OF the eighteenth century
that any bees were found west Of ,h"
Mississippi. The indians used To sa'
they could mark the advance Of ,h'
white man BY the appearance OF bccH
In the woods. The Italian bees w"r'
first imported in is60. Better temper
ed and more industrious than the Gc-
mans. they have become popular with
apirais's: but as many still keep the
German bee. and others have the hy'
brid formed by the ciossing of the
two races. while countless Italians
now have taken to the woods. there TO
breed more hybrids. II is clear that
there is no sure way of distinguishing
between the Wild bee and the domcsti'
catcd.-OuiinE Magazine.
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crov,,b Of German Marine.

On January II. 1906 daily Consular
and Trade Reports). one Of the Ger.
man steamship lines owned and ip-
Grated 160 ocean steamships OF SlS..
900 total gross registered tonnage, en-.
pioying 10000 persons. This com.
pany is now building seven steam.
ships Of $1,000 aggregate gross regis.
ter tonnage. Its total tonnage ex.
ceeds that of the entire seagoing mer.
chant marine of each Of the following
countries: Spain. Holland. Italy. Rus.
sia and Sweden. The German ex-
port trade has been largely promoted
by the great feet OF this ono com.
pany.
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nal. BE mine! But one long, sweet kiss
to prove It,"
And never dare to look on the face
OF any true man or woman? No, no."
Frantically she has broken from his
arms; she is running towards the
torch. desperately hoping to snatch 1t
from the hands OF the satyr holding It
ready to apply 1t to the fue. ~
After one unsuccessful step to over.
take her swift feet. Danella cries say.
agely: Fire the mine!"
Enrico. the fuse in one hand. the
blazing torch In the other. is applying
the flame to It,
There is sharp whIff OF the still
night air like the faint snap OF dis.
tant whip and the man with the scar
falls. as II struck from Heaven.
"Diavoio, what mystery is this? My.
self to light the fuse." cries Cipriano.
and runs to the Dambeau Aaring on
the ground.
But Marina, her eyes baneful with
agony, muttcrs: Il am Corsican,"
and az he picks up the torch. the des.
perate girl scizes him with her deli.
cate hands and struggles with him
frantlcally.
But her slight strengths naught to
that OF his wiry frame. Danella picks
up the torch. Take your choice he
vhispers. The Englishman lives and
ypm are my mistress: he dies. and
yon are my honored wiIe,"
He is holding her down with o..
knee pressed on her. He is moving the
torch slowly to the fuse: he is giving
her chance to save the life she loves
by dcspairing surrendcr-hc Is civ.
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Barnes doesn't answer. but says
moodiiy: Then I've got to find Enid.
My horse is just on the other side of
the creyice."
But you are too tired"
I'm never too tired to find my best
girl" says the poor worn-out fellow.
trying to be cheerful. and steps down
toward the bridge.
But from distance a pretty
feminine voice is heard crying excited.
ly: This is the way to the explosion.
young Signore Bellacoscia.''
Then barnes voice rings. really
happy for the first time In twenty-four
hours: Enid. that you? This way. lit
tie girl. Look out for the crevice." and
his long sought for bride comes can
tering across the bridge followed by
two young bandits. who announce
themselves as Conrad and Rodrigo
Bonelli. The next second Enid has
been lifted in Barnes arms from the
saddle.
Where have you been all this
time?" he asks eagerly.
Following you ever since this
morning. when the great Bellacoscia
sent me On with these two gentlemen.
his nephcws. charging them with their
lives To deliver me safe into your
hands. I came from Bocognano.'
And where were you two nights
ago when I was seeking you there?'
Il was asleep at Saliceti's home I'M
der the influence OF narcotic. Oh.
mercy. don't look at me So" stammers
Enid. Il was beneath the care OF Sell
ccti's mother"
Asleep under narcotic?"
Yes: when they were planning the
ambush for you. ! struggled so that
Saiiccu and his men forced an ano-
dyne down my throat. when ! became
conscious. they told me that when the
great Bciiacoscia demanded my sur.
render Bernardo was afraid to cx-
plain to him. and some other woman
was substituted for me. But when
Saiiccti learnt that Boncili for his de-
ccit had declared against him ven
delta that meant his certain death. he
went to the great bandit. confessed
and surrendered me To him. Whore
upon. with many kind words. Boncili
sent me to his dear friend. Monsieur
Barncs. Of New York. tho celebrated
pistol shot"
"oh. the most divine pistol shot
upon carth." calls Marina. runnin. out
and cmbracin. him. by his skill.
burton has killed the man whose iifo
forever would have been a menace To
u.s. Then .axin. at Harness. she
laughs: And ! supposed you happy
for the last twcnty.iour hours. You re-.
member I left you going up to your
wifc's chamber In Boco.nano."
''Golns up to my chamber In iocog.
nano?" almost yclis the youa. English
bride. Il cannot understand: I WAS
asleep under opium In charge OF Sail
ccti'H mother"
oh. no. you were At my house. You
were waiting for Burton In tho guest
chamber an the second floor. MIR.
Harness went M to you Good era.
cious. Edwin. don't! Dio milo. what are
you squeezing my hand 10 sor!''
"a word In private with you. Mr.
i.arncs.' whispers Enid In suppressed
tone.
ITO HE coSTISuEpD
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animals were shortfoo,cd and slow
moving. and they had pair Of front
teeth as large M tusss. probably for
defense against the actively running
carnivora of the period. The Arsin'
oithcrcs were one exception. and de-
Tended themselves by sharply pointed
horns. Two million years ago the
Mediterranean bordcrcd on Eoccnc
Libya. and was Inhabited by whales
known as the Zcu.iodonH. remains OF
which have been found In every part
Of the fayum region. These creatures
were extraordinarily lon. and snake
like. and were far more slender In
body than any cSis:in. whale. Among
other discoveries made In Eoccne
iibya are remains which 80 TO provs
that the Sircnia. or Hca'covs. represent
an aquatic offshoot from the very
stock which gave rise to the elephant
This k!nsh!p was Eurmiscd by de
Biainviiic long before Darwin. and Il
has now been confirmed by III. cS'
traordinary resemblance between tho
most ancient scacow. the Eoihcrium.
and the most ancient OF the elephants,
the Mocrithctium.
The scene Of tho researches. FL Fay.
um, n name derived from the ancient
Egyptian word "Phiom." meaning tho
lake" lies 80 miles southwest Of Cairo.
and IL the fertile alinvial bottom OF
great natural depression. or basin. on.
richcd by tho Nile Hcdimcnta. which
have poured for ages into n large nat.
ural lake of late geological times. and
subsequently Into the more CONTRACT
cd Lake Mocris Of tho P,oicmics.
The brackish lake named B!rkctci.
Qurun which bounds the fayum To
the northwest Is tho vcs,igial remnant
Of thcHc two great sheets OF fresh wa.
ter. II lies 13o fest below sca.lcvcl.
and receives such mcagcr overflow
from the vast irrigation system OF tho
Fayum plains that II Is constantly di.
minishing in extent and increasing In
salinity.
Tho rich historical associations OF
the northeriy Bhorcs OF these ancient
and modern reservoirs begin with tn"
PaIacoiithic fiintmakcrs. They include
the irrigation works OF Amcncmhat l..
1900 II. C.: they cover the rise and
fall OF populous Greek and Roman
cities. now represented by the ruins
known as Dime and Mushim. but far.
far back OF this period OF man. tho
discoveries Of the survey on the north.
crly shores of these same lakes reveal
the presence Of n world OF life 80 an.
cicnt that the pyramids seem as OF
yesterday. of a period when the Mcdi.
,errancan shores were 40 miles south
OF their present boundaries. when
Mother Nile herself. which imprcsscs
us as among the Oldest Of rivers. had
no, come into existence. Here another
and much older river system poured
its sandy deposits into the ancestral
Mediterranean. the ancient original
life OF Africa found its burlal.place In
the shifting sands. and has lain for
perhaps two million OF years awaiting
the evolution Of man. and finally tho
development in man OF the spirit OF
inquiry and exploration.
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GETS IMPORTANT POST.
John r. Wise Appointed superinssnd.
ent Of chiioeeo indian School.

Washington. John H. Wise. for
many years resident of Washington.
nas been appointed by Secretary Gar.
n.id n superintendent of the United
States Indian school Mt Chiioceo. Okla.
This In one Of the largest and most I'M.
portnnt Indian schools In tho north.
scHi.
Mr.. Wise was graduated from tho
University Of Wisconsin In isss. Hc
entered III. government service In
Washington In 1891 in the record and
pension ofiicc. For over J.: years he
was employed In the once o: the com.
missioner Of Indian affairs. lilo was
designated by the secretary Of the
interior In is3s ms manager Of the
United States Indian congress held In
connection with the ,rans.siissisaippi
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'Monse!" cipriano. sprinsins High In
the Air. Falls Stark Dead Beside
Marina's prostrate Form.

Ing himself Just one more chance to
win the beauty Of the woman who
ioathcs him-whcn. even aS the flame
IL licking the fuse. another whiE rcnds
the atmosphere. and from n spot mid.
way between his longing eyes spou,s
something that Ia red In the torch
iiamc. and with one Ahriii scream.
'Mortc'" cipr!ano. sprinsins high In
the air. falls stark dead beside Ma'
rina'S PROSTATE form.
The detective and Edwin are thun.
dcrins at the tower door. Marina stag.
sctE to II. with great effort turns
the key and lifts up the steel bars.
and stands family leaning against the
stone masonry as Edwin. arringins
out. catches her In his arms.
What did it! What wondrous thing
wrought our dciiycranccg" he asks be.
tween kisses that make the girl wife
think she is In heaven.
"By gum. was II iishtnins!'' asks
the detective. scratching his head.
Then hearing n cry he runs down tho
chaSm and moves the swinging bridge
into place across the crcyicc.
Over this comes Mr.. barnes. leisure.
iy walking. humming the sweet roman.
tic tune the mins,rcls are sending up
from the distant sea.
Looking at the two dead men. To.
masso. In his old.iimc Corsican way.
Ia saying solcmniy: "'Tis the hand Of
Cod"
hut Marina. running TO the hmcri.
can. cries. Il know the hand OF
God,'" and sinks down uttcrinE bless.
iaEs on the great pistol shot.
by Goiiah. faint possible to do
tha, with revolver in this light"
muttcrs Emory. pacing on the dis
tanoc. Holy smoke. you should be
proud of them shots"
II, was that wondrous Orczza water
tina, did It. That toned UP my nerves
after two days OF dcviiish misery re.
marks Burton modcstly.
But grub's wha, I'm thinking
about" says Emory: you haven't
been fed on spoon.victuais for two
wceks!" and he dashes into the farm.
house.
Edwin. after slapping Barnes upon
the back. has carried his wife. half
swoouinE now with joy. onto the Yer
andah. when of sudden. with roar
like that of a hundred.ton gun. the
whole tower rises from its base and
falls tumbling, a mass of ruined mas.
onry. and on high there is fiigh; of
rocks like fireworks. Fortunately the
explosion has been so strong that the
missiles nearly all fall into the sea.
with great splashing of the water.
They can hear the cries of terror from
the minstrels in the boat as they has.
lily row away.
"My last shot wasn't quick enough
says the American dolcfully. Hang
me, IL Clip didn't get the torch to the
fuse before he died" Then Barnes
suddenly questions: where's my
wife? Can't anybody tell me where is
my wife?''
"She was not in that tower. any.
way: that we know" answered Edwin.
We examined every portion of 1t. try.
ing to escape"
Your wife?" cries Marina. you
should know! left you going up the
stairs to her chamber in Bocognano.'
"She wasn't there?" mutters Burton.
Wasn't there? My servant said sh,
was there. Who was the lady?'
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RAPID RISE OF GEN. BARRY.
Career Of Army offieer Recently
Named for Promotion.

Washington.-The rise of Brig. Gen.
Thomas II. barry. recently nominated
as major'general. vice Gen. g. b. Hall.
retired for age. has been rapid. Born
In New York In October. 1855. he was
graduated from the Military academy
In June. 1877. After three years -erv.
Ice In the cavalry and II years In the
infantry he was transferred to the ad-
Iutant.general's department with the
rank of major in January. 1897. ana
became colonel In that department In
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CHAPTER xvII.-con.inued.


NO. iifc-lifc and iovc' and death
to those who stand between mo and
her, The torch to the lone orange
tree In the center OF the iawn-you
placed the fuSc-whcn I give the sig.
nal to you. light II"
II. will be blown to atoms -
screams the s!ri.
Certainly. then you are free TO
marry me and can say your prayers
with n good conseicncc!" laughs the
count.
My uncle. I am bound to your
orders by the oath of the vendetta and
:.:y promise To pay my gambling debts
and make me rich again. said the
young man. Enrico passes from the
vcrandah and Marina sees the flame
of the torch moving to the orange tree.
She raises her voice and sbricks with
all her force: Edwin. my husband.
you have only a minute TO save your
life. In some way. descend from the
tower, They are going To blow II up"
And cry comes to her: My wife.
impossibic!"
And over II are frantic curses from
lf old Tomasso. croniug: at Ia the
S,i,i OF the Dcvii'''
- Marina shouts: Il can only give you
life by being this dcvii's'"
The answer of the young sailor
comes. calm as the voice OF an English
officer should he facing death: Not
at that price. darling' Don't think Of
met
Then the tortured girl begins to
wiring her hands and sob as she sees
the men in the tower struggling to
break out. struggling as men in the
turret of sinking battleship. The
face she adorcs is before her in its
death agony--the weird music from
the sea comes family to her, telling of
woman's devotion. for the barbaric
ballads have been selected with un.
canny subtlety. For one dread mo.
mcnt, Marina wildly thinks: "Tll save
my Edwin's life-thcn I'll keep myself
from this crafty fiend by death in the
waves from OF the vessel on which he
bears me away" But the thought
shoots through her: My dear hus.
band will believe am faithless and
dishonored wife!"
To Cipriano. who is triumphantiy
murmuring: II see. by your bushes.
you're mine!" she shouts: "Nevcr,"
and desperately would run TO the base
of the tower and die with her hus.
band.
hut the arms Of Danella encirclo
her. holding her firm as bands OF
steel. 1nfiamed by the propirauity oi
her loveliness. the contact OF the per
feet figure he clasps, the subtle per
fume of her waving hair that tosses
in tresses about. Cipriano is whisper
ing: you have still time. Anstruthe.
v b yet live. have not given the sig.
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Her coed WORK Reeoani.ed.

Mrs. ". 8. Peabody of Colorado Is
called the mother Of Mesa Verde Ma
,ional park. because OF the interest sha
has taken in the preservation Of thu
relics OF the mysterious olin dweiler,
Of Colorado.
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op,sisat. ig'. Doid Ms.d : Co.. n. 2.
SYNOPSIS.

Burton II. Barnes. "A wealthy American
touring Corsica, Ieseu.s the young Eng
"r and his corsiaan bride. Marina.
daughter of the Paoiis. from the muir
derour vendetta. understanding that his
reward is To he the hand OF the girl h"
loves, Enid Anstruther. sister OF the Eng
lsh lieutenant. The four ny from AJac-
clo TO M.rrciiies on board III. French
sues and is the quartet arr about to
hoard the train for London at Mars.iIIeS.
which causes her To COLLAPSE and neceSsi-
iat.s pos'poncmcnt OF the Journey.
harn.r and Enid ar- married Soon
appear. Barnes discovers she has
been kidnapped and taken to Corsica.
The groom secures fishing vessel and
n about to start In pursuit OF his brides
III. villa and rashs. back to % hear % ihas
Ing. Harness Is compelled To depart for
Corsica without delay. and 80 he leaves
the search for Marina to her husband
for- Harness boat lands on corsica's
shore Marina is discovered hiding In n
ssrsn Sf ss,ns xs-. .n ss" sspAn' ass
isarn-s rescue Ills wife from III, corsi-
"ans, barnes .ni Marina have unusual
seeking shelter from a storm the eoupI-
enter hermitage and their to their
amaxeincnt they discover romasso. tn.
foster father OF Marina. Tomnaso learns
that Marins's husband did not XIII her
brother. Many wronss arr risht-d. Harn-s
IL surprised In III. hermitage by ltochini
and Romano. tho two d-t-st-i bandits.
who have been searching for him To-
murder him for his money. The bandits
attempt to take away Marina. Barnes
darts out the door. The bandits start to
pursue. but they reach the door both
are laid ioW by tarn-a' revolver. Ansiru.
tiI~r arrives To md Marina and learns that
she has b~-n iuf-a away By the telegram
which had been sent by another without
hts knowledge. The two start In search OF
Marina. ltarn-s and Edwin take din-rrnt
roads In their search. Edwin IN trapped
In tower WHERE he In made prisoner. In
.na-asorinK to ESCAPE he op~ns trap
door where h- nnds Emory. tho d-t-s-
tive. Nho had been imprisoned th-r- pre-
HIuusiy. In another s@crrt chamber To-
ss.a 10 found Imprisoned. Edwin In
Wtimbins down wall sees ut-on the pofti.
- OF "a fara house Marina and Count
ban-iiA sittinF and talking together
Itarn.s arrive. and Tinds tn. bridge swuns
preventing. hi. crossing over. lie hears
the voice OF Marina crying for merry. lie
examines Ills revolver. cipriano Danrila
threatens io iisht fuse that would blow
up the tow-r ana XIII her husband uni-ss
Marina surr-ni-ra herself 4. hi. passion.
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BEES MARK MANS COMING.

,To he coNTiNuEpD
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~LQHN X. MH ~

exposition at Omaha. FOR the las,
three and half years Mr.. Wise has
served as assistant superintendent Of
the Carlisle Indian school.