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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
AMONG INDIANS OF LOUISIANA
Tribes Cling to Primitive Customs OF
Their Ancestors.

The blowgun is still popular for hunt.
ing birds among the Koasati Indians
OF Louisiana This weapon consists
of a tube, usually Of cane. about six
feet long, rubbed smooth on the inside
With an implement made for the pur-
pose, and carefully Strengthened with
the aid of fire. Slender pointed darts
about eight inches long are used as
ammunition, each one wrapped neatly
along third of its length with thistle
down or cotton to make IL fit the in.
side Of the tube The hunter places
a dart in the tube, which he raises
TO his lips and aims al his game then
quick puff Of the breath drives the
little dart flying with sufficient force
to impale and Kill small bird or
squirrel
| discovered a curious industry
among the Koasati--the weaving of
Spanish moss into fabrics. During my
sojourn with the southern tribes | had
heard that their ancestors once made
blankets OF moss. but this was the
III St lllIc Hdu ever seen AlS PROCESS
or its products. The moss, which may
be seen festooning the trees all
through the south, is cured and then
spun with simple contrivance The
moss yarn is strung on a frame and
woven into blankets. In former years
the Indians woye large moss blankets
for bedding and rugs; but at the pres
ent day saddle blankets only are
made.
Among the most interesting things
found among this tribe were two Of
the old hand made pottery vessels,
now very rare among eastern Indians.
a drum made OF a cypress knee, y
some very fine beaded shoulder
sashes, collection Of baskets repre-
senting many weaves and forms, and
some silver head-bands, brooches,
and other ornaments laboriously
pounded out Of coins by the Indian
silversmiths-M. r. Harrington, in
the Southern Workman.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
"vth Avenue"

Us soon as the Nassau street tailor
moved up 10 Fifth ay,nue he. Of
course. sent out new cards. says the
New York Times Then appearance
caused some surprised comment among
his friends
THAT looks funny" said one man.
-Nfh avenue. Isn't that a NOW wrin.
kic9"
"Not exactly. said The tailor "Ro-
man numerals are getting to be- rather
popular IN writing tie names Of
streets Tirh avenue business men
- particularly partial 10 them. On
cards and In ncwslaror and str 81 car
.I.,it.siag you may frequently see
lie "a Iess Of como taii0- habsrdash-
er. a. O.ho- tr1d,sm. %. written With
avenue. so far the O'h,T avenues have
20 adopted he style to any great ex-
tent but TIE time may come when The
business Lousss or lil those streets
1iU write lNth. With. With. With. and
lNth avenues.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
Good for the Liver.

When the liver is bad life is
jaundiced. Nothing will be right and
woes will hock--in Imagination
Therefore, keep in good trim. II you
think your liver is torpid take It in
time. Change your diet: go in hard
for systematic and outdoor exercise
special calisthenics TO act on the
liver and deep breathing Avoid rich
food. especially in hot weather. Eat
plenty Of fresh vegetables. fruit era
ham or whole-whest bread and not too
much meat. II milk makes you bilious,
1t is better not to drink IL. As soon
as you begin to feel bilious and your
eyeballs look yellow. drink lemon and
water. Not lemonade, for the acid OF
the sugar and lemon is injurious. but
the juice Of half a lemon squeezed into
glass OF water. This can be taken
hot at bedtime and cold, but not
iced. In the morning.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
NEEDED TO HAVE RICH FATHER
YOUTHS Living Expenses on a Rather
Extrsvaesnt Scale.

David Belasco, the great manager
and playwright, complained bitterly tn 2
other day OF man who had duped
him---a man who, pretending to be a
millionaire, had promised to Invest
$3.50, 900 in the erection Of model
theater.
He took me In" Mr.. Belasco frank.
ly admitted. Il have, | suppose, too
sanguine nature. expect, | sup,
pose-in the way Of success, fortune,
happiness-the impossible AT any
rate, taken In was.
In my erorbitsnt demands on life, "
said Mr. Belasco, II resemble a young
friend OF mine. a bankers son. This
lad is very amiable. but very eXtraya-
CANT His load Of debt is always. like
the load OF Atlas, unsp-ahably huge.
His father said 10 him last New
Years day:
Now, sam. want you 20 turn over
a new leaf No debts in 1903 Eh. is
IL agreed
Yes. sir, said Sam heartily.
His father took out his check book.
How much a year do you need.
Sam, he said. In order to 1--we as you
want to and at the same time keep en-.
tirely out Of debit?
Sam. after musing, answered with a
bright smile:
About $4,000 a year-and all my
expenses paid
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25

and made me feel IKE new person,
and it shall always have my praise.
Mrs. w. 7. VALENTINE, g02 Lincoln
Avenue. Camden, n. j.
Gardiner, Me - was great suf-
ferer from female disease. The doc
tor said | would have to 60 to the
hospital for an operation, but Lydia f..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound COM
pletely cured me in three months, =
Mrs. :. A. WILLIAMS, Il. t. u. No. IA,
Box 80. Gardiner Me.
Because your ease is difficult one,
doctors having done you no good,
do not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia j.. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound trial 1t surely has cured
many cases Of female ills, such as in
Illumination. liberation, displaeements,
hBroid tumors, Irregularities periodic
pains. backache. that bearing-doWn
feeling, indigestion, dizziness, and ner-
vous prostration 1t costs but tfiile
to try it, and the result is worth mil
lions to many suffering women.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
Best Way 70 q. Useful.

To MAKE oneself beloved. saws an cd
French proverh. that e. after an. the
best way 70 be useful That is one of
the deer sayings which children think
Eat. and which young men. and even
young women. despise. and which a
middle-sged nan hears with a certain
troubled surprise. and wonders n there
is not something 10 o.. after al. and
which old people discover % be true.
and think. With q sad regret q opIor-
tunities missed and 2 years devoted.
hov unpr0ftably. 10 other Einds Of use
fulness. The truth is rhaf t1ost q rs.
who have any ambitions AZ all. Do not
start in life with the hope q being
useful. but rather uIth an intention q
being Ornameufal-Arrhur c. Benson.
Essay % Frieutship.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
/: MEAS OF THE RIVERS :
sgYyss.ssssssssyssssssssss


The river marked go feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening chewing a
rise OF 7 OF a foot in "A hours.
The Three States Went to the
lower river yesterday after two
barges OF wood.
The T. H. Davis took two barge S
OF lumber to Joppa yesterday for the
c. & E. |.
The Harth came out from Paducah
AMI returned with an empty.
The Hartweg went south with thrc
empties
The yacht White Sox care into
port yesterday from the lower river.
She belongs to Capt Comiskey, the
millionaire baseball king of Chicago.
who will be down from there today
with party of friends and go on h 5
yacht to the Reflect Lake country,
. where he has built Lodge and has
a hunting preserve. The party will
spend a short season there In sport.
The White Sox lies at the foot OF
Fourth street,
The u. s. lighthouse boat Oleander
is coming up from Memphis on sup
ply trip.
Breaking gorges above St Louis
makes running ice In that port bit Ii
doesn't get very far.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
CIRCUS MANS NARROW ESCAPE
Exposure Only Averted Through Two
Fortunate Circumstances.

An old circus man tells this incident
as one OF the narrow escapes he had
in the show business. He had trained
lions. zebras. leopards, rhino-you
know all sorts Of beasts Of prey,
but this. he says, was his narrowest
escape
II was when he was running a dime
museum IN Milwaukee.
One day a mild-mannered Russian
came out Of the railway station up at
the town that was made famous. with
a valise In his hand. lie was a heavily
bearded man and with shaggy hands
and arms like George Esau He hunt
ed up cabman and inquired modest
ly: Where is the dime museum"
The cabman told him and then
asked. Want 10 ride up"
Yes" the bearded stranger told
him quietly, almost bashfully. I'm ia
be employed up there. I'm the wild
man"
The narrow escape" says the ex-
circus man. lay in the fact that no
newspaper men heard the mans re-
mark. and that the cabman was an
Engllshman. with no sense OF humor.
who never thought 20 repeat it,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
MAKES WORK FOR SCIENTISTS
Eminent Men Busy Investigating Pos.
sibilities Of Radium.

The University of Vienna. which has
received, through the Vienna Academy
of Sciences, an anonymous donation
of 5000 kronen for the establish
ment of a "Radium institute" is rap
idly becoming famous among ply
sicists for its experimental work on
the wonderful radium carnations The
rarity and great cost of radium neces-
sarily restrict the number of inyes-
tiEators, and Sir William Ramsay.
who in his recent experiments has
gone far toward proving the suspected
transmutation OF ra3ium into helium
and other elements. was recently spe-
cially honored by the Vienna Acadc-
my Of Sciences by the loan of a frac-
ton OF a gramme OF radium for the
purpose of enabling him to continue
his valuable investigations. 4 gramme
OF radium, IL has been calculated, has
stored up in II energy equal TO one
horse power for 10 DAYS but il parts
with it's energy so slowly-it cannot
be stayed or hurIied-that IL takes
some 10000 years 10 exhaust itself
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
Fraternai Tramps

Il Is said that all trsmps have a
masonry of their own. ! certainly BE-
lieve H. They leave their signs on
fence posts stoops sidewalks and
trees These signs are similar 70 those
on Egyptian obelisks or Indian totem
poles. Only the other day threatened
with death a veteran ~ the fraternity
and told him 20 warn his craft not 10
annoy me. that I was a very danger
Gus man. The next day there were
sundry chalk marks about the prem
lees and have not seen a tramp since
And yet have fed a. least thousand
81 these fellows and "wateredr them
too. They are a good nsfured lot n
! had more money than a mere stipend
Id hire the biggest ballroom I'm any
New YORK hotel tor Christmas and in
wife a thousand tramps % eat dinner
with me and relate q few experiences
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
CHEAPER LIGHTS
ARE PROMISED
LIKELY TO FOLLOW COMPILE
TON OF NEW POWER HOUSE
AND GAS PLANT.
CAIRO RATES ARE HIGH
Mckinley People Said to Have Indl-
Gated Willingness to Wave
Terms Of Present
Contract.

Work IS progressing with energy
on the new power house Of the Cairo
Electric and Traction Co, in the up.
per part of the city The foundation
for the building is In aud the founda.
ton for the big smoke stack also
has made a good start, The latter
is of concrete reinforced with steel
rails laid cross wise The building
lis to be put up with a view to an
addition later in case ii shall b.
needed. The machinery will be OF
a different type from that in use in
the old power house, developing
greater power though requiring less
roe m. One Of the engines will he 4
turbine. engine operating on the
brinciple of water motor st am
being directed against the blades OF
the wheel instead Of water,
With completion OF the new
power house and gas plant it is ex-
pected that the people OF Cairo will
be provided with better and cheaper
service from both The mayor gave
intimation of this at recent council
meeting. although he did not say so
directly. Cairo is now paying $500
per month for .Si are lights which Is
SIS per annum This is regarded as
high price by representatives Of
the city government. VINO have de.
clared themselves more than willing
to consider any proposition from the
new owners OF the Cairo utilities.
looking to reduction Recently in
the course cf a controversy over the
cost of lights in ether cities in the
state a list of prices paid was made
up showing that ali-night arc lights
cost Peoria $65 each t770 lights.
Alton 500 (22S lightsl. Danville 500
(55 lights; with 405 moonlight sehed.
ule lights at $40 each At Danville
the Mckinley people furnish the
lights and aldermen believe Cairo
will get about the same rate.
The contract with the old Cairo
Electric & Traction Co. will not ex-
pire for some time but it is said the
new owners have indicated a willing
ness TO wave the rights 1t gives them
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
ooltonLDLnnlIsly

Col}cmptuOus.y
Now, LOOK here. pop pointing d
finger at patAr's bald froutspiece,
YOU know sammy's all right You've
SAL so yourself"
said he was nice BOY"
wen, t1at's all tight, amt IT.?
He'll get over it. won't he?
When Is the weIlins?" bWtod in
the newspaper man.
"Oh. cpt IT," admonished the young
est young lad, You make me tired
Can't a girl have a beau without get
ting married?'
Question" chiTped the bride.
You see she didn't" expostulated
the newspaper man, pointing at the
blushing bride.
she wasn't vaccinated and-and 1t
took, y spanked Miss Flora
What did he say this morning any
how2a teasel the groom, turning the
current ohoe more toward the letters
Nothing much
And took twelve pages 10 say II"
scoffed her mother
What are you going TO say in re
Ply" asked the impairment lumber
man. spearing a liberal slice OF bass
with his fork
"Nothing-that is, nothing much"
while her cheeks went the color OF a
sunset In October
And all that forenoon while the
other members of the party cast and
trolled and baited and cussed at
tangles, Flo stayed at the cottage and
wrote sixteen pages to Sammy, telling
him nothing-that is, nothing much!
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ONE ON The JUNIOR PARTNER.
Office Boys joke That Was Appre-
eisted BY the Manager.

In large Chicago Office. where the
value OF system and order is appre-
ciated. one Of the rules which the
manager insists must never be
broken is: Everything must be in
its proper place The clerk who has
20 look for an article which has a
designated place receives a mark
against his name. and a second Of
Tense is sure 20 bring him a TepFl
mand. One day recently the boy
whose duty it is 10 afiE stamps on the
outgoing mail found on his desk a
hat. a pair of gloves and q broken box
Oi cigarette The Initials in the hat
gave hfn a ciew. and after making a
red ink mark against Rule No. 8. he
placed the articles and the Office code
or the desk q the junior partner and
then told the other boys: I'm fired, %
When be received bis pay envelope he
found that bis wages had been raised
one do.ia-. and the manager SAYS
Rule No. s has never beea respected
a. uoU.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
Singing as Evidence.

Apropos the prodigiously long ora
tons OF the Msoris. writes a core
spondent. II may smuse your readers
10 know that only a little over twenty
wears ago my uncle. a Judge IN New
Zealand. was Obliged 70 issue an order
to the effect that in future singing
would not be taken as evidence" IN his
court. II was the constant habit q
the haoris when pleading a csnse -
sing long and quite poetic ssgzs -
these generally began With legends u
their remote ancestors. sometimes
many hours. even days. would Be spent
before The point possibly a trivial
one) was reached. There IL some
thing Gilbertisn in this idea. but any
old New zeAlsnder could Voach for the
facts.
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Going The Limit.

The country cousin considered that
he was caught beyond reclaim in the
giddy maelstrom Of metropolitan life.
At dinner with his city cousin he had
actually drunk an entire glass Of
beer Then they lad taken a taxicab
and gone to a show And now that 1t
was over the city cousin had brazenly
piloted the visitor into barroom and
suggested drinks.
No objected the country cousin.
Come ont"
look OF diabolical wickedness
spread over the rural features.
All right might as well 60 the
whole hog, I'll haye-a second glass
OF beer."
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
Christmas Hiqh Finance.

William Hay-ri Hale. Uh5 has GO
more fame By sTfp-e sing ara inter
81 W Than eV-r st hy printing one
Is a oausiic. sarcastic man. said a
-aeazinr editor.
! once heard Halo B. cak al a baaE-
e-s' Chr. tI-as banquet 30 always
sfelks vtH. bscsusr ne is. a clergy
nrn. one rarr of his speech III nev,l
fl-get u bore ~ Ch1.s-mas games
There e one Ch.--fslzs game D.
5-il that las become very Folula-.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
UTILIZING HIS SPARE MOMENTS
Congenial Occupation for Hubby Just
Hefors the Opera.

Husband (who Is going to the opera
with his wifeJ-There took time BY
the forelock. tonight. Here am. an
hour beforehand. with my evening
clothes all on and everything ready.
Now I'll go down stairs and have a
quiet smoke while you get ready.
= Wife-Oh! darling, can you ever for.
give me!
What's the matter now"
why, the cook tells me the furnace
fire went out this afternoon, as the
furnace man failed to come. The baby
hos a cold. you know Would you
mind going down In the cellar and
making 1t over? You've Just got time.
love"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25

comparatively but a small part of the
improvements contemplated has been
completed. For a couple of years the
main streets have been in a torn-up
condition. obsuucting both street car
travel and wagon road traffic, and
they so remain. How long this condi-
ton is to remain nobody is wise
enough 70 say. Midwinter is here and,
judging by the past, little will be aC-
complshed on the work already com.
menced during the next three months.
Where relief in street work was first
needle, up town, little has been done,
The principal part OF that section Of
the city will have to wrestle with mud
another season, If not longer. And
who is to blame for all this? Nobody.
It is a case Of sheer hard luck which
persistently continues It is a long
road that has no turns, and it is to be
hoped that there will soon be a change
in this luck. There has been no de-
lay in the application Of the special
taxes for the Improvements, however
and property owners are beginning
TO feel them.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
aqots,

Hope dwels within the heart,
\ Ncstal velled IN white.
That when our joys depart,
Alone, renews her light.
Yes he who sings should he content
And thank the powers divine,
RI Time to be his monument
VIII spare II single line.
wolf. beholding Cupid fast asleep,
Though hungry, left him to his sIumber
light
Saying. Il much prefer to feast on
sheep
Than on what might destroy my appe-
tite."
ones books deceive not but, alasl
How often friends become our foes;
Never snake within the grass
Comes TO as with a rose
As all roads lead to Rome.
Lead all my thoughts to thee,
Loves Golden House, the home
OF Immortality
C c. Blanden. in Chicago Evening
Post
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
Sleep.

Plenty there are to SOW the seed
Plenty there are 10 reap
OF the dream Is born the Decd
Sleep!
Sleep!
Slegp!
Thunders from the heavens hufted
Die in echoes deep
Once a dreamer found g world:
Sleep!
Sleepl
Sleep!
After all the toll and strife
over vale and steep
Signs the later voice Of Life;
Sleep!
Steep
Sleep!
Atlanta Constitutes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
1 Win Give Thanks-

From cod % the open Air"D
Tor tie rsmforting warmth 81 the sun
that my body embraces
Far 90. cool Of the waters that run
through the siladouy rlaces.
For the balm II the breezes that brush
my face with their fingers
Tor TIE vrsper-hymn Of the thrush vi en-
the twilight fingers
Tor the long breath. the dep breath. che
breath q a heart without care
will give thanks and adore thee. ,Ssd
q the open air
Henry Van Dyke.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25

this valuable medi-
cine, Lydia f. Pink
hams V e &c ia b 0
Compound. | suf-
fered from terrible
headaches, pain in
my back and right
side, was tired and
nervous, and SO
weak ] could hardly
stan d. Lydia +.
Pinkham's Neaeta-
BILE Compound re-
stored me to health
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25

u is not ours % separate
The thnela8 sksin % will and fate.
To sioU shat rlefes and bounds sifouIf
stand
T-urn TIE souls dehafshis land
And between choice and Providence
IHvide tie CIRCLE u events.
BIT ne who ku0Ws oar frame Is sust
Mereifll aud c0rupassf ouate
Ard fun q sweet assurances
And hope for all the language t.
That lie rsnssHlbsTsth Ne are 6us;.
~ k1Ltt-r.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
HIS MOTIVE FOR GOING HOME.
Johnny Wanted a Personal Interview
with Sammy Green.

Johnny astonished the family in the
country one day by announcing that he
wanted to 90 home.
What's that?" demanded his father,
Want 10 80 homer"
Yep" maintained the boy
Well that's very funny. 10 wasn't
two days ago that you we're begging
US to stay up on this farm until Oc'
tober. Are you sick?"
Nope" .s.,r.
' Nope" .. -1a&H
Nope"
Mad because your mother won't let
you go swimming"
Nope"
All I think | understand" said
his father with a chuckle Il happen
to hear you sassing that farmers boy
yesterday out back OF the barn, and |
also happened to see him flop you on
your back Did It hurt much?"
"N-nope"
We'll, cheer up my boy. We all
have our ups and downs In this world.
What good would it do you to 80
home2"
n I were only home. pap" replied
the boy with a longing sigh. Il could
knock the stufin out Of Sammy Green,
aud then Id feel better. bohemian
Magazine
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
Forecasts For Today.

Cairo and vicinity: Cloudy an II
lower temperature.
Illinois; Washington, Jan "a
Partly cloudy Monday; cooler ltes
dar. increasing cloudiness.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25

SERVICE is "WATcH.WoRD'
or SUCCESS. WE ARE STRIVING
TO GIVE THE MOST EFFICIENT,
UP.To.DATE SERVICE POSSIBLE
IN THE BANKING BUSINESS.
FIRST BANK & TRUST COMPANY.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25

Bixby was a queer old duck WheR
he had his decayed teeth drawn to
make way for a set Of false molars. be
took the old ones home and poured
molasses over them. Then he sat
down. and with a satisfied grin on his
face. watched them ache Revenge IS
sweet
Z Y 4
don't suppose the heavenly choir
has to practice Friday nights. At
least, hope not lived alongside Of
a church once where a more or less
heavenly choir practiced and it wasn't
entirely what one might call "a nya.
cinth for the soul"
Whenever ! hear a grown man talk
ing "goo-gco' to the baby ! want 10
throw a can OF glue in his face Isn't
English the language the child shodld
lean-and not "ootsy tootsy, whose
ltty durl are oo?"
= ?
The man who goes on "A spree. falls
and breaks n leg, always figures that
his luck should have been better. He
never thinks Of laying il to the booze.
s.
The man who never tried. is Just the
fellow uho knows be can make a fine
mousetrap.
= = p
Even an average man who does his
duty is entitled TO some appliance
q r-
Talk is 30 cheap that YOU cant even
find IL on the bargain counters.
= 81
a wise man will awaken 8 dreaming
mule by degrees.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
MORE
PINKHANl
CURES
Added to the Long List due
to This Famous Remedy.

Camden, MI at is with pleasure
that | add my testimonial to your
already long list hoping that it may
induce others 20 avail Themselves of
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
Rs-v>MNls.ss

WE RENT SAFETY BOXES ~
our BURGLAR AND FIRE PROOF
VAULTS.
FIRST BANK G. TRUST COMPANY.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
Observation-Disclosures.
TIE WEATHER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Yesterdays Cairo Temperature
General Conditions.

The day was fair and quiet, spring
like in every way 4 trace OF ram
was recorded for tile "a hours end
ing last evening
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25

lAS uIS WIN ll"'4'N'
In crime alone
side.
Yes, how Is
Sammy % chImet
In the entire pha
lanX, pauslng INT
meutaIiy at the
meal
"Oh, SAMMY
sammy all right
on bet replied
the nm & e 5 {
young lady of the
party, striving tc
be nonchalant.
He ought &c
be-" remarked the
younge 81 young
lady 5 m o I h e r
He was down
here for a week
just went home
Tuesday and she
has had three let
ters from him al
ready -
How much
er, | mean, how
many ." broke in
the younge t
your. lady.
Three Exact
~ three Am | not
right Flo?''
oh, | dunno
but if | have, who
cares? Sammy 5 a
nice boy, isn't
he?'
Huh pr grunt
e d h e r father
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25

YOUR MONEY IS SECURE WHEN
deposited WITH TIE
FIRST BANK q TRUST COMPANY.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25

Going DO give a dance? Get Van
usten's Orchestra 30 ron cant real
dance music.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25
7ak. You play t; -

semples moe-auu seek. You play /; -
follows:
A cashier or a president takes 2 i
the Institutions money and runs tIt
hides, Detectives swarm ont to tql
him. II they succeed, he comes home
with them, and has to pay forfeit. ="