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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
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BOY ID WEEDS GIRL 18
Youngest Bridegroom In Harrisburg II
Many Years.

u
Many Years.
Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 6.-Edgar MY
ers, aged fourteen, was married to
Miss Margaret Killinger. aged eighteen
years. The principals to this marriage
are among the youngest ever known in
Dauphin county, and the age of the
bridegroom is less than that Of any
other groom within the memory of
the Oldest attache of the courthouse.
The license was obtained only by
the parents of the youthful bride and
bridegroom appearing at the marriage
license ofice and then the wedding
ceremony was solemnized by an alder
man. The bridegroom is a songster at
q local moving picture theater.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
FOUND BIG MUSHROOM

Record-B Breaking Poiporvs; Weighs
Forty-Three Pounds.
Trenton, Aug 10.-Edward b. Ster-
ling, of this city, discovered in the out
skirts Of the town the largest speci-
men of polporus ON record. The pol
porus is species of mushroom that
grows on tree stumps. Sterling's find
weighs forty-three pounds 1t IN 13
inches in height and measures 1876
inches In circumference.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
JANE ADDAMS
FOR PRESIDENT
Friends Declare She viii Make
Ideal Candidate.

Boston, Aug. 10.-Jane Adams, on
q platform advocating equal suffrage,
is the first person to be seriously put
forth as candidate for president of the
United States in 1912. This city is to
be the campaign headquarters, and all
the energy, the persistency, and the
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
Norfolk Bank Goes Under.

Norfolk, Va, Aug. 10-The Traders
e. Truckers bank, small institution
here, which has been on the brink for
year or two, posted notice that it
would go into liquidation. The deposits
approximate $780, 900
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14

New York. Aug. 7.-On getting one
Of the new Lincoln cents, John Nicito,
of Bath Beach, took it home and gave
II to his son James, nine years old.
At play with other boys, James proud
ly exhibited the coin. Next he put 1t
In his mouth. When he laughed the
cein slipped half way down his throat
and stuck there. The boy was dead
when a doctor arrived.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
FUGITIVE Election officer captur,

Pottsville, Pa, Aug. TN. I. Cuff.
of Shenandoah, one of the four fugi-
tive Democratic election board mem
bers of the fourt hand fifth wards of
Shenandoah, was arrested in New
York city by Special Officer thinner
man. of Pottsville, and he was locked
up on a minor charge until extradL
ton papers can be procured.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
CUT NECK TO GET BALLOON
Unusual Operation Performed TO Save
Life of Seven-Yesr-Oid.

Elizabeth, N. j.. Aug Ito save
the life OF seyen-year-Uid Mary Yosh,
who had swallowed a toy balloon. DR..
James Lynch performed an unusual
and dangerous operation while the
child was in the ambulance.
He made an incision in her neck and
removed the balloon, which was lodged
in the windpipe. The little girl re-
gained consciousness shortly after the
wound was sewed up, and was taken
to her home.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
sob" Burdette No Better.

Redondo Beach Cal, Aug. 10.-The
condition of Rev. Robert j. Burdette
shows no Improvement. and is caus-
ing his friends the greatest anxiety.
The pain from his injury is so severe
that It is necessary to keep him under
the influence Of opiates.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
Meet to Advoo.t. E.peran.o.

ChautauQua, N. Y, Aug. 10. - The
second congress of the Esperanto As
sociation of North America began
here. The first step toward organising
the propaganda for universal Ian
guage in America was taken here q
year ago.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
Lived 81 Years In One House.

Irwin. Pa. Aug. 10. - With cash
amounting to 100000 in the log house
where he was born and had lived for
eighty-two years, John Evans died
here without having seen any of the
world beyond this city and the limits
of his own farm.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14

Tromsoe, Norway, Aug. 6. - Mem
bers of the Walter Wellman polar ex'
petition have arrived here from Spitz.
bergen. They say that Wellman prob
ably will start in his balloon for the
North Pole next week.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
Turkey Threatens War With Greece

Constantinople, Aug. THE Porte
has sent a note to Greece demanding
a formal declaration by that country
of non-interference In Cretan affairs.
In the event of refusal to accede to
the demand Turkey will break OFF di
plomatic relations with Greece.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
Lewis Acaln seeks to Lead Miners.

Lewis Again Seeks to Lead Miners.
Indianapolis, Aug. TO- - President
Thomas Lewis. of the United Mine
Workers of America. said that In the
next Issue of the United Mine Work
nouncement of his candidacy for re
election as president of the United
Mine Workers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
,mmioration Law Drove Her Crazy

ogdensburg, N. Y, Aug. 10.-Driven
insane by the complexities Of immi-
grafton requirements Mrs. Ann Kuljaj
left here in charge of government
inspector for New York to be deport-
ed to Austria.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
Captive Swallow Turns White.

Lenox. Mass. Aug. 10.-George
Parker discovered a white swallow in
an unused oats box in his barn. Mr..
Parker says the box had not been
opened in two years. He thinks the
bird had subsisted on the oats In the
box. and that the confinement turned
It's feathers white.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
Admira, sohIev convalescent.

New York, Aug. 6.--Rear Admire
Winfield S. Schley, retired, who has
been under treatment for bronchitis
In St Luke's hospital for two weeks,
In conYalannent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14

Spokane. Wash. Aug. 6.-The final
rush to register for Indian reserya.
ton lands closed Thursday. 1t is ex.
pected the total number will reach
300, 900.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14

Taft TO Study Whisky In "Dry" Town.
Washington, Aug. 6. - President
Taft will not decide what whisky is
until after he goes to Beverly which
10 a prohibition city. He has no gone
over the testimony submitted
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
BOY GETS LIFE TERM
Convicted of Assaultinq and Numbering
Ten-Year-OId Girl.

Ten-Year-oId Girl.
WEIGH, w. Va, Aug 10.--A jury
found John Thomas, eighteen years
old, guilty Of criminally assaulting and
numbering Lulu Stafford, ten years
old, and recommended life imprison.
ment.
Thomas assaulted the girl. slashed
her to death with knife. and then
hid her body in the courthouse yard.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-08
THE
BLADE
TOLEDO, OHIO
The Best Known News
paper in the United
States
Circulation 200, 900

The seventy-fourth year of its ex-
istenCe finds the Toledo Blade more
popular than at any period Of its re-
markable career. 1t is now read each
week by more than a million people.
Its field is not circumscTibed by state
boundaries, but involves the length
and breadth of the United States, Civ
ing it an unQuestionable right of
claiming to be the greatest national
weekly newspaper in the country.
The Weekly Blade is distinctly a
family newspaper. The one object of
its publishers has always been to
make it fit for the American home,
for the fireside, and of interest to ev-
cry member of the family. To fulfill
this purpose it is kept clean and
wholesome. The news of the world
is handled in a comprehensive man
|ner. and the various departments Of
the Blade are edited with painstaling
care. The Household page is a Ge-
light to the women and children;
current affairs are treated editorially
without prejudice; the serial stories
are selected with the idea of pleasing
the greatest number or fiction lovers;
the Question Bureau is a scrap-boOk
of information; the Farmstead col
u,nns are conducted with the purpose
of giving the patrons a medium for
the exchange of ideas and informa-
ton on farm topics. No department
is neglected, but every feature is ia
ken care of with the idea of making
the Blade worth many times the price
of subscription-one dollar a year.
Sample copies mailed free. AZ
dress THE BLADE,
Toledo, Ohio.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-08
IL Only.

Miss Enpec engaged to Tommy
When you proposed to me you said
that il l would only say the right
word you would be the happiest man
in the world.
Tommy-Ah. If you had only said it.:
Illustrated Bits.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-08

The loose-leaf ledger system seems
to have come to stay. Full supply of
the Moore system at the Ocala Ban
ner office. The Moores originated the
system and keep right up to date.
Come and examine what the Ocala
Banner has.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-08
PREPARING FOR CANE GRINDING
Cutting
BY c. K. Meouarrie.

ten mature ones. on ordinary -sizsf
canes.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-08

"were you ever in a railroad disas-
terT'
''Yes-I once kissed the wrong girl
while going through tunnel.
land Leader.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-08

The president is speeding on to Cal
ifornia. He is missing mighty good
weather by not having come to Flor
ida.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-08

Plant City is to have a new enter
prise in the form of a grist mill which
is to grind meal, grist and feed for
chickens and stock
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-08

It's the fellow who minds his p's
and q's that sleeps on howery beds o.
e's.-Philadelphia Record.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-08

A young wildcat wandered into
Oneco, and was captured on the main
street of that town by W. B. Thomp-
son.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-08
.
SPEAKING OF PRINTING!

SPEAKING OF PRINTING!
We agree to do your work just
as reasonable as a good printer
can do it. We don't try to I'M
derbid anybody. We don't try
TO meet anybody else's prices.
We know that the printer who
charges you more makes a big
ger profit than We do.
Phone any time-No. 1.
THE OcALA BANNER
No. 10, Main St
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-08

The proper preparation of the cane
crop for grinding cuts quite a figure
in the net result of the syrup-making.
Cane intended for syrup should be al
lowed to grow as late in the season
as possible. There is often rivalry
among farmers in certain commune
ties as to who will have the first of
the seasons syrup on the market, and
the crop is often cut weeks ahead of
the time it should be cut. Syrup made
from immature cane is of inferior
quality in every way. We have then
poorer quality in the first syrup on
the market than we get later on when
the crop is properly matured
Throughout northern and western
Florida, the middle Of November is
early enough, to cut the crop. Should
a slight frost occur before that time
it will not damage the cane for syrup
making purposes.
Stripping
Stripping can be done any time af-
ter the first of October, and any odd
time at the farmers command can be
devoted to the job. There are several
good tools for this purpose on the
market, and if the acreage is large it
pays one to buy these; but for the Or
binary cane patch on most farms. a
piece of hoop iron will be found to do
good work. All dead leaves should be
completely removed up to the first
immature joint, and particular care
exercised that everything in the shape
of trash be completely cleared away
from the roots. so that the stalks can
be cut very close to the ground: for
the sweetest part of the cane is that
next TO the ground.
Topping
This operation has quite an impor-
tant bearing on both the quality and
quantity of the syrup. If we cut
close to the mature joints and leave
no green joints for grinding, we are
apt to be troubled with sugaring of
the syrup. The green or immature
joints contain glucose, which tends
to prevent this sugaring, so one or
two immature joints should be left
when topping. The number of green
joints left depends on the length of
the canes. AS a general rule to go by.
one may have green joint for every
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-08

ten mature ones. on ordiuary-siEaf
canes.
Cutting
When we come 10 the cutting w.
want to use a sharp tool thar wu
make a clean slanting cut Whf
slanting? Because II otherwise co.
butt of the stalks will be more or Iass
splintered, and If laid away Tor some
time before grinding. thar joint uiu
have some sour sap in a.. which w. CD
not want. The ordinary cane kn.f.
is not a good tool for cutting f8ar
cane. in that it cannot cut cIa..
enough to the ground. A light a.H
sharpened hoe will be- found fhr ns..
Tor this purpose, and handled Er
man who knows how 90 use lt. will al.
excellent work. There SHOULD De- la.
hands working together one rurf..
down the canes, and the other r.ur.
ing the cut canes out Of the way rr
saves time
Windrowins
what is meant by this axDr......
is the laying away OF the cuf cane L.
rows or piles to wait until r.nfr
time. Quite number of Bnr .r-...
makers do not practice th....r..
grind as they cut. But where a fsr-.
acreage is grown. ia . Impossible #.
get enough help to keep me rrHr.
and grinding going az the same rr..
so the crop has 20 be- LAID auav az
covered up with leaves and trash +.
keep out the cold In LAYING b. ar.r
unless the crop Is an extra b.atv .r.
pies containing about 600 can.. 60.
are recommended. laid A. smoo..f.
as possible. and well covered n, .-.
tect them from frost
Grinding Immediately aa.r -,...-.
IS not to be recommended l.f a.. 49,.
De large or small syrup msd. f-.-.
cane laid away for a monfb 80 -.
Is superior TO that made fror, -.
cane. The sap seems 20 matur. -
II taxes less Of il TO make svr,. ~.
instance It viii require ten rur... !.
sap rom neWly-cut cane % mas. 49,
gallon Of "a degrees syrup. al. J..
Ell gallons OF sap. from cane SIM.
ca Tor TWO months. win ma. -. -
~. ION Oh syrup Of a Superior suai., +
.ne other provided the sans - -.
-''OuSniy protected ron coid -.
The Dickinson press., 1909-12-11
Parks Of Australian Cities.

Australians, with a fine climate, be.
lieve in enjoying themselves, and there
are plenty of facilities. Thus in Sgd.
ney there are parks and squares and
public gardens with a total area OF
4,335 acres. Sixteen miles from the
city-a shilling excursion train fare
is the picturesque national park, con.
tanning 36,81O acres preserved in their
natural state. A similar reserve call.
ed Kurin-gal Chase, comprising $500
acres Of land, chiefly Of densely wood
ed hills skirting for many miles around
numerous tidal arms Of Broken bay, is
also held for the enjoyment of the
public forever. Melbourne has no
fewer than $500 acres Of recreation
grounds in or neal the city. Adelaide
is surrounded by a belt of park lands
and has about 1890 acres set apart for
the public benefit. Nor are Perth and
Hobart and Brisbane and some Of the
fine inland towns less we'll provided
for.-Westminster Gazette.
The Dickinson press., 1909-12-11
Disease Scents.

EVERY disease almost has its pecul
mr. odor," said a doctor. This odoP
helps us greatly in diagnosis.
"Gout imparts to the skin a smell
precisely like whey. Diabetes muses.
. sweet, honey-like smell. Jaundice oc.
casions a smell Of musk. Smallpox
Aas a very strong and hideous smell.
1t Is like burning bones. Measles has
. smell as Of fresh plucked feathers.
The levers have the most distinc-
tive odors. The odor Of typhus a
ammoniacal; that Of intermittent IA
Ike fresh brown bread hot from the
sven; that Of typhus is musty, recall.
ing to the mind old, damp cellars: that
OF yellow fever Is like the washines
Of a dirty gun barrel.
so. you see, to speak of a doctor
Scent1ng u disease is not to use a
mere figure Of speech"
The Dickinson press., 1909-12-11

motion reduced from $42. Al to $41. "a,
account error in figuring, and ordered
paid by warrant.
On motion bill of W. A. Cheadle. for
lumber, wat reduced from 1921. "a to
$2i9. 90, account error in figuring and
ordered paid by warrant.
Bill of J. S. Sorensen. Belfeld, for
hardware, vas on motion reduced from
SIS. IS to $t3.3 80 and ordered paid by
warrant.
Bill of F. H. Traumann. road work,
for $62. 90, was on motion redcued to
$50. 90, account excessive. and ordered
paid by warrant.
Bill Of John Pfeifer. blacksmithine,
Richardton. raj reduced from Sis. 80 to
SIS. 90, account excessive, and ordered
paid by warrant.
Bill of Julius Hollst, Gladstone, Jum-
Der. was reduced from $87. 20 to 80. 90,
account excessive, and ordered paid by
warrant.
Bill Of the Mandan Mercantile Co.
! Hebron, for lumber, was reduced from
$31. is to $27. IS, account excessive and
ordered paid by warrant.
Bill of John Metz. road work, was re-
duced from Sta. 90 to $50. 90. account
excessive and ordered paid by warrant.
On motion the board adjourned to 2
p. m.
2 p. m. December 9th. 1909.
The board convened pursuant to
adjournment; all members present.
The board proceeded to open bids
for the proposed bond issue of $50. 600,
and the following bids were recorded.
to-wit:
F. E.. McGraw, St. Paul. MIMI. AZ
per cent with bonus of $500.
First Natl bank. Dickinson. N. D.,
AZ per cent with bonus of ST. 200.
Dakota Natl bank, Dickinson. N. D..
S per cent with bonus of 81, AS.
Mccoy & Co., Chicago. ILL.,. AZ per
cent, no bonus.
A. j. Wood & Co., Detroit, Mich. 5
per cent with bonus of $735.
Merchants Natl bank. Dickinson. N.
D.. AZ per cent with bonus of $168.
S. A. Kean & Co.. Chicago. ILL.,. 6 per
cent with bonus of $500.
State of North Dakota, 4 per cent par, no
bonus, county to pay for printing of
bonds.
The bid of the State. being considered
the lowest and best bid. was accepted by
the board aud the auditor was instruc-
ted to 80 notify Alex Mcdonald, land
commissioner. Bismarck, N. D.
The following bids were received too
The Dickinson press., 1909-12-11
cLAsHING STARS.

A oreenroom Quarrel In Which Marie
Roxe %Triumphed.
Minnie Hauck and Marie Roze had
Quarreled over Carmen" One night
THE Marriage Of Figaro" was an
nounced, with Roze as Susanna and
Hauck as C%herubino.
AT 3 O'Clock that afternoon" writes
DIR. Upton, "Hauck went into the the
alter and pre-empted the prima donna's
room by ~depositing her things there
in. An hour later Roze's maid reached
the theater and proceeded to the same
room, only to find it filed with the
hated rivals traps. Roze notified the
colonel Renry Mapleson). He was
promptly on the scene and began NOV
ing Hauck's belongings to the opposite
room and ~instructing his wife to be at
the theater precisely at 6.
AT half past 5, however, Hauck
sent the chevalier Cher husband) to
the theater to see that everything was
right. The chevalier found that every
thing was not right and ordered Roze's
belongings to be removed, replaced his
wife's and had everything, including
the door, stoutly locked.
AT 6 Roze arrived, prepared to
hold the fort but as she couldn't got
into the fort to hold it she sent for the
colonel, who sent for a locksmith, who
opened the door. Hauck's things were
unceremoniously bundled out. At half
past 6 Hauck came to the room to
dress, and, much to her surprise and
to the c~hevalier's chagrin, Roze was
In there calmly dressing. What pass
ed between them probably no M will
ever know, but Hauck went back to
her hotel and notified the manager
that she would not sing that evening.
And she didn't."-Pearson's Weekly.
The Dickinson press., 1909-12-11
Malay Race Not Dying Out.

There is a very common idea that
the Malay is a race that is dying out.
killed in its OWL country by the enter.
prise Of Chinese, Tamils, Javanese
(who, however, are kinsmen Of the Ma.
lays) and Europeans. TO those who
come out east expecting to find a few
miserable remains of a once powerful
race, whose probable fate is that OF
the Australian aborigines, it comes as
a revelation to find a sturdy, independ.
ent and courteous race, whose Ian
guage runs from Suez to Australia and
who, SO far from dying out, are year
~ becoming more numerous.-Java
Times.
The Dickinson press., 1909-12-11
MUSICAL MISERY.
When eaepipes Squeak Out 1.-THE Star
SpanqIed Banner"

81
spansIed Banner"
Il wish," growled a man who made
. tour Of the British isles, that the
British bandmasters would take a
course Of instruction in what consti-
tutes the American national airs. Band
concerts are the rage all over England,
Ireland, Scotland and Wales. During
the summer season, probably as q
compliment to the hordes of Ameri-
cans who are finging away gold for
their benefit, they present daily what
Is generally dubbed American nation
al airs
"The majority of these bandmasters
think Dixie is the national air, be-
cause they sagely observe it is the
only n which Americans applaud.
The Star Spangled Banner is dismal
n lugubrious enough under the best
OF circumstances, but to hear the
Scotch bagpipes have a fling at it is
indescribable misery. The man who
wrote the Columbia hymn would not
know his own work as performed in
Great Britain, and wen the kentucky
Home and other negro ballads get a
touch between an Irish Jig and a
Scotch wall which robs the American
visitor of any pleasure which he might
experience in hearing songs from
home. 1t may be that British, Scotch
and Irish guests on this side Of the
water get as much discomfort in hear
ing Annie Laurie I hope they do,
for it would establish a sort Of inter
national musical balance."-New York
Press.
The Dickinson press., 1909-12-11
SLEEP s%uPERsTlTIoNs.

How to Awaken at Any Hour You May
Designate.
Sleep is the best cure for waking
trouble. Hours for sleep:
Nature gives five,
Custom seven,
WEAKNESS takes nine,
Laziness eleven.
If you wish to arise at a certain
hour, before going to bed make with
your right foot as many marks on the
floor as the hour on which you wish
to wake, then go to bed backward.
To insure happy dreams burn some
hazelnuts and do the ashes up in a
package, which you must place be-
meath your pillow. You will then dream
sweetly.
If you wish ever to marry, never
look under the bed.
If a person talks in his sleep, put his
hand in a bowl Of water and he will
tell you all his secrets.
The Hindoos say it is bad luck to
sleep with your head to the north, but
sleeping with your head to the south
promotes longevity.
1t is considered by some nations dan
gerous to sleep while thirsty, for the
soul leaves the body in search of wa
ter, and if the body awakened too
quickly the soul might not have time
to return to it, SO the body would die.
In Germany the nightmare is believ-
ed to be a spectral being which places
itself upon the breast of the sleeper,
depriving him Of the power Of utter.
The Dickinson press., 1909-12-11
A Bad Start.

Ever try this keep a-smiling prop
osition?"
Tried it once, but with poor sue
cess. Unfortunately I started the ex-
pertinent on a day that the boss felt
grouchy."-Loufsville Courier-Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1909-12-11
What Made Him Sick.

Teacher-Your little brother was all
right when he left the house with you,
and yet you say he's sick and won't
be in school. The Kid-Sure! Didn't
I give him the seegar wild me own
hands ?-Puck.
The Dickinson press., 1909-12-11
Stationary Youth.

Rich Father-My daughter is too
young to get married. She is only
eighteen. Impecunious Lover-I know,
sir, but I have waited patiently for
years, and she doesn't seem to get any
older.
The Dickinson press., 1909-12-11
Early Inteniaence.

Sunday School Teacher (fnishing the
narration)-And that Is the story Of
Jonah and the whale. Johnny-1sn't It
strange they knew what q Jonah was
that long ago3