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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
TITLED woMEN's ODD PETS.
A White Elephant, Peiiesns, a Hyena
and Pythons Fondled.

Many women of title in England
have strange pets. The Duchess OF
Marlborough has collection of
gazelles and pelcans on Thanet Isl
and, in the mouth OF the Thames.
Lady Warwick owns n white elephant.
She also has several peacocks. Oae
OF these Is pure white. 1t is a con.
firmed hermit, never going near the
other birds, and 1t Is believed to be
100 years old. Lady Constance Stew.
art-Rlchardson used to carry snake
tucked into the bodice Of her gown.
Lady Cottenham and her daughter,
Lady Mary Pepys, keeps marmosets.
Lady Hope has tanned hare so that
1t comes to her call and follows her
about like dog. She calls the hare
Mr.. Juggins." Miss Rose Boughtoa
Leigh Of Rugby probably has the
strangest pet Of all. 1t Is n hyera,
and she bought it from an Arab in
Constantlnople. Mrs. Arthur Cado.
gan, one of the leaders of the young.
er social set in London, keeps snakes
and pythons, and photograph shows
her with python coiled around her
waist. She also has two lemurs. The
Duchess Of Roxeburghe, who was May
Goelet Of New York, has herd of
goats in which she takes great pride.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
DANGEROUS OIL Wells.

The question OF underground con-
nection of petroleum supplies bids
fair to be an important one to Mexi-
can and possibly Texas owners OF
wells and land At last accounts the
Mexican San Geronimo field was in
flames, and the fire was steadily
spreading. It became volcano-like at
last and in great explosion blew on
the top Of hill. How far it will ex-
tend and what effect it will have On
the oil-producing territory 1t under
mines are questions which are being
asked with not little anxiety.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
SATURDAY
NIGHT TALKS
by REV. F. E. DAWSON
Rutland, VI.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BLAZING THE TRAIL.
International Bible Lesson for
July 4, 'oo-(Acts Io: I-Is).

In two OF the
greatest epic s
ever written, the
Odessey OF Hon.
er and Aeneid OF
Virgil. the hero
starts from Troy.
Here was the
tomb Of the war.
rior Achilles. be-
fore which Alex.
ander the Great
kindled his ambi.
tion, and started
for the conquest
OF the East. The
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01

ambition OF this soldier was to weld
all nations into one vast empire with
common laws and language emanatlng
from a central throne.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04

though the white teeth graxed her
wrist, she drove homo q thrust that
changed the beasts snarls into howl
Of pain. Before she could strike
again. It had struggled back out OF
the hole. beyond reach.
Tense and painting with excitement.
she leaned forward, ready to stab 1t
the next beast. None appeared. and
presently she became aware that the
pack had been daunted by the ex-
perience Of their unlucky. fellow. Their
snarls and yells had subsidized to
whines. which seemed to be coming
from = greater distance. Still she
waited. with the bamboo stake up
raised ready to strike. every nerve
and muscle Of her body tense with the
strain.
So great was the stress Of her fear
and excitement that she had not heed
ed the hrst gray lessening Of the
night. But now the glorious tropical
dawn came streaming out Of the east
in all its red eRulgence. Above and
through the bamboo barrier glowed .
light such a. might have come from
. great IRE ON the clin top. stin
tense and immovable. the girl stared
out up the cleft. There was not .
jackal In sight. She leaned forward
and peered around. unable to believe
such good fortune. But the night
providers had skunk OF In the hrst
gray dawn.
The girl drew In . deep. shudder.
Ing sigh. and sank back. Her hand
struck against Winthrope's foot. She
turned about quickly and looked at
him. He was lying upon his face. She
hastened to turn him upon his side.
and to feel his forehead. 1t was cool
and moist. He was fast asleep and
drenched with sweat. Tho great
shock Of his pain and fear and e1-
element had broken his fever.
With the relief and Joy Of this dis
covery. the girl completely relaxed.
Not observing Winthrope's wounds.
which had bled little. she sought to
force q way out through the entrance.
II was by no means an easy task to
free the wedged framework. and when.
after much pulling and pushing. she
at last tore the mass loose. she found
herself perspiring NO less freely than
Winthrope.
(ro BE coNrINUED)
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04

jackals. caught beneath the roof.
howled with fear as they sought to
free themselves. The others. With
brute dread Of An unknown danger.
drew away. snarling and gnashins
their teeth.
Weakened BY the first ferocious yelps
of Winthrope's assailants. Miss Leslie
had started up and stared about In the
darkness. On all sides she could see
pairs Of fiery eyes and dim forms like
the phantom creatures Of a nightmare.
Winthrope's shrek, instead Of spur
ring her to action. only confused her
the more and benumbed her faculties.
She thought It was his death cry. and
stood trembling. transdxed with
horror.
Then came the fall Of the canopy.
His cries ~ he sought to throw 1t OF
showed that he was still alive. In .
flash her bewilderment vanished. The
stagnant blood surged again through
her arteries in . fiery, stimulating tor
rent. With . cry. to which primeval
instinct lent . menacing note, she
CROPPED her way to the fallen canopy,
and stopped to lift up one side.
"Quick!---into the tree!" she called.
Still frantic with terror. Winthrore
struggled to his feet She thrust him
towards the baobab. and followed.
dragging the mass of interviewer BAN.
boos. Emboldened by the retreat Of
their quarry. the snarling pack In
stantly began to close in. Fortunately
they were too cowardly to rush at
once. and fear spurred their intended
victims to the utmost haste. Cropping
and stumbling. the two felt their way
to the baobab. and Miss Leslie pushed
Winthrope headlong through the en-.
trance As he fell, she turned to face
the pack.
The foremost beasts were at the
rear edge Of the bamboo framework.
their eyes cloae to the ground. In.
stinct told her that they were crouch.
ing to leap. With desperate strength
she caught up the canopy before her
like great shield. and drew It in
after her until the ends of the cross
bars were wedged fast against the
sides OF the opening. Though II seemed
30 irm. she chung to 1t with . con-
vulsive grasp n she felt the pack
leaders ding themselves against the
outer side.
But Blake had dashed the bamboos
securely together. and none Of the
beasts was heavy enough to snap the
supple bars. Finding that they could
not break down the barrier. they BE-
gan to scratch and tear at the thatch
which covered the frame Soon pair
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04

Of lean jaws thrust IN and snapped
1t the girls skirt She sprang back.
with . cry: Help! Quick. Mr.. Win.
thrope! They're brsaking through"
Winihrope made NO Response. She
stopped. and found him lying inert
where he had fallen. she had only
herself TO depend upon. A screen Of
sharp sticks which she had made for
the entrance was leaning against the
inner wall. within easy reach. To
grasp It and thrust Il against the other
framework WAS the work Of IN II.
slant.
Still she tremblsA. for the eager
beasts had ripped the thatch from the
canopy. and their inthrust laws made
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04
(Copyrisht, ~. " A. c. ncciars 4 Ca
SYNOPSIS.


The story opens with the shipwreck of
the steamer on which Miss Genevievc
Leslie. an American heiress. Lord Win
thrope an EnRlishman. and Tom Blake.
The three were tossed upon an uninhab-
tied island and were the only ones not
drowned. Blake recovered from a drunk
en- stupor, Blake. Stunned on the boat.
a. preserver Of the helpless pair. The
Engiishman was suing for the hand Of
Miss Leslie. Blake started to swim back
to the ship to recover what was left.
his last match on q cigarette. for which
he was scored by Blake. Their first meal
was a dead fish. The trio started IA ten
mile hike for higher land. Thirst at
carry Miss Leslie on account Of weari-
ness. He tainted WINTHROP. They en-
tered the jungle. That night WAS passed
roosttnR high In tree. The next morn
All three constructed hats to shield them.
selves from the sun. They then Toasted
on coconnuts. the only procurable food.
Mss Leslie showed a liking for Blake.
they established a home In some cliffs.
Blake found fresh water spring. Miss
Leslie faced an unpleasant situation.
They planned their campaign: Blake re-
thus in.urinK nre. He started a jungle
hre. killing "A large leopard and smoth-
ertnk several cubs. In the lcopard's cav
srn they built !. small home. They gained
tree until It fell against the heights The
Miss LssslIe's white skirt was decided
upon as signal. Miss Leslie made n
forts 10 Kill antelopes failed. Overhear-
INF 2 conversation between Blake and
Winthropc. Miss Leslie became fright
sned. Winthrope became u, with fever.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04
INTERCEPTED IN WEST.
Nest supply Of the FIXTURE Must Gene
From Intermountain Country.

Nest supply o. the Future Must Gene
From lntsrmeuntain Country.
The great interest being taken BY
the cattle interests Of the country in
the coming National Western Stock
Show to b. held In Denver during the
week Of January Sis. II largely due
TO the taet that the country 70 Just
commencing to realise that the future
beet supply Of the country must come
from the West. The West has the
only available pasture lands left In
the corn states Of the Middle West.
where heretofore the bulk Of the beet
has been produced. the growing do.
mand for wheat and corn has resulted
In the breaking up Of Thousands Of
acres Of pasture lands and cropping
them to grain. On top Of this the
great influx of settlers to the West
has almost driven the range cattle
man out of the business and - result
the country 10 confronted By . short
age Of cattle. The West must bs en-
coura4ed to grow cattle and the Ne
the method Of starting the work. The
ENoIIOoRA kSOCVIV AoOOSAoSsOAo Va sAsO
four principal bsef breeds. the Short
horn, Hereford, Aberdeen-Angus and
Galloway. have arranged to have .
number Of their best and most repre-
sentative herds on exhibition at the
show and each Of the associations will
put up fifty head Of bulls and heifers
selected BY . committee from the lead
ing herds. These viii b sold at pub.
Lie sale for whatever they win bring
to western breeders in order to intro
ducs the pure blood into the western
country.
The new farmers coming into the
West have not bssn taking hold Of the
live stock business for two reasons.
First, few Of them are Financially able
to buy Q foundation herd and many Of
them have NO knowledge Of the bust.
ness. II 10 expected that plans will b
made to finance some Of the new
farmers who desire to start In cattle
growing. and educational work viii b
conducted through the big show. Al
both the show and conventions in Dem
yer. the cattle supply viii be the prin.
cipal subject discussed. A special
train load Of feeder buyers from the
East are coming to the show for the
purpose Of purchasing the car loads Of
fine stock cattle that viii b on exhi-
billion aud incidentally to show the
profit there u IN the business.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04
THE GERMAN DOCTORS GRAFT.
WelI-Plannsd Swindie In Which . NIL
lionalre Was 'Stune."

Woll-Planned SWlndle In Which MI.
lionalre Was "Stuns."
A daring and well-planned swindls
on . large scale was that executed BY
q German doctor and his confederateA
Near . small village In one Of the
lake states lived western millionaire
In seclusion with his little daughter
and . few servants. The child was
amicted with . rare cerebro-spinal
complaint. . most unpleasant mani
festation Of which was . frequent
bark.like hiccough. and eminent ply.
sicians. both In America and Europe,
had pronounced the case organic and
incurable.
Later there came to live In the vii.
lage q widow with little girl AFFLICTED
similar to the millionaire's daughter.
The child was . delicate. dower.facod
creature. wistful from the isolation
that must have been her sad lot. and
the peculiar bark.like hiccouEh which
she made at once attracted the mil.
lionaire's attention and. being . big.
hearted II rather ignorant man. he
gave the mother employment about
his home and showered tho anlicteA
child with presents.
Perhaps four months after the
Widows advent an eccentric German
doctor settled In the village. and his
service being sought BY the widow ~
Gave her child treatment. with the ~
suit that II was completely cured.
The millionaire Immediately sought
to place his own daughter under the
Germans care. but the latter 6atly 70.
fused to take the case. He was 30
cialist of . violent type and would
have nothing to do with . man whose
wealth exceeded the sum that b. had
axed upon ~ the lawful limit Of NJ
terial possessioa.
Finally. however. AFTER the father
had patiently borne The grosssst IL.
suits. the German agreed to givs the
a@icted child treatment, on coaditioa
that the other would arst deed over Q
large tract Of land In Texas for q 20.
cialist colony and pay him for his fse
. sum little short Of $4,000. This The
millionaire did. but - soon - the doc.
tor had cashed the check be disap.
psared With the widow and her child,
and the wealthy man realised TIN,
blinded By patsrnai love. hs had bssa
made the victim q a. inssaious
swindie.
The Aowsrfscsd sirl Of tAs widow
had bsea taught to simulate . dis.
eass. ana TIE 0sfDaa ~ % 1outl
Der father. He vas subsequently, b.
Gated u Busnos Ayrss. bot ths u.
jurod maa. not wisAiAg bio da~gAtsrs
a@Sctioa published beoa1oast. droppel
the peooecutioa.-Doo MARI Lemon. n
tn 0oh0mlan AagAe1na.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04
COLORADO NATIONAL APPLE TX.
POSITION.

Denver Auditorium. January 10 q
A rate a one fare for the round
trip win b made By the Colorado .
Southern railway. from an points II
Colorado. Tickets viii b On sale
January 3 ed .. Final limit, JaAuas3
10. 1910.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04
CHAPTER xIv-cenunusd.

At noon. having learned that Win
thropes condition showed little change.
Blake ate hearty meal. and at once
Get OH down the cleft He did not re-
appear until ni9htfall; though ut In.
tervals Miss Leslie had heard his step
~ he came up the ravlne with his
loads OF thorn.brush.
This course OF action became the
routine for the following ten days. II
was broken only by three incidents.
all relating to the important matter of
food supply. Winthrope had soon
tired OF broth. and showed such an In.
satiable craving for cocoanut milk
that the stock on hand had become
exhausted within the week.
The day after. Blake took the rope
ladder. as he called the tangie Of
knotted creepers. and went OF towards
the north end OF the cleft. When he
returned. u little before dark. the
lower part Of his trousers was torn to
shreds. and the palms Of his hands
were bliStered and raw: but he carried
. heavy load OF cocoahuts. After 4
vain attempt to climb the giant palms
on the far side Of the river. he had
found another grove near at hand. In
the little plain. and had succeeded In
reaching the tops OF two OF the
smaller palms.
Under his directions. Miss Leslie
clarified bowl Of bird fat-goose.
grease. Blake called it-and dressed
his hands. Yet even with the band.
ages which she made Of soft inner
bark and the handkerchief. he was
unable to handle the thorn.brush the
following day. Unfortunately for him,
he was not content to sit Idle. During
the night he had cut . bamboo FISHING
pole and heightened Miss l.cslic's line
Of plated cocoanut.hber with . long
caiEut leader. In the afternoon he
completed his outAt With . hairpin
book aud q piece Of haifdried meat.
He was back an hour earlier than
usual. and he brought With him q
dozen or more fairsised anh. His
mouth was watering over the prospec.
tive feast. and Miss l1ssiie showed her.
seif hardly less eaSer for ! change
from their nsonotonous dist. A. The
ash wsrv already dressed. she raksd
- the Goals and quickly coutrivoA q
grin ot greea bambooo.
. whea ths door Of The broliiag Oh
spread about In the stil cir. sven via.
thrope sniFsd and turnsd over. while
Blake watched the crisplns dstcacass
VIII Q ravsaeas look. Unable 70 -.
strain himself. be caught up The
smailsst DISH. half cooked. aad boltsd
II down with such haste that he burnt
his mouth. lie ran over 10 tho spring
fof., q. drink. and Wlnthrops cacklsd
1etisively. - - 4 NJ al =.
Mas Leslie vas too absorbed 10 her
oocking to observe the result Of
D1ake's greooin. -. NJ had susn0d
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04

There 70 . trust n fuljsrs sartA
With the 0nai PROCESS known oaly 70
one or two persons. whose lips ars
rigtdly sealed. The deposits Of fu,isre
earth exist chiefly at Bath and Not.
tinshamshirs. Easiand. and at Maxton.
II Scotland. II addition 70 dsposits
~ the Loodon district. The iAdustry
V practically controlled BY q combine
which strictly preserves the msthels
q preparation q ths earth.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1909-04-13

Asquith wyjasnienia kolegi swego
uzupe}nil oswiadczeniem, re Rad
angielski kilkakrotnie robi} W Ber-
linie propozycye co do ogranicze-
MIA wzajemnych zbroje1 ma mo-
rzu, ale zawsze spotka} sic ka-
tegoryczna odmowa. Tu juz wroga
postawa Niemiec W calej nagosci
zosta}a ujawniona.
Wiadomosc ia zrobi}a natural
ME takze wielkie wrazenie W
Niemczech. Najlepsze jednak jest,
re sekretarz stanu dla marynarki
Tirpitz W niemieckiej komisyi
budzetowej wiadomosci tel stano-
wczo zaprzeczy}! A vice twierdze-
ME przeciw twierdzeniu. Komisya
budzetowa zazadala wyjasnienia
cd samego kanclerza. W kazdym
razie Anglia juz dzisiaj vie, czego
sic moze cd Niemiec spodziewac.
Walka o panowanie mad morzem
bedzie sig toczyc dalej.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1909-04-13

projekt admiralicye do natych-
miastowego rozpoezecia budowy
czterech dalszych pancernik6w
najnowszej konstrukcyi To ostat-
ME zadanie wzbudzilo wsr6d pos
low pewne zdziwienie. Czego sic
Rad obawia}2 Radykalni cz}onko-
vie stronnictwa iberalnego, chcac
JAZZ najbardziej ograniczyc pro-
gram zbrejeh, domae4ssssi sic skre-'
slenia tel ewentualnej budowy czte
rech dalszych okret6w, obciazaja-
cej naturalnie W ogromnym stop
niu budzet panstwa.
W6wczas sekretarz stanu dla
marynarki Mac Kenna dla uzasa-
dnienia projektu rzadowego przy-
toczyl cyfry, wykazujace, jak szyb-
kie postepy robia Niemcy W bu-
dowie Dreadnought6w. Cyfry te
udowadnialy .nie mniej, ME vie
cej, jak re W przeciqgu kilku lat
Niemcy co do iczby najwiekszych
pancernik6w znacznie moga wy
przedzi6 Anglie. Wraaenie byio
wprost piorunujqce. Dotychczas
przypuszczano w Anglii, re typ
strasznych tych kolos6w pancer-
nych, zwanych Dreadnoughtami,
pozostanie ma dhgi jeszcze czas
monopolem marynarki angielskiej.
Me miano pojecia tyn, jake u
lepszenia .Niemcy. W najwiekszej
skrytosci zaprowadzily W budowie
okret6w wojennych, jak powiek-
szyi udoskonalili swoje warszta-
ty okretowe, jak z subwencya fl
nansowa panstwa rozszerzono fa-
bryki Kruppa, aby umoaliwid
spieszniejsza konstrukcye wielkich
armat okretowych,
Sensacyjne wyjasnienia sekre-
tarza stanu wywoiaiy nies}ychane
poruszenie W Izbie zaniepokoily
Gala opinie angielska W najwyz-
Sym stopniu. Coz pomoze, ze W
og6lnej iczbie okret6w Anglia
przewyzsza6 bedzie Niemcy "a
chowa sw6j stan liczebny floty,
r6wnajacy sic najwiekszym flOtom
dw6ch innych panstw, jezeli W
dziedzinie najnowszych wielkich
pancernik6w Niemcy prze6cigna
ANGLES Ponury cien inwazyi ME
mieckiej zn6w przesunal sig przez
Anglie.
Opinia publiczna, konserwa-
tywnymi pos}ami jake opozycya
przeciw gabinetowi ma czele, jed
nomyslnie zareagowaia ma oswald
czenia Mac Kenny, zadajac przy'
spieszonej natychmiastowej budo-
wy osm Dreadnought6w. A reak-
cyl tel towarzyszy}o az nadto zro-
zumia}e oburzenie przeciw Mem
com, kt6re przez swoja prowokuja-
ca polityke zbrojen zmuszaja An
gle do tax olbrzyn1ich wydatk6w.
Oburzenie osieglo punkt kulmi-
nacyjny, gdy prezes ministr6w.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1909-04-13
Telegramy zagraniczne

Fort de France, 13 kwietnia. -
Rad francuski musial sic uciec
do gwaltownych srodkow, azeby
Emusic eksprezydenta Venezuela,
Cypryana Castro, do opuszczenia
wyspy Martyniki, ma ktorej tenze
przed paru dniami rowniez wbrew
swej wolf wyladowal. Komisa-
ryat policyjny otrzymal urzedo-
wne zlecenie, azeby z panem Ca
stro postapic bezwzglednie ma
wet gwaltem przenieSc go ma pa
rowiec Versailles, odchodzacy
do Europy. Ma mic tez sic ME zda-
}y up6r i gniew Castra, gdyz i
tax komisarz policyi zjawil sic ma
czele policyi pred hotelem, W
kt6rym mieszka Castro, i okazal
sic nieugietym, kiedy Castro wy
-rhyaSlajac4aa-szadofra ofrancuski iRlas
DE miejscowe, oSwiadczyl, ze je-
dynie ma noszach da sic przeniesc
ma poklad parowca. w ostatniej
ieszcze chwili wysunal swego le-
karza adwokata. ktorzy zaSwiad-
czyli, re ami punktu widzenia
prawnego, ami ludzkiego Castro
ME moze bye zmuszony do opusz-
czenia wyspy. Ma interwencye
adwokata do wyzszej wladzy sa-
dowej zarzadzono jeszcze jedno
lekarskie zbadanie przez trzech
lekarzy, kt6rzy orzekli, ze even
tualna podroz przez morze wcale
ME zagraza zyciu Castra.
Poniewaz nawet po tenn orze-
cZeniu Castro ME chclal sic udac
ma okret dobrowolnie, wiec go po-
licyanci wyniesli wraz matera-
Gem ma ulice, skad go nastepnie
poniosio czterech murzynow do
przystani okretowej, ME zwazajac
wcale ma udane narzekania Castra,
il ma okropne wewnetrzne cier-
pienia. Calemu temu procederowi
przypatrywalo sic kilka tysiecy
ludzi, ktorzy nawet okazywah
wspolczucie dla przeSladowanego
eksprezydenta Wenezueli. Pod
czas przenoszenia Castra ma paro-
wiec byio obecnych kilku amery-
kanskich oficerow, ubranych po
cywilnemu, z krazownika North
Carolina. Castro PROFESSIONAL
wciaz przeciw rzekomemu gwal-
towi, spelnionemu ma swej osobie,
i zapowiedzial formalny pisem-
ny protest do rzadu francuskiego,
kiedy sic zas juz ma okrecie zna-
lazi, powiedzial, ze ME bedzie w
stanie pokryc kosztow podrozy,
gdyz pieniadze swe zdeponowai
w bankach przy sobie ME po-
siada wiele. Potem znow skarzyi
sic ma niewygodna i ciasna kabi-
ne, w ktorej go umieszczono. w
koncu zazadal Castro, ,zeby go prze
wieziono dooSanta Cruz de Tene-
rife ma wyspach Kanaryjskich,
posiadlosci hiszpahskiej. Najbliz-
Sym przystankiem dla vVersail-
les" bedzie St. Nazaire. Pc tych
wszystkich tarapatach trwajacych
kilka godzin okret odjechai 60
dzinie 9tej W sobote rano, Brat
Castra Carmelo pozostal w Fort
de France, azeby poczte odebrac.
Fort de France, Is kwietnia.--