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MOST VALUABLE TREE IN
WORLD.

Down in huddled Choapside, in the
vortex OF l1ondon's human whirlpool.
there stands the most valuable tree in
the world That 10 to say, It occupies
a more valuable space than any tres
in the world, Tor the land In which 1t
has spread its roots for 500 years Is
worth $1,000 square foot
In the spacious times of good Queen
Bess this yew was young sapling in
the garden OF noble mansion King
doms" rose and fell. but the tree grew
and throve, while time in its progress
gradually changed the character Of the
neighborhood in which 1t stood The
aristocratic mansions gave way to
warehouses, and the gardens dsap.
| peared to give place TO closely packed
rows Of mean little houses wherein
petty mereants drove more or less
fiouishins businesses. The garden In
which the yew stood belonged TO the
| ancient house of Chudleigh and was
the last one to disappear IL has Ions
| gone now, and only the yew remains
and thereby clings a romantic tale.
| Beneath the yew tree there lie bur
led the bones of an Mizabethan Chud-
| leigh, who, after the manner oil
Shakespeare and other cheerful minded
persons Of that day, pronounced a
| solemn curse on anyone who would
disturb his last resting place. His
who became pressed for money, ant
conceived the idea OF clearing the oil
garden and building upon ii. He hat
already made the necessary contracts
and was about 10 PUT his impious pHf
pose into execution when he was sud
denly killed in a curious fashion
| Walking one day In the old garden
, with his architect, he was struck b.
a slate blown from the roof OF thu
ancient mansion and quilted life witt
| startling CELEBRITY. His heir, being o
a righteous mind, looked upon II as ,
judgment, and Immediately caneeleC
all contracts, and the garden escaped
The curse held good for a couple o
generations after that, until their
arose an original minded Chudleigh 1,
| the reign Of George Ill of sacred mem
DRY, This Chudleigh had a whole
some regard for the curse, but alst
| was sadly in need o. money, so he So
his wits to work ard devised a mos
ingenious scheme. He had a failia'
| built around the corner IN which stood
the yew, and deyo ed the renla ndel
OF the garden to The builder. TIT
| ghost must have grown i1rcd or cash,
satisfied, for, the Georgian Chudleigi
died in his bed. but before he dice
he made will which insured. so IA,
as the wit Of lawyer could, that non
of his heirs, executors. administrators
Or assigns should, would or coult
touch that little railing which sur
rounded the tree Happily for hi
wishes the estate was soon In chan
Gerry, where il now remains, -Chicag'
Tribune.
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Strona Coolies.

The power of endurance of the Chi.
nese cody is marvellous. Many will
travel over forty miles, carrying a
heavy load on their backs, and think
nothing Of 1t. A writer mentions the
case of certain coolies who. after 60
ing twenty-seven hours without food
and having carried heavy burden
in the meantime. still had strength
enough left to offer to carry man IF
teen miles farther.
In Politics.
Never give up one thing except for
something bigger" said the man with
business sense
That's right" replied Senator Sor'
ghunI. Even in politics man very
seldom buries the .hatchet unless be
has an ax to grind =" Washington Star
Straw Hats.
Straw hats began to be worn ir
America about 1900. the first imporia
tons being VI the palm leat variety
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Tia Golf Widow.

Time Saturday. 2::25 p. m.
Mrs. t. Mashie at the window lock
ing out wistfu.ly.
Mr.. r. Mashle appears, every detLh
OF his costume suggesting a longing
for the links. His cap is In bis hand
and his clubs within snatching dis
tance. For the fraction Of an Instant
he leans nonchalantly against tine
doorway.
"Well, my dear" he asks, 'how SHAH
we spend our half holiday? Shall we
motor or drive or walk? Because"
rapidly, as Mrs. T. Mashie Is about to
speak. "if you really don't care about
any OF these things. have an engage
ment to play golf Mt 2:3o, By Joyc. J
must be or ar once"-Smart Ser.
Dogs In China.
Dogs in China are chiefly despised.
except as house workers or for Gull
nary purposes A black dog with vel
low eyebrows is valued as a first rate
house dog but white one with black
eyebrows will bring luck to his owner.
while a black dog is the king of his
race. A Zion dog"-belonging TO the
small. shaggy northern breed-wili
bring good fortune. while the only real
Chinese canine pet is the sleeve dog"
so called from being small enough to
lie In the capacious Celestial sleeve.
Retrievers are apparently unknown.
H. a. tr,x al
Breaking Wishbone.
The divining rod Is feature in all
| early mythology. especially so among
the Hindus. AS the forked branch of
tree It indicated in various parts of
Europe. Asia and Africa where treas
ures were hidden or where water might
be readily found From the forked
branch of tree 1t was but step to
the forked clavicle Of bird and this
| bone was soon invested with the power
| Of securing the qualification OF the
wishes OF those who In breaking 1t re-
| tanned the forked part, for 1t was the
fork that was possessed of mystic
power.
Hagpipss In Nero's Time.
Bagpipes are generally ascribed to
Scotland, where they have been in use
for long time. but 1t was an instru-
ment upon which the ancient Greeks
and Romans played. Nero is said to
have performed upon it, and an old
piece of Grecian sculpture represents
a player on the bagpipes dressed In
the fashion that is known today as the
highland costume.
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Elimination OF Grade Crossing.

Grade crossings are admittedly a
menace to public safety as they are a
danger to che operation of'trains and
to people crossing the tracks, says
the Good Roads Magazine. They
should, then, 1t is conceded, be done
away with, for the number Of acct
dents resulting from them are CON
stantly increasing in number. The
latter is due principally to increased
traffic on the country roads When
the railroads were first built In
sparsely settled communities the ele-
that It is to-day. In foreign countries
grade crossings are not tolerated,
and they win eventually have to go
In this country. No comprehensive
plan Of road improvement can he
successfully carried out without do
Ing away with them. In connection
with the bonding plan In the State OF
New York for highway improvement
It has been proposed by certain rail-
road interests that part OF TIE
money thus appropriated should be
used in removing grade crossings
While such a suggestion is open ~
the criticism of selhshness on the
part of the railroads, there Is much
to be said In regard to the business
and equity Of their claim At any
rate the grade crossing should be
eliminated.
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THE oldest libraries Of which we
have any certain knowledge are those
brought to light by excavations among
the ruins of the east, Among these
are the Babylonish books inscribed on
clay tablets, supposed to have been
prepared for public instruction about
$50 B. &. 1t is said by Aristotle that
Strabo was the first known collector of
books and manuscripts. This was
about the year $50 B. C.
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There, are peculiarities, ldiosyncra-
sizes of expression, which emphasize
and accentuate facts, Ii Is not enough
to say "he is deaf" We invariably
add las q post" II would appear suf-
ficient to say he is blind" but we
prefer in nearly all cases to admit of
no contradiction by announcing that
he Is 'sroue blind TO be dead"
should suffice bead as a doornail''
cllnches The fact,
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E;pd;pa Him Out,

Indignant Constituent--This IL the
fourth time have called to see the
senator by appointment aud found bin
out every time Private Secretary tol
eminent statesman we'll would
not make d fuss about that Accord
Ing to what the papers say, every bndy
il binding him out Chicago Tribune
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Something Wronu.

|n Australian auctioneer who was
|uted 10 have more education than
bfessionai ability was endeavoring to
4 some cattle to an audience OF farm
lids. "Gentlemen." be began, Il
ke particularly nice lot OF heifers
u bulIocks. and / may say that the
3fers predominant"
lie was interrupted by very agri-
ltural voice from the crowd. u
brit there was something wrong with
J." il said. "or you wouldn't have to
Ii sopn ~
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!. MORAL COURAGE.

Moral courage ls9. more worth
having than physical courage. h is
more worth having not only be-
cause it is higher virtue, but be-
cause the demand for tits more con-
slant. Physical courage is virtue
which is almost always put away
in the lumber room. Moral cour-
age is a virtue that is wanted day
by day. Charles Buxton.
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FOR SALE suit Furniture. com
posed of the following articles; |
bachelors chiffoner, ! plain chiffon
er, combination dresser and dress.
ing table, | mission center table, 2
mission chairs, / Brussels drugget, l
small rug, / large size iron bed and
linen for same. / standard stationary
WASH stand, pairs fancy curtains,
scarfs for above furniture, / cbmbi-
nation gas and electric fixture. An
ideal suit for single man to furnish
own room. All articles best material,
Price for entire lot $l25 Address
IN. K.p this office
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EApusTMENT PASSED THROUGH WAS MADE NECESSARY
BY LONG PERIOD OF ACTIVITY, PROSPERITY ExTRAVA-
CANOE, SAYS cLEws-REAcToN WAS uNAvoDARLE-succEs,
SION OF uNFAvoRABLE INCIDENTS ENuMERATED-BuT THERE
IS BRIGHT SIDE slTuATIoN-RE TRENcHMENT WILL
acknowledgements ARE FOR AN IRREGULAR STOCK
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A Missouri man claims he cured q
horse of heaves by feeding him with
Feelings and waste materials from
horse radish,
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Precocious Youth.

A
lMotheF-W What's baby crying about.
hne?
u Nurse--I don't know. ma'am. unless
was what the parlor maid said. She
smarked that Willie looked like his
IA. and I'm afraid Willie heard her,
Exchange.
shakespsare's Handicap.
Mrs Montmorency Smythe - And
That were you reading when ! came
N, my deary Shakespeare All. What
! wonderful mau. And to think that
/ q wasn't exactly what one would call
\ entleman.-Loudon Punch
Lots OF Action.
eyes said the young father we're
lretty busy at our house now. We're
poying."
"Moving? Where?
.Moving everything out Of baby's
bach. He's learning to crawl."--L Lon
ID 1ele- -al,L
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HELP WANTEp---MALE.

WANTED-Young man willing to
work and capable of quick promotion,
Credit Tailoring Co, lice Washing
Ton avenue.
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ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Corrected to July list, 1900
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
TraIns Leave Cairo:

1:f5 q. m. Daily Chicago vestibuls
Limited, arriving Chicago 10:40 an
2:18 q. m. Daily st. Louis Nisht
Limited, arriving ST. Louis 1920 am
Sleeping car open at 1886 p. m.
800 a. m. st. Louis Special.
500 q. m. Chicago Daily Express.
1i:15 a. m. st. Louis Fast Mail.
1918 am. Chicago Midday Special
2:S5 .. m. Daily st. Louis Limited
1855 D. m. Afternoon Express fol
Odin, Efilngham, MattooR, Champaign
$40 D. m. Thebes Accommodation
6:15 p. m. Chicago and Eastern Ex
press,
1910 .. m. Chicago night express
arriving at Chicago 7:t6 = m.
s:se q. m. Memphis and Nashville
s:2S a. III. Memphis and New Or
leans Limited.
$40 a. m. Seminole Limited for
Birmingham and Jacksonville, Fla.
500 q. m. Paducah and Louisville
TAI p. m. Daily Memphis and New
Orleans.
1.41 D. m. Daily Nashville. ohstts
nosga and Atlanta.
$3.50 p. m. fulton and MAyhsld no
commodation.
4 $50 .. m. Paducah and Louisvilla
6:55 .. m. Memphis and New Or
leans Special.
For through tickets. sleeping car
accommodations and further inforns
ton apply at Illinois Central Passea
ger Station, Cairo, Ill.
y. n. JONES, Ticket Aasni
q. q. HATCH, q. p. A,
A. n. HANSON, Pass Traffic Nsg,
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The standard OF pronunciation Is
and must be the usage of those who
are OF the highest social culture, and
must be necessarily standard English.
Faults in pronunciation may be cor
rected by observation and careful
practice. The broad sound, ali, Ia
rot an Alteration, but ~ this accepted
custom among the best speakers
The words after, past, half. osl-,
aunt and laugh may be mentioned a.
among those with the ali sound
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An ostrich when full grown Is worth
about $3.50 The average life Of the
bird Is Thirty Years.
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financially, is the continued ease of
money, which is likely to continue
until the crop movement begins. The
extreme stringency anticipated for
next fall will probably be moderated
by the universal preparations for
such an event, because disasters fore
seen seldom occur Nevertheless, the
situation of the westerns banks is not
an enviable one. At the reserve
centers these institutions may be
found in strong condition owing tc
recent precautions, but the forthcom,
ing bank reports will be watched with
unusual interest and until auaumnal
strain is passed the outcome OF the
Western land speculation will not be
definitely known. Interior banks. as
is well known, will be obliged to de.
pend upon New York much more than
usual for assistance in moving the
crops. The New York banks will
however, be in a position to render
such aid. especially as money abroad
is easy. our credit there is good and
the improving tendencies of our for
eign trade will permit of ample i'm
ports of gold Engagements of the
latter are already reported, and al
though it is doubtful If these trans
actions yielded any profit, yet the
operation is significant anf demon
strates that the United States will be
in position to draw the precious
metal from abroad in much larger
sums when needed. This is most as
G, min
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What are declared by experts to be
practically inexhaustible layers OF as
,hali have been discovered In Syria,
n miles from the port III La'asia, "a,
the road leading toward Alsppo,
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II is easier to give a direct negative
answer than plausible evasive one.
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The pineapple as ordinarily cultivat-
ed is almost seedIess, seeds being so
rarely produced that the great majori-
~ of growers have never seen seed
and believe the fruit to be wholly
sterile. But it Is possible to produce
them
Real Hunnor.
I'm sorry quit buresque for socie-
ty drama amt getting the laughs
these days"
Get back to fest principles. my boy
Biff somebody every time you utter
an epigram louisville Courier-Jour.
nal
The Outlook.
you were very cold last evening"
ph0ncd the young mnn to the girl he
haze called on. Then he added anxious
". whats the outlook for tonightT
Fair and warmer tonight" came
the answer promptIy.--Rocky Noun
tain News.
Suited to All Requirements.
Millionaire (at cure" resort See
ueTe. uottuT, WANT 10 bcl lIitHuel' NY
wife wants to get fatter and my
daughter wants to remain as she is
Just arrange this. will you? I've plen-
ty Of money; don't care what it costs
Fliegende Batter
An Expert Thrower.
Suhurhanitc--I went out. Ito look at
that piece Of property you advertised
as being a stones throw from the de.
pot. Real Estate Agent Wells? Sub,
urbanit9 All I've got TO say is that
ia like to meet the man who threw
the stone.-St. Louis Star.
Wise In Human Nature.
II have found" said Uncle Ethan,
that things always come out right II
you wait long enough
For instance" he went on. IF the
man in the wrong makes good and
plenty of fuss the other man will
usually MISUNDERSTANDING.
Airy Persifage.
Passenger on Aeroplane What's
that dingdonging noise? Can 1t bt
the cowbellS on the Milky way? Avia
tor--No; that's only Satnrn's rings.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

TWO good brush hands wanted at
the Hight plant Apply 1903 Washing.
ton.
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FOR SALE-Eight 56-ineh sweep,
4-blade ceiling fans, guaranteed good
condition. Price $500 each. Apply
Cairo Opera House.
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Kept Her Count.

sYes," said the young wife, philip
III have lived together whole year
III we've pever had the slightest
Harrel'
'EWhat ARE you talking about? You
ID Philip were married seven years
b."
i'To be sure we were. but you forget
lgt hes travelling salesman."-Chi-
lgo Tribune
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Prosperity leads often to ambition
and ambition to disappointment
a Poser.
"Paw, what do they do with all the
money they make the people pay for
taxes?"
Tommy. my son. at last you have
asked me question can't answer.
There are limitations to your fathers
knowledge Chicago Tribune.
Before and After.
The Adorer-lt's wonderful. old man.
what love will enable fellow to see
in a girl that he never saw before.
The Oulooker-- No doubt, but it's equal
ly wonderful what it won't let him see
that he'll see later.
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with alcove. Modern conveniences
3lS Sixth street.
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FOR SALE-Remington Bicycle,
good condition. Price $1,000. Apply
Cairo Opera House.
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FOR SALE-BuzZ Fan, $50 volts,
l6 in, cheap; also light electroliers
for bungalow fine. Phone, Home All.
Bell 702.
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Eight cubic feet Of snow equal one
cubic foot Of water.
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Well Named.


lH'A wonderful man is my uncle" said
Eale BinkS. $50 very original and wit
II He says he called his dog Sau-
HE because ii was half bread, his
lat Nearly because 1t was all butt
HID his prize cockerel Robinson be
'Huse it Crusoe.' &
H Compliments. 4
Miss Koy-In discussing the galaxy
II beauty" at the ball theg other night
Nh. Grafton paid me quite compli
sFnt %&N @s&
Miss Speitz--The idea. That's so I'M
Ike him. | never before heard Of his
4 ying anything before it's due.
II Without Trimmings.
,Payne. an examiner at Cambridge
'iiversity. whose questions were al
avs Of peculiarly eSasperating ma
Ire. once asked a student at q specia
Examination to give definition OF
'hppiness
l"An exemption. from Payne was
lie reply.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE--Six-room house, with
bath and ell modern improvements.
Address 'E. L." this office.
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Lost Vessels.

Four per cent Of sailing vessels and
2iH per cent of steamships are lost IN
q ; sat.
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Statement Beneficial.

Another satisfactory consideration
lis the surprising calmness With which
the recent severe liquidation has been
accepted. In Securities there has
been decline of Is to 40 points and
over Many of the best stocks are
now selling at the lowest prices since
the panic of 1907 and the financial
has undoubtedly been great
Iy improved by this drastic liquida-
ton. The retrenchments by Western
bankers is also likely, in the end, to
prove beneficial. So, too, is the gen
eral decline in the commodity mar
kets. 1t is remarkable that such pro
lQnged and severe liquidation could
have takeT place without inviting
some serious trouble Az a matter
of fact. there are not even any rumors
of such, and symptoms of panic are
entirely lacking. On the contrary,
there is a feeling of confidence in the
undertone based upon belief that as
soon as the political and financial
situation becomes more settled the
country will enjoy fresh forward
movement upon a lower and more
Stahla hasiS
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Irregular Market Expected.

1t is premature to presume that the
final turning point has yet been
reached. and no surprise need be eX-
pressed If later on the market again
reacts. On the other hand, many
stocks look exceedingly cheap at pres
ent prices, especially when compared
with current rates of interest Good
stocks more than carry themselves at
these figures, and this is q condition
which appeals powerfully to operators
of prudence and means. Rumors Of
dividend reductions on several import
ant systems have proved false, the
old rates on St Paul and Atchison
having been declared The wheat crop
situation is not very satisfactory, but
the outlook for corn and oats is good.
The indications are for an irregular
market Securities Of proven earn
ing power bought at present prices
will eventually yield handsome pro-
fits. But until the political and finan-
cal clouds disappear more complete
ly, it will be safe to use exceptional
caution in all speculative operations
HENRY CLEWS.
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-13

WANTED-Girl or woman to do
kitchen work. Board and room furn
isbed. Big wages. Hoffman's Res
tauraut, Lancaster.
WANTED-Good girl for general
homework in small family. q. I'll
Basford, Lancaster.
FOR SALE at PRIVATE SALE
Roll Top writing desk, good sewing
machine, coed refrigerator, and about
"a yards of ingram carpet-Inquire of
Mrs. Geo. Budd, at residence.
FOR SALE-Full-b looded Rhode
Island Red eggs for Matching; soc for
a setting of 10. Mrs. Anton Knapp
Lancaster 5 tic
Vegetable ard flower seeds, and
onion sets at Stratton's Greenhouse.
Rose Comb Rhode Island Red Eggs
for Matching. 75c. per setting
James Fl. Ellis, Lancaster, Route 2.
3w3.*
Vegetables and bedding plants,
etc. at Stratton's Greenhouse.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-13
Some Miscellaneous Wants.

FOR SALE-The Reynolds property
located north Of the south side primary
school. Inquire of Mrs. ". N Stone.
6tfc
STRAYED-A black colt with white
spot on forehead, strayed from my
place Saturday night. Anyone know
ing whereabouts of same will confer
a favor by notifying the undersigned
at once. Aither write or phone.
5w3c BEN WEST.
FOR SALE AT private sale, my
residence property on Monroe street,
consisting of good two story frame
house and two lots, in good location.
Also wish to sell all Of my household
goods as intend moving away from
Lancaster. MRS. j. R. LEVINS.
Site
STRAWBERRY PLANTS for Sale
The August Luther, extra early, also
the old Standby Senator Dunlap, and
the Brandywine and Aroma in the
late varieties. All choice stock. In
quire of The Misses Schmitt, Lancas-
ter. 6W2c.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-09

hui Root to come to Europe to meet
him, as from the senator he would
have been able to obtain a sympathe-
tic exposition of the administration
side Of the affair, with which ,it# Is
believed, he lost touch while in Afri-
ca.
It is said that by letters or other
wise, since he returned to civil1za'
ton, Col. Roosevelt has had from
ardent supporters and admirers in
the United States, great deal OF
sharp criticism of the Taft admins.
tration, and it is believed also that
he has received appeals urging the
necessity of his re-entry into the po-
litical arena. But if this be so Col.
Roosevelt has not given the slightest
intimation of what impression they
have made. He always insists that
he has nothing to say concerning
popitics and will have nothing to say
on subjects until he gets back to
America.
Col. Roosevelt relates an amusing
incident Of his trip. When he and
Mrs. Roosevelt reached the top of the
pass at Sestri Levante, where they
stopped last night, the enterprising
proprietor of a tavern-a rival to the
one they had engaged rooms at-sent
out couriers in advance, bearing the
American and Italian flags, and tri-
umphantly escorted Col. and Mrs.
Roosevelt to his own hotel.