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Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-02

An enJOyaDle dancing party was gwen
last evening by the members Of the Phi
Rho Sigma fraternity Of the Creighton
Medical school at their new fraternity house
at Twenty-ninth and Leavenworth streets.
It was Hard Times" party and Hal
lows'en decorations and games prevailed.
The dining room table had a unique center
piece Of doughnuts, spelling the words Phi
Rho Sigma About fifty guests we're pres
ent. The hosts we're the young men who
1--we at the Frat house: Messrs. Tom
Moore Quinn, Mattison, levitt, Gaerter,
Piuner. Fletcher, Douglas, Bray Grace and
Lally.
Mr. and Mrs Burd Miller, who have re-
Gently moved into their new home. 5147
Davenport street, were pleasantly sur
rrised last evening By a number Of their
friends who brought jackie lanterns and
we'll filled lunch baskets. Those present
were: Messrs. and Mesdarles Miller, Hen
ming Little, l.. l.. Clarke. G. ID. Rosenberg,
MattisiRly. A. Jaeger VIM; Mrs Williams.
Henry. Bell; Miss J.. Looney; Messrs. w.
W. Berger. A. Berger, l.. II. Kracht, sad
Ter.
High scores at high five were won by
Mrs. Bell and Mr.. Jaeger.
Mr.. and Mrs w. W. p. Horne entertained
at dinner at their home Saturday for Miss
Bell. who leaves soon to make her home
in ST. Louis. The table decorations were
typical OF Halloween. The evening was
spent at cards. Those present were:
Misses Misses
Jeanette Bell Myrtle Hayden,
MYRTLE Horne Eliza Strathdee
Celia Teller,
Messrs Messrs
Cameron, Andrew Rae,
Howard Horne, Dugan,
Mr. ana Mrs. w w. r. Horne,
Mrs. Hare, Mrs. Horne
Lieutenant and Mrs. John p. Bubb Of
Fort Crook gave an informal supper sun
day evening IN honor OF Mrs Bulbs sister
Miss Ross Of Plattsburg N. Y Those pres
ent were Miss Ross. Plattsburg. N Y;
Lieutenant r II. Kelly Captain Mari
OConnor. Major and Mrs. II. NJ. Lord
Lieutenant and Mrs j p Rnhb
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-02

A. e. Pancoast for state Senator. Adv.
storm sash. Can Rowland Phone So. e.
Frank A. Agnew, lawyer. Harmon block
Airs, John Mugan OF Chicago IS visiting
her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Parks
For rent room cottage. 18Th bet I and
SITS, Sldtt. Phone South
The Presby terrain Ladies Aid society vii.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-02

Tainted Kindness.
know a woman who, whenever she
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-02

rhs-ksy 70 the staaIion -Bes Want Ads
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-05
Whx She Didn't.

New Employer But why did son
leave your last mistress? New Maid
Hivens. Did you expect me { bring
her along wild me?- Cleveland Leader
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-05
The Mississippi of Streets.

A street Is like a river, with its hui
man current carrying all manner of
drift between its banks Of residences
or shops on either side And If this
smile be appropriate then New York's
Broadway is the Mississippi Of streets.
Probably no other avenue In the world
presents so many contrasts in the iot-
sam and jetsam it carries from Har-
lem to the Battery. Every type OF hu-
manity-uprooted saplings from farms
and orchards, proud hulled craft In
silks and satins-may be described In
the surging mass. Banker and boot
black, the staggering swell and the
draggled derellct, walk shoulder to
shoulder-rush, rather, for Broadway
Is a maelstrom, the embodiment OF
New York's hustle and hurry, the place
where nothing can stand still. Rich
ard Harding Davis once said that
everybody seems to be trying to reach
the bank to have a check cashed be-
fore 3 o'clock" George Seibel In
Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-05
ALEXANDRIA, GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA. ADVERTISER.
AIexamoria Gazette.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. OCT.
Thu stina of a Bee.

An eastern fable tells Of potentate
who demanded that there should be
brought to him the stings Of a thou
sand bees killed because one OF their
colony had dared commit lese majesty
by singing the hand of royalty. When
they were brought In a tiny golden
thimble the king was SO amazed to
lind that a thousand Of the hypoder-
mic points made such a little mass
that he issued manifesto to the eff
feet that thereafter no person within
the bounds Of the kingdom should
complain at the sting Of a bee. The
lesson Of the fable is that petty an
noyances hurt because they are exag'
gerated in the mind; that when they
are seen in their actual proportions
they are so slight as to merit only
contempt. How much comfort would
come to the majority Of persons II
they could but see the tiny size of the
bee stings that lead them to acts of
petulance, words Of anger, expressions
of reproach. The bee sting annoy
ances have caused lifelong breaches OF
friendship. They have broken up fam
lilies and caused anger and resentment
to take the place Of love and fealty.-
Baltimore American.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-05
Queer Collateral.

"Here is a fact as strange as 1t Is
true" said an Psychologist. Mum
mics in ancient Egypt were used chief
ly as collateral.
"When an Egyptian wanted to Dor
row he gave his fathers or grand
fathers mummy as security. Some
times, If he required large sum, he
gave his father and both grandfathers,
and be would even throw In the mum
my Of his mother-in-law II she Tor
tunately happened to be In a mummi-
fed state.
Joking aside" the Psychologist con-
tinued, what tell you is the truth.
An Egyptian was not permitted to
borrow without pledging the mummy
Of some near relative. 1t was deemed
In Egypt both impious and infamous
not TO redeem so sacred pledge as
that, and be who died with a family
mummy still In pawn was himself
buried 10 unconsecrated ground. Gin
cinnad Enquirer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-05
The Postage Stamp.

Consider the postage stamp. 1t says
nothing regarding the difficulty OF the
task assigned to It, but by dint OF close
application 1t usually gets there; also
1t delivers the goods.
Again, IL one isn't enough to carry
the thing through, two or more by
working tremendously together see the
thing to finish.
No matter If the (mai) matter be
weighty, it puts good face (of Wash
ington) on 1t and goes directly to the
point. 1t gets licked and stamped
upon, and men besmirch its fair fea
lures and ofttimes give it more tc
carry than the postaD union allows
But, In spite Of all this. it sticks un
finchingly to the matter in hand by
virtue Of the fact that 1t knows that II
has good backing.
Its stick-to-it-iyity is worthy OF EN-
ulation by you.-Judge's Library.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-05
Maryland Delaware and VIr-
Qinia Railway Company.

SPRING SCHEDULE.
Steamers OF this line leave Alexandrla
on and after May Is, 1910,
Every MONDAY. WEDNESDAY and
SATURDAY at 430 p. m.
FOR BALTIMORE AND ALL THE
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS.
Cuisine and appointments unexcelled.
Freight for Baltimore, Philadeiphial
and New York solicited and handieo
with care. Through rates and bilis OF
lading issued.
Single fare to Baltimore, $3.50; round
trip. $3.50; staterooms, one way, Sl.oO'
Meals, SOC.
REARDON & GRIMES, Agents,
Foot Of Cameron street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-05

A GENERAL OR CALLED MEETING
n of the stockholders of the WASH
INGTON. ALEX ANDRIA d MT. YER
NON RAILWAY COMPANY Will be
held at the principal Office of the Com
pany at Mt Vernon, Virginia, on WE'D
NESDAY October IL, 1910, at two o'clock
D. m, for the purpose of taking into con-
sideration and voting on a joint agree
ment entered into by the boards OF di-
rectors Of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Rail
way Company, the Washington, Airing
ton & Falls Church Railway Company
and the Washington, Alexandra q MI
ger or consolidation Of said corporations.
Nv order of the Board of Directors.
JOHN w. PITTOCK, Secretary.
oanOG III
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-05
Appalachian Exposition, Knoxville,
Tenn. Sent. I2-Oct. IL.

Greatly reduced fares account above
occasion on sale via Southern Railway
Sent. 10 to Oct II, inclusive, from all
principal Virginia points, including
Washington, D. Z. FINAL limit Oct is.
General Agent, Jos 18th street northwest
Washington, D. G., for fun particular
about iares, schedules. etc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-05
MEETINGS.

A GENERAL OR CALLED MEET
N ING of the stockholders OF the
WASHINGTON, AIRING ON <
FALLS CHURCH RAILWAY COM
PANY will be held at the principal OF
flee of the Company at Mt. Vernon, Vir-
ginia. on WEDNESDAY, October 18th,
1910, at two-thirty o'clock p. m, for the
purpose of taking into consideration and
voting on n joint agreement entered in
to by the boards of directors of the
Washington Virginia Railway Company
the Washington, Arlington 81 Falls
Church Railway Company and theWashl-
ington, Alexandria q Mt. Vernon Rail
way Company for the merger or consoll-
dations of said corporations.
BY order of the Board of Directors.
JOHN w. RICH, Secretary.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-05
Water CoIors.

Water color painting was gradually
raised from the hard, dry style OF the
eighteenth century to its present bril-
llancy by the efforts of Nicholson, Cop
ley, Sanley and others. The Water
Color society's exhibitions began in
1905 and may be said to mark the real
beginning of modern water color paint
ing. The great master, If not creator
Of the art was the celebrated Turner,
Of whom we read so much In the
works Of John Ruskin.- Exchange.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-05
How Old They Were.

~ see you employ number Of old
men,"
81 do"
"How old are they"
'Too old to be interested in canoeing
or mandolins or race horses or girls or
tennis. That makes them fine for
work. Washington Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-05
Rather.

The subjoined item appeared in a
French newspaper:
There was found in the river this
morning the body of soldier cut to
pieces and sewed up in sack. The
circumstances seem to preclude any
suspicion of suicide"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-05

A CALLED OR SPECIAL MEETING
N of the stockholders of the WASH.
UNCONDITIONAL RAILWAY COM
PANY will be held at the principal Of
flee of the company i'm the town of Falls
Church, Virginia, at 3 o'clock p. M, on
WEDNESDAY, October II, 1910, for the
purpose Of taking into consideration and
voting on joint agreement entered into
by the boards of directors OF the wash
ington-Virginia Railway Company the
Washington, Arlington q Falls Church
Railway Company, and the Washing
ton. Alexandria & Mt. Vernon Railway
Company. for the merger or consolida-
ton of said corporations.
By order of the Board of Directors.
+. T.. PARKER, Secretary.
een26 I'd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-05
Authorised!c Capital, 100000.
DIRECTORS

r pi.ev Ioba p Robinson. Thomas Fannon - - LeIos .
' Field Henry Bladder. George D French j. N W. WYNN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-05

Hoarseness in a child subject to
Group is a sure indication Of the APP
proach of the disease. If Chamber
laln's Cough Remedy is given at once
or even after the croupy cough has APP
peared, it will prevent the attack. Con-
tains no poison. Sold by W. F. Creigh-
ton and Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-05
Customs and Habits.

Our customs and habits are like the
ruts In roads. The wheels OF life set
tie into them. and we jog along through
the mire because it is too much trouble
to get cut of them.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-21
New Undertaking Establishment

J. C. Harding, of Palouse City, WASH,
has been in town this week, making ar
rangements to open an undertaking
establishment in Newport. He has &C.
cured the room in the Holmes block re-
Gently vacated by theFern confectionery
and the room will be renovated and
fitted up for his use. Mr.. Harding has
been in business at Palouse City the
past three years, and is attracted to this
city by its promise of growth and it's To-
cation as the center of a large territory.
Mr.. Harding is a licensed undertaken
and embalmer. having state licenses in
Washington and Idaho. Mrs. Harding
fs also a licensed undertaken and en-
balmer, position that few women fill,
and has licenses in Washington and Ore
gon. They will. have an exclusive I'M
dertaking establishment with all the
newest equipments
They have leased the H. ]. Anderson
home in this CITY and are preparing to
become numbered among Viewpoints
citizens.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-21
1t pays to trade with Shrcve.

1t pays to trade with Shrove.
A sale every day in the year at Kelly's.
For clean, wholesome baked goods try
the Model Bakery.
WANTED-Women to work at the
Newport Steam Laundry.
A nice new line of good up-to-date
jewelry at Shreve's.
Attorney A. s. Sherlock returned Sat-
urday from his trip to Oregon.
When you want the best of -four get
so-Lite. South Side Grocery.
Dallas O'Harra and wife welcomed
the birth of girl to their family on
Tuesday.
Thoroughbred Jersey bull for sale.
cheap; must be sold. J. W. Rauch,
Newport. 1912
Newport income property to
trade for farm land. G. F. Craig.
H. ]. Skinner, contractor of the Great
Northern depot, was in town Tuesday
looking over the work.
Henry A. Miller, Undertaken and Lii
censed Embalmer. All calls answered
promptly, day or night.
Four-room house and two lots for sale,
500 down and balance same as rent.
Property located near the ferry. c. F.
Craig.
FOR SALE-Cheap, moving ma
chine, has been used to cut only about
10 acres. just as good as new. H. E.
Runnels, Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Krause, Mr.. and
Mrs. g. P. Moeser and son Charles and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Wolf spent Sat-
urday and Sunday at Priest Lake, maxi
ing the trip by auto.
The Jurgens mill at Priest River was
expected to start operations Monday,
but the smoke stack blew oyer Saturday
and a few days more delay will be nec-
cessary before they can get to work.
Mrs. Magic and little son, of Kalama-
zoo, Mich, arrived Wednesday to join
Mr.. Nagle, who is in charge of the in
stallation of the transformers and othe,
equipment of the N. I. & M. P. SUBJ
station.
We are closing out at greatly reduced
prices. Mowers, rakes, binders, wagons,
hacks, plows, harrows, cultivators, etc;
$40 brush breakers with coulter for SIG;
$18 stubble pillow with coulter for $14;
give US call and be convinced. Lund
Hardware Co.
The Caldwell Clothing Co. believes in
the liberal use of printers ink to make
known to the public the tempting offer
ings they serve up. In this weeks
MINER the firm uses full page adver-
tisement on the seventh page to tell of
their July clearance sale.
Forest Supervisor Millar, of the Kan.
iksu National Forest, and F. A. Silcox,
of the Missoula Office, were in town
Wednesday. They came up from Meta
line Falls, having made the trip across
the mountains from Priest Lake to Sui
Ivan creek.
W. c. Adam returned Wednesday |
evening from several months visit at |
his old home in Iowa and points en-
route. Mrs. Adam stopped off in Ore
gon for visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. NJ. Knowlton. W. G. enjoyed
his visit at the old home, but is glad to
get back to this section.
At Spokane last Saturday occurred
the marriage of Albert E. Torrelle to
Miss Julia Bungay. The young couple
are spending the honeymoon on Mr..
Torrelle's houseboat, the ''Billiken," at |
Pend Oreille Lake. Mr.. Torrelle is we'll |
known in Newport. and has many friends |
VINO extend their best wishes and con-
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-21
Paid Political Advertisin9

I hereby announce my candidacy for
the Republican nomination for county
commissioner from the Second district,
subject to the will of the voters at the
primary, Sept. Is.
w. w. PALMER, Bossburg, Wash.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-21
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JUST AMONG OURSELVES


Star Brand Shoes for ladies at the
Paris Store.
A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.
Anderson Tuesday.
Frank D. Crandall for watches; all
sizes; all kinds; prices right.
The concrete foundation for the Jacob
son building is completed.
John L. Stohr, of Alma. Wis, is visit
ing with U. S. Reidt at Penrith
Just received carload of the famous
So-Lite flour. South Side Grocery.
New sewing machines, $50; old sew
ing machines, SIS and $40, at Kelly's.
A. R. Tiss and family are moving into
the G. A. Vawter house on Warren
avenue.
Start savings account in the Security
State Bank. We furnish you individual
savings banks free.
We have got in our new line OF ladies'
gloves and they are worth coming in to
see. Paris Store.
Bread. pies, cakes and novelties in the
line of baked goods always on hand,
fresh every day, at the Model Bakery.
The ladies of the M. E. church will
give cooking sale on Saturday after
noon, July %, at Ladwig's furniture
store.
Albert belong, son of Cad belong
and wife, who has been very i'll with
heart trouble, is now improving in
health
A cement chimney with an air space
better than brick and cheaper. You can
put them up yourself. For sale by G..
F. Craig
G. A. Martin returned last Saturday
from Soap Lake, where he has been TAX
ing medical treatment. somewhat inn
proved in health.
Guy Rosenburrough has returned to
Newport, the Waterville ball team, for
which he was pitching, having disband-
ed for the season.
Have you seen the new Premier En-
ameled Ware just received at w. F.
Millard's. The ware that wears we'll,
looks we'll and is WE'LL
Mrs. w. G. Lang, of Dysart, Iowa,
and Mrs. Charles Remler, of Sumner,
Iowa, are guests of the W. A. Ladwie
family and other Newport relatives.
DR.. Phillips is having his building on
Washington avenue remodeled, and will
use both his former Office room and that
vacated by M. M. Sammons for office
purposes.
J.P. Berneck and family have gone te
Oakesdale, Wash, to make their home
during the harvesting season. MIR. Der
neck operates his threshing outfitin tina
vicinity.
All persons knowing themselves to b.
indebted to the Paris Store are requested
to call and settle by August l. All &C
counts remaining unpaid at that dat'
will be placed in the hands OF an attor
ney for collection.
Latest reports are to the effect tina
Newport will have 24-honr electric ser
vice at some date between August AM
Is. The local sub-station will be read.
for service by that time, and 1t IS ex
pected to have the Standpoint plan
ready to furnish the juice.
w. H. Seitz, Ben Fox and Franz
Sherman, members of the Newport con
tingent that took up land in Montan
last winter, returned to town this wee
in search of employment. They repor
conditions very unfavorable in that sec
ton on account of the prolonged droutn
but are not going to give up their claims
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-21
Wait! Wait!

The largest and best dramatic show on
the road. 1.-THE Girl From the Golden
West" Thirty people, military band
and orchestra. Under canvas. One
night only.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-21

c.. A. Sherman & Co. announce a
clearing sale of white summer wants,
parasols and ladies' neckwear. Liberal
reductions are made and ladies can find
some exceptional bargains.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-21

J. H. Miller, proprietor of the New
port Tailoring Co., left town Wednesday
morning, leaving the affairs of his bust
ness badly involved. Ben Jacin, who
has been working in the establishment,
will conduct the business until some
disposition is made of it.
Rumors concerning rich prospects in
the development of the Conquest mine
continue to be afoat among mining men
familiar with the property and the work
that is being done there. They freely
prophesy rich developments, not only in
the Conquest, but in the district sur
rounding it. A force of six men is at
work on the Conquest.
Jos. Beuchel, whose home was west oil
Penrith, died at the Medical Lake In.
sane Hospital and was brought to New.
port for burial. Funeral services were
held at the Catholic church Tuesday
morning, priest from Gonzaga College
officiating. MIR. Beuchel had been a
resident of this section about eight years
and was 80 years old. He leaves a wife
and three children. Last March hif
mind failed and he was taken to Medi'
cal Lake, where his death resulted from
lumbar pneumonia. A number o.
neighbors and friends from the vicinit,
of Penrith we're in attendance on th'
funeral.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-21

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $3.50 EACH YEAR
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-09
JOINS sULL|NS FACULTY
Rev. G. W. Summers, of Maryvi1le
Becomes Professor of Moral
Since and History at S. C.

Friends of Sullins college and the
many personal friends of Rev. G. w.
Summers, of Maryville, Tenn, will be
glad to learn that he has accepted a
chair at the college and will be asso-
ciated with DR.. w. S. Neighbors as
member of the faculty for the coming
session.
Mr. Summers is among the best
known ministers of the Holston con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, and was for number
OF years pastor of Mary Street Metho-
dist church, in this city. He was later
at Glade Spring and Emory, but now
at Maryville, where he has been pas
tor of the Methodist church for three
years. His third year closes in Octo.
Der, and shortly before this time he will
come TO Bristol to become actively
identified with Sulins college. He is
the father of Miss Mary Summers, of
Bristol, Miss Dora Summers and Mrs.
Paul Dulaney, the latter of Washing
ton.
He was educated at the University
of Virginia, where he stood high in his
class. lie is a man of exceptional abil-
ity, has naturally the student habit,
and by his habits and training is well
fitted for his new work as teacher.
He is not only very popular in this
section but comes highly recommend
ed by well known educators, and will
be new source Of strength for the col
Iege. lie is a man of life long habits
of study, such as given him a just
claim to scholarship. He will be pro-
fessor OF moral science and history
Bristol Herald Courier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-09
Hollerin' Gross TIE Road

Ny friend Sam Weller" quotes
several of the 'Home critics ci
which the following is the most
important ard we will answer
with with cheer, viz: why &c
the Home Band play circus music
on Decoration Day?" why did
not Capt. King have a big din
ner?' AS to the former, l will
say that / have perused the pro-
gram of every concert band and
orchestra and find nothing pro-
grammed as "circus music" and
after a scientific research we are
still in the dark and one knock is
gone to H already. The lat.
ter is not half as difficult to solve
as "the mystery of the nickel
plate or who drinks the milk. >
The members do not, and the
committee do not, which leads
one to believe that there is a
young calf loose, in the cellar.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-09
The Deuce You Say.

Mr.. Ace ard Mr.. "Fish,
formerly proprietors and stead
fast friends, dissolved partner.
ship as well as friendship and de,
nounced sarh other in scathing
terms as the story goes. One
accused the other of having a
high p tch voice and not telling
good 'kes to the customers which
is enough to make any true heart
ed barber mad. Mr.. Fish" said
his former partner, Mr.. Ace
ployel the deuce" and Mr..
Acc retorted by saying that
Mr.. "Fish" is a "sucher." Moral:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-09
In The Cleaning.

Adiutant Deadrick in making
his usual close inspection discov-
cred 1919 empty bottles in the gar
ret of one of the Home Barracks.
We believe that if the Captain
had waited a few more minutes
that the other bottle would have
turned up and made it an even
200. Everyone believes the
builders and contractors hid those
bottles. At any rate it certainly
took a large number of men to
build that barrack.