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Though This New Method Costs More,
Il Makes . Road That Will outlast
Gravel and cinders-straw to Play
an important Part In the Good
Roads Movement.
Wheat straw will play animpOrtant
part In many miles Of new good roads
which will soon be built IN this cnHR-
try. Stra e has been used for years ON
roads In Washington. II has been
found to give the best results when put
on wet and mixed with the soil. When
scattered loosely on the road II ignites
and the work Of weeks is lost,
The newer plans are better yet Tor
the application Of straw In the first
place. the ronds will he plOwed ana
graded and brought to crown. When
the roadbed has been narrowed and
made level the straw Is put an 10
dppth OF six inches A disk cutter Is
used to rut the straw up and mix 1t
into the earth. II All the >,raw works
into the r0adhed more straw Ia put
on until Il cushion is formed, 4 steam
roller pncks the earth and straw into
a hard mat as durable as asphalt and
q road which will tprn of water II the
grade ~ right,
The new method Of mixing the straw
with the soil costs more than that OF
throwing straw into the ruts and
makes a road thai will Outlast gravel
and cinders Gravel II expensive. and
the cost Of hauling IL heavy. In all the
, lowlands and uplands In this country
straw will bp used with the clay soil
For S25 IL mile year the state high.
way commission Of Minnesota can
take the most Mndy road In the state
and turn II into a highway which can
be worked with u road grader. by the
use Of stra ". sawdust or clover. which
ever IL the most convenient. 1t has
been doing this IN various parts Of the
state for the last few years. paying
for the improved roads from the px-
ppnEp fund nf the commission. hnt II
will ask the legislature for more mon
ey to extend This work to other parts
o! the state aud viii extend II just as
far M the i'.riS!nture spes III to permit
II by the limit IN the Gppr0pria tion.
Near Cambridge. MINI. IN expert
mental road wns Md" with sawduSt
several years ago. INT the supply ut
the local sawmill gave ont. and strnw
was used during III. pnst season md
with better results The straw wnr'a
into the sand, forming vegetable
loan which can be handled by the
road grader and will also support
heavier loads than are possible with
the sand In It's natural condition.
G W. Cooley. state engineer. also
has shown the people what cen he a"-
complished by constant watch of the
roads. as Is done in foreign countries.
by maintaining a man on a stretch "f
road all the time Last season road
six miles south Of saltwater. Mimi.
was under experiment. The gear l'e-
fore road leading from st. Paul Into
Dakota county was watched For S25
n mile for the season these or other
roads can ba kept In such condition
that they may be used every day dur
ing the experiment.
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The wise farmer plans his
summer time work in the midst
Of cold weather.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Ace Of Linen.

1t Ia highly probable that the manu-.
facture of linens Is Of greater an.
tiquity than thnt Of silk Archaeol-
Ogists generally admit rhat the mum.
my cloth Of the most ancient dyuas.
ties was variety Of finest linen. The
Egyptian and Jewish priests wore II
at all their ceremonies We tnd men
ton Of fine linens all through the Old
and New rpstanlrnts Whey the queen
Of Sheba visited Solomon she was hab-
tied IN linen In Revelation thr un.
gels are clothed In pure and white
linen" Genesis tells US that Pharaoh
arrayed Joseph In vestures Of fine
linen. Silk Is mentioned In the Bible
only four times.
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ctopped the Stealing.

The Rev. Joseph Erskine Of Edin.
burgh at one time In his life lost hand.
kerchipf after handkerchief. He found
on investigation that 1t was on Sun,
day these losses occurred. and accord
ingly Mrs. Erskine sewed his handker'
chief in the tail pocket of his coat.
"NOO." said she-"nOO lat us see
what wnlr happen
Mr.. Erskine. with the sewed In hand
kerchief. passed down the aisle OF the
church that morning. as usual. to as
cend to the pulpit. hut az he sailed by
the amen corner he felt a gentle tug
behind. a delicate nibbie among his
coat,ails. ThereuIWn he turned on the
disappointed old weman In the corner
and said with triumphant smile:
mo the day, honest wuman; no the
day"
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HER EGGS HIGHEST YET.
blaming Hon Produces Them In
.. the Air Every Day.

AeropIaning Hon Produces Them In
=, the Air Every Day.
An up to date bantam hen residing
near New York has taken to aviation.
but combines business and sport. To
say she lays while she flies sounds
parudOxical. hut II true.
A rustic hanging basket In her mis-
tress grape arbor was spied by the
aspiring bantam one day last week.
She flew up. and the impetus she gave
the basket set II swinging like pen
dulum. The hen enjoyed the flight In
the monoplane so greatly that she paid
her fare by depositing an egg In the
basket.
Since then she has taken a flight
every day and has laid an egg every
time.
Omelets are light AZ air when made
from these aerial eggs. Bddy's owner
intends to raise chickens In mid-at-
m0sphere. as she thinks they might
bring high prices.
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PETER P!NDAR's RusE.
L Enabled this Astute Author to Driv =
. Coed Bargain.

u Enabled tbs Astute Author to Drive
Coed Bargain.
Sometime about the beginning of the
nineteenth century Peter i'indar tDr.
John WOlcOtt drove II good bargain
with the publishers. Robinson Il
Walker While negotiations We're under
way the author developed an attack
Of asthma. which wIs always at its
most Distressing stage whenever the
publishers were present. He was only
ffty-spvpn then. but the publishers de.
cided that their chances We're good
and agreed to Imy him, . annuity OF
f2aO instead OF a lump sum for his
work
Soon after the bond was signed the
doctor went to Cornwall. where he re.
covered his health. and returned to
, London without any cough. which was
far from being pleasing sight to the
persons who had to pay his annuity.
One day ne called upon MIR Walker
the manager for the parties, who. sur
veying him with scrutiniZing eye.
asked him how he did Much better.
thank you" said Wr>.,tt. IL have
taken the measure Of my asthma; the
fellow IL Troublesome. but | know his
strength and am his master" "Oh"
said Mr.. Walker gravely. and turned
into an adjoining room. where Mrs
Walker. a prudent woman. had been
listening to the conversation " NolcOtt.
aware OF the feeling. paid a keen ut
tpn,hn to the husband and wife and
didn't tell you iie won'dn't die! Fool
that you've been. knew he wouldn't
die"
Peter Pindnr survived both the part
ners. New York Post.
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QUAINT MARRIAGE NOTICE.
William Cullen Bryant Broke the iIews
Gently to His Mother.

William Cullen Bryant Broke the tsews
Gently to His Mother.
The following letter from William
Cullen Bryant to his mother. quoted
ty Professor thubb in Stories of Az
thors." Indicates that the author OF
''Thanatopsis" could enjoy his little
Joke ON occasion:
Dear Mother-l hasten to send you
the melancholy intelligence Of what
has lately happened to me. Early on
the evening Of the eleventh day of the
present month | was ut II neighboring
house in this village. Several people
of both sexes were assembled In one
of the apartments. and three or four
others, with myself. We're IN another.
At last came In II little elderly gentle
man. pale. thin. with solemn rounfe-
nance, pleuritic voice. hooked nose and
hollow eyes. II was not long before
we were summoned to attend In the
apnrtment where he and the rest Of
the company were gathered. We went
I'm and took our seats. The little eld.
erly gentleman with the hook nose
prayed. and-we all stood up. When
he had finished most of ns sat down.
The gentleman with the hooked hose
then muttprpd certain tnlmliStic ez'
prcssi0ns. which was too mnch
frightened to remember. b,li, ] recol.
leg, that at the conclusion wns given
to understand that | wnS married 10
young Indy uf the nnnir "f Frhnres
Fairhi.d. whom ! perceived standing
by ms side and whom ! hope In 'he
course " n few months To have the
pleasure Of introducing I" y'nl as your
daughter. law. which Is matter or
some interest to the innr girl. VINO mas
neither father nor mother I'D 'he
uNrld"
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The Mystic Seven.

A certain fond futlier sent his son to
the University Of Pennsylvania last
fall. As farewell piece of advice he
told the young man that his success
was almost assured. since both the
word success and your name contain
seven letters The midyear examina-
tions. however. proved to be his doom.
and be was compelled to return home.
WELL" said his father. didn't you
keep In mind what ] told you about
the seven iettersg''
II did that. father" answered the
boy. ''bui Won must remember that
there are also seven letters III failure"
-Philadelphia Times.
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qualities and bring forth plant that
will flourish practically anywhere
south Ut Greenland. The reports Of
I. +. Freeman from his station at
Tucson. Ariz.. may be followed with
the almost absolute certainty of an
Increased bank balance at the close
of the farming year,
Alfalfa IL a native of India. but has
been cultivated In Europe since before
the time Of Christ. The Spaniards
Introduced 1t into South America. but
It did not reach North America until
about lS5O. when II was introduced
into California. 1t il now the most ex.
tensivel: cultivated forage crop In the
United States: but. according to agri-
cultural experts. we are only beginning
to grasp It's possibilities.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-05-11
ksap and Macresdy.

When Edmund kenn and Macready.
intense rivals. played in the samF
pieces ut Drury Lane II was usual 10
consult them In the course Ut the even
Ing us to what they would appear In
next One night when the prompter
was sent to ask Mr. Macrpady whnt he
would play with Mr.. keun the great
tragedian frowned upOn him till nc
blushpd "Sir." hr rnarpd. "how should
| know what the man would like to
playY The promptrr retired to seek
the desired information from Mr
Kean "Sir." said Mr. Kean sharply.
show should ] know what the feiiow
Gun play"
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In road improvement throughout the
country. Some have called him "the
father Of good roads"
The memorial selected by the COM
mite in charge is a drinking fountain
for man and beast and by permission
Of the Hartford park commissioners Is
to be placed in Pope park. which
Colonel Pope presented to the city or
Hartford The fountain Is work
of art and will cost about $500. or
this amount something over $4.4OO
has already been subscribed. In the
opinion of the committee many per-
sons. among them farmers. manufac-
turers, automobilists and others who
profit by or enjoy the improved roads
of the country. will be glad to contrib
ute.
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Co.operetion Needed In Road Work.

co.operetion Needed In Road Work.
There ~ no sort Of public work Id
which folks are Interested generally
where the r"incine of c"-on"rntion
could hp followed TO better ndran'n"e
than In the care 0f the public hi"h'
ways. In some sections this fact seems
to be recognized. In some others not.
Especially is there need of this CO.
operation In those sections where eartn
roads are the ru'e and where the char
acfer Of the - il Is such that there Ia
need OF working II nj II critical time
following heavy rnins "r wet st'ns"hS.
Particularly Is this srne "f stiff clay or
adobe soils. which can r ;drnn'a'
reously worked and 'evel"d only when
they possess thu proper amount VI
moisture and the ri:hl consistency.
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WHAT sfD ROADS COST.

ead roads cost the peoois OF
America Si2.5U "a herd" each
year. That is the waste com
puted from government stats.
tics. Il represents the extra sx.
penss Of hauling foods.ufs TO
market over bad roads contrast.
sd with the expense Of the "a no
hauling over good roads. That
loss 10 much more in amount
than the total Of all the revenues
Of the nation and forty six
states for tho same period
Kansas City Star.
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There is no such pleasure gain
ed from 500 left to you as comes
from 81 you have earned. Shed
no tears over the fact that you
} seem to find no easy money.
A Paradox For the Farmer,

ln some localities land has doubled
In value In the last decade. Where
this Is true the farmer must make his
land produce just twice as much In
order to realize the same profit. II
he does not do this he IL getting poor.
er Instead Of richer, although his land
Is worth more.
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Eemale Supromacy.

A 1000 pound steer goes to the block
and that IL the end of him. hut only q
fairly good dairy cow will produce
several times her own weight In milk
each year and keep 1t up during her
entire active life. What Is the an
swer?
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49,
MAKE YOUR OWN SEED TESTER
Two Pie Plates intsiiissntiy USED May
Improve Next Seasons Crops,


Improve Next Seasons Crops
Good seed IL Important to large
Yields Of crops. II does not pay 10
carefully prepare land for crop ana
then SOW sepd that hicks In vitality
and a large percentage Of which Will
not grow. The principal seeds which
should be tested before using are .clo-
yer, alfalfa aud .ssrn. II y simple
matter to d. this and one that should
be attended to before springs work
begins
The accompanying illustration shows
homemade seed tester which can
be made Of two pie tins or two ordi'
nary table plates and two pieces OF
muslin. II alfalfa seed IL to he tested
Catoctin clarion., 1911-05-11
Money Panic.

"What was the worst money panic
you ever saw asked one Hnancier of
anOt her.
''rhe worst money panic ever
saw" was the reply. was when
6fty cent piece rolled under The seat
Of a street ear and seven different wo-
msn claimed H. Exchange.
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Waitind.

"De man dni puts ~ too much time
learnin' To walt patiently" sHid tncie
Eben. ''is Iiabie To gii out ~ practice
fob doln Anything eise."- Washington
Hfar
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Town svv. a Ro,lsr and crusher

buyS
The town hoard Of Gnlrn. y. ! has
purcha I'D n ten ton l5utfal" rond roller
Last yenr the hoard purchased " eli
max stone rrusher and with This equip.
towns roads the coming season.
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A.stroloax With Risks.

~~~NN ~ " " y y ~ y v y
kstroIoey With Risks.
Formerly they had rough and ready
modes Of testing claims to supernatu-
rai powers.
"DOSt thou know where thou wilt
pass Christ mas!' asked Henry VII. of
m astr0loger. He could not tell.
Whereupon the kings grace. which
did love a merry jest made answer.
Then am wiser than thou. for
know that thou wilt spend ChristmaS
in prison"
John Gaieazzo. duke Of Milan. IL aaid
to have made even mprrier at the ex-
penae of an astroIoeer who foretold
him that he would die early.
"And how iung do you expect to
Nve?" he inquired Of the prophet.
"MS lord. my star promises me .
long life"
"keyer trust 10 your star. man: you
are to be hanged today" and the duke
took care that his own prediction
should be fulfilled.
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70 HONOR kLBERT 4. POPE,
FATHER OF GOOD ROADS"
Memorial Committee Proposes osdieat'
ina q Drinking Fountain.

Since the death Of Colonel Albert A.
Pope in August. 1909. a movement has
been quietly going on which has FOR
its purpose the erection Of memorial
in his honor. The movement was
started by the Bicycling World. New
York publication. and afterward taken
ND by the board Of trade Of Hartford
Conn.
The purpose Is to pay a deserved
tribute to the memory Of the man who
was not only a pioneer In the agitation
for good roads. but who Is considered
by many to have been practically the
leader In the formation and develop
ment of such agitation into the tan
gible results which have been achieved
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Tyranny

There are few minds tn which
tyranny Ia not delightful. Power 70
nothing but ~ II IL felt. and the de-
light Of superiority IL propnrtionats IN
the resistance overcome johnson.
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+ arm quo
Garden
A FINER ALFALFA IS DUE.

Experiments on Forty three Kinds 70
Bring . General Seed.
OF interest to farmers everywhere
is the latest report of the agricultural
department on the experiments made
IN Arizona In alfalfa growing. For a
year the plant breeders have been
growing and scrutinizing forty-three
distinct varieties Of this wonderful
cattle fodder. They had. in separate
plots. eleven varieties from Turkestan.
five from the United States, nine from
Mexico an1 South America. I've from
Europe and thirteen from Arabia aud
AlgeriM.
The results to date show:
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Analoq;es.

Analog'es.
~ understand your friend Jenkins
has resigned that city cierkship he
held"
"Resigned? Him.
"Oh. wasn't II voluntary
"WelI. II was just as voluntary as
bis contributions 10 the campaign fund
were. -Fhiladelphia rress.
The Riddle.
"Womnn is riddle" remarked the
Wise Guy.
"YeA" agreed the Simple Mug "She
keeps US guessing, and we hate to give
her up"-Philadelphia Record.
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Every production OF genius must be
che production VI enthusiasm.-Dis-
yaelt.
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GOOD ROADS ATTRACT
UlATiON.

Counties which are neglecting
the improvement Of their high.
ways need not be surprised
whom the census figures show
that they are losing population.
while more progressive counties
are gaining. Good roads at
tract population, while bad roads
drive it away.
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Now begins the work Of producing
seed that shall combine all the good
Catoctin clarion., 1911-05-11
STRAW AS FACTOR
INROADbU|LO|NC
Found to Give Best Results
When Mixed With SOIL
-
CAN SUPPORT HEAVIER LOADS.

Though This New Method Costs More,
Il Makes . Road That Will outlast
Gravel and cinders-Straw to Play
an important Part In the Good
Roads Movement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-29

lieved that these three degrees will be
eliminated altogether.
The colossus will reach this country
in the spring of 1913. The exact date
of her launching has not been set. She
is $4,000 tons displacement; and nearly
900 feet in length. There are nine decks
above the water line. She will not be
a fast boat. being built more for solid
comfort than great speed. Her time
across the Atlantic will be in the
neighborhood of seven days Her en-
gines are of the reciprocating type. She
has accommodations for 4.250 passengers
of all classes, and carries a crew of
1000.
Among the special features of her
construction are a reproduction Of an
Gent Roman baths in bronze, marble
and ivory; a roof garden; squash
courts; gymnasium; swimming pool
and a rathskellar. besides a library,
lounging rooms. etc.
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GRAY HAIR
Easy to Restore Natural Color
of Your Hair by Simple
Method.

Science has Just been finding out
some OF the most amazing things
about the discoveries that over
turn many old ideas.
For instance, with a newly discov-
cred product which is absOIutelv
harmless the natural color is restored
oy simple treatment that can be an
plled by any one in a short time. This
scVientific treatment is embodied in
the Queen Gray Hair Restorer. a
hquld preparation that makes any de-
sired shade from the one package
leaving the hair soft and fluffy, and
making lasting color that is no4
sticky and does not rub off.
The Queen Gray Hair Restorer is
instantaneous in it's effect and re-
quires but one application to restore
me natural color OF your hair It is
IN TWO sizes, SOC and $1.eO. and can
be obtained from T. V. Campbell. 7O4
Kansas Ave. and the leading drug
and department stores throughout the
country.
The best hairdresses use it and sell
= 70 their patrons.
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dropped the doctors treatment, and com
meaced the use of Cuticura Soap aid ONT
ment, and in a few days noticed marked
change The eruption on his cheeks was
almost healed. and his shoulders, arms and
breast were decidedly better. When he was
about seven months old, all trace of the
eczema was gone
During his teething period, his head and
face were broken out in boils which / cured
with Cuticura Soap and Ointment Surely
he must have been great sufferer During
the time Of teething and from the time
dropped the doctors treatment, I used the
Cutfcura Soap and Cuticura Ointment.
nothing else, and when two years old he was
the picture of health. His complexion
was soft and beautiful. and his head mass
Of silky curls had been afraid that he would
never be well, and I feel that l owe a great
deal to the Cuticurs Remedies" (Signed)
Mrs. Mary ". Ramsey, 224 E Jackson St.,
Colorado Springs. Colo, Sept a. 1910
Although Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment are sold by druggists and dealers
everywhere, a liberal sample of each. with
32-page booklet on the skin and hair, will
be sent. pcst-free. on application to Potter
Drug 4 Chem. Corp, Dept. 5B, Boston.
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"Just look at that new art and mer-
camille building 'ain't' it a dandy %
said Secretary Cook in his enthusiastic
manner. whats the matter with
holding a big oId-fashioned dance in
that before the fair-iust to dedicate
it? With an orchestra n the center,
the smooth cement floor. and plenty
of lights, it would make an ideal ball
room. Believe III suggest to the
executive board the idea. Nv scheme
would be to have nothing but the old
time square dances, invite people in
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MAY SEND CATTLE SOUTH.
Englishmen Believe Better Beef Can
Be Raised There.

New York, July 29.-Percival Far
quhar, a prominent London banker,
arrived in New York today by the
Mauretania He will spend several
weeks i'll the west as the representative
of an English syndicate. investigating
a plan to ship American cattle to Bra
I'll, where the syndicate believes better
pasture can be found ard a superior
breed of beef cattle raised for the En-
glish market.
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the guests of the nation. The rooms
which they will occupy are on three
floors and include private dining
rooms and a private elevator. The en-
tire suite will be decorated after The
Japanese fashion. while the parlors
will bloom with Japanese flowers and
dwarf trees.
Admiral Togo will reach New York
on August 8 and will go on to Wash
ington the next day, returning to this
city q week lataer.
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D1Oke OuL Also, and IN a
few days became a solid
scab. I became alarmed,
and called our family
physician who at once
pronounced the disease
eczema. The little fellow
was under his treatment
for about three months.
BY the end of that time,
he seemed no better. 1
hAca me discaltra 1ed
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passengers against the terrors of sea-
sickness. This happy condition is to
be brought about by the installation of
the Frahn decks on board the monster
"a device that reduces the motion of a
ship to a minimum. 1t has been tried
out by the company on a small ship,
and. so it is averred, has reduced the
oscillation in heavy weather, from So
to 8 degrees. In the case of a craft
of the size of the Imperator, it is be-
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INDIAN HAS APPENDICITIS.
Second Case on Record reported from
Virginia Hospital.

Richmond. Va, July 29.-E. A.
Bradley, son of the chief of the Pam
unkey Indians, is in a Richmond hos
pitaI after an operation for appendi-
citis. His is the second case known to
have developed in the tribe, the ap-
pendix of another Pamunkey having
been removed a short while ago. The
Indians have a reservation in this
state
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UMBRELLA RIB KILLS BOY.
Youth Fails, stabbing Himself in the
Mouth.

Norwich, Conn, July 29.-The steel
rib of an umbrella killed a boy here
last night.
The lad, Sugmund Gomberts, was
playing with the umbrella when he
stubbed his toe and fell, a steel rib
passing clear through the roof of his
mouth and piercing his spine.