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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

right here i'm your office. You're
falling over them, sitting on them.
walking ON them. Schemes! Every
thing is a scheme Everything has
money in it,"
shrugged my shoulders.
Yes" ! said, for YOU. But you
are ~ genius"
Genius. yes, Perkins said. smiling
%cheerfully, "clse why Perkine tho
great? why Perkins the ortginatoa'?
why the great n only Perkins OF
Portiand?'
right said. what ] want "a
for your genius to get busy. I'll give
YOU a week TO work up a good scheme.
Perkins pushed back his hat. and
brought hts feet tn the floor With a
smack.
..Why the delay?' he Queried. Time
Is money. Hand me something from
your desk" !,
looked in my piseonholes. and
pulled from one "A small ball of string.
Perkins took it i'm his hand and looked
at il with great admiration.
What is it?" he asked seriously.
THAT" said. %humoring him. for l
knew something great would be evolveu
from his wonderful brain. rs a III OF
red Irvine ! bought at the 1O-cent store:
1 bought IT last Saturday. 1t was SOLD
to me- by n frcckled young lady IN a
white shirt waist. l paid
IOOkpO AZ TIC OStI y y
~. l tried To see something remark
able in 1t. 1 couldn't. It remained a
simple bail Of red Irvine. and ! told
Perkins Sd.
..The difference declared Perkins.
s.between m~ediocrity and genius. Me-
f1iocrity always sees red Irvine. genius
secs a ball of Crimson Cord
He leaned hack in his chair y
. At me triumphantly. He fold
cd his arms as If he had settled the
matter. His attitude seemed to say
that he had Il fortune for us. Sud
denly he reached Onward and grasp
ing my scissors. began snipping on
smell lengths OF the Irvine.
..The Crimson Cord" he CALCULATED
.sWhat does it suggest
told him that it suggested a par
eel fram the druggists. | had OIten
seen just such Irvine about a drug
gist's parcel.
Perkins smiled dssda'nIuiiy ,,s
..Druxgists?' he exclaimed with DIS
gust. Mystery. Blood! The Crimson
cord. Daggers. Murder! Strangltng
Clews. The Crimson Cord
He motione., wildly with his hands
as II the possibilities OF the phrase were
quite beyond his power OF expression
III sounds like a book" ! sus-
"Grsat.- cried Perkins. 20 novel.
The novel. Think Of the words a
crinsrn Cord in bloOd-red letters siS
feet high on a white ground He
pulled his hat nver his ewes. and spread
out his hands. and ! hin ne shud'
.sThink Of "A Crimson Cord he
muttercd, ..:n blood-red letters on .
ground Ut dead, s~epulchrai
with a crimson cord wrlthing through
them like a serpent.
He sat up suddenly. and threw on
hand In the air. ).
:Think," he cried. .of the words y
black Sn white. with Q crimson cory
drawn taut acvoss tho whole ads
He beamed uDOn me.
.srh~ cOver Of the book" he nall
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

magazines advcrtisinE-and We took a
full page in every worthy magazine
the publishers were at al loss To c!as-
sifN the advertisement: and il some
; times appeared among the breakfast
foods. and sometimes andwiched III
| etwee the automobiles n the hot
! water heaters. Only n publication
| placed it among h books.
But it was all food ADVERTISING. and
! Perkins was a busy a He iacked
! his inventive brain for new methods
OF placing the title before the public.
In fact. so busy was he at his labor
! of Introducing the title that he quite
| forgot the book itself.
One day he came to the Office with
a mall rectangular package. He un-
~siastic manner. and set on my desk
q cigar box bound in the style he had
selected for the binding Of The
! Crimson Cord 1t was then / spoke
of the ~advisability of having ON
thing to the book besides the cover
n a boom.
Perkins" l said. don't you think
1t is about time we got hold OF the
nnvel-the reading. the wOrds?'
FO u he eelne stunncd
1t WAS clear that he had quite for
gotten that book buyers like TO q v
a little reading matter in their books
but he was MY dismayed for n mo-
ment.
good time: The nov IL easy. Any
thing will do. I'm no literary man.
don't read a boOk in a year. You get
the novel,"
But 1 don't read d book in five
years." exclaimed. II don't know
anything about books. don't know
where to get a novel"
"Advertise!' he exclaimed. "Adver-
tise! You can get anything. from AT
apron to- an ancestor. IL you Advertise
for ii. Offer a prize-offer $1,000 TO
the best novel. There must be thous'
ands OF novels not in use
Perkins was right. I advertised III
he suggested, and learned that Their
were thousands of novels not In use
They came to US by basketfuls an
cart loads. We had novels OF al
kinds-historical and hysterical, hu
morous and numerous. particular.
numerous. You would be surprised t.
learn how ready-made novels can b.
had on short notice. 1t beats quicl
lunch. And most of them are equall.
indigestible. I read one or two. but
was no Judge Of novels. Perkins sug
I gested that we draw lots to see whicl
we sh0uld use.
1t really made little difference wha
the story was about. The Crimsol
Cord" FITS almost any kind Of a Q
It is a nice, noncommittal sort of title
and might mean the guilt that boun
two sinners or the tie OF affection tina
binds lovers, or a blood relationship. q
It might be a mystifcation title wit
nothing in the book about Il.
Hut the choice settled itself. On
morning a manuscript arrived that wa
tied with a piece OF red Irvine. and "
chose that one for good luck Q
the Irvine. Perkins sAid that was
suYicient excuse for the title. 100. "
would publish the book anonymousi!
and let Il be known that the Only CIV
- the writer waa the crimson cord wit
Which the manuscript was tied VIII
We received Il. Il would b = mn
class advertisement.
Perkins, hOwove1. wa1 not mucs y
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
BY Ellis Parker Butler.

and thu cord i'm crimson. with eacn
COPY We will give :. crimson silk orr
for a book mark. Each copy VIII De
done up i'm a white box and tied with
crimson cord"
He closed his eyes and tilted his
"A thick book" he said. with
deckle edges aud pictures by Christy.
No. pictures ny Pyle. Deco. mys-
| FERROUS pictures! Shadows and gloom
And wide. wide margins. And "a
gloomy fore~or1. One-i'fty per copy.
at all booksellers"
Perkins opened his eyes and set his
| his hand. He sroxc n pulled ON his
gloves.
Where are YOU going" asked.
..rnntracts." he s:lid. "Eontracts
| for ADVERTISING, We must boom Tho
| Crimson Cora We must tn"m her
! big"
he went out and closed the donr
! Presently. when l supposed him we'll
ON tho way downtown. he opened ths
| door and inserted his head.
Gilt tops" he announced. Cone
million copies the first impression"
And then he was gone.
A week later Chicago n the greater
part of the United States was placatd
ed with The Crimson cord" Pefkln:
did his work thoroughly an'
we'll. and great was the i'm
tarest i'm the mysterious tltle
1t WAS am old lodge. but IL good one
Nothing appeared m h advertise
mcnts but the mere title. No word ~
to what ..The Crimson Cord" Was. Per
kins merely announced the words. an'
left them to rankie i'm the reader
mind: and as II natural consequent
each new advertisement served TO eN
cite new interest.
when We maste our contracts fc
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
$4,000 AMERICANS GO
TO CANADA IN 1911.
THE YEAR 1912 WILL ea4cW A
GREAT INCREASE.

In a report of the House COMMITTEES
(washingtcn) appears the following:
Canada offers q three.year home-
stead upon good land, easily reehinef
and cultivated, with six monsss' kavs
Of absence each. y&ar and most ]stsnut
regulations"
All Of which 10 true ana u js row
the part OF tho careful reader to Con-
slider the opportunities that exist ia
Western Canada which. in ai5dftior to
the above, ara attractive t~eaeures-
/ The evidence OF these n found In N~s
letters contributed by N q ths
settlers. For instance: A former MIA
nesotan, writing from Warner. SoHtd-
ern Alberta, speaks OF that district
but what ne says. applies generally II"
all Of Southern Alberta. He says:
Il have seen six crops. four Of them
were first class, ono Of them . verF
good crop, and the other 3 poor crop.
Government statistics for the hast dt
teen years show that this country has
averaged about fifteen or sixteeo
inches OF moisture. In 1910 there was
only seven inches, and in 1871 twenty.
Two 1UCuS&. 1ll0 ISVS crop Was AUOuN
as good as l have seen IN tbis coun
try and we had about twelve inches ot
moisture, SO that I am thoroughly cou-
WINGED that with normal conditions
that is, from twelve to fifteen inches
' OF moisture, and with the natural in
crease OF population and Immigration.
that Southern Alberta will be ot
the very best mixed farming districts
In the world. We have good soil, good
water, aud a good climate, and alto
Aether just al desirable q country to
live in as Dakota. Minnesota, Iowa. sr
Wisconsin"
Hundreds OF letters are Cd file from
former American settlers. Witch givs
good reasons why the Western Can
ada lands are being settled 80 rapidly
Full particulars can be had Of any On
madam Government Agent, who wilt
furnish literature and give Aw rats
c%ertincates. Excursions 3 beS1g suo
daily.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

;, had NOT seen Perkins
for six months or so. and
things We're dull. was
beginning to tire of sit
tin. indoIentlN in my Office. with
nothing To do but clip coupons
from my bonds. Money is good
enough i'm its way. but ii IS not
interesting unless it. is doing
something lively doubling itself
or getting lost. What | wanted
WAS cScitcment-an adventure
and ! knew that If | could find
Perkins. could have both. \
scheme is "a business adventure.
and Perkins WAS the greatest
schcmer in ur out of Chicago.
Has, chen Perkins walked int" my
office.
Perkins J said. as soon as he had
arranged his feet comfortably ON my
.lcsk, I'm tired. I'm restless. ! have
hctn wishing for YOU for a month.
want To go into II big scheme and make
y }o, o., new. up tn date cash. I'm sick
| AT this tame. old cas- that ! have. Ut
! isn't Interesting. No cash is interest :
ing except the coming cash"
I'm, with N"u.' said Perkins. what
is Your Scnc'nc??'
n lmyc none" said sadly. THAT
is iust NY trouble. have sat here
for DAYS trying to think of a good,
practical scheme but I can't. I don't
believe there is al unworked scheme
i'm tlv wnnle wide, wide world
Perkins Waved his hand.
"MN boy" he exclaimed. there ar
| 1niilinus. You've thousands of en-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Wanted . steady Job.
Erovn the RAMS Horn.

A farm hand had worked in the field
from dawn till darkness, doing the
quit. ne said to the Farmer at the end
Of the month. You promised inc a
well. haven't you got one?' was the
~astOnished reply.
NO. said the man.; there are three
Tor four hours every night that I don't
lhave anything 70 Do and I fool my time
away sleeping
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

Frank g. Black. former governor of
New York. that he wl,l
close his office and retire to hix New
Hampshire farm on his Goth birt
which il not far away. He WAS $40
80 IN debt when his term OF governor
expired In 1900, but close attention 10
tho practice OF law has since Welded
hinl q fortune.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

The worlds biggest gun is = braech
loading rifle. designed for mountang at
Panama. Its length II nearly SO feet.
lts diameter At the breech IL 60 inchex,
lapering to IS inches at tue muxzle.
The charge Of powder IL 6vs pounds.
Il will hurl . p~rOjecttle weighing 400
sounds . distance Of ec mites.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Markswo,nanssssp.

M1rkSWosnan0tSp.
II am afraid those militant srr9ra~
kettes arc going to give us serious
trouble" said one London policemen.
t"They mean business"
why do you think so::" inquired ths
other.
"a lot of them have quit gfving pa
rades and making speeches and are
practicing with quotts and baseballs.'
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

Tho Increasing sobriefy of student
life In American colleges asad uflver-
stiles II recorded In the exclusion from
the Harvard Union. the general student
Caub, modelled after Houston hall at the
UNdversity OF PennNylvania. Of all sptr-
'ftOus liquors, even mt private entertain
MentS given by students and student
bodies In it, rooms.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

Tho colleges have been large Gainers
Through the generosity OF their wealthy
graduates recently. Columbia univer-
eity received 925S5,O OO. Harvard aud
Princeton universities got taore thar,
u. 100000 each, and Chicago. Yale and
Jonas Flopkins universities inherited
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

An interesting old Long Island sound
mill has been In more or lens constant
operation by tidal power Aver since the
close Of the revolution. Originally,
power wAs developed through two un-
time wore replaced by turbines. by
which nearly 40 horse power 10 devsl-
SPED.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

The Canadian Northern co,,,n,n, b.x
decided to huiid n three mite railway
tuAliei into the heart of Montreal. where
larxe terminal facilities Cor passengers
aifd freight are To he provided. The
cost Uf all will be SEA. 600 OON.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

Andrew Carnegie has during the last
year etven away more than $40. 800, 600.
HIS tarseat gift was SIS. 900. 600 to th~
CarMexie corporation OF New York. es-
pecSadiy authorised by tho lexixlatura
Oh&rity.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

There are LIE women enrolled at
Berlin university. Of whom $50 sre
classified as students OF philosophy.
There are 17e studying medicine. IL
nav, and one theology. No fewer tsan
20 ara FROM the United Strtrs.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

France will spend s4.400. o0s on axia-
taon Tor It's army during 1912. lsy the
eslu OF the year 3A4 military xeroplases
VIII be la use.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
If Not Better.

IT Not Better.
Copy Reader-Say. this line, In the
Clutches of a Loan Shark" is a few
letters too long. How can I change
It?
Night Editor - Perhaps the word
Jaws would convey the idea just ns
we'll AZ clutches"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

49, crusade against tuherc1unir got
= brit 10 the extent of 81. 0Oe. 0On from
JAMES A. Patten, of Chicago. last wear.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

Tho publication az n novel i'm Esper-
ssit| by II. A. Luykerl, called Paul
Itebea1iaG. gives the world language
. nctinnut literature of three volumes.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

Consul Albert Halstead reports So
14s,lS9 a. the value of shipments from
the RirMingham district OF England to
the United States last gear, IA decrease
from 1910 ur $50. yON.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

In 1909. h telegraph and telephone
companies. together with similar. ON
Germs that use electric wireY i'm this
country. expended over $1,000. 900 In the
purchase uf poles.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

Since the abolishment of queues in
NAanA q sudden demand has isecn ere
Atcd for hats, and at Osaxa factories
are working night and day to an on
ders. Hong Kong la u similar ex-
Rerience.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

The missionary societies Of America
reISArtcd that their gifts ttxye exceeded
$4,000. O06 during the yea:, is1l.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

Texas is now producing peaches to
he annual value of $1,000. OAe.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

A fast train consumes froN, Is 10 20
gallons W water = mile.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

Perhaps you are n of those chaps
who want the earth. II 60. what would
you do with the old thing II ycu had
It?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

Since it is worth while to 10 well. take
Garfield Tea, Naturo's Medicine.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

Does a thin woman worry because,
she has such q narrow outlook?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

PILES CURED IN 6 TO IL DAYS
yoHY dfu0ixt viii refund mOu0y II pAXO ONT
MINT fails to cuco any. c1se oAAtGhine. Blind
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-11-08
Sikeston, Mo.

ferod everything.

hasA an operation. Iwould not listen to
that, and when friend of my husband
told him about Lydia E. Pinkham' s Veg
etable Compound and what it had done
for his wife, l was willing to take it.
Now / look the picture of health and feel
like it, too. can do my own housework,
hoe my garden, and milk a COW. l can
entertain company and enjoy them. l
can visit when choose, and walk as far
as any ordinary woman, any day in the
month. / wish | could talk to every
suffering woman and girl. Mrs. DEMA
BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
Murrayville, Ill.-"I have taken Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
for very bad case of female trouble
and it made me a well woman. NY
health was all broken down, the doctors
said must have an operation, and was
ready to go to the hospital, but dreadedit
so that began taking your Compound.
/ got along SO we'll that gave up the
doctors and was saved from the opera.
ton. ~ Mrs. CHARLES MOORE, R. R.
No. 3, Murrayville, Ill.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-11-08
< Frs. Paul Ingram, of Troy, was
visitor in the city Tuesday.

Put porous plaster on the chest and
take good cough syrup internally If
you would treat severe case of sore
lungs properly. Get the dollar size
BILLIARDS HOREHOUND SYRUP.
With each bottle there is free HER
RICK'S RED PEPPER POROUS
PLASTER for the chest Sold by Oil
ver's Red Cross Drug Store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-11-08

Brooklyn, N. T.,
N ov. 8. - T b e
Brooklyn Academy
of M u ST C W a s
crowded to the lim-
1t today to hear
P a tor Russell's
discourse on the
Battle of Arma-
geddon." His text
was: HE gathered
them together unto
a placed called In
the Hebrew tongue
Arm pad Onn
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-11-08
Administrators Notice.

Having duly qualified as the admins
traitor of the estate of M. P McMurry,
deceased, all persons indebted to said
estate are hereby notified to come for
ward and settle at once, and persons
having claims against said estate are
notified to'file them duly authenticated
as luired by law. This Nov. 4, 1912.
"a P. G. BRowDER, Admr.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-11-08

Irregular bowel movements lead to
chronic constipation and a constipated
habit fills the system with impurities
HERBINE is a great bowel regulator
Itpurities the system, vitalzes the blood
and puts the digestive organs in fine Wig
orous condition, Price SOC. Sold by
divers Red Cross Drug Store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-11-08

Mrs. Arthur Monrotus has returned
from an extended visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Hinemon, Arka-
delphia, Ark.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-11-08
WOMEN SHOULD
mr. nnnrPnrFn
DE- rkUIEGI Id
Against So Many Surgical OPP
erations. He..y Mr.. M. s. Reth...ne
and Mrs. Moore Escaped.

FOR seven years l sufs
/ was in bed for four
or five days at a time
every month, and so
weak | could hardly
walk. / cramped and
had backache d
headache, and was
so nervous and weak
that I dreaded to see
anyone or have any
onemovein thereon.
The doctors gave me
medicine to ease me
said that 7 ollpht tn
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-11-08
hnaaR nPnnMaa ar
h1VlA GEDDUH Uf
THE SCRIPTURES
Starting Presentation OF Com
ing Events.
PASTOR RUSSELL'S VIEWS.

Churches of All Denominations and the
Civil Powers OF Earth Are About to
Unite In Common Cause-Powertui
influence Preparing For the Battle
OF Armageddcn--A Reign of Anarchy
Will Be the Result of the Warfare
Until The Messiah Takes Control.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-11-08

Rev. w. G. Sellars, of Humboldt,
was here Tuesday mingling with friends.
The day book., 1912-11-13

| like. a benson to his thirsty, long
ing soul.
Then the girl disappeared, and
then almost mechanically John
read the sign; Solicitors want
ed-liberal commission"
'I- never peddled anything,
said John to himself. 'Not be-
cause I wouldn't, but because I
fancied I couldn't. Perhaps"
A sudden resolution braced him
up. He entered the place. At a
telephone desk bearing the sign
Information, he stated his mis-.
sion.
"See Miss Dennison about
that said the youth at the desk;
that's her at the first office. She
has charge of the solicitors"
John removed his hat and en-
tered the little office, to face the
young lady he had seen putting
up the sign. Again she smiled,
again John felt his heart warm
up.
81 saw the sign" he said, a
trife awkwardly, swinging his
hand towards it.
Il know you did," replied the
young lady. "You are a prompt
caller"
81 have to be, you see, '@smiled
back John, seeing that l have no
work. Tell you, miss, L don't
know whether l will do or not,
but I'm desperately ready to try"
81 nd not oet dicco1,ro cyed Is AZ
The day book., 1912-11-13
the city world a hard, practical
&c., l., III

ing YET, LOT ne udQ llNGu up WlldI
he had earned three weeks previ-
Gus, John was passing large es-
tablishment given over to the
manufacture of an improved car
pet sweeper. In its office windows
was large advertising picture. It
showed the-delight of one of their
clients in using their device. A
neat, pretty-faced girl was run
ming the machine in the picture
and looking up, her face all abeam
with smiles. Her eyes seemed to
follow John as he kept looking
back. So pleasing was the inn
preston that morning after
morning he would go out of his
way to come under the CHEEKY,
encouraging influence of that fas-
cinating face.
"WeH, I guess I'll have a smile
at that girl of mine this morning.
Just to see if it won't bring me
some luck" joked John. "HelloP
He said this coming to a dead
stop as he reached the store
where the picture hung. It was
not in its accustomed place-but
another face was, a far prettier
one, a face of real flesh and blood.
A girl, neat and bright as a
new gold coin, had swung aside
the pasteboard sign, and was bent
close to the great plate glass win
dow pasting written sign upon
it. She chanced to look up. She
must have been both kind-hearted
and a reader of human nature.
The startled yet wistful express
sion of the face of John amused;
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-10
Streets in Deplorable State.

With some of the streets blocked
by the PAYERS, all of them ankle deep
with mud, and others with the cross
ings rendered next to impossible by
the water-works trenches, the aver
age citizen of Brownsville was in
finitely better off at home yesterday
than on the streets.
The streets where the trenches
have been dug for the-water mains
are in an especially bad condition
The piles of dirt on the sides Of the
trenches have acted as a dam and
formed miniature lakes. Another de-
plorable condition exists on several
streets where the trenches we're filled
at the crossings to allow the passage
of vehicles. The rains have caused
the ground to sink and in several in.
stances. as the crossings of 1st auC
Levee and End and Levee, it has be-
come absolutely impossible for We,
hicles to pass. psq Ct