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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
KINDNESS REPAID
WITH AUTOMOBILE
Man Who Strikes 1t Rich in
Klondyke Gives Machine
to Friends.
National News Association

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 8.-Mr. and Mrs.
John Boron and George Trapp ar
rived here today from Macon, Mis-
souri,, to purchase IN automobile for
the Boron family.
Seven years ago, Trap, while en-
route to the Klondyke became strand
ed in Macon and stopped at the Bor-
ron home and. begged for food and
lodging. He was given food and dur
ing the night became violently i'll. The
Borrons cared for him through an ill
ness that lasted month and then
gave him railroad fare to Kansas City.
Last evening Boron answered a
knock on the front door and faced a
stranger.
Il am George P. Trapp," the strang-
er said. 81 struck it rich in the Klon-
dyke. l want to buy you a $500 au-
tomobile at the same time Il buy one
for myself.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
Origin of Rastime.

How did We begin TO ragtime? Old
playgoers will recollect the Bohee
brothers. who came over in the early
eighties and sang plantation songs in
raGtime TO banjo accompaniment And
years before this there was the famous
over by Dan Rice. the first ''nigger"
minstrel. The sarly plantation songs
were at one tiuis thought to be folk
songs brought frsrn Africa. but the
generally accepted theory is that they
were picked up by the negroes from
the revival preachers. But the curiously
marked rhythm OF the meIodies-rag-
time-is of undoubted African origin
London Spectator.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
CURIOUS ALASKAN BIRDS.
Male Ptarmieans Woo In TWO Tongues
and Bully Their Mates.

The ptarmigan. an Alaskan bird. is
wonderful imitator of man. if Bel
more Browne, who contributes an ar
ticle on Alaskan game to Outing, Is TO
be believed. To begin with, the author
finds that the ptarmigan is linguist
of no mean ability. The male does his
wooing in mixed French and English:
"A pleasing side of their mating is
the habit of the males of uttering theiI
call while on the wing. They com,
mence with guttural cackle, which
they utter faster and faster until they
alight, when they end their song by
repeating slowly a call that sounds
like ged-up. ged-up, gedup. ged-up or
parlez vous? parlez vous @parlez vous I
as they strut proudly about"
In addition to singing in two Ian
guages, the ptarmigan conducts his
personal and domestic affairs in ap,
proved fashion. Could not the follow.
ing observation apply to human beings
as we'll as to this remarkable bird;
1.-THE males fight constantly, and the
hens seem to enjoy these battles and
sit about clucking among themselves
"But once a hen has decided on a
mate she comes into her own share Of
troubles and is beaten and bullied by
the mate she has promised to love ant
obev."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
DROP SOON
In the Market Price of Corn,
Says Whelan

omer G. Whelan. a local grain dear
er. is of the opinion that the market
price OF corn will take a decided drop
some time during the next week or
two, He said. referring TO this mat.
ter: 4 can not understand how the
market can retain its present price
considering the prevailing conditions.
The weather has been ideal for corn
and the western corn state have been
getting the rain which was lacking
for such long time. The sresent
weather just strengthens my opinion
The crop is said 10 be good. and ii
the price don't drop. l will be mis-
taken"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
MONEY TO MOVE CROPS
Will Be Loaned Bankers By
Government.
(National News Association

WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-Secretary
of the Treasurer McAdoo and Assist
ant secretary Williams today repeated
to thirty western bankers, the treas
ury department plan for the loan of If
ty million dollars for moving corps.
Assistant Secretary Williams an
nounced that even 500, 600. 900 of gov.
eminent funds may be loaned to banks
if it is found that this amount is need
ed to move crops.
J. NJ. Mcintosh. an Indianapolis BAN
ker, said that Indiana had financed the
movement of corps in the past with
out government aid but that this state
wants fair share Of the. government
money.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
One or thA Other

Her class was bright and the teacher
was proud of it. She was conducting
a quiz in geography.
In what zone DO we Hve?' asked the
teacher.
THE temp'rut zope,' chanted the
well drilled class. =
Right. And what do we mean by
'temperate:' Willie. you may answer"
"Temp'rut is where it's freezin' cold
half the time an roastin' hot the other
half the time"
II Willie wasn't sent to the head for
that it wasn't because he: didn't de-
serve the honor. - Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
Where j. r. Green Was Librarian.

Lambeth Palace library was founded
about the beginning Of the seventeenth
century by philanthropic Archbishop
Bancroft, and has been enriched by
several of his successors. 1t now con-
tains over, 10000 volumes. many Of
great rarity besides vast number Of
important manuscripts. Among the
celebrated scholars Tho have had
charge of this NbraYt was John Rich
ard Green, the hiato1j ian. He welcomed
the change from in east end vicar
age, because it setkbim free TO pursue
his historical researches. "The quiet
of the Lambeth hbrafy," he wrote to
his friend, Boyd Dawkas. lis like still
waters after the noise of the east.
enjoy even the cleaner street. and,
above all, my mornings trot through
the parks. '-Westminster Gazette.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
VANISHED WILD PIGEONS.
Once They Darkened Our Skies, but
Are Never Seen Now.

Old residents of Olean-some of them
not so very old, either-remembe dis
tinctly the time when fiocks of wild
pigeons few over the then struggling
village of Olean in such countless num-
bers as to almost obscure the very
sky, when flock followed flock in such
close succession as to partly give the
impression that each was but the sep
arated group and companion voyagers
of the flock that had but just passed
overhead on swiftly whirring wings.
These flocks passed in one long pro
cession for days at time in the early
spring and even for weeks. Thousands
and even hundreds of thousands Of
them. if the reports of those days were
to be taken implicitly, nested in the
woods of Alton and Big Shanty, a
short distance across the Pennsylvania
line.
pigeons ceased to ne-disappeared
abruptly, mysteriously, and apparently
forever. Whence did, they go so sud
denly and so completely? No one has
yet been able to answer that question
Since that time game authorities and
naturalists have searched in vain for
further traces of he\birds, not only
America. Large sums have been Of
fered by magazines as well as indi-
viduals for a nest or even a single egg
of the passenger pigeon.-Olean IN. "
Times
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
A Tale of Red Tape,

Among the tales OF red tape the fol-
lowing should hold n high place: NJ.
Roger Cavailhon, young French gen.
tleman Ieler, who had won his hun
dredth steeplechase. was drawn for
the CONSUMPTION and had to serve for
a year. He asked to be placed in the
cavalry, explaining with due modesty
that he was not unknown as a horse
man. The military council OF revision
refused the request on the ground that
as his period Of service was only one
year he would not have time to learn
to ride.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
WOMAN IS ACQUITTED
From Charge of Numbering
Priest.
(NationaI News association

PARIS, Aug. S.-Madame CresZy.
charged with the murder of Abbey
Chassaigne, young priest with whom
she was infatuated. was acquitted in
criminal court 1T Agen today. Her
defense was that the priest commit
ed suicide but the prosecution con-
tended the woman killed her lover in
a jealous rage and to provoke the sale
OF her book, the demand for which be-
came enormous after the trial began.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
An Author Who Lived Too Soon.

That Swift's life was failure in the
eighteenth century and would have
been a splendid success in the TWEEN
tieth century, no qRe, We think. will
deny. Imagine>wAat fortune GULL
ver's Travels and a Tale of Tub
would have brought. their author in
these days Like the author of Peter
Pan" he would have made his plum
and been made a baronet or an arch
bishop had he dung to holy orders.
which he would probably have discard
ed. As it was. Swift died like a rat
in a hole" to use his own words-Lon-
don Saturday Review.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
GRAYS HAVE GAMES
FOR THREE SUNDAYS
palladium Specially

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Aug. S.-The
Cambridge City Grays have games
scheduled for the next three Sundays.
They will meet the Newcastle team
en- August 10, Richmond on the 18th,
and Muncie on the oath.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
CHICAGO GRAIN
WHEAT.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Aug. S.-Hogs, receipts
$4,000, market sc higher, top price
1920, bulk of sales $S.30@S.90. Cattle,
receipts 1900, market strong, beeves
S71O09.1O, calves $9.25011.25. Sheep.
receipts 5000, natives and westerns
$2.25 Q4.90, lambs s4.6007.65.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
INDIANAPOLIS LIVE
STOCK

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. S.-Receipts
sales sS.S5@9.35. Cattle. receipts l.
$50, choice steers $7.75@8.25, other
grades $5.50Q7.40. Sheep and lambs
receipts 1000, market steady, prime
sheep 1915, lambs $500 down.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
PITTSBURG LIVESTOCK

PITTSBURG, Aug. Seattle, sup
ply 200, market steady. choice beeves
SLIPS down. Sheep and lambs, supply
1000, market strong, price sheep $500,
lambs 1925 down. Hogs, receipts 1900
head, market active, prime heavies
1926 G9.75, pigs 1915.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
An Endorsement.

She-What did you think of the min
listers expression of the belief that the
world would soon come to an end?
Hell was rather inclined to think it
would before he got through with his
sermon
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08

CINCINNATI. Aug. Seattle, re-
ceipts 100, market steady, choice
steers 500, calves $5.OO@10.5O. Hogs,
receipts 1000, market steady, top price
$3.50. Sheep, receipts 5000, prime $4.-
25 down, lambs $765 down.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08

Toledo, 7; st. Paul, 0.
Columbus, Z; Milwaukee, 4.
indianapolis, 5; Minneapolis, /.
(First game.)
indianapolis, 2; Minneapolis, 2.
(Second game: IS innings.)
Kansas City, s.; Louisville, 3.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
How the Trouble Starts.

Constipation is the cause of many
ailments and disorders that make life
miserable. Take Chamberlain's Tab
let's keep your bowels regular and
you will avoid these diseases. For
sale by all dealers.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
LEAGUE STANDING
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results,

Yesterdays Results,
New York, 5; Cincinnati, 2.
Chicago, 5; Philadelphia, 2.
st. Louis, 3; Brooklyn, 2.
Pittsburg, 4 Boston, 3.
(Ten innings.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
TOLEDO GRAIN

TOLEDO, O., Aug. s.-Cash grain:
Wheat SSc; Corn, 741Ac; Oats, 45Ac;
Cloverseed, cash $50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

New York. 5; Detroit. 1.
Philadelphia, 7; Cleveland, 3.
Boston, 8; st. Louis, 8.
Chicago, II; Washington, 4
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08

Games Today.
New York at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Brooklyn at st. Louis.
Boston at Pittsburg.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
INDIANAPOLIS GRAIN

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. s.-Wheat,
cash No. 2 red SEC; Corn, cash No. 8
white 76c; Oats, cash No. white 42c.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
Games TODAY.

Cleveland at Washington.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at New York.
Detroit at Boston.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08

The new Atlantic coast port of
Uruguay is to be named Atlantida.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
All the Latest Sport News of the Day
GIANTS BAT OUT A
VICTORY IN NINTH.
National News Agsociation)


CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 8.-New
York batted out victory in the ninth
inning yesterday, thereby taking the
first game of the series from Cincin-
natl, 5 to 2. Up to this inning it was
a battle between pitchers. Both Mar
guard and Johnson pitched remarkable
ball, the former holding Cincinnati to
four hits and two runs, and only re-
tired to allow a pinch hitter to bat for
him.
Johnson was invincible up to the
eighth, but in the ninth was retired,
with none out, to allow miner" Brown
to attempt to stave off New York's
challenge. Brown was equal to the
occasion. Score:
New York ..... 0 0 0 0 90 4-5
Cincinnati ....1 0 0 0 l 0 %
Runs-Murray, Merkle, Herzog,
Hartley, Grant, Bescher, Groh. Three
base hit-Bescher. Hts-Off Mar
guard, in innings; off FrOmme,
none in innings; off Johnson, in
innings (none out in the NINTH; off
Brown, in l inning. Sacrifice hits
Snodgrass, Hoblitzell. Sacrifice fly
Devore Stolen bases-Burns, GrOh,
Double play-Fletcher to Merkle. Left
on bas&s-New York, 7; Cincinnati, /.
First base on balls-Off Marquard, /;
off Johnson, 2 Hit by pitcher-By
Johnson Burns, Doyle). Struck out
BY Marquard, 6; by FrOmme, 2; by
Johnson, 3. Time-1:55. Umpires-
Klein and Orth.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
Games TODAY.

Minneapolis at Indianapolis.
Milwaukee at Columbus.
Kansas City at Louisville.
St. Paul at Toledo.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-08
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Yesterdays Results.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-08

back he had stopped off at Swan
Lake, and as the said Turner
County was the best part of
Dakota territory they had seen,
and had filed on homestead and
timber claim near the lake on
the southwest, and of course
gave some glowing descriptions.
Sioux Rapids at this period was
going down, having failed in
getting our railroad, as a con
sequence, at least third Of it's
citizens were preparing to move
away, myself with the rest.
/ Mr., Stuart had met Mr.. Thiel-
man. and gave me his name as
the proper person to communi.
cate with. / started cor
Z respondence which was kept up
the following winter (I would
give a gooa deal had I MIR.
Theilman's letters now which
correspondence resulted in nv
making a flying visit the follow
ing May in 1875, DIR. S. Olney
going with M. 1t was arranged
that my report would take a lot
of Sioux Rapids citizens to the
| place we would select, but an
other party lead by Judge ID. G.
Thomas about that time had
made a trip to Lake Kampeska,
and his report was more glowing
than mine, which resulted in the
most going to Coddington Coun-
ty, which was the starting of
the beautiful city of Watertown.
The doctor and myself arrived
IN Swan Lake by stage from
Yankton in the early part of
May, 1875. We of course, we're
delivered at Aurner's hotel by
Chas Demming, the gentlemanly
stage driver and owner OF the
Yankton and Sioux Falls stage
line. The Aurner hotel was not
yet finished, but the doctor and
myself were we'll cared for by
the lady of the house and her
two sisters, the Misses Bachel-
lor. Later in the evening Mr..
Aurner arrived and assure YOU
we were royalty entertained
with early recollections of pio
neering in the Wild and wooly
west. The doctor feeling tired
we were shown up stairs, a
good bed of Buffalo robes was
laid on the floor and it did not
take long before we were dream
ing of grand future prospects
of prosperity in store for us.
Towards midnight | was aroused
by the doctor calling Gus"
wake up, it is raining. and drip
ping on us. let US move the bed.
We did SO but in the moving we
found it had not ralned, but as
the windows were open, Mrs.
Aurner's pet doves had found
good roosting place on the col
!arbea1ns above our heads which
the doctor explained to me was
Dakota rain. The next morning
we met Mr.. Thielman and later
his esteemed wife, and we felt
like we had been acquainted for
years.
We took a look at the Lake
and Vale as we soon learned to
call him, explained to us where
the streets were supposed to be,
and pointed ont couple of
nicely located lots, l selected
corner and the doctor an inside,
or rather the thild lot from the
corner. 1t will be seen we must
have been infatuated with the
looks of the bleak prairies and
that lovely little pond of water
that myself few years after
wards in company with my son
drove across without knowing
the fact we had crossed Swan
Lake. However city lots being
bought the next thing in order
was the homestead Vale had in
view fon me in fact he had Sc.
ilected and bargined for re
linquishment. We inspected it
and were we'll pleased and ac-
cepted Wales arrangement as
ie,A{%1nl
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-08
Old Swan Lake
By Joseph Andrews
FROM GUS q HILBERT

Fruithurst, Ala. Oct. Is, 1913
Mr.. Joseph Andrews,
Dear Old Friend When / did
promise in my former letter to
you, to meet you II Hurley wit
an epistle on earlf days in Swan
Lake, I find now | undertook
more of a job thai can perform.
There are severa. reasons why 1
cannot do as vel as ought to
be able to do but my main
reasons are [ an afraid shall be
apt to connect lyself too much
thereby making it personal
history of mysdt which is not
the intention d the author, then
worse than ahelse, [ have not
sirgle scrap il shape of write
up or any oflmy books where
from l could Jet dates of var
ious things I lRt could well be
placed in yor history. To be
sure, l couldfill several columns
of the Her4d with anecdote $
and calamiies but in that i
would also LAY a part. I will
however tr to recall a few items
mentionedby yourself to the
Best of myrecollections.
In 1874, Mr.. CLAUS G.. Stuhoug
now o. C' Stuart, returned to
my homeit Sioux Rapids, Buena
Vista Co Iowa, from a visit to
Dakota territory as far west as
near Brie Agency. On his way
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-20
EAT CABBAGE. FISH
sAUsAGE. NEW 0NGAct
No indigestion, Cas- seur~sss o. upssd
Stomach IL You'll Take spap1s
Oiapspsin"-Try Thisi

Do some foods you eat hit back
taste good. but work badly: fermsne
Into stubborn Jumps and cause q siulI1
sour, gassy stomach? Now. Mr.. oGk
Mrs. Dyspeptic. Jot this down: Paps,3
Diapepsln disests everything. leaving
nothing TO sour and upset you. There
never was anything 30 safely quick. -
certainly effective. No difference Aouk
badly your stomach Is disordered you
will get happy relief in ave minute9A
but what pleases, you most 10 that u
strengthens and regulates your stom I
ach SO you can eat your favorite foods
without fear. Z,
Most remedies give you relief soraoA
times-they are slow. but not sufaA
"Pape's Diapepsin" IN quick. positivG1
and puts your stomach in q healthy.
condition 30 tho misery won't Gomez
back.
You feel different as soon az 'P1ps'oSs
Diapepsin" comes In contact with th0A
stomach--distress Just vantshes-your J
stomach gets sweet. no gases. no belch-
ing. no eructations OF undigested fool
your head clears and you feel nne.
Go nov, make tho best Investment
you ever made. by getting a large llty-
cent case OF Pape's Diapepsin from.
any drug store. You realize In hv~i
minutes how needless II II to suffer.
from indigestion. dyspepsia or anys
stomach disorder.-Adv.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-20
AMusE ENTs.
Ben Greets Players in "The Comedy OF
Errora" at the 0d0on.

Ben Greet's Players in "The Comedys OF
Errors" at the odson.
Ben Greets Players. several OF whIom
have won honors on both sides OF tine
Atlantic, and who. so the announcer OF
the play informed his audience. have
appeared before Kings Edward and
George, came to the Odeon Wednes day
evening in "The Comedy OF ERRORS.
Mr.. Greet no longer appears In the
cast, but the production Is made under
his direction. ~
Ben Greet, famous in England. his
native land. and In America, as actor.
manager producer, and stage inneruc-
tor, some years ago came to this csoun-
try to produce Shakespearean plays as
they were staged In the days Of good
Queen Bess. or as he believed they
were staged, by the author hirasef.
This innovation was we'll received In
New York and other theatrical ce nters
and Greet's reputation extended arom
the Atlantic to the Pacific.
The setting for the Greet production
consists only OF green draperies with
three doorways to designate entrances
to houses and the approach Of streets.
All this is carefully explained to the
audience by an obliging gentleman who
also gives q hint at the plot before the
comedy begins. This announcement
was timely perhaps as regards the set
,tings, but doubtless the explain atory
reference to the comedy itself was UNI
necessary even in this rural conNlnun-
ity, especially so since the audience
was composed largely of high school
students who have probably acquired
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-20
MRS. MANNINo's SUIT AGAINST
CITY WITHDRAWN TO PRE-
VENT ADVERSE RULING.
c,rY's RESPONSIBILITY
is NOT ESTABLISHED
Court Prepared to Rule That City
Owed No Duty to Care For Driveway
Across Parking Notice Of Suit
Served on Buggy company-Anothsr
Case Against City Begun.

The city Won a clear-cut victory In
ternoon when it forced the dismissal OF
the personal injury suit for $4,000
brought against the city by Mrs. Carrie
c. Manning. When Judge Cummings
was about to sustain a motion to strike
important parts from the petition Of
Mrs. Manning, ner attorney asked per-
mission to dismiss his case without
prejudice. The court granted the per-
mission.
Mrs. Manning was injured on
paved driveway across the parking ad-
jacent to the Marshalltown Buggy
Company's factory, and it was prin-
cipally on the showing by the city that
the city was not responsible for the
care and condition of this driveway
that the court indicated that he would
sustain the motion to strike. The ques-
ton Of who is responsible involves nice
legal points.
Serve Notice on Company.
Before the case had been dismissed
original notice of suit for $4,000 was
served on the Marshalltown Buggy
Company. The notice says the petition
will be filed by Dec. 20.
In supporting the motion to strike
out parts Of the petition Of Mrs. Man
ining's pleading. City Attorney F. E.
Northup averred that the PLAINTIFF had
failed to show that the condition OF
the walk was itself rough or uneven;
that Mrs Manning, when she slipped
on the ice and FELL fracturing knee
cap, was on the pavement of the drive
way where it crosses the parking: and
that the same duty was not owed by
the city to keep the street and park
ing in a safe condition for pedestrians
as was owed by 1t to keep the sidewalk
in safe condition.