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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Cook and
Mr.. Phil Robinson returned yester-
day afternoon from Inverness, where
Messrs. Cook and Robinson were
week end visitors.
Miss Mary Taylor is expected to
arrive Thursday from Tampa for a
few days visit with Miss Rosebud
Robinson Ell route to her home in
jacksonville 1
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Camp left
this afternoon for Asheville. \. C.
where they will spend a few days
while selecting a suitable house for
the summer.
Among the delightful outings ar
ranged especially in honor of Mrs
H. L. Anderson was the motoring
trip to Lake Weir Sunday afternoon
when Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Gerig had
WI 0ei 'on anu
w.
NY '.opp0u a. INC e'i7 eo''aee'
which is surrounded on three sides
by an orange grove, now white with
bloom, and the stroll through the
grove was d rare treat Tor MIS- An
derson, for although living in Jack
'o-' A-o' - vas 'ne III o. 'itAie 0no ia Il
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-17

Films han some new car, won N
the Banner contest. which Mrs
Finn has learned 10 drive with
much proficiency.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-17

is an officer in the Florida Suffra-
gette League, and With apologies
for her politics was the subject to
which Mrs. Carney responded in her
affable manner. Mrs. Duyal re-
sponded in her usual bright way TO
the toast, In honor OF our new
friends present" and 10 Mrs. Hook
er, the federation's brilliant presi-
plying TO las woman will have the
last word Mrs. Burford made a
gracious postmaster as well as an
hostess and for the last instead of a
toast she asked Mrs. Beard, who
possesses wonderful voice voice, to
sing Aud Lang Sayne," which was
a most appropriate conclusion for
the beautiful luncheon.
Mrs. Burford received her guests
wearing an handsome gown of black
velvet, trimmed with black chiffon
ocer cream lace. Mrs. Anderson
wore black charmeuse with a white
chantilla lace bodice, exquisitely
fashioned and trimmed with kings
blue and jet. Completing the lovely
costume was a hat of black with
trimmings to match the gown
We organized a fine camp at
Ocala Saturday night said Gen. y.
B. Forrest, adjutant general and
chief of staff, Sons of Confederate
Veterans, upon his return TO the city.
Seyenty-six members were enrolled
for the Ocala camp, and the person.
mel of the membership indicates that
it is comprised of many of the lead
ing men Of that section of Florida
Jacksonville Metropolis.
While General Forrest was in
Ocala, he was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Harriss. He left for
Jacksonville Sunday afternoon, much
pleased with his visit He made a
most agreea BILE impression on all he
met while in OcaIa.
Misses CeciIe and Grace Kimmel
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-17

Misses Cecile and Grace KfmmeI
after an extended visit at the subur
ban home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. P
Howell, left today for their home il
Grafton, w. Va.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-17

Mrs E F Newport, who has been
n the city for the last few days. the
guest of Mrs R. VI. Finn. return
Ell to her home at Eastlake this aft
ernoon. accompanied by Mrs. Finn.
Mrs. L W Harley and Mr. Roy Gal
loway, The party went in Mrs.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Cook and
Mr.. Phil Robinson returned yester-
day afternoon from Inverness, where
Messrs. Cook and Robinson were
week end visitors
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-18
POTATOES N THE FALL.

\ word now On fall growing potatoes:
The same methods given above. - .
whole. are good for fall potatoes. except
that weather conditions are quite dif.
iercnt. Nou have 70 plant fall potatoes
IN warm weather and mature them i'll
rool weather. The time 81 planting II
most important. and there can W. nv
~rt rule ~ Az the hest time Nh nlrnt. III
YOU plant ion early The potato vines viii
Fave attained Sufficient growth t0 begin
AZ >rt tulTrS while the ground " siill
too warm. N Nor plant too late. they
arc likely ~ nv injured WI culi weather
before they mature. ! find that about
thr middle ~ September. ~ soon ~ III
have rains and cool weather. II The best
time ~ plant.
III We have y cool and cloudy fall and
10 NJ have y killing frost before The
middle of December. the fall potatoes
viii make aS much ~ The spring rota.
toes. We have "a plant home crown seed
in The fall. and ~ they are general,
small. they De- not need any uttings
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-18


""n 4 ~'"" N"'Fp ~ "tN'"' '"N''i p
tween the rows which hate been planted.
leaving them IN q hieh ridge. leave them
alone for Two OF three weeks. Before The
lp~eiafoc> have rome thronoa the ,faund
ami whom IN. sn,.rts ~. from, ena =
two inches lonr m The potato.> an, =,
,oo,b barrov. .cross he .o~. two 81,
thr.. ,;u,cS la,vi,. IA. oror,d ,.e,f..tl.
ioose and lo,.l ,na l..sor. ~ ,o,....s
have como 49, "a ,px s;-e -. h,r
row aver theo, aoain Ie.x. th.m ,Innp
un.il ihe vines Nm. ~ nn,aso.s rnips<
y sla,ld rain III n rai,s RIM , ~.
,rath h,rrnu-or i.t,rr s.;,- tt..a,h
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-18

Ny method n carving ont the above
principles b ~ follows: ! have inld
YOU how - prepare the ground. After
the land has been listed ~ about 30 inch
rows wait until about the first. then turn
the water down these rows until they
are thoroughly wet. A. soon A. The
ground has dried out 20 that il can bc
readily worked with . plow-which -
about ~ 10 Il days after the irrigation.
90 ~ the bottom II these burrows with
= shovel pillow that viii loosen up the
ground well. without throwing ont too
much dirt and making the burrows too
deep. The potatoes should he covered
''''oui three inches deep after the ground
- been narrowed OF level.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-18

ia Alicf precinct shr returns showed
Lane 4. Nj Lcmorc ID. whilr the tally
sheets did no show anv votes recorded
Tor Lame. ~ ilc First ward Il the r..
turns showed Lame -. McIamorc 90.
while the tally sheets showed Lane "A.
McLenore lol. Th, changes IN ne other
four counties were ms follows.
Ellis eountS. official returns. lane
2llf. MeLemore 81: corrected vote. Lane
los. NcIrmore 81. IA gain of IS for
heLemore. Denton county. official re-
turns Lane ll67. Mciemore 81: cor.
reetcd vote. Lane liz. McLemore 3f3. a
gain 81 2 for Lane. Van Zandt cosntv.
official ttinrnS. Lane co.. McIpmore III .
eorreried vote. I.ane 'r9s. McIemora LIZ.
q gain at = for MrLcmore. Anderson
county. official returns. Lane IS. McTfm.
ore '35: rorreviel vote. Lame is. NJ.
Lthh"tc tS9. a gain uf one vote for Ne.
Lemure.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-18

In the Third Ward y the official r..
turns showed Lane f.. NcLemore III.
while he total VOTES recorded in the tally
sheets Showri lame g. AMI II .Iqmorp
iii. However. this discrepancy was OK.
planned hy showing that one al the tall.
sheets had only 4 partial record II the
votes which wa~ incl r.ed IN the taial
nnmlcr cf the official rcfnrnS. T. n
Latham. presiding election Judge. ex.
planned that the clerk finished hiS tall,
- Int SUNDAY morning thar H. did not
carry Ont the figures ~ Y total.
During the session II. NJ. pnimlnn VI
Arsiin. an cmrlnyr IN the oHicr " Conn
~trallrr Lame. took thr stand and testified
that ~ men who voted IN linn Hnru
county din not have their poll taxes. Oh
icctinn ~ this TESTIMONY VA made W.
cause the stubs from H. Office W the
county Tax COLLECTOR hatl not hepn
brought into court. The question NJ the
legality uf ballots uhprs. the pledge III
democracy ha> been omitted will NJ III
bone ~ contention with reference ~ Col.
orado. leon. Kinney. Potter and lar
Fi>nu counties
JUDGE RAMSEY APOLOGIZEn.
- promised ~ Judge Ramsey IN his
petition for a recount II Harris co1nt,
th"i he would a~polo~izc il the results lid
not bear out his statements. The follow.
ing remarks were addressed 10 the court
by him NJ the session on Wednesday.
The allegations with reference IL =
miSeonnt IN Harris county were made
~ ~ on information Of local friends in
whom we had cpnfidpn-e. The e,nnf Tins
TAR made has demonstrated "a mv mind
heNond doubt that our friends were IN
error. ami d il apparent 10 me- that the
slight inaccuracies Developed ~ the ne.
iral rrnnts were nniv surh a. might
reasonably ~ expected ia ans honestly
rondHrtsd election. We can better aflnrd
~ lose the few VOTES lost III the rount
that m leave IIarris county, under any
suspicion ~ having Conducted Or r..
turned Y fraudulent r~lecfitsl. take
pleasure. therefore. IN fulfilling NV prom
VT Az thr cr'nrt thar unless onr informal
'l"n was Justified I'm thr cunt. Ne Womb
withdraw the allegations made IN H.
nhd apologize tu ihe court IN taking up
the time consumed la making the count
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-18

the votes showed Lone f23. McI.emorc 30.
q discrepancy of 81 votes and a net gain
IF = vote, for McIemqre.
The difference bctwe.n the returns and
The actual hallotS could not De accounted
for. a blank ballot having been found
locked IN the box which had been used
Tor ihe purpose of recording the total
vote and which ITSELF showed the samc
vote n the official returns. Before these
votes were reunited. Colonel Jake VOL
'etS Offered ihr objection that the bal
lois were headed simply official hIlIot'
without the words democratic part,'
appearing anywhere and that tho ballots
were nnt numbered. aRsl stated hat ihr
same objection world apply a. The bal
lots of Brown and l~Ia~cill counties. A
ruling on this ~ nn I'm other legal points
viii X madc IA lhr conclusion N the Nv.
idcncr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-18
CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS.



The man anh his wife. M perhaT. III
might Ky r,ore proper these days Iu snA
tAe lasit and her husband. had hern hAr.
ing onr of those cute little bFcakfa~l AVN.
hlc Aais wherein husband and wife ttiI
rarh ether about their relatives anh go
very personal in their observations
These things happen in thr bet regulated
families occasionally.
The argument htd grown heated antl
had reached the point where the vi "a
usually makes ap her mind - r. home
10 mother when the telephone rang. The
wife answered the telephone. 4 sweet
voice asked over the phone:
ARE You having trouble?~
We'll. Of al things" snapped the vife
ia reply. What il We are lis meme
of your business.
"Oh. YES. il Is some Of my business
Locaiirgirouhle j. The only thing | de-
well. you've eoi d nervr." replied n
wife. The very idea of batting into rri.
waite family matters like that
~If yuu had reported YOUR trouble a.
me. ] would ha.r had IN attended ~
one cf rour nei1hhors reported III.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-18

early.
= Have 4 thorough season III NE
ground II planting Tine. Plant the ~.
tatoeS Ia fresh ploWesi. moist ground.
and cover at once.
= Plant from IS to - bushels pss
acre.
1. Conserve the moisture Won have IN
he land by keeping a good. mulch all
he time. 81 that II VIII not be necessary
10 irfisaic mill The soung potatoes have
set.
.. Cultivate a shallow as possible 10
kesp free 81 weeds and grass. DO rot
disturb the roots ly excessive rnltiva-
ton.
q Keep the ground wrll irrigated ~.
ter The Young potatoes have sea on thc
vines.
!. See that the ground IN well pressed
aroand the POTATOES ~ the time Nj plant.
Ing. e. assure a perfect stand.
i. When irrigatina. ~ not Ict th- wa
ter get np over the vines. but keep h; ~
low IL tie fnirow a. possible u vcl the
ground.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-18

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-18

Drop the potatoes about six inches
apart IN the farrow after cutting them
~ m~edium-sized pieces. Cut the very
large ones in from , "a y pieces. BE
sure aid cut e. the center of The patato
and go that YuH have enc or more eyes
90 cich piece. \ medium sized potato
shunld * cui III 1 pieces 4 small pltnto
in iHo: wh n \ very small potato should
h.i hr eut ai III. but planted whole.
fs.tr wiih a ruanm,n walking planter
after taking or the front shuvri. leaving
ln pn!s The two covering ~hDvcl~ behind.
t Yen csn u~e 4 five tooth clliivntor N,
taking ~ the two ~hsrclS IN frsni and
The shovel behind. leaving ouly he two
idr shnvcls.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-18

After ilat breaking vour land 10 i
depth ~ q % y inches. and when sufficient
rains have fallen Or Won have wet the
land m irrigation ~ partially rot thp
matter Won plowcd unsicr. lii with y
middle buster ~ solid sweep III rows ut
the desired width. 20 that IN ease ~ Il
heavy rain ii viii nat b. 80 likely II RIM
together. II amy weeds az grass come up
on the ground before planting time. hurst
ont these rows viii the pillow you usrl
for listing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-18

The precinct which proved The greatest
surprise ~ the das WAS Dublin. III Erath
county. Three ballot boxes we're receiver
hN express upon or'iyrS from thr runrt
anu their contents counted. a. the KEYS
for the locks On these boxes did npt mr..
rive ID was necessary % tho them open.
The official returns for this precinct we're
Lane lGi. McLcmore Al. A c0unt Of am
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-18

There are eight fundamental prinsi
pies that yon must follow as loosely as
possible. 90 make "a Weld 81 from l0e a.
-oO bushels per acre. as follows:
/. Prepare your ground well and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-18

bottom " The board. Land planted III
The forenoon cln generally hr dragged M
The afternoon III the same day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-18

+. }. Thomas 81 nallas arrived "a The
.ity this afternoon ani j. n guc~ a. ID
Miller hotel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-18
YOUNG MEN

And Older beys"-nOw Is nc time . gal busy On "tai FaA Suit" Together
with ioc 600 other Royal Tailor agents, We viii hold a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
ROOSEVELT AGREEMENT WITH
TILlMAN.

The leading Democrat on the commit
tee was Senator Tillman, OF South caro-
lima. with whom was not on good terms
because | had been obliged TO cancel an
invitation to him TO dine at the White
House on account of his having MADE
personal assault in the Senate Chamber
on his colleague from South Caroiina'
and later | had to take action against
him on account OF his conduct In connnec-
ton with land matters Senator Tillmah
favored the bill. The Republican major
ity in the committee under Senator Aid-
rich. when they acted adversely on the
bill. turned It over TO Senator Tillman'
thereby making him its sponsor. The
object was to create what IT was hoped
would be an impossible situation in view
of the relations between Senator Tillman
and myself | regarded the action as
simply childish. II was curious m
stance OF how able and astute men some
times commit blunders because OF sheer
inability 10 understand intensity Of dis
interested motive in others. did not
care a rap about Mr. Tillman's getting
credit for the BILL or having charge OF 1t.
was delighted TO go with him or with
any one else just so long as he was trav-
cling my way-and no longer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
Vl!RA.sENSlTlVE ARCTIC, A
HOOK CURIOSITY.

~ the best fish hooks are invented IN
i" Jersey. A Gloucester man rs paten-
OF the l.. $ a. Hook NO; guess
sSi a. the parlormaid said 10 the ma
~ There Is no twaug about the L. >
nook Il stands FOR Ultra-Scnsiuve
-.uc curiosity among hooks I'm thai
'~fo or spiked point is embodied s. It's
IN When IL feels q nsh shifting around
se'eases automatically an amm0nlated
-"ais mixture that instantly converts
ercumanbieut water 20 a lump OF
A. 'nis Oobs zap 90 the surface. with the
nicely frozen inside. and IS easily
'se'eo with the landing net. The a. 5.
mol popular with the game wardens
''f That reason has great future
49, all the best known hsh hooks
numbered alike. starting win , hook
J. measures about TIC OF an inch from
ae o0tD across 10 she shank. and is
NJ Thence hooks run down 10
=, me snslles, In general use. though
- Is No. % sold. measuring only g.ie
!. ~ men from barb to shank There IS
"n'h demand for No. - AS II has
!. SHOWN that those VINO are able. viii
.s., o even anxious 10 waste a dav
sung ior that sort OF a fish nsnallv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08

We not only secured the stopping OF
rebates, but in the Hepburn rate bill we
were able to put through measure
which gave the Interstate Commerce
Commission for the first time real controi
over the railways. There were two or
three amusing features in the contest
over this bill. All Of the great business
interests which objected to government
control banded to fight it, and they were
helped by the honest men or ultra-con-
servative type who always dread change,
whether good or bad. We finally forced
it through the House. In the Senate II
was referred to committee in which the
Republican majority was under the con-
trol o. Senator Aldrich who took the leao
in opposing the bill There was one he-
publican on the committee, however
whom Senator Aldrlch could not control
Senator Deliver, OF Iowa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
TOO NOISY.

Theodore Dresser, al a luncheon in New
York. given in his honor. warned his fell
low authors against hysterical writing.
Look at the fate Of the muck-raSer.
said the author Of sister Carrie" 'hie
has lost his popularity and one cannot but
feel pleased at his disappearance. for his
outcries did more harm than good / am
sure that he wishes now that he had
been mllder In his denuncauOn. lie can
sympathiZe with the dentists wife
Awakening with a bad headache the
morning after q. \. r. banquet TO cele-
brate Llncoln's Birthday a suburban dem
list unused, not unplessantly. on his last
evenings spree But suddenly his wife
appeared and advancing TO his bedside
shouted Historically,
You wretch What will the neigh
bors say at your coming home drunk last
night?
But my dear. nobody saw me- the
dentist protested
Nobody saw YOU. What IL nobody
did see you? You know wei enough they
all heard the way carried on when YOU
got back
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
ADDITIONS FROM HAiNSFoRO
COLLECTIONS.

Besides the -Akeley material the AZ
rican exhibits will be further enriched by
the material. among them the black rhino
group and other mammals. collected by
Dr. Ralnsford II was only recently that
DIT Rainsford returned to this country
from East Africa after many months in
the field Then too. there are some OF
the things collected by Colonel Roosevelt
i'm his long sojourn in the Dark Cont
nent All told. there will be no wing OF
the museum which will be more interest
ing TO the student and sightseer thsn the
African halls.
The story that will be told by Lang and
Charin Is locked forward TO by museum
officials with intense interest They are
expected TO throw mech light on the ma
tives with which they came in contact,
especially the Pigmies. In this great Con-
go Free State. or Belgian Congo. the
white population is estimated at fewer
than five thousand. while the native popu-
lati0n is computed anywhere from nine
million 20 twenty million. The vast bulk
Of the native belong 10 the Bantu negro
stock. while i'm the forests are found the
bands OF Pigmes.
In the closing weeks Of 1911 there was A
native uprising I'm a section near where
the explorers were working. Many ma
tives loyal TO whites We're passacred be-
fore the rebellion was put down by troops.
Some Of the fauna Of the Congo are sew
eral kinds OF monkeys, including the
chimnanzces, the lion. leonpard, wild hog,
wolf. hyena. jackal. python and the ele-
plant Among the animals peculiar 10
the forest ranges. where much work was
done by the explorers. are the tiger cat,
about the size Of leopard; the honey
badger, Ituri ratel and the elephant
shrew. Tie zebra giraffe and the rare
okapi are found i'm northeastern border
lands section largely operated in by
the party. In more open districts of the
Congo are found antelopes and red buffa-
+ loes. Hppopotami and crocodiles abound
T in the rivers. and bird and insect life is
abundant in the forest sections.
The two men collected 1900 insects.
/ The region is one where butterflies are
/ innumerable. as we'll as gorgeously col
ored dragon flies White and red ants
are prevalent. as are mosquitoes. cent?
pedes spiders and beetles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
Continued from second page.

Mackenzie, roach. hake. and euphonlous
y,sh among monakers-the sOckdolaser'
n you count these you1l see that they
Irt by no means al Of the 200 com
ronly used fish hooks. They are Just
|Ss-NeI. vest pocket equipment the
tglrncr's nucleus. the emergency out
q o the fisherman Would that space
rsuld allow of a brief description of the
suieries Of each,
ssne FISH hooks arc really wonderful
'7.a to the fool layman. There Is the
t.ctrc eel nook. for instance. on which
a. Old gentleman az Bridgeton. y. j. OBJ
aintd patent. after thoroughly testing
out la the Gibhstown Creek. When an
tteirc eel Us hooked IL rings ben
y your roc. and YOU wake up aud throw
'i Tie switch which connects your chai-
9 ash outfit Then YOU warm up a
enple and tasty snack Of previously
aaEht Ash for luncheon. care must be
asst meanwhile not 90 tell risque anec-
va In an audible tone. u the electric
= shocked 10 rctauates by short-cir-
'-iag your apparatus The only draw
ess about che electric eel, even when
ACT on this insulated hook. Is that II
'~t'sly refuses 10 cook itself. As soon
fEsis warm in the pan II cuts of the
I'M. and refuses TO play amy longer.
ambition Of annoyance on your part
- no good II YOU jab u with a fork
ssocenly turns ON the current again.
.s out with a galvanic twitch-leaps
y ard wigglcs overheard before you've
7s to pat on your rubber gloves and
'ss IL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
ARMoR CONNECTED WITH SOME
GREAT NAMES.

or pieces that were once owned or used
by the men and women who made the
history OF medieval times there is almost
no end There is the duelling rapler-an
heirloom OF the Genouillac famly-With
which famous fighter Of that name
fought and worsted a miniOn of the court
of Charles IL There are the pistols OF
Henry " and his beautiful sword, all
incrusted with silver OF exquisite work
manship and bearing the arms Of the
King and of Navarro. The shields also
that were borne by the bodyguard oil
King Henry VIII and which lay IN the
Tower OF London until they passed into
the Riggs collection. other sounding
names of the sturdy men who once found
shelter within these ancient bits of cum
ningly wrought and beautifully decorated
steel and iron are Lorenzo de Medici, the
Duke of Alva. Charles de Bourbon. and
the Count of Fribourg.
Only a few odd pieces still remain IN
Paris. where Mr. riggs is seeing that
few deft touches are added 90 restore
them. The house that has been an over
flowing mine Of treasure for SO long
lifetime must seem strangely empty nc"
10 this man OF oighty-seyen years. but
the distress that he may feel will not be
for long. for he is coming here soon 10
helm I'm the final placing OF his treasures.
When the collection is at last thrown
open TO the visits of his couutrymen Mr
Riggs will have fulfilled the purpose or
his lifework.