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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07

ure All in the cool Of a white sailor suit he
turned aside from the path OF duty-which led
straight to the house Of maiden aunt-snd
paused to hop with JOY upon the sidewalk. re-
peated epithet, continuously half painted, half
squawked, somewhere in the nest OF gladiators,
caught mis- ear, and he took it up eXcitedly, not
knowing why.
Little gentleman" shouted Roderick, jumping
up and down in childish glee. Little gentleman!
Little gentleman! Lit
A frightful figure tore itself free from the
group, encircled this innocent bystander with
black arm, and hurled him headlong. Full length
and fiat on his face went Roderick into the Styglan
pool. The frightful figure Penrod. Instantly
ne pack flung themselves upon him again. and,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07

carrying them with him, be went over upon Rod
erck, who from that instant was as active bel
lgerent as any there.
Thus began the Great Tar Fight the origin OF
which proved afterwsrd so difficult for parents 70
trace. owing to the opposing accounts Of the COM
batants. Marjorie said Penrod began il; Pen
rod said Mitchy- Mitch began it; Sam Williams said
George Bsssett began it; George and Maurice
Levy said Penrod began it; Roderick Bits, who
had not recognized his first sssaisnt, said Sam
Williams began IT,
Nobody thought Of accusing the barber But
the barber did not begin it; it was the hy on
the BARRIERS nose that began Though, of course,
something else began the fy. Somehow never
manage TO hang the real offender.
Copyright. 1915. by the wheeler syndicate Inc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07

n
...,
II n, little barber snop next TO inc corner
III drug store. and Penrod' undergoing 'o''e'
s-irsry to MS M n.,,.o - - -
s,. s.,e much hair as IT fell from the shears.
mystery here. The tonsorlsl processes
- unsereeab'o TO manhood IN truth they
s,,h,ng, but the ha'S 'e'S'"eo rom
i 80 &c, into his eyes, his cars. his nose,
- .rd down rs neck and he does every
-, encrucisuugly. Wherefore he blinks,
..sns. t0i;ohcs. condenses his eountenanee
pN.;-,.: and rerchanoe the BARRIERS scissors
thar intended hehke an outlying AanGe
ALL, cp sad Feurod. this thing hav-
-
ny" ......, r....e e" manfred the barber.
9 ] 'eC'.
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e,.i"
= 49,. ,.....~ .a.8 the barber, You viii
q" g.. - 40, don't 81, stiller." he con
q nos ~ ,lo bud anv ATTEMPT on the
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q his pate. ''
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sm up .. han cell ,,s, little George
70. VS. -. b,r,s- went on. reprovinglv. 81
-" -, ssv he's the best boy in town"
/ . "ei'vt There uss topcb OF in,en-
''fst'
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J * - - .r. name OF Penrod Schofeld."
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''-, $50 $50 ,eu 80, oucb,"
: - ,..y call George Bassctt the little
''f .a'' - ~ ha~h,- ,rovocs,ive,v
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Vel -, I,.,io .,-r vould vouop the
l'' WOW" -. ;,+o hi, nowerfuI fin
r'a pe'''S,VD. -, .or ~ porrod's head
~ aVF -. ..,4.-,r, bosd into an unnatural
g '-H'H. -. -. R,b,o cav - amt never
ta'a - - Gov"
+" I s. Io.t -"
cd r,,rcb no-e weak. little girl,
- -. bs-bs- -enroyinclv.
Nv -..s ~ -, her" demanded the
'sN' - - b.. IA ~ her though. all
Nv -.
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IL, W.. bur. e - ~ call any
w. NOr''"
~ l'A'S' .,-.., 49,. h..b.~ .Tben Won
l''' 50 - 20, borleriDg p.
- a"''''e -. -, diver fs~ =
''"' So. -, a,h.r va coin, by YOUR
-. 10 7 be-te~ tell him. be-
- -. g., me sfteruerds if he ever lays
-' : go, a., i, vour own ward. he's
=. n, q, things YOU amt goin'
- " " - -. 10 ssre n me-"
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"''''
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
HUMAN BODY Is HIS ASSET
Pawnbroker Wants It, Too-Sold II
Him for $40 Loan In Des
Moines, iowa.

Des Moines, Ia.-Mose Levich, b
bankrupt pawnbroker here, who holds
a bill of sale for the body of Miss Dot
tie Morgan now Of Denver, after her
death, has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy court asking for decision up
on whether this body should be count
ed as an asset in the settling up Of
the business.
Levich claimed that the woman gave
him the bill of sale in 1907 for the
loan of $40. The bill of sale reads:
"Des Moines, Iowa, January, 1907.
II, Miss Dottie Morgan of my own
free will and without coercion of any
kind, do hereby sell to Nose Levich
my body after death, to do with as he
sees fit, for the consideration of ten
dollars ($10).
THE said Nose Levich shall not take
possession of my body until after am
dead and If at any time during my
life wish to cause this bill of sale
null and void and shall pay to Nose
Levich or his assignees $40 in good
and lawful money Of the United States,
his interest in my body shall cease.
MISS DOTTIE MORGAN"
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
PAYS FOR HIS "SINFUL ACT
Eoan swiped Turkey Twenty.seven
Years Ago-sorry Now and
Makes Good.

Atkin, Ark.-A. D. Stubs of Garden
Bottom, six miles south of heres. re-
ceived from the post Office there a dol.
lar and the following letter of explana,
ton.
"A. D. Stubbs-Dear Friend: Please
find Enclosed 81 for one turkey killed
pf yours twenty-seven years ago in
the woods near the mouth of Petit
Jean river. This turkey was taken to
George Shoemakes and we cooked it
and eat it. am serving God. Will
you please forgive me for this sinful
act? L. r. Egan."
The letter was mailed at Kansas
City. Mr.. Stubs remembers Egan
well, but was not aware of the killing
of the turkey.
Mr.. Stubs at once applied the dol.
lar to the cause of foreign missions.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Train and Track.

Porto Rico possesses what is said to
be the smallest street car in operation.
1t is horse drawn and has accommoda-
ton for only three passengers.
Contemplated complete electrihcation
Of all the steam railroads in Chicago
it has been estimated by commission.
would cost $1IOOOO.OO0 and involve
about $500 miles of tracks.
Although there are 1000 miles of
railway lines in Uruguay. there is but
one tunnel in the entire country. 1t
was bored more for the purpose of pre-
venting excessive curves than to avoid
unusual engineering difficulties. The
relatively fiat nature Of the country
makes railway building less expensive
than in other South American coun-
trtoo
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
HISTORIC WILLOW PLANTED
Cutting From Tree That Shaded Ma.
poIeon's Tomb Planted in
~ Georgia Town.

Thomasville, Ga.-A willow was
planted recently by the monument to
Capt. John Triplett, a veteran news
paper editor, in the Court House
square, which has an interesting story
connected with it. Some time be-
fore his death, friend promised Cap
tain Triplett to root cutting for him
from the famous willow tree in Ath-
ems, which was brought from the
grave of Napoleon.
The cutting was made and took root
and now it has been planted in the
Court House square, as Captain Trip
lett designed it to be, but beside a
monument he little dreamed Of
The little tree was brought to
Thomasville by Miss Lila Forrest of
Boston, who was instrumental in get
ting it.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Fashion FriIIs.

Silk trousers for men? Goodness!
Don't let your wife throw away her
Old dress.-Boston Advertiser.
Fashion has so facilitated matters
that woman now ought to be able to
dress almost as quickly as she can pin
on her hat.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
Another peril averted. '@rrouserets,
the modern development Of the panta-
lets Of half century ago, have been
sternly suppressed by the dealers. the
real arbiters of New York city styles.
New York Mail.
If those big skirts attain the full
realization Of their creators two men
will be called down in a trolley car for
not giving up their seats to woman
where only one was called before
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Luke McLuke Says:

Nine times out of ten the man who
has black eye got it by butting in.
After looking at the tango as it is
tangoed fellow often longs for the
good old days of the dignified turkey
trot.
The rest of the world may regard a
man as wise. But his wife knows that
he is a fool.
Why isn't it as easy to so to sleer
when it is bedtime as it is when it is
time to get up?
There are all sorts Of liars in the
world, including the man who says he
isn't afraid of his wife.
Two men can admire the same OBJ
ject and get along all right unless the
object happens to wear skirts.
Many square man has a son who
is rounder
Some people don't know the differ.
ence between what they think they
know and what they know they think.
When chemical blond marries a
man who dyes his mustache neither
party has any kick coming.
An old fashioned man can't under.
stand why it is proper to wash your
hands at the table when you get
through eating and why it is sin to
pick your teeth.
If people had to advertise their mis-
takes there wouldn't be any room for
news in the newspapers.
When you stop to think that other
men are measured almost solely by
their faults you will have to admit
that they make mighty good show
ing.
A woman gets lots of exercise jump.
ing at conclusions every ten minutes
But 1t doesn't seem to keep her from
getting fat.
This is mean old world. There is
more Joy over one good man who goes
wrong than there is over ten bad men
who reform
Any gambler knows that you can't
lose all the time. Even the weather
forecast is correct once in awhile.
They say that wealth does not bring
and maybe that's the reason
why we are all so busy trying to make
other people happy by separating them
from their coin.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13

Wool at % cents pound is not the
only reason why Montana farmers, as
we'll as the men who own big ranches,
have been devoting more attention to
sheep during the last few years. The
farmer with the comparatively small
tract of land has learned that there is
very satisfactory profit to be made
each year on a small band of pure
bred sheep. At the Montana State
Fair at Helena last fall there were
several hundred head of pure bred
sheep exhibited and the visitor who
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
BRIGHT BRIEFS

A friend in need is apt to keep you
broke.
How hard it is to forget that which
shouldn't be told.
Opportunity doesn't knock half rs
often as importantly.
It's all right to say "cheer up" but
do something to push it along
1t is possible to please all your
friends. but only few at Il time.
Mexico is on the border of the Unit
ed States. 1t is also on it's nerves.
The old man may boot the bill col
Some persons have friends. Others
tell their troubles to any one who will
listen.
How we do pity the poor fellow who
has to struggle against our logic to sus-
tain his side of the argument
The reason why a poor excuse has
come to be regarded as better than
none is that most excuses are poor
The Dacia-built by Germany. bought
by America. protested by England and
captured by France. One complete
whirl in the melting pot.
1t IS comfort to know that while
there are all kinds Of carvings on by
legislatures all over the country the
wheat crop is staying steadily on the
job.
A professor says we sleep too much.
If the majority Of the people on earth
didn't sleep at least third of their
lives away they wouldn't know what
to do with so much spare time.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Pearl in Mussel.

Bedford, Ind.-While digging mus.
sci shells near his home in Boon
township George McClintock found a
pearl that weighed 16 grams in mus.
sci taken from White river. The pearl
10 valued at $3.50.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13

Should patient man who longs to
60 fishing continue to resist the i'm
pulse after the bait crawls out of the
ground and nibbles his toes?
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Taking No Chances.

Dear Luke-I read your column ev.
cry day, and l have pictured Luke in
my minds eye as something good to
look upon. So l have no anxiety to
see him lest my dream be shattered.
He may be something that looks like
a cartoon l have seen on predigested
foods.-A Corn Fed, Holland, Tex.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
For Emergency

An exchange from the eastern
part of the state tells of a banker
in that town who was driving a
six cylinder Hudson and got
stuck in a mud hole. While try
ing to extricate his machine a
man came along driving a Ford
and hitched onto the Hudson and
pulled it out. On returning home
the banker, in conversation with
some of his friends, told of the
circumstance and added very
seriously that he believed he
would buy Ford and carry it
along in his tool box and be pre-
pared for future troubles of that
kind.
Mich cows for sale.-Mrs. H. Bill
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Tutt.Tuttl

TUTT-TUTT.-Ma in the parson-
age of the Lake Avenue Methodist church,
James F. Tut of Cincinnati and Miss
Alta Tut of Cleveland. Louisville papers
please copy.-Cleveland Press,
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13

desired information regarding the most
satisfactory breed for the small band
was given an excellent opportunity to
find out just what he wanted to know
from men who have been engaged in
the business for years. The accom-
panying picture shows one of the prize
winning pens which was shown at the
Fair last fall. Nearly $4,000 in cash
and special premiums is offered this
year by the State Fair in the sheep
and goat department. The dates of
the Fair are Sept 20-25.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Dust.

He is quite rich, l understand,
He never asks for trust;
He Is carpet beaten and
Can always raise the dust.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13

If you make your cleanup thorough
and keep things clean, life will be
easier and healthier thereafter.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13

The only woman man understands
is his mother.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
You Know Him.

His life was one long round of stalls,
And worries lined his brow,
And yet the notices on his walls
Read this way: do 1t Now!"
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Things to Worry About.

The average woman has between for.
ty and fifty miles of hair on her head.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13

Soon even a belligerent will be SAL.
isfied with nice quiet place in the
shade.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Cheer Up!.

They were divorced a year ago,
Their shattered lives were barred,
But they've made up again and SO
They want to be repaired.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13

Eat one of our famous pies and you
will never eat anything else. The Gem.
AID. in a Newspaper.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13

AS matter of course, only the most
angelic of children become inmates OF
z home for dependent children.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Giddap!

The mule may seem real slow. but. Gee
He does as he is bid
His spark plug never fails and he
Is never known to skid
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
PRINCE OF WALES A FARMER
Takes Up Farming Enterprise in Corn.
wall on the Suggestion Of
the King.

London.-The prince of Wales, on
the initiative of the king, has entered
upon an interesting farming enterprise
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13

Willie-Paw, what are parts of
speech?
Paw-Hyphens, my son.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Bits Of Byplay
By Luke McLuke
Copyright. 1915, the Cincinnati
Enquirer

Proof.
1t was the rush hour in the cafeteria,
one of those quick lunch places where
you help yourself and grab chair and
use the arm of the chair as a table, A
rushed feeder grabbed slice of pie
and copied out a chair. Then he re-
membered that he needed coffee and
he dashed over to the service counte,.
When he returned with his coffee his
chair was occupied by another hurryup
diner.
Excuse me-" said the first man, "but
that is my chair"
How do you know it is your chair:''
demanded the occupant in a surly tone.
Because l can prove it," stated the
first man.
How can you prove it?" asked the
occupant.
by the seat Of your pants" was the
reply. you are sitting on my pie"
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13

Birds, unfortunately, do not nest as
often as cats.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Our Daily Special,

Never talk unless you have some
thing to say.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13

A dollar in the pocket is good com
pany.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13

Miss Kathleen Harris, a graduate Of
Orange Memorial hospital, Orange,
N. j., was visiting relatives in Eng.
land when the war broke out. She Of
fered her services as a nurse and was
sent to the British army camp at
Rouen, France.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13

The sun shines alike on the pessi.
mist and the optimiet.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Names Is Names.

Miss Wava Hood lives in Cadillac
Mich.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
WE'LL.

Said Mrs. Pell, This DR.. Slaughter
Is spending money just like water"
"Then if he does" said Mr.. Pell,
HE doesn't get it from the weN.''
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13

Mich COWS for sale. Mrs. H. Bill
lngs. 15p
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-20
FAMOUS PASS HELD BY SWISS.
Monastery Of Saint Bernard Center
of an Armed Camp.

Correspondence of the Associated Press
ZURICH. Switzerland, July 1.-THE
famous st. Bernard pass. between
Italy and Switzerland. which was trav-
ersed by armies in Roman and me-
dieval times, and by Napoleon's army
in 1900, is again an armed camp. The
hospce, or monastery, at the summit
of the pass. whence the monks send
out their famous dogs to the succor OF
travellers in winter, is occupied by an
outpost of Swiss soldiers, who took up
their abode there in midwinter, arriv-
ing there on skis.
The abbott and his monks, about a
dozen in number, had an easy winter
Very few wayfarers traversed the pass
this year, and no disasters occurred
The dogs-the famous st. Bernard
breed has been replaced by New
foundland stock-had scarcely any
thing to do.
The morgues, where those who died in
the pass are laid, have recently been
walled up. The morgueS are small
stone huts. No attempt is made at
burial; the bodies of the dead, clad in
the garments they wore when the dis
aster occurred, are lined up against
the wall, with sticks driven in the
ground to keep them erect. Bodies of
men who persisted in the pass thirty
years ago are packed tightly within
these two morgues, kept in an excel
lent state of preservation by the frost
and snow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-20
AN ARMY OF 100000
STUDENTS IN AMERICA
Bureau of Education Gives Statistics
on School Attendance
,.. and Costs.

In round numbers, there were $4,000
900 persons enrolled in educational IN
situations in the United States in 1871
according to the annual report OF the
commissioner of education just issued.
Of these, over 100000 were in ele-
mentary schools. 1,374.000 in secondary
schools, both public and private, and
$4,000 in colleges and universities
Close to another hundred thousand
were in normal schools preparing to be
teachers, $1,000 were in professional
schools. and the remainder were scat
tered through other types OF lnstitu-
lions. The teachers for this educatlona
army numbered 100000, of whom $685.
900 were in public schools. In point OF
rapid growth the public high school
still presents the most Impressive Hs-
ures; the enrolment for 1914 is greater
by over $4,000 than for the year before.
The cost of education for the year, IS
estimated by the bureau was S1oO.OOO:-
900. This three-quarters of billion
is a relatively small amount when com
pared with other items in the puolic
expense" declares the report. 1t is
less by $500, 100000 than the cost of
running the federal government: it is
less than one-third the nations ex-
penditure for alcoholic liquors; it is
only a little over three times the es-
timated cost of admissions to moving
for the same year. Measured in terms
of products of the soil, the United
States spent somewhat more for educa :
ton in 1914 than the value of its cotton
crop, somewhat less than the value of
its wheat crop and less than half the
value of the annual harvest of corn;
while the nations bill for education
was less by nearly a hundred millions
than the value of the exports from the
harbor of New York in the calendar
year just passed.
Very little increase is yet to be noted
in the average term for public schools.
Between 1910 and 1913 the increase was
from 1915 days a year to 15S.1-a
growth of only six-tenths of a day in
three years Attendance has improved,
however. The average number of days
attended by each person enrolled in
creased from 113 in 1910 to 1855 in
1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-20
DIED.

OxGiO
BAILEY. Suddenly, Oh July is. 1915. ORV11-L
+. y. BAILEY. youngest son OF the late
William ii. and Margaret 4. Bailey.
Funeral from Oak Hill chapel Wednesday after
noon at O'Clock 2Os
CAMERON. Departed this life Monday. July
and painful illness. which he bore with
Christian furtitude. RANDOLPH. the beloved
husband of Martha Cameron. devoted father
of James E.. William r.. Daniel T., John H.,
Robert Joseph. Arthur and Moses Cameron.
Mrs. Susie Webb, Mrs. Elnora Jones and
Mary V. Cameron and host of grandchil-
lren.
Funeral Wednesday. July 81. at l O'Clock pm,
from Gilfeld Baptist Church Petersburg, Va.
tRichmOnd and Petersburg, Va, papers please
copy9
CASEY. On Tuesday, July 20. 1915. at $50
am. EDWARD, the beloved husband OF
Ruth Cashy tnce Dean.
Funeral will take place from parents residence,
II X street northeast. Thursday morning.
July - at $50 o'clock. thence 10 st:
Aoysus Church. where Will be said
at y O'Clock. Relatives and friends invited
to attend IL
CEPHAS. Departed this life Saturday. July IL.
1915. at 1905 pm. Mrs. ELIZABETH WILL
IIAMS CEPHAS. after short illness, in
Boston, Mass. One sister and four brothers
survive her, and u loving husband.
How sad was the message no one tell,
When the word came she was dead.
We feel she has gone with Him to dwell,
Funeral from Zion Baptist Church, street be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-20
TALES Of SPY SYSTEM
. DON'T WORRY OFFICIALS
Real Danger, They Think, Lies in
Publication of Crank"
Letters.
Conspiracies Easier to Cope With
Than? Individual outrages Due to
Inf1amed Minds.

Undoubtedly more is to be feared
from the unwarranted publication of
letters emanating from defective minds
and malicious jokers than from any
fundamental condition of spy system in
this country said Acting Secretary
Byron r. Newton of the Treasury De-
partment this morning 1T is a fact
that some such letters are being re-
ceived at the government departments,
but very few of them are of a char
aGter 10 Justify any alarm or notice
whatever"
whether there is or is not an or