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FRENCH TAKE HEAVY AIR TOLL
Wreck 10 Planes and Disable Fl
Others In Nine Days.

PARIS. Feb, 23.-Between February II
and 20 sixteen German airplanes and
two captive balloons were destroyed by
French ariators and four others we're
brought down by guntire
IN the same period 'wenty-one Ger
maH machines wee forced down within
their own lines seriously damaged after
lighting,
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LADY WARWICK SEEKS ATTIRE
Fire Destroys Wardrobe of Best
Dressed Woman In England.
ciai Gable Despdtch 10 Tue SuS

LONDON. Feb. 23.--Lady Warwick.
once known as the best dressed woman
In England. came to town to-day to buy
some clothes. following the destruction
by Are OF her beautiful home. Easton
Lodge. in Essex,
The Countess told some friends that
she had escaped In her night attire and
had lost her entire wardrobe. Consid-
cradle damage was done to the place
the whole new wing OF the mansion was
Destroyed hut the historic portion. con-
ta.ning most of the art treasures, was
undamaged,
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LOW CASUALTY TOLL.
Deaths Few Compared to Number
Of AviatOrs.

DALLAS. Tex. Feb o3.--The death
OF Vernon Castle. while flying at
the British camp at Fort Worth
on February IL and the death of James
g. Ringland of Dover, England. at the
same camp February 81. together with
the death to-day OF Cadet Franklin Fair
child OF Pelham. y. Y, at the American
camp and OF Cadet Horace Higginbotham
at Hicks Field. brought the total killed
In airTlane accidents in Texas up to
forty-eight Thirty-four deaths have oc-
CURED at the two camps at Fort Worth.
while Houston. next in the list, has had
seven.
They kill more at Fort Worth be-
cause they fly more" Is the way a young
aviation officer explained the great diff
ference In the mortality lists
The San Antonio station has had three
fatalities. Dallas and Waco. one each.
and Wichita Falls two.
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S u s. ALRMEN KILLED
MPRACTCE FLIGHTS:
2 ARE NEW WORKERS
New York Filler Killed
Battling Four Germans

PARIS, Feb. 23.-Edward J.
Loughran of New York, fly
ing on the French front in
French squadrilla, was killed ten
days ago in an aerial combat.
L0ughran went across the Ger
man lines and was attacked by
four enemy machines. He few
back to the French lines, where
he fell to earth and was dead
when found. He was buried
near Chalons, in the presence Of
the members Of the Lafayette
Squadron.
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GERMANS KILL
3 OF OUR MEN
Two Soldiers Die of GunshOt
Wounds in Earlier
Action.

WAsH,HGroN. Feb. 2S.-Three men
have been killed in action. five severely
wounded and eight slightly wounded
Gen. Persh,ng tonight reported to the
War Department. The dead are:
RATCLIFF. THOMAS ". private, Ciarks-
scoTT. WILLIAM H. private. Calvert
KiXEEF}. RALPH T, private Ontario,
The severely wounded were Corporals
Edwin f. Titus. Manchester. Conn. and
Thaddeus BiaIeJowskl. Meriden. Conn.
and Prtvates Thomas Morrison. South
Manchester. Conn. Walter r. Moran.
Norwich. Conn. and Gustave II. Her
manson. Ansonia, Conn.
The slightly wounded were First
Lieuts. Guy !. SWEET, South Paris. Me,
and Thomas NJ. Holmes. Albany. n. Y.
Second Lieut.. Edwin e. Call, Dexter.
Me. Prvates Romes Nadeau. Somers-
worth, n. H.; Clyde F. Andrews, Orono,
Me- Peter Rudeck. Egeland, y. d. ;
Walter Brodo"ski. Lenox, Mass. and
William III. Hale, Somerville. Mass.
Private Fred Kopanske, Chicago. died
as a result Of wounds received In action.
II also was announced. and Private Sid
ney NJ. Cowley of so6 West Fourth
street. New York. succumbed on Feb
ruary to accidental gunshot wounds.
Gen. Pershing reported the following
deaths from natural causes: Sergeant
Joseph =. Reed. Hillsboro. Ohio. menin-
gft!s. and Privates Thomas =. Martin,
Holyoke. Mass, meningitis: Douglas y.
Astall Galveston. Tex. nephritls: Ray
II. Griffin, Sherodsville. Ohio. scarlet fe-
yer. and I-eander Olsen. Koosharem,
Utah, no cause assigned,
Sidney y. Cowlcy. who died of acci-
dental gunshot wounds. according to yes
terday's cables, enlisted In Company q
OF the Sixty-ninth y. y. y. G. the day
after war started. His brother Fred
enlisted with him. The Sixty-n!nth was
made the l65th and went to France with
the Rainbow Division.
The boys were the sons Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Cowley OF 900 West Fourth
street Sidney Cowley was 20 years old
member Of the Twenty-third Street
Y. NJ. C. A. and OF the North Baptist
Church. in Eleventh street. He worked
for the MoXie company.
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YALE ATHLETE A VICTIM
Horace HigRinbotham Falls 1000
Feet in Texas.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 23.--Horace
Higginbotham. former all American
football star from Yale and a cadet
naval aviator at Hicks field near here.
was killed this afternoon when the air
plaine in which he was flying fell 1000
feet.
Ensign Frank Lynch. also Of the naval
flying corps. who was plotting the plane,
was probably fatally injured in the
crash.
HiEginbotham was the son of X. W.
Higginbotham. II wealthy business man
of Dallas. Tex.
Lynch arrived here recently from
Hampton Roads. after a period of train
Ing in Canada with the Royal Flying
Corps. His home is in Lawrence. Mass.
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The complete demobil!zation of tn.
Russian army, inclusive of the dstach-
menis newly formed by the present Gov
ernmcnt must be carried out imne-
diately.'
"Russian warshps in tn" Black Sea
the Baltic Sea ana the Arctic Ocean
must Immediately either be sent to Rus
sian harbors and kept there until the
conclusion al peace M be disarmsd.
Warshlps of the Entente which are IN
the sphere OF Russian authority must bn
rcgarded as Russian ships
Merchant navigation of the BLACK Sea
and Baltic Sea must be renewed, a.
stated in the armistiCe treaty Tho
clearing away al mines is to begin i'm
mediately The blockade OF the Arctic
Ocean IL tn remain in fore" until the
conclusion OF a general peace.
The Russo-German commercial treaty
Of 1914 must be enforced again. In ad-
,ii,ion there must be a guarantee for tho
IRE. export. without tariff OF ores and
the immediate commencement OF nego.
tiations for the conclusion ~ new
commercial treaty, with guarantee nf
,na most favored nation treatment. at
least unit! 1929. even in the case of IN.
termination Of tho proNisorium. and,
finally. tine sanctionins Of all clauses
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VA" mn Miners Back ns Work.

':N'NdHAM, Ala. Fen e3.--l,econ-
W. 'ihs 'helr decision rot 10 resume
0n'I their claims had been con-
~" 80" by the Fuel Administration, coal
.''fS IN tue Birmingham district re-
.''n l" work today and full forces are
- 'iG our coal,
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Germany is ready. after the colnple-
ton Of Russian dempbil.zstiou. to evac-
uate tn" regions which are east Of the
above line. SO far as It is not stated
otherwise Livoula and Esthoula mus.
Immediately he cleared OF Russian troops
and Red Guards
"1ivonia and ES'hon.a will he occu-
pied by German police until the dat,
when the constitution Of the respective
countries shall guarantee their socia
security and political order All In
haht'arts who were arrested for pOlitica'
reasons must he released Immediately.
"Eussia VIII conclude peace with the
Tkra!nian Peoples Republic Ukraine
and Finland Will he Immediately evacu-
atcd by Russian troops and Red Guards
"itusslo viii do all in its power 10
secure for Tnrtey the orderly return
of lis Anatolian frontiers Russia recog-
nizcs the annulment Of the Turkish
capituatior.
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pleted his course there on February 1
and was sent to Fort Worth for his flight
training.
He WAS 2S years old on February 10
and in his letters to his father was en-
thusiastic about getting to France soon
for a flight over the German lines.
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Charles r. Flint is So years old and
lives in East Thtrty- sixth street. Mr..
Flint has been tor years regarded as one
of the ablest bankers OF this city. and is
president of Flint a. Co., l2O broadway.
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. W. VA.
The Greenbricr. European plan. Wonderful curs
tive waters. n. Y. Once. The Piaxa.-Adp.
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CHARLES R. FLINT IN HOSPITAL.
Banker IL Under Observation by
baltimore Specialists.
Special Desputch TO THE SrN

BALTIMORE. Feb. 23.-Charles r. Flint.
capitalist of New York. entered the
Johns Hopkins Hospital last Thursday
to undergo observation by specialists.
II was said at the hospital to-day that
MIR. Flints condition wa$ not such as to
cause alarm. but that his presence was
moro for examination than for any spe-
cal treatment. He Is expected to be
ab,c to leave In a few days.
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TEUT0NS TAKE
5000 RUSSIANS
Advance LeiSurcly. Meet Little
Resistance and Open
Way to kiev.
DVINSK CAPTURED BY 100
Lettish Snipers Reported as
IIarassing Invaders in
Some Places.
DVINSK CAPTURED BY 100

LONDON Feb. 23. - The German in
vasion of Russia continues. bat In a more
leisurely fashion. According to the COM
mander OF the Russian northern army.
the Germans are moving forward In de-
tachinents of from loo to 200 men and
not in reg!mental units. In the last two
days they have not encountered Il single
case OF resistance
The vanguard of these small detach-
ments has reached Walk. in Livonia.
ninety miles northeast of Riga. The
evacuation OF Reval is proceeding slowly.
the soldiers refusing to give any assist
ance.
The German right, wing. IN Volhynia.
has reached and occup4ed the town Of
Dubno, the third fortress In the noted
Nolhyniar triangle. designed many years
ago 70 render the Ukraine invulncra BILE
to attack by Germany. Apparently there
was no res!starc" The way to Kiev is
now open. although the Ckralnian capi-
tai is still II, miles away Russian
headquarters has been removed to
Smolcnsk, iifty miles east Of MlnsH and
70" miles southwest Of Moscow. This
was done 50 hurriedly that the staff lost
touch with the various armies
The night statement from German
General Headquarters says;
Operations on the east front are
Germans In Three Groups.
The Commander in Chief uf the Rus
sian army on the northern front says:
THE Germans are advancing with
great caution. They are marching in
three groups First, in the Walk region ::
second, IN the Rieshitsa region. and
third. between these two sections. In
the Mohilev sector all is quiet"
The German Headquarters statement
to-day says;
In Esthonia, We are pressing east
ward. In I.ivonia. Walk has been o.
cupiei
In The Ukraine the forces advancing
southwark from Lutsk reached Dubno.
Elsewhere ouy operations are taking
their course.
The number of prisoners brought In
has been increased to two Generals.
twelve Colone,s. A3S other officers and
$40 men
In the other theatres of war there
s nothing to report.
Appeal Not Needed.
The dsorganized and scattered Rus
Sian army is taking no notice OF the
appeal Of the Bolshevik to engage in
guerrilla warfare The helpless Boil
SneNlRl are pubHshlnS more appeals to
the people to resist the invaders and
there Is talk IN Petrograd OF convoking
the Constituent Assembly. Some OF the
agency dispatches say that units OF the
German army are refusing to partici-
pate in the invasion. while disorders
have been observed among the Aus
trians.
A despatch from Amsterdam SAYS the
Austrian Premier. DIR. Won Seyder, ad-
dressing the lower house at Vienna Fri
day declared again:
Austria Hungary is not participating
In the military action which Germany is
at present taking against Russia There
has been no advance of Austro-Hun-
garian troops into Ukraine. with which
We are at peace,
with regard to Rumania. an armi-
stice exists between Austria Hungary
and that country. Peace negotiations
will begin within the next few DAYS"
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representative Fairchild's
Son and Robert Gray, Jr.,
Among Victims.
THREE DIE IN ONE CRASH
Two Planes Collide in Tennes-
see-Horacc Higginbotham
Also Perishes.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Fetp 23.-Civilian
Frying Instructor Guy II. Reagel Of Chi
cago and Cadets Robert Gray, Jr,. of
Long Island, y. Y. and James II. Webb.
Rome. Ca, were killed at Park Field.
near Memphis. late to-day when the
airpianes In which the men were flying
got into collision and fell about 500 feet,
The planes were at an altitude of 500
feet and both plunged to earth, the
three men being buried In the wreckage.
The cause of the collision probably
never will be known. --3
Instructor Reagle and Cadet Webb
were in regular instruction machine
working out OF the southern half of
the flying field. Cadet Gray. who lacked
but one hours work at range finding
before completing training for a COM
mission as a Second Lieutenant, was
in the other machine alone.
The airplane carrying the two men
was slightly higher than the one driven
by Gray and crashed through the right
wing of the other machine. Instantly
both machines hurtied downward out
OF control and struck the earth about
200 feet apart.
Robert Gray. Jr.. 90. who was killed
while flying in Tennessee. was the son
Of Robert Gray of l6S Cedar avenue,
Richmond Hill. Young Gray was an en-
ployee OF the Guaranty Trust Company,
New York city. before enlisting in the
aviation section
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we repud'a;e any ard every attempt
10 institute an economic boycott or bring
about the economic isolation of Ger !
many. We aim at securing a peace Of
the peoples, but the peoples themselves
must be the sparaptors. On these condi- !
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Continued on Second Page.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-01-10
WHERE BITES ARE TREATED
Mission Dispensaries Cure Many AfrI-
cans Who Sustain All Manner Of
Dangerous Injuries.

Africans 20 to the mission dspen-
sarles TO be cured OF bites from all
kinds OF animals, and Il large num-
Der of them are cured. The common
est bites are from snakes, say writer
in World Outlook. In Inhambane are
lS 70 20 varieties of poisonous snakes,
some very deadly, whose bites mean a
fight for life. Hyenas. Kill or carry
of hundreds of children each year,
and most OF those who are rescued
have terrible scalp wounds, as the
hyena carries child by the head.
Other biting pests of the region are
lions, from whom few escape alive
scorpions, very poisonous and fond OF
getting into beds; hypo flies. large
flies that in biting take huge pieces of
flesh and cause great swellings
sharks, of which the bay il full
But the most common, bite and
seemingly the hardest TO heal, is the
human bit. The Africans when they
get angry use their teeth to good ad-
vantage. There is scarcely morn.
ing that several do not come 10 the
dispensary. One boy had his lower
lip bit OF, and for him n Lip
was made.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-01-10
ITHACA

- -
Paul HiIburn and family have moved
To Lansing, where Mr. Hilburn will
take charge of the printing depart
nient Of the industrial school.
Howard Burchard is home from
France on furlough He is a gunner
on the merchant ship S. S. Teresa,
which dropped anchor at New Port
News, Va, December %. Since he
sailed in October he has been in Ire
land, France and England. On their
return trip their boat was attacked
one night by a submarine, one torpedo
passed in front and another under
SC no harm was done Every man was
called to his post however, but they
were not attacked again.
Eugene Becker and Miss Pearl Hill
both of Hamilton township were mar
ried at the NJ. +. parsonage Monday
tended by the groom's sister and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Thum of Ham
ilton.
Alva Michael Of Sumner township
and Miss Anna Anderson of Lake City,
Mich, were united in marriage at the
Presbyterian manse by Rev. William
Roberts, December "a. They were at
tended by Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Michael,
parents Of the groom, of Sumner.
William Swift Of North Star, father
of Henry Swift, cashier at the Ann
Arbor depot, died Friday. The funeral
was held Sunday at 2 o'clock Rev.
Buker OF the North Star NJ. z. church
ofhciated and interment was made in
the cemetery adjoining the church.
William c. Scarf writes from the
! Officers Training School at Camp Gus
tel to which he has recently been as
signed, that the eight hundred soldiers
in that school will probably receive
their training there instead of at some
point in the south as originally in
tended.
The examination Of Albert Eichorn
charged with the murder of Beatrice
Eplcr was commenced at the court
room Tuesday morning of this week
The people are represented by Prose.
cutting Attorney O. l.. Smith, and
Judge Kelly S. Scarf of the law firm
of Lyon & Scarf at ST. Johns. Chas
ii. Goggin of Alma and George p
Stone appear for the defendant. TIL,
examination of Eichorn will be fol.
lowed by that of John Brennan OF
Flint and that of Inez Johnson OF
Alma both of whom were also charged
with completely in the crime. Mrs
Johnson will be represented by AT
torneys Stone and Goggin while Bren
ran will be defended by Purcell &
Travis of Saginaw. The courtroom
has been crowded to its full capacity.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-01-10
LEGAL Anatomy.

l followed with interest from time to
time the innocent errors OK the little
blue-cyed helpmate Of the office.
doubt not that, without her help, great
er mistakes in tipping would be made
not In spelling or grammar, perhaps
but such as these: Dear. Sir you5s
Of the LIST reToceIved andin rely will
say" etc.
Be that as II may, have one here
which l think worthy of a paper.
dictated rs follows:
'Such a proposition. couched as II
is In terms to mislead the Jury, is moi
u true statement of the law, is unten
able and is certain to mean defeat to
the ends Of justice"
My stenographer evidently thought
that our courts use a defeated litiganI
much as father does an unfavorablf
sutton for daughters hand, for she
wrote:
"Such proposition, couched as it Is
in terms to mislead the jury. Is not
true statement Of the law, Is untenable
and Is certain to meet the feet In the
hands of the justice. VESTS Docket
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-01-10
Woman Suffrage.

1t was in the early days OF the ad-
vanced movement of woman suffrage,
muses. an exchange, when by the mag
istrate's orders a number Of "enthus-
lasts" went to Holloway Jail. Among
them was q most excellent charwoman
who was employed at Clements inn.
A sympathetic meeting was held on
their release. at which the chairman
spoke in eloquent terms. Here you
have" he remarked, "a body OF deli
cately nurtured, earnest-minded WON
en- who, for some trifiing infractiOn OF
the law, find themselves condemned TO
prison. and there for the first time
in their lives"
BEG pardon, sir, for interrupting,
said the charwoman. jumping up hasti-
". "but think ought to tell you that
I did once get seven days for banging
my old man on the nose.'
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-01-10
Shin Of the Desert.

Because of its peculiar swaying mo-
ton In walking, the camel has been
called the "ship Of the desert" This
title may also have some reference to
the extreme stupidity and passivity OF
the animal, says Popular Science
Monthly, which submits tn great
loads. which It will often carry for
days at time without stopping for
food or drink, with no more urging
than a ship would require from the
hands of its pilot.
The manner In which the drivers
hobble the camels when they stop for
Il rest Is interesting. They do not de
pend upon stakes driven In the deep
yielding sand. but simply double back
and tie one end of the forelegs of the
animal so that II can lie down or rise
up, hut cannot move from the spot.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-01-10
County Correspondence
news Of our neisbborins OiIIsses as CLEANED each
peek By our special staff Of correspondents

Mr.. and Mrs. George Shong spent
New Years with Mrs. Shong's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Horton OF
Riverdale.
Miss Esther Horton of Riverdale
spent New Years day at the Ralph
Mallory home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Audley Charter Wis,
tied Mrs. Charters parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Freed New Years day.
Mrs. Harry loft visited Mrs. Leon.
ard Hidtlebaugh in Alma, Wednesday
Miss Mary Wiltshire visited her
parents over Sunday.
Mr.. Joslin and Mr.. and Mrs. Sey
mour Arris of Elm Hall spent Sunday
a, the Bert Culver home.
Ed Hills and family OF Portland
spent New Years with Mr. and Mrs
Ben Freed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-01-10

Roy Boyels and wife are here max
ing his parents few days visit before
starting in the grocery business in st.
Louis. where they are living.
NJ. Leonard who recently suffered n
broken arm is reported 10 be improv-
ing rapidly.
Charles Oliver and family of Alma
spent New Years here with Mrs.
divers parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Hamilton,
who have been visiting at the home
Of their daughter, Mrs. Hugh Byers
in Alma, were expected to return
home Sunday but because of the heavy
storm were unable to come home.
c. o. Alexander made a business
trip to the southern part of the state
last week. He returned home Satur-
day, but will be called back again
this week.
Mrs. Flora Alexander visited at the
hcme Of her sister, Mrs. c. Dutt, OF
Alma last week. She also had the
pleasure Of visiting with her nephew
Lieut.. Chas. Dutt.
Albert Cline started working fol
c. o. Alexander Monday.
Mrs. Emma Leonard is reported rs
very i'll at this writing.
Alva Hopkins Of st. Louis was
home from Wednesday to Saturday
helping his father get in wood.
A. Leonard has rented the Eliza
beth Leonard farm again this year.
The new minister, Rev. Starr, com.
n.enced his work here Sunday, but
because of the severe weather only .
few people were out to greet him
Special services will be held Sunday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-01-10
II WOMEN ONLY KNEW
What Heap of Happiness II Would
Bring to Alma Homes.

Hard to do homework with an ach
ing back.
Brings you hours of misery at lei
sure or at work
If women only knew the cause
that
Backachc pains often come from
weak kidneys,
'Twould save much needless woe.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys,
Many residents of this vicinity en-
dorse them.
Mrs. +. f. Garlock, +. Center St.
Ithaca, Mich, says: 81 had backachc
and my kidneys acted irregularly.
got Doan's Kidney Pills and they re.
licved me- That happened some year:
ago and publicly recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills at that time.
hold as high an opinion of Doan':
row as I did then"
Price coo. at oil dealers. Don't
simply ask for n kidney remedy--get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same thai
Mrs. Garlock had Focter- Milburr
Co.. Props, Buffalo. y. y.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-01-10
B0LlvlA'S CITY OF SILENCE
Santa Cruz De Ia Sierra Far From
the Outside Worli-Maii Reaches
New York In Two Months.

'The only tropical city OF Bolivia II
stands from 1900 feet above sen level
so far from the outside world that
mail deposited on January reached
New York on March IL. OF the 49,
900 inhabitants OF Santa Cruz DE
La Sierra. 11,00O are female. writes
Harry A. Frnnck In the Century.
at Is city OF silence. Spreading
over a dead-flst. half-sandy. jungled
plain. Its right-srgled streets are
deep In reddish sand in which not
only It's shod feet. BY no means In
the majority. though the upper class
is almost foppish in dress, but even
the solid wooden wheels OF it's clumsy
OK carts made not sound. There Is
no modern industry to lend Its strl-
dent voice. though the town boasts
three stream establishments for the
making OF Ice. the grinding Of maize
and the saving OF lumber, and every
street fades away at either end into
the whispering jungle. Narrow side
walks Of porous red bricks, rooted by
the wide oveFhanging caves of the
houses. often upheld by pillars or
poles, line most Of the streets. But
these are by no means continuous. aud
being commonly high above the street
level and often taken up entirely. es-
pecially Of an evening, by the families,
who consider this their veranda rnth-
or than the pedestrians right Of way,
the latter generally finds ii easier to
plod through the sand Of the street
itself.