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10 service there, that it was the chapel OF
the Bishop OF st. -, whose chateau was
short way from the church. We visited
the chateau, splendid huge old mansion
which has since been owned BY MARQUIS
and Count. The gardens In the front
and rear are very picturesque-to see a
bishop with such luxury while the rest OF
the people were so poor made me realize
the Middle Age corruption OF the church
We saw number of other interesting
and extremely old houses Il must go to
the old kitchen, now regimental bath
house, to get bath before it is TOO dark J
| am finishing this on New Years Day
We had an inspection this morning and
wore our tin" hats. They are pretty
heavy, but not uncomfortable They have
them in sizes-a1s. One OF the Rows took
my picture. | shall send it. Who do you
think ran into this morning? b. W lie
is attached to the - regiment OF the
brigade and has quarters right near me.
He Is going to New Years dinner with me
with Battery q as figure we shall have
a better DINNER than the officers mess
delicious veal, cocoa, French fried DO
tatOes, pies, dOughnuts, ad infinitum. !
Just met Z. McL's youngest brother.
also ran into this morning b. G. from
fIcnulono TINS Iatner Is Judge there).
He told me about S. and how popular she
was at all their parties. Also at an egg
nog party that the gave for the
other regiments, a second lieutenant
walked up to me and said: aren't YOU
from Baltimore? My n me is X. used
10 be in Troop "A" He seemed to be D
very nice fellow. | have not heard from
r. yet. / enclose very nice invitation to
tea for today, but couldn't make it Hone
to be able to go next Sunday, as the
young lady suggests. Please keep the
also all my letters ] am too busy
TO keep a diary. Lots of love TO all. /
shall write father soon.
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NEW CENTURY CLUB.

The New Century Club viii have oppor.
tunity TO hear two very timely and enter
tanning lectures, next week. One will be
Public Questions, the lecture which
Miss Janet Richards was 70 have given
last week. but had TO be postponed until
Thursday night next; the other will be
on Wednesday night, an illustrated lee
ture on THE Story of Venice and I er
Art. by Mrs Minna Eliot Tenney Teck
a very charming speaker, who is exceeding
ingly well versed in her subject.
Non members of the club will be ad-
mitted on payment Of so cents, plus the
war tax.
The program for the current events
class on Monday morning follows
Women of l776-Mrs II. ID. Ross.
Women of 186l-Mrs. George s. Ca
pelie, Jr.
Women of 1917-Mrs. Donald Ash
brook
The Fall of JerusaIem-Mrs. r.
Field
The World of Music, illustrated Miss
Madeline Reed.
Anniversary of Opening OF Club House
Mrs. A. ID. Warner.
Piano selections-Mrs. Huxley.
Members are requested to note that the
class will meet at 10 O'Clock, instead of
80, the usual hour.
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ANNA GORDON TO SPEAK HERE.

Miss Anna A. Gordon, president OF the
National W G. T T., viii be in Whining
ton a few hours on Tuesday next, and will
speak in West Presbyterian Church, Tues
day morning at 10 O. clock. She is touring
the country to speak for the Prohibition
Amendment to the Federal Constitution.
Mrs. S. II. Messick OF Bridgeville, State
president, and Mrs. s NJ. Donnell Of
Newark, county president of the w. c..
r. T., viii be at the meeting, and Mrs.
Donnell will preside. The public is in
yitad to attend
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LETTER FROM FRANCE.
A Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year Experienced By an American Off
Ger in the Expediiionary Forces.

Here is letter written BIZ an officer in
the service. showing how well Uncle Sam
is taking care OF his troops and how
happy they were in the holiday times
American Expeditionary Force, Some
where in France, Dec %, 1917.
Dearest Mother. Thanks ever so much
for the box from SIS and for the delicious
fruit cake. SIS box was in very poor con-
dition when II arrived onlv one box of
apricot candy was left ard the fruit cake
/ got lots Of mail a week before Xmas and
Xmas eve, good letter from d. am de-
lighted about his success. The adjutant is
a very important officer. 1t showed what
Dis record was that he should be selected.
! am also mighty glad he is married. re-
ceived the cable on the 2Sth. Thanks so
much. / should have cable5 myself. but
so great rush of necessary communi-
cations must be sent, ewere ordered not
to cable. hope for your sake and 5 s that
ID is not to sail soon, but as | wrote c. |
shall be delighted when he gets here, as
we can, no doubt, get together. I've
writ ten c. OF the charming French Deople
I've ct In and of their hospitality.
l wanted to go there for tomorrow, but
have too much work Christmas the band
played "Ob, Come All Ye Faithful, for
the Reveille march, the only day in the
rEsfH III plaNe q uEIilG lot GAGNEIiltt, anu fDB
men were allowed 10 sleep till 7.30 We
had communion service at 9 and
rcgnentsl service ut IL Every single
man got ii nice Christmas box. The cake
and c. and IS box of Marron came some
time before Christmas; you can imagine
my delight TO find IN my room about noon
Christmas day box from q very sweet
young baltimore lady 1t contained a
dandy sweater, q new book by Ian Hav
Beth, some sugar which | am Sc wing for !
tea IN the trenches, and q. box Of Marion.
ASK K. If she sees the young lady to say
how much | appreciated everything.
Two boxes OF Marron, How will ever
come down to anything else? None of us
will get any credit when we get back. We |
will be too fat and healthy. This morning. |
for instance, tive and half mile hike |
back through beautiful country with an
extremely interesting old town, back to /
q splendid dinner with all the trimmings !
delicious butter, chocolate and dessert |
that We have at home In bed every night !
before 10, with eight hours sleep in fine |
fresh air. / never felt better In my life. !
Don't sympathize on account of hard |
ships, we have none at present. To go on /
with Christmas. all the batteries had ey- 1
ceilent dinners, as did our officers mess.
In the afternoon a lieutenant in my bat /
tery walked with me TO ---, two and one
half miles from camp. We went to church |
and asked the priest about the history Of J
his little edifice He told me il had been !
b>aalt in lI6O, that Napoleon LII had gone /
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION.

Delegates from every parish In the
diocese are invited to the religious insti-
tute To be held at St. Johns Church next
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, closing
Wednesday at noon. 1t has been arranged
by rev. Thomas c. Hill, diocesan edu-
cational secretary, and Mrs. W II.
Beacon, educational secretary for the
Woman's Auxiliary Very distinguished
speakers have been engaged and every
detail arranged to make the affair profit
able and pleasant. The program follows:
MONDAY.
10 a. m, holy communion; II30, nor
NAL Mission Study; p. m, lunch; $50,
normal mission study; 4, teacher training,
6, supper; z, normal mission study; SIS,
evensong and address, "Religious Edu-
cation" Rev. DIR. S. L. Mittman.
TUESDAY.
730 a. m, holy communion; $50,
normal mission study; IL, New Junior
Plan;" 1890 NJ, business; p. m, lunch +;
go, Missions In the Church School; -
$50, normal mission study; SIS, even
song and address, africa" DIR. IL. h
W kuInm.
WEDNESDAY.
730 a. M, holy communion; $50.
normal mission study; IL, general bulsi-
ness, adjournment, lunch.
A very simple luncheon viii be served
each of the three days, and on Monday
evening there will be supper in the parish
house. This will be in charge of the ladies
of st Johns, with Mrs Alban Richey as
chairman.
The menu for supper is: Creamed
chicken on toast, escalloped potatoes, col
slaw, coffee and rolls Ice cream viii be
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HOW We SHOULD SING
OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM
Some Pertinent Suggestions About
Community Singing of Star
Spangled Banner"

Editor Woman Page: VIII YOU permit
an oldtimer who was raised on old war
songs by father who was both a patriot
and musician, to suggest that the Com
munity Club make it their business to
show the present generation how TO sing
"'The Star-Spangled Banner correctly?
Mr.. Carpenter has made a fine begin
ming by insisting that we memorize the
words Now, let us put the notes and
words together as they should go, when
sung by the older generation.
No one should fiddle and flute and trill
the .Star-Spangled Banner it needs
trumpets and drums and stirring tones.
A vigorous emphasis on the important
words, with quick crisp rendering of the
little connecting words, will bring us to
the IF that scareS us SO before we know
it, and it viii come out voluntarily and
with shout, as it should.
THE rockets red GLARE" IS high In
the heavens, why not in tones?
''As it catches the CLEAN"
Then conquer we MUST,
THE Home of the FREE
These are what we are. fighting for;
then why not shout it out? Why not be
proud and glad TO show our love of the
Country the Flag flies over?
Our National Hymn is not flynn of
Hate" thank God, but hymn of pride
and patriotism, OF love for our free land,
and determination to keep it free.
SO, do let US sing our War Song not Ia
a slow, good-natured, patronizing, care
fully correct rendering of something we
are not entirely fond of, but as something
we must fight autocraoy with all our
mightl Read it over with this suggestion
in your mind: Put words, notes aud
emphasis where they should be, and be
prepared to show MIR Carpenter, Monday
night, that we are alive to the real mean
ing and inspiration of our own "Star-
Spangled Banner"
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EVERY MORNING.
srrnAY

SUNDAY.
We arc but children in the school of life,
And when the day is done, With ioyfui
steps
We cross the shining fields that iie tetveer
Enter our Fathers gate, and ere AZ hora-.
MONDAY
10 Is doubtful whether you or c5ulr
make the world much happier evrn IL wc
tried. But we could certainly dn a god
deal TO make life go more smoothly fo-
those in our own IIetle corner If We ~.
our minds tn II.
TUESDAY
Full gifts that heaven delights IN see
The poorest hands may hold
The love that Of its poverty
Cives kindly succor, prompt and free,
L. worth it's weight 10 gold
WEDNESDAY.
The part Of the man or woman in the
street" during a war IL 70 hear neressa-v
burdens braveiy, and help others in every
way they can.
THrRsDAY.
Lend handi Do not think that bes-ause
yours Is small
Or because from its fingers no riches may
fall,
It was meant you should render no suocor
az all.
FRIDAY.
Love makes people believe IN irt-
mortality, because there seems not 20 b.
room enough on earth for so great a
tenderness.
SATURDAY.
All along the ages whatever rs good and
beautiful and worthy has been nearev
always the fruit Of suffering and nai7.
Without shedding OF blood there IS Do
remission"
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Of the leaders Of the institute, viii stay
with Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Wesley Priest.
Miss Dorothy Giles Of Cold Spring, ".
T., another instructor for the Christian
Institute, viii be a guest Of Mrs. John
Bancroft; Rev. IT, w. Stole Of Washing
ton, ID. C., will be a guest Of Rev. =. VI.
klrkus at Trinity rcctory; Dr. = u.
Mittman will stay With Thomas y. Win
gate, Jr.; Mrs. r. r. Lightner Of New
Castle viii be with Mrs. Murray Stewart,
and Mrs Charles X. Cole Of Dover win b.
with Mrs W. X. hathaway
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Darlington have
returned from Beaufort, <. O., where they
were for three weeks
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SCOTCH SOUP.
With bread and dessert it is enough TO

With bread and dessert it is enough for
lunch or supper.
212 quarts water
~ cups rolled oats.
5 potatoes cut in small pieces.
2 onions, sliced.
2 tablespoons -four
z tablespoons fat
Boil the water and add the oatmeal.
potato and onion, u tablespoon Of salt
and n teaspoon pepper Cook for one
half hour Brown the -four with the fat
and add to the soup Cook until thick
One cup Of tomato adds to the favor.
Serves five people.
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Ellen rushed into her mistress apart
ment and cried:
Please, Mrs. Midgiey, Kate has been
trIyln' to light the fire with paraffin, an
she's been blown out of the Window
"Oh, well, it's her day out, is it not?"
calmly reioined the mistress s.-Every
body's Magazine.
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SPICED OATMEAL CAKES.

The whole family viii Ike these, and
they are easily made:
~ cups four.
y cup cooked oatmeal
H cup sugar.
a cup ralsins-
\. teaspoon soda.
y teaspoon baA ing powder
y teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons fat.
cup molasses.
Heat the molaSses and fat 70 boiling.
Mix with al the other materials. Bake N
muffin pans for so minutes. This IMAGES
u cakes.
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A MATTER OF CHRONOLOGY.
Definition Of a Lady,

1914 1917
Any woman vino Knit socks
can Work In n1unition
Play bridge. plant.
Ride in Limousine. Make over old
Know how 20 clothes.
? dress. Squeeze penny.
How to spend Nurse.
money. Dig.
Flirt. Cook corn meal .
Play golf. ways
Give dinner. Sneak trench
Speak French language.
Dance the hesitation. Make bandazes.
Do Europe in 90 Hate the
davs. Kaiser.
Go to the opera. Drive car.
Lie
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FRUIT SAUCE.

Nc up fruit syrup, y cup corn syrup,
t.. -poon cornstarch, teaspoon butter
substitute.
The syrup from aprieots, peaches, cher
ries, ounces or any fruit may be used
The amount OF sweetenlng will depend
upon the acidity OF the fruit Mix the
cornstarch with a little of the cold fruit
syrup. Add the rest Of the corn and fruit
syrups. Boil together FIVE minutes. Add
the butter substitute last.
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WASHINGTON HEIGHTS CLUB.

The regular meeting of the Washington
Heights Century Club will be held at 2209
Boulevard, Monday night at 6 o'clock
instead of No. 30 School.
There will be an impodant business
session, and then a delightful program
will be presented.
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PEACE ADDRESS.

Caleb E. Burchenal viii deliver an ad-
dress, "The Making of a Permanent
Peace" in Friends School auditorium,
tomorrow afternoon at $50 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend
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Whom 1T Apphes" Mrs. Omar Jones
read an article, Amounts Raised by
u. s. Taxation"
Refreshments were served by the
hostess
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Eat heartily of perishable foods,
says the national food administration
Provided, of course, that you can raise
the price.
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Winter
Suggestions

For chapped hands and
rough akin, use Cream Lo-
ton. It is cooling, soothing
and vitslizing 70 the skin.
Makes rough hands soft and
smooth. Ahsorhs quickly.
Carbolated Naseline, Cold
Cream and CaInphorized Gly-
cerine, all enemies OF Jack
Frost.
Telephone, We deliver
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Airs. George Frank Mason of Stamford.
Conn, is visiting Mrs. J. Merrick Horn.
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Several guests viii be entertained next
week because Of the Institute for Re-
hgious Education, to be held at st. Johns
p. <. Church.
DIR. Il. X. W. humm, the noted African
explorer, who gives a series Of lectures at
the institute, viii stay with MIR. and Mrs.
Felix du Pont; Rev. and A1rs. Thomas
Getz Hill of Smyrna viii be guests of Mr.,
and Mrs. Frederick Bringhurst; and Miss
Helen |. Jennings of Pottsville, Pa, one
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The Tuesday Club. WIKI CD was enter
tanned at luncheon by Mrs :. A. Refs, this
week, has decided to support three French
war orphans, whose mothers viii be pro-
vided with money through the American
Ouvroir Funds and the Societe La Bre-
tagne. The club, formed six years ago. rs
a bridge club, is now devoting its time
10 Red Cross work.
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Gone, but Not
Forgotten

Leona Elizabeth Thomas. daughter
of Mrs o. Baklund. of $50 Central St,
died Monday morning. June et. 1918.
of Drieht's disease. aged IL years.
eight months and % days.
Although Leona has left us in per
son. her influence and sweet iovabie
character will live with US. on thru
TO eternity. She suffered death many
times in the II weeks she was i'll.
but not once was she heard 10 com
plain OF her lot. she was always SO
patien, and thosfui of those waiting at
her bedside. and until the day before
she died. she had such great hopes
Of getting wen. but on Sunday. she
said:
Mamma. can never get WELL
stiii her death was q shock TO US. for
We were hoping against hope that
she could recover.
Her faith in God has always been
very strong since early childhood and
when told. as she was passing away
that she was going TO live with her
Saviour and the Angles, she smiled
and said: u am glad"
Her friends were numbered by her
acquaintances. for no one knew her
but to love her.
She leaves to mourn her. mother.
brother and sister besides q host of
other relatives and friends. and 10
the hcart-broken ones would say.
Weep not. for Leona rs at rest
Rev. Armentrout conducted the flu
neral at the Undertaking estab-
lishmens. Wednesday morning and
she vas laid to rest in Lakeside Gene
terry. She had been a member of the
Presbyterian church only short
fhile. not being able to attend SER
vices. Rev. Armentrout came to her
home and received her into the
church.
Six of her schoolmates acted as pail
bearers and the profusicn OF flowers
that covered the casket was evidence
of how her friends loved her.
"A FRIEND.
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OR. LtrTCE HAS RECEIVED
ARMY ORDERS

Dr. W. T. Little, on Wednesday re
sived telegram from Adtutant Gen.
eral Mccain of the United States army
At Washington. d. c.. ordering him to
report at New Haven. Conn. as a
member Of the medical reserve for as.
signment to military duty. The ex.
act character OF the work to which
Dr.. Little viii be. ssigned. Is not
known. aitho it will be in connection
with the hospital service Or. Littie's
orders require him 70 present himself
10 tho commanding officer OF the
United Statcs army at New Haven.
on July sth. He will leave here July
eth.
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rurnine the Dear gar.

There are worse affiictions than the
Impairment Of ones sense of hesrine.
Much depends on ones environment.
In John Moriey's recoiirctirns he re-
calls q dinner ;lt Herbert Spencer's
where the host wore err shoppers so
adjusted thar he Could open or close
them. according 10 the sort of conver-
sation that went on around the table.
When Nr. Roosevelt is afflicted with
boresome talk he c1in turn his left ear
in the saintary direction and thus es-
cape what might otherwise detract
from the JOY Of Hfe.--Boston Globe.
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hTTested

II Jon suffer with lame muscles or
stihened toints look out for impuri.
tte: IN the blood, because each at
tack gets more acute and stubborn,
To arrest rheumatism you must
improve Jour general health and
purity your blood; the cod liver oil
In Scotts Emulsion Is Natures
great blood-maker while & also
strengthens the organs to expel the
iaPurtese. ecott's Y helrlne thoas-
- 90 - sas.a sss :;l s:S a ssass rs'ies'
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Ghost Pho,ooraoh..

Those who are looking for novelty
In phctograplly may find 1t interesting
to take photograph Of a ghost. OF
course II will be fake ghost Get
q friend To pose as the ghost" and
expose your negative allowing one
third of the proper time. Then let
the ghost leave the room and expose
the negative for the remaining two
thirds Of the proper exposure. OF
course the camera must not he moved
and the ghost may be drsped in
white.
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DEVELOPING THE FLAVOR
OF COTTAGE CHEESE

Cottage cheese is judged by its fla
vor and its texture. We control the
flavor by using NEW skinned milk
produced in a cleanly manner. in clean
utensils and soured quickly by the ad-
dition of good favored sour milk. In
this way we develop the flavor we de
sire.
Since this sour milk. or starter as
We call 1t, is our flavor developer or
seed" as you might say. too great
care cannot be exercised in securing
II. II you do not care to get a com
mercial starter. an excellent grade
may be developed in the home
kitchen.
To do this. steriiize thoroughly a
smallmnnfhed container Ga quart milk
bottle or Mason jar is very good) by
boiling for thirty minutes in u pan OF
water; cool. but do not rinse. place
in the bottle or jar one pint OF new
skinned milk, directly from the sepss-
rator IL You have one, then cover
mouth of container carefully with a
layer OF absorbent cotton or a clean
cotton cloth Leave bottle with milk
thus prepared in kitchen or other
warm place for twenty-four or thirty
hours. or until IL clabbers. when you
will have a high grade of sour milk
or starter" This should then be
placed ON the ice until ready for use
II should not be made long before II
Is wanted for use. ls the sooner il is
used after development the better the
davor obtained
In souring milk for cheese take one
gallon OF new skinned milk. add
three-fourths OF one cup of starter
bring to 20 degrees r. or the tempera-
ture of the ordinary kitchen. and
leave for over night. In the morning
there will be smooth, even curd or
clabbef formed and ready for the
making OF the cheese.
After our starter Is once made We
can develop the quantity we wish
more quickly thereafter by sterilixing
the jar as In the beginning. placing
therein q pint of new skinned milk.
to which we add three tablespoonfulis
of the original starter and leave In
the kitchen over night. In the morn
ing we have o new starter. This may
be kept up indefinitely. but II for any
reason the starter becomes "old" or
on davor. discard and start new ono
as ws esd originally Since our starter
10 In reality our .seed.- We cannot
raise good crop Of weitnayored
curd Tor cheese II our seed Is OF poor
fiavor.
Buttermflk may be used as a starter
II II is well favored. new and FREQ
from butter particles.
MRS. 4. X COFFIN.
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Spanish Cedar sawdust.

Some curious uses are found for
the better kinds of sawdust- One of
these pertains to the Spanish cedar
stwdusf. which Is of extreme light
ness II Is employed for packing cheap
chemicals continued in glass and ship
ped Tor long distances. In this reIa-
tion there must he taken into consid-
Grafton The question of weight and
freight charges. and so Spanish cedar
sawdnsf eniers the equation.
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eot AIona wi,hout MetaI,.

The clin ,lwrlIerS knew nothing Of
the u>.. "f metals. Their knives We're
made from the bones of the deer.
highly polished and very sharp. Their
household utensils consisted srf pot
terry jars and casks made OF fiber and
covered with a snbstance resembling
modern varnish. Although the earliest
ciin dveilers were prehistoric. cave
iivers have existed in almost every
age Of the world.
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Pr.esIe.I Joke, selaem Pepul.r.

The adept at the practical joke. be-
ing himself nersously insensste and
afflicted with perverted Idea of hu-
NOR, Is almost invariably the person
who cannot. n. We say. take his own
medicIne." turning snlky and sullen
under reprisals In kind. and belongs
with the people who are not desirable
as friends Even acquaintance Is often
a irizi--D-inoit Free Press
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I.x.ns.s Fond Of 1he,,rie,I..

The Jnsane~e 81 enjoy the wander
Ing theaters of their land that they
will walk miles Ia see one of their
epics or folk tales produced by pup
pets or by rca, players. Whenever the
manager sets up his stage and proper
Ties there Is the jabbering Jsvanese
crowd. eager for evening and the pros
pective treat.