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Next Winter to See the New Steamer
Service to South America.

Chairman HURLEY makes more
definite the plans Of the Shipping
Board for a fast American steamship
service between the United States and
South America. The line that Is most
needed for the stimulation of freight
and passenger business Is the one be-
tween New York and the great ports
of Brazil and Argentina. This will
be opened on November l, Mr.. HUR-
ley announces, with three former
German ships, each capable Of twen-
ty-three or more knots.
New York to Rio in nine days,
New York to Buenos Ayres in two
weeks-that is something like fast
service. When the business men of
this and the largest two republics OF
South America discover that they can
go to call upon one another In ships
as comfortable and fast as most of
the transatlantic steamers we shall
be good deal nearer to close busi-
ness relations with the southern half
of this hemisphere than We have ever
got by talking about 1t.
The Shipping Board has other and
almost equally ambitious plans for the
sprucing UP of our merchant marine,
including new lines to the West In
dies and to the west coast Of South
America; but the three boat express
service to the east coast is the i'm
provement which has been most
needed and of which, we believe, the
exporters and importers of both coun-
tries will be quick to take advantage,
With nearly a month cut of the
round trip between New York and
Buenos Ayres, the Yankee salesman
will have what will be almost n new
field. He will find in the new steamer
line speed and luxury for himself and
rapid transit for his letters and his
merchandise.
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Ing no temperature. Eat ice cream,
whispered the third.
Keep out Of the sun, said one.
Keep out Of draft, counselled the
second. Keep out of the ambulance,
sang the third. All Joined in the
chorus: Avoid intoxicating drinks |
But now there is a dispute as to what
such things are.
Hot humans will go on as usual.
The ice water fend will engulf quarts
Of his chilly beverage. The man with
the hot tea mania will go around
telling people that his is the only way
to be cool, although he is the hottest
looking object north Of sheol.
Maybe the experts are sitting some
where with tall glasses of beer before
them, preparing some advice for the
August hot spell.
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Our War Debts.

The Treasury Department an
nounced yesterday that the debt of
the United States had reached $685.
921, 151,2 70 How much higher 1t will
90 nobody can tell. We can only hope
that the orgy Of Democratic post
bellum extravaganza and waste will
be checked by the Republicans, and
the serious job Of restoring some
thing approaching sanity in national
expenditure will be tackled at once.
Secretary GLASS has promised us
there will be no more war bond is
sues. There should not be. The way
to resume specie payments was to re-
sumo; the way to retrench is to
retrench.
The debt Of the United States on
April 1, 1791, after the adjustment
of the Revolutionary accounts, was
$40, 7S1 1888, or $1sSs for each inhabi-
tant of the infant republic. On De
cember 81, 1915, after the War of
1912, the debt was 1927 041 ,341,
amounting to $1464 per capita. When
we finished up our transactions with
Mexico growing out Of the annexation
of Texas we owed sos, 3O4, 796 in 1851,
or 1884 for each member of the popu-
lation. On August 81, 1865, the civil
war having been won, we had a debt
Of 81, S44, GAG, 816, or $S1.5S each. To-
day the burden, SOS, 1921, 161, 27O,
amounts to $235.64 for each Of our
11O,000,000 people. This debt may be
said roughly to amount to 10 per cent.
Of the national wealth. 1t should be
borne in mind that approximately 80
per cent. Of the debt was contracted
to obtain money to lend to other ma
tions. This will be repaid. The es-
innate of the Bankers Trust Com
pany is that the war debt will reach
its maximum next year, and that the
actual net war burden which the
American people will have to llqui-
date will be between $4,000, OOO, 900
and s2o,OOO,O0O,OOO, or from $40 to
slS7 per capita"
This, however. will not be the fact
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est strategic group IN the Baltic.
They are about 300 in number. Per
haps eighty of them are inhabited by
fishermen or seamen, mostly Of Swed-
ish descent; the others are rocky
islets which might be converted into
an almost impregnable line Of defence.
From their position at the head Of
the Gulf Of Bothnia and at the en-
trance to the Gulf of Finland the
islands easily control both Of these
waters.
The Russians commended that their
possession of the islands was neces-
sary TO the protection Of Petrograd ;
the Swedes held that Stockholm, their
capital, and their entire east coast
were always at the mercy Of an
enemy which could fortify the Alands.
The defenoes on these islands, 1t is
said, were the last that Germany
abandoned in the Baltic region.
The opposition to the Swedish con-
tention comes principally from Fin
land, which insists that the islands
are necessary to the protection of
her western coast. A not unlikely
solution, however, may be the divi-
sion Of the islands between these two
States, and stipulation similar to
the Aland Convention entered into
by Great Britain, France and Russia
In 1856. Under such an agreement
the islands cannot be fortified or
made into a military or naval base
by any State to which they may be
awarded.
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AFTER THE UPLIFT.
VIII Filtration Be Permitted ant
Chewing Gum Prohibited

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: /
note that Richard p. Read vents the
opinion that the Almighty on Judgment
Day will bar cigarette smokers, whereas
pipe addicts will pass with flying colors
He advocates a Nineteenth Amendment
abolishing cigarettes. a Twentieth doing
away with profanity and a Twenty FIRST
cutting out Irritation.
Scoring the high impracticability OF
his second proposition and the sheer i'm
possibility OF his third. permit me to
invite his attention 10 the asseveration
OF female evangelist whom l heard
the other day. BY her reckoning the
worst vice on earth next to alcohol IL
chewing gum. and she fiatly stated that
any young girl whom you meet with
Jaws working overtime in the mastica-
tion OF the chicie is doomed inevitably
to eternal hell fire.
Radical as are the opinions OF this
evangelist. cannot believe that she
or any Of her sex would ever stand for
Mr.. Reads Twenty-first Amendment
GEORGE TAoGARr
JERSEY CITY, N. J.. June I.
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The Treaty Scandal.

The scandal of the Peace Treaty
withheld from the United States Sen
ate while it is permitted to be In the
possession of others here In this coun-
try Is inexpressibly fragrant. When
the treaty confirming power Of the
United States Government cannot Off
cially touch 1t 1t is In the hands OF
money changers and Spectators.
When the Senate cannot discuss 1t,
much less act upon 1t, they can study
1t, they can gamble on 1t, they can use
it for any purpose that suits them.
Whatever the circumstances under
which such private interests obtained
copies of the treaty 1t is a scandal In
comparable. 1t makes no difference
whether the copies came from Wash
ington or from Paris 1t makes no
difference whether they were slipped
into such hands by agents Of our own
Government or by agents Of another
Government. 1t makes no difference
whether they were given out to be-
come stock market factors or to be
held In a confidence which was be-
trayed. 1t makes no difference what
are the contents Of the treaty.
The fact remains that, whoever dis
tributed the copies and for whatever
reason, the treaty can be kicked abou,
the speculative markets day after day
but still Is withheld from the Official
knowledge of the United States
Senate.
Let the American people, II they
viii, draw a veil over this ugly bust
ness But they cannot escape the ma
tional shame Of 1t.
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Give a thought to Fifth avenue.
The huge grandstand that stretched
from Fifty-ninth to 10th street is
being demolished; the decorations at
the Museum OF Art are being dis
mantled; and the Tower of Jewels ID
being RACED. There remains only the
plaster of paris arch on lower Fifth
avenue as a relic of a month Of
glorious welcoming festivities. But
the wilderness Of the arch is no
longer pure; and there are signs of
crumbling and decay. Bedraggled
finery Ill becomes the city's premier
thoroughfare.
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UNUSED ARMY SUPPLIES.
Food and Clothing the Government
Has Not Yet Disposed OF.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Is
there no way for the Government to put
on the market the food bought for the
army which is left over7 There are
thousands of tons OF all kinds of supplies
In Brooklyn warehouses and also on
Governors Island.
On Governors Island they have 10000
tons OF bacon. eorned beef. fish. -four.
salt, sugar. and canned goods OF all
kinds Surely this food could be mar
keted 30 as to help those who are now
suffering on account Of the high prices
Of necessaries.
As for clothes and the like. we have
enough to supply all Europe with all
kinds Of towels. blankets and shoes. II
is costing more to take care of these
supplies than they are worth.
NEW YoRK. Juno 4. A RAADEa.
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where Are the Heat E1perts7

Here We have had three days with
the temperature in the neighborhood
of 80 degrees, yet the annual crop of
official hot weather "don'ts" has not
appeared. What Is the matter? Were
the doctors caught unprepared or
are all the hot weather experts In
Paris? Every other year the Gov
eminent Medical Service and the
State Board of Health and the city's
Health Department have rushed up
on the instant Of the first hot wave
with a mess of advice.
Don't wear heavy clothing, one
would say. Woollen underclothing is
safer than cotton, a second would as
sure us. Loose garments are best,
came from a third.
Avoid iced drinks, cried one. See
that the system has plenty of pure
water, remarked the second, specify
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The Government is to be congrat-
guarding trains heavily loaded with
62-pound ingots Of silver were unmo-
Tested by robbers in crossing the Con-
tirent on their way to India from Phil
adelphia via San Francisco. But these
alert, sleepless and heavily armed
guards were an unnecessary expense.
The late Senator STEWART Of Nevada,
when he was shipping silver from the
Panamint mines in Inyo county, Cali
fornia, being annoyed to the verge OF
peevishness by the frequency with
which his treasure wagons were re-
heved OF their loads of silver bullion
by highwaymen. found an inexpensive
remedy. He had the bullion cast into
ingots weighing 1000 pounds each and
took all guards OF duty. The first
of the big ingot consignments, slowly
dragged on Its dusty trail around the
Mojave Desert on Its way to rail
shipment TO the San Francisco mint,
was held up by two gentlemen Of the
road. their capacious saddle bags
yawning for treasure. Help your
selves, boys" the grinning driver said
in response to the demand. Throw
out the bullion!" It was Senator
STEWART himself who gave wide cur
rency TO the story that when the high
waymen saw the half ton ingots. and
had recovered from speechiessness, one
declared in savage rage. ''I'll bet that's
one OF old BILL STEWARDS trichs-the
robberi"
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The Troublesome Little AIands.

The Peace Conference has again
been asked to decide the fate of the
Aland Islands, the troublesome little
Baltic group that has appeared as a
matter Of controversy at every I'M
portant international peace confer
ence in Europe IN the last century.
The islands were taken from Sweden
by Russia in 1909 because she needed
them for the defence of her western
coast. The Swedes have continually
made remonstrances against the forti.
fication Of the Islands, In which they
were Joined by western European
Powers; but they were never In posi-
ton to demand the return of the Isl
ands until the present meeting OF the
Allied Powers In Paris. To their
early demand Is now added the ap-
peal Of the Alanders through reso-
buttons asking for their reunion with
Sweden passed by their island Lands
ting or Assembly.
% The Aland Islands are the strong
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17,54e, 1924 CATHOLICS IN U. s.
New York State Census show,
3,Os0,28a,

The official Catholic directory for
1919. published and copyrighted by p. ],
Kennedy & Sons, A Barclay street, shows
Catholic population in all States of
17b4s,32+. Under United States protec-
ton there are s.7S3.S26 more, resident
In Alaska. the Canal Zone. the Virgin
Islands. Guam. the Hawaiians Philip
pines and other possessions. The total
Ii said to be low because of the inability
OF many of the dioceses to take a new
1918 census. and an estimate IL made
that the actual Catholic population lie
over is.6o0,000. The increase in twenty
i've years has been S,47l,459.
The New York census shows 3.OSa :
266, Pennsylvania 1857. 900, Massachu-
sets l.40e,S45. New Jersey 746.3l6 and
Connecticut 62s.7s5. The summary saws
there are 2o.6ss Catholic priests, b63s
fathers OF religious orders, 1000
churches with resident priests and l.
sS3.5ss children attending parochial
schools.
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EVENTS TO-DAY.
Recital by David Brinbers. waidorf.A.

Recital by David Brinbers. waidorf.As-
toria, p. NJ.
National opera Club. board meeting.
aldorf-Astoria, 2 p. N.
Book Paper Manufacturers, meeting
Waldorf Astoria. 10 A ".
National Paper Trade Association, meet
Ing, ldorf-Astoria, 10 A. NJ.
Pilgrim Sick and BENEVOLENT Society.
dinner, Hotel Commodore, p. n.
National Automobile Chamber OF Com
merce. convention. East Forty second
street, all day
Allied Council of American Shoe and
Leather Industries and Trades. Hotel
Astor. all day.
Rotary Club. luncheon. Hotel McAlpin.
IL 80 p NJ
Chamber Of Commerce of the State Of
New York. meeting and talk by Sir Alfred
Booth. 90 Liberty street noon.
New York Electrical Society, meeting
20 West Thirty-ninth street. 4 P. NJ
Lecture on Economics" by DR.. Elwood
w. Goodell, before the Pamphilians, 22e
Lenox avenue, s:45 r. N.
All day debate the League OF Ma
tions, Columbia University. 1890 A. NJ
and 2:30 =. NJ. by Senators Borah, Cum
minis and Pittman and Attorney Genera al
Palmer
American Hellenic Society. meeting,
Hotel Plaza. $40 p. NJ
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PLAN LEAGUE OF NEIGHBoRs "
Social workers Preparing for Ma
ttOnwtde Drive.

ATLANTIC CITY. June Address ing
the annual meeting of the national con-
ference of social work here to-day Mrs.
Samuel Heilner of Spring Lake. N. j.,
suggested the community work of the
nation should be carried forward under
the name The League of Neighbors'
and the name used as a slogan to give
a correct popular conception Of commun-
ity service and TO attract all the people
OF communities to meet and work out
their problems. as neighbors first and
citizens Of the community next
Burdette q. Lewis, commissioner OF
institutions and agencies OF New Jersey,
declared the most striking characters
tics of the delinquent are his lack of
education and OF Industrial experience,
skill and of adaptability.
Very few Of our delinQuents have
gone beyond the fifth grade in the public
school," he said. Still fewer of them
possess any unusual natural Industrial
ability. Many of them though posses
sing fifth grade school certificates are
barely able to read and write"
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In many or the protests by farmers
against daylight saving there occurs
the assertion that city people do not
understand farm life and therefore are
not qualified witnesses as to the bene-
Ats or Ills resulting from the law. and
so the case. as the farmer considers
It, Is closed. 1t would be refreshing II
one farmer should be moved by q
sense Of justice to admit that as he
does not understand city life there
may be something distinctly resem-
bling two sides to the question. and
so the case is open to argument.
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Colonel GARDENERS Service to the
Society of the Cincinnati.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str. In
the passing OF Colonel Asa Bird Gardi-
ner the Society OF the Cincinnati has
met with a grievous loss. No member
Of the society was better acquainted
with Its history and that OF the men
and events which gave birth to the So
ciety at the cantonments OF the Ameri-
man army on the banks of the Hudson.
May 10. 1888. Colonel Gardiner was
popularity known as "our card index"
Personally the writer mourns the loss
of dear friend. a most courteous gem
tleman and a man OF rare and versatile
activities WILLIAM M. SwEENY.
NEW York. juno 4.
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KINGS G. o. P. TO CONVENE.
Plan Is to Have $500 DELEGATES
at Meeting Next Month,

committee of the Kings County Re
publican Committee has been appointed
TO mako arrangements for a county con-
ference to be held next month TO dis
cuss the county ticket and formulate
plans for the fall campaign. A report
will be made at the June meeting. The
committee consists OF Charles r, Muir
ply, former Senator; F. ]. H. Kracka
Lewis H. Swasey, Charles 8. Warbaasee.
Richard Wright. Elizabeth Collier. Mrs.
Jessie McGahie. Mrs. Estelle Bush and
Mrs Anna Dewitt Mcdonald.
1t has been suggested that at least
$500 representatives OF the county or
ganization should be present. including
at least ten women from each Assembly
district.
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PERSHING INSPECTS BREsr.
Reviews Part of Sixth Before
Troops Embark,

BREsr, June 4.--Gen. PershinR In
spected the naval and military base al
Brest this morning.
During the afternoon the General re-
viewed some units Of the Sixth Division
OF Regular Army troops before their EN-.
barkation for the United States on the
transport Lsviathan lats In the day.
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II the Federal authorities do not
practise economy. II extravaganza Is
permitted, IL unsound economics are
tolerated at Washington, II the Gov
ernment continues to shovel out
money in soclallstic enterprises 1t has
no business to engage in, the debt
will continue to grow until 1t breaks
the backs Of the American people.
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1t may have been a legal. but 1t
never was a spiritual, marriage be-
tween Austria and Hungary: and
their divorce seems to be- the most
happily acceptable act the Peace Con-
ference has yet attempted,
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OLD CHURCH RELICS FOUND.
Roman silver Vessels Discovered
ON Estate Near Edinburgh.

Special CabTe Despdtoh TO THE Sun from. tao
London Times Service.
Copyright 1919; al rights rsserred.
LONDON, June A remarkable dis
covery of Roman silver vessels has been
made on the estate OF Arthur j Bal
four, British Foreign Secretary. at
Whittinsehame. twenty miles east Of
Edinburgh.
The fragments are much hacked and
broken, but covered with designs CLASH
cal In style and exquisite in technie.
The silver Is Christian in design. pre-
sumably ancient church plate lost from
some monastry. No such md ever had
been made In Great Britain and hardly
even on tho Continent.
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How II win Work.

Knieksr-what Is the idea of the League
of NationsI
Boeker--Like matrimony; some who are
In will want TO get out and some who are
out will want 70 get in.
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Under the League.

Hush little nations.
Don't you spat;
You've lost your freedom.
That 10 nAt.
Hush little nations.
Don't boo-hoo.
We who are mighty
Lose ours too.
Hush little nations.
Don't say damnl
You'll soon be oosslnk
Uncle Sam.
MoLAANpBvlaR Wnson
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The Man In the Iron Mask explained.
Nobody can see mo grin at the League
of Nations" he cried.
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State OF Connecticut. County OF Litch-
field. S.:
NEW MILFORD, February 1, 1919.
Personally appeared Joseph H. Nettle-
ton, the sisner Of the above instrument,
and made solemn oath to the truth OF
the matters therein contained before
me. ROBERT e. MURPHY,
TSeal1 Notary Public.
We. Merritt w. Hill and William H
Fuller. each Of tho Town OF New Mil
ford. County OF Litchheld and State OF
Connecticut, being duly sworn do depose
and say:
That we are>acquainted with Joseph
H. Nettleton. the signer OF the fore
going instrument; that We have read
over the same; that we were present
at tho time and place mentioned in
said instrument: that tho event therein
related actually happened; and that the
above statement Is true and correct in
all respects. MERRITT w. HILL.
WILLIAM H. FULLER
State of Connecticut, County OF Litoh-
field, SIS:
New MILFORD, February 1. 1919.
Personally appeared Merritt w. Hill
and William II. Fuller. the above named
atlantis and made solemn oath to the
truth OF the matters therein contained
before me. RosERr z. MURPHY,
tSeal.l Notary Public.
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Highest temperature. 90. at p. NJ.
Lowest temperature. II, at 6:&5 A NJ.
Average temperature. 81.
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Eastern New York-Partly cloudy and
continued warm to-day and probably to.
morrow; gentle to moderate winda
mostly south.
New Jersey-Fair to-day and probable
tomorrow; continued warm in the inter
Tor; gentle to moderate south winds
Northern New England-Fsir to-day Ard
tomorrow; little change in temperature
gentle shifting winds.
Southern New England-Partiy ciouov
to-day and tomorrow; no decided chsnSs
IN temperature; moderate winds, mostly
south.
Western New York-Partly cloudy to-
day and tomorrow; no decided chang. IN
temperature.
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WASHINGTON, June 4.-wsrm weath.,
continues from the lower lake region ana
the upper Ohio Valley eastward and tenn
peratWes are again rising over the wsa,.
ern part Of the country. although thew
are stir much below the seasonal averaa.
in the Missouri Valley. the plains states
, and the Rocky Mountain region.
bhowots continued In the south Atlanta
and east Gulf States, the central plains
States. tn, lower Missouri and Mississippi
valleys ant extended into the lower Ohio
Valley 1piiana and tho western upper
lake region Over the remainder Of the
country the weather was fair.
There will be showers Thursday in the
south Atlandc and east Gulf StAtea the
lower Ohio Valley and western upper lake
region. FOLLOWED by generally fair weather
Friday, while to the eastward through
the lower lake region. the middle Atlantic
States and New England the weather will
be generally air Thursday and Friday,
with continued high temperatures.
Observations at United States Weather Bu.
SNaN 0E an o ID
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LOCAL WEATHER RECON-,

The temperature in this city yes,erday,
as recorded by the Official Thermometer.
10 shown in the table.
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WITH AFFIDAVIT ANNEXED.
Remarkable Adventure Of Riflo Bal
Fired Vertically.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: The
following true and correct account Of a
unique experiment in rife shooting 10
ettested and sworn to by the writer.
Joseph H. Nettleton, and two witnesses,
Merritt w. Hill Jewellery and William
H. Fuller. all Of New Milford. Conn.
1t happened back in the carly 'sos
at the little clubhouse on our rife
range here in New Milford. One side
Of the building was hinged at the top
and when raised to o. horizontal position
formed roof to a shooting platform. In
this roof" there was q Ave and a half
inch by seven and half inch opening.
Up through this hole in the "roof.'
with light charge Of black powder in
q 81 calibre Union Hill Ballard target
rifle. I fred a 165 grain lead bullet as
nearly vertically as possible. The result
was startling. without moving from
my position was looking along the
barrel listening for the return Of the
bullet, when I saw II coming down. In
relating this l have learned to pause at
this point and give my hearers. espe-
cially II there are strangers present.
time for any necessary mental read
justment, for strangely enough this, the
least remarkable feature Of the whole
affair Ii seized upon as being beyond
all reason and conclusive proof that the
story teller is q liar Of the FIRST class.
As the falling bullet was in the exact
line Of vision and in the same plane 1t
Is obvious that It's position. relative to
the eye was nxed, and a statement that
II was discernible should not excite
wonderment and incredulity, but 1t al
ways does and nothing seems to matter
after that
At sight Of the approaching bullet my
first thought was for the safety Of the
spirit level and wind gauge frontsight,
and as 1 lowered the rife and Jumped
forward the bullet came down through
the same hole through which II had been
fred and struck me a glancing blow In
the back. JOSEPH H. NErTLKToN.
NEW MILFORD, C,nn.. June 4.
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The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Standard Time.
Hun rises......5:2s A N Sun sets ....S:np
Moon sets........12:5 50 A