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, 1921-03-03

a shoestring." Vivian cried, flushing
happily.
Highest priced in the lot" Archy
commented. But now 1 think of 1t,
you're fond of high prices"
He caught himself up sharp. Vivian
had grown white as death-she thought
he was throwing her marriage in her
teeth-could she ever forgive him.
His heart turned lenden as she turned
from him saying clearly: Eyes, but |
have grown wiser with age. So ! drop
out. Anyway, l could never outbid
Mrs. Francis-Tm not In her class"
"Right-ol" Archy flung back, as he
o % the glittering bundle and passed
IL to Aunt Bah. Nan car take n
week off for paving 'em over" he went
on. Think I'll start to California
SOON"
"On a wedding trip?" Vivian asked.
trying to speak lightly. Archy caught
something in her voice that made him
wheel, o hard at her. then take her
hands, and say %joyously "Why, come
to think of 1t. that would be nice
not to say economical. I'm due there,
anyway. between this and Christmas.
1t was surely kind of you to think
and speak of it. How long will 1t take
you to pack?"
Pack? What do you mean?" Vivian
began primly, her cheeks, though, be-
lying her austerity. Archy kissed her
handsomely.
You can't think I'd turn down an
old friend cold" he said. Indeed,
didn't hesitate the least bit-made up
my mind to accept before you were
half through proposing"
Don't you dare tell Joe-George l
had to do it," Vivian said from the
depths of his shoulder, where her face
was hidden. Nor Mrs. Francis" Aunt
Bah supplemented. Anna had pity ;
she dragged Vivian way from them,
saying over her shoulder: "Of all the
stupid counting | ever heard or read,
or dreamed of. this is the very worst
still and all-your zero brother
was never more a 'ero." Archy half
chanted, running after them. Impera-
lively he stopped the young woman,
stuck out his chest and said in his
deepest voice: "Adorn me, women
If i must go a lamb to the altar, let II
be with all my blushing honors thick
upon me-
Now you behave Aunt Bah said
severely. coming to them sadly out of
breath.
Archy giggled. Yes, ma'am, 1 never
will do so no more while 1 live"
, 1921-03-03
FEARED FOR HIS OWN TRELLIs
Chinese Humorists Tell Good Story
With H~enpecked Magistrate as
the Central Character.

Managing wives and %henpecked hus-
bands are not uncommon in China, In
spite of the subordinate position tina
women are supposed to occupy In that
country. A considerable part of the
humor of the Chinese is concerned
with households where the woman Is
master; one popular story. quoted by
a writer In the Open Court, is as
follows:
A district magistrate was sitting in
his court, trying cases. When the
chief clerk appeared n ook his seat
the magistrate saw that his face was
full of scratches; so he asked him,
what have you done to your face?"
Yesterday evening"" replied the
man. 81 was sitting under my vine
trellis. enjoying the DOL breeze. when
all AT once n gust of wind overturned
the %trellis, which fell upon me and
scratched my face"
But the magistrate did not believe
the story. Evidently these are
scratches of finger nails he said. ~
am sure that you had n quarrel with
your wife and were scratched by her.
Is II not so?"
"Sir. you have guessed right" said
the clerk blushing.
rs your wife such a dangerous per-
SOM Inquired the magistrate. a"
shall avenge you by s~ummoning your
wife before my tribunal and giving
her a good thrashing."
Just as he uttered those words his
w wife came rushing in from the
next room N said. "Whom are you
going to beat?"
The magistrate hurriedly said to his
attendants. 'The sitting is adjourned.
Leave the hall quickly. My vine trel-
lis may collapse at any moment 7"
, 1921-03-03
DIDN'T WORK BY SCHEDULE
Impossible for Rural Postman to Tell
Just When the Next Mail
Would Go Out.

A day OF mist and rain and driving
wind, and owe the turn of the hill a
mans figure making his way, the only
human being that had been seer for
days. He came straight into the house
with his postbag. and kindly smile.
He had a military bearing and spoke
like a schoolmaster with a university
education. He explained how he had
come round that way and expected to
carry back letters ready for the post.
A rush was made and what could be
put together vas lntrusted to him.
what about tomorrow" was the
question asked by those unacquainted
with the ways of the rural post.
when does the post go out?" A slow
smile gathered on the postman's face.
"Ah! that 1 cannot tell" he said, shak-
ing his head. ut depends entirely on
when 1t comes ln."-Christlan Science
Monitor.
, 1921-03-03
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP N0STRlLS
Tells How to Get Quick Relief from
Head-coIds. IT'S Splendid

In n minute your clogged nostrils
Fvin Open. the air passages of your
head will clear and you can breathe
Freely. No more hawking, snufiing.
blowing. headache, dryness. No strug-
Fang for breath at night; your cold
q catarrh will be gone.
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Beim from our druggist now. Apply
little OF this fragrant, antiseptic.
oealing cream in your nostrils. 1t pen
~trntes through every air passage OF
pc head. soothes the lnfamed or
woilen c membrane and relief
pines Instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed-up
It'll a cold or nasty catarrh.-Relief
>mes so Quickly.-Adv.
, 1921-03-03
Permanent Places.

Mrs. Douglas Robinson. whose
speeches were a feature of the presl-
Rental campaign. said at a reception
in New York:
Making a speech is nothing like so
difficult as keeping IA servant. / know
. young woman who has actually
changed her cook II times In the last
three months.
This young m said to me the
other day with a sigh:
when cooks go to heaven 1t must
annoy them awfuily to find out that
they can't leave"
, 1921-03-03
Races of Mankind

According to whittaker's almanac,
he Monaghan rnce is the largest. with
65,00o.0 600, rs compared to 645, 900, 900
Caucasinns. 100000. 900 of negroes.
,00O,00O Of Semites, 52,0OO,OOO of
|alays and 23,000.0O0 of Red Indians.
&e Monaghan. or yellow race, In.
ndes the people of China, Thibet. ia
%, Korea. Slam and IndochIna, to-
her with many Of the tribes of 81
tia and other parts of Asia.
, 1921-03-03
charrins Don't Stop Woods Decay.

Charring Is found by the United
States forest products laboratory to
have little effect in preventing the de-
cay of the butts OF telephone poles and
fence posts. The coating OF charred
wood Is not usually perfect. and the
after the charming open the way to
fungus infection. with decay In the
Interior of abe wood scarcely less
rapid than In the untreated material.
, 1921-03-03
Fatal Mistake.

(Situatlon Burglar caught red-hand-
ed arraIgned in court.) Woman-"The
sorce o. the fellerl 70 pretended to
be my husband and called out It's all
right. darlin'-it's only me- II was
the word 'darlln' wot give i'm away"
London Punch.
, 1921-03-03
One Point Of pInerrnee

He-HeIIO, kIdI
She-How dare you speak to met I
don't know you from Adam
He-You ought to. I'm dressed DIFF
ferently.
, 1921-03-03

"Joskins says he has no use for
newspapers. That he does not take
politics to bed with him."
Then, naturally, he has no use for
political sheets"
, 1921-03-03
DENVER LIVE STOCK.
Cattle.

Both local and outside buyers
entered the field in this division. Com
petition for all grades of stock was
keen and statesmen had little difficulty
in clearing their pens in line with the
advance.
The offering on she stock included
a better grade of fat animals than
have been offered for some time past.
The highest price paid for severa!
weeks was reached or one carload of
fat cows, which sold to packers at the
extreme top price of $3.50.
Inquiry for the limited offering of
beef steers was strong. The offering
consisted only OF one carload and a
steers. The carload top was reached
Little change was noted in feeder
limited and statesmen had little diff
Guilty in clearing their offerings.
Choice feeding steers brought quota
lions from s6.5O6 700. Good grades OF
feeders were quoted from $500 $50.
with more common grades at $5.75 and
down.
Top was reached at $40. packers
and small butchers both taking hogs
at this price. The next highest price
was reached at 1896. which was top
of the bulk. The lower figure on bulk
sales was $3.50.
Few pigs were in the offer
ing. Inquiry. for this class OF stock
was fair and ready clearances were
made. Best quality pigs were quoted
from ss.506s.65.
sheep.
Light supplies OF fair TO good quality
stock were received on this division.
The highest price paid for fat lambs
In some time. was reached on two car
loads of choice stock. which sold for
80 flat. These lambs averaged 81
pounds.
Two loads Of good stock, averaging
OF s%b-pound lambs bringing sS.2b, n
a load OF 97-pounders crossing the
scales at $500.
Ewes were in good demand. Best
quality fat ewes were quoted around
So, with good stock from S4.00@4.7b.
More common kinds of ewes brought
quotations at 1915 and down.
, 1921-03-03

The man who owns n photograph
and a parrot can get along without a
wife-and he might have TO.
, 1921-03-03

Now = The Time b Get Rid Il
nsaa Ualx Spots.

4hsrsfs no longer the slightest need Of
o9Iing ashamed OF your freekies. a. othins
-ooueic strensth-is guaranteed TO remove
nese homeiy spots.
esmply get an ounce of othine-doubis
nEth-from your druggist. and apply .
OF n night and morning and you
BID soon SEQ that even the worst freckiss
begun to disappear. while the lighter
have vanished sntirely. II 10 seldom
more than one ounce 10 needed to COM
ely clear the Skin and gain . beautiful
= complexion
ins. ~ this 10 SOLD under guarantee Of
n>y back II II fails to remove freokies.
, 1921-03-03
Then Watch Out.

immy-Gee, II Jane must be inter
ed In a guy when she begins to pick
ends ofrn his coat.
ommy-Nothin' to when she begins
pick hair of'n iti-Cartoons Mngn-
, 1921-03-03
Dairy Products.

Butter prices have advanced daily
the past week and market is very firm.
Stocks are well cleared up especially
the better grades. Receipts of fresh
butter at Chicago not equal to demand
and storage is being taken. Snow at
New York has delayed deliveries and
prices advanced 1c at three eastern
markets, 1Ac Chicago. Prices 80 score.
Philadelphia 49hc; New York and
Boston 4sc; Chicago 4s%c..
, 1921-03-03

The average price of middling spot
cotton declined about "a points during
the week, closing around 12.79c. New
Orleans March futures down Sc points
at 12.6Sc.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-03-23
BORDER SPRINGS

| This community was visited with a
most severe hail and rain storm one
afternoon and again one night of the
past week. This kind of weather is
very disagreeable to the farmers as
/ is putting them badly behind with
their farm work, but we are hoping
to have some more pretty farming
weather real soon.
Miss Minnie Belle Partain was the
week end guest of Mrs, Alice Lamp
kin at Baxter.
Little Miss Louise Sanders was the
week end guest of her aunt Mrs.
Harvey Partain.
Mrs. John Ridgeway and little child
and Miss Virta Goolsby spent one day
of the past week with Miss Ruth
Ridgeway.
Mrs. Harvey Partain and Mrs. l..
l.. Partain spent Friday afternoon
with the formers sister, Mrs. Irene
Sanders at Lone Oak.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Walls and Mr..
and Mrs. Jessie Adkins wish to- thank
their many fiends and neighbors for
their kindness shown them during
the death and burial of their son and
brother, Mr.. Robert Walls, who was
killed in the Glenn Mary mines on
March 10th, and also for the beauti-
full floral offerings.
Little Miss Madgs and I.orine Con
ner spent Saturday night very pleas
antly with Little Miss Hilda Cain.
Little Miss Minnie Adkins spent
Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Leroy
Partain.
Mr., and Mrs. z. P. Goolsby and
family, of Columbus, were visitors in
this community on Sunday.
Elder and Mrs. 0. F. Egger and
two granddaughter, Misses Sue Mae
and Catherine Taylor were pleasant
visitors in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. M. Conner on Sunday.
Miss Myrtis Pinnix was the week
end guest of Miss Clemmie Cam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Walls were called
to Columbus on Friday night on ac-
count of the serious illness of Mrs.
Lee Holly
Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. West and little
son, Of Norman Springs, spent Satur-
day night with their mother, Mrs.
Martha Huff.
Mrs. Nettie Lou Chairman and two
children have returned to their home
in Birmingham, after a most pleasant
visit with relatives and friends in this
community.
Mr. Connie Baxter, Of this COM
munity and Mr.. Oscar Walls, o
Louisiana, made a business trip to the
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-03-23
PROCEEDINGS OF
COUNTY BOARD

Ordered that the sale Of the school
building in Artesia school district
by Supervisor Watson for the sum
of Sl22.50 be approved.
Ordered that Henry Cox be refund
I'd five dollars Communication tax in
the Artesia road district on account
of being over age.
Ordered that J. =. Williams, SUI
pervisor and superintendent Of coun-
ty farm be authorized to sell the
surplus hay on the county farm.
Ordered that the surety bonds Of
+. R. Conwell for -lS750 for build
ing bridge in he Mayhem district be
approved.
Ordered that bond Of d. S. Nc
Clanahan contract for the repairs
On Greenhill bridge for the sum of
$795 be approved.
Ordered that Ben Westbrooks be
committed to the county farm as a
pauper
Ordered that West Brown and To-
ny Billups be relieved of commuta-
ton road tax in tho Macon and Gil
mer district
Ordered that John Clay b. refund
ed communication road tax Of five
dollars in District on account of old
age.
Ordered that the clerk give no
tice by publication that the board
would receive fl open bid on Tues
day, April 5, 1921, at 2 p. m. for
the construction Of State Aid Road
Projects Nos, and 5.
Ordered that Horace Lawrence be
refunded poll tax $500, district a,
on account of old age
Ordered that jim Wood be reliev-
ed of Communication road tax, Macon
and Gilmer road district, on account
Of old age.
Ordered that Allen Fisher be re-
lieved III commutatien road tax
Macon and Gilmer District.
Ordered that Ross Griffin be ap-
pointed road commissioner in Tus-
caloosa road district to fill the place
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-03-23

Glenn Mary mines lest week anc
while in that section they spent one
night with the formers cousin, Mrs
Pearl Bird at Brilliant.
Mrs. Alma Smith spent Friday
with Mrs. Annie Savage.
Mr.. W. H, Conner, Mr.. Earl Grove,
and Mr.. R. G.Huff made a business
trip to Columbus one day last week.
Mr.. J. 7. Baxter made a business
"trip to Vernon on Saturday.
Mr.. Joe Marshall had the misfor-
tune to loose fine young mule by
death one day of the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. I. Baxter and lit
tie daughter, Gladys, spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mrs. J. H
Stacey.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. West and
tie son, z. b., of Norman Springs
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. W
II. Conner.
Elder 0, #. Egger called to sec
Mr.. John Mattox at Vernon on last
Monday. Mr.. Mattox is in bad healtl
and is growing weaker as the day g
by.
Miss Matte Huff is off on an ex-
tended visit to her sister, Mrs. p. \
West at Norman Springs.
Quite a large crowd visited thS
singing at the Stanley school house
on Sunday afternoon.
! Mrs. NJ. S. Conner spent one after.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-03-23
If C. E. Hugheson, resigned.

of C. E. Hugheson, resigned.
Ordered that the sum Of 81 1000
be paid to f. T Sykes, attorney Of
record fer the Memphis Stone and
Gravel Company out of the Artesia
Special Road Fund, as part payment
Of judgment against Artesia Road
District in circuit court.
The application Of S. S. Scales for
Ia loan Of four thousand dollars out
Of the sinking funds Of District A
filed with the board, and Supervisors
Dale and Williams were appointed
a committee TO apprase the value
Of the real estate offered as security
A petition from f. B. Egger, +,
0. Harper, ct. al, for a change in
the Wolfe road filed with the board
Supervisors Williams and Bell APP
pointed a committee to investigate
the proposed change and report to
the Board.
Ordered that the clerk be auth
lied to issue warrants in payment of
bond interest Tuscaloosa bonds, Ar
tesla bonds and District A bonds due
on April 1st.
Ordered that the clerk be author
i1nJ IA iuo,to xunr,apt, a. tho .s,,, :, &
Columbus in payment of the first
distribution of State school fluids,
in the sum of $3,56769, and the
sum of $461,l6 on account of spec
ial distribution of state school funds
Ordered that the clerk be authorized
TO issue bonds to the city of Columbus
in the sum of $302l7 in payment Of
back taxes collected by the state rev
enue agent for the years 1916, 1917
and 1918.
The election commissioners filed
their report of the special election
held for the purpose of eecttg il
justice of the peace in District /, ans
a constable in District 2, and report
ed j. d. Dodson as having received
a majority of the votes as Justice OF
the peace in District /, and w. NJ
Dowdle as having received ma
jority of the votes in District 2.
Ordered that J. r. Williams. SUI
pervisor, be authorized to purchase
material for the erection of a cabin
at the county farm to take care Of the
paupers.
T. H. Henry, county health Off
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-03-23

noon of the past week with her sis
ter, Mrs. S. C. Stanley.
Mrs. Alice Gallop and four children
visited Mrs. Mary Huff on Sunday,
Mrs. Etna HankFns and little son,
L. A., spent Saturday afternoon with
Mrs. ]. w. Walls and Mrs. Mary Ad-
kins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Partain spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
j. W. Walls and Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie
Adkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enloe Morris spent
Friday of the past week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Greer in Alabama.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-03-23
OIL AND GAS LEASES.

We have supply Of approved Mis-
sissippi forms of oil and gas lease in
stock and ready for delivery. They
are guaranteed to be absolutely cor
rect and they are the approved forms
now being used in this territory. Send
us your orders. The Dispatch, Col
umbus. Miss.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-03-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Il. s. Slaughter, of
West Point. were visitors in Column
bus Friday and Saturday. While
here they were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. H. Slaughter.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-03-23

Use for profit the 81 Saw II In The
Dispatch classified ads. They bring
quick and positive results.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-03-23

Ger, filed his regular monthly report
Jim Brazealle, manager of the coun
ty farm, filed his regular monthly
report. f. A, Stanley, superinten-
dent of education, filed his regular
monthly report. c. l.. Lood, coun-
ty engineer and commissioner, filed
his regular monthly report.
Ordered that a loan of $4,000 be
made out of the District sinking
fund to S. S. Scales.
W. NJ. Dowdle, constable, filed his
bond with the board and same or
dered approved.
Ordered that Patsy Clifford, OF
District one be allowed five dollars
per month as temporary relief as
Ipauper.
Ordered that Claud Prince be re.
lieved of Communication road tax, Ar.
tesla Road District, On account OF
physical disability.
Ordered that Rich Jordan be re.
licved of road tax, Mayhem road dis
trict on account Of old age.
Ordered that the contracts for
bridges and culverts be awarded as
follows; Steel deck on Nails creek
be awarded to Acme Concrete Com.
pany for the sum of $500, ard any
extra concrete at $z2,50 a yard; enc
walls and relayine pipe, Robertson
road to Acme Chemical Company fol
$40. Side walls to concrete cul
verts Robinson road to l.. Il. Eas.
ley for $l75.50; Twenty foot wood
en- bridge on Vernon road, District 3
to A. M. Lofts, $4,000; Forty.
foot wooden bridge on iron bridge on
New Salem road, District /, to II
II. Waters for the sum Of $8050;
Recovering Luxapalia Creek bridge
with metal roof to II. II. Walters fol
the sum of 1925 per square.
i. G. Bridgefoith, commissioner
Of District d, filed his report witt
the board of the appointment Of
Cue +. Hauser as Engineer in the
construction of roads in District 4
Ordered that Gus +. Hauser b,
paid the sum of $500 as settlement
in full for services rendered as en-.
gineer in the construction of roads
in District A, by Tate and Company
contractors.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-03-23

Boost Columbus and keep it up.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-03-23
ALLOW ANCES.


The following accounts were al
lowed and ordered paid:
County Fund.
Cayce Lawrence, 81 cents; j. A.
Dale, ST.; J. B. Williams, SIT; w
M, Bell, $40; J. M. Ledbetter, $40;
Jas A. Watson, $40; w. w. Sharp
$40; C. w. West, $4,000; Columbus
Commercial, $35; A. II. Fitzpatrick
$1S3.33; z. P. Goolsby, $3.50; J. 7
Stephenson, $20783; j. r. Stephen
son, 81; II. L, Bailey, $177.08; J
j. Richards, $354.17; Mrs. Annie C
Richards, $25; +. g. Hull, $3.50; w
w. Bush, 1925; J. T. Baxter, 1925
NJ. N. Franks, $40; William Turner
500; S. w. Gardner, 4l66; C. l.
Wood $l6666; C. l.. Lincoln, $50
Jim Brazealle, $65; J. D. Jordan
$50; p. l.. Wells, $175; p f. Cald
we'll S35; Il. i, Nash, 81; Miss eros
by, SIS; J. Ellis, SO; ID. p. Hendrix
$l2; ]. l.. Hodnett 81; Dosie Rhodes
So; John j. Richards, $1l40; C
w. West, $19.02; r. w. Egger, 81
B, L. Gallop, 81; w. A. Lawrence
81; c. NJ. Reeves, 81; J. J Thorn
asson, 81; w. 7. Bib, 81; /. b. Per
kins, 81; A. J. Robertson, ST. j. A
Robertson, 81; J. +. Swanzey, 81; j
G.. Wood, 81; r, w. Egger, $9.45
J j. Ridgeway, $l1; C. w. West
$ll656; Columbus Dispatch, $l43
Columbus Railway Light and Pow
err CO., $22.93; L. B. Divelbiss
$31.10; Gunter Brothers, $3.50
Johnston and Game, $44.50; John M
Land, 500; Tom Mcintyre, $3.50
Moore and Handley Hardware Co
$i0675; Phillips Brothers ard Bur
ris, $2.07; Weaver and Harrington
$l47S5; A. Il. Andrews, S525; Bel
Lumber and Mfg. CO., $3.50; {
?. Jernigan, SIS; W. A. Nickles, 1924
Jno. 7. Parker, SIS; J. G. Polk, $50
~ Z. Swanzy, 81; F. B. Wheeler
$3.50; d. b. Wheeler, So; Robertso
and CO., $4S,90; Waring Lumbe
Co., $1S.SS; Louis Rosenzweil
s29.5O; w. c.. Boyd, SO; Bell Lum
Der and Fig. Co., 1915; Bank
Hardware Co, $l,05; Joseph Cor
nor, $3.50; Watt Cox, $40; r, N
Dawes, so; A, b. Delk, IS; p, {
Freeman, 81; c. NJ. IIildreth, $S.4C
Lowndes County Lumber Co., $3.50
Geo. d. Mcclellan, $3.50; Sam Smitl
So; Cumberland Telephone and TelC
graph Co., $2S.60; L. r, Easle,
1925; d. S, McClanahan, Sl,790.0C
Game and Morris, $ll.40; T. /
Askew, $1S.22; P, f. Caldwell, 3
cents; l., R. Easley, Sl45; j. f. Gil
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-03-23
Communication Fun

L. II. Could IS; F. D. Harvey and
CO., $50; Henry Cox, IS; John Clay,
$500
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-15
COLLISION IN MID AIR
Ducks Met Death When They Came
Touether at High Speed.

Ducks Met Death When They Came
Together at High Speed.
Not long ago, at The Bluff" on
Cooper river. the old negro known by
everybody thcreabouts as Peter, pick
ed up two dead teal ducks, says the
Charleston News and Courier. The
bill of one of the ducks had been
driven through the crop and into the
breast of the other 1t was evident
that the two ducks had collided in the
air while flying at high speed and that
the accident had been fatal to both o.
them.
Although in this case there Is no
mystery involved. this is certainly one
of the most interesting of the severa
queer episodes which have been
brought to light in one way or an
other by the publication of Woods and
Waters OF the strange story of the
loon which in swimming about off the
Folly Beach, dived once too often and
came up dead without mark on its
body to show what killed it.