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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
Animals on a raneh at.Nj0ro, British East Africa.

dcrful stories 10 BE- related about
simba. which is the kiswahlli word
for lion" IL has been well and
truly named.
Cruickshank, the traffic manager.
told many stories Of Slmba that
brought hearty laughter from Roosc-
Welt We all spent very interesting
70 minutes while the engine took IN
fuel and water FOR the final run thru
tho great British East African game
reserve 20 KhpItl Plains
When We finally reached Macha-
kos Road. just before KAplii Plains
depot. We climbed 20 an altitude Of
. 1850 feet above the sra
For some tins We had been travel.
lnE rapidly thru such vast quaint.
ties Of biz game that she members Of
the Roosevelt party were bcwildcrcd
They had been told a great deal about
the thousands upon Thousands Of
Wild Enmo they would seo. but tho
actually was much greater than the
hearsay.
We saw. amongst others. giraffe;
wildsbcosto In large herds or sinEly:
hnrtebccste. Thomsonil and Grantii
gaelic IN countless thousands. zebra
beyond all counting. waterbuck.
dulker and rccdbuck. ostrich. and
even a lonely rhinoccros: and ~ 20
birds. there were many thousands
and In uumberlcss varieties.
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Presented With Gun

/ already knew that Colonel Roosc-
velt was keen naturalist, and
thought a great deal about tho pro
lection Of the fauna in America. Had
not n number Of very distinguished
British sportsmon presented him with
n beautiful 50o-f50 Holland rife as
n mark OF their appreciation of his
services on behalf Of Tho preservation
Of species by means OF national parks
and forest reserves. and by other
means7" lie had shown me this gun
with pride on the voyage between
Alden and Mombasa.
We were now penetrating the
greatest wild life sanctuary In the
world. and is immensely inspired
this opinion Of Roosevelt:
There can he no possible grounds
for doubling tho great wisdom Of the
policy OF game reserves and Of wild
game preservation generally II IL a
sane policy for the East African
government 10 have marked out thiH
huge game reserve area. 1t cannot
be denied that It provides n wonder
ful asset for this country. and for
the world at large"
AZ he spoke, we could see thou-
sands Of game peacefully and fear
lessiy grazing with easy rifle-shot
Of the Machakos Road depot. AZ
our train had rushed across the
plains. the game scarcely bothered
10 lit their heads as they nibbled
the grass beside the track. ! counted
no fewer than a hundred different
species within radius Of less than
80 yards OF us as we stood talking.
They all appeared TO recognize that
they were in their legitimate sanctu-
airy and had nothing TO fear.
An hours further run brought us
within sight Of Kapltl Plains depot.
and IN Tho distance VIC could SEQ the
white tent town that was the first
camp OF the Roosevelt expedition In
Africn. II shimmcrcd whitley In tho
powerful rays OF the noontimc sun,
and appeared 10 be Of unusually
largo dimensions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
The Menace of Fear
MORE people slain by fear than any other huma
1Vl emotion

MORE people slain by fear than any other human
1f1 emotion.
There's something in the composition Of the human
mind that makes it susceptible to terror when if
could prevail nothing exists that would cause the slight
est quam.
Probably the long nights in the terror filled world of
predecessors when strange beasts of prey ranged the
black jungles built into the fabric of the human brain
this fear complex.
Parents who brighten their children with stories of
boogeys or other supernatural natural horrors
committing crimes against the The fearless child
is the healthy child
Disease thrives and grows on fear. Many people
prone be stampeded by alaTmist stories of disease
which create mental state that offers less resistance
to its ravages.
The best protection against harm of any kind-fnan-
cial physical or menta-is steady nerve, a strong
heart and clear brain.
Fear dsrupts the system, paptaes the heart
action and fogs the mental processes.
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-
EVOLUTION

MUCH has been said recently By
4'l the foes Of evolution against one
OF tho fundamentals Of science-tho
record Of tho rocks"
Rocks are a sort Of calendar OF the
ages OF tho earth and also they have
preserved tho fossil remains Of many
Of tho carth's earliest animals. This
rock record cannot be wrong, nltho
II may. NJ times. be read wrong. In
recent years, thru the advance OF
science. mans ability 20 read these
records correctly has grown cnorm.
ously.
The records show clearly ,hn, there
once was n time when the only back.
boned creatures In existence wero
fishes. Later processes Of evolution
are clearly traced. From these facts
tho reasonable theory Of continuing
evolution OF all living things is
evolved.
u ia no, likely that mans body,
In this proccss Of evolution. viii ad.
NIT Of great change. hut his brain
is IN is' Infancy and therefore the
evolutionary prospect for man is
promising.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
The Quickest Way TO the Seat of the Trouble
China Rebels
Over Order to
Plant Opium
BY HERBERT QUICK

NITHlN tho past few months
w the farmers iu portions N
China have r,bclled against their
governors by refusing Go grow a
certain crop. They were Joined
hy students and merchants.
Many foreigners gave them
moral support
The ialla were filled with farm.
srn who were fined and IN soms
canes had their heads cut OF
In one district 1900 were mas.
sacred,
And your country e partly 20
blame The crop which the farm.
ers refused 10 grow was opluI.
They rebelled against tyrauts'
orders 20 commit n crime. Here
IN brief Ia how u came about
The opium trade was forced on
China hy Great britain China
fought two wars against tho
white mans curse. and lost
Then the conscience u tho world
seemed 20 veer over 90 China's
aide. In tho years following 1907
China did miracles IN Kidding her.
self OF opium Tho poppy fields
were dug 10 Half a million
opium dena were closed.
And then. because china had
no strong government. whlto
men, chiefly Americans. began
sending morphine 10 tempt her
opium addlets So tho military
governors under tho excuse that
morphine In worso than opium.
ordered the farmers 20 resume
tho planting Of tho poppy. They
rebellsd. as I have said.
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SHINING Big Job

The many trophies. including in
particular the four fine buffalo
heads. were In the charge OF Heller.
who was working loboriously with
his native assistants in the sklnning
tent. His wakamba assistants. who
had been specially trained by him
for this work, proved TO be very apt
pupils and we're invaluable.
There is an immense amount OF
work 10 be done I'm preparing the
skins OF largo animais-such as Gle
plant, rhinoccros, hIppopotamus.
buffalo and giruffe-for shipment 10
"A museum; this 10 even greater where
the animals arc killed in n hot clI-
mate like that Of Africa. Already
the expedition had secured some co
TO 10 skins. Heller. had saved every
single ono of them. AS a taxidcrmist
in the field. Heller can have no equal
in the world.
[ Continued In Our Next Issuc.)
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Africa. ile had n very prosperous
farm few miles back from kAplti
Plains railroad depot Hill and his
cousin nan e fino farm close 20
Pcasc's, They were South Africans.
and had never been 10 England
Leslie II. Tarlton. who was 20 be
assistant manager and professional
hunter guido under CunnlnEhhmc'H
direction. was IN charge Of tho small
army Of native portcrs. Ho n an
Australian By birth. but had many
years previously adopted South and
East Africa aA his home 10 was n
ton-kllisr
Within a quarter of n mile Of Kh-
PHI Plains depot. 90 tho north Of tho
railroad track. had been erected n
vast collection OF canvas ienth In
tho front row was Colonel Rooae.
velrs own tent, and above /, waved
tho American Fing--a gift--,hat was
20 bo carried BY tho expedition
turnout their many journeys thru
Africa.
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ImperfectiOnS
BY ELIZABETH MARIAN

The individual whose intelii-
gence IS greater than ours. 20
W. Is unjust II he expects from
US what We know we can not
give. But too often we forget
this injustice with those who
are not blessed with our mental
ity. and become as unjust 70
them IN turn.
when will mankind learn 10
measure the mind and Us ca
paeity with the fairness that II
does the physical strength and
weakness For. you can be
strong or weak. sick or well. IN
mind as well as body.
The world az large dives down
into its heart and its purse for
physical cripples and material
unfortunatea II would be open
Ing the door 10 broader land
scape. n clearer vision. IL Il did
likewise for the twisted. stunt
cd mind. for that too can be
crooked. like the limbs OF man.
and rich or poor. like the for
tunates or unfortunates along
life's pilgrimage.
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Trailing the Prince

n LONDON newspaper is greatly shocked and
has pursued the prince of Wales since his arrival IN
this country 1t cannot understand that the prince on
his arrival here, became item of He came to
interest himself in both social and sporting activities
He is public and interesting character. No
better basis for news could be laid.
AS matter of fact however the prince has not been
pursued" the London paper inclined to be-
lieve: Only his public appearances have been chronced
He has not been interviewed and his private pleasures
of the nights have not been trespassed upon de-
and mammas The average American citizen hasn't
cared whoop about his presence here sought to
him. Only small portion f"the small and idle con-
and represents not at all the true American propre
ties.
Such women trailed is ighness did so because
they of the character that do things of that kind
here as well elsewhere. The present on various
occasions probably controlled by nothing more
than curiosity to the princes ability to sit horse
any
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DHYsICAL impcrfections are
i visible 20 the eye and few
Of US would give them an I'M
kindly word or commit against
them an unkindly act The
twisted body Is sacred 10 even
the heart Of stone. but how do
We treat the twisted mind7
Just because We do not see
iis deformity in a concrete form
does not make the m entail
hunchback less OF a cripple, or
less In need Of our gentle act,
our kindly word
who would ask n man with
one leg 20 walk upon two. or
a physically unfit body 10 do
the manual labor OF a Her
cuies7
And yet. day by day. we eI-
rect. limited. undoyeloped minds
10 have. and live up 20 tho
same standards Of Justice. con.
ception and accomplishment that
our mind. OF greater capacity Of
thought and understanding.
achieves
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Smoking Room
Stories

T'HE travelling salesman stopped
l. reading long enough 10 tell this
ono.
The last time 7 was NJ home.
had 10 so down town on some bust.
ness, and a sweet little old lady sit.
ting near the conductor kept asking
him TO let her know when she 90,
near a certain section Of the town.
She evidently changed her mind. as
shc ncarcd downtown and. golnk
up 20 the conductor. who had a few
troubles Of his own. she said: 4 beg
your pardon, conductor. for asking
so many questions. but do you stop
at the Biltmore hotclE
mo. ma'nm.' said the conductor.
not on tho salary | gits.'"
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; Questions ;
&! ANSWERED &.

Q. Were the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans ever connected NJ tho
Isthmua % Panama before tho Pan
ana canal was builtT
4. Yea Where the tsihmus rol6
stands. the OCEANS rcrs connected
before me geological age knotCn as
The hioccHe q fcio milton years ego.
Q where was Wilbur Wright
hofnT
4, Wlbur Wright. trho. triih hli
brother. orttae wright. iHrenfod me
airplsne. toas born near MMHie.
Ind
Q what Is the oldest English
eolnnyG
4. EctS FoanSiand.
O what were the fastest trans
ports ubrd By the q. 8 IN taking
troops across during tho world war;
4 The Grrai Northern and The
NorfhrrH Pacific trhich made COM
picfs furnabouis. taking on nrr
troops and starting beck asalH. n
~ days
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~ backed up some e miles 20
the Canadian boundary, creating
lake comparable DO Eiz5 20
Lake Washington
~ De- important 20 note IN this
connection that the plans accom-.
pauyinE tho Application Tor The
permit 10 build Tho Gorge plant
specified a masonry dam only %
feet high resting on top ~ tho
gravel and h0uiders N the stream
bed. intended merely 10 divert
the water into the tunnel and
not 90 furnish 'head" Or press.
ure The Gorge pressure was
based on this z5.foot masonry
dam Ita estimated cost was
1890. 900
The masonry head" or press
uro dam $50 feet high and cost.
Ing $500. 900. which SIR, Ehdsn
and the mayor now advocate. IN
an entirely different structure
from tho one contemplated Ia
tho original permit and y ~ .ons
which the city under 10 existing
Gorge permit from the govern.
ment has no authority 20 build.
SOME FIGURES on COST
OF THE TWO DAMS
a word now a. 20 the compnr.
alive cost Of tho two proposed
dams. Mr. Uhdcn argues that
the proposed high Gorge creek
dam can 30 constructed for s..
300. 900. whereas the proposed
Ruby dam. together with an eE.
tension Of tho railroad from Us
present Gorge terminus 20 tho
Ruby dam fits. he estimates. Will
cost is,500.000. Ny opinion is
that be has made n high esti.
mate Of the Ruby cost.
ann opposed 20 the building
or any more Of such expensive
railroads as the one built from
Hockport 10 Gorge creek. and I
believe d majority Of the council
are with me Seattle Is In tho
light and power business. not In
the railroad business.
Several Of the council mem.
bsrs, who have given special
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
Roosevelt Impatient

Near tho camp. lees than mile
away. were largo herds Of many
varieties Of game feeding couteu,cdiy
and fcarleHsly. Ono could sco them
plainly with tho naked eye. The OK.
petition was not TO lack meat or the
more common museum collection IN
this noighborhoOd.
While the uaturalists. assisted By
Cunninghame and Tariton. were busy
unloading the large quantities OF bag
gage. sorting Il out and checking II.
] walked w and down tho platform
with Colonel Roosevelt and Kermit
Il am tremendously impatient 20
begin" Roosevelt exclaimed sudden.
ly as he halted 20 stare out acroaa
the plains toward tho thousands OF
game. But want 10 gct my lions
first Of nll. They tell me lions nro
plentiful here. Forun. / want 10 be
at grips with them. without wasting
time"
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ZHyzxk. !5;| |E EiE: ;
QAILYo
POEM =

Low you
IL tell real
friendship
fellow will greeting you b
thing that a worth
while.
him things
is he
give you q lit2
sympathy; ouns give folks
friend pugsin all when
hnant tho heart
friendship something that's eay to
III the fellow, all the
Copyright starr
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260 Natives Aid

on tho platform we found all the
native porters awaiting tho arrival
OF their new leader. They were some
200 in all. and each one Of them was
dressed in blue jersey with red lot
tering on tho chest, short khaki
knlckers displaying their bare, black
knees. blue puttces. and TO crown
their heads rcd tarboosh. They
stood in one long line, with tho gun
bearers. syces tgroomg and personal
servants in the front rank
As Colonel Roosevelt stepped from
the train. they raised their hands
above their heads and BROKE into a
deep. guttoral cheer Of welcome.
"Jambo. Bwana KIM va Amcrik,'
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Q. wha, causes pctrifioationl
4. Miscrai, in solution taking the
place Of human or aairHai iiiiae
lost thru puirrfaciioH-
Q How many silver dollars wcte
coined IN 1902
4. 1850.
O. II tho watermelon a fruit or a
yeFetHblc7
4. The u. S. Department Of Acrt-
culture cidstcH u a. vegetable
q what IN tho meaning OF the
name "Kokomo"
a. Rokomo "a an fndidn namc
meaning young grandmother"
Q. what Il the highest pension
paid by tho government 20 the
widow OF civil war vctsran7
4. Thirty dollars month.
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- FABLES ON HEALTH -
FIGHTING ACOLD

drink: then a good pufgative and
good rubbing Of neck and chest Will
camphorated oil
when the fooibaih Is being taken
it's a good idea to wrap the body in
a blanket and then Immediately go
20 bed. 4 bath with water at IS 10
100 degrees is restful to the nerves
and skin
Eat light preferably vegetables
And, afterward. build up the body
and skin 90 avoid occurrences"
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Noted Hunters There

Sir Alfred Psass and G. u, hill
were also present AZ Khplii Plains 10
greet the celebrated hunter They
had ridden over from their farms 60
meet him on arrival. for they were 10
act as hosts and initiate him into the
delights % big game hunting in
Africa.
Sir Alfred pease knew Africa like
a book. and had had n wide expert.
ence Of this particular part Of East
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You can get an answer 10 any
i question OF fact or informa-
ton by writing Tho Question
Editor. it3s New York ave.
Washington. ID. C.. and enclosing
two cents in loose stamps for 70
ply. No medical. legal or marital
advice. Personal replies. conf
| Genital All letters mus; Be
signed
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CHAPTER ~
AZ Buffalo Canp

CONSIDERABLE excitement and
" establishment had been occa-
stoned turnout East Africa by tho nj.
most incredible good fortune that
had come 10 the rifles Of Colonel
Roosevelt and Kermit during tho first
two weeks OF their sojourn in this
land OF lions and sunshine.
Not hunter within my knowledge
Of over five years experience OF the
country over had had tho luck TO
kill seven lions I'm almost as many
days after landing in Mombasa. TO
say nothing OF many other varieties
Of big gnme II constituted an casy
record for the period Of time occu-
pied In achieving Il.
East Africa. within tho first month
Of that hunting In that country.
coined n now phrase Thereafter. n
any hunter enjoyed exceptional good
fortune in shooting. East Africans
spoke of his having had Roosevelt
luck"
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J 1914 MA Service nc.

Good day. Mr King Of Amsrienl
came the drcp-bass chorus from
these natives OF Africa,
They had been told that The eH-
president was coming 90 lead them
On a big hunting expedition, and THIS
was larger expedition than ever
had been gathered together IN Africa
$50 their new employer must be
very great king indeed
SO In the beginning they spoke OF
their bwana maHteu a. "kinEl va
Amerlkr" Presidents. ex-preHidcnta
and kings % Europe were all one
aud the same 20 them,
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"0SCE cold has been con-
~ tracied the rules for preven-
ton should be reversed" the Mann
family doctor admonished.
EFT is then advisable to avoid
drafts. various nuctuating tempcra-
lures and skin exercises
The great idea then is 10 keep
the body warm. and the feet In par
tcular. 4 hot footbath Is n good
thing right off the hat: then a hot
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-20
No Lions Visible

Monkeys sppng from branch "a
branch. chattsrinE nngrily. az W.
sped pas; trees flanking the railroad
track. IS a spectacle and an edn-
cation In geological science. II was
unsurpassed and not an experience
to be easily forgotten. In no other
part Of the world can ono shake
hands. rs IL were. with nature and
it's wild dcnlzera.
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With the Rising Generation Is With the Single
Tindal Points Out More Perils
in Neglecting Skagit Ruby Dam

study % this problem. believes
that a contract Should h. d. far
tHs building ~ tHr Isgly dam.
the contractor 60 build bis own
railroad m be rEEaft7 one az usr.
eaFaTy. or get hls materials lu ~
any other means be sess IT. IN
this way we can keep The cost n
tie railroad. 70 one must he built.
down % the lowest figure
Bedrock a. ths prglrasI Ruby
dam o. ls feet bsl1w the stream
led. az against l25 feet a. the
Core creek cite. PfarticaIlyths
entire cort of the Ruby dam.
therefore. VIII 60 Into actual
height n dam above stream level
instead of fully two-thlrds u the
cost going into construction b.
l0g the stream Tel aa a. the
Gorge creek cite
FLOOD DANGER GIiFAT
~ BUILDING AT GORGE
Engineers call attention, also.
20 the difficulties certain 70 at
tend the attempt % build the
Gorge dam 10 long De the slaFit
floods are uncontrolled. They
remind us that no extended per.
lOd Of continued low water can
BE- relied upon for making the
necessary excavation 10 feet 70
bedrock. and constructing the
dam Foundations Win work 90
ing on 40 feet bsloF the stream
bed. imagine the danger 10 the
workmen and the tremendous
loss IN time. effort and money
which would result from an
overnight rise IN the river
But with the floods controlled
BY ths Ruby storage dam. the
work Of constructing a Gorge
creek dam would BE- rendered
immsasurahly safer and more
certain of completion within The
estimated cost
Incidentally. the control o. ths
skagit FOODS win be Of insstlma.
bic benefit 10 the residents Of
the lower valley whose lands are
periodically submerged by fresh.
cts.
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Editors Nstrt THIS e. ths
srrand Of two articles bT MFs
Ttndhtl rapintnlnE WhF the
rnunrii has Hanr ahead With
piHBs for building che ituhT
dhns. ne opposed 90 che taFEs
pinnt dam NJ the sknEtt, drsirsd
nrrr thdrn.
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What Folks
Are Saying

T. p. o'CoNNoR. Irish statesman
and writer; There Is no author who
has helped me 80 much In my work
as Balzac.'
WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE. Kan.
sas editor: Go out, look ut It; take
tho children; it's a wonderful sight.
Dark, green, straight. golden tassel.
ing corn, the most beautiful sight
in the world, once in a lifetime"
FRANK a. NEGLEY, writer:
Trying to make thinker out OF a
lazy man is like trying to keep a hog
clean by giving him Turkish, baths;
1t never destroys his love for mud"
ALFONSO r. SCHAERER. In.
dianapolis bank cashier, arrested for
embezzlement; My advice to young
men starting out would be. stay gu,
Of any institution that doesn't paw
enough salary"
DIR. +. =. WILLARD, president
National League for the Prevention
OF Spinal Curvature; Are you ner.
vous and unstrung7 Short bed. DO
you suffer from insomnia? Short
bed. Have you sciauca7 Short bed
Beds today are made for flvefoot
people"
PROF. C. l.. MARVIN. weather
bureau chief, Washington: ut is uni.
versally accepted that there is some.
thing alluring about tho moon. but
when 1t comes to generating heat or
controlling tho weather. 1t Is not
there"
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BEGIN nEKE TODAY

Robert loran. nvw suapcr CORES
pendent, accompanies tho Theodore
Roosevelt expedition into Africa ln
leN. They arrive az Mombassa. the
ln the Admiral" a German -tFaurr
WIN Colonel Roosevelt are hia son.
Kermit and three scientific mem.
hrra ~ his staff Mai EdFar A
Agafns Edmund Heller and j. Al
len laFlnF
ihe railroad Journey % the first
camp ~ the RoassFrit ~.p.Altt.,, -,
We Eamc-eroNdrd kaplu plains
~ miles from the coasts begun.
lainE tho CoWchtrhrr ~ the train
a. an observation platform tie
party gets ita first view % the beau
tlIul scenery ~ the African Interior.
roosevelt ~ enthusiastic ia these
early hours ~ tho trip This party
reaches simba Station-A famous
railroad depot
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NOW 90 on WIN nm STORY
CHAPTER III

"Jambo, Bwana klnEl ga Amrril.!
No sooner had the train come 20
y halt beside Tho neat CORFU.
saicd-irun buildings that formed the
railroad depot al simha. than an IA.
tcrraied group gathered about Rooss-
Welt and ssloua.
There were many weird and won