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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-18
PASQUOTANK'S FORMER
REGISTER DEEDS DEAD

The news of the death OF Geo. W.
Brothers at New Orleans this week
came as Il shock to the people OF
this section to whom lie was favor
ably known. Mr.. Brothers was Il
native Of this county, and was form
erly Register of Deeds here. lie
had passed the three score and ter
mark. He died in n hospital ar
New Orleans.
The hodv arrived on the train
Thursday night, and the hour Of the
funeral is II 80 Friday morning,
the services 10 be conducted by DR..
Jas II. Thayer, pastor OF Blackwell
Memorial Baptist Church Of which
Mr.. Brothers was a member.
Mr.. Brothers is survived by the
following children:
Mrs. Sam Loftin and George ".
Brothers Jr., OF Jacksonville, Fla.
Mrs. Kate Bronson, OF Durham
Mrs. C.. {. Spencer, Mrs. Earl Smith
and Miss Blanche Brothers, Of NCr'
folk; Mrs. Matte Matthews, OF New
Orleans, and James Clifford, of
'--~n--;'rn cn o1~"+o' c~r
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-18
SWAMP CANAL OPEN AND
READY FOR NAVIGATION
Spiliway at South Mills Repaired
and Dredging Of Sand Bars Tn
derway This Week

Repairs to the Dismal Swamp
Canal. which broke down the bar
ricrs of the Spillway at South Mills
in October were completed last week.
and the canal was finally opened to
traffic Monday.
DrcdgeS were set 10 work to re-
move sCme of the higher sand bars
which have long been Il serious i'm
pedimcnt TO navigation. Tie bars
are caused by sand caving from
the canal hank. Vessels OF nine
foot draft had navigatC1 the caual
with difficulty.
The town of South Mills expert
'cnrCd little Inconvenience as q re-
suit Of the canal going dry, mas
much as vessels could still navigate
the PaSquotank River TO the canal
locks at South Mills. But points
further up the canal, were left ont
Of it, navigation being impossible
because all the water had run out
Of the canal.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-18
ELIZABETH CITY GIRL
WINNING MUCH PRAISE
Miss Augusta Sample, Becoming A
Dramatic Artist, And Is An
nUaI Editor

Miss Augusta Sample, daughter
of Mrs. Mae Sample, Is making al
enviable record for herself at
Greensboro College, where she is
now u member Of the Senior class
and a candidate for the Bachelor
of Arts degree and the diploma in
Dramatic Art. Miss Sample as n
senior requirement directed and
staged the play "Thc Rescue" IN
which she played the leading role.
The play was produced on the open
ing program of the Dramatic Club
and The Greensboro Daily Record
in writing of her work in this play
said:
Miss Augusta Sample. playing the
role Of Auna Warden in "Thc Res
cue" which is Il very powerful little
play. created i unique impression.
Her acting was realistic and profess
Sional-likc and the character she
impersonated was very difficult"
Miss Sample was also chosen rs
the student best fitted to represent
the dramatic department as reader
with the Glee Club on it's fall tour.
she Won high praise at each place
the Glce Club gave concert. On
this tour she also played a leading
role In tho one-lct play Lima
Beans
In addition to her dramatic acti-
viticS Miss Sample is editor in
Chief of the college annual, the most
important student publication Of the
yCar.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-18
LINDSAY WARREN BUSY
FOR ROANOKE ISLAND
Congressman Introduces Bill TO Ap-
prOPriate $4,000 to Mark Site
Of First Settlement

First among the nct.; Of Congress
man Lindsay {. Warren. is bill
introduced on Wednesday for an ap-
preparation Of $4,000 To erect q
monument on the site of the begin.
uing Of North Carolina; hiSlory, the
spot on Roanoke Island, where Eng
lish colouists made in l5S4-S7. the
first settlements IN the new world.
The bill calls for n monument or
SOME other form OF memorial To vlr-
giniG Dare, the first child OF Eng
llSh parentagc is I'll in America. The
bill provides that the memorial shall
he erected nj Sir Walter Raleigh :
fort on Roanoke Island. bare cOun-
ir, North Carolina, and IN" work
Is 10 bc done under the direction Of
the Secretary Of War.
Virginia Dare was the daughter
OF Elanor anu ARa:liNs Dare. and
the granddaughter pt CT rerhDr
White. She was born II the fort
August IS, laST.
For many years the Roanoke
Colony Memorial Association, Of
which Bishop Joseph Blount CheS-
hire is president, has observed the
anniversary of her birth with up
prorriatc exercises ut Fort Raleigh,
The r"maiuS of Ra!cigh's old fort
are still intact and Mr.. Warren in
tends 10 present bill tu have the
Government take over the property
and preserve it Us an historic land
mark.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-18

fiaulty Gould Vgl survive merely on
force, aul So the early church faith
Crs borrowed many ancient pagan
customs aud festivals and revampei
them i'll the n2me OF Christie nifty
SHd lot the folks celebrate in Their
old r3gGn ways. Christmas had
been celebrated, for thousands Of
years before Christ. by f, ks eating
drinking, dancing and making merry
as we do now. The ancient church
encouraged The people to go right
on having their annual fling with
the stipulation that they must 90 it
in the name Ot Christ aud not in
th" name Of Baal, DacchuS, Osiris
or =Cm2 other Goa. a ihCy bad done
l"trrc.
And 50 the church thea took one
! OF It's Saints. Il Rus i2h !y The name
| If 81. Nicholas, and started the
SANTA Claus business, Santa Claus
h%iMs simply a German Hai"C Cor 81.
Nicholas.
THAT Santa Claus idea was i
happy thought; h0uc-hcHds and fri
volGns folks generally who couldn't
! get much Of kick ont of Cplchrat-
Ing th2 birth Of Il Christ Child in
= luang"v. fell I'LL over themselves
| for Santa Claus. Th,1 Germans
I iparticuIagiy huJStcd Tie Santa Claus
! idea because the Germans were
natural bOru toy-makCrS ard tho
Santa Clans ilrH made business for
| the t0y-makGTS. Even up until the
Great World War Germany sup,
piled the bulk Of the worlds toys
! And so that's how Santa Claus got
into Christmas.'
who makes most OC the world ;
= toys now: asked the Soda JGrkCr.
/ America makes the bulk OF The
higher priced mechanical toys and
uoycltics, but Japan is yicius with
, Germany for first place in the pro.
auction Of cheap toys
Then the Japs will he likely to
adopt Santa Claus as one of their
! Saints inquired the Soda JcrIcr
They have already adopted him
and are fast coming over to Chris,
tianiiy: the Japs arc essentially a
thrifty and polite people and Christ
mas being tic greatest trade Stimu
lar ever invented, the JapS will pre-,
scntly throw overheard all Of tlcil
old religions and come in strong fol
| Christianity. Christianity has done
much for Japan. The Christiar
Christmas creates market fol
Japancsc toys, gimCrachs and pop
crackers ana the Christian Easter
which everybody celebrates by
dressing up in new finery, provides
the most profitable Of ali outlets
for japanese silks. Tho Japs hay,
inS discovered the profits in Chris
tianity and its festivals are not 20
ing to let 30 Of it,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-18

What I want 20 knew said the
Soda Jerker 10 his friend the Bank
Clerk, rs how did Santa Claus get
into this Christmas business?'
Il don't know exactly what Eou
rlean" said the Bank Clerk.
"Whereupon I shall have to be ex
plicit," replied the Soda Jerher. And
so the Soda Jcrkcr went on to say:
II have been taught all my life
that Christmas Is q holy festival,
set aside in cOmmcmoratiou Of tho
birth Of Christ. II certainly IL the
biggest holiday In the year and folks
make moro fuss aud preparation for
il than for all the other holidays
rolled into one.
Everybody eats more. drinks
more. loafs more, spends more
waste; more aud raises nor" Cain
generally at Christmas than At any
other time. And the thing that puZ-
zlcs me Is, that all the celebrating
and hulabaloo doesn't seem 60 be so
much a regard for the Christ Child
in the manger as for long whisk-
cred old fellow called Santa Claus.
II looks 10 mc as II Christmas
yynujdr't bc more than Thanksgiving
or Washington Birthday il 1t
wasn't for this old man Santa Claus.
What l want to know Is. how dld
he get into it,
Il shall try Ia explain ;" that
even Il soda jcrkrr can understand,
replied the Bank Clerk. "Onr OF the
hardest things in the world IS |"
sell folks anything on pure merit.
Religion to-day Is the best selling
article of merchandise i'll the world
and everybody wants 1t and iH will
ing to pay for it. But it wasn't al
ways 80.
You see the world had becu run
ming along for Il good many thou
sands or millions OF years before Il
new religious sect came along anu
tric,l to convert folks 10 ChriStian-
ity. The world had dozens Of re-
! liuions and whole army OF SaVlors
| Innr bcfnrr Jesus was born.
"Christianity made little h"a1Way
| in the world for three hundred
wears until Il Roman Emperor along
about 32j \. u. took hold of 1t and
rave il big start by ordering all
of his soldiers to be baptized. From
then on, with the bosses Of the carth
and the military powers hehlnd 1t
Christianity grew like q SNOWFALL
rolling down hill. For Il thousand
Years and more from Emperor Cou'
stantipc's time GU down until lnto
and after 1hc ReformhtiOn. any
chap who opened his head aud said
hc didn't believe in the church OF
thc bible or the priests was arrest
cd without warrant, tortured Win
,Il sorts of instruments for lntlict'
! ing pain, and burned at the stake II
he didu't rccant.
For more than Il thousand year
if was suicide for Elan 10 say hC
wasn't q Christian. But even Chris
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-18

MRS. THALA HAWKINS LOVE
THE First VI. +. Church South not
only drew III interesting and socl-
able minister in the recent parcel.
Ing out by the Annual Conference !;
along with the new pastor, DIR. I. 5.
Love, comes IN unusually talented
minister's wife. Mrs. Tbala Haw.
kins Love. wife of tIle new minister
Is not only Il young, attractive and
sensible woman; she is c singer
whose voice Is q wonderful c0nrDun-
ity asset. Mrs. Love has a beauti.
full coloratura soprano vcics OF liar.
ve,cus fiexibi.iiy and Trii,me anl
EhsabetiI 81! will bv Is pIrs ui
her rs the First CLwt.i is FrOua Of
the new minister. Tie Elizabeth
City kiwanis Club with lis custom
ary enterprise made an early tiis-
coyery of Mrs. Loves vocal ability
and featured her OIL its program at
its annual ladies' night celebration
last Friday night. Mrs. Love is i
native Of Kansas City, Mo. She re.
ceived her musical training at Dec
ihCven, st. Louis, and took post
graduate work under Tausig, at ST.
Louis, Mo. She was married TO DIR.
Love at Nashville, Tenn, August 21,
1917.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-18
COMMISSIONERS HART AT
CURRRITUCk c. II. MONDAY

Commissioner William A. Hart
of Tarboro, of the First District of
North Carolina, will meet with Cur
rituck people Monday. December q
at the courthouse. to take up the
subject Of additional mileage OF
roads for that county, that are be-
ing urged by residents. Currituck
people are anxious for a paved state
road from Sligo to the Virginia line
to connect with Virginia's road at
Northwest, and are also anxious for
more hard surface toward Curriruck
Courthouse. Mr.. Hart has consent
ed 10 come over and discuss with
them their ideas about more roads.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-18
CH0W.iS BRIDGE LETTING
TO OCCUR NEXT TUESDAY

Contract for the erection Of the
Chowan bridge is to take place
Tuesday, December 20, at Raleigh.
The bridge is - cost approximately
100000, will cross the river neal
Edentuu, and will be about a mile
in length. II was authorized at the
last session Of the General Assembly
and its cost Is to bc paid from tolls.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-18
COLLEGE FOLK
RETURN HOME
Local Boys and Girls Come
From Every Direction For
Holidays in Old Home Town

Here they come, TO gladden.
the hearts of the old folks, to
enliven the holiday festivities
generally, and to cure their
own homesicknesS, after their
longest stretch AVA from
home al one time. College boys,
anl college girls, who wcnt
away this fall, arc aow drift
ing in fer the Christmas holl-
dayS.
The vanguard of i great army OF
Young people from Elizabeth City,
whose presence will brighten up the
old town. and insure at least one
worth while dance during the sea
son, arrived this week and the
town is tuning up to welcome others,
Elizabeth City's college boys aud
girls are interesting and their ac'
auaintances should be cultivated by
the folks back home.
Misses Camille Jeanette. Li!lian
wilkins. Margaret Davis. Shcllen
Lewis, Lima stanton, Mabel Pear
son. Ida J"ucs, Nellie Jones. Ethel
Perkins, Maxine Fearing aud ID
liau Harris, Ruth Bright and EitT'
ahcth LNRuy. who are attending
North Carolina College for WomcII
at Greensboro. are expected home
saturday.
Miss Catherine Hathaway, who
has been attending Sr. Mary'S Gel
| l,cc at Raleigh Is home. and Miss
Annie Miller Scclcy will arrive
Saturday.
Miss Rachel Williams, who is at
tending school Mt Randolph-Maccu
College. Lyuchburg, Firciriin, arr1T
cd home Thursday night. MiSae'
Elizabeth Thompson. Margaret
Sawyer, Marjorie Skinucr. Mary
Harney Pritchard and Margare'
/ Hollowell, are expected to arrV>
| Tuesday.
Misses Mildred DOzicr aud Edna
Mae Cox, Of Elou College, Will arrive
sunday.
| Misses Ruth Harrell, Ann DowncS
| Lcssic Winslow and Hilda Mooney
nj Chowan College, MurfrccSboro
arc cypcctcd the first Of the week.
Misses Josephine Lambert ant
| Frances Stanton will get home "ed
ucSday from I.9uiSburg College.
! Hiss I.ouiS,, outlaw, who Is at
tending Peabody Conservatory IL
; Baltimore will get home Saturday.
Miss Louise White who il attend
| inc Brenau College, in Gainesville
Ga. is expected to arrive next week
Miss Grace PeudlctOn, Is also eN
pccted to arrive next week, iron
! Fredericksburg State Teachers Col
lego. at Fredericksburg. Va.
| Miss Mildred Perry who is attend
| iug Gouchcr College, i'll Balumor'
will arrive Saturday.
Miss Margaret t.. Sawyer. vii
also arrive Saturday from Bristol
| Tenn. where she is attending th'
! Bristol Intcrmout College.
Boys Coming In
BOYS who are comiuS home fo'
rho holidays from The University o
] North Carolina, at Chapel Hill, VII
arrive Saturday and Sunday, thr'
are: William Perry, who Is on td'
! Continued Oh page Four
r,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-18
OLD TIME CAROLS ON
CHRISTMAS EVE HERE

y hundred voices NJ least. from
the choirs nt Elizabeth City church
e.. ar" 10 sing tho old time Christ
mas carols at min" o'clock Christ
mas evc NJ tho annual Elks Christ
mas tres Rehearsals will begin
sunday at $50 at the Community
Building with Mrs. J. Il. Barrett at
thH organ. l.. T.. Skinner will lead
th" singing.
The carols include Holy Night y
JOY 80 thr World" - Little Town
IT Bethlehem" "Hark. the Herald
Angels - and other carols that have
boon p"pular for years. Full at
r"udanc" Of all tho church choirS of
tn" city is urged Il. {. job, who *
on the committee. stated yesterday.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-18

Flat Lenses for Eyes arc obsolete
Prescribed first il 1901. Their nave
been many improvements Stlec.
Come in and let me explain them 10
Won. prs. J. y. Hathaway. adv
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-18

An advertisement reads as fol
lows: This rubber fixture will re-
duce any fat lady's hips or bust
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-18

lie truth about Eye Drops for
fitting Glasses poisons. See Drs.
! = HHihnrav" od-
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-18

Medicine has no place i'll fitting
,orcor Cor I've n rTn' ou-or
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-18

MISS MARY SAWYER
HERE IS an attractive Camden
County girl who did not seek her
laurels elsewhere. but has been max
Ing herself a popular teacher in her
home county. Miss Sawyer, who IS
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
L.. Sawyer of South Mills. is teach
ing this year in the Shiloh High
School, and taught last year Al Old
Trap. Photo by Xocller.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-18

stone WAS in tho afr. The smoke
from III" flaming city began tO over
spread the blue vaultcd sky. Maybe
She heard the crachle aud explosions
rf the .monStrouS flames that were
"nuSuming Sodom and all its peO-
r,". The heart of the simple, kind
l.. ;cighGouriy. generous old woman
Vent ont tO the stricken SCd0miteS--
her friends and uciShbOurS-~Tith-
iuc in the flames back there i'll the
lrcklcSS ciyt frOm which she was
tIccjnc. She was sick and faint from
~" horror aud nausea Of tho thing
aud her womanly heart WIS burst
ing with grief. She fain would
have rushed back 10 the place 10
rescue aud Succor whom she could
But there was the Divine command
~ flee aud she could do naught else.
Dragged by tho hand aud hurried on
hr her husband and the strange
men.
Eat she WAS only u simple. Scncr-
Gus, compassionate woman. The
fury and haD Of the refntleSS
wrath Of God was not in her
woman'S heart; her heart went out
t" her stricken neighbours; she felt
fer them. she gricvcd for them. And
, mhru she could stand il no longer,
when her very heart was bursting
, AMI hrr eyes blind with tears Of
pity ard love. she turned but for an
instant and looked hack.
Sb" looked back, but that was all !;
] ihc wrath Of Jehovah fell upon her
III an Instant aud she was changed
/" Il pillar OF salt: changed 10 a
bitter aud iiSclcSS pillar Of salt and
left there uG the pla;uS to be diSSolv.
cd aud washed 3wIy by the rains,
while Der husband fled on aud Oh to
haven Of safety. where be should
live 10 have Il high old time as d
Wij"w"r. IN ract he lived to havC
children hy both of his daughters
who were left without Il mother 5
love and care.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-18

Bows who arc comiuS home tor
thc holidays from The University OF
North Carolina, at Chapel Hill, Will
arrive Saturday and Sunday, they
are; William Perry, who Is on tdc
Continued Oh page Four
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P. 0. BEAULIEU
 BACK FROM BIG
 HUNT, INTERIOR
BAGS SHEEP AND CARIBOU NEAR DRY CREEK, BACK HEALY
 RIVER DISTRICT.
MEL HoRNER ACTED AS GUIDE
BeauIieu To Return Next Season. Will Bring Party Back
 With Him.

P. o. Beaulieu, Winner, S. D., hard district of the Territory for the last two months on a big game hunt, to- gether with Mrs. Beaulieu and guide, Mel Horner, returned to Seward Sat urday from the Interior MT. and Mrs Beaulieu embarked for Seattle on the steamer Yukon which mark ed the conclusion of a very pleas ant time spent in Alaska Mrs. Beau lieu did not accompany her husband on his two hunts, but remained at Anchorage during the entire time.
 The big game hunter and guide departed from Seward for the Healy River country three weeks ago but before they came to the end of their rail journey the land slide in the In- terior blocked the railroad, forcing them to return to Anchorage where they remained for a week, then re- turning to the Interior region. About two weeks actual hunting took place. The main camp was estab- lished on Dry Creek, back of Healy, going up the left-hand side, towards the Mckinley Park region.
 MT. Beaulieu brought down one sheep and three caribou. The sheep head is said to be about the average specimen, it having a spread of bet Ter than 2S inches, with the base a little over IA inches and a curve of 4012 inches. The caribou were es- pecially uniform heads, MT. Beau lieu being delighted with them. Fair weather was encountered the most of the time in the hills, with the exception of the prevailing strong winds, which seems to blow every day and night. Previous to going in- 10 the Interior to hunt, Mr. Beaulieu,
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-13

with guides, Horner and Kaiser, se- cured four good specimens in the Tustamena lake district, consisting fo one sheep, one moose and two bear.
 The nationally known big game hunter was so we'll pleased with his Alaska hunt, that. he stated he al ready had made plans to return again next year at which time he hoped to bring North a party of three or four.
 During his brief visit, between the arrival of the train and the de- parture of the steamer, MT. Beaulieu heard of the wild game, sheep, bear and moose, which oftimes are seen along the Seward-Kenai highway. He emphatically stated that the people of Seward should see that the ami mals proving about the highway, and adjacent district, were not mo- tested for such an unusual occur renee is an asset of incompatible worth, with respect especially to the tourist travel If tourists visiting Seward knew that they might ob- tain a glimpse of real Alaskan game life, running about wild, simply by motoring out of town short dis tance, in a few years the increase of business to the community would be enormous.
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Author and Writer After Summer Stay In Interior
 Departs for New York

Margaret Deyo, author and writer, who has been spendinig the summer in the Fairbanks district, was a pas senger on the Yukon, which departed from Seward Saturday night, bound for New York Miss Deyo has been called to New York on business mat ters in connection with stock she pos sesses in an airship corporation.
 While in the Interior, Miss Deyo obtained much material for future ar ticles. She looks forward to the time when she may have the oppor- tunity to visit Alaska again.
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T T .s .* ts 3 q .3 4 r .s st T :: Il |. q ' TO OUR PATRONS T

T The Gateway has just received T
 II it's 1925 line of Christmas Card r
 | samples, which may be seen now q | at this office. Orders will be q t taken for boxes in multiples of !: !: 25, which include envelopes. All [: :; cards will have purchasers name q II printed neatly in the type con- r II forming the text of the greeting. :: ss If you are interested in Christmas q T Cards and want to see one of the q 0 finest lines ever brot to Seward q q call at this office. q T tt q tt t |: r r . !: T :: :: T !: T q
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Mrs. J. l.. Waller, wife of the U. s. Assistant district attorney, arriv- ed in Seward Saturday from her An chorage home. Mrs. Waller is at the Hotel Van Glider.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-13

Intoxicated by moonshine whisky, Herman Gloron of Mattoon, H., call ed on girl and butted his head through door panel when she re- fused to let him enter the house.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-13

SUITS PRESSED from 15 to 20 min. utes with Sanitary Hoffman Press er-Phone Madison 103.
 JORDANS VALET SERVICE.
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Authorities at Melbourne, Aus tralia, have in three months caught 150 Chinamen who had entered the country on dead mems passports.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-13

Clara Davis, aged 2, fell from a third story window at Hammond, Ind, landing on a mattress being stunned in the yard without being hurt.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-13

At his death Thomas Rymer of Portsmouth, Eng, left an estate worth $125,OOO to his divorced first wife and only $2OO to his second one.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-13

An estate valued at a million dol lars was disposed of by Alfred F. Scott of London in a will containing only If words
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When their ladder fell, two steeple- jacks were marooned several hours on an S0-foot tower at Dundee, Scot land
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-13

A pet cat belonging to Policeman Tom Kaine of Chicago goes with him on his nightly rounds in good weather.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-13

Lord Bledisloe was knocked down by a beggar to whom he had refused to contribute at Sydney, Eng.