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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL.

NEW YORK. April 4 (41.-American
International Corporation is in a strong
cash position. with assets very liquid
and earnings extremely good, stock
holders were informed by Matthew G.
Brush, president. The company has
closed its last foreign subsidiary. a
small business in Japan.
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DIVIDEND BOOSTED.

NEW YORK. April CP.-Directors
Of julius Kayser & Co. authorized an
increase in the annual dividend rate to
SIS from 81, with the declaration Of q
regular quarterly dividend Of S1.25 per
share. payable May /, TO stockholders
of record April is.
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CROP DAMAGE NEWS
GIVES WHEAT BOOST
Reports of Winter Killing in Ohio
Valley States Have Bullish
Effect at Chicago.


CHICAGO. April 4.-Wheat values
averaged higher today in the early deal
ings. Reports Of heavy damage by
Winter killing continued from Ohio
Valley States, with excessive wind and
need Of rain in transmississippi States
Southwest and West. Opening at Il
of to g up. wheat underwent gen.
eral sag. but then rose all around to
above yesterdays finish. Corn, oats
and provisions were easy, corn starting
unchanged to 20 higher, and subse-
quently showing general declines.
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COTTON GOODS QUIET.

NEW YORK. April (SpeciaD -
Cotton goods markets we're quiet again
today Print cloths were quoted un-
changed at 75s for 64x60s and at 85s
for 68x72s. Raw silks were firm in
an active market
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Sales STANDARD OIL ISSUES AND FOR
in units. MER SrBsIDIARIES-STOCK

500 Anglo Am Oil. D.. 30H 90 90
100 All Lobos .... >
1900 Buckeye p L.. T3 - 73
100 Cont1 Oil 80. 11ts 17h 11i3
100 Gal sig Oil -.
81 Gal o MD n. FL 81 81
2100 Humble Oil L. X 64:. 63ks d3
2400 Inter Pet G Ltd 3Sa. BIN 3SIs
900 Nat Transit -. 30l4 30 30
loon Transit. >. 81 50 ST
100 Ohio Oil .... 81 80 60is
300 Penn Mex Fuel. 44i[ ~ 4411
1900 Prairie g.. 4aN 4ais 4ah
500 Prairie L.. 21b els 2i6
500 South Penn o.. 4IL Al 411s
100 Southern p L.. 81 81 81
1900 8 Ind ..... T6S 76fs 96L
1900 o Kansas. @i& 2li4 2ln
400 9 y Nv .... 156Ts 12ais 126L
loo = q Neh ~ 4Sa. 42& 43a
zoo q Ohio ... 13L 73is 1914
400 Vacuum Oil -. 143Ts 143 I43L
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the extraordinary heroism" displayed
by Mr.. Ehackiette. who was aboard the
u. s. g. Bennington as q hospital stew
ard At the time OF the lamentabie dis
aster which overlook that vessel while
lying Of San Diego. Calf. July n.
1905. The order says: THE crisis which
occurred with such terrible suddenness
and destruction was met with readi-
ness and resource. Men grievously
wounded forgot their own injuries and
rushed back In the shower Of scald-
ing water, steam and ashes 10 rescue
their own unfortunate shipmates.
The record shows that Mr.. Shack
iette WAS coming out Of sick bay
when the explosion occurred. He re.
turned al once 10 the berth deck and
assisted the injured. While engaged In
this work he was knocked genseless by
4 violent blow on the head and lay for
some time In the scalding water on the
deck, being severely and almost fatally
burned. lie afterward assisted In help
ing the injured into boats and from
boats 10 wagons on the wharf. A. the
hospital he refused 70 accept treatment
until all others. many less seriously In
iured than himself. had been cared for
The story Of his heroism Is an I'M
from sick bay 10 the deck when he
Jaw n stipmhte who had been knocked
down by the explosion. He picked the
man up and started for the deck again.
Just ~ he reached the top another en-
pl0siDn occurred. A piece OF metal
tOok away large portion OF the head
of the wounded man and struck MIR.
Shaekletts on the head lie fell u
the bottom u the steps His coat was
blown over his head and kept the
/ steam from his face, He fsgained hih
| senses ia few minutes and aRain
started up the ladder for the deck
/ There he found wounded shipmAte
! whom he attempted 10 assist. but the
/ man was badly sealded and about dead
| !. Was then the TescueT fell u The
deck, overcome by the steam and ths
blow on his head. which fractured hil
| skull.
ton ~ the fact that he refused treat.
msnt until all Of the others had been
cared for Mr., shackIstts declined u
! make eIBfnmsnL,
/ Following his release from the hos
I pitsi he received \ message from his
! commanding OfficeT. ~ follows:
''I0u are b Man and ] am proud oil
| you"
The Congressional Medal Ut Homo,
! which he received has tls following
| Inscription on the reverse Side "Foi
| extraordinary hsfUisin displayed ~ tht
! time ~ ths sxplJslon ab0afd the u. b
| Is. Bennington. 81 san Diego, CALI,
| July n. 1908"
! Ar. SHACK !etLs WA born in Fauaulsi
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Bokhara and had penetrated into Chi
nese Turkestan. I therefore felt conf
dent thet could strike a fresh blow
and conquer Asia. from west to east.
Eventually 1t proved to be journey
that lasted 3 years months and Is
days and covered a distance greater
than that from Pole to Pole. About
l0,500 kilometerS-equivalen to one
fourth the circumference OF the earth,
or 2ia times the distance between New
York and San Francisco-was mapped
out.
The charts. in $50 sheets. measured
364 feet OF this mapped portion near
~ one-third. or 3.250 kilometers. repre-
sented land hitherto absolutely I'M
known. The expense of the trip was
less than $4,000.
MY first objective was Tashkent
IVA This time I wanted to try the
northern route, through the kirgihz
Steppe. 2.080 kilometers long. and d.
vided into 90 stages.
The entire Journey distance as
great as that from Los Angeles 10
Omaha--was made by tarantass, and
in order to avoid transferring baggage
e6 times the traveller usually bought
his own carriage and spare parts. be-
sides carrying lubricants and provisions.
When I left Orenburg. the first bl!z-
Yard OF the Winter was raging sat
on q small bundle Of hay. covered with
a rug. wrapped in furs. blankets and
ONE WHEEL COT LOOSE-THE
HORSES BECAME FRIGHTENED
AMI RAN WILDLY TOWARD
THE STEPPE.
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Explorer Carries Him Through Perils of Asiatc Wilds

that the right side Of my body was
kept quite warm by the sun. while the
left side, being IN the shade GOT Irost-
bitten. The skin Of my face became
chapped and faxed on. but eventually
Il hardened and became as tough Is
parchment.
walked out On the immense ice
surface Of Kare-kui, the BLACK Lake,
with four men, five horses and provi-
sions for two days. The rest Of the
party we're to meet Us on the south
eastern shore.
We rode for four hours. Finally We
halted where dry steppe plants were
growing. and we made q fire. not orlv
10 warm ourselves. but also 70 serve rs
O sigIai 70 our men.
we sat and chatted until O'Clock,
with never piece Of bread OF a drop
Of tea, Tightening one another with
tales Of wolves. Then We wrapped
ourselves up IN our furs and went to
deep before the fire. Next morning We
found the caravan.
fcopyright. 1928
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THE way 1t was" he continued. this
fellow seems TO have got himself up hke
a clergyman. see. and then he came IN
and presented this check drawn on the
orphans trust fund and letter with II,
OF course. the letter was phoney and 50
was the check. But II was the get-up
that fooled them, II seems he got away
with q thousand dollars Pretty slick
trick. chr"
1T certainly was" answered, 'es-
pecially as II was orphans money"
Sure" he reioined. barying himself
again In his paper.
Presently he looked up again,
Here's one about u fellow In Albany,
he said. who worked one nearly as
good. or perhaps better, He was
mighty smart customeri He came into
this bank all dressed up In. black. and
said his mother was dead and asked
them 70 telegraph the bank In . place
he called his home town. see. and GET
him money. OF course. he made out he
was all broken up about his mother dy-
Ing and they sent the message. and In
about half an hour they got what they
thought was an answer saying Ia give
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bashik, while the swirling snow blew
under the raised hood in suffocating
clouds.
Orsk is a small town on the Asiatic
shore of the Ural River. "Good-by
Europe!" thought I. as the tarantass
left the last street behind and started
on its Journey through the immense
Kirghiz Steppe.
In 10 days traversed III degrees OF
latitude. passed 10000 telegraph poles.
employed Ill drivers, used BIT horses
and ri cameis and passed from 81
berian Winter to O temperature thar
In the daytime rose to 81 degrees.
The road from Margelan to Pamirsky
Post was 2e4 miles long. The distance
was not great. yet the Winter road was
to be dreaded because Of the cold and
the snow. The mercury stil fro3e at
night.
EVERYBODY warned me that ] would
never emerge alive from the deep SHOWS
OF the Alai Valley. Only the tights. the
Kirghiz couriers who bore the mail be-
tween Margelan and the fort. could
manage II: and even they often met
with terrible misadventures and SUI
fering.
Nevertheless. I persisted To try con-
illusions with the Winter snow on The
Roof of the World" was Just what
tempted me.
I had no elaborate or heavy incum-
brances. Only three men were 70 so
with me, Our way took US through the
valley Of the Isfairan River. which cuts
through the northern slopes Of the Alai
Mountains. The higher we rose the
worse the path became. Sometimes ie
was buried under snow. sometimes COW
cred with Ice.
Picks and axes were constantly In use,
and the most slippery scots had 70 be
sanded. Twilight crept silently over the
district. and night set in. We stau had
a three-hour tramp TO our camping
place.
We climbed. crawled and slid on the
brink Of abysses, the bottoms al ~hcn
we could not see In the dark Each
horse was led by one man. while IN
other man held onto Its tail. ready e
help. In case the animal slipped Wilc
shouts reverberated In the valley.
Our progress was constantly inter
rupted. horse would slip on the edge
and would have to be held until help
arrived. so as 70 free him OF his load
II was the season Of avalanches. EverS
minute we we're in danger Of being
buried by losssned masses OF snow
Skeletons OF horses were lying around
Not infres uently. whole caravans. mer
and all, we're buried by such ava
lanches.
At last we reached Q place where fhs
| valley expanded. and Il was with 4
| sense OF indescribable relief that ~s
saw flaming campfires in the dis
| tar ;. After IA hours hard march. vi
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THE GENESIS OF CRYSTALS.

stances Is curi0us one. While they
do not enter the crystalline mass. they
play 50 large q part In the crystAlllsa-
ton that infinitesimal traces Of their
different bodies are found profoundly
altering the normal form OF the crystal
The substances which exercise such
powerful action are, In their way. sim"
liar TO the ferments indispensable in
certain forms OF vitaliGation. On the
other hand. the variations OF surround
..gs bring about changes In the crystal.
Take, as an example. q sc luton Of alum,
II an actahedron 10 not disturbed until
II reaches certain sise and then. II a
given quantity Of alkaline carbonate Is
! added TO the solution. the octahedral
nucleus Ia gradually changed To cube.
although the length of It's axes do not
change In the same way variations of
environment bring about hydrations,
dehydrations and other changes, Hut
whatever happens the individuality OF
the crystal u never changed, Its tenae"
ity of identity proves that whatever the
nature. or the Importance. of the inter-
nal changes that take place. the crystal
possesses the faculty Of renewing itself
and of repairing its tissues. however
mutilated. and Of growing,
According To one authority. there IL
no such thing aS inorganic matter In
nature All that constitutes the uni
verae lives or has lived The young Nv
ing crystal IL u living individual which
dies and paasaa into toasil state, There
was u time when the same scientist
held 4 different opinion, an opinion
which has been modified az entirely
changed by experiments and by refiee"
ton, he considered tho eryatai ~ an
inert body wholly dependent upon
physioal aud chemical laws,
Gradually the collection at $4,000
microscopic photographs, obtained IN
tho c0urae of peraervefing lahars,
opened new hoglsons and worked revo.
luton In his mind A close study Of
bacteria led t0 the conclusion that the
crystal IL an organised hsing In develop
ment, a being organised like the plant
or the animal, but = he.ng at mrlnitesi
mally marrow organism.
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hin, the money. You see. e wasn't an
answer at all, just . message he sos
sent to them by q fake messenger boy
They give him the money all right
5000. and he gets clear away before they
get the real answer that the bank donT
know him. That was . gccd one.
wasn't ts"
Excellent" I said. ~The man that
did that must be splendid fellow."
IN say sol" said my new aeouaint-
ance,
He sat quiet for a while absorbed IN
his paper. with little murmurs from time
to time. such as ~ see the guy Il,
France who checked the two women GOT
clean on" II see the boys who broke
out at Atlanta aren't caught YET"
Well, sir. here's q darnsi funny one
about aspl,yxiating an old cashier with
Gas--aint that q p>acht"
Presently he spike again.
What won't these fellerS think out
next' Hear this. IT'S from cedAr
Springs, VI:
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A STONE Is easily distinguished from
- q vegetable or from mammal. but
as the confines Of the inorganic and
organic realms are approached. the
properties OF the organic and the inor-
ganic show close analogles.
II the analysis Is carried very far,
there iS a striking similarity between
the vital phenomena OF the very In.
ferior organisms and the activity OF
crystals subjected 10 certain conditions.
For that reason. many authorities have
considered the crystal AZ complex
molecular aggregate Of chemical struc~
ture, capable OF reacting on Its sur"
r0undings and drawing from them the
elements necessary to It's growth.
Defined IN that way. every crystal
constitutes an organism by the right
claimed by the cell.
Like an animal or plant. the crystal
maintains IT. integrity. II artifleially
separated from IL. II regains possession
of II II plunged into liz mother source
and given n chance Ia make up for it's
loss, and heals Its wounds.
An alum crystal ceased It's work OF
growing when h crevice Of Infinitely
small extent appeared on It's surface.
and did not resume It's growth until II
had completely cured It's wound ana
WAS uIIt VI tUtNuiuu HtuWtn W ut
unbr0ken superfloles. The case seemed
to be similar 10 the regeneration aes
complishcd by cruataceana that have
lost member by amputation.
II the formation 0f cfystaia In u
saturated solution Ia observed with u
microscope or strong lens u sort ol re-
production. as by the budding Of the
structure, iA seen. one close student
saw crystals divide themselves IN fracs
tons and then reAtorc themselves 10
their original form The case was one
~ assimilation accomplished amid u
wealth Of nutrttive matter,
III the world OF crystals. ~ in the
world Of organised beings, the environ
ment Influences growth and the
strength and speed Of growth depend
upon tbs temperature. the abundance
Ut nutrltive elements. ana the presence
at foreign substances.
The part given Ia The foreign sub
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Men Who Gloat Over Crime News

YESTERDAY two men dressed As Il
for hunting ard carrying acoess- os<rsA-
ed shosguns and fishing RODS entered
the Cedar Springs Central Bank our
tnx the noon hour Their peculiar COS
tune enahled them - apcgoaen me
president and the cashier Without
SUSPICION and 10 cover them ey s&ysaS
down the guns aeroSS the eNc0neeT
AFTER securing Solne $ta,ee0 n currency,
they tied 40 che president ana shs
cashier showed che money INTO nsaIlaS
basket. locked the bank eSscr On tas
outside, and saunssre1 OF INTO tos
woods That's . god one. ISN'T ~
~Is certainly Is said and scced.
you Seen gced deal ntsrsSsea n
that sort Of thing.
eNuckle, Perhaps have rsore n9sssex
than nsaSs men But as any rate I
can't help aamsTtng the SlNknsSs WIN
which these teliers seem ~ Set away
With it, Its caution tire Ssic OF
acSages they think cut. Ike - read
about them. can almost feSXsv~
these fellows sometimes.
I'm that case said listen ~
this dcot think les IN ysser gAg>er
Mines o seSsnd editken, TAS ctN
happened early this rsNntas, " tact,
I heard safne one taking aesGt -
I came down IN the car
reAe frdsa the paper;
Last night Gsider pretenSe cf Nav
ing come IN reSsSanse - Q burglar rxc-
tecticn automatic alArnS---SAasS sss~
rthly clever. isn't lts-~TAaeveN safaea
access 20 Q chemical warNASsaSs
a chemical wareAcssSes~ tire man
Interrupted Well welt tra IN that
business myself
'M Maassen street.
s'<sAShs that's nay Str~ess"
The waecnnssa NJ ths esassdsasI
we're under the impression that tatN
were searching fer AarssArS. TIE
thieves successfully epsaeA aAFxe SAIs
GA che aria neeT Ia which SassA>SS
NV acquaintance ssassa tAs payer N
excitement
whats that show IL IL sss,~ es
ested "sreAs Secst that's aV ware
hcuSss Ny heAvesasi they've Ses AMaN
With the staU N my sAses The darN
OreAt Caesar, What are tsss
pelke Jalngs They euxAt ~ - aAlsg~
81 for thing like thai faAts esca'
mali orvAs Sesss, taAss TSsSSN
plain ruANeFS -
lie had FlSsa. nAigN aseNaAs wssA
Aaser Asla eNeatemeAS AMI left We "
SsASh aeE<NSS the Eatea<sA. Wst%SA ] hAss
sAw him h wAS eAl~~aauax resal1 We
hotel slsea sag fsI = eeAesssaasas " cal
un the eeaSgel IsAlkee ssAeANn
Ii occurred b. ase> ~ sAld <ss~a tsse
pakSeF. that the "sahekAs~s ~ eyuses
Sleg,sadS a SSN,<a deal IN tAs SsAai aNsaa
v AseA IVA ses n
t<eNsA&At lseSA
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Food of the Fishes.
MUCH interesting information has

MUCH interesting Information has Of
late been gathered with respect
70 the wonderful and invisible supply
accorded by nature for the feeding Of
the millions upon millions Of fishes
going to make up her oceanic popu-
fatfon.
The mast minute examination OF
shallow waters near the shore Will not
throw much light upon the question
Of what food the fishes find when out
In the cpen seas. The conditions in
the two eases differ widely. Indeed,
the sea, IN Its own domain, far from
the shallow waters ringing the shores,
Is said to be devoid Of vegetable life,
and contains no growth Of weeds or
plants 70 harbor swarns OF possible
food-cTeatures, except In limited spaces.
aS. for instance, IN the case Of floating
weeds In the SargaSso Sea-
A receptacle filed With water drawn
from the Atlantic Ocean Is, 70 the eye,
supply 50 much transparent brine, IN
fouied with weed. void Of fish, and, IN
most cases, not vtsihly infested with
Any IWkA VI AO8kA2kS ula1 04C "a 8A44kou4-
Sttn. at any moment, shoals Of fsh
numbering perhaps millions may elect
70 enter this apparently foodleSs waste.
The herring shoals disappear into the
deep Atlantic and return In good con-
oftion, oily and evuherant.
The question naturally arises, upon
what have they lived IN the mean
time? Not. 1t Is certain. on smaller
dSh caught in the chase. for. even
were these present IN sufficient quanti-
ties. the behring's travel In . serried
Shoal q mile square and perhaps 30
feet deep, crowding one another too
closely TO admit Of q free quest for
food.
The answer 10 this question Mes in
the universal presence Of those micro
scopic creatures that N some parts OF
the ocean are 30 thickiy rnaSsed In the
water as 70 dtscolor is surface and
afford abundant food for the whale.
These are nov known to pervade every
drop Of surface water In numbers com
parable % the notes In the air. For
the purposes, therefore. Of the herring.
the ptlchard and countless other verte-
brate nsh, shell fish and Eoophytes.
the upper waters Of the ocean are, n
fact. Q hind Of soup. highly nutritious
and exactly suited 70 their needs
These microscopic forms Of hfe are
the basis Of al the life Of the oceans.
Some are water neas: others occupy
shells IKE miniature htvAlves: others
again are In the form Of the one
eyed microscopic monsters Of the pools
the cyciops. They multiply nc an
amazing rate. increasing from one to
more than four hundred thousand in
wear.
Il has been pointed out thar the
existence Of these creatures Is one o.
the greatest economic tyiumphs Of na-
ture. It Il BY them that the refuse
Of the seas Is disposed Of and the
waters are kept sweet Dead animal
and vegetable matter feed them and
they. II turn. are converted into The
food fishes Of the world.
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County. Va. May II. 1880. He came
70 the National Capital when 10 years
OF age and secured employment In q
grocery store. He desired TO enter the
Army during the Spanish American
War, but was turned down because OF
his age. He returned TO Virginia La
ter he enlisted 10 a hospital appren-
tice IN the Navy and being stationed at
Washington studied medicine at night
al George Washington University.
lie had been transferred 10 the
u. g. 3. Bennington as a hospital
steward when the explosion on the
ship occurred He was hone. ably dis
charged from the Navy In 1908 and
returned 10 his home In Virginia.
lie had seen the hard side OF the
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yards before we were met by the court
officials at the new castle. I was
ushered into a big reception room, in
the centre of which stood two arm
chairs.
One of them was occupied by the
Emir. He rose. and babe me welcome
in Persian. He was tall. handsome
black bearded man. with pure Aryan
features. He wore a white satin tur-
ban. a blue velvet khalat. epaulets. a
belt and a scimitar. and his dress spar
,sled with diamonds.
For 20 minutes we talked about my
tourney, about Sweden, Russia and Box
hara. Afterwards the governor OF the
city gave a stupendous banquet Of ~
courses. On this occasion he handed
me a gold souvenir from the Emir.
had traversed Caucasia. Mesopo-
tamia. Persia, Russian Turkestan and
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From a COB in the United States
Navy. where he was awarded the Con-
EressionaI Medal Of Honor, the highest
honor conferred by the American Gov
eminent for deeds Of heroism, 70 the
recsorship OF the Episcopal Church Of
the Advent. Second and U streets north
west. IL the proud record Of Rev. VIII
liam D. Ehacklstte.
This "sky Pilot" az he Is termed by
those Of Uncle Sans Navy who knew
him when COB, Is proud of the fact
that he served In the Navy Of the
United States. He Ia willing 70 talk
a. length OF the boys Of the Navy and
Of what the womsn's organizations and
LAyDlan's Association In mis- church are
doing. but what he did 70 have this
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Clergvman Holds Medal Of Honor

nfe OF the Navy boys and when he be-
came interested In religion decided 10
enter the Theological Seminary OF VIZ
ginia and TO later try TO aid the men
Of the Navy. He served In the World
War with the Y. M. c. A. Following
the war he was ordained In the Ep!sco-
pal Church as a rector by Right Rev,
william Cabeil Brown. Bishop OF Viz
ginia. After several rectorships In Vir-
ginia he came this year TO the Ma
tons Capital In charge OF the Church
OF the Advent
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disposal. The dastarkhan was served
on 81 huge platters. My bed was COW
cred with red silk. and large, wonder
full Bokhara rugs were spread on the
floor. II only I had been allowed to
take a couple OF them home!
The next morning at nine O'Clock.
the reception took place. Dressed in
my best, I rode through the door OF
Ak Serai, once Tamerlane's palace.
Onicers in blue uniforms accompanied
me, so men presented arms, and a
band of 30 musicians played. The
procession was led by two heraids. IN
khalats, gold embroidered, carrying
gold STATS In their hands.
We rode through three castle court