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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 30, 1900)
n - I si' 'its 4 liMw Qfw Ttte younjjcjt 7. Z. Rev. Morgan Wood, pastor of the ohl And fashionable Plymouth Congrega tional church of Cleveland, 0., 1b milk ing a phenomenal record In the theo logical world. Although but 33 years old, ho has been honored with the do gree of Doctor of Divinity the young est man In the country to havo receiv ed such an honor and has made a Rational reputation as a lecturer. Hcv. Morgan Wood Is tho son of Rev. E. M. Wood, a Methodist minister, of Pitts burg, Pa. He received his education in tho public schools und high school of that city, where ho hud an extraor dinary record for brightness. After ward he attended Mt. Union College und Yale and Boston universities. His REV. MORGAN WOOD, D. D. charges have always beon successful, as Dr. Wood's personal magnetism has endeared him , to his congregations. He has had churches In New Orleans, La.; Bloomlngton, 111.; Detroit, Mich.; Toronto, Can., besides his prcsont charge Much of his time 1b In de mand In popular lecture courses throughout the country. Scutptor Wilt Become rainier. Frederick Macmonnies, whoso great work (tho fountain) at the world'a (air was among the great attractions at the Jackson park exposition, has determined that next spring he will take up his residence In New York and will temporarily give up mallot and chisel for palette and brush. He is now in Paris at work on the eques trian statue of General Slocum, which is to be set up in Brooklyn. When that Is completed he will for a timo abandon sculpture for painting. Win Fame in Berlin. Arthur Van Ewyck, who made' a Kreat stir in Berlin musical circles re cently, 1b a young Milwaukeean whoso relatives are still residents of that city. Mr. Van Ewyck is ono of the brightest of the brilliant group of young musicians which Milwaukee has produced. Ho studied with all tho best teachers. and gave promise very early of hav A. Van Ewyck. ing a bright future before him. About ten years ago ho (went to Berlin, where he studied with FoIIx Schmidt. He possesses a rich, resonant barytone voice, which taken with his artistic rendering of tho later music has brought him rare praise from continental critics. Widener May "Be Senator. P. A. B. Widonor, the millionaire fltrcot railway magnate. Is credited with coveting a desire to represent Pennsylvania in the United States sen ate, and It Is said that his candidacy will be Indorsed by Mayor Samuel 11. Ashbrldgo of Philadelphia. It Is ad mitted that Mr. Quay's chances tc 'e PETER A. B. WIDENER. elected senator by tho new legislature will be slender, and it has beou known for some timo that Mayor Ashbrldgo la not anxious to see Quay go back to tho senate. Tho mayor will control 23 representatives and two senators In tho now legislature and without these Quay's fight would ho useless. It Is bo llovcd thnt a deadlock would follow la an attempt to elect Quay. raw8? Wfe "o v tie Voted for Jackson. James W. Bradbury of Augusta, Mo., ex-senator of tho United States, re cently celobrated his ninety-eighth birthday. The career of this veucrable statesman covers a period of American history unexampled In tho cxporl enco of nny other man. He was born in 1802 und conse quently Is able to give personal rec ollections of tho war of 1812, being a lad of 10 when that strugglo wus in .progier.s. Ho was 18 years old V when Maine was admitted to tho Jas- w Bradbury union; he helped welcome I.ufayette to the state In 1824; he puitlelpaled in the celebration of the soml-cpntonnlal of American Independence In 1820; he was a United States senator fiom 1847 to 1853, and was colleague and per sonal friend of Webster. Clay, Ronton and Calhoun; he Is the only survivor of the 100 men who sat In the senate during his term; he Is the only living member of the Uovdoln college class, of 1825, which Included Longfellow, Hawthorne and John 0. Abbn't. Mr." Hrndbury has lived In Augusta for sixty-three yeais. over half a century in tho house which he now occupies. From JackBon to nryan he otetl for every Democratic presidential nomi nee. He has never tasted liquor or tobacco and today Is able to attend to his consldernablo correspondence without the aid of an amanuensis. Uo 'J3uild Largest Tulp Mill. American nnd Canadian capitalists contemplate) establishing In the Rainy Lake region of western Canuda the largest pulp mill In the worlu. Spruce in Inexhaustible quantities Is found In the region namod and unexcelled water power Is also available. Tho American capital for tho enterprise will come principally from the Fox river valley In Wisconsin. A hydraulic engineer of Appleton, Wis., has Just returned from the Rainy lake country, where he made preliminary observations and arranged for surveys. "Rich Tttidobu "Disappears. Despite all efforts of tho police no traces have been discovered of Mrs. Mary Taylor, the aged Brooklyn widow and supposed miser, who Is said to bo worth in the neighborhood of $100,000. They are still working on tho theory that the old woman has been spirited away by persons familiar with her cir cumstances, who seek n reward for her release. Annie, the professional nurso who was attending Mrs. Taylor, still MRS. MARY TAYLOR. Wealthy Brooklyn Woman Whose Disappearance Is Shrouded In Mys tery.) maintains she knows nothing of her patient's disappearance. The Election of Senators, F. M. Simmons, Democrat, will suc ceed Marlon Butler, tho Populist, in tho enato from North Carolina. The legislature chosen Nov. G will practi cally have nothing to do but register the choice of the people. This is be cause at the utatn primaries held by the Democrats of North Carolina last April the voters "recommended" the solectiou of Mr, Simmons. In tho samo way the Democrats at the primaries in Arkansas last spring recorded their preference for the ro-olectlon of Sona tor Berry over ex-Senator Jones. Theso methods of nominating a senator nro not recognized by fcdoral or state laws. Yot members are frequently nominated pledged In advance after a contest In tho primaries. In Montana and In Pennsylvania tho fitness of legislative candidates was entirely lost sight of In the struggle for the legislature. In these states rival candidates of tho samo party contended In many dis tricts, ho division being on tho sona torshlp. In this Indirect way Clark's election from Montana seems assured and Quay's from Pennsylvania Is pos sible. Theso aro facts which seem to show that thcro Is much merit In tho North Carolina plan. At nil events It enables tho legislature to get down to business at onco without a prolongod strugglo over tho senntorshlp, which sometimes, us in Pennsylvania last year. v . .1. y S t f J r ft ft, l ft lrf l Irv tKe Fowler's Dy M. 11. MANWELL Hi. it ' ' ' ! !' l. rt fl fi st t t CHAPTER V. (Continued.) "Yes," Oervls spoke, with a certain itnount of stiffness. Ho had undoubt edly Bought his young wife and won her for hor wealth; but, apart from that fact, ho was determined to uiako her a loyal and devoted husband. Al ready it hurt him that money nnd the sacred name of wife should bo roughly bracketed togethor. "And did you know my wlfo. then, as Miss Falrwoathcr?" (lervis naked, after a silonce, while tho two stood and surveyed tho limitless expanse of whlto wosto around them, with its boundaries of forest-covered, bear-Infested hills. "No; I never saw her 'until last night in the car. She Is very young, and seems to be a high-strung nature. Is thnt so?" Paul waited for an an swer. "I think sho Is." Oervls slightly lmullnl.1,1 1m tfittti MwuifTh 1m wntllil 1ll.-niiiit.-i. at. ... .h., ..... .n.. .. ........ not h:ivn confessed It. (Daddy's nature was as yet an unknown country to him. "Very imaginative, nnd given to al ternate llta of depression and gaiety?" Paul went on. Then ho hastily added: "I ask your pardon. You sco, It Is part of my trade to nnnylze human charac ter. I am always doing It sometimes iiiieonbcloualy. 1 dnrc say you think me an Ill-conditioned Goth, and I hard ly venture to request an Introduction to Mis. Tcmpleton." Paul Ansdell turned his faco toward (lervis, and thoro was a new expres sion In It. Tho old sneer had died out, or had been smoothed cnjcfully away. His dark, deep eyes looked straight Into the Englishman's face, and thoro was a certain wlstfulncss in thorn. "I have made up my mind already about you we all have," quickly said honest Oervls, holding out his hand in all simplicity to tho other. "Wo owo our Hvcb to you, and each ono of us would esteem it an honor to cnll you friend." Thcro was a hearty British ring In tho words that spoke for tholr genu ineness. "You arc vory good," quietly observ ed tho scientist. But tho sneer had come Into his eyes onco more, and ho turned the conversation abruptly to the situation In which the tralnful of human beings found themselves. "If you had not been in such a hurry to get back to Eugland I could havo shown you some pretty sport yonder." Ho pointed to tho rocky fastnesses in the distance. Tho falling snow had stopped, and overhead was a brilliant blue. A stiff wind had got up, howl ing and swirling tho snow into deep drifts. "Bears, I suppose?" Bald Gcrvis. "Just what I should have liked If well, under other circumstances. I dare say you could tell ono some yarns about the grizzlies yonder?" Paul Andsell nodded brlellly, nnd the two men turned to retrace their steps to the little prairie station. "Do you live In Montreal, then? Is It your homo?" "I have no home," was the brief re joinder. 'I suppose I am what you call a cosmopolitan ono who makos a nest In every one of tho world's great cities. But here we arc back at the prairie station. The weather's clear ing, so I suppose our people will stuit on their way." In the station and round tho cars thoro was a stir of excitement, and people were getting aboard tho train. Thero Is my wife! She Is standing at the window of the car!" Gorvis caught sight of a little figure in a pale green nnd gold brocade tea gown, trimmed with yellow lace. It was Gladdy, and her small pink and white face, with Its pointed chin, was now bent toward them as she gaz ed downward at the two men. Sho was waving a little white hand In welcome to her husband; but when she caught sight of his companion her faco blanched, and she shrank back from tho window, at which Paul Ans dell frowned at once. Two minutes later, however, he was bowing before her as Gcrvis introduced him. "Wo had a Jolly good tramp, Glad dy, Mr. Ansdell and I, over the hard snow. It has made me as hungry ns possible. And, If It had not been for your small ladyship, I shouldn't hnvo come back. I'd have gone after tho grizzlies In the mountain, yonder; but 1 warn you that next year I shall come hack to pot a bear or two, and leave you at Temple-Done." Gcrvis laid a kindly hand on the slight little shoul der. Gladdy looked up timidly, and, to her surprise, Mr. Andsell had taken out a pockctbook crammed with snap shots, which ho proceeded to show and explain to Gervls, taking no fur ther notice of her. If the stranger wished to restore the young bride's confidence, he could not havo devised a bettor mode of do ing so. Before tho end of the dny Gladdy was herself again, gay and llghtbcart ed. Sho and her husband and Paul Andsell were tho merriest, friendliest trio on board tho cars speeding through the snow over tho vast Cana dian Pacific railway. And despite all tholr forebodings of evil, the train made a safe and speedy trip to Its destination. CHAPTER VI. Nothing builds up a friendship be tween man and man Uky being thrown yf rf 1 !!0!i ili. i 'I 'k ' t m Hi. i ! ! lr!i J i!i!'. rt .. N . . t t togethor In untoward circumstances. Before tholr Journey ended nt Mon treal, Paul Amtacll had bocomo almost Intimate with tho Tompletons. Gladdy's strange shrinking and tor ror of tho scientist had entirely worn off, simply hecnuso he hud ccuHcd to bestow the faintest attention to her dnlnty person. Ills eyes never by any chnnco rested upon her. "I might bo n cow or wax doll for all the notice your fine philosopher gives to niol" the glrl-brldo said. "Oh, well, you can't expect to havo dry-as-dust scientific fellows In your train, my dear," said Oervls mildly. "You must bo content with ordinary men, such as your humble scrvtnt, for slaves. I don't suppose Andsell, poor old chap, knows a pretty face fiom a plain one." "I'm not so sure about thnt," skep tically said tho bilde. "Why, I should not be surprised If ho has a wlfo of his own hero In Montreal!" "Not he," oatelessly said GervlB "lie's a woman-hater, I should Im agine. His bride Is science, to which he seems to have given himself up body and soul. You should sco bis diggings, Gladdy! Never saw such a collection of weird and extraordinary Inventions In my life. Ho took mo there last evening, and you don't seo me going again to such a creepy place. Why, he hns got his collln. all spick nnd span und ready for occupation, In one corner, and In tho hall, Instead of u hatstand, he has actually got a skele ton, braced up with lion, on the arms of which the crnzy old chap hangs his hat. Thero, my dear, I ought not to havo told you that!" Gladdy had gone quite whlto. "Look here, I urn going to take you to the Ice carnival tonight, nnd tomor row wo Btart for old England. And did I tell you, Gladdy? Andsell hns suddenly made up his mind to go with us. There's something some elixir to be got only In London from somo old wizard of an oast cud chemist, nnd Andsell must havo it to complcto some marvelous scientific Invention he menus to pntcnt. So l'vo asked him down to Temple-Dene to spend Christ mas. We owo him some little atten tion for all ho did for us that awful night of tho fire." That evening, however, Gervls Tcm pleton went to tho Ice carnival alone. Gladdy, when quite ready to start out with him, was seized with an unac countable chill and trembling. "You've taken cold," said Gervls practically, "that's what It Is. Now, you Just stay quietly at homo and cos set yourself up, or wo shall havo to remain behind tomorrow." Gladdy, thunkful enough of the rest and quiet, lay bnck In a low chair in tho private sitting room tho Temple tons had secured. Her eyes were hid den under their soft, whlto lids; but Gladdy wus not asleep. Strange visions and strnnger thoughts wero whirling through her brain; und her small hands lay limply In hor lup, their wax en whiteness Intensified by the violet satin of hor evening gown. It was not af her own simple past, nor yet of tho wonderful happiness that hud come to her bo lately that Gladdy was dreaming. Instead, dark, fantastic shapes and visions camo and went, succeeded by grim forebodings. Never a strong girl, Gladdy, slnco tho night of the tiro in the snow shed, had drooped strangely. It wus us if tho springs of lifo within hor wero broken. The shock might or might not have done tho mischief; but It was there nevertheless. As sho lay back with closed eyeB and whitened cheeks thero was a distinct change on tho round young face. So thought somebody who had come, stepping softly over the thick, rich car pet, close to tho little figure reclining In the low chair so softly that Glad dy did not open hor bluo eyes. Indeed, the white lids closed down tightly over them, perhaps because a hand with long, thin fingers was waving slowly to and fro in front of them. In a few seconds Gladdy was in a deep, motionless sleep, and standing looking down upon her out of his dark, unfathomable eyes, was Paul Andsoll, who, on hearing from tho black waltor that Mr. Templcton had. gone out to the Ice carnival, stepped upstairs to pay his respects to Mrs. Tcmploton. Bending close down until his lips ncarcd ber pink ear, Paul, In a mon otonous voice, recited n sort of stnto ment. Ho spoke In carefully measured tones, as if anxious that not tho merest syllable Phould bo slurred over. The room was still and quiet, and Gladdy slept on tranquilly, whllo Paul looked round him for something ho wanted. Reaching over, he drew townrds him a Japanese screen, and fixed It partly botween tho sleeping girl nnd a Ilttlo table, on which wore writing materi als. Then ho spread out a blank sheet of white paper, and then lifted 'first a pen, then a pencil from tho writing table. "No," he muttored, "l'vo something bettor still!" And from his waistcoat pocket ho drew a stylographlc pen, which bo gently placed betweon tho thumb and finger of the Ilttlo limp hand of the girl. "Gladdy," he whispered distinctly "awako, Gladdy!" The girl stirred uneasily. "Write down word for word what you heard me say a few mlutues ngo." This time Paul's voico bad In It a noto of command iliuost f menncoj and instantly Giaudy sat up Htralght, with tho pen held firmly In hor nugorti. Hor oyeti were wldo open and Bleep had flown. Edging tho screen a Ilttlo forward, Paul got It adjusted so that Gladdy did not ive tho sheet of blank paper, then he gently guided her hand around tlm edge of the select, nnd placed it upon the paper. "Write!" ho said, harshly, and Glad dy obeyed. But from her position she could not seo what shu was writ ing. Presently, ns Paul's dark eyes In tently watched tho motionless pen In tho slim, small lingers, It moved. Glad dy waa writing something carefully, and In n stow, painstaking manner, much ns n child under the oyo of n master would do. And whllo sho wroto Paul watched her breathlessly. On, on tho pon trav eled over tho sheet. Glady's handwriting wns small nnd upright nnd unlovely, tho handwriting of tho up-to-date girl of today. Paul's breath grew laboied iib ho watchod the pen moving. Ho could hnvo dash ed on the sentence In half the timo; but then botween Gladdy and himself there was at least a quarter of n cen tury In age. At last tho ond of tho page was reached, and the stylogrnph Ic pon dropped fiom tho limp, whlto lingers. "Sign It! Sign your full name!" Tlie comma nil camo In breathless syllables, us though tho speaker was gieatly excited. The pen was Instantly lifted. There watt Just room for tho brief signature Gladys Templcton. Thun, with a low sigh of exhaustion, tho girl slipped backwaid Into her chair, nnd Paul Andsell, after carefully blotting the sheet of paper, folded It and placed It In his pockctbook. "I must get tho names of a couplo of witnesses, and tho thing's done! But Hint's an easy matter In .Montreal." As slloutly as ho camo Paul Audeell departed. Down tho wide staircase ho sped, and out into tho clear, whlto stillness of the starry night, his dnrk oycB blazing with a Btrange, triumph ant light. "Is It you, Paul? You havo como home?" A sweet, vibrating voice called out gently as his latchkey opened tho door of tho Ilttlo suite of rooms or fiat which ho called homo In tho gay city of Montreal. "Yes, I havo como, Dlann; and I havo good news rare, good news for you." A lnrge, golden haired woman, with a mllk-whito skin, camo out of ono of tho rooms opening Into tho hall, where the skoloton loomed quaint and hideous. She wub Paul AndHoll's wlfo. Gladdy had boon right in hor sur mise; but Mrs. Andsell wus not a hnppy wlfo, to Judge by hor dejectod, limp appearance. Yeni-B ngo when Paul first saw Di ana standing In front of the little Now England homestead that nostlcd under tho great maple trees, ho had thought her tho prettiest girl this world held. The poor, shabby, Ilttlo house was dig nified by tho morning glories that climbed nil over It, purplo and pink and whlto, making a daluty back ground for the girl's falrnoss. It was a picture that stirred tho man's Im agination rather than his heart. Already vast possibilities were loom ing for the scientific exploror. Here, In thin vision of womanly fuirnesa, ha saw a valuablo assistant for his enter prise. But Paul Andsell had mudo great strides slnco tho days when his mas torful will took Dluna from hor slm plo home, ami from her first love, to make her his wlfo and his tool. No longer for him did tho humble pro vincial exhibitions of his mcsmerlo skill and his power over tho minds of others suffice. Higher flights woro to day his aim, and more than ono ab truso work on hypnotism boro his nuiiio on Its title pago. To bo continued.) WORTH IMITATING. Indium of the Oinuha Tribe Truln Their Vlilhlrrn. Mr. Francis I-a. Flescho, an Omaha Indian, has recently published an ac count of tho training of children in tho tepees of thnt tribe. No child Is permitted to interrupt an elder por son, or to pass between two peraons who aro speaking," says tho author, "still less to como betweon them and tho flro. Wo were strictly enjoined never to stare at slrnngora, nor to ad dress any one by his porsonnl name without a title. From his earliest years tho Omaha child was tralnod in the grammatical line of his nnttvo tongue. No mistake was allowed to pns.s uncorrected. No Indian parent over whips his child. Whon It com mits a fault tho entire family assem bles In Bolomn conclave, and it is sum moned und reproved with such gravity that It never forgets tho lesson." Theso aro not civilized red men, but tho class known to us as "savage's." Lon don Truth lately gave an account of tho training given in Tokyo in tho prefecture of police. Tho Japanese po licemen aro taught to knock gently on tho doors of houses beforo they enter. Under no circumstances are they to talk roughly. "Rough talk Intimidates tho innocent, whllo tho hardened crim inal does not mind It" In executing search warrant they must not dis turb sleeping children or Invalids. They must deal kindly with dogs bo longing to strangers; hospitality Is due to animals as well as to men. No amusement must over be shown at the mistakes of foreigners. Every effort must bo mudo to impress strangers with Japanese politeness and nil pco plo with tho kindness ns well as the Justice of Japanese lav. Hnllilnr for Trto Killing?, Some time ago w saw In nn AwH tralhm exchange a letter from a form or resident of tho United States toll-i Ing about tho practice of killing trcca! by tho use of snltpctor. According to his statement tho saltpeter was In serted In the tree whllo In the proiess of growth und while the loaves worm r,tlll performing their function. A holo" was bored In the tree nnd filled with saltpeter nnd water, after which the holo wub plugged up. This saltpeter was carried to nil parts of tho tree. Then another holo wub bored and inoio saltpeter Insorted, which also was dis tributed through tho tree. After tho tree died It was Bet on fire and humid up root und brnnch, tho saltpeter mak ing It burn fiercely. We do not know how much of a fancy sketch this was, and If any of our readers have had ex perience In tho matter wc would like to hoar from thorn. Recently n dslcusslon hns been going nn ns to the power to destroy green (dumps In this way. Somo men t?ay they bored holes In the stumps nnd put In the saltpeter nnd water, only lo find afterward that the stump would not burn. Some othcrB say tho effect was to rot tho stump, which could afterward be dug out easily. Op to ilate wo havo learned of no way that will deal with the stumps more elfrc llvely thnn ilnoti the stump puller. An to tho binning up of trees that havo been saturated with saltpeter, wo think the time has gone paot for that kind of opciutlun. 'I lie time wns when trees in this country weio simply In the way and were destroyed In Miu shortest way possible But now they are woith saving If only for lire-wood. Tim Hint. A farmer can havo neither n good pubturu nor a good meadow without a good sod. But the kind of sod ho needs on his pasture Is very different fiom thu sod ho needs In his meadow. We sco in a contemporary a laudation of bluo-grass sod for the pasture. But we know that bluo grass sod Is not tho Ideal sod for a pasture. It should bo a part of the sod but not tho wholo thing. Bluo grass makes good pas ture nt certain seasons, but during much of the time Is below Its prlmo. Tho pasture sod should most certain ly bo formed of n vurlety of gniFiea, so that grass will bo making n i. lod growth ut all seasons when any glass could grow. Tho sod for the mendow should of courso bo mudo of ono klud of grass. The meadow Is supposed to be for tho production of hay and the hay crop is gathered at one time. But in both cases tho sod should be well tnkon care of, should bo well manured and not permitted to get thin, Ono of the great faults of our American farming Is neglect of the sod in both pastures and meadows. In the sod lies much of tho profit on the farm. We think If our farmers would keep a cIobo ac count of tho receipts from tholr sod lands they would pay more attcntloq to them, 1IK llue. In tho building of bog bouses, U such houses aro to be Ideal, a number of important points must be tnkon Into consideration. A writer on the subject of hog houses rightly says: "Thoro is ono point that Is commonly lOBt Bight of In hog growing, nnd that 1b that bo Is an animal to which sun shine is Just as essential as it is to the corn plaut Neither corn nor pork can bo produced successfully without plenty of sunshine. In tho building of tho hog bouse have it constructed In such a way that the sun will shine Into It on tho south and roach to the back of tho pon and on tho beds ot Ihtf pig?." Tho house should be arranged on tho Inside so that there will bo free circulation of air between the pons. This 1b especially necessary In warm woather. The drainage should be such thnt the floor of the house will be nlwaya dry. Tho arrangements for removing tho raanuro should be so porfect that it can be kept out of the way of the bogs at all times. Tbe pens lu the houso should be construct ed with the Idea of often needing to change pigs from ono pen to another. To accomplish some of these things it will bo necessary to have much of the Insldo arrangement made movable. Swinging gates can be used to ad vantage. VloliU of Wheat. That tho average yield por ncre ol our wheat can bo doubled under propei methods is demonstrated by tbe re ports that wo nro constantly receive lng from tho agricultural colleges and tho oxpcrlmont stations. The average yield of wheat In tho country at large is only about 13 bushels per acre, yvA In Bomo of our Btatea whoro, because of deficient rainfall, tho conditions for growing wheat are not of the best, tho yioldo are far in excess of the avorago for tho country. Wo notlco that oven In Oklahoma tbo yleldB as reported at the station are such that wheat raising is highly profitable. Yields of from 26 to 36 bushels to tho aero aro given as tho results of tholr various experiments in handling the land for tho wheat crop. What Is dono on n small scale can bo quite gen erally dono on a larger scale, and thero is no good reason why the beet methods should not bo widely applied, KnglUh ami American Thoroughbred. Tho difference in tho types ot Eng lish and American thoroughbred horsea has been set forth as follows: Tho English horse is tailor, or leggier as they say, thon ours. He usually has more length and more quality whoreas tho American thoroughbred has more substance, is more cloaoly coupled-that Is, shorter and, as a rule, la a horso of bettor constitution and sounder, particularly in the wind a ' roarer" being a rare thing with us! I 1 ' HuWWl,ll-7'wBr SK'PTOSSiSB i1 .'ffc it" , &l WjL