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(Imprisoned in a cave, with a
shark keeping guard outside and only
' waiting for the rising of the tide to
nter and seize his victims! Such
was the position in which the au
thor and his companion found them
selves. What happened afterwards
Is graphically told in the subjoined
narrative.
I was in San Francisco taking my
late employer's advice a rest. One
wornlng he had failed to meet his
liabilities and me. He Just left a
lean pair of heels and a little note.
The note advised ine to follow his
seceding example, or remain and take
moneyless rest. I acted on the lat
ter; I had to.
After a week's very active "rest"
sny liabilities were sold to a newly
formed corper syndicate, "The San
Francisco and California Copper
Company." I was to accompany an
other gentleman as a surveyor on a
copper prospecting expedition in
Southern California.
That week one of the Pacific Mall
Company's boats the City of Pan
ama, I think sailed for Mexico and
Peru, and in her we took berths. In
s few days we were dropped at Maza
lant, a port on the west coast of
Mexico. From there we crossed the
' "Gulf of California to La Paz an
Idle-born, listless town, having then
but little, if any, excuse to offer for
Its existence. Here we procured
some over-ripe Mexican "plugs" a
species of quadruped, or, rather, ac
tive volcano on four legs to jolt us
Into the mountains. I do not intend
to inflict upon the reader the results
ef a scientific expedition which had
lor its object the examination of the
copper-bearing rocks In that .'egion;
let it suffice to say that during this
metal-chasing trip Dr. Butler, geo
logist, of Chicago, and myself were
the unaspiring victims of a very
erve-trytng adventure, which befell
ms on the southwest coast of the Gulf
ef California.
One sun-bathed morning fifty or
sixty miles south of La Paz, Dr. But
ler and I found ourselves upon the
coast. He was examining and obtain
ing specimens of basaltic and irachy-
nc rock, i accompanied hinujeadv
to take bearings and measurements
' the locality if necessary.
We had just wended our way
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ral hundred feet Into the rocky
oast. Precipitous were its sides and
sullen lta outlines, but Its deep and
sparkling waters looked cool and in
citing. In the blank and shrubless cliff
across the inUt we discerned the gap
ing mouth of a cavern, with its lower
lip, to the extent of a few inches, ap
pearing above the water's edge.
I shout! like to examine the rock
formation of that cavern's interior,"
said the doctor, presently, half to
simself and half to me. Then, after
momentary pause, he added, "But
sow the dickens are we to get there,
Bailey?"
It could be seen at a glance that
there was no land approach to the
cavern. Neither was there any ma
terial around us with which to con
struct a raft. However, it needed no
sixth sense to solve the problem.
"I guess there is only one way,
doctor," said I, "and that is to
swim!"
Both of us, were fairly good swim
irs and cared little for the watery
stretch tnat separated as from our
bject; 'indeed, the project incited
within us great and pleasant expec
tations. In the overweening fit of
enthusiasm that inspired us we con
sidered danger ot every sort out
t the question. Accordinglr we
stripped, dived, and struck out with
11 the vigor commensurate, with our
' Ugh spirits.
Up the other side we crawled, end
together prepared to enter tho dark
nknown. With my eyes attuned to
Business I noticed that the cavern
was about thirty feet long and
shaped like a trumpet. Inside it was
about ilfteen feet wide by six or
seven feet high. Once we were well
Inside, the damp, salt-laden air, to
gether with the half-lit shadowy
rocks, had a depressing effect upon
my spirits. Next to a tomb, . I de
cided, it was the most uncomfortable
place in which I had ever teen. .
However, in this ocean cubicle Dr.
Butler pursued his investigations, for
tt promised something tangible to our
Business hopes. Meanwhile, accout
red in the unobstruslve costume of
Adam, I squatted on the floor and
watched -him. He flitted from one
ne point to another with business
like zeal. Presently he commenced
to trace towards the entrance a side
fissure in the rock. So intent was his
. mind on his task, and so glued were
is eyes to the fissure, that he took
little heed as to where and how he
placed his feet, with the unfortun
ate result that, moving quickly for
ward he stepped heavily unon
harp conical point and lacerated one
f his bare feet severely. Some of
the rocky scale penetrated the wound,
nd to wash this extraneous matter
from the cuts he limped to the cav
ern's mouth and bathed his bleeding
foot in the water, in which task I as
sisted him.
The wound bled profusely; there
was no stopping it for some time.
Eventually, however, Butler got up,
re-entered the cavern, and resumed
his investigations.
Not wishing to return into the cold
and gloomy interior of the cave, I re
mained at the entrance, basking in
the warm sunshine.
Except for a few sea birds that
whirled In giddy flight far above me
in the clear blue heavens, not a liv
lng thing gave signs ot its existence. I
The transparent waters of the mighty J
Pacific, with the sun's rays dancing f
on the tiny waves, lapped melodious
ly at my feet, .farther seaward, and
as far as the eye could reach, the
solemn, stupendous grandeur of the
ocean lulled one's senses Into a be
nign forgetfulness. One felt one's
helplessness, one's utter insignifi
cance. But hark! What was that strange
swishing sound that broke the si
lence? It was quite close to me
beside me. Horrors! I sprang to
my feet with a sharp exclamation,
for there, not a dozen feet away, was
a tall, triangular fln the dorsal fln
of a huge shark!
A cry from me brought Dr. Butler
quickly to my side. "Great heav
ens!" cried he, visibly affected, as
he gazed upon the hideous creature.
"What a bloodthirsty brute he looks!
The blood from my foot must have
attracted him from the open."
A moment more and a terrible
thought flashed simultaneously
through our brains. This horror
creating denizen of the deep was our
Jailer! So long as he remained there
our only avenue of escape was closed.
The doctor turned and looked at
me in silence, and in silence I re
turned his scrutiny. Each knew enly
too well that for us there was no
way of gaining the opposite shore
and liberty except by swimming
across the inlet. We knew, more
over, that If we assayed the passage
one of us must be taken by the mon
ster to pay the price of the other's
liberty.
But, the reader may ask, why not,
In preference to such a horrible
death, stay Indefinitely in the cr.vern,
even to the point of dying of starva
tion? Unfortunately for us, how
ever, we had no alternative, for we
knew, from the marks on the rocks,
that when the tide rose the shark
would be able to invade the cavern!
No; as surely as the waters ebbed
and flowed, a certain and horrible
death awaited one or other of us
Not a hair's breadth backward or
forward did the creature move from
his post outside the cave. Grim and
expectant ho lay there in all his re
pulslveness, the vanguard of death.
Once he tilted himself Blightly, and
by so doing showed us his horrid
grey eyes and his more horrid mouth
a mouth that bristled with many
rows of teeth. The great brute
seemed to root us to the spot with a
fascination of horror, for time passed
and we knew it not. How lone we
remained staring at the creature I
cannot say, but when we woke from
our terror induced stupor our feet
were being laved by the Incoming
tide.
"Bailey!" cried Dr. Butler, sud
denly. "Come Into the cavern. An
idea has struck me which may save
us. Quick!" '
Leaving the brink, paddling
through the rising water, I dumbly
followed my companion. Already his
face had become pale and haggard;
mental anguish unrelieved soon palls
the brightest face.
"Well, doctor," murmured I, as
we stood inside, "what is it?"
"Why, this," he answered, quiet
ly. "Maybe if we keep ourselves out
of his sight in this cave, and remain
absolutely silent, be may get the im
pression we have departed, and then
perhaps he will leave the Inlet. I
can suggest nothing better. What
do you think about it?" -
"I guess we'll try it," said I, with
a little hope stealing back to me.
"Right; now let us take seats on
these ledges."
"Doctor," said I, a moment after
wards, "don't you think you had bet
ter take your injured foot out of the
water?" By this time a few inches
of water covered the entire floor of
the cavern. "I notice it still bleeds
a little, and no doubt the shark will
stay as long as he scents the blood.
Try that ledge higher up."
"How thoughtless of me!" cried
Butler, changing his seat. "And
now, Bailey, old friend" his voice
grew grave "give me your hand. It
may be the last Bhake for one of us
in this world, so let it be a long one
and a good one." Solemnly we shook
hands. '
"And now, mum's the word," add
ed Butler, calmly. .
After that we maintained a death
like silence as we crouched there in
that inc-cold and tomb-like hollow,
each busy with his own sombre
thoughts. Occasionally, during this
terrible death watch, I glanced tow
ards the mouth ot the cavern and the
sweet, alluring sunshine beyond. I
thought of our position and shud
dered. If our ruse failed, then every
moment was bringing us nearer to
that last awful scene, when the wait
ing monster would be able to enter
the cave in quest of his victim.
Soon it seemed but five minutes,
yet it must have been at least an
hour the water rose within the cav
ern sufficiently high to enable the
shark to swim inside. From our
ledges above the surface we scrutin
ized the sunlit entrance with strain
ing rjes. Every instant we expected
see that ominous dorsal fln enter
end cleave the water of the cave, and
thus raise our sensations to the cli
max ot horror before ending forever
our nerve rackina vigil. But it came
not. And so we commenced to hope
that our trick had been successful;
to hope with an intensity that shut
out all other emotions.
Now, if ever, the moment for
leaving the cavern had come. Tet
we felt loath to go, for blood still
trickled occasionally from the doc
tor's wounded foot manifestly a
state of things that enhanced our
danger tenfold. Still go we must,
and each must take his chance.
Calming myself as best I could, I
whispered: "Doctor, who leads the
way?"
"You, if you like," he rejoined.
In this reply there was nothlne
suggestive ot cowardliness, for to
follow in the wake of a trail of
blood left by the doctor's foot was,
In the event of the keen scented
shark being absent from the inlet,
equally as dangerous as swimming
In the lead in case the brute was
still present. So I decided to lead.
Quietly I slid down into the water
and anxiously commenced to breast
the tide. At the cavern's mouth I
heard a quiet splnsh behind me It
was the doctor entering the water.
The ordeal of our lives was now com
menced in earnest.
Passing through the entrance with
a prayer on my Hps, I swam into the
sunlit zone of my danger. For a
moment I was blinded by the myriads
of dazllng lights that danced upon
the surrounding wavelets, and in that
moment my consciousness became
filmed over with the fear of death.
With an effort I regained my self
control and struck out boldly. With
what soul harrowing dread during
those first few strokes I scanned the
waters no pen ot mine can adequate
ly describe; never, I hope, shall I
experience the like again. Then,
with mixed feelings ot pleasure and
grave concern at finding the death
bringing fin absent, I headed for the
opposite shore with all my might and
main. Would the shark 'scent us
and return? That was the thought
that rankled in my mind.
Half-way across, as I turned my
head seawards, I fancied I saw the
dreaded fln projecting above the even
surface of the ocean. To fancy it led
me to dwell upon the horrible reality
of it, and my speed, in consequence,
soon diminished. With a great men
tal effort I forced my thoughts into
other channels; then I commenced to
forge ahead again.
It was not far now a few more
feet and I would be safe.
A moment more and I touched a
rock, and pulled myself ashore. I
was saved.
But what about my poor friend
the doctor? Turning, I beheld him
about thirty feet from the shore,
swimming very feebly. In his wake
floated a crimson stain and a clot or
two of blood his death scent. His
face was ghastly pale, and its expres
sion painfully haggard; and although
a flash of courage spasmodically il
luminated the features I could see it
betokened a speedy collapse. No
doubt, seeing that I was safe, he had
taken an extremely pessimistic view
of his own position. He commenced
to swim lower in the water, and I re
alized he was about to drown! "Doc
tor, doctor!" I shouted. "Buck up!
Don't be afraid! There's nothing
dapgerous near you. Everything's
quite clear. Fire away!"
The spasm of despair had passed.
Well tor him that it had, for at that
moment I waB about to plunge in to
help him the deadly fln suddenly ap
peared close at hand. There, a few
dozen feet from the inlet's mouth,
seeking the deep water Ingress. My
eyes traveled from the fln to the doc
tor, and I tried to weigh up the
chances between them. If the shark
delayed a little there was a chance
Just a chance.
Meanwhile the doctor, innocent ot
his danger, was swimming a great
deal better. But suddenly as 1
glanced furtively seaward, the huge
fin abruptly turned its thin edge to
wards the entrance, and the brut
came tearing up the entrance pas
sage in a series of tacks as it crossed
and recrossed the scent of blood
What was I to do? A few moment!
more and all would be over.
With a voice into which I tried to
force an air of calmness I cried,
"Swim up, old man! Put up mor
strength behind those strokes thai
is better!"
Out of the corner of my eye I sa
the fin drawing steadily nearer.
"Keep your eye on me don't fei
It stray!" I called again. "Mak
tor this rock."
The fln was now heading directl;
toward him.
Beads ot cold perspiration stood
on my brow; I ran into the water uj
to my waist and fairly shrieked a
him. "Doctor! for the love of heav
en swim! Swim swim for you)
life quick! Ah! Thank God!"
I bent down and seized him, swing
ing him by a mighty effort clear oul
of the water. v
An Instant later the teeth of th
shark clashed as he whisked by in
all his hldeousness. And then, saved
from the very jaws of death, Butler
and I fell upon the sand, utterly ex
hausted and unnerved. The Wide
World Magazine.
Dogs In Church.
In comparatively recent ' years
north country shepherds often at
tended church accompanied by their
dogs. At times fierce quarrels would
break out. So common was this that
in some churches long iron dog tongs
wete part of the furniture, these ar
ticles being used t8 seize the dogs
without the danger of being bitten
and carry them outside the building.
Country Lite.
Two Ways of Pruning Grapevines.
In ail grape growing localities the
Knlffen system is the best and cheap
est for strong growing varieties, such
as Niagara. It is best because it re
quires less care and work, and it is
cheap. It saves money in time and
labor. Only two wires, instead of
three or four, are required for the
trellis. Slow growing varieties, such
as Delaware, are better trained on
the fan system, as they must be re
newed from a point nearer, the
ground. When following the fan
system the pruner can always cut to
good wood; when following a more
definite system, as the Knlffen, some
times he muBt cut at a loss.
The fan system is briefly as fol
lows: When planting, cut the vine
hack to twoTiuds; next spring, again
cut back to two buds; second spring
aiter planting, if vine Is strong, leave
one cane about two or three feet long,
and tie up to trellis wires. When
growth on this is about six Inches
long, rub off all sprouts below the
point on the upright where It is de
Bired to start the fan. Third spring,
prune back to six or eight buds the
strongest canes that arise from near
a central point below the first wire;
tie about three of these fan-shaped
to the wires and remove all the rest.
The following seasons, renew the
wood from as near the trunk as pos
sible and increase the number of
arms to five or more if growth is
strong.
A vine trained by the Knlffen sys
tem consists of an upright trunk or
standard and tour arms. To produce
this result the young vine is treated
similar to the fan system for two
seasons. The second spring after
planting, select the strongest cane
and tie it straight and firmly to the
top wire, cutting everything else
away. The third spring, select four
arms, two on opposite sides ot the
standard near the lower wire and two
similarly placed near the upper wire,
cut these back to six or eight buds ac
cording to the length ot the points
on the cane, tie them to the wires,
and remove all other canes. The
fourth and subsequent years renew
the arms with wood that arises from
a point as near to the central stand
ard as possible. Canadian Horticul
turist.
Sweet Potato Hotbed.
The most convenient size for a
sweet potato hotbed is one that will
hold three barrels ot potato seed.
Take for the back a board sixteen
feet long and one foot wide and for
the front a board the same length,
eight inches wide, the end boards
twenty-six Inches long, to come even
with. the front and back boards,
nailed to a solid stake at each corner,
also a stake in the middle of each
sixteen-foot board. Then take a
spade and dig the dirt out so as to
make the bed twenty Inches deep
from the top ot frame boards; the
same all over the bed. Then fill in
with fresh stable manure and tramp
down to ten inches in thickness. The
manure should have considerable
bedding in it and stay heaped up at
least twenty-four hours before it is
packed in the pit, when it should be
shaken well and thoroughly mixed, as
some of the manure will heat sooner
than other parts and will cause an
uneven temperature and consequent
uneven sprouting.
After the manure has been placed
and well tramped so that it slopes
to the south, put in four inches of
loose earth evenly all over the bed.
Let this stay until the dirt becomes
warm, then place the potatoes on so
as not to touch each other and then
cover two Inches deep with fine loose
earth. It you find in a few days that
your bed Is too hot, make a sharp
stick and run it to the bottom of the
bed and leave several holes through
the centre and the heat will soon es
cape; then fill the holes again. As
for sprinkling or wetting them, it is
not required, nor should they be
rained on until plants are well up;
the steam from the manure furnishes
all moisture that is needed. The bed
should be kept covered until sprouts
are well up, but the top may be re
moved to give the plants air and light
when the temperature is not so cold
as to injure the plants. The Epito
mlst. Raising Carrots.
It has always seemed strange to
the writer that carrots were not more
universally grown, for not only are
they remunerative commercially, but
they are most excellent for feeding
live stock, especially horses. It is a
well-known fact that carrots when
fed to horses improve their wind
greatly.
The gross profit from an acre of
well-grown carrots should be about
1300. A light loam or sandy soil
suits them best, with but a moderate
application of manure. For general
cultivation, the writer prefers the
Rubicon, Danvers and Long Orange,
for if grown in excess of the market,
they can be profitably fed to the live
stock.
It requires from three to four
pounds of seed per acre, depending on
the distance between the rows. The
plants should be from three to six
Inches apart in the rows, and the
rows vide enough apart for a horse
cultivator to be used. A good bit ot
hand thinning can be saved by going
through the rows first with a hoe
and cutting out a hoe's width, leav
ing about three or four plants be
tween the first hoe's width and the
next. Carrots are free from Insect
or other enemies, as a rule, and de
mand no extra attention.
There Is no farm-raised animal
that doesn't relish carrots, from the
fowls up. The writer still believes,
at the risk of being called old fash
ioned, that we would have healthier
and more contented live stock if we
ted more roots, and less mill feed;
also that our farms would pay better
If we didn't put all our eggs in one
basket. For example, if a man goes
In for dairying exclusively and is by
chance unfortunate enough to have
to kill all his herd on account ot
tuberculosis, he faces temporary em
barrassment, to say the least; where
as, if he had fewer cows, and other
crops to depend on, such as beets,
carrots, Btrawberries, potatoes, etc.,
he would feel the loss so much less.
A Farmer, In the Country Gentleman.
Beginners in Horse Breeding.
In an article of caution to begin
ners in this line of work, the English
Live Stock Journal concludes as fol
lows:
As a general rule it Is not desira
ble for a commencement to be made
with more than one breed, even
though the soil and climatic condi
tions may favor-the course. The be
ginner, no matter how extended his
theoretical knowledge may be, will
have much to learn when it cornea to
a question of practice, and although
the experienced man may succeed
with several varieties in his stud at
the same time, the prospects of the
newcomer will not be advanced by
adopting this course. He may re
member, too, that, if making money
be his object, he will probably suc
ceed better by taking up a breed that
is in demand in his district, as by
doing so he will probably be able to
dispose of his misfits more easily and
upon more advantageous terms.
When be has made his name, pur
chasers will come from all parts for
Ms good horses, and therefore dis
tance is practically no object. The
misfit, however, will always tbe with
him, and, though the number of these
undesirables may be limited, they
will continually be making their ex.
lstence felt. There is no royal road
for extinguishing the misfit, but the
best way to limit his appearance is
to breed only from the best and best
bred stock, following out the lines
upon which the most famous families
ot the Stud Book have been produced,
and by avoiding all fantastic experi
ments. By adopting a policy such as
the above the horse breeder may rest
practically assured that success will
ultimately attend him; though possi
bly he may be called upon meanwhile
to exercise the golden gift of pa
tience. How to Foretell the Weather.
The Farmers' Club of the American
Institute has Issued the following
rules for forecasting the weatheri
1. The wind never blows unless
rain or snow is falling within 1000
miles of you.
2. " When cirrus clouds are rapidly
moving from the north or northeast
there will be rain within twenty-four
hours, no matter how cold it is.
3. Cumulus clouds always move
from a region ot fair weather to a
region where a storm is forming. -
4. The wind always blows from
a region of fair weather to a region
where a storm is forming.
5. When the temperature sudden
ly falls there is a storm forming
south ot you.
6. When the temperature sudden
ly rises there is a storm forming
north of you.
7. Cirrus clouds always mova
from a reglou where a storm is in
progress to a region ot fair weather.
8. It is said when the cumuloui
clouds are moving from the south or
southeast, there will be a cold rain
storm on the morrow, if it is in sum
mer; if it is in winter there will be a
snowstorm.
9. Whenever heavy, white frost
occurs, a storm is forming within
1000 miles north or northwest of
you.
10. The wind always blows In a
circle around a storm, and when It
blows from the north the heaviest
rain is east of you; if it blows from
the south, the heaviest rain is west
of you; if it blows f roar the east, the
heaviest rain is south' of you; it it
blows from the west, the heaviest
rain is north of you.
' Proposal Postal.
As a labor-saving appliance the
new proposal card has much to rec
ommend it. It is in the form ot on
ordinary invitation and reads as fol
lows: V
requests the honor of V
hand in marriage.
R. S. V. P.
'Argonaut,
SIg. Blanched, the venerable presi
dent ot the Italian Chamber, finds a
hobby In horticulture.
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Ordering the Seasons.
Among the strange duties of the
Emperor ot China is one that neces
sitates his ordering the seasons. It
is summer In America when the sun
warms the earth, and not till then,
but in China it is summer when the
Emperor says it is summer. As soon
as the Son of Heaven declares that
summer has come, everyone In China
puts off winter clothing and arra;
himself in summer garb, no matter,
what his feelings may Bay on the
subject All domestic arrangements
are made to suit the season, as pro
claimed by His Imperial Majesty al
though they may not suit the Individ
ual at all.
The nearest approach to the Chin
ese custom of ordering, the seasons Is
the practice observed In France In all
public buildings. There it is winter
on and after October 1. Fires are
then lighted in all government offices
and the servants exchange their
whlto Bummrr waistcoats for the
thicker and darker ones of winter.
At that date the public libraries are
closed at 4, and In the streets the
sellers of roasted chestnuts make
their appearance. In official France
it is winter, no matter what the wea
ther may say and no mater what un
official France may think. Philadel
phia Record.
"Big Four" Araong Gems.
In the gem kingdom the ruby, the
diamond, the emerald and the sap
phire constitute "the big four" and
take -precedence and In the order
named of all other precious stones.
The pearl is, of course, not a stone;
it has a standard of its own. The
expert test ot the gem is its color, its
degree of clearness and its perfec
tion of cutting; upon the last de
pends its brilliancy. In the diamond
the "brilliant" cutting holds first
place. The other stones are cut al
together differently they are crys
tallzed in different systems; In fact,
they differ in another respect, the
diamond being a mineral carbon, the
finer ruby (the Oriental) a variety
of corundum, the emerald a variety
of beryl, and the sapphire a colored
variety of corundum. What is tech
nically known as the 'step cut" is an
essential to bring out the fire of the
last three. Chicago Joural.
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taste?
6. Have you ever found a better
way to make it than to use four heap
ing teaspoonfuls to the pint of water,
let stand on stove until real boiling
begins, and beginning at that tim
when actual boiling starts, boll full
IS minutes more to extract the flavor
and food value. (A piece of butter
the size of a pea will prevent boiling
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poetry or fanciful letters, just plain,
truthful statements.
Contest will close June 1st, 1907,
and no letters received after that
date will be admitted. Examinations
of letters will be made by three
judges, not members ot the Postum
Cereal Co., Ltd. Their decisions will
be fair and final, and a neat little box
containing a $10 gold piece sent to
each ot the five writers ot the most
interesting letters, a box containing
a $o gold piece to each of the 20 next
best, a $2 'greenback to each of the
100 next best, and a 1 greenback to
each of the 200 next best, making
cash prizes , distributed to 325 per
sons. Every friend of Posttim Is urged to
write, and each letter will be held In
high esteem by the comWny, as an.
evidence ot such friendship, while
the little boxes of gold andVenvelopea
ox money win rracu uir i
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lodest
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let-al-
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small faith in winning at ,
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but
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Talk mis suLject over
friends and see how many"!
you can win prizes. It is
honest competition and in
kind of a cause, and costs tf
petltors absolutely nothing.
Address your letter m the
Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Crn
writing your own name af
clearly.
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