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VOL. 40
1950
No. 5
~ DALLAS, POST, DALLAS, PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21,
lio, PERSONS
SEE SCIENTIFIC
FARM EXHIBIT
La Hear Address by Secretary of
Agriculture At New Jersey Farm
Exhibit.
A memorial day was spent be Patri-
cia Reynolds, Marjorie Weir and Dor-
rance Reynolds of this community ou
Thursday of this week, when they at-
tended the ceremonies attending the
inauguration of a new system of milk
ar at the Walker-Gordon
laboratories of the Borden Research
“foundation, at Plainsboro, N. J.
; There were addresses by Secretary
i Hof Agriculture; Arthur M. Hyde, Dr.
Theobald Smith, of the Rockefeller
Foundation for Medical Research, Dr.
S. J. Crumbine, of the American Child
~ Healt Association, and Henry W.
~ Jeffers, head of Walker-Gordon labor-
atories, and originator of the new sys-
tem. Governor Morgan F. Larson, cf
New Jersey, was chairman of the
' day’s program, which was carried all
over the country over the National
‘ Farm and Home Hour of the NBC net-
work of 37 stations.
Particularly impressive was the set-
ting into operation of the Rotolactor—
the only one in the world—which
cleans and milks 50 cows at a time.
From his laboratory in West Orange,
N. J. Thomas A. Edison pressed a
telegraph key which set into motion
this amazing grooming and milking
‘machine. The Rotolactor, which is lo-
cated in its own two-story brick ana
tile building called the Lactorium,
comprises a revolving circular table 60
feet in diameter on which the cows are
washed, dried and milked while they
make one complete revolution with the
.turn-table. The cows step in turn upon
the rotating platform, receive their
* baths, ‘are dried by waves of warm air,
and milked by automatic milking ma-
chines, each cow’s milk being collected
Copy individual seaeld glass jars and
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iS, S. Convention
Opens Saturday
ge on Attendance Expected At Session
to Be Held i in Idetown Church.
f
RE we ve attendance is expected this
© Saturday, when Dallas district Sun-
day school convention opens its ses-
gions at Idetown M. E. church. All
He ‘persons interested in Bible and church
schools have been invited to attend
and an excellent program of instruc-
“tion has been worked out.
The program: 1:00, devotions, Rev.
. James Budleigh, pastor, Idetown; 1:15,
business appointment of committees;
1:30, missionary instruction, Mrs. B. J.
home department, Mrs.
Benjamin Eckhart; 2:05, children’s de-
partment, Mrs. Margaret Patton; 2:20,
music; 2:30, round table conference,
conducted by B. A. McGarvey; 3:30,
‘music; © 3:40, teacher training plans,
‘Miss Helen Thompson; 4:00, tempe-
rance address, Rev. Samuel McDowell,
‘Wilkes-Barre; 5:30, supper; 7:15, de-
~ votions, Rev. Anthony Iveson; 7:30,
report of committees, offering; 7:45,
musie, Idetown choir; 8:00, address,
B. A. Mc@arvey.
Boyd; 1:50,
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NEW CARD CLUB MEETS
The card club formed recently met |
home of Maria Woolbert on |
at the
Tuesday night. Prizes at cards were
won by Lenore Robinson and Frances
Thomas. A light lunch was served to
the following: Misses Marie Woolbert,
Frances Thomas, Lenore Robinson,
Ethel Oberst, Margaret Anstett, Doro-
thy Patterson, Barbara
and Hilda Ruggles.
Hoffmeister |
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| “Kingstonian”
Wins Praise
Among High School Papers of the
State.
The Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader
cently had the following to say con-
cerning Kingston High ‘School's new
school paper, the first issue of which
appeared October 31, and; the secona
issue of which will appear Thanksgiv-
ing morning. The Kingstonian is a
product of THE «DALLAS POST job
printing department:
By Charles Myers
“Kingston High Schools’ publication
which made its first appearance on
October 31, will again be ready for dis-
tribution Thanksgiving morning. The
Kingstonian is a four-page sheet pub-
lished once a month by the students of
the high school and includes a special
comic section of eight pages. The last
issue carried special stories on new
faculty members, the Plymouth foot-
| ball game as well as special columns
for alumni and social news.
The coming edition promises to sur-
pass the first in features. It will take
the form of a souvenir program for
the Coughin game which will be played
Thanksgiving morning at , Kingston.
Cuts of the rival coaches, and the en-
tire Kingston squad will grace the
front page together with complete in-
formation about both Coughlin and
Kingston players. Copies will be on
sale at the Kingston field.
In addition to the football stories
the Kingstonian will carry a resume of
all school activities since date of the
first publication. An alumni column
and a special humor section together
with other special featres will rond
ot the issue.
The Kingstonian is a self-support-
ing sheet which fills a long felt need
at Kingston. To date a full staff has
not chosen, but s ome of the officers
are already doing their
Joseph Smith was recently appointed
to the office of business manager witi
William Thomas, William Mest and
oseps Hourigan as his associates. In
the editorial staff, Charles Meyers is
the managing editor, Jhn Thmas and
James McCartney humr editros, Helen
De Mun and Elizabeth Davenpont in
charge of social and alumni news.
Helen Schmaltz ‘and Fred Davenport
in charge of sports and Edith Seme-
tkowsky and Agnes Brennan in charge
of class news. The advisors for the
{ paper are Stanley I. Davenport, head
of the history department, and William
H. Evans, secretary of the Kingston
School Distriet.’
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REPORT NEEDY CASES
Do you know someone who is
actually in need, some family or
some little boy or girl who isn't
going to have a very pleasant
Thanksgiving or Christmas be-
cause of dire necessity? | If you
know where suffering exists be-
cause people do mot actually
have the necessities of life, won't
vou kindly notify THE DALLAS
POST? THE DALLAS POST
ras made arrangements to have
all such cases carefully investi-
gated and will see to it that
these persons receive a Thanks-
giving and Christmas basket o:
food along with other necessities
that are needed. This work will
be done in co-operation with
other local agencies so that
there will be no overlapping.
Don’t fail to report needy cases
at once. Only a few days re-
main until Christmas and still
fewer days remain until Thanks-
giving. Make some unfortunate
person just a little happier, re-
port all needy cases now. Tele-
phone or write THE DALLAS
POST now while you think of it.
Be sure to give name and ad-
dress.
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special tasks. IE
Hast kept us from
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That animates the
And for the ripened
For all the flowers’
Dallas, Pa.
Thanksgiving Day once more is here,
And as we glance back o’er the year
We see, O God, that thou thus far
And Oh, our Father,
For keeping us from sickness free,
Thankful, O God, that we have breath,
And that the winding sheet of death
Doth not enwrap us in its fold
Within the tomb so dark and cold.
We thank thee for the fields of corn
That now are gathered in the barn,
destructive war.
we thank thee
of life flows on
As smooth as when the year begun.
We thank thee for the spring-time rajn
earth again,
And o’er the fields a mantle spreads”
Of richest green, and wild flower beds.
BOSE ONAHAS
ia!
BRON
full wheat head
From which we make our daily bread.
sweet perfume,
And for the woodland songster’s tune,
We thank our gracious sovereign Lord
Who sends his blessings far abroad.
Then let he i with praise resound
To God, throughout the vast profound,
And all mankind join in the lay
On this our glad Thanksgiving Day.
W. T. SUTTON.
A few years ago the whole country
was talking about “John Daniel,” the
famous chimpanzee with the Bar-
num and Bailey = show. Scientists
studied him, children gleefully watched
his antics, and Barnum and Bailey
hearalded him as the outstanding at- |
traction of the season. Up until the
time of ‘John’s’, coming to the United
States, few, indeed, had been the chim-
panzees reared in captivity and “John”
himself, then only half grown, livec
only a few months after his*purchase {
by the Barnum show.
Few ure the It cal residents who are
aware that there is a young chim-
panzee in this region. He is owned by
Mrs. Harold Blewett, of Idetown, ana
is probably only one of six such ani-
mals privately owned now in the
United States.” His name is “Sonny,”
and although he is now a little less
than two years old, his intelligence
and health are attracting the attention
of dozens of buyers and scientists
throughout the country.
Mrs. Blewitt purchased “Sonny” in
New York City when he was about five
months old.
learned to walk upright, and can do
many other things which show almost
human intelligence. In height he
stands about two feet, and his weigh:
is in the neighborhood of fifteen
pounds.
“Sonny” is a likeable young fellow,
makes friends quickly and easily, and
is subject tc all the troubles, sick-
nesses and joys of a human being. His
rearing requires as much attention as
that of a child, although he has about
five times the strength of «a normal
Congressman Turpin Speaks When
Past Grands Hold Meeting Here
Members
meeting with Oneida
of Dallas,
address of the evening was deliverea
by Congressman C. Murray Turpin,
Kingston, and was greatly
Seventeen Odd Fellows’
represented at the session.
No.
on Monday evening.
Lodge
enjoyed.
Lodges were
The at-
tendance was large, the lodge hall be-
ing filled to its capacity. Harvey C.
Sutton, vice-president of the associa-
tion, presided in the absence of Hon.
Willard G. Shortz, who was unable to
be present.
The elimination contest on the Past
Grands charge in the third took place.
The contestants were Gomer, Morgan,
of Lodge 899, Arthur Samuels, of
Lodge 1103, Wm. Hawke, of Lodge 953,
and Thomas McGowan, of Lodge
, The judges were David J. Williams,
Hon. C. Murray Turpin and George
Russell. Gomer Morris, of Askaia
Lodge No. 899, received the highest
percentage and was declared the win-
ner. He will compete with the win~
ner of thé Lackawanna County Asso-
ciation at its meeting in January
« Seranton.
George Russell, a director of the
ged Home at Middletown from Lu- |
"gerne county, gave a most interesting
talk on the home. He told of the |
urgent need of the new hospital soon
to be erected and urged each of the |
lodges in the county to send in thc
amount of their pledges ‘immediately, |
of the 1./0,.0.; F. Paw
Grands Association held their monthly
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child of two years.
“Sonny” goes to bed and sleeps just
like a person. He has learned to par-
tially dress himself, although he hus
not yet mastered the trick of button-
ing his shirt and lacing his shoes. Like
so that the Board of Directors could
proceed with the erection of the build-
ing. The home at the present time 1-
filled to its capacity. David J. Will-
iams, of Wilkes-Barre, entertained
with a reading.
Evan Challis, Treasurer of the Out-
ing Day Committee) made his final re-
port of the Memorial Day outing and
picnic at Sans Souci Park in July.
Edward Ellsworth,
jurer of the Association,
lof the receipts and
the association during
The Past Grands degree
confer -the third degree for
Haven l.odge No. 457, on Wednesday
evening, November 26, at White
| Haven. Evan Challis was
{captain of the team. 2
The annual Christmas party
children of the Sunbury
will’ be held Thursday evening, De-
|cember 18, in the American Legion
| Home, Market street, Kingston.
lodge in the county
| with the association to help make this
ithe best party ever held by the:
| ciation. Committees are being;
pointed from each of the lodges to so
| donations, etc. The cash ¢dona-
| tions will, © except whi oineawine
i specified, ‘be divided equally between
| the Home for the Aged and the Oir-
phanage. %
| At the conclusion of the evenings |
|program the members were served
[ov ith an appetizing luncheon at Hig -
| ging’ Restaurant.
gave a report
expenditures of
the year.
for the
asso
| licit
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“John Daniel” he has learned to take
care of his personal hygiene, and
makes use of all the modern facilities
of the household. When he eats, he
sits at the table and uses a spoon and
his manners would put some humans
to shame. He dearly loves bananas,
fruit, potatoes and other foods that
humans regard as delicacies.
“Sonny” believes, however, in going
Secretary-Treas- |
team will |
White |
appointed |
Orphanage !
Each |
is co-op€rating |
ap- |
after what he wants, and watches his
| chance until he can come on some un-
Feterocting banana or apple when it is
‘Since that time he had
Chimpanzee Owned By Local Woman
Attracts Attention of Many Buyers
not under the watchful eye of his hu-
man friends. Needless to say, short
work is made of the banana. Fre-.
“Sonny” comes to the assistance of the
light company and makes the rounds
of the huuse turning cn all of the elec-
(tric lights and then refusing to
back and turn them off.
“Sonny” like “John Daniel” has his
moody spells. He is subject to lone-
someness and homesickness. Some-
times he is out of -sorts and if he is
injured he remembers it a long time.
But hetalways kisses and makes up,
and“ when. he does hat he means it.
course, he has his petty squab-
bles with the dog. But when he kisses
the pup that means that the dispute is
ended.
“Johh Daniel,” as you will remem-
ber, died of pneumonia, a human ail-
ment. The Barnum circus secured the
services of a famous children’s doctor
to ‘save his life. But the physician said
that he could not save him; that he
might cure the physical ailment, but
that “John” was suffering from home-
sickness and wanted to see his old hu-
man friends who had reared him in
London. Immediately Barnum and
Bailey cabled London to have his mis-
tress visit him, but “John” died before
she reached America.
The value of a chimpanzee is un-
limited. Barnum and Bailey paid a
price that ran into five figures.
“Sonny’s” value, too, will increase as
he grows older, although to those who
rear him his value cannot be esti-
mated simply in dollars. The chim-
panzee comes the nearest to human in-
telligence of any known animal, and
few indeed, are the persons who have
had the opportunity to study them at
close hand and observe their playful
and moody attitudes or share their
joys and sorrows.
“Sonny” can open and close doors;
knows how to lock and unlock them.
In faet he makes use of everything
about the house that humans use. Ir
he wants to sit down near a table he
draws the chair up to the table and
proceeds just like a human. When ue
gets in‘a big hurry to move from one
place to another he proceeds to give
up his erect posture and scampers
(about on all fours. When he is un-
| usually happy he dances. about and
claps his hands much in the manner of
a. youngster.
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DEER STAGE FIGHT
AT EVAN’S FALLS
Residents of Evan’s Falls, Wyoming
i county, witnessed wa rare sight this
week when two buck deers stagedgé
terrific fight on the farm of Edward
Sax. One of the deer, a large Albino,
| successfully overcame his smaller op-
ponent, driving him down over the
rocks and out of sight. The deer in
{their struggle, apparently paid no heed
to the audience they wattracted, but
continued their fighting for a half-
hour or more, until the white deer
vanquished his rival. Albino deer are
a rare sight at anytime, but to see one
engaged in combat is a sight that
rarely comes to the most experienced
sportsman, even in a lifetime.
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STANDARD REMOVED
| The old traffic standard at Main
and Huntsville streets was removed by
i borough street employees this week,
acting under orders from borough
council.
DALLAS PLAYS CLARK SUMMIT
Dallas borough high school football
team will journey to Clark's Summit
tomorrow, where it will meet the
strong Clark's Summit high school
football team at 2 o'clock. A large
following of local football enthusiasts
is expected to follow the team. Com-
parative scores and the showing
made by the Dallas team in recent
contests, lead local followers to be-
lieve that the Dallas boys will return
tomorrow night with a new victory
tucked under their belts.
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SCOUES PREPARE FOR TESTS
Girl Scouts of Dallas Troop are
working hard in preparation for their
| first class - tests." Ati their meeting
Wednesday, in fhe high school, they
took advanced work on signaling.
Girls working for second-class exami-
| nations were trained in the art of
| table setting.
{most interesting
quently in his more playful attitudes.
Rural Baseball
League Success
Past Season
New Clubs Expected to Enter for 1931
Season—Complete Batting Average
For Past Series.
With rural league managers using
home talent during the recent baseball
season, this year’s games proved the
and successful sinee
the organization of the league five
years ago.
Such players as: Stitzer, Ray, Butch
Smith, Hackling, Turner, Case, Reese,
MacDougle, Lasco, Kocher, Rogers,
Traver and Culver, who have seen long
service in the back mountain sectio:.,
showed the same pep and basebail
tricks this season that have made
them heroes to the fans for several
years. .
Along with the boys mentioned
above, others who have recently joined
the ranks and made good are: Ad
Woolbert, Labar, Lee, Wilson, Austin,
Story, Besteder, Denman, Van Campen,
Weber, Searfoss, Pete Kocher, Winters,
Swingle and many others. It is es-
pected that most of these boys will be
back next season to help renew the
keen rivalry which exists in the league.
It. is also expected that other clubs
will make applications for franchises
during 1981. Centermorland, Meeker
and Broadway have asked permission
to join the circuit.
The following are the batting aver-
ages of the Dallas and Beaumont play-
ers, who competed in the play-off
series, which was won by Dallas.
AB. Hits: Pet.
667
455
412
400
389
310
310
286
278
250
250
Griffiith . '.
Story)
Stitzer . .
Lee. . .
MacDougle . .
Bestede . . ,... 3
Culver i.ly
Labar . .
‘Ray...
C. ‘Smith .
Wilson . .
J.. Smith... >.
Denman. . .
Fortner. . .
Tasco...
Traver. .
200
187
165
Wopnlbert... . ovo dng
Saroka. . .
Morris . .
Jackson . .
8. Smith: (0x
These averages are for the four-game
pennant series, and while some of the
players have a small average it can be
accounted for by the snappy fielding
‘lon the part of both clubs, which fairl:
robbed them of sure hits. Dallas
pitchers struck out 27 batters, passed
4 and hit 2 by pitched balls; Beaumont
pitchers struck out 18 batters, pagsed
16 and hit 3 by pitched balls.
ad i ly
SIDEWALKS COMPLETED
‘Work on the new ? ideval s on the
high school grounds has Fon
pleted and they will soon b ady for
use. The work was originally started
by students in the manual training
classes, who prepared the base for the
concrete, which was laid by local
workmen.
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ATTORNEY CONGRATULATED
COCO HITIVI IY Wi H AG Ul ih OTT] bo ~1 3 po
Attorney: P... T. Jurchak,: of Mt.
Greenwood, is receiving congratula-
tions this week for the able manner
in which he handled and won a recent
case against the commonwealth in Lii-
zerne county court.
TR La
ERECT SNOW FENCE
Employees of the State Highway
Department are erecting fences along
the highways in this region in prepa-
ration for the advent of winter ani
heavy snows.
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“TRUDALSHA” CHOSEN
AS THE NAME FOR
YOUNG MEN'S CLUB
May Establish Club House for Social 5
Functions and Other Club Affairs.
young men of Dallas,’ '
Trucksville and com-
munities back of the mountain met
Friday night at a dinner meeting in id
the Meridian restaurant and com-
Twenty-five
Shavertown,
‘pleted plans for the organization of @
young men’s back mountain civic, so-
cial, fraternal and dramatic club. ¥
The purpose of the club is to bring
young men of back. mountain com-~
munities into closer contact and at the
same time offer opportunities for so=
cial activities which have heretofore
been sponsored only by individual
groups and communities. -
Kenneth Woolbert, of Trucksville,
was temporary chairman of the meet-
ing. Mr. Woolbert discussed the events
leading up to the formation of a young
men’s club and also spoke of this
interest being shown in such a club
by Mt. Greenwood Kiwanis. {
Representing Kiwanis Club at the
dinner were Dr. G. L.. Howell and Ed-
ward Guernsey. Both of these men
gave informative talks and pointed out
the great possibilities for good offered
the young men of this region through
a young men’s club. Both men stressed
the necessity of a club hosue and
urged that’ the club members look into
the possibilities of securing a house
where club meetings might be held
and where there could be lounging:
rooms game rooms, dormitory rooms
and space for dancing. ar 40x
During .the open forum which fol
lowed the talks by Mr. Guernsey dnd *
Dr. Howell much interest and en<"
thusism was shown. “Trudalsha’ was =
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HALLOW’EEN CELEBRATORS ah
EACH GET STIFF FINES
Eight Carverton ‘young ‘men ares 4
fined $32 and costs each by Justice of
Peace Knarr, of . Fernbrook,
charged with maliciously
several buildings at
Farms on Carverton road 5
’een night. The buildings are ‘owned
by Mrs. John McGahren, widow of Tate
Attorney John | McGahren Herma
Coons and Russell Caursen paid their
fines, but Sherman Hefft, John Polish,
Robert Prynn, J. Culver and John
Dulg were released in bond to make :
restitution within ten days. The young
men were arrested by Edward Avery,
chief of police of Kingston township,
and E. Elliston, a deputy sheriff, after
extensive investigation.
Trucksville Church
Pastor Exhibiting
3 Unusual Eggs
Rev. A. J. Chapman,
Trucksville M. E. church,
hibition three unusual eggs. One egg
is an ordinary pullet's egg from
Rhode Island pullet hatched in March.
Another egg is a double yolk egg from
the same strain of hens. The third is
a double egg measuring eight and one~
half inches in length and six inches
across, weighing five ounces. The
average egg weighs from two to two-
and-one-half ounces. All were
laid within a period of three days.
Rev. Mr. Chapman is not certain !
the same hen laid the three
eggs. Poultrymen and others inter-
ested can view the eggs at his resi-
dence at Trucksville. Rev. Mr. Chap-
man does not run a chicken farm, but
has twenty-four chickens, twelve -
pastor of
has on 2x=
eggs
Rhode Island reds and twelve barred
rocks.
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Hermit Enjoys Quiet Lifeon
Forkston Mountain, So He Says
Ralph Rood, who recently returned
with a party of friends from a hunt-
ing trip in Wyoming county, has an in-
teresting story to tell concerning a
hermit the party met. on Forkston
mountain,
Coming on a shack in a clearing
early one frosty morning, a number of
the hunting party went up to its single
door, rapped and called, “good morn-
ing, neighbor.” Shortly, a tall, touseled
headed man of about -75 years stuck
his head out of the crack of the door
and answered their greeting. It was
“Qc” Eastwood, famous hermit of
Forkston mountain, who answered
their greeting. Eastwood has lived
alone on the mountain for as many
years as many hunters and sportsmen
can remember. In fact, he has lived
there alone so long that there are few
who actually know the number of
years he hag been a hermit. Some say
twenty years, but others say much
longer. All sorts of stories have grown
up about him, but one thing is certain,
he never leaves his mountain fastness,
except at times when he ‘goes to the
store at Forkston for provisions. Some
say the township assists him and pays
for his, food.
“Qg's” habitation is not one ‘that
would appeal even to a hunter who
likes to “ruff it.” His shack jsrine
out windows or floor.. There is no place
for light or ventilation to .-enter ex-
of the door, where the building has
cept a big crack at the lower corner
leaned to one side and drawn away
from the door. A dirty bunk, a broken
stove, two lanterns, one © without a
globe, and a few dishes make up the
household furnishings. A shot gun
and fifty chickens make up the rest
of ““Oc’s” possessions. The shack is
two miles from any other human habi-
tation and ahout a hundred yards from
a spring.
Winter, summer, spring and autumn
“Oc” lives in the hills. 'At seasons of
the year, many weeks pass by when he
sees no one. Hunting season and
huckleberry picking time are the
heights of Forkston mountain social
season for “Oc.”
Year around “Oc” goes barefoot and
most of the year he wearS no hat or
coat. Above the average height, he
walks with a noticeable limp, probably
from an old hip injury. His hair is
tinged with gray and looks: never to
have been cut. And the safety razor
people have never had much effect on’
his beard with all of their eqvertising
and razor blades.
He does not resent callers, but gets
his keenest joy out of nature watching
its ever constant change. His soft,
musical voice-is such that it immedi- «-
ately puts his callers at ease. Those
who have talked with him say that his
grammar is perfect and his bearing is
that of a gentleman. Eccentric, a’ .
lover of nature, a hermit, “Oc”: i§ one’
of those characters who has dared. te
withdraw from his fellowmen and live
the life of his own choosing.