The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 23 September 1932 — Page 3

IJSSIFIKD A1)S " —For Sale— J, vAi E Kx tr • , 'I uality of chard I 1 . Dr ‘ E ‘ M - ■ ,.,,1,1,, l,nl. -W7-14-21p 9,, SALE: Use:! metal bed and B , 'in; nice comer safe, $8.50; R’ ladc, 7-tube, $24.50; food ■ nJca cabinat, batteries <14.50 JeH'ries, west end of st ’ -3-Ip

of hard times. They are con ripting the unemployed fleas and teaching

them new tricks.

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Tn^DfliLY B AlN-XEH, GREEN CASTLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1932.

Ik sale

■ Rural IM.

Fresh Cider. Buchheit

23-tf

■h SALE: Fallen Crimes Golden ■ Damson Plum*. Strain’s Ed Phone Rural 93. 21-tf. ji sALE OKI TRADE:—Good

stove for a range.

Phone 23-2p.

If: CLIMES GOLDEN apples and at their best. Mc- ", I . i . hard. Phone Rural 95. ■

')P sale at Sam Hanna’s Satning, Sept. 24. Indies Aid • ■ tfethodlst Church. 22-23p Tf ; \I.F Most beautiful neigh- \ Indianapolis selling | ,-i. iy. dresses & shoe repair* -H OR TERMS. 3314 E. 10th L iii:.ii:i|Hilis. 22-3p JMTI RE SALE: As I i ^ tu Colorado will sell at auci S Indiana St., Saturday, .'4. it 1:30 p. m., entire house-(on-isting of two-piece overj uuc, extia good rug, dresthairs, radio, spinet desk, beds, , Maji-tic range in first class , and mall articles. All the .he new. Kile Farmer. Vestal, 19-22-23-3p —For Rent— HUNT:—4 room furnished icnt, close in, with garage, ige Apartments. 28-2t.

BAIN BRIDGE Mr. and Mss. Charles Hiin j,,. troit, Mich., and Rutland Is n A||,. n Davis of Indianapolis visited .it the home of Mr. an:l Mrs. Cyi Clink last week. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Colling ted his parents at Rockville Sui dat Mrs. Leona Colliver and AL Carrie Darnall entertained Rf\ li liman at dinner Sunday at the homi ,f \| rs Colliver. Mr. and Mrs. .lohnson of Indianapolis were also guest.. , \f rs

Colliver.

Mrs. Minnie Scobee is (juit :|| a t

her home here.

Dr. Veach and family visit..j relatives in BratiI Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Lewmai an I Vlr. and Mrs Clyde Metz spent -Tin-

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CH WOES IA GRID RILES EXPLAINED

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BVSEBALL STATTSTTCS

Standing of Teams

‘ With the football season opening I here next week, now is a god time to I look ovei the new and radical playing

rules.

| Tlie changes follow:

Reeves, Miss Grace Reeves, Harry 1 '' The ball becomes .enil t hen any Pierson and family and Mr. and Mr | ! ,01 ' t ' on of the player in p .'ssion of Her.sc ell Darnall After enjoying ice 111 ox ‘‘‘P* ,,is '’ an<| s and f et, t mhes ream and cake the guests departed i t,K ' 8r,,u <1 > ex ept a plain holding at a late hour wishing Mr. Darnall , ' h ; imll ' for a place-kick. man\ happy retui-ns of the ilay. ^ l J * u . v,: ‘ r withiirawn from th,

Mr. a d Mrs. Don Farrell and Airs. H rshell Darnall visited relatives in Indianapolis over the weekend.

RENT: Modern light house- , i imi one block from public i"- K. 88-2p RENT: Modern furnished 'p.v, uodern rates 702 E. r 23-2ts HINT: Modem five room 1 •: '|'ilng avenue. For inforcall l ied L. O’Hair, Central 16-eod.

REN I Semi-modem 4-room r 208 F7 Franklin St.

22-2t

ftS-X.

FEN I Modern furnished ii t»' .lose to square. 30G 20-5t

Lost— ff B t ui Bull dog Tuesday (all Clayton Alexander at 23-Ip Miscellaneous— - Aid of Putnamville will 'nnej at the Court House, H :v , Si ptember 24. 22-2ts

h'K 'iitunlay night at the Y Hanna Cross roads. Adiuis■md pectators 10c. Music by ]' i u i' band. Everybody wel-22-23-2t

Mrs. Maud ( Indian of Indianapolis were guests of Willis Dickson and

family over the weekend.

Mi. and Mis. Frank Lewman and daughter Betty of Cleveland, O., visited r: latives here last week. A large crowd, including many out of town relatives, attended the fu-

neral of Airs. Etta Fry C,lapel Monday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Clyde Steward and son spent last Friday with Ray

Graham and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smith are -pending a few days in Milwaukee, W is., whole they are visiting Air. ami Airs

I Lay Smith.

Miss Mary Kearney returned to Indianapolis lust week after several days visit here with friends. AD', and Airs. (). V. Etcheson spent from Saturday till Monday in Bio nnJngjton where they visited his sist i Airs. Alary Weems and Mrs. Alattie Stevens and their families. On Sunday, Sept. 11, Mrs. Will Darnall and daughter Mary entertained a number of relatives in the afternoon in honor of Mr. Dainall’s seventieth birthday anni versa rj Those present were Mr. and Mrs. John Hank.-., Airs. Bessie Green and son of Greencastle, Mr. and Airs. E

lowed t use only the pal hands above the shoulder

onts to ward off order to get at the

ive are alls of their of oppon-

or pu-n them in ball o; e player

game may return at any Line except the quarter in which he is \ ithdrnwn. Substitutions may be mad' niy when

day at the Shades. ' ' . X/l ,, , , , except for the re pi ace'll nut of an in Mr. and Mrs Ralph Shields and; ROACH DALE jured player

daughter moved to Indianapolis last 3. Fh'e players of the foam re"2 ’ Mrs. Artie Carpenter of Miami, 1 ceivin th • kickoff are nouiie! to . ' *' n * rs- , )u k burner enter Fla., visited a few lays last week ; remain within five \:nds their letoimi at 1 mini Sunday, Mr. and Mr-, with Air, and Mis. Herndon Carpenter I straining lira' (40-yard Hi 1 until t-e

Gam, fay-wood and daughters and and son. i kick is actualh mad. Mr and Mrs. Warren Caywood | Mr and Mrs. S. S. Hostetter at-1 4. Players on the defe

r .an . 1-. B rank McXi rton re-, tended a banki r- meeting luncheon turned home last week after visiting at Alonticello Friday,

ir. Chicago several days. Mrs. Alta Mr. and Mr- Frank Rice visited Hector of < hicag,, accompanied then Monday .vith their -on. Ward Rico

home and is a guest of of her sister, and family in Indianapolis.

Mrs. Frank Ford, and other relatives. ! Mi and Air-. D S. Lenfesty and

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Burdette and children of Columbus, Mr. and Mr-,

daughter Francs spent Tuesday in H. H.Tudor of Indianapolis and Mrs. Toire Haute. Charles Temple of N'ew Maysville

Miss Martha Bolling of Roachdale were Sunday dinner gue-ts of All.

is vi-iting Air. and Airs. Barry Clark and Mrs. Howard Dei.-'her and mother.

Mr. ami Mrs. Stanley Dickson and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Crosby and

daughter Joan were business visitors

in In lianapolis BT iday.

Ali.-s Kathleen lupmmlatz has returned home after a few weeks visit with her brother, f. (' luppenlatr. and family in Detroit, Mich. Mis- (Ipal Smitih vi-ited BViday night and Satuiday with friends in

at Union (inen. asth

hands,

pponent

and Airs. Vern Silvey and chil- | stumbh d, got up an I ran h i a

down, only to have the lay

back.

C. C. Giiier was a Sunday dinner gue-t of Air. and AD- Ward Lovett.

dien vi-ite I Sunday w ith Mr. and Air.-. Lyle Crosby in Indianapolis. Mr. and Airs. Charles Sanders of Michigan, came Saturday for a visit wit 1 hi- mother, Mrs. Nell Sanders. All-. A dele Smithson, of New York city, and Air-. Nora Smithson were dinner guests of Air. and Airs. C. A. 1'.liter Wednesday evening Air-. Alan Conk visited Friday and Saturday with Air. and Airs. Dar Robinson and daughter in Indianapolis. Billie Smith, three year old son of Air. and Alls. Claude Smith, fell out of t e ham loft Saturday afternoon and fractured his left leg- The hone was set by Dr. Simula*, assisted by

Dr. Collins.

Mrs. Laura Brant returned to het ! home in Ohio Monday after a few ; c iy - vi-it with friends here.

carrying it Striking with on head, neck or face of .111

is prohibited.

5 Knee and elbow pan and otlv'r protective equipment mu t Im* made of, or covered with, a soft "inside sur-

face.

G. The flying tackle nd flying

block arc prohibited.

The most important of these change; i the first one, which provide- that the hall i< dean when any portion if the player’s b dv, except hi- hand ; or feet, t uche* the ground. Northw 1 -tern and Notre Lame tried out the new rules in sp mg games and found that players i tinctively cany .1 hall until they ai halted by opponents. In each gann a player

touchcalled

Football ci.aches always have ’aught |:lay'i'i to fieht foi that extra inch or yard, and it is g mg to be hard for a pbuer to quit running if ho should .‘tumble or merely be knocked off hi feet by a tackier. Many important m.s a ■ likely to be won and lost hv the enforcing of this rule. To offset tin- nndicap t th-- offensive, the new Ic ptevi ting a defensive /Iyer fror: tn-mg any thing but the palm o! hi- h I above the - louldei - i,t an opponent promises to help tin hall can Tr g. out into th** open.

Pels-Naptha For hot, lukewarm or cool water

WILDWOOD *

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PREsEN I s

XN ,,Hugo McConnell

and his

I E ' Banner Club Wednes- ? ' 1 Jay nights. Admission | M 1 ic by Midnight Ramb-

21-23p

v dRl» DENNY’S Motor S*rth Indiana street. Auto vs, fender, body and 11 u ytelene welding and 1 Bn . reasonable. Sativfactciiunti c I. Gars called for and ! 340 K. 2u 21 29p F B II ,1 ip Community hall, lv 'i'ing, September 23. AdLudies free. Ip I S I.ONDDN R \UK j 'A P) The return of the ’ in r clebrated by Londoners Ipt' iuiute gooseflesh ijuivers 8i" A circus of trained 'itig widely billed, tn -t event of this kind in '“'t 1 years, according to '' 'hroniclers. About the h"' liner War, which ended 1 *1 1 circus here was a big ■tt 11, |y days, flea circuses Ult ' a liefinite part of the ' I •nil.ui movement. '' U 1 " , Ismdon saw the little 'h'Hwii g a mail coach, driv- -' tt and containing well-be-

ha passengers.

in lf" i, however, Flea cirdim memories, possibly 1 gem ral triumph of ma-

^ " r wan and animal. Possibly

1 luck of patient trainers,

[J N I) A Y

FAMOt S Nile Gwh (11 Musicians)

AND S IT N* I) \

Rule of Russia's Red ( aesar ToDerini*

CoMMiffsAR- Voroshilov r

qJose.RH S’EALIKT.

the want of public

,'h m,t to

at * ntly unemployment spread ’ fl, as, what with the de-! Be number of domesticated - ’ uril * n anti house pets and, I 't int, the vast improve- 1 •P r *y*. In the ton, ' 1 * are coming‘ old profession because

T/lom TrioreKNr

V-ueicuu -'/ic- — ^ ^ situation in Soviet Russia, Joseph Stelin, the supreme dictetos According to observers o _ p , . OT , r 150,000,000 persons, is slated for the oblivion into which rested. O ie of those el rge y P h j|| i 0 the event of the latter being ousted, grasp the dictaI I~t sU. etnnnsition acainRt 3I*iin, ^ . __ • ...L• t . _ i j

National

League

Teams

Pet.

Chicago

.580

Pittsburgh

.500

Brooklyn

.526

Philadelphia,

.... 77

.513

Boston

7(i

.500

.Rt. Louis

84)

.407

New York

flit

.400

Cincinnati

.... 59

.388

League

Teams

Pet.

New York

... 105

.095

Philadelphia

.010

Washington

.003

Cleveland

... 86

.671

Detroit

r»o ... (u

.493

St- Louis

.410

Chicago

100

.324

Boston

109

.278

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American Association

Teams

!..

Pet.

MinneapoHa

.098

Columbus

... 87

.644

Milwaukee

... 85

.525

Indianapolis

... 83

.619

Toledo —.. —. . .

... 83

.512

Kansas City

.... 79

.48.)

St. Paul

... 69

.423

Louisville

... 04

.395

A F.sTERDAY’S RESULTS

National

League

Brooklyn, 7; New

York. 2

St. Louie, 8; Cir. ;nnnti, 5. Pittsburgh, 7; Chicago, 0. Only game- scheduled.

7 (10

improved in health. MrS. Clara Ellis of Greencastls spent Sunday and Sunday night with her sister Airs. Laura Inge. Mr. and Mr.-. Oscar Perkins and Mrs. Ben Wuod and children went to Indianapolis to see Mr. Ren Wood at the hospital on Tuesday. Airs. Sam Rhoten has been on the sick list for the past week ’Airs. Nan Perkins is better the last few days. Forest Cooper and wife spent Sunday night with Rex Call and fam-

ily.

laicile and Virginia Maddox of Greencastle spent a few day- with their Grandmother, Mrs, Helen Mad-

dox the past week.

There was a large crowd at the Ben Wood is home from the Vet- funeral of Airs. Etta Fry of Union an Hospital at Indiana,poli- much chapel on Atonday afternoon.

American la-ague Washington. 4 2. New York, s; l'i iladelphia,

innings).

Chicago at Detroit (rain). Only games scheduled.

American Association Louisville, 2; Indianapolis, 9 (5 in-

nings, rain).

Kansas (Tty, f>; St. Paul, 3. Minneapolis, 11; Milwaukee, 7. Toledo, 3: Columbus 2.

MORTON

Vjfo old friend return/

btAWfUgA

* DOMESTIC

filuyit' SuMATRA K JQlSize reduced to

leader of the opposition «r* . . o. i • f.. ii . Q ,,I

torthip. of the

popularity «• Nickcdai Lvuin, who . j it „ probable he would hava auffaraJ tha fata that ia Trotakv’f

»f worahipping Ru....na. But ^ „„ b. Slalia'a tomorrow

Murder

theNicHiCuiBUDy

THE NEW THATCHER COLT DETECTIVE MYSTERY by ANTHONY ABBOT COPYRIGHT, 19}} SY COYICJ-FfUSDJY !/SC. DlSTKIbUTkDSYKlHOf lATOftSS SYND/laTL, LHC.

SYNOPSIS i “Please show us what you have Lola Carewe. “The Night Club f oum1 ' P^fessor,” pleaded Colt, in ady", is mysteriously murdered in I h,s J on * a " 8,,1 K no, *‘ of eagerness.

»er penthouse apartment at three (clock New A ear's morning. An lour later, the body of Loin's guest, hristine CJuires. is found in Lola's oom. Christine bad been killed first tnd her body hidden Hr. IIugh Baldsin attributes both deaths due to heart failure. Guy INerett. I hristine’s New A ear's Kve escori, claims Xe brought her home at 12: C- and t hen w ent riding, alone, on I he Motor Parkway. Mrs. Carewe, Lola's mother, denies seeing Christine return, (‘olice Commissioner Thatcher Colt discounts District Attorney Dough•rty’s theory that Lula was killed by a jewel thief ring she beaded and that Christine met the same fate for knowing too much. Vincent Rowland. laila’s lawyer, discloses that Kxerett loved Lola and w a- jealous of Dr. Ilaldu in. The police are on the

two enormous feelers at the head

flat at Iheir ends.

“There is an even finer specimen in the Bureau of Kutymology, in Washington, so I am informed,” continued Professor Luckner. “1 have a photograph —” "But where are these creatures found?” interrupted Colt. "Particularly in Durango, Mexico,” Professor Luckner replied. "They cause about forty deaths a

y-ear in that region.”

What are^the symptoms when

Without replying. Professor Luckner picked up a pair of dainty tweezers. Reaching into a wooden box, which he produced from the pocket of his white linen robe, lie nipped something between the steel fingers of his gleaming little instrument. With the air of a conjurer performing a trick he held up the tweezers exposing his treas-

ure.

“1 found this in the dust," he pro-! 0 ' 1 * ' 8 bitten, professor?’ claimed with an air of pride. " A stinging, burning sensation We drew nearer and peered at i like a hot needle being plunged into the two fuzzy, microscopic pieces | th * !t “ P«‘''uliar sensation held in the nippers. What could 1 * ml ,s “1*“>' s recognized, even by they be? Professor Luckner a,.. I those who did not see the alacran, posited his precious findings on a a ’' Spaniards call the scorpion, clear piece of the cardboard, anti ^ (thin a tew minutes the bitten placed over it a magnifying glass, i l , * ate becomes red, followed by a "See for yourself!” he invited. V*"' ,,an affeCted ' lD ^ a little while in some cases it is

Quickly the CommisMoiier l»cnt ..

trail of Christine's brother. Edgar. i over turned the screw of the glass, lh, , ee or ,oa '' "“"‘^ l ' 8 ’ oft, ‘" a 8 ®f'

who left his Rochester home for j a „ <t quinted. With into interest

New York after receixing a tele-

gram New Vear's Kie. f'luistinc was to have inherited wealth shortly. Dr. ASultooler, the mediral examiner, contradicts Dr. Baldwin'statcincnt that heart failure caused the deaths. A strap picked up in Lola s room pre-rnts mute evidence of having caused the bruise on Christine’s neck— after death. Everett confesses he lied aliout riding on the Motor Parkway. He states Christine told him she had discovered a plot to murder Lola and feared for her own life because of her know ledge, adding that Ur. Baldwin was involved. The picture of the young man found in Lula's room is identified by the Paris Prefect of Police as that of Basil Boucher.

7 7.1. i The longue becomes thick and it is

lie Studied the almost invisible ,,

impossible to pronounce words

trea ure which the scientist had rescued from a sea of dusty sweep-

ings.

"1 hey look like the thin attenuated bristles of some insect!” de(land Thatcher Colt finally. I he professor gave a mighty

! sigh.

“Exactly, Herr Commissioner!” 'tie boomed. "You should have been a scientist yourself!” I “But bristles of what insect?” urged Colt. Again w ithout replying, Professor Luckner opened a drawer in the kitchen table upon which he had

clearly.” Colt glanced at me. Our thoughts must have been the same. Again we were living through those moments of agony when he hud found Lola Carewe in anguish on the

floor.

“Go on,” urged Colt in a low

voice.

“B’or quite a while there is a coma. Then spasms or convulsions of the entire body begin. They are more marked in the legs ami back. They are accompanied by a straining and grunting sound. There is more or less paralysis of the respi-

performed his mysterious labors. | ration. Croup-like sounds come

From Die drawer, he drew out. a

young hank clerk, who met a dancer bing tube which physicians call named Lola in Paris, robbed a bank specimen jar. It is the kind of glass

to buy her a ruby, and then disappeared. Basil's parents sold medical laboratory specimens. The -cientist employed by Colt to analyze the dust garnered from Lola's room telephone- that he knows what killed Lola and Christine.

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CH A!’ PER T\\ EN I A EIGHT riAHK label atory of Piufi -er I Luckner. as 1 recalled while Neil * McMah'Ui was driving us uptown toward Morniiigsulo Heights, was a |iluii> i oom in the rear of a private apart incut. Some years before.

house in which an appendix often finds a permanent home. This jar was nearly filled with yellow alcohol. It was labeled, and as Colt received Die bottle from the professor’s long, pale hand, he pronounced the legend of the label as

if it were an incantation: “Cebt ru i us Ex i Ilea mi a! ”

from the throat. These convulsions come in waves and Increase in severity. There is a livid pallor to th* face. Jual before death the pulse it very rapid, the eyes bloodshot and often the patient spits up blood.’ Colt’s sombre eyes lingered or the specimen of the dead scorpioi

In the bottle.

"It all t a 11 i e s ,” he remarked "There is no doubt, as you say, tha these two women died from Di

AVith a startled air, Colt glanced bite of this insect. Bui where is th from the embalmed thing in the real of its body? You found onF.

Specimen jar to the flushed and these two legs."

proud fucu of Professor Luckner.) “No more, Herr Commissioner,

this?” asked the Gom-

‘What

missioner.

“A scorpion!”

“A scorpion!” repeated Colt in

the old scientist had retired, but at astonishment. “A scorpion, did you [contracted brows at Colt's persuasion bad equipped him j say'.’ ' | Luckner. self with a private workshop which j “1 be most deadly known to i 'I be old savant grinned,

he devoted solely to research work .man! ' i “They die when they bite hu

requested by the police depart-1 "Lola Carewe and Christine j man beings,” he explained.

replied Luckner inconsolably. “And why is it that the scor pious, living or dead, were no foupd?” added Colt, peering und«*

Professui

mi nt. On many occasions he had ! Quires died from Die bites of a

been of substantial assistance to |scorpion?”

Thatcher Colt. ! “There is no doubt of It! I have At the door of the apartment we already talked on the telephone were met by the professor, a mild j with your lloctor MulUiolur.” little man with a red beard turn-i My ears were ringing with aston-

ing gray, reminding one of Her ishment. How could such a thing j Christine when there nurd Shaw. This morning the sci-jhave been dune? I remembered lhe[wiiuiids on the body?"

“Then the murderer must havi recovered the dead scorpion ” Professor Luckner laughed aloud “All except those two little legs,’ he boasted, with undignified glee “And where did it bite Ltdu am

were n<

entist's eyes were twinkling be I,ox, stuffed with cotton, found in

hind doubt' lensetl nose spectacles and his wild, scraggy gray hair was waving excitedly on Die top of his

long, thin head.

“Come right In,” the savant invited, shaking hands effusively and laughing nervously. “Once more you skeptics shall see what poor, humble science can do!" He led us to a plain room. In the center was a kitchen table, over which had been laid a covering of glistening white' cardboard. Here the dust and fragments from the bags of the vacuum cleaners had been emptied. The debris had been spread on Die cardboard and the whole dumped mass leveled to u fine thin hiyer, spread like varnish. Trained on thia-exhibit was a beam of light from a portable nickel-

‘It is not fur me to answer tha

“Not for you but for me,” sai> Colt in solemn accents. “There wa>

the snow. But who could plot and manage such an unthinkable method of murder? It seemed mad pre-

posterous and madder still when no maik on her body, except- — 1 remembered that once Lola ('a-! "1 think I could give you a hint! rewe had danced a waltz of her own cried the old scientist surprisingly invention that was called “The “Look here what I have also dots Scorpion”) —all for the honor and the glory a "Tell me about this,” uiged That- your unappreciative police depart

cher Colt. “I had never understood ment!”

that the bite of a scorpion was nee- ' On another table at the farthei essarily fatal.” l end of the room lay Die clothes ii The old scientist wagged his head which Lola Carewe and Christim to one side and his eyes gleamed (Juires had been clad w h e n w* w ith the pride of su/ierior knowl-j found them. From out of the bun edge. ! die one piece lay exposed — t h* "But this is not the ordinary in- bathrotie about which Thatcher sect,” he explained with a hlanil Colt had been so curious, Lola’i air. "It caused me a great deal of garment that had been buttoneo trouble before I could identify it. the wrong way.

Seven Columbia professors have; “There is what you call a clue

plated lamp like the “baby spot” been here this morning to help me Herr Commissioner.” said Profeeof the theaters with the additional out. Fortunately one of them had sig Loeknei "1 cut nwuy the feature of a belt of mirrors coneen- this perfect specimen and then 1 sleeves of all the garments and trated around the light. Under this knew I was right!" sheared them open. Here, in this light. Professor Luckner had been Over Colt’s shoulder I looked at | one, just below the elbow, 1 found

examining the mess for hours, the dead creature in the bottle. It something.”

pcerRig at it through an ultra- was light-colored, long tailed, and | (To B« tontomr ii merest ojif _ 'was .bout two inches long, with luVlwuiu hVLdi.i^ !•»