THOMAS JEFFERSON'S PEN.
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This picture la a facsiinUe of the
BUTTERCUPS.
I wsndcred here forgetful, gny,
I'ntil miidi.-n glare of gulil.
From field flauie-kliiilleil after cold,
Recalled me to that other May.
And you were with me, down a way
Hoofed low by branches tender-green;
The Kim imiled through with gracioui
mien
And, Midas-like, made gilt of gray.
There hangs an old gate by a brook,
So tike another which we spanned
When through the field our steps we took
With childish chatter, hand in hand.
Our arms with buttercups we heaped,
' You wore them In your gown, your
hair;
Our senses In spring joys were steeped
It cannot be you did not care!
I deemed the past, so passing sweet.
Forgot, and I grown blithe and cold;
These (lowers a-bloom beneath my feet
Have thrilled me with May memories
old.
Philadelphia Ledger.
I A Burglar at Bay. i:
i
Ci FIAD all but done the trick when
It suddenly the room- was Illumin
ated by a brilliant flood of elec
tric light. So unexpectedly It came and
eo dazzllngly, that I was struck all of a
heap, aa It were, and stood stupidly
caught In the very act, with one band
lingering over my booty and the other
ralaed Instinctively to shield eyes and
face from the blinding glare.
I A pretty position for a professional
ffburglar. Taken completely at a dlsad
' vantage, like any greenhorn. Held up,
. as you might sny, at the very psycho
logical moment and by a girl the
prettiest creature, I swear, that ever
d.nned lace and cambric for the distrac
tion of mankind.
i She sat up In bed, a symphony In
white, all be-laced and be-rlbboned.
and confronted me, bending upon me
two eyes as blue as twin sapphires, In
which was neither alarm nor supplica
tion, but satisfaction only satisfac
tion complete and apparently long an
ticipated. The loveliest hand In the world, white
, as the lawn that fell back klndlv to re-
veal it, and molded like that of ' the
Medlcean Venus, hild, as If well-accustomed
to It, a silver-mounted revolver
-n toy, yet unmistakably a weapon; a
trinket such as a dainty woman might
bang at her chatelaine, but still suffi
ciently convincing to hold me planted
there deprived of any Inclination to run
the risk of testing Its mettle.
1 "Well," said my appreuender, In a
voice that betrayed no more emotion
than did her lovely face, which was so
Intoned as to set my susceptible heart
beating, "at last I've got you! Now,
drop Into that chair If you please. No,
keep your hands In front of you, If you
don't mind. Yea, so; and let me talk to
you. Good gracious! But I'm lu luck!
To think of my getting hold of a bur
glar at last!"
Her charming fentures beamed with
delight. She even smiled, revealing a
double row of the whitest, dearest lit
tle teeth It Is possible to Imagine. Still
keeping the muzzle of the little pistol
leveled straight at me with a bund that
never trembled, with the other she
reached down to the foot of the bed
and drew up a delicate woolen wrap of
pale blue, which she flung deftly about
her shoulders, after which she raised
the pillows at her back so that they
should support her In an upright posi
tion, and sank back upon them wltb a
luxurious air of establishing herself In
comfort. It was evident from look,
tone and gesture that the situation was
exceedingly agreeable to her, and that
he was bent upon enjoying it to the
utmost.'
"Now," she commanded, "tell me
about yourself. All my life I've longed
to hear something of a burglar's history
from his own lips. Pardon me, but
would you very much mind removing
your mask? It Is only anticipating
matters a little, you know. The police
will do It anyhow when they come In."
"The police!" I exclaimed Involun
tarily. She nodded.
"Yes; they're all over the place, you
know. Or perhaps you didn't know
that we were warned of your coming?
One of their confidence men (stool pig
eons, I think they call them)' discovered
your Intentions and divulged them."
"Confound It!" 1 ejaculated beneath
my breath. "That skunk of a Boyn
ton!" "What did you trust him for?" she
aid with a note of reproof In her
voice.
"Heaven only knows," I replied In
fierce self-condemnation. "But he'll
pay for It yet. Just let him wait till I
get my grip on him "
My fair captor Interrupted with a
mocking laugh.
"He'll have to wait a long time, I ex-
npnt " alia rsmnrkwl "I uhmilil.i' .,....
tier If you get about Ave years for this.
Shouldn't you consider that would be
about It?"
I regarded ber anxioualj through the
eye-holes In my mask.
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pen wltb which Thomaa Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence.
GUANTANAMO, OUR PROSPECTIVE NAVAL
FORTRESS IN WEST INDIES, A GIBRALTAR
UANTANAMO BAY has been selected as the site of the principal
buai iuuien ui me unueu sioies in me west indies. Bah la Honda,
the other Cuban port ceded on the north coast of the Island a short
distance west of Havana, is likely to become merely a coaling station
subsidiary to Key West, on the opposite side of Florida Strait.
There could have been no better location chosen for the projected naval
stronghold than Guantanamo. which was the base of operations of our fleet
against Santiago during the Spanish war. Guantanamo Bay Is one of those
bottle-shaped Indentations which are so numerous on the Cuban coast, with
a narrow and easily defended entrance and room enough Inside to harbor
an armada. The vicinity of Guantanamo abounds In small mountain streams
and springs from which a supply of excellent water can be obtained; the
whole of Cuba could be drawn upon for fresh beef and other provisions; a
few batteries of high-power guns would make the bay Impregnable, and with
a dry dock, repair shop and a stock of coal a fleet could operate from Guan
tanamo Independently of a home base for years if necessary.
On top of all these advantages, which are greater than would be afforded
by St. Thomas or any other point In the West Indies that has been thought
of as a possible naval base In that quarter, Guantanamo has the advantage of
being located In the strategic center of the Caribbean Sea. It dominates
the Windward passage between Cuba and Haytl. and an attack on the
Panama Canal by way of any other Interinsular channels leading Into the
Caribbean Sea could be readily Intercepted by a squadron Issuing from
Guantanamo, because this harbor Is much nearer to the Isthmus than are
any of the passages through which a hostile force could enter that sea . An
assailing squadron coming from the other side of the Atlantic would be
81 'lco'1 and "victual before venturing to engage our ships with
their full bunkers and storerooms; and on the first news brought In by our
naval scouts of the approach of a hostile fleet a line of battle could be
drawn up to dispute Its progress In the narrowest part of the American
Inland sea. Just as Gibraltar and Malta are the real British defenses of
the Suez Canal, so would Guantanamo become the true point of defense for
the Panama Canal. It would be the Gibraltar to our Mediterranean -Philadelphia
Record.
"So you mean to give me up, then?"
I hazarded.
She returned my scrutiny with a look
of humorous surprise.
"What had you supposed I meant to
do with you?" she asked. "Wear you
on my watch chain as a curiosity, or
All your pockets with those trinkets,
which appear to have caught your
fancy, and show you a safe and sure
way of making off with them?"
I don't know," said I, gloomily, for
I really appeared to be In rather a bad
hole. "Women sometimes have tender
hearts. Beauty and youth bave often
shown themselves generous and merci
ful to the unfortunate " I broke off
doubtfully.
The gleam of humor In her eyes
deepened.
"Yes," s'he remarked, 'the female
heart might well be moved to pity a
man In your embarrassing position. Are
you, perhaps, an orphan? And Is your
present condition solely the result of
the evil Influence to which you bave
been exposed since early youth?"
I shook my head, entering Into her
mood. The girl was certainly a charac
ter, and I lost sight of my own dan
ger for the moment In enjoyment of her
raillery. ,
"Ah, poor man!" she exclaimed. "No
wonder you have been driven to Irreg
ular courses with such Incentives to
crime. Now, would you mind removing
your mask? I am consumed with curi
osity as to your looks. Rut wait a mo
ment; I feel quite nervous over the
event. You see I've been anticipating
this moment for years. I've formed a
dozen pictures of you In my mind, and
do so hope you won't disappoint me.
Tell me first, are you good-looking?"
"On the honor of a house-breaker, an
Adonis," I answered. Immensely
amused.
A troubled expression crept over ber
face.
"Hin m," she mused, half aloud. "I
don't think you should be. It's rather
upsetting, don't you know. I didn't look
for It at all. Aren't you In the least
ruffianly looking?"
"Not In the least," I said with convic
tion. She looked quite dissatisfied.
"Perhaps you are not a competent
judge," she suggested hopefully. -
"1 have perfect confidence In my own
discernment," said I firmly. "But since
you doubt me, pray permit me to "
I raised my hand to the. mask, but she
cried out loud and sharp.
"No, no; you are not to move your
hands, you know. It Is never allowed."
"Pray, then, my dear young lady,
bow am I to uncover my face?"
She considered a moment.
"I think." she remarked presently,
"that I shall be obliged to do It for
you. Please come nearer."
Still with my hands uplifted In the
traditional attitude and covered by the
small revolver, I advanced to the side
of the bed. When I got quite close she
reached out a beautiful hand and
touched the mask that hid my face. I
breathed the perfume of the exquisite
flesh, and felt my heart beat In ecstasy
at the near proximity of the lovely
form. Joy was It to be a burglar, to
find one's self detected In crime, to suf
fer Imprisonment aye. even death It
self, for the delight of feeling that soft
hand steal to one's cheek, of drinking
deep of the Intoxicating beauty of those
wonderful violet eyes, of tasting that
fragrant breath upon the lips.
One moment and tbe fair shapely
hand dropped again to Its former posi
tion., the mask held daintily between
Its white fingers. Another, and a soft
murmur of pleasure and approval es
caped the curved, red Hps.
My dlvlulty was evidently well
pleased wltb her capture. She smiled
triumphantly. And I I was complete
ly captured In more senses than one.
But hark, what was that? A noise
overhead! With astonishing rapidity 1
was transformed from th spell-bound
lover to the commonplace burglar.
My divinity was far too much occu
pied at her own anxiety as to the noise
to notice my change of expression.
Burglar-like I took advantage of her
pre-occupatlon and deftly snatched the
revolver from her hand, and In another
second was gazing back at her from the
window-sill. She had completely recov
ered her self-possession.
"Yes, perhaps you'd better go," she
suggested, "but please leave my re
volver on the garden sent betow."
I needed no second bidding, for foot
steps were ploinly audible. In another
minute I was In the garden, expecting
every moment to run Into the arms of
the police. But my divinity had lied.
Not a soul did I meet, and my only me
mento of that night's adventure Is a
pretty little revolver which has not left
my person from that day to this. New
York News.
HE WAS CURED OF LYING.
Singular Instance Which Broke Boj
of a Bad Hnblt.
Rev. Dr. Twining, when he was pas
tor of the Congregational Church Ln
Hinsdale, Mass., told of the paradoxical
way In which the habit he had when a
little boy of telling startling big stories
to his mother was once for all and
completely broken up, says a writer ln
the Independent. He had prevailed on
his mother, after much earnest en
treaty, he said, to buy for him half a
dozen Shanghai hens Kinsley giving
as reason for the purchase that the
Shanghai was a vastly better layer than
the ordinary hen.
After waiting a good while for some
evidence of this greater fecundity bis
mother said to him one day: "How
about your big Shanghais, Kinsley? In
stead of laying better, they don't seem
to have laid at all." "Yes, they are
laying. I tell you, mother; there's a
nest now under the cow's crib with
twenty-three eggs In It." "Well, Bridg
et, go and get Kinsley to show you
where they are and bring them In."
"Well," said the doctor, "I did not
even know for eertaln that there was
a nest there, much less that there were
any eggs In It. However, as I was In
for It, I went to the barn with Bridget,
put my arm down Into the hole In
the comer of the cow's crib, felt and
took out an egg and put It in the
basket. Then I reached In and took
out In oil Just twenty-three eggs. Out
wardly," continued the doctbr, "I was
triumphant, but I was soon smitten
with not only remorse, but terror ter
ror because I thought that Satan was
encouraging me to cast In my lot with
htm by helping me out with my men
dacity. That was the last of my
wrong story telling!"
About the Pepper Plant.
The pepper plant piper nigum
which produces the white and black
pepper of commerce, Is a climbing, vine
like shrub, found growing wild ln the
forests of Travancore and the Malabar
coast of India. Pepper is entirely trop
ical In Its requirements. The white
pepper Is the black pepper decorticated
by maceration and rubbing.
The I'aa of Coffee.
The 1,000,000,000 pounds of coffee
Imported, which gives each adult per
son In the United States two pounds a
month, Is SO per cent Brazilian and but
2 1-5 per cent Java.
"Disease" of Galvanized Iron.
A white rust Is an unexplained "dis
ease" of English and German galvan
ized Iron that baa developed within a
year or two.
TRUMPET CALLS. '
Baa's Horn Sounds a Warning; Not
to tba Unredeemed.
ORECPTION In
the heart tar
nishes the crown
on the bead.
Mercy cannot
depend on - merit
or God could
show us none.
Sincere prayer
strikes the heav
enly pitch for the
soul's songs.
Hardness of
heart Is not a sign
of strength of character.
Pure Idealism cannot be promoted by
Impure realism.
The best way to lose your own trou
bles Is to lift another's.
When tempted to despair of men it
Is time to depend on God.
The good Is seldom expedited by the
consideration of expediency.
Desert rather than desire should be
the measure of expectation.
If you can be happy without God
you cannot be happy with Him..
Kicking ln the church conies peril
ously near to cursing the Christ
Men will trust In the churches when
the churches cease to trust lu man.
It may be easier to write a guide
book to heaven than it Is to go there.
When we might be swamped by suc
cess God sends the lifeboat of trouble.
Men who will curve- their own for
tunes must expect to cut their own
fingers.
CAPTURED A BIG CRUISER.
Feat of Little American Tag-boat with
Crew of Thirty-Two.
"Say, I'm tired of thut story. Cut It
out." Boatswain J. W. Angus was the
speaker and the crowd ln the Columbia
hotel lobby all looked humble, says a
writer in the Denver Republican. They
wanted to bear how the senior petty
officer of the Denver recruiting station
made a British man-of-war stand and
deliver just the same.
Your ship was the Leyden, wasn't
it?"
"Yes," said the boatswain,, "it was."
"And the English Hhlp?"
"Say, that story's old." Mr. Angus
reflected a minute. "Here," said he,
'this Is the way It was:
"The Leyden was a tug 160 feet long
and carried thirty-two men. We had
two slx-pounders and a colt's automatic
besides small arms, that were only good
at short range. We didn't umount to
much. Well. I took her out of Philadel
phia Just after the war began, steamed
her down to Key West and landed the
first government filibustering expedi
tion of the war. We were to deliver
500,000 rounds of ammunition nnd 300
rifles, two coses of dynamite and some
supplies. Nunez, afterward governor
or president of Cuba, was on board.
We also carried Capt. Caytayea, who
was killed later on.
"When we reached Marlso. the place
agreed upon, the boat was shipped and
we started to get the ammunition on
shore. Then who should turn up but
troop of Spanish cavalry, about fifty,
guess, and began firing on us from
the shore.
"Well, the odds were against ns, so I
picked up my men and steamed back
to Havana. When I returned the Wilm
ington was along. She saw me started
and then went five miles down the coast
and blew up a Spanish blockhouse.As
soon as she drew oft the Spanish
cavalry came back. I tired of the Span
ish cavalry, so I hoisted the red burger
and that brought the Wilmington In.
She come up, pointed her stern to the
beach and fired two shots with her five-
Inch guns. After that we finished the
work. It was a complete success and
we didn't lose a man."
But the work for which Angus' name
Is famous Is his audacious treatment of
the Talbot, the second-clnss cruiser of
the British, which be mistook for a
Spanish ship. It embarrasses Angus to
talk of that affair, but the facts, so It
Is said, are these: He sighted a ship and
called her to heave to; fired a shot
across her bows, when that didn't work,
and proceeded to board und( take
possession of a ship that could have
blown hliu out of the water.
When be discovered his mistake as to
the Talbot's nationality he Is said to
have made handsome apologies. The
English captain Is credited with saying:
"If that's the kind of nerve the Yankees
have there is no question about this war
will end."
"It was the most foolish thing I ever
did," said the sailor. "I dou't want to
talk about It." ,
One Woman'e View.
"I suppose you turned me down be
cause of my poverty," said the impe
cunious youth who bad just been hand
ed the frosty intt; "but you should
remember that it Is possible to have
plenty of money and still be unhappy."
"True," replied she of the refrigera
tor mien, "but I would rather be un
happy with money than without It."
Mammy Flowers.
The remains of no fewer than fifty-
nine species of flowering plants from
mummy wrappings in Egypt have been
Identified. The flowers have been
wonderfully preserved, even the deli
cate violet color of the larkspur, the
scarlet of the poppy and the chloro
phyll ln the leaves remaining.
Beyond a Doubt.
It's a burning shame," said the man
who occasionally thinks aloud. '
What's a burning shame?" asked
the youth with the shallow bra Inbox.
That cigarette of yours," replied
the audible thinker.
Stolen sweets frequently upset a
man's digestive apparatus.
A Weed roller.
Another machine has been Invented
for the use of the farmer. The picture
shows the Invention doing Its work,
and gives an Idea of the mechanism by
which It Is operated. Two fluted roll
ers are mounted on an adjustable sup
port at the rear of a sulky, with chain
gearing to rotate them rapidly aa the
machine Is drawn over the ground. As
the flutings on the face of the rollers
mesh closelv toeether. It Is easy to un
derstand hovv any weed or grass which
once gets between them will be drawn
up, until It Is finally lifted out of the
ground, roots and all. To Insure the
killing of higher growths, the machine
has been fitted with a series of rotary
blades, which feed the tops of the
weeds down beneath the face of the
first roller Instead of allowing this
roller to strike the stems a ad push the
weeds over, without uprooting them.
Name Year .Farm.
If you bave a fa rat name It. . That's
the latest suggestion traveling abent
in the rural districts, and It deserves
to be acted upon at once and with
judgment. When you come to think
of It It seems rather strange that so
few farms throughout New England
have a name. Most of those so hon
ored are the property of persons who
live elsewhere the most of the year
and patronize the farm only two or
three months ln the hot weather. But
farmers, real fanners, have never got
Into the way of labeling their farms,
and though, of course, In the farming
district everyone knows where every
one else lives, it certainly does lend a
diglty and a sort of beauty to a coun
try side If every bouse Is Individual
ized by an appellation well chosen.
Naturally some peculiarity of the farm
should be embodied ln its name, and
there are peculiarities and to spare In
every New England farm. These may
not be patent to the principal owner,
but the sons or daughters who "go
away to school" will discern them on
the first trip home, and they might be
trusted to select the term. Boston
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Device for Catch Inar Fowls.
Whether or not a fowl will nnletiv
submit to the approach of the Imple
ment shown In the drawing any more
than It would
stand still and al
low a man to get
within reaching
distance, only a
practical applica
tion can deter
mine. It' Is possi
ble, however, that
the device can be
moved more rapid
ly than a person
moves, and thus
The Idea Is Intro
deceive the fowl.
duced by a Kentucklan, who states
tat It will do Its work without Injury
to the legs, and enable the fowl tn
stand naturally after Its capture, with
out however, giving It an opportunity
to escape.
The New Northwest
The Canadian government has Uanad
a census bulletin, which gives statis
tics as to agriculture ln Alberta, Assln-
lbola and Saskatchewan, which nnituH
compose the Northwest Territories.
rne total area or these territories is
190,063,117 acres, and only 6,569,004
acres are occupied as farms. Of this
area, 75.99 per cent Is unimproved.
Field crops, exclusive of hay, occupy
fifty-three per cent of the Improved
land, but only a fair beginning has
been made with fruit trees and vegeta
bles. The area of land ln wheat, oats,
barley, rye, corn, peas, potatoes and
other field roots ln 1891 was 194,773.
acres. The Increase at the end of the
last decade waa 694,073 acres, or 333
per cent The production of home
made butter Is nearly twice as much
as ten years ago, and In the interval
ten factories have been put Into opera
tion. Two New Sprays.
The difficulty of killing plant and
tree lice with the usual spray mixtures
Is well known. Good results are 're
ported from the use of a new mixture
containing ene pound hard soa,?. one
qaart easier ail, one-fourth pound car
bonate of soda, one gallon water. The
soap and acid were boiled In water
and mixed with the castor oil while
heated; the mixture waa then diluted
witn 10 to 20 per cent of water for
pray inn. It fighting tree lice, it la
1IAOUIM TO PULL TUB WEEDS.
important to. apply the liquid used be
fore the leaves begin to curl and en
close the Insects. For scale Insects, a
mixture reported satisfactory Is pre
pared as follows: Ten quarts boiling
water, one quart carbolic add, one
quart soft soap.. The mixture Is stir
red until an emulsion Is formed and
Is applied by means of a brush. Amer
ican Cultivator. '
Fertilizing; for Tnmato Crops.
Although the following Information
Is based on the work of a grower of
tomatoes for canning factories almost
exclusively. It Is of value to any one
who grows the medium and late sorts
for any market Muriate of potash
500 pounds, nitrate of soda 400 pounds,
bone tankage 700 pounds, and acid
phosphate 409 pounds, using of this
mixture 500 pounds an acre. 800
pounds being used broadcast hefora
harrowing and 200 pounds In the hills.
Tibs formula supplies the food needed
uy tne plants In addition to what la
naturally supposeu to be In the fairly
rertue soil, and should give as a result
a, large crop of fine tomatoes of eood
color. Naturally, the result will de
pend somewhat on the varieties used.
which for canning purposes should al
ways be such as will rinen all over and
be of a deep red color. It Is always
safe to select varieties of this descrip
tion ror any market, as thev are at
tractive to the eye and generally of
good quality. The old favorite Para
gon probably comes aa near to the
ideal variety as any. all thine consid
ered. ,
Rock Gardens.
A rockery Is attractive If well made
and not out of place. It should be
made only ln locations where a nat
ural beap of rocks covered with flow
ers and vines would not seem unex
pected or out of, tune with surround
ings. A sunken rockery Is th mnr
attractive, but the hillock shape Is less
costly. If convenlen, build ou a shady
southeast slope. Dig below frost line
and use the earth removed as side fill
ing. The stone work should be finish
ed and firmly wedged before filling
with earth and gravel. Good plants.
mosses, vines and ferns can he fnnn
about any forest ledge, and the nur
serymen sell rock plants and alpine
plants adapted to such locations. Ex
change.
Make a Baa: Holder.
A frame may be fixed is a few min
utes that will hold bags while belne
filled. Cut a board six inches wide and
nail - together . a ,
shown. Fill a bag
and set It Inside,
then adjust the
books the proper
height The hooks
(a) are elghtpdnny
wire nails driven
through the boards)
bah holder. downward to pre
vent turning and the ends then bent
upward. The front books should, be
a little lower than the bock two, A
cross brace on the back will strengthen
the frame. A. Gllmore, ln Farm and
Home.
Fo-Called Corn Wheat.
In sections of the West there Is be
ing grown a variety of wheat known
as Polish wheat which has compara
tively little value except, perhaps, as
a food for stock. Public accounts of
this wheat bave been so garbled that
farmers have a wrong Impression of
It Aa this wheat Is grown in the
Northwest, It produces wonderfully.
and the kernels are much larger than
those of the recognized varieties of
wheat, and when fed to stock It Is said
to have wonderful fattening results.
That It . has some merit there is little
doubt, for It has given fairly good re
sults ln the making of macaroni flour.
although net so good as the results
from the true macaroni wheat It la
doubtful If It Is safe to use It largely
In the fattening of stock, although It
Is worthy of test In that way. Seeds
men ln the North and West can doubt
less furnish seeds ln small Quantities.
and the reputation already acquired
uj imes ii worm a test, in some sec
tions the variety Is known as Emmer
and some seedsmen catalogue It under
that name.
Farm Notes,
More large fruit and of better nnai-
Ity. can be secured by thinning out the
iron on tne trees. It Is a loss of fruit
and an Inujry to a tree when It ripen
a large amount of fruit, and the crop
next year will also be reduced. Ten''
barrels of prime apples will sell for
more than three or four times as much
Inferior fruit
Growing a lot of DumDklna In a floM
of corn Is an old practice, but It Is
doubtful If pumpkins so grown are aa
profitable as when grown aa a separate
crop from corn. The pumpkins will
prevent the proper cultivation of corn,
as working the corn destroys the
pumpkin vines, the result being that
late weeds get a chance to grow and
mature. It Is urged In defense of
growing pumpkins In the corn field
that they do not Interfere with cultiva
tion until the corn Is "laid by," but
much depends on the land rninr.n .
1 .-.man nau
thoroughness of cultivation. Corn
snouia never oe "iaia by" as long as
weeds and grass can hav an
m s y k7
tun::y to grow, cultivation being given
ii ii is possmie ror a horse to pass
along the rows.