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4 k G r a c e Dlisj Steward
THE NERVOUS GNU
Plant Wizards Life
Work to be Taken 0ver f
by Stanford i/niversify
DICKINSON SHERMAN
U T H E R B U R B A N K Is go
ing to ta k e life n little
e a s ie r a f te r this. He has
earn e d th e rig h t to tak e
w h a te v e r re st he chooses.
H e Is seventy-six anti for
fifty s tr a ig h t y ears h e has
been b usy a t th e w ork
th a t h a s m ade him world-
fam ous.
J u s t how m uch re st
I .u th e r
Ilu rb u n k
will
choose to ta k e Is a q u e s
tio n . H e Is In good h e a lth and Is as
fontl of w ork as E dison, th a n whom no
one is fonder. N ev erth eless, for tw o
y e a r s he h a s been g ra d u a lly g e ttin g his
a ffa irs In sh a p e w ith th e Idea of hav
ing som e qualified in stitu tio n ta k e
o v e r his e x p erim e n tal fa rm s ut S a n ta
R o sa a n d c a rry on his w ork.
S ta n fo rd u n iv ersity . It is now a n
nounced. will ta k e o v er th e B urb an k
g a rd e n s for m a in te n a n c e a n d p e rp e tu
a tio n . T h e co n d itio n s u n d e r w hich
S ta n fo rd w as e stab lish e d re q u ire th a t
e a c h u n it sh all h a v e Its Individual
end o w m en t.
So a co m m ittee Is now
a t w ork m ak in g th e n e ce ssa ry financial
a rra n g e m e n ts.
i t is n o t s ta te d how m uch R urhank
Is to receiv e for h is gardens. I t Is
re p o rte d , how ever, th a t he tu rn s them
o v e r a t h a lf th e ir full v alu atio n , th e
llg u re s to be fixed by a frien d ly com
m itte e . T h e sto ry goes th a t p riv a te
In te re s ts m ade offers of I1OO.IHX), of
$150,000 a n d o f $250,000 and th a t B u r
b a n k re fu se d them , on th e ground th a t
h e w a s u n w illing to “com m ercialize’’
h is h a lf-c en tu ry o f w ork. It Is alsq
sa id th h t se v e ra l m id-w estern and
e a s te r n colleges w ere desiro u s o f p u r
c h asin g .
T h ese B urb an k elim in ated
a s bein g too fa r aw ay.
T h e sto ry Is th a t B urb an k h im self
n e v e r w ould h ave th o u g h t of ta k in g
th in g s e a sie r, but th a t tw o o f hla p e r
so n a l frien d s, E dison and Ford, pro
po sed th e plan a n d convinced him
o f Its a d v isab ility . D avid S ta r r Jo rd a n
o f S ta n fo rd is a n o th e r perso n al friend.
H e too took kindly to th e Idea. Among
o th e r s In te re ste d In pro m o tin g the
tr a n s f e r a re P re sid e n t R ay L ym an
W ilb u r, H e rb e rt H oover, W illiam O.
M cAdoo, R udolph S preckles, Mrs. A.
B. S p reck les, J a m e s Itolph, Jr., H e r
b e r t S la te r, Mrs. M a rg are t S a rto ris
a n d W illiam H. C rocker.
At S ta n fo rd It Is In tim a te d th a t a
re a rra n g e m e n t will follow th e tr a n s
fe r. T h e p re se n t idea seem s to be th a t
th e g a rd e n s will be p u t In ch arg e of a
sp e c ia l fa c u lty o f sc ie n tists from all
p a r ts o f th e w orld. T h is fa c u lty will
b e Jo in tly chosen by B u rb a n k and th e
u n iv e rs ity .
B u rb a n k does not plan
to give tip w ork e n tire ly .
H e will
p re su m a b ly be needed. H e Is q uoted
a s sa y in g th a t “in tw elve ho u rs ru n
n in g ” he w ould not be ab le to e n u m e r
a te th e e x p erim e n ts he now h a s u n d e r
Way in h is gardens.
L u th e r B urbunk w as b o m on a 200-
a c re fa rm a t L a n c a ste r. M ass. H e
w ns th e th irte e n th child In a fam ily
o f fifteen. H is f a th e r gave him school
ing In a p riv a te a cad em y and then he
bnd to go to work, l ie got a Job a t a
w o o d -tu rn in g la th e la W orcester. T h e
Job p a id $3 a week. F o rth w ith he In
v e n te d an Im provem ent on th e lathe,
g o t h im se lf put on piece w ork and
e a rn e d som e days a s m uch a s $1(1.50.
A s soon a s he got to g e th e r a b it of
m oney h e w ent to w ork a t fa rm in g —
th e R ut-bark kind— in L unenburg.
H o r tic u ltu r is ts soon got to sp eaking
Sex Differences
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! I r WAS a very try in g m om ent fo r
1 * Mr Gnu.
He hail Ju st begun to
1 w onder w h at kind o f nn anim al he
| really wua. AU hla frie n d s w ere q u ite
su re w hich fam ily th ey belonged to.
I T h ere w aa Mrs. O strich, Huffy G iraffe.
Sw ift th e A ntelope. S pringy G azelle
and Zippy Z ebra, h is jolly neighbors
on the G re a t P lain. E ach knew w ith
out a doubt w here he belonged In the
Animal W orld.
“ But h e re am I.” grum bled Mr. Gnu.
"w ith th e head and h o rn s of a bull,
the m ane a n d tall of a h o rse a n d the
body a n d legs o f a n a n te lo p e ; Just a
m ixture lik e patch w o rk . I t ’s most
em b a rrassin g .”
H e took a sudden leap Into th e air.
alighted on th e gro u n d anil began to
paw and w heel uhout like a frisk y
horse, w hich Is a fu nny way G nus
have of doing when ’ hey a re excited
and d istu rb ed . T hen, kicking up his
heels and flourishing his long tail,
the N ervous G nue sc a m p e red across
the B road S unny P la in a t top speed.
Soon th e G re a t T re e s and T w isty
Vines of
th e edge o f th e Ju n g le
loomed be fo re him. T h e ir cool sh ad e
looked very Inviting to Mr. Gnu
"I h a v en ’t been In th e re for a long
tim e.” th o u g h t he. “ I w onder w h a t's
going on in th e Ju n g le th e se days. T h e
! sam e old Lions anil L eopards a re
there. 1 suppose, a n d th ey would like
a nice Juicy som ething or o th e r like
me fo r supper. B ut I c a n 't help t h a t ;
I’ve Just got to go in und look aro u n d
: for m yself. It’s so m y sterio u s and ex-
j citing.”
Now th e N ervous Gnu Is about the
most cu rio u s anim al In th e world, so
lie lost no tim e In tro ttin g down the
“ W hat Is y o u r nam e?” asked C heer
ups kindly.
"T hey c all me th e N ervous Gnu. Mr
C beerups, b e ca u se I am so easily th is
tered . B ut who w ouldn't he If he had
! th e head a n d h o rn s of a bull, th e m ane
and tall of a horse and th e body and.
legs of an antelope, and d id n 't know nt
all w hat he Is and who a re his rela
. tlo n s? I t ’s ro nfusing, I say."
"Now don 't he d istu rb ed . Mr. Gnu,”
said C beerups. sm iling and nodding
! Ida topknot m errily. “T h e re Isn’t a
i hit of doubt In my m ind w h a t you are.
You a re a n antelope. D on’t you see
| th a t y o u r body and legs— the g re at
e r p a rt o f you—a re like th o se of the
a n telo p e fam ily ? So th e re you a re !
T h e qu estio n Is se ttle d us neatly as
can he.”
“Oh, I h a d n 't th o u g h t of th a t,”
gasped th e Gnu. “ It's fu nny how yon
don 't th in k of things. Isn't It? I see
now th a t yon a re p e rfe c tly right. Mr.
C beerups. T h a t’s re ally a w onderful
Idea. How you h a v e relieved my m ind I
T h an k you, th a n k y o u !”
"Now you can go hack to y our h a p
py little neighborhood on th e Broad
P lain and know Just w here you stan d
Sw ift th e A ntelope ami Springy G a
zelle a re y o u r cousins, re m e m b e r! But
p lnase do h e c are fu l about being cu ri
ous, Mr. G nu,” called C heerups.
" C u rlo g lty c a r r ie s y o u fa r
A nd ttH c h e n y o u m u c h . I h e a r .
B ut c a u tio n te lla you n ot to s tr a y
W h ere d a n g e r la lu r k in g near.**
" I ’ll try to rem em ber nil you have
fold me, Mr. Chpernpfl,** cried the
N ervous C un. kick in g Ilia heel« Joyful
ly In the nlr. and w ith a final sw itch
of hl« tall lie tuade <»fT at top speed In
th e d irectio n of his frien d s on the
B road Plain.
i.ej by L lttlt. Drown A Co I
Charles de Roche was born In Port-
Vendres, Pyrenees, France, July 7,
1893.
He is six feet, one Inch in
height and weighs 185 pounds. He has
brown hair and gray eyes. Before en-
tering the "movies” he had a number
of years’ experience on the stage in
France, playing all sorts of roles. He
has been seen In some of the most
popular pictures, playing opposite
prominent stars.
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Tickets by the Million
T he com pany o p e ra tin g th e om nibus
lilies In London Issues uhout fo u r mil
lion tic k e ts every day.
T h e n um ber
of tic k e ts kept In stock Is about four
hundred m illions, a n d each ticket Is
stam ped w ith u num ber.
w
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He
of him a s a Y ankee who had tu rn ed N a tu re a t the rU lit m om ent.
Ids in v en tiv e knack to w a rd grow ing p la n ts seeds by th e m illio n s; he d e
th in g s- a n e x p erim e n tal c ra n k w ith a stro y s p lan ts w holesale. H e once m ade
m ania for im proving on n a tu re . Bur- a n e s tim a te t h a t d u rin g a fifteen-
y e a r period o f e x p e rim e n t m ore th n n
hank h im self h a s w r i t te n :
I d e s ir e d to d e a l w ith th e f o r c e s of a m illion specim ens w ere destro y ed
lif e an d m o ld th e p la s tic fo r m s o f l i v In th e m aking of 150 new c rea tio n s.
in g o r g a n is m s r a th e r th a n c la s s if y
It took 65,000 hybrid vines to p roduce
fix e d a n d I m m u ta b le p h e n o m e n a
w h ic h w o u ld a p p e a r to be th e p r o v in c e his w hite black b erry . H e s a y s :
o f th e g e o lo g is t .
T h e c h ie f w o r k o f th e b o t a n is t o f
y e s t e r d a y w a s th e s tu d y an d c la s s if i
c a tio n o f d r ie d , s h r iv e le d p la n t m u m
m ie s, w h o s e s o u ls h ad fled, r a th e r th a n
th e liv in g p la s t ic fo r m s.
W e have
le a r n e d th a t th e y a r e a s p la s tic tn ou r
h a n d s a s c la y In th e h a n d s o f th e p o t
te r o r c o lo r on th e a r t i s t ’s c a n v a s , and
c a n r e a d ily b e m o ld e d In to m o r e b e a u
t if u l fo r m s a n d c o lo r s th a n a n y p a in te r
o r s c u lp to r c a n e v e r h o p e to b r in g
fo r th .
T h e m a t e r ia ls to he c o m b in e d In
c r o s a - f e r t lliz a t lo n m u s t be c a r e f u lly
a n a ly z e d a n d s e le c t e d
S o m e t im e s th e
r ig h t c o m b in a tio n s a r e v e r y d iffic u lt
to o b ta in .
I h a v e w a ite d y e a r s . In
m an y in s ta n c e s , to s e c u r e a p la n t w ith
o n e n e e d e d q u a lit y la c k in g In a n y o f
th e form a I h ad a v a ila b le . S o m e tim e s
a fr ie n d , or o n e o f m y c o lle c t o r s in
a n o t h e r c o u n tr y , h a s fo u n d th e e le m e n t
I n e e d e d fo r th is p u r p o se , u s u a lly In a
p la n t g r o w in g w ild .
W ith It I s u c
c e e d e d In m a k in g a fin er p la n t th a n
h ad e v e r b e fo r e e x is t e d .
In 1872 In M a ssac h u se tts, w hen B ar-
T o su m m ariz e th e re su lts o f Bur-
bank w as tw e n ty -th ree , he u n d e rto o k
to im prove th e potato. S a y s B u r b a n k : h a n k 's w ork w ould ta k e m any volum es.
In th is c o u n t r y th e p o t a to e s w e r e In fr u its he h a s p roduced prolific and
n u b b y a n d s m a ll an d s u b je c t to rot. precocious v a r ie tie s ; hits lengthened
a n d w h e n th e y ra n to a n y s iz e It w o u ld
be In o n e d ir e c tio n ao th a t th e y lo o k e d th e seaso n th re e m o n th s ; has m ade
lik e la d y
fin g e r s .
S o m e t im e s th e y Im p o rta n t s tru c tu ra l c h a n g e s; h a s se
w o u ld be a ll e y e s r u n n in g c le a r to th e cu red e n tire ly new v a rie tie s. F o r ex
c e n te r . T h e y h ad to be tr a in e d to p r o
am ple, he h a s m ade a sto n e le ss plum.
d u c e g o o d r o o ts , an d th a t w a s a m a tte r
o f s e le c t io n a n d I n v itin g s u r r o u n d in g s . H e h a s h a sten ed th e b e arin g age of
T h e y h a d to be t a u g h t to s t a y In th e th e c h e s tn u t a n d w a ln u t by several
h ill. I fo u n d th e s e e d - b a ll o f a n E a r ly years.
H e h a s p roduced th e w hite
R o se , w h ic h s e ld o m b e a r s se e d , an d
g o t t h ir t y - t w o p la n t s fr o m It t h a t w e r e b lac k b erry and th e plum -cot, a cross
p r a c t ic a lly a ll d iffe r e n t.
F r o m th e s e b etw een th e plum Bnd apricot.
c a m e th e B u r b a n k p o ta to .
I s o ld It
In flow ers he h a s given p erfum e
fo r $150
I t h a s p r o b a b ly c o n tr ib u te d
$150,000.000 to th e fo o d v a lu e s o f th e to th o se w hich lack ed It and enlarged
and beautified m any. F rom th e yellow
w o r ld .
B u rb a n k a rriv e d O cto b er 1. 1875, C a lifo rn ia poppy he c re a te d a flower
In S a n ta R osa. Sonotna county, C ali o f m agnificent crim son. H e m ade the
fo rn ia.
H e w as u n h e rald ed and u n S h a sta daisy from th e comm on field
know n. B u t he h a d in his b aggage ten daisy o f th e E a s t a n d d a isie s from
B u rb a n k p o ta to e s th a t he h a d re E u ro p e and Asin. H e h a s c re ste d a
tain e d from th e M a ssa c h u se tts sale. new ra lla . a m a ry llis, clem atis, g ladi
H ad tlie " P la n t W iz ard ’’— he got the olus a n d colum bine.
n a m e e a rly —chosen to padlock his
p o ssib ly th e m ost v a lu ab le product
g a rd e n s a n d keep his m outh s h u t he o f B u rb a n k ’s long y e a rs o f w ork Is
m ig h t e asily h a v e posed as an In te rn a th e c a c tu s w ith o u t sp in e s o r b ristle s
tio n a l m ystery. H e chose th e opposite He began work on th e prickly p ear
policy and w hen success a rriv e d he (o p u n tia tu n a ) In 1896. H e had c ac tu s
proceeded to ta k e th e public Into his specim ens sent hltn from all over th e
confidence. In 1893 he published his w orld. H e ra ised th o u sa n d s of seed
first w ork, “ New C re atio n s in F ru its lings. It w as n o t u n til 1907 th a t he
and F lo w ers."
O th e r volum es fol won su c c ess and g ave th e w orld a new
low ed ; In them he described a n d pic fo rag e plant.
tu re d his ach iev em en ts.
H e w orked
L u th e r B urbank Is m uch m ore th an
alone, w ith no p e cu n iary assista n ce , a h o rtic u ltu rist o f genius. H e Is a
u n til 1904, gvhen th e C a rn eg ie In fo rcefu l p e rso n ality , w ith his own
stitu te g ra n te d him $10.000 a y ear Ideas and philosophies.
H is late st
fo r ten y e ars. B u rb a n k Is not w ealthy, p o rtra it, h e re rep ro d u ced , show s a
It Is s ta te d — m erely well-to-do.
stro n g face. And he h a s given th e lie
T h e title of one of B u rb a n k ’s hooks, to the old say in g th a t a prophet Is
“ How P la n ts A re T ra in e d to W ork for not w ithout honor sa v e In Ills own
M an,” Is significant of his m ethods. c o u n try .
F o r S a n ta R osa g re a tly
H e co n sid ers th a t he tr a in s plants. honors Its “ P la n t W izard ,” a s show n
H e can n o t tra in th e Individual plant, by th e p ictu res ta k e n nt th e B urbank
p erh ap s, h u t he tra in s th e p lan t fam ily Ju b ilee of 1923, w hen th e m unicipally
th ro u g h g en era tio n n fte r g eneration ow ned B urbank p a rk w as dedicated.
m aking u se o f cross-breeding, e n T h is p a rk will c o n tain a collection
viro n m en tal Influences fa v o ra b le to of b is products.
v a ria tio n , selection of th o se q u a litie s - Long y e a rs ago th e B ard of Avon
v a lu ab le to m an N a tu re h e rse lf plays d e clare d It “w a ste fu l and ridiculous
a B urb an k p ra n k every now and then excess . . . “ to p a in t th e Illy, to
— for exam ple, th e D elicious A pple th ro w p erfum e on th e violet.” B ut
a n d th e T em ple O range (soon to he L u th e r B urb an k h a s done Just th is
on th e m a rk e t) a r e b oth “sp o rts.” and done It b e tte r th a n anyone else So
And B urbank p a ts N a tu re on th e back. th e w orld h a s b e aten a p a th w ay to his
H is genius c o n sists In Infinite patience. door and E m erson h a s th e luugh on
In e n d le ss pains. In th e a b ility to aid S h ak esp eare.
w eigh th e differences betw een the
sexeg In th e Intellectu al and sem i-in
tellec tu a l t r a its th a t for p ra ctic a l p u r
poses th e sex differences m ay be dis
re g ard e d .”
be generous.” O ne day H elen cam e In
w ith a sm all b a g o f coconut cakes.
G oing u p to h e r m o th e r’s aide she said,
"M am ina. I'a lea rn ed to he g e n ero u s;
p lease don 't ta k e any o f my eakee th is
I tim e ; I only got a few ."—B oston
T ra n s c rip t.
P sy ch o lo g ists e stim a te th a t 30 per
c e n t o f th e m en Hre a s em otional a s
fsi p e r cen t of th e wom en, but th is Is ’
Graduated
In a IP e a au re o ff s e t by th e sta te m e n t j
L ittle H elen w as Inclined to he sel
th a t fo r g e n e ra tio n s th e fem ale has
A lio ! . . .
been en co u ra g ed from e a rlie st c h ild fish. and h e r m other, hoping to correct
" W h a t! Y ou're h a rd of hearin g and
hood to e x p re ss h e r em otions, w hile th is fa u lt, ta u g h t her to h an d aro u n d
th e m ale Is ta u g h t to re p re ss h la D oc a n y th in g nice sh e m ight have, a fte r you w ant a position In our telephone
I exchange?"
to r T h o rn d ik e o f C olum bia u n iv ersity re m a rk in g to visitors. “ I a lw a y s tr.ke
“ Yes, sir. At le a st I’ll have an eg-
say s;
" T h e In dividual
d ifferences som e of w h a t H elen offers, w h e th n I
w ith in one e e i so enorm ously o u t - , w a n t it or not, so th a t site wUi le a rn to | -use to r not answ erin g ."
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d a u g h te r of F ra n c is a n d S a ra h S tiles
H E R E Is nil E nglish I Unm an fam of W indsor, Conn. H e died In 1681,
ily. B u rk e gives a rm s fo r Inm an, leaving fo u r d a u g h te rs and fo u r sous,
11linliiiun and H yndm an. A genealogist T itu s, Sam uel, B enjam in and E d w ard .
of th e A m erican H inm an fam ily sag
BUCK—T h e Buck fam ily, to w hich
g ests th a t Inm an is the original form
D
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Buck, th e m usician, belonged,
o f the nam e fo r which H inm an Is a
w as founded h e re by E m anuel B urk,
C ockney variation.
w ho cam e Io M a ssa c h u se tts sh o rtly
At any ra te th e re w as early a big
fam ily of H inm ans In tills country. a f te r th e founding of Plym outh. H e
T h e first of th e nam e h e re w as Ser w ns one o f th e e a rlie st s e ttle r s of
The
g e a n t E dw ard, w ho is recorded In W ethersfield, Conn., In 1647.
Is
co nnected
w ith
th o se
S tra tfo rd . Conn., betw een 16T0 and fam ily
1652. H .ere Is a fam ily tra d itio n th a t o f W inthrop, S n lto n stalt und D ud
lie w as a se rg e a n t-a t-a rm s In the body ley. D udley B uck’s m a te rn a l g ra n d
w as
N a th an iel
A dam s,
a
g u a rd of K ing C h a rle s I, and th a t th u t f a th e r
Is w here he gut his d esignation as se r no ted law y e r o f New H am pshire, th e
p re c e p to r of W eb ste r and one-tim e
geant.
T h e re Is record th a t he and C apt. g ra n d m a s te r of th e M asons. D udley
C h a rle s U nderhill, In A lbany, offered B uck's g ra n d m o th e r w as a m em ber
th e ir services to G overnor S tu y esan t of th e W in th ro p fam ily. T h e n am e Is
to help th e D utch fight th e In d ian s hut of old E nglish origin a n d Is d o u b tless
Stu.vvesHiit tu rn e d down th e ir offer, derived from th e anim al, fam ed In
say in g th a t he considered th e indluns th e chase. *
as good frie n d s a s th e E nglish.
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"Don’t Be Alarmed,” Called a Voice
From the Palm Leaf Roof.
W inding Wny Into th e h e a rt o f the
Jun g le. H e w as tim id a n d suspicions,
of course, but his c u rio sity q u ite got
i th e b e tte r o f hltn.
"Oh. w h a t’s th a t? ” w hinnied he w ith
n Jum p, a s he cam e suddenly Into th e
cle arin g a n d saw C b eeru p s' little house
s ta n d in g th ere.
"I d o n 't believe It
m eans u n y th ln g good, w h a te v e r It Is.
j und y et I should like to know .”
’’D o n 't be ala rm e d ," called a m erry
voice from th e peak o f th e sm all palm -
le a f roof. “ I know It looks queer, but
I Ju st got u p here on top of my house
for a c h an g e and a b e tte r view of |
“ As I th o u g h t. How do you spell
things. I ’m C h e e ru p s; Is th e re any-)
ra il?"
th in g I can do fo r you to d ay ? ”
"F-a-l-e."
"W h y — w hy—yes, sir, th e re Is,”
“ As I th o u g h t.
Com e w ith me,
stam m ered th e Gnu, rem em bering all
young W om pers.”
of a sud d en th e k n o tty q u e stio n w hich
And a s a re w a rd fo r com ing along
had tro u b le d him th a t m orning. “ I'd
w ith o u t m aking h e r chase hltn, sh e
like to know w hat I am. Now th e re 's
Stopped to give him tim e to pick som e
a p o se r fo r you I You see my chum s, j
g ra ss to stuff Into th e hack o f his
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B eans, the b eau tifu l lady detective, as to w er In P a ris m any tim es, hut does
about my fam ily tre e .”
she w as nt work on h e r forthcom ing no dam age.
volum e, “ How to E x ercise th e T ongue
to Im prove th e T a ste ."
’’B ead th is ! " he p anted, slapping
dow n a badly scraw led, bad ly stained
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note, re a d in g ; " I f you f«.le to put $38
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such a v u lg ar note, all covered with
s ta in s ! T h e u n sp e a k ab le hum iliation
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d a in ty to n g u e lightly over the note.
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And do y o u k n o w th a t e v e r y d a y
borhood of th e W om pers home, she
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ask e d w lnnlngly.
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c o rding to p re ss re p o rts th e required
silv er h a s been p u rc h ase d In India
th ro u g h a G erm an firm a n d th e nickel
T h e governm ent o f A fg h a n istan has th ro u g h a n Ita lia n firm
T h e m anu
Intro d u ced a new system of coinage f n 't u r l t g sta m p s have been Im ported
which lias for Its unit th e nm anla. s from E urope.
sliv er coin w orth a p p ro x im ate ly the
sam e ns th e K abuli rupee (a lsu tt 16
M a rylan d ’i Flag a Copy
c e n ts). T h e nam e o f th e new coin Is
T h e s t a l e fla g o f M aryland re p re
derived from A m anulls. th e nam e of
th e p re se n t am eer o f A fg h an istan . In s e n ts th e escutcheon o f th e p atern al
a d d itio n to the nm anla th e re will he r o u t of srm s of L ord B altim ore. The
coined h a lf nm snla pieces end nickel first and fo u rth q u a rte rs consist of
coins ..f sm a lle r denom inations. Ac six v ertical bars, a lte rn a te ly gold and
New A fg h a n Coinage
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M ark, w ith a diagonal hand, on which
th e colors a re re v e rse d ; th e second
and th ird q u a r te r s consist of a q u a r
tere d field of red and w hite, charged
w ith a G reek cross. Its arm s term in al-
lug In trefo ils, w ith th e colors tr a n s
p o se '!. red being on th e w hite ground
and w hite on the red. and all being
re p re se n te d ns on th e e scutcheon of
th e presen t seal o f M aryland.
T he heaver, though looked on n s sn
em bodim ent o f Industry, sle ep s ten
ho u rs a day.