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New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9629, 9 April 1917, Page 10

Galatz, one of Mnckensen's objectives in Komnanin, claims to have been the last borne of Mazeppa, this famous Pole, a hose wild career has bet a immortalised by llyron. Tho lloumanian tradition—with which most historians disagree, how ever—asserts that Mazeppa took service under Charles XII of Sweden, came into Moldavia in the train of that great soldier - after the battle of Pultowa, and fixed his residence at Galatz. where ho founded a monastery and died. His remains, according to the same story, were buried in the ancient church of St. George, but the tomb was afterwards rifled, his ashes dispersed, and the monumental stone carried off to Bender, in Bessarabia. 'L’eacber (eliciting information from n class): Now, children, tell mo whnt minerals are found in England. Small Girl; Coal and iron and water. Teacher : Not water, dear. What makes you say so. Small Girl : Well, all the restaurants say, "Mineral waters for sale.” It was a dark night. Tho old man was on his knees before the oaken chest, chuckling as he felt its precious contents trickle through his fingers. “Twenty pounds weight!” ho whispered. gloatingly. "Three hundred and twenty ounces'" “Three hundred and twenty ounces,” thought tho burglar, crouching behind tho old man’s bed, "and gold worth four pounds on ounce. That makes twelve hundred and eighty pounds. What a haul for me.” "Twenty pounds’ weight!” whispered, the old man again. "Twenty pounds of siignr for Christmas!"