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Show BOYS' SENT BY EXPRESS Made Trip Across the Country Tagged Just Like Packages. m NEW TORK, Feb. 17. Tagged as express ex-press package and labeled "Handle with care," J. Elliott Whltbeck, aged 10, and his little brother Charles Henry, 8, have arrived in New York from Oakland, Oak-land, Cal., after seeing; their mother buried in- a California grave. The children chil-dren made the trip of 3404 miles unaccompanied, unac-companied, and came in care of the Wells-Fargo Express1 company. . The lads had 150, paid for everything as they went along-. .and had only 810 left when they reached New Tork. They said the passengers treated them nicely and took much Interest In them. Charley said: "Say, I could make that trip again, If papa would let m. but he says no." They made the trip across the continent conti-nent In four days, twenty hours and fifty-three minutes. " |