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FROM BELLS LONDON MESSENGER.
Consequences, extent and degree Of tie Aus-
tri0n V1ctoru.

/
The public mind is so wholly possessed
with the recent victory obtained over the
French army by the Austrans, that we
conceive that we cannot perform a more ac-
ceptble service than by entering into de-
tailed examination OF It's nature, its extent,
and its probable circumstances. So much
indeed depends upon due understanding
OF this question, that it is impossible to de-
duce any probable conclusion unless by a
careful review of all the circumstances of
this actual or alledged victory. In the pre-
sent state OF affairs victory would be ines
Unable. 1t the Austrians have really OBJ
tanned victory to any thing of the degree
ailedSed' they have already more than half
worked on, their deliverance.
lhe present statements are founded on
the French Bulletins, and certain extracts
from Austrian dispatches, which are but
partially produced. So far, therefore. thew
certainly are rather indirect differences. than
positive and uncontroverted facts. The
man question is whether the narrative Of
the bulletin be such as to justify these infer
ences?
we are compelled to say that we cannot
receive the Austrian official account Gas it.
IS calted) as an unquestionable genuine do.
eument, tho We have inserted it in our pa
per. We know not whence it comes.
According to the 10th bulletin, the state
ment OF the enemy is intelligible enough.
The French passed the Danube from Wen.
ma, on the 3Oth, with the purpose of attack.
ing the Austrlans.s On the 21st, they estab-
hsned themselves in their position, and
were attacked by the Austrians. The cir.
cumstanees ofthis attack are not mentioned
but the general result is stated to have been
that the French remained masters of the
held, and that the Austrians having been
beaten, were about to retreat.
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By ROBERT FAREWELL.
CONTINUED

=
Still the improvements which the wool re-
ceiyes from greasing, is scarcely known /;
nor has the plain and simple principle whence
this advantage is derived, been understood
or attended to. The practice of rubbing
sheep with an ointment, is indeed of high
antiquity; but In the time of Virgil, as well
as in the presentday, it was applied merely
to prevent disease, or preserve the animal
from the inclemency of the seasons. yireil
informs US in the third Georgia, that the
shepherds of Italy CREASED their sheep Inn.
mediately after they were shorn, and emu.
merates the ingredients used in the compo-
alton OF their ointments, which were well
chosen, to prevent or remove cutaneous
distempers, and differ not greatly from those
used at the present day.
Autstonsnm tristi contingunt corpus amur
1T spnmas miscent argentl vivaque sulfura
ldeasque pices ct pingues unguine ceras
Scillamque hclleborosque graves nierum.
que bitumen."
~ GRO. lib. 3.
he tlregs of olive oil supplied the place
/, OF butter, and wax was an excellent mere
dient, for which our northern shenbsrde
have substituted tar. Ii appears, however.
that car, petroleum, sulphur and mercury
or metallic oxyd, were also used. and hel'
lebore was employed for the same nurnoss
Tor which tobacco is now usually applied 70
sneep. lhe practice is generally reprobas.
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THE RESCUEDLANB.

THE RESCUED LAMB.
The ground was thick coyerd with new ial-
len snow,
And chill hlew the north wind around,
When poor little Lamb, that had stray'd
from its flock,
Half perish,d ana starving / found.
To- d.,;c.te limbs were so stiff with the cold,
And 90 touching its weak plaintiff cry,
That. as it look'd wistfuy up in my face,
FEEL. a tear start to my eye.
Poor wand'rer, said, hard indeed is thy
fate,
Thus early, left friendless alone,
Whilst thy mother, distracted perhaps at thy
loss,
Makes the ysllies resound to her moan.
But thoull have no cause TO repahc al 'ny
lot
For I'll be mother to thee:
5 I'll cherish thee tondly and ICED thee win
care,
And my little BET thou shall be.
In NV arms then rais'd it; and wrapt in my
cloak,
To my cottage gently conveyed
Where, nursing it tenderly, soon IT reviv'd,
And with bleetings my kindness repaid.
Each morn from my hand now its food it re-
cciyes,
While it frisks at my side all the day,
And gratefully tries, by Its innocent sport
Tobeguile the lone hours away.
OttI envy the quiet that reigns in its breast
And wish mine from care Was as Tree
il qt il * Is h AND ss as Tsshs
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edby writer's on WOOL. By wool-dealers,
creased woots were always spoken OF IN
terms implying their inferiority. In North.
cumberland, where the, wool is rendered SUI
perior in softness to the wool of any other
native breed of sheep in the kingdom, by
the application of an unguent, even there
its effects on the wool are not sufficiently
known, and the operation is delayed till the
approach of winter. BY this delay, the up
per part of the staple is deprived OF the adj
vantage of being kept ina moist soft state
during the heats OF summer. When the O.
peration of greasing has taken place, per-
ceptiblc improvement may be observed IN
the wool which is afterwards grown. The
line of distinction is clearly marked by
the stain which the .unguent leaves IN the
staple the bottom part OF which, where 1t
has been applied, is finer and softer than the
upper part which was grow n before Its APP
plication. This difference is SO great that
careful examination, Of the fine creased
woods of Northumberland, might DC suth
cient to demonstrate the advantage OF the
practice. and the Inconvenience arising
from delayingsthe operation to the end or
the years Ii is evident, if what have stat
ed be correct, that to obtain all the advan-
tage of the unguent, bolh to. the wool and
sheep, it should be applied Immediately at !.
ter shearing, and again at the approach OF
winter. BY the first greasing, the wool will
be covered and defended from the action OF
the soil when the particles are most Puiver-
lied and active, andit WILDE kept soft and
moist during the parching heats Of Jgy> and
August. Ihave also reason to belieSe, that
the top of the staple would not become harsh
and discolored, which is frequency the case
with English wool.
To be continued,
= Il certain length g' pile is supposed to
be necessary, in oraer to farm that sled ar
shelter for the purpose Of turning oH the
rain and snou, 7vtich is The o6jeet q tins o
betation. There is an argument in tie on
Mor's tavor, arising from the bcd tendency
of The present practice 1ohen much tar isusea
| IN smeaying sheep, the natvaleEcc1 fzvhich
must be, that a considerable portion at the
| spine or back b9ae eviA be exposed 10 tie ran!
and sno1v, zvhich, mest to, The billy, IS tie
| most vulnerable part Of any animal In this
| last vie7O Of the subject 1 SIN led to pr.jer
! tie Practice q smearing at an earlier period
than is comnony practised, and to approve
ofit, provided a substitute can be f9und fer
| the tar, zOhich IS difficult to be extracted IN
securing, and By the authors ozun account,
| hn,ts the zuool so sme0red to the mannlQc;
be considered as an artificial substitute. for
the yoA. Meyino sheep possess 1t in abaaa-
saace, the finest q the British piles have It
partially the coarsest q our sh0rt wosIed
shetp, unltss in q tattins' state, have it nat.
ne practice must be governed BY circum-
stanceS.-S.
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Observations on the influence Of Soil and CT

Dissertations on the influence Of Soil and CT;
mate upon WOOL; from z0hich is deduc-.
q ed acerfain and easy method Of imb,ov-
= ing the quality ef English Clothing Weozs,
and preserving the health of Sheep; with
hints t0r the management Of Sheep after
shearing:: an enquiry into the structure,
srorvth, and Formation q 7vool andh hair !;
and remarks on tie means By 7uhicA the
Spanish breed Of Sheep may be made to
preserve the best qualities Of its fleece an
changed in different climates.
By ROBERT BAKEWELL.
With occasional Notes. and Remarks, by the
RIGHT HON. LORD soMERvILLE.
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Meas from SPIN. II
TRANSLATED Jor the Mercantile AdDsn'@"'
PARIS, June ~

Letter .from Marshal Duke gf Ef"ygS'
commander in chiefsffhe 7ta carpsgYr r.y
% FRENCH army in Spain, to his ercs"sI1n y
tie minister e war, dated oO'sao' ''''
Fl, 1909. 90
# l have the honor of acquainting yow ,,;a,
scellency that the expedition OF tilr hs' .Irr.
had been concerted with General In.
mann Immediately after his arrival a.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST -.
From the Boston Centi'ael.
Mn russell,

Mn. RUssEL,
The heart of sensibility, and the lover OF
4baste poetry, will be equally pleased with
the following late production ofa { harleston
s. G. lady.
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l L
bulletin, however, the French remained un-
moested on the island on the Esd and Oath,
and were about to re- construct the bridges.
Such is the French narrative. that is to
say, the confessed and acknowledged state
OF facts, and which we think fully warrants
the following most important conclusion:
l. That the removal of the bridges on
the Danube, and the separation of Bona
parte from his rear and ammunition. the
Austrlans were enabled to play upon the
french army with an artillery of 200 pieces
Of cannon and 10000 musquetry---the
French IN the meanwhile being unable to
answer 1t from the want of ammunition.
and therefore compelled to seek Temporal
ny refuge. on an island of the Danube.
2. That from the immense superiority
and>actual absolute force of the Austrian
artillery, the French in the mean time be-
ing comparatively defenceless, and unable
to disturb them-the Austrians firing as il
were from the hills, and the French being
nei'her able to oppose them, nor. by reason
OF the river, to fly, the loss of the French
must have been most prodigious, and that
tins Is III tact acknowledged by the terms,
and the immediate necessary differences of
the French bulletin. +
3. That the probable result, therefoye. of )
this victory, in whatever names It has Seen
gained, will be, that from the dreadful
slaughter IN the French army, and tf,s com
paraeve absence OF all loss on that. Of the !.
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further provision will claim the early
consideration of Congress.
The whole of the eight per cent?
stock remaining due by the u. States,
amounting to FIVE millions, three hun
dred thousand dollars, had been reia,-
bursed on the last day Of the year 1908
And on the first day of April last, the
sum in the Treasury exceeded nine
and half millions of dollars. This,
together with the receipts of the cur
rent year on account of former revsn-
ue bonds, will probably be nearly. is
not altogether sufficient to defrav the
expenses of the year. But the sus1
pension oil exports and the consequent
decrease OF imPortations, during the
last twelve months, will necessarily
cause a great diminution in the re-
ceipts of the year 1910. After that
year, should our foreign relations be
undisturbed, the revenue will again be
more than commensurate to all the ex-
penditures.
Aware Of the Inconvenience of a
Protracted session, at the present sea.
con of the year, forbear to call the at.
tention of the Legislature to any mat
tiers not particularly urgent. 1t re-
mains therefore only to assure you of
the fidelity and alacrity, with which
shall cooperate for the welfare and
happiness of our country; and To pray
thatit may experience continuanc of
the divine blessings by which it has
been 30 sighaily favored.
JAMES MADISON.
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kWASHINGTON CITY, May ~.

In proofof the attention of country gen.
tlemen to the improvement of their breed
of sheep, we learn that tive young rams
were shorn at Northampton, the seat Of
Osborn Sprigg, Esq. of Prince Georges
Go. few days since, whose fleeces ayera-
ged nine and half pounds and whose car
cases ls6lbs. each. At the same time and
place the heeces OF six ewes, with twin
lambs, averaged eight Ss quarter pounds.
The fleece of one of the ewes weighed
i2lbs.; the whole of the wool being OF
remarkable fine fibre and length of sta.
pie.
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Gongre96.
HOUSE OF REPRESEA 7.1zYyES S.
Monday, May q, 1909.

Monday, May %, 1909.
AT twelve o'clock. the clerk called over
the lists OF members from the several states;
and it appearing that 100 were present,
a quorum was of course, formed.
The house proceeded to the choice of
spesker: Messrs. NJ. X. Moore, CUTS
and Porter, (penn.) were appointed tel,
lers: the number of votes given in was
lao.
On the first ballot,
General Varnum had 60 votes.
Nathaniel Macon IS
Timothy Pitkin, Jun. 90
Roger Nelson 1
Mr. Golsborough /
Blank votes
n question arose, whether the two blank
votes were to be included in the whole
number given in and whether, as the
highest number on the first ballot, did not
amount to majority, speaker had be ,n
chosenl
Mr. Aston said, that it would be recol-
lected by the house, in the case Of the e..
lection for the President Of the u. States
in 1901, that the state of Maryland gave
10 four votes for Thomas Jefferson, and
four blank votes; tina, the vote Of Mary.
land was recorded for Mr. Jefferson and
that consequently this case established
! the principle that ssies which were thus
thrown away could not be counted in as.
certaining majorities.
Mr. Macon thought there could be no
doubt on the question lie thought the
blank ballots ough, not to be counted.
DIR Randolph hoped tina, the house
would proceed to second ballot, and de.
eide who should be its speaker. lie knew
that il his worthy friend from North Car.
DINA had not been implicated in the deci.
sion OF this question, he would not have
expressed the opinion he had Just given.
He though, that this house were in dam
ger OF establishing precedent highly a.
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BALTIMORE, May 20.
LATEST FROM SPAIN.

The brig cerberus, for Philadelphia,
arrived yesterday at Newcastle. A
gentleman who came passenger in the
brig, writes to his friend in this CITY.
that they sailed from Cadiz on the
sixth April. His account is unfavour.
able to the eause of the Patriots. In
nrnation, said to be from two Eng
lish gentlemen, had reached Cadia.
that French army was on the 6rst
April within 1 8 or 90 miles Of Seville.
on their route to that city that Cues
ia had been beaten no particulars.
however. The writer's impressions
was that no part of Spain, except Cadiz.
could hold out more than two months.
say till June.--Th's by the way, we
may term very slow destrution, when
1t is considered that the threading tor
rent is the military force of France.
By to-morrow's mail we may receive
particulars.
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PHILADELPHIA May, IS.
Extract of a letter from col. David
Humphreys, dated 9th Nav. 1909:

Humphreys, dated 9th May, 1909.
| propose as a more certain pr5s
ject, to send on to Philadelphia to the
cattle shew, on the 9TH of July next, a
few full blooded Merino's (alrsady zen
gaged) and a considerable hock of We
ryfne wolled sheep ofvarious degrees
blood, derived frommy imported flock
Now all L shall wish you to do is, to
hire pasturage in the neighborhood Of
the city, where they may ne kept well,
reasonably and safely, until they sh all
be either disposed of or brought back.
The number will be from 60 to 80.
l wish you to mention this to the p.n.
tlemen presidents and members of the
premium and domestic societies, in or
der, if they judge proper, they NAV
make the fact extensively known
through the medium of the different
papers, that the flock in question will
certainly be in Philadelphia at the be.
fore mentioned time, if no unforeseen
accident should happen to prevent it.
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AARON BURR

Advices are said to have been received
from London, by the arrival of the brig
LEvANT, stating that this Profigate Trail
tor left that City some time in the month
OF March last, and was waiting at one of
the out ports for the sailing of ship
bound for the T.. States, on board of which
he was to take his passage=we can hard
ly credit the relation, conceiving his teme-
rity not quite so infatuated az to venture on
step SO every way outrageous he has
surely BY his intrigues and Treason, insul-
ted the Union sufficiently without adding to
the measure of his infamy.
We give this information without abso-
futely vouching for its authenticity, howe
yer we shall endeavor to sifr the report, &
in the event of learning the name of the
vessel shall think it our duty to put as well
the government, as the citizens at large on
their guard. DEMO. Press.
The adyices from Europe (says the Au-
sora) are such as lead US to belief that
we shall have no further disturbance, un-
iii the issue of the new coalition, of which
Austria is the dupe, shall be decided {;
should the Austriaps gain a momentary
advantage, such as that obtained over Ju-
not in Portugal, we may expect renew
al OF British outrages but should the
Archduke enter once more into contest
with his superior genius, the confli6l will
be short-ten weeks will place the king of
Bavaria on the thrones of Austria and
Hungary -place the duke of NeufchateI
on the throne of Bavaria-convert Prus.
STA and Bohemia into new and common
Kingdom, under Jerome Bonaparte trans
fer the Saxon monarch into Prussia be.
yond the Oder; and unite Westphalia,
with its five millions, to Holland. The
house of Lorraine, as Bonapare told Mack
at Uln, will be extinguished.
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May %,
DARING OUTRAGE

30 Cold must be the blood thae
does not warm with indignation at the
conduct of the pirates detailed under
our marine head. Here ia anothe r
proof of British faith! A fresh out.
rage is committed within our territory
while her minister talks Of pea &c, and,
our army is disbanded
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Mdssachuseffs.

D4dssdchuseffs.
Ezekiel Bacon, Orchard Cook, Richard
Cults, William Ely, Gideon Gardner.
Barzilia Gannett, Edward ST. Loe Liver.
more, Benjamin Pickman, Josiah Quincy,
Ebenezer Seaver, William Stedman, Sam.
uel Taggart. William Baillies. Jabez Up.
ham, Joseph B. Varnum, Laban Whea.
ton, Ezekiel Whitman.
Rhode Island.
Richard Jackson, Elisha r. Potter.
Connecticut.
Epaphroditus Champion, Samuel w.
Dana, John Davenport, Jonathan .. Nose
ly, Timothy Pitkn, Jun. Lewis b. stur-
ges, BENZ. Tailmsdge.
Vermont.
William Chamberlin, Martin Chitten-
den, Jonathan Fl. Hubbard. Samuel Shaw.
New York.
William Denning, James Emott, Jon.
athan Fisk, Barent GARDENER, Thomas
Il. Gold, Herman Knickerbacker, Robert
LIE Roy Livingston, Vincent Matthews,
Gurdon S. Mumford, John Nicholson, Pc.
ter B Porter, Erastus Root, Thos. Sam.
mons, Ebenezer Sage, John Thompson,
Uri Tracy, Killian K. Van Rensselaer,.
We1v Jersey.
Adam Boyd, James Cox, William
Helms, Jacob Hufty, Thomas Newbold,
Henry Sou hard
PennsyiUanta.
William Anderson, David Bard, Robert
Brown, William Crawford, William Find.
ley, Daniel Hester, Robert Jenkins, IA.
ron Lysle, William Minor, John Porter,
John Rhea, Matthias Richards, John Ross,
Benjamin Say, John Smile, George Smith,
Samuel Smith, Rober. Whi,ehill.
DeiaSvare.
Nicholas Van DIXIE.
Maryland.
Brswn, John Campbell,
Charles Goldsborough, Philip r. Key, A.
lexander M'Kim, John Montgomery,
Nicholas r. Moore, Roger Nelson, Ar.
chibald Van Horn.
Virginia.
Bsrwell Basset, William A. BurweIl,
Matthew Clay, John Clopton, John Daw.
son, John w. Eppes, Daniel Shelley,
Thomas Golson, Jun. Peterson Goodwin,
Edwin Gray, Michael Swoope. John G..
Jackson, Walter Jones, Joseph Lewis, iun.
John Love, Stephenson, Thomas New.
ton, Wilson e. Nicholas, John Randolph,
John Smith, J. T. Roaoe, lanes Brock.
enridge.
kentucky.
Henry Christ, Joseph Desha, BENJAMIN
Howard, Richard M. Johnson, Matthew
Lyon, Samuel M'Kee.
North Carolina.
Willis Aston, jun. James Cochran, Me.
shack Franklin, James Holland, Thomas
Kenan, William Kennedy, Nathaniel Ma
con, Archibald M'8ride, Joseph Pearson,
Lemuel Sawyer, Richard Stanford, John
Stanley.
Tennessee.
Pleasant M. Miller, John Rhea. One
not certain.
South Carolina.
Lemuel j. Aston, William Butler, Ro-
bert Calhoun, Robert Marion, Thomas
Moore, John Taylor, Richard VIM, Ro.
bert Witherspoon.
Georgia.
VIM. w. Bib, Howell Cobb, Dennis
Smell, George M. Troup.
Ohio.
jeremiah Morrow.
DELEGATE FROM THE
Mississiffi Territory, George Poindex.
ter.
Indiana Territory, vacant.
OrIeans Territory, ]. Poydras.
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ION. such plans may be devised and
carried into effect, as may tend to cement
and strengthen this interest, and produce
extensive advantage TO individuals and to
the nation at large.
Your communication addressed to VIM.
Davy, c. c. NJ A. Philadelphia, will re.
ceive respectful attention from.
Sir, your most humble servants,
WILLIAM DAVY
JOHN HARRISON Committee
JAMES ROBINSON of
ADAM SEYBERT Correspon-
ABRAHAM SMALL dence.
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ELEVENTH CONGRESS.
LIST OF MEMBERS

COMPOSING
THE SENATE OF THE u. S.
.WeEv Hampshire.
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Nassachuseifs.
Timothy Pickering,
James Lloyd.
Rhode. Island.
Francis Malbone,
Elisha Malthewson.
Connecticut.
James ftilIhouse,
Chauncey Goodrich.
Vermont.
Stephen r, Bradley,
Jonathan Robinson.
.New York.
John Smith,
OBADIAH German.
We1u Jersey.
John Condit
john Lambert.
PennSyiUania.
Andrew Gregg,
Michael Leib.
Delaware.
Samuel White,
James A. Bayard.
Maryland
Samuel smith,
PnlIip Reed.
Virginia.
William b. Giles,
Richard Brent.
kentucky.
Buokner Fhruston
j hp Pope.
N0yh Carolina.
James Turner,
Jesse F'a kiln.
TsHnessee!
Joseph Anderson,
Jcnkn Wniieside.
Soufh Carolina.
Thoma, Somter,
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Georgia.
John MilIedge,
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Ohi0.
r. J. MeigS.
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The Subscriber offers for Sale.
A L o T,

cITUATED at Rockets, convenieat to naviga-
- ton, on which is erected two frame buildings,
one OF which IS large and two stories high. and
suitable for Tobacco Manufsctory on Wac.
house the back part of the 10 may be improved
to great advantage, in buildings Of sny desarip,i.
on.
Als7, the LOT, where ne now resides, az
Rockets hill. very pleasant and healthy situs.
ton, commanding beautiful prospect Of Jaraes
River and ,hs plantations laying thereon, from
the Falls to Warwick
WILLIAM GOODWIN.
May 25,h 1909 -.
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LIST OF MEMBERS
OF TIKI
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

According to states.
Nev Hamfisbire.
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William Hale, Nathaniel A. Haysn, James
Wilson.
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RI IS proposed 20 publish from the Press a
Messrs. Lynch and Sou'hgare, A SERMON,
lately delivered, or the imPt dssity and bad ef,
fees of Passion. II is prove beneficial 70 anS
that shall read IL. the design Of ibe Publication
will be fally accomplished 4, Jei il is desirAbe.,o
obtain as many subscriptions as will defray the
expense Of printing.
JOHN ~. BLAIR
May 22d, 1909. 2
or Subsc,ip,isus will he received A. the oA e
Of 80 The Visitor" IS cents each.