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Domestic Bliss.


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:" married lady OF thirty odd" .t.....H
Every evening see In thsir beds
A"6aker's d0zen T" VI curly heads;
EverV mon Ing my sluuberH greet
The patter, patter Of tuenIy-slx fpet
ThiFtte en- little hearts always In q nutter,
TIL thirteen little mouths filed with bread and butter
Thirteen little tongues busy all day long,
And thirteen little hands 9TH doing something wrong,
TIL fain am 70 do,
With an energy, too,
As did the old woman that lived In 4 shoe.
And when my pour husband comes home from his WoEk,
Tired and hungry, and fierce q Turk,
What do you thiak 10 the picture he seesf
A legion Of bablea, all In u hreele-
Johnny crying,
And Lucy u signing,
And Worn.out mamma, with her hair ali a flying;
Strong and AIry william beating little Nelly;
ChArlsy In the pantry, eating currant Jelly;
Richard strutIlng round In papas sund y coat;
Harry at the glass with rauR Mt his throat;
Robert gets Ills fingers crushed when eusy shuts the door,
MlIlgaies their aellng with fony-pound roar;
Baby al the coal.hod hurries TO begin
Throwing In his i,ite 10 the universal din.
Alas my lord and MASTER being rather weak Of
Begins lose his patience In the stunning
And then the frightened little all ny 10 for shelter,
And the drama closes mid general heter-sketer.
1T give you my name, lest you think me myth;
Your, very respectfully, Mn. John Smith.
, 1858-03-19

was afforded by young Dc Reuly, the brave and
noble anti-duelist. whom no one could suspect
Of cowardice, but who would not 6Eht; not even
when pressed and insulted. Once, man who,
for no quarrel, but for mere brutal curiosity
wished to make him fight, waylaid him with q
friend-De Reuly riding alone and simply &C.
companied by servant. They set on him, but
the young officer, one Of the expcrtest swords
men Of his regiment, disarmed and wounded them
both; then took them home to his quarters,
had their wounds dressed, gave them some wine,
and dismissed them Nor did be ever speak Of
the transaction afterwards. even to the servant
who was with him. No one insulted De Reuly
again. r...4 ,-.. .t.,... "A
Acertain English gentleman who was regular
frequenter Of the green-rOOm Of Drury Lane The.
atre in the days Of Lord ByrOn's cOnmlttee, and
who always stood quietly on the hearthrug there,
with his back TO the FIRE, was in his usual place
one night when narrative was related by another
gentleman, newly returned from the continent, Of
a barrier-duel that had taken place in Paris.
A young Englishman-a mere boy-had been
d.spOilvd In 4 gaming-hOuse in the Palais Royal,
had charged certain gaming Count with cheating
him, had gone out with the Count, had wasted
his hrc, and Lad been slain by the Count under
the irightfal circumstances the Count'A walking
up to hun, laying his hand on his heart saying,
" You are brave Eslow-havs you q notlierI"
and on being answered in the Affirmative, here
marked cOOily, slam sorry for her, and stepping
back, blowcd Ids victims brains out The gsnte-
man on the hearthrug paused in taking pinch Of
snuff 10 hear this story, and observed, with great
placidity, 81 am afaid must kin that rascal
A few nights elapse |, during which the grscnTOOm
hearthiug was without him, and then he re
appeared precisely as blfOre and only incidentally
mentioned, in the course Of the evening, "Gentle.
men-l killed that rascalI" Hshad gone over %
Paris on purpose, had tracked the Count to the
same gaming-hOuse, hSd thrOwh glass Of wine
in his face in the p essence Of ali the company
assembled there, had tod him that he was come 70
avenge his young ecmpatriOt-and had done Il
by putting the Count out Of this world and COM
ing back to the hearthrug as Il nothing had hap
pended. iA'' =
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showing it to his little friends as a prize fallen
down from heaven.
"Now do tell me" said T, "what demon
of madness can have possessed your You ought
to have broken every bOne in that young rascal's
skin, instead Of feeing him for insulting U.S."
80 would" said I, "h could; but to
catch him is impossible. By feeling him for his
insOlence, he viii probably throw another piece
Of melon at the first Englishman he wees, who
will, no doubt, give him the beating which I
cannot"
And. true enough, tho next day, as we were
seated on one Of the benches Of the Villa Reale,
We heard q sort Of hue and cry on tn. Chiaja,
and shortly after saw our carroty and irascible
friend W-appear, fOaming with rage, Strcanl-
ing from every pOrr, owing to some recent exer-
ton, and exploding with bursts Of execration.
He came straight to US. "Who ever knew such
an Internal country as thisr" said he. "Curse
them aa for beggarlY set Of villains. Did you
ever see the likey gave it him well, however !;
that's some comfort The young rascal won't
forget mt for some time, III warrant you'll" T.
and smiled at each other in anticipation Of the
reason, which only made him more furious.
Here" said he, "was walking quietly along,
when young rascal Of . lazzarOm thought iii
to shy half q watermelon at my head you may
laugh, but it was no laughing matter to me, nor
to him either, for | have half killed the young
urchin; and tnen, iOrsOOth, must have halt the
town Of Naples upon me, backed by all their
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what the Earth Gives MS.

Agriculture may be considered Of great an
tiquity. II Il probable, however, that It did not
commence to exist with the first formation Of
society, for It is satisfactorily proved that man
kind, in the carly ages, derived their subsistence
from hunting and fishing, and from the milk and
flesh Of such domestic animals as they possessed.
It is hardly possible for any one, perhaps to sat-
isfy himself how long the period was from the
formation Of Adam to the time when agriculture
began to exist Scripture teaches us that Noah
was acquainted with the art, anG It Is probable
that his sons transmitted It to the world. His.
tory informs US that the ancient Egyptians were
well acquainted with agriculture; and under the
Roman government. the people Of TIA y, too. un.
derstoOd al the branches ofhusbandry nearly as
well as the present inhabitants Of that country.
At the period Of the Roman insasion of Great
Britain, there is reason to presume that agricul-
ture was but little known there. and very i'm
perfectly practised. The Romans. however, dur
ing the Augustan age. had become successful
agricuIturists and ct the time Of the Roman in
vssion, the Roman soldiers showed conclusively
that husbandry was well understood by them;
and when they withdrew from the island, at 4
subsequent period, obvious marks of improve.
ment in the agricultural art were plainly Obser.
vahle.
From the Conquest to the davs Of Henry VIII,
husbandry had received hut little improvement; !;
and during the long period Of Eve centuries tho
oretical or scientific knowledge Of the art was
little sought after by the BritonS During the
fifteenth century, books containing directions for
plowing and tilling the land began r. make their
appearance. From this tine forward, to the
present day, men Of enlightened minds began IN
take an interest in the art, and have illustrated
Il In the most satisfactory manner.
Somebody has truthfhlly and Appropriately
said, that Agriculture may be regarded as the
breasts from which mankind derive their nour-
ishment and support" On account ofits useful
ness, Il IL the senior Of manufactures and COM
merce, both of which owe thrir existence TO ag-
ricuIture. To mankind Il is Of the first import
ance hecause their temporal welfare and pros
perity derend uron receiving regular and suf
fcient supply ofthe varions articles cultivntedby
the agriculturist, so essentially necessary to
mans existence.
From the earih's surface. the navy Is supplied
with timber. cOrdage. and sails; while fax and
wool, hides and taI'ow, msdder and other dve.
stufs, are obtained sOr the worlds consumption.
By delving into the earth, the prOrer substances,
snch M limestone and mari, are obtained for the
nurroae of inv;OoratinO ita surface and rendering
, 1858-03-19
Dueuing.


The most atrocious duel Of modern times is
one that took place near New Orleans, between
two Observation-Disclosures Throuet and Paulin
Prue. They were placed back to back, at five
PAGES; at certain signal they turned and fired
to no effect. They then took their second pistols;
but Prue grasped his SO cOnvulsively that it
went Or in the air. ThrOuet paused, covering
him with his pistol, the bystandsrs crying,
"Dont hrel For Gods sake don't hre y
Pruv stoOd, bravely and quietly, fronting his en-
emy. Altvr lapse of several minut,s, during
which every one present had been wrought up
to u pitch Vi nervous frenzy, Throuet, advance
ing slowly, with diabOlical laugh, puled tue
trigg,r, and his bali passed through Prues
heart
One Of the most foolish duels on record is
that between two dear fisnds-Sir II. Bellases
and Tom Porter, as told BY gossip PePys, which
took place in England at CoVent Garden.
They had no quarrel together, and were only
talking somewhat loudly, when bystandgr ask
I'd Il they were quarrslingF
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TERMs-IAvARlABLY In ADVANCE.
AgficuIiufe.



In the Country Gentleman Of the nth Of
Dee, Mr.. j. W. Clark, in long and labored ar
ticlr, endeavored to make Il appear that il Is un-
profitable for farmers to cultivate root crops for
the purpose Of feeding farm stock Ia the fall, and
finally winds up with stating It to be his opinion
chat in this climate the most Of farmers "may
occupy their time and energy far more prohta-
bly and consistently, by draining, manuring, and
BY every practicable means improving the quail.
ity and increasing the product Of their grasses,
which, in some form, are the natural and most
economical fall feed for stock, rather than raising
roots for that purpose-the latter being merely
the copying Of practice without the possibility
Of securing the conditions Of the climate and
cost, which make Il cOnsistelt and economical" !"
A,,,or.,, n, C,.rL sccu.cs The advocates of
-oO. ROWING or mo. b.ipv true theorists. but
..,h.r conv;s,s or !. uopulSr idea M, well under.
.,o0d ~, Do Derson csn rad his article without
,,~ro;.;r. ,h', IN ord,r 10 arrive n, N. couc;u.
sion ,ba, hr has done. he has been driven to take
the most extreme views Of the question; and
had Il not been that have had some experience
in raising and also in feeding root crops to cat.
lie. I should have thought, from his description
of their Qualities and their effects upon cattle fed
with them. that they were entirely composed Of
ice-cold water, but which they certainly are not
I. however. quite agree with Mr.. Clark, mas
much as the climate Of this country is . seri-
GUS drawback on the value and utility Of root
crops for cattle feeding. For instance, the sum.
, 1858-03-19

A Ayoung lady very recently remarked, with
much simplicity, that she could not understand
what her brother George Henry saw in the girls,
that he liked themsO well, and that, for her part,
she would not give the company Of one young
man GOr that Of twenty girls
, 1858-03-19

The depth Of the Niagara River, under the sas
pension bridge, is estimated to be 100 iest This
we believe, is deeper than any Other rapidly4an
ming strvam In the world. r,s ysig935e 70 /
, 1858-03-19

Why is q restless sleeper Ike q lawyeri De-
cause he liss on one side; then he turns and Iia
on the other. f-' 'A'7ss
, 1858-03-19
rhas Conn.lssss I ssouy.

A friend. WHOSE business Il 4 10 take notcs
has related to US (says an exchanse) the following
fragrant gem. which we here publish for ths oar
tiruIar benefit Of rising committee: 3, {
A philosophical old gentleman was one day
passing new schOOl-house, erected sOmsWhers
towards the setting sun borders Of our sloriou.
Union, when his attention was suddenly as.r.e.sd
by q crowd Of persons gathered around the door
He inquired Of boy whom he met "What was
going ONT" ,s g-12E =
swell, nothin', 'cept the skule committee, and
they arr going ill." Is Ia'.a57f ls,
, 1858-03-19

There lies in the depths Of every heart that
dream Of youth, and the ehAstened wish Of man.
hood, which neither hOnors nor cares can extin.
guish the hopes OfOne day resting from the Pur.
suits which absorb Us; Of inteFpOsing between
our old ago and the tomb some tranquil inter
walls Of reflection, when with feelings not sub
dued but sOitened, with passion not exhausted
but mellOwed, we may look calmly on the past
without regret and 70 the future without appre.
hensiOn. But in the tamult Of the world, this
vision forever and forever reeedes - We ap-
PrOach It; the passions which have agiiated for
lie, disturb our latest hours; and We 60 down TO
the tomb like the sun inIIe ocean, with no gen
lie and gradual source which gave trise, but sui
len in its beamlcss descent with al is fiery glow,
long after Il has lost It's PO~er and sPlendCF.
, 1858-03-19

Sir Henry HalBdrd. yhS snIhihl lial.a phy-
slcian, ays: s0f Iks grsil hdnbli Ie4hla =
has been my painful psoi1ilioaAl dl.y !, ~
adminiSteFsd IN ths lnst houIs q thl'I1I1 I
have Ssmstinss IN aHpgilli ~ = iI1A ~
eRpears6 rsIursant togOte 'ths undiscovered
country htn Gh6lS btdfas .. lklIIf ~
turraSs i. 81 .cl9ngl0 = ilfsr 0N
70 8 q 500 oto.oit s. -. 1El
re1l0n
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-07
Music and the Drama.

ITALIAN OrERA.-The Huguenots !" which has been 30
long preparation at the Acadsmy, will be produced To-
doubtless surpass everything the kind hitherto witness
cd in this country The St embraces all the great artists
attached 10 the company.
BRospwAY TInArRE-Ffve celebrated bare hack riders
Nine Tournsire and Messrs. Eaton stone Jas MELVILLE
T. W. Perry and Frankare TO contribute their share 10
the sports Of the to morrow night 10 addition three
svore clowns will create merrment, the Nicoos
display their wonderful skill, &c.
BowFRy-Nfs Alice Grey, who appears 10 be quite
favore with the paygoers Of other cities, Is 10 her
d,i here 10 morrow az the heroine 10 shakspere Romeo
and juliet, supported by Mr. Eddy the hero, aud Mr.
r. johnston as Mercuuo The "God Hunters" and Ben
the Boatswaln" are 10 follow.
BrrxoS's-Messrr. +. L. Davenport, C Fisher and r.
Smith, and Mines r. l.. Dav import and W. II. Smith
10 perform in the play called the struggle for Gold
night Mr. Burton will also play hts mimi
table oomcality OF " The Toodes !" supported by Mrs
Hughes and other favorites.
wAlIAcKs-"Jessie Brown. or the Relief Of Lucknow -
is TO continue the great card Of attraction for at
other week The characters finely adapted 10 the
abilities Of the many excellent artists comprising the com
pany, and the scenery, appointments, &C. leave nothing
W be desired.
Laura KKExKs-Bucks,one's pathetic drama OF "Green
bushes has proved successful 10 render its
drawal peoient at present Miss Keene Mr. Daily aud
other popular artists In the The aerpiece for
10 morrow s Sudden Thoughts with Mr. jefferson a.
Jack Cabbage.
AMERICAN Observation-Disclosures Of the Ledosr's most popu
lar stories the "Bride Of Evening has been drama
TIED and 10 be brought here the course Of the
week. The dramatic entertainments 10 morrow will
OF the "Iost Son" In the afternoon the Hunch
back nj night.
Ermor1ANsm-Tbe "colored opera" houses continue 10
be vel attended by all who FOND of peculiar comb
nation 81 mirth and melody Fresh selections songs
dances and buresques have been arranged
evening. .Peter Piper Pepper Podge" TO be the after
piece at Geo. Christy Woods, and the Hop Of
Fashion" at Bryant
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This estimate Of x2ense is liberal, on account
OF the general reduction Of expenses and
ing IN One management Of the road, indepen-
dent OF tie contract with the Southern road
for the withdrawal OF extra trains, &c
Less interest on bonds, &C., at per cent. $4,000
Leaving Q per cent on %, 900 900 stock.
The company payment Of interest bonds negotiat
ed will be entirely free Of floating debt and actually stands
in better position Than IL has for years when the
stock standing at 90 per cent
The above calculation OF receipts for 1855 would be
the rate Of $40, 900 falling OF per month.
This Is very liberal, far for January and February.
Tie receipts mnch ahead Of this estimate. The 70.
cepts for February will not show SIS 900 falling or
So say the company.
The ninth annual report of the Milwaukee and
Mississippi Railroad Company presents the annexed
exhibit of its finances on the 3lst of January, 1857
MILWAUKEE MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD.
TO- miles track from Milwaukee 10 Prairie du Cnien.
IS miles track from Milton 10 Monroe
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERC GAL.
MONEY MARKET.
SArURAY, March {

SATURAY, March 6-6 T.. M.
The stock market took turn upward this morn
ing, with renewed activity among SPECTATORS. After
q few days of rest and quiet both new and old
buyers entered the market as purchasers. At the
first board today Virginia State ss advanced per
cent; Missouri Sc, 3; California STATE rs, 2; New
York Central rs, !; La Crosse land grant
bonds, 4; Canton Company, 0; Pacific Steamship
Company l; New York Central Railroad, Il Erie,
&; Hudson Railroad, 1; Michigan Central 4; Harlem,
4; ditto preferred 4; Michigan Southern preferred,
1; Panama, Z; Illinois Central Railroad. u Chicago
and Rock Island, I. North Carolina State SIS de.
clined, per cent Illinois Central bonds, d; Mich
gan Southern, old l. In State stocks there was a
very moderate business California State rs are In
demand at our quotations, which sho. quite an
improvement in yesterdays closing prices There are
very few boIds on the market at any thing like
present prices. They are, in fact, selling now at 81
per cent, which r an undoubted seven per cent
State stock s low sure. To those not inclined to
enter tue market as SPECTATORS We know Of nothing
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The following are closing prices after the second
board, as reported by C. Kowalski, No. Is William
CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT.

March Do +. M
F1ouR-The market quite steady, with fair de-
msnd from the LEGAL and export trade The sales
brsced about 900 5000 bbs., including common TO
good State, at ~ 30 - 35 and extra do. at 81 so
- TO-
wmAr.-The market was firm, with limited sales. The
transactions embraced 500 bushels red Southern at 81
20, and 500 do Western red at 81 90 and 1000 do prime
Kentucky white at 81 IS, and $50 red OHIO at 81 0s.
CoRs was less buoyant with sales Of about Is 900
10000 bushels, at CSC. soc. for yellow and white.
PoRK-Saes 200 bbls. mess al SIT, with some prime at
sl3 20, while some holders asked s13 so.
Cor1oy quiet Al 12c for micdling upands
HDrs-with very heavy sales and light receipts, the
stock "a rapidly diminishing We learn that one Of
leading brokers' H. ID. Hull Co. sold nearly 80 900 hides
in day. The sales have been-14 900 dry Oronooo,
2sc, months IL 900 Buenos Ayres, 25c do 1000 Rio
Grande, 4c., do 1000 San juan private terms 5000
Porto Cabello, 22c months; 1000 haracibo 81 c do
The demand Ia still very active and prices very fair
and steady.
LEATHER has been in active demand and prices are firm
and steady. The receipts 80 500 bemlock, 400
oak sales 90 500 bemlock 300 oak stock zoo 300 hem
lock, 40, 400 oak.
wmstEY.-sales Of 200 bbls were made at 22Kc
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Fl. le iAro-rra folsw'rg is cosy Of - rr
~. sea \, -,4Nog1 W..i-g, Be- ..eic1y 3.t+ 81 tr..
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Miscellaneous aud Disasters.

pniP P!pys, slrhen from Have for New York put into
Scly lth ult with loss of channel buwarts sancheons
tact of that port on Ne 9th.
BRIG CArpA of Boston, which arrived nj Newport Feb 26
from New Ofeans In distress had lost the ysrs rudde
boat sails &C was very eahy and s reported had AZ one
time during the 4fect ~ in her hold II IL est
mated that her repairs will amount 10 about $500 The Ca
nina put into New Orleans Dec IN distress, while on the
passage from Cenfuegos for Mobile leaking badly and IN
derwent repairs amounting 10 about s0 She insured
Boston and Bath has not been decided whether sne WI
Boston.
Bse ArnRnw RYE, Tbomss from Maanzas for poftian1
IN EcRarovn for barbor struck upon lhe ns
bit OF neon, after disg deck load into hsners VIM
out damage.
an inrt on shn IN wusk egrt channel called SKIN Island
se Or eagle wing her assistance but 90 NOT sue
~ ,n rsirr trr,a 90 proceeinr 20 the place snose-
..'- A .lI.i hat he schooner had got on and pro
III. l, 'aro-r .a foliswrg s cosy ~ - RI
A.. ..lnn.l M ..l.l, ~ .l-.-Ly ~. " ----L
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resrondsd excellent terms BY Mr.. Roxay. A.simar
compliment pad Cyril H. Bracket President Of the
Cena Democratic Cab 70 which Mr. Bracket replied in
pertinent speech in viii n he declared that he and the
club both sustained Mr. Buchanan heartily in his Kansas
policy Volunteer toasts being then in order and the hne
band being good tune, haIity and music wound up the
mornings entertainment.
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MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.

Port OF New York, March q, 1855.
CLEARED.
steanship Moses Taylor, NcGowon, Aspinwsii-M Ro
steamship Augusta woodruff. savsnnsh-s L xlichill
Steamship Columbia, Berry Chareston-sporord, Testsu
Steamship jamestown, Parrish, Norfolk, Ao-Lndan A
ship 2 Brown, Behm, singApore-A Low A Bros
ship Wld Pigeon. MAYHEM, gspMa.so.w Bartlett.
Big MiSn toisr' hSr, - frinssaH bsessr Graves.
s S'ss jones' sT.ey s sSan SPA ks s%A'
schr kinssher, patterson, nonroya Acsenner Deake.
sehr Msnsnder y christie, Jacmei1srstt sOnAce
psp wssCa y
ss rSSsgsap.,s, ,ps
s,esmer EiSsSssS aciSushia. Bsiumore
Steamer Delaware copes. PhiladelpmA
esmshp EarOrs r Ls'cs s y ssG lon
changed signals ship Yorktown Meyer hence for Lon
den March lat 90 S. Ion es passed bark standing to the
BARK Genaood clover Galveston ~ days with cotton,
e. pslssss s%i@
ice some fro. bitten Zoo. pilot from the
SsI sTp No y, ''H Is Ssv with cotton
Ae Brode fs.ss Had hssvey weather on the passage
'Is ~ S fi.sn; 3 ,sS .d
sehr crensssw, Morse, Richmond, days.
schr pr John crogpe, BoI run East n shore Va days
schr Nathaniel I.snk, rlemmng, Delaware. sdays
s scsr p, rsri fsme GrG snmio psn G
s sfS5 WIN wr, Bowen, Hsiiocs, Providence.
steamer Chas GAGGED, smith, Norwich
SAILED.
a snasnS nd .Ss asss $
Ocean Royer MELBOURNE; Lebanon New Orleans; barks
sTls Hady swift a.rss.po 81 Thomas and Aarao''Oo
Gao. U steamer Despatch for -; steamships st Louis
Charission; Csedcna do jamestown. Norfolk &C.
Wind during the day NV, sunset do, clear.
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fare 81 80. In 1857, 223,ll7; average fare, 81 49,
In 1856 the quantity Of freight moved both ways
was 1853 SIT tons; average price per ton, 81 S7t. In
1857 the quantity moved both ways was l64 ,655
tons; average price per ton, 81 $50.
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Aggregate. .$t65,obl 10 6so472 As Ss2,sl7 80
The main line of this road is now completed to
Prairie du Chen, 1872 miles, and has been in opera
ton about six months. The Southern branch was
opened to Monroe 40 miles from Milton, in January
of the present year.
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The principal increase in the earnings Of The pest
year was upon pas nngers This increase has come
from through business iracted TO Il since the open
ing 10 the IS .ssippi ltci ~ 35G the number
ps .eDgers carI,,d both ways vs. lJ2,0c0: ,.a..