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The New York herald., 1870-02-01
SPECIAL POLITICAL NOTES.

How to smash mp great party-Abolish ono OF the
most stupendous electioneering machines extant,
the ranking privilege.
How to demoralize the country party press-Ahol-
| ish the free list for exchanges.
grand humbug-The scheme OF the republicans
to defray the expense OF constructing postal teIe
| graph by aboashing the franklng privilege.
| How TO relieve the Post Onaos Departmcnt-Donh
allow unclean linen to be passed letter press mat
| ter coming under the franking privilege
Remarkable political fact-That but one or two
prominent radical papers in the country arc In favor
OF throwing overheard Mr.. Dawes, the radical lm-
peacner OF 4 radical administration.
The Cincinnati Gazette believes that Mr.. Dawes In
his speech on public expenditures, 'srruck the key
note OF the republican party OF this Congress" ana
| 1t might have added, the death knell OF General
Grants popularity.
Among the prominent republican organs that sus-
tam Mr.. Dawes In his demand for retreuchment are
the Boston Advertiser, Boston 1ranscript, Albany
EuentnO Journal Chicago Tribune Baltimore Anaeri-
can Indianapolis Journal, Troy Times, Worcester
SDy Hartford CouraM, Utica Herald. Burlington
(yt.) Free Press and hundreds Of Others.
down East paper asserts that "the people will,
in Dawes what Mr.. Dawes says" But win that be
indoors or outdoors Of tho administrative party
The latest league in the radical rlng-The League
count Tor opposition OF 'my two papers-both
dailyT'
What's his nameS That Of the colored Senator
from Mississippi, Revel and Revelsf There have
been many high old revels In the House, but we
never heard Of one in the Senate before.
Was disappointment Ut not being made Speaker Of
the House the cause OF Dawes whizzng expose Of
the pronigacy Of the administration
The quincy Wntg says its democratic friends nave
long since lost all respect for Congress and con-
slider the United States Senate as little better than
woodpile from what they expect to see In 1t.
Down on the abolition Of the franking privilege
Senator Sherman and General Butler. They Will
probably Join hands on this Issue.
The Hartford Post became balmy during the late
genial weather. and thus cheeriuy dlscoursed about
Connecticut politics.
April Is at hand, election day approaches---or the
old cocky wax who always votes the republican
ticket, and always has and never voted anything
else, but who has seen The Of his ways and now
proposes TO vote for the democratic candidates.
ders out into the columns OF the Times runs his
fingers through his sivery tresseS, and goes at IL
again. His opening conundrum is .'ls 1t not Time
| to Have Peaceg" That's . good beginning, ola
fellow.
cold Cocky Wax" is good. Is Grandfather Weles
| entitled to the appeliatlons
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ONE OF TIE "GARDE MOBIE.n
He Proves TO be . Fraudulent Chock
Shower and a Heavy Wine Drinker.

He Proves 20 be . Fraudulent Chock
Shower and a Heavy Wine Drinker.
On Saturday last young Frenchman, named Ed.
mund Revels, who claims to be On oflcer In tho
"Garde Mobile de Paris," applied at the boarding
house OF Annie J. Worcester, at No. ITO Fifth ave-
nue., ana engaged apartments at the rate OF sl7s
per month. The landlady demanding ner pay In
advance, was assured by the willy little French
man that she need have no fear OF
losing anything by him, and accordingly draw
ing blank check from his pocket, on tho
Park bank filled 1t out payable TO her order signed
BY himself, for $780, assuring her IL was eouu nnu
would DC paid upon presentation Is nc nao iaIso
amount Of money deposited there 70 nis cfeui.. oc
did not receive the cheek on SATURDAY afternoon
until late TO present 1t at the DanS anu Conse-
guentiy deferred is until yesterday moraing Reves
FAT OF the land and "reveiled" In wine 10
Ine extent OF ss5, which the iandlady was
very obtiging In furnishing, as she surmised sue
Yesterday morning Mrs. Worcester presented the
teller rhat It was worthless, as no such person nad
landlady, becoming convinced she had been vlctiin-
the services OF omcer Banker, of the fWenty.ninth
rested. He was arraigned before Justice Cox Us
Jefferson Market yesterday afternoon, and tempo
ratiiy committed TO answer the charge.
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POST OFECE,
CLINTON.
GEORGE BERGER.

The nrBt two words formerly had an l. between
them, put when the present postmaster took posses
1ion be rubbed out THAI little supernuty and now
fhnks himself secure IN his position for life in con-
sequence OF having effaced that dishonor to the
postal service. Beyond ST. 10, where we changed
horses, there are fewer houses to be seen, fewer
teams on the road ana the track rapidly
becomes rougher until it enters the great forest
and there seems almost entirely to lose itself among
the many wood roads. These woods are thirty five
miles wide at this place and extend from q point
anout twenty mics to the southward rar up into the
almost boundiess timber regions OF the north. The
road passes over continuous succession OF pre-
cpisous MUS bstweea which are dense thickets OF
birch, ASH. poplar, oak, aspen, beech and alder,
white their SUBMITS are crowned win more open.
bur no more vauasle tinber There was no WIND
when VIC passed through and the jingle Of the bells
and the crealtng or the runners seemed 60 dll ali
the air with reverberatfons Thousands Of dead
trees were leaning or lying hrostrae In all stages OF
decay, and ia looking across the narrow rayines
through the wild and undisturbea timber
the age and loneliness Of the prmeyal
forests could be fully appreciated, and one felt
that he was really In the wilderness. Occasionally
deer or lynx track was seen crossing the road and
O. darkness came on, while the 'seasickn passen-
gers savaaely groaned our their misery, the red
whiskered surveyor related thrilling experiences
with
BARS AND INJUHs
only . year or two ago. Something had started
conversation on the subject or bears ana Indians,
and the surveyor very soon nad an attentive au-
dience. ~ recoeck,' said he, s'when you couldn't
90 into the timber without Ineetin' bar or an
lnun The cusses are Jest alike materially. They 80
aneakinG around, tuTnin' up jest wnen you amt
I00kIn iur lem and Ii you AIMS got four aces ana
can't bluf Ike h-il you're cleaned out sure Why,
lest 20 give you an IDEA OF the critters. was gon
down along tns river one day, ana ali at
onst / heerd a spashn' IN the water,
and the flrst thing / kn0wed up popped d
old she bar right agn me on the bank hadn
htthn' with me, anu we jest stood thar and looked
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NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY FEBRUARY ls7oTRIpLn SHEET

ties TO have occurred to any one In tho neign
borh0od. The quietness Of the place and the sacreu
robe Of the priesthood seemed likely to prosect
them.
Walls states that he did not expect her TO survive
and that he frequently talked OF near death win ner
she advising him not to go home with her bouy pus
to go to Pfqua Us to send It safely TO ner parens
and then 90 West until the storm OF indgnat0n hao
clown over; after which he promised 70 return 70
his family and make such reparation as was IN niS
power. After taking her body 10 iqua ne retuIneu;
the hand OF the law was too quick for MIN, anu
stripped OF his cloak Of sanctity, he awaits In jail
the result OF fresh Investigations.
Tue reverend villain has been minister OF the
Gospel, United Brethren Church. for many years, IN
good standing; let an excellent wife ana three or
girl he had ruined, and for whose death. whether
she died by dSease or BY his hand, nc u morally re-
DDOnsihle
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PEACH BLOOMS IN NORTH CARoL1Nh.We were
shown on Saturday peach bloom fr0m tree In
thls ctsy,--Roeeigh Standard jan 81.
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Robert D'Auray, 80, well drc>s a man said
To h' IN American, Wa- on September q rhtrgci
on remand. before the Lord Mlyur OF London. " IN
forsi and uuerins yar.on- drn0s. with intent to
animation excited much iutCre~t The circumstances
summarized briefly, are 81 follows. E.rly In July
lts the prisoner lCcdme pO-ets-C !, In some way OF
other, Of n considerable SUN Of money. and on the
25th Of that month he went 70 the shop of Mossra.
Baum 4 Co, al d obtained order FOR 3 SO francs
on their agent IN Paris. lie gave the name NJ Louis
Pratt. Twn hoys aftcrwar he attended at the oar
OF kessrs. II ~, LNd & Co. It EH Ihton. and re-
guessed TO receive discount for What Turrurted 70
be n dral on the Pans agent Of Messrs. Baum Tor
800 francs. lie sSid tnat lccOnut OF tAe war he
hid decided no TO visit FAIRS AMI th1t wishing l.
stead to 80 to Bristol, he Hin. TO take The
trouble u return town nnd cast It. Tho bankers
tHiegraDhed TO Messrs. Baum and received a rrply
that such drat Lad been issued TO Mr. Pratt. ON
q n they discounted the bill Tor G!lg.
In the mean time, however, Nts, "a. Paum's Conn.
Inc draft had been c1s cd In Paris. an the ot er
was forgery. Several other transactions Of Al
tually the fraud was discovered. and inquiries wcre
Instituted ~ To the perpetrator. On his app'ehen.
sion, ~ bottles OF chemical- square of class md
n camel hair brush wore among otlcr things. found
In his Iortmauteau. On each occasion upo1 which
he had Obtained dram ne md also obtained another
order, written on similar form for a few pounds.
and in the course Of the Il had been remark cd
at none OF these smaller drafts tad becu prescntcd
The explanation was given by chomist's assistant
who stated that he had maGc experiments up0n The
forged drains with me chemicals iount on the IRIS.
Oaer and found tGa' they discharged INK, aud thu,
with One pen N, larger drafts had been skliuily
inflated.
To- prevent any alteration In the paper through tho
nncratiOn, II hal afterwards been srrinkird with q
nnc powder. A naturalization cerudclte IN the
hIIne II Robert - Array. and an American voluu-
on tie prisoner. me Lord Mayor Coi"Alit;cl the
prisoner for trial
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ftO1 he SIC OifdN iflsr, 90. ..
To our ,ururisc, when waking through Inflv-
,ttr -QGa'e ycs'"rdI, a"cruoOn, We -JN = O-V OF
roy- playing lIse hall Viti-thlnk OF this maniies
az % u' rro. b, Nc iric - ol The nt"nal game (!
"A dor M thr capacity o ca cier--l nd,'nsH vi,
y luNf~l dog, the uGspting of pointer but
only materially pointer, tn s.rc havn
Nrpn Of % lc-s uO0lc tr'"-ru hing the b !
iu his mouth 49, b an icruIt - that wa really a..
ton hing Fur ini an hour, dulng which We wi.
messed tn+ novel GAME of ul~e bIl, ."c dog did not
iss tho h.l . -inl unl", Ant more tn1 tIis
when. % uur rcga't. one g. tne boys throw IN" hal
no u. grass TOR q Il ''nsr at ahoI, q ~ r,t. MS
,I,in. e. her .uu Il 0. In ~ ~ ant pui hrou:It n
'.t,. iNr to- i- HNlu.' ,Y t'I|,I ''r 'io nation !
raa... ANA M, y nllc AI- MS" Is ih' caampiui.
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BCE>s-un Wednesday, uotooct ~ Mcha"i Hnrns
nj. ri ,7is ard 70 alive. arc -ceacr'rnv nv tel to
attend hs lun,ral It Ia ~ lat cslrlce -li ' g.
hroJNl,n iis remains VIII DC inferred IA Galway
NY Margaret p-v VITO Of Nicoacl bay. formerly
Hcf rSS,ae> sin be- ,aien hSS nsr i",e rc.,,.-e.
the Mones cry. where socm1 high mass VIII be ccie
Irltea ioi a. rsn2,e Of her sou,: 49,,
DAVIS In BrogSy n Ncdne' iar, October ~.
he fr.cnas j'Il' tlmIr ol'' the members n ~,
Ancient iyto0-' ncnt "ocr'y hre i1vi Ito stt'ud
k,dl-- 10, A.a,No IT, o. I'dAy afternoon ~ .
JAMES Tn no,eon ~, ~ rnrr' Nv. o,oocr =,
lhip 'h'llts: ONLY son OF halus"h NJ ana hau' 1.
JlGn', aged sea-. 10 MONTH aul 6dnN'.
the tHuc.,s r,lc's wiz pg bg,i a. the residence o.
the p.rn- cnrl'f ~ ruer. ny ana Cnncb ST. Bcls'I,
O4t Az. W ,Uei it, u. a 5'cI ~. ~; ,
October ~. Maim v.m Of Frederick kamrm'n, IN
m , 'SiG to at E ae, rom nsr lat rc ~
Ni1ES 10 o. T3u.'I w. October II. Mrs job ann,
hdhpuy, uatNc of IorE re Al D. 81 tue "th year o
Tao r'a,iycs ard friends or ne fanny are rep ,r'
tuH iuNl, 10 .u.Hl tu' iil'raI o. sunday, o. 'h'r
TAILS on Monday October 10. a, hs rcs.dc-cc,
No Mutt It. WI ran Ncaii. age 81 years, - n,
wilom N,al's Of 40, SOL in.law, Michael Hccarty.
ra @'' e s2 r2S> @'a @ TESm Sca al
Figncls Neals, Sl.o "a" G,n"rai ,nnttee If Tam.
nom fr,rsng r-tion C1nrcn, Not St shn-ca sol" ma
hrG mas OF r, QUEEN VIII Ne ,iratc,l Ter tho
ol uN tou and thence to Ca,vuy Cemetery Tor III
siiuW ~ Tu,s1ar, Cc'oerr H. 1870, II rnarl
Smith, native 81 HI p,h 81 D'rn, c1a-ty ta'"'
TSc div. aad trent tho tam1y are resr,c'.
l,nct. Is E-s; ~ It,, rn' Nu!ll afternoon. az !
S,l;'GT Al Ncv nrusrl.. 81. ~ W Ines lay.
oc o.,r -, William ". Street. IN IA ''.h year OF h.
'-fvI>t.-ua saturday uc,,'cr 8 At ~. r,-'ieac, OF
her m'r. Geo '.I'n'ss! "Ft 81 o., i'1'oe,n A,
A'.t., ui tuutE 80 h rear 2,
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couRr RoNORs rDR rHE DhiD.
Gen. Robert y. lee, superintendent; John
Jourduu, aud Judge I.iiber, ,. neau- L OF
whom a Court mny AdIouru.


Gen. Robert y. lee, superintendent; Iohu
JourdHu, aud Judge t.iiber, ,. nean- 1 Or
whom Court may Adjourn.
YESTERDAY afternoon. At he close Ct tlc Coutt
Of Conn ID Pleas. TRIAL Term. Pant Nj (hnan.
cey shaGer -aid that though ts rfopueN tad been
matter Of Discussion among members Of the pro
fcssion, he would AXE the liberty, IN view OF the
de tn OF one against whose views he had himself
always couttrdcd. end could therefore, perhaps.
with more rroprsty make this motion nut who.e
greatness &c a General and whose nobility Of soul
had made him one OF Americas great men; and IL
view Of the recent death Of ono who he'd been
prominent ornament ~ the bar and hal sat IN the
highest Court Of the Sltehe woui move that n IS
court do now adjourn In honor OF Robert e. Lee
Mr. Anthony n Dyett. being called On nv Mr.
Shafei To second The motion on the plea that hotn
had been good Republicans. said tina, on the prime
ple de DiortUis MI dif GOEUD, he could second the
motion, and briefly eulogized the late judge Doau.
Judge Joseph T. DalV said that, with regard to
Judge Dean, he should hive no hesitlio1 IN grant
ing tie order but with regard to Robert T. Lee, he
was man of high. toned character, and enued to
respect wnirh he wonld receive but the feeling {
The profession was that such nouors should he con
hoed 30 particular class lie could not. therefore
acc de 20 tic molon in respect to Gen. Lee. lie
was not 80 connected with the profession In this
S--,e - {" bring him within that class TO which
sch uOnOrs we're generally reserved. The order
woul there ore, be thN the Court adjourn on OF
res Get to the mc~,ory Of the late Gibcri j. Dean.
lie sided that for the reason be had given no such
marx OF respect had Teen paid 10 Mr.. Jourdan,
though he lad held pOsiuon OF verv Cteat power.
anil had DISCHARGED II with great Gielitv.
Mr. shdiicr here inerrupng. begged II not too late
u include the late Superintendent In the motion
lie believed that Mr.. Jourdan had been admitted o
the bar.
Jadgc DAILY said he must decline for TIE somc
reason. Ills connection with tie nrut, sion was not
Of the kind that entitled him to such hOnors.
The Court then adjourned.
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THE NOMINATION OF THE CoNGRE ss-
MAN WITH the SINGLE EYE.
Fernando Woods Acceptance Of the Noni-
nnticn Of Fernando Wood by Fernando
Wood-Forun mos single Bottle Of Heidi
sieck-Fernaudo ns n National Man.

Fernando Woods Acceptance Of the Nomi-
naticn of Fernando Wood by Fcrna ndo
Wood-Fornn mos single Bottle Of Held
sieck-Eernaudo hs n National Man.
On Friday oight Fernando Wood was noni-
mated Tor Congress in the Ninth Congressional Dis.
trct by .. cked Wood delegations from the Nine
tecnih AMI Twcn'y.ae ond Wards, the Twelfth wArd
dele alton under the lei tership Of john HaO.an.
standing out fcr Gen. William 9. hillyer. and g
tusinC 10 IN Woods uofnina ion III inimous In.
mediately aver tho nomination OF Wood. his ad
1crents .ndulged In several bottles Of wine About
half an hour afte- the Convention adjourned two
coaches appeared a. the doo- Of Brevoort Hail. and
DELEGATES to the number Of nteen, eight In one
coach and in tho other, started to tender the
nomination To tie Man Of the Single Eye. Among
the delegates tho Hon. Henry C,ausen. Jr., the
Hon. Mickey Fay, the Hon. Pat Sattery, tile Hon.
James McGovcrn, the Hon. Patrick McManus, the
lion. John DutIer, the Hon. Harry Messenger. and
the Hon Patrick Fox.
Some of these gentlemen, like Messrs. For, Clau-
sen. Jr., and McGovcrn. relied on tho promises
given out by ez-Rceister John McCool. FernanJo's
friend that Wood would support the incorruptlblo
Justice Lcdwith for the Mayoralty and the fail
tickei ~ the Young Democracy. WHAT was their
establishment, hogever when, Alter the noInuution
had been rendered the cunning, Fernando spoke as
follows:
esNrLrM,y oy rHy CONVENTION, thank you very
mnch Tor tue honor you have conferred upon me.
NOthnr pca~cs me better than TO have received the
nomination from your honorable body. sought u
spa i f2' Ss, ' Ses .GssG f
me. You all know that am n friend Of judge Led.
with In this canvass, however. do not intend TO
terierc IA local politics. now consider myself
national politician
TIE Honorable Fernando concluded by asking tho
Committee to take some reire shmCnta. Everything
was SCI bC'ore them In the shape Of liquor, but the
Heidseick" was not Forthcoming. Tne delegates
not wishing 20 mix their drinks, i1iu gcd very
slightly IN the brani and waited with patience for
TIC wire. w'ch tlNy uniers' ool Fernando hal sent
for. Han an hour aiterward the servant returned
with one solitary pint bottle of " Piper Heidseick "
The delegates bolted TIE Joke WAS too good to
be kept quiet, and some OF the delegates let II out
last night
T.r,ughout the Nineteenth Ward last night it vas
fci OF cd that Ferndnio mad Given fG,0JO and one
small bottle for the nomination
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TIE DUC DE GR1MMOAT's EscApr.
lie hears OF the Pail OF Sedan, and roi-
lows his Bunker into the Country TO gct
Fands- He finds him BuryiuG the Money
In the Garden-rhe Mob Pursues the
Wrong lInu,

In the Gardeu-'rhe Mob Pursue- the
Wrong Man.
from ne Loqdon rs,cr,drs
The story OF the Duc de GrammOuts escape from
full oi romance to make Us tce doubtful whether
We are rcIN living In the ml'ter.of faci nineteenth
century. IL L. at alI events worthy or being Pre-.
served. aud Nc present our readers with the iOlOw
ing acts which we have good reason " believe to
!. perfectly correct.
The Due de Grammont rs Minister for Forc-n
A!oirs naturally heard of the Emperots surrender
4 day before the news WA published in Prs. Ito
saw AZ once that flight WIS necessary ~ the wrai,
VI the mob WIS sure to Dee tumc iagil-t the Minis
IT,, Who Mcte te,rOn@iule for the var. lie nc, ord
i1"iy went To III bankers 10 provide hims, II vi h
money AMI various securities, hu' informed
ma, tho partner who bad Charge Of his affairs VS.
In the country, whittier the pa, pursued him ITO
p ner was found engaged In bur, ing his property
n his gorden hut re- urlci To Plri an delivered ~
20 the Due de rtmmont the papers and money
which were required.
On f'ereNt d. tlebid news vas puN lshed, an the
Minister Ned. He sent Uf servant IN his carriage
openly, ana escaped himself hY private door. ITO
mob ~ sued ire carriage bot 'nuud no ono
init that they wantcdand the Due got lcly to Calais
On MS arrival there, oseVcr, a new cause for alarm
arose. " WIS necessary for him to produce his uass.
Port cfore he could leave the cuuntry, and II was
evident Ia, in this way his Identity would be dis
covered, and lie himself, NJ seemed OILY too probl
BILE, would be arrested and seut back to Paris
20 Quit II again.
The risk however. had to be encountered and No
showed his passport u the proper oficrr and VS.,
much u lis rcnef. suffered To- 90 ON board the Eng
iiSh steamer without remark. lie ut once went 10
The cabin md tire better TO cs~aoc runce ~ tend,l
81 be very H. Ia few minutes. however. he 'clt
On ominOus tap on the shoulder. and locked around
expecting tn mud himself q PRISONER. He saw only
the passport oficer, who sail a. him " When you
we're In once YOU we my son an appointment In
return FOR that have tn da let yuu Dess and there.
by IN all probability saved Your life" The onicer
vent his WY and the Dut tr Gi"mmoni cot safely
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Live stock Nrarltrf.

NLw YORK, Thuradav, Oct. i3-The receinia NJ
bcevcs 1ercd $50 hcad-51j At Tooth street 58I ~
WcenawKen. and 30 at Communipaw The market
was dull ami weak, and priccs were about Nc n.
lower common W good ma I've steers and nearly lc
lower for hl Texans Common IN pr native etecfs
were sold at SIsSc n and fairish ~ COOS Texans
At lUd ilc with one drove OF choice lnnis td reVA!s
ai lSc. The failure Of one OF our leading wholesale
tlaughterers, win liabilities estimated ~ $500.
heiped to deprces tne market. sheen aud lambs We
nuner and about &c. n. higher Receipts were 81 u
head and we note saies ~ - car load at 7e9tc N.
for lambs. and axe for she The receipt, OF hors
were 10 car oads. The tone Of the market was little
stronger. bat there were n talcs on live wcisht.
dressed arc quoted at ioIGiic. n, AID live hos
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The Democrats Of III, I.iel Assembly Distiic.
of >." dorsey have uOuinnt j Pa's"y II len for
Hr i.a .turc. pa,-cy - n Grst-gsss DrmncU,.
ue owns three liouor saloIns and is a rising man in
ne ioltc4l world. he has beaten Dorcmns, -
iHfm u luc En- P0.mAG VINO STA uIrs,ut
A~-auu. tau, riIi vs., Wi.U the ail ul f.,, sc'IaH
ur 81 r.gI IJu 90. .. Il '.'.Ir liu igst WIltCr Dos
Do Iue vrF faN.d 81 olJ local t12ation 1rr
= .pl" OF Tho dI-Iue, Hr. uissatsno and blv"
'r"u a. 'c.--rrt ln.t'Iu. ~ b.. .D" lhC L"rd-h. ed
'-.N ]. l- u.ru-. tta' i'r1wN.l i"r W.. pas, "a
81. NN ".,., tis Nlf'.r t'r o. ed % the 80, pa.
'It '.t.., ... e7 .iYt Vi. % II. .tu..