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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08

TEE Goal TRADE is without material change
for the past week. The supply continues steady
and prices of coal very little from those hereto
fore quoted. II seems TO be q pretty well as
sured fact that coal will be no lower this year
while from q recurrence Of any of the cOntin-
gsncies that ever hang over they may be mate
rally higher. So far this year the increase in
the supply OF anthracite coal, with half the
shipping season passed, is but III ,1f7 tons ia
excess of that of last year TO corresponding
time, when according to the carly spring esti-
mates, the excess OF anthracite production
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08
SEA-sIDE RESORT.

COBB'S HOTEL,
COBB'S ISLAND, VA.
II ow open Ter the reception # visitors. 1t is well
brown Tor its excellent and safe surf bat n n A
ing, hshins, &c. Terms, So per day: SlsEAV
per week; $50 per month of four weeks U.54
X utC: Steamer N. p Banks from Norfolk or OIl
noiut 10 Cherrystone, Monday, Wednesday, aad
Friday mornings.
COBB BROS. & co,
~ I'm Char-v<tone Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08

TIE CHOLERA IN THE EAST AND wEsr.-
Seven deaths from cholera were reported in
Cincinnati yesterday. There were p inter
ments in Memphis yesterday; only three from
cholera. The total number OF deaths In Nash
vile on Sunday was -, Of which were from
cholera The total number OF deaths yesterday
was four, none OF which were from cholera. A
special dispatch from Chattanooga reports 30
deaths there during the last forty-eight hours.
IS OF which were from cholera. A fatal case of
cholera was reported in Jersey City yesterday.
DIR. W. King, of 100 Grand street, died at two
O'Clock yesterday morning of what is described
as spasmodic cholera. A German efnigrant died
in the same city last week of cholera, but The
report of the fact was SUPPRESSED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08
OPENING oF'THE AMERICAN DEpARTMEN

GENERAL CLUsRREr has written letter to
Senator COnkling, calling the latsef's atte ntion
to the refusal OF the Belgian government to
allow him lCluseret) to 20 to Brussels, because
the French government had issued demand
for xtraditiOn against him. Cluseret says he il
of conundrums to the Senator, among them the
following: Glow, then, can an extradition
treaty between France and Belgium affect b
ciuzen of the United States? By what right can
the single action OF two powers reach the ctr
Zens Of q third without its consent?n iAN..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08

Of South Boston, was found in the bay yester-
day ON her beam ends. A dead bedy 6ecams
disentsngled nom the rigging, and sunk while
others were drowned when she capstzed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08
SUMMER RESORTS.
WILSON'S ilOTEL.

WILSON'S HOTEL.
WOODSTOCK, sHFSANpOAH Gov.
ROB WILSON, Proprietor.
This Popular Hotel has been enlarged, repai red
and furnished " iii new ana elegant Fur 4
Eifure and Bedding. Gentlemen who de- SfNAV
sire pspend the summer with their falpj- lt.4H
lie in the country will find all the comforts oil a
lcn,c, while enjoying the fine mountain air of the
valley Of Virginia. Leave washirRtop 3 O'Clock n
IL; arrive 81 Woodstock for dinner T-St
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08

The $4,000 Prize.
LOUISVILLE, July s.-Ticket number 2i,76i
drew a 90, 600 prize.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08

NO HUMBUG.-L. RICE will pay . fair cash
~ price for any kind OF Ladies', Gents and Chill
drenis Second hand Clothing, Boots, Shoes, &C.
Gas 7Sh street between and G, south. Note BY
mail promptly sstsnded. !e23-ly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08
GREAT BARGAINS IN DRY GOODS

Having TO Vacate our present place Of business In
orter 20 change it to suit the new grade We z 1S
. offer our entire stock Of
FANCY AND STAPLE DRY GOODS
at from l21s to Is per cent. below former prices
Our stock is full and complete, embracing fall
line Of
BLACK DRESS GOODS,
full line Of all kinds Of
WHITE GOODS,
an elegant line Of frst-cIass
HAABUKG EDGISGs AND ISSERTINGS ON
LINEN, SWISS, CAMBRIA
and NAINSOOK.
Also,
TABLE LINEN, NAPKINS, HOSIERY,
and indeed everything usually kept in our line Il
Business.
We invite all in need Of GOOD GOODS to give US
acal, as our stock Is hrstclsss, and must be sold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08

Arrest 81 the Care Of Santa Cruz Or.
0ered.
BAYoUNR, July s-Dcn Carlos has ordered
the arrest OF the Cure Of Santa Graz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08

TIE DIES for the trade dollar are to be CON-
pleted between the 9Th and 10th insts. As yet
the Treasury department is without an Install
ment, but expects the same at an early date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08

GRAND ,TROrTING MATCH FOR $3.50
NJ aside will me off the Pney T.
Branch Race Course THURSDAY, e,&tSA
July 10, 1873. Race TO come of at 4.SSVS
2. m. John Langley names b. z.
Prince; John Tally names br. m. Daylight. The
trot TO be iie heats, best three in FIVE to wagons.
Good Day and track; If not, the next fair day.
AMOS FOX, Proprietor.
good saddle and driving Herse will be sold on
day of race. i7-3tr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08

LAST DAY OF THE CHIo 400 RAoDs-Yester-
day was the last day OF the Dexter park races.
The attendance was large, the weather fine,
and the track In good condi ton. Tho trotting
race for . purse Of a 900 was won by Sensa-
j. W. Csuley. Time. 2s. A5sK a:25 {, 2:as.
Americas Girl won the flfyt heat The running
race for the esnsolationf purse was won BY
Rocket In i;41x and 1;4s. The stallion Bed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08

defendants in tbs credit mobilier suits yester-
day entered personal appearance In the United
states district court bsf6fs Judge ahlppsn, in
Hartford. Conpectieut, EhU moved list the
of want Of jayisdiction Of thoc0usts tho ssid de-
feDdsnts residing IN lsAso soushsrl ,disRfct Of
New York. The melton to dismiss win proba-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08

AN ORDER just issued from the War depart
ment directs that, in conformity with existing
law, hereafter the proceedings of all general
courts-martial convened by department COM
manders shall be transmitted by them direct &c
the bureau of military justice as soon as the
same are cnmnleted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08
POSITIVELY SELLING OFF OF AN ENTIRE
STOCK OF DRY AND FANCY. GOODS
AT COST TO CLOSE BUSINESS

We call the attention ofthe community to this SALE
especially requesting dealers 10 xamine our stock
our aim Is 20 dispose Of the stock quickly. The
stock consists Of every article ally kept in first
class dry goods Houses, and every article in our
house is bought By experienced and close buy or
for essh, great many Job Lots can be picked up,
LOCO dozen Green Daniels SPOOL COTTON
o. IS cents Per dozen.
500 pounds q BLACK THREAD at 80, 80 and 20
A barge stock Of HOSIERY, and all other articles
In proportion.
On bils over sloo credit Of three months agains.
approved interest bearing notes will Be given.
Call soon ard save money at the BED FRONT,
To6 It'll street
jel0sm BEHREND BROS, Proprietors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08

NEWS PROM THE YELLOWSTONE EXPEDITION.
dispatch received from Stanley's Yellowstone
expedition, dated at camp, seventy miles west
of Bismarck, Dakota, June so, states that the
health of the whole command was good. The
Indians were offering no serious resistance to
the location of the railroad through their hunt
ing grounds. Abundant coal, of good quality.
was found twenty seven miles west of the Mis-
souri, river on the surveyed line of the road and
the country thus far traversed by the expedi-
donary force is an excellent one, well grassed
and Watered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08
V'HERMOMETER UPl
DRY GOODS DOWN,
LAST CHANCE THIS SEASON

Our ANIMAL closing out sale OF Spring and sam
mer Goods will con mence MONDAY, 10th ipst
and continue until July 9Th, 1873, when all
DRY GOODS
(chishy Dress Goods,D in the house shall bs sold
without reserve at a wonderful sacrifice. Ladies
should not, under any circumstances miss this the
last Opportunity Of the season,
The DRESS GOODS, LACE JACKETS, LACE
o. POINTS, PARAsOLS, and other q ods yet on hand
market. 70
In CONJUNCTION with our stock Of Dry Goods, we
offer on the second floor q our building . maznid.
cent sssortment Of choice
RPErING,
a. gres,ly reduced prices, comprising al makes Of
Foreign and American manufacture; OIL-CLOTHS.
A large stock Of MATING In all widths; White
Mating, low a. 2c. and Check, very fair, at sc.
On hsnd complete stock Of WINDOW SHADES
ard MIXTURES. !.
~Remember the Arcade.
wOLFoRD SHILBER6,
jeJ4tr 42J eth street, between d and E,s.w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08

Gov. DAVIS, of Texas, leaves Washington
this week for New York, to make some efforts
to dispose of 5000, 900 worth of Texas bonds,
bearing seven per cent. interest, payable in
gold. The state debt now is about 81 600 900, a
greater part of which was incurred by main
tanning troops for the frontier defence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08

PRRsoNAL.-Hon. Glenni W. Schofeld, OF
Pa, Is In this city. ''.'James III. Saville, CHIEF
clerk of the Treasury. left for New York last
flight. During his absence Charles F. Conant
assumes the duties of chief clerk. Three
members elect to the Forty-third Congress are
dead-James Brooks, William Whiting, and j
g. Wilson, of Oregon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08

THE PoLARIs RELIEF ExPEDIT1oN.-The
repairs to the Tigress having baen completed,
she is taking in stores and instruments at New
York to-day, and will be ready to sail In n few
days. The New York correspondent of the Phil
adelpbia Inquirer says:-She will take out as
crew part of the survivors of the Poaris party
and the rest will be shipped specially for the
cruise. board of Off crs will be ordered from
Washington to survey the Tigress before she
sails. and to officially report her condition 10
the Nav Department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08

- E l. l. / NG OFF!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-08

THE REPORT of the Attorney General upon
interrogations submitted to him by the Secre.
tary of War as to how the government should
proceed to recover to claimants losses occa
stoned by irregularities in the Freedmen's.6a u.
reau will be transmitted to the War department
tomorrow. An abstract of the opinion is being
prepared for publication.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-07

II IMPERIAL GlN.-The only Gin distilled in
America by the Holland process: Medicinal
ported, st less thsn half the price.
II. II SHUFELDT CO., Chicago.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-07

Casey. six miles distant, and telegraphed
to Stewart for locomotive and box cars
The baggageman walked to Anita, and re-
turned with an operator and instrument,
and the telegraph was set at work Mt the
scene of the wreck. When help had
arrived, track was built around the
wreck, box cars were substituted for bag
gage cars, and the belated train came on
eastward. But it was four O'Clock In the
morning before it started. That tools In
the hands of the robbers at the express
car were stolen was asccrtained, when
section boss, who lived on the line OF the
track two and half miles west of the
scene of wreck, arrived at the place, ne
recognizing crow bar, spike lever, ana
an axe left by the robbers; the tools hau
been stolen from his tool chest.
Another item Of interest pertains to the
two satchels taken from the express car.
As soon as the robbers got to their horses
Mr.. Killingsworth started toward them 10
see what had become of his satchel He
found the contents scattered along the
way, books, package of letters, and all,
and at last came upon the satchel itself.
The bundle of letters had not been MOTTO
ed, although there was valuable missive
| in the lot The robber kept the knife he
| borrowed Of Mr.. K, however. The express
agents satchel was found, yesterday, i've
miles south of the place of the wreck.
| There was suspicion that man who
got on the train at the Bluffs was in
| league with the robbers. He went from
Des Moines on the westward train at two
a. m that morning. Some of the passen-
gers asserted that they saw him go across
the country in the direction the robbers
| took. AT any rate he was not seen on the
train after dark, although there was
general search for him. Gold watches
seemed to be no object to the rObber chief.
There were four Of them in the express
| car, with costly chains attached, on the
persons of the inmates, but he took no
notice Of them. Bullion" was what he
| wanted
The revolvers the scoundrels carried
were Of the navy pattern; every man had
two of them, and some of them one or two
of another kind in addition.
The conductor was Billy Smith. The
robbers appeared to know him, and dis
| like him too. The fellows on the bank
| cried, "Come out and show yourself, Billy
| Smith," dozen times, and when Billy
made his appearance on platform, the
fellow sent bullet in close proximity to
him, and dared him to "come on the level
and have it out like man." That they
were amateur robbers, all who saw them
feel certain. Mr.. Killingsworth says 1t is
believed they were men WHO lived in THAT
section somewhere-and some 60 farther,
and state that they had had experience as
railway section hands. AT any rate they
did the track work well, but bungled ter.
ribly in their attempts to make fortune
out of the express safe alone. Why, there
was the sum of $4,000 they might have
had as well as not, if they had known
anything about the contents of the car
they were experimenting with. They
| must have been vexed enough when they
found they had made only about $500
| apiece and committed murder to get
that.-Ddcenpor Gazette, Ju!y 90.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-07

WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS.
w please say y0N saw the AdverttsesneD nj
N this mn Der.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-07
THE SONG IN THE DARK.

,,..,d a little bird sing out. one morning,
While vet the darkness overspread the SKY,
I'D not q single stroke Q! rose gave WARNING
That day was nigh.
,..no with such sweet and joyful clearness,
IL g rae silence piercing with note SO hne,
started, thrilled with sudden sense oi hcafn0's
To love divine.
40. ,ve.rv heart It seemed to utter, s. hearken!
God sends message to you IN nm my song g.r,,.r
The day is coming though the SHADOWS oarAen'
And night Is long
.God sees your eyelids heavy NOT with slumber:
The sorrowful tears that make their brightness
dim,
And all your patient prayers-no man can number,
Are known to him.
.Tbe day shall come, your darkness dispoesess-
And while Will the bird sang. on my eyelids prest
reight OF sleep. the weary brain carcssing
To happy rest.
, .,en, a. children sleep. tired ont with crying;
God knows, not l, when had slept before!
7 wsked TO find the gracious sunshine lying
Along the floor.
And in its blessed light to see returning
The face of one that was the world 10 me;
The face my heart with bitter grief and yearning,
Had sched to see.
c,s dav had come, indeed! o sweetest singer,
The song you sung me in the dark was true,
md would that could be 30 swift bringer
OF Joy to you! F
Your nest should rock the greenest branches. truly
And there your shy brown mate and dOwny brood
shoud chirp to you and spread their winglets duly,
Nor lack for food
No cruel sportsman ever should beset you,
No sudden tempest ever cause alright
Nor any ILL., that birds are heir to, fret you,
BY day or night.
Vain wish, alas E! and valuelees completely;
Nor whether it was blackbird. wren or lark,
Orsilyer -throated thrush, that all 80 sweetly
Sang in the dark,
I never Inew-you never more came near me;
But can trust you, clearly to His care
whose tender pity sent your song, to cheer me
In my despair.
The Aldine.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-07

beef lay it upon board, and with case
knife scrape it. In this way red pulp
will be obtained, which contains pretty
much everything in the steak, excepting
the fibrous tissue. Mix this red pulp
thoroughly with three times its bulk of
cold water-stirring until the bulk is COM
pletely diffused. Put the whole upon a
moderate fire, and allow it to come slowly
to boil, stirring all the time to prevent
the caking of the pulp. In using this do
not allow the patient to strain it, but stir
the settings thoroughly into the fluid.
One to three fluid ounces of this may be
given at time, and will be found to be
very nourishing."
Bathing in Cold Water-We do not
know who is the author of the following,
but it seems to have been written by some
one who frofesses TO know what he is
talking about, and it accords, to large
extent, with our own experience: Moth
ing is more common than custom of
many persons to have cold water bath
Immediately after leaving their beds as a
daily habit. Delicately organized ladies
not unfrequently have established the
same course, considering it conducive to
tie health. There is an impression that
il invigorates the individual. hardens the
muscles and strengthens the constitution.
The sudden abstraction of caloric or
vital warmth in that way has not only
injured, but destroyed more than ever
were benefited thereby. A reaction, as it
is called, glow of warmth that subse.
quently follows, direct draft upon the
system to meet sudden loss of vitality,
is DO no means beneficial, as theoretically
imagined. A tepid bath makes no such
injurious demands, and therefore, is not
Injurious or perilous to those of II frail
construction Ne,o Yorker.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-07

MISS MARIA PORTER, the Yankee girl
who toiled eighteen hours day learning
to show of on skates, and who acquired
such skill that she had the honor of skat-
ing with Napoleon III, and became the
belle OF the Partisan skaters, has received
her reward She lately married a Prus.
sian nobleman old enough to be her
grandfather.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-07

THE dog tax in Washington Territory
is $25 per cur.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-07-29

a WOMAN who picks over hcans with
kid gloves l. n D,ubury novelty.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-07-29

a PUZZLED New Yorker raises a
rather nice question Of law: IL am
high.tempered aud excitable." he says.
''and suppose I should think. while
five miles from the earth. over the
ocean, that the Professor was running
the balloon on dangerous principles.
or that some one had lnsulted me. aud
that then. while temnorarlly Insane.
should murder the Professor. or some
other person. aud throw hi' body over
the basket. In What court could he
tried? In what State, or under what
government"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-07-29
PARyA poMU ,-mAaNA q jIEs,


A narrow home. but very -till Il seeme'h;
A si.rut hn,l.e. no st'r or iuiiau hero,
Who wins thar pillow OF no -orrow dre;"ne'o'
No wh,rliny echoes Jar his sealed ear;
The tired hand lies very calm and qniei;
The weary fnt no more hard paths VIII ilea1'
The gr-s, world may reyolve in cltsh and ri1t'
To lie lDrd luminous leaps no heart no: neaa.
The y,olets bloom abov the tranquil sleeper,
The morning dew. fall gently ON the grass
Amid the daisies kne-ls the lonely weeper.
lie knows no, wh,n her lingering footsteps
pars.
The Aurumn wind. sigh softly Ger bis slnmoe!,
The Winter piles the -now-drips er n,s res''
He does no, care the 4 ing years 10 numoes,
The narrow home contents its silent guest.
No hafscd hope can hannt. no Doubt perpie1es'
No pa~ted 'ovc the dccp rcpose can ehaie,
No petty care can irk, no trouble vexes,
From mi.construc,ion HE hushed heart is
safe
Freed from the wearness OF worldly frctt'nc.
IRON rain and failure. hoot'ess toll and -tri'e,
From the dull wretchcdness OF vain re-ret,ing
He li-s, whoee course has passed away from
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-07-29

BosroS South-Euders now hold Gu
chre pirtirS on the door>tepS In the
cool of the evening.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-07-29

ETuE Shah Is "A M,>sulurau but lie
docS,.'; travel ~ II -Ph3. STR.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-07-29

TxxAs papers tell OF citizen who
walks barefoo;ed among rattlcSnakss
aud escapes their bites.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-07-29

AN exchange says, Turkey Ia arm
Ing" II the Car once gets at her In
earnest. It will not be long before she
Is "legying."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-07-29

TnE cowhide l. being introduced
into good society In Georgia as a sup
plement to spirited co!!oquy.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-07-29

CARBoLIC ucld >nit.ii. too hau ever
to be the rage. u N dislm:ecthnt.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-07-29

A DASBuRY ssw.filer always wears
wadding in his ears when at work. so
as not TO disturb hiI neiyhborS.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-02-08

RENuvAL.-Me call the attention Of our
readers to the fact that the banking offices Of
the German National Bank the German
Savings, and MeS>rs t,reenebaum & Company
have removed "a their new and spacious
buildings on Fifth avenue. between Washing
ton and Randolph streets
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-02-08

the tune II 500. OOO 4 year il may seem
stngy 70 be cut down 70 81, uOu. Eut r,
never cali a man mean. or stmgy. Who pay 5
another forty or ntty tunes as much IS he
receives hims,lff harder service. aud thSt
Is the case with those who pay the Presi-
deLt the laborers of the United States.
Nho pay al the bills, don't average $500
5 year income after paying heir taxes the
resident .Iuselt has lived ana supported
ms family On less than that and worked
harder than he does nov and his poster
Ity, before many generations, will live on
less again. IL IS anatural law that the hard
est and most repuguant toll should draw
the highest pay, and 1t Is the Law o.. Justice
and equity. too but some OF our social
arrangements seem t. have little tp 40 with
Justice. If We ~ live Ia republic.
But Is II not astonishing that lapvr
prHfvsscdly religious. and au N. ltrr pretend
my e. believe in the inspiration II the
Bible, should advance such doctrines No
SEES had no salary, and his children mo- bet
ter inheritance than those Of the meAnest
Hebrew NJ prophet, from Samuel down
"a the disciples N Jesus, hal a SALARY *
cept BALKAN II there is any doctrine eN-
Phcitly taught in the Bible. from begin
uIuE III end. IL \ thr doctrine 81 equality.
Does the editor believe that God ordVred
Moses TO forbid Judges tp receive salary,
Aud even their kings. by multiplying silver
and to lift themselves up above their
brethren ? Is 10 possible that a man can
believe the Bible ~ br inspired, and yet
advance opinions tiatly opposed 70 its teach
Iugs We have no faith IN such religion
lists. and wonder not that Jesus exclaimed
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-02-08

sums ~ I'VE Dollars OF more
working People
Iced not lnse any time, the Savings Bank Il kept