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DY LATIMEH OEEAKr,
Id Auctioneers and Real Estate Brokers,
Southwest corner of Penna. avenue and llth street.
Star ONCE Building.
RUSTEE'SSA OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
AND CNIMPROvED PROPERTY IN SQUADS

- By virtue Of decree of the Supreme Court of
:I the District Of Columbia, passed in a certain
- cause in which William Nc Lean is plaintiff aud
Elisha Falconer ct al. are defendsnts-No. 2,767,
in front Of the premises, on WEDNESDAY, the
18th day Of December, 1873, at O'Clock D. m, the
Thom,s subdivision Of lots II and Is, in Square No
23S. Each Of these lots is improved by substantial
Original Lot No. 5, in Square No. 23s fronting SO
feet inches north street between 18th and 4th
feet wide.
Terms of sale: One-third cash; balance in equal
instruments at s and IL months, with Interest at q
Per cent per annum, to be secured by the retention
cost. 500 down on each piece of property at time
of sale. EUGENE CARUSI, Trustee.
noy22-eo6ds LATIMER CLEARY, Aucts.
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DY b. H. WARMER,
ID Real Estate Broker and Auctioneer
No. 129 7th street, between G and IL.

ID Real Estate Broker and Auctioneer,
No. T29 7th street, between G and IL.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE PROPER
~ ON THE OLD BLADENsBURG ROAD,
NEAR "BUENA VISTA "SOLDIERs'
HOME &C, IN THE COUNTY OF WASH
lNGTON, ID. g., AT AUCTION.
m By virtue Of a deed of trust, dated the 18th
eIeday Of April. A. 1872, and duly recorded in
for ashington county in the District OF Columbis
and BY direction Of the party secured thereby, we
wall SELL at public auction, the premises on RI
DAY, December 9th, 1873, the following described
Real Estate, situate in the county of Washington,
ID. c., to vital of lots numbered thirteen N3J
and fifteen C5l of the subdivision of " Metropolis
View according to the original plat plan filed in
the cause OF Middleton and others Berry and
others, In the Supreme Court of the District of Co.
umbia, No 800. Equity Docket 7; said lots fifteen
tl5) and thirteen l3l being fully and at large
described IN deed from John A. Middleton, trus
tee. TO Eliza I. Berry, dated March 29th, $50,
corded in Lber No. Gil, folio l2S, of the land
records for Mashington county, ID. c.. said lots con-
twenty (2Ol perches, more OF less.
Terms: One-third in cash, and the balance at six
and twelve months, with interest at per cent
from day Of sale, secured by deed of trust the
property. 500 will be required a deposit on day
q sale. III convey ancing at expense Of purchaser
II terms OF sale are not with in days
the trustees reserve the right to resell the property
at the risk and cost of the defauting purcha. err
after five days advertisement in some one or more
new spapeIs published in the city Of Washington
d. q. WILLIAM STIOKNEY, r.,,.,oa,
GEORGE II. PLANT, Z trustees
no2l-eo6ds Rep J. T. C0LDWELL, Salesman.
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DIED

DIED.
BRECHT. On the 81 inst, at go D. m ROSE
1HblsTlNE, daughter Of Theodore c. aud n ollie
brecht, az. months aud Il days
The funeral viii take place on Saturday, At &
O'Clock m, from the residence of her grAndfa,her
No. c2s 2Oth street, corner Pennsg lvania Avenue
lBsliimore papers please copy. 81
BRAsHEAR At"GOod Luck, - Prince Georges
county, Md, on December 81, JOHN W BRA
SHEAR, late Of Washington, aged IS.
18th ear Of her age.
Her tuners al will take place on Friday afterDoon
the SIN inst at O'Clock from the residence OF her
orOther-ln-lsw, No. s0- Ssh %. southeast. navy
yArdD The friends and cqasintsnces Of the family
pers please copy.
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NooLEYs AGUE POWDERS are warranted to
~ cure. DO Qxssss<. Bsts. a.Skags. ys-ss
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DENNSYLVANIA AIR LINE
To BALTIMORE,
PHILADELPHIA,
NEW YORK

A. y * Il
To BALTIMORE,
NEW Y6RK.
AND ALL POINTS TEE NEW ENGLAND
THROUGH BsTWEEN WASHING TON
EITHOUT CfANGE OF CARS
The equipment on this lire is new and of the most
elegant and improved finish.
PULLMAN PAhLORCARS ON DAY TRAINS
PULLMAN PLACE s. EsPING CARS ON
IHKEE TRAINS. Daily GExGEPT SUNDAY
from aud arriving the depot Of the Bsfimore and
gGtoinac railroai, northeast corner of eth and B
FAST LINE, leave W ashingten sos a. m. daily
Leave Baltimore at 9:IJ a. r.. daily, except sun
Leave West Philadelphia at 1852 p. M. daily,
:. Arrive at New York at "a D. m daily, except
RICHMOND EXPRESS, leave Washington at
Leave Baltimore at , 35 .. 70. daily, except Sun
Leave West Philadelphia at sos p. m. daily, e1-
:, Arrive at New York at IO:IOp >. m. daily, except
NIGHT EXPRESS, leave Washington at s:os ..
Leave Baltimore at IO:45 .. m daily.
I Leave West PhisdelPhia at a:5O .. IN. daily.
EGSf Ltas, leave New York at . a. a
Arrive Al Washington at .: l3 p. m.
Arrive If Washington at Il .Os d. m.
NtEHf Express, leave New York at y D. m.
Arrive al Washington al 81 8 g.. m.
Councillors are made il New, Yerk with steamers
on Sound; New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroads, New York Central and Hudson River rail-
road, krie Railway, and steamers on Hudson Riyer.
Fare IS low - By any other route
baggage called for and checked ut hotels and pri
yste residences on orders left at the following Off
where tickets and Information can be obtained -
Northeast corner 18th street and Penna. ave- north
east corner 9Th street and Penns. ave.; Passenger
station Baltimore and Potomac railroad, corner 9th
and streets ED = YOUNG,
Jy2i-u General Passenger Agent.
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TTHROUGH LINE BETWEEN WASHING q.
TON, PHILADELPHIA s. NEW YORhf

TTHROUGH LINE BETWEEN WASHING
TON PHILADELPHIA 6 NEW YORb;
WAsHIN6ToS, November 2, 1873
Trans betTeen W arlington and New YORK are
FOR NEW YORK, ri,hoRt Change fears
Lave daily o except Sunday, 81 eOOA. M. and
F6R PBILADELPHIA.
90 esvs ddssiy "a eSesB' Sunday, at 500 A. M. and
,ON SUNDAY.
rf al n snd 5 ssS p 80 and PAadsl
Sleeping cars for New York on $50 p. NJ. traia
Through tickets TO Pbiladelp hia, New York or
SOston can be had at the Station ONCE at all hours
IA the aAJ also, al the Company s once, 40 Penn
Passengers purchasing tickets at the Avenue offoe
aud checked At their residence taken 10 the depot
zee Baltimore and Ohio railroad advertisement for
schedule b'tween " ashington, Baltimore, Annap-
THOs r. SHARP, Master Of Transportation.
l.. NJ COLE, General Ticket Agent.
rows GEO. 5 kOOhTZ, Agent at Washington.
a LEAANDRIA s. WASHINGTON X. K
ALEXANDRIA & FREDERICKSBURG R-R
CORNER OF b AND Sixth STREETS.
Lee al trains leave for Alexandria folIows:-6,
, NJ a m and ,. IN daily all other tr aims daily
Local Trains from Alexandria arrive as follows
1aS$Ss iIsIs aSSS s:SS' 1928, 1873 m,
dria daily, all ether trains daily except Sunday
-, Trains marked thus connect with trains On
QUANTICO Accommodation leaves Washington
HEAT s dSf TH fEE1ss' sSIssE Resmo,,
leaves Wsshi1gtOn IL: 80 ,. daily except sunday
ThrVush tickets 10 all points south and Southwest
MA avenul and ON street and PsnRsy lvania
avenue, where passengers can leave orders for bag
thTaugA g. destination.
Es. YOUNG, GsnI Passenger Agent. jy2i-d
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MA X RIED.

HARDELL-TALhS. AT the Parsonage. No
lg,h, lsI3, b. the Rev. q. q. Baker, JOHN y
HhkDELL to MARY A. TALKS, boJh Of W S.
ington.
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ESTATE IN SQUARE s33, SOUTHEAST
m by virtue of deed Of trust, duted the lrh
SrS ~ Nov ember, lS2 and recorded In Liber
- No. o93, folis Az, Of the land recerl~ for
Mashington county, in the District of Columbia,
me Undersigned viii sell, on MONDAY AFTER
NOON, De, ember 18th, 1873, at 4 o'cl CO. on the
premises, Lots 81 and %, in G. NJ. Lancktons sub
DIVISION 81 Square 9fs on street, between
inches by IS feet inches.
All convoy ancing and transfers at purchsser's
Costs. $50 will be required each lot a; the time
Of sale.
Terms made known at sale.
WILLIAM !. COOK, Trustee
dec4-d LATIMER a CLEARY, Aucts
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RY LATIMER q CLEARY,
- Auctioneers and Real Estate Brokers.
Southwest corner Pennsylvania avenue and Elev.
enth street, Star ONCE Buildings.
TRUSTEES sALE0F VALUABLE IMPROVED
PkOPERTf ON 14TH STREET WEST, BE
TWEEN AND U STREETS NORTH.
- BY virtue OF decree Of the Supreme Court of
Ns5 the District of Columbia, passed in a certain
Ass cause in which William Mclean is complain
ant and Elisha Falconer ct al. are defendants-No.
2I61, 10 Doc. Ill will offer for sale, at public
tlon, In 'front.' OF the premises, on MONDAY, 18th
day OF December. A. d. 1873, at O'Clock p. M,
part OF Lot No. g. in Square No. 705, described
follows: Beginning at q point on II street l9 feet
from the northeast corner Of said lot and running
thence south ~ feet thence west 1873 feet inches:
thence north feet thence east l35 feet inches to
me point Of beginning The improvements consist
ola story brick dwelling with back building,
known rs No. 1924 l4th st. northwest. containing
rooms, with gasi water in the yard.
Terms: 0ne-third OF the purchase money cash;
balance in equal instruments at and Il months,
with interest at cent per annsm, TO be secured
by the retention OF the title until paid Conveyance
ing at purchasers cost ,oS dowp st time Of sale
Dov22- eoSds LATlMER CLEARLY, Aucts.
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THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the subscriber
L has obtained from the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, he ldinR Special Term, letters
testamentary on the personal estate of ESTHER
THUMLERT, late Of Washington city, D. C., de-
ceased. All persons having CLAIMS against the said
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same,
with the vouchers thereof to the subscriber on or
before the I'd day of December they may other.
wise by law be excluded from all benert OF the said
estate. Given under my hand, this "a day of De-
WILLIAM HENRY THUMLERT,
decSw.T' Executor.
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by b. Il. WARMER,
ID Real Estate Broker and Auctioneer,
No 729 7th street, between G and Ii.
RUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE SUBURBAN
PROPERTY AT AUGlION

ID Real Estate Broker and Auctioneer,
No 729 9TH street, between G and Ii.
TRUsTEEs sALEOE VALUABLE SUBURBAN
- By virtue Of deed of trust, dated July z7th
E$; A; D. lS72, and duly recorded in Lber Ne. 6gi,
q Columbia and by direction of the parties secured
on engbG saGNa on re
m, all that tract Of land situate in the former
in the District o ConmSa 70 G IynS Sa nesr
Boundary street of the city of Washington and north
called Gse Of pSn
barton,n "Beall's Lot and the widows Mite"
and now known Lyons This iisJ PROOF
oyssllSSOking Oak HIN Cemetery washington city
in n building lots or for e., cemetery or national
accessible and brings it in close contguity to
WashiSston This propery has on e large e1 Man. ot
s;ion, containing eighteen rooms, with all modern
out, with choice fruits, flowers, eyersreens, &C and
having smoke house, ice house, carriage sta
residence There is large merchant mill IN sood
order, with the best and most improved machinery
q Creek pei a.e hs
valuable stone quarry, which has been, and can
efty is well worthy the attention Of spectators
Terms: 9s. 600, with interest at 10 per cent per
CASH balance inc and IS months with Interest at
III per cent. Per aDnum, TO be secured by deed Of
trust on the property. All conve Tancng at pense
Of the purchaser 500 as adeposit, will be required
on day of sale. II terms of sale are not complied
with in ten days from day Of sale the Trustees
serve the right to resell the properly at the risk aud
cost OF the defaulting purchaser after ten days ad
vertisement in some one more newspapers pub
noTlsoas. an v! s HffSSESRRf Trustees.
By virtue Of certain writing, signed by all par.
ties concerned dated November g. 1873, the terms of
sale in case OF the above descrtbed property are
changed to one-third cash, and the balance in one
nnn Two JniuN w AZ VnPn per Seht' per an
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In BANKRUPTCY.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, IS:
AT Washington City, the 18th day of November,
A. ID. 1873, the undersigned hereby gives notice of
bis ais sagpointmsnt as assignee Of JACOB RAMS
BURG x SONS OF Georgetown, d. c., who have
been bankrupts, upon the petition Of their
creditors, by the supreme Court of said District
f1'HIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the subscriber
has obtained from the Supreme Court Of the Dis.
trct OF Columbia, holding Special Term, letters
o. admin alton the personal estate OF EDWARD
JORDAN, late of Washington city, ID. O., de-
ceased. All persons having claims against the said
deceased hereby warned to exhibit the same with
the vouchers hei8 to the subscriber before
the 18th day OF November next: they may otherwise
by law be excluded from all benent OF the said
tate. Given under my hand. this 18th day Of Noyem
Der, 1873. MINNA Jordan,
noN30-th, 3w' Administr atrix.
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novl.eo2ds I R6N W. " s hTTItRNSRf TruItee

BY virtue OF a certain writing, signed by all par
ties concerned, dated November 81 1873, the terms of
sale in case of the above-descrtbed property are
and tive years, with interest at per cent. per an
num- S s2ak " "A kL ST1RRNyy Trustees.
novIsaoSas 'G H iSSMmNNTI Ssa,o.,,.,
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sHLLINGTOE'S BOOKSTORE,
\ 25-tr corner AZ at and pappa aya,p

SECRET OF SUCCESS IN WALL STREET,
- 80 pages. Bull, Bears. Profits on "puts and
cals," costing 8 10 and 100. Mailed for stamp /
Valentine Tumbridge & 90, bankers and brokers,
SO Wall street, New York. oct29-sm
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.

RY b. b. wARNER,
- Real Estate Broker and Auctiouset
No. Ts9 nh street, between Q and n.
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TRUSTEES SALE or UYIMPRoyEp ZEAL

- huciioneers and Real Estate Brokers,
Southwest corner Pennsy auia avenue and 18th .
Star Once Buildings.
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-10-28
Poetry.
A PARABLE.

Said Christ, our Lord. Il will 70 and see
Huw the men, my brethren, believe in me-"
He passed not again through the gate OF
biIth.
Bu, ..,ade himself known to the children OF
esrih.
Then sand the chief priests. and rulers and
kings.
'Behold, now, the giver Of all things;
Go to, le, US welcome. with pomp and state,
Him who alon. is mighty and great"
With carpets OF gold the gronnd they spread
Wherever the Son Of Man shoUld tread;
And in the palace chambers, lofty and ra'e.
They lodged him, and served him with kinglS
fare.
Great organs surgcd, through arches din.
Their jubilant foods in praise Of Him;
And in church. in palace. sad judgment hall
He saw his image high over all.
But, still. wherever his steps they led.
The Lord in sorrow bent down his head;
And from under the heavy foundation stones
The Son Of Mary heard bitter groans.
And in church, and palace, and Judgment hall
He worked great iissures that rent the wall,
And opened wider and still more wide,
And the living foundations heavcd and sighed
..Iiave We founded your thrones and altars
then.
On the bodies and soul, of living nen'
And think ye that building shall endure
Which shelters the noble aud crushcs the
poor'
with gates Of silver and bars Of gold
Ye have fenced my sheep from their Fathers
fold;
have heard the dropping Of their tears
In heaven these eighteen hund-rt Tr.:s."
20, LoIi aad Master. no' ours the guilt,
We built but as our fathers built;
Behold thine images. now they stand
Sovereign and through AL the land.
Our task is hard-wi,h sword and Aahne
To hold thy earth for ever the same,
And with sharp crooks of steel to hesp
Still, - :hou iri:.si them, thy sheep"
Then Christ sought out m artisan.
a low bIGwed, stuntcd, haggar man,
Aad mosherless girl, who with fingers thin,
Pushed IRON her family want and sin.
These Sc, lie In the midst Of them,
And. -, they drew back their garments hem
: or lear Of dcflrment. 40, here" said he,
The images ye have mad. Of me-"
--James Russell Lowell
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4 Marvel Outdono.

Mr.. Finlayson, town clerk Of Stir.
ing, Scotland, in the latter part Of the
seventh century, WAS noted for the
marvellous IN conversation. He Was
on 4 visit to the Earl Of Monlietk and
Airth in hi, castle Of Taha, in the
loch OF Monteith, and was about tax
ing his leave, when he was asked by
the Earl whether he had seen the sail
ing cherry tree?
mol! said Finlayson. "What sort
Of = lhing is III"
1T is" replied the Earl, "a tree that
has grown out st goose's mouth from
z stone the bird had swallowed and
which she bears about with her i'll her
VOYAGES around the loch. 1t is now in
full fruit Of the most exquisit favor
Nov, Mr.. Finlayson, he added "can
you, with all your powers Of memory
and fancy, match my ssoay ofthe cher
ry tree'"
perhaps can," said Finlayson,
clearing out his throat and adding:-
"When Oliver Cromwell was 1t Airth,
one Of his cannons sent ball 10 Sterl.
ing and lodged it in the mouth OF a
trumpet which enc cf,he troops in the
castle was IN the act Of sounding"
WAS the trumpeter killed" said the
Earl.
No, MILFORD" replied Finslyson,
"he blew it back and killed the artil-
lcry man who had fired il
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Humorous.
A Quaint Document.

The following quaint document is
something near . hundred years old,
and has never been published:
Il Quaker's letter to his Watchmak
er.-l herewith send thee my pocket
c,cck, which greatly standeth in need
of thy friendly correction. The Last
time he was at thy friendly school, he
was in no way reformed or in the leas.
benefited thereby; for | perceiveth
by the index OF his mind that he is a
liar and Tie truth is net in him; that
he is sometimes slow, which bctoken
eth NOT even temper; at times it wax.
etl sluggish, notwithstanding / fire.
quently urge him; when he should be
no duty, as thou knoweSt his usual
hand denote'h, | find him slumbering,
or, as vanity Of human reason phrases
il, | catch him mapping. Examine
him, therefore, and prove him, | be-
seech thee, thoroughly, that thou may
est, being we'll acquainted with his in
ward frame and disposition, draw from
him the error Of his waJL and show
him the path where he should 60 It
grives me to think, and when l pom
uer therein | am verify Of The opinion
that his body is foul, and the whole
mass is corruption. Cleanse him
therefore, with thy charming ply sic
from all pollution, that he may vIbrate
and circulate according TO the truth -
will place him for few days under
thy care and pay for, his board as thou
rcquirest. / en,reat thee, friend john,
to dencan thysef on this occasion with
Judgment, according 20 ,he gift which
is IN thee, aud prove thysclf work.
man; and when thea layest thy COR
rectiug hand upon him, let it be with
out passion, lest thou drive him to de-
s,ruction. Eo thou regulate his mo.
ton, for 4 time 10 come. and when thou
iindest him converted from the error
OF his ways, and more conformidabIc
to the above mentioned rules, then do
thou send him home with just bill OF
charges drawn out OF the sp,ri; OF mod
Grafton. and it shall be sent to thee in
tho root OF all evil.
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-10-28

cause Mary Ann and / have made our
selves into grange and buy at retail
At wholesale prices.

scINcS iito B'S"b>
At wholesale prices.
May be you have full corpse 10 CO
your funny writing, so If you vii! en-
gage me will do any thing in the
obituar;an line; it will suit our feelings
better, for Mary Ann and ! have been
in affiiction lately. Great-grandmother
Peck died last week, aged C&lA. She
died once before, when she was ninety.
six. but she seemed to remember some.
how that she had forgotten to finch
footing a stocking for her youngest
boy, who was only seventy-four years
of age, so she came 10 again; and as
winter was coming On, and so much
knitting to be done, she concluded to
keep on for twenty years or SO. The
doctor thinks If she amt distru ed she
is gone for good this time. Me and
Mary Ann sat up with her to the last,
and she wa. checked of into the full
fruition Of all her faculties. / couldn't
help noralizing as I sat BY her bed
side how lean 4 person Can get and yet
consume so much gruel-she beat any
thing a. hollow that I ever saw. Poor
old soul, she was so lean that the
mosquitoes had ceased to be : burden;
they used 20 light on her and hammer
on her skull with their bills till the
room sounded like telegraph office,
then they would scratch their heads
with their hind legs and sail out Of the
window. worn out. She seemed 10 gain
a little aesh after we came here from
Chicago, and got new spirits; but
somebod, told her that her name was
accidentally left out Of Edwards
Directory and she fell of again. She
hadn't walked any to speak Of for The
last twenty-five years, and it used to
console her 10 think how much she
saved on shoes. When | look at the
old calico cushion with its faded roses
that see sat embo~ered in since she
was Io4. I heave \ sight at the transi-
toriuess OF all sublunErian comfort
Her eyes got 30 weak that she wore
seven pair OF ,glssses for aspell, but
they warnt strong enough for her 10
get the sense out OF her Scriptures, 30
we hsds pair Of opera glasses mount
ed so thai she could wear them on her
nose. She sat up the heftiest part OF
the day before .hc snui1ed OUT and
tcld me many things conhdeniiarily.
She remembered distinctly when Cen
eral Washington got the check csshed
;hat Oakes Arues gave him for sign.
ing the Pacific Railroad bill-aud she
was Qnite big girl when Cyrus Field
and Hendrick Hudson brung the
Atlantic cable over in the May Flower
What is home without agrest-grand
mother!
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-10-28

The Louisville Courier Journal
answers L contributor as foiloWs:-
Your communication, Junius Junior,
is declined. 1t if quite too full oil
quotation marks and IGciicS. You
should honor with quo alton marks
every stale, hackenek sentence you
choose 10 borrow. Ard you may often
write tor half ! day without finding uSe
lo- s;7g!c !tai.e .s!!te. Give YOU;
reader credit Tor some intelligence
for at least enough - Sno" the word
needs 20 be e:nphSsi2ec without nav.
in9 tho TACT thrrs: ,iowr his throat .,
.,:;,. s;;r-f oc rrc'irg j'~!i::."