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The New York herald., 1875-01-05
NEW YORK CITY

The New York State Council soverelgns OF In
dusfry Will be organized In this city on Friday.
Januarys.
The regular monthly meeting OF the Chamber OF
Commerce will take place on Thursday next at
one O'Clock z. N.
While John Owens, OF No. 1o3 Mott street, and
another man were wrestling in the liquor store
No. IFS Hester street. Owens fractured his right
leg.
Henry Neben, OF No. "a Liberty street, while
playing with revolver yesterday afternoon, shot
himself through the hand lie was sent to cue
Park Hospital.
The Danish residents IN this city Will hold
meeting at Germania Assembly Rooms on Thurs
day evening, for The purpose OF iorming DANISH
literary ASSOCIATION.
The congregation OF the Union Tabernacle,
Brooklyn. E. D.. presented the pastor. Rev. Mr..
HagemaD, with hre gold wa'ch New Year Eve.
upon the occasion OF their watch meeting" ser
vice.
ONCE Francis, OF the fremont police. found
young man, who had evidently shot himself. He
Is about eighteen years old, wears dark panta-
looms, light coat, with velvet collar. and has dark
HAIR. .. ...t
Henry Balschmider, aged thir'y-seven years.
resident OF Merose, fell rom q scanold and frac-
tured !s thigh while a. work yesterday morning
on the new church in Sixty-hrst street. between
Second and Third avenues.
Andrew Fl. Carey, Of No. 395 Third avenue made
charge before Judge Murray. at Essex Market
Police Court yesterday, against man named Pat
rick ORourke OF stealing So worth Of nles and
saws. The prisoner was held in $500 bail to
answer At Special Sessions.
While Michael Mchaud Felix Paschal and
Quinine Toxel were at work yesterday morning
putting plates OF glass upon elevator. to lower
them rom upper moor 20 the street. In the
store OF Noel SOyes. No. Crosby street. the
tackling broke, and the men ana glass were pre-
cipitated TO the ground M,chauds hip was
severely injured, Pascna's left ankle was sprained
and Toxel's left leg was badly bruised.
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YACHTING NOTES.

The American yacht Josephine. N.Y.y.C.. Gap
tain Phoenix, with Messrs. Talboys and Crocker on
board, arrived at Barbados from Martinique De-
cenber o, remained there one week and sailed
December Is Tor Trinidad.
Mr.. +. MacGlehan, OF PamrapO, N. j., Is building
two small yachts tor parties IN New orleans. one
IS eighteen feet and the other twenty feet In
length. t...
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.lhe substitute provided that the Fourth Deputy
Clerk should also Librarian. Mr.. Morris ia
vored substitute he IN favor OF retrench-
ment Mr.. Reilly retoried that Mr. Morris sh oud have
thought of retrenchment two years These figures
were reduction OF twenty-five or thirty per cent on last
years. salaries Mr.. Rowland thought 1t never too late
10 mend" The substitute was defeated, Mr.. Robinson
voting with the democrats and making the vote on Mr.
Seery's resolution stand Ii yeas 10 nays l.
The Mayors private secretary presented Mr..
Wickhams Message elsewhere published), which
Was read, ordered entered on the minutes, pno-
lished IN the CITY Record. and 1000 copies printed
for distribution. sa.I e ID
The Board adjourned until Thursday next, at
ten A. M.
CLERK TOUMEY'S APPOINTMENTS.
After the adjournment OF the Board Chief CLERK
Tourney made the following appolntments-
Ond. Charles P. Mcclure; third, William McCabe;
fourth Patrick MacKey; fifth, John u Perry.
DOOrEeeper.-John Ziegler.
Aessen0ers-Luke Welcn and Andrew Hanne-
mann
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THE MAYOR ON OFFICIAL LOBBYISTS.

The following circular letter has been addressed
to the heads OF various departments Of the city
government by His Honor the Mayor n
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT CITY HALL
NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 1878 I
DEAR SIR--You will have observed tnat In my
Message to the honor able the Common Council or
this date, have called attention to the practice,
which has In some OF the departments prevailed,
oil sending persons to Albany to affect or influence
legislation having particular reference to the de-
partment represented. t-aI ,f-
avail myself OF this method Of inviting your
special attention to the views have there ex-
pressed; and. relying upon your concurrence III
them, shall expect your CO operation IN putting
an end to the practice mentioned. Very respect
Iully WILLIAM II. WICKHAM, Mayor.
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IT. JOHNS GUILD RELIEF FUND.

The following additional contributions have been
received by the Rev. Alvah Wiswall, Master OF st.
Johns Guild No. 50 varick street. and paid over
to Andrew w. Leggat. Almoner:-
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has been finished and some progress was made on


the Belvidere
The Museum OF Natural history is almost com.
pleted with the exception OF the interior work OF
finishing, which viii be done this winter. The Mn-
scum OF Art on the Filth avenue side OF the PARK,
was completed up TO the Hrst story.
Much preparatory work was done In the River
nde Park In clearing the ground, trimming the
trees. DC, and In the MorningslGe Park, IN exca-
vations and building OF a sewer. These works had
10 stop, owing to the want OF money
The Five Points Park has been paved and Is
almost finished The various little improvements
on the MINOR city parks IN the way OF fountains,
LADIES' cottages, stands. &c.. are TOO numerous to
mentioH. IL Is especially gratifying to note that
some OF the principal squares, like Madison and
Union, have been slightly embeshed. 81
During the earlier part OF the year the number
OF men In the employ of the department was 1000.
but later. when the appropriation began to be ex-
hausted, II fell TO 600, at wpich number 1t has been
maintained up to date Some OF the detailed Items
OF expenditure are OF especial interest The skat-
ing In the Central Park, for instance, costs the
taxpayers $4,000 year. The erection OF the
skating houses alone costs every winter $500, and
tnen It costs 81, 500 each spring 10 remove them.
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THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS.

Board Of Assessors the certificates OF the cost OF
the following improvements, In order that the as
sessments therefor may be made:- ..sae
twenty tfsn and Twenty.sisth streets. 49,. s44s 90
street tai and Second avenue 4sl 90
Chambers and Roosevelt streets $50 90
street and cixth avenue ..........;;;; 4O6 %
Street and avenue st Nicholas ssi %
street and avenue St. Nicholas 1858 90
and Leroy ssS IS
vandam sss Is
King ~ g2 60
Church ana Greenwch. .........: lsoa5
between Fourth ana Filth avenues .......... a222 s
avenue and East River. neutrality-suspicious.: 7s4A
Paving Eleventh avenue from Fifty second
" Fifty ninth street 2llO4 Is
$780, 974 IS
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THE NEW BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

The NEW BUAKD UF ALDERMEN.
THE ORGANIZATION YEsTERDAY--AN IMMENSE
LOBBY IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
OFFICERS AND THEIR SALARIES FIXED.
The prospective organization Of the Board Of
Aldermen yesterday attracted to the City Hall an
unusually large crowd OF city politicians and walt
ers upon Providence. Those who gathered about
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-02
SenIptOrs Oi our own Faces.

The human face is sublime, beau
tiful, a mysterious revelation. The life
experience traces itself upon the living
clay, and, like the soul which looks
through, is transtigured or disiigure,i
by bodily habits, vices or passions.
Ii is n great misfortune to be pre-
occupied with vulgar or trivial things
they cannot make the heroic face. The
reason that poets have such beautiful
faces, IN spite of habits like Burns and
Poe's, is that they contemplate beauti-
full things, and think grand and generous
thoughts All the great painters have
been handsome and remarkable looking
men. Titan, and Raphael, and Rubens,
and Vandyke, readily illustrate my
statement. TintOret had solemn and
grand face; DeVinei, a noble and bean
tiful face: Rembrandt, q sagaeious,
honest, profound face.
Our fine scnlptOrs, Brown, Ward, Pal
mer and Thompson. have faces finished
by the ideal. The finest faces i'm Europe
were the faces of Shakespeare, Moliere
and Goethe. Their faces prove to us
that just IN the measure that we escape
sOrdid thoughts and material cares,
and occupy our minds with the beauty
of nature, the wit of men, the poetry of
who day by day models with an imper-
ceptible and sure hand the heavy. ex-
pressiOnless clay; and i'm time the rude
features become almost grand with
goodness like Lincoln's, beautiful with
tranquility like WashingtOn's, or
Titanic like Webster's.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-02

Where are we To look, if not tn novels,
for the truest aud most highly finished
pictures of lifef What could make up
to us for the loss of such writers as
Thackeray. Dickens, George Eliot.
and Sir Walter ScottP How often do
We hear q worse sermon than that
which PaIsOn Dale delivered to his
village congregation, rs we read 1t in
the pages of My Novelf And how use
fully do We often lind a knowledge of
novels comes to our help in society In
the course of nineteenth century life
we meet with seasons when various
persons, more or less known To each
other, meet together for the purpose of
celebrating certain social rites, and
when it is absolutely necessary, if the
ceremonies in question are to he sue
cessfnliy conducted, that the celebrants
should engage IN what is sometimes
called nyersatiOn," or more famil-
iarly talk Let us suppose two peo-
pie, who are unacquainted with each
other, placed together at a dinner party.
They have got tn sit side 10y side for the
next two hours. and probably would
find it (at any rate We may suppose one
of the two wOuld) rather duh to keep
silence all that time. But what are
they to talk about Art, pictures, and
music, travelling, dancing, eroluet,
archery, all have been tried and found
wanting; when by some lucky chance,
a novel has been mentioned, and then
mt last subject has been found mutually
interesting to both parties. And surely
it is more harmless, if not quite so de
lIghtfuI. pass this time in criticising
some fictitious character than in making
remarks upon living friends, or satirical
comments upon our next door Neigh
bors.-Ihe Iryosy.
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his guests, with all the advantage o

his guests, with all the advantage of
novelty. If he eBtertains many guests,
he should know enough about them to
be sure that he has invited those who
will live amicably together, and will
enjoy each others society. He shonid
show no favOritism, If possible, and II
he is man who must indulge in favor
itism, it should he to those of his guests
who are more obscure than the others.
He should he judiciOusly despotic rs
regards all proposals for pleasure, for
there will be many that are diverse,
and much time will he wasted If he
does not take upon himself the labor
and responsibility of decision. He
should have much regard to the com
mgs and goings of his guests, so as to
provide every convenience for their
adit and their exit. Now 1 am going
great point. He should aim at causing
that his guests should hereafter become
friends, IL they are not 80 at present,
81 that they might, in future days trace
back the beginning of their friendship
to their having met together at his
house. He, the perfect host, must have
the art to lead conversation without
absorbing it himself, 50 that he may
develop the best qualities of his guests.
His expense in entertainment should
not he devoted tO what is luxurious,
but to what is comfortable and emo
bling. The first of all things is that he
should be an ailectionate, indeed a low
ing host, so that every one of his guests
sholld feel that he is really welcome.
He should press them to stay; but
should be careful that this pressing
does not interfere with their convent !
ence, sd that they stay merely to oblige
HIM, and not to please themselves. In
who should he his guests,
he should always have thought rs to
those to whom he would render the
most service by having them his guests;
his poorer brethren, his more sickly |
brethen. Those who he feels would |
gain most advantage by being his
guests, sheuld have the first place in |
his invitations; and, for this consider
ateness he will I've amply rewarded by |
the benefits he will have conferred.-
Sir Arthur Helps.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-02
Comparative Savings.

The French papers publish interest
ing returns of the savings banks of that
country. There are 5,tS with over 1000
900 depOsitors, and 5:sJ, ,OO0, 600 francs. or
$40! ,00O, 600 on deposit January 1, 1873.
During the preceding year 5000 work
lngmen had made deposits averaging
$40 each. $:J.OO0 domestic servants
averaging S31 each, and 5000 persons
of other occupations averaging less
than $50 each. The entire deposits for
the year were S.,iOO.000, of which the
first two classes above named contrib
uted Sl,200,O0O. The French savings
bank system dated back to 1875. and
the depositors now average 80 to the 900
of population. In Massachusetts. with a
million and a half inhabitants, the total
deposits are more than double that for
the 3.OO0.O0O of France. Ii must be re-
membered. however, that the French are
given tn boarding in their own dwell
ings instead of deDOslting with others,
and that cooperative enterprises alb
sOrb more capital from the common
people IN France than in Massachu-
sets. At the same time it is a striking
and creditable fact that the depositors
IN Massachusetts equal nearly half the
population, which indicates, moreover,
to what a large extent it is IL manufac-
turing and daywOrk population.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-02

Can't do-it sticks in the mud; but
Try soon drags the wagon out of the
rut. The fox said Try" and he got
away from the hounds when they al
most snapped at him. The hees said
Try" and turned fiowers into honey.
The squirrel said City aud up he
went to the top Of the eech-tree. The
snow w-tlrop said s''rry," and hloomed in
the cold spows af winter. The sun
said Try" and the spring soon. threw
lack Frost out of the saddle The
young lark said ''Try,' and he found
that his new wings took him over hedges
and bitches and up where his fatler was
singing. The OK said Try and
ploughed the field from end toead. No
hill TOO steep for Try to climb, no clay
too stiff for Try to plough, no field too
wet for Try TO drain, no hole too big for
Try 70 Uepd,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-02
GwENDOLYNE.

Meath the dusky cottage caves,
IL a window framed in lesvea,
Through them golden sunlight cleaves
And strange patterns ever weayes
Yellow a. the harvest sheaves;
And sveet Gwendolyne-
Spins, each day. her hai with care;
Dimpled shoulders, white and bare,
And the rounded arms so fair.
Seen through braids Of golden hair,
Has she not a queenly air,
The peasant Gwendolyne
From the dewy forest glade.
Where the deer IN freedom strayed
Through the long srcades OF shade,
Came a princely cayAlcade,
And they saw the peasant maid,
The peerless Gwendolyne.
On they came, with stately tread.
Each one with plume above his head,
Some OF white, and some OF red.
by my faith. " the leader said.
'Methinks yOn is the one to we'd
And points to Gwendolyne-
The brave knight wooed without delay,
The maiden set her wheel away,
And with the cavalcade 80 gay,
Just at the close Of the day,
They reached the castle old and gray.
The knights and Gwendolyne.
And no more did the hands so fair
Know aught Of toilsome work or care;
But cleaning in her golden hair,
And on her breast were jewels rare,
And rustling silks she had to wear,
The Lady Gwendolyne.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-02

He who turneth away his head when
he puncheth up fire.
She who putteth not on her bridal
raiment until the bridegroom appeareth.
He who smiteth not strange animal
but first inf0rmeth himself rs to its
nature.
He who punisheth ye refractory mule
at a distance, with long pole.
She who does ever her old bonnet
when her husband stoppeth his whis-
key.
He who subdueih his temper when
the provoker of his ire is the biggest
fellow.
He who pledgeth himself to absti-
nence when ye liquor recoileth from
his stomach.
Ye young girl who persuadetb not
herself that We husband will be kinder
than We lOVer. srrs -
He who putteth not up his money ON a
horse race. without first having an un-
derstanding with We horses rider
BrHqsricker.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-02
Chan, alse French Caricainrisl.

/
The London Ners draws the follow
ing sketch of this distinguished artist (:
The most modest of men, he is also
the most astonishing in appearance =
giving the idea one would precOnceive
of such man after studying his works.
He was born in 1919 and of mostaristo-
cratic lineage, for his father. the COmte
de Noe, was a peer of France. His
mother was, however. English and
Young Amedee having been brought
up entirely by her. acquired British
accent, which he retains to this day.
Very tall, thin and upright. serupu-
lOusly correct and English in his attire,
of manners externally cold and pol
ished, he thoroughly realizes the Pari-
sian idea of the Londoner: the more 50
as, like the sailor in Gilbert's ballad.
he never laughs and he never smiles,
though he Is one of the most consum-
mate practical jokers and comprehends
the relish of them-a relish derived
rather from the manner of the per-
fOrmance than from the thing per-
formed. Thus one day he enters
grocer's shop, and ls instantly surroun-
ded by shopman Jealous to attend on
so well-dressed and dignlfied Gus
toner; Passing opposite two open
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-02

stock broker. 1T is Heidenrich, the
exeeutioner.' The landlord gave a
jump; but without an iDstants loss OF
time walked up To Cham, and begged
him TO depart. adding that he would
not ask him to pay for what he had
eaten and would, indeed, not consent
to tOneh his money Mt anv price. CHAINS
features betrayed not the slightest sur
prise ut this communication. NAV
ask who has revealed to you that am
the headsman y he said in his gravest
tones. ut is that gentleman yOnder,
"Ah, quite sO." answered Cham, imper-
tnrbably; he ought To know me, for
f1Ogged and branded him at TOulOn
not two years ago" Ii is alleged that
the stock broker recorded u vow never
to play tricks On Cham again aud SIM
liar resolutions are generally made 10y
those who measure swords with the
nimble caricaturist. He is adOred
along the entire line of Boulevards, and
in every newspaper Office, as man
who never enters circle without rails
ing merriment. Ii has been said of him
that he would make even q stuffed bird
laugh; but. one may add that encO-
miam rarely deserved by wit, that his
goOd-natured shafts wOnld never be
sped even at stuffed bird for malice.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-02
The Perfect Host.

The perfect host is as rare being as
q great poet; and for ouch the same
reason, namely, that, to be perfect
host requires as rare combination of
qualities as those which are needed to
produce great poet. He should be
like that lord in waiting of whom
Charles III. said that he was "never in
the way and never out of the way"
He should never degenerate into a
Snowman, for there is nothing of which
most people are so soon weary As of
being shown things, especially if they
are called upon To admire them. He,
the perfect host, should always recol-
lect that he is in his own home, and
that his guests are not in theirs: conse-
quently those local arrangements
which are famnitr to Linn should be
rendered familiar to them. His aim
should be to make his house home for
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-02
Many are Called, &c.

Ethan Allen, of Revolutionary war
fame, was in church one Sunday with a
number of friends listening to very
high Calvinistic minister (exact stature
Is not recorded. The text chosen was,
"Many shall strive to enter in hut shall
not I've able" and the preacher promised
his remarks by observing that the grace
of God was eertainly sufficient to in
clu,le one person ont of ten. ''SeeOndlyr
disclosed the fast that not one in twenty
would atteupt to avail himself of saliva
ton. And ''rhirdly" il came out that
but Que man in fifty was really an object
of divine solicitude. "Fourthly" was
announced, and the estimate of the elect
now reduced To greater correctness, the
sad conclusion was being drawn that
one out Of eighty-when Allen seized
his hat and evacuated the pew, exclaim-
ing, I'm oil, boys, any one of you may
take INV chance"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-02
Calling on u New Neighbor.

| A nev family moyad into tho n.;ob
horhnoJ an E,,.Ia' on.i ~ .i;,,. ,i',
newt day Mrs TnhIa;ab ." s.;J % 70 sa, la,
husband.
"Cobleiob n new family has taIe,
Uolcomb's bouSe and % ! ms" 'T i,iI IN, nv,
over and ace them % th;s afsarn"on run
"You don't Enow tLon, Il" yo, y,
said Mr. CohleiDh =, some s,,nr,so
"Wby- no Lnt that don't paLs an,
difference in snch a case for Won Sae
they are total stranoars and ;i,S nrana,
thai tbe Older neiobhors sbonId caII M
them ont of con1teSw Zow Lnou
how IN If feel II was ~ ,hs;r 1M, n,.oa AnoM n",
knowino n sonI aIont her. III i;la tr
have some one call And 90 7 want nnf :. -
do To rLem no III i;La th.,n 70 ID u,
me. Won know
,,. CaII.:i 80,
l. oooleisn Was hiuc,i pIeaseu Win
il I,,ls eAp'essIon " S =, tne gon"eh RUE from
'''s ssT, Mi,e, ..h anu Dau nfr So
;,ti. ne o,ie, nsl mi,I pe Ia,iihs
ma'no.' WHY .u t Souo', sn. auieu' III" L uoh
van. az. ~ NC l,hohs INC i.is..
a.ei was''ius tiie uihneI uIshes anu
pPut,n pPuttt, a,e , nouse 10 rgmts, Mrs'
J;,;n pu. nel sen III eHceiient con
u,iion' a!T "n" s'"i.eo OUT Oh her iauuaoie
'",. e,
-. .i,e ,9a-I5oie Mrs. CopieiSh s;iiu
I" ner nusoauu n,
went OVER W see .i'e ioiks III hoi-
o"nno .h's aitern"h.
Az ,,, s'ih me- WAS she gGiu 10 see
yom .e
", yes, ashea iier III liieIe liad peen
any oI tne neisipors III anu siie said l
was tne nrst. ole am very oid-not
more ulan thirty., shouiu say-ahd
sur Sot .lree chi,uren, one on theiii 4
pa1y; me TWO others are boy ana q
SuI' oot,i Oh tn9hh oiu enough 10 DE OF
nelp 10 her. Inc ooy was on some
wnere, anu .le siiI was racing through
tne yarI IKE q wild ihgin, although
sue Is eIe'eh years Siu, anu looks as
s,ioue us = morse. Now IL our Mary
waS ohe-na.i as strohS az that troilop,
l oe satisheu. ~ makes me SO NeNeu
to see mother sia'ins her me away
anu nig tom -poy OF girl tearing
aIouhu the PlaSe like All lossesseu, She
came INTO tne mouse only once wiiie l
vas vas lneIe am .heh sue slo1u up against
ner nlother IKE u great oaoy anu put
her nnger IN ner mourn ana iiolted
nerseii IKE spoiieu chiiu; doh see,
~, ,1r tiie me ol me; What tue women oil
.,is ISe are .'inhihg OF 10 prihg up
A A. . a
nerseli as II she was ready 10 drop with
al the caTe anu WORK; her husband is
= a shoeniaheI anu WORKS at tue factory
hey can ps IN sncn very GOOD err
% cnIns.ance; u"n tiilnh' lor liie pari"f
c'ipe, y ohiy two-p ingram, ana
,r, n9'"eu ~ VIZ sPo,'eu III seNeraI piaces-
ne paiior cnalIs are Jus, common
Noo1 S.aihsu, ahu sue mas iarse a"k-
warn ptu Lounge ins'eau 1t He-a
tt, anu " doesn't match WIN the
chaiis al All. ier croekery is SIMPLY
STONE eiil'ia, anu tnere are several Oh
pieces among ". She didh nave any
chiiia; ~ iaast ! aiuh see any anu IL
slN Sh u l,aa u sue snoWed u, ! Know.
Ine ,,i it ain sodns 10 nave lylnihg on
t.e kilche, l"or' siie says: anu only a
pItre Wt "l u, on e,",n III the a,hing room
S, " nia ", e,o.n ~" ,, M.s oiu 'iuu iaus9.
2he Gu, "'is sou up me hitcnel stose
f., l,he wi" Mis. MI naiisoln sIpnl u was
u1ao,eu T..n sease, anu some Oh tIie