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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-22
PARAGRAPHS or fHB PERIOD.

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Two children were making most Of the day
3 In the sand their castles building, 1ssss
While out in the harbor the sunset gold 81
Was every vessel gliding.
But the sea came over the castles dear: Sf'0a3
And the charm Of sunset faded - agarsT ~
Oh, after labor is lost, may we
90 happily home as they did, 1sta 10 AZ
For We. Guild and build, in a different way, E.
Till our heads are wise and hoary;
But after it all the sun goes down, '5ns .sssai
And the sea-'tis common story.
|e lHf asts 4is - --4Atldntic Monthly ~
That Texas Wild boy t,lrnsi out to-
have been fellow aid in the bush to ].
see if his girl would dare go home with
another fellow. : pAa 's.hss turn ~
Employment isessentlal to happiness I
and SO generally is this recognized. thats !,
there, are. times when even the LATEST :.
man feels inclined to thank his creator
for having provided him with aambus- =
tache to twirl. .aeilsasis;xs allis o2nfa
In the list of English pensions paid
last year there is an item Of e32 still
paid to persons who suffered by the re-. i
bellion in Ireland in 1898, f10 paid, !,
to sevant Of King Gearge III; 1850
paid to servants Of Queen Charlotte, y
andf60 paid to servants of Queen
Ait'4 oaro4tne' Al .es r4am sEfs gnieessoaae
If might do one deed of good,
One little deed before / die 1sitii4ls 10
Or think one noble.thousht, that should
xcaid set nar%ag nSt souas is
Be lost in deaths unnumbered dust.
That aimsy wing that watts the seed. gxsf
Il Upon the careless wind to earth,
OF it's short life has onlyineedg asagti sgtl
To find the germ fit place for BIRTH .x
!, For one swift moment Of delight ,Tahu0N IL
4 ~ ~ & II. N. BcsudMoM. tot
/ Mr.. Torr, of Hylesbdry, England.
recently sold eighty 'fine cattle Yof-
/ $214,650, being an average Of $2,525 j,
a head. The highest priced beast,
Bright Empress, brought $40, 800 !, the
other cows sold at SO, ,000 II 800, $$6,-
1000, two at 5000, and heifers at froms.
81, 600 to $6, 600. ~e~~ -p~-
j Here is d selfevilent truth from 5llb
Baltimore American. e An American
citizen ought at all times consider that
casting vote on election day. is NOT.
merely right oripriyilege which fiacA
may exercise or not at his pleasure orb
convenience, but that it-is also a duty
| Of the most imperative lnatdreF u
Two seas amidst the night, t9sl aIlisaag
i In the moonshine roll and SPARKLE.
Now spread in the silver light, 90
i Now sadden. and wall, and darlle. -,
IL The one has billowy motion,
II And from land to land ii CLEANS; ai 8s4
II The other is sleeps swidasocean,
i And the glimmering waves are dreanss
The one with murmur and roar,
| " Beers fleets round coast and fslet;2 VfAa<1
The other, without shore, a .sls,. q
Meier knew the track Of pilot =
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-22
ONE YEAR.
BY MRS. H. B. STOWE.


> One year ago "a ringing voice. i q
A clear blue eye,
And clustering curls of sunny hair, ~
Too fair to die.
Only year, no voice, no smile.
1a No glance OF eye; ss,
No clustering cuTls Of golden AIR
Fair but to die.
One year ago, what love, what scnemes
Far into lifel
What joyous hopes, what high resolves, a
What generous strifel 343f
The silent picture on the wall
The burial stone; af af7. sn tsft'
Of all that, beauty, life, and joy,
~ Remain alone. 3ftf
One year, one year, one little year. .,
And so much gone,
f.,4 And yet the even fOw of life kfs
Moves calmly on.
The grass grows green, the flowers bloom fail
Above that head; sgts.T
No sorrowing tint Of leaf or spray
- Says he is dead. 1rs sad II q
No pause or hash of merry buds F,sss.
A9'i. That sing above; tkS ''N7s5
tl3s. Tell how cOldly sleeps below GAsl
The form we love.
Where hast thou been this year beloved?
What has thou seen? fs...-.l 4
" hat rising fair, what glorious lie
d "a Where thou hast been? ~ @
The veil, the veil, so thin, 50 strong,
Twfxt us and thee
The mystic veil, when shall it fall ii
That we may see2 ,fs .s.5s y
Not dead, not sleeping, not even gone;
tissi0 But present still, AtfffsI 80
And waiting fol the coming hour
-. of Gods sweet will. !.
Lord Of the living and the dead, 1ai 2 a's
,i DIR Saviour dear tsss ss iffs5 n
We lay IN silence at Thy feet
II This sad. sad year. bsfs'4 5f1F
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-22

BEES FOR NEW. ZEALAHD.-TwO
nests Of English bumble-bees havebeal
sent to New Zealand by Mr.. Frank
Buckland for the Canterbury Acclim-
atization Society. These insects are
specially desired in New Zealand for
the purpose Of fertiliz;ng the common
clover ) the proboscisI of, the icommon
bee 10 not sufficiently long toiireacll4
down to- the pollenof the clover fows
er, while the bumble+bee is enablednt0s
do so.ss In this sway the insect, ish ex-i
pected,to do great service to the agri.
culturist by largely extending ithD'
growth of the cloveroe The bees werD
packed in their own nests in two boxs.
es, and will be under the charge Of .:sl
member of the New Zealand GmncilyE
who is provided With every necessary
forthen welfare. during the ivoyaSe.
They expected to arrive about tbS
middle Of January midaimmer( at
the antipodes.s a.a as1.it3 IsiiaJ sdi
The MYsTERY OF MUs1c.-I wopll
fain know what music is. / seek 1t as
q man seeks eternal wisdom, Yester.
day evening, walked late in the moopr,
lightli the beautiful avenue Of Lime,
trees Oh, the bank Of the, Rhine, and +,
heard atapping noise and soft siingiing.,
At the open door Of q cottage under
the blooming lime tree, sat q, mother
and her twin babies; the one, LAY. on hef
hfeast, the other in, in d cradle. which sha
rocked With her foot, keeping imeltta
her singing, In every germ, then.
when the first trace Of life heginsto stir,
mnsis Is the nurse of the soill, it myr.
| plurs ii the ear, and the child, sleemr,
The tones are the copilpanions, e hi
dreams; they aret tie world IN which
he lives, He has nothing The. babe,
| though Graded iii his mo Tiers arms, arms Is
alone in the spirit; but tones find en-
trance into the halfconscious soul and
nourish it as the earth nourishes the
life ofplants.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-22

YES said pretty Mabel Lee,' and
everybody says the post-ofice will be
the most attractive feature .Iof our
fair. l am SO glad you suggested it,
Amy. And if it was late, we've got o
good pile Of letters written" -
'There," said Amy, signing a note
with "Gabriella," in the most minute
character, 'there's my last sheet of pa
per and my last ounce of brains.
I'm utterly exhaustedp e sa.,
"But, Amy, you won't feel exhaust
ed to morrow" said demure Susy
Jones, ''when we, hand dear Mr..
Rivers a nice sum of money to help re-
build the parsonage" a1i.iv 8tfr ri
s'That dreadful FIRE r. said Amy,
shuddering. 'sMother says she don't
approve of fairs generally; but when
ones minister is burned out, and the
money won't come in fast any other
way, why she'll bake cakes and make
pincushions with the best of us" d
"And then, you know" said Mabel,
earnestly, 'tthere will be no rafting or
cheating, and the articles are all pref
ty, and good of their kind" a lsal
"Girls, is it not time to- dress?'
said Susy, consulting wee watch at
her belt; owe open at seven." aHs-.
'The tables are all ready" staasf
s'True, but it is after five now, and
everybody wants time for at least ONE
extra touch to their finery, when they
must face all Claireville," sa 1
''Scatter, then,"a said Amy, laugh.
ing. run home, all Of you! Leave
the letters here; | will take care Of
them. [ am to be postmistress, you
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-12-08

THAT was a terrific runaway in
Penn syIvania. A coal train broke
loose at the top of long inclink7l
plane, descending one foot in tbs q.
1t went down with the velocity ds..
cannon ball until, reaching the level,
it struck coal train and was dashed
to atoms, hurting the car wheels
many feet into the air and literally
grinding a man into mince meat
Grant and his administration and the
Republican party are loose on a down
grade without brake, and doomed
to similar destruction when thax
collide with the tremendous popular
indignation which they wlfeicoun~
ter somewhere in their descent.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-12-08
llisfeilaueOus.


Xk1E Liz - QE AN0AhAs GAA@~<
From the very~frst day Of their
existence these little ones are sccus>
toned to hardships to life IN the
open air, exposure to the elements.
neglect and hunger It'll iittle won>
der hatmanylget no farther than the
threshold Of existence. Those who
live do it in spite Of these adverse
circumstances, and thus, by a pros
cess of natural or annatural selection,
the people become Injured TO hard-
ships and privations which few Of us
could endure. Imagine one Of our
tender little ones kept out Of doors
from the hours Of its birth with no
other shelter from rain, snow and
frost than that afforded by the cotton
covering of the lodge.
Not that these Indian fathers and
raothers are wanting in natural afec~
ton. The mothers ahow as much
love for their coppsr-colored babies
as any white mother could for hers
and / have seen grave, sedate war;
riors, of unbounded dignity, rolling
over 10 the dirt with their children,
and enjoying the fun as much as
they.
The only child Of Ouray, the head
chief of tie Utes, was captured while
a mere lad, by a war~party of Ara
pahoes. and is still held by them
Prisonet. One great object of the
old mau's life is to regain bis son.
War>party after war~party has been
sent out for this purpose he has Of,
fered enormous numbers Of ponies as
a ransom, and has even induced the
United States Government to make
efforts to secure his release.
Before these children can walk,
they are carried about all day on the
backs of their mothers, who are busy
with their daily drudgery. When
they cry no notice is taken Of them,
but they are left to sob until they are
tired The result is that they soon
learn that crying is Of no use, and
they very seldom indulge in it.
AS they grow older they are left
still more to themselves, and little
care is taken of their physical and
less Of their mental growth. The
wild instincts of their nature, howev
or, direct physical culture. They
learn to ride almost as soon as to
walk. have seen little copper-col~
aored imps, scarce two years old,
aperched on the backs Of pack>ponies,
1half~ buried in the confused mass Of
nobes and blankets that make bis
I}nad At six or seven years Of age
pass little Indian boy will ride bare>
goeck at full gallop, hugging the po>
1unc. sides with his bare brown legs
good or,-Iittle boys are early supplied
filed with and arrows. Their favo
articles, eviGcnsists Of the wolGsh,
md industry. vhich abound 10 ev>
Al.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-12-08

IMPORTANT ARREST OF CorvTRkal
FEITERs.-At Richmond, Ind, on
Tuesday, 'wo men giving the names
of Charlie Long and Henry Boland,
were arrested, and about $4,000,
mostly counterfeit money, nearly all
United States Treasury notes, cap.
tured. The men are supposed to be
recently from West Virginia.
Among the bills captured are ten
$100 treasury notes, reported as
splendidly executed and we'll calcu>
lated to deceive 1t was evident,
from the articles found in their pos.
session, that they had been engaged
in passing counterfeit money by
making small purchases throughout
the country.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-12-08

CHICKERING & SONS
DURHAB s. SONS
PEASE s. co.
and other Pianos from $50 70 sle
Octave with all the very latest laip
MASON 4 HABfIsI
PRINCE & CO, and other g
now be sold by the zlparfzsEsllt'd s
New Yo=k factory prices Eag ease e
mouthly miscellaneous, ~ neat via
purchase TO Responsible ps7tits
Every instrpmaai fully w1rFsks
wears. Old pianes taken - f}se'
For terms and prices psee
througl. The Post Oiics aud !
give All islforulasion By Issler 9
Orders. for fslafBk o. eesselfl
al Wm. Roots DrngsseFe
rrosaps stieAtions = inoiefeIs !. :.
r. II 81
Marietta, Ca ~sspsa lsll2ly
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-12-08
KIssIS@--The Dalton Enterpriss

KISsING--Tbe Dalton Enterprise
says; at is reported that some o.
our young ladies kiss their sweet
hearts for the purpose of satisfying
themselves as to temperate habits,
which device, we learn, is in imita
ton of the ancient custom of Micon
ius, who caught his wife sucking his
finest wines by the aid of a straw
through hole which she bad made.
in the barrel, and afterwards it be-
came the custom in Rome for huss
bands to kiss their wives that the7'
might discover if they had besiis
tampering with the histWic strsH..
Cato, the elder, recommends
custom to the consideration
countrymen, and the young d
the present day are making 90
of his injunction.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-15
Erin Go Unuu !
| II Pluribus Bragh !
read

The sign was long the pride Of Ynba
Dam, and drew, as II should brawDy
wearers of the green and bass. singers
of Yankee Doodle.
Thus 1t il with lrishmen everywhere.
True us steel TO the country Of their
adoption, they never forget the Green
Isle where they first saw the light
and preserve the traditions of the old
land wherever they may be. No 0cca'
sion brings them out In stronger force
than the recurrence 0fthe seventeenth
of March, the natal day of the patron
saint OF all true lrishmen. In every
city of the land bands OF well-dressed,
orderly men, comprising the various So
cieties in vogue among lrishmen, may
be seen Oh that day in procession, the
sun-burst flag cntwiIed with the Ma
tional colors, and martial music, at
their head, in honor OF the regenera-
toI of their beloved country. The
Irishmen of Dallas are not whit be-
hind their couutrymen In other cities,
and propose to observe the seven
tenth friday, in manner worthy
of their name and race. The pro-
ceedings will be under the aus
piccs of the Ancient Order
of llibernians, and will embrace pro-
oession from Odd Fellows hall through
the principal streets OF the city, start
ing at nine o'clock in the morning,
and ''social" at night. Every prep
aration necessary to II successful carry
ing out of very elaborate programme
has been made, and weather permit
ting, there is certain to be u full repre-
sentation of the sons Of Erin in the
parade and ut the ensuing party. This
il the third annual celebration of st.
Patri2k's Day by the Hibernans, and,
pleasant as were the two which have
gone before, this promises to rival
them in genuine enjoyment Tickets,
admitting ladies and gentleman to the
social, can he obtained of the mana
gers, of any member of the society, or
at the book stores.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-15

heathen1 blowl water through then
teeth on The linen and knock buttons
oil shirlsin an alley east Of The market
between Main aud Elm streets.
Or man Of Gael being otherwise
employed, the writer Of II paragraph
IN THE HERALD Of yesterday trans
lated "Caed Mile Falthaep into "an
hundred thousand Welcomes" which
was too many by ninety thousand.
Ten thousand welcomes as warm az
those which proceed from an Irish
heart are quite enough for the most ex-
acting.
We take pleasure in calling attcn-
ton to the well displayed advertise
ment of j. A. & j. d. Etheridge, which
appears in another column. These
gentlemen have opened wholesale
and retail grocery at the old stand Of
Nichols and invite an inspection Of
their goods, ceiling confident that they
can sell as cheap AZ any house in the
city.
After the ceremony the other
evening in Little Rock, the happy
groom handed the Squire two-bit
shiny, with the remark ~ reckon
twenty cents are about the right thing,
aint IL ?" and waited patiently for his
nickel. N. B. This item In copied to
inform Judge Burford what to expect
when the spirit of economy has pro-
gressed thus far Southwark
The custom of ''passing up fare"
has not yet obtained among patrons OF
Dallas street cars. If the wearers of
No. lis think it the correct thing to
mash the feet Of the unfortunates
seated between them and the fare box
In their frantic endeavors 60 deposit
their nickel, we suppose 1t is all right,
but II strikes us that il they could hear
the inward curses vented upon their
stupidity and awkwardness, they would
possibly adopt the more reasonable
plan of allowing some one near the
front of the car to perform n service so
fraught with danger to innocent per-
sons.
"A "Never Treatn association is
being formed by some of the young
bloods of the city, as measure of self
defense. The conditions Of mem ber-
ship are that one shall neither pay for
another's liquor, nor allow any person
to pay for that he drinks. The scheme
Is good one, for there is no more
fruitful source of drunkenness than
this same system of "treating"--a
purely American institution. TO re-
fuse to drink has cost many man his
life, and to drink whenever and by
whomsoever asked has filed many a
drunkard's grave. The "Never Treats
should have the countenance of all
good citizens, for they will be as tenn
perance lecturers SECOND only to the
"Never Drinks
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-15
To The PMllliO.

In view OF the fact that our business has
been injured by the transactions recently re-
ported, we, the undersigned BARRIERS in the
city of Dallas, do hereby publish the follow
Ing rs our established prices:
shaving from 10 to 20 cents,
Hair cutting from IS to 40 cents.
Shampooning from IS o 40 cents.
Mustache dyeing from 80 to76 cents.
Dyeing full beard from 81 80 TO 80 10.
1yeing head OF hair from 81 % to 50 90.
We deplore what has happened, ms II has
kept much of our transient custom away
from the shops, and we request the City
Council TO take action in the matter at once.
We also wish that the Council would make
It an otiense, punishable by fine, for any bar
Der shop to be kept open later than IL o'clock
ON Sundays. JOHN HAAG,
Johnnie's Shop.
ALBERT MILLER,
Le9rand Barber Shop.
CHAS. DEPPE,
East Side Square Shop.
LOUIS VANDREHULST,
City Barber Shop.
ED. O'CONNELL,
Exchange Barber Shop.
A. A.LEWIS&M. SPIKES,
Mechanics Barber Shop.
PETER HAMILTON,
Lone Star Barber Shop.
FRED. FURRER,
Fred. Il Billy's shop.
RICHARD LAFFALVAN,
708 Elm street.
JOS. FAHRBUN DER,
mchlid2t East Dallas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-15
~, rATUIuh's n4Y,
Preparations by oar FeiIOW-CluGens
Oi Irish BIrth 10? HIS Proper
Celebration.

Every one remembers the story told
by John Phoenix Of the patriotic Irish
man who kept shebeen In California
In 40, and who desired to express ON
his sign that while he was n fully ma
turalized citizen Of the Weat republic,
he was none the tess u "sJn from the
Guild dart" lie scratched his poll for
u full week, and evolved from his
inner CONSCIOUSNESS legend that fully
satisfied the claims OF the land Of his
birth and that of his adoption. II
read
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-15
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
synopsis OF the Proceedings OF the
Meeting OF the Common COun-
ell Last Night.

The Council met at the usual hour
with IA full board present, except Alder
man Ervay.
The minutes OF the last meetin,
were read and approved.
The report of the Committee OF
Claims, recommending the payment
of sundry accounts for February-ex
cept that of w. M. Edwards was read
Alderman Mcclure moved to amenc
the report by allowing the account o
Mr.. Edwards-Sl7.22.
The amendment was agreed to, ant
the report adopted.
The same committee reported ad
versely to allowing the account of Mr.
J. ID. Crabtree-$S7 so, for work don,
ON Mckinney avenue. Action de
ferred.
The Committee on Streets anC
Bridges reported their inability to sat
isfactorily settle the difficulty in re-
gard to the well on Water street, and
asked that the matter be referred back
the Council for such action Us might be
deemed proper.
Whereupon, Alderman Crowdus Of
fered the following resolution, which
was adopted:
Resolved, That Mrs. Cockrell he al
lowed to control the well sunk by her
In Water street. provided she permits
other parties to use water therefrom
for ordinary family purposes.
A report from the Committee on
Finance was read and adopted.
The Committee on Journals reported
the reports of the Mayor, the Treasur-
er and the Assessor and Collector for
February to be correct. The report
was adopted.
The Committee on Claims reported
favorably to the payment of the ac-
count of Martin & Scales, for supplies
furnished the City Hospital. The re-
p - .ov,,,ant
p" rs ~ ps - Mos.rs ohono,.,n
.ne pe. ",,' 30 h.,;,, a,.ao, r.,,
80, .,as rafarrad 10 tho Commi,,oo
~ 60. wy" ~, ps,doos
.a,,s,,, a,,,nod na,,,,on nr.r
- . nu0'o''y ' ns r
ing the remoVai Oh " n""ioer U. si'au-
ties and other distractions ON Pacific
avenue, was referred to the City En-
vinoer
A ns,,,;or from the barbara Of the
e,tv nravinv the enactment Of an or.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-15

had II vague idea that the zenith
was n tip.top place, though ! never
knew exactly whore II was NY ~
she has been there ] hope she'll lGli
us all about It, o, my prophetic SOU
! Just know Vie, Tonne, y, l., l.. d
Co. intend to fight for their rights NO.
fore the next Centennial.
These are some Of my sentiments
want everybody to know that one
benighted Southern woman can hp,
preciate the goodness and wisdom OF
Woodruff & Co. Publish II You choose
II not, ri not say " Where's your
chiyalry 20 ETC., etc, FILA
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-15

Owing TO the large and constant increas.
of the circulation of The Daily Herald we
have been compelled to divide the city into
two routes. Mr.. I. W. Hurst is authorized &c
receive subscriptions to The Daily Herald in
all that part of the city north of the Main
street railway, including the north side OF
Main street; and Mr.. A. Kent is authorized
to receive subscriptions in all that part OF
the city South of the Main street railway
in GLIDING the south side of Main street
Carriers are not allowed to receive subscrip-
lions for longer period than one month
and those wishing to subscribe TO- longer
period can do so at the office.
March 10 iS7G
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
WE RETAIL
CHINA, GLASS
And Queensware,
At Wholesale Prices.
WE RETAIL

We ask the citizens Of
Dallas and vicinity to write
to us for prices of anything
in our line. IL will cost you
nothing, and you will save
money. We have n full stock
of China in WHITE, GOLD
BAND, and DECORATED.
Also, everything in Glass
ware and Queensware. You
can buy Il full set as cheap
from us us you can buy "a few
pieces from the retail dealer
We guarantee everything 10
be as represented. Remem-
Der that we wantyOur trade
and will deal honestly with
YOU, or not at all. Special
prices to hotels and restau-
rants. Now on hand u large
line Of DINNER, TEA and
Chamber Sets, very cheap.
Send orders direct to
MILLER & STEPHENSON,
5O4 n. 4tb ST., st. Louis, Mo,
oot}O-d&wly
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-15
B@uf do Cras.

The mammoth white OK which took
part in the carnival procession, as
" Rex's LUNCH" was slaughtered the
other day by Mr.. Nusbaum, the we'll
known butcher ON Market street, and
turned out twelve hundred pounds OF
the best beef ever offered in the city.
Those who were fortunate enough to
secure steak or roast will bear us out
In the assertion that no more juicy
and tender meat ever was handled by
cooks.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-15
For Sale AT a Great BARGAIN /,

A good 30 horse power engine, with new
two-Gued boiler, 40 in shes In diameter by 20
feet long, together with two run OF burrs
shafting. belts, pulleys, pumps, etc. sulta-
BILE for n grist or saw mill. Offered very low
for cash, or In exchange for desirable Dallas
city property, by w. +. LYTE II CO.,
Real Estate Agents, No. 100 Lamar street.
mchSdlm