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We say tho Hon. ELL prRRISs must
reply to the astounding charges brought
against him Oh" othcr day by corresponds
cnt- Of The SUN which shines for all.
The Hon. Mr.. PERKINS is first taken to
task for alleged Ignorance aud inaccuracy.
Ia wlitiul. of the southern Pacific Railroad.
now building from west TO east Mr. PLN-
KINs assumes that when the road reachc-
Fort Bliss. ON the Rio Grnnde river, ii will
nave water communication with the Guif
spthl' freight may bc shipped 10y rail from
San Francisco t1 Fort bliss. by steamboat
down the Rio Grandc to Mttamora-. and so
ON. Now. on tA" other hand, We are tHid
that tine RIO Granite is nnyigalle only to-
Llrolo. oraliput onr-iiith of the way To Font
Bll-s and our correspondent, with uncalcd-
for a-lcrity, pf1uuNucc- Mr. PERKINS IAN
ignoramus of the damphool ordcr' for run
uin., his freight steamboats, seven or eight
hundred miles up stream which cant tie
nuvigntni
Now, 1t * apparently quite essential to
the successful operation Of the Hon. Eli
PERKINS, : through line from san Francisco,
via Fort Bliss and Matamoras, that stcan-
boats should be able 10 ascend and descend
the Rio Grandc. The necessity of transport
Ing transcontincntal freight in skins or
canoes for seven or eight hundred miles
over cataracts, rapids and portages, would
practically deprive the scheme of the bril-
liancy and Importance with which Mr.. PER-
KINs has endowed it, We are confident that
Mr.. PERKINS did not make the statement in
| question on basis Of mere assumption, or ~
piece ~ guc-- work from glance at map.
The Ri Grandc must bee navigabc for steam
boats o~ fara- Fort Bills hut il becomes
all the moIe important tor Nj. PERKINS to
| proNrthat this is the case. to the sati-fac-
| t.on If his admirers and to the confusion of
! this Texan critic who has set him down Us
an "iSnoramu4 Of the damphool order"
| The second charge brought against the
| Hon ELL PERKINS is even moro serious. for
il is OF moral nature, and concerns
! hl- heretofore uuimpcached vrracity. Some
Time ago Mr. PERKINS wrote from CALI
lorda that he had been the guest of Sem
a,or SHARON AZ Belmont, and reported
a conversation which he had held with his
DISTINGUISHED host, attIbutiug to him lam
! guage and opinions which senator SHARON
/ NOW take. the trouble to deny under his
own signature!
Since fortunately, or unfouunat"iy Mr.
PERKINS has lost his reputation as tn great
American humOrst, created for him 10y
unli-crimiuntiig laudator-, his reputation
for vrncity is the most vnluble reputation
which he lo-9csscs. Apart from wealth
on personal beauty, it is his chief treasure
aud if this is shattered what has he left
We are sulc, then, that lac Will hasten Il
answer and confound all who east doubts
a.. 4.
published yesterday docs not squarcly an
swcr the criticism If our Rio Grandc corrr
spondcnt, and contain, no reference TO Sen
ator SHARoN's card 1t il, we take it, merely
preparatory, designed to iasten public at
tcntion while Mr. PERKINS is preparing d
full, explicit, aud crushing explanation.
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ST LOUIS July IA now law in regard
To hanks viii 20 into cnert in Missouri on the
first of August and recent dov loplnents inli-
cato tAnt it, -trainis are mach nee "l. II
provides that five OF more p"t-' may form
themselves into "a corporation for the purI0 -c
Of coniu 'ting general hanking business. The
cash capital Of this corporation shall in no
cgso lc less than ;iu.u0l. nor more than sjOUc.-
uuo and In cities and counties having a p1pu-
lHuou Of 100000 and over. the capital must he
sluOuoO before iransact.ng any business. Al
of It's capital stock must Doe subs riued, and
one-half oi IT, stated cash capital shall boz aotu-
ally paid up n current funds. AMI the remain
lng han paid in cash within one yf"r from a."
dhe 4 comm, n'in- business. Each corpora,
ton shall make statement Of lis financial
condition at the close oi any one day
designated 10y the 80 rotary oi state At
least twice a year. and this statement shall
be- certified 20 un9"r oath 10y IN" President AMI
secretary of the bank ana uttrst"d hy three of
III" directors. The failure T., make such q
statement II punishable by ilne ~ not moro
thnn $500. or Imprisonment Tor not longer dian
| on" year. NJ dividends stall he declared when
| The capital stock has become inquired 81 that
! IL is not worth ia good resources the full
| amount paid IN after the payment II all liahill-
| tles Whom the citpItal stock h... become i'm
rsired the extent ot 70 per cent. 10y reason Of
| bad loans or Otherwise. the bank must cease To
| d. business. unless the stockholders make it
| good hY a-se~snent within sixty DAYS. NJ cor-
| I'orution shall hold more repl estate than il
! n"f- ssnry for the accommodation Of ~ husi-
nes-. hut II may hold mortgages and deeds 1T
| irust, and may pur'has" property sold
under the same. property sold under GA
r,gtions ,or o g&llg'ns d,n' and may
| protect their interest, and may dispose of
| Vll kiniS ui property acquired either ~ col
| lateral security or IN the ordinary collection of
| debts. NJ corporation shall contract debt Of
| Oyer 81 per cent. Of IL capital stock, nor shall It
| allow any individual OF corporation to become
| indebted to il in cNccss of that amount and II
| shall NOT huld the name Of any officer of ANY
| corporation aS principal security or indurs"r
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Contract, of the War Department..

No less than seven General Orders aud
Circulars have been J. u"i hy the War De-
partmont and Gen. SliEKllAN, between May
IL aud June o. l-77, t. cyalc aud DEFY TIL"
law which positively prohibit. amy contract
from being made without IN appropriation
by Couar--- 10 pay for it. Anl although
Congr-- na, hecn called together for the
18th of O.tohcr the department has de-
sumoi the responsibility Of entering into
contract, up ~ lhr 3l-t OF December nest,
two and Il haiti mo,ll.9 after tie meeting Of
Congress.
So thtt tho Secretary If War and Gen.
SHERMAN have not only violated the law,
but they have undertaken, AL, D., To- incur o,I-
legations 10 bind Congress while actually I'm
session and with this very subject under
discussions though il will necessarily hc one
of tine first considered after tine organization
Of the House. IL addition to these eXc"-7'-,
forms have hoon prepared 10 carry ON the
department hy the abuse Of credit and for
pay, u.loasc, ana subsistence" by crrtii-
cates vAI'a may bc propolly called spurl-
Gus currency of the War Department.
Gen. hLNlN9 has given al opinion that
under section a,i34 If the Revised Statute =
the department may coutuct for certain
supplies without an appropriation. The
section lcad- rs follows;
mo ,oniract az I.itna,c an hohnf N the r,,t,l
States shall he lnal. 'u's, tic -.ncis arnnn.e'n d.,
Law oi b. utr uu appropriation Hd, luHh 20 Or, nINl
mont .tNeeit IN ne War amt NAVY DEPARTMENTS o.,
totlnu., sl .i..en,r, FORAGE. iH1 4uari,. ul ran.
IorinuW, NN'N i"Wofer sn"i not eAeced iAt L,c,,,l
tics Of t,e cNuti'Atar'
This clause was adopted March ?, 1851 on
the eve of the civil war, to meet an omcr
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HARRtsBuRG, July l9.-For the first time
in many years it looks as though the Democrats
of Pennsylvania were to DE permitted to hold "a
state Convention without much interference,
either from Senator Wallace or Speaker Ran
dali. II is probable that Waa 'c h. not appear
ing in this preliminary campaign to any con-
spicuous degree. from the fact that matters are
quietly moving along TO suit him without effort
on his part. Randall refrains from interfering.
doubtless from motives uf policy. While he Is
working to secure the Spcakership again. he
has no time to spare ia the management Of
county conventions in order to SGT up Il state
ticket. If. at this time the Speaker should be
so unfortunate IA to make open war on Wal
lace. or on any Of Wallaccs particular friends
he would certainly lose the support Of some Of
the members from this State, and that he can
not afford.
The struggle between those Dom ocratic cham
pions will probably bo renewed nest year. The
Sppnkership will then have been settled and
Randall will be setting up the Legislative candi-
dates to help him into the United States Senate as
the successor Of Don Cameron. Wallace not only
objects 10 Rnndnl's making the Srnatorship
but wants the position for his particular friend
Andy Din. now state senator. 1t * possible
Din may be satisfied with the nomination for
Governor ncxt year. in which event Wallace
will have no difficulty in picking out a man for
Senator Thi- contest will not. however, he con-
fined to Randall and Wallace. Ex-senator
Buckaow. Judg, J. s. Black. and to- Hon.
George \. jerks are names that wall enter into
tiig CANVASS with some promin"nce
The Democratic Stte Convention will meet In
three weeks. and already enough delegates
ticket. Since judge Ludlow OF the philudp .phia
Court oi Common Peas has declined tu allow
tn" use Of his name Tor the position Of supreme
Court Juigr, tir Held seems g. pc ticartp judge
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The Telephone.

The public has looked on the telephone,
about which we have heard so much of late
rs rather wonderful scientific toy than Il
thing IT practical use. 1t il, indeed, great
discovery and invention, one Of the most
remarkable Of our day, which may be, and
probably will be, greatly developed IN the
course Of time. But already it has been
extensively put TO practical use, and has
proved that 1t meets real want.
In Providence and some other manufac'
turing cities, the agents OF the factorie-
have established communication between
their Offices in town and their mills, ten on
fifteen miles away. by means Vi the tcle
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phone, and they find it works admirably Is
surprisingly cheap and Is easily managed.
A conversation may be held between two
persons at the different Places aud the
word. heard almost as plainly AZ if the per-
SONS were in the Same room. The sound Is
50 distinct that you can distinguish the diff
ference between voices; tell who it is with
whom you are tclcphoncally talking.
The advantages Of such a method Of COM
munication are Obvious. especially a. no
battery is required, no knowledge Of tclc-
graphy l. necessary. and anybody is equal
to the management Of the instruments
without any previous training. All that
Is required is simply to put your mouth
to tho orilice Of the telephone and say
your say just as you call through Il
speaking tube to a person with his ear at
the other end. To get your answer. you
have only to apply your ear to the tclc-
phone. while the person AZ the other end Of
the wire, miles away, puts his mouth to the
oriiicc of the instrument in his hands and
replies TO your question. So far as known
there is no practical limit to the distance
through which communications may be
made. Gov. LIppIrr, for example, sitting
in his Office at Providence, il in constant tel
cphonic communication with his factories.
fifteen miles away; and Prof. BELL. We he-
iieve asserts that there Is no difficulty in
talking across the Atlantic, thus reducing
the cost Of transmission of messages. -othat
it need not exceed that Of tclcgraphing tho
Same from New York to Boston. This claim,
however. has yet 20 bc proved.
1t Is plain that in the telephone we have
the germ Of u great practical discovery.
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The Cloud on the Rio Grandc.

Tho Administration has found Sick Man
on the Rio Grandc. War talk grows louder
ut Washington as well "a at San Antonio
and Fort Clark. The Governments dis
clamcr Of any desire TO annex Mexican soil
recalls the Cars declaration that he did not
covct an inch of Turkish tcrritory-a dccla-
ration which ptcfaccd his crossing Of tho
Turkish frontier.
The line of the Rio Grande between Mcvi-
co and Texas is thousand miles long 1t
Is admitted that the lower part of the river,
for several hundred miles. is now tree from
horse thieves. aud that the successive McNi-
can commanders Of the Mptamorns region
have aided in bringing about this result
But hundreds of miles further up, and
chiefly opposite to where. ON the Texan -idc,
the Rio Pccos and the Hio san Pedro pour
into the Rio Grando there is Wild moun-
famous region. utterly uniuhahitcd save by
the Lipans and other Indians who are en-
gagged in raiding ON the Texan ranches.
Now, if urGovcrnmcnt j. bent on making
trouble with Mexico. this condition Of the
Rio Graudc will furnish an easy ground Of
quarrel If it insists ON holding Mexico re-
Eponsiblc for every lawir-s cru--iul, of the
river by Indian thieves. il can always have
an excuse for invading Mexican territory.
To claim. however, that Mexico should
have n sufficient army Of occupation ON the
Rio Grande to patrol and fully guard it,
entire right bank is prepo-torous our own
forces would not pretend To- do ~ much Tor
the left bank. Mexico has announced her
willingness. to cooperate in guarding rs best
she can, the enormous stretch ~ uninhah-
st...l.. It.t O.. ..
bodies i'll for her future. -nc objects 10 being
a.. 4 La. ..ttt. tr...
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Ar THE HE.tD or HER Glass,
The Uonors Won nv II Long Island Coiorcd
Cir In Lhe NeMpn,i IIIgh SchnnI.

NEWPORT July 19.-To-day has been a rc-
markahlc one in the history Of Newport. for the
scholastic honors Of the year were taken by a
colorcd girl. Josephine Amelia Silonc. wh5
graduated at the head Of her class in the Rogers
High School. She received the gold medal
awarded with the first scholarship. and pro-
nounccd the valcdctorv. Her examinations
and recitations have been prominently salts
factory her average in every study being within
q fraction Of 100. which Is the maximum. Miss
Silone. who IL quito dark cOmpleNioncd. took
her last two years studies in one your. which
makes her case all the more remarkable she
cXccls in Latin. Greek. French and German
Shs Is a naiivo OF Nattituck. Suf3lk county.
Long Island. and now goes to college Her
mother IL a cook. the young girl earning her
own living 10y working whom not at school,
Such u case was never before known here.
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Since so much has been said and written
concerning that labyrinth Of mechanism, the
CogLIss engine, it may be Of interest to state
that the principal Characteristic OF this ongn"
is it, mode Of steam distribution; the steam and
exhaust ports are in separate chambers, and
are usually placed respectively at the upper and
lower part Of the cylinder which is generally
horizontal. The valves are kept closed by
springs. ana opened during the time strictly
necessary by means OF a valve gear, operated 10y
the engine or by its governor As TO the details
of construction. though these vary. the main OBJ
lect il always the same. namely, TO give the
point Of cut-oli the widest range from o " 4. 10
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We find the following announcement in
the columns of that excellent weekly jour
nal. the Ntfhodist.

We find the following announcement in
the columns Of that excellent weekly jour-
nal. the Ncthodist:
The manager. OF rr Women Christian Temperance
tu'n Of Philadelphia have olrrel hnn-c f,r temper.
ate wumeno the upi,r anl miidi. class. Ihcdl.ol
phnc oi Che home wil hc 'Ausuau Tic bcst nedca 1T.
tendance Willie provided
1t Is very unpleasant to find people whose
religion and whose ideas are democratic.
like the Methodi-ts, talking about ca,sce
an upper and middle class. and lower class
especially when they are announcing the
commencement If II phlanthropic enter
prise. In this country there Is really only
one class. and that cumprchonds all Amori-
can citizcns for all have the same rights
the same privileges. and the same duties.
There il enc country one CONSTITUTIONS one
law and one destiny for all. There is no
man 80 humhl" that H. may not become oN-
ait,d; there il no man 80 rich that he may
not become a plupcr; there is no man 80
learned, So wise, or 80 powerful. that he may
not fall. There are NO barriers to separate
one elias, from another, no artificial -Dp-
ports TO maintain fools or knavo- in superb
o.ity 70 their fellows no nppre- sion to keep
the weak and small in degradation.
Bat this talk about classes becomes dis
gushing when introduced in humane adj
vertisemcnt. lnt"mpcrancc certainly knows
no cla-s. and Incorporate women. alas. are
all of one class. Let them all bc -uccorcd
and reformed, II possible: bat thnt would
be- very poor reform which should cure
,hom Of a passion for drinking. yet leave
them victims tot more incorporate and
more dtbasing -li-cunecit.
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Hayes receiving ten thousand dollars to OBJ
tain votes in OHIO.
The floudu Returning Board an lcr.iou,d on ON the
national ir nsbiv
Tho Louisiana Returning Board under indictment tor
crime
ofccholors deprived o their rght to exercise the iu
tie. oi American ,iuN n
Iarucliat MIN THAT -he.t business 81 a freeman tho
Iohii o liz country. made disqualification 10Y serv
ii.l ti,. ..,.In,r,f
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"A NIltT III me H"fF'"HtW HAS gol losS'eSlNN
Of lhe two volumes OF Poetry fer Cmdron.' written by
cHARLls and MARY LAM, ami published IN London IN
1872 THIS work has been entirely missing for long
time, So that no copy Of II could he found 1t ol-
tanned from Adelaide IN South Australia. whittier Mr.
sANnovfR had hkoni from England where he houeht
his copy IN Plymouth in 1866 The Poems ytour
IN numier, hty nve Of them hoins unknown on known
bnt partially Some entcrprislng bookseller of the United
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-SW: If It wcro
suggested ly IW srN perhaps the stage line, would
the advantage 20 them Of shsht chGngc in their arn of
charge namely i've ronts mre between tho Post ON.
Ahi south wall AMI Lultuu lertics Very lur,nls
would pay nVc cents from Wall 10 the ru.t once
Who would rather walk Khan laS ten cents TAulns.
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Tho Iowa kick Against lIayosism grows in
si.nincnn," among the Iowa Journals mat stnrl,d out
strong IN iaNortl rutherford arg the Aat nsna Hiicsr
CUE GfY and Iilags tuHo The HnHtt terms tho
President" civil service order " TINS last freak auI
"a greater gAumt of shcap dcmasogucrv than wa,
ever induced in The Gi fiy CHAR tcterSrs the hr AS
nmcil huIrActicahc. aud ltrr, ly alsud TIL f,t
Np says 1T viii ca n-o more riicuc Tor It's absurd.
Il! than the Pope hull against the comctn
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II Is a peculiar feature of the prcscn.
strike II the railroad men ia West Virginia that
the local militia companies and the citizens Of
the townr through which the railroad passes
have taken every occasion g. show their sym
patty with them. Tho first militia company
that was called ont against them IN Martins
burg was 50 unwilling 10 act that it dis.
band Il Gov. MATTHEWS says in his official
despatch that both of the militia companies n
Mariin-hurg are in sympathy with the rioters. "
The dr-lat.hcs o. the Times say that the cpun-
try people are supporting the strikers that the
m,litamrn not only fratarniza with them. but
offer TO furnish them arms aud ammunition:
and that il VS. this state Of things that led GOV.
MATTHEWS To call upon HAYES for Federal
troops. While pointing out this peculiar feature
Of the cu~". IL is salts factory 10 h' able a. say
that the alarming approhcn-ion- of wholesale
destruction have NOS been justified Tho Times
Dispatches say that the strikers might do trc-
H. ndous dUmdga II they should undertake
mischief with the track. bridges and rolling
stock Of 75 engines and POO cars now
hockadel at Martinshurg;" hut no mischief
II tho kind has been attempted and. Accord
INK toa despatch published this morning there
has not been single arrest for disordcrly con-
duct The Federal trools whom GOV. MAT
rHrws called for ty direction Of the officers
Of the Baltimore and Oa!o Railroad Company.
had o, tAin.: to do M Naitin-i,urs yo-t.r lay. 1t
~nrin- To IL that Gov. MATTHEWS might have
w. u ~ 3" O. iini la the state ~ West Virginia
tsn M an- Of maintaining the peace and h. has
.ne Inns 10 mo- credit hy 'aling for Fed raj in
lcrierence. under the circumstances.
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SCHURzs civil service examination does
not turn cat to te Just tho thing for ilnng the
departments with competent clerks who under
stand their business. \ man may los very
good clerk, and yct know nothing about the
latitude Of the Sandwich Islands. The result of
the civil service examinations is that men get
into the departments who have book lcarnin !;
enough. but know nothing whatever II the
practical work OF an office. When a man applies
for position in a well managed bus II ~
house. he is not Questioned on ASTRONOMY
algebra. or history. The qualifications desired
are II altogether another kind.
\ CORES pondcnt very truly says that there il
not head bookkc, per chief clerk or So ere
tary in any Of tn lars" business houses on cor
porati0n~ m the country who ean pass the cX-
animation that is required in sCHUiH's depart
mont and, If any u them think they can let
them ~ 10 Schulz Tor copy OF the questions
and Ivy IL Tor themselves.
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"Dcar Gcorsc. lam so warm. rlnkc
Ice cream with lemon na,orna
Italian sculptors are invited to comno,.
| for monument to the conn o.cr Bcllini at y ua..
"A ST. Louis lawyer has been disbarral
for advertising that he would procure d,or.,. v,,a,
| publicity
The historical oak under which, IL +,
said, Wesley preached hi. first sermon IN Am,r.a.a,
standing nt Frcdorica, Ca.
Mr.. Swinburnc has in prcss n stulvo "A
Charlotte aud Emily Bront, AMI their wrtm. 900 vlh
| their positions as poets discussed
Tho Librarian Of the National Ihrarv
Paris reports tendency during the pms. ,,arior,
instructive works rather than works Of fancy
Tho Bulgarans have abandoned the foz.
and row white band with a eros. round ma,
heads, to distinguish hcmssivc. from the Tnr..
"A clerk at st. Chair, Pa, was seized with
81 ct hiccoushiue Wednesday OF last wc.. vhi.h
continu,d until Friday whcn by medical traun,ntn
was ahated.
Mr.. Gladstone showed. at the rc.ont
caNt,a exhibition at South Kcn-inston a H..t. nn.h
had gone through cvors stage from printing 60 cinie.
ton at uyiord that day
An American palace car has boon rl1cod
on thc railroad h,twe,u iio..c.. amt u1ul. n o. .rm,
and receives abundant cu.tu4 The dining room ,o IN.
mudatcs twenty at table
In his reply to the congratulate rs tee.
sram OF the Go,,rnor Goncri OF Moscow. 90, rnlcror
Alexander estimate. uc loss crossing the Danube near
snnnt, h at 800 Killed and 7,u wounded
Prompt and vigorous measures again e
tiD tranps" are demanded hy the Paterson. y = p.n.
winch say. "uio tramp D, fast chansn. iron tlcssauy
AMI disgusting olgrct toa dan-, ruu. Drif.md
A bill of Indictment recently found
against Chatauooa T,nnJ councln,n tr 1r )
taking qua,hod uic other da, because e ii not
crime a-ainst the state ior Alderman of she city
aoccptu iriho forhis vote"
Baron Albert Grants splendid mansion,
A. t.ft % ff. .,f.
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Of its stroke by the action Of the governor, and
TO insure the prompt opening Of the steam and
exhaust ports. and their closing with equal
promptness. 1t is impossible to obtain bv even
the most carefully devised arrangement Of slide
valves. and by the use Of multiplied openings,
either the same instontaneousncss Of action.
the same range Of steam admission or the same
prompt response TO the slightest indications Of
tIp ppxuru,r
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And now the Aldermen have determined 10
find out for themselves all about the TWEED
hug and its operations from first To Inst. II
WIS remarkable series Of resolutions that
they passed yesterday. Tho committee that
was appointed has uig job in hand million
dollars ought TO bc voted for expenses; fifty
lawyers should bc engaged; and then the Hip
podronic should De- hired for the accommodate
tion Of the public. which would like to watch
Tho Irlnnllin.s