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Mr., HaYes - as much. President as if lie
hais relliTed ;oth. poi and ELECTORAL inis-
jorities. BeGAuse I'D BECAME 'president By
The law Of the band. Gig nSts
There is wisdom and truth in the
utterances of the Ieps. This pttteg
investigation will not aud can not eff
feet his title, That is fixed. 1t was
fixed by law when the New York 4sJl
aud Others, who are now In for muir
jering his title, gave up Tilden to
the mercy of the Electoral Commits
sions-at. Mary Eetegggisa,
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Mr.. Joseph Anger, of Iberyille,
advances the theory that the disturb
aiice of green seed In planting, this.
year, stai ted fermentation and cansed
the decay in the ground after it was,
planted, which may be sg.hstantiated
by the fact that the cane planted Id
the fall, which was equally as green
when put down, was not disturbed,
but is uniyersallY pr0naunced the
best staud.-Sagar Bo,ot.
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RINGING THE CHANGEs.

AT tavern, one night,
Messis. More, Strange and Wright,
Met to drink and good thoughts to e2cha ange
Says More, ssOf us three, g"
The whole town will agree,
There is only one knave, aud that's Strange,
Yes" says Strange trather soFel, s.''' '-'''
I'm sure there's one More,
A most horrible knaYe and bite,
Who cheated his mother,
His sister, and brother
z" Oh yes" replied More, that is Wright
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He AND SHE.
LII he al The YindoW as he goes by,
As be goes by


II be at The window as be goes by,
as be goes BY sss = =
He'll lift his head to look at the sky,
The western sky,
70 see if the sun has set for fair
asAail1d denly there
Against tho ii the golden air
ell see pair
Of familiar yes; and shah see
As he Looks At me
A sudden smile al q nod, snabe;
Ali this IN thi8g
Or perhapssin four swift ni0nlents-then,
All then, - "
In another moment tI4 world of men
For him, OF. when
The street is tasF sFsssa difsefent face
To take my pla06
While my window here rsffaoe
aeh Ig{e of klse faea
WHICH slnii68 slt me, Is it passed me by
With glance of the eye
That swept me in with the western sky,
The sunset sky.
Tomorrow l shall lie at the.window when
He passes again;
He will sIalle and nod-and then, all then
The same old story over again
Nora Perry.
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-. -

And Dpg when the weary Abbe-
william hears ia the cool shades Of tile
evening tlls dalcet strains Of gn-a-ar-
ty-gn-a-a-arty, hoopety noopety po-
o-o-open ta-a-a-arty, horne on the
cool night air, he knowa the Abbe-
vile brass band is practieing.
-Meridional.
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Governor Nichols is the best
truest, frmest and most impartial
and non partisan Governor our State
ever had. He is truly the Governor
Of Louisiana.-St. Mary Enterprise,
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Our Letter fran EHpQpe,
Nhe Paris Exposition.

VII.
Close to the main hall, on the
northwest end Of the Exposition
Building and Immediately adjoining
the British Department, is a rere e1-
hibition of statuary by the mpllerR
artists of France hut it is not of
thisthat | now propose to speak, but
of little exhibit on the left, of rare
and exceptional merit. Thousands
daily pass it by no statues mounted
on proud pedestals attract them no
splendid pictures challenge their ad-
miration there ia nothing here but
few books, manuscripts and med
ais" only this and nothing more.R
Yet, in these sloY and unpretendipg
cases, arc priceless treasures, richer
than Pluto's mine not treasures of
Silver and gold /; not ,jeWels nor costly
array, but rare books and curious
old manuscripts, whose histories co
back in the very twilight of time.
The mere pleasure seeker and sight
seer had better pass on his way, for
this exhibition has no attraction for
him; but it is sacred as Mecca to the
scholar and to the map Of letters. This
is the exhibit of French Bibliotleque
spd of manuscripts, some of them SO
old that we have no authentic history
of the peopla by whom they were
Originally written they are Egyp-
tian, 4ssy rian, Greek, Persian, Arabic
and Hebrew. Before ple is contract
for a piece of land, written five hum
dred years before the birth of Christ,
sFeTy character MS bright and as clean
as if cut by an engrayer's tool. The
cases are full of rare reprints Of works,
choice specimens of that art which has
made immortal the names Of Gatten-
berg and Faust. Rigllt royalty here,
an ancient Tlieban bears testimony to
the virtues of his departed wife and
yet, when this hoaIy manuscript was
inaited, Queen Esther was pleading
for the life of her people before the
Great King Ahasnerus. Hear The dead
man speak a;se1 = ,.sise : is.a oa Mo.a - saan
tifnony with which he has embalmed
in Immortality the gentle memory of
this fair Theban wife: g :. She was
cesaely to look upon, says the ehron
leler, anu sst ~ ss.hRtsI e sweet anu M
placla slIils e an VII tsie ! nsse. saw
20 talhe9 oassa'as seiie.ssaa s;e o.,.
aqa ioVlng, &, aua a.sl.ls ~ hle re 80 puIe anu
noly tnas .ne oas.ssl ;,aJ ~ ,ssr sasticigh 1 "
ssanaaa ness. n. ass'.en l,s'.a ne MGe .l;s
nS tsstInav # virtns ans s. an.s 1ans s,s
gfalnd tsstimo.S ~ i'.ue ,,.h:a. si'd iose se
Md Massgn ~, I,o ea aS na;b;latd - Ml,.n sue sue
6slongsd mas Deen annleliatea y .a1a a.'l ana
olysiYp H. sa sns sias q SsP Hsa3S
aoh - a. 80 go - 81
esf y iss e. ~ Sisles, y = sua S.slns
.tAe Msspig y - s,l,at ,hasna.es .p anu hangs
= ,., Tn.s s s ,als e ino ,is - ;asI thus -
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cABINET MAKNo---UrHoLsTEKISG

II @. CRUDE. Cabinet Maker and Up
lie halateer, Railroad Avenue, near Mis-
sissippi street. Furniture repaired and var
nished, Moss, Hair and Spring Mattresses
repaired and made over, Cane-seat Chairs
[ebottomed. 0Rdersa for cenntry work re-
9p0nded to PROMPTLY.
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soDAWATER snIaNUFASToRY.

CODA WATER MANDATORY, H.
- Hether, proprietor, No. lk2BIississippi
street. Soda, Mineral, Seltzer and ait kinds
OF aerated waters manufactured, and sold
at lowest prices. sfs
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oaNFEcTIONERIEs.

yTNHE FINEST ASSORTMENT of Fruits,
IL Nuts. ConfSc tsohery, ETC., at moderate
prices to eSst :lll6 Times, at Sain Fneich's
Stands, one III fhe AIarket-House, one on
Railroad Avenues next dedt to postroffice.
Cool soda water on erapgshss 80 -
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BLACKsNIITHs, Etc.
AE.l.RI sApphEERx---HEAsEtsEs Ess-MAKTNe

TOSEPH HISS, Saddler and Harness
- Maker, l59 Railroad Avenue. Saddles
and harness ofall styles and prices made to
order. All orders for repairing and paint
ing Of Carriages anE.d aE.dfl Buggggles PROMPTLY ex.
sseHfFea ssf!' II
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DERNARD LEslANN, dealer in Western
Id Produce, fancy and staple GROCERIES,
Liquors, Hardware, Iron, Paints, Oils. Carts.
Plows, Saddlery, Stoves and Tinware, Fur
niture. Crockery, Wall Paper and House
EESrnisning ErgEdsnf gless Coo fs'ssR stree corner I
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HOUSE Ann SIGN PAINTING.

ID ]. GREEN, House, sign and oraamen-
lks tai Painter, Railroad Avenue, near
Claiborne street. Phper- hanging and Caleb
mining in superior style.
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UOsEPH GQNDRAN. dealer in Clothing,
81 Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Groceries,
Wines, Liquors, Boots, Shoes, Hardware,
Paints, Oils, Saddlery, Crockery, FURNITURE
and all kindse of Hausa Furnishing Goods,
No Ia Mississipui street.
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HREsCENT HOUSE, Lucy Butler, pro
~ prietor, Crescent Place, near the Ehatf
Eisst-class Board and Lodging atreasonable
IAtess
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HOTELS AND BoARpING-HoysIss,

CHAMRoCK HOUSE, L. wiesc. proprie
y tor, Mississippi street; opposite Lem
ann's old store. Board and Itndging at the
lowest rates. Best Wines, Liquot and Beer
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DONALDS0NvlLLE
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

DRY GooDs, GRocERIEs, Etc.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-02-02

REMINIscENcE OF NELLIE GRANT's
WEDDIHG. When Mrs. Sartoris, radiant
with happiness, had gone from home and
kindred To cross the ocean and find new
ties with strangers, her wedding robe and
veil were the last articles to be put away
in one Of those zinc packing boxes that
was used to preserve her silks from the ef-
feet OF IA sea voyage. An attache Of the
White House took porter up stairs to
bring Gown this last packing box-it WAS
in Nellie's room. lie knocked; receiving
no answer he entered. Mrs. Grant con-
fronted him, and by sign .motioned him
not 20 permit the porter TO enter, and laid
her finger upon her mouth to invoke RI
lcnce. The man glanced about the apart
ment TO divine the cause Of this imposed
quiet. Upon.his daughters bed, his facc
buried in her pillows, convulsed with sup.
pressed emotion, lay prone and PROSTATE
the grief-stficken father, who had gone
through all the ceremonies Of that mar
riage day with dry eyes and an unmovod
countenance, but parents love for favor
ite child had conquered the "belted
sphinx" only in the privacy Of his daugh-
ter's cham ber.-DetroH Free Press.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-02-02

BRAIN STIMULANT.-The best possible
thing fora man to do when be feels too
weak to carry anything through is to go
to bed and sleep as long as he can. This
is the only recuperation of brain power;
the only actual recuperation Of brain
force ; because during sleep the brain is
in state of rest, in n condition to receive
appropriate particles of nutriment from
the blood, which take the place of those
which have been consumed by previous
labor, since the very act ofthnking burns
up solid particles, as every turn Of the
screw of the steamer is the result of con.
sumption by fire or the fuel in the fur
mace. Tho supply of consumed brain
substance can only be had from the nu-
! tritive particles in the blood which were
obtained from the food eaten previously,
and the brain is so constituted that it can
best receive and appropriate to itself those
nutritve particles during the state ofrest
of quiet, and stiffness of sleep. Mere
stimulants supply nothing in themselves
they goad the brain, and force it to a
greater consumption of its substance, un-
til il is so exhausted that there is not pow
er enough left to receive a supply.-He,-
aid of Heath.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-02-02

RAILROAD GAUGE.-Vory much the
greater part Of the railroad system of this
country is Of what is known rs the
" standard gauge, that is, the distance
between the rails is four feet eight and
one-half inches. 1t has never been un .
derstood how this particular gauge hap
pened to be first adopted, though several
accounts have been given.
Besides this gauge there is the d" broad
gauge " Of five feet six inches, aud of late
there have been number of roads built
which have II distance OF three feet, or
even less, between the rails.
The broad gauge has been going out
OF fashion lately, aud tho Erie Railway,
with It's connections, is the only import.
nrt line that -tll maintains it. The
Grand Tiunk, which reaches from Port
hind, Me-, 10 Detroit, through Canada,
has abandoned it aud only last month,
the whole system Of railroads in Maine,
east Of Bnngor, with part Of the New
Brunswick roads, narrowed the gauge
down 10 tho standard.
A great deal has been written In favor
of the narrow gauge, OF about three feet,
as being cheaper both to build and to run.
The claim for it has been strenuously de-
MED, but it is II question for experts, and
one not to be discussed here. But us the
convenience Of connection between roads,
and of running the cars of one line upon
the rails Of another, is Of great value, it
is not likely that any very long lines of
road will be constructed hereafter upon
any but the standard gauge Youths
Companion.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-02-02

HERE is another story of Prince Bis
marck. In the summer of 1912, when
Bismarck was twenty eight years old,
and was cavalry officer, he was stand
ing one afternoon with some of his com
panions on bridge, when his groom led
his horse into the water to drink. Sud
denly the horse lost footing, fell, and the
groom disappeared. Bismarck immedi
ately threw away his sword, tore off his
uniform, and sprang into the river to save
his servant He caught him, but the
frightened man chung to him with such II
grip that he was Obliged TO go to the bot
tom before he could get loose. EVentu
ally he saYcd the groom. For this gal
liant deed Bismarck received the well
known Prussiun Rettungsmedaille that
one still sees between 50 many other stars
and orders on his breast. He Is very
proud Of this mark of honor, and once
when Distinguished dplomatist asked,
with some sarcasm, the meaning OF the
simple decoration, which, at the time,
WAS the only one he had, he answered
quickly, am in the habit of saving
peoples lives sometimes !"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-02-02

would do what he could. He would not
treat the matter lightly.
And he was as good as his word. He
examined into the case of Lacour, and
found that he was not of the criminal
class, and that in the affair of Monseg-
neur's storehouses he, had sought to do
good rather than evil. He pushed the
matter on up to the executive head, and
in few weeks Victor Laoour was par
doned and set free and be sure there was
a happy gathering at the cot of Jean
Brignol when the redeemed man went to
thank the kind friends to whom he owed
his liberty. And we can imagine that
Victor Lacour was not the only grateful
one.
That was the man-Victor Lacour-
whom l had desired so much TO see and
| not only saw him, but spont several
plea, ant hours ut different times, in his
shooting gallery. lie was all that ho had
been represented to be, and | am free to
confess that | greatly priced his friend
ship. was young then, and hero wor-
shipper. - Lcdger.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-02-02

A DESCRIPTION is given of paper car
pet now made in England, and designed
to initiate parquet flooring, the paper be-
ing printed in patterns to initiate different
wood, from photographs, so that, as it is
stated, the resemblance is absolutely per-
feet. The floor is first prepared by being
made perfectly level, and the crevices fill
ed up with plaster of Paris over the sur
face, as thus prepared, he,sion is stretched,
and on this first lining paper, and then the
patterned paper, is pasted. the whole be-
ing finished with coating of peculiar
kind of varnish, described as wonderfully
hard and wear resisting. This kind Of
carpeting can be kept perfectly clean with
the greatest ease, and, though the wear Of
paper carpeting may be thought prob
lematical, the inventor states that he has
had rooms covered with it sixteen months
without showing any appreciable signs Of
wear. It's appearance, also, is very sat
isfactory TO the eye.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-02-02

MUSCULAR CHRISTIANITY Recently,
Henry Ward Beccher, in one of his ia
miliar talks, told story of his western
experience, which he appeared to enjoy
fully MS much as the listeners "Old
Ben Haven, one of those unselfsh mon
who went out rs ministers among the first
settlers Of the west, once told mo of his
experience with blacksmith who became
very angry with him because he had in.
duced the backsmith's wife to Join the
church. The burly fellow threatened to
thrash the life out OF the minister tho first
chance he had. Well, Ben Haven was
singing as he was riding along ono morn
ing through tho woods on one of those
corduroy roads, which don't allow one to
turn of on either side, when no met the
blacksmith. He saw there was no use
trying to avoid the meeting. The black
it'll, took his horse by the bride and
asked: "Your name is Haven, isn't it?"
YES" "Well, stranger, you've got to
come off that horse. There's going TO be
Il fight here, and one of us is going to be
whipped" Ben tried to argue with him
but he saw TWAS no use and so he said
he was sorry, but if he must be must. So
he tied his horse to II tree and they went
Mt it. Sometimes he was on top and the
blacksmith was under, and sometimes it
was the other way. Sometimes he got
terribly pounded, and sometimes the
other man. Good old Ben snid he never
had such Il time in his life and he was
very sure nothing in tho world sustained
him but the grace of God. Laughter.
lie kept thinking: 1t won't do for Il
minister OF the gospel to get whipped
llaughterl and he thought the sweetest
sound he ever heard was when that black
smith cried Enough. But thon he only
let him up upon the condition that the
next prayer meeting he held in the village
the blacksmith should bo there, and 70
forward to tho anxious seat for prayer
And tho blacksmith kept his word, and he
sf.erward united with Old Ben's church.
Now" said Mr.. Beecher, emphntica ly,
che pounded the grace Of God into that
man. Laugher.l The inhiction Of pain
Is not necessarily inconsistent with the
spirit of forgiveness. | don't think there
can be any mistake about that
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-02-02

A YANKEE gentleman said that Nan
tucket horses wero celebrated for their
general worthessnoss, imbsclity and
marvellous slowness. He said a citizen
sold one to cavarly officer during the
civil war, and warranted him to be good
war horse. The soldier came back after
wards in towering passion, and said ho
had been swindled. AS how?" asked
tho Nantueketer. "Why, there's not
bit of good in dim, and yet you warrant
ed him good war horse" "Yes, did;
and he is good war horse; he'd sooner
die than run!"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-02-02
Weaverville, February Q, 1878.

GOING IN DEBT.-Halt the young men
in the country, with many old enough to
know better, would "go into business :"
that is, into debt, tomorrow if they
could. Most poor men are so ignorant
as to envy the Merchant and manufactur-
er, whose life is an inccssant struggle with
pecun;ary difficulties, who is driven to
constant shinning," and who, from
month to month, barely evades that in
solvency which sooner or later overtakes
most men m business so that it has been
computed that but one in twenty Of them
achieves pecunAry success. For my
own part-and speak from sad experl
State prison, a slave in rice swamp,
than to pas through life under the har-
row of debt. Let no man mlsjudge him
self unfortunate or truly poor 80 long as
he has the full use Of his limbs and acul-
ties, and is substantially free from debt.
Hunger, cold, rags, hard work, contempt,
suspicion, unjust repfoach, are di-agreea-
bic; but debt IS infinitely more than
them all. | repeat, my young friends,
avoid pecuniary obligations MS you would
pesCielce and famine. Ii you have but
fifty cents, and can get NJ more fora week
buy n peck OF corn, parch it and live on
1t, rather than owe any man dollar
OF course, | know that some men must
do business that involve risks, and must
often give notes and other obligations,
and | do not consider him really in debt
who can lay his hand directly on the
means Of paying, at some little sacrifice,
all he owes. | speak of real debt, that
which involves risk or sacrifice on the one
side, obligation and dependence on the
other and say, from all such let every
youth humbly pray God to preserve HIM
ever more.-Hor0ce Greeley.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-02-02

THIs story, ofcourse, comes from Paris
A father vainly endeavors by threats and
entreaties to reconcile his daughter to tho
idea Of marriage with man she detests.
Says he: "But jus: tell me what you
can find agans; him! He is hard work
ing, distinguished, witty, well-to do, on
the high road to success; in short, ho has
everything to commend him." The girl
shakes her head resolutely. Then the
father, in despair, adduces his last argu.
ment: a man Of IA million. Not thirty
years old yet, and AS bald as a billiard
ball"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-02-02
TRINITY COUNTY.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY;
COURT TERMS:

District COurt-Second Monday in April
August and December
county COurt-First Monday in anu
ary' March, May, July, September and NO
vomber.
Probate COurt-(Same as County Court
board of Supervisors--Firs Monday
February, May, August and November.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-02-02

A WRITER says that when swimmer
gets the cranp he should turn his toes to-
ward tho Gnee. Another good way is to
Turn your toes toward the middle Of the
pond, and paw for the nearest dry land.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-02-02

IT takes ali the enjoyment out Of a
game of croquet to hear it called an
amusement within the reach ofthe feeb-
lest intellect"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-02-02
Weeklg Trinity Juurnal.

ps- The "JOURyN:gL" has no .Essnts
the Pwbifshsr prsfsrring to do business
tpffh .SdUsrfisers direct. .SdpsrtfsinS
Rates furnished on application.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-08
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

NJ. Z. DEMONSTRATING at II A. NJ.
and 7:30 P. NJ: Sunday school and Bible
class ut 2 o'clock. Prayer meeting on
Thursday evening. Rev. n. A. Kicker,
Pastor.
RuBr HILL M. E. Church.-Rev. w.
J. Penrose will preach at this church this
evening at Z o'clock. PRAYER meeting on
Thursday evening. Sabbath school at 2
r. u.
ST.. JAMRs' CHURCH. - Service will be
held at st. James Church, at IL o'clock A.
NJ, and at 7:S0 P. NJ. Rev. G. b. Craw-
ford, Rector.
Sunday school will be held in the church
at : o'clock p. n.
CATHOLIC CnuRcH.--Rev. Father Monte
verde, pastor. Mass at IL o'clock A. N.
Vespcrs Ut 7 o'clock r. u.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Services will be
held at the Presbyterian Church at IL
o'clock A. NJ, and at 7:30 o'clock p. NJ, by
Philo Phelps, Pastor.
TIL PREsByrEaIAN SUNDAY ScHooL will
meet ct IL o'clock n.
The Independent Order Of B'nia Birth,
. Jewish benevolent organization. meets al
d Fellows Hall every Sunday evening
ct 7:s0 o'clock.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-08

An Interesting Case Tried IN storey
County.

An Interesting Case Tried IN Storey
County.
A case Of interest to brokers and their
customers, has just been decided BY q Jury
in the District Court Of Storey County.
The title Of the cause was, Mary Mccarthy
vs.. the Nevada Bank. The "Chronicle 4"
Of the 9th says:
The suit was brought to recover S6sS,
for the sale Of ten shares Of Union Consol-
idated and forty shares of Caledonia stock
by the defendants without, o. is alleged
giving due notice 10 the plaintiff. The de-
PENDANTS claimed that at the time the stool.
was purchased the plaintiff signed o special
contract, authorizing the defendants 10 sell
without notice, whenever the stock vent 80
low as to threaten to leave the margin I'M
covered. Plaintiff, on tho witness stand,
denied that she had ever signed such q
contract, and when the contract was hand
ed to her she denied, point blank, that the
signature was hers. q. A.. King, agent Of the
bank. swore she signed the contract in his
presence, and that on the strength Of the
signature the purchase was made. Samuel
Osbiston, the paying-teller, did not see
the act Of signing. but testified that he re-
ceived the contract from Mr.. Kings
hands Immediately afterwards, and the
name Of Mary McCarty was affixed to the
document.
The plaintiff was asked 10 write her
name on a piece Of paper, which she did,
and Samuel Osbiston and J.. r. White, Of
the bank. were put on the stand - ex-
perts. They gave as their opinion that the
same person wrote both signatures. The
plaintiffs attorney held that notwithstand-
ing the special contract it was the defend
ants place to give notice Of q contemplated
sale. The testimony was all in at | O'Clock,
and the Court took a recess.
At a quarter past 8 o'clock the jury gave
the plaintiff a verdict for the full amount
claimed-S63S. A stay Of proceedings for
twenty days was granted.