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CRIMINAL NEWS.
The Horrid Drama Witnessed by a
Dramatic Company.
Particulars of tho Brutal Murder
Committed by james
Curry.
The People Of Marshall Inclined to
String Him Up.
Mrs. Pete Mccartney " squsals," and
Will BE Set Free.


THE SHOOTING or PORTER AND
DARnYNORE.
r,spafeh to cincinnati EHqHirfr.
LITTLE NoGK, ARR. March .l.-lhe musoeF
Of Mt. u, c. Porter. Of the Diplomacy Dramatic
COMPANY, was otc Of Tic must brutal ever
known j. 8. Sheppard "'"l Ernest stanioy, OF
E,nqrson's Mnstres, arrived III The city Testct-
dny afternoon, an,l from tl!em your torrcspohd%
ent learns the following facts; They we're pres
cnt at thu ttmo of thu shooting. prcrols to
the murder James Curry met Sheppard and
atanley, and accncd very 1ntlch disposed to
create a disturbances, tnsumuch that the Two
gentlemen avoided him. Tic Diplomacy Com
uauy were In restaurant At &fc depot, as prev-
f,lsly stated, when the murderer Curry walked
in, making M osrcnn remark. Mr.. Forter very
Nepttcmai,ly called him ashlc and reInonstrafcl
with Il n eE n4st:es n y eant cs III s0 Sas w. s0ss Tx
he'll Gayo You not to, 10 with lit"
exclaimed tfG .atsassln, drawing two re-
vpvera. Mr.. Maurice Barrymore watltcd up
iuet at this ltn,c, nl1, drawing of his coat, re-
markcd: 1--WE aru 10th nparmca, hut, 4 yo.
will lay down your pistol, I'll Eve YOU all YOU
want" Wlt6oYt sayIuE nnything tnorc, nn.l
without any othh provuca.lon, Curry fred both
pistols almost simultaneously, one at Porter
mn, tho other Mt Barrymore, at..i quick a. 1asa
ho fired botit pistols agatn.
The first discharge tntouiled for Porter struck
him In tn lnwet part Of tho body, n,ld the ball
went through his bowels. nc hf5t kH0L thtcnu-
ed for Harrymaro misscsl. The next strlirk his
right arm. Porter fell 10 tlc floor and aietl
last words being; "0ivc n'c more rnorphIne."
After Porter tcll Curry fred ut Miss Cunlatngs
with both pistols, and, misAing 1lcr he advansrd
md placed the nuzzlcs of both weapons TO her
bosom. The afTri9l,ted woman shrank
back and evnle1 tho deat(ly dis.
charge. The brute then turno1l, and
fred scvcrat times at hoy and then nt
some one csep; aud then, whcn he saw no one
else he desired to murder, be showed his utter
lack Of feeling, walked III to ii dug lying on thu
floor, uul stamped his head. OF about forty
men who gathered arolsinl The pincc, not oo
l1ad ncrYc enough 10 attempt nm arrest.
Curry, after doing NIL tIc could walked back
Into the restaurant, md in all Insulting lna.lncr
demanded: 3" What do nwe hcrcl and then
adding: "l'Il sec Yo, again,n walked out md
govo himsclf up. Curry Is n hrotlrr Of Mayor
Curry OF Shreveport, anl It Is saa that Porter
Is bis fifth victim. :.
Porter was tile only support Of M nged
mother, Hfs remains, In charge OF Mr.. Muir
dock, OF tue ilt-fatcd troupe passcd through
the city this c7en!ng. The mur'icrer Is now on
trial, and 1t Is Thought that Judge Lynch will
take his case In charge hefore he law, by It's iu~
direct course, will reach ttoclslon.
, 1879-03-24

ST. LOUIS, No., March 91.-The attempted
asl,i probably successful suicide OF prominent
Alexander Largue shot linself twEcu 10 the fare
with pissui, als.i eryatpess having set in ycs-
terlay, he Ia now in dying condition ut his
residence, No. 202s Clark avenue, Ms.
Lsrguo IL q Hcll.kuoWn citizeu.1 espo-
cially, in gas.clrcles. he having been -
stockholdeF in Kasworks in Denver, Col.t
Austin and Sherman, Tex, aud th!s city, where
, 1879-03-24
BURGLARY. .

6ntefdi Disuaseh 10 The Tribune.
SouTn BEND. Ind, March 22.--At Lakyil1e, n
few n,ilcs soutl, Of this city, the store Of A. O.
Van Liew was entered. His safe MAS blown
open, nr',l S1,a10 n1,i ten watches taken. Tho
watches aud must Of tho money wero on deposit
for hafa kceplng. The thiescs took horse and
tra!n for Chicago rcre ' wcrc thrss @ i ,fI tHe,, @
all young men. Tley were dreased In dark
clothes.
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Dcatl. Of q Lady In Church.

-, U1tlHVFS SUI, -V1FTA II.
Miss Louisa nonutsor, aged. Is yeare,
dau1hte! Ut Ar. sluphen Donaldson, No, lii
South Exeter street, died suddenly III High
htTtct baptist Church last night. Miss Uoluu-
SOU WIS III attell1anco upon lady wlo WIZ uuo
Of niuu candidates lor bap.isn. Tllis la.lY had
6ecn down into tllu bapl!sal pool With the Ney.
j. 7. Craig, the paat0r. Misa Donaldson had
, 1879-03-24
N, Iopere and the QUARTER Latin"..The
Story Of Popnlar aoug--Youth,
Poetry, and Bohemia
DsQnlcting Stuto Of Political AIalss.. ..Repnb1ltans
and ,Radltn1s...s rising Star, n.
Clementtau. :
Dramatic and Musicai---A Fe-
male Lio,1.T0n1er---The
Concerts.


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a"'J ~ ~ nent n''a @ u,'a, =, .as' ."as w.,
a",, "sn ~ sssn .asNe' e'.".m .. us''sA'
'at, ~ s.o,n'a,- 'e""''ss n,'.a'. "'.5e"'
~. S..a.5 ~ so'""'" ','aeo" y" 1,,.e Ill.,, Sau ~
se', s'otl1.''0ss IN 1,a''s pnss 10 'ns.s II,
10 Dc 70 nl hu.h
np uaoa, pa ,s III"
tor ot hn,tnn "ovon n In dI1 Ioavn
ter NJ oottom'-eVen NC "a 4eaSe
the beaten track q! rroprictY for
few hours IN dcfcrcnce tn tho fashion Of
his noIghhurs. A reputation for w!iducss Is,
however. con,parntlyely innocuo,ls to its owner
40 long IA he ts Young, hut, later on, 1t tnay
In HI. mi, A, sn,rort N ,,it,icol d,orltI,s
'..,,% w ~ . '.''''s",a.,. an r .n..a,s,h, ,,
eou'u naSc ~ tnnse "np'easan' possefS'o',' II
sou want to crush po'itiraI opponent here,
talk AMI writo of him pcrslatcntlyas
r.e aru,rrx.
1,o,,o,t Tim ,,.n.,aoi,,, to-,, ,,,o, oro,,cb ra
NopI"s @'e u'nPa'ns'"H 'c'n' u,.cu sno"s', a''o
you hnvc cvory chaucc OF succeeding. Awl,olosln-
pcuchmcnt lies neatly packed in thoso two little
words. They st,cmntize,.,c accused as unsteady,
n,nh,r ,,nro,fo,In n,", IN snnrt 40 , snoIdod',
sas,, a1'saD.' ".., - s"o, t..s,. 10 a9 a. ~.
II they nre applied to writer, they insinuato
cycn ,nrno intent. M,t t,,at ho fl. ofler ali.
s,uirc, ann 1. viii, nora,Iorr,-clrar,v m nosafo a'
visionary, or unpracttral, or a raltcal,-to lo
,,rooant IL, .,,si,,,, ho,,rr.n,. ,n1 ffa,~,,s,aS
nrcaaea W sca8'o1e po"'eeo'a "nu uls'.usteu
iu The chamber. IL IS not aston1ahlng' there
lore, TINT OF the whHlc, publlc mon In Frauce
ase rathcr shy Of reytylng memories OF what
thov Al and snd 4, ,hc yc,r on NJ thoIr cyi...
10y o 49, w." w., 1,.ss,H.
encc' fclhaps tney Wefes "lta nonc!hlans.
With robust fulfil In tho delights os lifc In
garrot. They may huro been fervent wor-
sh,nrre ri 1i6rttc ns m tnstjtut,on. nnl ,nnv
,arn h.s,, ~ tns1,.,oa - no,,,,.non, r,,,o, ~.
haYe pcon .t,,nsu ..r..., " paonu - 'e''s.oa ~
Etnerll,-tho Chrlstinn TORN ot 1t especially.
WHY remind thctn Of III They arc "scriotist'
,pou0h nov surnfyl
o" =. ,.,,,.t -. 1.o.a,,,,n .,,,rt,r ~ a..
IL ,l'..e' oo ateAa1u''s "uuot'nh w ec"t'e@
1nnn ltko
u. LErEHE,
who has just risen to the lofty place Of Minister
of thr 1ntertor. when an trrcyercnd, rossinlnr.
,o,,ot,,,. r,rn+ .,,rl, ~ tbo E,ooro .rh,n,s.
h'n'c'ous pt4"t' 'ueo ~ WV "9"''' s~A"'iea "
letter written dozen years ago tand
comfortably forgotten ns hc hau hopcd),
In which tho writer laws claim 10 TIM
Nv
, 1879-03-24

Eptrid1 Dfspasch 10 7ns Nf6nna
QUINCY, ILL.,, March :1.-Capt. Joseph Artus,
VI this city, died to-day Mt she mgr Ut ST. liz
.!lud been resident Of Quincy fur over forty
years. And was we'll known throughout thu
Htntc,
.grsffal Hispatrh Ia TAs 7ttbnnA
TEKHE HAuTK, Ind. Sfafcf a3-At s oclork
th!s morning ". IL. buckingham expired vi hla
uftur an Illness of abo,it threo weuhs. liz has
hrcn IN oIIlccr III tho Naunlla lsatIruatl sfnye
1911, holding tho uicu Ut Auditor tho !'.lst tive
yuars. lie was highly estccnrd i,y lari.e rlrc!s
III our beat ctxcls us very catnble ol!frer n,Ml
worthy citfxeI!. Ills lDss III deeply regretted.
lie leaves wife Al,l1 EUlr children.
, 1879-03-24

could not, as n sufc, n,k yoa 10 hdycritsc suv
tradssman Erntutuualy, hut II IA Lanion
plcar" by yons kinl permission. mould tel III
know where thls tclenp foua - could he obtained,
hn would chnfcr groat bonodt On many i struv.
CLING laborcf, as we'll ~ on yeurs, obeliontly,
4 LONDON MECHANIC.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-12-27
Uncle Johnny ct Church.

When good Gov. s., who is most
devout Episcopalian, was the Chief Mag
istrate of Kentucky, he was wont TO fire.
quently entertain the members of the
General Assembly ut the Governors
Mansion. To one of these levees came,
with the member from his county, an
old mountaineer who had Just reached
Frankfort with the raft of logs which he
had brought down the Kentucky River.
The old man, who was called Familiarity
"Uncle Johnny" soon became the
center Of an admiring group, to whom
his jean clothes were not at all an i'm
proper attire for the Governors leyee;
and his tongue being loosed by glass
for the first time in his life, he was
entertaining his auditors with stories
from "his county," when the Governor
approached.
"Uncle Johnny here is the Governor"
said one of the company; and straight
way the old man was silent, for he was
overwhelmed by this first vision Of the
majesty of the Commonwealth.
"Go on with your story, Uncle john
n.y." said some one; the Governor will
like to hear it,
Yes, go on, Uncle Johnny, said the
Governor, with kindly smile of encour-
ayement; and the old man, thus con-
WINGED that even the Governor was also
man, concluded his narrative.
Then, becoming holder, he ventured
to address the Governor, saying, "Guv-
ner, l went to your meeting yistidy, and
l seen whar you sets.''
He had been to the Episcopal Church
and had been shown the Governors
pew.
Did you, Uncle Johnny? ?" responded
Governor s.. Sand how did you
like it?''
swell, Guvnor, never knowed much
what they was a-doin', but Iriz and fell
'oiM EN- every time. "-Harper's Maga-
zine.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-12-27
Not His Darling.

After a downtown young man had
been keeping company with a girl at the
north end Of Third Street for several
months, her father got the idea that a
salary of o. per week would not support
his daughter in proper style, and he
forbade the young man to come to the
house. Letters were exchanged and
stolen interviews followed, but nothing
of the sort will occur again.
The other night the old man observed
his daughter acting nervous and queer,
and he scented cologne in the air.
Whispering in the old woman's ear he
lodged out doors and took position
favorable for one determined ON evil.
Pretty soon soft steps were heard. The
old man eoughed. The gate opened,
the steps came nearer and q voice whis-
pered:
"Is that my darling?"
"Not hardly!" replied the old gentle
man, as he rose up and reached out for
a coat-collar, and next moment pair
polished boot-heels revolved in the air,
swept off the top of rosebush, came
down and demolished a flower pot and
then shot out of the gate at the rate of
mile a minute, bearing away young
man whose hair had pushed his hat off.
Detroit Free Press
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-12-27
Counterfeit Eggs.

1t is well known that in America
every thing is cOunterfeited the wooden
hams and nutmegs sent from the New
England States are well remembered.
Eggs are now also counterfeited, and
this mandatory is carried out on a
large scale. On one side of a large
room the reporter saw several large cop
per vessels filled with thick glutinous
yellow mass, which a man was con
stantly stirring. This was the yellow of
the egg-the yelk. On the opposite side
were similar vessels, in which the white
was fabricated. The egg-shells were
made of white substance resembling
plaster of Paris, by means of blow
pipe, just as soap bubbles are blown.
After being dried in an oven, the egg
shells were filled: first with artificial
albumen, then with some of the artifi-
cial yelk, and lastly with a little of the
artificial albumen. The small opening
at the end of the egg was closed with
white cement; and the greatest achieve
ment of modern civilization, the artifi-
cial egg, was ready. In appearance it
resembled natural egg; but, whether
cooked or raw, it was indigestible and
injurious to health.
The above we find in the Canada
Medical and Surgical Journal, credited
to the British Medical Journal To make
his story complete the writer should
have added that at this same manufac-
tory he also saw a number Of patent
incubators employed in Matching out
chickens from these artificial eggs,
which was causing great excitement
among the farmers and poultry raisers.l
Scientific american.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-12-27

ucational institutions, the money to be
invested in per cent. bonds and the in
terest divided annually.
Archbishop Williams's programme,
as authoritatively laid down in the Bos-
ton Pilot, is that Catholic children should
be sent to Catholic schools, whenever
practicable, and such schools should be
established in every parish and made
equal to the public schools, as far as
possible. In case Catholic schools can
not be provided or are not suitable, par
ents should send their children to the
public schools, rather than allow them
to grow up illiterate, taking care at the
same time to have the children diligent-
ly taught in Christian doctrine out of
school hours.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-12-27
Endurance Of the Horse.

In order to test the endurance of
horses in the cavalry service, a trial
match on horseback was recently I'M
dertaken by eight Italian officers Of the
Novara Cavalry Regiment. The task
was To travel 312 miles from Milan,
through Verona, Modena and Piscenza,
back to Milan in five days, over roads
generally good, but in some few places
muddy, with deep ruts. The task was
accomplished with some hours to spare,
and without undue fatigue to the horses.
Thirteen pounds Of corn, and from six
and half to eight and half pounds Of
hay were found to be sufficient daily "a
tons for each horse during the march,
and occasionally little water thickened
with little flour and salt. On arriving
at their stables the horses were always
well wisped, and half an hour after
ward their girths loosened. The aver
age rate of marching during the jour-
ney was between five and five and half
miles an hour; this, of course, included
occasional trots.-7hrf, Field and Farm
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-12-27

The number of pupils in the South
Carolina public schools during the last
year was 122, 463, of whom Ga ,095 were
colored.
-Thirty-seven students are now in
attendance at the London School of
Medicine for Women and at the Royal
Free Hospital. Since the foundation of
the school 20 have entered, many of
whom have taken diplomas, and are
now in practice.
In Georgia there is minister of the
primitive Baptist denomination who has
five churches under his care, making it
necessary for him to preach all day long
on Sundays. During six days Of the
week he goes into the forest and chops
wood to earn a living. And he is II
years of age at that.
Rev Moses How, a Methodist Epis-
copal clergyman of Portsmouth, n. H.,
is said to be the oldest preacher of any
denomination in New England. He is
80 years old, and began to preach 65
years ago. He is hearty and well. and
preached extemporaneously at Ports
mouth the other Sunday, speaking with
a strong, smooth and pleasant voice.
Senator Bailey of Tennessee has in
troduced a bill appropriating the sum
of $4,000 that has recently been COW
cred back into the United States Treas
ury from appropriations for the pay
and bounties of colored soldiers, which
remained unclaimed after seven years,
owing to the impossibility of discovering
the claimants, for the aid of colored ed
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-12-27
Odds and Ends.

Moody and Sankey propose to fight
it out in St. Louis if it takes all winter
-Bufalo Express.
Twas the night before Christmas
When all through the house
The young folks were stirring
And young lady, weighing one hundred
and sixty pounds, who went to the closet
to get "A goblet, was scared almost to
death" by dear little mouse.
-Norristo,cn Herald.
:" Clarissa," who is getting up lit
tie Christmas party for her Sunday
school class, wants to know show to
make good lemonade?" Well, we can't
give the recipe exactly, only you put in
plenty of water, and then sweeten it
with any thing but sugar, and make it
tart with any thing except lemons
HaUkeye.
-"Just now, in at Smiths" said
Jones, his face flushed with the proud
consciousness of a good deed done, "my
honesty had a severe strain. A fellow
went out Just after l came in, and no.
ticed he left half dollar of his change
on the counter. My first thought was
to pocket it. Sorry to say it, boys; but
it is fact. l didn't, though, thank
heaven! No; just put my fingers near
it when Smith handed me my cigars,
and by curious coincidence it was Just
the right change. Seemed sort o.
providential, didn't it? ies," he con-
tinued, "there's no doubt about it;
honesty is the best boston
Transcript.
=" Jennie, darling" he said, as they
sat cozily side by side in the big, old
fashioned chair, whose generous arms
had often encompassed a similar pair;
"my sweet girl, and the fire blazed
and cracked, and snapped its lively
glances of light out in the darkening
room; "my dearest one, and the fit
full shadows came and went into the
apartment, making grotesque figures
upon its handsome walls; slight Of my
life, and her pretty head nestled con-
fidingly against his manly vest, through
whose folds the beating of his tender
heart was plainly audible; "my beacon
light, and he pressed in his honest
palm her little hand-oh, so little! and
he said: "my little pet, and outside
the wind blew fierce, while the dashing
rain smote hard against the pane,
frightening the peaceful influence of
the glowing CRATE my own dear GIRL"
and the tremor in his voice was born
of purest love; "my guiding STAR
he said-he said Well, blest if we
know what else he did say; but that
was enough. With a woman's intuition
she knew his meaning, and she scooped
him in.-Rockland Courier.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-12-27

"A statistician computes that $780,
600 watches and 100000 clocks are
annually turned out in different parts of
the world.
Flower farming is about to be intro
duced in Santa Barbara and also in Al
varado County for the extraction of
scents, California being prolific in flow
ers above all other growths.
The production of spirituous liquors
in this country, in the year ending last
June, was 1885,, 62l gallons. Making
allowance for the expectation of A.
SS7 1871 gallons during the year, the to-
tai product affords over agallon year
to every man, woman and child in this
country.
One firm at Pittsburg employs 200
men upon wrought iron wagon fittings.
They control nearly 100 patents, cover
ing devices used and processes for turn
ing out the different parts of ma
chinery. The firm makes the nee
essary fittings for 10000 wagons every
year.
1t is stated that the celebrated
pomologist of Europe, DIR. Van Mons,
has fruited over $4,000 varieties of
pears, which is only small portion Of
the whole number produced by differ
ent individuals. This may seem in
credible to those who are not acquaint-
ed with the culture of this fruit, and to
those familiar with the peculiarities and
capricious nature Of the pear, it be-
comes matter of no little surprise.
The american Manufacturer gives
an account of gas-machine that is
destined to do more damage to the gas
than EdisOn's electric light,
provided it works well. The machine
is said to be very simple, and easily at
tached to any stove, and is designed to
produce an abundance of gas to il
Illuminate the house during the night
1t is said that this invention is in sue
cessful operation, and is doing all that
is claimed for it.
"A continuance has been invented by
Messrs. Dufilhot & Duprat of Bordeaux,
France, for regulating the speed of ma
chinery. 1t consists of spindle to
which rotary motion is impaired by the
to which it is attached; on the
spindle is fitted sliding cone, and I'M
der the latter is cross-head, bearing
bent and counterpoised arms jointed
thereon. When the spindle is revolved
by the machine, the arms are thrown
at their lower extremities, but
upon the cone with their upper
and by means of their vary
ing friction on the cone, which increases
tho v-nvnstfv of tho motion of tho
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-12-27

up the band of malefactors who were
the terror of Pomerania in 1850. He
joined the band himself, aided them in
committing several overt acts of treason,
and enabled himself to identify them
when they were Melted by force of
gendarmerie.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-12-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.

-Miramu, the new prima donna, says
she never took a lesson in acting. 1t Is
her belief that if one has soul and feel
ing, the expression and the acting come
10y intuition.
The prize of $50 offered by the New
York Metropolitan Museum of Art, for
the best set of twelve tiles, has been
awarded to Miss Mary King LOngfellow
of Portland, Maine.
Herbert Spencer is wintering in
Egypt for his health, which has been
seriously shattered by his recent close
application to study. His forthcoming
work will be entitled ceremonial In
stitutions."
The late John Blackwood, one day
in conversation with Miss Annie Brew
ster, related how he and George Eliot
had corresponded for some time before
he knew she was woman. Z" called
her Dear George" he said merrily,
"and employed some easy expressions,
such as man uses only to a man. At
ter knew her was little anxious to
remember all that might have said"
Some new light may be expected
to be thrown upon contemporary his
tory by an important work on which
the ex-Dictator of Hungary, Louis Kos
suth, has been for some time past en-
gagged, and which will appear simultane-
ously in five European languages. Kos
suth daily devotes 10 hours out of every
"a to the work Of composition, compila-
ton, and arrangement, and the book he
is about to give to the world will consist
not only Of his personal memoirs, but
of his political writings and speeches.
The first volume is announced for pub
LEGATION before the end of the present
year.
Mr.. Arthur Sullivan, who is Just
now receiving much social honor, and
gathering sequins from his music, is of
Irish parentage on one side, and of Ital-
ian descent on the other, and, as Ed
mund Yates says, is endowed with that
gift, rarest in England-the gift of vi
vacity. As a boy he had learned to
play upon several instruments, and
sang in the Chapel Royal. After Is
months instruction he wrote an anthem,
and Sir George Smart decreed that the |
work of his protege should be sung in
the Chapel ROYAL. Mr. Sullivan's eyes
twinkle as he tells how the Bishop of |
London, on being told the name of the
author, sent for him, patted his black
curly head, and presented him then and
there with 10 shillings. This encour-
aged him to compete for the Mendels-
sohn scholarship at the Royal Academy
of Music, for which he was only just of |
sufficient age-14 years-and he won
the prize, worth 800 a year, for which
England has Jenny Lind to thank. By
Sullivan's exertions this prize has been
increased to $3.50 a year. Mr.. Sullivan
is great personal favorite with the
members of the royal family, as he is
with persons everywhere who have roy
atty of intellect.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-12-27

The recently arrived Sheffield OPP
eratives are making fine razors in the
Hotchkiss shop, at Bridgeport, Conn:
Razor making has never been successful
in this country before.