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, 1879-02-23
OUR SEEnIFFS

An ex-Sherin sends in a list Of the Sheriffs OF
Cook County since its organization, and state
mcnt of tue various executions which have taken
place within the county during the same period.
The Shcri1Is marked with an asterisk are dead,
and, according to tue ex-sherlG, all the crini-
nails are in the same predicanent. It is good
thing, he says, to remind people that some MUIR
ocrcrs have fallen by the wayside. This county
was set off from Peoria in 1881, when James
kinze was appointed Sheriff. The list is as fol-
lows:
, 1879-02-23
Spelling-Keform Discussion.

CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-1 regret that G. u. B. ex-
presses no hope that We shall agree On q system
OF spelling reform. II We are both guided by
reason and ac1uated By sincerity, we ought not
to widely differ; and, whether ne individually
come to an agreement OF not, the reading public
can learn reasons for retaining, rejecting, Or
changing the oeh2tahle letters, and form their
, 1879-02-23


CHICAGO, Feb 22.-T1lc article On Chicago in
"Johnson's Cyclopedia' u confirms the following
remarkable statement:
The watcr-supply of the city is derived from
Lasc Michigan. An iron cylinder nine feet in di-
ame1cr WAS driven into the lake-bed thirty-one
feet bclow tue bottom, ut Il distance of two miles
from the shore, and h tunnel cxcayateu thence to
the shore and to the Wntcr-Works, achcre IL is
forced By pomerfH! DunlDs to the summit Of toner
1'0 feet high, and thence distributed oCer te city.
The italics in the above quotation arc mine, as
1t IS TO the fal1acy OF that portion OF the state
ment wish to call the attention OF The TR1B-
uNE. Probably nine-tenths Of the citizens Of
Chicago would accept the statement as true;
therefore it would seem important that We
should be better informed.
Very many people think the water-tower con-
tains two pipes,-that the water is forced up
enc to the top Of the tower, and then falls
down the other, thus giving the water 'shead "
to the hight Of the tower all over the city.
Now, ! submit the theory that not one-ha1f Of
the water pumped ever goes into the tower at
all, or at least not necessarily. Most Of the
water in the tower eau just us well be dead or
standing water, for it merely regulates and does
not give the pressure or - head.''
Will some reader OF THE TRIBUNE give the
correct tlleory2 a. E. c.
, 1879-02-23
100 lATE.

New York, Feb :22.-Count Vincenzo sera-
tino de Bgibent died Wednesday in East New
York in abiect poverty. Since then letter has
arrived from his family, urging the return Of
the Count to Italy, and saying large amount
OF monev WAS placed with the Italian Consul q
Liverpool, subject TO his order.
, 1879-02-23
The Right Man.

TO The Editor 05 The TT7bNnt-
lEMoNT, Feb. 22.-The person referred to as
receiving outdoor relief in Dir. Walkers office
formerly acting as draughtsman) is Mr. Har-
rison. This is asked that no mistake may be
made in supposng it was either of two other
excellent gentlemen engaged IN tile same Office
WM. s. BROWN.
, 1879-02-23


To the Editor Of TIE Trtbune-
CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-lt is said that = young
LADY, probably sue OF st. Louis, limited to Dir.
Tiiden that she would like her valentine in
cipher, an arrangement which would clude pub
lie curiosity and accommodate the facile habits
Of the writer. It was accordingly sent, as fol-
lows:
You my o, but o thee;
OOno O. nnt 0 me!
Then let my thy be,
And give q %, 1hce!
By some trick the thing fell into the hands OF
Whitelaw Reid, who has given translation to
the world as follows:
You sigh fur my cipher, but sigh for thee;
0 sigh for no cipher, but sigh for me!
Then let mr. cyphcr thy cipher DC.
And give sigh for sigh, for sign for thee:
SIGMA.
, 1879-02-23
You 0 my D, but I @ thee;


TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
CHICAGO, Feb. 31.--I beg to suggest through
your columns to his Honor Mayor Heath and
the City Council the necessity which exists for
the appointment OF competent and honest per-
sons to act as detectives OF aduterated groceries
and proyisious-as sold now by almost all the
retail outside grocers. The poorer class OF the
citizens are being actually poisoned,-slowly but
~certainly,-the -four, the sugar, the coffee, the
tea, the milk, tue buttcr-almost everything
sold to them in the shape OF an ediblc--ls adul-
tcrated by poisonous or injurious substances.
OF course these poor people buy the cheapest
kinds Of these supplies they can obtain, OF
necessity, and iu many instances are trusted for
them and have "pass-book," and they are,
therefore, the more easily cheated: It Is an in
peratiye duty Of the Mayor and OF the City
Council to protect the citizens and suppress BY
the enact1n ent Of salutary laws the fearful pub,
lie abuses that are being practccd. Honest and
faithful as we'll as competent men should be
Immediately appointed as detectives, and sellers
of adulterated food should be punished ~
fine and Imprisonment, their licenses revoked,
aud poisoned goods destroyed. A CITIZEN.
, 1879-02-23

ID the EHHoT az Inc 1T7ulHt.
CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-I am glad to Sc the promi-
nenc that is being eivn to the subject Of Spelling
Reform iu the colums OF TIE TR1BuN, and hav
red III the artikls publisht upon this subject
with intrcss. But it SENS to me that wun ho
advokts reform, and las down theory for such
reform, shud in his practis conform to bis
theory. Allow me to critisize sum things in the
artikl o. sc. D. B.'' il YESTERDAYS TR1BUN:
First, in all words ending with aton 'elop, aud
hav usd 'shun." Second, he rctans the final
letr in such words as ''nope,' .'wse" ''propose,"
etc, in al Of which cases the final is silent.
Third, he spells "might" thus, s'miht." 1t
shou hav bin Il nit" the h being silent. Fourth,
be retains the old spclfng of 7"easy"; it shod
be '9csa." Fifth, using 90, as in "looscly,"
when wun was sutisbnt. Sixth, using to Is in
.,speling" Seventh, retaining the in graf
Ninth, '"al1," instead Of al. Their ar graf
mcny other points in which &c: D. B." tales to
liv up in practis to the theory he adyokats, but
thes ar probably cnuf to set him thinking about
reforming his Gtile. e. &. y.
, 1879-02-23

Mike Coburn and Spring HiH Dick Fight
Forty-f1ve Rounds aud Get Captured by
the Police, WHO Wait Long Enough for
an Ordinary Fight to Have Been Over
Hours Before.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-02-13
A Brilliant But Erratic Ram.

From the Virginia lity New Chronicle
Billy" the pioneer Of C0matock, died
al o'clock Yesterday. DE mortuis nil
nisi bonum, nevertheless Billy died of Tie
dellrlum tremens. Eight Years ago he
was an innocent, sott-nosed little black
lamb, so pretty that the police force
adopted HIM as their pet. IS this inno-
cent Iambkin grew in years and became
more civilized he grew in vice First the
officers taught him to chew tobacco. then
they gave him plain cider, and after a
while Whlskey. In year or 50 Billy COT
to be the most reckless inebrate west Of
the Mississippi. He bummed drinks of Of
everybody. He knew all the saloons In
town and used to 90 the rounds every
day. once and only once was he known
to turn his nose up at drink, and that
was when offered water. When very drunk
he was very tastidious, and refused to
touch anything but champagne. Gester-
day morning he ba-ba'd for whiskey, and
some fool gave him quart can chuck
full of the stuff. Billy drank it OFT and at
once became much intoxicated. He show
ed signs Of the Grams" literally "rams''
in this case-and at midnight breathed
his last. He was buried this morning. \
monument will be erected over his grave.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-02-13
a Tussle With a Grizzly.

From the Monterey Californian
large and terOcious grizzly bear was
killed last Wednesday, about thirty-five
miles from this place, near the location of
the old Pacific Carrara" Marble Mine.
Two hunters, named respectively James
II. Thompson and Henry Shane, Of San
Francisco, after a hard days luck in
hunting, had just gone into camp when
the grizzly made his appearance. One of
the horses used by them in packing their
blankets, cooking utensils, grub and hunt
ting stock, had given out from eXhaus-
ton, and had been left standing alone a
short distance from where they were pre-
pairing their camp. The animal, although
most unable to move, suddenly gave evil
dence OF great terror. Thompson started
out of camp to see what the trouble was.
AS soon as he left the circle of the camp
fire large grizzly sprang upon him from
a chemlSal thicket and bore him to the
earth. His partner, Shane, saw the brute
spring and he called to Thompson to keep
still. The grizzly stood growing over
the PROSTATE man, with his two forefeet
on his breast. Shane dropped the rope
he was engaged in coiling, seized a Win
chester rifle and fired. The animal drop
ped, raised again, scratched Thompson a
few ugly cuts and then received the
second shot from Shane's rife, when he
tumbled on his side, growing fearfully1
and rolled over and over on the ground.
Thompson then scrambled to his feet and
assisted in dispatching the monster. He
was slightly hurt about the breast, where
the claws had penetrated, two of the cuts
being five inches in length by one and a
half and two inches deep, but is doing
very well, none Of them being anyway
serious, though painful. This bear was
estimated to weigh LOO pounds and his
skin is now priced by Thompson as a me-
mento of terrible danger.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-02-13
A HARD CASE. The Kennebec JoDr

A HARD CASE. The kennebec Jour
nal says: "a case comes to our notice
of peculiar injustice on account of the
laws delay. Some twenty years ago
Capt. A 1--WE will call him that for conyen-
ience) had business transactions with Mr..
B. Captain A sued B for 5000 honest
money loaned, and obtained an execution
therefor. On the other hand, B sued A
for labor, and got an execution for 500.
b not having any property, A Of course
could not recover, and the matter rested
there as far as \ was concerned. But BIS
execution for 500 has been kept alive
these twenty years, and at a recent term
of court he obtained judgment against B
for $50 and costs, amounting to some
$500, which he must now pay, notwlth-
standing B is indebted to him for 5000,
and of which he cannot collect a cent.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-02-13
Notice Of Amendment Of ASSi0nnR

At Belfast, in the County of Waldo and State of
Maine, the Goth day of January, A. d. 1879.
TTNHE undersigned hereby gives notice of his an
of Belfast in said County of Waldo, InsoIyenf
Debtor, who has been declared an Insolvent unon
petition of Wright & Moody and others, creditors Of
County of Waldo r.
3w6 VIM. II. FOGLER Assonoo
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-02-13
Notice

7NHE partnership heretofore existing under the
L name of lluxford & Chase, is this day dissolved
by mutual consent: A. E. Chase will continue the
business, and pay all demands against said firm. and
collect all bills due said firm. r. L. UITXFORD
Brooks, Feb. 4, lS79.-3w6 A. f. CHASE
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-02-13
For Sale !.

I Sleigh Pung, Double Runner, new, Pole ana
Il Thills; l Wagon Sled, I'd hand; Horse Sled
straight runner; Wilcox Gibbs Sewing Machine
new; l Cow years old az Holestein, 1-2 Jersey
calve in March, Taken in exchange for my I'm
prored Farm implements, and will be sold at bar.
gain for cash approved rates.
4w5 FRED ATWOOD, Wnterport
The New York herald., 1879-02-09

IU:Ij 4. VI.
$500 O's, c, Sfbc 1885 $1,000 5s 81. 1O4s
SOUS 5.2Oc, 0ss SIN! lO2ta 35NO l. Fa Is, 81. log
lUUo 5s, lo4u, 4. lu2is 2ioouO Sfs, 1907 100
His A. NJ.
$4,000 5s Io4O. iO2h 5000 Gs cur. be 1871.
IlxHn Z II -. IOIln -
The New York herald., 1879-02-09

Louisiana sevens consolidated which advanced to 5s,
and steady for North Carolina skies, old january and
Jalyl to which dealings were confined. District OF
Columbia 3.65s sold at so sos. In railroad bonds
the largest transactions in New Jersey Central
adjustment bonds which advanced TO 96ia-a rise of
Az per cent New Jersey Central frsts, consos.
sentel. advanced u per cent. The other changes
follows: An advance OF n in Hannibal and
ST. Joseph eighths convertible II in Canada South
ern frsts. guaranteed and burlington and Cedar
Rapids and Northern frsts. a in Delaware and Hud-
son registered bonds of 1891. and = in c.. G. and l.
g. frsts.
The New York herald., 1879-02-09
The Stock Market Less Ac-
tive and Steady.
Government Bonds Lower, States Higher
and Railroads Strong.
THE BANK STATEMENT
1oney on Call Easy at a
9 l-2 Per Cent.
WALL STREET.


SATURDAY. Feb. ST +. NJ.
Since the bitter experience of the great Chicago and
Boston hres Stock Exchange spectators particularly
those OF the minor sortl have funked being either
long short of any considerable line Of stocks
that ''dies non" which the poet defines as
- the day that comes betwixt
Saturday and Monday.
Consequently there were this morning as many
buyers to cover shorts sellers to realize profits.
hnd between the two an equilibrium Of prices
established which kept quotations almost without
variation. That this rule was true proved by
tho exception In the Of the Ohios and
Mississippi and Rock Island both of which i'm
proved IN market value. In the matter OF the
first named property II Is understood that the fac
tions representing contendins interests have APP
pointed committees of conference with power settle
differences. and that there is strong probability Of
this object being achieved. This result being hap
ply attained there Is fair chance of the property
being released from tho existing receivership and
started INTO new life on its hook. Rock Island
dvanced nearly per to-day from considerations
eferable to intrinsic merits and without regard to
speculative assistance. There some talk of
oew hull combination being formed in the North
western preferred shares sort of scratch pool
which invited contributors from theatrical. legal
md professionally speculative circles. A rather
oose lot of material. it must be owned, and
anly possible of being reduced to homogcneity
oy the consent Of Mr.. Goulds purchases which. il
ones observation Is to be credited, were both per-
sistent and extensive In Erie large business
done without material change In price. There was
an appearance Of very considerable buying upon
the part Of conservative speculators who think they
see or are, at least strongly hopeful Of greatly
creased business to from the facilities offered
by the new gauge and the talents of the reconstructed
management. Lake Shore between spasms of weak
ness and spasms of strength remained. it were.
an invalid upon the market from which the best
may be hoped or the worst feared. The impression
that the pleuropneumonia cattle trade. diverted to
this line by the prohbitory action of the Canadian
government. would be OF material benefit not
expressed by any rise in prices to-day. Neither
were the values of Michigan Central and Canada
Southern adversely affected thereby. both stocks
holding their in spite of the threatened dimi-
mutton Of traffic in horns and hide. In stocks other
than those mentioned business light and
markabc for variation in prices. In fact this was
the characteristic of the whole list in final proceed
lngs the market closing firmly but without especial
excitement.
The opening highest. lowest and closing quota
tions of stocks at the New York Stock Exchange to-
Cay wer follows
The New York herald., 1879-02-09
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT UNCHANGED; FUTURES
CLOSED srEADY--fLoUR QUIEr--wIIEAT
sTEADY-CoRN LowER-oATs QCIET-PoRK
QUIET--LARD FIRMEI-wHISKEY STEADY
SPIRITS TCEpENTINE FIIsM-RosIN FIRM
PETROLEUM QuET-corFEE srEADY-sUGAR
NOMINAL.
SATURDAY. Feb. Sc p NJ.
Business moderate to-day in most commodi-
ties and there but few important changes. ON
Change -four quiet. Wheat dull, but steady.
Corn was lower. Oats quiet. whiskey quiet. Pork
quiet Lard firmer. Cotton tho spot was un-
changed; futures closed steady. Coffee steady and
sugar remained dull and nominal Naval
Oils firm. Fctrolcuin remained duh and nominal
Cofrsg-Thc market for Rio quiet hut steady Mild
conec also euct but steady. We tho arrival of
kron Irinz Fr. Wilhelm with 1876 bags, including
TAI bags santos and I'D bags Rio making stock here
night, ioi.242 bags lie Coco. Oli,cira Co.'s telc
gram Rio Janero. Feb Z. isTyAvcrsgc daily receipts
preceding Friday $500 bags: price Of good nrsts
$3.50: exchange bank ratc 2o,t. We quote Ordinary
cargocs ic; fair do i4ac good do, i4s,c prime de-
l5ac; extreme range for lots 1ic. i7c. Santos fair
to good. i4hc. i4sic.. ninety days. Java government
bags 22c 23c; do grass mats. ne. 2sc; Singapore
l6c. I7c. Ccyon Ice lie. Maracaibc. i31sc IKE
Laguayra lac. i5,sc; Jamaica, i2tic. lie; 81 DO
mineo iO,c. iii.c; Costa sica, 15c lie; Mexican
Zoe lee. A1gostura iac. 17c; sayania, I3c q I7c
Curacao. 1876. lie.
quiet The market FOR futures opened points better
points The closing prices oday, compared
ID
The New York herald., 1879-02-09

Little. strict good
oi"c; To-" middling l3i6c mddling. - 3 lde. OF
two T. M:-Febrnary 3ri bales at 9tlc March 100 1t
alzc ,hl at Zoe. 300 at ale; April 100 at Dtoc,
I'D al osNc 100 nj os.c-. 100 at 3SSc. May 2OO at
lottac tD ~ lot6c June 100 at 10 lSc., an AT 10 lc;
July, BOD at lO.2sc.. 40 at iU.-c. August 2Jl at
ioS'e Total, Hoo bales To-day, up to ono
notice uthl, at 9Gie. 100 short notice. 10Th,
at 9t5e 100 at 9.67e.. 4Ul 9.6Sc.; March. 100 at
a76c ZOO NJ aTIc.. 1870 97se. 800 at aIsc.. 200
at Se 800 at 7Sc., 200 at o77c. 2Hp al 91Sc 800
at 91Ie. an At o7bc, 800 at 9''c.. .2Ul ut y+c;
April 100 at e96c. o, at 9a5e, vJ, at a9Ie, 100 II
ut 993c. l,9oo 932c.; May, 200 lollc so at
ltl2c, 700 at 10 l3c.. 3pp Oiic. 2.2D at lo12c 100
~ luisc 600 at 10 ilc 900 at i2c 800 az lnlie so
ut 10 luc 800 at ioUc June 2oat ~ 23c., 2Oa, iu2,c,
$40 at lo23c lV1 at loasc 500 s. 10 o2ie;, 100
The receipts at the ports follows ialv eston 7l
bales; New Orleans. 10 TBS: Mobile, 2,5t5 savannah.
2sI2; Charleston 2t57; Wilmington 5SS; Norfolk, al;
New York 534 boston. ol3; Philadelphia 237 Total,
24l15 bales This last week 6|,7 bales This day
last year 5 100 bales Total since September a429372
bales Cotton freighss closed follows To lavre by
steam. bc comprcsscd; b. sail ac. To Hamburg 10y
steam. ssc compressed To Bremen by steam Ac.,
pressed by sail iac. TO Liverpool d os2d by steam;
by sail, tad
FLOUR ASD Observation-Disclosures II 100 bbls. wheat,
l32 $50 bushels; meal. $50 bos and $50 sacks
122S5O bushels ~ 42a do rye $50 do barley.
$500 do. barley malt = IL, do The market for Hour
quiet The sales I4UD bbs including State Western
and southern, within the annexed range Rye Hour
quiet. with sales OF $50 bbs Corn meal also quiet.
Sales 15o bbls and about 100 sacks Rye firm aud
fairly active with sales 500 bushels State about
6lc and 900 bushels No at zoe. Barley quiet.
Sales 800 bushels rowcd State sUc. 300
bushels No bright Canada ~ 81 IL. Malt quiet. We
The New York herald., 1879-02-09
The closing prices of mining shares in San Fran

The following despatch was received from San
Francisco to-day -"It is positively asserted both by
the Bonanza and Sutro Tunnel parties that all differ
contracts ready to be signed by the different mining
companies the Comstock. For many days past
the utmost excitement existed in Virginia City, and
itooked ut time there going to be seri-
trouble. The Nevada papers occupied
almost entirely with the Sutro Tunnel dispute. They
express now general satisfaction ut the looked for
result and it is certain the drain is finished
in the tunnel, the Savage Hale Norcross. Gould Il
Curry. &C., which could not be drained for the past
four years. will get rid of their water in less than
four weeks.
Earnings of tho Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany:-
For month of January. 1879. s.. 900
For month of january. 1s7s... 1,11O9SS
The subscriptions to the per cent loan at Wash
ington up to noon to-day amounted to $3.0O0.OO0.
The following are the corrected earnings OF the
year.
Earnings $973 252 08 S1O02 O03 GA Inc. S2S ISL 56
Expenses. -. ,543 10 49,, l67 10 Dec 1876 90
Surplus .s46.7 .7Os 50. $500 $50 40 Inc. s1oO127 sc
From January 1 to December 31:-
1877. 1878.
Earnings 70 S12 81 Inc. S12ss42 IA
Expenses 5,lsO.5O7 % 5,l701s6 65 Dec. 3lO.32l 33
Surplus 81 So7 rs s7,1os471 ~ Inc. s439 1853 At
Earnings for last six months Of 1877 and 1878 in
cluds the Omaha Bridge.
The New York herald., 1879-02-09
FINANCIAL,

I.ONDON. =,
The Economist says:--Ihe rate ot discount for bank
bills of sixty days three months 2-n "a per
and for trade bills Of three months "a 3 On
the Stock Exchange fluctuations unimpprant,
and the differences IN price small in nearly every
department There much life in American securities
British railways show pretty general advancc Gas
securities have risen the week. out d" not close ~ the
highest prices'
LoNDoS Feb 81 Z. NJ
Paris advices quote five per il2f for
he
The New York herald., 1879-02-09

FINANCIAL.
A r REASONABLE RArES-MONEi on LIFE AND
AEudow meut insurance Policies and Mortgages;
bought Insurance Of all knas effected with comps
uies lowest premiums.
j. j. MAEl,lCH & co. IG5 Brcndway box $40.
The New York herald., 1879-02-09

The total sales of stocks at the Board to-day aggre
gated l5O COZ shares-C, c.. c. and L. 9i9; Chicago
and Northwestern. 1G,245 do preferred, 10 533 Chi
cago Rock Island and Pacific. 5.3s5; Delaware. Lack
awanna and Western. IL 1856; Delaware and Hudson
Canal, 665 Erie. 17,s75; Illinois Central 7O0 Lake
Shore. l2.O3o; Michigan Central. LOO; Milwaukee
and St. Paul. 1885, do. preferred 54oO Morris and
Essex. 200; New York Central. 1886; New Jersey
Central $3.50; Ohio and Mississippi. 1880; Pacific
Mail 1.200 ST. Louis Kansas City and Northern. 750;
Union Pacific. 80; Wabash 600; Western Union Tel
egraph. 1lOo.
The money market was easy. with call loans at
"a per cent. The market closed with the rate at
per cent. Foreign exchange was quiet, with actual
business at 4s5h 4.s5ls for bankers sixty day
sterling bills and 4.sS4 4 ssh for demand. The
Clearing House statement a follows:--
Exchanges $S5 214 794
BALANCES 3,G6l3S4
and the weekly Clearing House statement ISL
saooio
Balances 2,53l5UA
The Sub Treasury to-day paid out So gold for To-
gal tenders redeemed.
The following shows tho condition of tho New
York city banks this week compared with last:--
Loans .s23s.24i4oo s242 2so.2oo Inc s4.o5ssoo
Specie. 1S,Gj3.3OO 17.SiQ.3O0 Dec. DS40O0
Dcposits..... o2Ie.2oo 2igss7,3oo Inc. l6slOO
Circulation. 1yis0,GOO l?.42i.l0J Dec. $500
The London adviccs report strong market for
consols. which advanced to o6A 961s both
money aud the account In United States bonds ten
fortes advanced ~ per cent. to lO5 fves, y per
cent. to 1oeS. aud lsC7's y per cent. TO loa5..
while new 4h's remained steady ut i0o. In the late
dealings 1s67s reacted TO l03s, American railway
shares opened strong Erie common advancing to
2's preferred to 4osi. Illinois Central to % and New
Jersey Central TO "a. but subsequently the improve
mcnt lost. New Jersey Ccntr.l consoIs were
strong at 81
Government bonds were lower and weak. Az tho
close there was slightly better market. The sub
serlptions to the per cent loan amounted TO
s3.47oooo Tho closing quotations were az fol-
lous:-