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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-12-03
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

In Italy they license hand-organs
which are in tune. A discordant note
is not permitted. Hand-organs which
can't get license are shipped to this
country. Philadelphia Nee0s.
No Fee runs Chinese laundry in
Boston. He shall have all our washing.
-LoaOeU Courier. Send it along. One
more shirt will not probably increase
his labors much. --BOSton Commercial
Bulletin.
Everything bears hard upon the
poor. The rich man who puts nothing
in the contribution box Sunday morn
ing is at once supposed to have left his
pocket book in his other trousers; but
the poor man vino has but one suit of
clothes don't get off SO esysily.-Phila-
deiptiG EUent'g Neo0S.
Not long since family moved into
a house on Austin Avenue. After a
week or so friend of the family called
on them, and asked how he liked the
locality. I" Pretty well.' "Have you
called on any of the neighbors, YETI"
q No, but am going to if there is any
more of my firewood missing. "-zeras
Sittings.
-"Oh, yes" said Mrs. Brown, as she
surveyed with evident pleasure her lit
tie parlor sideboard, covered with old
china and decorated with highly col
ored tiles. "Mr. B. remarked last
night that 1 was becoming quite an
artist" and the old lady's counte-
nance fairly beamed with delight as her
eyes rested on a sixteen cent Japanese
teapot. Ne,0arS Call.
There has been wonderful Inn
provement in the speed and comfort of
travelling during the past quarter OF
century," For instance, less than
score of years ago it took nearly four
years to go from Washington to
Richmond, and the travelling was very
uncomfortable. Now the journey can
be made IN less than day, with ease
and comfort. -NorrtStoOn Herald.
The bulldog, my son, is a noble an
imal, and an intelligent. He is very
absent-minded and very forgetful.
When he has locked his jaws in the calf
of your leg, ten chances to one but he
forgets the combination and loses the
key. Beware of the bulldog. He will
cling 70 you closer than brother and
longer than the smell of onions. But
beware of him. = Boston Transcript.
In Boston, recently, during bank
ing hours and with all the clerks pres
ent, a man stepped behind the counter,
walked to the safe, entered, took up a
package containing $500, 900, belonging
to the president of the bank, and walked
away with it unmolested. The man
who executed this cool proceeding has
always stood high in the community
and is well known. He is the president
of the bank. Boston Post
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-12-03

Every day some new suggestion is
made as to the probable uses of elec-
tricity. A San Francisco professor
thinks the time is coming when swamps
and sewers will be deprivedo of their I'M
wholesomeness by strokes of lightning,
or, in other words, by electric currents
which will kill the germs and spores
which communicate disease to the hui
man system. This is based upon the
germ theory Of disease, which is to the
effect that malarial and other foul air
contagious are due to minute animal
cule, or infusoria, which multiply in
the victims body after inocculation.
But would it not be miracle if all at
mospheres were rendered wholesome
by electrical dischargesP The electric
light has made one change in cities
which may lead to important results.
1t has enabled buildings and other pub
lie works to be constructed at night as.
we'll as day. Laborers. are employed in
eight and twelve-hour shifts, and edi-
fees are completed In less than half the
time required than when only day work
could be employed. In summer labor
ers prefer to work at night. Scientists
tell us, as yet we only dimly appreciate
the marvellous changes that will be
wrought by electricity in human condi-
tions. -Demorssfs Monttty.J boz abb
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-12-03
RECOMPENSE.

The earth gives US treasure fourfold for all
that we give to its bosom;
The care we bestOw on the plant comes Dack
in the bud and the blossom.
The sun draws the sea to the sky, o, stillest
and strangest of powers,
And returns to the hills and the meadow the
ST gladness of 5ouutifui showers.
The mother regains her losewouth in the beauty
and youth of her daughters, .A
We are fed after many long days by the bread
that we cast on the waters.
Never joy do we cause but we for that Joy
are the gladder, ..
Never a heart do we greve but we for the
grieving are sadder. ..4t
Never slanderso vile as the lips of the will
ing rehearser,
And curses though long, loud and deep, come
home to abide with the cursor. tfs
He who doth give of his best, of that best is
the certainest user,
Ank he who withholds finds himself of his gain
ing the pitiful loser. ,.r
The flowers that are strewn for the dead bloom
first in the heart of the living,
And this is the truest of truths, that the best
of q gift is the givingl
-Cdrlotta Perry, in N. Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-12-03

AT a recent meeting of the Califor-
MIA Academy of Sciences, DIR. II. Glib
bons said that since he put petroleum
on the trees in his garden they have
grown better and faster than before,
and given better roses than before
The petroleum seems to kill the insect.
The handsomest rose he exhibited was
from a bush which looked nearly dead
a short time before. The petroleum
was mixed with castor oil 1t is applied
sparingly, and great care taken that it
does not run down the roots. Perhaps
in crude state the petroleum would be
bad. even on the stalks; but mixed WIFE
the castor oil it appears to be advanta-
geous to the plant.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-12-03

Any offensive odor from decaying
vegetables will be absorbed by milk q
pair of old shoes or pair OF barnyaro
overalls in cellar where there is miiKr
are likely to contaminate it.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05

REFERRING to the well.known meth.
ode Of preserving posts and poles which
are partly imbedded in the earth. BY
charring and coating with tar, the
Scjextjfc Americaw says these methods
are only effective when both arc applied.
Should the poles only be charred, with
out tho subsequent treatment with tar,
the charred formation on tho surface
would only act - On absOrber Of the
moisture and, II anything hasten tho de.
cay. BY applying coating OF Tar. &C.
cording TO the same authority. tho tar
would only form . casing about the
wood, nor could IL penetrate 10 the
depths which tho absorbing properties
Of the charcoal surface would Insure.
Wood that Is exposed to the action Of
water or let into tho ground should first
DO charred and then, before 1t has en-.
tirely cooled, be treated with tar until
tho wood il thoroughly impregnated
says the journal In question. The acetit
acid and oils contained In the tar On
evaporated BY tho heat and only TIL
| resin left behind, which penetrates tn
pores Of the wood and forms an air-tigh
and waterproof envelope. It 10 I'm
portant to impregnate the posts . htt!
above tho line Of exposure, tof here It
that The action OF decay a1ectsthe WOO
first and where the break always occur
WheA removeditom ths earth o. straine
| In to2iAg. -
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05
Sal1g ~ Alphabet.

A CASE Of great interest to philo.o-
Rists h % bstfied In Cincinnati. Agen.
teman seems to have sued the alphabet
before . justice named Schwab. The
party sued u tho Towaszstwo Polskie z.
W. zAysmnsgo w. Spassis Kasnuiaski,
. benevolent society. Il seems that the
Towasssewo Polskie z. W. ZaJsmnego
w. 0pareia Koeeaisski rseeatly geve 1
ball, which WA attended BY Henry Pott.
host. Henry lett his ovsrcoat IN charge
Of ~ jaaitof. md when h. weat to do
part ~ gar0snt was not forthcoming,
He new demands hat ~ ToWaEzstWo
Po)Skis Z. w. Zayemasgo w. Spscis
Koeeuissh shah ply him tho lull value
o. bio coaE. ~ the Polish Government
be- ceased 10 b On entity, end - theel
is'no Official representative q y u u
oountry, ~ probabilities % tAas ~
Towag1otwo Polekio Z. w. ZaIeNnegl
y. oparcia KoecuisGh vim ct IL wsrs
olk-Sy. Zsaiis ~, Dipsech. &
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05

Harry Wright Of Detroit, received
I. latter from biz sweetheart remonstras-
inr with him lor drunkenness. She said:
"iSo Tor nv sake take different course.
Now. Harry, II had some habit OF very
Ind i fault which injured my body and
soul II have lots, but none like that,
and Won were all the time telling me 70
Give give Il M, I would do It: Even 4 !
never cared for you ! could do Il 10;
mysslf. So this night, Harry. ask God
10 Give you strength to not give In "a Z,
temptation; ask earnestly and you WI
sce how much better you are. lOu
know that pray for sou every day and
NJ ali times, so for my sake try to &c
bcttcr. for Gods sake. ! hope when
hear from you again you will bc better
md not have tasted any hqsor. only fo'
medicine, from the time you Get this Let
tor. and tell me the truth" The lette
moved him, but not to reform. lie com
mittcd suicide.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05

An ingenious Frenchman has de-
,,;soi n game for facilitating the study
Of geography by children. It consists
Of q large plinisphcre map Of the globe,
ACCOMPANIED BY numerous objects rep.
rc,en,ing animals, plants, flags, cos.
tumes. towns and landscapes. These
Objects object: Of p inted cardboard. stand up
r;yht when the small inscription accom-.
pssayins them is folded back ls,, and , each
one bears, moreover, . number CORE
each in the proper position. tho child
Quickly bcco;aes familiar with the SUBJ
icct Illustrated; II il b plant heknowi
ihc place which produces It and III use
Il town, he knows It's population, posi-
ton, etc. The new game has rece'vet
the approval II the Paris Society o
Geography.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05

Dr. # - D.. -
Arouxo lawyer wished 70 cite an authcrt
~ IN a case ne vas conducting, and not be-
Ing able to remember II, his opponent witttly
remarked, "Though Lost 70 cite, 70 memory
dH4k 49, Ii g y - a. 4
. 49,, {
Hero az tie late VA. and now United etatee
6snstor from illinois, writes: "eome years
no I IVES troubled more 0! less with rheume.
~, and have within the last year y. % eul'
iers1 intensely With ssme aisesse: 9ega ad
sm thorouehly satisfied that have beer
enre6 nv nj uce. do not hesitate 70 recon-
mend it 70 oil suhercrs'"
Nis taken internally and never fails % cur
the vorat casc IN the shortest time. Sod ,!
sli Wholesale and retail druggicte VIII
for 1epsee pamphlst 70 r + aslphsnstins
O1nesiG Wohiigto1, y, T. .!,ts.l- 49,
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05

OxE Of tho most dangerous poisons
Il produced by the first stages Ot DO
composition in sausage anu other meats.
Il IL difficult to understand how SONS
pcople can, a. they do. have taste foi
:.ramy meat;' but their number will be
diminished as the reports increase Of
fatal cases Of poisoning from the eating
OF it.-Dr. k00te's MaIA N0Sthty Jo'
January.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05

/ Avn "a aseidsai, residing In ~
- Nkids Navy Caeheeine, the
~ & Prot. Tto1egiok +. Houry,
{ 1Gle At ScAool, occurred In New
~ On. PIT Houry leSt his
II = a11ond . CAslGtmAS SoNiee.
e1 ~ beea aillne Ioe sons
III ~ beea uGing eA)ogo6ogn,
bot&le ina elosst. She lell
h1ne ehair, ana ~ child, Aek'
u 8 nooA q belng two Yearl
- - ~ cloooe aad obtained tn
NJ ehlogooogm, removing 20 oori
11ng ~ ooatentA Wien ~
1RIotanned % hi hone, - Wilt
- elleep n ~ CHR I'D u child
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05

"A number Of the mining parties re.
Gently organized ibr dsveloPing the cop.
per region In Northwest Texas. return
inc from Big Wichita section, report
rich findings, the average digging being
over five hundred pounds OF ore daily
psr pSns The mineral ID being shipped
= Clleak0. sS. e
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05
fWalla Walla Waterman
Wlse Wor6e oeo WIlllag Wlto0oo.

At the close " . mass meeting, according
20 the report Of the same published In La
Grange paper, reference was made 70 the
phenomenal sil,csey Of D. Jacobs on IN tho
many painful diseases to which mankind 10
subject. We refer TO the above % showing
how strong hold the Old German Remedy
for Rheumatism he's on the experience and
good wishes Of the great public.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05
The 0restsse DDesseao

; A simple, pure, harmless remedy, that cures
every time, and prevents disease BY keeping
the blood pure, stomach regular, kidneys and
liver active, l. The greatest blessing eye!
conferred u, on man. Hop bitters y ths!
remedy, and ito propriet0rs ore being blessea
BY thousands Who have been eaved and cured
byiL WIN you " u, see another column
-Ed0h
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05
rDanville (lll) NoWs.1

JOHN STEIN, ESQ, CITY Brewer, referring to
ito valuable qualities, said to Nss repre-
sentative: have used 81. Jacobs OIL in my
family and recommend Il 70 my scquaint'
ances. II has always given the rest satisiso'
ton, and 10 truly wonderful remedy
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05

"AoExrs are not angels" eays pr. Hep
worth. He means land agents; OF course
book agents and lightuing.rod agents are
angela -Bosto~ CoUSier.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05


A essssiss q 1sessr>.
"x'
,uss wvms w essysSes cas opers
- ssiea IN many SOCIAL as.s s,rs's :. 'ns' !,
: ssl term 70 sn.foaaee so easa
ss~r vsrsns wh" m.tt sssua'.y IN .hs
..ser u common s'taa' ~ wa''u
md that this esrsmoay Is NV " os
ssrurmsa s'sh"as 'he e"asea' ~ o''a
.sfSs shsrvtas ,,.,.,u
rfAis belief e proo'o'y 'oun''e" on ,ne
IA asagvs et e'''er s"an'rws' -, '"'
.ssmpl,. Germsny anu tranee, "Mrs
s.rahrtioa. are NOT customary. ba'
ssr % Is sa unwrliisn 'aw 'ns' ssran-
- msetiag uaasr tae toe. ~ = eo@'
= trend, whether ~ nV0a'@a wv sc
-, shall greet eaen otner asasquMet
-, talk easily, ana pars WIN grace,
4 svility. TIE ho,'rss, oy virtue OF
y etiee. stands rs the s"s'al sPonsof
Isrh Doc tho ua'nen', anu 70 hesitate
: wssk 10 any Que oi hsr visitors /" a
scw!it her taste ana Iaasnen'. VI
ssrs the eon''n',ante v, .ae a.sLusa
ss sa matter w oe 'eit eauEsly 70
= DECISION OF the '~o persons c""'
sfssd. ,|
n Enxland, on the osns, nana, " M,
Ne rnerslly Considered 'naecI ,sas '"
srsk without . formal in'fodac''on,
cAsh b usually oftefed only ~hcn Tue
IslsS lsels Assateu .na' cno seIuaa,
ns oil prove . mu'naiy sS'eeaoss
-. b.: this usage doubtless srsS out
diAs very marked di''.renes ss, !" ' eas,c'
shrh implied different s'c'M wot' ~
9Th she new HE OF this Is, century 's the
~ influence Ut trade ana eommetsci
ssssArnsssof nstionsformcriy held alien
81 scrvisu, and the aitr'.'on OF ,neif
~; ~ 9sesrsl 'nasssss 10 sesencs
~ ,akes bold Of men and women OF
n Ueks snd ~ rank The altered see''
SeSlsps women, which besins to- make
- .u5pressed scS not only significant
SNn 10 the economic sum, but
~sliny. thinking. aud shaping mem
- Of the social fabric; aud with the
lSes;ng fortune, Of tho time, which
- immense wealth in nav Assds, end
rpwrishes the heirs Of old names ant
s,sns heri,agcs these subvsrs
sseoud,ions, we say, the rigid lines o
-. mus, Weld or 30 broken. An,
- American traveller Of distinction
- doubtless have observed that In th
English society introductions hav
ar become much more general, o
- ,esar,led a. unnecessary.
~ however, appear to have adopt
a. Ersiish custom without the Eng
- rss.on therefor. or hope Of sdvar
- therein. And II ne 60 on In Ou
IN, vay. We bid fair 10 make our n
Iss,ivi,ie, - heavy a. those Of II
.iiale. class drawing rooms Of our ii
80 tho S,a: Tor women are coustit,
s,Sslly ,imid, and usually fear to NAL
si1.nsc.. To be conspicuous Of heir
- we'll dressed or lcss veil placed
- ,ocisl Vurld than her neighbor Is
a an sy,ingui,hcr often on the mo
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05

WHEN married woman buys . Ping cog ior
. low price she gets bargain, and hse nus
band gets something 70 boot
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05

The sales Of thu Frazer AKA Grease %
increasing every day. beeanse y y - good
a. reprcsented.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05

Rxnn,xo,s Russia eALvu = Tie universal
remody for burns, scalds, cuts, bruises. etc.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05

agricultural purposes. The balsams, or
frs. and the ar6or vitHs, thrive in our
Northern swamps, or along the borders
OF streams, while the spruces are found
lin similar situations, or In the cold,
moist soils on tho hills and mountains.
The pines, . we have said, g . class
are indigenous to poor. light, and dry
soils, some few species inhabiting
svsmps With tho hrs. Among the 10.
digsnous trees, tho Willows, pcplars.
birch, red maple, black ash. and elms
also indicate : wet coil, and while in
some instances Il may b made svaila-
bic for farming purposes BY drainage, 1t
y usually more valuable for gross than
erain OF fruits. The hickories, buck
eyee and black. walnut indicate . strong,
r{ch coll, rather hard 70 work, but VI
eroat fertility when once brought under
thorough cultivation. The Chestnut
; takss . 10 light and rather thin soili
abundant on tie Old red sandstone for.
ma&ions of New jersey, wAsre TIE sou
J eontalns h1le 41e q poeash: Such
} I'M 20 easily iSubdued and titled, and
, mao favorable conditions produces
eood erops Of corn, rye, and most kinds
q garden vegetables; but tAsy are mo-
!. ,iron1 and rich enough b produc'
vheaf. oats, NJ huit-Foas In general
} Without itsqusns aad abundant applica
] Hons 81 tie strongest leEtlisses. Iool
: q this subject - W VIII, II y plain tha
, r. exnafieooo OF man proves that . col
. which naturally produces high orde
: Of plAnts d tho one most valuable TO
. cultivation, owing % - abundance 90
9 psrmansncy q IL 1stdaity.-N. I. SsH
rnR s.Caaadiaa lope" b tie laasa
leeoay In dancing. "a
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05
l1cHAlpeoT s Co., g. Ieuis, Il.

Iaa A WEEK IN your own town. Terms ano
A00 az ea1f ~ 1f|1R 0alIeetA 90 .Pestand1
Sharp County record., 1881-07-07

With her. I learned that she was IN
ardent Republican. but hates Gamoetta
and beIieTes that the present leaders OF
the Republican party in power must De
"ousted'' in order that the true inter
ests Of the working people may be ad-
vaneed. She naturally associates her
self with the Socialists and IS in COM
uIete sympathy with the Nihilists OF
Russia and Germany. She reiOices over
the assassination Of the Gar as an event
which advances the cause Of personal
freedom and the suppression OF despOt-
Ism throughou: Europe. She says:
The ann We have in view IS the ele-
7ation Of the masses, the higher educa-
ton of the common people, the freeing
them from the superstitiOus tyranny i'm
posed upon them by the priesthood
She wrote in my album q sentiment,
the sense Of which IS this: Let who
nav doubt it, the cause Of human io-
ertv is bound TO succeed. We are little
It IS true, but our ideas are great, and
long after we have ceased to exist they
shall shine to all eternityr-P1rl3 C0T
San Francisco Chronicle.
Sharp County record., 1881-07-07
A Rare Talent.

The faculty of drawing out of persons
with whom one is conyersing the best
there is in them-brighter things even
than they suppose themselves capable
OTIS the rare gift with which Nature has
endowed some women. George Eliot
was most charming person in CONVEX
sation, though she was woman of few
words. because of her intuitive insight
into the thoughts of others. A few
words would put herinto possession, not
Of what they said, but of what they
would fain have said, ard she would so
improve upon it that ordinary people
went away charmed with her who had
made them for once at least feel them
selves to be wise. Long afterward,
perhaps, she would call to their renem-
brancc the wise or witty things which
they could hardly believe themselves
to have said, and which they assuredly
never would have said but for her
quickening influence.
Sharp County record., 1881-07-07
Mosquitoes in Burmah.

The Burmah varieties of mosquitoes
are numerous, and all eagerly thirst
after human or animal blood. Ele-
phants and bufaloes suffer from their
attacks almost as much as human be-
ings, but protect themselves in meas
ure BY wallowing in mud or covering
their bodies with mud and dust. At
night, when cattle are tied up, the Bur-
man cultivatOr usually makes a fire OF
green wood, and the smoke to a GER
tain extent protects the animals from
the attacks Of insects. At Maoobeng,
which has the reputation Of being the
most mosquito haunted station Of Brit
ism Burmah, the European residents,
after four p. m, have to resort to mos
quito rooms-large frames covered over
with net-and thus pass the time the
best they can until the following morn
ing. In some parts Of the Bassein dis
trict humane owners Of cattle and
ponies have mosquito curtains even for
their beasts The Irrawadi river, on
which Rangoon, the chief town Of the
province, is built, is also celebrated for
the large size Of the mosquitoes and the
venom Of their bite. At Dallah, oppo-
site Rangoon, they are particularly bad;
and residents here are mostly provided
with mosquito rooms similar to those
used in Maoobeng. There was a story
current at the last Burmese war that a
sailor on board one of Her Maje5ty's
vessels lying in the river deliberately
jumped overheard tc escape the tor
ments which he suffered from those tiny
nests Chambers Journal
Sharp County record., 1881-07-07
Louise Michel, the French Communist.

l had an interesting interview with
Louise Michel Yesterday. You will rec
ollect her as the leading spirit of the
petr0Lsuses, the women who threw pc
troleum on the public buildings and set
fire to the Palace of Justice, the Hotel
of the Legion Of Honor, the Hotel de
Vile, etc. 1t was Louise Michel who
touched off, it is said, the Hotel de
Ville's confagration. She returned on
the 10th of September last from New
Caledonia, the French penal colony,
having been amnestied by the Govern
ment. She is now engaged in further
ing the cause of "social reform" and
agitating " social revolution" To this
end she writes each week several edi-
torials and poems (for Louise is also
poetess) for her journal-La RerO!utt0n
lS0cinls. She also contributes to other
Partisan journals. She is a philanthro-
pist, and devotes from three to five
O'Clock each afternoon to receiving the
poor, the working classes and hearing
what they have to tell about their
troubles and distress which she tries to
alleviate when possible. She is wom-
an Of very ordinary appearance as re-
CARDS dress and other accessories, about
forty to forty-two years Of age, OF
medium height, very strongly-ouilt,
with hair which hangs in wild sort OF
way about her ears and forehead. Her
face is not handsome; in fact, the re-
verse. But her eyes have a sympathet-
ic look and when she is talking with
you she looks you straight in the eyes,
with a very frank and earnest express
sion.
She has a romance, so they say. A
schoolmistress upon the heights of
Montmartre, she owned, prior to the war
of 1870, nice little home and school
house. This the Government took from
her as a war measure, the property be-
ing required for some purpose in con-
nectiOn with the defense Of Paris. They
paid her only small part Of its true
value. She felt very bitter towards the
French Government on this account.
This bitterness was greatly increased
by the killing of her lover, Who was
shot by the Government troops during
the early days Of the commune. he be-
inga soldier on the side OF the COM
mune. Then she became Immediately
the unrelenting foe of the Government
and the chief leader of the women who
did all they could to destroy and ruin
Paris by fire and otherwise. Talking