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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-04-08

An OLD-TpHE ESTIMATE. Oh THE PAssEN-
GER BUsINEss.-Col. Forney, in indulsing
in some "reminiscences about the internal im-
proyement or canal rage OF ffty-eight years
ago, says in the Progress.
About 1923 the Legislature of Pennsylva-
mia began to rouse to sense of her rare IA
cilities Always slow, it needed the activity
of Maryland and New \ Ork to rouse her.
At last Philadelphia began to move, and,
after much discussion and many doubts, q
small appropriation was secured from the
Legislature to defray the expenses of a pre-
liminary survey, and to organize a Board Of
Commissioners Of Internal Improvements
The three gentlemen appointed to begin this
work, in 1923, made a report nCN5 year, /
believe, and among other things stated, SO
runs the recollection Of nv informant, that
they had selected competent agents to count
the number Of persons passing from BhIa-
deiphia 20 IittsJurg west ana east, and east
and west, and also the number Of wagons
and teams hauling the freight over the same
turnpike between the same points, and that
these agents had now performed their duty
at certain prominent places, and the com
misSiOuers felt sure that a canal betwzeu
Philadelphia and PittSbuTg would be a sue
cess if ii was boldly pushed The time would
come, they predicted, from the data they had
gathered, when SiCty persons O ddV lrOJild pass
70 and from PjusJawgb, and lctcn sjrty tbOUs-
and tons Of merchandise q year IC0Uld Be carried
JeflCeeu the cities, ono on tbe Deisgcdre and the
other on the Ohio. Reports of those early
days show more amusing prophecies and de
tails, and the historian or novelist would be
startled at the ridiculous contrast between
the hope and the Tuition, and between the
seed and the harvest. We have lived, not
only to see sixty passengers a day passing
east and west, but by all the routes at least
as many hundreds. while the tonnage is sim
ply beyond calculation.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-04-08

a BIRDS WIT-SOme time since.
while riding slowly along a dusty maca-
damized road, l was startled by the hur-
risd flight close by my side Of a small
bird, which SrOPped in the road a few
PAGES ahead, and after a hutter in the
dust sat perfectly motionless. l drez
up my horse TO watch events, when a
moment later hawk swooped by, but
missing its prey, went off into an sdioin-
ing held. The sparrow remained still in
its place, and being all covered with
dust, looked for all the world like one of
the many loose stones in the road-so
much so, that no wonder it should have
escaped the sharp sight even of the
hawk.
But no explanation of such freak
seemed possible and when we reflect
that these birds generally take to the
bushes or to the liCheu spotted rail
fences, when pursued by hawks, anG
that dust is not constant factor of the
environment, We stop to admire so bright
a spark of intelligence kindled under
such trying circumstances.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-04-08
MAIETNG RARNMETER.


After the discussion Of human elec-
trical batteries, il may be well to add
that in this city is a young man. a living
in the Ninth ward, who Is well known
as the walking Barometer" p" He pre-
diets storms and changes Of atmosphere
during the warm months with wonderful
accuracy. He will fOTetell a steady
rain sometimes three days before it
comes and will predict thunderstorm
the same day of its occurrence, although
there will not be a cloud in the sky at
the time He attributes his power to
fOreteli these storms to calOp1el IN his
system. He says that several years ago,
while suffering from a bilious attack,
his physicians gave him a dose of calO-
mel. At the same time he was using
one of kidd6r's galYanic machines,
which contained a Smec's battery, for a
nervous complaint; the solution OF this
battery contained several ounces OF
quicksilver with which to keep the zinc
plates Of the battey coated. His phySi-
clans told him 10 give up his battery
until after the effect OF the calOT9el had
passed off, as there was a possibility that
the electric quicksilver solution might,
through the electric current, form
sympathy with the calomel hejhad taken,
return it 70 its natural state OF mercury
and set it permanently in his system.
After some ten days the young man
commenced to use his battery again,
and almost Immediately. he says, he de-
tccted duh pain along the bones of his
legs from the ankles to the knees, and
this pain came whenever he used the
galvanic battery, and could not be re-
moved. After giving up the use of the
ba attery he noticed that the pains seem
ed to come at regular intervals, and fin
aIiy he noticed there would be a storm,
but as soon as rain fell or there was an
explosion of electricity in the shape OF
thunder, these pains instantly ceased.
In cold weather lie loses his faculty of
telling when there is going to be storm,
rs the mercury in his shinbOnes is in =
painful state of activity all the while.
1t does not seem to bother him, hOwev-
er, and few people, as they see his form
moving with swift and sure step along
lie streets. know the pain he is in. He
says that if the quicksilver would only
give him rest once in awhile during cold
weather, ne could beat NennOr all to
pieces on predicting storms. His storm
predictions during the spring, summer
and early fall months are rarely known
to faiI.-KipgStoa IN. " Freeman.
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SIMPLE No

SIMPLE MODE OF TOUGHENIEG
GLAss.-A Lcipsic journal gives a meth
Cd which it asserts will prevent lamp
-chimneys from cracking. The treat
ment will not only render lamp Chin
ne-s, tumblers, and like articles more
durable, bst it may be applied with ad-
vantage to crOckery, stOneware. p0rce-
lain, etc. The chimneys, tumblers, etc. d.
are put into pot flied with cold water.
- whicE some common table salt has
been added. The water is we'll boiled
over a fire, and then allowed to cool
slowly When the articles are taken
out and washed, they viii be found to
resist afterward any sudden changes of
temperature.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-04-08

EE1IAPEABLB SAGACTTT or a CAT.-A
man noY living in Kingston, y. Y, emigra-
ted to the West many yeaIs ago and bought
a house which had stood uuOccupied for a
considerable time The first night he heard
sounds which convinced him that there were
rats in the cellar, and on investigation hc
found hundreds OF the creatures were dis
porting themselves there. Having eaten a
quarter OF beef down TO the bone, they were
playing tag among the shelves and boxes
lie offered to Introduce the family cat, but
she declined to be presented. The next day
she was missing, and the family supposed
they had lost her but on the fourth day 4
familiar meow, was heard, and there was
tabby at the head of a column OF three dozen
cats, IN light marching order, their backs up
and their tails rampant The front door was
opened and the detachment moved down the
cellar stairs III good order. The next morn
ing Hour barrel full of dead rats was bur
led behind the house and the cats returned to
their homes
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How A yVAr-HAwK SAVED MANY T1yl

How \ WAR-HAwK SAVED MANY LIVES.
In General Sherman's 'AIemoirs" the fol-
lowing remarkable story connected with the
loss Of the Central America, which founder
ed at sea of the coastot Georgia, in August,
1851, with six hundred passengers and ST.
OG9.o0 Of treasure, has peculiar interest
Sixty Of the Inflated vessel were picked up
by a Swedish bark and taken into Savannah.
General sherman says:
"A few days after, was standing in the
vcStibule of the Metropolitan Hotel, and
heard the Captain of the Swedish bark tel
his singular story of the rescue of these pas
SeHgeTS. He was a short sailOT-like looking
man, with strong German or Swedish ac-
cent. lie said he was sailing from some
port in Honduras for Sweden, running down
the-GUIt Stream of Savannah. The weather
ha0 been heavy for some DAYS. and. about
ughtiIii as he paced his deck, he observed
man-Cf-waT hawk circle about his vessel,
gradually lowering, until the bird was as it
were aiming at him. lie ieTEed out q buiay-
ing pin, struck at the bird, but missed it.
Wnen the hawk again rose high i'm the air,
and a second time began TO descend, contract
GIS circle and make at him again. The
second time he hit the bird, and struck il to
the deck. This strange fact made him uneasy,
and he thought il 5StOkeUcd danger. He went
TO the pinnacle, saw the course he was steer
ing, and, without any particular reason, lie
ordered the steersmaD TO alter the course one
point to the east After this it became quite
dark, and he continued to promenade the
deck, and had settled iutoa drOwsy state,
when, as in a dream, he thought ne heard
voices all around tie ship. Waking up. he
ran to the side OF the ship, saw something
struggling ia the water, and heard clearly
cries Tor help. Instantly heavjng his ship to.
and lowering ali his boats, lac managed to
PICK up sixty or more persons who were
floating about on sky-Iights, doors, spars, and
whatever fragments remained of the Central
America. Had he not changed the course of
bis vessel by reason of the mysterious con
duct of that mau-Of-war hawk, not a soul
would probably have survived the night
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CURE FOR DIPETHEETA -
gCs OF dipLtEeria i'm Australia have
SO extensive within the last few r
that the government offered q Iar-a
ward for any certain method 0f f.
and among other responses TO tins
one by AIr. Greatherd. who at first
his method a secret. but afterward
muuisaled II freely to the public.
simply the use of sUIphuric aeE
which four drops are diluted in 81
fOUrtLs OF a tumbler OF water. to D.
ministered TO q grown person z-
smaller dose to children. at iutarv-E
specified. The result 5s said tg
coGgulatiOn of the diphtheretic -
braue and its ready removal lr e.-
ing. It is asserted that where The
Is thus treated, and has not advance
a nearly fatal termination. The Ta-
recovered in almost every instance.
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Az excellent hint IS given in tie
lowing item DT. Hall relates the.
Of man who wss cured of his I.
ness 10y going without his supper
drinking freely of lemonade. p
morning, says the doctor. the mans
with a wonderful sense Of res. aI-
1reshment, and feeling as though
blood had been literally washed. els
ed and cooled 10y the lemonade and &
hls theory is that food can be used
remedy for many diseases sucCts
As an example, he cures sViltils
blood by the use of salt oJfeTsg
watermeloHs; kidney affections.
celery ; poison. 10y olive OF sweet
erysipelas. 10y pounded cramberries az
ed TO the parts affected; hydrCQL-
10y onions, etc. So the way TO ksl
good health is really to know Wis
eat-aud what medicines to take.
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Az EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.
A NEEDLE PESRTRATEs A LADY's FOOT AND
WORKS ITSELF OUT OF her CETLD.

A NEEDLE PENHrRATEs LADY's FOOT AND
WORKS ITSELF OUT OF her CEUD.
The Louisville Cotu-ier-Jolvnal tells this
wonderful story:
4 most extraordinary natural accident, and
one Tor the discussion Of physicians, came TO
light a few DAYS ago, in which needle taken
into the foot OF a lady nine years ago worked
out of the thigh Of her third child, baby OF
one wear. The lady in question is the wife
of Mr.. Harry lsaacs, the clgarmakcr, who
lives on Market street near MenZel At the
time of the accident Mrs. Isaacs was uumaT-
ried and was then Miss Pauline COblcns.
The needle was encountered IN carpet,
penetrating her tOOtthe full length. y phy-
slcian was called in immediately, but the
needle could not be found, although it was
known to be in the foot. She suffered great
pain, and fol four months was unable 70
leave her bed. During that period three
physicians made frequent attempts to.eNJTacJ
The needle, and the knife was used extensive
ly however without success. Miss Coblens
was quite tleshy before the accident, BuJfell,
of greatly from her long confinement. At
length she was able to get about with the aid
of crutches, but she continued TO suffer from
the needle The pain sdecreased gradually
from the time she was able to get about and
she Tegaiued her former heShinesS. blnally
she felt the needle only at period when there
was change in the weather. The move
ment of the needle seemed to be upwards,
and the point was not stationary, but moved
with the needle. About five years ago she
was married to Mr.. Harry Isaacs. Isree
children are the fruit OF that union, the
youngest Of which is a boy named Arthur,
who is about q year Old The PAIN which
troubled the mother left her even before the
birth of her child, and the total disappear
ance Of the pain she was won't 20 feel was
subject OF remark and pleasure to her. On
Monday a week ago her baby, who had since
its birth manifested a kindly disposition,
was very restless and cried increasingly all
night. The cause of the child's ailHent was
not learned until the following morning
when IN giving IL a bath the mother discOy-
cred something black prOtruding through the
skin OF the chi!d's thigh. She caught hold Of
it, and was frightened when she found the
thing OF resisting substance She OWeYer,
used little force, and SOen extracted the
dark object. Imagine her surprise when
she found it was Il needle, black and carTOd-
ed. The eye broke of in her hand while eX-
aInining 1t. The recollection Of the needle
which has given her much pain came wildly
before the mother and she felt keenly for the
child. The remembrance of her relief from
the pain forced itself upon the mother, and
the connection Of the two served as a clue as
10 now the needle came to get in the child 5
thigh The mother says il would bc almost
impossible for the child to have taken up the
needle without her finding il out, IS the
child wosld have made it known in piteous
cries, as he did when the needle worked out.
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How TO CURE A CODA meG!cal Jour
nal tells how one man was cured Of q cold -
He boiled a little wormwoOd and horehound
together and drank freely of the tea before
going to bed. The next day he took five
pills, put one kind of plaster Oh his breast,
another under his arm, and still another on
his back. Under advice from an experience
ed Old lady he took all these off with an oys-
ter knife III the afternoon, and slapped on
mustard plaster instead. Then he put some
hot bricks to his feet and went to bed -
Next morning another old lady came in with
a bottle Of goose OIL and gave him a dose of
1t on quill, and an aunt arrived about the
same time with a bundle of sweet fern.
which she made into tea and gave him every
haIf hour until noon, when he took big
dose of salts. After dinner his wife who
had seen a fine old lady of great experience
in doctoring, in High street, gave him two
pills Of her own make, about the size of
walnut and Of similar shape, and two tea
spOonfuls Of homemade baisam to keep the
pills down. Then he took a half pint of hot
rum, at the suggestion of an old sea captain
visiting in the next house, and steamed his
legs with an alcohol bath. At this crisis two
OF his neighboUs arrived, who saw at once
that his blood was out of order, and gave
hih half gallon Of spearminU tea and a big
dose OF castor oil. Before going to bed he
took eight of new kind of pills wrapped
about his neck a flannel soaked in hot vine
gar and salt, and had feathers burned on a
shovel in his room. He is now cured and
full Of gratitude.
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SCRATCHES Or CEAtEED HEEL
HCRsEs.-A Canadian corresp0-
gives the following simple remedy
scratches i'm horses ~lIaviHC
many lotious. ETC.. only 90 obtain
porarv relief for my horse, I concl
to try @ mixture oi flowers OF sui
and rlvceriue. which I mixed fr
paste. using enough ClycHrjue 20 Er
a glossy appearance. and the res
obtained in q short time were Cd
wonderful. 1 apply this paste ct --
and in the morning before gong os
apply plain giyceriue.
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TIE SriHtifr Nrrs SAYS that ,.
keepers can overcome mildew or ~
in closets by pstting an car.hln =
or deep plate fun of quick lime la..e +
closet. The lime viii absorb the da-
ness and also swCetgu and disintet
place. Rats, mice and bugs, So a.-
get into damp Pace, dislike the ~
When the lime becomes Stacked l-.
il on the manure pile.
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IT IS an excellent idea TO grow 0-
on the same land repeatedly. and GO
low the onions with celery. This a
tie land in good tilth, and free !
weeds, -Four hundred to eight hun
bushels of onions per acre are o CONF
yield, though The smut and the mas
are frequently very troublesome.
seriously interfere with all estimate
profits. The best land for onions
good. rich sandy lean, So deep s
withstand drought well. or a clayt
undeUdraincd and worked wei.
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Is sure cure Tor ali ordinary diseases OF Horses
Cattle. sheep and Swine. 1t cures and prevent
CHrcEEN CHoLEEa. Your COW IS certain to yield
- PER Cl.NT MORE AsD BETTER MIX AID surrEP.
STOCK FATrEES on ONEFUURTH LESS
FEED.
Being in possession OF large number or excel
lent testimonials, ] suuio!u q lew:
have been using your Cattle Powder for horses.
cows. chickens and pigs. and lind iJ q FIk-T-CLAss
1hinE.-GEoUSU HoSu GcrTaautown. Pa.
have used two packs OF your Cattle Powder on
my COW aud chickens. TRE COW GAVE SEArLN
TWICE TIE QUANTITY o p MIIK she did before Nv
chickens were dying. but were CURED rsl,IErIArF-
LY after had used the powder.
Yours. truly, JONAS PAsOTE, Dallas, y. G.
have used your Cattle Powder and must saw it
is the best for horses, cattle, sheep. Tried it
on poultry for many complaints. with SUCCESS IN
EVERY CAsE.-JOS. WEAVER Berrysville. Pa.
Last summer You sent N packs 20 Of your pow
der which gave 70 my poultry, and have not had
one dToopy turkey or chicken since-1Irs WM
hNAPr. Orange, n. Y.
Send me pack or two Of your Cattle Powder
The pack 1 got from you last winter CUREO TIE
CHICKEN CHOLERA. I gave some OF it to a neigh
Dor and il cured his chickens.-JoHN WuLIASIs
Spruce Vale. Ohio.
address, Tor a pamphlet, F. A. MILLER, s31
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J, FEEIDHOFF, Ebeusburg. Pa. IT-g, g,'sO.-IvI
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TnE best deodorizeT in stables IS
ground plaster. IL may be sprinkled
about the stalls and over the manure heap
daily. It will absorb She ammoniacal
odors and retain them, Thus increasing
tie Yalhe Of the dressing
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ROSE OF CASHMERE HAIR T0NIC

'H'HlS preparation is made from the roses Of the
4 valley oi Cashmere, ard is entirely free from
sulphur, Lead, and other poisonous and deIete1i-
our substances. II is richly perfumed and renders
the use OF pomades, hair oils, etc. unnecessary.
IL preserves, sOftens and beauties the hair and
gives t rich ustre 1t Is excellent for an irrita-
ting OF lnhamed scalp. It never turns rancid.
druggists sell large bottle for 50 cts. AscHEN-
BACH x MILLER, ProprietOrs, 3rd and Callowhill
streets, PhiadeI eIphia. For sale a f. James new
Drug store, Ebensburg, Pa. Tl2-T7-Tn1
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To STONE RAISINs easily, pour =
ing water over them. and drsln y .
This loosens them. and they come y
clean and with ease.
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SICRHEADACHE, Nervous Headache. Head
acne from sOur, stomach, are all cured by DIR.
Al AATTAUR'S HEADACHE AND DYSPFP
SIA PILLS. Price 25 cts I3-o1-Im-1
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Kendalps SPAWN Cure
on HUMAN FLESH.

BAEENsFIELD. T., Dec. = IsIY
Is. J. Kendall < CO.--Cfeuts: L wish to add my
testimony in favor Of your invaluable linimeDt,
''kcudall's Spawn Cure IL the spring OF 1862
slpPc< On the ice and spraiusd my right limb at
the Euce Joint. ] was very lame and At timss suE
fersd the most eEcTuci2ting pain. ! wore a band
age on it for year, aud tried most everything
in my reach, bat c0uld HId nothing that wOHid
give me permanent relief When I UverwoTked, it
would pain very much. In April ISIS began
10 think should be @ cripple for life; but having
some OF ''Ecu'Ili's SPAWN Cure thought wOUld
try Il. used gEc-tEirI Of bottle and exEcl fenced
relief ct once The pain left ue and has EOL trSU-
h.eI me since. I feel very grateful TO you ard
would recommend 'hcDda}Is SPAWN Cure to all
who suffer with spraiEs OF rheumatism.
Yours truly. Mrs. J. BCCTEILs.
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DIR. ssELEgSG GTON'S
STRENGTH REVIEWER


Z " I'D CUR Z "a
weakness and Exhaustion, Dyspepsia Nervou.
Debility, Neuralgia, Pains In tho Back and Side
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Bladder W Weakness, Bsd-W citing in children HvS-
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eases Acts by inviSorating and strengthening
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30 br. Miilington can be consulted by persons
clan He Is now treating by letter many cases of
SPINAL Snd Blood Diseases, Epilepsy, Chronic Neu-
charges, Kidney, Liver and Womb Complaints
Diseases OF Nerves and Genito- Urinary Organs
above.
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panx-a,s Ha.p RnlsaEa
OF %TNH- 7saSS.


PA9E as HAIR BaLSAEz
The Best and Nest Ecoaonicsi Hair Dressing
e1qa... u I--flr-d S1i Pcr5cc:ly i<zsulesz-
YEi Always Restore Gray or Faded Eair
70 i.s original youthful color and a9p-l=an-, and ts
warranted 90 stop is Emg, assist its growth and
prevent irs'sis.ras
= A few a-pii-zii--s Of the BNSAu VII soften tfe
hair Clcr1ee al Ga-i-uf and cure isrMr- ard h.
reurs orthe scalp. Sod - zslFlzasts 0ly s5ss.
Nov. IL, 1850 Nv.
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KFNDALLS SPAYIN CTRE

Il In It's effects and mild IN its action rs 10
does not blister; yet lit s penetrating and power
ful 70 reach every decp-seatcd pain, to remove
any huuy growth or other cuIargeIneuts. such as
suaTius- spliuts. cr5s. calIaus, spraius weIngs.
EEd any lamCless and all Cnlarg sEcnts OF Joints
OF limbs. and aisu far rheumatism in man. or for
any purpose for which q liuiment Is used for man
OF beast. u l= now known 20 he the best liuime1t
ls- man ever used, a-.lus mildly and yet certain
il its ELECTS.
send address fgr IllGz .rs-cI Circular, which We
think gives positive proof oil i-s virtues. no ra.l-
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our know i-I-se- .s. man rs well as kcfst-
druggists have .t OF can Egt lt for yua: gg it VIII
he sent Co any address on receipt ~ price by the
proT-l--o-s LlE. =. j. kendall. * Co, Enosbur-h
Falls, Vt.
SOLD BY AL DRUGGISTS.
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K0ndaIl'S SPAWN Cure

HARRIS sBUEC, PA, Nov. 18th, 1850.
DIR. .. J. kendall s. CO-CieutS: hare very
fine mare that had bone SPAWN for a long time.
lstried everything man souId devise to cure it, but
all in vain. and was about TO give 1t uD when q
friend of mine in this city cane 10 me and recon-
meudcd "hendall's SPAWN Cure which tried
with grand results. removing the bone clear and
clean. then ssnt - cents to you for one OF your
illustrated Horse Books. and l think there is no
better book printed the horse and his diseases.
have taken great interest in it. and have since
sold IS copies for you 70 my neEhbOrs and viii try
and do what good can by getting them for othsrs.
Yours truly. q. w. MILLER.