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FIRE PROTECTION.
Minnesota Fire Insurance Report.

Part one of the eleventh annual report of
the Minnesota insurance department opens
with historic sketch of the department since
its organization in 1872 Coming to the sub
iect of the experience of fire insurance com.
panies in Minnesota, Commissioner McGlll
presents the following interesting statement
under the caption of "Ten Years of Insurance
Business in Minnesota"
Commencing with 1872 and ending with
1881, we have period of ten years. The IN
surance business transacted in the state DUR
ing this period has been published IN the an
1ual reports of this department, with the ut
most particularity. The totals of this busl-
ness. year by year, are given in the following
table, and show
TEN YEARS OF INSURANCE BUSINESS IN MIN
NESOTA.
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OFFICIAL.
Official Proceedings Board Of Education.
OFFICE OF BOARD OF EDUCATION,
ST. PAUL, April %, 1882.

OFFICE OF BOARD OF EDUCATION,
ST. PAUL, April %, 1882
The Board met at 1880 p. m.
Vice President Abbott in the chair.
Present, Inspectors Murphy, Wilgus,
Oppenheim, Abbott, Benz, Athey, Gill
bert, Schiffmann, Berlandi, Donnelly.
President Kerr came in and took the
chair. The minutes of last regular meet
ing and special meeting were read and
approved.
A communication from City Treasurer
REM for the grading of Laurel avenue,
from Western avenue to Dale street,
amounting to $68, was ordered paid by the
following vote: Yeas-Inspectors Muir
ply, Wilgus, Oppenheim, Abbott, Benz,
Athey, Gilbert, Schiffmann, Berlandi,
Donnelly.
The Superintendent made the follow
ing monthly report, which was accepted:
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ONE of the New York penitentiaries
has among its convic's lightning cal
culator named James Nolan, but better
known as Jimmy the Bootblack." Al
though possessing little or no education,
he is at home among figures. A glance
over column Of figures is sufficient to
enable him to give the footing. IF
standing before a blackboard while an
other person is putting down figures, he
will be ready with the sum total when
the last stroke is made, no matter how
rapidly one may make them.
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Pay roll for April read as follows:

Allowed and ordered paid by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas - Inspectors Murphy, Wilgus,
Oppenheim, Abbott, Benz, Athey, Gill
bert, Schiffmann, Berlandi, DonneIIy
Mr.. President.
Bills for the month read as follows.
St. Paul Lodge No. 2, L. o. o. f., S25:
Drcis & Mitsch, $l4.80; F. La Berge,
1887; L. Fl. Landergren, $40; w. r.
johnson, s225; Prendergast Bros, Sc;
w. w. Hills, $215; Boston 6 Storen,
SO. ga; A. +. Gauger, 1926; c. L. Horst,
$12.05; Sanders & Mathews. $40; Dyer 6
Howard, s93; Mrs. Dryer, $40; st. Aubin
6 Dion, $8.95; Noyes Bros. 6 Cutler,
S2.75; Warner & Stevens, $115.75; q. Fl.
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Andrews g. Co., $40; j. H. Demerast,
$205; j. Shorn, S6.25; Gottfried Sher-
dian, l.50; Jas. Cullen, $l19. IL; Hugh
son & Hemenway, $32
Allowed and ordered paid by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas-Inspectors Murphy, Wilgus,
Oppenhelm, Abbott, Benz, Athey, Gilbert,
Schitfmann, Berlandi, Donnelly, Mr..
President.
Adjourned
J. G. DoNNELLY, Secretary.
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The Man With a Racket.

He was probably from DeadwOod, OF
Custer City, or the Gunnison valley, OF
from some of the other places where
they wear one shirt for three months
and have no other wish except to die
with their boots on, no matter how many
square feet of cowhide there is in 'em.
There was only one other man in the
saloon when he entered ana inquired for
five fingers Of straight pizen. This soli-
tary man sat with leg on either side of
a chair, his chin resting on the back OF
it. His eyes were half closed, his tongue
hanging out bit, and his mind was at
rest. The new arrival swallowed his
liquid, wiped off his chin with his coat
tail, and suddenly came down in front Of
the sleeping man with:
"Im from the head waters of Grizzly
river! I'm the only living reptile as
ever crossed Rattlesnake perray or swum
the length of Alligator lake T.
"Eh!'' was all the other said, as he
slowly opened one eye.
''Ive fit the hull Pawnee tribe cf In
dams to oncet il! I've gone out at mid
night to tackle catamounts, and got up
airly in the morning to pull cinnamon
bars out of thar densl I've looked
butler bulls out of countenance, and
I've made grizzly shake all over by one
Yell"
"Y-e-s," drawled the man on the chair
as he drew in his tongue and opened the
other eye.
"Don't tackle me !" yelled Deadwood,
as he leaped high in air and clicked his
teeth together. ."The man who tackles
me is pulp in just two seconds Don't
sit thar and look at me that way, for I'm
an avalanche on Wheels landslide
with gait of ninety miles minit-a
tornado which plays ball with the peaks
Of the Rockies That's the kind of O.
tomahawk I am-that's the racket I've
worked ever since [ was 10 days old !"
The man on the chair yawned heavily,
stretched his arms, and lifted himself
up with the motions of an elephant.
Whoop! waugh yelled the other.
GIVE lost my notched stick, but Ell
make oath that I've wiped out forty
seven white men and over 100 Iniuns. ("
The other slowly removed his old hat
and flung it on the floor. Then he
pushed up his sleeves and frightened
his belt and gave himself shake.
"W-what's the matter, old man ?"
earnestly inquired the man from Dead
wood.
The other poked his hair until it stood
up like wires, got clear of the chair, and
began to tumble under his coat-tails.
W-what yer gwine to do, old pard 2"
s'Gwine fur to spile yer racket I
don't low nobody to jump up and down
and holler and whoop and waugh on
me when Tn straddle of cheer and
sound asleepi"
eyer don'tl Then I'm dead sorry.
Fact is. took yer for another man-for
wall-eyed, crook-backed, knock-kneed,
sofy-pillow from Calico Flats, and I
meant to make wolf-meat of ye in jist
leven Shy Ann seconds. Shake, old
pard-put it thar and if that ere kyote
behind the bar don't trot out his choicest
pizen and lots Of it, I'll slice off his in
fernal ears and gin 'em to we fur sleeve
buttons
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It will be noticed, tina from 1872 to 1879,
Inclusive, the increase of risks written from
year to year was gradual and compar-
atiVely even. Then comes 1880, with an In
crease OF thirty millionsi So large an increase
il one year was matter of good deal of sur
prise, and is even yet somewhat difficult to
account for. In this one year the increase was
greater than during the seven preceding years
together. There are two causes to which the
sudden growth is probably attributable-frst,
au unusual rivalry among the insurance COM
paaies for business, and, second the general
prosperity. A elimination of pros ,erous
events and business enterprises covering
period of two or three years, is probably the
principal reason for the exceptional growth of
Che insurance business of 1880. The year fol-
lowing, 1881, shows a still further Increase of
risks written of nearly twelve millions of dol
lars. The growth of the business in ten years
Is shown by the difference in the amount done
u 1872 and 1881, as follows:
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Iron Workers Wages.

ST. LOUIS, May 13.-John Jarrett, OF Pitts
burgh, president of the amalgamated associa-
ton of the iron workers of the United States
arrived here this forenoon. A meeting of
about twenty iron workers was held, but the
session was secret. The purpose of Mr.. JAR
rett's visit and the meeting is to arrange and
determine schedule of wages to be paid
iron workers of this section during the ensu-
ing year. The section interested in the work
of Mr.. Jarrett includes all boundaries and roll
iag mills between Green Castle, Ind, and st.
Louis
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THAT SNOB, WHITE.

Richard Grant White has coined "edi-
torling, which moves the Indianapolis
Journal to say that he is carping, pre-
tentious, snobbish fraud. SHE assumes
to be the highest living authority in re-
gard to style and the correct use of
words, and yet his writings abound with
loose, inexact and ungrammatical ex-
pressions."
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An $4,000 Stable.

Baron Rothschild, of Vienna, has a
favorite horse for whose accommodation
he has had q special loose box built at
the cost of $4,000. This magnificent
room forms part of new stable which
cost $50, 900, and which has marblefoors,
encaustic tiles painted by distinguished
artists; rings, chains and drain-traps Of
solid silver, and walls frescoed with
splendid hunting scenes from the pencils
OF eminent animal painters. Fortunate
ly, however, the Baron's annual income
is large fortune, being t$1 600, 900.
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OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of Board Of Public Works
Regular Meeting.

Regular Meeting.
ST.. PAUL, May S, 1882.
Board met at 2, P. NJ.
Present: Messrs- Hoyt, Koch, Peters
Quinby, Terry and Mr.. President
Minutes of 1st, Sd and 4th 1nsts. read
and approved.
VIM. Lindeke, Esq, appeared before
the board and urged the necessity of
jackson street.
Pursuant to due notice and the adjourn
ments Hereunder, the matter of making
and completing the assessment for open
ing, widening and extension of Hoffman
avenue from Short street to what was
formerly Union street came up, and after
hearing parties present and interested,
the further consideration of the matter
was laid over to June 2, 1882, at 2 p. m.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of
the confirmation of the assessment for
constructing, relaying and repairing side
walks under contract of Peter Berkey
estimates 8 to both inclusive) for the
year ending January 1, 1882, came up
and was duly confirmed. Yeas 6.
The Clerk was directed to Ieadvertise
for bids for grading Forbes street, from
Pleasant avenue to Banfil street.
The Clerk was directed to give the first
assessment notice for constructing sewers
in Fifth ward, under contract of Daniel
Mullen; also for sewer On Wabashaw
street, from Third to Seventh street; also
foFsewer on Fifth street, from point be-
tween Wabashaw and Cedar streets to
Minnesota street; also for grading Ash
land avenue, Otsego and Burr streets.
The Clerk was directed to give notice
of correction of certain errors in sidewalk
assessment.
Adjourned.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
r. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board of Public
Works
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Special Meeting.

ST. PAUL. May 10, 1882.
Board met at 9 q. m. pursuant to call
of the President.
Present: Messrs. Hoyt, Koch, Peters,
Guinby and Mr. President.
Absent: Mr.. Terry
The order of the Council to the Board
for formal report on opening and exten-
sion of Eight street from Cedar to Waba-
shaw street was taken up, when Messrs.
Herman Trott, II. l.. Williams and S. B.
Woolworth were heard in opposition and
Messrs. Joseph Files, agent of Peter
PETER and W. p Murray in favor of said
improvement, and after considering the
matter at some length same was laid over
to the 18th inst, at p. m.
Onmotion, at II a. M, the Board pro-
ceeded in body to view the premises.
After having viewed the premises, the
Board returned at I'm and adjourned.
JOHN. HARRINGTON, President.
RI. GoRMAN, Clerk Board Public Works.
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In the Holmes murder trial at Syracuse, N.
z. the testimony for the defense thus far
strengthens the presumption Of suicide.
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FRIENDSHIP is woven fast by inter
woven benefits.
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Risks
Written Premiums

Business 1881 1922, ,O79, 500 s1.596, ,S54 1914 951
Business 1872 4S,7lS,176 $50, ,73S SOC, $40
Increase ... s73,352 1874 s9O6,6l6l $685. Ill
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this country, even if the nti-Chinese bill
should become law, as they might also from
Canada. The bill does not and cannot stop
up all the cracks through which Mongolian
| blood may leak into the United States.
The Philadelphia Medical and Surgical Re
porter says: 1.-THE returns of the police de.
partment disclose 195 cases reported as miss
| ing, or having run away, LIS of whom were
afterwards found; fully one-half of this num-
Der were boys and girls, who, having drank
in the inspiration derived from dime
novels, and other productions of that charac-
ter, ran away from home to seek fame and for
| tune.
| William Sindrar, hung for murder in New
York city, last month, rejected with scorn all
"ghostly consolation" denounced the min.
listers of religion as hypocrites, and proposed
to die game" and not be scared into the ac-
ceptance of ''a religion of harps, robes and
crowns, balanced by delicate WINGS His
! last objurgation was: GAS am convicted O
murder, that probably makes me murderer,
and will be the first murderer ever executed
who did not go direct into the arms of Jesus u
| According to the latest advices from
Australia, the most fearful heat and drouth
| prevails throughout Queensland. For several
months harlly any rain has fallen, and
widespread disaster seems only likely to be
averted by the steady downfall OF rain. The
heat in the inland districts has reached 124
degrees in such shade as was obtainable.
Morning after morning for weeks together
the sun has risen in 6 cloudless sky, and set a,
night like huge red ball of fire, red hot
on copper dome. The losses among the
stock raisers and farmers are said to be very
great.
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The Dry Goods Cierks' Guardian Angel.
From the Chicago Tribune

Editor IMP
the questions young with tablespoon hat and a
you.nay nSa;ss,e who
are that he prefers staying in, rather than run any risk
Well Of course, yeu know, said the Young man.
vsr! Likely il be ,o, & S Tor rim,
wanted to have settled Its question be answered,
Ishould .urmise" said the horse reporter that an
syerase deck hand conld successfully wrestie with any
wen. don't know continued the young man;
q @ ss sdG
10 settle IL but we can't never saw such provoking
roSua,e al 6p 4 and We sot reg. angry and looked
@ S fs fox kS%
have Ss been in the e, Tor me sary three
~ @ :" % ~ s"s % Sss
lin the ihreSdseiNs thread department YOU know
snS N e Sd You oM S SS"s n syS yak Ike
makes two fellows awful ohu,ns." -,
your qe.t hoST '"'a The morse reporter Out wh'' Is
Wi ysu see some people are PLAYING erOagst and
other nsn he dead on the ball but ha!ms astrok. he
say the rover dead and the Sthe fellows hey LAY it
sn syt we ss been having an awful time about over
Yes you told Ne thu, before Our cToaus. eato, is
feels Minded People Ge!iinf pointers from the inmates
but sf fn"gv sq IAN S 8a ns tSr
tn. .a' sF%"' matter You say the rover is close to the
And the next player knocks it against the stake'"
And then ,hs player after him claims ,ha, the
YES, thar.it; aud they can't arree,"
man who got the trs, knock down ough, to viii"
" Bat they dent knock eachotle down They don't
You said this was croauct game. didn't you,"
."Agd hey DIDN'T qgn5rcl'"
Then the fairies nre indeed Kind 70 the dry goods
clerks, We can give them no advice"
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these valoiT who we're thS friends e al. and
paper hanginga, and tho cheap household
furniture. everything is n revival. u remins-
ages.
Strange creatures the ParlMans are. They
new. drama FEDORA" in which Sarah Bern
hardt Is to arpennr at the vaudeville ;his
Iosita Mauri Of the Opera. than they do about
Ms one Bis T Wsy other Hsg day Fs n% s ~ eSns
mission to bis e@pleysr. I King Leopold &C
has a French rival, M. do iirazza: who hasss
Gcber 'i lssS de- Bra s fnrher com
Snd ts with some n o. The u
French trading station. Now tho thing is to
get this treaty ratified by the French Chamber.
desperately slowly. Now. Stanley says that NJ
Dc Draz@a's treaty and his planting Of the French
hS The Gs%sS aS not ct hs Sonso moi
know what flag means, and they have a sui;
Sfm Sy keen exc TO 6vses to have ei on
further says that Brazsa's expedition did not
amount to anything. inasmuch as he took
would undertake to do any time in forty days.
Bn has REPLIED g well q he can to stan
remarks. dwelling particularly on the
sacredness Of the French flag, but Stan
10y Is likely to have. the best OF the
explorer plenty Of money and plenty Of men
and while Brazza is waiting for the ratification
of his famous treaty. Stanley will be fitting up
his trading stations and organizing his steam;
boat lines between Marseilcs and Central
Africa. or all the men in tho world; Henry n.
Stanley Is perhaps the last to be influenced by
sentimental talk about q flag.
A piece Of bad news to finish with. The
nlmanacs for next year are Just ont. The
Triple Almanach" of the infallible Matthew
de In Drome prophesies ~ follows: " The year
1888 will De rs rainy as its predecessor" Alas
THEODORE CHILD.
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a dam Kirpen's Beard.


Adam Kirpen Of Chicago. who possesses the
Longest J ard III the world l. a. cNrs ~ axe "a feet II
inches tall, and perfect specimen o tuiust. though
aged Hcruan ~ means ~ hi- beard no 81 HiH~s, u
considerable fortune tGt notW landing h~ cndtHlurs
10 sell his photographs on ia" plea " poverty. The
heard which h1 ~ pres III wears 7 ne attained
the wonderful lcugih Of nearly twelve feet.
lie Li,Iuses of this rather uNWirtly append.
age when walking tNH street hl rolling u
around leatirru belt suspended about Is uerk The
length the beard such tha he place both feet
H. and the other cni. upu being flsl up irnrhrS
sf-w irchc- above ms head. The heard which t'uf "A
dan gray color i. quite Tuck aud /. III" result az twenty
two ieurs uninterrupted growth. From ms Youth M
pen gave cNidruc" Of becoming bearded ~ Esnu Al
ii years % age lr under the nccy .sy of sa'n-
and al had large hushy beard which, nld"i u h-
robust frame caused people TO frequently contudud him
as being his fathers brother.
when he rnt'r,d the German army a. artNcrs' In,
shou n much trouble in pnrtUhus of NJ meals A. We
tuoustacu- ih,r brHl hi, rnrs when about 10 ont
lie WIS the wonder and delight OF the ihr ,rN Hii Re
criyod unhuerAhlc privileges from The officers "h ~
count of h- sp. Rrnncc. n not until ' cam" Ia
America that he allowed fun sway 10 the Nlg prop
q lis beard whoa tn" h"ntd va, uNc f",i l'AS
he sold II To Chicago museum fur so From mat iinr
twentv,twn ago. no razor has been nlpcl I" ms
face and the beard Inns steadily grown and IL SIN grow
iu2, having increased two FEET since 1871 Ihc hair.
branch out Ike aiT,e, some having NJ UhuA ~ Go/t
srliis The ola hns SON. hut the beard durs f
seem be her, dtarN Il. bee found Il dncuit Wt', 4"
rai.u Heard pre-, 70 h-Hl'h lrnT IL. -rauui ih!
wa remarkable. however, ina having M, hs al. body
covered with hair nearly twelve inches .unB,
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From the london Horning Advertiser.

From the London Uorning Advertiser.
CAIRO. Oct. 2.-When tho British forces oc-
cuped the citadel Of Cairo they found that tortures had
been inflicted upon prisoners that horrible in their
barbarty reminding one OF the old Inluiston period
The prisoners had been beaten and racked they could
pay money they had been hanged up by the thumbs
by the ankles by straps around their waists; their
bodies had been barred the skin the hips and legs
frightened by contriysnce so ingenious that only n
end inspired by Satan could have devised it, and then
the lash applied, making upward blow alter.
natey with the downward cut OF another, until at last
the flesh In pieces lifted from the quiverng victim
Then too the bastnado, most horrible OF all punish
ments used. / saw prisoners who could not walk,
and whose feet simply Jumps Of discolored flesh
Others saw and talked TO who had been hayed One,
an old man. seemed be dying Mad with the agony
OF pain he had endured he dashed away from his
mentors and, running swiftly around the mosque he
jumped thirty feet down the rampant. When he reached
the bottom he lay crushed and helpless below
and then they brought him back, and they ogsed him
again the limbs that broken. and the bones
that protruded through the flesh.
The name Of the brute who perpetraed these atroci
ties is Suenau Zorab Zm Pasha Colonel in the artil
lery; by birth from Kanarah, by education soldier by
nature a fend. Col. Knox having discovered oil the
facts he called Mr. Zorab Pasa into his presence and
ordered him TO be manaced. They put heavy irons
him. assure you. They screwed them tight too and
Tommy Atkins made no endeavor to him Of the
miseries OF captivity. He will probably he shot.
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DEEE.S POLYG.INY.
Speeches OF Morinons at the Recent. Conf
ence--A skcbeiiiOus Elder.

SALT LAKE, Oct l2-At thu Mormon Con-
ference Just closed Elder Pcnrosc. editor of
the Church organ. preached n robellious ser
mon. in which he charged that Mormons have
been sent away upon missions in foreign lands
from criminal motives and in order to got them
out of the way.
Apostle George .. Cannon. ex-Dclesate to
Congress. said tho Mormon leaders exhibited a
wonderful spirit of trust, peace. and rosi.na-
ton during tho passage of the pro,criptiye leg
isla,ipn by Congress. Ii" thought there was
hot on earth or in heaven any power that would
arrest Tie nrosperiiy OF the saint He said;
ny seq, 10 tonfrTss and i%reysr dc6srrei
believed to be, right. know God
win sustain mo and this people in, poly
obey this law there would come a time when
Zion would cease. We are now in that condi-
iiop' would he damned and 60 TO hell if
dearest principles. Ny brothcrs and sisters
y bo the savior, OF the Latter Day Saints. II
thhis people are t. be saved i will be through
Sucasing Of the Gcntlcs, he said: We have
warmed viper in our bosom and il has stung
US: II we had , oboyed the coMnsels Of the
people from getting a ioothod here,
~, A{\pg9st,e J. Henry Smith said the ,Edmunds
bill DISTINGUISHES virtuous men and women.
II was not morality the nation sought: Iii was
both Houses Of Congress would soon be without
a quorum. He said that the Lord recognized
both Il ngie and plural marriage. Christ mt no
time denounced the practlc" of pnysumy for
He himself was Il descendant Of polygamous
lineage. The only passage the spcnkcr ever
heard against nolysamy was the Apostle Paul's
instruction To Timothy. wherein he said that "A
Bishop should be the husband of one wife. But
no did not intend 10 limit the Bishop. or any
body else. to only one wife. MonOgamy il not
the natural condition of mankind. II was cs-
tablishcd in early Rome when it, citizens were
under the necessity OF ma King raids upon other
nations to obtain wives; hence it was ncces-
sary to limit earh man to ono wife and IL n
cDLS"l uencc, the Roman empire hacnnr tho
most corrupt nation on earth. Tho United
States had changed the rule of all history by
max ing severe laws against plural marriage.
\ dl-aifrrtod sister asked Why women we're
not allowed to hay" moro than one husband.
B"cauSr the Prophet hno not received II in
revelation, thu Apostle replied.
Ono-l half OF the $50 officials in the Territory
nrc polygamistS, and disqualified under tho
EdnnndS act, yet they refuse To- surrender their
on. GEE, to the Governors apppintrc4
Fhrrr ls u small war cloud arising oyer
s"hooi. tcNt books, The Mormons want the
legends to run:
Q-Who IS the I,nrls Prophet
A.-Joscph smith. wh' suffered marty ~ NJ Nuuvoo
Tn" G"utics object To- having their children
Taught such stun. But the ilormuns have pos
Session Of the school fund ana the public
schools, aud they were about letting ont the
contract Tor printing the books. whom they
wcvt eW1inel