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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-24

The STUDEBAKER is the standard
wagon Of the world. For sale by Waid
4 Campbell.
Just received, a large lot of silks,
pushes, brocaded velvets, etc, at the
| One Price Dry Goods House.
SHILOH'S COUGH and Consump-
ton Cure is sold by us on guarantee.
A. b. Stewart, druggist.
Something new. Ottoman velour
dress goods, at the One Price Dry
Goods House.
The celebrated Crown Cylinder, Jour
nal and other lubrioatinR oils at Wald
4 Campbelps.
Just received at the One Price Dry
Goods House, handsome line of hand
satchels.
II. G. Mclaughlin, Optician, Front
street, Masonic building. A fit guar
auteed.
| Just received, a fine lot of quilted
satin skirts, at the One Price Dry Goods
House.
The Corset House of the Northwest, is
the One Price Dry Goods House.
Convex peresoopic glasses for pres
byopia, at Little Macs.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-01

10 read < news, gossip. facts. incidents.
 anecdoses-no, gash. Iet description
 alone. Don't make yourself ridiculous by failing 10 do what Washington Irving has already cone 50 well. The descrsp- ;ive ~rsse' mus, ao. fahlic morality de. mards his ex,efmiaauou the editorial hereafter depends upon IL. American hse, ature---- But, my wife's hecSonins ,his way. ionder over these things while take a second excursion through ,ha, Saratoga trunk fos bottle oi smelling salts, or paper of pins, er whatever else she may order me to md.
 The oracle ~As gone. est mourning the wreck of 50 much grandiloqaence-- the overthrow of such q gorgeously de- eosated wcrd-castie bull, out of high sounding phrases collected from quota. ton beoka summer resort pass and religious ~eeklses> al in va,n--desssoycd ey an old. shaIp-w,,,ed cynic. Loves labor was certainly lost.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-01
A Peculiar North Carolina Stone.
V e~ ' 2Fk san.

Some ninety or one hundred years ago an Indian, passing the home of the grand father of Mir Pointer, of Roxboro, vas kindly entertained for several days with out charge. and when about to leave he took from his pocket one of three little stones, saying .' Here IS a mad stone i, take il, and fl l call again !: Is nine otherwise !, IS yours. When you are bit len by any poisonous insect. reptile or mad dog, apply this 10 the bitten place and you shall suffer no harm The some has been ID the possession of some member ot;he family ever sine, and has often been applied to both man and beast. and IS an 'nfaili5le care. You may ap- ply Ii n any case and !, fastcns itself. re- iusing to come of antil irnpregnA,ed ~i,h the poison. and then !; falls off of its o~n accord. Drop l, in s~ecs milk and !, dIs- charges inc poison, and ~ill sga,n attach itself wIth its fJrrner force
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A Gcoi Operator.
The Operator.

Some of ,he men who have ranked highest Tn the profession have not been remarkable for speed. IL IS the old story of the tortoise and the hare over again 1. i, IS the steady gait and sound udgmen, iha, tell. If ,ke correspondent, can trans init for;y-two words minute m good
 ringing Morse, and can tIanscrlbe from 4 !:ne 4; the same ra,e. making every letter -nm.stasably legible no; Decess sn .lS or nate ii he can gaiCSly adjust h,s .nsiia- raent to every Ftria,lon n the eirclr. particularly n haa weather CT on tilQliy line If n sending he exercises ..asa3en; and gauges hts wTun9 to the ab.a;y Il the reeeiyer | he has ,ha, ;e s.iiaI te,e- graphic sense tha; enaD aD.es him n instantly detect aa error, esen IF ! e.pher message
 If he never " bIe2Ns cN CD. when lI toubi IS ,o ihe correctness of l word. ind then always breaks, fl his habits ire lrreproaC h. able II he has the good sense never ;o al- low hls temper 10 be ruif'ed by anything that occurs on the line, If he can tio and be and suffer all this for nine hours a day withou, leaving his chair. then he may justly claim to be good operator II m addition 10 these accomplishments. he can transmi; for,y-two words with one hand while = timing with the other the message he has sent, and can eat his frugal luncheon wi,hou, saspending either of the other operations, he may be re- garded as a trst-class operator, and will probably have no difficul,y in obtaining a position at from seventy to eighty dollars a month. All that is then necessary is for him to become thoroughly conversan, with the properties of electricity and the application thereof, and he Is reasonably certain tif he lives to reach the top of the profession, the length of time re- quired depending 10 a grea, en,en, upon the manauTes of a certain gentle man in New York-Mr. Jay Gould.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-01
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 AE sanei alt h.tset P ked laeG fg'e eait Nehc .4fpe'e8 s,ntt am fhis Hfe5ulH., aua Hr ui uatac T eiteil him ia fai., seat lie looked about the ,Y4tu iFtf ,. fe0 ues etfs ud tien sa.
 1 Nas ca lookn ,1i 8uu,au l.ct.f don't ike fo pal pn AGr so ma5h s,yie ts 'o sel lu ono ut these peh hish-tnned hcers Ira ,iected Il mlBt, 5ilr ,ae Bat te' knu IT. have te set ln one as you s,n't g1, any soniaHu hecrs here "
 sa the oit gentleman sa, himself sl"0.. , do..n into A roller footed fBeen ki,xs. beth, and then sad
 As ~as in to~n To day brought m A loat ot hay ,houghi I'd drop in and ask yon fe~ question:
 All right, sir md fl am able la an sncf them I'll do so wlih pleasure
 '- see ihe pfcslden, and some more oi them big-bug WaShInion f~ilefa have gone on | pleasure inp away ou, ~es,."
 Yes"
 No. what want ,o know is. does all then pay go on while they're irol.tkln about the country |
 "l h does, sr"
 l, do' We'll. SIT, then fl Il do, I've los, as good co~ as ever ohawed aud. fur bel her agin sAsony ram tha, they didn't draw no pay when they weren't doin' no work"
 Well, sir, I'm sorry 10 say you lost your bet
 "ies, feel kinder iha, way myself. You see, based my be, on je.sice no work, no pay Bni find I've been ms. taken. l see there's b,g difference made between big-bugs and common people. Reckon I'll have 10 duse Lil over this e.ening Ba, think cAn study up someihin2 before gi, toin~ ,o hedge on and ~ia the cos bark agin Good mofnin'. Au'
 "ees,d morning
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-01
A p.,rihed Forest.
fAih,cnrrrar inarn,l


 A visitor ,e the pe,ri6ed fores, nea, Ierr,son. on the Little Colorado. will eesin ,e sec the asns ei pe,nhca,lon hours before he reaches the wonder here and there a, alinos, every step in the road small pieces of detached iu9hs and lafgei sinmps oi trees may he seen alno~, hta.ea la the white sand The mad d, distance oi ten mics from IaitIsan caters m immense basin. the slape helnt HeaTls s senslgtrtlc. and this s inF'esr. ay hsgh banks et shale and white hne clay. \; the ent ei ;hls scmt fi,HiAr basin the eNPlouas fatV aneea AHd l hte ~as 1aieklY burning Ihe eAl l.en- siaicd oi bacon. beef elk and of'tc tfct T 1aiakins ai which the party eampcd ,nt ihe night. In the morning Il only Icqunrd ' al Al hours good d.Slng ;o ica. the heart VI the immense pc,uded ie,es,. and ,hcn sath | wonder net aut gaze as ne onc can ever fcaliYe antil they make that vey trp ioi themselves
 The pe;f.aed stamps. linhs and Tn iae, whole trees llc .baui on al Ndes. the action Il he waters toi handte !, ef years lave gradually washed away the hgh hsls afna1 lsahout ind the ttces that once tescted the h,.k ;ahie lands aa4 lie q the valley hcpe4,h iumensc trunks soRc Il whtsh M measure seet hse fer; in llametct, tc hfakcn and
 uttered avet d s1iistc oi ,hlcc h1ndfea tefcs @hs tad ,elss q the sand n every ife eaa tud the fssgtet |, paI. lcd ,s ,o waetr he shsH 5e54u : s4;hef tsc hc1uiini sqe'tfiea 'lf Hc within essv 5earh thrtc ate numrtsas hlock k fl ;faak k ot ih.s pcui ed 1yaoa that have ,he 4,peat-,nse tff Ai, ih N tsi ts..f ti41ii5. beeH ts' esi' down A> ,hs Naf, ltuAn's a>. .nt the hips ae tataNa 43aand oa the efaand Sa that one ,nsi,aeteely p,cks ikea 4g as he would II ihe los camps oi Nj h. an ,ud ienrNY,auia
 Mary I he snaA ptt,. = ,nd ., ee the whole hcnt ni snmr 'recs have now 'ae, ane thoroughly etS Saa,bfed and he helatttal eoisrej cubes sparkle tu IL. slnshiHe like so many diamonds t.aeIy ealet ei the ram bow I> daph, a,e1 ln skcse crystals, and those of ,n ame,hys, toloi would pass the eye oi nov,ee tor inc eti stone he stain ei the waadi is palniy sho~a m ne4fy every specimen making the pieees motc hcan,,iul ,han ever
 Although thc patty went 4,iHed ,et,h puck and ctowhaf they were entirely 1nnet essap. ioi the tko0aands of broken fragments stn he gathered al ihau; you and the ,anIishi striking pom ,hc ys- tal!i7ed particles points aui then hiding pla cs to the eager scar, her ale, ,ur- asifles
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-01
Hsw :he Wln1 s:irs Up ;ae ss.

70
 0ae II ne tfs; ;h.a,, .e be 3>es e ia storm $ me waS ste wind .zts f; Aees not blo@ Feeu At.y bui T saSts N, ore lno,nen, !. bends over ghe brAus hes II st.c ,tee9 n lie next, h4s .e"seEee Us hoid and lc, iheul . h4fk Ne see |; swelling oa, , shlp's ssiis, into l fsa pun minute .a,er the sa ls hang sap- pins AS If they lad been -.faok .ewa.
 Nc ean aecoan: fos .hese , en n1a3eaA and eXpla.n ;he mem ;sea i .hc A.na. pu'ts by assuming ,ha; the molecules '. ar. displacing each other, eNei,e a eihra- .oy movement. which gnes nsc ,o ..,;4e grGaia;ions following one diet snethes 4; intervals of l few seconds. Tae resal- tan, of l senes of these unaulatleus Is a puff of wind which comes OF suddenly and IS followed by shor; lui!. \ seucs oi putfs constitutes a sJual. and an az sresa,ion oi squall forms the aimospher wave which is called sale f w'nd. We should naturally expect ;o observe .he same phases n the formliIon Q. sea Mases md. ID fact. f we carefully eNam- inc wave. wc sha.! md that | ts { Q cred with very i!re Ipples, tha, correspond e
 - .,lye rise 70 na.c.ets. which core poHd to the .4s.8.atsons II he air. ana are seea ag- -.Ie 3pper pa II he waSes lhe waye Irorer tpfe1ts ta cons si ni d seIic- T 9az ele,s \ run, Der '; waves
 pns;,;ute tl!los. >eraes--e.i hsHew> siyee r.se io d ae.sey sea / a6f ' ne' l set,es oi Eetsy seas pspaa es the .re1' s@e.. al ,.3al wave ot he s,oIm.
 from he nautical po,nt f 1ce the nppies are ot no importance tor they are seldom more than | iew mlhme;res ID diameter bl; from the sciea.iic pom; of s.e~ they may bs considered as the ori- gin of he swing of 'he liquid element. for they engender he wayeiets. The las. are still of no in,eles; io the sailor. bpt are important in their relation to works of ar,. which are disin,egratcd by ;heu blows. apparently insignificant, bH. irhn- i,ely multiplied. The wavelets are from two to thirty cen,ime,res in diameter and no, very long. 4 very heavy wind breaks them up ard contributes 10 the formation Of fine dus, of salt spray, which IS de- s,ructive to vegetation on exposed coasts. The wave proper may, m the English channel, be about ten feet high, thirty fee, or more broad, and eighty fee, long :; its proportions do no; disturb large ships, but it is destructive. in the long run, 10 port works, and IS dangerous to small craft when it breaks. We may estimate that ten waves make pillow. The frs, of the ten may be relatively small, but the others go on increasing 10 the last.
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of RAare, who was brave and splnacle ctirer. the rressdenr would commute GotGcn's seatcnce- NIT. Lincoln granted the requess. and Gordon was sent se For, Delaware. of course 2aaabs lie was spared. ard he was soon af.er resarnei to his regiment. Kelley did 70, hear from Gordon after his removal 10 Fort Ds.a- ware. and was never able ,o learn hIs fate. Twensy years passei. Las, Tues day week, while the general was s,tsng in the lobby of his hosel n Washington. he was approached ey stranger. who said:
 Have the pleasure of addressing General B F. Kelley, of wes, Virginia: .
 On being answered n the affirmative, he continued ' l sec you do not recog- nixe me. The last time we met was un- der rather trying circumssances-to me. 1 am Captain Gordon, the confederate spy, whom you captured a; Oarksbarg and caused 10 be condemned 10 die. recognized you instantly. and As this is the first opportunity have had 10 thank you personally for saving my life. do so nov. You possibly may not knos ho~ near 10 Gea.h l was when you asked Lin- celn 10 spare me. Well. ST. i, was within three hours of ,he time SC, for my execu ;ioh. My father. mother. and. in fact. ihe en,ire family lad :aSen wha, we sup posed was ihe.i las; ;a;ewei. ot iae l.; was a sad interview w-mo,e han ever l soldier eoali stand. and As ,hey baGe me las, gooi-by. never eN?e ,tag ;0 see me alye asaia. somp.e;e.y bIoke 4awn A.sei ;ne, iegai .e,.. SC: aboa. making my preparations n de. fer |: wanted aa; :hIee hours aa,il :he ar8e would atr ee for me :o nee: ;hA, ,eir,s.c death. iH iaaco.Gs message sarsle ;o w.;hho,d ike exc auea af ihe sentence. l: .s acy DIG the peaer ei tongue = iescrce ike feel ins oi reliei ;hai 'ar1e over ne on fcce;p; oi she news \8ne bI, man under s,m- l.ai circumstances ta understand oI ap pIe~lase ny fee.nss. When ie.tnca ,ha; !, MS you, my eap;or. ,o whom l owed thanks for my deiiyerance. se. saived weuld thank yon ai the nrs; opp por;uni,y, 4nd reIe | an. ;a Seep s1sy 'cs- olu;ion
 Then he .sa &hz kal 5een s4 h ;s,a;- n enensles yeas befaTe shock hands aerass he D. adY eaasn aBd .mrseGi- atc.S oecasle ,ts; niee,.s. .i was te- n Ai<.4s.e i.ee..;., ao-a-sc a.;ee pc ...s.9 .is, s.s9s;Aa = T ;hcir 4aftins Il
 Fne n .deE;s i,he ansa;e eaa! sen;eu z ot t,oreon are l.. e.s'4I ie many tc4iefs oi ;Ets paper
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-01
DEAD.
gIiics HOPKINS.

 rtr lent chariot stan6e1h a, ;he door, Iss aosse is nashed and s'il tros roo, ie Nee seara the soaaa of .a rsysteiisas xhee.s.
 Ysi each as presence feels. >s, ,has.r:.g blt nor tramp Of paxias feet, Al lark and silent aP and down iae street. ae4 y-, thou may's 'st nof keep in ~ aiting there
 For one last kiss or prayer. IT., .osds, ~itb some strange Other inter changed.
 s.,.. cd across us like loved eyes es,ranged. n h things that are not iraughi' our things
 Fade like a sun-suask star. ars ,hoa 100 weak ard agoni,ed 10 If, I he cup 10 qaeneh the dying thirst or shif; Isx rllow. nos without our help must rise. Nor Sait our ministries. |Isos. ,osed and cherished, nus, So forth \ .,r, sees thee fondly 10 the door no, one |S head IS turned 10 see ihee go se stay Where thou art not, and pray. >,-z,el bars Thy xh;,e. res:stless feet, |n,t salis are mist 10 thee out n the s,re et H. .4.;s. ! . aits for thee. for thee alone Arse, lei IS 5=gone --s 4.oae apoa ;hiar aaiil s ay 4ag shoS ;fre kindness Any stay .~ar: Or does lhe ss,cH. e1aTioieer
 Whisper " Be ot good sheer z a5;. None nay fo.'ow i4se 4f4f, tr ih- som! of t1y departing cal.
 l-i .aeace ,i<e strong 5.tes sea
 N2-ss .a ;"ixi Us aR@ ,ase.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-01

pierced kss cap. but be did not mind II ard kept on loading and firing. His brigade was in dangerous place al. day. and during the afternoon were forced 70 retreat. iohnny's short legs ccnld nc, cary him as fast as those of his older companions, and he was ID grea; danger of being captured. A, the head of the pursuing rebels rode aerce looking colonel who soon overlook the boy, and sSinging his sword above his head, demanded with ar awful oath tha. he should surrender. Johnny had often said ;ha, he would never be taken alive. yet jp., now ii seemed 10 his flying comrades that be would have to take back his words But the brave young soldier thought otherwise. Down he wen, on has knees up came the mus ket, ard away vent bullet into the rebel colonel's heart. The dead body fell from the saddle upon its doughty li,- ,le antagonist, ,umbhng him to the earth, just as the trumpet again sounded the charge, and over the prostrase boy rushed cavalry and infantry together This saved Johnny from capture, and perhaps death. for while all his comrades were | killed or taken prisoner, he lay concealed until nigh,fall and then made his way safely 70 camps. His reputation as a soldier was now made. The day after the battle he was called into ,he presence oi General Rosencrans himself. warmly praised for wha; he had done. placed upon ,he roll ef honor. and made ser gean,. Had he been ten years older he wo44c have been gwen pail of shoulder straps 10 wear ard mace commissioned OF CT
 Ter days a.,er he battle of Chicka- ma-s..A inc cash,n. 5oy-Sersean, Was tnAde 9rsoneI b ne rebels wh.ie help ,as Q saatl a ::4.a ef provision wagons. Two months .a:er he was ptroled anu w;h l rsu.5ef Il other prisoners eN- eh4nsed. When ne returned io ;he asmy he foend General Thomas n command. :. The Rock of Ch.ckamangua took a great .n;eres, n Johnny. gave him a rony 70 ride. and took hifn upon hls staff IS an orderly. Sergeaa. Ciem took par; Tn he famous iaarzh Q ,he sea. and |; that iime had several surprising adventures and escapes winch added greatly ,o his reputation. \: Atlanta. while en duty his horse vas she: sfon. aaGer h,rn hv s Tebe. shafp-shooier and he himself badly woanaee. IT ;he shoulder
 When ;he var closed !" jah.ay Sk..et. haelns been promised n apponimen, went ;o Indianapolis Indiana. and began to laa.its himself for tln.nanoe 10 Wes; soin,. n s short ;lH,e ne @as s.ea |
 2etship y Xxi resident Gran S; ! tour years of soldiet-ilfe had an;l;;ei h'u7 for study ard school lie, and n shor; ,iule he left Wes, iair;. Ba; those wAo were ]; ;he head oi he M. dep4fuaen, remembered the bfi.l.an; sefyiee ef ne youthful sergeant, an. he was ssven ;. commission n the regular army and sen, 10 Arizona. Here he fully sausned ;he hopes of hs iIIends, ard MAS promoted agaln ard Asair lu;l he .s now j eap- tain and assis;an; 4aar,ermas,ef. Some years ago he married daughter oi General French. and without doub, has very brigh, future before him
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-01
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 lim Il neaiy sca kaasn .tt I fcaA'Ie sitsru ni nltnae4 N" vrtca ta 'tr e.zr.sfke ,hc particular 9, fhr s6 s. ety ni s.tant skeleton io1t mll~s south scs, ot ll.u place A iamrt aaHed John N iiAnnou iouai Inc banea ptvs trading tfam 'he back oi rA4lns 'hd has been tai by shc ts,tan ui the rams duung the pss, years. As Han non ~afkcd several days ln uneafthing the skcle,on, winch ptos-d to be tha, et d human being whose hr. ght ~as ,Nelye ieet. The head through the temples ~as ,selve n, hes from Inc lower part of ,he skali Al the back ta the tnp was hiiren in. hes. and the circumference iatiy ,aehea. The fbs sete nearly foar fee, long, one and thfectouf,h inches wide The thigh-boncs sefe thiry-sis lns hes long, and large in proportion. When the earth was removed the ribs stood high enough to enable a man to crawl in and explore the interior of ,he skeleton, turn around, and come oui with ease The hrsi jolnt of the greater toe, aboss the nail, ~as three inches long, and the entire foo, eighteen inehes in length The skeleton lay on i,s face. twenty feet below the surface of the ground, and the toes were imbedded in he earth, indifai- ing that the body either fell or was placed there when the ground ~as soft The Jeff arm ~aa passed around bAe k~afd, the hand resting m the spinal column, while the rIghs arm ~ss stretched os, io the front and right some of the bones cfaiBbisd on exposure ,o he air. bni many good specimens were psesefsed, and arc nov on exhibition al Barnard. Medical men are much interested The skeleton ls generally pronounce ed yslu- able felp ef the prehisissie race
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-01
lneiden. in the Life of an old Soldier

T.
 Grafton ta.l SentiHel
 While in Washington the other day we had the pleasure of meeting General B. F. {. Kelley, well known to many of our citizens as the man who struck the first esectual blow for the union a, philippi, in the var of the rebellion. One dty, week before last, an incident occurred at the National hotel which shows that individuals are no, always, like republics, ungra,eful, and which we give 10 the readers of the .SssH- s<i fresh from the lips of ,he general hir,- self:
 In the spring of i86, Kelley was s,a- toned for while with his regimen, at Clarksburg. One day Captain Gordon, confederate spy, well known to this sec ton of the state, was captured by some union men and turned over 10 Kelley, who immediately forwarded the prisoner 10 For, McHenry, where he was ;ried and condemned 10 be hanged according 10 me usages of war His execution WAS fixed for certain day. within avery shor, tune after the trial Meanwhile, during some skirmIshing in the vicinity of Petersburg Captain Rhaub. of Wheeling, and an offi- cer of Kelley's regiment were captured by the rebels and held as sor, of hcssAge for Captain Gordon The confedeszies sent General Kelley word that if Gordon was hanged they would retalizte by similar treatment of Rhaub- This reused the sympa,hies of the general, and he al once sent statement of the case to Pres ideat LincSln, concluding his lester with a request that in order 10 spare the lie
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Di. lnme has found aa odd monument in northern New ioik 4 good man had lived happily ~i,h n rrrelleni ~ifc lutil 'hey ~efe well m in year.. when she died. He bethought h,n oi some i,,iing me nori.i! 10 place over her grave and the happy though. s,fges hn that ike sqaAfe s'ose by which they had b--n comfort able through ss many long winters, would De us, ~ha, she aosid iike io have Il she had A voice in the matter He had ,he s;ose taken to the charehyard and placed ovsf the remains of hs companion. who sleeps quie.ly underneath it. 8oftos TyasAyIbk
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4 su,er in the PopAI, Stisnss .ifOsh- ly eop,ends that the mosquito caf,ies around malaria in is biIl and sia,rts |, inio innocent and lsofensiye people Ne always had mighty poor opinion oi ,ke inosquiio, but ~e are hardly prepared to beiiese on shor, notice iha, he ss ueaa enough to do thing like ,hs, II is bad enough t,r mosquito n come to | p~s. son and drink of hls best blood ar,,l he get so full that he si1aans his sess bat.ons, ard without ever asking perisissaou oI saying as much aa thank yoa,' when he has dined bu, when he oursges every rule of social etiquette and squirs ioi of fever and sgu< into the skin of inc per son he has dlned upon. then ii seems in osses e: :h.. person .o gs, mad lf ,he charge of th,s Pqtsl.sr seisses uOaiaLy writer against the mosquito can be proved. Il is high time the state legisis- sures were passing tome isss to persuade the mosquito 10 reform and lead differ sni iifs.-.:fi.k.t!sssSsvs zjsss.yits