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THE LONDON BRIDGE EXPLOSION.
NTERNATIONALISTS IN CHICAGO.
The London Explosion.

1Ht fHCSpEkkR THINKS AMERICA rs RESPONSIBLE.
LONDON. December iS-The nSaes, In its leader
concerning the explosion, jumps 20 the conclusion
tnat the outrage, about whose authorship abso-
lutey nothing is as Yet known, must be traced In
some way 10 America. and SAYS; "Ihe moment has
come 10 ask whether American law might not be
alteTcd SO that impunty could no longer De Accord
ed 10 men Who make no secret OF their murderous
intentions Win such outrages politics is totaiiy
uhconnected- The repeated endeavors 20 destroy
pubic property and Kill or MAIN harmless people
ar simply murder or attempts at murder from mo-
ives or pecunlary speculation. The knowledge
that the dastardly promoters OF the outrages are
loaihed and eNecrated by the vast majority or
Americans, encourages the hope that n the bridge
outrage snail De event niualiy traced 20 trans-At-
iantic agency, America will not be content with q
mere expression OF horror but Will pe reused 20
take such action az is 10 be expected from a CIVIL
Hed community In dealing with abject scoundrels" |"
NocLUE.
LoSD0S. November Is, s D. m.-No clue 20 the
perpetrators OF the Bridge outrage has jet oeen
fOund-
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a Wrecked Tratu.

DENVER, Col, DecemSar Is - Late SATURDAY
night, while freight Train on the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad VAS coming down the SIDE OF the
mountain near Marshall Pass. the air brakes
failed after two miles had been run. and gaining
speed oi 80 miles an hour, the engine Jumped the
track, followed by twenty cars, and all are COM
plete wreck. The engineer and fireman Jumped
and saved their lives, but are badly bruised The
head brakeman was buried under the wreck The
rear car was detached and stopped
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From Wall street To-day,

NEW YORK, December Is, II a. m.-Stocks opened
lower and prices declined \ 10 IL per cent Lack
awanna fell OF to ssa Union Pacific 20 49, and
Rock Island to 1861. New York Central and Lake
Shore opened 10 per cent higher. but later lost
the imDrOycment
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Charged wieh stealing Charts.

Charged with Stealing Charts.
WILSON AND GOOD ACRE BEFORE JUDGE wyLE TO-DAY.
VIM. n. Wilson and Daniel n. Goodacre were
tried In the Criminal Court to-day on q charge Of
the larceny OF 500 pilot charts from the hydro
Last.
Detective Block testified to the arrest Of Wilson
Ho said that he found In bag OF paper the covers
OF 500 charts Issued for September.
Mr. Honmyer, q junk dealer, tdenttned the'bag
as one sent with the paper BY Wilson'S son.
tying up three bundles Of charts and placing them
on the window sdll
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r@o LUMBER. LUMBER
Owing to advertisements Of others we desire to cal
attention to few facts.
First: That shall NOT at this late day. en1eavor
to increase our trade by substituting Selected Stock
for Poor Sto,k. which have all ,inles by our
thorough knowledge Of the business been able to
aside and allowed others less fortunate to become
owners thereof.
Second That in the future the past our cus.o.
liners shall have the whole Of this advantage and be
supplied with merchantable and we'll seasoned LUM.
BER which We always have hand in large and small
quantities
Third That our connections with number OF mills
both in Virginia, North Carolina Georgia aud Florida
enables US to cut especially to order with dispatch bills
Of any size used this market 1t the lowest possible
figures.
Fourth: That should you want any kind Of HARD
WOODS. SOFT PINES or TIMBERs not in this mar
ket We will strive to find and deliver at once
Fifth: That. In addition to stock Of Hardwcoaa
and Pines which comprises the choicest in the market
we have on hand over 1000 feet Of GEORGIA AND
FLORIDA PINE which is daily being worked into
Flooring. Partitions. Wainscotine. Ceiling and Trim.
mipgs
Sixth: That being encouraged by the enormous
growth OF our business and prospects Of continuance
We hope to be able in the yesr to offer you com.
plete stock Of SASH DOORS BLINDS. etc.. which, in
quality and workmanship shaN be second to none in
the District Of Columbia In the meantime. by our
connections with three mills here and men perfectly
versed IN all details Of house hnshingA I'LL your
orders with accuracy and promptness and sha rely
upon your fAvors ut MI times by shaded
prices and quick deliveries to make this yard Of
the city.
Correspondence for quotations and estimates for
builders freely answered ct onca
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Telegraph Operators, Protective Or.

BosToN, December l5.-It is stated that yester-
day telegraph operators, representing every COM
pany doing business In this city, met and formed q
protective association, and that this action Il in
common with operators throughout the country.
IL Is also stated that this organization In for pro-
lection rather than ior the purpose OF engineering
another strike.
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Death Of an Internal Reveuue Col.
GsrlOr.

WILMINGTON, DEL, December l5-An Flkton
Nd, special TO the Every EDeaiTso says that James
Mcintyre. collector OF internal revenue the dis
trict OF Delaware, died al late hour last night az
the residence OF his sOn-tn-law, ex-PoStInaster
General CIesweIL Deceased, who was as years old
was an ordained minister OF the Presbyterian
church. lie was appointed collector during the
first term of President Grant
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WE ARE NOW SHOWING AN EXTENSIVE LINE
w ~
OF brass ana bronzed Articles OF Household Utility and
Decoration suitablo for Holiday praaent, inclrd,,,
-,
NV. @-'"A . "a. s'0N' "''
wan.,o. &, n.r,
Brass ronnd and souare tables
n ~ uA ,' a lu ~
Brass lamps in variety.
pr.ss tra Sa.s e> ~
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Failures tn rsaItimnre.

BALTIMORE. Mn, December l5.-Lawrence O. Dell
and Theodore Knapp, trading Dell a Knapp,
bookbnders, made an assignment TO Chas f. Hflf
Tor the beDefit OF their creditors The trustees
bond Is $1,000. Lewis Israel, gents furnishing
goods. made an assignment 10 Jos Eisner for the
benefit or Creditors The bond OF the trustee is
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Labor Against Capital.
REVOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT a cHI.
CAGO MEFTIN0

CAGo MEETING.
CHICAGO. December i5.--Neai McGaehen, from
Hooking Valley, is here soliciting aid among the
working people for the striking miners Among
Others he addressed body OF internationasts yes
teroay. and although his remarks were OF "A very
moderate character at their conclusion the body
passed resolutions as the sense OF the meeting
that working people should arm themselves In
order To successfully resist the capitalists and that
the employment OF all means 10 that end Is not
only JustiIable but necessary.
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A STATIC RUSSIA
On the Evening of FRIDAY DECEMBER 49, 1884,
GEORGE KEENAN,
will begin at
THE CONGREG ATIONAL CHURCH,
Cor. of 10th and G streets NV,
Course Of Six Lectures on
ASIATIC RUSSIA
The Subjects and Dates of the several Lectures will be
as follows:
l. Camping Out in Kamchatka-Dec. l9
Winter Life Siberian Steppes.-Dec. 26th.
j. The Ccssack Conquest-Dec 31st
A. The Siberian Exiles.-Jan. 9Th
s. Bride Paths of the Eastern Caucasus-Jan 18th
6 Highlanders of baghestan.-Jan. Goth.
All the Lectures except the Third and the Last will
be given on Friday evenings and ali will begin promptly
al o'clock.
Tickets for the Course with reserved seats S3 with
out reserved seats, S.. 50 Sinxe admission with re-
served seat IS cts without reserved seat. so cts
Course Tickets will be sale at Brentanos on and
after Monday, December 18th. dl3-lm
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AcooaDlos PLnAr.a.

The Pleater with which Nine Sal1ade established her
6nsnesx and the sole device used by her for the FIRST
nve years and still used all kinds of box, accordion
and fancy peatngs is offered for sals Send for
circular No. East 18th street. New York. oc3-Sm
TMPORTEROF FRENCH WINES, COGNAC. CaAM-
PAGNES AND CORDlAIS
French Clarets. &3.75 % and S4.6O per doeen.
American Native Wines. Brandes and Champagnea
Caluoruta. Virginia and Ohio, four bottles for 81
VICTOR ROUx. l7l7 Pennsylvanis avenue.
Agents Tor frst-cass hCuseS Bordeaux Hurgundy
Chsmpaepes aud Cognse WINS d tout soytes CaiSa
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Vo-: 64-No 9.S71.
LECTURES.

NIkS. POLLOCK'S FREE LECTURES ON THE
W Care of Little Children Wednesdays. from to
O'Clock at the free Kindergarten 924 street Positions
secured for those nursery maids who take the whole
Course Mothers invited. d15-3t
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THE U. 8. SUPREME CoURT.-No decisions OF gen.
eral public Importance were rendered by the Uni ed
States Supreme Court to-day. Chief Justice Waite,
who was taken sick On Saturday, was absent from
his seat this afternoon for the first time since he
assumed the duties OF his Office. His illness is not
regarded as serious, but he Is confined his bed
Mr Justice Miller is acting temporarily as chief
Justice.
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WIN. MnI.xAr 4 soN

VII McLEAN SON.
IsTH AND STREETS; Also. .lATH. BETWEEN b
AND csT1KRTs NORTHWEST. M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-15

The democrats held . secret caucW in cAioage
Saturday 20 decide upon some actloe with Psassson
to the election frauds n the 18Th disaricG Tney
decided 70 take prompt act1tn 20 bring ehs psfpe.
from the suspicion of aiding and oboet1ng erou6A
At secret meeting o6 Blaine repubhcanA he11
oppose Don CamcrouS re-eloctton 20 ne D. b
NJ. Adams denies sas report nat y has masrise
HtsB Coler1dgG
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PERsoNAL-Mr. W. W. Corcoran, who has been
Ill during the past few days, is improving. and
Moves about the house as usual now.-Commo-
dOre Schley, who commanded the Greely relief
expedition, was accorded a serenade at Frederick
Md, his native town, Saturday evening.-The
Peruvian minister, Mr.. Emore, Is expected to
arrive here shOrtly.-Ey-Se secretary Ramsey and
ex-Attorney General Macveagh are at the Arlng-
ton.-Senator Aldrich, Representative Russell
and Railroad Commissioner Armstrong were regis
tered in New York last eyen:ng-Rev. DT. New
man, formerly OF the b. u. T. church OF this city, is
now in San Francico. where 1t is likely he will
receive a calL-Register Bruce and wife were in
chicago on Saturday, on their way to New Orleana
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DEAD AT NAsHvILLE.-A telegram has been re-
ceived at the coast and geodetic survey Office,
nouncing the death, this morning, at Nashville,
Tenn. of Assistant Henry w. Blair. Mr. Blair was
en- route to New Orleans to take charge OF the
coast and geodetic survey exhibit at the exposition
when attached last week by the Illness which has
terminated fatally to-day.
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FRENCH CATERER
CHARLES F. RITZ.
Successor to J. r. Crutchet.

t-S FRENCH CATERER
CHARLES F. RITZ.
Successor to J. p Crutchet.
1904 street northwest.
Is ready to send of the United States his
exquisite Stewed Terrapn the national dish OF this
country, which is the delight in Dinner, Reception
and SUPPER also DOued Chick II. Turkey and Game in
scy efoieslras and Game. Chicken Croquetts
ard others. Paties shells. and Vols au Vent empty
garnshlig. oysters III ever STYLE and Sandwiches
Beef and Chicken Broth COnsOmueS and SOUPS Meat
Jelly &c, always hand by the pint quart ard gallon
Delivered promptly BY telephoning to the house Call
2o-4. dG-2in
49, MISS MARTINS CELEBRATED HOME
C-s made Cakes. Pickles and Preserves only be
purchased from JOHN II. MAGkUDEK.
dl-2w l4l7 New York Avenue.
F-Eps LUMBER AT Low PRICES
Having contracted with several NORTH CAROLINA
MILLS for large supply of JoISF and SCANrLING
CT the best quality and manufacture and wishing to
make room MdEDIAIE ELY :or the same now offer
my present stock of JOIST and SCANTL1NG (einbrac-
ihg many sizes and lengths, ut prices that will
attractive to buyers in fact reasonable offer will be
refused This lumber is OF the qulity usually sold b.
most OF the yards q this city on Is NOT STRICTLY
IIRS CLASS. and my intention Is to keep Only
FIKST-CLASS STOCK HEREAFTER, of which am
now prepared to receive orders
JAMES F. BARBOUR
10Th street and Maryland avenue southwest.
Telephone connection Call No. 1922. n2S-3w
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NAvL ORDERs.-Pay Director G. E. Thornton, to
special duty, Navy department.; Ensign Everett
Hayden, to duty in the geological survey; Naval
Constructor Robert w. Steele, to special duty at
the navy yard, New York; Civil Engineer Frank O.
Naxson to special duty at Port Royal. s. c., In re-
gard to constructing coal wharf at the station
Passed Assistant Engineer T. j. w. Cooper granted
one months leave,
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The District C0manisstOnerS' ROnds.
rHB sECRgrARY or TIE TREASURY DecIDas THEY
ERBDNr GET NEW ONES.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has 1naiiy decided
that It Is not necessary for Commissioners West
and Edmonds't0 secure new bondsmen The law
which f0rbtds surety OF the Commissioners from
becoming contractor under the District govern
ment conflicts with the law which provides that
contracts shall be awarded 20 the lowest reaponsi-
bae bidders. For this reason therefore the Secre-
tary hOldS that the present bondsynen OF the Com
missionerA although contractorA Win remain Salts
lnctQKy.
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AS OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
142O New York Avende,
WAsHINGToN. D. c., December TO- 1884.
DIVIDEND NOTICE. Holders of the stock of this
company are hereby notified tina stock divide has
been declared by the Board Of directors payable the
off1 &c o the Secretary and after RIDAl December
1872 1881 The books for the transfer of stock will be
closed at O'Clock pun. Wednesday. the 18th inst
dl0-1w SAM'L NJ. BRI AN, Secretary.
r~S HAVE FORMED A COPARTNERSHIP WITH
- Mr.. W. K q yer, Al 8 c ST. w., for the purpose
Of carrying general Carriage Manufactory and Lv
cry business shall be pleased to my friends my
new place Of business
diG-6t ALEX. DAVIDSON.
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ARMY ORDERs.-The leave OF 1st Lieut.. Walter
Howe, 1st artillery, is extended one month. lst
Lieut. T. Halvelson French, Sd calvary to report by
letter to Brig Gen Crook, president OF the army re-
tiring board, and to hold himself in readiness to
appear before the board when summoned. Leave
Tor one month has been granted Assistant Sur
geons j. V. Lauderdae and E. T. Comegys Leave
for one month has been granted Paymaster w. T.
Tucker. The leave of I'd Lieut.. j. A. Jordan, 9Th
cavalry has been extended one month.
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve
nue., $679, ,451; customs, 1897 ,622

SEMINOLE SCoUTs.-Lieut Gen. Sheridan has d.
rected the commanding officer at Fort Clark, Tex.
to enlist fourteen Seminole negro scouts from
among the most efficient that can be obtained.
These men are to be used temporarily as scouts to
follow Indians who have recently made raids into
Texas They can be discharged whenever their
services are no longer needed.
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THE U. 8. S. YANT1c arrived at Chrstianstadt,
Santa Cruz, on the 18th inst.
He WILL REsIGN.-Mr. James r. Davies, tea in
spector at New York, now under charges Of malfea-
sance In office, has expressed willingness to re-
sign his Office to take effect January l. 1885, Secre-
taTy McCuloch has Informed him that such course
VIII be satisfactory to him.
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The Bogardus Kicker IN War.

While Col. Jenkins, OF Confederate
cavalry fame, is not remembered 10 aay
great extent as a fighter, he did Bit OF
work at Hagerstowu during the Penn.
syIvania campaign which caused General
Meade to say that he should be treated
like gentleman In case he ever fell Into
Federal hands as prisoner. The Colo.
mel was left 10 the to wn for day or two
to hurry up Confederate strag glers and
pick up news, and half day after the
last regiment had passed on six or eight
Federal soldiers, among whom was q
lieutenant and flrst sergeant, appeared at
his headquarters aud desired to surren-
der Come to question them. Jenkins
ascertained that they had deliberately
left their regiments and hidden them.
selves away for just this opportunity.
He was 80 indignant that he refused to
receive their paroles, but on the contrary
ordered them TO be taken to his picket
line and kicked out Of sight A detail
of champion kickers was made for this
purpose, land the sole leather was applied
with all the vigor possible 10 be had from
leg muscle. The officer was held up by
two men and booted by q third until the
kicker could kick no more.-N quad.
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A Blazin' Discount.
Exchange.

The case of CAptaiu C. c. Duncan,
Shipping Commissioner Of New York,
who sued the New York Tunes for $780,
600 and got a verdict of twelve cents,
recalls an episode in the life Of a visitor
in little Southern town several wears
ago. The village auctione,r was riding
up and down the sandy street on a very
bal case Of horse. flesh, for which be was
vainly trying 10 get q bid. "Who will
give $4,000 for this excellent boss Pas
kind as a spaniel and as swift as deer !!
She has the strength of q wah hoss, is
as playful as q kitten, and knows more'n
most people. Who'll give FIVE thousand ?
Any thing less would be robbery of her
owner aud an insult to the nohlest beast
on the face OF th' y'arth. She's made
her record on the race cou'se, and during
the wah she never flnched from Yam.
kee gun. Who'll give Eve thousand p
How much'll anybody give? How much
do hearf" After long and anxious
pause voice on the sidewalk was heard
to exclsim in clear, distinct and delib.
crate tones, 1.-TWO dollars and half"-
"Take her," was the response CT the
auctioneer, as he nearly threw the mis-
erable parody on horse flesh on her
haunches bv the vigor With which be
reiued her in. lest the offer might be re.
called. "Tske her. Colonel, she's your'n
But it's blazin' discount"
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H"I, in comm.n with the rest, am

@"l, in comm.n With the rest, am
degraded and humiliated. This grea,
nation still struggles for Justice; a mil
lion maj sjority Of white people send ur
their cry, and 3 majority OF more than a
quarter OF q million OF all colors demand
it. II this thing stands accepted, We can
never expect such thing as an honest
election again. Ii you want to know
who will be President by future elec
ton, do not inquire how the people OF
the States are going to vote, You need
only to know what kind OF scoundrel:
constitute the returning boards and how
much it will take to buy them. At pres.
e1t you have Us down under your feet
Well may you say, we have made a GOV.
ensnt With death, aud with bell at are
agreement, when the overt ,wing scourge
shall pass through 1t shall not come unto
Us; for we have made lies our refuge, and
under falsehooi have we laid ourselves!
But nevertheless wait little while The
waters of truth will rise grad rally, and
slo Wy bat surely, and then look out for
the overd owing scourge. the refuge OF
lies will bs swept away, aud the hiding
place OF falsehoot shall be uncovered.
This mighty AMI p1issant nstion will yet
raise herself up like sroug man after
sleep, and shake her iuvincible locks 10
. fashion you little think Of now. Wait,
retribution will come Ia due time. Jus.
tice travels With leaden heel, but strike
with an iron hand Gods mill grinds
slow but dreadfully fine. Wait till the
dood-gate is lifted and full head OF va.
ter CONES rushing on. Wait. and vo,
will see fne grinding then Hon. j. s
Black, Of Pennsylvania, 9efors The Elec
,oraI Commission. February 29 1917.
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Vicissitudes of Poker.
Detroit Free Press

The gam. of poker has had it's vicissi
tudes. What, with the well-intentionet
people. who would stop all card plavins
on the one hand and the unfair playel
on the other, poker has had much to do
to retain q respectable standing in the
worst society. 1t was in the early days
Of California that it suffered most, aud
If it had not been for the wisdom OF q
certain San Francisco Board of Super.
visors it would undoubtedly have had tC
succum to adverse circumstances. In.
dulged in by newcomers to the Pacidt
Coast, with minds unframed 10 the value
OF certain hands, there was soon hope
less confusion and corruption OF tht
great game which the board saw could
now be saved to posterity by official en-.
actment. They therefore drew up and
had placed upon the statute book of the
city section which still stands and
which reads a. follows: "Every person
who, at the gama of poker or who, o.
betting on hand Of cards, as a poker
hsnd; shall by claim, pretenss or req
resentation that three or four cards ol
the same suit shall beat three aces, OF
aces Of any kind, obtain or take any
money, personal property or valuable
thing, with intent to defraud, shall h;
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
shall be punished accordingly.
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CHOICE EXTRACTS.


He is the best teacher of others Who
Is best taught himself.
There is nothing that DESTROYS alt
manhood 80 effectually as dependence
upon the patronage OF others.--R Robert
son.
Prayer comes into human experience
with the knowledge of God. The theory
OF prayer stands unimpeached, and its
practice solid, on this basis. While We
know God, we hold our permission to
pray and our motives to do so.-fnde-.
pendent.
hear men say. "Ah! you are taking
collections to-day forforeign missIonaa
fies swhat are you church folks doids Id
such and such neighborhoodf' Now.
have taken notice that the man who
won.tgive to foreign missions generally
won't give to home missions They are
the men who are always quoting ''Ctsr.
ity begins at houie," and with them it
always stays at home-H ". Beecher.
| 1t is hard to do right independently in
this world. 1t is hard to follow ones
own convictions Of duty, when those
convictions are at variance With the com. I.
mon practice OF good people about one.
Most people want to do right. Still more
people want to do what is counted right.
sand many are afraid of God,
And more of Mrs. Grundy."
But to obey God in all things Mrs.
Grundy must be offended 10 great many
things. In fact, there is not q single
Christian church wherein, 10 matters OF
conduct and dress and occupation and
amusements, q conscientious Christian
believer does not have to ch 1ose between
pleasing God and pleasing Mrs. Grundy
tue Mrs. Grundy who is prominent
member OF that particular church. Bot
the choice must be made; for no man can
, serve two masters; nor serve cne Master
and one mistress-who are as unlike as
God and Mrs. Grundy.-S s. Times.