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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-16
PEACE ENDED.
King Milan's Reasons for Declaring
Against Bulgaria.

King Milan's Reasons for Declaring
Against Bulgaria.
LONDON, November II. - Dispatches
from Belgrade, this morning, state that
King Milan informed the poNers that Ser
via has declared war against Bulgaria he
cause Bulgaria arbitrarily sttsckeda posi-
ton which the Necroma division Of the
Kings troop, held in servian territory oP
posite the Bulgarian frontier. King Milan
has also issued q proclamation which il
in substance as follows: serVia cannot
allow Bulgaria which has already proved q
hard neighbor TO disturb the balance o.
power in the Balkans to her exclusive ad-
vantage. He then alIudes TO what be calli
the upjusti6able Bulgarian customs duue.
on tie frontier, the unlawful seizure o.
Begovs and the encouragement BY Bui
CARA Of the Seryisn rebels condemned foi
high treason. King Milan refers 10 Penc
Psnlouich, the Herzegovinian chief and
has held the Servisn radical Cader, who
was expelled by Milan from Skuptschipg
Copies Of revolutionary prociHmsfioh'
signed by thefe men and cisfrioutef
throughout Servia were recently found b,
se,yisn officials, end the latter claimed
they were disseminated BY res alsii00s IN
der Bulgarian protection. This Bulgaris
denied, claiming the men we're many mile
from the Servian frontier inferred in
fortress. King Milan also alludes TO al
legged i'll Urea. msut Of Serviap emigrants il
The blockade Of The frontier by Boil
garis, and alleged attacks BY updisciplinec
Bulgaria volunteers on Servian people and
troops. 10 conclusion the Kirg ssy': :"
canno. suffer these international proyoea
tons and therefore adopt the policy o
open hostility Sbich has been forced upol
me By Bulgaria. Servis's jast cause nov
rests on the srbiirsment Of arms, the bray
ery of her army and the protection Of ID
Almighty. ! rely on ny psoplss Psrio'
ism.
ALExAxDEE's ORDER.
SoFIA, November l4--Prince Alexsr
der, in the order Of the day to the otheei
and men Of his army, says: King Mia
has declared war against rs and has q
dered the Sersian army to invade Bulgsrii
Our Seryian hrsthTen. instead Of sssistp
us, vish TO ruin our country. ShoR yor
courage now and defend your mother
wives, sisters and homes. Pursue and al
initiate the cOwsrdly, usaeherous snsm
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-16

The Pisgan Indians Of Wyoming are of
their reservation % are OIL nArauiiDg
expedition,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-16
OF HIhnAYN.

Leave Wheel ng a o a. and run sIsfy hour
nv p, N.
Leave WRseltuS Park & n. and run sIely hoDl
until 10 .. n.
The Church Train will leave ea'h tern mus at
1910 p. IL Z. AlkoCh, supp.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-16
Manhnnd Restored.

Rsmsdy FTee.-A victim Of. youthful tmPru-
$50 easing Premature Decay, Nervous Debility,
L0sI ksGhCOd, &c, having tried In vain every
guoEa remedy, has discovered 4 simple means Of
ali-curs, Va.ch he will send FREE % bis fellow
SGsrsrs. Address, J. II. REEVES, - ChathSn
Ar-aat NNN Work
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-16

Youpg, the murderer Of Allen, ct sJca
more, Ill, has been sente eed to the
IelitentiNy for hts.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-16
COTTON.


/ New York.
Es~ YoEK. November ll.--CorTos-
Futures doll and l-o0e lover than yes
| terdaY.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-16

many wears Was a sufferer with CANCER o.
Fo' ~ - having basn cured By the use OF ). ).
NE no. soas r1insd BY sense Of daIy to suffer
:. lsSmSSitv 10 mAke this statement Of my eAss
W,b he fourteenth bottle The cancer eegsn 70
W" ..I,,,iI ' ana soon disappeared, aud Tor several
heA !AP - b.S bsen no appearance OF q sore oil
nc, Si5j on nv nose o. face, neither Is my rose
Al, IN 5sr 10 the touch. have tAGen aooot Two
toSsa 6otlIss Of ). ; and IN soundly cured, anu
ISao,, mat : ) 8 edelted the cure after every
800 80 ,sms,ly Eas tried aud had fsi ed.
En0"u ''"'1' ROBERT SSl EDLEY.
rs... T., NavllSs5
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-16

B., z. 6 O. Railroad.
Leave Bsllaire at $40 p. N. for WOodsasld and
Summarized.
Leave BeIlSirs at s:l5 T. m. for sunmsrAsld and
GAINESVILLE.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-16

- --.Hsos and thai
wary sssnf3sn syg Dstssat W
tkess sf paipfui kidBeyA veak -
~ ovtrussfsi q worn cot " seeedieeI
o. zoe sssisE machine, eured by "
TIcrn Axu.RAis fLA1h1,
.rs.,s s'se si, ssd spssay sa sss - =, n n
s...s iiss. ssIIss bsrG isD csnirAt o,
bssiss,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-16
TARRh.
Complete Treatment, with in.
hsIer Tor every form Of IL.
taSrh, 81. ASH for bAH.
YORD.s RADICAL GRE.

hf2i Colds. WstAsy
] IL hugs IRON ths
sose ADD Eyss, kine-
ing Esisss 10 ths Had,
Nervous hsttsehs ana
lisvsd.
Chokipg nucns tIs-
lodged. nsabsass
elesnspd and healsd ,
breath ssestsosd ,
smell. tssts. ssd bear
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-16

Ihs hd cancer on ny lace lST sI sSs 800 -
eA'n,Snys II hp given M great deal OF Paln, a.
!ns GpTnnz and itching TO such al extent taat
zee almost vulnerable l commenced using
II rs sissiie In May, 1855, and have Sled eiSeI
bottles u IA, given me S6S 5e1 TsssoI TS nv Ssnsrs
ing tae W, BARSES.
health. -. : ga,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-16
ro,, Gaines, ia May !, 1885.

Ind heard Of the wonderful cures % sSiiTS
sp else, and resolved 70 Try IL con S -
,sssS,r,ysj ye, the cancer which vas In my breast
1"-Iiinnsd 10 grow slowly but surely. The bunch
rev ana became quite heavy. tell that must Jus
&c., nave h cot or die. But 81 commenced dls
s,g1s, nraptlti-s OF alast black, thick blood. II
>,nt5nusi healing around the edges until Eteru-
- zen II vas entirely healed up and we'll.
a'J' BETSY MOOD.
.,,.b,,.t, Plymouth Co, Mass July n, 1885.
SS,ifts Spe, ife Is entirely vegetable, and seems
O., rIrs cagcsrs by forcing out the Impurities from
tue blood ,,-si, n $500 ,,,tIsd ira
rsx SWIFT SPEltFt, Co. Drawer ;, AIAhA'
g. n Y IL W. sd street
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-16
HITS hair DYE,

GRAT HAIR or WHISPERS changed 10
alDssY BLACK by q single application OF
lhis DYE. Il impGrts q natural color, aotA
.nstantaneously. Sold by DrusgiSts' OF
sent by express on receipt Of 81.
Office, SA Murray St, New YORK.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-16
MKBIUALI
EPITHE LI0 MA
OR AKIN CANCER.


-. ,s,so vars suffered With cancel en- my
EO' m ne simple remedies were applied 70 al
taee. 80 ain. BAT the place conttnue1 70 grow
leVaIe 'ussi,Iin,s into nv nose, from which came
dnAly - Gi,eharys very offensive in character
syelNs.i.r lsI1n1sd, ana annoyed me great deal
,ss va ssss months $50 vas IN Atlanta, ~ M
Aeo.'S > frIepd who 20 strongly reeommenaed
house "a .Ssift's speeihc that determines 10
tae " 3, sa5rt to procure Il. In this was sue
al axe an III baysa is use. 7hs inaueaee OF tue
sicinS a, r,t vas 70 sO@sSh1t sTaVsise ana 1Hs
sore %. Jr,nroys after the fist lev bottles. NY
l Ot,'4 ',s1Ith has greatly improved. l am
saesI., and able to do any kind Of work. The
sSss' On ace bean 70 SSsiSs's A9' s sHe SSsT
10 .s;s' -, nah, the place where II had been.
3 ~. sjS :, ans ser al questions relative 70 this
sn rsAu' Mas. JOICIE A. MCDONALD.
"atsata. ia, August II, 1870.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-16

STATE SECURTIEs-Active and geneT.
ally heavy.
RMLwAYs-Very active; transactions
81 ,4s6, 900.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-16

was neither Morton" nor "Morysten, but
Mrs Jennie Winchell, wife Of DR.. Edward
f. Winchell, dentist who prscticed his
profession here in Wheeling for six or
eight years prior TO 1865. Her maiden
name was Moysteu, her father being
William Moysten, an old time resident of
this city, who, in his early days, had a con-
siderable reputation as an actor Her
mothers maiden name was Caldwell.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-05
They Were Not Nan and Wife.
Chicago Herald


There are some queer people in
this world" remarked a Dearborn
street real estate agent, 1.-THE other
day a nan and woman called TO see
about renting a fat on the North
Side. The woman did all the talking
and turned to the man for conirma
ton and confederation. He always
agreed with her, and he did it very
meekly."
We'll, says the woman, finally,
4 will give you s25 for the fat, won't
we, John?'
'Yes'm.'
"'And I'll pay my rent promptly,
too, won't we, Johns?
"'Yes'm.'
"And I'll take good care of tie house,
won't I, JohnF
"Yes'm.'
''But I inquired, as is usual in such
cases. are you man and wife?'
"'Man and wifer exclaimed the
woman, sharply: indeed we are not,
are we, John2'
Nom
!" 'Whatr says 1. Not man and
wife?'
"'Not much. I'd have you know
that in this family we are wife and
man, amt we, John?'
tYes'u ,"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-05
A STRANGE LEGAL CUSTOM.
a Pound of Tobacco Presented to
Every Jury in the District of Column
New York Herald

New York Herald.
There are some peculiar customs in
connection with the administration of
the courts of the District of Columbia
relics Of the old Maryland laws, but
one which strikes the ordinary OBJ
server as the most peculiar is that
which requires winning party to q
civil suit to pay for the tobacco that
the jury which tried the case is sup
to have used during the hearing of
the case. Now, it happens sometimes
that not one of the jurors uses tobacco
IN any form, and yet the pound of
tobacco Or its equivalent has to be
paid the foreman Of the jury the in
slant verdict has been given. As a
lltlgant or their attorneys are not in
the habit Of carrying so much tobacco
IN their clothing, for custom requires
IA pound be given the jury, the law
yer on the winning side as soon as the
verdict is recorded hands the fore
man Of the jury 81, which is just as
good as the pound of tobacco. Some
times a jury will try several cases in
a day. Ii they do they will get 81 for
each case from the winner. The iur-
les put all their tobacco money
together, and at the end of the
term divide it among them
selves, reserving a sufficient sum to
buy for the foreman of the jury a
cane, some kind of present for the
bailitfs who attend the jury and a
boquet for the Judge who holds the
court. The jury has legal claim for
the pound OF tobacco in every case,
but there is no case recorded where
the tobacco has been refused and
test case was made. On the criminal
side of the courts the Judges can i'm
pose fines of pounds of tobacco instead
Of dollars. The penalty for wife beat
ing is from ten to one hundred pounds
of tobacco under the old laws. The
old laws, however, are seldom if ever
entered. for most Of them are sup>
planted by modern ones. Under the
former the courts can pierce hole
with red-hot iron through the tongue
que of every one who blasphemes the
Creator, but they do not do it. There
is, however, just as good law for it as
there is to hang persons In this dis
trict. Some over Jealous Christians
asked the enforcement of the law the
first time Robert G. Ingersoll lectur-
ed here, but no attention was paid to
the request. It was understood at
the time that Colonel Ingersoll would
be delighted with a prosecution of
this kind. For doing the slightest
labor on Sunday, under the old law,
FROM five to fifty pounds of tobacco
was the penalty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-05
SIGNS OF SUMMER
I. EDGAR JONES.

When the lark is singing carols from its viewless
place on high,
AS the sunrise hangs its banners crimson tinted
DER the sky;
When hum of busy insects answers back the
linnet's song,
When the mists have yelled the mornings and the
lovely days grow long;
When the leaves are all atremble meath the pas
sion of the breeze
And the grain-felds change their shadows like the
pillows of the seas;
While each cricket chirP5 its challenge from its
refuge in the grass,
And the blossomed boughs are nodding to tte
Summers come.
When the dragon flies are darling like winged
jewels through the air,
When the birds are singing sWeetly 70 companions
everywhere:
When the mountains blend their grandeur into
softly nodded lines,
And the rocks peep out in gladness from their
drapery of vines;
When the streams laugh very softly to the willows
as they pass,
Where the howeres cluster gayly in their many
tinted mass,
While the velvet moss is spreading there its car
peting of green,
And fringe of bushes furnish perfect framing-of
Summers come.
When the forests cooling shadows tempt to rest
at sultrY noon;
While the murmurS of the leaflets tempt to SUM
Der with their ruin;
When the clouds are feecy WhlteneSS, when the
atmosphere is bland,
And the season spreads its gladness andits plenty
o'erthe land;
When the lakelet drinks the sunshine-whie its
mirrored gold is still
As it waits to clasp the Streamets dancing gay
~ down the hill,
While Gods beauties, like soft blessings per-
meate the earth and air,
And unspoken benedictions meet our vision
everywhere,
Summers come.
When the air is perfume laden through the watch
es of the night;
When tie moonlight on the meadowsi is glorified
delight,
AS tglds the lake and river, as it softens rugged
scenes,
With its lights ard shadows shifting. through
million leafy screens;
Every pool shining wonder, every tree unstudied
art.
Every hill and valley making Of its marvel-work
part;
Every day a dream Of beauty, every night new
surprise,
Every hour tempting picture for our wonder
haunted eyes;
When all these are spread before us-each gem
without alloy
When the soul responds in gladness and the
earth is drunk with joy,
While the heart intones its anthems, Joining ma
ture in her praise,
And perfection meets perfection in thousand
Wondrous ways,
Summers come.
Inter Ocean.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-05
SerVia and Bulgaria.
London Times Nish CORRESPONDENT

London Times Nish Correspondence.
LII is curious to remark how Bul,
CARA Tor some years past has been.
ana still continues to be, the spoiled
cAlld OF circumstances. And certain~
~ she Is not blame>worthy for play-
ing boldly while luck is with her. The
blood and money of other nations
SerVla among them, won Bulgarian
independence. Bulgaria was consti-
tuted by treaty, under specific obIigaA
tlons, every one of which she evaded !
ana Europe accepted it all complacent
~ as matter Of course. Now Bull
CARA Jumps completely over the
treaty, annexes proVince half as
large as herself, and the balance of
European opinion rather incliues I'd
applaud han disapprove the fact. st
thus rate Bulgaria will declare her in
dependence SIX month hence, estab-
llsh kingdom, and annex Macedonia
before Europe has time to recover from
her surprise. The Bulgarians naturally
declare themselves satisfied 20 the full
limit OF their ambition by the union.
but the Servians are convinced that
these declarations are more opportune
than sincere.
Ihere Is thus a contrast with the
case OF Servia. Whatever Servia has
gained, either Of territory or inderen-
dence, comes of long, painful strug-
giles and and the lavish outpourine of
Servian blood. But when the treaty
OF Berlin created a situation tolerable
for Servla, though not commensurate
either with her sacrifices or militar,
achievements, Servia settled down
and executed faithfully every treaty
obligation.
Impressed with the solemnity of her
engagements toward Europe, she.
sought TO fulfll them in the fullest
spirit by placing strong restraint upon
the adventurous spirit of the people.
In endeavoring to compel this spirit.
into the grooves of progress and MAJ
terial development, the King leopard
lied his popularity and the govern
ment It's authority. Nevertheless, they
would have persevered but for an
event which places the failure Of Ser
via IN extreme peril, perceived by the
whole population. For, though not
an educated race like the English, the
Servians have keen political sense,
and know when their interests are en-
dangered.
With Austria on the one side and
big Bulgaria on the other, Servia
would be completely shut in, with
only the future before her of stewing
III her own juice, or Of one day pray
ing to be annexed by one neighbor or
the other in order to borrow strength,
even at the sacrifice of national indi,
viduality, the inextinguishable sense
OF which has sustained her through
centuries of struggle. What Servia
would have to expect from a power.
full Bulgaria is sufficiently foreshad-
owed by the prohibitive tariff estab-
lished by Bulgaria against Servia, and
by many acts indicating the Bulgar-
ian desire to foment interal troubles ia
SerYia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-05
Yellowstone Park.
a NEW COMPANY

WASHINGTON, Oct, 30.-Secre1ary
Lamar has given notice to a strong
syndicate of Eastern and Western
capitalists that upon their showing
their plans Of organization and the
outlines of the improvements thew pro
pose to make that he Will grant them
q new lease Of hotel privileges IN the
Yellowstone National Psrk. The lease
given Rufus Hatch's defunct hotel
company has gone the way Of the com
pany itself. There Is new a chance
for the right sort of men with money
and brains to make the park comforts
able for tourists, and at the same time
profitable for themselves. The new
syndicate comprises Sir Charles Glib
son. Of st. Louis; John d. Perry, of
St. Louis; G. B. Wright and J. @. Bulls
lett, Of Pniladel phia; Frederick Bill
ings former President Of the Northern
Pacific; J. @. Casey of Minneapolis,
and NJ. D. Darlington, of Toledo. All
Of them are very rich business men,
and none Of them are without prac~
JicaI sense Of what the public demands
Ia a summer resort. The new com
pany has no connection with the Hach
Douglass-Hobert venture, and the big
caravansary built by that concern will
not be taken off their hands by the
new company. The plans have bee n
drawn for SIX pretty and thoroughly
convenient hotels Sufficiently large to
accommodate the present and prospec,
tive tourist patronage of the park
These hotels will be erected at Mam~
moth Hot STRINGS Norris GavSer Ba-
sin, Upper Geyser Basin, Grand Cam
yon, Tower Falls, and the Yellowstone
Lake. The syndicate Will build a
steamer for pleasuring on the lake,
and will see that ample stage facili-
ties are provided for transit to all parts
Of the park. They will also erect tele-
phone lines covering all parts OF the
park.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-05
She had recovered herself now and

She had recovered herself now, and
could speak once more. With a ges-
ture like that of an empress she drew
aside hey veil, aid faced him, pale as
death, but with eyes like two stars.
L thank God that read you Alright
at last" she said. ''I thought you
were a gentleman and my friend. I
see my mistake, and henceforward we
two sre strangers"
Charley Andover's handsome face
flushed crimson, and grew ghastly in
l1is angry pallor. He nauttered some~
thing which sounded like threat,
but she faced him steadily.
81 am not afraid of you," she said,
NOR have [ done anything to be
ashamed of, save that believed in
your honor. Let me pass"
Where are you going?' he asked,
sullen admiration evldant under~
meath all his angry disappointment.
Il ana going back to my husband, :"
she answered, as she swept by him
with her head held proudly high, and
her disdainful eyes scarcely seeing
him where he stood, and so they
parted.
Back to her husband Dora Senterdine
went as fast as the up train could
carry her, and that night, clasped
close in her husbands loving arms,
she opened her heart to him as she
had never done before. From that
time she appreciated her husband as
she had never done before, and as the
days went by, each seeming to make
him nearer and dearer to her, a sweet
gentle Womanliness began to take the
place of the old girlish self>will and
Impotence, and when one day q
small Dora came to make new sun.
shine in their happy home, Roger
Senterdine, looked proudly on his
wife and child, and thanked heaven
for Dora's lesson.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-05
An Unreasonable Dictum.
New York Sun.

Wife-This letter from mother is
dated three days ago. If that is tho
best the new Immediate delivery sys-
tem can do they had better return to
the old system.
Husband (who has carried the letter
In his pocket two days,-Don't be un-
just my dear. The system is new yet,
and probably not in perfect working
order. Give 'em time, my dear-give
'em time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-05

and children, preparatory to forever
forsaklng his home, and was going
either to Florida or Northwest Nilsson
RI. He had lived Ia Polk county near
~ ever since the war and was much
respected by his neighbors, having
held several offices of trust and
profit.
The District Court is now IN session
but II is not yet known whether his
case will be reached or not. Mrs. Ak
ara; the wife of the murdered man, is
still nv1ng, as well as a number of i'm
portant witnesses, but opinion is much
divided as to whether he will be con-
Iyicted ornot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-05
English railroad employees are

English railroad employees are
frighffully overworked Seventy
hours a week is quite a common
thing. A guard worked 1944 hours
In twelve days, while an engine driv>
er made 105 hours ia one week; and
one case is given IN which fireman
actually worked thirteen days In
week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-05
Abating A Nuisance.
The Judge.

Board OF Health Officer Nc
Ginnis, ] told you last month that the
keeping of that pig was a nuisance
and it would have TO be abated.
Mrs. McGinnis-An' sure Olive
abayed yer instructions. Olive lin
a. batin tn poor haste wild a club iver
since the occasion of yer last visit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-13

The New Age is in peck of trouble
about Mr.. Heath's bill in relation to pay
ing our City Marshals and Police Judges
in this county by salaries instead of fees.
The bill is a good one and we hope it will
pass the legislature and become law.
Mr.. Heath started early with the bill.
He is entitled to great deal of credit for
the promptness with which he moved in
the matter. The New Age says the Jour-
nal record has contained no reference to
the bill. The New Age is mistaken The
New Age says the Journal "never advised
or suggested this or any other reform"
This is falsehood. In an editorial arti-
Gle published in the Daily journal, March
u, 1884. in regard to city affairs, the
Journal said:
1--WE think it would be a change that
would meet with public appreciation if the
city marshal were paid by a salary fer his
services and the fees collected by him were
turned into the city treasury. This would
put an end to a great deal of fault finding in
many ways with the police service and be a
decided improvement
This appears to be both advice and sug-
gestion. in regard to the very matter con-
tanned in Mr.. Heath's bill We trust the
Legislature will pay no attention to the
Immature of ex-Gov. Plaisted, but pass
Mr.. IIeath's bill on its merits.