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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-01-23

BLooMsBURG, Pa, Dec. 3, 1854.
VdndergrW Wq. Go.
Camden Mears, Agent Il have been in
the laundry business constantly during the
past ten years, and have tried very many
different kinds of family washing ma
chimes, one of which is the New Improved
Western Washer, sold by you, and cheer
fully recommend it as being the best one
for my work that | have ever tried. 1t
gives perfect satisfaction, and would not
part with it for double the amount paid
for it if could not procure another one.
Any person wishing to see it in operation
can do so, by calling at my laundry.
Yours Respectfully,
G. ii. Brown,
Proprietor Bloomsbury Laudry, Dent
ler's rev block, Main Street.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-01-23

Glass windows were first introduced
hlto England in the eighth century.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-01-23

VandergrJt Mfg. Co.
GENTLEMEN when your agent, Mr.. c.
Mears, solicited me to purchase one of
your Western Washing Machines, nothing
but a desire to be courteous prompted me
to give one moments attention to it, as all
the washing machines | had ever seen had
proved utter failures. But when your
agent, in commendable spirit of fairness,
offered to sell your machine on its merits,
l could not refuse to give it a fair trial. II
has now done service in my laundry three
months, and must say that it is perfect i,
every respect, doing its work thoroughly,
and with it one girl can do the work OF
two, without fatigue. 1t is simply match
less. Very Truly Yours,
l.. A. SHATTUCK, NJ. ID.
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
THE TIMES,

ZINES BUILDING, Philadelphia,
dec 90.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-01-23

BLooMsBURG, Pa, Dec. s, 1884.
VandergW Mfg. Co:
We bought from your agent, Mr.. G..
Mears, one of your New Improved West
ern Washers. Have used it for three
weeks and are much pleased with it. 1t
saves labor, washes cleanly, does not wear
out the clothes and works easily. We can
heartily recommend it to everyone who
has washing to do. Resp'y. Yours,
Mrs. p. NJ. TEATs.
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I AMES REILLY,
FOnsorial Artist,

again &c MS old stand under EXCHANGE
HOTEL, ana has as usual a FIRsT-CLAss
BARBER SHOP. He respectfully solicits the
patronage Of his old dcustomers and OF the public
generally, tulyl0 Soft
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-01-23

IHt NEW iMrhVfeu
Western Washing Machine
Which is now being introduced in this
section, and is already largely in use in
almost tyery State IN the Union, COM
mends Itself by the simplicity and ease
OF itS operation. and by the good work
that it does. The machine is easily
handled, and uakes no slop, whatever.
The following testimony TO its merit
will be of interest to the ladies OF
Bloomsbury and Vicinity,
and all who are interested in an i'm
portant improvement
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Farm and Garden Notes.

Bone meal is said to be au excellent
fertilizer for Strawberries and other
small fruits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-10


A YOUNG GIRL GETs VERDICT AGAINST A
PENNsYLvANIA SHERIFF OF SEVENTY
Dushorc is pretty little town among the
Blue Ridge mountains, about forty miles from
Wiiiiamsport, Pa. For three or four days the
people for miles around have been discussing q
breach Of promise case on trial before the
county court. Both parties are we'll known in
q and the other IL man Of s sy
enty, the sherif Of the county. Miss Arabella
kentnef 10 q brunette OF vivacious manners.
and has been considered the belle Of Laporte.
county for nfy-seven years. Miss Kentner
has resided in DushOre all her life. After she
began tn 60 into society Lewis Zaner was very
attentive 70 her, and when his wife died, In Au-
closest attention and finally asked her to marry
him. promising TO give her S2O, 600, It is al
legged. Miss Kentner accepted the offer. Zaner
and told her that he could not marry her in Du-
shore, as he was afraid Of the interference OF
relatives. but Il she would 90 west he would
and enough to take her to Detroit, and he was
70 follow. Miss Kentner arrived In Detroit, but
failed to get any reply from Zaner, although she
wrote 70 him several times.
On the stand she told q pitiful story OF
being left destitute in q strange city and said
she reached home at last only to find that
Lewis Zaner had married another girl. Miss
lawyer and the case was brought up before
arbitrators and was brought to trial on Mon
day. Miss Kentner sued Zaner for 500, 1000
damages. Zaner tried to prove that Mics
witnesses testified to the contrary. Miss Kent
ner's mother Is poor but very respectable The
minister Of the church which Miss Kentner at
the case. witnesses said that Zaner had borne
bad reputation. The Jury returned verdict
In Miss kentner's favor, awarding her $40, 900.
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Facts About the Feet.

From the Philadelphia Times.
Fashion in mems shoes again strongly in
clfnes to broad toes.
Pointed toes for mems shoes have quite gone
out of fashion.
Nothing fn nature, the ladies say is prettier
than pretty girl baby's foot
The most fashionable ladies everywhere are
wearing low-heeled, sensible shoes.
ChiropOdists say that ballet dancers as q
rule, have the worst feet in the world.
Most of the stylish men who black their own
shoes use the imported liquid blackening
1t is said of a small foot that the face may
foot is ''stil1 thar"
French heels and pointed toes have been sin"
and out by turns for several generations. Just
now they are out.
made shoes that they can now fit perfectly any
sort of foot as well as if made TO order.
For full dress evening wear patent feathers
with plain silk uppers, In imitation of a stock
wear.
The husband of q prominent society lady in
fniiadeiphia is SO proud OF his wife's foot that
ne mas mad 1t modelled and has it cast in marble
In glass case.
In Richard lis time the shoes had such
narrow-pointed toes they were caught up at the
knee by ornamental chains while in the time
OF Henry WILL, who had the govt they were
nat eiephantine affairs, with pnffs.
In the "Mikado,' though the girls affect a
mncing gait, there is no affection of small feet
as 1t Is japanese play. aud the Japanese ladies'
unlike the Chinese, do not bandage their bunions
or cramp their corns, :
Philadelphia is for the feet of Catholic priest.
VINO Is considerably over six feet high. broad in
PrSp S, and Dig otherwise than physically.
Ills 1901 Is nearly twice the average size.
It Is a curious fact, known as a rule only to
critical observers OF the same sex. that the noted
beauties, IKE the peacocks, are not proud oftheir
ieet. Langtry foot II Is said Is nothing to Drag
hopper" -
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The British attempt now being made In New
York to draw social line TO exclude merchants
and manufacturers IL too prepOsterous to sue
ceed-aimost too prepOsterous TO consider. All
our successful men got their money either from
store or factory or commerce-or else by stealing
IT. William II. Vanderbilt Inherited his, after
farming for thirty years and clapping . nice
father had then given him; the seed OF the
ASt0rs' property was $40 and flute"
which they brought TO this country; John w.
Mackey worked In the mine with pick and pan;
the Sturdevants and Roosevcits were dreadfully
poor and willing TO do anything for pay; A. J.
Dcexefs father1was o travelling portrait painter;
"Lucky' Baldwin was q penniless boy on q
farm In Indiana, adjoining that where Schuyler
Coifax grew; VIM. L. Dodge was clerk in Peck
slip at ~ q week; G. w. Field was O
clerk at A. T. Stewart's at 81 q
week.; Marshall O. Roberts was q ship
chand!er's clerk, and +. =. Thurbcr y
grocer's clark In Water street: A. A. Low was o
clerk To the drug business In Pearl street; Bon
ner forty years ago stuck type In Hartford
printing Office, and could set 1.70O ems AN hour
whom pushed; Moses Taylor was clerk at 50 o
week az So Water street: James Harper was
"devtl" IN . printing Office; the Jeromes began
g haretouted farm-hands, md De Lancey
kanee toiks were very humble persons indeed;
EsT9inat McClcskey was . Brooklyn newsboy;
a. =. Cia9ln was q clerk In Worcester, aud the
tshtuoiAnders had not even name OF their
own. There IL NO artstocrAcy but the aristoc-
ray 81 eoh1eyement
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STOLE THE NIcKELs FROM THE DEAD MANS
E Ess-s s,aa I1Ehe Union Hill, n saloon
the progress Of . wake over the body ON We'd
nesday night Patrick Cummings, q relative,
entered the house In an Intoxicated condition.
ana wnen Cummings looked ut the corpse a. it
az In the Ice box he uttered an oerh and said:
.Weii. You are de&d. and am glad Of It." The
considerable trouble. The room i'm which the
w wake was being held was filled with men and
cent pieces which had been placed on the dead
mans eyes Wero stolen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-10

SUFFERERS FROM THE EXPECTS OF QUTN-
line, used as remedy for chiils and fever. will ap
precate Ayers Ague Cure, q powerful tonic bitter
composed wholly Of vegetable substahces, without .
particle o: any noxious drug It's action peculiar,
prompt and powerful breaking up the chill, curing,
the fever. and expelling the poison nom the system,
yet leaving no harmful unpleasant effect upon the
patient ora
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He Paid.

From the Detroit Free Press
u notice by the papers" he said as he waited
ior the moth on his beer to SETTLE "that man in
chicago saloon fell dead just as he finished
drinking glass of beer"
II see dot same thing in der papers. too" re-
piled the saloonist
Curious, wasn't it?"
Vhell, 1 don't think so. You see, he drank
Ger bartender he prings oudt Bis club md taps
nim on der headt. 1t vhas almost eofery day
somebody drops deadt hcreF'
lie laid O hickory club on the barn looked
the man tull In the eye, and the beer was hardly
down before 1t was paid for
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DESERTED THEIR FAMILIES AND EIoPEp.-

DESERTED THEIR FAMILIES AND ELoPED.-
the dispatch td from Ltchfield, Mimi, says: In
This city, Marcus Martin and VIM. Britney
lived On the same farm, though In different
HOUSES. Last week, while Martin was away,
MS VIE lett her home and four children, and In
company with Britney, who leaves wife and
nve ca eaaii "a drove to this place, and re-
mainea at the Lake Ripley house until q train
aIIi'eu, When they purchased tickets for the
east, sending the team by which they reached
f nsl1 p S;s h Mr. Martin. upon going home.
great distress. AT Britneys home a worse
state oi affairs existed. The deserted wife had
Jus! gwen birth to twins, which died that day,
auce.
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Saturday Smiles.

SabuIu1y SEssAktSs
The young man who desires to get up with
the sun should not stay up too late with the
Philadelphia Times.
Don't frowri; smile; 1t costs nothing.l[Re.
mistaken It costs Is cents, two smiles for q
quarter.--Boytoa Post.
An exchange has an article headed "Boys
catch isn't worth catching, only he doesn /
always catch what he deserves.-S. Adams w
Messenger.
An Ohio paper. speaking of a senatorial
candidate, says it has nothing against him per.
sonaliy, ''but he is NO moro tit tor q Senator
than hog is TO teach hool."-PsHs6urg Ctro-
nicte- Telegraph.
Behold, the poor Canadian,
BY all mankind bcrated,
Agains the smallpox pits himself,
And won't be vaccinated.
-L0uiseiLe CburieT-70urn0I
Sophronia: "What is q pessimist?" A pessi-
mist is man who growls when the meat is over
done, growls when 1t is underdone, growls when
see anything good in the world except when he
Is looking into his mirror. To your other ques-
ca in nepy ast he
person some day; we don't charge anything for
being looked at.-Boston Courier:
The elephant they went to view
And to paint with red the town,
And they talked Of the pretty girls they knew
AS they poured the whisky down;
And one said gravely to his chum:
To think young ladies will chew gum
And spend SO much for Dress"
-R0sfOn Courier
Mr.. D. A. Coffin is the most truthful, If not the
most facetiOus, hotel keeper In Maine He adj
vertises on his envelopes: 1.-The original aud
only third-class hotel in Maine-where every.
thing fails to suit-tough beefsteak, dirty rooms,
useless servants, debifitated coffee. This house,
of worldwide bad reputation, Is owned, occu-
pied. and presided over by the LATEST man in the
state. Satisfaction not guaranteed; no money
refunded. Dilapidated stable In connection.
Everything warranted strictly shoddy."
We learn from the Merchant Traveller that in
white rs they are painted.-Bosson Post. -
There was abrief but heated contest between
Burlington woman and q book agent the
other day. The book agent used explosives and
the woman used hot water.-Burttn0ton (Vt.)
Free Presa.
Both the candidates in New York are bache.
Tors, and the ambitious and marriageable
young ladies Of the state are placed In q condt-
ton Of political neutrality.-Chicd0O Times.
The world may owe q man o living, but it is
always best for him 70 20 out and collect it by
little hard work.-Nes0 Orleans Ptcayune.
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Song Of q street Car.

Song Of q street Car.
Ram 'em In,
jam 'em In.
push 'em In the pscx.
Hustle 'em,
1ustle 'eln,
Poke In the pack.
Tramp on 'em,
Stamp ON EN-
Make their bones crack.
Fat woman,
Stat woman.
Tom, Dick and Jack.
Hang on aud
Cling ON,
BY tooth or by hair.
Hey therei
Now stay theirs.
Ana pnao up your TARA
-E0ssisvil6e (bsr5erS1 hewxol
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ITO BE- On Nor To BE-

That Is the question which sststes the pubic MINI
In regard 20 the business outlook Of the Fall srN1a
business will Be- good with us and such thoughts .
"Net 20 be- do not worry In the lesa TIE rsnsus
h thiG Our Fall stock h arriving daily ana the prcps
low that % see b 90 buy. Read the Sbiiow
ing list OF articles which limited spac> u~rmfn =
10 mention. and then come and be convinced
Solid walnut Folding side Brackets. 2sc.
side brackets, <pc and 0<>c
Corner Brackets, acc and 0Qc.
Clock shelves, Acc, sec. and o1lA
Dressing Cases pee.
Fancy Towel Racks oQc.
Book shelves nom Qssc I'M
Backing Cases o. yec 81. IS and 81 9s.
solid Ash Chtldrens Desk .Sc larger fne n q
Curtain Poles, n Walnut. Ash. Ebony end Cherry
Curtain POLES, s n, Bras Trimmed. In walnut A..
kbony and Cherry. n tec
Curtain Poles any coor in 8. 8. 10 or IA se - 20
portionAtely low prices.
Handsome lndofnt Engravings. In 20x2l, Brouss q
Cherry Frame. ~ - d.
Hsndsome Imported oeoersph eim Frame, eea
ssSss BIRD Cages. fnl line from pc up.
Children's Willow Rockers nj sac and e0c
Carpet seat and back Rockers. ~ Geo
Girls Trccles, al iron. with steel whee from o7uo
TO si2.co, ali are guaranteed
And the Largest Stock OF TOYS 10 b seana sht ~
Of New York. AZ
n sILvERBERa q ooT
oc6 Sl2 TN M ana m a esh a -.
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Nature and Charaeterfstics of ena
Walk ing. ~

From the San Francisco Examiner
In view Of the uncertainty that pervades tha
minds Of athletes on this coast a. to what n
and what Is not square walk, IT might per.
hal be well to give q short account Of the his
tory, nature AID distinguishing characteristics
OF heel-and-toe walking. In England. some
years ago, Mr.. Perkins walked the fastest mile
ever recorded, in the remarkable time OF q
minutes and % seconds. His gait was what IN
popularity known as heel-and-toe walking In
the early history of walking In this country
Dir. Stern made q mile on New York track In
seven minutes, at that time considered very
quite q contrast to that OF Mr.. Mullen who
afterward, In mile composition, open to all
comers walked Mr.. Stern Oft his feet, and on the
last lap spurted him out of sight. The square
planting OF Mr.. Mullcn's legs and heels was
remarked and appreciated, and thereafter heel
and-toe walking became the standard gait Of
New York athletic clubs. Rules were made
regulating the walking gait, and hat-footed
past.
In 1876, in this country, Mr.. Armstrong
walked seven-mfie race in very fast time, and
thereafter won the amateur championship OF
the United States and held 1t for some years. al
though hard pressed by Mr.. Holske. No better
walking can be found than those OF Mr.. Arm.
strong and Mr. Holske. Mr.. Armstrong EN-.
nloyed the gait OF Mr.: Perkins, a hlgh-knee ac-
even, mechanical and enormous stride. Mr..
Hoiske's style was more natural, with very lit
of hip and leg. Both walked heel and toe-that
| IL, the action Of the knee Strengthened the leg
just before the heel touched the ground throw.
| Ing the toe up and necessarily lengthening the
stride. The advantages of this gait are evident;
and II it should be asked why it is accepted as
| standard and Others rejected. It may be an
swered that the Strengthened limb is without
question the position of beauty, strength and
skill, whereas the bent knee Is the sign Of
weakness, and the refuge of hitchers and skip
pers, mongrelgaited pedestrians and all SUCH
In race, if the pace be too stiff or the man
tired, he naturally comes down to a fat-footed
gait. The ballet dancer uses the stiffened knee
and pointed toe, and the principle of iceland
| toe walking is exactly the same. The actor and
orator use the extended, full sweep of the arm:
the eagle and the king vulture maintain the
power OF their graceful flight by the wide
extended pinion. The athlete lifts his 100
pound bell to the extremity of his reach and II
he did not his performance could hardly be
called q feat OF strength. By instantaneous
photographs We ffnd that the foreIeg uf the
racing trotter at full speed is Strengthened just
] before the hOOf touches the ground. In fact, ii
man Is cut out to be a walker he takes to tn is
| straightened-knee heeland-toe gait naturally.
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Wan OK H1eu Pn1cra
THE MISFIT STORE.
fnrnnP 1n<Y, o,,A a

IL
THE MIsFIT STORE,
Corner 10th and streets,
isdeteFmined to maintain its reputation 80 well e.
taosned In the last four years Of selling Frslass
Sio'uahg ~ prices entirely beyond competition Oi
offers:
FOR BOYS FROM TO IL YEARa
s snits az az e e = sold nowhere under g.
Suits al $40. worth So
Sniis at - 50; would be cheap at SO
SUITS AT 5000, never before sold under a.
o'efcoSS IN immense variety at the same prices
FOR BOYS IL TO IL YEARS
4 E Eetssr s nit, at $500, worth Sc
very good Si' s s, Sa al S T H1 $3oo
splendid Suit at s. 60; would " be Cheap at $40.
r der me Suit at slo can't be bought elsewhere I'M
complete line Of Overcoats from q 75up
FOR MEN AND YOUTHS
Good serviceable Suits at SIS, worth So. Good busi
Ss so s s!s at $3.50 worth So Atwood suits at
sia kes s %oassea su Sisc (,
eiae ana brown sack cutaway Suits .,
$40 Srosd Wes S W 20 sx s sam,
y Pue black and brown. at SIS sold elsewhere q
"A beautiful line In Beaver. Chinchilla Kersav.
sack and snrtouts plain or silf
avor s nM1 satn Lifted. from % up biggest bargains
co, All the new patterns in Cashmere and Worsted
nrics sooos 70 per cent below the regular selling
THE MIsFTT STORE.
CORNER 10TH AND r sTREETa
.n Meks no mistake and come to the corner Of 10Th
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rEMETERY N0TTCET- L1RoE -AssnRsE
-; Zn fsl q TT IIAN ana AlfERIOxN N1RRLE
IS nONu4EN1S Of every desgn and
~ wv Wos GHsEsd - Ne loe 8 me Mr.
49,. S1sfner z14 q. ana Punnavjvanla evo. nv
kksee ceA. tneuoS ana - eonVtuce6 crI6rlGS
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tx Il i M aeS sass
PALACE,
slA SEVENTH STREET NV.
CONTINUATION OF ouR GRAND FALL
s. ! F Z {. I||s:I|HE$I :! 5: $;
FRENCH PATTERN HATS AND BoNNErs,
And an the Novelties n the Millinery tine. as well
g Ladies, Misses and Children's CLOAKS
In order to give . chance to those who were pre-
vented from inspecting our great display have
Great Fan Opening. with attractions as they AZ
rive daily. AS we anticipated, opening was a
Beg overlooked rush Was 20 great that i
Was TO pay our customers the usual a,,en
we, we viii endeavor to make up for the lack fstten-
for ssns5oas support; and we vii ever strive 70
We pay q. ention to two lines exclusively. ofwhich
largest and choicest stock in the city. They are
MILLINERY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES,
LADIES, MISSES. AND cHILpRENs WRAPS.
The extensiveness OF our purchases enables ms to
buy direct the manufacturer and Importer and
to great extent we import our goods direct, which
places us In q position 20 give customers profit
OF the jobber and middleman-
OUR DEPARTMENT OF TRIMMED AND UN-
TRIMMED HATS
speak for itself 1t requires commentator on our
pert
Felt Hat, such sold elsewhere for 81 and or IS
cents, AT 40 cents only.
OUR WING AND BIRD DEPARTMENT
represents over $50 styles coming from all parts Of
The glooe. A most wonderful collection, ct prices
that insure rapid sale.
OUR VELVET DEPARTMENT
stocked with the choicest OF brands We sell silk
yard. which We substantiate or money refunded
Our Department in Children's and Misses
TRIMMED AND uNTRIaMED HATS
surpasses anything ever exhibited, at remarkably
low prices.
OUR TIP AND PLUME DEPARTMENT
is simply immense
OUR DEPARTMENT OF LADIES, MISSES AND
CHILDREN's CLoAKs
stands and ia larr In,
the city, comprising style and all of the different
materials In fact we have imported the best part OF
exclusive styles OF our own which have not been
duplicated.
Come and see our elegant line Of
CHILDREN AND MISSES COATS
at s225, 50. and -
I. skng not to until have
sincere In saving you at least % per cent.
We solicit a call, and we are pleased to show you
our goods whether Sou are prepared TO purchase
RI s Gee .: " ssss
Ef1## ss Il $ sss IS. -
EE Ell 4 + 4 $ S'S e. E
; ! ILL "A ooS ZEE =
S14 SEVENTH STREET n. W.
A PRorHEr Is Nor Wrrnour
HONOR SAVE IN HIS OWN COUNTRY.
We are also advised that FALSE PROPHETS viii
rise up among the PEOPLE
1t appears so when hireliags are called upon to
make sworn aidavits to the correctness of their
poyers' statements Such being the case 1t ID self
evident proposition that there is
SOMETHING ROTTEN IN DENMARK,
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B1Brs BA1rr4onn LAraoBrs,,

20 ne aslsion housekeepers and others invited
~. BlBES LATRoBE STOVES
hnrsv oss popular Latrobes in the District Their
n1 cconomy IN Of fuel enhanced By Iaie
thsss !ound IN no other LAtyobes, render
eAsscsuI I'D a 9set the l0vsr and uppee rooms.
016nS lATROBES GtAHANTEED
70 give perfect saiisfHcfi0n
EOt aAle by dealers everywhera
BeWAre OF Imitatinns ..axa-
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n. sILvERBERa a ooN :
Sl2 7th IT. and 3ls esh q. 40.