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WASHINGTON.
Commissions signed.

WASHINGTON, April 25-The President has
signed the commissions of all the collectors of
internal revenue appointed since the adjourn
ment OF Congress, including that of Eben f.
Pilsbary as collector for the Third District OF
Massachusetts,, over which there was said to be
a dispute. 1t is said at the Treasury Depart
ment that the case of Pillsbury ia exactly the
same as that of those who have failed SO fer to
file their bonds
Appointments by fIae President.
The President today Iappointed Henry P.
Kernachan of Louisiana to be naval officer at
New Orleans.
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RIEL'S REBELLION.
General Middleton's Forces En-
counter the Rebels.

WINNIPEG, April 2.-A messenger Just re-
turned from the north brings the following
particulars of an engagement with rebels
which occurred at 9. Is a. m. fifteen miles south
Of Butouehe. The insurgents have taken
ground on the edge of deep ravine, from
which they poured deadly fire into the ad-
vanciDg column. When the messenger left tue
fight was still raging. Three houses OF the
enemy had been shelled and many rebels
driven from them to refuge in the ravine.
The Indian allies of Riel fought vigorously IN
Indian fashion. The whole number in the
ravine was estimated at 300. Middleton's hat
was shot through, but he escaped uninjured.
The ravine is entirely surrounded, and there is
no possibility of escape for the rebels.
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GENERAL NEWS.

Twenty inches of snow fell in Denver, COL,
Wednesday and Thursday.
At Fort Edward, n. Y. yesterday the HUDSON
river was higher than it had been for fteeen years
The most disastrous food ever known in that
vicinity visited Gainesville Texas, Thursday. Many
thousands OF dollars damage was caused and 1t is
feared several lives were lost.
Business failures during the last seven days mum
ber in the United States 2l7 and in Canada 20, a
total of 242, against total of 225 last week.
The charred remains of five additional victims Of
the recent fire in Vicksburg, Miss were found in
the Bloom building Yesterday,
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SUBURBAN NOTES.
seurbOFO,

Fast night was observed by Stephen Sswall
Lodge, l. O. G. T., By very pleasing public enter
tainment. The hall was quite well filled by apure-
ciative listeners. The exercises consisted Of read
Cd. The quartette, "Bright Soarkles In tho
OhaTShyard by the Snow sisters and Messrs.
SsaitSln I @ ana banks, vas well rendered Mrs. and
formed in excellent style Another quarietts,
sAlotners Dear Old Song" by Misses Eva q. Graf
IAN ana Eta Banks aud Messrs. W. II. GRAHAM
"JoLham and Huldah,'' greatly pleased the audi
euoe. Sliss Nellie o. Snow read pleasing paper,
cohtsing local items. On the whole, the entertain
membars OF the lodge.
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AppOintnl
GEN. GRANT.

Able 10 Walk Out and Greet His Yeuus
Friends
NEW YORK, April "a AT 4.15 p. m. Gen.
Grant took his daily walk to Madison avenue
stopping several times TO shake the hands Of
little children who pressed about him.
AT 10 p. M. DIR. Douglass, after an examina-
tion of the throat, and owing to his general
condition, concluded to stay all night as
the General is not feeling well and is very
restless.
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Happiness

results from that true contentment which
indicates perfect health of body and mind.
You may possess it, if you will purify and
invigorate your blood with Ayers Sarsa-
parilla. E. M. Howard, Newport, N. H.,
writes: Z" I suffered for years with scrof-
ulous humors. After using two bottles Of
Ayers Sarsaparilla. I
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q Hot Wave.

PLYMOUTH, n. H., april 24.-F. L. Page CT
Phillips, Me-, assumed the management of the
Pemigewasset House today, The weather
here is very hot for April, the thermometer
registering $50 in the shade Rain is needed
very much.
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RAILWAY MATTERS.

oGDENsBURG Sc LAKE CHAAHPLAIN.
The annual statement of the ogdensburg 8 Lake
Champlain to the Railroad Commissioners of New
York for the year 1884 compares as follows with
the same period of 1888:
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WEATHER INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, April %.
The indications for New England are
local rains, followed by colder, clearing
weather; winds shifting to northerly, and
higher barometer.
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
TlI.OO P MI
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Inc east side OF the Sterling colliery at ShAmo-
hih, "a, eayed in yesterday, inprisOning 20 min
eEs who, finding egress hopeless oy the cut on re-
treated 70 an abandoned chamber aud Gus their
way INTO the Burnside colliory adjoining and all
escaped without injury.
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AT Home

without it. AS liver medicine and
general purifier Of the blood, it has no
equal" Mrs. A. B. Allen, Winterpock,
Va, writes: "My youngest child, two
years of age, was taken with Bowel Com
plant, which we could not cure. We tried
many remedies, but he continued to grow
worse, and finally became so reduced in
flesh that we could only move him upon
apillow. It was suggested by one of the
doctors that Scrofula might be the cause
of the trouble. We procured bottle of
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BATH,

In a iity-mile eo-as-you-please race at Co.
lumbian Hall, Bath, Thursday, John Hanri-
han of Boston, won the first prize Of $40 in
Oh. 50m. The second, third and fourth prizes
of $685. $40 and SIS we're won by Frank Green,
Jesse Savage and David Bright. HaDrihan
made the last mile in Sm.
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There is lady in Andover who has taken no
solid food for seven years. She lives on milk,
coffee and little tee.
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET. PORTLAND, ME.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
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Found

great relief. 1t has entirely restored me to
health" James French, Atchison, Kans.,
writes: "To all persons suffering from
Liver Complaint, would strongly recon-
mend Ayers Sarsaparilla. / was afflicted
with disease of the liver for nearly two
years, when friend advised me to take
this medicine. 1t gave prompt relief, and
has cured me-" Mrs. II. NJ. Kidder, Al
Dwight ST., Boston, Mass, writes: "For
several years have used Ayers Sarsa-
parilla in my family. never feel safe,
even
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Suicide i'm yvaldbooro.

DAMARIscoTTA, April 24.-Albert Keene, of
Waldoboro, committed suicide Wednesday, by
cutting his throat. His application for q pen
sion had been rejected recently, and this Ia
supposed 10 have been the cause for the rash
act He was about 55 years OF age and leaves
q wife.
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GARDINER, April 24.-James L. Robbins of
Chelsea, forged the names of VIM. 7. Scales
and ESQ. ". Brewn, both OF Chelsea, upon
note for $3.50, and obtained the money from
the Merchants Bank Monday. The forgery
was discovered Wednesday. Robbins was i'm
mediately arrested by Marshal Siphers, and
waving examination was bound over to the
September term Of court.
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PENNINGTON.

A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
writes as follows: The death of DR.. John r.
Eaton of Wilton leaves vacancy on the
board of the Franklin County Medical Pension
Examiners. Among the names mentioned in
connection with the vacancy are DIR. Parmenas
Dyer Of Pennington, DIR. Ell. r. Stinson of
New Sharon, DR.. j. j. Linscctt of Harrington
DR.. Alfred Hitchcock of Strong, and Dr.. F. H.
Russell of Earmineton.
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BueKsPoRT.

The Ellsworth American says: The barn
and carriage house of Howard Smith, of Cape
Cod settlement, were burned recently, with a
horse valued at $125, three cows, seventeen
sheep and one shote. The cause of the fire is
unknown; insurance $200.
e. P. Adams native of CastiDe, and for
the past thirty years resident of Honolulu,
Sandwich Islands, is now at the New Orleans
Exposition. Mr.. Adams will visit Maine after
doing the Expcsition
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WATERVILLR.

About fifty men are now constantly EN- ploy-
ed by the Lockwood mills in keeping the gate
ways clear from floating shavings and general
tirely clear.
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A Rogue Uausht.

NoRR1DGEwoCK, April 24-Y Yesterday, fel-
low named R. T. Hall, who has been taking
subscriptions fer several newspapers for the
past six months, was arrested at Oakland by
Sheriff Baker and taken to Norridgewock for
trial He was committed in default of $500
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Mr.. Arthur G. jackson, formerly OF Damar-
iscotts, announces course of illustrated lec-
lures to be given in London in June, and in
Boston in October. He is now in Cuba collect
ing views for his description Of the queen of
the Antilles
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On many roads in the country snow still re-
mains. Some of them are almost impossible
on account of snow and mud, and our country
correspondents report business very dull.
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The Penohscot numbering season is over, and
nearly every tee1a is out Of the woods. Con-
tractors and operators are now in Bangor pay
ing eff thair men. and Exchange street has as
sumed rather busy appearance of late. No
driving crews have been hired as yet, but next
week this will begin, and those who lately
handled an axe. will take up the cant-dog and
setting pDle,
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K Rise
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-26
what is an Empire.

Il. A. Freeman, in Macmillans Magazine.
When Sir James Macintosh IN his
speech on behalf of Peltier, spoke of Ma
poleon Bonaparte, first consul, as ''mas-
ter of the mighty empire that the civil
lied world ever saw, it was rhetorical
flourish, and it may be that the thought
of Rome was not wholly absent from the
speakers mind. When, little later,
Napoleon Bonapart himself bestowed
the title of empire" on his domnions, by
no means as a flourish, but as a formal
title, and title full of meaning, the
thought of Rome was absurdly not alb
sent from his mind. The use of the
phrase British empire" as a technicl
phrase, from which all memory of Rome
has passed away, is a good deal later
than the use of the pharse French en-
pire" as a technical phrase, from which
all memory of Rome had certainly not
passed away. In one use, indeed, the
Empire of Britain" aud other phrases of
the like kind are very old indeed. They
are common in the tenth and eleventh
centuries, and they come in again in the
sixteenth The are rear between the
eleventh century and the sivtenth, and
they go out of use after the sixteenth.
That is to say, they We're used when there
was a reason for using them, and they
went out of use when there was no long
/ er a reason. In the earliest period they
were meant to assert two things-that
the English king was superior lord over
all the princes of Blitain, and that the
continental emprior was not superior
/ lord over him. In the sixteenth century,
/ when, under Charles V, the continental
empire was again threatening, Henry
! VIII. again found it needful to assert
with no small emphasis that 'the king
dom Of England is an empire" l haC
made this remark long ago; it has beor
set forth with increased force anC
with fresh proofs in the recent work OF
/ Mr.. friedman. In the seventeenth
century, when the continental empeor
ror were no longer threatening, and
when the common king Of England anC
/ Scotland had no need to assert any lord
ship over himself, such language nat
urally went out of use, or sank to tn
/ level of an occasional survival or an oc
casional flourish.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-26
HInH WATER II TEXAs.

DEENIsoN, TEX. April 23.-In conse-
quence of heavy rain and wind storms
endangering the bridge railroad traffic
on the Missouri Pacific north and westof
Dennison is impeded. a Jouth-bound
passenger train was derailed at the city
limits. Red river is rising at the rate of
four feet per hour. Fears are entertained
for the safety of of the Missouri Pacific
Railway bridge A freight train Of
eighteen cars is reported wrecked
near Cary station, Indian Territory. No
one was hurt. Lou Holland, who was
injured by a falling building during the
cyclone on Tuesday. died yesterday. a
family of emigrants, encamped on the
river bottom, were suddenly surrounded
by water on Tuesday night and sought
safety in trees, They were rescued yes
tprday
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Maud $. VS.. Ellen---N-
Maud S. is in the nine holes,

Maud S. is in the nine holes,
Calamity striving, now and then
To catch the mile a minute record
OF her fast friend Ellen-N.
While the ease loving travelling pub
lie complacently smiling, purchase tick
cts that read via Louisville and Nashville
railroad, secure through checks for their
baggage, ensconce themselves in through
Pullman Buffet Sleepers, and are quick
" transported in feeling and person to
destination points,
WEST OR NORTH.
A ticket over the "Old Reliable is
the "open seasame" for comfort, safety,
speed. close eonnections-liberal rela-
tives-and a stop over to visit
MAMMOTH CAVE.
Ellen-N. requests the pleasure of
your company and a correspondence
with her Florida young man who will
reply with maps, time-cards, quote rates
etc.
L. r, TUTTLE, Pass. Agent,
No. 80 West Bay, Jacksonville, Fla.
c. p. ATafoRE, Gen. Pass. Agent,
Louisville, Ky.
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TELEGRAPHIC SPARKLES.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS BY WIRE AND CABLE.

LONDON, April 24.-In the lobbies of
the House of Commons this afternoon it
was said that Mr. Gladstone, pale and
agitated, made an almost pathetic ap-
neal to the members of Parliament not
to press upon the Government questions
concerning the situation in Egypt, or the
condition Of the correspondence with
Russia upon the Afghan boundary, and
the collision Of the Russian and Afghan
troops. Mr.. Gladstone, it was claimed,
was evidently much disturbed by the
news from Cairo this morning of the
rupture by France Of her relations with
AEgypt.
THE REASON FOR SECRECY.
In the House Of Commons this after
| moon Henry Labouchere and Henry
lRichard, both radicals, asked whether
or not the Government before deciding
to 90 to war with Russia would seek the
officers OF friendly power to obtain
peaceable settlements. 1Ir. Gladstone re-
piled that never during the present cor
resnondence with Russia, or the discus
sion Of the serious questions at preseut
Bbefore Parliament, had the Government
Asajd anything in prejudice of the idea
advanced by the questioners. As,
however. every answer made by the
Government 20 the interrogatories put in
the House Of Commons was an announce
merit to Russia the Government, MIR.
Gladstone said have decided that it was
neither advisable nor convenient to
make declaration through Parliament
- Rrasia
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FoRTrFYINa RANGooN.

BOMBAY, April 24.-The Government
authorities here are on the lookout for
i've Russian men-of-war which passed
through the Gulf of Adcn frcm the Red
Sea to the Indian Ocean last week. The
harbor Of Rangoon is being fortified to
Ssist Russian attacks. A number Of
team launches have been purchased and
Ddlled with torpedoes, and heavy guns
shave been mounted on shore in position
command the ship channels.
BRIrreH IRON CLAD AT yLADIvOsToCK,
ST. PETERSBURG, April A.-NavaI
circles are at fever heat over the reported
presenca Of a British iron-clad at Vladi.
vostock, the Russian port on the Sea OF
Japan
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PAIATKA, FLORIDA, SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1885.

swept away in their houses, but IN most
instances they were rescued. Several
streets in Dallas were deluged with wa
ter. A high wind damaged number OF
houses. Red river is very high, and at
last accounts was rising rapidly and great
damage along its banks was appre-
hended.
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FURTHER DETAILS.

Further particulars from Prairie Grove
stats that only one person was killed by
the cyclone Of yesterday, The 14-year-
old daughter of J. r. Sawyer, Mrs John
Gentry, Kate O'Hara and daughter Of
E. Herring, are thought to be fatally in
iured. In addition to these there are
fifteen seriously and many others slight
" injured. all children, with two excep-
tions, who were in the school house at
the time it was blown to pieces. Large
trees in the vicinity were twisted and
snapped off near the ground and carried
a long distance. The other houses de-
moIished were Bethel Church, Hughs'
storehouse and four dwellings. This is
the third cyclone that has visited this
section, each following nearly the same
way.
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BUDDING

Having considerable experience in pTopaga-
ting by division, and made budding my proteS-
sion for fifteen years, l beg most respectfully
Ia offer NV services to ali kind patrons who
may require such work the coming season.
References: :. J. kennerly, Judge AaUghtOn,
J. C. Gould, NJ. H. Rogero, and others, at Palat-
ka H. J. Hewson, at Green Cove Spring. Ad-
dress J. b. PAGE.
Palatka. Fla.
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PALATKA HOTELS.
HOUSE,
A. SHELLEY. PRopRIEron.

Finest location in the city. Newly remodel
ed and refurnished, making the finest home
accommodations. Table unsurpassed. Electric
bells in every room. $50 feet of piazza prom
enade, Accommodations for 200 guests. 0m-
nibus at all depots and landings.
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DISASTROUS FLOODS.
several lives lost in Swollen West
crn Streams.

several Lives lost in Swollen West
crn streams
st. Louis dispatches from Southeast
ern Kansas, dated April 23d report the
heaviest rainfall that has ever been
known in that part of the state. Rain
began on Tuesday, and over twelve in
chos Of water are said to have fallen.
AN the level country is submerged. Traf-
fic on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railroad for many miles each way from
Parsons is suspended, and a passenger
train which left Parsons yesterday on
the Fort Scott and Gulf road was wreck
ed not far from town. \ large number
OF hogs and cattle in the stock yards
along the Labette river, one mile from
Parsons, have been drowned, and it is
said that hundreds, and perhaps thou
sands, Of animals have perished in the
surrounding country. Great destruction
of crops and movable property has also
occurred. The Marmarton river has
overhowed its banks and inundated q
settlement of from 600 to 500 inhabitants
known as North Fort Scott,
TUE FLOODED HOUSES.
The water in houses is from three to
five feet deep. All the people were res
cued. The Missouri Pacific Railroad
track is badly washed out both ways
from Fort Scott and no trains have
moved since Tuesday. There are also
bad washouts on the Wichita road, A
freight train on this road vert through
bridge at Clear Water, and Frank Nc
Dariels. the engineer, was drowned,
At last accounts the water was subsiding
but it will take several days to run off
Advices from Kiugman confirm the pre-
vious reports OF the flood there. Ter
lives are reported to have been lost a
that place Traffic on the Wichita anC
Western Railway between Wichita anC
Kingmon is suspended, aud bridges On
this road and on the Atchinson, Topek;
and Santa Fe Railroad at Cheney. Bel
Plain and Clear Water have been washe,
away.
THE DOWNFALL IN MISSOURI.
Other dispatches state that the storr
extends to Western Missouri and tha
many streams have overiowed thei
banks. that much property has been d'
suoyed and that the railroads uaversin
that section have been washed away
places. and traffic greatly interrupted
Advices also come f,om Northern Texa
noting a very heavy rainfall extendln
over a lage section of country embra
ing Dennison. Gainesville, Abilene, Fo
Worth, Dallas and other places. Z
Gainesville the Pecan and Elm creel
s. overiiowed their banks, and besid
washing away much property. sever
lives are reported lost. Women al
Il children clung to the branches Of tire
b FOR hours before they were rescued, al
in some instances whole families we
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-08
A KISS BY MOONLIaHr.

From time immsmorial, no one will
pretend to deny the fact that kisses
have been held in high repute by both
sexes-whether active or passive, II
has boon decided that q LEGAL KISS
Implies ACTION on both parties; but
when lady siMply consents to be
Kissed without action ~ her lips, it
constitutes only = PASSIVE kiss-s
sweet deprived OF it's nectar.
Snugly ensconced within O mosa-
uncovered and vine-clRd yerandah.
ana almost hid from view amid sweet
scented honeysuckles, was seated q fair
Atlanta nymph, whose beautiful dark
eyes, alabaster complexion and volup-
tuous contour, seemed to DAZE the
yonnr gent by her side, who ever and
anon, while circumuavigating her
slender waist, gave her BUSS and
then RE-BUSB, to the amsEsment Of
q pedestrian who happened to be pass
lug that beautiful moonlight night. At
that moment the lover was heard to
ask, "My dear darling Sarah Jane,
You are beooraing more beautiful
every. day; your eyes sparkle with
more brilliancy, your once pale cheeks
nave been painted by the roaeate hues
OF nature, and you seem to have On
tirely rcgained your health. Will YOU
tell me tho cause oft changer"
III have simply used that wonder.
Inlly effective blood remedy known M
Illustrated Book of Wonders mailed
free. Address b. b. b. Co., Atlanta,
Georgia.
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Dcnison


DENlSoN, NOV. I-LSpeclal. -Dc.
Marshsirs nav residence Ia looming
mn T, viii n, ,svor,I mo,,ha va, a.,
ap' W. 70 a'''."' i'iou'n' yo' 10
lore " IL nhisaeo' Ii on tha Queen
Ammo stsls, and will cost about SO.
OOO.
NIL, :,
iho'o was .@uy ia IOWA Io-o@y
looking for Il. ID. Granger, tho consrac Q.
tor that nut IN the Pan Electric Tela.
phone line in this city,
Dawoes Matthews, FORMERLY or this
olty, was married at Evansville. Indi-
ana. Novembpr 3, to Miss Matte Mo.
Carer. of that CITY.
Invitations are out for tho runrriape
of Miss Lana Bruuett 10 Mr.. William
Hlser. this city, NoyeDlber IL.
Mastsr Neeban,o Mobiles. az tha
Houatop az Texas C.ntyaI railroad,
came mn yasterd.y from n rux,nn. Hn
ia bers In r.csiva 10 NV nirsangar
engines Two nj than arrived vestsr
d az ard Ave- to-dav. They ava ~ ina
II I'D win make and ara nnwerful an
rines,
Mr.. Sam Beers died yesterdav and
uaa buried to-day,
Tho meetirg OF the Horticultural so.
cjotv vas uslj attended this ntternoon
A Ana d ispiay of potatoeg. sonles and
perslmrnons was made.
Mr.. III Ford received tho followiny
on postal card Yesterday:
Mn. ri. FoRp-Ws. % in numher.
win give Won "a hours 70 beg pardo,,
for disrssosct shown TO tho dead. or %