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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-25

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npar1y norm anu south, and an: all rich
--psincyatr-tonf> ~ -tlr>fr-~ccrt.fufffg
mines that have, been. worried fog many
fears 81 tfr6ld Srahiart's ahe McSicails,
and are still producing. Large quani'-
ties of gold, GilFcr, copper aud Saiena
and other minerals are iound,
The plail9 between these mountain
ranges arc treeieSs, but covered with
rich. nutritious grarna grass, which IL
equal TO tho best cultivated provcuder, 1t
Is asserted, for rough feed. This vast
tract Of tableiand is trayersed from north
to south by the Rio Grande del Nortc,
which has washed cut u valley five or
six miles in width. For ages the pro
longed frcshets--tho melting SHOWS Of
spring and the summer rains-have
brought with them the surplus decom-
posed vegetable matter and rich IN MN
eral salts which imprcgnate tho turbulent
waters IS they wash the mountain sides,
the vast plains, and rush down the ar
royas. These sedimentary deposits are
in this way precipitated, and have COW
cred the entire valley TO a great depth
with the richest of alluvial soils. The
waters Of the Rio Grandc. like those Of
the Milo Of Egypt, are exceedingly rich
in this scdimcntary material held in
solution. and when spread over the lands
IN the process II irrigation, rencws the
soils and renders the use of other. fer
tilizcrs unnecessary. Cor. Kansas City
Journal
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m. Lon. non.i Save.

You viii nnd but few rich japanese:
The rule hero 10 tllat the people arc mol
aecumt.lativo, IN our sense ot the woiu.
;P,ev -ha SO never learned the philosophy
Of investment, and they spend al tliey
male. They have IN the past had no IN,
vestnncat OF money, except IN lands, aiio
the saving done has b0cu largely TOT re-
building thor honses N cases OF iiIes,
which are very fIpquent Dr. Hepburn
who has been in Japan for moro thah
shilty years, is-Iay authority. for VIC
etat1peIit that o japanese bens9 Is
/. thought on the average b last only I'VE l,'
wears before il Is destroyed by fires. Inc
frame work and tho interiors are IKE
finder and whole villages areswaiioHed
up almost monthly IN japanese COMA
eratlons. Tho people are the most care
Is people ia regard to fires have ever
seen and there are no fire departments
20 epeak Of out Of the four or i've large
cities. This danger has thus been an IN
centiye to saving, but above thus there Is
little. Seven-tentbs Of the people, at a
roliph estimate. live ffori band 70
mouth. though the postal savings banks
which have been introduced Ind iHir 70
teach them differently. Interest Is high
and tho banks make money. There Il
not a largo government debt, AID the
mos q ne debt isheid q. homs.-:f rank
IT, 1dFPNn''' rr.., ~
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An Anectionate lion.

The s,1perintendent Of the animal de-
partmenf out In WoOdward's garden tells
a pathetic and pretty story about a lion
thew had out there. says The San Fran
cisco Chronicle. At first he was so dan
gerous that they did not care TO venture
too chose to him, but by Persistent gen
tlepess and kindness the superintendent
gradually made the beast sofOnd OF him
that it liked to have him 80 INTO the
care. and il he'd 10 down beside 1t the
lion would raise its head, 50 as 20 give
him soft place tol lie. One day drunken
sailor came into the gardens and began
teasing the lion. The superintendent
came Hp and told the sailor not 10 tease
the beast. The sailor replied with an
oath, and struck az him twice. The hon
became perfectly franctic with rage, and
roared. and bent the bars of his cage so
much that the sailor got frightened. II
the lion had got ont Of his cage there
would not have been enough lett or the
sailor for funeral. At length the lion
got some kind OF a tumor and was IN
great pain. One or two slight operations
had to be performed, and nobody could
get near the beast except this one man.
The lion let him cut, and looked at him
gratefully all the time, licking his hand
when it was over. The tumor grew so
bad that big operation had to be per-
formed and ii was with fear and uem-
bling that tho SUPERINTENDENT undertook
il, for the lion was in terrible pain. The
doctors could not 90 near, but they drew
a diagram Of the body Of the lion, held
il up before him as he went on, and
made the marks on it where he was TO
cut. He followed their directions, and
all the while the lion lay as still as If lac
were undisturbed The last operation
did no good. The beast was in such fear
full pain that they had TO Kill him. The
Superintendent took his revolver and
after petting the animal fired one shot
through his bead, putting the muzzle
close to it. The lion gave him q pathetic
look, in which there seemed TO be mix
ture Of surprise and reproach, but nc
anger. Ii took three shots TO hi him
and ell the time the beast never took HI;
ewes OIL the man who was killing bln
Tie superintendent says lie was never sc
curiously and deeply affected in his lie
aud be could not help crying; even nov
he feels the tears como when he recall
il. and he cannot forget the lions pltifu
look as his head fell back for the las
time
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AN EXCEPTION.
n Case Where the Railroad Porter Got the
XVorst of Ii.

n Case Where the Railroad Porter Got tn
Worst of IL.
BE was large, elderly man, with an ex
pression Of discomfort IN his face, and "nei
ths porter had deposited bis travelling bag u
q section OF the sleeping car the elderly mar
looked around ut the ventilators, then cry
tcally ct his neighbor scross the aisle, sn9
then be said to the porter;
sWhers do we stop foy supperT
Dining car on the train, sir" was the an
swer
SIS. hey; what time Is supper readyT
at Is being served Low, sir.
IS, hey-h-m; what time do we get 70 Al
baDyF" -ttstt,. t
"Ntuehtty."
"Connect there with Train from bostonF'
"Ies, sir"
swat longf'
"No, sir; only ten Minutes
"H-n; whattipe do We get TO Buffalor
"Six.lfte0n tomorrow moTnin@"
"What time does the next train leave buf
fsIo for Cleveland after We get thereP
"Six-forty, sir"
The elderly rnsu looked over his spectacies
at the porter Cor q moment aud then sara;
Want my ticketT' ~
sYo, Sir; the CONDUCTOR wiz take 1t BY
and by"
: .sH-m does that Cleveland train pass
through Dunkfkr
sYes, SIR ....,,..., r..fa
aWhat timer
.sMx, fortythrse.g II al t5(ts4i
'.How big a town IL DunkirkT
yADout u, 900 Inhabitants, Sur" tf4
Tho elderly man seemed 10 DO annoyed
nbout something, and as the dialogue COP
tinued be became more 50. lie eyed 'ps
.sWhaf time does the tfsin reacb ErisF
! 4TAres utuutes past 8 SIR"
: d. sosoh bisver u ,Rsis tbsD Dun4rkS
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BROKEN HEARTS.
There are broten hears in the world tod


There are broken hearts in the world today,
Though smiling faces hide them; P.
They pass and repsss on the old highway,
with sfiied grief beside them
Tho wan. White faco OF tie woman who Knows
THAT she iuiat wander apart
From the sosl whore not even PITY gio"s,
With proud bat broken heart --'-a
/ There are broken hearts In the world today
henea,h warm firs and laces; .- D.. r.
Bleak December gnaws az thosehearts' tncug'
NAV
Snilesin tho dlunfess faces. '.. p. p
The res0lai eyes Of the pan We sse
Ey dag 10 se busy mart; ~.
Look down in tho night through his SOUL and ne
Looks into a broken heart. -
There ara broken beafts IN the world today,
Forell the cynle > hughteF;
The warm hearts that were rei and growinl
gray
Hone lied and Youth went after.
But the sun comes up and the world goes round
and al OF us play our parts,
But over a. well a. under the ground
There are dead and broken hearts
John Ernest Mccain In New York Mercury.
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Getting Even.

In one Of the largest dry goods stores in
this city there Is particularly cross sales
man. He is altogether too superb a creature
70 30 Behind dry goods counter, and when
he does condescend 10 wait upon customer
SO the women say-it IS such favor that II
is really painful Yesterday young woman
who had suffered at bis hands got even with
him in tho highest style Of the art. She had
been soliciting n material for dress for an
out Of town friend and the disagreeable sales
man had chosen 70 assume, when she asked
for samples, that she had no intention Of buy
ing, and had loftily referred beF TO some ono
else, intimating as much Theyoung woman
had bought Of least bali a dozen dresses al
that counter, and sho vowed vengeance
Yesterday she walked up 10 this superb
creature with lier sweetest ald most demure
air, She had sample of cashmere that she
snew couldnt DO matched Ia Chicago, and
she laid IL down in front Ct him without q
word.
II ttere is anything that be hates--so tb.
women say-it Is 10 take down goods from
,he shelves but when a sample IS brought IN
% DO matched he can't help himself lie was
n particularly lofty frame Of mind yestei-
lay. and picked up the unohendipg sample
with the condescension Of a duke at tho feast
After he had taken down three heavy bolt,
If cloth he erumbled
"How many yards Of cloth do you re-
q1irei
''Tw0," she answered. with her sweetest
smile. After he had taken down two OF
three more be impatently remarked Il
space;
Rather an unusual shadef'
"Yesp
lie took down several mors, and scowied.
"ls it necessary TO have an exact matchi
be finally asked.
ayes; It must match perfectly said tho
young woman, decidedly The salesman
knows bis busineN-ii be is dsagreeabie-sc
the women say-and. giving a-disgustod kind
Of a sniff, he went h. work again Finally
after ho had taken down a. least a dozen
pieces and gone over his entire stock, be
brought her piece;
This is the best / can DO" he said spite
fully; ARE you sure your sample came from
tSis storeT
ooh, u0ln smiled the young woman, de
murely, Il got it in New York, and L knew
you couldn't match it. "-Chieago Tribune.
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Agents Of the oystermen fluid them wander
lng around the docks, without money and
searching for work. They ply them with
honor, and the noxt tinet4y wake up they
find themselves locked IN the foul, yermin
possessed hold az IN cystur dredger, With
the swash Of the Chesapeake against the sides
Of the vessel in their ears. When the vessel
has gone out on the bay beyond the. hand OF
the law the captain OF the vessel usually
gives the captured men a Kicking ami club
bing. IN order 10 show them what they may
expect in the future When the oyster beds
arc reaohedth the men are compelled 10 worl.
from sixteen 10 twenty hours a day II they
show any signs Of weakness or exhaustion
they are dubbed By the captain. Some Of
the men are clad in their summer clothes
all they have, aud tie spray dashes over
them and freezes the clothes. They are halt
starved. They are obliged 20 sleep ON hard
planks down in the hold, With the rats and
vermin, without blankets. and the horrible
smell Of docayed oysters in their nostriis
When the boat goes near the shore the men
are looked in the hold to prevent any e.
tsmDt at escape. And when they have gon'
through all this agony for months. they az,
marooned, that is, they 40 placed IN sOuis
Wild part of the Maryland coast 10 save
Themselves IS best they nay. Some manas,
% crawl 20 a iowa O. village and esss ~
With frozen limbs. Many perish. Cases are
not unknown whore men who b1vs become
TOO ia TO worl, at the dredges, have bser
thrown overheard aod drowned 10. dogs.
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A boat that measures over ten tons Is rated
as a dredger: all under that tonnage art
scrapers or tongers. Dredgers are permitted
70 operate In the main waters Of Chesapeake
bsv. and under no circumstances may they
enter the rivers or minor inlets for oyster
gathering. They take out license from the
state, for which they pay s. ton, custom
house measurement. The scrapers take out
their licenses from the county where tbsy
work The rate is $ for all boats OF five
tons and under. and az a ton for oil boats
measuring over five tons. No boat OF more
than ten tons may gather oysters IA county
waters. There are many other minor laws
regulating the oysterrnan's trade - laws
which he considers detrimental to bis inter
ests. and which lie endeavors TO evade IN
every possible way.
Tho owners of the big boats want to dredge
in tie richer beds Of the inlets and rivers, ana
that IS exactly what they are doing and what
has caused oil the trouble. The owners ti
the big boats, for the most part, are men VINO
carry on an oyster business IN haitih"fe'
Some Of them own many OF these oyster
boats. and as they are quite well aware tna'
the dredging part OF their business IS uniaw'
full, and that in order to carry 10 on the mas
tiers Of their boats have got 70 do igntsps'
and have lttlo conjunction or milk OF IN
man kindness, they employ as captains so1'e
Of the most arrant ruflans and rascals To be
found on The Atlantic coast
II is we'll known that there arc few houes'
oyster boat captains. Honest men wonid hot
answer the purpose Of the vessel owners, and
tl,s eaptanis that own their own vessels are
unpeakaBly cruel and iaerciless.
Tho oyster police boats. locally known a:
stbs navy, number eight Shops and
two steamers. Tho navy has become
the laughing stock OF eystermen and
the shame OF earnest Ncitizeus Early u
its history 1t fell into the bands OF piac
hunters, and while there ara stiil good met
Ia the service, tusrs has been a; 700 plentiful
suppl'of commander whose tmc'ency wa'
more marked in political primaries thar
aboard ship. ABIDE f,omthis, what could D
dqppr NTH 'afsssp. pssyx, slSgd ne o0 2 J
Ss.fsf4..s 4 ~~.t<1r~f 80
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uanned- AGAINST lleterIuiped banL- Of -hnn'
drels OF oystermen with fast sailing crafts,
sbe COMMANDERS Of WITCH are NJ familiar
u l,h tic waters OF ctSaperfe lay as a New
York man Is with Br6adwayi The battles so
far baye boeu Neutrality-suspicious. slightly
|. In favor Of the oysterinen~ anal until the
navy is vastly improved this. Is bound to lie
the ease. t. re i.'s'...-'
Bat the n,en who work or thee buatsi Do
they Voluntarily offrr thcir services on these
boats Tor the wiuteri Arc they well paidi
How arr they treatedi t..
They do not alwats deliberately enlist in
tie oyster service. They are often kidnapped
Nos, Of them are not paid at all, those that
are, wretcliedly And they are treated with
all abominabls cruelty compared with which
the treatment Of the victims OF the lnquisi-
ton or OF the French revolution was mercy
itself
or course the poor wretches ARE OF very
low order OF society, but they can feel stripes
and blows Many Of them are immigrants,
ignorant Of the English language whose pit
iful protestations and prayers for mercy
have no more effect upon tie bard hearts Of
their torturors than If they were dumb.
They are usually secured or, as it IS called IL
Maryland, "shanghaied,' IN Baltimore
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A Wise Pelican.

Houzeau de Ia Hale tells of a pelican
living IN iishermsn's family at Santc
Domingo that was fed upon the refuse Of
the fish cleaning. Looking for its food,
il went to the shore everyday and waited
for the boats to come back. The fisher
men rested gu Sunday. and the bird &C.
nuired AZ clear o notfon OF the return OF
that day, when it had to- fast, that i
would not stir from the tree on which II
was accustomed to spend its time. 1t Is
not necessary TO suppose that the pelican
had learned to count the six days, at the
end OF which its masters would not 60
fishing; but. while il really estimated
daily the time when 1t must make
its excursion to the shore, it was
informed of the return Of Sunday
bv observation Of what was going on N
tho house. as, for instance, by the fisher
men putting on their Sunday clothes; IN
the same way as the dog knew when its
master was going to hunt by seeing him
with his gun and game bag In such IN
stances animals show that they have the
faculty of associating ideas, Of observing
consecutive facts, and establishing a cor
relative connection between them =
things which have been proved 10y
abundance Of other Evidence, and which
demonstrate not less intelligence than
acquaintance with the ten signs exposing
tue first ten numbers, OF the use OF a sys-
tenn of enumeration TO express larger
numbers. Popular Science Monthly
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The various cold storage colnp4hiee
now springing up. oyer the, SOUTH pnd
west promise to- work wollers ~ txaao
and household affairs. The pnAydr1ns
ammonia, which is their cooling pgpnfs
comes from the soft coal used In nlshing
Gas. II 10 driven OF In process Of cool
ing. 1t costs nothing -lsnt'for fixturte 70
refine and make use Of It. "A Ton O. cal
yields twenty gallons Of snrnmoniatod
water, from which tbs safnrponln <kis
separated IN vapor, then forced into
liquefaction by ~ pressure Of. gbeQt 100
pounds 10 the square inch, Wlpzt ~
lowed to return to gss, IL takes Away ~
heat OF whatever IL touahsS,v- a. ~ EN-
he sent through pipes and CONS tack %
30 used over and over cgain, thef9 =
little cost 20 the process. -Nsw 4o{h
Telegraln.s -,fis ..,,a i.ss:. ~ ss,>;
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LIKE UNTO gYs

ny little maid wish he golden hts -
Sunbe&ns prisoned In every llair.. sst
The fa.are gears ysa reed hteis dlead -
Lifs hollis sunshine fov cxs - An ~
Ny little maid With the swse( "a M,
r Curved and dim ed. 4 ctpidH btxss
For ~ sse world may have efo>s>o>r>s1lD&
Lave 'tWia oderyol. 'fsss, f1s1dee'r'
Ny lIstls maid, WITH The ehilaike }Au2| !
Ringing nsrrfiy rsr AID vide. Z, ~,
The cup Of happiness yer shaii gnsf''''>
Nlsth and laughter 90 every sAe.
% Nv little maid With ne bIfd lixevokt
. Zach renessesssr than cons< b>f1scro;
Ahlwhy indeed shouidyvu not r11o1ceSt;
lAfe has music 70; you u stoseA I'D z
Ny little maid with the heascnly eyee, = !.
Gazing ints tie 'flr swey. 'A ~ y
lie WIN 10 sioip,e q deemed usp>e WA -
Heaven v oomir.: 70 you scme daV14>>t
NJ, II. 10 New Xogk ytie4mm
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NV JhisoLl ; NtM sIAlt HOiSL.
The front suite to the left of the main
entrance viii hc occupied by the secre-
taIy of state, and in the rear of his Offices
win bo those of the board Of assessors.
Opposite will be the comptroller's office.
To the right the front suite is intended
for the treasurer. The old building still
remains and contains the labor bureau,
adJutant generals and quartermaster
generals departments. The executive
chambers also remain as before.
On the second floor of the building
will be the clerk Of the supreme. court,
board Cf health and commissioners Of
the sinking fund. The third floor along
tho entire front is TO he given 10 The
museum, with offices in the rear All
the offices are well provided with mod
ern Improvements and are handsomely
decorated.
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Of other western politicians. His per
sonal knowledge of the eminent western
men Of 1sjj-9j was quite remarkable,
and as Indian agent for Wisconsin he
gained an extensive knowledge Of the
aborigines Of that state. At Washington
he had charge for eight years Of the re-
porters gallery Of the house, and thus
raiaed a peculiar knowledge Of the per
sonnet Of various writer's. He leaves n
wife and one son, Mr.. Leland Moore, OF
BROOKLYN, y. Y.
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III order to have il retained, hethought them
solyes Of the provision in the law in Boston
empowering tho women to vote On school
questions, aud brought out tremendous
female vote Against the fair ones in favor
Of the book were arrayei ether far once
equally opposed 70 f.. BIT the book Won,
aud the influence q It's friends beiag all IN
favor OF 4. n. Hart, the Republi,ar candidate
for mayor. he WIS also elected over Mayor
O'Brien, tbs Democratic incumbent, who had
held the Office for several terms Tho fair
women OF Boston say they enjoyed voting
mIneu sely and mean to continue to e1er,isa
the suffrage as long and "a often as they can.
A portrait of Mayorelect Hart is here given.
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ess TIDE.
The tide slips from the haroors mouth

The tide slips from the hsrbors mouth.
The rugged reefs stretch far away,
The tangled grasses lightly sway,
Ana a faint oior Of the south
Cones stealing in across the bay.
The ships like phantoms, lie asleep;
They wait the turning Of the tide
And ere the dawn viii safely glide
To the broad bosom OF the deep,
Beyond the surfs uuceasihg chids.
When Ia our hearts the tide Is low,
When biackened reefs Of old despair
Rise to our view. we need not care;
The tide rerurus; at morn We 90
To sunlit sons aud skies more fair.
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nIinca Pias.

Three pounds Of bod boiled and chopped
fine, two pounds Of suet chopped fine, one
pound Of currants, ous pound OK raisins, one
pound Of 'eitron, four quarts Of chopped
apple, one pint raspberry jam, Que quart
boiled cider. nutmeg, clover, mace, also
grated riul Of lemon and orange and m
mice OF ous lemon
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A most unique relic Of the late war -
possessed by George Clutch, Of Column
bus. Ind 1t Is a button oil a private
soldiers uniform. During the latter part
of the war Mr. Clutch's brother-in-law,
j 4. Gallaher, whose home is IN Ohio,
had the misfortune TO be captured by the
Confederates and confined IN l4bDy
prison, After Mr. Gallaher had been
there some time he began to feel the need
of money, which would enhance, ms
prospect Of reaching tho Union lines
should he succeed in making his escape
A surgeon of his regiment, who was IN
the prison. was about To DO exchanged
He cut off one Of the large brass buttons
from his uniform, and separating the
two narts of il, made n cavity by taking
ont the filing. lie then wrote on slip
Of blank paper, in small but distinct
hand, the following note TO his wlie'
which he inclosed in the cavity and again
sealed the button together;
-.- LmBY PRrsoS.
Dr4R WE'LL we are not exchanged by the
lst of December send me SD 10 greenbacks. Pui
M vial canned UP in q can Of tomatoes or black
berries. Send IL IN q box Of provisions.
J. +. GALLAHrR.
This note is well preserved. and was
still resting snugly in Its place IN the
button when shown today by Mr.. Clutch.
To continue the story, the button was
made TO take the place Of another on the
uniform of the exchanged surgeon, VINO
reached home and delivered 1t to MIS-.
Gallaher in due time. IL could not have
ESCAPED the close scrutiny Of the officers
had il been conveyed out of the prison
in any other manner, as the officers were
particular 10 search all OF the exchanged
prisoners, including the surgeon, most
minutely. Mr.. Gallaher did not have
much hope that his scheme would sue
coed. even should the note reach his wife,
but he was surprised, for the fruit ar
rived In a short time, and although
closely inspected by the. prison officials
they failed to discover the vial contain
ing the money concealed IN one OF the
lars Of thick preserves. Soon after re-
ceiyinc tho money Mr., Gallailer sue
ceedef Ia making. his escape from the
prison, being one Of the chief Partici-
nants In the great tunnel expedition. he
found the $40 obtained in. 50 powell q
manner TO he of great service to HIM In
reaching the Union lines, Chicago Her
s'' When Cen. ursnt was in Japan the
Jananese minister, desiring to cprnpn
'menf Linn by telling him that he was
bonn to command, tried his hand Ct tnt
Fneliih language and ssidi "sjre. pfeve
ieeoszpl. yoft ss ~ e. Z, y NJ
01onk, -. .,tss, ~ > 4. ~ n .lrt ~ ~
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really and truly believe that the day will
come when the kicker vii b. classed where
bo belongs and be entitled 80 the reverence
due him. look upon hici az q philosopher
and a ph.lantbroplst lie stands forth one
man out a 1000. He + octuated b tue
most umellsh motives Re IS The real re-
former. M Quad in Dclfoit Free Press.