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The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09

Mr.. ID. Webster Allen and Mr.. ID. c.
Hall of Fairfield are mentioned as candi-
dates for the legislature. Fairfield will
be well represented If either of the above
gentlemen are elected.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.

The Republican voters OF Madison are hereh!
notified and invited To meet at the Atkinson Sohoo
House so called. On Saturday the nth day o
August at O'Clock p. NJ. For the purpose o
choosing Eleven Delegates, TO attend the County
Convention held at Skowhegan Aug. the 18th a
10 O'Clock A. NJ. Madison Aug. list 1858.
Per order oil town Committee.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09
East Madison

1t is expected that Rev. 4 c, llussey
pastor of the Baptist church in North
ampton, Mass. will preach here mex
Sunday forenoon Mr. Husscy il not t
stranger in East Madison having taught
school and preached here some years ago
The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09
Cieseiand's N / stake.

am firmly of the opinion that 1t Presi-
dent Cleveland had not written his bold
message on the tariff he would have had
walk over.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09

There Is or rather was only one Demo-
cratic daily paper In the city Of Colum-
bus Judge Thnrman's home. 1t has recent
ly become independent in politics. The red
bandanna does not seem to be doing what
was expected Of it in the way of en-
thusipg the Buckeye States.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09
Road Notice.

Whereas the Honorable Board OF County
Commissioners for Somerset County upon the
petition of Soloman Tracy and ais located a
certain way i'll the town of Mercer said county;
commencing Mt a stone marked X beneath the
urface i'll the center OF the road leading from
Mercer village to Smithfield at the corner near
the Wiley Schoolhouse, 50 called, and running
thence in "A northeasterly direction and com
ing into the highway leading from Mercer VII
lage TO Norridgewock village near the house OF
Gro. W. Boston; CThe report of SAID commits
sloners locating said way is dated Dec 1Sth.,
1881 and has been duly filed in the office Of the
court OF said county commissioners as required
by law aud whereas all appeal has been taken
from the said decision of said county commits
sioner1 locating SAID way. by the iuhabtant, of
tine said town OF Mercer and said appeal ,las
been duly entered u the S. j. Court Somei set
County setting at Skowhegan at the Ma 'ch
term thereof and at said March term the I'M
deisigned were duly appointed a commit tee
on SAID appeal under section ~ Of Chal ter
Is OF the Revised Statues to ascertain VIII, tn
err the said decision of said board of co IN
~ commissioners should be in whole OF in
part affirmed or reversed You are thu re
fore in accordance with the order OF
Court, hereby notified that We the iid
committee will meet at the house OF CO.
W. Boston in Mercer aforesaid on be
24th day of August, A. d. 1898 at ten DEL "a
IN the forenoon and from there proceed
TO view said route and afterwards to hear ALI
parties interested of which due notice will
then and there be gwen.
Dated this nth day OF July, A. d. 1883.
LOTHIAN WHfPPLE.
7. =. HILTON SCommlttee.
GEO. FLINT.
3w32
The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09
AMENDMENT ii.

The Legislature shall meet annually on
the first Wednesday of January, the
meeting held next after the election of
its members, shall be the biennial meet
ing Of the Legislature mentioned in the
Constitution.
shall the Constitution be amended as
proposed by a resolution of the Legisla-
ture providing for annual meetings of the
Legislature?"
The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09
Constitutional Almond ments

1t may be well at this time TO remind
the voters of Maine that at the coming
State election, Monday, Sept. 10th, two
amendments to the Constitution proposed
at the last Legislature session are to be
voted on, viz -
The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09

Ths August number Of the Temperance
| Record. contains very dns likeness Of
Hou. r. r. 0ininAas. one Of the pat
eAisf teaplan e 1ains.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09
9saHka

Mrs. g. N. More, who has been spend
Ing = short time with her parents In this
town. has returned 70 her home In Au.
gusta-
The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09

Let there be good TURNOUT WED
SEspAY NEXT. We want to give the cam
paign a STARTER" aud good one.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09

The hceass papers are now abusing
Mn J. Ellse Foster because she doesn't
JOIN Ne prohibition party.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09

The big raft Of logs that left JoSyins
N. 8. August Lat, arrived At Vineyard
Haven, Aass., yesterday.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09

The Treasurer shall be chosen biennial
ly at the first session of the Legislature,
by Joint ballot of the Senators and Re
preventative in convention, but shall not
be eligible more than six years success
lively.
"Shall the Constitution We amended "a
proposed by resolution Of the Legisla-
ture providing that the Treasurer of
State shall not be eligible more than six
years successfully"
The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09

The County Committee will be in session al
the Hall at o O'Clock A. NJ. on the morning OF th'
Convention for the purpose of receiving credentials
BY order OF the Republican Co Committee.
JoSEFH o. SMITH, Chairman.
&. G. WEEks Secretary.
lime aS 1883
The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09
OIL nv HEAD.

The pain from Neuralgia and its
companion disease Rheumatism is
excruciating. Thousands who could
be quickly cured are medically suf-
fering. Ath-lo-pho-roe will do for
Others what II did for ths following
WpnemDnsA III o. loH
..Hashq - a19se.1 ~ 49, =
s:tsfEfix -:
13E:siT3::;i
ss'-&:S.ss -: - ). ...s.s.
.arr1&e e; ~:
E:IElJs.SEs'ld :.ss. III:
$780,. = 2. ,s;: :;sss s''''a ="
IMgAxmlAAooooe0 ~ oas&kx
The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09

West Townsend, Mass, Aug. 4th
MY DEAR MADAM.
Your favor just re-
ceived, and by the same mail received a
circular from DIR. Conant which enclose
in this, which will best give my expert
ence in the c. V. Baths, as it is my own
writings to him and erery ,oord true.
You may rest assured that DR., Commits
method is the rue and sure guide to
health. ,rW say, fear not to undertake
the hardest cases of chronic disease you
can find, and if they will stay with you
the result will happily astonish everybody
who are interested. We have many
friends in your vicinity, as we formerly
resided in Engle wood, ILL.,, and there are
hundreds who know my sufferngs, and
that was obliged to leave and give up
my business there on account of i'll
health, and it would astonish them could
they now see the change the Baths have
produced in my condition. | don't know
if you have met DIR. Conant or not,
but will say for him that a better or
honester man does not live. What he
tells you may be written down as true.
He will send you some of these cards if
you write him, which will be good evil
deuce among those who know ME there.
Don't fail to secure the outfit, and resort
to it for relief from the cause of all pain
and sickness.
Very truly yours,
C. A IOTp
The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09
Geo. Cushing
The Bookseller,
81 Water Street, SkOVhegan.
ANIDRoSIS.
Bloomington, ILL.,, Aug ?, IS.
Nix. c. A. LoUD,
DEAR SIK:

DEAR SIR
see among other tes-
timonials Of DR.. Commits G. V. B. are
several from you. | like your energy and
enthusiasm and write you to help me on
terra hrma by giving me a real good
written testimonial that may use it to
inspire confidence among the sick, in
hopes of securing outfit first to recruit my
own health then to build up business
and bless the suffering ones. have had
much experience in yapor treatments, but
| think they weaken and make one liable
to cold, hence not so useful for people in
general unless taken in acute disease, but
the new idea of smoke fumigating seems
pleasurable, and have all faith and only
need the money to secure the outfit.
| would like Colorado Springs to prac.
tice in and have applied for it.
Yours truly,
The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09
I882-I888.

The delegates were empowered TO Ill
vacancies.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-08
RAILROADS AND THE PEOPLE.
The st. Paul Globe In mentioning the
meeting held in st. Paul Thursday be.

1uc Ut. Idul uCOOc III uloutlOllihk IuO
meeting held in st. Paul Thursday be-
fore the railroad commissioners says:
"At the various meetings held by the
board of railway and warehouse commits
sioners recently, the Business Mems AS
ISOLATION of Minnesota has made COM
plants against the railroads and pre-
sented its statement of the case. Yes
terday a meeting was held at which the
other side of the case was to present
facts in rebuttal. Besides the full board
of commissioners, Austin, Becker and
Gibbs, there were presents Senator Pope,
representing the association; Assistant
General Manager Tucker, of the Milwau-
kee road; J. III. Chapman, of the st.
Paul-Minneapolis freight bureau; Presi-
dent Hughitt, of the Chicago & North
western, and General Counselor Howe,
of the Omaha road. President A. b.
Stlckney was also present, though the
association has no cas- against the Chi
cago, st. Paul & Kansas City road.
Application wa made by the compa-
MES represented to have the case ad-
journed for a week, on the ground that
they were arranging a tariff which they
thought would prove satisfactory to the
association. Considerable discussion
was held on this point, the Mankato
senator considering it a somewhat I'M
necessary delay. 1t came out, however,
that the Chicago & Northwestern road
had given notice that on June 4 it would
do away with all special tariffs and adopt
a distance tariff on all its lines in this
state. The company was requested to
withdraw these notices, and finally
agreed to do 80 If it could be legally
done, and will take q substitute for the
present distance tariff, the one on which
railway officials are now working, should
the same prove satisfactory. 1t was &C
cordingly agreed to postpone the matter
until Thursday, June z, at which time
the commission will hold a special hear
ing. The case is of deep interest to all
railroad men, and through wreaths OF
blue cigar smoke the commissioners,
President Stickney and Senator Pope
talked over the matter informally in the
afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-08
FOR CINCINNATI.

The fifteenth biennial session of the
Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias of
the World will open in Cincinnati on
Tuesday. the 18th instant. The Uniform
Divisions of the Order will also pa1tici-
pate, and it is expected that the gather
ing will be the largest ever held by any
secret organization in this country.
The Minnesota contingent will leave
st. Paul via the Burlington route on Sun
day evening next at 80, by special train
of Pullman cars. Delegations from st.
Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Mankato,
Saltwater, Red Wing, Brainerd and 9TH
er points will attend, and by order of
Col. Fredericks all Knights residing out
side the twin cities and intending to join
the excursion are required to meet at
the Union depot in st. Paul at z O'Clock
or the date mentioned.
The Burlington" will spare no pains
to make the journey one of unusual
pleasure to all, and it goes without say
ing that Cincinnati will extend her usu-
al courtesies to visitors.
The special train will arrive in Chica-
90 at about 9 o'clock Monday morning,
where the Minnesota d~elegatlon will be
met by the Chicago Divisions, accompa-
MED to the Monon depot, from whence
the trip will be continued, arriving in
Cincinnati during the early part of the
evening of the same day.
The fare for the round trip has been
put down to members of the order to an
extremely low price, and it is hoped
that Mankato will be literally repre-
sented. 1t is estimated that a single
person can make the trip for from $50 to
$S5, and gentleman and lady from $40 to
S50
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-08

THE first number of the Mapleton
Enterprise is before rs. 1t is a neat five
column quarto well filled with local and
miscellaneous MATER, and should re-
ceIve a fair share of patronage. The
egotism of the publishers is shown in
the initial number, however, in the as
sertion that sit il the only paper In
Southern Minnesot that will have spec
ial reporters at the National Republican
and Prohibition @nventions." AS to
the latter we know nothing about, but
as to the Republican convention, the
FREE PRESS will haze a special reporter
on the grounds Who will advise our
readers each day oithe proceedings. A
child should not cAim so much at the
start, and especially without being in
possession ofthe intentions of Its seniors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-08

THE council should not allow itself to
get into a protracted quarrel over the
matter of the water works improvement.
The most pressing need appears to be
an extension of the mains to those parts
of the city which are in need of the
water for fire protection and domestic
uses. The aldermen should sacrifice
enough oftheir personal preferences and
opinions to allow the work of extension
to go on without delay. If there is not
enough money in sight at present to
allow a completion of this system this
year, surely the sensible way would be
to 90 ahead with that which is most
needed. The present pumping arrange
ment will doubtless answer purposes
we'll enough until the funds are forth
coming for the city to build and operate
its own pumping station. The great
need Just now is to have the water
mains laid in those parts of the city
which are clamoring for the benefits of
the water works. We do not say that
the gentlemen who are holding out for
a strict compliance with the proposition
to build a pumping station are not right
in their opinions, but as it must be a
year or more before the system a be
entirely completed why not 60 ahead
to fulfil what seems to be the most
pressing necessity frstf
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-08
The nomination Of General Clinton B.

The nomination Of General Clinton B.
Fiske as the Presidential candidate of
the Prohibitionists was a foregone con-
clusion. He is certainly the most popu-
lar man identified with the party, and
in consideration OF hh high character
and his disinclination to enter politics,
the only way to nominlte him was by
reclamation. His nomination, says the
Chicago Inter Ocean, means that there
will be courteiy carried into the
third party campaignkhan was exhibited
by Ex-Governor st. John. The latter
seemed 70 regard his nomination by the
third party simply asan excuse for at
lacking the Republican party or as a
means ofyevenglng himself on old polit-
ical enemies. General Fiske has no po-
litical enemies to punish, and has no
sore head to make him an ally of the
Democratic party. Do as much as he
may for prohibition, he will not do any
thing with the intention of aiding the
Democrats.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-08
Reviews Her Youth.

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay
Co., Iowa, tells the following remarka-
BILE story, the truth of which is vouched
for by the residents ofthe town: 81 am
73 years old, have been troubled with
kidney complaint and lameness for
many years; could not dress myself
without help. Now / am free from all
pain and soreness, and am able to do
all my own homework. | owe my
thanks to Electric Bitters for having re-
newed my youth, and removed COM
pletely all disease and pain. Try q bot
tie, only SOC. at ]. r. Jones' Drug Store.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-08

They will dye everything. They are sold ev-
eryY Price Toe. a package-40 colors.
They have no equal for Strength, Brightness,
Amount in Packages or for Fastness of Color,
smut. For sale by J. X. Jones, Mankato. MINI.
l6yrl
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-08
For the National Democratic and
Republican Presidential Nomi-
ating Conventions.

From June I'd TO 9th, inclusive, to st.
Louis, good to return only from June
9Th to 18th, inclusive, and to Chicago
June 10th to 10th, inclusive, good to re-
turn only from June % to 25th, inclusive,
the Minneapolis & st. Louis Ry. ("Al-
bert Lea Route will sell excursion
tickets to points named above at rates
of one fare for the round trip. For full
information, call on or address any
agent, or +. A. WHITAKER,
Minneapolis, MINI. q. L. d p. A.
46wSt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-08

THE:Rock county Herald, whose edi-
tor, MIR. Miller, is a delegate to the Re-
publican National convention from this
district, contains the following:
"Hon. NJ. N. Leland, of Faribault
county, who with the editor of this pa
per will represent the Second congress
sional district in the Natisnal Republic
al convention, is a strong advocate of
temperance reform and will use his in
fluence in favor of the adoption of q
strong anti-saloon plank IN the National
Republican platform. Mr.. Leland is a
man of excellent ability and high char
acter, a staunch, broad minded, progress
slve Republican, and one whom the Re-
publicans of this district may trust i'm
plicity to represent them faithfully and
to do his duty wisely and conscientious
ly."
Mr.. Leland's friends will all heartily
subscribe to the last sentence of the
above, but as to his reputed predilic-
tons toward temperance, there is not 80
much certainty about. There must be
some error about the footing, Bro. Mil
Ter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-08

PHILADELPHIA is reapingthe heneft of
a high license law The Brooks law
went into effect Wednesday night, and
out of a total of 500 saloons under low
license only 1,34O ok out license under
the new order of things. This is the
kind of Temperament measure to start out
with.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-08

P. H. KELLY has bet a basket of wine
that he will stay out of politics in this
state this year. Good for Pat. The Re-
publicans will present him with two
baskets if he will persevere in his re-
solve.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-08

THE President promptly signed the
bill reviving the grade of General of the
army and as promptly appointed Lieut.
Gen. Sheridan, who is now in possession
of his commission. Thus an honorable
act has been speedily contaminated.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-02-18

ire uSneS S,-CcId lie HOuS DTcHuid
pas b:aucoup de temps,-pour lui
dire comment vuu> vons porteZ ct
pour lui dire que vous ne nous or
bliez past
oh! quaint a vous onblier.
quaui 4 per.lre IL souvenir de votre
grace, de votIe Lontt. 80. jamais,
mademoise!le, jamais!
Sa voix, etait tremblante. II
cut prur de son emotion. II SO
leva.-..
-Je vOus assure, inademOiselle,
quill faut que Jail!e saluer vOtre
seur. . Ellie me regarde. 90. Ellie
dOit etre etonnee -.
II traversa IL salon. Bettina le
suivait DIES yeux. Madame Norton
venait de s'installer au piano pour
faire MI p-u valser les jeunes gems.
Paul de Laverlens s'approcha de
miss Percival:
-Vou!ez.vous me faire Phon.
ueuI. matlemGiselle?
Mon Dien, repcndit.elle. je
crois bien cue ie vie"s de promct-
tre a Monsieur Jean.
-Entin, 81 ce nest pas lui.-.-
ce sera moi.
-Crst entenlu.
Bettina SEN ALA vers Jean, qui
venait de s'asseoir pres de madame
Scott.
-J'ai fait un gros mensonge, lai
dit-elle. NJ. tle Laver.lens est venu
m'inviter, ct je lui al repondh que
je vous avais promis ce,te valse...
Oui, n'est-ce pas ! vous voulez bien.
La tenir dams ses bras, respirer
le partus, de ses cheveux!. Jean
sc sentait 4 bout de forces. IL
n'0sa pas accepter.
-Je suis desole, mademoiselle.
Jc ne peux pas. .js suis souffrant
CO soir. J'ai tenn 4 venir, pour he
pas partir sans vous avOir fait mes
adieux, mails danser, non, je ne
pourrais pas.
Madame Norton venait Data
quer le prelude de la valse.
-Eh bien! dit Paul, arrivant
tout joyenx, est &c lui, mademoisel-
est-ce moii
-C'est vous, dit ellie tristement,
sans quitter Jean dies yeux.
Ellie 6tait tle% trOublee ct repon-
dit celia sans tr"p 60 qn'elle disait.
Ellie regretta tout de suite d'avoir
accepte, Ellie aurait voulu rester
la pres 10 lui. Mais il 6tait trop
tsrd. Paul la prit par Ia main, ct
rentraina.
Jean s'6talt leve. II les regar-
DAFT tous les deux, Bettina ct Paul.
Ua nuage lM passa devant les
yeux. II s0uffrait cruellement.
-Je mai qu'une chose ! faire,
Sc dit il, pro6ter de Get valse ct
partir.... Demain matin Jeorirai
quelques lignes 1 madame Scott
pour m'excuser.
II gagua IA porte. -. II ne regar-
DAFT plus Bettiua. -. Sill pavait
regard6e, il sorait rest6.
Mais Bettina le regardait, ct
tout dun coup ellie dit 4 Paul:
-Je vous remercie beaucoup,
] monsieur, mails je sris un peu lasse
H.. Arr6tons-nOus, je vous prize
.Vous me partlonuez, n'est.ce
pas!
: Paul lni Offrit le bras.
Non, je vous remercie, dit-elle.
La porte venait de Sc lefermer.
Jean n'etait plus Ia. Bettina ira
! versa le salon en- courant. Paul
resta senl, fort etonn6. ne compre-
uant rien a ce qni So passait.
Jean etait deja sur le perron,
lorsqu'il s'entendit appeler:
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-02-18
THIBODAUX, SAMEDI FEVRIER 1888.

...- Jean allait partir pour une
vingtains de jours; 4 sou retoar,
81 celia etait encore necessaire, ellie
lui ferai. un ;,eu tie mo, ale ct sau-
rait s'y prendre de telle maniere
que l'am0ur ne vienlrait pas se
jeter settlement 4 IL traverse de
)eur amitiG.
Done Jean partait le lendemain
80. Bettina await insiste de toutes
ses forces pour quill vint passer
eette lerniere journee 4 Longueval
1t pour quill dinat au chateau.
jean await refuse, alI6guant ses
occupations 4 Ia veille de ce de.
part. Ii arriva le $,ir, vers dix
heures ct denlie; il etait venu a
pied; a plnsierrs reprises. sur la
route, il await failli retourner sur
ses pas.
.-Si J.vais da courage, Sc disait
il, je ne Ia reverrais pas. Je pars
deluain ct ne reviend:ai plus !
Souvisny, tant qu'elle y sera. -.
Ma resolution est prise ct biep pri-
Sc.
Mais il continua son chemin; il
voulait Ia volr encore.... pour Ia
dern:ere fOis.
Des quill entra dams le salon,
Bettina accourut au-devant de lui:
--C'est vous, enfin -. Comme
il est ta,d!
-.I'ai etc tres s-occupe.
-Et vous partez demain?
-Oui, demain.
DE bonnie heure?
"A cinq heures du matin.
-Vons vous Ell irez par la route
Qui longe le mnr du pare ct traver-
se ensuite le vlllagei
-Oui, cest bien par cette ro1te-
Ii que nous partons.
-Pourqnoi est ce d'aussi grand
matin? 10 serais alice vous voir
,,asser ct vous dire adieu du haut
de III terrasse.
Bettina tenait ct gardait daus
sd main Ia main lie Jean, 4ni etait
Miilante. Ce'ui ci ne degasea dou.
lourensement, par un effort.
II fAnt, dit.il, Qse j'aille saluer
vOtre Seur.
Tout i pheure !.... ellie ne
vous n pas WI. 80. il Va dix per-
sonnes antour dele. -. Venrz vous
as<eoir III pen, Ia, pres dc moi.
II fut oblige de s'asseoir d ses
c6,fs.
Nous aussi, dit ellie, nous al
Ions partir.
-VOusl
--Oni, nous avons reen, il y a
nne henre, une dep6cEe de mon
brau-fier qui nous u canse une
biem grande Joie. II Ne dsvait re.
venir que dams an ,nois; Il revient
dams douze iours il s'palbarQue
apres demaiu matin 4 New. York
sur le Labrador. Mons irons
ratt-ndre au Havre Nous par.
tirons apres.demain. Mons emme-
uons les enfants. Celia leur fera du
birn de passer unc dizaine de- jours
au bOrd de 10 mer-... C0mme il
sera content, mon beau-frere, de
vous connaitre De vous con.
naitre I. -. II vOus cOnnait dej2
Nous lui avons parle de vOns dams
toutes nos lettre$. Je suis sire
une vous vous entemlrrz 4 mer.
veillc avec lui. IL est excellent
Vous reSterez la.bas cumO!en de-
temps!
-Vingt jours.
-Vingt jonrs. >. .lans un camp
-Oui, mademoiselle, le camp dc
Cercottes.
-Au miieu do In fpret .lUrl&ans.