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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-31

There is labor in every pound Of iron,
every yard Of cloth. every pound of
sugar. imported into the country. This
foreign labor dispIaces just SO much
American labor. lfless wages are paid
to this foreign labor than American 1t
borers receive, tie constant tendency
of the importations is 60 reduce wages
here to the European standard When
ever in our folly we have tried free
trade, or an approach to free trade. our
laborers hayelOst first their high wages,
and then their employment at any
wages whatever Our manufacturers.
undersold 10y cheaper foreign produc-
tions, were forced to close their fur
naces, mills and factories, and our
workmen and proprietors exhibit to the
nations of the earth the spectacle of a
people claiming to be great, sitting in
idleness and poverty, waiting for the
growth of sufficient political reason to
save nations industry from utter
ruin by a restoration Of protective du-
ties Oh foreign importatiOns.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-31
Their Business Booming. /.

Probably no one thing has caused such r.n
eral revival OF trade at b. 5. Webb's Drug
Store as their giving away TO their customers u
so many free trial bottles of DR.. Kings Ncw
Discovery for Consumption. Their trade ia SIN
ply enormous in this very valuable article from
the fact that it always cures and never di-ap-
points. Coughs, Colds Asthma Bronchitis
Group aud all throat and lung diseases quickly
cured You can test II before buying by getting
a trial bottle free, large size, 81. Every bottle
warranted.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-31

And how do The English newspapers
receive President Cleyelnd'- bold
"deh;" Very good-naturedly indeed.
They say it is only politicians tactics
and nothing to he alarmed at Merely
a bit of bluff TO make a political point.
On the m0inqGestion-frte tIade-they
know IL oa theT side and-well.
they understand the whole business
just as We'll as We do over here.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-31

The third party movement in Ohio is
having "a hard road to trabbel.' The
President of the Iowa State Temper
ance alliance workers are opposing il
on the ground that it is an enemy of
temperance and an ally of Democracy.
Reason enough. Islod IuJuD.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-31

The president of the state Tempe
rance Alliance of Iowa has come out
against the Prohibition Ticket. He is
a Republican because he believes that
the Republican party is the most honest
and effective enemy of ntemperance,
and that if it succeeds the States will
have an opportunity to put down the
evil
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-31

Frank IImd, the great free trade
blunderbus. acknowledges that the dem
ocrats cant carry New York state.
and so they are going to Try to make
the loss good hy capturing anumber OF
the Western states.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-31

Arkansas Will hold an election on tie
first Monday in September Vermont,
the first Tuesday in September; Maine,
the second Monday in September, and
Georgia. the first "Wednesday in October
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-31
Firn for sale

Qituated Z NE east and q milo north of
y Pine school ousc; miles = ". Of - Louis
Farm consists 4 ~ acres. about 80 acres
cleared, good farming land: abundance OF
fruit, apples. pears. plum-. grapes, cherries
etc. excellent Htcr. good urF house ltx-G
and wing AZ. also cellar. SHOP, small barn
etc. This piac VIII Doe sold cheap ID sold soon.
Apply on prem SOS cor OF owner. s. H. EREIz.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-31

Ladies Gossamer circulars, former
price ~ - now go for $50 cents. Is this
not great bargain. Wright Schneider
* StuttZ.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-31

Members of the Alma Building and Loan A-so-
wi cation are hereby uptH"d that the sep
TENDER in~tailmeut To- SO .ft .1cll of sud
ASSOCIATION is duo "a . .t.ual. sept. Ord, ls5,.
At CLOCK p. n. there viii hC % meeting OF
the board OF directors at the secrctory' office.
jOnN ID SPINNLI, SeC'y.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-31

Go to Caple ~ Hall for fine job of
tin work.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-31
Alma Market,
Special Notices.
Corrected Ang. ~, losS.

For Sale.
01c yoke of Young work cattle. We hr1k'.
v Enquire of Miller Bros, Alma. iZ-tf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-31

Republican Nominations

NATIONAL TICKET.
For President,
BENJAMIN +. HARRISON,
of Indiana.
For Vice President,
LEVI L. MORTON,
of New York.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-31

Stayed or Stolen.
One team. horsa IN years old with long
white strip iu face, mare "I youts o.d. whit &"
ice, black spot on right hip Reward for in
formation. ARTHTR Mccoy
+sH-l Nc~tubur-, Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-31
Detroit, Lansing & Northern II. f.
Taking effect July II, lsss.
MAIN LINE.

Going West. Standard Time. Going East.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07
Sun Flower Remedy.

Mrs J. ]. c. in Detroit Free Press.
The seed of the common sunfower
is the best remedy for whooping
cough that l have ever known.
Brown the seeds slightly, like coffee,
then grind and steep;when sufficient
ly stepped drain clear of the dregs
and sweeten with rock candy or lump
sugar. Let the little ones drink free
ly of it at intervals throughout the
day, and especially before retiring at
nigNt, In all ordinary cases, where
children are properly cared for and
kept in in bad weather, no other medi-
cine will be required. 1t also has q
very loosening effect on a hard, tight
cough, and thus it seems that even
the despised sunflOwer is good for
something. To any who are inclined
tobe skeptical would only say please
try it before you condemn. consider
it so excellent aremeny that last sum
mcr | devoted a considerable portion
Of my kitchen garden to the raising
of sunfowers, that | might gather
jhc seeds for medical purposes.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07
Self-Control.'

Journal of Education.
An exp ,rt and experienced official
in an insane asylum said to us, a lit
tie time since, that these institutions
are filled with people who have Civ
en- up to their feelings, and that no
one is quite safe from an insane asy-
lum who allows himself to give up to
his feelings. The importance of this
fact is altogether too little appreciat-
ed, especially by teachers. We are
always talking about the negative
virtues of discipline, but we rare
ly speak ofthe positive rtues. We
discipline the schools to keep the
children from mischief, to maintain
good order, to have things quiet, to
enable the children to study. We
say, and say rightly, that there cam
not be good school without good
discipline. We do not, however,
emphasize as we should that the dis
cipline of the school, when rightly
done, is as vital to the future good of
the child as the lessons he learns.
Discipline of the right kind is as
good mental training as arithmetic.
1t is not of the right kind unless it
requires intellectual effort, mental
conquests. The experienced expert,
referred to above, was led to make
the remark to us by seeing girl give
way to the "sulks." "That makes
insane women" she remarked, and
told the story of a woman in an asy.
lum who used to sulk until she be.
came desperate, and the expert said,
"You must stop it. You must con.
troll yourself" To which the insane
woman replied, "The time to say
that was when j was q girl. l never
controlled myself when I was we'll
and now 1 cannot" The teacher has
a wider responsibility, weightiel
disciplinary duty, than she suspects
The pupils are not only to be con
trolled, but they must be taught t
control themselves, absolutely, hon
estly, completely.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07

scientific people. The cat flea will do
as well as any to show us the process
of breeding. During the spring end
summer months she simply drops her
eggs into the fur of the cat, but in the
autumn and winter she CLUES each
firmly on hair. These eggs are so
small as to be barely visible to the
naked eye, but under the microscope
they are very beautiful, looking like
the loveliest pearls, and are perfectly
translucent. The flea deposits nearly
two hundred at a time, running about
and dropping them here and there.
They soon hatch into small, white,
footless worms. In from one to two
weeks they go into cocoon. Nothing
can be prettier than this cocoon. l
wish / could show it to you, but will
try to describe it. 1t is like a flask of
clear glass, tinged at the edges with
pearly tints, and dotted over with
gold. The little sleeper within lies
in u circle, is rose colored, and looks
like the delicate petal Of flower. In
about six weeks he reaches maturity.
AT first he is not larger than a mite,
but when we'll fed grows quickly in
size and strength.
Fleas are quarrelsome, and great
fighters. When several are confined
in a glass, they will stand on their
hind legs striking at their opponents
with the others, and roll over and
over each other, losing legs and an.
tenne, and at last giving up their
lives in the fight. There is a record
Of flea which lived ten days after
such an encounter, with no antenne
three plates of his side broken in; one
eye gone; and with only four legs
and these cut off at the first joints.
Fleas are supposed to feel a great
antipathy to worm wood and Other
bitter herbs; and in Eng and the
country people have habit of plac
ing these about their cottages for the
purpose of Vanishing the lively little
pests.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07
The Flea.
5. L. Clayes, Swiss Cross,

5. l.. Clayes, Swiss Cross,
Fleas love dirt, and in it they
flourish and multiply most abundant
ly. But In spite of st. Dominic's
curse and their unclean haunts, they
are interesting little fellows. Let us
put one under the microscope. 1t
seems to be clothed in a sort of armor
formed of brown overlapping plates,
that are so exceedingly tough as to be
almost understandable. Its head is
small and very thin, and it has
single eye upon each side. This eye
is black, and the rays of light scintil-
late within it like sparks of fire. Pu-
get managed to look through one of
these eyes, land he found that it dimin-
ished objects in size, while it multi
piled them in number-a man appear
ing like an army of fairies, and the
flame of candle becoming a thou
sand tiny stars. From the shape of
its head, and for other reasons, the
flea is supposed to use only one eye at
at time. The offensive weapon of
the flea is composed oftwo palpi, or
feelers, two piercers, and a tongue.
When it feeds it stands erect, thrust
ing this sucker into the flesh, and it
will eat without intermission until
disturbed, for it voids as fast as it
swallows its food. 1t is interesting to
put several in a glass, and, giving
them piece of raw meat, see them
all standing on their hind legs to suck
up its juices.
Their manner of breathing is still
undetermined, but it is thought most
probable that they receive air into
their bodies through small holes al
the ends of the palpi.
The legs of a flea are marvels OF
strength and elasticity. They are
joined to the body by long tendons
that act like wire springs. In max.
ing its leap, which, it is said, can GOV.
er two hundred times its own length
the flea draws the leg close up to the
body, and then throws it out with
great force; but the impulse proceeds
from the first joint alone, the Others
increasing it by their stretch while
the leap is being made.
Fleas are possessed ofgreat strength
Mouffet tells of a mechanic who made
agold chain, as long as his finger, thai
a flea dragged after him, and gold
IN chariot, which he drew also
Bingly writes of q watchmakerin thu
Strand who had an ivory four-wheel
ed chaise, with a coachman on it
box, drawn by flea. The same mar
afterWard made a carriage with sly
horses, coachman, four persons in
side, two footmen behind, and pos
tilion on one of the horses, all 0
which was drawn by a single flea
Latrielle mentions flea which drag
sed silver cannon, of twenty-fou
times its own weight, mounted OF
wheels, and showed no fear when i
was carged with gunpowder and free
off. Rene says that he saw three flea
drawing tiny Omnibus; that pal
drew a chariot, and that brass can
non was dragged by a single one.
There are several varieties OF flcas
nut theyare somuch alike that thoi
differences are interesting only &
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07

Frequently accidents occur in the
household which cause burns, cuts,
sprains and bruises for use in such
cases DIR. j. III. McLean's Volcanic
Oil Liniment has for many years been
the constant favorite family remedy.
For sale by DIR. w. II. Fleming.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07

why should we celebrate Wash
ington's birthday more than mine?"
asked Sunday school teacher Of his
class. because he never told a lie!"
shouted a precocious little boy.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07

Hoods Sarsaparilla cures catarrh
by eXpelling impurity from the blood
which is the cause Of the complaint.
Give tia trial.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07

A loving wife at Long Branch said:
"The horrid surf makes me keep my
mouth shut" Sarcastic husband:
"Take some of ii home with YOU"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07
! HER HAPPY LIFE

A little girl played in garden fair,
She plucked the roses, red and rare,
And placed them in her golden hair,
While the days go merrily by.
A schoolgirl now. With modest looks.
She seeks for quiet, shady hooks,
And there pours DER her fav'rite books;
And the days go quickly by.
As fair maid as e'er was seen;
Among her friends very queen,
With score of lovers, or more, ween;
And the days go happily by.
A bride With cheeks of rosy hue,
And tears in the eyes. so dark and blue,
And they look like volets fed with dew,
And the days go lovingly by.
V.
A young mother sits with her babe on her
breast
And lovingly, tenderly, sings it to rest;
Then puts it to sleep in its cradle nest,
And the days go dreamily by.
vi.
Now matron, and happy is she.
With little ones clinging about her knee;
For where mother is they are sure to be.
And the days 80 busly by.
She sees them marry and go away
Her sons so good, her daughters gay
And rejoices to see them happy Away,
And the days go slowly by
VIII.
The golden hair has turned to white,
The sunny eyes have lost sheir light,
But grandma is always happy and bright,
And the days so peacefully by
TX.
A lonely mound in the church-yald drear
Covered with leaves so yellow and seer;
Her happy life has ended here,
And the days go sadly by.
Aunt Hattie, in Mississippi Valley Farmer
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07

A bride With cheeks of rosy hue,
And tears in the eyes. so dark and blue,
And they look like violets fed with dew,
And the days go lovingly by.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07

A little girl played in garden fair,
She plucked the roses, red and rare,
And placed them in her golden hair,
While the days go merrily by.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07

As fair maid as e'er was seen;
Among her friends very queen,
With score of lovers, or more, ween;
And the days go happily by.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-07

A schoolgirl now. With modest looks.
She seeks for quiet, shady hooks,
And there pours DER her fav'rite books;
And the days go quickly by.
National Republican., 1888-03-17

nearly oraay with most intense neuraisic head
aches. .
nection is that the mans deiorm,ty lies in the
fact that he has two perfect ana complete
heads, each having perfect aud eXhcIly slml-
lar Il atutes. Aside from thi, terrible de orm'
ity the victim Is anything but b igh.. His pa
re- Is aud relatives, poor and ignorant people,
believing that IL man with one head anu
brain cauld be wise and learned expected thet
this ron with i,ro heads wOnld' u no lived,
take the world by storm, much To their disap-
port he IL unusually stupid.
Indeed the only ray OF intelugence that ne
has recently displayed has been the TACT that
hc h. managed to rid himself wholly and en-.
tiTely OF his toTturing headache and neuralgia
10y bimS u purchasing and ll'ing ecotcn Otts ,
Essence. the great nerve aud brain medicine
and tonic. II has cured more C lseS than his.
One is reminded Ofthe old standard question
for debating societies, so often laughed az.
Given Two men with n headaches VINO has
the most ache, n man with big hend OF one
with n little one.n The two headed man has
never yet told his friends which head his ache
was in. II IL was in both II must have been
tremeh dUus one. but we never yet saw heal
ache so big or so bud that Scotch Oats Essence
couldn't cure 1t.
Indeed, there has never been any remedy
Known That has been SO uniformly successful
IN oil forms Of Brain and Nerve exhaustion,
and also actual nerve diseases, as sColCh oats
Esst nee. We all know the tonic and slimulant
action OF oats on horses; of the tobtc. laxative,
and nutrient action Of Oat meal on human be
irgs; of the Phosphorus and PnOsphoids con-
tain, d III Oatsso freely in curing brain and
nerve diseases, giving tone and relieving eX-
huUSi ion.
IL you have used Scotch Oats Essence you
viii tilew isr know that its good elects III Neu'
IA gia. Nervous Dyspepsia, SleepIeSsness, Hys.
tcfia, Irregular Heart Action, Sc., Is due to all
the bcsl principles of oats aud oatmeal IN con-
reptrated torn. They are .iGtRfStd 10 so1the,
calm, regulate, and heal SJ'u6c odts IHos'
phUids 10 build up, nourish, 0nd supply waste,
and BOekine to regulate the bowels aud liver.
Combined in DR.. Buckland's Scotch Oats Is.
tenCe they make the graniest nerve formula
tVtr known to medlS al men, aud they unqnali'
iedly indOrse it, Should you he nervous neu-
ialgic. exhausted, or overwOrRed, or have any
teiycus disease, a postal card addressed to the
$. o. +. Co of lG0 Fulton street New York,
viii bring YOU, Free, their sp'endid work on
"BTain and Nerves" or your druggist Will
sell you battle for Sl00.
National Republican., 1888-03-17
vTNBk GREAT Pennsylvania RuuTh 70
Il THENoRTH, WEST, AND SOUTH " ESY,
DOuBLETkACK. SPLEED EDlDSCREERY
sTEEL RAILS. AAGNIFICENT RQUyP'
IN EFFICI DEC. 10. 1877

TRAINS LEAVE Washington nom station,
corner Gin and b streets, as follows.
FOR pinssnrg and the West, Chicago LiipIted
express OF Palace Sleeping Cars al 9:50 e. ~.
dsi!y; Fast Line, $50 a. m. daily 70 Cincinnati
snd 81, Louis, with Sleeping Cars from Harris.
burg to Cincinnati, and Buffet Car TO st, Louis,
daily, except Saturday, to Chicago with Sleer.
ing Car Altoona to Chicago. Western TX
GIess, AZ el0 p; m. daily, with Sleeping Cars
washington 70 chicago aud st. s.ouis, ana, ex-
Cept Saturdays, Harrisburg 10 Cleveland
s.cennenl.ng daily at Harrisolry with through
sleepels ioI holsyille and Momphis, Pncifo
Vest wF throgh @ seener s t'Fprs 70 na' ana ,ms
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD,
For Erie. Canandagua, Rochester, Buffalo,
Niagara, 1000 D. m daily, except Saturday,
with Palace Cars Washington to Rochester.
For WilliamSport, Lock Haven, aud Rluirs,
For New York and the Fast 7;2O 900, IL GO,
ano lli0 a. m, 200, a:l0, 1000, and II 2Op, IN.
On Sunday, 200, lao a. m 400, 4;lO, 1000, snd
and Dining Cars $40 a. m. daily. egcepI SUM
day and 500 p, m. daily. 90
For Boston without change. 200 - every
For Brooklyn. n, Y, all through trains con,
meet at jersey CITY with boats Of Brooklyn Ans
avoiding double ferrlsSe &C ross New Yors city,.
For Philadolphis, 7:d, 900, llOO, aud II 40
=, M, 2oo, $40, 900, 1000 and liza p. m. On
Sunday 900, ilaO am: 400, 4;lO, 500, 1890, aud
n:2op, IL. Limited Express, Parior and Din.
daily.
For Baltimore, $50, $50, 800, gAO, 900, llHU,
ll,4O g. Tn,, 1900 200 346. 4l0, a,I0, $40, $50,
$40, iCOv, and ll:1O p. nj, On sunday, 600, 9:Og,
S5o, l;SO a. m',2:o0 S;i5. $40 800, S'i0, 1000,
For Ropes Creek Line, 7:lO q. m. Lpo asO p.
m, daily except sunday.
kFor Annapolis, 7:2O and 90Oa M, 1900 t:2t.
and Geo ?, m, daily, except Sunday. sundays,
LEXANDRiA AND FREDEklCKsBuRs
RAILWAY, AND ALEXANDRIA AND
( WARRINGTON RAILROAD.
For Alexandra, 600, 6S5, $40, 9i7, l0o7A q, m ::
1904 noon, 300, l2o, 500 G:0l, $50, sos, l0'Ot
aud ll:s7 ., m, On Sunday ut 6:e0, g.47, 1857 q
m,, 2:SO, $50, sos, and 1905 p. m.
Accommodations Tor QuanIico, 500 p N.
For Richmond and the South, 800, lO:57s. m. /;
daily, and 6.Ul p. M. daily, except Sunday.
Trains leave Alexandria for Washi1St0n,
sos, 7o6, 500, 9l0, 1918, 1902 q, M; l:20 S.eo,
S;2S, bI0, 7:06, 9:S2, 1912, and ll.05 p m. On
Sunday at $40, and ll:07 q. nj 400, $40. 1905,
o:82, and l03s p. IN.
Tickets and Information at the once, north
east corner OF 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue, and At the station, where orders can
be left for the checking OF baggage 10 destinaS
ton from hotels and residences. yoo,
General Passenger Agent.
oRAB, 4, PUGH. General Manager.
National Republican., 1888-03-17
TRATELE ERs' UInK
DIRDMoNT AIR LINE,


eCHEDULE IN EFFECT FEB. 70, 1858
Trains leave b. p. Station, sixth and u
$50 A. M.-Esst Tennessee mail daily for
MhIenton Gordonsville, Charlottes-
vuIe, BynChburg, and stations between
Alexandria and Lynchburg, Roanoke,
5Iktol, Knoxville, Rome, Cslera, Mont
gomery, and New Orleans. Pullman
SieepeTMashtngton TO New Orleans.
li;2t A, M.-Fast mail daily for Waffenton,
charlottesville, Gordonsville, stations
Chesapeake and Ohio route, Lynch.
burg, Rocky Mount, Danviile, and
Htetions between Lynchburg and Dam
vie, GreensbOro, Raleigh, Charlotte,
Soiumeia, Augusta. Atlanta BirminE-
and California Pullman Sleeper New
p,'iin poFh 70 Atlanta IN connection with
hniIman ruin ms sslsepers Atlanta % New Or.
Birmingham vick burg, and Shreve.
port Pullman sleeper DanvilIe to
youmhia and Charleston. Solid trains
Washington 10 Atlanta Does not
connect connect for G. n o. route points on
1856 r. M.-Daiy, except Sunday, for Msnss-
sas, str1burg, and intermediate sta
$50 +. M.-western express daily for Warren
ton, Gordonsville, Charlottesville Louis
vile, Cincinnati, and 81. Louis, Pull
man sleeper and solid trains WaShinR.
Bristol, Chattanooga, Memphis, Little
Hoch, and all south western points.
Through Pullman Slccpers Washington
noOP I%soutbern s EapTess sGSpSe dsiIy ,or Lynch.
burg, Danville, Raleigh, AsheyiiIe,
Charlotte, Columbia, Aiken, Augusta,
Atlanta, Montgomery, New Orleans.
Icxas, and California Pull man sleep.
era Washington TO New Orleans. vi.
Atlanta and Montgomery Pullman
slespcrs Washington To Aiken, i. c.
without change
TRhlNh ON ASHlNGTON AND OHIO DE-
VISION
Leave Warrington 9.l2 =. m. daily, excep. sag.
nny, ana $40 ?, m. daily, arriving st Round
blll ll1sa; m. and 7:2l p. nv; returning. leavs
Round Hil b;b0R. m. dairy and IN H. M. daily
EXCEPT sunday, arriving Washington $50 a. NJ,
Through trains from the soutn via Charlotte,
Danville, and Lynohburg, arrive wasn-
nRtoD ,s!l0 q. m, 1928 D. M, via Cast Zen.
neshee, Bristol, aud LynChburg at l:lS C. m and
g4O p. m, via Chesapeake aud Ohio route ana
Charlottesville ct 9Ao p. m, strasburg local al
Tickets, Sleeping Car reservation, and IN
formation furnished and baggage checked al
ONCE, 1900 fennsylv auis avenue, and 81 passen.
ger station, Pennsylvania railroad, Sixth ana
b streets, JAS. L. TAYLOR,
GCueral Passenger Agent