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can workingman, the former pays more
for the necessaries Df life than the latter
The consul Of Client gives the rate Of
wages paid TO Agricultural faborers ht
from seventeen to twenty cents per day
to men, and from fifteen TO seventeen
cents To women and their food When
hired as servants. with food and lodging.
they are paid $l75 to $500 per month.
A comparison Of the foregoing rates with
those paid to agricultural laborers in the
Uaited States viii result even moro -faSs
orabe to the latter than in the case of
mechanics. When this country is flooded
with the products Of the cheap labor of
Europe and when they come in direct
competition with the products of the
American worker can any sane person
believe. That we can command any more
for the products Of our labor than the
buyers give for the products Of European
laborl We viii be forced to compete
with them. and in order 70 do so ii win be
necessary for us to agree TO work for the
same wages that they receive Is the
American workingman ready to sacrifice
one-half Of his wages for the sake of
savinga theoretical dollar on bis suit Of
clothesG Is it not better to receive good
wages and be constantly employed and
run the risk of theoretical tax, than to
pay a sure tax equal to one.half your
present wages, just for the sake of seeing
q cheap suit in some free ,trader's window,
that YOU could not purchase even If 10
was marked down twice as low as they
say il will be. A bird in hand is worth
Two in the bush.
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NewsFApER OPINIONS.


~ q f.aa
The British Parliament has adjourned
20 meet IN the fall. after q session moro
productive uf legislation than some that
have recently preceded IT, The debt
commission bin and the local
government bin wore tic principal mea
surts Tint Became laws. BY the fornef
tile debt Of Great Britain was made to
hear d lower rate-of interest the Saving
% taxpayers Being some $i5. 100000 a
YEAR The operation was 4 pimmtic one.
bnt was effected without difficulty. Tie
local government bin was decentraliz-
ing measure, Designed TO confer on
country districts powers like those al
ready possessed by cities at the expense
Of the central government at London. II
also sitnplihed the local administration.
The striking feature of tie bill is
itH Democratic character, election by
the people taking the piace Of
appointments by the crown to a large OK
tent The titled classes win hereafter
have to look to the voters II they are to
retain Their former urddominence III the
infringement of local Affairs. Athfrd act
passed ut the session Just closed Is one for
the prevention 6f Discrimination BIZ rail
roads The existing law Is haan more
strlngent aud the RAILWAY commission
gains new powers. THE English railway
commission Is moro eifective than ours in
that the commissioners have judicial
functions, and can not OILY say that a
railroad ought TO DO So and so, but can
make It DO as they think Il ought to do
"A lpeaspre that created much stir toward
the close Of the session was the bill ere,
ating a commission 81 three judges TO IN
quire into tue charges made by the Lon
don Times against az. tain members OF
Parliament aud others OF completely in
crimes committed by the Land League.
The bill was passed, though not altogether
ii the form Mr. p4rnen preferred, The
inquiry VIII not begin, II is said tin
November next, when an the allegations
of the Times win b sifted to the bottom
and shown, the Nationslists claim. TO be
false Baltimore Sun.
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enough paper to put girdle several times
round the earth Here are agricultural re-
ports by the hundred thousand, and there is
a large force Of clerks VINO do nothing else
bur attend to the packing, storing and send
ing away Of government documents. III
In this basement of the Capitol there are
many queer pictures, and not few cast off
statues. The corn stalk columns designed by
Jefferson are here, and here You will find
carpenter shops, drafting rooms and num-
Der Of other rooms which you did notimag-
ine to have existed in this little three acre
city. The guides ef the Capitol seldom carry
visitors into these endorsements, and it is
only those who look out for the curious who
ever get below the first floor.
f THOMAS J. TODD.
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they were Offered SIC, 600 for their bar
gain The works are in excellent con-
dition and worth every cent of 800 00O
1t has been given out that the Messrs.
Worth will at once start the mills up
and run them on full time. as they have
been running their own all along.
Another evidence of the revival Of indus
try at Coatesviilc is the notice sent kby
Mr.. Kurtz, the owner OF the Pennock
mills ut that place, TO Mr.. J. ID. Scott,
general maRageFs reft-all-the.~t tenant
houses belonging to the works and get
things in shape for starting up again. -
West Chester PA Local News.
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IsIllIng rIsh VA p,aanlle.


The West Chester iPG.) Local News
says Considerable complaint has been
made within the past two weeks by resir
dents along the BraRdywiHe. near Sagar's
dam against the actions Of tho Italians
employed ia rapairing the break ia the
dam there. Il is alleged that these men
are killing the fish i'm tine dam bygexplod-
ing dynamite cartridges in the water
One gentleman Of this borough who was
out there on Saturday states that the
hanks are fairly lined with fish Of all
kinds killed in this manner. He says he
noticed many young bass and one carr. at
least twelve inches in length along the
banks Hundreds Of other small FISH are
lying arbund dead. There lis " heavy
penalty attached Is the otfeneg ana some
ofthA lovers Of piseatofial sport Threaten
s0'ehforce the law unless the dynmnitinr
is stopped The ssme eomNsint has
becn Brought to this eiiiee Tho dynas
niiters are accused 81 operating between
this city and ROcRlahd 1853
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dThere is a curious resemblance between
the general outlines Of the Maxwell case,
broughttO a conclusion recently by the
execution Of the murderer. and that Of
Lawson, who was hanged several years
since IN England for the murder Of his
brother-in law by poison. A strong effort
was made by the friends OF Lawson in
this country to obtain reprieve and
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, who was at that time
the Secretary Of State, was induced to
address the British Government, request
ing delay on the ground Of new evidence
The request was in accordance with
routine referred to the English Home
Secretary, who refused to interfere with
the operation of the law, and dawson
was executed In both these cases
the criminal had received n medical ednca-
ton, and apparently owed to professional
knowledge the suggestion which. culmi-
nated in mUrder8 Ia MaNwch's case the
hTltish'government sought delay at the
last paengent and here too was an iptima,
ZION of fresh evidence. though. neither
hero nor I'M the Lawton- case was amy
specific statement made as to the mature
or bearing of the alleged new testimony
| There is nu. rehstnit0 doubt that the dis
position 1oD these two cases was not
airinil in acquaintance with justice. nor
ANY etound for believing tlmt new light
couidlk have been thrown upon Ell her had
the delay solicited been granted The
/ facts however, seem 10 show tlBtt gov
/ ernments these DAYS Of false senti-
inent are oeeuiniae ,pstlniumablea Judges.
/ Juries nnd prosecuting officers 10 the pms
snre 81 mGudiin feeling. Indulgence in
which would speedily pullify the laws
sstlich exist for Tho projections OF the
| Commonwealth -Aaav Z 0rk Tribune
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" 1O2 degrees. 1t seems our breakfast
eggs are overdone or we might have
chickens every morning
Miss. F. D, Curlett. 9TH and King. calls
attention to her line Of corsets, side gar
ters and dress FORMS
Now that w A. Croffut, the funny
newspaper man, has been put on the ma
tional geological survey, jokes will be de-
veloped extending back to the glaeiaI
period
Gliding on glass, 406 Shipley street.
A city Prohibition paper says that nav
ing license does not take bite of dog
or saloon The editor knows where freq
lunches are to be had.
The laws of Pennsylvania are strict
relative to diversions. Sunday marriages
are prohibited.
Trunks and Bags at Yerger's, 4O7 Ship
ley street
!, Look for boom in waternelons. A girl
who dug one out with her teeth had her
freckles cured by the juice
4 Butcher Sign Painter 4O6 shipley st.
Iowa has a summer resort at Lake oko-
boji. At distance this name diverts one
from the fact that board is "a per day at
the Ok. hotels
Riding Saddles and Brides at H. Yer
gers, 4o7 Shipley street.
The railroad being constructed from
Buenos Ayres to Valparaiso is gil miles
long to the east foot Of the Andes, and
without q curve Or a bridge. The ties
are metallic. ~
DR. +. g. Honeywell, 703 Market street
Teeth extracted, IS cents; with gas, 30
cents Good teeth So SO a set; the best So.
II is stated in other words that tho
drought and low water are leaving the
eminent BaptistClcrgyman, Mr.. Sturgeon,
no choice but Presbyterianism
Show Cards. Butcher, 4O6 shipley ST.
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the tubs ere Of solid marble and cost si75
apiece. Al A a
The Kitchen of the house Is also Ia the cal-

tne tuDs ere ol Souu marble ana cost $40
apiece. a. a
The kitchen of the house Is also la the cell
lar. A black cook in cap prosides over it,
He has number Of assistants, and all kinds
ofl,itchendorS goes on about him during
congressional session. Great joints.of meat
then lie on the butchers block ready for
cutting. Three or four dusky boys are pick
ing strawberries, and others are shelling
peas. smoking ham fresh from the boiler
is tefuy scared by another. ssssssa-svela red
hot poker, and the smell of the clam chowder
win make yonr mouth water This kitchen
fills hundreds OF stomachs every day, and
lobbyists, congressman and visitors are fed
with The food here cooked.
All the air breathed by congressman comes
throuehthis cellar, md the machinery which
cool5 the feeered brains Of our statesmen is
worth looking at. AS you pass through the
air duct you will strike q draueht of cold
air which will make you think Of a Dakota
blizzard, md | watched several bridal
couples moving along 1rnder the conduct Of a
guide. The brides seemed much affected
when the cold air struck them, and yelled
out fsOhlT inthesweetest.nf tones. and made
it an excuse TO clasp but the more closely the
arms Of their husbands. The air itself
seemed to rather enjoy it. 1t fdriousy
kissedthe hair Of the brides as it blew it this
way aud that, and it crept round their skirts,
pulling them backward and giving the guide
a glimpse of their high topped shoes. The
air Of the Capitol is taken through a small
tunnel extending under the terraces and
two immense forcing fans draw 1t inward
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IA very sensible warning against the
periIs Of unstable pleasure craft in the
pages of Forest and STREAM Should be
well weighed by all who sail on clir coast
waters. Speaking Of the eapsize Of the cen
trebosrd yachtAcnesi in june this journal
ssys the fatal disaster WAS 'iliue 10 moth
las oat the type. ,it asids. ..Tnere are
stiil scores in tine feet just as dangerous
and treSchero,ss 1s She hat are used veo,.
after ycsse esisd tidssri hosaes. where men
Evening journal., 1888-08-14

The treaty with the Nicarauga Canal
Company has been ratified byrCosta Rica..
and g.the last political obstruction. las
been removed fof COMMENCING the great
work At tho same time the reports
from the Panama Company are not very
assuring. It looks az II De Lesseps
would not be able Ia see his. cherished
scheme finished, and its failure and ron
sequent. 6napcial FuD TO THOUSANDS Of
Frenchmen who have placed their saw
ings in il will be another South sea
bubble in its after efTecti-Ph ilad6lphih
Mort American.
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Not FAR from the ballroom Is the BARRIERS
shop, and near this is the steam BATH, This
is q small, room with a wooden lounge con-
teinirg a wicker work pillow. a member Of
Congress who has been up Ste ct. night fadS
this bath o great rejuyenator. He lies down
here. and the hut air is turned on, HIS body
soon begins to perspire. and one Of the at
tendants scrubs and rnbs him down. Th6rel
suit is that all eiie overeating and overdrinl~.
fngisrablicd out Df him, apd no coaesr0ut
as fresh rs though he had had good nights
sleep andhad not been sitting w sworllRa
MT cariInhrees He goes TO his work for
Uncle sam ia good ooudition, and tho result
- saIae tllc sOsalnniellt gets tue aortA Of ~
money out Of these expensive bath rooms,
JUS how expensive they ara viii be appre-
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These engmeslightith the three Yhcves Of the
Capitol building, and the electricity theypro-
dlce is worthy Of sthdy.' bThe electrician
has his hea,lduartersl ia the leftl lie has
been fertyanine yea4s ID tho building, and he i
looks uponithe Cafitol0s his homo. Ho uns
deFstands AL ab9at Is electric workings, and
itswas with lfiriiitAat one day took walk
across the glass rodf Of thee hoase of renre-i
sefitatives Tha ohseand senate arc lighted
from above and then. ceilings arc iTnn.i "a OF
panels Of thick gIass, iehch OF lwhiehis about
four times as Iignas iris iiesyspaper We
lifted up one panel and looked down. IKE
house was in session below, and &c was n Gu
rfous sight from above 1Tdnai Reed was rest
ing upon his desk with his head upon his
arm, and eelild have dropped a pes intolhs
left ear, but j did notI WnHan Walter
PhelNs' bare head Yves lust below me, and l
noted back of these men noongressnian asleep
with his mouth open. Mr. Holman. Of Indie
ana, was speaking fnn fasping toms ana lis
buzz Saw Soice fairly cat She air as 1t rbse. 4
The cohgressniena hooked small and rather 4
fIatbdned cute tlieirdeshs beneath us, and / 4
iTotedi that mor6 were writing letters and
reading newspapers than attehdingto BUSH
ness l0 sigotA aul-A-Ll m6H ae liisf auN
The telesraph wires 81 the, Capitol fun
4lere and there an over tliis ROOF, ana ii was
here that aTather Inscriptions correspond 4
emit dsed to COME 70 steal tho news of his FOL 4
Iowa Ho was Gii expert tele staphei', end, byl
putting ais fingers. 6n the wires, he eouAd
rshd the .lhess;igos passing over them He
would come ct the busiest time Of the day,
when corrtspo hdents were sending their
most iniportant Slisp 5tebes, md in d couple
oe hoais would get an the news wsthoae
"a
eretl, however, and kept dut ~ tt3R hHH
Tic Capitol was Tor Years fiahtea with can
dleA and 1anlIs, ard DootkeeDer Bassett. tho
white haired, bald headed Oh tiiaf who has
been Tor fisty Years one Of th6 satiatSs etn-
rioyes, has The olii brass lamp Which ttsed to
sand ot'Van Btrens 3i6sk when he was vice
president. lie delights ia teiling how liz
u.;ed 70 SNUFF The candles which Daniel Web
Ser, Henry Clay ana john G. CALHOUN used
when they were ipe4bers Of the scn9te. And
hsfemeribers very weT when ~as wits first
Introduced INTO the 'Capitol ghis was IN
ISL, and the heuso and senate were thcH
Hated ly a single Iarga frdlip u bRrRtrs,
The gus WIS iihdb 6f grease, bg OIL end oxyl
gen, ard the largo bulhet of the senate had
Tf979 gfal EH1 5H lfs .gf4 70 fs5K
.4i9s \ h8S ggmqYRd from ll3 gNFGlieE,o ~
t0dlislley stfss q ~ Market 6wita q latge
Sfqfkiie ~ iaatssj Sly lesfpf .ilRtfve n Alte
SAiFtshuA eelNear, b IQsigEyv LnSerwe'F
and Astiolls at 4 er lowqst,i cltF ggicGs,
Money .letpFEWdlI goQdsdare not satisfaei
arsh bra ,ln7tosraoJ ni ys2l9 s.siHym3
rTl'fIga Pheasant valley wine c5mpangos
Champagne Is .undoabtedly tile best
Ahiafisin wine IN This matAeet r.
Rlpkett g. &C., .l0a and 40 MRrket
The best is the cheapest. Try L. sc.
-four, sold by Nichols 9th and King.
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take their wives and children The loss
Of seven. lives In 1886 inethe Sarah J.
Craig, the capsize o. Minerva last
year in u put Of wind on the Delaware
river, and LATER the fatal accident to the
Gr1cie. as we'll as thelupsetting last week
Of the yacht Flora B. on the Defawarc
river, BY which fveladies met horrible
death, ought 20 engrave the above warn
ing on the minds Of all who venture on
board these shoal pleasure boats, which
IN iaany cases aremerc drarfr t1aps:-.-
New y ork Herald
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~ sent an article to that editor said ono
friend to another II told him bow much
needed money, and how necessary it was
that my stories should be accepted; but he
returned it without word OF explanation.
TfhriK It was nearties. ~ 7s'r-s-''-----
lPaslapsdtNxasE but pub liSh srs nre gpveupi
bS7 Business FfileB iiisaeSd Of lily saaiilnent,
and | should like, particularly to warn all
WHO are beginning Ia WI e for tho press to
refrain from Avriti0g pisifu4 Atttsrs} % rqB-
fishers, setting forth their need Of money,
saying thet tAeg have q family. II, support,
younger brothers and sisters or parents de-
pendent On theFn, 81 making my other heart
ren&ing plaal such pleadlngis buta form
Of Inerd delaney, ead cannot lfail7t TO disgust
and prejudice tie reader az tho letter.! FHlt
II FannWTipt isdeeliped, ~ not atteInpt
&c e'n9cstulatc or reason with tho.editoF He.
Ea5Es, o. should know, WAS. is siifed to his
reasafs, aGa argrlneilt iria be USE 50 y alary
Curtier Persons ia The Writer ~ sao5s 3lti
sN9AEet q e a. = 3 sa7sl SO
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a light of about 5000 candle power At this
time big gas lantern was raised above the
dome for the purpose Of lighting the Capitol
grounds and 1T is said that the light OF this
was SO powerful that wild geese, pigeons and
ducks and other species of Wild fowl were
blinded by it, and were often killed by flying
against it
The basement of the Capitol is still lighted
by gas, and down in the sub-basement Of
which have spoken are tens of thousands Of
congressional reports put, and tens Of thou
sands which arc hero stored until the CON
gressmen can send them out to their constit-
uents. These books are piled up by the ton.
They ill vault after vault, and they contain
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A cLAMMY EXPERIENCE.
Catching FRESH water Bivalves with Hook
r and Line.
Especial Correspondence sd

Il and Line.
Especial Correspondence 30
Z New lYoRE, Aug. l4.--A party of us We're
south last gIay fishing When we arrived at
a Tennessee town to try our luck on Duck
. river, the mayor explained that the fish were
spawning on the shoals, so bet him with
odds | could catch some even If they wouldn't
bite for local talent The bet was taken.
and we I'D journed to the ford above one Of
the quaintest old fashioned rustic bridges
imaginable. The ford was practically
lshoal, md argued that, II the fish were
spawning on the shoals, they must be hungry
from over exercise. took a reel from my
pocket containing 800 feet Of linen, put
snker on near this hook to retard progress in
the rapids, baited with a large fresh mussel
and made a clean cast OF 200 feet into the
middle Of The stream. Thebait swept down
igradnally and had nearly described quar-
gter circle when it was struck l was elated,
5the men excited and the mayor fearful
II reeled in with the sensation that Of all my,
experience in fishing the waters Of the con
9tinent the Duck rivers species had the ma
jority. The nninal acted like log He
didn't pull back. he seemed to ron in. over.
lana over and rather enjoyed himself a black
object was seen to follow the line in: it looked
pike turtle caused many Explanations and
sdrew a crowd When it came within ten feet
8we were all astonished. An enormous
sbiyalve, which woald have made Agassiz
stare, had taken the bait had never heard
Of fresh water clam closing his shell on bait
before and naturally presumed he had been
irritated by contact with it and closed his
shells from fear 1t took big stone to re-
lease the bait, and made second cast with
the same result. Twenty casts realized
twenty bivalves, none weighing less than
pound The bet was declared or .0
W. II. BALLoU.
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Saturday afternoon n fight took place
at colored pic Mic fl Siutkill Neck, VI.
in which several PARTIES were desperately
and one probably fatally wounded The
disturbances was brought on by thd drum
ken c6ndtcts IN three Young colored men
from !, Onancock- Horace Costih. WIN
Mock and John Noek-who vent dd@n'in
q boat to regulate things AZ The picnic
The Slptkill Neck people resented their
interferepee, ind then the row begah
Awued with clubs, knives. aiid r,szors they
rgshed upon the three OnQncQck ipan and
be9t them down, Jumped upon. then aud
beat Them nearly " death.rbIA two
Mock boys managed to get up and make
their escape, hut not until one had bis
throat badly cptand the other had q ten-
don of his arm severed HORACE COstin
was beatea and left for dead on the
ground. but be managed 10 crawl to the
woods close by where ne remained until
sunday morning, when he was found and
brought home, 50 badly usad up that he
could hardly be recognized, Charley
Bagweu q young cQlqred man living in
Sletkill Neck, who took sides with the
0nancock people had his throat cut So
badly that the attending physician thinks
he Will hardly rec0yer After driving the
OnRneock menaon the victorious party
cut their boat 20 pieces, out up the sails.
and the clothing Of the. vapqNished. and
piling up the Fragments burned them on
the banks Of the creek.-Baltimore Sun.
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MEDITERRANEAN pEasnNs

Judge L. lockwood Hoar IS at Sharon
Springs tsatga = tr4basf aa
Professor Marsh, Of Yale Has.eone TO.
England NJ 9 5,r
DR. Amelia B. Edwards has recovered
from n serious Illness,
General Low Wallace and Mrs Wal.
lace went to Newport last week.
Bishop Whitaker Of Philadelphia. is
expected home from England next week
Miss Lillian Spencer. the actress, has
gone to chautaqpato give shakespearan
readings II.
II am in favor Of a, high protective
tariff. said Abraham Lincoln III his po-
litical speech s5 e4s -t
The Rev. Dr., George r. Rood, of New
llayap has been on leetul1ng tour in
the Northwest
Tho Rev DR.. Talmage will preoeh
several times this week at the Urhana,
Ohio cmnp-meetjngs A ees4 81
The sultan OF Turkey has ordered sew
ergl type writer's for the ladies of his
hare5n who can write in the French Ian.
gnase, - .f
Queen Natalie Of SerTia in intoleet
education and character. is mora than
head and shoulders above her disreputa-
bio husband f II. te.f
M Gounod and NJ. Daudet have been
invited to visit, carly next month. The
King and Queen Of Ronmania at their
castle Of Pelcsch #.3 A.l-- 81. As.astt
Thedeath Is announced of Mrs Lizzie
Clark Swift. the famous hospital nurse Of
the Second Army Corps in tho Virginia
campaigns Of 1868 and 1864
Won Moltige has ia. kiss all the babies
he meets on his daily walk to the War
Office IN Berlin Mothers wait for him
with their infants and the old gentleman
likes it, 2 at.a s ssia 4 iea.
General John g. Fremont i spending 4
few weeks at the residence Of Colonel
d Arnaud, Carlton Hin, West Rnther-
ford, N,sJ cal9nel D 'Arnand has invited
the Republican Club Of Union Township
to meet.the general this evening", ssgl
Mary Anderson, wBe's how 81 ond0n
finds lroaling ON the Thames "a great re.
Taxation after hard theatrleai work
She win row for miles at.n strefeh,l and
is as frcah4at tie finish as az the start. an
odhiirer repofts,
Mr. Mills % Texas is dodrctiye
philosopher single barrel, smooth. bore
pill lock. ~ his closing speech pa the
tariff he saide Wool IS not y product Of
labor. ~ grows Ga sheep Hp eyi,
IDENTIFY helped at = sheep washing or
sheared an old merino ram,
Professor Edward A. Er0eman saws.
" sAhgf5-Sax6ns is such very foolish
werll that Ineyeruse IT, 4 see no reason
Why tile Two branches Of tho English
folk should be called i'm the nineteenth
century BY an 'ahtlquated description
uscdAfor a rreason-Ain charters
Of the tenthand eleventh Centuries and
hardly anywhere else $3.50 4
fUftrlf ffsfaH13r1 Nr4 rn..Ht 81