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Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
In an uu Hand WY.

@Dan," said a contractor 70 one Of bis
trusted employees, when you are down seeing
about that lime this morning I wish YOU
would mention 10 Dempsey that | would ike
TO have that little bill paid You needn't
press il, you know, but just mention it to him
IL an of hand manner
YES, sorr-'
Il got the money from Dempsey, sorr,r said
Dan on his return
s.l OF hand way, l surposel7
YES, sorr; l handed him the bill and towld
him il lie didn't pay ii l would lat of me
hand and give him wipe in the jaw that be
wouldn't forget Tor while, sud be paid is sc
wanSt Boston Courier.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
THE SILENT CURRENT.

Oh when a man is silent fifty years
viii not call him tideless, neither dead,
But think of you, ye midland ocean depths,
Slow moving on, but surely, till the world
Shall hear the bolt that is from silence hurled
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
Henry Ward Beecher's Pipes.

The Eberality Of the Rev Henry Ward
Beecher's mind is illustrated by the follow
ing; He never smoked tobacco himself, but
often presented his friends with pipe- lie
was always very particular In the choice Of
the design, aad tried 10 find one that would
suit the profession or taste Of the recipient
For instance, for lover OF the turf he would
buy pipe with race horse carved thereon. OF
for a friend who loved dogs, lie would select a
handsomely carved head Of 4 Newfoundland
or some othe- breed He slso had n great
fancy for amber, that beautiful mineral SC
highly prized by smokers, and never failed to
buy fine specimen whenever be saw it
New York Evenin- Sun
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07
The COMM. State Election.

> The psudeat citizen Of Louisiaaa
will soon be called upon to make
his choice Tor officers ofthe State,
districts and parishes 1T is our
privilege add duty as veil as that
of every other citizen Of the State
to secure honest, faithful and compe-
tent officials; men who have been
weighed in the scales and found
wanting. To the coming election
our people have a high and all-im'
portant trust conaded to them. The
"good fellow" or "hale fellow we'll
met" should have no weight with
voters. We all demand competent,
honest and able officers; without
these essential qualifications our
growing and prosperous State will
return to the dark days Of Radical.
ism and ruin. To sedate and pru.
dent citizens we have NO word to
say; they will in wisdom evince &
wise choice. The youths. compare,
tive strangers, and tie colored race,
we would admonish to beware Of
the insidious and designing pelit;I
clans who would cause to sell "a
rich inheritance for a mess of pot.
tage." Of them beware! The wiIes
Of Satan IN tempting Jesus were
scarcely equal to the whippers in will
bring 10 play Oh election day. We
hope, then, that the people Of every
parish in the State will endeavor to
choose the best officers possible, and
will give the cold shoulder to the
old public functionaries.. Such men
are tricky and corrupt. The people
turn these suggestions over
in their minds and make no hasty
PROMISES and see TO it that no square
pins get into round holes and round
pins get into square holes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07

Sealed proposals, ate invit.d 81 Il,
undersigned for building q court-honsa
for Vermilion parish, at AbbSyiIle. Ia.o
until wednesday, April 18th 1855 "a
Il N. Said conrtlh0nsssto IS hl,ik M
brick, according to the plans and
citications, in hands OF the Buildfsr
Committee, and is estimated. q co
about $4,000. Payments to be 49,
cash, hom'$S,OOO to $l3,0OO-balaac1
in IL and three years ti1ns. rhn1,
specifications and terms Of payments.
&c, can be seen at the Office of the
chairman of the building committea IS
Abbeville. The right u ressrved to re-
jeet eIly and all.hi1A~aa~ssuusx-.=-ra~
March 20, sSS.
w. ". EDWARDS, Chairman.
EESH LAsrEaBRoUssARng lAAhuo4
W. L. VAN&YKEy
Committee.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07
Less amt paid W. ". Kuehl;no = J
-
100
$ 51.N

$51.N
excess Of, what the law allowea
which amount was paid under nro. aua
Now, Mr.. Editor, l will leaye ; !. =
the publicto decide who has cire,,,a..o
"a falsehood, as l do not have to ~
on my memory, as others have dow 10y
but have the two bills (the abova ho;n1,
an exact copy to prove my statemsa.y
which, had the gentlemen have hss
would not certainly hsve MAD. IS
statement that there was two "senaf s.o
bills, one for clerks and the Other 60 80
sheriffs fees;;" for they are gentle1nss )
well known veracity, anil N1ni@ ~ :.
resort to a sabterfuge,' fas nn
plainly see that their fees. cosh,saa
only amounted to $51.O7 In last Hif ~
$40 having been paid n 0rs. ~
BONN some time previously. when NJ
first one calls. for SOL. r. WIG
Now, ] will add, as Hiatar,a int !.
expensive land I deem tie abMdFXefES1 IA
Gent to satisfy the public), that !,
either Of the gentlemen, or their friends
wish anything further in this matte,
they will please oblige by calling a n.
undersigned. in. WILLIAMS.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07
Bayou ~P1aquelaine.

The friends of opening the mouth.
Of Bayou %Plaquemjne by means of
locks have cause to rejoice that their
efforts have not been in vain, not
withstanding the jeers of a few; and
particularly will the members Of the
Atchafalaya and PIaquemine I'm
provement Association of this place
be gratified to learn hat the rivers
and harbors commit > in congress
have embodied in theR bill the sum
Of 500, 900 to commence the work
Of connecting Plaque,0ine with the
great Mississippi river.
The above paragraph. taken from
the St. Mary Reu'ew, certainly gives
gratifying intelligence to all those
who are subject to the present freight
monopoly in this section Of country,
and they will, without doubt, rejoice
when the day arrives and the infor-
nation is conveyed throughout the
country that the work so anxiously
looked for and desired by our people
is completed. The Atcbafaiaya and
Plaquemine Improvement Associa.
ton deserve credit for its untiriug
energy and interest manifested in
the undertaking, and justly merit
the hearty thanks and praise OF, all
who are interested in having Bayou
Plaquen,;ne opened.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07
Absuraly Stupid

To allow prejudice or ignorance
to get the better Of good judgement.
1t has been conclusiveIy proven that
constipation, bad BREATH. dyspepsia,
kidney affections, and all diseases
Of the Liver, Stomach and Bowels
have been cured by simply taking
Simmons Liver Regulator. 1t is
harmless, not unpleasant, and easily
procured, so there is no reason to
be ignorant of this remedy We es.
peclally commeAd to your notice for
trial.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07
The

VIZ. gthe Democracy. of the State Of
anmcaneeAn Ind decfi+e:
ri, First. ttOur devotion to the tims honored
telaimed by It'd fbunder, Thomas Jefferson,
15believeinH that their recognition and
,enforcemept are essential to the nlainten-
tance Of free Institutions and popular
s9oyeramenta d -osE.s7 1 VI "i,
+,s Sso q a.o Ts4' E ~ isdS5ie 'a and 1d baiieve
shat tho interasts Of the Union will be
beat subserved by his reelection; we also
ENDORSE the administration of Gov. Samuel
:, Douglas AcRA1Ryl O a recognition OF the
eminent services OF the State OF a faithful
public ~servsnt !; and we affirm that the
adpipistratio.s tpablic affairs in Louisi-
J brouehsth Tie 'state. SS3 81 anarchy, develop,
& ed wealth and prosperity, and paved the
way to the high position Louisiana is
entitled to among the States, and we
pledge o~afreive9t0its p~erpetuation.
mical adhiinistraffon 81 public affairs, to
all m~aintsAanOes of the State credit by
= limiting appropriations to the exent of the
! revenues and 10 the liquidation of the
State debt and the prompt payment of the
interest on the same as now adjusted by
/, law. as
Fourth. That the levee system Of the
State lisa necessity for the protection Of
b theliges and property Of II citizens.
d, Fifth. We pledg 80 ourselves to develop
: and maintain and protect the same to the
fullest extent consistent with the finances
of the State as absolutely essential to the
happiness and prosperity of our people.
- We ple1ge the Democratic party OF this
State to an earnest effort to place the free
public schools Of this State upon a sub
B. stantial and Unsatisfactory basis, and to that
end the legislature is requested to ;appro-
pirate a sufficient amount from the annual
revenues of the State to provide for Che
suitable education of the children of this
Etate.
:. Sixth. That it is the duty of the State to
foster and improve all Of it's great agricnl-
turA interests by adequate legislation for
their Development and promotion, and
D., especially by the encouragement and
maintenance of the Agricultural College
i. and the present and proposed State expert
mental station and by all other legislation
in the special interest of agriculture.
Seventh. We are opposed to the employ
ment Of p~eniteptiary convicts of the State
in such name as to bring convict labor
IN competition with free labor.
Eighth We invite to the fertile fields of
Louisiana immigrants from all lands with
sths assurance that they shall find here a
:hasrtY WELCOME and happy home.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07
Motlce Of Election,
PARISH OF VRRMIL1ON,
March Il. 1883. 4

FH -Tylf -. "a Maa
BY virtue and under the authority Of
the proclamation of His Excellency $.
d. McEnery, governor Of the State Of
Louisiana, under date of January IA,
1888, directing that an election be held
throughout the State on Tuesday, tho
18th day Of April, 1883, it being the
first Tuesday6e16 folpwiW thgTthW
MondaHh SD npnt frV71cM
tho morning mnti6 %pck p tAdk
hooh, at SUCH plates ray may b. deAg-
mated by the legal local authorities, for
the purpose. of eleeting in said parish
the following oAic6FsSb serfS f0f. The
term of four years, in the following
manner, to wit:
Two Senatogy from4h(T1pt Sena-
torial District, fonapQsedo f She parish
es Of St. Mary, CalcafeM Cameron
and Vermilion.s
One Representative for said parish o.
"A Governor, aIaeut nad by
Secretary of State, Attorney tGenerls
State Treasurer, Auditor Of Pyblic
Accounts and Superintendent Of Pebble
Education, One Judge and one Djytrcs
Attorney Of the twenty-fth Judicial
district, composed Of the par shes .sf
Lafayette and Fermilion, one Ele1vq
the District Court, one Sheriff and on
Coroner for the parish Of VermilOny
one Justice of the Peace a1M oue Con-
stable in each ward in thu. parish, e1-
cept the third ward III which th3e
shall be Two justices of the psasS -
two c%onstables, and the following
amendments to the constitution Of sthis
State. w."
First proposed amendment !: under
Act No, 43 ofl384. rlEa
secopd prt1dserl ainehdmsht pEst
Joint Msolution No. ll2 of 1854.
Third proposed amendment Jcint
Resolution Ne 28pfH HES ~ ff.lI
Fourth prop osed Amendment JOINT
Resolution No. IS of 1886.
JointReschf& ydss wlp6,S "a.
Sixth PROPOSED amendment: ON
Resolution No. go of 1886.
Rstsrni6e esisss folds psas1 Yer
million, 90 here give public notice thai
an an e Tsssd,z wiz ~. b l hsls 4 3a1 tflsIl4lR
1883, from Z O'Clock in the morning un-
til 3 o'clock p the afternoon, Rrsfre
purpose of deoting thee
ed officers and taking the vote N mo
proposed amendments to the EoeAHeu.
ton Of this State Said election 70 W
conducted and retnrRs-nadsa4lm
to law. al. e. LYONS - =
Returning O13ceEaT.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07

a.. At the Republican meeting last
Tuesday evening Judge G. Debaillon
swas invited to address the audience,
Which he did 10 a pleasant and logi.
cal manner. first giving a short
as6sum6 Of his candidacy for the posi-.
ton he now occupies, and after which
b'fdolgedi in a few and telling remarks
Contrasting the present state Of at
fairs in Louisiana, under Democratic
o,rdfs with that of the Warmoth and
Z eilogg administrations. His crit.
c;sns were fair and impartial, not.
vishstsnding sharp and %scortching
a. tines intersperced here and there
wifi humorous remarks and anec.
de.as TAs JudgesannouDced that
,ei;ag!sis next term Of Office he would
hns;jresarom public life and eon6ne
hirsels'tolt the practice Of law, which
raysf:n much better than the posi-
:ior ha pow holds. This will be sad
enswsso his many friends who only
tksov hin to love and respect him.
Strange TO say, the Judge is the only
man We have learned Of in the parish,
daring ,tas present campaign, that
nss h4d . word toesay in public for
aar State sicket. s,s f-
-.aaHra. ,u.i taaLL - ~ -
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07

The Verginia Senate without one
dissenting vote, adopted . resolution
appointing q committee to 60 to
Washington and urge the passage
Of the Blair educational bill, and the
repeal of the intenal revenue tax on
tobacco and fruit brandies, and to
oppose the reduction Of duties on
ores al0 WOOL. er.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07
Weekly Weasher-Crop BulIetin,
Louisiana Weather Service.
NEW'ORLEANs, March 81, 1885.
-
RAIN FALL,

RAIN FALL. 81
The average rainfall during the
past week has been above the nor.
NAL for the corresponding week Of
former years in all sections of the
State. 1t ranged from LIS to 2.7l
inches in the northern section, fall
ing almost continuously from the
24th to the 2Sth. The southeastern
portion of the State received che
greatest, and the north. central por-
ton the least rainfall during the
week.
TEMPERATURE.
A deficiency Of several degrees in
the average temperature for the
week is reported from the northern
and western portions Of the State
(the region affected by the cold-wave
Of the 27th), and a slight excess is
reported from the southeastern por.
ton.
The percentage of sunshine for
the State for the week will not aver.
age 80 per cent, being more than
20 per cent. below the normal in all
sections except the extreme north.
eastern, from whence an average
percentage is reported.
~rHrnA nrnr.rrc
The weather conditions have been
less favorable to farm work during
the past week than IN any prior
week of the season. The excessive
cloudiness and rainfall, and the gen
eral cool weather kept the soil in a
soggy condition, necessitating re.
blowing land in several of the par.
ishes from which reports were re-.
ceived, and practically putting a
stop to all seeding.
In the southern parishes the ex-
ceeding moisture and cool weather
has been unfavorabIe to the growth
of cane and corn, some of the latter
being reported damaged by the cut
worms in Vermilion parish.
The rice crop is reported in q very
good condition, the wet weather
being propitious to its rapid growth.
Garden vegetables are slow to
mature and will require sunshine
and temperature above the average
during the present week to produce
fair results. r. E. kIRKAM,
Signal Corps Director.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07
e. Stick to the Party.

STAND by the Qemocrauc parry,
costsgou what it may. Sind there,
Iif Yu are Alonegin yourposition.
Let no breaze from any shore shake
lyon., The consolation you will End
10 having stuck to rrincip|e@w will
more than pay you for all the honors
you may acquire by allowing your,
self to drift here. there and yonder.
Mere principle will stand firm and
succeed above all things. Then stick
to the party.-Bossaer Banner.
Right you are, bat It is to be re-
GREETED that in New Orleans and also
in several other parishes in the State
are Democrats opposing the regular
nominee Of the party, which, in our
opinion, we deem decidedly wrong
and unwise, and only serves to
weaken our cause and offer an inv.
tation to the Republicans to put forth
candidates in the field with some
hope Of success. Some newspapers
contend that it is not right for a
journal, OR az individual, to be bound
by any party ties; that they should
be left free to support or not the
regular nominee Of their party. Now,
we are as strong an advocate of
freedom, in every sense Of the word,
as any man can be, still we think it
the duty Of every true Democrat to
abide by the decision Of a regularly
constituted convention, and support
for Office whoever that convention
may choose to nominate. Otherwise
there could be no head. no organiza-
ton and consequently 20 success.
Nor do we think that a strict ad:
herence to party regulations detracts
at all from our independence or
manhood. 1t is not possible for a
convention to make a selection that
will please everybody, but then
every good and right.thinking man
will sink his own personal prefer
ences and support the candidate
brought out by a majority of the best
men in the party. We are as much
opposed to Rings. we presume, as
any newspaper can possibly be, but
10 the meantime when VIC think we
are threatened with danger from the
opposing party in our parochial cleo.
ticns, we believe in strictly adhering
to party principles and party nomina-
atoms, as much SO in the districts
and parishes as for the State ticket.
Let us then, like good old locofocos,
stand to the party rack, fodder or
no fodder.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07
ACABD.

ABDEvILL1, LA, Aprils 5. lsqe
. The undersigned hereby annonnneS /.
his friends that he has withdrswr !. =
candidate for. Representative for thu nj.
ISL at the approaching election. ia 20 s.
ders his thanks to those who may ksse ia.
signed to have supported him for tSat
position. SOLOMON W1sr maj
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07
FOR SALE.

Fifty barrels first quality opens
kettle molasses, cheap for cash. for
terms apply to w. l.. VANsLYKR.
lAIb5eyiltle ~. r, nfiA,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07
The police jury'of Plaquemine has
appropriated 4fiy dollars for the
immigration bureau.

Premier Tisard has informed the
French Chamber of Deputies that a
military tribunal will inquire into
the case of Boulanger.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07

DATENTS h HEssssss WI
St, Washington, D. c. For1neflSa z
Examining Corps U. S. Patent LII nSsi
17years' experience. Send sketch of MRstss
for report as to ~patentabiiity, tonH"
pondenee sourlted. = TSve fssp
- a@E;sAA kW
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07
Total. S 10l.7:

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $ lol:72
l then procured the law fixing the
fees of officers, but found that the bill
was drawn il such a manner that l
could not detect any eIyors. -
them returned to the Slierihs soffice
and tod I. c. Lyons that, to, state to
Mr.. Broussard that [ wished s.aT~ item
lied bill, which he did, returning with
the following bill, to wit:
ORIGINAL COSTS IN SUIT OF
H. A. Burt ct ais District Count,
. Laure Benin, No. 1916.
1888
Jan. 10 TO copy act, exchange, {
Burt, Yanslyke, seal and Ger So sol
Filing pet. & copy Of exchange e
lssuing copy, pet. seal and GERS 1,D
Citation, soc, COPY seal and GER 20 80
Jan. 23d. Filing Sherit7s ret 10]
April 10th Entering default rs
Filing two sets interrogatories If
and cross interg "a" ~ " 80
Decree and order ent on minutes So
April 18th Issuing copy interro-
gatories and cross interg seal ana
Certificate $50
Commission to Baton Rouge & seal LOO
g. s. postage stamps 10
Continuance 10
April 10th Filing answer and
entering order %
June 18th. Issuing copy interg
and cross with seal and cert It's
Commission to Washington, D. C. LOO
.. S postage stamps Is
Sept. 4th Filing amended an
swer and entering order 25|
Fixing case and returning order Is
Sept. 13.. Entering two interlocu.
tory orders 80
Writing, certifying and filing note
of evidence 4.25
Swearing nine witnesses 45
Copy of sale, White to Mrs
Vanslyko, seal and certificate 200
Inventory, sue Of Butaud seal and
certificate los
Extract of assessment roll and
certificate 50
Filing 90 documents in evidence 2.9O
Ten snbpgnas and filing two
Sept. 18th. Entering order closing
evidence Is
Continuance and. entering order 25|
Nov. l4th. Filing motion with plat 30
Entering order, objection Of plff N
minutes IS
Fixing motion and entering order Is
Nov. 10th. Entering interlocutory
Gudgt) 30
Entering order on minutes Is
do do do Is
Reopening note of evidence and
Nov: 20. Filing bill of exceptions
and entering order II 9
Continuance 1Ol
1854. Feb. 4th. Entering judgt rs
Writing and fling judgt. rs
Entering order OF appeal Isl
Recording petition, answer, amend
ed answer and judgt. 400
Issuing writ possession & copy $50
Feb. 21st. Filing return of Shift 10
j. c. White, witness 1856
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
JAMES JEFFRIES.
a4f I'D; y1evof Rapides. NJ ''%f
~. For Secretary of State, ~,
rt' "A DO I.aF r. MASON,
"a .eats1sax Concordia.
et' I'D I'D 5FTT re,s,rer ~
edJ 'd~sa WIN. PIPES,
80 - sofEast Feliciana.
1saa haa-iII s- :
,.t For Acknowledgement. r
{h'y@' WALTER II. ROGERa,
stTc~ }j " L Ct Orleans.
II = .s1g 4 aa4 49,
bra d5aaq d ~ ls sri1s
5ai 81 ab's41 II Union.
Eor, Superintendent of Public Education,
JOSEPHA bREAUX,
YIN AZ of iberia.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

Ck ar For Governor,
~ FRANCIS L. NICHOLS,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07
A CAEsD.
VER&TL1oN PARISH, April, 1885,

vER&rL1oN PARISH, ApIil, 1885,.
Noticing q communication lin yyour
last issue, under the holding ofT'a
card" making ON caustic remarks
relative to a certain bill of costs which
was paid and is now held by ME, / en-
brace the earliest opportunity to an
swer8aid document.
On Or about the 10th day Of October,
1884, Mr.. Lastie Broussard claimed
that I owed him costs iii suit of II. A.
Burt VS.. Laura BONN.
Not being prepared on said date, |
returned on the 21st of said month, and
wishing toavoid a difficulty repaired
to the Shertf7s office and requested L.
C. Lyons, Deputy Sheriff, to inform
said Broussard that / was prepared to
settle his, bill, swhich,h he did, returning
shortly thereafter With the following
bill, to wit:
BILL OF COSTS in SUIT OF
H. A. Burt ! District Court,
vs. ! Parish of Vermilion.
Laure BONN. No. 1916
ORIGINAL COSTS.
Sl0FkS lees poo.o3
Sheriff 23.5O
Maps, &C., 1850
Witness l.35
Fl; y j U5> $40
Issuance writ of Fl IA Ito
Sheritf7s costs notice of seizure
and mileage 2.2o
Return of writ ZOO
Com & oIo on $4,000 81
Act Of sale written by Sheriff 2-20
. do do L Broussard recording $50
Certificate of mortgage do LOO
Swearing apprs L. c. Lyons, j p LOO
E. 1. Addison, printers fees 800
do do Cd acct 600
L. Broussard, fling all doc'mts 50
a : 1882
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07

.y,gwg0 'w'. 1874 ~ 80
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-07

BILL OF COSTS in SUIT OF
Il. A. Butt District Court,
vs. ! Parish of Vermilion.
Laure BONN. No. 1916
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-01

CROP COUGHING-LUNT's COUGH SYRUP
y will cure your cough if you will only give it a
sep25 J.D.H.LUNT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-01

Mr.. Gladstone has been siugG!ariy f"ftu
nate iu his wife, to hose constant care AMI
euuable serenity of temperament ne owes
more than most men Imagine. Nov, after
the lapse of fifty years, We may De pardc"
ed if we allude to the fact that Lady Giynne
was hy DO means delighted with the mar
,,age v hich was to make her daughter the
wife of prime minister. Mr.. Gladstone
was only merchants son, and hut for the
happy expedent by which Lord L2ttiei'n
married the elder sister the same Gay on
which Mr. Gladstone married the younger
it is doubtful whether Lady GIyrne would
have been present at the ceremony which
united her daughter to hex plebeniu bride
groom, the brilliance OF whose subsequent
career she did not even dream - Pal Mall
Gazette