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HER CHARNS ARE FADING.
Tho Bn-fon Suurl.v Herald

1t j. not 50 very long a-D that Boston was a
summer thOrOughfare for southern and western tour
lists. ard our August duness cnlivencd by Hooks
of strangers seeking the breeZes of Maine resorts
not . mention those aOng this shore. They came
and very like birds Of passage. Hitting FROM one rail-
TIE city alh gather strength for the next day 5
Journey The streets were less dreary. the hotels
richer. iOr their pr sence and the stOrekeepcrs
reaped harvest. OWN. 10 tho persistent love OF
spending money that SEXES travellers In strange
city. VIII not say that today finds this all changed
that Boston II entirely hercf Of IT. patrunage
but Il must be allowed the Hub hos been again l'ft
ont In the cold Our July and August visitors do not
come from ar distance; they are lDcard at neigh
boring resorts. and drop IN for a few hours. but IN
great profuon. And why + this thus Simply
because railroad carries the bulk Of summer travel
tie north Of outof way Boston, and deposits IT
with less Fiction and more dispatch ri those other
watering places of which Bar HarbOr leads the van
Another reason why our city i peculiarly lonesome
This season may BE- found IN the fact that counter
attraction exists on the other side of the Atlantic
Between these dear chaimers7 Boston looks peaked
and forlOrn
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OCEAN GROVE CAMP MEETING CROWDED

Ocean Grove, n. j., Aug. % (speciaD. -The third
day of camp-meetlng dawned bright and beautiful.
The early morning conservation meeting has never been
voons arc conducted by the Rev. DR.. Stokes at the
Auditorium. This morning Mrs. X. T. Ellis and others
took part in this Service In the young peoples meet
ing Mr. Yatman's theme was The Personality OF the
Holy Ghost" There was an immense audience at the
Auditorium this morning to hear the Rev. Dr. Duncan
McGregor preach upon "The Correlation OF the
Christian Forces"
Among the well known ministers at the camp
meeting are the Rev. Dr. James Morrow, OF the
American Bible Society the Rev. DR.. S. W. Thomas
and tho Rev. S. T. Kemble, of Philadelphia
the Rev. Dr. ". W. Bowdlsh and the Rev.
A. c. Bowi!sh Of the New-York CONFER
ence the Rev. W. II. Mccormick the Rev. j. ~
Munroe and the Rev. Dr. John Atkinson, OF Newark
the Rev. Dr. Henry Wheeler, of Philadelphia and the
Rev. william p Corbett Of New.York.
This afternoon the Auditorium sermon was preached
by the Rev John walker Jackson late chaplain In the
United states Army, from the text: VI am the Oood
shepherd The Rev. William p Corbett gave
fervent exhortaon Great crowds are In daily attend
ance at the camp-meetlng while thousands come on
the excursion trains and I'LL up the midday meetings
The Rev. j. ". Becktt, Of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church, sang with fine effect AZ the
Workers Conference Mr.. Yatman urged upon al the
duty OF winning souls to Christi AZ the tWlhght
meeting he dscoursed the evils OF attending the
theatre card playing and dancing, and urged his
hearers 10 pledge themselves against these worldly
amusemens. -. A.. No.,
Drs Thomas g. Nicely william McKendrie Darwood
and h
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devolving upon the people to erect q SUIT;
able monument to the memory OF the soldiers ol
the State. An appropriation from the Geherii ,Ns
sembly was asked and n permanent committee
was placed in charge OF the movement but the
financial panic at that time, which was propapy
more disastrous in Indiana than anywhere els
IN the country, nterfered with the carrying ouo %,
the plans Years later the work was taken up ny
the Grand Army OF the Republic. ana IN iSS.
s2l 900 had been raised for the project, oil whicn
0,000 gift from the city OF lnulnhapolS;;
The deadlock Legislature of that year was induccu
To pass bill appropriating s2000 Tor the err
tion OF the monument. a committee was appon',,',
with George J. Langsdale, newspaper e ul,DLI' ~
president, and one of the members Was Dti ~, ~,
Ransdell, who recently appointed hoeu oV.~ 1
Marshal for the District of Columbia ueneI"l
Harrison among the most urgent supporters
Of the project Men OF oo1 1ne m alSSiding
were called into consultation, ana arch'-
tccts and sculptors throughout the world were IN
vited to offer plans and specifications ihefe WIZ
seventy competitors nearly all men o ann mi io or
great achievements, and from among the huinoer
the plans of Bruno Schmitz, the Berlin sculptor,
were chosen as the most suitable. WORK uigon one
| structure was begun year ago. ana less tllli
twenty five feet of the base which Will ne SIM
| eight feet In height has been completed Inc
work cannot be finished it is thought, before the
| fall of s92 -, c,.
| The site of the monument is the Governors
| Circle. round square, situated in the centre OF
Of the e'v structure are as follows: Height, 26s
| feet: diameter Of circle 1a2 feet: diameter OF
foundation and terrace, 10 height of terrace.
IL: height Of pedestal, 5o height Of shaft. 40:
| height of lanterns 81 height or victory statue.
2s diameter Of base, IS diameter OF pedestal 40;
| Ggures are commemorative of different periods of
the States history and development.
When completed, it will with one exception be
| the highest monument in the world, the wash
! ington Monument alone being higher The next
below Indiana's structure and the third in height
| is The Bunker Hill monument Of Massachusetts,
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SCHNO RERS MAKE A GLAD NOISE.
MERRY TIME AT THEIR ANNUAL EXCURSION
on THE WATER.

The schnorsr Club. OF Morrisania, had It's annu&
excursion yesterday. rhe members Of the club anS
their friends I'm all 500 strong, sailed the TroI
steamboat Sirius nom Harlem Bridge to Roton Point
near South Norwalk. Connecticut. n Is und-rsfood
that schnorer' In The German means gentleman
OF LEISURE The profarc apt 10 interpret THIS
loafes" tramp But whether known as
tranps' losfcrs" or schnorers, the members of
tho chief social club OF Monisana equally dcserv-
Ing Of praise Their outing yesterday was unanimously
adjudged be the best tho records OF the clab.
The daylight had just davnet when the schnorees
assembled at their club house, which is situated
at one hundred and sixty hild-st east OF Third ave.
Bayne's 63th Regiment Band and the Eigs
Fife and Drum Corps headed them In
triumphal march to Harlem idce, whsro
the Sirius lay awaiting them. The commander
OF the procession George Chapel. The s'sa
officers were Lieutenant Colonel George W. Trayess
major Jacob W. windecker; aides, r. NJ Br7ino'
Robert Prior. f. wickenhaven. A. C. schwanecke. Ed-
ward oConnor. DR.. Jehl aud II. schOwsky Tho
muster was divided into companies in charge OF ire
following CAPTAINS George A. Lambrecht, Alexander
Brehnn., Robert vobrecht. R. Dawn. william Ebling
Lewis Ford Henry Elias. Emil Hoffman. August
Petry H. KnOop ;. Kelly, J. Lawyer. William Reebcr.
Otto Oertel II. o'Neill, william Peterson, +. Wood,
Cherries Roos S. b. shepherd. II. 1hoesen. Henry
F1ack d. Valentine. Peter Wiegand. ii. c. schroeder
and =. j. Zugner
Among those who enjoyed the sail and clambake
served ROTOR Point Coroner Levy, r. A. Tarpy,
Captain j. Van Gelder, Mr.. Plat. Mr.. Gresnor, ID.
MANI, Mr. Stadler, Mr.. Clarke, Alderman Barry, Al
derman Rinchhoa, Robert PIior, John Gold ,bereer.
Colonel Franz A. Schilling John knoeppc Jacob sea-
bold, william II. Zelner, Louis Doppei, William Ed
ling, ir., Henry Dehning Professor =. francru John
Sicily George A. Lambrecht, John Walter. Christopher
C. Clark, G. X. Ackemann, Leonard A. Ciegefch,
Otto Winter Henry Elias, r, Charles schmitz, John
Weber and Henry Thoesen.
The popular president Of the club. l. J. IIetntz,
doubled his popularity on the trip. William g.
McCrea, the corresponding secretary, also male
host of friends The committee OF arrangements con-
sisted of Louis j. Heinz, W G. McCrea, Peter Doeleer,
tr. John Mcmahon Patrick McCabe. George n. Rein
hardt. Edward Robetzeck, Avis A. herman FREDERICK
schultz and John ii. j. ROuneno. The sail was the
most enjoyable part OF the days experiences. AZ
ROTOR Point clambake served. The party spent
an enjoyable day and got back TO the city at dusk.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
RECKONING TIME IN THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

hEChONlNG TIME IN THE CHRISTIAN ERA.
10 me Ldtfor OF Ths TriJune.
or understand that the daily date of your paper
P'csses time as having arrived and passed since the
.nH'ian Era. But seven-eighths OF this community
u"or with me by saying thai the date Is one year
~ advance OF time. Who Is right! Please tell us
e exact date OF the beginning Of the present century
nc point Is raised that the first year OF the Christian
" the Encouragement effected under the GregoriaD
,,ussr must have been the year o. and that the
KacscHt daie, August 20. 1885, means that 16s0
gees have fully elapsed and enough Of the following
mar 10 make up TO August 30. Please strslghen the
mater p ont Tor us. b. II.
bennottsvlllc N. Y, Aug. 20. 1890.
"a current date does not express the period of
ume which has actually elapsed, but the period
OF time which is now being completed. Thus
august 20, 1880, does not mean that / ,sS9 years
months and 20 days have passed since the be-
ginning Of the Christian Era but that ,sss years
months and 10 days and fraction have thus
passed. In other words that date is the name of
'he twentieth day OF the eighth month of the
i,oesth year; and that day will not be COM
pice ull midnight, nor that month till the end Of
us tnlrty-irst day, nor that year till the last mo-
ment OF December 81 We are now in the
nlneceenth century; but nineteen centuries of the
christian Era will not have passed till midnight
OF December 80, 300. The present century be-
gan with the first day Of January in the year
lool The Christian Era, of course, began on
January Of the year l. and the first year of that
era was the year /. That was the fourth year Of
the gath Olympiad, the 753d from the foundation
oil Rome, and the 4 ,7l4th of the Julian Period.-
Ed
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~ APPEAL FROM coLoRED MEN.

waro Tex. Aug. % (SpcclaD-The STAT O'
y, oo.od man hsld in This city has issued an appeal
80 a.. noonlo - the United states In which, siter
st,ting tbat circumstances over which they hai ho
eontfnl made them citizens they say: IN niany
counties We are denied the free exercise OF c,eo.n
franchise The whites responsible for our eioc'on
troubles and In these counties rings ana chu'S na'o
established sort Of local monarchy. We arc aiso
unusty dscrlminsted against by raliroan
and I'm many counties of the state colored men are
denied the right OF serving on jury. We cOhaemu
mob Violence and remind our white eI.@t ~ No sa a
there is point where forbeaance cc a,aatIon we
t,,tlue and yute We do noe advise fclA4atvIi, ~,
feel that The continuation OF lynch law VIII leSi 70
Ills The negroes o. Texa, own lV S nrtv We
nave 600 churches aud 5000 schools slavery W.
condemned al the bar of public opinion anu inc e""'
fate awaits race prejudice =
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AEOLD SAILOR ATTEMPTS MURDER.
HE SLABS A coMRADE AGAINST WHOM HE HAS

HE SLABS A C0MRADE AGAINST WHOM HE HAS
GRUDGE.
James Windsor. an old salt in the Sailors Snug
Harbor at West New Brighton, s. l., wednesday
night attempted 10 murder John Webb, another Old
sailor who is an inmate OF the Institution. Windsor
who Is sixty-three years old Is paralyZed on one
side having no use of his right arm Since he has
been an inmate of the institution he has caused
much trouble being in the habit of going on spree
when he manages to get outside of the grounds.
Webb who IS sixty years old, is a gateman at the
main entrance OF Snug Harbor, and also wears a
specal officers badge. On Wednesday night as WebD
came out of the dining room he was attacked by
Windsor who sprane at him and plunged sheath
knife into his left side. the abdomen. WeDD
staggered against wall and Captain Chaifee quickly
disarmed Windsor although the latter made des-
pcrae struggle Chsrec assisted Webb TO the hospital
which is on the premises. The wound was fouhu 10
be three inches In length and from quarter 10 nan
inch deep.
Meantime Windsor hid himself at the rear u one
~ the buildings on the grounds lie was iouhd
there Policeman sullivan who locked him UP I'D 'he
West Brighton Station II appears that "lhdsor naS
for n long time entertained g1Idge against "eDp'
,vbo had reported him for entering the grounds unucf
,he influence OF liquor. Windsor was arralgneu DO
fo,o Justico Corbett yesterday, and was chaIge,
with assault in the first degree Dr. JOY sau ,na,
be did NOT consider Webb's wound dangerous uhiese
oesmnation SET in Windsor committed 10 ths
Grand Jury. WINDSOR was u'"in q" ~
stah
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GJLMORES JUBILEE STARTS WELL.
CROWDS GO DOWN TO HEAR THE MUSIC AT THE
COOL BEACH.

CROWDS GO DOWN To HEAR III II MUSlC Al THE
COOL BEACH.
The Gilmore Jubilee al Manhattan Beach was begun
Yesterday under favorable conditions. The weather
was fine and the heat In town drove the peoplo by
hundreds TO the cool beaches and Gllmorc's concert
racted several thousands At both the afternoon and
evening entertainments the music amphltheatrc was
crowded and the favorie leader was received anil
cbeered throughout with great enthusiasm Tho new
Partisan piece La Pere de Ia victOlre,' vo-
clferously encored. sgnor Campanin sang "save
Dlmoras from Gounods Faust" In the afternoon and
an aria from Gioconda' by Ponchiee I'm the evening
He met with hearty reception. and was compelled TO
respond TO repeated Other singers who took
part In the concerts were Mile. Pauline Montcgrfo,
Albert T. Arveshon Messrs. Bent and RaHayoo and the
Acme Quartet
The programme was of strictly popular char
acter and IT'S marked showed that the sclec-
tions were judcious "My Country, It's Of Thee
the last selection on the afternoon programme Gil
morc's National anthem Columbia and Jullien's
"Quadrle of All Nations" in the evening. wcrc given
with the aid of fine chorus Of male and female voices
and salvos Of artillery as an accompaniment.
An inteIms,ion Of nearly an hour was allowed
I'm the evening, to enable Visitors 10 witness Pains
Last Days OF pompcli7 at the fireworks enclosure.
sufficient number of people 10 fill nearly all the
seats In the enclosure utilized the opportunity and
delighted with the brilliant and realistic spec
tecle The japanese Village and other attractions Of
the beach also received ! good share OF attention rom
the jubilee Thongs The station and all The built
ings handsomely decorated with bunting and
flags Of all nations and II the next three days are
fine as yesterday, the jubilee bids fair TO be a
great
An accident occurred al the fireworks amphltheatre
I'm the afternoon A shed outside the enclosure. used
stOlchOuse for fireworks, caught lire and was
destroyed. The loss was slight and viii Interfere
In no way with the nightly performances.
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DIED.
| THURSDAY morning. August q.

o, Po lga on ss ah4ES1 ys morning August e.
FISe s services and in6ermeat at Cleveland Ohio
GRAY-In Brooklyn. August D. Adam II Gray. In the
Funeral services at his late residence No sol Carmont
ave, on Friday August 2S' at l D. H.
John ". and Caron Brandt Grsgs aged mOnshs
HARDING-In stamford, Conn. August % 1888 william
Funeral at st. Johns Church stamford Friday August o.
1n a. m mt at It Boston, Mass
ne sssd ;ss
Notice q funeral hereafter.
IIon MSdnsd si ASgp:s 81 Margaret "do" Of
Funeral from her late residence POI West 1othsa on
ReI SfiHes and Alf frends inSitei ''''N
PERRYoa weanasay eyes ping August 81 Adenc Reel
Relatives and friends Of the family respectfully invite,
Vest st' 45th. s1o on saturday, az 10 a. M
RAE-At his home. 1s5 Concod;st, Brooklyn. n, y,
son Of William n and Rae, aged 10 years, months
seryces viii be held on Friday August 3d. at O'CLOCK
gust a. ar short Illness Elizabeth, beloved wife of
services the Church Of the HSy
topher SITS. at 80 p.
rS2s sDp.O aged q
Funeral erScss Sssasnse Of her sister Mrs. John
Friaay afternoon. August % At Al. n.
Interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
SMITH-At Rdgefeld. Conn., Samuel y. en1tA-
Funeral Saturday, August 81 .. m
STRATToN-Nt Arlington. N j.. August 20 1850 EEia-
beth H. Straton wife OF A. H. Stratton ana daugnter
OF late Sidney Pearson. - -.
Funeral her late residence Friday 2Sd nsN
Carriages In waiting depot arrival OF so M train
from ChambeTs-st.
Interment private
Kindly omit flowers
THoMpSON-At Ocean Grove, ~ j.. August q Ehwaro
j. THOMPSON Of Woodbridge. " j.. ago1 y wears
Funeral at Woodbridge Friday August 23, at 4 80 D. III
lnterment private.
WILIIAMsON-On Thurs1ay morning. August p Mrs
Caroline A. WILLIAMSON at the house OF her son. "eoge
w. Maynard, In Morrist0wn n. j.
Interment IN Greenwood.
pen.rtmcnt Of STAFF washington, d. c., August 81,
INSTRUMENTATION has been received a. this asvue
from Mr. Robert Clayton the Consul Of one tn 81 s sa
az Para Brazil OF the DEATH the 9th OF Malc icoe
at Manaos n William Weston, OF Ntwf.r inS ,saal
representatives OF the deceased can OBTAIN fureer or
ton by applying 70 this Departurent ,sso
Per D,spatrh No. ii2 dlth July !. 1889.
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fare and she has lost seven by saltwater bathing.
He adds, parenthetcaly, "Coniound II
DATID SIZING AT CHAUTdUQUA.
PLAN FOR suNDAY.sCHooL HOME CLASSES
-ROUNp TABLE OFFICERS.
hOONb ihDbh OTfiNFsn''
IBY TELEGRAPH 70 THE -"fBusE.J

tBf TELEGRAPH 70 THE 1~''BusEJ
Chautaudua. N. Y. Aug. o2.-Professor David
Swing. OF Chicago. spoke here this afternoon on
The Philosophy OF the Novels Dr. Swing described
literature simply the human soul looking up
toward its God" History. according 10 his idea Is
tho soul looking back while poetry comes from tho
fact that man IS so made that he loves two things
alike. two columns IN front of a church temple two
trees beside pathway. two objects which represent
brotherhood"
Dr. W. A. Duncan's plan for Sunday school homo
classes. which Is regarded as the most important
recent innovation in this field and which adopted
not long ago by DR.. a. f. Cunning, the secretary OF
the Congregational Sunday school Society, part
of the denominaona work, has Just been adopted by
several Of the other denominations and will probably
be In general practical operation during the coming
winter. This plan which was first presented to the
International Sunday school Association at Toronto
in june 1884, was favoraby received aud acted upon
by the Worlds Sunday school Convention In london
on July 4. 1t provides for tho formation Of home
classes of one or more persons in connection With
church schools, the scholar agreeing 10 study the
Sunday lesson of the day and preserve records
which may be reported quarterly. The average Sun
dayschoo attendance In the United states Is Is
cent of the population. Under DR.. Duncan's method
this percentage in certain places has been rebled.
The League OF the Round Table have elected the
following officers: President, Mrs. W. II. wcstcott
Holy, N Y. ce-prc6idents, Mrs. c. j. Stevens, of
Niagara Falls, and Mrs. samuel knight, ST. Louis
secretary, Miss +; f. futile, Bast, n T.; executive
committee, Mrs J. c. Martin, NewYork; Miss Adel
Clapp, Albion, n. y Mrs. ID. W. Hatch, jamestown,
n. y. 4; Mrs Stevens and Mrs. knight.
John Loudin and the other Fisk jubilee Singers have
sent through Colonel Royal Taylor, member OF the
class of 1854 a contribution OF $500 TO tho Johnstown
Relief Fund from New South Wales
AT tho close of the Round Table this afternoon Dr.
George W. Dille OF CooperstOwn, Penn, and Mary D.
Bradley, Of oil City, Penn, were married by Bishop
Vincent, DR.. Dnle Is member of the class Of 1882
and his bride of the class of 1884.
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Trouble AMONG THE pREssMEy

The expected conference between executive boards
OF Typographical Union No. O. Newspaper Printers Union
No l. and stereotypers' Union, held yester.
day as was expected. IL postponed until Saturday
night The striking pressmen OF 1.-THE World" are still
confident OF ultimate victory and that Pressmens
Union No "a also ordered strike It's three
four members in The Worlds" pressroom The several
Pressmen's Unions In this city antagonste to each
other members from several Of them have the
strikers places. A meeting held late last night
by Newspaper Printers Union No. l to receive
ports OF the committees appointed to conduct strike
II is expected that Central Labor Union Central
Labor Federation Will action the pressmens strike
at Sundays meetings
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5ueeiaI Noilees.
PastO Office Notice.

tshoud DO read daily by all Interested as changes may
Sr foreign countries need not be specially at
d-os for dispatch BY particular steamer except when
aoSment letters not specially addressed being sent by the
nails for me week ending August "a will close
,nuawntr in ali cases ths Office as follows:
ViyvhRIfpnAY-At 80 o. for France, Switzerand,
Italy, spain and Portugal per per 50 81 La 1Somande We
tsTe Windward islands direct, per Mueli at II
r Jarsica and Jaemel and AUX Cayes Hayt
y Ut silsa. ~ ii 80 q. H. for Ireland Dor kurana.
O. onaea.tor-n (letters for Great Britain and Other
nSeSn countries mus be directed per Aufenis') at
I ~ tx M Tor Europe, per Ems via Southampton
ana az m fsr In Plata Ccrnlies. rect per
ms a. ~ ~ o. M Norway direct, Heks
,onst be directed per Hekia'); AZ
s nsr 4 CITY OF Columbia via Havana etters must
be dfessea osr Circassa via Glasgow (leters must
ana dperted per CircaSsla'l Tor Truxilo and
De s dree% ner = 5 s. 0ten. from New Orleans.
To- Australia NewZealard Hawaiian FIJI and
oaaaan islands per Zealanda fom San Franclscol
sIns here september 18th at 100 m lsr arrival az
MewYorf Mails for China and Japan per '3 cl,S aus 81
sidney from San Francisco close August sc5th az
ZOO m Malls for the Society Islands per ship Tahiti
tram San Franciscels close here August t2sth 90
n M Mails for Cuba by rail " Tampa Fla. and thence
by steamer, via Key West Fla. close at this oace d-sy
The schedule OF closing OF transPacac nails 4. ar
ranged on the presumption OF their overland
transit san francisco Mails frem the East arriving
on time San Francisco the day OF sailing steamers
are dispatched thence the day. Registered mai
closes ct 80 p previous day.
CORNELIUS VAN CoTT. Postmaster.
Fost once. New.York. N. Y. August - isaA
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DE WOLF HOPPER HTS TOys1LIT1s.

That bane of the opera singer tonSilitis. is again
at work Miss Marion Manola was kept off the stage
one night By IT, on Ter the city recently after
her blOthcr's funeral. she IS singing usual,
and the disease has found a new victim In DE Wolf
Hopper He has been suffering from it for days,
but Kept his place in the east of Clover and sing
ing naturally made the trouble worse Last night he
had TO give up his part and it taken 10y Herbert
A. Grips who handled It crcditably. Mr. Hopper
said that what troubled him most breaking his
record for regularity AZ his post lie Is under the
csre Of Dr. Henry schweig and hopes to be able to
sing usual tonight.