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COcOanut Day in India.

"Cocoanut day" is celebrated in most
parts of India during the full moon in
August. On that day numbers OF nuts
are thrown into the sea as an offering to
the Hindoo god. Occasionally one
meets with deformed nuts, consisting OF
the husks with small nuts having no ker-
mel inside. The natives attribute this
blighting to the tree-frog, which, by
smelling the flower, can prevent the fruit
from coming to maturity.-Popular
Science Monthlu.
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The Head of the Shakers.

Frederick William Evans: who TO,
many years has been the Presiding Elder
of the Shakers in America, lives in rigid
simplicity at New Lebanon, N. Y, on
the estate of 1000 acres which the
Shakers have owned since 1770. He is
eighty-two years old, but is still vigorous
in body and mind, and is the real head
of his people. "We live here in soli-
tude," said Mr.. Evans to visitor, land
grow up like the trees in California. Our
life is simple and we believe that every
person born has an equal right to the
aoil -
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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

It has been demonstrated that spirits
turpentine is one of the best remedies for
roup in fowls.
Rust and rot do more for the imple-
ment maker in winter than wear and tear
do in summer.
Have coops provided and yards arranged
in readiness for the young chicks and
their m others.
Do not crowd the fowls, especially as
warm weather comes on. Close quarters
invited disease.
The secrets of large yields always and
everywhere are rich soil, good seed and
thorough tillage.
More attention ought to be paid to the
teeth of our domestic animals. They often
suffer from neglect.
The farm may not yield big profits,
but is there any other calling so sure to
give man ivings
The fruit orchard wants no fresh and
fermenting manures. Give it manure
that is we'll decomposed.
The farmer who makes his own pork
and beef puts another bond on health and
pays himself for so doing.
A small amount of easily digested food
is preferable to larger amount that is
more difficult of digestion.
Sour swill is one of the sources of dis.
ease in the hog. Much of it is kept until
it becomes too acid for even a hog.
Clean earth is good absorbent for the
poultry house, but should be removed
without fail before it becomes foul.
Use but do not waste or abuse the gifts
of nature. She supplies enough for all, if
we have the intelligence to use them
rightly.
1t is a great luxury to live on good
road. 1t pays every one living along q
road to do his share toward making it 6
good one.
When only one ingredient is lacking il
the soil, that one when applied will pro
duce lust as good results as a complete
manure would.
Use salt as a fertilizer at the rate ot
about one barrel to the acre. In some
cases double the amount, as top-dress
ing, would be better.
A particular fertilizer may be bene.
fetal on one farm or field and of no value
on another, because that particular in
gredient is not needed.
A tree planted in a poor, barren sol
will not thrive much by filling the hole
with good earth or manure. 1t want:
good soil and good care.
Corn cobs contain more potash than
wood. If they are used for fuel, and the
ashes saved, it will be tile most econom-
ical mode of disposing of them.
Give your farm credit for furnishing
you home rent free and for a thousand
and one necessaries and luxuries which
you would have to pay cash for in city
Recipe for vicious horses-patience
gentleness, frmness and petting, ont
pound of each. Mix thoroughly with
one half a pint of common sense, and give
to the horse every day.
Running dairy without thermom'
etcr is as inconvenient as running house
hold without tlmcpiece. The good
workman must have good implements tc
produce the best results.
Grating is an old art not sufficiently
appreciated. BY it any old fruit tree that
is healthy but unproductive can be soor
changed in its character. Thousands o.
farmers do not know how to graft
though it is easily learned.
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A Machine to Make Picket Fences.

An ingenious Minneapolis man has
lust perfected machine which takes the
lodgings" of the sawmill refuse, and
automatically makes them up into picket
fence. The boards arc trimmed into the
shape of pickets and then the machine
binds them with wire. The machine
makes 12O pickets per minute. Those
who are Up in fence matters predict that
this new fence, called the combination
fence, is destined TO sopplant barb wine.
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Is q Necessity with nearly everybody. The run
down, tired condition at this scaeon Is due 70 I'm
purlties in the blood which have accumulated dur
Ing the winter, and which must be expelled you
wish to feel we'll Hoods Sarsaparilla thoroughly
puraes and vItalzes the blood, creates good appe-
tte, cures bnlousness and headache, gives Eealthy
action to the kidneys and liver and mparts to the
whole body feeling OF health and strength IFy IL
this spring.
81 take Hoods sarsaparllla every year as spring
tonic, with most satisfactory results fARaELhE'
pr;d1o cfrcnt Brooklyn
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Purifies the Blood

'Food's Sarsaparilla purified my BLOOD gave INC
strength and overcame the headache ana di@|'neA'
so that I am able to work again. reconmenu
Hoods sarsaparilla to others wEose blood IS th'n
or Impure, and who feel worn out or run oo"n'
LUTHER MASON, Lowell, Mass
ave have used Hoods sarsaparilla for years, and
recommend It as the best spring medicine or blood
purifier. Our boy is nno years old and has enjoyed
GOOD health ever since we began giving 1t to him.
B F. GEoYER, Rochester, N H
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Mary needed this good advice, bought :
supply Of DR. Pieces Favorite Prescrip-
ton and It wrought a perfec cure. The
history Of her marvellous restoration to
health is similar to that of thousands. =.
world-famed remedy for all those chronic
weaknesses and distressing arrangements so
common to America, women. 1t Is most
potent, invigorating, restorative tonic, or
strength giver, imparting tone and vigor
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NitrO.Glycerine as Medicine.

The use of nitro -glycerine in cases Of
emergency instead of alcohol is recon-.
mended by an English physician. A
drop Oh the tongue rouses faintins
man, and it may restore life in the case
of apparent death, as from drowning
It has quickly relieved headache, heart
pains, and asthma, and strengthened
weak pulse in fevers.
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Spring Medicine

The chief reason for the marvellous success Of
Hoods SarsaparIlla is found in the article itself
II Is Merit that wins, and the IA; that Hooo
sarsaparIlla actually accomplishes what Is claimed
for It. IS what hos nade 1t the medicine nfse In 'ne
confidence Of our counrymen, and given to HoooS
sarsaparlla popularity and sale greater than tnas
Of any other blood purifier
"Early last spring was very mucn run do"n'
had nervous headache, felt miserable ana oil lna''
I1vos.verv much benefited by Hoods sarsaparIlla
o,d r.oor,n,end Il to nv fr.ends."-Mhs J. Il TAY.
TOR 111e Euclid Avenue, Cleveland O.
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Paul Clifford, the original inventor of
the Paris pneumatic post system, has
made pneumatic rifle which is said to
be wonder. 1t is described this way:
The weapon is much lighter than any OF
the army rifles now in use. 1t resembles
the magazine gun in that steel cartridge
about a span and half long and as thick
as mans thumb is attached to the bar
rel by means of screw. This cartridge
contains 300 shots, which can be dis
charged as rapidly or slowly as a man de-
sires. At recent trial the ball travelled
with wonderful accuracy, and penetrated
deep into the wall of the shooting room.
AS soon as one cartridge is emptied of its
300 shots another can be screwed on the
gun in the twinkling of an eye. Mr..
Clifford says that the 300 shots in car
fridge can be produced at cost Of about
three pence. The gun itself can be
manufactured for about $5.-7ames-D s-Demo-
cr1t
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Creates an Appetite

,I wish TO enroll my name as one OF those VINO
have derived health from the use OF Hoods safsa'
parilla For many years have taken IT, especially
in the early spring, when am troubled Win dlAtf
ness dullness, unpleasant taste In my mouth IN th'
morning 1t removes this bad taste, relieves my
headache and makes mo feel greatly refreshed
The two bottles have used this spring have been
worth MANY dollars to me. advise oil my friends
to take it.'-Joas BlySs, ss3 lsd Street. Town OF
Lake, Chicago, III
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The pleasant effect and the perfect safety
with which ladies may use the liquid fruit
laxative, Syrup Of Figs. under all conditions
make 1t their favorite remedy 1t is pleasing
to the eye and to the TASTE gentle, yet effectual
in acting on the kidneys, liver and bowels.
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NERVE REsToRER. No Fits after first days
use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 trial
bottle free Dr. Kline Gl Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
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The Ladies DELIGHTED.

AN exhibition of thousand different sorts
of horseshoes, including some made by the an
cient Romans, Is going on in Lond IN.
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Str Noucls Free, sent by Cragin & Co., Phila.
Pa, to any one in U. s. or Canada post paid,
upon receipt of % Dobbins's Electrical Soap
wrappers Seelist Of novels on circulars around
each bar. This soap for sale by all grocers.
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to the whole system. As soothing nervins
it 1T Is unequaled Sec guarantee printed
on bottle-wrapper and faithfully carried out
sfor many years
A Book of 1G0 pages, treating Of Woma?
in plain sealed envelope, to any address, on
receipt Of Ten cents, in stamps.
Address, WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION, No. 66S Main Street, Buffalo,
n.
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And n,very soon, Miss Larkins was better.
The G. NJ. D. which she took was Dr. Pierce'a
Golden Medical Discovery. the great remedy
for bronchial, throat and lung diseases, SICK
headache, scrofula, dyspepsia and all diseases
that have origin in impure blood and disor'
dered liver
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THE Valley of Death" which Is the crater
of an extinct volcano and contains great deal
of carhonic acid gas, Is In Java.
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Howss THAI

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be curei by
taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY G. Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known F. ].
Cheney for the last 10 years. and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tions. and financially able to carry out any OBJ
legations made by their firm.
West &; Truax, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Walding, Kinnan g. Marvin, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally acs-
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Price, Toe. per b1ttle'
sold by all Druggists.
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The cleansing, antiseptic and healing quail.
ties Of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy are un'
eoualed.
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ONE Of the big life insurance companies OF
New York intends to put up building IN Salt
Lake City that will cost ST 10000.
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One of the University of Pennsylvania
newest courses is-slat in statistics.
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II afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
SON Eye-water DRUGGISTS sell at 2oc, per bottle
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A Wonderful Pneumatic Rifle.

The u. s. Government makes regular pur-
chases of 'Tansill's Punch" or the army.
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Miss Larkins was bilious and feeble and sick,
And it seemed as if nothing would ever re-
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Twas the best thing on earth she could posi-
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And her stomach was constantly burning
with fever.
OF the great G. NJ. D. she bought supply,
And directions for taking pursued TO the let
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Said Md1u to Sarah =:
Said Sarah to Mdry:

Forgive me, my dear II my comments seem crusty,
Anu, pray, try q cure that is rtain and trusty.
TITS needless to suffer t, murmur and languish
And pass half your days in such Pitifu anguish,
For female disorders of every description
Are certainly cured by Pierces F"vorite Prescription
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OF losing its popularity By resorting
to pressure. In countries like 6ervia Il Is
almost impossible 70 gather In the taxes
without coercion-in fact, payment - not
spontaneous In one case out o{ thousand.
Then the closure 81 the Austro-Hungarian
frontier to Servian swine has impoverished
whole districts that lived on the exp0rta-
ton Of pigs to Hungary and Austria lt
was the boast Of the Radical leaders before
they took offlce that their financial system
would relieve the country OF oppressive
taxation. and they limited At notable re-
ductlon Of the army, which was to enable
them to carry out their financial reform.
OF course. this part of their programme
has not been applied Where they have
attempted any trifiipg change il has been
done to the detriment of the revenue, al
ready insufficient to meet the tndispensa-
BILE expenditure.
The present administration has been
altogether very unfortunate one for Ser-
via. II has no authority with and very lit
tie control over its own officials. Confusion
and disorder are reported from Fall quar-
tiers. Ex-King Milan. whatever his faults
may be, is q clever statesman. His enc
mics admit that much. Seeing that the
drift of affairs is of nature to compromise
the future Of the dynasty. he, no doubt, con-
siders himself entitled 10 stand by his SON
during the crisis. It is not probable that
for himself, unless he finds that there is no
other means of saving his sons future.
His frequent intercourse at Belgrade with
the general officers in garrison there
naturally attracts attention and gives rise
to sensational rumors. But for the mo-
ment they do not appear to have any seri-
GUS foundation.
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Looking Backward.


Madam" said the eminent surgeon, az
am happy to say we have discovered at last
the cause of your husbands condition. A
small portion of the skull was fractured by
the injury that deprived him OF conscious
ness year or more ago, and q splinter has
been pressing upon the brain. have To-
Gated the fracture, and in few minutes,
with the help of my assistants. the splin-
ter will be removed. You must not be
surprised. madam he continued.
lat anything he may say when he
returns to consciousness. It has been many
long month since the injury happened to
him, but you viii remember that to him
there has been no lapse of time whatever.
II he was interrupted in the course of any
remark he was making at the time of the
accident he ill finish that remark as soon
as the pressure is removed from his brain. /"
The surgeon resumed his place at the
bedside of the unconscious patient, and the
operation proceeded. 1t was q complete
success. The moment the splinter was re-
moved from the mans brain q natural look
came into his eyes. and his anxious friends
in the room adjoining heard him say in q
slow, hesitating monOtone:
- hen and half lay an egg and q
hrif in day and Ii half, how many eggs
will six hens lay in seven days?"
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4 -
two men Of the regiment eollgnuy
afeM nifasen Up ana lisd - c4lI{ I'll ~
matters 1eunt!ly he diu NOT Iesa 10. ~
annty - nanocuns wHn touI c cxa1.s -
pefaInd MIN ana the blood from tne cul ~
DIS forenead ssifienlng on ms leit cnesk'
1ne corporal Was not locuiaf elIner. ~
hgnuy got g lar g his = . ss.y 80
poral tod nim 20 STOW ms ZIP anu Io:ue
a.one ne desired 20 s.op a1o g n 1 80.
lie explained very Wen mgeeus VIII. 49,. -.
corporal cut ~ with 0u ol - n.s
us the IKE you as Dfiuks uiSEa ~ .- -.
inc hkes o. us. bioomln. me .sr. oIn $500 YOU
are. Know your regiment me noE s.s 70
Marcn = tue qWckstep NneIe yoL ~ oo ann
from; You're oiacK shame " Ane SCI
wee.
1oilgntiv kept MS temper anu 1891
planning all over again from tne Deglnnansi;
men ne was marcneo Out ~ Tue aal Ia aas1
INTO the yefreshment room ana sv m nos ~
MAKE quanneu 1901 OF nlniser, A 1870 -
were going 70 run nlm up % TOT. uIylnu-
gar. Ano funnIlE u2 ~ aV 9r -,
ahce aiiDoss as unaisnineo 90 she Aios
"aISn. ,-r.4.-.., La 49,
uo.ignay was healiy nys.eIlIal WIN 80 ~
aha she ehili anu Tue I1lss - aaa - ~
nanocuns ana ,ne neadachs THAT IL 49, a, ~,
nis .oIsnSsu Hxu gven LII In. 49,, ~
ia,u nluiSrii OUT ~ - PRESS Mnas a. =
nsn ne neu -. &c ~. ,,,e,,
MS tnfoa, was ieeiing ufy one ~ .ns ne; :,
sald s e.. sa l..r 80 lev 80 81 b;s.
sne sncA Mlnu, osan anu - =. A. ts -. th;s
Dus ye ne,S, 6 T nyoie ~ $3.50 r;sb
s s,:e oim IT. ney IssG nys - 1s Thev
I'm. 1ney Ia'ne1 a., ntsS.,, ,.a1s. 100 :,
.aa . sofho yGsl r ~ .au 1919 ~. hscsnss
s "a oale. $50. uoiignay sui' IT, Tb.r ssEed
ns nau s as NON e. . a..n.ss, 1900 IF
n.n - s9.i snsM apout t; un0 .,ss ,snss ~,
th surn 5lAsT d Tn ,hs. MADE Gol;ehtlv
49, siv 1870 . 1asJ 80 Ts,,t he Wits
,sa anan sssa. Ell, ~ nn aa nt s;as mil
auous n'.n ~ "v ~. Arps - nm
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80. .is Dus. " = :, aaas .rsd -nttan
yoni oaIn su us = eaa;;,, sha,, tun
.s... -s 80 $3.50 nnaa ~ ~.,. .ssi1.-
GaI,eb;'v rn.s from - The flnor feeling very
s.'aS, III, ~ ;ae sh;.t ~;n,sad o,sa,,
s ,s a a.su s,,d ,aar,v III doun his
8. II -. $500 :. ~ ,,,.,L s,,S ~ 1hat
.,ss;.s. ~, 49, s-s - .., me-
ny 80 sal,;rSti,,,s - ;or.
T ia y ~ my - avsJsncs in f,,li
..Thsr = RS III s.,,rd &c scnfssa i, tba
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DEsPAIRING ARIsrocRAcY.



It is becoming more and more hard for
Faubourg st. German mothers to End rich
husbands for their daughters. As there is
no court here, the connection which mar
rage with one of these young ladies might
open to iossveI enrichi would be of small
value. She could not endow her husband
with q title and her pretensions to be bet
ter than his family would be uncomfortable.
As her forefathers and foremothers
all married for money, she has
not the recommendation of beauty.
The sons of noble families. as such.
care not nearly so much priced as they used
to be by the magnates of the French Jewry.
Still. they can pick up in all directions the
daughters of men who have made money
in business. For instance, match is con-
templated between the heiress of a manu-
facturer of corsets and descendant of
Marshal de Grouchy, who was man of
ancient family. Her father is glad to buy
title for her, and she is delighted at the
prospect of hearing stylish nnaitre d'hotel
announce that Nine. le Marquise est SER
VIE" A Belgian prince Of non-royal house
was able, some eight or nine years ago, to
get hold of f400, 900 by going to Hymen's
altar with the daughter of man who rose
from being q street-sweeper to having q
contract for sweeping the streets of Paris.
But his sisters, who were penniless, had to
marry poor widowers.
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4 - h6vo 1reemsd inst you loved bolore.
f16 hoxo 3fY6o - nm11e It die ending:
a IQ1 hoNe known what u xns p live
MI Uo0dof whore life was tending;
~ IN 6nxo known toK y0ur lonelleet days
Tie cnee when your kind surGed round you:
n You have reached fl the night for = soz1eh
~ coEne 1fom he dArknoss thar bound ron;
u "a kavo loolked, ana looked but III rain.
70 m<ct tie 6Ie1 that should thrill ron:
Il 5o0 W6fc61d and waited for years
FOR the aot5nd Of the voice that should can
II xou ~ ksse Iistened. 81 any snd night.
For The fall Of the footstep near you:
u you have Wokened and Wept for her
with never friend 80 hear you
1fyou heve hoazded your spirit and soul.
- b worthy ot her receiying;
n pom have acted mans best part
10 The beet Of your hearts believing:
II yo0 have found what the great gods know
4hot measure, divine and human.
o. Ill shat IL 9Weete8t and best IN life
Ihe 1oye Of loving woman
II yoA en- be tyue and believe her true.
With he width Of the world between yol1:
4 eho can Be woman and angel. too;
~ weak, and yet strong 70 screen you:
u Yen can loY bare to her tender eaze
The whole Of your HES long proving:
e Jon can live and can wait for her
Al, then, you may call IL s1oyingis'
Fannie Aynar Mdtkeps
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well. George" said the proud father,
taking up in his arms the precocious little
4-year-old, whom the company was admir-
ing, what are you, anyhow"
George was silent.
what are you, Georgief" repeated his
father.
II know what you want me to say" an
swered the precocious cherub. "You want
me to say I'm papa's treasure, but I'm
not"
What You're not papa's treasure !?
Why notp
"'Cause heard you tellin' Bridget last
night she was your treasure"
Bridget" explained the father to the
company, after George had gone out, .sis
the name of-er-ah-one of the neigh
boris children"
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Sizing Up the Strangers.
Chicago Tribune.

Mrs. Chugwater-Josiah, these new
neighbors of ours across the way seem to
be excellent people. see they are adver-
Using in this mornings paper that they
have found a gold-handled umbrella which
the owner can have by calling and proving
property.
Mr.. Chugwater (suspiciously body
that advertises he has found an umbrella
and wants to find the owner is just a little
too good. Keep the coalhouse locked here
after, Samantha, and keep an eye on the
clothes-Iine."
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TROUBLES OF AN Ex-krNe.
Milan in Belgrade. and Changes Looked
for Soon.

Milan in Belgrade. and Changes Looked
for Soon.
Vienna Correspondence London Daily Tele-
graph.
Ex-king Milan's stay AZ Belgrade seems
likely 10 bring about change in the state
OF affairs In Servia. About three monl his
ago one OF the best-known diplomausts in
Europe told me he looked upon comp
d'etat or pronunciamento in favor of Queen
Nathalie as not improbable. 1t NAV
be that King Milan entertained
similar apprehension. In any
case. he is much mortified at the
turn things have taken since he sbdica,ed.
nor Is it certain whether the Servian re-
gency have been able TO fulfill their fnan.
cial engagements to the ex-sovereign 1t 10
said that the pay of many officers, govern
ment employees and pensioned officials has
been outstanding for months. and that the
taxes are collected with great irreguIarity.
because the Radical government is afraid