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MISSION W0Ra rca SEAMEy.

The Rev. Dr. D. Parker NJ gan was prevented ~ &C.
verc cold from SAYING a. mucn a, had intended
Church Heavenly Res. doy morning With rcg1rd
the worx being done by tn Protestant Episcopal Church
Missionary Society or seam'n ia The civ and Port Of
New.Ycrl The focietY ntan he sbl ions one ieilg
the wellknown Floating Chur OF Our saviour, at Pike
Slip, at Counties slip. and one az West and Houston
chapel and r,edlng.room arc connected With each
taton. The president OF The society IS Bishop Potter
clerical vice presidents the Rev Drs Morgan Dix
Charles f. Hoffman Arthur brooks. d. H. Greer, D.
Parker Morgan, John w. brown, Horny Lubbock w r.
Huntington r. w. Donald ard H. Moet and the lay
Independents John Davenport, Thomas r. Cummings
r. NJ. Duncan r. S. Holt and II. \. Oakley; CORE
spending secretary Henry Rogers recording Secretary
J. u. Morrison. IT, Azoss the lay nanasers Cornelius
Vapdsrbnt n. \. oaklsy and Captain 4 J. Mahan'
y. s. Navy, are particularly active. j. rerpent Mofsah
IS Ass ore ot Che mahaeers. Dr.. MORGAN In hls dis
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,.,-,,pDc1rv OF PENNSYLVANIA.


pbu,dolnb,a. April % (speclaD-The curators OF inc
mnecnm are doing all in their power TO MAKE 'ne COZ
Lotion in their charge accessible and prontaoe ~
isitorS Recently Mrs. Cornelius stevenson deVo'ed
an afternoon to the explanation of the Egyptian ah'u
toe and those who had the good fortune 10 DC pcSc
were deeply impressed by the extent and value Oh 'e
collection and the profound knowledge OF the subject
which Mrs stevenson possesses. Each section CT 'ie
museum has It's little band OF enthusiasts, VINO OF
corrse esteem their own rs Of chief importance
The biological department is the stated recipient Oh
the animals which die In the Zoologlcai Vaiuen'
Among the recent acquisitions were fne Bcngh uSer
and California seallon-
ON Friday next tho medical and dental commence
mont Will be held, DR.. James Tyson, professor OF
clinical medicine delivering the valedctory' out Oh
third year class Of 1853, the medical department VIII
graduate 1871 OF the remainder some nave IaIed 10
pass the requisite examinations, which are by no means
merely formal but others deliberately elect LOT uen
selves four years course, wisely distributing thei
work. over longer period for the sake OF less strain and
creafer efficiency The Dental school, out OF cLlss
OF ninety three Win graduate seventy nine maiuP le
t0tsl number who VIII then receive thelr pIUle'aOud
The T Souarc Club Of architects and draughsmen, Of
this cy pleased with the work done In te new ecnoO
of Architecture. have established free club MEMBER
ships for the students who exhibit the De7t Work on
their monthly problems OF Design
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PRINCETON.

Princeton. N. j., April &c (specaI.-The University
Dramatic Association successful in the ourlesque
GPo-ca-hon-taso last Friday evening. The hall was
filed with an enthusiastic audience. 1t is said that
the piece will be played in the Taylor Opera House
of Trenton in the near future, and many Of the alumni
were 50 we'll pleased with the first performance that
they are anxious TO have 1t produced In New-iork'
The men training for the athletic team are working
systematically every day. Out of the seventye1ght
candidates the team which will be larger than usual
this year. will be chosen and sent to the training
table this week. 1t has been decided to widen the
present track three feet The straghtaWag courses
100 and 900 yards, have been resurreyed ana per
nanent measurements marked. o.nder-paths have
also been made for the running broad jump and high
Jump. a portion of the ground at the entrance Is
sodded and planted with trees, which VIII add very
materially TO the beauty of the grounds.
The Nassau Club gave Its annual concert anu re
cepton last Monday evening. About go lnVltatlonS
We're sent out 10 alumni and friends of the college
The concert was given In University Hall: where
Dawnrenther's Beethoven Quartet, OF NeW-1orh' Gu
tertaned the members and their guests
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-28
VASSAR.

Poughkeepsie, April 90 Notwithstanding TO the
decision of the second division OF the Court of Appeals
on Tuesday the money left TO Vassar College by the
will of John Guy Vassar deceased Will be exempt from
the inheritance tax. II is estimated that tbs will
save the college about $4,000.
The Vassar branch of the Young Women's Christian
Association Is doing active work under the presidency
of Miss Edith stearns. On Sunday evening the asso-
citation listened to an admirable address by DR..
Mosher on Grained Nurses Among the Poor
The following programme is arranged for Founders
DAY. May / At O'Clock an address VIII be delivered
in the college chapel by President Matthew IL. Buck
ham, D. D., of the University OF Vermont AT tho
close of the address reception viii DO held in the
gymnasium from until IL O'clock
a collection Of Indian relics, and fine pair Of elk
anters has been presented TO the Of the college
by Mrs. Conela Brnckerhoff, Of Hopcwell.
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nARTNlOITrH.

Hanover, N. H.. April 90 tspecial.-The baseball
team made its second trip of the season this week.
PLAYING at Harvard Wednesday and Thursday and at
Brown University Friday. Harvard won the hrst
game by score Of 10 to o, the second 8 to l. Ao-
hott was the only man on the Dartmouth team who
seemed able to hit the ball. only hits being made
in the two games.
The annual contest for the oratorical and reading
prizes offered TO students Of the NcwHampshir Col
lege Of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts by Ex-Governor
Frederick smyth occurred last Tuesday evening In
Culver Hall. Prizes were awarded as follows Or
storical first prze 500 to Charles p Brown: second
prize. s15 to f. p. Stone; third prize $40, to A. b.
Hough; Reading, first prize, S15, to o. NJ James
second prize. $40. to c. Z. Hewitt. $3.50 ~ ,
The final examinations Of the Thayer School OF
Civil Engineering took place Tuesday and "Wednesday;
The graduating class numbered four, who Rresented
graduating theses follows Hardy smith Fefguson
Pumping Machinery; Edward Dana Hardy, Prol,
ect for Water Supply" Fred Ellsworth Lamb steel
in Bridge CONSTRUCTION; George Francis Sparhawk,
Progress Of Bridge Construction"
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NOTES FROM STEVENS INSTITUTE.


The course In shopwork has been rearranged and
materially shortened, so that the present sophomore
class win have neither "sophomore supplementary
nor "junior preliminary as has been the custom
heretofore,
Dr. Mayer in charge OF the department OF physics,
has recently renewed his offer Of his fine collection Oh
philosophical instruments to the trustees, on the single
condition that they provide repository and the neces-
sary mountngs for them. DR.. Leeds has more fully
defined his intentions In letter to the students IN
general. in which he says "My intention is to spend
six weeks in walking trip through Holland up the
Rhine, through Switzerland and Germany and the
Black Forest"
The Stevens Social Society wound up the season on
Monday night with dance, given in the large hall OF
the stevens school The stevens Chess Club held a
special meeting recently, at which the revised CON
sttutOn was adopted Their tournament mas mar
rowed down to the following out Of twenty four
entries: Frdenberg '0l, Branc 49, Powell. ,93'
Kunstadter 80, Jones %, Atkins 'e2, and Angel Or
The banjo club played at Mrs. Mortons concert for
tho benefit Of Trinity Church on Saturday The Ia
crosse team defeat d G. c. Y. Y at the ST. George
grounds on Friday, by score Of Al.
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rENssELAER PoLYrECHN1c 1Nsr1rrrrE.

Troy y. ". April &c 6peciaD.-The most impor-
tant topic discussed is that Of the dictatorship. The
committee 10 receive applications Is composed OF Pres
dent Peck and Trustees Powers, 33; Macdonald 81,
and Doughty, '55. Tho opinion is unanimously ex-
pressed that the place should be filed by aumnuS
The Chicago alumni association at Its semannual
meeting and banquet, held on April 10, resolved
"That, as body of alumni We heartily and wholly
favor the selection Of an institute graduate to I'll the
place Of director
The glee club has elected Alexandra POsada jr.,
president: Oren G. King secretary and treasurer and
A. L. Ginelra, manager. There thirty four caadi-
dates for the sixteen places. The banjo club VII
make its first appearance about the middle OF May
with twenty-five members.
Adofo Munoy del Monte, go has been awarded
the McKim Fellowship in Architecture at Columbia
University.
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CIRCUS BREAKING Up HOUSEKEEPING.
HOW THE GREATEST SNOW on EARTH FOLDS

HOW THE GREATEST snow on EARTH" FOLDS
UP ITS TENTS AND STEALS AWAY
Many hands make light work. They also make
terrific racket when they throw things around in the
manner characteristic OF the circus man. In less than
three hours and 10 the accompaniment OF tremendous
uproar Mr.. Baeys myrmidons swept the last vestige
Of the circus out of Madison square Garden yesterday
morning, and nothing but few chips were left to tell
the story OF It's going. Horse power. man-power and
elephantpower were lavshy expended and the result
was breaking up housekeeping Of magical celebrity.
Before the spectators of SATURDAY evenings perform
ance had fairly risen from their seats the circus
wreckng gang had taken possession. In appear
ancc pandemOnium reigncd \ score Of cat-lke Gg
ures ran the iron russes that support the roof,
casting loose guys and fasenings and in moment the
mass OF ropes and wires that supports the aerial per-
formers came down with rush. gang OF men armed
with pick and crowbar attack the stages in the arena
in true Sherman marching TO the sea- STYLE and there
Is a sound Of spllntering wood and tearing spikes.
Other demons Of destruction climb 10 the balcony
that served Nero'S private box, and flying
planks and falling beams I'll that end Of the building
The Twenty-seventh-st. door swings open and the
great sIxhorse baggage rush up the steep In
cline from the street into the building, with drivers
shouting and horses jumping at the collar. Down
stairs there is the trumpeting Of elephants, tho
rafting of hoos upon the pavement, and the hurying
to and fro Of men, The red painted cages are rolled
up 20 the foot OF the runway. Then cable is htched
the ront end and the long string OF men, guided by
The stentoIian voice OF Captain Mclean, the boss
canvasman, swings 10 its work. y tall elephant
leans his bulgng brow against the OF the cage.
and away 1t goes up the runway to the street level
regiment OF baggage smashers' toll down the stairs
from the dressing rooms with endless succession or
trunks. They are slowed away In Ions red wagons,
that go punQng down the incline into Twenty seventh
ST. and only the most skful handling OF the brake and
rens keeps them from shooting clear across and onto
the poslte sidewalk upsetng In the middle OF the
street TO the delight OF the assembled crowd OF oafers
The ticket wagon is driven into the ring and money
and tickets transferred from the Office 10 It's strong
safes. The charots of the Nero pageant, fallen from
their high estate are dismantled and packed high with
every variety Of article. Ancient arnor and modern
torches trophies OF peace and implements OF death
and embems Of religion, are tumbled IN an indiscrimi
nate heap and then packed into the cavernous depths
OF row of great vans. BY l O'Clock the last wagon
has rumbled out into the street the last OF the ele-
plants and cames he's cautiously felt his way into
outer darkness the doors swing together again. aud
the greatest show on earth Is fairly off for Brooklyn.
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SWARTHMORE.

swarthmore Penn, April 90 (special).-The second
game of baseball Of the season was played with the
University Of Pennsylvania Reserves on Apru 10.
The men showed great Improvement over the Haver-
ford game and but for some errors OF Judgment III
base-running would have won the game, which was
lost by the score Of to 8. On Thursday they played
the return game with the same team on Whittier
Field and administered q crushing defeat, the score
being ls TO IN favor Of Swarthmore.
The banjo, guitar and mandolin club made her
first public appearance on Thursday evening, when
they piayed at Union Hall, Swarthmore
The seniors in electricity are making number OF
small motors for their own use. motor which costs
SIS they lind they can construct for less than 81
The class Of o3 have elected the following board Of
editors for The Hacyon": John L. Carver, Charles
Tal1,vol George Warner Helen Hutchinson, Esther
snttSn Fred Cocks, George Strout, Henry Turner,
Margaret Moore, Dora Gilbert and Frances stevenson
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NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY APRIL a. 1s9TWELvE PAGES

losophlcal Grafton Henry schoeld Cooley, OF summit
n J.; scientific grafton, Erastus Walbrldge buHley,
OF Brooklyn: other orntons, Eliot Henry Moore Oh
Brooklyn Marx Edwin Hardy, OF Austin, lex. ;
Lorrin Andrews, Of Brooklyn; watson Gerouo Ciarh'
OF schraaenburg n j.; Arthur Treat Gordon, OF oins
Sing, " Y, and Robert Latou Flemming oil Jersey
City. The three last mentioned have been e@cuseu
from appearing on the stage
The commencement Of the University Law ocnooi
will be held on Thursday, May %, probably NJ tte
Carnegie Music Hall. T 3. Bradley, A. b.. from INC
New-York City College, has been elected vaedctoi1ah
by his classmates. Tho faculty have appointed inc
following speakers: Frank A. Irwin, NJ A.. OF VIII
Jams College; X. J. O'ConnOr, who won the junior
scholarship last year, and Rufus L. Perry. The last
named Is a coorcd man, the OF the Rev. d.
Perry, Baptist clergyman and pastor IN Brooklyn
The annual address to the graduating class will be DC
Iivored by tho Rev. George II. McGrcw OF st. PauPs
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Tho Rev. Dr. Henry Dyke gave fascinating
lecture on Ethics and Art" at the university, In the
Monday lecture course, last week. Ebert b. Munroe'
who was expected to deliver the next Monday lecture,
has written from Florence, Italy, saying that ne VIII
not return TO America until June A., ,,
An important meeting OF the councll Oh tie uIi-
verslty will he held next Monday evening A num-
Der Of interesting reports will then be presented among
them being the report Of the committee on site for the
new university building and the committee on reOr-
ganization Of the Law school.
The students Of the Normal College are enjoying a
week OF rest from rotations but not from study IL
is cram week" with them, and examinations VIII
follow shortly.
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NEWS FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

The influenza and the measles have now almost dis
appcared from the schools OF this city.
Several teachers have been announced as candidates
for the prncpalship the school al
and Ninety sixth.st. Among them are Abner b. Holly
Thomas Moore and Ernest r. BrIins. For the female
department the candidates up to date Miss Gertrude
T.. Weed, Miss Caroline o. Thompson and Mrs. Emma
l.. Seaman.
More than 800 ballots have been made by the trustee.
Of Nineteenth Ward for the appointment OF principal
for tie new school sevcnyseyenthsL No choice Ia.
been made. The candidates have been Miss Clarine J.
Hoyt, Mss Hattie L. Cooper and Miss Anna w smith
Two now canddae, Mss Olivia J. Hin and Mrs. Mary
z. Trip have b-ea mentcFei recently for tire place.
The school trustees Of the Tenth Ward have adyertsd
FOR BIDS to buid wing 10 Grammar School No. rs. in
Nofokst No more bids viii be received after t,norrau
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RUTGERS.

New-Brunswtcb, April 90 (SpeciaD-The Rev. DR..
Elliott Grifs Of Boston, Saturday leetuFed before
large audience in the college chapel on "What We Owe
70 the Dutch as Compared with the English The
lecture was for the beneht Of the athletic association
and on Sunday he preached TO the students. He was
,cthe guest OF President Scott.
The juniors have had their trial speaking for the
iunlor exhibition nineteen competitors entering The
judges we're the Rev. p r. Poclman. Dr. Allen Hutton
and John S. voorhees,. For Peltho the following won
y. NJ. Brett, W. c. Sherwood, W. T. scudder and r. S
,VInn: for Philo-Messrs. F. r. Johnsonburg, T. d.
Carr j. Il. sloan and d. W Cooper
a, The candidates the football team are IN training
and q new tennis club has been formed, with &. {:
J cOlc president ana u. MynRO0p as secfe'arS anu
treasurer -, -, ,
- Mrs William a. DloOdgood OF New-York has given
tho college - 900 in memory of her father the Kew
William c. ErOwnlee, who professor OF languages
IN RutgcrS IN 1928.
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JOHNS HOPKINS.
SCIENTISTS INVESTIGATING CHESAPEAKE BAY
AND TIE POTOMAC RIVER.

Baltimore. Md, April &c (speciaD-The scientlnc
expedition organized by the Johns Hopkins OhNofsUs
and the United States Geological Survey, which started
from here last Thursday state steamer Is to-uay
restinc at Drum Pont-the biologists having carefully
explored the Calvert County Shore and the biologists
,h0roughly investigated the oyster beds between An
napolis and Herring Bay. The trip will be continued
along the shore Of Maryland and Virginia until fIluaS
night. when the steamer will turn into the Potomac
River and 90 up TO Washington. In sc'entnc "orA
the party Is divided into three sections The FIRST ID
charge of Professor W. b. Clark, is examining the mari
deposits The second section. under A. E. BiDoon'
Is studying the oyster and the third section is making
soil investigations. The party includes professor
George H. Williams, r. W. Parks, tr., &. 4. Moae'
u G. Kohler, F. G. King, f. II. Roberts, NJ; }; YEA
and d. p Pope Of the Hopkins Professor W. o. NC
Gee, Professor Lester F. Ward, y; II: Dart0n W. n;
Holmes c. d. White and q. D. Harris OF the Ihited
states Geological survey Professor g. L. come, OF
harvard University Professor T. D. Adams, OF Mc'Ilii
CoeSe, Montreal and Professor T. Lewis stuItevant'
formerly Of the New York Agricultural station;
Monsieur f. Bonnotte, instructor IN French mas IN
troduced a new course In the modern language qepaTI
menf II IS series Of recitatOns Of popular French
PLAYS and is intended primarily for the students IN
French 10 acquaint them Win the coAoquDfa Pr"nA"
ton OF everyday French.
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COLGATE.

Hamilton, N. Y, April 25 (speciaD-David Franklin
Osgood member Of the senior class, died recently
at st. Lubc's Hospital in Utica Of Brghts disease.
He had been at work within three weeks, and his
death was unexpected TO his friends here though not
TO his immediate family. lie on the college base
ball team, was an active member Of the college Y VI.
G. A., and was of the most popular men in the
university. He had Just been appointed as speaker
on the Clarke oratorlcal contest and on the prize de
bate, A memorial service was held in the college
chapel Sunday afternoon, April TO-
Appointments for the prize debate to be held during
commencement week were recently made, follows ::
c. D. Case, c. II. Clapp, F. II. Divine, E. C, Harmon,
6. G. Johnson, d. F. OsgOod; altcTnates f. W. smith
and J. V, Ellison,
The following is the schedule Of the intercollegiate
League eomes to be played hese this sItlng: IIaml-
ton, Nav 9 Rochester, MAY : Hobart May II syria
cuse juno 8. game will also be played with Union
which has withdrawn from the league. The game with
Cornell has been indefinitely postponed. On Friday,
April "a the first game Of the season was played with
st. Johns Military Academy OF Manlius. The gamo
resulted in favor of Colgate by a score Of % 10 4
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY.

Boston, April 26 (speciaD.-rhe year book Of Boston
University for 1891 has been Issued, and shows the
whole number Of students to be 1920 an increase Of
ninety-two over the preceding year OF these the
College Of Liberal Arts contains 326, tho College Of
Music 7, the College Of Agriculture 100, the school
Of Theology Id, the School Of Law 1913, the School
Of Medicine 49, the school Of All Sciences 90 (15 stu
dents being registered In more than one department.
The Beacon Hill Art Club Of Boston University
recently organized and the following were elected
officers for year President, Professor Daniel Dor
chester, IT,. vice presidents Edwin l.. Hechb3rt, Mss
sarah :. Windsor NJ d.. Willis l.. Eaton secretary
John WenZel; assistant secretary, Fred Il. Kellogg
treasurer, Miss Edith IL. Wider; curator, Joseph q.
Wyman; executive council, Professor Dorchester, F. W
Adams L. F.. Heckbcrt, Miss Harriet S. Sawyer, Miss
Alice NJ, smith
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AMHERST.

Amherst, Mass, April 25 (speciaD.-Thc ffty-eIshth
annual convention OF the Psi Epsilon Fraternity VIII
be held with the Gamma Chapter, at Amherst On May
Z and 8.
The first drawing for the Phi Beta Kappa Society
from the class of 'O2 is as follows: y. ;. Bentley
A. L. Branerd a. p. Ball, ". J. Fisher ". c. Hold
der, J. r. Kollock ". B. Perry, E. Dana Pierce and
{. E. Tlley.
The commencement speakers from 'o1 viii be y. r.
Avery, II. NJ Chase, A. S. Cooley, r. W. Crockett,
+. Sherey E. r. Smith, c. ". Thorp and r. S. Wood
worth.
The games arranged for the university nine are as
follows April 30-EXeter, at Exeter; May /
Andovcr, at AntDver; May 2-lI9ryard at Cambridge
MAY Civilians, at Amherst; May 0-PTinceton, at
Amherst: May 13-Princeton at Princeton; May IL
st. Johns College at Fordlam; May 15-to Be hiled
May 90 and 23-Dartmouth, at Amherst MAY 81
Yale, at New-Haven; May 3O-Willams, at Williams
town; June 3-Yale. at Amherst; June 10 and IL
Dartmouth, at Hanover; June 22-WiDams, at Will
Jamestown. June o3--WilUams. at Amherst. The
team is as follows: Sullivan, captain Hunt Hare.
Boutwell,. Brown. Cheney Stearns, Taylor, Jackson,
Leach, Gould and Cutler.
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LAFAYETTE.

Esston, Penn. April 90 CspeciaD-The new cata-
foeue has come from the bndery; it shows total Of
$40 students, coming from twenty States. OF the
twenty four trustees oneha alumni Of the college
The lcading features that the admission of
students By certificate, the Of free tui,lon in
highway construction and the full plans Of the alumni
as to the collection Of their endowment fund which
is making fair progress
The sophomores having no required Latin tbs term
have formed an optional class and arc reading the
Htauton Timoroumenos,7 Of Terence, under DR. VIII
IAN Is. owen. The sophomore class have elected as
officers J. j. Robinson president; II. f. JscLs n vice.
treasurer '''
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WESLEYAN.

nddletown, April 2G (speclaDr-A new class society,
Sigma M, has been organized by some members Of
'b3. 1t has been In existence sub rosa for nearly
year 1t is the intention Of the founders to make it
junior society. The members Of the new society are
+. Cutts, E. V. Dubois, F. 5. Han, \. W. Johnson
X. Squire, A. T. Talmadge and A. II. Thorndlke.
During the week the appointment by the faculty 10
the several defamation and forensic contests of the
spring term were announced. For junior debate the
contestants are L. II. Gibbs. y. c. Hubbard, j. ).
Pullman and f; Il. Scott for .tunior-sophomore
exclamation, A. L. CrOwel, T. 5. IIend rson, W. H.
KIDD g. Mooney and T. II. Tackaberry. '02 and G. H.
Blakeslee, L. NJ Burr, +. S. Hall H. Howard and w. E.
Lake. '93; for freshman defamation, c. ". Delano
+. W. FROST J. II. nehlon and a. J. SAKE.