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Connecticut western news., 1891-01-21
hISTRICT ! of sharon, ss. Probate court, lI January 17th, 1891.
 Estate of Clark M Juckett late of Sharon

Estate of Clark M. Juckett, late of Sharon, in said ,iist,ict
 Upon the application of Flora B. Juckett, of said sharon the widow of said deceased praying hat letters of adm nsti ation may be granted on said estate aud that she, the said Flora B. Juckett. may be duly appointed the a'iministrAtrix thereof, as per application on file more flu ly appears, 1t is
 ORDERED that said application be heari a d determined at the Probate Office in Sharon, in said District, on the 31st day of January, A. D. 1891, at 1" o'clock in the fore- noon. and that notice be given of the penden- cy of said application and the time aHd place of hearing thereon, by publishing the same once in some newspaper having circulation in said District, and by posting a copy there- of. on the public sKn-post in the town of sharon, ia said District.
 A. M. CARD, Judge. Certified by WILLARD BAKER, Clerk,
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-21
Highest of all Leavenng PoweU Govt Report 1Ss R@H!A!:'!;!! Q! BsMas{ BskiRg
 ABSOLUTELY PURE
ORE HILL.

Our school has started again with Miss Annie Russell, of Waterbury, a teacher in the higher department and Miss Katie Garvin, of Irondale, in the primary department. Andrew Rich ards Is out again after a sickness of about two weeks. " Minnie Bartle has returned to Pennington Seminary, N. J...... Hiram Hoyt, brother of Wm B Hoyt, our station agent, has resigned his position as station agent at State Line and accepted position at South N"rwalk. .... Lewis Reed, the black smith, stayed at home two days last week with swelled face. Lewis don't stay at home for trifes Henry Sin cerbox Is the new chief engin. CT of the Brook Pit Mining Go. =. CaI rie A. Gibbs is out again after beit.s confined to the house several weeks. ... Rev D Phillips preached at the school house last Sunday to a fair congregation. ... Drummers are numerous at Ore Hill and John Martin makes his periodical visits. -. Peter r. Everts makes popu- lar assistant postmaster
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-21
Killed at JohnstOwn.

JoHNsTowN, Pa, Jan. 19.-Two men, Lawrence Risk and an unknown compan- ion, were struck by train at the stone bridge and killed. A freight train pre- vented their hearing the approaching train
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-21
Enws Respecting NewspapeT>.

Enws Respecting Newspapers. Printed for the benefit of those who think shat ordering . paper stopped absolves them from paying up arrearages:-
 sf subscribers refuse or neglect to take their paper from the poet-ofice to which they are di- fected they are held responsible until they have settled their bills and ordered their papers discon- Guued.
 aSubecribers who do not give express notice to the contrary are considered as wishing tocontinue their subscriptions.
 ssIfsubrcribers order the hiecontinuance oftheir papsr the pu ublisherr may continue to send them Outil all arrearp are paid-
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Certified by WILLARD BAR
State of Connecticut Court of Common Pleas |
 County of Litchneldl i.itchtield bounty.
Udty UT HItCIIuOIU LII
 Jan, Town of Salisbury l
Order of Notice.

James L. Butterly. et al.
 Upon the complaint "f the said Town of Salisbury. claiming a foreclosure of certain mortg,ged premises situated ih sad town of Salisbury. brought to the present term of this Court: It appearing to and being found by the Court that the defendants, James L Butterly and William G. Buttery,are residing in the Clry and County of New York, State of New York.
 Therefore, ordered: That the plaintiff cause sad defendants to have notice of the pendency of this action by causing this order uf notice to be published in the Connecticut Western News, u weekly news aper published in North Canaan, in said I.itchfied County, two weeks successivey, commencing on or Def re the 14th day of January, 1891. and thnt ;s copy of said newspaper containing this notice b. sent by mail, postage paid, tO each nf said defendants, respectively addressed 10 206 Br' r'adway. New ork city, N. Y.
 Dated at Winchester this 5th day of Jan uary, 1891. By the Court.
 Vim. F. HURLBUT, Clerk.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-21
X Failurs That Surprised.

NORWICH, Jan. 17.-J. Strouse & Co., dealers in millinery goods, have failed, and Mayor Crandall has been appointed trustee The failure caused considerable surprise among business men.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-21

The humane agent has case against | Winsted man for starvation of two horser.
 Horace Johnson, the Middle Haddsm ~eatber prophet IS believed to be ib- ..ne and is at times so violent that it Is necessary to put him under restraint.
 The Baltimore and Ohio railroad pro- poee. to expeud $l.2OO, 900 in getting the Chespeake an Ohio Canal ready for operation again.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-21
Legal Notices |.

It's economically ussels soap.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-21

or Jimmy Carroll to fight for purse and the lightweight championship of America before the Olympic club, New Orleans.
 Fire at Dallas. Tex, caused loss of $1O6, ,O0O.
 The village of Eddyville, N. r., was swept by floods, great damage to property resulting. Many oe the inhabitants were driven out of their houses by the rapid rise of water.
 Senator Hearst, of California, is fatally i'll, and his physicians say his death may occur at any moment.
 Cut the Platform from the Car.
 STAMFORD, Jan. 13.-In the heavy fog this morning an express train cut the rear plat form from horse car at the Elm street crossing. The driver, named Wood, was somewhat injured.
 Returned and Pleadei Guilty.
 HARTFORD, Jan. 14-George M. Bar tholomew, formerly the president of the Charter Oak Life Insurance company, who fled to Canada some years ago, re- turned voluntarily to Hartford Tuesday morning and appeared before Judge Fenn in the superior court and pleaded guilty to the embezzlement of $10,000, the pro- ceeds of the Charter Oak Life Insurance company, which was discounted at the Hartford bank. The judge sentenced him to one year in state prison at Wethersfeld, and he went there immediately. Barthol- omew is past seventy years old and is in feeble health. Young Astor's Engagement Announced.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-The engagement of John Jacob Astor, the only son and heir of MT. and Mrs. William Astor, of No. $50 Fifth avenue, to Miss Willing, of Phila- delphia, has been announced. MT. John Jacob Astor, as previously stated, is the youngest member of the family, being about "A years old, tall, slender. with blue eyes and fair hair. Miss Willing, who comes of an old Philadelphia family, is a beautiful woman, with dark hair and eyes. and h we'll known in Now York society.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-21

Instead of confining himself to a single university he resided for q considerable time first at Gottingen, where he gradu. ated as doctor of philosophy in 1890, and afterward at Berlin. Among his teachers
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-28
Poor Donation ="

The COnreid Opera company filed their
engagement at the Grand opera house
last night by coming in on a special train.
the regular passenger beir delayed. by
he wreck of a freight train on the line in
Louisiana.
They were greeted with packed and
quite fashionable audience, among which
we're several made up theatre pa ties
The opera, by Carl MillOecker, entitled
Poor JOnOthan," is written as an Ameri-
can opera and is put on in full dress
throughout, a novelty in opera, which
long has been regarded as the proper We
hicle TO the display of pretty cOOrS, ar
lstic stage grouping, .and pleasing effects
This was all gone last night. There were
no pretty cOStumS, many Of the ladies
costumes being decidedly out of date
some even looking shabby. There were nc
pretty groupings. either, the situations
like the theme of the opera, being
strange, awkward and strained. There
are several good voices, among them Miss
Selby. Miss Hall and Mr.. Libby, while
Mr.. MaccOlin, as the comedian, and Mr..
Herbert, as the eccentric fun maker were
very pleasing.
The opera has some pretty music.
notably in the chorus, but not overflow
ing with pretty Duets, trios or Quintette
Tonight the"Gypsy Baron" will be sung.
Tomorrow and Monday night, the Fat
Mems Club" will be given al the Grand.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-28
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

BY OUR SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR.
The experiments at artificial rain
| making seem to have proved failures.
A good many successful experiments
could alone prove it to BIZ practicable.
The successes must be largely in excess
OF the failures in order to establish its
practicability.
When all signs indicate rain and the
clouds are collected over head, is not a
proper time for fair experiment of the
practicability of artificial rain-making.
There were no representatives of the
leading newspapers of Virginia among
the Virginia editors.
The Lynchburg Virginian and the
Danville Register were the only long
established newspapers that were repres-
ented. They were in existence in ante
bellum days. but only of local influence.
All the other papers represented. were
started within the past few years, and
from their names, are published at cross
roads, or very small towns.
But for all that those Virginia editors
will advertise San Antonio more effectu-
ally than ten million pamphlets.
Mrs. Marian Robinson Wright asked a
tremendous price for write up of San
Antonio.
Patrick Henry Tansy would perform
the work much cheaper and in more
flowing style.
Shooting wild ducks ought not to be
punished If they sunmered and win
tered with us 1t would not be amisS to pro-
tect them from wholesale slaughter.
Perhaps none of those that are here this
winter will ever return.
Germany's banking houses seem to be
smltten with ShakineSs and to be collaps
ing with distressing frequency.
Bank failures in Berlin are by no means
child'S play. The government has to be
satisfied there was no rascality.
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MILITARY NOTES.

Regular Saturday mornings inspection
was given the troops at the military post
this morning.
Litter drill was given in front OF the
post hospital at Fort Sam Houston this
morning.
Drill was given at the military post
yesterday evening. There will be no more
drills until Monday.
Private Groves, K troop, 3rd cavalry,
will be discharged next Wednesday.
There are several more men of that troop
who will soon receive their discharges.
A foot ball club is being organized at
Fort Sam Houston. 1t will be named the
Fort Sam Houston Foot Ball club. They
will play the San Antonio eleven as soon
as they get into practice. There are sew
eral good players at the post and this
should be a strong team.
The Fort Sam Houston cricket eleven
is not heard from any more. Has 1t dis
solved?
Some workmen had considerable
trouble moving safe from down stairs
mp TO the second floor yesterday, in the
quartermaster'S depot.
The government tower inside the
Quartermastor's quadrangle has had an
unusually large number of visitors lately.
One of the lady visitors received very
warm reception from tne ola doe yeSter-
day. She proved herself good hundred
yards Splinter, while running to the
tower to escape the deer.
The 23rd infantry band will give their
regular concert at the mi litary post next
Monday night.
Private Frank Anderson, who enlisted
at Fort Bliss, Tex, for K troop, Bird
cavalry, few days ago, arrived at Fort
Sam Houston yesterday and was detailed
10 that troop.
Six military cOnvicts are to be sent from
Fort Sam houston to Fort LeavenwOrth,
Kan. this afternoon.
The 23rd infantry band will give so.
cable and hop at SchwartzS hall to-
night.
The officers at Fort Sam Houston will
receive their pay Monday.
The enlisted men at the military post
will be paid on about the fourth of next
month.
Regular monthly muster for pay will be
given the troops at Fort Sam Houston
Monday.
The headquarter clerks are at pres
cnt very busy making out the muster
rolls for Monday. They will probably be
paid off on Monday or Tuesday.
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Elk lodge Officers.

The annual election of officers of the
Elk lodge, NO. 81, Knights OF Pythias. for
the ensuing term, took place last night
and resulted as follows:
E. X. Critzer, chancellor commander;
o. H. Balloon, vice chancellor; J. L. Har-
rolton, prelate; John Ferris, master at
arms; Nat Hart, master of eXchequer;
J. P. w. Street, master of finance: Newt,
NJ. Smith, keeper OF records and seals;
Geo. Fl. Balloon, inner guard; J. J. Con
molly, outer guard; L. w. Hagy, repre-
sentative to the grand lodge, Aaron
Frank, alternatives; c. w. Seamonds,
trustee for the ensuing three years.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-28
AT MOSER IL BLOCKS
Closing Out Sale You Can Buy

Closing Out Sale You Can Buy:
All-wool half hose PIC per pair.
Fine silk scarfS 19c each.
Red all-wool underwear S1.75 suit.
White wool underwear S1.75 suit.
Natural wool underwear S1.75 suit.
Fancy stripe wool underwear S1.75 suit.
Hamilton Brown shoes Sl.S5 per pair.
Wire buckle suspenders 2Oc per pair.
Ladies and misses all-wool hose PIC
per pair.
Children's allwool hose lie per pair.
Ladies $3.50 shoes at Sl.95 per pair.
Ladies' $500 shoes at $40 per pair.
Ladies $3.50 shoes at Slip per pair.
And all other goods in proportion.
Over 600 pairs Of pants far below cost at
MosER & Blocks,
AIS e. Houston street
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HEAVY LOSSES SUSTAINED
By not buying TEA at: Hollands
HAPPY HOOSIERS,

VIM. Timmons. Postmaster Of Idaville.
Ind. writes: Electric bitterS has d one
more for me than all other medicines
combined. for that bad feeling arising
from Kidney and Liver trouble" John
Leslie, farmer and stockman, of same
place. says: Find Electric Bitters to be
the. best Kidney and Liver medicine,
made me feel like a new man" j. w.
Gardner, hardware merchant, same town,
says: Electric BitterS is just the thing
for man who is all run down and don't
care whether he lives or dies: he found
new strength, good appetite and felt just
like he had new lease on life Only SOC
a bottle at Adolph Dress, and Dreiss,
Thompson & Co. 1l-27 z
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-28
CHURCH NOTICES

Trinity Methodist Episcopal church,
corner Avenue c and Pecan street, Rev.
G. c. Mclean, M. A., Minister. Preach
ing, morning at IL. by Prof. J. B. Sanford.
Evening at 8, DR.. J. NJ. PEBBLES. Jour
neyings through the Holy Land" Class
hath school $3.50 p. m. Young PEOPLES
EpwOrth League PRAYER meeting 7 tos D.
m. Pews free. All cordially invited.
Christian Science Services at knights
of Pythias hall, Sunday II a. m. All in
vited.
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ity and LOSE Of nerve power, treated scientific
ally, by new methods, with great success Ii
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who has failed to cure you.
LOST MANHOOD and all weakness Of
the sexual organs treated with great success.
FEMALE DISEASES cured at home
without Instruments; wonderful remedy.
PILES Great di scovery. cure guarsn-
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STRUCTURE cured without cutting The
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SYPHILIS. The most rapid, safe and eff
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SKIN DISEASES of all kinds cured where
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UNNATURAL DISCHARGES prompt.
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MY METHODS:
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.. Thorough examination and careful diagnosis.
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A home treatment can be given in q majority
OF cases.
Send for symptom Blank No. for Men.
Send for Symptom Blank No. 2 for Women.
Send for Sy nptom Blank No. 8 for Skin Dis
eases.
All correspondence answered promptly. Bust
ness strictly confidential Medicine sent free
nom observation. Refer to banks in San An
tonic, Texas.
Address or call on
J. N. HATHAWAY, M. D.,
1881 W. Commerce St., upstairs:
6-l-l-m San Antonio, Texas.
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REAL ESTATE.
Deals and the Prices They Bring

Deals and the Prices They Bring.
Fl. B. Adams and E. D. Wickes to
William Bulls, lots 9 and 10, block
], subdivision original city lot 1874,
north side Buena Vista street. 8 /. $50
Adams & Wickes to William Koyne,
lots II and II. block /, subdivision
original city lot l24, north side of
Buena Vista street. 1900
Lille and w. II. Ritter, Emilia and
W. II. Wright to Albin Seidel. lot
IS, block A, west side of Second
street, range 4, district /, south of
the railroad reserve. 10
J. S Mason to HiImar II. Toep-
perwein. 800 acres in original
survey III on the CibOlO, % miles
northwest of San Antonio. ....... 1000
w. Sullivan to Christian Voecht-
ing, SO $40 acres out OF east end
OF original city lot Z, range l, dis
- trict 5. ....:... 80: ............... H,25C
Roland Goering and Magaretha
Muench to G. w. Breckenridge,
GO acres known as original city
lots 30, 80, 81, 3S and 80, range l,
district g.. ..,.................,.., 1900
John HauSwirth to T. P. Mccall, d
interest In lots ), 6, Island 16, block
2; lots l, 2, 3, Z and 5, block 2, in
subdivision of western part of
-, original city lot POP. .............. 202
The L. w. Peirce estate to Albin
Seidel, lots and 6, block 5: lots 6,
Z, s, 9 and 10, block 6, in Prices
subdivision Of original city lots 4
and 6, range 4, district l.. 2.66C
The I. w. Peirce estate to Albin
Seidel, lots l and 2, block 5; lots |,
2, 3, and 5, block 6, in T. w.
Peirce's subdivision Of city lots
and 3, range 4, district l,......... 2,S7G
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NOTICE.

Mrs. Ida Lorra begS leave to infor m
the public that she has assumed charge
of Mr.. Val Lorra's affairs and will con-
inue thelbusiness at the old stand. Thank
ing the public for past favors, she re-
spectfully solicItS continuance of same
Parties having claimes against Mr.. Val
Lorra will present same within 30 days,
at my office, No. West Commerce st.
Parties indebted to the firm will confer a
favor by promptly remitting same. 17-12t
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COUNTY CHATTER.
OVERHEARD FOR THE LIGHT BY
ACUTE OPTIC.

OVERHEARD FOR THE LIGHT b,
ACUTE OPTIC.
fDire.)
Let's talk awhile in pleasant verse
And let the people know
That we are poets little worse
Than Homer, Pope or Poe;
That we can rhyme and also think
In numbers fine and round,
While Claud and Brine surround drink
AT Brady's only found.
(Mack.)
I'd rather not bite numbers of
In lengths of measured thought,
Nor to the muses. Slyly doff
My thinking cap for naught,
Because tits said by more than some
That rhymsterS are not in it.
And / am filling out, by gum,
This very molly minute.
(Dire.)
But let US talk about the job
We're doing cross the way,
About the hole the city mob
With envy now survey,
And bout the way cement and send
Are blended with the stone
That fellows from the Rio Grande
Crack here in San ANTIQUE.
(Mack.)
I'd rather not discourse nor speak
About the job at all.
Because our cousins cross the creek
Might on our stomachS fall
And crush the region of our thought,
The globes wherein our brains
Lie undiSturbed. as well they ought,
Unused to study's pains.
(Dire.)
But hold thy lips aloft and stiff
And let no human ear
Receive no sound, not cen Whit.
OF actions seeming queer.
And l. thy friend. will do the rest
And show the city crowd
That leaky is their little nest,
They're shiv'ring meath cloud.
(Mack.)
Go wander off and soak thy head,
My own is stuffed with pain
The turgid gulf that you have sal d
Is rafting in my brain,
And even Brine across the way
Shows symptoms of a drouth,
So hush until some other day,
Stick silence in thy mouth.
(Dire)
IA rather talk than eat whale,
Unsalted though 1t be,
Though willingly I'd give the tail
To you and BRYAN Co:
Then let me work the rabbits foot
Upon the other three
And by the powers l will put
Myself ahead of thee.
Mack
Not il the court observes itself
Alright in yender glass
VIII 1t bedeck lower shelf
While others upward pass;
So foxy buck contract thy horns,
Remember | am here,
feel a weight upon my corns
And yours it is fear.
(Dire)
! only weigh two-hundred pounds,
Not cOun ting twenty more
That nestle in the pedal mounds
That hold me on the floor,
And let me saw upon the sly
That tho the towns in debt,
A Slicker pair than vou and |
Meier flashed cigarette.
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Married,

The furniture department of a.
Schultz, Jr., has been selemnly we'd
ded to the stove and hardware busi-
meas at 224 E. Houston st. Prices
lower than ever. ll71m
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a WAY OUT,

Hard times-cold weather-needing
cIoths-go to John X. Beretta & Co.'S
and lay in q supply. They will close
their business by January l, and are
letting good stock OF clothing, dress
goods, shoes, hats, etc., go far below
actual cost. IL % If
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-28
The Fire.

The fire department was called out this
morning at S:3l o'clock by an alarm
turned in from box 2l3. corner of Walnut
and Burnet streets. The fire was in the
boiler room OF Lang's gin, corner of Daw-
son and Walnut streets, but by the time
the engine and hose carts had arrived was
extinguished by the wOrkmen. The roof
caught from the flew, but very little dam
age was done.
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THE WINDSOR FOLDING BED.

We now have the agency for the
celebrated Windsor Folding Bed, for
San Antonio. Come and see them
just received a full car load. l.. P.
PECK & Co., No 202 and 204 West
Commerce street. IL 13tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-28
Building Permits.

]. II. Barnes, dwelling, Mesquite
street, 9th ward.
Mrs. n. Booth, addition TO dwell
ing, Cherry street, 9Th ward, 500.
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sHARPEYE sLASHEs.


sHARPEYE sLAsHEs.
The new bridges will turn out to be
bridges Of signs to certain boodlers yet.
| Wonder is the city council has not a
deputy also. What's the matter with the
old fisherman
What has become OF the First ward al
derman? His seat is as lonely as an empty
bottle in mid ocean.
When an official gets so full that you
can't put stopper in him it is time that
| he was kicked out of office A few city
| officials should carry this hint home and
give it the best chair in the house.
A sanitary Inspector was seen to have a
payday move on him yesterday, but he
was only getting out Of the way of an
other who was running after his hat
4
the king wouldn't be discommoded much
no way. He would use his thumb.
T.
Ingersoll's mythical region is said to be
paved with good intentions. Our plazaS
are paved with mesquite, with the good
Intentions seemingly omitted.
Though the Sap people managed to
squeeze the king into that train for the
coast IT Is said that they had to send the
plug hat down on an extra.
When one man steps out forty men
want TO run In. This Is one OF the beau
ties OF American polltics.
raw material is evidenced by the city
council.
rLo mil, - hoos -
ieel as II Ien-tnousand cemeteries mao
o." uoN 'i'h'
IfSchreiner is not entitled to pay as
mayor pro tenn why was Guerguin paid
alderman as wei; Dou3Ie pay LOT single
WORK. Answer, yeJues'erS'
81 would throw the 81 600 Office in his
every one Is uoWn Oh Nun anu only P'Iy
hoias me 10 hin'
can put something on it-a plug hat for
instance.
II never like politician" said citizen
yesterday, because, When you ma low
hat. and stove mines are the vile rests of
intripue"
Brine says he has only one friend on the
grand Jury. IhlS Is strange, as every
On II.
When iudpes and iuries are cursed nv
clans we hear only the cries of political