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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
The TinEer!nS Crank.

There is n great deal Of truth il what
the Manufacturer Gazette says about
some men who never seen % be happy
and coutcntcd unless t.ey are tinker
ing. They arc always watching for n
chance 20 use 4 monkey wrench or ham
mcr, and ret only waste valuable time,
but do more toTar! spelling The ma
chinery in their Charge than years Of
constant wear will ever do. II q ma
chine IS out OF order, or there Is some
part that needs tightening rp or re-
pairing. thc tinker :gl-Gs his monkey
wrench a,:i sc-GTGri-cT and coCs u i.
regardless of where or wili' The tca..A!c
Is. lie spends an hour r. two twisting
and turning ruts and laits, ani When
L. gets tired CT this 1nuscr,cnt on
Guides that everything il all right and
starts mp the machine, oa!y 20 fiEd th2t
kc has EcS Improved it any b. tinker
ing. Theu he goes 1T II G~ain. Sach
men ara not profitable w@~;:Icca. The
competent and experienced r,G:I never
TIMERS. Il tire ma'LiEaIy moods tirirg
he does not 60 ab":,t i in d harhazar1
manner. lut looks Il over ca, :G,iy IN
til he lnc-tcs tho troGb.e, and then docs
what IS needed, without making n bad
matter worse by acting upon the sup
position that becaasc Il part IS ont Of
order the whole machine r2eGJ tinker
;p-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

Acc0=:in;; 10 tie last c"nSas ths
population Of tie Un;tA,i States wGa,
81 the time it was l..Eea. G1.612.
-. y recent CENSUS tuI.rtin T:rr:
;ae ~i:rure, OF tae ilhahiG:Its c.
ri;.os. Ti';:lg he N,'r Trys definition
rf Il city IS q place having 1o5I OF
m-rc inh:!::;lHts. ,hcrc are ~ cities IL
III cc'n:ry falling ".;hiH such dc:iai-
ton. having II to;.i HapIlat;Ha % L..
i50.I5O. Then t.ic-H ~. 3.:jI Places in
The United States wi'h unN!cr IO,cao and
over leo inhabitants. having a total
population Ct ~s.G5S.9JL Thus ID, 2 .o7<
Of car crtire population are accounted
for. This leaves 3].5II,I1G as the num-
Der of thu truly rural inhabitants O!
The country, nos Of whom, DOUBTLESS.
would be glad to have tie comforts.
convcn:cncrs aad diversions OF toyn
life. but are happier and far more indie
pendent where they arc.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

Eicl1crs are that irritating class OF
people vino succeed cnly in exciting the
antipathy Of all 'sith whom they come
in costact. But what would the world
do without tie kicker? II is lie vino
regulates by his snarls the inertia OF
those prone to idleness- 1t is he who
points abuses ofttines unwittinSly pre-
pctrated by the o-~cr-zealous The
kicker is the balance wheel of society.
says the Grand Rapids (Ilich- Herald.
almost of civilization. In Legislative
bodies tho influence OF the kicker serves
to top off the objcctional features OF
measures otherwise good. lis oppo-
sition leads to discussion and consider
Gtion. This serves its purpose By
trimming 10 bcnc:iccat proportions
measures whic!l o:ilrrwis" would fai. c:
the good ~i>tnnlcd Ivy overrc2-hi-G or
filling short. Ideas with may seem
a. Inspiration to their a~u,tcrs are
Tipped am! pr2ncd until they either
LII or. rciiee,! 10 better proportions,
soar gracefully and t"aeLcct;!y for :hs
GOOD Of I'll. 20 one I:..cS tie E.c.scr.
lie commands M respect, or la"c, II
confederation, bat ri; ali L. Is I'll,
great cyasc-ra:Jr OF rJUi.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
Race Course Gambling.

In regard to the growing evil Of bet
ting on horse races, an evil that is
daily gathering in fresh victims from
the home, tie Office, and, in fact, from
almost every walk and calling in life,
is none too severely scored by Rev. I.
De Witt Talrnagc n a recent article. in
which he says:
There is ore word that needs to be
written on TIE brow Of every pool
seller as he sits deductirg his three or
five per cent. and slyly ringing up
more tickets than were sold on the
winning horse; a word to be written
also on the brow of every b~oo!ikecper
who, at extra inducemcnt, scratches a
horse off the race; and on the brow Of
every jockey who slacliens pace that,
according TO agreement, another may
win; and written over every judges
stand, and written on every board OF
the surrounding fcaces-that word IS
'~swi-dlct Yet thousands bet. Law
ycrs bet; judges Of courts bet; members
O: the legislature bet; members Of con-
Gress bet; professors OF religion bet;
ladies bet, net directly. perhaps, but
through agents Yesterday. and every
day, they bet. They gaia; they lose;
and this summer, wlti,e the p~arasols
swing, and the hanGs clap. and the
huzzas deafcn, there viii be multitudcs
raioled and deceived and cheated,
who will at the races so neck and neck
neck and neck to perjition."
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

No ONE who values lis reputation rs
a driver" would venture to show Igno-
rance on so important a subject, but
the general public may well ask:
'What is q rabbit-bitten holly whip"
In the first instance it has been found
that for q long-Eandled whip. such as
the English style of driving demands,
the wood of the European holly makes
the toughest stick obtsinablc. More
over, those plants that have been
gnawed by the miscellaneous little ro-
dents invariably produce the best ard
most durable stick. The injury to the
bark stops The growth of the tree and
decreases the amount Of sap. As n sec
ondary consideration the handles Of
such whips often show very peculiar
and intricate patterns caused by the
rabbits teeth
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

BELFAST, Re, E2s remarkable spring
rcath2r OF remarkable liars Accord
Ing 10 the Age, Of that city. 4 Belfast
gentleman who woke a5o"t 40 tb,
other morning and glanced cut Of tic
window at 4 clock on n neighhorino.
church, rs was his custom of a morning.
% see what time it was. Having found
ont, he turned over for another nap
When next he awokc he g,aaced to-
ward the s.coplc and was surprised to
find that .hc budding leaves IN the trees
between his hprsc and the clock had
2lcanrhile burst forth 20 s1ch an ex-
tent thu: they shu: Crt tic clock 50 that
he was barely able to see The face. let
alone the hands.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
Personal Magnetism,

Among the most powerful OF unseen
forces is personal magnetism. Two
men address IN assembly on tho same
topic, and in nearly the sane words;
one Is listened 20 Nth Indifference, if
at all, the other stIrs TO every fiber of
our being, and orr seals thrill resror-
sivc to his lightcst touch. 1t is not
what we hcar, ror is It graceful pose CT
elegant diction. 1t is nothing ccmpre-
hrn2i-e or tangible, but IL invisible,
mysterious force, which VIC aclsnowi-
edge and yield %, cvea against our con-
vic:iors and reason. This strange at
tribute IS not hereditary nor can it lie
acquired. CT two brothers Or sisters,
born Of the same narents. growing up
under the same Influences ard amid the
same environments, one Will possess
this singular gifa, another have not q
vcs:iSc cf It. Fortunate is he who pos
scsses this most happy faculty.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

WHEN the centennial celebration took
pace in New York in 1885 a wooden
arch was erected at Washington square
ard Fifth avenue. II was afterwards
decided 20 perPetuate the same arch in
more substantial form. ard ca Deem
Der, 1929. the corner stone was la:d- On
the 9Th Of April last the last block Of
marble was Placed in position. and all
LEGt remains TO complete it are 4 few
Inscriptions. One Of these. which was
suggested by George William Curtis.
will read: Let us raise a standard &C
which The wise and honest can repair.
The event is in the Gar.is OF God"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
Eaci-H:nri s%iGrlnEI.

According 70 good authority tho l2ie
spring of this yer is not the worst on
record. January md February of 1916
were warn rnd zPringiite. March was
cold ari stormy. Vegetation had got
ton well along in april when real win
Ter set Il. Sno:- and Sicct I'll on Scr
cntccr different days in MGy. In June
there YVES either :r5zst or snow every
night bu. three. TIE STOW was FIVE
inches deep for several nights in Sue
ccSsion in tie iTtcriorof New: Yc-l;. and
FROM ten inches to three feet in Yer
mont and Maine. July was cold and
frosty, Ice formed rs thick Is window
panes In every ere of the New England
States. August wss still worse; ice
forIacd nearly I'm iIch in thickness and
killed nearly every green thing i'll the
United States. In the spriag Of lsi7
corn, which had been kept over from
the crop OF ISII, sold fer fruai five to
ten dollars 4 bushel, the buyers prr-
chasing for seed On May 10, 1859,
snow fcil to the depth of Z foot in
Jamestown, Va, and Was piled UP in
huge drifts IN mos: Of the northern
states. There vas Go7 in many parts
of Iowa and Iili:o:s on Nay II, 1873,
and again as late as Nay -, ,SSo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
Unknown Heroes.

There are heroes in obscure civil life
whom the greatest soldier Of the age
might be proud 20 call his comrades;
men whom all the evils Of poverty con-
tinually assail, not only IL their own
/, persons, bu: in the psr5onso OF those who
look to them for protection and support
To fight misfortune without wincing is
a grander achievement than to lead q
forlorn hope. Thousands who would
not be found wanting II called upon to
charge e battery, witt and succumb
under the pressure of difficulties en-
countered in everyday life. Unfortu-
nate sPeculations, unforeseen reversesin
legitimate trade. family disappoint-
ments and a thousand other ills that
ought to rouse a mans energies and
make hira twice a drive a host of
stout fellows. who would not have
finchcd 1T Antietam or Gettysburg. to
utter desp2ir aci 10 course; which erd
in their ruin. Their physical courage.
being unaccn:apanied b. that higher at
tribute. moral energy, is 9 worth a
straw to them
Mere animal courage. says 4 writer
in the New York Ledger, is in truth a
commonplace quality Physical cow-
nrdicc is rare; mora! poltrooncry. dis
gracefully general Whoever rushcs
into drunkenness and Getarri'cry w:th
the object OF forgetting The pcrplexities
or calau;,ics which he ought to face. is
q more contemplate coward than he
wl.o takes to his heels to escape o
thrash;uS 1t is Il n old saying and a
.rie one that God helps those who heip
themselves. IL an immense majority
Of cases the circumstances b. which
Elan suffer themselves to be overcome
might be controlled and surrounded hy
vigorous effort. Never give up. Chal
lenge fate. II the wora, ceres to the
worst, it is better 70 die battling with
misfortune, like 4 man, than to perish
iynobly, a Tictir1 to the degrading vices
in which fools seek 4 refuge from their
responsibilities.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
Homes.

According to 4 recent showing, the
81, 600, O00 inhabitants OF the United
States comprise approximately no less
than 1850, 900 families, occupying
farms or homes OF the number, &C.
cording to reliable authority, about
2,500,00 o occupy farms or homes of
which they are the owners, but which
are encountered by mortgage indebted
ness
The remaining 0,25O, 900 families &C.
cupy premises which arc either owned
free or are rented. IL is to be noted
that the returns, so far Is published,
make no distinction between the two
latter classes 1t would certainly be
interesting to know what proportion OF
our country's population occupy homes
of their own, whether TortSaged or
free. and what proportion rent their
homes. In the state of Iowa, which is
taken rs n representative community,
the average amount of tho mortgages is
stated to be 1850 on farm and S120 on
each encountered home, or an average
for both of ST.. If these averages
hold good for the entire country the
total encrmbranccs on the farms and
homes of the United States are not far
from 81. $50, 600, Oo9. These figures are, II
is admitted, incomplete, and cannct be
accepted rs conclusive. II Is r,uJa-
BILE that when the fall returns are at
hand they will have to be seriously
amended. But, however interesting
they may be, i: does not seem probable
that the inquiry into the mortgages on
American homes will become a pcrna-
nant feature of the. United States
eapouc
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
Farm valaes.

according to a leading farm Journal
there has been o wonderful advance in
fs1 a values Of late.
10 h e-central west. throughout the
Ohio valley. the farms which cost a dol
lar Or two per acre fifty years ago are
now held at forty. fifty and sixty dol
lars or more per acre. improved with
commo6ious and substantial buildings,
furnished with convenient and often
elegant furniture, carpets, sewing ma
chimes, libraries and musical instru-
ments. There are indeed poorer estab-
ishments, occupied by younger o less
enterprising farmers, but improve
ment has been general II not universal
Beyond the Mississippi are newer lands.
more recent Improvements, made by
men who went into that region with
scarcely more than willing hands and
stout hearts, and their investments
have virtually been created with hard
and patient labor. In the enthusiasm
Of success assured by strong will and
stout muscles, they have borrowed
money from friends in the older states,
or from banks and they are paying uP
their indebted less rapidly in this sea-
son Of abundant crops and good prices.
But the mortgage record remains, even
though nine-tenths of the debt may
have been already repaid; and yet dem
agogues quote the entire amount as the
burden that is crushing the energy and
life OF the young farmer. A reliable
and successful farmer of the west de-
clares that he a purchase a farm of
one hundred acres Mt one hundred dol
lars per acre and pay its cost with the
profits of It's cultivation in five years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
By a recent experiment it has beer

By q recent experiment it has been
shown that marble contains 4 poisonous
gas Taking an empty bottle the oper-
ator placed 4 lighted candle inside and
it burned freely, showing that there
was oxygen, which represented life,
in the bottle. lie next picked up q
glass jar which contained a small
amount Of water. After having pow
dercd some of the marble he dropped it
into the jar and connected the jar and
bottle by means of a glass tube. Some
acid vas poured into the jar and the
contents began to seethe and boil and
the deadly fumes were released from
the dust The foul air passed from tie
jar into the bottle, driving the fresh air
out He again placed the lighted can
die In the bottle, but it would not burn.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

Two EoaITG pigeons Of Springfield.
O., are reported - have Leaten the Eve
h~una.~1-I.i.e reec-i, making the jour
ney il Ei.e hours aaJ torty-iyc min
utcS. THIS Is far faster t!li,. the usual
railroad time fC- that 1:st-nce, and
uaEhS - reSrit in the more extensive
use Of honi2S pigeons in carrying mes
s.gcs for tie WIZ department. The
tine may ccInc when a:ch = swift car.
rier scrvice would prove very useful
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
THERE are some people. say an ez.

THERE are some people. says an ez-
change, who are constitutionally ur-
able to go behind an official record.
Usually they are only amusing, but
sometimes they succeed in making
nu:sances Of themselves. For instance,
there is a convict in a Georgia peniten-
tiary who cannot get out, though his
sentence has expired, al because he has
been put down oil the records as dead.
Another convict of the same name did
die, and some of the officials have got
him tangled up with the living Ia
So everybody will have to wait until
the courts straighten out the books by
declaring that it is the dead man who is
load
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

\ E-AL titled person IS 1T present
playing in concerts in New York. This
distinction Is achieved l." Princes Dol
Foroul:.E, who i: the "H'.la violia:s, ard
u.~a:cal Director to her majesty the
empress Of E@'a:a." Tie princess is
said t" t>a good r"rfo~.cer on :lc vio-
liz. and il proves to Americans that
when really ~ro@csa2ry t. hSh: for face
AID fortune titled folks can do aor;:e-
thing, af:1r al. tits ~ thing 10 he
horn great, AID C2ot,:gr thing alto
Gathcr to prove cnc's self worthy of ea-s
tanning greatness lat, perhaps, Bic
princess may he an exception to The
general run OK p~rircrsScs who do rot
Eal il necessary 10 do anything 20 sr%
tain thci- POSITION.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

EXPERIMENTS in the material and
methods Of street paving have been and
continue to be SO numerous that unless
fortune is strangely pcrvcrse It would
seem inevitable that the right comoina-
ti9n must b. hit upcn ct last What
is called aLaI:.nt stone is a recent in
venticn in England. and Is said to pcs
cess superior merit in respect of density
and resistance to pressure. 1t Is also
frost proof. z quality cvrn more inpor-
tant in this country than in England.
Whether 1t ~isca?ab!c OF lon, scrvice re-
r-.,:ns n hc aa"cr:a.n2L /; is composed
II i-cly-crssh"! aberdeen granite and
Portland ccEscIt, two parts of the
former to ore of tic latter, mixed With
water and nodded under powerful hy
j:lulic prcSSII-c.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

Il many out-cf-thc-way places it las
been found necessary to manufacture
nitro-glycerine on the spot in order to
avoid the very high rates charged by
transportation companies. Such has
been The advance il methods of making
this explosive that, with ordinary pre-
caution, thorough washing and careful
watching Of the various changes Of col
or, it n be made without fear Of seri-
Gus accident
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

Az eastern sccGmaa a.ivcrtiscsa prize
of five hundred dollars II aayonc who
will raise Il pans: three inches across
from seed sold by him. a thrce-inch
paaay may seem phenomenal in Il coun-
try where they have saows:oE:ns in
May, but il tie scc,'nnan II question
does o bar the Pac:tic coast he will
want q lcng baak account TO pay his
prizes Mrs. Bush, of Montesano, with
out trying, he's grown in her garden a
three and n quarter in-h pansy.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

ASTIoUARIASs have established tie
fat that Gen. Sherman did not ori1i-
nate the expression: The only good
Indian il d dead Indian" II wcs first
used in C~Cnlr"ticIt abont two cen
turtles ago, at which time those people
were not 50 friendly 70 Indians - tkcy
have become since the rcd man ceased
from troubling, and his deviltry was
not personally inconvcn;ent TO them.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

a RECENT estimate Places the number
Of theater tickets sold in this country
every week at three millions and q half.
at fifty cents each. The total sum ex-
pended yearly in this way is ninety-one
million dollars. The American people
Are bound to be entertained,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

Sam NJ. Green would have made a
good Judge, but the people concluded
that Alex Ross would do well on the
bench and they have elected him. He
will make as good Judge as the Com
mon Pleas Court ever had.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

An indianapolis r2a has iircu-ed 6
process fcr aging" v~io.:Ls. lie ciaiIu:
that in Two weeks time he can import
to ary ordinary violin al the fullness
and richness Of tone Possessed by a
S~tradivarius- The country viii Doubt
lees soon be flooded with productions OF
the old masters.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

A TRAIN on the Union Pacific was
stopped n few days ago near The Dallas,
Gre, by WARNS of crickets which were
piled mp on the rails. Tao insects had
sought the sun-warned rails, and the
wheels passing over them slipped as If
they mad been creased
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

A VERY useful invention is a bottls
for druggists that will prevent mistakes
In filing prescriptions. 1t has a stopper
which is covered with sharp points that
will prick the hand of the person
handling 1t If he is not careful. The
idea is to put all poisons in such bottles.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

If the farmers don't get one dollar
o bu.hel for their wheat during
Cleveland's four years administration
they will snow the Democrats under
in 1896 as deep as they have just
buried the Republicans.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

EIIGRArIoN from ireland fell off con-
siaera5iy in the las. three months of
1851. The nc,nhcr of ~eraicraats who
left Irish ports n th@t quarter was G..
sos, being s!T less than in the CORE
spending quarter OF 1850, and 1859
nrdcr the average number for Ire
fourth quarter Of the tsa years lSg!-va
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
J. F. Medley is the only man whose

j. F. Medley is the only mai whose
name was OH the Republican ticket in
this county who il not elected. He
was a candidate for Associate Justice
of the County Court, and he was de-
feated because he resided in a Demo-
cratic District.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

A PROMINENT alliance ma in Kansas
lately advised his ncighboTs 10 refuse
to pay interest on their mortgages. and
has savascly attacked a banker who
had sued him to secure payment Of
uoncy due.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

A COX containing ten thousand dol.
lars was found near Payne, Ind, n day
or two ago. A severe storm had passed
over this section and uprooted 4 num-
Der of trees. Three young men, while
examining the hole made By the uproot-
ing of q large oak tree, noticed the cor.
ner of o box protruding from the earth,
and on opening it found, besides the
above value in money, many rare coins
of foreign make,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

TEE original c2antscriptof John Eur
vans "iiigriEa's Progress" is scid to be
In the possession Of q family named
Bates. living a Lawrence county, Hi
oo:%
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

The campaign in this county was
conducted fairly end with good feel
ing on both sides. There was some
dirt thrown by one little Democratic
sheet, but the paper has no standing
and of course no attention was paid
to anything that appeared in its
columns.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12

The Republicans didn't even elect
a constable down in Scott county. In
Kelso township the Republican candi-
date for constable had no opponent,
but he was defeated all the same. Re-
form is badly needed in old Scott.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-12
Thc L.trrar- E,arSct.

Variou3 fatcS await manuscripts sub
nittoI for publication in TIE periodicals.
One famous juvenile wCci.ly, according
to 4 New York authority, not only re-
jects articles. bat destroys 4 large per-
centage OF what 1t acccp:s end pays for.
One monthly magazine sent back in a
lump nearly 4 two years Su?plyof man
ascripts that had been accepted. a
literary man, whose articles fetch the
highest rates easily, complains that
they are held sometimes as long rs six
years after ha-inE been accepted. A
man who furnished an article or the
negro question II Il religious periodical
eight years ago was a5tonishcd recently
TO See it in print with his signature.
lie had somewhat revised his views
since writing tie article. Al criticize by
n famou5 English scientific raaa vas a.
cepted NJ N american publication, bat
it was 20 iItle s2itsi 10 pop2lar taste
that t;is cG;tor put It IN pamphlet form
and sent il cciy : . ?@Tgons II ;ac United
States who might h. interested II The
s.bject. They numbered cSEctJy i:e.