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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12
Petition for Pardon

70 Nc Hon. j. N, Stone, Gorsrror y pc '''"
of Mi.,i.sippii and .d,
The undersigned citizens OF Il hcTnin W" that
jacent counties show 10 your EA1, Dodd Sinh
Reubcn Leonard. James Robertson, md Alex.
mons, Martin Moak, Rowan Moak annsISi.appi
Reeves, citizens Of Lincoln county, ~, ~ the CIR
were Indicted at the May term, IS 49, " With In
emit Court. for an assault and battery , ~n 10
teri to Xiii and murder one Eliza MIME, mi we're
which the said parties plead g,h,tyC onrt IN I'M
sentenced by the Judgment OF say ~ ct two wears
prisonment In the Penitentary III narties are
Petitioners are informed tat STU Since their
very penitent, and that their coli t;anay good
confinement has been exceb ,h Inc exception
OF Rowan Moak. are married men =
families dependent upon them. "a crime. they
Before the committing OF silu einns' pIllIr
bore the character OF men OF peace; hsen
Justice has been vlndicated. They , NV charae
sufficiently punished The CRIME u as ceased IN
ter of which they were. convleteui ch they llys,
the section Of the country n MIN an a,,r OpInion
and we gnhestatngly sy, NV, Interest Of good or.
der. Il Il viii be the pouring of oil on ''s '''
bled waters.' IN respectfully
For the reasons above stated We IT, ~ nardOn
and earnestly request YOUR E III,
said parties. Respectfully poONE
ISigned byl JOHN ". HHp MniDnD'
=. A. n HANoRRENBERG.
a. NJ. SUMMERS
SIP. OLltEk,
II. T. BYRNE. ,,,,S
- JoHN ". MARTIN,
IOHN NJ MAY, .,a Cir
Grand Jurors at the May Term s,aJ 7ss others.
cult Court OF lincoln county, anu '''
Nov. l4-3w
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

The LEADERS w. c. r. U. Depart
ment this week shows hopeful if not
the highest state of activity among the
consecrated women of that great and
worthy organization. In the absence
of any other State paper, the Unions
could greatly increase their influence
for good by circulating THE LEADER
and reporting all matters of common
interest through its columns. THE
LEADER management is again placed
under obligation to Mrs. Luckie for
her voluntary exhortation in this be-
half, and heartily but modestly seconds
her timely suggestions.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12
A FINE FAMILY PAPER FREE !
Given Away to Yearly Subscri-
bers of The Leader
ACT PR0MPTLY---THE TIME IS
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Hear Our Liberal Offer !:

To erery ner subscriber to THE
LEADER, and to every old subscriber
,rhO renews for one year from the date
his present subscription erpires and
pays one dollar, IRE WW send The
Home and Farm one year free.
As many Of orr readers know, The
Home and Farm is q 16-pdge semi
monthly family and agricultural jour
nal, and the best publication Of its kind
in the South. We haze effected q spe-
cial arrangement rith the publishers
by ,chich ire are enabled to make this
extraordinary offer. AL uho W,sh to
avail themselves OF it should act
promptly as IRE do not erpect to keep
the offer open any longer than the first
Of January.
One other point. AL netr subscribers
arhose names are sent in during Decem-
Der, ,cW not be charged for LEADERS
received in December, bit will haze
their subscriptions dated to run from
Jan. I, 1891, to Jan. I, 1895.
NOW IS THE TIME TO SUB
SCRIBE.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12
WILKINSON'S
hatyh,ess Sulphuric Acid and
Iron Tonic
w ELL w A T ER r.
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Best Natural Iron Tonic in The World,

Cures Diseases of the Stomach and Puri-
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l. w. D. Rogers says "Your Min
eral Water has cured me of dyspepsia,
and my wife of womb disease, when all
else failed"
,. John Fl. Mccullough says This
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;. W. ID. Newman says IL was af-
tlicted for twelve years with letter.
Matchless Mineral water cured me
when all doctors and treatment fail
ed"
4. Rev. Chas. r. Lamar was cured of
dyspepsia of more than two years
standing by use of two gallons of
Matchless Mineral Water
5. j. H. Gilbert says: "Matchless
Mineral Water is, beyond doubt, the
best remedy known to me for sore
eyes"
6. Jesse B. Basser says VI have
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7. Rev. j. M. Whitehead at cures
every species of indigestion can eat
anything | want, and good appetiz-
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8. James j. fng1e says. NJ have suf-
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Have used one bottle. Most wonder
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8, j, q, Lightfoot says "My son
down five years, General debility and
impure blood. Doctors failed, Two
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10. John Brannan says: II was
down three years with bilious collie.
Spent $50 for medical treatment
grew worse one and half gallons
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II. Martin Eady says "My eye
was about out from gun cap in it. The
two bottles of Mineral Water made a
complete cure of my eye"
Il. George Green says II have
been suffering fifteen or twenty years
with chronic diarhea. The Matchless
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13. w. j. Gardner says "For seven
or eight years l was victim of nervous
dyspepsia and all its horrors One
quart Mineral Water cured me. Spent
thousands of dollars for medical treat
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IA. j. B. Brown says "My only
child, three years old, sick two years.
Spent much for medical treatment.
Child given up to die. Mineral Water
cured him. would not take 81 900
benefits of that bottle of Mineral Wa
ter
Is. Mr.. J. A. Davis, Bopham, Texas,
says: "My horse was as sick with colo
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Price, Per bottle. aae. 500, and 81.
Address O. MI. FUSH,
ii4 Camp Street,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Send stamp for circular.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12
Has Cleveland Turned ProhibitiOnist .

The message, wonderful to tell, COM
mits the President squarely to the
principle of Prohibition! Speaking of
the injurious effects of the traffic in
firearms and flre-water in the Congo
region, in Central Africa, he says:
at being the plain duty of this Government
to aid in Suppressing the ncfarlouS traffic, I'M
pairing as it does the praiSeworthy and civilizing
efforts now In progress in that region, recon-
mend that an act he passed PROHIBITING the
| sale of arms and intoXcants to natives in the
regulated zone by our citizens"
If the Government is justified in
preventing its citizens from selling
liquor in order to protect the blacks
of the Congo and give them the full
benefit of "the civilizing efforts now
in progress in that region" why are we
not also justified i'll suppressing the
traffic here to protect ourselves from
the same sort of consequences Are
not American women and children al
most as much entitled to protection
from this Government as the Congo
blacks are ?-Ihe Voice.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

We rejoice to observe there are en-
couraging evidences of reformation in
the Clarion-Ledger, under the whole
some teachings of Dr. Sproles, Bishop
Galloway, the Copiah Signal, Vicks-
burg Post, LEADER and other anti-mob
law journals. 1t failed to advise the
lynching of the brutal murderer of
Mayor Williamson, of Hazlehurst, as it
did in the case of Mayor Harrison's of
Chicago. Yes, there is hope that the
C.-L. will become a civilized journal
yet.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

1t requires quite as much money to
run the government when the Demo-
Gratis are in power as when their oppo-
nents have control. Neither party Sc
riously thinks Of reducing expenses, In
fact each session of congress Is more
eXtravagant than its predecessor so
that the "billion dollar congress" OF
the Republicans was overshadowed by
the Democratic congress which follow
ed.-THe Lever, Pro.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12
PENITENTIARY CONYICTS.

The Penitentiary Board of Control
leased out 51o convicts last week for
the year 1894, mostly to Delta planters.
Owing to the cry of hard times the hire
was reduced from $500 to $50 per
month. The total number of convicts on
hand is 167, but large number of these,
owing to old age and bodily infirmities,
are unfit for manual labor. There
has been a steady increase in the num-
Der of convicts in the last few years, as
the following figures show: In 1891, 543;
1892, COL; 1893, 167. By January 1st,
the Board thinks the number will reach
800. 1894 will end the leasing system,
and 1t will therefore be one of the du-
ties of the coming session of the Legis-
lature to provide a State penitentiary
farm and make such other provision
as will be necessary for taking care of
the States criminals.
The Board suggests that large body
of fertile land be purchased on which
the convicts can be placed when the
time for further leasing expires.
The report Of the Board shows the
death rate at some of the camps to
have been very large, while at others
it has been small. The death rate in
side the walls for 1892 was LEO and 80
for two years just ended. OF those
leased the annual death rate was 6.21.
For the two years, Of the leased priso-
ners, 65 died.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12
A SELECT LIST.
Leading Papers With Which
The Leader Clubs.

The LEADER has made clubbing ar
engagements with few representative
journals of different classes, with
either one of which it will be sent one
year to any subscriber at the following
rates:
You pay your money and take your
choice.
The Leader and the Voice, (the ablest OF
Prohibition papers, Observation-Disclosures. $i.75
The Leader and The Citizen (oflicial organ
Of the National Pro. Committee) ........ LBS
The Leader and the Chickasaw Messenger
(Offlcial Organ Of the State Alliance. LIS
The Leader and the Clarion Ledger dead
Ing Democratic paper Of MississippD.... LIS
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

Prendergrast, now on trial in Chic
ago for the murder of Mayor Harrison,
has several times addressed the court
and objected to certain proceedings.
Among other things, he objected to the
attorneys for the State referring to
him as Prendergrast, insisting that he
should be addressed as Mr.. Prender-
grast. He finally became so trouble
some that the court was compelled to
request him to keep his seat and allow
his attorneys TO conduct his case.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12
The Clarion Ledger tells OF a Rankin

The Clarion Ledger tells OFT Rankin
county farmer named Ellis who pro-
duced. with two mustang ponies, one
hired hand for ten months, and the
help of his son, ten bales Of cotton, il'e
hundred bushels Of corn, six hundred
bushels Of sweet potatoes, one hundred
gallons of louisiana molasses, one
hundred and twenty five gallons olsoF'
ghum, and peanuts and peas galore
the two latter being for his hogs. Inc
more Of that kind of farming we nave
in Mississippi the better.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

THE PkESlDENI'S mESNAGE.
The Pascagoula Democrat Star gives
the best condensed summary of the
Presidents annualmessage to Congress
we have read. The document does not
meet the expectations of the country.
Itislong, containing about 1900 words,
and withal, is rather common place. The
tariff bill framed by the Ways and
means Committee is endorsed; less
space was devoted to this subject than
was expected. He is outspoken on the
subject, and presents strong argument
for tariff reform, insisting that both
the workingman and manufacturer will
be benefited by the change. He de-
clares strongly in favor of free raw
materials, and supports the Wilson bill
through and through, with no eXcep-
tons, and does not think that local in
terests should interfere with this great
reform. Very little is said about the
Hawaiian controversy, although he up
holds Commissioner Blount and insists
that as the United States assisted in
the overthrow of a legal government,
common justice requires that it should
restore the status quo as far as posi-
BILE. He asks for a postponement of
the popular verdict on this matter I'M
til further developments are obtained,
when he will send to Congress spec
ial message treating the subject in full.
As to naval affairs, while pleased with
the improvements that have been
made, he opposes the idea of building
additional war vessels just at present.
On the pension question he is still
firm on the line of reform, and sees no
reason why the pension fraud should
be tolerated, insisting that it is the in
terest Of the honest veterans them
selves that those who get pensions to
which they are not entitled should be
stricken from the rolls. He comes out
as strongly as ever in favor of civil SER
vice reform, declaring the operations
of the law entirely satisfactory, and he.
would like to see its provisions extend.
ed SO as to include other branches of
the government service. On the sub
iect of economy he recommends it in
the construction of the navy, in postal
affairs and other services. winding up
with a general recommendation of
economy on the plea that the finances
of the country and the revenues of the
government require it. He estimates
the deficit of the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1894, at S29,000OO0
Of the late financial crisis, he barely
refers to it, except to call attention to
the fact that eighty-six of the banks
which suspended during the furry have
resumed, and seven more are likely to
do so. He thinks the repeal of the
Sherman law will prove beneficial, but
realizes the fact that it will be some
time before the result will be fully APP
preciated. Some further legislation is
necessary in this matter, he says, but
he would defer it until the present
is fully over and the bust
ness of the country back to its normal
condition
He comments more or less on reports
of the heads of departments, in which
he commends generally the Secretaries
The National Quarantine system is APP
proved. and the abolition of fees of
United States court officers is recon-
mended.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12
TUESDAY, Dec. IL, 1898.
TO ADVERTISERS:

THE LEADER has an ertensiue
State and Local circulation, and as a
newspaper advertising medium has on
ly one equal among the Weeklies of
Mississippi. Rates and terms given on
application.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

The great silver leader, Mr.. Bland,
by the death of Mr.. ONeill, became
the father of the House." He is now
serving his eleventh term. The st.
Louis Republic says he is the right
man in the right place and that his
long service is due to his sterling hon
esty and high abilities
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

If the voters of Copiah county will
put in practice at the ballot box next
Thursday the principles taught by
Bishop Galloway and DR.. Sproles, they
will elect VIM. Kethley State Senator
"a Prohibitionist who stands ON a Pro-
hibition platform.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

Many voters are willing that Prohi-
bition should prevail, but insist that
their party shall be preserved during
the contest. The old wings felt the
same way on the slavery question, but
the party went down before the enthu-
siasm of a great issue.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

The bankruptcy bill, introduced on
the first day of Congress, has been kill
ed. When read before the committee
of the whole, Mr.. Bland moved that
the bill be reported to the House with
the enacting clause stricken out. This
motion was carried by vote of 142 to
Ill.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12
Petition TOR Pardon.

VS..
CoOT SMITH,
To His Erccltency John M. Stone
Tile undersigned petition your E1eele at the he
pardon COot Smith, a negro confitlea ~ ronn
snrin,r fern Of the Circuit Court OF Lincoln ,onl,
ty for shooting at Homer Brown. tie was ' nSa
and convicted on Homer Brown testn , ab,w we'd
charged him with shooting at him, nll sn th,nE
no signs Of being shot The conviction we ~ ti had
rested entirely on the evidence Q, s mgstp doubt Of
his guilt that he ought to be disrh9rgeu sr %D
Of us who sign this document nave ,. " rs'ease'
Interest directly or indirectly In MS reie'''''
(Signed) -, ,,rr which
indicted him; X. W. McNair, sne eIns ]
Decree, constable; s. $, Hudson; dlstrlc!r a''S
ney; T. A; Wlllorghby; deputy shesph .Jno r.
Cox. ono OF jury that tried the case J. n' sum
smith, 7; II Iptean J. G. hlllf Ra,i o A. ".
smith : Il namgltryv. mayor Of Brookha1eh;
r. +. Williams, 4 Hurst, city marshal
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

Don't bother us by sending quar-
ter for The LEADER for three months
subscription. Send dollar and get
it one year, and you'll never regret the
investment.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

Will not every temperance woman in
Mississippi who reads The LEADER,
make it her business to send us one
new subscriber between now and Jan.
LIST? 1t will be acceptable either as a
Christmas or New Year gift.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

IL legal justice hasn't become rem
iniscence in Copiah for all time
she ought to grid up her loins and
make one supreme effort to vindicate
herself against the murderer of Mayor
Williamson.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

Rev. L. c. Castles, a prominent min
lister at Winona, was killed recently
by the accidental discharge of his
gun while out hunting. He was one of
the members of the late constitutional
convention.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

The Democratic loss in the late cleo
ton in New York city was 1883 Re
publican loss, 1868; Prohibition Party
gain, 557; Populist gain, 6S.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

The National Prohibition Executive
Committee is already at work planning
for next years campaign. The fight
for principle and true reform will go
right on.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

The President has reappointed Mug
wump Hornblower to the Supreme
bench, and another fight in the Senate
over his confirmation will follow.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

The w. G. II. U. throughout the
United States will observe Dec % as
Crusade Day, it being the Goth cele-
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

THE LEADER wants 1000 new subscri-
bers by Jan. 1st. No use talking about
hard times, we must have them, hard
times or not.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

There were in the United States at
the close of the fiscal year ending June
30, 1892, 81, JIG postoffices; 1856 of these
were Presidential offices.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12
One Reason We Can't Enthuse Over the
Promised Democratic Prosperity.

l endorse the stand taken by The
LEADER upon both the liquor and 9th.
er political questions, but will have to
do without it awhile thanks to the
contraction policy of Mr.. Cleyeland's
Administration, coupled with short
crops.-J. B. Dendy, Cameron Mddi-
son county,.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

Chairman Hatch, of the agricultural
committee, announces that the anti
options bill will certainly be present
ed to the House again this session.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

The notorious Brooks Story is behind
prison bars at the State penitentiary
once more.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

J. r. Sovereign, of Iowa, has succeed
ed Powderly as Grand Master Of the
Knights of Labor
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

Every Prohibitionist of Copiah
county should work and vote for Keith
ley next Thursday.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

The LEADER can do your job print
ing
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12
CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP.
Two Notable Thanksgiving Adj
dresses.
DIR. SprOles and Bishop Gallo
way Speak Bold and Timely
Words.
Strong Appeals for the Suprcm-
acy of Law and Christian
Conscience ut the Bal
lot Box.

81 do not Believe in Two Sentiments
One for the Pulpit and One for the
Ballot Box" Declares the Bishop.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-12-12

On the same day that Dr, Sproles
spoke as above in Jackson Bishop Gal
loway, who was in Memphis, presiding
over conference of his church, gave
utterance to sentiments so completely
in accord with DR.. Sproles, one could
easily imagine the addresses precon-
certed.
Bishop Galloway took as the founda-
ton for his address the words of the
Savior to the hypocritical Pharisees /:
Render therefore unto Cezar the
things that are Caesars and unto GOD
the things that are Gods"
Applying the wisdom of this Divine
command to our day and generation,
the Bishop in the course of his remarks
said
"We are citizens of the United
States, recognizing its authority, and
we are citizens of the kingdom of God
and should pay him tribute according
ingly.
''God watches over all civil govern
ments. When Caesar was paid tribute
he guarded the country from which he
received it. When God receives the
homage of nation how much more
will he watch over and protect it.
There is no other arm on which we
may lean.
"No true fealty to our country can
be disloyalty to God, and no obedience
to God can be distasteful to our coun-
try. | say this because there is wick
ed sentiment abroad in the land, which
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-14
Extraordinary Actions.

Last Saturday morning the laugh wa
on our genial fellow .citizen Mr. James
5. Milburn. His family and his fathers
occupy he same house. and on Satur.
dap Jim came down TO his business Of
ice late In the morning looking rather
odd and untidy. Presently Mr.. Mike
Sween"y's attention was called to him.
and he noticed Jim had on his fathers
breaches and hat, and his mothers ham
kerchief around his neck, and . square
canton-f article peeping out OF bis
coat pockets. Sweeney and Schuetter
called bis attention to II, and be colored
up. looked at the articles, and said,
well. don't care, I've got boy at nv
house, anyhow" He set up the cigars
several times and put for home to see
shat boy"
All his friends know that Mr.. Her.
man Eckert, the deputy clerk, 10 On ex.
pert taxidermist, and his residence Il
beAutifled with many fine specimens OF
his skill. On Friday evening passers.
by were amazed to SEQ him throwing
birds. rabbits, squirrels, ETC., out 10 bis
yard, while he was excltcdly excIaim.
ing-"No room for them here ANYMORE !:
I've got . little girl I Bye. byei" Even
the entries on bis dockets are said to bo
interpreted with Maudie, Mabel. Mollie,
Mamie, goodie girliei
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-14

j. p. Sslb presided, and E. j. Kempf
N. F. Durlauf and j. F. Friedman Trus
tees, participated 10 the meeting.
Minutes Of the last meeting were read
and approved.
1t vas reported by the Secretary thai
notice had been served upon the Gutz.
weller aud the Scherer slaughter houses
that hey must remove their slaughter
houses one mile out Of town within 80
days, and that said propr ietors had re.
fused to do anything.
II was now moved and seconded that
the slaughter houses 10 town are de.
clared nuisances, and that suit be
brought against Gutzweiler and Scherer
to prevent them from slaug Offering ami.
mails within the Town limits, which mo-
ton was carried.
1t was now ordered that lots 81 and
lOl. on Newton street be filed within
30 days, and notice be served on owners.
1t was ordered that the town be clean.
ed up by May !, 1898, and that after
aforesaid date those premises not so
cleaned be liable to penalty.
1t was ordered that the secretary Of
the Board Of Health be sent to the
Health Conference, at Indianapolis
April ~, 1893, to take part 10 said con.
ference, and that the Board allow said
delegate expenses incident to attic enhance,
and that upon his return he have posters
printed and posted up directing resident
owners of lots how to clean and disin.
feet their premises.
DR. Z. J. KEMP,
Secretary OF I. Is. Of II