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81 SEE, BILL, SEE I, LES CO."

RALEIGH, Feb. Is, 1898.
To SALLY ANN, Ny Wife, bl'Cve
1 lowed as how I'd tell youens erbout
the opprey this weke.
Wall, Bill en- me thot thet yer gal
whut let tibet dyude kiss'er otter bin
ersham'd, but tibet war'n't nuthin' ter
whut cum next. Their awkistry Chiefs
them fellers whut pla's ther fiddles)
struck up er chune, en er gal wild
britches on hoped onter the platfo'm.
Bill kinder hunched me in Their ribs, en-
looked up at Their rufe, en- I begin ter
blush en- rede er progrum whut 1 had
in my hans.
Dreckly l kinder squinted wun eye
frum behindst Their progrum ter see
whut III goin on, en- thet gal wuz er
kickin' ter Their chune whut Their
awkistry wuz playin'.
Ill jis be PLACE TAXED eff ever I sede
SIGH hi kickin' sence tibet ole mule Nv
ourn XII KID the bode off Their barn loft.
1 hunched Bill en- toIe him ter look,
fur he still had hiz ize sot on Their
rufe.
"WaIl by gosh," SEE Bill, "whoder
thot Their p1ese wuldcr lowed SIGH
carryin's On"
When tibet gal gutter kickin 'er
nuther wun cum skootin out forninst
the crowd drest jist like or Teller is
whom no oOns in wacbiD'
Il SEE Bill, seq I, les CO." Hush, .
SEE Bill. mo Bill" SEE I, "we gotter
go. This is er tarnashun shame" SEE
l, Sal wuldn't look ct me ergin eff she
node I stade in SIGH er phase"
Bill jis 5ot thar like er stump en- I
I had ter go en- leve i'm.
I lowed to myself, Sal, when 1 got
outer thar, I never wuld go inter SIGH
enuther phase ez I lives.
Don't tell ther chillern or eny Nv
Their Majors bout whut er phase l
bin in.
Its nachIy er scanned Their way they
duz in these oppreys.
Bill, SEE he's gwine ter go ter eVry
Wun whut Gums. l reckun it don't
matter much erbout Bill, bein's how
he's not got no wife.
w hain't dom nuthin' much in Their
Iegislacher now. Jis maxim out 2
munts.
Luv ter youens all.
OBIDIAH SYKES, M, L.
To S. A. Sykes, M, L.
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GUYING.

The other night a policeman heard
fierce wrangling in the house Of a col
ored man on Calhoun street ard he
knocked on the door as a warming that
he was around. It was opened b. the
man OF the house, who saw that his
visitor was an officer, and explained :
Dis hain'5 no family fight or muffin
o'dat sort. We is sort O rehearsin' fur
a play dat is comm off at our cake
walk"
"Oh, that's it? I thought I heard
you call your wife a fool"
Oats in de play, sab"
And she called you a thief9"
I'm de play, sab"
"And you threatened to split her
head OPEN"
"Zactly, sah-al in de play"
He was standing in the open door,
and at that moment a stick Of wood
hit him in the back Of the head and
keeled him over, and he alighted on
the ground, where he lay for half a
minute without a motion. He was
slowly struggling to his feet when the
officer queried:
"Was that in the play, too?"
Goa, no, sah-not 'zackly," was the
reply, but dat's some new bizness jist
worked in, 1 reckon! ~ Detroit FREE
Press.
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To S. A. Sykes, M, L..
A JOURNEY.
Blonden's Fearful Struggle With a Luna
tic on a High Rope.

Bl0ndeu's Fearful Struggle With a Luna
tic on a High Rope.
Blondin, the renowned rope walker,
usually carried a man upon his back
when walking the tight-rope. Form
erly he was wont to bargain with
someone to accompany him on this
dangerous journey. On the occasion
Of a performance in Chicago a man
offered his services gratis. Blondin &C
cepted them and assembled the rope
with his living burden. When the
pair reached the middle Of the rope the
man began to laugh heartily.
What is it that amuses you?' the
rope dancer asked with establishment.
oh! a comic idea has just struck
me. l was thinking what sort Of a
face you would pull if, during the next
half minute, both of us were to fall
down on the audience
But we shall not fall" replied Blon-
din r~eassuringly.
Put l have determined upon this
occasion to take my life"
At the same moment the man began
to wriggle about, 50 that the rope
dancer nearly lost his balance. He,
however, soon composed himself, drop
ped his balancing pole, and gripped
the man so firmly with his hands that
the latter was unable to move. Then,
continuing his walk, although in a
state Of great trepidation, he arrived
safely at the end Of the rope, and, al
lowing his living burden to slide from
his shoulders, he administered a box
on both ears with such force that the
would-be suicide fell down unconsci-
GUS. Since that terrible journey Blon-
din has carried only II man, his true
and faithful servant. on every coca
! sion. -NeU York World.
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TEL

In Baden county, recently, Bro.
Loftin Pridgen, aged So, a highly es,
teemed member Of French's Creek
Alliance, No. 1875.
In Forsyth county, recently, Bro. @.
A. Philips, a member Of Cedar Grove
Alliance, and highly esteemed by all
his neighbors.
In Raleigh, on the 31st of January,
Capt. r. J. Powell, aged "a years.
Capt. Powell was a member of the A.
& NJ. College Alliance. He was a
native Of Richmond county and had
many friends in that county, Chatham
and Wake.
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BOOK REVIEW.

Poetic Spring" is the title of a book
poems by Sylvanus Rhy mthic. This
ented young poet shows a depth of
ling in his poems which we very
dom see in this practical age. As the
e suggests, the book intwines about
ring lovely g~arlands Of poetic buds
/ full blown flowers.
Among the many beautiful blossoms
this little volume, time will permit
to pluck bu5 one. This one fragrant
tting, we think, will commend the
loIe to all lovers of poetic efusion:
% T e T. OOly COW grazing upon the grass
The luXuTiant grass,
Creed tho merry Laughing little lass,
The b~eWitchnig lass"
Another work which found fits way
our secluded sanctum bears the fol-
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Poetry.
MY DARLING SUE.

10 YOU remember the eve, dear girl,
strOlled meath the moons glimmering
rays;
.ow sweetly YOU smiled when 1 ventured to ask
f you would love me through endless days?
. you remember the place, dear pirf,
Where we stopped and sealed our plighted
bliss;
4ere where you blushed and shrank to think
, you remember the day, dear girl,
That We stood bt fore the parsons grim face
I'D timidly clasping each others hands,
Vowed to run together life's lengthy race.
> you remember the night, dear girl,
When the light in yOur eyes was growing dim
I'D you promised that after death,
IN heaven, you would still remember Jim?
my lonely musing tonight, dear girl,
{ think of your WO DIS so kind and true;
cheers me to NOW that in heaven above
{ have a guardian angel-my darling Sue.
r. PENSlOCK
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FERTILIZER FOR GARDEN CROPS
AND VEGETABLES.

Potash is important in gardening,
especially upon sandy soil. The re-
quirement of different crops and the
soil are so varying that no universal
formula can be given, For asparagus
it is well to note that a heavy applica-
ton of kainit q, 900 lbs. or even n ton
per acre., together with a large amount
of nitrate of soda, has yielded large
profits and excellent crop. Cucumhers
are much benefited by a liberal u.s. #
potash and phosphoric acid, while
nitrogen should be applied s%paringty,
as otherwise hollow fruit Of inte.ior
keeping quality may result.
B. Won HERFF.
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SALLY WAS R~EAssURED.

After l had bunked down on the
floor of the squatter's cabin and had
been given about a quarter Of an hour
to go to sleep l heard the woman ask
her husband across the fireplace:
Gym, when he I'm gifts up ia the
ma - will him ask fur soap?'
of co'se not" replied the man.
Fur towels?"
mo"
won't he I'm ask fur whiskyg"
mo"
Nor a comb fur him's hare"
mo"
Reckon he I'm will look fur coffee
and taters."
"Of co'se L ot."
Nor fur sugar or butTer?"
"No."
"Re"kon he I'm will eat pone and
bacc- I'D say nuthin'2"
"Sartin."
Jim, I wish we had towels and soap
and brush and comb fur he un," she
continued after a bit
sally, you purity nigh blind, 1
reckon, " he exclaimed in reply. Cant
you see he is a gentleman and do m
yo' own sens fgger it out that no
gentleman ever uses such truck when
he kin possibly dodge it?"-New York
Sun.
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town would take him for a tenderfoot
of the g~reenest type. He drawls his
| speech, looks as harmless as a rabbit.
and most any man would figure that
he could be scared out of his shoes with
one whoop. He is deceptive, however.
He shoots with both hands, move like
a flash Of lightning and is a dangerous
man to fool with.
ABOUT GOLDEN CITY.-We under
stand that the east is being flooded
with circulars descriptive Of Golden
City, which is represented as a new
town fourteen miles east of this. It is
an effort on the part Of certain specu-
lators to p%erpetuate a gigantic swindle.
The circulars tell of 1000 inhabitants,
pure air, excellent water, three rail
roads, good schools, plenty of churches
and other attractive things, and offer
city lots, SO by $50 feet in size, for the
low price Of thirty dollars each. We
rode over to Golden City last week to
look into the matter. The site is a
mountain. The "schools, factories and
churches" consist of one shack" DC
cupied by an old Indian SO mean that
his tribe kicked him out. He also con-
stitutes the 1, 900 inhabitants. The air
may be all right, but we couldn't find
the water, the railro Ids, the agricul-
ture nor the rush. Every city lot
stands on end, with its hind legs in the
air, and is liable to have a rush Of
blood to the head. We have been
warned not to pitch into this BOOM"
but we unhesitatingly pronounce it a
gwindle Of the most contemplate sort.
The mountain is government land to
begin with, and would be a dear bar
gain at fifteen cents unless one wanted
to become q hermit among rattlesnakes
and buzzards. In that case n might
go a quarter. We do not know the
swindlers engaged in the scheme, but
if they will call upon us-singly or
collectively-we won't require any
formality nor keep them waiting over
a minute on the front Steps.
SUCCESS TO HTM.-The Hon. Thomas
G. Kane arrived in town from Column
bus, O., on Monday in search Of his
brother James, who is supposed to
have met his death in this vicini@
some time last fall. After looking
over the records of the eleven men in
our private graveyard Mr.. Kane was
satisfied that his brother was not
among them. Neither did any of the
descriptions on the cor0ner's books fit
him. We remember, however, that a
man was hanged near Turkey Bend in
September for riding off on one of
Major Green's mustangs, and we gave
Mr.. Kane a letter of introduction and
full directions. The major is always
willing to put himself out under such
circumstances, and we haven't much
doubt that the gentleman from Ohio
will discover that the stranger was his
missing brother. He needn't feel the
least bit embarrassed if it turns out
that way, as we make a family
matter Of such things. 50 We simply
hang the man, bury him if the ground
isn't baked too hard, and the affair
stops right there. NJ. QUAD.
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Well, go on With your remark, L
insisted after he had sat silently two
or three minutes.
Tom looked imploringly into my face,
but did not utter a syllable.
Startled at his strange manner I
raised myself in bed so as to have a
full view Of the door.
One glance throug the open portal
and I sank back upon the pillow.
There stood the horrid skeleton
which my friend had described GO
wildly in his story, ~grinning hideous-
ly and pointing his bony fingera at Tom.
Being weak from my long sickness and
suffering, the shock was too great for
my nerves and I became unconscious.
After wrestling three weeks with
brain fever, being delirious the whole
time, I had q change for the better and
at the end of the fourth week was
strong enough to walk about my room
q little. From the first morning I was
able to take cOgnizance Of what was
transporting about me, no n entered
the room except a small boy, and be
only at meal times.
One morning when the boy entered
with my breakfast and stood waiting
to carry the dishes away SO soon as I
had finished eating, I asked about my
friend.
In answer the boy pointed to his
mouth which he held open.
His tongue had been cut out.
Great heavens" [ exclaimed,
what does this mean? Am l still a
prisoner and this boy has been de-
prived Of the power Of speech to pre-,
vent his revealing any secret connec5ed
with the place.
Nov, tell us of your strange life,
father" urged Tom, after we had
seated ourselves around the cheerful
fire preparatory to cur evening smoke.
The old gentleman lit his pipe, shifted
a few whiffs of smoke, then began:
"When 1 was a boy the negroes used
to tell me wild tales about the whip
poor-will-how it always fOreshadowed
death, or some dire trouble. These
stories had their effect upon my youth
full mind. I formed o superetitious
dread Of this night bird, and this fear
was taken advantage of by an enemy
Of mine to make my life miserable. It
was this enemy who placed the skele
ton outside the window at home the
night my mind was unbalanced, and I
wondered away. This same enemy
has been my master yer since, and I
suppose would be to night had not you
two rescued me"
But" said Tom, "that does not ex-
plain your leaving home, or how this
enemy kept you a captive, or does it
throw any light upon your strange be
havior the night we found you"
My son, in three words [ can ex,
plain all you ask and much more. [
was hypnOtized.
Who knows, reader, but that much
of the crime to-day and many Of the
mysterious disappearance could be
attributed to h~ypn0tisn1?
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HOUSEHOLD.
BAKED SMELLS.

Ill DAAAAAI4S'
Wash and dry the fish thoroughly
H. a cloth; cover them with fine bread
.rumbs and place little pieces of butter
yer them; season and bake for 20
inutes.
SNOW CREME.
Take one pint of cream, the whites
two eggs, two teaspoonfuls Of sweet
hite wine, sugar to taste, and a pinch
grated lemon or orange peel. Beat
ne whole until stiff. Fill into glass
Fps or glasses.
ORANGE PUDDING.
Peel and slice six oranges and lay
lem in a pudding dish, sprinkle with
Igar and pour over them a boiled
lstard, when cool, which is made of
lie pint Of milk, the yolks of three
gs, three tablespoons of sugar and
le tablespoon Of cornstarch. Make a
eringue for the top, Of the three
hites and two spoons Of sugar. Place
the oven and lightly brown.
COFFEE CREME.
For coffee creme" in cups take
rec quarters of a pint of milk let it
me to a boil, and then add to it two
noes Ct ground Mocha coffee. Cover
and put on a warm part of the
we to draw, not boil. Leave it there
about five minutes, then strain and
i the yolks of five eggs beaten light
sorehand, and two ounces of sugar.
at the whole vigorously, fill into
ps, ard finish in the balm marie.
ICING.
\ simple icing is made by taking
0 ounces of finely powdered sugar
] tie white Of one egg, stirring both
ether Is minutes. During this time
/ either lemon, orange, or any other
d Of fruit juice or strip, to color or
7or. 4 chocolate icing is easiest
de thus: Takea quarter Of a pound
chocolate, break in pieces and soften
warm place. Mix with two ounces
sugar, stir well, and add gradually
whites Of two eggs.
DROWNED POTATOES.
elect small potatoes, wash them
!, put into boiling water, cook care
. Y until you can pierce them with a
: They must be done, but not soft.
n of all the water, stand the
lie over the fire until they dry we'll
4 remove the skin, and just before
-ing-time plunge them in smoking.
fat until a golden brown. Dust
lsaIt, and serve with Gnely chopped
Iey sprinkled over.
sCALLOPPED OYSTERS.
rain your oysters and season them
l salt and pepper; crumb some
, bread and season it with salt and
per. To each gill of the bread
nos add one hard boiled egg, finely
0ped; butter a deep dish, strew in a
r Of egg and crumbs, then a layer
ne oysters, with some Jumps of but
on them, then more crumbs, and
n till all are in. Put a cover Of the
nbs on the top. Bake this in a
rably quick oven and serve it hot.
SAGOSOUP.
ut two quarts Of stock into a soup
lie; when boiling add to it four
espoonfuls Of pearl sage that has
n washed in cold water; simmer
tly for 10 minutes, being very care
that the sage does not scorch while
J ~simmering. Cut 8 small carrot
) fancy shapes and boil them slowly
plain water; then add them to the
p; cook 10 minutes longer. Beat
yclk Of three eggs until creamy,
. to them a half-pint Of cream, stir
squickly into the boiling soup, sea-
with salt and pepper and serve at
g. Chicken stock would be very
CHI better for this, as it is a light
delicate soup.
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MARRIED.

In Charlotte, on the 31st of January,
Rev. S. NJ. Johnson, of Denver, Col,
and Miss Ida Vail, daughter Of 7. L.
Vail, Esq.
In Charlotte, on the 31st ult., Mr..
@. w. Whit and Miss Mania Jamison.
In Cabarrus county, recently, Mr..
Zeke Johnston and Miss Mamie Cald-
we'll
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SUN.

An 8 page weekly for 81 per annum.
Gives Alliance, Peoples party,
kets and the news of the Virginia.
Agents wanted. Address
THE VA. Sun PUB. Co.
986) Richmond, Va.
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Take one pint of cream, the whites
two eggs, two teaspoonfuls of sweet
hite wine, sugar to taste, and a pinch
grated lemon or orange peel. Beat
le whole until stiff. Fill into glass
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-26

AKEwoOp NEw-JrRSEY-- Furnished and unfir
EsxpsH Aw. Times and journal Buiiiins Lakewood
Tcw-ycPsey.
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Jts Gream

IL OKTON'S ICEcKEAM is THE OLD STANDARD,
liable ire-cfcar; always pIr rich aDd hsai.itl
french and American. all navor. try u you VIII IKE II
VIII 9th DcpotS yOj iti-aNc.. JyS 9th
ave. 3C. COlumbus-aye. AMI 49, West l25thst
rI,uE NEW STYLE FUI,-LINED MANTLE
L manufactured b. &. G. SlINNNE. Wet 42i.,t..
m" rost popular winter wrap ever introduced ptce
only SO.
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OLD DOMINION LINE.

NLD DO MON d T..
OS,came-s for NORFOLK PORTSMOUTH. OLD
POINT COMFORT aaa NEWPoHI NEWS. conncc,,.,nFs
M6yp And nThcI Esbo. 'na WIZ
Thur. ani sai. ror Ele,ln'ogd va JAMEs RlTEE-
and SAT From iIcr 90 SO: r. Zoe, i,e e, en-,
slnIh and West W. l.. GUILLAl DEU. Traihc Managot.
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WHITE STAR LINE.

4.
e.crnanic Nov 30 70 am Adratc. Dec. q. a. M
Majestic Dec u. D ~ pm ,,.IGanic jan s.
Irltannc.. Dec. ~. a. M Briiannic, Jan. 10. -
tIcGtcnc. De- 20. !: 80 pm Ieutonic Jan. II, -
From White DOCK, foot Of West lOth-st.
Saloon rates, ESQ upward, according t. steamer and
location Il Second cabin On those steamers. siO
md sI5. Stcsragc nom the Oh Country go.
So "a Broadway, Ncw-Y0fA. philaIelpha Office 4oO
Malnut-st :, $500.
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Doar0 il,nnico.

4 -o5 PER CENT SAVED groceries. tca-, cofce-
n. canned Goods, po'isl1. butter proircc fut. &c
Sold in ras1nnhc' quantities. at whoe-sc prices. al
goods delivered free IN and out TIC city. IfY n.
ASPI.IL 4 COMPANY, $3.50 r'"nNich-st
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n EW METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE.
~ Lessees AMI Managers Abbey seho'Iei "Fau
GRAND OPERA IN ITALIAN AND FRENCH.
Under thu direction OF
HENRY l.. ABBEY and MAURICE GRAU-
OPENING NIGHT. MONDAY EVENING, NOV ~.
FAUST,
With the Grca. Ideal Cast Mines. Eames BAermcster
sealehl Messr La sile, Eiouaid dc Hes]he, Vas.
Jean II sZse.
Conductor Sig. MANCINELII:
WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOV. 20. DOUBLE BILL
GOCNOD'S OPERA,
PHILEMON EFT BAuCls. IN French. 49,
this nrst Maugicre his
frs. appcarance Caslmary ana Miss Sigrd Arnoldson
ner ir5t appearanc to he followed BY Mascagnrs opera
CAvAILERIA kC>TICANA. ,,
Nine. Emma Ca,c tber nrst lppe1raneel, Nine upercis
cher irst Appearance NJ Dufriche this first appcaance),
and gnor Ngnas (hs first appearanee
Conductor Beyiglani
FRIDAY EVENING, DEC. j, LOiIENGRlN,. =.
Mines. NoTdiea and duerlca. NM. Lassaile, ia. %
Reszke, Sig &c Vaschetti, aul Sign0r Vicnas.
SATURDAY MArIN En- FAUST.
With the cast as Oh the Opening night
Seats FOR any above peri now be So
cured NJ the box Metropol tai Oera House. ana
also At Box OFFICE kAfEs ut The news stands
OF Tyson Co.. comprising the eighteen pn ipil hotels
in the city also at Rumaos, III Br2,dway
Prices. IS, 4, 3. go, .. Loo l. lrNate boxes, ~
cori1g 81 size $50 SO and $50.
SUNDAY Eyg Dec. ga Grand Sunday Night Concere
AT POPULAR PRICES
Evening journal., 1893-12-21
! COMPANY G DISBAEDED.

n Has Fallen Below the Required Number
and Must Go Out Of service-The First
Mustered Out.
Adiutant- General Garrett J. Hart has,
by the order of acknowledgements, is
sued general order No. 63 disbanding
Company q, of Georgetown. It is as
follows.
81. The report Of the inspecting
officers for 1898 shows shat Company G.,
First Regiment Infantry, n G.. d., has
fallen below the required number and is
therefore considered disbanded
80 Lieutenant A. d Chaytor acting
assistant quartermaster-ge general will go
TO Georgetown and receive all property
charged to Company q. and ship the
same to the arsenal at Wilmington.
"3.-Colonel George W. Marshall will
honorably discharge all men of such
company entitled to the same.
"a Captain r. g Houston will meet
the Board OF Survey in Wilmington, on
December 2s, 1898, for adjustments Of al
shortage.
Evening journal., 1893-12-21
ASSIGNMENTS or BONDS
Tie Heirs Of Colonel Henry G. McComb
Receive valuable City Securities.

TIE Heirs Of Colonel Henry G. McComb
Receive Valuable city Securities.
There is a box well worth having,
remarked Treasurer's Clerk Samuel A
Price to am EVENING JOURNAL reporter
this morning It was an old envelope
box and a man ignorant Of its contents
would have refused it as a gift lt CON
tanned city bonds to the worth Of about
$4,000
The securities, which formed part Of
the McComb estate, now in progress Of
settlement. were being assigned to the
heirs as follows: S., 500 to Mrs
Elizabeth b. McComb; $il,1O0
TO Mrs Jane f. McComb,
Winchester; Sil, 100 10 Mrs Martin Me
Comp Bush Si2, 600 20 f. S. Bangs,g guar
dian Of ID McComb Bangs 81 500 70 Mrs
Jane +. McComb, Winchester; 81 800 tC
Mrs Margaret McComb Bush; 81 800 "a
f. S Bangs. guardian Of Henry HcComt
Bangs, and S25C0 to James McComb
The work Of assignment is almost com
pleted and the bonds will be turned over
/ to their owners in a few days.