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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-09-16
aPETER.s PENCE.
Something Of the History Of an Ancient
Catholic Custom.

Something Of the History OF an Ancient
Catholic Custom.
A custom OF SO ancient date In tho
Catholic world that II runs back TO the
days when civilization was young Is the
annual contribution OF Peters Pence
or tribute to the pope. One day in each
year In all the Catholic churches
throughout the world d contribution Il
sent to tho pope. He uses the money
for defraying the expenses Of the adj
ministration Of affairs In the Holy See.
The custom 81 collecting Peters
Pence, or Rome scot, as IL Is some
times called, is Of ancient origin.
Centuries ago IL was first observed by
the English people, tribute then being
levied to the extent 81 penny for
every house, payment being made
about August Of each year.
The pence was first tribute offered
10 the Roman pontiR in reverence to
the memory Of ST Peter, whose success
sor the pope Is believed by Roman
Catholics to be- The first idea appears
TO have come from England. 1t Is as
cribed by some to Ina, king Of the West
Saxons. who. in A. d. 72l, went as =.
pilgrim to Rome and there founded =
hospital for AngIo-Saxon pilgrims, TO
be maintained by an annual contribu-,
ton from England Others say the
honor Is due to offa and Ethelwulf, at
lcast in the sense 81 their having ex-
tended the custom to the entire Saxon
territory.
The tribute consisted then in the pay
ment Of silver penny BY every family
who possessed Land or cattle Of the
yearly value Of thirty pence. II was
collected during the Ave weeks be-
tween st. Peters and St Paul's day and
August l. Since the total annexation
Of the papal states % the kingdom Of
Italy, this tribute has been largely In
,rcascd in France, Belgium, England
and Ireland. When Ina. king Of the
saxons, inaugurated the custom now
timc-honored, penny yearly was the
amount collected from each person. IN.
Y. Advertisers.
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wanted the Color % Match.

A young man frop Kalamazoo
which is III the state Of Michigan, by
the way was in Detroit not very long
ago, drawn hither by the fascinating
attractions Of one OF the brightest and
best looking girls in this City Of the
Straits The visitor was moro or less
sof Kalamazoolu and the girl didn't
feel fattered by his attentions, but she
did the best she could undef the circum-
stances In the evening he asked her
to 90 with him to the Ice creamery and
she went
Waiter. lie said, Mn a loud and conn
manding tone. bring us two Ice
creams. the best you've got in the shop,
mind
The waiter bowed
And. waiter. ! said the girl III d low.
sweet voice. bring me pistache 70
match the young man here. and the
young man didn't know what pistache
was till he saw the color Detroit Free
bAS~Ne az
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MsMoRlss.


the summer sun Is siniEt,ig now.
TINS western sky Ii IN Asinw,
A wand'ring through Inc meadow paths
Tho silent shadows come al.d ees
The meadows who're. IN childish elen.
gathered ilowera or chased tho bee
bend and pluck daisy fntr.
While tears my eyes arc iillin9 fARG
For memory corlcs. with siient step
And litis The VAN that hides the pas.
while backward roll the hygonr years
50 fraucht with sorroSa, Joys aud teara
] see myselt, q slenAcr youth,
50 tGii IL plans fer cefning years
As slowly hofne drove The COWS,
Nau,ht knowing o. iifca cares and fearA
Hut longing much the world 70 see,
And planning All that would be-
on, eager, h0rcful, trusting heart
You did not know iife'e thorny way.
Or, even when oarths iaurois won,
How quick they fadc az close Of day
Would could 10 10 yout b again,
So free from heartaehe, care and pain
Julia Wood. III Good Housekeeping,
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II remember said schoolmastcr.
when ] was a boy going out one morn
ing before sunrise to fish for pickerel.
had just hooked q big one, when along
came d countryman- He said nothing,
but, with mouth wide open, stopped to
see the fun. The contest had lasted
more than half an hour, when sudden
". as was about to land the prize, the
piclSerel, with one last rush for liberty.
made good his escape. With lump III
my throat, ! instinctively turned 70 the
sonntryman for consolation, and got Il.
We'll. declare, said he. you held on
10 your end, yonng fellow. but be didn't
hold on 70 hisl' C Golden Days
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WEEKLY WORLD.
Consists Of Eight Pages
and is sold for 81.OO
per Year.

This explains why its circulation has
grown so rapidly, and why adyastisers
prefer it. To constitute good adver-
stising medium, 4 weeklymust be ncwsy
and Interesting. Tho more news il
contains, the better fort the advertisers.
Send for sample copy, and compare
lit with its competitors. ExamineSand
investigate for yourself. Give it a
trial and you will be readily convinced
that You have made a great mistake
in not using its columns long ago.
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III l.. BEACH. fhs-Asassapolisan Dress Maker.
IL solicits call az No. s. King street
96im.
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E,OR SALE Three large white feg rabbits
Il win be sold cheap. Apply II kAHf Tu0mI.l
soS, south Queen street
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BUSINESS LOCALS.

E0R SAI.E.A small woea sieve. KnQuire
- AZ N. x, Parsonage Burke 81,
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Martiasburr. n IA. sept m ~

l. MartiHsburg. VIVA sept oil iSss5
L have been using Moses Woaa's Eminent on
my injured limb for the past two months. and
do not hesitate % say that Il Il the best airt.
ment that have used since was hurt and !
take great pleasure IN recommending II to any
one suffering with Rheumatism Sprains strains
or any pains In limbs or Joints
97-lm. All. TnnNAs
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ENSTRAY NOTICE - Faur head young cattle
II left my place about July list Two black
steers, one light red steer and one black helier.
VIII weigh between five and six hundred
pounds. Liberal reward will be given finder
]. A. MAYHEM, Bedington, NJ Va
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What are yon doing2" asked the
convict Of the reporter. who was writ
ing mp the penitentiary I'm taking
aotes. ''Humphl That's what brought
~ here Washington star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-03-31
Foreign,

The italian steel cruiser Etna sailed for
New York to taSe psrI IN the naval paraie.
The Columbus cardye,s Pinta and Nina
reached Havana. Cuba. IN Ter convoy OF the
Newark an Bennington. Tney will procsei
10 New York 10 take part in the naval
parade.
SENATOR JOHN D. MORGAN. United States
REPRESENTATIVE IN the Berlng Sea aroltra-
hou. recovered from the accident he net
with recently on tas steamship New York
ana left London Tor Paris.
QUEEN VICTORIA left Portsmouth on the
rosa. Yacht Y cora aud Albert for Italy.
She Will spend the sJrIng near Florence.
The Mayor of Moscow, Russis, was shot
IN the abdomen with a reyOiver oy man
uan,ed Adricanoff. he died shortly after
ward. Adricanof was arrested.
GREAT alarm was felt in Rome on account
Of the work OF dynamlterS eight bombs be-
ing found or exp. oded during one day.
THE arrival in Havana. Cuba, OF the Co
lumous caraves was made the occasion OF
great rejoicing.
THE funeral of Jules Ferry took place at
the Luxembourg in Paris France.
A BODY of Galicisn peasants crossing the
IT lntlef az cLcIu-Ita euSNun0SASu hses
sian frontier guarls, who grove them back
to Austria In the conflict some were snor
ana OF ers were drowned in the Nistuia.
THE Russian Government has suspended
the coinage OF siiver ruolss on private ac-
count for the reason that the silver ruole is
now cheaper than paper.
A BAND Of revo,utionists entered the
town OF Allegretta, Brazil, which they
sacSei. rhe residents resisted the ravages.i
and in the fight which followed forty per,
sons were killed. Then the jewellers aban-
doned the town.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-03-31
Simple Talks About hstrolImy.

Sir Robert Balls lectures to cnlldreu
on astronomy have been found extremely
interesting and instructive to many wlo
could not, strictly speaking, be included
in "iuveniIe audience. Sir Rober.
receptly told his hearers that it was pos.
sible to weigh star against the sun, aud
one star in the tail of the great bear vas
equal to forty Of our sun. The stars IA
the great bear were moving, and be-
tween one representation OF that constel'
lation and another, which he shO we'd
upon a screen, an interval Of 3G, 90
years would pass. The immense dis.
tance of the stars was illustrated by s
reference to the nearest star, Alpha Cen.
tauri. Light travelled at the rate Of
1SO, 900 miles second and was eight
minutes 10 reaching the earth from ihe
sun, but the light from Alpha Centaurl
was three years on its way to the earth.
As to the other stars, there were soma
that would not yet have received a te!e.
graphic message, could one have been
sent, announcing the battle OF Water.
loo, even bearing in mind the fact that
the electric current travels at the rate OF
i2SS. 900 miles second. Other stars
would not yet have received the news Of
the landing of William the Conqueror iS
1866, and some would not even have re.
ceived the glad tidings of the first Christ
mas in Bethlehem, 1892 years ago. Sir
Robert Ball went on to explain how sen'
sitiyo plates could see. so to speak,
thousands of stars which no telescope
could reveal, and gave some remarkable
instances OF the power Of the photogra-
phic camera to see what the eye could
not discover.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-03-31
A Puzzle Indeed.

Mathematical puzzles are generally
very far from interesting, but there is
one which would puzzle old Algebra"
Davies to explain. 1t is this: Open .
book at random and select word with
in the first ten lines and less than the
tenth word from the end of the line.
Now double the number Of the page aud
multiply the sum by five; thcu add
twenty, then add the number Of the line
selected; Then add FIVE, thea multiply
the sum by ten aud add the number OF
the word in the line. When this has
been done, subtract 25O, aud the re-
maiuder in the unit column will indicate
the number OF the word; in the ten
column the number Of the line, and re-
naming figures the number Of tho page
The result is infaliIble, but that is not
remarkable. The curious thing about 1t
is. how is the result obtainedp-New
York News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-03-31
A Volcano in Greg IN.

There exists in Oregon an extinct vol
cano which closely resembles the fire.
belching mountains of the Hawaiian
group. In place of lava its crater is oc-
cupied by a body of water six miles iu
diameter surrounded by cliffs which
tower to the height of 1000 feet. The
lake, which is known as Crater Lake, is
the deepest fresh water on the earth. 1t
is 1000 feet deep and of a lovely blue
like the Mediterranean. Near its center
perfect little volcano rises to height
of 300 feet. The origin Of Shis mountain
is similar to that of the volcanoes OF
Kilauea. The central part long ago
sank into the bowels of the earth,
leaving the rim OF the crater, and sub
sequently the small conc referred to
popped up in the middle.--WashlngtOn
Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-03-31
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Eastern and Middle States.

The City Treasurer of Holyoke. Mass,
has found the missing certificates Of stock Of
The Hoyoze and Westfeld Railroad owned
by the city and which have been lost for
learly twenty years. They represent S225,-
90. Tue certificates were found in the
layers Office, which is used as a storehouse
or old papers.
AT Providence, the Republican Couven-
ion in Rhode Islam 4 renomlnated ID. Rus
ell Brown for Governor; the Democrats
nominated David S. Baker.
AT the Redington PENN proving ground
4 the Bethlehem Iron Company there was
test, the success OF which resulted in the
cceptance OF so tons of armor for the bat
leship Texas by the representatives OF the
government.
PRINCESS KAIULAHI, Of Hawaii, sailed from
sew York TOR Engiand on the steamship
dajestic with her party, among whom we're
Ter guardian Theodore II. Davis, Miss
)avis and Miss Whattoff.
IMPROVEMENTS on the North River front.
Sew YORK City, TO cost $ld, ,993. 9so.4O, we're
pproved by the Dock Board.
CARLYLE W. HARRIS, the wife poisoner.
vas takrn from the rombs, New Y ork City,
o Sing Sing Prison and was put in solitary
onfnement in the execution house. His
'earing throughout was serene.
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A Chain of Missions Across Africa.

Right across Central Africa runs now
a belt OF light, line OF mission stations
from east to west. Eighteen years ago,
after Livingstone had proved that Gen.
trail Africa, instead of being desert,
was healthy and fertile country, that
part of the continent was divided among
the various missionary societies. The
Church OF England Mission took the
country around Lake Victoria Nyanza,
the London Missionary Society TOOK Lake
Taugauyika aud the nelghboring coun-
try, the Baptist missionaries established
themselves on tho Congo, two Presbyte-
rian Missions went to LAKE Nyassa, and
the Universities Mission took Zanzibar
and the country islands as far as Nyassa,
on which they have a good-sized steam.
er. The Church of England Mission had
one in Nyauza, but it was lost. The
London Missionary Society has one on
Tanganyika, and the Baptists and the
Livingstone Inland Mission-an Amer
ican Society-have steamers on the
Congo. We have thus line Of commu-
nication across the continent, with the
exception of break of about four hum
dred miles between the Baptist station at
Stanley Falls on the west, and the sta
tion at Msalala on the east. From Msal-
ala there is a road--not OF course
formed road but way seclre1 By mis-.
sionary inauence-to the eastern coast.
New York Witness.
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South and West.

IN an alley at st. Louis, No, known as
Iagle Nest, Scott Jones, white man. and
colored woman were slot ana instantly
illed by Louis Kemnade, a white bartender.
he trouble originated over game Of cards.
WORLDS FIR stock went begging on the
,hlcago Exchange.
JOHN TERRY and Benjamin Mccoy, col:
red, robbers and mur1erers, were hanged
t Hazlehurst, Miss.
IL the Cheyenne Country. Oklahoms.
ynole townships have been swept by prairie
Tres, and hundreds Of cattle have perished.
j. J. EwERs, farm hand, beat out the
Irains OF Mrs. Christina Onshott in San
francisco, Cal, AMI then killed himself
She refused to marry him. }. c. Davis
sked Miss May Miller TO marry him IN
salem, do. She re;useI. When he met
Ter in the street he fired two shots at her,
silling her. Then he killed himself.
The United States Fish Commission
,hipped six carloads OF llt water fish from
dorehead, n. c., for exhibition in the
Aquarium Building at tie Worlds Fair.
Chicago, III.
DoBBISs 6 DAZEY. Nashville, Tenn cot
on brokers. with branch houses in st. Louis.
Jackson, Tenn, and New Orleans, filed a bill
# assignment. Their liabilities are about
sI00, ,00J.
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Washington.

The newly appointed Assistant Secretary
# the Navy-Mr. NcAdoO, or New jersey
assumed charge OF that Office, relieving Mrs.
soley.
The ten days statement issue1 by the
Treasury Department gave the gold IN the
Treasury as SlO6, j75 90, a gain OF a, co.,.
U0 within ten day.
TIE Senate confirmed Frank B. Burke, Of
Indiana. 10 be Attorney Of the United States
or the district OF Indiana; David /. Guy
on, to be Marshal OF the United States Tor
he Ncrtuern district Of Mississippi, and
William H. Hawkins of Indiana. to oe Mar.
ihal of the United States for the District OK
Indiana.
SECRETARY CARLISLE has reduced the
.orce in the treasury Department oT fifteen
employees the services OF five IN the Archi-
.ects Office and ten in the Treasurer's Office
beng dlspenset with.
THE National Association of Democratic
Tluos issue from WaShin gton q notlcs
-ecomm =nding Il Simultaneous celebration
IN the 1850 Of April next OF the birthday OF
thomas jefferson.
SENATOR WALTaALL, Mississippi has
oeen appO.nte one u toe dir ctors OF ths
Deaf ami Du no Institute tor the Distr CT Of
Columbia IN place or S.lator Hawiey. Con-
1ecticut reslgneI
The Navy Department received informa-
lion .ron Baltimore that tue contractors
preliminary trial, at sea Of tue cruiser Mont-
Tomery. now near.Y CON letet at hs
Columbia Iron WORKS, we're yerJ satIstac-
tory,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-03-31
Human Ant Eaters.

Although we arc not aware that the
white ant (which, by the way, is not an
ant at all, having kinship with the May
ny) is habitually cater by any people,
there are tribes of men who do eat true
lants. The Brazilian forestmen, for ex'
ample, initiate the aut-bear. Lying
down by an ant bill, they poke stick
into it, aud place the free end IN the
mouth. The ants run up the stick, and
when his mouth ia full Of them the for
estman sets to work to chew and swallow.
AS for insects generally and the like,
many are eaten. The Australians aud
other half starved desert wanderers greed
lily devour certain beetles and the grubs
out Of rotten wood. -Yankee Blade.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-03-31
FUR.

The coal miner is generally above his
business after working hours. -PhIladel-
phia Record.
Polish is good thing in society, ex-
cept when it's worn on the coat. --Pnila.
dephia Record.
Because a man clings to the old
fashioned lamp-post is no sign that no
doesn't approve of the electric light. -
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Wife-"Darling, I wish you would
let me have forty dollars to-day" Hus.
'band-"WhY, you seem to think mar
ried an heiress, ny dearl'-Quips.
Mrs. Tawker-"I found the luncheon
at Mrs. Bookworm's an awful stupid
affair" Mrs. Grinder (who wasn't in
vited)-"I expect so, dear; you see they
were all brainy people. Inter Ocean.
He-"Why do you invite that awful
Mrs. Gsbble, when you dislike her sol'
She-"Oh, she is the only person who
will listen when l tell all the smart
things the baby can do."-Chics % In.
ter Ocean.
"To think that my Ethel should have
spoken 50 impertinentiy to papa at din
Ier. She never hears mamma talk in
that way to him." Ethel (stoutly;-
"Well, but you choosed him and l
didn't. t.n-Tid-Blts
mayer" said the principal, on the
twenty ninth day Of the month, to one
of his clerks, "my memory is so treach-
erous l forget everything. Just renlnl
me on the first to give yol motto. 10
quit. LA Semana Comica.
Cholle-"Doctcr, have something
the mattah with my bwsin; could ~,
you tell me what it isl' DR.. Gruf-
"That is a question for an analytical
chemist, not physician. Five dollars,
please. Good day, sir. Vogue.
"There goes old LIghtfnger, tina:
used to steal everything he could lay MS
hands on. Has he improved any"
"Well, should say he has. He's worth
half million now and is way up klep'
tomaniac. ."-ChicagO Inter- Ocean.
az assure you l am innocent Of tie
crime for which / am sent here, said
the new prisoner. "Ol, get out" yelIe
the Warden. "Thsuk you. shall bo
delighted, replied the unfortunate as no
started for the door.-Detroit Tribune.
Aunt Joan-."Well, ms boy, how are
youl" Jack-"Pretsy well, thanks
not over bright" Aunt JOan-"Yout
hand, JACK. like maa who tells tho
truth. I've often thought you're not
over bright, aud now I'm corrOborated
BY such a responsible witness I'm sure Of
it.'-Judy.
The kind-hearted lady, as IS the cls-
tom of kind-Iearted ladies', had just
asked Mr.. Hungry Higgins if he had /
trade. "Yes'm, answered Hungry, II
have, but there don't seem to be no call
for it." "Aud what is it, prayP
"Sawin' wood" The kind-hearted lady
has not recovered yet from her astonIsa-
ment.-Indianapolis Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-03-31

"a little, ;" says Aetltia, vno, Indeeu
is shlvering from her lato fear OF wha
her aunt might say.
~ shall fetch another rtg," cried the
old lady, running out of the room.
can opportunity once lost is never t
be regained," says the ancient copy.
books. Hardinge aud Lsttia make NJ
their minds not to lose theirs. His arms
are round her in an instant, her cheek is
pressed against his.
at is all right. She will give in. J
feel as if l loved her." says Bardinge.
"Ohl jack" says Letitia; "wasn't it
a good thing l was nearly burned to
death?'
"Ohl hush, darling-hush. Lettyl I
can't bear to think of this day."
"Wel, I can,' says she, laughing
feebly. "I shall think of 1t always. 1t
has given us to each other forever. -
Philadelphia Times.
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Ihe OriSin ofa Famous Motto.

The following account of the origin OF
a we'll known motto for t,mepiece,
whether true or false, is worth recort-
ing. Some years ago a new clock was
made to be placed in the Temple Hall {;
when finished, the clockmaker was de-
sired TO wait on the Benchers OF thc
Temple, who would think of suitable
motto to be put under the clock. He
applied several times, but without get
ting the desired information, as they had
not determined on the inscription. Con-
tinuing to importune them, he at last
came when the old Benchers were met III
the Ten pie Hall, and had just sat down
to dinner.
The workman again requested to be
informed of the motto; one of the
Benchers, who thought the application
ill-timed, aud who was fondor Of eating
and drinking than inventiug original
notices, testify replied $50 about your
business" The mechanic, taking this
for an answer to his question, went
home and inserted at the bottom OF the
clock "Go about your business" and
placed it on the Temple Hall, to the
great surprise of the Benchers, who'
upon considering the circumstance
apreed that accident had produced a
better motto than they could think Of,
and ever since the Temple clock has
continued to remind the lawyers and the
public to go about their business
Million
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-03-31
ARBITRATORS MEET.
First Session In Paris of the Beriny
Sea Court.

Sea Court.
The Court Of Arbitration appointed to ad-
lust the difficulties between Great Britain
and the United States in relation to tho seal
fisheries in Bering Sea met at Paris
in the Office of the French Foreign
Ministry. All the members OF the Court
were present. They are Justice Jonn M.
Harlan and Senator Joan L: Morgan, ap,
nointed by the President OF the United
States. Baron de C)urcelles. appointei by
the President Of France; Gregers w. w.
Gram. appointei by the King Of Sweieu,
Marquis Emilio Viscouti Venosta, ap.
no,nted by the King OF Italy; Lord Han
Ilen and Sir John s. ID. Thompson, APP
pointed by the Queen Of England. Ex-Sec-
ratary OF State John W. Foster was present
as agent on the part OF the United States,
and Charles Il. Tupper, Canadian Domin-
ion Minister Of Marine and FisherieS as
agent on the part OF Great Britain. The
counsel present on the part OF the Unitef
states were e. J. Phe,ps of Vermont;
James c. Carter OF New York; Henry W.
B.oagett, OF Illinois, AMI assistant counsel
Tor the Unltet States, Robert Lansing. OF
New York. The counsel tor Great Britain
present were Sir Charles Russell, Attorney
General. Sir Richard We 'ster. ex' Attorney
General: Q. e. Robinson, Of the Canadian
Bar, anu w. II. Cross.
NJ. Develle, French Minister OF Foreign
Affairs, made snort speech welcoming tbs
me nbers OF the Court tue agents and toe
counsel.
The meeting was purely formal. Creisn.
tials were presented, and the Court organizst
by the election OF Baron de Courcei. rs
as President. it was decided 10
meet at II 80 a. m. each day. AMI to sit for
four hours and haif daily, the meetings 70
be open to members OF the press 70 wnom
cards should be issuei. The Court thsn ad-
journed until April 4 In order to examine
the printed ar ~ nents OF the United States
ana Great Britain. watch were pressnted>