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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-31
Indiana Pensions.

Original; Thaddeus s. Moore Terre
Haute. vigo county; Oscar Keith. AMBER
son. Madison county.
Additional: Martin J. Zeigler, Thorn
town, Boone; William Kelly, Indianapo-
lis, Marion; George w. Lighter. Quincy,
Owen.
Supplemental: John II. Oakers0n,
Knightstown. Henry county.
Renewal: Thomas J. Stol, Princeton.
Gibson county.
Increase: John S. Roehm, Tell Cicy,
Perry county; John Mitchell. Ohio, lam
iltOn; MILFORD H. Conrad. FreedoEia,
Crawford; George Pate. South Granger,
Monroe; John w. Gorse, Terre Hdute,
Vigo.
Reissue: Michael Stanton. National mil
itary home, Grant county; Henry Baker,
Nappanee, Elkhart; William w. Favey,
Miff1in, Crawford; Thomas ]. Foutch,
BOxley, Hamilton.
Original Widows. Etc: Clara Rober-
son, Evansville Vanderburg county; min
or of Thomas Barron. Evansville. VAN
derburg; Margaret Newkum. Urbanna.
Wabash Anna NJ. Megahan, Wlnamac.
Pulaski.
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Stabbed in the Back.

BLKHART, Oct. 7-Special-Last
Saturday at a match near Calvin, a fight
occurred between John Boyd and Lincoln
Hal. over game of cards. Both were
drunk and friends parted them and peace
declared. Later in the evening Hall stood
leaning over the fence talking to a friend
when an uuknoEn man slipped up behind
him and stabbed him in the back which
resulted fataly4 Hall dying yesterday
morning. Boyd lwas arrested and jailed,
but claimed nAknow.edge of the affair.
Both parties ar hcolored The place is in
a high pitch excitement. Authorities
at Calvin fear III lynchng bee.
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JURY SAYS "NOT GUILTY."
The LiVinEston-wesner Murder Trial
brought to "a Close.

LEBANON. Oct. 23.-Special.-T Liv-
ingston-Wesner case went to the jury
at $3.50 this afternoon and at 7:30 a YER
dict was returned finding the defendant
not guilty.
The verdict was confidently expected
to be one of acquittal and is popular.
Livingston clearly proved that ne had the
bess Of reasons TO fear his son-in-law.
we'll knowing his character. and that
when Wesner made a threat he would
carry it into execution. While all good
citizens sympathize with Wesner's fam
lily and intimate friends they feel that the
jury rightly understood the case Within
a year two men have been prosecuted in
this county for the killing of members Of
the Wesner family. Each has been ac-
quilted on the grounds Of self-defense.
The same prosecutor appeared for the
STATE and the defense in each case was
represented by the same firm of attOr-
neys.
Each of the cases were set for trial
on the 18th day of October.
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Aronnd the NvorId on Foot.

BRAZIL, Oct. 6.-Special.-Fred Theon-
er and Gus KOegel, the two young men
making the circuit of the globe on foot,
having started from San Francisco on the
10th day of June on a heavy wager to
complete the trip within two years,
reached Brazil this evening from Terre
Haute on their way to Indianapolis in
good cOnditith. They will reach the capt.
tai Monday. On arriving they proceeded
a once to the city offices to procure the
seal of the city and the signature of the
officers as the voucher in proof of their
visit here
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Subscriber, Sweetser. Ind: There were
$50 members of the constitutional conven-
ton OF 1851. They were elected as members
Of the legislature are elected, 100 from
representative districts and fifty from SEN
atorial districts but they all sat in one
body and voted an equality. Holland
is a free trade country.
c. T.. Grismer. Coal City, Ind: \ bona
ide resident of Owen county since Sept.
1 Opeing a citizen of the state) will be en-
titled to vote there on Nov. 6. 1t makes
no difference where his Household goods
are. 1t is the man who does the voting
and holds the residence. not the goods.
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INJURED BY A FALL.
From the Effects of Which He Never
Receivers.

SHELBYVILLE, Oct. 29.-Special.-An-
drew Jo,liff of Flat Rock, one of Shelby
county's prominent and wealthy farm
ers, has been much-afIicted man and is
now in a hospital at Columbus, having
just submitted TO a severe surgical op-
Grafton.
Fifteen years ago Andrew climbed a
tree and from which he accidentally fea
lighting on his feet. The bruises he thus
received a few years later caused him to
lose his left leg a the knee, and for some
time he has been an intense sufferer, and
gangrene set in on his right foot. Sur
geon Banker was at once consulted and
an operation decided upon. 1t was at
first thought necessary to remove the dis
eased foot. but instead of this the foot
was opened from the bottom with hope
that this might furnish the desired re-
lief and ultimately result in his recovery
Today it was decided necessary to re-
move the other limb. from which opera
ton death is almost certain to follow.
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THE EXCITEMENT TOO GREAT.
Was Mt First Reported to he n Case
of Suicide.

COLUMBUS, Oct. 26.-Special..-Dan
McClintic, trustee of Cnfty township, died
suddenly at his home at an early hour
this morning.
Coroner falk pronounced it a case of
death from apoplexy. McClintic was deeply
in debt and his bondsmen commenced
suit yesterday 10 get off of his bond. The
excitement caused prOstration, from
which ne did not rally. McCintic was
elected by the democrats and had held
the office four years. His bondsmen, il
is alleged, will lose heavily.
1t was reported at first that it was a
case Of suicide.
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lurking at WestheId.

NoBLESvILLE, Oct p. Special
Last night ghouls robbed the grave Of
Mrs John Chapple in the Westfield GEM
etery The remains had been buried but
a week. When the discovery was first
made it was thought that several other
graves had been tempered with, but
upon investigation no other bodies We're
found missing. Coroner 5. c. Dove has
searched the medical colleges at Indian
apolis for Mrs. Chappers remains, but
he was unsuccessful in finding them.
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CRUSHED HIS MOTHERS SKULL.
4 Drunken SON Makes n MurderOus
Assault and Escapes.

Assault anu flsct'peN.
JEFFERSONVILLE. Oct. 27.-Speoial.
Thomas Duncan late This afternoon
made a murderous assault upon his aged
mother, Mary Duncan. at their home N
the eastern part of this city.
Duncan had been drinking heavily and
while endeavoring to enter a door Leading
into a sitting-room of his residence he
found il locked. He was seized with
drunken idea that his mother had pur-
posely barred him out, so he went to the
street and procured a brick. Instead of
waiting for the door 70 be opened he
forced himself through a window into the
room. Going TO the kitchen ne found his
mother. whom he charged with locking
him out Mrs Duncan endeavored ID eN-
plain by saying she failed to hear him.
but the Infatuated demon not only dis
puted her word, but struck her several
terrible blows on the head with the brick,
crushing the skull in many places, from
the effects Of which she cannot recover.
Duncan fled TO Kentucky. There was
no one in the house at the time the assault
was made.
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freight train. and at Laporte two tramps
entered the car and one began to attack
Mahan with a knife. when the other shot
him in the lung. Things on the west end
are now assuming a war-.ike character
Trainmen may Zoe seen going out of here
armed 10 the teeth. and they viii Kill
the first hobo" caught on the trains, as
they consider their lives in danger.
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Photograph Gallery Wrecked.

MARION. Oct. Special.-Larrimer
Bros photograph gallery was completely
wrecked about o'clock this evening by
an explosion, the cause of which is un-
known, but it is attributed to natural gas.
Ben Larrmer. the proprietor, was badly
burned and bruised. Alfred Greenman, an
emp.oye, son of the Rev. y. \. Green
man, was seriously burned. Miss Grace
Speakman, a retoucher. whose home is in
New Castle, was fatally injured. She was
buried beneath the debris and when found
was unconscious. Her chest was badly
crushed.
The one-story brick building was leveled
to the ground and the windows in l.. NJ.
Whisler's house across the alley were
blown out. Windows in Gilbert Wilson'S
house, two squares distant. were broken
from the force Of the explosion.
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victims OF n Runnwny.

BRAZIL. Oct. 29.-Special.-In a run
away collision on the approach TO Croy's
creek bridge, near Harmony, last Sun
day in which three vehicles and parties
were involved Charles Moses was
dragged a considerable distance over the
newly constructed macadamized road and
all the flesh rubbed from one side of his
body in to The ribs. Mrs. Rawley of
Knightsville. wife of the principal of the
schools at that place, was also seriously
injured. as was Miss White of Lena, a
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-31
TyIer's Latest Record

WALTHAAI Mass, oct 29.-Harry Tyler
regained the two-mile flying start world 5
record here this afternoon. making the dis
lance in 1904 fiat, pacing by tandems. But
Ter held the record of 40i 4-5. made at
Springfield last month. A. w. Porter made
"A new class \ record in the mile standing
start. riding in minutes fiat. The record
was 202 As.
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Runaway Couples Married.

JEFFERSONvILLE. Oct. 29.-Special.
Magistrate House tonight married Luke
McCle,land and Eva Wrighthouse of
Memphis. Mitchell Cox and Addie Lee
Miller of Nicho,asville. Thomas Smith
and Minnie Barton Of Henry county and
James Miller and Josephine Johnston
of Mercer county, Kentucky. They were
eiOperS
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Roth instantly KILLED.

GREENCASTLE. Oct. 25.-SpeclaL-As
William Krous and George Weese were
crossing the Vandalia road at Reelsville
this morning about o'clock on loaded
wagon they Were run into by an east
bound express train and both instantly
killed. The train was about three hours
late and going at the rate of forty miles
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Electrical Works sold.

MUNCIE. oct 27.-Speclal.-The Mum
Gle electrical works, which was established
here a year ago by f. A. Van Nance and
James Chamberlain of Cleveland O.. at
an output of $40, 900, was sold last night
by the receiver, James y. Chopper, to
County Auditor w. S. Richey and son.
Albert, r. f. Piott of Chicago and Charles
W. Brown of Jacksonville. Ill. The price
paid was $50, 600.
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Took Morphine.

RICHMOND, Oct. 29-Special-
George Danvers. who came here some
months ago from Greenville, O., and Sc
cured a position as head cook at the I'm
perial hotel. committed suicide last night
by taking morphine. The cause of his ac-
ton is not known, but it is supposed to
have been domestic trouble
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ARRESTED A COUNTERFEITER
United STATES MARsHALs swOOP
DOWN ON q CRIMINAL.

He Finds Nest OF MoIds-ThOught to
BE a Part of "a Noted Gang-MOre
Arrests VIII FOIiOw-An Indfanian
Commits "a Murder i'm IIIinOis-Indi-
News.
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Died of Hydrophobin..

BRAZIL, Oct. 29.-Special.-Word has
just reached this city that an inmate of
the county poor asylum, which is located
near Bowling Green, whose name was
Harris, died Sunday Of hydrophobia. He
had been bitten by q small dog last sum-
mer, but no serious consequences were
ANTICIPATED
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brakeman Killed.

ELKHART. Oct. 2S.-Special.-J. NJ.
Terry, brakeman on the Elkhart & To-
ledo division of the Lake Shore, was killed
last night near Kendallville. The train
had parted one car ahead Of the caboose.
and Terry was engaged in stopping the
rear section when the train cOllided,
knocking him off and striking him as he
fell. He was injured internally and died
one ho,1r II .pr
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4 New Race Trnck.

COLUMBUS, Oct. .-Special.-Ground
will be broken her today for half-mile
race and training track. 1t is situated
within the city limits and will also be
used as Il ball and show ground. The
hOrsemen have taken hold of the enter
prise with q determination TO put it
through in short time and in first-class
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Both Limbs Severed

SOUTH BEND. Oct. 29.-Special-I.a-
fayette Rude from Desoto, Ill, who had
been working on the Chicago drainage
canal, started for South Bend to work
on the three l railroad. on reaching here
he jumped off the freight train and bv
accident fell under the car wheels and
both legs were cut off. Recovery is doubt
fu
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WILL REBUILD THE SHOPS.
The People VIII BE Asked To Vote n
Tax.

WABASH. Oct 25.-Special.-T Big
Four railroad will Immediately rebuild
the shops of the Michigan division, which
burned here night before last
Today the Wabash county commission
ers, meeting in called session, ordered an
election in this township for Dec. 80 10
vote an appropriation Of $4,000 in aid Of
the Big -Four, upon the payment Of
which the Big Four company binds itself
to invest 100000 in new shop buildings,
division headquarters, passenger station
and extensive yards. The proposition of
the Big Four was virtually accepted at a
citizens meeting last night, and the ac-
ton of the commissioners c.inches the
deal. since the vote VIII be overwhelm-
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DASHED OUT HIS BRAINS.
Jumped from Moving street Car
struck Head First.

MUNCIE, Oct. 2S.-Special.-This even
ing the nine-year-o,d son Of Mrs. Nancy
futile met a terrible death on a West
Side electric street car. He, with several
other boys. We're playing alongside the
car and he jumped on to take ride. The
car was going at a lively rate, and when
he jumped off his head struck rock dash
ing his brains out
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Ended His Drunk.

ANDERSON, Oct. 3.-Special-Louis
Wyonchoffy. a glass worker of Alexan-
dria, concluded a ten days drunk this
morning by falling out of a second-story
window. He broke his neck and death
was instant. He was a. Pole.
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William Horton and Fireman Harry
Burns Of this city could jump their en-
CINE was in The ditch. with wheels up in
the air. Horton sustained several broken
ribs and other injuries. while Burns es-
capped with a few bruises. Brakemen
Baldwin and Skinner found themselves
under boxes. packages and bales in the
baggage car. 1t is needless TO say that
the steer was pulverized.
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Engine Inside Down.

MARTNSVIDLE. Oct 29.-Special.--
As the F., f. & NJ. train crew was re-
turning from Fairland early this morn
ing with their engine and baggage and
mail car large steer suddenly walked
upon the track. and before Engineer
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shot by sHoboes.v

ELKHART. Oct. 29.-Special.-John
Mahan Of this city died yesterday in a
hospital in Chicago as the result of being
shot by "hdboes' just this side Of Dune
Park. on the Lake Shore. Mahan was
plumber and started to Chicago on a
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Died from Paralysis.

AIARTINSVILBE. Oct 29-Special-
Abraham Hart, aged seventy-five years,
died today from a stroke of paralysis
Friday. He was born in Sussex county.
New Jersey, and was a prosperous and
well-known farmer here for more than
fifty wears
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Every wheel Turning.

MUNCIE. Oct. 2s.-Special.-The Mel
son glass company. which has laid Idle
for several months, has begun making
preparations to resume work this week
with full quota of hands. The Port
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THE JURY DISAGREED.
Their Political Views influence Their
Decision.

COLUMBUS. Oct 26.-Special.-T
jury on the election bribery case that
went out yesterday at noon came in to-
day at ! o'clock and informed the court
that it was impossible to agree on a YER
die, as there was a division politically
Eight democrats were for conviction and
the remainder, four republicans, were for
ac0uittal
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MURDER AT MONTPELIER.
Ras Shields ChOl<es Frank DitzIer to
Death.

MONTPELIER, Oct. Especial
Early this morning Eurastus Shields
choked James Young to death in the
Crescent restaurant where Young went in
for a lunch. While there he asked what
bananas were worth. When Shields told
him IS a bunch Young told him he was
not talking to him, when Shields caught
him and choked him to death. The Of
ficers hurried him to the county Jail to
escape the fury of a mob.
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'ng in favor of the subsidy. People here
are iubilant tonight over the successful
conclusion of negotiations.
The shops will probably be built just
across the river from the old site.
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glass works, too, is to start up soon after
the election and then Muncie viii not have
an idle factory.
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MISSOURI ORNk WINES AND AL KINDS Or LIQUORS. BOTTOM PRICES
WHISTLES.
SWEET WINES,

Y g P S., sa ne @
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MISSOURI CHAMPAGNE. Case. p Cts. Cas-
Casts Extra Dry.......... ........| SD % 81
Grand MonopOle .................... HOO I
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1894-01-03

The sale OF reserved seats for the
great charity opera "Iolanthe' opened
at o'clock yesterday morning with a
long line OF PEOPLE In waiting. The
ticket seller remarked that Il was the
largest sale that has taken place this
year. Society 10 coming out In force,
many theater parties being already or.
ganizcd. Most OF the boxes have been
sold. The last rehearsal takes place to-
night at o'clock sharp. The costumes
arrived here via American express and
the music score via Adams express.
Zach company transports them free.
There 10 now no doubt there will be a
overlooking house and that several hun
dred dollars will be realized by the
Charity. Organization society. The
cast and chorus will be the came ~
when the opera was produced last month.
The performance at Smiths thi.
week ~ proving highly attractive. Ma
tinss today.
The Diamond Breaker still attracts
highly delighted audiences To The
Grand The company and play are
above the average In the melodranatic
Geld
Little Lewella Shirley. who will appear
at The Grand next week with tho ivy
Leaf" company, will introduce the SPEC.
ialtses which have made her famous an
. child actress.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1894-01-03

The democrats IN tho house are act.
inx more Ike Loo Of school boys In q
debating society. THAI statesmen. II
sss promissd that the nsw tarif bin
would DO reported tho frst day Of the
session. and Jet four weeks have elapsed
and u Il not reported Jet True. the
bsil a. IL once vas. vas given to the
p1hiic about two weeks ago. but later
Dispatches announce that more than
tive hundred changes have since been
nata They are Jet sQaabbling whether
the biil viii 10 Submitted to a party
caucus or reported direct to the house.
IL a % course. plain that the leaders
are tryins 20 tx IL. a. large numbe. Of
democrats have openly said they would
vote against Il II certain industries in
fhsir distE.c are not protected What
contradiction thess representatives
present Elected on a platform dis
finctiy prOciainlng free trade. and that
pro,eetioa - robbery. yet refusing to
vote f0r tas bsil unlsss their constituents
are privlicxed to continue 10 rob The
house eon~ittcs on baakirs and cur
rsncy has spent long time wrestling
With that plank of the Chicago plat
form. which promised \ repeal Of the
state back tar. Thar ban has no. yet
ben reported. although Chairman
Springer has made public a hodge
pcdgs Of absardities which could never
be carried into eject. even II enacted
into law. Cisvrlsnd's premature an
nounesnsnt in his message that tho
ways aud means committee had agreed
70 tar the profits OF corporations only
las thrown constsnation smoug tho
members A majority % them are
Known 70 favor a income tar. but ars
nov afraid 10 report It The party will
-aFn 10 credit for a short session OF for
speedy legislation It's opportunity Is
last shipping away. To Inexperienced
boys do not know how 20 go 10 work az /
heir new 100.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1894-01-03

Between the years OF 1870 and 1880
thefe was practically no issue between
the republican and democrat parties
IN those years the Randall wing Of the
democrat party was dominant and there
were bat few free traders. either in that
party or cut Of it. Samuel J. Randall
was protectionist because hs repre-
sented industries that had been built IN
and were fostsrsd BY the policy Of pro-
tsetior- He knew In benefits and would
nos permit the destruction Of the indus
tries that had produced tho wealth OF
the state from which he was repre-
sentative He was man Of ability and
convlctioA. and be had the courage to
defend the interests he was repeatedly
elected to represent But 1t remained
for Grover Cleveland to sound the
tocsin Of free trade and lead tho demo-
crat army from the protection path into
its historic roadway OF free trade. All
good democrats have been expected 10
follow his leadership blindly, and they
have been doing 30 meekly as well. But
nov comes Representative Cadmus Of
Paterson. N. J.. who says frankly he Ia
In favor Of protection. 1t is doubtful IL
he will stand up to be counted against
the bill whom IL comes to a vote. but
this 10 the way he now states il. Il shall
not vote for the Wilson bill unless there
are great changes. shall not oppose II
because OF the sugar bounty. though /
AN against that but because I believe
in protecting bone industries. am
satisfied that there will be great
changes 10 the senate: 1 have assur.
nnces from several senator's that there
viii do not believe that the bill will
pass at all in anything closely approach.
ng its present. form II any Of these
brave democratic should manage to keep
their courage suffering people would |
b gres tiy SURPRISED
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1894-01-03
WITH LIGHT HEARTH

in this tsns % unprecedented bust
ne'ss stasnatiou. one trait OF the Ameri.
can people stanis out in a manner cal.
euizted 10 causs wonder. 10 not sdmira.
ton- IL 10 the apparent light hearted
way IN which almost intolerzbls bur-
IDEAS are borne II IL not that the gray.
ity % the situation is not understood:
not that men aud women do not feel for
The woes e others. bat because soma
thlng in American civilization Ia.
brought about through years Of object
iess0ns state 81 psbIic mind which
makes u almost inherent 10 men 20 look
tor the bright side; . knovlsdrs that
tdrisns must bs borne lightly or else
ths weight of thought viii crush the
very lie out Of indiridaala In IN.
present coalition OF the country men
ere placed in a position somewhat
snalszons 20 soldier. on the eve of
deadly strife Il il not the maa who
seems freest from cars. who dances
roes to the theatre OF laughs win
fFisads. sho has the poorest conception
Of the danger. Minds ard bodies re-
lated hy inno<pnt pleasures from ths
s,i.zin - troubles, return TO TIE work =
= condition better siissd 20 graprls nth
sach pFshi~usa