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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-04-12
Powerful Evangelism.
From the indianapolis Journal,

IFr0m the IhdIHhap0Ns J0urnAl'
us Brother Stirrem making success
Of his revival meetings?'
"Success? Success is no name for IT,.
Night before last he gave so vivid de-
scription of the abode Of the wicked that
one excitableman ran out and turned in
q fire alarm"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-04-12
DYE HOUSE
THE SPRING HAS COME

And with it the natural return from
dark, sombre tones of color to some
thing clear, bright and cheerful. There
are lots Of ladies' and gents nice gar
ments that only require the skilled
Dyer and Cleaner to be restored to
their original pristine condition, at
small percentage Of their original cost.
This is done with certainty at pages
Dye House." as several hundreds of
people In this vicinity can testify.
Any article Of Personal Wear, or
Draperies, Rugs, Carpets, Portieres,
Curtains, etc., can be made solidly
serviceable at an almost nominal charge
Of their original cost, without sending
to Boston or anywhere. Let US en-
courage our home people and help the
new industries that live among US.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-04-12
PAGES DYE HOUSE
ESTATE OF PATRICK MEHAN.
BELLOWS FALLS, VT.

STATE OF VERMONT The Probate Cour.
WESTMINSTER, So. for said district To
all when 1t may concern, GREETING
Whereas, M. F. Burt, administrator of the
Estate Of Patrick Mehan, late of Rockingham,
deceased, has represented that:
The amount Of debts due from
said deceased is a75OOO
The charges of administration,
estimated, 5000
$50 90
All of which Is chargeable on the real estate Of
said deceased. and praying for license to sell
80 much of the real estate as is necessary for
the payment of said debts and charges Of ad.
ministration. Whereupon 1t is ordered that the
same be heard at a special session of said Court
to be held at the Probate office in Bellows Falls
on the l4th day of April, A. D. 1894, when and
where you may be heard in the premises, If you
see cause.
1915 ZINA Il. ALLBEE, Reptster.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-04-12
1Huv1 - PROVIDENCE
Cured Scrofua, Eczema, and Purified the Blood.

A powerful preacher OF the Gospel,
Rev. A. J. Day, has been eminently sue
cessful in his several pastorates in the
New York conference. He is now pas.
tor of the NJ. E. Church at East Green
bush, NY, and in speaking of the use OF
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-04-12
Dana's Sarsaparilla

in his family says: :" l have used this
remedy myself, and consider it a splen-
did Alternative and nerve tonic, but more
especially do wish to extol its virtue 5
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-04-12

for what it has done for nv wife and
son. Mrs. Day was born OF parents
pre-disposed to consumption, and six of
her brothers and sisters died of lung
diseases.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-04-12
The SCrOfula Taint

manifested itself when she was 40 years
old, when she had eczema on nearly all
parts of her body. She suffered con-
slant irritation andcostiveness. Mywife's
habitual costiveness, eczema and scrofula
in the blood has been entirely cured BY
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05
GIIROY'S EYE TEETH CUT.
Armor's Manager Couldn't Fool Him
Little Bit at Chicago.

Tid-Bits: -Here is a good story at the
expense of Armour. the big tinned-meat
man of Chicago The mayor of New
York. while on a visit to Chicag go,
went over Armour's place. While
standing with the manager at a
window which overlooked a great yard,
he saw a herd of oxen driven in. A
few minutes later there was q great
rattle and crash, which turned out to
be the result of hundreds of tins fall
ing down q chute.
whats in those tins?' he asked the
manager
oh" was the reply, they contain
all that's left of those bullocks you just
saw driven byv'
"IndeedT' said the enlightened trav-
eler. THAT is simply marvellous!
Just wait minute while l make a
note of it,
And, producing n note book. he rap
idly scrubbed down something, while
the manager exchanged winks with an
assistant working at a neighboring
desk. When the New Yorker got back
to his hotel that evening he was inter
viewed by Chicago pressman, who
among other questions, said: II believe
y0u have been to Armour's place today;
what do you thing Of it?'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05

No. 1t must be one of our lions,
LOU uon mean to say you have
captured a lion?"
can't say, boss. It's sunthin' da,
SroWls am roars an switches his fail
l1lin didn Wanter cum along, but |
jest tied Il rope around his neck an
made him. He's tied up to dat tree
ooer oar, an | reckon you orter gimme
bout two bit fur my trouble
ABOUT % OF us went up the road
WIN the Old man, and quarter of a
mile away, tied to a persimmon tree
ana looking nightly disguised, was
the biggest lion of the menageria.
Dunno if it's pn elefant or a noscer
oS, or Il giraIfcc,' said the old darky.
rs h" went up and began loosenin@ the
rope. but ycrc he am, an bein' rs nc
killed my daWg, an bein us | had Ia
drag him all de way ODER, mebhe yo'
will make ii TO bits
Great Scott. manI' sasped the man.
aSer as he gave the darkry Il silver
dollar, didn't you know this was Il
hoa' and the iicrceSt one of the whole
, lot:''
NO. Ncbber dun knowed what he
was. Jest got Il rope an made him
cum along, an when he 2rowlrd and
! roarru hammrsed him wild dis
stick. Much obieeged. sab. will now
go out an see ii can't dun cuIcl
Sunthin wild wings on it!'-New Gort
Sun.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05
LATER

Little Eta Hanson. of Brooklyn, was
run down by the deadly trolley and
killed Her head was cut off.
Eleven jurors wanted to hang George
Craig for numbering little Emma Wer-
ner. He will be given another trial.
The English spend every year f23,-
100000 for sugar to sweeten their
food; the people Of this country $780,
900.
During the strawberry season this
year the express companies carried to
Chicago 100000 boxes of berries every
day.
Our meat, bread and vegetables We're
last year favored with 100000 bar
rels of salt, for which we paid $4,000
OOo
Over 100000 pine apples were last
year shipped from Florida to New
York, not to mention those sent
elsewhere.
The cows of Belgium give for the
benefit of their owners, milk and cream
which yield over 1000 tons of butter
per annum.
Five masked men held up Missouri
Pacific train near Coffeyville, Kan,
and robbed everyone on board who had
yaluables.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05
THE DEAD.

w Cockerill, of Glasgow. Mo-.
TX Of the house District of Columbia
nnmittee, died at Washington.
Samuel Sinclair. who was Greeley
business partner in the old days of the
New York Tribune. died aged Il years
Colonel L. Harrison Cawker, fol-
whom Cawker City. KaS., was named,
died suddenly at his residence in Mil
waukee. Wis.
George c. Magoun, chairman Of the
executive board of the Atchison, To
peka and Santa Fe Railroad, died At
his residence in New York.
Obituary: At New York, Samuel
inclair, formerly publisher of the
'ribune-At. Muncie, Ind, Mrs. Jane
ooley. aged ninety-three-At Dubuque,
IVA. Mrs. Elizabeth L. Emmerson,
red eighty-three-At Evanston III. :.
inSon Farnham. Of Denyer-At Cedar
,apids. Iowa. Conductor Charles c..
derriu, aged forty-three.-At Virginia,
H.. John Mellon, aged seventy five
At Baltimore, H. Z. Lucas t'Pike)
4 welllnown sporting writer, aged
forty seyen.-At Oshkosh, Wis, Mrs.
Nancy Snyder. aged seventy-two.-At
Jacksonville. H., Joseph Frank, aged
ninety-nine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05
GOLIATH OF THE BIG BASIN.

In Big Basin, Santa Cruz County,
Cal, there are thousands Of giant red.
woods that VIII measure from ten to
twenty-three feet in diameter. But the
Titan Of them all is a giant known far
and near as 1.-The Goliath of Big Basin. -
This monstrous vegetable growth is
twenty-three feet in diameter at the
ground and is perfectly solid, fact
noted as rarity in these colossi of the
forest Goliath is a fraction over 200
feet in height, the lower 100 feet of the
trunk being free from branches or TN
slightly excrescences. Experienced
woodmen declare that the tree would
weigh more than 100000 tons and that
it would cut" 100000 feet of clear
board measure lumber, besides 100
cords Of wood that could be gotten out
OF the limbs and waste.-St. Louis
Republic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05
EN EN- MILLINERS.


New York, Dec u Failures come
thick aud fast rs the end of the year
approaches. Today the sheriff closed
the store of Catherine Il. Thompson.
importer of millinery ornaments at
6d Broadway. on executions for SA,,
l3l.
William Y. McCrarken has made an
assignment rs liquidating partner OF
the firm Of w. V. McCracken x Co,
railroad contractors. Of 80 Wall street.
t" l.. Frothin%hlm. w. v McCraclxcn
X Go. constructed several railroads in
the west, including part of the Nilsson
II Pacific extension, the Toledo,
Saginaw x MuSkrGou, and the LouSi
vile, 81. Louis x Texas. 81 which
Mr.. Mctrarkrn became prr<itlcut
The road went into the hands of Il
receiver last Summer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05
THANKS ILLUSTRATE
A Hungry Stranger Enjoyed Meal
At the Expense of Il Detective.


New York Sun:-A shabbily dressed
man, With Il LINK and unhappy face,
stepped deferentially into the cigar
store at Sixth avenue and Twenty
seventh street ut ia early hour one
night last week, when detective Brett,
OF Capt. keilly's squad, happened to
be here, with Detectives Kemp and
Murphy.
I'm hungry" the stranger whisper
ed, gloomily. Give me 4 dime to ger
something to eat
Il won't give yoa any money! said
Detective Brett. t diSapprove OF the
practice, but I'll get You something to
cat. Turning TO Detective Murphy he
said: Take this poor fellow to the
clearinghouse next door and tell the
proprietor I'll settle for what he eats. y
Then Brett wheeled about and con
tlnued his chat With the cigar dealer.
The stranger was led into the eating
house, where Murphy delivered Brett 5
message.
Three quarters OF IN hour later Brett
wandered into the eIting-houSc with :,
ShiiAS 'it Ills l'tSt. iit itli tllttt nc u;(i
done Il generous act.
wv eli, did YOU give that poor man Il
meal" he asked, cheeriIy.
Il did, and he seemed to enjoy il
hugely" replied the proprietor. He
WAS hungry. / can tell YOU
so he said. WHATS the chcck?"
''EiGlty-iiVe cents
"Eighty-Iivc cMlts! Brett gasprd
'JIoW uocs it como to that much.'
Why, he had Il regular swell meal
the proprietor responded He began
OH 4 dozen oysters; then he had 4
bone Sirloin, with potatoes and coffee
and wound up with Il twenty-five cent
ci"ar. Detective Murphy said To lci
him have anything he wanted"
Detective Brett whiStled, put Il dollar
not" on The counter, dropped the fifteen
cents change in his pocket and looked
thoughttuI
Detectives Kemp and Murphy laugh
cd softly ana hred This bit OF phioSo-
ply at their associate: SAY, pard. I
guess ii would have been a heap
clevcrcr to have given the fellow tltr
dime he asked Tor and let HIM buy his
own meal
\ day later the POSTWAR delivered
TO Detective Brett II postal card. In
one corner was Il clever pencil draw
,ng OF the shabby strangers l%nl< and
unhappy face. In the other corner was
Il sketch of the same face fattpupd by
good oysters and juicy steak. \ cigar
protruded from corner of the mouth
of the fat face. The drawings bore
the inscriptions, Before and After.
Between the sketches was the message:
"Detective Brett: Bless your KIND
heart for that dinner \ hungry man.
The detective has not been able to
discover who the hungry stranger is
He told Capt. Reilly that hereafter he
was going to do his own ordering for
hungry mon who excited his sympathy
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05
PAYING A VOW BY PROXY.

A Kobe Dapan) paper copies curl
Gus advertisement which has been
hung out on the board by Il rich man
at Matsuragata, Nagasaki. The notice
explains itself: when my daughter
was sick / prayed the I<ompira OF
pledging to let her pay thanksgiving
Sanulzi province for her recovery,
visit to the temple by creeping on her
hands and feet all the way through.
in imitation of cattle, If she recovered.
The prayer was heard, and she re-
covered by the miraculous influence
Of the Almighty Dicty. But, after all,
it is impossible for tender girl TO
creep several hundreds of miles to
Sanuki / should, therefore, like to
find substitute for her, and IL any one
Offering himself or herself for such be
found suitable to the task, / will offer
such person $1,000"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05
THEY SAW II.
And the Conductor Also Saw Thai
They Were Going on Further.

| Chicago Tribune:-An elderly woman
in charge of two little boys and Il girl
hailed Il Wabash avenue cable train
yesterday morning.
Say, does these cars so by Libby
PRISON.
Yes, ma'am," answered the con
ductor of the first car.
Right by itY'
"Yes'm. Get on
DO you stop there!
yes! Yes. Get orr
Il don't want to get on unless you're
sure to stop there" persisted the
matron, helping her charges aboard.
DO you call it out when you get right
opposite to it?'
"YeS'm."
Then these is the right cars she
said, settling herself comfortable on Il
seat and taking the children on her
lap. Don't you forget, conductor.
Libby prison."
''All right, ma'am."
A few minutes later the car stopped
with a jerk.
Libby prison!" called out the con,
ductor sharply.
"Where?' asked the matron.
"On the other side of the street
Hurry up!'
1T that Libby prison?
eyes. Step lively, pleased"
children, that's Libby prison. Take
good look at it. That's what Uncle
Steve told us we mustn't fail to see.
You can go ahead, conductor. We
don't get out for two miles yet
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05
AWFUL PUNISHMENT INFLICTED
Cannibals Suffer for Numbering Ameri-
cans and Frenchmen

London. Dec. 2G.-An officer of the
British gunboat Boomerang, writing
from Sydney, N. S. W., gives graphic
account of the punishment of the can
nibalS of the PentrOSt island for the
massacre of the crew Of an American
schooner and q French trading vessel.
EARLY last September the schooner
Donehri called at Pentrost islands and
four members Of the crew were muir
dered The trading vessel Neptune
had their crew murdered by cannibals
at Aurora island. In company with
tht French warship Corff, the Boom
erang proceeded to Pentrost island,
where each warship landed her de-
tachments The sailors were resisted
in a primitive manner by the natives
V no soon fed ii ambush and the ma
tive villages were then destroyed
The war vessels then proceeded to
Aurora island where two villages were
destroyed. In addition heavy fines
were inflicted upon the natives Of other
islands and those directly implicated In
the murder were sentenced to life i'm
prisonment at the French convict set
tlement
At Pentrost island thirty other white
men were massacred and large guam
titles of human bones were found.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05
FROM FAR MIKADOLAND.
Charming Little MaSu Tateno, Of the
Japanese Legation.

Masu Tateno, the little daughter of
his imperial Japanese majesty's minis
ter to the United States, is very pretty,
possessing the highest type Of Japan
csc beauty, with Il straight well-devcl-
oped little figure, and black hair and
eyes. Then she is quick witted, loving
and polite. This last characteristic,
which is SO apparent in the Japanese
people, she has to 4 remarkable eX-
tent
Each day when the weather permits,
this little maid plays in front of the
Japanese legation at 1910 y street
northwest. in Washington, with her
little American brothers and sisters.
She is now at home at the capital and
jumps the rope, plays ''hide-and- seek, >
and enters into the other pastimeS of
the Juvenile portion of our population
with as much enthusiasm and enjoy
ment as she would if she We're in her
native cline and surrounded by the
boys and girls of her own race.
In the short space of three years
which she has been in this country,
L L,
Masu has gained control over the Eng
lish tongue with all its every day
phrases to Il remarkable degree She
is SO far advanced in this respect that
she sometimes objects to the language
of the secretary Of legation and other
members of the household, because
She says, they get their words out of
books and do not talk like other peo-
pie. 'rsse.c,. W =. know Masu and ap-
preciate her goo points predict that
she will make ne of the cleverest,
best and most i leasing women of her
race. She will remain in this country
with her father until his return Il year
from now to Toyo-ashi-wara-no chi-aki-
nago-i-ho-aki-no- nuzu- no kuni. which
means The LuXuriant Reed Palms:
the Land of fresh Rice Ears; of a
Thousand Streams: of Song; of Five
Hundred Autumns;;' that is to say.
Japan.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05
SOMETHING THAT GROWLED.
A Story Showing What Should be
Done With n Lion.

, 4 circus train had been smashed VI
at the junction, many Of the cages had
/ been broken and their occupants had
had Il chance TO escape to the woods
and fields. While we were waiting
/ for the wrecking crew to clear the
debris away, an old darby with a bust
ness look about him approached the
circus manager and asked:
Boss, do | git anythin' if L cotch dc
giraffee what got away last night:"
mo giraffe got away was the reply.
wall, l cotched sunthin' ober on my
place dat must have got away from
somebody. Ny ole woman done says
it's a Giraffee, but mebbe it's an ele-
FAINT"
Our elephants are all here, but one
of the camcls is gone"
"Mebbe it's a camel. / nebber seed
no camel. He hain't got no wings nor
nufEn.''
Does it look like a horse or a cow!'
mo, sab. My boy Henry says it's
a noscerous, but Tze a leetle suspishus
dat it hain't."
I'VE have no rhinocerous, but it may
be our sacred bull from India"
Does yo'r sacred bull growl like
IA dawg an show his teef p
Does he walk around a nigger's
cabin an take a dog by the neck am
shake the life outer him an roar an
roar r.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05

Week. said the mayor, slowly, IT
was much impressed with Armours
concern. See-here is Il note l made
OF the occurrence that struck me par
ucularly," and producing his note
book, he turned to the entry that he
had made ut Armour's and handed if
TO the reporter to read. 1t ran thus:
Il have been about good deal in NV
time, and have met some laundering
liars, but never such laundering ones
us ArmourS folks
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05

london. n"c. u Italian bonds are
depressed in This city. Paris and Berlin.
OWING to runurS that several large IfaI-
lan banks are Hmahl" to carry their
holdings.
1t IS reported, however, that Italy is
negotiating Il loan Of six hundred mil
lion lire in Germany. The latter re
port is not credited here
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05
NEW CORDAGE TRUST.
Tho United States Cordagc Company
Begins Operations

Trenton, y. j., Dee. 2T.-Thc United
States Cordage company which has
risen from the ashes of the National
'orlage company, began business to-
day according to its new charter under
the laws of New Jersey
1t starts with capital stock of $34,-
100000 and has offices for the trans
action of business in New Jersey. New
York, Boston, Chicago and Cincinnati.
The certificate of organization was filed
in the office of the secretary of state
this morning.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05
EREt kENRInGE STANDS FIRM

Lexington, Ky, Dee. 2I.-Col. Brock
inridSc'S son. DcSha, said today re
%lrdlnG ;hc Pollard breach OF promise
suit that his father would not con
slider for Il moment an offer for Il COM
promise. Mr.. Breckinriugc'S friends
say the rumor TO compromise WAS start
cd solely to injurc his political standing
in Ashland district and that tue suit
VIII bN lr.rd III thr rourtS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05

its founder, have been threatened with
destruction by a dynamite crank
Movement for Santa Fee receivers
orl@i13 ted in New York two weeks be
fore the death of Director Magoun
Employees of the Toledo and Kansas
City Will protest to the courts against
Il reduction i'll wages by the receiver.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fee
from Galveston to Purcell. l. T., is not
included i'll the Santa Fe receivership
Miscreants fired several shots into
passenger train of the Michigan
Central Road. near Jackson, Mich
One constable was shot and another
severely hurt by Il crowd OF enraged
Hungarians at ELEPHANT, Pa
1--WE men boarded a Southern Paci-
ic train near Burbank, Cal, ami
tried to blow open the express safe.
but failed.
Lawyer Hultz, of Sullivan, Ind, was
shot and killed by a masked man.
EN-SheriH Willis is under arrest on
suspicion.
Foreign relations committee is plan
ming to sit during the holidays to hear
evidence upon the Hawaiian matter.
The Columbian memorial for inter
national arbitration, signed by repre-
sentatiyeS of forty nations, was re-
ccived by Secretary Gresham.
The people OF Europe last year partly
satisfied their appetites with 514,00O,-
900 pounds Of American bacon, $1,000,
600 pounds of hams, and 81 100000
pounds Of American pork.
The NorWegians grow 800 pounds of
potatoes to each inhabitant and eat
neatly the whole of this supply.
70 alleviate the miseries partly
caused by oyerheating we imported
last year $45,0O0,0C0 OF drugs and
medicines.
The worlds lettuce is fabricated fol
consumption with 14O,G00,O00 gallons
Of genuine Or fictitious olive Oil.
Holiday tranquility marks London
! stocks. American railroad securities
show great depression. Demands FOL
cold are easily met.
Dcpositors Of the failed Madison
Square bank. of New York, will prob
ably take action against the officials
1t is said chat Great Britain grows
every year 10000 bushels OF turnips
which are mostly devoured by the
British sheep.
The fishermen OF the world caught i'll
1889, 100, OG0 tons Of fish valued al
tWcIVe-month
1t is estimated that the youth OF
America annually stain their fingers
and clothes With the shells from TO-,
O000G0 bushels Of walnutS.
The worlds oyster fisheries produce
annually t,439, 100000 oysters, one
half being consumed within three
days after they are taken.
The tire losses in Minneapolis fo1
1893 were larger than III ANY previous
year in the history Of the city, reaching
$1,50o,000. Ia only two previous years
have the losses exceeded $1,GO0,000
BY the explosion of a lantern early
Saturday morning the Minneapolis
Baking company's building on Lyndale
avenue was destroyed by fire. entaiing
Il loss Of from $1,000 to $4,000.
The new columns of the New York
papers Iool1fiike u criminal court
calendar thee days. The entire popu
lation seems - be embezzling, killing
or getting divorced. But the clearing
house certificates are all redeemed
thank heaven, and there is Il shotgun
quarantine against all persons likely
to become Il public charge
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05
FOREIGN.
ninety-nine

The king of Siam is seriously i'll.
Emperor Francis Joseph is suffering
with an attack of influenza.
1t seems infinitely settled that
Liliuokalani viii not be restored to
the Hawaiian throne.
Mr.. Gladstone sneers at the nIme
Of Gen. Tracy, ex-secretary Of the
United States navy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05

Fire destroyed the works at South
Whitley. Ind, Of the Creamery Pack
age Manufacturing company, and some
$4,000 butter tubs on hand. The loss
will exceed $4,000
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05

srraarscontinentai roads b,
cided to advance the rates
Pacific coast Jan. !.