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The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-10-18
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Dave Wallace visited Durant last !
sunday.
Mr.. III A Pierce was in the city re-
Gently.
Next week YOU can get lunches
at Gregory's parlor in any style.
The ladies especially invited.
Mr.. Kinch Johnson, of Durant, was
a visitor to the city recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Balm, of Birmingham,
are visiting Mrs. Armistead this week,
lis given up that Gregory keeps
the neatest, cleanest store in town.
Call and see if 1t isn't so.
Capt. ] nDavis, Of French Camp,
was visitor to the city this week,
Mr.. A Z Kelly made business trip
to New Orleans in the early part of the
week.
CD Gregory, the leading con
fectoner, has been here a long
time and he knows how to suit the
people.
Mrs Frank Smythe has returned
from her visit to relatives in Iazo
City.
Armour's pork sausage, Sta
hams, keg pickles, cream cheese
fresh grits and oat meal at
Wm, Shanks.
Miss Lucille Hooker, of Lexington,
lie guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jones Gill
land this week.
I have a large and well selecte
stock of tobacco, and can suit yo
in both price and quality.
VIM, Shsnks,
Mr.. bud Oldham left last Monday
accept a position with Weiss Bros,
| Davis. |. T.
You can get oysters served
city style at
Gregory's.
Mr.. / I. jordan, one of Carthage
prominent ner chants, was III our Gil
| this city.
Fresh oysters served fried, stew
ed. raw or sent to houses.
". ". Glazier.
Master Steve Ga,arre returned la
SUNDAY, and some one remarked to HI
that he was at home all right, when
. pr, mptly replied yes and that ne won
stavat home all right too in the fntu
Cr,wler & Edmunds will nave
rull line of books used by the cou
tv schools. They will exchan'
Webster for Harrington's spell
free.
Mr.. Clayton Clark, son of Mr. NJ
Clarl, after an absence OF ten years It
idence in Texas, returned to his G
b,,me on a visit this Thursday NOR
ing. His many friends will be glad
receive him back.
IOST-One sorrel mare in go'
order s,ar in forehead, mediu
size. When last seen had sadc
on. Finder will be Literally
warded. ,,o~n
, Mr. George Balm and wife, OF L
1 m;ncham, Ala. are in the city,
guests of Mrs. Armistead.
When YOU want fne~"canaa'
FINE connections, ETC., call at
Gresory's.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-10-18
FOR SALE.

Large residence containing sew
an rooms, with garden ami out
houses, will be sold cheap. For
further particulars apply to 0. 4.
Smythe.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-10-18
Money To Loan.

We arc prepared to make loans
now and request parties who wish
Va borrow to call on " b Potts or
inc. ID. Fletcher.
Merchants pnd Farmers bAnk.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-10-18
D. !. BROWN

With two little children subject to
Group We do not rest easy without u
bottle of Chamherlain's Cough Remedy
in the house, for the most severe at
tacks quickly succumb to few doses
of'ihSrMorrison, Colo, Bud. For sale
at ~ and so cents re, bottle by Harvey
\ Robv.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-10-18
Ladies'.
T. Troubied with Rheumatism Read this.

Annapolis, Md Apr Is, 1851 have
psed Cbamberlain's Pain Balm for
rheumatism AMI found 1t to be all that
Is claimed for it. believe it to be the
hest preparation for rheumatism and
deep seated muscular pains on the
market and cheerfnlly recommend 1t to
the public. Jno. G Brooks, dealer in
boots. shoes, etc. No. IS Main st.
Every bottle OF Chilton's Chill Tonic
il guaranteed, and is as tasteless as
rock candy syrup. Scots. For sale by
Crowler 4 Edmunds.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-10-18
J. Niles Boyd ~~~-A
K.W Jackson

1t don't take these intelligent
people throughout this country
long to learn where they are most
appreciated and there is no way
for them to Judge unless they arc
shown in a substantial way
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-10-18
LIME AND BRICK.

Any one wanting lime or brick,
call on Nj NJ Hull. He has an
abundant supply of both, 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-27
Held By q Hair.

In a gathering Of officers after the
FracCo-PIusSlGu war u French officer
claimed that the French nation is the
most artistic nation Gu Tie earth, and
that her artisans can make q thing Of
beauty out IF anything, however ordi-
nary or crude.
The great Piussian general, Won Man.
tcutcl, who was present, plucked hair
from his shaggy beard. rcmarbing, Let
thcn make something beautiful out Of
that. -
The French officer sent the hair 10 q
friend III Paris, telling him the circuln-
stances and urging that, as the Prus-
slams had defeated the French in the late
war, they should not be permitted to
defeat them III tho claim TO artistic su-
premacy. Giving the lair TO Il capable
artisan, with proper instructions, the
result was Il beautiful scarfpin repre-
sorting Il Prussian eagle. artistically
wrought i'll gold, standing on rock,
and depending from his bcak was a sin
gle hair, at TIE ends o. which We're two
beautiful gold mcdallions. on one Of
which was inscribed ''Alsace' and on
the other lorraine 3"
Thus the artistic scarfpin APPLY de-
scribed the political situation: Prussia,
Us the eagle, with its conquered PROV
inces dependent, but held 10y Il hair, for
the temper of the people OF Alsace and
Lorraine was bitter toward the Ger
mans, and tine tie which held them was
very slight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-27
TRAINED CATS.
The Feats . Snowman In England Has
laUrht Them to Do.


= Snowman in England, Clarke by
name, has succeeded il training large
number of cats TO perform remarkable
tricks. One of these Is to walk over a
long line Of living rats, mice and ca
narics, stepping very carefully between
the fiuttering little bodies of birds and
mice and harIning none Of them. An
other cat climbs by a rope to the roof,
seizes the handle Of n parachute and de-
sends BY il to the ground from q con-
siderable height.
Mr.. Clarke repeats what Is We'll
knOwfl-;i,at the cat is the most difficult
of animals to train to the performance
Of tricks. He has trained bears, lions,
leopards, tigers and other wild animals
and finds them teachable and submissive
when compared with cats. The cat in
deed can never be SO far conquered that
her performances may be depended on.
Mr. Clarke's entertainment includes
only 80 trained cats, but he has to take
with him 50, i'll order that he may have
substitutes for those that will not per
form.
He calls the cat a "hopeless bundle
Of sensibilities. Strike her once. though
only by accident, and she Will never
perform again. Kindness is not only
polite, but absolutely necessary. Some
of his cats it took kim four years of
ceasclcss effort to train.
Mr.. Clarke's cats are extremely fond
CT him. When he enters his ''c.it sta
bic, t!.c niewing is prod:soas, and he
is instantly buried i'll L moving mantle
OF cats
The difficulty in the cats training
does not lie III the animal 5 intelligence,
but III her disposition. She is as clever
il her tricks, if she likes to do them, as
!. dog. but she doe; not wish to subCr-
dinatc her Will to that of any living
creature. She does what she wants to
do only and Will perform, if she perform
at all, OILY to please herself.
Those that have seen cats engaged III
boxing matches will not be surprised to
learn that Mr.. Clarke has succeeded in
training two cats to box very scien
tiiically.
The animals that walk over the chains
Of rats, mice and C;.iayics without
touching thcm are only six in number.
Any Of the others would help themselves
to these arpetiGing creatures without
compymctions. These six We're brought
up from their earliest infancy i'll cages
with rats. mice and birds and I've with
them constantly. Youth S Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-27
Campaign Bosh.
The Republic.


In his speech at Louisville Monday
night w. o. Bradley. republican
candidate for governor Of Kentucky,
compared the countrvs exports last
fiscal wear aud in 1884 to prove the
disastrous effects of the Wilson bill
on our foreign trade. Mr.. Bradley
doesn't seem to know that the VIII
son bill was not passed until near
the close of August and that portions
ct it did not go into effect until jan
nary OF this year. The losses or re-
auctions in our exports during the
last fiscal year belong almost en-
tirelv to 1894. and largely to the
months OF July and August.
We have been gaining ground
nj! along since the opening OF the
STOW blockade in the first half of
February. Oar exports OF domestic
merchandise last month amounted
to over $50. 900, 900. gain of nearly
$1,000. Ooo. or about per cent over
last years exports under the McKin-
ley tariff law Going back four
months. We find an increase from
s22S, 100000 to S235. CPS. 600. Nor is
the comparison made with a wear OF
light exports. During The first hal!
of 1898, Immediately preceding the
panic of that wear. our foreign ship
uelts mounted to little more
than 1913. 100000. The amount re-
ported for the first half of the
present year under the Wilson taIis
law'is 1879, 100000.
Mr.. Bradley is nlisrepresenting
facts, too. in saying that lin the &c
articles produced by the farmer there
was a falling off of some six hundred
and odd millions to our loss by rea-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-27
The EicTC!e and the Corset,

The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Truth says that the long vexcd cues
ton of the corset is IL way TO be set
tied once and for all. Neither doctors
nor rational dress rofor,ners will earn
the credit OF the change, thanks being
due to the cycle only. Cycle tailors and
trainers i'll Paris are dead set against the
corset.
There 5 10 answering for you- safety.
madame says the trainer, "if yGu
must 20 on keeping Your conventional
figure. You need every muscle il your
body and every muscle free. a cainture
just deep enough 70 sustain the waist
band Of your knicks (kniclierbockers,
pronounced ''llncclls') is all I can al
low You. Indeed the knichs should be
so light us hardly to weigh or the hips.
The cycling dress should he SO light and
elastic that in wearing it one shoul ia
scarcely feel dressed We're it not for the
warmth"
We look in Paris Oh gown wearing
woman on 4 cycle as 2 sprawling carl
catural creature, with no sense Of fitness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-27
Victims of the Revolution.

Blrt!.clony Maurice gives the NUM-
bcr CG pcraoiis sent from the Cuncicrrcrie
to tie ggil!ot!nc Is 2,142. OF these
80. were I.Gr.cn. / were infants,
ic2 wcio over 20 years e age while
one man, y. 7. G Dcrviliy, cpicier,
Rue Nnuitc'arl, was SO years Of age.
Tame snF-cs.5 tia: the numbers given
are uHdcr-:.tcd. and it is more than
probable that aGch records, at least
during the Terror, were badly kept and
arc unreliable. For anything hike "a cor
rect record Of The total number Of vic
tiris of tie Jacobirs VIC must consul:
Tanc.
The error surely consists in uudercs-
timatircs greatly the nuIni'cr Of persons
destroyed, and tie traditions II the
ConciorceriC Us to the numbers butcher
Cd III the September massacrcs are doubt
less untruStworthy. Of those butchcrcG
no full record was kept. Considering
the ;oncicTIoric as a s.orchuusa for the
StiilDt!re and remembering how short
IL time the mass Of the prisoners passed
within its walls. it may be asked, How
shall we find adequate recorders of the
facts of the life il the prison?-9uar-
toTly Review.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-27
SAlfe { hAritabie InstItut!ons

The state board Of public charities
has fled III the governor Office u
report OF the investigation which
was made OF the Il!inois Industrial
Training school for girls. located at
South Evanston, and makes grave
complaints against il. They say
that it has not been conducted ia
such manner Is the public might
expect. and they have endcavorcd,
by discussions with the trustees and
superintendent, to ATTAIN changes
for the better, but without assurance
of success. They say the present
location is dreary and too small for
the purpose, and advocate n change
OF location to the country to secure
privacy and outdoor exercises. The
present building is overcrowded and
untidy, but the board protests
against any enlargement ut the pres
ent location. Food is mcager. poor
ly cooked and carelessly cooked and
earelessIy served. The board has
personal knowledge OF severity of
punishment. and demanded the re-
ten,ion of one brutal and incompc-
tent employe. The demand was ur-
needed. The industrial teaching is
inadequate, and lacks system, inter-
est and variety. The Bookkeeping
methods are confusing and unsatis-
factory. and should be radically
changed. The placing ont" system
cannot be humancly carried without
paid inspection. The average period
Of retention is ineXcusabiv long.
The board advocates charging the
number OF trustees. claiming To,
much power is given into the hands
of too few persons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-27
Snake Pictured In an Ecs.

Edward Holland of Elizabeth town
ship, near Galena, Ills. went to his
barnyard the other evening to collect
eggs for marketing. On one nest he
found Il turkey hen, evidently very much
pcrturbcd, and Oil i second glance lie
found the fowl WIS held charmed by a
snake which lay cooled III the grass be-
fore her. BE killed the snake and drove
the turkey from the nest. Then he dis
covered that the egg that had just been
laid WIGS without IA she'll, and the MEN,
DrInc was drawn cut at one end i'll per-
feet similitude to the body and head If
the snake. Soperfect was the impression
that the eyes and mouth were plainly
discernib bic. -Exchance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-27

son Of this tariff bill" The de-
crease for the fiscal year on all ex-
ports was only SIC. 900, 0O0-not sS4,-
0D0.Oeo. as stated in another part of
the gcntleman's speech-and we have
already said that it belongs for the
most part to the period when the
Mckinley law was still in force,
wholly or in part. Notwithstanding
our crop shortage last fall we are ex-
porting more farm products than we
were year ago under the Mckinley
bill. In July last year our corn ex-
ports amounted to 1,UO6. 951 bushels.
valued at sI9i,35 Last month
shipments reached 1884, So bushels,
valued at over $4,000, 900. Here is a
big gain in quantity and a still
greater one in values. Our barley
exports increased from 1900 to
525, 900 bushels. representing last
year less than 50. 900 and this wear
S2Oo,OOo. In oats and oatmeal to-
gether our gain was from less than
,0Oy to over sl3s. 900. We also
increased our rye exports and the
only decrease in brcadstuiTs reported
was in wheat and Hour. While the
loss here was considerable, it does
not Offset the gains Oh the other arti-
cleS mentioned.
The report for cattle. hogs. pro-
visions and dairy products is SINH,
lar. Outside f cattle, there was no
notable decrease in this class OF cx-
ports. We gained in hogs. beef. ba-
con. hams. pork. lard. olcomargarire
and butter.
Mr.. Bradley should revise the
tariff portion of his speech before
he gets himself tied fast to its asser-
lions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-27

You Know" said List. that Men
dclssohn, who was the most jealous Iuu-
stefan that ever lived, always had Il dis
Ike FOR Re, and Oh one occasion, at q
soirco ut Dr.. X. :, he drew picture OF
the devil on blackboard, playing hi;
q minor concerto with five hammers jim
lieu Of fingers, on each hand The truth
of tho matter Is that l once played his
concerto in {. minor frurl the manu-
script, and AS I found several of the
passages rather simple aid not broad
enough, if may use The term, l changed
them to suit nay own ideas. This Of
course annoyed Mcndelssohn, who, IN
like Sckumann or Chopin, would never
take 4 hint or advice from any one
Moreover. Mendclssohn, who, although Il
refined pianist, was not virtuoso, never
could play my compositions with any
kind of eject, his technical skill being
inadequate TO the execution Of intricate
passages. So the only course open to
him, he thought. was to Willy lie as Il
musician. And Of course whatever Men
delssohn did Leipsic did also ''-Etude.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-27
Wrinkles.

If Our forehead is rigid with wrinkles
before 80, what will it be at 90? There
is one consoling thought about these
marks Of time and trouble-the death
angel almost always grasses them. Even
the extremely aged in death often wear
smooth and peaceful brow, thus leav:
ing our last memory of them calm and
tranquil But our business is with life
Scowling is 4 silent kind of scolGing
1t shows that our souls need sweeten-
ing. For PHYS sake let Us take q sad
iron, or a glad iron, or a smoothing tool
Of some sort and straishter the creases
out Of our faces before they become in
delibly engraved upon cur faces. Elk
change.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-27

Charity Of speech is rs divine thing
as charity of action. To judge no one
hirShly. II misconceive no mans mo-
tives. TO believe Things are as they seem
TO be until they are proved otherwise, to
temper Judgment with mercy-surely
this Is quite Us good rs to build up
churches, establish asylums and found
colleges. Unlsind words do az much
harm as unl;ind deeds. Many heart
has hocn wounded beyond cure, many q
reputation has been stabbed to death by
q few little words. There is Il charity
which consists III withholding words, in
keeping back harsh Judgments. in alb
staining from speech, if to speak is TO
condemn. Such charity hears the talo Of
Islander, but does not repeat it; listens
in silence, but forhears comment; then
locks the unpleasant, secret up in tie
very depths of the heart. Silence can
still rumor. 1t is speech that keeps a
story alive and lends it vigar. Selected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-27
DEAR OLD LADY.
She Was Coin. to "AIaerts" ana Reached
There Safely.


An old woman W caring a pair of gold
eyeglasses was 4 passenger on one Of the
trains from Buffalo to New York. She
had come through from the west. and
the nervous way i'll which she gathered
her bundles around her and the number
Of questions she asked ali showed that
she was not accustomed to travelling.
When the trainbov came through with
his assortment Of books, sire cCniided t.
him the facts tia, she WAS going 30 New
Yurl; to see her son and that she had
no; seen him for over q year. She grew
talkativo and said:
My Son Albort's n great preacher.
He is a Methodist, and l ana a Metho-
dist. taught him when lie was little
bit Of . boy what was right and what
was wrong. He hasn't been back to see
ne for over q year. l live way out in
Missouri, and he couldn't get away this
year, but he wanted to see me, and he
sent for ire to come Oh He breaches il
a big church there and he has got u fine
family growing up
So she pr.,tled on. The tr;sinboy lis
tened TO her 2ttentively and succeeded
in selling her copy OF Tho Quick or
The Doad:" solc'nnly assuring her that
il was Methodist religions book. When
he left hor, she began To READ it, calmly
at first. then ,icrvously. until she grew
tired. Then she began TO nod. and final
ly the book slipped 10 the floor. The
gray hair rsposed OF the cushion of the
palace ear seat, and its owner dozcd
peacefully.
The contiucSlr came through to col
lect tickets. and seeing the peaceful
sleep of his passenger was loath to wake
her. Finally he leaned over and shoo,s
her gently and said:
Where are yen going, lnother:"
'To Albert s. was the quick reply
as the eyes behind the glasses opened,
and the old woman looked around her
for Il moment, still unable to tell where
She was. The motherly response touch
ed a sympathetic chord i'll the con-
ductor's heart, and he carefully looked
after her until the end of the trip and
saw her rush into Albcrt's arms half
laughing, half crying. New York
Times
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-27
Completely Paraly2ed.
PHYSICIANS ARE ASTOUNDED BY
A PECULIAR CASE
Young Man Stricken with Landry's
Paralysis and yet Receivers.

anu Yet kSSCOScrs.
(Fro'a fhs Times, Philadelphia, Pu.l
Stricken With Landry's Paralysis and We:
cured. That means but little to the average
iaynian but ii means "a miracle to a physi-
ciin. Such Is the experience Of -. +. DALI
more now a resident of Madison, y. j., and
rare experience il is.
Yes, its true that had L:ndry's Paral-
ysis, said Mr. baltimore to q reporter, 90.
else the most celebrated physcians OF Lon
don Were mistaken.
1t vas on the 18th of March, this year"
ne continued, when l was in New Yori.
City, thai l first felt the symptoms of nv
trouble. | experienced difficulty in go:rg
NJ stairs; my legs failing TO support nlc. /
con Iit.l 4 physician who informed ne
A;asia, bu: as the ease developed lie pro-
'lac I'd ii a ease Of Landry's Paralysis and
knowing the nature of the disease advised
me TO start for my home aud friends
gave up my WORK and On April LIST startet.
Tor London, Dat. A well-knovn physician
WIS consulted but grew rapidly y, ard
~ Sl:V;'ay. April :, several eminent Ply
.itiaI' head consultation on my case AT
:aih:lnei uic that | WAS OF deaths deer
having but three I, six days TO live, sti!l
li1-srai on. by this time completely tal:'
y1.i, NY hands and feet being t,aL.
could hardly whisper my wants and coui
only swallow liquids. ON, IL, misery
i-t'''iit.!s' arr tcEpBi! AL description
all Death would really have bcen a w,ic,n,
visitor.
Nav, comes the par; that has estou,.,!s,
tnt physicians. Rev. Mr.. Gondy. a clergy
al Al wio visited me in my last hours as l.,
supposed, tod me of the marvellous cure.
OF paralysis that had been performed l.,
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pui,. Pcul It.. !
s-;r;el - take -. pills about April - ;uL
asHscsS after that felt an improvement IL
M condition. There was q wIr,a. t.rc!irc
n lti,l il the limbs tina. had been entire.
L. d sad a::i soon began to move Eiv i,,;
ali hands, the Improvement cyrs'Gv,6
anti! May 2S when ! was taken out of b..
for u drive and drove the horse myself Nv
tae beginning @! July ] was able 10 wall, ~
sSa;rS alone ami paid visi, 10 Niagara.
Slowly b.t surely | gained iIy old health
and strength leaving Ontario for N"w York
"n October II and beginning my wei, a.-ain
on ocs1h,r -, 1891. Cured Cf Jandry's
Paralysis in eight month"; To Cos! fra MS
story beyond al doubt, Mr. baltimore made
the following affidavit:
Sworn AMI subscribed before mo Dccerr.
Der ), 1884. AMOS {. H.TIBuN,
lsEiI. Notary In5Iic
DIR. Williams Pink Pills cantai,. all IN.
elements necessary 10 give rev life and ,ic,.
ness t. the bood and restore shattered
nerves. They are for sale bv all druggists,
or may be had by mail from DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, i. ", ti
b. cents Per box, or six boxes for 500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-27
Piles Piles! Piles,

DR.. williams Indian Pile Ointment will cnre
blind bleeding. liberated and itching piles. II
absorbs the tuIlors, ailays the itching a: once.
acts a. a pog!tice. gives ins tan. relief. Or. vii
Hams itiian Pile Ointment is prepared only for
piles ard itching Of the private par,S and rothlr
else. Every box il guaranteed. Sold by dru =
gi-i-, sent by mail. for 81 cents an! 81 per box
Williams NanUfactuiin. company. PROJECTORS.
Cleveland, Ohio. Sold by T. II. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-27
Notice to Contractors

Sealed proposals will he received at the civ
clerk. once. Rock Island, III. until Monday
September !, ls?5. at O'Clock T.. m.. for con-
structirC the Improvement ordered by 40 "rii-
nance Of the city of Rock Island, passed Augu-t
>. 1895. entitled, IAN ort.inaGcc for the c..n-
strrctlon OF a system Of sewers in the Sixth
ward. IN the city of Rock 1siand, IN
Plans and specifications can be seen at tie city
CLERK. office.
Bank bids will be furnished on application.
Ali bids must De accompanied with certified
check in the of five hundred 5000 dnllar-
payable 10 the order OF the mayor of this city, in
ca.e the bidder shall fail 10 enter Into contract
witiiil tel days after the awarding of said cor =
tract. will approved sureties 10 execute the
work for the price II 'ntont d in his bid.
Rock !slaLd, H., August 81. 1898.
I'D. III ESING, City Clerk.