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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29

T.. NJ u,
Vagarics
Il want ii sent to the Sabine Farm.
I want TO have II there tn look at"
And then changing his tone he went
on: 'You see all these good fellows
who meet here aren't going TO live
forever; thcy'll be dropping off one by
one and when they're gone. and I'm an
cid man ! want to be able to look 1T
that chair and say to himself: There S
he chair Gunsaulus sat In, or Poole,
or Strykcr.'
According to this within of Fields
Mr. Willard had the chair sent to the
sabine Farm. and there his friends of
the Corner saw II standing empty in
the den the day following his dealt,
when they came there for last fare
well.
THE FAMOUS NIGHT WATCH
PARTY.
Then MIR. Willard Will tell you about
the famous watch night party of De-
| ccmber 3lst. 1892 when Field got the
Saints and Sinners together In the cor
ncr All midnight to see the old year
out. So many of them were there that
the supply OF chairs gave ont and some
had to sit on boxes. Provisions We're
served. speeches made. and just as the
bells Were beginning to toll the solemn
hour the lights were turned low and
Field. rising and speaking in sapul-
the occasion. "Dibdins Chest"
After that an album with gllded pages
bound in morocco and provided with
lock and key, was passed from member
to member. each one writing in Il some
sentiment appropriate to the occasion
and nearly all making reference to
Field. Among others present was that
famous traveller and good fellow. Paul
Du Chaillu. who announced in self
plying tone that he had just returned
from lecturing in the town Of Cold
| water only think. gentlemen" he
said, "How glad | mist be 10 see you
after lecturing I'm COldwater." Then
Du Chaillu wrote in the aihum:-"On
this night poor wanderer found shell
ter In dear corner of Chicago
saints and Sinners, one and ALL
We've gathered ut our leaders call
Mirth and joy rules Der the roost:
Fields at his best with 'Dibdin's Ghost.
One and all are fun of glee
In the Corner of stately Gent McC:
On Chaillu he utterly refuses
10 resign Bobby Burns Merry Muses. -
Thanks to My Friend Eugene Field. -
by +. NJ. I.arncd, which begins thus =
Ghost"
And thank "Perfcsser We're de Blaw,'
For Casey. too. a mountain host
And his RED Hoss" restauraw;
For what the little children saw
Who sailed on a silver tide.
For Hoover" with his crippled paw
And many hearty laugh beside.
Thanks for The Bottle and the Bird, -
And the song OF the clinking ice.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29

OF Fort Wayne, Ind, writes on Nov. %, 1S94:
81 was afflicted for forty years with heart
trouble and suffered untold agony. | had
weak, hungry spells and my heart would
palpitate so hard tine pa in would DC SO acute
and to:turinS. that became SO weak ana
nervous could not sleep. was treated Ivy
several physicians without relief and gave
up ever being well again. About two years
ago commenced using Or. Mics Remedies
Ono bottle OF the Heart Cure stopped all
heart troubles and the Restorative Ncryine
did the rcst,and now sleep soundiy and at
tend to my household ard social duties with
out any trouble.
Sold by druggists. Booi; sent free. Address
Or. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
Dr.. lilies Remedies Restore Health.
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Itne sees il now without Field to give
|t Importance il does not differ very
much from amy other corner In large
publishing house. The walls are
'helved with volumes in rich bindings.
come tables are piled with .;her vol
tmeS. and in the corner stands II desk
eth swinging chai. very much like
my other chair and desk, but here ana
here are evidences of Fields recent
.resence. For Instance there is a large
licture of Gladstone tackled up In one
lacc showing the old man in his study
tretched at fun length reading an
pen volume. The original caption be-
feath has been erased and IN its place
III written In n spirit Of friendly mis-
hief:-"The Right Honorable w. f..
gladstone reading Eugene Fields Ho-
5ptian TRANSACTIONS" And on the
,lelves about are many photographs OF
Held and cuts of him clipped from the
.ewSpapcra.
If you ask him, Mr. Willard. the
sad Of the department. will take from
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29

same zest that they did, and their
friends were to be found all over the
house. He never went away from
home without bringing back some toy
or some other trinc. Each child had
poet name and was never called by any
other. Ii was "Pinny, do this. Trcity,
do that, OF Daisy. do the other thing"
lie was continually teaching the
younger ones little tricks that had
something humorous in them. and
nothing delighted him more than for
orc OF the little ones t. make some
quaint remark accompanied with some
facial expression most probably taught
~ him.
On g. par with his love of children
was his love fer animals; apparently
he never forgot the hclplcssncss of
poor dumb creatures in their relation
10 the human race. Every thing that
crawled or ran or flew had some par
ticular charm for him and his haprl-
ness WAS never absolutely complete
unless he had near him u dog, Il cat,
OF Il bird. ana it WAS only by the ear
nest cntreaticS of his wife that he was
prevented from turning his house into
miniature menagcric. On one oc-
cusiOn, having gone down town with
twenty dollars 10 pay s2mc pressing
bills. Field saw Il beautiful cocker
spaniel which he promptly bought with
the money and took home, but on his
arrival at the house he recognized the
fact that Mrs. Field would bring up
insurmountahlc objections to his re-
tanning II. In order to gain her for
givcncss and permission TO keep the
dog. on entering the hall he threw him
self flat on his face. and refused TO get
III until she came ana forgaVe hiEl and
grated him permission 10 add one
more to the small troubles of the house
hold. Then he arose and proceeded To
race through the house with his Kew
pet.
SAINTS AND SINNERS CORNER
The Saints and Sinners Corner. at
NcClIrc's bO.jkstor was one oil
Fields creations ana finally became an
cstn hlished Institution in ChicagO As
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They longed to dine together
at Casey's table d'hote;
Alas. that Fortunes Hostages.
But let us draw II screen.
He dared not call her "Katie:"

But let us draw II screen!
He dared not call her Katie"
How could she call him "Gene?"
USy one Of Genes victims)
Sporadic lin Greek, scattereD. oc-
curing singly, or apart from other
things OF the same kind, or In scat
tered Instances. tWoEstcr'S Interna-
tional Dictionary
one of the queer things he did ut the
News office was the establishing of
what he called tia Field memorial
window" really Il pontion Of a glass
door over which he had an artist draw
Il ohcrub with the orthodox Wings at
tached to his own head and face. I'm
der this chcrub's head he took delight
In pasting all the disarree;tbe clip
pings he coud gather rrccn Tile uewspn-
pers and periodicals regarding any one
In the office and especially about him
self. This wondow came to be rcga r,,eu
as regular bulletin board of spleen
and many Il quiet chuch,e Field would
have watching the long faces Of his
companions as they read sarcastic or
facetious remarks about them AS for,
himself Field never cared how much
fun was made of him and was the first
to applaud when the laugh was at his
expense
CLEVELAND MOFFE,T
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How Eugene Field Secured His Wlfe's For
y glvensss for Buying'a Cocker Spaniel.
THE SAINTS AND SINNERS CORNER.
Some of the Stories Gathered Frot:,
Eugene Fields Fricnds-aais Love
tions-Eamous Watch Night Party
o. December IA, 1902.
Copyright 1896, by S. S. Mcclure, Lin
itedD

Here are some OF the stories which
] gathered in Chicago from his friends
and intimates about Eugene Field. the
gifted whimsical poet Journalist. who
loved children so much and always
entered so heartily into the spirit OF
the Chrt:mtas time.
Fields relations with his children
were these rather OF IL friend than of
father. He had strong objection
to discipline and was hardly ever
known to speak u harsh word TO them.
He treated them as equals and they
seemed to look upon him in the light
OF Il grown child. He entered into all
their amusements with almost the
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
Heart Disease Cured
By DR.. Miles Heart Cure.

Painting, Weak or Hungry Spells, irrcsu-
lar or Intermittent Pulse. Fluttcrins or Pal
piiation, Choking Sensation, Shortncss OF
breath, Swelling OF Feet and Ankles. are
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
Fie years she safe ancar him

File years she safe ancar him
Within The type strewn loft;
She handed him the paste-pot,
He passed the scissors oft:
They dipped in the same inkstand
That crowned their desk between,
Yet he never called her Katie"
She never called him Gene"
Though close-ah! clcsc--ihe droplght
That classic head revealed,
She was To him Miss Katherine
He naught but Mr.. Field:
Decorum graccd his upright brow
And thinncd his lips serene,
And, though he wrote a poem each hour
Why should she call him "Gcnc?"
She gazed at his sporadic hair
She knew his hymns by rote;
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According To The State census taken
| last May, the population of Massa-
chusetts is 2ig53+a
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
THE EASING OF EUGENE.

When Eugene Field was dying
The death all good men die,
Came Francis Wilson flying
AS only he can fly
My friend before you peter
And seek the shining shore
Write me in common metre
Some Autographs lore"
Then Eugene Field smiled sadly
And his eyes grew wan and dim.
But he wrote thv verses gladly
His friend required Of him.
And having done his duty.
From out its home OF clay.
That soul of Spotlcss beauty
To Canaan scared away.
--l!IIIiENIi EIEI ID.
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Miss " was Very much pat out about
the whole affair. "ItS al nonsc, .. =
She exclaimed: perfectly idiG,sic.
Sounds like lot Of ducks quackinG;
that's wha: I've got to say. y
want 10 inform YOU shat | never called
Eugene Field Gene IN my life. I.
| never heard such balderCiash. It's
true we worked together on the sa,nc
paper for five years, bu; he was always
perfect gentleman. What on Garth
would ! call him Gene for?"- Report
OF the row in the American Society CT
Authors.
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A sound. they tell me. you have heard
AS many times as twice.
Some Denver men saw thrice:
Thanks for the "Hymn of Eventidc,"
Thanks for de Amicitis"-
And many n hearty laugh beside

In spite of Fields fondness for ar
lists CT the stage 1t was Il well-known
fact that, whether from rrstiessness or
whateHer other cause, he was rarely
able to sit through more thnn nm Ip5ur
OF any performance whether dramatic
or musical. On one occasion Sol Smith
Russell announced II as II great tri-
.lmph TO others of his craft that Field
had actually sat through the whole
evening while lie was playing One of
Fields happiest impromptu verses was
written on the fly leaf OF IL book he
presented to Francis Wilson one day
while they were together in the Saints
ana Sinners corner. Strangely
enough. the verses We're entitled --."rhc
Passing OF Eugene" and Mr.. Willard
who saw him write them. says that he
turned them off with astonishing ra-
pidity, writing down the rhyrnnimg
words at the end of the line first and
then filling In the lines to suit. This is
what he wro;e:-
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29

"Cnstorin isso well adapted to children that
ircrot'lE'.end it as superior tonny prescription
known to me-" II. y. ARCHER, N. H.,
III So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29

his name besn Synonymous. which was
far from being The ease. Father and
children were dressed in rags and tat
tcrS fem head 10 fot. the childrenS
toes We're sticking out bare through
holes in their shoes. their faces were
lunwashed, and their eyes red as if they
had been crying. Field himself was fl
stood in front of Mir stone. speaking
not Il word. but locking AT him with
appealing chances. All This, OF course
had been carefully rchcarsrd by Field
during the week Of conspiracy and the
result was simply overwhelming At
last Field broke the silence looking a.
his employer. who was also his hes.
frierkl nut of those big eyes so fun Of
human kindness. and sa!d:-"Do YOU
think You can see your way. Mr. Stone
to raising my salary"
Needless TO say he got the raise
"KATHERGNE AND EUGENIO."
Field was fond of Keeping scra pboo,s
aud some Of them contain trcasurs,
hat III years To cone vii! be beyond
price. Herewith is given page from
! one Of them. at the top being written
: in Fields hand: by Edmund Clar-
ence Stedman in n. Y. Tribune. His
Autograph note.
Under this. in MIR. Stcdman's hand
writing. Is The following squib. com
menting on that most ridiculous and
amusing poem, katherine and Eu-
genio." which Is pasted directly under
meath:
'Wcbsted defines sporadic thus:
And then she went for 'Gener"
Perhaps he did say Katie,
With Intervals bet wpnpi
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
% u % Cures
r. a Ia M alaFia.

due to menstrual Irregularities, are peo,i-
liarly benefited by the wonderful tonic
and blood cleansing properties OF P,i{P.
p. Prickly Ash. Poke Root and Potns.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29

''Wcbsted defines sporadic thus:
And then she went for 'Gener"
Perhaps he did say Katie,
With Intervals; between!
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The usc of 'Castoria is SO universal and
It's merits 90 we'll known that it seems 1, work
of supere:og0tion TO endorse IT,. Few nre tho
Intelligent families who do not keep Castori,
within easy reach"
CARLOS MARTYR, D. D.,
New York City.
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lent appetizer. building up the system
rapidly F9l5'3 FIi
Ladies whose systems are poisoned and
whose blood Is In an impure condition
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1895-03-14
Ancient Salt Currency.

In various countries anciently, and
in some eastern ones down to the
present time, salt has been recogniz-
ed as medium of exchange.
Cosmas speaks of a salt currency
as being in use in the heart of Africa
in the sixth century. Marco Polo, in
his work, Concerning the Kingdoms
'and Mnrvels of the East, written in
the thirteenth century, tells us the
Tibetans had mono of the great
khan's paper money, but used salt
instead
Their small change was made
thus: They had salt which they boil
ed and set in q mold fat below and
round above, and every piece from
the mold weighed half a pound. Or
these molds the princes mark was
set, and mono but the royal officers
specially appointed was permitted
to make it. Eighty of these mold:
We're reckoned to be equal to a "sag
gio of fine gold. "-Leisure Hour.
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SherifPs Sales for April.

W Ill De sold be.oIe the court house 90, r
IN the city o. Marietta, Cobb county, "a.
Oh the drs, Tuesday in APRIL, 1895,
ouuag ;he legal hours Of sale, the follow
ing property to- Wit:
A parcel Or tract of land. described as
loiiows: Fronting one hundred feet on
me road leading from Roswell road to
barnes mill, known IS the Barnes mill
Toaa, and running back to the property of
j; W. .Rolla one hundred and fifty feet,
lhe same being one hundred feet front by
one hundred and fifty feet deep, in the
southwest corner of one acre. decided by
j. n. Boston to Isaac Scurdy, dated Feb-
ruary the 21st 1870 Ali in the six
teenth district and second section of Cobb
county, Ga. Levied on as the property of
n. w. Wilson, by viitLe of Justice
court attachment ia issued from the
justice Court of 89sth district G. NJ, of
Cooo county, Ga, in favor of ]. D. Simp>
s son versus n. W: Wilson. Levy made
oy D. W. Morris, L. c., and returned to
me, and notice given in terms OF the law.
TT DAVENPORT, Sheriff.
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rheumatism 10 Years
GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.

To the Superior Court of said County ::
The petition of Frederick Charles of For
syth County, Co.. Henry B. Moss of Cobb
County, Ga, James w. Carpenter and
Charles U. Carpenter of Montgomery
County, Ohio, James w. Carpenter II
OF st. Laurence County, n. Y, and John
NJ Nicols of Wayne County, Michigan,
respectfully show that they desire that
they and their associates and successors
may have continuous existence as a cors
poration for twenty years, with the privi>
leg" of renewal as provided by law, unde.
and by the corporate name of THE
CHARLES GOLD MINING COMPANY OF
GEORGIA.
The purpose of said company IS to be
that of Gold Mining and Milling. The
principal Office of said company to be locs,
ted at Marietta, in Cobb County, Georgia
Petitioners desire the right to do business
i'll the counties of Fulton, Cherokee. For>
Syth, Dawson. Hall, Lumpkin and Pickens
in addition to the county of the principal
business office.
Petitioners pray the right to have and
use a common SEAL to make bylaws and
regulations for the government of its off.
GERS and to prescribe the manner of voting
stock
Petitioners desire the further right to sue
and be sued, to plead and to be implcaded
and to make aud execute all necessary con-
tracts for carrying On SAID business.
To buy and sell such property both real
and personal as it may be necessary fol
its purposes, and to have power to execute
promissory notes and bonds anG to secure
the same by mortgage or deed of trust on
cry pre- perty OF said corporation both rea'
and personal, as it may become necessary
The capital stock OF SAID corporation shall
be Fifty Thousand Dollars with the RICH
TO increase the same to any amount not t
exceed Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars
Said capital stock Of Fifty THOUSAND
Dollars shall be divided into shares O
Twenty-Five Dollars each. Petitioner
represent that Ten per cent OF the capita
stock has been paid in and pray the RICH
TO begin business Immediately, and pet
TONERS will ever pray.
H. b. MOSS,
Attorney for Petitioners.
GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.
I. w. r. Montgomery, Clerk of the ST.
perior Court of said county, do hereby Gel
tify that the foregoing is correct copy
the original application for charter of Tn
CHARLES GOLD MINING COMPANY c
GEORGIA, as appears of file in this offic
Witnes my official signature aud seal
said Court, this the 9th day of Februar.
1895. W. H. hlONTeoMEKl,
Clerk Superior Court.
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GEORGIA-COBB COUNTY:

Geo. F. Gober one OF the administrator
OF j. b. Blackwell deceased, having in due
form applied to be discharged from said
trust and rendered his resignation as such
administrator: All persons concerned
and next of kin of said deceasRd are heres
by cited to appear on the first Monday in
April next to show cause why the order
allowing his resignation should not be
granted. March 5, 1895
] M. STONE, Ordinary.
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How Japs Launch Their shins.

The Japanese apply ono of their
pretty ways to the launching of
ships. They use no wine. They
hang over the ships prov large
pasteboard cage full of birds, and
the moment the ship is afloat a man
pulls string, when the cage opens,
and the birds fly away, making the
air alive with music and the whir
of wings. The idea is that the birds
thus welcome the ship as she begins
her career as a thing of life.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1895-03-14
IRON CLAD NOTES.

We have for sale ironclad notes waving
all the exemptions, with other binding fea.
ures, prepared by he Solicitor General
Of the Blue Ridge Circnit, which is pro
nounced the strongest and best note in ex
istence. 1t leaves no loophole fora dishon.
est man to escape from paying his obIgs'
ton, while it is approved by honest men
We send'abock OF one hundred notes. with
stub, post paid to any address on rece;p. Of
80 cts, or book of fifty notes for 25cst,
Address Marietta (Ga. Journal
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GEORGIA-COBB COUNTY.

To all whom it may concern N. N.
Gober having in due form applied to me
for permanent Letters of Administration,
cum testamento annexo on the estate of
Robert Lemon, late of said county, de-
ceased, this is to cite all and singular the
creditors and next kin of Robert Lemon
to be and appear at my office on the first
Monday in April next, and show cause,
if any they can, why permanent 'adminis-
tration cum testamento annexo should not
be granted TO E. W. Frey, county admin
istrator, or some fit and proper person on
Robert Lemons estate. Witness my of
fetal signature of office This 4th day of
March 1895. J. N. STONE, Ordinary.
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GEORGIA-COBB COUNTY:

Whereas c. C.Fannin, Executor of Benz
Jamin Fannin, deceased, represents to the
court in his petition duly filed and entered
on record, that he has fully administered
Benjamin Fannin's estate. This is there's
fore to cite all persons concerned kindred
and creditors, to show cause, if any they
can, why said Executor shall not be dis,
charged from his Administration and re-
ceive letters of dismission on the FIRST Mon
day in May 1895. I'M. STONE,
Ordinary.
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GEORGIA-COBB COUNTY.

To Whom it may concern A. F..
Brown, Administrator of Parker E
Brown, late-of said county, deceased, has
in due form applied for leave to SCI, the
lands belonging to the estate of said de-
ceased, and said application will be heard
on the first Monday in April next Wit
ness my hand and official signature, this
March 9Th, 1895. J. M. STONE
Ordinary.
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GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.

To all whom it may concern: Frank
McAfee having in due form applied to me
for permanent Letters of Administration
on the estate of Harriet McAfee, late of
said county deceased, this is to cite all and
singular the creditors and next of kin of
Harriet McAfee to be and appear at my
Office on the first Monday in April next,
and show cause, If any they can, why per-
manent administration should pot be grams
ted to Newton A, Morris, or some fit and
proper person On Harriet McAfee's estate.
Witness my official signature of office,
this 9Th day of March, 1895.
JNO. M. STONE, Ord'y.
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AGENTS FOR THE JOURNAL

The following Agents have clubs and
will take subscriptions to the MARIETTA
JOURNAL at One Dollar per year in ad.
vance:
Aabletom-Mrs. Emma D. Handy.
Poaoder Springs-W. W. Scott.
Story-T. ]. Lunsforj
SpayrnG-J ] Payne.
Due West-3. W. Griggs.
Lost Mountain-Es l.. Mayes.
Gritter--G w. York.
AcwortA-H. III. Putnam. M. j. Abbott
RosweW-J. B. Watson.
Austell- E. W Medlccr, and Tom W
Norwood.
Big Sh0nty-C. N. Price.
Oakley MiNs-W. s. Dodgen.
Marietta Dist.-Martin W. Frey
Due EAST. M. Power
Now is the time to subscribe. Agents
are in the reach of every man in the coun
y, and the p-.ce as low as the cheapest.
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GEORGIA-COBB COUNTY

To whom it may concern J. Y. Alex.
ander, administrator Of the estate of J, B.
Blackwell, late Of said county, deceased,
has in due form applied for leave to sell
the lands belonging to the estate OF said
deceased, and said application will be
heard on the first Monday in April next.
Witness my hand and official signature
this March 5:h 1895. J. M. STONE.
Ordinary.
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GEORGIA. COBB COUNTY.

To all whom it may concern: E. w.
Frey, adwinistrato. of N. A. Morse, de,
ceased, has in due form applied to the un-
dersigned for leave to sell the lands be-
longing to the estate of said deceased, and
said application will be heard on the
first Monday in April next, This, 9TH
day Of March 1895.
j. NJ. STONE, Ordinary.