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there is some evidence of vortex motion,
counter cloekwise. according to the theory oi
NJ. Faye the, eminent French solar physicist.
peared or has been retarded, and blending
with the eastern end of the group forms an en-.
larged third section.
In the meantime the southern group also
underwent changes, the foremost umbra OF
triangular shape having become rectangular,
and the second umbra from being black line
became ellirtical. The seeming difference in
the distance apart of these sections, in their
relative positions, and in the penumbrai trail
may be chiefly due to q less foreshortened view
as they approach the center. The equatorial
group diminished to one spot and has since
become undiscernible. These changes show
an unusual activity over large portion OF the
visible solar disk.
On the 25 tn and 26th further changes had
taken place. though not with such noticeable
rapidity. The second and third members OF
the northern group were more apart, and the
southern group was divided into four smaller
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wish had bought a horse. She's always,stop-
ping to look at herself in the puddles.-Puueh.
'Do you know" she said, "that vour volume
OF poems has become quite indispensable in
our house % -
indeed he responded with pleased look.
"Yes. Mamma says she wouldn't be without
them. She threatens to read them whenever
the chlldren are aughty.''-Washington Star
Strawber-Why do you think Won will have
any trouble keeping the engagement secret?
Slngerly-I had TO tel the girl. didn't 10
Puck.
Woman Ito tramp)-Want something to eat
en-! My tire is out and have no kindling to
hight 1t. Can't cook or even warm things with.
out fire, you know
Tramp-No, mum.
shed" - 'Ae
les mum, see it. Have you any pie"
II have mince and pumpkin"
pumpkin will do, mum. That's good cold %
New York Weekly.
falr BrIton Ia Ia Du Maurier)-That Mr..
Lyon-H unter is countryman of yours. be.
heVe? Why does he say "de-ah" and "wa-tah"
and "bet-tah."
American IA la Gibson)-Oh, he's one of the
tnriity Americans who try to pick up ell those
ii S you English drop-Life
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A PRETTY COMBINATION.


The round waist, arranged with graceful
curves and full vest top IN resemblance to
the jacket shape, Is one of the most becoming
and therefore deservedly popular modes. 1t
is seen alike in separate waists and in COS
tunes of one fabric The design lends itself
unusually well to the employment OF these
fabrics and is thus specially adapted to the de-
velopment of inexpensive yet stylish gown.
Take, for instance, a mixture in wool of old
blue, which is well covered by bunch threads
in black. The entire costume OF this.
The vest was of black chiffon over black SILK,
the revers were Of blue velvet with q narrow
jet edging in tiny points which turn from the
edge.
Another gown of mixed wool in which green
predominated over several other colors had
the sleeves and V of peau de sole in myrtle
green; the revers were of black velvet.
A brown crepon had a velvet body and revers:
was OF creamy lace over white satin.
A black and grass-green mixture in wool had
a OF green satin mixed with black chlhon'
the reyers were of green velvet.
An extra waist or the new silk with mas
tihct mowers had revers of rose velvet to matcn
the flowers in silk. The was OF lace over
Wn1te satin. rose colored belt and collar was
worn with this-the latter to be replaced at
times by collar OF white satin ribbon.
was or blue peau de sole. The sleeves ana
were OF chiffon to match over the SILK Inc
revers were OF heavy lace. A white satin rlo-
Don belt and collar were worn.
waist OF dark sapphire blue made after
TINS model had and revers of yellowlsh lace
over white satin. The collar was OF white
satln ribbon, finished with an immense bow
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PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE,

The practical Bismarck is one of the most su.
perstitious men in Germany.
Portraits of the German Emperor were shown
in London shops after he had sent his cable
dispatch to the Beers, marked "Reduced to
pence from f1.
Sir Arthur Sullivan's full name is Arthur
Seymour, Sullivan. To avoid the unfortunate
combination of initials the second name has
been discreetly dropped.
Paul Verlafne died calling out the name OF
Francois Coppee, the academician and poet
who had frequently helped MIN. and who, in
the early days, had been his companion
Madame Sarah Bernhasdts last gown cost a
little over $4,000. 1t is decorated with dia.
monds and turquoises, and the skins of 200
|. ermines were required to line the train
Pope Leo XIII recently gave the following
advice to q famous Italian preacher, Father
Zocchi: "Write articles for the newspapers.
People read them who never so to hear SER
mon preached"
Captain William Davis, who has just died in
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AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

The Baron Won Hungenmuller of Austria
who is Minister from his country to the United
states, and who arrived here day or two age
from Washington, D. c., spent yesterday after
noon driving in the park. He was accompa-
hled by the Baroness Won Hengenmuller and
several friends.
The Baron and Minister has very interest
ing personality. He is smooth-shayen, gray
eyed and stockly built man of about 80 years
de wears glasses, and his voice is deep and
rather pleasant
He came in the special car Issaquena and
spent several days in Denver and Colorado
springs. He told yesterday that he would
probably stay here week at least and would
then go south, visiting Los Angeles, San Diego,
Coronado and probably Santa Barbara.
"There is great change in San Francisco
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CURRENT HUMOR.

The aid-de-camp rushed unceremoniously
into the tent of the commanding generaless
started to salute, but wound up in her excite
ment by feeling to find if her cap was or
straight.
'The enemy are advancing in FORCE" she
said.
The generaless looked up calmly.
"Tell them am not at home, )" said she.-Cin.
cinnati Enquirer.
Down in Georgia they will use the North
Pole to knock persimmons off the trees if DR.,
Nansen will lend it to them.-Sparta Herald
Advertiser.
First sportsman-Well, how do you like tha
new mare of yours?
Second sportsman-Oh, fairly we'll. But
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SPOTS ON THE SUN.

AS time elapses since the maximum of the
eleven-year sun spot period in 1S92-93 solar dis
turbance has Deen gradually decreasing and
sometimes for days in succession the sun pre-
sents general aspect of unruffied sameness,
unless high telescope power is used which
rarely fails to reveal some markings on the
disk.
were few and small, in a comparative sense,
for an average solar cavity is three times the
width of the Pacific Ocean. February 1S a
small group that had appeared on the 9th
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dwindled to one solitary spot as it neared the

dwindled to one solitary spot as it neared the
west limb.
however two new spots that even in n fore
shortened view seemed rather large appeared
INSIDE the northeast limb on the same date
fen-uary 19 it was seen to be group COM
posed OF several sections, and on the following
DAY another group appeared inside the south
east limb. At noon February %, when solar
Iotation mad brought them toward the center
OF the DISK, they appeered as in diagram /, the
scale being 9-inch solar diameter
:, Measurement showed that the large group in
the north solar hemisphere was In about north
hehographic latitude 15 deg; that it was more
than 100 900 miles in length and about II ,0OG
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

The speeches of Carter of Montana and
Hoar of Massachusetts, in the recent de-
bate in the Senate make it evident even to
Democrats that Republicans of the East
and of the West will not be divided this
year. The platform of protection and BIZ
metallism is broad enough for all.
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1t appears now that in any part of Cali
fornia where you can't strike gold you can
strike oil.
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spots the fourth being the largest. The small
single spot in south latitude 20 deg has
will be of mucn in terest to see if this activity
is but tenn porary, or if a secondary maximum
VIII occur, as In 1888, when the great maxi
mum OF ehe sun-spot period was two years part.
ROSE O'HALLORAN
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This is the day to leave orders for THE
SUNDAY CALL and don't you forget or ne
glect it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

SECRET Soc1ET1Es-Scribbler, City. There is
no society in this County specially organized
TO oppose secret societies.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

REPUBLIC OF FRANcE-Subscriber, City The
President of the republic of France is elected
for seven years.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

The Democratic search for a Presidential
candidate is getting to be a decided case OF
any old thing.
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Spring and summer, 1896.

The undersigned members of the Exclusive
Retail Hatters' Association OF San Francisco
have agreed upon Saturday, February 90, as
their Il M opening day foI @ the @ rev spring styles:
Kearny street C.CoIemaE, 100 Kearny
Eugene Korn, 726 Mkt Cohl Bros, 226 Kearny
NJ. 5. Harloe, ,237Kearny J. Forceer, 1109 Market
]. G. Meussdorffer & Groom d. Hagan, 942
Son, 534 Third Marke-~
NJ Meussdorffer, 135 K Meussdorffer & Son,
Montgomery 8 kearny
Kahn Bros, 110S Mkt California Hat Works,
K. A. Lundstrom, 605 III Fourth
Kearny. Jansen IL Thiele 104 9th
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The Cuban question has at last become
hot enough to make Congress boil.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

To MUSTER ouT-Scribbler, City. company
of the National Guard of this State desiring to
be mustered out should make application to
the adlutGnt=general OF the State, whose Office
is at Sacramento.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

The peoples road will compete with the
monopoly in business, but not in running
mud machine
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

CoINs-M. L., City. There is no premium Of
fered for dime of 1853, one of 1854, an eagle
cent of 1858 or q ''white'' cent of 1850
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

Kentu cky saw the railroad bluff and
took to the toboggan slide.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

1t is evident that Governor Budd regards
the Irish controversy as something in the
nature of political tirewood, for instead oil
talking about it he saws it off.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

The monopoly holds its title-it is still
the Southern Pacific of Kentucky.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

Mr.. Huntington has achieved an Aus
terlitz at Frankfort, but a Waterloo
awaits him at Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

The carnival season opens at San Diego
to-day and now is the time TO go south and
start in with the procession.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

The defect in Senatorial eloquence is
that while it recognizes Cuban independ-
ence it does not help it.
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

HALF DIME OF SIS: B., City. No premium
is offered for half dime of the issue of 1851.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

Itseems certain that Rainey will bolt, but
it is doubtful if he will get out himself or
only bolt the door and shut the others out.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

The next time we catch Kentucky II
our back yard we shall have TO call on Mr.
Huntington 10 take his mule out.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

The organs of the Southern Pacific oi
Kentucky can always be detected by their
virulent opposition to every enterprise
that tends TO upbuild the welfare of Cali.
fornia.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

In lis last analysis the Cuban problem
reduces itself to the simple question,
Shall we free Cuba or just talk about it?
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

al HAD several pimples on my face and a large
boil on one hand. began taking Hoods SarsaDa-
lila and after using three bottles was cured" ].
W. johnson, 8 South Broderlck ST., San Francisco
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It is pleasing to know that Dunraven
has been dropped at last, but of course
there viii be some natural regret that he
was not dropped in the way Peter Maher
was
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

Goebel has lost his fight, but he has
made reputation that Kentucky VIII yet
be proud to honor as California does now.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

SPECIAL Information daily to manufactureIs
business houses and public men by the Press
Chipping Bureau (Alien'sl, 80 Montgomery.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

ALONE WITH Ny CoNscIENCE-M. NJ. P, Oak
land. Cal. The poem "Alone With My Con-
science" was written by Charles W Stuhhs
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

What sort of a mix-up would it make ir
the coming campaign TO have a redho
Spanish imbroglio on the side?
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

The saddest feature of the hanging Of
Don Dickinson IN effigy was that il
pricked the bubble of one of the pretties
little Presidential boomlets in the Demo.
cratic camp.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

ELECTORS. L. NJ, fucker, Cal. If the cleo
torai vote OF a State is divided, say five Repub-
licans and three Democrats, the vote of the
State would be cast as stated, one party's rep
resentatiye casting FIVE votes and the others
three.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

PADEREwsKI-M. p, City. Ignace Jan Pade-
rIewski was born in Podolia, Russian Poland,
in 1860
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

Now that the monopoly has begun to
show its hand openly against the people s
road everybody can see what dirty hand
it is.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

Yvette Gui1bert announces that she has
given up cycling because it causes her to lose
her memory.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

TOURISTS are invited to call and examine our
California glace fruits, only so cents a pound,
in Japanese baskets. TOwnsend's, 627 Market
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

DR. SIEGERT's Angostura Bitters, the celebrated
appetizer and invigorator OF the digestive organs
is used all owe the world.
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CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. 2s.-Among recent
arrivals are: L. Cowle, Coonnade; L. Ling,
Westminster; E. B. Howerton Stewart; T. L.
Lord and vile, Bartholdi; F. Thompson, War
wick
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

A resolution in favor of Cuban indie.
pendence may not mean a war with
Spain, but there is no telling how the
Spaniards will construe it when they get
their mad up.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

"BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs" +" are the SIM
plest, quickest and most eifectual remedy for
Bronchitis, Asthma and Throat Diseases.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

Guest-Landlord, want to be called at z
O'Clock sharp tom morning.
Landlord-All right, sir, I'll wake you N.Y.
self.
care you sure that you won't oversleep?
Have you alarm cloek?"
"No, but we have a baby."-Spare Moments
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

Now that Steve O'Donnell and Jim
Dwyer have shown Fitzsimmons and Cor
bett that it is as easy to bring off boxing
match to finish in New York as it is to
roll off log, the champions should put
up, shut up and let things take their
course.
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at the back. full friIl OF lace stood out from
the top of the collar.
No belt worn with this, the overlapping
point being adorned with handsome enam-
eled button. fhe effect of this waist worn
without belt is very stylish.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

Mr.. Stubbs swears that the shippers oil
California have cracked the whip over the
railroad, but alas! there is no evidence
that they ever laid on the lash as they
should have done.
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miles in mean width; that the group in south
solar hemisphere was in about Is deg. south
latitude, and that the three spots toward the
penumbral portion of The PRINCIPAL groups
were light but distinct, and the nuclei re-
markably dark.
following twentU SHOWS tnS So,,s er besore 'ne
February "a. The strange curving umbra in
Inc foremost of the largest group seemed to
nave been bent into an Irregular outline, and
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

FOREIGN LANGUAGES. B., City. There is no
place in this City in which "one MY learn
any OF the European languages free of charge, "
but the French, German and Spanish Ian
guages are taught without cost in some OF the
public schools
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29
THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
Shall we fight spain2

Cuba expects of US something more than
tail talk.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

CARE, worry dread anxiety, whiten the hair too
early Stop fretting, use PARKER's HAIR BALsAM
and save both life and color to the hair.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

SOFT chewing molasses candy. Townsend's..
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

Monopoly is so near dead in California
that the attacks it is now making on the
peoples road through Mr.. Hume of the
Post may be fairly referred to as Post
Hume-ous Sian ders.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

FRESH buttercups, 25c pound. Townsends..
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

1t is reported that the prohibition aues-
tion has at last been decisively excluded
from politics in Iowa. but the report won't
do to bet on. Iowa is one of the States
where some things are just as liable to bob
up in politics as some other things.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

The best feature of this session of the
Senate has been the favor shown to the
subject of coast defenses, and if the vote
on the bill is as strong as the oratory it
will not have been a vain session for the
country by any means.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

TowNsEND's famous broken candy. 1oc lb. >
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

| but the French, German and Spanish Ian
! guages are taught without cost in some OF the
public schools.
POLITICAL MACHINERY. L. NJ, Fucker. Cal.
The ordinary rule OF working the political ma
chine Is to have the clubs in the several dis
trlcts send delegates to the County Committee
and for the County Committee to send dele
gates to the State Central Committee.
DEsERTERs-J. C. B., Ell Dorado Canyon, Cal.
The proclamation by President Harrison
granting immunity to deserters, soldiers and
sailors of the United States army and navy ap-
plied only to such as deserted during the
Civil War. and would not cover desertion of
1888 and 1890.
SILVER. L. b, Shasta, Cal. In 2O5 years
the highest commercial ratio of silver to gold
has been in 1860, 14.I4; in 1914, 1904; in
1859, Is 10, and in 1898, 26.49 In March.
1883, the quotations tor bar silver were LOG
lowest, 10Y highest; in 1889 the quotations
were, Tor fine siive1 per ounce, lowest 95:
highest, SO.
DEBATES. P, Vacavile, solano County
Cal. The rule for conducting debates in de-
batting societies is:
On the evening for debating the president shall
first state the subject aud the sides sneak aIter
always opening the debate and the leader OF the
negative always answering. The negative side
only shall close the debate '0e
ETERNAL VIGILANcE-Su Subscriber. Citv "Ftor
nal vigilance is the price OF liberty, has its
origin from the following extract from sneecb
delivered by John Philpot Curran on the right
of election, $780,
1t is the common fate OF the indolents to sa
their rights become a prey to the active The con-
dltion upon which God hath given liberty to n,an
Is eternal vigilance, which condition if lie breat
servitude is at once the consequence OF his crio
and the punishment OF his guilt.
ELECTORAL SYsTEM-M. N, CITY. The con-
stltutlon provides that number of electors
for choosing the President and Vice-President :
OF the United States shall be appointed bv each
State, no one OF them holding a public Nst;onaI
ofiice. Electors have been chosen in fonr
d1ferent ways: BY joint ballot of the S,ota
Legislature, by concurrent vote of botb
branches OF the Legislature, by a general vote
and by district vote. BY 1872 the oenara1
ticket method was adopted in every Co.
Inc electors are voted for at the election baI5
IN Novem Der preceding the month OF March
When the PRESIDENT and Vice-President q ra
sworn oI IN. congress Is III session on the second
wednesday in February following the eiectinn
70 receive the certificates OF the electors
Wnat is known as the electoral count hill no :.
Lassed early in the second session Of the Fr+ was
ninth Congress. 1t provides that the eIaetors
shali meet and vote in their respective States
the second Monday in January followino thain
eiectlon. Controversies must be settjed ~,
state courts and decision rendered siy 10 ~
before that on which the electoral vote Is cast
Inc certified returns of the electoral vota is
mace 10 the Secretary of State, and on the Soc
ond Wednesday in February the yota 10
counted by Congress. 'o -
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The avowed hostility of the railroad
organ to the San Joaquin road win not be
as dangerous as the secret antagonism
which has been going on all along. 1t is
always an advantage to get an enemy from
under cover
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

The list of prizes won by Californians at
the Atlanta Exposition is in the highest
degree ereditable to the Board of Trade
exhibit. We seem to have taken about
everything we went for.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

POLITICAL MACHINERY. L. NJ, Fucker, Cal
The ordinary rule OF working the political ma
chine Is to have the clubs in the several dis
tricts send delegates TO the County Committee
and for the County Committee to send dele
gates to the State Central Committee.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

DEsERTERs-J. c. B., Ell Dorado Canyon, Cal.
The proclamation by President Harrison
granting immunity to deserters soldiers and
sailors of the United States army and navy ap-
plied only to such as deserted during the
Civil War, and would not cover desertion of
1883 and 1890
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-04

The Dpmacrn,ir PARISH Executive
ccmm,tteo met last Sat- rday and IS
sued the following declaration;
By virtue Of authority vested ~ ,"'
UNDERSIGNED comuittce. by u T"Sp''ll''"
IF thr Democratic FXruu'IN" 'omuiI'"'
rf tn,,do ra'ish, notl"" Is hereby e'N'''
IF u primary election |" b" h"ih on Wet
ursduy. June 10th. 1896, 10 I'll ct ten ""'P
oates 60 the Democratic t"nv'n''"'l !"
be held n BATON Roug" on June -. ''H''
said delegates 30 h" elected from the
porish at large: those present. n'"N'S
uo, allowed, to cast til" entire vote ol
| the parish aud Che following 'au'd
commissioners and clerks ~" arp"lul'h
to conduct said election:
WARD ONE,
Swou's Storp-,lohu 'ilassc'l r. f.. Ad-
Rer, |, N. KIRK, commissioners; w. d..
Dickson, clerk. =,
unlc's Store-Sam r. Coleman, j, NJ
Hal. Davis Carter: John Graves, clerk.
Frog I,ey.l--T r Sexton, VIM BlaX'on,
John Keel s T. Vardman, clerk,
WARD TWO,
l,rowuing's SchoOlh"use ~ i'rn"''
ing, 3 Il Martin, Joe Harriet; john rope
clerk. 4, r.
MrCnthrons-Be Teat. D NJ Evans
r D Pitts; j Russell, olfrk
Mount GIeai-A s McL'ndon. JONI
Jolly, } b Newly; f l. Porter, clerk.
WARD THR r.
I,oupwood-E & Htar',, Marion E"r''"
5 Pryor G .nrne; Melville Barnes. clerk
Moor,nospo,t-.lom Miller, John /
Harris, j f POWELL } + lvey. clerk
WARD FOUR.
z t'ourthonse-. Gamhlin, X
Boines, DR. " r Whitworth; George J
Wand, G ERIK.
;: Market street r y Chase, NJ Dincle,
J. NJ Ayurs; & " Crane clerk.
:. lewelln---J r Smell VIM Grant, MAJ
u thew Moukho, So; w Cox Jewell, clerk.
:. WARD FIVE.
Gr.enwood---S a Alexander, J & JON"
v J Nj Dunn; T " Dale, clerk.
WARD SIX.
a Spring Ridge--r = Williams, } f Hue
son. Kobt Gill. &C Afford, clerk.
WARD SEVEN.
ic Sumu or CIR vi w Pickens, ST.
a. CoInuitt, Nat TeacIe; Henry Nichols"
I'd clerk.
!, WARD EIGHT,
!, Mapnc'in- John NJ Robinson, W
" Beaird, ) = Allison; Frazier Hntch'hso
clerk. ~ A.,
Charles B Wimbish; X X Eo'qnl'', cle'
re- The commissioners will make Ie',l
of election to $ J Ward. chairman:
q A B 'rowder,
y w A NrI.on,
V Grosjean,
JP + Ournoy,
I N,,,t