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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10

MY LeXt does not answer tue Quek-
tion. 1t only asks it, with deep and
importunate earnestness asks it, and,
according to the rules of sermonizing,
you would say: Adjourn that to
some other time" But l dare not
What are the rules for sermonizing to
me when am after souls? What other
time could 1 have, when perhaps this
is the only time? This might be my
last time for preaching. This might be
your last time for hearing.
After my friend in Philadelphia died
his children gave his church Bible to
me, and I read It; looked over 1t with
much interest. / saw in the margin
written in lead pencil, "Mr. Talmage
said this morning that the most use
less thing In all Gods universe Is that
any sinner should perish" I did not
remember saying it. but IL Is true, and
1 say It now, whether said It then or
not The most useless thing in all
Gods universe IL that any sinner
should perish Twelve gates wide open.
Have you not heard how Christ bore
our sorrows and how sympathetic He
is with all our woes? Have you not
heard how that with all the sorrows of
heart and all the agonies of hell upon
him he cried: Father. forgive them
Tley know not what they do" By his
feet blistered of the mountain way, by
his back whipped until the akin came
on by his death couch of four spikes
tr3 for the hands and two for the
feet, BY his sepulcher. In which for the
ar. time Tor 8 year ths cruel world
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

f"N'
District OF Columbia by President
Cleveland, us very gratifying TO his
numerous friends and acquaintances.
Col. Howry Is Assistant Attorney
General under the present admins.
tration, and has established a record
as a lawyer and Il christian gentle
man OF which anyone would have just
cause to be proud, and 1t was this
record andshis eminent fitness for the
position zthat led tn his appointment.
The writer takes the privilege OF re-
producing an, extract from a personal
letter from Col. H0wry, which shows
that his heart is still with the people
OF his native State: However much
l may Appreciate the congratulations
Of the members OF the bar and men In
public life, it is infinitely dearer to
me to know that Those with whom /
have been associated in Mississippi are
so cordially testifying to the fitness
Of my appointment. l shall retain
my citizenship with Mississippi and
1t may be l will spend a part Of my
time there. In any event, nothing
can ever fully divorce me from the
friends Of a lifetime in the State Of
my BIRTH"
The second and last session of the
Fifty-fOurth Congress cOnvenes next
Monday, the It'll inst. Politically
speaking, this session will be the
perpetual teatime OF everlasting sun
down" to many politicians OF past
prominence.
The latest on the silver men who
are dismissed from the service OF the
Government because they offended the
administration is that they have been
found guilty Of Democracy"
JEWELL JEWSBURY.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

On Tuesday last Gov. McLaurin ap-
pointed Judge Samuel II. Terral,
present Circuit Judge of this district,
to the Supreme Court bench for the
full term Of nine years, to begin May
10, 1897. He also appointed on the
same day Col. Thos. r. StockdaIe, cx.
Congressman Of this district, for the
uneXpired term of Judge Cooper,
which is only for five months. The
appointment Of Judge Terral to the
high and honorable position on the
Supreme bench Of Mississippi give US,
and the people generally Of this sec
tion Of the State, great satisfaction.
He has presided over the circuit court
Of this district for fourteen years with
entire satisfaction to the bar and
the people generally. Judge Terral
is an honest, heightened Christian
gen ilcman, a profound lawyer and
well fitted to adorn any position-a
native MisSissipplan, a true Demo-
crat without fear and above reproach,
and the Governor acted wisely in call
ing him up higher.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

Running a newspaper for fun Is the
poorest fun % earth. A grist mill or
a public gin Is not a comparison. And
it is not every man who can run a
newspaper successfully. We have seen
men sent from the tripod to congress
because they could not edit a newspa-
per. They have left the editorial chair
to preach, to stump In political cam
paigns, to practice law, to teach poll.
tical economy, or sent as representa-
tive to some foreign country because
they could not successfully edit a
newspaper. They began for the fun il
afforded them and quit for the fun the
seats OF their pants were affOrding
their subscribers.
Newton Co. Progress.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

According to the Auditors books
the increase OF value Of personally In
this State has been 3 1924, 27S during
the past year, the total assessment
being Sl56, dl6, l27. Last year 1t was
sl52, 49l $40. This y less s5, 900
account railroad Assessment. which
brings the total to about $751;, OOO, 900,
on which the State tax IL %, 900
and brings the treasury up to o cash
basis again. Kinds county shows the
largest assessments.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

In speaking of the '"patent or ready
print" newspapers the Hattlesburg
Day-Book Gazette says you don't
know how tired country people are
getting Of this ''ready-print" tusi.
ness, and the time is not far distant
when our newspaper folks will have
to quit the "patent' or quit the bust
ness. We say God speed the day when
all our newspapers will be printed all
in their own offices.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04
commissioners Sale.

Whereas Q certain decreewas rendered In
the chancery court Of Jackson county. State
of Mississippi, Docket No. 4S2. at August
term, 1895 Of said court wherein the Ross,
Mehan- Brake-Shoe Foundry Company were
Eoyd I. Belt, ST.. and n. j. Jane were defend.
ants, in the sur OF $2l2l9.09, with interest
from August 20. 1895. at sper cent. per annum.
together with attorneys fees Of s332 O0 and
all costs OF sNtt, aggregating s2l7.lo, and
which decreeW 2 first lien on that part Of
s SSll e'Tsen u Il; P Psi%s SHS S1 le com N n.y.
situafe on the east bank Of Pascagoula river
and north side Of Louisville and Nashville
Railroad right-ot-wxy, In the city Of Scran-
ton. county Of jackson and State Of Missis.
sippi, which machinery Is described In said
decree rs follows:
ten-tOn Ice machine.
1 refrigerator or freezing tank.
224 cans, No. 10 galvanized iron.
ammonia boiler with coils and rcctiAef
lexchanger and coils
absorber cap and coils. "
1liquiaer tank and coils.
lcOoler tank and coils.
1ammOnia fly wheel pump.
Dean duplex water pump.
distilled water condenser and coils.
1 distilled water tank and coils.
gas cOllectOrand guage.
steam boiler, nues. somke stack, front
e1s'S ~ ~
duplex feeder.
And whereas. the sheriff of Jackson county
aforesaid, then j. ID. Minor, was appointed By
| said decree n special commissioner Of said
court 10 make sale Of said property, after
giving ten ttO) days notice by publication In
Il newspaper published In jackson county,
and whereas &. D.. Moore is now sheriff Of
Jackson county us successor to said J. D.
Minor. and whereas the Ross. Mchnn Brake
Shoe Foundry Company, sold and assigned
to James n. Belt, of Bunker Hill. Maconpln
county. Illinois. by assignment. dated Sep
iember ~. 1895, fled In the office Of chancery
| clerk, Jackson county, all their right, title
and interest in said Judgment. And whereas.
execution issued out Of said court and levy
wAs made according to law.
Now, therefore, by virtue OF the premises
and by virtue of the authority vested In mo
as said substituted commissioner under Sec
ton COG of Code OF lSS2, l, q. d. Moore, wilton
Friday, the 4tk day Of December, lew,
between legal hours, expose for sale and ~
for cash Rt public cutlery TO the highest pig.
der, at The factory Of the said Pascag0uls
Ice Company the aforesaid described proper
ty, OtsO much thereof as may be necessary
To sal efy the h~ereinbefOre mentioned dccrec
and " Spsts; said property having been mere.
tOforT lied upOn by ME us the property.u
! the PNscAgoula Ice Company. by. virtue o. I
writ Of execution. issued In the above slykee
cause BY the clerk Of the chancery court y
jackson county aforesaid, on the l4th oay@
October, A. ID. 1894.
Dated November 10, 1905.
Sheriff and Special COMMISSIONS,
November 20, 1895. ~''
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04
PETITION FOR PARDON.

To the Honorable A. J. McLaarin, Governor Of the
State Of Mississippi:
The petition Of Charles r. Tagert, with respect
shows: That he was sentenced at the June Term,
A. d. 1893, Of the circuit court of jackson county,
for a term OF twenty years In the State penitentiary,
where he is now confined, for completely in the a..
sault upon and robbery Of Mr.. Joseph Cook. That
at the time Of the commission OF said offense your
petitioner was but eighteen years Of age. and had
but shortly before that time been the sole witness
to the killing Of . man by one Willie Clark, and
feared that he would be charged with murder. a
fact which wa well known to James Smith, Jr.,
the principal In the assault on MI. Cook; that said
Smith, who planned the robbery Of Mr.. Cook, by
threatening to disclose petitioners connection with
the homicide above referred to, and playing upon
hs fears, and taking advantage Of his youth and
inexperience coerced petitioner into accompanying
him on the night Of the commission of the assault
upon Mr.. Cook. That petitioner took no part In
the shooting Of Mr.. Cook, and was but an ~inv0lun.
tary witness to Smiths crime, and shortly there.
after made q free and full confession Of his con.
nection with said crime and thereby forced Smith,
the real culprit, to plead guilty. Your petitioner
fr bis part In said unfortunate and lamentabie
affair, which he has sorely and sincerely repented
Of. respectfully asks your Excellency to grant him
q pardon. And as In duty bound be will ever pray.
CHARLES r. TAGERT.
sworn to and subscribed before me this, the 18th
day Of November, 1909.
n. d. 1IsBs, Mayor Of Learned, Miss.
November "a, 18O6. 4l-4t
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04
The GULF COAST COUNTRY.
One of its Representatives Enthusias-
tic in its Praise.

One Of its Representatives Enthusias-
tic in its Praise.
Clarion Ledger.
Hon. L. j. Bowers, OF Bay st. Louis,
spent yesterday at the capital, and be-
ing asked about his section OF the
State, grew eloquent, as usual.
1t is refreshing to hear any man ex.
tol the virtues Of a friend or to praise
the advantages OF his home town, to
brag on his neighbors and the people
OF his community at large and to
claim that his country Is the best ON
earth.
''There is something about living In
close proximity to large bodies OF salt
water" said Mr.. Bowers, that invig.
crates, enthuses and rejuvenateS a
man, that b0sens up his hide, as IL
were, and makes him agood, patriotic
and liberal citizen"
Mr.. Bowers was one OF the most en-
thusIastic supporters OF the new capt.
tOl measure there was in either branch
of the Legislature at the last session,
voted for a million dollar building,
would rather have had it two million;
and yet his people, even the poorest
fisherman on the coast, the men who
live from hand to mouth, endorsed his
course all the way through so far as
the matter Of a new capitol is con-
cerned. These are men who seldom
hear of such a place as Jackson and
never expect to see the new capitol
when 1t il built.
"We have none Of your old hide
bound fellows down our way" de-
clared Mr.. Bowers, ''men who think a
little SO, 600 house is good enough for
the State to build-we want one that
will reflect credit on our great COM
m%onwealth," or words to that effect.
There is no doubt but that the Gulf
Coast Of Mississippi, il semi-tropical
region, is as fne and delightful coun-
try to live In as there is in the world,
that the Inhabitants thereof are chock
full of enterprise, business ''git up and
git" vim, push and energy; that they
are imbued with patriotic and pro-
gressive impulses, that Puritanism is
an unknown characteristic and that
they are as happy and c%ontented as
any people well can be, and Of whom
Hon. Eaton ]. Bowers is u good sam.
nle.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

Hon. j.. f. sessions, Of BrOokhavcn,
died at that place on the 28th ult., at.
ter a long illness. Major Sessions was
a profound lawyer and held In high
esteem by all who knew him. He
served the South faithfully In the war
between the States and lost an arm in
battle. Hewas a member both houses
OF our State Legislature and served
four years as railroad commissioner.
May his soul rest IN peace.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

It Is highly probable that Judge
Ferral will resign after he finishes the
fall terms Of his court for rest until
next May, when he goes on the Su.
preme bench. In that event we think
Gov. McLaurin ought to al the bench
by a coast lawyer. We think we are.
entitled to the judge this term, We
have able lawyers for him to select
from.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

President Cleveland will live In
Princeton, New Jersy, after the ex-
piratlon Of his term, having pur-
chased a $4,000 dwelling house there.
He betrayed his friends, this migrate.
full President, and If lie can ease his
conscience in fishing and hunting, he
will have al opportunity of doing so.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

Gen. J. B. Gordon, commanding the
United Confederate Veterans, has
fixed May 5, 6 and 7, 1897, as the dates
for the next annual meeting and re-
union OF the organization at Nash
vile, which city was selected at the
Richmond reunion.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

The poll tax question has been set
tied by the Supreme Court of this
State. The opinion of that body in
the case of Beale VS.. Ratliff holds
that the poll tax cannot be collected
by levy and sale OF any property,
which is exempt from taxation. Chief
Justice Tim e. Cooper delivered the
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04
Trustees Sale,

BY virtue OF authority vested In me by a
certain deed Of trust executed by Sarah X.
Ward and W. M. Ward to U. Randall, trustee.
to secure the payment Of u certain promissory
note. payable to NJ. o. Randall. or order.
dated May %: 1850, for the sum Of one thou
sand dollars $4,000 payable three years after
date with interest at 10 per cont 8nnum until
paid, said deed Of trust dated May %, 1886.
and recorded In Book No. 10, pages 156 and 1871,
otsthe Record OF Deeds of jackson. county,
state Of Mississippi, Will on
The " day Of DcceabA, 1890,
ut the frontaoor Of tho courthouse of said
county, In the town Of Scranton. Mss. ut u
m. sell to the highest bidder for cash, the fol-
lowing real estate TO satisfy said deed of
trust. to-wit: Lots Nos. 80. 80, a and ~ In the
Raby grant Of land as per Burton GOOde SUR
yey ut March %, 1881. IL the lands OF W.
Jenny 4 Co. Said lots all being y section
20, township z south. range 9 west, jackson
county, State of Mississippi.
G. RANDALL, Trustee.
November 9. 1895. 36-lt
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04
LAND NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE Mt JACKSON. MIS-
Novouhpr ~. l68A.

LAND OFFICE ut JACKSON Mdss"
November u, lSM )
Notice Ia hereby given that the foliowins.
pamed settler has fled notice OF his inHh.
ton to make final proof In support q ~
claim, and that said proof will be made DC.
fore the circuit clerk Of Jackson county"
Scranton. Miss. on January 8. 1897, VIZ
Ramore Seymour, Of Ocean Springs, nomc.
stead No. 2i,2l0, for the sw or, sw q,'TTS
tiOn IA and SO Or, SO ar, section 10 anu n /" )
ne Or, section q, township B south' r'"s''
west. ,,oya
lie names tho following witnesses to Rios.
his continuous residence upon ana cu'''"
ti0n of said land, viz: vsslsv
Sebron ii. Bilbo, Lewis Edwards, w ssS
OK and Alex ander Scarborough, alioi WV
prings, Miss. ,,,u oo,,..s,.
November 20, 1879. "
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

Capt. John Petit Nelson died at
his home in Pass Christian on N0vem-
Der 18th. The deceased was known to
the editor Of the DEMoCRAT-STAR
for many years, and always found him
a man above r%eproach-a devoted hus-
band and father and a true friend.
May God temper the wind to the
Shorn lamb.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

The week of ~self-denial and prayer
among the Salvation Army followers
throughout the world closed Saturday,
Nov. 21st. 1t is estimated that over
$50, 900 was saved in this country.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

Mr.. ]. Nelson, formerly a resident
Of this place, was married in Biloxi
list week to Mrs. Pauline Holley. The
DEMOCRATS STAR extends c%ongratula-
Nons and best wishes for a long and
appy married life.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

The Kentucky Court of Appeals has
affirmed the sentence Of death passed
on Scott Jackson and AlOnzo Walling,
the medical students who SO cruelty
murdered Pearl Bryan some months
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

The Southern Lumber Manufacture.
ers' Association has adopted a new
schedule advancing the priceNf vel.
low pine 80 cents per Thousand feet,
and had memorialized Congress to In
crease the tariff on lumber.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

For the first time 10 history a wo-
man will vote as a member Of the
electoral college for President Of the
United States. Mrs. Sarah Malloy,
OF Cheyenne, Wyoming, was elected
on the Republican ticket.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04
LAND OFFICE At Jackson. MISS,

LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, MISS, I
November u. 1895. (
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention
to make final proof IN support OF his claim.
and that said proof will be made before the
circuit clerk Of Jackson county, ut Scranton,
Miss. on January 0, 1897. viz:
Charles W. Mallett. OF Basin. Miss, home-
stead No. 1886. for the Q hi. SO or. section g.
and g hf. ne ar, section q, township 2 south,
range y west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton of SAID land. viz:
Peter Ranegar. William II. Eubanks. Joseph
Parker and James NJ. Dixon, all of Basin 7.
o., Miss.
ROBERT f. WILSON, Register.
November "a, 1906. 41-6t
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

Happy Senator David B. Hill. He
has nothing to say, nothing to take
beck, nothing to lose, nothing to gain,
and. his party people say he comes
pretty near being nothing himself.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

The heavy rains at Jackson the
other day caused the old hulk of a
State Capitol to leak like a sieve and
the water on the floor Of the building
was a foot deep. Many papers were
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

Football is quite as destructive to
life and brutal in its tendencies as
prize fighting. The States will have
to put a stop to it by legislation, and
the sooner it is done the better.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

The sGreenville Times is wroth be-
cause somebody said there were 1863
Populists In the Delta. 1t says such
nondescripts do not grow up there,
because the soil is not adapted to
than
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

A bill has been introduced in the
Alabama Legislature providing that
''any person of good character" may
for 500 a year obtain a license to carry
a pistol or deadly WeapOn. ar 4
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

In Colorado, Nebraska and Iowa peo-
pie are enjoying bracing weather. The
weather is the coldest ever known in
those States, the thermometer regis
tering 20 degrees below zero.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

MI. II. y. Raiford has sold the North
Mississippi Democrat, published at
Senatobia, to MI. ]. W. Buchanan, OF
the Grenada Sentinel, who will con-
tinue the paper at Senatohia.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

On the first Monday, the It'll sday OF
December, Congress will meet, and
Grover C%leveland's message will be
the last to that body. Then, good.
bye. Grover
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

MI. E. V. Tongue has started a new
paper at Aberdeen called the Ledger.
1t is a neatly gotten up SPACE paper
''patent." We wish the Ledger abun.
dant success.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

A wise rabbi says Bryan did for the
Democratic party what the prophet
Ezekiel did for the dry bones scattered
over the plain of Dura.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

Gov. Oates, of Alabama, has sent a
message to the Legislature Of that
State declaring his dislike for and
eagerness to get rid of the Australian
bOllot system in that State.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

In the upper portion Of the State
snow and sleet was reported on Mon
day, and the weather the sevcrest
known for years.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

The North Mississippi Methodist
Conference votes down football, and
decides that the game is brutal and
has a bad effect on college students.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

On the wave Of Hanna's prosperity,
Pullman is cutting the wages OF his
employees Is per cent. This is only a
sample.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

One-third of the taxable property
OF Dallas (Texas) is advertised for sale
for delinquent taxes, and owners are
crowded to the wall to raise money to
meet them.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

Hon. N. G. Hill, the able chancellor
of this district, has sold his residence
at Ellisville and will soon move to
Biloxi, where he will reside perma.
npntly.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

Robert M. Douglas, son of Stephen
A. Douglas, has been elected Judge OF
State court of North Carolina.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-12-04

" ~ ob4S>s,
One Mayor
One Town Marshal.
One Town Treasurer.
Five Aldermen.
Section 1923 says: Every person who Is q
qualified eleCtOr OF the county, who has re-
sided In the corporate limits for one year
next before the election. and who Is not In
default for taxes due the, municipality for
the W proceeding years, shall be entitled to
register and vote at I'LL municipal elections.
Code 1892. section 1851. Acts 1904. page A.
Who entitled to vote. A person shall not be
entitled to vote Mt any election who has not
been duly registered according to law; ana
legally required Of him, which he has had IN
opportunity Of paying according to law, for
the two precc1dfng years on or before the LIST
day Of February OF tho year In which he Of
fers TO vote. and he shall produce to the OH
GERS holding the election satisfactory evil
Code 1892, section 3.640.-Duty Of election
baiiiffs. 1t shall be the duty Of the bailIr to
be present at the voting place, and to take
such steps as will accomplish the purpose Of
his appointment, and he shall have full pow.
er to dc so, and he may summo to his aid all
thirty feet In every direction from the polls,
or the room in which the election Is held, shall
be kept open and clear OF all persons except
the election officers and tw0 challengers of
good conduct and behavior selected by each
party to detect and challenge illegal voters
AS any electors vote may be challenged at
the polls, he should come to the polls with
satisfactory evidence that he has paid all his
taxes as required by law, for the years 1850.
and 1895. before the LIST day Of February, 1896
Il. BLOOMrIELD,
M. BECK.
NJ. Q. PANKEY.
Election Commissioners.
Scranton, November 70, 1896. 4-3t