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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-01
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FOR SALE.

$1,75o-Lot 50x14O with good Groom house,
newly painted and generally overhauled.
and broom cottages. VIII rent for s25 per
month. This is close in on North Side anu
Is a rare bargain.
$1,250-Lot 50x14O, with 4-room cottage, on
Third avenue, west of Twenty-sixth st; 4
cash, balance on liberal terms.
s6,500-A 2-story brick store on Twentieth
ST, north. Rents for $50 per month; 1-3
cash, balance J. and years.
S756-Will buy improved lot close in on
South Side and renting for SO per month.
This Is a nice, small Investment and can
be bought for part cash..
We have improved and vacant property
in the city, South Highlands and suburbs;
all of which we will be pleased to show ut
any time. -
BAILEY, MCCONNELL 81 HOWARD,
221 Twenty-first street.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-01
Ashford and Rainbow are the
straight Democrats in the
Second Ward.
N,eWO Orleans.

New Orleans. Nov. sO.-ssugar steady; open
uiated, ii-1GaSAc; white, 3$sd3 9-1Sc; gel
low, s1sQ3 9-16c; seconds, 2lsqSc.
Refined sugar, strong; powdered and cut
TONERS "a" 1918.
/, ,AIolasses, quiet; open Kettle, Aa24c; GEN.
tfifugal according to grade, 4ll12c.
sNRice, steady; Ifanck, 5AG6c; fair, 4@4Ac;
common nominal.
Flour patents, s4S56s4.s5; extra fancy, 81
Corn. No. O., mixed and white. sacked.
36c; yellow, sacked, &c.
Oats, No. 2, western, 25izQ26c; choice, 27c.
Hay, prime. s12.5OQ15: choice, $16a1s5o
Pork. S8.25GS.50; dry salt shoulders 1910
&c: short clear. 4A@fsc; short rib sides,
Bacon shoulders. SIC; short clear, 5a5Sc;
short rib sides, 5kQ5Ac.
Lard, compound, 4Hd 4ssc; pure. 4%a5c.
Hams, 10Q1024c.
Coffee, Rio, fair. 1870; good ordinary, PIC;
common. lie; Mexican. good 17%c; fair, 17L.c
Cotton seed OIL. strictly prime. crude in
bulk I71101Sc; in barrels, 19q19iac; refined,
236I 24c.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-01
FOR SALE.


$3.50, SIS cash, balance $40 per month"; will
buy lot 50xlS5, nice Broom cottage at West
End.
5000 for lot S0x1S0, one block from electric
car line, Johnston Station, Woodlawn, terms
to suit
$500, half cash, for a beautiful corner lot
10Gxl40 feet 18th street and 18th avenue,
North, well shaded, fronts south and west.
$500, $3.50 cash, balance to suit. will buy
lot S0x50, with good broom cottage, South.
9th street, No. T12.
SLIGO, on easy terms, VIII buy beautiful
Groom clubhouse. good bored well. lot 20ox
200 feet, all under fence, improvements are
worth s2,500.
$1.250, $3.50 cash. balance monthly pay
ments, for an elegant Groom residence, con-
nected with city water works, has coal shed
and servants house. lot 50x160, in good
neghborhood, Avondale; convenient to u.
Z. shops.
$500 to loan on real estate.
For rent, store room No. 1915 I'd avenue
b. A. THOMPSON & CO.,
217 Twenty-tirst street.
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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-01
PERSONAL.

PERSONALIGent wishes to meet yonns
lady; pleasure and companionship de-
sired. Address, L, State Herald office.
MIR. BEN MEYER. OF the only exclusive
just returned from the market where be
bought a very large stock of all kinds
OF Whistles Tor the non noiidays, ana WIN au-
body.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-01
Notice of Hire of Conyicts,

Bids will be received by the undersigned.
for the hire of all the convicts sentenced to-
hard labor for the county of Macon, for the
next twelve months, commencing Jan. l.
1857 And the court of county commission.
at tfcir regular tefgp first Monday IN JAN
uary next, will aeEept either, OF reject all
of said bids. W. HssHUNT,
Judge Of Probate. Macon County.
noy29-6t.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-01

Catarrh oftentimes leads to consump-
ton. Take Hoods Sarsaparilla before it
is too late. w. - t,A-.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-01

Richmond. Va. Nov. So.-Mr. John W.
Starke, of this city, claims to have re-
cruited here some 500 men who are to
fight for Cuba as soon as the Cubans
are recognized by the United States as
he1tpereutg
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-01
FOR SALE.

cycle. In good order, only been In usa a
short while. ADDRESS, e. care State
tera.s- - - - BoY-t2-tf :
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-01
MOTT ICE.

Contractors of furnace and rolling mill
painting, all kinds of iron or tin roof paint
ing, and repairing by us; fine mineral paint
red or black, manufactured and furnished
by us. All work done in neat and work.
manlikc manner. Orders strictly attended
MORRIS THASHER &c co,
12-l-1m S,.,. 319 N. Goth st.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-01

FOR SALE-A good family horse, cheap
Apply No. Ills LIST avenue. North.
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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-01

AGENTS WANTED.
AGENTS WANTED-We desire to secure
100 active agents at once. Good salary
garanteed, easy work. Address +. o. 326
Birmingham, Ala. ov25tf
AGENTS WANTED-Assorted comic, mot
to and campaign buttons; hot sellers; 15c
per dozen; $1.25 per 100, post paid; $40 per
1000 by express. Campaign Supply Co., 81
Arch street, Boston, Mass.
9-20-dly-eX sun-tf
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-01
STRAYED.

MONEY TO LOAN-On furniture, without
removal from $40 up. s. r. Searle, 18th
street, between LIST and I'd avenues
my 2-tf ,.,....
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12
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Pharaoh the ODpressOr.

The worst blot on his character was
lis ruthless destruction Of the works %
his predecessors. No doubt, In such 4
time Of distress. It would be- difficult to
supply workmcn for public monuments:
hut his utter disregard for everything
that went before him Outdoes even his
orgulous father. and Is painfully In con.
trast to the careful restoration made
by his artistic grandfather. Seti !. lie
planted his funeral temple just behind
The magnificent building Of Amcnhotcp
ILL.,, and proceeded to smash up every
portable stone. whether statue or tab
let. to throw In for his own founda tons.
and then reared his walls with the no
bic blocks Of the great temple. and
even stole the very bricks. Not con.
t.nt with taking what he wanted. he
further defaced what he could not use;
and all over Egypt the statues Of the
kings may be- seen with his name rude.
~ cut over their inscriptions. or bat.
tered with a hammer on the exquisite
~ polished surfaces Of the other mon
orchs. With little Of scruples. Of taste
or Of feeling. he was yet not devoid OF
ability ana energy for difficult posi-
ton; and though We may not rank him
with n Trajan. a Bclisarius, or an Al
fred. yet II would be hard to deny hin
lie company of Vespaslan or u Clan
dius Gothicus. n George fne Second, o.
Victor manufacturing.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12
The Science of Yeasts.

4 translation into English of the
work OF the great German authority
On fermentation, Prof. T.. c. Hansen.
calls attention 10 the important SER
vices which science has recently rem
cereal 20 the brewers Of the Father
Iand." About ten years ago Prof.
hansen experienced much difficulty
r.aa Imposition in obtaining admission
20 The old Carlsberg brewery for the
ourpose Of carrying on researches into
LIE origin and nature OF the ycasts on
ua!ch the production of beer depends.
The brewers were practically familiar
with the culture OF yeast, and did not
f,elieye that a scientific professor could
Tell them anything new or useful about
thc subject, although the yeast often
behaved In q manner which they could
mot explain ana which caused them
much disappointment and loss. But
within a few years the professor had
4..srovered facts they had never dream
ed OF. had taught them better systeLa
og cultivatIH- yeast, and had male
.hclr brewery famous throughout the
scientific world. on account OF his ex'
perimcnts Various kinds OF yeast
cause disease" In beer. and Hansen
Aas discovered the means Of guardln:
against H. lie has also devised meth
DDS Of preserving stock" yeast so that
o. can he kept pure for years, and
transported safely thousands OF miles.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12
A Poets GIFTS 10 HIS Little Friends.

AS we all know, Mr.. Field was ever
gentle and tender to the little ones. II
they were in any way weak or afflicted
they appealed all the more strongly to
the love of which his heart was so full
His nature was as simple as chlld's
and he loved the children's toys as
much as they did. His sympathetic en-
joymcnt OF their pleasure in any new
toy was a revelation to the everyday
man or woman. One day went witt
him into a toy store to get some It'll,
things for the babies, as he rarely wen
home empty-handed. After he had pur
chased several things, he ordered Il doz
en- medlum-slzed blsque dolls. won
dered what he was going to do with 81
many, and put the question to him. Ill
answered: "Oh, ] like to have them
and when little girls come to see m,
can give them dolly 10 take home.
Some time after his death. the family
found the box that had contained III
iolls. There was only one left, anC
that one In some way had been broken
II was only n few weeks before hi
life ended that h. bought these dolls
so he must have had many visits iron
his little fr.ends,-st, Nicholas.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12
Too Confident.

Much of cur success depends upon the
quality Of self-cortidence, but In its
extreme 1t often plays trick that rc
strains us somewhat. Remembering
such modification 1t IL pleasant to 70
fleet tia; the greatest men have me-
with q similar check.
When Mr.. Gladstone was yOuns
student, he met with an amusing dis
astcr In the examination room at OK
ford.
"What books do you take up?" thu
exam liner asked Of him.
ut is imniatcrlal to me-" replied Mr.
Gladstone. "Pray examine me in an!
book you like"
Then the examiner grinned an ugl!
and malicious grin. and produced ,
corrupt and grabbed chorus from ont
OF the less read plays Of Aristophane
and invited Mr.. Gladstone to translate
It. He could not do so. No one coult
have done so who had not seen II be
fore and the result was that Mr.. Glad
stone was more careful when he tried |
second tine,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12
He Desired Moderation.

It IL an unmistakable and unfortunate
fact that too many determinations are as
incomplete as In the following case,
told by the Washington Star:
"Ycssirree," said Farmer Corntossel
as hc tilted back in the rOcking-chaiI
and let the paper fold Itself over his
knee. I'm n red-hot, out-and-Out too.
total reformer every time"
Well replied Mrs. CorntOssel, I'm
right glad to hear you say So"
IVY hat FUR"
"Wcll, Of yer goin' in fur reform,
reckon mebbc yen be out o bed fore Z
N the mornln' ana have stove wood
handy fur the breakfas' fire, and do q
lectlc turn at the milkln' oncet in q
while, au' git yer apples into town fore
they're down to 30 cents BARI an
Hole on, Mandy" was the solemn
interruption: ''hole on! | said was out
fur reform an I'll stan by it, But I'm
tlamed Of I'm goin' In fur any revOlu'
ton"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12
DID NOT PROVE An goen.
Miserable Failure Of a New England
Colony In Mexico.

Newspaper readers will remember
the glowing promises and high hopes
which some years ago attended the for.
nation Of a colony Of Americans at
Topolobampo. Mex. The place was pic.
turcd as an Eden. and many people
went there expecting a life Of ease and
independence after a few years. Here
is what a San Francisco paper hes to
say Of the colony:
Six people--ticstltute and discouraged
people--are all that now remain Of the
colony Of Vermont and Nlassa chusetts
people. comprising several hundred
families. who emigratcd some eighe
years ago. full Of dreams Of prcepce,
tive wealth and prosperity, to Topois.
bampo. on the Mexican coast. The
steamer Coos Bay, which arrived Fri
day from various southern ports, put
into the little hari,or @ the mouth OF
the Fueries river, the nearest coast
point to Topolobampo. 1t was the 6rst
steamer sdsN by the few Inhabitants
n over two years. Capt. Jansen ~
ports that every man. woman and child
who could possibly get out Of the desc.
late country has emigrated long since
oil probably still dcploring their fool
hardness In listening to the tales Of tn
people who urged them away from com
Portable homes to region Of rocks and
sand, where little or no water exist
and nothing will grow. The elk whits
people who remain are there. he says
simply because they cannot get out
The ettlement Of Topolobampo, which
was pictured by the colony protector
as the garden spot Of the world. IL stu
atcd on the north bank Of the Fuertea
and Is about thirty miles from the delta
1t Is described by Jansen rs being on
Of the most desolatc spots he eve
| visited.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12
IAN Example In Agriculture"

Under this head the Youths Compan
lon recently published an article giving
. newspaper report Of the opinion said
20 have been expressed by MIR. Morton.
United States Secretary Of Agricul.
turc. with regard to the magnificent
estate Of George Vanderbilt ut Ashs.
vile, y. G. In the article was also Q
statement. said to have been made BY
Mr.. Morton. that the people Of Asho-
vile do not appreciate the bcncficent
character Of the work done. and think
that Mr.. Vanderbilt Is spending cnOr.
nous amounts Of money to crafty his
pride and appetite" They 'imnginc
that II IL all due to scltishncss-when he
Is really working for them"
A correspondent writing from Hen.
Jacksonville. y. c., declares that what
Mr.. Morton Is reported to have said
with regard to the people Of Asheville
ID as unjust rs 1t Is untrue. He says:
"The fact Is. we are q domestic PEG.
pie to whom nothing seems more nat
ural than that a man should build for
himself a beautiful home; 1t also AZ
cords with our ideas OF the fitness OF
things that this home should bc ns COM
plctc as his intelligence cnn dictate. and
40 elegant ms his means can command
and as his station In life demands.
"The writer's business brings him
into intercourse with all classes Of peO'
pie In this locality, and he never heard
from any one comments that would
Justify Mr.. Morton's conclusions. Or
the contrary, Mr.. Vanderbilt Is regard
I'd as a bcncfactor. lie commenced
this work ut a time Of great business
depression; the money expended saved
us from u business collapse, ana gave
employment to hundreds Of worthy poo
pie. many Of whom would otherwise
have suffered for the necessities OF life
MIR. Vanderbilt ana the manager Of
his estate. Mr.. McNamcc, have beer
lust, even to generosity. In their deal
Ing with our people, and we appreciate
It. ana IRE also grateful for the man!
transformations charities received 'fron
both these gentlemen"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12
Fields Fonduess for Children.

Eugene Field was man OF generous,
tender spirit and boundless sympathy.
lie gained and held the love Of little
children and Of men and women; for
Ia his writings he appealed to young
and old. and every gentle nature re.
sponded to the magic Of hS honest
verse.
He was great lover Of animals. and
was constantly making pets Of them.
lie was very fond Of birds, but, rs he
disliked to see them Gagged, he looked
forward to the time when he could add
TO his new home a good conservatory
where the birds might find home and
ny in and out among the plants. Ate,
he had once become attached to pet OF
any kind II was exceedingly hard fol
him to give 1t UP. For several years
lie paid the board Of two old dogs At q
farm. eome of his friends thought THU
a foolish expense: but he said he woult
not have the dogs killed. rs they hnt
been faithful to him In their yOunge
days. and he did not believe In dcsertin.
old friends. Several years ago Jcr,i
salem donkey was given to the Ficl'
boys. and they named 1t Don Cacsa
dc Buena. After they became too oil,
~ drive with him. II was serious quca
ton what to do with Don" For SOM
time he was boarded Mt livery stable
Ills board bill soon became quite n sc
r,ous matter. But Mr.. Field would no
Iave him sold. for fear that the chill
| "a a.. Ill, 20 t,Ss.
kind hands. Al last a friend In Zen
tncky offered home for the donke!
and there he Il now. spending his ms
days In luxurious ease on bluegrass
farm.--St. Nicholas.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12

aheut the criminal courts have seeA
many a sad scene, and ut last II has
come to that point that am almost de-
cided to cast aside my bright future In
law. and enter the service Of the LorSl.'
I answered him that he was writing
nonsense. What he meant by the ser.
vice of the Lord was the Christian min
istry, and that is no more service of
the Lord than any other reputable call.
Ing. II Is not what man does that
makes his service Christian; II Is put
ting his career under contribution %
the public veal. instead OF mortgaging
II to his own preferment, that makes
his service Christian. There IL a grcat
lot Of small thinking about these mat
tiers and we'll meaning !mbecility that
works damagingly all around. My cor.
respondent furthermore wrote that he
had learned to distrust the law All
the more reason, then. why he should
stay In the law. We cannot improve a
thing by standing OF and distressing
II. but by Jumping In and converting Il.
II all the conservation Is put into the
ministry and all the brains into the
other professions neither the pulpit nor
the world will profit. TIE sum and
substance Of ell Of which Is that when
a young man % come out on to the dis.
tinct Christidh ground Of putting him.
self under contribution to the public
veal. the selection Of career. best suit.
Cd to himself and to the needs OF hu.
manity. Is simply n matter Of studying
adaptations. end deciding by what art
trade. business or profession he car
subserve that veal the best
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12
Essst Measles aud Mumps.

n 10 reported that a terrible epidemic
- measles aud mumps is raging In
Cssta Rics. One writer says that as
many - ten thousand children died Of
tha1P diseases In . period Of three
Weeka The government suppreeses
~ fsceD. 1t Is well known that
sseasles h q much mere dangerous dis.
sasr In countries where II has never
sses known than In Europe and Amer
~ 70 probably becomcs milder By be-
81 nisered through the bodice Of sue.
es0ive generations. when measles
osss saiaed foothold In FIJI It was "A
virslest and as faNi NJ cholera.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12
Hrai0 and Mind.

Geeat size OF head and brain 10 In.
q cative Of extraordinary mental power
only when ''other things are equal"
fhat b TO say. when the quality Of
Nsain Ia fne and the vital functions
HSnerslly are Of a superior order. Pro.
portion TO the size and weight Of the
entire body is also to be taken Into ac-
count. An illustration OF the fact that
tLc si,e OF the head is not direct and
rnvaryiug measure Of intellectual
greatness Is suggested by the remark In
. recent biography Of Louis Agassiz
that while Cuvier and Agassiz both
possessed enormous heads and largely
developed brains. neither Lamarck moi
Darwin was abnormal as regards the
size and development Of the head"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12
SeIec,iny n Vocation.

1.-THE young man who says, I have
given my heart 10 the Lord, and, there
tOr., 1 am going 10 study FOR me min
lstry,' nisses the entire point" says
Or. Parkhurst in an article on Select
ny a Career" in the Ladies Home
Journal. There IL no therefore about
i. That Is a pett!fogging way OF meet
ing a great situation. quote from q
lsfser that I received recently from a
Ssung lawyer In Ohio: In my daily u's
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12
GLASS AND NAILS oeF,eo.
A Pneumatic 1ire Has 1sccu rOUnt
Which Cannot Hc PunCtUrcd,

WnbCn NunuOt StC EuuCtWrcus
According to London weekly which
is usually conservative in Its utter
ances a pneumatic has at last been
found which cannot he puncturcd. 1t
Is claimed that n wheel equipped With
this contrivancc has been ridden rc-
pcatcdly over nails, broken glass. tacks,
etc. without sustaining apparent In
jury. According to the London publicn-
ton. the secret of this new tire Is said
to he that its tread, or actual surface
contact with the ground. is but half an
inch In width. whereas an ordinary
tire spreads on the road to an inch or
more. II would he interesting to know
whether the narrower surface contact
diminishcs the speed. and at first
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12
A Good Turn.

Gobang-I do not know why folks
complain about mothers-in-law. Mine
tried TO do me n good turn once.
Pshaw-Iiow? Did she attempt sui
cidei
Gobang- No, she refused her consent
to my marrying her daughter. But l
was suspicious and We eloped.-New
York World.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12
The reason why sponge cake is tough

The reason why sponge cake Is tough
is often because 1t was baked too rap
idly. Use the juice Of half lemon
In it. and allow a quarter Of an hour
longer for the baking. Cheap water
sponge Is generally tough unless 1t has
lemon Juice added to 1t, and 1t should
W carefully baked.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12
size OF an Ear,lunake Nave

Seismologsts say that every great
earthquake causes pulsations which Cy,
tend for thousands OF miles in all III
rcctlons on the globe. and Prof. Milna
l:kens such pulsatlons to the long, low
swells that sweep across the ocean
Hecently Prof. Charles Dawson has at
tempted TO measure the height ana
length of the waves OF an earthquake
that occurred In Greece on April ~.
1894, the pulsations Of which We're per.
caivcd by the aid Of a specially con
.tructed pendulum at Birmingham In
England. The pulsat!ons, or waves
passed through the rocky crust OF the
Garth with velocity OF about two miles
second, and each Of the largest o!
them, according TO Prof. Dawson, must
have been about twenty-eight miles in
length, hut only half an inch in height.
In order TO thoroughly enjoy a novel
q married woman must temporarily
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12
The iarta's .Au.mais.

a recent computation places the en-
S,rc number Of species OF animals
which up To the present time have been
described by naturalists at 100000.
Many new species are added every year
n previously UNEMPLOYED lands are in
Saaed by students eager to gain distinc-
s.on by adding valuable contributions
ys the lists Of science. The number
OF species already known is so great
shat even naturalists are sometimes
troubled TO keep track Of them. and a
project has just been set on foot In Ger.
many to publish work In which the
entire animal population OF the globe
shall be arranged and described on a
uniform system. The publication Is Il
- begun next year. and q quarter OF
a century Is assigned as the probable
period needed for its completion. Not
only German. but English, French and
American naturalists will have n hand
IN the work.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12
A RiR Chunk Of silver.

In q popular history OF America pub.
llshca many years ago an account Is
given or the discovery Of silver mine
In Peru by an Indian. who. while chas-
ing game In the mountains. seized a
shrub for support, and the shrub. COM
ing loose In his hands. revealed glitter.
ing masses Of silver clinging to its roots.
This story Is recalled by the recent dis.
Sovcry in Pinal County. Arizona, Of a
nugget OF native silver which had been
washed and worn by water no one
knows how long. but which still weighs
as troy ounces. II Is Of an oval form
and ifs surface Is so marked rs to In
dictate that IL consists Of crystals OF
eiiver formed In strings. and afterward
ccmpactcd into mass. The nugee,
ssaa been placed In the National AIu
Sum In Washington.