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The Portland daily press., 1896-10-16
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The worlds tea m record for trotters
or PAGERS, was broken at Lexington, KY,
Thursday by Miss Rita and Josie B.,
Orrin Hickok drying. They went to the
quarter in 321a; half in 1.04, three
quarters in l.. 81, mile in 2.09M.
Charles Bowe, Peter Peterson, Herman
Singer were arrested in New York Thurs
Matis woolen merchant at 329 Broad
way, of goods valued at $50. 600. The
men were in the employ of the firm.
The telsgraphic resignation of DR.. John
b. Hamilton, as surgeon in the marine
hospital service, telegraphed from Chica-
60 Wednesday, WAS forwarded by Presi-
dent Cleveland to Secretary Carlisle
Thursday with instructions to notify DR..
Hamilton that it had been accepted. to
take effect at once. DIR. Paul NJ. Car
rington was assigned to duty at Chicago
to relieve DR.. Hamilton.
A special from Juneau, Wis, says; A
letter from ". T. Rambusoh to his fami-
ly, confesses that his shortage will reach
over $500, 600. He says he will never be
found. Developments indicate that the
loan agent got away with fully $500, 900
of other peoples money.
The October session of the Rocking
ham quarterly meeting of Free Baptists
will meet at the Free Baptist church,
Postmaster General Wilson will leave
Charleston W. Va, where he will make
an address on sound money.
The treasury gold reserve at the close
of business Thursday was $122, 1856, 900.
L he days Withdrawals at New York
were STA, 400, one lot being 5000, 200. No
explanation is given for the heavy with
drawal.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-16
Shooting Mckinley Voters.

Cannetion. Ind, October 15.-Ed
Bassinger. shot and killed Emery Miles
and wounded Joel Dixon at Adville yes
terday. Democratic and Republican
meetings were being held close together.
Bassinger was yelling for Bryan, and
Miles and Dixon were shouting for Nc
Kinley. This led to row and the shoot
ing followed. Bassinger is in JAIL A
mob threatens him.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-16
ONE HONEST MAN.

Dear Editor; Please INFORM your readers that X
written to confdentially will mail in sealed letter
to health and manly vgor Of from
Nervous Weakness, night losses and weak, shrhnken
parts.
have no scheme to eTtort money from anyone I
lost faith in mankind but thank Heaven, t am now
certain means Of cure known to all. ~
Having nothing TO sell or send {. C.o.D., want no
money. Address, JAS. A. HARRIS.
Box $50. Delray, Mich
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Not Very Profitable.

Lowell, October 15.-Westford farme
have been shipping large quantities of
apples to England. Reports of these ship
ments are not as encouraging as ex-
nected. One farmer who sent six hun
dred barrels after all tho commissions
were taken, received one cent barrel
for his fruit, packing and carting. An
other hao to pay out few cents a barrel
for the privilege of shipping.
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STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO, |

STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO, |
LUCAS COUNTY. So.
FRANK j. HENEY makes oath that he Is the
senior partner OF the firm of F. j. CHENEY s.
Co.. doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid. and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of CATARBH
that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS
CATARRH CURE.
secs t FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day of December A. D. 1886.
(~) A. W. GLEASON,
SEAL
t~~) Notary Pllblie,
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials, free
F. J. CHENEY s. CO., Toledo, o.
GS~Soid by Druggists, Toe.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-16
The Revenue Deficit.

Washington, October 15.-The first half
of October shows deficit in the govern :
ment revenues of $5, 739, S73. The deficit
for the fiscal year to date is $50, 304, 0D9.
The total receipts for the fiscal year to-
day in $91, ,575, $40; expenditures, 1922,
sos, 67S Receipts for October to date
S12, $50, 1870; expenditures, SIS, 100000.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-16
STATE OF MAINE.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

Augusta, Oct. 10, 1896
NOTICE is hereby given that Petition for the
IN Pardon of John II. Walker, q convict in
the State Prison under sentence for the crime
of Breaking and Entering is now pending be-
thereon will be granted in the Council Chamber
at Augusta. on Thursday, the nineteenth day Of
November next at four O'Clock PM.
NICHOLAS FESSENDEN
oct141aw3wW Secretary of State
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-16
Gale Still Blowing.

Nantucket, Mass, October 15.-Nan-
tuoket is experiencing an other northerly
gale. Steamer Martha's Vineyard at
tempted to make the trip today, but was
obliged to put back after gong out a few
miles.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-16
WITHOUT A RIVAL,

Annual Sales more than 100000 Boxe,
25c. at Drug Stores, or will be sent by U. 8.
Agents. B. F. ALLEN CO., 365 Canal St., New
York, post paid. upon receipt OF price. Book
Tree upon application.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-16

Look out for cheap substitutesl B E.
ware of new remedies. DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup has stood the test for nearly fifty
years.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-16
Weak Stomach
Impaired Digestion
DisOrdered Liver

they act like magic-a few doses will work wons
ders upon the Vital Organs; strengthening tha
muscular system, restoring the long-lost COM
plexion. bringing back the keen edge of appe.
tite, and arousing with the Rosebud Of
Health the whole physical energy OF
the human frame. These are facts admitted by
thousands, in all classes of society, and one OF
the best guarantees to the Nervous and Debili-
tated Is that Beeclaanss Pills have tho
Largest Sale Of amy Patent NGedicins
In the World.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-16

and Pain in the Stomach, Sick Headache, Giddi-
ness, Fullness and Swelling after meals, Dizzi-
ness and Drowsiness, Cold Chills, Flushings OF
Heat, Loss of Appetite. Shortness of Breath, Cos
tiveness, Blotches on the Skin. Disturbed Sleep,
Frightful Dreams, and ell Nervous and Tremb-
ling Sensations, &C.. when these symptoms are
caused by constipation, as most OF them are.
THE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE RELIEF IN TWENTY
MINUTES. This Is no fiction. Every sufferer is
earnestly invited to try one Box Of these Pills
and they Will be acknowledged to be
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-16
A WONDERFUL MEDICINE,

BEECEfAMsS PILLS, taken as directed
will quickly restore Females tocomplete health,
They promptly remove obstructions or irregu-
larities OF the system. For
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-16

FOr years we kept our De6G poems and
noblest masterpieces for the grown up
people. Those whose lives had become
so full of the things that move round
and round that they had no time for
! those that 60 on and up, and we starved
the oh ildren on chaff till they had neith-
er appetite, digestion, or the power of
assimilation for real literature.
They left school With inspiration no
nobler than we who had preceded them
we think of the happy little lad of today
with his Hiawat ha or Snow Bound,
and the shining delight in the elder
boys eyes as we mention Ivanhoe.
The thought that comforts us as teach
ers is the silens .pervasive influence of
the beautiful picture. We hammer so
long and SO vainly at the back gates,
offer impeded entrances to the souli
How tired the ears must get of the end
less Iteration and repetition. How weary
we get of the most brilliant sneaker if
the sermon that we only hear onca q
week is prolonged beyond the oonven-
tional 30 minutes, but onr children have
to listen five long hours, i've days in
common humanity havo something beau.
tifu to look at while they listen. Put
| one beautiful picture before them AND
let it oivilize them. They will fsel its
beauty and try to express it in the
lives.
They moy BY questioning discern
new beauties evory day, but they do no,
need formal lessons upon the pictures
not at first at any rate. Let shem fee
the beauty. We do not teach the ros,
the laws of physics and ohemistry b,
which its tight green buds shall deyslor
into radiant life. We NAV rrusi
the heart OF a child to drink in wha
it needs as freely and joyfully as tn
flower does.
The placing Of suitable works Of ar
In the public school rooms must be en-
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-16

had an interesting letter from a membe
of the Dial Club of Fairfield In regard
to travelling libraries, together with
some official papers on the same subject.
Tbe letter also conta ined the suggestion,
that Ii State Board of Education
should be appointed. the State Librarian
and the Secretary OF the Board should
be one and the same person. regret
that there was no opportunity to bring
this subject of travelling libraries be-
fore the clubs at that time, for think it
is one worthy of their consideration.
At this mid-winter meeting / remind
| ed the club delegates that report of the
educational work done in each club
should be sent to me at the CLOSE of the
club session but received only two re-
ports.
So far have spoken only of my own
work and my own section of the State.
Mrs. Mason l know wrote personal let
ters to all the clubs in her section and
received several letters asking for sug-
gestions ETC., but got no reports OF work
accomplished. I am sure that this did
not mean tnat NO interest was taken or
that no work was done, but rather care
lessness in reporting the same. Indeed
much Of the best work Ia of nature
that cannot be put into q formal report.
Mrs. Osgood also wrote personal letters
and made personal appeals, and was so
situated that she could see for herself the
increase Of interest and the growing
sympathy between parents and teaohers.
1t is this interest and this sympathy
that we have all been working 10 bring
about and which will, l am sure. bear
fruit of many kinds.
Before closing l must speak of letter
received from the chairman of the Edu-
cational Committee Of the Illinois FEEDER
alton OF Clubs. asking for help and ad-
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-16

school house walls with pictures of loal
buildings and characters.
Mrs. Bsedy dwelt particularly ON tie
power which lay with US for this wok
among the clubs for school improve
ments.
a Then followed interesting one minnie
reports from the following clubs: Auburn
Art club. by Mrs. Wing; Auburn Art
and Literature club, Mrs. Hayes; All
Rusta China Decorators club. Mrs.
Boothby; Current Events club, Augusta.
Mrs. Shorbwiue; Athene club, Bangor.
Miss thompson; Norombega club, Ban
gor: Fortnightly club, Bangor, Miss
Fiske; Columbian club, Bethel, Mrs. T..
G. Wiley; Thursday CLUB. Biddeford.
Mrs. Parsons; Crescent club, Brunswick.
Miss Stanwood; Mustard Seed olnb.
Brunswick; Saturday club, Brunswick.
Miss Stanwood the largest club in the
Federation Shakespeare club Brunswick
Mrs. B. G. Robinson; October elnb,
Buoksport. Mrs. Tnpley A urora Literary
club. Caribou, Mrs. Spaulding, Anon.
con, in club. Westbrook, Mrs. Rai,ov
Westbrook Seminary club, Deerino
Women's Literary club. Dsering; First
Woman's club, Ellsworth. Mrs. Porter.
Nineteenth Century club, Ellsworth
Mrs. Wiggin; Dial club, Fairfield
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28

Correspondence of the Ledger.
SKINNER, May ga basket dinner
at Liberty next Saturday.
The army worm is almost extinct.
John Gowen says the people up west
have a new way of getting rid OF the
ugly little pest. He says MFR. payton
Faddis shaved clean in order that he
might walk out through the pasture
and thereby scare the little "dlckens'
clear off the whole earth.
The basket dinner at Bethlehem
last Saturday was well attended. The
provisions were very abundant and
Everybody did ample justice to the
occasion.
@. l.. Bruce was IL Kansas City last
week on business.
f. NJ. Carr, a travelling salesman for
a manufacturing establishment of use
full tools for mending farming imple-
ments, passed through here Monday.
Mrs. Jno. p. Harrison is slowly CON
valescing.
Johnny Mcdowell is nome for vaca-
ton. His school closed this week.
The croquet party on Long Branch
near Rowena last Saturday was sim
ply beyond our describing. There
were about thirty youngsters present
and all had q gala time indeed.
Mrs. Catherine Bruce and son Rich
ard, of Mexico, are making relatives
in this vicinity a visit this week.
A. q. Skinner made an addition to
his house last week. This week he ia
having it painted with a coat of white.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
M4RTINSgURG ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the ledger.
MARTIssBURG, Msy 26.-Elder @. A.
Mitchell filled his regular appointment
at the Baptist church Saturday and
Sunday,
Quite a number from WelIsville and
Benton City attended the memorial
services at the Christian church Sun
day afternoon.
Decoration day will be observed at
Liberty church weat of here Saturday,
May 80. Everybody is invited 10 at
tend and lake par; in the services.
Quarterly meeting at the NJ. Il.
Church will begia next Friday night
and continue over Sunday.
G. T. Peyton went to St. Charles
Saturday.
Miss Hattie Smith was the guest Of
friends here Sunday.
Miss Cassie Cary returned TO Mex
leo Friday after spending several days
with her sister, Bertha, who has been
quite sick.
Frank billiard shipped some hogs
from here Monday night.
Several OF our young people took
the early morning train with the ex-
cursionists Sunday and spent the day
in st. Louis.
DIR. Jas. Toaison left Tuesday for
Mexico, from where he will 20 10 Co.
lumbia to visit relatives and attend the
commencement exercises at Stephens
College.
MIR. and Mrs. Tom McDermot, OF
WeIisville, spent Sunday with the lat
ter's parents, MIR. and Mrs. George
Romans, west of town.
Mrs. Sam Yates, OF st. Louis, 10 Wis
| ting Mr.. Chas. Yates and family.
Edgar Douglass left Sunday morning
for st. Louis, wbere he expects TO re-
J main for "A while.
Great preparations are being made
for the picnic at Crigier's grove juno
9Th. Everybody is cordially invited
! 10 attend.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
r MOLINo ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
NORTH MoLINo, May 26.-Messrs.
Joe Duncan and Butler Roberts took
in the sights at Jefferson City the 2ist.
Mrs. James Davis and daughter,
Miss Ida, and little son, Porter, visit
ed relatives in Paris on last Friday and
Saturday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bon
! sell, on May 10, a bouncing free silver
Democrat.
The lightning killed a horse for q.
A. Goodrich one night last week.
James Greed and wife and three
children visited Mrs. Creed's parents
near Strother last Sunday.
Talk about your base ball craze. It's
no comparison in this vicinity to the
fox hunt epidemic that has struck up.
When Captain Albert Shepherd starts
out on his white mule footing HIS horn
you can see recruits coming from
every direction, and If the hounds
were able to make half the noise OF
the men and boys poor reynard would
surely be scared to death.
Wade Wood recently purchased OF
Sim Greed five nice shoats for SIS.
Mr.. Lon Powell, wife and Mrs Pow
ell, and MIR. Davis, all of Mexico, and
Mr.. John Morley and family, of Long
Branch, were the guests OF Hiram
Schambach last Sunday.
Hiram Schambach has his mill about
set up and will be saving In a few
days,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
County News.
STURGEON ITEMS.
respondence of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
STURGEON, Mo-, May 25.-Farmers
seem to think they have a snfficiency
of rain.
The ohinch bug has been stopped in
its destructive career.
The army worm continues to devour
the grass. The farmers think they are
slowly giving away.
Willis Fountain has 100 acres eaten
by the pest. North of town they were
crossing the roads in great quantities.
Three or four large pastures are @
ported eaten up in the neighborhood
of the DIR. Laws farm.
Uncle Ben Turner is in Sturgeon.
He reports a heavy rain Thursday
evening, the hardest of the season,
washing out culverts from small
branches.
The writer passed across from Mid
die Grove to Sturgeon yesterday. Tho
ground is thoroughly wet, but no corn
is suffering except in low grounds.
We saw the effect of the storm in
the vicinity OF Macedonia. Rail fene-
ing was laid low, many trees laid down,
a few buildings unroofed and trees
topped in the yard OF Uncle Johnnie
Forest.
Willis Fountain and brother, John,
started on a trip west Monday. They
started from Centralia and go by
way of St. Paul. They will be gone
several weeks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
THE STORM IN ST. LOUIS.

Special Dispatch to the Ledger.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 2s.-This city
was visited by one of the most terrific
cyclones ever known in the United
States at 5:45 o'clock last evening.
The storm came up from the south
west and followed the river, damaging
the entire city. The east span of the
great Eads bridge, considered n OF
the strongest in the world, was borne
away on the wind and an L. & N. pas
senger train, which vas standing on
the bridge, was turned yer on its side
and barely missed being thrown into
the river.
Hundreds of people were killed out
right by the fury of the wind, and at
this hour, 1 a. M, the police depart
ment and city authorities place the
total loss of life at least eleven hun
dred, while messengers are arriving
every minute from different parts of
the city, each with a fresh tale of hor-
ror which adds to the awfulness of the
situation.
An improvised morgue is being
made use of and as the bodies are dis
covered they are taken here to be
identified by friends or relatives. Al
ready many bodies have been found in
the city and the total number dead
may reach eleven hundred.
The storm was very violent on the
Mississippi and swept everything be-
fore it. The water was lashed intS
waves mountain high, and of all the
great steamboats, lying at anchor along
the levee, only two or three at mos
are left, the rest having been swep'
loose from their moorings and snnt
or hurled down the river.
; The steamer "Grand Republic,
with 500 Sunday School children on II
, who were starting out for d pleasure
excursion, is safe and sound on tn
Illinois side and no one on board !
hurt.
: The storm worked great devasta
ton in the residence and business por
; tions of the city. In the suburbs an
q parks dead bodies are being found /
bitches, under trees and in the city
cutters and lying in the street or o
= the sidewalk.
The police officers, aided by the fir
department and the city authorities
are doing all in their power to iden
tify the dead and alleviate the suffer
ings of the dying.
i At the telegraph station on the eai
II approach to the Eads bridge are lyin
d the dead bodies of twenty or thirt
i men and women, yet ~unidentifie'
], about three-fourths Of whom seem I
q be weIl-to-do people. Here they
on the pine floor, to stay until nom
lone recognizes them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
ROWENA ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
RowENA, May 26.-Clarence Berry,
who vas kicked by a horse, is able to
be out again.
Mr.. Emmett Yount, OF louisville,
KY, returned home Saturday after q
two weeks visit to friends and rela-
tives.
mfr. and Mrs. Joe Pratt spent Sat
urday and Sunday with relatives.
Miss May Hill returned to Mexico
with them.
Prof. Strother was in the neigh
borhood Thursday.
Messrs. T.. Threikeld, +. Yount and
j. +. Yount went to Florida IN q
fishing excursion last week.
Miss Nina Conroy, of Moberly, has
finished her term in shorthand and
will return home this week.
Mrs. Eva Gibbons is on the sick list.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28

A cyclone of great violence, bring
ing with it death and destruction, Wis
tied the northern part of Audrajn
County, about 8 miles northeast of
Mexico, Wednesday afternoon. About
half past three O'Clock persons in this
city saw angry looking clouds in the
north and east, but, as no rumbling
sound was heard, but little was
thought of them. The barometer was
exceedingly low about this time, and
many were thinking that some dam
age must have been done, when Mr..
Eubanks rode in from the district
visited by the twister and announced
that great damage had been done by
a cyclone in the vicinity OF Bean
Creek School House, near the Ger
man Lutheran Church.
AS soon as the news was received
parties on horseback and in carriages
and buggles started for the scene OF
the storm.
Among the first to arrive on the
scene was a LEDGER reporter. who
drove out in company with n physi-
clan.
Such a sight as met his eyes was
indescribably awful.
The region devastated was only @
mile north of that visited by the aw.
full cyclone OF Wednesday, May 20
1891, and the general direction was
much the same, although the storm
was not 80 violent and did not do sc
much damage in this vicinity.
KILLED AND INJURED.
As a result OF the storm n little
girl, Eliza Ware, the seven-year-o Ole
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Ware,
who live in the vicinity of the Bear
Creek School House, lies dead, and
two other little girls, Lulu Eubanks
and Hilda Blase, about the same age
lie at the point of death, besides foul
or five other children, who were il
the school house at the time and VIII
received injuries.
Glare Lierheimer, a little girl sevel
years old, was badly injured, an
} Charles Doepke, a German, about 5
years of age, was struck in the fac
| by flying window glass and his cheek
cut up. A son of G. b. Willinghai
was also injured, and one OF Re-
Jenrich's children was slightly hur
BUILDINGS BLOWN AWAY.
The Bean Creek school house WI
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
HEAVY LOSSES AT yANDALIA

xlLI<1 L cNSA9 a.
City windmill blown down. Reed
& Coons' hardware store unroofed
and room of ]. M. Riney & Co.'S. dry
goods store and goods damaged ST.
500; $3.50 plate glass of Vandalia
Banking Association broken. Dam
age to Vandalia laundry 500. Dam
age to W~eatherford's marble yards
500. Churches all suffered heavy
loss. The east and south walls of the
Southern Methodist Church we're
blown out. Presbyterian Church Gu
palo aud belfry down and damage
$500. Christian Church unroofed.
Electric light plant a total wreck.
The city is in darkness.
Lumber scattered in all directions
from La Crosse lumber yards. VIM.
Biven and child injured and dwelling
badly wrecked. Cash Blackburn's
house unroofed and east porch blown
away. Damage to building and furni-
ture, $4,000.
Perry Hawkins house was damaged
to the amount of 500; Al. Bungard's
house total wreck, five of the family
cut and bruised; s. d. Ely's house by
the SaIamander demolished. Water
Pierce oil tanks were blown across
the street.
Grain depot of Geo. W. Daniels |
total wreck. Roof of Roller Mill
torn off. Mrs. Bishops house badl.
damaged. Henry Bowers house blown
off of foundation, badly damaged. Ii
Coon's barn and buggy shed wrecked
damage $500. Roof of Joe Gaines
livery stable blown off. Sicklei
blacksmith shop a wreck, loss 500
Galloway's dwelling, n mile north
west of town, badly\damaged. Hugh
lett Bros. drug store %unroofed, built
ing and goods damaged 81 900. Res
wall of Rudd's grocery store blown il
Ed. Waters two : story dwellin
twisted off of foundation, damag
81 1000. G. B. Moore's dwelling an
, barn a total wreck and furniture dt
. stroyed. Barn carried one quarter
a mile. fatal damage $4,000.
Lewellen & Coontz hay barn tor
| down, damage $500. George UtteI
. backs house partially unroofed. o.
lborne's house unroofed and consider
able damage to furniture. V. l.. BIZ
8 shears house badly wrecked, damag
t $4,000. Robert Barnett's dwellln
damaged $500. Total estimate of Ios
, $50, 900,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
Zine pasturage Near Town.

Mrs. Lawder, just east of town, has
about 300 acres Of fine blue grass pas
ture, with plenty of nice shade, and
can furnish pastursge cheap for any
kind OF stock. Inquire of W. A. Nor
ris, dzt-wIt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
The Injured.

Inc injured.
Glare Lierheimer, 6 years old.
Riley Hagan.
Chas. Doepke, about 90 years old.
Son of w. B. Willingham.
Child of Rev. Jenrich.
Child of Robert Walters.
Miss Mary Blinco teacher, seriously
Two children of Ned Hagan's.
Lulu Eubanks, Z years old.
G.. w. Harrington.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
Lost.

A bundle OF lace and insertion be-
tween Mexico and Thompson May p.
Leave at W. W. Harper's, Mexico, 40.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28

Meeting at Trinity next Sunday, in
stead of the first Sunday. 1t is Chill
dren's Day. Preaching at IL Il. m.
and the special service at 7:3O p. m.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28

George Kabrich is home from the
nortern part of the State, where he
was purchasing wool. He bought
about 250, 900 pounds, and says he is
able to handle any amount.