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JUST ON TIM E.
ITO BE CONTINUED }

It was in one of the mountain towns
of eastern Kentucky. I had dropped
into a general store in the evening to
make a purchase, and was lingering to
hear a conversation between three or
four men, when one of them arose,
winked at me to follow him, and start,
ed out just as an old man who was sa.
luted as "Cap'n Jim" entered.
'Yo' is a stranger in town, 1 reckon
queried the winker, as we got out.
Yes"
And nobody's dun told you about
Uncle Tom who keeps this svoh?"
No"
"Then I'll explain. That yere Cap'n
Jim has cum to town for powder to
shoot squirrels. That yere Uncle Tom
keeps it in a keg, and be allus lights a
candle to weigh it out in the back
room. I've bin a talkin' to him fur the
last twenty years, but he doan' be-
lieve it,"
Don't believe what?'
"That that ar candle and them ar
powder am jess dead suah to cum to-
gether sumtime. Cot to do it. Uncle
Toms gittin' old an trembly, and
thar's got to be a calamitous calamity
in that back room"
"And you think it will come off to-
nigh&2"
Mighty likely, sab. 1 hated to git
up and go out afore sumbody had treat
ed, but we ar in dooty bound to save
our lives, I reckon"
You didn't say anything to the
others?"
"Twan't no use. They was talkin'
about bars, and bar story would keep
en- thar if the house was a-fice. Be
sides they know all about it,"
We had walked away about thirty
rods while talking, and had just taken
seats on the hotel varanda, when there
came a terrible rumble-the night was
lighted with a great fAme-and then
the earth seemed to rise up in waves
It's that yere powder and that yere
candle cum together!' shouted my
friend, as he picked himself up, land
now 1 hope that yere Uncle Tom feels
a heap better fur his peartnese!'
The store was demolished, and four
men killed, while almost every pane of
glass in the to wn was broken.
Had to be" said my friend, as we
stood among the crowd gazing at the
ruins. 'Yere was trembly Uncle Tom
with whisky in him, thar vas the
taller candle with proper ambishun.
yere was the keg of powder jes' itchin'
TO be tackled. Had to be-, Couldn't
git shtt of it !'-D8troit Free Press.
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act little short of madness. She must
try else where for an avenue of escape.
Perhaps there is another outlet to
the cave; if there is she will find
it, if such a thing be possible. Such
are her thoughts as she slowly de
descends the ladder.
Her first object is to find the direc-
ton in which the cave extends, and
then follow it's course to the end. It
may lead her into the very heart of
the mountain and there terminate, or
it may, after many crooks and turns,
come out on the opposite side of the
peak. This she hopes may be the
case.
She feels about her, first in one di
rection, then in the other, but only
cool, moist earth and rock meet her
touch on every hand. She perseveres.
however, and, finally, to her Joy, 10.
Gates the narrow, subterranean pas
sage. With outstretch9d hands to
guide her, she moves Harvard, feeling
her way at every step. Her progress
is necessarily slow and tedious, owing
to the darkness and the zig gag course
of the shiny tunnel. More than once
she stumbles and falls, but with re-
newed courage, she rises to her feet
and again moves for ward. Finally
the darkness becomes less dense,
the rugged walls of the cave are family
outlined. Her heart beats fast. At
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through-jg she is free once more.
She shouts aloud. Not twenty PAGES
away stands a man, watering his horse
at the brook. At the sound of her
voice, he turns. The next moment
their eyes meet. She recognizes him
as her guide of the morning.
"Halt!' he cried, ''or I will"
He makes a dash for his rife, which
rests against q tree a few feet from
where she stands. She, too, sees the
weapon, and guessing his intention,
runs forward and succeeds in captur
ing the coveted priz,. Raising it to
her shou Ter, she drops her head and
takes aim.
Back! you villian-back! Or I will
kill you" she cried.
Just then, u~nperceived by either,
Hugh Caravan dashed through the
bushes, and b fore the moonshiner was
aware of his presence, he strck him
a stunning blow over the head with the
butt Of his revolver that felled him to
the ground s%enseless.
ITO BE CONTINUED
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Likes the Paper.
LOUISE TURNER.
JUSTICE, N. @.

JUSTICE, N. O..
Will you please allow ma to ioin the
young folks in their happy column,
which is read by young folks and by
old mes too3 I always am glad to hear
when THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER has
come. I always turn to the fifth page
and then to the State news next. l will
answer Bartie Rays question. What
was the last color of Joseph's coat Of
many colors3 1t was red when his
brothers dipped Tin blood. will ask
a few q Iesti6ns. What is largest city
in the world2 Who is the New York
Herald printed by2 Now 1 will close
by saying that I think The PRoGREs.
sIVE FARMER a good paper.
Yours truly,
l. Q. Afford.
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overlooked the smallness Of her hands
or she could not have freed them so
easily from the cords that bound them.
Or, perhaps, he though her safe in the
cave, whether securely bound or other
erwise. b the cause what it might,
the fact nevertheless remained ueal
tered, her hands we're free.
This knowledge assured beyond doubt,
her wavering spirits once more re
vlve. She stretched out her hand
and feels about her. Il comes in
contact with the ladder leading
to the trap door above. With only
the n Of feeling to guide her, she
begins lowly to mount it Up
she goes, never pausing until she
stands upon the topmost round. Then
she reaches upward, and shOves
with all her might. The door yields
She raises it gently and peeps into the
room. SGretcled upon the floor, the
blood f0wiug proiusely from a wound
in his neck lies the moonshiner Red
mond. His eyes are closed. Kaeel
beside him, his back towards. her is
another person, engaged in dressing
S wounds, or rather extracting a ball
from his left arm, that seems to have
lodged somewhere between the elbow
and shoulder. Raising the door a little
higher, she looks around the room. The
cabin door is sill closed, but the key
is in the lock. Then her eyes fall
upon her little pistol, still laying where
Remond had thrown it, in the corner
of the room, only a few feet away. Ii
she could but reach it, she would defy
them, though a dozen they might be,
and yet make her escape. Redmond
being wounded could offer little or
no resistance, and the other-WelI she
did not fear him If she could but re
nossess herself of her little pis.Ol. She
raises the door a few inches higher,
and reaches forward. Her fingers all
but touched it. Just then a heavy
knock sounds upon the door. The man
who is engaged in dressing R3e-
mond's wounds springs TO his feet and
goes to opel it. r }se closes the trap
door without a sound, and none TOO
soon for the next moment the tramp
ing and scum ng of many feet can
be heard above her head. She can
hone now no longer for escape In thus
direction. To attempt such a thing
would not only prove nugatory, but an
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Questions.
DAYTON. N. G
WILLIE D EVANS

DAYTON, N. Q.
Mr.. Editorials I have not seen q
letter from Dayton, l thought 1 would
write a few lines, Take "st" from the
word stone leaves one. Who erected
the first monument to the memory of
the dead2 Who wore the fret bridal
veii3 Who is the only oma men
toned in the Cd Testament, whose age
is given, and how old was she9 What
KING feigned insanity in an enemy's
cOuntry3 What is the middle chapter
in the Bible2 On what occasion did
God forbid all funeral pomp and grief9
Q tote the exact words Of the Oldest let
ter recorded in the Scriptures.
Respectfully,
LOUISE TURNER.
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ALLEGED FUN.

Raymond: Papa, you say Congress
is in session when it is sitting, don't
you?
Papa: Certainly, my boy.
Raymond: Well, then, would it be
wrong for me to say that our old Ply
mouth Rock hen is now in session in
the barn?
Miss Maud: They say it changes the
EXPIRE ssion Of the face to chew gum a
great deal. l don't believe it. D. you7
Her brother: No. It's impossible.
o. the face of a gum-chewer there isn't
any tx preston 20 change.
The Minister: When you grow up,
Johnny, what would you ike to be2
Johnny: a preacher. the Minister:
All I am glad to hear you say that, my
little man. Now tell M Why you think
you would like to be a preacher. john
ny: Cause then the folks would al
ways get out the best things they had
in the house to eat when they seen me
comm.
1 believe, said the candidate, that
my country calls me.
If you are alluding to that noise ye-
hear just now, said the old farmer, you
air somewhat mistook. Hit wur nuthin'
but the ole mule a brayin' in the lot.
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CHAPTER TX

IN THE TREASURE CHAMBER-WHAT SHE
FNDs-NUGGETs OF GOLD AND GRIN
MING SKULL BONES HUGH
TO THE RESCUE
When Rose regains consciousness,
she finds herself in total darkness. At
first she cannot imagine where she is,
but In a few minutes her mind becomes
clearer, and she remembers with a
shudder her encounter with Redmond,
the mOonshiGer. She remembers his
Selling her, then striking her down,
but no more. This, then, is the cave
beneath the cabin that he had
mentioned. Yes, it must be. Such are
her thoughts as she lies there prostrate
upon the ground where the m%oonshiner
has thrown her.
She attempts to rise to her feet and
for the fIsj time discovers that her
hands are tied behind her. With much
difficulty, however, she finally succ 9eds
Ia getting upon her feet. She then
thinks of Hugh and the danger that
threatens him. Oh! that che could
but get out, she would yet save
him-her dear, dear Hugh. But how
can she get out with her hands tied,
and how can she get them loose without
assistance. She pulls enc and then the
other-then both, To her surprise and
joy they are free. In the excitement
of the moment, Redmond must have
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kennedy FOR POISON IVY.

correspondent writes: "Asmany of
Pom 'eHders live in the country or are
" q country, where not a few
poisoarN Icy to become victims of the
Re its o oGA poison ash and poison ivy
lnost "aIAse8), tell them the best and
rude n9I"fays untailing remedy is
Ben . poeFoieum as a lotion. I have
VoIIan ounQ whose face was terribly
sinosn ana distorted, and whose sui
leTa3 we're pltla0le, almost instantly
E int, ana Kept comfortable until
atlon had passed away"
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From Orange County.

CALDWELL INSTITUTE, N. Q.
Mr.. EditOr:-Ia am a girl Is years old.
I have been thinking of writing to your
good paper for some time. l am very
glad you think enough Of girls and
boys to give them a column in your
paper. l have three sisters and six
brothers. Papa has been t. king your
valuable paper several years and likes
it very much. l like to read it, too,
especially the y ing folks column.
Papa is a blacksmith. Ny youngest
brother is a farmer. H9 raises corn,
cotton, cane, peas, beans, potatoes,
beats, etc. 1 will ask a question. HOW
many tim g is hen" mentioned in the
BiDIe9 Wish you much success with
your paper.
Yours resp 3ctfully,
LULA NJ E ALLISON.
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Willie Wants information.
s L ADAMS.
HARRELLSNILLE- N.

HARRELLSvILLE, N. @.
Mr.. EditOr:-I wish to write a few
lines for the young folks column, and
ask an important question. l love to
read that part Of The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER and papa loves to read the
State news, and mamma reads the love
stories, So you see there are three of
our family loves your paper and all
love to read Bilkins for he writes like
some people talk to papa. The question
is, what is dog days? Tne boy or girl
that will answer this QUESTION, or ex-
plain the meaning of dog days will
learn me more than my school mis-
tress has to day.
Your friend,
WILLIE D EVANS
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HOUSEHOLD.
DEVILED HAM LOAF.

Take two spoonfuls of cracker or
lead crumbs, a quarter Of a pound Of
sevlled ham, two cups of milk, using
portion to moisten the ham. Stir in
Fo eggs, add salt to taste, put into a
uttered bread pan and bake one hour
i a moderate oven. Serve cold, cut
thin slices and garnish with parsley.
OUNCE BUTTER.
Pare and cof1e the fruit and mince it
&n&; cover with water and cook
tender. At the same time, in
bother kettle, simmer the cores and
kins in ficient water to keep them
4om burning. Strain eff the liquid
fsulting from the boiling and add to
the ounce pulp, with one half Of q
ound OF sugar for each pound of fruit.
bill the whole, stirring continually,
ntI it is smooth and of a firm CON
stency. Then put in ar5, cover close
ald keep in a dry place.
OUNCE AND APPLE PRESERVES.
Make a syrup by boiling the cores
and plrings in water, using just
an0ugh 10 cover than Pare, core and
barter the apples, put the ounces in
he syrup after il has been strained.
Fake the GI.nces ont after simmering
pr & short tine, drop in the apples,
IND let them boil for an hour and a
l1lt, or until the mixture looks clear
lnd red Put the apples and ounces
q jar IL alternate layers, pour over
L,m the boiling syrup and seal.
SOFT SAUCE.
10 make q good soft sauce, cream to
setl6r Il teacupful Of pulverized sugar
nd Eaif q cuptul Of fresh butter, add
well beaten egg and the juice and
rated peel Of a lemon. Have ready
\ a double saucepan some boiling
ater which has been thickened with
l'cant t~easpoonful of corn starch;
'len thoroughly boiled add to this
OuI ot1er ingredients, and stir slowly
t1uI the sauce ID very hot. Add a lit
X grated nutmeg and it will be ready
losrve.
MILK LEMONADE
MIX lemouade is a favorite English
r'lnk. TO dozen fresh Lemons are
peeled as thin as possible, first rubbing
jumps Of sugar over the skin to absorb
essence. Put a half dozen of the
us INTO three quarts of hot but not
~'D'I5 water, and let it stand until
lle1 strain. Squeeze the juice
sAe lemons, add to the water
- inc rlnds, together with a pound
q hA'f Of sugar. Add again three
s.a.'' ol boiling milk, mix well and
lam through a cloth bag Let it stand
Jay Oetore using.
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POETRY.
REGRET.

- or,7in' I've oil STUN nere'
Aien in to myself.
Al ragged little BOOK
over off the garret sheII;
FLr-lntvN Years an over
II w hey seed the DOOR,,
SEN C,ishr I felt SO lonely Ike
By Corght I'd go an look
g.. fer somehow all these years
FFi fer that BOOK,
-, there deserted an
AZ covered in its nook;
rSuIdn't trust my feelings
bs,-nt' 50 / let 1t lay
,n9-Tu-.y on the garrett smell
ATI-TriI his very Jay.
.aa If blcnged to little Tom,
W lied long years ago.;
'.-r-- TO me cut yesterday
IT, i. tims do 5 rag so SOW;
u = zee lis little head
r-ndiLg DER b BOOK
,fogLfn' at the pictures theFe'
like children ike TO look
--,-. hear his little voice
Pin. out in merry gIee,.
U!l.T= Ec-d tind a purity picter there
An L e. sInny curls a-tumblin' down
- techin' Nv the DOCK
F. u,.fIa he looked al the pICters
like chi dTeu Lac to LOOK.
-.-5 stan the losin' Nv him,
-Ir-r--+.rS i'm does dras so slow.
r. II yuZ not fer what l de ne.
Worm twenty years ago
IVA. one briI1n' day in sun mer
An I'd pin wOrhin' had
A.a8ktu' an a-weShIn an
A~-vCediu' in tbs yAfd,
When little Tom come runnin'
4 no din up The took,
An sayIn', See this picter, dear,
On, mother, please do LOOK!
But wus arm al aWIuL JIreu
An didn't want to see,
- { turned an slapped the cnlLu
An cried. Quit OOtherln' me!
kin see the big tear-drOps
Come TO h.S little eyes;
pT, nov .hOuId know baby Tom
Wu- Iipeniu' Ter the skies!
f. PIT mat day WIS the Yecy last
He ever teChed the book;
u4 welt an put it on The sEef
With -uCn d sorry look.
.r'rbat night he WIS taken sick
anal the time he'd say,
6U'ugtLtr, | won't bother you,
TlIa my book away"
heard It duTin' all the day,
Ibeard it al the night
r comes to me with every sound,
LtC0mes with every sight;
A9'wlgn I'm settil' here alone
Az mem ries found me crowd.
An'tL' clock tiCkS-Oh! so .O-6sOm2 like,
j An sounds all seem so loud,
TX then l see the little face
S dIupled an so lair,
Tie BIZ b ue ey eS brim full O tears,
The curly yalleT hair,
An the Iit'e V. ice draws nearer,
- pain il seems to say,
OHM Their. l won't bother you;
III put my book away!'
-MRS. II. B. CRIsT. in WOmankind.
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YOUNG
From Craven County.
UsCARORA N.

TUsCARORA, N. @.
Mr.. EditOr:-WH you please allow
me a small space in your good paper
IS l have been taking it for four years
and like it very much, especially the
young folks column. I will answer M.
@. Myatt's question. Why is the letter
*" like a pigs tail2 Because it is the
end Of pork. 1 will close by asking q
question. Why is two pigs in a parlor
like a house on ireQ
S L ADAMS.
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STATE OF OHIo, CITY OF TOLEDO, {.o
, LUCAS COUNTY.
tEANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partner Of the firm Of j. CHENEY &C.,,
doing business in the City of Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED for each
and every case of CATARRH that cannot be cured
by the use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
RAN j.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day OF December, A. D. 1886.
( A. W. GLEASON,
(N~i Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
~ Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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POMONA HILL NURSERIES,
POMONA, n. c.

POMONA, n. G.
Two miles west of Greensboro, y. c., on the
Southern Railway. Well known for thirty
years. Up with the times with all the new as well
as the old fruits that are suited to my trade,
which extends from Maine to Texas. The new
japan fruits and all other good fruit and flow
ers [ have, as shown In my new illustrated
catalogue, free to all. Agents wanted.
ns98) ]. VAN LINDLEY. PrOD'F.
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LULA NJ z ALLISON.

Explained Benham: / don't
gee how you can look me in the facet
Benham: A mar can get used to
any thing.
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rthen especially for The PROGRESSIVE FdrmerJ
A Harvest of Wild Oats.
4 Western North Carolina Story,


author NLoUet atheM S%" "AU But Lost" THE Black Br1A," Dark Clouds" ne 1Emn
tain H@One" MY BrOUn-Eyed M6H" 1.-THE Haunted House." "HhaeH the
Water LHhsG rOW." "DUnH the MM" Nell" Etc.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-02-25
CANTON POINT.

The old folks ball took place at Unior
Hall at Canton Point Feb. 10. Ii was q
success. There was large crowd early
in the evening, and still they came from
every direction. The Dixfield Dramatic
Club gave very interesting drama
which was we'll played. Twelve char.
aeters in all. Music was furnished BY
Towle's team from Canton, four pieces
Mr.. Towle's team is one Of the best In
the state. Supper was furnished by the
ladies' circle, and good judges pronounc
ed it A l In every respect. There were
some sixty-five couples present, old,
young and middle-aged. The honors
were carried off by A. b. Conant aud
Mrs. F. W. Buck as best dancers. We
will not except those much younger
The evening passed very quietly, aud
every one seemed to have good time
Notwithstanding n heavy northwest snow
storm. Some departed to their homes al
an early hour to avoid the heavy fall oil
snow. About 3 A. NJ. the crowd left for
their respective homes, well pleased with
their evenings entertainment.
G. NJ. Park Is not able to be out on &C
count Of his lame knee.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. McWilliams are
spending few weeks at Mr.. G. n.
Parks.
We don't want any more snow. Some
two feet In the woods.
b. B. Daley and Mr.. Eben Harlow ex-
changed horses recently. Both men
claim good trade.
Any one In want Of good driving
horse would do well to call at L. C.
Virgins.
Mr.. C. NJ. Holland is in rather poor
health at present.
A. Delano made business trip to
Portland Monday.
B. C. Waite returned from Paris SAT-
urday, where he has been attending
court for the past weak.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-02-25

And now Il becomes meet 70 speak Of
the weather again. There were snow
storms aud blows for nearly week anC
last SUNDAY night IL became evident thai
a north pole billow had reached Us, from
the fact that Jack Frost fired his pop
gun all night, and Monday morning IN,
Temperature had sunk 10 i below zero
three degrees lower than IL has gone
before during the twenty years We have
lived on the place. Tuesday morning
IL Was l. below. and Wednesday morn
ing IL stood al :. Whoever makes up
his mind 10 be carried through from
November 20 May, in this state, without
encountering more or less winter
more, as rule--is pretty sure to get
mistaken. But courage, fellows; u i
less than two weeks TO March, which
bears the gentle name of spring. and
soon after that We viii be tapping trees
Ransom Cole commenced saving birch
Monday. but the men and machinery
frosted up so that he could run the mill
only at Intervals.
c. Wesley Cole was Intending 10 work
in the mill, but as bad luck would have
Il. he is on the sick list.
Fannie Brooks closed term Of eleven
weeks school At the Centre last Friday.
Report says il was = success. Several
scholars attended il from here, after this
one closed.
+. /. Durham is at work for John
Howe Of Bethel, cutting spruce for the
Rumford Falls Paper Co. This leaves
your scribe and his better half In about
the same condition as our first parents
before they began 10 raise Cain.
Thanks TO +. K. Briggs, West Bethel,
for a copy of the Island Falls Record,
Vol. l. No. /, and Vol. l, No. 3, Of the
Square World. The latter will bear
further notice, and may get il in the
fufurp
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WEST PARIS.
CHtrRCHn.

Methodis.--sunday service al 10 30 A. H.. fol
lowed by sabbath School; Young Peoples meet
Ing followed by prayer and social meeting ever,
Free baptist. Sabbath school At / 10 r. n.
followed At $50 by preaching with Young
Peoples and other services AZ above
Universalist---Sunday School at 10: 20 A. -
The Y. L. l. A. meets every Monday evening
.-MAsonics-Wcdnesday eyening ON oi
before fun moon each month. Odd Fellows
Every saturday evening. Rebekahs--The ls
Golden Cross--The sud and tth Friday In cscl
month.
West Paris Grangc.-Thc end and 9Th satur
day.
Cold weather last Monday and Tues
day mornings, the mercury ranging
from Ice to 34o below zero, and nearly
twelve inches Of snow on Thursday
morning. All the first half Of the win
ter men were growing about snow, ant
as vet the growl has not ceased.
News In this village In the past weel
has been like hens teeth-hard to find
Those who have been reported as OF
the sick list, are slowly mendiug.
Mr.. Fred l. Brown aud wife Of Ports
mouth, n. H., made short call on rela
tives here on Thursday.
II. Curtis and wife visited Rumfort
Falls last week.
Rev. Il. j. Wheeler and wife have beer
ct Albany and West Bethel the las
three weeks on evangelistic work.
II. Z. Perkins Of ARdover was In tow
the past week.
II Il reported this Saturday mornin,
that w. c. Mooney Is quite sick, threat
ened with pneumonia.
Rev. c. A. Hayden Of Augusta vii
lecture in the Baptist church at Yves
Paris Thursday evening, Feb. "a, at -
O'Clock,