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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-24
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.


Miss Gordon Cumming is raising money
In all the principal cities of England for
the purpose Of teaching the blind in China.
She will found a large blind asylum at
Pekin. and is doing this in commemoration
Of the diamond jubilee.
William II. Rideing retired July 1 from
the associate editorship OF the North Amer
lean Review. a position which he has held
for nine years. He still retains his connec-
ton with the Youths Companion, for which
he has worked twenty seven years.
NJ. Brunetiere. the French critic, who
recently lectured In the United States. says
that he did not find any Of the half feroci-
GUS business activity there of which NJ.
Bourget complains In "0utre Mer." on
the contrary. he received an Impression OF
refinement and repose.
Il. r. Doty OF Mctamora, Mich. horse
whipped Congregational minister there.
Rev w. II. Flint, who also practices medi-
clue, on charge and alleged confession OF
talking derogatorlly OF matron. Doty
then complained against himself before a
Justice, pleaded guilty of assault and bait
terry and was fined $40
The oldest living man who had a father
In the battle of Bunker Hill is Aonzo
Rarnes of North Conway. n. H.. who is 20
years old. and his brother, Albert Barnes
az years, Is now in the government employ
as postmaster at Kenrsarge Village. Mr..
Harness is the son Of Lieutenant Amos
barnes. who fought with General Stark at
the rail fence" at Bunker Hill.
AT the request OF the Duchess Of Kent an
examination OF the progress of the young
Princess Victorias education was under
taken by the bishops Of London and Lin
coin. One OF these right reverend prelates
asked the pupil what her opinion of Queen
Elizabeth WAS. TO which she replied II
think she was very great queen. but
am not sure that she was SO good a wo-
man.
MIR. Huneker tells q story OF Herbert
spencer playing billiards with an antagon
list who ran out without giving the phlloso-
pher chance to handle his cue sir"
sail Mr.. Spencer. "a certain ability at
games of skill is an indication of a we'll
balanced mind hut adroituess such as you
nave Just displayed is | must inform you,
strong presumptive evidence OF u misspent
YOUTH
Tom Taggart" says an indianapolis
man was at one time a messenger boy In
indianapolis and today he Is mayor of the
city, He used TO be Interested In bakeries
| think. and then he got control of the
Grand hotel which is the democratic head
quarters for the city and state politicians.
he is good mixer genial and a hail
fellow well met He is shrewd poll
tician"
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TERRIBLE SUFFERING.
Miner Returns and Gives II Doleful
story of HnrdShjps

Great Falls. Mont, July 23.-Frank Moss
an old. time minor in this scn,io,, ,,.ho ,o,,'
,.1,., 'i'l' 'N''o' WIZ 'on'
years "so was one OIL party oil Americans
| TO first visit the Klondike country. re-
turned yesterday and tells story of bor-
,o,s and s.,rv,,io, s,,,,,,,, -, l..
e'''' avn sei'O'n eH"aleu eNeu AL
MODERN NOVELS lie describes kloudlke as
placer camp. seven miles long and thir-
teen miles wide located in a SINK vailc,
- -. ,'a,,,,ae, oaon ." ',nN "aI,."
=" 's oo"'de'S Vi lo'N SVoo iee' Elsh' "oiu,
he says aoounds hut no ordinary man can
stand the hardshps Of the uuoiyilized re-
eion.
When Moss Ief, bcro four veors 40, be
was sturdy fnI,ew ovnr stv faet ,,Ii
Frru, bnrdsbi,s e,d rr,,,,,ior h, ~ $40"
ME for life hndlv hrolsn in boaib In
| three Years no saw over Sono ,ravos mad,
;,' ~ Is'a.,.' az 80" ue' -ooo stanes n'sue
| Ing from Starvation Tho s,nan"shin oo,,,
NAMES bring in aII food ana alinw No vri
| yota innorfation. concoc,,',tI,, 4. ~ ,a+
uncommon m 90, ,or ,,.,l, ,,,ith h,,t 80
snnniv ana tor da,s a,,S.a,' ,,,t,'t ,,
rbe COLA hro,gbi T.; ia.. -, w.
Moss snys docs moi rrrresent ,be ,jnd d;r,e.
10y = "'Nf, nv . tp'NStiil ihe IilulHSS
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SOME POsTSCRIPTS.


| IT cost the city Of Milwaukee 10000 10
entertain the National Educational asso-
citation.
1t is complained that there is no atstue
of Washington in the State OF Rhode Is
land.
Fruit can not stand freezing. because
1t ruptures the cells of the fruit and de-
cay takes place.
One London paper was favored With an
average OF six poems day on the jubilee
for a month.
| movement is on foot In England to re-
produce in permanent shape tine arches
which were erected during the il bilce.
| DR. Kandt, German explorer. has set
out from German East Africa 10 discover.
| If possible. the ultimate sources OF the
river Nile.
| Frankfort has the largest theater in Ger
many. II seats 1900 persons. Cologne comes
next with theater of 1870 seating capac-
| ity.
| Britishers can now send n closed letter
to any part ofthe British Isles for Il renny,
provided it does not weigh more than one
quarter pound.
Last year ireland spent in intoXlcants
l2.s0G.Si1 pounds. at the rate OF Boost
pounds every day. She speut il POOR relief
l,Oia7o5 pounds.
One hundred thousand roses We're used
IN decorating the opera house at Covent
garden. London. whcre a state performance
was given on tho 23d ult.
-Four small siSun,Is, "as gentle as kit
tens" have taken up their abode under
drug store In the town of Wisner, Mo,
| and no one has seen fit to dispossess them
The surviving members OF the Virginia
secession contention are to write out their
recollections of its sessions at the request
of the Virginia Historical society.
An Anderson, Ind. man stole n load OF
corn in order to secure money enough to
buy marriage license. He is now in Jail,
and the wedding has been indefinitely post
pOned
In making Up their profit and loss ac-
| count It IL said that Partisan warehouses
have to allow for theftG. and that this item
is the most important one with some OF
the larger houses.
During the last plague In Canton 10000
Chinese died while OF the foreiGncrs. in
their clean quarters, not one was carried
of. Rats are said to be the chief means OF
carrying ccntagion.
statue OF Cathilneau, the Vendean
chief, set up in a Breton village on private
grounds has been forcibly removed by the
project Of Maine eft Loire and stored In the
cellar of the prefecture.
The returns of the census in Egypt taken
on June ! shows tho population on that
date to have numbered 1900 900. an in
crease OF 100000, as compared with 1892
or about ~ per cent in fifteen years.
A statistical fiend has figured that the
! ,l5O 900 cigarettes manufactured dur
ing 1896 would reach ls0l2l miles IL they
were placed end TO end In line, or would
girdlc the earth more than seven times.
winning race horses are generally bays,
chce,nuts or browns and for ,vcry 100
bays among them there are fifty chostnuts
and thirty browns. There is no record of
an important race being won by plebald
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GLAvE DISCOVERED 1T.


New York. July CIV. ]. Arkell OF
this city announced tonight that he ex-
pected to claim the gold fields in the klon-
dixie district by right of discovery for the
estate OF u. j, Glave. This is the lotest
and most interesting phase of tho eycite-
ment prevailing here over the recent dis
covery in the far Northwest. Glave Was the
explorer who headed the expedition TO
Alaska in ise0-9i, organized by w. j..
Arkell Of Leslic's Weekly. Glave after
ward went to Africa, where he died. Be
fore leaving for Africa Glave told Mr. Ar
kell that he had staked out claims in the
Kloudike district and that on his return
he intended to go TO Alaska again and
spend the remainder of his life there for
he believed 1t to he the richest country
in mine raj deposits In the world.
Mr.. Arkell proposes to organize an eS-
petition at once 70 the territory discovered
and explored by Glave and party. This ex-
petition will be headed by Mr.. Arkells
brother. Bartlett Aykell. who VIII be ac-
companied by his brotherrn-law, barry
phall OF rttsburg, and a plumber of news
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RANK INTOLERANCE UP EAST

New England marrow mlndedness and
Intolerance have prevailed in the manage
men, Of Brown university In Rhode Island
and President L. u. Andrews. one Of the
bes; known and ahlcst educators In the
country. has been compelled TO hand in his
resignation 10 the trustees
The Post commented short time since
on the demand nv thesn trus,eos ,h,,
President Andrews should abandon his trco
silver and FREQ ,r,,a ,tou. =, ,o,,.,, ,.,.,
IN. e,ecu,,ve chair =, ,h,Ans,,,u,,on ma
eoldbug hoard con,onaea I'm, so,nh,r ,,n
an,hropIsts so.ca,Ied warn no, r,I,inn a.
give hin money Tor nrow, mr,ro..,.n
long as the pre.lacnt was ,roa ,.,ta.
or free silver man. II ala M, cnun,
with these little fellows tina, Tho uresi,on,
wa, a man OF great scholarly attainment,
mr. that he nosssssea ,plena,a oyccn,,vo
ability. or that he had largely Increased
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| OFFICE SEEHlE|
Distribution Of Pl. A,t.I
Very clss ln,s,|
TEXAS FouR1n.clAss NJ
a Large hatch q ~.
Amor Plate rs..t =!
the Prize. rss|

Washington, July ,s,-.a,.I
,nc unexpected happsn. n
Dingley- lores tariff I'M
framed in the Interest," !
against the people, will NJ
the approval OF lie n,,,..
evening. An agreement = .
evening for taking IN, M, |
passage of the bill tomo,n,
The democrats made to ~
inc restoration Of cotton M
bassing to the free ls,, n
bound republicans re.u.s \
having the votes the d,pss
nothing save to enter tbei, =
this shameless discriminate
Now that the final NV,
sight, the office seeker \,
Star State are getting nh,
comes from the White lls~.
as congress is off the M.
no Will distribute alnons N
few juicy plnms tina. are jxI
TO fall. Among the appoi,.,1
soon to be maio are The Nj
toms at Brownsville iua ,AI
for the San Antonio dstnr |
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THE DIFFICULTIES.
One Who Has Just Reached KIon-
dixie Writes Home

Seattle. Wash. July PIE. NJ. gilbert
SON. who went 10 Klondike last spring has
written home saying:
1--WE heard stories about the mines that
will scarcely be believed. one claim washed
out over sl50.ooo in one day and others MS
high as 800 600 md 100000 Some had
TO cloan up the boxes as high MS three
times day, hut this clean up does not
represent one days work. hut the wash for
tie whole winter. The bonanza claims, OF
course, are all taken up and the creeks
where the rich finds have been made are
taken clear up TO the top of the mountains,
but we hope to get hold OF something that
viii satisfy us before long. rho stories
We heard In Seattle do not half tell the
story OF the richness. but they 40 not be-
long to us and The only thing we can do
is to do the next hest and try to find some
more When We arrived here the miners
were neatly ont Of provisions
Wages are sl5 per day at the diggings.
but they are trying to cut Them down to
$40. Most OF the men on claims that they
tried 10 cut Quit and came back to camp
as they claimed they could not afford 10
work for less than SIS and pack their
grub over tho trails: ard one OF the worst
trails you could imagine. as can vouch
for. think i can give you very good
ideh OF their condition by description Of
"a man here. He said 1. was like Walking
through rotten straw. The country is all
covered with moss from two TO four feet
deep and the frost is out about twelve or
fourteen inches ana you 20 down to the
bottom at every step. The mines are fiji
teen miles from here and they have to pay
2S cents pound to have supplies packed In,
but when Il freezes mp II Is an easy mat
ter 10 send supplies up the river and creeks
and when We get located this summer we
will take years supplies that way"
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SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

TAYLoR-Emma Lee. an inmate of =
house of i'll fame, was shot and killed in
her room.
Observation-Disclosures Blackwell died of
totanus, the result OF being bitten by a
copperhead snake.
MEXIA-The republican county execu-
tive committee has Endorsed w. S. Bryan
for the MeXia postomice.
BERTRAM-Rev. Boynton of Lano is
holding protracted meeting at the Chris
tian church this week.
MUMFoRD-Gibb Thomas, n colored con-
Wet on tho Walto farm, while attempting
escape was shot and dangerously wounded
by his guard.
KAUFMAN-The Southwestern Tele-
graph and Telephone company is preparing
10 put in an exchange here. The wire and
fixtures have arrived.
sEYMoUR-At the opera house Tuesday
afternoon occurred the event OF tho season
when full biooded ChinamaH welded a
negress. Many witnesses.
NEW BIRMINGHAM Sherman.
eolored. dropped dead of heart trouble; this
is the fourth case Of the kind in this vicin-
ty during the past month.
RlCE-A l?-year- old daughter OF Henry
Hurd negro, tried TO start a fire with
Kerosene She was burned TO death and the
mouse and contents destroyed.
n m,,le which va haIs ~, ~, anu h'iiea
named Rarrctt Who hnn , 'on Wy "a poy
thc hov WAC Lror,'n5 nau nolu VI tne PIT
proyIng "'e"'' schse'ess' out is ihi-
EMMA Many people from this place at
Tended big barbecue at the ST. Louis Cat
lions o e',n IN ranch and are under ohliga-
rnos a. Cap'a'u ana Mrs. John T. Bcal for
suu' '.'"e'
iERRf-Miss Title Wieting undertook
10 klhdie a fre with kerosene; the can ex-
p pnS 49, 'he clothing of the girl caught fire
ana she was fatally burned the house was
'urheu with It's entire contents.
FORT WoRTH-Mrs. c, A. Culberson
h hna her mother, Mrs, w. NJ. Harrison.
nave gone to Battle Creek, Mich. where
Inc. sney expect to spend the summer for the
benefit OF the health of the former.
,,l FAN u, ANToNto-Dr j. II, Glazer, dem
1 pr; ., W. w. kenney; a fellow dentist Bad
tss Tor nus so' rn,s, ,, between the two den
Glazer with cane. p'AA'''''
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FATHER AND MOTHER KILLED.
Four Children We're Also Hurt I'm
the Runaway.

Joncsboro, Ark, July "a News of an
accident which resulted In the death OF two
children reached here today. The dead
are; j. W. plankenship. well TO do
farmer, and his wife. While driving q
horse and wagon along tho high road near
Macy the horse became frightened andran
away Blankenship was thrown from the
wagon and tramplcd by tho horse and
crushed by the wagon wheels. Mrs. Blank
enship saved her youngest child by throw
ing II on a bank Of sand. hut In attempt
Ing TO iumr from tho wagon her skirts
caught In the wagon and che was drasged
10 death. Four children were more or less
wounded,
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San Francisco, July 29.-The demand for
transportation to Alaska has increased SO
rapidly that the Pacific Coast Steamship
company has decided to place another
steamer on the Northern route. The State
OF California will leave here on the 9th.
connecting with the steamer George w.
Elder at Portland on the 30th. Advices from
the North today have been received TO the
effect that all accommodations on the
steamer Topeka. which leaves Puget Sound
on the 2Sth. and the Alki, which viii! sail
in Auguss. have been sold and that no
further transportation can be had on
either vessel
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TELEPHONE NUMBERS,
Editor. J. 4Si- business. is6
THE CITY

The Po-, IS delivered to any part OF the
city By carriers az sl.W per month; three
months. $50. six months, $500; one year
Sl20o
Mr.. Theodore Berng has charge OF the
City Circulation and Collecting.
MeSrr. Theodore B~ring and ChaTies
Lott are the authorized collectors OF a.!
city bills both ADVERTISING aud suoscrip-
ton, and no money should te paid TO aay
one other than thcse named. unless epecial
written authority signed by the BUSINESS
Manager is shown. All accounts of any
sac should be Paid by check In favor VI
The Houston Printing Company.
No ORDERS for goods" etc. are given by
the naanas ernent, and none will be accept
cd IN payment OF office bills.
SUBSCRIBE. failing to receive the paper
regularly VIII please notify tho office
promptly. Every suhacrieer's paper is eN.
pecsed TO he delivered not later than s;N
q
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ARMOR PLA1t
Trust VIII Not Aceea \
Fixed by Conn.

Fixed by Cossrs
Washington, July 23.-fes1
day received replies from li.i
the Bethlehem companies sa
to submit bids for suprlys|
the three battleshim llllM|
and Alabama. IN accordance u
tation placed by congress ID
to be paid for the armor. Bal
decline firmly TO BID With, N
on the ground that lth MI
them TO produce armor Of III 4
have been supplying to tha n
that figure.
The Carnegie company nd
which 1t IS understood the Eal
pany is willing to repeat n
diagonal armor for the tAra
a price TO be fixed by fhe MI
at its pleasure. This otte, y 8
that the work on the shla :
stopped entirely OIL account Il
TO secure armor.
The amount OF such iin9 |,
coed eighty tons for ea,s
small proportion Of the lrz
CURED, but as II is regsrasa u
secretary probably will aesf |
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FOuRTH-CLAss PosfII
A Big Batch Of Then I'M
Teraa.

Washington, July ~
Fourth-clsss postmaster W
In Texas today as follow
Johnson county. j. B. Abrsi'
Torain, removed; Greenv@
ty. u. +. Davis. vice j. w.
signed; Lufkin, Angelina tsa
vinson, vice B. l.. Mcptss1'
Merit. Hunt county, u. y. =,
N. II. McCallyn. Removed, = !
Wise county. j. ". snIA
Littlefield, removed; Pesai
county. C. w. Owens ~ !.
resigned. Prairie Hill. LIZ !,
c. II. Buttolph, vice \. ', y
signed. Ravene, Fannio 81,
HALEY, vico j. W. Pallne
Parker county, G. L. P,ls,
Mcdonald, resigned; saw.
county. n. II. Robertson y " J
ker, resigned; sebesIa, . W \,
Frank Balcar, vice 7. 4 " J,
signed; shawnee, Red RiTsa
Bass, vice 1. n. Dillals r vi
ton. Collin county, E. D. III
Huffman, resigned sle'a y,
county. II. r. Lacy' vice =
resigned.
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Brown university incident 10 but another
of constantly recurring exhibitions OF the
vicious intolerance that has been left over
in New England from the days OF the
Furitans and wltoh-burners. II is chiefly
valuable as M object lesson now IN rem
dering contemplate any assaults from that
quarter upon other people or sections on
account OF the intensity OF political senu-
ment or local feeling.
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surface in a coal oil can and one ordinary
wooden bucket.
The writer remarks that 1t naturally fol-
lows that II people would only turn their
attention to Investments nearer home, at
tended by all the comforts OF life and
civilization. instead Of hobnobb4ng with
hogs. Esquimaux and the rigors Of Alaskan
winters. Sacramento and Eldorado coun-
ties would see such revival OF the min
Ing industry as would cause the gold fever
OF 40 to pale into LnslgnIflcance.
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CALIFORNIA JEALOUS.
Announces That she Has some Gold
Yet 10 lie Dug.

Sacramento. Cal. July 23.--It Will doubt
less be Of interest at the present time,
when people are becoming excited over the
stories Of the wonderful gold discoveries Ia
Alaska, 70 know that rich strikes are stu
being made In the mining district Of Cali.
fornia. as private Adv,ces were received
here today BY mine owner that msrvel-
ousiy rich strike had been made near
Plecerville. q. O. cohn. I merchant Al
FeIeona. writes tho Hes that There vers
eshielteo u BIZ atoee yesterday II %
|1g = 251 IA 9gkIs1 ~ $1,000
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THE RUSH CONTINUES.
Steamer VIII Sail July 30 and Could
Go Earlier.

Portland, Ore. July 23-The announce
mont that the steamship George Weder
would sail from this port July 80 direct for
Alaska has caused a rush in the office Of
the Pacific Coast Steamship company. and
already half of the passenger accommoda-
lions have been sold and large amount OF
freight space disposed Of.
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Anothcr stcnmcr sailed.

Seattle, Wash. July 23-Thc steamship
Queen sailed for Alaska today. carrying 16S
passengers bound for the Klondike gold
fields. The steamer carried 400 tons of
freight. consisting of baggage and pro-
visions.
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CABINET MEEn
Discussion Confined - NJ
Customs In AI"


Customs in M'
Washington, July sS'-'n 4
ing today was short anu :" n
all the members save NJ
was detained at home .s y
leave Washington this ai'''
at Amagansett. l.. l. .,,,xj|
The only matter OF vS
the cabinet was the y, SUM- N
OF sub ports OF entry ~ ~ hss,ii
revenues from the goods T M
large quantities into tn s,. NJ, 4
suit of the great imm's1
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II Ia gratifying TO learn that, while Lord
Salis bury will be firm In his answer -
Mr., Sherman. he will be polite. We don't
Ike for ANYBODY else to nfringe upon our
patent for diplomatic rudeness.
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II Tom Watson and Mi. Park viii In
terview Mark Hanna they VIII have no
trouble oapital!zins nldd,e-of-the-r5ad
Industry IN Ohio
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An exchange says; "Ba.ley had trouble
With his voice curing tho delivery of his
great tariff speech" The republicans are
perhaps sorry he didn't lose 1t completely.
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prisoner is discharged" II It wasn't LOT
some OF the men who preside over. the
city courts Tammany's chances would be
hriphfer
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Going From SEATTLE.

Seattle, Wash, July 23.-roday the big
steamer Queen will start on a voyage TO
Dyea Although the Queen will carry from
the sound 400 people. about $50 of whom
will go TO Dyea the majority 30 to win for
tune in the field
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The colorei brother Is Just now unload
ing q vossegatel assortment OF troubles
on the White House steps for the pest
dent to stumble over
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The probability is that Piofessor Andree
rot a tip on those i<loudlke mines ana
made dive for Alaska 10 head OF the
horde of prospectcrs.
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iisate Its members. IT q really beautiful.
this fidehty 1t seems to be case OF II
we don't hang together we will hang sep
krately"
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The Glohe-Denocrnt SAYS that "protec-
ton and prosperity have been intimate in
tine post." Yes snd their bastard spawn
is stlll giving this country trouble.
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The National administration will spend
enc hundred thousand dollars TO have a
monetary commission recommend sonlo,
thing that the people will not have.
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The only thing the tariff bill makes us
reasonably certain of Is that there VIII he
another period of uarsff tnkering soma
tune inside of four yenrs