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F MHN WITH THE FIREWORKS.
A FOURTH OF JULY STORY.
BY OSBORN SPENCER.
Copyright. 1s97.1

k a copy of Q letter which l
 '''s '.d from my sister Marion Mrs. F .'ss Wheatleigh1 on June 26. last inviting me to be member of RI rI.urth of July house party that ' gather according to annual GUS ..The Pines," the Wheatleigh Entry seat:
 al yo,, to surrender yourself to us |Fss z. IFourth of July? You have never lS prbe Pines,' and we want you to .srv much. Come on the night of | !, so as to be with US on the 3d II There could be no more fitting place ..a to be on what you call the great Sovn than here. this year, for the K are going to pass the holidays at the :. If some schoolboy friends, the house
 .soa five miles from any point where will be fireworks, and Charles, E..s asked his cousin, Miss Pro [.ra Walmsley. to be with us also, aromised to buy no firecrackers, |1ao candles, rockets, pin wheels, E.srsn or any other sort or descrip- | <, nyrotechnic ahomination. And you so just as you please from the time srriye till you depart. There will speral others with us besides Miss |wsley, but they will be of the right \ with no noisy nonsense about them. K have never met Miss Walmsley, I E but you need not be in the least [i of her. She is devoted to her pro- 1sna work. and wouldn't cast mat |aally-incllned eye at the best, the |st or the handsomest man in the Es World-not even if his name hap E 10 be James Lawton. Besides, you not see very much of her anyway, Tbe Is very busy with certain experf- IS that she is perfecting for her class E, natural sciences at the Clear Sum- ghool, which she joins as a faculty Eer the Monday after the Fourth. |.se reply at once, and be sure to K your answer yes.
 3r affectionate little sister,
 MARION. |r years my duty as chief electrician |as Universal Electro-Solar Motor l=any had been so exacting as to oc-
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| to sleep in one of the hammocks that were swung on the shaded veranda.
 But after Marion had gone 1 felt very much disincfined to consult the books in the library or to idle away my time in hammock. It was beautiful day, and it would be pleasant to explore the grounds of sThe Pines" all by myself.
 1 had been strolling aimlessly along for ten or fifteen minutes and had got quite out of sight of the house when I heard voices. There were two of them, one that of woman, pleasant, yet withal decided and peremptory; the trained to obey.
 Now, John," said the womanIy voice, tuncoil little of that wire and bring the end to me while splice it. We must hurry and get it all strung be- fore the man with the fireworks comes"
 The word fireworks aroused vague suspicious in my mind. At that mo- ment 1 heard a step behind me, and, turning, faced a workman carrying big basket on either arm. I held up a warning hand and he stopped. At an other gesture he set down the basket.
 Do you want to earn an extra dol lar or two?" asked, in a low tone.
 His reply was satisfactory, and after the transfer of crisp parallelogram of green and black printed paper from my pocket to his had been accom- plished put him through course of questioning that afforded me vast deal of enlightenment concerning the na- ture of the experiments Prof ; Walmsley was up to. Plainly, she had a plan for playing huge joke on the man who wanted to enjoy quiet Fourth. At the conclusion of the talk the man and,myseIf changed coats and
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His After-pinner sneech.

Abound the table were gathered many men. The dinner was almost over and now in the interval of service general converse. tion had ceased, and they were all looking at him and waiting for him to speak He Nss a handsome man; clean shaven and commanding looking, in irreproachable evening dress. He stood, his left arm lightly upon the table Every eye was upon him as he began to speak. And this is what he said:
 Sorry, gents, but de plum puddin' is all out. Dere's rice an tapioca, an dere's plumpeachanapple creamorrhubarb an mineerlemon pie. Whachergo 'nterhave?' ?''-- N. Y. Journal.
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 here,'' indicating settee on the little landing stage, ''ean explode every one of the rockets and cannon crackers and all the other things we have been put ting in place, just by pressing this but i ton"
 It will make lot of noise," said.
 Yes" was the reply, 'so it wili. and 1t will be big surprise to the one who presses the button supposing it to be simply push button for summoning servants from the house with lunch con. Don't you think SOP"
 did indeed; and I also realized that the "big surprise" was undoubtedly in- tended for myself l should have been glad to continue the conversation further, but just then 1 saw my sister approaching in the distance and has, tened away with the empty baskets. Having returned them and coat and hat to their rightful owner, I hurried to the house, which 1 succeeded in reaching unobseryed, and went directly to my room. There 1 wrote two notes and summoning a servant by means ot sas electric bell, 7 sent one to my sister. informing her that 1 had headas.ss. and would keep my room till dinner time. On the back of the other I wrote For Miss Walmsley. To be read at once." 1t ran as follows: "If you no- tiee anything familiar about any one of the stranger guests at Miss Wheat leigh's dinner this evening, do not speak about it to anyone but the guest him. self. He can explain it better than any, one else" I signed it: .sThe Man with the Fireworks"
 This note I directed the servant to give to the Professor just before din- ner, and not earlier was a good deal puzzled with regard to my programme at the dinner table and afterward but having vainly pondered for an hour or two 1 gave it up and began to dress. was purpose1y a little late in answer ing the dinner summons, in order to 1 give Miss Walmsley time to read the 1 note. 1 was presented to her with the | information that I was to take her in, a moment after she had finished the note and while yet the look of mysti- fieation oceasioned by it's perusal was on her face. In evening dress she was even more attractive than when at work carrying out her plans for disconcert- l ing ce-and-quiet-loving bachelor. At first she evidently failed to recog- nize me, but when I spoke she started visibly, and deep flush beautified her l face and neck.
 q see" said, you received my note. I will explain in detail later. Let us l be friends, at least for the present. I am The Man with the Fireworks and 1 am also Mrs. Wheatleigh's brother, l James Lawton. I'll admit that you and Marion had very pretty plot laid out, but you must concede that 1 have the best of the game just at this point. After dinner we can arrange terms for 1 further warfare or conclude a treaty of peace, just as you please. In either 1 case nobody but you and l need know l that I have won so far. don't know, :" I added, with a sudden burst of au- dacity, whether prefer war or peace, but I warn you now that I am going to win the entire game, and that means, l of course, that 1 am eventually going to win Prof Walmsley herself"
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Iny time and energy on Sundays |aOadays almost as exclusively as Ter days, and I had been obliged flne practically all invitations to |sp time to recreation even from ale sister Marion. She was fond Eng l thought more of that "de- se old company" than I ever could aie, and railed at it unmercifullY cause of my bachelorhood. But ae hard work of perfecting the ano extensions of the company Fen completed, the enterprise had 7aown to be on a firm financial oy the declaring of handsome aa and 1 could see no reason why N notrelax on the coming Fourth
 especially as 1 could do so with
 f ot being annoyed by the ear g, nose-assailing destruction of @oer which most folks consider Easable to all patriotic obsery- aa not understand why my sis gald mention Miss Walmsley per-
 without giving the names of 'ne other guests, but that was Which I could overlook. I had 
 \ good deal of Miss Walmsley as akaoly clever type of the new
 agenus which I considered an N and a bore, and hitherto I says managed to avoid meeting sae as 1t had been plainly inti- mat l need give her no more att man l wished, her prospective at The Pines'' seemed no ob-
 'o my accepting Marion's in-
 on the whole, I decided to 'le answer "yes," and wrote 'o send wagon to meet me at E aon on the evening of the sd.
 sp'ne cause the train that bore 'se direction of s'The Pines'' was s old not reach the house until 1%'anlght. I was tired and sleepy, eating a light supper served 2 ,on herself l went to bed with sang anyone but her and her
 Charles. The next morning ] 9pg after everyone else had s'eu Marion was waiting for
 sser, and kept me company sla' s'e my morning meal. Charles, I,a'ned, had driven to the sta e, mset some other guests, and s. s,., Malinsisy was busy some
 h'n her experiments. She. as aau number of things tn ae.-. ss,. eiae, and after I had mashed
 Nast she asked me to excuse sa,, SI nolr { or tssiss, T4rr ti1r 1npan= sb;.a a,a amuse myself in the li-
 sa was cool and quiet, or go
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aummer Vacations

Interesting illustrated booklets pertain. ing to Massachusetts Seashore, Ocean, island and Inland Resorts, are issued by the pas. sepger department of the Fall River Line
 the famous route between New York and yard, Nantucket, Bar Harbor, the White Mountains, etc. etc, etc List of the book. let's will be mailed upon receipt of one. cent stamp. Address o. H. Taylor. Gen'l Pass'r Agent, Fall River Line, New York.
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Two MIghty Continent.

North and South America, beside Gunte. mala, the West Indies, Australia, and even Europe, are the fields of usefulness in which Hostetter's Stomach Bitters has demon. strated its value as an antidete to malaria. and as q remedy foi dyspepsia. constipation Rheumatism, neuralgia. biliousness. nervous ness, and loss of appetite and sleep. Tho inhabitants, the medical men of these coun. tries, have spoken in no uncertain tones concerning the efficacy of the great house. hold remedy.
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Old Lady (to druggist)-'I want box of canine pills" Druggist-"What's the matter with the dog?' Old Lady (indig- nantly)-"I want you to know, sir, that my husband is a gentleman!"' The drug gist, in profound silence, puts up some qus' inc pills
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The Same Old Wail.-said Eve-"What a ehooser of fig.leaves you are! Iris the worst one that ever l carried" Said Adam - Our dresses are better by far than any you had when we married .0-Harlem Life.
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Federal Generals.

When the war of the rebellion closed in 1865, there were 175 major generals of tho union army oIi the roiffs of the government. Only 38 are now living. Of over 800 brigadier generals then in service of the government, only 175 are now alive Military Gazette, Chi cago.
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He Wondered.

Little Clarence (after three minutes of silence)-Pa!
 Mir Callipers (wearily)-Uh? Pa. when you eat doughnut do you eat the hole, too, or do you eat all around it and leave the hole?"-N. |. Journal.
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An American woman, with eSardlener, ,dp, nst ,t husband and hired boy to eip neai sail eaH as 2 make flowers grow and bloh as 1s wsai all 'ia the little old German woman no does oii 'i-S work alone.-AtchisonfG
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Mrs Isaacstein (engaging servant) = CT db h9Re you no have, haven't young % man 5al 4 Bridget
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Force of Habit.-An old librarian, unable to find his umbrella one evening when 1t was time to close, returned and looked anx- iously for it in the card catalogue, under the letter U-Le Figaro.
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I can recommend Piso's Cure for Con sumption to sufferers from Asthma.-E. D. Townsend, Ft. Howard, Wis, May 4, '94.
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A cab owner had the word Excelsior" tainted on the door panel of all his vehicles. He explained that his motto was hire. ."- Tit-Bits.
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Outdnne

Prof Braintank-Newton was a orast philosopher. By observing the mere fali of an apple he discovered the law of gravity.
 Smithers That's nothing. By simply biting an apple Eve discovered the gravity of law.-N. Y. Journal.
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When some people 2 to the city once once in their lives, and sefa gooa snom, osaa sne{ o{ think they have to tin up thelf wosE;,a slosfS @s every show that cons to town " aSiins
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Another proof that life is conundrum is that everybody eventually gives it up.-N. Y. Weekly.
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Can't Keep Still Mrs. Gabbel-"Do, ,'' i" know that you talk in your sleep, Jano;r Mr. Gabbel-"Do |? Then I bet yo,, ini"-Fun.
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The point in training children is to ge them off to neighbours house first ir ;he evening, in order to keep that neigh bor's children at home.-Atchison Globe. 1
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When woman will, she will and yet when she says she will she may not-N. ' Weekly.
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A man philosophizes better than a woman on the human heart, but she reads the hearts of men better than he.-Rousseau
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'sWhat is the meaning of all these lad ders leaning against the trees? His ex- eelleney is going to have a boar hunt to- morrow '-Fliegende Blaetter.
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"star Tobacco. ?,

As you chew tobacco for pleasure, use Star 1t IS not only the best, but the most lasting, and therefore the cheapest.
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Bertie-~Are W any kin to chickens a1,a : l, cc;sertie-ss Of couse not iseoii'.s ,s.. Bertie Well, Gncle Harry says ,ine pap@ .-.- s-~ a mighty bad egg when ne was young Brooklyn I4ifs.
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We all put in great deal of hard work laughing at jokes that do not amuse us.-- Washington Democrat.
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The difficulty with the man who knows too much Is that he always will tell it.-N Y. Weekly.
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Probably if every old man had gsl'aa gshaaite +o to go through it again, he would 1oase s e,,sy sD be more selfish with his money tFi he esei
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Write Malacura Co.,, St. Louis, for free trial package Malacura Choclats for chills.
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Mrs. Chpcch-- Did you eyer eaten sia,f yop,a t,s husband f1lrting? Mrs. Gotna,ili c.a4oa' ats 2
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The less energy man has, the easier he drifts into matrimony y.-.Atch Globe.
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Halls Catnrrh Cure Is 8 Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-01-08

from the Camden to the Cha.ku
Cemetery
Onaoi the enjoyable occasions Of
The season was the song service nj
Uncle William Hollingsworth's last
Sunday evening.
The anticipated Christmas hoIi-
days have come and gone; the old
year bas pissed away, but not for
gotten. A new year has dawued,
and glad hearts rejoice; life Is but
a Aeeting moment, and why not de-
vote part Of our time tomakiug life
happy aud enter into the true aud
pure enioyments Of our existence
here, and we viii surely feel like
worthy pilgrims in our travel from
time b eternity
CHALK HILL, January 8.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-01-08

Regular correspondence
Bad colds are prevalent in this
community.
L. II. PaFord has gone to Holla-
day on business.
Z. w. Cuff went to Eva on bust.
ness last Friday.
John Patrick has removed with
his family to near Liberty.
Prof 9. G. Wick, of Liberty Wis.
tied relatives here last Friday.
Next Sunday is the regular ap
pointment here of Rev. r. II. Witt
Bert Sarrett and Walter Patrick
were guests Of Mrs. Malissa Cuf
and family Sunday.
The public schools are closed a
both the Farrar and Patrick school
houses. Both schools have been
success, and the teachers in charge
deserve much credit for their eff
cient work.
FLATWooDs, January 3.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-01-08
FROM CHALK HILL.

Special correspondence
Mrs. Mary Holland visited near
Eva last week.
Itis about time for the singing
to begin at Glendale.
j. D. Holland has made needed
Improvements recently.
j. L. Browning had a fine mare
to die one day last week.
Mike Collins and wife, Of Cam
den, visited here Sunday.
Mrs. Clark Davis has returned
from visit to relatives near Eva.
The wheat in this community has
injured by the last cold wave.
Rev. j. E. Arnold will conduct
regular services at this place next
Sunday.
The saw-mill of NJ T. Holland,
on Beaverdam Greek, is rnnning on
full time.
Clarence Kennon has accepted a
position with the Chicago Woolen
Mills Go.
The. weather has been delightful
for the past few days on the farm
ing people.
A serenading party was out one
evening last week, and had a most
enjoyable time.
S. w. Sarrett and wife, of Texas
are visiting relatives and friends in
this community.
Mrs. James Herndon, of Eva, was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Polk
Davis, near Camden last week,
The remains Of the two children
Of S. w. Sarrett will be removed
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-01-08

The fiftieth general assembly Of
Tennessee met in regular session
at Nashville Monday. The senate
was organized with John Thomp-
son, OF Davidson County, speaker;
Mann Wills, Of Haywood, clerk; J..
A. Kirby, of Robertson, assistant
clerk; w, L. Morris, of Benton, ser
geant-at-arms; Miss Mamie Tansil,
of Weakley, engrossing clerk. The
organization of the house was per-
fected with M. @. Fitzpatrick, of
TrousdaIe County, speaker; Reau
I'D. Folk, of Davidson, clerk; Porter
Dunlap, of Henry, assistant clerk;
Charles 7. Coles, of Shelby, ser
geant-at-arms; n. E. Carr, Of Trous-
dale, assistant sergeant-at-arms;
Miss Nora Lee, Of Putnam, engross-
ing clerk. Both branches of the
general assembly have settled down
to business, and from this time on
their deliberations will most likely
be both interesting and important.
Resolutions have been adopted in
]
both houses providing for an exam
ination of the books of the comp
troller and treasurer. The notice
Of contest Of Mr.. Tillman has been
formally filed in both houses, and
bills Of a variedcharacter have been
introduced.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-01-08
FROM pAvArr

iasU.a r1ff. HunHun8e|
r. Il Hi.Iiard, of HolIaday, was
here lasl week.
NJ H. Phillips went 20 Camden
yesterday on business.
Greene Jordan hes moved back
TO his home at Chalk Level
Dennis Rushing, Of Duck River,
came over ON business Saturday
W.T. Moore and wife visited ON
Rushiugs Greek during Christmas.
Misse Inie Mcdaniel aud Para
Ite Miller OF Coyburgh, visited at
this place last week.
Miss Dreadeu ha5rgturned
home after spending several days
with friends a. South Camden.
Capt Jack Whitfield and Master
Chasse Mulliuigks, of Bakcrsyi'le,
visited relatives here las, week
Boss Warren has braud-uew
banjo, and says he has nothing to
do now but to entertain the ladies'.
Miss MoIIie Shelton, who has
been attending the holiday meeting
at Bakcrsville, has returned home.
The young people here enjoyed
an entertainment at the hospitable
home of NJ. L. Phillips Saturday
evening.
The people Of this place were en-
tertained last week by a band Of
Australians and some dancing bears
and monkeys
Mrs G.. b. Holiday has returned
to her home at Camden after spend
ing the holidays with her parents,
/ d. d. Byrd and wife, of this place.
Misses Jeanette, Margaret and
Mamie PEBBLES, who have been Wis
iting relatives and friends in Car
roll County, have returned home.
Mrs. Lima Byrn and charming
daughter Miss Dora Of Humphreys
County, were guests of the family
of j. Nj. Dreaden the first Of last
week.
Alt Wheatley, who has been i'll
for sometime, died Tuesday even.
ing of last week. We extend oul
heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved
family.
Rudolph Goodman, who has beer
spending the holidayswith his par.
ents and friends here, has returned
to Camden to resume his studies al
Benton Seminary.
PAyATT, January 5.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-01-08
FROM CowELLs CHAPEL.
FLATwooDs, January ).

Regular correspondence
Virgil Holland went to Zach on
business Yesterday.
Mrs. Ellen Bridges is reported
on the list Of sick.
This community was we'll repre-
sented at Camden yesterday.
H. B. Bridges has been making
desirable improvements at his resi-
dence.
Workmen are engaged in making
some building Improvements for
Polk Cowell.
Mrs. @. H. Cowell visited rela-
tives in Carroll County last week,
returned home Sunday.
The horse swappers were not in
evidence at Camden yesterday, foI
the first time in a long number Of
years. Good enough.
CowELLs CHAPEL, January 5.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-01-08
QUARTERLY COURT.

Quarterly court met iu regular
session Monday with an the mag
istrates present Judge T. Il. Davis
presiding. Court was opened in
the usual manner by Sheriff W. A.
Lashlee, aad after The regular rou-
| time business had been transacted
| the court settled down 10 earnest
work.
The usual appropriations were
made, amounting in The aggregate
20 1901; besides relensrs on poll
tax aud a few privileges.
The receipts FROM magistrates
under the small oileuse law aggre-
/ gated SIS.
The court then proceeded to the
election of the county superintend-
ent Of public instruction. 4 Witt
/ Cuf, of Flatwoods; Johnny Brum-
lager, of Big Sandy; A. j. Fry, Of
Coxburgh, and Dorsey b. Gossett,
Iof NcIllwain, announced them
selves candidates. After the fifth
ballot Al. Fry withdrew from the
contest, and on the eleventh ballot
Dorsey b. Gossett was declared to
| be elected.
Judge /. Z. Davis filed his reg
|nlar report, and J. A. Clement sub
mitted his report as collector Of the
back taxes, both Of which we're or
dered spread upon the minutes Of
the court
The following road commission
ers were elected for the ensuing
year, to-wit: First district, James
Matlock; second, General Eaves;
third, w. r.. Marchbanks; fourth,
d. Q. Kee; fifth, J. II. Kee; sixth,
j. b. Bane; seventh, j. M Melton;
eighth, Robert II. Cantrell; ninth,
w. B. Herndon; tenth, ByA, Totty;
eleventh, Thomas Smith; twelfth,
G. NJ. Wiseman; thirteenth, W. L.
! Walker; fourteenth, M. NJ. Harris.
j. w. Latter, G. B. Bane, and j.
! M. Bishop who were appointed q
committee (revenue) to draft and
report the tax levy for the year 1897
submitted the following report:
For general county purposes, 30
cents on the 500, and an amount
equal to that levied by theState on
: all privileges and on all merchants.
For school purposes, 20 cents on
the $l00, and on privileges and on
merchants for school purposes the
same as levied by the State. For
road purposes, 5 cents on the $100,
: and on privileges one-fourth that
is levied for general county pur-
poses. Road hands to work five
days in the year.
The revenue committee made
f their regular report, which was or
n dered engrossed.
Several citizens were detached
from certain districts and attached
:. to some other districts.
Sidney L. Peeler, esq, presented
a resolution to the court, compli-
mentary to d. A. Gossett, the out
going tax assessor, which was or
a dered engrossed.
Court was in session two days.
f There beingno further business be-
u fore it, an adjournment was taken
p Tuesday afternoon.