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The morning times., 1897-01-24
THE VETERANS At BANQUET
An Annual Convention of the
District MasOns.
ELOQUENT SPEECHES MADE
Distinguished Brethren About the
Board Who Discourse Upon Fra
ternity-President Ball Serves. as
Toastmaster-Blue Lodge, Chapter
and 'Commandery There.

The Masonic brethren of the District
who constitute the veteran associat ton, to
whose membership rolls no man can as
pire until he can furnish satisfactory
evidence that his apprenticeship dates
back over the full period OF twenty one
years, assembled at Wizards Hotel last
evening, to the number of 100, and after
the transaction of some association busi-
ness, of Importance only to the initiated,
gathered about the banquet board ana
INDUCED themselves in recreative refresh
ments.
1t was the nineteenth annual dinner of
the association, which may be accepte d. as
proof of the fact that il any member in
attendance at the first was also at the
last, his right to the title of veteran is
attested by the lapse of years, but there
was nothing DO indicate to the casual
observer that any had passed beyond the
second milestone on his Masonic Pilgrim
age.
President Robert Ball sat at the head
OF the beard, IN the midst OF the special
guests, NNand served as toastmasteT. on
his right sat Grand Master Matthew
Trimble, who presides over the District
Master Masonsi on his left was Grand High
Priest Charles II. Smith, who wieldS the
scepter as the head of Royal Arch Masonry;
near him Past Most Eminent Commander Of
Knights Templar Noble d. Larner, ami
others eminent in the order.
The divine blessing was Invoked by the
II a
Immediately thereafter p President Ball
took occasion to welcome the guests and
to congratulate them upon being once
more brought together upon an annual
occasion. He expressed the hope that
there would be many future annual gather
ings in which they might participate, and
invited them to proceed with the discussion
of the menu.
There were eloquent addresses made by
a number, Grand Master Trimble speaking
10 the Grand Lodge F. and A NJ. :" Grand
High Priest Smith to The Grand ROYAL
Arch Chapter" Mr.. Noble d Larner to
The Masonic Relief Association" w
Il. Cox, past grand master to tie Grand
Lodge of North Carolina" :" Col NJ III
Parker, past grand master; j. II. Cod
ding Hon. W. K Taylor. NJ C., of Ohio,
responded for Ohio in felcitous address,
and other distinguished brethren who were
called upon, added much TO the eIoquence
OF the OCCASION Masonry, and fraternity
constituting the principal theme.
Eacn OF The speakers was heartily ap-
plauded as his good points were success
lively brought out, and the manifestation
often reached the enthusiastic point.
The special guests present, In addition to
those already named, among the orators
We're Chief Willis l. Moore, of the Weather
Bureau; Mr.. s. A. Perkins, Hon. George
NJ. Curtis, NJ. C., of Iowa; g. Y. Atlee, DIR.
Aaron Baldwin, Nalvar Nelson,C c. w Bland,
Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis, J. NJ Reiman,
DR.. 4. q. White, W. 3. Easten, c. c. Isaacs,
OF Baltimore; Daniel Frazer, j a. Arnold
and c. W. Alexander
OF the Officers OF the association these
were in attendance as aides to President
The morning times., 1897-01-24
A New Conclave of Heptasophs.

Potomac Conclavc of Heptasoph was in
stituted Friday evening, January %, with
a large attendance. Charter list OF 100
by Supreme Organizer John W Cruett, Past
Supreme Archon NJ G. Mitchell and Dis
trict Deputy Organizer j. II. Primrose.
The following officers were installed: Past
archon, Simon 0ppenhcimcr; aTchon, /. W.
Goodman; provost archon, L. Mcmillan;
secretary, DIR. j. W. Able, treasurer, John
a. Barthel; fnancier, w. NJ. Frank; prelate,
Phil FriedIander; inspector, L. sonnenborn;
warden, A. selinger; sentinel, A. Rudolph.
Among the visiting members were Brothers
Mcmahon and Tomlinson of Columbia Con.
claye, also several visiting members from
other cities
The morning times., 1897-01-24
THE PISTOL WAS LOADED.
Mr.. =. L. Anderson Claims to Have
Shot Himself Accidentally.

s. E. Anderson, a laborer living at the
corner of Sixth and K streets southe
was treated at Emergency Hospital by
Surgeons Lawrence and Hooe last evening
for pistol shot wound in the leg. The
bullet from a 32-caliber revolver entered
the right leg below the knee and plowed
down through the leg for several inches
The physicians extracted the missile near
the ankle and Anderson was able to walk
away.
The victim of the bullet claimed that he
shot himself accidentally. He said he was
examining the pistol in company with a
friend and that he did not know it was
loaded. There was, however. one cartridge
in the weapon, and when Anderson put the
gun behind him, to place it in his pocket,
he pulled the trigger and the bullet en-
tered his leg.
The morning times., 1897-01-24
RefIectinns OF a Rachelnr

1t always spoils a girl for man when
his mother tells him she is a lovely char
acter.
When a girl has on pretty petticoat she
gets very careless about the way She grabs
her skirt at a street crossing.
A man doesn't mind seeing his wife's
family cry at her wedding, but il always
makes him mad TO see other people.
It's all right to talk about there being in
spiration in woman's kiss, but most men
can get a lot more out OF a good dinner
If girl who goes into restaurant TO
get a small steak and hashed brown pota
toes sees a man she knows at the next
table, she viii generally order half por-
ton Of chicken fricassee and celery salad
New York Press
The morning times., 1897-01-24
Social Incidents


There was pleasant gathering Monday
evening at tie residence OF Dr. and Mrs
Frank L Howe, University Heights. Vocal
and instrumental music afforded entertain
ment for tie guests, the participants being
Mrs. Susanna Oidberg. Miss Marie Howe,
Miss Katie Lay Howe, Mr.. Arthur Percy
Harris, Mr. Franklin T. Howe, Jr., ana
Miss Mary Helen Howe. When the guests
were invited To partake of refreshments
in the dining-room a table spread with
an abundance Of good things met the eye.
Among those present were: Miss Mary
Marean, Miss Grace Thomas, Miss Bertha
johnson, Mrs. Susanna OIdberg, Misses
Mamie and Sidney Small, Miss Sidney
johnson, Mr. John O'Brien, Mr.. Thouias
McTyre, MI Frank GulfOile, Mr. William
Scott, Mr.. Arthur McGuire, Mr.. a. =.
Harris, Mr.. Frank Reside, Mr.. Richard
Lamb, Mr.. Fred Johnson, and Mr.. Joseph,
John an q Ed ward Berg
The morning times., 1897-01-24
The District Is Not Liable.

TheownerofpremisesNo No. 1910 Twentieth
street filed with the Commissioners
recently a claim against the District for
reimbursement for the cost of repairs to
porch damaged during the September
storm by the fall Of a fire alarm pole
Attorney Thomas, to whom the matter was
referred, decides that the District is J. OF
liable for the fall of the pole, no negligence
having been shown, and copy of his opin-
ion was forwarded to the claimant in re-
sponse to his demand for payment.
The morning times., 1897-01-24
which case gods will be called for and
returned
A BEER SALOON RAIDED.
4 Large Number Of Empty Bottles
Recovered

4 Large Number Of Empty Bottles
Recovered.
raid was made upon the saloon OF Fred
Gehrman, No. II l. street northwest, last
Thursday night, by Special Officer Flinders,
representing the National Bottlcrs' Pro-
tective Association, and Constable C. d.
Darling. The officers recovered 225
dozen bottles and seven:y-fivc boxes be-
longing to different members of the as
sociation. The raid was made under the
Immediate auspices of the local Protective
Association of Bottlers, of which Mr. Charles
Jacobsen is president. A large crowd was
attracted to the SCENE by the appearance
of the officials, and, it is. said, that one
result of the raid Is the delivery of empty
bottles by many dealers in the neightor-
hood. ,r.
1t is claimed, tlfat Gehrman has been
tried before for the same offense and it
The morning times., 1897-01-24
An Island Annexed

The Senate this afternoon passed bill
practically annexing West India island
to tie United States. 1t was the Lodge
bill TO provide for the erection of a light
house on Swan Island. Swan Island is
Ioaated southwest Of Jamaica and iscapable
OF being well fortified. 1t has long been
regarded as an island 'appertaining to
the United States" to use the diplomatic
terms, but has never been taken possession
OF. Navassa Island, between Hayti and
Jamaica, is OF the same description.
The morning times., 1897-01-24
Six of His Girls Marry.

There must be big force OF CUpits work
ing overtime around the cashiers chair
in the shop of James NJ TIaight & Co in
Peckskill, says the New York Fress. The
rec ord Of that chair is six marriages up
TO date, and-weil, Gertjc ! dams sits in it
now, and any man IS atIihcrty To 90 into
the shop. TWO o Mr.. Haight's daugh-
ters have fallen willing victims TO the
benign Influence Of that structure of ash
and rattan II call it the champion
marrying chair says Mr. Haight.
The morning times., 1897-01-24
JOE W|LLARO's CHARACTER
He Was a Stanch Friend and
a Coed Halter.
A BUSINESS MAN ALWAYS
He Rega rded HiIns elf Good Judge
of Men-Above All Things, He
Was Honest-Those That Knew
Him Best Say That He Was Full
of Kindly Impulses.

The late Joseph c. Willard was by no
manner of means mixer" as the poll
tlcians term a good social kind of a man.
temperament and not easily approached.
He was never, not even in very early life,
fond OF society. He rather took to business
The morning times., 1897-01-24
was announced that he was willing tt
compromise the present difficulty.
These Cabbies Cut Each Other.

One of the most vicious fights seen for a
long time, saysthe New ork correspondent
of the Pittsburg Dispatch, was that between
two cabbies in front of the Hotel Waldorf
today. They had quarreled over a fare, and
both drew their whips, long, snaky and
vicious One eabby was union man and
the other non-union, and that grudge added
to their hatred. Well, those two deliber-
ately stood at five PAGES and began to flay
each other alive with their black snakes.
No effort was made to clinch, but they recog-
nized their whips as the only weapons.
Before an officer could interfere both of
their cheeks were laid open as clean as il
cut by a razor.
The morning times., 1897-01-24
Buried His ment :
(From the Now York pr,ss

II TUIn Iut NOW lOtN ITtkS.I
Frederick Fuchs was II lloated bond.
holder, but apparently he did not take any
pleasure in clipping COUPONS. for his ia
vorite paStime was 10 bury The pretious
pieces of paper in his cellar. Ever since
he died in Egg Fart or City. y ] several
days ago, eager heirs have fcer unearfh-
ing securities. The last discovery was on
Thursday, when $4,000 IN government
tontis was found buried deep ia his cellar
That makes $4,000 in all.
The morning times., 1897-01-24
No News of the Runaways.

John Hunter and Robert Ryan, who ran
away from the Reform School, Friday,
evening, as told in The Times, had not
returned to the institutionlast night. Moth
ing was heard Of them by the police and
they had not returned home. II is be-
iieved they went to Baltimore.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

The informal lat home OF Mr. and Mrs.
Lincoln, No. 1910 street, last Tuesday
evening brought together congenial cir
Gle OF guests. who greatly enjoyed read
ing from Mr.. J E. JorSensen, the famous
Indian scout, interpreter and soldier. Mr.
Jorgensen's paper on the mythology of the
Navahoes interspersed with incidents and
observations during his life among these
and other Indian tribes, was exceedingly
interesting. Mrs. Eva Spencer Leonard read
a poem with fine effect, and by request
gave the story OF the Indian and the deer,
much to the amusement Of the guests
During the evening Mrs. A. NJ. JorgenSCn
sang cbarnningly; Miss Clara NJ. Allen con-
tributed piano solos, Miss Katherine Allen
1.-THE Bobolink Song" and Mrs. C. B.
Brown Southern melodies, each number
being encored.
Talk Over the Teacnps'' was worth re-
cording, il wit and wisdom aid digestion.
Mrs. j. ID. Lincoln assisted in entertaining
the guests Mrs. NJ. ID. Lincoln (B. B:) will
not receive January 90, either afternoon
or evening.
The morning times., 1897-01-24
Mrs. Charles B. Howry receives on Mon
day, at 1888 street northwest.

Miss Verona Hummer gave a very en-
joyable masquerade party atner residence,
No. 20 h street northwest. Fancy dane
ing, recitauons, vocal and instrumental
music made the evening pass very pleas
ently. Refreshments were served and
all spent a very delightful evening. Among
the guests We're: Miss Grace Woodbury.,
Goddess of Liberty; Belle Pierce, Grecian
lady; LOtta Wilson, Night; Mae keppeI,
Spanish butterfly; Sallie Pntchard, gypsy
girl: Adelaide Rover, Red Riding Hood;
Verona Hummer, snowflake; George Bry
ant. yellow kid; Fred. Deveraux, farmer,
owen CSfrigan, school girl; George Ferry,
darky dude; Albert Hummer. old woman;
Katherine Tourney, winter; Sadie Walsh,
gaiety girl; Florence Ferry butterfly; hatn-
crime Rover, stylish darky; Nellie McCabe,
night; Cecilia Becker, Goddess of Liberty,
Thomas Fealy, yiOlinist; Martin Horne,
captain; Harry Nelson, bashful young man;
John McCabe, Indian chief; Mrs. Mitchell
Mrs. j Roth Mr.. and Mrs. K KuInmer. MT
GetZ, and Mr. Huber.
The morning times., 1897-01-24
FOR IT'S RELIEF FUND.
The Legion of Loyal Women to
Visit the waggaman Gallery.

thC WdSSaLidh
The Legion Of Loyal Women and its
friends will, through the courtesy of Mr..
Thomas E. Waggaman, visltthe Waggaman
Gallery OF Fine Arts and Ceramics on
Thursday evening, January 2S, from 7;30
to 10 O'Clock, the occasion being benefit
rendered the relief fund of the legion by
. the generous host The charity work of
this organization is specially appreciated
for it's practical methods and influences,
its aim being to foster self help instead of
pamperizing those to whom it extends its
{ aid.
The legion has just established mend
ing bureau at its headquarters, No. 4lS
+, Tenth street. under the, special direction
OF Mrs. James Tanner, with Mrs L. NJ.
Porter in charge 1t is hoped that this
charity will receive the cordial support Of
those humanitarians, who believe that the
just and pcrmanent way of aiding the poor
is TO help them to help themselves. ..
Repairing and mending articles OF all
sorts is contemplated, the work to be
done with neatness and dispatch and at
prices ranging from. a nickel up. Special
terms VIII he made for family mending, in
The morning times., 1897-01-24
Tbe yenoeful Farmer

That was vengeful farmer, says the st.
Louis Republic, who wrote from Buntyn,
Tenn, to Mckinley asking him if it was a
fact that more banks had failed than fac
tories had. opened since the, election. Mr.,
Mckinley is too busy to reply.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

The regular meeting of the Good VIII
Pleasure Club was held on Friday evening
last, at the residence OF Miss LeeSnItLer, No.
42S Eleventh street southwest. These
present We're j. ]. Mccain, president OF
the club; Vice President Jenny Shushrue,
Treasurer u. II. Shanks, Secretary j. A
Mullen and the Misses o LeesnitZer, K.
Shainasey, L. Hammesly, L. Mullen, ID.
Dalton, E shughrue, NJ. CovingtOn, Mir.
Joe Mullen. {. Otis, c. Shgghrue, h. ireland,
James Macintosh, John Macintosh, II.
Gould Z. Leesnitzer and c. Galleher.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

Miss Angela d. Petty, daughter of Mr.
George X. Petty, of South Washington, aud
Mr. W. Berry Early, of Prince George
county, Md, Were married Monday even
ing last, at st. Dominic's Church, by the
Very Rev. j, c. Kent, 0. P. in the
presence of a number of relatives and
friends. After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs
Early left on a special car for Phil,s-
delphia and the North, and on their re-
turn Will make their home at Brandywine,
Md
The morning times., 1897-01-24

Sergt George Bandel, of the Baltimore
police force, and family, also his niece,
Miss Katie Baker, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs Alex. seabright, at No. 1923 H street
northeast. They are on pleas tour, eul-
bracing the principal cities of the East
Sergt. Bendel is highly thought of by
his brother officers OF Baltimore
The morning times., 1897-01-24
Mrs j. Wesley Bovee, OF 404 II street,
viii be at home Aionda Us during the season

VIII be at home Sfonda Us during the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. II. EDaur celebrated the
eighteenth anniversary of their marriage
on Thursday, January 2I, by q very en-
joyable dinner party, vocal and inStru-
mental music being a very prominent fea-
ture OF the evenings entertainment. Among
the guests We're Mr.. and Mrs Rosam, Mr..
and Mrs. Uhalan, Mr.. and Mrs Leischca
and son, Mr. and Mrs. BurnstOn, Mr.. and
Mrs JOY, Mr., and Mrs Yates, OF North
Carolina; Mr.. and Mrs. Mickun, SIr and
Mrs. Chescldine ana son, MI. and Mrs.
Hall, Mr. and Mrs Robey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robinson, MIR. and Mrs Morgan, Mr. and
Mrs. Towers, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto. Mr. and
Mrs Campbell, lr. Frank Harman. and
Mr. William Evans.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

1t is said that the Eskimo alphabet has
only five characters; that the language
itse'f is lot very difficult; but ii is the ouly
one the Eskimo ever learns.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

Mrs. and Miss Bryant will be at home
the first Monday in February from to 5
at No. 23+ North Capitol street.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

Miss Mary Helen Howe, who has been
spending the past week with her parents
at University Heights has returned to
New York.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

Mrs. Henry Thomas, wife of Representa-
tive Thomas, of Michigan, Will receive with
Mrs. j. Wesley Bovee at 1404 street, on
Mondays.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Mllson Crenshaw Will
give reception, 8 TO IL, ON Wednesday,
January 27.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

Some girls laugh SO much they get wrin-
kles around their mouths.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-15
Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago, June H.--The leading futures
ranged as follows: Wheat-No. July, 6s
a701ac.; September 6fsa653sc.; December,
66a67c Corn-No. 2 June, NAa2is4c.; july
2iFsa254c.; September, 255sa26hc. Oats
No. July, 1Sa1s1kc.; September, lSlsa
1S1sc. Mess Pork-July, S471sa770; Sep
tember, s7.6Oa7.S0. Lard-July, $3.60a3. .751a;
September, SO 7Oa3.S712. Short Ribs-July,
A.SOa4.47A; September, &.Sha4.55. Cash
quotations were as follows: Flour, quiet;
No. spring wheat, 11sa72lSc.; No. DO,
66a7Oc.; No. red, 75lsa7SlRc.; No. corn.
25hc.; No. oats, 1Shc.; No. white, +. o.
b., 221Aa23c No. white, I. o. b., l9Na
221ac.: No. rye, 3314c.; No. barley, nom
inal; No. 3, f. o. b., 21aaS1c.; No. 4, f. o.
b., 261Ra2Skc.; No. / flax seed, 7519a76c
prime timothy seed, 2.70a2.75; mess pork,
s7.7Oa7.75; &rd, SO 7Oa3.72la; short ribs,
loose, $i.30a4.55; dry salted shoulders,
boxed, 5a5Ac.; short clear sides, boxed,
45sa4a4c.; whisky, n.19; sugars, cut loaf
S565; granulated, s4.4. Receipts-Flour,
6,OO0 barrels; wheat, 1900 bushels; corn,
493,O 600 bushels; oats, 35S 900 bushels; rye,
5000 bushels; barley, 80, 900 bushels. Ship
ments-Flour, 1900 barrels; wheat $4,000
bushels; corn, 57o,J 900 bushels; oats, l,oOl
bushes; rye, 10000 bushels; barley, 400
bushels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-15

twenty-one years DID, in the Printemps
1t Is obligatory.
The Louvre has on the avenue Rapp
a great building accommodating 250
male employees, and not far from it
another, where 100 young girls are
lodged. The Bon Marche furnishes
similar accommodations. All these es-
tablishments are conducted under pc
culiarly stringent rules. The girls have
a parlor where the entertainments are
organized on Sundays and certain
evenings of the week, but from which
the other sex is excluded utterly. Not
even a father or a brother may be re-
ceived there.
All the employees receive their meals
In the stores, except the highest, and
these are permitted to eat outside, and
receive an allowance of 500 francs
year in the way of Communication ra-
tions. Furthermore, married employees
are allowed to dine at home, and re-
ceive a Communication of one franc
day. The average cost of food is from
81 to 40 cents a day for each employe.
The fare consists, at the Louvre, of one
helping of meat, all the vegetables and
bread that can be eaten, dessert and
pint of claret. For dinner soup Is ad-
ded. At the Bon Marche the employees
may ask for two helpings of meat. The
average daily quantity of food con-
sumed in one of these establishments
includes 2,5e0 quarts of soup, 5000
pounds Of bread. $500 pounds of meat,
1,2OO pounds of fish, 500 pounds of but
ter and ten barrels of wine. At the
Louvre the kitchen force includes fif-
teen cooks and eighty walters. The
cost of the food exceeds 1000, 900 francs
year.
The great stores have a medical SER
vice for their employees, which includes
an infirmary and outings in the coun-
try or at the seashore. In addition
when man or woman completes seven
years of service at the Louvre a sum of
1000 francs is accredited to him in the
pension fund, and afterward 200 francs
year up to his flftieth year of service.
The savings fund of the Bon Marche
amounts now to 100000 francs, and
100000 francs is added annually and in
addition there is a pension fund found
ed by Nine. Boucicault, who built up
this immense business, which now
amounts to 100000 francs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-15
LOOKING FOR A FORTUNE.
An Avcca Man Hopeful of Getting
share ofthe Richardson Millions.

An Avcca Man Hopeful of Getting
share ofthe Richardson Millions.
Wilkes Barre, June 1.-THE Record
says: Attorneys Halsey and McHugh,
of this city, have been engaged to look
after the claim of Benjamin Richard
son, of Avoca, who says he is the
nephew and heir of Joseph Richardson,
the eccentric millionaire of New York,
who died recentlv.
The claimant is the son of John
Richardson, a native of England, who
went when still a young man to Ire
land locating in County Armagh.
Twenty years ago Benjamin
Richardson came to this country with
his family. locating in Parsons. His
sons, Thomas and George Richardson.
obtained good positions, one night
engineer and the other fire boss. The
latter is still living in Parsons, and
Thomas Is at Mill Creek. A few years
ago benjamin Richardson removed to
Avoca, where he is at present located.
Mr.. Richardson says he is sure the
dead millionaire was his uncle.
There is, however, very little prob
ability of the Avoca Benjamin getting
Richardson's will the $20,000.000 he left
was divided equally between his wife
and two children. He made only two
other beQuests, one of 100000 to the
Central Park Baptist church and one
of $4,000 to the pastor, Rev. w. NJ.
Warren
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-15
Buffalo Live Stock,

East Buffalo, N. Y, June l4.-Cattle-
Good demand for the better stock, poorer
quality barely steady; choice iniphed
smooth fat steers, sAgoa5.Glg good to
choice fat heavy steers, A60a4.75; fair to
good steers, $S.65aA; choice, smooth fat
heifers, A.15a4.4O; fair to good, mixed
butchers stock, s3.25a3.90; good smooth
well fattened COWS, $340a360; native stock
steers, good to choice, S3.50a3.75; do. feed
ers, good to best, $3.S5a4 strictly fancy
mixers, S37aS6; gCd to fancy springers,
$35a45; good to choice vea!s, $5.25a5. 75;
heavy fed and buttermilks, $225a325.
Hogs-Actve demand, prices strong to a
shade higher; good to choice Workers,
$3.65; mixed packers, grades, $3.65; medium
weights, s3.6Ou3.65; heavy hogs, $3.55a3, so;
Ioughs, $3.15a3.25. Sheep and Lambs-Re-
ceipts, light; market dull and 20a25c. low
er for lambs: native lambs, choice to
prime, &.57a4.6O; culls and common, S250a
1926; fair to choice, mixed sheep, $S75a4;
choice to selected wethers. $4a425; culls
to common, $225a325; export sheep, S4a
475.