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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09

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Total war and navy ................ s3. 027. 799. 1871
Roundly speaking, therefore, we have
already paid in pensions since the war two
thirds as much as it cost the Government
to carry on the war.
1t will be observed in the table which
shows the growth of the pension cxpendi-
lures from $40, 200, 900 in the first four.
year period to 1851, OOO,O 900 in the last,
that there is one period where there was
a slight decrease, namely, from 1873 to
1875. We call attention to the circum-
stance that this was the point, about ten
years after the t~ermination Of the war.
when the legitimate expenditures for
pensions, having then eliminated, ought to
have begun to decrease permanently. At
hat period the annual expenditures, having
reached 1874, OOO, 1000 in 1871, had fallen off
to $2S,0O0,0 0O. The number of pensioners
then or the rolls actually declined dur.
ing thisp period from 23S,0OO in 1873 to
$4,000 in 1876. The eliminating point
of legitimate pension expenditures had been
reached in 1871.
1t was just at the beginning Of that Pc
Rod that JAMES A. GARFIELD, whose patri.
otism and liberal disposition toward his
1ciio" NcleiahS III IepupiiSdh VIII uShys
declared that the pension list was then
"swollen beyond all account" At am
the last man." he exclaimed in the House
of Representatives, "to say a word against
voting pensions to all persons who deserve
them. Blu l wish to say to the House that
more frauds are being perpetrated on the
Government by claim agents in different
parts of the country than from almost any
other single source" In that same year,
1872, Gen. GARFIELD, as Chairman of the
Committee on Appropriations expressed the
opinion, which We have frequently quoted,
that "we may reasonably expect that
the expenditures for pensions will hereafter
steadily decrease, unless our legislation
should be u~nwarrantably extravagant."
And since that patriotic and prophetic
warning of G%ARFIELD's the number Of pen.
sioners has quadrupled, the annual expendi-
ture has increased fivefold, and the total
outlay of the Government has reached two
billion dollars!
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Foreign Notes or Real Interest.

Russia has bought the sebastopol shipbuildIng yard
for 800. 900 rubles.
Packages weighing up to twenty-five pounds and
measuring not more than nve feet cube arc now
transported by the French Post once for 81 cents to
any part OF France.
NJ. Vollon, the painter OF still life. has been elected
to the Paris Academic ds Beaux Arts In place OF the
late NJ. Francois. His nearest competitor was Il.
Harplguies.
Art for woman In England Is taking a practical
form. The late Lord de Tabley's niece has been paint
ing signs for two Northwich taverns. THE Smoker
and The Windmill"
Paris walters have Joined their MarseiIies brethren
In demanding the abolition of pourbofres. They rant
fixed wages. and declare that the only person who
profits by tips is the employer.
Henry Irving viii have an easier task In Peter the
Great, " where he must raise his stature TO G foot 8 to
be historically correct, than he had In making him
self look small as Napoleon In MADAME Sans Gene"
A new religious opera called "sa:nte GodeIive" by
Edgard Tiuel Of Mechlin. who wrote the oratorio
st, Francis" has been brought olt In tho Sale daa
Fetes at the Brussels exhibition and Is mighty praised.
Hicks Pasha's expedition TO the Soudan In 1889,
every man OF which is believed to have been mas
sacred, has been onicially pronounced dead by the
English probate court. executors having been allowed
TO presume the death OF a member OF the force.
A queer poIyglot religious service was held at the
Seanans Bethel at Douglas on the Isle OF Man. The
gospel was read in Gaelic. a hymn sung In ManK.
prayer offered In Welsh and the sermon delivered In
English. On a previous Sunday the Lords Prayer
was said IN Cornish. a language the last speaker OF
which died IN the early years OF this century.
An automobile postal train. consisting OF a postal
car containing a ~Serpollet engine. a passenger, and q
baggage car, has been run experimentaliy over tho
railroad from Paris to Beauyais. The speed. accord
ing to the gradient. was thirty.seven. nfty,nye, and
sixty kilometres. or from twenty-five to thirty ak
miles an hour. The engine consumed about nvo
pounds OF fuel and ten quarts OF water a kilomeIS.
and the cost was far less than that Of the usual postal
| trains.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
From the Kansas city Journal.

TIT TTrHvF u VV"TT Tut
Years ago. when 1t was more the fashion In Kansas
than at present. United States attorney "Bill" Perry
gave a i" stag party - TO his gentlemen friends at Fort
Scott. He had procured a bountiful supply of cold
beer for the delectation OF his guests, but hid II away
in an upper room as n post ~prandial surprise. When
the proper time arrived for the revelation of his sur.
prise. he said to the assembled company:
boys, | have a lot OF cold beer upstairs, but before
we start l want to know whether you intend to drink
like gentlemen or like hogs
"Uh. wen drink like gentlemen; lead on. Billy"
chorused a dozen voices in reply.
"That settles IT,, replied the jovial host. as a smile
rippled over all three of his double chins. "IIl have
TO send for more beer. A hog always knows when
he's got enough"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
Divers Experience with . Drowned Locsmotvs.
From thu Borfon Herald.


From the Boston Herald.
The raising of a locomotive from the Chicago
River, near Kinzie street, Chicago, has been ac-
complished by the Chicago Dredging and Dry
Dock Company. The engine and tender of a
suburban train on the Chicago. Milwaukee and
st. Paul Railway fell into the river at the open
drawbridge, the engine lying in about eighteen
feet of water. After lifting out the tender and
the engine truck by means of 4 derrick, a diver
was sent down and found that the engine lay
almost on its side. with the front end sunk about
four feet in the mud. The diver passed a limo
under the forward end Of the boiler, and thus a
heavy chain was passed under, while another
chain was fastened inside the irebox door.
The chains were attached to two scows, partly
filled with water, and on the water being
pumped out tho locomotive was raised sufd-
GENTLY to enable 1t to be moved across the river,
and there let go at q point where there was
more room for getting 1t ashore. The two
scows were then placed on either side Of the
submerged engine, and chains attached to the
four driving wheels and the smokebox were
carried up to six heavy timber levers carried on
fourteen feet Of blocking on the scows. These
were operated by jackscrews. toggles gripping
the chains while the levers were lowered for
another lift When the engine was raised be-
tween. the Bcows they were swung round to
drop 1t on a temporary track laid down the
bank. The work was done by fourteen mon.
and. owing to the small space available, about
seven days were required to do it
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year periods, each equal in length to tho
duration Of the war itself, the increase Of
pension expenditure to its present stupen.
dous proportions is thus exhibited:
.s4l

Since the end Of the war more than two
billion dollars, that is to say, moro than
two thousand million dollars, has been
paid out in pensions.
Now, the total cost OF the gigantic mill.
tary and naval operations which occupied
the Government from 1851 to 1855, includ-
ing the pay and s%ustenance Of all the arm
les, the building and maintenance OF all
the ships, the transportation Of troops, the
recruiting and bounties, the arms and am
munition and war material in its myriad
forms--in short, every item OF Government
expenditure on account Of the war, save
that for interest on money borrowed where
with to continue the lights included in
the official figures OF the War Department
and the Navy Department for the period in
ouestion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
HENRY CLAY continues to be bonored in

HENRY CLAY continues to be honored in
the nomenclature Of Kentucky. Perhaps the
Hon. M CLAY EVANS is tho best known Of
the Kentucky HENRY CLAYs now in politics.
The Republicans Of Bracken county have nomi.
mated HENRY CLAY WEAVER for Judge, and
HENRY CLAY MOORE for Representative.
Bracken county seems to be a centre Of
famous names, for these same Republicans
have made the Hon. GEORGE WASHINGTON
PEEDE their candidate for jailer. After all.
what are these illustrious and venerable names
compared to the native and frst.hand majesty
of BEDIGo SHEATsl The Hon. BEDIGo SHEATs
has not been named for any office yet. but he ex.
poets to draw something satisfactory in the fall.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
Curry and the XeMapnnera.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: In your issue Of
to-day q writer signing himself Lex says that the
Moral Theology OF Curry forbids the reading Of all
non.Catholic newspapers, and among them THE Sun.
Nothing could be more false. and II is calculated to
put the Catholic Church in a false position before tho
public. On the contrary, most of the priests and
Bishops of the eastern part of the country take and
read THE Sun. In my travels / found It the most
widely read paper among the clergy. and 1t is the
only daily paper | care TO read.
We studied Gury's Moral Theology in the Seminary
and failed to ind the prohibition against reading the
daily papers mentioned by " Lex"
NEW YORK. Aug. q. JAS. l.. MEAdHKR.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
Public Appreciation or the Hon. Whitelaw Reid.
From the HaddonNeld Tribune,

Tho Hon. Whitelaw Reid has been called hard
names on more than one occasion. but we never heard
1t said he was a fool. The latter word, however, will
about ut him should the rumor prove true that he ex.
poets TO be Secretary Of state. He doesn't possess
brains enough to carry on u diplomatic correspond.
ence between Eaddoniield and Collingswood, aud the
best thing he can do is to d vote his talents TO telling
readers OF his New York paper what a nue impress.
sion no made In England whilo representing the
United States as Ambassador Extraordinary Q.imited)
to queen vlctorlas Diamond Jubilee Tea Party. Fur.
Their than this Mr.. Rel "a mental capacity cannot 60.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09

1t is possible that the report that the
Hon. BENJAMIN TILLMAN is learning to ride the
bicycle is the invention OF some malicious enemy
of his in South Carolina. Large numbers OF his
most enthusiastic admirers in that State have
never seen ono Of the new.fangled machines.
and probably regard them as essentially aristo-
cratic and plutocratic devices. II the senior
Senator from the Palmetto State is really bound
to witch the world with noble Workmanship, it
Is safe to assume that his machine consists of
two magnihed pinwheels. When he revolyes,
he %rcvolves in a circle of fire and sparks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
Hanna Out for Hanna.

The preparations for Mr.. HANNA's cam.
paign in Ohio to elect a Legislature which
will elect him as Senator for six years
seem to be distinguished by the same thor
oughness and sophisticated foresight which
marked his management of the two cam.
paigns of 1896 for his friend MCKINLEY.
The Cincinnati Enquirer prints a list OF
Senators N Representatives who are said
to have promised already to 20 on the
stump for HANNA:
Senator ALLISON, Senator GEAR,
Senator BURROWS, Senator HAwLEY,
Senator CARTER, Senator HOAR,
Senator CulLoa, Senator NELSON.
Senator FAIRBANKS, Senator SrooSER,
Senator FORAKER, Senator THURsToS,
Senator FRYE, Senator WELLINGTON,
Senator GAIIISGER, Senator WILSON,
Senator LODGE, Senator WoLCorr.
Speaker REED, OF Maine.
Mr.. BABcocK. OF Wisconsin.
Mr.. BELKSAP. of Illinois,
Mr.. BISGHAM. OF Pennsylvania,
Mr.. BOUTELLE, OF Maine,
MI. BRoMwEIL, of Ohio,
Mr.. COUSINS, OF Iowa,
Mr.. DISGLEY. OF Maine.
Mr.. MAHASY, OF New York.
Mr.. PAYNE, of New York.
Mr.. SHERMAN. of New York.
We suppose this list will be greatly ex.
tended before operations begin. The readi.
ness of so many congressman to help Mr..
HANNA proceeds from something more
than the courtesy Of the Senate or
the sympathetic appreciation of the
other branch. 1t is n certificate of the debt
which the Republican party owes to that
politician of genius and that campaign
manager of uncommon ability for his
personal efforts last year.
The report that the President will go
into the canvass in person has been denied.
That is all right. But if the Hon. MARCUS
A. HANNA's attempt to get himself elected
to the Office to which he honorably aspires
is not accompanied by the best wishes of
the President and the Vice President, and
such substantial assistance as they may
render with propriety and dignity, then
Major MCKINLEY and Mr.. HOBART are not
the men we believe them to be.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09

A statistician of the Treasury estimates
mat inc present per capita circulation OF money
In the United States is 1926 4. Hero is some
thing for the Populists to have some pain and
iahehta'lon over. Only $22.54 for every man.
woman and child In tho United States! This
must DO much too little, especially for the chill
dren. The children are crying for moro circula-
tion. Tho babes In arms want more cur
rency to move the crops. Time was when
tho PopulistS devoted much thought and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09

From the Nebraska State JournaI

From the Nebraska State Journal.
While stopping one night at a farmhouse in
Missouri a traveller was astonished to see his
hostess walk up to her husband about every ff-
teen minutes and box his ears or give his hair a
pull. In the morning the guest, seeing the wo-
man alone, asked an explanation Of her strange
conduct. and her reply was: You see. stranger,
me and the old man has been fightin' for ten
years to see who shall boss this ere ranch, and I
have Jest got him cowed, but IL l should let up
on him for a day he would turn on me again,
and my work would all go for nothin'."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
The wonderfully Named.

"Gudg" has gone to Panama,
Hodge IA HoneycOmb;
Baddes some good ofilce straddleS;
Houk Is sim at home.
Podger, he OF Tennessee,
Has his faith renewed
Squnker hopes he'll lear the ropes,
But nothing comes to Dood.
Wupples, Supplies. Swunk aud Swing,
Bowler, Jowler, JAng-
II they don't get anything
"Mack" a 20 and hAngl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09

Is there any wonder that MARK TWAIN
declined peremptorily to become the subject Of
Mr.. JAMES GORDON BENEFITS altruistio cleo
mosynary impulsesl
Mr.. CLEMENS is not that sort Of q man, and he
needed no Fund; but II he had been that sort
Of a man. and had needed q Fund, 1t 10 highly
probable that he would have preferred another
treasurer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09

Pro1. y; BENJAMIN OF Brown Uni
ssrrsl,y WI attend the great silver camp meeting at
opfihsheiu' ~ sept 10 to 22.-LOuisvIHe Dfspdfch.
ihere he Will meet several congenial spirits
anu great educators. including the Hon. JAMES
n JONES OF Arkansas. the Hon. WIND ALLEN Of
Nebraska, and the Hon. BENJAMIN TILLMAN of
south Carolina. The solemn session and COM
nuhing OF these kindred minds must DO affect
ing and Improving to all concerned. The Spring
neid show deserves a more imposing name than
that OF camp meeting. 1t should DO called a uni
Versity,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09

platform 10 the per capita question. and showed
how much currency to the square inch there
must DO in q country 10 mako 1t prosperous.
Per capity was q nice round phrase, but in an
evil day the Populists heard Il Of the initiative and
referendum, and since then per capity has had
to hide its diminished head.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
Asper,,ies OF rheC Campaign in Kansas.

From the Topeka Daily Capital
One OF the objections to Col. Lease as Governor Is
that she would be liable to mortgage the state House
and then sell the furniture.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09

" our friends toho favor us trith manuscripts for
publication tcfsh TO have rejected articles returned.
they rsvsf In all Gases send stamp for that purpose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-05
Phosphorescent Diamond.

The French investigator NJ. Mascart
arranged a dark room, in which a col
lection Of $50 diamonds was placed. On
one side was an alternating current arc
lamp. The lens was covered with violet
covered glass, 30 that only ultra violet
rays were thrown ON the diamonds,
among which were several old Indian,
Brazilian and Cape stones, and some
from the South Africa diggings. OF the
entire collection only three diamonds
were phosphorescent. A Brazilian stone
Of 15s carats and another of carats
showed this property in a marked
degree. They were perfectly white,
with blush tint. The phosphorescence
lasted for Is minutes after exposure,
gradually lessening in intensity. Pure
white light vas used, resulting in q
less beautiful experiment. although
phosphorescence was apparent This test
demonstrated that some diamonds, but
not all, possess the power of absorbing
Light and emitting it in the dark.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-05
DOZEN SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD
Including . Mother, Her Son and He
Four Daughters.

Including . Mother, Her Son and Her
Four Daughters.
The missing who are supposed to be
dead include General Meunier, Marcn-
ioness De Gallifet, Duchess D'Alencon.
Countess De Nun and ST. Perier.
Marchioness De Floes, viscountess
Hunol Holstein, Baroness Mackan
(wife Of the leader Of the pro-ratists in
the chamber of deputies). and Madame
Morlaunelamon, her son and four
daughters. One hundred corpses have
been laid out In the Palais deL'Industrie.
1t Is believed that another hundred are
beneath the ruins. There was only one
exit. The bazaar was in full swing,
when suddenly, about 4 O'Clock, the cry
Of fire rose in the quarter where the
cinematograph was being exhibited.
One Of the survivors tells to the corre-
spondent Of the Associated Press his
experience:
The place was crammed full Of peo-
pie. and the heat was sitting. Being
very uncomfortable my friends and I
determined to leave. but somehow we
could not make much Roadway through
the throng toward the door. Jagged a
little behind. as was offered a ncsegay
by stakeholder. when ON q sudden the
shout Of fire was raised. Instantly all
was commotion. We tried to keep cool,
but the rush from behind forced us for
ward and We were separated. Then I
tried to work my way back. but I was
carried on my feet and carried back
ward and forward tn theswaying crowd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-05
KNEW HUMAN NATURE,

How Two Black Rascals Turned Their
3nOwledge 70 Gosd Account.
Near one Of the gates at the Union
station as the long train from CHICAGO
rolled in stood an old colored man. He
was bent under times burden, and IL
was easy to imagine that be was one Of
those relics Of the south, one Of those
picturesque characters Of old plantation
life. that now live only in the memory.
The great engine was painting after
its long run, and amid the hustle and
confusion Of the station the old man
seemed bewildered. Then q the passen-
gers came through the gate they saw .
little act Of kindness that touched q
tender chord Of sympathy in more than
one heart
Another colored man, who looked ~
Il he might be . porter, stepped up and
slipped . quarter in the old mans hand.
Then he quickly made his way OF again,
looking half ashamed at his action.
The old man stood looking at the
quarter, with o smile ON his wrinkled
old face, and the next man placed an
other silver piece in his hand. The other
PuSScu8CkB AO1AOWC0 oo1S, Auu tuc OlQ
hat had to come Oh to hold the shower
of coin.
Just then the policeman ON duty at
the station saw the old fellow and start
ed tow ard him, but with more agility
than one would have given him credit
for the old man ran in among the
crowd and was lost.
Five minutes later two men were sit
ting in a saloon in Seventeenth street.
They were counting over pile of small
coins.
''Foah seventy five, he, hei Golly,
gran dad, didn't tell yer it'd fetch
'em? Pears LAX all yer had ter do wux
ter kinder mex der white folks 'shamed
lax, and dey jes' scramel ovah themselves
ter gev a pore ole man money. He hel
No noah work fer Us, not If dey comes
lax dat. st Louis Globe Democrat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-05

I lost my hat: then my coat was torn
OF. and then my waistcoat. All this
happened in q few seconds.
Immediately the full extent OF the
calamity dawned upon us all. The
flames spread with startling rapidity
through the whole building, which
1umbled like living furnace. But the
uproar of the conflagration could not
drown the groenS and cries Of the agon-
lied crowd Gradually found myself
pushed back against the wall Of the
building and finally succeeded in
scrambling through an opening made
by some Of those who were near me.
Two seconds later I would have been a
victim, for hardly had struggled
through the hole before heard q
dreadful crash as the blazing roof fell
in.
Il cannot describe the struggle for
life which ensued. No words can depict
the horror Of the scene. 1t seems as I
look back upon 1t like a hideous night
mare. The whole thing was over in
twelve minutes, and nothing remained
but the charred and blackened ruins of
the bazaar"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-05
Smoking In Germany.

Smoking in Germany is not a pastime;
it is an art and an art that has grouped
about it respectable number Of indus
tries. Every smoker carries cigar case,
a cigar clipper, q matchbox and usually
little leather box for the cigar tips.
The tips are collected by a society or
ganized for the purpose in each province
and are sold to the manufacturer for the
benefit of charitable institutions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-05
THE MARKETS
Chicago Grain and Produce.

-
Chicago, May L.
Following were the quotations on the
Boardl Of Trade today: Wheat-May,
opened 7Ossc, closed zoe; July. opened
zoe, closed 69c; September, opened 66xc,
closed 65zc. Corn-May. opened 23Ac.
closed 23asc; July, opened Csc. closed
24ssc; September. opened 26Ac. closed
2skc. Oats-May. opened and closed
1eac; July, opened 171zc. closed TIC;
September. opened 1870, closed 17%c.
Pork-May, opened $3.50, closed $S.47k;
July, opened $500. closed $3.50. Lard
May, opened $4.05. closed $500; July.
opened s4.10, closed $4.05.
15c per III; extra dairy. lac: fresh
packing stock. Sc. Eggs = Fresh
stock, SIC per dozen. Live Poultry
Turkeys. SG9c per 10; chickens. &c:
ducks, 9410c. Potatoes-Burbanks. 800
2Gc per bu. Sweet Potatoes-Illinois
er. 11d1H2c per NJ; imperfect. Ease.
Appies-Common to fancy, $150Q3.00
per Dbl.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago. May 4.
Estimated receipts of hogs, $4,000:
sales ranged at s2.5oG4.00 for pigs, $3.50
a4.00 for light, s3.45Q3.65 for rough
S2.75G395 for heavy packing and ship
ping lots. Cattle-Receipts for the day
1000; quotations ranged at $5.10G5.40 for
choice to extra shipping steers, $4,000
500 good to choice do, $4.25G4.75 fair to
good, $3.S5l4.30 common to medium do,
s3.70G4.20 butchers steers. $3.50@4.00
stOckers, S3.90G445 feeders, $2OOG4 90
cows, 81. 6OG4.50 heifers, $2.6003.75 bulls
oxen and stays, $3209450 Texas steer
and $3.O0G5.30 veal calves. Sheep and
Lambs-Receipts, for the day, $4,000:
quotations ranged at $3.50@470 westerns
$3.1564.20 Texans, s2.70G4.S0 natives and
$3.6005.55 lambs.
Milwaukee Grain.
Milwaukee, May 4.
Wheat-Lower; No. spring, INC:
No. 1 northern, &c; July. CSC Corn
Lower: No. 3, 24c. Oats-Dull ana
dropping: No. white, 21k@22Ilc. Rar-
ley-Dull; No. 2 33c; samples. 26H3Ic
Rye-Quiet and easy: No. /, 35kc.
rhelLecal:AaRkss.
Co1n-a0Q22c.
Oa1D-le0d6e.
a.y-Tisoshy. D; wild. eaH
Rotasoss-9oe
Batasr-1ai1 70 ehsles. Ise: frssA e,,.-.r,
ne.
Rm-Ftesh, &c,
C6tekmS-7e
Turkeye-oe.
Ducke-5c.
Coal-ooft, Ne.
Cstt,s-B1feAsu pay for CON ssl so.s,. asr~
*; eows sad heifsr'. sxee sXe; saivss 8
s5ssSsa.osssn-.
THB Ag0UU. only 100 \ vcNk