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The Penn's Grove record., 1897-04-16
uANlAc FlREeu1 MURDERS THREE.
Family In Rhode Island Killed While
Asleep.

Family In Rhode Island Killed Whilo
Asleep.
Murder and arson are indicated in trag-
sdy by which a family OF three persons lost
their lives in the little farming village of
Oakland, h. l.. The bodies OF Edward Rey-
holds. fifty years old, aud his daughter, Ser
villa, twenty years old, were found in the
ruins of the Reynolds home, and Martin
Mowry, a farmland employed by REYNOLDS,
is under arrest on suspicion. The mutilated
body of Hrs. Reynolds was taken from n
blood-stained bed, where ~neighbors found 1t
while the house was burning.
When the neighbors who had been aroused
by the fire went TO the Reynolds house they
found that the flames were confined to one
part of the house. This had been saturated
with kerosenn, and the flames spread rapid
iy. The neighbors attempted to reach that
part OF the house where tho Reynolds family
slept, but were driven back by the flames.
and had time only to take Mrs. REYNOLDS
body out OF doors. The appearance of Mrs.
Reynolds's body indicated murder. Tho
bend had been crushed in by an ak and the
upper part OF the body was mutilated.
Martin Mowry, who worked for Reynolds,
slept in another part of the house, and he
villagers had gone to his room TO alarm
him. The room was empty. Mowry was
found in q ~neighbor's barn chatting and
laughing like a maniac. He was at once
arrested.
From the position of the bodies 1t is be-
lieved that Reynolds was called to his daugh-
ter's room by some unusual sound, and that
when he reached the side OF her bed he re-
ceiycd his death blow. At, that time Miss
Reynolds probably was killed. how the
autopsy will disclose.
The murdererthen went to Mrs. Reynolds's
ROOM, and, after stabb;ng her twice in tho
face. battered her head In. When Mowry
left the house he went at first to the woods,
where he shot himself in the head. The bull
let only stunned him, however. Mowry is
slxtY-fiYe years old.
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It has been generally conceded that
Senator wolcott would be made q member
of the commission. He has been au active
leader In the movement for q monetary
agreement and widely known as an advocate
Of the Silver cause. His trip to Europe last
summer was generally conceded to be at least
semi-oflcial as the representative OF the new
Administration. His tour extended over
several months, and embraced the
leading European capitals. He had
audiences with the moro noted tlnanciers
and Ministers, and it is believed then laid
the foundations for an International con-
ference which the Committee just appointed
will endeavor TO bring to Il conclusion.
Senator Wolcott is now serving his second
term in the Senate, having been elected to
that body In 1886. While a pronounced BIZ
metaliist, he was u supporter of the st. Louis
ticket,
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TRIBUTE TO WASHINGTON.
A Colossal Monument to be Dedicated in
Philadelphia.

A Colossal Monument to be Dedicated in
Philadelphia.
On the 18th OF May a colossal monument
will be dedicated to General Washington in
The city OF Philadelphia, and the ceremony
will be one of imposing character.
Some idea of the magniicence of the mon
ument may be derived from the fact that its
cost will fall little short Of 5000, 900. AS q
work OF art, 1t is oven superior to the Grant
monument In New York City.
More than eighty-slx years have elapsed
since the movement to erect a handsome
memorial pile to General Washtngtefrfn the
ciry7sts sAiiadelpGia first started. and the
original pioneers of the enterprise have long
since passed away. The first subscription to
the fund was made In 1910, and others fol-
lowed In rapid succession; but the movement
began TO lag after q few months, and II
looked at one time us IL them monument would
never b. erectel. Finally. however, the
great enterprise has been successfully COM
pleted, and the towering pile OF marble
which Pennsylvania on May Is will dedicate
to the virtues of General Washington is In
every respect worthy of the patriotic i'm
pulse which inspired 1t.
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Ex-vice-Presidont Stevenson, the Demo-
cratic member of the commission, though
generally known as an advocate OF bimetnl-
lism, was n supporter Of Bryan and the Chi
cago platform. He AMI SenItor Woicott,
however. are said to be In accori on the
financial question.
General Charles J. Paine, who may be
termed the minority member, is o Republi-
can and was q Mckinley man. He is one OF
the most prominent business men OF Massa-
chusetis, and is said TO be a deep student Of
the financial question. While he is classed
as a supporter of bimetallism based on Intel.
national agreement, he is regarded as allied
with the gold-standari faction. He is a
graduate of Harvard, being n member OF the
class of SO.
1t Is a fact not generally known thai Gem
eral Paine accompanied Senator Woicott on
his European trip last fall and assisted him
in that work. II is believed that he went
abroad with Senator Wolcott with the under
standing that he was to be made q member
of the Commission.
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Daniel Woolsey Voorhees, in appearance
was one of the most striking figures in the
Senate. He was Familiarity known rs 9Th
Tall Sycamore of the Wabash" by reason OF
his large and magnilcently proportional
figure. As an orator he had few peers, AMI
commanded a magnificent vocabulary. He
was born 10 Butler County, Ohio, September
&c, 1927. and was only two months old when
his parents moved to Fountain County, In
diana. His paternal ancestors came
from Holland, and were among
the earliest settlers of New Jersey,
the original name being Van voorhees,.
Mr.. voorhee IS boyhood was spent on his par
ents' farm and in 1916 he entered college. the
AsburY University. in Greencastle. where
he graduated in 1s49. Immediately after
leaving college he went into the law Office
Of Lane & Wilson, in Crawiordsville. Mr.:
Voorhees, was appointed to the United
States Senate in 1877 as a Democrat to fill
the vacancy caused by the death Of OliVerP L.
Morton. He was subsequently elected by
the Legislature forth fnll term ensuing, ana
was reelected In 1885 and 1891. The capture
of the Indiana Legislature by the Republic
cansin 1896 prevented Mr.. Voorhees, s re-elec-
to the Senate to q fourth term. His public
service terminated on March 4 last. when he
was succeeded by Charles w. Fairbanks, a
Republican.
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Lieutenant Peary saysthat with s15o,O1o
he can and the north pole, =.
President Mckinley has already dlstin-
suished himself by shaking the hands OF
1895 callers at the White Hou5o in thirty-ono
minutes.
Admiral Canavara, who commands tho
Joint fleets at the blockade OF Crete, Is a ma
two of Peru. His parents were Italians
and his father Is u merchant in the city OF
Lima.
The London Times delegated Rudyard
Kipling TO act as its special commissioner in
Crete. While on this assignment Reporter
Kipling will draw a salary OF $4,000 per
month.
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DEATH CHAIR OUT or ORDER.

Breakdown OF the Dynamo In n Final Test
Preparatory to KILN. Haas.
William Haas was tc have been put to
dea.h soon after midnight in the penitentiary
at Columbus, Ohio, for the murder oil Mrs.
william Brader at CourdaIe on July 0 last.
1t was to nave been Ohio's first electrical
execution. All preparations had been made
for tho execution, and Haas expected to die.
While making a final test OF the apparatus
one of the armature coils was burnad out,
although the voltage was not nearly so high
as in former tests. The prisoners who q
charge OF the dynamo room are suspected OF
tampering with the machine. blu they deny
1t. Governor Bushnell decided to reprieYe
Hans until April q.
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CHARTER ELECTIONS IN NEW JERSEY,
The Democrats Make Gains In Several
Cities.

The Democrats mako Gains III several
Cities.
Charter elections were held in all the cities
OF New Jersey on Tuesday. Although con.
siderable interest was manifested, the vote
generally was light, but there was little
scratching.
In Jersey City, Edward Hoos, Democrat.
was elected Mayor over ]. Herbert Potts, Re-
publican, W a majority of at least 2O0O. The
Democrats also carried eight out OF the
twelve wards for Aldermen, and elected their
candidates for members OF the Street and
Water Board.
In Hoboken Mayor Pagan, Democrat, was
reelected by a large majority, and the Coun-
ell will be, like the present one, strongly
Democratic.
Paterson, the home Of Vice-President
Hobart, went Democratic. John Hinchlife,
Democrat, was elected Mayor.
In Newark there was n close contest fol
members OF the Board Of Street aud Water
Commissioners, Aldermen and the Board OF
Education. Van Duyne md Burkhardt, Re-
publicans, for Street and Water Commission
ers, won, while the Democrats elected
enough Aldermen 20 give them control OF 1.-THE
Council.
Trenton, Camden and Railway went Re.
publican, and BaYonne aud Orange went
DemOeratic.
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RECORD OF FAILURES,

A Falling ON, Compared With 1896, OF
Eleven Per Cent.
There arc 4142 business failures in tho
United States reported by Bradstreet's dur
ing the past quarter, compared with 45l2 in
the 1rst quarter of 1896, a failing of OF
about eleven per cent The decrease is re-
ported from all sections except New England
and the Territories. The larger number OF
Eastern State failures are small ones. for
total liabilities OF those failing In the New
England States arc about twenty-five per
cent. smaller during the past quarter Than a
year ago. Liabilities Of all individuals,
firms aud corporations which failod amount
to S62. 5l9, 600, a falling OF OF sixteen per
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Cycling Notes.

Sc. Louis taxes bicycles.
Mrs. Langtry Is the possessor OF a solid
silver bicycle.
Riding u high-grade bicycle Is no guaran-
tee as to the rider.
bieyclist and Il Is said rides n uie is S.EiS5s
as we'll as he handles q man-of-war.
A practical cyclist maintains that n high
CRATE machine will last for Ave years with
out giving n trouble, II properly taken
care OF.
.It you arc feeling depressed take an
hours spin ON your wheel" says n cycling
physician. you will not return home In the
same condition"
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MONETARY COMMISSION,
Representatives Sent to EUROPE to
Work for BimetalIism.
APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT.

OnIted States Senator woicott, OF Colorado;
ex-vice-PresIdent Stevenson, of Illinois
and Charles j.. Paine. of Massachu.
sets, Choseu---Paine Went to Europe
with wolcott on His First Mission.
WASHINGTON. D. G. (special).-The Presi'
dent announced the appointment OF Senator
Edward o. wo'cott, of Colorado; Charles J.
Paine, of Boston, and x.Yice-President Ad-
lai F. Stevenson as Commissioners to an In
ternational Monetary Conference. These
appointments are made under the act, ap-
proved March 8 last, ''for the promotion of
an international agreement for bimetallism, !"
and by its provisions DO not require conflr-
nation by the Senate.
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ANGEL GOES TO TURKEY.

Mckinley Names Michigan Univcrsity's
President for This Mission.
The President sent the following nomina-
don't to the Senate:
James D. Angel, ofMiehigon, to be Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Pienipotentiary
Of the United Statesto Turkey.
President Angel is q native OF Rhode ISL
and, in which State he was born In 1929,
but he has resided In Michigan for the past
twenty years or more. and Is now at the
head of the University of Michigan. In
1880 Mr.. Angel was appointed Minister TO
China, serving until 1881.
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A BULL DROWNED SEVEN.
Kicked in the Side Of Fla Boat Contain-
ing Flood Refugees.

HELENA. Ark. (SpecIaD.-An accident ten
miles west Of this city resulted In the drown
Ing OF a family of seven eolored people.
Sylvester Sanders, q tenant on the Joel
Higgins farm. where the current has been
10 swift asto threaten the destruction OF the
shildren, for high ground. Unfortunately,
he took into his fat boat @ large bull which
he valued highly.
When near the Calicott place and within
a mile of the hills. the bull. which was al
most furnished, attempted to eat the small
limbs OF the willow trees through which the
boat was being laboriously pushed.
The animals action tipped the boat and
frightened the inmates, who made frantic
efforts to right 1t. In the excitement the
animal kicked the side of the boat to pieces
and the entire family was drowned.
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In Denmark the police take a drunken
nan to the station and place him under the
care OF a surgeon. When he RECEIVERS they
take him home in a cab, and then present
their bill 10 the person in whose house the
victim had taken his last refresher.
In Turkey a drunken man is bastinadoed
for the first, second and third offence, after
which he Is considered "privlicged." A
nished with an account which he must settle
forthwith.
In the United States a man may drink I'M
self to death, and there is no inquisition for
blood; or he may forfeit his liberty and his
wife aud children suffer, and ~ratepayers paN
the cost Of his boardin prison. The "tmde'
escapes, and not a scratch Is made on the
back OF license!
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DANIEL w. VOORHEES, DEAD.
The Former Senator From Indiana Suc-
cumbs to Angina Pectoris.

Daniel woolsey Voorhees,, formerly United
States from Indiana, died in his home at
Washington Of angina p%ectoris. Mr.. Voor-
hees had been in poor health for several
years, and during the last two years OF his
term in the Senate, which ended on March
4. he had taken little part in the proceed
ings In the Senate. Mr.. VOORHEES, had been a
constant sufferer from rheumatism Of tho
heart. His death was directly due to an
attack OF angina pectotis. Tho Senator
leaves three sons. Charles, Reese N. and
james Paxton, and one daughter, Miss
Halle, all OF whom except the first reside
in Washington. 1t was decided to Inter the
remains at Terre Haute, Ind.
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Portugal has an African uprising to en-
gage her energies.
. Great Britain expects war with the Trans
wal, and is preparing for it.
Five moro city officials in Boston, Mass,
have been indicted for larceny.
n The Vermont Legislature has passed a bill
nh, ohibiiing Sunday excursion trains.
|xSy thousand OF Chicago's voters refused
Xcast II ballot in the recent Mayoralty eiec'
! ton.
II il reported that the Powers are arrang-
ingto form a new alliance to take the place
nf the Dreibnnd which has proved itself
powerless.
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Federal Reservation flooded.

KANSAS CIrr. Mo. Especially. Families at
Harlem. Armourdale and on Lewis Island,
near the mouth of the Kansas River, have
moved out. A warning has been sent to the
big packing houses along the banks to pro-
tect their property. A large part of the Fort
Leavenworth reservation on the Missouri
side is under water, and the Federal prison
farm on the Kansas side is covered with
lakes
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Nearly all the crime committed in this
country is IN some way connected with
whisky and the saloon. Not only do we nave
the crime itself, but we have the ruined
Characters OF the criminals, the suffering Of
their innocent parents. wives and children,
the cost of the courts and h prosecuting
officers, Of the jaiIs and deputy sheriffs. and
ALI other costs connected with the searching
for and furnishing those who commit crimes.
And then We must remember. thai Tor pay.
for the license fees-we orize q lot of
saloon-keepers to breed all this crime and
misery. BY thus licensing them we throw
the protection OF the law over them, and. in
fact. 90 Into partnership with them and
share their III gotten gain. How long are
we going to be willing 10 be partners 10 this
wreiched, low-down business? We oughtto
be ashamed Of ourselves. Michigan indie
pendent.
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TEMPERANCE


BLESSED or CURSED.
Long have we borne the tie that binds
Our land beneath runs direful reign,
BEST be the arm that quickly finds
A way to reach this hateful chain.
Cursed be the hand that lends Its aid,
This monster evil to uphold.
Blest be the man In strength arrayed,.
To smile the wrong with courage bold.
Cursed be the league of town or state,
Tint shares the guilt for paltry gains.
Blest be the worker, small or great,
Whose aid the Victory attains.
Before the Judge at last must stand
The good approved, the Guilty dumb.
Come or depart at his command,
Cursed depart or blessed come.
-Rev @. A. Ruddock, In Rams Horn
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DR.. Newman Hall, who has st completsd
his eIghtieth yq was aske show he ,c-
counted for hisx iendid phys al condition,
aud he answered: Sober b bEs, attention
to the laws and habits Of I'D In. goIlg TO
bed in decent time, md not Eorhis hard
late at night. l have neyer, bsss~r diner
ont. or INDUCED 10 heavy slippers. l take u
cold bath all the year rouuX, and nave al
way- been a walker; 1 eS low do ten miles
at a stretch without ia ~. My sight and
hearing are perfect. TeS5e& llisn has had n
great deal to do with NJ food health. My
father and mother we're q abstainers, and
1 have been one for sixty ydhrs,'
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Nearly 10000 square miles of land in the
Mississippi Valley, with $4,000 population,
have been flooded. The food waters have
begun to recede from tho Mississippi Delta,
and the outlook in the Memphis district Is
moro hopeful; q statement has been pre-
pared by the Weather Bureau regarding tho
effects Of the floods on a%grlculture.
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Miners Near Starvation.

The closing down OF the mines in Plym-
outh, Penn, mas ;caused much destitntlon
among the miners and their families, Mayor
Nichols, OF Wilkesoarre, visited the garbage
dumps opposite Plymouth, and was surprised
to find scores OF persons picking through
the garbage and rubbish and eagerly seizsngl
scraps OF victuals, deeaying vegetables, etc,
In order to keep them from starving.
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THE OUTFLOW

The Washington Post. wi nadmitilng that
the consumption OF beer and Gomesttc wines
is incrensing, is hopeful fors the temperance
outlook, holding that the 4tatisiics show a
decreased consumption OF Distilled liquors OF
all kinds. aud that habltnal drunkenness Is
on the decline. The Post Thinks that the
greatest agency in temperance work is the
strong. healthy, public sentiment condemns
tory Of drunkenness. "Psblfc opinion is
forcing men to be temperate, by shutting the
Incorporate out OF public Offices aud re-
sponsible private stations. WAile the real
plenty OF 1t, It Is 4 fact that the gospel works
ont many OF Its purposes thrgu& various
subsidiary means, one Of thesp being nm i'm
proved public opinion.-Indebendent.
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Greeks Gross the Line.

4.body of 1900 or more irregular Greek
crossedthe Turkish frontier at Krania
and engaged the Sultan's forces. b fight
ing lasted all day, but as the invaders were
in a forest the results were not aseertained.
The entire Turkish army is ready to move to
the front, and it was believed that war was
likely to become general.
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TWO DIE ON THE GALLONS.


Murderer MackIn and GEM Executed In
Jersey City, n. d.
For the first time in the history OF Jersey
City. n. j., a double hanging occurred Tues
day in the Hudson County Jail.
Paul GEM, who killed his mistress, Clara
Arnim, and John Mackin, tho murderer OF
his young wife and her mother, exptated
their crimes on the gallows,
Mackin was the first to be executed. AT
1905 the drop fell and ut 1876 he was pro-
nounced lead.
GEM was Their led to the scaffolj, and at
1I.02 he was jerked into eternity. He was
pronounced dead at II. "a.
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enormous Iosses IN Nenraska.

OMAHA, Neb. (Special).-From all along
he river north and south Of Omaha come
reports OF flooded bottoms and OF squatters
feeing in ths night from tho angry waters.
The property damage is enormous. The
damage is to the houses of the people In east
or north Omaha. Most Of them are com
pletely submerged.
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Germany is the only one Of the European
Powers that Is giving Turkey any encourage
ment In assuming a warlike attitude against
Greece, even lussia and Austria being dis
posed to side with the other Powers in cas-.
inC Grecce's position.
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Death in a Train Wreck.

A n~orthbound Florida special on the
Southern Railway and a local southbound
passenger train came togetheri in collision at
Harrisburg, N. G., and three persons were
killed and six injured. The killed are I.
Cllngman Benton. of Charlotte, thirty-flve
years old, postal clerk; Titus Eudy, OF Forest
Hill. Concord; VIII Donaldson, fireman oil
No or
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kilograms from Ozark, Ala, and Valdosta'
Ga, show that that section was visited by
n Gulf tornado, ascending the Apalaehicola
valley and sweeping uorthward with terrific
force to the confluence OF C~hattahooehee and
the Flint rivers, where it divided. Trees
were uprooted and houses blown to pieces.
Several lives were lost.
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Ssaor De LONE. the Spanish Minister at
Washington, received advlces that 1O,s03
rebels in the Philippine Islands have surren-
dered. Aside from a few marauders in the
Province of Neuya Reija tho remainder OF
the islands arc quiet. This surrender the
Minister regards as practically settling tho
rebellion.
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The Government of Hawaii has prohibited
the landing in Hawaii OF 400 Japanese i'm
mis- rants and the Hawaiian Court has eou-
irmed the action of tho Government. The
United States has dispatched the cruiser
Philadelphia to Hawaii and the Japanese
Government also has decided to send a war"
ship thither.
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Political Fusion Unlawful.

To meet the action of the North Dakota
Legislature In enacting a law against poll
iical fusion, the State committees OF the
Democratic aad Populist parties have mp
pointed q joint committee TO outline a plan
Tor joint opposition to the Republican party.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-04-16

O. Liniord Woods, of the G. Ltnford Woods
Banking Company, is in jail at Pittsburg,
Penn. for swlndling insurance companies.
His bail was placed at $4,000. He made a full
confession to having procured policies
amounting to s400, 900 on old men.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-04-16
Peru stops silver coInagc.

Thu Peruvian Government has suspended
the coinage OF silver at the Government mint.
Tho Government has also issued a probibl-
ton against the importation of silver coins
after May 10.
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More than two years after his murder OF
Blanche Lamont AMI Minnie Williams In
Emanuel Baptist Church, San Francisco,
Cal, Theodore Durant was sentenced 70 be
hanged on June II. Ills counsel had ex
hausted every effort to secure delay.
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sixryear-old Edith Miller. who was over
comtey grlet at seeing a neighbor wautonly
kill SnSsslt by stamping it under his foot. APP
peareSsn the Long Island City Police Court
asa wfss,ess against the offender and caused
his cont .etion.
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Abram L. SANFORD, the oldest resident d
syracuse, N, Y, is dead. UeYaS 100 y1t
II mvn;hs and S days oil. His SON
Sanford, fsa retired professor of Syr4ei2 !
University. N