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M GIRLS.
A Man tn tho Clutches or Robbers Aided n,
YounE women Returning from Church,

YounE women Returning from Church.
Hrom the Minneapolis Tribune.
Highwnymcn appear TO be combining thei-
operations TO tho downtown district OF la,,.
They raidco u jcwolry store on Nicollr, avcuus
Saturday noon, and Sunday night two OF them
attacked n young man at Fifth street and Third
avenue south. They doubtless would have su.
ceedod in relieving him of his valuables had |,
not been for a group OF fearless young women,
returning from church. who rushed to his rescue
and frightened his assailants away.
ihe victim Of the assault was proceeding along
Fifth street about q o'clock, the young women
following some distance in the rear. AS he
stepped into the shadow OF the Court House, al
Third avenue, two fellows spranR out from a
recess of the building and instructed him ia
throw up his hands. At the snme time ono OF
thom clasped his hands over his mouth. to pro.
vent him from crying out, and the othor pro-
cecded to go through his pockets.
The single exclamation which escaped the
young man before being gagged nttr ,"tel tho
attention of the young women. AMI with a shrill
chorus OF screams they rushed To- the rescue,
They laid violent hands on tho rohhcrs and con.
tinued to call so loudly for help thai tho Nigh.
ter part Of valor, released thoir hold on the In
tended victim and, shaking themselves loose
from the new women, made a precipi'a ate disnp-
pearance.
The girls then gathered around the young man.
who had been rather roughly treated, and Of.
fercd TO render him any more assistance neccs-
sary, but he declined the kind ofer with many
GENTLY to speak.
Although his watch had boon jerked from his
pocket, tho chain held fast, and the hiRhwaymon
had no time to get his money.
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Important political news comes fro

Important political news comes from
Tonawandn. Whence should It come. II not from
Tonawandai Tonawanda Is one of the centres
Of political intelligence. The Hon. ANDREw
ULTscH, described by the Buffalo Courier Rec
ord az "a prominent Democrat" says that tho
Democratic party in Tonawanda is united to
a man" stories to the contrary Notwithstanding,
and that 70 will sweep everything in Tonawan-
da this fall" As this is the first favorable Demo.
cratic bulletin issued in this State this year. 1t
is reverentially submitted. 1t is proper to say.
however, that the National party is known to
be strong in T%onawanda, and that the new
American party is not without support in that
political capital.
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WANTED TO TEACH IN KhNsAG
Some or the Answers Submitted by Applicants
for Certificates.

bt"o y ~ huu"bTb y AbIlCAht1
for Certincates.
From tho Topeka Capital.
At tho examination for teachers certificates,
held recently. tho record for making fool an.
swofs probably belongs to Cowley county. The
following will illustrates:
ouestion-who was Louis Agassizi Name
some historical facts connected with his life.
Answer-Louis Agassiz was a humorist.
Another-Louis Agassiz was the ESTIMATOR
of Garfield.
Question-what IL meant by Reciprocity and
Squatter Sovereignty, and who was tho author
of eachi
Answer-Reciprocity is getting paid for wrongs
done you, or, we might say, II some one steals
something from you, you have the right to steal
something from him to get even.
.Another-Squatter Sovereignty did not want
slaves.
Another-Squatter Sovereignty means q State
without any reference to Congress.
An~othcr-Squatter Sovereignty was an idea
advocated by Henry Clay that when a newcomer
came into a State he could vote immediately,
then cross over into another State. vote and re-
turn home.
ouestion.Name five American poets, and
namo one Of their writings.
Answer-Mocaulay; Knickerbocker's History
of New York.
Acknowledgement Irving; Nioker Booker.
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Bicycle Dictionary.
From Truth,

f"f'
Century-The distance made In one day by an I'M.
aginative rider when riding alone. (sec Liar and
C~yclometer)
Crauks-i.. Supposedly steel rods which refuse to
move when desired. and Woe versa, z, All ersops
who refuse to ride wheels.
Cyclometer-A small instrument operated by turn.
ing machine upside down ard revolving front wheel
rapidly by hand. (See Fake)
Dismount-To sever connection with wheel; may no
done In several ways.
EIpert-one who is able 10 scare a pedestrian 20
death by coming within one eleventh Of an inch ~
him without hitting him, instead or running into MIN
and killing him at once.
fako-An. unreliabl' or untrue statemcnt. SEQ
Century and Cyclometer)
Handlebars-Piecea OF steel or wood used by begin.
ners for testing grip and by experts for showing sE'll
by letting them alone.
H.rtic-Any ons who rides a different maze Of
wheel from ones S~In.
Liar--(See Century and CraLts, also Hcre;!c)
Pedals-Two 81 devices attached to CraUk. IN
form OF u puzzle; the object being to Keep fri o.
both At once.
saddle-somCthins probably invented by drugs 's
to boom the sale OF arnica.
Scorcher-A humpnacked. buls,ngcyed creature,
who saws rSteady'y!' aid would wear his sweater
to church II no ever went there.
Suicide-The apI aren't object OF all ! Grucrs.
TAniom-A device to enable q man 10 rel II his
beat girls back hair IL her own or not: a sort ~
PLEASURE conveyance for ladies.
Tire--A rubber thing which Is the beat In IN" mar
ket and bursts nineteen miles from the nearest repair
shop.
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Beware or KIondIke Cuts.

From the Morning Ore0onfan.
The conscientious delineators OF illustrations for
the nrst pages OF the Eastern press met q severe TRIAL
In the story OF the Klondike miner with nve coal oil
cans full OF gold dust. The square can used for tho
Pacinc coast trade is unknown at the East. and. con.
sequrntly. we seq graphic pictures Of miners carrying
lsboriously about the small. round kitchen utensii.
with which the hired girl or 1.-THE States" have long
started fires and reduced surplus population. Not to
know the headless coal oil can Of this coast. with q
ball inserted for transportation purposes. is to have
missed one Of the proudest triumphS OF Western civ.
~ilization.
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Tho King or slams Hans.
From London Truth,

From london Truth.
met a man who looked distrauRht.
His hair and dress dishevelled,
While In u hotch-potch strange Of yorda
Perslstently no rovelled.
"somdetch." he cried. "Pstindir RA.
Parama Chau Mahrongse,
ParumadnArm Hiraja Phrn
Pabito ChulA Wongse.
"Waraktiara Mika Cha
Purusiaratua
PArabut RuIad DebiA
Chulai0ngkorn Ra HuAi"
But here l stopped the breathless man.
own not greatly caring
To longer hear what seemed to be
More Oriental swearing.
swearing he cried e indeed you're wrong,
You ill'adylsed incubator;
I'm only rafting on the names
OF our laAt royal ~VtSitorl"
"GAsankes Phra." no recommenosd
with ardor undiminishedt
sChomklau "-but vixen We went 20 pnssa
He hadn't nearly nnishsd.
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The Boston Journal L. troubling It.
self much and unnecessarily about Mayor
ouINoY's silence about the silver question"
AS there are 30 many men in the Demo-
cratic party who insist upon communicating
70 d weary public their views about silver.
ana 30 Few men who are able to shut up about
H. tho Hon. JOSIAH QUINoY's reticence need
NOT DO blamed TOO severely. Conversation is
cheap, out thinkers are rare; and Mr.. QUINCY is
sthinker' 1t has been unkindly said that no.
ooay knows what Mr.. QUINCY is thinking about.
put why should anybody know Why should Mr..
oUiNoY DO compelled TO violate his own conf
denoei It's enough to know that he thinks.
ana says nothing. contrary to the practice of the
tehuer Juveniles OF the Citizens Union. who talk
AL inc tHne and think every twenty-afth leap
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Sea Grit and ~Creedmoor.

The seventh annual meeting of the New
Jersey State Rife Association begins at the
Sea Grit range on Monday, Aug. 80, and
closes on Saturday, Sept. A.. The pro-
gramme shows that twenty-onc stated
matches will be shot, and two pool and
bullseye matches, these latter continuing
during the entire week. Among the TWEEN.
ty-one matches are II important compe-
titions rs the Department of Rife Practice
match the Presidents match for the mill.
tary championship Of the United States
the Company Team match, open to teams
from any company In the army; the Ma.
tional Guard, or foreign services; and the
Interstate Regimentcl Team match, open
to the army, navy, National Guard, naval
reserve and foreign Governments.
Beside the matches Of the State Rifle
Association. three matches of the National
Rifle Association are to be shot: the Vim,
bledon Cup match, "open to everybody "
the Hilton Trophy, an International match;
and the Interstate Military match. These
are the only remains of the once flourlshing
National Rifle Association.
A New York rifieman can find very little
to be proud of in reading the programme OF
the Sea Grit meeting. Not 30 many years
ago the National Rifle Association was iden.
titled with the range at Creedmoor, Long
Island, Creedmoor and Wimbledon We're
the great rifle ranges of English-speaking
shots. Now Creedmoor Is the range for two
brigades of the New York National Guard
1t has lost its international reputation, 1t
has hardly even a State reputation. To be
sure, the matches of the State National
Guard are shot there; but, except to the
shooters and their friends, they are of no
importance. Even to the National Guard
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Dealing In Sick Graashopperu.
hom thu TnnsLn nnIn On nItnI

IRON inc Topeka Ddty Capital.
~ am In the grasshoppsr business said "Col."
Bill street. speaker OF the last Pop Legislature.
last night, 81 am distributing poisoned grasshop-
pers and am doing a good business. Out In Decatur
county where l live. these hoppers have greatly
damaged our snail crops aud garden truck. They
have been thicker than neas. Lately, however. a dis.
ease has broken out among them and they have
been dying on rapidly. This disease ia infectious,
and ] have been collecting the infected bugs and
shipping them to different points in the
part OF Tie stats.'
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has the price should not have himself nominated
by petition for any Office. Nomination by petit.
ton Is a great convenience to those who can't
get nominated any other way. and 1t has its
uses. 1t gives employment to a number of per-
sons. II creates n demand for n certain amount
OF Ink and paper. 1t wears out a certain amount
OF shoe leather, and 1t tickles tho nominee
beyond expression.
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DO Loudonsrs Lap Up Water,

From tho 81. Jdmess Gazette.
A vigilant keeper In st. James, Park has dete't"s
. gentleman" in the act OF rinsing his artificial
teeth in ono OF the drinking fountains, and The -
hnquent was very properly nned At Bow btrse' -
torday for his very nasty miSbshAyioE.
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Can anybody make a better suggestion
than that of the gallant and patriotic Superin.
tendent of our Naval Academy at Annapolis
concerning the use to which Old Ironsidcs shall
be put during the second century of her glorious
existencei II so. let us hear it.
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year. Mr.. oUNov's views are believed to be
reasonably elastic. and there is no doubt that
they will last until he 10 ready to exhibit them.
Tho Boston statesman for whose opinions tho
country is now looking Is named SULLIVAN.
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Uorv Jrts~As ,oho JavoT us uith manuscript for
qualification gtsh to haoe rejected articles returned,
tAsv usssf In all oasss send stamps for that purpose.
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sussoript,e.. By p1an Pe.t.Psia.

F~ARns-Kiosqus No. IL, noar Grand Hotel. and
Eiosans No. 10. BoulexaId des Capucines.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-15
PAINE, MURPHY & co.,
Brokers and Commission Mer chants.
COTTON, STOCKS, GRAIN s. PROVISION
Private Wires Direct to New York,
Chicago and New Orleans.
Board Trade Building, jackson Building
savannah. Ca. Atlanta Ca

preparations are already delayed. Hence,
the new crop months showed most
strength, advancing some is points for the
week, while May gained only about To-
The general market was mostly devoid of
interest excepting a show of firmness and
activity on Monday, caused by more
peaceful outlook in Europe. Later the adj
vance was lost, but on Friday and Satur-
day again the market ruled firmer on re-
ceipts falling short of estimates
Further decrease in the movement is
predicted for the near future, and per-
haps may have been partially discounted
The spot demand was slack, and there
was very little outside speculative inter-
est. Moderate fluctuations are to be look
ed for until something can be predicted
on the new planting.
Grain and Provisions-Wheat was active
and very weak, declining over 41ac by
Friday morning. From this point there
was recovery of &c, with a strong mar
ket on Saturday, the close being SIC
lower for May, but only 11ac lower for
July. The May premium has, therefore,
been further reduced 1Ac, and is now only
about lee. Excepting the abatement Of
the eastern war excitement, the news
was generally of a decidedly bullish tone
The government crop report estimated in
farmers hands only 100000 bushels,
which is 35,000,0O0 below the estimate last
erably too small. But even that comes to
a stated deficit this year from last year of
no less than 100000 bushels. as the Wis
ible supply is 100000 less. Furthermore
there were many reports of crop damage
from winter killing. the Illinois state re-
port being especially gloomy. Unless
wheat is high enough or too high on gen
eral principles, last weeks decline APP
pears uncalled for; there certainly seems
no good reason why the price should be
now 10c or more lower than it was two
months ago. Provisions were weak early,
but soon recovered and with fair activity,
ruled strong and made material gains.
Ribs showed more strength than anything
else. After an early break of 10 points,
they advanced So points, and closed over
20 points up. Lard lags behind, stocks
being considered excessive. The main and
solid cause came from the hog market,
where prices were higher on present and
prospective lightness of the supply. In
fact, live hogs are said to have relatively
appreciated more than the manufactured
product. The market is getting into the
condition long forecasted in this review.
Provisions have long been and still are
selling too low, and sooner or later the
inevitable range of higher prices must
come. It looks now as though they are
coming pretty soon. VIM. T. Williams.
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BOOK NOTICES.

The Journal Of Commerce and CONNER
cial Bulletin, of New York, has issued its
Commercial Year Book for 1897. II is
the second volume. and is upon more
comprehensive scale than the issue of last
wear. 1t Is a complete statistical en-
nual. embracing Gil pages devoted to the
populations. agriculture, industries, inn
ports and exports, finances, fiscal affairs,
transportation, telegraphs, banking and
monetary systems OF hfty-two foreign
states and colonies; matters Of manifest
interest to ali concerned with our OK
ternal trade. Besides this, there are
pages devoted 60 almost every branch Of
Industry, manufacture, mining, foreign
commerce. banking and currency rail-
roads. shipping markets, tarin. prices.
Ia Dor and wages and immigration. which
AFFORD to the man Of business Information
on all the most important matters that
come under eiH daily experience. D'~ss
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reservation is open to settlement. I need
troops to get them off -
Mr.. Bliss read the message through
twice and handed 1t to Mr. Francis. what
IN the world is that about?" he asked in
puzzled manner. The ex-secretary told
him of the six years controversy over the
Uncompahgre and Uintah reserva tions.
and OF the contest for possession of the
valuable gisonite deposits. He explained
mat the contest was supposed to have been
settled for good by congress, but the fail
ure OF an appropriation bill had re-opened
it.
What shall we dor asked Mr.. Bliss.
Write note to Secretary Alger and re-
quest him to send two troops of cavalry
to the agent with instructions to clear
the reservation of the sooners. Fort
Duchesne IS only thirteen miles away, and
they can be on the ground in three hours, "
Mr.. Francis recommended
The message went, and the conversation
over the varied duties of a Secretary OF
the Interior was resumed. Ii had not
continued five minutes before two gentle
men from Chicago entered and requested
a few words with the new secretary on
the "lake-front case.'
Whats that?" asked Mr.. Bliss turn
ing to Mr.. Francis.
The ex-secretary drew a long breath
and began: THAT is a pretty long story
Mr.. Secretary"
He began back with the issue of land
scrip for services in the Mexican war
and came down. by easy lessons, to the
conclusion of the investigation by the land
commissioner into the claim of $4,000 900
worth of Chicago real estate.
ION Feb. 90" Mr.. Francis was going 10
say, Il issued an order suspending any
further action by this department in the
lake-front case"
Hold on interrupted Mr. Bliss, 'Is
that order of suspension still In force?"
Mr.. Francis said 1t was.
Then let it stand exclaimed the new
secretary. with an air of a man who had
accomplished something.
The next thing was a telegram from the
commander of the United States troops
at Hayden, in the Indian territory. He
wired that the disbursing agent had stop
ped paying the Cherokee freedmen and
that the mischief would be to pay If per-
emptory orders to resume payment were
not sent by the Secretary of the Interior
who are the Cherokee freedmen, and
for what are they being paid?' asked Mr.
Bliss.
Mr. Francis explained that 10-year-old
problem and recommended the necessary
action, which the new secretary promptly
accepted.
Then it was that Mr.. Bliss turned to
Mr. Francis and remarked with a mean
ing manner: II begin to think I've struck
job"
The new secretary stayed one day then
turned the department over to Assistant
Secretaries Reynolds and Sims, private
Secretary Lane and Assistant Attorney
General Lionberger, and went to New
York. He said he would be gone several
days
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CHARLESTON. S. c., March 4.-Arrived,
Cia,ey Rebecoa r. Douglass, -, New
York. ryordl,an (NJor) Roe.
S Taw York. March 12-Arrived, schooner
- whiting, Farnham, Savannah;
E,a,rol b. Hubbard Mehaffey Jackson
oo'rn. clare Z. Bergen, Burroughs, Charles
'l, VIM. Georgetta La vrence, Rollent, Char
lesion. ., e...o Tou,a1l Herman
ol s5s1ilsd-sohooner w. H. Sumner. Fer
H1 Hosfon March 12.-Arrived, schooner
,I-ratio [, Baker, Atkins, Charleston.
iiHTrl,nswick Ca. March 13.-Arrived,
.cbooner Thelma, Cummings, Boston.
Clsored-Schooner Eugene Hail, saw
,.or santa Cruz (and sailed).
s3fIed-Steamer Rio Grande, Staples,
Nv, York; briggs Segundet (Sp). Juan,
1,ogaran: Sensat (Sp), Verger, Lanzarote;
chr James e WOodhouse, Christensen
New York. 80.
0norto March Arrived, bark Carlo
dtaD Trapani Savannah.
Swinemunde, March 9.-Arrlved' steam
er inverness (Br), Padget, Savannah VIA
bremen for Stettin.
barbados. March 9.-Sailed, steamer Full
well CBr). Baines, Savannah.
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The Course of Lost River.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
Indianapolis, March 1O-iFor many years
the invisible course of the famous Lost
river, which suddenly sinks near the town
of Orleans. has melted scientific inquiry.
No trace of this underground river was
ever discovered until since the recent
heavy rains.
1t is now believed that Lost river runs
directly under the town of Orleans This
belief is mainly based upon the fact that
during the recent flood, the water burst
forth from what was supposed 10 be a
small cave, in such volumes that the
town was flooded.
The water has now ceased to flow from
the cave, but any one standing near the
entrance can hear the rushing Of the tor
rent apparently hundreds OF feet below.
When boring were made for gas some
years ago al orleans. water gushed forth
at the depth of 800 feet with terrific force.
An inscription Is said 10 have been put
on Mont Blanc reading: "Notice-This
hill Is dangerous for lsts."-Tit-Bits.
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SECRETARY BLISS JOB.
Finds That There Is Really work I'm
thc Interior Deparfment

81 think I've struck a job" the new sec
rotary Of the Interior Mr.. Bliss, said after
he had been in Office a couple OF hours. Mr.
Bliss accepted the cabinet position on such
short notice that he felt IL was necessary
TO go to New York and arrange his affairs
before taking hold With this intention
he had persuaded Mr. Francis TO continue
in charge a week. The president however,
thought It would b. better 10 organize the
cabinet at once When he thought he had
postponed the evil day. Mr.. Bliss received
a telephone message to come to the white
house and be sworn in. He returned 10 the
interior full-1edged secretary, and plung-
ed into business with the ex-secretary be-
side him. The two gentlemen had been
chatting perhaps fifteen minutes when the
private secretary Mr.. Lane, walked in
with a telegram and handed II 70 Mr..
Rliss. The message read something like
this.
Five hundred 'sooners' have gone into
the Uncompahgre reservation. and swear
they viii stay there They think the APP
preparation bill was signed and that the
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RARKS.

Leviathan CNor). 1.OO6 tons. at Garston.
Jan. 3
varuna OBJ, 1,271 tons. Mallin, Monte
video. sid Jan u.
Odd (Nor), Areitsen, Rio Janeiro, at Sape-
10, March 49,
Sierra Morena (Br), 1856 tons, Williamson,
at Sapelo, March 13
Trio (NoD, $40 tons, Kjole, Holyhead, sid
March T.
Rhea CNor), 412 tons, Hagenow, Belfast,
sid Jan. q.
Wayfarer (Nor), 61O tons, Mikkelsen, Cars
ton, sid Feb. 16.
Ieto (Nor), 557 TONS Wagle, Greenock, sid
March 8.
Familien (Swd), 1910 TONS Pahlsson, Rio
Janeiro. sid Jan. 90 via Sapelo.
Nedora R Qtal), 541 tons, MortoIa, Ge-
noa, sid Feb. s.
Rollo (NOr), SIS tons, Jacobsen. Glasgow
sid Feb 20.
Rosenberg No) Sl5 tons, Thorsen. Rio
Janeiro; sid Feb. 8, via Sapelo.
Ludwig Holberg CNor), 1922 tons, Kalda-
ger Port Natal. sid Jan. %.
Lingard (Nor, 999 tons, Bernt, Table Bav.
sid Jan. go
Leone QtaD COS tons, Acamparo. Cir
GENT; sid Feb 27.
Innocenta QtaD. 769 tons, Emanuel. Ge-
noa; passed Gibraltar Feb. a.
F4onlzia (NoD, 764 tons, Torgersen, at
Liverpool Feb. p
Hera CNor), 1913 tons, Svendsen, Rotter-
dam; sid March 7.
B. d. Metcalf CNor). LEY TONS Larsen
Harburg, via Antona and Cuxhaven sid
latter March 8
olago (owD, $40 tons. Esk Rio Janeiro,
at Sapelo. March 10.
bozzo L. dtaD .567 tons. Sormani, Pensacola
Tor Casteliamare, at Sapelo leaking. to
,, he lowed here for repairs.
'ld' dposa (PorD, 1856 tons, Trexeira, Rio
'"nelro' sid Feb. Z, via Sapelo.
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"a5J%y Brown 115O tons, Osborne. Phil
Saoe phla, sid Feb. s, via Havana.
,7I Fort Royal March Z.
"PSf5giia aSt A May $40 tons, Jarvis, at
'S 5n T. Balano 500 tons, Barter. Nor
.lolk; sid March 3. ~
Napoleon Boughton, 72s tons. Stiles New
York, sid Feb. g.
umore, March ID.
', .l5 Thomas, $40 tons, Young. Baltimore.
-. ork; STA about March 5.
r.,r hailey LIS tons, Miller, Rio ia
nero; sid Feb. ~.
Ignk Nanderherchen, 81 tons. Crawford.
p, Norfolk sid March 10. -O' ~
>, aelnhia; sid March Q. ma
N,r.| as tons, Norbury. Philadelphia,