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The record-union., 1897-06-05
BURGLARY NEAR FRESNO.
Ex-Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Anderson's House Robbed.

FRESNO, June Professor ]. w.
Anderson, who lives south Of town.
went with his wife and family away
from town yesterday. leaving his
house in charge of trustworthy Jap
anese.
the screen door cut out and the Jap
bound to chair so securely that it
took nearly an hour to release him.
The house had been ransacked and val
liable personal property taken. The
Jap gives a good description of the
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Sale Declared to be Illegal.

VISALIA, June An the case of C.
f. Floter ct al, VS.. the Tule River r.
rigation District, involving the legality
OF the sale Of the entire bonded debt
OF the district amounting to 100000,
said sale was declared to be illegal and
void by Judge Gray of the Superior
Court to-day. The district is en-
Joined from levying any assessment
to pay any portion of its bonded indebt-
edness. There are other cases in court
involving 1850, 900 in bonds, and en-
bracing the same points in the case
decided to-day
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All of the Crew Reported to Have Been
Saved.
Forty-Three Wayfarers Arrested
Since the Murder of krOeger-
Escorted to Silver Bow junction
by a Committee of Butte Citizens,
and Warned Not to Again Return
to the City.
to the City.

SAN FRANCISCO, June A dis
patch received to-day at the Merchants
Exchange reports that the British ship
Kinkara encountered a severe storm in
latitude Is degrees north, longitude 1903
degrees west. The vessel had to be
abandoned. All hands were saved. Part
of the crew are at Clipperton Island
while the remainder are now at Aca-
pulco. The Kinkara sailed recently
from Burrards Inlet for the United
Kingdom. The gale began on the night
of May 10Th.
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The Dungow Saved.

SAN FRANCISCO, June "A tele-
gram received at the Merchants Ex-
change to-day states that the British
ship Dungow, reported a total loss, has
been saved. The vessel went ashore
on Kangaroo Island on the night of
May 10th. Her officers and crew made
their way ashore through the surf and
were saved. The Dungow left Port
Gamble, Wash, recently with cargo of
lumber for Port Pirie, Australia
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MINE DISASTER.
BENJAMIN Rule Killed and John Rip
bingham Badly Injured

GRASS VALLEY. June 4.-Renianoin
Rule, a young miner, was killed and
John Rippingham, his partner. seri-
ously injured by the tardy explosion of
blast in the Massachusetts mine this
morning. Ten holes were charged, nine
of which exploded, but the tenth hung
fire, and after waiting for an hour and
a quarter the men concluded that it
must have been exploded simultaneous
ly with one of the others and descend
ed into the mine. Shortly afterwards
the blast went off, with the above re-
suit. Rule was native of Michigan.
81 years of age, and leaves a widow.
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Charged With Felony Embezziement.

NAPA, June 4.-John Doe and Rich
ard Roe, aged 10 and u years, respect
lively, have been arrested on a charge
of felony embezzling on a warrant is
sued from Orange County, whose Sher-
if will be in Napa in a few days to
take charge of the young offenders The
young men got possession of a pair of
mules few months ago with which
they left Santa Ana, selling the animals
at Raudsburg
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Denis CrOnin Dead.

OAKLAND, June 4.-After a week Of
suffering, Denis Cronin, the Deputy
Constable who was shot by J. w Bry-
an, a race track tout at Emeryville,
without apparent cause, died to-day
and his assailant has been finally
charged with murder. Cronin was "a
years of age, and leaves a widow and
one child. Bryan is only II years Of
age, but has very unsavory reputa-
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DonIgan Committed to UkiaI, ASYLUM.

SANTA ROSA, June Al. C. Donigan,
the man who sawed his throat in the
County Jail some time ago in an en-
deavor to commit suicide, was to-day
committed to the Ukah Insane Asylum.
He imagined that plan was on foot to
lynch him for brutal murder which
he discovered twenty years ago in this
county, for which a man named Henley
was hanged to a tree by a mob.
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Angus-Craven Case.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4.-An at
tempt was made during the trial of the
Angus Craven case to-day to prove by
DR.. a. L. Sobey that Mrs. Craven had
told him that she had deeds to the Fair
property but that they were not ac-
knowledged. The court, however, re-
fused to admit the testimony, it being
shown that the witness had questioned
Mrs Craven while endeavoring to as
certain her state of mind and was
therefore a privileged communication.
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Wayfarers Ordered Out of Butte.

SALT LAKE, June A special to
the Tribune" from Butte, Mont, says:
Forty-three homeless wayfarers. ar
rested since the Kroeger murder were
escorted to Silver Bow Junction by the
committee of 100 and mounted police
this morning and warned not to return
to Butte
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San Diego Normal School.

SAN DIEGO, June 4.-The commits
sion appointed by Governor Budd to
select site for a normal school build
ing here completed it's labors to-day.
After hot contest between the Pacific
Beach people and those of University
flights the Commissioners selected the
latter site, which meets with general
approval.
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A Railroad to Globe CITY.

NEW YORK, June &c. P. Hunting
ton, President of the Southern Pacific
Railway Company, who has just re-
turned from a three months trip in the
West, said to-day that he had seen Mr..
Garland relative to railroad to the
old Dominion copper mine in Arizona.
and 1t was practically settled that a
road should be built to Globe City, Ari-
IONA. Mr.. Huntington said Mr.. Gar
land had secured sufficient capital to
build the railroad, and he expected to
take the matter under consideration as
to details within a short time.
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Shooting ARRAY at Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, June 4-Jacob Bar
ron, young man, was shot in the leg
this morning by an irate woman, Mrs.
j. Boustick, who resides in the south
western part of the city. She gave as
her reason that he had been fooling
around her house. AS she used a
small pistol, the wound is not dan
gerOuS
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Thieves Aboard a Stockton Steamer

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4-Thieves
were aboard the river steamer J. d.
Peters on her trip from Stockton last
night, and as a result several passengers
are minus their valuables. c. White of
San Francisco lost gold watch and S37
in coin l. r. Wilbur lost his gold watch
and SIG in coin
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Died From Natural Causes.

CHICO. June 4.-Harmon Bay, aged
70, for fifteen years resident of this
city, was found dead to-day in an out
house at his residence. Death was from
natural causes.
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Hawaiian Reciprocity Treaty.

Francisco Board of Supervisors to-day
unanimously adopted a resolution pc
titioning Congress not to abrogate the
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty.
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Held on a Charge of Insanity.

SAN JOSE, June 4.-George Each.
VINO is said to belong in Lodi, is held
here on charge of insanity. He is con-
stantly calling out that he has lost
money on stocks.
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of success Major Smith says that the
honor will be conferred on Delegate T.
Estrada Palma, if he will accept it, and
in the event of his declining the sue
cessful candidate will be DIR. Mendasca-
pote.
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The largest church edifice in the
world is ST. Peters, in Rome; the
smallest is a church ten feet square on
the Isle of Man.
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Woman,s Christian Temperance Union

NEW YORK, June A cablegram
from London says Lady Somerset has
been reelected President of the British
Women's Christian Temperance Union
for the eighth time.
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cent people at the Jail last night. Four
prisoners escaped while the mob was
taking Mitchell out to hang him.
The Coroner returned a verdict that
Mitchell came to his death by hanging
in the Courthouse yard at the hands of
an Infatuated mob, whose names are to
me unknown. AT 3 p. m. the body OF
the negro was removed from the Court
house yard and viii be taken to a CO.
lumbus medical college,
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The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

alone, I went over to talk with him. He was takin' it easy. sittin' at the edge of the cellar with a shotgun leanin' against the side close by him. He was polite, but short spoken, and didn't seem anxious for company. so l didn't stay long. The other Missourian came back after dusk with a wagon, and could see by the light of their lantern that the two were working in the cellar until late into the night. They went away, bag and baggage, before morn ing, and I've never set eyes on 'em since
 "The old fellow looked at me quiz zically, as, taking from his pocket a silver coin, he handed it to me. What do yer think of thatY he said. I found three of 'em in the dirt that the Mis- sourians threw out in that nights dig gin. It 'peared as if they'd just made hole straight down in the cellar bot tom and then threw the dirt back into it again I was curious enough after maxim sure they were gone to dig the hole out agin. The three dollars and some bits of rotten leather was what 1 found.'
 "The coin he had handed me was a clumsiy-made Mexican dollar bearing the date of 1882. When l handed it back to him the farmer winked and nodded his head wisely,
 "'Those Missouri fellows knew their business, he said. They knew about whar they wanted to dig, an did all that plowin' to get at some landmark that would show 'em the spot precisely. All this new growth of grass and weeds came up whar the ground was plowed The cellars long ago been filled up oy sand brought down by the freshets. I don't think it's much use for anybody ter waste time sarchin' for silver treas ure in that place. Do you?'
 q agreed with him fully and drove away without having disturbed the pick and spade in the bottom of the wagon. hadn't really expected to find any treasure. I said to myself. But the fact remains that Fritz, a stranger in the locality, had, in a somnambu- listic state. gone directly to the place where a treasure had once been hidden buried. fully believe, under the pre- else circumstances narrated after his waking. The marvel of this you can explain on any theory you choose."-N. Y Sun.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
Timed His Drinks Better

A minister in the highlands of Scot land found one of his parishioners in- toNicated. The next day he called to re- prove him for it. ''It is very wropo to get drunk" said the minister.
 Il ken that" said the man, but then dinna drink as meikle as you do."
 "What-how is that?"
 "Why-ginit please ye, dinna ye ave a glass O whisky with water after din. ner?"
 Why. yes, Jemmy--merely to aid di- gestion."
 And dinna ye take a glass O toddv every night before ye gang to bed?"
 ITO be sure-just to help me sleep. !"
 Well, that's just IA glasses a week. an about 60 a month. 1 only get paid once a month, an then if I'd take o0 glasses it wad make me dead drunk for q week; now ye see the only difference is ye time it better than do."-London News.
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MorHER IS eRowlNe oLp.

The eyes that were bright with starry
 light
 Are faded and dim to-day. The brow once so fair. with no line of care, Its fairness has drifted away And the face like a flower in its youthful
 bloom.
 With its weatA of beauty untold Is careworn and sad and plaintive to-day, For mother is growing old For you and for me hath the lines of care Been drawn on the patient face, And the form that is bent and feeble now Hath lost it's od-tlme grace. And the hair ike a rift of drfted snow Hath lost it's gleam Of gold: The footsteps are totterins. quiet and slow, For mother is growing old On face and form and in dim blue eyes Are the marks of the passing years, Made while the patient tender heart Was throbblng, perchance, with tears For the safety of those so loved, so dear, More priceless far than gold And it saddens my heart to feel and know That mother is growing old. And soon. ah, yes. alasi all too soon, will the quiet footfall cease, The tender eyes will have siEhtless grown. The loving heart find peace The willing hands will be folded low The warm, sweet lips grown cold: Then. loyal and loving, and patient be To the mother growing old, Mary l.. McMillan, in Atlanta Constitu-
 ton.
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So eager were both Fritz and myself that we did not notice the approach of an old farmer who had sauntered up until he spoke to me almost at the wagon wheel
 'Prcspectin' for suthin', or goin' ter dig fish bait?' he asked, with humor- ous twinkle in his eye. It's good place for both-right whar the Missourians did the last work of thar folly
 I'm a railway builder, sir I an- swered, with dignity, was proposing to dig test pit hereto test the nature of the ground
 Ah-h! lie said, nodding wisely, as If the whole matter was clear 10 him. Well, the soils been we'll tested thar. That young feller's standin' now jest whar the Missourians dug thar cellar. We called 1t thar folly then. but thars good reason for thinkin' it wasn't folly by long shot.
 Twas dozen years ago they come here, two of 'em, huntin' water right for a ranch. they said. They had a chart of some kind that they went by. and were mighty particular nobody else  should look at it. At last they loca ted thar claim right whar we are nova quarter section. it was-and went ter plowin'-plowin' foot deep with sub- soil plow--over a two-acre patch. That's no way to a-break up virgin soil for plantin', an we laughed al 'em a good deal. But that wain't all. After the two-acre plot had been plowed and replowed they begun ter dig thar eel lar right whar that young mans a-standin'. No wonder we called that undertakin' folly-startin in ter build a house whar the creek would be sure ter wash 1t into the Arkansaw river in the first high water that came.
 But they just dug away, and when the cellar was about two-thirds dug they stopped workn' one day about noon, an one of 'em rode over toward Sterling. putin his horse to a good pace an lookin' as if he he'd business that couldn't be hindered. lived then in the sod house you see on the hillside. an, seein' the other man stayin' thar
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replaced. Then suddenly the scene changed about him; he saw houses and cornfclds where be had seen none be- fore. and he realized that while he was still standing in the same place, high grass was growing round him of diff ferent character from that which had been there when the men were digging
 This undoubtedly was the time of his waking, for lis next thought was to get home. He did not know which way to go, but at last after going miles in various directions, he located his bearings and found his way back to the house where we were staying. By this time he had discovered that the spot from which he had begun to re- trace his steps was several miles down stream, on Cow creek.
 "Of course the boys had their fun with him over his sleepwalking and dream, but as l am something of a be- liever in dreams and clairvoyance 1 thought it worth while the next Sun day to have my team hitched up and take drive down the creek with Fritz. He had been laughed at so much over his exploit that he was rather ashamed of it and not inclined to talk on the subject. But at last. as we passed farmhouse on the prairie above the val ley, he exclaimed:
 Here's the place where l came up out of the creek bottom. Down there is the sod house that l passed, and be- yond is the place where 1 saw the men digging
 "rou can turn off the trail and drive almost anywhere in western Kansas. provided there are no wire fences in the way. 1 turned the horses round, drove down by the sod house. and, directed by Fritz, went as near the place of his dream as we could. We had to stop short of it owing to q patch of high grass and weeds so thick and tangled that we could not drive through. Fritz, now growing excited, jumped out of the wagon and pressed his way through the grass, hunting for something that evidently was clear in iris mind Once he almost trod on rattlesnake. whose buzzing l could plainly hear from the wagon, but Fritz kept up his search.
 I've found it, he called at last. Here are my footprints where I stood above the treasure. Here. pointing to the southeast, here's the hill the men rode over when they passed ont of sight
 T had slipped a spade and pickaxe into the bottom of the wagon before starting away from the house, and was all ready. being now excited my self, to get right out of the wagon and set to digging for the buried silver.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
FLY TIME STRATEGY.
Fly Trap Dealer Gives Some In-
 formation.

Nowadays people in civilized regions houses by having screens placed over the doors and windows. This, says the Portland Oregonian, keeps out the greater number of the little pests, but few always manage to find an en- trance through some creyice or cranny, and half dozen of these enterprising insects can cause about as much an- noyance to bald-headed man during his after-dinner nap as the whole brood of them could do if turned loose in the room. In order to rid the house of the few flies who struggle past the screens, fiytraps of various sorts are frequently resorted to; but it is now found that these are not necessary. This secret, which is bound to be boon to suffering humanity. has been divulged by deal CT in fytraps, who, when a customer called a day or two since. was out of traps. In this emergency he imparted to his would-be customer the following recipe for keeping house clear of flies:
 Near the tops of the screen doors and window screens punch several holes from the inside with some instrument about the size of lead pencil, thus leav- ing slightly funnel-shaped apertures, having rough, jagged edge on the outside. This renders it impossible for the flies to enter through these holes. while the flies which have strayed into the house the first time they light on one of the screens crawl to the inner part, and, seeing these holes, imagine there is some place where they are not wanted on the other side, and out they go. "In this manner" said the hytrap dealer. "a house can be kept per- fectly free from flies"
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
Yielding 60 Medical Advice.

Mabel, the doctor says you drink entirely too much coffee. It is not good for you"
 ''Why. mamma, it doesn't hurt me a particle, and l like it too we'll to quit using it. just couldn't get along with out my coffee"
 And Mime. Loockes, the celebrated authority on beauty, says it is ruino1s to the complexion"
 70, we'll if the doctor thinks l ought not to drink it any more I'll drop it, of urse."-Chicago Tribune.
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rhelr Flrst QnnrreI.

She-Well, 1 am ready Lo start now, Oliver, but 1 look like perfect fright in this hat.
 He-O, no, Clara! l can't allow you to think so. You
 She-Indeed, sirl You can't allow mel You might as well understand right now, MT. Peduncle, that am ac- customed to thinking as 1 pleasel- Chicago Tribune.
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susnected a NIlstnke.

''Sim Wilkison has two mighty smart boys" remarked Mrs. Corntossel. "One of 'em hez gone to town an learnt to paint; they say he puts a lot of at mosphere in his york;
 'Mandy, ain't you thinkln about the other boy?"
 His brother?"
 ''Yes. The one thet learnt to play the cornet. Washington Star.
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Doctors orders.

The young woman who takes mu- sic lessons and practices scales an- nounced to her friends that she was go- ing away.
 Isn't it rather sudden deiermina- tion?"
 "Yes. It's the doctors orders."
 "Why, you don't look a bit ill.,"
 "Oh, I'm perfectly well. Auntie is the one who is ll."-Philadelphia Post.
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The Verdict.

Won't you try the chicken soup, judge?" asked Mrs. Small of her board CT, not noticing that he had gone be- yond the soup stage in his dinner.
 'I have tried it, madam" replied the judge. "The chicken has proved an alibi."-N. Y. Truth
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New Occupation.

Miss Bikeface-So you have given up advocating woman's rights?
 Miss Passe-Yes, now go in for women's lefts.
 Miss Bikeface = Women's lefts [ Whats that?
 Miss Passe-Widower Bits.
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Mad n. a March Hare.

"As you say my daughter is willing to marry you, must tell you secret. There is madness in our family
 ''Indeed! You alarm me! What is your daughters mania?"
 Her mania, sir, consists in her will tngness to marry you!"-Tit-Bits
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WfDed It UD Himself.

You needn't sweep the back yard to- day, Bridget" said Mrs. Cumso.
 Why, mum?"
 Your master bought bicycle yes terday, and he's been out there for an hour trying to learn to ride" Phila- delphia North American.
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A Fuir Oner.

Hotel Clerk-Very sorry, sir, but I can't let your trunk go until your bill is paid.
 Stranger-You can't? Why, I'm a city official of Chicago.
 Must have the cash"
 Well, 1 haven't any money with me. but I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll give you a street ear franchise" - N. Y. Weekly.
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Other Peoples Money.

Mrs. Crabshaw-Do you know, my dear, why woman is always more care ful of her wedding dress than of any other?
 Crabshaw-l suppose it is because she has to pay for it herself-N. Y. Journal.
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The Voice of Exuer,enc.

Newpop-What can 1 do to keep nay aby from crying at night?
 Oldpop-Turn on the gas full blast. He'll think it's daylight and go to sleep.-N. I. World.
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An Awful Drop.

Why does Miss Elder always drop her eyes when she meets you?"
 If you viii never give it away, will tell you. She drops her eyes because saw her drop her teeth one day."-Cin. cinnati Enquirer.
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DeeD,

She-Your friend is certainly hand some fellcw and, they say, very deep one.
 He-Any man who was shallow could never hold as much as he does.-Detroit Fxes Press.
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Shifting Respoasibility.

That Billings has more mean traits than any ether man l ever knew"
 T suspected it from the way he was always talking about ."-Chi- cago Journal.
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Minister Well, Donald, what sort of day is it going to be?
 Donald-Weel, sir, I'm no quite sure. You see, you prayed for fine weather yesterday, but my rheumaticks tells me it's goin' to rain, so l guess it's toss up.-Pick-Me-Up.
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Drawing the Line.

"Why have you never tried to get Gabler to join your secret society?"
 Because it wouldn't be a secret so- ciety after he had joined it.'-Chicago Tribune.
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Rnssln,s Merchant Nnxx.

The merchant navy of Russia num- bers only 2,s7o sailing vessels on for, eign seas, The steam merchant flees on the Baltic numbers but 92.
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Pure White snnrrn.x.

The Mansfield (Pa.) Advertiser says that a pure white sparrow has been seen in Mansfield number of times re- gently.
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Drowning Them.

T can't understand why she wears such fearfully loud clothes.''
 Maybe it's so she can't hear things people say about her. Chicago Jour nal.
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Never.

Oh, when will folks remember That tis a fearful crime To forget that every rusty gun Is loaded all the time!
 Cleveland Le
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Mr. Hardup-I always feel miserable when | come out here on the beach.
 Miss Easie-l don't see why you should.
 MT. Hardup-But I do. 1t makes me feel sad when think of my financial condition, and then see the oceans roiL .-Up-to-Date.