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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-04
BLACK SNAKES.


"a the Gr0uad-
There las been much discussion
among naruralists and in sportsueu's
journals regarsiing the ability Of this,
olr oae constructor. 10 travel swiftly
auenz the branches Ten Thousand
men have seen the sleek. black streaz ct
FoPe accomplish the feat easily. Here
Is but enc ineidrnt.
The black snakes habitat includes
uiiEczs- Ia sale county Is not far
north of the eeEter OF the state. and
perhaps q Little west Of the center line
drawn north and south There are
zome very good woods in La Sale couu-
y. Along a creek tributary to the
Illinois river are reaches of woodland. OF
az least there were awhile sgo. In those
bats Of Woods-bits as compared with
Michigan forests there are and have
been black snakes. great fellows worthy
their reputation further east. This il
" hat happened one day when young
fellow was hunting. IL IS worth the
telling because IL illustrates the bIaek
snakes nimbleness among the tree tops.
Wandering along cautiously and quiet
y, locking for a shot on either side. the
Young man heard suddenly an uncom-
mon rustling among the leaves above
HIM He looked up and saw something
that astonished him A fox squirrel
and a fox squirrel is the biggest Of the
squirrel kind-was lsaping from limb &c
Hmb and from tree 70 tree in morta,
alright. evidently fleeing from some
deadly enemy. Close behind hiEa
curvinz and twisting. but with all de-
ra-is % is locomoti9n invisible from b.
-ow. 80 swift its progress. and so easy
IS PASSING from limb 70 limb and tre~
70 tree. cans from three 70 FIVE feet OF
blackneSs- II was u black snake ptsr-
slinE the fox squirrel Its case was
hopeless. bu- the ability and the hungry
earEesssesz q this ore constructor u
our northern woods vas demonstrated
rsmarsably- A for The man under
ueath-vell he was i Young fellow
VITA a shor<un- The Young fellow with
The shotgun : 4 reasonably good shot
Ia the country and he kills = akes. He
poured bad q shot IN tat black
snake among TIE branches and il
dropped 70 he ground. merely foul
dad Moderately sired specimen Of
tiossariol onstricecr-Recreat
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-04

type. asr- Ir atru called attention go
BIS facilities for n--utiat5u- hotels.
livery stables. patents, mines and meg
chanslr-e. with au abbreviated 70 reterl
ar the ending tEat was really very wide
.E IT'S scope
Almost anyb,,!s tbat hasi property os
any sort or small auoant Of none.
together with vearniug for trans
acting business Of some Kind. could
md II Mr.. Cadvsla.i~r guide who
ra,iiate-i ideas that were fun 81 an
eouraxemenc and practical suggestion
But 10 was not cousoIiuE to Mr. Cad
waIader when thinking Of the long
wears he hal spent in promoting other
people schemes-vith a careful re-
gard all the tine for his own interests
that he had no more 20 show for r.
on his own account. In fact. the near
est approach 20 convertible property
that be could point out for the satis-
faction Of an iuduireut Iauilori was q
rickery steamboat that was tied up NJ a
certain dock in the keeping of Unite.I
States marshal In her tempestuous
career she had been run h-1siioug info
the embrace OF 4 legal Instrument
known D. a libel. and it now required
matter Of 5000 TO RI her Of The incubus
There was only I've tays' time before
the boat would pass under the be MINER
He knew Sue was really not worth her
REMEMBRANCE. and for a little rs bile he
questioned Shethe- the blltheSums
Peter D. KefIam~ would ever weld
him cent. but his spirits revived " hen
be heard the step of e. customer IL the
door
II vas sullivan
sullivan hal been listed for txa
or three weeks
II had cosr him two dollars He Was
the dissatisfied owner of livery stable.
whom II still aagercI exceedingly 20
see bicycle 20 by CadNalaIer hal
sent him siugIy two Indifferent prs
rect5ve buyers. who hal both Ear away
as quickly as they cuuId- One of them
returning. had said.
That felloN down there is bIufTrr
II a livery stable IS such a -oosl thing
he'd better hoisi oa To f.. He has gat
IN idea hs can work somebody
well. sullivan began Mr. eadvsl-
a.ier. have you sold out vet -
Il have pot
Haven't faunI the right man yet -
Mr. sullivan prufauely expressed the
opinion that the people So ho bad money
% invest did not appreciate zoasI
thing vh~u they saw r.
Have ven ever followed the lake. S5.-
Ivan - asked Caslvv1l aier.
Il have not Why - you as -
-oh. nothing I 5Hs- happened 70 he
iu a By deal for boat Vow. there
something great. shes the eieanesr
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-04
Not All Cooks Know How TO Fry Them
Property.


Property.
Oysters are very seldom Dreaded and
fried at home in a perfect manner. The
mistake which most cooks make is &c
incase them in egg and bread crumbs.
This Is seldom a success. The coating
comes of, giving to the oysters a pie
bald appearance, and they are usually
overlooked in the attempt TO brown
them evenly.
For dish OF fried oysters. select
sound oysters which have Just been
opened Il Is more essential that the
oysters shall be fine favored than that
they shall D. large. though large Ov
sters are desirable. Flatten each
oyster slightly and lay them in fresh
milk while you prepare a mixture OF
equal parts Of sifted cracker crumbs
aud Hour Oyster crackers. or the
richest butter crackers. are good for
this purpose Let the fat be very ho.
Drain the oysters one br one ont Of
the milk. and dip them into the yui-
verixed crackers and -four Law then,
IN a wire basket and immsrSe them IN
tie hot fat for two or three minutes.
Drain them. lay them for minute OF
coarse brown paper. and slip them on
folded napkin and place them D !
hot platter Garnish them with a little
parsley and quarters Of lemons
The folded napkins which are Lard on
rsatters tor the reception Of fried ar.
tieles should be Of some cheap quality
kept for this purpose They should Be
about half a yard square and half a
dozen viii be enough for use IN fam
lily.
When fried articles have been pcoper
" cooked and drained. the napkins vii
hardly De greasy. but they are intend
ed 10 absorb any remnant Of grease
which may be left 4 mere dash Of
cayenne is sometimes added to fries
oysters before they are cooked. S-rv'
with the fried oysters the thinlest
daintest slices of graham bread, lightly
buttered- The whitest. erispest ee,ery
i also a delightful accompaniment
V Y. Tribune.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-04
IN THE STATED

Hrs-- have become so cheap in some
parts % Missouri that a tvyo-year-oIi
colt Of good Fed.groe sold at auction at
Rich HILL for So.
The keca political Discrimination OF
\ Todd touaty CEy.l turkey was
harmed after rs 5~ath - ben a MeEInley
butt0a ves soGzd in its crop
Peljiz- t,se HdOptloa % a plan % dis
pose ot iuPounded ard uzrederned
dogs ~ Macon. Ca. by electricity. al
experiment has b~ra ua.ie upoa rats
l. vzs srccessfli
P-7F Pie for The seasoa Is assured
fr Mercer eerutv, Ky. l.s-r,- a s4-poun3
Tump'-fn was grown Is circumfcr-
lnee vas Sc feet aud eigat riches
For ss-el--r fr1u dat uia-e car
rczter sore q tl4e tocl. - his trade.
archer deaf mate. a- llrsr whom three
others - tl- s.l-sat revp,, testified.
hls leen sent 20 ESD 40 kansz-s city
Instead - h.s usual sunday evening
seruDus. a clarEyuaE - Chapm1n.
kaz- IS 7eatllg - his cougveE1tion a
cor tin1e-t story. eutiti-I- Jake. the
Mcrrhanf.- vh.eh - wrote himself
Afrs- q long ac,- luxurious yavu one
morning Ucstvood (Nch-) man
cou.2a-- ciosc h5s ulvuth His inv had
been tlslocated He was 50 frir7h tered
that s1cc 8. was set he DOESN'T dare
ever % srlile broadly.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-04

her He's a bully. anyway. and he
Knows Just enough 20 think he could
make great success OF running a boat
We got up in the pilot house. where We
could get a pretty good view q the
river. and he says: If I owned her II
tlke her ont OF here. marshal or no mar
shall You see had explained TO him
about the trihe % the libel for the
claims % The crew. 'Ifov abou; the SIX
huniresi2' asked him.
~'Divil take thr six hurire,it' he saws.
Make a ii-.le biuT ard compromise
with 'em f1r hundred Or two oh.
SEES q peach. Then be asked me hcw
ga trade her for the livery stable.
tH take the stable ~ What is
WORTH ! saiI never saw o man quite.
az lnyious as be was no make trade
BE offered me his property even for she
he.ium. arl 81 hen heii OF BE- h3i the
r.rrve 20 tell mo could never make 4
success running her. he safI IL took
man who c1uii pet through bluf
row and thea
What would De- 10 II you should sell
her fe him s-- asked Rock.
Do WHY. the marshal would have
him in i7ii iasi,is % q h1lf boar. lie
would 20 Down there thiu5in' h. vouli
scare four or five men ont ~ what tvas
rcmin' to '~m and he'd ruu up against
The United States rovrrnm~n'-~
serve him right. anyway
well. I wasn't thinking particularly
about him IL vvou'd help nieout Of tFs.
hai- Hgiy- Nou don't know W bat
a trial IL IS % try 70 Do business with
rut a cent % money His property Is
worth Sf.1an. and 10 vouId give me- a
start Well We went back 20 the stable
anH be showed ne through the " boi..
thing He has a family and they 1--we
ou the second foor. You'd DE surprised
O. see what a smart IfttIe WOMAN b.. h1.
ret. AMI fre or SIX Kids. She has q
usind Of her own and rather think she
pretty nearly runs things in spite Of
lis being something - a ruiHan-'
How does she like the steamboat
proposition
Well that's - That's tie substance
% the hole thing. She is not very IA
vorahle 20 IT, Sullivan jiiu't say ex-
activ what was the matter. but he said
sometimes he had % huulor the little
woman
You have 20 have her consent. 10
you7' I SAYS 20 him.
I 10 not. Mr. Cadvya-aIer.' he SAYS
Whatever I say in that house goes I'm
a bs>iuess man ana DON'T allow anv-
body 20 interfere in my business. lie
mind that. Mr. Cadwalader.'
'Oh. yes I says. but ~ course You
want the lttLe HHnr1an eaflsf.eI. TNat.s
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-04

right. Sullivan Nug san explain il n
bec better than ans HaLs else YauaI-
WHY'S carry yoar posar.
Well. dsar r. he saws. L COM
about as near II as the usx- .lan-' Great
people. Sullivan fS.~
-tth. eharnr5rs-- 4x.er-ssl Ta.sE
les. tbr usa-ShaI who has charge 7f
the k~lIuni eaEa r-s IL 20 head lgsf sell
H-r % him ara then l-t h7us come 10
take possession TIE ~aaI Salieaa
yatslf l.l-l rre-s In - minutes -hs- a..
t-sst szua.I azr zs.f - & n before
Rock vas eaasslrr5rr another ph4s.
- the question.
-Ifhe eouHI pav Frhe Iuruuabrauep.
h. asked -.aH.i BE-. any -1a,f r-r-
rlHr her
sob. he uaaEsI rsaEe 4 is-sFf,rt success
u F.. sa5sI t...l7saIaslsr. u=rh a taueh Il
Hrsar- she has s.rar7r.,,f tss., owner.
"a ha we're road boatren. and che
chances are he wouldn't have a soss ~
rs back in SIX months I Sa,r him an
hsH- a.-s ard b.. hadn't rot bis vff. r,
-7..s enc deed vgr hat b.. 7.,.l .-rr.. ant
.rr drunk ard ,,-. r-,rI,ffl.r PRETTY fo-,,4 -
That was a happv tb1-T-.hr- I sun
pos. r.. win srarg rbs VI, h.-i. thing now
-IIe NAV aasi he nav net: he's u.sly-
"a ben he IS drinking
The next evening Caav.fafar sat AZ
MS desk rather inter- tbr7 usu,r A.
-rau,-b h.-4 hat n s,i- .4,,..s t.,-s7r,....
sr4 several ~ clients b,-l .-ffst.,i-,-
sttvvo dollars sach-be Wa p..eyisb AMI
enreworu. Roofs. Who h7d started
home. glanced an ii, b.. ,ns about -
rss. ana cams. IN
-Ssf dswu.~ sas5 he trader
-Arvth-r- u-x ,-- --erf-sd r,ot
.-,..rhsrs- Ia ra--i..,rs---
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-04
WOOL YES IN IHE NORTH.
Mansana'. savage Gray wolf-Inerease Of
Mnlrr- In MI.con.ln-


The gray Wolf. the baae Of the cattle
man and hockmaster. appears to multi
ply ard fourth in defiance Of the efforts
of the hunter and the price set upon
his head. Advicss from all sections OF
the range country report that gray
wolves are as numerous and destructive
as ever. Range riders are witnesses 70
the fact that :he fatteSt and strongest
steers are frequently overcome by these
fernciouz beasts, while the weak and
inf5rm surrender 70 their attacks al
most without q struggle. The live stock
loss ~ Montana from this source can
rot BE- calculated. but from the nature
of the ease IL must be tremendous Pro
fessoual hunters state that the gray
wolf is an exceptionally difficult an
nal 70 circumveut. his cunning IS re-
markable. aui his suspicious nature
causes him 10 avoid any locality which
his keen senses notify him has been in
vaded By his human enemy He IS not
rregsrious animal. preferriDg to roam
IN small punches. which prevents
such a Wholesale killing as could be &C
compiishe,i II large band should fall
within the power Of the hunter. He
avoids poisoned bats and dead car
casses: be- Is essentially beast Of prey,
referring fresh meat all the time, and
when the paHgs Of hunger are felt he
starts out to find something with warm
bIood in il.
For these reasons. wolf-huuting IS an
extremely slow and Precarious Oecu-
patton. trapping. chasing and shooting
are practically the only methods that
produce results. and attractive induce
meuts are necessary to encourage hunt
crs to engage in that work as q means
e livelihood
The MarSh6eId wis., Times states
That beyond any doubt the timber wolf
j. fast ginning in numbers in the woods
Of northern WiSconsiu. until il - al
most unsafe for a man without means
% defense TO be found out alone over
night in the depths Of these forests. In
the counties Of Bayfield,. Washburu and
Douglas -hsv are reported in great
numbers. and. although they are hunt
- for the bounty. their numbers seem
70 increase instead Of decrease in late
years \ hunter returning home one
7 i-ht lot long ago. in Washburn eoun-
". il reported to have killed seven out
OF a pack that kept him a prisoner in
tree for some hours. II was but
few weeks ago that a young woman near
Spooner. while returning home alone at
night. was compelled TO seek refuge in
a tree 70 save her life from pack of
wolves. Many sheep. calves and hogs
have fallen prey 10 their depredatiOns,
and the time l. coming when for human
safety and a protection 10 property
these animals viii have 70 be driven
ont In winters OF deep snow they arr
not nearly - bold Other game. such
a. deer and rabbits, being plentiful
the deep snow makes them EASY prev
But this winter especially more com
plants OF their holiness are heard than
ever before. and it would seem from
such that th-ir numbers have greatly
increased Benton River Mont Press
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-04

10 Is often the cas- that iuvaIi,Is AMI
persons iuhrm from age or other cause
suffer serious discomfort from the ILL.,
adaptation of thsis clothing. Oae
feeble gentleman has o. experiment
succeeded in contrivinv and having
fashioned for him dress which is quite
satisfaetory- Though long averse 70
having any wooden fabric touch his
skin BE- s now clad IA wool from neck
20 toes First is a sort OF waEstcoat or
sack reaching TO and covering the hips.
buttoued down in front and having
row ~ siN large. tat buttons about the
waist line for supporting the easy-fir-
ting drawers Both garments are made
Of very soft. lightweight flannel The
two pieces are preferred 10 the comb
nation suit@--svaist and drawers made
IN ons-as the vsearer perspires pro-
fussly and changes the vaisteoat sew
eral times . day. With no need %
change OF drawers Besides. he likes
the added covering over the hins and
lover part Of rh- spine This suit. with
soft SOCKS and a short aannsI outer
sack, constitutes the night dress as well
- the day underNear.-N. \. Ledger
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-04
IS GIBRALTAR USELESS ?
sas EsaSs - sss.--= ARTILLERY H.-
Changed old Conditions

An article of exceptional Interest
evidently written y a spanish military
uaicsr appears In the current numhe
of the Memorial lie ArtiIlera. Shoys In.
thar the extended range OF modern zr
rillery has completely revolutiouixes
the conditions which have hitherto ~
4s.ed Gibraltar 10 protect is own ar
senal and dockyaryi aad 70 afford safe
y for vessels at anchor under the gun
OF the fortress
When Gibraltar was taken By the EHg
H>h in I144 the greatest range for ar
ril-ery TIRE was only about 5000 yards.
- that a fleet under the batteries Of
Gibraltar was secure against ATTACH
from the Spanish coast.
Il ! nOw pointed out that with a com
paratively small expenditure OF money
by the Spanish government batteries
constructed in the Bay OF AIgeciras.
upon the ridge of mountains known a.
the Queen Of SPANS Chair. would ac-
tuaIly command Gibraltar AZ distance
Of s.0e0 yards, and would be capable OF
demolishing the hole length Of the for
rideatious from the galleries 10 Europa
paint These Spanish batteries would
a-so threaten the entry OF ships Of war
70 Moles- This plan would merely IN
Foiye the mounting Of some ~ heavy
ErIus u from 4-7-iueh 70 I2-inch ca E.
lsr and smaller number o. ho,sitrss-
~ the present moment The strategy
cal pol1ts q this part - the Spanish
coast are earir~lE unfortffi-sI. anst VITA
spain's present emharra ssEnenfs il Gu
Ia and the Philippines il Is net likely
As the -IIroad AFruW- poiat. out. thaf
the Madrid government wil5 take iu1uss-
date aceipa Ia tAe NATTER Eas that
these BATTERIES mas - cl1strJlcts,l sia,s
alzy or ether Is Ear from lmprl hahle.
and in vi=vy % the great importance &c
England % Gibraltar a. a naval hase
and shs rvu-N-d expenditure upou its
combined arsenal aad dockyard. the
subject Is beginning 70 arrraer the So
riols attention Of naval and military
authnrities-N Y Herald
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-04

oar ballot scheme at the club
q asn'g n sgieesSs.- she said.
couldn't BE honest about il. I sup
pose he suggested Let your per
souai feelings influence your iudg-
ment-
Not al an she replied. I'VE were
too honest, 4 anything. There were
lots OF Is ready 70 eoncsde that Others
were better dressed than we were. and
when We balloted for the brainiest
women there were some who never got
vote The same was true when we
1Vvaryled the prizs 70 the most beautiful;
bar " her IL came % selecting the one
,sho was the most attractive. speaking
generally, we had 70 give il up. There
was Just one vote apiece all round when
the ballots we're counted There are
some concessions that no woman will
make ~-Detroit Free Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-04
THE PeSSIMIST.

A ressirnist stood ln a garden fan
Mia a glorious htrst q bloom
The stately lilies ara roses rare
Gently swaved by the summer air
Scattered their rich perfume
The bees h'.rzad soft rear the messy sail
Where the horey SUE xle grew.
be robins sang ln fhe eiu tree faI.
A nj the bright sun shining over az
seemed airtft into ga q blue
E1s the pes-suist-s brow was dark wirh
gloom.
A1d hs u1uttere1- "rt's an a srnua
THIS seeming heaury is tu- -he plume
pn tae hea-=-. or tte carving on tne tomb
a Eiltterlng -tnssl eauL
'-Wha- matter though SKIES ere roy 81
clear
q v'l rain some day. us x-ow,
MI summer wti alrs sal re time draw
rear
Eaau f-s-y winter 81 co'f ART 5-~1r.
VIII come wlth l,I sieet ara saow-
The wo-lI IS blsnf, o. slr--. ear see
That If- rs a sham. f.--sag-
WHAT'S the us- 90 a flssr- 10 The usa % a
tree
wsas. the use % ti-I. or the use o., d
u4@r
or q aHythirs. sry0ayr-
Put vhlIe BE -r1u1 BEES IRE Ili-~ r~In<
As the bee sips hfs heusret rsif
. he 1reez-s whisper. th~ robins sing.
Arl the only apparently useless tang
Is the tsss f-rllsr h.rrs-if-
joe lincoln. in L. \ ~. Hllietiu-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-04
DEAD sopy ABOARD SHIP.
One of the Most Popular sap~rstisioas Of
sailors .. Passing away

sailors .. Passing sway-
One Of the most popular superstl-
,ions Of sailormen used 90 be against
having n dead body aboard ship. but it
10 logger holds good-on passenger
ships at Iea<.-for most of them are
row provided with a means Of preser-
ing the body u a person who dies on
the voyage until port l. reached Th-
is generally done by messing the body
in an air-tigtt. metallic coffin. one or
more being carried by every hrst-class
passenger vessel. aud there Is seldom
d. uu-uur from JACK Steam and other
modern improvements have worked As
many changes in sail0rmeu rs they
have 10 the vessels they man. and in
& consequence the old-time salt. with bis
superstitious. his foibles and his no
t.ous. Is fast disappearing before the
advance q hts less romantic and no
more efficient brother.
Going 20 SEA amt what IL used 10
be- said an old sea captain. with a
-h. 70 the writer. % whom he had
been bemoaning the decadence Of sail
/ ing vessels, which he ascribsd 10 the
rapidlv-gruw habit OF building enor-
nous steam freight carriers. The fine
old ships. barks and other sailing craft
are going. and in place Of real sailor
men you see a lot of paint Serubbers
and iron Founders that hardly know
low 10 splice a rope and haven't as much
superstition 1s a goat They don't car,
much whether the cargo Is dead bodies
or pig iron
In the old days the presence OF a
corpse aboard was considered bound 20
bring storms and other bad luck. and
even now on selling vessels an immesii-
re burial over the side is the proper
thing rs hen a death occurs II the skip
l Fer cares 20 keep The forscastis IN good
/ humor- On rbe bix steamships. carry
lug hundreds of passengers each trip,
q death is no uncommou thing. and IL
/ there are friends % the dead person
1 aboard they are likely % have the body
I brought 20 port II has hecoue a coul-
ulon custom, too. % ship The hodie- OF
[ persons who have died abroad home
/ by steamship. and on several occa-
siDus small nIortuary chap~is have been
constructed aboard Other,vi se the cot
I fus are carried as II they were an orJii-
cary part q the ships cargo
The skipper already quoted told Of
! one % the many examples % the sail
or's superstition on The subject that
1 had come under his observation 4
| friend az his vas a few, wears arc com
I handing a biz clipper ship engaged IN
/ the south American ,vs,ls. Ire was
[ kindly man zrd sailors were aIwars
/ glad 70 ship with him. not only because
Of his not being 4 hard ,askmaSrer
but also because his ship was known
/ as "a good feeder " hfeh i the highest
sucomium jack can pr5rorrc. upon
I skipper or vessel. on his Inst vovarz
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-04

Prepare two or three plump checkers,
by singing. drawing. cleaning and cut
ting OF their ueeks, wings and drum
sticks. Joint the breasts. sides and
bzekbones. and put them in an earthen
stew pot. into which has been pre-
viously placed three slices OF sweet
fat. salt pork Simmer till tender
Take out the chickens. strain of the
liquor. aud lay the chickens in LAYERS
IN deep dish. alternating with oys-
tiers. cracker crumbs and butter and
seasoning 20 taste. Over the whole
pour the strained sock and cover with
a riaa paste half an inch thick be-
fore baking Make missions in the
crust. and bake slowly for one hour.
The remainder OF the chicken viii
make nice soup with stock in which
a veal bone has been cooked for a
base, ~ith little chopped celery for
ring.-Philadelphia Press.