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Walters and Mattresses.

Talking of waitresses, 6 New York hotel keeper says that although they may possess some superior qualities for such service there are, the other hand, such drawbacks as make it cer- tain that they would never be accept able to the majority of men who would have to be served by them. He says:
 "I think the objection to them would be based chiefly on the fact that they never show especial att cntion to any person. I never knew n woman who waited on a man to trouble herself in the least about the manner in which she served him. It makes absolutely no difference whether they receive liberal tips or not. They may be quiet, neat sud quick, but they would never pick out one piece of beef because it was better than another or make any effort to get the best of what was to- be had in the kitchen. That sort of attention makes a man worth his fee to the men who tip him.
 Ut is this special service that makes a waiter superior to the best of his as- sooiates. Women never detect any diff ference between the quality of one dish and another. They are all the same, and good service requires merely that they shall be set down noiselessly and brought quickly. There the service of the waitress ends. She can beat any man at those features of the business. But she cannot select for him anything better than the rest of the customers get. Usually she does not notice any difference in them. That deficiency is the safeguard of the waiter and will keep his place secure for him."
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FUN IN THE FooTNorE.
Popular LIbrettist Couldn't Withhold
 Joke on Prospective Bride

Popular LIbrettist Couldn't Withhold M
 Joke Perspective Bride.
 W. s. Gilbert does not retain all of his humor for use in his librettoa
 In the early days of his success. when Gilbert and Sullivan were considered by managers as the "sure winners in the comic opera field, a young woman who was 8 member of one of the Pima fore" companies wrote to Gilbert tell ing him of her approaching marriage with a young man of good position and family
 Gilbert congratulated the young wo- man and expressed the hope that her flu ture might be prosperous and happy.
 Only little more than & month pass ed, amt another letter from the same girl reached him, in which she stated that her engagement with the young man had been broken and that she had accepted another suitor.
 He replied that he had every confi- denoe in her judgment and again ex- pressed his hearty wishes for her wei fare. 1t was almost two months after that that Gilbert received third letter from the same girl. who informed him that young Lord - had proposed and that she had accepted him after breaking her engagement with No. 3 Gilbert's humor could no longer withstand the temptation, and he wrote, "I desire to congratulate you on your approaching marriage with'- Here he placed an asterisk and in a footnote added:
 Here insert the name of the happy man.
 This is probably as characteristic 3 piece of humor as any that appears in his Bah Ballads" or in his works for the stage. New York Press
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CONTRASTS IN NAPLES.

Only a Step From Royal M@wuidcence to
 CrVwds of Half Naked Workers.
 One of the strangest contrasts in Ma pies is to walk from the royal palace, with it's fine marble staircase, up the new Corse Re d'Italia and to climb in to the steep streets around the Church of San Soverino Sosio.
 These streets are the dwelling places of the dyers, and one steps from regal magnifcenoe into a crowd of seminaked people, who are busily dipping great hanks of cotton or wool into seething caldrons. AS elsewhere, the work is car ried on in the street, and little streams | of water-red, yellow, brown and black pour over the rough stones and gath | or in multicolored pools, while on low benches against the walls women are Nwashing clothes, standing in the dirty. isoapy water that splashes ~oEer frolh their tubs
 | The passersby walk heedlessly through | the dye and soapsuds. while the chil- dren find pleasant occupation in throw.
 ing mud of every variety of color at any body who chances to be wearing light colored garments. It is 8 veritable feast of color from the merely spectacu- lar point of view, but visit to these | streets leaves & bodily as we'll as a mental impression. Very often in the depths of these sor- did alleys one comes across forgotten old palace, built when carriages were | unknown, it's great court of honor crowded with booths, it's vast halls fill ed with a heterogeneous collection of men. women and children, fowls. goats, | sheep and occasionally a donkey, all | living together in the happiest proxim- ity. The massive old walls are hidden
 beneath centuries of dirt; the wood
 work has, for the most part, disappear cd the rooms that once knew the revela
 of Angevin nobles now shelter the hap
 hazard existence of lazzaroni.-Lud-
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COVENTRY.
south Coventry.

South Coventry.
 CThe Register is on sale at the post ofnce each week.l
 M. H. Parker has gone to Derby for the winter.
 F. W. Edgerton and sons have all the butch erlng they can attend to.
 Vim. H.Potter Is going quite extensive Iy into the production of cream.
 T. J. Sears has again gone to purchase carriage horses for H. F. Dimock.
 The foundation of 8 very large barn is being laid near Dimock's farm house.
 Rev. $. H. Barrett occupied the Con- gregational pulpit Sunday, for the first time since his Illness. T. M. Dunham returned from his west ern trip some weeks since and goes on foot to the post-ofice each day for his mail. Mir. Dunham is an octogenarian. A. s. PARKER. tFrom another correspondent-)
 Mics Fannie Parker is spending Thanks giving with her mother in Boston.
 Whooping cough is prevalant, in town, many of the children are sick with 1t.
 Mrs. Bradshaw of Willimantic spent last Sunday with Miss Bessie Beard.
 Miss Jennie Glispin, formerly of this place, is visiting at the home of Miss Kate Swsetman.
 The Cleaners were quite successful at their entertainment last Friday night. They received about SIT.
 Last week Wednesday, MT. and Mrs. Freeman Patten and son of Stafford spent the day with D. H. Clark of this place.
 Arthur Woodwork has a very good position in the ship yard at Noank. He has been working there for about three weeks.
 Mrs. K. A. Tracy, Miss Mabel and Willie Tracy left for Atlanta, Ga, las, Tuesday morning, where they expect to spend the winter.
 Two feet of the property belonging te the M. E. society has been given to the Village Improvement society, so as te enable them to round the colner going towards Wall street. Rev. MT. Brown of Andover occupied the pulpit of the M. E. church Sunday and gave very interesting discourse Rev. MT. Purdy preached in Andover 1T the afternoon of the same day.
 About twenty members of Wangumbaut grange went to Andovel last Monday night and attended a grange meeting The members of Columbia grange furnish ed the program, which was excellent. 1 consisted of readings, recitations, music an essay and farce. After the entertain ment the members of Andover grang' treated the visiting friends by prov idins for them an oyster supper.
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Rullt Upon a Rowlder,

There Is a village in England built upon an enormous powder of chalk This bowlder Is half mile long and must have been carried eastward dis tance of 90 miles by some great iceberg It was dropped to the bottom of the glacial sea. where it became partly GOV. cred and surrounded by blue gray bowl der clay.
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E-awoaas aa Sin Omerirwx.

Just as brewers and other evil men in England conciliate heaven by erect ing churches so the bold. bad, bloody handed Burman makes it all right for the next existence by erecting pagodas In proportion to the height of the pa goda bis heap of sin disappears. And as the Bnrman, like the rest of us, looks after his own wants rather than those of his ancestors, he builds a paRoda all to himself. and allows his grandfather s to topple over An uncle of the deposed king must have been round shouldered with the weight of his wrongdoings
 Anyway, at the foot of MRndalay hill-a nice, breezy eminence, admi. rable to give you an appetite and pain in the back-he built 729 pagodas, though the guides count wrong and say there are only 450. But perhaps they mention the smaller number out of regard for their monarch's uncle, not wishing to expose the real magnitude of his sinfulness. The pagodas are all white and set out in rows. and under each were what we pronounced to be tombstones. We were wrong, for the inscriptions were not Go the dear de- parted, but constituted complete copy of the law in the Pali tongue. Travel
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Ara Court of Probate holden at Gov

A T a Court of Probate holden at Gov "A entry, within and for the district of Coven- try, on the 18th day Of November, A. D. 1898. Present, JOHN ISLAM, Judge. On motion Of Almfra S. Parker, executrix on on the estate of Martin Parker, late Of the town Of Coventry, within said district, deceased. This court doth decree that six months be al-
 lowed and limited for the creditors Of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the executr1x, and directs that public notice be weeks in a newspaper having a circulation In said district. and by posting copy thereof on nearest the place where the deceased Inst dwelt. Certtfied from record. JOHN ISHAM, Judge. 3w34
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Growing old.

He-Carrie. you don't seem to care so much for me as you did when we were first married.
 She-As for that matter, don't think so much of my hat as did when I got it just before Easter. Boston Transcriut
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usss of the Fan Tn Japan.

The uses of the fan are many and various in Japan. where it is carried by men, women and children. A but terfiy shaped fan in the hands of the umpire at wrestling and fencing matches is made to express 8 number of messages perfectly understood and promptly at tended to by the com mhatantR
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GTATE of Connecticut. Holland Coun-
 kJ ty, ss District of Stafford, Probate Court, November 23d, 1898.
 Estate Of John R. Aldrich, late Of Stafford, in said District, deceased.
 Pursuant to an order from the Court of Pro-
 bate for said District, will be sold at Public Auc-
 ton, to the highest bidder, on the 2ath day of
 November, 1898, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon the real estate Of said deceased, namely an un- divided one-half of tract of land situated in said Stafford, bounded north by land of A. F. Chapin, east by land Of A. D. Cady, south by land Of Ora A. Aldrfch. and west by land of A. P. Chapin, containing 12 acres more or less. JENNIE E. ALDRICH, A0ministrafrix.
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A Sale of Derby
 Waists.
A Sale of Rumed
 Fish-net Curtains.

We have secured 25O pairs of these desirable curtains, that re- tail for $1.75 usually.
 Sale price $1.19 a pair.
 Runaed Muslin Curtains, soc pair, value 75c.
 Rufled Muslin Curtains, s7tc a pair, value S1.25.
 Ruf1ed Muslin Curtains, 95c 8 pair, value $1.50. Ruffled Muslin Curtains, $1.25 pair, value $1.75. Rufied Muslin Curtains, $1.95 pair, value $2 30. Third floor, take elevator. Bargains in BLACK DRESS GOODS.
 Black Crepon, all wool and mohalr, 43 inches wide, in a nice line of designs, x x at 59c yard. | Black French Poplins, all wool, the most popular fabric of the season, A inches wide, at 75c yard. Black Storm and Cheviot Serges, all wool, now so much In demand, 50 inches wide, at 75c yard.
 Black Henrietta, all wool, 45 inches wide, extra fine quality in jet or blue black, very high silk finish, g great bar gain, at 59c yard Black Storm Serge, all wool, 43 inches wide, yarn dyed and twisted thread, supe- rior quality, at 39c yard.
 Rear of Main store.
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Twenty-three lives were lost by thu wrecklng of the British ship, Atalanta off the coast of Oregon last week. Only three of the seamen were saved.
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Too Much For Amy Man.

There isn't any one so good that il doesn't make him mad to go home to dinner and find some one sitting in his chair at the table -Atchison Globe. a-<'
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Born,

l Thompsonville, 18th, son to MT. ane Mrs. William Chamberlain of Staforf Springs.
 Union. 14th, a son to Mir. and Mrs Joseph Jerome.
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MRrriAr1,

Stafford Springs, 22d, by Rev. R. c Gragan, Samuel Mellon and Miss Jennie E. Watrous.
 Stafford Springs, 22d, by Rev. J. I Bartholomew, Peter Dums and Miss Eliz' S. Frost, both of Stafford Springs.
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Died.

Stafford Springs, 18th, James Norton, 42.
 Rockville. 21st, Mrs. Mary L. Lamb 59, widow of Chester Lamb.
 Westford. 14th, Mrs. Jane E., Il, wife of Loomis Stowell.
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The southern cotton mills are having labor troubles. Over three thousand em- ployes are idle at Augusta, Ga., on &C., count of a strike.
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"Never be critical upon the ladies, '' was the maxim of an old Irish peer, re- markable for hia homage to the sex. "The only way that . true gentleman ever will attempt to look at tho faults of pretty woman is to ahut hin eyea. |"
The Press., 1898-11-24

"Dr." Nancy GuIlford, the noted Bridge port midwife, who was arrested in Lon- don, was brought back to Bridgeport last week. Her ball has been fixed at SIG. 900.
The Press., 1898-11-24

John w. Keeley, 81, the inventor of the Keeley motor. died at his home at Phila' delphIa Sunday.
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AGrafeful Patient.

Doctor. !" said the substantial citi-
 zen, as he flushed up to the young phy- sician. .l owe you my life. ]" ssEh?'' ssYes. I was taken suddenly i'll two
 days ago, and my wife sent for you
 and you were not in. "-Oincinnati En Quirer
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J. c. Keough. ex-tax-collector of Hol- yoke, Mass.. has been arrested, charged with embezzlement to the amount of $t15,O00.
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FOR SALE.

have several new Carriages and concords of my own make also secondhand Carriages and Carts-one Blackboard as good as new; also one two-horse team Wagon in very good rpair-at very low prices. WA. COMINs. Stafford Springs, Aug. 18th. 20t1
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Resolutions, obituaries or cards of thanks In- serted at one-half advertising rates. Births, marriages and deaths inserted free. Communi- cations received without signature always com mitted to the waste basket without attention.
 This paper Is mailed regularly to it's subscrib CTS until definite order to discontinue is re- neived and all arrears are paid in full.
 THIS Paper and The Connecticut Courant semi weekly furnished for s2.16 per year.
The Press., 1898-11-24

The Yale football team was badly beat en by the Harvard eleven last Saturday
 at New Haven by score of 17 to 0. The game was played during down pour of
The Press., 1898-11-24

MCLAUGHLIN { SON, PUBLISHERS. si.sO year. If paid strictly In advance. .SS
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A T Court of Probate holden at Staf- "A ford, within and for the district Of Stafford on the 23d day of November, A. D. 1896. Present, MARCUS B. FISK, Judge
 On motion of Jennie K. Aldrfch, admfnistratrfx the intestate estate of John R. AlEach, late o Stafford, within said district, deceaSed It is ordered by this Court that notice shall be given that the administration account in said estate will be exhibited for settlement at the Probate once in said district, on the 30th day o
 ing copy Of this order on the public sign post in said town of Stafford, and by advertfsing the same in a newspaper published in Stafrord, and having 8 circulation in said district Certified | from Record. MARCUS B. FISK, Judge.
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President Timothy Dwight has resigned from Yale, to take effect at the close of the present academic year. His reason for resIgnIng Is his intention not to serve after seventy years of age.
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TNO RENT--very reasonable-house and
 \ barn on Benton-st. M. H. MCCARTHY. 2
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HARM FOR SALE OR RENT-The ' place known as the Cunningham Farm
 situated at Stafford Village, containing about 1O3 acres, suitably divided into moving. pasture
 and tillage land. Plenty of wood. Buildings 1n good repair. Inquire Of MRS. GEO. GINHOLD Hydevt1le. 34-4ts
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A gang of trackmen were run down near Jersey City last Friday, and eleven were killed instantly and several were in. iured. The men stepped from one track to allow train to pass, but owing to 8 dense fog did not see a train approaching on the other track.
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DOuble-BreaSted

There Is nothing to gain by putting off buying fall and winter clothing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-06-09
THE EAST.

The noted tragedian. Thomas w.
Kctne, died at New Brighton, \. Y,
from the effects Of an operation for APP
pendicitis, aged IS years.
The Pennsylvania republicans in CON
veu1iau at Pittsburgh nominated Will
liam 4. Stone. OF Allegheny, for gov
ernor, and Galusha 4. Grow and S. a.
Davenport for congressman at large.
In the seven days ended on the Sd
there were 222 business failures in the
United States against 245 the week
previous and 24l in the corresponding
period Of 1897.
During the week ended on the Cd the
exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States aggregated
l,155,t5o.o5l, against S1IsS, s2S343 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week IN 1897
was 3o3
At Alfred Me-. Louis Martels was shot
fatally by Joseph Glendon. husband Of
tile woman with whom Martels had
been involved. Glendon then commit
ted suicide
Ii the National league the percent
ages of the baseball clubs for the week
ended en- the 9Th were: Cincinnati.
81; Cleveland. COS Boston. .682; Bal,i-
more. .5sS: View York, so: Pittsburgh,
-: Chicago. .leo; Philadelphia, 457;
Eroo}Iyn, ,42o; Louisville, Sal; Wash
ingtog, .297: ST. Louis, 2o7.
~ the age Of s. years Elijah T. Morse
died al his home in Canton, Mass. He
was member Of congress from 1sss 10
1906.
The firm Of A. Weston & Co. bankers
AZ Painted Post, \. Y, failed, tying up
100000 worth of property.
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HAWAIIAN QUESTION.
President Mckinley Points Out Ur-
gent Need of Prompt Action
by Congress.

Washington, June president Nc
Kinley discussed the question Of Ha-
waiian annexation with several repre-
sentatiyes who were Ia conference with
him Friday. He told them it was of the
utmost Importance that the two houses
Of congress take prompt action upon
the resolution. He indicated that lie
had received assurances of majority
in the senate who will vote for annexa-
ton, and is therefore confident that it
will become a law. 1t seems to be gen
orally understood that the resolution
will be brought up in the house prompt
ly next week One proposition is TO
call il up next Tuesday on the call of
committees, A bill considered in this
way is subject TO all parliamentary mo
tons. This plan has been presented TO
Chairman Hit, of the foreign affairs
committee. Members of that commit
tee are Of the opinion that the resolu-
ton may be gotten through in two or
three days.
Washington, June T.-The senators
who are most strenuously opposing the
annexation of Hawaii have been can
wasting the senate and claim that they
have a sufficient number of senators
pledged to adjourn, in preference TO
taking up the annexation resolution, TO
insure the adoption of this course, even
though the house acts favorably upon
the question. They say that the names
of seven republican senators are in
cluded in the list who have thus pledged
thprnSplva
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NAVAL HERO DEAD.
Capt. Gridlcy, Commander of Dewey's
Flagship ut the Battle of Ma
Mia, PASSES Away.

Washington, June Capt. Charles
Y. Gridley, commander of the cruiser
Olympia and one of the heroes of the
brilliant victory at Manila, is dead. The
announcement of his death was received
by the navy department late Sunday
afternoon, in Il cablegram from Pay
master Gelt, of the navy, dated at Kobe,
Japan, June 4, and directed to Secretary
Long. The dispatch contained this
simple statements Capt. Gridley died
to-day. Remains accompany me on
Coptic."
Capt. Vernon Gridley is the first
American officer Of great prominence
whose death is direct result of the ex-
isting war with Spain. As commander
of Admiral Dewey's splendid flagship
and one of the admiraI's chief advisers.
Capt. Gridley achieved distinction at
the battle of Manila bay and added TO
his previous laurels by winning high
praise from his superiors in the service
for distinguished gallantry and ability.
He fought his ship from the coming
tower, while Admiral Dewey directed
the movements of his squadron from
the bridge of the vessel. Capt. Grid
ley was born in Logansport, Ind, in
1915, but was appointed to the naval
academy from Hillsdale. Mich, in 1850.
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MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

o. Q. Tow, a Chinaman, has enlisted in
the army and will join company l., now
at the Preside, San Francisco.
The total assessed value Of equalized
property in Kentucky is $3.50, or ,9G7, on
which 100000 state taxes will be
called.
A New York infant has just been con-
demrad to stagger through life under
the name Of Walter Sampson Schley
Dewey Cullen.
Cleveland, O., viii he the headquar-
tiers Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers for the next ten years be
ginning with 1860.
Mrs Madeline Vintou Dahlgren, wild
ow of Rear Admiral Dahlgren, and a
well-known authoress, died in Wash
ipgton, aged about G3 years.
Benjamin 3, Comcgys, the president
of the Philadelphia national bank, has
just completed 50 years service in that
prominent financial institution.
In New York a flag l2o feet in length,
the largest ever made, was on exhibit
ton. 1t is intended to raise it over the
walls Of MORO Castle when Havana is
taken.
The new French chamber Of deputies
is composed Of 254 republicans, 104 rad
icals, "a radicaI-socialists 81 socialists,
80 rallies, Al reactioBaries and 10 free
lanccs.
Last year the italian government, fo1
nonpaymcnt Of taxes, coBfscated the
property Of 40.s62 peasants. although
many Of them owed no more than 25
to 50 cents.
Tobias Won Steenburgh, 20 years old,
known throughout the United States
as the mad lover Of Jenny Lind, the
famous singer, died in a wretched hoyel
at Glaseo, \. y.
Gov Powers, Of Maine. rather than
call an extra session of the state legis-
lature to make an appropriation for the
mobilization OF the militia, is defraying
the expenses out Of its Own pocket.
John T. Parkhurst. vice presidentand
general manager Of the Globe Iron com
pany. died in Cleveland, o.. suddenly of
heart disease. aged IS years. Mr.. Park
hurst was widely known on the great
lakes.
Mrs. Julia Dent Grant has been
chosen president of the Women's Ma
tional War Relief association. The Wild
ow Of the great general viii be unable
to do any active work. but viii use her
influence in furthering the ends Of the
Organization.
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SPAIN LOSES GROUND.
Thousand Spaninrds Killed in Big
battle in PhiIippines-Insurg
Victorious Mt Every Point.

Manila, May 81, via Hong Kong, June
THE Spanish outposts have been
driven in ali along the hne, stimuli
taneously and with great slaughter. 1t
is said that over 1000 have been killed.
There has been fierce hand-to-hand
fighting for 20 hours, despite the ty-
phoon which was raging. The violent
winds and torrents of rain render the
rifles of the Spanish troops unayailing.
The natives easily win at every step
with their shashing knives. The in
surgents hold Malabon, Tarlac and
Baccor. They are now attacking Santa
Mesa and Molte, the suburbs Of the
city, which is completely encircled for
a distance of seven miles.
The governor is arranging TO remove
all the Spanish population inside the
old walled city. Heis filing the moats,
testing the drawbridges and placing
strong guards in the principal streets
and artillery along the walls. All the
other troops are camping in the sub
urbs.
Many natives will try to secure the
large reward the government has of
fered for the capture of the insurgent