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A ASESSOR,S OFFICE.

SAN fkANClSCO, July Q, lSS6. To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco-Gentle- men: In compliance with resolution No. 10i3 (fourth series) of your honorable body. I here with submit my annual report as City and County Assessor for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898.
 On July I delivered to John A. Russell. Esq. clerk of your board. the assessment roll of un- secured personal property, which. with the se- cured personal property assessed on the real book. amounts to $6S, ,695, 1lO and the real estate assessment roll. contained In ffty-four volumes amounting to s2SS, ,OSS 9S4. of which SlS9 559 SEA was the assessment against land and S9S 529 150 the assessment on Improvements. In addition to the above also delivered four volumes of indces and fifty-four block books of maps of all the lands and subdivisions of real estate within the city and county of San Francisco.
 The assessment of personal property (secured and unsecured) last year footed up s69 796. 965, while the real estate roll amounted to s27S 157 S65. We therefore find increase of 8, S29, 264 on personal property and real estate, the en- tire assessment last year having been S347, 954 S30 against S351. 7s4 094 in 1898.
 The receipts and expenditures of the office were as follows:
 RECEIPTS.
 Tax personal property (unsecured). .si33 036 oe Poll tax aS VA Ou
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ployed, S25; value of manufactures, s1, 900.
 ship yards. [; men and boys employed. 600; value of manufacturers S1500, 900. Sack needle manufactures. l; employed, ! 5; value of manufactures, $10.0eO. Soap manufactures, s; employed 75; pounds, g. 150, GOO.
 Soda water works, : men employed, s5; value
 Solder and babbitt works. 3: men and boys employed 10; value of manufactures. s15o,o GOO.
 Show case manufactures, ,; men employed, IS; value of manufactures Sl5 900.
 Sugar refineries. |; men and boys employed. (white) made, lbs. 292. 6O5 66S: sugar (~ellow) made, lbs, 1l,727,So4; syrup made. gallons. 544 572; value of manufactures, $14. 352, 729.
 Syrup and cordial manufactories. 8; men em- ployed, 40: value of manufactures, s35. eco
 Iannertes (hides). 15; men and boys em- ployed. 150; value of manufactures. s1. 400 900.
 Ianner1es (sheepskins). A. men and boys em- poyed, 100; value of manufactures. $175, GOO
 Tinware and tin can manufacturers, s; men and boys employed, HOO; value of manufac-
 Trunk manufactories. 2; men and boys em- piq9yed, 9y' SO & value of manufactures Sl2o coo 75; value of manufactures S75 000
 Tank manufactories. 4; men employed. 100: Narnish manufactories. 2; employed, 6; value of manufactures, $40, 900.
 Neneering manufactores, l; men employed. %; value of manufactures, s37 300.
 Vinegar and pickle manufactures. 9; men, boys and women employed, no; value of
 White lead manufactories 9 men and boys employed, 60 value of manufactures, s30O. GOO
 o 25; value of manufacturers si5, GOO.
 Wire and wire rope manufa actories, 1; men and boys employed, 125; value of manufactures, $250 coo
 Willow and wooden ware manufactories, 5; men and boys employed. 100; value of
 Woolen mills, l; men, women and boys em- ployed, 1S0; value of manufactures, $215, 000 Whip manufactures, 1; men, women and boys employed, b; value of manufactures, $22, 500
 Wire nail manufactures. 1; men and boys employed. 10; value of manufactures. S25 GOO Wood turning and carving manufactories 10; men and boys employed 105; value of manu- factures, s90.e00
 Water wheel manufactnries 1; men em- ployed, 55: value of manufactures, S2S5, ,0O0 Women and children's underwear manufac, tories, 15; men and women employed 175; Chi nese employed. $50; value of manufactures, Wool securing and grading houses, G. men and women employed 275; wool produced lbs S. 800 coo wool secured, lbs. 0OO0 GOO; value of product. s1 75O, ,000.
 The following comparative statement or the assessments levied against the | banking institutions show a decrease of $14o6,011 from the figures of 1897:
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WAR DUTY STAMPS.
Internal Revenue Collector Lynch Collected Twenty-Six Thousand
 Do1Iorc yac+ardau
Dollars Yesterday

The receipts in the office of Internal Revenue Collector Lynch yesterday were A0,136, of which amount $26.O00 was for war duty stamps.
 The following communication, received by the Collector, will be of interest to business men:
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WE ship to Alaska by steamer again next Sunday, July 10. 300 laborers and rockmen at
 wages of s to s 30 day, at a special re- duced rate of fare direct to Skaguay Call and see us. c. R. HANSEN & CO, 10{ Geary.
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A-TO-DAY. MURRAY & READY..TO-DAY ...Leading Employment and Labor Agents
 ...'...-.......... Want To-day .................
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SITUATIONS wANTED-Continued.

YOUNG colored girl desires situation as nurs, for one child or light second work, VIZ. t1I Jackson
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Total .S!05,S9z d5 l also herewith submit for your inspection a copy of my annual report to the Surveyor General of this State. with the statistics of the mechanical and manufacturing interests of this city and county. Very respectfully.
 JOHN D. SIEBE, Assessor of the City and County of san Fran
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HELP wANTED-Continued.

STRONG country girl; take care baby make herself useful; good home; s10. Address box 997, Call office.
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DIVIDEND No1iC-s.

Notice-Security Savings Bank 222 Montgomery st. Mills buiIding-Dividends for the half year ending June 30, 1S9S on term deposits at the rate of four (D per cent per of three and onethird 5s isJ Der cent per an mum. free of taxes. will be payable and after July l, 1898.
 s. L. ABBOT JR., Secretary.
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GIRL for general housework for small family
 9O1 Point Lobos ave, cor. Johnston. GIRL for light housework 2462 Market st.. after 10 a.
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HELP WANTED-MALE.

TFN farmers- .same ranch, south s20; farm CTS orchard. SEQ; 3 farmers fare 25c; ranch carpenter, S25 and found blacksmith helper,
 ranch s25. c. R. HANSEN 6 CO, 104 Geary.
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WANTED-Farmer s1 25 and found; young stableman for private family, S25 young American to care for invalid SIS: 2 car penters for mines, s2 50 a day: teamsters, s1 day and board; laborers, s1 75 a day; saddle makers; farmer and wife for resort, $40. Ap-' mento st.
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EMPLOYMENT OFFICES.
SITUATIONS wANTED-FEMALE.

PACIFIC Employment Offce-First- SC lect help. S35 Market st: phone Clay 13O.
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IlNf l I'LL
 " Colombeth, Menlo I Parker. San Jose l. J Abrams. Sacto W Wright. Hanford s Migliavacca, Napa r F Giusti. l. Ang F Foistner, Am City J P Merrill N I
 G Moore. New York E l. Allen. New York N E. Barter. Phila R E Armstrong. Mass Mrs l. Cross & d. Me c R McAsh. Denver R s Scott, Cheyenne J Zimmerman. Stktn
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class coachman and gardener. good refer ences. Address A. l.. box 8, Call Office. Oak land
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THE annual meeting of the San Francisco So- ciety for. the Prevention of Cruelty to AnI- mals will be held in the society's office at the Animals Home. Sixteenth and Alabama sts., on MONDAY. July IS, 1898. at D. m when board of trustees for the ensuing year will be elected.
 e B. HOLBRooK. Secretary
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SITUATIONS wANTED-MALE.

COMPETENT woman will take care of res
 dence while the folks are absent. 932h Mission
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
Spiritualist Campmeeting.

The annual Spiritual campmeeting
held at Lakewood, this year, was very
largely attended. especially Sunday the
closing day, when the attendance ex.
ceeded that of any former occasion.
The people came from the surround
ing towns with teams, from as far north
as Caratunk and Brighton and on the
east, west and south for about the same
distance. A special train was run Sun.
day morning from Bingham, Scion
North Arson to Madison where the
passengers took the cars of the Somerset
Traction company. The Traction com.
pany hauled about 1000 people that
day from Skowhegan and Madison &c
Lakewood.
The speaking was of high order and
the exercises OF great interest to the as.
sembled worshipers. Many in this vi.
entity were glad of the opportunity to
hear Rev. Harry Barrett, president OF
the Spiritualist Association for the U
S., an eloquent speaker, a native Of Som.
erset, and son of Levi P. Barrett OF
Canaan. The meetings continued ter
days closing Sunday afternoon and the
interest was well sustained throughout
the attendance being larger than in any
previous year.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
The Pomona.

The Somerset Pomona met with North
Somerset grange, Scion, Tuesday. The
attendance was large. The following
programme was carried out: Music, ad.
dress of welcome, w. w Russell; song
by Bro. Tinkham, master of North Som.
erset grange; response to address OF
welcome, Bro. Emerson of Skowhegan
grange; recitation, Sister Smith of Bing.
ham; original essay, Sister Sarah B.
Pierce; quotation, Sister Russell; origin
al essay, Sister Thompson; whistling
solo, Miss York of Athens grange; dia.
logue, Brother and Sister Clark; song,
Brother Foss of Athens grange; original
essay, Sister Lawrence, Madison enter
question, "What course had we ought to
pursue with the inhabitants of uba,"
discussed by L. c.. Jewe.t, D. M. Nor.
ton, r. W. Ellis and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Beal; remarks for the good of the order
by G. W. Bedell Of Littleton, N. H.
music by the choir. The 5th degree
was conferred At the dinner hour over
$50 sat down to sumptuous repast pre-.
pared by Scion grange. Eleven oranges
were represented and Scion was out
with SO out of 80 of her members, while
Bingham came down with delegation
Of 80 and Arson met them with 80 OF
more sons and daughters of the order
It was very successful meeting in
every way.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
GOwer-TOlman.

Sunday last at 1.30 p. M, George W.
Cover, Esq, Of this place was united in
marriage to Miss Grace E. Tolman, the
ceremony occurring at the home of the
BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hezekiah
Tolman in New Sharon, and was con-
Quoted by her pastor, Rev. George A.
Merrill of the Congregational church IN
the presence Of immediate relatives and
a few invited friends of the contracting
parties.
Shortly after the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Cover took their departure by
private conveyance for their home In
this place arriving Sunday evening, not
unexpected. Mr.. aud Mrs. Cover will
be at home, Madison avenue, Wednes-
days after the 28th inst.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
Probate Court.

Judge Danforth held the September
term of Probate court for Somerset
county at the Court house, beginning
Tuesday morning, the 18th instant, at
which business was transacted as follows
The wills of Susan j. Morton and Pc.
thuel Holmes were presented, those Of
Lyman Grant and Jonathan 81. Chase
were allowed and the will of George
Runnells disallowed.
The accounts In the estate Of Silas D.
Ward, George Whiting, Lendall NJ.
Gray, Christiana Merrill, Addie B. Par
ker, Francis B. Huff, Amasa T. Gerald
and Emeline Walker were presented and
those in the estates of s. Lang, Geo. W.
Goodwin, Blanche A. Walker, Cyrus A.
Laughton, Jas. w. Bixby, Warren Colby
and A. H. Lowe were allowed.
License to sell real estate was asked
for 10 the estate Of Leander POoler. and
license granted 10 the estates Of Emma
E. Hughes, Hiram G. Jones, Geo. w.
Standish, Isaac Hughes and Stephen L
Mayo.
Allowances were asked for from the
estates of Edwin A. Bean, Angelina r.
Davis and Charles B. Horn and allow
ances granted from the estates Of Geo,
w. Stanley, Amasa A. Burton and c. A.
Harrington.
| Administration was asked for the es.
tate of Lewis Martin and granted for
the estates Of Betsev Loring, Walter W.
Poore, Lizzie A. Pierce and Samuel G,
! Fitzsimmons.
| Guardians were appointed for Maria
Fox, Walter 8. Holway. Mary A. Grant
Morris Il. Taylor. BERTHE E. Pooler, E.
Whipple and Elva G. Whipple.
Elmer E. York was adopted by Mr.
and Mrs. Ruel Mcclure and his name
WAS changed to Mcclure.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
Letter to Chas. LOOMS.
Skowhegap, N

oAO"nVkeus me-.
Dear sir: You can pay more and get
q poorer paint, but you can't pay more
and get better paint than ours, for ours
is as good a paint as it's possible to
make. Our record "Oldest paint firm in
America" is guarantee Of quality |;
Largest In America" Is guarantee of
the lowest possible price for reliable
goods.
r. w. Devoe & On. were established In
1854 and own four large paint factories
in New York, Brooklyn, Newark and
Chicago.
Have their Pure Lead and Zinc Paint
analy zed, and II it isn't as represented
they will pay ali costs. 1t 10 made only
Of pure Lead, Zinc, Liuseed Oil and
TintiDg Colors and nothing else.
Yours truly,
+. W. DEvoE q Co.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
COllins-CODeland.

Tuesday evening the 9Th inst, there
was very pleasant wedding at the
Baptist parsonage, Palmyra, N. Y,
when Mr.. Clarence Collins and Miss
Leva Copeland were united in married
by Rev. L. H. Copeland, formerly OF
Skowhegan, father of the bride. Mr..
Collins is in business In Philadelphia and
New York city. After their wedding
tour, the newly married couple will re-
turn to brooklyn, N. Y, where they
will board during sthe winter. Mr..
Collins Is the son of w. w. Collins, q
well known dry goods merchant OF
Philadelphia. We trust many Of Mics
Copeland's friends will be pleased to
hear Of this pleasing event.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
High School Notes.

The juniors miss six of their class
mates.
Mr.. George Plummer has entered the
class of '99.
We are glad to see Elmore Dean and
Fred Parkman back they are taking a
special course.
The High school commenced Septem-
Der 18th with the large attendance OF
one hundred and twenty-eight pupils.
The senior class regrets that their
classmate, Carl Curtis, is unable to at
tend school on account of poor health.
The Foot Ball Association held meet.
ing to organize their team and elected
the following officers: Charles Williams,
captain and Wallace Blunt, manager.
The senior class has elected the follow.
ing officers for the ensuing year: Carl
d. Smith, president; Gussie Pierce,
secretary and William Halves treasurer,
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Hanson, Miss Josephine w. Smith and
c. B. Whiting from the Bethany Baptist
church and Rev. A. N. Dairy and wife,
F. A. Nolln and wife, Samuel Durrell
and wife, Mrs. E. W. Marble and Levi
Steward, from the First Baptist church.
Maj. Moses French of Scion, was In
town, Thursday, on his way home from
Bangor, where he attended the reunion
of the End Maine Cavalry. The annual
reunion will be held at Skowhegan,
next year. Officers of the association
for the coming year were elected as fol-
lows: President, Henry D. Moor, Co.
X; LIST vice president, E. B. Billings, Co.
H !; End vice president, Geo. W. Soper,
Co. H; 3rd vice president, Robert Nc
Duff, Co. G.; secretary and treasurer,
George R. Smith, Co. X.
Messrs Allen & Nay, who composed
the Leland Tanning Co., whose tannery
was 40 recently destroyed by fire have
determined 1t unwise to rebuild and con-
tinue the business, during the present
unsatisfactory condition Of the leather
market at least. They had quite a
product under process Of curing at the
time Of the fire which must be finished
up and Supt. A. n. Noyes has, been in
Bangor, this week, to see what arrange
ments he can make at some tannery
there to complete It. We regret this
firms determination not to continue the
business as the tannery gave employ
ment to numerous hands.
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Spectacle Frames that do not iii
the Face
o.

Have your eyes properly
fitted to Lenses and Frames.
We guarantee every pair we
adjust. Call in and examine
our Frameless Lenses; there
being no frame surrounding
the tense, to obstruct the
vision. Below we give a few
names of the people tor whom
we have adjusted lenses:
Mrs Cora Clark, Mrs Harry Kidder,
Georgia Davis. Mrs John Colby, Mrs
Smith Whittier. Mrs Norton, Clara
Rogers, G Haggett, B H Hilton, Mrs
Abel Thompson, Lucy Jewett, Mrs A B
Penney, John Grant, Nettie Tapley, DR.
LW Shean, Mrs DIR L w Shean, Grace
Walker, Dennis Murphy, Jennie Varney,
Margerie Dow, Mrs Ed Walker, Eta
Williams, Arthur Hobert, Cora Butler,
Mrs Cunliff, Mrs F P Ferber, Lillian E
Davis. Mrs NJ F Tracy. Mrs Powers,
Elite Holt. Mrs Peter Vigue, Mrs Albert
Jewett, Frank Swan, John Haines. Mrs
Potter, Mrs Thomas Butler. Ida Tustle,
Belle Flanders, o X Packard, Mabel
Druery, Mrs Warren Tuttle, Mrs Chand
Ter Dow, M J Allen, Mrs Chas Davis,
Miss Angie Smith, c T w Rowell, Mrs
Hiram Corson, Mrs Albert Weston, Geo
Thompson, Mrs Geo Sampson.
We have hundreds of other
names, all OF whom are per-
fectly satisfied.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

New wrappers at W. II. Wildes'.
Ladies' suits, -, "a and $5, at Ord
ways.
Have your pictures framed at Folsom
and varney's. At
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

An entirely new line Of ladies' cider
down dressing sacques at W. H. Wildes'.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-04-14
A 1EPMONTER'S STORY.
Tells What He and His Companions Did al
Cedar Creek.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: There being
a large detail for picket duty on the night
of Oct. Is, 1864, under Lieut.. Cooper, of Co.
A, was stationed in front of the Belview
House, Gen. Sheridan's Headquarters.
Capt. Getchel was in command of the post.
All went well until about o'clock a. m.
The first noise | heard was on the right;
then 10 or 20 minutes later heard a terrible
clafter of musketry and yelling.
The fog lifted with break of day, then we
could see that the JohnnieS were in our
camp. The Captain went back to the re-
serve, and in d few minutes sent man to
tell me to come.
AS | left the post saw a large force OF
rebel cavalry advancing. At the reserve the
Captain was having spat with the officer
OF the day in regard to our leaving the post.
told the Captain what saw as left the
post. Then he says: Come on boys; fol-
low me-" On We went across the Creek.
We heard the bullets whistling. Looking
to the right and rear, we saw line of sl1r-
mishers advancing in the same direction
we were going. We kept on until we came
TO a burying ground inclosed with board
fence. Being somewhat out of breath, We
threw ourselves on opposite side of the fence
and gave them few rounds.
Asa Thompson, of my company, was
killed here, and two were wounded. The
enemy Were still advancing. 1t seemed TO me
that Early'S army had all their guns on US.
We retreated, as our little squad was
small and getting thinned out. The first
thing we struck was some German cavalry
in edge of timber, who told us we couldn't
pass that way, and guided us to the right.
There we found our regiment and Col.
Thomas. He was planning for the charge
that was soon to take place.
1t was here | saw Gen. Sheridan riding
up and down the lines utterlng words of
cheer. We rested here until about 4 o'clock
p. M, when the order came for the forward
movement.
On we went, the enemy taking advantage
of every obstruction, fence, or wall. Our
own works was their last stand. With
Clusters and Merritts cavalry boys on
their TANKS, it was gOod-by, Johnnies,
Then came the stampede of Early's army.
What road that was to Fishers Hill,
strewn with knapsacks, blankets, haver-
sacks, canteenS, and arms of ali descrip-
tons What Jam at the bridge-baggage
wagons, ambulances, artillery. On we
went to Fishers Hill.-F. C. Forbes, Co. d,
6th VT. Williston. Vt.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-04-14
To Paw for the Kentucky.

M. Fl. Kerwin, Berlin, Wis, writes Some
time ago l wrote the Commander in Chief
suggesting the voluntary donation of my
pension for one quarter, providing we
could get enough Posts and GAR men
interested to provide sufficient money to
pay for the Kentucky when she is COM
pleted and ready for action. / feel it my
duty to help by renting my pension for
one quarter; from those who are unable to
make such a sacrifice, one-eighth or less
would be acceptable. 1t is suggested that
the ship be turned over to Uncle Sam as q
token from the men who did battle from
1861 to 1865. The surviving soldiers of the
rebellion have passed the age limit and
cannot enlist again. Many of them are
receiving pensions for disabilities.
81 believe it patriotic duty to assist our
good old Uncle Samuel. We cannot forget
that during the past few years, when
panics came and supposedly solid banks
failed, when wages went down, when mills
were closed, and the wheels of prosperity
ceased to revolve, the pensioners received
their payments regularly. | would select
the Kentucky in preference to the Kear-
sarge because it is named after South
eTn State and would show more friendly
feeling toward our late enemies.
Gen. Goblin in his reply said that the
matter must he individual and voluntary.
/ wish the matter laid before all the GAR
Posts and think it will meet the hearty
approval of more than half the boys of
166t-'6c"
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initiation had begun with frightful rapidity.
Mortier, after the most desperate fight
ing. had pierced but a little way into the
pa S, and hope grew fainter every moment,
as he surveyed his thinncd and wasting
ranks, when the thunder OF cannon at the
farther extremity shot thrlil OF Joy
through his heart No cannon shot before
ever carried such hope to his bosom, for
he knew that Dupont was charging along
that defile to his rescue.
The Russians Immediately faced TINS
new foe also and then commenced tne
complicated strife of four armies lighting IN
the form of one long prOtracted column
Mortier hemmed in between two RUSSIAN
armies. and Doctoroff between two french
ones. But Mortier was naturally the nfs'
to go down in this unequal STRIFE.
FIGHTING BY STARLIGHT.
Combating all the morning against over
whelminC numbers, and struggling all the
afternoon in a deep ravine, crushed pc
tween two armies. his noble division mao
sunk away till nothing but the mutllated
fragments remained; and now. as t"liiSuC
deepened over the Danube, its last hour
seemed striking. But perceiving thar the
fire of Dupont approached steadily nearer,
he cheered on his men to another, anu
still another effort.
Under the light of the stars, that now
and then twinkled through the volumes vi
smoke that curtained in the armies, ana
by the blaze of the artillery, the WORK vi
death went on-while an old castle, IN
which Richard Cuur de Lion once lay I'M,
prisoned stood on the hills above, anu
looked sternIy down on the strife.
All along that gorge was one lnceSSaht
Handicapped of artillery, to which the
blaze of musketry was as the lightning
flash. Amid the carnage that wasted
around him, Mortier lowered like pillar Oh