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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-06
An Letter,

Dir. Thomas Bailey Aldrich once re.
celvcd q letter from his friend. Professor
T.. ;. Morse, and finding the handwriting
absolutely Hlegib!o he scnt tho following
reply: My Dear Mr.. &lorse-I was very
pleasant to receive & lattcr from you the
other day. Perhaps l should have found
1t p~lcasantcr If l had been able to G,cjuhrr
1t. l don't think l mastered ANYTHING
beyond the date, which Knew, and the
signature, which guessed at. There is Il
singular and perpetual charm in . letter
OF yours. 1t never grows old; it never
loses Its novelty. One can sly to oneself
every morning: '~IIcrc'sa lettcruf E.ors,.s
l haven't read 1T yet. think I shall lake
another shy at 1t tcduy, and maytc l IL ln
able IN the course Of q few years to make
out what ne means by those is that look
IKE VS. and those is that haven't any
eyebrows Other letters are rrnL ma
thrown AVA and forgotten, but yours ave
Kept forever unread. Ono of then, uii
last n reasonable man & lifetime. Admir-
lngiy yours, Thomas Bailey AiGrich. -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-06
STEAMSHIPS
(RN TeIeCranhl

NEW YORK. Feb. 5.-The steamship
NaIser Wilhelm II. of the North Ger
~nlah-lA0Sd Llne and La B~retagne, of
the french Line. ran aground today on
tAe3r way OUT TO sea, and ait latest re-
p"r's La Rretagne vas still sticking in
iAe hslHa. IN an easy position, the Ger
nan vessel having been pulled oua.
They steamed down the bay in thick
Weather this morning almost together.
ana captains and pilots on the bridges
We're feeling their way glngerly down
zoe narrow channel whe the accident
p%&urIcf. NSoth ships chose Gedney'S
aann6l and when they reached the bar
tley were in unWelcome proximity to
ea@h ot1er. They were running at low
speed and their fog WHISTLES We're toot-
ns diSmally. Down by the Dry Rumer,
as near as the reporters coIid make il
out. the bigger teamer tried to get
around the other. There was a tpttle
eco mach ring for the narrow
passage and then carta q sudden scrap
ing, crunCElnG SOUND. Although the
>nock was Slight there was considerable
excitement and a confusion OF bells on
Jhe bridges and then with a mighty
dlurning of the water, the big steam
ers Sought to beat their way off the
muddy bed into which their noses mad
been driven.
GLOUCESTER, MASS, Feb. 5.-The
boats which fish on Middle Bank
bring news of 1.-THE wreck of at least two
targe craft, which probably tfoundered
during the gale.
captain Juiius Anderson, Df tine
Lotti,- Haskins, reports lsiat
thursday morning when tNentv-fye
mics east-southeast of Eastern Point
saw a large pile of floating wreck
lie picked up two mediolne chests
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-06

and fcnhsr w~cecsasa. The chests were
not those of fishing Vessels, and have
no marks which would give a clue to
the identity of the vessel to Which they
belonged.
Captain HARRY. of the schooner Ri
EMF, aiAo saw a large quantity of
wrrsakaee in THE same vicinity. and says
that it undoubtedly belonged TO a qarg,
craft. Friday morning when sixteen
miles off T~hatchers. he fen in with and
passed q large piece of wreckage. which
proved To be the whole side of a large
| vessel.
I. -s possible that there may be an
cher vessel wrecked in Dollivers
Neck. Today While THE ~searchers We're
At work u drail board was found on
Wnisl II. Portl-" couid be decipaered.
although the letters hai been pIied off,
probably by w"reckers in search of junk.
II IS generally supposed that other
raft besides the Holmes. Marcellus,
George w. Jewett foundered at this
point. and the large amount of wreck
age Also seems to indicate that this was
the case. 1T is Thought that the wreck
4 an unknown craft of about eighty
tcrs, VIII. On disappeared from this har-
Dor in tile storm, lies at this point.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-06
The Letter II,

remember hearing a church warden in
one OF our large manufacturing towns
road IN the lesson tho following odd state.
lneht from the epistle to tho Romans.
And If children, then harcs,"n some.
"hat strange piece of reasoning. In the
same connection still with reference TO the
insertion of this much abused letter.
heara a funny story the other day. There
IS village in the eastern counties which
re1o'ces N the name of Haw. A parishioncr
was asked what he thought of II strange
preacher who had been holding a service
IN the village. WELL" he said, ~ liked
tho gentleman, is tex was jus5 suited to
US iolS. why, what was his texts'j
II were tex from the Psalms, Stand in
nave ana Sin net sounded so 'omeiy
loikc. '-Co-nhiil Magazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-06
9 G RAILROAD SCHEME.
~ WcnlA Help h Companies, but the
Passengers Might Object.

Passengers Might Object.
A man camo in IL said, ''I'vc got a
problem for YOU"
"Be careful. This is not tho puzzls de-
partment."
"Oh, I understand This isn't a puzzle.
It's n good thing. You've studied me-
chanics, 4 suppose. You know that it al
ways requires the Same amount of energy
70 transport q given weight u given dis
lance. Now then, q conductor on II cable
tram starts forward from the roar platform
just as the car starts to collect a nickel
from a man on the front end of tho grip.
DO you underestimate
Perfectly"
HE arrives at the front end of the car
Just as the train has travelled the length of
itself. Say the grip and trailer arc 60 feet
long. Well, the train has moved GO feet
when the conductor takes the nickel from
the man on the front end of the grip. The
jumps off, waits for the rear
platform, swings on and walks forward
again, repeating the operation and Keeping
1t up until the train has reached the down
town loop. Now, then, he has ridden all
the way down town, yet the train has
pulled him but half of tho time. Isn't
that right"
We'll, he was walking forward in the
car part of the time"
Yes, but he was riding, too, wasn't lie?
The question is, Did it require but half
the energy to bring him down town that
1t required to transport a man who sat
quietly in his scat all the timcf''
1T required only half rs much energy
certainly. Thu conductor rode only half
the time"
We'll, then, wouldn't it be Il good idea
TO have all tie conductors do that? 1t
would DO a saving of power unoucstion-
ably. And If tho passengers could DO in
duced to step forward and then drop
back to the rear platform wouldn't there
be ali enormous saving in power, which
means u saving of fuel and machinery and
q consequent increase of dividends for the
stockholders"
"Undoubtcdly."
well, then, it wouldn't be such a bad
idea to have cars constructed SO that pas
sengers would be compelled to step for
ward all the time, riding ell the way
down town, but being on the cur only hall
the time. 1t doesn't sound reasonable. but
there's no getting past that law about the
conservation OF energy."-Chicuso Rec.
ord.
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HATE TO PAY THEIR DEBTS.
Chicago Lawyers Confession Concarni,.
Some Well to DO CIic,t.

chicago Lawyers Confession CONCERNING
Some Well to DO Clients.
"The nerve Of some pcople is anayino -
said a well known lawyer in con ve,snt;o,
u nave men como to me to ask NV assist.
ance IN helping them fight a board bill or
a "asherwoman's claim that they admit
arc just claims, but they object to paving
money LOT dead horses. They are willing
TO pay me for defending them, so there is
nothing gained in q pecuniary way. hut
tney have won in o sneak race. I consider
myself fortunate il 1 can talk them int6
settling their claims, out that is not Otter
done" 0'
.HoW do you account forit?'' asked one
OF The company.
ITS a want OF moral balance, + sun.
pose. NOW, mere is q case in Illustration!
a young han-lUst beginning his bust
neSs career boards at the same hotel
Whcre am, but while / occu;y a single
back room, he has a suit OH the from A
reception was given the guests tho Other
night, and when reached the hotel, at 3
O'CLOCK IN the evening, the young man
was waiting to see me-. He looked in
oecp trouble, and his wife, be told me.
was crying in her room. The trouhIa
When 1t was explained. was this: His wife
had ordered Il new gown for the evening.
and 1t had been sent homo and rcceintcd
ior at the Office Of the hotel. but the clerk
mad orders not to deliver it until the mon.
ey was plaDked down. The Young nan
wore a tine diamond, worth more than
double the price CT the gown, and sue-
gested that he might exchange it at tha
desk Tor his wifo's new dress"
"How did the scheme work."
Like a charm. l saw them In the
course OF the evening, tho gaycst of the
gay. She was a beautiful woman, and
looked we'll in her fine new gown. no.
ticed tho diamond was missing from his
Phlrt 'front.' but, bless you, they didn't
seem 10 have a wave of trouble about the
background OF their lives. 1 admired their
nerve, but wished it had been exercised in
greater things. 1t is the principle that ia
wrong, boys, like using tho strength Of an
to row yourself to destruction"
And the philosopher filled the air with
blue rings OF meditattye SMOKE
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-06
WHAT is TRIPLE EXTRACT?
The Process by Which the Odor of Flow
ers Is Obtained. ... &

erS Is Obtained.
Flowers that are to be used in tho man
ufacture of perfumes are always gathered
ut nlghtfall or quito early in the morning
when the dow is upon them. Before they
are gathered, however, recurtGcles arc rrc-
pared for them in the shape of large
frames, over which are stretched cotton
cloths we'll saturated with olive oil or NJ
mond oil. The cut flowers are brought in
ana are thickly spread on n frame. Then
another frame is fitted over it, and tina in
turn is well spread with flowers. Tugi a
thlfd frame Is fitted over the second syrSa0
OF flowers, ard thus the work goes on,
until a huge piio Of flowers Is prepared.
: rms flower heap is left fer two DAYS.
at tho end Of which time the flowers arc
removed from the francs and replaccd by
fresh ones. The frames arc filled and
cmptled every two days until two weeks
have passed. Then the cloths are dctarhva
from tne frames and placed under great
pressure, and all the oil is pressed out os
them. Tho oil thus obtained is hcuyuy
charged with the fragrance Of tho tlcwcrs,
and 1t is mixed with double its weight ni
very pure rectiflcd spirit and put in a YES.
Sci called q "diGcs;cr," which is simply a
porcelain or block Tin ,ket.ln.- that it,, in
another Kettle. When in use, the outer
vessel is filled with boiling water.
IN this vessel tho mixture of oil and
spirits "digcsts' for three or four f!ays,
linen, after having cooled, the spirit is dc
canted into another vessel, holding the
same quantity Of fragrant oil, ana the Ill
costing process is repeated. After being
thus dlgestcd three times the spirit is found
TO nave taken up enough Of the perfume.
ana 1t Is then decanted from the Oil for
the THRU and last time through q tube.
one end of which is filled with cotton Wool
TO serve rs n%tiltcr, The ilu;l thus prepared
Is called triple extract. "-Fhiladrluhia
Times.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-06
THNNEsSEn's INVESTIGATION
UIy TcIegraph.)

NASHVILLE, Feb. 5.-Tha Joint com,
mItIte of both Houses of the Legisla
ifHe, engaged IN Investigating a charge
u attempted efforts TO bride q member
OF the lower House in regard to legis-
atom touching rthe sale Of cigarettes
after examining some witnesses today
aHJ"nfhed nhth February II. Mr.. lRog-
erS. a rapresc nlatlve, is said to ha We
,e-.!tiei t1at he Was offered $500 to in
iroduce n advocate a bin repeating
the antl-H2areDte Faw. In The leglsla-
care today Mr.. Rogers. in a speech,
SAld Mr.. Fuller. ounse for the Ameri-
can l@paHsp Company, drafted a bin
Frederick S. Gibbs. Of the R~epirhlran
executive committee, Of New York. had
written 4rbm asking hrs support for the
oiIl. because dts promoters were among
the largest contributors to Thomas G
I'aadt's campaign fund.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-06
NOT AMBITIOUS.
An Artist of Considerable Skill Who Want.
- ---- nm Et,n,. H., ----- 49,

IN EiSS CCO.
l heard u good story recently of the
way two shrcwd Buffalo men made ST, eco
on an Investment of $40. The two men
arc engaged in business and have tho rcuil-
tition among their friends of Knowing
bow to make money. They were walking
down Exchange street u few months ago
to taxi a train at the Central station. Gu
The way Gown Exchange street they OBJ
served u painter ut work on one of the big
fences. He WAS drawing the picture of q
young colorcd boy in the net of being
scrubbed white by the application Of q Ger.
tain kind of sonD.
THAT follow clover" said one.
You bet he is, " remarked tho other.
- wonder how much he makes Il week
ut this business, went on the first.
Lets find OUT" was tho reply. They
asked the painter to step down from his
ladder and engaged him In conversation.
he told them he WIS drawing $40 n week
while the weather was Pleasant. Whom it
was bad, he made less. He informed them
he could draw water coicrs. A bright idea
struck one of the men. He offered to nav
the fellow S25 q week if he could draw %
certain number of water coiors. Tho bar
gain was quickly made, and the painter
agreed to appear at the mems offices tho
following morning He was on hand, and
NANS ~" A2tu VIZ ltttSStiFy 1Hl1nIS ana
brushes before him. He started TO work.
The first day be drew 20 water colors.
The next day he drew 35. He worked for
five days, and at the end of that time there
We're over 100 water culors en- exhibition
IN his workrooln. The sixth day the paint
or disappeared after receiving his money
Tho W business men began disposing of
tho water colors. A we'll known Main
street business maj paid 5000 for one of
the pictures, and others sold from SO up to
S2Cu. At the end of two weeks they had
SOLD every picture, and had 81, 900 in bank
as the result. They looked in vain for
their painter. but couldn't locate him I'M
I'll u month attcrward. Then they discoy-
ored him in Is dime museum, where he
was acting as They offered
him ali kinds of money to go back in their
employ, but the fellow declined, saying he
Lad u soft borth.-Buffalo News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-06
Queer Definitions.

here are some curious extracts from OK
animation papers quoted by tho Chicago
record: The government of England is
KING and queen. Queen Isabella is the
present ruler. England is owned by the
dominion of Canada, India and part of
Australia Also, "Russia has q good
government; is owned by Spain" The
following were handed in as definitions of
words: Austerc-the hind part of a
BOAT" "Jory-an abandoned soldier"
"Iory-a t~ishernlan's boat ''Screnc-
deadike.' "Cantcen--a cone shaDed
pottlc TO carry water across the desert
One day a class was asked to explain the
meaning OF "B. c." and "a. D." 1t WI
q stlcker for awhile, but one lad finally
figured 1t out. His little hand shot up,
and he arose with decision written on his
earnest face, as he said: ''B. C. means be-
tore Christ and A. ID. after he died"
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THE NEWSPAPER THIEF.
(Chicago Chronicle.)

N1IlIbhS' ~" iiF>iN'
The newspa per thief Nho was fined SO
by Justics, kerSten got off easily. tie
should have freen sent to the peniten-
tiary for life. The newspaper thief is
the smallest. most c~ontenptlbl=. most
eXa.B Grating of all thieves. He stSais
an article valudN at a penny and causes
&GG worth of annoyance. He throws I'll
domestic economy Of a household into
disor :sr for a beggagly red cent. Sneak
ing along in the gray of the moralng, liz
fiji hes = newspaper from a doorstep ahd
~ that miserable theft upsets the har-
nrOny Of an entire family. The mast /
of TIE house feels lost without tn mar
ket reports, the house Wife misses the
slaughter sale" advertisements and tn
rising hope of the family ldnsu!shes in
ignorance of the inEnor baseball scores
and the latest orati1n of Mr.. james j.
Coloett. Everyone begins in 4 had
humor urll keeps It UP all day. For this
the N1retcb-d, ~picayu1tsh newspaper
thisf is responsible, ard ne gets off Wl,h
so in@. He ought to be boiled in OIL.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-06
At the Custom House.

Steamer PISA (Ger.), Captain Feudt,
cleared for Hamburg with 122.357 BUSH
Of com. o 1900 buSh+ls of oats 40
'iDr IS, 2,CO0 barrels of Old and miscel-
aE@,us cargo Of lumber and logs.
.Leit.slh steamship Dora Foster, Cap
ain Wuoley, entered North Shield
Z '~tal,.GSt to load
81. "a Steamship Strauh:even. Cap
ain Hiuar. cleared for Ipswich, with
ll%.2.G bushels of corn.
tE;.tlsh steamship lndralema. Captain
"a uEphe.l. entered ballast from Glas-
Jaw To load,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-06
The Watch In the Dark.

Two women looked from q window in
the gathering darkness of a day.
Each was watching for some one.
10 you see "a man coming this way?''
asked one.
YES"
HAS he anything in his hand:"
"No."
Then he must be my husband. He al
ways comes home that way"
Which way?"
Empty handed"
Ihan the other woman kissed her and
said IN % sad way.
how happy you should be. Better
come empty handed than to come loaded"
ana two heads bowed in the darkness.
New York World.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-06
AFFAIRS Of EUROPE
England's Position in the
Chinese Affair.
WILL NOT RECEDE AN INCH
United States Consul Day Apfiauds Lord
Salisbury's Doctrine of Free Trade
in Chinn. The Cavendish
Expedition to Africa.

CCopSr;ght. 1895, by Associated press)
LONDON. FEb. sit Is probable. but
saittie further rsfiaGle information -
garaiug China viii! De C~lliaiua0l@
round on their asSai!dnts during the
course OF the debate in parliament on
the address in reply to the speech from
the throne.
The whole Ta-Lieu-VVan story n@vsr
received a shadow OF official Sanction.
AS caJb.ed 10 th= Associated Press on
Thursday fast. Great Britein has ven
taemau--d that Ta-Ltsn-Wan es rale
a treaty port. 1t was merely one u the
suggested constituents Of the bargain,
and if it should b. WITHDRAWN. it ,an
only he because it is a harr,er 70 i.r
negotiations for the ans, The oojcct
5sof the condition WAS to checkmdte any
scheme for the transformation Of Pgrt
ARTHUR into a CLOSED Russian port, and
tbs objSct was equally secured by ex-
acting from China and Russia together
a pledge in regard to Corea, the eVAcua-
ton of Port Hamilton. and this VIII
probably be tn !ifsnot. TIE semi-oifi-
ciai statements distinctly point thereto.
4 notably the specific assurance early N
the week in regard to The temporary
natura of the Russian tenure OF Port
Arthur which was accompanies 10y the
frierilty assurance that Great britain
is not bourli to Japan hy any warlike
alliance. In short, there * svery reason
to believe that Great Britain does not
intend TO recede an inch from the posi-
tion Which mas been officially taken up
1by ,Messrs. Ita.four, Chamberlain ami
Hicks-Beach in the name of the NIuT-
quhs of Salisbury.
--IR-gthe course of an inter sting ad-
dress at Bradford, before tn ]chaln3leg
of commerce of that skace. on Thursday
last. the United states Consul. EraStuS
S DAY. arpiaud q the Marquis of Stills
ftlry's doctrine OF free trade in ChInu
Gle said that Ameriga had every SYM
pathy with it an!' that the T,aopie If
Great ISf:taln amh the United STATS
ought to !ead IN SfstlihS the : re-
u ara action. lie sald thai tneE
rad the Opportunity TO ach!eVe great
things; would they unit@ I" achleV
lasting oehtllts TO themselves ana TO phc
world.
Speaking OF the taEili' Nir. Day sA!o
the Overwhelming pr pph0e1dnt% OF SEN
timent IN the United States was IN
Havor OF the protective theory. ne
wilson DIN ne aided had SICK metz the
people OF the tariff Tor revenue MY
theory. ana II WouAN not "e wise Tor tne
managers OF h4aAlofd 10 nope LOT IN
speedy enactment Oh ah"tler wilson
blH Wnlch ciHsti 100 many iillIS III the
GIl'eu S'"lts 10 Ne rel.ltH-
Ing I~aFeAnisM eEpeo.tirN. Wh"Gh Is
ABOUT TO IeaVe a-ohdpN. Is one OF III
most strlkih% eNahi@eS oil no" E.nunS
ana wealthy EhGllshmtn, with a i3nd-
mess iof sport ah'' eHP!ofaloh' '"l,ib'He
me tastes VITO eenpln fi4HFy
L~aFehdish, a relative on the l'Ake -
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The Wandering jew.

here are various versions of the stor;
OF the Wandering jew. tho legends Of
whom lave formed the foundations OF
numerous roniaEccs, poems and tragedies.
One version is that this lclsonWas II acry.
mt in the house Of PiEntc and cnyo the
aiastel ii E..2!yns. he was dragged ont OF
the palace to go to his death. a popular
tradition makes the waHdcrcr a member
of the tribe OF Naphtali, who, some se,c On
or eight years previous to the birth of tho
Christ child, left his father to go with the
wise 1ncn of the cast whom the star led To
tho luWly cot in Bethlehem. 1t IL also
that the cause of the killing of the hill.
rrcn can hc traced TO the stories this pcr.
son related when he returned to Jcrusa-
lem oil the visit of the wise men and the
presentation of the gifts they brought 10
the Divine infant when he was acknowl-
edged by them to Ee The King of the Jews.
he was lost sight of for a time, when he
appeared as Il carpenter who was employed
IN making the cross on which the Saviour
was to be lifted up before thc eyes of all
men. AS Christ walked up the way to
Calvary he had to pass thc workshop of
this man, and when he reached its doors
the soldiers, touched by the suttcrings of
the Man of Sorrows, bcsought the carpcn-
ter to allow him to rest there for a little.
But he refused, adding insult to Il want of
charity. Then it is said thu Christ pro
nouhccd his doom, which was to wander
over the earth until the second coming.
since that sentence was uttered he has
wandered, counting death, but finding it
not, II his punishment becoming more
unbcarahle as the generations come and
go. l!e Is said to have appeared in the
sixteenth, seventeenth and even as recent
~ us the eighteenth century under the
names of ~Cartarhilus and Ahasucrus, by
which the Wandering jew has been
known.-St. Louis REPUBLIC.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-06
OFFICIAL NOTE TO SPAIN.

MADRID, Feb. Sen Heraldn says
chat General Stewart WoDdford. the
United States minister. today presented
an official note TO the Spanish govern
ment, to W'alch Premier Sagasta re-
sponded in vigorous terms.
The E-llr RI !; the naval armaments is
beng actively ~sFshet4-sSHif>tt II g Spanish
squadron wIl proceed shortly for the
Canary Islands.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-06
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Vessels Arrived festcrdDy v.

Steamship Dora Foster CBr.), Wool
II, Newcastle.
Steamship Indralema (Br.). Camp
bell. Glasgow.
Steamship Saturn CAmd.), Boston.
Schooner G. S. Hart. Allyn'S Point.
Schooner f. f. B~irdSdale. Aly7n's Point.
Schooner Fannie Brown, Norfolk.
BARGE City of Atlanta, New Haven.
Barge General Knox, Providence.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-06
Blunder In a Catalogue.

Observation-Disclosures Collection-A
most Interesting lot, some perhaps a little
grewsome, but on the whole amusing (sic),
more especially those punishments allotted
10 certain Womcn.-A negro girl with a
weight chained to her uncle (sic), by Bar
tolozzi. 1893, is perhaps as nice a plate as
any in the collection. Notes and Que
rfaa
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-06

a. special fro>1 ~I2liZ1ba-1l ,rt. n. j..
10 the Philadelphia itecr"i, SAYS.
Lewis Nixon has leased EJlan'S
Hhaif. adjoining the .shipbuildtng plant.
2rl also the large buildings formerly
occupied by the lMunson Stove Works.
n Fulton street. He also expects 70
put several hundred more men to work
on the large contracts he mas secured,
and run tac plant day and night