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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
HE LIFTS A MATCH.

VINES longer than himself. This would repre-
sent to the average man timber thirty-fiye
fisst long ana as thick as his own body. car
neg under one arm. The ny Was able TO CIR
suiate around the room with piece OF cotton
tofead tied to one leg. equaling cable Sixty
ieet long and thicker than d mans thigh, II
nan attempted to carry the same weight
r PROPORTION to his size.
What color can you see farthest? PATS
enk'neers have been experimenting with TINS
nseresting question, ard they find that IN
s'ssr weather white ia most distinctly VS.
vie Then come hussar blue. light blue,
~uiiet Green and dark blue. Gray ana the
Miof Of DRY foliage are almost invisible IN
auoy weather nothing Is altered In case Of
.nl'e, blue. green and brown. Hnssar bins
Neonles less visible: SO also scarlet On the
s.hfr hand, green becomes more visible. AZ
e'knt the results were the same as 10 cloudy
vea'her. except that white becomes invisible.
ihese facts are of very great interest IN
sefiang on the color Of soldiers ciothes-
soieiers must be dressed so that they can r.
: n'a'n Unseen to the enemy as long as possible
SUBSEQUENTLY the dark blue of the Ameripvn
scsoier is among the best Of colors, whiieifhc
'Sfsy OF the one-time Confederate soldier was
s.eA better being still more invisible ut q
S1'srce. A soldier in white or light blue
,sNh mako q target for the enemy's oui-
tsss long way on
A. estrish viii cat slmost anything. u
sno<s oranges. small turtles, fowls, kit-
~ bones, South African wssesf
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
MrMnrR roR sIx YEARs.

Katy. Texas-Dear Haphammeri Al'ei No q
long absence I again wr'e-to me ilaps, ="
DOUBT they have forgotten me ,ohF r rs Han.
i hane mp' 1sked when W. joined the club;
ioined over six years netofs so we oh hHu
a name. Thers were about 200 or D" adm IN, /
,i srx rules or anything. hut we %en' 70
marx nnrb a nnd selected name and the dear oln
Pont gave us a page and the membersn,p c zap.
ioiy ny Nn,r M one is fonder of books than J
s sm hut moM think il is 100 offensive field y
tackle a Don't you think so Mr.. Hsphamhmnr
Nov, suppose we have contest svo 81 author
"a ~" ascuss his books In our letters Wouldn
an Az, he ,nterestingY Hurry up, Nr .iapnam-
MGR. and let's haye a con,es. apS Saye so your
an,'i ons' Yours for contest. $500.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
r,1oMAs r. DEFINES TOMATOES

San Antonio, Tcxas.-Dear 1aphammef' 7
missed one copy Of The Sunday Post and am
a little behind, hut believe tomatoes Is the
subject and / nope to be able to catsup.
Webster defines tomato as a vine and It's
fruit, and many people say thing is so
simply because Webster says so, but Wen,
n hecause IL was So There is another au-
thority that Webster does not dispute-cus-
tom-and II I mistake not tomatoes are in,
variably classed vegetables. If ! wanted
VINEYARD? No Nursery? No. Well, where
then" To the garden, of course. What grows
in tho garden? Chorus--Vegetables: Your
happy Hap, ihomas la!io''
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
TWO BOXES.

kept the box where the smiles are kept.
matter how large the key
|trtng the bolt, would try so hard,
would open. know, for me.
b over the land and the sea broadcast
statter the smiles to play,
the children's faces might hold them
fast.
Ii many and many day.
knew box that was large enough
, hold all the frowns I meet,
ouid like to gather them. every one,
ON nursery. school and street.
n, folding aud holding, I'di.Dack them In,
nd, tuning the monsIrous key,
hire a giant to drop the box
, the DEPTHS OF the deepest sea.
WorthinRton's Magazine.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
Capital s5OO,OOO; Surplus 100000
& CRESCENT ROUTE.

New Orleans and Northeastern RsiirOad
Company. Alabama and yifksburg Rail.
Pacific RAILROAD Company. Best TINS via
New Orleans or Shreveport TO Chatta.
ncoga. Cincinnati, Aahevlie. Washington.
Philadelphia. New York. yestibu,ed trains
r. 81 HUNT. Dallas, Texas: w. STONE
A.fG T.. A.. New Orleans. La: GEO. II.
SMITH. q, r. A.. New Orleans, La.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
. M1ssIssIpPI MEMpER.

uefornb Miss Hello Haphammef:
-, many weeks have elapsed since wrote
- the beloved Post. but i Is not because
,'ssa foreotten the merry bandi i Is because
find the letters so interesting that 90 no,
nHs ~ ~ ronsenec Hernia p. Burns. ! see
vou have Contributed another one q your
y ,"sv interesting letters 10 the department
enjoy them very much "r'.s ,a ons yroa,
.'lp,pps,stions for Mardi Gras, ! Judge every
rn sii by myself. for rertail1y, am We sy ,,
n ,,,'e, ~ ~ ns.o "a grand parade" and q swell
bau'' afterwards and as ! ax sets 'S pr, u /,
s asne hceu rushed nearly 10 death STUDYING
f i,u examinations for the past month Dus
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
AN ARCHER COUNTY HAP.

Archer County, Texas.-Dear Haphammer;
hereby make application for membership IN
yorr club I am IA years old and my post
office is Wichita Falls. My father is farm
err. He takes Tho Post and says no free silver
den ocrat in Texas can afford to do without
some years ago. will mention some OF the
physical features and the principal industries
Va ~ Richard Fuller
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13

New England's youngest editor Is boy Of
o. whose home IL in Paris Hills Me. The
youthful molder Of public opinion ia named
William Elbridge Atwood; he ~ the son Of
Town Treasurer George ". Atwood. and his
little paper Is called tho oxford Cub.
Young william inberits his taste for Jour
nalism from his father. who, besides peins
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
THE TOMATO A VEGETABLE.

Sehulenburg, Texas-Dear Haphammer I
suppose i have been forgotten during my
long absence but / have not forgotten the
Hans ioiacd the club early IN 1892, but |
have not written In long time. I see this
question In The Post; is the tomato a vegc-
table or a frult?" Some think IL is Il vegetn-
bic. while others think It is fruit Sumptcr
Etheredge thinks 1t is n fruit because 1t has
its seed inside its meat. Then the cucunl-
her would be fruit also. and great many
other vegetables. Sumpter aleo says that
the deiinition in Webstors common school
dictionary of tomato is IA plant and It's
fruit. There are many other vegetables with
the same definition. am convinced that IL
Is vegetable for many reasons. Sunset
Woods. like your letters so much. Write
again. | also think book contest would be
nice. There are so many beautiful and use
full books and am especially fond of books
Mr.. Haphammer think Il would be nice
for you to suggest something for contest.
will close, Wishing all the Haps "A prosper
Gus New Year. l remain a true Hap.
Eve Norton.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
.yu,cc ltrom n nntc rnIm.

In Bengal sscHt quantity OF Juice Is oH-
traotcd from the date palms FOR the making
OF sugar aud various kluls ct swectmeats, q
which the natives airs very fond In the
towering season, when tha sap Is ohrnhant.
tbs l,uVes on One side ot tho tree are cut OF
aud tho rind pared down 10 The woody hbor
Matches AFRO then cut aud pegs inserted SO
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
POPPY is AN EXPERT nALANcER.

creatures, and one angry word wonld 50 NJ
feet then, that tho traiuing OF months would
be set aside The toughest punishment given
them Is striking the table With the orcn
palm. rheir tricks include walking on hipd
aud fore iegs, waltains, jumping over oh.
staclcs and through hoops.sa iaay's braeclrt
boing largo enough for this purpose They
also do a boxing act.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS

tells Of one swallowing box Of peachcs,
TERMS balls. several yards OF fencing wlro
aud a half dozen cartridges. Ono followed
tho vorkmen and picked up tho wire as thcy
cut IL Most frequently the ostrich docs not
swallow each dainty separately. but collects
scNeras in It's throat and then swallows them
all at once. Sometimes 1t is stranglod. l,s
windpipe is then cut. the obstacle taken out
and the wound scwed up. when all goes wei
again.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
HAP THLkS.
hat the Hnphammer Has to Say
to Our nONs md Girls.

hat the Hnphammer Has to Say
to Our noys ana Girls.
hear IIappyhammers: The old-time Haps,
Haps and other varieties of Haps came
ward this week, and as u result we have
bics page of letters. Some of them were
wded out, but they will all be printed
hin tho next week or so. Several members
nj anxious for another contest, but the
biect
Hhile the winter in Texas has been very
ID. we have had nothing like the weather
ftntly experienced in the far continent
Usually hot weather, with parched fields
y burning plains. Australia is on the
|rths Southern hemisphere and for that
fson Its seasons are exactly the reverse OF
fis. January there is charming summer
Fhth. with plenty of flowers and sunshine.
fntember and October are a part of the
Ping, whom crops are planted and birds
r nesting. And when VIC are coming into
lay and roses cold winds and snow are ex-
Fcted in Australia. If man were to start
|o'n San Francisco In September and sail to
australia, he would be in time to begin an
Pte- summer. In April he could come back
San Francisco and be ready for third
lnmer. In this way he could live from
ear TO year in a perpetual summer.
The strength of various insects is tremen-
Gus In proportion to their size. man who
al time recently experimental with a conf
non house fly and found 1t could lift square
paper so large that. tho feat was equal to
man five feet high lifting Il stout and sim
aIpet covering room twenty-five feet
Quare. He also lifted safety match seven
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13

Two toy Yorkshire tcttlors havN recently
hccn shown In New York which are the
smsilcst trained DOES in tho world tho
weighs three POUNDS, mostly hair, while tho
other Weighs thirty two ounces, The difr-
Guilty IN training these dogs lies IN the fact
that they arc 50 delicate that the usua, moth
cus OF correction arc impossible. A SLIGHT
blow Will generally kiil ono OF these fragile
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r,n,c.t rrnIpra nnr..

hetonk himself 10 the task ~ printing hi
paper on his fathers typewriter.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13

tina. the JUICE may he conducted into tho eal1-
bash hanging below Oddly enough, tho Juice
runs more freely nj night, that which expdeA
during the day being allowed To run waste ~
Of little Value. Where there ia great NUM-
Der Of trees being tapped watch has TO be Kept
In order to hnlk thieves and pnaciers.
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Drs. Belts &Betts,
oia 81. Charles Street, New orleans, Ia.
Physicians, Surgeons aud Specialists.

YOUNG. MIDDLE.
hGED AND OLD,
SINGLE OR MAR
RiED MEN. and. all
who salier with
LOST MANHOOD.
Nervous Debility
Spermatorrhea. Sem.
iuai LosHes. Sexual
Decay. Failing Mem
Dry, Weak Eyes,
stunt,d Develop
mont. Lack OF Eu,
crgy, lnpovorishnd
Blood. plmplcs. I'm
pelimenta 80 Mar
,taso; aiRo BLOOD nnu
49, IsfafR Enll.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13

Skin Diseases, syphilis. EtepS., irhroat IN
ing. Bone Pains. SwellinSsi SOY sna Wis,iass
1'ro,ibies' Weak Hack, burning Urine, lnea ,,i,
Thence 6onorrhoa, Glnct str,gsaai'a "a ss,s
snnrchng treatment, prompt f.ilvi I'LL, TIL ana
privately. a p.,.
Piles. rlstula. fissurs, Structure ana n9pr
ture cured by our new methoos Son' SO
mrs. BELTS e. BETTs s. DYAh,
.ia 81 Charles Street. Rev Orleans. la
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13

are tiny, sancer-shApcd affairs, over which
she builds n paper umbrella. Then the eggs
ara laid III the deiis and aha goes on building
more cells for her increasing family. By this
time the first eggs are Matched. and she must
supply the larvae With food--sureiy she IL the
busloEt mother IN creation. When they hatch
thay set to work 10 help their mother build
up iLt paper cells and gather food, All these
1000 or 5000 children are females, workers In
the home. Toward tho end of the seuson,
when the cold weather comes on. few males
are hntcbed. But the city is doomed. and
WITH wonderful instinct the workers drag OUT
tho larvae remaining unmatched, drop them
on the around to die and then crawl back
into the old nest. where they perish frog cold
aa1 hunger. The queen wasps hide 10 moss
or some neoludod place I'll The following
spring, when each builds her own city.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
PLANS FOR THE SUMMER.

<,.r,bux Texas---Dear liaphammfr: AZ !
W. ,a.,er xritten Ia you before Will write
~ nsf III, You about my summer trip that J an
s,',nr n tukr. am roirg 10 visit my irleua
Lucy wilson ~ ,he country s wsn 9r very
OIL OH, ,nared. i stayed week before. ppt
VIII Vii Say about Tires weeks ny tune y"
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SHE WAs. PROMOTER.

Houston. TeNas,s--Desr Haphammers
have been thinking about writing for a long
tins My schoomato wants to join; her
name So Estclln Park. l go 20 the Hawthorne
school. got promoted Friday 10 the law
sixth grade. My srhoolmate got TO tho low
sixth also. She says for YOU to put her
maine on the list. She will write so.r hor-
self. Both of us so TO Sunday school every
sunday morning. We are getting up II So
ciety at our school, Our school is built OF
brick We have twenty-five blackboards in
cur room We are learning how TO write.
Our teacher Is man. He comes every two
weeks. | am u years old NV schonlnAtc
is " years old. | bought a button not long
ago. We are going 10 wear badges. | would
tel you our name. but II Is secret. Our
color ut Sunday school is red and whitc
It's name is Cheerful Workers. Estcllo be-
longs to II also. remain as ever. A true
Hap, Ida bradshaw.
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now tell you what we have planned to do this
time We are going ishing every day and
boat riding, too, Their house is a very pretty
one. 1t is a two-story building and Is sit.
uated on beautiful meadow snd has many
pretty flowers In the yard, They also have ~
very large orchard and II is laden every year
With the most delightful fruit | ever ate.
They have many pretty cedar trees IN tho
yard and It. Is SO cool and nico IN the sums
mer. They have Il great many hammocks,
ana VIC, are going TO hang them up ON some
trees and swing in them aud rcnd fairy tails
books. We are going to get crowd OF girls
ara boys and go picpicking aud boat riding
down on the river. which Is close by. There
are many ferns and flowers on tho creek,
which runs into the river You can imagine
what u nice time am going to have. With
much love to all the ilaps. 4 true friend
Maud Wallace
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
DEPUE WILL TRY AGAIN.
Files Another Complaint for Di- vorce, Alleging Too Much
 parapts-in-T,aw

OAKLAND. Oct. 6.-James E. Depue has filed another divorce complaint against his wife, Grace M. Depue.
 The complaint alleges that the couple were married in January, 1890, residing temporarily with the wife's parents, 1016 Clay street; but Depue soon wearied of this arrangement, because of ito much father and mother in law" Then he agreed to provide a separate home, but the wife would not budge Depue in 452 returned to Chicago, where he had been a teacher, and provided a home there, but all his coaXing proved of no avail; She preferred her parents: Depue tried for a divorce once before. but Judge Og- den refused to grant decree He stated at the previous trial and alleges in the present complaint that he does not har- monize with his parents-in-law and feels that all of his wffe's friends are conspir- ing against him.
 Mrs. Depue is his second wife and the stepmother of Clare Depue. whose mys- terfous disappearance caused SC. much talk and who after being absent for nine months, was located about two weeks ago The father claims that the lS-year- old boy was spirited away and kept in hiding by the mother.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
BorK1N POISONING CASE.
High State Officials Put Their Heads
 To0Athar and Think.

There was a long conference yesterday afternoon in the office of the Attorney General between MT. Fitzgerald and Gov ernor Budd upon the Botkin extraditon case. The two officials then repaired to the chambers of Supreme Justice Beatty, where considerable time was consumed in the same discussion. None of the peo- ple interested would intimate what had been said or what plan, if any, had been decided upon. Attorney General Fftzger- aid later in the day stated that he anu the Governor had called upon the Chief Justice to see if he would listen to the questions involved in the eXtradttiOn mat ter but the Justice had not gwen an answer and the case stands just as 1t did before. It was inUmated that the move upon the Supreme Court would be on the line of a habeas corpus after considera- tion and decision in the Superior Court
 It is intimated that within the next day or so there will be great developments Tn the Botkin case, but whether these will take the form of additional evidence of the woman having poisoned Mrs. Cunning and her sister in Dover or simply some new interpretation of the law on extra dition is not stated. Late in the after ney General had a long conversation Tn the latter's office, but nothing was de- cided upon that the officials would make public. ,,. l., IL. ease were called in Judge Cooks court yesterday, but as neither side was ready fo proceed the matter was continued un- til tomorrow.
 Del has made arrangements to start to San Francisco at once if necessary. MT. White said that Delaware is now on the defensive and 1t would not be fair for Hosmer of San Francisco to fight his States battle.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
1t Was ToWed In by the Tug Monarch.
DELAY OF THE ALAMEDA
MUCH MAIL MATTER WAS SIDE.
 TRACKED AT OGDEN.
A Fire Drill in the Ferry Depot Showed the Employees of the Harbor Commission to
 Be Efficient.

The tug Monarch got in from Pigeon Point yesterday with half of the Pro- greso's log raft and the wrecking schoon- CT Catalina in tow. There was no trouble in getting the raft away from it's anchor age, and favored by wind and tide the towboat did not take long to reach San Francisco. The Monarch was sent out by the Shipowners and Merchants Towboat Company, and to it will belong all the profit. T. P. H. Whitelaw, who went out with the Catalina, was engaged at so much per day, so the salvage will be d. vided between the owners and crew of the tug.
 The Mail steamer Alameda did not get away for Honolulu. Apia, Auckland and Sydney until 10 o clock last night. Owing to a blunder made at Ogden by the rail- way mail service twenty-five pouches of Australian mail matter were sidetrack- ed and had to be sent on behind a special engine. All the other English mail was aboard and the steamer could easily have got away at p. m. had 1t not been for the unfortunate mistake. The steamer Is thirty-twO hours behind time, as she was originally delayed twenty-four hours by the non-arrivaI of the mail steamer at New York on time.
 The Harbor Commissioners gave their employees in the new ferry depot an inn promptu fire drill yesterday. Assistant Chief DougheTty and Captain Comstock met Commissioners Colnon, Harney and Herrold, and a false alarm was turned in. The Janitors and employees of the building, headed by the superintendent, responded promptly, and in short order the hose was unreeled, the pump at work and a stream that carried from the build ing clear to the end of the pier was soon pouring out of one of the windows This was with water pumped from the bay and Chief Dougherty was more than pleased with the showing. When 1t came to using spring. Valley Water however. enI,ate, and the board will see to it that the mistake is rectifed at once. Assist ant Chief Dougherty recommended that enrna extra hydrants On the piers a few more more reels of hose for the building and some some axes be added to the .' optfit' and djtion to fight a fire. The Harbor Conn., misioners have already ordered the extra
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

Church. and in the evening a good dinner has been given, all gratis, as the result of the generosity of the ladies of the church. A committee composed of Miss Clara Reed, Mrs. Louise Hagman Mrs. K. M. Haydon, Miss Mary Talbott and Mrs. William Jess undertook the task of entertaining and feeding the delegates and they have been accorded all manner of votes of thanks. Another committee consisting of Mrs. Thomas Dermott Mrs J. K. Smallman and Captain H. P. Waite arranged for the locating of delegates In different homes, and altogether the Bap- list Association thinks Oakland first class entertainer.
 Rev. Robert Whitaker also did some criucizing this morning before the Bap- ust Association, in which he stated that Oakland Is hard city in which to make conversions. It is hard because it Is a city of fads. Especially is the resident part difficult place in which to work for the people have been preached to and preached to and preached to until they are settled in their ideas"
 On the whole there is much encourage ment in church work, although the re ports showed a dark side, for while 15S people were baptized last year, only nine ty-eight were reported this year.
 Stl later, in very interesting report or church work, MT. Whitaker said: "Conversions must come if we will work and wait in faith; even here in Oakland conversions can be made"
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
BIG ENTRY LIST
 FOR THE ROAD RACE
TEN-MILE EVENT ATTRACTS
 ALL THE CRACKERJACKS.
New Riders by the Score Puzzle the Handicapper How to Properly
 Place Them.

The largest entry list ever known in an event of the California Associated Cy- cling Clubs is represented by the list of starters for the annual ten-mile road race to be run next Sunday morning from Fruitvale to Haywards. The list numbers 114 men, many of whom are new to the game, although all the old-timers are also entered. On account of the many riders whose previous performances are unknown, Official Handicapper Smyth has had a difficult time in allotting them to their various marks. but his work has been carefully done and the event will re- suit in a grand race.
 Fruitvale, on the San Leandro road, promptly at 10 a. m. Sunday. The follow Ing are the entries and handicaps:
 scratch-J., E; Wing, George P. Fuller, E; F Acme: Tony Delmas. Garden City
 45 seconds--E. Q. Kragness. George TanMtau. tau City; Cali Hafdenbrook, Garden City
 mlnute-R. G: Black, Waiter J. Davidson pay minute 1 i5 secdndsoThomas dCoT H. White. Cali fornia; George P. Thorn. Julius Smith. H. schnitspan Garden City; D. c. Sylvester Bay
 l minute 30 seconds-H. D. Bean, George Kroetz. J. W. Kingsley, Olympic; R. A. coul- Curtis, Encinal: A. J Clark Garden City. minute 45 sseconds-P. H. Rosenhem se . Re Acme; NJ. G. Francis, H. Robinson, Garden City; Edward McNess, Bay City; L. H. Smith, Olympic.
 minutes 45 seconds--Harry Kennedy, Acme; R. H. o. Bohr, "; Pedler, Charles Rueser, Les C. w R. A. Henderson, l. Silverberg, R. R. Chorey, Olympic; A. Garfield, Reliance; J. N. Lind c. R. Worrell. Imperial; l. Kraker, San
 mnutes-A, Bannister: c; J. VogeI. Reli- ance; George Hanson. C; c; Williams E saun- Arthur Mcdonald, Garden City; J. c. Larsen California; Parker Baldwin, Acme; A. O. Hoff- man, Imperial.
 minutes 15 seconds-C. Holmes, A. Miles Reliance; W. F. Young, Frank VOlmer, C. H. Metzler Garden City: L. Spillane. Imperial; J Mcintyre L. J. Hammeremith. w. Rhodes. John Hobson, Olympic; F A. Bush California
 3 minutes 90 seconds-W. r. Martin, F. c. Evans. Reliance; F. F. Brown, Encinai; A. g. Schlmmel Garden City; Eddie Adams, Olympic; George Freeman, Acme.
 The following gentlemen have been se- lected to take care of the details of both start and finish:
 Referee, Charles Albert Adams. Judges-J