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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-06
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

THE MAINE's CHAPLAIN-W. C., City Rev. J. P. Chidwick, who was chaplain on the United States battleship Maine when she was destroyed, is a Cath ollie priest, and his residence IS New Hork City.
 THE SAMOA Subscriber, City. The disaster at Samoa by which several vessels were thrown by storm on the shore of Apia occurred on the 18th of March, 1SS9 Three American and three German war vessels were blown ashore Fifty Americans and ninety-sfx Germans were killed at that time
 SONS OF CHINESE PARENTS-J. E., Dunnigan, Yolo County. Cal. At the Presidential election held in San Fran cisco in 1896 there were registered four natives of China-thAt Is, sons or Amefl- can citizenS-who were born While thelr parents were temporarily so)ourning III the Chinese empire or born while tne father was in the diplomatic service Of the United States In addition there were registered eighteen natives or call fornia, sons of Chinese parents.
 INTERSTATE CoMMERCE-F. T. M, Bowman Cal. By reason of non-compe- tition the interstate commerce act is sus- nended as to the Pacific Coast. and it is not in violation of that law to charge fuII through rates say from Chicago to Sacramento and then charge a local rate for sending the goods back to an inter mediate point If you have any complaint in connection with freight charges you should send it to the Interstate Commis- sion at Washington, D. C.
 LINCOLN-J. A. F., Edgarton, Minn The public acts of Abraham Lincoln show that he was an abolitionist. During his single term in Congress he voted for the reception of anti-slavery petitions and fof the abolition of slavery in Washington, D. c. It is recorded of Mir. Lincoln that the abOlitionists could at any time, when it was not pleasant or popular to do so, apply to him for legal help in cases aris- ing out of the Fugitive Slave Law or oth- erWise affecting the rights of colored peo- pie. He was, before he signed the eman- cipation proclamation, always in favor of the gradual abolition of slavery.
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BLASTS FROM THE RAMS HORN.
Nature is hard to deceive.

Nature is hard to deceive.
 Rob nature, and she will rob you. Meanness is idleness in business. To lose patience may be to lose all. When home is a slave-pen it is not home.
 The way of life is narrow, but well paved.
 Wherever there is envy there is ignor- ance
 Trials are the upgrade lessons of edu- cation.
 No man can do his best whose motive is not love.
 Nothing emits worse odor than fall en name and forward.
 Too much notoriety is like a blanket coat in hot weather Learn to be contented and you will know how to be rich.
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The physical director at Berkeley has violated a very precious law. He is not physicians and yet he has presumed to patch up minor bruises received by his pupils during gymnasium practice Naturally the doctors are indignant Yet the public does not fully understand and gropes for light Would student athlete by chance achieving bloody be subject gore?
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Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 510 Mont gomery street. Telephone Main 1042.
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While it Is true, the papers have stated. that g nominy has been heaped on Councilman Woodward of Oakland, there is suspicion that ignonny is not all he got out of the deal
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The police of Paris have curious way of discour- aging murder In the first place they catch the as sassin and send him upon a which only ends when his head IS in the basket. Now they have is- sued a pamphlet showing that out of twenty seven murders committed for gain there was an average profit of little SIS That this disappeared dur ne the course of the trials is reasonable suppos- ton, and the guillotine closes every chapter
 An elderly man from Iowa has been robbed of the $I65 with which he intended to outfit himself for the Klondike. As matter of course he is not pleased and yet he ought to regard himself as lucky To go to the gold regions with only such equipment as could be secured for that sum would be to invite starvation the privilege of freezing to death
 Two who insuted some unescorted ladies riding wheels in the park in jail with every pros pect of staying there for while The ladies are to be congratulated only this fact but that they had the courage undergo the ordeal of appearing in court against the pests.
 Another of the justly celebrated knife fights of which San Quentin convcts make speciality has just taken place Some day the authorities of that institution will be goaded to the desperate course of dsarning the prisoners
 Mr. Wilett now resident of Redwood City indi- caes willingness to be hanged which does credit to his judgment He may be assured tfal in this posi- ton he will be sustained by the public, which will gladly pay for the rope.
 The telegraph states that 'Weyler is boastful " Now in these stirring times, is there any excuse for trying to palm off chestnut like that as news?
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Baldwin" Rip Van Wnkle,' tomorrow night Columbia" Shall We Forgive Her.
 Alcazar-"False Shame Morosco' s-"Saved From the Sea
 Tivoli-"The Gesha"
 Orpheum-V Vaudeville .., Auditorium Mason and Ellis streetsVlohn hecl'al oa' afternoon. March l2
 Olympia, Mason and Eddy streets-SpeclalIes' Chutes-Chiquita and Vaudeville - Mechanics Masquerade Ball. SaturoaN evening March l2.
 California Jockey Club. Oakland-Races tomorrow. Coursng-Ingleside Coursing Park, this morning Coursng-At Union Coursing Park this morning
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Some of the Spanish papers have the hardifood to suggest that Consul General Lee should be recalled from Cuba. If they do not want him there it is an excellent reason why he should be there. Perhaps the Spanish had better order him to get out and see how 1t works
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A choice present for Eastern friends. California Glace fruits, soc. Townsend's. :
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Fifty styles looking glasses in French and German plates. Sanborn, Vail & Co. .
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There need not be great concern over that Spain is engaged in buying all the idle battle ships aAoat. To buy ships requires either money or credit
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It IS surprising to note that person described as
 lady is going about indulging in the reprehensible vocation of film -hammng.' As rule ladies avoid this method of acquiring pin-money.
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Drs. Bush & Son have removed to 206 Kearny St., Adams Bldg, rooms BIO, 3O9 sos. Dentistry in all it's branches. Teeth without plates especially. Tel. Red 1926. :
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AUCTION SALES.

By G. H. Umbsen-Monday March Real Estate, at l4 Mon .omery F o'clock
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E. H. Black, painter, 12o Eddy st.
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OUR ANNUAL KLONDIKE.
 The combined yield of gold and silver in the United States last year was but one-third the value of the corn crop. We received S54, ,000, 900 for corn exported, and that is Klondike of tested richness- Globe-Democrat.
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Although under the disadvantage of
 not being the seventh son of a seventh
 son, I am willing to venture into the
 field of prophecy, confident that it does
 not make the slightest difference
 whether my guess be right or wrong.
 This country will see the time when it's
 beautiful pacific theories will be knock
 ed into so many cooked hats. The idea
 of perpetual peace is most soothing, but
 there are various ways of securing it.
 One is to calmly endure the impudence
 of any little 2x4 country which chooses to be in a pugnacious mood. So long as the United States shall permit the rotten and rocking dynasty of Spain to abuse 1t, corrupt politicians of Nic- aragua to estop the building of the canal every jim crow isle of the sea to sheer at the stars and stripes, it may have all the peace it wants, but
 at last it will grow tired of paying this
 price for it. In the end the United
 States will be a fighting nation hold ing it's own by an aggressive diplomacy backed by arms. It will extend it's possessions not from mere greed, but
 because in no other way can the ag-
 gressions of European powers be held in check. It will rule the western hemisphere, and with It's military force and its vast navy answer the, ques- tions of such as may doubt it's power
 and it's right. America has tried to
 progress along new lines. It has made
 an endeavor to be as a nation as honest and as fair as an individual Is expected to be. The result has been failure and, the fact might as we'll be
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A question has arisen as to whether Nat Goodwin is married or merely thinks it, but it does not seem to me worth public discussion. So long as the pair who went through the wedding ceremony are satisfied there is no need for anybody else to fret, and when they pine for freedom, as is inevitable, it might be an actual relief to them to find that the bonds were bogus
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Into every life, however lowly, there comes some inkling of romance In the garb of a vagabond may rove one who was born to marble halls, while feet which unshod have trod the cobbles of an inhospitable city may in later time sink into the carpet of it's most splen- did mansion. The ordinary life is com monplace, with only here and there touch of the exceptional, passing con- tact with the experiences which leave the impression not of reality, but as though the mind, wandering in dream land, had lost itself amidst the visions of fancy's realm. This is not true of all; there are lives romance through out. The writer of tales, searching for material to be woven into fiction, would find in the career of Joseph Rou- tier facts more strange than the mere ups and downs which go to compose the human span. Here he was a man of business, respectable, progressive citizen, whose home was always open, whose happiness was never complete unless friends were there to share it. | Between himself and wife there was the utmost devotion. In the day of prosperity they were companions; when diversity came, still she clung to him.
 
 | Now that he has passed beyond. and she eats the bread of charity, memory turns back to the old, glad years with | tender and unbroken insistence, with never tinge of regret save that there has been a parting, never a reproach | for the long seasons they lived under | a shadow. Who shall say it was the shadow of dishonor? That Routier was an exile from his native France mo- l body had suspected. That after the death of the tyrant who had banished him he did not dare visit the land of l his birth was secret. That the wo- man, once a favorite at court, had vain ly interceded for him and, failing to mitigate the royal decree, had chosen to abandon her home, her name, her children and with him fly to the far away California of the new world, this came as a tardy revelation. Who know
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Hanna may be an admirable person, but l wish he were less prominent He is an astute politician, not of the va riety, however, to which the heart warns. If some friend would suggest to him the wisdom of remaining in the background and then would jam the foreground so full the background could not be seen, he would be doing Hanna a good turn.
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The telegraph states that "Weyler Is boastful." !" Now in these stirring times, IS there any excuse for trying to palm off chestnut like that as news?
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Since the French Cabinet refuses to be criticized at short range I take the advantage of distance to remark that they are acting like a lot of paretics stimulated by absinthe to a state of useless activity. If I knew how to express this idea in French each mem Der of the Cabinet would receive a marked copy.
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It Is a pleasure to note that Auditor Frederick has sat upon a demand by Attorney Gavigan for s490. The public does not need to know anything about the merit of this particular claim. The official intelligence which grasps every opportunity to sit upon a Gavigan claim merits no less a title than gumption.
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William Wiley, died Of paralysis at her er
home near town yesterday, aged ~
wears. Funeral services will be held IN
the NJ. p. Church tomorrow morning,
after which the remains will be Inferred
At MarveIs TanYard, in Dagsboro hun
dWd.
Mr.. Welton furnished the people OF
this town with no little amusement yes,
terday, when he marched his physical
culture class, consisting OF enough per-
sons to form first class funeral process,
sion, about two miles down the railroad
in the direction Of Iewes. All went well
with the class until the return trip was
undertaken, when it was found that the
limb of one of the sisters, who IS some,
what troubled with obesity, refused
longer to carry her, and it was found
necessary to flag train to transport her
to the Georgetown station.
/ Prothonotary Jacob II. Adams is on
the sick list.
At the conclusion Of the NJ. H. Church
revival, which will be continued lndei''
nitely, Rev. Vaughan 5. Collins, the
pastor, has announced his intention o.
having a grand rally OF all members I"
the church, when refreshments in abnn
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chair. He called for his daughter who
was at his side, she seeirg that he was
suffering great agony at once summoned
physician, but when he arrived life
was extinct. Mr.. Keith was a very
prominent and able farmer. He was a
Prolhhitionist and on several occasions
was candidate for Representative on
the Prohibition ticket, and was a mem
Der of Wesley M. E. Church, OF this
town. He leaves a wife and several
children.
The colorcd teachers institute which
has been in session this week closed a
very interesting session last night. A
ball was given at the hall on kirkwood
street in honor Of the teachers, which
was grand success.
A ladder turned with Wesley Moore
while working on the Priscilla Block,
and he tell breaking his wrist.
A horse attached toa wagon belong.
ing to Clarence Carey ran away this
morning, breaking the harness and
nearly demolishing the wagon. But
Mr.. Carey pluckily held on to the horse
Mr.. Fleming'a salesman1 had a narr,>,
escape. He was being driven by col
ored boy when one Of the horses was
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Mrs. Van Gesel, Albert Harrington and
wife, s. L. Shaw and wife, David Har-
rington, +. B. Harrington, James Har-
rington and Irving Legates went to
Pennington yesterday to attend the
funeral Of Moses Harrington.
Misses Annie and Grace Thomas were
the guests of Misses Jennie and Della
Richards this week.
Miss Bella Wright was the guest OF
Laurel friends this week.
Albert Harrington was in Frederick
this week.
Mrs. W. H. Murphey, of Pennington,
was in town today.
Miss Lotte Flowers, of Dover, is visit.
her cousin, Miss Annie Ward.
Miss Laura Wix. of Frederick. is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Arlington Wex.
Miss Jennie Frieston, of Leipsic, who
has been visiting Miss Annie Fleming
has returned to her home.
II. d. Griffith, Of Wilmington, is the
guest of Miss Masten.
Mrs. f. Potter, of Sharon Hill, Pa, is
visiting Mrs. W. B. Farmer.
Mrs. r. s. Downes, who has been
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Bri,igcvilIe.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. =. Cannon and Mr..
and Mrs. q. W. Strahlry have returned
from Buffalo, \. V, where the Atlantic
States Canned Goods Association has
been in session the past week.
Miss Annie Lord and Charles Banning
were married at tn" VI. +. parsonage at
Greenwood recently. The bride, who is
a daughter OF Thomas Lord, is but "A
wears ot age.
THE Scaford EucIrc Club was recently
entertained at the Hotel Sussex by Mrs
+. J.. |eC"mptc.
e.. v, I. II,r~,v entertained the
>or,>;. at her new hume, on Pine street,
SeHiu!h
". II 4 !,nwAy, OF Dover, has been
spcNLi"4 4 IT," days here.
]. Z. E,yn IDS, of Philadelphia, is
visit ing hi> brniJrr, Grurg" +. Reynolds,
ueHr !uHl"
At Il .r"rn' ,rnrtiug ni the Quarterly
Confer, mr' III ne ~ruior'l NJ. +. Church,
the Rev. 4 X. Stephenson was unani-
morsly invited to return as pastor ot Il"
church next conference year. This will
make Mr.. Stephenson third year as
pastor. During the past two years the
bcrShip OF the church has greatly
incr' ascd and Il handsome church, cost
ing about SlO.OOo. uu$ been buih and
dedicated recently !tv" Of debt
Mrs. Lowe, oi Laurel, is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. stephen II. Wingatc.
Roman Tammany, superintendent "t
Sussex county schuuis, was a recent Wis
ltor to the schools ii this vicinity.
Miss Annie Richards, who has been
visiting Mrs. Il. Oliver Cannon, returned
yesterday to her home at Georgetown.
S. II. Wingate h%s returned from
Laurel.
Miss Helen Hayes. recently Il resident
Of Wilmington, and Frank y. Thatcher
OF Wilmington. will Inc married in st.
Lukc> p. +. Church, Sraford, Wednesday
next at - O'Clock noon.
Mrs. Robert galloway OF Philadelphia,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George ". Wiley.
T. NJ. thipman killed a fourteen
months old hog at Scaiord, weighing o2O
pounds.
Mrs. Stacey Collins who has been in
Europe for the past six years is visiting
IcT Sisters lllt -hlSStS lS'Il tI ''ciloIu
The debates held by the literary soce-
ty at Cannon's. near here arc proving OF
great interest and are largely attended.
Solomon Van Iner, a retired clothing
merchant, died recently III Baltimore.
He was the fat her Of Mrs. +. Grrcna-
baum Of Scaf'rd and Milton and Charles
Van Lcrr.
Alfred Larimorr OF Wilmington is
visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. George
Larlmorc.
Harry Short is visiting his father Mar
shal John Cannon Short in this city.
Leslie Short lost two valuable horses
recently. The cause Of their death Is
unknown. They were attacked by some
strange disease and in few hours were
dead.
A party was given at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. George Watson last night.
There were about forty y ung people
present.
Laurel people are taking considerable
stockin the proposed telephone lines to
connect many Sussex towns, including
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Ecclcs will return to Siam sometime in
March.
The Epworth League, Of the NJ. +.
Church, is arranging to hold Il Martla
Washington reception and tea party in
the Opera House, on the 23rd, at 40
O'Clock. The program will consi st OF
clocuton and music. The musical por-
ton Of the program will be under the
direction II Professor \. +. lladlcv, as
sisted by Mr.. IIarbart and Miss Thiel-
man, Of Wilmington. After the concert
the ladies will serve chicken salad. cot
fee and biscuit. The admission will be
% cents. which will include the refresh
mcnts. Proceeds for the benefit Of the
NJ +. Church.
The meeting Of the Bryan Democratic
Club, in Knox Hall, last evening, was
addressed by cx-Secrctary OF state, j. d.
Hawkins, Robert X. Jones and james
II. Smith
Miss May Derrickson. who las been
visiting Philadelphia friends for several
weeks, returned home Thurs lay.
Mrs. II. Jones, Mrs. r. A. Sat,criielh,
Mrs. Wm. Shaw, Mrs. W. W. Powell,
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(irITEet own.

Mrs. Catherine Pepper the aged widow
OF the late ,Asbury Pepper, who previous
to his death was one Of the most prosper
ous farmers Of Sussex county, died af er
II lingering illness from the infirmities of
old age. at her home near this town,
aged 81 years. The deceased was the
mother Of the wife Of DR.. J. b. Waplcs,
Mrs. A. =. Ewing and Walter W. Pepper,
Of Georgetown; William and Frank
Pepper, Of near town; Mrs. J. llamond
Dodd, Of lAwes, and Edward Pepper, of
Philadelphia. Intcrmcnt will take place
in st. Panps p. T.. Cemetery, Monday
afternoon at 3 O'cluck.
Mrs. Lavina Wiley, the ;ged wife o
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Milford, Iewes, Georgetown, Bridgeville,
Seaford and Laurel.
Charles r. Layton has accepted a po-
sition in n. Layton's store.
Harrington.

Harrington.
Rev. T. +. Terry, of the NJ. +. Church,
has organized a Normal Bible class for
the systematic study Of the scriptures.
The class meets every Sunday afternoon
at 3 O'Clock and spends one hour in the
study of the lesson. The lesson for to-
day is the lst and md chapters of Gene
sis; subject, "Creation." Every one is
welcome, irrespective OF denomination.
Moses Harrington, OF Pennington, who
died on Wednesday, aged 93 years, was
buried yesterday afternoon at 2 2o'clock.
In 1857, Mr.. Harrington was member
of the State Senate. and from 1868 to 1887
was Register OF Wills, position now
filled by his son, Charles A. Harrington,
The Rev. Charles +. Eccles, a returned
missionary from Siam, made an addres.
in the Presbyterian Church on Thursday
evening. lie described the work of tho
missions, the customs Of the people, and
the dress in vogue in that country. Mr.
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THROUGHOUT DELAWARE.
Newark.

L. has been many day since any OF
the young men OF this town have Deeh
rendered such a reception, upon their
twenty-frst birthday, as that given VII.
liam j. Armstrong, on Friday evening,at
his home at the West End, in honor OF
his having attained his manhood. The
house was beautifully trimmed and dec
GRATED With bunting and potted plants
About thirty.five Of his young men
friends were present, and when seated
around the festive board presented a fine
picture. The table was artistically
trimmed and set off with. burning
candles, Over the centre Of the long
table in an arch were the figures Il dis
played to an advantage. The menu was
as follows:
Oysters on half shell
Celery Glacer-eau
Chicken Salad Rasp Rolls
Olives
Salmon Salad Potato Rolls
Cranberres
Turkish Fruit Cake Pound Cake
Birthday Cake
Macaroons Kisses Stag Fingers
Layer Raisins Florida Oranges
Creme. .Gaces Lemonade
Coffee Chocolate
When the cigars and cigarettes were
passed and the merry party had lighted
them, toast st-making was INDUCED in
Edwin X. Krause was toast-naster
Each one responded to the call of the
toast-mastcr, and some very good toasts
were gotten off; the following being tine
most important one which was given
bv L. I.alrance Smith, ON tile Attain
mcnt OF Ones Majority'
II remember having written, several
years ago, poem containing the follow
ing paragraph:
"A mans stay on earth hath five stages
Given to churIs rs well as to ~agcs;
Infancy, childhood, and ynl!lh : flaming
page
Complete manhood, and impotent o'd
age.
1t seems to me that this. the attaining
of ones majority, is the most beautiful
time in ones life; for here at the goal Of
the twcnty-frst year the deeds and en-
ioyments of "youtl,'s flaming page are
left behind and will come back to u.s.,
through the veil of years, pure and
sweet, like the perfumed breath Of some
rare exotic, while on the other side OF
this attained goal stretches the broad
untried ocean of full and complete man
hood.
"May Mr.. Armstrong be Il man in
every sense of the word, honored by his
countrymcn and loved by his friends.
and when the years, in their complete
ness, have rolled aside the curtains
that veil the shores ot fate and the un-
known mysteries OF things to be; when
these curtains will have been rolled uI
like a scroll, may We then see Mr.. Arm.
strong i'll the highest seat his fellow
countrymcn can place him."
Those present were:,john NJ. Bowen, An
drew Marvel, Edward Woodall, Henry G.
Constable, William Iiirsl, Harry Vicar:
Rodney Sharp, Harold Green, Reginald
Constable. stephen H. Choate, Jr., VIM
Hammer, David Mcdill, Richard =
Reed. George Wears, Lawrence Smith
George \. Davis, George &. Henry, Ra,
Baldwin, +. krausc Louis A. Steele
j. Rankin Armstrong, ,Thcu 7. tanspccd
William J. Armstrong
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seized with vertigo. lie ran away
going through thorn hedge and broke
down two fences before being caught.
ne was finally caught after falling and
bled in the mouth. Mr.. Fleming would
not venture any farther with the horse
and the boy was compelled to lead him
home; The horse belonged to a Mr..
Powell at llarty.