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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
HIS Case Clearly rr.,.a.

An old country gentleman, reAurp-
ing home rather late. discovered yokei
with q lantern under his kitchen win.
dow. who. when asked his business
there. stated that be had only come q
cosirting."
Come = what ?" said the !rasr gsutls-
man.
"Acourting. sir. Use cour,ing Mary
That's not true. What do you wuna
lantern for? l newer used one when
] was . young man"
"No> SIR" was the yokevs reply. 81
don't think yer did. Judging BY The
sSiA"-Tit-Bit
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
Post-Mortem on Fowls.

Sometimes post-mortem examina-
tion is the only thing that will reveal
the cause Of sickness and death In the
flock, and, though unpleasant, It may
be necessary in order to prevent the
spread Of disease, says the American
Gardening. Whatever the family,
there is almost always one person in 1t
who knows how to dissect fowl. If
no one else has the requisite knowledge,
the cook can always be appealed to.
either for the work itself or for instruc-
tion as TO its details. This suggestion
Is for the benefit Of the occasional nov
ice who falls into inextricable difficulty
at this point
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
Rule on Heirs, Proceedings IN Partition.

'"'N w ''S"oi 'ONSON''Go W d'ut'OU.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILL
IlAM HOLLENBANH, LATE OF PERRY
TOWNSHIP, DECEASED,
SNYDER COUNTY, SIS:
The Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania. To
Hannah Rolenbach widow OF william Holen.
bach, deceased, of Chapman twp. Snyder Co,
Ia., Nary Spicher (nee H0llenbach) intermar-
ried with John l.. Spichcr OF Liverpool Perry
Co., Pa, Levina Heckert (nee Holenbach) in
tcrmarried with William Heckcrt OF Chapman
twp, Snyder County, Pa, and Samuel Hollen-
bash OF Perry twp, SNYDER Co.. Pa; William
Portzinc, husband OF Eva Portzline tnee Hol-
lenbach) now deceased: Catherine Shaifer (nee
Portzline) intermarred with James Shaffer,
Henry l.. Portzline. Martha Straub tnee Portz.
Portzline and Susan Portzline, minors above
the age Of II years who have for their guardian
'bilip Seiter, all of Perry twp, Snyder Co,
Pa and VIM. B. Portzline OF Treverton, Northd
Co.. Pa, 1ineal descendants OF william Hollen-
bach, late of the township OF Perry, Snyder
County, deceased, greeting:
You are hereby cited to be and appear before
the Judges Of our Orphans Court, ut an Or
phans' Court to be held IN Middleburg, on the
LIST Monday OF June A. ID, 1899 at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, then and there to accept or re.
fuse the Real Estate OF said william Holenbach
deceased, at the appraised valuation but upon
IL by an inquest duly awarded by the said
Court and returned by the Sheriff OF said Coun-
ty or show cause whv the same should not be
sold. lind thereof iail not.
Witness the Hon. Herold NJ. Mcclure, Presi.
dent Of our said Court NJ Middleburg. this 9Th
day OF March, 1899,
p. s. RITTER. Sheriff.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
A Cure for Nervous Headaches.

For eight years suffered from costpation anc
severe headache, the headache usually lasting
three days at a time. Headache powders rellvv
Ell me temporarily. bat left TOO bad an effect
Since began taking Celery King have great,
improved IN health seldom Or never have head
ache. h,ve gained in flesh, and feel decidedly
well -MRS. X. s HATCH. Temple, N. II. Celery
King for the Nerves. Liver and Kidneys is sold
10 5Jc. and csc. packages bv W. H.. Herman
Troxeville; Nddleswarth & Ulsh, Mcclure; Ii
A. Ebright. Aline.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
Too Olealieni.

What Is the trouble between Hesty
Highup and Mark Spotte?"
"Shc wrote to him one day and told
him some great secret she didn't want
any body else 10 know, and asked him
to light his next cigar with her letter.
"Well?"
"Well, it seems he did it."-Chicago
Tribuna.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
Comrades, AautentiOn.

served from '62 to "a, and was wounded May
10. 1864 I'm the BATH" OF the Wilderness.
would like to have my comrades know what
Celery King has done for me. III 1890 my did
complaint. chronic diarrahOea, came back. The
doctors could not stop II. hut Celery King has
cured me, and am once more enjoying life
FRANK BEEHLER. OwOsSo. Mich. (CO II. 49th N.
Y. ". L). Celery King for the Nerves, Liver and
and Kidneys is sold IN SOC. and CSC packages by
w. II. Herman, TrOxeleie: M,ddleswarth Il
Ulsh, Mcclure; II. A. Ebright. Allne.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
A prOphecy,

"Never mind. Norah darling" said
the hero Of the Irish play. us he lam
guished in prison. wrongfully accused
OF removing the mortgage holder: "Ill
soon be at liberty"
You bet you will. il you don't i'm
prove in your acting" mua,ered the
manager. standing near the front door.
-D,,l,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
Swift Reaction,

Now, thank goodness, I'm done with
you forever! When you meetme again,
George Billmore, don't want you to
speak to mel"
81 won't, Miss Bingo!"
"lf you don't you're the meanest man
that ever lived!"-Chicago Tribune.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04

She-Mr. Eluevaine says his ancestral
line goes back TO the conquest.
He-Well. kefore going back it used
TO go round his grandmother's premises
so that she could hang clothes on it
when she took in washing.-Town Top
ics
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04

Miss Mile, insist upon an answer
] will not be put off any longer"
"Mr. Noggins, | will be your wife
eventually, but not until after | have
become engaged to Algernon We're de
We're and Tilted him. SO much, at least,
is rightfully due to the dreams of my
girlhood. Tribune.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
NOTES FOR BEEKEEPERS.

Tho eggs Of worker bess will often
hatch.
It is best to have honey we'll refined
before storing II away.
A young queen that has defective
wings should be destroyed.
A colony In proper conditsoo h al
ways proof against robbers.
Bees quit breeding early and general
" come through the winter weak.
Fruit bloom serves to build the bees
up strong, but does not give much sur
plus.
Allow DO stock Of any kind to run In
the apiary during tho winter, unless It
be poultry.
Frames Of empty combs can best be
taken care Of by keeping them in or
dinary hives.
There is nothing more valun bic In the
apiary than empty combs; they should
be we'll cared for.
When a colony dies from any cause
cleanse the hive thoroughly and rinse
with DOlllng wafer.
Never move comb hastily or hold
new comb horizontally, as IL will prob
ably break and fall.
Pure granulated sugar is In every re-
spect as good as the best quality of
honey for feeding bees.
Make nice entrance to each hive by
spreading sawdust in front up to the
level of the bottom boards.
Mice often destroy colonies of bees
besides eating large quantities of honey
il once they get into hive.
Two things must 60 together IN
building up colonies for winter, name
ly, feeding and breeding. One without
the other will not be of much avail
To introduce queen successfully the
colony should be made queenless some
three or four days prior to presenting
the new queen to it.-St. Louis Repub-
lie
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
III. Rye.,r., w.. Detective

-How did he happen TO marry her p
The young woman TO whom the gues-
zion was addressed shrugged her shout
ders. IL was her boast that she never
spoke i'll Of her friends. and she was
determined TO live up to that ideal.
"You can see for yourself that he
wears goggles" she sIid.-Chicago
Post
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
KEEPING FOWLS WARM.
Often DC Used to Considera-
bio Advantage.

Fowls can hardly be kept too warm
in winter, especially AZ night when not
exercising. If the heat from their
bodies can be kept confined about them
they will be very comfortable indeed.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
Sustinnblc.


First Actor-Iamfat plays TO the gal
lery.
Second Actor-Why shouldn't he?
I'm told that on his recent trip there
were as many as 90 persons in the gal
lery and not a soul in the rest Of the
house.-Brooklyn Life.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04

Patrice-IsE't that color on Mis- Fuss
anfeather's cheeks artificial?
Babette-Oh, no; it's real paint
Yonkers Statesman.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
Not In Err DeDurtmeut.

"iou teach the young idea how to
shoot. do you?" said Dimling TO Miss
Primmer.
"Oh, no. sir" replied the demure
schoolmarm. IL am in the primary de-
partment. you know. Tnggernometry
is taught in the highergrades- Judge.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
S. S. s. FOR TIT BLOOD

acts entirely different from potash and forces the
the rid Of
disease while other remedies only shut the in where turks
places within the reach of all We all necessary medical
and the publicity
Write for full information Swift Specific Co., Atlanta Ca
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
IL All Depend ed.

Mabel-Do you think the use OF slang
by young woman could ever lead to,
profanity?
Abel-It might on the part of the man
who heard her.-Indianapolis journal.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04

hundred dollars with the doctors when realized that
they could do me good had large spots all my
body and these broke out into running sores and
endured all the suffering which this vile disease pro-
duces. decided to try s. s. S. last resort, and
soon greatly improved followed closely your Drec-
chest began grow paler and smaller and before long
disappeared entirely. cured perfectly and my
skin has been clear glass since l cured my
self at home, after the doctors had failed completely
1t is va liable time thrown away to expect the doctors
-,t,I Alni- Sluift
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
Objection able,

THAT fellow" said the pugilis4, ''is
no gentleman"
what makes you think eo?"
'He can't quarrel without wanting 70
fight Star.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
Better Than Drurs.

Medical Examiner-What is there be-
sides ether and chloroform to produce
unconsciousness9
Studept-A bludgeon.3TitBth.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
Rubber Rollers Used for Crushing the Grarss to Make
Speers Port, Burgundy. Ciaret nnd Other IZIoas.

Which, asis well known rival the world ncxcelenc nvad
ported from Portugal forty ago Jersey
containing on is just suited for them Mr. Speer however
improved of masng the grapes He employs large rollers
rubber run by engine which crush the barrel
minute Speers Wines especially the Port and Burgundy
market of old vintage ard have superior Physicians
far and near prescribe them for weakly females and aged persons
They are boodmakn adding iron the system tend
long life Extensively parties weddings general family
cty"SoLD DRUGG1sTs DEAL WINES
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
Guaranteed,

She takes each patent medicine,
Though only troubled with the vapors,
And then testimonial sends;
And here's where her ambition ends
To see her picture in the papers.
Judge.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
No Way of Preventing IL.

Now come the balmy days again,
When all the air is hazy:
My wife's begun to clean the house,
And I'll soon be clean crazy.
IN. Y. World
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
Lovely Women IN tho Lagar
nj he NIL M Co RoeAsmal =

0hs trading
but hoadgs. voni
Whine Of the NJ keeping sS
tsst trading he
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04

Bishop-I'm sorry to see you smoke.
It sets such bad example to your
Pensioners.
Rev. Meekanmild-Bu only smoke
in moderation.
Bishop-Um-what do you call mod
Grafton?
Rev. Meekanmild-One cigar at o
time.-Ally Sloper.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04

u XECUTOR'S NOTICE.-Notice is
~ hereby given that letters tnsiamcntary up
on the estate or Amelia Bilgcr late Ot
jackson township, snyder County, Penna
deceased, have been issued In due form OF law
TO the undersigned, 10 whom all indeb' ed to
said estate should make immediate payment
and those having claims agnfust 10 should pre-
sent them duly authenticated for setl lement.
jacob Gilbert. w. ID. BiLGER,
Attorney. Executor,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
HOME CURE
FOR BL LOODPO|S0N, ,

There is not the slightest doubt that the
doctors do more harm than good in treating
Contagious Blood Poison; many victims q
this loathsome disease would be much better
Of to-day II they had never allowed them
selves to be dosed on mercury and potash, the
only remedies which the doctors ever give fer
blood poison.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILL
LIAM HoLLENBArh, LATE OF PERRY
TOWNSHIP, DECEASED,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-04
Beware Of the Doctors
Patchwork; You Can
Cure Yourself at Home.


this vile poison and only attempt to heal the outward the
and endavor keep u. with their doses potash
The
the fight continued indefinitely
damage than the disease itself.
]. had
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-15
South American pickpookets.

Practice makes perfect even In
rong-doing and in the use of what
seem to be very awkward means. \
writer IN the Boston Transcript says
The Gauchos, or dwellers, ON the cxten
siye plains of Buenos Ayres are mar.
velously deXterious with both hands
and feet. Many of them have ne.
qulred. through long practice, such skill
In using their toes instead of fingers
that they can fling the lnsso and even
pick pockets with them Some time
ago Frenchman, who was fishing IN
one of the rivers of Buenos Ayres was
warned to be on his guard against the
light-fingered natives. lie forthwith
kept n vigllant watch upon his com.
panions, but, nevertheless, one day
when his attention was closely rlveted
on his float, II willy Gaucho drew near
and delicately inserting his foot, ex-
tracted the Frenchman's hooks and
other valuables from his pocket.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-15

body burned the pssior dare not snow
az much respect as over that Of a mtr-
I Gerer."
+ In Germany pupils Of the public
schools perform an exercise in drawing
with the right hand. and then are cont
PEELED To do it with The left til they
have accomplished just as satisfactory
results. while in the Industrial schools
ambidexterity is also taught by requif-
ing the use of the left hand in saving
wood and in similar occupations. II Is
claimed that not only does this renaef
person almost doubly efficient, but
that the general health is much i'm.
proved by il. as more nearly perfect
circulation is thus established.
The maximum amount of money
coined or issued in the United states
that is. the money supply of the eoun.
try-was ON the LIST of March S2,3Si,'
$4,000. and the largest amount III
actual circulation was Si,93S. s42.ol3.
The Increase in the money In clreuia.
ton In the last twelve months was the
large sum of 500. 49,. 900, aud tile in
crease is still going ON apparently al
the rate of Sl0,00O,000 per month. The
per capita circulation, S25.5l. is slightly
below the highest point. which WIS
reached in the latter part of 1888.
The FuSll. Spanish satirieal journal
printed on bright blue paper, has been
INDUCING in a unique inquiry among
its readers. who are asked TO PROFOUND
meet punishment for NJ. Sagasta
after his mismanagement of the war.
Answers have been pouring in week
after week. No. -. promising thai
there is nothing so terrible as insomnia
suggests that the Premier should he
stretched out upon a table llanked by
soldiers repatiated from cuba. These
should be armed with bayonets aud IN
structed to prod him whenever lac
should show a sign of sleeping. Ii this
should not prove sufficient torment n
history of the late war might be read
aloud % him meanwhile
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-15

The achievement of a Strasburg lady
who has just accomplished consider.
able mountain ascent at the age of
seventy-fve recalls the fact that the
first Of all the lady mountaineers Mad.
emoiselle d'Augeville) continued climb.
Ing almost equally late In life. Her
first ascent, that of Mont Blanc. was
accomplished at the age of forty-four.
her twenty-first, and last, that of the
Oldenhorn, at the age OF slxty.nlne.
Then. and not till then, she concluded
that ut Is time to abandon the alpen.
stock before 1t abandons me-" Other
records are those of Miss Brevort who
made a first ascent of the Fusshorn nj
lifty-one; and of Miss Lucy Walker
who climbed the Petit Mont Blanc "a
little thing OF 12.750 feet at forty.nine
Liverpool Mercury.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-15

incessant. At this moment, observed,
however, that great many projectilcs
were falling in the water about rs and
not rccochetting, a sign that they were
the high-angle fire from the moriars of
the MORO and Socapa batteries. At
the same instant. Lieutenant Dawson.
of the marines, who was the signal off
Ger with me on the bridge and who
with his spy glass was observing close
~ all movements of the enemy, said
Captain, the batteries have opened
fire on us. We are in the bad squares
IL was then for the first time that my
attention was drawn 10 our eonsorts IN
the line Of battle, for until then all
thought had been absorbed in carrying
out the rigid Instructions with whist
Admiral Sampson had prepared onr
minds and energies for such a possible
occasion. and which can be expressed
i'm two words. Close in
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-15
conTRARlnEss OF CHILDREN.
How the Idiot Proved His Theories and
low His Children Dis proved Them.

HOW the idtOf Proved His heortes ana
How His Children Disproved Them.
If that were mine Id put 1t out Of
the reach of my children said the Bio
liomaniac pointing 10 rare aud yalu-
able copy of Leech ON one Of the lower
shelves of the Idiots library. You
place Dryden on the top shelf where
Tommy and Mollie cannot get AT him.
But this book. which is worth ten
larger paper editions Of Dryden, YOU
keep below, where the children can
easily reach 1t. It's a wonder 10 ne
you've been able 10 keep il in its pres
ent superb condition
Il know children pretty we'll said
the Idiot. "and l have observed that
they are ambitious. and in sense re-
belllous. They want 10 do what they
cannot do. That Is why, when mothers
place jam on the top shelf OF the pan
try, the children always climb up 10
get II. II they would leave il on the
dining room table, within easy reach,
the children would soon cease TO re-
gard il as a thing 10 be sought for.
Make jam required article or diet
aud the little ones will soon cease 10
want IL. So with that book. IT /
should put that out of Tommy's reach,
Tommy would lie awake nights TO plan
his campaign 10 get H. Leaving 1t
where Ii Is he doesn't think about IT,
doesn't want IL. Is not forbidden 10
have 1t. and so il escapes his notice
You have the right idea, the human
ldea.' said Mr.. Pedagog, and even the
Bibliomanlae was inclined to agree.
But just then Tommy happened in,
with Mollie close after. The boy walk
ed straight to the bookcase, and Mollie
gathered up the large shears from the
Idiots table, and together they APP
preached their father
Pa. said Molle, holding up the scis
sors, can | borrow these
What for. asked the Idiot
I'VE want to cut the pictures out o
this said Tommy, holding mp the
Leeeh.
After all. it is difficult to lay down a
cast-iron rule as TO how private Ii
brary should be constructed or ar
ranged. particularly when ones 10y
atty is divided between ones children
and ones merely bookish treasures
Woman's Home Companion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-15
IN THE BAD SQUARES.
The Indiana Within Range of the
spanish Batteries at Santiago.

The Indiana Within Range of the
spanish Batteries at Santiago.
Capt. Taylor, of the Indiana, tells in
the Century what was involved In car
rying out Admiral SIMPSONS rigid in
structions to CLOSE in at Santiago.
Our course, previously determined
upon, caused us, in the present in
lance, to deyiate but little from the dl-
rection we were then pursuing. We
advanced, therefore, In this direction.
and gaining full speed, approached the
shore and Ceryera's fleet at an angle
and ii was not long before we entered
what we We're in the habit of calling
the bad squares of the checker
board These We're certain areas off
the entrance upon which the guns Of
the Spanish batteries were always
trained. and upon which they We're
fired without further sighting when
ever one of our ships entered them.
My attention was so engrossed In OBJ
serving the enemy's ships and the eff
fects of our fire upon them that | did
not ut first distinguish between the fire
of these batteries and that from Ger
vera's squadron. The latter had now
become intense. though wild, and the
screeching of their shells about us was
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-15
Future Hardships,

"What do You think Of this wireless
telegraphyY'
81 think it's one of the worst things
that ever happened. It's an imposi
ton, that's what it Is. Pretty soon it'll
be 50 that the man who goes into the
woods nineteen miles from the nearest
postofiice for the purpose Of getting
away from his business may receive
message ut any moment calling him
home to attend to something that, In
case 1t had gone wrong in his absence,
he could have blamed somebody else
for"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-15
900 YEARS AGO.
Ruggiero Prophesied in His Poetry
Our War with spaiu.


A European biblophile has rescued
from obscurity the prophetic writings
Of one Cismo Ruggiero. who ilOurished
about the time that Catherine de Medi-
ci was amusing herself by making 9th
er persons miserable. Not having thai
lady's sanguinary disposition, however,
Cismo found his diversion in forecast
ing events. \ rough translation of one
Of his verses forecasts the Spanish.
American war:
When the year shall be numbered with J
and y.
With times 3, and I plus |.
A people Of Europe shall meet defeat
Her fleet destroyed aud sunk
Without the means of defending her pos
sessions.
She will lose them.
The Cars project Of disarmament is
also prophesied sufficiently distinctly
From great king good news shall come
or peace, for which all pray to God,
Then war must forever fold its wings,
And disappear with death. blood and fire
October Is to bring about great
strike, and November will see the death
of the present Pope, while Christmas
eve is fixed rs the date for terrible
fire in Paris. These two last prophe-
sizes have been coroborated by the fore
casts Of astrologers- who died
in 1772, said paris will be entirely de
stroyed." while two female seers of but
few years later also declared that De
cember. 1899, will see Paris reduced 10
ashes This prophecy has, Indeed,
been perhaps more frequently repeatsz
than any other. and many such fsrs.
casts might he quoted. While II = 30
advisable to place much reliance Oh
these predictions. they are undoubted-
ly curious and interesting, and We're,
It must be remembered, written 300
years ago.-Paris letter.