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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-28

Writing Of 1.-THE Greatest Nation on
Earth" In The Ladies' Home Journal, WILL
liam George Jordan says: Uncle Sam set
apart a royal pleasure ground in north
western Wyoming and called 1t Yellow
stone National park. To give an idea Of
what its size, 3,31s square miles, really
means, let us clear the floor Of the park
and tenderly place some Of the great cities
Of the world there close together as chill
dren do their blocks. First put in Lon
don, then Greater New York, Chicago,
Philadelphia. Paris, Boston, Berlin. st.
Louis, Hongkong, San Francisco and Wash
ineton. The floor of the park would then
be but half covered. Then lift up Rhode
Island carefully, SO as not to spill any Of
Its people, set 1t down, and press in the
West Indies, and even then there are 900
square miles left. No equal area in the
world has such diversity Of natural phe-
nomena and such magnificent scenery. 1t
Is a marvellous land Of streams and water
falls, geysers and hot springs, mountains,
canyons, lakes and forests Of primeval age. +"
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The Federal Constitution.

Our constitution has been amply shown
BY numerous modern commentators to be
in Its substance as much the embodiment
of actual experience as is the English con-
stitution itself We suffer, indeed, from
an embarrassment of riches in sources Of
practice, American, English or Dutch, for
its various formal provisions, and yet,
while the substance and matter of the
fed eral constitution may be old, there Is
enough in it that was new in form at the
time of it's cons+ ction to distract attec-
ton from more niliar features. For eI
ample, popular thought could not take in
without difficulty the idea of a political
society made up Of. states that were indie
pendent and at. the same time under CEN
trail control, nor could 1t understand a
central control except under the old form
king and standing army.
Furthermore, tho circumstances attend
Ing the forming and adoption of the con-
stitution were such as to make it appear .
new construction. The meeting of body
of mon representing . nation, with the
deliberate intention OF framing . funda-
mental law covering tho entire field Of
government, was new event In political
experience. Although much might be said
In the convention about English practice
and the English constitution. the fact o:
choice, Of freedom to sdopt or reject, made
even tho following Of custom in some sort
an act OF voluntary creation. This aspect
of the conventions work, at any rate, was
the aspect that impressed tho Imagination
of the time most foroibly and has contin
ued to impress the imagination Of succeed
ing generations until within very recent
years. Kate Holiday Clashorn in Attain
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LONDON TAGS HAVE VALUE.
Old Clothes Men willing to Pay For tn
Mark of the English Tailor.

Old Clothes Men willing to Pay For the
Mark of the English Tailor.
The old clothes man refused absolutely
to give more than rs cents for the cutaway
coat.
but, demonstrated the customer, you
offered me 81 for the sack coat, and the
cutaway is worth about four times as much
as the sack.
''The sack has the tag of the London
maker ON it, explained the dealer. "That
makes the difference.
docs its" retorted the customer.
an always give half dollar more for
coat with Ldhdon tag on it than for
one without" said the dealer. II can al
ways sell 1t quicker and better"
You'll be doing pretty well If the tag
helps you to sell that coat at any price, !"
remarked the customer, surveying the an
oient and dilapidated garment.
"That coat or some other coat, return
ed the dealer. "You see, the tags the
thing. There are lot Of Englishmen in
New York who can't afford to get their
clotll,s IN London, but would rather starve
than wear anything but London clothes,
and there are some Americans here who
have lived in London so long that nothing
American suits them, and who would go
back there tomorrow If they had money
enough. These men come into my place
and see a coat with one of these tags on It,
and tell them it's misfit that's come to
Inc, and they buy 1t and go away happy.
So the tag is really worth more than the
COAT
"You can buy genuine Stradivarius
labels for violins in, New York for u q
dozen,'' said the customer. why don't
you go to thSt man for your genuine Lon
don clothes tagss You would find IL
cheaper"
"Thats So" replied the dealer. az
think 1 have heard it said that some deal
ers do go to the Stradiyarius man for their
tags, but that's no reason why we shouldn't
be glad to get tag like this when we
have a chance. Somehow 1t gives q better
cir of reality. It's worth more anyhow. Z"
~ wonder" proceeded the customer,
"whether the tag was the thing I paid
for when bought that coat. The coat
never fitted me. 1T kept ripping and tear.
ing and all the furnishings about 1t were
of poor quality. The only reason why any
body should respect 1t ut all was that it
was English"
THAT'S the way with English clothes,
answered the dealer. "They may not be
anything in the way of clothes, but they
have the tags"
MAKE 1t 81 for the sack coat, said the
customer. "Be patriotic"
Cant afford 1t" replied the dealer.
"Seventy five cents is an awful big price. I"
Gan right, concluded the customer.
Take 1t. And, say, what did you say
was the address Of that man who sold the
tags?"
~ didn't say" returned the dealer.
"well, tell me it,
"Not much" said the dealer, with o
ohuckle.-New York Sun.
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Dinner Bell Hartley.

David Hartley, member of parliament
for Hull in. 1879, was called 1.-THE dinner
bell" because his rising had similar eff
feet in emptying the house. One day, when
he had wcaried everybody out, he moved
that the riot act should be read as a docu-
ment to prove some assertion. Burke,
who had been bursting with impatienoe
for hours, bounced up, exclaiming: "The
riot act, my dear friendl To what pur-
pose? Don't you perceive that the mob
has already quietly dispersedf" But the
sarcasm was utterly thrown away.
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Eng.ish speaking people have been in.
troduced to each other by long line Of
clever craftsmen. They have laughed to-
gether about the same people in the truest
and sweetest natnred way in all the world.
Above all others, one hand awakened the
interest that finally grew into an intimacy
resulting in people knowing themselves
and others better 1t has brought men to-
gcther by its chivalrous praise Of women,
and women together by it's fair treatment
of men, ana the same master hand brought
men and women together by the tender
sympathy it showed for children and all
nature. The beautiful was safe In that
gentle hand. Although the heart that
guided it no longer beats, the human in
terest and kindly feeling that it awakened
will live forever, and all tho world has
placed among the foremost men Of his day
the affectionately remembered name Of
George du Maurier.--C. ID. Gibson In
Scribner's.
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EAIAL REMARKS.
We Bfu~aer Into the Very Things We
Are Tryinx Not 90 Say.

"Haye you ever noticed how, when you
have once said the wrong thing and begin
10 founder, how hopeless It is--how you
are sure to 20 ON and say worse in spite Of
Yourself. and the words seem TO slip from
You as II they were possessed by a natural
deprayity quito independents Of your voli-
tionY
az have been Mortified sometimes by my
own speeches, which I seemed quito as
powerless to prevent as II they had en,a-
mated from some other person. l was talk
ing with Mrs. A. lately, who, they say. Is
on the eve of separation from her husband,
and who, am sure, dyes her hair, and
who, have lseen told, Is an unsuccessful
aspirant for literary honors. Mrs. r. came
up, and, with the best intentions In the
world, between us we nearly finished poor
Mrs. a. There was no sensitive topic that
we in our embarrassment did not touch
upon and then desire to change the sub
jeot.
~ am so particularly unfortunate In
this respect thst the other day, when l
went to call upon q woman wearing wig,
kept saying to myself before she came
down to the drawing room, Susan CHATS
my name) you must not mention the word
wig and the very first thing l blurted
forth when she happened TO say that 1t
was very windy was, Yes, it is enough to
blow ones wig off.
The fatal attraction that causes people
to make uncomplimentary remarks about
near relatives Is proverbial, and it be-
hooves stranger to be careful In his com
ments in a mixed ssemblage
~ say, old fellow" said man to
business friend, meeting him at social
reunion, did you see the woman 1 took
in to support Wasn't she bitter ugly? And
she was as stupid as she was plain
II saw you with my sister n-law," was
the answer, which might have been ex-
pected, for, like curses and chickens, such
remarks seem fated to "oome home to
roost. "-Philadelphia Press.
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A VERY STRONG HINT.
He Took II and L.ikswise the Fast Freight
Train.

He Took II and Likewise the Fast Freight
Train.
Sam Wood, whose name IL written all
over the state Of Kansas, was one OF the
brightest lawyers and best newspaper men
in the state. He made and wasted several
fortunes before an effort to change coun-
ty seat ended In gun fight which cost
him his life. Not overscrupulous, he still
hsd his good traits, and he has almost as
many frieDds 90 enemies even now.
One time Sam Wood went out to new
county seat and opened law of1ice. Pres
entity he found flaw In the title by which
about half the town site had teen convey
ed to the present holders, and no picked up
the link and served notice he would give
auitciaim deeds to every lot " the people
in possession would pay him. II not. he
gave notice he would begin suits In eject
mept.
They were wild. They were awfully
frightened. They held q meeting and APP
pointed q committee. The committee look
ed into the matter and then went to Sam
Wood with their reply.
1--WE hsve searched the records, Mr.
Wood" said the chairman Of the commit
tee, "and We find you are right. II you
insist on trying these cases, all these peo-
ple must be thrown out of their homes.
What sound 10 that. Mr.. Committeeman"
at is the fast freight from the west, :"
was the reply.
Eyes, It is the fast freight from the
west" repeated the chairman. 1T will
stop at the tank for water. You have just
time, Mr.. Wood, to catch that train, and I
wouldn't take a return ticket II were
you." And he began to unwind rope he
had looped up under his ulster.
But through freights don't carry pas
senaers." said Sam Wood. fully graspiDg
the situation and looking swiftly over the
utterly hopeless situation.
"This freight will carry q passenger, !"
said the chairman of the committee calm
ly.
"Put the end of this rope over that avn
ing pole, Mr.. Committeeman. 1t will
carry a passenger, and he can go as live or
dead freight, just as he likes. We have
just time
But Sam Wood was in tho middle Of
the street and half block away, running
for dear life. He caught the freight at the
water tank, and he never returned.-Chi-
cago Post.
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AN ARABIAN NIGHT.

lrsdnisht-<he song is done; isy down thy
lutte,
DARK face, yet raptured from the ,nusic's
close.
The lamp swings ianguidly-ths seft light
gIows
Around thee, and thy passionate lips are mute,
Too near to mine. Warm fragrances Of fruit,
Oiors Of musk and jcssamine and rose
Float family past us; some LATE rcveler goes
Homeward with faroff sound of fife and flute
The curtains drop their deep embroidery
Behind thee, and the jeweled goolets CLEAN
Thy hungry, yearning eyes are hued on mine
As in the mazes Of wild love cream
slowly. IN some magnetic law divine.
We trcn,tie toward each other silently.
M. G. ellington.
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A Question of Taste.

''Perkinson says his wife buys his ties,
and they are never worn out"
''That explains it. -
Explains what?'
"Why he never wears them out. His
wife blys them. Cincinnati CONNER
oial Tribune.
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"why don't you discharge your present
doctor and see if somebody else can't help
you? Here he's had you in bed for three
weeks now, and you seem to be getting
worse all the time" q ~
Il would make a change, but this fell
low owes me 500, and his bill foots up
only $40 to date. I've got to work it out
of him somehow. Chicago News.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-28

A naturalist says that in captivity els-
plants always stand up when they sleep,
but when in the jungle, their own land
and home, they lie down. The reason
given for the difference between the ele-
plant in captivity and freedom Is that the
elephant never acquires complete conf
dence in his keepers and always longs for
1ttaptv
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Maxims For Statesmen.

DIR. Jewett, in one of his notebooks-he
had 90 or 80 volumes of notes and refiec-
lions which he had written during his life
--jotted down the following maxims for
statesmen and others: Never quarrel, new
er explain, never hate, never fret, never
disappoint, never fear, never spare, never
tell, never detract and never fail.-Youth's
COmpanion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-28

The small town of Werda in the king.
dom of Dahomey Is celebrated for loath-
some den called the teinple Of serpents.
1t Is a long building dedicated to the
priests and luysttry men Of the kingdom,
and IN 10 they keep thousands Of snakes Of
all kinds and sizes. In Werda to kill Z
serpent IL : crime punishable BY dsaih.
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No Sale.

"I'd like to look over some of your col
lars" said the young man In the haber-
dasher's.
"Oh, then, you want to see some Of the
low stylesS" replied the dealer.-Yonkers
Statesman
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A Paradox.

EmmA--Pspa, what makes the clock
strike one % oftens
Her Pa--That's the half hour.
Emma-well, papa, half isn't one, b
its--JeweleSs' weekly.
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A Linguist.

Does your wife speak any languages
you do not understand"
as'Two-baby talk and golf jabber. -
Philadelphia Bulletin.
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ought to Guess II.

"If you could have just one wish graft
fled, what would IL bes''
"Well, since I'm married man, I don =
see why you should feel called upon to fire
that kind of question at me. "--Chioago
News
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JEWElRY REPAIRING.

WE are familiar with all kinds Of Jewelry
" repairing and have made 1t g specially
for years. We are now ready to make TO order
you may wish It very short notice. MCkEN-
NEY, the Jswelsr, Monument Square, Portland.
hnl260
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No Room.

The neighbors say they have skele'
ton In the closet. +"
oh, preposterousi They live in a flat. =
.,....esgo Post.
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1899 Bicycle for Onr Dollar.

We will send our highest grade gents or
ladies' 1899 Acme King Bicycle 20 any address
on easy conditions for only si.00-the condi-
tons include the distribu ing OF 1000 small cir
eulars. which you can do in three hours. send
no none For full particulars how to get our
best bicycle for 800 and a lew hours work, cut
this notice out and mail to us. SEARS. LoE-
BUCK & Co.. Cycle Dept, Chicago. nar1d.m
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COR SALE-Bargains In our made strong"
+ trousers we sell for S1,oo, Sl25, $3.50. $500
and $3.50 per pair, best value Tor the money
sold anywhere II not satisfactory on examine
ton money will be refunded by returnln TO us
before having been worn. HASKELL s.
JONES. Lancaster Building. Monument Square.
mar34
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FOR SALE--The re cord for early vegetables
Is held by Eben Rickett Of South Bristol,
Me. He harvested eatAblo new potatoes from
his garden on the l4lh OF last june: >. A.
PIERCE has them for sale At 81 Market u,
Portland. 2e1
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NOR SALE-A choice line of Photographs.
II Grapbophones, Gramaphones. Records.
Banios, Mandolins, Guitars. Comets, Accords-
ons, Harmonicas, Music Boxes, Rolls, Drums,
Harms. Cases, Strings, Trimmings Instruction
Books Sheet Music and al Musical Merchan-
disc. .Cail and get your moneys worth" G.
c HALVES, 43i Congress street, successor to
Chandler. mar34
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EOR SALE-Modern outof.town residence.
Il situated nine miles ~ M Portland, besut
fully located, sloplngt tn sou'h. in the pretty
town of Windnam; tel la rooms aud bath IN
heat two large freplaces; large, attractive
varanda, with magnificent lawns; large, spac-
ious stable accommodations; also cottage
house of seven rooms for gardener; elegant
WELL with U. :. windmill; can be lighted by
electricity; forty acres Of fertile land in good
state OF cultivation. neatly surrounded by wire
fences This property Is in every way new,
modernly equipped and arranged and can only
be appre ciated BY seeing 1t IN person 1he new
electric railroad from "estbrOok 10 Harrison
For further particulars apply to GEORGE G.
CANNElL. First National Bank Building.
Portland Me. 2tti
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LtOR RENT-On Brackett, near Spring street,
two story frame house with Stable H"use
cout ains 10 rooms and bath and Is sunny and
pleasant. BENJAMIN SHAW CO., 81 l-2
Exchange St. A-l
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EOR SALE-A first class top buggy, used
= comparatively little; regular price. new,
CUMMINGS, a Morning st or ~" i7s Commercial
ISL
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RIO LET-Lower tenement Of house No. 70 st.
Lawrence St., seven rooms and wood
shed, furnace In the cellar, everything in good
order also house In the rear No. II. rooms
and wood shed. For particulars call at the
house or No. II Temple ST.. Col
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Forty words inserted under this head
one week for % cents, cash I'm advance.
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W 6 DOINC rim CS.

One hundred of them TO select from. All
styles. all weights. all prices in 10, IA and IS
Kt. Gold. Largest and best stock OF rings
in the city. A thousand OF them. MCKINNEY.
the Jeweer. Monument Square 1une7dtf
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I Ms and OUTS OF WALL ST, revised edition,
Just out; 50 pages, with charts and tables
full OF valuable Information to the speculator
and investor, Mailed on receipt OF 10c in
stamps. PUBLISHER, P. o. Box 1876. n. Y. 1t
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ITO LET-Large front room with small room
L adjoining; also one large room IN rear OF
same all nicely furnished; heat, gas, etc; bath
room. hot and colo water on same floor private
family; ntrhlly located; electrics pass the
door, Inquire at 129 Spring St. al
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THO LET-Lower tenement 232 High ST.. no /
L water heat; all modern improvements !;
49,
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WANTED .,ruAr,"xs

WANTED-situstIen BY q capable cook
w Inquire at 81 SPRING ST. 2t-1
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nor SALE-lsp yards best quality Brussels
carpet, little used; l tiplcate mirror.
large size; "a dozen ladies' dress forms: ~
dozen children's clothing forms. HASKELL
& JONES, Lancaster building. Monument
xuItara "a II
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VVANTED-Position in an cfice as book
w keeper or assistant; first class references.
Address Il. Room 8, 800 Congress St. feb214
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n. r. BOWERS
Dep. Manager of the United states Branch.
WEST POLLOCK
Asst. Manager Of the United States Branch, =
W. X. ECKER
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DEAL ESTATE-.-A party thai owns several
~ very central building lots at Woodfords,
close TO Forest Avenue, would like to meet
parry with capital who will build one or Two
modern houses thereon to sell Address. BOX
1876. Woodfords IT,
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WANTED-situ ton as seamstress by day
w or week; thick or thin work. mend ng and
repairing specially. Address sEAMsTREss,
Press Office 22-1
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ITO LET--Half brick house up town; every
Il modern convenience. Price so per mouth.
Notes discounted, close shave. ". 4. CARR,
Room q Oxford Building, 1856 Middle st 23-1
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TITO LET-Lowerl rent new house Cor, Forest
L Ave. and Clifton Sts Woodfords, heat
elsctric lights, bath rOom' and cemeuted cellar
sun all day. Inquire HOMER Z. MARKS, No.
% Exchange St., city. I'll
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FOR sALE-sixteen room lodging house.
rooms all full, nets si34 per month. nice
dining room connected, will sell to suit Gus
toner. sickness cause OF sale. For particulars
address. W. FOSTER, No. 1877 West Brooklne
ST., Boston, Mass. 24-i
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FEMALE nELP WANTED.

WANTED-An experienced milliner! J.
w PALMER. $40 Congress St. 2i.1
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DIAMOEOS-IASTALL MENTS.

WE have a large assortment OF Diamond
w Rings, Pins, Ear Rings and Scarf Pins
all good quality and perfect This ~ very
easy way TO buy a Diamond as we make the
payments so easy that you will not miss the
mney. MCKINNEY, the Jeweler, Monument
Square. ieb9u
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L,OK SAL E-farms at all prices and good
bargain >, hou es and house lots in Port
la and L. er ngl add ton. South Portland.
Kbightyille. cape Elizabeth and Peaks Island;
cottages ut eaks Island and Falmouth Fore
side. Now is the time 10 buy good investments.
N. =. GARDINER, So Exchange ST. Pill
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ITO LET-Every clerk and business man to
! know that we have up 10 date, elegant
modern houses in best parts OF Deering which
we are selling for $500 down, balance as rent.
Interest 6 per cent. Come In and let US show
them to YOU it's no trouble TO us. DALTON &
CO., So Exchange st. 231
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CALEsMEN-s47.5ow weekly selling brand new
- Gasiight Burners for kerosene lamps.
sample free. o. Y. Perfection Mtg. Co.. Gin
cinnati. o. 25-l
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N 0NEY LOANED on .rst and second mort
Al cages. real estate. life Insurance policies
notes. bonds and good collateral security
Notes discounted rate OF interest per cent. a
year and upwards, according 10 security. W.
p CARR room s. second floor, Oxfori Build
ing. is6Mddle street marlsd1m
WE WILL BUY household goods or store
w fixtures of any description, or will re-
ceive the same al our auction rooms for
sale ON commission. GOSS q WILSON,
Auci ioneers. Is Free street. feb3-if
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WANTED-Christian man to qualify as Of
w fee correspondent Salary $500 I'm.
close reference and selfaddressed stan p I'd
envelope to Secretary, Box 1867 City.