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FAMOUS AMERIcAN SHIPS OF FORMER DAYS.

offered. and which was Intended to as
sIst In the construction OF the Consti-
tution. and. there are many other trees
In New England OF historic reputa-
tion. These remnants Of the past give
some idea Of what the wild old woods
we're like wEcn the red man reiEncd
supreme.
The nrst to take advantage OF these
splcndid chances for shipbuiisline were
she members of the PophAn colony. At
the mouth OF the Kennebec. The man
with the broad NJ frst made his debut
and constructed "a faire pinnare OF 10
tons" N 1907. II IL said she crossed the
Atlantic.
He next put In an appearance thirty
years later at Ten Hill farm. on the
Mcdford river. where the blessing OF
the Bay. ship OF thirty tons. was
built.
In 1910 the colonists had produced q
musquito feet OF fnire proportions.
The Massachusetts, shipynrds at this
date had produced 80 vessels of 100 to
$50 tons. 200 OF so to 100 tons. 200 from
20 to so tons. mad 400 from TO 10 tons.
For long period in the annals OF ship
building merchant vessels did not OK
ccel 400 tons.
Tho accompanying Illustration repre-
sents the America. of aso tons. built at
Salem in 1904 for O. Crowninshield for
East India voyages She was 100 feet
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At the present time. when 80 much
Interest Is centered on the ways and
means for restoring the American mer-
camille marine to Its former position
as great ocean carrier. 1t is we'll to
take brief retrospect OF the innum-
cradle natural resources OF the coun-
try. combined with the talent. energy
and enterprise of Its people. which led
10 the great ship building era from
'45 to go. when the stars and bars were
seen waving over magnificent speci-
mems of American naval architecture
In all parts OF the world.
It is easy to imagine the profound
astonishment Of the first settlers OF
New Engiand when they beheld the
boundless parks OF spreading oaks.
birch and maple. and the sweet-scent-
ed groves OF pines. spruce and fir of
which the primevai forests OF that Pc
riod were composed Solitary members
OF those vast wildwoods dot the land
sespc at the present day. and their
huge trunks. gnarled roots and twisted
limbs testify to their multi-centennial
endurance. For example, there are the
waveriy oaks. aged over 400 years. ac-
cording to the late Prof. Agassiz. and
the Deadham giant. for which $500 was
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srican clippers found purchasers in
Liverpool and London
The man with the broad AZ was now
at his zenith OF prosperity: he could be
found on every harbor. creek and river
on the New England coast where a
ship could be safely noated- II one fol-
lowed the coast from Eastport to Que
bee. the same hard working genius of
tho ship yard would confront him at
every turn. sisxhing away at n foot
hook or carefully shaping the stem of
n sei.varying In size from n sehoon-
er to clipper ship OF 1000 tons. With
his great broad az he would follow a
chalk line on huge log and hnish up
his piece with Quickness. accuracy
and smoothness that was quite mar
velous. and in due time from his chip.
chip. chip. a noble ship would grace-
fully dip into the water. and from 500
to si50.0o0 would be added to the
wealth of the country.
Among the shipbuiiders who did
much to bring this country into notice
by their pronounced skill was Donald
Mckay OF East Boston. His clipper
ships were models of beauty and
strength Discarding all old precedents
he boldly took up the canoe and con-
structed his great ship on the primi-
tive Indian Idea OF vessel. The White
Squall. Flying Cloud. Sovereign OF the
Seas and the Great Republic were all
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PROTECTING SONG BIRDS.

Measures Adopted by the swLsa Govern
usest for That Purpose.
Switzerland has not many feather
ed songsters." says James T. Dubois.
United States consult at ST Gall. but
those that do exis, are carefully pro-
tected. not only by Law. but by fos-
tering care OF the people. particularly
the German-speaking people of Swift
zerinnd. In 1875 Law was enacted
prohibiting the trapping or killing of
song birds or the robbing or molestinE
OF their nests. In any part of the Al
pine republic. Bue In northern Italy
bird murder is epidemic, and this
spirit has spread over the Swiss-Ital-
Ian canton of Tessin. where the willow
wren. hedge sparrow. blackcap. swal-
low. nightingale. and little singers Of
all kinds are victims of the trap, the
net and the gun. As the seasons come
and go the Swiss birds make their pill
grimagc south. and in going and re-
turning across the land OF northern
Italy and the Swiss Canton OF Tessin,
they are merciiessly pursued by hunt
ers of all ages and classes. On the
least sixty thousand of the feathered
songsters are trapped or killed every
year. and In the region around Ber-
gamo. Verona. Chiavena and Brescia
many millions are Unfortunately
slaughtered to satisfy the demands of
the tables and of millinery establish
ments OF the world. One of the
schemes is to cover the limbs of trees
and rocks and even the telegraph
wires. along the line OF the bird migra-
ton with q cestain paste of such ad-
hesive qualities that whenever the
birds stop In their flight for rest or
food they are held helpless captives-
Hundreds are often captured in a very
small space by this simple means Dur
ing the last year the border police of
Tessin captured and destroyed thirteen
thousand traps sent to imprison these
weary flyers. Authorities are being
urged to take the most rigorous meas
ures to suppress the evil. Tho crimi-
nal courts are having many more bird
law violation cases than formerly. and
bird catching and killing crimes which
In former years were either overlooked
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Magnificent Shipo Once Built by the
Man With The Ak.


elaborate. She was the hrst yacht to
make the tour OF Europe from this
side OF the Atlantic. The illustration
was copied from an old foreign paint-
Ing.
The success attending many or the
marine business ventures In foreign
lands about this time caused very
rapid growth in the shipping OF the
United States. and hundreds OF tons
we're annually added. but vessels Of
l 600 tons were very scarce until 1870.
From 1s40 10 1850 the ship owning
Interests were up with leaps and
bounds. and the emigrant passenger
traffic began to assume immense pro-
portions. The Swallow Tall and
Elack Ball line OF packets were
established TO meet the require
ments. and likewise the Train
line from Boston. On the top Of
this boom came the discovery Of gold
In California. and. little later. in
Australia. with demand for tonnage
that was dificuit to supply. Suitable
vessels fetched high prices. and. as the
laws OF Great Britain favored the pur-
chase OF foreign bottoms for registra-
ton. some of the most celebrated Am
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he is now training for the long trip.
which he expects to begin about the
frst week in June. Mr.. Phelps has
mapped out an itinerary Of about three
months, carrying him through north
ern New Jersey. across New York from
Greenwood Lake to Middletown. Lib
erty. Hancock. Owego. Binghamton.
Ithaca, the lake region to Niagara
Falls. Crossing to Canada he will visit
Toronto. following the lake and St
Lawrence river To Montreal Here he
will recross to the United States and
take in important points In Vermont,
Massachusetts, and Connecticut, return
ing by way OF New York city. Mrs
Phelps expects to accompany her hus-
band throughout the long drive, and
friends from Hackensack. New York
city and elsewhere will be guests dur
ing various stages. The vehicle used
will be a strong break specially ar
ranged with view 10 comfort
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Count de Cassini. now Ambassador to
the United States and mentioned as
the possible successor OF Count Mura-
vien. late foreign minister Of Russia.
is one of the two great Russians now
in the public eye. The other is the
Grand Duke Alexis. the highest rank
Ing military oficer OF any nation now
represented in the far east Count de
cassini is at Washington and the
grand duke at Pekin or trying to get
there. Both are warm friends of the
United States. The grand duke. brother
Of the car. is high admiral of the
Russian feet in the Yellow Sea or at
Pert Arthur.
Alexis was loafng one day at Kiel.
where the United States steamship Co
lumbia rode the waters Turning to an
American captain he said: I'm glad
you Americans are rebuilding your
feet Twice in my career have heard
the project Of capturing one or two of
your great cities and holding them
for ransom deliberately discussed by
officers of European fleets whose coun-
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scientific and classic knowledge. His
diplomatic work for Russia In the
Orient ranks with that of the best tai
ent in the world. He was the cars
representative In the complications
which followed the Japanese-Chinese
war. and 1t was he who secured all the
important concessions to Russia re-
Gently granted by the Chinese emperor
and the empress dowager.
His reward for these distinguished
services was the embassy to Washing
ton. now considered one of the highest
diplomatic stations by the governments
of Europe. Count de Cassini speaks
seven languages huently. including
few Oriental tongues. and is master
now OF English, which he did not
readily speak when first arriving at
Washington He Is a man Of far more
liberal views than the late Count Mu-
ravieff. and as foreign minister would
be more satisfactory to England than
the man who preceded him. MursvieR
hated England and all English customs
and England hated him
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Miss Edith Parker and Miss Hallie
Champlin OF the Chicago Country
Club. who won the national womeh's
tennis championship In doubles at
Philadelphia. are the first young wo-
men OF the West to ever achieve that
honor Both are expert players. and in
their matches at Philadelphia they
gave a shock to the knowing ones. who
expected Miss Winners of Washington,
And Miss McAteer OF Pittsburg. to win.
BY defeating them in straight sets.
running up a score of 81. 6-e. 60,
taking the last set and match with
ease. In every match throughout the
tournament In doubles the Chicago
girls won the matches easily. The
,nly ones to take as much as a set
we're Miss Huniweil and Miss Shaw.
.he women experts of the Longwood
Country Club of Boston. who manag-
ID to win in one set OF the preliminary
rounds.
Miss Champlin and Miss Parker
have played much together. and in the
restern women's championship last
rear both took high place In the
matches, meeting defeat In the semi
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tries had hard work to make ends
meet. once made sensation when,
after listening to asconyersation of this
kind. in which the officers Of four diff
ferent fleets took part said, Gen
tlemen. the United States and Russia
are friends. Should she be unjustly
attacked Russia would help to see that
the wrong be righted.' All. can't tell
you where or who it was Come over
to the Kurik (the Russian flagship.
and have a glass OF wine" Alexis is
the head Of all the navy OF Russia. a
brave and Intelligent man
The family of the Count de Cassini
were for more than ia years the di-
rectors Of the great observatory of
Paris His immediate family settled
in Russia in the early part of this CEN
tury. The members of 1t were scien-
tific. and the present count is the first
of his line to take to politics and di-
plomacy rather than the profession Of
his ancestors. AT the same time few
men in secular life in Europe can
boast his attainments In the way of
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final rounds by the team which finally
won the championship.
In singles both have been well to the
front in the matches. but their work
this year has been largely in doubles.
and their success is attributed to bet
ter team work. the result of good hard
practice on the courts.
This season both will go to Niagara
August "a. where the international
championships are to be held. This
will be one week before the western
women's championships on the Ken
wood courts. Chicago. They will also
take part In several matches in the
club tournaments this summer They
will again meet at Niagara, as well as
in the western. Miss Winners and Miss
McAteer. who won the championship
in singles and who won the western
championship in singles last summer.
is regarded as one of the fastest play
ers on the courts. Mr.. Gardner. the
leader of the tennis contingent of the
Kenwood club. regards her as the best
woman player he ever saw. and pre-
diets that she will win all the events
this year.
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the afternoon of Feb. %, by Justice
Merritt E. Shindel. at the Ledyard res
idence on Jefferson avenue. At the
church service Bishop Foley. assisted
by Very Reverend Father Schapman.
S. J., and Rev. Father Joos. S. j.. ON
ciated. The bride was attended by Miss
Amy Mcmillan. daughter of Senator
McMillan.and the groom by Herr Adolf
Won Bruenning. second secretary to the
German legation at Washington The
baron and baroness left the same day
for Mexico. where Baron vot Ketteler
was then minister.
Cañon City record., 1900-07-26
AN IMPROVED LAWN SPRINKLER

may be Of any desired shape. and Is
adapted to be supported on pair of
small sharpcned rods. which can be
readily inserted In the lawn without
marring the surface. The rods are
attached to the ring by adjustable
clamps. which are folded against the
ring when not in use. and the con-
nection between the rod and clamp is
formed by n bali-and-sockct joint.
which allows the sprinkler to be tilted
into any desired position. This ar
rangcment will be found advantageous
when the sprinkler is in operation on
terrace, where the ordinary sprink-
Ter would throw all tho water down
the incline. In another model the
perforated pipes are detachably Joined.
and the sprinkler can be set mp around
tree or shrub. thus combining the
foliage with the spray of the foun-
tain.
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ocean grayhounds OF the period. end
built by him, the last named. the larg-
est OF the vessels. being se5 feet over
all. She was subsequently chartered
by the French government as n troop
ship. lasted rs years. and finally dis
appeared with load OF coal on her
way to Singapore.
Tho man with the broad AK is grad
unlly disappearing. He is very hard
to ind in Crnada. but few Of his
tribe are still scattered along the New
England coast. mainly on the Keune-
bee. It Is probable the tribe viii die
out on the spot where the first blow
OF the broad az was struck. The man
with tho rivet IL the next step in
marine evolution. He Ia a noisy fell
low. Just part OF a tnach.ns. and he
can never replace the quiet. contem-
plative philosopher in the red shirt
and overails who stood In tho Ameri-
can ahipyard In days that are past.
EDWARD J. RUSSELL.
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sorss.. r,.,a =. s,oou,n.,o,.

The trustees OF Indiana State Uni
versity have acceded to the unanimous
request OF the students and faculty of
that Institution that the new athletic
field be called Jordan Field. The name
Is given in honor Of President David
Starr Jofdan of Leland Stanford. Jr..
University. who. before going to the
California Institution. was for twelve
years professor and president at Indi-
ana University. For several years the
creek that separates the new field from
the main campus has been known as
the River Jordan.
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BLOWS BUBBLES N COLORS

dyestcffs can be used to color them
without danger Of poisoning. The
bulb is made OF soft rubber and filled
with the liquid. being squeezed to
force 4 small quantity into the neck.
The tube i then blown In. which
closes diaphragm in the neck ana
prevents tho liquid returning into the
reservoir. forcing Il out between the
two top disks- Al tho bubble In
creasea In siss Il fAlIA on to the next
disk and now one n formed inside
the nrst This operation is repeated
until the full number y blown. the
sxpansica of The inside bubble in
orssaing The slss oe H. oater oass ana
hsestng tAsa ous * oeataet with sarA
eeAee.
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Hor... Coulan,, n. Given Away.

Horses were cheap In the west. In
fact. you could hardly give them
away" writes Rev. Cyrus Townsend
Brady in the June Ladies' Home Jour
nal. Il remember a stockman came
to n friend of mine speaking in this
wise: I've got six young and middling
horses we'll broke. and considering the
hard times. in pretty fair condition.
whatIl you give me for themr' "I'n
give you ten Just like them" said my
friend. "and think myself lucky to
save the feed and care of four of
them" The offer was not accepted.
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brought to light some remarkable ro-
mances. The heroine. tall. cultured.
high-born. Joined the Continental
army in the uniform OF q man and
served three years with conspicuous
bravery. Her heroism brought her
preferment and Into contact with the
best people OF the colonies. and at all
the balls and other social gatherings
she was the lion (or lioness)- The
girls adored the brave soldier. con-
fessed their love. and showered her
with presents THE Girl Who Fought
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over all. with great beam. Her masts
and spars and canvas area would ex-
ceed In shape that OF n 1.o0o-ton ship
OF today, and she carried IA gums. In
1872 she was converted into a privateer
md was the terror OF the seas. her
enormous spread of canvas enabling
her in light winds to make fast time.
,she was considered the swittest vessel
that sailed out of any American port.
Her crew consisted OF l5o mon all told.
[The drawing OF her hull Is carefully
|copicd from painting by Roux OF
f1farseili,s; the rigging is scaled from
|the original sail plan. During her ca
|reer 40 a privatecr she netted her own
Ter over $4,000. 900. having captured sew
erai valuable prizes. She was typical
model Of the period.
In 1916. after Napoleon was safely
lodged In 81. Helena, and the world
ceased to be scared by wars alarms"
ths owner OF the America and other
gentlemen Of salem planned round
rip TO EUROPE. for which pnrpose
Ivory handsome armed yacht was uuiit
|and Aptiy chrlstened Cleopatra's barge.
R1lsr outside ornAmsntation was very
[usriklns, separate designs beins made
|for The port ana starboard aides. Andl
- sasvsl wort - hsr stssn was VIZ
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Lono COACH TRIP.
M. and h. wife WIN rrsvss 5000

Nan and his wife win Travel 1000
Miles
Hackensack IN. j. Cor. New York
Sun: -Four years ago Mr.. John J..
Phelps Of Red Towers" on the Hack
ensack, made the longest coaching trip
ON record with one team Of four horses.
covering a fraction more than 500 miles
In New Jersey. New York and Con-
necticut.S He La now preparing TO IT
least double that distance. and he may
make 1t 1000 miles. For this purpose
he recently purchased four fine sorrels,
well matched. even-gaited trotters.
rather light in weight, but said to be
of good blood and endurance These
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SFiIpBUI[DTNG in OLDEN DAYS.

or punished only slightly are nov
dealt with seriously. The excellent
laws are being enforced. and the song
birds OF Switzerland may yet survive
the attempt to exterminate them"
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a ro-ro.ssn lr.ro....

worthiiy worn. the Eaudy trappings
Of war have ever won feminine hearts.
In recording the grsak services to our
country Of an almost sorgottsn rsvu-
IutienAsy heroine. . writer Aas
Cañon City record., 1900-07-26

OF the $1,000. 900 letters sent out of
Holland last year. 100000 went to
Germany. 100000 to England. e.9oo.-
600 to Belgium, 100000 to France. etc.
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Won Kefffer;1 ffarriefe.

Baron Won Ketteler. the German
minister to Peking. news Of whose
murder by Boxers is confirmed. was
the son-in-law of Henry B. Ledyard.
president Of the Michigan Cen
tral railroad The marriage Of
the baron and Miss Maude Led
yard took place in Detroit. Feb. "a.
1897. The baron was promoted from
the position of minister to Mexico to
that OF minister to China last fall. Be
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fore going to China
the baron and bar
oness visited De-
troit and spent sew
eral days with their
friends.
The marriage of
the baron and Miss
Ledyard took place
in IS. Peter and
Paui's church, De-
troit- 1t was the
greatest S o CT a l
event of the winter
ssIN sv 1851 10
Ledyard was a
Protestant and the
baron a Roman
Catholic. a special
dispensation had to
be procured from
Mgr. Martinelli. The
civil marriage was
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In the Revolution" will be = feature
OF the July Ladies' Home Journal.
It 10 a record OF facts far stranger
than fiction.
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John Rp.ktn. Gran.

According to the London Graphic
John Ruskin's grave at Coniston at
present bears but a single wreath of
flowers. but it has been arranged to
erect fine runic cross to his memory.
and the work Of designing this has
been iEtrusted to his biographer, W.
G. Collingwood. Mr.. Collingwood has
prepared design which will allegori-
cally illustrate the authors works. The
cross. which is to be intrusted to a
local sculptor. will be of stone indi-
genous to the district. this being Mr..
Ruskin's wish.
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to the mother OF President Lincoln.
Mr.. Sickle rendered the design to the
commission free of charge. He was
commended by members of the com
mission for the simplicity OF the plan.
The monument will be about ten feet
in hight The base viii be six feet by
four feet three inches in size. The die
resting on the base will be OF granite.
The branch Of oak grouped with the
scroll. the designer said. is intended to
suggest mobility and strength" while
the ivy suggests affection and remem-
brance.
The monument viii be built. In nayx
from stone taken from the monument
to Abraham Lincoln az Sprinrfjeld.
Ill. The work will be done By ]. q.
Culver Of Springfield. Ill, who h.d
the contract for remodeling the Lin
coin monument. and who offered hie
services and the material for Nvs. Iin-
coins monument free Of cbarre. NJ.
Sickle and Mr.. Culver have besa IL
formed of the action of the comrnis-
sion. and Il b undefstnod the constrap-
tieu q ~ noannsna vtll hogin =
soon = ~ patsFial - - sAlppea =
4rA x4aeoan'b gsaye. near lineonn
caty. 1DeaepF eouaAy. ~
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TAs Nancy Hanks LAneuan llsmerial
sasociasisa. Il II nsseang h ~ eov~
1870 Dssass. = Inalanase,is ~
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-31

,,Jak ~wspanials." Deklamacje: Katedra
ma Wawelu, J.. Lewandowski;- ,Syn do
Matki" ]. Ciepluoha; ,,Nadsieja," p.
Kahellek; ,,Gdzie Ojczyzna moja", A.
S~1omosyhska; ,,Blogoslaw nam" B. Bro.
ton. Numery przez d.ieci wykonane u
daily sic jak najlepiej Ia co usnanie ma
ley sic pani F Kohellek za jej truly
" uczeniu dzisoi. Jan Kaptur wyglosil
nastepnie move o stosunkaoh polak6w
W dawnych czasach obeonyoh. K6lko
Dramatyozne odegralo operetke ,,Slo-
wio.ek" W kt6rej brazil udaia} pani M.
Rybao.yk l Waadyslaw Hojnaoki. Bur
mistrs miasta wygaosi} MOVE angielska'
w kohou personal---very. pod.iekowai
ks. Kohellek i ~zaznaozyl, Ae pierwszy
raz ksiadz wzia} udzial W paradzie i ze
nigdy j~es.oze takiej .gody i harmonic
ME byio miedzy polonja nas.s. Naste.
pnie podziekowa} Rycer.om Jana
III. Sobieskiego kt6r.y parade ma
szs upiekszyli. naszemu mars.al.
kowi, Janowi Kaptur, Tow. M3od.iezy i
wszystkim towarzystwom "a udzia{ W
o~bohodsie, ME zapomnia} takze i o ko.
mitecie programowym "a jego truly.
"Boze COS Polske' zakohozyio ten nj
gdy niezapomniany obch6d.
Bolessaw p. Lipihski.
Sekr. obchodu.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-31

+. b.. " Trotter hall. zebrano m
pomnik KoSoius.ki $6.75 cd n~astepuja.
oyoh ofiarodswc6w: Antoni K~wiatkow.
ski loo; Franciszek Skupil, 100; Fran.
oissek Wituoki. 100; Maroin King, $50;
Jan Kulo.ak, 500; Franoiszek Matykie.
wios, 30; S. Boiler, 500; M. A~leksander,
500; Jan J6swiak, 25o; Ignaoy Lubai,
Zoo; Jan Kolsta, 25o; ]. Gniot, 25c; J..
Konkolewski, 25o; J. Kac.marek, loo;
L. Kurniewski, 25o; J. Burmihski, loo;
T B~rzesymski, loo; A. Wojtkiewioz,
lOc; j.. Skonieczka, 15o; S. Wisniew ski,
loo; A. Skonieozny, 100; ]. Kwiatkow.
ski, 800; s. Kao.msrek. 100; X. Jabaoh.
ski, 25o;J Kryenk, $50; S. Wojtkie.
wics, 25o; X. Nogaje wshi, goo; J. Pr.y.
bylski, 25o, ra.em 6.75. Jan Pr.ybylski,
sekr.