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MARDI GRAS.

The Mardi Gras Carnival at New
Orleans of 1900 bids fair to be the
most attractive as we'll as instructive
GSr presented to "a fun loving peo-
PIE. The wonderful street parades,
sbleaux and balls of Comus, Momus,
PfOteous, the Phorty Phunny Phellows
md the numerous tableauxs and balls
Of other we'll known societies which
Constitute the social side Of the Carni-
ra, covering a period of several weeks.
The Krewe of Nersus will the coming
season present a most unique instruc-
i've and altogether, beautiful electrical
parade on the evening of February
'lSt' 1900, to be followed by mag
nhCent ball.
Electricity" as we'll is substituting
electric lights for the more ancient
SmOeau, will occupy several hours
passing over a number Of the principal
'esldence and BUSINESS streets giving
Visitors, as we'll as residents, ample op-
prtunity to view is splendor and
study the adaptability of the electrical
current in the production Of street pa
geants.
This parad WE'LL be the first of the
Sfies which will end with the even
iug parade on Tuesday, Feb. 27th.
visitors to New Orleans should make
,le trlp plan to spend the entire period
from the 21st to the 27th in the "De-
aSnuul City" thereby being enabled
!, - see the whole of this show. No es-
Innate can be made, at this time, of
~ ~ amount of money that will this
!'ar y! Oe expended by the various sooie-
W. we ana clubs in preparing this mag
lucent free display to which New Or
.'onS invites the whole world, but 1t
'y De safely said that the sum will
w.. y VI such ample proportions as would
,5''una = any one who has never enjoy
n n q New Orlean Mardi Gras. The
S10en and Crescent route with its
,, ,,ual hberslity will in due time an
- r'unce very low excursion rates for
''Haa trip tickets to New Orleans.
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African Rivers,

1t is a distinguishing feat1F, o.
most African rivers that they contain
no water for at least eight months ol
the year. 1t is true that water can
almost always be founa in river bed
by digging for it, but in outward ap.
pearance a river is usually a broad
belt of sand lying between high and
precipitous banks. Many and many
a coach has been upset in one of these
drifts, as they are called. The de.
scent is always steep, frequently sc
steep that the brakes cannot hold the
coaches.
They start going down at a crawl,
and then the coach gathers way and
goes on with a rush, the mules are
driven into heap anyhow, and one
wonders that they do not get theil
legs broken; but they usually land
all right, while the coach, practically
unmanageable, goes down like sort
of toboggan, jumping from stone to
stone, and swaying like ship IN 9
sudden squall, and may or may not
arrive right side uppermost at the
bottom. In fact, the passenger who
has gathered his ideas Of coaching
from a trip to Brighton or a drive tc
Virginia Water, finds that he has q
lot to learn about the subject when he
gets to South Africa. Still, on the
whole, it was wonderful how few &C
cidents did occur, and if one considers
that the coaches ian night and day,
and that when there was no moon il
would sometimes Ee too dark to set
the mules from off the coach, it re
fleets great credit on the drivers. The
Gentleman's Magazine.
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ties. Mealies Is like our Indian corr.
The Boer starts off on months hunt
ing trip with knapsack full OF these
commodities and gets stronger every
day. Tommy Atkins or any other
European soldier cannot do it
Befor6 the English can reach Pre-
tOria they must fight over d distance
as great as that from New Yopk to
New Orleans. There will be no for
age, no water, and the Beers will
harass them by day and by night
The other great physical ally of the
Beers is the prairie fire.
Near y the whole South African plat
eau is covered with a long, slender
grass, which, under the fierce sun, is
often dry as tinder. Nothing can live in
aveld fire, and in it's passage it leaves
desert. Under the cover OF the
smoke that arises the Beers can util-
ize that strategy Tor which they are
famous York Herald
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QUEEN AND CRESCENT ROUTE.

Account Of the Christmas holidays
the Queen and Crescent route will sell
on Dec. %, 2S, "a, 25, 80 and 81 1899,
ard Jan. 1st, 1900, round trip tickets
from and to all points ON its line 81
rate Of one and one-third fare for the
round trip with final limit Jsn. 4,
1900.
Coupon agents will also sell on the
same dates and at same rates round
trip tickets to all points east cf the
Mississippi and south of the Ohio and
Potomac rivers
This will offer to the public a splen-
Gid opportunity to visit their old homes
during the holidays at small cost.
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NORGE F BOWLES.

!. rtre panied to learn of the
" : this useful citizen, which sad
sa'p ,.orred at his home in Natchez,
''sA' ~, 99th, 1899. Col Bowles as
Ds'" ,smilialy known, lived to make
BE- ,,ld better, he was a remarkable
y ga lawyer, citizen, in the legis-
halls or at the head Of the num-
- ,,cieties over which he presided,
S'- -. rill be hard to hll, and w4li
w n, missed by his many sterling
and earnest devotion to duty.
as horn in Charleston, 8. G., June
:. 1914, receiving a common school
,.,,,ion in South Carolina and Ten
! sas be adopted law AS a profession
=, vas admitted 20 the bar in Ten
.a In 1871 he moved to Natchez,
g., where be began the practice of
] :. Oofession and life's work He was
..,assful and left legacy OF $50, 900
tbe legislature of 1892, after the
,,,otion of the state constitution re.
..eting the suffrage, when only three
.l,red members Geo F. Bowles, Geo.
g Gsyles and Geo. w Butler. occu-
I'D seats in that body. Col. Bowles
AIDE himself famous in the state by
srng the judiciary committee to rec
amend the adoption in the Annotat,
j eOde the law granting TO persons
.nyicted in felony the right to ap-
ral their cases to the supeme court
Nth bond or depositlng the cost for
a fees This was q new feature in
ss jurisprudence Of the state, many
( The best members including Mr.
: Il Thompson, one of the authors
I the code, opposed him, the debate
ns warm, only three colored mem
srs in the legislature, but 30 power
d and eloquent was Col. Bowles
rsentation of the cause of the poor
ID friendless, that he won his vic =
", and his proposition became a
v, and is still enforced
II would require volume to write
e good accomplished by this great
an, In his death the people have
stained a great loss, a good man
q passed through the gateway of
ath to his reward =
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FLOATING COKE.

'ates That Some Vessel Has Gone
Down Near Cape Horn.
Gan Francisco, Cal. The British
? Inornly Bank reports that while
eating I" around Cape Horn she passed
,'O'gh a large quantity of coke float
n VI the ocean. Shipping men be-
: we mat some coke-laden vessel has
WI wrecked and the overdue craft
~'on are mentioned in this connection
'ue tour-masted barks Matterhorn
"ellance and the ship Annie
'luas' on all of which reinsurance
''' been offered.
esrury q -'' anu wv A''A--0
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THE NEW HAT:
Mr.. MeekIy Got the One He Wanted
Altar a Severe Ordeal.

Tx NV mn
Mr.. Meekly Got the One He Wanted
After Severe Ordeal.
Mr.: Meekly was going to purchase
a new hat, and Mrs. Meekly was going
with him to assist in selecting it. She
had expressed great dissatisfaction
with various articles Of wearing ap-
parsl boughtiby her husband recently,
and ihtimated that he didn't take pains
and time enough in his shopping.
''You men are always making fun OF
us women" said she, "and sneering
about our getting samples and such
things, but we wait until we see just
what we want, and then buy 1t. You
rush in and take the first thing that
the Salesman shows you, no matter
what it is. Now I'm going with You
this time, to show you how to buy
judiciously."
you're not going to ask for samples
of the different styles of hats, are you,
Henretta2" inquired her husband, anx-
iously; but Mrs. Meekly scornfully
refused to answer.
They entered the store, where the
salesman looked at Mr.. Meekly's era
mum with the eye of on expert, and
then produced hat which he declared
to lie exactly suited to his customer s
type of head.
Mr.. Meekly tried 1t on, and said he
'1iked the looks OF it pretty well, |"
but his better half put it aside with
scoffing.
''The ideal That's just like you,
Marmaduke. That hat makes you look
about a hundred. Show US some
thing else"
The salesman showed them very
many something's, and Mr.. Meekly
tried on one shape after the other
while his wife pounced on each like a
king fisher on a minnow. One. in her
estimation, made him look like a
"countryman;" another tipped toe
far for ward and showed his bald spot"
too much; the next one came down, over
his ears SO that he looked the per-
feet image of the man that sells lead
pencils on the corner"
Mr.. Meekly bore the ordeal patient
ly until his wife exclaimed that the
latest experiment made him look like
''jail- bird" when he ventured to
suggest:
Perhaps we had better not try
on any more now, Henrietta. I'm
degenerating SO fast that I'm afraid !
shall be arrested when we get on the
street again. Don't you think we had
better try somewhere else?"
''Nonsensew said the irate Mrs. NJ.
''There must be a hat somewhere in
this store to fit you and become you.
if 1 was a salesman 1 could find it, ]
know! L believe 1 can as it is.
THERE! !'-grabbing hat from the pile
on the counter - ''that looks moIe like
what you ought to have than any I've
seen yet. Try it on"
Mr.. Meekly tried it on as directed,
and his wife looked Kim over critically.
There" she said again. II knew
there was hat in this store for you,
if any one had sense enough to find
it. Don't you think that's the best
looking hat you've had on?'
Eyes, do" was the answer.
so do ]. Wrap it up, young mar. "
And it was wrapped up accordingly.
When they got out on the street Mrs.
Meekly said, in tones of triumph:
you've gotta becoming hat at last,
thanks to me. Now haven't you?"
Yes" answered her husband calm,
ly. 81 like it. But then 1 liked it
before. This is the hat 1 tried on
first. Joe Lincoln, in H~per's
Bazaar.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, Land Office
at jackson, Miss, Nov. y. 1899.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice
of his intention. to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said
proof Will be made before Circuit Clerk
of Rankin county, at Brandon, Miss,
on Dec. 80, 1899, viz:
MATILDA CRAWFORD,
H +. No. 26317 for the west half of
the northeast quarter, Of section 83, T.
N. r 8 E.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land, viz:
Solomon Potter, of Braxton, Miss. ;
Eliza Camel, Of Braxton, Miss. Henry
Harris. of Braxton, Miss. E. l.. King,
Of Cherry, Miss.
JAMES HILL. Register.
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Customs Receipts at Havana.

Washington. The war department.
gave out for publication Saturday .
statement of the receipts from customs
from the port of Havana, Cuba, for the
month of December, 1899. The total
receipts for that month were 81, 10s,-
10. Attention is invited to the fact
that though there were only twenty
four working days in the month OF De-
cember, the total collections exceeded
those in any other month of the past
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Prosaic Modernity.

Romance and chivalry are not what
they were, alas Once, the hero
having rescued the maiden from the
tower. paused in his fight to exclaim
Clark The hoof-beats of pur
euersw
But now
Smell! The odor OF my fathers
automobile"
It is terrible, this sordid utilitarian
ism!-Detroit ournal.
A beggars' trust is reported in New
York CITY. One man controls fort,
mendicants, feeds. clothes and careI
for them, and handles their daily eel
factions.
The free state., 1900-01-20

The Broad AK contains another pic
1re of William J. Bryan and an
Dunces that he Is the next president
d the United States, we would like
b know where the Broad Ak got Its
lfOrmaton from.
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soldier Convicted OF Murder.

Topeka, Kan--Joe Leach. a private
Of company B, fourth artillery, was
found guilty by a federal court jury
Saturday of numbering Corporal Tbom-
as Finnell, Of Company B, fourth ar
tillery, at Fort Riley, Kas., on Novem-
Der 26, 1897. A verdict was guilty,
without capital pun shment.
The free state., 1900-01-20

Editor R. e o. Benjamin, OF the
lexington Standard, heads his edi-
mFial columns with his picture, he
does not look bad a blt-fact he
looks 'sorter" like a girl.
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SKETCHES FROM LIFE IN DIXIE
BY 8. A. BEADLE, ESQ.,

This book is just out Of press, a
book of fiction, prose and poetry, full
Of valuable hints and suggestions. The
author Is we'll known. Get a copy,
and convince yourself of Its merits.
The book has let pages, 81 per copy.
See agents or send direct to author.
IS. A. BEADL
II West Pearl St., jackson, Miss.
IF
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We were nicely entertained in onr
flee last Thursday by Revs. W. A.
W. B. Terry and W. Eu-
anks; call again brethren our latch
ring is on the outside
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Rev. A c. Morris, K. N Taylor,
has Harris, E. W. Byrd, Profs. A.
t. Magee, j. B. Morris, A. c. MichelI
I'd many others have given us pleas
ut calls recently
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SOLOMON POTTER,

HE. No. 27369 for the west half OF
southwest quarter and southeast quar-
ter of southwest quarter, section 3, 7.
8 N. r. East.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land. viz:
Eliza Camel, Braxton, Miss. Char
ley Harris, of Cherry, Miss, E. D.
Crawford, of Braxton, Miss, Henry
Harris OF Braxton. Miss
If JAMES HILL, Register. !.
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BRICK FOR SALE.

1 have brick of the best quality for
Iale at e7.75 per thousand for best
quality, and So. so for second class and
1915 per thousand for third class qnal-
lty. am three and three fourths miles
north of Brandon. Call and see me-.
NJ T. Lowe, Brandon, Miss. If
The free state., 1900-01-20

We return our thanks to Hon. W.
'. Sullivan and the New Orleans
acauyne for appreciated favors.
The free state., 1900-01-20
CITATION NOTICE.

State Of Mississippi: :, .
To William
You are hereby commanded to ap-
pear before the Chancery Court of
Rankin county in said state on the 4th
Monday in March, 1900, to defend the
suit in said court of Mary D. Dent,
wherein you are defendant.
G W. WHITE, Chancery Clerk
J. e. Bruce, D. G.
E H. johnson, Sol. for Comp't.
This 9Th day of January, 1900.
tf
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before Circuit Clerk
Rankin county, at Brandon, Miss, on
February 24th, 1900, viz:
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Masonic Notice.

"0oOuAO NVGOOs
Brandon Lodge, No. A. F., and
A. M, meets every second Friday in
each month, at 2:3O pm.
r. L. JOHNSON, W, NJ.
H. JOHNSON, Secretary.
tf-61
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Prof. G. ii. Haygood.

Teacher Of vocal music; will teach
session of ten days for 81 per scholar.
Any one wanting his services may no
tiCy or write him at Rockport, Miss.
~
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When you 90 to Jackson call On
8: SCHWARTZ.
and see his stock Of
FuRNITURE.

He has all kinds and is selling it
cheaper than any house in the State.
He has . large and we'll selected stock
of Beds. Chairs, Wardrobes, Baby
Carriages and anything in the Furni.
ture line.
The free state., 1900-01-20
W. W.A.POWELL.

GUNS, LOCKS, AND SEWING
MACHINES REPAIRED,
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AND WORK GUARANTEED.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-22
Hon. Addison Davis

lie was perhaps The oldest citizen of
Bland county, having been born on
Aug. 9th, 1909, and died Feb, 18th,
1900. lie was widely and favorahly
known. He was never married. In the
year 1870, he was elected to the Virginia
Legislature. He was very kind man,
and spent his fJrtuue mostly upon the
poor and friendIess people. Just six or
eight years ago his estate was worth more
than ten thousand dollars, but it all
"took wings and flew away" And these
who looked upon the old man as he lay
in his collin saw all that was left of him
and his wealth, for he died without a
penny. Ills many friends knew nothing
Of his snfering and wants, while he hn-
gered in the valley of death. For two
long years he was poised between life
and death, with no relative near but an
old blind sister. But it was enough, the
hand Of God very suddenly brought this
drama of life to a close. The brother
dies and leaves poor, blind "Julet' =
eighty years of age-all alone in dark
world. She loved the home where she
was Dorn-and tried to do her little
house work. On the night of March the
10th, at about o'clock, it was discov-
cred that Miss "Julet" Davis house was
on fire, and in haste the people came to
the rescue, but it was too late, the poor
creature was found outside of the house,
all burned to a crisp-nluch Of the flesh
was charred to the bone. This happened
Just three weeks from the time we buried
her brother. Thus comes the tragic end
of once wealthy and influential family.
All is quiet-no wave breaks upon the
shore-no voice of grief is heard upon the
night wind. Side by side lie two pulse
less hearts, to await the summons that
will bring all men to justice. | join with
their many friends in saying,-Farewell,
to the dear old people.
South West, Cinch Valley News, and
other papers, please copy.
J.T TAYLOR
Mechanicsburg, Va, March Goth, 1900.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-22
REPUBLICAN MASS-MEETING.
The Republicans of TazewelI Met and
Sent Delegates to State and Dis
trict Conventions.

On Tuesday, the 10Th inst, the Repnb-
licans Of Tazewell county assembled III
mass meeting in the court house at l
D. m. The bad weather which had been
prevailing for several days, ani the high
waters kept many persons from coming
to town; and, consequently, the mass
meeting was not as large in numbers as
it would have otherwise been. As it was,
the meeting was q good one and all Sec
tons of the county were represented.
The meeting was called TO order by
Fl. G. Mccall, county chairman, and he
nominated Hon. w. B. Spratt for chair
man. Mr.. Spratt was chosen chairman
of the meeting, and upon motion VIM.
G. Pendleton was made secretary.
The business of the meeting being
stated to be the election of delegates to
the State convention, to be held at
Norfolk on the 10th of April, and to the
District Convention to be held at Bristol
on the 9th Of April, 1900, the following
were nominated and elected
CLEAR FORK DISTRICT-STATE CONVENTION.
w. G. Mustard, Geo. Shafer, M. l..
Peery, r. a. Crockett and j. w. Hilton,
DELEGATES. w. l.. Burton and f. NJ.
Moss, alternates.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-22
Kruger PaSSlOnately Appeals to Bur-
sherS to Continue Their Fight
for Freedom.
THEY MUST FIGHT TO THE LAST.
Steyn Claims the Beers Have Lost Less
Than Thousand Killed, and
That the War Is lust
Beginning.

Pretoria, March 2l.-A dispatch from
Kroonstadt, dated Sunday, March l8, was
received today. 1t says the Pretoria
commanders there are in grand spirits.
They are ready for the enemy and are
deiantly awaiting the British advance.
President Kruger passonately appealed
to the Burghers to maintain their gallant
fight for freedom. lie told them he was
certain that the ultimate result Of the
war would be that the Boer republics
would retain their independence, despite
the temporary British occupation of
BlOemfOnteln.
President Steyn followed in a strong
speech and told the Burghers that the
Free State was far from conquered, be-
cause its capitol was occupied by the
British. He informed the Burghers that
England had definitely refused to allow
the republics remain independent states.
Therefore. all the republics had to do
was to fight to the last.
Steyn said that the Beers had lost less
than a thousand killed and the war was
really just beginning. He warned the
Burghers not to accept Roberts procla-
nation to lay down their arms He said
that Miner had publicly proclaimed the
Afrikanders would be exterminated,
knowing that the republics would fight
to the bitter end. His speech aroused
wild enthusiasm.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-22
NO FEAR OF WAR WITH CHINA.
Sensational Reports Denied by Washing
ton officials.

Washington, March lS.-In official and
Diplomatic circles here a denial is author
lied of published reports that there have
been conferences with view to tine dig
patch of additional warships and United
States soldiers to China, and that news of
the gravest character had been received
from the United States Minister 10 China.
There is said to be no fear entertained
that any serious danger to American in-
terests is impending.
1t is suggested that the published re-
ports have a. their basis the recent action
of the Navy Department, made public at
the time, in directing Admiral Watson,
who is in command of the naval forces in
the Philippines, to send warship to the
port of raku, at the mouth of Pei-Ho
River. This was done as the result of the
representations made to the State Depart
ment by Minister Conger, who reported
that serious attacks had been made upon
the American missions in Shang-Tu1g by
the "Boxers," powerful and numerous
anti-foreign league of Chinese. Secretary
Long said tonight that this was all that
had been done by the Navy Department,
and he was not yet aware which of his
vessels the Admiral had decided to send
to the Chinese port. The Secretary further
denied completely and emphatically the
correctness of the publication, go far as
the Navy Department was concerned, and
added that there had been no conferences
such as were reported as having taken
place on the subject.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-22
BRYAN LOSES SUPPORT.
One of His Strongest Adherents, E. v
Brewster, Discards Bryan Views.

New York, March l9-Eugene V. Brew
ster, of Brooklyn, who was toastmaster
and chairman Of the Bryan dollar dinner
and who has been probably the most con-
spicuous member of the So called "Chica-
20 Platform Democracy" has written a
letter to William j. Bryan, in which he
saws that he cannot support MIR. Bryan for
the Presidency, and that he now abandons
all effort to effect union of reform
forces" under Bryan's leadership. Mr.
Brewster in discussion of the general
question of trusts and machinery, said =
1.-The trust question, to which you are
devoting most of your attention, involves
the very greatest and really the only prob
lem that the American people have to
solye. Regretfully, you seem to see only
one side of the case, and, seeing only evil
on that side, you would unhesitatingly
destroy the trust. You do not seem to
realize, dear Mr.. Bryan, that the same
arguments that you apply to the trust also
apply equally well to improved machinery,
and yet you would not destroy that.
81 Lave carefully studied the conditions
and the many remedies offered 5y various
parties and factions, and it seems to Inc
that Jn-sOciaism-is the only
practical and the only possible remedy"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-22
RELIEF NEARING MAFEKlNG.
Sensational DiscOurses Regarding Fraud
ulent Contracts in Victualing
Troops.

London, March 2l.--It is said that
when President Kruger left Bloemfonten
he was told by President Steyn TO 'mind
that the British do not catch you, or you'll
get better quarters at st. Helena than l."
A relief column from the north and
another from the south is rapidly drawing
near 10 Mafeking and the relief of the
town, it is believed, can not long be de-
layed.
Disclosures of fraudulent contracts in
vicluaing troops promise to make a big
sensation before peace is declared. Low
ther, one of the strongest Tories in the
House of Commons. has taken the mat.
ter in hand, and another phase shows that
army officers are as deep in the mud as
the contractors especially in the purchase
of coal.