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HONEY ORDER CLERK ARRFSTrn
LETTERS AND MARKED MONEY FOUND IN
HIS POSSESSION. 1T Is ALLEGED

Ills POSSESSION, 1T Is ALLEGED
George h. kempf, twenty-four years old of
40 500 flfst-aVe' chief money order clerk in
station + Of the postoffice in Third-ave naar
one-hundred- ed-and sixty -1ifth-st, was arrested
last evening by Detective John Foster, Of tha
Morrisania police station, on the comnlaint -
Michael H. Boyle. of No 462 I.exington-a,,a
VINO charges kempf with abstractine money
from several letters. A number Of letters and
- IN marked money were found in Kennf.s
possession, II Is alleged
hempf was arrested at the station last even
ing as he was about to start for home No,b
iLa 'ould ne learned of the case al the most
office, and Jeremiah Cronin tha So .i.t LoSt
EN-, VINO lves at No. 1871 Peiham-ave was r4.
| nome. al nome. kempf was locked I'D in the Mor'
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WOODL4WN PARK REPORTED SOLD
SENATOR BRAcKETT DENIES THAT JOHN
d. ROCKEFELLER HAS BOUGHT
THE PROPERTY

ne presence of Senator Bracket. of Saratoga
springs at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night
gave rise to the rumor that he was in town on
BUSINESS connected with the sale by the Hilton
estate Of Woodlawn Park to John D. Rockefeller
" men MT Bracket was asked about it he said:
,,,1,dnl. hno" nothing about any such transfer.
T'tIi ti, td!u that Woodawn Park is for sale and
'Iiii'ft tndt the people of Saratoga would liz
~ 90 - 5' 70 some one who would do all posi-
NJ Pi1 ~. l would have heard Of IT, think If
offer for II. VI H"u Hlaue an
Woodlawn Park covers abopt four+aar A,,-
dred acres Of partly wooded land and bos -
number Of handsome buildings anu mas d
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say positively that there is sale Of the Port
land mine contemplated by the present owners nor
there any negotiations for consoda ton of the
Portland with the Stratton's Independence
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Announcements.
Prince Albert No. z.
Full Dress Shirts.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE Almanac

Sunrise : :04 Sunset ABA Moon 13 age
HIGH WATER
AM.-Sandy Hook l:31 Gov. Island 2:03 3:52
PM.-@andy Hook l.43 Coy. Island 2:15 Hell
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SIXTH AVENUE, 10th TO 2lst STREET.
SPECIAL MENTION.

Advertisements admitted into these col
are recommended the readers of
THE TRIBUNE = thoroughly reliable. and
business be done by mail with the ad-
yertisers with perfect safety.
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OUTGOING STEAMERS.
Malls close. Vessel sails.

TO-DAY
Vessel. For Vessel sails
Santiago, Santiago. < cuba. .... 100 300 m
Charleston t'ly}e. 300 p m
Mallory p
Princess Anne. Norfolk. OH Dominion. 300 m
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n. & w.
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steamers ln,hnHrIo tB-l. FOR Algoa Say Thrift
tN,r, l.. Lorraine tFU. HaVre. Tuscarora
M London t)Acelsor Orleans Bluehelds. Balt-
more HogarIh tHrl. Santos. Hamilton Norfolk and New
port News.
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Of controlling others not learned in day.
Five boys however. who have had some eX-
perience in England make excellent captains.
We must suppose talebearing to be a feature of
French school life from the emphasis here laid
on its disappearance
THE first boy who went to a master with
tales OF a comrade," writes NJ. Demolins, was
not only sent away unheard. but punished.
Lying is almost rooted out. our pupils, being
treated like men, by degrees learn to comport
themselves after manly fashion" No foreign
professors are allowed in the Lycee, or in any
State school. Al Les RocheS English and Ger
man are taught by native professors. 1t IS also
a part of M Demolns's scheme that every boy
before leaving the school should spend few
months either in England or Germany this so
journ being included in the programme. Thus
.'I'Education NouVeIe" of French youth as
projected and so far carried out by the author
Of ola Sup6riortt des Anglo SaXons" has a real
international significance. 1t is not only the thin
edge Of the wedge driven into a system OF dead
euing uniformity; it is the principle Of free trade
against protection in the matter OF education
and ideas.
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son many vessels, whether infected or not call
here for pratique when bound for Southern and
Gulf ports.
Since the occupation of Dry Tortugas as a
quarantine station small sums of money have
been expended with a view to making it more
efflcient for this purpose. With the exception
OF certain repairs to quarters, water tanks, etc.
these expenditures in way improve it for
military purposes. On the contrary, by dis
charging ballast into the channel in front of
the port, and in other ways, its value as a mill
tary or naval depot is decreased. Should this
station be occupied by military or naval forces
its Use as a quarantine station would cease.
During the year 1873, while Fort jefferson was
ga1Tlsoned by one company of artillery, a seri-
Gus epidemic of yellow fever occurred The
Board was assured by DR. Murray quarantine
officer in charge. who is considered one of the
most eminent authorities on yellow fever in this
country, that the cause Of the epidemic was I'M
known at the time, but he has since ascertained
that il was due to the visit of an infected per-
son. DIR. Murray further states that there is no
reason why the post should not be perfectly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11

the pleasures of the metropolis. If, however
this fort should be made into modern defen-
siye structure, properly armed with modern
guns and suitably garrsoned to serve as
a base under the guns of which a feet could
renew it's sineWs OF war, viz. coal, ANN unltlon
oil, provisions and men, the latter could strike
an enemy in his most Vulnerable positon-at
sea-before he could reach any spot on the
Southern seaboard. 1t would be equally I'M,
nortant during an offensive warfare for all
operations in the West Indies and TO the south
ward Of US. With a fleet of battleshlps anchored
off this fort, all fully equipped and practically
expendng no coal and scouts stretched across
the great navigable channels near by ready 10
signal the approach Of an enemy, the meet Is IN
it's best possible position and condition 10 meet
an enemy, TO protect commerce, to convoy or
perform any other duty likely to arise. IL Is
equally advantageous as base Tor torpeuo
heats which selecting the most favorable time.
might reach enemy's coast In Jew hours.
The Board desires to renew its most emphatlc
that the scheme above outlined should De real
lied.
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healthy place of abode and that it is so now;
that the temperature never exceeds 81 degrees
Fahrenheit, and that it is cooler than on the
mainland anywhere near this region. To the
Board il does not appear any more difficult to
keep this port in good sanitary condition than a
ship at
The strategic value of Dry Tortugas a
naval base can hardly be overestimated It's
advantages have been pointed out by long
list of eminent authorities who from time to
time during the last sixty years have urged
upon the Government the very great Importance
of holding this key to the Gulf of Mexico, the
Florida and Yucatan channels.
II is true that Fort Jefferson does not defend
any great commercial city by its own guns, nor
would il prevent the landing of troops upon our
shores And furthermore from it's isolated and
distant location, it does not remind the busy
commercial and political world of its existence,
nor viii il ever become a faVorite abode for q
garrison which must necessarily be cut off from
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include not only men and women from all walks
of life, but hundreds of school children and
school teachers.
Il want something on the subject of the Beers"
is one Of the popular requests which made
of the attendants at the book counter, but fire.
quently a man or woman in search of nforma-
ton goes further and says: II don't know any
thing about this war, and would like some book
from which L get correct idea
Other readers with just little knowledge
the subject these but anxious to disguise
the fact ask for books on Africa" and be-
tween them all the librarians have been kept
busy. They would have been more so If the
plan had not been adopted of placing the books
special shelves near at hand.
Among the books which have been used by
readers nearly every day are James Bryce's
impressions of South Africa; Africa in the
Nineteenth Century" by Sanderson; Francis
Younghusband's South Africa of Today; Sir
Henry Johnstons "A History of the Colonization
OF Africa by Alien Races; ION the South Afri-
can Frontier" by Milton II. Brown; Through
South Africa" by Henry NJ. Stanley; Schreiner's
South African Question:; 1.-The Anglo Boer
Conf1ictv by Aleyn Ireland; 1.-The Transvaal
from Within" by Fitzpatrick; Men. Mines and
Animals of South Africa" by Lord Randolph
Churchill; the Personal "reminiscences of Mr..
Rhodes; Sketches and Studies in South
Africa" by w. j. X. Little; Shall l Stay My
Brother Boer?" by w. T. Stead; "Oom Pauls
People by Howard c. IIegas and the hun
dreds OF magazine articles which have been pub
lished since the war broke out.
There is a large collection of diplomatic and
official correspondence on the subject of South
Africa at the Astor Library. and even this is
in constant demand, and the novels in German.
French and Dutch which published in
Africa have that country the seat Of
action are in daily demand "A Years House
Keeping in South Africa" by Lady Mary Anne
Baker; j. G. Millas's "A Breath from the
! Vedt" and F. Macnut's "On Veldt and Farm,
are among the popular works.
There many biographical sketches Of Paul
KRUGER and works in the Boer language by iii,
! legas Du Plessis Jorissen and others.
One library employe said Some readers are
! not particular to what book they get, so long
| as it treats of Africa and in order get infor-
! nation the BOer question they labor over
! works pertaining to explorations. the diamond
mines. the gold coast the slave trade. II
seems to make difference what the book is
! about if the word Africa appears the title
page. But for the most part the readers know
what they want, and the libraries have done
much toward making the complex African ques-
| lions clear to the people"
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LIGHT ON THE WAR.
GREAT DEMAND FOR BOOKS ON THE
BOERS IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Literature pertaining to South Africa. the
English army and the position of the British in
the Transvaal has been in great demand since
the outbreak of the Boer war and the public
Libraries have found it necessary to place the
works which they have on these subjects within
easy reach.
At the Astor Library a large cOllectio Of
these books has been arranged on shelves near
the librarians desk and they are in con-
slant demand. Other books of reference from
which information on the causes of the and
the many points pertaining to the armies of
the contesting Powers are also frequently called
for. The patrons of this part of the library
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WALLS AND MOAT OF FORT JEFFERSON
The north coalng shed Capacity. 10000

ia vigeur elegante" Of his young compatrots.
Football. cricket, skating, paper chase and the
rest the order of the day The masters, as
in English schools. play with the boys and the
account of the football team is very amusing.
Perhaps if A and B talked less they would have
more wind for running" writes the English pro-
fessor adding: Such parrotiike chattering and
Squabbling spoil everybOdy'S play. Boys must
remember that silence and good manners the
football field count for much"
But regarded from the ethical point of view
NJ Demolins's school is like Lycee
than Elton is like barracks! Here the changes
drastic; more peephOleS for the spying
OF the hated ''piO1,' supervisors more tale
bearing, and, NJ Demolins assures us, more
f1bs! The argus eyed ''pion" of the Lycee (see
M Jean Aicard's Anne dun Enfant" for
count of this individually is replaced by school
captain, after system. Here M De-
molins confesses that difficulties have occurred.
The habit of self-government and the capacity
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h4g5s III " me wooden supports Of the car
ans tr' 1sl 4 the fort are large and commo-
-ssgn "a D-lTaci-s for officers and men. The
cts,r1e4aa craftsmanship. for the period when
iae s1car,.iss seem 70 have been excellent With
~ ~ 80 N oi q few months during the year
~ r. IT has not been garrisoned since
ts on, it -ilod Of twenty-five years. During
~ Tie rrgal il appears that the entire force
s-Ge,ts1+n,9 isauon q an immense amount Of
--z.ed Poperly has been a single superan-
.-se lirc,----Ie sergeant Naturally under
--2ii3a,eff -.-s-ahces the fort now presents
s's IS appearance. It's deterioration. how
u c Togght 70 be more apparent than real
ga ss goaiS coAnnee to peTishable materials,
'e1 that ~ "a o1!alz4L-e metals, etc Il is be-
LARD ,gstS 81 me expenditure Of a sum small
/, 'olrhly -, N It's original cost the fort can be
~ and Tie sis s1ans. Dry Tortugas with its
ssaslces sn ,Ai. o near by, also all the ap-
pa Of n 1 &c appendages, was taken pos
..ital serz 5ooS by the United States Marine
az az he excertt5,. and Is now under its control
: -gathouse tkeIaooh Of the ordnance sergeant and
'slneI st kse1er At present it is National ai
and during the summer sea-
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THE KEY TO THE GULF.
-,,,7, OFFICIAL OPINIONS or THE VALUE
OF DRY TORTCGAS AS a
NAVAL STATION
NAVAL STATION

.,-.,;,o-an March l0-The astonishing
.,-rs, n the Marine Hospital authorities. pub
80 fl, the Tribune last Monday, to force the
g o,t # Dry T0rtugas by taking bubonic
.,.,,a nest ships there for detention has eN-
- Indignation in all circles where the great
tn. n Fort jefferson and its new works are
,-r-aciated. even in the Army. which Of recent
-ss-s o,,osed the maintenance Of garrison
.,s-a. and as result the quarantine station
mich has occupied the place since 1889 viii
--rtsbly be transferred to another and less i'm
p5r.sut locality where It's presence viii not
,.rs-,rute 2 menace 10 the National defence
T5a Tribune presents the latest official photo
g-srhs showing the progress made by the Navy
~ a-e-tiug tsyo steel coa-ing sheds. each Of ten
thousand tons capacity. one on the north and
the other or the south side Of the fertilization
These structures with the wharves soon 10 be
rrsrlated and the automatic appliances for
handling the coal Iere begun during the war
Nth spain, and have cost nearly 100000. An
ster important building IS the distilling plant
--.snly completed, which furnishes sixty thou
SIND gallons Of fresh water a day. Its i'm
,5rtance is apparent when IT IS stated that the
r-aa.est trouble IN the Navy during the latest
Elr vas lack q fresh water No special pict-
--as 4 Fort Jefferson are ob,ainable, but an
il.a # its great size may be secured from one
e me views which shows one Of its six fronts.
IL fort is said 70 be imposing in appearance,
s15 altogether the most formidable work Of its
.1l-acjer N the American continent.
The strategic importance Of Tortugas was
f-s. pointed out by Commodore Rodgers in 1929.
nd President Jackson the following year sent
E special message 70 Congress urging its utility
ss naval station. Since that time it has been
rglrdad. from It's position as bearing the same
relation to the Calf Of Mexico hat Gibraltar does
Mediterranean. For time i was neglected,
1T recently II has come 70 be regarded as the
1lL2ensable key 10 the Nicaragua Canal, and
r Infinitely more value as q naval rendezvous
-a- any point on the Atlantic Coast from Maine
e Mexico, except NeW-York and the Chesa-
'sake. Admiral Bradford, who finally secured
i'ssession Of Tortugas at the outbreak Of the
Ianish war and thereby furnished a rendez-
'u1 for The heavy ships Of the service, which
e'Ild not enter Key West by reason Of the deep
''41ght in a report Of Q visit made by g. board
Ulcers to Tortugas in 1896 gave this descrip-
lJi o. II as il existed at that time:
fe1 Jefferson is a very large. hexagonal
s-lcufe, WITH tWO tiers Of classmates and bar
- enI'iaceInents Il is completely surround
= y vice mOat. the latter inCIOsed by a
=. sea~ali, in an excellent state Of preser-
.-lh The fort Is said 10 have been intended
q. Nee hundred guns and to have cost S15,-
-1'o About ole hundred and forty guns are
- - le'e, most Of which are mounted: some of
* +@eeSt however, have been dismounted by
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II. DEMOLINS'S SCHOOL.
THE NOTED FRENCH ANGLOMANIAC'S PROJECT
III IIIlJT rNrpJoN

THE NOTED FRENCH ANGLOMANIAC'S PROJECT
OF EDUCATIONAL REFORM.
From The London News
While the Government Committee is laborious
iy maturing schemes of educational reform in
France NJ. Demolins has taken the bull by the
horns, unOstentatiousy commencing the Angli-
citation of schoolboy life The first report of his
school, opened ut VerneuiI (Eure) last October
shows that in spite of AnglOphobia French pa
rents are only too ready to AngliciZe their boys
and the boys themselves rejoice in the process.
You are delighted to go home for the holidays
my lads" was NJ Demolins's farewell address
at Christmas, but L don't think l am mistaken
in saying that you will be delighted to come
back!' upon which arose cries of Yes, yes, yes"
"Vive PEcole des Roches" Among the most
conspicuous Innovations is, of course, the prom
inence accorded athletic sports. Unlike NJ
Ribot, president of the Government Committee
III. Demolins prefers Anglo-SaXOn sturdiness to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11
FEMME SUPERIORITY.

From The Washington Star.
'Leonidas." said Mrs. Meekton sharply,
whom do YOU regard the greatest General
in history
But he was not to be caught mapping. With
out a moments hesitation he answered, loan
of Arc"
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with triple tiers Of loopholes and sur

with triple tiers Of loophoIes and sur
rounded by q ditch"
1.-The war Office a received, through
General Forester walker at Capetown,
the following dispatch from Colonel
Baden-Powell, dated Mafeking, Dec. 26:
I'VE attacked one Of the enemy's
works this morning, e~ndeavOring to push
back the Gordon nOrthward. Our force
consisted of three guns, two squadrOns
of the p%rOtectOrate regiment, n of the
Bechuanaland rifles, armored trains, etc,
The enemy had strengthened their works
during the night and doubled the garri-
son since yesterdays reconnaissance.
Nevertheless, our attack was carried
out and pressed home with the great
est possible ga1lantry and steadiness un-
der a very heavy fire. But all efforts to
gain the interior by escalade failed, the
fort being practically impregnable.
Our attack only withdrew after six
of our officers and a large number OF
men had been hit. Nothing could have
exceeded the courage and dash displayed.
The general situation remains unchanged
som are very satisfactory. I regret to re-
port the following casualties:
"Killed: Captain r.. J. Vernon, Cap
tain HI. C. San fried. Lieutenant H. C.
Patton, Is non-commissioned officers and
troopers.
"Wounded: Captain Charles Fitzcfar-
ence, % non-coenmissioned officers and
troopers.
prisoners: Three troopers"
General Forester Walker points out
that while the dispatch gives all the
names, 1t fails to show that six officers
were hit.
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SUBURBAN LIFE.

New York Weekly: MI. Suburb-Good
morning, Mr.. De Villa. I wish to ask
a favor Of you.
Mr.. De Villa (wealthy resident)-Cer-
tainly, Mr.. Suburb. What is it?
Mr.. Suburb have called to ask YOU
to send your carriage and coachman to
meet me atthe 6 O'Clock train this after
noon, and I would like the coacman ia
be in his finest livery, and I hope he'll
use the silver plated harness.
Mr.. De Villa-Eh?
Mr.. ~Suburb-Yes, I will arrive on thai
train with a new servant girl, and i
would like to make a good impression.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-06
NOTICE FOR <uHkYcATIvM.
Mining Application No. 4ls1

Mining Application No. 415l.
o. 3. Land ONCE. Helena, Mont, Oct
n. 1899.
Notice 10 hereby given that Thomas
N. Mccall and Adelia j. Mccall, whose
postof11ce address II Butte. Montana, mas
this day filed an application for & patent.
notice Of which was posted thereon on
the Gath day Of October, 1891. for s7.77
acres Of the Rocky Mountain Chief Pla.
Ger Mining Claim, situated in Little Pipe
stone (unorganized) mining district. JEFF
ferson county, Montana. the position.
course and extent Of the said mining
claim DESIGNATED by an official survey
thereof. as u No. $685., Township No. i
n. r.. 6 W. az set forth ard described
In the application for patent and plat on
hle in this office, n being more particu-
larry described by metes and bounds ~
follows. to-wit: Beginning at corner No.
!, a red mr. tree q inches In diameter.
witnessed by bes' trees, from which
the Initial Point 1n unsurveyed Township
! north, range Q west bears soutf, so de.
erees Is n 23 seconds west 1884
so minute west 1.310 feet: thence north
90 degrees n minutes west 1918 feet;
s snence north So degrees IS minutes east
sso rect; thence south II degrees a min
utes east 1.s0s feet; thence south ~ de-
srses 50 minutes cast Dos feet: thence
south 81 degrees &c minutes EAST :,o36.6
teet: thence south 30 degrees % minutes
east 1.1Oc feet; thence south IL degrees =
minutes west $50 feet: thence south n
degrees ~ minutes east coo feet: thence
north IL degrees % minutes east 120 feet:
thence south 81 deg-ees % minutes east
<0s feet: thence north 10 degrees - min
utes east l.741.5 feet: thence south -
feet and running thence north 81 degrees
degrees Is minutes east 1.875.5 feet:
thence south 13 dexrees OF minutes east
81 seet; thence north Is degrees 48 min
utes west 1885 feet; thAnce south II de-
greea " minutes west 1855 feet; thence
north 81 degrees Ox minutes west 1.S35
fcet; thence north 50 degrees 80 minutes
west 1.643.5 feet: thence north 81 degrees
Is minutes wet 1887 feet. to corner No.
!. the place at beginning. containing an
area OF 37.77 acres claimed.
The location Of this mine IL recorded in
the ctice o. the recorder of Jefferson
county. on age 47S In Book Il" Of Pla-
GERS.
The adjoining claims on the north are
Survey Nc. 2.431. the Alta Lode, Francis
n. Mcbride Ct al. applicants; and on tho
east the Lewis Lode un~surveyed. claims
ants unknown.
GEORGE =. GREENE,
N. I. BAKER, Rexterer.
u. s. Claim Agent.
First public alton Oct. q. 1893.
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COMES FROM THE WRONG BURG

PHILADELPHIA North American: "Rob-
erts of Utah must realize now that a
prophet Of Mormonism has no honor in
his own country"
"How SOP"
"Only the sultan of the Sulus can Sc
cure recognition for his peculiar matri-
monfal beliefs here"
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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

There will De a meeting Of the stock
holders OF the Flint Greek Mining COM
pany. at Its Office. 5 and 6 Owsley block,
Butte. Montana, on Friday. January 18th,
1900, for the purpose of electing directors,
and such other matters as may legally
come before the meeting.
8. SAFER,
President.
DAN YANCEY,
Secretary.
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NOW SHE'S CONVINCED.

Baltimore American: Askit-where Is
that Miss Oldgirl. who was expressing
herself s o strongly against foolish
Christmas customs the other day?
Tellit-She's laid up with a bad cold
caught it while she was out gathering
mistletoe.
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THE LETTER AND THE SPIRIT.

Baltimore American: Askum-Do you
approve of ~abbreviating "Christmas' to
"X-mas?"
Tellum-I wish I could. It usually
costs me a &C" or an "L." I'd be willing
to abbreviate it to 'V"-mas If my wife
would agree.