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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-06
To Drop One Treaty.
Reported Plan Of
Reciprocity Managers

Washington Nov. lit has been decid-
ed BY the friends of the reciprocity treaties.
Ia the final contest for their ratification.
which will soon open, to abandon the Ar.
gentine treaty. This will not be done for.
mally, for that would be discourteous to
the Argentine Government, which has re-
newed the time at our disposal for the
treaty's consideration, but the sstip', has
quietly been given to let that compact drop.
and with 1t out of the way to see what can
be done with the others.
Inc reason fer this move is plain. The
Argentine treaty has been the aJonahv d
the group. 1t attached wool, appropriately
termed the "keystone of the protective arch. =
and while the remissions it offered were but
slight and would still leave q very handsome
protection, the wool growers are SO strongly
intrenched politically that they do not need
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-06

and habits Of the consumers. They ma,
not be quite SO well supplied with labor
saving machinery as the American Com
pany, for that concern have been buying ali
the good patents it could lay its hands on
for years. But am not aware that the
English have been working on too wide !
margin of profits. Judging by the trade
journals, they sell as closely az the Amcri
can; indeed, the margin is probably some,
what narrower. They buy as cheaply, too.
Large quantities Of North Carolina and
hentucky tobacco are taken for the British
manufacturers, while for their cigarettes
they use considerable Virginia Of excellent
quality. The chief advantage had by the
American here is the saving Of freight, bul
If theAmerican is to work up tobacco alb
road it will lose that The principal sales
OF rao tobacco are at the auctions, where
one buyer has as good chance as another
The American does get seme by purchases
OF its buyers from the farmers, but if the I'm
perial is so Inclined it can pursue that
method as well.
"My own impression is that the announ.
cement OF an alliance between the Imperial
and the Universal is premature, at least.
Surbrug is the American agent of the Wills
OF London and Bristol, and he is now in
Europe. But likely enough, negotiations
are pending. There would be no object 10
attempting to push the sale of British goods
here, for they would have to contend with
duties and double ocean freights. On the
other hand, the purpose said to have been
announced by James B. Duke that he would
spend . 3, 5,O0O, 900 in fightiug the British in.
terests, is not likely of fulfilment. He NAV
have said it, however, for such threats have
seemed on other occasions to be regular
feature of the Americans methods Of ter
rifying opposition.
"lf the Universal Company, which inludes
or will include the McAlpin as well as the
Turco-Egyptian and Harry Weissingel
PLANS, is patient, makes good goods, and is
conducted with technical ability and skill.
there is NO reason why it may not become q
large and strong concern. ] have ALWAYS
believed that Mr.. B. 81. Butler was disap.
pointed and chagrined by the absorption Of
the Union Tobacco Company into the Trust.
The Philadelphia syndicate, Whitney, Wild.
ener, Ryan, and Elkins, were responsible
for this, and it was partly through the
Union that they managed to acquire their
present position In the American Company.
Il, on the contrary, those in control Of the
Universal center their attention upon ex
plotting the Wall Street end of The affairs
different result may be expected. The
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-06
LEST YOU FORGET.

Any Make Typerwriters, Slot Machines,
Oasn Register or Small Machines Repaired
Promptly and Oheaply.
WILLIAM %. GROFF.-P. o. BOX
SO2 Office ct American Ice Factory. 3O-16
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-06

union with the Havana Commercial Com.
pany, said to be under consideration. il
hardly calculated to strengthen the position
Of the Universal in fight with the Trust .
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Pure water for jerusalem.

Bad water supply has caused much
sickness in jerusalem for many years.
Thirty years ago Lady Burdett- Coutts
offered S25O,000 to bring water from
Ain Arroub, but the Turkish govern
ment barred the way. At last, how
ever, at the suggestion Of Mohammed
Djevad Pasha, recently installed gov
ernor OF jerusalem, the sultan has
given permission to earry out q plan
submitted by Franghia ERendi, one OF
his engineers. A ten centimeter iron
pipe win bring water from Ain Salab
(the sealed fountain) along the bed OF
the old aqueduct which Solomon built
On July was held the opening eere-
mony in the presence Of representa-
tiVes Of the Greek church, Roman
Catholics, Turks and other eommuni-
ties. In two months time, at q cost OF
$4,000, water win be available for all
the people Of Jerusalem.
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A human being may be bought to-
day in the Soudan for $50.
That Is to say, II you are economical
in bent you may secure your slaves At
this figure. They WIN be but fourteen
years old, however, and not very
strong. To get mature, robust and
experienced slave you win BE- Obliged
70 pay considerably mora. The maxi
mum price Is $500.
And much Of this goes on under tbs
British nag. England has done hsr
best to put check 70 the slave tTldA
Il Is 90 firmly rooted, however, that
although 225 agents Of the British GOV
eminent, each equipped with q camel,
are constantly employed in trying TO
stamp out the man trade, Il hourishes
IN spite Of them.
Most Of the twenty-five oHendors
convicted during the last twelve
months were sheiks o. the Rashidaa,
one Of the most troublesome and dread
cd tribes Of the soudan. The activity
against them, however, has driven
most Of them east into Italian terri
tory.
The slave trade e Jeddah has bean
the most serious. The principal trame
Is from MassauA and the coast to the
northWard In Italian territory. Abys-
sinia, HodeIda and Yemen. Yemen Is
noted Tor the export OF the slaves who
are procured from Abyssinia.
At Jeddah there are twelve wealthy
slave merchants whose names and de-
pots are wen known
The prices Of slaves arsf: Male o.
female. a years Old. about $50; AZ 70
50 years. 500 TO S125; 20 70 50 years,
$50 each
In Medina and Mecca tne prices Of
both SEXES rise so per cent and upward.
while some readily command from 500
% 500 each.
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erIrIp EY lNsIlKcI.


Hou oashlorS Ars Ahle - e Onos Ds.
teos Bad nronoy.
Il Seems wonderful 20 the casual OBJ
server that cashiers, bank teIlers and
others who handle large amounts Of
paper money are able at = glance "a
detect q bad note. Exactly what &
5 that does expose the counterfeit the
best experts ind Il dlmcult 70 tell
They say they know It instinctiVely.
They Judge not only BY the Looks Of
note, but By the ~teel" Of q.
Il is obvious that a counterfeit nots
must be widely circulated 70 make Il
profitable. No sooner does q counter
felt appear than its description h wide
" published. Those who are likely
20 suffer By taking counterfeit notes
make It their business 70 be on the
lookout for new ones, which are soon
distinguishahle by some easily discoV-
cred marx
A teller knows Of Just what denomi-
nations are the counterfeits and Just
where 70 look for the telltale marks.
He detects the spurious note 90 easily
as the reader does a misspelled word.
Il is no particular effort Il 10 .
habit.
The principal reason Why counter
feits are so easily detected is because,
IN some feature, they are almost uni
formly OF inferior quality. This IL, In
deed, the main protection u the pub
nc. Genuine notes are engraved and
printed almost regardless Of cost, and
the very best materials are used In the
engraving and printing. II r. done
IN large establishments, with costly
materials and by the best Workmen.
Il is practically impossible for cOun-
terfeiters 70 do as well They must
work In secret and at q disadvantage,
and Of necessity cannot have the sz-
perience 70 produce such perfect work.
II they get the engravings done nice
", they tail In the printing, or II they
get the engraving and printing done
ven, they fail in securing the proper
paper,
OF late years there has been q great
zeal or care taken 20 get paper manu-
faetured expressly for the notes issued
By the government The national bank
notes are also issued By the govern
msnt, 80 that the sources Of supply for
exactly that kind Of paper are con.
trolled.
There Sc little protection for the
poor and ignorant from counterfeit
money. They do not rely 80 much
upon their own shin as upon ksepins
track OF the sources from which they
receive money. They know from whom
they receive q bank note, and II 4
turns out bad they take Il back and
set Il redeemed. In some degree this
protection exists among financial IN
situations. which keep trace Of the
sources Of their receipts.-st Louis
Republic.
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BEES AND THEIR sTINes.
A Species Of GOOd-Tsmpered Ones Called
AngelitOs.

A Species OF GOOd-TsmPered Ones Called
AngelitOS.
There are a numebr Of honeymaking
bees which apparently do not use their
stings, or in which the stings arc
atrophied and too blunt Some are
very small, so diininutive that they
are called mosquito bees. They GATH
er quantities Of honey, Of which Bates.
in one OF the forests on the Amazon,
took two quarts from one Of the nests.
In Jamaica, where some Of these ami
able bees are also found, they are
called "angelitos, q name given them
by the original Spanish settlers in
honor OF their good temper, says the
London Spectator. Some Australian
dwarf bees-also "angelitos" so Ear
as human beings are eoncerned-dO
not use their stlngs perhaps because
they are not sharp enough 70 hurt,
but deal with their enemies something
after the manner Of the Quaker on
board ship who refused to use a gun,
but threw the Frenehman overheard.
An enemy is held down by several Of
the bees who gradually put him on
the rack by pulling his limbs out tight
and keeping them so, for as long as
an hour, by which time the prisoner
dies a natural death" Bumblebees
are popularity supposed not to sting.
The males have no stings, but the fe-
males have, at any rate. in the COM
mon bumblebee. There are so many
sizes In a bumblebee's nest, large te-
males, small females, and males, that
It is a safe speculation not to take the
risk. though bumblebees are very
easy-going creatures and only sting
when pressed or hurt.
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..HGUREHEADS FOR OUR BATTLESHIPS..

you may imagine my astonishment
when I returned home on the day on
which the entertainment was to be
given, when one OF the ladies came to
me and said they had sold but seven
tickets, and that they had abandoned
the idea OF holding the entertainment
at all. The worst OF II was they had
simply come to the conclusion that
they could make no money out Of the
entertainment and dropped 1t without
communicating with Nye, or Riley, or
with their manager.
"Of course, in the afternoon they
both arrived on the train, and It de-
Volved upon me to break the news
to them. shall never forget the feel
ing that came over me when I entered
their room IN the tavern at which
they had put up. Riley was sitting in
a chair IN an apparently meditative
mood, while Nye. with his back toward
the door, was unpacking his grip. Nye
did not look up when I came in, but
kept right on unpacking, so I address
ed my remarks at Riley. I said that
but seven tickets had been sold and
that the ladies had decided to abandon
the entertainment Then Bill Nye
turned around and remarked: Only
seven tickets sold! That's funny, be-
cause the people Of this town never
heard u.s."
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head and bust were Of metal, while
the rest OF the emgy was carved out Of
blocks Of wood sent over from the
Brooklyn navy yard
In this way Il has come about that
the Olympia and Cincinnati have hg-
ureheads much alike. They have ex-
cited a great Zeal OF admiration, and
IL Is believed that such heroic allegori-
cal bow ornaments actually possess a
substantial usefulness, giving encour-
agement 70 the warlike enthusiasm Of
the lighting men on board. Taking in
to view this consideration. as well as
the artistic improvement, the con-
struction bureau Of the navy depart
ment Is strongly inclined 70 90 ahead
with the fgurehead idea
Some years ago. when the battle
ships Indiana and Massachusetts, were
built, It was decided to provide these
and certain other vessels with the
busts Of historic personages for figure
heads, and sculptures Of Washington
and Jefferson were thus utilized. But
there was 50 much dispute IS TO which
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NEW BOOK ON THE GRAND CANYON.

The Santa Fe has In preparation, to
be published some time in December,
q new and magnificent book on the
Grand Canyon OF Arizona The pub
LEGATION comes at a fitting time. as
travel to the Canyon has greatly In
creased since the opening Of the new
railroad to the Rim, and a eommodious
Harvey hotel Is in process Of erection
at the head Of Bright Angel Trail. The
book win commemorate these events
events Of vast importance in that land
Of silenee-and will be worthy Of its
theme II the ablest pens In Amsriea
can make Il 50. L win be handsomely
illustrated. and viii contain about 128
pages Of matter. Among the authors
represented-mosto Of whom wrote con-
trbutions especially for this work
may be mentioned; Hamlin Garland,
the distinguished author Of The Ea-
giles Heart and other popular books;
Charles +. Lummis. editor Of "Out
West" and the chosen prophet Of
Adobeland; David Starr Jordan, presi-
dent Of Stanford University; John L.
Stoddard, the lecturer; Charles Dud-
ley Warner, up to the time Of his
death the dean Of American authors;
Major ]. W. Powell. the daring explor-
er who led the irst expedition down
the Colorado. passing through the en-
tire length Of the Grand Canyon; Har-
riet Monroe. the poet and journalist:
"F'itz MAJ" Of Colorado Springs; Prof.
r. d. Salisbury Of the University Of
Chicago; Prof. Beecher of Yale, and
Charles s. Gleed, the eminent Kansas
lawyer. These and many others have
made the book the finest OF It's kind.
The exact date OF publication has not
yet been decided. but Il Is expected 70
appear before the end Of 1901.
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sue. for psr.. No. Chnarsn.

A suit now In court In Paris win
interest Americans. II Is the case Of
Mrs. LoWther, q dashing. WeIl-knoWn
Californian. against her divorced hus-
hand, to regain possession Of nine
dogs. Mrs. Lowther married In Paris
eight years ago. She also secured a
divorce there. II seems that she and
her husband were both equally at
taehsi 20 their poodles, each deelar-
iRg lie not worth living without them.
At the time Of the separation the wife
had the dogs. but afterward the hus-
band organized q successful kidnap-
ping expedition" Hence the legal pro-
eeeding.
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hea6s-in many cases, at All events
much more beautiful and elaborate
than have been supplied hitherto.
Up to the present time the bow
ornaments, "as hgursheads are called in
naval parlance, used on our fighting
vessels have been quite plain, as q
rule. consisting In most cases Of moth
ing more than the coat Of arms Of the
United States and a BIT Of scroll work
u was decided 20 provide the cruiser
Cincinnati, not long ago. with some
thing handsomer and more impressive
20 adorn her prov, and an art firm in
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Americans Of distinction should be
selected that the plan was finally aban-
doned.
Hitherto the hgureheads for ouE
lighting craft have been furnished
usually by the contractors in whose
yards the vessels were built. and in
such instances they have been Of metal,
a. a rule. When the ships have hap
pened to be constructed In the gov
eminent navy yards the bow Orna-
ments have been Of wood One Of
the handsomest OF these now sdorns
the cruiser New York, though Il con-
sists merely Of the national coat Of
arms surmOuntsd by an eagle, and vas
designed By q very capable artist At
$3.50 a day.
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DE pIp NoT uNpERsrANp.
sale os s..ss fs- Hs Eus-rtaiunsat
snrprissd Hlm.

sale e soats fsr Ms Eussrtaiamsnt
surprissd Hlm.
7 think the late BIZ Nye Was e
HIS best when an opportunity pre-
ssntsd itself 70 make humorous re-
marks about himself or his own mis-
fortunes" said n A. MARKS during q
conversation IN which the writings Of
the humorist were discussed.
Z remember an incident which hap
Dsnad IN Madison. Ind, the town IN
which I was born and raised I vas
manager Of the playhouse we had IN
TIE town, and when upon q certain oe-
casica the Women's Relief Corps, an
auxiliary organization 70 the @. A. r..
wanted to set up an entertainment for
the purpose of raising money 4 asked
ne 70 pick out something I thought
would BE q drawing card
7 locked over the Est q attractions
and ran across the names of BIN Nya
and james Whitcomb RILEY. Who were
then eouring together. I told the la
dies that IN ny opinion they could
make no better saleeton. and the
hunorist and Hoosler poet we're I'M
mediately communicated With u so
happened that q few days later I had
to 50 70 New York. and Of course.
left the entire matter With the ladieE.
tslling them 70 proceed e. ones vita
selling tickets
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The Century Magazine win devote
considerable space during the coming
year 10 outdoor Improvement Of cities
and villages. The Improvements IN
Washington city. planned By the Con-
gressional Commission. which are 70
develop the capital on q magnificent
scale, win Be ahthoritatiEely set forth
with oncial plans. A group Of papers
b Sylvester Baxter and others Wm
carry the subject into the small city
and village. and are expected to satisfy
tie current inquiry IS to how 70 60.
70 work 70 beautify he town.
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By January LIST the Rock Island ex-
poets 70 be able 70 open for business its
southwestern extension to El Paso,
Tex, This line. In connection with the
Southern Pacific and the Mexican Cen
tral railroads. viii give the Rock
Island the shortest line both to South
ern California and the City Of Mexico,
and make It q dangerous competitor OF
the Santa Fe. Il took just one year to
construct the SAC miles OF the new ex-
tension from Liberal. Kan, to FL Paso,
Tex. For the purpose Of complying
with the Texas law that every railroad
within that state shall have state oper-
ating headquarters and also for general
construction facilities and convenience.
the new road was placed under the
charters Of I'VE different railroad cor
porations. viz: The Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific proper, the Chicago,
Rock Island & Mexico, the Chicago,
Rock Island & e. Paso. the Rock Island
& FL Paso. and the FL Paso & North
eastern. The road from Liberal to
Santa Rosa, N. NJ, a distance Of 272
miles, was placed under direct Rock
Island construction, with ]. H. Conlen,
vice president OF the Chicago, Rock
Island & Mexico, as Chief Engineer
and General Manager, while from San
"a Rosa to Carrizozo. a distance OF $50
miles, the construction work was given
to the FL Paso & Northeastern, which
already had a constructed line from FL
Paso to Carrizozo. The road from Lib
eral to Carrizozo will be equipped with
eighty-pound steel rails, oak or pitch
pine ties. and modern ballasting. De-
pot, side tracks, switches, station
houses, yardings, water tanks. and
Western Union telegraph lines have all
kept pace with actual road building,
and when the road is opened by the
first OF next year Il viii be in as perfect
condition as any Of the lines Of the
Rock Island system that have been in
service for years. In connection with
the Rock Island-El Paso line Is the
new thirty-mile railroad which is to
develop the immense Dawson coal
fields, owned by the Rock Island, on
the Beaubien and Miranda grant, in the
northern part Of COlfax county, N. n.
This road will leave the main Rock
Island rails at or near Liberal station,
twenty miles southwest OF the Cana
dian river crossing. and run through
the New Mexican counties of San Nj
guel. Mora and Colfax. This branch
viii be completed by May Is, 1902. The
coal Is to feed the southeastern por-
ton OF the Rock Island-El Paso line,
and probably win largely supply the
Southern Pacific railroad. In addition
to a heavy domestic custom in that
section Of the country. The compile
ton Of the FL Paso line win give the
Rock Island a route Of 222 miles short
er between Kansas City and Fl Paso
than that OF the Santa Fe between the
same points, together with a saving
Of fifteen hours Of time. the latter fact
being largely due TO the favorable
alignment and maximum per cent
grade OF the new Rock Island line. In
connection with the Southern Pacific,
the Rock Island VIII have a shorter
line from Chicago to Los Angeles than
vii the Santa Fe. The construction
cost OF the Rock Island-EI Paso line
win approximate $1,000. 900. an average
OF about $4,000 per mile.-Chicago
Tribune.
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Herr Busse, a chemist Of Hamburg,
says he has discovered the secret q
making two famous Hqueurs. chartrsnss
and bsnsdlctine. Untl tie tine Of
this discovery tn, secrets were soIoly
IN possession Of the French MONKS Who
made these liqueurs. Herr Busss maks
ths claim that he can produce tie real
article It one-quarter the price now
demanded cor tat which cones frJm
France. C0nnoisssurs win have an
opportunity ahoEtly % deeds e - tha
Es1ua q Herr Buses discovery ana
ths merit q his product, fnr & 4 %
be pat on ths market The llqusuFl ulr
not - sold IN liquid form n bottles
but q snail box Of powdered herbs
NlII bs hsudod . TIE purchases, uho
NIli haze 70 % ne disinIing hih.slf
ThsilQnsur1 made bYthoFrsnch monts
a. 8 strictly protested - law th1t 4
q inpostIblo 70 sen aay spirits Of other
uahulaetufs under ne eesignatlons
used ~ them i 4 for fhis reason
that ths hslhs uiH y sold. ard that
tie buyer Wlll have 60 drfnk home-
made charreuse or benedictlna.
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nrn. ofmsty 0f Chicago, % c5arsa
saea Tor e divorces. and. therefore. may
b tst down - conEIdering merriass 3
h6alIng lsllurs. Yet Fourteen children
were born 70 TIE marriage. az which
es 1ane zinsIy. four cane n two az
kird three came e one tine. and TIE
last result showed % % fours Under
ne clfc1lnrtanc IL vas rlore pre6ably
failure ol tie aour barr6l raf6sr fhan
e lhe narllaRs.
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Gsnsrai Greeley. the metsoroIogist
Who has been seeing the London fogs.
expresses TIE opinion that. Win proper
'Nata. Il would be quite possible % fore
cast them.
IA she Wealthy3s ~Wealthyf shes
90 wealthy she can sHofd not 70 wssr
diamohda "-Ds1ost Frss Prs-a
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Pardon the suggestion, ladies, but
when pretty little WIIhelmina asks her
subjects TO be Is forEiEing to her un-
worthy husband e she, herself e. does
Hhe wink her other eye-inst q hitler
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II q announced that the French ar
ny Will soon be deprived Of gloves.
from motives q economy. Zach Of
the 100000 soldiers receives two pairs
q year, and each pair costs ! franc IS
eentimes
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The empress dOWager Of China has
conferred the tWO-eyed peacock feather
on General Yung-Lu, the Boxer lesdsr.
This ought 10 tickle the foreign powers
half 70 death.
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What the other fellow thinks Of Us
doesn't matter half 80 much Is what
We think Of ourselves aftsr making
q ! per cent deduction for proper SELF
esteem.
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-, - Enntss Hnnnr.

Frederick Villiers. the WeII-knoWn
var artist and correspondent. tells OF
having seen the following sign IN q
prominent hotel In an Australian town
where water was scarce: Please don't
use soap when washing. as the water d
required for Tea"
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The fact that tWenty-thres men have
bean killed or wounded n the Adiron-
dacis this year b. hunters who mis-
took them for deer has created q DE-
nsnd Tor the Suppression q TIE long
range riae. AZ distance 81 two niles
3 man nay look IKE e deer q non
ksE q anything else n ne animal ere
.lInn.
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Nike Sullivan, who Vas q profess
sionsI baseball pitcher q few years ago.
q nov 3 member Of the Massachusetts
legislature. MiEs must have put IN
some Of his spare moments not leaning
against the bar.