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New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
ATHLETICS.
GOOD MEN TO COMPETE IN ALL AROUND
CHAMPIONSHIP.

One OF the most important athletic contests Of
the year is the all around championship. The com
petition this year promises TO be interesting. Adam
B. Gum who won the title last year in the stadium
at Buffalo has entered. and will defend his title.
Eery II. Clark. of the Boston Athletic Associa-
ton. former record holder and all around champion
of 1897. has been training for the contest. and
hopes to win again. ]. +. Peters. OF the Knicker-
booker Athletic Club. will make his first appearance
n all around athlete. II. II. Merrill the Western
college crack who Competes under the colors OF
the Milwaukee Athletic Club. will also compete
the running broad Jump has also signifed his in
tention to compete. President Ohertubessng OF the
New West Side Athletic Club thinks William Beck
man. the metropolitan champion wrestler. can win
Dan Reuss and J. T. MahOney will represent the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
an finished tho

of the box in the third. and Chapman finished the
game. Score:
Winiemf WeIsyan .0 -------,..0 o5
Batteries-Hume, Chapman and Inglis Lawrence anu
Mccarthy.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
SUlRT POLO AT HEHPSTE4D.
YOUNG BELMONT OUTPLAYs HIS FATHER. 4
MEMBER OF AN OPPOSING TEAM.

BY score of 70 0 August Belmont. tr. Ham
nton Hadden Theodore a Havemeyer and Herbert
King composing of four teams of four
players each. by fast playing won handily yester-
dav at Meadow Brook the handsome team cups and
individual cups offered for competition by Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney Sunshine. torrents of rain
and wind greeted the players in the periods Of ten
minutes which were played Four teams. desig-
mated as Nos I. >. and l. entered There was
quite a gathering OF the hunting colony the
poIo stand Among these were Mrs. Sidney Dillon
f kIRfy ia MTS y SS Il % MI! iss ffanv Mrs H
Robert Il. Stevens Ralph y Ellis Miss Beeckman
and mSh r and h som nsU1 Bsmon 9 E WeTs
on opposing teams and played handily, the younger
TeIr,6nt probably playing the better. J. s Stevens.
T. A Havemeyer and Z Brooks served their teams
TEAM s1n@S 10 smith No -Esi5sE TsaN 6io. S2 Ripley
10 RorLr, L. ff'?ss i s,eren NS S-6IiEer w BiPd
Bsck-R BG SH,' Willdrd Roby. i'aekI, L Bseekman
No. 1L4usnst ltsH -iS Belmont II No w, Johnson
70 LiaTil'sn 2,raIIe tLaads@ 10 H s bags ,s0ie,o,
BacE-fer6crt Rims. Rack-J : stevens.
gosi penalty arains safety which
this game TO
SECOND PERIOD
Third team fourth team
70 / fr feeenan, Third Third team s:ss s:ss
Played 10 Tine goal penalty against august
-''''''''' ~ rHrrD PERIOD,
No. August Belmont. jr Second team LOO loo
No : II. Hadden H. Second teaul- OSo
No L. stevens First $50
FOURTH PERIOD
No T...A Belmont. Third team---.- 4:3o
M H $ Page Fourth team. 200
NJ 9J W Appleton .-.--- Fourth team $50
n, IN Johnson Fourth 40
Oneauarsr penalty against \ Belmont for safety.
Played O time limit
FIFTH PERIOD.
No. 11.-...H s Page--------- Fourth team 30
No 12...- Fl : Pase. Fourth team 40
Played time limit
SMITH PERIOD.
Belmont.
limit
score-Final match by second q scors
OF ! to o.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At DETROIT.

| Detroit ...............O u q o u o o a o." ;
| Chicago .-......----.o 10
Batteries-Siever Mcclure: Griffith and sullivan
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
ROCHESTER,.

bases-CTrifn. Phelps Blake, Mexican First
base errorsRochester q Left on hases-Newark. {;
s pitched ball-Phelps. Struck
I:y Becker. T. by Hemming Passed haiI-CuIver.
Wild pitch-Becker. Time-2:0o. Umpire-Snyder.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
BASEBALL.
BROOKIYN KNOCKS TAYLOR OUT OF
THE BOX AND EASILY DE-
FEATS NEW-YORK.
REsI.Lrs oF GAMEs YEsTERDAY

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn s. New-York. 1. Pittsburg. q; Chicaso.
Boston. ;: Philadelphia. l.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24

There will be prizes awarded in case of walk
overs. and no second prizes unless at least four
start Entry blanks and full particulars can be had
an
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago. s: Detroit. 0.
GAMES TO-DAY
Brooklyn a Nev--York. Philadelphia az BosIon
Pittsburg a Chicago Cincinnati at ST LOUIS
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
Other games were as follows:
UNIQUE BALL GAME. 5s TO 3.

At MontreaI-Worcester .; Montreal. |.
At Turonto-Toronto. =; Providence. ,.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13
Charles Ii, Adams.

Mr.. Charles b. Adams, formerly OF
this town, died at his home in Gorham
N. H., the 9th instant of hemorrhage OF
the bowels, the result of a wound re.
ceived in the army, gunshot wound
through the body at the battle of Pleas.
ant Hill, in May, 1864. His age was So
years.
Charles B. was son of Abram and
Emily (Connor) Adams, was native of
Skowhegan and resided here until he
enlisted in Company d, 18th Maine In.
fantry in 1861. He left Somerset some
% years ago and for the last IA years
was engaged in fruit and confectionery
business in Gorham, n H. He was one
of a family of eight boys and six girls,
five of whom are now living, viz: Amos
Prescott of California, John c. of Fall
River, Mass, Morrill, p. of Saltwater,
Me Asa M. of Highland, Me, and Mark
S. of Skowhegan.
His wife, formerly Miss Hattie Smith
of New sharon, Me and two daughters,
survive him. Funeral services were held
Sunday, the 9th instant. The Grand
Army post and the l. o. o. F. lodge of
which orders he was a member, offici.
ated at the funeral. Burial was at
Mechanic Falls, Maine, where he re-
sided for some years. His brother,
Mark S. Adams of this town, was present
at the services
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13
Service DELAYED.

The Revere postoffice In Cornville, )
miles from Skowhegan, has had very
satisfactory mail arrangement. The
office supplied neighborhood of about a
dozen families and received mail from
Skowhegan by stage that left here i'm
medately on arrival of the afternoon
mail train from Portland, arriving there
usually not far from six o'clock ia the
evening. BY the adoption of the rural
free delivery system it WAS arranged
that this mail for the Revere neghbor-
hood should leave Skowhegan at about
s o'clock each morning GO direct to East
Madison, thence to South Scion, thence
easterly to the north part of Cornvile
and returning by Savage postoffice, the
lower village of East Madison and thence
to Skowhegan via Revere. Thus Revere
would not be served until some time in
the afternoon and mail that arrives in
Skowhegan at p. M. for Revere which
Is now received there at 6 p. m. would
under the r. f. d. arrangement reach
that office sometime in the afternoon of
the next day. Naturally the Revere
people were not pleased at this arrange
ment and Hon. Alonzo Smith aud others
demonstrated against it and proposed a
change so Revere could be supplied by
the carrier who drives a short route and
who leaves Skowhegan in the afternoon
upon the arrival of the mail train. Spec
ial Inspector Boutelle, who arranged the
routes planned for the carrier of this
short route to 90 first direct to Ea. Mad
ison and to return by the so-called Mo.
luncas road to Skowhegan. Mr.. Smith
proposes change so that Revere shall
be on the short route and the carrier go
to Ea. Madison by the way of Revere
and return by the direct road from Ea.
Madison to Skowhegan. Pending the
consideration of this proposed change
the authorities at Washington have re-
scinded the order for the installation of
service by rural free delivery on routes
3, and 5 from the Skowhegan office
The service was ordered to have begun
on these routes April 1st, but now it is
liable to be delayed month or perhaps
more
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13

1t was announced In London, Monday,
the 10th instant, that Gen. Lord Methuen
and four guns had been captured by the
Beers commanded by Gen Dearey. The
news came like thunderbolt to London.
The extra editions of the evening papers
giving an account of the disaster were
eagerly bought up and their readers
hurried through the streets with anxious
faces, and bitter remarks were passed on
the subject of the governments declara-
ton that the war in South Africa was
over.
The text of Lord ktchener's despatch
announcing the capture of Gen. Methuen,
follows:
pretoria, Saturday, March SIG great
ly regret to have to send you bad news
of Methuen. He was moved with 900
mounted men under Major Paris, and 300
infantry, four guns and pompom, from
Wynburg to Lichtenburg, and was to
meet Greenfell with 1900 mounted men
at Northumberland today. Yesterday
morning, early, he was attacked by
Delarey's force between Twe-Bosch and
Palmietknill. The Beers charged on
three sides. Five hundred and fifty men
have come in at Maribogs and kraaipid.
They were pursued by the Beers four
miles from the scene of action. They
report that Methuen and Paris with the
guns, baggage, etc, were captured by
the Beers. Methuen, when last seen,
was prisoner. have no details of the
casualties and suggest delaying pubica-
ton till | can send defiuite news. think
this sudden revival of activity Oh the
part of Delarey is to draw off the troops
pressing De Wet"
Lord Roberts, the chief,
who announced the British disaster, 10
the House of Lords, said General Me
thuen for over two years, had carried on
his work with zeal, intelligence and
great perseverance adding that the gen.
eral was beloved of his men and that no
work was too dangerous or difficult for
them or General Methuen.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13
To Subscribers.

We are about to send out bills to all
subscribers who owe US for two years
and more. II any who are indebted to
US will kindly look at the date printed on
their papers, they may readily see
whether they owe US for the time spec
flied above or not. Anyone whose date
is March l, 1900, will owe US for two
years, and anyone whose date is earlier
than that will owe us for time in excess
of two years. Kindly examine the date,
remit for the amount due, $3.50 per
year, and save US the trouble and ex-
pense of writing to you. Remit by
check, post office order or. express money
order addressed to j. o. Smith & Co.,
Skowhegan, Me-, at their risk and ex-
pense. Please give this early attention.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13
Probate Proceedings.

The March term of the probate court
convened, Tuesday. The following out.
of-town attorneys were present: w. K
Jordan, Bingham; Augustine Simmons
North Arson; c. o. Small, j. W. Foster
Madison; l.. r. Folsom, South Norridge
wock John W. Manson, Pittsfield; j. F
Holman, Athens. Business WAS trans
acted as follows.
The wills Of Francis A. Williams
Guy w. Boston, Mary Jewell were pre-
sented and those of Isaiah G. Walton
Benjamin Cluer, Samuel E. Morrill,
Enoch l.. Ford were allowed.
The accounts in the estates of William
H. Colby. Sarah F. Cannon, John Gray
Emily n. Osborne, James II. Lord
Jacob V. Herrick, William W. Davis
Ruby A. Hanson, Cora B. McDermiC
were presented and accounts In the ee
tates of Franklin d. jenkins, DrummonC
Farnsworth, Allen Peavey and Luthe
Holbrook were allowed.
Inventory in the estate of Harriet n
Longley was filed.
Petitions for administration were pre-
sented in the estates of Mary La yrenee
James H. Athern, Edwin Goodrich, Al
bert l.. Howes.
Administration was granted In the
estates of Emily Holley and George b
Osborne.
John w. Amazine was appointed guar
dian of the minor heirs of Warren A
Worthen, and Charles NJ. Lovejoy of Yer'
M. Lovejoy.
Authority to sell real estate was aekec
In the estates OF AlVa E. and less,
Russell, and license was granted TO sci
real estate in the estates of Edna Z
York and Horace d. Ridley.
John NJ. Stanley guardian of Eli Hig
gins filed his resignation.
The names Of Philis Remic and Blanche
Rsmic were changed to Phlis Savage
and Wilburta Savage.
Petition of William H. Lang, executor
Of the will of Mary j. Currier, to have
the collateral inheritance tax of her es
tate determined,
Petition to compromise claim in tn,
estate of Mrs. Sarah Hurd was presented
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13
Country WeekIies.

OF the IA 827 weekles about II, 900 arc
denominated country weekIies. The re-
mainder includes class journals OF various
kinds, together with weekly issues from
some OF the larger daily Offices These
country weeklies have value greatly be-
yond the conception of any one who has
not given to the matter careful considera-
ton. They occupy place in country
homes as close and as influential as that
of the country doctor. Nothing has been
found to supplant them, and nothing ever
will be found to do so. They tell the
story of local happenings so dear to local
readers without which the weeks record is
never complete. Fifty millions OF people
live outside the large cities-so, 900, ooc
of country people. 1t is the local country
weekly which reaches them. Charles N
Kent.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13
The Boston strike.

The strike Of freight handlers, team
sters, longshoremen, etc, inaugurated
last week, in Boston, is assuming alarm
ing proportions and Is very far reaching
in Its effects Drivers of the American
Express Go. are expected TO suspend
business today also drivers of coal teams.
Business is paralyzed in Boston and
greatly retarded in places centefing in
Boston. Little freight is being shipped
from Portland aLa other Maine cities
and towns that has to pass through Bos-
ton and but small shipments of freight
are received in Maine from Boston
The strike of the coal team drivers,
likely to take place presents one of the
most alarming features of the trouble az
it menaces not only many industries, but
also the welfare of many house holders
and especially the people in the poorer
quarters of the city.
Lynn shoe manufacturers expect that
the factories must shut down by the end
of the week if the Boston strike contin-
ues. The leather men will be unable TO
get material to furnish to the manufac
turers.
There are 10000 men now idle and
theiI ranks likely to be sweled by sym
pathetic votes of the Building Trades
Council and the Boston Central Labor
Union which will meet, tonight. and the
entire city beginning to suffer from the
effects of congested traffic, the only raw
OF light visible is the hope that the con.
ference of business interests which has
hAn orrnt, I'd 70, In
settlement of the strike.
Practically the only firm doing bust
ness is the X. =. Brine Transportation
Co., the non union concern over whose
teams the trouble originated. They
have augmented their number of teams
to the greatest limit and yet cannot meet
the demand of the business men. The
other teamsters whose men have Joined
the strikers declare that the trouble
could be settled and the strike ended in
an hour if the merchants would agree
not to deal with the Brine Co. The
strike is sympathetic, the question OF
wages does not enter into the trouble.
Governor Crane and Mayor Collins are
making every effort possible to bring
about a settlement. The influence OF
the Civic Federation has been worked
and President Hanna replied, "If you
will point out way will be glad to be
of service. We should have indications
from both sides that our good offices
would be acceptable"
At conference between a committee
of Boston Merchants Association anC
representatives of the freight handlers
Transfers and longshoremen was with.
out result, save that the declaration was
made by the labor men that the strike
would involve $4,000 or 90 600 men if /;
settlement was not reached.
The serious character of the movement
over 30 small matter originally, would
seem to give promise that a settlement
must come before many days.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13
Somerset Town Meetings.

BRIGHTON, March ION oderator, r.
w. Crawford; clerk, Frank Farrin; as
SCISSORS H. l.. Wyman, Chas. York Rob.
ert Davis; treasurer, L. Z. Corson; col
lector, William Russell; agent, w. j.
Foss; auditor, L. d. Mathews; school
committee, George Hayden, Loren Smith,
highways, $l400; schools, $3.50; other
purposes, $3.50.
CONCORD, March 10-Moderator, E. o.
Vittum; town clerk, w. W. Hamblett
selectmeB, w. w. Hamblett, Simeon
Howes, e. W. Higgins; town treasurer,
G. 5. Healy; collector, NJ. R. Healy.
Money voted for highways, $1,000;
schools, what the law requires.
DETROIT, March Moderator, C. T.
I. Harris; clerk, Geo. l., Rand; select
men, o. E. Libby, Henry Young, w. R.
Raynes; treasurer, Franklin Lord; col.
lector, Almon Houston; agent, o. 4.
Libby; school superintendent, c. T.
Harris. Money voted for highways,
$500; schools, $475.
HARMONY, March ION oderator, Z. K.
Farrar; clerk, R. H. Reed; selectmen,
w. K. Marble, W. 5. Bemis, G. d. Ma
COON; treasurer,..R. H. Reed; collector,
g. II. Rhoades; agent, w. +. Marble
school committee, G. II. RhOades, +. B.
Reed, +. l.. Willis. Money voted for
highways, $4,000; schools, what law re-
quires; other purposes, $500.
HARTLAND, March 10-Mo derator, C.
II Smith; CLERK, Carl Randlett; select
men, A. w. Miller, F. 5. Burrill, j. 2.
Manson; treasurer, Carl Rsndlett; col
lector, F. Nevens; superintendent of
schools, c. II. Smith. Money voted for
highways, $500; schools, 1925; other
purposes, $4,000.
MOOSE RIVER, March 3-Moderator,
II. W. Holden; clerk NJ. f. Holden AS.
SCISSORS, j. II. Colby, Richard Holden,
Sylvanus f. Holden; treasurer, M. f.
Holden; collector, Richard Holden !;
school committee, Minnie Holden, Novel
Kew, T. II. Kennedy. Money voted for
schools, $3.50; other purposes, 1925.
PITTsFIELD, March ION oderator, O.
II Drake, town clerk. T, +. Getchell !;
selectmen, c. K. Vickery, J. ID. NJ. Fos-
ter, c. f. Frost; town treasurer, II. r.
Libby; collector, w. +. Priest; agent,
j. w. Manson; auditor. o. 5. Haskell /;
Lsncey, F. L. Laudman. Money voted
for highways, $4,000; schools, $3,700 !;
other purposes, sl0,82b.
ST. ALBANs, March l0-Moderator,
N. l.. Merrill; clerk, D. j.. Frost; Sc
lectmen, p. w. Libby, w. o. Hilton, P.
F. Emery; treasurer, F. E. Brigham;
collector, j. L. Palmer; agent, p. w.
Libby; auditor, s. B, Prescott; school
committee, W. Fl. Carson, A. F. Hurd,
c. j. Worthen. Money voted for high
ways, 81, 100; schools, $1,100; other pur-
poses, $1,000.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13

Rural free delivery of mails is taking
immense strides. 1t is exceedingly pop
ular in most if not all places where it is
installed, and is bound to sweep the
country. With the opening of the new
year the number of carriers employed in
the rural free postal delivery service was
raised to $500 There are now pending
6700 applications for the extension of
service. 1t is estimated that 5000 of
them will be granted by the establish
ment of that many new routes at very
early day. Maine was a trifle behind
the procession in getting these routes
started but is making rapid progress
toward the head of the column, now.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13

The Maine cities Bangor, Augusta,
Brewer and Belfast were carried by Re-
publicans on Monday. Party lines were
not drawn with the usual vigor in some
OF these cities. Ia Augusta and Belfast
the Democrats made no nominations.
Bangor and Brewer gave heavy vote in
favor of making the bridge across the
Penobscot river, free. A citizens ticket
prevailed in Biddeford against citizens
ticket No. q
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13
Letter to Steward Bros.
Skowh hogan, Me.


Dear Sirs; You understand grinding
wheat, buckwheat, rye, oats and corn.
We understand grinding white lead and
white zinc. The two sorts of grinding
are not much alike. Very likely oats
and wheat behave very differently in the
mill and you manage them differently
we know very little about your work
don't need to; we'd rather depend on
you.
But we paint your house and mill, and
out-buildings; perhaps you'd be glad to
know about grinding paint; for some
people mix their paint with a stick in "a
tub.
We use lead and zinc-nothing else
And our zinc is as tough as your oats,
Tub mixers imagine they mix it. They
don't; they can't. Fakes grinding TO
mix lead and zinc
They are both white. Tub-mixers
don't know it; but tub mixed lead and
zinc is a streak of one alongside of a
streak of the other.
We grind as you grind; and our paint
is lead and zinc ground together, mixed
intimately: it is neither lead nor zinc
but lead and zinc; the lead is lost and
the zinc is lost; each lost in the other:
both lost in the mixture. Lead chalks and
zinc peels; lead and zinc ground together
hang on and protect each other.
We take care of your mill outside; you
take care of it inside.
Yours truly,
F. W DEvoE Il "a.
- Loo 1 Z ..a.fI
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13

The British military authorities have
a good opinion of Uncle SANS army and
are not ayerse to taking advantage or
availing itself of some of its excellen.
ces. The new army regulations pro-
posed by the war secretary, providing
for increased pay and other reforms
which have created comment, appear to
have been directly copied from the
United States. They hope in this way
to increase the efficiency of the British
troops.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13

the President to take effect May l, and
the President rendered the office to
Congressman Moody of Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Moody accepted the portfolio. Mr.,
Long has had this resignation in view
for months and has only awaited the
final disposition of the Schley case to
carry it into effect. The department
has been ably managed under his dk
rection particularly during the Spanish
war. AS fighting machine it did grand
work, but after the war the chickering's of
army officers dimmed the glory achieved
in active service. This is apt to be the
case in the army as well the navy.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13

Coal is great article of commerce
This is apparent when the product OF
but one country is taken into account
Great Britain alone exports about So.
100000 tons of coal per annum to
foreign countries, among her chief Gus.
toners being France, Russia, Spain,
America, Sweden, India and the East
The export trade is exclusive of bunker
coal taken by steamships engaged in the
foreign trade, which averages about
IL, 600, 900 tons per annum.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13

Former Gov. John 2. Altgeld of Chi
cago died at Joliet, H., Wednesday
morning at 100 O'clock. He had been
unconscious since midnight. Mr.. Altgeld
was the principal speaker at pro.Boer
mass meeting, Tuesday night, in Joliet
theatre and was taken violently i'll Just
after he delivered his address.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13

Portland Press The selectmen of
Skowhegan have been instructed by the
voters to enforce the prohibitory law.
1t is little curious that in town of
the character of Skowhegan such vote
should have been needed to stir the Off
cials up
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13

Old Home week is to be held in Maine
this year, the first week in Augusta.
The State day will probably be observed
in Portland. These officers were chosen
President, John F. Hill, Augusta; see
rotary, Hon. Samuel Matthews Augusta ;
treasurer, Hon. Oramandel Smith, Au-
gusta.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13
Working ga Hours a DAY.

There's no rest for those tireless little
workers-Dr, Kings New Life Pills.
Millions are always busy, curing torpid
liver, jaundice, biliousness, fever and
ague. They Danish sick headache, drive
out malaria. Never grippe or weaken.
Small, taste nice, work wonders. Try
them. Csc at F. H. Wings drug store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13

People are very anxious to witness
parades, especially when royalty is to be
on exhibition. 1t is strange that peo-
pie are so anxious to see King Edward
but such is the fact. People are paying
big prices to see his coronation parade
A balcony on Ludgate hill commands
over 5000 while single seats on the
Strand command from SIS 10 S25.