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NEWPORT SOCIAL EVENTS.
Mrs. Clews Entertains the Countess or
M,oto-Nrs, Fish's House for sale.

,yr. Clews Entertains tho Countess OF
M,nto-Mrs. Fish's House for sale.
NEWPORT, r. l., July 13.-The Countess
~ Mimic and her daughter, Lady Eileen
Eliot. were the guests this evening OF Mrs.
Henry Clews at dinner at The ROCKS.
This afternoon ex-senator Wolcott gave
small luncheon in their honor at the Pinard
Cottage. The dinner to-night was ior
t,ysntS, ,four guests. Tomorrow evening
Gadv Mimic will be entertained by Mrs
stI,yvesant Fish at dinner and vaude-
willie performance. 1t is understood thaI
Ms Eish will have several surprises IN
store for her guests and that the noral
decorations will be on most elaporate
scale. .,,,,oo,,.nt uaa
,v,ada in TIE SUN that Mrs. Fish would
nrnhablv leave Newport after this season,
nprd that she would place CrossWays,
her Newport villa, in the market. lo,qay
Il was learned that Mrs. Fish has placed het
estate in the hands OF a real estate agehe
10 be offered for sale, Mrs Flsh VIII InahV
one, and there will be many entertainments
at her villa. She has arranged for alnhers
and no,,sic for every Saturday during the
ss,son. and In addition TO this VIII give
grand ball in keeping with similar eVei.s
given by her last season some Gi1ne 49, asD
an offer Of 100000 was made 10 Mrs TlSn "
for Crossways which she refused ,da ~ ~ tbs ,s
not known what price sne mas ha' piaOt anv troube m
IN disposing Of the place, and it Is already
Id that a well-known society woman mas
cast cast longing eyes on the property mara
Events OF a social nature to-day "sre
luncheons given by Mrs: George b. De De
and Mrs. ,onabt A. asnSas br Mrs. s0t Cornelius
Vandsrbilt, EI.D Mrs. Elisha Dyer, IT., MRS
SsnD,,aI samI'' r. Huntington, Mrs. William RI =.
sa%er' sapter and I Mrs. Htsr + Collier; ,Ihs The
ese e,,ssta from several Of the dinners attended
fha onen-air theatre afterward.
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THE CORNWALL BANKS LOSS.
Cashier Cummins's Defalcatfon May Ex-
ceed $4,000.

NEwBURaH, July 13.--It Is believed that
the defalcation of Joseph W. Cummins,
cashier of the State Bank at Cornwall, who
is in jail here charged with grand larceny
may exceed 10000. Bank Examiner Camp
bell has charge Of the institution and until
the investigation he is making is completed
il will not be possible to give the exact
amount.
The regulations OF the cashier have been
going on for a long time. A bank officer
here said this morning: He has been
skating on thin ice for year and half,
IL not longer" This officer suspected long
ago that Cummins was not doing just right,
and he then compelled him to make remit
tances daily for balances due on exchanges.
C,lmm;ns's losses have occurred through
his efforts to get rich quick in Wall Street,
and il is reported that he has been using
the bucket shops for that purpose.
The Cornwall Bank was organized about
seven wears ago 1t was capitalized at s25 900
and one of the chief promo ters OF it was
the sugar merchant, E. A. Matthiessen
who took s25 900 of stock, built the bank
building and kept a good-sized deposit in
il right along. The president is Charles
E. Cocks, q Cornwall merchant. The active
head of the institution was Cashier Cum
minis, who came to the bank from the Queens
County Bank at Long. Island City and is a
relative Of high official of the Long Island
Cummins is 20 years old and became
the most popular man In Cornwall. He
has a wife and two children. He lived in
n fine dwelling, moved in the best society,
drove a good horse, speculated In Cornwall
real estate, sung in the Methodist Church
choir, was president OF the Board OF Trade
and was generally looked upon as a solid
citizen. There were those, however, who
knew that a modest salary Of 81 200 or 81 SEQ
could not keep up the style and display
he made unless he had some other means
of revenue.
The Cornwall Bank. not deeming it's
own safes secure enough to hold its securi-
ties. rented a safe deposit box in one of the
Newbureh banks. Cummins had access
to the box, and it Is known that he visited
il not long ago, but until the examiner goes
through the box no one will be able to tell
whether the securities are intact or not.
4 resident of Cornwall, who is a depositor,
said this morning that the depositors be-
leve that their funds are completely wiped
ont. Several Of the depository were small
business people and others poor working
men and their loss. il nothing is saved from
the wreckage. will be very hard upon them.
The bank examiner took charge this morn
ing and closed the institution.
Cummins is physical and mental wreck.
He collaps d to-day in his cell in the New
burph Jail and had TO have the services OF a
physician. He talked mooherently and
the doctor says he must not be taken tuothe
examination at Cornwall to-mo rrow and
must have perfect rest and quiet for some
days No one but his devoted wife will be
allowed 10 see him until he rccovers
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FORECLOSE ON COLONIAL CLUB
INTEREST ON 100000 FIRST
MORTGAGE IN DEFAULT.

A $4,000 Second Mortgage and Some
$4,000 or $4,000 I'm Debentures
Are Held Mostly by Club Members-Tt
10 Proposed TO Reoryanizo the Club.
The Equitable Life has begun proceedings
TO foreclose mortgage for S190. 900 IL holds
on the Colonial Club building at Seventy
second street and Broadway. The club
defaulted on the interest due June I,
and as the officials OF the club. after getting
a thirty-day extension. see no way TO raise
the money TO keep the mortgage alive,
the Equitable will sell it It is understood
that foreclosure has been decided upon
by the company and the Executive Com
mittee of the club as O result OF several
conferences.
The Colonial Club has been struggling
for the last six years to keep it's head above
water Its handsome and expensive build
ing at Seventy-second street has been too
much for IL. Six years ago, against the
advice Of some OF the older members, 1t
was decided to waive the 500 admission fee
In order to attract members. The men ber-
ship list was rushed up from about 400 to
nearly 800 but one OF the results was crop
OF bad debts on the books.
Al uuUlJlOn W Jli0 iLibb tSnHO bhOiO
has been an issue OF second mortgage
bonds to the amount OF $4,000. Interest
on these bonds has not been paid for two
years. The security behind these bonds
was Of course the equity after the first
mortgage. The equity seemed to be good
enough, for the value OF the property is
said to be about 1885, 900, and the second
mortgage bonds were mostly taken by
members of the club who were anxious
to help the club to a paying basis Then
again. two or three years ago, when the
club owed between $4,000 and $4,000 for
outstanding liabilities, debentures were
issued. They were taken by few OF the
wealthy members Of the club, and the in
debtedness was liquidated. Since then.
however, another large debt for supplies
has accumulated and IN attempt w8s made
sc Mo months ago to meet this by another
appeal to members to subscribe Tor
debentures.
The appeal brought little response and
1t lis understood that President l.. Latin
Kellogg and his colleagues, in the d!scourag-
ing situation in which they found them
selves, decided to let the Equitable COM
pany foreclose and to reorganize the club.
If there is no higher bid at the FORE
closure sale, one OF the executive COM
mitteemen, 1t ia understood, will bid the
amount OF the first mortgage, the accept
ance Of which bid would wipe out the second
mortgage and debenture Indebtedness.
What arrangements will be made with the
holders of these obligations 1t was not
possible to learn last night. After
the sale it is proposed to give another mort
gage to the Equitable and start afresh.
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QUEEN MAY BELL DEAD.
Was 81 Inches Tall and Weighed 80 Pounds
--FOretOId Her Own Death.

Miss Mary J. Piercey who was known
as "Queen May Bell and was one Of the
smallest women In the world, is dead at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Mary II.
Piercey, in Bayonne, N. j. Miss Piercey
was the second oldest Of six daughters and
two sons, and the others were all OF Or
dinary size
"Queen May Bell" was 81 inches tall and
weighed fifty pounds. Two weeks ago
when she was affected by the heat she
told her mother she felt queer about the
heart and was going to die soon. Her
death is attributed to kidney and hip
trouble. She was born in Harrington,
Canada, on May "a, 1858.
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ROOF Garden Mystery at Hammerstein's.

Aga was the novelty at the Paradise
Gardens last evening, and it proved a COM
plete mystery. Aga, young girl, is made
to rise from a coffin in which she is laid
and float in the air while the inventor
The bill at the gardens retains many ex-
cellent features, including Edith Helena,
the woman with the wonderful vocal
range.
EIDE Tyler, one OF the nursemaids in
Punch, Judy 4 Co, tainted on the stage
last evening and was carried off. She had
been ill for a week and her physician had
told her not to play. Her illness is not
serious.
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POWDER MILLS BLOWN UP.
Two Explosions Wreck the Dupont Plant at
Latin, Pa.-Three Men Killed.

PIrrsToN, Pa, July 1s.-The Dupont
Powder Company mills at Latin, two miles
from here. were destroyed by a double
explosion to-day. Three men were killed
instantly and two injured. The dead are
Joseph Day, and his son, Albert Day, of
Pittston, and Alexander Moore Of Latin.
Those killed were at work in the pressing
room, where the first explosion occurred.
The building was smashed to splinters.
The concussion caused an explosion in the
barrel buildings. which were also demol-
and the wash shanty took fire and were
entirely consumed. The storage rooms
were untouched, but the engine and boiler
houses were wrecked by falling timbers
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ONLY FOUR PLAYS LEFT IN TOWN.
And ''Tho Prince OF Pllsen" succumbs to
Hot Weather This Week End.

Ana "Tn0 Rfhu0e OF f1lgemV AuwCumbD 10
Hot Weather This Week End.
The 1Prince Of Pilsen' ends its long run
OF the Broadway Theatre this week. leaving
the field to "The Runaways' at the Casino,
"The Wizard of Or at the Majestic and
"The Earl of Pawtuoket" at the Manhattan.
The managers Of these three plays say they
will run all summer, no matter how high
the mercury goes.
This Is typical roof garden weather and
most Of the roofs are doing good business
Blanche Ring, late star, became q roof
garden performer last night at the Crystal
Gardens She sang two of the songs that
made her reputation, THE Belle Of Avenue
A. and "In the Good Old Summer Time
Every one who goes to the Duss concerts
in Madison Square Garden takes ride
in the gondolas. Miss Sibyl Sammis and
Nahan rranko are the soloists at the Gar
den this week.
The Lion Roof is we'll patronized every
night Fra Diavolo" Is being sung at
Terrace Garden. The Grand Circle Roof
will open in the latter part OF this week.
The steamer Grand Republic Is often not
large enough to carry the people who want
to sail around the bay every night with the
floating roof garden. This has high-class
vaudeville bill this week. Tony Pastors
continuous performance 10 made up OF
high-priced performers. The Leipzlger
orchestra is still at the Eden Musee. The
Vienna Ladies' Orchestra supplies good
music at Huber's Casino.
Miss Margaret Hubbard Aver made her
debut at Keith's yesterday She has fine
contralto voice and is displaying it In
French, German and English songs by
modern composers. Theodore Hamilton
and company In "Uncle John provide the
headline act at Proctor's Twenty-third
street house. "The Rivals" il the attraction
at the Fifth Avenue, 1The Baby Chase
at the Fifty-eighth Street Theatre and
"A Prodigal Father" at the l25th street
house.
Luna Park Is such an immense amuse-
ment place that 1t takes more than one
visit to see all the attractions there. Lew
Dockstader's minstrel company Is playing
| at Manhattan Beach. Pains fireworks
are over in time to allow visitors to 60 to
the theatre Bostock's animal show at
| Coney Island has new and interesting fea-
lures. Tho "Johnstown Flood" at the
island Is mighty realistic.
Merriam Bruce played the r6le OF Arthur
! Roberts In the Japanese Opera AOtoyo'
on the Madison Square roof for the first
| time last night. Bottina Girard continues
to sing the title role and sings, it well
Japan by Night is one of the few roofs
that is uncovered. When it rains the per-
formance is given in the concert hall.
The Grand Circle Roof Garden on the
Majestic Theatre and the Grand Circle
Hotel will open tonight with concert.
The sun., 1903-07-14
RERLHHYl "OYERzEALOUs..



Capt. John D. Herlihy. who was recently
put In command OF the East l04th street
station. pending his trial on charges OF
neglect Of duty, was charged by Magis-
trate Baker In the Harlem police court
yesterday with being overzealous in try
ing to enforce the law.
Herlihy sent Patrolman Baker to a cigar
store run under the name Of Thomas Brady
at 202 East 1OSth street. Baker arrested
Brady, and when the latter was arraigned
yesterday the policeman said:
1T was suspected that gambling was
going on in this man n'sfplaoe went there,
but found no gambling. Then the pris-
oner tried to put mo out and l arrested
him"
Il discharge this man." cried the Magis-
trate. @There's no evidence that an y
thing was wrong in his place, It's shame
to plague business men by keeping them
under a close surveillance when there is
no evidence OF crime
Capt. Herlihy, who was in court, then
stepped up and said:
Hold on, Judge. I think have right
to keep a man on guard where suspect
the law is being violated"
NO, sir; you have not" declared the
Magistrate.
Il believe l have, and I shall send a
man right there to watch cried Herlihy,
angrily.
OF disorderly conduct said the Magis-
trate.
Herlihy then quoted a decision OF the
Appellate Division In 1907 in the case OF
Weiss vs. Herlihy in~which, he said, he
was sustained by tho court in an action
taken ina similar case. He explained that
he had stationed policeman In restaurant
at "a Second avenue, where he suspected
the law was being violated and the restaurant
keeper had taken the case to tho Supreme
Court and later to tho Appellate Division,
getting the worst OF it before each tribunal.
BY these decisions Herlihy held that he
had a right to station policeman in any
public place where he suspected a violation
OF the law, and cigar store, he told the
Magistrate, was public place.
Magistrate Baker said he didn't believe
no had such right and as long as he was
OH the bench he would not allow any officer
to remain In place OF business where he
did not see violation OF the law He told
tho officer he should have left the place
when he didn't SEQ any violation Brady
was then allowed to go.
Brady saved the captain embarrassment
by leaving Immediately after his discharge.
When a precinct man went around to the
cigar store he found the secondhand stove
man next door in charge. He said he had
bought Brady out on speculation for $40.
The police say that Brady's real name
is George McManus and that he has just
finished an eight months term for running
a cigar store gambling house at 20O9 Third
avenue.
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SCHOOL WORK AT A STANDSTILL
No Bidders for Repairs and Contract Bids
Como Away Up.

Commissioner Schaedle Of the School
Building Committee announced at tho
meeting of the Board Of Education yester-
day that the construction Of New York
schools and the alteration OF old ones are
tie-up. He added that the committee
had advertised for bids for the extension
and alteration of Public School 185 in West
lOsth street, which they estimated would
cost SIPS, 900, They received two bids, the
lowest Of which was sl45,O00. The COM
mittee rejected both as excessive. They
got no bids at all for alteration on Public
School so, In East Ninety-sixth street, nor
could they get bids on other repair work,
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UNION CARD FORGED.
Larrimer Has Man Who Presented IL Locked
UU-Card stolen, He Says.

A man who said he was Vincent MoGil-
vray Of 1928 East Forty-eighth street went TO
a meeting Of the Housesmiths' and Bridge
mems Union, of which Big Bill Devery
and Delegate Sam Parks are members, in
Maennerchor Hall last evening. AS soon
as he got there Secretary Jesse Larrimer
locked up on a charge of forging Larrf-
m er's name to a union card which he,
McGivray, presented.
Larrimer said this must be one Of the
tickets which were stolen from his desk
lust before the unions election few weeks
ago. The union has contended that some
OF the books which District Attorney
jerome wants to see were stolen at the same
time.
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MAYOR OF HIS TOWN no HIS AID.
Schenectady Man Charged with Stealing
Not In His Right Mind.

Thomas II. williamson of Schenectady,
y. Y, who said that he didn't know how
or when he got to this city when arraigned
in the Tombs police court on Sunday on
charge of larceny. was committed to Belle
vue Hospital yesterday for examination
as to his sanity.
A few minutes after he had been taken
rom the court, Mayor Horace 8. Van Voast
ol Schenectady entered the court room
ana inquired for him. Mayor Van Voast
told Magistrate Breen that Williamson had
been member Of the Schenectady fro
department until about month ago, when
ne acted queerly and was dismissed. Mayor
van Voast went TO Bellevue to see William
son and will make arrangements for his
removal TO Schenectady as soon as he can
obtain his reIease.
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USED 15-LASH WHIP ON GIRL.
Mother Says Child Deserved Punishment
She Gave Her.

Mrs. Kate Wylver Of 22o West Nineteenth
street was arraigned in the jefferson Mar
ket police court yesterday, charged with
cruelty beating her ten-year-old daughter
Katharine.
The whip used was placed in evidence:
II consisted OF short, thick handle, attached
to which were fifteen leather thongs each
about a quarter Of an inch thick.
Mrs Wylver admitted whipping her
daughter, but explained that she fully de-
served it. She said that the girl was in
corrigibly bad and persistent liar.
At her request the girl was taken to the
Children's Court. Mrs. Wylver was dis
missed with warning.
The sun., 1903-07-14
ALARM IN CHILE.
The Bubonic Plague Spreading TO Nearly
All the Seaport Towns.

WARRINGTON, July ia serious state Of
affairs in Chile, in consequence Of the rapid
progress Of bubonic plague in nearly all
the seaport towns, is reported to the State
Department In a cable message received
this morning from United States Minister
says that the plague, which il was thought
was confined to few places, is now spread
ing to nearly all ports. The alarm in Chile
is so great that the postal service is dis
organized, and Mr. Wilson adds that only
one American mail has been received at
Santiago in nine weeks.
The sun., 1903-07-14
Robert Gair's Pressnen on Strike.

A strike by the pressmen Is In progress
at the Robert Gair printing. lithographing
and bookbinding establishment in Wash
ington street, Brooklyn. IL was ordered
by the Adams Press Print RS Union No.
81 after MIR. Gair had discharged twenty
prtssmen. A representative Of the firm
said that the men discharged were not
strictly connected with the union and that
the union violated its agreement by ORDER
ing a sympathetic strike. There are over
1000 employees in the concern, but II is
not expected that more than fifty Of them
will be affected by the trouble.
The sun., 1903-07-14
HASN'T Drunk Water for Al Years.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j.. July 13.-John
l.. Rosso, ST., father Of the Kingston bother
who was murdered couple Of weeks ago,
made the boast to-day that he has not had
a drink Of water since 1862. For forty-ono
years he has drunk nothing but whisxey,
wine and beer, but always In moderation:
He is now 7s years Of age, Is robust and
says that he has never been sick q day In his
life. He has forgotten the taste OF water.
The sun., 1903-07-14
WU TING-FANTS NEW FOyT.
second Assistant in Corps Of Under Score
taries Of Chinese Foreign once.

WASHINGTON, July 13.-In mail report
TO the State Department. E. II. Conger,
United States Minister at Pekin, announces
tho appointment OF WI Ting-fang. former
Minister to Washington, as second assistant
in the corps Of Under Secretaries OF the
Chinese Foreign Office.
While this gives Mr.. WI Ting-fahg
rSnsr rSmnay sp mss esr,'s all as
utilizing his foreign knowledge and ex-
perience il the Foreign Office 80 desires
Mr.. Conger reports also that Lien-fang
has been promoted to the position Of First
Secretary, or Director Of the Board OF For
egn Affairs, vice Ma Tung, transferred to
the presidency Of the Board Of Revenue,
tary or Director. vice Lien-fang.
The sun., 1903-07-14
Mrs. Coogan Gets Her Newport Deed.

NEWPORT, July l3.--The deed Of White
hall, the David King estate on Catherine
street, from Brown University to Margaret
Coogan, wife of James j. Coogan of New
York, has been passed and Mr.. and Mrs
Coogan are now making arrangements
to enter into occupancy Of the place next
week
The sun., 1903-07-14
More Silver Purchased.

WASHINGTON, July ls.-seventy-fve
thousand ounces Of silver were purchased
for Philippine coinage by the Treasury
Department to-day. The average price
paid was 81. IS cents an ounce
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GADSKT FOR THE OPERA.
MIR. COnried Has Engaged Her in Berlin
She May Sing "BrUnnhilde."

Nine. Gadski has been engaged in Berlin
by Heinrich Conried, after continued ne
gotiations, for next years opera. When
the prima donna left this country last
spring it was said that she would not re-
turn. She and Mr.. Conried then stood
so far apart on the question OF terms that
it was not believed they could ever agree.
Mme Gadski may be heard for the first
time In New York as Brunnhilde. Mr..
Conried signed a contract with her last
week.
The sun., 1903-07-14
CHURCH VALUES IN MANHATTAN.
An Interesting Comparison or Property
Under the New Assessment.

The Federation Of Churches and Christian
Organizations in New York city has COM
pleted the Manhattan section of its annual
tabulation of the tax-exemption list. The
list is more than usually interesting this
year, because OF the attempt before ex-
emption to assess properties at their full
value. This table shows the increased
valuation Of the property exempted from
taxation, except where an asterisk denotes
that there has been decrease, since last
year:
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Bricklaycrs and Bosses Begin Conferences.

Representatives of the Mason Builders
association and the bricklayers' unions
WIN meet tonight to confer on a new foot
,.9 as to wages and hours Of work. For
~ nrst time in twenty years there Ia now
h@ agreement between them, q renewal
"' the last agreement having failed.
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DELAYING THE SUBWAY WORK.
Strike of the Pipe Calkers. Though Small.
Is Serious I'm Effect.

Il was learned yesterday that the strike
Of the pipe calkers is greatly delaying work
all along the line Of the subway, though
only twenty-four are out. The sub-con--
tractors are indignant at the violation OF
the unions agreement with their conf
formally yesterday, but had nothing to
say for publication.
The sun., 1903-07-14

Tho Planoia Is
especially de-
sir Bile In this
Summer Homo
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6be PIANOLA

Tho Planola n
especially de-
sirable In tho
Summer Homo
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m a. .,a ..%A .s.~ Broadway & 33i So. Evgs. $40
IrlIIAlIWllaJ Mats wei. & sat. 2lS.
the EARL OF PAWTUCkE1.
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JOHNSTOWN FLOOD
CONEY ISLAND

E3ARiplSE ROOF GARDENS 4 a T. r s!'y y,
4ERro4s IEF oYs AGA. Es1r,vssanss E," Sss Sales
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1903-09-03

Linen Crash. Etc.
Irish Linen Crash, Linen Cup Towelling. Cur
tain Scrim, Bath Towels and Best Quality Linen
Towels, at greatly reduced prices.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1903-09-03

A few hours before the dawn of last
Thursday, al The town home Of our
Mayor Robert B. Anderson, death came
to call away one who bad not jet bali
finished the span OF life allotted by di.
vInily, bat who through bis compare
lively Eew years OF mature manhood had
become much endeared TO the living.
Harper Morehead was born Dec. 18th,
1860, OF a parensage which, on both
sides, vas descended from the pioneer
gentry ol misslssippi, and who were,
themselves, Of the last generation OF The
old Southern regime which gave The
planting arislocFacy OF 0ur section such
soelal dlasincsIun and tama la The days