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CHAPTER Xix.
OIL Watcon.

plll Watson.
Tho ,h'rifi OF Ellisyille set In his
onicc oiuus the machinery OF the law:
which e., 90 say. cleaning his revolver.
There 9is not yet any courthouse.
Tie sheriff was the law. Twelve new
N, unds IN the hillside back OF the
Cptthge tlutel showed how faithfully
hs had executed hts duties as Judge
ard jury since he had taken up his
sshce a. The beginning OF the Cow
bspom o. t1llisvnle. His right hand
bad found somewhat to do. and he had
done 70 with his might.
I1lisyilic was near the zenith OF It's
osd cmiunBce. The entire country had
cane brpid-horn. Money being free
vi .siyy RIs not tess so. The bar OF
ne Cottage was lined perpetually
Wild meo from the range rode their
ocrscl up the steps and into the bar
room. demanding 90 be served As they
Hst IN The saddle. as gentlemen should
Slass wa too tempting 90 the six
shooters II these enthusiasts. and the
3arkc@Pe-- begged the question by
slowing away the fragments OF his mir
-ov and taeping most OF his bottles out
NJ sirht More than once he was asked
20 ..ol1 ~ a bottle OF whisky so that
snno cpw punchor might prove his
Sill ~ shooting the neck on from
~ hlaE The bartender was tact.
urn ari " times glum. hut his face
S1s thu snly one at the bar that show
ID any irritation or sadness. This
railroad own was a bright new thing
for tn hrrsemen Of the trail--a very
joyoU, 'hng. No funeral could check
ffeir bdiriiy: no whisky could daunt
.heir lrbitS. long scared with alkali.
Il was notorious that after the civil
var buman life was held very cheap
all or", America. II having been seen
now ,mll n thing Is a man. how little
missed amy De n million men taken
ODDLY from thc population. Nowhere
was lit' cheaper than on the frontier.
ard uo place ON that frontier of
.cSs rl'ie than AZ this wicked little
city
Tho ,hcrin Of Ellisvilie looked
-houEhilr as he tested the machinery
~ the itw. tie had warrant for a
new bal man who had come up from
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To Yawn and stretch.

DO not try TO suppress a yawn. Il
is natures way OF resting tired mus.
cles and does not necessarily mean
that you are sleepy. You yawn be.
cause you are tired. You may DO
sleepy. also. but that Ia not why you
yawn. To cape is not an indication
OF laziness either. far more frequent.
ly IL IS an evidence that muscles have
been oyerstralned and require rest.
II you are where you can stretch at
the same time. do so. for II Ia also
natures way OF relaxing tho muscles.
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SHARKS IN TORPEDO WORK.
Suugestion That the Great Fish 30
Utilized In the Naval Service.

Suggestion That the Great Fish es
utilized In the Naval Service.
An sorts OF queer devices are Of
fered the army board OF ordnance and
Qualifications as engines OF destruc-
ton. One OF the strangest sugges.
tions OF this kind yet presented to tho
consideration OF the board contem-
plates the use OF large FISH. prefer
ably sharks. for the propulsion of sub
marine torpedoes. According 90 the
plan proposed shark Is to be Inn
prisoned In n tube at the rear end OF
the projectile. and Is to be controlled
in It's movements by the active appli.
cation OF wireless tolegraphy.
In case the shark became restless
and attempted 20 swim away on his
own account II was TO be given an
electric shock. and in that way kept
on It's course until the torpedo had
reached It's target Another remark
ably ingenious proposition emanated
from the same fertile brain. and con-
templated the employment. Of war
balloons In any desired direction. In
this case also the birds. harnessed
to the aerial vehicles. were 20 be con
trolled In their movements by a sys.
tenn OF wireless telegraphy. These
balloons were TO be provided with
torpedoes. or bombs. which could be
dropped at any desired point by the
use OF wireless tclegraphy.
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Novel Court Decision.

During the severe earthquake IN
Guatemala. April 10. 1902. a certain
block OF buildings WAS destroyed. Il,
was insured against hre. but not. as
was stipulated In the policy. agairs,
fire occasloned by an earthquake. and
in this case the lre which destroyed
the buildings and the shock were al
most simultaneous. The owners Of
the property claimed that It's destruc.
ton was caused by the overthrowlng Of
a lamp Immediately before the earth
tremors. and thus In the end the legal
decision was made TO hinge on tho
exact time when various cities on
the line OF movement were wrecked.
Timing an earthquake by a court de.
CislOn IL novelty.
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me lHIiln nations. and who had cello.
atri his frst day IN town by shoot.
-nE .vp men who declined 20 get oil
he Sidewalk. 90 that ne could ride his
Iors0 more comfortably there.
Bill "ttson. the sheriff OF Ellisville.
was q u'tyily built man. sandy haired
red mr,. Iched. and solid. His legs
were ,pwed and his carriage awk-
Tard 10 had thick. clumsy looking
g1ges.. whose appearance belied their
Aeftus{s Bill Watson had gone
through che Quantrcll raid In his time
20 Wa- nothing 90 him when he was
20 b. Killed. Such a man Is careful
% a., shooting. because he Is ere
1sss Of being shot. having therefore a
vast llvantage over The desperate
Il two )r three victims. who does not
set ae.,pt the fact that his own days
IRE numbered. The only trouble In
rcrat 90 this new bad man from
below vis that bis mental attitude
On tlis point wGs much the same as
that Ut sheriff Bill Watson. There.
fore rjs sheriff was extremely careful
about he oiling Of the cylinder.
81 iniahed the cleaning OF his six.
ehoo''r and tossed tho oiled rae into
the drawer OF the table where he
sept lac warrants lie slipped the
heavy Weapon into Tho sclhhard at
his r.sht ice and saw that the string
held "a scibbard fuly o. Ms tr1uscr
ieg. that be might draw tlc sun
1mol-liy and without h.rirlrc. from
SOS afr1fh. tic was simple. UMPIRE
tcl,i1. man. NO, % heroic fgure ar
he riapi. his weight resting on the
oidos ~ hiss tcot. looking out cf Tire
window town the long aud Wind-awopt
stree 90 Ellsviilc.
G1ffrilY The gaze ~ th. sheriff
fcrr ID becoming occupied with tho
dnrn 1T a horsoman whose steady
riding secuted 10 have purpose other
'han iur ~ merely showing his 10Y
ln living sud riding This rider passed
other RIDERS without pausinr. Ho
came 40 the street at a gallon until
1ppust the oaicc door. where D.
icrkri 80 hi8 horse sharply aud
sprr lg from the saddle
'Morria'. Bill." he said.
"Morrin'. Curly" said tho sheriff
pleasantly. 'Iooi,in for a doctorl
You're riiin' pcrty fast"
"N1pe. said Curly. reckon It's n
shade 100 late for a doctor"
The sheriff was gravely silent.
<A1trr lille ho said. quietly:
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roy Kite Phn,onrnnh..

Remarkable have been tho PHOTO.
graphs taken in cloudland by means
Of box Kites. Tho kite Is FIRST flown
10 tho height az which II IA intended
10 take the photograph. and. having
been made secure 20 a windlass be.
low. the camera is attached 20 tho
line on one side and 20 a second kite
On the other, and is thus taken up TO
the first kite. Some remarkable pic.
lures have been secured in this Tnan.
ner. and II Il certain that In the next
great war tho kite.camera will play
an important part.
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- strlke bv unlonIats.

The English tail1rs have the credit
Tor being The flrst 90 Offer organized
.rgeisjance 20 industrial oppression
and hence were the pioneers OF mod
rrn trade unioulsm As early as lt2i
Ia the days of the handicrafts. ta~re
was r. union OF ta.lors IN London nam
beFirF $4,000. and they went ON str.ae
FOR better conditions OF employment
notwithstandirg the acts 81 parliament
that outlawed such combinations
made strikes criminal act and limit
ed wages by law.
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Amy troublo?"
Yep Plenty"
"Who?"
why. it's Cal G-eathoutc. You
know Cal Last week he goes on
west ways. a.lookin fer some winter
range that won't lie SO crowded. lie
goes alone. Now. to-day his horse
comes back. draggin' his lariat. We
lowed we better come tell you. o.
course, they amt no horse gcttin'
away I'm Cal Greathouse, not II he's
alive"
The sheriff fell into thought. slowly
chewing at a splinter. I'll tell You,
he said az length. slowly, IL KANT
very we'll cit away right now. You
go over an git Cap Franklin. He's
good man. Pick up somebody else
YOU want TO go along with you. an
then you start out on Gals trail. near
as you can git at II. You better take
along that id Grcascr O yorn.
tina; big Juan. f,r he kin run trail
like a houn'. You stop at all the out
fits you come 10. fer say fifty miles.
Don't do nothin' morc'n ask. an then
go on. II you come Co n outfit that
haint seen him, an then another
outfit furder on that has seen him.
YOU remember the one that haint II
YOU don't git no track In fifty mile.
swing around TO the southeast, an cut
the main drive trail an see IL you
hear Of anything thataway. II you
don't cit no trace by that. YOU better
come on back in an tell me. an
then Wen sec what 20 do about II
furder."
"All right. BILL" said Curly. rising
and taking chew OF tobacco, I'm
which the sheriff Joined him. IAN
right You got any papers fer IT'S 90
take alonE?"
Papers," said the sheriff contempt
uously. Papers? He'll"
Ike Anderson was drunk-calmly
magnifceutly. satisfactorily drunk. 1t
had taken time. but Il was fact ac-
complished. The actual state Of NJ.
fairs was best known To Ike Anderson
himself. and not obvious 10 the passer.
by. Ike Anderson's gaze might have
been hard. but Il was direct His
walk was perfectly decorous and
straight. his brain perfectly clear, his
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SCHOOL ESSAY ON DUCKS.
Boys Writing Showed He Had Deeply
Studied the Subject.

A schoolboy In Jowe; City. Kan,
was assigned TO prepare an essay on
the subject Of Ducks and this is
what he wrote: The duck Is low.
heayy-sot girl, composed mostly OF
meat and feathers. He is a mighty
poor singer. having a hoarsc voice
caused by getting two many frogs In
his neck. lie likes the water and
carries toy balloon IN his stomach
TO keep him from sinking The duck
has only two logs and they arc set
so far back on his running gears BY
nature that she came rurty near miss.
Ing his body. Some ducks when they
get big have curls on their tails and
are called brakes. brakes don't have
to set or hatch. but Just loaf, 20
swimming and eat. n ! was n duck
I'd rather be n drake every time"
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SURE
The Robust Physique Can stand More
Coffee Than q Weak One.

WN Ngb1aA SeW SNeHN
Coffee Than q Weak One.
A young Vlrginian says: Having
a naturally robust constitution far
above the average and not having a
nervous temperament. my system was
able 10 resist the inroads upon Il
by the use OF coffee for some years but
finally the strain began To tell
For ten years have been employ
Cd as telegraph operator and type
writer by a railroad In this section
and until two years ago had used cot
fee continually from the time ! was
eight years old, nearly 20 years
The work OF operating the tele-
graph key Is a great strain upon tho
nerves and after the days work was
over I would feel nervous. irritable.
run down aud toward The last suffer
90 greatly from insomnia and neu-
ralgia. As | never indulgcd in intoAt
ealing liquors. drugs or tobacco In
Gny form ! came I'd the conclusion
that coffee and tea were causing tho
gradual breakdown OF my nervous
system and having read an article Ia
the Medical Magazine on the compost.
ton ~ coffee and 10 toxic effect upon
tire system. | vas fully convinced that
coffee was the cause OF my trouble.
Seeing Postum spoken OF as not
having any Of the deterioratiag 81.
focts az coffee decided 10 give up tho
siimulant and give Postum a trial The
result was agreeably surprising After
a time my nerves became wonderfully
strong. | can do all my work az tha
telegraph key and typewriter with fur
greater ease than ever before. ny
weight has increased IS poundA my
general health keeping pace With H.
and I am a new man and a better one
Namo given BY Postum Co. Battle
Creek. Mich.
There's n reason.
Look in each r&g. for the famous
little book. The Road to Wsllyills.
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A Professional Nurse Tells Her Ex-
perlenee With Doan's Kidney Pllls


perlenee With Dosn's Kidney Pllla
Montague. Mass.
Foster. Milburn Co. Buffalo. ". Y.
Gentlemen heartily wish those
who are suffering from backache and
disturbed action of the kidneys would
try Doan's Kidney Pills. As was the
case with me. they will be more than,
surprised with the results. had been
troubled for wears with my spine.
could not lie on either side. Spinal
cramps would follow. and words could
not explain the agony which ! would
endure. While In these cramps Il
could not speak or move. but by MAXI
ing a great effort after the cramp had,
left mo could begin 10 speak and
move a little. but my whole back was
so sore and lame that I could not
even have the back bathed for some
time. My nerves were In a terrible
state. would rather SIT up al night
than 20 To bed. dreading the cramps
and the terrible backaches. consult.
ed physicians. but got only a little
relief for the time being. Seeing your
advertisement. my mother urged mo
TO try Doan's Kidney Pills. After
using one box was better. and have
ever since been on the gain. have
no backache and no cramps now and
! feel like a new person. My nerves
arc better and I know my blood IL
purer Words cannot express my
thanks To- you for what Doan's Kidney
Pills have done for me. In my work
as professional nurse | have a chance
20 recommend them: and they did mo
so much good that ! will do so on
every possible occasion.
HATTIE BRIGHAM. Nurse.
Doan's Kidney Pills arc sold at so
cents per box. Address Foster
Milhurn Co. Buffalo. n. Y. for a free
trial box.
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Power Of rhouoht.

"Although tho power Of thought II
often exaggerated. q Is much greater
than most people imagine" said a
woman. Evil or depressing thoughts
u h said, create literal poison In
the blood. and by producing enough
OF this poison a man could actually
think himself TO death. Depressing
thoughts depress physical vigor end
lead to diseases such as dyspepsia
which In their turn lead TO still great
or depressi IN. and. once started or
this track. the end Is a mere matter
Of time"
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The Future Life Of Animals.

Sir William Blunden. doctor and
haronet, has just favored a meeting
of the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty 20 Animals with some views
on the future state of animals. lie
certainly believed. he said, in the
future existence OF animals, and
though he could not bring forward
evidence In support OF tho PROPOSE
ton. he could not al the same time
bring forward evidence TO the con
trary. II they took the case OF the
tirker's ass. which was born and
reared In hardship. he found II hard
10 think that n morciiul Creator
formed that animal merely 90 suffer
NJ the hands uf man without recely.
ing some compensation in the next
life. " not In the present,
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ARE WOMEN REALLY sTINoYi
Some Good Reasons why They Should
Not BE So Considered.

Are women meaner I'm giving than
men? II cannot rightly DO urged that
they are. Women. after all. in buy.
ing or In giving are commonly making
use OF money that others have earned.
They have been trustees OK other peo-
pies money for two thousand years.
and long use has made them careful
OF their trust or course the petty
moannesses OF a certain kind OF WON
an have Afforded infinite opportunl-
ties for mems jests and contempt. but
those petty meannesses are nothing
in comparison with the great mean.
nesses of really sordid men -Specta
tor.
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Man regards human nature ~ q
packmulc on which 90 pile his sins.
Prosperity Is liable 10 turn the Chris.
tan rarn lnlo dull tTot.
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To Wash China Silk Dresses.

China silk dresses may bo quite success.
FULLY wished Remove all spots with benz
Ilno. Then wash la warm soapsuds, rub
bling between tho hands, rinse through
several waters Uso Ivory Soap aud do
not rub tho soap on the dress. Wiring rs
dry a. possible, wrap In "A sheet or clean
CVLIVu cloth aud, when partially dry, iron.
ELEANOR X. PARKER
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4 witness testified to having voted
100 times 10 one election In Scranton,
Ia.
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A GULoGY ON SIN.
Woman's Declaration That Il Is M
Worth LIVING For.

Woman's Declaration That lt Is ~
Worth Living For.
Tho Paris correspondent Cf the Lon
don Globe tells a curious story OF n
certain English writer who
had always. before he came 10 a mo q
disastrous end. been famous for his
want Of balance" This individual APP
pears 10 have come by his defect nat
urally enough. To- Judge from the por.
trait Of his mother sbctched by ono
at his friends. The writer once took
that friend TO see the lady In question
nnd this Is the way iu which the in
tervicw is described:
1t was a beautiful sunny day IN
June. the sort Of day when all normal
people want 10 be out OF doors. We
went To- a pretty house in London, ami
werc ushored into a drawing room.
the shutters and curtains Of which
were all carefully closed. the gas b.
ing lighted. and where there was a
icEcninE smell of some very strong
perfume Crouched In a large chair
vas the most terrible looking cid
dame. with long. skinny hands and
gllttcring black eyes. She gave me a
claw to shake and looked 40 me fixed.
ly. Young man said she. ! don't
know Why you come 90 see an old
woman like me. but / can give you
.omc excellent advice. Remember
ths. There o. only one thing on
earth worth living for and that Is
,.u.
= child's ccanitlons.
The late Frederic n. CoudCrt. law
yrr and wit, had rrclt fondnoss for
-hildrcD Tie collected indofatigably
the qualat sayings OF children. and
one OF The treasures OF his library
wa8 a small manuscript volume filled
With definitions that children had
composed This volume was called a
"child's dictionary" and these are
some OF tho definitions that Mr.. Cou-
dCft would read from it.
"Dust-Mud with the Juice squeezed
ont Of u.
Snoring. Letting OF sleep.
Apples The bubbles that apple
trees blow
"Eack bitcr-a mosquito.
"Fan-A thing TO brush the warm
OF with.
Water that went to sleep In
the cold
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-08-04
A GREAT CAROLINIAN.

1t is always pleasure to note the
great and good men who go out from
North Carolina and to observe the
good work they do In other parts Of
the country.
Every loyal North Carollnian will
read with pleasure the following sent
out from Baltimore some days ago.
"Rev. DR.. A. c.. Dixon, former pas
tor of Emmanuel Baptist Tabernacle,
at North avenue and st. Paul street,
now the Seventh Baptist church, and
at present pastor OF the Ruggles street
Baptist church, Boston, has been in
vited to become the successor of Rev.
DR.. G. Campbell Morgan as head OF
the work at Mortified, Mass, founded
by the late Dwight l.. Moody, accord
ing to advlces from Boston.
"Dr. Dixon, who is brother OF Thos.
Dixon, Jr., the author, was pastor of
Emmanuel Tabernacle more than ten
years ago. He Is native of North
Carolina"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-08-04
Executors Notice.

Having qualified as executrix of The
last will and testament of E. N. Mel
son, deceased, late OF HALIFAX county,
N. q, / hereby notify all persons
having claims against the estate Of said
deceased to present them TO the noder-
signed or to- her attorre,.. Mess. Kitcb-
IN, Smith & Kltchin. an or before the
2ist day of July, ]:a'a. ..r this notice
will be pleaded in bar OF their .recoye-
~. All persons indsbted to said es-
tate will please male irn~cd;a.a settle
ment. EI!Z.B..TH NIL ON
This July Fl, 1904 Executrlx.
1916
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BREESE APPEALED.

Judge Keller of the United States
district court heard in Charlotte last
week the case of w. E. Breese who
wrecked the First National Bank OF
Asheville seven years ago. The Jury
was out seven hours and. returned a
verdict of guilty Of Incorporating
money. Judge Keller sentenced
Breese to seven years in the United
States penitentiary at Atlanta. An ap-
peal was taken on the exceptions and
Breese escapes a while longer under
bond of $4,000.
The Charlotte Observer remarks:
"There is an appeal to the Circuit
Court Of Appeals, new trial or a
re-hearlng or two or il that court is
unfrlendly, an appeal to the Supreme
Court of the Uuited States, reversal
there of the court below, or in case OF
an affirmation then perhaps a re-hear-
Ing, new trial granted, another ap-
peal following conviction, and so forth
and so on ct cetera ad lnfinitum. It
Is no wonder that among the things
that fatigued Col. Hamlet he included
the insolence of office and the laws
delay"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-08-04
J UDGE MULLEN COUPLI
MENTED

Judge J. NJ. Mullen of the Corpora
ton Court Of Petersburg, rendered a
very important decision last Saturday
in a case against the Virginia Passen-
ger and Power Co, which was highly
complimented by the Richmond Times
Dispatch.
We mention the case rot because
our readers lee! any particular interest
In it, but because a Halifax county
mans ability is conspicuous. Judge
Mullen is native of Halifax county
and about twenty-five years ago prac.
tlced law in Scotland Neck, and bis
friends here will be glad to learn of his
SUCCESS in Petersburg. He was Com
monwea'th's Attorney in that city for
some time, and fer the past few years
has been Judge OF the Corporation
Court. The Tlmes-Dispatch presents
good picture OF Judge Mullen and
highly compliments his able decision
and exhaustive review of the case be-
fore him.
He granted the petition for a re-
ceiver.
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COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION,

The State board of election met in
Raleigh Monday, August LIST, and ap.
pointed boards of election for the vari
Gus counties of the State.
The gentlemen appointed for Hall.
fax county's board OF election are: A.
Mcdowell, Whit A. johnson and J. T.
Dawson.
The State board Of election is com.
posed of FIVE men, three Democrats
and two Republicans. The Democrats
are w. G. Lamb of Martin, R. t. Clay.
we'll OF Burke.J. R. Lewe'lyn OF Surry
the Republicans are A. B. Freeman, o:
Henderson and Clarence Cal, of Wilkes
The county boards are composed oil
two Democrats aud one Republican.
The State board prescribed the fol.
lowing sizes !cr tickets fer the Noyem.
Der election f.: Congressional 2x4 inches
the state and judicial tickets 4xlC
inches; and the electoral: tickets 4xS
ches-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-08-04
FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS

Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used Tor sixty years by millions of
mothers tor their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. It soothes
the child, soitens the gums, alias all
pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
tremedy for Diarrhoea. 1t will relieve
the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Solo by Druggists in ever part of the
world. Twenty-Five cents a bottle. Be
sure and ask for t'Mrs. WinsIow's
Soothing Syrup.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-08-04
Administrators Notice,

Having qualified as administrator
upon the estate Of Peter l.. Powell, de-
ceased, I hereby notify all persons
holding claims against said estate to
present them to me at Heathsville, N.
c., on or before the 18th day of Au-
gust, 1905, or this notice will be plead
IN bar Of their recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate will come for
ward at once and settle and save costs
of euit.
This LIST day of August, 1904.
8.4 4t w. r. NEVILLE,