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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
Classes In Turkey.

The people Of Turkey are classified
as three classes-the wealthy, the peo
pie Of ordinary means and the poor
The wages which the poor are pad
range from 20 to % cents day. Some
Of the girls who work in the silk manu-
factories are paid as low as ) and
cents for hard days work The ma
jOrity of the inhabitants of Turkey
by the way, are employed in the manu-
facture Of silk. Farming is carried on
very little. which IS due 70 the small
profits which ii brine; and 10 the
scarcity of machinery. There are many
wealthy people in Turkey some OF
whom are said 70 be worth $2,000,cJ0
and they spend freely.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
what lie Was Up 70.

"DO you know Of tie only lrishman
who ever committed su.ci1c:" asked
the story te.le:. You know it j. sid
that IriShmen mover commit suicide.
and when the argument WAS advanced
in crowd OF th.t nationality LIE was
so unstrung that ne decided to slow lis
opponents that Iri,hmen d so"C.'Wcs
commit rash act. He accordingly dis
appeared. and the man Who employed
him started search. Wien lac -)t to
the barn lie looked up toward the raft
ers and saw his man hanging with Il
rope around his waist
"'What are you up TO, Pat| he
asked
"'Orm hanging meself, begobs" the
Irishman replied.
why don't you put it around your
neck|
Faith, OF did, but OF couldn't
braythe, was the unsmiling reply Of
the man from the Emerald Isle Lou
isville COurier-Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25

1T seems odd tlnt the English al
phabet. out OF which can be construct
ed several thousands Of words. con
tains just one word formed 10y the let
ters in their present order" remarked
the Observant young man. THAT word
Is No You can look the alphabet
over. and you won't find any other
combination Of vowel and consOnant
characters that will form word. The
nearest approach is ABB which by
straining q point might be considered
an abbreviation Of Abraham or HI,
which might answer as short for HI
ram. But No. one Of the shortest
words in the language, is the only
bona fide word formed in the arrange
ment Of the alphabet's twenty-six
characters. s."-Philadelphia Record.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
Ue Picked Tn the Rail.

One afternoon when vOyaging to In
iia Is. OF *. was doing in his deck
chair. when Il little lady Of three or
four summers let her ball fly into his
face. whence ii rolled 10 his feet.
Lord Kitchener woke up says NJ. a.
T.. and turned upon the child that
basillsk gaze before which the hearts
Of strong men have often turned 10 wa
ter. But the child was i'm nowise
abashed. "Pick up my ball." she said
imperatively. Lord Kitchener frown-
ed and answered not. "Plck up my
ball." reiterated the small damsel in
sistently. "IIaye not you got nurseT'
said Lord Kitchener i'm an awful voice.
The interrogative mood was answered
by the imperative. Pick up my ball"
Lord Kitchener looked round despair
ingly. but re-enfOrcements were not in
sight where is your mOther?' he
said weakly. Pick up my ball. re-
peated the girl. The ultimatum was
Delivered i'm crescendo tones. which sug-
gested the imminence Of something
worse to follow. and Lord Kitchener
moekly complied. Then he fed incon-
tinently 10 the smoke room.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25

John Clay, tie father Of Henry
Clay. the distinguished tateSman
WAS n3t Only Bao,!st. bui "a BAPTIST
preacher lie resided most o. lis life
in what is known a. tile slashes" OF
Harpver. and his farm. on which he
lived for many years. is two or three
miles from Ashland. Here his son
Henry was born. and probably Porter
Clay, who removed 10 Kentucky and
became a distinguished Baptist min
lister. Robert B. Semple, In his His
tory OF Virginia Baptists.' says that
the Black Creek Baptist church In
Hanover county was originated by
John Clay and that be was pastor Of
the ChickahOminy church. and did
much missionary work in the region
around
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25

LobSters haunt rocks. just Is rabbits
do woods or furze brakes. They can
not live without cover. AMI If there are
no holes in the rocks for them h re-
tire to they bulTow Just IS a rabbit
does, IN the earth and sen turf W. .cr
the water. and there sit. claws for
ward, ready ID seize my intruder o" TO
haul in any morse. WL.'h the sea
washes into the hole. It is doubtful
whether Holsters remain awake all day
Oh the off chance of meal coming 10
their door More probably tiey sleep
Off the fatigue of the previous nights
wander!ngS. But their anteAuae ur,
50 sensitive that they warn them il
anything touches them or even str.
the water ~ electric bell could wori
more iustautsue3u iy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25

In lNIl lie IoIIou Times was in
Ktumcutal in detecting anl bringing
to tie l.-ht of uay far reaching
scheme To Gciraud hy forgery not only
ENGLISH ban.cr>. hut many prominent
bankers OF .uro.c. In an action nj
law lruu-Lt a-I.u~t the Times the
Jury founI tie charge technically true.
and Il verdict of fartEin2 DAMAGES
was given. bat tie JUDGES refused
costs.
As there had been enormous sub
scriptions 10 reimburse the Times It's
costs were set Oh foot 10 the Mansion
House .nd throughout Europe. \ good
Y sum was rai>cl. but the Times firm
Y refused t. handle any portion of It.,
and il was devoted u scholarships.
bearing the name of tie paper, 10 be
held at OXFORD. Cambridge AMI ChriSt's
hospital. while marble tablets COM
memorating tlr event were set up in
the Royal EXchau-c and tie Times Of
flee. notabic tribute 10 straiEEtfOr
ward ENGLISH journalism.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
EIGce Names In ENGLAND.

"Tlouetic ldziness' in tie matter OF
place names is notorious in 10 north
Of England. wri,ts correspondent II
the London Chronicle. Lancashire has
Il curt way Of dealing with trouble
some names. After all" writes a cor
ro pondenr there is an excuse for
saying 'Cost'u' instead Of Jverstone
In these days If stress and hustle. and
lif- is too short t. say Little Urswick
when yau can make yourself under
stood more easily by 'LAOsik. IL
Cunt erlaud I once asked tie way TO
Asrauia. Tic native didn't under
stand for some time. when it suddenly
dawned upon h.u that l meant
'SpetL,y.' Difficulties Of pronuncia-
tion. however, present themselves T.
the L0uloner much nearer home than
Cumberland III ISseX Tor instance,
| once asked laborer if he could give
Lie some rough idea as % how far ST.
Osyth was from any known outpost OF
civ. .ization. lie was most intelli-
gen fellow. for Ac lad scratched his
he'd only four minutes when lie ex-
claimed. Oh. You mean Toosy" I
SUrDY~Cd q II "
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
A Burmese Golden Temple.

At Rangun. the capital Of lower
Burma is situated the famous pagoda
of Buddhist temple the wh0'c Of IT,
exterior Of which = ore mass # Shin
mering god. Tlis generous colting @.
the metal is the result Of years anj
years OF vOtiye offerings to 8uddha
for devOtees from al parts Of tLe
world go to Ranlm and TAKE PIcllC
Of gold leaf, VIII Oh they pi..te on Il,
pagoda.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
The First Steamships.

The first steamship appeared on the
Hudson in 1907 when Robert Fulton
proved the possibility Of steam naviga-
ton with the famous little Clermont.
Ten years later the first steamboat
appeared on the Ohio and Mississippi
and in 1897 the Chancellor Living
stone made her first run through Long
Island sound from New York TO Proyi-
dence. In those days the ordinary
steamboat was about as large as a
good sized modern tugboat, and among
them the Chancellor Livingstone, 157
feet lcng and So wide, was veritable
giant. All these vessels were propelled
by paddle wheels.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
The Desecrntion OF MiIton.s Ton.b.

ne VI " tpai-p'
The body OF tie great poet Milton
was once OH view at charge Of tee
pence head. 1t was in 1899. altcr "a
Little car0usaI that two oyeraecrs and
carpenter entered tie Church Of St
Giles. Cripplc1ate, where Milton lay
buried. and. having GiScovc.c! the
leadcn coffin which contained his body.
cut open its top with mallct end
chisel. when they disturbed The
shroud." Neve says. when telling the
story OF tie gh)ulish deed. tie ribs
fell. Mr. Fountain confessed that he
pulled hard at til" teeth. which resist
ed until some one hit them with Il
stone" Fountain secured all the fine
teeth in the upper jaw and generously
gave one 10 one Of his accOmpliceS. Al
together the scOundrels stole rib
bone. ten teeth and several handfulS Of
hair. and 10 crown the diabOlical bust
ness the female gravedigger after
ward exhibited the body 10 any one
willing To pay threepence for the spec
e.-WeStminster Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
The Hornets sting.

The female hornet * rapid f..
armament with Il rec 4 'reh,o p'ojec
tile. 1t uses i % h..A attack and de
Tense and with remarkable aim an,
efficiency. Tie first stroke Of horne
is as penetrating aS an electric shOc..
VI the base of its sharp sting there !
sac containing poison which, whe
injected into the substance OF its enc
my, causes pain swelling and dscom
fort. facts 10 which most persons are
able to testify by experience. Should
the injection be upon the end Of tine
thumb or nose or upon the tongue there
Is danger from IL. Strong ammonia
applied to the wound IS the best anti
dOte
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
ShInnInR an Elephant.

An elephant is without doubt the
most difficult passenger TO load of any
in the world. 1t is rarely that the best
Of them can be induced TO walk aboard
a ship as did the traditional pair or
elephants who boarded the ark. To
overcome their objection they ale
usually first coaxed or forced to enter
great wooden boxes, when they are
securely fastened and the entire out
fit is hoisted with derrick to the level
OF the deck and swung aboard.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
A, AustrGiinn View Of Us.

"VheI. | get back ID Australia" said
reddent of Melbourne, Il shall tel!
my friends when they set OF for tour
OF the UnitQl states that they can cut
out almost every other town and make
Washington the Mecca Of their pill
grimage. am not saying this by way
Of tossing superluous bouquet ut
the national capital. for local pride
does not require the encomiums of a
transient visitor.
Il came here intending to stay per-
haps forty-eight hours, but after a
weeks sOjourn I'd like 10 liner in
definitely. | count the time | spent in
New York and Chicago as almost vast
I'd, especially Chicago. There's town
would not call home even If they
were TO offer me they entire collection
Of skyscrapers as condition OF resi-
dence But Washington is different.
Here you have pure a.r. skies that RI
val those Of Italy, the finest streets OF
any city in the world and. last. bat not
the least. population that does not
seem possessed If the idea that the
pursuit of wealth is the only thing
worth while Washington Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
S65.25 to California & Retutn.

From August 10th to Sept. 9th,
Southern Railway will sell roUnd trir
tickets to California, good until
October 23rd, 1904, with stop-over
privileges, at remarkably low rates Of
S65.25. Returning different route
with stop.over at st. LOUIS, S66 -
Berth in Excursion Sleeper from
Washington, ID. c., through withou,
change, only $3.50 one way. Per-
sonally conducted Tour For further
information apply to "A. j. Poston,
General Agent, Sunset Excursions,
81 Penn. Ave-, or l.. 5. Brown,
General Agent, Southern Rwy.,
Washington, d. G.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
The GrunfinG OK.

One Of the largest OF the mammalia
Of Tibet is the yak or gruntlng OK
Standing between five and six feet
high nj the shoulders. the bulk Of this
strange looking creature IS not little
exaggerated by the enormous growth
Of hair upon the lower part of the body
and tail Beneath the outer coat. more
over. there is II layer Of fine wool
known as 'pushim." which is highly
priced for the III; King Of cloth
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
n,I,a Eirsf Atlantic Cab'e.

The original 1913 cable weighed nine
ty-three pounds per mile and had Il COZ
ductor OF seven copper wires Of tw"h-
ty-two and a half gauge: price of deeu
sea wire per mile. 5000; price of spun
warn and iron wire per mile. $500; coSi
OF outside coating Of tar and gutta
percha. SO per mile; total cost per
mile. S4S5. At S4Sj per mile the total
cost of the $500 miles Of deep sea wire
was S1.212. 800. TO this add twenty
five miles of "shore end" wirq costing
S1.45O per mile. and we find that the
first ocean cable. exclusive Of instru-
ments. cost $1.2j0.000.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
The Eye Of n Jellyf1sh.

The eye Of jellyfish is so primitive
that we can hardly say whether II secs
or feels-that is. when floating Jelly
fish begins to sink below the surface
Of the water as the shadow Of an ad-
vancing ship falls upon 1t 1t Is proba-
bly, affected by the sensation Of dark
ness. but perhaps the pressure OF the
onrushing wave has something to do
with IL
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25

I'D like to show yol C. COZ IF T.
work I'm selling" said the act. -.
Is something that interests ercry b
man being, How to Live E,mlr
Years"
i've no use for it" slid Glybc
unless it tells how to live hIndr,
years I'm tcn vear.e 4" -. -: -'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25

ne NlNNpN.l - a atHNtF iti' frs
Tile dust blows out of tie Mis-ou"
river" asserted Bob BIdot;c 1T j.
the only river iu tie W)rd whore ti,
dust blows in one -reIt column ogt e.
tie river led. Tie catfsh cone uD &
the surface % Sunezc. Tie MissJur
river is composed Of six parts aand an,
mud and four parts water. The uatH
ral color Of the water Is seal brown. b.
when it rains for two or three da:
and tie river gets pretty wet it chJngc
TO a dark iron gray. \ long rain vii
make this river 50 thin thar II can eaS
ily be poured from one vessel TO anOtL
er like a cocktail. When il IS ordina
rlly dry. h)YeTcr. II hps to be stirre.
with stick before you can pour il on
OF anything Kansas city Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25

The secret of Il happy life does not
lie in the means and opportunities OF
induging our weaknesses. but in know
Ing how to he content with what is rea-
sonable that time and strength may
remain for the cultivation Of our no
bier nature
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
A Few Big Words.

The following are examples Of eight
syllable words in the English language:
AnthropomentamOrp antisuper-
naturaliSm, anticOnstitutionalist, anhy-
drohepsitcrion, iatromathematician. in
comprehensibility Naturalization,
syncategorematical. unconstitutional
ty, unintelligibility. valetudinarianism
and vicissitudinality.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
A BT.faGRnI.

Kifter-That's Il nice umbrella you've
got Llfter-Yes, il was present.
Kifter-Indeed. Who gave 1t to you?
Lifter-Nobody gave it 10 me, but it
has an inscription on il showing that
it was presented to John +. Jones,
whoever that EXCHANGE.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
Tho Lions share.

Mamma-Johnny. see that you give
Ethel the lions share Of that orange.
Johnny-YeS. me Ethel "a little lat
erj-Mamma. he hasn't given me any.
johnny Well. that's all right. Lions
don't eat oranges
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
Thoughts and Faces.

Subtle and sure beyond all other
forces is the power Of thought to make
or mar the beauty Of the face. The
thoughts which dominate you, the mo
tives which are the strongest in your
life, will reappear in your face and
will speak aloud in your manner Your
very gait will tell the story of your life
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
More Coming In.

Mary Ami thought ye wor wurk-
in fur Mrs. McBluff at 50 the week
Brideet-NO. Sure, | hov nice Job
now wild Mrs. Jenkins at 81 the week.
Mary Ann-But four dollar job aint
as good as q five dollar wan. Bridget
Faith. 'tis better if ye get the $4.-
Philadelphia Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25

Soarer s. your lani!ady objected L
Topnote AID his cium singing duets j.
your apartment: Roarer-YeS: sh'
tod me NY room was better than N!
c0rlr.Dy
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
The Coming Out.

The ousemaid-Therell be grand
doin's over TO Mrs. Cashley's mkt
wake. Her eldest daughter Is comm
out. The CoOk-Faith. that remoinds
me. Caseys son ought to be comm
out soon. He's bin In over year
Judpp
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25

When Il rorson'S wool-athcrinc that
means he's lazy. doesn't K. pa
Not necessarily. my son. lie may
be gathering tie wool off the Ian, in
Wall street Philadelphia Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
Personal.

Jiggs-Every time | go along this
road at night am startled by the ap-
partition Of jackass. Jaggs-You amt
the only man that gets frightened at
his own shadow Chicago Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
Al! lie said.

What did You say TO youl
wife Wien You got home late last
night? Jinks-My dear BinkS-ls that
all? Jinks- Yes. She began talking then
Cincinnati Tribune
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25

Temperance in eating and drinking is
cardinal virtue The majority of
mankind Saturate their own death war
rants with their cups and dig their
graves with their teeth.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
Feminine Affection.

Gladys Jack says If don't marry
him he will go and do something fool
ish. Edy;he (gGrcastically)-Poor fel-
low! Gladys (sweetlyj-Yes; he says
he will marry you.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
Too Much.

Judge-Have you anything to say
prisoner? The Prlsoner-No, your hon
or, expect what you say'll be plenty.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
No Cause For Worry.

Patlent-I'm not afraid to die, doc
tor. but | do dread being buried alive
Doctor (checrfully- Don't let that wor-
ry you. I'll see that you are not.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25

God fetters are not more elastic than
iron fcttera.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-11-25
ShenanGoah Herald
Advertising Rates

4 Advertising Rates
Adv hsements with De inserted
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or less for the first insertion and 80
cents !0r each subsequent Insertion.
~ Quarterly or yearly ad,sT.
t.sements by contrsct.
"a Unless the number of inse
tiOns is marked upon the mann.
script, advertisements will be pub.
lished until forbidden and charge
accordingly
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-25
SENATE RATIFIES
PANAMA TREATY
By Vote Of 66 to IA Compact for Canal
Across ISthmuS is Confirmed
WITHOUT SINGLE AMENDMENT
Great Victory for the Hdministr alton
Martin and Daniel both Oppose
Ratification

Washington, Feb. 23.-The
United States Senate today rati-
fed without amendment the
treaty with Panama for a canal
across the Isthmus of Panama by
vote of 90 to ID. The result
was a foregone conclusion, and
the interest in the matter was in
the division Of the vote on the
Democratic side, which was not
definitely known until the roll
was called. AS was expected all
the Republicans voted for the
ratification or were paired that
way. Three Republicans who
we're absent, and Senator Fos-
ter, of Washington, were those
who did not vote.
Fourteen Democrats voted for
ratification and fourteen against.
Two Democrats, Clark of Mon
tana, and Stone of Missouri, were
paired in favor of the treaty, and
three Democrats, Overman, Nc
Laurin and Martin, were paired
against it, so in the total vote
sixteen Democrats were for the
treaty and seventeen against it.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-25
The NEW REPUBLICAN DAILY
The Press Printing and Publishing Com
pany Announces the Appearance of
the Initial Number About the
FIRST OaV of March

The Press Print; 9 and Publishing Com
pany, of Roan' he, announces that, about
March /, it will begin the publication of a
new Republican daily paper, which will be
entitled the Virginia Daily Press. Ar
rangements have been made for a leased
wire service from New York, which, it is
prom.ed, will be the completest and best
IN the State, and which will include, in ad'
dition to all the>important domestic news,
foreign dispatches direct by cable from all
the European capitals. Special cores
pondence has been arranged from the
Orient and the news of the Japanese Rus
sian war will be covered fully every day.
In addition to these features. The Press
will maintain a special correspondent at
Washington, all the year round, and will
also have a bureau at Richmond which
will cover all the important transactions at
the State capital. SPECIAL correspondents
have been appointed in every city an
town in the State and the doings Of TIE
people of Virginia will be faithfully and
completely chronicled by this army q
local reporters.
The paper will be under the editorial
direction Of Mr.. Howe Peyton Gray, one
of the beet posted political writer's in the
State. 1t will be conservative in every
respect, and will especially appeal to that
class of readers who favor temperate dis
cussions of all questions Of public policy
and who like to see news handled sanely
and legitimately. Mr.. +. B. Smith, for'
merly managing editor of the St. Paul
MlnD., Globe, and more recently con
nected with the Chicago Chronicle, will be
managing editor and have complete con
troll of the news service.
The price Of The Daily Press will be "a &
year, and the weekly edition 81 year
Sample copies oil the first issue will be ser
to parties who will send in their names.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-25
Panama Canal Question.

Washington, Feb. 20 President Roose'
welt has selected the men who are to con-
etitute the new Panama canal commission
and formal announcement of the person
mel of the commission will be made as
soon as the treaty With Panama shall have
been ratified next Tuesday. AS heretofore
chronicled by the Associated Press Rear
Admiral John w. Walker, who is presi'
dent of the existing isthmisn canal COM
mission, will be a member of the new
commission, probably its head, and Gen
eral George w. Davis, also will be men,
ber. In addition to those two, Colonel
Frank g. Hecker, of Detroit, who during
the Spanish American war was director OF
transportation for the war department,
has been chosen for a place on the com'
mission. He has indicated his acceptance
of the appointment. The commission Is
to be composed of seYen members. The
other four have been selected, but no In
tmation is given as to who they may be,
except that one of them is a prominent
man IF Louisiana. He will be the southern
man of the commission. 1t is understood
to be quite certain that former Senator
Jam, X. Jones, of Arkansas; former Gov
ernor Sayers, of Texas; Isham Randolph,
of Chicago, Who was the chief engineer OF
the Chicago drainage canal, and former
Senator Harris of Kansas, all OF whom
have been named prominently in connec'
ton with appointments to the new com'
mission, are not among the selections vi
the president.