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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-22

a Tudor rose design in old rose ana green. Scrim is very nice TOT cur tains if the room is very light. put lI is very necessary that the light shouio not be kept out, particularly in nv
 ing room. Bobbinet makes pretty cur tains, as does also madras The long windows shown are curtained Wlth cream figured madras. which hangs m
 beautiful folds and softens the lient' without keeping 1t out. l cannot i11 nn derstand why so many people VIII cheerfuily spend dollars and dollars on white lace curtains, which, to my mind. have no redeeming quali litles. Yet how often we see row after row of houses, all having lace curtains m the parlor that are almost identlcai;; There is one house in the town that | often have occasion to pass, Wnlcn delights me every time l see It. ana makes me curious to know about its occupants It stands nearly in the middle of a long row of houses or brownstone, with three steps leading to them. This house, unlike the others. has green latticed shutters. The sash curtains are of swiss, with rune, and are caught by cord mere is A green Venetian blind ana lnslde curtains of some dark material. prop ably velour. Instead of the big panes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-22
IN CAMP

s1N HE utter dependence of the pres
 ent generation upon luxuries
 and the speedy decadence of
 civilization consequent thereby has become the slogan of the calamity howler
 Almost, when in our cities, might we be tempted to turn gloomy at these prophecies. Personal ease-yes, per- sonal extravagance = Is certainly marked characteristic of the modern day, so marked that were there no other side to 1t, one might fear we were fast becoming race or sybarites. For tunately, there is another side@ and that shows, if need arose, we could forego our lives of ease and return to the sturdy ways of our fathers.
 If we are as dependent on mere bodily comforts as the croakers declare, why is therc an increasing desire to rough 1t for at least part of the year? Women as well as men are going Into the woods for their recreation. They want to get as near to nature as they can, even at the cost of mere physical conveniences. For the benefit of those women who have never enjoyed tkis specially rest ful and health-brinFing recreation, yet feel they would like to try it this summer, if they but knew how such things were managed, a short dfscus- sion on camping. its comforts and dis comforts, may not como arniss.
 The selection of 0 site is important. Though 1t need not be far away in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-22

the form of a small tin pincers or cIamu. Not only does it make hulling more expeditions. but 1t saves much handling of the berries. which is de- cided item in its favor. For washing strawberries destroys the flavor, and the picker's hands are not always above reproach. cherry seeder somewhat resembles a miniature meat chopper. It can be fast ened to any table. and the cherries are surprisingly little crushed.
 There are also apple parers, one on which great red apples are set whizZlng to bring off the skins and take out the core at one and the same time. and mighty short time at that. Only the woman who has made apple hutter without a parer knows what boon the instrument is.
 Since appendicitis has cast it's pail
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-22
A Stocking Hint.

THE VERY sheer stockings. which l this summer has introduced mean a weary lot of work If you are at all hard upon stockings.
 Get them a size larger than you usual ly ear Instead of wrinkling up in un- comfortable creases upon your feet, they adapt themselves to circumstances. and save a deal of alarming.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-22
Drainage in Hot Weather.

r COX sharply after drainage during l. hot weather. no matter whether or not everything seems to be sweet and clean.
 Pouring a very weak solution of car holic acid down tho pipes or putting caustic soda in ba rtI and sinks, letting the water carry tts strong solution
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-22

A MOTHER revival of fad is seen in 4 the bringing out of rose jars and the consequent gathering and pack ing of rose petals among the spices which prolong, rather than overwhelm. the rose odor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-22
Rnsa Iars Revived.

through the pipes with it, will do much toward keeping things in order. Re peat every couple of weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-22
Effect of Good Tools on the Tempe

Effect of Good Tools on the Temper. HAVE good tools, even if they have A4 to be few, for your work. no matter whether 1t Is art in some one of its varied forms, business or housework. The quality of your tools will reduce the wear and tear of the work on your
 temper to {. minimum.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-22
-Alz Important Ezrt
 oP Me OWhD

point of actual distance. it should be so secluded and "woodsy' as to give the impression of beings liar from the madding crowd" Get into the noun tains or hills. if possible, ana by all means choose a place where there is water. if it is but little stream in which few fish may be caught sfor breakfast. Canoeing or boating adds much to the pleasure of this open-air existence, and the question of carting provisions is much simplified if meat and fish can be supplied by the bud ding Nimrods and Waltons of the party.
 Also eschew a place where the pestiferous mosquito does abound. and tent screens by night as part of every camping equipment. but it is far easier to avoid their haunts.
 But" some one asks, what shall we take along? What about a roof over our heads, bedding. cooking utensils and provisions?'
 The answer depends largely on what kinu of camping you intend to do. If you are to go on a canoe trip, every thing must be as light and portable as possible; for a fortnights stay in one place more leeway is allowed in the matter of weight and consequent con- Veniences.
 Fortunately, camping equipments can now be bought in the most compact form. Nor need these necessarily be expensive; though uch Is the fasctna~ tion of the life it is well in buying to choose utensils that may be used from season to season.
 The Cooking Question.
 Wood stoves that can be collapsed into canvas case twenty-seYen inches long. twelve inches wide and an inch thick folding aluminium bakers for bread making or roasting; and ret1nned or aluminium skillets, pans, pots plat ters. cups. knives, forks and spoons that fit into a nest and weigh put five or six pounds altogether, solve the problem of cooking.
 permanent camp, stoves for gasoline or oil may be more used, but the former is dangerously explosive and the latter has the unpleasant habit of permeattng everything within reach Not even Mark , Tapley could cheerfully contemplate pro- visions transported at great expense for hundreds of miles only to be found rocking with kerosene.
 A useful appliance when cooking is 10 be done by campfire s a grate, look ing very much like folding steel foot rule. This can be set on green logs and the fuel underneath economized.
 Frequently when on canoeing trip tents are not carried, the party, even the women, sleePlnig in bags rin Sr 2n rub ru6, the sky is poetically starry, but scarcely so pleasant when clouds do empty them selves in the wee. small hours
 For the permanent camp, tents are. or course essential. These must be ab- thusiastic camper loses heart under leaking canvas. Most of us can stand couch that Is not downy, but water soaked one is wrath-rouser'
, 1906-02-28

"oH DICK, 1--we BEEN so MISERABLE"
she smiled sweetly. well, no matter,
Dick. I'll get one of the caddies to
look for it tomorrow"
Tomorrow? And | won't be here TO-
morrow, Mollie." Dick came slowly
up the steps and stood beside the little
figure in the long carriage wrap.
In the sky a few stars were strug-
Cling through the clouds, Behind them
IN the clubrooms the fire leaped as high
as Dicks shoulder, making the veranda
doorway a searchlight that could be
seen far down the road.
Dick dextrously led Miss Blake out
Of the doorway into the shadow of the
ivy vines.
"Mollie," he said, you know I'm
leaving in the morning before your
heads turned twice on the pillow. I'm
in dead earnest tonight. You've got
to give me some sort of a definite an
swer. I'm not made of iron or wood.
l love you, and l want you to be my
wife, and I'm willing to wait till you've
had all the frisking around you want,
but | must have an answer, straight.
If you're playing with me, say so, and
We'll call it quits, but don't keep me
dangling on like this"
Dangling on? Why, Dickl" Miss
Blake's pretty voice had in it a distinct
note of reproof, and she lifted her little
nose daintily in the air. Anyhow"
she added condescendingly, while dim
pies ran riot, its absurd of you and
me to talk of marrying-absurd! Why,
ever since l wore pigtails and you wore
kits we've played together and been
inseparable. In as used to you as l
am to dinner 365 days in the year,"
Dick listened courteously with his
head bent, slowly scraping a putter
along a crack in the veranda floor.
Anyhow" he retorted, you like me
or you wouldn't have been bored with
having me around all these years. In
fact"-he forgot the putter and looked
up at her dangerously-"you know you
like me-bully well too! And you're
perfectly well aware that l worship
the ground you walk on"
Miss Blake toyed with the folds of
her carriage wrap a bit ~uneasily and
gazed far out on the sound with wist-
full eyes. 81 dare say you think you do,
Dickie, dear" she admitted. land as
for newell, I'll be frank enough to
say that | care an awful lot for you.
But, you see, I've been thinking grave
ly. And, Dick, it's nothing in the world
but propinquity."
"Propinq1ity?' echoed Dick vaguely.
"Uh-huh," confirmed Miss Blake, nod
ding the chiffon ruffies in her lingerie
hat. when two people live all their
lives on the same street together-next
, 1906-02-28
Some Company.

1t gives us a faint inkling as to the
population of our interior department
when we read that a spoonful of milk
sometimes contains as high as 10000
600 germs.
Any one who has time and paper
enough may get out his old arithmetic
and figure up how many germs that
makes to a common, ordinary glass of
milk.
Without knowing just exactly how
many it would be we feel safe in say
ing that no man need feel lonesome
who has drunk a couple of glasses Of
that kind of milk, though he might be
in blissful ignorance of the fact that
he had so much company.
Doubtless If the germs were to quar-
rel over something and divide into fac
tons and inaugurate a civil war he
would think that 1t was just a plain
case of indigestion.
Possibly 1t is better for ones peace
of mind that he Toes not know about
the germs as they pass down. 1t would
be most annoying to be obliged to nod
and say Good morning" to each n
before taking him in.
, 1906-02-28
That Livingston
Girl
By CONSTANCE CAMERON
Copyright, 1905. by E. c. PARCELS

A certain golf club on Long Island
has a pretty mite of a house with a
deep veranda, a room with a huge fire
place and another where the game may
be discussed across snowy tables.
Miss Molly Blake had gone out ON
the veranda to see If her aunt's car
riage was coming. Far and near,
through the early October dusk, the
mist was gathering.
A stalwart young figure in golf
clothes came up toward the veranda,
wading to his knees in the mist.
Couldn't find it," he said.
ooh. pshaw"." answered Miss Blake,
who was pulling on her gloves. Then
the dainty pink thumb, which had been
a trifie obdurate. vent in all right and
, 1906-02-28
Humor ano Philosophy
By DUNCAN N. SMITH
TIME TO HUSTLE.

When business troubles multiply
And family cares are pressing
And everything combines to try
To keep a fellow guessing,
And down to zero is ~ pile
And empty is the larder.
Then is the time to force a smile
And grit your teeth the harder.
When you have sounded every scheme.
And there is nothing doing.
And all the future prospects seem
AS blue as patent bluing;
When sallen clouds obscure your skies
And all AROUND YOU settle,
That is the moment to arise
And show the world your mettls.
There's nothing in 1t when you sit
Around the house and grumble
Or throw n large and noisy fit
Because you prospects m
And load the weary atmosphere
With language sulphur tainted
And try to make the thing appear
Much worse than 1t Is painted.
Go STRIKE out from the shoulder
straight
And thus your nerve recover
And then play football with your fate
And drive bad uck to cover.
And If your plans should then fan
through
And to the winds &C killing.
There's always this to comfort you:
You had the fur of fighting.
, 1906-02-28
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Wit is an accident; humor is a habit.
A quiet wedding is no key to the aft
er situation.
The man who is on a hunt for trou-
BILE can find plenty of friends who hope
he will find it.
hunting all the year round.
1t is not in getting the worst of 1t
that makes us feel so bad, but it Is
apt to be that the other fellow got the
best Of ii.
, 1906-02-28
Moved.

"Jones is in a bad way"
"Why, the last time | saw him he
was living on Easy street."
"Well he is living on SneeZy street
now. He is fiat on his back with the
grip"
, 1906-02-28
Shiftless.

Single men cant keep a single thing:
They never see their store increase.
Unless there under heavy bonds.
They caraot even keep the peace.
, 1906-02-28
Learning Early.

~Johnny-Ill stump you to see who
can skate nearest TO that danger sign.
Willie-What's the use? There amt
no girls round.
, 1906-02-28
81 81

Dieting For Tones.
Il suppose our
great singers live
on hum ming
birds"
Yes: that diet
does very well
for the sopranos,
but the bass
singers take nat
urally to frogs'
legs"
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-03-03
professor del Colegio sMaria Luisa
Dolzs.
DOCTOR GuSTAvO uu0OZ

DE LA FACULTAD de
Medlclna de Madrid y Ex.pro-
fesor Clfnico del Hospital de
San Carlos, de la misma Fa.
cultad, de regreso de su viaje
4 Madrid, ha establecido su
ofcina professional en- la calle
de Tetuan No 81.
Horas de consulta de 2 a
4 p. m. Telefono no 326. d.
Hoy sufri6 Ia frsctura de un
hrazo, q causa de una cAida on San
Tarce, una mia de nuestro amigo don
Jose Maria Flgueraa Jutz del Trihu
nal Supreme. Lamentamos y hsce'
nos votos por el reatablecimiento de
10 expresada nina.
Hoy embarca para Ia isla dc
Cuba el ioven don Victor Lopez M.
$50 empleado de 10 administration dc
Co.reos do San Juan, que renuncis
au desttno y va hAcla aQuella repd bli
CO en- buica de otro porvenir.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-03-03
B1BL1OfECA DE sLA DEMocRACIA.

mia de modo dgubr desconodo como los perros que la
man & IL muerts
Ls gusbs revOlcarae por Ia herba como los cachorros
corer como una oca palmoea5 por las al que
sol penstAba cuAo C1ando ADRIAN vntans pamoteaba
Sc sgitabs 90 Ia cams para que Ia vsteran segniia
No parecia conocr nAdie 10 mismp acogA msdre
que camarera "a padre que MI al cocheo que coc
nera.
70 essimabl padres que tsu desgracados eran ycm
Csda dia ib verls Comia menudo cI cato me pee
mit6 obsefvar -a Gmab,-parscfa dsngu uno
pstos de otroa prsferir agunoI
TeniA enoncS doce amos eltabL desarroAda como una
loven do dleciocho era mas alta que 20.
Sc ocurr6 ID idea de dessror u gooneria oblirar
as mente farse en- Algo dsDguy los gutos oblgaa
sA dire pero . trabAjo msts de inatntgss
elecciones
S. debA u'go vlendose de deseos escouendo con
cuado oe pudran lervrno obener espscc de sm.
mento inegencay sumentr a POGO poco 81 insensbe
funcionsmieuto de 40 cerebre.
Un da de ella dos pAtos uno de sopa osro
de de vlua Azacsra LIS hce probAr ambos 0u
alternative luego d6 que ecogera Comic crems
En POGO tenpo Ia hce muy goost sa ell punto que solo
psrscG desear Conoca psffeAmente los paos
que a guaban apoderabA svdamente de elos Lorabs
Cusndo sc los q9itAbAn.
Pene entonceI euse6Arle scudir u ccm.dor al oir
toque de Me cos6 10 consegc So eabeci6
dudro eIpsce de corfeac6n eae aouido gu1to
bisn una rec6n entire los dos IeDdoS conQuene On
encadenamicnto de ldea-s puede lamar idea espece de
eslsb6n inatintivo entre dos fiDcioneI orgsnicM
Leve auD mas leioa mi xperiencs e enIeh son gran
rabao Conocer hora de las ccmdG por medic d. relo
Durtne much0 tempo me fle impolibe lamu enci6n
htcs s gu; pero GonHu quo ars en- e rudo del hre
que dabA las horaa FL medic snpIdO fac lenslo uprnf Ia
campo todo Sc eVDIban ban al cOmsdo euando e rso
daba ! doce.
tEn pocare cerls t cimpanGdIs Cads yeY
Que ola dar bora hcA pasr uero poco
ttodsb6 dire cpenl de cue todaV M no tenAn 4
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-03-03
CONSEJO EjECU1NO

(Continuaei6n de la pdgina 2a)
del eeGor 6 cAhame.
~Sr. Dfsz Navarro. Propons en-.
miendas & 10 seccionss A y 6" del tex.
to inglss.
Mr.. Feuille. Propore en- la sec.
ci6n Il que toda persona tspgs derscho
q cszar.
Mr.. Grahams Sc opore = pide Ia
votaci6n. La enmlenda 90 sprueba
por msyorfa.
Sr. Sanchez Morales. Porque Sc
multa CON IN dollar nj que mats & un
ave J con IN dollar hsssa veintictnco
al que mats & un ave acuatIca?
Sr. del While, Pido que dicho
proyecto do Icy sea pospuesto indefi :.
nidsmente.
So vota y ea derrotada Ia moci6n.
Mr., Poat. Pido que el G. B. so
quede soble Ia mosa para continuar
81 discussion hoy.
Eue aprobado.
So toman en- confederation los
proyectos do ley 81, SO, 60, y So para
ser considerAdos hoy.
Ls session 90 levant6 q las s y 25.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-03-03
BERTA
cu.ba dc atsncOns nj SO ba mas en- que en- O d'mh

se cuiiAba de aba que los dema
Sc celebr6 el lmatrmo1o.
Debe usted comprender cuan viva mi cnrosidad.
AL da sguiente fo{ vrr B,rts 81 gu rostro
los dema d preocupada uncsmente del reo de Ia comids
E On clmbo parcels enamorado atabA de extlr fsa Ia
afscci6n de esp0a iugando ella foese gato
Aquello le parcels 10 meicr.
Frecusne mucho Ia pronto note que BtA recCnocS
80 marido nzGba aeas miradN codicio antes
guardabA para los platos de dulce.
Segu todos movmientos conocA rudo de-
IA escalera as habcones pNlmOa6 al verle
rostro an6gurado e umnAba con una AmA dc dcha
de dsseo.
LIE amaba con todo cuerpo tOds au ama
bre alma de odo corszn con al pobe corszon de AMI
NAL reconocido.
Era verdaderamene gen admirable cindidA de ID
psa6n frsnca senci de h passion carnA pGdcs so embargo
tai como nturaexa oa s6res aDte de ell hon bre ID
complcsra desfgdara todos los mAc del IenmentO.
Pero se csnl6 bien ponto de Sqae hsrmosa cratura
Ardente mud Solo pissba aguna hor del dia lAdo.
pueg le pArecfA su6ciente dedicarle Las nochca
rerta empe26 padecsr
e esperAba desde Il maj 10 noche, con Ia mrada fla
reo penssndo squera en las comlda pdes ell comlA
aiempre en- los restaurants para no hAcero
E.f,queci6 Ia cuitada.
Todo otro pensamento. deleo sphec borrsrOn de
u alma; las horss que e vfln para ellis % aoE
SuUcio Pronto smptzo GtIt6n vOver 10 madrugada Pa
saba las veadx cno de Ryt muieres solo voviA
con el alba
Ella % neg,ba . metere en- snes de que 81 eGIse
PermSnec pmov ss los olos hlo obstnadAmnte
an s Iguas de bronc Que moVan enttud deelpeant
mrcspdo una una del gran cuAdrsntc de porcena
All OR desde os trot de cabAo Ie leVantaba brus
cime cuando entraba e curto 1hAbt con rsgoo Ads
man e reo, como para decre:
mira cu6n ATds o.
FL empeEaba aentir miedo AqueA idioA enAmondG
csIoGAi irriaba fusr dc brstO Una noehs s psg6
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-03-03
A v | s O..

Dsseosos de msiorar Ia aparien.
ola del empaque de nuesiroa oigarri.
llos, de shora en- adelapte nuestrss
marcas de garrillos sColectiyas v
sViole.oss iran encaie.illadas On for
ma dc petacas, y muy en- breve todas
nuestras marcas ser&n encajstIlladss
en- 10 misma forms.
Con sl fn de disipsr toda duds
respecto & la legitlmidad do nuestro
producto, que pueda surgir & eonse.
cuencia de 10 nuevA marquills, deses,
mos hacer constar que eito Gu mad q
alters 10 buens calidsi del mismo,
Porto Ricae american Tobacco
l. m, d. Company.
Ell departamsnto dc 1'esoreris
levant6 embargos en- Poncs, Juans
DisE y Mana.l.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-03-03
C1NTURoa Elr,fRNo MAS

FUER1E EN- Ill .MuAD0.
Con IA intenc6n de hactr conoeer intro
dnejr nuestfo clntur6n el4 trico a CROWNS
eit los lugares donde no { "a a6n conocido,
Gleremos mandar uno aualquler persona
que 10 necesite, absolutamente gratis. ESQ
IS I'm ofreclmiento honesto, hecho DOR una
firma segura honrada.
81 Vd. ha perdldo la vitalidad se sienta
sbatido desalentado; debil nervioso 81
lie agoba una vejez prematura, Y ell vigor de
"a Juventud esta perdida 81 padece de doIo.
res en- las espaldas, perdida de la virilidad,
Indigestion o yaricocela = este cansao de
pagar dinero los medieos sin encontrar all.
vlo puede Vd. ser cura0o con el cintur6n
electrico CROWN. D
sabemos que nuestro cintur6n puede ga.
mario, que Vd despues de curado 10 re-
comendara d otros enfermos, que de este
modo quedaremos indemnizados de nuestro
cfrecimente liberal.
L0 QUE Sc DICE.
Su cintnr6D me ha curado de ia Debilidad.
de la Farcocela de la enfermedad de Ners
Vlos, pot la cura de las cuaIes habfa en- yano
consultado I'm gran n1mero de medicos,
hasta Greer mis- enfermedades incurables,
Por fin Ia Providenca me mand6 gu cintur6p
electreo, con cuyo uso obtuve Ia curacion,
JOSE CAHPRA, ciudad de Mexico,
CUMPLIREMOS CON 10 QUE DECr.
MOS. - Cortad este aviso, mandadnoslo con
su nombre, direction UN PESO americana
para gastos de tfansporte, y rnandaremos
Vd el cintur6n electrico GCROWN,s
CROWN ELECTRO MEDICAL co.
2f9 Beard Bldg, New York, Il. u A.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-03-03
IMPORTkNTIS|AO

La eleetricidad 90 insuperable
cuando es empleada propia , cisntfa
samsnte On los tratamisntos de snfer
medsdes agudss y cr6nicas; supers &
10 cisncis medica para la complet .
rastsuraci6n de la salud
Ell vITALIzADOR o CINTURON
ELECTR-CO DEL DR.. ADDISON,
Este renombrado J msravilloso
aparato posse poderes curativos y 90
recomendado shcazmente por las au.
forbade msdicas & 10 humanidad 81.
fridors de REUMA, ANEMIA. DE
BILIDAD GENERAL, ENFER NE.
DADES DEL ESTOMAGO. INsOM
MOS, IMt OTENCIA, AFECCION
CARDIACA, DOLORES DEL HIGA.
DO, RINONEs, CABEzA Y EsPAL,
DA, ETC. Este nusvo procsdimiento
curative 60 recomsndado con eficacia
para aquellas personas que 90 en-.
cuentran debilitadaa por ex ,esivos
trabaios inteleciuales. En- ciudades
importantes la electricidad 90 pueata
% prActicR en- miliares de hoapitales
donde numerosas personas son cura-
das. Los habitantss do poblaclones
pequefias car ecen de 10 elecsricidad
por ser muy costosa 6 por no ex!stir
en- teles puntos; q estos ofrscamos
uuessro insuperable VITALIz ADOR.
Sus corrientss invisibles dan vida y
energis q cualquier poder humane que
40 popga en- contacto con elias.
dSufre usted querido lector de al-
ganas de las enfermedades citadasp
81 % asf CON el uso de nuestro cintu.
ron cisntfco aus padeeimiensos dssa.
parsceran por complete; ordsnad pues
uno de sltos VITALIzADORES os
corveneereis. El prscio de este eele.
bre sparsto es IS 90 pero con el objsso
de hacer coroeer versalmsnte su
poder curative nos proponemos, por
corto espaeio de tempo, concsderlo
por 10 psquefa suma de sl00. Ins.
trucoiones acompaflan q cada spara.
to. Hay mas de 9789O0 en- uso. No
pierda tempo y ordenelo hoy, que es
la fusnts del RsiuvenecimlenIo para
10 regeneration dc la Hunsntdad. AL
recibo do su ssllo d. dos c:ntavos On.
viartmos nueltro catalogo general
deacribiendo innumerables novsdada.
dea DlrijaseA
NOVELTY SUPPLY COMPANY.
r. o. Box GAO.
Delt. A., ROCHESTER N. Y. y s. A,