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The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
SHOOTS JUDGE
AND KILLS SELF
AGED WYOMING LITIeANT TRIED
IN VAIN TO COLLECT A
GAMBLING DEBT.
in COURT FOR EIGHT YEARS
IIdge BrammelI, With Three Bullets
in Body, Is stu Alive
Had Lost His
Suit.

Laramie, wyo., Oct. 25:-william
Lepper, for 80 years resident of this
city, shot Judge. Charles w. Brammel
htree times in the law office of the
latter, then turning the revolver upon
himself, blew out his brains
Judge Brammell is still alive, but
has three bullet wounds in the head.
One shot shattered both bones of the
lower jaw and another severed the
palate. He has chance for recovery,
but his advanced age is against him.
Lepper, who was an old man, has
been in constant litigation for the past
eight years over property in this city
which he lost title to by giving it as
security on a deal in stocks. He had
attempted to regain the title through
the law, which refuses legal standing
to a gambling debt.
Had Threatened Several.
Judge Brammell, when on the bench
several years ago, gave a decision ia
vorable to Lepper, which was re-
9ersed in a higher court. Judge Bran
nell later acted as attorney for Lep-
per, and it appears that Lepper be
lieved that he had not properly looked
after his interests. Lepper returned
recently from California and had been
heard to threaten the lives of County
Attorney Downey, Judge H. v. S.
Groesbeck, Judge Carpenter and sew
eral other attorneys who at one time
Or another have been connected with
the Lepper case.
He was in the office of Judge Groes-
beck but few minutes before the
tragedy Wednesday, and it is now be-
lieved, with the obpect of shooting
the jurist, but was elected. He had
been watched by the police for weeks.
Judge Brammell is one of the leading
democratic politicians of the state and
has held many important offices.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
REAcHEY GETS PRIZE.
Toledo Man Beats His Tutor, Baldwin,
In Diriaible Balloon Race.

st. Louis, Oct 25.-The Aero Club
of st. Louis at noon Thursday award
ed $4,000 cash prizes to the winners
of the dirigible balloon race in Forest
Park Wednesday, the last day of the
aeronautic carnival, which will go
down in history as one of the greatest
ever held.
Lincoln Beachey, of Toledo, who
was tutored by Baldwin, will receive
check for $1,000, the first prize, for
his remarkable round trip flight of a
mile and a half in 4 minutes and 40
seconds, made in a stiff breeze against
which he fought for half the distance.
To Jack Dallas of Toledo. another
entry by Charles ]. Strobel of that
city, goes the second prize of $3.50 for
his flight over the course and return
in minutes and 10 seconds.
Thomas S. Baldwin, the veteran
aeronaut, who has navigated for 80
years, had to be satisfied with third
place, his best time being 7 minutes
and 3 seconds. He will receive $3.50
Beachey rode the Beachey, equipped
with. an eight-horse-power four-cylin,
der gasoline motor, weighing 81
pounds, a S2-foot light wooden frame
and 9-foot propeller, and a ruddeI
with four wings to it. He has trav
eled 20 miles in an hour on a calm
day. He built his machine and aIss
lhe strobel, ridden by Dallas.
Baldwin rode his celebrated Califor
ma Arrow, which was equipped witt
four-cylinder 15-horse-power gasolin,
motor weighing 100 pounds, 45-foo
frame, 1O-foot propeller and singl,
plane rudder.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
cEREMoNIEs OF ELABORATE MA
TuRE PREcEDE OPENING OF
sLUIcE GATES
A CENTRAL ILLINOIS EVENT
1vs+.r~av Construction Extended
over Fifteen Years Time-cost
About o,ooo-crosses
Green River

Hennepin WI, Oct. 25--The 'cere-
monies marking the formal completion
of the Hennepin canal between Lake
Michigan and the Mississippi river, IN
progress Thursday, were attended by
many thousands of people, all sections
of the state being represented. Gov
Deneen was the leading figure and he
with Hon. Edward Shurtleff, speaker
OF the Illinois house Of representa-
lives; Hon. T. J. Henderson, who was
instrumental in securing the appropri-
alton by congress, were among the
notables present to deliver addresses.
An interesting feature is a military
display. a number of Central Illinois
infantry companies being present
Milan. situated at the west end of
the canal. a short distance from the
Mississippi river. where the first shoy-
Il Of dirt was thrown in 1892, cele-
brated on Monday of this week. Ster-
ling, Rock Falls and adjacent cities
at the north end of the feeder from
the Rock river, which furnishes water
to the canal proper, are also cele-
batting.
Governor Opens sluice Gates.
After all tile features of the program
were completed Thursday afternoon,
at signal from Gov. Deneen, the
sluice gates at the controlling works
were opened, allowing water from
fhe Roni, river at the north end of
the feeder to flow south into the new
ly constructed ditch which extends %
miles north and south to the main
canal running east and west, extend
ing from Hennepin, on the Illinois
river to the east, to the Mississippi
river, three miles below Rock Island,
on the west, a distance of 70 miles.
The feeder is as wide and as deep as
the main channel
The great dam at Sterling, which
controls the flow of water. is 1900
feet long This is in itself an engi.
neering triumph. The entire cost Of
the canal was about sS,000,00O.
The most remarkable engineering
feature was the disposition of the
Green river, which the feeder crosses.
Three huge tunnels of concrete were
constructed under the bed of the feed.
er aud the water Of the river was
forced to drop and flow through these.
thus not interfering with the flow OF
ire feed.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31

- ~ = s~>rFF
]. Fl. Lide was a visitor to Iuka
today.
w. Fl. Topp Of Tupelo was a
visitor here today.
Kenneth Weaver is spending
the day in West Point.
Mrs. 7. B. Harris Of Iuka is
the guest of friends here.
Miss Mamie Hyatt of Iuka vis-
tied in the city yesterday,
Miss Effie Rodgers of Rienzi is
spending the day in the city.
Fred L. Marshall of Hender-
son. Tenn, is in the city today
Miss Grace Milan left last
night for visit to Marlin, Tex.
DIR. and Mrs. H. D. Chips are
spending a few days in M ddle-
ton, Tenn.
L. Wemble and Clay Frazier
of Tuscumbia. Ala, were visitors
here today.
Capt. C. F. Robson leaves to-
morrow for a few days visit to
Holly Springs.
Mrs. L. A, Beatty returned to-
dav from visit of a few days in
Selmer, Tenn.
w. E. Pearson and bride pass
ed through the city today en-
route to their home in Scooba.
Arch Walker and bride of Sa-
vannah, Tenn, were in the city
yesterday en- route to Jamestown
Exposition.
Mrs. Vaughn of Richmond,
Miss Lille Smith of Memphis
and Miss Fannie Jomeson of
Chalybeate SPRINGS, Tenn arc
in the city guests w. 7. McPeters
end family.
Jeff Daugherty, a negro boy, !
was fined $40 and given ninety |
days in Jail by the mayor yester-
day. He was drunk and disord-
erly the night before and threw
a rock, bre aking a window in
the front of The Corinthian OIL
flee building.
John Thompson's dray team
ran away this morning. The
horses started near the depot and
scattered a draw load of bananas
for a block. At Potts & Wells
livery stable they sideswiped |
four vehicles that were in the
street, doing more or less dam
age, at the Christian church one
OF the horses went to the ground
and ended the excitement.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
Revenue from pIanIna cards.


One result of the Austrian's love CT
gambling is the nice little sum OF
$4,000 which the ministry of finance
derived last year from the tax on
playing cards. Ten manufacturers, EN-.
ploying 2S6 hands, turned out .57s 900
packs Of cards in 1906, an average of
a pack for every two families in the
country. These cards We're Of differ
ent varieties-152,O0O for tarock. 1885,
600 for German games, 4ss 900 for
piequet, 10000 whist, and 10000 for
other games, including the Italian
tressetti." OF the total, 2ss 600
packs, about Is per cent, were glazed
SO that they could be washed. An i'm
mense number of cards were exported
chiefly to Turkey, Africa and India.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
NEeRo is EYNcHED.
Indiana Arrival in Mississippi Caught
by Decoy Message.

Van Vleet, Miss, Oct. 24.-Henrs
Sykes, a negro, was lynched here by
a small crowd of men thought to hail
from the neighboTing town of Okolona
Sykes, who was a recent arrival from
Indiana, was accused of calling up
white girls in Okolona on the tele-
phone and annoying them The town
authorities used decoy telephone
message to get Sykes there, but be-
fore he could be taken he had escaped
An all night chase ended when the
posse captured the negro after brief
fight, in which shots were exchanged
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
PARIS IS MYsTIFED
LAuNDREss CRUELTY 81 An
$4,000 TAKEN FROM HOME,
ONE CRIME OUT OF 4 SERIES
Twenty-seven Knife Wounds rouna
on sody-No clews in
the House.

Paris, Oct. 24.-The discovers :,
Mile. Lusson, 65 years old deaa 4
her bed, her head cut off and tweu,S
seven stab wounds in her body. adss
another atrocity to long lisi Az
has recently appalled, Paris
The woman was a laundry pronrie.
tor, and lived alone in a small bonss
She had recently acquired about $40
cash by the disposition Of property
and this money is supposed to have
been concealed within her bedroom
1t has not been found
Crime Discovered by Neiobbor
A neighbor called to see her and
found the front room of her home IN
a state of disorder She called the
police, the house was searched and
the dead woman found in her bed
The sheet had been used by the mnt
derer to wipe the blood from bis
hands.
Mile. Lusson lived above her laun.
dry, in which a number Of women
were employed. There were evidences
of the laundry rooms having been
searched, but no bloodstains. ihdicai.
ing that the supposed robbers went to
the woman's room after being dlsap.
pointed in search of the sundry
The employees of the laundry were not
able to aid the police None Of them
saw any suspicious persons or heard
any unusual sounds.
A man has been found, however
who claims to have seen two men IN
the neighborhood whose actions he
regards as questionable and the po-
lice took a description of them.
A brother of the victim. who lives
at Versailles, is urging the inyestisa'
ton.
One Of Many Mysteries.
n This murder mystery promises 70
be as celebrated as that which re-
suited in the capture of Soleilland and
his confession to the murder Of ll'ue
Marthe EMBEDDING, for which he was
sentenced to die and later comna'7u
to a life sentence.
The police have been trying % ~,
ravel several recent murders, put 'nsa
attention is now concentrated On 'ls
Lusson case, for they believe tnas u
the, capture of her slayers they ".
have ended the careers OF Two y
three assassins who may be resp0ns'
BILE for other recent crimes.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
optIon Election ordered.

Kansas City, Mo- Oct. 24.-The
county court made an order for an
election under the local option law, to
be held Nov. % in that part of Jack
son county outside of the corporation
of Kansas City and Independence. The
election will decide whether Jackson
county, outside OF the two cities, shall
have licensed saloons. The Rev. AL
bert Bushnell, president of the Anti
Saloon league, win conduct the cam
paign for the "drys."
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
From Fridays Daily.l
Hugh Cliff of West Point is in

From Fridays Daiiy.l
Hugh Cliff of West Point is in
the city.
f. N. Pittman of Baldwin is a
visitor here today.
G. T. Francis of Tupelo is a
visitor here today
J. H. Dilworth of Parmitchie
was q visitor here today.
e. J. Gu cen and wife of Rien-
ri were visitors here today.
Rev. S. G. Hutton Of Arkansas
lis a guest at the Cox House.
Mrs Henry Price and son are
guests of relatives in Bonneville.
Rev. Jaco of Iuka will assist in
the meeting at the Methodist
church.
Miss Kate Street of Bonneville
was in the city today en- route to
a visit to Memphis.
w. c.. Steen of the l. C. RR.,
passed through the city today
en- route to Mexico.
Tom Dalton, jr., from Boone
vile was in the city this morn
ing en- route to Arkansas.
Thos. F. Noonan of theAmeri-
can Type Founders. Co., st.
Louis, is in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Frazier of
Columbus were among the guests
at the Cox House last night.
Mr.. Frank P. Morrison died
this morning at 10 o'clock at his
home in the eastern portion OF
the city. He had been i'll for
several months with kidney
troubles, and for several months
his condition was so serious that
his death was not unexpected.
His remains will be inferred at
Antioch church cemetery, six
miles south of Corinth, Sunday
at eleven o'clock.
Deceased was a popular and
citizen of the city
and county and the host OF
friends throughout this section
will learn of his death with the
deep sorrow. He was formerly
chances y clerk of this county and
made worthy and popular DIN
cial, and in every capacity OF
man and citizen he was reliable,
heightened and honorable. For
the past several years he VIZ
in the milling and gin
in this city, and was a
in business affairs.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
Roman Mint Discovered.

A completely equipped Roman mint
was discovered in cave in the neigh
borhood Of Kayosovar, Hungary.
Besides crucibles, which still con-
tanned bronze, there were three dies
for the production of gold coins, dies
of silver, bronze and iron ore and 300
coins.
The investigation made showed that
the workshop dated from the first
century Of the Christian era. A num-
Der of neatly worked earrings, brace
lets and other objects of bronze as
well as tools, such as hammers and
tongs, were also found.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
AIRsHIP MAcHINg'RI5v,5' 80 - s
Spectators at ST. Louis witn...
Ing Adventure in Mids's MI

st. Louis, Oct. 24.-Tha 49,.
applause Of the thousands sss am
messed the flights Tuesday N.Y., KY wy
We're suddenly hushed when *.
chinery of the StrobeI onara ne ma
JACK Dallas, suddenly stopned ~ oy
in midair, and the craft ana ma IVY ieeI
naut We're seen to drift helpless,,, asr q
settle down upon the trolley W.T.. ana
euclid avenue, block from ~ rss @
grounds. o'n ene aero
Death by electrocution or
OF the huge bag of hydoreen 1s'os'an
imminent, and the crowd With '' rl
followed the balloon in Its conrss : ,' naa
the Enclosure began to scattar ''Va
AS If by a miracle. howera
airship settled across the wires as
such a way that none Of tho ~. ~
parts of the frame came IN .an' s'4'
wit hthe current, and Dallas $500.
above the street in his perilors ss'os
ton for several minutes. until .ss''
trolley repair wagons rushed ~ KY
the airship was lifted from tbs .' su
and landed safely on the srorns
the open area north of the clubhon. =
The sight of 15-year-old Crom ss,s
Dixon, of Columbus, O., pedalipg aws~
into the air on his dirigible h.,,oer
the Skycycle, was the signal for T.
multuous applause from the huga =
semolage that witnessed the trla;
flights of three dirigible machines !,
the aero grounds, Mckinley ayanrs
and Kingshighway, Tuesday aits~
noon.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
WARRANT FoRJHEARsT's ARREST
Brother of New York Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor Brings the Action.

New York, Oct. PA warrant has
been issued for the arrest of William
r. Hearst on the charge of criminal
libel The complainant is William AS
tor Chanler, a brother of Lieutenant
Governor Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler.
The charge is based principally upon
an article in the Evening Journal OF
Monday, in connection with an inves-
tigation by the Children's Society of
the downfall of Elsie Voecks and sew
trail other little girls. Mr.. Chambers
name also appeared in an article on
the same subject in the American.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
CHINESE ATTACK FLAGSHIP.
Mob Of 400 Tries to Rescue Women
Held by inspectors.

San Antonio, Tex, Oct. 25.-A dis
patch to the Express from Santa Cruz,
Mexico, says: Because 200 of their
countrymen were detained on board by
the sanitary inspectors of this port,
400 Chinese, who had just been landed,
made mutinous assault Wednesday
night upon the English ship Woolwich
and her crew. Many men were Sc
hously injured in the affair and five
may die from their wounds.
The Chinese would have swept all
before them but for the timely aid
brought by large force of federal
troops and gendarmes.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
QUAKE IN ITALY
KILLS SCORES
cALABRIA AND SICILY SHAKEN
BY VIOLENT AND DISASTROUS
DISTURBANCE.
FLOODS ADD TO The TERROR
frightened Homeless Victims Flee to
Open Country for Safety
Italian Government
Sends Aid

Rome. Oct. 25-The province OF Ca
labria, in south Italy. and the eastern
coast of the Island of Sicily have been
shaken by a violent earthquake.
Many towns are in ruins and great
loss OF life is reported. Communica-
ton is interrupted and it is impossible
to learn the number of dead. After a
night of terror in the streets amid the
ruins of their homes, the people of the
cities are fleeing to the open country.
Torrential rains followed the quake.
Foodless, shelterless, half clad and
beaten by raging storms, the refugees
cannot escape dreadful hardships.
The government is rushing aid to
the stricken sections. Fuller adyices
concerning the extent of the losses are
expected from the rescuers. The
property loss is said to have been
enormous.
Mount Etna Active.
The shocks, which continued 10 sec,
onds, are supposed to have occurred
some time during the night. It's not
yet known whether others followed.
Mount Etna, which is situated about
midway between Messina and Catania,
near the eastern Sicilian coast, has
been exceptionally active recently and
the seismic disturbances is believed to
be a elimination of a series of VIC
lent eruptions.
The worst damage thus far reported
was at Brancaleone. on the eastern
coast of lower Italy. The town was
wholly destroyed. Nine persons are
known to have been buried under col
lapsed buildings. Countless miracu-
lous escapes are reported. The 500
inhabitants are camping on the hill
sides. The same town was partially
destroyed by an earthquake in 1888.
At Sinopoli, also in the province of
Calabria, number of persons are said
to have been crushed under fallen
walls. The town is a small one, II
miles north of Reggie.
The two walls of the Cathedral fell
pit Gerace, a Calabrian town, the seat
Of one of the most important bishop
RIGS in southern italy. The population
Is about 10000, and much distress pre-.
walls.
Another town in Italy in which
heavy damage was inflicted is Catan.
FARO, with a population of about So
poo. Many of its principal buildings
were destroyed by the earthquake of
1888.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
Disaster Widespread.

Paris, Oct. 25.-According to dis
patch received here the earthquake
reported in Italy appears to be much
worse than was at first reported.
Many of the villages that were de-
stroyed by the earthquake of 1905
have been destroyed a second time.
and number of persons buried in the
ruins, The shock was felt throughout
Calabria province. The most violent
earthquake lasted four seconds.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
TWENTY PERSONS ARE HURT.
Chicago Street Cars Collide at Cross.
ing; One Mans Condition Serious.

Chicago, Oct. 25.-More than twenty
persons were injured in a street car
collision here Wednesday night. Due
to wet rails, a Madison street car ran
into Western avenue car which was
crossing over Madison street. The eff
forts of the motorman to stop the car
were vain because of the cars skid.
ded along the rails. Both cars
we're derailed. Many escaped injuries
by jumping.
When the cars met all the lights
we're extinguished and the Western
avenue train was carried along toward
the curbing. Panic seized the passen.
gers and the screams of the women
and c-ildren aroused residents in the
Vicinity.
Robert D. Smith, the most danger
ously wounded, was caught between
cars and so severely injured that ii
is believed he will die.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
IN MARKET
sTRlNcENcY OF MONEY BLAMED
FOR HEAVY LIQUIDATION.
THREE SMALL BANKS SUSPEND
Take Advantage of Thirty-Days Law
to Protect Their Depositors-
corteIyou Is Optimistic.

New York, Oct 25.-Speculation on
the Stock Exchange Thursday was
feverish. The MARKET opened strong,
but there was a sharp reaction, which
sent the list in general down to very
low record. st. Paul, Atchison and the
Hill stocks reacted to the lowest, but
there were momentarily good rallies
in other leaders. New York Airbrake
got down to 14ss, United States Leath-
er preferred IA, American Shelters
Securities preferred 10 points; Nation
al Biscuit 51s, Toledo, st. Louis &
Northwestern 5A, Mackaye Compa-
mics and CRANKY Mining 8, Northwest
ern preferred 4, Pullman 8, Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
dropped 5, but Immediately recovered
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
NEW ToReEDo HIS MARK.
Destroyer Travels True a. Rate of rs
Knots to the Target.

Newport, R. l.. Oct. 24.-To deter
mine the accuracy Of the new Bliss
Leavitt turbine torpedo. such as will
be used by the navy in the future. a
test was made by Commander Albert
Gleaves, in charge of the naval torpe.
do station here and chairman of the
naval torpedo board in Narragansett
Bay.
One OF the new missiles was fired
from the torpedo boat Norris at tar.
set 5000 yards away 1t went true to
It's mark at a rate of % knots.
The government officials seem sat.
ished with the showing made by the
torpedo.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
cred to Retire Soon.

Washington, Oct PAT is an
nounced that Don Enrique c. Creel
will soon retire as ambassador to the
United States from Mexico. The
name of his successor is not made
public. Creel will return to the state
Of Chihuahua. of which he was re-
GENTLY elecred governor.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
randerfeet Of the ocean.

Western farmer boys are fine, spl'
tied fellows, of good physique 5ui !
IS a melancholy fact that most q
them do not remain in the naval sel''
ice. The desertions, which are = as'
creditable to our navy, occur enlsny
among those lads who have never
smelled salt water until they are s ~
aboard a training ship. They are INC
"tenderfeet" of the ocean, aaa a y, y,
inconsistencies is raging ma'A''
among them.-Boston TRANSCRIPT
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
olrlls peatR RTIs N0thsf.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Oct. PA sp, e.
to the News-Press says; "ssa II.
Jonathan Culp at Oregon NO. Nv =
ceived a telephone message SAYING ss ass
daughter. Mrs. Silas Alien ~ ,.o,rlc
killed by a shock from an s s's,ss.
hight wire she dropped dead M'' x.
and daughter via be buried y y
same grave"
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31

The libel action brought by Cen
eral Count Kune Won Moltke against
Macmillan Harden, editor Of Die w.
kunft free lance polemical weeklS
and long the organ OF the editors ex-
treme radical opinions began at Berlin
Wednesday.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
Document Of FRAGILE Promise.

you show great deal of interest
in that time table" said the man who
is always impatient when travelling.
YES" answered the easy-going cit
lien; Il can't help enjoying the trust.
full and optimistic disposition shown
by the person who prepared it,
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
Left s5,ooo,Ooo 10 orohan Girls.

Philadelphia, Oct. 24.-It is an
nounced that the will of Robert N.
Carson, millionaire of this city. who
died suddenly in theater here last
week, provides for a $5,00O,O00 institu-
ton for orphan girls patterned after
Girard college in this city, which is
exclusively for boys.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-31
Asks Receiver for publishers Press.

Boston, Mass, Oct. PA petition
for receiver for the Publishers Press
was filed Tuesday in the superior
court by Mary A. Boltze, of Milton,
who says that she owns sixty shares
of stock in the corporation and has
not received dividends. A hearing will
49, ~suAn an Ont IS.