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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30

Since 1907. when me federal r-cls-
nation act -as PISSED the govern
nsnt has added 100000 acres to the
countrys hsbitahle land. and these.
added n the 7.seo 200 reclaimed from
the desert before 'hat wear. make an
Increase - 17.0o0 900 scrss 10 the
eountrF's hsbrsble area sn average
~ 7.eo0. 900 acres per ysar.-FovBlsr
Mechanics.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
YAoui WAR ENDED.

Nogales. Ariz, Dec 29--The long
war with the Yaqui Indians in Mex.
iee. IN which scores have henn killed
including many Americans has been
terminated in treaty of peace
agreed upon by the Indians and the
governor of Sonora, Mexico.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30

from Mosslna this afternoon brought
the widow Of the chief of police Ci
that city and her son. Both seemed
crazcd with grief They made frantic
but vain efforts to save the life OF
their husband and father, and the
other children. The clothes of the
widow and son are literally In rags.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
ponr cornI,ln-

Don't complain said Uncle Fban
II you find dat somebody has an AZ
70 grind You's lucky desc DAYS II
shen Jon gifts through turin DE-
s7ndstone. be doesn't han yca de- AZ
an sPeck yOa ~ do his rho1.niu' "a
IN Wssti-rtcn s.a-
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30

Bluefeld w Va, Dec eat is
now certain that more than -
miners We're cntombed Besides the
IS rescued alive IL bodies have al
ready been recovered aud ut mid
might the reseuers had located five
mere bodies
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
KILLED DBY SWITCH ENGINE,

Madison s D.. Dee % Peter Mar
quardt past grand master of the OIL
Fellows of South Dakota, was run
over by Q switch engine and killed IN
the railroad yards here today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
pIscHARGINo FIRE ARMS.

All persons are warned that the
ordinances prohibiting the dischars-
ing Of fire arms in the city will b.
strictly enforced Any one caught
violating the same will be arrested
and prosecuted.
VI. S EGAN.
Chief of Police
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
FITZSlMMONS AND SULLIVAN
BOTH CHALLENGE JOHNSON

Sydney, n S. W., Dec. 2g.--"Boh"
Fitzsimmons, former heavyweight
champion of the world, and Jack
Twin" Sullivan, have challenged
Jack Johnson for a fight for the
heavyweight title.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
GEN. HALL IN SICILY.

Portland Me, Dec. 29-Word was
received today that Major General
Charles p. Hall. u. S, A., retired a
the scene Of the earthquake in Sicily.
Hall and his family mad planned to
pass Christmas week on that Island.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
TO SUBSCRIBER

All readers OF The Bulletin
who miss their papers are re.
quested to notify the office
promptly and every effort will
be made by the management
to correct the evil. There have
been numerous complaints
lately, from new subscribers
and old ones as well. II sub
scribers will designate safe
and convenient places where
carriers may place their
papers the management will
see that their directions are
carried out.
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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
FORTY HOURS
OF ADORATION
CHURCH CONDUCTED nv ST.
LOUIS APosTULATE FATH-
ERS.

Rev Father James D0wney. pastor
OF St PatricEs churca announces
services entitled forts hours OF
alteration which viil be conducted at
this church by the Fathers Of the
St Louis apostolate As follows.
OF FRIDAY. Jan ] the Feast Of the
Circumcision ~ < 50 a m A solemn
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
Serious AIInent

yes" said Mrs Lapsling. my hus
band is much better nov. For a day
or two. though he was threatened
with tobaculosis Of the lungs
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
WASHINGTON Forecast.

Washington, Dec, %. -Il4LINOIS.-
Partly cloudy Wednesday and Thurs
day with probable snow fiurries neal
the lake. much colder.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
STRAITS ARE TWISTED,
NaV'gators Give Graphic Description
of Straits at Messins.

/ Navigators Give Graphic Description
of Straits at Messins.
Pelermo. Dec. Navigators who
have come in here from the Straits OF
Messina, report that the straits have
taken an entirely new shape since tho
earthquake. They describe them as
twisted Many villages and forts
along the straits have been destroyed.
lighthouses swallowed up by the sea
and navigation impossible at night
and dangerous 10y day.
Lesped to Death in Sea.
One of the survivors PICKED w AZ
sea by the steamer Washington. was
q man named Francesca Lojacone. He
was wounded aud unconscious. On
rcviving he called wildly for his wife
and children All efforts to quiet him
were useless and he insisted that
the steamer put him ashore Finally
he became bereft Of his senses and
springing suddenly 10 his feet. jump
ed overheard. still calling for his wife
aud babies He started swimming 70
ward the land. but soon disappearel
beneath the waves
Villages m Ruins
A traveller who returned here this
Afternoon from The other side Of the
straits. SAYS that Reggie. san Giovan-
nj, Scills. Cannifello and all other
commune ana villages bordering on
the straits. are leg runius
Great numbers 81 dead are believed
fp pc stiil under the wrectaEc
British Steamer Escapes.
The British steamer Ebro came ca
here safely This afternoon from Mes
siua- She has a board IL woundee
intending Alfred J Ogst0u. British
vice eCnsui al Messina. Mrs. Dgsto1
lost her life. but the consBTs daughter
was saved. Ogstou saws the destruc-
ton Of MessIua Is so frighsful as 10
be beyond words. and exceeding fl /
horror the widest flights Of imagins-
ticu.
one = The trains that come IN he-e
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30

Five hundred and fifty dollars has
been paid for a single specimen Of the
Antimacus butterfly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30

Hewift-Whaf soTt % FELLOW - her
Jeweff-IIe has New EnElsEd coa-
science badly cut q repair.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
RARREcuEn MEALS.

Al all times. Home telephnna
iTsw. Chop House.. zo8s WsshiHEfon
svsnBs. 0pposits CogFt Houss
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
Enreca sts For Today.

Cairo and vicinity Rain or snow
colder
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
Sun and Moon.

INote' the above sun and moon
record Is for Illinois and approx
mates the record at Cairo within q
few minutes
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
Closing prices of active bonds dealt in, with

dividend.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
TO The PUBLlC:-

Pursuant to an order Of the supreme 20
rary receivership and with the approVai an. !.
Knickerbocker Trust Company VIII reoPe" u
March 26tb, 1908, at noon.
The new money paid in BY the stocknol
to the plan for resumption place the Comps"
the full confidence of its patrons. ne Io'iI
nanv's condition at the opening Of business
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET.

Liverpool. March 27.-Closing: WREAT-Spot steady:
No red. Western winter Is lid; futures quiet; May,
1s NO July Is 1tsd CoRN-spo; steady; prime mixed
American new, bs 4izc. prime mixed, American old,
Is ID: futures quiet: May; 5s Cd PEAs-canadian lar
HOPS-In London Vacihc COAST dull. fl 10snf2 los.
BEEF-Ertra India mess quiet. SIS. PoRK-Prne
mess Western, easy, 67s Cd. HAMS-Short cut. II
ls N. strong, 4os Cd BAcoNCunberland cut 2s 70 80
strong 33s Cd rib, IS "a strong. $685. long
clear middes. light % 81 ~ 4os long clear
nddes heavy 70 TO 4o f strong os short clear backs
n, Sd: clear bellies, Il 16 ID,
strong 4os. sHoULDERs-square. II to 10 10 steady.
LARD-Prme. Western. in tierces, hrrn, 33s 80;
American. refined. In pals firm. 4is BuTTER-Good
United dull, sGIs5s. CHEESE-Canadian nnest
white steady 6s Canadian finest coored steady. 6is
American white firm. 6is American finest colored
firm TAI.LOW-PriTne city dull. 26s sd. TUR
PENTINE-Spirits frrn ROSIN-Common steady.
r. 7s4d PETROI.EUM-Refned quiet. Sad. LINSEED
OIL-Weak- "a L.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
UNION PACIFIC
RAILROAD COMPANY
Special Meeting Of Stockholders.
10 Broadway. Ne- York. March IS. laos.
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS or THE
Union PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY:

hereby = special meeting OF the
Of Railroad Company mas
called bv the Directors convene at the o1lo
cF the Cor1ranv af salt Lake City in the state or
I;ah on the 5th day of May. 1908. at 10 o'clock \
for -he PURPOSE Of considering and acting upon te
following propositions. viz: -. -
arrrore sale to said tuion F'acihc
rssfiroaS COMPANY of and branches con-
str5ctei constructed. Of The Laven~ortf
Railway Company, together with all the
r-o-errk rights. privileges and franchises thereto
tanning ard all other property Of the Company last
To ratif- -he sale 70 said Union Facf1c
77zs1-oad f'aynranv branches con-
b. Topeka and North
together with all the prop
rrtv rights privileges and franchises thereto pertaining
snd All other rronerfy Of the Company last named:
To authorize approve an issue Of bones 70 he
by a portion Of Pacific
Railroad Cornpanys together with the
arnurreauces Including OF railroad proposed
he as aforesaid
The books for the Of the stock fhoth pro
and conrnon viii Be closed for the of the
meeting II oclock the 1ith dsy Of April.
and recpened at 10 O'Clock A NJ, on the
efh day of Gs,. 1908
or5e Of Board ~ Directors
aLEN. MILI.AR. Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28

NOTICE OF FI.DTION OF DIRECTORS
N srjepeudeu nominations having been made for one
be tho Board OF Directors
the New Life Insurance COMPANY. AZ its l"S
Superintendent Of Insurance
having s required prescribed rules and reFila
, Cor conducting boldins said election Therefore
-s- "a said rule. and regulations. notice is hereby
izn ,ba the election OF members Of the Board
cF Life Insurance
m he held At the Office Of the Company. No S+s
r-,sarav Irv New York. in the state OF
"Wednesday. Sth day OF April 1905 tba
-rls opened O'Clock IN the forenoon ann 10
s4, omen until four clock in the afternoon OF SAID
- - phich time they shall be closed
Ns' Nr-z7- YORK LIFE TNSTT RANCE COMPANY
Rr JOHN c. MCAL.L4 Secretary
Dated March 10. 1905
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
posted rates were as follows:

FOREIGN MONEY MARkET.-Call money in
London ga as per cent open market discount rate
short bills, .24G2fs per cent; long bills "a per
cent. Berlin discount rate, AS per cent. farls
discount rate. 27s per cent. Paris exchange on
London . francs 1912 centimes. Bar gold us 9l21
Berlin exchange London, 20 marks 42l3 pfenniss
FOREIGN SEcURITIEs.-British consols for
money. S724 per cent for the account, S1$. French
rentes 81 francs 10 centimes.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-Boston, 1ec discount;
Francisco, sisnt ioc premium. teiegrap ph 12l2c pre-
ing 81 premium; Cincinnati, 10c premium; Savan-
nah, buying 5-l6c discount, selling par
BANK CLEARINGS.-New York. exchanges
S2+22IS,144 balances Sl.5I3, 152; Baltimore, ex-
changes S3545,S24 balances $432.s25; Chicago, eX-
changes 81, ,49l,S25. balances S.99@ Philadelphia
Exchanges Sl7619.$18 balances $l.934,l15.
SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver. 554. Mexican
silver dollars 4zc. Bar silver in London closed 1T
- 9-l6d. unchanged.
GOLD PRENIUM.-In Madrid. 1880; Lisbon, Il.
MEXICAN EXCHANGE.-Mexican exchange on
New York Is quoted at 202.
GOVERNMENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. receipts
reported from Washington. &sc1 089 internal reve-
nus receipts. S1,1. miscellaneous receipts, 81, go
Receipts for the day. ll; expenditures. $217o
%. Receipts for The month to date, S3S. S5S257
lenditUreS, $fI9JNGt0 excess OF expenditures S9.o
- Receipts for tho year to date, S45403lo78;
penditures, $3.50 l6559S; of expenditures, S6
1880.
81 iB-TREASCRY.-Thc Sub Treasury Vas debtor
t. the Clearing House Sl(e6.31t
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
Diridead Notices.

Minneapoii. 1t. Louis Raairoaa aiss. ' ~ xte1s'cr
Coupons April l. tAoS. from tsctN. aSssr ina.
bonds OF this company will be paid on and enai
date presentation at the once o. ~
t'uS' N''''A"'' - wan y H. DAVIS. Treasure
,I,HE FOURTH NATIONAL. BANK OF THE; HE;.c. C.ri r..
New York New Work. MaISh - a ausrtsrt
Board Directors has this day Gec.sIeo n s.rss
Of CENT. pay az r,oss At
April Tbs transfer osseAs
p thiA date. reopenus April 1st Is-.,>r cz,hier
CHARLES n PArTsRSV-s
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
Financial Meetin gs.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY.

ANNUAL MEETiNG
10 Broadway, New York, n. y. February Ii lsos.
The meeting Of the stockholders of the South
Pacific Company. purpose OF electlns Di-
rectors O Company and for the transaction OF
sny business which come before the meeting
viii he held at Office Of the Company, at Beech
mont Jefferson County Kentucky. at II A NJ. stand
ard time Wednesday, the Sth day OF April. 1909
the purposes of the meeting the books for the
transfer ot Preferred and Conmon Will be
closed p March IS. 1905, and will be
opened 10 o'clock a. II. April @. 1905.
ALEX. MILisAR, Clerk
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
STOCKS AGAIN ADVANCE.
cEvrpu 17pu7 1BD uOrEMENT IN LATE TRADING.
Railroad Stocks the Principal GainosLondon Buyernd'coted
in Cash by Banks
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET.-Mcney on call opened at
per cent; highest, per cent lowest, 12 per cent;
closing, Is. per cent last loan, ia per cent; runs
rate. . per cent. Time money was not especially
active. only moderate business being done OF
ferings were fairly liberal. Rates, 3GSl4 per cent
for sixty days 81. ash for ninety days 3a.I4 Tor
four months. a. for five and six months and per
for year
Mercantile paper came into the market Win
freedom. The demand was rather lacking IN
breadth, but there moderate absorption of the
higher grades. Rates, 5l3 TO per cent for sixty
ninety days Endorsed bills receivable: 81 TO 8
for choice four TO six months single names, and
6la per for others.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-The foreign exchange
market opened steady. with cables quoted at $3.50
G.S64G demand sterling at 4.SG4- S65, and sixty
day bills ( $500 SS6S The market for short
francs around 5l67s less 1-32 and for short
reichsmarks 951s plus l-32 London discounts were
quoted easier, and long sterling consequently
somewhat higher The market developed decided
strength In the afternoon showing an advance OF
bout 20 points in sterling rates from the opening.
Cables quoted 4sSl5G4S6iI and siXty-day
bills at 1855. Short francs to 5i63s and short
ToichsmarkS to - 3l6. Offerings of bills were com
paratively light. while there WAS a fairly brisk
demand for remittance.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
Dividend Notices.
once of
Virginia Carolina Chemical Company.

Virginia Carolina Chemical Company.
Richmond. Va. March 10th, 1908.
DIVIDEND NUMBER FIFTY.
The Board OF Directors have this day declared dvi
cent, the being consecutive
quarterly Number so the Preferred Stock OF
this Company, payable April 15 1905. when checks Will
be mailed ali preferred stockholders
close Of business March 3lst. 1903
from p. N. March 3lst. 1906. 10 10 A NJ April 16th
1908.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
knickerbocker Trust Company

Depoos who nted to the plan for resumption OF business are
deposit
Certificates make checks against their credit
condition precedent that they should send the
either of the reorganization Committees BRING sh
receipt If their deposit represented by certificate OF de-
should be accompanied by the cerh
cate properly In depostor received receipt
has lost or DESTROYED receipt which he received he should call
execute papers prescribed by counsel before he his
special transferable Surplus Certificate
\" nd Crawa agailst his balance.
CHARLES n. KEEP.
President.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
GOVERNME BONDS.

The following shows yesterdays closing quota
tions for government bonds. compared with
Thursdays
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28

lei. .BlA Total sales for the day. unlisted.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-09-25
CROPS GROW WITHOUT RAIN.
How the Syrian Peasant Makes u.s O,
the Moist Sub.ou.

no" the Syrian Peasant Makes Use Of
the Moist subsoH.
In Syria and Palestine from the be-
ginning Of April until October there IA
practically no rain, yet in July the
nefds TEEN with a vigorous growth Of
watermeions, tomatoes, cucumbers
ETC.. all fourishlng without artificial
watering, although at that time no
rain has fallen for many weeks.
In fact the Syrian peasant from the
moment his seed has been sown prays
that NO rain may fall, During the ne.
Rod 81 gr9yth Vi-e.G crop the surface Of
tne sou to 9 depth Of six or eight
inches is perfectly dry and loose. Be-
low this surface layer will be found
moist soil, in which the roots extend
and grow vigorously. In this moist
subsoll plants continue to grow until
late autumn. When the cfop Is re-.
moved in the autumn the rains com.
meqee, and the land is plowed after
each heavy rain as soon as the soil
begins to dry. -TTy g;Hs
Two primary objects are kept In
view in plowing-to furnish a favora.
BILE surface for taking up all the water
and to prevent Its Upward evaporation
from the Stbson, The great point is
to keep the upper six inches Of soil
perfectly bose and friable, SO that the
moisture from below is not drawn up
ward and lost in evaporation, but does
not ascend higher than the compact
subsoil that Is not broken up by the
pillow, For this reason the blowing Is
shallow, averaging from four to six
inches In depth.
When the time for sowing the seed
arrives the land is plowed to q depth
Of about six inches and the seed Is
sown from an arrangement attached
to the piow, falls on the damp subsoil
and Is covered by the soil closing over
behind the plowshare. From this time
the upper stratum Of loose soil pre-
vents the escape Of moisture upward
beyond the wet subsot on which the
seeds rsst aud INTO which the!g roots
after the process Of termination
spread.-Chicago Tribune.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-09-25
MExIco'S SIGN LANGUAGE jljli3
Gestures With a Meaning Understood
by Every Tribe

Gestures With a Meaning Understood
by Every Tribe.
Mexico Is a land Of many tongues,
but above the Indian dialects and
Spanish there Is one universal Ian
guage, the language Of signs. It is the
most expressive Of all. The Mexican
eye and hand are eloquent members.
It h capable Of infinite variation. Its
shadtngs and suggestions are beyond
al Translation. But there are certain
gestures that have a fixed meaning, a
signiacation well understood by every
nation and every tribe from Guatemala
to Texas.
A general upward movement Of the
body, shoulders shrugged, eyebrows
raised, lips pouted and palms out
spread varies In meaning from II don't
know and don't care" to a most re-
spectful "Really, sir, I do not under
stand you"
The index finger moved rapidly from
right to left generally before the face
means mo more or simply mo-" To
move the right hand palm outward
from the body toward another person
means "Just wait; III be even With
you yet"
The index finger on the temple
moved with boring twist means
Hes drunk"
The right hand held to the lips, three
fingers doubled, thumb and little finger
erect, varies from "He drinks" to
Have one with me-"
To move the open hand over the
cheek In imitation Of razor has ref
erence to the idiom playing the bar
Der" and means Ito hatter.'
All four fingers and the thumb held
noints together and moved toward the
mouth means ITO eat"
The right hand held before the face,
the two middle fingers moving rapidly,
e familiar salutation. Modern Mex
ico."
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-09-25
A AINDOVs TOILET
Curious Morning Seen. n :, -.
Indian ComnounA s

1870, Sso"e u an Hast
indian Compound,
All over the compound, from vor..-
GAS and "go-downa,r forms arc e asar
g from sleep, each one awrsp0 oVeu
tne qrapery OF his couch about hin :
win no idea in doing 10 OF confor,n,no,
70 any standards urged upon the at.
sen'lOn OF the race by Mr.. Bryant, but
ior the simpler If less poetic reason
tnat these draperles constitute his he'd.
alng by night and bis neither garment
Dy day, But do not make the mIstaLo
OF thinking that because the require,
ments Of the HindoGs costume ar are
:eanyy hs toilet e therefore a per.
runctory matter, Follow him to the
We'll The chances are that you viii
never drink water again, but you will
ootain knowledge. On the brink Of
that great yawnlng hole In the ground
known as the compound well, whose
sides are OF stone and whose steps lead
you down to the waters edge. behold
the males" Of The compound, Dl.
vested Of the dTaperiss already g.
tteHgea to and In attitudes ranging ali
the way from the pose Of the tbisk
Thrower' to that Of the most resolute
squatter upon a western claim. they
are lined up In a row from the top OF
the steps to the bottom. In the hand
OF each Is a chatty, and one and all
are engaged In the Offices of the morn.
Ing bath. And their tub Is the we'll.
The trimming chatties are passed up
and the empty ones down, legs are
currled, feet are secured, teeth are pol.
ished with charcoal and stick, threats
are gargled, noses trumpeted, and, IL
short, the whole man receives such a
washing and splashing, such rub.
bing and scrubbing, such a molishine
and polishing, as leaves nothing to be
desired except in connection with the
we'll This latter consideration, how
ever, is one that does not disturb the
Hlndoo, who, priding himself upon be
ing externally the cleanest platter II
the universe, devotes but little though
to the inside Of the dish. 49,.
His ablutions and those Of his col
leagues concluded be ais big Shats7I
once more from the pure fountain be
low, lifts 1t high In the afr, throws hi
head back and with unerring aim pour
the crystal libation in one long. STEADY
stream down his open throat, skillfull!
poised to receive and conduct It to bill
germ proof interior. This done, hi
draperies are resumed, and be depart
to his work
Suddenly, as out Of catapult, tn
sun leaps up from behind the caster
hills, and day Is at hand.-Mary Ana
bel Chamberlain In Atlantic.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-09-25

A historian recalls the fact sn q AN ~
W. i,neolp's speech to the notncauO J,
Committee co., at Springfield there ~. ws ~
is9 words and In his formal lss.s IN
a aCc there were 1874 words IN, ~
S sSs spascb OF acceptance 70 the com 2
, u,v n washington in 1894 there ' ars
Ios words, and IN bis letter q a "a ~
NO " there are 200 words, But e. AZ ~
onrs that there were no ty y,I.s y
! si monograph % had not been dreamed ~
ST. Louis Post-Dlspatch'
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-09-25
lAAIlo sltuatIon.

aTbey are such IDEAL chums seem
ingly." .n .o,o = -
400 n real life. They fell In love
~ ma AIT siQht and were married right
a. and for awhile 1t looked as II
mere s" would be no more to the story
me- n fine their love ripened into
trisndship-think of iti--and now they
are what you see,"-Puck.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-09-25
IN. H.Ipmsss.

The authors young wife burst In on
him joyously.
.Oh Nit" she cried, II know now
why the magazine has returned all
your stories"
milton Wlskar seemed to see light.
aWhy Is III" he demanded, with
hopeful easerneso. - =,
1T Is because you have always In
closed stamps" said the young wo-
nan .Hayen't you ever read the mo-
Ace on the editorial page which says
that no MSS. are returned unless
stamps are inclosed.-New YORK Press