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shown. His first poetical effusion. en-
titled Adam and Ewes Wedding" was
written in 1876. when he was twenty
years old. And his last. SO far We
know. was an ode On Suicide. which
was printed in the Sangamon Journal in
1887. Copies of neither of these could be
obtained for the eXhibi ion. but the other
poetical compositions from his pen. The
Bear Hunt. which was quoted in these
letters a few weeks ago, and another lie
calls 'Canto,' which begins as follows:
My cnildhooJs home see again.
And sadden with the view:
And still. as memory crowds my brain
There's pleasure i'll il. too.
There is an interesting collection of the
original prints of many of his speeches;
and public addresses in pamphlet form
his messages to Congress. his inauslIralS
his famous speech al Gettysburg. his
farewell address 10 his neighbors at
Springfield and others in various forms.
Some OF them have been printed as broad
sides. 10 be framed for hanging upon d
wall.
The collection of music is quite large
and includes many songs referring to Lin
coin published during the presidential
campaigns of 1860 and 1854 and during
the civil war. Tie best known and most
popular was:
We are coming Father Abraham.
Three hundred thousand more.
The songs which Lincoln loved most are
added to the collection, and they include
Ben Bolt" The Lament of the Irish
Emigrant,' THE Sword of Bunker Hill
and Just Twenty Years Ago
There is curious collection of 4.
medals of all kinds of material and all
grades of artistic excellence. some cheap
and some good. and campaign badges of
every description from the presidential
election in 1850 and 1864. which were
collected by he late DIR. A r. Spoffcrd.
and We're found hidden away in his office
after his death. They have never been
exhibited before.
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Caricatures and Cartoons.

There Is large collection of carica-
lures and cartoons in American papers
and in Punch. Fun and Vanity Fair and
other English publications. No caricu-
lures or portraits or Lincoln can be
found in any French or German publica-
ton In possession of the library The
illustrated papers from those countries
on the shelves did not even give his por-
rats after his assassination.
The most famous of these cartoons is
entitled The Niger in the Wootipile"
and represents Lincoln sitting upon a
pile Of wood, through the cracks Of
which colored man can be seen, while
he explains his policy to the bystanders.
a large colored lithograph represents
his last reception at he White House,
with the President and Mrs. Lincoln
standing under the great chandelier in
the east room. surrounded by groups
of famous men and women of that time.
There is no pretence at historical accu-
racy. but the artist has introduced all
the generals in the WAR on the Union
side. and all the prominent members of
the government.
There is an invitation TO the inaugural
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Collection of Books.

An interesting collection of books has
been made which includes all of those
known to have been in LincolH's little
library during his boyhood and early
manhood. and those which had an intiu-
ence on his character and his literary
style.
Among these are Kirk hams Gram
mar" Dilworth's New Guide to the Eng
lish Tongue" Webster's Spelling Book. .
Robinson Cruesoe, .'Pigrim's Prog
ress.' "Aesop's Fables, THE Life Of
George Washington" by Weems. and
others.
Beside them are the law books he stud
led. including Storys Equity. Black
stones ''CommentarieS." Greenleaf on
Evidence" Chitiy's 'PleadinGs' and
others, and the reports of opinions of
represented as an attorney. including the
suit over the patent of the Mccormick
rea per.
We are also shown his favorite books.
read and studied in later lfe-S"ake-
speare Theodore Parker's Sermons.
THE Life of Edmund Burke. Emerson's
Essays" Bacon's Essays and his two
favorte novels. Marcus Wariand' and
ERNEST I.inwood," both by Caroline F.
Hentz There is collection OF his ia
yorite works of humor, which We're Bald
wins Flush Times In Alabama and Mis-
sssippi." a book of humorous sketches
printed at the time Lincoln was running
a fiatboat on the Mississippi river. and
undoubtedly purchased by him on one Of
his voyages to New Orleans. The col
lection includes Joe Miller's famous jest
Book" with the more modern works of
Artemus Ward. Petroleum V. Nasty and
OrpheuS c. Kerr
Lincoln's favorite poems were ''Why
Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud"
by William Knox: 1.-The Last Leaf The
September Gale 1.-The Nautilus by
Oliver Wendell Holmes; Byron's Dream"
and "Childe Harold, and Hoods Up the
Rhine and Miss kiimansegG and Her
Precious Leg.
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hasten payment. because of losing pa
tience DIT the alleged demands for settle


ment.
He Is said to have gone to New York
in connection with the settlement of his
fathers estate, of which he is administra-
tor. 4 bench warrant for his return to
this jurisdiction was issued by Justice
Gould today
John G. Mason. the aged inmate of the
District almshouse at Blue Plains. who
is charged with killing Matthew McCros-
SIN. a fellow-inmate, November 10 last.
was today indicted for second deg:ee
murder.
Mason is said to have shot McCrossin
during quarrel.
John j. Stanislaus. Il former bookkeeper
and collector for George 7. Keen, the
Washington tailor. was indicted for en-
bezZlement. The indictment charges that
at various times between January and
November of last year Stanisaus col
lscted different sums of money. varying
from SO to $50 and amounting to nearly
$500 for his employer and failed, 1t is al
legged, to properly account for IT.
The grand jury also indicted Richard
Barnes for housebreaking and larceny
John c. Nelson for violating section S4S,
District of Columbia code; Arthur Norris,
for assault with dangerous weapon. Ed
ward Swaies. for assault with a danger
Gus weapon. and James NJ Baucum. for
violation of the United States postal
laws.
The grand jury ignored the charge of
feloniouS assault against Guy Collins and
Il charge or homicide against Charles u.
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SCHoOLMASTER ON STRIKE.
Frenchman Adopts Unique Method
to Force Repairs.

Special Cahlngram q II. HI1F
PARIS February s.-To he deli;h, OF
his youthful char"es, the schoo'ina ster
of the little village of Corcoud ay near
Besancon. has gone on strike and closed
up the school. And all over very SIM
pie matter.
The schoolmaster's garden wall be-
came structurally unsafe and threatened
to fall on top of the occupier He inn
plored the municipality to have il re-
paired. but the mayor replied that they
We're too busy with politics to worry
about such trifles garden walls. This
incensed the schoolmas:er. and he for;h-
with launched an ultimatum al the coun-
Gil. No repairs no school. said he.
The pupils are displaying heroic resig-
nation and have presented their teacher
with an address Of sympathy.
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LIEUTENANT BILLIE INDICTED
FALSE PRETENSES IN GETTING
CLOTHES FROM TAILOR.
Grand Jury Finds a Bill of Second
Degree Murder Against
John G. Mason.

The grand jury today indicted Waldo
mar Ii. Bile. former second lieutenant
in the Louisiana National Guard and a
son of the late DIR. Waldemar F. Bile, a
prominent surgeon of New Orleans. for
alleged false pretenses in obtaining S120
worth OF clothing from j. NJ. Stein a.
e..
According to the indictment. Billie is
alleged TO have represented himself to
i,e an officer of the United States Army.
,ietailed az the office of TIE adjutant at
f!c War Department.
Ellie WAS arrested in New York last
Nuudsy and is held under $500 bail
awaiting II hearing. When in New York
Lieut. Billie is said to have declared that
he owed the bill. but had decided not u
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Death of c. w. S. Turner.

Charles w. S. Turner died at George
Washington University Hospital at 1870
o'clock this morning after an illness of
several months. Mr. Turner was fifty
nine years of age. He practiced law in
Virginia. but was we'll known in this
,ity. having been associated with Wash
ngton attorneys in numerous cases. He
rad been previously in the employ OF
.he Southern Railway Company.
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Law Paper by Lincoln.

Other autographs are bill of COM
plaint of James II. Blagley against Isaac
T. Nanmcter for defamation of char
acter. drawn in Mr. Lincon's own hand
in October 1Si3. and a declaration for
the plaintiff in the case OF Henry Nc
Henry agt. Hiram Penny in trespaSs.
dated August, 1850. Then there is Il let
ter Of no particular in crest written by
Mr.. Lincoln to David Chambers of Zanes-
VILE Ohio, dated November 5, 1860.
The patent Office has contributed all
the papers and drawings connected with
the patent for boat to be used on the
Mississippi by Mr. Lincoln. They include
the original application. and even the
wrapper in which it was sent to the
commissioner of patents at Washington
and also the receipt for the fee paid
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Mrs. Harriet v. Holton Dead.

Mrs Harriet V. Holton seventy-five
years of age. died at her home near Th
Plains. Va, yesterday morning. Early In
December Mrs. Holton. who was the
widow of Edward T. HOlton sustained
severe injuries in runaway accident.
She was brought to this city and given
treatment at George Washington Univer-
sity Hospital. She became paralyzed and
was returned to her home about two
weeks ago. Mrs. Holton is survived by
three children. Mrs. Julia II. Smith and
w Waters Holton of The Plains and
Edward w. Holton of New York. Ar
have been made for the
burial to take place at Middleburs. Va.
tomorrow afternoon.
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Building Permits Issued.

The following building permits We're
issued today:
To. W. b. Olmsted, for one two story
frame dwelling at 300 Patterson street;
architects. w. B. Olmsted and ]. j.
Crane: builder. A. C.. Warthen: estimated
cost, $4,000
To c. j. Hanback,. for one frame dwell :
ing in Garfield avenue near Division ave-
nue. northeast: architect and builder, G. J.
Hanback,; estimated cost, 81 600.
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Autographs of Lincoln.

There is nothing in the Congressional
Library which actually belonged to Abra-
ham Lincoln except several autographs.
Unfortunately, the funds available do not
permit of the purchase of many valuable
books or papers In bidding for relics of
great and good men and women Dr. Put
nam is always at disadvantage.
The autograph collection is therefore
small. But it contains two very interest
ing and clara cteristic papers written in
Mr.. LinCOln'S hand.
One of them is a part of page of the
manuscript of his last message to Con-
gress, which is certified to by the late
John Defrees who was public printer at
the time. 1t was evidently presented by
or purchased from him.
1t reads follows:
| IF the people should. by whatever
mode or means. make it an executive
| duty to re-enslave such persons. another
, and not I. must be their instrument TO
! perform ii.
In stating a single condition of peace
| | mean simply to say that the war will
cease on the part of the government
whenever it shall have ceased on the
part OF those who began it.
James Blake's Request.
| There is a characteristic memorandum
made by Mr.. Lincoln one day upon a
sheet of White House stationery. as fol-
lows:
Requests of MIR. James Blake of In
dianapol.s.
Il. Capt. Aiken be promoted
-. Col. William II. Blake of the 9th 10
promoted.
-. Col. John W. Blake of the 10th be
promoted.
II. That himself-James Blake-have
somsthins.'
Unfortunately. we do not know whether
Mr.. Blake's requests for the preferment
of nfh nf
family were granted. Nor do we know
how the paper happened to come into the
Library of Congress.
There are two cards of the President
bearing introductionS in his handwriting
for certain persons to the Secretary of
War. and there is hasty note probably
sent to the Iowa sena tors by messenger,
reading as follows:
Senators Grimes and Harlan:
Would your friend Saunders be sur
veyor general of Nevada?
"A. LINCOLN"
'P. S.-Answer at once
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ball in 1868. and Il large collection of
political 'broadsideS" and handbillS. il
Illustrated and otherwise. that We're used
during the campaigns of 1850 and 1864.
There is an interesting collection of cam
paign envelopes. too. which patriotic
letter writer's used to proclaim their pO-
litical sentiments. Some of them bear
Lincoln's picture. and others are embel-
lished with political cartoons.
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Contee who was held by the coronerS s
jury for the killing OF Robert Chambers
November % last.
Chambers went into Contee's place of
business and chased him around, all the
time keeping his hand on his rear pocket.
Contee shot in self-defense.
Evening star., 1909-02-08
Lincoln's Four Poems.

Mr. Lincoln himself wrote four poems
that We know Of, and two VI them are
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united In marriage at the Methodist
parsonage At 5 o'clock last evening.
Rev. w. H. Fry performed the cere-
mony, MIR. Smith is a brother Of
Bert Smith Of the Bell Telephone
company Of this place. The couple
left this morning for q visit with Mr..
Smiths parents. Mr. and MRS. Lynn
dali Smith. 1t Moscow. They viii
make their home At Mullan.
Robert Burns' birthday was cele-
brated last evening at the Lyric thea
tire BY an entertainment given for the
benefit Of the Episcopal church. The
entertainment consisted OF moving
pictures by the management OF the
theatsr. OF musical selections, both
instrumental and vocal. by local tai
ent and an interesting lecture on the
life OF Burns and his works BY Rev
Henry q. Taylor. A large crowd was
in attendance. and the entertainment
throughout was thoroughly apprecIat
cd and enjoyed.
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Put to Flight.

The baby in arms was screaming
Justify, and the man in the gray suit
could not hide his irritablllty.
what on earth, madam he splut-
tered, do you mean by bringing such
bowling brat into a public vehicle?"
ut isn't bratv' retorted the mother,
with natural indignation. And If I'm
any Judge 1t doesn't howl half as much
as you did at its age, going by the
looks Of your
The man in gray wriggled uneasily
under the general scrutiny.
Baby, see the ugly manY pursued
the Infatuated female. pointing at him.
"See the monkey -ponkey, gorilla man
what might take first prize at beau
~ show for the 'orriblest face? Baby,
hush, or the ugly monkey man will''-
But the sentence remained unfinished,
for the man in the gray suit had bolt
ed.-London Graphic.
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Following Is list OF real estate
transfers Of Kootenai county as tnr-
niahed hy the Occur d'Alene Abstract
a Title Guarantee company:
Y. 3 10 James o. Johnston; Pat. !:
" III Of ne az and W III Of So ar OF Sec
tlOn s9-sa.s west.
.. 8. to Joseph A. Day: Pat: NV ar
OF sw ar and sw ar OF NV ar Of section
34-A5-a west.
John D. Taylor 70 claudine Wallace:
w. D.: ss00; lots 8. .. 10, IL 4 IA.
block rs. Lakeshore addition to Occur
d'Alene.
John D. Taylor to L. J. Young; s90e:
lot 10, block Z. Lakeshore addition
to Coeur d'Alens.
JoAn q, Tsylor to Chastine U.
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MARRIED WITH
OUT THE PRICE
Groom Thought the Charge Ex-
cessive, But Agreed to
Remit Later

Norman Il. Grain and Miss Ruby
May Bennette were united In mar
.riage this afternoon in the city, but
had the couple. prior to the consume
ton OF the ceremony, advised the Of
hciating magistrate, Judge A. W.
Chamberlin OF their financial situa-
tion, they would probably have been
compelled 70 seek out some ofEicial
who was willing to perform the cere-
mony gratitiously, or who would ex-
tend them credit, or remain in single
blessedness until possessed OF the
necessary fee. But this they took the
precaution to avoid, and 1t was not
until after the ceremony was COM
pieted, and congratulations had been
extended when 1t occurred to the
groom to ask the Judge II there was
any fee attached to the performing OF
the ceremony. The Judge advised
him that there was a fee OF IS. The
groom told the Judge that he conaid-
cred that high, and stated that he had
presumed that the fee. IL any at all.
would not be in excess OF the price Of
a license. and stated that he would
forward It to him by mail. The groom
claimed Los Angeles as his residence,
and the bride Spokane, and both gave
their ages as "a years.
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KILLED ny sTREEToAR.
soldier Falls Under Wheels and Legs
arc Crushed.

Soldier Falls Under Wheels and Legs
arc Crushed.
SPOKANE. Wash. Jan. 26.-John
T. Reynolds. a private from Fort
Wright. died At 1913 o'clock last
night at the Sacred Heart hospital as
the result OF injuries received two
hours before, when Aston street car
No. tt5 Of the Washington Water
Power company ran over him at Lin.
coin street aud Sprague avenue. prac-
tically severlng both his legs. He was
Fastening to cross IN front OF the car
when he slipped and fell, The left
les was twice fractured. while the
right was badly mangled and broken
In four places between the knee and
the ankle.
The amputation OF Reynolds legs
had just been completed at the Sacred
Heart hospital when he began TO sink
rapidly Selmulants were applied.
but they failed TO resnscltate the
man and he died In few
minutes. Drs. Pope aud wltter. as
sisted BY Night Nurse A. II. Wood
FaR Of the emergency hospital. at.
tended the case and were sangulne
Of their patients lie when the slnk.
lag spells occurred. Death l. traced
to the shock. a. he lost comparatively
little blood and u sllsht wound which
was indicted over bis left eye could
not have been fatal.
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SCARLET FEVER GASES.

Sherman school Closed and Complete.
" Fumignted.
Three cases of scarlet fever, ac-
cording 20 the statement OF superin-
tendent Barton. have been discovered
in the Sherman school, and the board
ordered the school closed this fore
noon for the purpose OF fumigatIng
the building. and has also ordered
that ali children who have been ex-
posed be barred from attending. One
OF the cases Is said to be in the Dahl
family and the other in the Dennis
family on Spokane avenue. II was
stated that the cases were not dis
covered until they became very pro-
nounced, and also that after they
we're permitted to play with neigh
boring children in the streets, and
that cards warning the public OF the
existence Of the disease had not been
posted on the building. The fuml-
eating Of the building was completed
this forenoon, and the school recon-
vened again this afternoon.
DR.. Max Dorland. the city health
officer. was seen with relation 10 the
cases this morning, and stated that
there was one case Of scarlet fever at
the Dennis home. This case. he stat
ed, was discovered Saturday and on
that day the home was quaTantined,
and precaution taken to prevent the
spread Of the disease. He stated that
this was the only case that had been
reported 70 him. and that II scarlet
fever existed In the Dahl home, that
u was the duty Of the attending ply
stefan 70 report 1t under law, but that
he had not been advised or It, and
that unles he was. or was called IN he
was poewrless to take any action In
the matter. He stated that he had
talked with superintendent Barton
with regard to the matter. and had
advised him to see to Il that the At
tending physician make q report OF
the case, and that a. soon "a he ala
20 that he would Immediately take
action. II the case were one OF scarlet
fever.
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Couldn't Fsszs This One.

An instance Of the careless, good ma
tured philosophy Of the negro may be
seen In the little doggerel verse laugh
ingly sung by black farmer when at
the end OF a bad crop year nothing
was coming to him after his supply
bills were paid. He could neither read
nor write; he had no money or chance
Of getting any for another twelve
month, yet apparently there was no
fretting ON his part. He took the bal
anee sheet, which was an utter mys-
terry to him, and, pretending to inspect
II and following the rows of figures
with eye and finger, he gleefully chant
ed:
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McIntire; w. D.; $14O0; tracts to SO
inclusive, Fruitlands.
Chas. A. Stowe to S. H. McEwen d
C. B. Boyington; w. D.; $40; part W
hf OF ne ar Of section 1868 west.
Interstate Irrig. Co. to c. A. Crab
am; L. & w. Deed; $3.50; hf Of
tract 1877, Hayden Lake Irrigated
Lands. Assigned to J. r. Campbell.
Burndette Weyrich; w. D.; n hf Of
ne ar and n hf OF NV or of section "a
43-4 west.
Jas. 8. Gill to Columbus NJ. Vent
ers; S2l75; tract 81 and 62, Green
acres.
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MONTE GwINN RETmEs.
Former Wen Known Idaho Man Quits
Banking.

Former Wen Known Idaho Man Quits
Banking.
In the Pendleton Tribune an ac-
count Is given OF the consolidation Of
the American National bank with the
Commercial National bank Of Pendle-
ton, the stock of the former strong
financial institution, owned by Monte
B. GWinn, Page and Devlin being pur-
chased BY w. L, Thompson. 7. J. Nor
ris and associates and makes the new
bank one Of the strongest in the Pa
clfic northwest
In speaking Of Mr.. Gwinn, the Tri.
bune says:
Monte b, Gwinn. who retires
from the presidency OF the American
National. came 70 Pendleton from Ida
ho more than two years ago, purchas-
Ing 9 controlling interest in the Pend
Teton Savings bank. (which was ma
tionalized In October. Since coming
20 Pendleton Mr., Gwinp has been one
Of eastern Oregon's foremost citizens,
taking prominent part in every
movement for the upbuiidIng or she
city, county and state, and has made
good all along the line. As a recog-
milton Of his ability and enterprise
Mr.. Gwinn was elected president OF
the Oregon State Bankers association
In which organization he is a leading
member, He b one OF the largest
stoekmen in eastern Oregon, having
many thousand sheep and large
ranches In Malheur. Grant and Bak-
or counties. and other large invest.
ments in this part OF the state. Mr..
Gwlnn Fetires from active banking in
order to b able to give more atten-
ton to other interests. but will re-
main an active and interested citizen
of Pendleton and Umatilla county"
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surf Rirds.

That birds Of the family termed surf
birds In the Hawaiian Islands should
leave that paradise Of the Pacific to go
and rear their young in the tundras Of
Alaska would seem to many an ex-
traordlnary proceeding. yet the turn
stone and the black bellied plover and
the Pacific golden plover make the
long journey Of about 1900 miles thith-
er annuallr
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CosGRovE REACHES PORTLAND
WIN be Inaugurated Governor Of
Washington Tomorrow.

0S-1AAABNO1 AUAAAOHHVNs
PORTLAND. Oregon. Jan. &C.
Governor Elect Cosgrove. of Wash
ington arrived in the city this morn
ing enroute to Olympia where he
will be inaugurated as governor. He
win leave this evening for Tacoma,
arriving at the state capital tomorrow
forenoon. Cosgrove's face is scanned
and drawn and plainly shows the eff
feet Of the long seige OF illness that
he has experienced, and from which
be has not yet recovered. but for all
that h$1s determined on being lnauE-
nrated governor. He stated that as
soon a. the inauguration was over he
would return 20 Paso Robles for his
health. and that Lieutenant Governor
Hay. assisted by Young Cosgrove as
private secretary, viii during that
time have charge OF the once. He
stated that his appetite was good. that
he was gazing flesh. and hoped to soon
fuIly recover.
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oFFTCTAL WRATHER RRPORT

PORTLAND, Ore. Jan. 26.-.Fore-
cast for northern Idaho and eastern
Washington for "a hours ending ut
p. m. tomorrow; Fair tonight and
Wednesday.
The local weather report Tor the
- hours ending At o'clock .. m.
today shows a maximum temperature
OF 80 degrees. minimum 81.
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THIS l. 10 certify that have sold
my interests IN the Arm Of Arnold and
Profit 10 O. =, Olson. The new arm
Of Arnold q Olson viii collect all bills
and pay All debts Of IN arm Of Arm
old q proatk.
tsignedl J. G. PROFIT.