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Gilpin observer., 1909-12-23
Famous Statesman's Story Of How
He Adopted the Mask Of Reserve
When Secretary of the
Treasury
BY e. j. EDWARDS.

Those of us whose memories reach
back to the time when John Sherman
was President Hayes secretary of the
treasury do not need to be told that II
was as head of the treasury depart
ment that Sherman received the popu-
lar reputation for personal frigidity
which clung to him to the day of his
death. Iceberg John'-tbat was the
favorite nickname for him when he
was secretary of the treasury, just as
recently a certain distinguished son
OF Indiana was hailed as Cocktail
Charley"
i confess that my first sight OF Sec
retary Sherman, as he strobe one day
into the office of the then fiscal agent
OF the government, only served to
strengthen in my mind the reports
had received of his superlative brand
of taciturnity. In all my life,
thought, / had never beheld another
man SO cold. Therefore. one may i'm
agine with what inward feelings
knocked at the door OF Mr.. Sherman's
house in Washington some years later,
and just after he had given up the
~
ate. where he had first taken a seat
nearly twenty years earlier.
Mr.. Sherman received me in what
appeared to be his library. II was
evening: a comfortable fire glowed in
the crate. books lay upon the table.
and some of them were well thumbed.
As | entered he put aside the evening
paper he was reading, and l was ac
tually thrilled by the cordiality with
which he received me. His handshake
was that Of a friend. his smile was
fascinating.
AS we chatted about the matter
which had called me to him. l found
myself wondering how II was posi-
BILE that this great statesman had gain.
ed the sobriquet OF Iceberg john
how II had come to be said OF him that
he rivaled Gen. Grant as man OF
silence. Finally, the idea seeming to
obsess me, as 1t were, ventured to
say to him:
Senator Sherman. you do not
appear to me like the man saw three
years ago Then you were distant. of
frigid manner, and believed that
those who spoke Of you as the iclest
man In public life were correct. Now
] find that they were wrong-that I
was wrong. / can't understand the
difference"
] shall never forget the manner In
which the senator threw back his head
and laughed heartily-laughter which
gradually subsidized into sort of
chuclsle. Then. when he had gained
control of his merriment. he said to
me, with twinkle still lingering in
his eyes:
"Yes. know they called me Iceberg
John, said spoke in whispers or not
at all. and never said anything when
1 did speak. Really. was very glad
that that impression prevailed. But It
was all put on. 1t was n mask, exact
Iy as Gen. Grants taclturnity. when
he was commanding the union armies,
was n forced silence. for he was really
a very loquacious man.
"You see. It happened this way: |
had been appointed by President
Hayes secretary OF the treasury. Very
important agitation had been In prog
sess, affecting the relation OF silver to
our money system, and, you remem'
Der. there was powerful party organ.
lied with Peter Cooper ut the head Of
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-23
MAY BE BRITISH ENVOY
Sir Maurice De Bunsen Spoken Of a.
New Ambassador to the
United States.

New York-Sir Maurice De Bunsen,
British ambassador at Madrid, who,
according to report received in Lon
don from the Spanish capital, may
succeed Ambassador Bryce as Great
Britain's representative, at Washing
ton, will, if he comes to the United
States. return to the scene of his first
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-23
The Clay Statue.

This was not greatly damaged. and It
was used as measurement for the
new statue, which Mr.. Mulligan has
recently made.
An appropriation of $4,000 was made
by the state of Kentucky for the new
statue.
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-23
The Little DARLING.

Little Willie was missed by his
mother one day for some time. and
when he reappeared she asked:
where have you been. my pet?"
playing postman." replied her
pet" Il gave letter to all the
houses In our block. Real letters.
too"
where on earth did you get them ?"
questioned his mother. in amazement.
"They were those old ones In your
wardrobe drawer. tied up with rib
bon." was the innocent reply.
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-23

Many bachelor has had Q narr~sv
escape from Cupid's bow.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-14
Messages.

BOSTON, April 14.-Reginald A.
Fessenden, of Brant Rock, is said to
have perfected wireless telephone so
that the United States navy operators
failed to interrupt the waves in re-
cent test of the efficiency of the new
device. Elihu Thompson, an electrical
inventor of note, has full faith in Mr..
Fessendens invention.
Mr. Fessenden keeps the details of
his discovery secret, but he declares
that the recent test during which the
station at Brant Rock was instructed
to keep forwarding messages, while
coast stations and government vessels
equipped with wireless apparatus
made attempts to interfere, establish
ed beyond a doubt that the non-inter-
fering system is a success in every
way. Wireless messages between
Brant Rock and Washington are now
of constant occurrence, and transmit
ting and receiving apparatus for bat
tleships and coast stations. which is
expected to work over a distance of
1000 miles, is soon to be installed
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-14

VINO want to be sales
men, 10 take cur correspondence
course in the science of salesman
ship The Sheldon School has in
creased the earning power of over
$4,000 men from 10 per cent to 100
per cent and more. Clerks, book
keepers. correspondents, statesmen,
and managers, can all earn more by
knowing and applying Sheldon Sell
ing methods. We have helped thous-
ands of men secure good positions.
Write today and learn how we can
help you. One of the greatest books
ON business ever written will be sent
free. The Sheldon School, 1915 Re-
onblic building, Chicago. 1-29-tf
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-14
INTERESTING FACTS
The Owl Drug Store Offers to Cure
Catarrh. The Medicine Costs
Nothing If They Fail.

When a medicine effects a cure in
fer that medicine on our own person
al guarantee that it will cost the user
nothing if it does not cure Catarrh. it
is only reasonable that people should
believe us, or at least put our claim
to practical test when we take all
the risk These are facts which we
want the people of Hattiesburg to
substantiate. We want them to try
ReXall Mucu-Tone a medicine prepar--
ed from a prescription of a physician
whose specially was Catarrh, and who
has a record of thirty years of cures
to his credit.
We sell more bottles and receive
more good reports about ReXall Mucu-
Tone than We do all other catarrh
remedies sold in our store, and if
more people only knew what a thoro
ughly dependable remedy Rexall Mucu-
Tone is, it would be the only catarrh
medicine We would have any demand
for.
Rexall Mucu-Tone is quickly alb
sorbed and carried by the blood until
it thorouhly disinfects and cleanses
the entire mucous membranous tract
destroys and removes the parasites
which injure and destroy the mem
! branous tissues, soothes and heals the
| irritation and soreness, stops the mu-
cous discharge, and builds up strong,
healthy tissue relieves the blood and
| system of diseased matter, stimulates
the mucocells, aids digestion and i'm
proves nutrition until the whole body
vibrates with healthy activity. In a
comparatively short time there is a
most noticeable gain in weight
strength, good color and feeling Of
buoyancy.
We urge you to try Mucu-Tone, be
ginning a treatment today At an!
time you are not satisfied, simply com,
and tell us, and We will quickly re
turn your money without question o
bubble. We have Rexall Mucu-Ton
in two sizes, soc and S1.Q0 The Ow
Drug Store, 113 Front street, Hatties
burg, Miss.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-14
MARVELLOUS RESULTS.

This is to certify that my daughter
Fearle. nad a very severe attack of
rheumatism. She could not walk a
step, and had to be carried in chair
from room to room. Some one rec
commended NJ. w. Hyde's rheumatism
medicine to me, and I purchased a
fifty cent bottle, and before she had
taken a half bottle she was back in
school. She has never felt any trace
of it since. l take pleasure in recon-
mending this medicine to anyone suf
fering with rheumatism. Respectfully
MR.. AND MRS. w. S. BURNSIDE,
Ellisville, Miss
Manufactured and sold by NJ. W
Hyde, druggist. Ellisville. Miss.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-14
BEGIN LIFE TERM.

JACKSON, Miss. Aprol 14.-Mose
Russell, the negro from Holmes coun-
ty, whose death sentence for murder
was recently committed to life i'm
prisonment by GOV. Noel, was brought
in by Travelling Sergeant Marshall
yesterday and taken to the state farm
this morning.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-14
New Orleans & Northeastern
Hattiesburg Central Time
North Bound,
GULF G. SHIP ISLAND RAILROAD
COMPANY.

General Passenger Department.
Passenger Service.
MAIN LINE.
No. 5. No. 8.
Lv. Jackson 100 a. m. 3:35 p. m.
Lv. Hattiesburg 9:43 a. m. 7;15 pm.
Ar. Gulfport. 1870 p. m. 1000 pm.
No. 4. No 6.
Lv. Gulfport ...7:40 a. m. Alb pm.
Lv Hattiesburg 1890 a. m. 1888 p. m
Ar. Jackson. 4: So p. m. 10: 30 p. m.
Columbia Division (via. Silver Greek
and Columbia.
No. 101. No. 1872.
1920 a. m. Lv Mendenhall Ar. 1925 p. m.
1870 p. m. Ar Gulfport Lv. 2:45 p. m.
No. 109. No. 10.
2:30 p. m. Lv. Jackson Ar 1905 a. m.
600 p. m. Ar. Columbia Lv. 600 a. m.
Connections at Jackson, Hattiesburg
and Gulfport with all lines.
For further Information, apply to,
THOS. P. HALO,
Second Vice-Pres. Gulrport, Miss.
Effective April II, 90.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-14

Trains run daily.
R. D. REEVES, G. P. A.
Hattiesburg, Miss.
General Passenger Agent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-14
ERNAL.

Woodmau Circle, Hartman Grove,
No p meets every Friday at O'Clock
o,oort ttb Friday, which will meet in
tb. afternoon at o'clock, Woodman
Iau Guardian, Mrs. A. R. Fairchild;
Clerk Miss Lille Chapman either OIL
,bo above will be glad to take applica
tiops for membership u
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-14
CITY PRIVILEGE TAX NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the priv
ilege taxes required by law for carry
ing on any business or calling in the
corporate limits of the city of Hatties-
burg, will be due in the month of May,
1909. All persons liable to such tax
must call at the office of the City
Tax-Colector and procure licenses
during the month of May, or they will
be liable to the penalties provided by
law.
J. F. BENNETT,
4-7-14-21-2S City Tax Collector.
April 7th. 1909.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-14
RAILROAD time TABLES
MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Passenger Service.
Effaativa NOuomhor 1QnQ

Effective November 8, 1908.
No. No. 8
Lv. Hattiesburg 500 am 2:30p.m
Lv. Silver Creek. S:04 am 4:31 pm
Ar. Brookhaven :. 9:10 am $3.50 pm
Lv. Brookhaven E. 9:14 am 5:56p.m
Lv. Roxie E. ....11:10 am 1855 pm
Ar. Natchez =. =. 1910 pm S:55 p.m
No. No.4
Lv. Matches =. .. 6:3Op.m 1870 pm
Lv. Roxie :. ..... 7:30a.m 2:3O Pm
Ar. Prookhaven :. 9:30a.m 4:30 pm
Lv. Brookhaven E. 1884 am 1850 pm
Lv. Silver Creek. .10:40 am 5:57 pm
Ar. Hattiesburg ..12:40 pm 500 pm
Trains run daily.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-14
LOST.

LOST OR MISLATD-To1icy No.
242560 issued by The Penn Mutual
Life Insurance Company, on the life
of Robert Field The finder will
please return it to the undersigned
Application has been made for the
issuing of a duplicate. NJ. G. Field.
4-7-2wks,.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-14
Mr.. MUNNI MAKERS
SPECIAL OFFER.

For a short time only, l will print
for you in these columns ads of 20
words or less THREE TIMES FOR
25 CENTS.
Send the money with the ad copy.
If you can't come to the office, tele-
phone 50, either phone, and we will
send for the ad and the money.
MIR. MUNNIMAKER.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-14

WANTED-Saw mill boarding house
or position as housekeeper. Address
]. H. Box 292, Sumrall, Miss. 4-5-6t.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-14
new WIRELESS IS
SPLENDID SUCCESS
BOSTON MAN GUARDS SECRET OF
HIS INVENTION.

Reginald A. Fessenden Achieves Most
Notable Success.-Defies Experts of
Messages.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-14
Sense Enough to
Come In
MISCELLANE OUS.

WANTED-Boarders nice location,
close in, paved street. 116 Short
Bay street 3-4tf.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-14
WAN ED.

WANTED-Room and Board, close in,
in private family preferred. Address
H care News. 3-31tf
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
GOLDFIELD LEASE
UNWATERING SHAFT
SUPERINTENDENT MACKAY
STARTS WORK
Confident of Making Producer of the
Lease Financed by Manhattan
Securities Company of
Los Angeles

w. !. MacKay, superintendent OF
the Lincoln Goldfeld lease on the Com
bination No 2 claim of the Consoli-
dated company was down this week
from Goldheld and reported that the
work of unwatering the shaft was
under way when he left The shaft Is
down 800 feet and the lease is equipped
with an electric hoist, blacksmith shop
and all necessary tools. The company
will commence sinking today and viii
lower the shaft 2l0 feet, with a ten
foot sump. From this level prospect
ing viii be conducted. and Mackay.
with a thorough knowledge of the
ground and the development in that
part of the Consolidated Company's do
main adjoining on the north, hopes TO
make a good producer Of the lease.
The Lincoln -Golddeld company was
recently financed by the Manhattan
Securities company of Los Angeles.
The COMPANY has lease for eighteen
months from December !, and the work
will be prosecuted by a superintendent,
MacKay, who handled some of the big
ECst producing leases in the camp and
has u reputation for fast work. both
in dvclopment and ore extraction. II
q good ore shoot is developed in the
Lincoln -Goldheld the utmost possible
tonnage will be extracted during the
life Of the lease.
MacKay is 50 we'll satisfied with the
chances of tho lease being highly pro-
ductive that he has secured a consider
able block Of the stock.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
CALIFORNIA OIL IN
STRONG DEMAND
COMPETITIVE BUYING SENDS
PRICES UP
Three Foreign Nations, Japan Among
Them, Have Agents in the
Field to Make Contracts.
Market Is stiff

Discussing the contract made by the
Producers Transportation company
with a foreign consumer for oil at bet
ter than 81 per barrel which was pub
lished in yesterdays Herald, the Co
allnga oil Record says:
Mr. Morshead refused to give any
information as to quantity and time
and with whom the contracts have
been made. However. it is known
that the contract at the higher price
Is with a foreign country and is for
large amount.
This means a big advance over the
price the agency member today is re-
ceiving for his product. Owing to
the method adopted of averaging the
cost of transportation through the
new line 1t is impossible to state the
exact price the producer is to re-
Ceive. The cost of transportation is to
be apportioned according to the
amount of oil run. The cost OF trans
portation from Coalinga to tidewater
has been fixed at 2212 cents a barrel,
while ION the coast il is 10 and 10
cents a barrel. AS the product of the
different fields is to be handled as
one oil, the cost of transportation
must be averaged according to the
amount transported. This will give a
constantly fluctuating scale
the present time for oil is strong. "Off-
shore" oil, that is, oil for foreign
trade, is attracting chief interest.
Three foreign countries, one of them
Japan, have representatives in San
Francisco for the purpose of contract
ing with the California marketing
companies. The competition among
these companies is keen and thus far
but little information has been secured
as to the negotiations.
Speaking of the situation, Mr.
Morshead said conditions were never
better. Oil in Coalinga today is offer
ing better investment, he said. than
at any previous time There Is more
competition among the rival market
ing companies and the market is stiff
fleming better than at any time before.
The field is now being given sufficient
transportation facilities and this fea-
ture of the marketing game Is solved
for some time to come.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
AND THE OIL FIELDS
NEEDLES SHELTER
AFTER BUSINESS
u. S. MINING AND REF. WILL
REBUILD PLANT
Tonopah & Tidewater and Santa Fe
Put Low Rate on Ores in Effect,
Competing with Salt
Lake Route

That the Needles smelter has been
purchased by the United states Smelt-
ing and Refining company, who Will
rebuild the plant and make bid for
custom ores u California, Arizona
and Southern Nevada, seems t. bc an
assured fact. The story has been
printed as a rumor by several mining
papers, but some doubt was enter
tained as to the reliability of the IN
formation. A. j. Trumbo, general man
ager of the New Bonnie Glare Mining
company in Nevada, says that he is
reliably informed of the sale and that
the Tonopah and Tidewater and Santa
Fe roads have put in a minimum rate
of SO per ton on carloads from Bonnie
Glare station, which is 50 per ton less
than the Clark roads rate to the SAT-
Lake smelters.
The United States is one of the most
powerful rivals of the A. s. q r., con.
ducting mammoth smelling plants AZ
Salt Lake and in Mexico and owning,
in the name of the United States Min
ing company large and well deVel-
oped mines in Utah and Nevada. Its
entry into this field is of great i'm
portance to mining men. The location
of the Needles plant is admirable, and
its operation on a large scale means a
market for the ores of California and
Arizona, which will be a sttong COM
petltor of the smelling plants in the
copper belt and at El Paso. For mines
close by the rate will doubtless be so
low as to permit marketing ores of a
grade which have hitherto been un-
profitable, supplying mining companies
with revenue with which to prosecute
development work. Particularly Will
this be the case with the prospects and
partially developed mines along both
sides of the Colorado river.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
PRODUCTION OF PLATINUM
IN UNITED STATES DOUBLE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 90.-While the
United States produces merely a frac-
tion of the platinum supply of the
world, its output of the precious metal
was double in 1908 what it was in 1907
according to a report which David T
Gray has just made to the United
States geological survey. But owing
to a decrease in the prices of the
product the increase in revenue was
only 35 per cent.
Russia exports to this country from
81 900 900 to $3,0OO,00O worth of platinum
every year.
In the United States platinum is
produced only as a by-uroduct of placer
mining in Oregon and California.
While the Oldest and best known use OF
platinum is its excellence as "a metal
of high fire test, the report says the
greatest use now made of the metal is
in the manufacture Of sulphuric acid
and more than half Of that acid is now
made by the use Of platinum.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
EMPIRE BRINGS IN WELL
IN COALINGA PROVING
TWO MILES OF TERRITORY

The Empire oil company has brought
in a well on section 32, 1915 in the
Coalinga field which is of extreme i'm
portanee from the fact tha- 1t proves
up a continuous stretch Of territory
two miles IN length, which has been
considered non-p-oductive. The well
was drilled on a fault, between the
east and west side pools, entering the
sand at a depth of 1850 feet. >. a.
Guiberson. jr of the Empire, who is
IN Los Angeles, says that the capacity
of the well promises to be great. we
are only into the sand about five feet"
said he but when we took the water
off the casing filled with 1000 feet of
oil"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
SANTA FE SECTION SIX
WELL BREAKS OUT AGAIN
AND SPOUTS PETROLEUM

The Santa Fe well section Six.
Midway, which broke loose Monday
morning under tremendous gas press
ure, sanded up and started again yester-
day morning with new burst of speed,
covering everything with oil. The man
agement has had every available man in
that section employed digging sump
holes, and 1t Is estimated that fully
5000 barrels Of oil have been saved. be-
sides what was lost before sumpage
could be provided. The well is flowing
betmecn the outer and inner castings.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
DAILY MINES COMPANY

COPPER property of Is claIrrs eight
miles south OF BOUSE, Arizona. This sec
tion is proving a rich mineral zone OF
COPPER and GOLD. TREASURY STOCK
s5c PER SHARE Send for prospectus con-
taining our engineers reports on the prop
erty. 1t viii! pay you. DAILY MINES Co,
b34 Byrne bldg, Los Angeles Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
Boston Mining Stocks
epeclal service TO The Herald by B. F. Tay
lor, l12 West Third street. Los Angeles

BOSTON, Nov. 30-Liquidation on a moder-
ate scale was the rule on the Boston Copper
exchange this morning, and, while no serious
losses have taken place the general list will
average from L TO points under last nights
closing. Lake Copper has been the feature
Of the trading opening high as 61h and
then declining to 55la with a subsequent rally
TO 81. North Butte is l point lower at 81.
California & Arizona at 100 is 5 lower United
States Smelling declined to SPY, loss of IA.
quincy at 65 is lower and Parrot at 20 is
lower Such issues Miami, Boston Con-
solidated and Greene Cananea showing
firm tone. Other departments of the market
are quiet but showed a sagging tendency.
Following closing quotations:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
PRICES OF METALS
ON NEW YORK MARKET

8" NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-Copper was q.
Q, weak today; standard spot and Dee 9.
8. s134 1890; Jan. SI3913.25. Lead, (.
(" st.S7' '@4.42'. spelter, $3.50 q Gas. 4.
% silver, 81 Lac. (.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
Salt Lake Mines

Special soryics to The Herald by J. C,
Wilson. 2l2 West Fifth street. Los Angeles.
member Stock and Bond exchange OF san
Francisco ana eastern exchanges.
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 3o-Following were
closing quotations today:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
DIsTRICT
OTHER DISTRICTS
Comstock Mining Stock

Special service to The Herald by D r. rAI.
Ter ll2 West Third street. Los Angelica
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 30-Following were
uuntations today.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
Absolute Safety, Certainty
of Large Profits and Probability
of Enormous Returns

The Pyramid Oil company operating 20 of proven
oil ground is producing oil and is drilling wells
which will enable the company pay high of dvi
dends SOO share the par value of the stock Every
man employed by the Pyramid company in its drilling and
producing operations has purchased stock in this enterprise
These know the property and its possibilities.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov 3o.--The market for
mining shares WAS sluggish today, with prices
heavy au along the list. but the decline from
yesterIays solIiug leyel was slight, ana there
was Httle selling pressure. Consolidated
shaded off 3 points, Fraction 2, and Daisy /.
Florence was in fair demand and remained
steady al yesterdays figures.
II is reported that George Wingdeld has
denied the Tumors that the GuEgenheims mad
offered So Il share for "a controlling interest in
the Golddeld Consolidated property.
Thr renopah list was weak but showed few
small losses
Round Mountain stock was in demand again
today ana closed strong with 5Sc bid, a gain
OF points overnight.
Following are the closing quotations:
LtLL-LLL EL.D lIETRIET
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
Mininu Notes

man who knows the exact production
of every well in Kern ava Frseno
counties, is in Los Angeles Cor a short
stay.
II. H, Welch, an OH man Of Fresno,
is a guest i'm the city.
Ed. Anderson, a mining man from
Tucson, is in Los Angeles.
II. c. MacMasters, one Of the old-llne
operators IN GoIdfeId. who has been
in Denver on a business mission, has
returned to Los Angeles for an ex-
tended stay.
II. r. Woods, president of the Tom
Reed Extension Mining company. has
returned 10 the mine after spending
Thanksgiving in Los Angeles.
The Perseus Oil company has in
creased its regular monthly dividend
from one half to three-fourths of ! per
cent.