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Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08

happened TO the head OF the monster
uhe gas bag of the balloon) and it came
quickly to earth. Brown Bruin found
himself on something he supposed TO be
the ground, and, getting out OF the bas-
ket, he walked about, hoping to find a
bite to eat Oh, how cold the ice was un-
der his feet! And how starved he was,
tool
Pretty soon Brown Bruin saw that the
piece of earth he was on was moving, and
very rapidly, All, he was on an iceberg
and did not know it. And, strange still,
the iceberg was just from the North pole,
had just been melted from that spot when
Brown Bruin fell 10 its surface.
Then Bruins travels began again. Oh,
when would he ever get anything TO eat!
Surely he would have starved had not he
been a bear and used to going without food
for six months at a time, But that was
always In the winter, and this was the
summer and time for him TO eat. But as
he couldn't find food he must be content
without it. So he sat on the side OF the
iceberg, wondering what would be his next
adventure.
After some time spent In travelling in this
fashion Brown Bruin awoke one morning
TO see a strengthening thing on the
deep, blue water, coming right toward him
And, to his Joy. he felt that his piece OF
ground had stopped floating for the time
being. The iceberg had become fast among
several other iceberss and could not get
through the channel until the obstacles OF
ice should move on with IT,
Then Brown Bruin saw some men Che
had seen such creatures many, many times
before) come from the object which lay on
the deep, blue water. (This object was a
Whaler and had gotten farther north thar
was usual with boats Of that kind, but th'
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
HarrY's Christmas Tree

By Arid Olsen, Aged II Years, 2416 South
Tenth Street, Omaha. Red Side.
1t was a week before Christmas, when
little Harry, a 5-year-old boy, entered the
room, saying, Mamma, may l have a
Christmas tree?" II don't know" said his
mother. We'll, all the other boys and
girls are going to have one.'' said Harry,
Conc" said his mother. and led him out
into d corner of the garden. where stood
a little Christmas tree which Harry never
had noticed before. This you may have
IL you take good care of it," said his
moth& Harry was so interested in his
tree that he watched it day after day
and every night after supper he went out
to see If his tree was there. But the night
before Christmas eve Harry, to his great
sorrow, found that his tree had dlssp-
peared. He ran into the house crying and
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
DolIY's Mishap

By Mary Cleland, Aged Y Years, 4O3O Mich
olas Street, Omaha, Red Side.
1t was a bright, sunny morning In June,
The roses were blooming. Alice White and
her little brother, named John, were going
TO the brook to play, IS It was Alice's
birthday. Their mother had promised to
make them up a little lunch. Alice was
going 10 take her dolls and John was
going to take his wagon. When they got
10 the brook, which was not very far from
the house, they sat down and Alice be-
gan to arrange her dolls as she wanted
them and then there was a sudde splash
and Alice looked and saw her poor doll
had fallen In the brook. But Johns pres
enee Of mind had not left him. John took
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08

A Chinese Solomon

BY Rosaline Kohn, Aged 10 Years, 1913 South
Twenty-second street, Omaha. Red Side.
a district magistrate OF Shanghai had
brought before him a man charged with
stealing a table. The man denied the
charge, alleging that he was so feeble from
i'll health that It was impossible for him
to commit such a crime. The magistrate
listened gravely TO the tale. and professed
his sympathy and sorrow for the poor
man. GO home" he said, and get cured;
and. as you are very poor, take that bag,
which contains a number of copper coins,
as a present from me-" The prisoner made
o~beisance. threw the heavy bag over his
shoulders, and departed. He had not gone
far before he was arrested and taken back,
and found guilty, the magistrate remarklng
that a man who could carry a heavy bag
could easily take a table.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08

Jtuy. De Long, Ainswortn. Neb.
ll,lc AIC-oy. Barnstou, NeD.
E!I'"H Mel win, beaver ely, Neb.
MsocI Wit, bennington, Neb.
anna GyttsUh, bennington, Neb.
Minnie Guttsch, ~benn,ngtOn. Neb.
Marie GtlIEsutr, Beukelman. Neb. (box l2),
luS Htay. central 10y, NrO.
q CneDey, CrvisutUn, Ncb.
Ltu4S mann, Dsvid City, keb.
hnt. rIe.utl. DO4CAts,er. Neb.
Euu.Ie Duus, Falls cay, Neb.
E'Iet hteU, Fremont, Neb.
ltGIuS LuuGDuss, Fremont, Neb.
Macon O.rIs, Gibson, NeD.
Ma cue. Iug liarinJlOmr ", Guthenburg, Heb.
IL " a kOtH. ~ West nUeniE aticet, Grad
lsIaHu, Neo.
E4a ys@, ~ West Charles street, Grand
ls.dhd, Neb.
lIC.e OOsueio, lis West Eighth street,
Gldnu isiand, Neb.
Jessie CIsoIOId, 400 West Charles street,
GIunU l-.aLu, Neb.
fsuuno otl uItv, AZ West Fourth street,
GldHu lsland, NCU.
Malthd Murphy, go East Ninth ST. est,
Gldhu lsiauu, Neb.
HLsu kutj, LekndT1, Neb.
Htster T.. Rutt, LeshaTs. NCb.
Alice Tempe, Lexington. NeJ
hutd Tempe, Lexington. NeD.
Anna Nelson, Lexington, Neb.
Ldytnc KIeitz, Lexington, Neb.
Marjorie Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Ace Drassmeyer, lot, 81, Lincoln, Neb.
Elsie Hamilton, lO29 l. St. Lincoln, Neb.
lIene Disner, 1870 l. street. Lincoln, Neb.
Hughie Dishsr, 4tSO L ST ees. Lincoln, Neb,
Charlotte bOggs, 227 South Fifteenth street.
Lincoln, NtD.
Helen johnson, 3S4 South Seventeenth
street, Lincoln, Neb.
Louise Stiles, Lyons, Neb.
Eslelle Mcdonald, Lyons. Neb.
Milton Seller. Nebraska City, Neh.
Harry Crawford. Nebraska City, Neb.
Harvey crawford, Nebraska City, Neb.
Lucille HRzen, Norfolk, Neb.
Helen Reynolds, Norfolk, Neb,
Letha Larkin, So. Sixth ST., Norfolk, Neb.
Emma Murquardt, Fifth street and Madl-
'pn avenue, Norfolk, Neb.
GCrevieve NJ. Jones, North Loup, Neb.
Ollin Fisher, 1910 South Eleventh street.
Omaha.
NJ dred Erickson. Z7o9 Howard street,
omaha.
o.,ur Erickson 27Os Howard street,
Omaha.
Louis Reabe, 26os North Nineteenth ave-
rue. Omaha.
frances Johnson, sSS North Twenty fifth
avenue, Omaha.
Marguerite Johnson, 933 North Twenty
ffth avenue, Omahn.
Emile Brown. 1922 Boulevard, omaha.
Helen G cdrich, 40 Nicholas street, Oinahs
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08

Mary Brown, 1872 Boulevard, Omaha.
Eva Hendee, tOZ lodge street. Omaha.
utnita Innes, 1853 Fort street, Omaha
JACK Coad, S7lS Farnam street. Omaha.
LiAian Writ. 4l5s Cass st. eet. Omaha.
Meyer Cohn, SAC Georgia avenue, Omaha.
Ada Morris, 1874 Franklin street, Omaha
Myrtle Jensen, 2SJJ lizard street, Omaha.
Gail Howard, 47l2 Capitol avenue, Omaha.
lie.en Houck. 1876 LotnrOp street. Omaha
Emerson Goodrich, 1910 Nicholas, Omsha
Maurice Johnson, 1921 Locust ST" Omaha.
Leon Carson, 1924 North Fortieth, Omaha.
Pauline Coad, 37lS Farnam street, Omaha
W lima Howard, 412G Capitol Ave, OnalA
Hllah Fisher, 1910 South Eleventh, Omshs.
Mildred Jensen. liU7 Lehvenworth. Omaha
k.una Heden, 27SJ Chicago street, Omaha
Mabel Sheiielt, 49l4 North Iwenty-IlIth
Waller Johnson. alo5 North Twentieth
Elnms Carruthers, s211 North Twenty-fiftl
street, omaha.
Leonors U%enison. The Albion, Tenth and
Pacific streets, Olnahn.
Mae hammond, O'Netll, Neb,
MsCge l.. Daniels, ord. Neb.
lola Beddeo, Orleans, Neb.
AgI.es lChmo Orleans, Neb.
Marie Fleming, osceola, Neb.
Lutta Woods. Pawnee City, Neb.
Ear Perkins, Reddington, Neo.
Edra EMS. Stanton. Neb.
Ethel EMS. Stanton, Neb.
Lena Petersen, z2ll Locust street East
Ina Carney, Sutton. ella county, Ncb.
Clara Miller, Utica, Neb.
Mildred +. Jones, North LOup. Neb,
Alta Wilken. waco. Neb.
Nee Grunke. West Point, Neb.
Elsie Stastny, WILDER. Neb.
Frederick Ware, Winside, Neb.
Pauline Parks, York, Neb.
Edna Behling. YORK, Neb.
Mary Frederick. York, Neb,
Carrie Is. Bartlett, F~ontanelie, Ia
irene Reynolds, Little Sioux, la.
Fthei Mulholland, Box Il. Malvern, Ia.
Eleanor Mellor. Malvern, Ia.
Kethryne Mellor, Malvern, Ia.
Ruth Robertson. Manila, Ia
Mildred Robertson. Manila, Ia.
Margaret Il. WitheTow, Thurman. Ia
Bertha MeEvoy, r, F. ID. 3, Box rs, Mis-
souri, Valley, la.
Adlena Sorry. Monarch, Wyo. Box 50.
Fred sorry, Monarch. Wyo.
John Barron, Monarch, Wyo.
Edith Amend, Sheridan, Wyo.
Pauline Squire, Grand, Okl.
Fred Shelley, go Troup street, Kansas
City, Kan.
Henry L. Workingsr, care Sterling Remedy
company. Attica, Ind.
Aleda Bennett, Elgin, Neb.
William Davis, 22l West Third street, North
Platte, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08

- II was warm weather
a In the United States, for it was
during the early days OF sum
- mer, 1t was still very cold away
INS8ERFI up in the region round about
49, Hudson Bay. And II the little
=. e. Of the u. ;. A. had walked
up suddenly In the morning and found
themselves in that part OF Canada they
would have shivered and crawled back be-
tween the warm blankets of their beds,
declaring it too frosty for them to venture
out of doors.
But 1t was not so with little Brown Bruin,
a dear, chubby boy bear, who had lived all
his lie In that part of the world and
knew nothing else, and who, therefore,
loved the cold such as is TO be experienced
in the northern part Of the sreat continent
Of North America. And on the morning
Of when l write he was out early, hunt
ing for-well, it is hard to say just VIVA,
he was hunting for. as he id not seem
to know exactly what he wanted, unless
Il was adventure. And he soon found
that. He had found a nice tree to climb,
aud being an active fellow and fond OF
outdoor sports (for all the world like o
i,le boyD he proceeded to 60 up the body
OF the tree as ~sprightly as a kitten. Soon
he was in the strong boughs and was sit
ting looking out over his part Of the world
Wondering, possibly. why there was so little
excitement whereabouts, for no living crea,
ture did he see, only part of a deep foresl
and great rugged land, some parts of it still
covered with snow.
Suddenly something appeared over the
hori-on-a small, dark speck. 1t came
flying through the air-low over the earth
Brown Bruin supposed II was a huge bird
and was much entertained watching it
lie had never seen so large a bird before
Bat as the flying object came on nears,
and nearer Brown BrutR discovered tina
It VAS not a bird, but something with al
Immense head which wabbled from sid
to side as il flew its long neck, which
joined head aud body, was thin and al
most invisible.
Now. as Brown Bruin never did find ou
the species TO which this flying thing bs
bnged, It is well TO tell my readers lha
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08

captain was a bit Of an explorer as well as
a fisherman and liked getting far into the
northern seas In summer. And then some
thing strange happened, Instead Of run
ming away from the men who had landed
on the icebergs from the whsler Bruin
stood his ground. looking them in the face
questionably.
'Ah, a brown cub in this part of the
world!' cried the captain of the whaler.
Now, did you ever see anything like
that? Gee! We must take him back with
us, He must be a new species of northern
bear never before seen Dy explorers in
these parts, Button my life he looks just
like q northern Canadian bear. Wonder
how he ever came here?'
Then the captain and several OF his crew
proceeded to surround Bruin and pretty
soon he was their captive, but did not feel
unhappy in being so, for they fed him and
used him kindly. Then, after he had
become we'll acquainted with both boat
and men he had a very jolly time, indeed,
and was named North Pole, for somehow
the men believed he had drlfted down
from that very spot on the top of the
world. And North Pole became the pet
and the mascot Of the whalers, and when
they returned TO the United states they
had many stories to tell OF the little
brown bear they had found on an iceberg.
Had the men only explored the opposite
side Of the iceberg from where they found
Brown Bruin they would have solved the
mystery Of Bruins being there, for there
on the ice in a frozen mass lay the bal
loon with a burst gas bag. But doubtless
no one ever found that old balloon and its
former owners are perhaps wondering to
this day what ever became OF II, probably
supposing ii to be al the bottom Of the
northern seas
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08

told his mother that the tree was not
there. His mother took him in her lap
and said: Harry. do you know that the
night before Christmas the angels come
down and take the Christmas trees up to
heaven, where they decorate them with
flowers and lights?" The next night,
which was Christmas eve, Harry's mother
called him and said, Come, Harry and
see your Christmas tree" Harry came
running into the parlor and there before
him stood his Christmas tree filled with
blazing lights, roses and baskets filled
with candy and nuts and on the tree were
gifts for Harry. Wasn't that a happy
Christmas eve for Harry?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
Prince Albert. or Red Rock
BY William Davis, King Bee, Aged 9 Year.
2l West Third Street, North Platte,
Neb. Red Side.

BY William Davis, King Bee, Aged 9 Years,
2l West Third Street, North Platte,
Neb. Red Side.
In olden times, when people believed in
fairies and witches, in a wood near a pail
ace there was a red rock in the middle.
1t was said that the rock was enchanted
and no one would go near. II was also
said that kings, princes and Processes had
tried to release it. 1t was said that a
prince had disobeyed a witch named Red
Eyes and so the witch changed him into
a statue, saying If anyone could cut it
open he would be free, but IL they didn't
they would lose their lives, and when the
cut 1t open all her powers would be ended.
In this palace the prince lived; his name
was Albert. Hundreds Of years had
passed and no one had released him. one
morning an old soldier was reading a
paper when he noticed this:
WANTED-Men and women to help re-
lease Prince Albert. If a man he will re-
ceive a large sum of money, and If a
woman she will marry the prince.
The soldier showed all his companions
this. They all thought it a good plan to
go, so all went to try their luck. The first
one did not succeed and so was put to
death. Then 1t was the same way to the
last one. He did a little better, but did
not succeed. The same day a princess
saw this and had a sharp knife made;
then she went to the rock and tried hard.
At last she thought of giving up, but
thought she would try once more. This
time she succeeded and there before her
was the most beautiful prince she ever
saw. He spoke in a kim manner and said,
You have saved my life" Then the prince
said that the red rock was valuable, so
they took it to the palace and were soon
married and lived happily ever after.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
(First Prize.)
The Song Little Birds Sang

BY Jeanette Miller, Aged u Years, Fair
mont, Neb. Blue Side.
Helen" said Margaret, coming out on
the porch where her sister was reading,
won't you come and sing with me a
while?'
"Oh, bother returned Helen; well, wait
until l finish this chapter"
Margaret sat down on the porch step to
wait. "It seems as If Helen never wants
to be with me-" she sighed, land II she
will do anything she always has something
to finish first"
Helen was soon ready and they began
their little concert. They a many pretty
songs, then Margaret said, Lets sing,
Two Little Birds Are We"
IAN right, but you always make so many
mistakes in that song" was Helen's reply.
They got along very nicely until they
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
NV Trip to the Country

BY Dorthsa Reece, Aged 9 Years. Ashland,
Neb.
One day / went from Ashland to Mem
phls on the $40 train, TO my aunt's In the
country.
! have four little cousins. The older
one, who is my age, has three calves. oEN
day when he went TO take them TO theN
barn. he had a tin tub. He tied the tub
10 the rope that was on the calf and
thought he would get on, but. before he
got on the tub, the calf began 10 run. II
ran up a hill and jumped over a barb
wire fence into the corn, where the tub
caught on the fence and stopped, and so
did the calf, We got It out.
We then went TO hunt the eggs. We
found seven, and put them in the horses
feed box and, when We came back, the
horses had eaten the eggs.
had lots Of fun. We stayed two WeskA,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS.

i. write plainly on 1 OF the
paper only and number the pages
Q. Use pen ana ink, not pencil
8. Short and pointed articles viii
be g1ven preference. DO not use ever
a50 words.
4. Original stories or letters only
VIII be usOd-
q. Write your name, age ana ad-
dress az rne top OF the FIRST page.
First and second prizes OF books
will be given for h best two ooz-
trAbutionB to this page each week,
Address all communications to
C-HILDEEN'S DEPARTNHHT,
Omaha Bee
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
The Needle and the Pin
By Gussle saffelder. Aged II Years. 2

By Gussie Saffelder, Aged IL Years, 2l12
Locust Street, Omaha. Red Side,
Dear mel" cried a pin as Jean stuck
It in her dress and bent It and dropped it
in the sewing basket. Now" said the
PIN just look at me; 1 am bent and my
looks are spoiled and 1 shall never es-
cape now"
'Oh hush, you silly pin!" interrupted the
needle. You think you are badly hurt,
but just think OF me, broken in two
pieces. Marian stuck me in that stiff
goods and broke me in two" Now said
the pin, Il am foolish; l sec that you are
right 1 shall never make that complaint
again."
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
(Second Prize,)
Janette's Lesson

By Charlotte Bosgs, Aged IS Years, 227
S. 18Th St, Lincoln, Neb. Red Side.
you horrid boy, YOU" cried Janet, CIV
ing her little brother a box on the ear.
Jack began TO cry and mother punished
Janet by making her sit up In a chair the
rest of the morning. While sitting there
Janet resolved to run away.
About noon she hurried along the rail-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08

"a long stick and stopped poor dolly's
downward course and pulled her to shore
safely, though dolly was very wet. They
sat down to eat their lunch, Alice boing
very grateful to John for saving her doll
from a watery grave.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08

The stories are all good this week and sometimes IT is almost hard
to decide which should have the prizes. Remembering all the rules is impor-
tant, boys and girls and sometimes Just n of these Jules being forgotten
loses a prize for an otherwise good story This week three Busy Bees forgot
to say IN which side they wished their stories counted.
Any Of the Busy Bees may send cards &c anyone whose name is on tbs
EYchange Mhlnh INV lnclmdes.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08

JEANETTE MILLER, aged II, of Fairmont Neb, on the Blue side, wins
first prize this week, and Charlotte Boggs, aged 10, of Lincoln, on the
Red side, gets second prize, while Alta wi1ken, aged IA, Of Waco, Neba
on the Red side, gets honorable mentor.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
Brown Bruins Exciting Trip
ny Maud Walker.

THOUGH It was warm weather
in the United States, for it was
during The early days OF sum
mer, 1t was still very cold away
up in the region round about
Hudson Bay. And II the little
The new era., 1909-11-25
POOR WITNESS FOR FRIEND
Deaeon's Brief Emphatic Testimony
Probably Somewhat Impressed
the Jury.

Deacon Stephen Potter. one of the
pioneers of Utica. N. Y, was a man
of great eccentricity but high moral
character. The deacon will speak
the truth and shame the devil" was
often said Of him.
On one occasion friend was en-
gagged in lawsuit in regard to some
land few miles from Utica. He held
the land at high price. During the
trial he called Deacon Potter as a
witness, to prove how valuable the
land was. The deacon was sworn and
asked II he knew the land.
Yes" he replied. Il know every
foot OF it."
What do you think 1t Is worth. Mr..
Potter?" was the next question.
The old man paused a moment and
then said. slowly: III had as many
dollars-as my yoke Of oxen-could
draw-on a sled-on glazed ice-I
vow-I would not give-a dollar an
acre for it!"-Youth's Companion.
The new era., 1909-11-25
English Pearl Fisheries.

Pearl fishing, writes a correspon.
dent. Is still carried on with consider
able success on the River Teith at
Callander. Perthshire, Scotland. The
seed pearls" which include both
black and white specimens, are got
In the shells Of fresh water mussels.
The local worthless, who often add
largely to their incomes, practice their
calling at night, the more up-to-date
using small electric light attached
to cord. which when sunk within Q
few inches Of the bottom of the stream
reveals the glistening shells. These
are then secured with a cloven ash
stick. Oblong pearls of big size are
often got
The new era., 1909-11-25

committee to investigate certain
the association (Which alone they can
consider). against the meat inspec-
tio0 under the direction of the United
States department of agriculture, beg
leave to report that, inasmuch as the
giver of the address appeared be-
fore this committee and submitted
certain documents, and inasmuch as
neither those documents nor her
statements, in the judgment of the
committee. substantiate those charges,
they recommend that no such COM
mittee be appointed and that the mo-
ton calling for it be laid on the
table"
Rev. Mrs. Crane began her work
in the interests Of clean meat in
Michigan ten years ago, where she led
campaign for state law regulat-
ing slaughtering by farmers and got
her bill through the legislature only
after much opposition from the farm
ers. One afternoon when it became
apparent the bill would be killed the
following day unless it made new
friends Mrs. Crane hurried from Kala-
mazoo to Lansing. where the follow
ing morning she won over by her ar
guments enough of the bills farmer
opponents to save 1t. Among her
other activities during her long pas
torate in Kalamazoo have been sue
cessful campaign for cleaner city,
physically and morally, and the organ
ization of civil leaguew which goes
into the life of the towns inhabit-
ants even to the extent of bringing to
gether married couples who have sep
arated and forcing wife deserters to
contribute to the support Of their
families.
The new era., 1909-11-25
PURE MEAT HER AIM
Woman Jolts the Governments
Inspection Service.
Mrs. Caroline Bartlett Crane Of Mich
isan Offers at Health Convention
Proof Of Laxity In Uncle
SANS Work. go

Kalamazoo, Mich. Rev. Caroline
Bartlett Come of Kalamazoo. the re-
form worker who threw comhshell
into the meeting Of the American Pub
lie Health association at Richmond,
Va. recently. by declaring that there
was rottenness in the government
system of meat inspection, came for
ward with proof Of certain challenged
statements regarding the issuance of
Service announcements" by the bu-
reau of animal industry in which reg
These proofs are in the shape of
photographs of pages of these "serv-
Ice announcements" which Mrs. Crane
made from pamphlets procured from
federal inspec tor. which she re-
turned to him after having them pho
tographed by a professional pho,
tographer.
Mrs. Crane presented these photo
graphic proofs before the executive
comomittee of the American Public
Health association. She stated en-
phatically that she would substantiate
her charges in every particular just
as she had done in reference to these
service announcements"
The latest Of the Service announce
ments" is No. 20, issued September
Is. 1909. 1t is headed by bracketed
note which reads:
This publication is designed to
disseminate information and instruc-
tions to persons in the employ of the
bureau of animal industry and to pro-
prietors of establishments at which
the federal meat inspection is conduct
ed. 1t is not intended for general dis
tribution to the public"
The pamphlet contains instructions
as to certain changes in minor regula.
tions concerning brands and par
agraph on how to make out expense
accounts.
AS soon as the session convened the
secretary read the following resolu.
tions from the executive committee:
The executive committee. having
been directed by the association to
consider the advisability of appointing
The new era., 1909-11-25
Good Reason for Marrying.

young couple developed such in.
compatibility of temper that six
years after marriage they carried their
difficulties to the divorce court. Their
little Cherry was very much concerned
through all the trouble.
We'll" she said thoughtfully,
when grow up should never marry
if it wasn't that l want father for
my en,"-Success Magazine
The new era., 1909-11-25

MONG the South American
countries which will cele-
brate the hundredth birth
day of their independence in
1910 Is the Argentine Re-
nuhlic Tho formal com.