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The Washington herald., 1911-07-29
Epworth League.

Not for many seasons during the heated
period has so much activity been dis
played as is now being manifested in the
general work and enthusiasm of the
workers of the Washington District. The
Washington officers are adding their sup
port and strength to the big Epworth
League day services at Washington
Grove August 8, which date. through the
courteous action of Rev. John w. r.
Sumwalt, washington's Jealous District
superintendent. was given to the Balti-
more Conference League as a field day
for their summer work.
Messrs. Omohundro. Morris. Weith.
Evans. and Hieston have succeeded in
presenting the following programme: 10
a. m, Bible readings by DR.. Ruidesell of
Baltimore; IL a. m. preaching by Rev.
Harry France, of Trinity NJ. f. Church.
Washington; 3 p. M, preaching by Rev.
Samuel Graflin, of Anacostia. D. C.; 4:3O
p. m, childrens service. under direction
of Mrs. Ruisdesel; D. M, Mr.. Louis s..
Hieston. Washington districts president.
will hid a mdel league service at this
service and Miss Nellie Sebastian and
Miss Leila Bagley, from Washington,
will render solos; p. m, DIR. n. H.
Holmes, OF the Pittsburg conference, will
rangements have been made for reduced
rates with the Baltimore and Ohio, and
large and helpful attendance is looked
for by the promoters.
washington districts greatest year
is the cry used by the loyal leaguers, and
with this as a motto and an optimistic
view the officers are trying to arouse
all the life in the chapters OF the city
for the big fall work.
Dr. Powers, OF Washington, and L. p.
Hieston will take part in the programme
at Emory Grove camp August 49,
The District president and Junior league
superintendent installed officers at Cor
such Chapter Sunday last.
Many of the pastors so far spoken TO
have promised their help in putting
Washington district In the lead this sea-
son. DIR. Sumwat. DR.. c. L. Pate, DIR.
Crawford. Rev. Merritt Earle, and Rev.
Allen Poore have already put themselves
on record as boomers.
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Drrahutrrta1,

Members of Sherwood Presbyterian
Church, Twenty-second street and Rhode
Island Avenue northeast, are looking for
ward to the laying of the corner stone Of
their new church home during the coming
week. The exact date has not yet been
determined upon, but a somewhat elab-
crate programme of services is being ar
ranged for the occasion.
2 Tomorrow, at the Church of the Cove
nant, Rev. Charles Wood, d. D., pastor;
Rev. Stewart Bready. assistant pastor,
and Rev. ]. Kier G. Fraser. Of Charles
ton, s. c., will preach. There will be
special music at 7:3o p. m. in the Cove
nant tent, corner Mount Pleasant street
and Park road, led by Mr.. William c.
Mills, tenor, assisted by the United States
Marine Band. Rev. DR.. Fraser will
preach at the O'Clock service.
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Wfthnhfst

Rev. n. II. Holmes, d. D., of the Pitts
burg conference, will speak on THE
land of the greatest book in the world, %
at the bright hour" service in Foundry
Methodist Episcopal Church on Sunday
evening.
On last Sunday evening Rev. Robert
A. Dolliver, d. D., superintendent of the
Black Hills mission, In South Dakota,
spoke of his work for over thirty years
as a home missionary among the gold
miners, and later among the Indians and
farming folks in this country, so rapidly
developing into a highly civilized and
prosperous community, but which was
the hunting. ground of the Indian and the
camp of the gold miner only a few years
ago.
DIR. Dolliver Is a brother of the late
Senator Dolliver, who, during his resi-
dence in Washington, regularly attended
Foundry Church.
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TEACHING POINTS.
By PROF. J. d. MeFADYnx, d. D.

The
loved
How
of it-when
in
nothing
a a oemn is
be quickened mo be braced
The need Of nsatng the demands of the Bible
Is
for n or the life is life indee
Coyhht,g gu, by LmhrH CryJ-
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PRESBYTERIAN.

NEW YORK AVE. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
n. Y. ave-, b and 18th sts
Dr. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor.
II Ioo-Ths pulpit will be occupied By Rev. ". II.
Bates, d. d.
Music led by quartet chor-regalar choir until Au-
No evening service.
100 p. m.-The Christian EndeaTor will hold their
last meeting of the season at 10
o'clock.
Regular prayer meeting on Thursday evening at :
O'Clock.
CHURCH OF THE COVENANT.
Connecticut ave-. n and 18th stsL
Rev. Charles Wood. d. D., minister.
Rev. Stuart Bready, NJ. A., assistant minister.
Rev. Harry Baremore Angus, NJ. A, minister Of
Peck Ctapel
II 90 q ml-Preaching by the Rev. ]. X. G. Fra
ser. ID. D.. OF Charleston, 8. O.
80 p m.-Musicai service at the Covenant Tent.
cor. Mount Pleasant street and Park
road led by Mr.. William Q. Mills.
tenor, assisted by nutist and coruetist
from the United States Marine Band.
500 D. m.-Preachins at the tent BY the Rev.
DE-. Fraser.
REV. Mr.. PRATT. of South Carolina, will preach
In the second Presbyterian Church. I'd St. near
Mass. ave-. Sunday morning. July %. at II O'Clock.
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EPISCOPAL.

ST. THOMAS, 18th, near Dupont Circle.
s. Holy Communion.
IL Service. Sermon by rector. c. Ernest smith,
ID. D.. d. c. l.. Subject Of sermon, LACK
ING But ONE THING"
You are cordially invited.
THE NATIVITY, 18th and a Sc.
TO 1880, 500.
Big Lawn Fete Tuesday Evening. Aug l.
On the Nativity Lawn.
PEOPLES oPEN-AIR EvENsONG, Mount St
AIban Sunday July %. 1911. at p m Special
preacher, Rev Charles |. La Roche. rector Of
Zion Parish, Beltsyille. Md. The music will be
sung by the Cathedral Open-air Choir, led BY
detachment Of the U. s. Marine Band. Take Ten
nallytown cars.
TRINITY CHURCH, Sd and O SITS. NV. Rev. O. II.
Reese, clrate. IN charge Services, 10 and II
a m. The clrate will preach.
CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION. Mas. ave. and
18th St NV Rev. ]. Hcnnins Nelms. rector. SerI-
ices 8 ard IL A. m.
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CHURCH SERVICES TOMORROW
IN WASHINGTON AND ITS VICINITY
BY D. Friday
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.

HAMLINE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
Ninth and streets northwest.
Rev. Joseph NJ. NJ Gny, minister.
e.0 a. m--Sunday school.
II OO a m--Sermon, What Is Your Lifei'
7a5 p m.-Joint service Of Epworth League and
Church. Fifth OF series of sermons
on Great Scenes on the Pilgrims
Way entitled The Pilgrim at tbs
Fair"
All nttings free. Strangers always welcome
FOUNDRY NJ. E. CHURCH, 18th and Church NJ.
Rev. W. r. Wedd.r,poou. d. D., pastor go
q m. Sunday school IL a. m, The supreme
question Of the ages" by Rev. n. II. Holmes
ID. D., of the Pittsburg conference. 7l5 D. m
Epworth League. p. m. The land OF ths
greatest book in the world" by Dr. Holmes
Strangers welcome
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CONGREGATIoNAI.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. cor. ION
and @ sta NV. Rev. samuel H. Woodrow. ID. D..
pastor; Rev. 8. r, Swift. assistant pastor. II
Edwin n. Blirs, ID. D.; subject, "CHRIsTIAN.
IrY AND THE ETHNIo RELIGIONS" Music
bs the auartct and chorus choir esS 4 m. sun.
day school. AZ 10 = O. m. Mr.. GeorEs Ivan Chiu.
intcrdsnominstionsl Chinese missionary. win Epcak.
100 p. m, Y. y. =. &. u. Burma and India. .
suhievt. Leader. Nis skinner. Ne o(isr evening"
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being. That the Washington Unitarian
Church. expensive and imposing, will
greatly contribute to this liberal evan
gelization is denied in some quarters.
Besides President Taft and the local
congregation in Washington, former Gov.
John d. Long. of Massachusetts,, is TAX
ing active part in the Washington project.
1t Is the conviction of the President and
Of the Washington Unitarians that the
project can be carried through.
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BAPTIST.

Il HEz SWEM'S subject: Ara There Any Ben
sational Preachers in Washinstnnr' Sunday night.
sl5 o'c No morning meeting. Capital Baptist
Church. typographical Temple. ~ G st NV
TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH. 10Th and sts
DR.. J. ]. Muir. pastor. Preaching: II a. m.
DIVINE Helpfulness: 7s5 p m, '1nvestiga6on
Invited" Bible school, aD 4 m. G. Z, d m
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THE INTERNATIONAL BIBLE STUDENTS.
ASSOCIATION Announces the third Of Q snfes Of
free lectures Bible subjects By Mr.. 8. @. Ken
dali. al p. m, Sunday, July %. In hall over
Centennial Baptist Church. sth and stS ne.
Subject: Ransom and restitution" AL welcoms.
Nh c,i1ection
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCIENTIST. is,A
/. and r sta NV. Services; Sunday, II q. m. and
Subject, LOVE"
Sunday school. II q. m. Wednesday svsuins
msstins. O'Clock. Publie cordially invited Read.
tna srurm GOt Cnlorado Bida
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UNIvERSALIST.

CHURCH OF OUR FATHER. 18Th and L tS NV
Rev. John Van schack, jr.. pastor. II T. N,
morning service. Address by pastor. Third In se-
ries The founder OF uniyersalism
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BAHAI ASSEMBLY.

THE BAHAI REVELATION ffcm The ,iswpoin,
of rrr<tstsrisnisn. Public invited. Frss htsss,
era Sunday. ~ y n. MeSsel studio ins
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The District president and Junior league
superintendent installed officers at Cor
such CHAPTER Sunday last
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OPEN-AIR SERVICE.
MEETING AT LINCOLN PARK,
SUNDAY, JULY 20. SP. NJ,
Address By
REV. n. o., GIBSON.
CERTAIN DISCIPLE NAMED TIMOTHY"
OPEN-AIR SERVICE,
BIBLE STUDENTS.
REV. N. o.. GIBSON,

"A CERTAIN DISCIPLE NAMED TIMOTHY. :.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-14
ITcHED so COULD NOT SLEEP

IT suffered from the early part of
December until nearly the beginning
Of March with severe skin eruptions
on my face and scalp. At first I
treated 1t as q trivial matter. But
after having used CASTLE soap, medi-
Gated washrags, cold cream. vanish
ing cream, etc., I found no relief what
ever. After that I diagnosed my case
as eczema, because OF its dry, scaly
appearance. The itching and burning
of my scalp became SO intense that I
thought I should go mad, having not
slept regularly for months past, only
at intervals, waking up now and then
because of the burning and itching Of
my skin. Having read different tes-
timonials of cures by the Cuticura
Remedies, I decided to purchase q box
Of Cuticura Ointment and a cake of
Cuticura Soap. After using them for
q few days I recognized a marked
change In my condition. I bought
about two boxes of Cutfcura Ointment
and five cakes Of Cuticura Soap in all,
and after a few days I was entirely
free from the itching and burning.
My eczema was entirely cured, all
due to using Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment daily. Hereafter I will never
be without a cake of Cuticura Soap on
my washstand. I highly recommend
the Cuticura Remedies to anyone suf-
fering from similar skin eruptions and
hope you will publish my letter SO
that others may learn of Cuticura
Remedies and be cured" (Signed)
David M. Shaw, care Paymaster, Pier
IS, N. R., New York City, June 2. 1910.
Cuticura Remedies sold everywhere.
Send to Potter Drug & Chem. Corp,
Boston, for free book on skin and
scalp troubles.
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SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson Or Jimmy as he is called
BY his friends. Jimmy was rotund and
Looks M. sh q ter han ne really was r;o,s It's
but people steadily refused to do so. his
art is considered q huge joke, except to
himself. IL he asked people to dinner e.v-
eryon expected a frolic. Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles: they live together a year
and are divorced. Jfmmy's friends ar
Tangs TO celebrate the first anniversary
Of his divorce The party Is In full swing
when Jimmy receives a telegram from his
Aunt Selma. who will arrive In four hours
70 visit him and his wife. He neglects to
into his confidence. he tries to devise
some way so that his aunt will not learn
that he has no longer a wife. He sug-
gests that Kit play the hostess for one
lima arrives and the deception works out
as planned. Jim's Jap servant Is taken
ia. Bella. Jimmy's divorced wife, enters
ken away Ia the ambulance? Bella insists
u - Jim. Kit tells her Jim Is well and is
IN the house. HARRISON steps out on the
ssr rdA "a nni the "s door. He demands dem shea an ex.
pianation. The man points to the piacard
and Harbison sees the word Smallpox"
printed on It. He tells him the guests
cannot leave the house until the quaran-
tine u lifted. The guests suddenly real
11e their p-redtcament, the women shed
tears, 4 man consider It e good joke.
Who = 10 prepare the meals and perform
d other household duties. HARRISON nm
ally solves the matter. After the lifting
ii the naii box undelivered. one is adj
04eoGe1 ~ Henry Llewellyn. Iquique.
Gull. Witch Eas written by HARRISON
han siso 81 his infstus II n' Tor Mrs. vii
ecn- Ax1nt Selma y taken Ill with la
xr1Ppe Betty acts - nurse. HARRISON
slncs Kit suIkinx on the roof. She tells
GoQu1 HARRISON fully believing that
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across Aunt Selina's bed, and Beila's
face! oh, 1t was all so ridiculous-my
having thought that the HARRISON man
was q gentleman. and finding him a
cad, and worse. It was excruciatingly
funny. I quite got q headache from
laughing; indeed I laughed until ]
found I was crying, and then I knew !
was going to have an attack OF
strangulated emotion, called hysteria.
So l got up and turned on all the
lights, and bathed my face with CO
logne. and felt better.
But I did not go to sleep. When
the hall clock chimed two, / discover
ed / was hungry. / had had nothing
since luncheon, and even the thirst
following the South American goufash
was gone. There was probably some
thing to eat in the pantry, and If there
was not. I was quite equal to going
to the basement.
As 1t happened. however, I found a
very orderly assortment of left-overs
and a pitcher of milk, which had no
business there, in the pantry, and
with plenty of light I was not at all
frightened.
I ate bread and butter and drank
milk, and was fast becoming a ra-
tional person again; / had pulled out
n of the drawers part way, and
with a tray across the corner I had
improvised a comfortable seat. And
then I noticed that the drawer was
full of soiled napkins, and I remember
ed the bracelet. / hardly know why
decided to go through the drawer
again after Flanagan had already done
1t, but | did. / finished my milk and
then, getting down on my knees,
proceeded Systematically to empty the
drawer. / took out perhaps a dozen
napkins and as many doilies without
finding anything. Then / took out a
large tray cloth, and there was some
thing on 1t that made me look farther.
One corner of it had been scorched,
the clear and welldefined imprint of a
lighted cigarette or cigar, a ~blackened
streak that trailed of into a brown
and yellow. / had a queer, trembly
feeling, as If I were on the brink of a
discovery-perhaps Anne's pearls, or
the cuff buttons with storks painted
on china In the center. But the only
thing | found, down in the corner of
the drawer, was a half-burned ciga-
rette.
To me. 1t seemed quite enough. 1t
was q Of the South American ciga-
~rettes. with a tobacco wrapper instead
Of paper. that Mr.. HARRISON smoked.
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FISH AND THE BIBLE
Only Companions Of Quaint
Missouri Character.
fisherman, Philosopher and Bible
Student Whose Life Is as Far
Removed From industrialism
as Ancient Mound Builders.

Rocheport, Moon the north bank
of the Missouri river near Rocheport.
Boone county's old-time river land
ing, in the shadow Of a large mound
thrown up by the ancient mound
builders, there stands an old rickety
~houseboat blocked up two feet from
the ground as a protection against
lam P. Tompkins, fisherman. philos-
opher and Bible student. The lives
Of the mound builders themselves
were scarcely more removed from in
dustrialism than the life of this man
Of 81 years whose only companions
are the fish, the rushing water and
his library" This library consists
solely of a tattered Bible which
Tompkins has read from cover to
Is times in the last seven
years, and which he can quote accu-
rately hours at a time. The books
Isaiah and John he has read approx
mately so times, he says, in the same
length Of time.
Tompkins' reading and study of the
Bible dates back only seven years.
One night he CHANGED to be selling
fish in the village of Rocheport. The
same night it happened the Rev.
Arthur Lindsay was holding revival
services. Contrary to custom, Temp
kins tarried a bit after disposing of
his days catch. He listened to the
preacher that night and the next, and
the next. Then came the purchase of
the Bible with which he has for seven
years spent all of his spare time
when he was not at work catching
fish or making nets.
AS good a library as any man In
Missouri has-that Bible" says
Tompkins.
He cares little for the society OF
his fellow men, and were it not for
the sale OF his fish, he says, he never
would visit the village of Rocheport.
It has been years since he has ven
tured to as large a place as Colum-
bia, II miles away.
Wander out from the village to his
~houseboat. II Tompkins isn't busy on
the river, making nets, or reading his
Bible In his home, you'll find him In
pleasant weather sitting In a lookout
he has built on a bluff only a few
yards from his boat. From that look
out be gets as fine a bit of scenery
over the Big Muddy" and the valley
as n will find anywhere in Mis-
souri,, perhaps. There, between hours
Of fishing and net weaving. he sits
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reading the Bible and gazing. The
river is a part Of Tompkins' life,
apart from the fact that it affords
him q living.
THE river just caught me-" he
says, and has held me ever since.
Peter and James and Andrew and
John must have often thought of
their nets ever when fishers OF men.
l have been 40 years on the river. It
is to me 'as cold waters to a thirsty
SOUL That's Scripture.
Nor is Tompkins a dreamer. Dream
ers seldom work hard and Tompkins
does. In his houseboat nearly hidden
by trees-elm. peach, maple, ASH and
cottonwood, planted by himself years
ago, the solitary fisherman spends his
winter in preparing for the summer,
reading the ever-present Bible and
eating two meals a day. He makes
his own skifs, oars, nets and even
the shuttles on which the nets are
woven. He has one shuttle made by
himself which he has used contin-
uously 80 years. He bakes all Of his
own bread and pastry and in season
cans all Of his own tomatoes and
fruit. In summer he is up every
morning at 5 o'clock, fishes all fore
noon, tends his garden in the after
noon and at night disposes OF his
catch Of the morning. These fish,
through Rocheport dealers, 30 to
every part of Boone county. Wien It
is really fresh fish that they want the
people Of Columbia go to Rockeport
and buy the wares of Tompkins.
Tompkins is master with the oars
and for miles on either side Of Roche
port no river pilot ever knew the
river better. In the 45 years that he
has spent on the river at various
points he has only had one mishap.
That was when a cyclone struck hts
skin about a year 6 and overturned
it.
my nearest approach to DEATH
he commented, when asked about II.
"And when / do die many years from,
now-see that rock over there? There
Is my tombstone and on 1t I have en-
graved simply my name. Tho ivy
wreath around It ! also carved and II
took me many days to do It with ny
pocket knife.
Brown from wind and exposure,
iron muscled from constant handling
Of . boat. erect and square shout
dered, his prophecy that death Ii still
many years o6 seems reasonable.
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Preventing a Disturbance.

Preventing a Disturbance.
Colonel Scotchem was weary. He
had had q very arduous day retreat
ing from the enemy. and he wished to
recoup his strength in order that he
might retreat still further or the NOR
row.
MACPHERSON" he said to his new
servant, I'm going to snatch forty
winks' sleep. Stay in my tent and see
that I'm not disturbed"
Mac saluted. Five minutes later
the shores of Colonel Scotchem were
cut short by the loud report of a gun.
"Great Scott!" cried the colonel.
"Are the enemy upon us?"
Ma, dinna fret" replied Mac, In
sorting his head reassuringly through
the tent flap, sit was only q wee
mousie. But as I thought he might
wake you up I shot him."-Answers.
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fellows is going to recognize her, and
there1l be the deuce to pay"
when you are all through discuss
ing this thing, perhaps you will tell
me what is the matter" / remarked,
from my couch. why did o lean
over the parapet, Jim, and who sat on
your legs?"
II didn't; nobody did," he retorteo,
waving the newspaper. TITS a lie cut
out of the whole cloth, that's what it
is. / asked you girls to be decent to
those reporters; it ever pays to Of
fend a newspaper man. Listen to this.
Kit"
He read the article rapidly, furi-
ously, pausing every now and then to
make an ~exasperated comment
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CHATTER xI. tconsInusd.)

II saW you kiss her in the dining
Room, remember thati' Aunt Selma
went Oh. giving the screw another
turn.
~ was Bella's turn to be excited
iShe gave me an awful stare, then she
Idxed her eyes on Jim.
ssBesides." Aunt Selma went on,
you told me today that you loved
her. Don't deny It. James"
Bella couldn't keep quiet another in.
letant. She came over and stood at
me foot Of the bed.
Please don't excite yourself. dear
1Glss Cnrutheru.' she said. In . voice
llike ~. Every 4 knows that be
iloves her: be- simply overlows with
F1k It-it y quite . by-word among
their friends. They hare been sitting
together IA Z corner al evening"
Yes. that was what she said when
4 had not spoken to Jimmy the whole
time 4 the den. Bella was catfish.
'and ~ Was Jealous. too. I turned on
- heel and went to the door; then
TURNED - her. with my hand on the
Enok
Ycu Ave been m-isinformed.p j
I'D eradly. you can not possibly
:knou. havfnx spent three hours Is I
ccrner yuurseIf-vfth Nj. Harbfsor.,
Z 1bhor jealousy IN ! woman.
Wei. Aunt Selma ate All the lobster
800. ~ drsnh TIA port sfter pella
hnH tcrd her * VS. beef. iron and
w1ne ma she slept N nirht and
~ ahIe u ~ - Is ! chair the next
s6sy. "a u infatuated WIN Bell.
thnt ~ would not ii her Ont of Zen
'af~ht But nat Y ahead 81 the storv
~ rt6nfxht tie house - fairiy
Iuuiek 1xcepf az Jim. Who kent vaIt;
In srnund IN hails becanse 81
,,e0nldntf sIeen i rot m - l.st and
cp1ersd hfm s. hed ana s. had the
oudacfty Is havs rrievance vith me
4 ~Iook 81 nv s~itration now. NJ
r,id. sfttin~ pensiyely 81 ! steam r
,'6infor aAnnt seIfna i craxv- / nnly
Ifnov I von - N IA Ser .ll even
1rr. Sc misht haye now that Hen,