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but they have not whined about tho

but they have not whincd about the
ordeal.
1t was not necessary for the
Seventh to give Its testimony about
sanitation the sick list told the story.
They order things differently In 1916.
There are no such camp horrors as
dIsgrnced the conduct Of the Spanish
war. One mistake has been confessed
and corrected. The Gunrdsmcn are
no longer hardened" by hikes In n
tropical sum-. In tho heat Of the dny,
eleven o'clock to four. men not on duty
stay under tent cover hut that mis-
lake. born Of exaggerated zeal, was
not persisted In for o than a week
or two.
For the hospital service the Ga-ettc
has words Of criticism. which proves
the good faith of the article II pub.
fishes. When u man %Ollnpses from
illness and needs skilful medical at
tcntion and careful nursing. the sys-
TEN IL not to he commended. Here
complaints are in some measure justi.
fed. There IL much room for i'm.
provement In the regular as we'll us
In the militia service. Still II Is to
no borne In mind that the sick list
Is light. Men break down even at
home and must receive treatment mt
n hospital. As for their daily duty,
rough and sometimes disagreeable. as
soldiers work generally is. the men
of the Seventh have bent their backs
- It and said nothing. The condi.
tions are not much worse than those
M P%lattsburg. where the June weather
was like that Of a Texas rainy sea.
son and the heat Of July tropical in
Intensity. But who has heard the
rockies" complaint
1t sseems to us that when National
Gnnrlsmen get n coveted opportunity
to prove that they have the stun Ot
first line troops in them the priva'
tions of camp life should be endured
gnmely. they should make light OF
service t%ribulntiOns and 90 through
the routine of the camp with the
philosophy If the regular. Durins
the process they are soldiers In the
making. That is the mans point OF
view.
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In the Border Camps.

We like the tone Of nm article about
border conditions which the ScrcnM
Regiment Gazette publishes. Here is
no whining about privatiOns suffered.
no deep resentment against the Gov
eminent for ordering the Guard south.
no tremulOus appeals for sympathy.
The climate Is "abOmlnable," even
"worse than the Philippines in the
hot and rainy season." but the regi-
ment Is making the best of It,"
Probably this estimate of the eli
mate came from a Philippine veteran,
and 1t doesn't astOnish US. Mc.Allen,
Texas, Is sub.tropical, not in n much
higher latitude than Havana. and JOE
WHEELER preferred the Philippines to
Cuba for o temporary sOjOurn. Sol
diers ran rarely choose their climate.
Guardsmen who rail at the Rio Grande
variety In summer should read what
the British soldiers Ind to endure IN
the MesoIotamian campaign. 1t Is
quite restful and soothing to mark
the difference.
The Seventh found the rations plen-
tiful, good aud palatable. Some OF
the cOmplnlnnnts have described them
ns inadequate and execrable. The
men Of the Seventh ought to know
when food Is lit to ent. As for the
hardships endured there Is no com
plaint from this organization. 1t 70
fleets that things would have beer
The cOlOred troops Of the Tenth
Cavalry who fought at Carrizal and
DODD's men who hunted VILLA to the
canyons Of chihuahua know what q
campaign In the Mexican desert IL
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MAINE. STAR OF HOPE.
4 Democrat Home From Mexico LOne,
for q HUGHES Victory,

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN-Sir. A
friend OF ininc who recently arrived
from Mexico after a ~soj,urn there
throughout the troublous period and is
now enjoying a vacation in New Eng
land writes me this
We'll. lame repudiated the Admins
tra,ion. and I devoutiy hope il, is but
a forecast OF what is in store for the
bloody peace outfit at WASHINGTON. I,
who am a Democrat by birth. education
and conviction. never thought to cele-
hrate a Republican victory. hut IL the
latter ,the Eepublicans) do no, yin In
November | am afraid shall lose
some Of my hitherto unshakcn faith in
the American people. II sure would be
a blow. but ! am stalking my faith on
my fellow c~ountrymen."
How is that FOR a little Sidelight on
tho feelings of one American WHO mas
observed the course Of wa.chful waiting
at close range" JONI WORTHY.
NEW loRH, September is.
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DO Free Libraries Spread Disease?

A remarkably elaborate work. sta
tistical. sanitary and medical, on the
books of public libraries as n mo-
dimm Of spreading germs has lately
appeared in the Italian journal
AnhaH DIOicnr SpcrimentaIc. The
investigation was suggested by NJ.
PELLETIER. head of the Paris library,
and Is fully described by Professor
FERRANINI. the well known Italian OK.
pert In public hygiene. If only Pro.
fesSor FERRANINI's judgment We're
equal to his learning his essay would
he pronounced a cOnsummate work.
As 1t Is we can only say that about
half of the statistics, though of the
utmost value To students of figures,
do not bear any close relation to the
mnin theme. the contamination OF
books by human hands. 1t IL n
trui>m that there Is no necessary re-
lntlOn between statistics and fact.
Figures are plain and prosnic, but
they are aver at the service Of TIN.
imagination. This being especially m
age of statistics, II Is also the age
when their meaning Is especially diff.
cult to discover. Thus, when PrOfes.
sOr FERsANINI publishes pages Of fig.
ures andStables to show 10 the birth
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THE MARCHING CLUBS.
Another Old Voter Calls for Them 10
Dlspel Apathy.

To III EnITog or TUE SrN-Sif:
Amons the good things published IN
THE Sun. which ! read with a whole
some relish. none has struck me more
forcibly than the suggestion by -. $. IL
OF a return to The. old fashioned cam
paicn marching clubs, after the manner
II the Lincoln Wide Awakes in 1850.
in which ! marched. until | marched
with L.ncoln's Hirelings. as We were
called by the Southern Are eaters. clear
10 AppomattoN.
70 conduct a political campaign in
public balls and with street corner
ora,ory ~ like trying to celebrate the
Fourth OF July without fireworks. Pco-
pie generally take to brass band. torcl,
light, transparency parades like IA duck
20 water.
The political atmosphere needs stirring
NJ and needs il badly. General Apathy
seems Ia he in control. Sound the tim
hrel and wake him up. We need more
g.nIe in our campaign IN order Ia
arouse n sort Of war spirit among GER
tain classes of people tina, don't listen
much to political speeches without the
ryrotechnical accompaniment. Start
the bali rolling now. Never was there
u better opportunity presented for such
organization on a gigantic scale az at
this time. $. r.. :.
WAsiINGToN. n. C.. September l6.
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Who Captured jefferson Davis?

To II EDITOR OF THE SrS--Sir: S!las
I'ent suggests In his letter printed thi ,
morning that President Lincoln co al
be said to have captured Davis, as Gran,
was acting under Lincoln's orders. Gen-
era, Wilson was acting under Grant, and
Colonel Pritchard was in the Immediate
command OF the cavalry that actually
made the capture. II will at once m.
year that some Of these writer's are l.,
error. as President Lincoln was shot
by Booth April ~ and he died April
Is. and Davis was not captured Till Ma
10. 1855. Lincoln WAS buried at Spring
field. ILL.,. more than n week before
Davis was captured. In the last analysis
It will he found that Corporal Munger.
Company G, Fourth Michigan Cavalry.
In entitled to the credit OF capturing
Davis. See Hay and Nicslay's Life IT
Lincoln" volume ". pages 27l. 27:.
T. II. RoDaaTs.
BRooxLyN. septsmb<t 10.
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The Unity Of the French and the
British Commands.

There Is an aspect of the Franco
British offensive TINT one hears moth
ing about. and that Is the complete
harmony Of the armies Of the Allies
in their field operations. Never he
fore In history. We believe. have two
nations fought side by side In n great
war without friction. confusion. cross
purposes AMI hcartlNrnings. There
have Tween mistakes and badly timed
movements in the great campaign In
Friincr. hut nothing was said about
them except by critics at the rear.
who We're more concerned about claim.
as the ease might he. than in doing
justice la the commanders and 10 the
spirit If their men.
Ten years ago who would have be-
lieyel thai French and British sal.
dierS would fight side by side like
brothers and frankly admire individ.
uuI prnwrSS without considering the
uniform: They do not understand
each Others speech. their tcinlTra-
mcnis are di>>iInilnr. and long the
tradition persisted among the com.
mo I~-l,l" In E~nylnmd-it hail come
down from Agincourt and other glori.
Gus ficld>-thnt Il Frcnchmnn was NJ
match for IN Engli>hman. And what
Is even more 10 the point. who would
have believed that British command.
rrS would chreriully subordinate
themselves tn French Generals and
execute the orders given with abso'
lutte loyalty. Indifferent 10 reputation
and fame. ar at least conceal theii
disappointment that the lions share
Of the glory of achievement would 70
To men whose forefnther> We're de
feated at Waterloo:
II a naturally the hope. and in
General Staff that the Franco.Britisl
war machine would not function
smoothly that rs the war proceeded
! the British commanders. who n least
had distinguished themselves in it'll,
wars. would not get on with General
JOrfEE. who had io prestige as 4
commander of large bodies ~ troops
and that the private soldiers Of the
two armies would not %fraternize an,
fight unSelfishly and with equal gal
lnntry for the common cause.
There was u grentcr miscon
ception. HIVE men of one race evel
gone into battle with more singIenes,
of purpose and higher courage thar
the soldiers Of France aud OF tn
British Empire: II has been an in
spring spectacle. and surely the wOrlt
would never have beheld 1t If the ira
ditiOnal enemies did not believe theil
cause was just and that tho conse
Quence Of failure would he disastcI
irreparnble.
The sun., 1916-09-18

The ununimity with which theatre
managers have accepted the cut rat"
ticket during the present season Is n
striking admission on their part tln.
what they have Ia offer IA the publ.
IL worth less than their scheduled
price. In other words. the willingness
of theatre managers to accept the
tariff Of the scalpers rather than that
which they establish for themselves
indicates their concurrence In the pub
lie estimate of theatrical values.
Tint Is indeed the final test Of Tho
price Of the theatre ticket. In It's
last analysis the question to M an
swered is always tho same. Is there
enough Of beauty, entertainment, rdu'
cation. excitement or any other quail
ity which the theatre n offer In
this performance or that to make II
worth 81? The purchasing power Of
that sum Is well known to all whu
are not able to he Indifferent to money.
1t Is not to he lightly considered.
The play which proves on examinl-
ton to bc beneath the standard will
never again he supported by the thea
tregOer who thinks he was led in;n
n bad investment Persons Of sutli-
cient mean In %patroniZe any play
produced. who feel that they have re-
ceived the worth Of their money when
mn evening Is killed. do not belong tn
this group. The exact reward in their
case Is not so important. But thu
number Of theatregOers who seriously
consider the return FOR their invest
ment Is larger than of those who are
able cnrelessly to buy the best cents,
Indifferent to the exnctncss of their
return. This Is shown by the retire.
ment Of the purchasers Of the cheat
seats first. Those who nre least nbla
to spend their money without adc
Quate reward generally fear to risk
the investment.
The cheaper ticket has answered
the question which must occur t.
every spectator when II new play Is
revealed to the audience. Where ar,
there In this city enough persons I,
come with their money to the boz
office tomorrow night and buy thu
tickets Indispensable to the success
Of this drama? That there are YER,
few plays which II depend on THU
support to-day Is shown by the GU
rate ticket. It has lowered the thea
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tire price, whatever may be said to
the contrary.
1t is not In the lenst necessary that
there slNbuld be elaborate spectacles
or expensive actors to make Il drama
worth It's asking price. Cnpreten-
tious plays with small companies have
proved no enjoyable to spectators thu:
there was ~ the least complaint.
Rut 1t Is not to he denied that there
must he something to satisfy the
spectator who Is compelled to pay
the regular rate; else lie will remain
AWAY from the theatre or bug his
ticket from the cut ate Office.
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ARTISAN RIVALRY.
views on the Suggestion To Pay Labor
for Merit.

TO rHE EDITOR ~ THr sun -
lar as "lndiriduslity's'' su.r"-,.H -
a labor for merit" Is pou-c,u,' .oi
VIII ma that organized Labor 'rrH"s
MA Furnishes any form 81 u..-i"
iNairy or competition br'ur"u Ne ~ .
JOB The Jules Of some unions l,,,l'''
declare that no member may speed 49,
MS work ia a greater pace tlta 'h.'
possible to the slowcst man ol. the i
In cases where the union Ia .'
manded and taken the cmploS,'. .
r'Sht TO DESIGNATE n foreman. g." '''
foreman who is found gu .l,y OF t.,"t
IA get too much work out ot 'h' 20"
the most severe punishMcn's a., ''
Hidcd and meted out om. ~ 'lrH
that II such n foreman * ioI,l s!.'
more than once the employee may ..Nr
again employ the wretch a. C,r"H .'
DAVID l'\'I'. D.
L YORK. S%eptcnlm! IL.
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DPlta1n's Lost Penny.

One Of the financial tasks Of Great
Britain after the war will bp the find
ing Of the Lost Penny. Its pursui.
At present has been abandoned he
cause Of the need Of men and money
sor the more Immediately vital work
II fighting. but there IL no danger
that the penny will he forgotten.
The Lost Penny went astrny some
time In the year that ended February
20, 1915. II belonged in the accounts
OF the Paymaster-C;eneral. The Comp.
troller and the Auditor.Genernl sought
II vainly. They were forced to re-.
port that from a balance of f2.234.-
76O 13s. Sd. the Penny. or, rs they
wrote 1t. Id. was missing. Nothing
much was said ut the time. no sus-
picion was cast on the Paymnstcr-
General. and 1t was expected that the
Penny would he found presently.
But when the report Of February
20. 1916. came the Penny was still
missing and bookkeeping Britain he.
gan to frOwn. To what was the IN
pire coming? In the Conservative
clubs the absent copper, ar rather its
absence. was laid mt the door Of
LLOYD GEORGE. Limehou>e. This
would not have happened under Lord
SALISBURY. After n summers work of
hunting the four ficpting fnrthin.>
the Government has dropped the Of
fort. not as II did the Darlnnellcs
campaign. hut for the time being. II
was costing hundreds of pounds "f
clerks and examiners time to hound
the Penny money that was needed
| FOR munitions. If times werc not -,
hard the royal auditors never would
consent to II truce with Il penny. They
would get II. even IL the colonies
reeled beneath the cost. But war has
>oftened them and they tcml"rizc.
az course. explains an official NJ tho
ExcheQucr and Audit Office. there Is
nothing to conceal.
4. rcpurtcr for the Ddiiu Man went
tr the Auditor.General with what h,
considered n fortunate solution "'
the financial tragedy. 1t should first
10 explained in palliation Of his of
fence that probably h" came" from
Park Row or Ireland: surely n"I
from Glasgow. lie put his hand n
his pocket AMI offered 20 toss Il penny
into the Treasury I" balance tn" ne
count. The look hc 60, cannot h
put on paper. 1T would bc highly
improper" was the official reply. Ant
every h"okl;ecpcr who has toiled int
the night because he had added q and
Z and made II of them will npprc
clale the justice Of the answer. II
the kingdom Of ledgers no guilty
penny may run NJ large.
The sun., 1916-09-18
A SEA FOOD SWINDLE.
---
Muscles Of the Rig Beach clam Sold
for ScallOps.

To THE EpiroE OF THE SrS-Sir. I
hate to repeat II. but "a f,ockaway Beach
moFshack impaired some information
which. while II was news to me. may
lie a well known trade secret. We were
talking about skimmers. which | had
supposed were used only for bait.
Little Neck clam chowdcr and the shells
for paving bungalow lawns and for
marine artists TO paint sea scenes in.
lie told me in a whisper that the muscle
or hard part was sold for scallops. This
probably accounts for the scallops (c)
your correspondent Is complaining about.
Some restaurants bill sea s~callops." Do
they mean skimmers?
Perhaps your clam editor can shed
more light on the sea clam II it's
habits and its uses az food for man,
bird and FISH. +. y.
NEW YORK. September l6.
The sun., 1916-09-18
THE HANGED
Did Vengeance or the Showman's In,
stinct Order Her End:

To THE EDITOR OF THE SvN-Sir: That
Murderous Mary. the bad elephant.
must be put out OF the way was without
question. She had already taken eight
human lives. me was a constant menace.
But to hang her seems In mo sheer
brutality. The huge beast struggled
quite "A while"
Was superior mar trying To avcngc
the cigh, or did the Snowman with an
eye t. business take this means OF pro-
duciug an exciting and unusual spec
tac!c for the crowd
Elephants have had to he killed before
this, because. pOor dumb brutes. they
have heard the call Of the wild n in
their cndeavor 10 break their sha ckies
have struck at their jailor. man, Death
has been and must always lie the PEN
atty for this, but why can 1t not he
meted out humanely and nfercifuily?
That. II can be done was proved in the
cases OF Tip. G;unda and one other.
1t remained for Tennessee to give us
the brutaliz.ng spectacle Of choking an
elephant to death. +. II. NJ,
BROOKLYN, September l6.
The sun., 1916-09-18
Dollar Diplomacy Again.

The relation of the United States to
Nicaragua Is nOw similar to that
maintained with Hayti and Santo
Domingo, but Of course 1t is mo- the
same, as American marines are not
at the present time being used tn
enforce order in Nicaragua. But the
form Of our relation Il Nicaragua Is
that Of a protectornte. BY II treaty
the United States Senate ratified In
February we obtained canal rights
and the use of Fonseca Bay for naval
purposes, the consideration being
e3,OOO,OOO, which was to he applied
by Nicaragua to her Indebtedness or 10
other public purposes approved Of by
the United States. Technically Me.
aragua was to retain her sovereignty
unimpaired. but 1t was the under
standing that her politicians should
behave themselves and hold fair
elections.
The American marine was a pence
maker in Nicaragua In 1912. and four
members OF the corps were killed In
the battle of Musaya. where 1t in
tervened to capture ZELEDON. a rebel
against the recognized government.
The Government Of President DIAz
was kept in power by American bayo.
nets. He was the uble>t and most
promising politician in Nicaragua
from our point Of view. His term of
ONCE expires on December II. 1916.
Our confidence in him has not been
abused. His administration has been
liberal and progressive. lie has nm
derstOOd and appreciated 'lbnllar Iii
plOmncy." But for his influence there
would have been no treaty. But clouds
are now appearing ~ the horizon. The
American marine may have more lo-
lice work tn do.
The political conditions in the coun-
try are violently in eruption because
there ARE four candidates for the
Presidency. CARLOS Cr\pRA. backed 10y
DIAZ. and three others General eva.
MORO. the Minister at Washington.
now In Nicaragua Julian IRlAs If
the old Zelaya faction. and ltosENpo
LOPEZ Of tho Progressive lmrty. III.
election occurs In October. There
have been some collisions. and the
United States may have to Intervene
: in the interest of Il fair election. But.
worse yet. Costa Rica. Honduras and
Salvador are protesting against the
treaty with Nicaragua. contendinr
that they should have been consulted
about Fonseca Bay and the cessior
Of rights in san Juan River. and they
have obtained a decision In their
favor from the Central Court Of Jus
tice at Carriage. Their relations with
Nicaragua are already strained. xvi.
IDENTIFY they must behave themselves
or the American marine may have to
deal with their politicians. as he did
in the case of ZELEDNN.
Intervention In these Central Amer.
lean countries would he awkward fo,
the Wilson Administration. but what
we are W see Is an extension Of tn.
policy Of "Dollar Diplomacy" which
is a Republican as well as a Demo,
cratic pOlicy,
The sun., 1916-09-18
As TO THE
Why should Hughes RepudIate VII.
sons Every Small Mlnority"c

To THE EpIroE OF THE SrN--Sr.
should Ike to have these questions
answered What is a hyphcnate: Is IL
disloyalty for American citizens Of Ger
man extraction to vote: II not, why
should Mr.. Hughes repudiatc their sup
port? II so. why does not Mr.. Wilson
repudiate il:
The President is always careful to say
that d~isloyalty Is confined to "A very
small minority" OF our foreign born. Is
this negligible number Of voters tn
"wreak its vengeance at the polls'?
What. In a country where majority
rules"
DO Mr.. Wilson's supporters want Mr..
Hughes to ALLEVIATE all our foreign born
voters because Mr., Wilson has casti.
gated a VERY small minority" OF them?
AMERICAN ESQ YEARS.
WASHINGTON. n. G.. September l6.
The sun., 1916-09-18

The short loaf OF bread is under
suspicion Of heing too short in the
bakers interest. There is "a great howl
when a trust raises the price OF an
article or a product. hut the individ-
ma! small dealer frequently has M
scruplcs when he is working for his
own pocket. The meanes imposition
Of all--swindlc is the proper name for
it's the light weight loaf OF bread.
the staff of life for the poor. Some
families have little else TO Fat in these
times Of high food prices. Commits
sioner OF Weights and Measures HAITI
GAN is going after the cNtortioncrs
May he lay them by the heels, every
one Of them.
The sun., 1916-09-18
THE POLITICAL EXODUS.
A Lifetime Democrat Looking for q
Party That VIII stand BY the Right.

To r,,r E,ntrop or r,,r St-r-Sir. 7
notice thu our vicc. president in his
.neecb NJ accentance states that the
President ba. "waiked where there
u,as M nan ana ba. ,ef, n trait" He
ba. Univ de,ved into darkness
where mn American has over dared IN
20 before and the trail hat he has
lof, heh,pd 4. ,ndoed ip,erest,np In
some NJ the foot prints one can And
tho following ,epislation. which spcaks
for itself:
The law apn,vinp IN the mercantile
uar,n. .,,,nh has nrao,iooiIv dr,,ar
1, FROM tho ~>a. ,hrowinv Tho u,,,e
thinning trade that we had into the
h,nd. ~ sor.kuner..
Tho ,au, thai a abor ,ru., 4. ,he
on,v hind thai cannot he -nro.ecuted
nil this in the face NJ his plea az
snokesm.n and advocate for fair
dealing with al, thu neon,c.
The advocacy nj arb,tration On ,onp
N. ho,h MARTA, az, u,,,i,n1 IN arh,.
,rate and tho ana, unho,diny ~ thosc
who are pc, willing ia arbitra,o.
Tho signing ~ Tho "nnrk harre,,,
hills. such nc TN, nitrate n,ant hilI the
Rppd roads bill ami river aud harhpr
hills ,u,hicb h.,.c nroc,icoilv soyorod
tho cor.t,tuent. -, o,,r Southern pcn.
resep,.,iyes.N
The es,a NJ ,ar,0 ,au
which will enab,. our country N he
flooded With fore,u, good, n, ,he nv.
nep.e 20 o,,r ou,r marufoc,uror. and
Tho American u-,,,Lnor.
Tho hi, u,h,ch o,,,t,,,s,o, tho mi,
cin,o ~ a mon hair, cor,noi,.a o.
h,ve Inf, nri,,,. ,r.irs n,5o n,,,,,c
A.. nriyiioyo f,r ,av,rc ,ho ,nc,n,o
,,x.
T,o dr,uirr :, ,,. ,ar,or -, ,,o
ma ,or,,v NJ m. ril,,ia frnn Tho four
states in tho I-rinn Tho, nav nrac,i.
d. cauv moi, ,h, ircn.ro 80 ia ar,or
,h,t ,,,o ,,,iz.,, ~, ,I,o ror,,,,,,r co...
,v.four s,a,.s NM ho bon, a, hn,no.
h ,aw. which ..,.hII.ho, ,,o min.
cin,e nj, a man hin, ,ai, ton h.,r,
/ my S,r o,,,. ,,ch, ,n,r. ,,.o,L ,,,ioh
B chr ,o mos, u.nn,ior,,,u, ,.,r.,a :, a.,
vcry, ,oylca, ,nd hams. onrci,,.ion ..
,hc u~orkin,n,, Ia. cr,,n,,u, unrL-
inc 4, dnvn 10 10, hnurs noy t,r ano
b,ur.s u,,,L ma, ,,.r ,.i,, .,o,hax
IyIso, +, IL, o,,ir :, ,n,,h, ,o u.,r,ad
an tho Iasis NJ I'm hn,r. ma, ,or no
hnurs u,n,L T,,i. an oa,,,J T.. ,a,d
! Tnr al,ny tho h,,.,d Denncr,,;o ,in..
tim, yo ,rc uv,,, u,,ior rou. or . no,
cont ri Tho ncnn,c mn virg ,hc ,,xo.