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A GREEN TREE.

Chu Sing is the name or the win
dow Of the laundry. thouah not of the
aged Chinaman within. The first Of a
long succession Of Cantonese had the
name printed there. His followers in
the bare shop with bundle filed
shelves have never bothered to change
the inscription.
\ Chinese in a country village OF
America is hardly human, for one Of
the prime definitions of nan is "a
social being" The present Chu Sing
has no society except such as he may
temporarily acquire by occasional trips
to Mott. Fell and Doyers streets. nifty
i've miles away. However, his erem!-
,ism is but for a term; after securing
enough money he will so back, it is
likely. to the land Of his ancestors.
The sole evidence Of Chu Sings
membership in the human ace rather
startled the villagers. 1t came on "A
Sunday last spring. His shop is in
the centre Of the settlement. Before
it stood a forlorn maple In the waste
Of cement sidewalk. Several persons
going to church were dumfounded to
see that Chinaman in the tree top.
Armed with a saw he was pruning
the lonely maple. AS he detached
dead branches he smiled happily. by
the grace of thousands of ancestor
~husbandmen he knew how the thing
should he done
After Chu Sings ministrations the
maple had a particularly fiourishing
summer. II gave handsome shade
which made the little laundry shop
seem cooler In the hot August moons.
Chu Sing. emerging at nightfall. mn
times sat under II. Small boys pro-
fosscd To believe he climbed it and
slept in the branches. If SO, he WAS
never spied in his descent.
BY an cdict Of the village trustees
chu Sings maple was recently con
demned and cut down. The Chinaman
was away at the time. on one of his
I%nfrequent journeys to New York. lie
~rcappcared Sunday night, carrying a
market basket, which he let fan when
he saw what had been done. some
bulbs and exotic looking vegetables
rolled out and the b~ystandcrs laughed.
Thc Chinaman looked at then stonily.
lie picked his green goods ont Of the
gutter and went into his hermitage.
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Back where the Fast Begins.

Back where the landscapes a little Erecner.
Rack where the winters a little kceurr.
Back where the skies are a little clcaner.
Back where the East begins.
Back where the clouds are a tribe winter.
Back where friendships a great deal
tighter.
Back where the Fast begins.
Back where the Atiantic's breeze is blow.
Ing,
Where there's music In every billow now.
Ing.
Where there's more Of happiness and less
OF going,
Back where the East begins.
Back where tho land 4. in the making,
Where love and friendships there for tho
taking.
Where fewer hearts In despair are aching.
BACK where the East begins.
where there's more OF aughter and less
of crying.
whore there's more Of truth and less Of
lying,
Where there's more OF loving and less Of
signing.
And a man makes friends without half
trying,
Back where the East begins.
GEoaos ILsar.
MARrINEz, Cal, October ~.
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Old links IL having trouble with his family
aud he gruWhlo-;
NJ wife rs sett.n' on to m. and makes
mc mal 81" tumhlcs
To tho weakness "f the Arguments she used
TO swallow hui.
shes -; more brains than | had thought
a-worklu' in her skull.
Il tell her them thar sunragists in states
Whar they are VotIu'
Are awful strong fer Woodrow and | do
II lot a. quu'in
But thar She fcts and looks at me with
eyes that Knocks and rilas,
And when | make my points agin she
slmp'y smiles and sntlos.
Il tel her women don't want war and love
c'evor dodger.
That Woodrow can hr neutral and not Ike
that G'ecian codgcr,
That the ladies ike a writer who can pen
such harmlcss notes
when things are ro.u' wrong at SEA from
them thar German boat.
u try to make hcr soc how crea, a Prest
tent &, rrnwin'
Who keeps is out a. trouble when hts
tuuntiu pen ie howln'
But sh" seems to 'hink I'm foolin', that
I'm fun - lies aud wilrs.
And She never tries to answer me. She
only smiles and smiles.I
2. JONES.
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and the Tennessee, whose keel should
have been laid by this time, will have
Il main battery Of eight 10 inch guns.
Naval officers are not Of one mind
about the wisdom Of raising the cali
bre. The shell of the IA inch gun can
pierce nrmor plate at n rnnge OF
15.WD yards. the shell Of the 10 inch
gun at 1000 yards. Some ordnance
officers have contendcd that as battles
will rarely he fought at the extreme
range 1t Is not well to lose the Use Of
four guns and corresponding broad
side power. They insist that Mt a
range Of 5000 yards or less the Ari.
IONA with her twelve IA inch guns
should have n decisive advantage over
the California with her eight 10 inch
guns. However, the decision is for
the bigger guns, and in England they
are now talking Of batteries Of IS
inch guns.
The sun., 1916-10-19

Government took possession Of all the
Greek wnrShiTs that they had not
previously detained. Their next step
was to occupy Athens and Its seaport
rlrTus with the avowed purpose OF
maintaining order. The real purpose,
however, was to prevent the Kings
supporters from furnishing any ma
terial aid to the Central Powers.
That the Allies are willing to pay
high for tho intervention Of Greece In
the var seems doubtful. Her army is
disorganlzed, several thousand OF the
troops are intcrned in Germany and
the entire naval force Is at present
In the hands Of the Entente Powers.
They have undertaken the r%eorganiza-
ton Of Serbia. and an .f;gcan outlet
for that mountain land can be more
easily arranged without than with a
Grecian claim TO satisfy.
The fear Of u rear attack from
Greece or Of Greclnn secret conni-
vance with their enemy has no doubt
been II OF the reasons Of the slow
progress of the Allies army In Mice
donna. Winter will soon bring an end
to the campaign In the Balkans. and
II CONSTANTINE has been successful in
delaying the advance into Serbia he
has rendered n signally good service
to the Kaiser.
The time for Greece to he n valuable
ally to the Entente Powers now seems
passed. But their present course
seems TO indicate that they will not
permit the Kings so-callNi neutrality
10 he used against them. There Is no
doubt that the earlier wishes Of the
Greek People were for intervention in
favor of the Allies, and that CoNsTAN-
TINE thwartel this desire. While he
has kept Greece out of the war it has
been nj the price of the nations hu.
initiation and may yet he at the cost
Of his throne.
The sun., 1916-10-19
THE CHESTNUT HUNT.
Wherein Desplsed City Boys Turn the
Tables on the Country Lads.

To nj EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: While
| was on vacation with two chums on a
certain farm upstate the three OF us
were invited TO go chestnut hunting by
five young fellows who never saw "A good
sized electric light N a city street cor
ncr. As the invitation was extended
there Was "A sort of "A chuckle heard
from the country boys at the thought OF
the time awaiting us poor. worn GU;
city chaps. always smoking cigarettes.
when We should try to climb trees.
We started In the afternoon with n
eunnysack to hold the ches,nuts II any
there should be. The hrs, tree we came
20 had "A spread that looked as II II;
might have shaded half a city block.
on the top branches we could discern
what seemed to he thousands OF healthy
looking. stable burrs. but the largest
were on the extreme outer ends of the
branches. SO We concluded to climb UP
and shake them down.
The country boys started up frs;
They finally reached the top and shook
and snouk, but without avail. as the
best hurrs were about twenty-five feet
from the trunk. After a while they
amt down. declaring that II was IN
possible ia get those big fellows. They
had not succeeded In doing IL and took
30 coguizance OF anything that might
he done by us poor palefaces.
cant YOU fellows get those chest
nuts ou: there asked my partner.
pointing TO the outermost fringes Of the
tree. We'll. we'll get them"
The three OF us started. Getting to
the tip o: the tree was no task at all.
a. seven Years gym work will easily
pull sou through any kind of climbing.
But to tell the truth this was tho first
tlce | believe ! ever climbed in my lie.
Af:er reaching the top the rest was
simple, We climbed on, to the end OF
the branches and shook down almost,
every chestnut Oh the tree. When We
came down there were five downcast
country fellows who had been beaten at
a rural occupation by three soft palmed.
high collared city boys,
As a matter OF fact IL wasn't the
climbing, ! think, SO much as the climb
ing out ON the branches, II was nerve"
which seemed to be lacking In the coun-
try fellows. JAMES r. HEssioN.
NEW YORK. October Is.
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Fighting Bob Becomes a MicrOcosm

Senator LA TOILETTE never knows
in these days whether he Is Dir. Jekyll
or Mr.. Hyde. lie is running as n
Republican ma supporting President
WILSON for reelection as n-well. us a
humanitarian. AT odd moments he in.
dulges In the amusement OF being II
Progressive and may vote for JomN
VI. PARKER for Nice-President. He
is also well disposed toward the So
clalist and Prohibition candidates for
President.
The only thing that la TOILETTE is
heartily ~antagOnistic toward Is our
merchant marine, and there's no
necessity, OF course. for kicking tina
any more just now.
The sun., 1916-10-19
Topic for . Psychological Discourse.

The version OF Gum Shoe BILLS
appeal for German support for Prcsi.
dent WILSON made public on October
- by HENRY ABELEs. the host nj the
Terrace Garden gathering of Septem.
Der 16, Is now admitted not to record
exactly what the chairman Of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
said on that interesting occasion. Mr..
.ARElES, simplifying the statement he
made Oh furnishing copies of the
speech" To the press. acknowledges
that Senator STONE ''neyer delivered
II speech" but:
"In order TO avoid possible m%lsunder-
~utterances in a typewriter statement
which he gave to me for such use as |
might deem advisable"
Among certain members of society.
with whom the police have an init.
mate acquaintance, provision against
Misunderstanding such rs WILL
IAN JOEL STONE adopted when he
condensed his utterancrs" are de-
Scribed as fixing up the alibi."
Doubtless the Senator's experience In
the practice of the law has made this
phrase, which covers n multitude Of
activities. familiar to him. But IL lie
Is no Informed rs to It's significance.
his mind will be illumineI when he
is reminded that the locution is prnc.
lically synonymous with that used
by the late Colonel BILL PHELPS
when he said that Cum Shoe Bill
sucks eggs, but he hides the shells"
Mr.. STONE was Mr.. .ARELEs's guest
in the interest Of the eminent psychol.
ogist WOODROW WILSON. How np.
proprlnte 1t would he II II of the
Saturday Shadow Lawn monologues
that eminent thinker should he
devoted to the consideration of the
Gentle Art of Hiding the Shells After
the Omclet Has Been Spoiled!
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Conscrlption.

transcription !" shrleks Candidate
SEABrRY. trying to deceive the cleo.
tors with regard to the intelligent leg
islatlon enacted by the Legislature
under the urging Of Governor WHIT.
MAN. The new laws establish system
attic physical training Of school chill
dren. enrolment Of the militia. and
empower the Governor to call men
liable to military duty into service
when they are needed. Where is the
''con-crlption"; II there Is such a
thing it must he in the Constitution.
In Section l of Article NJ. 1t is pro-
vided that:
"All able bodied male citizens between
the ages OF eighteen and forty-Avc years,
who are residents OF the State. shall
constitute the militia. subject however to
such exemptions as are now. or may be
United States. or by the Legislature of
this State
iht HtW IuWS VIII eUlDIe tne uu-
tllorities to inform themselves. in an
orderly way. rs to the resources of
the State In men to equip themselves
in time Of peace for the prompt. eff.
clent mastering OF the forces in the
face Of danger: and under their oper.
alton. the confusion. delay and dificul-
ties Of transforming. arming ana dlScl-
Filming the militia would he meisur
ably reduced.
The transcription" over which Can.
dldate SE>DURY becomes So excited 1,
Il sane and sensible attempt to make
the Constitution effective. Candidat,
SEABrRY says that IL he were Gov.
ernor he would have the Whitman
preparedness enactments repealed
would he also have the Constitution
amended to relieve citizens of the duty
Il now imposes IN them?
The sun., 1916-10-19
Just How Long Democrats Are Pro.
greSSiNes.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS-Sr:
Democratic candidates for office are all
progressivcs. hut when they get in
power the balance swings TO deserving
Democrats The Democratic party will
never split OF principles when 1t splits
IL Is for spoils.
The Fielder administration IN New
Jersey Is "A fair sample OF the Demo-
cratic organization the civil service is
considered only as an adjunct to per
soma, and party needs,
Both Wilson and Fielder were elected
by the progressive vote. and the Presi-
dent knows that he cannot lie elected
withou; IT. What have We under Demo-
cratic rule" War taxes under tho
wings OF the peace dove" exorbltant
cost OF living empty stores. vacant
houses demoralized real estate and gem
eral discomfort. Millions OF dollars have
been wasted in the course OF peace with
dishonor. REPUBLICAN PROGRESSIVE.
NEWARK. y. j, October Is.
The sun., 1916-10-19

The JoUrndI o. Negro History. edited ny
Carter q. Wooison for the Association for the
Study of negro Llfc and History, Inc. is a
quarterly review, dlsmifcd, thoushtful, but
M, heavy With the du.ucss tina, specia!ism
tends to. The fourth number, published this
month, has articles on 1.-THE Work OF the
Society for the Propas alton of the Gospel in
Foreign Parts Among the Negroes of the
Colonies on people of color uhe word
negro being discarded here for reasons not
obscurc) IN Louisiana: on the defeat OF the
SccessionISs IN Kentucky in 81, and on
negro life IN Guatemala in the seventeenth
century. There are forty 1--WE PAGES Of in.
t~eres,ing reprint Of Travellers Impres,
SONS OF slavery in America 1850 lSO; re
views Of hooks on subjects connected with
the racial problem, and notes OF news value
to earnest students thereof. A brightly
written and well made magazine.
The sun., 1916-10-19

Although there is now no hahitable
house at the number, Magistrate
tiEIsMAR has decided hat Bird s.
CoLER VA not guilty OF false registra-
ton when he gave his address as
10 New York avenue. where he has
lived for years. and intends to live in
the future. The decision is good
sense. though 1t is entirely possible
that II may turn out to be bad law
under our complicated election stat
utes; and We hope that the principle
underlying 1t may he applied to all
electors. even though they may not
be as we'll known as Mr.. CoLER.
The sun., 1916-10-19
The Rulers OF Greece.

Recent vents show that Greece is
divided into two hostile Governments
and camps; one at Athens, the cen
tire of pr"-';"rmru influences aud Of
the chief supporters Of King toNsTAN-
TINE, the other mt Sulonicn. where
NENlzELos, backed mainly by northern
Greeks and inhabitants Of Greek isl
nndS, has set NJ II provisional Govern
ment partially recognized by the Al
lies aud protected by French and
British guns.
The principal effect OF the rcvolu-
t'onnry movement 50 far has been to
force 'oNsTANTINt's hand, The Al.
lies after recognizing the Venizeloa
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ana o-eS ana uou",''sS others ot their
tspe my arr'N"' "i IN" war sub.
marine III hilerl'a u It's short but
s'a''hhs '"iu y" merchant shipping
on u coast was encouragement sut.
ncleht LOT 'loSc VINO Iad given their
iaoors III i's TTo"'l''ioh'
germany is III oi thlnEs thorough,
even IN her ru'hI'SsiesS \ step for.
ward Is never AIKEN until tho Other
root Is nrmly ana S'l'IN planted, The
u~cVc'opfneh h"'h or III" Submarine
nuns anu vi .ne 'hHi'''S went through
sraua.'ofs. WINE ''rhl'nY PROCEEDED
step ny steP, t'stihH' "Npcr moutiHg
proving. up from -"' '''s :" 300, g.
4oo ana 10 ON up =" SUI tons, with
engines OF Sr'l"r horS'-i'"'r ail
greater rc'iaplh'E each year. tie
'hited Statcs '""k an lI CONSIDERED
reap from ~" '"hS L" nearly l.2"O TOYS
only thrce vessels OF th'S SIZE Wee
authoriHeu' put thc 'ht'ri1'liat" st'is
were missihH' therefore the contra.
tors couid not produce the vessels a,
once IL ~ now over years since
Consresss authority was given for 20
nrst II only a Tow h'oI pate,
arc iaid' "hi'c 'h' engines ~" stu.
mystery germany acts WIN We.
CONSIDERED method IN naval matters,
thcrepy optalhihS iull NaiHc Tor Tie
money allowed WhIIe the tn.,"l
states III i's haNal aHa'rs h"lnG unif-
n weak naVal control IN" control being
mostly III the handS "t n'N't"'hn!ca.
rl,llt1nS NnnC nnlflnN.N H.HEF H.L~
The sun., 1916-10-19

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: The
lines from the Biglow Papers
suggested by some OF John Bulls
recent acts:
We own the ocean, tn. John.
You mustn't take II hard.
FL We can't think with YOU, John.
It's Just your own backyard.
ole Uncle :, seq he. Il gussS.
Ef thet's his claim seq lie.
The fencin' stun II cost enough
To bust UP friend J. b"
/. G.. KELLOGG.
E~LizABETH. y. j.. october IL.
The sun., 1916-10-19

Holding that cats are n nuisance and
menace to society,"" DIR. HOWARD +.
AMEs to-day told a citizens meeting
they ought TO he taxed and tagged
Washington despatch.
Dogs and birds are regulated. why
not the cat, which is often a nuisance
II not a menace? a tax on cats
would bring in a revenue not to he
desp!sed. II does not seem TO occur
to enemies OF the starting and the
English sparrow that domestic cats
kill more song birds than they drive
away.
The sun., 1916-10-19

Even the Secretary OF the Navy
u be shocked at the Insult given to
the memory of WAsHINGToN's soldiers
by the Secretary of War. Americans
who revere the record of the revo,u-
tionary heroes who at the risk of life
made the founding of this nation pos
sib.e should real in mind that n vote
for WILSON is n vote for BAKER.
The sun., 1916-10-19
The Bayonne strike.

To the EDITOR up THE SUN-Sir: The
Bayonne strike has become frightful to the
people who reside In It's nelghhorhood.
Women especially have been terrorizei by
policemen armed with pistols. -Four deaths
have occurred since the strike began.
Deputy Sherirs nave been added to tho
police squad for more protection agaiun,
tho strikers. JusErH BLoSskN.
NEW YORK, October is.
The sun., 1916-10-19
The Typewriter That Writes short.
hand.

In the typewriter championship n
woman wrote 14S words Il minute.
But mere speed ~ the typewriter is
as nought to choice diction and n pol
ished literary style. That Is why the
typewriter which Mr.. WILSON uses
cannot he exccllcd. On II he wrote
note after note to Germany. The
punctuation was perfect. The spac.
ing vas liberal, so much so that Mr..
BRYAN was able to read between the
lines. The diction was the choicest If
Mr.. WILSON'S rare old vintage sup
ply. There were lapscs: sometimes
the Imperial German Government
was they" sometimes ait" but In the
flowing richness of the general utter
nnce these details could be overlooked.
The Presidents departure from the
customary Use Of shall" and "will'
was deplored by some, but not by
the officials in Berlin.
As every one knows, Mr.. WILSON
writes out all his speeches. notes and
other announcements on this little
typewriter. He sits down with the
typewriter In his lap and bangs away
brightly for hours Mt n time. His
product Is In the form of n special
shorthand of his own devislng. This
Is made possible by his frequent use
of the same phrases. As interesting
The sun., 1916-10-19

Note to Lovers Of Dogs and Sir Walter
scott.

To THE EpiroR or THE rS-Sir Str
walter Scott said his bull terrier Camp
was the mos; intelligent dog he ever had
Is there any description o. this dog to be
found In SCOTS letters nr In any life o.
Scott WHITE CAVALIER.
NEW YORK. October is.
The sun., 1916-10-19

There are many democratic Greeks
who are inclined to turn to the United
States Government for assistance in
establishing a republic. But Greece is
too far away from II shores-much
further, for instance. than IIayti.
The sun., 1916-10-19

The worst accusation against the
Administration is not that Il is DON'T
mated by an invisible Government but
that II uses SO much invisible ink.
The sun., 1916-10-19
An Open Minded Kentucklan.

advertisement in the Henderson We're
WHntrd-To cell my property. or man
and | wife to I've with me. or n pretty
good girl to marry me, pr, GALLOWAY,
The sun., 1916-10-19

man. as the case may be. in nine cases
out of ten can dig down and find an
other dollar"
So, dig, brother. dig.
The sun., 1916-10-19

Knicker-what Is Smith trying to ngure
OUT
Bocker-How to have an eight hour
night with ten hours sleep,
The sun., 1916-10-19

you can't repeal n surrender" says
Mr.. HUGHES. But the voters Of this
country can reduce to the ranks the
commander who surrendered.
The sun., 1916-10-19

The witness saw fifteen rcvolvers on
n table In the Home Rule Club.-Ycs-
tcrddy's newspaper.
The children Of freedom should be
well armed.
The sun., 1916-10-19

President WILSON permits his Cahi-
net officers to do some talking, but he
writes his own notes.
The sun., 1916-10-19

Mr.. HrGHEs got Into public life
through a gas investigation-and in
his speeches he Is successfully pur-
suing a like investigation.
The sun., 1916-10-19

London once. 4O-43 Fleet street. 49,
Paris ONCE. u Rue dc la Michudiere. OF
Rue du Quatrc Septenhre.
Washington Office. Munsey building 49,.
Brooklyn office. Room 2u2. Eagle Build
ing, JOJ Washington street.
The sun., 1916-10-19

Published daily, including Suni,y. by the
FUN Printing and Publishing Association al
$50 Nassau street. In the Borough NJ Mar
haitian. New York. President. Frank \,
Munsey, $50 Nassau street, Vice president
Erwin Wardman. $50 Nassau street; sec
rotary, V. II. Titherington. 100 Nassau
street; Treasurer. VIM. 4. Dewart. 100 Mas
nau street.
The sun., 1916-10-19

Lost on the Lusitan!a: one second
Presidential term.
The sun., 1916-10-19

All checks, money orders. &C., to b.
made payable to THE Sun.
The sun., 1916-10-19

What We want Is a President who
will keep this country out OF self
contempt.
The sun., 1916-10-19
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1916-02-24

ShuB fiel, nun 2aurd Gecne urb ih.
@ir iparen alio bic etnaieen fpirtliten
Gueen5eueen. Neben meinem Spiel
mlibte i'd AUDI gii6uenreouiiiten aus
iteIcn. Sd bate eeraoe einen &aiten
nit Papieren fir bic nddite S5ene
5urehtgeiteut, unb trat nit 2aurn
aeene bon Der linfen Gette auf Die
8ibne, ba eri6pu elm bumpfer &raf.
8uerit glaubte i'd, Semano babe ben
Sapiertaitcn umgeipurfen.
vIber ba iab ih aud idon. ipie
Sobn Sootb, ben Sober i'm Sbeater
fnnnte. nnb fir beIlen 3bat ih nur
ben 8abniinn peranttportlih balte,
ilber bas 8cldnber Der Yrdiibentens
l. e fletterte unb CUR 8iibne binunter<
iprans. ginen GueenbIid ipdter
elite CT 5tpiiden 2arra Scene unb mir
biuburh uub biuals. Sd fiibIte
ieinen beiben Gtbcm an meinen
@aneen. Sinter benz 3beater bate
CT einem Suneen feline ianb9elbe.
flinfe Stute gum Salten 9e9cben.
Sann ipurbe Der ifneue Sufihlae bes
IN Der Ndd)t btnaus9auppterenpen
Hobleins Letter linb letter.
Sm Sbcater ipar I0es crit mic perz
iteinert. aein Menid, abnte. mas
p~orgefdIleu mar. 9aS Booth 9"erufen
baben ion sic temper Sbrannis!" lit
Elm Rdrfen, i~pabrifeinlid, bon einem
pbantaiiereihen 8erid)tcritattcr cr@
funben. l~1eber6aupt eutbalten &C.
ififte unb neneroines aud bic Wans
belbilber bic nniiunigiteu gntiteIun>
gen. Sn She Birth Of a Nation"
bat 2inccln ioaar cine 0%eibipnfe. Ser
srpbe Iarn nit Den siitisen 3ii9en,
nit ben ipeiheiten, treueitcn Iusen.
bic i'd ie geieben, bate ME einen
@dfter uub beipeete lid fret unh
furdtlos inter ben giirsern. &c
hattie ieinem Gbdrafter tptoeriprofen.