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ft IH2 WEEKLY MM SPublkhad la Tw Beetksss. every Taea ay ud f TMay, as M buoojc ewees, nw i Hi W.Z J CHARLES U STEVENS, - ' droi am nonrcroa. SUBSCRIPTION RaTES;; Two Months, XTObbU. Threes Moaths, . T Ms Months. M - M Twelve Months, ..........1.00 ONLY IN ADVANCS Advstlstag rates lursJahed upon ap. pUoaUoa at the office, or upon Inquiry traaau. v MTThi JounN4L U oolv Mai 00 DSV- la-adTance basis. Subscribers will , rowiTOaotieoolexpinUioBoi their inb- MripUo end m lasmemate iwponae to 3. notice wU be appreciated ;by the ,- JeCMAU Entered at the Postoffloe.VNew Bern t. CL a second-class matter. Saetiea Oae. TBesaav.May SO, 108 THE IMPORTING INDUSTRIAL STAGE. The free trade contention haa been that a country should confine Itaelf to the manafaetore of only each articles aa lta own country could produce, and not attempt to compete in manufacture, with any country which had eatabllahed manufactures. In Great Britain, the free trades hare bettered until lately, that England was safe, and must hold the supremacy of the world In the manufacturing line, altho It waa admitted Great Britain would hare to Import both food pro ducts and raw materials. Bat the change from this Idea Is shown by recent report of the United States Treasury Bureau. These reports show in figures that practically one half of all the Imports Into this country during the month of March were of raw materials for Ameri can manufacture. This would seem to prove pretty cou cluslTely that the Industrial stage of de relopment In this country has so far ad vanced that it has gone beyond the point of haying sufficient of the home raw ma terial, to meet the manufacturer's de mands. Which proves that this country has ad vanced so in Its manufactures, that the raw materials, once so freely sent to British manufactures, are now consumed by home manufacture instead of ex ported. The change is a radical industrial oae, and one which mean extreme competi tion among manufacturers for the raw material, In England and the United States. IRRIGATIONJTHROUGH GOVERN MENT AID.J At present national Irrigation cannot be regarded as an up-to-date political Issue, or be alleged as such upon the ground that is an economic duty of the government to legislature upoa this mat ter. Irrigation In this country is aa yet upon a very small scale, la the way of money Investment compared ' to the amount of territory which la - really in , need of irrigation to make It productive, or fit for agricultural purpose. ; It Is estimated that two fifths of the area of the United State la land unsul- ' ted for agricultural purposes, except it be irrigated. " . ' ' - This being so, to hastily put forth any legislation, which demand hundreds of million of dollar for Irrigating pur poses, without ample study having been previously made oa th' subject, would mean a tax, not merely oneroua, bat on .Which I unnecessary at th present time.' ':" iJ t'Th cost, value and axpease of oper- ' atlng the Irrigating work, against the tain of crop to be raised, is an Im portent consideration. -.X m . a' . . . ' v national eonoern, lot which taxes art to be assessed, collected and the money paid out, Is something not to be entered .-. Into wJthont rreat care. --- At present the population of the cotn- X try does not demand T this workTol National Irrigation. U-f jiut': S'S '.. Where private individuals no Into the business ot bovine arid lands at nominal prices, k and nuke the same valueable through irrigation, inch fccoik Is to be commended. ' " ' Bat National aid through Uxatlon forth purpose, Is no seeded, today however the demand 'may be for 'mors -Agricultural laada,: .before tht-aeatarr has passed. TBS CONTEST FOR RAW TO- "f BACCO. . ..!' '-' - ,; . V" - - - y v..- a i'f.i The tobacco farmer this year ha prac t'.uJ!y only hlinsolf to took to for good r?;a'ts from his tobacco crop. I i - T .-.t Is, With careful plant!"', favor ;rf - - f ' 3 with tpedil Utentloa la earing, the mallet of good prices and deeaaad for Ue tobacco need aot eater la as a dls torblng factor la Ue tobacoo tamer's falralalloa. The fear of a tobacco trust, of slagl treat which can dictate the' amount of tobacco to be bought of the farmer, and thus name the price at which the farmer mast sell. Is absent this year. The America Tobacoo Company this year has a rival la the North Carolina tobacco market la the shape of the Im perial Tobacco Company, aa English concern, which proposes to be a keea competitor for the raw product grown by the tobacco farmer. The faet of the American and English Tobacco Companies lighting la the mar ket over the consumer, who is to buy their finished product, Is not so Import ant, la lta benefits, as Is this contest of these companies over the raw product which means everything to the tobacco farmer. When aa sellers. It Is understood that these companies are selling cigarettes and smoking tobacco manufactured from the American product In'countries which a few years ago knew nothing of these goods, aad that Virginia and the Carolines furnish seven tenths of this raw product, the Importance of the sit uation la seen. With a good tobacco crop this year, It means that the established tobacco mar kets will handle increased amounts of the raw product. And with the competition of these two companies, with their buyers lu every market, It means thit the farmer raising tobacco will find a ready market for his tobacco, and realize better pricea for it, than he baa received In many years. State of Ohio, Citv or Tolido, I LocabCountt. t Frank J. Chknxy makes oath that he Is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Chenbv & Co., doing business In the City of Toledo. County and State afore said, and that said firm will pay each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of; Hall's Catabkh Curb. ; FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence, this 6th dav of December, A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEA80N, seal I Notary Public Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken inter nally, and act directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Bend for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY; CO., Toledo, O. - Sold byll Druggists. Hall's Pamily Pills are the best Telescopic observations show that the planet Venus appears to a distant vbserver far more nearly like the earth than does Mars. Miss Florence Newman, who has been a great sufferer from muscular rheuma tism, ssys Chamberlain's Pain Balm is the only remedy that affords her relief. Hiss Newman is a much respected resi dent of the village of Gray, N.T., and makes this statement, for the benefit of others similarly afflicted. This liniment Is for sale by F. 8. Daffy & Co. a The Place la Aastnlla. Plague has broken out again with great severity In Australia for the third time In as many years. The 'state of New v8outh ..Wales seems tot be 'the greatest sufferer. As In former years, the dissemination has been traced to rats. It is said that one man, who dis covered two dead rodents la his cellar, undertook to bury them - and - waa stricken the next day with the disease. An elaborate system of extermination of the rata by poisonous vapors la be ing; carried out, and the government haa placed a bounty on .each animal killed. In this way, hundreds tf thoo' and are done awaarltn. 1 DISTRESSING STOMACH DISEASE Permanently cured by the masterly power of "South Americas Navrn Tonic. Invalldalneed suffer no longer, because this great remedy can cur them alL It la a cure for the whole world of stomach weakness and indigestion. The euro begins with the first dose. J The re lief It bilngs Is marvelous and surprising It makes no failure never disappoint-. No matter how long yoa have 'suffered, your care I certain under the use of this great health-giving force. Pleasant and hrays safe. Sold by C. D. Bradham, Druggist. . .-: A ! Cut. In the southwestern Island of Japan the, women are the laborers. Their hands Are rough and tanned with heavy work," while- the hands of the men are delicate -and white. The men play the samlsen while the women dance, but It la considered a disgrace for the ,W0 men to play. ; K Start Like t Stone Wall . -Between: your children and the tor tana of Itching and .burning .eczema, scaldhaador other skin diseases.- HowT Why, by using Buckkn's Amies Balve, earth's greatest healer. Quickest curt for ; Ulcers, Tsver - Sore,- Salt Bheuin, Cats,' Barns or Bruise.! Infalli bla6r Piles, SSeaf C.D- Bradham' drag storei irtk-'v -i'il If man! asks, you a question yon can't Jinswer make your answer so lqr .3 A&1 sliadowy that he will be glad to forr U$ anestlon.-v.tchlon Clobe. , T!reEr,!prescr;rr.3nfcrJ:iIarla. CLUls and Fever Is a bottle of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tohic. It Is simply ' on ri''n In a tasteless form. No -7. rrfcae:). . - L AO I Dyspepsia Cure Digests txh&t yoa eat. This prewatlon contains all of Lbj dUreatanU and dleceta all kinds ot food. ItglveslnstantrellefanJ never falls to cure. It allows you to eat all the food von want. The most senai tire stomachs can take it. By Its use many thousands of dyspeptics have been cured after everything else failed. It prevents lormauonorgasoD me stom- acn, relieving ail distress arter eating. Dieting uaneoessary. Pleasant to take. It cant h!n ; but do yu coed rrovarMoaiyey xa Pi wrr a oo Vhlraae W. IMUM GUBMUOS WBH MM SIM. F. B. DUFFT A CO. ONE OF NATURE'S LAWS. f fftt tke BMaea. Probably fa two cases out of three the blocs are caused by one's physical state. If a man has overworked or has been under any tumsoal strain or excitement or haa worried a great deal or has been for a while In a state of Joy and elation all of which require an expenditure of enerrr he la Terr llkelv to bave the- blue-and to be In low I spirit by way of reaction. The body Is a machine which can do a certain amount of work and no more. If It does a great deal today. It must do less tomorrow tad thereby make up for ' today's extravagance. If a man taken one glass of rwhlsky, the slight stimulus that be feels will be followed. as sight follow- day, by an exactly equivalent sinking of the spirits. If he ban been thoroughly and gayly drunk, his recovery will be attended by cor responding melancholia and misery. when a man bas the blues, he ought to consider that be la merely an ex- ponentof one ot nature's laws and that ha bas no right to harass others with complaint. - Some mew are-not pleased nnleea tbey communicate their unpleas ant mood to all about them. They be come sulky and cross with their wives and. children, and they -throw a gloom over their household. Such conduct Is very selfish. A man In the blues ought to take some pills and a -good long walk all alone or with some companion of stead fast cheerfulness. Lucky it is for him if he has a wife who will not be down cast and who can restore him to cheer fulness ' without spoiling him. San Francisco Bulletin. TOO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING When you take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic, because- the formula Is plainly printed on every bottle showing that it Is simply Iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure no pay. Price 66c. CBiemie. Cheese serves two different purposes as food. It may be considered and used aa a part ot the regular material for the body's sustenance or taken In small quantities as a kind of condiment along with or after other regular fare. The natural color of cheese Is not yellow, bat rather a dingy white. Biliousness Is a condition character ised by a disturbance of the digestive organs. The stomach Is debilitated, the liver torpid, the bowels constipated. There Is a loathing of food, pains in the bowels, dizziness, coated tongue and vomiting, first of the undigested or part ly digested food and then of bile. Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets allay the disturbances of the stomach and create a healthy appetite. They also tone up the liver to a healthy action and regulate the bowels. Try them and you are certain to be much pleased with the result For sale by F. a Daffy. First BaaMsh BMk m lHt - The first book on sport ever printed In the- English language was a rhymed treatise culled the "Boke of St Al bans," its author being a woman. Dame Juliana Berners. Its second edition was printed by Wynkyn de Worde in 140ft. A descendant of her family. Lord Ber ners, was the translator ot Frolssart's "Chronicles.' It Is true that old manu scripts existed, such as the ?Yenerle do Twecj" of the time of Edward it. but it was Dame Juliana who was the real ancestress -of sporting literature tit England, for she also composed an essay on hawking and another on 'Fishing WHb an Angle.'; the last be ing of such excellence that Isaak Wal ton himself did not disdain to take a hint from lta pages. 1 v i.i . v RELIEF IK SIX HOURS. Distressing Kidney and Bladder Dis ease relieved la six 'hours by "New Great South Akiricah Kidket Cube." It is a great surprise on Account of its exceeding promptness In relieving ' pain In bladder, kidneys and back, ja male or female. " Believes retention of Water al most immediately. ' If yoa want. quick relief and care this Is.the remedy.' Sold by C. D. Bradham, Druggist, ,?l-l'A I ; ; - . " i , '. . , . The Brala of aa Eskimo. Although general conclusions cannot be drawn from a single example, the result of a careful examination of the brain of an Eskimo man by Dr. Ales Hrdllcka possesses mach Interest, As a whole be found the brain to be heav ier and larger than the average brains of white men of similar stature, while the cerebrum rather exceeded: the av erage: white man's brain la certain de tails which have usually been regarded as Indicating superior intelligence. , Like a Drownliiff Man. "Five yesrssgo a disease the doctor called dyspepsia took such hold of me that I could scarcely go." writes Geo. S. Marsh, well-known attorney of Nocona, Tex. "I took quantities of pepsin and medicines but nothing helped me. As s drowning man grabs at a straw I grab bed at Kodol. I felt an Improvement at once and after a few bottles am ' sound and well." Kodol Is the only preparation which exactly reproduces the ; natural digestive juices and consequently is the only one Uth dtgests any good food and cures ar.y form of stomach troulle. F.e.r.:r. . ; ; ' " EUDSI The Hat's Danxstcr Reformatory f . Tonnf Criminals. Last;Tlam North. Carellaa gl ; aseatal Histories. Biological '1 Clah Caatest. Lasts For - CaafederaU Maaiment hethlsgef laterest la State Bepert eats. - Ralxioh, May 18. There Is general satisfaction at the decision of the King's Daughter to take ap th establishment of a reformatory foi young criminals as what they term their "State work." Un doubtedly tbey will have the moral and financial aid of various other organlxa Uona and of many private individuals. The State officials will know the great need for a reformatory. Bute Auditor Dixon today made an address st Winston-Salem, at the clos ing of the public schools. The fifth and last volume of the North Carolina Regimental Histories are now being distributed. It Is declared to be the most Interesting of all the volumes. At the State Agricultural and Mechan ical College here this morning the Bio logical Cnb had its first annual contest Among the subjects were "Seed Roger miration," "The White Ants," Toads and their economic value," "How plants are pollerlzed," etc, Junius 8, Cateals the president of the society. An eastern league ot baseball teams Is being formed In this State. E. A. Johnson, colored, second assis tant XJ. 8. district attorney here, ha re turned from Petersburg, where he made the annual address before the negro State Normal School. In this school are a number of students from this State. There were 60 In the graduating class. Only the merest routine work Is going on In the various State departments here at present. News was never scarcer. At the base of the Confederate monu ment In Union or Capital Square .are four lamps, each carrying three electric lights. These are to be removed and placed In the grounds of executive man sion and cannon ball will take their place. The lamps are not lighted and the ironcolonos are staining the granite base of the monument. Beware of a Cougb. A cough Is not a disease but a symp tom. Consumption and bronchitis, which are the most dangerous and fatal diseases, have for their first Indication a persistent cough, and if properly treated as soon ss the cough appears are easily cored. Chambei Iain's Cough Remedy has proven wonderfully successful, and gained its wide reputation and extensive sale by its success In curing the diseases which cause coughing. It it is not bene ficial it wiil not cost yon a cent For sale by F. 8. Duffy & Co. Tonebcr Than Steel. It is not generally known that, size for size, a thread of spider silk is de cidedly tougher than a bar of steel. An ordinary thread will bear a weight of three grains. This is just about SO per cent stronger than a steel thread of the same thickness. . Wants Others to Enow. "I have used DeWitt's Little Early Risers for constipation and torpid liver and they are all right I am glad to In dorse them for I think when we find a good thing we ought to let otbera know It" writes Alfred Helnze Qulncy. III. They never gripe or distress. Snre, safe pills. F.S. Duffy. fka First Eleetrle I,oolTe. The first attempt to apply electric power on railways was made by Mr. B. Davidson, who In September, 184 tried on the Edinburgh and Glasgow railway an electro magnetic locomotive running on four wheels and weighing five tons. A speed of four miles per hour was attained. ;.v' : Try the new remedy for costlveness, Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab lets. Every box guaranteed. Price, 25 cents. For ssle by F. S. DaffyJ t Kbl'p .of (ta .nrt ?t, ; ' Largo slili:i were not unkiwn to the ancients, ami some of the most roomy attained dimensions equal to Atblps ot modern timet. . Nevertheless they were unmanageable monstrosities, almost at the mercy ot wind and wave and ut terly unfit to cope with the fury of a hurricane. ' Holds Bp a Congressman. , "At the end of the campaign," write Champ Clark, Missouri's brilliant con gressman,. "from overwork, I nervous tension, loss of sleep and constant speak Ing I had about utterly collapsed. It teemed that all the organs in my body were out of order, ut three bottles of Electrlo Bitter msdu me all right.. It's the best all-round medicine ever, sold over a druggist's counter." Over-worked run-down mea ami wok, sickly -women gain splendid health snd vitality from Eleetrle Bitters. Try them. Only BOc. Guaranteed by 0, D. Bradham. ' - i'itrk Ileal. ' Make tough meat t under by washing It lu vinegar., rinsing this off before cooking the meat . - . ' i Vp ' A fteaaty Taxi . ' - Dean Swift proposed to tax female loveliness and to have each lady rate her own charms, saying "the tax would be cheerfully paid and prove very pro ductive." . . . tiOO-Dr. E. Dctchons's Anti-Diuretic may be worth to you more than $100 If you have a child who soils bedding from Incontinence of water during sleep. Cures old and journf alike. It tarr -the trouble at once. . Fold ly C. V. Bra'lini, ri j' U ' KOKFOLX YA. CosaytetlM at Tralky Ksads elves the Dty Hat Access Is Occaa assorts, -Wert ProgTtstlar finely . a Hospital. -. May 11-Th Bay Shore Electric Rail way Company are bow operating Its ears to Ocean View. The opening of this -road . took place a few days ago when the first car made the run la four teen snlantes, a distance of tea miles, everything: worked like a charm and the management expressed themselves as highly pleased with Ue results. Ws bow have two -trolley roads to Ocean View.' The aeaaoa at this plaoa com teaoed yesterday, also Norfolk -on -the roads opened for business on Sunday last, aad Lafayette Park waa also thrown opea to the public, this is a very pop lar resort tor the young people of oar community. The menagerie is well stocked, the variety of wild animals are well selected and affords lots of pleasure to the patrons of the park, the Sunday concert are also a great attraction to the people who frequent it With Oceaa View, Norfolk-on-the-roads, Vir ginia Beach and Lafayette Park, Nor- folkonlans can get all the recreation and amusement . necessary to their well being. Work la . progressing nicely on the aew Protestant hospital, in Ghent, our ariatooratlc auburb. The building when completed will rank with the finest hos pitals In the South. It will be equipped with all modern Improvements and will contain all new and scientific apparatus known to the medical fraternity this in stitution will be ready for occupancy by next fall Norfolk will boob have a library, a library present from Mr . Andrew Car negie. A letter was recently sent to the donor Informing him that council had passed an ordinance accepting his gift and providing for the malatalnaace of the library, the letter reached Mr Car negie prevtoua to his sailing for Eu rope. ,"U Is with a good deal of pleasure and satisfaction that I recommend Chamber lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy," says Druggist A. W. Sawtelle, of Hartford, Conn. "A lady cuatomer, seeing the remedy exposed for sale on my show case, ssld to me: I really be lieve that medicine saved my life the past summer while at the shore,' and she became so enthusiastic over its merits that I at once made up my mind to recommend It In the future. Recently a gentleman came Into my store so over come with collo pains that he sank at once to the floor.- I gave him a dose of this remedy which helped htm. I repeat ed the dose and In fifteen minutes he left my store smilingly informing me that he felt as well as ever." Sold by F. S, Duffy A Co. RealUtle. Recently the daughter of the post mistress of 'Maygar-Csernya was called to the public telephone, when she heard the voice of her jealous sweetheart,' Gustav Tibold,twho from the bjwn ball of Taba telephoned the alarming mes sage, "Would you like to bear how. I shoot myselC?" Scarcely .were the Words ended when the girl beard the sound of a shtot, and subsequent Inqui ries revealed (that the young man- had killed himself in the manner be bad In-' dlcated. Reveals a Great Secret It Is often asked how such startling cures, that puzzle the best physicians, are effected by Dr. King's New Discov ery for Consumption. Here's the secret. It cuts out the phlegm and germ-infected mucus, and lets the life-giving oxy gen enrich ; and j vitalize the blood. It heals the Inflamed, cough-worn throat and lungs. Hard colds and stubborn coughs soon yield to Dr. King's New Discovery, the most infallible ..remedy for all Throat and Lung diseases. Guar anteed bottles SOo and $1.00. Trial bot tles free at C. D. Bradham'. - Gar4va aa Taeaat lta. In Philadelphia there are 038 gar-. dens on what were formerly vacant lots. Five years ago the Philadelphia Vacant Lot association waa organised.' Twenty-seven acres altogether were so-' cured sad hundred gardens started. The officers of the society found a big demand for the lots by poor people, and they have gradually increased their holdings until now over 600 gardens are in operation. Last year the gains' ot the products amounted to over V&h 000. .. -..-:. -:';:--:;-'r:i. -A ri-WAwsteTstaWji.i , . " " Don't Start Wrong. DonYstart the summerIth a linger ing cough or cold. We'.all know what a "summer cold" Is It's the hardest kind to care. Often It "hangs on" through the entire season. Take It In hand right now A few doses of One Minute Cough Care will set yon right Bare cure for cough, colds, croup, grip, bronchitis, all throat, and long trouble. Absolutely safe. Acts at once. Children like It "One Minute Cough Cure is the best cough medicine I ever used," says J. H. Bowles, Groveton, N. H. "I never found anything else that acted so safely and quickly." F 8 Duffy, ' f , - A Saaalati JteUaa. In the town of Munsanares, in Spain, the birth of the first year, of this cen tury wns'curlously honored by the mu nicipality... . Having recognized the claims of 'the expiring year by paying the tuneral: expenses of the last Inhab itant of th town to die In it, the local authoritloa. undertook to bear the cost of the education of the first child born in tho new rear. - What'Thln Folks Need I a greater power of digesting and assimilating food. For them Dr. King's New Life Pills work wonders. They tone and regulate tne digestive organs, gently expel all poisons from - the Sys tem, enrich the blood, Improve rpe"te, r -. ' 3 : -.'.;iy Cash. Only SSo at C. D. . 1 . Ar V"M '""' A treat wieny V" suffer thmttU Iroor. . SWMIteskssinali to equJ aleaicaa BlaatAAC VUUauU ameasy.way and a sure way to treat a case of Sore Throat in order to -kill disease germs - ,' and insure healthy throat, action is to take half a glassfull of water put into ' it a teaspoonf ul of , , Mexican "Mustang Xiniment and with thli crrf tk thniat at frequent lnterraU. Then bathe the uutbiie o( the throat thoroughly with the Hnt- I ment and after duiii); this itourwxiie on soft cloth and wrap, around tbo neck. Uuu ID3IT1VC CURB. : 25c, Oc and $1.00 bottle. - T BIB V DC VAII have long boon troubled with -a running II MAI DC lUU tore or ul.w. Troat It at one with Hezb ( u Mustang LUiUBcns aiiJ y-u can dU)d upon a speedy cure, . 1 m4 r ) in i! If so, see that your trunk contains a stock of vacation stuff. You'll need Soft Shirta, Ties, Collars, Cuffs, Underwear, a Straw Hat. All the fixings a gentlemen needs aad a good assortment of each sort at prices with which ho will not think of finding j fault. j 'Step in Befote Yoa Leave I E. W. ARMSTRONG, j 07 Middle Ntreel. 1 Fox her "Print "Butter 35c. per Pound If you want your breakfast table complete buy jour But ter Coffee, Tea, Flour, Ac. from us. ' We also have a large stock that we do not care to carry are selling at a bargain. Don't buy anything in onr ' L VahS -y T. . PAEZEE, Jr., N ' ' Wholesale and ReUII Orocer, PHUNK l9. Cor. Itroad & IlaiK-oek Sis. c fif"i imtwi SI Hcrefs - ! A Staple used every day in every home. We sell lots ot It and it's al ways Iresh and clean. Beally pleasing lor use in large or small quantities. - Fruit Season. Cannlnf; Season. We want to furnish all the sugar yon need and It will be n rriTC xi. ! r fy f to yeur interest to calL Our other staples are ol equal excellence. J. J. TOLSOM, Jr., UwfWrwV(ewfUBvVC S of all kinds of Canned Goods over for next season, that we ate line until you get our prices. Plr.nua TUCKER BROS. 810 North Front Street, WILMINGTON, The place to buy your Cemetery Work at BOTTOM PRICES, Ii Foreign and Domestic Granite and Marble. - Lettering and Finish the Beet Send for latest designs. All work delivered. Brauch yard, Goldsboro, N. C, 4MJ I W r : 137. J'V 7 V I t-J :::i::::!N - , . . s 5 "II - j