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NEW KHYMEH ON OLD Truss.-There is considerable sense, mn oh truth, and unli? mited rhythm in the following: Old times are gone I those good old times They had in days of yore, When dear old Grimes wore his drab coat, All buttoned down before. Then things were all without pretense They culed a spade a spade, Boys were? not called "young gentlemen," Mor girls "yoong ladies made." Old folks were^reated with respect, Though compliments were few The boys had fathers, not "old men," As now-a-days thoy do. The ohildren always had to "mind" If oft a little free They used the "Sir" in answering, But never said "Sir-ree. " Th oso wives wero sober and discreet, And helpmates always proved They didn't scorn to do hard work For those they dearly loved. The men were used to hardy toil,. And work was no disgrace, They tilled the land and earned their bread By "working on ::tne place." What though the forest all around Their dwellings thickly stood; They didn't dear the price of coal Wood lots gave lots of wood. Tb*"\r houses might be src&l' and .cheap, And filled with numerous cracks, Bnt though, 'tis true, wind would come in, There was no income tax. Improvements modem they had none, From wells they quenched their thirst They never knew tho startling cry, "The water-pipes have burst!" "'They had no gas or kerosene To tt?rn night into day; Bnt dry pine-knots or tallow dips Gave light enough, they say. j Tho upholsterer's art was all unused, And brocatel unknown But comfort reigned on sanded floors, A "settle" for its throne. The sway of fashion was but mild And governed by tho purse A man might wear his old clothes then And bo thought nono tho worse. The cows then gave good, honest milk, None of tho watery sort; And if 'twere sold you could depend Upon an honest quart. Tho butter then was made to eat, And always was made well, For then the farmer's wives did not Make everything to sell. Twelve cents wonld buy tho best beef-steak The market would afford, And motion was so cheap, I've heard, They sold it by the cord. The hens laid eggs without a caro About what they would bring Ten cents a dozen then was thought To be about the thing. They had no news by telegraph But then they were not bored By Johnson's after-dinner talks, Or nonsense more absurd. Their locomotion was but slow They had no railroads then But as they had not far to go, They bore their loss like men. In fancy stocks they had no tasto To speculate for luck They did not know tho misery then Of being "badly stuck." No Erie stock was bought or sold, They ne'er went "short" or "long" Except as naturo favored them But always went it strong. They knew no "corners," "cliques," no "rings," "Puts," "calls," and other rigs, The only "stocks" they "engineered" Were oxen, cows and pigs. The money market nee'r disturbed Their daily life a mite, They did not know or care a pin If "easy" 'twere, or "tight." They paid their debts like honest men, Whenever they got trust, Nor put their money safe away And "shut up shop," and "bust." Then days were long enough to work Nights were too long at best, But ternpus fug it now so fast That few get time to rest. But as times change, we change with then To compensate for those enjoyed In times left far behind. And oft new blessings find, So all the present should improve, And make their record right Then fnture ages may look back And sigh for days so bright. -o HAD HIM THERE.-It is stated that a Irishman called upon a disciple of Esouli pius and informed him that his wife wi sick and required medical aid. The M. I was willing to give his attention to the eas but desired tho man to pay in advance, < enter into an agreement to pay when h services were no longer needed. "An'it'll be kill or cure for twenty dc lars?" said Pat. "Yes." Pat was satisfied, and left tho M. D. perform the contract Thc woman died ai in duo time he presented his bill. Pat looked at it a moment and tb asked: "An' did yez cure her?" "No," answered the physician. .'An' did yez kill her?" This was a poser, and tho M. D. discovc cd that Pat had caught him. Tho bill, last accounts, had not been settled. -o In Richmond, tho other day, a nowly cc verted negro woman, after prayer ni cf tin wishing to attend a dance, quieted h baby by pouring half a pound of molt lead in its ear. Tho littlo loyalist si bleeps. EiiOQunrr EXTRACT.-Writing of the closing scenes in the history of Qen. Leo's army, J. Quitman Moore, Esq., tims thrills a chord that will vibrate forever-th ns be? queaths a gem to the literature of the Sooth: There stood the mournful remnants of that once glorious army that had dipped its cqfiquering banners in tho crimson tide of eight and twenty sanguinary battles, and strewn its heroio slain from the feet of the Pennsylvania mountains to the gate of our own capital city; that had given Manassaa to Beauregard, and twined the fame of the Seven Pines' battle in the laurel wreath of Johnston ; that bad caused the waters of the Shenandoah eternally to murmur the name of Stonewall Jackson, and stretching its right arm out to the distant West, had planted victory upon the drooping banners of Bragg; that had witnessed 'our gigantic oamptigns, and through all their shifting and tt igio scenes, and under all difficulties and dangers, had femained steadfast to tho last. And after having witnessed the rising of tho Southern constellation as it loomed np brightly on tho horizon of war, pursuing to its splendid zenith the fiery path of Mars, now beheld, not unmoved, its declining splendors going down in the gloom of eternal night. And he, its illustrious chiof, whose lofty plume was ever its rallying point in battle, and ronnd whom its affec? tions warmly clustered, now commending it for iU> past devotion, bade adieu forevor. Slowly and sadly he rode from that mourn? ful field, and the canse that ho fought for was beneath the foot of power. Fejj^ were the eyes that grew not moist at witnessing that departure. It was tho agony of a great cause finding expression in tho sublime soul of its great defender. And though that cause be dead, yet will its me? mory continuo to live, and ever houored will be those names that sacrificed at its altars. And on the scroll of fame no name among tho list of worthies shall shine in a porer or moro resplendent light than that of Robert Edmund Leo. His namo will bo placed by tho side of those of tho great captains of history-of Marlborough and Saxe, of Tilly and Eugene; and as long as tho fame of tho Southern struggle shall linger, will bc cherished by tho descendants of tho Southern race; while his character will stand up in the twilight of history like some grand old cathedral, lifting itself in imperishable beauty above the objects ol earth, majestic in its vast proportions, awful in its solemn stateliness, sublime in its severe simplicity. -o THREE VOI/CANIC ERUPTIONS IN THE Mooh SCIENTIFIC ALLY DEMONSTRATED.-A volcanic action on tho posterior hemisphere of the moou has been observed by Mr. DcCrety, ? French savant, at Sarah Island, opposite Aclcn, at the time of tho solar eclipse whiel took place in tho East. He observed, hi says, three luminous protuberances on tin moon unite; they were feebly illuminate and resembled tho tops of mountains re ceiving light from tho solar rays. Fftcei minutes later, continues Mr. Crety, two thirds of the sim's diso having emergei from the moon, the same appendages wen seen more strongly illuminated and better dis tinguishablo from the lunar disc; their SUE mit had tho appearance of metal iu fusion Dr. Montucci, tho reporter of these facts n tho Academy of Science of Paris, says thi is a phenomenon hitherto unheard of in th annals of astronomy. -o BILLIARDS EXTRAORDINARY.-F. Smitli while playing a game of billiards at th Nachusa House, Dixon, 111., on carom tabb push shots barred, mado a run of 1,42( and then stopped from exhaustion. Durin tho game, 200 points were mudo in thre and a quarter minutes. This is probabl the largest run on record, and wo are saf< wo think, in assuming that ho is the chan pion of his age-eighteen years-in Ami rica, and perhaps in the world. [Dixoji Telegrajili. -o Cou. SIMPSON'S SEAT CONTESTED.-A. f Wallace, of York, defeated candidate fe the Fourth Congressional District, has fu nished Col. Simpson, who holdsacertifical and commission, with a notice and grount of "contest." The document is most formic able in volume, and charges a fearful arra of enormities upon tho good Democrats < the Fourth District. We hopo soon to 1 ablo to give choice extracts, but not the ci tire bill of particulars.-Laurensville Herat* -o HEN PHILOSOPHY.-"Now, young pe Ele," said a professor of natural history 1 is class, "now, then, as to hens. Abe has the capacity of laying just 600 eggs at no more, and she finishes the job in ju about five years. Now, what is to be doi with her after that?" "Cut off her head and sell her to a boar ing-house keeper for a spring chicken 1" e claimed an urchin, whoso father dealt : poultry. A lover .who was slighted by tho ladi? very modestly asked ono if she would 1 him spend the evening with her. "No," she angrily replied, "that I won't "You needn't bo so fussy about it," r plied ho, "I didn't mean this ovening, b some stormy one, when I can't go uuywhe else." -o The following inscription is actually be founel in nn ancient cemetery, in Roc ville, Eastern Massachusetts: "In memory of Jane Bent, Who kicked up her heels aud away s went." IT DON'T PAY.- Plymouth Church. T legitimate receipts last year, says the Ni York Times, were $55,000, the oxpenditm 802,000. Thoro is a prospect, at this ra that Beecher may follow Cheover, and ha his church sold for a jewellor's shop-a this, too, with an organ worked by wut power. Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the South Carolina Railroad Company, and of the South-Western Railroad Bank. THE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the above institutions will be bold, in the city of Charleston, on the SECOND TUESDAY in Febru? ary next, the 9th of that month. Flaoo of moot, lng, Hail of the Booth-Western Railroad Bank, in Broad streot. Hour or c^rz-'.?.". ll o'clock A. M. On the day following, WEDNESDAY, the 10th, there will bo an election held at the seme place, between the hours of 9 A. M. and 3 P. M., frr Fif? teen Directors of the Railroad Company and Thir? teen Directors of tho Bank. A Committee to Verify Proxios will attend. Stockholder* will be passed, as usual, over the Road, to and from the mooting, free of charge, in accordance with the resolution of tho Convention of 1854. J. R. EMERY, Jan 16 amw_Bcorotarr. PUMTSTOOK Of Staple and Fancy BEY GOODS, DRESS TRIMMINGS, BUTTONS. At C. F. JACKSON'S. GREAT BARGAINS NOW OFFERED IN DRESS GOODS, PLAJN AND FANCY SILKS, BLACK AND COLORED CLOTH CLOAKS, AND ALL KiNDS OF FANCY WORSTED GOODS, nt Jan 10 C. V. JACKSON'S. WHAT YOU DRINK. OUT of thirty-eight specimens of Bourbon Whiskey recently submitted to a chemical analysis, at tho various saloons in Now York, only two wcro pure. The undersigned ventures to assert that his LIQUORS and WINES arc as pure us anv sold in tho United States. As for his ALE land LAGER BEER.it is without adulteration; and he wishes to submit it to any chemical analy? sis. It imparts permanent strength to weak sys? tems and invigorates dclicato constitutions. Drink his Beer; you will enjoy tho greatest of blessings health, and prolong your lifo. Jan 10 JOHN C. SEEGERS. For the Ladies' Toilet. FLOWER SCENTED GLYCERINE, Balm Glycerine, Camphor Ice, Cold Cream Glycerine. Excollent applications for chapped and abraded skin, roughness and redness of the face. Almond, Honey and Glycerine Soap, for winter use. For salo by FISHER & HEINITSH, Jan 10 Drurgists. P U M PS 7~ jgVERYBODY who has nae for a PUMP should buy MORRELL'S FIRE ENGINE, DEEP WELL, aud FORCE PUMP. Send for a circular. POOLE A HUNT, Jan 13 fimo Baltimore, Maryland. DENTISTRY. DR. D. L. BOOZER, grateful for the liberal patronage he lins received from tho citizens of this city and tho surrounding District, during tho past year, respectfully announces that ho now permanently establishes himself in Columbia. All operations on tho natural Teeth faithfully per? formed. ARTIFICIAL CA8ES, in every approved mothod, carefully and satisfactorily executed among which ho would call special attention to that known as Reynoldj' Patent; and of his suc? cess in constructing Artilicial Cases by this beau? tiful and durablo process, ho is enabled, with con? fidence, to rotor to his patients and to the patentee. Otiice on Main street, over First Na? tional Bank. Jan 8 Jan 15 In the District Court of the United States, for the District of South Carolina. In tho matter of Jacob Euther Aull, Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy. TO whom it may concern: The undersigned hereby gives notice of Ids appointment as Assignee of JACOB LUTHER AULL, in tho County of Lexington, and State of South Carolina, within said Dintrict, who hus been adjudged a Bankrupt on bis own petition, by the District Court of naid District. Dated at Newberry, the 30th dav of December, A. D. 18CS. ISAIAH IIALTIWANGER, .lan .'{ m3 Awfig ?, Ac. Administrator's Notice. ALL persons having claims againut the ostate of ROBERT BRADDY, deceased, will present their claims, properly attested; and all persons in? debted to said estate will mako payment to Jan 10 ml3 JACOB H. WELLS. Adm*T. If andreth's Garden Seeds EVERY varietv . f Fresh and Reliable SEEDS. Tho reputation of tho?? Seeds aro too well known to need anv praiso. Just received at Jan 10 t2mo* ' E. POLLARD'S. Mackerel. rr pr KITS No. 1 Bay and Shoal MACKEREL, f O GO Rbis., HalvcH mid Quarters, Non. 1, 2 and 3, for sale by E. A G. D. HOPE. Tile Place to Get lt. <r> IF yon ?re desirous of obtaining the very Ifflfbent brands of WINES, OIN, BRANDY, Hf WHISKEY or BUM, by tho glasi or bottle, besides first quality HEGAUS and TOBACCO, call at. the Carolina Houao, on Washington Btreet, near Sumter. B. BARBY, W Jan 10_Proprietor. The Pollock House. at^j. THIS first elass BESTAU BANT is WHHk located ou Main street, a few doors gm* .ZI Tarroni Washington. Ia furnished Wff with tho boat of WINES, LIQUORS, LAQER, Wt otc. OYSTERS and GAME, in season. Comfort? able rooms attached for private Dinner and Sup? per parties. A handsomely fitted , , up BILLIARD ROOM in the ?O-^-^ Cond story .with Sharpe's improvcd^yMM^ffi^P^y Jan 14 T. M. POLLOCK, Proprietor. LANIER HOUSE, Main street near Lady, Columbia, S. C. THIS FIRST CLASS > J^EhL RESTAURANT is sup- V*f&*W&\>. SSBLjfcpliod with tho verv beat of WINES, LIQUORS, KEGARS and TOBACCO. DINNERS and SUPPERS furnished at Bhort notice. The cooking is uuaurpasBcd. OYSTERS, GAME, Etc, in season. J. B. LANIER, Proprietor. R. HAMILTON, Superintendent. Deo 10 ^Jfcy Columbia Restaurant. _JBSo& 39HI "Ipc WE have remodeled our RESTAURANT. Will dailyreceivo Oysters, Fish, Game, Yonieon. Ac,of choice quality. Our motto shall bo punctual attendance, moderato prices, and desire to please all. Aa usual, our WlNES, Liquors, Segars, Ac, aro of tho best. Give us a call and judge for yourself. LUNCH from ll to 1 o'clock. JOHN CROWLEY A'CO., Oct 29 J3mo Opposite South End of Market. THE QUEEN'S DELIGHT, THE best and most popular Medicine in usc Tho Queen's is tho great Blood Purifier. The Queen's Delight is a ?afc Alterative Tho Queen's Delight ia a certain cure for Diseases o? tho Blood. Tho Queen's Delight is thc best Liver Invigorator. Tho Queen'? Delight is tho medicino for Scrofula. Tho Quceu's Delight is for Hoad-acbcs. Tho Queen's Delight is for Nervous Affections. Tho Queen's Delight will euro all Skin Diseases. Tho Queen's Delight will reraovo Blotches and Pimples. The Queen's Delight will euro Chills and Fever. The Queen's Delight will cure Cancer and Indolent Tumors. Tho Queen's Delight will cure Erysipelas and Carbuncles. Thc Queen's Delight will cure Asthma. Thc Quceu's Delight will cure Bronchitis. Queen's Delight will cure all Fomalo Complaints. Thc Queen's Delight will restore the lost Energies of Man. Queen's Delight will restore the Feeble to Health. The Queen's Delight for Young and Palc-fiiccd Creatures. The Queen's Dcliget has secured the favor of thc People. Queen's Delight is now tho great Family Medicine Tho Queen's Delight has been tried, and g i vet universal satisfaction. Tho Queen's Delight should be in every Family. The Queen's Delight is the cheapest as well a< thc best Medicine! you cangiva. Strong Testimonials. Bia LAKE, RICHLAND DISTRICT, S. C. l)r. E. II. Heinitsh-Dun SIR: Upon tho recom inondation ol a friend, I purchased a bottle o your QUEEN'S DELIGHT, and took it fo: Chills and Fever. I report to you a complete euri of my caae. I have been living on Big Lake whoro tho Chills and Fevei prevail, as au epidemic I havo escaped them ontiroly, atter taking you valuable mixture. I can recommend its genera use, in cases of Debility, and in Derangement o the Liver and Stomach, lt is a valuable medicine Yours respectfully, J. J. DOUGLASS. LANCASTER Penn., Sept. 25, 1807. Mr. E. H. Heinitsh- DEAR SIH: The bottlo o QUEEN'S DELIGHT which I bought from you agent in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has given ni entire satisfaction. I havo been a dyspeptic fo many years, and never found relief from ai attack. except by traveling. A chango of climat j and diet always improved my health, but thi made it, necessary to travel. Your QUEEN'! DELIGHT docs away with this expensive procese No medicino ever before produced so good an effec after using ono bottle I am almost entire! relieved of pain. My bowels arc regular. I expc richen no nausea, and am improving in healtl: Tho QUEEN'S DELIGHT is certainly tho be? medicine I have over taken. I will recommend it uso. Yours respectfully, JAMES F. DOUNEY. Prepared only by E. H. Heinitsh. Wholesal agents, FISHER k HEINITSH, Oet 23 J Columbia. S_. C. POMARIA NURSERIES. THE largest and best eollec lion of FRUIT TREES ?'ver^fif* ?Snj???2?? before grown at these Nurseries ??BaS jSl?^^t is now offered for fall and win ^SvvS&Y^ter planting, embracing APPLFS an '1 PEACHES of all tho choice varietiei including many Southern kinds, particular! adapted to our soil and climate, from tho oarliei to tho latest. FearB, tho largest and beat co lection in the South, with new Southern varietiei standards and dwarfs, of largo size, can be fin nished. Apricots and Nectarines, Plums, Che: rica. Quinces, Mediara, Everbearing Mulberrici English Walnuts, Spanish Chcsnuts, French Hi /donuts, reel and white; Pomogranites, Figs, aeven hardy kinds; Grapes, all tho choice tablo varii ticB and for vineyards; Raspberries, Strawbcri Plants, all tho beat, Buited to tho climate ORNAMENTAL EVERGREENS, a large ar varied collection, embracing many now Cypress! and Junipers, suitablo for Cemeteries; Magnolia Deodar Cedars, Ac, lino seedling plants; Roae all tho beat, including tho new French kind Dahlias of every shade and color; Gladiators, ne French and Belgian; Tubo Roses, Cryaanth murna; Asparagus and Horao Radish Roots; Osai Orango and Macartney Rose, for hedges- plai these to protect your Orchards and Vineyards, new general doBcriptivo cataloguo, containing t necessary information, in presa and will bo io warded to all patrons. All orders should bo ai dressed direct to me and will receive prompt at te: tion. WM. SUMMER, Agent, Nov 5 13mo _Pomaria. 8. C. Chester Nursery Garden. 171 RU IT TREES, of all descriptions, for sal The very best early and late Southern Appl and Peaches, Evergreens, Roses, Dahlias, Flowc ing Shrubs and Vines, Green-houso Plants, A Persons who wish to procure Trees or Plants improve their homesteads, will do well to examii my Price Li*t, which eau bo had by addressing W. BLAKE, Nurseryman, Oct 22 J3mn Chester, S. C. The Due West Female College. jam^ THIS is ono of tho most ilourishi{ Institutions in tho 8tate. Pupils r -'l*JmWw^~ n' 'llt :i"-Y lmu'> 1U"1 charged fro "W^fc*timo of entoring. il^rjMr TUITION- -including Latin and Frene <?k^r $4.00 per month. Boarding, iuclud? fuol and washing, $14.50 per month. Dec 15 tnfSmo J. I. BONNER, President. Notice. NOTICE is hereby given that, at the cxpiratii of tbreo months from date, application w bo made at the State Treaeurv for a ronowal of ti certiflcateB of FI BE LOAN STOCK, Nos. 203 ai 335, dated respectively April 1, 1840, and April 1 1850, originals of which have been lost or dcatrovc Nov20thl3 MARTHA H. P Y ATT. FIRE!FIREU iETNA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, HARTFORD, CONN. -o Incorporated 1819.-Charier Perpetual Cash Capital.$3,000,000 Cash A RHOt H ... . 5,000,000 Tho STRONGEST Fire Insurance Company in the United States. North American Insurance Company, HARTFORD, CONN. Capital and Assets.$500,000. GEORGE HUGGINS, Agent. Office at Kiuard's, Main street. Columbia, 8. C. y?J_ 3rao BEWARE OF DECEIT, AND call at tho Columbia leo House, 'if you want pood and fresh NORFOLK OYSTERS, at 50 cents per quart. I am receiving daily, direct from Norfolk, by Express. Dec 17 JOHN D. BATEMAN. t. "Pj3--? *S s.? --d opaca*4 22 ?S ^22oWa;^ ?s* Sg? S? __jj 5 'S ?! S n *&(u?5iei o pc,'S GREGG, PALMER & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS. Main Street, Winestock'B Building, COL.V1UHIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, Interest Allowed on Deposits. BUY AND SELL STOCKS, BONDS, GOLD, SILVER EXCHANGE. Advances Made on Cotton. GRAIN AND COUNTRY PRODUCE SOLD ON COMMISSION. SOMETHING NEW FOR 1869. THE NEW CASKET; a Rich Collection o! CHURCH MUSIC, containing Sparkling Gems, gathered from tho works of Handel, Haydn, Mo? zart, Beethoven, Rossini and other Great Masters. Also, Choice European and American MELO? DIES, selected from Nineteen Ponular Music Books; besides, a largo amount of NEW MUSIC, composed and arranged expressly for this work. Altogether, being tho most Completo Collection of SACRED MELODIES ever published. By GcorgoO. Robinson, Charleston, S. C. DIARIES FOR 18C9, T W EHTY V A R I E T IES, AT Jan 5 DUFFIE As CHAPMAN'S Bookstore. Tl ?Q o rt h * ^ H 2 ^ ? ?> co ?r M ts 3 zn < P, S PM U ?5 W t> a PM S| ? 5 ? ?jj g a S - ? 'S S g ?3 ? ?j ^ ?a ? H 2 3 o ^ o ? Bi ? g ? ? " .? Law Card. THE undersigned have associated themselves as partners, under tho name of CARROLL, MELTON & MELTON, and will practice in tho Courts of Richland and tho adjoining Counties, in tho Supremo Court of this State, and in the United States Courts. J. P. CARROLL, C. D. MELTON. SAM. W. MELTON. COLUMBIA, 8. C., January 12,18C9._Jan ll 3 ^ARTLFICLAL TEETH. ^^^^ DRS. REYNOLDS tc REYNOLDS tfV*S&3k arc prepared to furnish ARTIFICAL (jfy&UBL TEETH on a larger .scale than here H*Jq T Tr toforc, and at rates much below the usual charges. Thoir recent improvement, lately patented, con? stitutes tho highest order of art in this speciality, and is fully warranted. Dentures constructed br this process possess many advantages over gold plato work, and can be supplied at about half the cont of thc latter. An examination of specimens, especially by those having experience in such matters, is respect? fully invited. Ordinary VULCANITE RUBBER SETS $25. Tho same, strengthened by gold bands, ?35. Terms cash. April 30$ REMOVAL. _ MRS. C. E. REED has removed ^<ggK her MILLINERY ESTABLISHMENT to her old stand, on Main street, se fi?JtffiwZft coud door from E. Pollard's Drug TOffiB?gA Store, where sho would call tho at ffSSS&fflfff? tcntion ol her city and country 8?ffi$^/ff friends and customers to call and see li f /il for themselves tho finest and cheap ? iii 0Bt 8lock of MILLINERY ever ofTer cd in this city, consisting of Ladies' and Children's Hats and Bonnets, of all kinds and all prices. Also, Flowers, Ribbons, Caps, Laces, Ruches, Hair Braids, Curls, Waterfalls. Nets. Cor? sets, Zephyr Worsted, Fancy and Bridal Veils, all of which will bo sold much lowor than anywhore oleo in tho city. Everything of tho latest and most fashionable style constantly arriving. Jan 12_8_ Call at Kraft's Bakery, opposite Phoenix. AS I have just returned from tho North with a select assortment of TOYS, Candies, Fruits, Jellion, Preserves, Ac, of all kinds. ICED CAKES mado to order. Also, a large lot of PIPES-fine and common. Dec 3 P. W. KRAFT.