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Henry M. Holme*, Ph. 0. Mgr. HOLMES & MOC Full line of Fre Red and Whit iiai >ira a iiai nULIYltd & MUi Under H PH IS ' KILLBD B? CALLING BAftTN. Hon. J. K. Thorn peo n Mwt? Trtfl Death Near Homer, Ga. , Harmony Grove, Ga., Feb. 25.?Hoi I, K. Thompson, representative froi Banks county, and a negro, Sloan Pe Ty, were killed near Homer yesterda at noon by a falling embankment in canal. Mr. Thompson had several hands I prork on the canal. At noon ail han<! wcui uuuio ivi uiuufi cAtcyi m Thompson and the negro. About 1 minutes thereafter a care 100 feet Ion Cell into the canal, burying Mr. Thorn] hd and the negro In the bottom < the canal. The noise produced by the fallln cave was heard a distance of nearly mile. Several of the hands heard th noise, rushed back immediately an found the -canal almost filled wit earth, but Mr. Thompson and the n< gro were missing. As soon as the neighbors could k collected about 100 men began th work of excavation. The earth was r moved with all possible rapidity, ho] tag that when the unfortunate me were found they might be alive. TB Jlead body of Mr. Thompson was foun About 7 o'clock last night. He wi in a standing posture, the top of hi head being about 2 feet under tb arth. The canal where Mr. Thompson' body was found is about 20 feet deei Mr. Thompson was one of the moi Erominent men In the county, havin een a member of the house or senat far the last 10 years. JACKSONVILLE RISES RAPIDL> Inee June 1,312 Building Permit Have Been Issued. Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 25.?Tb close of the week's business at th fflce of Building Commissioner Prl< lean shows that since June 1,312 pe: mit6 have been issued, allowing fc the erection of 1,730 structures, c which number 162 are brick and 1,56 itmme. The number of buildings erected re] Vasents the expenditure of several ml Hon dollars, the largest structurei both completed and now under wa being: The Windsor hotel, the Wei building, "Dyal-Upchureh building, cit hall, county courthouse, Baldwln-An bier block. Elks' club. Are departmen ^eadqu&rters. police headquarters, t B. Hubbard bunding, Gardner blocl Baldwin block. E. E. Cleaveland blocl tockton-Budd building and the sei ?ral large structures erected on Baa Bay street by the Atlantic, Valdost and Western Railway company. The demand for building permit 4i?ring the past week has fallen beloi the average, but this has been th ease several times during the past nin months, the week following, howerei generally showing an Increased d< Hand for permits. Ship Given Up As Lest Calais, France, Feb. 25.?The ma? time authorities have given up as lot the sailing vessel Jules Jean Baptls bound for St. Malo, France, which hi been long overdue. There were 80 pe eons on the vessel, Including 60 pa sengers, mostly working people. A Bator* ft is very much like the bloasom|| in? A flower. Its beauty and , f perfection depends entirely I upon the care bestowed upon ( I its parent. Expectant mothers < J should have the tenderest care. I They should be spared all worry I and anxiety. They should eat , 1 plenty of good nourishing food and take gentle exercises. This ' i will go a long way toward preeerv- ' ing their health and their beauty < ' as well as that of the little one to ( come. But to be absolutely sure 1 of a short and painless labor Usey < should use ( Mother's Friend) regularly daring the months of geste* i tion. Tnla la a simple liniment, which I is to be applied externally. It gives | syeogtb ana vigor to the muscles sad ' prevents all of the discomforts of preg> J nancy, which woman used to thiak ware absolutely necessary. When ' Mother's Prised is used (here is no danger whatever. . Get Mother's Friend et the drug ( '"-store, ?* per bottle. THE BRAOflCLD RtGUATOV CO. ATLANTA. OA. w*tt? as est ass tosh," Sides Ssty a asse," t-V.r ^ *mm ./V Maurice A. Moore )RL'S PHARMACY, ;sh Garden Seed, e Onion Sets at QRE'S PHARMACY, otcl Union ONE p?. ICS GORGE THREATINI PERIL. I ** People Atom Allegheny River Taking Safety Precautions. * Pittsburg Feb. 25.?The great Ice m ' gorge on the Allegheny river is still *** , Ins, but water is pouring over the lee at many points, and if the present * warm and rainy weather continues throughout the day a break up is exfooted within 24 hours. Precautions hare been taken by people living r* along the river in case of a sudden '5 rise such as occurred In 1877, when >K great damage resulted. P' Qrave apprehensions are felt for the * safety of the government dam near Barking station on thq Buffalo and '* Allegheny valley division of the Penn1 sylvania railway. The work is only '* partly finished, and a sudden breakd lng of the ice, with the consequent h high water will cause great damage. The gorge at the mouth of the Youghiogheay river shows signs of breaking and the residents of McKeesport are e moving to higher ground. e' Many houseboats have been caught P* in the ice and It is likely they will be n carried down by the coming flood and ? lost. a m FIVE OF FAMILY MURDERED. Is e Unknown Party Commits Foul Crime Near Welsh, La. 8 Welsh, La., Feb. 25.?Last night It P* was discovered that five of the six m " members of the Earl family, living 3 g miles from here, had been murdered e and that the head of the house had disappeared. No search has yet been made for I hla body, although it is generally believed that he has been killed. " His wife had the whole front of her face mashed in with some blunt instrument. e One of her sons had been shot through the head and the throats of r~ two others had been cut. 'J None of the family had been seen ' since Thursday last, and it is thought that they were killed on that night. ( There is no clew to the perpetrator J" of the deed. The Earls originally oame from Iowa. i, 7 GREW AND VESSEL GO DOWN, it * Schooner Fannie Palmer In Collision ' Goes to Bottom. I Philadelphia, Feb. 26.?Information (* of the sinking of an unknown vessel ' and the probable drowning of all on r* board has been received here. The t schooner Fannie Palmer, from Nora folk for Boston, is reported to have oollided with an unknown ship 12 B miles from Fenwick shoals Feb. 19. v The vessel sank Immediately and it is believed the crew went down with b*r' j;( Italians Fleece American Tourist. Rem*. Feb. 25.?The Rer. Horace Dutton, ef Bos ten, wee robbed of 700 Hr? yesterday. He was bicycling in tbe country when his machine broke it down and he accepted the offer of two X men who were driving in a cart to l( tRke him to Rome. On hie arrival here y Mr. Button started te remunerate the g drivers, when he found his purse had disappeared. He accused the drivers, = who thereupon whipped up their i horses and drove rapidly away. Mr. Dutton hung on the rear of the cart > until exhausted and then dropped on , t^e road, considerably bruised, but otherwise unhurt. _?_?? el* *f Read Postponed. Lake Charles. La., Feb. 25.?The sa)e of tbe Kansas City, Watklna and Ghilf railway was postponed by agree* ment until March 24. The bondhold* ere and stockholders have reached an agreement and will reorganize with J. B. Watklns as president. The railroad went Into the hands of a receiver four years ago and has been developed l"to a good property. The road Is 100 ir. . js and has terminals at Alexandria and Lake Charles, I>a. Aycock Commutes Death Sentenoe. i 1 Raleigh, Feb. 26.?Governor Ay* cock has commuted to life imprison* K n ou? J A * ?..U .UMUI |U? I1VKIQ ICQ' tenoe of Ruasell Gale#, white, and Harry MUla, a negro, two of the four burglars who attempted to rob Emms pestoftee and nearly killed Postmastef am Alexander. They were ta tiara beea hanged Wednesday. Aysook Appoints Joyner. Raleigh, Feb. 25.?Governor Ayceek has appointed J. G. Joyner, prefesaor of Baglish of the Stats Normel and Industrial college at Greensboro* to be state superintendent of public instruction. Mr. Joyner has accepted and will eomo here immediately. Jackson Given a Respite. Raleigh, Feb. 25.?Governor Ay sock at tha special request of the presiding fudge has reapitad until March 10 Andrew Sherman Jackson* under sentence to he hanged Wednesday at L4? eelnteg far burglary. i "1 1 1 c ^2 DEATH STRIKES W I HEAD-ON COLLISION Seven Men Killed on Branoh 1 of New York Oentral. ITWO ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED 2 Fact Paaaangar Train Rounding a t Curva Collldaa With Staam Dor rick Running "Wild"?Rath Englnaa Wrackad. Rochaatar, N. Y? F?b. 25.?As the raault ot a collision on the Auburn r branch of the New York Central, 7 a miles west of Auburn, between a west r hound passenger train and a steam der- r rick late last night seven trainmen li are dead, two seriousdy Injured and two missing. r The dead: I: Edward F. Vine, of this city, bag- p gage man on the passenger. 1 Frank Hines, fireman, of this city. c John Heisman, engineer, of this city, l; Engineer Durand, Syracuse. p John Evana, member of the derrick t crew. Thomas Burke, Syracuse, der- ? rick crew. ? Joe 8hoemacher, fireman, of this ? city. Edward H. Kenner, a trainman, p And Thnmia flhlnmimi. ? ??~ ?u.K.uuvn, v& vuu u^i iiv;iv g crew, ere seriously hurt. It is report- s ed two other men are missing. i As the passenger train was round- n Ing a curve a few miles west of Aure- ^ lius, going at a fast clip, it met the c steam derrick running "wild" from Canadalgua to Syracuse. The two en- ^ gibes were badly wrecked. Engineer c Helsman and his fireman, of the pas- e senger train, were pinned under the \ wreckage and after an hour's work e were taken out dead. The other dead t men were subsequently removed from the heap of wreckage. No passongers were injured. The blame for the accidnt, it is thought, rests with the eteam > derrick crew. Two Killed In Freight Wreck. c New York, Feb. 25.?Two men were g killed and one dangerously Injured in c a freight wreck on the Columbia and Port Deposit railroad a short distance <j south of McCall's ferry at 11 o'clock I last night. The dead: Engineer p Hatch and Fireman Wilhelm. Henry I Wolf, a brakemaa, was dangerously c Injured. The men are all residents of r Columbia. The wreck was caused by t the train running into ' a landslide. About 25 cars were reduced to splin- e ters in the wreck. c ? r ROANOKK Riven IN ri AMra < I II Car Tanka Wrecked Near Norfolk, f Va., Explode. a Norfolk, Fob. 26.?A 60-ton coal car ? iji tke middle of a freight train on the x Richmond division of the Seaboard Air Line railway Jumped the track near t the approach to the long Roanoke river bridge en Sunday and knocked I down an entire span of the structure. ?! The engine and nine coal cars passed C oa safely, but tke rest of the train t plunged 40 foot Into the deep water of r the river. x The tank cars, filled with petroleum, a exploded and set fire to the bridge and a the portions of the cars above the wa- C ter. The burning oil ran in a blaz- t log stream down the river and for al- x most 2 miles the Roanoke was a sheet r of flames. Small craft were endangered by the burning oil. There were no lives loet. Flagman Martin was slightly Injured by jump- r lag. 8 r Medlosl College to Open. C Raleigh, Feb. 26.?The medical eel- ii lege of the North Carolina university, I a which Is located here by recent action s of the university trustees, will open 1: in September. Dr. Herbert A. Roy- t ster, its dean, says not only will all d the medical students who have taken E the two-year course at the university be here to take the additional two- G year course, but many North Carollnans now studying medicine In oth- I sr states will come here to attend. a II Pioneer Missionary Passat Away. 9 St. Louts, Fab. ll.?~Rer. Joseph W. a Cook. pioneer of Indian missionary t work Jn Wyoming and ,the Dakotas, Is p dead of valvular disease of the heart, a He was enroute to Florida, and beoom- g lag unable to travel was compelled to 9 step in St. Louis. He went to St. Luke's hospital and regained there until his death. Rot. Mr. Cook was one of the best known Indian mission- v ary workers In the west. 1 b Cellsfl* Richly Endowed. 1 Durham, N. C.. Feb. 26.?B. N. Duke, b formerly of Durham, now of New York, li and the president of the American Tobacco oompany, makes another notebit gift to Trinity Methodist college at this plaoe. He endows the chairs of G political economy, German, the Ro- i< manes languagea and applied mathe- e mattes. These complete the college or- b gaalsatlon. The gift is equivalent to t 9100.000. y Charter for Now Bank. Warroftton, Qa., Fab. 26.?A charter has been applied for for (ho Citizens' t bank of Warren ton, capital stock 996.* & 000, and same was opened for business, c Partial organisation was perfected by o the election of C. R. Fltspatrlck, cash- " lor. . Tramps Killed In Wreok. Leganeport, La., Feb. 26.?A wreck ? eounred near Joaquin, Ton., last night, C Ere care being ditched and two tram pa r kUled oa freight train No. ?. Full par- i i fHQllti are Sift ohtaisakla- t WEROR'S YACHT SLIPS FROM WHYS Hiss Alice Eocsevelt Christens the Vessel. MOST SUCCESSFUL LAUNCHING Lmldst the cheers of a Brillian Assemblage and the Booming of Cannon Meteor Glides Into the Sea. American Flag Flew at Taffrall.# New York, Feb. 25.?In a drizzling ain and in the presence of a brilliant suiuiBKc, aiuiuai viiuenuK ana me oar of cannon the German emperor's lew schooner yacht Meteor was aunched from Shottcrs island today. Unlike the weather, the arrangenents were perfect and no untoward ncident marred the occasion. The resident and Mrs. Roosevelt, Prince ienry and the distinguished party acompanylng them were enthusiasticaly cheered when they arrived at the tlatform buiJt just back of the bow of he Meteor. After greetings had been ixchanged Miss Roosevelt stepped forrard, and taking hold of a silvor cov red bottle containing German champagne broke it on the side of the vesel. Immediately she seized a silver ix and severed the rope which reeased the weights holding the Meteor. The vessel went gracefully into the rater with the American flag breaking tut at the taffrail. | American and German national airs ; < vere played and from the scores of iraft containing excursionists came | inthuslastic cheering. Miss Roosevelt vore a dress of sapphire blue velvet, i large black hat trimmed with osrich feathers and a fur muff and boa. FLUNKEYISM DENOUNCED. I' /Ice President of Georgia Society i Creates Sensation. i 1 New York, Feb. 26.?Amid a scene f confusion the banquet of the Georgia society was concluded at Marlbor- 1 ugh hotel. I James B. Gray, second vice president f the Bociety, was the last speaker. ie# launched into an attack on the I opulsr demonstration accorded Prince lenry. The diners were thrown into ' ronfuslon. and at the conclusion of hfs marks most of them hurriedly left < he room. i "I do not approve of this reception 1 ind this great ovation of the American people to a German paper admlal which has itself denied scant oredt to a rear admiral, an American." dr. Gray said: "It is the height of luakeyism. Neither do I approve the lending of flunkeys by the United Itates to the coronation of a British aonarch." ] rederal Prisoners Leave for Atlanta. South McAlester. I. T., Feb. 26.? 1 Jnited States Marshal Hackett and 1 leputles left laBt night for Atlanta, ! la., with 16 prisoners sentenced to 1 he new federal penitentiary at the { i cent term of court at Atoka. In the 1 umber are three train robbers, who ire the last of the gang who held up 1 i Missouri, Kansas and Texas train at 1 Janey last summer. The arrival of i he prisoners will be tbe first consign- 4 oent of prisoners from the Indian Ter- 1 itory at the Atlanta penitentiary. West Virginia Rivers Rising. Huntington. W. Va.. Feb. 26.?Heavy alns which have fallen over West Vir;lnla have caused the rivers to rise acidly. The Ice tmrrt>n mnvmA In V.? t luyandotte and Big Sandy this morn* 1 Dg. In the former all the timber rafts < ,nd small craft in the mouth of the l tream'have been swept away, entail- < ng heavy losses. Twenty feet of wa er is predicted at Logan, in the Ouyan- < lotte, and a similar rise in the Big < landy at Williamson. 1 treat Plate Glass Company Formed. 1 St. Louis, Feb. 26.?-The St. Louts 'late Glass company has been formed ,nd will be incorporated under the aws of Missouri with a cash capital of < 2,000,000. It is independent of the t ;lass trust and will be a competitor of 1 hat organization. By Nov. 1 it is ex- 1 Ia AV- ?1 A -a - '* ' wtcu w u?TO wi*J Piiui ?t wors WllD > , capacity of 20,000 square feet of < ;lasa per day, giving employment to 1 00 men. 1 i Body of Qlrl Found In Stump. I Bonham, Tex., Feb. 25.?Parties out 1 talking discovered the remains of > .ana May Prendergrast, aged 17, who ias been missing since Dec. 23 last 'he girl had been murdered and her ody concealed In a hollow stump, beag much mutilated in the process. Judge Jonee Will Deliver Oration. New York, Feb. 25.?Judge Thomas I. Jones, of Montgomery, whom Preslent Roosevelt lately appointed Dnltd States district judge of Alabama, ias accepted the invitation to deliver he oration at Grant's tomb In New rork city on Memorial day. Author of "Qoo-Ooo Eyes" Dead. New York, Feb. 25.?John Queen, he well known minstrel, is dead at It. Vincent's hospital in this city of onsumptlon. Queen was tlje author f many popular songs, among them Goo-Goo Eyes." Severed Hie Head With Razor. Vancouver, II. C., Feb. 25.?News ras brought down by the steamer Ilty of Seattle that Lulu Watts, a vatety actress of Nome, attacked Jack Cirk aid severed hie heed tram hie sty xMfc i imr. Any veteran, who contemplate* a April 22nd to 25th, will receive Robert E. Lev, and a copy of h framing), if he will send ua hia n and address of the Camo to which J) Tour kMt roBlo to Hi 51 Cotton MltoMrtM It V ^BRITV k Mompbla to IXlUm ai I chmnn. TkMlnlM T KSiKfllB OTeplac, after tlM arrl' I V^B offerlnc you cIom oonn wSfiflS UimTaaBta L V. L It *01H. fewr tl f EXPLODING BOILED WRECKS STEAMBOAT Fatal Accident Ocours on th? Tennessee River. ASSISTANT ENGINEER KILLED Near Loudon, Tenn., tho Bollor of tho Steamboat T. H. Bacon Explodes With Disastrous Results?Passenger Enroute from Philippines Injured. Knoxvllle, Feb. 26.?The steamboat T. H. Bacon was totally wrecked in the Tennessee river T miles bslsw Loudon this morning. The boiler exploded, killing Bstil Hudglns. assistant enatnear: nerhans Fatally Injuring Robert Bird, a passenger, who waa enroute home from the Philippines, and seriously injuring Albert Claiborne, the engineer, and Coak Smith, a deck hand. The boiler shot through the rear of the boat after flret exploding, and when it struck the water a second explosion occurred. The steamer was operated between Loudon and Kingston, Tenn. NEWS FROM HAWAII. Volcano Kllaua Active?Ship's Stormy Voyage?Coldest Weather Known. Honolulu. Feb. 17, via San Francisco, Feb. 25.?The volcano Kilaua is showing signs of renewed activity. The visitors to the crater last week found newly risen lava and great heat. The Oceanic steamship Sierra and the Canadian-Australian liner Moana both arrived today, the former from Ban Francisco and the latter from Victoria, after terrible experiences with a itorm of which Hawaii had felt the of* Fects slightly. Yesterday was the coldest day ever Felt here, the thermometer registering as low as 52 degrees above sen in the morning and showing the greatsat fluctuation ever known here, for it rose ?4 degrees during the day. TRANSPORT'S STORMY VOYAGE. Three Deaths on Trip and Two Men Swept Overboard. Ban^ Francisco, Feb. 26.?The Unitid States transport Hancock arrived loday from thfi Phlllnninee with X1 . :abin pusingtri, 1,021 soldiers and SI military prisoners. There were three ieaths oa the voyage, whloh was a itormy one, and two men were swapt jverboard and drowned. The Roseirans, which arrived last night, brought K91 returning soldiers. Most >f the troops belong to the Twentylacond infantry. Sixth Wtpek of Patrick Trial. New York, Feb. 25.?The sixth weak af the trial of Albert T. Patrick for the murder of William Marsh Rica, was begun today. Charles J. Jonas, the valet of Mr. Rice, continued his testimony. When court adjourned Frllay Jones was identifying papers and letters found among Rice's effects when the police took charge of his spartment and this line of examination was continued today. Jones said Sa htH ahnu/n oil ?? a? ? ??? ? v?? m wia ^uc i/aiyurB iu rti* rick prior to the death of Mr. Rice. Turning to Support of Llberala. Kingston, Jamaica, rob. 26.?A let or from an important buainosa house it Cartagena, Colombia, says a num>er of influential people, including nerchants, are turning to the support >f the Liberals through conviction that the present government of Colombia s trying to block the sale of the Panima canal property to the United States. Punished for Maligning Hoheniollern* New York, Feb. 26.?Henry Kress, >f Union Hill, N. J., was beaten with s typhon and is now in a hospital with t fractured skull beoause he maligned Ike Hohensollerns, and Prince Henry in particular, in the presence of n German bartender. The latter was ar rested. Cotton and Compress Burned. Memphis, Peb. 26.?The plant of thg Tupelo Cotton Compress oompaay at Tppelo, Miss., together with 700 baled cotton, was destroyed by ftre yesterday morning. The total, less e? raruttsraaE1 e of Gen. Lee ] *u? DA??MUm A* I i&cuuuig uic ivcuiiivu m% mm a handsome picture of Genoral M is farewell address (suitable foe H tme and address, and the naae IB i he belongs. H I illu wilt bs ti? MerapbU TIM v owa trslnn (two ench day) rroM M id otbsr Texas clliM wl?hoa? Imt* Memphis, raornlBf and S pal of trains Tla all llrtoa. tfema w actions and excellent serrloo. B mtr Afnt, Utmii, Gs. A ?>nn Ml Tkttt Ar*t. SI. Ink, Ma immv TO BORE FOR NATURAL OAR. Company Petitions Rome, tta, RouoeW for Permit to Lay Pipes. Roma. Ga., Feb. . fldell and associates asked the casual! Itft night to paRH an ordinance pstwltPi| them to run pipes through the streefll for the purpose of conraylhg gAs Hi Rome. They propose to bore far Mtanl gas and conduet it to the etfcp. Til council will hold another meeting gat dlseuaa the proposition. . r.-n 8hooting Affray In Mergaw. ' Madison, Ga., Feb. M.?Races Up ? hooting affray occurred qm the fhsH lion of E. Ft. Cowan, in the aerthagg portion of this county. In whteh agh negro wps seriously and another as rarely wounded. The flcht tost slaws at a hot supper Riven by the a serosa .for some church purpose. A gseg many of them became intoxicated dwalng the entertainmeat and the ret started over a game of crape. The sheriff is after the negroes who M the shooting. Zeigler Knocks Out Cereeraa. Savannah, Feb. 25.?Owea etgler and Tommy Corcoran, welterwel^ts, met before the Savannah Athlette etoh last night for a 25-roun4 ft set Pet the southeasterly chaapl?i>|l%, Cer eoran was knocked oat la the twetM round, after making a feet and gases contest. Zeigler leaves today fed it Louis to second Tommy Felts fa Ma fight with Harry Forbes for the had' tern championship Thursday might. Mistrial In Dsrtle Case. Savannah. Ga? Feb. 26.?A mistrial resulted Saturday in the case of W. O. Dortic, under indictment for the kKl> Ing of James Deegan Dec. 2T last. Ntas of the jurors were for manslaughter with mercy and three for manslsragh* ter with recommendation to the ec* treme mercy of the oeurt. Te tide the majority would net agree aad mistrial was declared. LaGrange Paper Sold. ij?urange, oa., Feb. 26.?Fuller M Callaway. I-aOrange'e wholesale -Marchant, has bought out Tha LaOrattge Reporter and will make it ope at the beat weeklies in the atate. Mr. Callaway is a young merchant only tl years old. He has been in tha mercantile business for 14 years aa4 4?rit| that time has built up tha largMi.fcMtnesa of this city. . Medical Association Maato. Asheville, N. C., Feb. 26.?Tha Tl* fr State Medical association, comyaaad of the Carollnas and Virginia, opaaad its fourth annual convention hara today. The meeting promisee to ha highly successful and ba attended with a continual round of aodal faatures. Tha conyentlaa adjoorna Thursday. Ohio Bank Clones Doors* Washington, Fob. 26.?Tha eanltoller of the currency thla morning received a telegram stating that tha j First National bank of Masai, A* 1 had closed its doors. < Dserease In Internal Washington. Feb. 25,?The revenue for January. IMS, laenatgl to ISO,856.772. a decrease fieua &mmvary, 1901, of $3,091,006. Look Carefully To Your Kidneys / i Dr. Jenner's Kidney Pills \ ^ cause the kidneys to work m nature intended they shatftUL They build up the shraaka* walls of the kidneys, as- aw known remedy has besa fsaa4* to do before. v As a cure for urinary trssMa they have no equal. _ I 10, 35, so Csnts m BOLD BY UNION DBV? #1. vmvx,$.a