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THE PLAINFIELD COURIER. SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1892. THERE Frick Shot READERS OF THE "COURIER" LEAVING riiAINFIELI) DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, MAY HAVE IT SENT JO. TH EM WiTII-OUT EXTRA CHARGE UY RENDING THEIR ADDRESS TO THE OFFICE. I I IT I 13 1A A ti 1 1 A I I PERSONAL.

Ex-Councilman Sam Wilbur's family are summering at Seavvaren, near Perth Auiboy. Mr. and Mrs. J. O.

Osgood of Myrtle avenue have gone to Cohasset, for the Summer. City Judge Codington is spending a few days at his old home, Millington, Somerset County. The Advertiser of Flemington says, that Robert Kinney of Plainfield spent Everything in the Way of DRY GOODS, Carpets, Mattings OIL CLOTHS, AT CORRECT PRICES AT HOWARD A. TOPE'S, 1 East Front Street TRY, TRY AGAIN Is an old one, ours Is TRY Spring's star Shoe Store and you are certain to succeed in having the BEST FITTING BEST WE A1S1.N AND BEST SHOES to be found in the town, and for the least money, quality considered. Try SPRINGER'S SHOE STORE, 3 W.

Front Street. DC Ll, UPnOLSTERY, MATTRESS REPAIRING REFINISHING, During the Summer months you can avoid the rush in the Fall. MAKING, AND have your work done promptly and fj TJ I POWLISON JONES, 34 "West Front Street. Change of Ownership. After June 1 We Shall Conduct the Metropolitan Stables, Formerly owned by A.

D. Thompson, asa PRIVATE BOARDING STABLE And will be pleased to see ourold friends at the new stand. D. S. ROBERTS, Prop.

E. S. LYON, Manager. FE0M HEWAEK TO PBHTCETOIT, The First Annual Century Eon of the Me-tropoutan Association of Cycling Clubs. About One Hundred and Twenty-Five Cyclists Take Part.

They Make a Ter-- rifle Onslaught Upon Captain Martin's Lemonade and Sandwiches. At four o'clock this morning about one hundred and twenty-five bicycle riders started from Newark to enjoy the first annual run of the Metropolitan Association of Cycling Clubs to Princeton and return, a distance ofpne hun dred miles. It was expected that at least 300 cyclists would be present to participate, but the heavy shower of last evening was the cause of many not coming, because hey thought the roads would be too muddy. The tourists reached this city at half past six and stopped for fifteen minutes at the Wheelmen's Headquarters to partake of the lemonade and sandwiches which had been provided for them. They were lead by Captain F.

C. Martin who was one of the pacemakers and who was accompanied by Mrs. lady whom some of the Philadelphia papers announced, just after the last century runas the wife of the bachelor captain. In the ranks were seen the well-known faces of Lew Darling, Andy Fritts, Lon Titsworth, F. L.

Metcalf, and Israel Jones, the colored janitor of the Park Club house, who constituted the Plainfield contingent. When at 6:45 the wheelists started on their ride, Lon Titsworth remained behind. He said he had only accompanied the cyclists from Newark, and not having entered for the run, he left them here. He reports the roads to have been in excellent wheeling condition, and the cyclis.s as being very enthusiastic about the pleasant ride before them. The riders were scheduled to reach Princeton at eleven o'clock where they were' to have dinner, and leave on the return trip at half past twelve, reaching this city at 4:45, and their journey's end at Newark about seven o'clock this evening.

Besides Jones, of Plainfield, there were several other colored wheelmen in the run. But few ordinaries were seen, pneumatic tired wheels predominating. The tourists stop here for fifteen minutes tfiis afternoon on their actum trip, and will do full justice to the eatables which Captain Martin's employees will haveready for them. Robbery at Dunellen. Adam Dierman's grocery store on Main street was broken into and robbed of about $70 in cash and goods last nigfit, and a number of the village boys are suspected of breaking into the place.

There was $30 and a gold chain in the money drawer. The drawer was broken from its fastenings, taken out and thrown in the gutter in front of the store. Strange to say neither the money nor chain were missing this morning, and Mr. Dierman recovered all of his property. The robbery took place during the shower, and it is credited to boys, several of whom were seem about the place early in the evening.

Took Fifteen Stitches in His Hip. One of the riders in the Century run, whose name was not ascertained, collided with another bicyclist in the run, at Scotch Plains, this morning, and was badly injured. The injured man came from Roselle and he was brought to this city in a stage. Dr. J.

B. dressed the wounds, in R. J. Shaw's drugstore, taking fifteen stitches in the man's tlrgh. He was then sent home.

Preventive Agnnst Dog-iites. Bill Nye asks "What shall we do to avoid be'ng impregnated by the American dogs?" The remedy for some peopTe will be found in artificial aids to the eye that cannot see far enough to be warned in time ot the coming of a careering cur. Let t.uch go to Collier's and be fitted with glasses that will enable them to see all that is going on about them. To Build a New Cnurch. Ata regular meeting of the Jewish Synagogue, of this city, held last evening, the matter of erecting a church building was discussed.

Several locations have been considered, but as yet no particular one has been decided upon. The Society now numbers about thirty members, and it is rapidly on the increase. Meetings are held every Friday and Sunday evenings. Mr. Stryker Gets the Contract.

James J. Manning, of Plainfield, says the Bound Brook Chronicle, to whom was awarded the contract for building the new residence of Harry M. Herbert, has discovered that unforeseen circumstances will prevent him Irom doing the work. The contract has accordingly been given to George Stryker, who was the next lowest bidder. It will be the most extensive residence built in Bound Brook.

Evangelist Murphy, who has been couducting a series of meeting in the Emanuel Baptist Church, will continue his meetings in Hyde's Grove, Mountain avenue, North Plainfield, beginning to-morrow. The meetings will go on for three weeks. AITTTHTNO TO MAKE IT GO. How Plainfield News is Doctored to Suit the Palate of the Newark Evening News It's Spicy and all that, but it Should he Well Salted Down by the Header. How many Plainfield people ever see the Newark Evening News? Not many, surely, as the picturesque prevaricator who furnishes lurid accounts of the doings of our good folks here well knows.

More outlandish distortions of the truth are sent to that paper from this locality in one week than appear in the New York papers in six months. The most recent victim of this local Munchausen has been the Park Avenue Baptist Church. Last week he told the readers of the News that "the Committee of Investigalion was composed of men taken from every other church in Plain-field;" that "the committee recommended that the full amount of the builders' claim be and that "Rev. Mr. Dilts was to be recalled to the paste rate of the church." As samples of unique misrepresentation they are worthy a place of rank in the gallery of the Ananias Club.

Yesterday his efforts were not quite so ap-palliug but they will interest the Park Avenue people. He said: "Mr. Dilts held that the least any church could do was to pay its honest debts. He demanded that a carpenter's claim of $800 be paid, and when the church refused to support him he promptly resigned. The better element of the church then took up the matter and an arbitration committee a few days ago recommended that the carpenters be 'reimbursed for their loss." The article closes with the remark that, "This church has no pastor now, and although the congregation has done just what the Rev.

Mr. Dilts asked it to do, it is not likely that the former pas-torwill return to take charge of the church." Inasmuch as there was not a persou in Plainfield who believed that Mr. Dilts would be recalled, it is reasonable to suppose that the misstatement in the article of last week was made deliberately that the enterj rising reporter might be able to earn a few more cents in correcting it this week. Enlarging Their Possessions. The building at 721 Broad street, the first floor of wh.ch is no'w occupied by L.

S. Plaut- A will shortly be entirely occupied by the firm. The building occupies the exact spot where the concern started twenty-two years ago, the firm's name then being Fox Plaut. The fast elevators of Otis pattern are being put in. There will be three floors above the ground floor.

The firm has also acquired property on Cedar street, consisting of buildings, 50x150 feet, which will be connected with the present store. A two-story structure will be erected. With the newly acquired property there will be about twenty-five thousand square feet of ground floor selling space, or about twice the present space. New departments will be introduced. Oscar Michael will shortly sa.i for Europe to establish the foreign offices at Paris, Berlin and London in order to receive novelties as early as New York firms Ease Ball Notes.

The Bound Brook Base Ball Club will have to play ball this afternoon if they defeat the Potter Press Works' nine from here. The Chronicle of Bound Brook says several of the old Crescents are members of the visiting team and an interesting game is expected. Two games of the pennant series says the ElizabetkJournal, in the Central New Jersey League will be played to-day, and each ol the clubs is prepared for desperate battle. The second half of the series has just opened and the victories won now will count up heavily in the contest. Need the Victory to Win the Pennant.

(From the Elizabeth Journal.) The Y. M. C. L. strengthened by the addition of Crane and Meyer, will journey to Plainfield, there to do battle with the leading Crescents.

They are confident of success and they need the victory to win the pennant. Crane has been seen in this city on the E. A. C. grounds, having played tn third with the Murray Hills.

Officer Mecue summoned a Jury to-day to sit in the case of Peter Schneiderwind on Monday. The latter is charged with fighting at the Evona Grove on the night of July 4. He was arrested, pleaded not guity, and demanded a jury trial. Caution. Imitations have been put upon the market so closely resembling Allcock's Porous Plasters in general appearance as to be well calculated to deceive.

It is, however, in general appearance only that they compare with Allcock's, for they are worse than worthless, inasmuch as they contain deleterious ingredients which are apt to cause serious injury. Remember that Allcock's are the only -nuine porous plasters the best external remedy ever produced; and when purchasing plasters do not only ask for but see that you get All-cocr's Porous Plasters. Job work is a Courier specialty. THE MANAGER OF THE CARNEGIE COMPANY KILLED BY A STRIKER SPECIAL. TO THE COURIER BY WIRE.

Homestead, July 23. Frick, the manager of the Carne; ie mills has been shot and is dead The greatest excitement prevails. VOTED FOE W. H. HAKEIS0N IN 1840.

Five Weil-Known Citizens, Residents of Plainfield, New Ma-ket and Hammontowo, Who Helped Elect the Grandfather of President Eenlamin Harrison. It is a fact, worthy of record, that there are three gentlemen living in this city to-day who had the honor of casting their ballots for William Henry Harrison, of Ohio, the grandfather of the distinguished citizen who is now President and who is certain to be elected to the Presidential Chair for another four years These gentlemen are John Briant, William C. Ayers and Richard Coriell, of Plainfield. Living near the city, as far as is known, there are only two other gentlemen who cast their ballots in like manner. They are Isaac D.

Titsworth, of New Market, and Daniel W. Ayers, of Hammontown, N. J. AV. H.

Harrison was elected Presi dent in 1840. In the election of 183C there were four candidates in the field. Of these Martin Yan Buren was elected, receiving 170 electoral votes, W. II. Harrison 73, while the other two received 26 and 11 respectively.

Four years later, however, Harrison was fleeted, receiving 234 electonal votes to Yan Buren's 48. President Harrison only enjoyed the high ofli to which he had been elected for one month, for he died in office, April 1841, Yice President Tyler succeeding him. At the present time there are only these five gentlemen living in this vicinity who are known to have voted for Presideut Harrison's grandfather. Of these, Jo' Briant voted for him both in 1836 and again in 1840. It is understood that William C.

Aj-ers did the same, while the others voted first for him in 1840. However, this may be, all voted in 1840 and they all expect to work hard and vote again this year for President Benjamin Harrison, the grandson of the honored ex-President. They Eode On. In and around Plainfield live many people of the religious denomination known as Seven-Day-Baptists. Saturday is their day of rest and on Sunday they work as a week day.

Last Sunday a party of bicyclists, strangers to the place, were riding betweeu Plain-field and New Market. Seeing a man plowi.ig in the field, they dismounted to take a rest and wait until the plowman reached the end of his furrow, when one of them asked him: "Say, don't you know what day of the week this is?" "Yes." "Don't you know its a sin to work on Sunday "P'rhaps. Ain't you boys workin' lidin' them things "Maybe we are, but its a greater sin to work horses." "Hu'm, that's so; you're only workin' jaekasses." Thirty seconds later a lone plowman was sitting on the fence picking his teeth w.th a spear of hay, and a little cloud of dust down the road told of somethiug moving swiftly. Newark Evening News. A New Depot i'or Netherwood at Last.

Architect Bodme, of Somerville, one of the force employed by the New Jersey Central Railroad, began operations on the new stone depot at Netherwood, this morning. Bodice, with his corps of assistants, staked out the ground on the south side of the tracks, and carl- next week the work of excavating for the foundation walls will begin. The structure will be similar to the one recently erected at Westfield. A Sora-verville contractor lias been awarded the contract for the stone and mason work. The Central Railroad officials give assurance that the depot will be one of the prettiest along the line.

Is Your Liver Touched! If your liver don't work you have a sal'ow-ness of complexion, pain tn the right Bide, sleep badlyiand your food don't taste iroocl. In this Summer weather the liver oftwn (fete out of order and the secretions become acrid, Hcald the bowel track, resulting In piles. Just to Shaw's drug: store and buy a bottle of Dr. D. Howe's Arabian Tonic Blood Purifier.

It will retaliate, the liver and stomach, give you an appetite, and you will feel like a new man. In all about four thousand clay birds were broken at the gun club shoot, during Thursday and Friday. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorta. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, Rhe clung to Cantoria.

Wleu sue bad Children, she gave them Castoria, Is No Moss on The Inside Of PECKS STORE. THE PLAuK TO BUY VOUB GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, VEGETABLES, FRUITS, EllU 13 AT B. D. NEWELL'S. 98 East Front Street.

PLAINFIELD, N. J. ft PEPTONIZED Beef, Iron and Wine. 50 CENTS a bottle. WILLIAMS' PIIARMACY, 80 West Front Street Cor.

Grove Street, 30 NEXT TO MUSIC HALL. OF THE F. Glaentzer 2 lots Evona avenue. Qeorge Angleman 1 lot Hunter Place. George Zeit I lot Evona avenue.

S. P. Hoffman 4 lots West Third street. John T. lots Evona avenue.

House and lot Manson Place. John Hartpence house and lot Astor Place. A. D. Thompson house and lot Manson Place.

J. B. Martin house and lot Manson Place. W. Eakens house and lot James P.

Homan lot Furman Gise house and lot R. II.McCulloughhouse and two lots Manson Place. MR. D. W.

HYDE, TEACHER OF PIANO and HARMONY Will resume instructions in September. For choice of hours, terms, address or call corner Woodland and La Grand avenue, Netherwood. MSS. prepared for publication. JOHN H.

SATRES, Manufacturer and Dealer la Harness, Saddlery, Blankets Whips, ltobes, Etc. Hew Store. New Goods NO. 30 EAST FRONT STREET. O.

Hebmakce, President. J. Kelly, Secretary A. L. GARJDIA CO.

Manufacturers of Havana Cigars Office and salesrooms. Key West, Fla. 127iEanH4flth street. New York. TO RENT.

The Orescent Rink Hall Suitable for a market, lor a gymnasium or for a lodge room. Address, C. H. HAND Plainfield, N. J.

IF YOJU AlffilE KdDINR To Purchase Real Estate IN 0B NEAR PLAINFIELD, DO NOT DO SO UNTIL YOU CALL ON US. WE HAVE Isn't it about time for the annual dissertation on dog days, their name and origin? The thirty-fifth New Jersey Regiment heid its annual reunion at Trenton, yesterday. The shower, last evening, served to ilusli out the Somerset street sewer, which is a good thing for the public health. The Central Railroad Conpany have put a top dressing of fine crushed stone on the driveway, leading from Park avenue to the freight licuse. Fire matters in Westtield, N.

are badly muddled. Tile companies ought wrangling or else go out of the business. Firemen's Herald. Some how or other the Democrats of Union County seem to be losing strength. Ever since ex-County Clerk James Vosseller of this city, died? there has been no real head to the party In this city.

The finest, coolest and most pleasant shoe store to do your trading in is at No. 32 West Front street, Springer's Shoe Store. All goods are warranted. The Telephone Company suffered considerably by the thunder storm last evening, ai'd it is reported that several of the company's telephones were burned cut. Go to church on Sunday, and, with lans, keep cool, and listen to your pastor's words of counsel.

Though he may be at the seashore, your place is at church. The heavy shower of last evening, did not, so far as reported, do any particular damage in this localit-. Much of the corn was blown over, but aside from this the damage was trifling. A number of people in Washing-tonville, are sick with what Is known as 'Graveyard Grip." The disease attacks the weak parts of the system and is attended by severe pains. It lasts about a week.

A. W. Ten Eyck's barn at North Branch was struck by lightning, during the shower of last evening, and several horses and cows were destroyed. Two other barns in that neighborhood were also struck and destroyed. A well known resident of this city, who has spenl several years in the tropics, says That the electrical display which accompanied the showers oi last night equalled anything he had ever witnessed in the torrid zone.

John II. Tier Son are getting their supply of ice from Philadelphia. The various ice-merchants in this city are now supplying private families with ice at the rate of 50cts a hundred, and twenty-five cents to wholesale buyers. Captain Grant was notified last evening that a man, who was either drunk or sick, was lying in the doorway in front of Harper's store on Park avenue. The man proved to be a mechanic employed at the Scott Press Works, and he was put on his feet and allowed to go home.

It is astonishing how little weal her we have in this country that is just exactly right. In fact there is not a day so beautiful that complaints are not made against it. Yesterday the extremes of temperature were 93.3 and 56.o. And yet some people thought the day was too warm. The W.

C. T. of Dunellen, has placed a watering trough in front of Eugene Runyou's grocery 6tore, which is well patronized this hot weather. The members of the W. C.

T. in this city, are about to put a drinking fountain in place and permission will probably be asked at the next Council meeting. George W. Moreton left New York this morning for England sailing on the Cunard Steamship Eurahia. He started from Plainfield on the 2.14 train and about a dozen members of the Plaiufield Bicycle Club saw him off.

As the train pulled out of the station the we'll known "Hi-ka, rang out, given with a will by the bicycle boys. Queer things do happen. By a fall from a ladder with a pot of molton lead, an English workman had the middle portion of his right ear filled with the metal, which cooled into a solid plug. Dr. Shield succeeded in removing this by pouring mercury upon the lead, forming a liquid amalgam readily forced out.

The operation took sixteen hours. The revenue officers of this district, which comprises the counties of Essex, Passaic, Bergen, Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Somerset, Union and Middlesex, report that for the year ended June 30, the beer tax has been the largest the history of the district, $1,654,759.40, which represents the levy on 1,788,928 barrels of foaming lager and ale. The tax last year was 1,523,403.52, and the increase proves that the consumption ot lager and ale is on the increase. Estimating fcOO glasses to a' barrel, the total is 1,431,142,400, and at five cents a glass it aggregates 71,557,120. last Sunday with 'his parents at that place.

The Hopewell Herald says that Fred-Schomp, of Plainfield, spent last Sunday with Gardner M. Van Felt at Har-lingen. Charles W. Smith, of West Front street, and daughters, the Misses Florence and Mabel, are visiting friends in Orange. Mrs.

George F. OJiorne, of Park avenue, left the city this morning for a visit among friends in Huntingdon, Pa. Mrs. John E. Beerbower and three children started 3'esterday for a weeks' visit with Mrs.

Beerbower's parents in Pennsylvania. The Chester correspondent of the Iron Era says that Rev. John Rutherford, of Plainfield, has been visiting friends at Milltown. Robert Hand, who had several of his fingers crushed in an ice cream freezing machine, a few days ago, is at his home at Flemington. For the next two Sundays Rev.

Mr. Earle, of Westfield, will officiate at St. Paul's Church, Bound Brook, in the absence of Rector Phelps. Jacob Fentz, the sporting representative of the New York Times, and also a representative of Turf, Field Farm, was in town yesterday. Charles Thompson, representing the Forest Stream, was present at the shoot of the Independent Gun Club in North Plainfield, yesterday.

George Wendell returned to his home in Boston, to-day, after a pleas-aut visit with Mr. and Mrs. Roger F. MurraT, of Madison avenue. Councilman II.

A. Weber, Simon Mantz, Augustus Hetfield and Charles Dencklau, arrived home last eveuing from a week's trip to Forked River. J. C. Zimmerman, formerly of Washington Park, North Plainfield, but now of Terra Haute, Indiana, is in town or trip combining business and pleasure.

The marriage of Dr. Frank S. Wells, of this city, and Miss Fannie P. Draper will take place at the bride's home in De Ruyter, New York, Wednesday, August 3. The youngest child of Harry and Lydia Vail, of Dunellen, died Tuesday, of cholera infantum, and was buried on Thursday at Hillside cemetery, Plainfield.

Mr. and Mrs. G. II. Underbill, of according to the Iron Era, have been visiting with Mrs.

Underbill's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Dickenson at Flanders.

The Railway Advocate says that "Rev. Asa R. Dilts, of Plainfield, who occupied the pulpit of the First Baptist Church last Sunday, will again preach in that church next Sunday. Mr. Dilts was listened to with great pleasure and profit by large audiences last Sunday." Jacob- P.

Wyckoff, ono of the oldest employees in the carpenter shops o' the Central Railroad Company, died at Elizabeth, Thursday, aged 72 years. He leaves a widow, three sons and two daughters. One of his sons, Isaac N. Wyckoff, resides at 31 New street, Plainfield. The funeral ser vices took place this afternoon.

Rev. Hobart Clarke, pastor of the Unitarian Church, accompanied by his wile, starts on Monday to enjoy his annual vacation. He goes first to Bass Park, Gloucester, where his brother has a college. Thence he will go to the old homestead, at North An-dover, Mass. He expects to be gone until the first week in September.

William Lindslej', of New York, who for several years past has been a prominent figure at the gun shoots in this city and vicinity, was present at the tournament of the Independent Gun Club, yesterday. He represents the Liudsley Powder Company, and both he and his wife are expert trap shooters. It was said on the grounds yesterday that Mr. Lindsley and his wife were to shoot a match at blue rocks next week. Mr.

and Mrs. Asa Collier returned this morning from Columbus, Ohio. While at Pittsburg during the early part of the week, Mr. Collier made a visit to Homestead to have a look at the seat of the Carnegie 6trike. He says that along with every other visitor to the little town, he was closely shadowed by a striker all the time he was there.

Mr. Collier was fortunate enough to secure a couple of photographs taken by Detective Norris during the great fight between the Pinkerton men and the strikers. One was taken just as the strikers had attempted to destroy the detectives with burning oil, and the other was caught while the detectives were running the gauntlet. As rel'cs of the battle they are well wort i SOME Best Located Mouses and LLofs In the City of Plainfield which can be bought CHEAP and oi. EASY TERMS either CASH OR INSTALLMENTS.

We refer "to some of our purchasers as to low prices and fair way of dealing: Seaman Williams 3 lots Clinton avenue. J. Hervey Doane 2 Arthur Hallett 2 Mrs. Kaerth 5 Mr. Barrett 2 Arthur Barrett 2 Edward Barrett 2 Andrew P.

Laire 2 William Emmory 2 William Kline 2 Henry Boyd 2 A. D. Thompson 2 houses lots on Clinton avenue. E. A.

Laire 2 lots Evona avenue. Mrs. Karl Kaerth 2 lots Lyman avenue. Here is a chance to obtain a home of your own lor what you are now rent. For maps and other particulars Address, CHARLES H.

HAND, 73 E. Fifth street. Or call on John D. Runyon, at Boice, Runyon office, Park avenue. "WANTS A1TD OFFERS.

Advertisements under this head one cent for each word each insertion. rpWENTY-FIVE good operators wanted at the Singer office. ON'T forget Amos on Tuesday. GIRL wanted for general housework; Must furnish good references. Apply at 74 Duer street, North Plainfield.

EMOVAL. Miss Kate Gerry, dress maker, has removed from 69 E. Front street to-83 East Front street. Customers will find my new quarters much more com-modi us. A call is solicited from those in need of my services.

AUCTION of household goods at 53 Fark avenue on next Tuesdey, at 2 o'clock by Amos Moffett, licensed auctioneer. MRS Joseph M. Myers' property, 147 East Front street, for sale or to let. Apply on premises. rPO RENT.

Cottages eight minutes walk JL from Grant avenue station; seven rooms, terms moderate. Inquire of George Kyte, 65 North avenue. MONEY to loan at 5 per cent, interest on first-class mortgage. W. C.

Butler, No. 4-1 North avenue. IOR Sale or To Let. The desirable property formerly occupied by Henry G. Latimer, centrally located and being No.

61 East Front Street. W. C. Butler, 41 North MISS SCRIBNER 3IISS NEWTON'S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AND KINDERGARTEN, 17 LA GRANDE WILL RE-OPEN SEPTEMBER 19. 1893.

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