LOCAL NEWS. Mrs. -F. W. Perry of Norwalk, is quite ill of bronchitis. Miss Sadie Cashew of Concord street, 1 spent Sunday in Bridgeport. Miss Maggie Murphy is critically ill at her home on River street. A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. J ames Louder of Wilton avenue. A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Willis Ruscoe, of Adams avenue. A n ar veteran named Armstrong died at the Soldiel-s' Home on Satur- day. Norwalk carpenters are bidding on the construction of a building at Stam- ,. ford. The invitation dance of the Norwalk club takes place on the 15111 of this month. Mrs. Samuel M. Stevens of South Norwalk lS recovering from her recent illneSs. ' Miss Edith Southerland, of Stauwich has been visiting Mrs. James Souther land, of Belden avenue. . Mrs . Ellen E. Brennan has purchas- ed a house and lot in Glenwood ave- nue, of Peter Callaghan. H. QllllLLLl' preposes erecting anum, ber of cottages on Ely avenue in VVhis- tleville at an early date. Fred Raymond of Tarryt-own, N. Y., is a guest for a few days of Howard and Ernest Worden of Orchard street. 'A daughter of Mrs. A. Botsford of Grand street is ill with the measles. The house is under quarantine. Allen Brooks, of Tarrytown, was a guest at the residence of Clark T. ,Cornv.‘ all, of France street, over Sun day. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. E. Groeschner, Saturday night, making the number of his youngsters an even eight. Ralph Wilson, of Brooklyn, has been visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William R. Wilson, of Clay street. Mr. and Mrs. R. Schminke of New York who have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. Apell of St. John avenue, East Norwalk, have returned home. J. A. Richardson’s Sunday school class of the First Methodist church are arranging to give a supper and enter- tainment in the near future. The County Divisions of the A. (i). H. will meet in South N orwalk next Sun- day at which time business of special importance will be transacted. Mrs. L. G. Fowler', of Henry str et, . East Norwalk was called to New Ha- ven, saturday on account of the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. Douglass. Leroy H. Lyon who did the slating work on the new Methodist church has contracts for large jobs at Baltic, Con- tentment Island, Mt. Vernon andother cities. ' ' Mrs. William H. Earle was reported Sunday as in a very critical condition and not expected to live at her winter residence in the Park Avenue Hotel. New York. The “forty hours’ devotion” will be- gin at St. Mary’s church, Sunday morn- ing, February 20. The local priests will be assisted by clergyman from ad- joining parishes. Department Commander G. D. Bates of Putnam has selected New Britain for the annual encampment of the Grand Army in this state. 'The date will be May 1] and 12. A horse belonging to L. M. Monroe of New Canaan was stricken with spinal meningitis on last Saturday. It was shot by John Tucker, when it was found that nothing could be done for it. Mr. S. V. D. Parker has purchased the Mrs. Eunice Parker place, No. 54 Wilton avenue. Mr. Parker is a re- tired New York policeman and has oc- cupiedthe premises for some time. Rev. Chauncey B. Brewster, Bishop- co-adJutor of the Connecticut diocese of Episcopal churches will Consecrate Grace church at an early date in J une~ The ceremonies will be of ‘ an impres sive nature. , A water pipe burst in the Dibble block on North Main street, South Nor- walk, at 12:40 Sunday morning. Its timely discovery by the police and the shutting off of the water averted threat- ened damage. ‘ Miss Bessie Sims has returned froma three weeks’ visit at Wahwah, N. J. and is correspondingly happy at her old place as stenographer in the law office of Hurlbutt 8: Gregory, in the' GAZETTE building. Mumps are quite a la mode in East Norwalk at present. Among the cases reported are those of Miss May Selleck of Gregory Point road, Martin Van Kuren of First avenue, Mrs. Edward H. Smith and Bertha M. Smith of Cove street. The lighting of the depots at Hart- ford and New Britain by storage bat- teries charged from the third rail has turned out so successfully that the ' “Consolidated” road officials have put a force of men at work laying wires from the power house to Meriden, with the intention of lighting the station in that city in the same way. Similar lans are also said to be on foot in re- ' Hard to the depot at Middletown. Calvin T. Purdy is visiting friends in 'Mystic. There are five patients at the Nor- walk hospital. P. J. McMahon of Danbury, is visit- ing friends in” town. Mrs. Milo H. Parsons of"‘Bi-ookside” is visiting Danbury friends. Miss Pauline Diver of Raymond Bros.’ is enjoying a few weeks’ vaca- tion. E. N. Sloan, deputy U. S. Revenue collector is convalescent of a severe illness. G. A. (’"asey, of Derby, is spending- the ,week with Mrs. Sarah Larrigan and daughter of Haviland street, South Norwalk. ' John Miesh of South Norwalk, is carrying his right arm in a sling, the result of an injury to his wrist by an iron barrel hoop. Miss Lizzie Seileck has returned from an extended trip south but will not resume her position at Tristram &. Hyatt’s until March lst. Miss Elsie T. Raymond is a guest of her sister. Mrs. Miner D. Randall of Riverside avenue. Miss Raymond will remain there during the absence of her father who has gone, south. The directors of the Danbury Agri- cultural society have decided to rebuild the buildings on the fair grounds which were destroyed by fire the latter part of last October. There will be a main building 650 feet long with a frontage of 208 feet and about 20,000 square feet of floor space. I‘hree other small buildings will be connected with the main building. At the annual meeting of St. Mary’s Ladies’ Aid Society held on Sunday, the following officers were elected: President, ,Mrs. William J. Tracey; vice-president, Mrs. John H. Manning; secretary, Mrs. Bernard C. Feeney; treasurer, Mrs. Thomas Varson; direc- tors, Miss Lily Powell, Miss Sarah Far- rell, Mrs. Peter Callahan, Miss Bridget McCarthy, Mrs. Sarah Sheldon, Miss Margaret O’Brien, Miss Sally Kilboy, Miss Annie Sheehan. , A Greenwich dispatch to the New York Sun says: The controlling inter- est in the Ridgefield & New York Rail- road Company has been purchased by B. Jay Walsh of tl‘ 1s town, former sec- retary of'state. This company has been in existence a quarter ofa century, and a score of years ago work commenced at Portch'ester was abandoned. The stockholders became discouraged and were willing to sell cheaply. Judge .Walsh is a stockholder in the electric roads whichhave secured charters for . this town. The Epworth League of the First M. E. church held an entertainment and bow and arrow social at the residence of Mrs. J. C. Crowe Monday evening. The bow and arrow part of the pro- gramme seemed to be the attraction of the evening. lt consisted of a number of very nicely wrapped parcels strung along the wall at which those desiring to secure one must shoot with the bow and arrow; two shots for five cents. Much amusement was elicited, the ar- rows glancing off in every direction but the > right. The proceeds went toward the fund for the EpWorth’s debt to the new church. During the even- ing there were phonograph selections by Charles Greenwood. At the annual meeting of the Cen- tral Club, held Monday afternoon, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. Isaac Jennings; vice-president, Mrs. Charles Dennis; secretary, Mrs. George W. Cram; treasurer; Mrs.Joseph Jennings; executive board, Mrs. J. G. Gregory, Miss Dotha Stone Pinneo, Dr. Emily Pardee, Mrs. Robert VanBuren, Mrs. Ira Cole, Mrs. Francis Burritt, Miss Sarah Stevens, Mrs. Dexter Hitchcock and Mrs. William A. Curtis. The retiring president, Mrs. J. G. Gregory, read a very interesting ad- dress as did Miss Pinneo, the retiring secretary. After the recent snowfall some peo- ple caused their walks to be cleared of snow, others, perhaps not members of the faithful failed to do so. And no doubt in case of accident are ready to invent all manner of excuses for their negligence. Fortunately. the accidents have been few. However, there were two at least, that cannot be passed by as not worthy of note. The main one being that Of B. Buchannan Yale who rooms at the residence of Dr. W. II. Baldwin on wall street. - Monday morning, Mr. Yale who is quite aged, started for the Norwalk hotel where he is in the habit of get- ting his meals. ‘ He walked with the carefulness that is begotten of old age, but was sudden- ly thrown to the ,ground by his feet coming in contact with what some term a “treacherous piece of ice.” He fell heavily to the walk and was unable to move. He was taken back into the house by kindly hands and it was found that he had sustained a frac- ture to his left hip. Probably he will be taken to the hospital fer further treatment. Henry Coleburn, of the J. Spencer & Co. firm of jewelers slipped and fell on the sidewalk in front of his store on Main street, Saturday and sustained severe accident to his wrist. l The Ex-czar Asks Judge Greg-5 ory for Protection. The trial of Captain Isaac Selleck for violating the health rules was contin- ued before Judge Gregory Tuesday af- ternoon, and the testimony concluded and arguments closed at 5:45 o’clock. As at the morning session, the court 'oom was crowded to suffocation and professional men occupied. seats within the rail. . The defense began their testimony immediately upon the reassembling of the court, Captain Ike being the first witness called. His testimony was characterized by a severe cross-exam- ination at the hands of Attorney Walsh who pressed the ex-Czar so closely that he turned to Judge Gregory and said, “Your honor, I shall have to ask you for protection.” He was angry all the way through, but when the Judge re- marked, “Mr. Selleck you can answer the questions,” he subsided and, re- sponded to the inquiries. He was made to reply to the same question several times and each time he made a differ- ent statement, much to the amusement of his cruel examiner. The Captain’s defense was to the effect that he supposed he had a right to attend the funeral, and had been given permission "to do so by Dr, Tracey, notwithstanding the latter’s statement that he had notified him personally and through Officer Hunt not to go into the house. In summing up County Health Officer-Hill char- acterized his defensehas “pleading the baby act.” Captain Ike testified that he had at- tended the funeral as he did not know that he had no right to do so. He had had a conversation with Dr. Tracy at the latter’s office on the Wednesday before the funeral, his brother Frank was with him. The doctor started to read the law when he told him that he knew all about the scarlet fever law, but that this child did not die of car- let fever. It was agreed that p the funeral should be held on Friday. He had another conversation with Dr. Tracey on the day of he funeral when the doctor had asked im to see that no one excepting the families went into the house. He said that he told the doctor that his wife would not go, and he did not know as he would. That was all that was said. Did not promise to see that everybody did not go into the house. He could not keep people from going to funeral if they wished to do so. He rode to the house with his brother George and his wife and daughter. Saw Officer Hunt there but the officer said nothing to him when he went in. His brother George asked him what Hunt was doing there and he went back and talked with that Officer at the gate. Asked him what he was there for and he said he had been sent there by Dr. Tracey to warn people not to go into the house. Had not been into the house at this time. While talking with Hunt, Ed Smith came up and Hunt told him funeral was to be private and no one but the families could go in. Hunt said neth- ing to him or his brother and ‘his wife and daughter when they went in, and the officer said nothing to him about not going in, nor did he object to his doing so. Had heard. of no arrange- ment being made for only the immedi- ate family to attend the funeral. This closed the Captain’s testimony and he was turned over to Attorney J. J. Walsh for cross-examination, and testified substantially as follows: Went to the funeral on permission of the health officer. Went to the doc- tor’s office to see if funeral could be extended over the 36 hours limit. There was some conversation about relatives from out of town attending funeral, but don’t remember Dr.Tracey telling him that they could noo attend funeral. Heard the doctor tell his brother that they should be telegraph- ed not to come. Knew all' about the health law from having been selectman. Was thoroughly posted. The relatives did not come. Did not know if his brother telegraphed them. - The Captain further said that he knew the house was under quarantine; also knew health officer had power to say who should go into the house and who could attend the funeral. He had attended the funeral because he thought Dr. Tracey had the right to give permission. Talked with Hunt and told him about having thesmall pox when 16 years of age. Did not re- member Hunt talking to Mrs. Apell. She was not a member of the family. Understood she had been in and out of house. There were two other ladies present at the funeral, but did not know their names. Did not know that Mrs. Apell had no right there. Sup- posed doctor meant by his conversation with him to keep people not ‘ members of the family out of the house. He said he told the doctor that he could not stop everybody from attend- ing funeral. Did not understand that he was to go and do as Hunt did. \Vas positive that doctor said families could attend. The doctor did not say that they could sit in their carriages out- side. Did not remember any conversa- tion between his brother George and Hunt. When he asked Hunt what he was doing there the officer told him that it was a private funeral. At this point Attorney Walsh again asked the witness who were to attend the funeral, and he asked the Judge for protection as recorded above, say- ing he had already told him three times. The witness finally made his fourth statement as follows: . “Without any request from me Doctor Tracey said, I would not have a public funeral, only members of your families.” When the doctor came to his house on the day of the funeral he said families again and did not say family. The doctor said families all the way through. This closed the Captain’s testimony. Franklin Selleck, the father of the child, was called next and testified that Dr. Tracey came to his house on the day of the funeral and told him that the funeral must be private. Asked him if my brothers would be allowed to attend, and he. said no, they were not to come into the house; Said the witness: ‘_‘I said anyone who cares to come, ,could come, I would' not turn them away. [told him that I would go to state prison before turning my brothers and sisters away.” After this admission he was not cross examined. . ' - George W. and Henry Selleck next testified and their testimony went to show that they saw Officer Hunt at the funeral and heard why he was there, A L‘K i .- G AZ. ‘ \ After the testimony closed, Health Officer Hill opened for the state and was followed by Attorney Warner for the defense, Attorney Walsh closing for the state with a brilliant speech. The Judge took the papers and re- served his decision until Saturday morning. .- Wes on’s Church War . The hearing in the case of pastor Arthur of the Congregational church, Weston, was begun Tuesday. _ The case for the aggrieved parties was opened by Rev. Mr. Pierce of Dan- bury, who briefl y outlined Mr. Arthur’s career for the past 12 years and docu- mentary evidence was read from par ishioners of the 12 different churches in Western states, which it is alleged that Mr. Arthur has wrecked. The court record of his divorce for which reasons he was - dropped from the Methodist church in Michigan nine years ago. proved damaging evidence against him. Letters from his former wife whom he tried to fasten the crime of adultery upon were also read. Testimony from Rev. E. H. Fergusen telling of the alleged statements made to him by Mr Arthur, that his former also introduced. The remaining testimony consisted of the reading of the letters published several weeks ago in regard to Mr. Arthur’s moral and financial standing. The afternoon was almostwholly oc- cupied in presenting letters from men in high standing in the Congregational society,~.which alleged that Mr. Arthur obtained his ordination as amissionary by the Home Missions and his standing in the ministerial association through misrepresentation. Letters were read from churches in Nebraska, Michigan and Indiana, all testifying to difficulties and dissensions brought about during Mr. Arthur’s pastorates, mostof which extended Only for a year or less in each place. These letters were corroberated by other letters from superintendents of missions in Michigan, Indiana and other states, which Without exception condemned Mr. Arthur in the strong- est terms for falsehood, quarrelsomness and tyrannical dealings with members of his church. Mr. Lane, Mr. Furgusen and other members of the aggrieved party in the Weston church gave testimony that Mr. Arthur had made statements in church about his church connection, home relations and business transac- tions, which were not in accord with facts as brought out by his own and other letters. The church where the council met, was well filled and during the day the spectators were treated to many dra- matic scenes. The accused minister with his wife and his sister were pres- ent and at times when some letters were read very damaging to Mr. Arthur, the latter could with difficulty restrain himself and at- difi'erent occa- sions a‘udibly expressed a contradiction. Francis Grable’s victim, Russell L. Hall, of New Canaan, is in more hot water through his dealings with Grable. Tuesday notice of a suit to recover the face of a note for $5,000 was served upon him. The papers were drawn up by Gould & Tracey, of Bridgeport, and are returnable to the next term of the Superior court. The note in question is one of the lot given by Hall. It was discounted by J. F. Crater & Sons, of Easton, Pa. The firm took the note from Grable, and after looking up President Hall, decided that it was good and discount- ed it. It fell due some weeks ago, and after trying to collect the firm placep the matter into the hands of their’ at- torneys. . 0. Toledo TiedUp Winder an Old Law. Toledo, Feb. 7.—.-The streets of Toledo were packed with thousands of per— sons yesterday afternoon, especially in the vicinity of the theatres, where the multitude had its curiosity gratified by seeing the theatrical folk arrested and marched to the police station. All this was on account of an order issued Sat— urday by Mayor Samuel Jones to en— force every ordinance On the books, no matter how obsolete. Barrooms were closed at 11 p. m. on Saturday, and remained so all day yesterday. The same order also applied to all news— stands, restaurants, confectionery and tobacco stores, drug stores and milk and bread depots. The dealers at the hotels were not even allowed to sell daily papers, and it was only by strat— egy that anybody was able to buy his Sunday paper. Bliss Barton Leaves for Cuba. Washington, Feb. 7.—Consul-General Lee cables from Havana to the State Department that the Government of Cuba consents to the admission of re- lief supplies into any Cuban port free of duty. Heretofore supplies have been admitted free by permission of the Spanish Government into Havana only. Asistant Secretary Day, of the State Department, explains that the de- parture of Miss Clara Barton for Ha- vana was decided upon after a full conference with Consul-General Lee, with whom she will co-operate in en- deavors to relieve the distressful con- dition of Cuban sufferers. She goes as the head of the Red Cross Society, with the full sanction of this Government. A corps of skilled nurses will be organ— ized. Miss Barton left Washington Sat- urday night on her- mission of mercy. _Ha.wai‘ia‘n Party Leaves for San'Francisco. Washington, Feb. 7.——Last night the entire Hawaiian party left this city for Buffalo, N. Y., and will go direct from there to San Francisco. Friends of President Dole deny the statement made in certain newspapers that his departure last night was hastened by the adverse criticisms made in the Sen- ate by Senator White, of California. While the remarks of the California Senator directed against Mr. Dole are greatly to be regretted, it is said that the latter has paid no attention to the speech, and has not altered his plans in the least. More Ships from Spain. . . Madrid, Feb. 7.——The Government has decided to send two more cruisers to the United State. They will probably be the small unarmored cruisers, Cris- tobal Colon, 1,130 tons and 1,500 horse power, which is being rapidly armed with new 24-centimetre guns, and the belted cruiser, Almirante Oquendo, 7,- 000 tons and 13,000 horse power. It is not known at what’ ports they are in- tended to call. - but Hunt. did not tell them personally. wife had a child that was not his, was. .1 p '. .-_ A TREASURY SHORT/lee. Result of a Recount, Owing to .3 Labor: er’s ConfessionuLead Substituted. ’Washington, Feb. 7.—A recount of the Treasury cash, which was complet- ed late Saturday afternoon. disclosed a shortage of $859. The recount, which was made necessary by the alumni.— rnent in June last of Ellis II. Rober as UnitedStates Treasurer in place. of D. N. Morgan, was begun on July 1, and since that time about $797,000,000 in cash has been counted. No errors or shortages of importance were discov- ered until the Treasury Committee had begun work in silver vault No. 1, in which there were 103,653,000 standard dollars. ' . A colored laborer, Martin, was one day discovered in the coal and wooc‘ basement under suspicious circum— stances and a. search resulted in the finding of a number of silver dollars, which presumably he had abstracted from some of the bags. Max in was arrested and made a confession admit- ting that he had taken twem z-eight dollars, for which he had sub: ituted lead. The court imposed a fine. if $50 and Martin was released. l This admission cast suspicion upon the entitre contents of the vault. and a count by handling each individual piece was ordered. On September 10 twenty-eight expert counters, and a force of laborers and verifiers, under the direction of Assistant Cashier G. C. Bance, began the work of counting the contents of this vault. The time employed, therefore. was nearly five months, the counters working eight hours each day. The shortage of $859 will be made good by Mr. Morgan, the retiring treas— urer. It isvprobable, however, as has. been done in similar cases, that Con— gress will make an appropriation in Mr. Morgan’s favor covering the amount. REFORM IS NEEDED. System of Examining Pension Applicants Is Costly and Unfair. Washington, Feb. 7.——The present system of examining pension applicants should be abolished, and the sooner the better, says Commissioner H. Clay Evans. The examining boards are ex- pensive, inefficient and biased by polit- ical and local influences. “There ought to be only one corps of examining phys- glcians and surgeons,” said Governor Evans, “that would travel from State to State at advertised times to exam- ine the old soldiers. Then they would not be swayed by local likes and dis- likes, as they are now. “If one travelling board were substi- tuted for the thousands that are now scattered over the country, the Govern- ment would save hundreds of thou- sands of dollars. There are more than 100 boards in the State of Ohio alone. New York City has no less than eight boards. Each doctor gets 32 for every pension applicant he examines. Would there be a. fight if I tried to get the present system abolished? Well. I guess there would. The Congressmen, as a whole, would sit down on the idea so quick it would make my head swim. 1 And only the Congressmen can bring the change about.” Death in noise Meat'Sausage. Bridgeport, Conn, Feb. 7.~—-Micha.el Warrish died Saturday of ptomaine poisoning, produced by eating frank- furters made of horse meat. Five of :he man’s friends also ate the sausages. Three of them are still dangerously ill. The sausages all came from the same factory in New Jersey. Warrish leaves i m~ New Bljfilge 0501‘ thé Niagara. . Washington, Feb. 8.——The members of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce returned yes— terday from Buffalo, where they spent Saturday and Sunday inspecting the 10- :ation of the proposed internationfl bridge over the Niagara River at Grand island and the site of the Pan-Ameri- ?a.n exposition. One of the members of the committee said that in his opin- on .the committee at its next meeting would act favorably upon the bill granting a charter to the bridge com- oany. win Fight Mrs.l)utton's Suit for £150,000. New York, Feb. 7.-——Millionaire John H. Hanan, of Brooklyn, will fight the $150,000 damage suit brought against him by Mrs. Beulah M. Dutton, of Chi— cage. The alleged ground forrthe action is breach of contract. Hanan says that he never entered into a contract of any kind with the woman, and, further, that when she failed to hold his heart he not only gave her fair warning of his determination to part from her, but healed her wounded affections with a gift of $25,000. Salary of Fourth-Class PostmastersI‘s Washington, Feb. 7.—Representative Campbell, of Illinois, has introduced-a. bill fixing the minimum salary Of fourth-class postmasters at $25 per quarter. The salaries of these officers, being dependent upon the number of stamps concelled, are in hundreds of cases ridiculously low, some even less than $1 a year. The bill provides that the difference is to be taken from the proceeds derived from the sale of stamps and other sources of revenue. Explorer Nansen in England. Liverpool, Feb. 7.—Dr. Nansen, the Arctic explorer, has returned here from the United States. In. an interview he said he had found lecturing in America as bad as Arctic exploring. When he was not lecturing, he said, he was trav- eling, and the American style of trav- eling was not to his taste. He contra- iicted the report that he would accom- pany Peary on that explorer’s next ex- pedition. .Eiglit Years-for a Rich 11111:. Rochester, Feb. 7.—Wesley Wheeler, 3. real estate dealer, said to be worth $200,000, was convicted Saturday in the ‘County Court of grand’larceny in the . first degree in defrauding Captain Giles ;F. Kitts out of $800 by false represen- tation in real estate manipulations. He . was sentenced to eight years in Auburn 'prison. The judge afterward granted Jan application for a. certificate of rea- sonable doubt. The trial was the long- 'est in the history of the county. —_..T—'—’7—-’ Killed Himself 'in Bed. u Ithaca, Feb. 7.—Ca.rlton B. Perry, 18 years old, a. son of W. H. Perry,- a con- tractor of this city, committed suicide here yesterday afternoon at his father’s home, No. 32 Eddy street. The young ntau shot himself through the right side. For some time young Perry had been ill, and on several occasions pre- vious to this he had attempted to end his life with poison. \‘Vant to Wé'fl'M'i‘.’I’fillinan. Chicago, Feb. 8.—George M. Pullman 5 being overwhelmed with letters from :he fair sex to such an extent that he 1215 been obliged to turn over his cor- espondence to his secretary.' The let- acts are, as a rule, proposals of mar- u‘age. Since the death of his father mung Pullman has been inspectorbfi ileeping cars. t widow and five children. An Early Spring Costume. ~ Already there are many of the new tailor gowns seen, and while they are not very markedly different in style from the gowns of last season, there is a certain something about them which marks them as being of a new fashion. One charming style is made with the skirt plain, of medium width, fitted to perfection, of course, with the 'fulness all at the back. The coat is on tho EARLY SPRlNG ‘TAILOR GO‘WN FROM HARPER’S BAZAR blazer pattern, tight-fitting in the flack, the front is turned back in revers and shows a braided waistcoat, which is fitted to the figure. The cut of this gown is furnished by a tissue-paper pattern issued by Harper’s Bazar, where it appears. The sleeves are of medium size, and the coat itself just a trifle longer than "the coats of last sea- son. '
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