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CllARLOTTETOWN,PRlNCE EDWARD ISLAND, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1851.

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Army Contract. EALED TENDERS will be received at this Oflice, on MON- DAY. the toili November, ISM, until noon, for the under- uientioued Supplies, \'iz:- PRI-‘.SII BEEF.

Such quantities of Ox or lleifer Beef. of the best marketable qua- l t , as may be required for Her Majesty's forces in Prince Edwarrl lslnnd. for the term of one year, comrueiicirig lst of .lanunry._I852. The Merit to consist of fore and bind quarters, and to be subject to theiue tin and approval of the Crinimissariat Utlicer.

The ' ‘enders (printed I"urnis of which may be had at this Ollice). to state the ice per l00lbs., in Sterling. in words at length, to be riccotnpani with a guarantee from two persons of known responsi- bility, in the penal sum of £800 Sterling. for the due perfnrrniiuce of the Contract. Payment will be made monthly in Dollars, or British Specie.

BAKING BREAD.

For eneyeer. from the lst.lriniirry next. for the Troops and De- partments, in such uniitities as may be required; the ’|‘e-iders to state the number 0 pounds of Ilread that will be delivered for every 100 pounds of Flour provided by the Comniisssrist—the Flour to be taken from the Cornuiissiiriat Magazines, and the Bread to be delivered at the respective Quarters of Oflicers and Troops. &c., in -the Garrison, at the Contractor's expense, he being allowed the etript barrels. Two rip roved securities will be required in the pens suiu of £100 sterling each, for the due performance of the

Contract.

FIREWOOD.

For one year, from the let January next, in such _qunntiIies as may be required. (say 400 cords.) It is to be distinctly under- stood that the Firewood is to consist of Beech, Black and Yellow Birch. Ash. and Rock Maple: and that no crooked or rotten Wood will be received, and a suliicient supply to be kept at all times in the Fuel Yard, towards the necessary issue. Two responsible persons will be required to give security for the due perforiiirince of this Contract.

The firewood to be iled six feet high.

Payment will be me c after the delivery of every 50 cords.

FORAG E.

For one year, from the lat Juiiunry next. for three Horees,to be issued in detail from the Coutriictor‘s stores.—The Tender to state the rate per ration, consisting of

IO lbs. Oats M " llay C " Straw to be subject to the usual commutation of Ilrzin for Oats for sick Ilorses.

(If the best quality.

TRUCKAGE.

For one year. for such quantities of I-‘irervood as may be deliver- od from the Fuel Yard of’l‘roops and Departnierits, rind conveyiinco of Troops, Biiggrige. Grdnanc and Coiniiiii-sariiit Stores, &c. in and from the I-I.ueeii's \Vharfto the Barracks, &c. The Tender to state the rate per cord, in Sterling, and at per load of not less th.-in 6 cwt.

Payment will be made in Dollars or Britisli Specie at the Army

rate.

Printed Forms of'I‘ender and any further particulars can be it at the Coiurnissarint Otfice. .N‘o written Tender to be re- cei ed.

(Ioinrniasiiriat Charlottetown. ‘S p, 3. |..i.~..i, 0..-oer. 7. INI-

IBAZZAAIB9

ll AID OI‘ Furnishing the New Temperance Hell. (Under the Patronage of Lady Bannernian.) - ' ' 1,.‘ I I t d '1"'*?.t:;'.I:.":.":".:::.'.'::; ':'.:".::.,‘.:’.":"...'".:.;':~.';:.z °:a:..° 2. uitsbl I furnishing the same. A Bazaar will therefore be held, for ‘big puipose, in the said Building: 0“ Wednesday and Thursday, Tire 1611i and 17th day! ofDecembcr mf-

- ' . d ‘ ' I i ll rosperii of hTh° l:mi’:c BlI:a:|I|‘:;;'tI,"Itle'I"t!onntII|!aI' tli’e Illeull as coriiI'or- IlI.)I:‘IuI|£ attractive as sible—Io make it at once it rallying point for the Sons and their flriiiuds, and a credit to the coinriiuiiity. To Iccomplidl mi. objgci, however, from the I"urids of tlie_severnl Town Divisions, was found to be totally impracticable. without causing ious inhurrassineut thereto. An appeal to the liberiility of the uurblic has therefore been determined upon; and it is hoped that ii"... frigniis ulio feril disposed to further this object, but “ho INIVB ot et commenced their labors. will do so without delay. Ladies 2.... ypromote this object. not out‘, by -working Iiir it themselves, but also by _directiiig the attention o their friends towards it, mid solici- m’I‘liliel‘:illriiiv.ing.is a List of Ladies who have kindly consented to receive contributions :—

Mrs. I-‘itzgernld, Yates, Lydiard,

Miss P. Desllrisey, Mrs. Owen.

Mrs. Young, Miss I’. Davies, Mrs. Cuudaill,

-— W. It. Iiswson, Miss Cbrippell,

__ Oi-lobar, Mrs. Ileard,

-— II. llaszard, — 6- “II?-‘1|‘di — I. Smith, —- B. Moore,

_ J, 1, Pi py, — \V. C. Trowan,

A. II. ates, M. Butcher.

Articles iris also be sent to the Rev Mr. Fitzgenld, Messrs. W. B. Dawson, Heard, J. Rider and B. Moore.

N. B.—I".very parcel should be labelled, Port 1‘!!! TEMPER- ANCE BAIAAI, with a list ofthe Articles. the name of the coritri- butor and the price set upon each Article. ‘As a aids. to those who may wish to contribute, the following is a List o such Articles as are most likel to be usefu|:—0riinmentsl needle-work of all kinds. Millinery, laby Linen , Toys of all sorts, Dolls dressed in the costume ofrlifliirent nations. as the peasants ofI"rance, Italy. Wales, Scotland. 6tc.. Miniature Articles of Funiiture. as chairs, tables, beds, &c.—Modele of Public Buildings. ships, dtc.--Basket work, Turner's goods, Engravings, Drawings of all kinds, Paintings, Curious Mineral specimens. Dried Botanical speciiiicus. as llentlis, Morees, dlc.—Shells. Prepared Insects. Choice Plants, Books, Stveetrneats. Cakes, &c.—MatsriaIs for Needlework, and Money to

buy Materials. On the Evening qflhe l7lh, (immediately after the Bazaar)

A Vocal and Instrumental concert will be given in the Hall by Several talented Vocalists and .Musi’ri'ons,

who have kindly volunteered their services for the occasion. Tick- ets to be bed at the Barrier. By order of the Committee, W. B. DAWSON , Chairman.

October 0,185]. (I iew.)

ALL PERSONS having legal demands sgiirist the Estate of

ALIXAIDII Fznouson, bite of St. Peter's Road, Lot 34, Farmer, deceased. are requested to furnish their Accounts within 6 uiontlis. for settlement, and all persons indebted to the said Estate are required to make immediate payment.

JOHN FERGUSON. St. Peter's Ileed,0et. to, 18st.

Executor. Lt.psrsoiislis' I ld d 'tthEstt H i........r. i'.'r'L‘.r'I-'....."l.'i',i' s'.'.'.‘1""frr. i...i.".," .i’...l’.'§.i', are requested to fsrlhh their aeeserits for settlement. and all per- seas lndebd to dd Isms. are required to inalre lniniedhts

ysisst. F , . JAKE JOIINSTON, tugs. ore. :4. tin. Adrnlaistrsior.

Qtgririiltiirc.

CHINESE AGRICULTUIIE.

“ At the present inoitient, when the most lieurt-rending scenes of liuiiirin misery rite occurring in Europe, in consequence of farriine. I(I‘lt?r'|lIlIl)I lienriiiiteresting to turn fps n .y,pn,¢,.! 3,, [he lubjacl of

, iinese Agriculture. _ I_'.very one is familiar with the story. that from the roriiritest antiquity, ‘once in c:iui'i year, the Sovereign of tliit Empirc descends from his throne to hold the plough, while the l',"l'I""-’-"' I'll“ ll"! lfmiil. This lesson of industry is not without po- litical object, and III a riaéion, ruled by pritriarchul sway. may have been qriite as “protective n oliay" us any taritf that the ingo- uuity of economists could devise. China proper, contains about 3-3ll.7l6.3ti0 I‘Ill_gllSI| ncresofgrountl, and it is supposed, that one- half of I'.lIt9.I.'I.Il=I is cup.-ilile of cultivation, whilst each itcrc can sus- tain an iiidivyduiil. If such be the fact. we liud that there is arable l.indto the I‘s|lIpII'8 to sustain ~Il5,00t),tltl0 and that the census of I8l2, by iiirlririg the iiu-iiber I9l,'279.896 brought within about 5!,- 00’":ll0J of its utmost capacity of internal production.

llm ptiterriiil government has, tlierefure, with provident foresight. “l“'“l" "“||"¢=IIIIe_«l storehouses and depots, whilst it taught the people the iieccssity of careful and ecoiinriiiciil cultivation. By dressiirg chiefly ltl cotton and silk, and importing the few furs and woollcus tliey_consuuie, a large part of the empire is saved the "f";“'5 "F ltfflllllg. Especially as their animal food is pork. The ldiiuese labourer would coriaider meadows of every kind, as lanil III rt state of nature‘, and utterly useless. Their great crops, there. f\"’L'. ItI'_u grain. I-or rll‘-8, the stutfof It'ltIl1l|| life. every thing else is iiacrilirtcd. 'l‘lii_iy allege, that ii field of grain. will yield as much straw for the nonrisliiiieiit of cattle us it would have produced lI:I\', licsides taking into riocouirt the ndvniitiige ofthe cereal product for susteiiaiice of iiiiin. ofwliicli they can spare a siiirill portion in plen- "l‘"l}‘B"|*0"9. |r_i llflllrlsll such beasts of burtheri as are absolutely requirerl on their farms.

_I If I-'_II<l |Ipun.goo.l authority, that it Chinese ugriculturist would suiile if it were iutiinrited that the soils hail need of rest c:ision:i|- ly. and would he rliiirtroyerl unless permitted to lie l'.i||otv for a 9°«‘|'0'|_r 0|’ emplIt)'ed_ in cultures designed only for iiiuuurcs. The result is that Cliiiiu is wrought like it garden, and that no olliil is l"sl that can contribute to the minutest irnproveiiieiit of the earth. The Clllfleim soils. in general. are not superior to those of Europe, and all the farriis,_e_veniii the northern provinces, yield annually lwo f‘-ml‘-"3 while it is asserted that those in the South often produce five I.iI the t‘.-|tlt'tl8.tll'IWO _\‘o.irs, it-itliotit hivirig been permitted to lie lullow for zi single season during the lllolliitlldi tlicy have been dc- votcd to the use of agriculture. The wliole country is irrigated “:"l'll"’Il""'ll38lcIIre. A iict-work of c.'iii:r|s laces the empire, ditfusiiig water throughout the iiliole country, as in the ticiiclir-ii of it gririleii; and as all the iuiiiiciisii ll'£|IIflp0rl.'lIIt)l’I of the country is

conducted on lllL'l|I by the sail rind car alone. the iuiiumer.ible beasts ril bur_den that coiisuiiie the products of the earth in other countries, flr?‘(llip‘t‘It§l3d with in 'Tliiiiu.

I _"I llltlfzlllliieserdo not lose an inch of rivailrilile ground. The rocky _ii s \\ itci iii l.urope .'i_re cuiivertcd into vineyards, are by their ::‘rl:'~‘lf,t‘;k||I=:_tl-9 ['lIItKIuClIVe ofgriiiu. l’leasure grounds of great ex- mupd pg “'56 pr t ‘e ll‘l.llIn(;t‘.nfInL‘8 of (It!el' iilone, and waste lniid do- "men in the ejlilors o anissipated court or nobility, have no ens- "menu div"-ii:iI;3.b iopirliizill gardens surrouudiiig their country ium_ . r h: y use u and beautiful culture. are the only

res o i is sort permitted by the national spirit of ecriuoiny;

Y9‘. by delightful situations, judiciousl improved, and Ii ictures- vset domains, ‘wnicn,‘in orner wiiirrr are in imp. s... ...Ij..l'... .. “-

eristocracy's pride and the causes of xi people's poverty.

GI-‘.R..\IAN AGRICULTURE.

Each German has his house, his orchard, his road-side trees, so laden with fruit, that if he did not carefully prop up and tie to- gather, and in many places hold the bought together by wooden clumps, they would be torn asuude by their own weight. He has his cum plot, his plot of mangrild wurtzel. or bay, for potatoes, for hemp, &.c. He is his own maste . and he, therefore, and every branch of his family. have the strongest motive for constant excr- tion. You see the effects of this in his industry and his ecouoiriv. In Germany nothing is lost. The produce of the trees and ilie cows is carried to market ; much fruit is dried for winter use. You see it lying III the sun to dry. You see strings of them hang- ing from their cliiimber windows in the sun. 'I‘lie cows iire kept up for the greater p:irt of the year, and every green thing is col- lected for them. Every little nook, where the grass grows by the roadside and river, and brook, is carefully cut with the sickle, and carried home on the heads of the women, and children in baskets, or tied in large clo'he. Nothing of any kind that can possibly be made of any use is lost ; weeds, riettles, buy, the very goose grass whi-:li covers waste places. is cut and taken for the cows. You see the little children standing in the streets of the villages, Ill Ilie streams which generally run rlown, busy washing those weeds be- fore they iire given to the cattle.

'I'lie_v carefully collect the leaves of the marsh grass, carefully cut their potato tops for them, and even ifotber things fail, gather green leaves from the woodlands. One cannot help thinking of the enormous wustc ofsuch things in Engliind—of the vast quantities of will! 0" lNt||lu'. by road sides. in the openings of plantations, in lanes, in churcli- -iirds. where grass from year to year springs and dies. but which, if carefully cut, would inuintniu many thou- sand coivs for the poor.

'I‘o pursue still further this subject of German economy. The very cuttings of the vines are dried and prepared for winter fodder. The tops and refuse of hemp serve its bedding for the cows ; my, even the rough stalks ofthe poppies, after till the heads have been gathered for oil. are saved, and all these are converted into manure for the land. \Vhen these are not sutlicieut,‘ the children are sent into the woods to gather moss, and all our readers familiar with Germany, will remeinber to have seen them coming homewnrd with large bundles of this on their heads. In autumn, the falling leaves are gathered and stacked for the aortic purpose. The lir cones. which with us lie rind rot in the woods, are carefully col- lerted. and sold for lighting fires.

In short. the economy anrl care of the German peasants are an example of all Europe. 'I'liey have for years, my ages, been do- iiliithat, as it regards agricultural iiiiprovement, to which the Bri- t' public are just now beginning to open its eye. Time. also, is as carefully cconomised its anything else. They are early risers, as may we-l be coitccived. when the children, many ofwliuiii write it considerable distance, are in school at six in the morning. As they tend their cattle or their swine, the knitting never census, and hence the quiintities of stockings and other household things which they accurtiulate are nstonisliiiig.—-Hou'i'lt.

fllisrcllmirons.

LARGE MANUFACTORY OI‘ S‘.\IAI.L THINGS.

A correspondent ofthe N. Y. Post gives the following account of two estnblishnients at Waterbury, Connecticut. The first is that ofthe “ American Pin Company :"

"This," he says, is the largest pin uisnufactory in the United States, and I believe in the world.

It has but one cent ietitor Ill this country . and that is at Birming- hnni in this State. ‘he patent to which this company owes its success, is a profound secret, not known even to its stockholders. It consists in an im rovcinent for the making the pin and head solid and all front one piece of wire. Till within a few years, the head of most of the his in use, was separate and twisted on the pin by machiriery. few solid pins were rniinufsctured, but they cost from thirty to lift per cent. more than those of the older fashion. The discovery o the American patent has driven the twist heads entirely out of use 'I‘he privilege of using it was sold in England for 080,000, where the sauic kind of in is new manufactured.

" Ofthe portions ofthe works vrhic Ivrss permitted to see I was most struck by the peecsaa ofslickiiig the piite upon papers. My intellect lied strivee In vale to eorijeetere any process by vrliinh nie- oliiiisry could bring order eat of tbe aaspeskable confusion of seve-

ral million pins thrown into it box together. . I was here shown I row ofvnry simple iiiuchiiies, each tended liy a young girl, which nrruiiged on paper more pins in one day than any one person could have possible done by hand in n fortriiglit. A practiced person I was told, would pick I200 papers it day. each paper containing 280 pins innking in all, 33li',tit)0 it daiy. In it day of ten hours. this eoirip:iu throw off on an iiveruge -I,I)00.tl0i) pins per day about twelve iuudred lIIlllIOII a year. \I/hon I learned this extraordiuiiry fecundity of a single pin mill, I felt Ill-‘II it was of but little coir- sequt.-rice what became of till the pins; it is pretty certain that the supply is not likely to give out very soon, iii spite of iiiiy conceiv- able extravagiiiice in pin iuoiicy. The czipitril oftliia company is only $l0l),0ll0, but its profits are rcputel to be very great.

“ llpoii the iiziriie premises we were shown the works of the Wri- terbury Hook and Eye Cornpaii . where it capital of 3l0.0t)0 is eiiiployed iii the in:inuf:icture o hooks and eyes. Ilere were ar- ranged, long rows of little iii.-icliiucs about the size of irinall wash- sirirtds. under which a constant shower oftlicse little feiriiiiirie con- yeiiieiices wits pour iug down, but from what cause or by what agency ‘II was rlitlicult to coiiji.-c:urc. Upon ri closer inspection, a large spool of wire was perceived revolvinz slowly in its rear, growing shorter inch by inch in iiiecliaiiicnl harmony with the machinery, while iron lingers, curiously articulated, were ready to grasp Ilie severed frzigiiieiit. rind pass it along fro.ii chziiige to CIlii|ll.l_l} until it liiially dropped into the l’t.‘Ct'jll:ICIB bcuculli. a perfect ll*i0l( or eye _rciir_ly for.ns.r. For n iiioiiiuiit it seemed as if each niacliiiic was instiur.t with life and intelligence. 'l‘lie power of speech appeared to be all that was lacking to complete the delusion. There were but four or five men in tho ripirtirieiit, who passed around occ:i- sionally from one stand to the other, to oil the iiixicliiuery, to sup- ply riew wire when the previous spool was cuiisuuieri. or to empty the vessels when lillerl by the silvery shower. The whole perform- ance more reserriblcd it voluntary process of iiriture than the result of'ii niecli.uiic.il art.

fllirinac illissioii.

REPORT OF THE CO1I.\l l'l"I‘EE

Of the Jllicmac ./lliiiionary Sociely.from Oct. 23.1, I850, to Step]. 33, I851.

Twf’ fed" "30 no fen-ihle project for educating or cvaiigelizing llie .'iIicii_i:ics, the Aliiirigiiics of these lower provinces, occupiied the l’“l*_lN_: rnind or II.'|tI even been I|II)lllI’lt!.I for cousiileriitioii. It was l‘"ll|U|PtIll_\‘ ovnloiit tli.it wliilo the general pupuliitiiiii were rapidly iiiiproviiig tlieiiiselvris and their country. and Iltcrcilsing in numbg.-, the desccudiiiits ofthe originrrl occupiers of the soil had not for ll ceritiiry I'.'ll{t!ll.tl single step in the march of iiiiprovciiieiit, and had so diiiiiriislied in number III'Il their final extinction was regarded as lllgllly |Iml_i:ilile, and the date ofsucli an event becoming a matter of ca cnlarlioii.

llnppily the aspect of alliiirs has greatly changed. Diff.--ent resullspiro now (2llllIItI6nIl niilicipated by the frieiirls of the I|I(Il:IIl.

I. ‘In .\_overnl_ir.-r, I849. i\ r It_:ind‘a addresses, del_ivere.l uiid pub. '~" '94 '" ll‘|l'f-|X..-'|'Itl lllrowit Into general circulatioii, became the iiicnris of presenting to the public_ not a little valuable iiiforiiiatioii, feltleclttig the condition of the tribe and their capabilities for im- provement. Cliristinn men, who had thought and talked of the rlcsirnlilenoss of efforts to evangelizo the tribe. came forward at Mr. Iils\’H’Ir.lIli‘l'UtI,"°"i‘lbiU'3Il’i"I',1l!lIti’trie:““‘ ulfringinat your ne‘i'ti- boured under a Coriimittee of Gentlemen named at a Public Meet- ing; and who being from various Christian Churches. constituted an Evsrigelical Union, so far at least, as the prosecution of this work was concerned.

After the experiment of it year, during which they had am- ple opportunities of becoming more fully acquainted with their Mis- sionary, and he with Iherii, the Micrnnc D issionary Society was foriued, its Committee consisting, with few excepti-.u.s,of' the some persons. A year having now elapsed. they ask the privilege of meeting the public and telling their Annual Story.

They would state that another year and in iuany respects a most eventful one, having closed, they are bold to meet their patrons and their inissiontiry, at this aiiniversaiy, and to state that their pro- ceedings have been conducted with perfect harmony. and that alto- gether when they consider the way in which they have been led on, and the wtiy in which the Missioiiiiry has been sustained, rind more than nll,tlio iiitercst excited in so many rliffereiit places and aiiioiig si iii:iny dilfereut classes in f.ivoiir of the prior liidiaiis, so long neglected by Protestants, they feel coiistrainerl to believe and to rejoice, that the Lord Ji.‘ll0VtIll lizis uiidertiikeii the work. The re- trospect to which they now invite you will be it simple ri:irr:itive of rircuiiisliinccs, sayings, and iloiiigs, which have tilled their 0\Vl| hearts \\‘IIlllIlfllIl(sl2l\'Il|gilI‘l(I their iiioutlis with praise.

This society being coiistitiitcd last year as an Aseo"i:ition united to promote the l.‘\’lllIg(3ll7.:IIlttll rind civilization of the Iiirli.iiis of Nova Scotia, New Ilriiriswick and Prince l".d\vard Island, the Corri- initti.-e lost no time in foririully npplyiiig to Mr. Rand to ti-ct-.rt.iiii his williiigness to act in coiijuiiclioii. with and subjr-.ct to, the germ- ral direction of the Committee. upon terms which were previously understood. IIi.-I cordial consent was unliesiiatirigly given, and glritlly received; and Mr. Itaiid was left to prosecute his labours iii the wiry which he thought iiiost ridvniitzigcous, tlie Coiiiniittce hav- ing full coiitidouce in his judgment, as well its his integrity, irrid being assured of his desire to prosecute the work with vigour. Dur- ing the latter part ofautuiiiii arid the winter months, Mr. Itind was ncciipied almost exclusively in Ilie study of the the liiiignage.——'I'liis object was pursued soriicliiiies in coiiiieciiori with the work oftrniis- lotion, and again while labouring III compiling a tlictioiiriry. It was kept in view in his visits among the Indians, and Ill their ocrasioii- nl visits to liiiii. The Corririiittce feel it to be iiriiiecessury to en- large on the importance of this rlcprirtiiir.-rit ofliis labours. Life is uncertain. Many a .\lissiou.-try has been cut down at the commeiice- iiieiit of his work. and his labours lost, because not thus coiiiiiiit- ted to writing. It is of great consequence that .\lr. l{riiid‘s know- ledge of the language, so far as he has attziiiieil, should be preserv- ed, to diiiiiiiisli the labours of all who sliiill fiillow liiiii in this work, for we do not regard him as the only one who is to tread this p:itli. And while this is it most necessary work, no iiuiii can say that it is sectriri.-in. It is one which the Scholar and the Cliristiaii, the Legisliitrir and the Missioiinry, the Protestant and the IIoiii:in Cri- tliolic, may alike putroniso, llIl1I in the completion of wliicli they may all rejoice Iii Ilraceiiiber, Mr. Rniirl procured the services iif an intelligent Miciiiac for a time, rind after his time had expired. he writes from (.‘li:iilottctown. Jaiiiuary 8—" I am labouring night and day at my Dictionary. I got it ti-.:ir:lirir pruviileiitially. A tre- iiietidous storm drove two Indiana under my roof for shelter one evening. They staid all night, and ritteinpted to go borne next day. One of them, a wonuin, was obliged to put back. I found she could help me to correct my list of words riiost aduiirably, prepara- tory to their being inserted in the Big Iiook. So we took her into the parlor, and went to work.—'l‘lie f.iinily, especially the children, were quite nttaclied to her. livery eventing she would tell them a long story, I acting as their interpreter. Some of the ntost curious and best legends which I have yet lu-iird, she gave us. She was very civil, modest and industrious. She knit socks, dr.c.,aiid seem- ed quite pleased with civilized life. She attended a prayer meeting, listened attentively to the Scriptures, and to religious instruction rind advice. May the God of all grace bless and save her ! I Ii=ive now work enough for sotiie weeks cut out, and then Paul has pro- mised to come and help tire to oceed in trriiislntiag."