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North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-05-19
Che Timfs.
McGREGOR, MAY 10, 1869.
Il. r..
At Guttenburg, on Monday, the 18th, a

II. r..
At Guttenburg, on Monday, the 18th, a
River R'y Convention assembled, as pre-
vously announced. Many delegates from
this city attended; the meeting was not a
crowded one. Our Office duties on that
day prevented attendance. Mr.. Jerry
Merrill, President Of the Bank, gives us
the text: Isaac Mathews, of McGregor,
was Chairman. Mr.. him, Secretary. G..
Douglass briefly addressed the meeting,
showing the Importance of the road.
Judge Williams and Plat Smith, Esq,
talked more lengthyly in the same dircc-
ton. The meeting was held in the Town
Hall. There were no resolutions passed.
The object Of the Convention was to get
up concert of action between the towns
or cities of Dubuque, Gutenberg, Clayton
and McGregor. 1t was agreed that sub
scriptions or donations were not so
desirable as taking stock in the enterprise.
$500 in the latter, with % per cent. paid
when the road was graded within five
miles of the cities named above Dubuque,
being better than 500 donation. At
present we have no time to say all we
wish on this subject Dubuqueitalks a
good deal of turkey" and the rest of us
seem to be secondary. We never opposed
the building Of a railroad, but We honestly
think that those who expect the profits of
one, should do the building of it them
selves. We like the stakeholder PROPOSE
ton hotter than the tea or the donation
idea. We wait for the next meeting, ut
McGregor, perhaps, though the pleasure
enjoyed by our boys at the gardens of
Gutenberg may induce them to ego for"
our German sister City another time.
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NOTICE TO TEACHERS.

The Teachers Association of Clayton County will
be held at Monona. Thursday, the eth day of May,
1869, commencing at two o'clock PM Every Teacher
of Clayton County is very earnestly solicited to be
present and work Tor the interest OF he Association
Each of The Teachers is expected to prepare and read
an essay on the following suijects:-Th holding
third grade certificates to prepare and read papers
on THE cxpediency OF self study and culture as
Teachers" Those holding second grade Ger tiicaes
on THE b st met hod Of organizing School and con-
Quoting the Rotations in the several branches re-
CURED by law to be taught in common Schools !"
Those holding first grade certificates ''The most
successful means of improving tie business Of teach
ing and supplying the need of thoroughly qualified
Teachers" Bear in mind Teachers. that il is tle
duty OF EACH responsible educators, to work for
the success of every means of improvement. 1t is
hoped that the TeaeA rrs W II lose time pains in
preparing their essaS for the occasion. There will
be general discussions upon the above subjects after
the reading of the papers 1t is expected that every
Teacher viii be present or send me reasonable
cuse for non-attendance.
w. A. PRESTON,
Wv G56 president of Associate N.
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Suppressed War.

suppressed "AT
1t is evident that, in the distribution of
the loaves and fishes, President Grant has
deeply offended three.fourths of the leaders
of the republican party. They consider
themselves aggrieved, and many of them
do not hesitate to say so. In fact, the
entente cordiale which existed between
these politicians and the executive when
he entered upon his official duties in
March. exists no longer, and tho hollow
truce which it is considered expedient to
observe for the present, may be broken
ere long by one or the other Of the parties
to the compact. Whether the President
has or has not acted wisely in making
appointments irrespective Of the wishes
and solicitations Of thoughtful patriots
who expected to provide for their friends
at the states expense, is point which we
do not intend to discuss. The thing has
been done, and the results are likely to be
serious. The almighty dollar is the
touchstone of political fidelity in these
mercenary days, and the snubbed members
of Congress who have gone home to their
constituents without having been able to
obtain any soaps for their hungry
hangerson, are said to be organising
formidable opposition to the man whom
they helped to elect! On the other hand,
the lucky fellows whose influence has
secured fat berths for dfeir proteges, are
earnestly defending, as in duty bound, the
course of their beneractor, and quarrel
between the obliged and non-obliged APP
pears to be imminent. 1t may be STAYED
off for few months, and possibly until
the next meeting of Congress, but it is the
opinion Of shrewd political meteorologists
that storm is brewing which will not
only shake the party to its centre, but
inevitably split it into fragments.
Whcn the CONFUSION comes, if it
should come, let US hope that it will be
followed by the consolidation of all the
rational and honest political elements in
the shape of a reformatory party-a party
patriotic enough to wage uncompromising
war against corruption, fraud, and hum
bug, s well as strong enough to crush
them, and establish a new regime Of
equity, economy. and common-sense. If
Presid cnt Grant chooses to take the lead
in bringing about such desirable con.
summation, a glorious future is before
him.-Sunday Times.
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The Utan Reporter.
Somebody who is thoughtful of friends
sends US a neat little daily from CoRINNE,
Utah. We are much pleased. There are
many matters in it which we may have
occasion to refer to just here we condensc
the ordinary demands for army supplies,
not including -four, meats, lard, brandies,
and all other articles which enter into the
stomachs of our brave boys on the frontier.
This is Government Advertisement for
"Wood, Coal, Charcoal, Lime, Hay and
Straw" as required at Omaha Barracks,
Mcpherson, North Platte, Sedgwick, Sid
ney, RUSSELL Sanders, Fred. Steele, Bird
ger, Douglas, Laramie and Fetterman.
Wood, 30,579 cords coal, 1912 tons |;
charcoal, 1889 tons; lime, $500 tons !;
hay, l2,747 straw, $40 tons.
This Indian business Of the West costs
some money. Corinnc markets quote
wood at $40; this item is sol $50: hay
at $40 is $500, $50 coal at s25 is S303.30O;
charcoal at $50 is S4l5,77O; lime at SO
bushel will reach to $4,000; straw at
$40 per ton (two-thirds the price of hay)
will reach Sl640O. Totalize this Indian
expense and VIC have draft on the Trea-
sury Of the U. s. Of S2,0l2,930, which the
masses pay for InGian killing. This is
only the beginning Officers are paid
largely for the arduous work Of hunting
buffalo;s, shooting antelopes and catching
fish. If we could get at the house or Fort
expenses for the officers and men employ
ed, including extras, which are never
reported, we could name cost of over
Fire Millions year!
Who pays this extravagant bill? Re-
Election will teach you to comment.
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The Raleigh North Carolina) Sentinel
says: "A little white boy, who sold pea.
nuts and apples, complains to one Of our
reporters that Hon. Edgar Miller, Door.
keeper of the House of Representatives
has removed him, and set up stand fol
HIMSELF
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Notice il hereby given, that the firm Of KRIEBs &
KING is dissolved by mutual consent. All Debts due
the Firm must be paid to j r. King and all liabilities
will be adjusted by him. The Business will be con-
timed by J. y. King at the old stand opposite the
Western lonse.
N.KRIEBS.
J.F. KING.
McGregor, May 18th, 1860, 65S
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Correspondence OF the Times.
CLAYTON, Iowa, May

Friend Times:
A few weeks since you published letters
between j. A. Brown and myself, relating
to the Life Insurance of the late Capt. T..
G. Drips in the Charter-Oak Company.
The accompanying document will show
the whole matter to have been settled to
the entire satisfaction Of the parties con-
cerned. In addition, let me say, now
have in possession letter written me
from the Home Office, at Dubuque, offer
ing to furnish the family interested, all
funds they might need during the adjust
ment of proofs. This letter was not
forwarded me from Dubuque until it re-
manned in that Office through the proper
time by rule or law and then it was
returned to the Company.
Yours &c.,
G. DOUGLASS.
CLAYTON, Iowa, May 18th, 1861
have this day received Of Mr.. Merrill.
General Agent Of the Charter-Oak Life
Insurance Co., Two Thousand Dollars
payment in full, on policy insured to
Thomas G. Drips, in July, 1868. / also
hereby express my thanks to the Compa-
ny for their faithful discharge of their
obligation.
ANNA DRiPs.
We give space to our joking friend
'Biles" with pleasure. His humor il
always welcome to our columns, but really
friend "B.' don't you think you were
cruel to suggest clerkship under "Nas'
ty," when years ago you remember We
wouldn't clerk under Buchanan. bu
discharged him by stating that his satel
lites-Col.. Heath Of Dubuque, for in
stance, could not induce us to sacrifice
personal respect for any Office? You
communication will be universally approx
ed here and throughout the county, Blu
you must look out for discharge Of filtl
from the "battery" you refer to. Tn
discussion being family matter in you
political circle, we are too modest to med
die with its adjustment.
ELkADER, May II
FRIEND COLONEL:
Will you in spirit Of kindness devils
some plan, that will extricatc few of u
tAsLo are your warm political opponents
out of little difficulty into which We hay
inadvertently fallen. The subject matter
over which is impending political clou
of o serious and threatning aspect, is a
follows:
Tompkins, who is firmly and griml
entrenched behind the editorial battery @
the McGregor Ne,rs, nursing his wrat
to keep it warm" has demanded of MI
Allison, the Post Office at McGregor-an
his request has been granted. Mr.. Alliso
wants to be U. S. Senator, and withou
the assistance of Tompkin's battery, 0
rather, with it arrayed against him, b
knows that the hand of "Clo1cina" coul
not drag him up to TIE level Of an obscur
contestant So Tompkins obtains prom
Use of the Office, which is to he mad
vacant by the compulsory resignation il
August next, Of Capt Benton, Rcpnbli
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The iceberg is the largest independent
boatlng body in the universe, except the
heavenly orbs There is nothing approaching
it, within the range of our knowledge, on
this globe of ours; and yet it is, as we have
seen, but fragment of the ice stream, which
is, in its turn, but an arm of the ice sea. And
yet the iceberg is to the great quantity of
Greenland ice as the pairing of a fnger-nail
to the human body; as a small chip to the
largest tree; as a shovelful of earth to Man
haitian Island. Yet magnify the bit of ice in
your tumbler until it becomes, to your lmagl-
nation, a half a mile in diameter each way,
and you have mass that is far from unusual.
Add to this mile, two miles of length, and
you have what may be sometimes seen. l
have sailed alongside of an iceberg, two miles
and half, measured with log line, before
coming to the end of it.
The name signifies, as we have seen before,
ice mountain, and it is truly mountainous in
size. Lift it out of the water and 1t becomes
mountain one thousand, two thousand three
thousand feet high. In dimensions it is as if
New York city were turned adrift in the At
lantic, or the Central Park were cut out and
launched in the same place. An iceberg
of the dimensions of the Central Park is
far from unusual. And its surface is not
in form unlike it either. 1t is undulating
like the Park, and craggy, and crossed by
ravines, and dotted with lakes -- the water
of the lakes being formed from the melt
ing SHOWS of the late winter, and
also of the ice itself after the SHOWS have dis
appeared before the influence of the summers
sun. have even bathed in such a lake, al
though l am glad to say but once, and that
was in ''those days of other years, when the
youthful insanity is strong to say, Il have
done ia disease which ] believe to be
amenable only to that treatment popularly
known as ''sad experience Skating on an
iceberg lake is far more satisfactory and sensi-
bic. Such are the general features Of the
iceberg as they are to be seen every day in the
Arctic waters s-Applct0H's ,j0U'Hm
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A DESPERATE DESPERATE.


He Hangs Himself TO Escape Being Lynched.
special despatch to the Leavenworth Times
from Sheridan, Kansas, says that at Pond City,
on Wednesday morning, about o'clock, John
Langford was taken out by the vigilance COM
mittee to be hung for his crimes On ascertain
ing his certain fate, he told them he did not
want them to hang him, and that he would hang
HIMSELF SO he pulled off his boots, put the rope
around his neck climbed the tree, and jumped
off. Before doing this he acknowledged to killing
six men, and said if he had his fate postponed II
few days he would have killed as many more
On being requested to make his peace with his
Maker, he replied that il he had Maker it was
a-poor a one, as he had experienced consider
able trouble i'm the last few years He also said
he would meet them in hell, but none should
gain admission except with hemp ropes orna-
menting their necks. Langlord was about
twenty-five years old, and was half Indian. He
had led a desperate life all over the border.
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ASSASSINATED.
Cold. BIooded Murder Of a Prominent

Told. BIoOded Murder Of a Prominent Eirginian.
Fyo3n the Luachburg NerS, AUJ. 81
MIR. William King Heskll one of the wealthieSt
and most promiuent citizens of Washington county,
was Waylaid on Saturday last by youth named
David Rust, seventeen years Old ana SHOT. From
the facts, as we gather them, II appears that tbe
father Of Rust Is a tenant OF Mr.. HeisHills, and
some dinicuty having occurred between them
on Thursday last Mr. ileski went tc the
house of Rust, ana being unable to settle
the difculty satisfactorily, Rust was informed IN
he must leave the premises. Mr.. lleskhl then re-
turned TO his home, ana on frlday visited Bristol,
twelve miles distant. Young Rust was also IN Bristol
that day Mr. neiskill started towards MS home,
but sonped AT the house OF lrlend snort distance
from NE town, whore ne spent the hght' saturday
morning ne resumed his journey and When about
six miles from Bristol, near GlhbOlls, rulhg along
unsus picous of danger he was nreq upon Wlth
rifle by some person from the rear. tpOn nearing
the report Of the gun, and leehg ihat ne was
struck Mr. Helsk looked quickly nack IN the
direction from whence the snot hau proceeded,
and saw the young man, David ltlsI, running from
the spot with the rine in his hand Mr. Helskl did
not fan from his horse but rode nan he from the
place he was shot to mill on tlle roan, Wlere ne
feil exhausted from loss of blood Upon examining
the wound II was fonnd that the ball mad entered a
little to the right OF the spine, about midway OF the
back passing out just below the leIt breast ana then
passing through the left forearm nnictlng what Is
| supposed TO be mortal wound. Mr.. HelsEell was
not dead on Sunday afternoon when the Train left
Bristol but his condition was such that but little
| hone was entertained OF his recovery.
After this eold-blooded and CauseIess %sasslna'
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hours. But the lucky waiter crop must be
about out--now let MS take up the black
smiths or the shoemakers for a while, and
see how they will hold out. Any person
knowing of lucky blacksmith will confer a
favor by leaving the same at this office. We
must have something fresh in the windfall
ine-the walters don't draw any longer.
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uOn, husI ran on, anu concealed himsell unhl sun
day evening, when he was captured at his fathers
house by parties who were in pursuit of him, and
lodged I'm jail at Abingdon We understand that he
st0uty and bitterly denies the charge of being the
person who fired the shot, but the positive testi-
mOny Of Mr.. Heiskill leaves no doubt as to his
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER /. 1
ENGINES, MACHINERY, ETo.

--SA PENN STEAM ENGINE Al
uSsF=ff 70 ROLLER WoRKS.-NEA FIFE q LIt1
NsE.lr r.glsI4s PRACTICAL AND THFORETjI
ss,eStF ENGINkERS, MACHINiSTS, BoII1
hsahEho, s BLAOksMITHS, and FOUNDERS, lad
Tor many yeArs been in successful operation and
fInsiv9y ENGAGED in building and repairing Marine
Kver hngines high and low pressure, Iron RoiIere
Tanks Propeers etc, etc, respectfully offer thar
wees to the public as being fully prepared to contract
engines OF all SIZES Marine River and Stationary ha
sets OF patterns Of different Sizes prepared to eXec
orders with quick despatch Every description Of natS
making made at toe shortest notice High and Low ~
sure tlne tubular and Cylinder Boilers Of the best ~
Syvsna Sharcoal Iron. ForgnRs of all sizes and ~
above business. WIN
Drawings and specifications for all work doue n,
establshment free of charge, and work guaranteed
Ihe subscribers have ample wharf dock for rens
OF boats where they lie in perfect safety and ara
Wded with shears, blocks, falls eto etc. for raising h
or light weights.
JACOB O. NEAFIE,
o,, JOHN p. LEVY,
SB BEACH and PALsER Strasts
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eoNNETs, TRIMMINGS. gro
Nh r. S. M. a BIN OE
Artistic DIES MODES,
11O1,
v. w. Corner Eleventh and a.,
nut Streets.

This opportunity is taken to announce that !,
lust returned from Paris amt London, wltb thr l,l
FALL FASHIONS These designs beu, nnI,s.,nl
seected ana modelled from the greatest n ,vpia
ana trimmed IN superior STYLE Will open
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER /, 1864
with French and English Dresses. Coqks Ma,
lett, Sleeves, ana CmldTen'- Costumes. ROM
Chambre ana hIetkfasJ resses.
Dress and Cloak Making I'm every variety
Wedding TrOusscauX furnished N short notice
reasonable prices
keal Thread and Guipure Iaces, Roman and p
BibbO and Sashes
Paris Jewelry, newest style Of Jet Gold and Sh
the rarcsG aha most elegant eyer ot;inrnd I
Bands, Combs and Regal Nets
Dress and Cloak Trimmings, the most tasteful
are To be found in the French metropolis whole.
Bridal Veils and Wre. this
MD Gloves, 20 cents and 81 90 per pair
Exclusive Agents JOr MRS. NJ. WOkKS celebra
$! !stem for Cutting Ladies Dresses, sacques, Basal
orC, oec. stutl
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PHILADELPHIA. JnlY %. 1SGC

PHILADELPHIA, July 2S, 1869
Messrs. Perkins, Stern ~ Co.-The Wines fur
nished us from time to time by your house have
given entire satisfaction to customers, and are now
q staple article in our trade We pleased to be
able to say that we consider them entirely pure
Truly yours SIMON COTTON i CLARKE,
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SOUTHWARK FOUNDRY, FIFTH An
~ WASHINGTON Streets
PHILADELPHIA.
MERRICK Il SONS,
ENGINEERS AND MACHINJSTS
manufacture High and Low Pressure Steam Enciu|
for Land River, and Marine Service
boilers, Gasometers, Tanks, Iron Boats etc.
Castings Of all kinds, either Iron or Brass
:, iron Frame Roofs for Gas Works, Workshops al
Railroad Stations etc.
Retorts and Gas Machinery OF the latest and M
improved construction.
Every description of Plantation Machinery. als
sugar, Saw, and Grist Mills, Vacuum Pans. Z
gines, etc.
Sole Agents for N. Billeux's Sugar Boiling Apu
ratus, Nesmyths 3 Patent Steam Hammer and Asp1
wall Woolseys Patent Centrifugal Sugar Drail
ing Machines. a 90s
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SSyN II + III L l."
SELECT FAMILY BOARDING SCHOOL.
An English, Classical, Mathematical, Scientific
and Artistic Institution,
FOR YOUNG MEN AND BOYSl
At POttstown, Montgomery County Pa
The First Term of the Nineteenth Annual Session win
commence on WEDNESDAY, the sth day of Sentembar
next Pupils received at time For Circulars address
REV. GEORGE f. MILLER, A. NJ.
Principal.
REFERENCES:
REV DRS.-Meigs SohAeffer, Mann, Rrauth Seiss
Muhlenberg, st@yor, Hutter, stork, Conrad, Bonn
HONS.3Judge ,Ludiow, Leonard Myers H. Russell
Ihayer Benz M Boyer, Jacob s. Yost, Hester Olymer
John Killinger, etc,
ESQs.-,Iames IT, Caldwell, James /; Caghorn, O. s.
Grove, H. @. Wood, Harvey Bancroft Theodore c. Boggs
@. f. Norton, l.. L. Houpt S. Gross Fry, Miller 4 Derr
Charles Wannemacher, James, Kent, Santee Co.,
etc. 2 20 mWf2m
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PHILADELPHIA, July %, 1869.

PHILADELPHIA, July 90, 1862
Messrs. Perkins, Stern u Co,-YQnr Wines have
become staple article of merchandise with us and
give our customers universal satisfaction From
such examination as we have given them and the
reports we hear of them we have no doubt of their
strict purity. Respectfully,
JOHNSTON, HOLLOWAY CoWDEN.
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""WEsT PENN SQUARE ACADEMY,

s"WEST PENN SQUARE ACADEMY" :"
S. W. corner of MARKET Street and WEST
PENN SQUARE.
n. BRANTLY LANGToN having leased the upper part
OF the Third National Bank Building, will reopen h 3
School on MONDAY, tenber 49,
The facilities of this building for school purposes will
be apparent upon inspection. The Gymnasium will be
under tho immedat ervisi of Dr. Jansen and ia
being abundant supplied with apparatus for the practice
of either light or heavy gymnastics.
The of instruction embraces all that is needed
to fit boys for College, Polytechnic Schools or Commercial
Life,
Circulars containing full information respecting Primary
Department College Glasses, the study of Vocal Music
Art etc may be obtained by addressing the Prnoipa as
August 81. 9ltf
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TT Y. L A U d E r B A II s
CLASSICAL SCIENTIFIC, AND COMMERCIAL
ACADEMY,
FOR BOYS AND YOUNG MEN,
ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS,

Entrance No. lOs S. TENTH Street.
This school presents the following adyantages:-
Fnely-yentated with ceilings thirty feet in
height, giving each pupil more than double the usual
Wide massive stairways rendering accidents in assem-
bling and dismssing almost impossible.
corps of teachers of whom has had years of
experience in the art of imparfing knowledge and
making study interesting and consequently proftabe
mode of teaching and discipline calculated to make
school attractive instead of rdensome, to the pupan
indispensable requisite for complete success -
Applications received at the Academy from 10 A. M to
bP NJ daily, on and after August %,
Catalogues containing full particulars and the names
of many leading citizens patrons Of the institution
NAV Inc obtained Mr.. w. H. Warburton's, No 4O Ohaa
nut street. or by addressing the Principal as above
III. Y. LAUDERBACH,
Late Principal Of the Northwest Public Grammar
School. sH Inn
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CAMDEN, N. j., July 23, 1882
Messrs. Perkins, Stern & Co.-OW experience with
your Wines and Brandies reaches back almost to the
INTRODUCTION OF the goods to the people OF the At
lantic States. We have taken pains, at different
times, to submit them to scientific men for eXamina-
ton, and, from their reports and the growing de-
mand, we believe them pure and know them to give
satisfaction. Yours, very truly,
S2mwf 2m EVEN & BROTHER.
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A CADEMY OF THE PROTESTANT EPIS-
"A COPAL CHURCH,
(FOUkDED A. d. 1852
Tho 5 W. Coz y; is LOGpSr and JUMPER Streets.
:, With Ten Assistant Teachers.
from September 1863, the price of Tuition will be
NINETY DOLLARS per annum for ali Glasses: payable
half yearly in advance.
French, German, Drawing and Natural Philosophy are
taught without extra charge.
BY order of the Trustees
GEORGE W. HUNTER, Treasurer.
The Session will open MONDAY, September s. Ap
phcations for admission may be made during the pre-
cedng week, between 10 and IL o'clock in the morning
90, JAMES w. ROBINS,
q 10 inWf bw Head Master.