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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-17
DIED.

NICnOLL. In Butte. NJ. T., Dec. Is, 1881. Mrs.
Lila Viola Nicholl, age 20 years, 6 months aud
q days.
The deceased came to Montana in September,
1882 from Sutro, Nevada. December the 24th'
1888 she married Mr.. william H.. Nicholl. OF this
city and has since resides here. Mrs. Nicholl
was q lady distinguished among the many who
kne her for her amlable disposition and for
possessing all those attributes which unite in
making a HI erfnl kind. hearted companion. an
irdulgent frie md, a desirable neighbor, and a
loving and d-yoted wife, She numbered as her
frie. DIS all who formed her acquaintance and
to them h r sudden aud unexpected death is a
most severe blow. To her aged and sorroWing
Grandmother, Mrs. Gould, and to her aunts Mrs
Rae, Mrs. Kirby and Mrs. Miller aud to her
bereaved husband and little babe, the heartfelt
spmpa.hies of their large circle of friends il
ex ended. The funeral will take place from the
family residence on West Broadway. opposite
the Grand Central hotel at 3 o'clock p. N. to.
day. Friends ard acquaintances ct the family
are invi ed to attend.
KF11HLY. AT the Sisters Hospital In Butte,
on sunday, mber IA, 1884, MIR, Harry
Kitthly. aged 81 years.
Thu funeral of the d eceased will take place
from NJ. 1, East Park Street, this afternoon at
wO o'clock Fri ends and acquaintances are
invited 10 attend.
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Natural Gas AS Fuel.

Shortly after petroleum was discov-
cred it was found that some of the driven
wells gave out a gas which, when ignit-
ed, illuminated the country around, and
gave out an intense heat. For man
wears this means of illumination and
heat was regarded as a nuisance, as it
was oil the EMPLOYERS were after, not
gas. This natural gas has now been
discovered throughout a very wide re-
gion, extending from the south shore of
Lakes Ontario and Erie down into
Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
and Eastern Ohio. 1t may he found in
time further south and west. The sur
prjsing thing about this gas is that no
one seems, until recently, to have util-
lied it. Now it is found that it will
last from seven to ten years-that the
gas can he controlled so as to be a far
cheaper means of illumination than coal
gas; while che iurther discovery has
been made during the past year that
with this gas as a fuel, iron and steel
can be manufactured cheaper than any
where else on earth. In the city of
Pittsburgh numerous gas wells have
been opened, and the heat got from
them made use of to dispense with coal
altogether. A wonderful revolution in
the iron iaIastry is predicted, because
OF the chaapness of the new fuel. The
cost of driving and tubing a gas we'll is
a mere tritie compared with the expense
OF mining AMI carrying coal and coke
to where it is needed, and then there is
a very great saving in labor, for, as ev-
erv one knows, coal is costly to handle.
A short time since it seemed as if Ala
bama was destined to take the iron in
dustry away from Pennsylvania; but
bv e of this natural gas fuel, West
ern Pennsylvania at least will be en-
abled to maintain its supremacy, not
only for producing the cheapest iron in
this country, but it may be enabled to
undersell Englandis iron, tariff or no
tariG-Demoresfs Monthly.
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Lo cal News

Liederkranz Ball, tonight.
The mail train from the south was
late again yesterday.
Forty-nine years ago yesterday, &C.
Cured the great New York fire.
The "Beautiful" fell to the depth
of about two inches yesterday.
Stocks were more firm on Wall
Street Yesterday than at any time the
past week
1t ia now about time to think about
New Yea rs cards and New Years
calls.
It is said that ink, which has been
frozen, can he restored to Its orlglhal
quality by P)iliDg.
The stock of goods belonging to
w. f, To- npkius was sold yesterday
at auction.
Samuel Word started a sleigh to
his W fe al Vlr ginia City yesterday,
which be says is a Christmas present
The portable steam engine used TO
saving vi God in Butte, Il Kept ousy
from NOR ming to night. THIS colo
suap is cling on wood piles.
The best place for our local pugilists
RI fiyht McNally is in a forty-acre nt
where tn . running is good. A "a
foot ring is a little too cramped Tor
The consulting of business matters
with him.
The seats for the Kate Castleton
entertainment tomorrow evening are
gong rapidly. The house. is sure to
he crowded. All lovers of a first
class entertainment should not let
this oppor tunity pass.
We ar glad to learn that Capt.
Milt. C. Speer was feeling much pct.
ter yes:e rday, SO much better that
though unable to leave his bed ne
was able to give us In verse the rea-
son " Why Jim Blaine was
b~eaten.'' The reason Is the true one
as all will adult when they read tne
lines which appear on this page.
At the conclusion of the Sisters
Fair last Monday evening there were
ratified off an elegant gold watch
which was won by ticket NO. %;
al.o a beautiful silver tea set-slx
nleces-.-w which can be claimed oy
ticket N o. 100. B th of these prizes
wit til cir n at the Sisters OF
Mercy convent in this city.
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Can't Understand 1t.

II can't understand it can't for the
life of me-" exclaimed Halrbang.
"What can't ycu understand" asked
Mrs. Hairbang.
"Why, this interminable Mormon
question" he replied.
"And what is it you can not under
stand about it, Mr.. Hairbang.
why" he answered, "these Nor
mons, you know. l can't for the life OF
nue. comprehend how a man can endur
or stan-or-a-a-a-should say l
don't understand, You see, how it is
possible for a nan to want more than
one wife"
Mrs. H. eyed him attentively. but
Hairbang wasdeeply interested scratch
inc the side of his nose. Pittsburgh
Chronicle.
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Personal.

Ssml Word made a flying Trip ~
Glendale Sunday evening.
VIM. Jack is the proud father Oh
son, born yesterday morning.
Mr.. Parfet has long been lecos-
uized a. one of the b'st mining 0A
perts Ill Montana.
Mr.. K. :. Wires, the gentleinan,y
manager If the Kate Caslletoh W"
pay, Is in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ross CLARK lev
Los Angeles yesterday for DOLL
they viii probably arrive I'D n'
next Saturday.
is. Eek, who is now the Divisi' =
Engineer, III charge OF the U.an - y
Nurshern, came up on YESTERDAY q
Passenger tram.
Jas. Parfet, who has for the pas,
seven YEARS, been superb y,
Of the Heca Company's mines -
Hecla, has resigned.
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The Fat Beauty and the Lean.
This is the fate OF the fat beauty:

This is the fate OF the fat beauty:
At12-Plump, fat and ruddy. Weight
seventy pounds.
At lt-Plumper, fatter, exuberant
and a bursting bud. Weight, 12o
pounds.
At 2O-A blossom bloomed, voluptu-
ous, exuberant. Weight, 100 pounds.
At ga full-blown Juno. Massive,
%statnesaue. approaching heroic size
Imposing. Begins to find car seats too
small. Wedges when she sits down.
Very exuberant. Weight, $50 pounds.
At 3O-Matronlv. Imposing still,
but the finer contour of form swallow
ed up slightly in adipose. Magnificent
but barrel-iike.
At 35-Large. Too large. Com
~plexion brick red. Double chin. Short
of breath. Weight, 2O1 l"rlnds.
At 4-Gone. Remains of a once
magnificent woman. Vast remains. I'M
posing ruins. More double chin. Walk
a waddle. Sad. Weight, 220 pounds.
Tile Ora he.
This is the fate of q thin beauty.
At r. Sticky, pale and uninterest-
ing. Weight. forty pounds.
At 1i:-Delicate, slender. sprightly
and graceful. Weight 50 pounds.
At pa study for a painter. 1.-the.
s%inuous, Grecian in face and mold.
Weight. 100 pounds.
At 25-Queenly in form and motion,
with a reachy complexion. small deli
| cate hands and wee little feet. Weight,
l2O pounds.
At 3O-Beginning to fade: veins show
on hands. cheek bones Just indicated.
Weight, lO5 pounds.
At 6-Eyes retreating fine lines on
forehead: cheeks concave; form wiry.
Weight, ninety pounds.
At i0-Face Ratchet shaped; nose and
! chin very sharp; two holes where the
cheeks were: hands like claws form all
| gomez living skeleton. Weight, sew
enty pounds.
Moral-lou buys your Wedding ring
AID takes your choice.-Pht0dephia
luH.
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BlaiMe's Letter.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dee. 16.-The
following is Blaine's letter to his
attorneys i%Estructing them to dismiss
the case:
"WAsHINGToN, Dec. 10th, 1884.
Messrs. Harrison. MtNey. and EuLu,
CounseliOls at Law,
GENTS: When l requested you in
August last to bring suit against the
publishers of the Indianapolis Sen
tnel, for libel, l did so in the belief
hat a wrong had been done me by
hat paper, being entirely of a pei
sOnal and domestic character, that it
could be fairly tried without undue
influence from a political considers
ton. l confess l was profoundly
amaZed to find the matter at once
taken up and the libel reproduced
with all possible eXaggeratiOn
in every Democratic paper III Indi
ana. Except from three members of
the Democratic party in that state
I Eve heard that a word of dissen
or disapprOval was spoken, while q
great mass of the Democratic speak
ers repeated the libel from every
stump in Indiana, with vituperatlve
rancor, with gibe and ribald jest. 1t
was thus made, so far as any matter
OF the kind car be made. an issue in
an exciting political campaign, and
the Democrats IF the State were
thoroughly poisoned in their minds
in regard to the questions to be set
tied by law. Under the conditions
of the suit it is simply impossible
that l can have a fair trial, or that [
can expect any other result than
that which informally attends a po-
lltical libel suit growing out of al
exciting campaign in this country.
If | were Unfair enough TO de-
sire a jury composed of my
own paitisans L could not
have 1t. A properly constituted
jury in Indiana would be composed
of members of both political parties
in about equal proportions. When
[ visited Indiana in October l was
repeatedly ADVISED that six Demo
Gratis could not be fcnnd III The State
who, in a political suit. would give a
verdict against their leading party
organ. This did not necessarily OIL
vey an imputatiOn upon the personal
integrity as citizens, but simply that
binding OF party prejudice would
prevent II impartial consideration
of eviieLc e submitted. l am pt rife lily
able to fight the Sentinel newspaper
in the Indiana court. but l would
stand no chance whatever against
the consolidated venom of the Demo-
cratic party of the State. With these
surroundings and with this prospect
1t IL IDLE for lie tn go through the
trouble aud annoyance of a tlial.
The questions propounded by the
bill of dis. overy have alrt ady been
substantially and fully answered by
me, and l am willing to leave my
written statement Il answers under
oath to the judgment OF the public. [
do not choose t. have the ase ind.
rectly conducted by a technlcality or
suffer to die i'll silence. l prefer to
make this fair ana open statement
of that which induced me to believe
the prosecution of the ease would be
utterly frui,less,
Very Respectfully,
JAMES G. BLAINE,
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Territorial News.

Cranberry culture is coming into
promine ce along the western G 'ast
of Washington Territory.
The business men of New YorE
predict a marked revival of business
after the holidays.
The Missoula comfy Times has
been reduced in size from an eight to
q seven column paper.
The recently reported gold discov-
cries near Fort Benton r unprOit-
able for mining.
It is said that in this climate
mjnce-meat requires more than the
usual amount Of alchOhol to pre-
serve it.
Gen, Logan, they say, expects to
make S25 600 a year rs IAN attorney
practicing between Washington and
Chicago.
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"This ID Nh. Brown. of jamestown, ]

"This 10 Mr.. Brown. Of jamestown. I
believer"
mo. 1 hain't. Ny name is Simon
Plunket. who be you?"
"Oh, excuse me, I took you for my
friend Brown. How much you do look
like him. But did you say your name
was Plunket. Why, I knew your uncle;
shake hands,"
oval, now, I reckon that's queer"
said Simon; (which one was it you
knowed, amos or Dave?"
ut a Dave; why I'm very glad to
have met you. Plunket, old boy, many's
the time I've heard. Dave speak of his
nephew ST"
"lou don't say so. Wall now, It's
strange l should have run agin you"
Perhaps l can be of some use to you
if YOU are a stranger here"
"iaas, mebbe you can tell me where
to bank. | hain't got q power O money
with me, but then it's a good thing to
not have much around you. you know,
in a strange place."
"les, YES, you're right, but wouldn't
you like to make a little more to put
with it?"
"Wal. I don't care if I do, but how? ?"
"Come with me, and I'll show you"
stake a drink, Mr.. Plunket," he said,
as they entered a saloon. Then they
went into an inner room, and he intro
duced Plunket to a very particular
friend; they all sat down to a card
table and took a hand. Plunket be-
came very much excited, and was sure
he could make a good deal of money.
One OF them bet heavily on his hand,
the other doubled it.
Plunket smiled benignly, and said:
"Now, keep cool, gentlemen, keep cool.
l got a real good hand, and I'm just
goin' to do something with it: don't get
excited now" and he reached into his
pocket and took out an immense old
fashioned wallet, which was exceedingly
fat, he opened it and removed q huge
something wrapped in newspaper. He
proceeded to slowly unfold it. The two
sharpers looked eagerly on, almost
breathless with expectation; but paper
after paper was laid aside, and still
there seemed to he nothing but paper.
Finally a small tin box was brought to
light, about the size of thimble. What
possibly could such a small box con-
tain of any value? A priceless gem
perhaps. Their mouths fairly watered.
The v was lifted, displaying a small
silver coin.
"I've been keepin' it for luck" re-
marked Plunket, taking it out. ..Say,
kin you change a Canada fve-cent
piece ?"-Carl Pretzels Weekly.
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CARD.
Important Surgical Operation.

Mr.. J:s. 81. Northey, of Walker
will, has re turned from Salt Lake
City. where his family is located tor
the winter. Mr.. Northey's boy, a
child Of six years, has been troubled
with an afte ctiOn of the bladder from
infancy. causing him great suffering.
His mother to- k him to DIR. Potter,
of Salt Lake, who at once pronounced
it a cas- of stone In the bladder, and
advised an immediate operation for
his relief, which was done by DR..
Potter as soon as Mr.. NOrthey
arrived. D +. Bascom and Assistant
Surgeon Arthur, of Fort Douglas
assisting. The incission revealed
two large stones weighing 146 grams,
which were extracted. and the boy is
doing we'll since. MI. Northy has
one of the stones in his possession, a
rough and jagged affair, and exhibits
it with considerable satisfaction, as
the promis ed ending of what he's
been a long and painful experience
for his boy. J. III. WILLIAMS.
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Cured.

An old physician, retired from active prac
sfce, having had placed i'll his hands by an East
India NJ visionary the I, rmuia of a simple vege-
table remecy for the speedy and permanent
cure of. Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh,
asthma and all Throat and Lung affections.
also a positive aud radical cure for general de-
bility and nllneryous complaints, after having
thoroughly te ted its " .pderful curative pow
ers in thousands of cases, feels it his duty to
make it known to his suffering fellows. TIE
recipe will he sent free of charge to all who de-
sire it, with fill directions for preparing and
necessarily using. Address, with stamp, raH,-
ing this paper, DI. J. I. Raymond, l6i Wishing
On street, BROOKLYN. n. Y. 2-lb-wlv.
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DOct0rS and Cemeteries.

DR.. B.. after having bought a lot in
the Montparnasse cemetery, went to the
marble-worker to order the tomb. After
the details We're arranged the marble
worker said: Monsieur did we'll to
select this cemetery. it is SC quiet. And
the monsieur le doctor must know a
I'D many people here."-4 French
Purey.
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The New Camp.

The Boarding House, at the new
mining camp, near MeIrose. IL no~
completed aud ready for busines s
Ab,ut thirty men are now employeIf
III the shaft and about the WORKS Oh
Inc Berlin Lode. 49,
A ferry-boat at the mouth OF tne
canyon is doing q good business
ssking people back and. 10TH
e'veral important strikes have oeen
made near the Berlin, when are
quite pr mlsiny.
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WHY BLAINE WAS BEATEN.

Who beat Jim Blaine? What beat Jim Balm
Let somebody tell us who can."
And thus The cry from morn till night
TIL I'm q disconsolate man.
One sage says Burc,,ard ki{leh him dead,
Another one says 'twas st. John;
Some curse that dinner in rev York,
And say that he shouldn't have gone.
Ben Butler, too. comes in for Joy"
While Beecher a holy turn gets;
Frank Ha ton hears his name be-dammed,
And laughs while the other man frets.
Now, last of all poor Conkling?s name
Isl1nked with the Knights big defeat;
"Too colt," they say, proud Roscoe was,
And cared net a cuss who wa bext.
Now, I'm no sage, but I can tell
These statesmen who don't seem to know
Why Elaine was not elected chier,
And why he was lie t in the snow;
The things a secret, don't forget.
s all of you button your coats
Mr.; Blaine got LEFT cause he didn't get
The requisite number of votes.
NJ. C. SPEER.
Butte. NJ. T., pee l6, 1884.
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Notice &c CO>OWner.

To Henry PheIan You are hereby notified
that we, your co-owuers, have, i'll ACCORDANCE
with section Ssh. revised statutes OF the United
states. pprformed labor and made improve
mel,s o the amount of 500 for he two years
ended DeceHber3l, 1855, upon the Ines quartz
lo1e mining claim. siluatci III Summit Valley
Mining District, Silver row county, NJ. T., and
you are hereby further motif, d that unless you
contribute or ca Ise to ne contributed your pre-
portion of said expenditure, ar ountiug to $500
fifty dollars, together With interest and costs.
within 10 DAYS from GATE OF this Notice, al
your right. titic interest and claim in and to
he above described quartz lode mining claim
will become the property Of y"lr co-owners,
who have made the It quirri expenditure.
RICHARD NICHOLSON.
A. MURPHY.
Butte, NJ, T, Nov. ~, 1888 II %
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Personal.

r WI Ute and wife of Helena, are
stopping in the city.
VIM. Cairns, manager of the West
orn IJnion Telegraph Company, left
loot evening for q short trip east.
During his absence NJ. E uA ally
will take charge u 'ne onlo
Mr.. williams, late of Ogden, came
in yesterday ana VIII oe ~ ossoa
the We stern Unioh eiesrap" 'o
Fran k Parry, the gentlemanly and
accommodating operator az = ..s~n
Union telegraph office, has been upon
the sick list for the pas' 'en Jay"
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The Regular Court Queen Of Mon
tana Ancient order of Foros'ers Nc.
1927, meet at their Hall (Tarbell's
HaiD Lion City. Montana, on tire
first and third Saturday evenings Of
zach month. S;%journing brethren
in g ,od standing are cordially in
vittd. j. J. REESE. c. r.
ANDREW WRIGHT, Secy.
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The city tank of Schenectady sus-
pended this after noon.
Quarantine ls TO De abolished i'm
mediately at all italian ports.
There is as yet nc clue to tbs per-
petrators of the London outrag@.
At an explosion in a colliery, Shafts
Bohm Company at Anuna Heyrdrof,
South Hungary, sixty-ive men were
killed. Ali of them r husbands
and fathers of families.
London newspapers thrown no
light on the explosion. 1t is q note
worthy fact that Saturday the l7th
anniversary Of the CIerkenwall x
pl0siOn.
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Taken w.

Came to my runge five years ago
last June, one buckskin horse, at
that time about III year old, brand
ed | on left shoulder. The owner is
requested 10 prove property and take
him away. i. &. JACKSON,
Divide Greed, Silver Bow county.
ii II sW2fm
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Police Court.

Yesterday a party named Joseph
Tereon, was brought before Jooge
Nichols charged Win hoise e'ennaer
before The grand jury fixing his bond
vt $40 %, in default OF which was
commi. ted to Jail.
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The French Eight.

PARIS. Dee. ia despatch from
Admiral COurbett dated KeeLunp,
Saturday, Dec. l3, says: We have
dislodged the Chinese from the
works they had thrown up near
M-naceng. Two hundred Chinese
we're killed or W, unded.
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OUR DEER LODGE LETTER.
Boyer, the Wife, Murderer Con.
victed.
Trial Of Escaped Penitentiary con.
yicts.

BASVco
Correspondence of the MINER
DEER LODGE. Nj. T..
Dec. IL 1884.
At the conclusion of The Smoke
house case" Thursday afternoon, the
result Of which you have been adj
vlsed lin favor Of the miners) the
case of the people vs.. Alfred Boyer
for numbering his wife on or about
the 7th of July last, was called The
regular pamela having been exhausted
a Venire Of 40 special jurors was is
sud. Out Of this lot a jury was OBJ
tanned although most OF them were
excused for cause or an preemptory
challenge. Friday morning the case
began, w. Y. Pen,berton and his as
sistant prosecuting attorney for the
prosecution, aud Knowles and Fo.-
bis for the defence. The case elected
no small de rec Of interest. The
courtroom being we'll filled through,
the day. But little testimony was
obtainable aside from the statements
of the accused and his aged fat er,
who were the only ones present at
the time Of the unfortunate affair.
Tue evidence was subSta ntia'ly IS re-
ported ia the MINER at the time. The
case was give" to the jury about 5
o'clock yeste, d ~ afternooR, when it
IT tired to deliberate upon its verdict.
Man, lounged alb ,ut tine Court House
till a late hour, only retiring to
wonder what could keep the jury out
so long. At l O'clock a. M, the Judge
was called up who convened court,
and all the attorneys being present,
together with the prisoner and jury,
the verdict was read amid deathIy
silence. When it vas announcer
equity of murder in the first de-
gree" the prisoner showed some
>igns of uneasiness, yet maintained
his cOmposure to a remarkable de-
gree. He was removed to the CUSTODY
Of the sheriff to await sentence
which will be rendered some time be-
fore the present term Of court ad-
journs. The jurv up to the last stood
three for murder III the second de-
gree and nine for murder in the first
degree. 1t transpired that this is
what kept it out so long. AS to the
guilt of the accused there Was M
doubt in the mind Of any juror, but
the degree Of punishment was the
sticking point. Thev all came to a
conclusion, as before stated, at the
last moment. Thus it appears that a
human being is to pay the penalty of
his crime upon the seatfold in this
county at no distant day.
The case before the court, to-day,
is az escape from the Peniteutiary in
1873. The point raised by counsel for
the defence is, that a Territorial
Court has no jurisdiction in the
matter, the escape being from a U. S.
Penitentiary. How it will terminate
remains to be seen. There are two
cases Of this kind, bat the result in
one will suffice for both.
The Court will perhaps adjourn the
latter part of next week.
JOE Bush.
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The Poor Operators.

DETROIT, Mich. Dec. lb-ln adj
dition to cutting of all lay for extra
work. the Western Union Company
notified operators, to-day, that the
time of a days work would be in
creased a half hour.