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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15
NEXT wEEK-A DARK sEcaET:
WOULD.BE YOUTHFU
rwo cHILDKEy FRICarTuLLT BURNED,

shocking accident occurred On Friday night at Na
,cE noerumst. ~ O'Clock Mis-. Gleissner, who
I,,,s At tiat number, went 10 neghborng grocery.
leaving her woycar old boy John and her four'yeaS
81, dausl ter playing he kitchen sofa. She Was
aus.y oilv about five minutes but when she returned
sb,, found both children near the stove enveoped In
nsn,s The ilOy had erawlcd 10 DE stove and 10
WAY his clothes had caught fire. His sisters dress
in her cndeavoIs 10 save her brother also became
iculted. and when their mother returned both wcrs
scfeaEIng IN the's agony Neishbors ran In and the
fire put out. hut rot before both children w"sa
horribly burned They taken 10 s.. Csihcr.ne's
Hospital, where the boy died Yesterday morning Tho
gagi said 10 10 beyond hope OF TeeoyeISs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15
HOLIDAY SLIPPERS.

Mems best Alligator Slippers, opera
style, 1925.
Mems Maroon Slippers, $50.
Mems Patent Leather Slippers, $500.
Boys Slippers, $50.
Youths Slippers, S1.25.
Chidren's Slippers, S1.10.
Ladies' Kid Slippers, Sl.25.
Ladies' Embroidered Bronze Slip
pers, $3.50.
Ladies' Suede Kid Slippers, patent
leather vanps, $500
Ladies' Fancy Patent Leather Opera
Slippers, $3.50.
Ladies' Finest French Kid Slippers
$3.50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15
DRESS PATTERNS
For Christmas Presents.

In addition to our regular stock OF
fine Dress Goods, we have added a
large assortment of lower priced fabrics,
cut off in full dress lengths and put up
tastefully in boxes, making most use
full and acceptable present. Prices
are surprisingly low:
American Cashmere, SOU
Mixed TricOt, 10
Atwood Serge DOW
Atwood Cashmere. 3.S5.
Atwood Check and Stripe. $50.
Atwood Fine Serges and
Cashmeres, o.oO.
Fine Combination Suits, $3.50 to 1000.
Applique trimmed Suits, GOV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15

Mexican Onyx top, II inches square,
$3.50.
A Black Wrought Iron Piano Lamp,
with shade, $1,000.
a Decorated Table Lamp, with du-
pick burner, and shade t0.match, S2.25.
A Fine Decorated Porcelain Lamp,
central draft burner, with shade, 1919.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15
FURS.
Special.

A lot of Imitation Seal Muffs, s1.50,
each.
A lot of Children's Muffs-Beaver.
Angora, Thibet, Grebe, Chinchilla, &c.
$500 and upward.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15
BLACK GOODS.
Dress Pattern Specials.

10 yards English Cachemire, $500.
1Oyards all-wool Cachemire, 3.S5,
10 wards all-wool Serge, 800
9yards all-wool Serge, 40.
s yards Armure, 4.4O.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15
SCREENS.

A Japanese Bamboo Fire Screen,
$3.50; the best value of the kind ever
offered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15
UPHOLSTERY NTS
F'Of. E0ncV U'Orb.

A large lot/of remnants of Pushes,
Felts, plain and fancy Silks, Tapestries,
&c, suitable for fancy work, at very
low prices, in the Upholstery Depart
ment, third floor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15
I1NMHmA7M
IMPORTING RETAILERS,
Fulton St., opposite DeKalb Ave.,
BROOKLYN
3 r OOk LY N.

The system OF selling every article nj
asmaII profit, hut Of a thoroughly
reliable quality, is a ruling primer
pie Of this firm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15
CLOCKS.

An S-day Ansonia Clock, strikes
hour and. half hour, with gold dial,
$4.00.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15
FURNITURE
FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

Our stock is notable for four frst-class feat-
ures-yaliety style quality, chefpness.
The VARIETY in every line enables US
to place at the disposal of buyers the widess
range of choice.
Our STYLES arc all leaders. and how<
ever the purchaser may select, it is impossible
that taste can go astray in buying from our
well-chosen assortment.
In QUALITY our goods rank as the best
in each and every grade. Our special endeavor
has been to bring our entire line TO such q
standard Ct excellence in the matter Of quail
ity to make it hopeles>ly beyond reach or
rivalry in competition. Every dollar spent with
Us gets the best dollar can buy.
As to PRICES, they will say more for US
than we can say for them-to those who in.
yeStg gate the bargains we offer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15

It's persisency in using smoky oil lamps Ia light rs
tatjons with Is fragrant sign Of IT'S parsimony and
though there was a flourish Of trumpets while ago
hout illuminating the stations with electricity, nothing
las seemngly been done that direction beyond the
s,r,,gtnr Ut some wires. Then. too. this company
insists on heating its cars. not with steam from the
.r ,tue-tI,c practcablity of which first demon
st,ated on the elevated roads in NewYork-but with
heaters in the cars which enclosed In small apart
uents that tightly locked. so that the trainmen
have no control the temperature OF any
mart OF train At the place for storing The cars near
the East New-YOrk terminus Of the cars was set
On fire BY us stove the other day an incident which
suggests tho unpleasant possibility OF what might
happen In OF a collision or wreck on the road
That fire ought 10 warning 10 the managers
Of the company and prevent them from exposing then
passengers TO the awful possibility OF being burned IN
the cars. II may be added for the benefit of those
who are not aware Of the provisions Of lie law which
requires TO be heated with steam from the engines
that that law applies In terms TO roads more Than hfy
miles in length, the suppositon being that the shter
neborse," roads trains AT long intervals ana
carry few passengers and that consequently the risk
OF fires from stoves IS trfBing hut ought not all
elevated roads 10 have been excepted from The eX'
ceptiopl Why should not the coming Legislature
amend the law 10 include all elevated roads that carry
passengers among those on which stoves ana heaters
are prohibited
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-16
Mrs. Cleyeland's Farewell Rc-
ceptiOn.
BLum re sun.

Mrs. Cleveland will supplement
the published programme Of ber Sat
urday afternoons at home by fare
we'll receipt IN ON the Saturday be-
uGer the 4th of March. This would
give an opportunity to the thousands
wh, will be here f,r the inaugura.
ton to pay her the compliment Of d
thrOnged reception as we'll to enjoy
the privilege Of seeing, for many the
frst tim "a l.dy whose attractive
life at the White House makes &
page 10 its social history of an envia
ble claracter.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-16
RAILWAY WRECKAGE.
The Record for 'SS with Figures
of Other Years.
Philadelphia Times.

Philadelphia Times.
If the number of railways and the
amount of capital obliterated by fore.
closure sales could be taken as an m
dex Of the condition Of railway bust
ness the showing for 1888 when com
pared with that of former years would
be hopeful one. Nineteen roads,
with a mileage of 1856 miles and
capitalized at S64 $500 were sold
under foreclosure during the year. In
but three of the last thirteen years
was the wreckage smaller-ia 1881,
when sixteen roads, with a total
length of 867 miles; in 1882 eighteen
roads, with 1854 miles, and IN 1853
fifteen roads, with no miles, were sold
Measured by the capital invested
1886 was the most disastrous year of
the thirteen, the foreclosed roads of
that ye'r b ing capitalized at S374,-
10000. The next in the list wa.
1887, with 1925 900 of foreclosed
capital. TIE foreclosures of 1878 in-
yolved s31ll, ,63l, 900, th $. of 1885
S27S,494.000 aud so on down the list.
the foreclosures of the thirteen years
beginning with 1876 involving 423
railways. with total mileage of 43,-
no miles aud combined capital of
s2.544,925,9O0, or tw 'nty eight per
cent. If the entire mileage and thirty
per C mt of the present. railway capi
tai Of the country.
These figures place the average an
nual rate of foreclosure for the entire
period at thirtyrtwo railways With 81
S67 miles Of track and S.95,763, ,4G1
of capi al aid a year in which only
One-haifthe average mileage and one
third the average capital passes into
foreclosure might be supposed to be
An exc 'ptlonally prosperous year.
Unfortunately the foreclosures do rot
tell the whole nor even an important
part of the story. Most foreclosure
sales are the result of insolvency of
several years standing aud represent
the actual railway failures Of for
mer period. Very rarely indeed do
railways pass into the hand. of the
receiver and the auctioneer il the
same year.
The record Of railway receivershiFs
in any given year will probably fu:-
nish more accurate Gest Of the Con.
dition of railway Interests than the
record Of foreclosures. Tested By
this standard the year 1888 appears
to have been as dis .strous in the mat
ter ofrailway wre"kage as the average
of the pas. thirteen years. Twenty.
two railways, with 3.27O miles OF
track and capitalized at sls6,S14,
600. passed into the hands of receiv-
err during the year. It is evident
from there figures that increased rail.
way prosperity need not be looked
for until the building Of lines for
which no adequate business exists
and the wagiug of ruinous rates wars
cease The showing Of the past year
certainly does not encourage people
with money to invest TO put 1t into
railway stock ard bonds.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-16
Mrs. CIcvcland's Literary Work.
SJw YOrs World


Mrs Cleveland is engaged in tran.
stating a French novel into English.
This work she has undertaken merely
d. o means Of amusement and with no
thought of having her translation
published. She reads French with
peri ct case and her English style Is
flexible and graphic. She has re.
ceivtd cil,rs from various publishers
who are ANXIOUS to obtain the outs
come of her labors, but up to the
present line she has refused TO make
any bar JAIN for the production Of fher
first litarary achievement.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-16
Give More Diversified Industries
New Bsrne Journa

Give Us something lha' will e.n-
ploy the peop.e aud they will be bet
ter ahle to pay house rent; able 81
buy more groceries able to buy bet
ter and more clothing; able to send
their children to school and make
letter citizet of them.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-16
NO g..
THE "ARIZONA KICKER"
Many Phases of Editorial Life
Cullcd by The Detroit Free
Press

Cullcd by The Detroit Free
Press.
The last issue of the arizona Kick.
er contains the following:
NEARING THE LIMIT. We have
been repeatedly asked why we did
not open on the q. Il S. railroad for
it slow time, miserable cars. rough
road, high rates and generally incom-
petent service. 1t is because we have
been expecting an annual pass from
the road. We applied for it three
months ago, but have heard nothing
as yet. We are nearing the limit. If
that pass is not here inside OF a fort.
night W. shall sound our bugle in q
manner to make the Officials of the
road wish they had never been born.
Nor OUR NIGHr.-Maj. Rathbone
made a personal assault on US last
Tuesday, as We were about to iuter-
view the prosecuting attorney in re-
gard to the Kellar affair. We pres
eume it was because the Kicker of
last week referrel to the maJor as q
liar and an absconder. We presume
it was, although he made no explana.
ti0n. A minute before he seized US
we ielt like fighting. A minutes afs
ter"ards We we're en- the run. There
are times when we can outrun any
coyote in the glorious west. The ma.
j'r happened to get us on our off
night, or he would otherwise have
teen reduced to pulp. There is
good deal of winking and chuckling
around town, but we don't see any
thing to laugh at. If We dida't have
our spells we'd be a veritable terror
to the whole district. It's lucky for
Arizona that We were born that way.
We Cone DowN.-We stated our
belief last week thIt our contempt.
rary, which is eternally Dragging
about its increase vf circulation, did
not print $50 copies weekly. We
were honest in what We said. The
old bristle backed hysna who claims
to b. editor and publisher sent for US
tO examine his books and figure up
Ills circulation. We made the as.
founding discovery that he has
BONA fde circulation of 163. When
we are right we stick to the limbs at
all hazards. When we are wrong we
let 60 and come down. We were
wrong in this case. We come down.
The Howling Coyote and Weekly
Wish Wash will please accept our
numble apology.
DON'T FORGET Ir -In addition to
the grocery in our front room, which
is rapidly securing the cream of trade.
We have established tin shop in
the rear Of the shanty and propose TO
do all sorts Of repairing. Later on
We may add harness shop and other
needed enterprises. II we build 10
the spring. as we now figure on, we
shall put in a marble shop and furnish
gravestOnes cheaper than has ever
been beard Of 10 Ariz ma We may
also add a grist mill.
James Gordon Bennett, Henry
Watterson and Amelie Rives may
have time to junket around the coun.
try aud show off their clothes, but we
haven't. We are always at home.
The Chicago Times may ridicule our
grocery 10 connection with the Kicker
but there are no dies on US. SIX bars
tor a quarter, aud q horn comb
thrown in "Give US a call before pur.
| ,t a;y,a. II .as.t.a.z
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-16

BY virtue Of Mortgage executed
10 me by Il. X. Mangum and wife, on
November "a, 1886. / will sell Of
Public Auction, for Cash, at the
Court House Door IN Durham, on the
7th day Of January, 1889, at IL
o'clock 81. u lot Of land in the town
Of Durham ON which said Mangum
and wife now live. and lying on Ror.
boro street. adjoining Mrs. Christmas
and Others. j W. GRAHAM,
Trustee Of the Sinking Fund OF the
N. q. r. r. Co.
December 5, 1888. ids
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-11-07
EIGHTY RADICAL cLuss
The Gain That Socialism II Maxine
tho EnRllah NATIONALLY.

The Gain That Socialism II Maxine IN
the English Metropolis.
There are eighty Radical clubs In
London. and as many workine-men's
clubs, to which the Socialists prof1e,
their services on Sundays. Some 81 the
speakers are extremely intelligent, and
ernpple with social problems with
ability. Among these are VIM. Morris.
nlrendy mentioned, who speaks in
Broadway. Hammersmith, and has q
lecture hall attached to his house;
Annie Besunt. notorious for her partner.
ship with> Bradlaugh. and an extreme
Socialist; Eieauor Marx-Eveling, dauch.
ter OF the famous Karl Marx; Rev.
Stewart Hendlam. member of the
London school board; Cunningham
Graham, u Soc alist member of Parlia-
ment, who served three months i'm.
prIsonment for taking part in the dis.
turbances in Trafalgar Square in No
vember. 1887; George Bernard Shaw,
who has written several novels and is
known as an art critic; II. M. Hynd.
man. the founder of the Social Demo.
cratic Federation and author of text
books on English Socialism. and Sydney
Webb lecturer on polical economy
at the City Of London College. Each OF
these speak once or twice in the open
air or inthe halls-every Sunday. John
Burns says that he has delivered IN
average of hundred Socialist speeches
in London and provinces every year.
Ho was the leader in tho recent strike
movement. London Gable.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-11-07
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON advices on the goth from Sou
tart stated that two hundred houses in
that place had been destroyed by fire.
A REVOLUTION was in full progress in
the Santa Rosa district of Guatemala on
the 3oth ult., and the Government was
shooting all the prisoners taken.
THE massacre by natives of South.
western New Guinea of Rev. Mr.. Saw.
age, a London missionary, number OF
native teachers and the crew of cutter
belonging to the London Missionary So.
ciety was reported on the Both ult.
LAWYER HOWELL and Assistant States
Attorney Baker secured Gillette's story
at Winnipeg, Man., on the 31st ult. OF
the confession about DIR. Cronin's muir.
der, which, he said, Burke made to him
while they were confined in the Jail to-
gether. Gillette said Burke told him
that the doctor was murdered in the
Carlson cottage with clubs by himself,
Dan and Dennis Coughlin and Pat
Cooney, and that the blood-money was
paid to them in a room over Silverman's
Bank. The murder was committed,
Burke said, because DR.. Cronin had given
away secrets of the Clan-na-Gael.
"A WALL fell on the 1st near CARPET
factory at Glasgow, Scotland, and fifty
girls were crushed to death.
TELEeRAMs received on the 1st stated
that the revolution in Guatemala had
ended in favor of the Government and
that all of the revolutionists captured
were shot
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-11-07
LATER.
Frozen in . Bllzxa rd.

/, DENVER, COL, Nov. 4-One of the re-
suits OF the terrible blizz rds which swept
over Eastern Colorado and Northern New
Mexico Thursday And Friday of last week
reached here today from Folsom, N. M.
Thursday night Henry Miller, the range
foreman for Col. r. G. Head, with several
cowboys, camped near Sierra Grande with
1,SOO beef cattle, which they were holding
for the purpose Of loading in cars. At 4
O'Clock that morning o blizzard from the
northwest struck the herd, driving the
cattle toward Pan Handle, Tex, the cow
boys being unable to hold them The
snow was so binding that it made it i'm
possible to see tifty feet ahead.
Miller cal ed his men together and they
started to follow tho herd and made an
attemptto keep them punched as far as
possible. The men became SEQ rated.
Friday night one of them wandered into
Heads, home, ranch, half dead with cold
and hunger. He told his story and res
cuing party was Immediately sent ont, and
at noon tie frozen 'dies Of Henry Miller.
Joe Martin and Charlie Jolly were found
lying on the open plains not far from
Folsom.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-11-07
The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL,
FROM WASHINGTON.

THE report Of the Commissioners Of
Customs, issued on the 3Oth u1t., showed
that during the year tended June 80 his
Office settled accounts in favor Of the
Government amountingto over $3.50, 600.
600 and from the Government amount
ing to over sec, 900, 900.
THE report of the Government Bureau
of Engraving and Printing on the 31st
ult showed that during the year there
were printed United States notes. gold
and silver certificates, bonds and bank
notes with face value of $615, 7S9, $50.
In his annual report on the 91st ult.
John s. Bell, Chief of the Secret Service,
reports $50 arrests for counterfeiting or
passing counterfeit money during the
year ended June 80 last Out :of S165
foreigners arrested; IS were Italians
During the year SIT, Os1sof counterfeit
and raised notes were captured.
The President on the 1st issued .
proclamation designating November 90
as Thanksgiving day..
In tho United States the business
failures during the seven days ended on
the LIST numbered 800, and for Canada
80. For the corresponding week last
year the figures were 275 failures in the
United States and 80 in Canada. ia, ~
The public debt statement issued on
the first showed the total debt to be ST.
625,52l $40; cash in Treasury, s45, 1885,
1852; debt less cash in Treasury, $780,
950,677. Decrease during October, 49,.
1o4,s5s. Decrease since June 80, 1889,
S15, ,944.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-11-07
MRS. ELIZA DAVIS A FRAUD.
The Woman's Bender Story Gotten Up b,
q Clever Professional ImDostOr.

The Woman's Bender Story Gotten Up by
Clever Professional Impostor.
DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 1T transpires
here that Mrs. Eliza Davis, of Lansing,
Who confessed that her mother, Mrs. Mum
o, was the only and original Mrs. Ben
Ter, is an arrant fraud, and through her
nanipulations the two women have pro-
cured free rides to Kansas. Mrs. Davis
has been beating her way over the coun-
try for several months, and she has
worked nearly every community in
Southern Michigan.
Topeka, Kan, Nov. 4.-Oswego dis
patches say that Mrs. Mccain, the
woman who caused their arrest, is the
only person there who believes the
Michigan suspects to be the Benders.
OF twelve persons who have tried to
identify them only four have been able
to see any resemblance to the Benders.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-11-07
A Startling Disclosure.

RHEUMATIC SYRUP Co., Jackson, Mich.
GENTS: For years have been afflicted
with infiammatory Rheumatism, the pein
able; could move about only with the use
Of crutches. In addition to this my
stomach became badly diseased, and neu-
ralgia set in which threatened 10 end my
day. A travelling man stopping with me
gave quite a history of Hlbbard's Rhea-
matte Syrup and the pecu!iarities OF is
I have taken six bottles, and no uct in my
life affords me greater satisfaction than in
writing you that am q well man.
believe it to be the best remedy ever
formulated.
A. j BowLEE. Prop,
Empire House, Independ ance Iowa
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-11-07

The boys OF the Mannheim (Pa. }
High School were having a scientific
experience, short time ago. and t..
illustrate 1t a tallow candle was placed
in a gun and John Martin was to fire il
through board. The gun kicked with
such force that young Martin was
knocked senseless.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-11-07

The work Of removing the unknown
lead and their interment in q plot es-
pecially for that purpose is progress.
Ing at Johnstown, Pa. 1t is tho inten.
hon to erect neat headstones at each
grave. and full description of each
body, with memorandum of every ar
ticle likely to lead to Identification,
will be kept in permanent record.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-11-07
Washington About Ready.

WAsH1NaToS, Nov. 4-The president TO-
day received from the hanos of Mr. Rob-
ms, special mes senger from W shiugton
Territory, the certified returns of the con-
stitutional election recently held there,
and which the president is obliged to ex-
anime before he can issue q proclamation
entering the territory into statehood. It
was found that some minor certificates
were needed. in addition to what Mr.. Rob
1nson 81 ought, and the proclamation will
be delayed until these can be secured.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-11-07

The fortune of the late B. T. Rabbit,
the great soap manufacturer, is est.
mated at S5,0oO,000. One of the sights
OF New York to people interested in its
manufactures has long been Mr.. Bah
bits six immense kettles, made OF
boiler iron, their aggregate capacity be-
ing $4,000 pounds, while the value OF
the raw material 1t takes to fill them be-
fore boiling is $4,000. "What do YOU
think 1t costs Rabbit to keep the kettle
boiling?" was long joke in the trade.
Most Of the machinery employed in
the great factory is of Mr. Rabbits
own invention. He was possessed of a
high order of inventive genius.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-11-07
VIII Sell to Uncle Say

BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan, Nov. 4.-The
council of the Quapaw Indians met Sat-
urday and decided to sell their reserva.
ton to the Government on the terms
proposed by the Indian Commission.
The reservation consists of IS, 600 acres
If exceptionally fertile land in the
southeastern corner of Kansas.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-11-07

KNG OTro, Of Bavaria, receives 4,2s1,-
~ marks, or little over million dol
ars, q year, from which $500 is de-
lucted to pay of the debts of his prede-
'essor, King Ludwig. How largo those
lebts are may bo inferred from the fact
hat it will take fifteen years to wipe
hem out entirely,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-11-07

MEMBERS OF the Iowa tribe of In
lians are very we'll of. They have
teen reduced in number to eighty
'hree persons and have two hundred
thousand acres of rich farming land.
which they are to sell to the Govern
nent-an average of over two thou
sand four hundred acres each.