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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-09
Carroll Confssses-

found He hes 81 the station awaiting
further proceedings.
Carroll Confss~e~
At o'clock . reporter for the TEIE-
-HERAIp visited police headauar-
ters. Sergeant Webb wss IN charge
and upon the order of Superintendent
Eastman, oourteously declined 10 per-
nit the prisoner u tie seen. Snperin-
tendent Eastman was called by tele-
phone, and his permission gained 10
enter where the man Was inesrcersted-
lie laid upon hls bunk, gazing into space
with q cold, expressionless stare as the
sergeant and reporter entered. A few
sympathetic words were spoken, and
the poor, haunted devil crawied down
from the board ana standing upon the
stumps of his dismembered legs. looked
plteously into the faces of his visitors.
while the tears gathered IN hls lnfismed
eyes.
They'll hang me for ths." he
moaned.
.'lou will not hang" was the kindly
assurance, $50 II will be better tor you
10 tell the truth"
This seemed To relieve ms pent-ap
fears and he at once volunteered TO
make a clean breast OF II. He said:
Il met the man for the flrst time yes
terday. / do not know what has name
is. he said he came from Frisco. Last
night We built camp-flr IN the south
err. limits and during the night We had
a spat. Today came down onto Divi-
sion-st ana made about eighty cents.
begging IT. / then went 10 the railroad
yards where ! met the men held tor
witnesses and this other man.
stabbed IN seif-Defense.
al had hot words with the dead man.
He used very vile language 10 me.
Called me hard names, and said / was
a d--d lousy cripple. ! flew mcd.
He struck me. l then drew my knife
and struck him. That is the whole
story, sir, just as il is." He was asked
why he did not come in and give him.
self up, to which he replied that
"Reddy" (held for witness) told him TO
get out and he tried To do so by enter
ing the car where be was discovered by
the officers when arrested. He further
SAID that he had brother and sister
residing at Terra Haute, and repeated
the story as told Superintendent East
man in regard 10 his occupation.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-09

BsInv1s. Mich. April s.--The voie
~ lake cossTstY gsves i20 Beputlicsn
majority for TIE Justice snd Regents eE
the University
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-09
HoRsEwH1pPED THE WOMAN
A Benton Harbor wife Visits Vengeance
on Her Husbands Parsmcur.

BEsroS HaRPoR, Mich, April s.-On
Saturday night Clsudius r. Laselle LETT
bis wife at their hotel, and started for
Chicago with Miss klssner. When the
PAIR returned this morning. Mrs. La
selle attacked Miss Klssner with buggy
whip and gave her a sound thrashing.
All parties were taken 10 the police
court. but were released on promising
70 keep the peace.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-09

looked Ike blood, and the thumb
crease had the appearance Of contain
ing blood. Some hath tickets with the
name Jas Carroll on them were also
found. lie lles ST the station awaiting
further proceedings.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-09

Another tramp. pslnter named
Rohert Lake. sad thst be osme from
ksismssoo With Carroll Saturday
night. bat thst ne never ssw him he.
feqe. None ~ the tfanps kne~ the
murdered nsn
Carrot vas sfsrchea. and q large
isck knils was found On him and some
small change. Tee isck knlfe had
bees freshly asegFea. apparently On
ssad Near ths pasni vss = STAN that
The state herald., 1891-04-24

married 10 him, and that his manners
wore very bad. What shall doP'
This 10 what you shall do. You have
known the young man all your life;
the next time you see him tell him
you have something TO say To him. and
set an hour when he shall pay you
visit. OF course, beforehand. toll
your mother all about II, and don't do
anything Of which shc would disap-
prove. Whom he comes just state the
case to him plainly, quietly, and with
dignity. Toll him thnt 1t hurts you;
tell him that you can't permit II, and
in addition, that II he continues to
act - he does, unpleasant as IL may
DO. you will have to entirely drop his
acquaintance. II he 10 a gentleman,
who has been a little thoughtless,
your first words will be enough, and
he will respect you all the moro for
what you have said. II he Is neither
gentle, nor man. but simply a rude
fellow. he will grow angry. and the
loss Of his acquaintance will mean
nothing TO you. Harsh? No, I don't
think 90. 1t is these horrible little
familiarities Of speech or action that
make other men think that they can
be equally familiar with you, and
your own self.respect demands that
you should act promptly and decis-
lively at such time. win you take
my advicep can assure you 1t Is
good. Ruth Ashmore. In Ladies'
Homo Journal.
The state herald., 1891-04-24
A Story Of Evarts.

A good story about Senators Evarts
and Hour has just come out, rather
late, but not too lnte to bear ropoti-
ton. They were both members OF
the Souate committee on tho II.
brary. Mr.. Iloar Is Industrious and
Mr.. Evarts is not SO industrious Us no
might be II no wcro younger and OF
different temperament. He would not
do anything that did not appear TO DO
absolutely necessary, and one thing
that Mr.. Hoar came to think Tint no
ne yor would do was TO call n meeting
OF the library committee. Ono day
Evarts and lioar met by accident In
tho committee room. Mr.. llonr, In
his querulous way. said to Evarts;
"Look here, Evnrts, when you get
ready to call meeting OF the commit
too on tho library, wish you would
DO kind enough to notify my exccu-
tors" MIR. Evarts kept on reading
his paper for II moment, and then re-
piled in his dryest and most deliberate
tone: "Nothing will afford mo greater
pleasure" MIR. Hoar did not pursue
the subject further.-Ncw York Times.
The state herald., 1891-04-24

lFlOWer''

I had been troubled five months
with Dyspepsia. The doctors told
me it was chronic. had a fullness
after eating and a heavy load in the
pit Of my stomach. / suffered fire.
quently from q Water Brasil of clear
matter. Sometimes q dcathly Sick
ness at the Stomach would overtake
me. Then again l would have the
terrible pains of Wind Collie. At
such times I would try to belch and
sould not. I was working then for
Thomas McHenry, Druggist, Cor.
Irwin and Western Ave-, Allegheny
City, Pa, in whose employ l had
been for seven years. Finally used
August Flower, and after using just
one bottle for two weeks, was en-
tirely relieved of all the trouble. I
can now eat things dared not touch
before. Iwould like to refer you to
Mr.. McHenry, for whom L worked,
who knows all about my condition,
and from whom I bought the medi-
cine. live with my wife and family
at 50 James St.. Allegheny City, Pa.
Signed, JOHN d. Cox. Q
\ Q. G. GREEN Sole Manufacturer.
Woodbury., New Jersey, U. s. A.
The state herald., 1891-04-24

The workmen In the deepest mines
OF Europe swelter In almost intoler-
able heat, and yet they have not pen
etrated over one seven-thousandth
part Of the distance from tho surface
to the center Of the earth. In tho lower
levels OF some Of tho COmstock mines
the men fought scalding hot water,
and could labor only three or four
hours at time until tho Sutro tunnel
reed the mines and drew OF some
vi the terrible heat, which had stood
Mt 120 degrees. The deepest boring
ever made, that Mt Speronberg, near
Berlin. ponetrates only 4,l27 feet,
about 1000 feet deeper than tho ia
nous artesiah well ut St. Louis.
While borlngs and mines reveal to us
only u few secrets relating solely to
the temperature and constitution OF
the earth for few thousand feet be-
low the surface, we are able. by means
OF volcanoes, TO form some notion Of
what Is going on ut greater depths.
There have been many theories about
the causes Of volcanoes. but 1t is now
generally held that though they arc
produced by the intense heat Of the
interior Of the earth they are not d.
rectly connected with the molten mass
that lies many miles below the imme-
diate sources OF volcanic energy.
Everybody knows.tha many rocks nre
formed on the floor OF tho ocean, and
II has been found that n twentieth to
The state herald., 1891-04-24

A train in Georgia wns lately hold
up by lone woman. II had got
about 200 yards from station when
a negro woman was seen running frun-
tically after II. Tho conductor saw
her, pulled the bell. ind the train
came TO stop. A colored brakeman
stood on the steps and reached his
hand out TO help the woman on. But
she ran on by, md n negro boy hung
himself out OF the window and kissed
her. The conductor wns naturally n
little wrathy. and told her so. She
told him that her boy was going of.
and they didn't give her time to toll
him good-by, and she had To do II II
she would have to follow the train ten
milcs.-Chicago Tribune.
The state herald., 1891-04-24


It's sometimes said patent
medicines are for the igno-
rant. The doctors foster this
idea.
1.-The people," we're told,
"are mostly ignorant when it
comes to medical science"
Suppose they arel What
a sick man needs is not knowl-
edge, but a cure, and the medi.
cine that enyes is the medicine
for the sick.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Med.
ical Discovery cures the "do
believes and the "don't be-
lieves." There's no hesitance
about it, no "if" nor "possi-
bly,"
1t says-"I can cure you,
only do as l direct
Perhaps it fails occasionally.
The makers hear of it when it
does, because they never keep
the money when the medicine
fails to do good.
Suppose the doctors went
on that principle. eve beg
the doctors pardon. 1t
wouldn't do y
The state herald., 1891-04-24
A Corner in Cats.

"You may talk about your wheat
corners" said the old i9cr, "but they
don't compare with the corner In cats
man got up In California in the early
days. San Francisco at that period
was tumble-down village OF pine
boards built on marsh. The place
was ovcrrun with large. long tailed.
voraclous rats which made life bur
den to the inhabitants. We who lived
there then wcrn't particularly delicate
In our personal tastes. but when II
came TO losing toes and fingers while
VIC slept We got right up and objected
to the limit Of our vocabularies.
There were a few cats in the town, Of
course, but they were kept too busy
to increase any. and their daily walks
were so full OF excitement that they
didn't live long. Well, 1t finally 20,
10 be case OF too bad, aud the
cats were quoted on the boursc mt $50
per ordinary cat, Experienced cats
md cats with records brought hig her
prices. Down In the southern part o.
the State they had more eats than the,
knew what TO do with. A smart chaI
In Los Angeles heard about tho stat.
Of affairs In Frisco. and he goes and
borrows all the money he can ant
then buys up every cat south Of Tchn
chipi at four for 81. Then he load,
Cap llulcy's Sea Bird with EN-, brings
en- up TO our town and auctions 'cn
of. lie gets ms high Ms s75 apiece
and clears several thousand dollars.
The cats did the business, too, and
inside OF six weeks there wasn't d
solitary rat in San Francisco. Bu'
we had devil Of time aiterwnrd In
getting rid OF tho cats."-ChieaGc
Iost.
The state herald., 1891-04-24

A teaspoonful Of salt dissolved In
one-half glasstul OF water Is excellent
TO allay nausea in sick headaches.
Shabby leather chair seats. valiscs
and bags can be frightened by rub
bling them with the well-beaten white
Of an egg.
Nevcr throw away the pieces OF
lemons after they have been squeezed
with the lemon squeezer. They will
come In handy for removing tho stains
from tho hands and other articles.
Dipped In salt, they will scour copper
kettles nicely, and remove stains from
brass work. They will tako stains
and dirt md odor from pans and ket-
ties as nothing else will. Tho odor
OF fish and onions can thus DO removed
easily.-Rurai World.
The state herald., 1891-04-24

There is very general and ancient
impression that big men in choosing
wives prefer small women. Al first
glance this would appear TO be. true,
because the number Of big men with
little wives is certainly in nm over.
whelming majority us We see them. In
tho five years have held my office
have learned thing or two through
the medium OF the marriage license
Office. and II is my impression that /,
Is not that big mon prefer little
women. but that little women prefer
big mon. and II IN the experience Of
tho world-wlsc that what Il woman
wants and starts out to got she gen.
orally captures. Globe Democrat.
The state herald., 1891-04-24

They stood aside In an nlcove
watching the dancers. tho flying feet,
flushed faces md the gorgeous dresses.
As ono girl with an immense train
swept by. she In tho alcove snid:
That dreadful Chicago girl! How
ill-bred she Is"
How can you shy SOP" said he Gym.
ically. "ls II not all apparent that
she Is well trained?"
no" with another look at tho
sweeping train, ''shc is overtrnincd. p"
And they wandered out To take ms
much OF the mir M the violips could
not gct.-St, Joseph News.
The state herald., 1891-04-24

Tho story Ia told Of nm old.tlmc ban.
ror merchant who had propensity for
picking nil the stray buttons that cnmc
In hin way. that during his long life ho
Ind filled bnrrol In his store with
them. After his death some onc Ind
tho curiosity and patience 10 40 through
the lot, but failed To find two buttons
OF tho came pattern.
The state herald., 1891-04-24

Johnny" said tho teacher 10 tho
bad boy 10 school. II should think you
would pause sometimes 10 reflect on
tho consequences Of your conduct I
am nf,pid YOU will end by bringing
your fathers gray hairs In sorrow 10
the grave
Johnny was ,houghtfully silent for
some tlmc, Tbon he said In II sub.
ducd ionci
''TcnchcrP"
"Wha, Ia up"
Maybe you didn't know when 20
anid what yo did that pop Inns used
hair dye for tho last two years. -
Washington Post.
The state herald., 1891-04-24
To Encourage the Love Of Flowers

A very pretty idcn is carried on, In
London. which aims TO bring about q
love OF plants and flowers among the
poorer classes. A fund u raised ou'
Of which prizes arc paid for the best
display Of window gardening or oil
pottcd plants and the scheme has be-
come 50 popular TINT thousands o
cottage homes aro now bcautiiicd by
floral effects. md |, IL no uncommon
thing 10 SEQ window set out with
plants growing In old tcnpots, cans oil
cigar boxes marked MS prize winner
The state herald., 1891-04-24

Mrs. Do Sour (angrily)-'I want
you to keep your dog out OF my house.
Mrs. Do Smart It's full OF fcas."
Mrs. DO Mercy on mol
Fido! Come here, sir! Don't you 20
into that house again. It's full Of
iloas."-Now York Weekly.
The state herald., 1891-04-24

Tho wife should be consulted about
the home finances, because she helps
to work md save; because she Is
deeply Interested; because she must
sharc In tho losses and sorrows; be-
cause she is partner In the concern;
because her intuitions nre often better
than her husbands wisdom.-Se-
lccted.
The state herald., 1891-04-24

Ono Of my girl correspondents hns
written ,hisi "A young man ] have
known since was little child per
lists In calling mo by my first name
befors entire strangers, aud Inns n de-.
ridcdly unpleasant manner that would
suggest. 10 anybody who didn't know
IN, either hat I was u girl OF no rc-
pncmont or that ! was engaged 70 be
The state herald., 1891-04-24

Gentleman visitor Ito best girls
little sistcr)-Your sister lets mo kiss
her. Now won't you let mo kiss youP
Little sister 0oftily)-No; I don't
allow NIL tho gentlemen to kiss me. ms
sister does. There's grcnt difference
In people, you know. West Shore.
The state herald., 1891-04-24

with youth, ,isor, ambition aud M Indoin-
liable viii Ia help Us. IN M such ril.sou.
matter. but lettering down again. AFFLICTED
by the ailments which b~.ot old aRc-our
bnrks bent with lumhnpo. our elastic mus
pircc ~ business For the inBrpiti-- which
the decline ~ Ilfo Ton often brings. Hostel
t~r's Stomach iiiiiefs Il 4, i.noBcent source
33fIsil.i. n m,i,ah''ns soia.. , ,,i.sys 70 BE-
evolved by botanic medical discovery ~ So
we'll cnicnlnted, ~ thoroughly able. but
without undue cumulative unert. 10 help
Ito rrHusritnir the vitality ~ u frame witch
time aud phyaicRi decline have Impaired N.
this. kidney and hindjc, weakness and
disorder. roatlsrtr.a. mniariai complaints.
Dyspepsia aud thruniAtl-n are among the
bodily RfiilrtioB. which this sterling ttcIs
pcrRbt and regulator ovrtco'ne.
The state herald., 1891-04-24

Miss 81, Fashion, cannot under.
stand how tho delicate and refined
Miss Grcondoll. tho pootess, could
merry III Indian"
Minis l,rownstono tnf'cr roncction)-
perhaps no was rich. "-Govd News
The state herald., 1891-04-24

Widow Mary Bailey. who dwclls by
herself In lonely house In the out
skirts OF Chester village, In the Con.
ncctlcut valley, went into her bed.
room TO 20 10 bed III. other night. sol
her lamp on n table, glanced Mt tho
window, md saw nm ugly looking lace
gnring nj hcr through II pnnc. She
picked up tho lamp. returned TO tho
kitchen. threw open the door. and
called; What do you waut3'
Thercnt the owner OF the face nj tho
window. n burly tramp, advanced "a
the door and strobe Into the house.
What do you wnntp" asked tho
woman In n rcsolutc tone.
II want something to cnt. " was the
roply. 'nnd want II right on, too"
Whcrcupon Mrs. Bailey stepped
quickly Into mn adjoining room. rc-
turned In II moment with n big ro-
yolycr that wns cooked. lifted II u
her oyc, sighted II Mt the tramp, and
snid tcr-oly. You get Quit" The
tramp mndo n fclnt to buster. but
evidently didn't fancy the black muz-
zlc of the weapon TINT confronted him.
and he backed out OF the house say
Ing "l'll be bnrk hor, later with my
gang and do YOU up"
Mrs. bailey locked the door sol tho
lamp on tho table ncar her, took n
sent near her kitchen window, and
waited several hours for hcr appoint
mcnt with "ihc gang Finally. NJ
nbout midnight tho trump returned
md undertook 10 set fro TO tho house
bu, Mrs. Bailey opened n window.
thrust her pistol ncrosr tho window
ledge and Invited bcr visitor 10 ro,lrc
ngnIn. lie retired. Mrs. Bailey Ii
nov famous In tho whole rlvcr valley.
Hammer OF Light.
The state herald., 1891-04-24

81 nm sorry TO learn your mother is
III" said tho sympaihizing teacher To
tho little girl who had come In late.
''i- she sick nbcdP" Not quito" ro.
piled tho truthful child. she's just
sick n-sofa. Chicago Tribune.
The state herald., 1891-04-24

Gus. A. DUBOIS, well known resident
OF ST. Louis, says; ~ have used several
bottles Of Prickly Ash Bittcrs for bilious
ness and malarial troubles, 40 prevalent In
this climate, and heartily recommend IL TO
all afflicted In like manner. !, 81 the
best remedy | ever uscdm
The state herald., 1891-04-24

Lord fitzonsion; Gndi British
noblomcn furnish tho money To run
your American Industries.
Miss A.; Yes; but American wives
furnish tho money 10 run your British
noblcmch-Texns Baptist md Herald.
The state herald., 1891-04-24

Lucas Cousrr,
FRAME J. CHxsar makes oath that he Il the
scnios partner Of the arm off. J CnxsHr A TO-,
doing business IN tho CITY Of Toir,io, County
and H,s,e aforesaid, and that sali ilfip will pay
the suin of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every rase Of Cs,afrh thnt cannot DO
cured By the use Of Hail.. CArAnHn Gems.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn u before me and subscribed In my
presence, this 9th day d December, 4. y. ls,si
tsaALl ." We 49, snog y.',i..
fiali's Ca,sfrh Cure IL taken internally and
aris directly upon the blood snd mucous siif.
facrs Of the system. Ssni for trsiimoniaia,
fsrc. y. j. CHENEY n co, Toledo, U.
IBoid BY Druggists. 20 crnis.
The state herald., 1891-04-24

II Dobbins' Electric Soap s what so
many insist that 1t is, you Gun not afford
10 go without 1t. Your grocer has II, or
san get II, and you Gun decide for yourself
very soon. Don't let another Monday pass
without trying IL.
The state herald., 1891-04-24

sead what M. he'll vi about naking ESQ per month
also sent 70 the Standard SILVER Ware Es-ct H.
boston, Mass, and received a fin~ rasc OF sample
took orders the nrpt day that paid me 90 prot made
~ thc mt week. al the End o. one month had tll5
~rsna the ahuvs nrn. I hope oihrr- may pr.ai BY
my experience. Your Truly, ". .. WILLIAMS,
The state herald., 1891-04-24
TO D,SPEl COLDS.

Headaches and Fever, to cleanse tho
system efrcctually, yet gently, when
costivo Or bilious, or when the blood is
impure or sluggish. to permanently euro
habltual constipation, TO awaken tho kid
ueys md liver to u healthy activity with
out irritating or weakening them, use
Syrun of Elvs
The state herald., 1891-04-24

Skinton-'l had n girl nil winter
who didn't like oysters"
Tonxo-"well. what more do you
wnntP"
SkIntop-"Wnnt 10 trade hor OF for
ono who doesn't cnrc about leo cream.
The state herald., 1891-04-24
Al The NJ me Ia tier.


A, tho grocer's.
Give mo half u pound Of ton,
plcnsc."
''Blnck or green. MissP"
IL don't caro- which. Ny mistress
IN blind"
The state herald., 1891-04-24

Passengers destined to the prominent
cities east OF the Missouri River should
patroniln tho Chicago, Union Pacific x
North Western line. Magnificent Pull
man and Wagner sleeping cars, u!c CANT
Pullman and North Western dining cars,
free reclining chair cars, handsome day
coaches and comfortable Pullman colonist
slccpcrs. Ticket Office, i'0t Larimcr.
The state herald., 1891-04-24

when Baby was rick, We gnvc her cns,oria,
When shc waa Child, shc cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung % Castoria,
The state herald., 1891-04-24

WAS your elopcmcnt II succcssp''
Hardy"
What went wropgp"
''ilcr in,hcr telcnrnphcd nv not 10
return. md all would be- forgiven"
The state herald., 1891-04-24

Womon-Wh0 Should How Flrftf-
~ kiinor ltsins-piil,y Points.
II was In the dark ut the foot Of the stairs
Where after the dance traced her,
heard her step and caught her there
And fondly kissed and embraced her.
She did not seem to take It amiss,
And finding myself In clover
/ wasn't content with single kiss,
But kissed her dozen timcs over.
And knew that was not giving ofiense
10 her, for she seemed to like IL
All, moi twas bilssful experience
How lucky was to striko I'll
Then light appeared and flight took,
With my mind on distraction's borders;
Ind caught and been kissing the coiored
cook
Who was going up stairs for orders.
Cape Cod Item.
The state herald., 1891-04-24

Choking, sneezing and every
other form Of catarrh in the
head, is radically cured by
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
Fifty cents. By druggists.
The state herald., 1891-04-24

Tho carpenter, like tho country schoo
toncher, Is accustomed TO boarding
around
The state herald., 1891-04-24

To complete the ecstasy OF those
who believe In the degradation Of hui
man labor. says a traveller, In Christian
Mt Work. need say that at Stockholm
the debasement OF woman IL perhaps
more thorough and complete than in
my city Of northern EuropeP She,
here, practically supplants the beasts
OF burden. And l am not altogether
unfamiliar with woman's work In
Europe. have seen her round the
pit mouth, at tho forge. and barefoot
cd in tho brick yards Of merry Eng
land" filling blast furnaces and tend
ing coke ovens In sunny France" l
have daily watched her bearing the
heat md burden OF tho day In the
fields OF tho "Fntherlund, and in
Austria-Hungary doing the work OF
man and beast on tho farm and In the
mine.
have seen women emerge from tho
conl-pits OF "busy Belgium" where
little girls md young women graduate
underground MS hewers of coal and
drawers OF carts, for it is no uncom.
mon thing In Europe to hitch women
und dogs together, that manufacturing
may be done chcaply.
Aged. bent and sunburned, have
seen women. with rope over shoulders,
toiling on the banks of canals and
dykes in picturesque Holland. Having
witnessed NIL this. l was yet surprised
10 find in u city so beautiful and
seemingly so rich and prosperous us
Stockholm. women still more debased.
In Stockholm she is almost ex-
clusively employed Us hod-cnrrier and
bricklaycr's assistant. She carries
bricks. mixes mortar. and. In short,
docs all the heavy work about the
building. At the dinner-hOur you
sec groups of women sitting on tho
piles uf wood and stones eating their
frugal rcpnst. They wear short
gown, coming triflc below the knee,
with homc-k knitted woollcn stockings
and wooden shoes. Over the head u
handkerchief is tightly tied. Those
engaged in mixing mortar and tending
plastcrers wear aprons.
They arc paid for day OF hard
work OF this toll. lasting twelve hours
the magnificent sum Of one kroner
equivalent TO Is. ld.).