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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-18
HOME DECORATION.
How to Plan an Artistic and Yet mex
pensiye Room.

pensiye Room.
No woman ought to be her own
paper-hanger if she can possibly en-
plOy or beg somebody to do the work
for her. Running up and down the
stepladder, the reaching, the standing,
all are tiresome, more so to a woman
than to q man, and particularly in
furious to many women who are not
we'll, says Jenness Miller.
But if a woman must b. her own
paper-hanger or live in rags and dirt,
here is way to secure cleanliness and
artistic effect that is within reach of
the amateur. Ordinary long-roll wall
paper, when hung by an inexperienced
hand, looks like Impotence on a flag
staff making faces at misery.
Listen. Don't buy long-roll wall
paper. Ask your butcher where he buys
his coarse, brownish wrapping paper
that he rolls the meat in before he puts
on the smooth, light manila paper.
Get one of the youngsters in simple
mathematics at school TO estimate how
many sheets of this paper you will need
to cover the walls of the room that
needs papering, allowing each sheet to
overlap the one next it. The butcher
will buy The paper for you at wholesale
less than you can buy it for.
Get a supply of brass-headed tacls.
Tune your eyes W TO recognizing
straight lines when you see them, and
eschew the paste pot.
I T. l. 20.
short, true blows. ANY woman can do
this after ten minutes practice out
in the shed with a bit of soft board
fastened on the wall Tor a target, no
matter what man in his might says.
Then paper your walls. If you begin at
the top and lap the next lower row up
over the paper, each layerin time will col
lect tiny holdings Of dust. Therefore,
begin at the Dashboard. Pct one row
all the way around the room and tack
the side seams only. The effect when
the room is all papercd is amazingly
good. If the ceiling is bad, and you
can't afford to have it tinted, cover il
with fish or tennis net caught in the
center and carried away to The corners
and Sides.
A jolly frieze for such a room as this
is made Of slender upright panels of
creamy card, bearing sprays of golden
rod painted by the artist of the family.
There are so many kinds of goldenrOd;
no two panels need be alike. Instead of
making the friCze continuous, put i
panel ovcr each seam mercy,
An attic room in house that has
been decorated in this fashion, not for
economy's sake, but because the pro-
prietor of the apartment has a pretty
fancy for novel things, has n yellow
mating on the hoCr, with green fig
ures scattered through it. The por-
there's are made of sage green stuff and
the glass draperies under the heavy
drapelics at the windows are made of
curious oriental looking stuff, which is
nothing on earth but mosquito netting
dipped in yellow dye and wound in Il
twist about a small "tick until dry,
leaving it a mass of criukly waves.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-18
oId-FashIoned Johnny Cnke.

One cup of -four, one cup fine yellow
corn meal, One-fourth cup of sugar,
1h teaspoons of salt, two teaspoons of
baking powder, one egg well beaten,
one cup of milk, one teaspoonful of but
ter, softened; mix in order given; heat
well; pour into a well-grcased pan and
bake in a moderate oven from 20 TO 25
minutes.
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DITTMAR & OPPENHEIMER.
Fire, Insurance, Msckey Bldg.

TIN ROOFING and GUTTERING.
Repairing promptly attended to.
J. DEAN & Son. 105-109 North
Flores street. Tel. All. 3.16-30t
Ice COLD BEER, fresh, always on tap al
the CRYSTAL SALOON, 407 Main plaza. II
TRY Us-TEL. Alb,
sEEBE e. McALLIsTER,
FIRE INSURANCE.
1921 tt DDS
-Antonato Montoya, a destitute
Mexican suffering with consump-
ton, was placed in the city hospi-
tai yesterday afternoon.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Luter is i'll.
Don't buy northern soaps.
Patronize home industry.
USE TRILBY SOAP.
MID. by S. A. SOAP WORKS.
226 If.
The Southern Home, Of Allan.
ca, Ga, is ready to make loans at
6per cent interest. w. w. WILSON,
Agent, 209 Alamo plaza. 3 10 If
Everything to furnish the
home from the cook stove to the
parlor carpet. G. A. Showers
Furniture company. 3 Is tt
"A fight took place on Laredo
street last night, in which a man
was struck over the head with a
pistol.
MT. VERNON 'S6, BULL BROS
IL l I'm
Waterproof milk and bread
tickets at LIGHT job office. Dairy
men and bakers cannot afford to
use tickets that wear out as soon as
they get damp. Get the best at the
LIGHT office.
Finest Rye whisky, Dsugher
ty, Mt. Vernon and Old G. and B. at
the CRYSTAL saloon. 2Otf
Buy THE BEST HOME MADE
TINwARE also GRANITE WARE
FROM J. DEAN g. Son. 105-109
North Flores street, corner Mill
tary plaza. Tel. All. 3-16.30t
The Ivy Bowling club will
bowl at Mission garden tomorrow
night.
If you want money quick, call
on w. w. Wilson, at 209 Alamo
plaza, agent for the Southern Home,
Of Atlanta, Ga. 3 lott
old MONARCH 'S1, BULL
BROS. Ill Inn
We have the assortment. Call
and see our prices. G. A, Showers
Furniture company. 3 10 tt
Alfred Blondin, driver OF de-
livery wagon Of George Dullnig,
was thrown out in q runaway
on South Heights yesterday, but
was not hurt. The horse ran into
a ditch, the wagon was turned
over, the springs were broken and
the horse was scratched,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-18
MAKING OVER SKIRTS.
An Erectual Remedy for One That Is
Good But Too Short.

One Of the trying things careful
woman has to undergo is the accumu-
lation of skirts whose bindings about
the hem are muddied and fraycd. The
old binding may be tipped OF and a
new oPe put in place, and the skirt
neatly prepared for more wear. But
there comes time when the skirt will
lie entirely too short should another
binding be attempted, but the skirt Is
a nice ore, little soiled, perhaps, but
too short for mc~djrg. If the goods is
black, so much the better, rs good black
always makes over to greater salts
faction than c2lo"s. Pip it carefully
apart, tall The stifiening out and wash
the goods nicely. When dry enough
press it smooth and free of wrinkles,
and put in a new interlining OF stiffen-
ing. About the hem put another piece
of black goods TO make what Is lacking
in length. This should h@ bias, 10
cover the scan: Fnur little folds Of black
silk are pUt Oh, ono iust above the other
very much after The fashion Of mil
liners folds. If the skirt is still too
short and fits smoothly over the hips,
yoke may Ec fitted very neatly; n
pointed yoke of the silk folded like the
bottom trimming, and above that
about the waist ribbon belt fastening
in a loopcd bow at the back of the belt
and yoke will make the garment the
desired length and add smart finish.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-18
Bedouilts Used as PortIeres.

The old-fashioned, handwoven bed
quilts, such as cur grandmothers made,
are now the fashion for portieres. Those
which were wo zen in blue and white are
just the thing for a delft room.
Though they may look bit faded this
will not detract from their artistic
value Besides being useful for por-
there's, these old-time Uedspreads make
admirable couch covers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-18
FREE COLUMN
In the Sunday Morning Light

Persons wanting situations as clerks, Ia.
borers, or other employment. are invited to
use our Sunday morning issue FREE OF charge,
space allowed twelve to fifteen words: COPY
to be handed in not later than Saturday even
ing, 8 o'clock. Notices of Lost, Wants. Found,
For Sale, ETC., charged at rate of one cent a
word. Other business notices in this column
% cents for three lines each insertion.
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EXECUTORS SALE,
CITY LOCAL NEWS.

-Gurnev Cleanable Refrigerators.
Lightning and Blizzard EreeZerS,
Jewel Stoves and Ranges,
Gus. A. BONNET, PIT w. Commerce st.
Branch Store, 2l0 E. Houston street.
35tf
PAPER NovELs-2OOO titles.
Best authors, 500-50s reduced to
25s. Stop on your way to post
office. Louis book store, 521 E.
Houston street. 35 I'm
-Dairymen and bakers should
use our waterproof milk and bread
tickets. Best on earth.
LIGHT JOB DEPARTMENT.
The ditch on camp street is
reported in bad condition.
-PhotOgraphs-Bring your tick
cts from any gallery in the city to
Galloway and get one dozen of his
$500 photos for $3.50 36tf
GOLD CROWN and bridge work
only So per tooth. DR.. TINKHAM,
5024 E. Houston street. 2 Is I'm
The city jailer yesterday re-
ported 81 breakfasts, Is dinners
and q suppers.
&C. P. KOCH, Manufacturing
Furrier, 213 South Alamo st. 3m
Sole agents for White sewing
machines. All machines repaired
and guaranteed. Supplies for
machines speciality. l.. M.
Michael, 1913 w. Com. st. 30 limo
Boyd Ramsey, aged IA years,
is missing from his home, 12O
Hill street.
Buy your Office fixtures Of US.
Oak roll-top desks from SIS up.
G. A. SHOWERS FURNITURE Co.
3-l5 If
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AUTHORIZED COLLECTORS.

The following named are the only au-
thorized collectors Of the LIGHT:
w. T. SCHUMACHER,
II. c. SCHUMACHER
FRED SMALL.
DAN HATToN
Subscribers are requested not to pay
their subscription withCEi taking a re-
ceiDt. T. j JOHNSON. Mgr.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. J. T. Burnett has returned
from Austin, where he assisted in
the funeral of the late Governor
Ireland.
Mrs. Mollie Love, OF Shafter,
Tex, is in the city, visiting her
father, Mr.. Sheridan.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-18
THE SUNSET WOOD co 8 MIsFoR-
TUNE.

To avoid carrying over our
immense stock of wood we will sell
4-foot wood, delivered, at $40 per
cord; stove wood at 800. Phone
81 - eyE 3.l4 If
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State Republican League of Texas.
OFFICERS 1866,

OhflSEhb loiO-oDs
Presidential A Robinson, Dallas,
Vice-Presidents-Na Sulzbacher, San Anto-
MO; Dan Webster, Denison; Seth Strong,
Houston,
secretary-william II Atwell. Dallas.
Treasurer-B d Atwell, Hutchins.
Orgsnizer-Samuel Hahn, San Antonio.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1856.
First district-H F McGregor, Houston
Second district-George Adams, Salem.
Third district-M ID l. Green, Merit,
Fourth district-G o Grener, Paris
Fifth DISTRICT b Schmitz, Denton
Sixth district-Jss NJ Steere. Dallas.
Seventh districts NJ Jones, Kosse.
Eighth district-w z Goff, Fort Worth,
Ninth district-J l. Woodward, Taylor
Tenth DISTRICT G Schermack, La Grange.
Eleventh district-Geo Moore, Brow nsvile.
Twelfth district-T b johnson, San Antonio.
Thirteenth district-D Kolp, Iowa Park.
President. Secretary. Location
d NJ Angle Seth Strong Houston
NJ Steere FL Heller Dallas
James Ninon LW Howe benson
j G. White G W Dawson TYLER
] Il Valentine FL Penland Weatherford
I X Brady J A Keubler Colmesniel
Is McCarn Paris
n SulZbacher Runge San Antonio
Il II Meek g III Wray Fort Worth
w Glenn welcomes El Paso
S Blaine L l. Dignowity Del Rio
Thos Breen John ellis Mineola
DR. w p Fleming Reder Georgetown
H Shoppmeyer Gainesville
J A Bohrer PMcBee South Msyd
w T Roach MIDI Green Merit
w X McCollum NJ Armstrong Crawford
w Ross Joe Burke Mission Valley
7 s Brockenbrow ID b Hornbeck Alpine
f + J McCarty OIL Nicolls Mahfa
o N Keesey Spencer Greggs Fort Davis
W Woodland Riley Bell Fort Worth
j NJ Kindred Chas Harris Houston
j Il Shea A |, Beatty NelascO
w Buford JIG Blank Piano
NJ Bennett G A White Victoria
W'MorrisOn Henry Graham Victoria
X l. Cooper 40 George Fort Worth
J + McCarty Sc Campbell Comanche
G W Jones II SwartZ Baird
j p 0steThouse MF Hyatt Bolton
A Dashwell Sam Gamer Pilot Point
b SchmitZ J + Koonce Denton
J L Woodward FL WEIGH Taylor
II b Hand r Burke Caddo Mills
X Davis Frank Perry JehersGn
Scott CA Love Houston
George Adams VIM Holiday Salem
W Armstrong LIB Williams Sunset
G D Beard Iowa Park
A ] Rosenthal La Grange
Gooden H E Smith Mckinney
Holllngsworth G Muller Uvalde
j 4 Horsfull ID Wise Waco
W NJ Palmer Stinson Ellinger
Gosey c Thompson Belgrade
Henry Myers A Samuels Bleakwood
G w Jackson ID Denman Warda
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-18

A condition of health is natural con.
dition, and every symptom of disease is a
warning that some function of the sys-
tenn is out of order. Then it is time to
begin a course of medicine to repair this
function and restore and firmly establish
good health. By keeping all the organs
in healthy action, sickness and disease
of every kind may be warded of. At
this season of the year 90 per cent OF all
the people need to take course of spring
medicine, and we can honestly recon-
mend our
REUSS SARSAPARILLA l.
As the best
+. REUSS, City Drug Store,
100 z. Commerce Street
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-18

Hoods Pills become the fayorite cathartc
with everyone who uses them &c. per box
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Hoods s, ps'd' Cures

not taken Hoods Sarsaparills I should
now be dead and buried. am thankful
to Hoods Ssrsaparilla, which has been
instrumental of so much good to me as
to thousands of others of our fellow men,"
w. II. WILLIAMS, B.. Key West, Florida.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-22
UNEXPECTED ANSWER.

The Teachers Last Attempt to Show
Tommy on in Public.
was at one time a teacher of the
first primary grade in the public schools
at X. It was rule to give short oral
lesson in physiology on Friday after
Moons and to illustrate the lesson from
a large chart. Among my pupils was "a
small boy called Tommy, who was al
most an innocent" Teachers had
labored long and faithfully with him,
but nothing had ever seemed to inter-
est him in the least. He would only
come occasionally, but noticed that
on chart day." as the children called
ii, Tommy was always there. He loved
that chart and his admiration for the
hideous pictures on it knew no bounds.
One Friday our lesson concerned the
head and brain. Knowing Tonimy's
love for the pictures / placed him where
he could get good view of the chart
and tried long and hard to impress upon
him that his head contained his brain. /
really thought that at last I had made
an impression and saw CLEAN of in
telligence on his dull little face. At
that moment the superintendent hap
pened in to make call, and, think
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-22
A Snake storx from Java.

A hunter cunning near a river one
day saw some wild hogs come down to
drink. A python seized full-grown
one, three feet high at the shoulder,
and threw two coils about its body.
The hog simply flattened out and in a
minute was a strip of meat, nothing
more. The snake was shot and found
to be twelve feet long and seven inches
through, yet it crushed the bones of its
victim as though they were paper. A
man who has in his possession the loin-
cloth and jumper of coolie who was
swallowed by boa constructor says the
cloths were knotted so tightly that they
seem to have been done by hand. The
only part of the coolies body found
was the lower jaw bone, all the rest hat-
ing been digested by the big snake.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-22
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.

Tho System by Which Delegates Are
Elected Fully Explained.
The approach Of the great national
conventions, which will name the sever
al candidates for the presidency, 10
heralded by numerous lesser conven-
lions. The American convention sys-
TEN is always bewildering to foreign
ers; indeed, there are many Americans
who have never mastered the details Of
the machinery by which nominations
are made.
Of the several steps leading to the
nomination of a presidential candidate,
the primary election is the first. In
towns and cities it is caucus, or as
sembly of the voters of one party, all of
whom in theory have the right to at
tend and vote. In some states the caucus
is regulated by state laws; in others it
is left to party usage and precedents.
In general, it is understood that those
only who expect to support the party
candidates can honorably take part in
the proceedings, and sometimes those
only whose names are enrolled on a
carefully kept list of recognized mem.
bers of the party are allowed to vote.
In some parts of the country, par
ticularly the sparsely settled regions,
instead of the caucus there is regular
election, with ballot-boxes and inspec-
tors in each precinct, conducted, how
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-22
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
THE TWINS.

..seawhy and IthinkImight
Vre twins Of equal size
a. their chief delight is, sitting on
A The lids of Robbie's eyes
r,san things go wrong, as they often do,
nv boy of Robbie's height.
-. tbe twins sleep sound in the Land Of
Gone
u,,en nil goes smooth and right,
~, SMILES give chills, and dimples, pain,
poh,s laughter pricks like pins;
nUS shouts of glee are misery
M these peculiar twins.
:. thav lie asleep till morning comes.
oV when Rob, with sleepy frown,
ca,s out the wrong side of the bed
Ia comes meandering down.
n nn the twins are first in the breakfast
room,
And when they see the boy
rtav climb the lids of two brown eyes
And dangle their feet in joy.
A. a scowl they kick, at whimper. grin,
A sulk is greatest glee;
AID they dance and prance at such a pace
That Rob can hardly see.
at don't see why" he whines aloud,
) mt mother does not know
That tricksy twin, with nimble legs,
Ia telling Robbie so.
~ think i might" he whines again,
And father with surprise,
Looks at his son, but cannot see
That twin in the brown eyes.
AMI what boy has not seen the twins,
This most peculiar pair,
1aontseewhy, and IthinkImight?
They're dancing everywhere;
Ready to visit those who scowl
And fret in the early morn;
mt when boys laugh, these tricksy twins
Flee fast to the Land of Gone.
Helen T. Wilder, in Leslie's Weekly.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-22
Hawk Caught br q FI.h.

The fish hawk will catch and carry
on four-pound fish without any great
oifiiculty, and nothing less than a
charge of shot will make him let go.
but the fish hawk sometimes gets
caught himself. An old coastman re-
iates that he once saw big hawk, with
iour-foot spread Of wings, that was
sailing along Monmouth beach. Sud-
eenly he made dive and fixed his claws
u fsh's back. II was a S0-pound
striped bass, and much heavier than
we hawk could carry away. Then he
would have let go. but he could notfree
ms claws. nor could tho fish break away
p they struggled in the water until
both were dead.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-22

ing had accomplished wonders tom
my's fame having reached him), l
called on Thomas to tell where his
brain was. He gave me blank look
and remained silent. I tried again,
and put the question in another form.
Now, Tommy" 1 said, tell MIR.
NJ what is in your head"
The little hand shot up and Tommy
fairly roared out: "a bad cold"
1t was my last attempt to show Tom
my off in public.-Chicago Times-Her-
aid.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-22

ever, entirely by the party by which
nomination is to be made.
In one of these two ways delegates
are chosen to represent the primary
political divisions the ward in city,
the town or township in the country
in the state and congressional district
conventions. From this point the in
dividual vote has no further share in the
choice of candidates.
The district convention usually con-
fines itself to the choice of two delegates
and two alternates to the national con-
vention. Sometimes, nevertheless, 1t
votes resolution, or series OF -esolu-
tions, concerning the principal public
questions at issue. Not infrequently it
also names the candidates for congress.
for members of the house of representa-
tives are always elected in 'prcsiden-
tial year."
The state convention names four del
egates and four alternates. The en-
tire delegation Ct state in the national
convention is equal to the number OF its
senator's and representatives in con-
gress multiplied by two. A comprehen-
sive statement of the party's principles
and policies is also an invariable part OF
the programme. Such a pronounce
ment in one state, however, usually diff
fers in more or less essential respects
from similar utterances in other states,
and is always of interest as indicating
the views of the candidate whose sup
porters are in control.
Either the district or the state con-
yention may, if it choose, instruct its
delegates to vote for particular candi-
date, or for a special plank" as the
phrase is, in the platform of the ma
tional convention. Whatever instruc-
tons are given or the delegates left free
to exercise their discretion is usually de-
termined by state presidents; but
sometimes instructions are withheld be-
cause there is not a clear majority for
any one candidate.
When the great national conventions
assemble, temporary president desig-
mated by the national committee takes
the chair; but after that everything is
in the hands of the delegates. The
method Of nominating candidates and
of constructing the platform" is too
well known to require a description.
In the democratic convention a two
thirds vote is required to make NOM
nation. In all other parties major
ity vote is sufficient.
All this elaborate machinery Is
deemed necessary for naming each
candidate for the presidency. When
we remember that multitudes OF other
candidates for other offices ore named
annually, the importance of the nom
mating convention is apparent. 1t has
taken years to perfect the system. Not
until 1910 was the plan of holding ma
tional conventions generally adopted.
1t is criticised by foreigners as giving
an advantage to professional poll
ticians, since its perplexity is somewhat
confusing to the individual voter. In
the primaries, however, which lie at
the base of the whole, the individual
voters have the means of controlling
marty policies and candidates. David
dudley Field, the eminent reformer,
was fond of declaring: 1.-The primary
IS the pivot of reform. Com
panion.
Same Consolation.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-22
so,,. Consolation.

Mrs. Dix should think you would
hate to work nights.
spaceryt-I dunno; we have a new
baby at our house. Bay City Chat
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-22

"IHAvE done nothing but blush all day.
complained the rose, land still that idiot OF
poet goes on talking of the modest violet,
as if there were not others. "-Cincinnati
Fnu l1irnr
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-22

'sMAuDE, your father says he cannot af-
ford to dress you as summer girl this sea-
son." '.All right, nanny. Get me tailor
gown and a bloomer suit and I'll star as an
athletic girl. "-Detroit Free Press.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-22

How MY THROAT HURTS why don't you
use Hale's Honey OF Horehound and Tar!
Pike sToothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-22

P1so's Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate coughs.-REv. ID: BUCH-
MUELLER, Lexington, Mo-, Feb. "A, '94.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-22

"PAPA, why did they call Henry Of Ma
varre the Plumed Knight" Because he
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-22

ROUGH winds do shake the darling buds
of May Shakespeare.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-22

Women are the real heroes of the
world. Thousands on thousands of them
endure the dragging torture of the ills
peculiar to womankind in the silence of
home. They suffer on and on-weeks,
months, years. The story of weakness
and torture is written in the drawn
features, in the sallow skin, in the list
less eyes, in the lines of care and worry
on the face.
Unborn modesty seals their lips. They
prefer pain to humiliation. Custom has
made them believe the only hope of
relief lies in the exposure of examine
ton and "local treatment"
Take ten cases of "female weakness"
and in nine of them ''local treatment"
is unnecessary, There is no reason why
modest, sensitive women should sub
NIT to it. McELREE,S