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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-18

Notwithstanding the large decrease in
the tax levy and heavy delinquency in tax
payments. the city has maintained it's
credit by prompt payment of interest, and
there has been but slight delay In pay
ment of current expenses. The face Of the
cityfs Indebtedness has been reduced Sis.-
A5s 50. through the retirement of bonds and
old warrants The outstanding bonded in
debtednezss of the city Is follows:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-18

The efficiency ~ the health department.
49, f,n~r, mater 6sfty tfssfrs sd during the
x~ar Alteration ip directed especially To
me large amount af food adulteration
which Is carried on. In milk. hFeAd- nsstFy.
- cares srssss@s groceries and pre-
nasssa sns.As criminal practice which
.saft. Scr constant attention. and prsssrcsI-
sse,s, A proxtsiafs IL ASKED tor TIE health
hs.-sssrsalsw4rAi laboratory having nrofegr
aaDlianss~ for such tests - are required
~ 49,, rrmcelcAl work IL the department.
=. - ears thae &e@ey extensions do rot
Zen f.sxs. With the sxtrnAaens 81 The water
sssns,fv AMI ssssf serious sanitary roaai-
49, s.l.....s al "a the unlimited drainage
~ waxfe water trto Vaults AMI cesSf<ssls.
\, i recommended that the city acquire
and orsrmGe an efsrient apparatus Ter
pnss "a, ss@ allcwmn~e for tAa health de-
- "a.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-18

rojiow.nx sis synopsis Of the ANNUAL
Ge61xe 81 Mayor W5cd as presented TO
ehe city council at their session last even
1nx. The mcfs1et itself Is volumlnsSas
document. prob4hi, three times as long as
the synopzis here ptkblip1zod: ss
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19

may come, 1.-THE Troy water is COM
ingp' and the water will continue to
rise, to the delight only Of the boys who
row about the streets and take people
from their bedroom windows to 'shore. y
Stocks are destroyed, household goods
are ruined, people contract illness be-
cause of the exposure, and still, when
the waters have receded, when the great
cakes of ice which were left high and
dry on the streets by the falling waters
have melted away and the spring sun
has absorbed the last vestiges of the
foods work, the people clean up their
stores and their houses and wait for the
next high water. And some who have
been compelled to listen for years to the
tales of the old timers about the high
water of 1857, "when they had boats in
Franklin street and when the river froze
tight again when the food was at its
highest" live in hopes to see larger
one, if only to stop the yarns about
1857, which grow larger every year
New York Tribune.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19
Fifteen English Soyereigns.

All kinds of interesting and curious
facts are being brought to light in con-
nection with the sixtieth year of Queen
Victoria's reign. 1t is pointed out that
this anniversary is also the three hun
dred and fiftieth anniversary of the
death of King Henry VIII, since which
event Is sovereigns and Oliver Crom-
we'll have ruled over Great Britain. Of
these $50 years, Queen Elizabeth, George
III and Queen Victoria have monopo-
lized l75 years, leaving the other IL
sovereigns and the Protector. Cromwell.
but 175 years between them.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19
PRESIDENTIAL STUFF.
Th.s~s Who Have Attained This Honor
Have All Been Men Of Force.

Th.s., who Have Attained This Honor
Have All Been Men of Force.
It is a remarkable fact that every
president Of the United States has been
lawyer with the exception Of five,
who have come into office ON the tide
of popular sympathy and admiration
for their services as great war generals.
Lawyers are seldom created by for
tuitous circumstances or by the inf1u-
ence of their early surroundings, and
the significance Of this remark will be
made palmer when it is pointed out
that nearly every president has evil
denced at an early age very decided
inclination toward the profession of
law, and this tendency among some of
them could not be diverted by the die
tates of extreme poverty and the total
lack of facilities for education.
Many of them were brilliant men,
whose education permitted them to
grasp wide variety of technical sub
jects and who felt the pulse Of the sci
entific world in a general though not
decided way, but dominating and col
oring all their acts and thoughts was
the one great hereditary handspring of
their lives, how to know and under
stand and appreciate the relation of
man to man, government to govern
ment and finally to control and sway
them through the influence of their le-
gal logic.
There are hosts of lawyers who daz-
zle the public mind by the power and
vigor of their word picturing, men who
carry juries off their feet by wonderful
bursts Of silver tongued eloquence. and
| yet they are untitled for the presiden-
tial chair simply because they do not
and cannot remember the beautiful rule
that silence is golden.
Our presidents without exception,
martial and legal alike, have been not
ed for knowing when to keep their
mouths shut, men who were not inva-
riably diplomatic in their use of Eng
| lish and some who could flavor it up tc
| the queens taste when thoroughly
aroused, but withal inclined to commit
themselves but little, even in the sane
tity Of their family circle, without due
deliberation and the weighing of theil
oral acts-New York Herald
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19

The Dwellers Along the Shores OF the
Destroying Streams Stay and Suffer Loss
Year After Year With Hope Springing
Eternal In Their Breasts.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19
THAT $50 LOAN.
The Uncle of the Famous New York Mil
liOnaire Tells About 1t.

The Uncle Of the Famous New York Mil
lionaire Tells About 1t.
Elizur Sage, who lately borrowed $50
from his uncle, Russell Sage, and gave
a mortgage on his home to secure the
loan, is chief of police of Channahon,
Ills He receives a salary of Sl5 month
and has a wife and nine children.
His house was burned last November,
and when he began to rebuild he found
that he lacked $50 of the required
amount
Il wrote to Uncle RUSSELL" he says,
"but got no answer. Iwrote again, say
ing that l could give him mortgage
on my lot and on the house was build
ing if he would loan me the money fo1
three months. Then he answered, di-
recting me to send on my note, together
with receipt from the recorder OF
Will county for the mortgage.
II once paid visit to my uncle in
New York, " continued Mr.. Sage. 81
stopped at hotel.
"Of course have no way of knowing
whether my relative cared about my
going to his house. I use tobacco, and
it may be that he was afraid it would
spoil his carpets or furnishings. New
York World
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19
HER NEW ROLE.
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt Becomes o MIL
liner by Proxy.

Nine. Sarah Bernhardt Becomes q NIL
liner by Proxy.
Nine. Sarah Bernhardts millinery
shop is an accomplished fact. Thirtieth
street, just off Fifth avenue, New York,
rumbled with carriages and rustled
with silk Innings as tribute to the ac-
tress who has gone into trade.
Mile. Largta Bernhardt and Mile.
Yette de la Piedra are Nine. Bern
hardt's representatives. They are Won
derfuly busy in the most delightful
French fashion, assuring captious Gus
toners that the incompatible Ca
mile, the unapproachable Gismonda,
the unparalleled Izeyl, herself selected
the bonnets they are to sell.
They are both rather attractive young
women, as carefully and artistically
made up for their work before the plate
glass windows and the mirrors as their
distinguished patroness is for hers be.
fore the footlights.
They have a couple Of rooms at 13
West Thirty-frst street, where these
wonderful French creations in the bon
net line. looking glasses of fattering
make, photograph of the invisible
ruling spirit of the establishment sus-
pended against the wall by pink rib.
bons and sofa "where one may recov-
er from the shock of their prices, - said
one Of the visitors who did not become
purchaser. The hats and bonnets they
display reflect infinite credit upon Mile.
Largta's versatile aunt.
Mile. Largta was, before coming to
America to sell headgear herself, an &C.
tress. She says that she gives up the
histrionic profession without regret, in.
timating that it is difficult for q second
Bernhardt to gain renown before the
footlights. Mile tte la Piedra does no,
forfeit any theatrical laurels by engag
ing i'll millinery. She maintains that
she goes into business because she il
tired Of all other diversions. - New
York Journal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19

any one. His good sense, however, al
ways brings him back, but while he is
away from the reservation he is very
bad Indian. There are indications that
the ghost dancing in Kansas is done,
yet the state remains an excellent field
wherein to study existing conditions Of
American socialism, for in this state
fnen-average men, plain, everyday
Americans-are living in social and
economic atmosphere rarely to be met
with. William Allen White in March
Forum.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19
And This In q Free Country.

In his lecture on the "Spoilsman' s
Creed' at the First Congregational
church, Columbus, the other night, Rev.
DR.. Washington GLADDEN. said:
"lf the queen of England should at
tempt to dictate i'll the politics of her
government hundredth part as much
as one man in New York
r. G. Platt-"and one man in Pennsyl-
vania" - evidently Senator Quay -
"have recently done, she would be de,
posed within fortnight.
"And yet" said he, Americans are
frequently cited to England as a form
of despotism in government to he alb,
horred
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19
The Socialist In Kansas.

Nowhere else is the American social
ist SO earnest, SO outspoken and SO un-
hampered by scruple as in Kansas That
is because the Kansas man is an Amer
lean, with no guiding motive save his
desire to kick When the American does
get off the track, he goes farther than
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19
Up Again.

The old project of a railroad from the
City of Mexico south into South Amer
lea is up again for talk. The distance
from the City of Mexico to the South
American frontier is l,7OO miles. Over
400 miles of this road are in operation,
and 500 miles more are under construc-
tion. The remaining 500 make the trou-
BILE and seem likely to make it for some
time to ome.-Hartford Courant.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19
EVERYBODY Says So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most Won
derful medical discov cry of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biiousness. Please buy and try q box
Of G. G. G. to-day; 10, .. 80 cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19
SheriT'S Sale.

N F. Thompson rs c5 Ss bsss t@ P rssiss
r. A. Grounds La.
Dy virtue of a writ of seizure and sale issued
ID in the bove named suit aud to me direct
ed, have seized and will proceed to sell at
public auction. to the last and highest bidder,
at the front door of the Court House, in the
town of Benton, La, within the legal hours of
sale. on Saturday, August 2Sth, 1897, the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit:
The southeast quarter of section five to, all OF
the southwest quarter of section five t5I, east
of Red Chute; all of the northwest quarter of
section eight S), east of Red Chute; the south
west quarter of section four A. the northwest
quarter of section nine (9). all in township
eighteen QS) North, of Range twelve tl2) West,
containing in the aggregate 6i3 acres, more or
less, together with all the buildings and i'm
provements thereon, in Bosser Parish, La.
The above described property seized as the
property Of defendant, X A. Grounds
Terms of Sale-Cash, without the benefit
of appraisement to pay and satisfy the sum OF
fifty four hundred and ninety-one and $40
dollars, as follows, viz 1912 40 December
1892; 1857 % December ], 1898; 1856 30 Dec
|, 1891; 1921 SO December /, 1925; $56l 50 Dec
|, 1896; S506 December l, 1897; $454 n Dec. l
1893; S407 10 December l, 1899; 1862 50 Dec. l
1900; $32l so December |, 1901; less credit OF
first note of 1886 65, paid December I, 1882
All of said notes bear ) per cent interest from
date until due, and per cent per annum in
terest on said principal and interest after ma
turity and all costs of suit, including 10 pei
cent on said sum and interest as attorney
fees, and according to law.
Benton La July22 1897
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$herif'S Sale.

V. H. McKellar, ct ais, , No. 5493 In Dis
il. Hodges Parish, La.
DIV virtue of writ of tieri faeias issued in the
ID above entitled suit, and to me directed.
| have seized and will proceed to sell at public
auction to the last and highest bidder. at
Bosser City, La, within the legal hours of
sale. on Saturday, August 2sth, 1897, the fol-
lowing described property, towit:
That certain parcel of land in Bossier City
described as follows: Commencing at corner
of lots nine and ten % and 10l nearest Red
River, thence along the line dividing said lots
back from the river $50 feet, thence on line
perpendicular to said dividing line so feet
thence on line parallel with first on dividing
line towards the river $50 feet, thence along
the front line to place of beginning, with all
improvements thereon, in Bossier Parish, La.
&c, 900 feet of Lumber, more or less.
$1,000 Shingles. more or less.
| Wooden Cistern.
| The above described property seized as tht
| property of defendants. John l.. Hodges.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject to the benef
OF appraisement, ~
Benton, La, July e, 1897.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19
BENTON, La, AUG. Is, 1897.

BENTON, La, AUG. Is, 1897.
Pursuant to a Call, meeting of
the patrons convened at Benton
High School building and organized
By calling DIR. q. Neeson to the
chair, and requesting 7. NJ. Vaughan
to act as secretary.
The following Board of Directors
were elected: T. w. W. Stinson, T.
N. Vaughan, B. A. Kelly, w. B,
Simpson and DR.. H. Neeson.
The Board of Directors then or
ganized by electing 7. W. ". Stin'
son President, B. A. Kelly Secretary
and I. NJ. Vaughan Treasurer.
The Board was authorized to take
some steps towards paying the
school house out of debt.
No further business, meeting ad
Journed sine die.
DIR. II. NELSON, Chairman.
I. NJ. VAUGHAN, Secretary.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19
Died

In New Orleans, Sunday, July 1s 1897, at
LILO O'Clock .P:: Nj, Goldie Mason LYMAN
youngest daughter of Mary Thomas and S. w.
Lyman; aged II months and "a days.
For nearly two months this little sufferer
gradually wlted away, in spite of all the efforts
of her parents, kind friends and physicians
The chritians hope, sustained by the grace of
God, was beautifully manifested by the anx-
ious mother, father and loving ones. who
watched the poor little sufferer, and when her
sutferings ended, they realized that while their
babe could not come back to them, they could
60 to her. May Gods grace sustain and His
spirit guide them, SO that at the last they may
constitute unbroken family around the
throne of God; where no night of sickness,
sorrow or pain can ever come, and parting is
no more.
"Dear little hands. we miss them so;
And now they are lying under the sod,
Under the sod so cold and white,
We cannot see or touch them tonight.
They are quiet and still at last, all me
How busy and restless they used to be,
But now they can never reach up through the
sod;
Dear little hands, we loved them so.''
d. I. p.
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Personal Paragraphs.

Prof. and Mrs. A. s. Dale are
visiting friends in Benton.
Miss Mary Gilmer, of Plain Deal
ing, is the guest of Mrs. j. NJ.
Belcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Colquitt, of
Brownlee, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. T. NJ. Yarbrougb Sunday.
Gov. Foster has appointed Mr.. J.
M. Montgomery constable of this
ward, vice VIM. Fl. Timberlake, de-
ceased.
We are glad to report Mr.. j. A.
Vaughan able to be up and out a
little, though not we'll enough to
resume his work. He has been
quite sick recently.
Mrs. Mary A. Moseley and Mrs.
E. M. Burleigh, of South Louisiana,
aunt and sister of DR.. I. NJ. Gala
way, are the guests of DR.. and Mrs.
l. NJ. Galloway, at Alden.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19

The foundation of the Baptist
church was laid Tuesday, aud the
contractor, MIR. J. NJ. Shaver will
push the work to completion. The
building is located near and west of
the Court House, on the corner of
Bellevue avenue and Bossier street,
facing the north on Bellevue avenue.
1t will be % feet wide and So feet
long, with an Is foot wall. The
height of the building from the
ground to the top of the belfry will
be about so feet.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19
SheriT'S Safe.
NJ. A. Johnson) No: 1897:
va In District Court Ross

NJ. A. Johnson) No. 4O97.
vs.. In District Court, Bossier
Dy virtue of writ of fieri facas issued in
ID the above entitled suit and to me directed,
l have seized and will proceed to sell at public
auction, to the last and highest bidder, at the
front door of the Court House, in the town OF
Benton, La, within the legal hours of sale, on
Saturday, the 25th day of September, 1897, the
following described property, to-wit:
Block twenty-seven az, of the town OF
Benton, La, together with all buildings and
improvements thereon.
The above deser. bed property seized as the
property of defendent, Ed Logan.
Terms of Sale-Cash, sui ect to the benefit
of appraisement.
Ar. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
Benton, La, August 10, 1897.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19

i. FALL MEETINGS ST.. LOUIS INTER
orArE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, KANSAS
olrY MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, AUGUST
AND SEPTEMBER.-For above occasions
IN. Inc cotton Belt Route ixsill sell round
Trip tickets to St. Louis, Kansas City,
Aemphis and Cincinnati at rate of
one and one-third fare for the round
IMP Date of sale August 14th and
rotn, and Sept. 4th and 9th. Return
unit 10 days from date of sale.
o. R. DENTON, Agent.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19
Dentistry Without Pain.

I have at last solved the problem OF
preparing teeth for filing with no
pain. This is done by the recently
discovered electric instrument which
is simple, scientific and painless, and
is applied to the tooth with no dis.
comfort to patient, but allows me to
cut out the cavity, or remove the
nerve, without least pain. As you
know, I also extract teeth without
pain.
My Bossier friends and patients
will find me at the same stand.
DIR. CHAS. G. MCCLOUD.
Shreveport, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19

ATTENTION, VETERANs.-There
will be a meeting of Camp Loudon
Butler, No. 400, U. G. ", at the
Court House, in Benton, on Tues
day, August 3lst, for the purpose OF
electing officers for the ensuing year.
A.P. BUTLER, Commander.
B. r. NASH, Adjutant.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19

Leon NJ. Carter, of Shreveport
mas the most complete line of optical
goods iu Northern Louisiana. He
mas an expert Optician who will test
your eyes free Of charge, whether
you buy a pair of spectacles or not.
Every one is invited to have their
eyes tested free.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19

The Middlesex Banking Company
have plenty of money to loan on
improved cotton plantations. Mr..
B. A. Kelly, their local correspond
ent, will take pleasure in promptly
attending to all business entrusted
10 bis care.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19

Go to Dowell & Beasley's for fancy
groceries. They are headquarters
for fresh Jersey butter, ice, lemons
and cold pop.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19

Don't fail to call on Dowell &
Beasley and examine their new fall
line of Dry Goods, notions, hats and
ohooa
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19

The hammer and saw are making
music now that tells a cheering story
of improvement and progress iu
Benton.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19

The Ladies' Parsonage and Home
Mission Society will meet at the
church tomorrow, Friday: Aug. 20,
~ I.30
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Notice.

Notice is hereby given that all parties ow-
~ ing city taxes are required to come for
ward and pay same before the 1st day of Oc-
tober 1897, or else same will be sold accord
ing to law. j. A. HUBBARD,
City Marshal and ex otfico Tax Collector.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19

British ships carry IS per cent OF
American imports and exports, while
only 1886 is carried under the stars
and stripes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19

The number of immigrants enter
ing the country last year was 230,S32
They brought in S3,541,241-an
average of SIS head.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19

Rev. P. 81. Hensley will preach in
Renton on the fifth Sunday, the Goth
day of August.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19

In time of war France puts So
out of every 1000 of her population
in the field; Germany, 80; Russia
2lO.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19

Sunday school every Sunday in
Renton. Everybody is invited to
attend.
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Dentistry.

DR.. T. NJ. Comegys, Office over
Zodiag's, adjoining Opera House,
Shreveport, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19

T will be at Knox Point on September eth and
L Sth, and Curtis 9th and 10th, for the pur-
pose Of registering all voters in said Ward.
Ii. II. MONTGOMERY,
Assessor and Registrar
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19

British soldiers are better shot
than either French or German.
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Official.
THE BEST THAT
$500 Can

PRONUNCIATION of Ordinance adopted by the
Police Jury of the Parish of Bossier at a
special session held in Benton on the 18th
day of August 1897.
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New To-Day.
Money to Loan
Or -INlDrOced Cotton
Plantations.
THE MIDDLESEX BANKING CO.,

Succeeding it's former agent, Graves and Vim
ton Company,
Southern Office Memphis Tenn.
b. A. KELLY, Benton, La,
Local Correspondent.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19

One-seventh of the territory of
France is composed of forest.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19

Who was right in voting for the
Republican tariff bill, Senator McEn-
cry or the twenty nine other Demo-
cratic Senators who voted against it I?
-MansfeM Journal.
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just Received,

VW5V 1C0C01V0U,
A car load of fresh meal. Every
barrel guaranteed. Also, constantly
on hand large lot of corn, oats
aud hay.
T. Nj. VAUGHAN.
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A GOOD rain fell here Tuesday.

improvements are on the increase.