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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10
STABLE AND DAIRY.

t EVT - 70. .#.
More good COWS are spoiled every YEA,
by careless milking than any other way
A very little milk left in the ndder a,
each milking will cause the best Cow
to decrease.
Fix il in mind that it pays 10 have tn.
stock comfortable, 10 say nothing Of the
humanity of it. They will make gain
nor rapidly and give a better profit on
the food consumed.
Frosted grass is not a good thing for
colts, nor Is there much virtue in il for
any stock. II the cattle remain on pas
ture after hard frosts come. see that
they have something besides the grass
to eat.
IL a farmer has not the time to traiI
a colt himself, a competent man can he
found to do 1t. who can in few weeks
have a colt so trained that q buyer can
see at n c what qualities il possesses.
Any outlay will be more than covered in
the price.
In sending unframed horses TO mar
ket breeders seem TO overlook the fact
that 1t is not merely the form nor color
o condition which determines the
price which animals will nd. The
chief thing a buyer wants to know il
what a horse can do.
Figure the actual cost Of milk re.
quired TO make a pound of butter. and
the value Of a pound Of butter In the
market; II you do not get the profit
is apparent from these figures
II is because there Is some leak In your
method and management. Farmers
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10
AThORN IN HIS FLESH,
One Man Tells Honestly Of lis posit.
trnI Experiences,

Il didn't have much luck in the ~legisla.
lure, sighed an aspiring young man who
Is now IN the insurance business. That
old Skinioy from the iiawbush district kent
tipping HE NJ every move made. want.
I'd 10 go at htm hammer and iongs. but he
never appeared TO know that there was such
a member rs l. lie never used my name
when speaking. never looked at me and
never openly opposed any Of my bills. But
every time | bobbed up he knocked It TO
me-. When | introduced my bill to do away
with high hats IN the ~tiicater, he offered
one making II q m"lsdemcanor tor a woman
OF 10 years or upward to appear bare.
headed in any place of public amusement.
The only way of keeping even was BY drop.
ping both OF these proposed measures.
Having u large prohibition tonstiturn.
cy, offered a hill III which q penalty WAS
hNed lor selling OF drinking any malt or
Spitiltons liquors, except under certain re.
Htfletlons which would make it impossible
TO MAINTAIN saloons, Old Skinley at once
prepared and presented a measure making
I a crime Tor any man, woman nr child to
nave or To indulge a thirst Tor ANYTHING
stronger than tea, coffee, water, milk or
what are commonly known MS soft drinks. |
WAS laughed oil the floor when ATTEMPTED
to urge my bill.
When | offered a bill forhiddiug any pcr.
son to marry before he or she had attained
the. age Of n, Sktnlcy was soon on deck
with another bill prohibiting any youcu
iuan or Woman from falling ~ love without
hrst procuring a license from the county
clerk. That's the way the fellow sauelchel
me at every turn, fou ran read my lcgi,Ia,
i've record on a sheet Of blank paper, and
mat : why I'm out OF politics. hut II Skin
icy ever comes up again lust watch my
smoke, - Detroit Free Press,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10
AN AMBITIOUS GIRL
From the New Era. Greenbnrr, Ind,

From the New Era. Greenburg, Ind.
This paper recently received infnrmat,or
that the ten year old daughter of Nh, Nj ~
bolt, of llartsyille, Ind had heeu ,nred "a,
a severe illness. The ease seemed more than
an ordinary one. ard consequent, a st,,ri,l
representative was sent TO Investigate.
The Rylrolts are we'll TODD farmers hyiu,
about two miles southwest of UnrtsyiiiGS
When the rrpor,er called NJ, ana W,s ~
bolt and then daughter IN mlcstion Ion,ss;,
Nrre at home, also the other three rbii,ircn
louise is the oldest. She had been roinc "a
schoo! for four years, and Was foInirrIV IN
very good health, but Tor the past wear mr.
,aorc she had been N, "
4 year ago the present winter il VIVA
,,otlced that she was hrcakinr down ,n
health. For n time the eaus, rouli rnt H.,
1scertaiued, but It was finally decided ,Lnt
II was from oy,r,study. IL has al,yays Larn
he ambition of Louise to educate herself MS
'oon AS possible, tor she was anyious ,o
graduate from the common brunchcs early
and to enter A ~coll,er 81 ,n,,s,a Il I'ila'
parents promised She could do Az soon ss
she should finish the common branches
How many children by dilipent study tn
achieve their ambitions are ,niuriup ,hcir
health. 1t was so in this case. The child
studied hard all dny and often far into tb,
night, and had won the rrspert and admin
ton of her teacher aud Of all the schnnl bv
her aptncss, and rapid learning,
For some time Louise experienced an in.
disposition which she would NOT malr
known TO her parents, for fear they would
nave her remain from school. Her head
ache soon became unenduahlr, and was
noticed hy her teacher 81, l,nd lie az
time grown iale and weak,
l'he day she became suddenly sick nj
school. mud Wna tnEau hon,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

The readers OF this paper VIII be pleased
10 learn that there is Ut least one dreaded
iiscase that stirtIee has hcen able to cure IN
all it's stages, and that ~ Iatartii. ~liall's
latarrh Cure Is the only positive cure
known to the medical maternity. tatarrh
oenng a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment, Halls tatarrll
lure + taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
pi the disease, and giving the pati.pt
Nfelgth by building NJ The eonstitntion aud
''s'Ft,ag nature IN dong its work. III;
oiopt'ctora have SO much faith In its Gu a,
llVc powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that It fails TO cu,p,
send for bat Of testimonials.
Address p J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 76c.
Halls Family Pills Rre She beat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

IN California a new blackberry has
been introduced called the "Mam.
moth,' being hybrid between the dew.
berry and blackberry. the fruit having
aii the characteristics OF the blackber.
ry, and Is aIso larger than any other
kiad. The canes grow thick and stou,
until foor or five feet high. when they
begin to run, growing over 20 feet in
length, the tips taking DOT like the
biackcap raspberry. The canes do not
therefore spread from the root and
oserrun the field. II will prove a very
valuable acquisition II all the claims
il its favor are true.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10
FRUIT BARK BEETLE.
4 Destructive tnscct aud Methods for
C~o1troiiiug "a.

Ihls insect is a new conner in the
| nited States, having been known IN
this country less than q years. In
Germany it has been known to scrious-
y injure fruit trees for over 50 Years.
II WAS first discovered on American soil
in 1871 in an orchard near Elmira, y.
=, and has gradually spread. especial
~ 70 The south and central west. Ii
Yves observed IN large. numbers in or
c''ariS in South Carolina IN lssS.SG,
Two years later il was found in In.
diaua and is now well established
throughout the central Mississippi val
ley,
My attention has been called to il
ScN cral times this season in MARYLAND,
aud the editor of this Journal has re.
fcrred n query from q subscriber re.
paroing the same pest. | have oh.
served II lately in several orchards and
some nurseries. 1t rarely ever does
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10


serious injury in Nurseries and attack
only trees whose vitality has been re
diicsd by being broken by piowing o
injured III some other way, 1t doe.
not contine it's attacks to frti, trees
but Is found working on shade and or
pamental trees ns we'll; usually III,
maple, elm and mountain ash.
The beetle win attack perfect,
healthy trees, but has Il decided pref
erence for weak aud sicklv ones. A
tree infested with this insect can b,
easily detected by a little careful OBJ
~servatiou. The trunk and large,
branches are usually pcppered fun o
little round holes about the size OF 4
~pin'head, see eat. In many instance.
the gummy eNudation from these pune.
lures Is very conspicuous. standing sut
IN brnI-lilte masses or running down
The branches and trunk. | have seen
many trees, especially cherry, in this
condition, the present season.
The little beetle responsible for this
mischief Is about one-tpnth of AN inch
IN length and one-third MS wide, II is
nearly black in color, somewhat cylin-
drlrai in general form, aud under q
glass of moderate power shows II cloth
Ing of yeIloWish hairs on the head and
wing covers. The head is vertical and
the jaws are short and stout. The
beetle is shown IN our figure very much
enlarged taftcr Forbes.
The adult beetle after making Il hol.
In the tree, deposits her eggs in little
grooves made in the inner bark. The
young that hatch from these g z feed
upon the inner bark aud snpwood. max.
ing long channels running in all direc.
tions from the central groove, as shown
In lower right corner. These Young
worms frequently become so numerous
as to completely girdle the branch or
trunk, as the ease may be. The young
have no feet and are white, with small,
brown heads OF the general shape
shown in the illustration. They trans.
form in these channels, and in due
time the adults eat their way out, thus
making more openings similar to the
ones made by the female when deposit
ing her eyys There ,re ,r,hohIn ,,.o
broods each wear. One brood dcnosi,s
its eggs in September and the insects
pass the winter ne Ioryne nr wo,ms
under the bark. These transform In
The spring. and begin IN .mersn a.
adults as early as The midd,e ~ uornh
/ have also found n iull.orown ,,r,a
the last of july.
The fact that the fail brtod ,,sso.
the winter in the laryol STATE tho f,s,
remedy that suggests i,self I. the n,,'
ting down and des,ruc,ion h., b,,ra".
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

The m,gllticst host Of this sort is the army
Of lnyaIlds whose bowels, livcrs and stomachs
have been regulated by ifostetter's Stomaci,
h%Ittcrs.. A regular habit OF body il brought
about through using the Bittcrs, not by vio.
,ently agltatinR aud gripping the intpstines,
Dn, by reinforcing their energy and causing
= VOW o., the blle INTO ITS proper channel.
Malaria, Ia grippe, drspepsia, and a tendency
70 inactivity OF the kidneys, are conquered
by the Bitters.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10
FARM AND GARDEN.
EVERYBODY INTERESTED.
A Kentucky Editors Comments -
the Road Movement.

~ "S"tufhS Guttor SOhuNteuts 81
the Road Movement.
The movement for the improvement
of u country roads IL one in which al
citizens ought TO take an interest, 4
the same time, il is necessary to under
stand the conditions that surround tn,
question.
There was a time in the history Of tn,
country when there WAS a great contro
NersN oSer what was called internal i'm
~provements. This included turnpik,
roads. The right Of congress TO eNpeu.
federal revenue for such purposes wa.
strenucusly c%omhated. TIN the Other
hand, il was defended on the grount
that these roads were to be "nationa
highways-arenues of interstate com
merce, That was before the day Of rail
roads. The latter have superseded III,
necessity of building turnpike or othel
similar roads for the uses Of interstate
commerce, The federal government
has assumed a supervision over thcs,
highways OF commerce, and there are
those who insist that il ought 10 pur.
chase or conHscate them all and operate
| them. Conditions have e~rtirely chanuei
since the time when it was insisted that
congress should constrNct %turnpikes.
Our artificial highways for loGg.dis.
tanee commerce are &l.railroads. with
| the execution of n few canals
When the yood.road. convention ot
Nashville. therefore insisted NJ, tho ,nr.
strltctjop of country roads nortly nj IN,
| expense Of the federal o~n,ernuert
| partly al tbp cast Of the sta1es and
nartly by c~npyirt lobor n u,n.prs IA
| have lost sight of the real work 10 h,
| done. An Of o,r ureat highvays fnr In.
tersiate comlmerce arf either water
| routes or rpilroads ar me l,tter ther,
appears 10 be a SuMcicrry IL we can
draw any conclusion from thccessatioE
of railroad building. Rouds are
now wanted to transport products
to the railroads, to the mines. TO the
coast, or 10 other roads which lead ia
one of the three first mentioned, In
other words. we need what are cslled
neiahborhood roads. and not road, en-.
gagged in interstate ommerce. or even
state commerce between distant point.
The latte-, as well as the former. Is
carried on owe, .ailroadt. here water
routes are moi a,aile lie
II seems clear that III ,a1erar o,y
erument has nothing TO do Viii, r"od,
..s.l. IL "
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

Nellie ChaIljc tried very lnrl to get some
conversation out OF young ClamN hooper.
but he answered in monosyllables. At last,
hearing violin playing in the next room, abe
asked
DO Won play the VIOLIN"
Mo- that = a fellow in the next room"
he said, With 4 sudden outburst OF ~loquac.
ity.-N, Y. World,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

The avenues that make possible pleas
ant communication with the mill, fac.
tory. market, railroad, ferry, fair
ground, school. church and ncighbor,
and unite town and country, are the
ones that need to be always clean and
Gtifor ust.-L. A.. W. Bulletin.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

Self Respect You orter have seen yer.
seii smirkin' an p%rlrnpin' when We asked
the lady fur a piece o pie remarked Mean
dering Mike. Anybody nd "a thought We
considered yerself n beau deal" That's
wot | am replied Flooding rrtc. I'm
hobo ideal"-W Star.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

PapoAlicc, I thought ! heard a loud
sma,k in the hall last night,
.Aiire- Yes, Mr.. tpsley made that noise
with his lips when | told him YOU had
cleared $4,000 in a wheat deal Cleveland
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

A Yankee, in describing Il gale of wind,
says "A white dog, while attempting 10
weather the gale, was caught with his
mouth open and turned completely inside
out."-Tit.B Bits
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

Keep the roads clean md the atten.
ton thus called 10 tlicru, viii soon re-
suit in their being stir further i'm.
proved.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

Rara Avis.-CnIler-~"My grandmother il
l0i years old, and is hale and hearty. What
would he the chance Of" Dirie Museum
Mannger-"No chance at all. Centenarians
are too common to command any salary
worth mentioning" Caller but my
grandmother never saw George Washington
and never was kissed by La Fayclte." Dime
Museum Manager~~"That's different. IN
give her Il hundred a week ."--Lhicago Trib
Jue.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

When : man deliberately chooses 10
Be anything. the old world gives him
the right Of way.-Rev. Sam Jones
evaDgelist Atlantis, O.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

we lie IN the lap of immense intelligence,
which makes us receivers Of its truth and
organs of it's activity. When we discern
justice, when we discern truth, we do moth.
ing OF ourselves but allow "A passage to it's
bco ms. -Emerson.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

Great occasions do not make heroes or
towards; they simply unvril them to the
eyes Of men. Silently and impcrccptibly. ns
we wake or sleep, we grow and wax strong,
we grow and wax weak, and Mt last some
trisis shows us what we have become
Canon Westcott.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

Returned Touris.-"Mr. Hayseed. I met
your runaway son in the west. He has be.
come q successful Chicago drummer" Farm.
cr Haysoed-"Must a. been some other fel.
low, mister. Ny son had no ear for music,
and couldn't keep time to a tune ter save
his neck. lie hadn't nothin' 'cept cheek an
impndcnce."-N Y. Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10
WI, Is star rug Tobncco thc uc.t,

Because 1t is made from selected stock OF
the best grade ol leaf that grows. The ipg,e.
dents used IN It's manufacture are absointp.
" pure nothing injurious TO the system en-.
tiers into il.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

The office never gets left when it starts
out to seek the mnn.-Ch,cago News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

Some people write in dialect to hide poor
spelling, - Washington Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

Where They Arc.-'Where are the great
men of whom the stage used 10 bonstY Y
asked the trngcdian. Doing the confirm.
Gus on the other short, most likely an
swercd the comedian, irreveiently.- -Philn.
delpbia North American.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

AXE LozatIvc Brotno Quininc Tablets. All
druggist refund money ii it iailstocure. 2Jc.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

Piso's Cure Tor Consumption has no equal
as a cough medicine. r, NJ. Abbott. 3SJ
SENECA 81, Bnlalo. N. y. May 0. 1891.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

rs
ii, asylum or put by himself and
20 medical attention The hotels
mn reasonable condition, found
~, 'a.Dncrs Mt the state convict camp
t;reainey. three being sick. The coun.
t~reatlyicts, under Mr., Haley. are
Sidon, There are seven in all,
Noe in good condition
.nan N. H. WHITEHEAD.
nv petition OF y Shute and Others 10
n Leflore county, IL vas ordered
no board that no parties living ont
VIZ iilefinre county will be allowed to
Pllseh Io1thnclc Drops Ine 10 one minute.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

OObA Roads Mean Progress.
Poor highways T incompatible with
The public wslfarAs--oood Roads,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

A person looking out for old people al.
ways makes n good impression. W asliing.
ton Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

We should call learning TO ride o bicycle
in the hot sun, work. Washington Demo.
cral.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

The WAGON with wide Tires.
The vehicle that uses wide tires ID
contributing its share toward better
highways. ,es Z.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

Flies are never as active NJ when YOU
want TO sleep in the morning. Washington
Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-10

Washington, April s.-secretary Of
Agriculture Wilson has Initiated IN,
new system Of seed distrtbutiOn "A m,
department His aim b 20 dlverslf,
as far a. Possibis farm prOdlsts Of IN,
country and this end be is making ,
speciality Of sowing new and vauohl,
seeds from all parts Of the world and
putting them IN the hands of farmer
likely to use them to an advantage n.
has begun work with sugar bee,s and
leguminous plants Of all aorts wAn,
sugar beets are now widely cultivated
In the west, the best SEED al pressn,
come from abroad. A large supply Of
Z tose high grade sesis have been or
dercd and will be iudlciO0sS dis,rie.
uted.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-10

Austin. April s-CSpeclaD-Ths an.
ti-fee bhl men gave up their tight mi,
morning and without opposition the
house re-considered and tabled the mo.
t'on to reconsider the vote By vhlch
they engrossed the senate bill. the vote
being 70 10 30, thus assuring the final
passaee Of the senate bill in the near
future.
The appropriation bin with the gen
eral land once department was eonsld.
cred and an amendment Of Mr. Doyle
TO cut the department all along the line
10 per cent was defeated The depart.
ment is still being considered The
house spent the day considering the
Pressler text book bill wlthou, action.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-10
STILL SEEKING WAR.
The Turkish Government Making All
Preparations to Fight
FAILURE OF THE POWERS.
Turks ostiinE InpAtisnt At the slsu
Work 81 the Powers 10 settle
The Crete air-PrsparatIoas
Being MAds At Larissa

Consianilnopls. April 9.-war prep
arations throughout the Turkish en-.
piro continue TO be steadily pressed. al.
though there IA not much change in m,
western situation A very pessimls.
Tic feeling prevails here al the failure
OF the powers attempts o coerce
Greece Tho blockade OF Plreaus seems
as Tar on as ever and the war party ia
bringing pressure to bear upon the gov
erhment with the result that the porte
mas dispatched circulars TO representa-.
uvea abroad setting forth that the
Turks are growing impatience at the
prolongation Of the crisis. which IA
pressing heavily upon already en-.
harrassed e1chequer
The belief prevails hero that the
powers are losing their hold over the
course Of events and that their 80.
called concert Is a failure. A new dan
ger has arisen through the circulation
IN consiantinople and OF provinces OF
" pamphlet reciiing alleged Christian
atrocities on Mussulmans in Crete and
elsewhere. This Is so lnnamlnE the
Turks against the Greeks that the Gre.
alau minister has drawn the attention
oi tho porte 20 the matter. Govern. |
meni has proceeded 10 take measures
% prevent outbreaks upon part Of pop
Ilace.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-10
CHIEF JUSTICE OF HAWAII.
Justice Judd Il si saa Franchise ssa
ER Route 60 ths East

EA Route 10 ths Ea.L
san Francisco. April "a. r. Judd
chief justice Of the supreme court, re-
public Of Hawaii. Is here with bis wife
enroute 20 eastern states on a visit
Justice Judd has been member Of
the Hawaiian supreme court twenty.
thrce years and chief justice since iSSl
He Is a. graduate Of Yale College. In
the course Of an Interview he said.
Il DO no, think We viii have anv
trouble with the japanese government,
because Hawaii recently sont home
900 Japanese. TAey were refused
because they did not comply with our
immigration laws. which are a cDoss
copy OF those OF the United States.
The annexation spirit Al the ISLAND
h very strong In fact. Z, Is generally
and strongly desired that the Islands
may soon become part OF the Unitsd
States. Times are very good with "a.
the sugar crop was large and prices
good. Coffee will soon be raised s1,ep.
srely on the island and ne1t to sugar
will be our chief Industry"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-10

San Francisco April s.-rhe Austra.
Han baseball players who are s,artlps
out on a iouF Of the world. arrived N
this city on the MonowaL They viii
spend few DAYS in sightseeing before
prac'icing Tor their opening ZANE
which will be with the olympics A
week from Sunday al Central park
The nervy athletes who have come
thousands Of miles 20 ascertain how
the best baseball players Of Auan.ia
compare with baseball players OF this
country and % learn points Il deficient
They ere thireer IN number The
team has several substitutes 60 thsv
may play oricke, as veli as baseball
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-10
Ne ssrpsI.. .. s,..lA.lA...

Nashua, n. H.. April s.-rhe new
that warrants have been issued for IN,
arrest Of President spAldinS. cAsh,e,
Churchill and vice-President Ey.rill Of
The deiunct Globe Savings Bank Of Chi.
eago' the stock Of which v largely
owned In this state. was no great T,r.
prise to Nashua stockholder. Win,
no open charges Of criminal couauc,
has been made there has been man,
complaints Of mlSmanagemant on the
part Of the bank ofielals. and when
about two weeks aso a reQuss; that
stockholders contribute an aGsessneni
Of ~ per cen, was made. a oomnitte,
OF tNo was appointed 10 look into ths
DAhks anairs. Among holders OF stoch
IN New Hampshire. are the Nashua
savings Bank. Wilton SAVINGS Rank
Milford savings Bank. New HAmuhir,
banking Co. Two banks at Keene and
several individuak Banks however
are not a. heavily involved a. lndi.
vidual investors.