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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-23
BARGAINS AT JOSEY'S,
n's Tut in Prices to Continue
until September 18th,

\, A =. pairs Ladies' French Kid Gloves
q. ua'e style worth $1.25. Our price
N. B. JosEY.
m;.s INV ladies' Shirt Waist Sets. Our
'''e ioc. worth half dollar.
10 N. B. JosEY.
-'0 y. b. Dollar Corsets at TIC.
,oo, N. B. JosEY.
T. ' 49, mems 4 ply Linen Collars at
Mo ''u l'c. N. B. JosEY.
N. B. JosEY.
sn svJ On|aundried Reinforced, 2.lOO
half n.;" Shirts 39c. each, which il
H.. N. B. JosEY.
B,h sss out out not least something for
2inob Ivy pieces Blrdeye Dlapering
en.n ooc. N. B. JosEY.
data ~ D D Goods department. is up to
pOon,. everything new and stylish at
a'ees' trimmings to match.
N. B. JosEY.
our buy Clothing before seeing
uvercoas,a' Ms Suits from 81 to $3.50.
No tron a.s " to $40. Pants 25c to IS,
0uole to show goods.
:. N. B. JosEY.
:" more belts left-5 to l5c.
N. B. JosEY.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-23
BARGAINS THIS WEEK.
BUSY Times AHEAD

New life in business. New Fall and
Winter Goods arriving daily at
r. G. Josey & Co.'s.
New Dress Goods-Latest Styles.
New Novelty Silks. New Trimmings.
r. C. Josey & Co.
The Justly celebrated John Kelly
Shoes for Ladies are In the lead. Ev-
cry pair warranted by r. G.. Josey & Co.
Call and see our Gotham Hat-best
and prettiest hat in the land.
r. G. Josey & Co.
Ladies, don't fail to see r. G. Josey
& Co.'s Dress Goods before buying.
They have the cheapest and prettiest
in the town.
# you want the best chlld's shoe
made, call for the Sussex at
r. e. Josey & Co.'s.
Hats Hats Caps! CapsI Our
stocksls complete. It will pay you to
see our immense stock before buying.
X. G. Josey & Co.
CLOTHING! Clothingl If you
want a nice suit cheap try R. G. Josey
& Co. They haye them.
You can still find a large stock of
Furniture on hand at r. G.. Josey &
Co.'s.
We bought very large stock. We
have what you want and you want
what we have. r. G. Josey & Co.
Goods are said to be advancing every
day. They hav'nt advanced at
r. G. Josey & Co.'s.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-23
The Telephone Assured.

The Telephone Assured.
Mr.. A. Mcdowell says he will soon
20 to work to put In the telephones.
He has several handsome sample
phones in his office and promises to
put In first-class service right soon.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-23

Inn Cords pine wood for sale. Will
IUU deliver in cord lots.
Apply to w. N. HERRING,
8 % St. Scotland Neck, N. G.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-23

Our store will be closed Monday
September 9th, and "Wednesday
October 9Th.
n. Hoffman & Bro.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-23
Roanoke's New Session.

0C00xOAs
In long report of the opening ex-
ercises of the forty-ffth session Of
Roanoke College on the 18th instant,
the Salem (Va.) Times Register, of the
18th, says: The attendance on the
first day was very encouraging, lndi-
eating an increase over the enrolment
of last session, and keeping up Roam
okes record for increasing patronage
for some years.. The new men are
nearly all entering the regular courses
for graduation and the students as a
whole would impress any one as body
of earnest, manly fellows who are at
College for purpose. As usual many
States are represented and also Korea
and the Chickasaw Nation of the In
dian Territory. From Korea there are
three promising students-Kiu Beung
Surh, of the Senior class, HI Beun9
PAX, who entered last year, and Kiu
Six Kim, q new man. Nebraska fur
nishes one student and Ohio, with all
its colleges and universities, sends four.
North Carolina, with thirteen students,
comes next to Virginia in numerical
in numerical order. The local patron
age is larger than It has been tor years.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-23
Homes for Sale.

If you want good home in most
delightful town and at a good health
resort, write to M. v. PERRY,
Littleton, N. G..
Mention this paper. SIS If.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-23

.,olobrated for Its great leavenlng
eth and healthfulness. Assures the
f sod against alum and all forms OF adol-
.o.st;on common to the cheap brands.
a-u RAKING POWDER, NEW YORK.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-23

SUNDAY-sCHoOL CoNvENTIoN.-Ihe
Palmyra sunday-school convention will
be held in Palmyra NJ. E. church Sun
day, Sept. 26th. The exercises will De-
gin at 9 o'clock, q. m.
SOUTHERN Book ExcHANGE.-Spe-
cial attention is called to tho advertise
ment Of this successful firm which has
been IN existence in Raleigh about
two years. The business has been
greatly enlarged and now takes IN two
stores on Fayetteville Street. School
and law books are handled and sold
rsry cheap. When you have occasion
70 write Or call on the firm mention
THE CoAn6oHWBALTH.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-23

AND OF OTHERS WE no NOT xNow
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-23

p0n00nC says tnat Hill was u0V0I Stou
on the streets OF TarbOro before. Prof.
Hill asks THE COMMONWEALTH to say
that the whole thing is false, he does
not know Jno. A. Davenport, he does
not know Mary v. Jones, to whom It
is stated he was married, and he has
never been to Tarboro in his life.
ELuDED THE oFHcER.-A colored
man named William Smith who was
charged with robbing house and then
firing 1t near Spring Hill few weeks
ago was found in Mr.. A. s. Dunn's
stables Sunday morning. and the at
tempt to arrest him created lively
little fuslllade for arfew moments. Oh
ficer G. w. Dunn approached the man
who sprang through crack at the rear
Of the stable. Mr.. Dunn caught him
just as he got through, but the al
frighted offender having the advantage,
Mr.. Dunn emily holding him through
tie crack, wrenched himself loose and
bounded away. As he turned the
corner 81 . walling Mr.. Dunn shot to-
wards him and then the fugitive and
Willie Mcdaniel, colored man, assist-
ting in the arrest, took several cracks
81 each other in the open field with no
effect. Some ons reported that Smith
was shot 81 the lee, bnt 4 W. = gness
Ues llacnalrie Blood nd dser Pilia
|ior ~ Hvef ~ NJ.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
waylaid ana Shot.

LAURINBRG, Jan. r. Horace
iGoodson. the porter at the Mer
chants Hotel, was waylaid last
night on his way from church.
and shot with buckshot at close
range. DR.. Heron was sum-
moned and found that the entire
left shoulder was shattered,
while a stray shot passed
through the throat. The doctor
thinks his recovery doubtful,
Horace, who is well known to
the travelling men, was an en-
thusiastic democrat and his
sympathies were with the white
people. This fact, together with
the vigilance exercised in bring
ing offenders to justice, have
caused him many enemies
among the colored people, and
no doubt was the direct cause
Of last nights ARRAY.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
Deaths In the Western Storm.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. s.-Represen'
,a,ive MeCtatb. Of Barnesvilie. was ex.
cused from attendance on the legisla
,ure TODAY, having just received telt'
gran that his brother, Thomas MsGra'h
was frozen 10 death 10 Sundays blizzard
A Fargo. n. D., special TO the Dispatel
says: "fwo children Of John Petti, Of
uan,er. were frozen 10 death In Sur
days storm. The father has been II
Fargo for three days, but details eanno
be secured"
ATcHfsoS. Kans, Jan. ST Irwin
colored, living on Mound street, foun.
A ,ep.year. old child dead In snowdrii
near Seventh and Parallel streets A. =
Iday I, proved % be one Of the neigh
bor's children who got lost In the sno
Viii e on her way home.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
wake Needs Outside Help.

"Things are coming to a pref
ty pass" said well known
citizen of Wake county yester-
day, "when it had to import a
man from Durham to do the
work ola clerk os the court dur
ing court week. | dropped In
the courtroom today to see how
the court was running. | look
ed over at the clerks desk, and
missed the familiar face Of Mr..
A. w, Moye, who has been the
efficient deputy in charge for Q
long time. / saw in his place Q
stranger, whom | learned to be
Mr.. Mangum, of Durham, said
to be a model clerk. He seemed
to be running thing alright, but
| | walked out in sorrow because
Wake county hadn't a man to
run its ov n court without i'm
porting one. For the past two
years our county treasurer ha'
sublet his office to a Durham
man, though | am glad TO learr
that he has taken charge him
self now. If this thing keep
on, Durham will be running tn
whole machinery of the coun
ty."
Another queer thing happen
I'd in court when it was opene
! Monday morning, the new cou'
( crier in calling out the usus
formula, used the word "Grar
I Vile" instead Of Wake count!
What has Wake county dor
to be thus sinned againste-
News Il Observer,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
one way to Rescue a Suicide.

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Bernart
Krause, a tailor; became tiree
of living this afternoon, and go
ing to the lake shore in Lin
coin Park, he jumped into th'
water with the determination
of drowning himself. He was
noticed by Park Policeman Mas
Kruger, who made frantic
haste to the rescue. Il uegeI
cannot swim, and there wa
no,l.,rg at hand which he coul'
| throw to the man in the waite:
and SO he drew his revolver.
"Hi, there T. he yelled: "com
back to the shore or I'll shoe
you." Krause, who was flount
ering around in the watel
which was about up to his necl
! saw the revolver and yelle
: back: "Don't shoot; don't shoe
Pm coming out" and OUT
came In the greatest possib
haste. Kruger then place
him under arrest and he WI
4 locked up.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
IT.. I.ast IEutcrtalnment.

Rober, Nourse viii be at the court
house tonight. III speaking Of this great
orator one leading paper says;
"The lecturer, while full OF that
which ives intensely humorous, was
above all things. dramatic. It Is too late
In he day now for Mr. Nourse to 20 on
The stage. but many "star" 10 some o.
contemporaries dramas could learn es
son from this preacher. Inc e'osins
parts Of the lecture, the transiofIna'lon
Of DR. Jekyil into Mr Hyde, the despair
the outery, the picture Of the g'bbefinp'
;a;o,ic, sin-lnastered wretch, we're mary
elous." -. -,
is will he tie last entertainment o
the Durham star Course and thcs: wh'
wish to spend the evening royalty shon''
come out and hear him.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
Murderer Doomed to Death.

Il
NORFOLK. Va, Jan Gov.
O'Ferrall has refused TO inter-
fere with the death sentence OF
William Downing and Charles
Williams, who are condemned
to be hanged tomorrow. The
governor has been expected to
interfere. and his action extin-
cuisines the prisoners last ray
Of hope. They will both be
hanged from the same scaffold
about sunrise tomorrow, The
crime for which Williams will
hang was committed last April
aboard a schooner lying out in
the harbor. He killed his friend,
Charles Bess, in a drunken
quarrel, splitting his head open
with a small ak.
Downing was the uninten-
tional slayer Of Emma Lane,
colored. He had fired on another
man, but the woman received
the fatal bullet. No allowance
is made for this fact, however.
Both cases have been repeatedly
appealed, the latter ON consti'
tutional grounds. The execution
will be private.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
pERsoNAL MENTION.

Major W. A. Guthrie spent yesterday
in Raleigh.
w. w. Shaw, who has been on bust
ness trip to Winston, is at home again.
Tim Bennett, co,ored, who has been
sick at the county home. has been dis
charged.
G, n. Norton returned yesterday
from Richmond, Va. where he had been
on business.
T. ID. scruggs, formerly OF this cit,
but now Of Stagsville, was IN Durham
yesterday.
A. Cheek, Of flil!sboro, passef
through the city yesterday en- route hom'
from Raleigh.
License were issued yesterday for ih'
marriage Of chas. Dunnegan and sahi
Johnson, colored.
Mira. Brown and daughter, Miss Ada
Of Richmond, formerly Of Durham, al
rived in the city last evening on a Wis
10 Mrs. Browns son, II. ]. Brown.
There will he a regular meeting
Durham Hose 20. No. a. tonight.
this Is the frs, meeting 10 the new yel
Il is desired that every member shouI
be present. Meeting at 1880 O'Clock.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
TWO HUNDRED CASES.
A Large Docket Awaits the Attention
ofJudge Allen.

The January term of Durham Coun-
tvs Superior Court will convene mex.
Monday. n, nth instant, with Judge
Allen presiding. This will be his nrs'
term and he will have his hands tuii.
The term is put down for both crin,i-
nal and civil cases but It is generally
thought that only criminal cases viii DC
tried and the civil docket will be con
,inued. II is one Of the largest dockets
Durham has had tor some time.
The last term. which was for the tiia
of civil cases only, was q journed on the
first or second day on account 81 Juage
Mcrver being taken suddenly III, and
the entire docket was contii led. There
IRE nov on the civil docket one hundred
aid ten cases, several Of which are lont
damage suits. ~
ON the criminal docket there are nine
,y.six cases and il Is doubtful whethe
this docket can be cleared IN the W.
weeks court, Tor there are two murde
cases and several others that viii col
sumo considerable time.
Taken together there are two hundre
and six cases awaiting the attention {
his honor and no doubt several MOI
will be added before next Mondry'
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
Cigarettes Killed Him.

The Salisbury World says:
Mr.. Joe Strange tells us of the
ieath of Irwin Hicks, a next
door neighbor Of his, on Sunda!!
from excessive cigarette smok'
ing. Hicks was only taken sie'
on Friday. 1t is learned by MI
Strange that he had smokes
cigarettes to excess for years
although he was only thirteei
years old at the time of hi
death.
The physicians could not q
first diagnose the case and be
| lieved that the lad had been al
lacked with fesers.
Later developments In tn
case, however, convinced u
physicians that the DO. 9
death was due entirely to u
consumption Of cigarettes.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
.Nations and Their Rulers"
Two prisoners discharged.

Two United States prisoners who have
been confined in jail for the past thirty
days for violating Uncle Sans laws have
been discharged. Dave Lane received
his freedom Tuesday night and Luther
Teasiey last night. Lane, It will be re-
membered, was charged with robbing
the United States mail and he was sen.
fenced to serve thirty days in Jail.
Luther Teasley, white man, served the
same length Of time for working at an
illicit distillery and was released last
night.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
80 a GENRRAL NATURE.

y
Half a million dollars worth Of
flowers are sent to London from
the Scilly Islands every year.
The large preponderance Of wo-
men over men ID Prussia has been
increased during the last five
years BY 12,OSS.
An ,eight-hour agitation meet
ing Of gigantic proportions Is to
be held in Boston on Washing
toms birthday.
The largest encyclopedia work
in existence is the Buddhist Tan
gym. 1t includes 225 volumes,
Only four sets are known TO exist.
The Detroit railway employees
have adopted rule that in future
promotions must be made on the
basis Of age in the service.
The latest sash fastener has a
toothed rail running the entire
length Of the upper sash, and a
lever to engage the teeth at any
point desired, 50 that the window
can be lowered to any point.
A new idea in ice tongs has q
sliding handle slotted on the usual
handles at right angles with the
usual position, thus making i
possible to carry flat cake with
twisting the wrist sideways.
To prevent street cars from
running into trains at grade cross
lings new device switches the cal
off from the track, the switch be
ing operated by the action o
closing the crossing gates.
! At Budapest women are now
admitted to medical lectures b.
law, if the professor will consent
The senior professor Of surgery
rencentl, refused to allow a wo
man candidate to,enter his cours
unless she would agree TO have ne
hair cut short, ON the ground tina
"wool carries infection"
A bankruptcy which occurre'
in 1911 has just been wound u
in the London registrars court b
a payment that brings the tota
dividends up to ! cent on the DO
lar. A recent bankrupt at abou
the same time offered to settle 9
the rate Of one twenty-seventh OF
penny in the pound, or sever
tenths Of a cent to dollar.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
stiiI IN Jail.

The negro woma !, Hattie Walls, who
tnocted lobe Durham in the head last
saturday morning and fractured his
skull is still in Jail, where she was COM
mit,ed by squire cunter to await the
,ssu,,s Of Dufham's injuries, II was
learned yesterday that Durham was still !
confined though he is improving end
x;II possibly be ale 10 attend tisl the
latter part Of this week. The case viii
ne, into the superior court next week
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
,"Pure Cream"

G. NJ. Royal and J. c, Hadley, Jr., ar
rived in the city yesterday afternoon
from Wilson and will make and sell
candy here for sometime. Mr.. Royal
has been here on several occasions and
his candies-"Royall's Pure Cream
need no introduction to our people. AM
nouncement as to location Of ? ace OF
business will be made later.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
THE SCHOOL TAX
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COMPLETE THEIR WORK.

Il + - Z Y 4
T, .nty Thousand Dollars DISTRIBUTE
ed for school Purposcs---Thc Per
Capita is $2.4A and small Districts
Get $f5O---This will Give From
Eour to Ten Months School.
The board Of county commissioners
met Yesterday morning in their third
aays' sessionand completed the business
of the month, after which they adjourn
ed to meet again the first Monday in
February.
Their principle business Yesterday
morning was apportioning the school
fund, though several minor matters
were disposed Of, The board worked
until nearly dark Tuesday evening with
the hope of completing the months
work but when they struck the school
fund question they fonnd that they had
an elephant on their hands, so they
adjourned until yesterday morning,
when they took new hold" and com
pleted.
There are seven thousand seven hun
dre.. and eighty-nine school children De
tween the ages Of s and 81 years, in Dur
ham county and the per capita this year
will be $a.44 in districts where there are
more than sixty-two children and all Of
- q
the smaller districts, which contain less
than sixty.two, the district will receive
srso. The per capita last year was $3.50.
six cents more than this, but the smaller
districts did not get as mucn as they 10
this. 4.
In the county there are sixty six dis
tricts-thirty-nine white and thirty
seven colored. OF this number twenty
one are small districts, fourteen Of
which are white and seven colored. The
total amount appropriated TO the school
fund this year was $4,000 and every
child in the county will be given q
chance to 90 to school at least ioui
months and in some of the districts
school will be taught from six to nine
months. This is considerablslabove the
average lengths Of schools in othei
counties.
The board also made an order that
necessary repairs at the cour'
house be made at once ana
committee was appointed TO attend e
the work. Il is understood that th'
mastering overhead in the court room
which is considerably cracked aud fa'iei
off in places, will be knocked down ant
the room ceiled. All the offices in tn
building will receive fresh coat 2
white wash.
They also passed an order that 70
superinteudent at the county HON
shall not keep any live stock, poultry
etc nut that the county shall own 90
entire business. The present snie.in
teudent owned nineteen chickens 50 -
board purchased the fowls and turne
them over to him to attend TO TOT 70
county.
The saiar, Of the janitor Of the cou'
house was increased from $40 to SIS ps
month. The salary heretofore has bee
SIS but the presen. janitor accepted u
place at $40 and worked for that pro
one month but Il board thought It WI
worth the old price paid and SO it w
increased,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
1T MEANS MUCH.

The Graded School sent t
Tho n.trons one week before
Christmas q list Of books suita-
HE for Christmas presents Tor
the pupil in the school re-
..eived 394 books. The books
recommended were good books
and the fact that a large num ms
Der Of good books were secured r,
means much for Durham's III
More reading means more
,veneral culture and informa
zion: more intelligent con ersa'
ton; stronger incentive 70 no
HE living and great influence
lin the elevation Of character
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

q I snii,b. who has been connected
!. an The B,ul,cal Recorder for the past
,wslve n,,,..::... of more has accepted a
nosi,,ou with Young & selden, station.
srs. printers and photographers, Of Bal
,imore. Mr.. smith Is a hustler and will
i, Il understood, travel North and South
Carolina and virginia. Messers. Young
q seldeu have secured good salesman.
ne will make bis headquarters 10 DuI
ham.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

A BILL is now pending before
congress to divide the state Of
Washington into two Fedora
judicial districts, instead of one
as at present. No effort has beer
made TO push it through the
present congress, as that would
give another life appointment
ON the district bench to Presi
dent Cleveland. It is now said
that an effort will be made u
ave such a measure passed a
the extra session, giving the AZ
poinsment to Mr.. Mckinley, a."
that Representative Doolittie
who was defeated for re-elec
ION. is the most likely man o
mis- party in the State Tor ~
Judge ship which 1t is expFe'r
10 create.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

In LEXINGTON, KY, there is a
club the youngest member Of
which is eighty.nine years old.
All the others are over ninety.
The club meets regularly for
purposes of mutual improve
msnt and social pleasure.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
A Fire FIend at work

WILLIAMSON, N. G., Jan. o.
The fire fend again visits our
little town. The alarm Of fir
was given by Town Waterman
Clary at S:45 o'clock this morn
ing. The fire was found to be in
the brick block oftwo stores owhed
by ]. R. Mobley, ESQ.,, occupied BY
A. J. Mizel, groceries and a bar,
and F. X. Hodges, toy store with
oyster saloon in rear. The hire
originated in the Mizel store an6
is supposed to be Of an incendiary
origin. The flames spread rapidly
10 the other store, entirely con
.umipg both. The building wa
situated in the heart Of the bust
ness portion Of the town, and
seemed almost impossible to saw
The remainder, but by the here
forts Of the citizens the fire Wa
cotton under control and confine
to the two buildings named. I'll
luss is as follows: J. R. Mobly, t~
stores $4,000, fully covered by i
surance; A. J. Mizel, stock, ~, 90
insurance $1,000; +. K. Hodg
md H. Cowan, loss $3.50 10 i
.urance.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
corbe,t.Titzsimmons Bout.

New York, Jan. 5.-This at
ternoon Dan Stuart met AL Smith
who has been agreed upon as fina'
stakeholder in the Corbett- Fitz,
simmons match, in Jersey City
and posted with him $4,000 as !
guarantee Of good faith. Thi'
money will form a part Of tn
purse in the event Of the figh
taking place. Should Stuart fai
to bring the men together a
agreed upon, the $1,000 will b
forfeited.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
a .January thaw Ia Away

a January thaw is always
more productive of colds and
coughs than a January freeze.
Then is the time Ayers Cherry
Pectoral is needed and proves so
extremely efficacious. Ask your
druggist for IL, and also for
Ayers Almanac, which Is free
70 ell,