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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-27
QUIET DAY.
Streets w ere
Deserted.
COMING MARRIAGE:
VIII Prove Of Social Inter
est In Spencer.

Spencer, Dec 26.-The marriage Of
Nelson Plouffe Of Hiusyiue and Delina
Perault Of North BrooBfeld is an
nounced to take place next Sunday al
ternoon at o'clock at the St Mary's
Church There win be a reception
Sunday evening at the home of the
groom in IIlnsville, While Monday eve
ming there will be another reception in
North Brookield.
Cyril Vernon Of Main street, while
walking on the ice at Whittemore
pond last night, fell and sprained his
right wrist. Mr. Vernons wrist pains
him much today, but is not serious. He
was assisted to his home last night by
Charles Estes and Joseph Dermody.
Deputy Sheriff Henry p. Draper
learned from Tellie Goozy, who was
arrested yesterday afternoon by Chief
of Police McKenna, that he came to
town from Worcester with horse and
top carriage Goozy said that he left
his team in back of the Hotel Windsor,
on Chestnut street. Mr.. Draper went
Immediately in search of the team,
WHICH ldlG lODJSIlL III udl IlOl lOCdlGUs
1t is thought that GOOzy'S companion,
who came to Spencer with him, drove
the team home
Goozy and Freddie Bissonnette, VINO
was also arrested last night for drunk
enness, have both been in the station
all day and win appear for trial tomor-
row morning. Dennis Murray, who
was arrested for assault. was bailed
out last night, and will appear for trial
TprDOIrOW NIGHT y O'cIorlz
Today was observed as a holiday in
Spencer, all the places Of business be-
ing closed with the exception of Bee
be & Webber's wooden mills, which have
been running all day. 1t has also been
exceptionally quiet in town, the streets
being almost deserted.
Large numbers of Spencer people
enjoyed the skating on Lake Lashaway
this afternoon, the ice being said to be
the best Of the season. A polo match
between East Brookield and North
BToOkfield was in order, which result
ed in a tie, each side making one goal
The cars coming into Spencer from
to o'clock were loaded with merry
skaters, so that aisles and platforms
were crowded,
Peleg Dumot, from Canada, is a
guest of John Bedard, Chestnut street.
John F. O'Gara, of Brown University,
is q guest of his father, John O'Gara,
Maple street.
John Wildly of Boston and Anna
Wildly of Webster are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Augustus Plouffe, Powers
street.
Miss Florence p. Dunton from
preparatory school in Northampton. is
a guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank e. Dunton. Main street.
The third entertainment of the Mems
League course was given in the town
hall tonight, before a crowded house,
by the Salem Cadet Band. The con-
cert was one of the finest ever heard in
Spencer, and the audience left the hall
greatly pleased
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Today was observed as a holiday in
Spencer, all the places OF business be-
ing closed with the exception of Bee
be & Webber's wooden mills, which have
been running all day. 1t has also been
exceptionally quiet in town. the streets
being almost deserted
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srnpY or A SLAVE.

TO be bound hand and foot for years by
the chains Of disease is the worst form OIL
slavery George d; Williams OF mSnen Iya :
made free. He says: MY wife has been
so HELPLESS for five years that she could
not no turn over in bed alone After f using Isnn
tWo a ~ it,,,nroved and able to do her own
1eirH'niS This supreme remedy for female
diseases quickly cures nervousness sie ei5
iessness, melancholy heada trbi. D lo5irs
- r,,r,,i,iny medicine Is a godsenu 10
weak we sickly, rundown people Every pot Of,
lie Guaranteed Only 50 cents. sofa by
Brewer q Co., druggists
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HILL AND VALLEY.
Many Happenings of Note In Now Fa-
NOUS Town Of Leicester


Leicester. Dec. 26.-The audience at
the First Congregational Church sun
day evening was treated to an unex
pected addition to the program. Just
before the sermon. Frank S. Alexander
and Miss Minnie Lynch, both of spen-
Ger, were married before the audience,
by Rev. D. c. Reid
The couple marched up the west
aisle, preceded by the ushers, w. D..
Braman and Edwin Lawrence of
Leicester, and the bridesmaid and best
man, Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Robertson
of Spencer. The bride wore a gown of
cream satin cut en- train, with veil
caught up with orange blossoms, The
bridesmaid wore cream muslin and
satin, and both ladies carried bou-
Quet of white carnations
The Episcopal service. with the ring,
was used. The couple left the church
Immediately after the ceremony and
We're driven to their home, on Grove
street, in Spencer.
Mr.. Alexander is a filter at the Isaac
Prouty shop and Miss Lynch was form
erly a resident of ST. John, n. #. The
choir sang several special selections,
Miss Anna NJ Marsh gave soprano
solo C'NoeI') and Will A, Gray, the
leader, sang a tenor solo C'Night of
nights'D.
The First Congregational Sunday
school held their annual election Of ON
GERS Sunday noon. The report of the
dominating committee was unanimous
Iy accepted. The new board of officers
viii be : Albert S. Conant, superin-
tendent; Edward l., Scott assistant
superintendent; Mrs. Katherine l.,
Grout, superintendent of the primary
department. Marshal S. Snow, treas
urer Miss Bertha j. Jordan, secretary;
Charles l.. Davis, librarian; John w.
Robinson, Miss Mary Thurston, Mrs.
Cora B. Denny, pianists; stephen Z.
Tarleton George o. Currier Mrs. Flora
Davis, Mrs A. w Harrington, Miss
Bertha c. Smith, executive committee.
AT present the Worcester and SUI
burban is very short handed and many
regular men are running extra trips
every day to enable regular cars to be
run. Some of the men have put in
from is to Ia hours each day, and all
are glad Christmas week is over for
more than one reacon. Edward Holt
has been transferred from the Black
stone Valley division to the Spencer
end
Some fine programs OF Christmas
on Sunday. ST. Thomas Episcopal
Church was decorated more elaborate
ly than any of the others. A many
arched frame of evergreen was erected
III front of the chancel and all was sur
mounted by a cross and image. A
bright star cleaned above all and "a
candles We're lighted on the altar.
The trimming reflects great credit upon
me committee, of which Ernest V.
Guilds is chairman.
The Topic Club will hold their regu-
lar meeting Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock, with Mrs. J. Sidney White
more. ieitsHsF -. .a.ts
John Howard Stevens of III Main
street, Worcester, who secured the
nth prize of So in gold in The Spy
big advertising contest, is a native of
Leicester and graduate of Leicester
Academy in the class Of 81 Whatever
occurs Of interest to Ae general publlc
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MORTGAGEE' SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE AT PUBLIC~AUCTION.- virtue
Of the power of sale contained in a cer-
tain mortgage given by BENJAMIN S. Stu
art to John Chandler, dated on the sec
ond day of April, 1892. and recorded with
\ Worcester district deeds, book 1880, page
in contained will be sold at public auc-
ton, on the premises hereinafter de-
scTibed on SATURDAY, the SEVENTH
day of JANUARY 1895 at 2 o'clock in the
mortgage deed, as follows:
A certain piece of land situated in the
westerly part of said Sterling, on the
southerly side of the old county road
leading from Sterling to Westminster and
Justice Hill, containing fifty acres and
thirty rods, bounded as follows: Begin
county road; thence S. 541a degrees w
six rods and sixteen links; thence s.
Sl52 degrees w. stxty-eight rods by John
r, Rices land to an angle in the wall;
thence S. SO degrees w. fwenty-one rods
and fifteen links to a corner of the wall
thence n. AZ degrees w. thirty rods and
ten links by Rugg pasture to an angle in
the wall; thence N. 21s4 degrees thirty
seven rods and twenty links by Rugg
pasture; thence N. 90 degrees w. thirty
seven rods and eleven links by Benjamin
thence n. degrees e. twenty-one rods
and twenty links by said Stuart land to a
corner of the wall; thence N. SO degrees
p. sixteen rods by Powers land; thence
twenty links to a oorner Of the wall;
thence S. - degrees w. eleven rods;
thence S. 5 degrees E. five rods; thence
S. 1214 degrees E. twenty-five rods and
five links to a corner of the wall: thence
n. rs degrees E. sixteen rods and four
teen links to an angle in the wall; thence
n. 541a degrees E. eighteen rods and six
links to the road; thence angling by the
road easterly one hundred four and one
half rods to the point first mentioned.
subject to a right of way to the Rugg
pasture, being the same estate conveyed
to the mortgagoP by deed of Silas Roper.
the Worcester district deeds, book $50,
page 2S6
The sale will be made subject TO any
unpaid taxes. Terms: 500 cash at time
and place of sale; balance on delivery of
deed within fifteen days from date of
sale. JOHN, CHANDLER, Mortgages.
THAYER & RUGG, Attorneys.
December g. 1898. D15.19.27
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NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN-That
the subscriber has been duly appointed
administrator of the estate Of Sarah j,
Goulding, late of Worcester in the county
of Worcester, deceased, intestate, and has
taken upon himself that trust by giving
ing demands upon the estate of said de-
ceased are required to exhibit the same;
and all persons indebted to said estate
are called upon to make payment to
MIRICk H. COWDEN, admir-.
December 49, 1885
II 2n-oZ i
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Clalrvoyan.s and Massage.

MRS. JULIA A. SPAULDING, clairvoy-
ant business. test and prophetic medi-
I'm, Is at 54S Main ST.. where she will be
pleased to greet both patrons and
friends. Examination and massage $1.Oa
each. Room l. one flight.
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MUCH GOOD CHEER.
Whitinsve People Enjoy Christmas in
Various Ways.

Whitinsville. Dec 26.-Christmas was
observed in the NJ. f. church yester-
day by having special exercises. In
the morning at 1870 the musical pro-
gram was as follows: Hymn. THE
star of the east" arranged by J. C.
Mozart; anthem, Prince of peace" bv
William Edie Marks hymn, "The
Sorosis' advent" by George f. Han
del; anthem, Joy to the world"
Charles Fl. Gabriel hymn, Peace on
earth, good will toward men," Carl
Won Weber. In the evening there was
Christmas concert, entitled Ginning
Christmas bells' by Fillmore brothers
at O'Clock. The program was as fol-
lows: Opening song, Glad bells of
Christmas time by school; address of
welcome, Mary Brown children's pray
er of alteration, by a select band Of
children; prayer, Rev. w f. Lawford:
recitation, Christmas chimes" Miss
Esther Davis. These were followed by
solos, recitations and duets. This con-
cert was pronounced by the people
present to be the finest they have had
in years.
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DIAMONDS.

We lead for bargains, as heretofore.
We can give you more for your money
than any house in the city. W0 carry a
big line of unset diamonds, opals, rubies
and sapphires. You select your own set
ting and have them set any style you de-
sire as we have full line of new Il x
mountings.
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wan papers.

RIGMOVED-We have removed from 905
Main st 20 20 Main &. We have some
ten thousand rolls wall paper, which we
Peterson Co.
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chiropodlst and Manicure.

ALL ILLS OF THE FEET scientifically
and carefully treated without pain; warts
removed; also manicure. Miss 4. v.
Carberry. room Is, Burnside building
Main st. Evenings until 7.S0.
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Horses, Carriages, etc

FOR SALE-One single sleigh, one light
job sleigh, nearly new; cheap for cash
or instalments. 1872 Greenwood st.
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McGlynn & Proctor, store keepers in
town, presented their employees with
a smoking jacket.
Robert Brtton of Main street was
pleasantly surprised Saturday evening
by his sisters Misses Mary and Katie
Britton, who presented him with a gold
watch and chain.
There are about 100 cases of grip in
town. Most every family in the west
end has one or two sick with it. One
family has five.
Nathaniel McCreecy of Main street
is visiting his brother, Robert Nc
McCreecy of Providence.
Robert Britton shot a fox early Sun
day morning
MI and Mrs Leverett Remington of
Main street are the guests of friends
in Worcester
Mrs John Wild is visiting her moth
er. in Providence.
Miss Sarah Balmer has been the
guest of friends in Worcester.
There will be an old-fashioned love
feast at the Methodist church next
Sunday morning at 1870.
James ingalls, of Oak street had the
largest number of coupons for the mu-
sic box given by James A. Milligan.
Mr.. ingalls, was very much surprised
when he received it, and thanks the
people who helped him get it.
c. V. Dudley gave each Of his en-
ployee's SIS and an oyster supper, Sat
urday evening.
William Foster and wife of Forest
street welcomed twins this morning,
boy and a girl.
Fred Ballard of Linwood, who had
his hand badly mangled recently, in
The carding room at the Linwood cot
ton mill, had to have it operated on by
Dr Charles III, Hartman, yesterday.
Jobn Crompton, Jr., is visiting
friends in PaseoaS.
G. ii. sherman is the guest of friends
in Athol.
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For Sale and Business Chances.

FOR SALE-Brick block and good bust
ness c. G. Stebbins, importer and
wholesale liquor dealer, Weonsocket,
r. /.
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FOR RENT.

In the "STANDlSH, " 100 and III
Main street, one upper outside
apartment; one lower inside apart
meat. Apply to Janitor or c. H..
PRENTICE, / Lagrange street.
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Situations Wanted Female.

WANTED-All round hotel
cook, competent girl, general work, best
of city references; American woman like
housekeeper place; girl light work, 50 per
week Mrs. Mulvey, Il Maple st. Tele-
phone 265-2
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To Let-Fiats and houses.

Rates for one week or more under this
heading: ~ cents per line each insertion.
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For saIe---MusicaI instruments

FINE UPRIGHT PIANO, standard make,
been used only a short time, at bar
gain. Bates Piano Co., Walnut St
BRADBURY PIANOS in good condition
SIPS. Bates Piano Co.. Walnut st.
SQUARE PIANOS, mahogany case, S25
Bates Piano Co.. Walnut st.
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Birds For Sale.

ALL KINDS of foreign eanaries talking
parrots, hooking birds, nightingales,
South American tropial. skylarks,
thrushes, bobolinks; also cages and bird
food for sale. j. j. Coughlin. 113 West
ST.
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John Howard Stevens of ri Main
street, Worcester, who secured the
NTH prize of So in gold in The Spys
big advertising contest, is native of
Leicester and a graduate of Leicester
Academy in the class Of 81. Whatever
occurs of interest to Ne general pubic
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FOR RENT-West side, lower apartment
in house of Two only, essentially sepa-
rate from tine other, and in all respects
unusually desirable; steam and modern
appurtenances; street and location at
tractive; large grounds, shruhbery,
fruit; 10 minutes walk to city hall, to
cars; rent SIS. Address w. II. Ha-
thorne Hotel Newton, High st.
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The Topic Club will hold their regu-
lar meeting Tuesday afternoon at
O'clock with Mrs. ]. Sidney White
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cert was pronounced by the people
present to be the finest they have had
in years.
The first services in the new st.
Patricks Church was held yesterday.
The WhitinsVille Social Orchestra fur
nshed music in the morning. 1t was
expected that the bell would be placed
in position so it could be rung, but.
owing to difficulties, they were unable
to do so. They tried Saturday after
noon but the rope stretched SO that it
might part when it got into mid-air.
1t was great disappointment to the
parish as well as to the outsiders. who
wanted to hear the new bell rung
Christmas morning.
Henry A. Graves. a popular young
man of this town, was married to Miss
Manience Maxwell of Millbury, by Rev.
George A. Putnam, at Millbury, Satur-
day evening.
Frank Adams of this place was mar
ried Saturday afternoon, in Worcester.
to Miss Ida Elmes Of Worcester. form
erly Of this place. Miss Elmes lived
the most of her young life here and
had a large number Of friends here.
Mr.. Adams is popular man here, and
is employed by the Within Machine
Works. He has just recently returned
from Canada where he has been work
ing for that firm
The Epwcrth Reading Circle of the
Methodist church met with John O.
Reynolds Of Forest street, this eve
ming.
Mrs. Patrick German of the east end
died Yesterday morning, after an ill
ness of pneumonia. Mrs. German has
been in poor health for some time past,
and it was a shock to her many friends
when they learned of her death. She
was born in Ireland, and leaves a hus-
band, two sons and one daughter. The
funeral Will take place tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock, from St. Pat
ricll's Church.
Among those who spent Christmas in
town with friends are: Louis Pearce
of Millbury Allan letters of Worces-
ter, Miss Katie Dunl1ley of Boston,
John Carroll of Newton Upper Falls,
William and Eugene Branigan of Paw
tucket, Mr.. and Mrs. John White of
Worcester, Charles Thurston and
Harry Shaw of Yale College, Misses
Ida and Hattie Spencer of Bridge
water Normal School, Robert Alexan-
der of Springfield, Hiram Reynolds of
Lowell Miss Davis of Worcester
Thomas Hurley of Worcester, Alex
and.r Amey of Hitchcock's Free
School.
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TO RENT-One of the pleasantest tene-
ments at the south end, minutes walk
west of South Worcester depot, Z rooms,
modern improvements; will be ready
for occupancy any time in January;
very convenient for commercial travel
ers. Address a. H., Spy Office.
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A Pleasant 7-Room Tenement, Bath,
with Hot and Cold Water, and Furnace.
Henry BigeoW, Clark's Block.
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lose and Found
For Sale or Repair Clothing.

G1.00 SUIT cleaned and pressed; $500 silk
velvet collar on coat. Upham & Padula,
tailors, 81 Main ST.. opp. Elm. one flight
Open evenings.
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-18
Holbrook Items.

Cattle and sheep shipping is the par
amount industry at the county seat.
Thousands Of head of both are being
loaded and shipped east.
Ben Sohuster and Jerry Gonzales, of
st. Johns, and John Nelson OF this
county, shipped last week from this
point, ten cars of sheep to Kansas City.
VIM. Morgan, of Show Low, sent his
wife and family on No. Tuesday, des-
tination Chicago. Mr.. Morgan remain
ed behind to superintend the loading
and shipping of $500 head of mutton
sheep, This shipment was consigned
to Chicago.
Work on the county court house has
progressed rapidly in the past two
weeks. The trenches to receive the rock
foundation are complete, and the stone
work will be commenced Immediately.
One kiln of brick is complete, and will
be fred this week
r. G. Kinder, of the firm of Kinder
& Burbage, arrived Tuesday from their
ranch, and has ordered cars for ship
ment of some of the firms sheep. They
expect to ship right away and get in on
the high market.
Judge Jackson left with VIM. Nor
gan for short visit to Chicago The
Judge expects to be gone not to exceed
fifteen days.
Holbrook has been promised flag
pole by the railroad people, The citi-
zens have the flag ready, and are only
awaiting the arrival of the pole to have
flag raising.
James E. Porter, of Show Low, will
ship few cars of sheep to the Chicago
market, in very few days. Joseph
Sponsler, of Pinetop, intends shipping
quite a bunch also in the very near fu-
ture.
Mrs G. T. Putnam has returned from
Albuquerque, where she had been in at
tendance on her brother, Jud Lathrop,
the fireman who was wounded in the
railroad hold-up at the Rio Puerco re-
Gently. Mrs. Putnam believes her broth
er will now pull through, although he
had very close call.
The citizens Of Holbrook held a meet
ing few evenings since, to devise ways
and means for a Fourth Of July cele-
bration. The meeting was largely at
tended, and much enthusiasm mani
tested and the celebration is an assured
thing.
John Hunt, of Snowflake, one of the
/ best known men of our county, came
in on No. Tuesday from San Bernar-
dino, California, where he had been on
a short visit to relatives.
Judge Jackson will open a Normal
Institute, at Holbrook on Tuesday, July
9th. Teachers and advanced students
of all parts Of this and adjacent coun-
ties are cordially invited to attend. Mr.
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-18

MARRIED evening the 14th
instant, by Judge McAllister. Mr.. John
Jackson, of Prescott, Arizona, to Miss
Efde McMilIion, of Joplin, Missouri.
The bride wore white satin dress, vio-
let's and diamonds. After the cere-
mony the newly married couple re-
ceiYed the congratulations Of their num-
erous friends, while cake and wine were
being served to invited guests. The bride
will leave in few days on visit to her
old home at Joplin.
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-18
Furniture from Factory to Fireside

Being the only extensive manufac-
turers of furniture in the world selling
direct from maker to user, we save our
customers the enormous expenses and
profits of the jobbers and retailers.
Send for catalogue A, showing our full
line of Household Furniture, at 20 to
so per cent. under retail value,
QUAKER VALLEY MANUFACTURING Co.
319 and 321 S. Canal ST., Chicago.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Pleaset tell your readers
that the Quaker Valley Manufacturing
Co., 319 and 321 South Canal Street,
Chicago. sell full line of high grade
household furniture direct from the
factory at 20 to so per cent. lower than
retail prices, and will send anyone a
copy of their catalogues free.
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-18

An exchange solemnly asserts that
lack of enterprise in stock raising has
much to do with the poverty of Spain
and Mexico. Their highest am mbition is
donkey or mule; and the American
farmer whose enterprise leads him back
to the breeding of mules will never
make farming pay, nor will such farm
ers ever add to the prosperity or pro-
gress of their state or community.
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-18

The West Baden Journal hits the ma
licious gossiper hard blow in the fol-
lowing: "A scandal-monger is the pest
of a community. Like a snake in the
grass, thief in the night, they seek to
destroy the character of others and
drag them down to their own degraded
condition. Nothing is SO dangerous to
the morality and standing Of com,
munity as the spiteful scandal mon
pero
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-18

Had there been a court of private
land claims forty years ago millions or
acres of fine land in California, which
had been seized by rascally land thieves
would have been released and restored
to the public domain. But California
compelled the cormorants to let go by
taxing the land at rates of valuation
settlers were willing to pay, and COM
PEELED their sale. Couldn't Arizona
work a scheme Of that kind?-Oasis.
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-18

The sheepmen of the northern tier of
counties are just now getting back to
their summer ranges, after an absence
of six months or more on the trail, to
and from the winter ranges in this val
ley. The greater length of time is put
in on the trail, and it is this slow NOV
ing from one point to the other that
causes the cattlemen to urge serious
objections against the destructive prac-
tice.-Stockman.