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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02
COLONEL BARNETT. RE

COLONEL BARNETT, RE-
PUBLICAN CANDIDATE
FOR STATE TREASURER.
FOUGHT FOR HIS COUN-
TRY'S FLAG IN THE FAR
OFF PHILIPPINES. A VOTE
FOR HIM is A PATRIOTIC
AMERICANS TRIBUTE TO
A G A l. l. A Mt SOLDIER.
VOTE THE WHOLE RE-
PUBLICAN TICKET NEXT
TUESDAY,.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02

REPUBLICAN VICTORY
MEANS PROTECTION, UN-
CHANGED MONEY, TRADE
EXPANSION AND FULL
DINNER PALS. VOTE THE
WHOLE REPUBLICAN
TICKET NEXT TUESDAY,
NOV. 7. POLLS OPEN FROM
A. M. TO Z p. M.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02
A. 7. ARMSTRONG,
SONESTOWN, PA.
DEALER IN
Flour Feed and Groceries

l34 pounds Of pure Lard for $l.00
Baking molasses. % to SOC.
s pounds Rolled Oats for 25c
pounds of Corn Starch for 25c.
pounds Of Laundry Starch for 25c.
pounds of Rio Coffee for 2jc.
bars ol LenoX Soap for 25c.
No. mackerel per pound Sc.
Best Sugar Coated Hams al per IL.
! Buckwheat Flour % pound sack 45c.
Buckwheat Flour 100 pounds, Sl.S'
yellow Corn per 100 pounds 90c.
Corn Meal or Cracked Corn 90c.
Corn, Oats and Barley Chop 90c.
Wheat Bran 200 pounds Sl.50.
Flour middlings, 40 pound sack Sl.40.
Fine middlings POO pounds $I.G0.
Flour per sack $l.00.
Winter Roller per sack Sl.00.
Good Flour 90c.
| Rye Flour % pounds, SOC.
Graham Flour l24 pounds Soc
| Common Fine Salt per barrel $l.20.
j. w. Buck opens Il new lot o1
lumbermen's gum shoes this week
also line of men and wOmen's ovel
shoes.
New buckwheat -four at j. w
Bucks.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02

THE PATRIOTIC REPUB-
LICAN VOTERS OF PENN
SfLVANlA ARE CALLED
TO THE POLLS FOR THE
ELECTION, ON TUESDAY
NEXT, NOV. Z, TO RALLY
TO THE SUPPORT OF
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY
AND HIS SPLENDID AD-
MlNlSTRATION. EVERY
PATRIOT SHOULD VOTE
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET
AND SEND WORD TO THE
WORLD THAT THE PEO-
PIE ARE BEHIND THE
PRESIDENT.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02

keep the best line of Hardware in the
County at prices 10 suit you. | give you
better goods for your money than you can
buy elsewhere. ! can furnish handmade
at prices that will pleas you. Three
grades, cheap, medium and the best al,
ways in stock from which to make your
choice. Give me a trial on these goods.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24
Sanitary Sense.

One does not have to GO to the slums
and tenement sections of the great cities
to find people living in defiance of
sanitary laws. Out in the country
where, with surplus of fresh air, good
living, and sunshine, there should be
almost perfect conditions for healthful
living, we find typhoid, diptheria, con
sumption, getting in their fatal work.
We know of country people so mortally
afraid of fresh air that they continuously
sleep in unventilated bedrooms, and after
breathing poison all night they drink il
down through the day in water from o
well contaminated by an adjacent cess
pool or barn yard. Hundreds of country
homes right here in Iowa need to have
the gospel Of sanitary sense carried tc
them. 1t is pitiful satisfaction to have
all the neighbors come out to the funeral
when the dead one is a victim of violated
commonsense, sanitary laws.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24
The Heart Of the Country.

The territory embraced within the
south half of the state OF Minnesota anc
the northern half of the state of Iowa
constitutes the largest and best area OF
agricultural land in the world. Upor
this tract is being developed an agricult
ural civilization superior to any found
elsewhere. A fertile. soil, abundant rain
fall, genial climate, and wonderful
diversity of products are associated with
degree of enterprise, push and intelli
genoe on the part Of the people who owr
the land. which expresses itself in mic,
farm homes, good barns, well-cared foi
fields, fine stock, good roads. innumer
able schoolhouses, and churches. The
men are progressive and up-to-date, the
women are home-makers IN a refined
sense. many Of the boys go to college
while the girls take normal course
Every country has ten men ct 10 send ts
the legislature, and at least one whs
would make a good governor. Nor,
books, magazines and papers are read
bore than anywhere else, and han h
bcjp4 developed sllothet IL poaibl8 ini
ho6o1x human living.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24
Roses,

Everybody loves roses for their be,utv
and fragrance. They are not ditaoult e
raise if one only knows hoy Fbr Z rth.
ern Iowa we have no re " desia III.
rose which is iTon- clad-wi h wiIl8t.nd
the winter without pro .tion. The
Hybrid Perpetual roses VIII do ka,I !,
laid down in the fall and coverea with
earth. OF this family we give Alfred
Colomb, Anne de Diesbach,s Rachar
Holmes, General Jacqueminot, n !, rshal
Wilder and nSs. John Laing. as ! nono
the best. The Tea Roses ar very
tender and will not live at all 4 rouph
the winter. These may be set Out now
however, and win splendidly reward the
grower. In the fall they should be cut
back, taken up, and buried inl cath in a
cool cellar. Among the Tea R,ses we
name Catherine Mermentl Qotb;,da
Soupert, Duchess of Albany, taiserin
Augusta Victoria, Papa donter and
President Carnot, as very lsatifactorv
The rose wants rich soil, pIerfet drain
age and vigilant care to prf otet it from
its insect enemies, the slug, hsGetc
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24
Prslhhnent After Deatb.

An estate h Ossian, winna|a h6aa
county, checked up in the probate pouri
$4,000 personal property money and
credats.) Owner when alive for fou,
years previous to his death, told the
assessor he Was worth only 1880. County
Treasurer got after administrators ana
read the Now law to him-the retso-activ>
baeax-actten, stem- windss stseuts DEVISED
by the last Legislature for Just this ssrt
OF patriots, with the result that I'd "a
estate was rsassessed for four YEA s
back with the penalty, and the TREASURER
carried back with him to Decorah the
nice sum Of sS4SN as back taxssl The
only way for you to beat this Ia Nv is IN
give your property all away while Won
live, for II you don't, and have tsen nm
to this tax-dodging baaness, oil lick
will take care Of your soul and the
county treasurer will look after \, orr
property.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24
Cost OF Shredded Corn soddar.

1t IS early in the season to,kr;te ahout
next winters fodder croll but tbo
general failure of clover 4 oo;n, -
shorten up the 9a hay crortdnd compel
the finding of a substitute. Every man
who has ever fed out we cpred corn
fodder is convinced of itsf excal,aroo
and nothing save the difict tv If hand
ling and feeding it prevents Its GENERA,
use as the principal rough tcaee cron of
the state. OF the various pk,thods tr;ad
the shredding of the stake seerns 70
have most friends. We live in this
connection, the experienq az Mr. q
Beeman of Allamakee coIhtv who for
four years past has adoptR this msthod
of utilizing his corn foddeI Reouest;no
MIN 10 inrnisn US the 81 Of preparing
Ton Oh tooder oy TINS nfthod. he says:
have used shredder the na.t To-.
seasons ana wouio not tfnk Of wasting
the fodder as we formerll did nv bav;,e,
it standing in the feb 10 hacoms
weather beaten and blown awav H.
used both the Keystone ind McCorm;cS
shredders, is not much dfference In oOs.t
u wU.n WIN el'nei MACHINE, il anything
eno me- l:u ofniiIA 10 Inc Host economical,
as a. II wiz WORK IN aryerl fodder than the
keystone USED a ep horse power
engine for power, thoich ~ con 49,
horse power could be lsed inst no we,i |"
The rental for the enIne ner day w NO.,
$500; the rental or US Of the shrsddas'
per day, $500; sever men To haul 4,
fodder and keep away from stacker A. ~
per day 500; two teams TO banI $50
neld. s1;oV; board OF mn and teams, SO:
making'a total cost OF days work s2i m
In the above | have nnde no charge for
fuel for engine as most of farmers have
enough on their owE farm that would
not be- worth much. An average dav's
work for the above)outtit would be abont
eight acres of gooa corn, which would
produce from IL 70 two toni of fodder
per acre, say an average of ~ tons Der
acre, thus makibg Ia tons Nor DAVIS
work at q cost Of s2l or Sl.A per ton
Tho fall Of 1852 i had 30 acre oat up
and, ehredded and kept 90 sxacl account
OF ~ expense except fuel audited Of
teams and The cost Of iodderln barn.
e sn3SS'xSsasng sotting up and shFe@ing vas
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24
The Lawn.

About cutting the lawn. A we'll set
SOD, and the ground we'll fertilized, it is
better through May and June to use a
grass catcher on the lawn mower and
remove the clippings II you do not
have water for the lawn it is better to
let them fall among the grass roots, as
they do much to protect and mulch the
grass in dry time. Another thing, the
lawn should not be moved at all after
the middle of September, thereby giving
the grass a chance TO grow and form a
winter protection. II the lawn needs
fertilizing, put on well-rotted barn
yarn manure in October and let it re-
main until spring, then rake of.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24
Competition in Sugar making.

Late government reports show that 4
ton OF sugar can be made in the West
Indies for $40; in Hawaii for s35; in the
Philippines for $40; whereas, in the
United States, whether from cane e.
beets, the cost is S75. With these fguras
in mind it becomes very plain that uh-
aided sugar making in the United Stats
can never compete with sugar making
in our island possessions, and it may Be
accepted as almost certain that it is kn
industry that will disappear from dur
soil If without some compensation the
bars are thrown down for a free tropical
product.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24
Not n Substitute.

We do not think that our corn, no
matter how palatably cooked, can ever
become a substitute for the rye bread or
oatmeal which constitute SO large a
portion Of the food of the common
people Of Europe; this because it lacks in
heterogeneous, or muscle and bone making
value, and when the question of the cost
of even the cheapest ration which will
sustain life is of as much Importance as
it is with these people. they will newt
ably select that one, which for the money,
will afford them the greatest amount OF
nutrition, and this is where corn fails.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24
The Growing Use of Oatnea]

Prior to the civil war oatmeal was AN
almost unknown cereal food so far az
this country was concerned. In the Wear
1874, 1,195,94S pounds of oatmeal Lv as
imported, demand having arisen fd,r Il
which the country could not supply. Tn
1888 this country exported S5,5Od go
pounds of oatmeal, besides supplying thu
enormously increased home demand. II
has secured permanent place Ia q
breakfast cereal food all over the couI,
These facts are of interest to uu9
especially, IS this state Is one oil rs hol
great oat producing sections.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

A feeder who has tried both plans
shredding and cutting corn stalks tells
us that he much prefers the latter
method; but thsn he cuts the fodder up
finer than We have ever seen it cut, the
sections q the STALKS not being over one
sixteenth Of an inch in length as 1t
comes from the cutter. This practically
reduces the fodder to fne chat and in
this shape every particle Of it is eaten by
the stock. Prepared in this manner, it
takes more power to operate the cutter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

Corn is recommended as crop to
plant in the young orchard, still in
dry time it will be found that the corn
will rob the trees of needed moisture.
II planted in such orchard it should not
be within six feet of the young trees.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

With the Iowa hen earning one dollar
the COW earning $50 net, the Iowa hog
good for $40 bill at the depot, the Iowa
beef worth s70 in Chicago, the Iowa
horse quick sale at $50, corn and oats
worth quarter, things are all right on
the Iowa farm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

A friend CT ours insists that the clover
was killed by being smothered by that
November sleet storm. This does not
explain the loss of the crop in the lati-
tudes where what was sleet in northern
Iowa was snow in Minnesota and rain
in Southern Iowa, Missouri and Kan
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

This country expended in 1885 the
sum of sa5l 81, Sa3 for articles and
commodities' produced in tropical
countries, The new tropical territory
hcquired Is easily capable Of suppUins
khis country with ell sOcA oomnolitiss
hseded - soon u in seaQpeQp sssgds-
wsj}1sd.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

California has $780, 900 acres of red.
wood forest estimated to be equal to
70, 100000 feet Of lumber. At the
present rate of cutting it will last 3OC
years. A curious fact is that these trees
are all old and that young redwood
tree is nowhere to be found.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

Central and southern Iowa leaves
roses, raspberries, blackberries and
grapes unprotected and SO lost them all
the past winter Northern Iowa lays
this class Of fruit and flowers down and
covers them up and 30 saved them all.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

The buffalo, the universal
beast of burden in the Philippines, is
queer beast. 1t is almost as ampbibious
as the hippopotamus, and if kept long
without being allowed to get into the
water all over, soon dies.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

Upto the present time the demand
for young cattle has exceeded the supply
and the increase from the calf crop of
this year is not likely to make good
the increased demand. hence prices are
not likely to be any lower this year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

Colorado sheep men had their foshf'
shorn two weeks ago and turned the
sheep up ON to the mountain ranges
where the snow yet lay. A severe snow
storm came on and the losses are FROM
Is to 40 per cent of the focks, which
numbered many thousands.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

There is no tool like the light harrow
for the cornfeld up to the time that the
corn is one inch high, always provided
that it is used only when the ground is
I-.r
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

We notice the advt. of bank in
central Minnesota offering 8 per cent
money to farmers as specially soft snap
Iowa papers carry advertisements offer.
ing farm loans at 8 per cent. One Sc
curity is just as good as the other.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

So long as Iowa can raise No. spring
wheat the local mills using 1t can make
good -four, but il the berry raised is of
lower grade than this. the mills will
find it hard to compete with the -four
made from tho northern hard wheat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

The WEIGH tin-plate industry of Great
Britain is being slowly and surely des-
troyed by American competition. Ten
years ago not an ounce of tin-plate was
made in this country
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

The American passenger pigeon, oil
which there were untold millions forty
years ago, is practically extinct and none
are known to be left anywhere in this
cOuntyy
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

The eagle, wren, blue-bird and martin
will seek tho same nesting places year
after year. Most other, birds seek new
places 30 build their nests each year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

We heard the other day, a bicycle
rider blessing the farmer who uses the
wide-tired wagon, and well he might,
for such a wagon makes an almost
perfect bicycle track.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

Corn at the height of six or eight
inches should have the only deep plow-
ing given the crop; after that the shallower
the better.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

Few or no bees worked in oar plum
ORCHARD this year during the blooming
pekiod. still We find very heavy crop oil
ffpit set.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

The HAwksye, De Soto and Wyant
plums are the only kinds out Of nine
varieties which have entirely escaped
damage by the late severe winter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

Wheat-raising is profitable in Aus
btralia with a yield of only 10 bushels per
acre at 62 cents bushel on board ship
DThe cheapness Of land and the ease with
which this crop is cultivated explains
this
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

1t is hard to raise good potato on
heavily manfred land.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

We would not SOW the millet until
tho frst week In june. After 1t is sown
remainder to cut it before the seed gets
In tho DOUGH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

May rains make July meadows and
settle the size of the hay crop.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

The Miner plum is badly hurt all
through northern Iowa. The Wragg
Cherry ID gone also. Late growth Of
Fameuse apple is generally killed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

The days wage for man and team on
the new railroad construction in Iowa is
e3.25 10 1870.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

aOie value l. - the sensation of the age: the
greatest scientific discovery Of the con i,r,,
No such value was ever published for the
pIleei only ~ cents Irregular price 81 OQl sent
post paid, To any address TO MEN ONLY
send Us two-cent stamps;) order direct nom
the publisher. THE W0DEY PUBLISHING Co.
bept' 70 ~ CHICAGO, ILLS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

A hseschy steer, self-sucking COW
and kicking horse are three nusiances
on farm to DO well rid OF as soon az
v<,ooiblo
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

The talfSAunage to orchard fruits by
reason Of the past test winter will not be
apparout until after midsummer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

The corn planted on the killed clover
fslds win make big crop-could not
have better soil condition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

All days with temperature under co
degrees are lost days, as far as corn is
concsrned.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

The incubator chicken and the separ.
ator calf never know their dams.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

Even some of the rye fields succumbec
to the severe winter and went with the
clover,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

The Usage orange hedge went with
the peach trees the past winter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

Four steel rails are worth as much al
an acre of Iowa improved farm lands.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

There are over 1000 varieties of thu
rose. 1t Is the queen of all flowers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24
THE DETERMINATION OF SEX. /"

BY Or. Jean Wodey, of Paris.
TIE SECRET OF NATURE CON.
PLErELY DISCOVERED;
or how the birth of either
boys or girls can be brought
about. Giving full and ac-
curate mode of treatment. as
prescribed by the celebrated
practitioners and authors
ScHENK, THURY, woDEY
and others. This book con-
tlinS inflammation .ff,,.,c.f.,1
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24

Queensland has but 100000 population
and has 100000 head of cattle.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-24
FARM, ORCHARD,
AND GARDEN.
EDITED FOR PUBLIC OPINION BY
J. S. TRlGG Rockford, Iowa.

The only really safe bull is steer.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-03-23
PERSONAL BITS

senstor Hoar Ia whist player OF no
ANAL ability aud passlonoItly fond 81
the game, which be plays nearly every
evening Of his life.
Prof NJ. NJ. Curtis. Of Adelherl col.
legs, has given that institution bis nEI.
vate collection OF oriental curios val
urd 1T thousands Of dollars.
Admiral Sampson. when a child. VIVA
made to learn by heart long passages
OF 'he Bible, and says the method Is The
best foundation for any kind Of edu-
cation.
The late L. c. H. Walker. Of Roxbury.
Mass. who left $3.50 600 TO vnri0us char.
lilies, was seldom seen at public gath
criugs, end had but one hobby, that OF
flower culture.
Queen Victoria possesses two Of the
oldest watches in the world. Both
have silver jials, and are abontas large
ns half q crown, one being a blind
mans watch ard the other "a repeater.
Mrs W II Workman. a daughter o.
cHI6uv. Bullock. Of Massachusetts, Il
touring India on o wheel In her trav.
els in the Himalayas and 10 places OF
architectural interest in the plainA
she has already covered 5000 milea.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-03-23
ABOUT POSTAGE STAMPS.

To celebrate the Inauguration Of the
new president, Gen. Julie de Roca, Ar
gcntina has issued new postal card.
Cancelled postage stamps are used In
decorating, and you can buy them In
quantities al 20 20 rs cents per thou
sand.
Tbs new watermark of the Hunga.
rlan stamp. according to the Philatelic
Monthly, is practically the result Of
an accident, The explosion Of boiler
In the paper factory which formerly
supplied the paper 70 the government
having destroyed ;aat plant, a supply
was ordered elsewhere, and the manu-
facturer furnished at short notice pa
per with the new watermark. TIE de-
rign pleased the postal authorities
and has since been permanently
adopted.
In the new albums designed for
United States stamps II looks odd 10
sce leaves reserved for the issues OF
the new colonies Hawaii and Porto
Rice are complete. every stamp being
classified but for Cuba and the Phil
lppines blank lcares only are reserved.
When the albums went TO r-sss sew
erai months ago II was not settled
what action would be taken witk re-
gard TO the Philippines. and for Cuba
Individual spaees are omitted because
no regular government has been essab-
iIsApd