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New-York tribune., 1899-08-14
TEACHING CHILDREN TO PLAY.

OUTDOOR RECREATION LEAGUES GOOD WORK
IN NEED OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
The Outdoor Recreation League, whose good
work has frequently teen referred to In The
Tribune. is in need OF money Just now to carry out
its philanthropic plans for the autumn. and It de-
plenish its treasury more. 1t does not seem
League devotes itself to supplying OF the most
crying Of the city children play in fresh air
and shunshine To do this. spacious Fairgrounds
must be found the most thickly settled centres
OF population Then apparatus must be supplied.
This includes sand boxes, and see-saws for the
little children swings for the older girls and boys
a tent or shelter for indoor games, and a gym
nasium for the older boys and young men, q cinder
track for running and appliances for basket ball.
All these items cost money. Other thihRs CON
to sit while they watch the children play and
a supply Of drinking water. and electric light II the
grounds are to be utilized In the evening Instruc
secured without salary The former teach the
little children how to play and the older ones how
to use the apparatus; the latter see that the
grounds kept In order and the appliances in
repair.
The League Is operating three OF these play
grounds: one at Fifty-thlrd-st. and Eleventh ave
the second in Sixty -eghth-st between Broadway
and Amsterdam ave. and the third In Seward
Park at Norfolk and Hester SITS. They all
well patron!zed by the children Of those districts
and 1t Is believed are doing an immense amount OF
good.
The officers OF the League are J. T. Sullivan.
president No 16 Park Place William Potts. first
vice-president: J. J. Frawley, second vice -prps-
dent; Evert J. Wendell, third vice e-president; j.
Miss Winifred Buck, secretary. No IS University
Place.
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DIR. THTRBER'S SERM0

The Rev Dr. +. -. Thurber pastor OF the Amer
lean Presbyterian Church in Paris preached at the
morning services at the Thirteenth Street Pres
byterifn Church yesterday His text was from
Judges 1, 49, And the Lord was with Judah: and
they drave of the Inhabitants of the mountain;
but could drive out the inhabitants OF the val
ley, because they had chariots Of iron"
The immature good of all In human history -
said DR.. Thurbcr, may be a problem that puzzles
BRAIN but Notwithstanding. IT stands before our
eyes and only God solve IT, We can help Him
as We fall in with all that Is good. our wisdom
Is to know upon what foundation We are building
our lives and happiness The visitations and trials
which are Inevitable In this world, cannot harm
IL in sweet and holy fellowship with
God Trouble may have. but God wants US TO
triumph
The provisions and promises OF God are equal
is not because God has been surprised by anything
for which His resources are not adequate He
wants us lead lives that will bring happine as
Any other kind OF a life ends In tragedy. no matter
what may have been the attractions belonging 10
some OF it's periods and phases. II is here where
God In with His Intervention that lie may
make possible that which. without His help, would
be impossible God assigns us dffcult tasks but
He give US no other. They the doorways
for our entrance into large and glorious posses
sions. II join together with God We can r.ske
a conquest Of the Christian life
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the sun before being packed in sacks for shipment
10 the United States and Europe.
france is the greatest consumer taking about
1900 or 1900 tons year Germany comes next
and often surpasses France England uses 1000 or
Hm tons annually. and ths United States lt.eo
or 1900 tons.
BASIS OF IMPORTANT REMEDIES.
Cacao is the basis Of several important medicines.
the active principal agent being theobroma. pow
erful organic reagent. Under chemical analysis
the cacao bean shows forty nine parts fat.
parts albumen and twelve parts starch. The isrg
est amount is consumed in the manufacture Of
confectionery and other forms Of food The shells
OF the seed are roasted and sold as a substitute
Tor tea and coffee The oil extracted from the seeds
is the basis Of tonics. pomades and butter which
hss remarkable curative properties. The pulp of
the pod is a favorite fodder for animals.
Although the production Of cacao In Ecuador
y already considerable. the under cultivation
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Is insignificant compared with that available. and
a large field for enterprise is offered there. whlcn
the natives are slow TO utilize. chiefly because o,
the lack OF capital and energy There Is gIauual
Increase the product OF late years. ana the IN
dustry will continue To grow, because IL Is so
profitable. The largest plantations are owned
by wealthy Ecuadorians. who hnd IL 10 i ,heiI
pleasure to reside in Paris and receive thelr
profits through the administrators they leave IN
charge Of their estates. .,-o M. l.,
first class hacienda is worth about E1OOO IN
Ecuadorian silver. which Is about S5"p goid'
which includes all the improvements; apptui--
tenances, implements and other assets beiohghs
to the plantation. including the money advanCnnu
10 the peon laborers all OF which generally
leaving about 50 per cent the cost OF thc trees
II Is much cheaper, however, to buy Whd ANUS
and plant new orchards. Large tracts can he oD-
tanned from the Government for 81 tgold) an acre
or therea bouts or from private lndlN .auals any
where from 81 to Sl5 an acre. but the utes 70 pl-
yate lands often are defective. ana purcnaS"Is
should be extremely careful in having them ex-
amined The laws affecting the transfer ana IN
heritance of real property are so complex ana
confusing that Solomon himself would ma II
difficult to administer them. title direct from
the Government Is not only clear and indispuable
but the Government lands are quite as sood as
any that can be found in private hands
In starting a new plantation the common prac-
tice is to make a contract with a "senbrador,
TO clear the land and bring orchard 10 state
OF bearing with fixed number of trees. at the
rate OF from 20 TO 80 cents tree. The proprietor
furnishes the land and advances money TO the
'sembrador' from time to time until the trees
begin to bear fruit. when he pays the nnal IN
stalmcnt and takes the property in charge.
The 'sembrador' first clears the ground OF un-
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ECUADOR'S GREAT PRODUCT
oNE-THIRD OF ALL THE CACAo IN THE
WORLD GROWS THERE.
CONDITION OF THE CROP AND OF LABoR-NEED
OF SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR THE COUNTRY.

CONDITION OF THE CROP AND OF LABoR-NEED
OF SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR THE COUNTRY
AT Sea in the South Pacific July l6.-It Is as
serted that cacao is the most profitable crop 'ha'
grows-that is provided the locality. the chma'e
and other conditions are favorable IL requires
low. moist rich soil. the bottom lands OF river
preferred n copious rainfall. a high temperature
and lot OF sun. The average cost OF production
under such conditions is about s. 30 quintai ana
the market price is about N2 gold quintaL IL is
much better than coffee or wheat corn or cotton
becausa the price does not fuctuate and the de-
rnand is always greater than the supply. There
are drawbacks OF course. drouth Will AFFECT
the Weld OF the trees considerably, and some
times destroy the entire crop Birds and monkeys
and various parasites attack the trees. so that
continual vigilance is necessary TO protect them
but the expense is small. and a good crop can
usually be depended upon
Ecuador produces nearly one-third OF the entire
cacao used in the world The total is estimated at
200 tons The average crop Of Ecuador is about
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treated with patriarchal kindness and to which
they are devotedly attached. The same families
have lived there for generations and feel "A pro-
prietary interest in the plantations. but poems
seldom educa ted. they seldom advance beyond the
conditions in which they were born. and there Is
no future for them their children
Until this year the educational system of Ecuador
was under the control Of the priests, and the
parochial schools offered meagre opportunity for
The children Of the poor who live in the cities and
villages to obtain the rudim"nts OF learning They
were taught TO read and write and the simple
rules OF arithmetic. but the attendance com
parafivey limited Not child out Of ten In
The country attended even these schools and out
side OF the towns there facilities what
ever. Therefore about 70 per cent OF the popula-
tion OF Ecuador is illiterate. Shortly after the
passage Of the la last winter cutting OF the rev
eDues of the Church nearly all the schools were
closed The priests laid the blame upon the new
President and the Liberal party. and asserted that
they would willingly reopen them provided the
Government would furnish the money. There was
foundation for this explanation, because a consid-
era ble part of the money paid over the bishops
by the Government was distributed among the
country priests to sustain the schools under their
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the country. These are planted in four or hve
yards apart. and are usually grown from the seed
The tree reaches height OF twenty or thirty feet
the trunk attains thickness OF eight or ten inches
and the blossom IS a small pink waxlike flower,
1t grows directly out OF the bark of the trunk and
branches, and not at the end OF the twigs like
other fruits. When It fructifes the petals fall of
and the stamens In the course Of two months de-
veiop into oblong pod or melon with dark,
golden rind. about eight or ten inches long. filed
with beans about the size and shape of an almond
These are imbedded in a gummy pulp and are
removed by the use Of a rude implement made from
the RIB Of a steer. When the pods are ripe they
are cut from the tree by pruning knives attached
TO the ends of long poles The pods are opened the
seeds are extracted and spread upon a floor Of
cement or split bamboo for three four days
unoer the hot sun Then they are put in sacks
and shipped TO Guayaquil. where the cacao Is
cleaned Of splinters, dirt and defective beans as
sorted according to quality and again exposed to
New-York tribune., 1899-08-14
WOMEN HOLD MISSIONARY MEETINGS..
ADDRESSES BY WORKERS IN FOREIGN FIELDS
MONEY RAISED FOR THE CAUSE

ADDRESSES BY WORKERS IN FOREIGN FIELDS
MONEY RAISED FOR THE CAUSE
Ocean Grove. ~ j.. Aug l3 (SpeciaD.-T'he meet
ings held to-day on the camp grounds were con-
Quoted by the Womans Foreign Missionary So
ciety Of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs.
Elwood H. Stokes, OF this place. the head ot the
local auxiliary. presided at the morning service IN
the Auditorium, which attended by ten thou
sand persons. With Mrs Stokes on the platform
were a number o. missionaries, including Mrs. A.
w Ruddisell. Miss Isabella Thoburn. Miss Sghn.
Miss Mauysell and Miss Fannie Sparks. OF India
Ha and Miss Pegrin. Of Corea Miss sighn and
Miss Manskell natives OF India During the
day nearly $1,000 was raised for missions.
The anniversary sermon was preached this morn
ing by the Rev. DR.. j. r Goucher Of Baltnore,
president OF the Wonan's College OF Maryland.
He reviewed at length the work being accomplished
by the Foreign Missionary Society and the mis-
sonaries in foreign lands. The society supports
l72 missionaries and 547 schools
At the holiness meeting Mrs. II. ~ Eaton OF
baltimore spoke missions. and the Rev. DR..
Ballard made short address. The Young People 5
NEE ting led by Professor LOwrie OF Paterson.
Miss Grace FitzGerald, Of 81. Louis, sang solo
and Robert Y. Pierce. OF Trenton, gave chalk
talk
A missionary anniversary service was held in the
Auditorium hts afternoon The Rev. Or. A J.
Palmer OF Neu.York CITY, one OF the missionary
sided: The principal address was made by Mrs
A. W. Ruddlseli o. Madras. India, who described
present in their native costume and sang native
songs. At this service over $500 was collected for
the cause. .
O'Clock at the Ocean Pathway. At s p. m. plat
form meeting held In the Auditorium; The
we're made by Mrs s J. Herben. OF New-Yprk;
Miss Isabella Thoburn. OF India; Mrs A. W Rud.
dsen Mrs. H. 4. Eaton and Mrs. f. T. HilL OF
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p 90 tons Trinidad and the other British west
Indies send an average of 1900 tons to market
1900 tons come from Brazil 5000 tons from Venez-
uela 45OO tons from Dutch Guiana. 1000 from
Hayti 1900 from Colombia. 5000 from Africa 25p
tons from the East Indies. and smaller amounts
are grown In Mexico and the countries Of Central
America. but little more than is required for home
consumption.
Cacao is a native of Mexico. and grown in
large quantities by the Aztecs at the time of the
conquest. They called it chocolate The Span
iards called 1t "cascara Quahuitl." The history of
Ecuador does not tell when the plant intro
duced there, but the soil and climate were recog
nized as very favorable. and as long ago as l7il
the statistics record an annual production of 5000
600 mounds There are now about 450 900 trees in
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care. The Government has Therefore been osn. cGm-
PEELED to assume the responsibility OF ciosihs
Them and has furnished no substitute.

PEELED TO assume the responsibility OF closing
them. and has furnished no SUBSTITUTE.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROVIDED FOR.
An article I'm the constitution OF Ecuador pro-
vides that education shall be free and compulsory.
but It has been ignored President Alfaro's friends
positive that he Will make some provision TOT
a school system at the next meeting OF Congress,
and that 1t will be based upon broad ana COM
prehensive plan He has had no time to sd do any ny
parochial schools.
Perry dc Leon. Consul General at Guayaqull.
appealed to MIR. Carnegie for fund to establish
that they may be educated In morals and manli-
ness. well I'm the rudmerts of learning He
asks that Mr, Carnegie, from his great benevo- .
ence. furnish 10000 to educate the children or the
farm laborers I have just described and make
them men and women instead OF brutes. II would
be easy TO obtain large number OF su'n Gaiiureh M zen
them useful trades az wei as reading fitlng ana
annually from the mud huts of the cacao panta-
tons and trained to be good citizens In hfteen or
twenty years the laborng classes OF Ecuador would
be entirely regenerated. and there would be some
hope FOR this country. The children are bright
They have quick perception and retentve mem
ories. but when they become twenty-one years OF
they G % to Lose h.T bsnr Ss ARE w
limited degree of intelligence and Incapable OF
5Gg & to but s BY Sa
gsts on the theory OF arrested deveiopment-that
just as limb might be. Men who have suffered
solitary confinement have lost the power OF speech.
and the poems of Ecuador. having had their mental
faculties developed to a certain degree In child
hood become dull. because their reasoning powers
and perceptions longer employed
In his letter to Mr.. Carnegie Consul-General de
Leon speaks with enthusiasm OF the possibilities
that might grow from such schools IN a commercial
way. and argues that the need is so much greater
in Ecuador than Il is in the United states that the
good accomplished would be magnifed In similar
proportion.
William g. Fritz. Protestant missionary at
tfuayaquil. supports Mr DE Leon In an earnest
communication. IN which he asserts that the peon
class in Ecuador naturally possess noble traits OF
and would make valuable citizens II
they only had opportunity; but they are steeped
IN degradation for which they are not responsible,
and no one IN the country Is interested In their
welfare and Improvement. II f. not proposed TO
open missionary schools It is not proposed to teach
religion but only morals and, speaking from ex-
perence. Mr.. Fritz urges that they should be
placed under the control Of American citizens re-
siding in Ecuador -
Special correspondence Copyright 1899, by The Chi
cago RecordD
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&l N~mp< nne
A Great Day In Remarkable Month.

importance
II stated ynamusr and blow about them
otherwise Objectionable
singular advantages August month for retail
But
satisfaction the day-day
the patw weeks
Wanaaker and this will be one Of its
days.
New-York tribune., 1899-08-14
Shakespeare
And klpling

pocket-sizc, ST. 50.
Rudyard Kipling's Works, the authorized
edition, with all the famous authors poems
and stories, including his now much-talked-
of From Sea to Sea-" Is attractvely
bound books in the set, $8.95.
New-York tribune., 1899-08-14

The new Fall Golf
capes are shown for
the first time to-day.
You will note marked
difference in patterns
New-York tribune., 1899-08-14
The
Upholstery
Sale

The Loh, r.. c;oo. c,-;,,
Upholstery and that now must make
Sale wav for Fall arrivals. Lin
gering beauties, that should be frightening
the homes of others; among them, curtains
and couch covers, and hangings in the
prcttiest effect we have had to show. The
hint that they've outworn their welcome
with us is given il these price-reductions-
such savings as should guarantee them a
cordial greeting from you:-
LACE CURTAINS
Brussels lace curtains at so to $l9 1915 to
$25.75
TambOured lace curtains at So to 50; were 81 to
$3.50
Irish point curtains, at So to $13 so; 81 to $40
RUFFLED NET CURTAINS
All with lace edge and insertion, ten kinds at Sl.H
to S.. so; were $2.2s to $7.2S.
TAPESTRY CURTAINS
Also used as couch Numerous qualities and
various handsome patterns; now S5 to Sl0; were
$3.50 to ST.
TAPESTRIES AND DAMASK
All so inch goods Suitable for furniture coverings
wall hangines and curtains. Some silk and cotton;
others silk faced, 81 to $3.50 yd.; were SlS0 to
$3.50.
or tapes,rv IN the usual sizes, at $l.75 to S.; were
$3.50 to $3.50.
OF German and French Velour, at 81 to $l2; were
So TO SIS.
English print covers; are imported mostly, at S0c TO
$50; were SIPS TO $3.50
Third floor
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A Visit Among the Linens

Never without and profit to the particular shopper the
linen Store to-day will found unusually attractive now It's store
that deals only in pure There's point TO remember And
there when these Upgrade linens offered at
low than those asked elsewhere for ax-andcoton
mixtures and other inferior grades This just such an OCCASION
Reasonable prices originally, and reduced as follows
75 blcached Double Dmask Table Linen
wide; regular 81 kind
Bched Scotch Dinner Napkins 2ZxZ2 Exceptionally
$1.50.
s2sodo-1oO do Beached Napkins
be very reasonable at $3.50
21lc each-OO Doi solid oor
gold 2Ox2O and 22x24 this quality sells usually
at t
Huckaback soft hemmed
red and plain white borders; 23x45 in; low priced at 2Sc
Beached Dmask Towels 23x50 knota
fringe; pink, gold and plain white borders; usually sold @
New-York tribune., 1899-08-14
New Styles In
Golf Capes
New Bargains In
Silk Capes

over those of last season, but otherwise, the
styles have changed little, and the whole
some practically and comfort of the
garment changed not at all. Prices are
SIS. so to $40.
There are few of the black silk shoulder
capcs remaining from the offering of rainy
day last week. Half prices and less on ex-
ousitc goods. Trimmed with jet and lace.
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Other dctaiI:-
S. instead of So $3.50 golden oak bookcases.
So instead of $8-25 golden oak bookcases, open
front.
s. instead Of 4S0-Golden oak Morris chair frame;
hair filed; denim covered cushion; complete;
cheapest we know about
S. 50. instead of $9.50-Golden oak Morris chair
frame Hair filed, velour covered cushions to fit,
$4 instead of $3.50
$40, instead of $l4-Goden oak Morris chair frame.
Tapestry covered cushions to ht, $3.50 instead of
$3.50.
Sll. instead of $l6-Mahogany finished Morris chair
frame. Hair filled, velvet covered cushions to At,
S. so, instead of $8.
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Furniture MISCELLANY

Third Of previous
a-ginmerng already.
particulars the by taking few items
through-thGeG are
pieces further, detailing
reading bre
Cabinets Rocking Bookcases SdebordshHe'
The Morris Chair that
cannot
be duplicated at prices Take these pay
25nS5 O at$
$l0S0
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Note This of Dinner Ware

handsome English porcelain be closed ou"
could wish to be-
mostly, though less than half.
Dinner Sets
dEngk Porcelain in them
o
md bhoush dvann
Easement
New-York tribune., 1899-08-14
Table ServiCe,-
Silver And
Heavy Plated

established necessities and fads OF the
moment. Sterling silver and quadruple plate
in richest patterns. Workmanship faultlesS;
styles new and favorite. Prices seductive:
sTERLING SILVER
Lemonade Spoons. 15c. each .o
Gravy Ladies' 81 25: gold lined s2So ..--
Salad Forks and Spoons. 81 - set; goid hned soo'
Open Salt Cellars. gold lined. 81 each
Bon Bon Dishes 81 each
Tea Spoons. set Of six. 81 -, .,,.u ,,,,o-
Salt and Pepper shakers; glass WIN s'eii"s 'ii''
tops: 25c. each.
QI'ADRUPI.E PLATE
Crnb Sets $3.50 each
Condensed MIX Holders s1O each.
Nut Bowls 81 each reduced from 81
and Pepper ShakeGs. loo. each
piece Tea Sets. hand engraved Sl2
Tomato Pea Servers extra plate, 81 each reduced
from $50.
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SllS0, instead of $l7--Mahogany finished Morris
chair frame Hair filed, velvet covered cushions
ht 81. SO, instead of So 50.
$3.50, instead of $3S0-Mahogsny finished rocking
chair; upholstered spring seat covered IN SIX
damask.
S27S instead of $4-Golden oak rocking chair; up
holstered spring seat covered in silk damask
S375, instead of $5.25-Golden oak framed rocking
chair; upholstered spring seat.
S., instead of $7.2S Mahogany finished rocking
chair; saddle wood seat.
S.. so, instead of S8.S0-Golden oak rocking ehsu'
upholstered spring seat.
Whole Ninth Street Aisle of fancy rocking chairs.
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This Is of Silks

Fall silks arriving AS
slaughter their
of Spring. merry and all the '1oo' is for
yards Spring and Summer silks dispute the succession
them and, with fair skies to-day and tomorrow
the will arrive a vacant field
Although
immediate Yc
don't get month than
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Tasteful table fittings
reinforce the appetite.
Like these pop
ular articles of service,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-06
THE COLLEGES WV.
Decision Rendered by Which They Receive
Fayerweather Requests.

New York. Jan. "a decision was
handed down. today, by the United
States circuit court of appeals. va
eating the Injunction granted by Judge
Lacombe of the United States circuit
court. which restrained the executors
Of the late Daniel b. Fayerweather
from paying over any moneys to the
several institutions made beneticiaries.
This decision leaves the executors free
to dispose Of about $4,000, 900 bequeath-
ed to about 20 colleges and universities
throughout the country.
The United States circuit of appeals
also reverses the order of Judge La
combe. committing Prescott Han But
Ter Of the counsel for the executors. for
contempt of court for refusing TO an
swer as 10 the contents of a codicIi
executed by Mr.. Fayerweather, four
days before his death. and Which. il IS
claimed. was burned by Henry b.
Vaughan. one of the executors under
the Will.
MIR. Butler drew the codicil but was
net an attesting witness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-06
The knights Of Columbus Fair.

The tickets for the fair will be on
sale at John Coughlin's drug store,
Saturday morning at S. At the rate
tickets are selling it would appear as
though those wanting tickets should
The grand minstrel part of the per-
Torrance, the celebrated cake walk
and skirt dance, with other attractions
for the three evenings, should more
than fill Meonian hall the evenings OF
January 10, IL and II. Consequently
the fine list of presents accompanying
the so cent tickets is simply an over
flow of generosity on the part of the
management.
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AUGUSTA LA.pCALb.
Success.

| stand. at last. upon the lonesome
height
The purple-tinted peak that was my
goal;
The prize l used to dream of in the
night
The lofty end on which l set my soul
Is mine today, and all the toll
And all the schemes are done;
But Gliding voices echo round
The height that | have won.
All. futile toll and unrewarded schemes.
The hope that 1ured me ON mas Hed
away:
I've gained the height. but lost the sweet
old dreams.
And no warm hands clasp nay cold
hand, today,
For on the toilsome steep that [
Have managed to ascend.
Each step is but the form of one
Who nailed me as friend.
Cleveland Leader.