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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-15

The following inscriptions are from tombstones
IN tho Old Copps Hill burying ground. near the
Old North Church, Boston. Nearly all have crude
deaths heads at the top and employ the old
fashioned long IS" Another noticeable PECULIARLY
Is that IL there Is not room a line for a word
which the chiseller wanted to cut there he would
drop out any number OF letters. being careful to
leave the FIRST and last would divide with q
hyphen. regardless OF syllables:
Obit Nov r. 1900 READER.. Etat CO.
Beneath this Stone Is Deposited the Remains OF
Major Thomas Seward. who calamity fought in
our late Revolutionary War. and through its vari-
Gus scenes behaved with Patriotic Fortitude. &
Died In the Gains OF Domestic Felicity as becomes
a Universal Christian.
The lonely turf whore silence lays her head.
The mound where Pity signs for Hon'd dead
Such Is the Grief where Sorrow now doth sigh
To learn to live Is but to learn to die.
Also Sarah Seward, his wife.
Obit March H. 1900 Etat So.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-15

HIGH-CLASS LADIES' TAILORING.
In order TO prov. the superiority Of our tailor na1s
costumes we have decided make a great reduction
Tailor made suits 10 order lined throughout Win us
best quality Of silk. for &45. usual price. SO ws6
all our own fitting and designing which enables "
turn the best work the lowest possible prices
COIN h GORDON,
= W. 35th ST.. OPP. Garrick Theatre
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
SILVER LEAF
Mrs. s. b Blood, Reporter.

CAS- the days begin to lengthen the
cold begins to strengthen" is an old
adage that has proven true in the
past weeks.
Rev Mon gomery will preach at
Silver Leaf next sunday.
Joe Eastwood and wife are plan
ming an extended visit west. He will
have public sale soon.
Mr. Gurley has rented the Often
place for the coming year.
Several of the neigh bors have been
uichering not withstandiug the cold
Mrs Ives went to lola Sunday TO
stay with Mrs Frssier during sick
ness in her family.
Mr. Editor, your reporter from
Spring Branch IL Il practical believer
in expansion" IL he not .
Joe Adams has rented the Often
house to live in.
Mary Voorhees, who has been sick
so long finds these cold days exceed
ingly trying.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
PRAIRIE CENTER.
MRS. II. sMIrH Correspondent.

There IL quite lot OF hay going tn
market now.
Chs4 Gibson's family are about all
sick with the grip.
Chris McClay who has been visit
ing his parents here for seversl days,
returned To his hume in Beagle last
Saturday.
Nelson Drisco, who has been work
ing for Mr. HaW kins for some time,
returned to Iowa last week.
Mr. Rum BILE went 10 ms home i'm
Iowa last Friday. He has "eeu Wis
iting relatives here for several days.
Mr. Barnett's child j. approving
Preaching at the church next sun
day evening AZ $50 O'Clock.
\ lfred Smith IL working for his
trol her.iuIaw \ G. Dickinson, this
week.
Lyman n, the ten year old son Of
MIR and Mrs J \ Divelblss, died
very suddenly Jan 81 of conclusion
of the brain. Funeral services were
he'd 81 Prairie Center school hous,
AT 10 Il m Wednesday, Feb ], Re,
Fem Of humboldt CONDUCTING thu
-ervic ices. after which HE remain
we're laid to res IN the Dewitt GENE
terry He viii he sadly missed a
home aud AZ school. The relatives
have the sympathy of the enlir
community IN their sad loss.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10

talk. Admission free. You are in
vited to be present.
Fred Kettle expects to move to his
new home in Maple Grove district
this week.
Ora Dunlap who worked last year
in livery barn in lola has become
the partner of one of the men, Mr.
Price, for whom he worked so long
The mere fact of Ora Dunlap being a
member of the firm speaks well for
ii in this vicinity. He is an honest,
straightforward young map, and we
rejoice at this evidence of his pros
perity. We understand the new firm
has leased the stone barn near the
court house across from the Hotel
Thomson. We wish them success in
their business.
Died, February 9th, Mabel, the six
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Harrison Searcy. The parents have
the sympathy ofall the friends in the
neighhorhood.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
sAYARD.


MIR and Mrs Marion Williamson
ana Mr. and Mrs oliver williamson
spent sunday at Bronson.
Hiram Lieurance Is on the sick list
this week.
Mr. Ross and Mr. Davis shipped
cattle from Bayard Thursday.
Mrs WycoT and Mrs Smith from
Waverly, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Beatty tuesday and Wednesday.
Nrs WycoH returned to her home in
Waverly and Mrs Smith, accom-.
panied by Mrs Neville, went to Hi.
nois to visit an older sister.
Little Addie Nandiveer is quite
sick with the measles
Mrs Jane TIimble and son were
called TO Moran by the illness of rela-
tives Saturday.
Mrs Joe Riggs is visiting at Nenia
this week.
Miss Nellie Hampton spent Satur-
day and Sunday at her home in
Bronson.
ID f Daniel had business at Kin
caid Monday.
May Daniel visited Mrs Blunt in
/ ~ hutlSOu RhN
day.
Elmer Trimble spent Sunday at
/ home.
MIR Tease and Clarence Vandveer
went to Moran Saturday night.
Walter Campbell came over from
Bronson Friday with a load OF
merchandise for Williamson Bros.
Jim Stout and wife entertained a
number of young people at their home
Thursday night.
Golfer Stith spent Sunday at hi:
home near LaGrande.
Joe Riggs and wife moved tC
BaYard TINS week.
Elvin Lleurance and family from
near Bronson visited Hiram Lieu
rance and wife Sunday.
Some of the young people of Bron
son gave a play at Spring Valley
school house Saturday night which
was quite a success. The name of thu
drama was Josiah's Courtship.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
PLEASANT VALLEY.



About noon Tuesday Mr. Mcdowell
discovered his house to he ON fire.
He had been sitting with his shoes
off reading when lie heard something
and went to the door to see what II
was and found the house ON fire. He
threw several buckets of water on the
fire but could not put it out, 80 he
went to carrying the things out. He
was alone. Mrs Mcdowell being at
her sons Chas Wilmuths, Earnest
being there also. But Charley Hoke
and Jimmie Wilkinson came along
and rendered good service In the few
minutes they had to work. They got
out sewing machine, sofa, one bed 4,
their meat, chairs and several other
things of miner Importance. But all
their clothes, except what they had
on, every thing in the kitchen and
ap stairs was burned. The loss falls
very heavy upon them, having no
insurance. There will be n subscrip-
tion paper started and we hope there
will be good amount subscribed as
they are worthy.
Mr. Hocket is moving his old house
to the south side OF his farm Tor
Tommie to live in. We wrote last
week that Bert Hocket would help
farm the pace. typo put but" for
"Bert" making 1t read that Warren
would help on the farm instead OF
returning to the Territory.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
INDEPENDENCE.
ALFRED SMITH, Reporter.

ALFRED SMITH, Reporter.
some of our young people attended
the stewart party.
Mr. Ward delivered 25 head of hogs
toJ w Gullett.
Mrs A Funk and son Johnny and
Mrs Cora Lyle we're The guests of
Mr. and Mrs ID Ayers. MIR. Ayers
will soon be citizen of lola. We all
regi OF his departure yet ieel sure he
will make many warm friends where
ever he and his estimable wife are.
May joys unspeakable be their lot.
Capt Carroll thought there was
more pleasure on the farm than in
town 50 he will remain Oh the farm.
The birthday party was quite sue
cess at Miss Myrtle MaXson's home.
Mrs Maxson entertained this week
The young girls have done some
very NICE work in ice wool at the
school this winter.
Mrs Funk and Rev Steinmetz at
tended the Collins and Montbeck
wedding Wednesday.
Mr. aud Mrs Albert NATION, Robert
sullivan attended the Collins Wed
dihg.
The hoys at the school have had a
high time playing snow ball this
winter.
School teaching is quite cooler
IL winter.
My what deal Allen county has
had in the last week.
Cold is very common vet every cold
Is not the grip, we are glad to say.
. Parry Boekin aud w Gullett
drove through Independence enroute
to the famous city of lola.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
LiBER
LuLA MALooM. Reporter.

How we wish we had gas out here /!
Steve Bryant aud wife spent We'd
nesday at James PEGS.
The infant son of Fred Kramer
has been suffering from very bad
sore on its cheek, but we are glad to
report IL better at present writing.
MIR Murphy and Lou Osborn sold
their flax seed to firm in lola ana
hauled IL this week, receiving 81 90
per bushel Tor same.
Cary Rush was around buying furs
last week.
Mrs Osborn and Mrs Keithly were
in lola last Saturday with a trustee
and real estate agent. Who were
these men GOES anyone know?
Chss and VIII Conger have been
working tor John Murphy.
J 7 Cornell is building "a new black
smith shop.
J G. Cornell reports as having IA jol
~ time last Thursday coon hunting
Eight men took part in the chase
they freed nine conns, cut Two large
tees aud captured two small coons
Minnie ana Carrie Kerr entertained
Emma Powell last Thursday evening
Geo Wilson is the proud pOssess0l
of II new buggy. on, the smiles he
Will get now.
Sam Roush and wife went to Neo
sho Fails Thursday.
Mis- Ira Townsend Is entertaining
her sister, Miss Maggie Naught o
/ lola.
/ stephen Townsend entertained
Willie Springer Thursday evening
The hoys are having a good time
/ skating al school.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
GENEVA.
Miss RNowLToN. Reporter.

The items for this week will be q
hospital list, as nearly every one in
the neig b borhood is sick.
Meesrs and Mesdames Templin,
Irwin, Geo .ESse. Palmer and Mrs
Denney, Mr. Mulnix, Dot Call and
Mrs Warner are on the grippe roll.
Mrs. Mulnix is laid up this week
with badly sprained ankle.
Geo West and wife, Jr, moved to
town Saturday.
The Carpenter Bros shipped cal tie
last Wednesday.
A crowd of young people went
sleigh riding Mond ay night. They
had a merry time If they did sleigh
on bare ground most of the time.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
ALLEN CENTER
}. W. TREDwAY, Reporter

j. w. Johnson of lola has been q
faithful attendant ON Mr.. Weith since
his accident.
Jno Ackley is getting on fairly well
with his lacerated arm and is able to
do some work.
Our ice house is full. The ice is 10
to II inches thick, the finest product
for six years.
Whitney Boyer has moved onto one
of Mr. Runyan's farms.
Messrs Wood Il Outlet were buying
horses In the Center district last week.
Quite number are suffering with
la grippe It's effect acts differently
with different persons.
Mrs Wood was calledby her fathers
fatal Illness TO Missouri some time
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
NORTH
THos, VAHNIcE, Correspondent.

The ground hog did not see his
shadow in this vicinity. Now for
fine weather
Mrs b f. Brown has been very sick
for the past week
A h Baxley spent several days at
lola last week.
II # Whiteman has been hauling
the hay that he bought lately at
Mr. Philips sale
Lizzie Ross and Nellie Philips
visited at Mr. ThOmpsons Thursday
One of AL Divelbliss' little hoys
was buried at the Dewitt cemetery
last Thursday.
Will Orth and one of Mr. Osti-
meyers daughters were married last
Wednesday.
Mrs c = Adams mother, Mrs Fer
gusOn, lie reported very sick. Frank
Elliott is staying with her, doing the
out of door work.
The spelling match at the Dewitt
school house Friday evening Is re-
ported a success.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
ROCK CREEK.

day night


Mrs. Chas. McNaughton Of lola,
visited her parents, Nj. and Mrs. +.
w Fisher, saturday aud Sunday.
Mrs McCarley has been in lola the
past two weeks
Mrs " Anderson and sons were
the recipients of some handsome
household goods from the boys
grandmother who lives in Blooming
ton, Iii.
Mabel Searcy is very i'll at presen t
writing,
Mrs Harrison Searry has been en-
during the tortUres OF a f5lon. She
hadher finger lanced Sunday.
There will be AN oyster supper at
Deer Creek s II Tuesday night,
Feb IA.
Report of Deer Creek school, district
3, for month ending Feb 8, 1899.
Those neither absent nor tardy dur
ing the month: Mona and Charlie
Longshore, George and Lucy Jones,
Amos and Addle Delp, Maude aud
Pearl Hubbard, Claudia and Chaun.
cey Sawyer, Arthur, Willie and
Oracle Clark, Fred Dunlap, ethel
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10

since. We have not yet heard par
ticulars.
VIM Boyer shipped IA car of hogs
and cattle this week
Mrs Ellison has so improved
health Ms to bs out.
y M Wood has nearly 100 head o.
sheep.
Mr. Wallis and family will move
into their new house in LsHarpe next
Monday.
A son of Mr. Roedel from Nebraska
Is visiting him this winter
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
SPRING BRANCH

MR. FRANK JACKSON, Reporter,
skating parties are numerous in
this nelgnborhOud COW days.
r. Leak ana ID A Gillespie went
tp oklahoma last week TO look Tor Il
location to move.
Il j Anderson dressed and shipped
forty turkeys one day last week.
Mr. Anderson's brother and wife
from Lake Forest, Ill, have been
visiting him the past week.
A family moved onto Mr. steven
sons farm Monday.
Wallace Duncan, of lola, had bust
ness in this part last week.
Quite Il number are hauling hay t.
lola.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
LEANNA
pInsKAu COURTNEY. Reporter

DGRsKAU COURTNEY, Reporter.
The ground hog didn't see his
shadow and yet winter won't be good
John Blair went to Chanute Mon
day.
The mail is nearly always on time
even If ii is cold ana the roads rough.
The people OF Leanna should be
thankful for such an efficient carrier.
f } Burghart has just received a
new consignment of goods which adds
materially to his already splendid
stock.
VIM Catron was in town Monday
evening.
Mary Roderick is visiting her
brother Henry at present.
VIM. Knapp went over to Chanute
Monday for f J Burghart.
II Afford has been quite indis-
posed for the last few days.
Il l. mgels was over to Savon.
burg Saturday
Fred GlAsner had the misfortune OF
shooting himself through the foot
with No % revolver while hunting
the other day.
The literary at Prairie View has
been changed TO every two weeks in
place OF one The next one will bt
next Tuesday night, The question
for that night is: Resolved thai
money has more influence over man
than woman has over him.
There was party at A C Alford'i
Monday night.
There 10 some talk OF organizing 1
company to further prospect for ga'
in this vicinity. This is a move II
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
MORAN.


AIMlEA - bNS7hlI, Reporter
Little Arthur Meudell fell from II
chair. Monday cracking one Of The
bones OF his arm. lie fell again tues.
day on the same arm breaking it,. 1t
is noped that no permanent injury
will result
Mrs DR. Jewell has beeu suffering
from an attack of neuralgia OF the
stomach, nut is now convaI ecent.
Ms Rarton vieijei Miss Morning
tom AT Yates Center the first 81 the
week
Mrs Frank WyckoH and mother, of
Waverly, were in town last week.
Rev Rouse, the president of the M
= conference spent last Sabbath with
the church here.
Mrs Lucy jewell returned to Moran
Monday.
Miss Rose ELLINGTON was in town
last week in the interest of the REGIS
TER
A Sunday School Rally was held in
the Christian church Sunday after
noon,
Mabel Rannels spent Saturday and
Sunday at her homein SaVonburg
Rev Evans went to lola Wednesday.
Presiding Elder Martin preached
Saturday evening and sunday in the
M T. church here
The members of the Presbyterian
/ Christian Endeavor aud some invited
guests spent a very pleasant evening
at l. b Kinne's home Friday even
| ing All present considered that
Musical Social" a success.
Rev Moore preached in lola sun
day night
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
GOLDEN VALLEY.
Mrs. HATTIE GuLLErr. Reporter

The party at Miss Myrtle Msxson's
was postponed ON account of the
meeting. Miss Myrtle has many
friends in this community and when
they found out that the 2Sth, was her
18TH, birthday, OF course they could
not resist the temptation for eur
prise.
Lanry's Packing House burned
down since our last with quite good
deal OF meat and lard. We have not
learned the particulars. Mr. Larry
had just enlarged his packing house
aud was getting nicely fixed aud We
are sorry to hear OF his loss.
X Stewart purchased a G.
Koher's tat cattle aud shipped Mon.
day regardless OF the weather Rich.
and Kohler and Robert Duncan as
sistedin driving them TO Moran,
A party AT Toney stewards We'd
nesday in honor Of his lSth birthday.
Moran has quite u number of our
boys in their school, Richard Kohler,
Clare Kerr, Harris Brown-thIee OF
cur energetic young men.
Matthew Mitchell aud father are
feeding two cars Of cattle they bought
AT GBrleD 10y, ana looks like the
western cattle do better than the
southern cattle.
} r. Stewart bought Fussman's
cattle.
Leroy Ayers is making some inn
pruvement- on his fathers fam. His
rather viii move 81 lola soou, move
we all regret, yer we hope it Is for
the best,
Lttue Lottie IL Ayers has Il fine
new baby buggy purchased by Ter
pa and grandpa Saturday.
Mr. Wright from Kansas city and
Mr. Burning from Humboldt were
our viewing the fat cattle If a G
Kohler's Saturday. Mr. DHrning
took Mr. Wright tn Moran aud re.
turned to Humboldt sunday,
Cattle seem t. be- king now j r.
Stewart purchased $500 worth OF steers
Of Mr. Really. The name reads Stew
art a. Knox intead of Besly d
KNOX Mr. Besly aud family VIII 60
to Chanute to live.
Mathew Mitchell bought f. Walk.
er's corn at % cents.
Robert Duncan purchased fine
mare OF J w Gullett Saturday.
If there is anything in freezing
making good crop, what crol
Kansas Will have this coming fall
Stanley Willard and Robert Dun
can went to lola Wednesday.
Little Flora Kasbeer has some
needle work that would lay some OF
the young women in the shade She
is also getting to be quite musician
for little girl.
Fred Harmon has been to Kansas
City and he says it is as dead AS Cal
be- We wonder II lola is not aheat
OF Kansas City, for every time any
one comes from lola they say, 81
tell you there was crowd in town
today"
Mrs. Dare Curiman has been ON tin
sick list DIR. Lamberth has been at
tending physician. At present Sin
is improving.
J w. GuIlett bought DRIVING
team last week.
II. Curfman and Mrs. l.. j. PrestO
and Wayne were the guests OF y
scribe Wednesday.
Walter Wood has had the carpen
ter helping him this week.
G Harmon and Mir Kaylor went t
lola Wednesday. Mr. kaylor Wi
build barn for Mr. Harmon soor
JohnHy Funk, Cora Lytle, Myrtl
Maxson and Walter Wood atteude
the surprise party on Toney Stewar
1t was J Laury's smoke house tha
burned and not his packing house q
we we're first told.
stewart IL Gullett shipped hogs
Kansas City Monday from Moran
Elmer Miller will move where h
brother viii, is.
Joe Sylvester and brother, Angus
moved on their brother Charley
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10

CAN'T aud Ivan Ensmlnger Roll of
honor, Gram. Grade, Pearl Hubbard,
Fred Dunlap, Mona and Charlie
Longshere, Ethel CAN'T, Amos and
Addie Delp, Lucy Joues aud Oracle
Clark. Prim. Grade, Geo. Jones
No. enrolled, 30. Average daily at
tendance, %. Cases of hardness, o..
Visitors, 4.
Quite a number attended quarterly
meeting at the u b church saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs A Shafer numbers among the
grip victims
Ralph Skater had the mis- fortune
to freeze one of his ears recently.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10

the right direction aud we hope some
epterprrsing Individual will take it
up aud push it to completion.
The correspondent had to scratch
his head "a good while Lelore he could
find anything TO write about this
week We don't wish any body ANY
particular harm, hut we wish some
hing would happen tn give the rr-
porter ioh 1t has heeu 80 long
since he has had chance 70 write up
"A marriage that something ia that
line would te refreshing. Car't some
nice Young couple do something Ia
crafty the reporters TASTE in this
wise
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
CARLYLE.
O. A. sTINsoN, Reporter

" A. piiNooNs RSPSiWi
Rev Jesse G. Wilson will lecture at
the church Friday evening, February
10, about his work in South America.
He has spent the past eight years as
a missionary In Chile and hence lie
well prepared to give an interesting
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THE co UNITY NEWS.
Interesting items From An Over
Allen County.
THE MOST IMPORTANT DEEDS
DONE BY YOUR NEIcHBoRs FAITH
FULLY AND iMPARTiALLY SET
DOWN BY REGISTER
REPORTERS

The Reporters whose names appear at the
heads of these letters are agents of the REGIS
rKR and are authorized to solicit advertising
and receive subscriptions. Any assistance
re sdered them in gathering the news OF their
respective neighborhoods will be appreciated
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place. He will move on the Sylves-
ter place. John Bacon moves to La
Harpe.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20

lucky to get quarter of a crop. The news
was shock to the street, for up to lately the
crop was supposed to be looking well. How
ever, 1t was known around Sonoma a fortnight
ago that the crop would be almost a failure
but IL was thought that the damage con-
nneo TO that district but it is now proving
general AS there have been frosts of any
consequence this spring the drop is ascribed
to the dry weather last year. which left the
trees too weak to mature this years crop. 1t
is to be hoped that the conditions are not bad
as described yesterday. but another week Will
tell the story.
To partially offset this discouraging news
from the Prune crop, the Apricot crop is re-
ported looking rather better.
DRIED FRUITS-Prunes, 7c for 40-50s, so
Sic for $3.50 49412c for 60-70's 81 G36c for
7O-S0's, 2&G3Ac for S0-9Os, 212Q2Ac for 90-10O's
and 2Q2Ac for 100-110s; Peaches S12q912c for
good to choice, 10q1012c for fancy and - for
for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, 9Q91zc; sun
dried, 612Q71ec; Black Figs sacks, SIC; Plums,
nominal, &c for unpitted and 412q6c for pitted
Pears, nominal.
RAIS!NS-3%c for two-crown, 4&c for three
Sultanas. 312 for Seedless Muscatels and 81 20
for London Layers; Dried Grapes 2%@3c.
NUTS-Chestnuts, &c per ID; Walnuts, 56Sc
for hardshell. 10G11c for softshell; Almonds
SQ9c for hardshel 12Q13c for softshen 14Q16c
for papershell; Peanuts. 6Q7c for Eastern and
41aQ5c for California; Cocoanuts. 81 50Q5.
HONEY-Comb, 10q1lc for bright and Sq9c
for lower grades; water white extracted 7HD
TIC; light amber extracted, &c; dark, 5Q51ac
per 10.
BEESWAX-25a27c per ID.