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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
CHRISTMAS GERMAN
L'ArioSo German Club Gave q Bril-
liant Holiday Dance Last Night at
the Masonic Temple Dance by
L'EIite Cotillon Club Tonight

The LArioso German Club gave it's
regular Christmas dance last night in
the Mosanic Temple ball room, and it
was pronounced, from every point of
view, one of the most thoroughly en-
joyable ever given by the club. A large
number of couples participated and
beautiful favors and souvenirs were
given. Excellent music was furnished
by the Hollowbush orchestra of Raj
eigh. The ball room was very hand
somely decorated
VI couples who participated We're
as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Johnson, Mr.. Fred Dick, Miss Bette
DeRosset; Mr.. Champ Davis, Miss
Anna Peck; Mr.. Tom Wright, Miss
Lucille MurchiSon; Mr.. Swift Boat
wright, Miss Louise Bunting; Mr.. Geo.
James, Miss JEANNE Peck; Mr.. Mars
den Bellamy, Jr., Miss Nessie Cotchett;
Mr.. Robert G~waltney, Miss Octavia
Boatwright; Mr.. Robert Rankin, Miss
Kate Harlow; Mr.. N. G. Curtis, Miss
Frances Chadbourn; Mr.. j. d. Bellamy,
Jr.- Jr., Miss Mary Jennings Bellamy;
Mr.. Nash DeRosset, Miss Tallulah De
Rosset; Mr.. John Nets, Miss Kate
Maft1tt; MI. and Mrs. Will Dick; Mr..
w. NJ. Atkinson, Mrs. Charles GRAIN
ger; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bidgood;
Mr.. George C~hadbourn, Miss Carrie
Wright; Mr.. James Stevenson, Miss
Mary Treat Peck; Mr., Sam Wick, Miss
Annie DeRosset: Mr.. w. J.. Bellamy,
Miss Mary Calder; Mr.. George Grow,
Miss Olive Armstrong;; Mr.. Louis Cut
lar, Miss Lima Wiggins; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles E. Taylor, Jr.; Mr.. John James
Miss Lucy Latham; Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.
Holt; Mr.. James MundS, Miss Emma
West; Mr.. Henry Peschau, Miss Marie
Peschau; Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. VanCourt
Lucas; Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. French; Mr..
Milton Elliott, Mrs. E. S. Latimer; Mr..
Clayton Giles, Miss Cooke, of Virginia.
MIR. Clayton Giles gracefully and
Skillfu1y led the intricate figures.
L'Elite Cotillon Club will give it's
Christmas German at the Temple to-
night. Mr.. George James will lead and
the music will be furnished by Miller's
orchestra.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01

j. T. Bland, Esq, Of Burgaw, spent
yesterday in the city.
DIR. L. L.. Audrey. of Burgaw, spent
yesterday in the city.
Mr.. J. w. Carter. of Maxton, is here
making business calls.
Sheriff w. w. Alderman, of Pender,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Frank Sloan. of Chinquepin, was
in the city on business yesterday.
Mr.. NJ. H. Fowlkes. Of Rockingham.
was a guest of the orion yesterday.
Mr.. Henry We'll, of Goldsboro, was
among the visitors in the city yester-
day.
Mr.. J. t. John, Jr.. of Johns Station,
arrived in the city on business yester-
day. !
Mr.. E. G. Porter. of Goldsboro, was
among last evenings arrivals in the
city.
Mr.. F. L. Hicks. of Rutherfordton,
was among yesterdays arrivals in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Johnson, of Mon
roe, N. c., are visiting Mr.. E. F. John
son.
4hlS. L. L. lllSlCod, Il toIS
arrived here yesterday on a visit to rel
ativeS.
Hon. Walter H. Neal, and Mr.. Jack
Neal, of L~aurinburg, were in the city
yesterday.
Mr.. j. B. Durham, of Rocky Point,
was here yesterday as a witness in the
railroad tax cases.
Captain D.. H. Ray, a prominent citi-
zen Of Fayetteville, was among last
nights arrivals in the city.
Miss Lula D. Hawkins. a charming
young lady of Ridgeway, N. c., arrived
here last evening on a visit to Miss
Della Clark.
Mr.. j. N. Hadley. of Danville. Ind,
is in the city prospecting with a view
to settling near here for the purpose Of
engaging in truck planting.
Presiding Elder F. A. Bishop, Of the
iting the city a few days, left last night
day and tomorrow.
Mr.. J. E. Boyd, Of South Washington,
was here yesterday to meet his mother,
Mrs. r. j. Boyd. of Mecklenburg. who
came down on her way to South Wash
ington to go to the bedside of her son
Mr.. w. r. Boyd, who is quite sick.
Miss Emma Newsom, of Bannerman's
Bridge, and Miss Dalzell Woodland, of
Wilson, who have been visiting friends
here, will return this morning to Co
harie college, Sampson county
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
BURGLARS BREAK LOOSE
A Negro Arrested With Pants and
shoes On, Stolen From q Residence
Saturday Night-Mr. A. SiIverman,s
Store Robbed of Goods Valued at
More Than Fifty Dollars

Burglars seem to have broken loose in
the city in the pas few weeks. Fol-
lowing upon the robbery of the store
of the N jacob Hardware Company,
Mr.. A Silverman's store, on Second
street between Princess and Market
streets. was entered before day yester-
day morning The glass in front was
broken out. and the thief or thieves
carried off cloaks, underwear. caps
other garments and articles valued at
$50 or more. There is no clue to the
identity of the thief.
The residence of Mr.. John. R..
Davis, on Harnett street near Fifth
street was broke into last Saturday
night. A lot of clothing, shoes and
other articles We're stolen. Yesterday,
Mr.. Davis saw a negro wearing a pair
of his pants and shoes that were
stolen from his residence, and he had
him arrested. Ee was locked up al
the station house and will probably
rave a hearing today. He gave his
name as Ed. Crawford and states that
he bought the pants and shoes from
another negro
Henry Wright, colered. was arrested
and locked up at h station house
yesterday on d warrant taken out by
Frank McKOy, the colored shoemaker.
on Second street between Princess and
Chestnut streets. He charges Wright
with stealing two pair OF shoes out of
his shop on the 18th instant.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
REMARKABLE VITALITY
John A. Oldham Still Lives After Get
Penetrated by a Bone on Christmas
NIeht-He Stands a Good Chance of
Recovery.

John a. Oldham, Jr., who had his
skull fractured by a lick with a paling
in the hands of some unknown party
on Christmas night. at Fourth and
Castle streets. will; probably prove to
be an example of ones recovering after
having had his brain penetrated.
The Messenger yesterday noted that
he had been taken to the city hospital
wher his skull was trephined n the
pressure on the brain thus relieved
thu in performing the operation
the surgeons discovered that a piece
of skull had penetrated his brain. In
fact, a physician old US that some Of
the brain tissue had exuded from the
wound, and il was the opinion that
there was very little hope for his re
covery.
AS remarkable as the statement may
be, however, Oldham appears to
have q good chance of A
physician said last night that he now
has very strong hopes that he will get
we'll. After being unconscious for at
least 80 hours, he regained
yesterday morning at 3 o'clock. He
knew those around him and conversed
with them. He told DIR. Russell that
he did not know hat he had been
struck until ne came 10 nlmSeI yes
tersay morning and found himself at
the hospital. He stated hat he did not
know who struck him. He continued to
grow better yesterday. n last night
a telephone message was to the effect
that he was getting along exceedingly
we'll.
All the young men who were in the
party when Oldham was struck. stuck
to it yesterday that they did not know
who did the deed. On information and
belief, however, the police yesterday
arrested Henry Barr, a young white
man, as the party who is believ-
ed to have dealt the deadly blow with
the paling. He was not locked up but
was kept in the city nall under %surveil-
ance yesterday, pending a further in
vestigation. He declares positively
hat he did not see Oldham Christmas
night and that he was not ever at the
locality where the ARRAY took place
that night. He is confident of being
able to prove an alibi, and in fact was
able to make such q strong showing
that he had nothing to do with the mat
ter, that he was aliowed to go last
evening upon his recogniZance that he
would be on hand when needed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
A ROBBED
The Burglars Make a Good Haul-Safe
Crackers at Work

Columbia, s. c., December 27.-The
Williamsburg county liquor dispense
~ at Kingstree is reported to have
been robbed OF $500 in cash. Wednes-
day nights. F.. NJ. Placer. the dispen-
ser, discovered the loss this morning.
This is the largest loss by robbery in
CURED by a country ~dispensary since
the Inauguration OF the ~dispensary.
Mr.. H. H Crum. liquor commission
erer, dispatched an inspector to Kings
tree. The indemnity bonds Of the dis
penser expired December 1st n the
state may suffer a total loss. The
rather large amount of cash on hand
represents the Christmas sales.
A special to The State from Kings
tree says that the people there demand
the resignation OF the COUNTY board OF
control. the dispenser and ali others
connected with the ~dispensary at
Kingstree.
A number of country stores and rail-
pad depots were visited by burglars
this winter and the safe cracking looks
like the work of experts. Dicks &
Salley, OF Salley's station. have in
creased to 81. 900 their offer of a reward
for the capture OF the burglars who
robbed their store of $500 in gold last
Friday night,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
THE RICE MILL SOLD
The Carolina Rice Milling Company
Bought 1T Yesterday-The Price $685.
600 of Which $4,000 Was Cash and
$4,000 In Other Considerations

The Wilmington rice mill property on
the north side Of Chestnut street be-
tween Front and Walnut streets was
closed out yesterday to Mr.. H. We'll.
Of Goldsboro, president of the Carolina
Rice Milling Company. Mr.. Adolph
Oettinger, of New York, and their as
sociates. The deed for the property.
consisting of a large brick building
and steam plant and valuable rice mill
ing machinery, was made out in the
name of MIR. Oettinger. The price
paid was &c. 900 in cash and $4,000 In
other considerations.
/; The mill here was in the National
Rice Milling Company with headquar-
tiers at New York, and it now goes n
the hands of the Carolina Rice Milling
Company, with headquarters at Colds
boro. The nature Of the deal was not
disclosed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
CATARRH
In All It's Phases and Stages Cured by|

They do 80 because they have learned
by experience ttha IL il . valuable med,
icine.
Not only is ii q valuable medicine bat
IL is applicable to the climatic ailments
Of winter and summer. Extremes Of
heat and cold In the United States make
IL q land q catarrh.
Nearly everybody has catarrh. This
Is especially true among the mid
die and lower classes. Exposure TO the
climate, hard work, and unventilated|
sleeping rooms are the principal causes
Charitable institutions have found, BY
bitter experience, hat catarrhal dis
eases are not only the most numerous
Of all other diseases put together, hut,
they are the hardes. to cure.
Peruna is . specific for this class Of
diseases. No other remedy can TAX its
place. Thousands Of cases Of chronic
eatarrh are cured by the use of simply
. bottle. People who have spent large
sums to be cured Of catarrh, have turned
to Perrna as q last resort, and been
cured by the use of . single bottle.
1t Ia a sure cure for coughs, colds. a
grippe and catarrh in its many phas q.
Whether the catarrh Is located in 10
head, throst, lungs, stomach, kidneys 1T
pelvic organs Peruna IL . prompt aid
never-failing cure.
Mrs. Sarah Jones, Pleasant Plain, =,
writes: 81 wish to acknowledge my -
probation of the benefits received from
Peruna and Manalin in the treatment 4
what was pronounced systemic catarrh.
| / took Peruna for q while and discu1-
| tinued the use Of it as / felt SO much
better. The latter part Of tho winter
and early spring there was SO much
sickness here, an epidemic Of colds n
pneumonia prevailed. / had an attack
of cold in catarrhal form, suffering with
facial neuralgia and headache, but con-
tinued taking Peruna and Manalin and
was soon restored without being pro-
rated with weakness"
A book written by DR.. Hartn-
the different phases of catarrh anJ Is
treatment, also Health and Bea--ty.
written especially for women, sen FREQ
to any address by The Peruna Medicine
Company, Columbus, Ohio.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
Funeral OF a German Field Marshal.

Berlin, December 2S.-In the garrison
church his morning, the emperor.
empress. princes of reigning families.
representatives of foreign sovereigus.
the ministers and the highest military
authorities attended the funeral Ser
vice held over the remains of Field
Marshal Count Won BlumenthaI, the
oldest field marshal in the German
army, who died December 21st. After
wards the cortege, amid the ringing OF
bells and the firing of salutes. proceed
ed to the Lohrte station. A field mar
shals escort led the procession by the
hearse drawn by six horses. The en-
peror and his suite accompanied hi
body on foot. Inter den linden was
lined with troops. The remains will be
inferred on the late field marshal's es-
tate. p
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
CHRISTMAS DANCE
German Last Night Pretty
atoms and a Large Attendance

LElite German Club. composed of
the younger society folk, had its
Christmas dance last night in the ele-
CANT Masonic Temple pail room. The
german was gracefully led by Mr..
George P. James. The hall was beau
tifully decorated with smilaX, ferns,
etc. The german was largely attended
and was thoroughly enjoyable. Music
was furnished by Miller's orchestra
The couples who participated were as
follows:
Mr.. Henry Short. with Miss Isabel
Rountree; Mr.. Tom Meares. with Miss
with Miss Jennie Burbank: Mr.. Will
Waters. with Miss Ida Brown; Mr.
Struderick Nash with Miss Louise Bel
lamy; Mr.. Tom Pierce, with Miss EN-
ma Northrop; Mr.. George James, with
Miss JEANNE Peck; Mr.. Ed. Bailey,
with jamie Williams: Mr.. Eugene Le-
Grand, with Miss Williams. of Athens,
Ga; MI; Henry Mcmillan. with Miss
Isabel Black: Mr.. Sam Potts, with
Miss Anabel Latimar; Mr.. Harry
West, with Miss Nellie Mcmillan; Mr..
George Catlett, with Miss Martin,
Asheville; Mr.. Will Peck. with Miss
Bessie Gore; Mr.. Zach Bell. with Miss
Julia Parsley; Mr.. Rob Calder, with
Miss Lulu Hawkins. Ridgeway; Mr..
Burke Bridgers, with Miss Elliott
Emerson; Mr.. Milton Calder, with
Miss Nellie Emerson: Mr.. Preston
Cumming. with Miss Mary Allen Short;
Mr.. Tom Farrow. with Miss Nessie
Cotchett; Mr.. Pierre Holmes, with
Miss Julia Harrison; Mr.. Horace EN-
erson, Jr., with Miss Amy Harlow;
Mr.. Will Walker. with Miss Lucy
Bridgers; Mr.. Will Emerson. with Miss
Mary Black: Mr.. Richard Meares, with
Miss Lulu Finch: Mr.. Frank Harriss.
with Miss Williams. Of Red Springs.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01

United States Commissioner II. B.
Register, of whiteviIle, came UP yes
terday and left last night for Raleigh
by way of Goldsboro to carry a petit
ton To Governor Russell for the par
don Z his brother. D. j. Register. who
submitted to a charge 70 manslaugh-
ter and was sentenced at the recent
special term of the superior court OF g,
lumbus county to a term OF one year
in the state ~penitentiary. He was car
ried through Wilmington on his way to
the penltentiary asst Monday.
Commissioners Register will stop in
Goldsboro to see Judge w. 5. OBJ. Rob
inson who tried h case. with a view
to securing his recommendation to the
governor for the pardon of his brother.
He carried with him q petition g
by every member OF the Jury which sat
in the case. all the officials of Column
bus county, and numerous prominent
and influential citizens. He expects to
get Judge Robinson's recommendation
and is confident that he will get his
aged brother pardoned and released
from the stripes of a convict. He is 81
years of age and his brother who is in
the penitentiary is a white haired man
of "A years
AT the recent special term OF the su-
perior court of Columbus county, the
elder MI. Register was put on trial for
killing a young man by the name of
Oliver Lewis. He submitted to a
charge OF m~anSlaughter and Judge
Robinson in passing sentence, gave him
the benefit Of the very lowest penalty
the law allowed.
The killing was lone on the 9th of
Iou kvu,pz+ - aaSS t1u-rchin Tolrrnn-
bus county, about twenty miles from
the town of Whiteville. Rufus Regis
ter, son of the old man. was engaged in
an ARRAY with Oliver Lewis, a young
man about q years of age, and during
the difficulty, Lewis drew a knife and
was cutting young Register. He a
his knife in the shoulder of Register
and was evidently bent on cutting him
to death When the old who was
about twenty feet away. picked up a
pole five or six feet long and ran to the
assistance of his son. He dealt Lewis
a blow on the side Of the head with
the pole, and he died from the effect
of the lick five hours afterwards.
1t is said that when Lewis was
struck he was knocked down, but he
got up with his knife IN his hand and
would have cut the Did man had inter-
ference not prevented him from doing
so. 1t Is stated that he went off with
threats of vengeance. and with some
friends accompanying him, he tried to
get a pistol with which to shoot the
Registers. 1t is believed hat he would
have carried out his threat but he soon
became unconscious from conclusion
of the brain, and remained in that
condition till he died.
Lewis S~erinOuSly cut young Register
who is disabled for life from the terri
BILE knife wound made in his shoulder.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
DESERTED NAVY FOR ARMY.
An Application for a Pension o the
Mother of a Dead Soldier Develops
Curious Circumstances - A North
Carolina Boy Served Throughout the
Spanlsh-Amerfcan War Under an
Assume Name.

A lawyer of this city has a singular
problem on hand. Some days ago he
had an application for a pension from
the mother of a soldier who served in
the Spanish-American war and subse-
quently died of consumption contracted
in the service.
The proceedings in the matter devel-
oped that the young man served in the
army under an assumed name, and the
lawyer now has his hands full in get
ting up affidavits to prove that the SOL
der Of the name under which he enlist
ed is the same man who died under his
right name. The facts can be easily
established, however. but it requires
an immense amount Of work.
1t appear that when the war broke
out between the United States n
Spain, the young man vas a seaman
in the navy. He was anxious to get
into h army and as he had enlisted in
the navy for three years he could not
get a release. He therefore, deserted
from the navy and enlisted in the
army under another name for fear that
if he enlisted under his right name he
would be arrested and AIKEN back to
the ship which he deserted. He served
throughout the war and his death de-
veloped the situation with which the
lawyer has to contend in securing a
pension for a mother who is in
Strengthened circumstances.
The soldier was a North Carolina
boy and belongs to a good family in
his section OF the state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
Southern Educational Association

Richmond. Va, December 2s.-The
executive committees of the Southern
Educational Association met this
morning, no general sessions OF the as
ISOLATION being held until tonight. and
were addressed by United states Com
missioner Of Education Harris on the
Relations Of Universities n Colleges
TO Public Schools" and Professor
Woodward. Of South Carolina college.
on Drawbacks to Educational Or
g~anization."
When, tonight, the association con-
vened in general session the largest
GROVE yet assembled was present.
Professor G.. T. Winston. OF the
North Carolina College of Agriculture
and the Mechanic Arts. spoke on In
dustrial Education at the South" n
DR.. Pau b. Barringer. Of the Univer-
sity OF Virginia. on Education OF the
Negro in the South" Both addresses
were discussed at some length.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
Pretty Christmas Affair

The Christmas entertainment for the
children of the Sunday school OF st.
Andrews Presbyterian church was a
last night in the lecture room. There
was a large attendance of children
and parents, and the affair was quite
a nice one.
The rostrum was converted into a
scene. the main feature being a
bridge covered with imitation snow.
1t was a goOd imitation and besides the
snow scene the rostrum was very
p~rettily decorated. A number of boys
impeTsonating Brownies lounged about
h bridge and in the snow, and in
their quaint little suits they made
quite a unique picture. MI. H. w.
Collins. appropriately costumed TO
imperSonate Santa Claus. also figured
in the scene.
The exercises We're opened with a
song by the school. Miss Britt being the
organist. After prayer by the pastor.
Rev. "A. d. Mcclure, he delivered a
brief address of welcome. and after
more singing. Santa Claus distributed
candies and fruits among the children.
There was lots Of fun while this was
going on and the little folks were
greatly tickled at coming into such
contact with Santa Claus.
The committee which got up and
managed the entertainment consisted
of Mrs. z. B. King. Miss Kate Monroe,
Miss Ida Black, and Messrs. w. c.
VonGlahn. George Boylan and j. c.
Stewart.
M of the pleasant features of the
affair was the presentation OF a hand
some umbrella to the superintendent
of the Sunday school. Mr.. W. II.
Sprunt. It was a gift from the Off
GERS and teachers of the school.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
The Colombian Civil War.

Washington, December 27.-United
States Charge Beaupre. at Bogota, has
cabled the state department that he
has been informed by the Colombian
government that the invading troops
were overtaken by the government
forces at Rosario: also that their lead
er, General Uribide. was defeated at
CoraZel, in the province of Bolivar. He
was %retreating with a few remaining
followers through the department of
Magdalena toward the Venezuelan
ine. The war Is said TO be progressing
favorably for the Colombian govern
ment.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01

Chicago, December S.-A private tel
egram the death at his
home in Brooklyn. N. Y. today Of VIII
liam Westlake. one CT the founders Of
the Adams and Yves. Lake Company,
and widely known as an inventor. Mr..
Westlake held oye 600 personal pat
ents. among the best known being the
open-top hand lantern. which made
possible the system OF lantern signal
ing. universally used on railroads.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
ArrebuG Lynched

Montgomery. Ala, December d.
George Fuller, a negro. was lynched
last night near Marion, Perry county.
Wednesday night the barn Of Dennis
Cummings was burned, together with
several hundred bushels of corn. a large
amount of forage and seven mules. Full
Ter had been a tenant of Cummings and
had made threats concerning a settle
ment- He IA arrested and While on
the way to Marion, a body OF masked
men took him from the officers and
hanged him to a tree
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
The Goldsboro Fire

Mr.. r. j. Jones. OF this city. owned
the buildings occupied as a livery stable
by Mr.. J.. Wash Lamb and which were
burned at Goldsboro on Wednesday
night. He went up yesterday to look
into the matter. He returned last
night and stated that the buildings are
a total loss. He says that the los IS
only partially covered by insurance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01

Washington. December IA cable
gram from General Macarthur, at
Manila, received at the war depart
ment today. announces the death Of
First Lieutenant Walter T. Slack,
Forty-seventh volunteer infantry, from
~dysentery on Christmas night Lieu
Slack was a native OF Ken
lucky and va born July 10, 1875. at
Grayeon, Carter county.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01

Washington. December 21.-A- E.
Frye, the superintendent Of education
Of Cuba, has teiegraphed the war de-
partment a sweeping denial Of the pub
Iished story TO the effect hat he is
sued a circular or proclamation in
Havana advising tn Cubans TO proceed
to drive the Americans out OF the is
land. =