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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-31
st. Louis Letter.

Ed. Regtster-Will you kindly pub
lish the enclosed poem in your most
valuable paper. This was composed
by our poet, who several years ago was
a resident of Pilot Knob. He has, how
ever, not had the opportunity to visit
his birthplace for a long time. and
when several of the boys returned from
q trip down there during the holidays,
and related the experiences they had.
his mind must have evidently
dered back to his old home, for when
the last meeting OF the Club was called,
he presented this to our reporter with
the request that it be published in the
paper of his old home.
THE HILLS OF ARCADIA LONG AGO.
When 1 backward turn my eyes,
Dim against the distant skies
Where the hues of memory grow
Rise the hills of long ago.
Comrade mine, while yet we may,
Let us thither hasten for a day;
Tread the paths untrodden long,
Hear the unforgotten song,
See the faces fond that seem
Gazing at us through a dream,
Clasp the hands we clasped of yore,
Kiss the lips of love once more.
Though fate is set against such joys as this,
Therefore partly only is our present bliss
All the free, undaunted, youthful will
And the swift ecstatic thrill.
Comrades mine, while yet we may,
Let US hasten thither for a day;
Back into the wonder glow,
Back to the hills of long ago.
Fred Shakespeare L0HgeAO5U Smith.
Our mutual friend, Casper NJ. Ed
wards. of the Dunklin NeUs, who writes
under the nom de plume of Wood b.
Witte, is down with the grip. The
Club offers its sympathy, and our Off
cial poet sat up all night to compose
the following:-Cap. to pay for the
publication.
And now Cap. Edwards has the grip,
And he is sad,
Sick as a chicken with the pip,
Who downward hangs his upper lip
Too bad, too bad
No more we hear the tuneful lay
OF Wood B. Witte,
OF birds in Spring, and flowers in May,
And fragrant breath of new mown hay
Nit, nit, no nltI
Tho now he wooes no tickle muse,
Yet we're not sad.
For other poets in his shoes
Do rhyme and meter both abuse,
Just quite as bad.
Hugh T. Patterson, proprietor OF the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-31
Des Arc Items.

This has been the mildest winter
ever known in this section-not only
warm but dry.
Business of all kinds is moving along
lively. Des Arc is shipping 80, 900 feet
of lumber per day.
Stevenson Bros. have sold since Au-
gust, 1900. 1924 % worth of goods.
The largest sales yer known in Des
Arc.
E. w. Graves is running full time,
shipping one to three cars Of lumber
per day, aud also shipping large guam
titles Of piling. He must have at least
one hundred cars of piling on hand
and shipping every day.
The hub trade is also booming. Six
hub factories are buying their timber
down 10 this section.
Master Dewey Morris, of Farming
ton, is visiting his grand parents. Mr..
and Mrs. T. P. Fitz. He is quite young
to be Is miles from home and only q
years old. He is accompanied by his
aunt, Miss Maude Fitz.
Mrs. j. S. O'Neal is visiting her
sister, Mrs. w. E. Mckee. this week.
Jas. Pate aud wife, accompanied by
B. Brainard and wife, visited at Patter-
son Sunday.
w. J. Fitz and wife visited relatives
at Brunot Sunday.
Mrs. DR.. Farr and daughter, Miss
Lima, attended the hall given at An
napolis Monday night.
Mrs. John Lovelace spent Sunday
with her parents at this place.
Miss Gillie Bergman, of Piedmont,
is visiting friends at this place.
An informal reception was given al
| the home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Fit7
on last Friday evening in honor Of
their daughter, Miss Maude, who il
home from Pennington. Among those
in attendance we're: w. E. Mckee and
wife; DIR. Farr aud wife; JAS. Pate and
wife; w. j Fitz aud wife; Messrs. w
d. Bay. j. d. Hickman. Carl Benson,
Jas. Milton. John Stevenson, c L.
Semauds. Ed. Hickman. and Mesdamel
Matte Maddox, Gillie Bergman
Lizzie Black, Bessie Wallis, and Anns
Morris. Refreshments were served b.
the hostess.
/ see from the census report tina
there is a big error 10 the population
Of Des Arc and Annapolis. Des Arr
in 1890 had a population of AS. IL
1900 it is only $50 when there are 16!
children over six years old 10 our public
school. There is at the lowest calcule
ton four or five hundred people Lying
here at present. Annapolis is reported
In 1890, $50. in 1900 only 1876 Thi
lie surely a mistake. Ooe singula
thing about Des Arc is that there ar
only three families here that lived her
twenty years ago.
Jan. 81, 1901. ISAAC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-31
Blown To Atoms.

The old idea that the body some
times needs a powerful, drastic, purga-
tive pill has been exploded; for DIR.
Kings New Life Pills, which are per-
fectly harmless, gently stimulate liver
and bowels to expel poisonous matter,
cleanse the system and absolutely cure
Constipation and Sick Headache. Only
csc. For sale by all Druggists.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-31

neutrality-suspicious. includes rain,
hail, sleet and melted snow and is re-
corded Ia inches and hundredths. Ten
inches of snow equal q inch OF rain.
1T" indicates trace of precipitation.
W. Fl. DELANO. Observer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-31
Weather Report.

Meteorological report of Voluntary
Observer at ironton, Iron county, Mo-.
for the week ending Tuesday, January
20, 1901:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-31

To Cure q Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If it
fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature
is on each box. 25c.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-31

Fresh Oysters-can or in bulk-each
week at H. Davis. Also, Fresh Fish.
Leave orders.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-31

Job-Work of all kinds at this Office.
Call and see specimens.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-31

In the circuit court of Iron county, Mo-, in
vacation, January 26, 1901.
Warwick Hough, Plaintiff,
Williams news. [microfilm reel] (Williams, Ariz.) 1891-19??, 1901-09-14
General School News
By County Superintendent
N. Q. Layton

recognized merit, will teach the re-
mainder of the term.
Miss Maude Williams, a graduate
of the Northern Arizona Normal,
has been employed to teach a sum-
mer and fall term in Greenlaw dis
trict, No. 10. Miss Williams has
been very successful in her school
work, and her record as a teacher
is, ga splendid teacher"
Miss Mabel Nation, formerly of
Muskegon, Michigan, has been en-
ployed at the Rhodes school
While Miss Nation is a compare
tive stranger in Arizona, she comes
highly recommended as a lady
possessing the qualifications neces-
sary to make n successful teacher.
All the schools are in good con-
dition, financially, or at least, will
be so, after the annual taxes are
collected in December.
The present school law raises the
rate for school purposes-the mini
mum being so cents on the hun
bred dollars of taxable property in
the county-an increase in the rate
over last year of .0S cents, which,
judging from collections in past
years, insures us ample funds for
school purposes this year. With
proper economy, each district
should be able to increase its credit
balance every year and have some
thing on hand for needed improve
ments and necessary apparatus and
supplies, and, last, but not by any
means, least, a good school library.
The law provides that the trus-
tees of n school may expend each
year n sum not to exceed fifty dol
lars; which amount, if properly
invested in well selected books each
year, is money well spent.
Williams news. [microfilm reel] (Williams, Ariz.) 1891-19??, 1901-09-14
A Valuable Help.

The magazine issued by The Los
Angeles Sunday Herald is becom-
ing a valuable aid to the progress
of southern California. The Her
AIDS magazine presents a write-up
of at least one of the industries of
southern California each week, with
superb illustrations and this one
feature alone has done much al
ready to make known the POSSIBLE
ties of the section to the people all
over the country. The Sunday edi-
ton of The Herald is a great paper
and the person who does not read
it is missing something.
Williams news. [microfilm reel] (Williams, Ariz.) 1891-19??, 1901-09-14

The News Is in receipt OF letter
this week from N G. Layton, of
Flagstaff, superintendent of Coco
nino county public schools, contain
ing bits of valuable information of
the doings and progress OF our edu-
Gators
The letter follows:
To THE News: / enclose you a
small contribution in the way Of
school news for this weeks issue of
your interesting paper. 1t goes to
show to the people the general con-
dition of matters pertaining to the
public schools of this county.
The present school year opens
with bright prospects in all the dis
tricts in Coconino county. Teach
ers have been secured for all the
districts, save one (Moen-Ava, No
y, for the present term
In Flagstaff, school opened on
Monday, September 9, with 112
pupils in attendance; an increase
over last year on the first day of
school. The teachers who will pre-
side over the different grades, are:
Prof w. H Russell, principal and
teacher OF the 9TH and Sth grades;
Miss Jessica Frazier, 9Th and 9th
grades; Mrs. Carolyn K. Austin,
Bird and 4th grades; Miss Margaret
III. Wallace, End grade, and Miss
Mary Logic, LIST, or primary grade
With this efficient corps of teachers,
a successful term is assured.
The Williams school opened on
Monday, September 2, with a good
attendance, with Mr.. Jno. X. Hin
ton, principal, assisted by Mr.. L.
f. Clifford, Miss Ethel Marine and
Miss Alice Mcintyre. The school
commences under very favorable
auspices, and good results are an
ticipated-
Miss Frances Miller has Just
closed a summer term OF school in
Frisco Coax Creek) district, No. 4,
and has proven herself a capable
and competent teacher.
The Tuba City school will COM
mence on Monday, September 16,
with Mr.. Thos. w. Brookbank as
teacher Mr.. Brookbank's long ex-
perience as an educator insures
Tuba u good school
The summer term will close in
Summit district, No. 8, about Sep
TENDER 20. Miss Jessica Frazier
has done very satisfactory work in
this district this summer, but re-
signed in order to accept n similar
position in the Flagstaff school
Miss Bessie Niedecken, teacher of
Williams news. [microfilm reel] (Williams, Ariz.) 1891-19??, 1901-09-14

John c. Potts came in from
Stockton Hill a few days ago. He
reports that everything in that
country is looking remarkably pros
perous.-Mohave Miner.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-04-04

Rev. Leighton Parks. relating many
anecdotes illustrating the unvarying
sympathy and kindness which Philips
Brooks showed to all humanity, notes
IN particular his thoughtfuluess and
consideration for the humber classes.
At one time a worsingman was told
at the hospital that unless he would
consent 10 undergo a dangerous surgi-
cal operation his life would probably
pay the forfeit The evening before
the operation was to be performed the
man and his wife went to see Philips
Brooks. whom neither of them knew.
and were received by him a. kindly as
they had expected He talked sooth.
ingiy to them and promised to be with
them the following day at the hospital.
and he kept his word
All that their Imagination had con.
eeived of what he might be to them in
their emergency says Mr. Parks. was
more than realized What mattered i,
10 him that they were not of his church,
that they were strangers? They had
come To him in their hour of trial. and
he would not fail them--Youth's Com,
paniOu
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-04-04
THE GREATEST ECONOMIC UNIT
Russia Docs the Largest Basfse>s In
many Respects. Done In the
World.

The Russian state Is by far the
greatest economic unit on the face
of the globe To % readers out of
100 this statement will doubtless be
startling. II certainly was TO me.
says a writer in Scribner's Magazine.
when I first met with IL. vet the facts
To Justify II are not far 10 seek
The Russian state draws an annual
net profit of $1,000. 600 rubles from
its forests. mines and agricultural
property. IL receives annually so.-
10000 rubles from its communities
of ex-serfs for the use of lands it
eesled TO or purchased for them II
Is building by far the longest and
most costly railway in the world.
and II owns or works over 10000
miles of railways. the net revenue on
which is equal to one-seventh of the
net revenue of all the railways Of
the United States.
In ISIS il received sisa.O00. 600
into its Golfers. nearly one-fifth Of
which sum was not produced by tax
alton Its budget is greater than
that of France by more than fs0o,-
000. 900.
In 1890. when one OF the banks
of London was unable to meet its
obligations. the Russian government
had with il on current account a
balance of so many millions of
pounds that when the Bank of Eng
land came to the rescue request
was Immediately made to Russia not
To dispose of her balance before a
certain date, since to do 50 would be
to precipitate a financial crisis of
the utmost gravity Finally, besides
being a capitalist and banker of
this magnitude, the Russian state
is also a metaIlurgist and n spirit
merchant In a word. the proud;
claim is made for it that it is the
greatest landowner, the greatest
constructor of railways, and carries
on the largest business in the world.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-04-04

petite while before 1 was nearly
starved Mrs. Selma Tanner.
Mr. L D. Marble. of Geneva. Neb.,
writes:
I do believe that ny catarrh IS en-
tirely cured have not had anv
trouble with ny stomach for a long
time. l am as well As one Of nv age
could expect (seveRty years.. I have
had the eatIrrh ever since 7 was a
young man, and have doctored for IL
for years and got very little better, but
thanks to you and your Peruna and
Nauallu I believe I an well oft. lean
eat anything now and il doesn't hurt
ne, and PerHna is the only thing ever
found that VIII cure the catarrh. be-
heve It Is the only cure for catarrh.
and hope every one troubled with ca
tarrh Will try Peruna and De cured
L o. Marble.
II you DO not derive prompt and sat
isfaetory results from the use of Peru
M write a. once 10 DR.. Hartman. Civ
ing a full statement of your case and
be VIII be pleased 70 give YOU his val
uasie advice gratis
Address Dr. Hartman. president of
The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus.
Ohio.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-04-04

Twenty-six English bishops rank Is
peers
OF the 1853 bishops of the Roman
Catholic church 100 hold sees in the
British empire.
The Royal Victoria college for wom-
en-. with Queen victoria's statue stand
ing in the front of the building, opened
last November. and both are the gift
of Lord Strathcona to McGill univer-
sity, Montreal. and to the women of
Canada. The building and endowment
is a memorial of the diamond jubilee
of the queen
As a result of the energetic protest
of hundreds of Presbyterians whose
ancestors worshiped in the Old Gov
enanter Church of Scotland. Pennsyl
vania. the queer little edifice is to be
preserved. The church was built at
the beginning of the nineteenth cen
fury. but has not been used as a house
of worship for 40 years.
The first ecclesiastical appoint
ment made by King Edward VII was
the nomination of Archdeacon Ste
vens to be bishop suffragan in the do
eese of st. Adams. Before 1894 the
archdeacon was rural dean of Barking
and honorary canon of st. Adams.
From 1896 to 1897 he was grand chap
lain of the English freemasons.
The Protestant foreign missionary
societies Of the United States. of Can
ada. the West Indies, Great Britain,
continental Europe Asia and Aus
tralia employ 1896 missionaries. men
and women. and 71.f3E native helpers:
maintain 1O.ss5 churches with nearly
f.30O. 900 communicates. whose contri-
buttons last year were 81 .9oo. 900 plus.
Seventeen million. sixty thousand dol
lars were given to foreign missions.
One of the most prominent Baptist
preachers in the vicinity Of New York
has made it n practice in all his pas
torates to write his resignation with
in n week Of his entrance upon a new
field sign. seal and deliver il to the
proper official with the remark:
-There. now, Never ask me for nv
resignation. Whenever Won want me
IN 90 just break open the envelope.
write in a date TO the document and
offer it to the congregation"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-04-04

CQNGRE>>sfAN BOTKIN Is one Of
-he I RENTAL and best
z-1w-l men n rte STATE OF kln.ls.
Whatever he nav say on auV saaIsc
WILL b accepted By The people d -he
trl-h- - famous a remedy j. Peruua
cuu-4 uaE haze well escaped Ii. a1teu-
rlul 80 Sd famous 4 man He not only
has heard af The remedy. but he has
used and vas relieved % an afiiletlon
% invent five years Standing Ps.ruua
- the one Internal remedy that cures
chronic els1rrh- r. cures ca-arrh
wherever lagu-eti- This il fac- that
the people ara rapidly finding cat. bur
there are s-5ll j large multitude xAo
need ra know =
Mr. Fraaa Elrater. o.. W7noaa- Mina-.
SAYS IN a letter 20 The Peruna MesIi-
enc Company
As ! remedy for catarrh I take
pleasure IN recommending Peruna for
Clrarrh of the stomach. I kuow what
IL Is 10 De afflicted with this awful Dis
ease and consider ic my duty To say
word Il behalf of the remedy which
gave me such relief Peruua cured ne.
and know It VIII cure anyone else who
suffers from this disease L gives ne
great pleasure 20 testify 70 the cura-
tive effects Of this medicine. Peruua is
4 well tested and frequently used rem
sdy, aud for eatarrh OF the stomach IS
unsurpassed
Ny catarrh was principally located
in nv head and stomach tired mauv
remedies without success. 7 tried sew
eral doctors. but they were unable 70
cure ne l read OF Peruua IN the pa
Pers and i've bottles cured me-
Frank Richter
The gastric Juice Is secreted BY the
mucous faiIicies of the stomach.
When this 5flice IS normal il dfrests
tclssolFesl The food without produc-
tag a1E dHsrgrbauce whatever. II
however- The gastric ir-ice Is rot nor.
mai digestion causes MANY disagree
a5le symptoms. This condition Is
known a indigestion Peruna WI
cure this
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-04-04

The Passenger Department Of the Cnios
Pacine EY- has recently issued a twenty
eight page booklet Of The Overland Limit
et- Il = a magnificent specimen Of PRINT
ING, artistic IN the highest degree, and 4
embsllshed with views OF the tran men
toned both interior and exterior, together
with much information regarding the serv
Ice. and also interesting points on the
putting bis affairs in order with the least
possible delay and taking trip to the Gold
en- Gate The Union Pacific was the pio-
neer line Westward, and It Is not too much
20 say that Il has maintained the prestige
which that fact gave IT, A trip 70 California
over the Union Pacific IN connection with
The Chicago & Northwestern and Southern
Pacific Systems = deIgHt IL al t1mes
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-04-04

February l2ta and sach Tuesday there
amer unit an l1c-aGlnz ApriI jQth. SPECIAL
Low Rae ta.an4st Tickets VII ne solc va
the Southern Pacific Compsnys Ogden
and Sunse1 Routes 70 a.. points II L for.
ia LGe rate W. Be. Ernm Chicago
5000, from - LOUIS, Memphis and New
ur-eans 8 u, from Omaha, Kansas CIry.
ETC. s25.oo- Corresponding .o~ rates fron
a. otasr paints east and north
For particulars and detained information
per-a41.az 20 the Southern Pacltc Gem
parF Routes. and these spec-1- rates % "a
-tlru-a- cal upon ar address
W. C. Nsimvsrs g. W A, : P Co, Is
C-ark :, Chicago, L.
W r. CoEEor. e. A, s p Co Cham Der
Of Commerce Beg, Cincinnati. Oaio.
e. o.. Herring. G. A, : 2. Co., IL Pars
Bog. Pittsbarg. Pa
l. Z I5wus.ey. e. A, :. P. Co. 81 Owe
St, s. LOUIS No.
G C.. Cary. c. A, : P Co, 20s shesGley
Bog, k1lsas City, No.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-04-04

And do these Indian girls never
evince tendency to relapse into their
former savagery7-
Tears sprang 20 the eyes of the mis-.
sion worker
"Ah, yesr' sighed she "OuIv Las,
evening they set the table without put.
ting doilies under the finger bowls,-
But It was plain that she was bv mr.
means disheartened, for presently .
brave smile chased the shadows from
her fine. sensitive face.-Detroit Jour
nal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-04-04

lonths'

The woman owed three months
rent. To her came the landlord
agent. dark-visaged old villain
Pay me every penny. or out into
the world you go." he Kissed.
What nonsense she cried. You
can't make n heroine of me this sor,
of weather. There is n snowstorn
raging without, neither have I a tas-
tered shawl and diamonds to wear
She chortled; the villain. with an
oath. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Standard
and Tiuex
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-04-04
Paving Back . Portion.

Mr. Caruegie's wealth IS gathered
chiefly from the advantage special
statutes give him; statutes favoriug
his interests and those of his class. and
1t the expense of the very large body
OF the purchasing public. The distri-
button he Is making of some millions
N these sunset years of his life is.
therefore, but giving back to the peo-
pie that which Is theirs. in a broad
sense
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-04-04

LrCAs COUNT,
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he II the
senior partner Of the firm Of +. J. Cheney
4 Co., doing business in the city Of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dol
lars for each and every case OF eatarrh that
cannot be cured by the use Of Hall 3 Catarrh
Cure FRANK J. CHENEY.
sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence. this 9Th day OF December, A. ID.
iSS6. A W. GLEASON,
lSesll Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system Send for testimonials.
free. Z. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists. 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-04-04

Que of the most inspiring figures of
the new century IS that of the merry.
merry maiden who tumnled q burglar
TO the floor, sat upon him for half an
hour to hold him for the police, and
made him traetable by jabbing him
with a big hat pin whenever he
squirmed- Within the hand of plump
and pretty blondes the pin is mightier
than the ciub.-New York Tribune
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-04-04

Charley. dear" said young Mrs. Torkin.
7 hope you are not departing from the ore.
cepts OF our forfathers and allowing YOUR
sell to be dazzled by the pomp and Rite.
of enpires"
What book did you ssf that out Off
asked her husband
No book, she answered, sfoutly. IRE
ue-nbered some 5f it after sdIng a news
paper article But I hope yod Ssve no,
abandoned your old principles Lit nigh,
you were talking in your sleep. and w
said several times that all you wanted W,
another king 70 make you all right. And
after the trouble we had with Georv. TTT
il does seem perfectly foclSsa. "-wsshine
ton star
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-04-04

Mother-Willie, you really mus. 20
to the dentists and have two or three
teeth pulled out
Little Tommy-And I s'pose when
Willieis through with EN- III have To
use 'em,-Chieago News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-04-04

At this point in the fable the Man mar
v.Ied greatly IN that he had not met the
Microbe long since.
In what suise have you Travelled. pray"
asked the Man
Why. for the most part in the guys who
didn't bod the drinking wateri' replied the
Microbe, candidly.
OF course, hygienlc science was destined
to change ell thls.-DetTolt Journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-04-04

y PEEes n tl4uAs
for your kind ad-
vie g I never
!. once thought I
shad catarrh Of
.the stomach I
.commenced tax
Ting Peruna as
.youdirected- Ny
/, stomach cuutin-
'ued TO hurt me
.for about two
. weeks after I be-
gan the meCii-
.eine and then il
4, stopped. l now