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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
safecrackers at Howard City.

Howard City, Mich, Sept. 23.-Rob.
bers broke open the postoffice here in
the morning early and attempted to
blow the safe. The first charge blew
the outside rim and combination off.
They put in another charge to blow
the door off, but were scared away be.
fore they finished 1t. 1t is thought to
be the work of amateurs.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Tragedy Averted.

"Just in the nick of time our little
boy was saved" writes Mrs. w. Wat
kins of Pleasant City. Ohio. "Pneu-
monia had played sad havoc with him
and terrible cough set in besides.
Doctors treated him, but he grew worse
every day. At length we tried DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
and our darling was saved. He's now
sound, and we'll" Everybody ought
to know, it's the only sure cure for
coughs, colds and all lung diseases.
Guaranteed by j. S. Haggart and w. E.
Collins 81 Co., druggists. Price SOC and
81. 90. Trial bottles free.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
IL Saved His Leg.

p. A. Danforth. of LAGRANGE, Ga,
suffered for six months with frightful
rnnning sore on his leg; but writes that
Bucklens Arnica Salve wholly cured it
in five days. For ulcers, wounds, piles.
it's the best salve in the World. Cure
guaranteed. Only 25 cts. Sold by j. S.
Haggart and w. E. Collins q Co.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Jumped From a Bridae.

Manistique, Mich, Sept. 22.-Will.
lam Martin, woodsman, was re.
leased from jail Monday, after being
confined for drunkenness, and made
his way Immediately to the bridge
crossing the river, from which he
jumped into the stream below and was
drowned. He thought somebody was
after him.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Wants $4,000, for Broken Arm

Battle Creek, Mich, Sept. 23.-Frank
Coon, professional nurse, will sue the
Michigan Traction company for So,
900 damages, because he WAS recently
thrown from local street car and his
arm broken in three places. Coon
charges that the conductor did not
give him time to get on the car.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
MANAGER Wanted.

Trustworthy lady or gentleman to
business in this county and adj
joining territory for well and favorably
known House of solid financial standing.
$50. 90 straight cash salary and expenses,
paid each Monday by check direct from
headquarters. Expense money advanced
position permanent. Address Manager,
610 Monon Bldg Chicago, Ill.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Jumped Overheard.

Cleveland, O., Sept. 23.-While the
passenger steamer City OF the Straitl
was en- route from Cleveland to De-
troit late at night well-dresed man
aged about AZ years, jumped overheard
and was drowned. The suicide took
place as the boat was opposite Point
Au Pelee. A passenger who noticed
the mans intentions caught hold OF
his coat, but the man broke away and
Jumped over the rail.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Michiaan Postmasters.

Washington, Sept. 23.-Postmasters
appointed Tuesday: Allenville, Mack
mac county, Albert Eckert, vice An
drew Langstaff, resigned; Baldwin,
Lake county, Willis L. Messenger vice
Emery G. Herendeen, resigned Jerome
A. Bridges has been appointed rural
carrier to fill vacancy at Rochester,
and Lena NJ. Bridges, substitute.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Sold AduIterated MIX.

Mt. Clemens, Mich, Sept. 23.-
Adolph Fisher of Richmond township
Cornell Lewis and David Clark of Der
lin township, st. Clair county. pleaded
guilty before Justice Lyons of this city
of selling milk adulterated with water
to the Armada creamery and were
fined $40 each and costs.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Excursions to Colorado. Utah and 9TH
or Western Resorts Via Grand
Trunk Railway System

Reduced fare tickets on sale daily,
June 1st to September both, 1903 in
elusive, valid returning to and includ-
ing Oct. 31st, 1903. For rates, destina-
ton and further information call on
our local agent or write Geo. w. Vaux,
A. G. p. & T. A Advertising Depart
ment, Chicago, Ill.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Welded Sixty Years.

Chelsea, Mich, Sept. 21.-Mr. ard
Mrs. Simon Weber. Sr., of this place
have attained a distinction that falls
to the lot of but few people, in reach
ing the sixtieth anniversary of their
welded life. Mr. and Mrs. Weber
were born in the same village in Ger
many, he Dec 4, 1914, and she Nov.
8. 1918.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Health md wealth.

The American business man OF the
present day spends his health TO gain
wealth and then Immediately starts out
to spend his wealth in regaining his
health. But generally he finds the first
feat child's play in comparison with the
second.-Baltimore American.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
No Place For Cheap Charity.

"Sir," began the beggar, approaching
a promenader on Bongtong square, II
am in distress
Here's a nickel for you" said the
promenader, proffering the coin.
Pardon me-" replied the beggar
scornfully, "but l cannot accept any
thing less than dime on fashionable
street like this. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
For Piles.
Sample mailed free.
One application gives relief,

The continued use Of Hum
pnreys' Witch Hazel Oil per-
manently cures Piles or HEM
orrhoids-External or Internal,
SIND or Bleeding, Itching or
Stunning, Fissures and Fistulas.
Heiief immediate-cure certain.
Three Sizes. 25c.. SOC. aud 81 90. Sold by
nrusxists' or sent prepaid ON receipt of price.
John sts.. New York.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Firemen Overcome by SMOKE.

Boston, Sept. 23.-Fifty-six firemen
were overcome by smoke and noxious
fumes at the second outbreak of a fire
Tuesday at the wholesale and retail
drug store Of c. d. Badger & Co. None
was seriously injured.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Head and Arm Cut of.

Bessemer, Mich, Sept. 22.-J. w.
Kohout, cigarmaker, was getting on
a Northwestern train for Hurley when
he fell between the cars. He was
dragged a short distance and his head
and left arm cut off.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25

One of natures remedies; cannot harm
the weakest constitution; never fails to
cure summer complaints of young or
old. DR.. Fowler's Extract of Wild
Strawberry
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Adrian Girl Commits Suicide.

Adrian, Mich, Sept. 22.-Katherine
Koch, aged q, respondent over III
health, took her own life with NOR
phine. She had been great sufferer
from asthma since childhood.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Another Convict ParoIed.

Lansing, Mich, Sept. 29.-Governor
Bliss has paroled Albert Jesse Beck,
sent from Clinton county in January,
1899, to Ionia prison for seven years
for Indecent liberties.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
AssauIter Gets Heavy Sentence.

Cadillac, Mich. Sept 22.-Seth Shat
tuck, the child assaulter, was SEN
fenced by Judge Chittenden under the
intermediate sentence law, to from 10
to 10 years in Marquette prison.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25

It's folly to suffer from that horrible
plague of the night, itching piles.
Doans Ointment cures, quickly and
permanently. At any drug store, 80
cents
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
NERVOUS DEBILITY,

Vital Weakness and Prostra-
ton from overwork and other
causes. Humphreys Homeo-
'pathic Specific No. 20, in use
over 40 years, the only success
ful remedy. 81 per vial, or spec
iai package for serious cases, SIS.
Sold by Druggists. sent prepaid on receipt of price,
2. Humphreys Med. Co., William & John Sts.MX
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08
ON RAILS OF STEEL.

On the railroads in Canada IL IL nee
essary to keep over 600 snow plows in
operation every winter.
A japanese railway company has
girls rs mattresses for their passenger
trains, and intends to employ women
in the ticket service.
More than one-tcnth of all the men
in the French railway service get less
than Sl7 month; little more than
one.third receive from $l7 to s22, and
more than half get less than sg5 per
month. The men work from seven to
l. hours per day, and on the average
about 2S1s days per month.
\ series of experiments at the Beth.
lehem (Pa.) steel works has resulted
in the perfection of process for the
manufacture OF steel wheels for
freight cars. Heretofore the cost has
been too great, and the freight car
wheels now in general use are made OF
cast iron, with the thread or wearing
surface chilled. The car wheel prob.
lem has become more and more impor-
tant as the capacity OF freight cars
has been increased. Should the
pressed-steel wheel prove successful,
II will mean n sweeping but welcome
innovation in rolling stock
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08

each hole and fasten the wires in
place to the post where you began t"
wlave. Then unrorl and stretch the
bottom wires first, the full length Of
the fence II straight and staple them
in place to the other end, or cornei
post, but not ST. tight as To not let
them slip. Draw them straight and
extend them beyond the last end post
some 10 or 20 feet. Fasten them to
some kind of heavy weight that will
slip on the ground az the picke's are
heing woven in.
For an anchor, | loop the wires
around the ends of round stick, two
or three feet long and put some rocks
or anything else that may he handy.
on the wires in front of the stick.
Fix each pair of wires to u separate
anchor.
To weave in the pickets. one man
turns the short planks in circular
direction one-hslf II turn, to spread
the wires and hold them while an.
other puts in and drives the pickcts
in place. 4 gauge Is necessary to
keep the pickets even. A little prnc.
tice will enable one to keep the pick
cts plumb and make as good and a
much neatcr fence than any of the
patent fence machines will make
l.. W. Colvin, in Farm and Home.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08
HASH AND REHASH.

Enropc's beet sugar crop for 1902
1905 will, It is estimated. be about
j,000,00O tons.
The government has bought l75
oO0 pounds OF California prunes for
distribution to the Indians.
The water power available on the
Pacific slope for producing electric
energy is equivalent to the combus
tion of 3oO,O0OOO0 tons OF coal .
year.
On completion of plants now build
ing, the capacity OF steel works in
this country will be 24,0O0. 900 tons
a year. During last year, the United
States Steel corporation produced 81
per cent. of the total output of H..
100000 tons.
The four-year contract for United
States stamped envelopes. calling for
an annual output of s5l,O00,00 en-
velopes. has been awarded to the
Hartford Manufacturing company.
The contract Ia the largest for
stamped envelopes that has been
awarded in the history OF the post
Office department.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08

ALL AROUND THE FARM.

Cod liver oil. with skim milk. is sug
gested rs "a cheap substitute for cream
in calf raising"
Sugar beets harvested October H.
10 and PC in Montana were richer than
those harvested September 2s TO DC.
tober 5.
Flax wilt or flax sickness" is re.
ported by Prof. Boiley, of North Da.
kota, TO be due not to soil exhaustion
but TO fungus in the soil.
Surface applications of lime are re.
ported az effective in checking the
rhizoctonia rot, and repeated spray.
ing with bordeaux mixture as prevent.
ing leaf spot in sugar beets.
Il. S. Shaw estimates that vast,
products of western farms eaten b,
live stock yielded profit of sl44 pc
acre over and above the value Of the
food secured by the animals and re.
quired for maintenance"
Canadian sheep men say that there IL
no crop that they can raise that viii
put bunch OF lambs ahead or put n
old flock in good condition as satisfa,
toriIy as field OF rape.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08
WINTER ON THE FARM.


IL the farmer intends to get to the
front, now would be good time to
commence TO study. Nights are get.
ting long. and the farm work will not
be in such rush during the winter
months. The farmer who does not
improve has no excuse, as good farm
literature can he had at very low
price. A few dollars invested in Il
half dozen good agricultural books,
and three or four subscriptions to good
papers, and you are prepared to
start your family reading club. II one
of your boys or girls shows n liking
for poultry or any branch of farming.
get small library and start them
in business; Il will be money well in.
vested. Now IN good time to do
that job Of work on your house, or
barn, which you have been neglecting
for 30 long. All Improvements done
about the place will more than pay for
themselves in better looks of the
place and conveniences. You should
enlarge your barn so as tn he able to
take care of plenty of hay and forage,
for that is the only way to keep up the
fertility Of the soil, and each farmer
should consider his farm as his bank
account. and his crop after expense
is paid, his per cent. But most farm
ers act as though they thought they
were miners and got their living by
digging. They are not scientific; they
don't keep up with the times. They
do a thing just so because father did
ii that way. But that will never do;
civilization is on the forward march,
and IL you. brother farmer, do not keep
up with the procession you will be left
iE the rut.-Enos e. Pitman, in Agri,
cultural Epitomist.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08
AMONG THE WORKERS.

Nearly 1000 shocmakers are idle
at Leicester, England.
New York. Ohio and New Jersey all
have laws preventing the night work
OF children.
Providence, r. l.. has n union com
posed of ltalinn painters and one of
Italian carpenters,
Labor exchanges in Spczia. Brescia
and other Italian cities have built
homes for workingmen under munich.
pal administration.
More strikes occur in times Of
prosperity than in hard times. ac-
cording To statistics obtained by the
department Of labor.
Twenty.thrce per cent. of children
in SaNony, Germany, are forced to
work. OF 604,GOO children of school
age 1881 are employed in trade.
Oakum picking by female prisoners
In English prisons has now practi.
cally ceased. Instead. they make
their own garments and those Of the
male prisoners.
According to statistics compiled by
the New Jersey bureau of labor
union bricklayers in that state av.
erage $3.50 day and jlH hours a
week, while nonunion men receive an
average OF $2.l7 a day and work j7.i
hours.
Miners wages in silver mines in the
United States range from $3.50 to
three dollars in gold per day Of eight
hours, while in Mexico miners wages
are rs cents in silver per day of II
hours. which at the present rate of
exchange tSl.i0 Premium makes the
Mexican labor cost 3lA cents in gold
pn- div
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08
SCIEN TIFIC SCRAPS.

The ants of South America have
been known "a construct tunnel
three miles in length.
Durwin asserted that there Is In
sanity among animals. just Us there
is among human beings.
The rnrrst she'll in existence is one
called the Gone of the Holy Mary +"
There is specimen in the british
museum which few years ago was
valued at 5000.
Prof. Edmund S. Meany, of the
Smithsonian Institution. is the first
scientist to visit the mummy caves of
the Aleuts of Alaska Many mum
mics, to he sure. have been sent from
Alaska from time to time, but no
man of learning has ever examined
the caves themselves. The report
which the professor will doubtless
prepare will be looked for with some
interest.
\ French scientist has discovered
still another gas in the atmosphere.
II is present as an impurity, like ear
homie acid, and is what Is called
"formic acid"-that Is compound
of oxygen. hydrogen aud carbon with
nitrogen. In the last few years half
dozen gases have been identified IN
the air which were earlier unsu,pect-
I'd and even unkuuwn-su as ar
gon. neon, krypton. NcnOn, etc.
II is true that people often say
that the turning up of leaves is 4
sign of rain. but the sign does not
seem To he very sure one. declares
the Monthly Weather Review, There
are many kinds of trees, like the sill
ver'lcaf .oplar, in fact all the pop
lars, the maple and some of the oak.
which turn their leaves up whenever
there is n fairly strong steady wind
but they do il as much in clear
weather as in rainy. Pos sibly the be.
lief may have arisen from the fact
that winds capable Of turning leaves
over very often prccedc or follow
transforms.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08
IN THE BRITISH ISLES,

Two thousand Irish donkeys have
been advertised for by n dealer in
Cork.
Unjust weights and measures to the
number Of $3.50 were seized in Lon.
don during 1901.
Two monster vegeta bles--a turnip
weighing 23 pounds and n cabbage Is
pounds--have been grown at Foulmere
Cambridgeshire, England.
The Thames has excellent tides.
which rise fully 90 feet in spring and
about II feet at the neaps; and 1t 10
always an easy river for tidal naviga
,ion.
1t is said that there are more Irish.
men in London than there are Dublin
more Sco,chmen than in Edinburg
that half of Soho Is French and the
whole Of Saffron Hill Italian.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08
DEFINED

Flat failures-dismissed janitors.
Men Of good figures--bookkeepers
A man of winning wsys-the gam.
hler.
A man Of powerful fee-sick--the
doctor.
A man Of address--the directory
publisher.
A man of sound principle piano
manufacturer.
A man who works on time
matchmaker.
A man who always gets footing
the Observation-Disclosures Ameri.
can.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08
Fav0rite Family Remedy.

Frequently accidents occur in the
household, which cause burns, cuts,
sprains and bruises; for use in such
cases Billiards. Snow Linimcnt has
for many years been the constant fav-
orite family remedy. zoe, jOc and
81 90 at City Drug Store
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08
CHEAP FENCING MACHINE.


1t is not every farmer that has a
few rods of picket fence to make
that feels himself able to buy fenc.
ing machine. designed the follow.
ing plan. and while IL Is not no rapid
rs a regular machine. | think the
work is better. 1t makes no short
twists in the wires which unflts them
for use IL the pickets should In time
rot, or one should want to move the
fence.
Cut piece of plank for each pair
Of wires, 7xlhxe inches, As at d
Bore a one-half inch hole IN each cor,
ner of one end; put wire through
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08
Election contests in Colorado >

Election contests in Colorado are
very plentiful. The elections OF all
the Republican Seators in that state
were recently contested by the
Democrats, and now the Repnbli.
cans are getting even by contesting
the seats Of every Democratic
Representative elected.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08

The output is the koy. note
to profit. In deciding upon
price at which to sell. q
manufacturer, no matter what
article he has to offer, con-
siders how many he is likely
to sell, and bases his charge
accordingly. It Is quite
reasonable, too. II q tailor
sells only two suits Of clothes
each week, bis income must
come from the profit Of these
two suits. II he csn, how
ever, double or treble bis
output without materially in
creasing his working expes-
cs, he can naturally afford to
make the profit on each suit
much less.
Again, this output decides
the buying power. 1t IL on.
ly necessary to state that
there have been menufac-
tured and sold over
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08
Mrs. Dockery Improving.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. 81
Though not entirely upon the road to
recovery, the condition OF Mrs.
Dockery was SO much improved FRI
day that the governor went over to
the capitol twice during the day, re-
manning n few minutes each time. The
physicians think her improvement
will continue.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08
FARM PROPERTY.

~ acres. mineral property, located rsuE
'aiie Mines. Price 81 900 on easy terms.
nine miles northeast of Tnrminuinn tsr
miles from either Uonne rnrrs or tI,t ntvnr-
and ono mile from Turley Mill, Good ak
room dwelling. frame I'm I'm tonhIa 100
spring SO acres In cultivation bolaur, In
s9a inner ine r TeIre blue forms south Gagn
We've county. 81, miles from s. Mo Nv Nv
IN cultivation balance in timber. All can
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08
r. DALTON. w. A. keNNept
DALTON &
KENNEDY,
Real Estate Agents,
FARMNGIToN, no.
|r.r. DALTON.
w. 4. KENNEDY

Hyou want to sell or buy Gan at ,ur
Office, up stairs in the old Dalton &
Marks Store building. We here name
"A few ehoice large farms, but have q
number of smaller ones to dispose Of
asi scres-2So acres in cultivation. inciud.
Ing % acres in meadow ana Is acres 10 GAS.
ture-rema1nder good timber. Three rood
springs, plenty OF stock water, small or
chard. s'room house. barn Soxi0o feet; IL
miles from schoo! ana church. Price ~
per acre.
:so acre5-2oo In cultivation, co acres nns
timber; 6-room house, largo barn two nns
orchards. good well and cisterns: plenty
OF stobk water In every ne!d; miles from
Flat River mines. Price s7s psr acre.
600 acrcs-t0o In cultivation 6. room house,
barn 1875 also small barn ana aransry.
smoke house. chicken house. wood house.
, ,s house all In good state OF cuitiva.
u acres land I'm the suberbs of YarmIn utop.
a,l under fence ana In grass, plenty OF water.
frice $3.50 per ncre. Come ana see II.
ia acres in st. Genevieve county. % IN
cultivation, room log house. good log barn.
wei shaded, nne orchard, good springs and
creek excellent free range and nice timber
Price 81 $50.
2bouses ana lots In Hamilton town-one
room u story, and one . room house on
lot adjoiEinv. Price $3.50 ana SyTe These
houses are newly built
$40 acres land near NH postoflce and store
A LOT OF nne blue grass pasture. 90 acres In
meadow. Most OF this land 10 In cultivation,
a lot OF hne springs, nice creek runs through
Ia 49,
and other out buildings. Price $40 per acre.
Terms easy. This is one of tho nnest farms
In ST Francois county. Come and SEQ Il
soon II you WI ut something extra.
Come and see us and VIC will be
sure to show you something yon will
like II you want farm or town prop
erty.
DALTON 4 KENNEDY.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08

We wish TO call attention 10 the re-
cent plating ofthe Fair Grounds tract
under the name Of GienwOod Park
Lots are 100 feet front by nearly 200
feet deep. Gail and see us or Lang AZ
Bro. for prices.
We also have five lots in College Adj
dition for sale.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08

Rome, Dec. 2s.---l'ormer United
States Consul-General w. F.Jonesdicd
here, suddenly, Sunday morning Of
heart disease.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08

One s.room house and lot near public
school In north ward Good cellar and
barn. Price 81 900
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08

An s.room, 2story house. half acre of
ground, BEAUTIFUL shade trcrs-!Iaw'- Ad-
dillon TO Pennington. Price 81 800.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08

One new s.room frame dwelling In BurEs
addition. Price 81, 800
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08

~ acres In st. Genevteve county, % IN
cultivation, room log house. good log barr.
creek; excellent free range and nice timber
Price 81 80.