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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-06-11
Worst of All Experiences.

Can anything be worse than to feel
that every minute will be your last?
Such was the experience of Mrs. S. H.
Newson, Decatur, Ala. "For three
years" she writes, 81 endured insufer-
able pain f1om indigestion, stomach
and bowel trouble. Death seemed in
evitable when doctors and all remedies
failed. At length I was induced to
try Electric Bitters and the result
was miraculous. 1 improved at once
and now I'm completely recovered" "
For Liver, Kidney, Stomach and
Bowel troubles Electric Bitters is the
only medicine. Only SOC. Its guaran-
teed by j. H. Brown Druggist.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-06-11
Startling Evidence,

Fresh testimony inlgreat quantity is
constantly coming in, declaring DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs and Colds to be unequal
ed. A recent expression from 7. j.
Mcfarland Bentorville, Va. serves as
example. He writes: II had bron-
chitis for three years and doctored all
the time without being benefited.
Then I began taking DR.. Kings New
Discovery, and few bottles Aholly
cured me-" Equally effective in
curing all Lung and Throat troubles
Consumption, Pneumonia and Grip.
Guaranteed by J. H. Brown Druggist.
Trial bottles free, regular sizes SOC,
and S1.OO.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-06-11
N. E. Church Notes.
Sunday School 9:45. a. m.

Sunday School 9:45. a. m.
Preaching II. a.. m.
Epworth League p. m. Subject
"Conditions Of Christian Decipleship"
Miss Eva Ormsby, leader.
The ladies' Aid Society will meet
at the home of Mrs. w. H. Wood
next Wednesday afternoon.
Children's Day Exercises Sunday
evening, June IL. A good program
is being prepared. Come aud bring
your friends.
Under the auspices of the Ladies
Aid Society, Miss Jane Poison, OF
Chicago, accompanied by Miss Grace
Wilson and others, will give
music recital in the M. E. church
Friday evening, June II. Admission
25 cents.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-06-11
That Throbbine Headache.

Would quickly leave you, if you
used DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
Thousands of sufferers have proved
their matchless merit for Sick and
Nervous Headaches. They make
pure blood and build up your health
Only 25 cents, money back if not
cured. Sold by j. H. Brown, Drug
gist.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-06-11
County Convention in Laclede.

The republican county central COM
mittee met at Linneus last Monday
and decided on Tuesday, July 5, as
the date for holding the county con-
vention to select delegates to the state
nominating convention to be held at
St. Joseph on July 27. Laclede was
selected as the place for holding the
convention. According to the basis
of representation which was fixed at
one delegates for every 25 votes cast
for Judge Higbee IN 1902, there will
be 100 delegates in the convention.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-06-11
Advertised Letters,

List of letters remaining in the
postoffice at Laclede June / which if
not called for in thirty days will be
sent to the dead letter office: j.
Dudley Brown, Joshira Childress, Mr..
j. w. johnson, Mr.. Lewis Higgins,
Mrs. Mamie Miller, L. o. Nigus, Mrs.
Lille Peer, 2; Mrs. Mary Smith, Mrs.
Eliza Stoddard, Mrs. Addie Wood
ard, N. E. Wellman, Mrs. S. A. Will
son, w. NJ. Owensworth. In calling
for any of the above, please say they
have been advertised.
A. j. CAYwooD, P. M.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-06-11

was Laclede or Chicago. The gentle
man answered that he didn't know
about that but he was pretty certain
that part of asylum No. 2 was in the
street before him.
Laclede is to have real show-a
big circus and menagerie-with full
grown street parade, big white tents,
big elephants and fine horses. The
Great Pan-American Shows will be
here next Wednesday, June Is. A
big free street parade at 10 o'clock.
The Pan-American is one of the big.
gest and best shows on the road and
is the only one of the large circuses
that will visit this part of Missouri
this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Humphrey,
who have been here the past month
visiting the latter's sister, Mrs. VIM.
Mize, like Laclede so we'll they have
decided to make their home here.
Wednesday they purchased Mrs. W.
A. Browns residence in North La
clede at $1125, and on the same day
bought the r. j. Wheeler eighty a
mile northwest of town, known as the
Paddy Lyons place, at $50 per acre.
Both sales were made through Silas
Thompson, real estate agent. Mr.
and Mrs. Humphrey will visit rela-
tives in Illinois and after attending
the Worlds Fair go to their home in
Los Angeles, Cali, and return to La
clede about September 1 to make
this their future home.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-06-11
Notice To Hunters.

All persons caught hunting, tress-
passing or cutting bee trees on our
lands will eprosecuted. Take warn
ing. TuRNEY & ATWOOD.
q. T. STANDBY.
GEO. w. ANDERSON.
PETER SMITH.
VIM. L. SINsENTAFFAR
SINsENTAFFAR Bros.
MOSES FIFIELD.
J. W. FORSYTH.
BREWER & Son.
RICHARD PARKER,
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-06-11
Postmaster Whiteman Dead.

Postmaster j. Whiteman, Of Mar
celine, died on Thursday night of last
week after brief illness of gastritis.
He was So syears Of age and was
serving his second term as postmaster.
He was good official, an honorable
and esteemed citizen whose death is
deeply mourned.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-06-11
Expr&ssion Of Gratitude.

We desire to express our gratitude
to the kind friends and neighbors who
80 kindly assisted us during the sick
ness and death of our dear beloved
father and grandfather.
CHILDREN and GRAND CHILDREN
of VIM. Ieavy.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-06-11
Go South,

Farm values are cheap-manu-
featuring opportunities unprecedent-
ed. Write Jno. 81. Beall, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, st. Louis, Mo-, and he
will put you in touch.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-06-11
Cheap Rates to St. Louis,

On June 13, 20 and 27 the Burling-
ton will sell round trip tickets from
Laclede to St. Louis at s.. Good
returning seven days from date Of
sale. F. F. PRATT, Agent.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-06-11
HERE AND THERE.
Local Items Of the Week Gathered For the
Busy Blade Readers.

neat in its new coat of paint.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. T. Edwards re-
turned to their home at Marceline
Tuesday after a pleasant visit of
several days with relatives here and
at Linneus.
DR.. Fawcette's old house is being
moved to its new location today.
Carotbers Bros, are already at work
getting out the window and door
frames for the new house.
Attention is directed to the abstract
advertisement of Charles Petts, of
Brookfield, in The BLADE today.
Mr.. Petts can furnish a complete and
correct abstract of every piece Of real
estate in Linn county,
| S. j. Merchant, township clerk,
and E. K. Welsh were at Linneus
Monday laboring with the county
court to get that body to order a new
bridge built in the southwest corner
of Jefferson township.
Geo. M. Cassidy's friends are glad
to see him out again after a severe
spell of sickness. He says he now
feels better than any time in five
years, He and Mrs. Cassidy will
leave next Tuesday on trip to Okla
homa.
From his announcement in The
BLADE today it will be seen that DR..
Stephenson, the eminent eye and ear
specialist will be IN Laclede one week
from next Wednesday, June 25.
Those needing his services should re-
member the date and call and see
him.
Regular meeting of the Modern
Woodmen Saturday night. 1t is i'm
porsant that every member who can
attend this meeting. The question of
repairing and making important
changes in the Woodmen building
will come up for immediate action
and full attendance is desired.
Advertising car No 2 came in
Thursday and rebilled the town and
surrounding county for the Pan
American Shows that are to exhibit
here next Wednesday. They have
fine paper and use it freely. It is the
only big show the people of Linn
county will get an opportunity to
attend this year.
The P. E. o. sisters were delight
fully entertained at the pleasant home
of Miss Grace Wilson on the evening
of June 8. A fine musical program
had been prepared which was very
much enjoyed by all, as were the
delicious refreshments served by the
hostess. Each member saying how
much she enjoyed the evening and
wishing for more such gathering.
Tom Shohoney,, who is we'll known
in Laclede, lost foot in a railroad
accident on Friday of last week. He
was switching in the O. K. yards at !
Milan where he had been at work for
the past few months. In making a |
coupling he attempted to kick the
link in and his foot was caught be-
tween the drawheads and mashed 30
badly that it had to be amputated just
above the ankle joint.
Thompson Bros. of Illinois, have |
bought the Carter stock of goods at
Boomer, Mr.. Carter moving to Brook
field. The Thompsons brought some
goods with them from Illinois and |
bought new goods until they now
have a $4,000 stock. G. G. Arm
strong is still postmaster at Boomer.
He resigned several months ago but
there is no applicant for the place and
he can't get loose from the job.
There is Smart Alex in nearly
every crowd that gets together. There
was one in a crowd of Brookfeld |
people going fishing last Thursday.
The hack stopped in the east part of
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-24
P PACIODAN COMP ANY
On RAPID RIVER
INTENDS TO PUSH OPERATIONS AND BUILD
MILL THIS SEASON. JOHN j. BYE
HERE.

John j. Bye arrived in the city
Saturday from Pittsburg, Pa, en-
route to the Pactollan Mlnin g Cos
properties, in the r apid river district,
of which Mr.. Bye is one of the
owners: On account of the recent
heavy SHOWS, which make travel dit
ficult and hazardous, Mr. Bye will
remain in the city some time before
attempting to continue his journey to
the camp.
Mr.. Bye, as does everyone inter
ested in the welfare and development
of the Rapid river and other districts,
greatly deplores the unfortunate con-
ditions existing at the Rankin prop
erty, which he states will mean 8
severe setback to our mining interests
if not speedily and satisfactorily set
tied. 1t Is feared that should un
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-24
RPOKANE MIN RETURN
| FROM THUNDER MT.
I'VE THE SP0KESMAN-REVIEW GOOD
REPORT FROM THE FAMOUS
CAMP.

caused a suspension of operations
since we left.
"My claims are on Government
creek, two miles west of Big creek.
On the Rambler, which 1 located
last fall, we have an open cut across
the 30-foot ledge. There are seven
stringers of decomposed quartz in
the ledge, ranging in width from
three inches to two feet. From these
stringers l have assays showing $11
in gold and $82 in silver.
"Mr. Gardens properties are the
Combination group Of FIVE claims
and the hex group of three claims
on Big creek. On the Combination
he is running tunnel, which was in
40 feet when we left. The last 20
feet were crosscutting the ledge and
the wall had not been reached. One
assay of the ore encountered in the
crosscut shows seven ounces in gold,
23 ounces in silver and IA per cent
lead. Surface assays gave $28 in
gold and $1.1 in silver. The tun-
mel taps the ledge at depth oi
about $50 feet.
"Snow is about four feet deep il
camp. We came out on snowshoe'
to Grangeville and staged from
there. The trip took 10 days"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-24

pleasant relations continue between
the Potters and Ranklns that COM
pany will cease operating in the dis
trict and withdraw their forces and
plant from the field.
Mr.. Bye states that at the Pacto-
lian properties force of SIX men is
employed in the mines and that
developments are progressing very
satisfactorily. A large amount of
fair grade ore has been opened up
with indications of increasing in
quantity and quality as operations
progress. AS soon as conditions
will permit the company intends to
prosecute operations on more ex-
tended scale Mr.. Bye also gave
out !he good news that it is the pur-
pose of his company to erect large
plant on the property during the
coming season.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-24

be both collective and competitive.
/ desire to enlist your cooperation
and support in this movement, and
respectfully to urge early considera-
ton of the invitation, so that, if
favorable action be taken, we may
allot the necessary space and give
you ample time to proceed with
preparations for your exhibit. What
ever may be the decision upon our
invitation, / am satisfied we can shape
our plans 30 as to harmonize all et-
forts to the end that your exhibit
may be highly creditable, not only
to your progressive community and
state, but to the exposition as well.
We feel confident that the arrange
ment we propose will offer to counties
an exceptional opportunity OF
demonstrating their potentialities at
the Lewis and Clark Exposition of
1905, and that the result of exhibits
made IN this way will be beneficial to
all. Very respectfully
HENRY u, REED,
Director OF Exploitation
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-24
ODD FELLOWS
GRAND BALL
Magnificent Social Gather
ing at the Opera House
Monday Eve.

For pretty faces, bright eyes,
handsomely gowned women and hap
DIV hearts, the Washington's Birth
day Ball, given by Weiser Odd Eel
lows at the Opera House Monday
evening, has probably never been
excelled in Weiser, and certainly
more thoroughly enjoyed and more
cultured gathering of the kind is un-
recorded. Garr's Orchestra was at
its best and the storied revelries of
Belguim's capital might have ex-
ceeded in pomp and splendor, but
not in happiness and harmony.
Over 400 invitations were issued
and 112 tickets were sold for the
occasion. No regular ball supper
had been prepared, but the various
eating houses of the city had pre-
pared to entertain the dancers and
all restaurants were heavily patron
jzed, and the manner in which they
catered to the gathered guests was
most satisfactory.
John Coakley acted as caller and
the various committees having the
affair in hand are TO be congratulated
on the manner in which their duties
we're executed,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-24
The Meadows Accident.

Telephone advices received Sunday
night from Meadows state that the
accident which occurred there last
Friday, by the collapse of the wood
shed at the schoolhouse, was not as
serious as at first reported. The
children were playing in the shed
when the roof suddenly gave way
under its heavy weight of snow.
Five boys were considerably bruised
and shaken up, and fortunately with
no serious results. The boys injured
were Ned Webb, Matt Farrell, Jr.,
Clay Yoakum, Jr, Jimmie Mitchell
and another whose name we failed to
learn. The snow at Meadows is
between three and four feet deep.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-24
NFUL DEATH
MEATH THE TRAIN
D. Helfrich Killed at
Nampa While Going Home
to Visit Wife and
Child.

|'oseph D. Aelfrich, brother of e.
Helfrich, the Mountain Home
Frchant, and brother of W. V.
Fiirch, of Boise, was killed last
'uraay morning at Nampa while
Fnplng OIL a moving train. His
|uy was frightfully mangled, the
|au being nearly severed from the
|uy' Mr.. Helfrich was well known
southern Idaho, having served one
III as assessor of Elmore county.
met bis awful death while en-
i'e TO Boise to visit with his wife
d son.
an Inquest was held Saturday
sfnooD, the jury returning yer
oi accidental death due to hil
negligence. The body was ther
en 10 Boise for burial.
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An Invitation.
PORTLAND, ORE. Feb. Is, 1904.

PORTLAND, ORE. Feb. 16, 1904.
Editors Signal.
Dear Sirs:-An official invitation
is hereby extended to the county of
Washington, to make a special ex-
hibit, either in its own behalf or in
connection with some other body,
municipal or otherwise, at the Lewis
and Clark Centennial Exposition to
be held in Portland in 1905. 1t is
the purpose of the exposition to en-
courage comprehensive exhibits by
counties and by chambers of COM
merce, boards of trade and other
commercial organizations. For ex-
hibits of this character, illustrating
the resources, industries and pro-
gress of communities, the following
regulations have been provided.
FIRsT-Tbe preparing and install
ing of exhibits by counties or organi'
]
cations will be left TO the counties or
organizations in whose name or under
whose authority the exhibits are
made, Counties or organizations
may erect separate buildings, or may
install their exhibits IN the stste
building OF The state IN which th'
county or organization 10 located
space viii De provided op The expo
sipoo grounds i0r All buildings erect
ed by COUNTIES and organizations en'
po charge VIII be made therefor
Plans aud specifications fQF euel
bulldpge shell be submitted ~ th
director geperel fQF bie epWoYN
sgoosp ku collective ffhlpl'
mede bg eoppuep ppd lfpoe Organize
lions plll he permitted ~ pWpaPel
Nv the gepul competition lppt y
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-24

From Sundays Statesman the fol- |
lowing deplorable report is received:
L. N. Roos, private secretary to
Ex-Governor Hunt, received tele-
phone message from Bert Stewart
that quite a devastating snowsllde
visited the Werdenhoff mine in the
Big Creek district at 7:15 in the
morning of Tuesday of this week.
Bob Larson was killed and Joe
Bornlis and David W. Reese we're
badly injured.
The snowslide was about half .
mile wide and came very unexpect-
edly.
Mr.. Roos instructed Stewart, who
came to Meadows on snowshoes to
report the disaster, to take compe-
tent physician back in with him and
all necessary medicines and supplies
to properly care for the injured men.
j. j. Bennett of Grangevllle, now
stopping in BOISE, who has claims
adjoining the Werdenhoff mine in
the Big Creek district and who Is
thoroughly familiar with the ground,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-24
Taken to the Asylum.

Cyril Cotton, the man who was
taken in charge by the officers Thurs
day afternoon, on account of his
actions, was adjudged insane by the
county insanity board Friday evening.
Saturday morning Il. G. Stephens,
an attendant from the asylum, arrived,
and took him to Blackfoot in the
afternoon.
1t was developed during his ex-
animation that he had several hum
dred dollars deposited in bank at
Missoula, Montana, where he former
ly resided. Cotton spent several
months in Thunder Mountain district
last year, and claims to have mining
property there.
P. E. Roberts has lots of good
ooto - oola O0ff
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-24
ONB MORE TRAGEDY
ON MOUNTAIN TRAIL
ONE MAN KILLED AND TWO INJURED
In SN0WSLIDE IN THUNDER
DISTRICT.

says that the hills on each side of
the creek are over 5000 feet high
and very steep. He says he is not
surprised to hear of such q disaster
as the above.
From Meadows the Statesman
learns that Larsen, with Reese, an
other miner, and Bowers, the black
smith, were just going to work and
we're standing in the blacksmith shop
at the mouth of the main tunnel In
the Werdenhoff. The slide came
with practically no warning and
caught all three of the men. They
were carried only few feet, land
ing on the dump under mountain
of snow. 1t took three hours to
reach them. Larson was dead but
the other two men had been saved
by work bench and broken tim
bers which lodged above them.
They were severely injured, how
ever. Larson had no relatives in
Idaho so far as was known at Mea-
dows. His remains will be inferred
at the mine.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-24

Big creek, 25 miles north of
buuder Mountain, Idaho, is the
|ene of considerable mining activity,
|cording to W. A. Edwards and A.
Garden, former Spokane resi-
! lnts who have just returned from
Two years prospecting work there.
\. Edwards was formerly practic-
I attorney here. He said:
1.-THE biggest showing in camp is
the McCrea group, owned in To
ka Kan, for which an offer of
100000 was recently refused.
|ey have three lodges, respectively
10 feet, 223 feet and 8 feet wide.
ey have crosscut the 223-foot
ge, and from four feet got ore
lch ran over 5000, chiefly in gold.
e balance of 2l9 feet averaged So.
SITS made at Boise show that it ia
rtect cyaniding ore and the com
by expects to put in cyanidine
int this summer.
The Werdenhoff, owned by
hpany of which Ex-Governor Hun
Idaho is president, has struck thu
ge in its 1200-fcot tunnel. Eigh
|n men are pushing development
|rk on that property. There ar
or 10 properties being worked il
camp, unless the heavy snow ha
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-24

Col, Sawyers great pack of
genuine siberian bloodhounds are
beyond question the finest lot of
CANNES of that sFslp ever found ~
this country They are eQmewhaf
larger than our Rocky Mountain llQps
and much more strongly made bph
whep aroused 0r op pell, hays el
the aeetpesa and activity "a those
animals These lannon's hQund1 pFe
touring With sielsopG Nppele Toms
Company, inle season ppd rll ap
pear Id lhe 0pele llqpHe pn Monday
lQeh I'm. WHOM lhls great nleHnlfaflon
lppfaae ''W
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-24
Eighth Grade Examination.

This year there will be three sets
of eighth grade examination questions
issued by the state superintendent.
Examinations will be held at
central points In this county March
29, 80 and 81 April 27, 28 and 20;
May 25, 26 and 81.
The interest taken by pupils and
teachers in completing Eighth grade
work has become universal among
the schools of the county and this
year will see the number of graduates
more than double what it was last
year. 81
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-24
Wants A( Out,

Mrs, J, a. Fisher sends us Che
following note
WmsFp slGsALi-
Please take Qpf the adyertee.
menf fhei Ee bad NJ the paper for
glrl YQuFa Vply
Ma y N flspfR
Ao popdW, lhe glFl aVIYea yee
n4apy N pF shirley informs w
Ppd Weighed ? pounds
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-24
Offer For A Democratic Platform,

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 49, Under a
scare head in tomorrow's issue of
his Commoner w. j. Bryan says:
"In order to show how impossible it
is for the opponents of the Kansas
City platform to construct a new
platform satisfactory even to them
selves, the Commoner offers the fol-
loving reward: One hundred dol
lars I'm gold, silver, or paper, as they
may choose) will be given for demo-
cratic platform for 1904 covering the
following subjects, including imperial
ism, trusts, money, tariff and tariff,
upon which the New York World, the
Boston Herald, the Brooklyn Eagle,
the Richmond Times, the Chicago
Chronicle, the St. Paul Globe, the
Louisville Courier-J ournal, the Nash
vile American, the Memphis Com
mercial- Appeal and the Atlanta
journal will agree.
"If they cannot all agree on the
same platform, proportionate sum
will be given for any platform on
which two or more of the above
named papers will agree. If no two
of them can agree upon the same
platform the sum of $40 will be
given to any one Of the above named
papers which will prepare and print
in its own columns such a platform,
provided no republican paper o.
{ equal circulation within ten day
claims such platform as republican
document.
"Flye dollars extra will be giyeI
} TO any one of the said papers whicl
will secure letter from Mr., Cleye
land, Mr. Gormsn or Mr.. Parker IN
dorslng all of the platform propose
by H.
Our cellar Is full Of water aud v
are Offering special Inducements Q
apples 70 move them quickly .
Relthouse Bros
If you want whiie bread aud dalnt
. rolls, ny The lmperel Patent flopl
Phone 79 hpoKs 9RoofRf
Ae0
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ana corn, AZ NeltheNs a Aopl'Qpl
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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-24

For weak digestion, belching or
sour stomach, use Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets and you
will get quick relief. For sale by
druggists.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-24

LosT-BuDch OF keys between
postofiice and court house, Finder
leave At tins Office, bl-b2 pd