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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-05-12

n novelty M an elephant would be In
Lapland. The 10000. 600 punches OF the
yellow fruit which nov are pouring
into this country every year were not
10 be- found at that time even In the
West indies aud Central America. where
n shrewd Yankee trader discovered the
,ueculont fruit. such bananas as New
York did see were from Florida"
Ton million punches seems a big lot.
aud when w remember that generally
there are Oyor 100 bananas In a bunch,
we mud we have something like 100
times 10000 600 OF single bananas COM
ing yearly TO cur markets No wonder
the American apple protests, that so
| oietl,s are formed for the restoration
u favor Of this product OF snowy hill
.idcs.
Conditions surrounding the culture
OF the banana are strictly Of the trop'
isal order. aud u banana plantation,
with ia wlde-sprcadlns leaves, grow
!ng palm-like, presents a tropical pie
turc Vt beauty aud luxuriance. Not n
few jewellers In the tropics and sub
tropics plant near their bungalows
groups Of the most beautiful OF the ba'
mana trees. desiring to have them close
TO their vcrandas. to impress the ap'
preaching visitor with n picture OF
unique attractiveness. The life OF these
trees Is only Of IS months duration, but
when they die others can be ready 10
take their places.
A banana tree grows from IL to 90
feet high. Its trunk Is green and sappy,
Its leaves great, dropping banner nj
the top. The latter are Of lovely. soft
green color, Of soft, thick texture. The
fruit, as all know In these days OF many
pictures. OF much travel. does not grow
here aud there about the trees, but Is
grouped In n compact, orderly manner
along a stout stics OF q stem of much
thickness and strength. The bud, a
tight-folded. purplish affair OF several
inches in length. proirudes from this
stem. fruit and blossom both 10 be seen
Us the fruit approaches maturity.
IN lands whers the banana grows, the
fruit, as q rule, ! believe, Is not allowed
to ripen on the troe, az Is the popular
belief. know In Hawaii the lunches
were picked white still green and hung
on the veranda to ripen. This may
have been done because OF those little
thieves. the mynah birds, but know
Il was the custom and a bear witness
the fruit wal delicious.
On the plantation where made an
extended stay, there were IA different
kinda OF bananas; the kind usually best
known In the United States was looked
upon there with NJ Lreat favor, Spoken
Of az the Chinese banana perhaps be
CAUSE It was the Die variety the poo
colestials could AFFORD. A delicious AM
rare banana was the apple banana,
small. light yellow fruit with the havo
and fragrance of an apple. The cool
Ing baupna was q substantial fruit Wit
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-05-12

somod before he gets home, IL II takes
every dollar our government has got.
think he IN going to work the bandit
racket when We get To Turkey. but, BY
ginger, he can leave me at n convent. be-
cause | don't want one of those crooked
sabers run into me and turned around
like a corkscrew. DAD says ] n stay
In n harcm while he goes 10 the noun
,ains with the bandits, and | don't know
as | care, ag they say u harcm Is the most
interesting place In Turkey. You know
the pictures We have studied In the old
grocery. where u whole bunch VI beau
tlful women are praoticifg usoing soap
In n marble bath.
Well, don't you say anything to ma
about II, but dad has got his foot In !,
clear up TO the TOT button. II Isn't any
thing s~candaious. though there u .
woman ut the bottom Of It.. You see' we
used To know n girl that left home 10 SO
out into the world and earn her wi liv-
ing. She elocutcd some at private par.
lies and sanitariums. TO entertain pco-
pie that were dary. and were on The
verge OF getting permanent bats In Their
belfry, and after u few years she got On
the stage. and made a bunch OF money,
and went abroad. And then she haa
married q titled person, and everybody
supposed she was n duchess. or a count
oss. and ma wanted us TO Inquire about
her when We rot over here. Ma didn't
want us to go and hunt her up TO board
with her. or anything. but just to get a
glimpse Of high life, and see II our poor
little friend was doing herself proud In
her new station In life.
Gee, but dad found her, and she Amt
any more Of a duchess than ] am. He'
husband IL n younger son " a titled per
son. hut there Isn't money enough In the
whole family TO wad a gun, and our poor
Girl Is working In n shop, or store. sell
Ing corsots TO support a lazy, drunken
husband and n whole mess OF children
and while she Is seven remove from
duchess, she does not rink with thu
woman who washes her mothers clothes
nj home. Gosh. but dad was hot wheI
he found her. and after she told hin
about her situation In life he gave hei
n yellow. backed ~ffty-aellar bill, anf
came back to the hotel mad. and wanted
to pack up end 20 somewhere else
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-05-12

Great pritain's Rivers.
The British empire embraces 900G
rivers.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-05-12
AMERICA SUPREME IN TRADE


During the last month. for the put.
pose Of ascertaining the facts rs to
Americas rclalyc position. industrially.
among other nations. | have studied the
statistical reports OF u own and other
leading nations. says u writer In Cent
Per Cent. and the Investigations and
comment Of almost every important
daily and financial journal In America,
The universal verdict Of the press. ire
spectiye OF party affiliations, Is that
Americas supremacy has been estab-
llRhed aud that tho nation faces the
dawn OF 1905 steadlod by the knowledge
OF the stupondous truth that, CONNER
cially. among the other nations OF tho
world. she stands for the first time In
the forefront and alone, Tho RESPONSE
billty which comes with such knowledge
is SOLDERING.
Hut the report OF the bureau Of stats.
ties OF the government = department OF
commerce will Of course carry rreaser
conviction than the news reports and
opinions OF even the most reliable jour
nails. This reports figures are In all
cases ESTIMATES, except oi tue census OF
1900, but are approximately accurate;
however. for the most Important Items
the actual figures are available.
In cotton consumption the percentage
OF Increase between 1850 I'M 1908 In the
United States Is lO' per cent. as against
20 per cent. In the united kingdom, Ger
many and Franco combined: In pig Iron
sp- ... aaaa ~ l,ura. sA. ..l.a
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-05-12

q red skin and orange-colors4 puIp, -
only after It was COOKED titnef b6Iie1t
baked or fried. a ssus ~ 40 -,
But to live .up to our satls ealsteHk
something Of the story u the bee9c4
Years ago W. got what bananas ~ ~
from Florida. but now the West nav
furnish us with a big part Of Thu .
slrabic fruit. And very xfsd ete
West Indies that Uncis on1n hes -
such a fondness for the produseseeev
grows NO well In their .conepsas 199yb
glad that now big fruit steamep
needed to carry away the e1kotS.
when England. 90 years CSC. plusUoe
It's British colonies INTO NE 'puGpf
crisis" by means Of an Get equaIs1lag
the sugar duties on British nj seesgn
productions. the West Indian cosQota9
went to pieces. All the Availabl2 leA4
was In sugar cane, and when the' ~
worked changes numbers ofstnS' 80
ta,es had TO be abandone6 thes.onco
prosperous land became ~ placssD>t2'
n past. but no present, and nfals hqp0s
Of q future. one day along cane =
Yankee trading schooner. the 6kIppef.
casting his eye about for what ne nsosS
| devour. That eye lighted On bananas.
and though at this time q sWhs . food
the West Indians fed To thevssssoses >
cided to take a cargo of u hoaer<e4
marking that he needed ballast !apyXaS.
lie offered the people something ltks
nv. cents a bunch for ruttink ths lsdYs
aud bringing Il aboard, and ths-puRsrA
ty-I,rlckcn residents accepted the 80
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-05-12

cargo brought to this country arrived
half rotten; now q large part OF the
import comes In excellent condition.
The temperature Is taken frequently OF
that part OF the ship where the precious
fruit Is stored. and after Cape Hat
teras Is reached the matches, which
have been left open to allow Of free
passage of air about the ripenins
bananas, are closed down. The cold
chills the fruit, rctards its ~ripening
and gives II an unpleasant taste. From
the Bahamas to within 100 miles Of
Cape ilattcras (which some OF us may
have forgotten is on North Carolina).
all goes WE'LL after that, utmost care
must be used to keep the fruit prop
erly conditioned.
KATHERINE POPE.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-05-12

moFtsagss. cause . mortgage will not
shed rain. and you get their money and
spend II on other women" One Of the
dukes turned red like a lobster. and !
think he liz a lobster. anyway. and he
was going to make dad stop talking. but
the duke didn't know dad. and he con-
tinued. Says dad. says he. Il know a
rich old man In the statsz. who made
ten million dollars on PICKLES. or break
fast food. and he hnd \ daughter that
was 80 homely they couldn't keep . clock
going In the house.
she came over here and got exposed
to q duke. and she had never been vacci-
mated, and the first her father knew she
caught the duke. and came home, and he
followed her. Say. he didn't know
enough TO pound sand, aud the old mas
got several doctors for her. but they
couldn't break up the duke fever. and
finally the old pickle citizen asked him
how much the mortgage was. and how
much they could live on. and he bought
her the duke. and sent them on, and the
duke covered his castle with building
paper. 70 II would hold water. and they
set up housekeeping with a hundred
servants. Then the duke wanted 4 rae
Ing stable. after the baby came. and the
old pickle nan went over to see the
baby, and II looked 80 much like the old
man that he invested In q racing stable,
and the ervants bowed low to the old
man and called him Your 'ighncss.' and
that settled the old pickle person. and he
fell into the trap Of building a townhouse
In London.
Then he went home and made some
more pickles. and the daughter eab'ed
him to come right over. a. they had been
invited TO entertain the king and a lot OF
other face cards In the pack. And ths
old a thought II would be great to gel
In the king row himself. so he shoveled
q lot OF big bills into some packing
trunks and went over TO fx up for tho
king. The castle had TO be %rcdecorated
for about six miles. up n corridor ant
down the other. but Old Pickles stoo,
the raise. because he thought Il would
be worth the money to be on terms u In
,imacy with king.
Then when II WAS all ready. AND tn,
old mar WAS going to stand ut the from.
door and welcome the king. thAy-msn'
him 20 TO his room. back about n hal
n mile In the rear Of the castle. and fol
two weeks old Pickles had his meal
brought to his room. and when II wa
over. and his sentence had expired. h,
was let out, and all he saw OF the gran,
entertainment to the crowned heads wa
a ravine full OF empty wine bottles.
q y Of Jimiams for a son-in-law. a cas-,
Of VI pros,ration for n daughter
and hydrophobla for himself. My oil
pickle friend has got. af this date. thre
million good pickle dollars Invested Il
your id island. and all b. has TO shoy
for II Is n sick daughter. neglected b.
n featherhead Of a husband. who vii
only speak TO old pickles when he want
more money, and a srandohild that ma
die teething ut any time. You are
nice lot Of ducks TO talk TO ms abou
your English society being better thn
! our American civilization. You get.
and dad drove the dukez out.
think ,hoy are going TO have dad Al
rested for treason. Bu, don't tell mi
cause she may think treason serious.
: Yours. HENNERY.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-05-12

their bank accounts Stfaight, could give
those old Claude Duvals and Sixteen
String Jacks cards and spades.
But civilization, dad says, has done
much for the highway robbery business,
and he says We In America have arrived
at absolute perfection. However. ! was
much interested In looking over the
ground where my first heroes lived and
died. and did business, and when We
went TO the prisons whore they were
confined. and were shown where Ty-
burn Tree stood. that so many OF them
sere hung on, tears came TO my eyes
At the thought that ! was on the sacred
ground where my heroes croaked, and
went TO their deaths with smiles on their
faces, and polite to the last. The guard
who showed us around thought that dad
and I were relatives Of the deceased
h~iehwaymen. and when we went away
he said to dad; Call again, Mr.. Duval.
Always glad to serve any OF the descend
ahts Of the heroes, What line OF robbery
ate you in. Mr.. Duvai?" Dad was mad,
tn he told the guard he was now on the
"HNN 's'hthh'f anu ~ w
TN reputation Of the family.
trhen we hired horses and took a horse
bkAk ride through Rotten Row, where
EVERYBODY In London that has the price.
RITES a horse. and no carriages are al
ldsed. Dad WAS an old cavalry man
fdtty years ago, and he is stuck on his
81 jnpe when he is on a horse, but he came
breaking up the horse back parade
III day we went for the ride. The liv-
etnan gave Ms two bob-tailed nags. a
blaone for dad and a small one for me,
beethsy didn't have any army saddle for
d. and he had to ride on one OF these
III English saddles, such as jockeys
rIlS races on. and dad Is 30 big where
hi Sits on q saddle that you couldn't see
tn saddle. and I guess they gave dad
a!hurdle jumper. because when we got
right amongst the riders, men and won
cd. hts horse began to act up, and soms
ofe yelled, "Tally-ho." and that II
sqnethlng about fox hunting. not .
cdAch. and the horse jumped a fence ant
~ rolled on over the bowsprit and wen
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-05-12
Gloves and Tailored Suit.

Gloves do not necessarily have &c
match the tailor suit this spring, al
though Il must be admitted that .
harmonizing shade is to be preferred.
There are many new tints In tho delicate
nauves, champagne and light reds 10
correspond with the approved colors for
the season In the %two-button glove for
the tailor-made and In the elbow
lengths. Some of the gauntlet gloves
have little turned-back cuffs of a con
lrasting colc- 70 thu, OF the glovo itself
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-02

No. | passenger train carried twenty
five Knights, all from Fort Madison,
la. The knights were under the lead
ership of Frank Wilken. Most of the
knights were former Schoolmates of
Conductor Richard Prichett and OF T..
J. Scott of The Optic office. These
gentlemen and other Fort Madison
folk met the delegation at the depot.
w J. Mccullough of the national
board Of directors received a phone
message.
Another special car on No. | was
filed with delegates from Maine and
Connecticut. A special section of to-
days No. ] carried an army of knights
from Illinois and Missouri. From Los
Angeles, where the big doings will be
held next week. almost all the knights
will go on to the Portland exposition.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-02

Federal offices.
Surveyor General--M. o. Llewellyn.
District A,torney-W. H. H. Lew
ellyn.
Counties of Eddy, Chaves and Rose
Santa Fe.
Receiver Land Office-H. D. Bow
man, Las Cruces.
Collector Of Internal Revenue-A.
L. Morrison, Santa Fe.
United States Attorney-W. H. H..
Llewellyn, Las Cruces.
Assistant United States Attorney.
". G. Reid, Roswell.
Assistant United States Attorney
e. L. Medler, Albuquerque.
United States Marshal-C. NJ. For
aker. albuquerque
Register Land Office-M. R. Otero.
Santa Fe.
Receiver Land Office-Fred Muller.
Santa Fee.
Register Land Office-N. Gales.
Las Cruces.
Register Land Office-Howard LIE.
land. Roswell.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-02
t%Supreme court.)

Chief Justice-W. j. Mills. Las
Vegas.
Associate Justice-John R. McFie,
Santa Fe.
Associate Justice-F. w. Parker,
Las Cruces.
Associate Justlce-Ira A. Abbott, AL
buquerque.
Associate Justice-W. H. Pope,
Roswell, N. M.
Associate Justice-Edw. A. Mann.
Alamogordo.
Clerk-Jose d. Sena, Santa Fee.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-02
REGISTER OF NEW
MEXICO.

Territorial Officers.
Delegate to Congress-W. H. An.
drews, Albuquerque.
Governor-Miguel A. Otero, Santa
Fee.
Secretary. w. Reynolds, Santa
Fee.
Solicitor General-Geo. w. Prich.
ard, Santa Fe.
Auditor-W. G. Sargent, Santa Fe.
Treasurer. H. Vaughn, Santa Fe.
Superintendent Of Penitentiary-H.
O. Bursum, Santa Fee.
Superintendent of Public Instruc.
tion-Hiram Hadley, Santa Fe.
Observation-Disclosures Emmett, San.
ia Fe.
Commissioner of Public Lands-A
A. Keen, Santa Fe.
Public Printer. G. McNary. Las
Vegas.
Ajutant General-A. P. Harrington.
Travelling Auditor and Bank Exam
iner-C. V. Stafford, Santa Fe.
Game and Fish Warden-P. B
! Otero, Santa Fe.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-02
Insurance Figures

Advance sheets Of the annual stats
teal edition of the Insurance Press,
published yesterday in New York,
show that death claims to the amount
of $400,675 were paid by the life insur-
ance companies in New Mexico during
the past year. These claims We're paid
in the several cities and towns as fol
Jo,,c
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-02
LAS VEGAS ART SOUVENIR,

Containing SO pages, including panoramic views Of the City, Hot
and GaIinas Park; IS pagesof superb illustrations of the city and.
vicinity free from all advertising matter; admittedly the finest work II the
kind we published in New Mexico, may be obtained from the following
merchants at actua. cost, soc per copy &c additional for mailing:
Bank, First National Bank, San Miguel National
Boucher, C. D., Groceries Bacharach Bros, Gen. Mdse.
Browne & Manzanares Co, Wholesale Grocers.
Center Block Pharmacy Coors' Henry, Lumber Company.
Davis & Sydes, Grocers. Oearth,S ST. +. Ut Flowers.
Enterprise cjioar store. GRAF & Hayward, Grocers.
Greenberger, N. Clothing. Gregory, c. 1, Cigars
Gross, Kelly & Company, wholesale Groces"
Gehring, r. j., Hardware. Hub Clothing Company
lIfeds, The Plaza Department. Store.
lIfed, [. w. Hardware. Las vegas steam Laundry
Las Vegas Cigar Company Mann Drug Company.
Lewis, The w. N. Company, Cut. Flowers.
Moore Lumber Company Murphey, e. G, Drugs
Optic, The Daily osent rurn''ure company
Rosenwald, e. & son, General Merchandise.
RosenthI Brothers, General Merchandise
RYAN & Blood, Grocers Russell d Lewis, Ianors
sporeder Shoe Company Searns, :. H. grocer
sebsefer O. G., pruos Taupert, Jeweer and optcian
Woods, Mrs. M. j., cunos and Stationery
Winters Drug Company. FORK j.. H. GROCER.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-02

Payments of $4,000 or more were
reported to the Insurance Press as
follows:
B~ernalillo = Isador F~reudenberg,
$4,000.
Las Vegas - Francisco A. Mama
mares, $14,545.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-02
Knights Of Columbus

The Knights of Columbus delega-
tons on the way to Los Angeles to
attend the national convention have
been much in evidence for the past
day or two.
Yesterday, a special a attached to
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-02

of the man who should be working for YOU?
of the mar who would gladly lend you money?
of the man who would like to rent your house?
of the man who would like to buy your horse?
of the MAJ who would buy an interest in your business?
of the man who would buy that lot of ground?
of the man who would buy your old bicycle?
The Optic WANT ADS. furnish you with names and addresses
ofpeopIe who are necessary to your prosperity"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-02
District court.l

SSSs'
FIRST District Counties Of Santa
Fe, Rio Arriba, Taos and San Juan.)
J%udge-John r. McF1e. Santa Fe.
Clerk-A. NJ. Bergere. Santa Fe.
District Attorney-E. c. Abbott.
Judge--John II, McFie. Santa Fe.
Clerk-A, NJ. Bergere. Santa Fe.
District Attorney-E. C. Abbott,
Santa Fe,
Second District Counties Of Berna.
llllo. Mckinley. Valencia and Sando.
val.)
Judge-Ira A. Abbott. Albuquerque.
Clerk-W. l.. Dame. Albuquerque.
District ~Attorney-F. W. Clancy.
Albuquerque.
Third District Counties Of Dona
Ana. Sierra. Grant. Otoro and Luna.
Judge-F. W. Parker. OF Las Cru.
ces.
Clerk--W. Il. Martin, Las Cruces.
District Attorney-W. II. II. LEV.
ellyn, Las Cruces.
District Attorneys-R NJ. Turner.
counties Of Grant and Sierra. Silver
city; A. A. sedillo. county of Socorro.
Fourth District Counties Of San
Miguel. Mora, Colfax and Union.)
Judge-W. j.. Mills, Las Vegas.
Clerk-Secundino Romero.
District Attorney. Leahy. Coun.
ties Of Colfax and Union, Ration,
District Attorneys. B. Davis, Jr..
counties Of San Miguel and Mora.
Fifth District Counties Of Socorro.
Lincoln. Chaves. Eddy and Roose-
velt.)
Judge-W. II. Pope.
Clerk-Carl NJ. Bird.
District Attorney. NJ. Hervey,
counties Of Eddy, Chaves and Roose-
welt, Roswell.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-02

Trains stop at Embudo for dinner where
good meals are served.
CONNECTIONS
At Antonito for Durango. Silverton, and In.
termediate points.
At Alamosa for Denver, Pueblo and inter-
mediate points via either the standard gauge
line via La Veta Pass or the narrow gauge via
Salida, making the entire trip in day light and
passing through the famous Royal 0or0o,
also for all points on Creole branch.
A.. s. BARNEY,
Travelling Passenger Agent, Santa Fe, N. NJ.
s. X. HOOPER, q. PA,
Denver. Colo
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-02-24

FEBRUARY. "a.

The following are the market prices
of produce in the city OF Grand Rap
ids corrected on the day Of publication:
PotatoeS-1Sc.
Rye-5Sc to 64c.
OatS-31c.
Hay marsh, $500; timothy, $3.50
EggS-22c
Butter-16c to 25c
Beans-s125 to $3.50.
Peas-75c.
Beehive. 2ac to &c., dressed, &C to
44c per 10.
Pork-live. &c, dressed sc to ste
Veal-live, &c to 4Ac dressed &c.
Chicken-live, &c; dressed, 1Oc.
Turkey-live, 13c; dressed l5c to Ice
Flour-bbl. 1856. 20 to $50
Feed-ton, $4,000.
Middlings-ton, $500
Bran-ton, $500
Bolted Corn Meal-bbl., $3.50.
Corn, shelled, per 100 lbs. S1.O5
Lard-9c to 10c.
Ham-whole, lie to 12ac
Mess Pork-bbl. S14.OO.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-02-24
BIRON.

John Mours is very sick this week
with typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Haydock were at
Grand Rapids Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lupa were at
Grand Rapids Monday on business.
VIM. Surprising, of Port Edwards
spent Sunday with Joseph Faubart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Snyder
attended the funeral of Mrs. Slussel
Saturday, at the Rapids.
Edward Luffman, millwright spent
Sunday with his family at Merrill
returning Monday noon.
Mrs. Chas Aberhardt was Biror
visitor Monday and while here was
the guest of Mrs. Kempfert.
Harry Abrams, of Nekoosa. took. In
the masquerade Wednesday and while
here gave us all pleasant visit.
Mrs. Albert Benson was taken i'll
while visiting her brother, George
Reimer, and at this writing is quite
sick.
John Andrews was confined to the
house the latter part of last weel
from a fall he received while working
| in the mill.
Joseph Faubart and his daughter
Della, drove to the Rapids Sunday
Miss Della remained, as she ha.
accepted position as counter in thu