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Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-20

burden The men have been accustomed to them as
aborors and sers again trustworthy stewards whom
all their affairs committed
As in the household of Montague who forth that bust
ness was not the legitimate rudte manhood and
was glad that women do delight i'm managing affairs"
that he could safely rouuush his wife the planting and
reapng of the the oversight the
ing of bargains for him the collection debts him and
the keeping of his accounts while he of his
remarked, dawdled through Italy his leisure"
So that although in some respects tho,
of the last of their whom sufragist would
elect to show forth the executive and gubernatora gifts
womanknd although their ideas tally with
the old fashioned picturesque Marguerite dress they affect
when their last lord had dawdled America forsaken
feminnity not without equipment the conditions
which obtained
When they gather I'm the town meeting these good mothers
i'm council do distinguish themselves their deliberations
with flourish of parliamentary law: il is quite their habit
to bring their knit ling ana mondng along with them
little ConvoCatOus and mingc debates public
discussions TO the number their
laying the ailments Of their children little backdoor gossip
and other such and homey matters. The
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-20
Men Take Second Place.

The young to feel the general insgnncanco in
the community their ordy submit rulings
of the sserhood the dictates higher
regard the weaker represented i'm their
respect that amounts and borders fear wha
survey them with peculiar pride they
stripped the women to be found elsewhere And only
their country the Rank Heron houor
there growing feeling In all the vicinity they
made of superior stuff and the young
wonderful victory they a. these
fair to reward them with favor The roles of sexes
reversing, and it is the young who lay plans
and play their ontrap the young tolls
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-20
EAC0oOs sPRlMe ed ReMK HeRLelN

village the little markets raising produce
and its disposal and by natural development the vacancies
occasion required, in the local government
OF course the OF the European village
depended upon much the community life than
the American similar position. One them
everywhere hanesscd simple in the harvest
field drawing carrying home loads produce and
bundles of merchandise. side with the
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-20

PwRII HE true No Mans Land is Rank Herlein the
] 4" Economically beautiful little village of southern
Austria. which has long been celebrated for
II the fountain in its public square, flowing with
- health giving waters which have been known
A 9:s ' "c 2 has the hot 5 %Sss;.s
tracks of rural Europe from searching out its
picturesque beauty and peaceful annals
H,ron is practically manloss ParadoNcaly
speaking ship of bench and
church and counting house. The bona fde
I'm America Tennysons Princess is transcribed i'm the hard
prose reality the prehistoric state Of
Eor family and horde
revolutions history in the twentieth century II is
among worlds college bred advanced dollhouse
flowers Of civilization but the rather primitive house
old world peasanry who live natures heart
through tradition folk that these things
ahnmL
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-20
GRADUALLY Assume Government.

The Older men in the meantime dying of the weak
lngs not to be reckoned with and the
acquiring the habit Of looking well after ways only
Of their households but Of the aers
eeeeeeseeseA4eeees..
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26
AMUSEMEN


An advance notice has the follow
rag 10 say of the attraction which
esmes to the opera house Thursday
aight. December IS;
THE Last Rose of Summer" is an
exceptionally clever and remarkable
play It's four acts are filled with
Gomed5 realism and sentiment.
mixed by a master nand There is
no tagging of heart interest through
out. and II tempts the ear to fall
upon the lip of laughter Az a We
hicie Ton the display of the peculiar
talent of ~. -. Patton 1t could not
Be excelled Quaint and original in
mis- methods. realistic and exceedingly
magnetic, as Dexter Hurley, a charac-
Ter full of pathos and comedy, he
hoids the interest of the audience
eFoTn start to finish.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26
A sseYy 81 f,al.~ smv~i.sam~a..

One OF the strangest OF stories Of
false Imprisonment comes from France.
A woman was sentenced to imprison
ment fag life for having caused the
death Of her husband aud brother The
three had lived together at Malaunas.
near Rouen, In cottage, the lower
part OF which was used as a wine
shop. When the woman was sent 10
prison other people took the wine stsup.
but the new tenants suffered, the man
from fainting iits. bis wife from nau-
sea. from which she died Another
couple tried their fortune. bat they.
too. were overcome by the spell " the
accursed place" as they thought IT,
They were subject TO faiuting and loss
Of memory AZ last scientific exam
ination OF the premises was made
Then IL was found that adjoining the
INN wns time Kiln. La the wall iiyld-
ing II from the cottage were many IT,
sures. 10 that whenever lime was burnt
naonexieie Of carton escaped into tbs
inn. This was the secret Of the deaths
for which fhe woman was suffering
She was brought out 81 prison after
six years OF seFyitude
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

The AnerIean A&anH iii l3sI4s -
vnry difxuenk lrosn their NaaIISE III.
eeztors. which few rentslssez 10 co..
etffufed one ef 40 eisEef sossrses u
British wealth The fuseinens ii
the race II largely due "a the intknsIiic
ton or the Chinese and NeanuiIfaf
breeds. The crossing of the fssfner up
on the English hog has resulted ID til
production OF The Berkshire. Essex. Po
land-Chlna. Small Yorkshire md suf
folk breeds. The Chinese hog Il re
markabiy prepctett. as Is shown By thu
tendency of the modern breeds to re
vert to the original type. This Is doubt
less owing to the many centuries or In
breeding which have 80 firmly fixed ITS
characteristics. One Of the most i'm.
pogtant of these II its propensity to
fatten under the most adverse circum-
stances This superabundancc Of fat
prevents the flesh OF this breed being
highly esteemed In this country, but Il
has had most valuable effect In moil-
flying the lean. gaunt hogs of England.
while the Neapolitan has added delica-
cy OF flavor The original Chinese hos
Ia very peculiar shape. II has a
long body. with short legs. very heavy
jowls, small prick ears. short head
neck and snout and the eyes wide
apart In color 1t is white or black on
a mixture OF both. with the white pre-
dominating
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26
Ant cena sa mnieasaon.

Sir James Boyle. the great Irish nat
uralist. always contended that ants had
a language OF their own. by which they
made known their wants and fears to
others of their kind. One day he en-
sountered a colony that was evidently
moving to new quarters. All appeared
in the very best OF spirits, and when
ever two met the naturalist noted that
they put their heads together as though
chatting very earnestly. To settle the
matter In bis own mind as TO whether
they were really talking or not he
killed one OF them 10 observe the effect
ii would have on the others. The eye
witnesses TO the murder fastened to
the rear and halted every one of the
advancing column by laying their an
tennae together, The column instant.
ly separated to the right and the left.
none of the marchers afterward pass
ing within less than six feet OF their
dead companion, though the remains
of the insect We're directlx- In the beat.
On path
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

Every few years, especially along the
seacoast and the larger rivers and
lakes. there II a wave Of those splendid
day hunting rascals, the snowy owls.
They are great fishermen. the only
owls to make this sort Of hunting q
practice, and may sometimes be seen
sitting. silent and motionless, like a
block Of Ice. at the edge Of the open
water waiting for a chance to nab an
unsnspecting fish. OF course this IL
not very paying way to get living.
aud they also catch field mice. mnsk-
rats. hares and even large birds like
quail or grouse. But there are oaly two
other birds es pray In cur country that
habituaiiy eat fish. and oEe VI these
seldom catches It's own. preferring O.
eat the dead fab along the shore or
pirate It from the real rshermar. The
osprey st. Nicholas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

0f the MANY family Christmas trees
zixen ID the city none were probably
better enjoyed than the one arrang-
I'd ~ the ladies at the home OF Mr..
and Mira. p. r. Smith on West Frank
lin street. This tree was unveiled In
the parlor Sunday night and proved
. great treat to all participants. The
deft fingers OF the ladies made the
tree one of artistic beauty. The
decorations consisted of cedar, mis-
tletoe. miniature electric lights,
strings of popcorn. tiny dolls and
Japanese lanterns, These deeora-
lions. combined with the effect pro-
duced by the tasty display of pres
ents made scene lovely to behold.
| The tree contained hundred or more
| presents, many of them being both
handsome and costly. Each member
/ OF the household was presented with
gift that was intended as joke,
and as the recipients of these pack
| ages would unwrap them and expose
| the contents to view the act would be
| greeted with hearty laughter. AT
ter the presents had been distributed
the remainder of the evening was
spent in the indulgence of games and
music
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

PERSONAL MENTION


"
Claud Peters is here from Shaw
nee. Ok.
Dick Patterson is here from Bryan
TO spend the holidays.
Mrs. s. B. Ray left yesterday TO
spend Christmas at Bryan.
r. A. Pace of Caddo. /. T., is visit.
ing Lam Johnson in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Roberts went to
Ladonia Sunday to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Rose went to
Wills Point Sunday 10 visit relatives.
County Attorney Mark Smith was
business visitor TO Palmer today.
Hin Hardin and Floyd Ross went
to Waco this morning on a business
trip,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hudson went TO
Fort Worth yesterday to visit rela-
tyies.
Mrs. n. b. Langsford and Miss
Helen Langstord went to Ferris this
morning to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Biggers of
Corsieana are visiting Mrs. Biggers'
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. M Wise.
Miss Emma McDavid departed
for Nacogdoches Sunday morning TO
spend the holidays with her mother.
j. r. Williams and family have re-
turned from the Indian Territory TO
again make Waxahachie their home.
Mr. and Mrs. T. II. Wheeler and
Mrs J. 8. Wheeler OF Beaumont are
visiting The family OF W. l.. +. Leigh
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Land of
Memphis. Tenn, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G.. Legge on Williams street.
Mrs. Brown of Red Oak. who has
been at the bedside of her brother.
DIR, X. 4. Frestoe. left for home yes
terday evening
Miss Linnye Try of Chekotah. /.
T. arrived Saturday and Is spending
the holidays with her sister. Mrs
Fred Noteworthy
Hon Clarence ousley. editor Of the
Fort Worth Reeord.an wife spent
yesterday tn the city as guests of Dr.
and Mrs. 4. +. Turner
H. l.. Erwin Of Dallas spent Christ
mas Ia the city with the family az
MIR Eryias brother. !. s Erwin.
Mr. Er~in Is treasurer of Dallas
county
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

in the early days of the last esatury
when Illuminating gas YEAS firss usesi In
London. timorous people talked If tbs
dangers OF sufYocasion and ef exrio-
slons TO which the gas. which was still
imperfectiy purified. EXPOSED tbs citi.
zens. scientista confirmed these asser-
iions. and the first gasornesers erected
In London by Samaei Ciegg va terrified
the people that no workman would ven.
ture Co Tight ths gas Jets which, had
been placed on Westminster bridge.
nus Ciewg seom oveFrnGne this dltiaeuaty
ny lighting torch and appiytaz ~ ta
the banners with his own hands. ga
another oecamioa before q committee nj
the Royal society u Isonsioa ha barred
hole In tbs gas haades and puz a light
ed Candle 60 IL. TO the great alarm al
the spectators. bst wishous eaasinE tbs
slightest aeesdent. giFadmally thm eyes
even of th@ saa@s pFeIn<Aae~sA were apem
ea In thw trmth-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

The readers of this paper viii be
&leased TO learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
seen able to care in all its stages,
snd that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Care in the oBiy positive cure known
lo the medical fraternity, Catarrh
saing a constitutional disease, re-
9niras constitutional treatment
falls CatarTh Cure IL taken Intern
aliy, acting directly upon the blood
and mucuous sarfaces of the system.
st4s.ral..s s4esi rasire EhA foundation of
zsss disease. and giving the patient
strength by building ap the consti-
sstlon and aEsisting nature In doing
faa work The pruprietora have 80
annen faith ia is@ curative powers that
they offer 0aa hundred dollars for
asay one case that IL fails TO cure.
4ena fer list of testimonials.
address r.. j. rhsney = Company.
Fuledo. Ohlo.
aosa by ell druggists. rs oente.
FAKE Hali.s Fasnfly pills for CON
aipatlou. aS
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

Father was o doctor. d genuine. nemp
served. corn fed conntFy physician u
tina gray haired elasa Of CUR eldest
school. tie nesther were kid gioves NOR
practiced In them. Ills patienss either
bad 30 get well % ale. with no hotter
Ing on the way. He felt the puise with
one hand and poured castor oil with
the other
Put your trust In castor was In.
theirs creed. and he lived IL aud adj
ministeresI II.
Castor oil was hoth his diagnoser aud
his curer. HE gave IL amy way. IL ii
worked. well and good. IL not. he used
some other lubricant or elise admins
tered liberal dosea OF more energetic
eoncoctions. There were ND milk and
water mixtures la has medicine case
.Bur castor oil tfrst: castor oil. the dts-
ease seeking chaser Of everything with
In its reach. and by the great table.
spoon II reached about everything -
''Gumption." by ~ q. Fowler. Jr.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

4 was h~sng Fs~sxa aerSms CMamasaan
iakn ny party &C Indians ama wss
sssa masms re- lsxxak tass msaIlass@ ~
tee uVseska - tls@ ssasxw wansa - sg
feaEaxf. says : waskan writer n sias
lmsifana f'Arasws n waa eala. ssaaaa
im@a oar. and glaa rmnss Apea ifk@ sn ar
reeve meruma saaw mzm@ssh wms~Fm. Aaaa
A@may. waa~m ~ shm mAssalis "a sas Aakss
! deRmwmasHsssA ~ p#sve 90 kaseAs MAas1pas
fesAk gize fails Il stsesT lseatef ~ Gafsnsa
up Emy vnsrw Ia 5 wsAA evx that @xsAs
svrsy ssans 81 etsa ailss ffss tszsisasss
weTw nis@a wAh ssssztssaaAglsa. Uses
uss@xvxa ma wsasf. has. ASfaknsax essSx
amrvw. nawua aa ~ fsswasAw sAas#aae
Tamy rm@Nasama fss~ aasaF~ IN @4fwas. ansi
| hmA sFsAaEapAssma It's aaam @smxAkw ~ 80
EmAsMmm hAmMesa - Amw Sm eNmsRmEn.
+'x@e greet AassFat ~ anmrmafaaa~ =
mMAa. ~aK@ kmumn KAnx the wAzA4m mms@
am emmmm& hmaA hsw wmmnm~
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

The japanese are experts on sn4oke
rings. and 1t Ii said In Japan II In cob
sldered NO uncommon trick 10 blow
three rings OF smoke In succession. the
second travelling through the first and
the third through both. Some stage
performers are credited with becoming
so expert In smoke blowing that they
are not only able to multiply tbs mum
Der OF rings thus made. but actually
form Japanese characters representing
words and sentences. One Japanese
juggier. 1t IN declared, proposed TO his
wife by forming the characters repre-
senting his avowal OF love through o
thin stream OF smoke
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

She When saw odd Blliyuns and
hts wife nj Niagara a couple Of years
ago she was blIling and cooinx with
him In way To make you tlrei. He
That was the honeymoon she-Aaa !
saw whsre tie other day in court she
had hifn forced to agree to pap her tbs
best part of hls lneoms - allmeay.
H@-Thas's shs harvest me@a- Esaast
m0xw Amerfenn
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

The Gordian knot was said to have
been made OF thongs used as harness
to the wagon OF Gordius. king Of
Phrygia. Whosoever loosened this knot.
the ends Of which were not discover
able. the oracle declared should be rui.
er of Persia Alexander the Great cut
away the knot with his sword until be
found the ends OF II. aud thus. In a
military sense at least. interpreted the
oracle. Ss0 H. G.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

10 In Illegal to sang. hnsn ~ wsastle
tine Dead March" amssaas ~ o charwss
er q resnessFT At oae tire thls Iaw
was very ssFsesiy enfeFcssa aaa sxea
today soasaase Feaaa wualsy - saaKaax
oF otherwise FwssRertnE the f.maas
RaFrh aaassx than ~ a milataxy Fun~Fmi
wwmiA Ea~ m@s@xway e~manFwsa -E+asssawa
HnaaAeAaaAa WuFxts
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

MFs HxtaI@ Ny hnslsaasA TAKES q
deep aasexxnss Ia art MFM. OlaaK~ Feas
aarpF8ee sae Mr. sYiiie Well Il sa~
q surFFsse e. sae. Aws : iseaFsi hssn tail
lmw 1meR HswnsAFw lnst aszfaa thai il
wms = Eausi shAnw ~ @tssssF sssnF hamss
aseetmm Yxsaa drmw
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

lssdf1M@mSAams ezEaas a@@sa1Ms aHA@@@~
msa. haanmF SO HsmN aE@mfamxx. 80
al msamaxM 1sumhsmm nnMiff ewAw enawa
~ mmamm kzmszAmsmvam mm~kH M@mmknfm
ia. Is memaM. - mw TmhAmsm ans4
~ m W WmMF&@s ~
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

The fire boys had their annual
egg nog az the city hail yesterday
morning WaxAhAchie's brave fire
fighters are artists whsn lt comes 20
mixing eggs. sugar and liquor into
palatAble beverage \ number og
friends acre invited IL q help the
hoss dispose II the yeliosish liasid
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26
Christmas Football Game.

An interesting game of football
was played yesterday afternoon on
the high school campus. The con-
testants for pigskin honors were the
Hillsboro and Waxahachie elevens.
The attendance was good and all en-
joyed the game. Several excellent
plays were made. The teams were
evenly matched and neither side Sc
cured score.
w. w. Curry and father-in-la law,
Mr.. ], b. Allgood, are here from
Callahan county to spend the holidays
with friends They moved from Ell
lis county to West Texas several
years ago. Mr. Curry said he had
sold his farm in Callahan county and
would move to Oklahoma.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

can kiil your hogs AZ tire pen
md return 1hem I'D yusa
dressed Price 81 CD. New
plaon@ IL. Work guaranteed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

DR.. and Mrs Caldwell of Nashville.
Tenn, are visiting his mother in the
city
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

Christmas is now thing of the
past. but the Christmas Bulls are yet
due TO come
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26
L o c AL NJ z w S


~W%%~ @@&%
DR.. and Mrs. Caldwell of Nashville.
Tenn, are visiting his mother in the
city
When you need d plumber call
Bunkiey: with F. >. cTonk Co, Both
| Christmas is now a thing of the
past. but the Christmas bills are yet
, due TO come
Let F. s. Cronk Co. figure with
you on that new roof either sheet
| iron or asbestos. II
Attend the big cleaning up sale
this week commencing Monday. at
the Boston storey 81
The WoOdmen Circle viii hereafter
meet on Friday afternoon instead Of
Wednesday, a. heretofore
Mr.. VIII Fristoe OF Mayfield. Ky.
who is travelling for big clothing
house in Louisville. was ia the city
yesterday as guest OF his cousin
DR. e. q. Fristoe
The Masonic lodge al BOyce will
confer the third degree on TWO can
didates Thursday night. December
2S. AZ the close OF the session a ban
quet will be served All Masons are
invited
Rufe Bynum returned sunday
q
with him q buck Killed while on a
hunting trio The animal weighed
about 1876 pounds and the antlers
had five points Mr. Hynum stated
that the party Of hunters he WIS with
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

Let F. S. Cronk Co. figure with
YOU on that new roof. either sheet
iron or asbestos. Il
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

When you need 4 plumber call
Bunkiey. with F. 3. Cronk Co, Both
phones ga II
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|LANCsFORD ! PHTLLrP1.
wsr@A kass - Aa@ssmma -
mmmmmmm
WamnAmsmas. Nmzma
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

Attend the big cleaning up sale
this week commencing Monday. at
| the Boston storey 81
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-26

The WoOdmen Circle viii hereafter
meet on Friday afternoon instead Of
Wednesday. a. heretofore
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-19

dltion. Ia portions Of the central
district wheat now needs moisture.
but the crop has boen Improved IN the
southern district by timely showers.
Tie plant is vigorous and thrifty sad
the prospect is generally favorable
Gras as arc not making rnid
growth in the northern tier OF conn
tics, bUt III the central ana southern
districts they have started nicely and
paeWres rae affording ample feed III
many localit es.
EARLY potatoes are mosily planted.
ana some are mp in the central and
southern districts Gardening T.
somewhat backward IN Inc northern
district, but Is wcll advanced else.
where
NotWitA&lagdiHg the frequent occur
renee Of freaGng temperature ANA
frosts during The week fruit trees are
generally reported TO 10 unscatGel,
and the outlook for all fsgits is prom
isiHg except peaches The trees are
heavily laden with bloom. ANA a heavy
yiold IS la icatcL
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-19
RAIN IS NEEDED
In Many Localities to Aid the
Farmers and Growers
SLOW ADVANCE OF VEGETATION
AS RESULT OF COLD WEATH.
ER SHOWN IN REPORT.

The government weekly crop bulle-
tin for the week ending April II, is as
follows:
The temperature was below ihe sea-
sonal average throughout the week.
and the growth Of vegetation ma J.
slow advance TraezinE tcmporau
were recorded several imea in the
central pnd Bu.thcrn districts am
tight b. he'Ty lro7fe occurred every
night iight frost5 were rerorted tn
sections Of the southern district. Ben.
cfcial rains fell over considerable
portion Of the southern district on
tho l0fh. and ligat prcei litation oc.
CURED On several davs in the other
district mostly in the form OF suow
On che litA anil l5tA IN the ceauai
district moisture is needed in many
localities. the seasonal deficiency
amounting to upwards OF inches
Farming operations nave progressed
with but little interruption. The SOIL
is in fine condition is working wei,
and much blowing has been done.
Planting corn continues in the south.
eTn, and the work now extends TO tho
central district
The sowing of oats has adymcce
rapidly the bulk OF the crop now DC.
ing in The ground Many fields arc
showing green 20 . good stand with
seaconahle weather the outlook for the
crop at this time Is very nromiaiuE
Wheat aud lge maintain a good con.