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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04
LASSOED A BIG RATTLESNAKE.

w 4. Edwards. Shoal Greek farm
er. came 10 Joplin with a four and a
half foot black diamond rattlesnake I'm
a frail wooden box covered with win
dow screening and treated the vicious
reptile in spirit OF friendliness that
caused more cautious people 10 shud-
der.
II caught the snake yesterday after
noon 10y lassoing IT," said Edwards.
My sister.in-law was walking along
n path when the snake struck at her.
1t was coiled up in the grass along
side the path. 1t sets its fangs into
her dress and fell back to the ground.
This attracted her attention and she
called 10 me 10 come and Kill ii. She
was carrying n little child in her arms
at the time
Il saw what il was, and had my Sis
ter get out of the way, as il was pre-
pairing 10 strike her again, and then i
got a little rope and made lasso,
which | dropped over its head. IL was
easy after that, and | just set my foot
on its neck. reached down with pair
Of pincers and pulled out its fangs-
Don't you want TO buy it?" be added 10
the stream of questions fred by each
interrogation.
Edwards appeared 10 have no fear
Of the snake. Failing TO find a pur-
chaser. he sought 10 effect a bargain
by giving the crowd a better view Of
his snakeship. He deliberately lifted
one Of the boards from the top Of the
box. exposing his hand and wrist 10
the lightning stroke OF the snake, had
the reptile chosen. Evidently his faith
in the tooth pulling was perfect. But
as the lid was raised and the snake
twisted around into position 10 strike,
forming the coil that has meant the
death Of hundreds Of people, the crowd,
not having the same faith. drew back
in apprehension Of an attack. But the
snake made no effort TO leave the box.
The snake is q splendid specimen Of
the black diamond rattler. 1t measures
four and a half feet in length and is
larger than mans wrist. Nine rattles
and n button constitute the rattle box
attachment. showing the age Of the
reptile 10 be ten years. Last year
Mr. Edwards killed a diamond rat;ler
on his farm that measured six and n
half feet in length and had sixteen
rattles.-Joplin Mo- Globe.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04
.iAN-EATING PIKE.

Or. G.. V. A. Robertson Of Pickering,
reports: ION Saturday ! received Il
call TO visit the son of farmer. Tho
message was: The lad has been bitten
by fish On my arrival found the
lad suffering from n severe wound OF
the right foot, which required several
stitches. On making inquiries l was
told the lad had been bathing, along
with two others. in the River LeyeD,
which runs near 10 the farm at Sin.
nington. and on getting out of the
water he sat on the bank, as lads arc
wont 10 do. when suddenly large
fish jumped out Of the water on to
the bank. seized the lad by the foot apI
Jumped in again. The distance from
the water 10 the edge Of the bank was
quite two feet and ;he lads foot was
three feet from the edge Of the bank.
4 lady who was passing and heard his
cries went to his assistance and car.
red him home, as the foot was bleed
ing profusely. A gentleman who stays
at the farm and is an enthusiastic
angler. asked 10 be shown the place,
anu Sulu ue NOuIu Try " NuA'h thS
fish On taking his fishing TICKLE hc
had the qualification OF catching the
fish in few minutes with an artificial
bait. 1t turned out 10 be a fine pike.
measuring two feet one and one-half
inches long. and weighing six pounds.
There can be no doubt adds the doc.
tor. as 10 the truth Of the occurrence.
for | rot only saw the lad and the fish,
but | also saw the fish measured and
the gentleman who caught it. York
shire Post.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04
AN INTELLIGENT HORSE.

In the city of Oakland, Cal. lived Q
few years ago horse as beautiful, in.
telligent and affectionate as ever q
horse could be. Prince" was bis name
and well il fitted him.
The readiness with which he under
stood what was said 10 him was re
markable. says Our Dumb Animals
Prince" his mistress would say. -
would like to visit Mrs. Y" and. az
Mrs. y was Il particular friend OF
his. Prince would trot most readily and
rapidly to her house. Again, Miss
c. would tell him TO 60 to the banl
for money, and there he would 20; OF
TO the stable where oats, bran and hay
were TO be ordered, ana lie would uot
there at lively rate.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04
KILL WHALES WITH LANCES.

The tug Wyadda has arrived at Neah
Bay with n whale captured yesterday
ten miles Of Flattery by six canoeloads
Of Neah Bay Indians. When the Wy
sdda reached the Indians they were
killing the monster with lances.
Another tugboat had been lying by
during the chase. which was long
ore. Members OF the crew state that
il was most interesting sight 20
watch the maneuvers OF the Indians
and the great dexterity with which
they handled their frail craft in the
nasty sea. several canoes being fast
ened TO the whale. The leviathan's
Wild plunges all but swamped them
Tacoma Correspondence Los Angeles
Times
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04
Eseord rearI sea.on Renortrd.

According to n London dispatch the
official reports Of the seasons working
OF the Ceylon pearl fisheries show that
IL has been a record year. The Gov
ernment's profits will amount to $50.
COO.
Last year the Ceylon Governments
profits amounted 10 S3JOc0O which
was itself a record.
The system Of dividing the proceeds
from the oyster beds is that the Gov.
ernment takes two-thirds and the ma.
tive divers one e-third.-Jewelsrs ClrCp-
lar weesly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04
MOTHER TAKES
STOCkING-BAG.
WHEN


When mother takes the stockingbag we
children gather round,
For shes the jo,liest mothe- anybody ever
found.
She sits and rocks and darns the socks and
tells us tales that day.
i think you'd IKE 20 be there on stocking
darnlng day!
Nov, once upon a tine"-that's how she
starts the story going
And Bob threads darning. nee dies and Jen
takes up some sewing,
And Ted plays with the scissors, but ]
don't do a thing
But look and look at mother and sit
a-llstenIng.
Most times they're bout the time when she
was Just little gri.
With pinaiofes and sunbOnnet and many
little curl
A regular tOmbOy, mother gayE, a-tearing
round the farm,
And climbing trees and jumping of the
blg beam IN the barn.
And sometimes They're bout Indians away
on there out West.
And Bob and Ted and mel guess we like
that kind the best,
And sometimes they're bout kings and
queens who lived 80 long ago.
Jcn says its history dressed Up, and be
lIeve that's so.
We children wear our stockings out at a
tremendous pace.
So mother says, that smile Of hers all shin
ing IN her face;
But we are glad when the stocking bag is
full as II can be-
For good times go with darning, don't you
seey
Harriet Croker Leroy, in Youths Com
paulon.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04
TEDDY'S FIRST POCKETS


81 want pockets in my new pants" 4"
said Teddy.
you are too little" said mamma.
"Please, mamma" Teddy pleaded
Pockets go with pants. All the big
boys have them"
Well" mamma replied, II suppose
you must have them. Yes, will put
some in"
Nonsense" exclaimed Aunt Emily
"Clara, you don't mean 10 !et that baby
have pockets? He will have them full
Of rubbish and in dreadful condition
all the time. He's too little for trous-
ers, 10 say nothing Of pockets"
But mamma put the pockets in. and
Ted was happy. He went round with
his hands in those little snuggeries.
feleing very proud and grown-up, and
trying to whistle; and by and by he
began to put things into them.
IF | had the darning cotton. would
mend the stockings" said grandma,
but II isn't in the basket"
Here it is," said Teddy taking n
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04

He was always spoken to exactly
as a person would have been. Once a
lady who was riding with Miss C
was surprised TO have him take her
hoG,e and stop before the house.
"Oh. Prince" she said. won't you
give me a little longer ride?"
He shook knowing head and raced
around the block twice, stopping then
as before. as If TO inform her that the
trip had been Of reasonable length.
Nc end of little incidents OF Il like
nature might be related of him.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04
Mean OF Him.

Where have you BEEN asked Mr..
McGruh. as his wife came in the draw
ing room all excited.
why. have been down 70 the gen
ealogist's." she replied. proudly, and
be has traced my ancestors back n
thousand years. Here is the list You
will notice that after some Of them
stands the letter p
HIN, What does that stand forT
why. either poets or painters"
"You don't sayi thought perhaps
il stood for pirates or pedlers. Chic
ago News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04
Absepttnindcd.

Having finished his meal. the absent
minded professor got up. put on his
nat. and was starting away when he
found himself confronted hy the bow
ing waiter.
"Ah." said the professor. grasping
and heartily shaking the ouistreiched
hand. very glad TO have the pleasure
Of meeting you again. sir-very glad.
indeed. | remember your face dis
tinctly. but-ah-I must confess that
your name has escaped me"-Chicego
Record Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04
going on. No doubt. however, the true
situation occurred 20 him later.

going on. No Doubt. however, the true
situation occurred 70 him later.
And now for the sequel-whlch con
Germs Itself with the fate of the manu-
script and of the burglar. The fate
Of the manuscript. like that Of the
burglar. was cruel. After many trips
across the continent, II was finally ac-
corded an entire pigeon-hole in my
desk, where IL will probably rest to the
end Of my days. And the question Of
why an unavailable manuscript should
be preserved and given m entire
plgeOn-hole brings me 10 the second
part Of my sequel. Shortly after the
arrest of the burglar be was identified
rs one Nicholas Ware. man wanted
by the police in half a dozen cities.
The aggregate reward offered for bis
arrest amounted 10 some two thousand
dollars and rs the chief Of police was
a man Of small experience IN such mat
ters We divided the money.
All Of which. | humbly submit.
merely goes 70 show that the pen Is
michtier than the Jimmy. The Ar
gonaut
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04

In Arabia the trade Of "gossiper" has
many followers. The "gossipcr" col.
lects all the news. tittletattle. Jokes
and stories be can get bold Of. and then
goes from house TO house retailing
them. IL he has a good manner. and
can adapt his reCiials 10 his audiences
he makes a very fair income.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04
LIONS AT The DOOR.

News is at hand from two lndepend-
ent sources. says South Africa. Of an
extraordinary adventure that recently
befell Mr.. Diekert, n farmer living
about fifteen miles from Mslindl sid
ing. Mr.. Dickert went 20 bed ct ten
O'Clock. and was Just going TO sleep
when he heard what he thought was
pig gruutins and snifhbg outside the
door.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04
LITTLE TRIALS

There was once a floor cleaner in the
palace Of n sultan. who quarreled With
and grumbled to n workman who had
come TO mend a step. IL took good
While properly TO finish the work. and
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04

An Ingenious Greene County tMol
farmer has rigged his firm wagon -
with a gasoline motor. and runs into
Springfield several times a week auto
style.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04
sc|EN(E,6NEl4Avcs
~

The remains Of big sen reptile. said
10 be the first OF rs Kind known 10
scientists, have been dug out Of the
limestone in Humboldt County, Ne
vada and shipped 10 the University o.
California.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04

The plains Of Hungary Nre wen
adapted for the raising Of geese. and
travellers in that country are often en-
tertained by seeing, from passing
trains, great hocks Of geese feeding in
the fields and watched 10y cooseherds
So many feathers are yielded 10y these
geese that four "bed-feather markets"
are held annually at Budapest, and at
each market from G0O,0oO TO 200 coo
pounds Of bed feathers are placed on
80 10
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04

] still behold my mothers face,
Her singing voice drifts down TO me;
But vacant now her waiting place,
Where she had always loved 10 be.
No hand can stay the crumb.ing walls,
The fearless weeds and mosses start,
And every piece OF Home that falls
Pests heavy on my homesick htar'.
Roscoe Brumbaugh, IN Lippincott's
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04
Observation-Disclosures
Pluck and Qdventure.
7yVy7yVyVyVyVIVIVIVyVy7y1
A STRANGE PoCKETBooK.

ARAH CALDWELL was a
little girl thirteen years old.
when, toward the close OF
the Civil War, she had q
perilous drive, and yet one
which | am sure any OF you
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04

Attention is called by the Sclenumc
American to experiments AT Harvard
University which seem 20 demonstrate
that engineers usually underestimate
the maximum loading caused by dense
crowds on bridges floors and plat
forms. Forty men. averaging i63
pounds in weight, placed in a box six
feet square, caused an average pressure
Of 1s1 pounds per square foot on the
floor.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04

Still stand the naples at the gate,
The dark fir-trees beside the door;
The bob-white calls his pensive mate
As sweetly as he did before.
No more the footpath breaks the lawn,
Its course Is oyergrown and dim;
MY father never treads upon
The spot for years so dear 20 him.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04

About forty varieties OF fantastic
fish from the Bermudas are 10 he sent
70 the New York Aquarium. over 1000
specimens will be included in the ship
ment. which is expected to reach
Gotham on July IA.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04

Innsmuch ms soldier wounded In
LATHE sometimes lacks the strength 10
call out for help, Dr. Matignon. n
French doctor in the japanese Red
Cross service, has invented a whistle
which, with very slight exertion,
gives loud sound.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04

The city Of Hartford, Conn, has the
distinction Of being the first to use an
electric street-sprinkler. The water
tank resembles that of an ordinary
horse-drawn street sprinkler but the
vehicle is driven by storage battery.
and is able 10 cover in day twice the
ground covered by sprinkler drawn
by team OF horses.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04

Since the first visit 10 the ice cap OF
the South Pole was made, some fifty
years ago. there has been a steady re-
niles. and il is argued that in the
course Of time il will be possible 10
make approach TO the pole itself, and
that the land in that vicinity may even
become Inhabited.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-06-05
Annual Spring Excursions East.-De.
troit and Return $500, Buffalo
49, and Return Sdd.e1 ..,,..

On June 9th, 9Th, 18th and 18th, the
Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic
Railway will run their popular rail
and lake excursions from Duluth to
Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland and Buffalo.
The excursions leave Duluth via the
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic rail-
way, connecting at st. Ignace, Mich.
igan with the famous D. & C. Detroit
& Cleveland Navigation Coy steamers.
To Detroit land intermediate
points, and return, $1,000.
To Toledo and return, $3.50.
To Cleveland and return, 1880.
To Buffalo and return, $14.O0.
Final return of limit of last excur-
sion, July 7th.- .. .. =,
For full information regarding the
scenic route, palatial steamers and
special attractions for these excur-
sions, as well as for sleeping car or
stateroom reservation, please apply
to Mart Alison, General Agent, 430
West Superior St, Duluth, MINI.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-06-05
- Esfs..tl 3. ts & I. '5.lt - t.
MEERScHAUM PIPES.
4 Test ~ witch IL ZEN tine GENUINE
sli:asss4 From the spurious. u 4. ii. III

4 Test ~ which Ia Ten tine Genuine
sl!'ss&ss From the spurious. ], B. 80. Il
Once upon a time there was a man
who spent eight Of the best years OF
his life coloring meerschaum pipe
only to find at the end OF that period
that he had been nursing a piece a
'massakopfe" instead OF the genuine
''ecume de mer." The '.massnkopfe''
Ii composition made Of the parings ii
genuine meerschaum and mineral
clay. The parings are triturated to a
fine powder. boiled In water and mold.
ed into blocks, with or without the ad.
dition Of clay. Each block is then cut
Into q bowl, but as it contracts consid.
erably 1t must be left some time ia
dry. These bowls are distinguished
from the genuine meerschaum by their
greater specific gravity, but there is nc
absolutely certain test by which the
real meerschaum can be told from the
composition.
In forming q pipe from .ecume de
mer" the ssilicate Of magnesia Ii pre-.
pared Tor the operation by soaking In
q composition Of wax, oil and fats
The wax and oil absorbed by the nicer.
sehaum are the cause Of the color Pro.
duced by smoking The heat Of the
burning tobacco causes the wax and
fatty substances to pass through the
stages of q dry distiliation, and, be.
coming associated with the products
Of the distillation of the tobacco, they
are diffused through the substances OF
the. bowl producing those gradahons
Of tint which are SO much priced. III
some cases the bowls are artifcially
colored BY dipping them, before being
soaked in wax, in solution Of sui
phate of iron. either alone or mixed
with dragons blood. II srs: = -: ~
AtGood meerschaum is soft enough to
be indented by the thumb nail. II
yields readily to the knife, especially
after having been wetted. There are
various densities. Some kinds sink in
water; others aoat On the surface.
Those of medium density are preferred
by the pipe maker, for the light ,varfe.
ties are porous. and even cavernous
Many Judges assume that the heavier
kinds are spurious, but there Is no alb.
soldte proof that such is the case. a
negative test may be mentioned. The
composition bowls never exhibit those
little bemishes which result from the
presence of foreign bodies In the nat
ural meerschaum. Therefore II "a
blemish occur in meerschaum- bowl
which is very frequently the case, the
genuineness Of the bowl Is rendered
most probable. But as blemishes dc
not show until after the bowl has been
used for some time the test IL not oil
much value.-New York Press. =
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-06-05

The most attractive eastern exclr-
sion during the coming summer, Will
be to Asbury Park; N. j., on occasion
of the annual meeting Of National Ddu-
cational association, July 3rd to 18th,
inclusive, via the Nickel Plate road
and its connections, either the West
Shore or Lackawanna Road, with
privilege of stopover at Chautauqua
Lake points, Niagara Fails and New
York City. Rate $21.35 for the round
trip. q Dates of sale, june 29th and
30th and July LIST and I'd, with extreme
return limit of August 31st, by de-
posting ticket. Patrons of this route,
may have the choice Of ride over the
most interesting mountain scenery in
New. York and Pennsylvania, and
through the celebrated Delaware
Water Gap, or through the beautiful
Mohawk valley and down the Hudson
river, which also includes the privil.
eye Of a ride on day line boat on Hud-
son river, between Albany and New
York City, in either direction, If de.
sired. No excess dare charged ON any
train on Nickel Plate road. Meals
served in Nickel Plate dining cars, on
American club meal plan, ranging in
price from 35c to $1.00; also a Ia
carte. Chicago depot, LaSalle street
Station, corner Van Buren, and LaSalle
streets. City ticket Offices, lii Adams
street and Auditorium Annex. Fo,
further particulars, address John Y
Callahan, general agent, 113 Adams
street, room 29s, Chicago.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-06-05
Toronto and Return $4,000.

Account the international Sunday
School association meeting at Toronto,
Canada, the Duluth, South Shore and
Atlantic railway, announce the follow
Ing low round trip rates from Duluth:
ALI rail, direct ........... $4,000
Rail to Sault Ste. Marie,
Steamer to Owen Sound,
thence rail to Toronto. 90. $3.50
Qncluding meals and
;, berth on steamer.)
Rail to st. Ignace, D. &C.
steamer to Port Huron
and rail to Toronto. 1935
b. Tickets on sale June 18th, 18th. 21st
and 3d., which can be extended for
return passage up to August 25th
For full particulars regarding other
routes and rates; and for sleepins car
reservation, please apply to, Mart
:Adson, general agent, Duluth, Mimi
43o West Superior street. 49, as.'
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-06-05
s12.25 to Niagara Falls and Return,

$12.25 to Niagara Falls and Return,
Via Nickel Plate Road, June 18th,
10Th and Goth, with return Limit of
June Oath, or by depositing ticket
limit of July 14th, may be obtained!
Through vestibuled sleeping-cars.
Three through daily trains. No ex-
cess fare charged on any train on the
Nickel Plate Road. Meals served in
Nickel Plate dindng-cars, on American
Club meal plan, ranging i'm price from
35e to $1.O0; also service la carte.
For further information, write John
Y. Callahan, general agent, 11s, Adams
street, room 29S, Chicago, Ill. Passen.
ger station at Chicago, corner Van
Buren, and LaSalle streets, on Ele.
waited Loop. Chicago city ticket of.
fees, Ill Adams street and Audi.
torium Annex. -, ~, ..-a>.,...
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-06-05
~ Paid 100000

Bof the American rights 10 Uduo-
lonA We did this aftee taefara ~
ptoduct for two yoaSs, tkrou1h nAySa
ssans and hospitals, aftef growing, IN
thousands oE di6erenk caeoe. 80
Hquo.ons DESTROYS the cause q any
geRm disease, s 81 S !.
0quoscns ~, Tor more than %
yearA been the constant subject Of
sce0H6c md ohsmicai research. Il q
mot made ~ compromising drugs, nor
with alcohol ~ virfues aro derived
eoIely from Gas-aasgely Oxygen eas---
~ . process requiring immGns0 appa-
1aeus and II day4 Tina, ThD rsoulk r
q liquid that dos Whist oxyeen &C..
k3oMn1gyeloo M 1Doq4 ~ 49,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-06-05
Firemen,s Meeting.

. Rates on Northern Paciic from all
points to Faremen's tournament at
Jamestown, June 10 to Is, inclusive,
fare and one-third for round trip.
Tickets on sale June 10 and 10; re-
urn limit June 17tih.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-06-05

me Missouri Society Of Oregon,
With headquarters at Portland, has
prepared to entertain visiting Mis-
sourians at the Lewis and Clark expo
sition. All Missourians will be shown.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-06-05
d 4: ~, t.2s& -5"e -
Horsepower.

The difference between nominal, In
dicated and effective horsepower often
puzzles people. Nominal horsepower IL
I'm assumed quantity, used for the con-
venience OF makers and buyers Ii de-
scribing the Dimensions Of the engines.
Indicated horsepower 'is the amount
shown by computations Of the indica-
tor diagram. Effective or actual horse
power is the work an engine can do or
the difference between the indicated
horsepower ard the horsepower requir-
ed to drive the engine when unloaded.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-06-05

n0DERN BRoTxIERHooD on xurR1f.x
aaee6 every sSnd md Ca ThursdaG 81 80
( month y Qddfellowa. hail. g. A he.
pfesident; Mra Ida White, seeretssy.