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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-16
AUDITORS REPORT.

Pierre, s. d., Nov 3.-The letter of
transmittal accompanying the annual
report of State Auditor Halladay deals
almost exclusively with the matter of
assessment and taxation He takes
the position that the Legislation of two
years ago helped some in the way of
assessments but that the property of
the state will never all be properly
put upon the tax roll until there is a
radical change in the assessment laws
of the state. But regardless of the
loose methods of assessment he says:
"The total assessed valuation of the
state four years ago, as left by the
state board of equalization and assess
ment, was S1S0,53l ,3Sl. This year the
aggregate is S232,426;469, a gain in
round numbers of S35,OO0,0O0, or an
average of 100000 per annum. The
increase in the future will be at a
much greater ratio. Nearly, l,OOO
miles of new railroad will be added
to the railway mileage of the state
this year. A large section of the state
is being opened up to settlement and
these lands will soon be listed for tax
alton. Thousands of new people are
flocking into the state, bringing with
them new wealth and preparing to
produce additional wealth. With a
few amendments to the tax laws and
a strict enforcement of those already
ON the statute books, the question of
revenue with which to carry
on the business of the state will prac-
tically take care of itself"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-16

ton 81, thence east three miles, thence
south four miles to southeast corner
of section y, thence west two miles,
south one mile to southeast quarter
of section 20, themes west one mile,
thence south two miles to southeast
corner of section 6, thence east two
miles, thence south three miles to
southeast corner of section Il, thence
west three miles. thence north four
miles to post office. The proposed
route covers territory north, east, and
south of town, comprises a drive of
81 miles, hits 92 houses and serves
AGO people
Whenever 75 families on the pro-
posed route pledge themselves to
purchase some mail box approved by
the department, Postmaster Brown
will then notify the department TO
that effect and further steps toward
the establishment Of the route will
be taken up. Mail delivered and
collected daily at the door is a pretty
good proposition for the farmer and
there is no doubt but they will all
be glad to accede to the departments
request Chief.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-16

dangerous competitor of the white
man. When there is added TO this a
placid contentment with low stand
ards of living, the brown mans com
ing may we'll be dreaded by the labor
ing men of California.
There is a very similar state of af-
fairs in Australia, which may give the
British government as much embar.
rassment as the action of San Fran
ciScos school board has given ours.
But the movement for white Aus
tralia" has gone much further than
California has been able TO go under
existing laws. The legislation per
mitted by the British government un-
der Joseph Chamberlain's far-seeing
policy was to be directed, not at any
but at the undesirable
immigrats of all nationalities. Ac-
cordingly, the Australians made the
test of admission the power "to write
out at dictation passage of fifty
words in length in an European lang
uage selected by the officer" This
test which bears fam
lily resemblance to the grandfather
clause" of the southern states is used
in practice to shut out all orie ntals.
The custom officers have orders to
make the test easy for Frenchmen or
Germans, but impossible for the
Asiatic. And thus the powerful la
Dor party of the austral continent is
able to prevent competition for its
members from workmen with differ
ent and lower standard of life.
Racial hatred is one of the most
deepseated and unreasomng of all
human emotions. A wise stateman-
ship will prevent the clash of white
and brown on the Pacific coast by
putting limits to the peaceful Japan
ese invasion. Minneapolis Journal.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-16
RURAL DELIVERY FROM IRoQUoIs

The post Office department con-
templates the establishment of rur-
al mail delivery from Iroquois, pro
yided that not less than IS of the 81
patrons to be served pledge them
selves to provide for approved mail
boxes. If the route is established it
will cover the following territory: Be
ginning at the Iroquois postoffice the
carrier will 60 north three miles to
the southeast corner of section 13,
thence east one mile, thence north
three miles to southeast corner of sec
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-16
EPIGRAMS.

From Sunday Sermon by Rev. III. Preston
To be sorry for the misfortune of
another is often easier than to be glad
in his power and plenty. To bear,
without bitterness or cavil, the eleva
tion of friend is a searching test of
manhood.
We may measure our religious
grade by our ability to rejoice in the
triumphs of another, No man has
the mind of the Master until he can
be as glad in the flowers that fringe
a neighbor's path as in the blossoms
along his own.
y Throughout history, and modern
life as well, we find countless men
and women who owe all that they
have and are to others nobler and
stronger than themselves. God bless
the man who never forgets the shoul.
ders on which he rose to power.
The greatest soul Is the quickest
to acknowledge it obligation to agents
human or divine. Royal manhood is
clear above repudiating its debts.
Men use Gods laws as a scaffolding
to build their palaces. They climb
up his strength to fame. They draw
their treasure from His storehouses,
But when they are strong, they deny
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-16

The prospects are good for another
row between Japan and Russia. At
the peace conference it was agreed by
both nations to gradually withdraw
their troops from Manchuria, and
eighteen months was agreed upon as
the time limit. Fourteen months have
gone by and neither party have per
formed the conditions of the treaty.
On the other hand, Japan has put
more troops into that country. 1t is
easy to see that japan had no inten-
ton of complying with the terms
agreed to. Another thing Japan
promised was an ''open door to
Manchuria to the trade of the world. 1t
has not.performed this. American trade
with that country has been growing
and Japan wants the field to itself.
The result is that Japan intends to
keep 'closed door" and especially
against the United States. The little
difficulty over refusing Japanese
children school privileges in San
Francisco is made much of by the
Japs, whienis only for the purpose
of having an excuse to keep our man
ufactured products out of Manchuria.
If it were not so Japan would make
no complaint of that kind, and es-
pecially one based on a refusal OF
school privileges in city so lately
stricken as was San Francisco, and
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-16
THE .sBROWN PERIL"

The objection of California to the
japanese invasion is likely to become
more deeply rooted as the "brown per-
IL looms more imminent. 1t is per
fectly natural objection, not based on
the bad qualities of these most capable
of orientals, but rather on their good
qualities. 1t is the industry, adapta-
bility, endurance and cleverness of the
Japanese that makes him the most
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-16

AFTER the fourth of lext March,
says the Argus-Leader, there will not
be democratic senator north of the
old Mason and Dixon line. This is the
first time this has happened since the
end of the war period. After the
fourth of next March, the republican
majority in the senate will be as large
as the total votes of the democrats.
There will be sixty-one republicans
and twenty-nine democrats, which
means that unless there should be a
yeritable landslide in 1908 and an
other in 1910, the republicans will
control the senate during the presi-
dental term which begins in 1909.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-16

where adequate facilities cannot even
be provided for the children of our
own people. Another matter of i'm
portance is the apprehension of the
japanese spy securing plans and
specifications of L. S. Notifications at
Manila. There is bound to be trouble
with Japan in the future, and per-
haps the sooner the better.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-16

The Standard Oil Co., after having
been found guilty of violation of the
law against conspiracies to restrict
trade, was fined $1,000 as against
possible fine of $6,OO0OOO And this
after twenty-five years of practically
highway robbery. The mills of JUS
tice grind exceedingly slow in some
cases and very coarse at that.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-16

the Heart which supplies the current
of their life.
There are certain diseases whose
first inroads are rarely noticed, and
whose characteristic symptoms are
mistaken for the evidences of health;
so, often are the approaches of sin.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-16
DANCING PROVES FATAL.

Many men and women catch cold
at dances which terminate in pneu
monia and consumption. After ex-
exposure, if Foley's Honey and Tar
is taken it will break up a cold and
no serious results need be feared. Re
fuse any but the genuine in yellow
package L. f. Sasse.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-08

The list Of occupations scheduled
10y the twelfth census contains 800
separate cmployments IN Which there
are no women ore United States sol
dters, sailors and marines, street 'caE
drivers, ttremen, apprentices and help
ers to roofers and skaters, heiters 10
steam boilers aud helpers to brass
workers. OF course, while women arc
found in nearly ali the other callings
in mary Of them the number is'Tery
small, as in medicine, law, etc.
Oddly enough during the decade Of
1S9Ol9O0, there has been a relative
decrease compared with the rate Of In.
crease in population in four groups,
namely, dresspakers, seamstressOs,
tailoresaes, servants and mattresses, In
another group Of ID occupations The
number Of stenographers and tyre.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-08
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

do SO well today that you need not I,
long Tor tomorrow.
Some men only want your conf.
tlence to give 1t to Others.
II a man were his own enemy what
stories he could tell on himself
Don't Judge man bylis first friend,
ships in a town; Judge him By his Inst e
Don't give your friends lndig
by trying to poke people yetl IKE
down their throats.
When we think Of the ease With
which we deceive Others we should
think Of the case with which others
may deceive US.
Good news travels; not SO rapidly
Us bad news, Of course, but it travels
DO good thing, and people win hear
oft in time.
Everybody understands that al1zold
boiler must he treated With care hut
very few understand TINT an old stonls
ach Is us dangerous MS an old boiler,
Atchlson Globe.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-08
SONG Of THE ENGINE.

ri sing you an engine song; ] am the
master Of all
Yet was planned by the hand Of
man, nodded and reared by
him.
Tireless, faithful, true, speeding to
duty's call.
i bend to my task let come what may,
determined, stanch and grim.
Mine is a song Of pleasure
For sweet is the wage earn,
And sweet is the rhythmic measure
OF the wheels my forces turn.
I am The force of the world; its wheels
are as children's toys,
For with all my strength can
move them at the touch Of a
lever bar;
And mine is a monsters strength
there lie in my glory and
joys
The strength of my arms are the
strength Of steel-throbbing,
eoursing far.
And sweet is the song sing,
For ISsing that man may live,
And sweet is the echoes ring
That my chtldren's voices give.
Iron and wood are mine-they are my
prey, my spoil
Even the grain that grows in the
field knows Of my mighty
sway.
On sea and on mountain crest, deep In
the rock and the soil,
1 work for man, for his greed and
gain, cleaning from day TO
day.
utsweet is the toll | give,
And rich the reward hold;
iris alone that man may live
That my monster strength IS do1ed.
Master Of man as T--yet 1 bark to his
every word
Giving the soul Of my life to him in
his endless quest for gold;
'Tirtlcss, faithful, true, his command
like a soldier heard,
Forever / told by night and day, till
Time and World are old.
Giving my strength, my life,
Toman in his quest for gold;
In the struggle and stress and strife,
T'lltTime and the World are old.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-08
nodoIA ana Ruin.

The Serviap peasants have Il curious
p,d ceremony Of involving rain which
they carry out during dry tyeatlier
The women OF the ylllagc dress d girl
in leaves and grass fromhead to foot
and lead her from house house. All
each door tho occupant poars q bucket
ful Of water over her head, while her
companions, who are mostly girls OF
her own age, chant ptayors Tor the
wished for showers. Invisible clouds
Of rain are believed by ttepeasants ID
follow the girl whom they uanie DO
Eola,p md to refresh tho fields and
VINEYARDS. \. y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-08
ZEE noMEsTIe aussANo.
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oale FieSt on tlie alnn iSylle llaeltp
MS Own Elonie tltele
MI f66IIslihe 5 6fS WIS shown ~.
ftfieit waff lre Inst ne ee 4
goa or tad and eiF llSi iisll
iantlst Ion II Tie dotneS tlc li.l glif
Inter ii not apt q be atls I'm me- fel
s0naiit fof. scillating between sieySii
town TON una home, his clrSe q
IS neces ifiIy narrow and he
sbly tilkes un with more d & l,etls
nj tiers md become ia domest ie liltlE
StInet or i tame eat AlII the 81 etytg
i Interests that engage tho eiiergie 81
public spirited men III tllelr glre
sffom business he ignOres as dos
association with men Identified with
I other worthy Interests lie Iletty css
sip Of the home ind the yeIltnf papcr
constitute the typical dctnes tic mans
mental sustenanee ID hls onlelts ct
relaxation from the grind Of money
making and apart from merely hay.
I ing linn within reach II u hard To- mn
derstahd what pleasure the wife can an
take Ia this yafiety 81 husband Tor be
apparently feels under no obligat lon 70
make himself agreeable. Il Is not ne he
who makes the meal cheerful By SET
ting the. conyersatio nal pace in the d.
rection Of amusing stories or interest
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-08
IrrrIlnrs amino tha nArlod named more

4 Z. ~ Z J. II L.
writers during the period named more
than trebled IN number; saleswomen,
Ebookkeepers, accountants, nurses and
mtdwives more than doubled; must
clans, teachers Of music, board and
lodging house keepers, housekepers
stewardesses and laundresses increas'
ed by more than one-halt In not one
of the occupations in the manufactur'
ing or agricultural groups was there
an increase Of women workers.
Perhaps the most reasonable deduc
ton to make from the present data i
that such women are forced to earn 9
living are doing 50. not in the trades
but in the lightest occupations posi-
BILE.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-08

Among tile worlds q,iEcrest looks III
'Pharamonu: or, The IIl'tOig OF l't;mcg
"a lIam'd RomOnce.in' Twelve Parts,
1t was written orlglnalIy by file i;slS
thor Of Cassandra and Cleopatra. n
md 1t was 'Engltshed" BY i. Phillips,
Gent and published in London In folio
In 1915. "Pharamondp runs to Lib
closely printed folio pages which con-
tain In al some 1913, POS words, That
ID to suy, It equals in length ten mod
ern novels Of about 10000 words
apiece Sir Philip stlneys Arcadia;
works out, interspersed poultry and all.
at some 100000 words. Orfour modern
novels. Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-08

ss spencer anu -ktLS sAEeAN HEAAGAAGfiis,
To every aspect Of theprobIcin ofs life
Herbert Spencer must have given
thought, but lie has plainly declared
that the human lritelltctRs atpresent.
constituted can offer no solution. The
sgreatest MUD that this world llas yet
produced the mind that systeulatiaed7,
alllumanl;nowledgc, that reyolutioni2
eli modern science, that dlsslpate9 mas
tcrtallsm forever, TINT revediel % is
the ghostly unity Of allCSlstence, that
re-estabIlshed NIL ethics upon M Inn
inutable and eternal Foundation tue
MUD that could cXliouMl with equal
lucldity aud by the saMe universal
formula the history Of q gllat OF the
history OF sun, confessed itself be-
fore tic riddle Of existence scarcely
less helpless than the mini Of n child.
-Lafcadlo Heurii itsAtlNDtie.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-08

ME uliesiion ol title Is one Of ihe
mos delictio Ia Germany laoi ri
Wlilell tte Stranger Is constantly fn
mlIdel IF intercourse with the people,
EpattieNlafly with the womou ffau
SI9rpte pr Frau director. Frau Doctor
ave nos pahiculnr about lbeIr hus
bald lles being aiecued To llelr
soRlnata But when Il COMES 10 mill
itafy elfelei ii Is different, and both
men Aid women protest vigorously
again tllis sharing OF titles. Llculen
spnt ypn objects 20 hnylng bis wife
Saddfe sed as FRAU Lleutonunt which
gttla belonga as well TO the Wits o.
sItieHtenai,f Schmidt or Han Of d iess
Igfistoefflc regiment
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-08
a WOMAN 70 Be PRETTY
MaEt Have LuxuFIant aaA Glossy Hall,
No Matter Whit Color.

The finest contourof fensle face, the
sweetest Eia!,I y. d female mouth, loses
aonethiHg r the head Is crowned with
scaHt hair. scantun falling halr. Il, "a
now ,tnoa'rl 4 captcd hy 4 9sTlsitc tlst
I,sr-9v5 Into tho st1ln 10 this RI fro
hair where II sans Tho y 'fbnl VI
tla white scales tIle germ throw Hlp NJ
buEFowinE IRE called datlaftlti Scago
SdRndrtt St6ffiia nghiIliy zen. aIid IatAp
IsfIitluis shy1ti IN bg islilei3
s;lNetshr6iA i3eptieidg NJ eiitisel u new 81
3siiIt tte ffitll tpi tts9yi
mi dandfdtf gefnqupd pIfC atpSs
no filiigf hlp'r ipd ~ ~, hltldpe3
lsbiti 81 tmta dpls 'ie4a ioc =
stpnn fqr qnp'e 70 The HeiPfa' eo'
palf4it Mlct.
p 3. Ralugs'a a CO.. spsoH
neen;a.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-08

I4it WY y % '"
Earth Ater the f'opN'
n Will ten you ho story o' Aan.sn
beiu. tie is the man MILO 'paie 'Ae
new oarlh ni'er the BIG vrfr came
aud coveted IT.
sBie waters came. aud there WAS
nothing anywhere except N1let an1
tie sky and lue sun aud ine s'nN.
ssa ihe old chppcwa' 'Nen'a'fp'in
made q great raif nnd put on III '''pe
Eellc of everything mat hao poon @.
tle earih-s specimens OF eacn h'eu OF
aulmalsi Of an the trees surnoa' pl''''
flowers. Birds rocks ana one man qua
one woman. ia short ne qua nor 's''' 4
ansthlnE except sanu' ne iolso'| 20
saye some sand. ana YET ne ooe'e 20,
desaiiythipg Without IL. he r''''' Ie'
~ INTO the nooo ana mao, m'"' LEVY. ''.''
Island very very sm"li. 'lnen Pc lo''''o
heshad no sanu. ne nlaue " fei| P't
llne. longer tnHh nenur''' %, er,'
skins cut up INTO I'opona ann wy 'V'
elsies ana ne 'ooa q m y. \. rug, on .' ~.
A"e '''- '''@ 49,. -, KY.
tmsq ihe wafer 1n' l., 81 , 49, ,,.'
aoYs q9Nfn unn uo''I ', s'.. . ~, IN. M.
WYE e longer ups eu''.ne O.. ,' =, - ,,.
aI spstelu Nn'" 'es '@' ,.' " ' ,.. p, ' ~,
p0 " o. rue 'e'', . srsn s ~ -, +, ,,,.
A'' Ae llne op. . Wv. s,'.' III ,,, a.,
as'eos sless.a'' .' ~ , ss.''' ,6e ,.l.ls
as y ., s' ...,., 'l', .,., c,.oc.
80 ~, .. ~ -. .a.a,h,, , in t,.s.r
49, = ss ~, W. ,t, - -sg hels ilgh, hold
49, - s.As ts ..e 49, ME- 1 i,,,le nars
g. e " - ~ 49,. r--'- -ud nv sssm ware
49, 49,. 80 80 . Zinc M sond One
~. J. - Nom enon.b Tor iht
sssass q '.," ~. ' ,,',n
NJ ''''. ,.,,, i,Io,, his hse,,h on l,c
~ = XIX +, ~ ,..n. i,oct Ia h.
~ s: Ky IL ~. ..,.1 :, In. iulI.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-08
,sgoMEN ~ WAGE EARNERs.
moro Than 100000 Engaged - edtn
ful Occupations.

Women have worked since the ear
Hest times in ali countries, but there
were never so many Of them, especial:
.ly In America, engaged in 50 many &C;
cupatlons as atpresent In the pres
emit Industrial pursuits women are Of
ten found laborlng alongside df men,
and this fact has given rise to much
discussion as to whether 'or not they
may not be injuring male workers by
dlsplaclng themln many caIElngs, says
the Boston Globe.
1t cannot be denied that women
nave entered, insmall numbers, almost
every lire of Industry that calls, in
most instances, for less exertion Of
physical strength than usually is de-
mandel of men, That is to say, wo-
men are often assigned to some portion
.of the work that is more adapted to
their strength and To their skill with
their hands.
Thetwelfth census devotes consider
able space to the employment of go-
men III the industries Of the United
staies, yet 1t Will probably be some
years before the data on the subject
viii bo sufficiently clear and satisiac-
tory.
Out OF inc population over ten
years OLD, there were more than 5000
900 women gainfa1ly occupied in 1900,
when is a gain In 10 years Of casper
cent, whereas ttegain of increase for
the employment OF men was 22.o per
cent, though the later was maintained
at a,rate equal to the rate of increase
Of the population, and the number Of
women gainfully occupied has in
creased more rapidly than female pop
uIation.
In 1880 the number Of women en-
gagged in gainfn occupation consti-
tutsd ia percent. OF the total popQla-
ton. In 1900 1t was 1873 per cent, and
this increase was to be found through
out the country except in Louisiana,
Wyoming and COloratFo.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-08

married her d number Of times before
She actually became engaged to Mr.
Burden.
Just when she is to wed has not yet
been settled, but she does things in
such q daring way that she is likely
to announce any time that she will
marry within a month. Even in her
engagement she has done something
unusual and has set new style in
engagement rings. Instead Of having
| the time.honored diamond she is wear.
ling a green amethyst in a beautiful
setting, and several other engagements
that have followed hers show she has
lbeen able to start afad.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-08

Alexipdrc Dumas Sr. WIS once Wig
ling lils son' who at Tint time lived lil
sel8ytlla nenr Paris They SUIT ln d tiny
ssesgsp q u garden behind the house
3lltQeg tlie ono small tree Il contained
slt !S'l hrplllug hot day, and Dumas
whn1SlNas Very stout, aaid 10 hls SOM
suhocniug with he lniensa
iheaf
Nlllt Shall ] do. lathorl
eSppposc you open your chambof
swinaoN and let little ar into tho
seasden replied Ola Alexandra. win
sggaSIt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-08

declared AIR. Naceel "N0fe
never was vomnn on erll who
fE4cSo1la retra'n from usnlns around io
SOME other foman's tlothe
s,S'Np renlled hls vito sWceli
8.Ill9H YOU ever hear of i,goi'- rhila.
ldelnhl l,ra.s.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-08

The number rfmen engaged in gain
full occupations was in 1890, 1913 per
cent. Of the total male population over
10 years OF age, while In 1900 it was
80 per cent, a smaller increase for
men than for women, It's noted that
the proportion which the gaiEtG1Iy oc-
cupled women bear to The total fe-
male population varies very greatly
in different States, being extremely
small in the Western States, and rela-
lively high in the Eastern manpiac.
turing localities and in some Of the
agricultural sections OF the South. For
instance. in Oklahoma, 10 per .cent+of
the female population were gainfully
employed; in Idaho, 9.4 per cent. in
South Carolina, sSper cent; in ,Missls-
sippi, S9.T per cent; in Rhode island
g9.6 per cent, and in Massachusetts,
ISL per cent.