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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Awful Tragedy In Exchange Hotel .
Etdon

\ AWFUL Tragedy ~ GACuAu0e V0se' -
Eidon.
Ottpmwa.--D. E. Griniell and his
wife, known as Alice Davis, both
members of the Angels Co-ledians
show company, were found dead In
q room in the Exchange hotel IN
Eldon shortly after 5 o'clock on Tues
day morning.
Failure of the couple to appear at
breakfast caused comment and when
the clerk went to call them he met
with no response. When an entrance
was finally forced to the room both
Grindell and his wife were dead. The
woman lay on the bed, fully dressed.
with bullet hole in her head. On
the floor near by lay Grindell, also
fully dressed, with bullet hole IN
his head and a revolver SUN claspeu
in his hand. 4.
From all indications Grindell killed
his wife and then committed suicide.
The tragedy must evidently have &C.
Cured shortly after the couple arriv-
ed at the hotel the previous night;
though no one has been found who
heard any shots fired during the
night.
AS usual Grindell and his wife ap.
peared at the company's performance
in tent on Monday night and they
gave no indication as to their inten-
tions to die. Whether Grindell de-
liberately murdered his wife or wheth.
er she chose to die with him Is a
matter of speculation.
The company to which the couple
belonged arrived in Eldon Sunday
and gave their first performance there
Monday night Members of the com.
pany say that Grinieil had been q
sufferer from consumption and that a
few days ago he consulted a physi-
clan, who told him that he had but
few weeks to live. Dependency
over i'll health is believed to have
lead him to commit the murder and
suicide.
The couple left no word in explana-
ton of their action. They have been
with the Angels company for the
past five years and were very much
devoted to each other.
Grindell was AZ years old and form
erly lived in Plattsouth, Wis. His
wife was 35 years of age and her
home is in Hamilton. o. Relatives OF
both people have been notified of the
affair.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
Continuous Business.

The fact that the first might ant
day bank in the world opened in New
York few days ago. and was an as
sured success from the start, is prob.
ably of more significance than the av.
erage reader of the news imagines. Ac-
cording to some preternaturally far;
sighted observers, the bank that never
closes is the first step toYard the time
when the machinery OF metropolitan
commercial life, instead of stopping al
sunset, will roll on ceaselessly day and
night, when three relays of clerks and
artisans and laborers and employers
will succeed each other, and the me-
tropolis will become, in every sense Of
the world, an all-day and all-night
city. Such state Of affairs, say the
observers, Is being forced forward BY
the fact that New York's population
grows more and more congested and,
more than any other thing, room il
demanded. If we have our population
working In three relays, three men can
work In the space now occupied by
one. and the growing congestion will
be relieved. If such a day ever arrives.
says q local correspondent, the city
will really have three separate popu.
lations, one Of which will be wholly
nocturnal. The thee will have theil
separate newspapers, different amuso'
ments. different interests, differen,
outlooks upon life. While one shift
is breakfasting another will be dining;
while one is sleeping, another will be
at the height Of its daily activity. But
the imagination falls at the state Of
mind OF the housewife whose husband
and sons would be scattered through
the three relays and whose whole life
would be a tumble of conflicting break
fasts and dinners and sleeping hours.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
PERMIT WAS BROAD Fnr,,,,
Wartime Reminiscenc. r,,,..
OF the Humor Of presid.,, :"
Lincoln

Mr.. Linton Park, who !. -.
mate of the Soldiers and d'' an a. ..
home at Erie, Pa, was au,o,s sa J,
who Joined in the chorus aws aos
coming, Father Abraham, Tires = ,s ~
dred thousand more" IA . sn,.s.. nun.
washington. and was assigned ' Il ~ :
Second District Of Columbia res, II =
relates Youths Companion, ''s''nsa'
MI. Park was then, as nov, -.
tartan. While he could assImil,, ~ &
erything connected with his ansvs, y. !.
the call of duty from the stand o !, y y
triotism, he could not assimi nv' Z &
army pork. 1t was plain that + ~ y
government wished to do ths .,,...
thing by Park it would have ! 60 II.
Observation-Disclosures In the matt. ~ !.
rations. -
SO he took his troubles to pres,d...s
Lincoln, and explained that n s0.s
respects ne was like the childrpn y
Israel after they set out from E T. !
He could not forget the leek, :. - !,
onions with which he was wont 4 =
gale himself back in Indiana cour = !,
Lincoln smiled. "You want y. !.
turn you out to Craze like Nebuch,d.
nezzar" he asked. 4
1T would beat salt pork" was N,
Parks reply. Thereupon Mr. Linco,
wrote carelessly on an ordinary sheet
Of paper:
"The bearer, Linton Park, Is hem.
with granted permission to brovs
wherever he chooses"
Mr.. Park saw the humor in the mi,
and enjoyed it quite as much as Lin.
coin did. He also enjoyed his prtd
lege of browsing" The note Is stil
In his possession.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
coFFlN'S PROTEGE AsTRAY.
PhiIanthropist Is Disappointed by
Edward Klein. v'.


Fort Dodge-Sheriff Oleson landed
another forger in Edward Klein,
whom he found at Waukesha, Wis.,,
where he is now in Jail. Klein was
recently an inmate of Hope Hall,
which is located on Hon. L. S. COT
fms farm. During the past week two
checks amounting to $24 turned up
at local banks bearing the signature
Of u. l. Ruttledge," who is son-in-
law of Coffin, and who resides on the
farm. Ruttledge denies the author
ship of the checks and the officers
went to work on, the, case, locating
Klein.
This is one of the first of Father
Coffin's proteges to go wrong. Hope
hall" was founded a few years ago by
Mr.. Coffin as means Of helping ex-con-
victs to get on their feet. He said
that the average convict found it al
most impossible to secure work when
released from prison and in conse-
quence was forced to commit crime
to live. He thought that if place
was provided where they could find
work and a home until another orDor-
tunity was presented, more of them
would reform.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
A Stone Barometer.

In northern Finland, so a native
paper informs US, is a large stone
which serves the inhabitants as an
infallible barometer. At the approach
Of rain. this stone turns black or
blackish gray, while in fine weather
it is Of light color and covered with
white spots. Probably it Is fossil
mixed with clay, and containing rock
salt, inter- orsammonia, which accord
ing to greater or less degree OF
dampness in the atmosphere, attracts
Il or otherwise. Sunday Magazine.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
RESULTS IN MURDER.
Quarrel OF Two Brothers at surIing
ton Has Awful ENDING,

Quarrel Of Two Brothers at 6urIing.
ton Has Awful Ending.
Burlington.-Neil Robinson. who
was shot by his brother Dan, at their
cabin boat just south Of the bridge.
died at Mercy Hospital. The injured
mans bowels were perforated five
times. He was placed ON the 9erat-
ing table and was not strong enough
to Withstand the operation. The dy-
ing man made statement to DR..
Schafer to the effect that his brother
meant to kill him. Dan hal taken a
jug of wine from him and Neil re.
gained possession of it. Dan pulled
his gun and shot his brother three
times. Dan feels bad over the death
Of his brother and stubbornly AYERS
that the shooting was accidental and
that he did not mean to kill his
brother or even injure him. He
states that he was only firing at the
jug. Dan will no doubt be held for
muir Ter in the first degree without
bail.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
KNITTED.
Coffee Knitted an Old Soldier

An old soldier, released nou . Usn
fee at u, recovered his hea'tn alu ~
about it as follows: &. \, Il
= Il stuck. to coffee for years, a'n0as1
It knitted me again and again. ..sr,.
" ABOUT eight years ago Gas : : lssw :,
~ coffee drinking which conges'sa go, =
1iyer), l was taken with very go
attack of malarial fever. ana
~ would apparently recover !. s =.
start about my usual WORK onls y : ian =
fsr . Ar relapse. After this ha g D 81,
r re several times during I, ,ne ~
was again taken violently ~ :. ,.tnlp
: " "rh Doctor said he had :. ea y ~,
studied a NV case, and it was eitn ,ss ~ -.
tnm in its place. I! had away aa,a, s apS
eomee Gne when VI sick, and YVES , ssn
e mpee taxen back BY the Doctors p. , es
.,"n tor ta hadn't suspected the , ~.
I. drank could possibly cause =
BILE 81. . ,ew MINUTES,
.na 'f 9,nally told the Doctor :. so &c
ana ,aosa n4 the change. Postum y. .as md -
cured d,, ,os ~ directions; well, ~ vi /
- and stuck to it, and :, slne shs mo j
s sss,ts ees began in few days ano . !.
ne,sed 1ne' and now, although ae d. {
s = years OF as re- nsst nosd
i have : been teaming, d u avn and -
ra.s a day besides loaa a. ys "a NJ
loading the n. g n,sss Of COTE. i. e e.
t tom me- e / now like the Postum
as I did coffee. on,e who did -
i nave Postum snn At first but ssf. .eeo,
care ,a eor to make It ess
ing Ing is 70 directions they have never s.
NE il as well as con $ Nams Slva
.ik nance :. to praise IT.. .sS MN Mich.
b eP Postam Z Co., Ba,.l, ,o cree. IL. ~
=, ! Wellvil,s." in DksA
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
cycLoHE IN wlNNEsHlEK.
Several Persons injured and the
Property Loss Is Large.

Several Persons injured and the
Property Loss Is Large.
DEBORAH 4 and o'clock
on Wednesday afternoon tornado
passed section of Winneshiek
county, doing much damage and in.
Turing a number of people. Within a
radius Of few miles Of Locust, q
iposteffice twelve miles north, not less
than $4,000 damage has resulted. At
Edward Thorson's, the barn and resi-.
dence were destroyed and all the peo-
pie in the house were injured. The
youngest son was buried in the ruins
of the house and when rescued was
found to be in serions condition. At
Kittle Sorenson's the barn and wind
mills were blown away, but four
horses that were in the barn were un.
injured. On the farm tenanted by
Eldine Ellingson the house, two barns.
and outbuildings were demolished.
Mrs. Carrie Luros and Luis Larson
each lost a barn and ID. T. Manning's
residence was blown away. Undoubt-
eddy other damage resulted in the
same section. 1t is one of the rich
est parts of the county with build
ings of substantial character. r
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08

Oficials Of the New York city adj
nainistration have at their disposal
two dozen automobiles. which cost the
city originally over $4,000. nearly
half as much being required annually
for their maintenance. It is believed
that by the end of this year the num-
Der Of city owned autos will be in.
creased to so and inquisitive alder
men are limiting that this is an alto
gether unnecessary expense. especially
Is some OF the officials use the ma
chimes In going to the races and in at
tending to other private affairs.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08

Mt. Pleasant. = When Loretta. a
snake enchantress, with the John Rob.
5inson circus. entered a den Of forty
snakes, they attacked her and the girl
may die as the result Of being squeezed
by monster racing Anaconda. The
.showmen beat It with clubs. Bleeding
and frothing at the mouth the big
snake escaped toward Fort Madison
and q farmer. Jas. Masterson, saw it
crossing his field with a hog in tt
mouth. ". v
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
Bow Falls Into Chasm.

Iowa Falls.-While hunting pigeons
that nest in the crevices OF the rocks
Of the bluffs along Rock Run, Robert
Williams, the fifteen-year-old son Of G.,
E. Williams, narrowly escaped death.
He missed his footing and fell forty
feet to the bottom OF the chasm, land
ing on the solid rock bottom of the
run. One leg was broken and hel was
badly cut and bruised. He was taken
to the Ellsworth hospital and after an
examination 1t was thought he was
not injured internally.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
The Many Virtues Of Salt.

Salt puts out fire in the chimney.
Salt In the oven under baking tins
will prevent scorching OH the bottom.
Salt and vinegar will remove stains
from discolored teacups. Salt and
soda are excellent for bee stings
and spider bites. Salt thrown on SCOT
which has fallen on the carpet will
prevent stains. Salt put on ink when
freshly spilled on a carpet will remoys
the spot. Salt thro-'n on q coal fire
which Is low will revive 1t. Salt used
in sweeping carpets keeps out moths.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08

n ular. Soon after | bean - y, NJ
Doan,s Kidney Pills j pas,. S ~
gravel stones. / got y vi, !, M
trouble has not returned : ~ saa
Is good and strong AM, :, = -
health better" - seAs ~
Sold by all dealers. "a c.,.,
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo y g
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
A.rs. water supply.

Asral wafer euppay.
When great sums of money arc b.
nc expended by city governments that
40 Inhabitants OF towns may have 9
Anitary water supply It seems strange
mat the supply In rural towns should
receive little or no attention. This lat.
ier population may seem relatively In
signincant. but according to the last
census II comprises about 100000 900
fouls. This means that the 10000. 900
people are drinking the water most
AVAILABLE without . thought Of its san
kary condition. These various sources
" supply, whether wells, springs. OF
small streams, are similarly unreliable
tor furnishing drinking water. The
statistics of mortality in the country
are very indefinite. but even these
show that the rural population 10 not
as free from illness as 1t should be:
And though everywhere the rural
death rate Is lower than tho urban
death rate, yet the lowering in the
country has not been as great as In the
city. An examination Of typhoid sta.
ustics shows that the death rate Of 9th.
er diseases Is generally lower in the
country than in the city, but the prev.
alence OF typhoid Is almost equal to
II not greater IN the rural districts
than In the cities. Several instances
have been reported which show the ru'
raj typhoid rate to be ten times great.
er than the urban rate for the same
district. To partcularize certain dis
trict in central Pennsylvania proves
this fact. It Is made up Of q rural pop
ulation with one hundred inhabitant.
to the square mile. It Is q region q
fne farms. wild mountains and woods
country residences and picnic groves
And in this valley there has been a!
much typhoid fever as in the city Of
Philadelphia. Sad as this condition Is
there seems to be no remedy for it
The sources of city water supply are
few and the city government easily
cotnrols the conditions affecting it
But what can be done when the sourcel
Of supply are numered by the thou,
sands? A mint Of money and an army
Of chemists would not be sufficient tt
give the same care to the country sup
ply that is given to that Of the city
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
Troubles Of Spring Days.

These are the days wnen the old
hen gets in her work assisting the rad
ishes to come up; when the house dog
begins a system OF excavating in the
flower beds and when the neighbours
old COW walks leisurely across the
freshly prepared lawn. - Chapman
(Kan.) outlook. #
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
willing to Obligc

"Give me the city hall, please" said
the lady to the conductor Of the street
car. T. [+ s,,eA
II should be glad to do. So madam"
replied the conductor who was new
man and had been greatly impressed
by the rules Of the company, which
insisted upon employees being courte-
GUS and oblig;ng. II should, indeed.
be glad to do 80, but the lady over
there with tho green feather in her
hat asked for the city hall before you
got on the car. Is there any other
building that would suit you just ae
we'll ?"-Detroit Free Press.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08

In describing q wedding an Indian
Territory exchange announced that ont
OF the bridesmaids wore "a velvet out
at 4 mile long, and 16 rows Of but
tons On her gloves. Her hair was dead
yellow. tied up like bun and had :
lot Of vegetables IN i"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
Hepburn Is Renominated.

Creston.-Co Congressman w. P. Hep.
burn was nominated by reclamation
at the Eighth district republican con-
vention yesterday. Resolutions were
adopted indorsing President Roose.
welt, Iowa's members of the cabinet.
and the Iowa delegation in congress.
Colonel Hepburn was Enthusiastically
commended, especially for great az.
sistance rendered the president in the
railroad rate fight.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
He P:tied Them.

A little boy was on his ;frst coun-
try excursion, relates the sBrooklyn
Citizen. Some birds were flying high
overhead, and his hostess, a young
woman, said:
Look up, Tommy. See the pretty
birds flying through the air."
Tommy looked up quickly, and then
be said in a compassionate tone:
"Poor little fellers! They amt got
40 cages, have they Detroit Free
Press.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
airl pefeats Father.

In Colusa county, California, recent
" Miss Florence Berker ran against
her father, P. F. Berker, the incum-
bent. for the office Of school trustee.
and beat him after q hot campaign.
She did it because she had heard her
father intended to Dust q femae teach
er who was friend Of hers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08

An Indiana young woman died the
other day In consequences Of having
deyoured combination Of spinach
and strawberry shortcake. '.Ptomains
poisoning" said the doctor. Nc Won
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
Pianos.

The first piano-forte was invented
by q German named Backers, about
1867. There Is still in existence the
name-board of a piano inscribed:
Americas Backers. Inventor. Jemyn
street, London. 1875. Sunday Maya.
Zine
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
500 offered For BURGLARS.

Charles City.-The department
store Of the Rustic Co. was raidei by
burglars and a small amount OF booty
secured. Entrance was gained
through a basement window. A re.
ward OF 500 is offered for their ar
rest.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
Shoots His Older Brother

Hancock While carelessfy cooking
4 revolver boy by the name OF
Lyons, aged twelve years, accidental.
~ shot his seventeen year old broth.
er through the thigh He was taken
TO q Council Bluffs hospital for treat
ment. 3i83 .ss3 #
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
Time to Get Busy.

Her Husband-I thought you Weis
going to visit your mother.
His Wife-And so ! am.
"Well, you had better begin 70 pae.
your trunk at once. The tram lea'o
In AZ hours."-Chicago Daily news,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
AILlNo WOMEN
x''p tn. Kidneys Wei, !. !,
neys Will Keep Yor s ~ ~
learning the true cans a'u women NJ

and. and how . =.
@ pssi. n Mn, VA
Texas % u.s., u.''o,',..I's
aches aches h @s', !, y
could could hard, y!
Spells ., di,,,'s.
ana SICK hsas..I'
the ,.. action q n
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
Ceylon's Pearl Fisheries.

During the season Of 1905, which
lasted 48 days, there were 800 boats
employed in the pearl fishing industry
Of Ceylon, from which the government
derived $767. 900.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
Two Points Of view.

Optimist- Every cloud has silver
lining. # u
Pessimist- Every silver lining has .
cloud.-N. Y. Sun.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1906-06-21
Hay QUE ANDAR CON TIfNTO.

Las proposiciones que hoy van
adquiriendo tanta yoga en- re-
ferencia & la union de las plazas
Y la consolidation dc las estate
tas, podran ser muy meritorio-
sas en- sus fines y resultados,
pero no son para adoptarse 4 la
iiiera Y sin. Ia debida reflection,
Els necesario dar tempo al item
po y no dejarnos arrastrar por
ell entusiasmo del momento. dan
do IN paso tan importante sin
la debida Y necesaria reflection.
Esto traeria consigo un tardio
arrepentimiento porque las cues
tiones de que Sc trata son bas-
tante complicadas y osepueden
arreglar de improviso sino que
haya riesgo de que el negocio pa
re en- I'm fiasco. Asi es que nos
convene con prudencia y deli
beraci0n averiguar fuera de to-
da duda cuales son los deseos y
parecer de la mayoria de los We
cinos domiciliados en- ambas pla-
Eas.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1906-06-21

Seproveeq quelaeapitaldel nuevo
estado permauecera en- Santa Fe
hasta el aho de 1915. en- cuyo
tempo habra hbeTfad para mu.
darla a otra parte 81 asi 10 desea
Ia mayoria de los votantes del
nuevo estado. Parece one hubo
dguna alteInaciou EN- este punto
en- las consultas tenidas por las
comisiones de confereucia preyio
Ell pasaie del acta, has euales mo-
difican algun tanto esta provi-
sion referente a la capital del nue.
vo estado. En- este no Sc permi.
te mudar la capital de Santa Fe
antes de 1915, que es la fecha
prefjada, pero 81 Sc da Ia yenia q
cualquier legislatura de estado
para que designe cual sera la Gu
pital de Arizona cuAndo el plaEo
sehalado haya expirado, aunque
todavia estamos en- uH misterio
tocante al fallo del paeblo.en la
admission de ambos territories.
Esta medida no nos parece muy
prudente que Sc deslinde por la
legislature, pero 81 tai cosa Sc
pretendiese debera en- iusticia de-
cidirse por elyoto popular. Esto,
ademas en- case deser cierto, abre
camino para una lucha y portia
continuadas tocante q la capital
que seria de NADIA Inenos que nueve
amos de duracion y traeria consi-
go numerosos trastornos y dis
cordias. Por 10 demas, no es
propio discutir 10 que sucederd,
81 Sc constituye el nlevo estado,
para 10 cual falta mucho camino
que andar y no hay quien pueda
decir con seguridad que no ocur.
rira algGn fracaso.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1906-06-21
LAZY Df tSIADO

Pasa eI ConOreso y es AprObada pOr
el Presidente. Arizona" AbsOrve
aNueyO Mexico y eI Pueblo Recibe
las Nueyas FriameHte y Sc Muestra
Glacial.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-04-17
ERRATlC ENGINES

Locomotives That Act as Though
They Were Bewftched.
You never see a ship launched on a
Friday. and similarly new locomotive
hardly ever makes a trial trip on that
day or on the 18th of the month. Even
though the superintendent may jeer at
the superstition, yet he knows too well
to set it at naught, for just as sailors
| consider that some ships are unlucky
so do train hands credit certain loco
motives with sort of demoniacal pos
session.
1t is certainly very strange the dif
ference that may be observed between
two locomotives built from the same
plans, at the same time, OF similar ma
terial. One goes on her way quietly
and smoothly. never breaks down, costs
little or nothing for repairs. The other
causes trouble from the very first, runs
of the line, kills the drivers, gets into
accidents of all kinds and generally
acts as though possessed by some evil
spirit
There was a famous instance some
years ago on the South Florida rail-
way. A locomotive killed 30 many peo-
pie that she got the name Of the
hearse," and no fewer than three en-
CINE drivers actually left the employ
Of the company rather than continue
driving her. The odd thing was that
she never seemed to injure herssh
Eventually the owners were forced 30
break her up, although she was By no
means worn out.
OF actual ghosts In trains OF railway
engines one very seldom hearA.-lesw
York Herald.