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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-21
An Ounce Of Prevention

is worth a pound of cure. There are
many poor sufferers, consumptives who
are hopeless of getting well, who, if
they had taken care of themselves,
would now be we'll. A cough is the
foundation of consumption. Ballard's
HOrehound Syrup will cure that cough.
Mrs. S., Great Falls, Montana,
writes: IL have used Billiards. Hore-
hound Syrup in my family for years
my children never suffer with coughs. y
Sold by all druggists"
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-21

Milly Swami, convicted in Leon cir
cult court in the spring Of 1900 Of the
crime Of manslaughter and sentenced
to ten years In the State prison, having
served six years Of her term and being
of excellent behavior, upon request OF
citizens Of Leon county and number
of the jurors that convicted her, WIS
granted a conditional pardon. The con-
ditions are that she ''shall hereafter
lead q sober, peaceable, law-abiding
life. Provided, that IL at any time here
after any person shall make complaint
before the State board Of pardOns or
the Governor Of this State that the
said Milly Swami has violated any Of
the conditions Of her pardon. the State
board Of pardons or the Governor OF
this State may thereupon order the said
Milly Swami an ested by any sheriff on
constable and Immediately deliver her
70 the State prison authorities, and abe
shall serve the remainder Of the origt.
nal sentence imposed by the said court.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-21
"A new Florida editor" ga

"a new Florida editor" says he ex-
pects TO make some mistakes. Bless
yOu, Brother King, 80 do the oldest
ones. So do the wisest Of mankind.
Andif we didn't make mistakes there d
Be no use in living, for there would be
nothinR TO learn. Even he who sits still
make mistakes, for ne sins in doing
nOehifx. Il IL only required that the
mistakes be honest ones. Short Talks,
edmes. Union.
A Company with ample capital has
bson orRanfRed at Leesburg for the
purpose OF buying and selling oranges.
n = reminder OF Olden times to see
Ehis commercial activity rs the time
fnppEuaehes for marketing the orange
drop
Sauls Bros, whose -ed. appears in
thee columns, are hustlers. and guar
nutso eatisfaetiOn with al work IN their
Rnss. They uss only the best paints IN
work 0f that nature. Read their I'D. /,
md tkan when you have work 70 give
cut give them . chance at t.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-21
She POOnd Relief.

II you are troubled with liver com.
plant and have not received help read
this, Mrs Mary E: Hammond; IN mono b MGI8SSy.
with liver trOuble-for over q year;
Doctors did me no good and ! tried
Herbine, and three bottles cured me:
/ can't say too much for HeIbine, as II
il a wonderful liver medicine. l always
have It in the house. Publish where
you wish" Sold by all druggists.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-21

81 can always figure to penny what
my vacation Is going to cost me.
''I'd like to know how you do It!
''Well, just when ! get ready to start
count al my money right down TO the
last penny"
''knd then?"
'SThen / know how much it is going
In eoSt me-. "-HOustOn Post.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-21
Special sale all summer at Evans
LOstl

A Ladies' DOuble-case Watch, with
initial "S" engraved on back, with fob
in Shape Of baggage check, with Flor
"a State Troops, 1906" on check.
Parties finding same will be suitably
rewarded by returning same to G. z.
MeGFtR at Comptroller's Office, capitol,
or At his residence. 3O-tf
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-21
IamOnia News.

Iamonia, Sept 1.-THE protracted
meeting spoken Of in last weeks dots
was held at Bethpage. IL was ID. b.
Merritt, and not I'D. D." that did the
preaching
Among those who went to Thomas
vile last Wednesday were Mr.. and Mrs.
f. T. Brown, Blount Strickland and
G. T. Cromartie.
R.F. VanBrunt had business in Met
calfe last week.
Mr.. Arthur and Miss Hattie Brandon
were welcome visitors at DOgwOOd last
week.
DIR. f. f. Strickland was stricken by
lightning last Friday, and for twenty
minutes lay unconscious while his wife
and father were doing all they could to
revive him. His father, himself, and
two Of his younger brothers were in the
store up at the home place, when the
lightning struck the stove pipe and,
coming across the house, struck DR..
Strickland on the head, tore up his hat,
went down his left side, and, tearing
open his shoe, left him. Mr.. T. 7.
Strickland, his father, was also knocked
TO his knees. The two smaller boys
were not struck. DIR. Miller, Of Susina,
was called, and with his skill and at
JenllOn IL u nOpeu JnbI Ut. obfiChAhu
will soon be restored TO his normal
health. He is already much improved,
but still in very uncomfortable condi-
ton.
N. & b. Hester have repaired their
steam gin works and begun to gin cot
ton for the public again.
G. f. Dickey, of Bradfordville, passed
here on his way to ThOmasville on last
Saturday.
Miss Mary Brown, Of Townsville, Is
down at her place, the G. w. Brown
homestead, seeing after rents and ar
ranging for another year with her ten.
ants. She will be the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. T. Brown some Of the time.
It is decidedly cooler this morning
and we hope farmers are going TO have
better time picking cotton than they
have had hitherto.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-21
DasInG Up BID shows.

Manager Cheney, of the Jacksonville
Carnival Association, who Is in charge
Of the arrangements for the many at
traetions that will be there from all
parts of the United States, has been
compelled 70 increase his office stan in
handing the correspondence.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-21

Jim Hill, the big railroad magnate
whom the Times seldom mentions but
to praise, raises the slogan, back TO
the Farm" We venture to suggest to
Jim that. with his demonstrated bust
meas ability, he could handle about forty
sections Of Florida land in a manner
that would give him an agricultural
reputation over the entire earth.
Tampa Times.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-21

Last Sunday near the mill of Zachary
nd Dlckenson little Myrtle Dickinson
tepped on 4 rattlesnake with her bare
feet. The bite was instantaneous and
u the bottom Of the foot. Immediate
M. Mr.. Dickenson. who was with her
auRhfer. killed the snake, tightly
bound the foot above the ankle to pre-
bent circulation in that part OF the
BODY, and then proceeded to cut the
bIace poisoned with pocket knife un,,
IN e bled freely. She then procured
from q pine tree some turpentine,
which she put all over the wound, A
ne0fo man was passing in cart which
ne readily offered for the asking. The
littIe Rirl was soon on her way to the
dactor and 10 her home in this city,
DR.. Bond came a. soon as they were
home, and he stated that the presence
Of mind and courage of the mother
aaved the life of the child. -,
The snake, as stated above, was killed
by Mrs. Dickinson, and 1t was found 70
have eight rattles and two buttons.
The little girl was anxious that her
mother cnt her foot and that the doctor
do 20 too. Genuine inherited nerve.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-21

The National Spinners' Association
on September II, in session at Boston,
lass, changed its name to the Inter
national Spinners' Association, and
adopted resolutions asking President
Roosevelt to cooperate with other
countries in an effort TO secure q reduc-
ton of the worlds armaments and the
establishment Of a central arbitration
board.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-21
Rsealls creaa Blsaster.

Saxp I'D nights Of tousing fun
soll . the Jacksonville
-. 1ibof s - 10, wa mark
n a. Any of tie great FIRE Of
vhe3 600 weslk az prop
ns 6We lay and the business
~ 81 - 6Ify degaBtad.
B cart & 81 70 phQW that Jackson
IS 4 IS q 1E9 az ~ ashes q great
.fit th4 sV E9o8S, and 70 prove
t.kh tha old adage that =
" "a ter hlends IT, shell with
4 poOI Of Iaeksonvills do not be-
ko ID a Eng over split milk They
70 fOrRd . the fire and the woes II
~ and ale marching on with pros
Nv TIE carnival d NOT TO COM
Inoeate the lie, but 70 put q furtner
'aV from nt1oSy.,
"a re Carnival Association went 70
~ York ana iEssported the Rrnndest
4. They have arranged Tor q hippo
lnIA perl aHnancs tBico . dey tina.
n ircludk btar features There VIII
4 won away Of anhuseTne1ts, q
re shOW. h8ly show, q dayngh!
rot ehnie GnoctaeIe never Witnessed
for1 Ri Flf2ifln and three grand and
ltl6 spectaeIes az fireworks at night.
ere viii be other attractions to make
) carnival q little world Of merriment
q V|onder for the large crowds ex-
cte1 TO visit jacksonville.
Boade the interest that has beer
lnif bgted IN the carnival by the pub
~ business men, various enter
iseh are showing favor, such as tht
Ilroads and steamship companies that
. Offering reduced rates
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-01

FOR RENT-Furnished room IN
western part of town. Inquire at TINS
ficeo.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-01
RAMSEY STAGE LINE

'A!-Y stage leaves CITY 5l,iI D. tire
.rci, al CT the Tonopai, +. ain. 20 lies
cave Carson City at 90 a. n. ard
connect with the stag wa':lrJ ~
Churchill. Extra stages for large pa:
ties. Make arrangements by wire 70
TowIe Bros Stage Line, Churchill.
Fare So.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-01
NOTICE OF DELINQUENT SALE

Prudential Investment and Security
Company, location and principal office
No. 116 N. Carson street Carson City.
Nevada. Executive Office. Room :.
1915 Eddy street, San Francisco, Cal
notice.: There are delinquent
upon the following described stock,
on account of assessment NO - lev
led on the Sixteenth day of August
1906. the several amounts set opposite
the name of the respective share
holders, as fellows:
List of Stockholders Delinquent
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-01

The services at the Metbo6i..
Episcopal cnurcb are growing in :n
terest. There can be no better way /
spend the evening than to attend fro,.
ZOO to 500. Each evening exce0.
Saturday. You are invited,
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-01

20 F7o1y he ninth cay OF November.
1905. and in aecora noe with said or
4cr and resolution and the law SO
many shares Of each parcel Of such
rs may be necessary for the payment
of said assessment, together with the
expenses of advertising ana sale. VIII
be sold at public auction at the Office
of the company at Nan.her Liz North
Carson street, in the City of Carson
State OF Nevada at the aeur of two
O'Clock p. N. On Friday, the ninth
day of November 1895, to pay said de
linquent assessment, togethe~ with
cost of advertising and expenses II
sale
By order of The Board e n:rac.a~s
of the Prudential Investment I'D sc
eurity Com anv.
w n AYERS, ,esretary.
September 29tn, o6
Principal office, No 116. Ncrth Car
son street, Carson City, New.
Executive Office Room Z, Sss Eddy
street, San Francisco, eantcraa.
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-15
FRANK (. HOWE, Editor and Publisher

Men are queer Wouldn't there be
u roar when they went home TO their
meals II they had to climb up on a
high stool In front OF table on which
there was no cloth, aud eat their meals
In that fashion, yet majority OF men,
when they 60 10 restaurant to eat
will pick out the high stool and the
feed board with no cloth on II Ia pref
erence to comfortable chair with a
cloth covered table. A man will Dor
row chew OF tobacco and most OF
them will set their teeth into the plug
right over where some other man gnaw.
ed out a chew. Offer him a piece o
pie at nome from which his wife or
one OF the children had taken o bite
and he would holler his head on. AZ
home he will not drink ont OF glass
cup from which some OF the family had
been drinking. Can him into the back
stall Of livery barn, pull out bot
tie and he will stick the neck Of the
bottle half way down his throat IN or.
der to get swig. after a half q dozen
fellows had the neck OF the bottle In
their months. A man is a queer duck.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-15
BASEBALL SCORES.
Games Played Yesterday In national
and American Leagues.
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Al New York
NrW York ....O U 3 900 o O. g
Hits brooklyn. 5. Sew York. o. Errors
brooklyn. %. New York. 8. Batteries
suuIon aud bergen. Aincs and Brosna-
ham
Second game
Hruoflsu ............... o o % o O. ]
New York .............. % % U o O. O
Hits Brooklyn. Q. New York. 4 Error
brooklyn. J Ncw York. l. Batteries
Mcintyre and Ritter. Mathcwson and
EuWrfmIu,
~ boston
Philadelphia .....I OiOO 90 -
Boston ............O OIL o q o. (.
Hits Philadelphia, 8. Boston. D. Errors
philadelphia. - Boston. 3. batteries
Lush and Doom. Young and Brown.
AZ 81 Louis
Chicago ...........i 900 o . o "a
ST. Louis .-........ o % o % q O. v
Hits Chicago. g, ST. Louis D. Errors
chicago. 0. So Louis s. batteries Rcul-
bach ANA Moran. Frommc and Marshall
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-15
Bad Stomach Makes
Bad Blood.

You can not make sweet butter In a
foul, unclcan chnrn. The stomach serves
cs churn la which % agltate. work up
aud dlslntegrato our food as IL Is being
dlgested. II II be weak. sluggish and
foul the result will be torpid, sluggish
liver and bad, Impure blood.
The ingredients Of DR.. Picrco's Golden
Medical Discovery are Just such as best
serve 10 correct and cure all such de-
rangements. IL Is made mp without q
drop Of alcohol In It's composition: chem
icaIly pure, triple-relncd glycerlne being
used instead OF the commonly employed
alcohol. Now this glycerinc Is Of Itself q
valuable medicine, Instead VI q dcleteri-
Gus agent Ike alcohol. especially IN The
cure OF weak stomach, dyspepsia and the
various forms OF Indigestion. Prof Finley
Elllngwood, NJ. b.. Of Bennett Medical
College, Chicago says Of IL:
"ln dyspepsia u serves an excellent pur-
pose. IL Is one 81 the best manufact-
urcd products of the present time in us
action upon cnfccbled. disordcrcd sfomachs.
especially N there IS liberation or catarrhal
gastritis catarrhal Inflammation " stomach.
u j. most efficient preparation 0lyccrnc
will relieve many cases of pyrosls lheartbuul
and excessive gastric ncidlty. II is useful in
chronic intestinal Dyspepsia. especially the
hatulent variety. and In cerialn forms 81
chronic constipation. stimulating the secrc-
glands
When combined, in Just the right proper.
tons, with Golden Seal root, Stone root
Black Cherryhark Queens root. Blood
root and Mandrake root. or the extracts OF
these, a. I'm DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery, there can be no doubt ~ its
great efficacy In the cure Of all stomach,
liver and intestinal disorders aud derange-
mentS. These several ingredients have
the strongest endorsement I'm all such
cases Of such eminent medical leaders as
Prof r. Bartholow. NJ D.. OF jefferson Med
lcal College. Chicago; Prof Hobart A. Hare,
VI. D., ~ Medical Department. University ~
Pa: Prof Laurence Johnson. NJ D.. Medical
Department University OF New York; Prof
Edwin NJ. Hale. NJ D.. Hahnomann Medical
College Chicago; Prot John NJ. scudder NJ ID.
and Prot John King. NJ n. Authors % the
American Dispcnsatory. and scores 81 Others
among the leading medical men Of our land.
Who can doubt the curative virtues Of
. medicine the Ingredients Of which have
such professional endorsement
Constipation cured by Doctor Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. One or Two dose
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-15

A specific for pain-Dr Thomasl
Electric Oil, strongest, cheapest lini-
ment ever devised. A household rem
edy in America for 25 years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-15
ARE you wRETCHED IN BAD
WEATHER.
Keeping the Kidneys We'll IIasKept Many
Remington People Well.

Remington People Well.
Many Bennington people find that
bad weather brings on dull pain in
the back, or rheumatic aching, neural
gia, nervousness, irritability and weak
ness. If, when you get wet or take
cold, il "settles on the kidneys" and
there is a shivery, chilly sensation in
the back, 1t shows kidney weakness,
which is often the beginning OF disease.
Doan'S Kidney Pills should be used
persistently until the chilly feeling is
gone and the now OF urine is natural.
Doan's Kidney Pills have saved Ben
nington people much suffering.
r.. J. Taylor, proprietor of the Put
nam House livery, living on Pownal
road, Bennington, says; "For sever
al wears | suffered from backache dir
ectly over my Kidneys. Ii came on ard
went away at intervals although for
the past two or three years 1t annoyed
me almost constantly. | also had head
ache and dizziness and whenever
caught cold it made me worse. The
kidney secretions were too frequent
and became cloudy in appearance after
standing. | was advised TO try Doan's
Kidney flllS ana ulC So procuring
them at Shurtletf's drug store. In a
short time after beginning to use them
they did me a great deal of good. The
pains in my back disappeared and The
other troubles arising from disor
dered condition of the kidneys were
corrected. F"
For sale by all dealers. Price 90
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and
AXE no other
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-15

The personal popularity OF Fletcher
d. Proctor is shown by the remarkable
vote cast for him in his own town,
which gave him l5I votes, to 2j for
Clement than olseting Glenn
ent's plurality in the city of Rutland.
Another instance Of personal strength
comes from the town OF Wilmington
where Eli II. Porter, a Democrat, was
chosen representative by vote o. 2O2
to rs, while the town went for Proctor.
l55 to l0i. And Porter wasn't an ORR
ginal Clement Democrat at that.-Ran-
dolph Herald and News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-15
TABLE OF pERcENrA


ST. LOUIS, Sept. DC. NJ. Daniels
Of the New York Athletic club lowered
the worlds swimming record for 220
yards ut Laughln's lake in the nation.
al swimming championships The New
Yorker set the new mark at 2 minutes
10 2-5 seconds, breaking his own rec.
ord by l 80 seconds He won the
event by 20 yards from NJ Schwarz of
the Missouri Athletic club. L. b. Good
win of the New York Athletic club
was n distant third. Fifty spectators
were precipitated into the water by
the breaking down Of platform Many
saved themselves by clinging to the
wreck of the platform, and others
swan ashore and dried themselves in
the sun. Nobody was hurt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-15
PROPER AT sHEEPsHgAp BAY.
omnium Handicap Taken ny second
Choice, FaVorite Third.

Choice, FaNorite Third.
NEW YORK. Sept. l5.-Propcr, see
ond choice, won the omnlum handicap,
ono mile aud furlong, at Sheepshead
BAY, easily defeating Good Luck aud
the fuvorltc. Neya Lee. Out OF eleven
carded 10 start only i've went 10 the
post with Ncya Lee heavily played
fayorlte at TO .. Proper assumed
command Ia the first quarter. lie led
by length AT the far turn and from
there 10 the finish he held his advan.
tnge ana won. Good Luck was second.
eight lengths before The fayorItc, Ncya
Lee.
Tourcnne a 10 TO shot. easily won
the Golden Rod stakes. six and a half
furlongs ON turf. Arimo was the only
paccmaker In the stretch TOurenne
took The lead aud won by four lengths
BarIngo la the nfth mce finished first
Icy live lengths. but was disqualified for
f,ullug the fayorlte. Eudora. Pungcnt
was placed first. Umbrella second and
Sailor Girl third. Two favoritcs won
Summaries:
First lace.-Toddles. first: Budapest.
second. Sylvan Dixon. third.
Second Race. Or Gardner. first.
Yves. second: Zienap. third.
Third Race, -Tourenne. first; Elton.
second: Arlmo. third.
Fourth Race. Proper. first; Good
Luck. second; Neva Lee. third.
Firth Race Pungent. first: Umbrel.
%, second. Sailor Girl. third.
Sixth Race. Martin Doyle. first; OK.
ford. second; Arkllria. third.
Seventh Race. Huntington fir
Lancastrlan. second; Ebony. third.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-15
4 BRILLIANT RECORD.
Lieutenant General Corhin Retires
From the Army lie Adorned.

Lieutenant General Corbin Retires
From the Army lie Adorned.
WASHINGTON, Sept 10. Llouten.
ant General Henry G. Corhln WINS ne.
tired at noon today having reached
the age OF siXtyfour years.
General Corbn has had a long milf
tary career having entered the volun
teer service In the civil war In 1862 as
a second lieutenant Ia am Ohio regl-
mcnt and was mustered out as colonel
OF colored regiment In 1866. lie en-
tered the regular service as "a second
lieutenant when the army was reor.
ganlzed In 1865 and remained In the
Infantry until 1850, when he was ap-
pointed TO the adJutnnt generals de.
partmcnt.
He became adjutant general In 1898
just before the Spanish war, ana Il
was during that war he made rcpu.
tatlon which resulted ln his being
made a major general while stll being
adJutant general. The Office Of adju.
lant general under the conditions OBJ
talnlug at that time made General
Corbln practically the head Of the ar
my. aud as he was the intimate and
trusted friend OF President Mckinley
no man had more power In the man
agcmcnt of the army than General
COrbln.
During the hundred days the war
lasted he was In his Office from early
morning until long after midnight.
while In the days succeeding the war;
during the struggle IN the Philippines
and the Boxer troubles In China. he
was stlll the head OF the army 20 all
inienis and purposes. I'm that capacity
he was the right hand of Secretary
Root aud the president.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-15
Now York Excursion.

The first OF the ever popular fall
series of New York excursions via the
Boston e. Maine railroad to Troy and
Citizens Line steamers to New York
from stations Greenfield and west in
Guiding Saratoga and Schuyerville,
will occur Wednesday, Sept. Goth.
Train No 7 to Troy and steamer "Sar.
atoga" due New York City early next
morning, tickets good to return leav
ing New York to and including boat
of Oct. End and on B 81 NJ until Octo-
Der Bird.
This trip is fine one and Little
Old New York" is at its best. Train
No leaves Hoosick Fails at 5.42 p. IN
and the rate is only $3.50. Better go.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-15
stomach and Liver Trouble Cured

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures
stomach and liver trouble as it aids
digestion, and stimulates the liver and
bowels without irritating these organs
like pills and ordinary cathartics. It
cures indigestion and sick headache
and chronic constipation. Orino Lax
alive Fruit Syrup does not nauseate
or grippe and is mild and pleasant to
take. Refuse substitutes. b. A.
Quinlan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-15

The day OF cheap newspapers is
drawing to an end The postonice de-
partment has decided to refuse second
class rates OF postage to papers and
magazines furnished below cost and
giving premiums to secure subscribers
and the result will be the death OF
many papers run only for advertising
purposes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-15

Statisticians estimate thattwen'y.two
acres of land are necessary 10 sustain
one man on fresh meat The same
space OF land il devoted to wheat cul-
ture would feed forty-two people; il to
oats, eighty eight potatoes, Indian
corn and rice l76, and If to the plan
tain, or banana, over 5000 people.