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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17

On Soeth Court Street we have q very handsorAe coz ner lot. We will take $5OU less than its market vaIuc if taken at once.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17

roR RENT-Desirable stores on Com nlerce St., Dexter Ave. and Monroe St., se0 to SIPS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17
saffoId & Upchurch
t1a DEXTER AVENUE.

FOR sALE--on Pleasant avenue. Hise elevated vacant lot shady eae
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17

$2,IoO.OO. $2oo cash and balance $20 per month, vii buy a new six'room house near Oak Park.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17

For saIe--A new five~rocm cottage oc corner lot at Highland Park. well built, for $l.60O. Other house like this on inside lots are selling for Sl'65O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17

r INC. McCosKER--Plumhing kas ana steam fitting; my work guarahteed- Phone 7s4, moved to 12o N. Perry st ---tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17
MONEY TO LOAN

WIZ HAVE MONEY to lean cn faffn lands
 Ths state AbStsact Company. r South Psrry ct 1f-ef
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17

| ss,15o will buy a cottage at POS Iiol- eonbe. No better offer made in the city. Reasons for selling, wants to im-
 prove other property.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17

S2.e00. $500 cash and balance $25.00 per month. will buy a nice hve-room cottage with all modern conveniences on South Jackson Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17

Wxbu SvCEy I11P1VNCaI1eIlt Ot1 " needed for farming, and very handsonle homs. The entire place is fenced. We will self this place very cheap, and on reasonable terms.
 We have q very attractive place on the Mount Meigs Road that we will either sell : for cash or take in part pay nnent for a good dwelling house in the city.
 We arc instructed to self a very pretty piece of property on Washington Avenuc at a sacrifice, if sold by the first of the month.
 We trade in ali local bank stocks and other local seeusi- ties, and wouid suggest that you list sGeh securities as Yu1 may have for sale with US. We have 3 steady demand for first-class loans, and can seruYe you safe loans for any idle money.
 We have a number of real estate properties, large and Sraall, which we will sell for checks on any local bank.
 We have some first class bonds which we will exchange for Clearing House Certifi- cateS.
 We have several small sunas in cash, as well as large amounts, to loan on real es- tate.
 If sold within the next few days, we can give a great bar gain in a very attractive piece of property on South Berry Street. I
 F. M. KOFIN & SON, Req Estate ana Insurance. .6 t-2 Commerce St.-'Phone 5es
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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26
THE NEW
YEAR WHAT WI
MAKE IT
b. Ada c. Sweel

The only consistent pesEimist Is q
dead pessimist," but unfortunately
there are a good many Of these hap
less brethren Of ours alive. Never r
they more active. and happily unhap-
by, than toward New Years day. when
ali the rest OF the world Is looking
hopefully aud cheerfully forward. IN
expectation of good luck and kind for
tune during the next SOS.
The peSslmist delights In derision
OF the good resolutions which mark
the celebration Of New Year 80 the
minds Of many people. Shame upon
the man or woman who wopid dun the
bright ambitions and desires Tor tho
better o. any human being, But
there is little ume 10 give to habitual
m0urnera and augurs OK evil. The
new year viii be what we make Il,
SO far as our individual lives are con
ceFned. and the man or woman who
resolves TO be happy In a healthml.
uaselnsh way. ia taking the arst road
toward happiness.
We are all after happiness. IN one
way or another. Even the recluse.
even the martyrs Of old. were on the
endless search for happiness. though
the Joy OF heaven rather than that
Of earth was the goal fixed upon Ia
the eyes Of those who sacrificed the
present for the future. Eternal hap
piuess was what they desired.
Unseihsh happiness Is always walt.
Ing. right around the corner. n We will
only take our eyes on the far distance
aud look nearer home. The resolve.
70 make next year a happy one for
those nearest US will bring a good deal
of real Joy and satisfaction to the
maker Of the resolution. II he holds
out well
Silent resolve IL q sood thing. too.
sometimes ones enthusiasm eyapo
rates when Il is much spoken Of. But
don't iet as allow the enemies Of the
ace OF man 20 discourage ne n max
ing COED resolutions; Rnd then don't
let us fail 70 keep those that We make
20 the best Of our ability.
There Is room for Improvement IN
al Of as. and when We have aeknowl
edged that. and set ourselves Ia lm
prove, why. We are on the nearest
road 10 succo and happiness
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26
When
The Year q
Begins
Newton MacTavish

One Of the queerest features OF Che
first day Of the year is the fact tina il
has been celebrated on many different
dates. With us the year begins on
January /, according 10 the calen-
dar prepared by order Of julius Gaze
sar, aud later revised from time 10
time as necessity seemed TO require.
Hardly q month In the year but what
has been regarded at some time. by
some people. as the first OF the l2.
and consequently the beginning Of the
new year. Sometimes the date vas
logical. determined by the position OF
the sun In the heavens.
Sometimes Il was fixed by agricultu.
raj or industrial conditions. sometimes
BY a great historical event. and occs
sionally Il was merely arbitrary. de.
termined without any special reason
being assigned. Al one time the
Greeks began their year September 4:
At another on the first day Of July.
the beginning OF the Oympian games.
IN what Is called the Alexandrlan era
the year began on August 90 One
Jewish chronology assigns October /
as the date on which the creation Of
the world began. and consequently
adopts that New Years day. Al ons
time the Romans began their year on
Apr1 20. az another on March j. aud
finally as We DO now.
According 20 the meteoric cycle. the
year began on July 10. During the pc
Rod OF Alexander's empire the com.
mencement OF the year was on Sep.
TENDER 1; the era OF the Maccabees
was dated from November "a. The
people OF Tyre began their year on
October 10. while the s0-calied sido.
nian era commenced on October 1,
and the Auguetan era made February
~ the FIRST day Of the new year. The
ancient Egyptians began their year
with the overflow OF the Nile, when.
ever that might occur. while ia India
the annual Hood Of the Ganges fur.
uishcd a date for popular chronology.
and the MexicanB. although they had
a complicated system OF calculating
ume. popularity rockoned their year
70 begin with the spring planting.
The Jewish rabbis had foar berln.
nings 81 the year. the first ~ the
month Nissan, supposed TO BE- the date
OF the Exodus. tho first OF Tishri.
which besan the agricultural year.
The arst Of Flu. the day on which tho
cattle we're numbered. and the first
OF Shehat, which was called the new
year for trees. Christmas day. East
or, the beginning ~ each solstice and
many other dates have been observed
at different times by various nations:
even now IN Russia che day OF the
new year Is ~ days behind that OF
our calendar. the Russians having
never adopted the Grogoriant calendar,
which, indeed, did not come into gen.
eral use until about the middle OF the
eighteenth century.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26
NM b al Impertsnt 80

Washingtou-rhe second peacs
conferences az The Hague was in some
respects the most important event IN
the history 81 the human race de
olarod Former Secretary OF state
John W Foster before the National
Geographic society here Friday nisht
Mr. Foster pointed oui that ii vas he
FIRST time nas an the nations % uhe
earth had met toEctAer. ihai they as.
sembled on a perfect equality and
that ihef continued IN session sof
more than four msaths without frlc.
don
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

Some dramatic authors seem 70 10.
gard construction as unnecessary
frilia. On the arsi night Of the only
drama that the novelist, Miss Bradden.
wrote. a scene IA Introduced n which
a child was kidnapped from us mother.
Al the end, when an were made happy.
90 much had been left TO the general
imagination that no pains had been
taken 10 effect the restoration OF the
stolen child. OF course e was an un.
WOrkmanlike lapse on the part OF the
dramatiaG and Il seemed 20 have
passed unnotieed until a sod leaned
over the gallery railsand solemnly ia.
quired; "Hil What about that kdg"
The piece vas swampod 10 a food o.
inexunguishable laughter.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

In Tnnis. when a mar wants to take
another wife, be picks out a girl. and
then carries 10 her father a pair OF
bracelets and a pair Of anklo,s from
one OF tho other ladies OF his house.
hold. The bracelets and anklels are
slipped on the young woman, and sew.
eral months are allowed for her fatton-
ing She muat fatten until she com.
pleiely hils the four ornaments. or
otherwise she man has q right 20 Sc.
fuse her For "a Tunia fat Il beauty
aud q permanently slender glrl has no
chance % marriage philadelphia bui
lllln.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

An interesting application Of the X
rays Is for the detection OF the pearl
inside the closed shell OF the mullusk
In q paper contributed 10 the Complies
Rendus Of the Biological society OF
Paris r. Dubois gives an account Of
photographs which he has made, show.
ing a pearl inside a species OF pearl,
bearing mussel. He notes also that q
similar radiograph OF a pearl inside 4
shell was made BY Anguste Lumiero
aud exhibited at the Colonial exhihl.
ti0n az Marsellles Ia 1865
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

Chieaeo-judee Heap. IN the mu
nieipal court "Wednesday declared
that the defense In Sunday saloon
cases cannot Introduce or refer 20 the
city ordinances permitting open barr
on Sunday. He asserted that the
state law Is supreme and raat the clty
council cannot lawfully enact ordi
nances which condict with any act OF
the legislature.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

The National Syndicate u Railway.
men in France has adopted a novel
method Of petiuoning the president Of
the senate in favor Of a measure
which has been waiting its turn for
ten years. II has had 400. 900 post
cards printed and distributed to its
members, with a request that they be
signed and forwarded Correspondence
addressed to the president Of the sen
ate does not need to be stamped.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

Tie resdsr q the taBze viii b pisased . lesra
aha2 thers r. a. least one drea4ea tissaas that E1tende
a. been able % cars IN al IL stages, sid fhnt u
ca2arrh. HAIRS CEnarFh Care tf The cusT Positive
surt nov EnoWu 70 The medical fraternity Casarrn
being q coag95tuEulat disease, requires q cg1suta-
nohsi treatne1i Hare Cstzrrh Care g taken To-
teraaly, acunE alTecDF upon the BLOOD A11 mzcoaa
Earfacaa u ste ayEl6m- thereby csstrgyinE III
touadKtioa q TIE dssH@s and ETi1E a. EaHe1s
strength u bgildlag % ne EeEdlutfnH kn4 tssist.
ing nature 10 dang ias RerE. TIE prnFrietsrs have
80 much fsits q rs cunl-re powsra thst ttsT gGer
One Hundred nofErs tgr aug cEse that "a fails -
cnre. send for lEt Of terttusniEia.
A3drsrs y. J. CHENEY & CO. Toad, O.
Eoi8 - al uFuE.lsts, Ec.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26
the SIxTIETB CONGRESS-
A Condensed Account Of Transac.
tions At the National Capital.
This Most important items Gathered
From Each Days Session Of
Senate and House.

Washington--A bin 70 prevent the
sending o. intoxicating liquors into
local option states under the protec.
ton Of interstate commerce was
drawn by Senator Knox and intro
duced in the senate by Senator Till
man Wednesday. The BIN provides
that all Intoxicating liquors transport
ed into any state or territory or re.
naming therein SHALL upon arrival
within the state and before or after
delivery 10 the ccnBignee. be subject
to the laws Of such state, in the same
manner as though originating in such
state or territory and shall u o be
exempt therefrom by reason OF being
introduced in ORIGINAL package or 9th
crwise.
House Committees Announced.
WashingtOn-Shortly after the
house Of representatives convened
Thursday Speaker Cannon announced
the various committees which are TO
serve during the sixtieth congress.
The new members Of the ways aad
means committee are C~alderhead Of
Ssnsas, FQrdney Of Michigan, james
Of Vest Virginia, Bonyng Of Colorado,
and Longworth Of Ohio, republicans.
and Griggs OF Georgia. Pou Of North
Carolina and Randall u Texas. demo
Gratis.
A Navy to Promise Peace.
Washington.-A concurrent resoiu.
tion for the promotion Of i~nternation-
al peace, was introduced in the house
Thursday by Richmond p. Hobson. Of
Alabama. who subsequently spoke Of
il as intended to be an entering
wedge for the navy enlargement cam
paign he proposes to wage IA the Goth
congress. 4 have been greatly and
widely misunderstood, said he. "as
being for war. ! am for peace. One
way 90 insure peace Is TO discourage
attack
Short House Session.
The house session was limited TO 25
minutes and little business beyond the
introduction Of bills was transacted.
The speaker announced the appoint.
ment OF the committee on ~appropria-
tons. Both houses agreed 70 adjourn
on Saturday for the Christmas holt
days, the recess TO continue until
January 6. The house then adjourned
until Thursday
To Prohibit Dealing in Futures
Washington-Desling Ia grain ~.
lures Is prohibited by a bin intro.
duced Thursday by Representative
Scott Of Kansas. the new chairman Of
The committee on agriculture u FOL.
lows the general lines Of the 8urlesou
bin restricting trade Ia cotton on mar
gin and its object Is 70 prevent trans
actions which DO not involve the &C,
uual transfer Of grain
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

NftNt n @~NtN SAAtANNA NNAAN0aEs
New York-Thc pamphlet report o.
the Union Pacific railroad Tor the year
ending June 80 last was made public
Friday. The statement shows gross
operating earnings Of $4,000. s27. an
increase Of sS.75s.iSA and total oper
atlng expenses Of siO.574.SS9. an Ia.
e OF S@7.S13.TlS After payment
q charges Including taxes, interest
sinking funds. rentals. etc.. there re-
manned SsA.5Sg. 500. an increase OF
S3155, 04t.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

Washington.-President and Airs.
Roosevelt have abandoned their holi-
day trip 20 Pine Knot Va. owing 10
the rush Of omcial Business and the
fact that Mrs fongworth VIII be I'm.
able 70 be up after her operation Tor
appendicitis until Christmas day
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26
Santa - Muut gatabNsh stations.

Guthrie, ok-The railroad commits.
aloner ~ oklahoma Friday nleht or.
dered the Santa Re 10 establish sta.
tious az an points % che state line
crossed by the company. The action
Is takon because OF a decision on the
part % the commission that the Santa
BE had failed 10 sell Interstate tickets
az the two-cent rate.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26
a National rorest h Arssn,se.

Washington President Roosevelt
has signed a proclamation creating a
national forest in the west, central
part OF Arkansas. covering @ than
i,ooQ. 900 acres. Il VIII be the Earth.
est east % any government forests.
The forest Is located ia the counties
Of Scott. Polk. Montgomery. YELL 10
gan, Pcrry said and Garland.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

4 should think you could easily
show the errors Of your political op-
poneutE.
Perhaps, answered Senator Sorg-
hum. but IL 1 should convince them
they would simply adopt my sugges-
lions without giving me any credit for
them The opposition's mistakes are
a part OF my capital"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

Wisdom % the Give thaf aafinRefh
from tie heart bioonath On M
tnngue and bearefh fFsit h aha ~
fig1a-E GrYmegtnaa
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

That an article may - rood Is ven
a. cheap ard give eniira satisfaction.
e rrpyen ~ the extraordinary eaie ~
D%t4nce Btagrh, each ba<kaes caa
taining onethird more Starch tk,p
can be had q any other brand for ~
tame morey.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

You should try AZ once 'OUR-PIEs
Preparation for delicious Lemon pies. A
lady says Il viii nevef again try 4 make
lemon pie in the old way while ] can get
OIR-PEE' Preparation Try IL ard you
viii say the same. Al Erocera. 10 cents.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

"A man should think twice before
he speaks"
And a woman three times before
she sings -Harper's Weekly.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

The active only have the true relish
II life. He who knows not what Il Is
70 labor, knows not what II ia 70 en-.
loY.-Iay.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

Clear white clothes are a sign that the
l~ousekeeper uses Red Cross Rai Blue.
Arge ? o.. package. 8 cents.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

Browns Bronchial Troches have been
u~nexeelled as a cure for -hoarEeness.
coughs and sore throat
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

Up 20 Date Child-Did you and papa
enjoy the party lasl uisht, mammal
Mother-Yes. darling
up % Date Chiid-Which q you
wen the mostf-JudEe.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

Lewis Single Binder straight g. ciesr
Made Of extra quality tobacco. Near
iealer OF Lewis Factory. Peoria. III.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

A blum is all right as long as you
ian keep the I'D on.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

In the spring the gardeners fancy
urns 10 thoughts Of green goods.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

An excuse is seldom a iusuhahIe er.
suse.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

ONLY ONE -BROMo o%UINIKE~
That % LAXATIVE HhuNlu uidNINE LnCk fof
~ aGnatnsc q n ". CROW Aaa the Mora
mer - Abrt a ood 10 Qls Day. &c
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-05
KEEP YOURSELF YOUNG
Exercise Every Day Even Though You
Steal the Time to Do 1t.

Exercise Every Day Even Though You
Steal the Time to Do 1t.
1t is futile to try to lay down gen
eral age limits for the different kinds
of athletic sports.
The limits vary individually within
very wide marks, and if observations
made on a number of individuals OF
the present generation put them very
low this does not mean that they would
be the true and desirable limits If we
had a generation whose physical edu
cation from the beginning had been
undertaken and carried out upon a plan
only one-fourth or even one-tenth as
elaborate as the plan for it's mental
education, not only as far as exercise
and sport are concerned, but also in
regard to eating, drinking, clothing
sleeping, pleasures, stimulants, etc.
and whose individuals were willing to
continue to live upon similar plan
after growing out of the hands of their
educators,
Live a simple, natural life, take
strenuous exercise every day of your
life, even should you steal the time to
do SO, and see what will become OF
your personal limit for the various
kinds of sports-New York Medical
Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-05
THE ARCTIC OUTLETS.
Mhat Would Happen If These loo
Channels Were Closed.

what would Happen Ut These LOO
Channels Were Closed.
1t is well that there are the water
gaps between the continents whose
headlands form the boundaries of the
Arctic ocean. Through Boring strait
Baffin's bay and the huge opening be.
tween Greenland and western Europe
thousands of cubic miles of ice are an
nually discharged which If landlocked
would long ago have so accumulated
as to have impelled cataclysms that
would probably have so swept life
from the earth that the evolution of
man would have been deferred indef-
nitely into the far future centuries.
Both poles are located via singular
adaptation to ease off the otherwise in
evitably too great accumulation of 10
cal avoirdupois, which would as surely
change the earth's center of gravity as
would the hanging of an immense
weight at some local point on the Pc
riphery of balance wheel.
1t is to this good fortune in present
polar locations that the world owes its
immunity of cataclysmal foundations
and reorganizations which otherwise
must have laid down other strata to
the mausoleums that mark the resting
places of the forms that once sported
beneath us.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-05
Indian Punishment.

Some idea of what Baroda, India
was in times comparatively recent
may be gathered from the following
A hundred elephants were kept at the
expense of the state, and criminals
were executed in most horrible man.
ner. The poor wretch, tied hand and
foot, was fastened by long rope round
the waist to the elephants hind leg
Then the animal was made to trot
through the city, and the man, at al
most every step rebounding against
stones and obstacles, soon became a
mass of bruises and wounds and a
CHASTITY spectacle. If he survived this
his head was placed on a block, and
the elephant crushed it with his foot
Exchange.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-05
THE HOTEL CLERK.
According to This View His Lot Is Not
a Happy One.

According to IhiS view tbs LOT ls NO'
a Happy One.
Who is the most envied and bedia-
monded among men? The hotel clerk
Who runs away with our heiressesi
The hotel clerk. Who gets the straight
est tips on the stock market? The no
tel clerk Whose pride goeth not be
fore destruction and whose glory is
never dimmed? The hotel clerks. So
runs the accepted catechism.
Now a truth seeker in Chicago rises
to say that the average hotel clerk
chance in life is trife less than moth
ing. He can't marry, for he is COM
PEELED to live in, the hotel, and his
wages won't pay his wife's board
Even as bachelor he finds it hard to
save money. When he reaches the
age limit-not a high one-he is dis
placed by a young man.
There are then three things for him.
He may become night clerk in coun-
try hotel, job that he rose from years
before: he may be put in charge of a
cloakroom and look to tips for most of
his pay or he may try to get other
work, using up his savings meanwhile,
and end his life in the almshouse. Not
a cheering conception and practically
useless to the humorist.-Collier's
Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-05
BEES IN WARFARE.
Two Instances In Which the Insects
Were Used as Weapons.


History records two instances in
which bees have been used in warfare
as weapons against besieging forces.
The first is related by Appian of the
siege of Themiscyra, in Pontus, by LII
eullus in his war against Mithridates.
Eurrets were brought up, mounds were
built, and huge mines were made by
the Romans. The people of Themis-
cyra dug open these mines from above
and through the holes cast down upon
the workmen bears and other wild
animals and hives or swarms of bees.
The second instance is recorded in
an Irish manuscript in the Bibliotheque
Royale at Brussels and tells how the
Danes and Norwegians attacked Ches-
ter, which was defended by the Saxons
and some Gallo auxiliaries. The Danes
were worsted by a stratagem, but the
Norwegians, sheltered by hurdles, tried
to pierce the walls Of the town when
''what the Saxons and the Gaeidhil
who were among them did was to
throw down large rocks, by which they
broke down the hurdles over their
heads" What the others did to cheek
this was to place large posts under the
hurdles.
What the Saxons did next was to put
all the beer and water of the town into
the caldrons of the town and boil them
and spill them down upon those who
were under the hurdles, SO that their
skins were peeled Off The remedy
which the Lochlans applied to this was
to place hides outside ON the hurdles.
What the Saxons did next was to
throw down all the beehives in the
town upon the besiegers, which pre-
vented them from moving their hands
or legs from the number Of bees which
stung them. They afterward desisted
and left the city.