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PoLrs NEW THEATER.

Everything is in readiness for the grand opening of the comic opera seasoa at Polls next week with the Poli opera company in Alice Neilsen's great success "The Fortune Teller
 The seat sale IS large and indications point to a record breaking opening per- formance Monday afternoon. < The theater is cooled by iced air.
 The story of "The Fortune Teller" follows:
 Count Berezowski, a debt-laden old nobleman, living in a tumbled down chateau, discovers papers showing that Irma. a member of the ballet of the grand opera at Buda Pesth, is heiress to an immense fortune, unknown to her. His only means of identifying her is a peculiar snake-formed bracelet with enerald eyes, which she wears on her
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scored the greatest artistic achievement in his career.
 The play itself is also novelty among the many dramatic offerings of the season. It is described as clever comedy of American life, but in reality it goes much farther, being a serious study of social conditions in a small manufacturing city in Rhode Island. Underlying the breezy and captivating comedy situations is a strong and Tlrile plot which deals in no uncertain man ner with existing conditions in present
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

Lawn Mowers--J. E. Bassett & Go, Pier Restaurant-Savin Rock Curtains-Galagher & Muller Suits-J. J. Johnson &Sons Characterization Spring Suits-Meigs & Co. Hosiery Gamble Desmond Co. Underwear-Edw. Malley Co. Suits-The Chas. Monson Go. Clothes-Iambert
 Wedding Gifts-The Ford Co. Financial-The N. H. Trust Co. l Bargains-The H. M. Bullard Co. tainment-Hyperion Entertainment-Polls New Theater Bargains-S. s. Adams Ladies' Suits-Hamilton & Go. Steamers-Am. and Red Star Line Hamburg American Line Cigars and Tobacco--Finch nancial-~Merchants National Bank 1 Fishing Tackle--J. B. Bassett & Co. Grape e-Nuts--Grocers'
 Drafting Tools Washburn & Co. Crawford Ranges-P. J. Kelly & Go. Trips-So. Pacific R. R.
 Financial-Yale National Bank 1
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GREAT SATURDAY SALE.
At J. Johnson X sons--Exceptional Bar
 gains To-day and Tonight.

gains To-day and Tonight.
 Now that the weather is beginning to show signs of becoming normal and seasonable, everybody feels encourage ed, and, naturally enough, people are feeling that they must shed" their old garments and spruce up" with a be- coming new suit of fine clothes. To all such an unparalleled opportunity is given. Just what they want can be found at J. Johnson & Sons, the ex- elusive clothiers at 85 Church street. Hundreds upon hundreds of the choic- est goods, representing the very cream of the season, and each suit a perfect model, just fresh from the tailor's hands, and all shaped, cut and ele- gantly finished in the latest and most up-to-date manner, are awaiting your inspection and approval. To-day and tonight there will be big run on the $15 offerings. They are in blue serge and fancy worsteds. Each suit is dis tinctively and positively a beauty, and they all have what can be safely called "ironclad security" Each and every suit is backed up by the Johnson guar antee, which means that if you are dis satisfied you needn't keep it. But you'll keep it, all right You know a good thing when you see it, So drop in to-day and see for yourself. See advertisement on ninth page.
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City Mission House.

No. POI Orange street, Rev. w. D. Mossman, missionary pastor. The Sun day services tomorrow at the City mission house on Orange street, be- tween Court and Elm, will include the Sunday school at o'clock a. m, with the pastors Bible class for adults; the children's meeting Sunshine band) at 3 o'clock p. m., and in the evening at 7:30 the speaker will be B. E. Yontz, of Des ,Moines, Ia, member of the Yale Divinity school. All are welcome. Meetings and other exercises after moons and evenings through the week as usual
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the field of his former successes, that of the portrayal of the Yankee charac- ter In "The Poor Devil" MT Golden has hot only been fitted with comedy role but one which offers him an un- usual opportunity for serious and emo- tional acting. In 1t Mr. Golden has
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follows between the count and Irrns- She is arrested for desertion, but word comes that Fedor. the deserter, is at the front, fighting vallantly. Documentary evidence Is brought to light, establish- ing her heritage. Musette, the fortune teller, and Sandor, her lover, are re- united. The count consols himself with Mile. Pompon; Irma has her Lad islas, and general matrimonial land- slide Is under way when the final cur- tain falls on "The Fortune Teller"
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WHITE CITY OPENS TO-DAY A BRILLIANT SEASON Promise Good With All the Great and New At
 fractions.

Up to the very hour of opening the White City to-day a great force of workmen will be employed putting the finishing touches on the great number of new attractions. Owing to the ex- tensive changes and the colossal amount of work necessary to complete the $3O,OOO Kriss Kross, the $6,OOO "The Lemon,' and the .'abyss dip" in the scenic railway, an army of carpenters and machinists will be required to
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------------------- FLORENCE BURNS SUES.
Wants Divorce from Her Actor Hus-
 band.

New York, May 24.-Florence Burns. who was acquitted of the murder of Walter Brooks. who was found dead in the Glen Island hotel a few years ago, has begun suit for divorce from her husband, Walter Mathew Wildrick. Soon after her acquittal the girl went on the stage. There she met and mar ried Wildrfck For the first few weeks of her career. while her trial was still fresh in the memory of the public, she is said to have received $500 a week. Then her salary dwindled, and the trou- ble with her husband followed. They separated some time ago.
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AT EpwoRTH NJ. E. CHURCH.
Kings Daughters Concert Next
 Wednesday Evening.
Kings

The Inasmuch circle of Epworth M. E. church is preparing for. musical and literary entertainment to be held in the church parlors next Wednesday evening.
 It is expected that the new piano which is to be purchased for the church will be used for the first time on that occasion.
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AT THE LOCAL THEATERS.
HYPERION THEATER.

The popular comedian Richard Gold en in his latest success "The Poor Devil" comedy-fantasy by Harry and Edward Paulton. will be the offering at the Hyperion theater for two nights on next Tuesday and wednesday. It is announced that MT. Golden has de- serted musical comedy and returned to
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OPEN TO-DAY.
WiIcOx's Pier Restaurant at Snvin
 Rock.

The fame of Wilcox's Pier restaurant has spread from one part of this coun- try to another until at the present time 1t can be safely said that most every body knows and appreciates it, and the splendid shore dinner which have con- tributed so much to it's popularity. Tos day it will be open for the season, and it is safe to say that it will be visited by hundreds, who will notice with in- terest and pleasure the new attractions and Improvements connected with the establishment. See advertisement.
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day commercial activity, Schemes and petty subterfuges which are unblush- ingly used in the business world to-day and excused on the ground of clever ness and the needs of competition, are laiG bare in the story of the play by the authors. The story of the comedy hinges about the certain discoveries of an aged inventor, Daniel flake, ein- ployed in one of the woolen mills at
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FELL FROM HIS BICYcLE.
stabbed by His Own stIIetto--Right
 Lung Penetrated.

Derby, May Michael Pupolo. aged S2, while riding a bicycle in the street here last night took header and as he lay motlonless after the fall bystanders examined him and found that the fall had caused stilletto which he carried in his pocket to penetrate his right lung. He is not expected to recover,
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Excelsior Chapter, No. 3, o. E. S.

The members of Excelsior chapter No. 3, o. E. S., will attend the lodge of sorrow to be held in Masonic hall, Wa terbury, tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O It is expected a large number of mem bers will be present.
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STEAMER CHESTER W. cHAP1N.
Special Schedule for Decoration Day
 Afternoon Trip.

The steamer Chester w. Chapin will not make the regular trip from New Haven to New York at o'clock Fri day morning, but instead will leave New Haven on Decoration day, May 30, at 4:30 in the afternoon.
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Saturday, May 20.

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY: 12 CENTS A WEEK. 5o CENTS A MONTH. s3 FOR SIX MONTHS .s6 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL SINGLE COPIES. 2 CENTS.
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teachers of this place, are in Ottumwa
attending normal school, which is in
progress at the high school building.
Mrs M. F. Chisman and sons, Low
rem and Theodore, of South Ottumwa,
returned Sunday evening over the
Milwaukee after a weeks visit with
relatives here
A. N. Hendricks who has been a pa
tient at the Ottumwa hospital, as the
result of a serious eye trouble caused
by poisoning from an Ivy vine, re-
turned Sunday improved.
Alfred Perry attended the carnival
in South Ottumwa last week.
The Ladies' Aid society is making
great preparations to make the. bazaar
which will be held Saturday afternoon
and evening, June 20, at Christians
burg, an unique occasion.
DR.. A. o. Diller of Ottumwa, was
summoned to the Selmon Lewis home
Monday to see horse which was very
sick.
Elias Garfield of Chillicothe was
here Thursday on business.
Grant Garfield and Frank Johnston
Were in attendance at the ice cream
social given at High Point Tuesday
evening of last week.
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BoNAPARTE.

Bonaparte.--A. j. Page and family
left yesterday for an extended visit
with relatives in Hammond, Neb,
Miss Ethel Packer has returned
home from Cedar Falls, where she has
been attending the state normal.
Frank Vass Of Eldon was guest at
the O. j. Coolidge home yesterday.
T. Sharpman Of Pilot Grove was d
business visitor here Tuesday.
Miss Alice Catcott Of Peoria, nj,
arrived yesterday for a. visit with her
aunt Mrs. Robert Wilson and family.
Mr. and Mrs. John Israel Of Mean-
phis. Mo. are the guests Of Mrs. J. L.
Israel this week.
Mrs Frank Martin was called ia
Pennington Monday evening by tha
serious Illness of her granddaughter,
Edna Martin.
Mrs. Margaret Dulin has returned
to Fort Madison, after an extended
visit here with friends and relatives.
Mrs. Harry Jones of Hillsboro has
recently been the guest of her>rafhec.
DR.. B. P. Blackmer.
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tain, Nevada, and Mrs. L. e. Myers Of
Milan. Mo-, will return to their homes
today, after paying short VISIT to q.
M. 3. Myers and c. w. Wilson and
families.
George Fullmer. who has been visit
Quincy, Illinois, to spend month or
more. He will be at Eddyville again
before returning to San Francisco
The business men and the bad boysl
played baseball at this place Tuesday
afternoon. The ~ame was close one,
the score being to 8, in favor of ths'
business men.
Miss Frances Miller has returned
from a short visit with her brother,
Harry Miller, In Ottumwa.
Mrs. Ida Weber and children,
George and Miss Lorena Of Ames, arc
here for two weeks visit at the Will
liam Albaugh home and with friends,
after which they will depart for LOS
Angeles, California, to make their fu-
ture home.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Biihler, Jr., spent
Monday In Ottumwa with relatives
and on business.
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ALBA.

AIbia.-Mrs. William Porter left on
Monday morning for Pittsburg, Pa,
where she goes to attend the funeral
of her sister, Mrs. ]. s. Mcfarland.
Rev. Hindman N 4cNeel died Satur-
day at Richmond, Kansas He will be
taken to Chesley. Canada, where he
held a pastorate in the Associate Pres
byterian church.
Word comes from Irwin Pascoe at
Iowa City that his last operation IN
the University hospital Of that place
mas been very successful.
MISC Monta Porter left this morning
for Malvern to visit sick friend.
From there she will go to Blanchard to
attend the wedding Of college chum.
L. T. Richmond, cashier OF te First
National bank, Is at Clinton where
he Is attending the big meeting OF the
bankers OF the state
John German left last evening for
Billings. Montana, where he went with
the view of gettinp farm in the
drawing that Is to occur next week.
Mrs. Ella Smith of New York de-
livered an addrers to the ladies of AL
bia at the home Of Mrs. Ed l. Ram
say this afternoon. A small admit
lance fee was charged and the fund
raised was turned over to the library
board.
Mayor Oscar Conwell was down
from Lovilia today and passed the
time with friends.
e "A. Loeb and wife have returned
from visit at Knoxville.
Nine DRINKS and disorderlies was
the record Of the police court in this
city from Saturday night until Mon
day morning. And the old town Is a
dry one, too.
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BATAVIA.

Batavia--Mr. and Mrs. Nelson were
over Sunday visitors at Stockport.
Mrs. Hannah Afford Is in Fairfield
with her daughter, Mrs, Mary Mulle-
nix.
Miss Mae Warner and Miss Mary
Williams of Fairfield are visiting at
the Wilson Warner home.
Miss Blanche Stever and mother,
Mrs. Matte Stever, returned last week
from California
Word was received by Mrs. Ida MAJ
lock Monday that her husband, David
Matlock, who has been working in
Chicago, had been injured by heavy
piece Of iron striking him. breaking
his leg in two places. Mrs. Matlock
and daughter, Grace, left Tuesday for
Chicago on Burlington No. 10.
Douglas Phillips, Mrs William
Phillips Of Nebraska and Mrs. Emma
Gee OF Ottumwa visited last week with
Mrs. Samuel ellis.
Mrs. Wagner and daughter, Maude,
drove to Fairfield Tuesday.
Mr.. Phillips, who has been WIS.,
ting his daughter in Ottumwa, return
ed Tuesday to his home with his
daughter, Mrs Samuel Gillis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smith and
children returned to their home In
Ottumwa Tuesday evening on Bur-
lington No IL, after pleasant visit
at the R. M. Williams home.
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TO GIVE SOCIAL.
Members Of Wilson Presbyterian
Church viii Entertain Friday

cRurah VIII Entertain fri3aym
other Walnut Grove News.
Walnut Grove.-There will be Soc
ial at the Wilson Presbyterian church
next Friday evening, June 81. Every
one is invited.
L. g. Williams and L. Drummond
were in Fremont Tuesday
William Bennett, Arthur McElroy,
Burl Drummond and Frank Baker
We're in Ottumwa Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Russell Of FIRE.
mont visited with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Epperly Wednesday.
Mrs. B. H. Drummond visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. /. o. Cramer In Agency
last week.
L. Drummond delivered hogs in Free
mont last week.
Mrs. g. w. Reeves and Mrs. Thomas
Funk were in Fremont Wednesday
afternoon.
Robert Pickens was in Fremont on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. T. Evans were m
Ottumwa Thursday.
L. G. Williams was in Ottumwa on
Wednesday.
Floyd Citizens and Harry williams
attended the social in Dahlonega We'd
nesday evening.
large number of people from here
went to Ottumwa Saturday.
Harry Williams and Floyd Citizens
Saturday evening.
Corn is looking good, but 1t is get
ting weedy on account Of the rain. If
1t does not rain any more in the next
week 1t will all be cleaned out good
j. M. Epperly is helping L. Drum
mond pillow corn this week.
Harry Williams and Floyd Citizens
attended church at the Wilson Presby-
terrain church Sunday evening.
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The Equator,

the equator is a imaginary line run.
ming around the middel of the world,
IL is, in other wurds, the waist line of
mother erth. the way the equator
CAIN to be thare is funny story.
when the erth was all reddy to be put
cut doors & cooled off Adam & Eve,
witch was the only peepul born that
time, .sed What if this hot old ball
shud explode like a Rushun bomb, let
us tie imaginary line around it, so
eech Of them took hold of line &
started in different direckshuns around
the erth, after many days Eve got jest
half way around & of course she had
to walk long time for Adam. he had
to stop and get shaved & also met an
angel witch sed to him that Eve was
the most butiful thing she had ever
seen. that made Eve feel pretty good
& thay went back to the garden but
thay didn't stay thare very long.
thare have been many pritty things
wrote about the equator such as
what tho the spicy breezes
keep the equator COOL
WHARF every prospeck pleeses
& only man is fool.
Thare is lots of heat at the equator,
thare is only one hotter plais, of witch
am too littel to write Of.
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CHARLTON.

Chariton.--Jacob Andrews left this
morning for Traer and Cedar Rapidx
for visit with relatives
Carl Lindquist departed Tuesday for
visit In Omaha and Red Oak.
Miss Lille Keen departed Tuesday
for Sheridan, Wyoming where she has
accepted a position in department.
store.
DR.. Ira Wells, who has been visit.
ing his brother. n q. Wells, departed
last evening for Iowa City. From
there he will go to South Dakota,
where he will locate and practice den.
tistry.
George f. Carpenter went to Des
Moines this morning on business.
Mesdames A. C. Rebel and w. II.
Lewis spent the day yesterday near
Oakley.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hartman Of Mel
rose were in the city Tuesday.
Miss Alice Curray of WOODBURY. was
visiting in the city Tuesday.
John Baker, Lew Peake, Charles
Luske and DR.. Storie returned thfs
morning from a fishing trip near La
coma.
Mrs. A. FL. Johnson of Leroy is vis-
iting this week with relatives here.
Mrs. M. p. Young went to Dies
Moines yesterday for visit
Miss Ada Blue of Derby visited in
the city Tuesday
Bert Beeman, who went to Ottumwa
week ago to have an operation per-
formed for appendicitis, is getting
along nicely
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ASH GROVE.

Ash Grove.--Miss We've Selman Of
Bloomfield spent Sunday with rela-
tives here.
Charles Roberts and family spent
Sunday at the home of Bud Albright.
Mrs. Louise Fletcher returned to her
home at Green Valley Sunday.
Miss Olive Albright returned to
Blakesburg Sunday after an extend
ed visit here.
The Christian Endeavor society
meeting was we'll attended Sunday
night.
The Children's dav exercises at
Pleasant Hill were successfully carried
out. A large crowd was in attendance
Quite number of the young people
from here attended the ice cream So
cial at the home Of Matt Huber Stature
day evening.
Thomas Cassill and family spent
Sunday at the home of Orren Cassill.
Thurman Cassill closed successful
term of school at Ash Grove Friday.
About thirty visitors were present
Charles Schwartz and family spent
Sunday at Durdette.
Miss Emma Proctor left Sunday for
Ottumwa to attend school.
Miss Nella Snyder is visiting at the
home OF Bud Albright.
Joseph Proctor and family were re-
cent callers at the Will Fletcher home.
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BoNAPARTE.

Eonaparto-The local baseball team
was defeated here Sunday by the
Hillsboro team in ten inning game,
tho acore being to A. Batteries
whitley and Sherman; MeCabe ant.
Brison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Eastman Of
Keosauqua were over Sunday guests
at the J. A. Johnson home.
Miss Floy Cresap was a Mt Zion
visitor Saturday afternoon.
BENJAMIN Cox Of Peoria, Ill, is
uncle, z. T. Cox.
The band gave an open air concert
Saturday evening.
Mrs. A. A. Smith and children visited
over Sunday with friends in Keokuk
Mrs. George Ward Of Chicago Is visit
ing her father, William johnson, and
other relatives.
William Parnitzke and family Of
Stockport were guests at the William
Noske home Sunday.
Mrs. Richard Cresap of Koshko-
mong, Mo- and son, Arthur Cresap, Of
Los Angeles, CAL, arrived yesterday
for visit with relatives here.
o. @. Corns Of Chicago visited over
and family.
Miss Juan Brady of Keosauqua
spent Sunday with friends here
Mrs. John Donnelly and baby of
Burlington arrived yesterday for a
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. M. Ware.
Sid Haley Of Pennington was a
business visitor here Saturday.
s. Fl. Sharp returned to Chicago
yesterday after two weeks visit
with the Robert Cresap family.
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DRAkEvILLE.

Drakeville.-Mrs. Maud Gray and
child Of Ottumwa and Miss Mamie
Gray of this place visited last Thurs
day with Mrs. Susie McVey.
Mrs. George Hamilton and daughter,
Mrs. Bessie Wilson and children, Wis
tied last Thursday al the Charles Ham
ilton home near Belknap.
Mrs. Lillian Truitt and children spent
Friday with Mrs. Bessie Wilson at the
George Hamilton home south Of town.
Miss Ethel Proctor met with what
might have been serious accident.
Last Wednesday evening while driving
home her horse became frightened
and backed off Of the brtgde, west OF
the home Of Finis Jones. Miss
Proctor was thrown from the buggy
and fell underneath. In some manner
the harness caught. thus holding a
part of the weight from her. She man
aged to get out and going to the home
of Mr.. Lattt, secured aid to get her
horse out. Miss Proctor was consid-
erably bruised by her fall. No bones
were broken and she is recovering
nicely.
Miss Mamie Newkirk closed two
months term OF school at Button
town last Friday.
Vivian Brown spent a few days last
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Boobies ESSAYS.
BY William F. Kirk in the Chicago
NV ninor


Examiner
The North Pole.
The north pole is a imaginary piece
of wood or sumthing at the north end
Of our erth, 1t is further north than
Sing Sing and harder to git to.
The principal producks of the North
Pole is ice burgs & seels & Northern
Lights, also heer & thare majectick
Polar Bae drage his wife form along
the endless miles Of ice.
The North Pole is like Hevver. 1t is
q plais all Of us wud like to see. but
vary few Of us like to prepair ourself
for the jurney.
the man wich has been neecesS: to
the North pole is Mister Peery that
CRATE explorer, he got within 201 miles
Of the pole witch was pritty close but
not close enuff n. sei whel !.
came back that even the seels and
Polar Bares made fun Of him, thay
were singing
thare was Peery, peering at the Pole.
peering at the pole, peering at the pole
etc.
when grow up wud like to see the
place called the North Pole for three
reasons:
1. thare amt any gurls thare.
2. thare amt any school houses.
8. thare wud be fine skating.
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and at an expense slight in comparison
with what he might cost society if
free, and his Incarceration will act as
deterrent and warning to others.
Mr.. Lewis plan would throw the ex-
pense on the state which is now be-
ing borne by the counties. 1t is the
practice now to give vag a few days
in jail to be fed at the expense of the
county, and then to drive him out of
town to prey on the next county. The
state workhouse plan might work out
in practice and solve in part the tramp
question at as light or lighter an ex-
pense than the present disorganized
method.