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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-10-17
Population of RraziI.

Brazil was inclined to complain
rather bitterly over the incorrect es-
inmate Of her population at The
Hague Conference. 1t may be inter
esting to recall the laws which regu-
late naturalization in the new South
American republic. Everybody born
In Brazil Of Brazilian or foreign par
'ents Is Brazilian So are the chill
adren Of Brazilian citizens born in for
eign countries, and the children OF
brazilian women born in foreign
countries, provided they establish
their residence in Brazil. Foreign
citizens owning real estate in Brazil
or married to Brazilian women and
having had children In Brazil, are
BraZ11ians Any foreigner Of age
who may reside in Brazil for more
than two years and has a good repu-
tat1on may be naturalized Brazil
ian, and any person who has been
naturalized can be appointed or
elected to any Office In the country
except those Of President and Vice
President of the Republic To be
elected a deputy the candidate must
nave enjoyed four years Of naturali,
zation,, and to- be elected senator SIX
years are required. ~. -. ,
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49, -. - 90. IrI.r -
The Origin of the, Crescent


Long before the Mohamme dams en-
Tered Byzantium (now. Constantine
ple) that city used the crescent as a
symbol. The story ,ofethe origin of
the Turkish emblem is as follows:
When Philip Of Macedonia besieged
byzantium and had plehned to storm
tne' city on certain, cloudy night =:
Dut before his engagements were
completed, the moonsBhone out and
discovered his approach ito the be-
'sieged citizens, who accordingly
marched out and repulsed his forces.
something which would have been
impossible In the darkness. After
that event the Byzantium coins bore
the symbol Of the, crescent moon.
which was always alluded to as the
saviour Of ByzantiumSh After many
years, when the hordes Of Moham-
med II captured Constantinople, the
anf1dels found that the sign of the
crescent was upon everything. Sus-
.pecttng that there nsa,gts nrbe some
magical power in the emblem. the
,Mohammedans adopted it, and have
used tt"eyeF since asatheir only SYM
boltc decoration. jt&,-s.
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GREEN R | !. GOODS D | GAME 1 "
=: ...;; i; -. NJ s -. ri
Slick Tricks Worked on
Huntington People
] RENTERS {0F HOUSES

- Huntington, oct. 16-The latest
scheme. Of the green goods men is
to go into the house renting bust
ness. The idea was worked here
yesterday and most successfully On
]. H. Crum,, who lost ten dollars
to the hot air artists and, another
two to the police tribunal this morn
ing. ..~~
Crum is a carpenter and he came
from Fayette to do some work for
Hon. James A. Hughes. He brought
his wife along and: they decided to
go to housekeeping. So Crum trim
med up his bristling redHhair, appro-
priately twirling his bristling red
moustache, smoothed the brogue out
Of his tongue so much as he was able
and being down town started to ask
questions. AN affable stranger COM
menced answering the questions; he
also helped drink of the booze that
Crum bought. Then the affable, we'll
dressed stranger told of a house on
Third avenue that he might rent and
offered to make display OF its qnalifl-
cations for just such a man as Crum.
Crum went along all the more will
ingly because the booze had made
him feel more exhiliated than. the
crisp air Of October could possibly
make. -, 49,.
'Pll take that house." declared the
carpenter positively looking at the
nice place which the stranger was
pointing out to him and which might
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Allegheny, Pa, and in Washington.
In 1902 the total number of lines In
the United States, was 1877, with a
total mileage of s22.577 miles. In
1890 there were only 1923 miles Of
street railroads, Of which seven
tenths still used animal power In
1902 it was found that 81 per cent
used electric power. The develop
ment of electric Transportation lines
has, In fact, been very similar to that
of the steam roads In their earlier
history. Up to 1895 there were only
local city lines from 1898 through
1901 was a period of rapid extern
sion, and since then the shorter lines
have been consolidated into larger
systems; a process which has been
attended by financial reorganization.
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be rented as q special favor for ten
dollars q month. I'll pay you in adv.
vance to bind the bargain he said
again, He put his hand down in his
pocket and drew out ten dollar note
which he rendered to the affablAs!
Granger, But the af9able stranger
waar talking earnestly about II the
house and did not seem to notice the
bill. But suddenly the bill = LETT
Crum's hand and he turned only foS
see another stranger running wildfy
up street, tucking the bill into ffIfsS
safety Of vest pocket whils net,
ran. " -. ~. &gi G&s$#s SsS
"I've been robbed shouted Crurri.
starting in pursuit. :,.a s$ f5ss?5s
II guess you have" said the ana
Bile stranger to Crunis back, wIife MS
simultaneously dticked: Into tina 8heIss
ter ofoa friendly alley. Il KIP S@S@s4i D. aSiaS
oCrum came on up street and aftars
he was satisfied that it would bs fssi@S
possible to: find the robbertS asked tlsss2
aid: of Officer Suffer. Officers SUI t&s
mentioned a warrant as assreqniBseSsj
and 'Crum being thorougkIy am gsrafF
said bad things in the pr.eseHiee asIf
ladies' who stood: in the Sfeinlty Oh
Ninth street and Fourth aasnus;
where all were standing. x Eosss! tl1B
disrespeetful expression the faf
locked the victim up and no fufEhaR
action was taken until this nsbff ssi q
when officers started. to-. laoks sssss
'sffekers," who tt is undsratoo
attempted toiyictimize otheps sirE tho,
same way. ~ st11 4 !!$$g.S asft sSSttS
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Ancient Flying Machine.


Now thatIso much attention is be-
Ing paid to the problem of navigating
the air, 1t may not be amiss to re-
call that a strange effort In this di-
rection was made. just 400 years ago
last &month.. John Damian,Y who had
gained the favor of the King, said
that he would reach France before
the ambassador by simply flying
there. He had a pair of huge wings
made Of eagles feathers, fastened
them to,his body, and in, the presence
OF thousands of people"fe launched
himself into the air from the walls
OF Sterling Castle. Instead of rising,
though, he fell to the ground and
broke his leg. The air navigator
excuse for his. failure was that some
cocks feathers had been mixed IN
with,t the eagles 9lumesk an& that
these Influenced the body ear UPWARDS
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Electric Roads in America.

The first electric roads we're open
ed in 1889, in Richmond, Va;
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Turkish Labor Too Cheap.

AnsAmerican manufacturer Of laun-
dry machinery tried to Introduce it
into Smyrna, Turkey, but Consul
Ernest l.. Harris has reported that
so long as the price of labor in that
Turkish city remains so low the prac-
tice will continue Of doing the wash
ing at home, and there will be no
opportunity for the sale Of laundry
machinery. Of late years iii Smyrna
it has become the practice, he says,
to a certain extent to send the wash
ed linen to public laundries for iron
ing and starching, but even this is
ceasing. Specifications were drawn
up for the establishment of a laun-
dry after the American: plan, and
careful consideration was given to
the price Of coal and labor. 1t was
found that the margin was SO small
that the undertaking was bound to
/ be failure.E : H.. ... ~
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Mrs. Rogers and the Sick Girl.

There's some consolation in
knowing that at least portion of the
wealth which some, Of the country 8
trust magnates wiring from the peo-
T pie through indefensible methods is
put to good use," said an observant
Washington physician. %''I'm not at
tempting to set up a general defense
of: the Roekefellers and the Harri-
mans, and the rest Of them, mind
you. I don't think q great deal Of
them myself. But | believe a large
proportion Of the money Of the very
rich goes to help deserving and I'M
fortunate persons than is generally
supposed. We doctors frequently
encounter evidence Of this in our
work--eVidence of a nature which
causes 1t to be brought very infre-
quently to the notice Of the general
public.
"Of course, it wouldn't be right to
tell Washington tales out of school,
for that, besides being unprofession-
al, might defeat the purpose Of the
rich people who help those down on
their luck here at home. But there's
an example / ran across last summer
In an Adirondack village which I Wis
tied In the course Of my vacation. A
great many people go there to take
the open-air cure for lung disorders
of various kinds, and among them
there was pointed out to me one
young woman who had been in the
town some six or seven years Her
case was so far advanced before she
began to treat 1t that now she can
live nowhere else-or, at least,
where similar conditions Of climate,
altitude, ETC., do not exist. OF
course, there are many other cases
like that, but the interesting point
about this particular young woman
IS that during the whole Of this time
she has been in the mountains her
expenses have been paid by Mrs. H.
H. Rogers Some time the necessity
for the attention of physician and
nurse have made the bills quite
large, but they have been paid with.
out question by the wife Of the Stan
dard OIL man. Since the girl was de-
pendent on her work for a living,
and since 1t has been impossible for
her to do any work since her illness
took serious turn, Mrs. Rogers Is
to be credited with keeping her alive
during the years she has been in the
New York village. A particularly
interesting point Is that she had no
claim whatever on her beneHactress,
who heard Of her case through a mu-
tual acquaintance. If she remains
where she is now she probably will
live as long as any OF US, and so far
as ] know Mrs. Rogers will make it
possible for her to stay there as long
as she desires"
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PROPER I|| }. PHYSIQUE
=, - "a q.
Does Not Devolve Upon
Big Swollen Muscles
THE MODERN METHOD

An old-fashioned idea that huge
hulg1ng muscles are essential to
athletic prowess is being steadily
diseurded by the developers OF
athletic skill today. "".% o..
1t used to be that the man who
would succeed in baseball, football
track and field athletics, rowing,
! swimming and tennis felt it a first
requisite to build up on his shout
ders, back, arms, thighs and calves
great piles Of knotted muscles. -
F Fhia was called development, and
the possessors were prouder Of such
an equipment than a woman Of a
good figure: But the modern ten
dency is getting entirely away from
this idea i
Men like Delaney, Mike Murphy,
Muidoon and Coakley,, who; know
now, to turn out winners, have dis
covered that quantity Of muscle
can only be gained at the cost Of
speed; and that excepting in wrest-
lng,- where man has need Of alb
solute brute strength, the big mus
oies are more a detriment than an
aid. .-. g.. :. 49,
The ideal athlete OF the future
Will undoubtedly be the man built
on the Zines Jim Corbett had when
ne fought John l.. Sullivan Is years
ago.
never was a greater disparity
IMAM between these two men Of the
ola and new school, Sullivan had a
wonderful neck, shoulders and arm
Corbett was slender and 1.-the. No
muscle showed on his body when he
got into action. His were the long,
slender fibers that could not be de-
tected under the white skin, b,,t
"hlch did their work so swiftly and,
well that the giant who in wrest-
ing bout or rough and tumble fight
cohia nave crushed "Pompadou
sJlm' to death, was a child Ia. his
ihands in a bout governed by the
recognized rules Of boxing.
Kid Mccoy offers still A better
illustration. Of the fighter without
muscle development, yet who could
init hard enough, to knock ont mon
twice his size.
Mccoy was fat chested, his artns
were thin as pipe stems, his legs
we're nothing in point Of muscle. and
IN the ring. stripped for the. frav.
NE would have made a. laugh but fo1.
the knowledge held by the pub1ic
or the terrific hitting force that those
puny little arms held.
I tommy Ryan, a wonderful 6ehto,~>
whose sway has extended over IL
years and Who Is still probably good
enough to take care of any man snv-
Where near his size, Is anotKerycaae
pt the' boxer who boasts no heavy
muscles. Joe Cans, the light weipbt
champion Of the world for many
years, shows no more, deveIopne,,t
than the ordinary man out Of train
ing, yet blow from his ebony first
mat only travels eight inches carr,ea
. knockout message with it.
in baseball the transition 10 tho
more.
More little men are playing now
IMAM ever before.
Inc famous teams Of the Daat
were made up almost entirely Of hiy
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-10-17
CAUGtIT ~ WEST.
doc Welsh, Wanted insTEats,staf for
n,..5. +. <-, 4 a. 49, '7->' W.

"'c welsh, wanted iTs{{FE9ts, State for
Murder is Caughts89sEs itnois.
iuka, Ill, Oct. Joe Welsh was
arrested here and is held pending the
arrival OF authorities fs1fn Richwoo ,
w. Va, to take hinb,hack for trial,
Welsh is wanted at redwood for the
murder Of. his mothsedp-law, Mrs.
W. D. Deeds, some months ago. The
crime at the time attraEted, quite A.
little attention and We5SA has evad-
ed capture until appreaendsdl here.
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EMPEROR's CONDITION. On,
Francis Joseph Slightly Better Tilfeg
Morning. y i'm d 5EE5 ss:1S55I

Vienna, Oct 1e.-trhe conditions ss
the Emperor Francis Joseph
morning was regarded as 3slfghtiys
more favorable. .>.' ~ n, s5} q: 81
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fARIHQulkE was s. VIOLENT
but at Great Distance, Was Re.
corded on the SetsmoRraph at
Washington.

Albany, Oct. Ian. earthquake
of great, proportions at IL great dis
lance not yet identifed began to re.
cord itself at nine o'ciotk fills morn
ing on the sefsmogfaDh attthe state
museum. At 1915 the movement
waB still In progress nndftnfffshed.
, 3'.. 80 ----------@s~~ 3. - ~
a washington, Oct. nt6Ya-An earth
quake of'great violence$was"recorded
oy the, seismograph at the weather
bureau at 9:14 O'CLOCK $SSffRsfSs Ff' IN Jrn-
ing. a.. .."I'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-12-05
N~ARTINsRuRa ITRMs.

Miss French has returned to hel
home in jefferson City after a pleas
ant visit with Mrs; Pinkney French,
Mrs. Carl Dew, Of Kansas City, il
visiting her parents, Jim Hendrix and
wife.
Lon Burchard is in st. Louis on bu.
siness.
Mrs 4. W. Smith spent Thanksgiy.
ing with relatives In Troy.
Russell Martin has returned to Col.
umbia after spending Thanksgiving
with homefolks.
Irwin Asbury visited homefolks a
few days last week.
A number OF young folks attended
the oyster supper Thursday night.
The ladies Of the Methodist church
realized some $50 from their oyster sup
per Thursday.
Revival meetings are In progress at
the Baptist church conducted By Rev.
Hunt, State Evangelist and the regu-
lar pastor, Rev. Keltner.
Misses Hazel Friedman and Dana
Cochran after spending Thanksgiving
with the formers parents returned to
their school duties at Hardin College,
Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-12-05

week. Feutz s. Barnef four loads and
Maxwell Brothers three cars Of oats.
The Union Sunday School has gone
into winter quarters.
Elder Chinn filed his appointment
here last Sunday.
Mrs. 81. @. Oarnes and little son,
Cedric, are spending a week visiting
friends In st. Louis.
Mrs. ]. L. Oarnes received word
from Springfield, Illinois, that her
brother, N. T. Hall, is very Ill at St
Johns Hospital. He is being cared
for by the ODD Fellows, he being a
prominent member Of that order.
Several Illinois men were here re
Gently looking for good farms, and
they say they find all good farms, and
were we'll pleased. One Of the mum
Der bought = farm just south Of Lad
donia and paid nearly $40 per acre. He
says he got 1t cheap enough. Another
man is negotiating a deal for o whole
section at s65 per acre. Let the good
work go on--we are here with a whole
lot of good goods.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-12-05
Free. Free. Free.

$500 worth of Cooking
Utensils. of your OWE select
ion, with each cash purchase
of one of our ranges or cook
ing stoves, all week Of Mer
chants Bargain Week Sale
Remember we carry the Ma
jestice and Superior lines.
Ferris g. Cauthorne.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-12-05
County News.
LONG BRANCH.

Mrs. Wade and son, Duncan, Of Ca
wood visited DR.. Duncan's the past
week.
Mrs. Henry Hurd and children o.
South Dakota are guests ofirelatiyei
here.
Rev. Gordon, of Canton, preached t.
q large audience at Midway Sunday
morning.
Geo. Smiley and family spent Sun
day at Mrs. Arnold.
MI. Roberts OF CentralIs is q CUES
at win Roberts.
John Aajker, wife and baby are
visiting J. @. Anderson and family.
John reports Q prosperous year 10
Montana,
Roy Donaldson has opened . black
smith shop at Long Branch.
Mr.. EnQle will shortly leave for
Colorado where be purchased 800 acres
OF good farm land.
A box supper will be given at Long
Branch School Saturday Dec. 7th.
Mr.. Ernest Pitcher and Miss Martha
Lipps were married in Paris Wednes
day. Rev. Bayne officiating. We ex-
tend congratulation
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-12-05
n.mIna.e. az Rom.,. Pewer.

Among the Roman hruotures sun
remaining in Spain, the province Oh II
lyria. which gave two emperors 70
Rome. the most magnificent Ia the
great aqueduct Of Segovia; whiie
Northern Africa Is full Of ruined tenn
ples. aqueducts and amphitheaters'
which remain to amaze the builders
of this present age. The amphitheat
or at Thysdrus. in Tunisia. Is one o.
the largest in the world-exoesaihs
On aize wen the arena at Mines
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-12-05
RENToN CITY.

Mrs. VIII Reed returned to her home
in Moberly, Monday, after several days
visit with friends Of this city.
Miss Blanche White, who is teaching
school at Beaver Dam, south OF hex-
leo, spent Friday and Saturday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Justin
White, north Of this city.
Green Daniel spent Thanksgiving
Day in Mexico,
Mrs Carl Dews, Of Kansas City,
has been visiting relatives Of this city,
Misses Jessie Pearson, Ella Hide
brand and Beulah Wright ATTENDED
the Thanksgiving supper at Martins
burg Thursday night.
Mrs. French Douglass and children
Of Auxvasse, are visiting relatives ant
friends here
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-12-05

Secretary, BOARD Of Civil Service
Examiners Post office, Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-12-05
uAN1.

Leda Miller Is home from Msahal
where she has been attending school
Grace Smith was home from Colum
bia for Thanksgiving.
The Thanksgiving entertainments
at Hurdle and High Hill were pro,
nounced a success.
Cant School intends to give an en-
tertainment Christmas Eve night.
Bro. Wright preached an able dis
course Sunday and Sunday night .and
was employed for the coming year.
Mrs. Perry Miller and children O
Marshall are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Ohas. Sellars mother is quite
sick.
Robert Davis is on the sick list.
Last Sunday evening at s O'CLOCK
Mr.. Ed Mayes and Miss Virginia Davil
were united in marriage at 1.-THE home
Of the bride, Rev. Wright oflciating
We extend to them our congratulate
ions.
Tom Broaddus is home from Texas
"They all come back"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-12-05
shv One eulI: FIned 500.

The manager who would advertise
his 40 minstrels, count EN-" in Mex.
leo, and then put on his show with
about ten men all told, would not es-
cape as easily as he does in the states.
Because the number Of bulls pro
duced for q bull fight in Monterey,
the other Sunday, were n short oil
the advertised number, the manager
was fined $500 by the municipal au'
thoritfaa.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-12-05

Superficiality is the bane Of the day
and backed up Is 1t 30 often il BY
colossal self-esteem and forwardness
It adds a formidable contingent to the
must-get-on classes of people. No one
wants to plod nowadays; the getting
on must be rapid. and in trying to at
tain money without having to work
for 1t falsehood, dishonesty and heart
l~essnsss creep int. P.'s Weekly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-12-05

Don't fail to call at Grad
docks Book Store for big Bar
gains in Holiday Goods DUR
ing the big week special sale
Dec. 9TH to I4th. He is cut
ting prices to less than cost.
dI-WI
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-12-05
Australian Defense.

Six years ago each state had q
force. naval and military. that at any
rate contained the germs OF efficiency,
and defense was being studied by the
several governments with vigor and
determination. Since federation was
accomplished we have sunk lower
and lower, until u defenss force Is
q mockery.--Sydney Herald.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-12-05

|ese Indicate a poor cIrculatica.
very best thing to do is to warm
! BY exercise, II that be practica-
II not, by dipping them in hot and
water, alternately. two or three
4, and then using vigorous fric-
II that does not warm them
keep them warm. heat them be-
the fire, drying them thoroughly,
then correct your habits or Inn
+ your health. for be sure that ora
e other is wrong. perhaps BOTH
bans Life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-12-05

Professor Cknrny. Of Breslau, re.
rsrts with references to the complaint
that children are cverburdened win
work in school and at home, ma. @
chief harm is done by allowing children
10 associate with persons oder usn
themselves. which tends to oversumu.
late their minds. They should yps :
most Of their time with other children
Of the same age
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-12-05
THOMPSON.

Land has been selling In Thompson
without any improvements for over
q. 900 per acre.
r. L. Davis is quite sick and con-
fined TO bis room. We hope that be
may soon recover.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Harris, Of
this place, q daughter. DR.. Dlcker-
son, OF C~entralia, was called.
Nj. and Mrs. Ben Franklin were out
the last of the week visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. r. P. Tinsley.
W. e. Mcdonald and wife were
guests last week OF MI. and Mrs.
Cogswell.
Rufus Underwood has bought the
lot from the Lacrosse Lumber Co. at
this place for $3.50. This 10 the ground
where the store Of G. E. Sims burned.
Those from a distance who attended
the Thomas OCallaghan wedding
we're MI and Mrs. ]. Ragen, Colonel
Den O'Callaghan and Miss Irene Ra.
gen, Of Battle Creek, Michigan, Miss
Mamie Sullivan, Of Springfield, Ill.
Miss Hannah Duggan. Of Kansas City
Mrs. W. 81. Tiger, MI. John CLARK
and wife. Misses Lucy and CLARA Ho-
ran, Of Moberly; Mrs. Mike Lyons and
sister, Miss Julia, and Mrs Hannah
Walsh, Of st. Louis.
Cant 8 Considine shipped out two
cars Of hogs over the Wabash Sunday
night.
Lacrosse Lumber Co., OF Centralia
bought several thousand feet Of lum
Der from Cant & C~onsidine which II
being hauled.
Miss Virginia Davis and Edward
Mayes we're married at the home o
the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert l.. Davis, Sunday night, Dec
/, at s o'clock. Rev. Paul e. Wright
OF Columbia, spoke the words tina
made them man and wife. The younI
couple will live on q farm, southwes
OF this place. Mr.. Mayes is the son 0
Drury Mayes. He has made Audrail
county his home and birth. He is
study young man. The bride is vel
and favorably known and has hosts o
friends In and near here. Light re
freshments we're served after the Gel
emory, just a few Of the intimat
friends and relatives being present
After supper they attended church q
Salt River and went to the groom
home. We extend congratulations.
Russell X. Thomas, Of Dwight, Ill
was united in marriage to Miss JUL
0'Callaghan, of this place, on las
Wednesday evening, Nov. 9th, 1901
at $50 at the home Of the bride
mother, Rev. Father J. J. Dillon pei
forming the ceremony. The attend
ants we're Dennis O'Oallaghan {
Battle Creek, Mich, brother of th
bride, and Miss Mamie Sullivan, {
Springfield, ILL.,; Mr.. M. Thomas, {
Camden, Mo-, brother Of the groom
and Miss.Hannah Duggan, Of Kanst
City. The groom was formerly oper'
tor Of the Wabash here, but now has
position with the O. s. A. railroa
at Dwight, Ills. He is a study, indu