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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
SENDS BLACK HAND
THREATS TO GET
STRONG WITH BOSS
Waterman Kirke Confesses to
Authorship of Letters De-
manding Money.

Arraigned in the Fourth Precinct
Police Court before Judge Herr today,
charged with the authorship of two let
ters demanding money from his en-
ployer, L.. F. Clarendon, Frank Kirke
confessed his guilt, that he had hoped
to appear in the role of q hero by ap-
pearing to Illustrate the plot.
Kirke is night Waterman at the j. r.
Kelly leather factory in Norfolk street.
The first letter received by President
Clarendon, of the company, demanded
that $500 be placed under the stoop in
front of the factory building. Early
on the morning before Kirke's arrest
detectives on guard in the neighbour
hood heard five shots and when they
hurried to the factory yard found
Kirke, his revolver in hand.
The night Waterman told them a
highly colored story of an attack which
had just been made upon him by five
men which he had repealed with his
trusty gun Investigation showed all
of the shot in a plank near the spot
where Kirke was found standing, INT
he was placed under arrest. The next
morning Clarendon received a second
letter threatening his factory with dyn-
if $500 was not forthcoming.
In his confession Kirke said he
thought if he could make it appear
hat he had repealed Black Hand in
vaders it would put him in strong with
his bosses. He was released under g.
900 bail.
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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

FABYAN PLACE SEWER. MURRAY sTREET
SEWER KIDGE STREET SEWER, CoLuM-
s srh r a1HP BEp AMP ,o Li bsnaats
Notice Is hereby given that an assessment
upon all the owners Of all the lands and real
estate peculiarly benefited by each of the fol-
lowing. improvements. namely: The construc-
FABYAN PLACE.
from Lyons avenue to Shaw avenue. according
to the provisions of an ordinance of the city
for III" eonstl,ction Of IN eiqht fS1 inch nins
sewer in Fabyan place. between Lyons avenue
and Shaw Avenue" approved March Is, 1907.
MURRAY STREET.
between Mulberry street and New Jersey Rail-
ordinance of the city of Newark. entitled. AN
ordinance to provide for the construction Of a.
between Mulberry street and New Jersey Rail-
road avenue" approved June j., 1907.
RIDGE STREET.
from the terminus of the present sewer south-'
erly to Park avenue according to the pro-
construction n twelve u2) inch pipe sewer
sewer southerly to Park avenue, " approved
June Is, 1907.
COLUMBIA STREET.
from Hamilton street to Elm street, according
Sf N NE PTPvi sntltle q. "a Am oG Srdi : 4 Of to '4 proS Siis
for the repaving OF Columbia street. from
Hamilton street to Elm street." approved
March .. 1907.
The repaving OF
LIBERTY STREET,
from Hamilton street to Elm street, according
to the provisions of an ordinance Of the city
of Newark, entitled. IAN ordinance to provide
for the repa wing of Liberty street from Hamil-
ton street to Elm street" approved March ..
1907, has been prepared by the undersigned
Commissioners. appointed by the Mayor OF the
city Of Newark, and that a report by a certi-
ficate in writing. with an accompanying map
and schedule. showing the several assessments
against the several owners peculiarly benefited
as aforesaid, has been deposited in the Office
of the City Clerk of the city OF Newark, for
by the parties interested therein.
Said assessment comprises all lots. tracts
and parcels OF land and real estate liable to
be assessed as aforesaid. lying on both sides Of
FABYAN PLACE,
between Lyons avenue and Shaw avenue; on
MURRAY STREET.
between Mulberry street and New Jersey Rail-
road avenue; ON both sides of
RIDGE STREET.
from a point about 100 feet north of Park ave-
nue. to a point about e75 feet north OF same;
on both sides of
COLUMBIA STREET,
from Hamilton street to Elm street. and on
both sides OF
LIBERTY STREET.
from Hamilton street to Elm street.
A lot represents an entire plot of land,
whether large or small.
All persons interested in said assessment
may be heard before said Commissioners on
Friday, the tenth day of April, 1908. at 2 p.
m, at the Commissioners room. No. A I'D
noor). City Hall.
Dated April 4. 1905.
WILLIAM DruOND.
JOHN r. MONAHAN.
ADoIPH FISCH
api4-bt Commissioners
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uDs and matrons prominent in or

oDS ana matfOnS prominent III Or
R ange social circles are in charge
of the annual fair for the benefit
of the Orange Orphans Home. which is
being held in the Orange Casino, and
will conclude tonight. Garments, fancy
goods, cakes. ~jellies, candies and
goodies of all sorts are attractively dis
played, n 1t is expected that a gen
erous total will be realized. One of the
winning features is the bonnet shop, 3"
where will be found millinery of all
sorts, for young and old. This is under
the care of Mrs. Samuel S. Yardley,
chairman; Mrs. Gardner Colby, Mrs. S,
Cheever Hardwick, Mrs. Edward
Boote. Mrs. Samuel Johnson and Mrs.
stephen s.. johnson.
Miss Eleanor Hawkesworth and "A
corps of aids are dispensing spring
plants and flowers. At the bag table are
Miss Margaretta Fort. Mrs. Kenneth
K. Kingsbury, Mrs. j. p. Lloyd, Miss
Mabel Field, Mrs. Henry G. Rawlings.
Mrs. f. G. Manley and Miss Margaret
Kortright. The grabbing is in evil
dence, as usual. and is well %patronized
by the curious. This feature is in the
care of Mrs. Henry S. Haskins, with
Mrs. Frank London, Mrs. John G..
Gould and Miss Haight. The c%onfec-
tionery table is heaped high with
goodies, which are fast disappearing
under the management of Miss Grace
Barr. assisted by an able corps of
young women.
The affair is in charge of Mrs. Lyman
A. Goff, president of the Auxiliary So
clety of General Interest to Women.
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ATLANTIC CITY, April 9-"You
cannot marry our daughter. We will
not permit it, so you needn't come
around" This. in substance, was the
edict handed out to Restoe c.. Smed-
ley, a boardwalk merchant, by the par
ents of Miss Catherine l.. Snyder, Of
Baltimore.
But Sme6ley was not a ~despairins
sutton. so he called the girl on the long
distance phone.
Can You meet me this afternoon in
Broad street station?" he queried.
II will" was her reply.
The girl started on the next train,
n the meeting in Philadelphia was
followed by a trip to this city, where
the two were married by Magistrate
Donnelly before the girls family had
discovered their daughters absence.
The phone was put in use again to con-
vey news of the wedding. Parental
forgiveness is expected.
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SOCIETY WOMEN IN
BANKS AND STORES
RAISE BABIES FUND
Silver and Bills Rain Into Jars
at County and City
Buildings.
SCORES SECURE THE
PUBLIC'S CONTRIBUTIONS.
"Help the Babies" Heard All
Over the City, and Re-
Spouse Is Generous.

That the happiness of the babies and
little children who find shelter in the
day nurseries from day to day is next
to the hearts of local women prominent
in social and philanthropic work is an
assured fact, judging from the efforts of
scores of these women who are inter-
esting themselves in day nursery
days which are being observed today
and tomorrow throughout the city.
In all of the public buildings in the
banks and stores along the busy thor
oughfares of Broad and Market streets,
and In the smaller stores along the
side streets. women sat at booths and
tables decorated with the national COL
ors. In the booths were the gaily
trimmed glass Jars adorned with strips
of red, white n blue crepe paper for
he reception of the contributions Of
The public.
Booth in city Hall.
Mrs. Martin L. Cox. of the East Side
Day Nursery, was stationed in the
lower corridor of the City Hall. She
and her booth occasioned no small
amount of comment when she took up
her station near one of the big front
doors, but soon the passersby began to
know why she was there, and those who
did not respond to the invitation to
Help the Babies were soon reminded
of their duty by the go~od-natured Of
fcers and made to add their contribu-
ton to the generous collection of coins
and bills.
1--WE feel so indebted to THE EVEN
ING STAR for keeping our cause so
prominently before the public said
Mrs. Cox. "If we do not succeed it
will not be the fault of u paper, for
you have been very generous, and If
we do succeed THE STAR will be
largely responsible for our success"
Mrs. Robert w. Elder was stationed
in the main corridor of the City Hall,
n during the lunch hour she took up
her station in Achtel-Stetter's restau-
rant, where she reaped a vcritable har-
vest.
Stationed in Bank.
Mrs. william Dennison has a very
attractive booth in the Manufacturers
National Bank, which was we'll patron
lied by the patrons of the bank. The
clerks seemed to take a lively interest
in the work of Mrs. Dennison. for they
told their customers of her work and
it's object and urged them to help.
Mrs. Morris G, Alexander, a promi-
nent member of the Hebrew Day
Nursery, is stationed in the Court
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IS HELD
FOR LEAVING WIFE
THREE YEARS AGO
Now Police Must Look for Mrs.
Westervelt, Who Made
Complaint.

Three years ago. according to a war
ant served by Court Officers Ecker
lein and Rommeihs. of the First Grim
inal Court, Frank b. Westervelt. a
painter, deserted his wife. Fannie, who
was hen living in this city.
Westervelt was arrested yesterday in
H~ackensack. and when arraigned be-
fore Judge Howell in the First Crimi-
nal Court today on that charge he
furnished 500 bonds to await trial on
Friday.
Since the warrant was issued the
police have heard nothing from the
wife. They have been looking for
Westervelt ever since. Now they will
be Obliged to find her, so that she may
appear against her husband.
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OF ORANGE TURNS
TO ORPHANS HOME AID
Matrons and Bellies at Annual Fair, Winning by Grace and Smile
Money Needed for Parenuess Little Ones.

james Dillingham; talked on "The
Freedman" and Current Events in
India" was discussed by Mrs, Louis r.
Teller. "Philanthropic Missions" was
the subject of an address by Mrs.
Arthur l.. Smith. There was a good
attendance.
The members of the apartment of
nature study of the Wolnan's Club of
Glen Ridge took a trip to New York,
where they inspected the aquarium at
Battery Park.
The monthly meeting of Union No. l
of the w. G. r. T.. took place in Union
Hall, Mulberry street. yesterday, when
Nine. Charlotte Davenport gave an ad
dress on Hygiene A business ses-
sion followed the program.
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She Was Walking Delegate
for a Leap Year Maiden

DOYLESTOWN, Pa, April 9.-Mich-
ael A. Doody. of Mechanics Valley,
whose wife died recently. leaving two
Young children, has received many leap
year proposals. When Doody returned
home last night he found an elderly
woman in the house awaiting him. She
was an emissary from n German
maiden in Philadelphia. and had come
to look him over.
Seeing the forsaken condition of the
home, the old lady kindly rolled up her
sleeves, prepared supper for Doody and
his children and then returned to Phila-
delphia.
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CEDAR GROVE IMPROVERS
TO STOP AUTO SPEEDING.

Automobile speeding on Pompton
venue was the subject for discussion
at a special meeting of the Cedar
Grove Improvement Association last
night. A committee was named, COM
posed of William Bradshaw. John Girls
sing and Alexander e. Cowie. to confer
with the township committee.
The matter of a fire department was
referred TO the same committee.
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Tealous Wife Beats Up
The WRONG Woman on Car

TRENTON, April 9.-Mrs. Mary Col
vile has been arraigned in police court
to answer.a charge of assault and bat
terry on Mrs. James Rottgardt, a neigh
Dor. She had attacked the woman on
a street car, beating her, scratching
her face and pulling her hair. She ac-
cused the Rottgardt woman of winning
the friendship of Colyille. This Mrs.
Rottgardt Indignantly denied. Mrs.
Colville was finally convinced that she
had attacked the wrong m and
begged for Mrs. Rottgardt's forgive-
ness. This was given and prosecution
of the case was stopped.
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Row About MghtShirt
Leads to Dfvorce SAT-

JERSEY CITY. April 9.--when Emile
Bangs. of 217 Pearsall avenue, took the
stand before Vice-Chancellor Stevenson
to answer his wife's charges OF cruelty
in her suit for divorce he admitted that
when he failed to find his nightshirt
its customary place on the bed one
night in August. 1906, he grabbed his
wife by the throat.
The vice-chancellor said that he
would recommend a decree.
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Rutherford,
Kearny.

Rutherford, New Brunswick and
Kearny.
The committees in charge of the ar
r~angenlents. to whom credit for the en-
tire success of the affair is due, con-
sisted of: Silver jubilee committee, DR..
John NJ. Macdonald. chairman; Rich
ard Doering, secretary; Theodore Aab,
treasurer; Joseph p. Hansberry, John
Weber, John NJ. Lederer. Floor COM
mittee, Edward Hodecker, chairman;
John j. Gregory. DIR. S. l.. Nestor, Ed
ward Brock, Edward P~resendorfer.
The reception committee was COM
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Sues His Papa in Law
for $1,000 for Arrest

ATLANTIC CITY. April 9.-Suit for
S1O,0 600 has been instituted against Mag
istrate Charles U. Dehart and j. Pa
troni, of this city. by Joseph lombard,
tried at the recent term of court for
desertion of his wife, who is Petroni's
daughter.
lombard declares that his arrest
was caused by spite OH the part of his
father-in-law. and that Dehart was a
party to his journey under arrest from
Perth Amboy to this city when he was
brought here for trial.
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posed of Hon. Jacob Haussling. chair
man; Robert F. Walsh, j. Jacob
Schaeffer, Harry w. Birrell, Charles A.
Wenisch, c. +. Montalvo, r. P. Rooney,
Henry j. Mailer. Louis Hausser, jr.,
Charles c. Weeks, Edward Hodecker,
c. II. Edwards, Charles Hennigar,
Richard S. Hopkins, owen j. McDon-
aid, Louis Hauser, ST.. George A.
Guenther, F. L. Bachman, r. j..
O'Crowley. Joreph j. Mullin, Watson
Ryno. William p. MARCEL, Joseph
Holmes, Edward Kohn, f. X. Keeling,
Jacob Kern.
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NAVAL APPRENTICE DIES
FROM ACCIDENTAL SHOT.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-Raymond
Eason, of Easton, Md, a hospital APP
prentice, died on the battleship Ken
lucky on April 4 as the result of an
accidental sunshot wound inflicted by
a rifle in the hands of "a companion on
shore.
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GATHERED WITHIN THE
REALM OF WOMEN'S CLUBS.

THE members of the Curtomis Gu
enjoyed their annual luncheon at the
Hotel Astor. Manhattan, yesterday af-
ternoon. after which they witnessed .
performance of Polly of the Circus in
the Liberty Theatre. The regular liter
airy meeting will be held at the home OF
Mrs. Charles Hurd, in the Lyndhurst,
this city, tomorrow afternoon,
The Union Club luncheon. which has
come to be looked pom as an annual
social event of Importance, will .be held
some time next month, probably in the
Monomonock Inn, in Caldwell. Pre-
liminary plans were made at a commit
tee meeting in the Free Public Library
Yesterday. The next session will take
place next Tuesday morning.
The chaped of the Roseville Avenue
Presbyterian Church was the scene OF
a recital yesterday afternoon, given I'M
der the auspices of the Whatsoever
circle of Kings Daughters, to "aise
finds for summer. A delightful pro-
gram was rendered by Miss Helen
waldo. eontralto, and Miss Ethel
Werlich, pianist, both of New York
Miss II. Marguerite Lindsey, VI INC
Rainy Day Club of New York, gave a
talk at the meeting of the GORDON
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
In the parlors of st. Luke's Methodist
Episcopal Church yesterday afternoon
Her subject was THE American Glrl
from the Nursery to Womanhood.
After praising the American girl as she
is, and giving a list of her best quail
ties. Miss Lindsey declared that the
best way to preserve these qualities
was in clean living, both physical ana
spiritual. Mrs. Emma Bourne, State
president of the w. c. T. u, opened the
meeting with prayer, and the union
president, Mrs. Margharetta Campbell,
presided.
Al varied program was carried out at
a meeting of the Wonen's Foreign
Missionary Society OF the Forest Hill
Presbyterian Church in the church
parIors yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
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HERE'S A JEALOUSY AND JOY TUMBLE, ALL
IN THE SIDE SHOW OF MARITAL MIX-UPS

cred to assist him and his young bride
in celebrating their wedding. The sur
prise was furnished by the supposedly
newly married couple, who informed
their guests that the occasion was the
celebration of the end of their first
year of matrimony. instead of the we'd
ding. the two having been secretly mar
ried just a year ago.
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GAYNOQ'S CLUB HOUSE REPORT.

There will be a special meeting to.
night OF the John j. Gaynor Associa-
ton at its headquarters, Central ave
and Sixth street. to hear the re
port of the house committee on the new
clubhouse which Will be ready tc
occupy in a few days.
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GLEN RIDGE

The Glen Ridge Exempt Firemen's
Association last night elected John H.
Mylod delegate to the State convention.
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LDaed to Wedding
Tust a Year Late

ATLANTIC CITY. April 9.rFricnds
of Levi Lippincott, a young fireman,
received a surprise when they gath
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F. I. JOHNSON
RECEIVER FOR
j. S. PHONE CO.
Independent Corporation, with
Creditors Claims of $751;
100000, Loses Hard Fight.

Yice-Chancellor Howell today APP
pointed Frederick p. Johnston receiver
for the United States Independent Tele-
phone Company, which became insol-
vent some time ago after a bitter fight
against the other organized telephone
companies.
The company was capitalized at $780,
900, 600, there are no assets and the
creditors claims aggregate $1S, 500, 900.
She-Jack says I have tho prettiest
mouth in the world.
He-Ohi I don't know. I'd put mine
up against it.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
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AN ORDINANCE to fix and determine the
s~lstants of the Commissioner of Fairgrounds
OF the city OF Newark.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and Common
Council OF the city OF Newark;
Section l. That the salaries and compensa-
ton OF the several officers. custodians and as
slstants of the Commissioners OF Playgrounds
OF the city Of Newark be fixed and determined
as follows: The Clerk and Assistant Super
visor shall receive a salary of twelve hundred
Isl, 200. O0 dollars per annun, payable monthly
as other salaries are, paid; the custodians OF
Fairgrounds shall each receive a wage or COM
pensation At the rate of two dollars and fifty
cents (s2.5O. per day for each day actually
served by them. The assistant custodians of
Fairgrounds shall each receive a wage or COM
pensation at the rate Of one dollar and ffty
served by them; helpers at Fairgrounds shall
each receive a wage or compensation at the
each day actually served by them; instructors
at Fairgrounds shall each receive a wage o.
per hour for each hour actually served by
them; All such wages and compensation to be
payable monthly.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect
Immediately.
Adopted April 3. 1908.
President Of Common Council.
Presented ed, to the Mayor for his approval
JAMES F. coENELLY,,
JACOB HAUssLING,
The foregoing ordinance was presented IN
Common Council on Friday evening, April E..
1903, on third reading and final passage. wa4
passed and duly signed by the Mayor, and is
JAMES F. coNNELLy.
City Clerk.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the
following ordinances have been passed by the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioner ard
approved by the Mayor Of the city Of Newark.
and pursuant to Chapter $50 of the State laws
OF 1895 are herewith published by title:
An ordinance to provide for the paving OF
PARKER STREET. q
from EiWOnd avenue to Mnntclafr aVpnup NTH
telford with brick CUTTERS,
An ordinance to provide for the paving OF 4
BADGER AVENUE.
from Clinton avenue to Hawthorne avenue.
with grat:tf block pavement on a concrete
An ordinance to provide for the having OF
SOUTH ELEVENTH STREET,
from Clinton avenue to Springfield avenue.
with telferd with brick cutters.
An ordinance widening the sidewalks on
PESHINE AVENUE.
from Bigelow street TO Hawthorne avenue
An ordinance to provide for the grading,
curbing and tagging Of
FIFvrH STREET,
from Bloomfield avenue to Chester avenue. n
An ordinance to provide for the grading.
curbing and tagging of
NORTH TWELFTH STREET,
from Sixth avenue to Seventh avenue,
Adopted April 2 1908.
FRANK ]. BOOK.
President, Of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners.
wM. +. GREArHEAD.
CLERK Of tho Board.
Apprss'a April j : 1eSE uAussLINe. !.
apri-St Mayor.
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Al varied program was carried out at
n meeting of the Women's Foreign
missionary Society of the Forest Hill
Presbyterian Church in the church
parlors yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
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- NIdNUT. 3
The foregoing ordinance was presented IN
Common Council on Friday evening, April E.
1903, on third reading and final passage. was
passed and duly signed by the Mayor, and is
therefore q law. &
JAMES r. CONNOLLY.
CiiY ClerkM
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-30

the eyes of the men seem TO protrude
further, their cries become fiercer. un-
til at last the scene is one beggaring
description. But when 1t is over and
after the perspiration has been wiped
away more peaceful, harmless and In
nocent looking natives it would be
difficult to find.
The typical Maori warrior is splen-
did specimen of mankind. He stands
just above the middle height, is dark
brown in color, possesses an intellec-
tual head and bears himself nobly He
is powerfully built. having ample mus
cular development and splendid limbs,
which combination, needless to say, is
productive of great strength. His
clothing in the olden times generally
consisted of mat wound round his
body as tightly as circumstances would
allow, with sometimes hula feather
stuck in his hair by way of an orna-
ment.
The faces of the chiefs are covered
with tattooing-the chin, Sips. nose.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-30
Iurse and the Corpse of q Plague Patient

Smoke was coming out of several
chimneys by now. but knew it was no
use trying to get help, and I'D have a
nice mixup on my hands for coming
through the place. anyway.
Il was about to give it up when 1
spotted "a lime barrel by the side of the
board of health Office. Rolling this out
and taking a drink of whisky to
strengthen me and kill the germs.
made a desperate effort and finally
managed to lift the body on to the bar
rel, when the top caved in and down
went the Chinaman inside.
TT took 10 minutes steady pulling to
get him out. and then, turning that bar
rel on it's side and propping it. made
my final try and at last succeeded In
landing him in the wagon
Then I left in hurry. Didn't stop
to roll the. barrel back
This time the obsequies went or all
right, but going back to the shack I
took the longer of the. two roads. From
one place 1 could see up the street. and
there, perched on that lime barrel. sat
one of the members of the board OF
health.
Guess he was wondering how it got
there or perhaps she was sitting there
for his health. You know lime is
healthy