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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08
tCopyright, 1905, by The Author. ". s. Edson.)
A Story Of the Prophet Hosea

The Prophet Hosea.-The name means
salvation" and in the personal history
or the prophet-which many Of the deep
est and most spiritual Bible scholars such
as q. Campbell Morgan, of England, and
James NJ. Gray, dean OF the Moody Bible
institute. consider a literal portrayal of
the prophets hfs-we find a type or Illus
tration Of Jehovah's relations to Israel.
Hosea's field of labor was Israel. and he
prophesied during the reign OF Jeroboam
H.. about 74 b. c.. down to the captiv-
ity. An outline Of the book Is as follows;
1. Historico-prophetic, chapters l to 3;
2. General discourses, chapters 4 to to ID:
8. Promises. chapter II. (a) Appeal of
God, VS.. 1-3; (b) Promised blessing. VS..
As; (c) Application to all. V. 9. The per-
sonal history of the prophet may be di-
vided into three periods as follows: ID
A Happy Union-The prophet marries a
woman who had lived an impure life. but
who had reformed. ca A Ruined Home
Three children came to bless the nome,
and then the wife, forgetful of obHga-
tons of wifehood and motherhood, de-
serts her home for her former lovers. G)
Love Unfailing-But her true lover-hus-
band never loses sight of her, and at last
after she had sunk to the very depths OF
sin he buys her back so that he may re-
store her to her old place in the home.
A Ruined Home.-This period in the
prophets life is a type of Jehovah FOR
saken by Israel for other gods. Chapter
Q covers practically the same ground as
chapter 1. only more fully. and concludes
with the same vision of m restor-
alton and blessing.
Scripture Authority-The Book of
Hosea, especially chapter 2.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08
Clouds Have Queer Forms.

How many people knoW that the
clouds have definite forms, says Ar
thur w. Clayden of the Royal Albert
Memorial college. Exeter, Eng, in an
article on Clouds" in Harper's Maya
zine. The short curling wisps that
lie in punches or long parallels, ex-
sremely beautiful, but delicate, are
called cirrus clouds. Alto clouds are
denser, and dim the sun or hide it,
brilliant and solid clouds that are
never iridescent, but are the most
splendid of all in the sky when sunset
colors fall upon them
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08
sERMoNETTE.

In this story Of the personal
life Of the prophet Hosea we
have a portrayal of what Is but
too common to-day-the disrupt
ing of the home through the vio-
lation Of the sacred marriage
vows by one or both of those
who have entered into the union
which none but God should have
made, and which nothing but
death should have severed.
Ii Is a case where vanity and
love of pleasure were permit
ted to so dominate the life as to
obscure everything else.
How much of domestic un-
happiness and how many dis
rupted homes a be traced to
these ~causes7 vanity-seIf-Iove
and self-exaltation make one an
easy victim to the enticements
of sin. Love of pleasure is that
door through which the soul hav-
ing passed, finds it but too easy
to cast off all restraint and Ut
terIy give up the life to the base
qualification of the flesh.
There is no more beautiful or
sacred relationship in life than
that of husband and wife, and
there is no more dark or hellish
tragedy than that Of violated
marriage vows and disrupted
homes.
But the disrupted home was
better than sin condoned and
covered up. Love was Iong-suf-
fering, and we catch the yearn-
ing and heart-throb of the proph-
ct in the second verse when
he cries to his children to
plead with their mother that
she turn from her evil ways.
But she would not listen.
She must drink to the full of
her sin and be brought low be-
fore he could lift her up. She
must be abandoned to her w
WillfuI way. And that is just
the way God deals with US. He
sees our hearts set upon the
evil course. He pleads with us
and besets u way with him
ORANGES, but when he sees we
will not listen nor heed his cry,
then it Is that he gives US up to
u w way. Hosea was merci-
full in his severity, and SO is God
as he permits the wiIIfuI heart
to drink to the bitter drees the
cup of sin.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08
Beyond EXPRESSION.

G. w. Farlowe, East Florence, Ala,
writes: For nearly years l was
afflicted with a form of skin disease
which caused an almost unbearable
itching. l could neither work, rest or
sleep in peace. Nothing gave me per-
manent relief until l tried Hunts Cure.
One application relieved me; one box
cured me, and though a year has
passed, 1 have stayed cured. I am
grateful beyond expression"
Hunts Cure is a guaranteed remedy
for all itching diseases Of the skin.
Price SOC.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08
How II Was Done.

Three-year-old May had a penchant
for cutting everything in sight, when
she could get a pair of scissors. One
day, being left alone with her curly
headed baby brother, she promptly cut
every curl from the back Of his head.
When the nurse discovered the dam
age, she said:
"Oh! May, how dare you cut baby's
curls OFF,"
He cut them h~isself."
How did he reach the back Of his
head?"
He stood ON the STOOL"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08
An Improved Climax.

They wanted an original closing
episode for the great melodrama. Or.
dinarily the baffled villain walks away
with a flippant sheer and the sheriff
meets him at the left upper exit. But
this was old and crude. So the play
wright set his wits to work with the
following result:
Just as the villain uttered his fare
we'll curse the low-comedy servant
rushed forward and after shifting him
yer the head with a suet pudding,
violently pushed a custard pie in his
face.
Waste no sympathy on the wretch,
my darling" the hero remarks to the
rescued heroine; "he has received
only his just desserts!"
Quick misunderstanding Plain
noa1or
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08
All the Difference.

Wrathy Constituent-What do you
mean by %betraying our interests this
way, and voting for the corporations
all the time? You said on the stump
before you were elected that you
would fight predatory wealth."
Wise Legislator-Yes, l did then,
but I've got some Of it now.-Balu-
more American.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08
To Sufferers from ChilIs & Fevers

40 matter how severe. Send to your drug.
gist for a SOC bottle of Johnson's Chill &
Fever Tonic, if it doesn't relieve you he
has our authority to return your money.
us that Johnson's Tonic cures when every
thing else fails. Don't poison your diges-
ton with q%uinine. If your druggist does
not keep it send SOC under guarantee to
us and we will send you a bottle. johnson
Chill & Fever Tonic Co., Savannah, Ga.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08
X Keeps Them Off.

They are pretty bad this year-no
mistake-and they bite %viciously. We
refer to Mosquitoes, but a little Hunts
Lightning Oil applied to the irritated
places takes the sting away. 1t keeps
them off if used in time.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08
One Bottle or Less.

Malaria is easy to contract in some
localities, and hard to get rid of-that
is, if the proper remedy is not used.
Cheatham's Chill Tonic frees any one
from it promptly and thoroughly. 1t
is guaranteed to cure any kind Of
Chills. One bottle or less will do it.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08
H.vs vou chiIIsf

It cured your Pa and also your Ma
of chills in the long g and 1t will
cure you now. 1t has been tested by
time and it's merits have been proven.
We guarantee one bottle to cure any
one case Of Chills. If 1t fails your
money is cheerfully refunded-and it's
Is Cheatham's Chill Tonic.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08

bloated to twice their normal size.
Doctors did not help, and 1 was fast
drifting into the hopeless stages. /
used Doan's Kidney Pills at the criti-
cal moment and they really saved my
life"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08

Waste not the remnant of thy life
in those imaginings touching other
folk, whereby thou contributest not to
the common weal.-Marcus Aurelius.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08
Good Intentions,

What makes people insist on swim
ming beyond the breakers?"
81 suppose they are philanthropists
in their way and want to help along
the distribution of hero medals"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08

disease started with
slight ~irregularity
and weakness and
developed into dan
gerous dropsy. lie
came weak and Ian
guild, and could do
no homework. My
back ached terribly.
/ had bearing down
pains and nv limbs
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08
Biblical.

Speaking Of cherry pies we are re-
minded of that Biblical saying, which
goes something like this: 1T is hard
% bite against the stones"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
andha positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, f5roid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, ~fiatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08

AS we'll as for the preserva-
ton and publication of the
skin no other skin soap so
pure, SO sweet, SO speedily
effective as CutiCura. For
eczemas, rashes, inflamma-
tons, chafings, sunburn,
wind irritations, bites and
stings of insects, lameness
and soreness incidental to
outdoor sports, for the care
of the hair and scalp, for
SanatiVe, antiSeptic cleans
ing, as we'll as for all the
purposes of the toilet, bath
and nursery, Cuticura Soap
and CutiCura are unriValed.
Guaranteed absolutelypure, and
may be used from the hour of birth.
Sold throughout the world. Depots: London. q.
S ia. +, TUWss Sc & d Ears sy 81 Rve f fs ls Pax s.. x Aq Psut.
MSar9ya, Ltd Toxic Russia. rFerrein. MOSCOW:
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Boston.
syPost Free. Cuticura Booklet on the Skin
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08

The next best thing to knowing how
to get a thing is knowing how to get
along without 1t.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08
Hicks, capudine Cures Women.

Periodic pains, backache,
and headache relieved Immediately and
assists nature. Prescribed by physicians
with best results. Trial bottle 10c. Regular
size Csc and soc at all druggists.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08

If Your Feet Ache or Burn
get q Csc package of Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t gives
quick relief. Two million packages sold yearly.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
ror chtldren teething, softens the gums, reduces m
dammation, ellays pain, cures wind colo. 25ca ootte'
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08

This woman says she was saved
from an operation by Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
LenaV. Henry, of Norristown, Ca,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
81 suffered untold misery from fe.
male troubles. My doctor said an opera
ton was the only chance / had, and I
dreaded it almost as much as death.
Zone day 1 read how other women
had been cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and I decided to
try it. Before / had taken the first
bottle I was better, and now I am en-
tirely cured.
Every m suffering with any
female trouble should take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08

1t isn't a secret If a woman hesi-
tates in the telling Of it.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08
SAVED AT THE CRISIS.
Delay Meant Death from Kidney
Troubles.

Mrs. Herman Smith, 901 Broad
Street, Athens. Ga. says: kidney
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08

Even a drunken man doesn't care TO
be held up by a footpad.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08
PROOF.

She-How do you know he's a book
keeper?
He-Well, I loaned him a book
about five years ago and he never re-
turned 1t.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08

A coat of arms doesn't always hide
the family skeleton.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-08

Important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA a safe and ure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-12-23
Merry Christmas.

The joyous Christmas season Is now
here, and the buying ana givinD OF
presents to loved ones Is the uppermost
thought In the minds of the people
generally. Christmas Is a day of glad
ness and good cheer, but In our giving
and receiving presents we should give
some thought to what the day Is and
why we celebrate it. The first Christ
mas morning. over nineteen hundred
years ago, the shepherds heard this
announcement, "Behold | bring you
good tidings Of great joy, which shall
be to all people. For unto you Is born
this day in the City of David Savior,
which is Christ the Lord"
Is there some poor boy or girl, man
or woman whom you know to whom you
can give small present on Christmas
aud thus help make 1t gladstone day
for them?
We wish all our readers very Merry
Christmas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-12-23
Annual Meeting.

Reynoldsvile, Pa Dec. Is. 1908.
Notice is hereby given that the regu-
lar annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Reynoldsyille & Falls Creek
Railroad Company will be held at the
Company's Office Ia Reynoldsyille, Pa,
on Tuesday, January 10, 1909, at 1000
a. m. for the purpose Of electing Pres
ident and Board Of Directors for the
ensuing year, and the transaction of
such other business as may properly
come before the meeting.
LUCIUS W. ROBINSON, Pres.
B. M. CLARK, Sec.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-12-23
Bath robes tor Xmas at Millirens.

Bath robes tor Xmas at Millirens.
Silk handkerchiefs and muffiers at
low prices. A. Katzen.
Lambs wool soles for slippers at
Bing-StoAe Co.
Not often is 1t possible to make such a
selection In real dainty toilets for so
little money as it now is at Stoke &
Feicht Drug Co.'s store.
Phoenix mufflers are the latest. See
them at Bing-StOke Co. -
Did you ever try pound of home
made delicious Fluffy Ruflles, at Reyn-
oldsville Candy Works.
For a nice line of mems and boys
neckwear go to A. Katzen's. We have
them at low prices.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-12-23
A Dangerous Operation

Is the removal of the appendix by
surgeon. No one who takes DR..
Kings New Life Pills is ever subjected
to this frightful ordeal. They work so
quietly you don't feel them. They cure
constipation. headache, biliousness and
malaria. 25c a. Stoke & Feicht Drug
Co. drug store.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-12-23

Dress gloves for Xmas at Millirens
Ladies' misses and children's gloves
for Xmas. Bing-Stoke Co.
Trunks, suit cases and travelling bags
at Millirens.
Mems slippers, large variety at
Adams.
Suit cases and travelling bags for
Xmas at Millirens.
For Xmas suggestions glance at our
window display. Bling Stoke Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-12-23
WANT COLUMN.

Rates:-One cent per word for each AND
evcrylnsertion.
N~~~oOo~.o.o.o0-o
FOR SALE-Three work horses; will
sell cheap. Inquire David M. Strouse.
FOR RENT-Eight room house on
Main street. Inquire OF T. D. Hoon.
For RENT-Five room house. In
quire OF L. M. Snyder.
LosT-Pair glasses between Sher-
wood and Reynoldsville on P. r. r.
track. Finder leave same at STAR
Office.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-12-23
Notice to Stockholders.

Reynoldsville, Pa, Dec. Is, 1908
Notice is hereby given that the reg
ular annual meeting OF the Jefferson &
Clearfeld Coal g. Iron Company will be
held at the company's Office in Reyn-
oldsville, Pa, on Tuesday, January 10,
1890, at 1000 a. m. for the purpose OF
electing Board OF Directors for the
ensuing year and the transaction OF
such other business as may come before
the meeting.
LUCIUS W. ROBINSON, Pres.
LEWIS ISELIN, Secretary.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-12-23
Xmas Photographs.

We have an excellent line from
which to select. You can order 1t now
and have it delivered Xmas eve. Get
a catalogue free at once. Stoke &
Feicht Drug Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-12-23
Xmas Cameras.

There's nothing in our store for
Christmas giving that suits old and
young alike as well as camera.
There's fun and instruction in every
one. Stoke & Feicht Drug Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-12-23
Xmas Shirts.

Our line OF Xmas shirts is the most
we have ever shown. Bing-
Stoke Co.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-12
AFTER COAL CONCERNS
OPERATING NEAR HERE
Especial to The Sentinel. ]

Denver, Dec. 12.-United States
District Attorney Thomas Ward. Jr.,
has started suit in the United
States court to set aside the patents
held by the Juanita Coal & Coke
Company on land in Gunnison and
Delta counties.
In the suit which he started he
maintains that the officials of the
company have. through these patents
secured more land than they are en-
titled to. and the suit is for the pur-
pose of redeeming to the United
States the excess amount of land.
Former Governor Alva Adams is
one of the incorporators of the COM
pany. is connected with the company
and is named as one OF the defend
ants in the suit.
The company was incorporated in
1902. The incorporators were c. b.
King, c. NJ. Morris and a. S. Nor
row.
In discussing the matter Attorney
Ward stated that there was nothing
in the case except that the company
had secured patents on more land
than they were entitled to, and that
he had brought suit in the name of
the government to recover this land.
He stated that it was charged that
the officials and the men back of the
company had conspired together to
secure the land.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-12
FULLER HAS
BEEN CAUGHT

Harvey Fuller, charged with
tsealing several horses and who
was captured in this county
near Palisade several months
ago, taken to GlenwOod Springs
and who broke out of the Glen
wood jail two months ago, was
brought back to this city last
night over the MontrOse line and
lodged in the Mesa county jail.
Fuller was recaptured this week
at Cortez, New Mexico, by C. c..
Sampson, cattle inspector for Mon
trose and Gunnison counties and also
a deputy sheriff. Fuller. who claims
to have been a preacher for num-
Der of years, had been working at
CorteZ for osme time and thought
that he was safe from the Colorado
officers. This afternoon he was
taken back to Garfield county by
the under sheriff from Glenwood
Springs, to stand trial. He is pretty
certain to get long term in the
penitentiary.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-12
YOUNG BRlDEGP. I'M Is
ANY,HS TO die
Special S,

Especial Sne Sentinel
Salida. De- 2.-For the second
time in five ,nths Michael Logan.
a bridegroe ii less than six months.
yesterday ,mpted suicide by shoot
ing him' - in the breast. The bull
let mis-. = dis heart by fraction of
an i9S > I'D he is now in an uncon-
scior ,ndition at a local hospital.
His h is expected at any moment.
an is 2l years old. His bride,
fo1 Arly Miss Lennie Hesson, is 19
years old and one of the best known
young women in town. She is pros
trated with grief.
Dependency over his inability TO
quit drinking is said to be the motive
for Logan's act. His first attempt
at suicide was kept secret by his
friends, who gave out the report that
he was accidentally shot while ex-
amining a gun. He had scarcely re-
covered from the effect of wound
in the stomach when he married Miss
HesSon.
Since the marriage. which occurred
on the last day of July, he had been
on periodical sprees and yesterday
told his bride that he believed il
would be best for all concerned if he
were dead. She tried to persuade
him to give up the thought of sui
eide and believed she had succeeded.
Before she arose yesterday morning
he obtained revolver and shot him
self
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-12
THE BACHELORS DANCE.

The Bachelors dance in the Marg-
cry Hall was as usual a great sue
cess. Mr. Harold Lutes was the mas
ter of ceremonies and Mr.. and Mrs.
James SilcoX, Mr.. and Mrs. Ford
Piatt and Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Sturte-
want were the chaperons for the
evening. Owing to the fact that a
large number of the guests had been
out late the night before the dances
were cut trifle shorter than usual,
so as they would not be firing. The
floor was in the best condition it has
been this season and the music was
especially good, consisting of five
pieces.
The next dance is the last of this
series and will occur Christmas time.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-12
She WANTS
A DIVORCE

\ sensational divorce suit, set
for hearing in the county court
today. was postponed until Mon
day. Mrs. Mabel 1. blackburn
is asking for IA divorce from her
husband, Milo G. Blackburn, on
the grounds that her husband
has been guilty of acts of eN-
trcme cruelty. the plaintiff max
ing charges of II most startling
nature. She also alleges that he
has for some time failed to con-
tribute to her support.
The couple We're married on June
so, 1907. The plaintiff was formerly
Mrs. Mabel |. Post and was divorced
from her first husband
II is understood that the defend
ant will oppose the suit and has EN-
ployed attorneys for that purpose.
The wife asks the court TO order
Blackburn to pay her $1,000 weekly
alimony and to pay her $4,000 fol
attorney fees.
The husband and wife have re
-ided here for number Of years and
are well Nnown.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-12
REPUBLICAN MAY
JOIN WITH DEMOCRATS
IBy Associated Press. /

Washington, Dec. 12.-The fight
for revision of the rules of the
house was inaugurated last night at
a meeting of the so-called insurgents,
attended by rs republican represen-
tatives.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa
presided, and was authorized to name
committee of five. with himself as
chairman, to draft the proposed
amendments to the rules and report
to the organization.
The insurgents discussed the vari-
GUS questions for more than two
hours.
Mr. Hepburn said that the various
plans proposed for changing the rules
would be considered by the commit
tee he would name. He desired to
make it known that all of the mem
bers invited to the meeting. with the
exception of Representative Norris of
Nebraska, who is out of town, were
present.
Those interested have been pro-
ceeding quietly with their plans with
the apparent purpose of increasing
their numbers sufficiently to be able
to control the situation by joining
the democrats in fight on the rules.
The insurgents claim that in the
present congress they need but %
republicans to join the democrats in
order to bring about a change in the
rules, while in the 61st congress,
they say. they will need but "a re-
publican members.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-12
MURDER0US FANATICS
ARE ARRAIGNED TODAY
rBv Associated Press. |

Kansas City, Mo. Dec. 12.-Iames
Sharp and three of his followers, in
Guiding his wife. We're given for
NAL hearing this afternoon before
Justice Romley. charged with muir
der in the first degree for killing Po-
liceman a. o. Dalbow in the revol-
yer battle last Tuesday.
When the charge WAS read to them
and they We're asked to enter plea.
Mrs. Pratt declared: 81 amt guilty
of that didn't kill nobody"
Neither did l." said William En-
gle. 17-year-old epileptic and n
protege of Sharp.
Sharp said that he did not under
stand the charge. and plea of not
guilty was entered for all four of
the defendants.