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The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
CROKER IN GENIAL MOOD.
Former Boss Central Figure az a
New Years Reception.

New York. Jan. 1-At the Democratic
Clubs New Year reception, or reunion.
to-day Richard Croker was the central
figure. He spent most Of the day At the
club, and naturally almost everybody
who came in looked him up and had a
few words with him. AIr Croker was
most cordial with all
President John Fox and 8Ir. Croker
were about the club more or less together
most Of the day. In the afternoon Mr.
Croker went out for a walk for short
time. He leaves for Palm Beach on
Monday
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DOWnpOur Ends and Res
cuerS Can Work.
FIRESUNDER CONTROL
Tons of QuickIime Hurried TO
Stricken Cities.
OUTSIDE HELP IS ARRIVING

Wounded Being Carried from Sicily
and Calabria to Points Farther
NOrth-Laek of Water One of the
Main Difficulties Encountered.
Messina Makes Greatest Demands
for Food and Workers-None
Dead at Taormina-The Pope Sets
Aside Million Lire for Relief.
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LAST RECEPTION
MOST BRILLIANT
President Roosevelt Receives
Officials and Citizens.
THOSE WHO ASSISTED
Thousands Shake Hand Of the
Chief Executive.

Diplomatic People Present Brilliant
Appearance. as Well as the Army
and Navy Representative - Long
List of Specially Invited CHESTS
Chinese Minister Absent Because
Of MOurninE-SimpIe Decorations
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HandsOmest and quickest train in Flor
ida service. Solid Pullman, electric-liEht-
ed throughout. VIII commence running
January 4 Office, I421 Pa ave
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Herman Lusfi Dead

Chicago, Jan. Herman JUST. for
years commissioner Of the Illinois coal
operators in the settlement Of labor dis
putes. died suddenly here to-day.
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New yFornInr Trafn 10 yer yory-

Leaves Washington, beginning January
1. at a. m daily via Pennsylvania Rail-
road, making the run TO New York in FIVE
hours. Paricr cars, dining car, coaches,
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sI.25 to Baltimore and Return
Saturdays and Sundays via Pennsylvania
Railroad Tickets good returning unt1I
Sunday night. All regular trains exce1f
the Congressional Limited" :"
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Continued on Page 4. Column o.
..Denth nnd Hen nestrorca., !,

Nj Clarence z Fowler. Of the Watch
Tower Bible and Tract Society. speaks on
this subject on Sunday. January 8 1903,
at 3 2. n, in Pythian Temple Audito-
rum, 10I2 9Th st. nv. Nc collection,
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TAFT PLAYS GOLF.
Invites His Brothers to Meet Him on
the Augusta Links

AN A-- ueAN A-4AS>-
Augusta, Ga, jan 1.-Mr. Taft spent
New Years on the golf links and at
home with his family. His brother.
henry w Taft. OF New York, was with
him- Mr.. Taft has invited Charles P.
Taft to join them here and try his hand
on the Augusta links. In q handicap
tournament Henry W is rated as a bet
ter player than the President-elect. but
the latter refuses 10 cOncede the fact
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White House Reception Is Brilliant.
Thomas u. Pearsan Dies Here.
2-Capital Celebrates New Year.
S-Dr. Harding's Conservation Planned
I-CensUs Printing Cha lEe Criticised
'11-DemocTat AssaIIs Tariff Plan.
Pred Cross Leader May Sail.
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Baltimore and Return. s1.25.

Every Saturday and Sunday. Ali trains
both ways. both days, except Royal Lin
tied City Offices, 1z17 G st. and 61s Pa ave.
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HERALD NEWS SUMMARY.
TEIEGR RAHHIc

Pages. TELEGRAPHIC.
1-Relief Rushed to Stricken Towns.
1-FErd Raised for Night Riders.
3-Mrs. Erb TO Testify To-day.
9-Hains' Plea "FUroT Transitoria."
s-Gov. Hughes Outlines Plans.
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Special Centerpieces for the New Years
Dinner and reception. = up. Blackstone.
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S1.S5 TO Baltimore and Return.
Via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, to-day
and tomorrow.
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80 Five-hour Trnin to - Yorl.-

Beginning January /. Leaves Washing
ton a. m daily via Penn. z. r. Pullman
parlOr cars, dining car. ard coaches
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SpectacuIar Part of n.

From spectacular standpoint. the best
part OF the function was the first. when
the members Of the diplomatic corps were
received. The ambassadors. ministers
secretaries. and attaches were accom-
panied by the ladies' OF their families and
Confined on PAGE = c,1un
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Change OF Time Tahles

Continued on Page 2, Column 3.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
ASKS BIG sum
I IN PENAL Ties
Mississippi Seeks to Gust Oil
Trust From State.
VIOLATION OF Law ALLEGED
Complaint Cites Methods Of the
Standard in Detail.

Jackson, Miss, July 1.-Application
was made in the chancery court of
Clay county by District Attorney T.
L. Lamb for a perpetual injunction re-
straining the Standard Oil company
from operating in the state Of Missis-
sippi. The prosecution seeks to collect
$11,0O0000 penalties for alleged VIOLA
ton of the trust law Of the COM
monwealth.
The injunction bill recites in detail
the history of the Standard Oil COM
pany and the methods by which the
company is alleged to have stifed
competition in this state.
Under the Mississippi statute, as
amended by the Legislature in 1906 the
state is entitled to recover statutory
penalty of $4,000 per day for each spe-
oific violation of the antitrust laws
and the penalties sought to be recov-
cred in this case cover a period of
three years. The hearing, it is under
stood, will take place at West Point
during the November term of the
chancery court.
The declaration covers practically
the same grounds as set forth in sim
liar proceedings instituted in other
states in recent years. District Attor-
ney Lamb files the proceedings in the
name Of the commonwealth. The case
promises to be notable.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
A Story Of BIackIe.

Professor Blackie Of Edinburgh .
martinez in the class room, was one DAY
hearing class with the individuals
Of which he was not acquainted. Pres
entity a student rose to read pant
graph, his book held in his right hand.
Sir" cried the professor in his auto
cratic way, "hold your book in your
left handy'
The student was about to speak, but
the professor stopped him with a
peremptory commands:
mo words, sir; your left hand, I
say!''
Then the student held up his left
arm, which ended at the wrist.
"Sir," said he, II haze nae left hand"
Before the professor could speak
there came a perfect storm Of Kisses
from the class, and when he did speak
the Kisses drowned what he said.
Then he left his place and went down
to the student whose feelings he had
Internationally hurt, threw his arm
around him and drew him close.
my boy" said the professor, speak
Ing softly, yet being heard by every
one in the room, you'll forgive me
that T was overweight. I did not
know! I did not knowv' ~.
Then he turned to the students, and,
with look and a tone that came
straight from the heart, he said: -
"And let me say to all Of you that
am glad to be shown that am teach
ing class Of gentlemeny'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
His Own People.

The negro blood wherever it is. de.
clares Ray Stannard Baker in Ameri.
can Magazine, supplies an element of
light heartedness which will not be
wholly crushed. In illustration he tells
this story Of very. light mulatto of
Tennessee:
A number Of years ago it came to
him suddenly one day that he was
white enough to pass anywhere for
white, and he acted instantly on the
inspiration. He went to Memphis and
bought first class ticket on a Missis-
sippi river boat to Cincinnati. No one
suspected that he was colored. He sat
at the table with white people and even
occupied a stateroom with white
man. At first, he said, he could hardly
restrain his exultation, but after q
time, although he associated with the
white men, he began to be lonesome.
1T grew colder and COLDER" he said.
In the evening he sat on the upper
deck, and as he looked over the railing
he could see down below the negro
passengers and deck hands talking and
laughing. After a time when it grew
darker they began to sing the inimita-
BILE negro songs.
'"That finished me-" he said. 81 got
up and went downstairs and took my
place among them. I've been a negro
ever Since,'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
Limitations Of Practice.

In an Iowa town an action for eject
ment was tried "by the court without
a jury" the suit having been brought
by religious society to recover pos
session Of cemetery. The defendant,
a physician in active practice, had
bought the ground for the use Of the
society, but when afterward he sew
cred his connection with the organiza-
ton it was discovered that he had TAX
en- the title in his own name and evil
IDENTIFY intended to hold on to it. After
duly weighing the evidence the court
ordered judgment for the plaintiff,
stating briefly the reasons for the de-
cision, whereupon defendants coun-
sci desired to be more fully enlight-
ened in the premises.
"Certainly," said his honor. "In ad-
dition to what I have already said,
there are but two other reasons. One
Is that the church seems to need a
cemetery, and the other is that the
doctor has failed to show that his prac-
tice is sufficiently large to necessitate
his maintaining his own burying
ground"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
ENDS LIFE TO AVOID
CAPTURE BY POSSE
1owan Who Murdered WIfe's
Parents Kills Himself.

Des Moines, July 1.-The dead
body of Calvin Littlepage, who MUIR
dered Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Jameson
parents of his divorced wife, was
found by John Richie. whose farm is
close to the Jameson home. The
corpse was in the middle of the road.
Littlepage, despai,ing of escape from
armed: posses, had blown hole
through his temple. Officers believe
he was intent upon reaching his wife,
intending to murder her, when, to
prevent capture, he shot himself.
After killing the Jamiesons Little
page forced his wife, with her infant
babe, to enter a buggy which was
waiting and flee with him. The MUIR
derer drove toward Abel In a binding
rain and hail storm, but was soon
pursued by a posse from Des Moines
When near Valley Junction, the posse
being close behind, Littlepage sought
shelter In the home of Arr Butler.
The posse followed and the murderer
escaped through back door, closely
pursued. He managed to elude his
pursuers for a time, but, being again
overtaken, he took his own life.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
THINKS INCOM
TAX NECESSARY
Senator Cummins Points to De.
ticit in Receipts.
SPEAKS AT GREAT LENGTH
Secures Brief Respite After Talk.
Ing Three Hours.

Washington, July 1-Senator Cum
minis Of Iowa occupied nearly the en-
tire day in discussing the income tax
and corporation tax amendments to
the tariff bill. Declaring that $479,-
100000 must be raised from customs
duties and an Inheritance, corporation
or income tax to properly meet the
to keep up the sinking fund Mr.. Cum
minis presented a letter from Secre-
tary MacVeagh of the treasury de-
partment stating that a deficit ap-
peared in the sinking fund at the close
Of the fiscal year 1908 Of $549, 1888, 647,
although up to that period the total
debt had been reduced $32, $4,000 in ex-
cess Of the sinking fund requirement.
Estimating at $S4O,OOO,OOO the amount
of money required by the government
for the fiscal year 1911 Mr.. Cummins
declared that not more than $3.50, 900,
600 would be raised from internal rev.
enne and not more than $S40,000,000
throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, West
enues under the Payne bill, leaving
about $240,000,000 to be supplied from
some other source.
my conclusion u.s." he said, "the
deficit will be $175, 100000 at the close
of 1911
He declared that no one could inves-
tigate the subject without being con-
WINGED that there must be large def
icits every year hereafter and he as
serted that every penny which would
result from the enactment Of his and
Mr.. .Bailey's income tax amendment
would be necessary to meet the de-
mands of the government.
A tax on incomes; he declared, ought
to be the first imposed and it should be
levied by every state as we'll as by
the national government. Sententious-
ly, he said, eve should lay the tax on
fortune rather than on, misfortune"
He said this course would place the
burden Of government where it would
belong and would discard all unprof-
liable property. He contended that
the accumulations of property do not
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
Art Comes Hiuh.

"A New York lady," said a Partisan,
''once ventured to demonstrate with
Paquin because he had charged her
$500 for ball dress.
"The material,' she said, could be
bought for $500, and surely the work
would be we'll paid with $50 more
"Madame,' said Paquln, with his
grandest air, go to your American
painter, Sargent in his little lite
street studio and say to him: "Here
is yard Of canvas, value so cents, and
here are colors, value 81. Paint me a
picture with these colors on this can
vas, and I will pay you $1.75." What
will the painter say? He will say,
MADAME, those are no terms for
an artist" say more. I say, If
you think my terms too high, pay me
nothing and keep the robe. Art does
not descend to the littleness of bag
gliTg'"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
The Elder Robert Fulton.

Robert Fulton was born at Little
Britain, Lancaster county, Pa, Nov.
II, 1865. His biographers have called
him "a self made man" and have
made but brief reference to his par
entage. It is noteworthy that his IA
Their, the senior Robert Fulton, in a
failure to leave financial patrimony, to
his children has not been accorded the
mention Of other achievements, not
slight In those primitive days. His an
cestors crossed from Scotland to Ire
land prior to the time Of Cromwell.
From Kilkenny, Ireland, the Fulton
family came to America before the
year 1875. The senior Robert Fulton
was among the prominent men of
Lancaster, his name having been On
record upon all the town organizations
which existed at that period. he was
founder of the Presbyterian church,
the secretary Of the Union Fire COM
pany and a charter member of the
Juliana library Of Lancaster, the third
library established in the American
colonies.-Century.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
The Eourmilion-

"In the Sahara" said m explorer,
there Is a little insect that throws
sand, and it's volleys Stay. They call 1t
the fourmilion. The fourmilion digs
itself funnel shaped hole Of the cir
culnference Of a silver dollar. It lies
hidden and watchful in the bottom of
this hole, and when Il spider or ant or
beetle comes cautiously prospecting
down the steep and slippery sides the
inhospitable fourmilion launches upon
It's guest volley after volley Of sand-a
hall of singing sand 50 abundant, SO
suffocating, so binding that the visitor
loses his head. He rolls unconscious
for the nonce to the bottom Of the
hole, and the fourmilion calmly dis
members him before he has time to
come to himself again and puts him
In the larder for the next meal"
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would be stayed and that the Bakh-
tiarfs, who are acting in complete ac-
cord with the Caucasian and Persian
revolutionists, are expected shortly to
resume the offensive from Kasbin.
The Russian foreign office considers
that the entrance of the Bakhtiaris
into Teheran would not only involve
street fighting and pillage on a great
scale, but also threaten the lives of
the members Of the diplomatic corps
and the foreign residents of Teheran.
The government will, If necessity
arises, undertake all measures that
may be required for the protection of
Russian lives and interests. The
crisis Is expected to come to head
within a fortnight.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01

Suffrage association. The convention
Is being held in Plymouth church and
the headquarters of the association
are at the Hotel Lincoln.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, presi-
dent Of the International Woman Suf-
frage alliance; the Rev. Anna Howard
Shaw, president of the national asso-
oiation, and other distinguished speak
ers are in attendance at the meeting,
with the other officers of the national
association and many members.
Washington is center of special
interest to woman suffragists just at
this time because a bill providing for
full woman suffrage has just passed
both houses of the state legislature
and has been signed by the governor
The measure will go to the voters for
ratification at the regular election in
November, 1910.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
A Poor Bath.

A Frenchman was talking in New
York about the excellent bathing
beaches of America
'"There are no such beaches in Eu-
rope" said he. "And the sea over
there is not SO pleasant to battle in.
Frequently. you know, great pipes
empty sewage into it. They who stay
late for the bathing in Nice, for in.
stance, swim about among lemon peel,
orange skins, melon rinds, soaked but
still buoyant newspapers-fear rub
bish. once bathed in Nice. The Med
iterranean was warm and pleasant,
but it resembled soup or something
worse. l heard an American after
coming out say to the bathing master:
Look here, friend, where do stran-
gers go for a wash after bathing
hereY"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
BITTER ATTACK ON BUSsE
Socialist Newspaper Makes Charges
Against Chicago's Mayor.

SOCIALIST Newspaper Makes Charges
Against chicago's Mayor.
Chicago, July Startling charges
made against Mayor Busse in the Chi
cago Daily Socialist led to demand
for indictment on charge of Grim
tnal libel against the editors and pub
fishers of that paper.
The entire front page Of the social.
list organ was devoted to scathing
attack on the mayor. It charged him
with being at the head of ring of
grafters that controlled gambling in
Chicago, collected tribute from the
denizens of the levee and afforded
protection to the white slave traffic
in the city.
]. 0. Bentall, director of the Daily
Socialist, made the following state
ment concerning the charges against
Mayor Busse: .s.-
I'VE knew the charges were libel.
GUS, but we have absolute documen-
tary evidence to prove everything
that we have said. We are prepared
to go into court any time we are
called" ..-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
Blooms but to Die,

The taliput palm (Corypha umbracu-
lifera) of Ceylon, whose leaves are put
to such numerous uses by the Cinga-
lese, bears fruit but once during it's
life: This elegant tree measures about
ten feet round the trunk and attains 8
height of about $50 feet. The flowers,
the appearance of which presages
death to the tree, are inclosed in tall
spathe which bursts with loud re-
port, disclosing huge plume Of beau
tiful blossom. The infiorescence Is sue
ceeded by equally conspicuous punches
Of fruit. When these have ripened the
tree withers rapidly and in the course
of fortnight may be seen PROSTATE
and decaying on the spot it adorned.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
Did az lie Was Told.

A well known Brooklyn clergyman
in talk to bis Sunday school urged
the children to speak to him whenever
they met. The next day dirty faced
urchin accosted him In the street with,
GLOW do, doc?"
The clergyman stopped and cordial.
ly inquired, "And who are you, sir?"
"Im one of your little lambs" re.
piled the boy affably. "Fine dayr'
And, fitting his hat to the back of his
head, he staggered off, leaving the
worthy divine speeches. with amaze
ment,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
The Best Way to Starve,

If one feels bound to undertake star
walton for period, it is best, trained
physician tells us, to make the process
not quite complete by eating a little
at the usual intervals Of fasting abso-
lutely. for a comparatively long time.
This makes freak treatment quite
harmless. Psychologists find that as
the body is starved fat and sugar dis
appear first, and then the minor Or
gans are drawn upon to support the
brain and heart, continuing until no
more material can be spared. Exhaus-
ton is then very near,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
GETS AN INTERNAL MACHINE

Minister Receives Continuance That
- Fails to Explode.
Cincinnati, June 3O.-Rev. G. R.
Robbins. pastor of the Lincoln Park
Baptist Institutional church, received
an Internal machine, accompanied by
a note decorated with skull and cross
bones and saying he would suffer If
he did not stop his talk against the
Black Hand. The machine was in
geniously constructed from a hand
kerchief box containing quantity of
black powder, which was to have
been exploded by match ignited by
string spring. The intention was to
blind the preacher.
Fortunately the spring did not work
when the box was opened.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
CRISIS EXPECTED SHORTLY

Russian Troops Likely to Occupy Per-
sian Capital.
st. Petersburg, July 1.-The occu-
patton of Teheran, the capital of Per-
STA, by Russian military expedition
Is regarded in we'll informed circles
as distinct possibility Of the near
future.
The latest advices received here
from Teheran indicate that the British
and the Russian consuls sent out to
negotiate with the leader of the Bakh-
tiari forces, advancing against Te-
heran from the south, failed to obtain
the desired nrnmisa +hatt thne march
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
Gaelic Huntino.

Gazelles In Nub1a are hunted by a
powerful breed Of hounds in build
somewhat heavier than a greyhound.
In spite Of being far swifter than the
hound the gazelle falls a victim from
the nervous habit of constantly stop
ping to look back to see If it is pur-
sued. It also expends its strength by
taking great bounds in an almost YER
tical direction, thereby not only losing
time, but exhausting itself, so that it
Is Overtaken without difficulty.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
A Game Of Chance.

II suppose" said the stranger with.
in the gates. t'the lid is on all games
of chance in this town."
Don't you believe it, stranger" re-
Joined the native. "The marriage H.
cense Office is still wide open."-Bn-
change.
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pay their share Of the taxes and said
there would be no injustice In increas-
Ing their proportion Of the general
burden. After Mr.. Cummins had
spoken three hours the senate took
recess for half an hour to allow him
and other members time for luncheon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
llqht and Hone,

Even In evil, that dark cloud which
hangs over the creation, we discern
rays Of light and hope and gradually
come to see in suffering and tempta-
ton proofs and instruments of the
sublimest purposes Of wisdom and
lOve.-Channing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
Wisdom From a Babe,

"ISUUn FROM Babe.
"What would you do, my boy" asked
a professional vocalist proudly, "if you
could sing like me?'
"Have some singing lessonsv' replied
the lad.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01

Ono Exception.
The Husband during the quarreD-
You're always making bargains. Was
there ever a time when you didn't?
The Wife-Yes, sir; on my wedding
dow
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
Nuts as Food.

One very great advantage which
nuts possess over most foods is their
absolute freedom from adulteration.
When you buy nuts you always know
what you are getting. OF course those
bought in the shell are also absolutely
clean.-Good Health.