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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-03
-, md Water Were the Elements
Which Played Havoc With
the Pretty Residence
This Noon.
sryTH AND ORLEANS ST
n. water Pressure Wa, Poor and the
riremcn Were Unable to Throw
Good Stream on
This Account.

At12.1O this noon, the pretty resi-
aonce of A. ]. Matthias at go Orleans
Was badly damaged by fire and water.
Tho loss by both agents destructive
rork is covered amply by insurance,
.s0OO being carried on the house and
.,0oO on the furniture, the larger
nart Of which was carried by ready
ro,sbbors and standersby to a safe
MADE on the lawn of the We'll property
adjoining.
How 1t Started.
At about 1880, Mrs. Matthias and
maid were preparing dinner and hav-
ing cut the fatty substance from a
steak had thrown it into the kitchen
range and having a hot fire in the
stove the flue caught fire and in a
short time was burning out.
D. Ecker who resides at the Matthias
home, noticed sparks on the roof
while in the back yard, and Immediate
II called to Mrs. Matthias to turn in
the alarm which was done, the Sixth
and Tenth street reels arriving in a
short time and the West keokuk reels
responding although a hard run was
made by that department. The hook
and ladder was also brought to the
scene although not needed.
The chemical and onc stream of wa.
ter we're played upon the blaze which
was bursting out of the roof in the
attic around the chimney and which
looked for awhile as If the entire resi-
dence would go. The water pressure
at the time was very poor and the fire.
men we're unable to throw stream
to the blaze. A line of hose was
run through both front and back doors
and in a short while the blaze was
3 under control
Four streams of water were used to
e1tnguish the blaze which was con-
fined entirely to the roof of the house.
Hose was run from Franklin and
Seventh and from Fifth and Orleans.
The water pressure is supposed to be
ITO pounds but Chief Anderson stat
ed this noon that there was not near
enough pressure to throw water to
The second story windows of the Ma
thias residence this noon.
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.S2||i'z|( 2!

A wedding this month which will
interest great many Keokuk people
will be tina. of Miss Bess Cosgrove
and Mr.. VIM. j. Frank which is to take
place on February IL.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-03
How She Got
Rid Of Her Fat
Rengo Did it. No Starvation
Diet, or Tiresome Exer-
cises Necessary. A Free
Trial Package Will
Convince You

A woman's form is essentially one
OF grace; the lines of beauty vanish
as fat accumulates and instead OF
beauty We see bulk, and what was
once fair becomes fright.
Rengo will reduce you 1t 10 per.
fectly safe. You eat 1t like fruit or
candy and easily and safely reduce
your fat a pound day.
For sale by all druggists at sl.0O
per full sized box, or by mail prepaid,
by The Rengo Co., 3147 Rengo Bldg,
Detroit, Mich. The Company will
gladly send you trial package free
by mail, If you will write them direct
to Detroit; no free packages at drug
stores.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-03

The makers of Hyomei absolutely
guarantee it to cure catarrh or money
back No dosing the stomach, just
breathe in Hyomei through neat
pocket inhaler, and the balsamic and
antiseptic ain will cure the catarrh
germs promptly. Complete outfit only
81. 90 at Wilkinson & Co.
Hyomei is sold in every town in
America.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-03
TODAY'S MARKETS.

Furnished by James E. Bennett and
Co., Commission Merchants, Mem
bers Chicago Board of Trade. Branch
Office Qurcy. Illinois.
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WANT COLUMN
WANTED.

WANTED-5o, men to learn barber
trade and take POSI- ions waiting
our graduates. Few weeks completes.
Constant practice furnished, scholar
snip include tools, instructions,
demonstrations. examinations and di.
plomas. Write for catalogue. Moer
Barber College. ST Louis. Mo. IT,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-03
Open High Low Close

Open High Low Close
May 1885 10 1OSA 1899
July u. 9SA 9S7 81 3 1885
Sept 941a 94% 94A 941a
CORN
May 63as Ga 6314 637s
July 63A 6sss 6sis 63Ss
Sept 63ls 631s 627s 631a
OATS
May 50 52A 51s. 52A
July 461a 4634 461s 46s4
Sept, 1915 Sels S9is 1925
May 1895 1907 1890 1905
July 1900 lip 100 1912
LARD
May 9s2 $40 900 go
July 972 as2 972 $50
SHORT RIBS
May -. $50 500 sS7 s95
July 902 $40 9O2 80
Car Lots Today
Wheat, 6. Corn, 1922 grad
ed No. 2, l; oats, 4S; graded No. .,
Minneapolis Wheat, 176; last year,
1873.
Wheat. 1855; last year, 2ss.
/ Estimated Receipts for Tomorrow.
/ Wheat, 8; corn, 127; oats, CT.
1 Hogs, $4,000.
Liverpool Closed.
Wheat. unchanged to sd lower.
Corn, unchanged.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 64,OO0 closed 15@2oc lower;
mixed, .95@6. so; heavy, S6.15lD
$50; rough, So 9o@6.1o; light, So 80
1 &C. 90
/ Cattle-2S,o 5000; market 1Od15c low
Sheep Receipts, $4,000; market,
/ steady
Chicago Live Stock.
4 CHICAGO. Feb. 3.-Cattle. $4,000;
steady; beeves, So .4od7OO; stockers,
So 1905 40.
/ Hogs. $4,000: Is to % lower light,
s5.75@6. So; heavy. Sc 0o@6. so; pigs,
! 81. 1906. 90.
Sheep. $4,000; lo@15 lower; natives
I So 25@5 so; lambs, s4.75@7.5o.
Kansas City Live Stock.
! KANSAS CITY Mo, Feb. 3.-Cat-
tie, 1000; ) to 10 lower: steers, 81 so
&c IS; stockers, So .25@5.75
Hogs, 1900 ;1o@2O lower; bulk,
So .G0@6 IS; pigs, 81 .0OM5. %.
Sheep, 5000; ) to 10 lower; muttons
81 5oM5 40; lambs Sc. 5o@7 so.
New York Produce
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Drcssed pou.
try steady.
Firm: creamery, extra. 291a
Eggs-lower; nearby white fancy,
3Sc fresh tirsts, 52hc; refrigerators,
25G29c
Chcese-Firm.
Nav
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-03

Rengo is for sale and recommended
IN keokuk by Wilkinson & Co.'S
Pharmacy and j. F. Kiedaisch & Son
druggists.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-03
Chicago Live Stock.
Kansas City Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb 3.-Cat
tie, 1000; ) to 10 lower; steers, 81 81
&c. IS; stockers, So 25@5.75
Hogs, 1900 ;1o@2O lower; bulk
So .Go@6 Is; pigs, 81 .0o@5.25.
Sheep 6Oo0; to 10 lower; muttons
81 5oM5 40; lambs Sc. 50@7 SO.
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New York Produce.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Drcssed pou.
try. steady.
Butter-Frm; creamery, extra. 291a
Eggs lower; nearby white fancy,
csc; fresh tirsts, 5212c; refrigcrators,
25G29c.
Chcese-Firm
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-07

abandoned, it is said; the crops for
the present year are all wel-nlgh
ruined. The farmers in Coleton are
very much worried as the pest Will
doubtless spread. Close onto the in
tested district are the truck farms Of
Colleton and Charleston counties. The
wire worm knows no discrimination IN
his destruction of crops. Feeding first
upon the grasses and then upon the
corn, he finishes up his work Of de-
vastation by consuming everything
else that is left in the fields. Cotton
is destroyed acre by acre, and the 9TH
er crops fare no better. Once the raw
age begins there is no way Of putting
an end-save, perhaps, one.
There is bird that many farmers
think is his enemy. Swooping down
upon the fields in the early days of
the seasons, and in the winter espec-
ially, the lark dips his bill into the
ground. The farmers-many of them
think the crops are destroyed.
But if they only knew the lark Is the
only salvation in the fight against the
wire worm.
The wire worm-one Of the click
beetles-is Matched from the eggs laid
in the early spring, appearing IN May
or June. Their destruction comes IN
the second year Of their existence.
At the time the lark flies over the field
the wire worm is close to the surface.
The lark, whose bill is very sensitive,
knows in what lands the food it wishes
is. In roofing into the ground the
lark finds the wire worm and destroys
it. This is the only method known
today by which the wire worm may be
kept down.
The dictionary thus describes the
wire worm: Zone of the larvae Of
various species Of swapping beetles,
or elaters-so called from their slen-
derness and the uncommon hardness
of the integument. Wire worms are
sometimes very destructive to the
roots Of plants. Called also wire
grub.
Just at this time the wire worm
presents a grave situation in Colleton,
it is said. Secretary James Henry
Rice, Of the Audubon society, who was
here today, stated that the preserva-
ton Of the lark is the important fac
tor in, holding down the pest in other
parts of the State should it appear.
The lark has been killed out in many
ways, mainly by poisoning, as It he
were the enemy to the farm instead
of the salvation Of the crop in many
instances.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-07
WIRE WORM IN COLLETON.
Large and Fertile Section Infested
With Deadly Crop Pest.

Columbia, September Am area
of crops twenty miles long and fifteen
miles wide, down in the fertile re-
gions Of Colleton county, almost with
in striking distance Of the truck
farms Of Charleston-the finest IN the
world-is infested with the deadly
wire worm. For the past two years
government experts have been study
inc the life history Of this worm IN
this region and recently the work has
been vigorously pushed. Preliminary
reports have been made by the gov
ernment men and those from Clemson
college who have been i'll Eolleton
working on the problem.
In this strip Of land the wire worm
has wrought havoc. Farms have been
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-07
The Helpful .Bellboy.

For four consecutive nights the ho-
tel man mad watched his fair, tlmld
guest fill her pitcher at the water
cooler.
"Madam,'' he said on the fifth
night, "if you would ring, this would
be done for YOU"
"But where is my bell?' asked
the lady.
"The bell is beside your bed, y
replied the proprietor.
"That the bell!' she exclaimed
"Why, the boy told me that was the
fire alarm, and I wasn't to touch it
on any account. ''-Success Maaazine'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-07

Rates quoted f:om other points on
application.
Tickets limited to October 31st,
1909, and permit stop-overs at ali
points west of Chicago or St. Louis
Tickets on sale daily to September
29th, 1909. Lower Round Trip Rates
tc and fromCalifornia quoted on appi-
cation. Before completing arrange
ments for your trip give US an opper-
tunity to talk with you about the de-
tails of it, quote you best rates and
tell you of the most interesting points,
and the best and cheapest way to see
them. Write to representatives as
follows:
W. E. McGee, T. P. A., !
Augusta, Ga.
S. II. Mclean, P. & T. A.,
Columbia, S. c.
J C. Lusk, D. P. A.;
Charleston, S. c.
Il. NJ. Pratt, T. A.,
Spartanburg, S. c.
R. II. DeButts, T. P. A.
Raleigh, N. c.
R. L. Vernon, D. P. A,
Charlotte, N. c.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-07
SILVER SERVICE.
General Assembly Will Attend Exer-
cises in Charleston When it is
Presented to Battleship.
Columbia. State.

Columbia State.
The suggestion made by Senator
Sinkler, Of Charleston, as printed IN
the State, that the presentation of the
silver service to the battleship South
Carolina be made in Charleston during
the session Of the general assembly IN
January, Will probably be carried out
While the battleship will be ready for
commission in December it is hardly
probable that the service ordered by
the commission in charge will be turn
ed over to the State until some time
in January. The service cost about
$4,000 and is very elaborate IN de-
sign and pattern.
Gov. Ansel has planned to have all
State officials and members OF the
general assembly present at the ex-
ercises and several days ago address
ed the following letter to the Cramp
shipbuilding company:
II have noticed with great deal
of pleasure an account Of the trial OF
the battleship South Carolina, and the
reports that come to me are so graft
flying that I wish to congratulate you
upon the good work you have done IN
the building of this ship. We, Of
course, feel much interested in it, be-
cause it is named for our State, and
shall follow her with a great deal OF
pleasure.
"Our legislature, at its last session,
made an appropriation to purchase
silver service for this battleship,
which is to be ready for delivery about
tine middle Of January. When the Sill
yer service is presented, shall GER
tainly expect some Of you to come
down and attend the festivities.
Please remember me kindly to all OF
the members Of your company whom
had the pleasure of meeting last
year"
Reply From Cramps.
The following letter was received
by the governor in reply to his invita-
zion:
':I thank you very much for your
courteous letter Of August 26 in re-
gard to the q. S. S. South Carolina
For our own credit and the glory OF
the good State of South Carolina, we
endeavored to build the battleshap to
be the fastest and best Of her class,
and We are glad to have succeeded;
especially 50 if it gives you sufficient
pleasure to have you express your ap-
preciation, matter which is some
what infrequent in these busy days.
II thank you very much for your
suggestion that we participate IN the
ceremony of presenting the ship with
a silver service and sincerely trust
That our engagements will permit us
to be present when the time comes.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-07
A GRAND OPPORTUNITY
To See The Pacific Coast And Tbs
Alaska Yukon Exposition.

The best and most inexpensive wey
to see the Pacific coast and the greas
Western country this summer, and
take in the Alaska-Yukon Exposition
opened June 1st, is to "Go as yeE
please, pay as you go, stay az long a.
October 31st, if You desire" Why
not spend your own money! Why not
plan your OWL trip and 60 in eomfeet,
and when it suits you7 This may be
done by planning your trip over the
SOUTHERN RAILWAY .
in connection with an Individual par
ty leaving the Caro1inas July 3rd, on
the individual expense plan, which
will cost you about half as much as
a fixed expensive excursion tour.
July srd, Route.
Southern Railway, Goldsboro to-
Hartman Junction.
Queen and Crescent, Hartman
Junction to Danvile, Ky. ...
Southern Railway, Danville, KY, to
st. Louis, Mo.
Wabash R. R., St. Louis to Kan
sas City, Mo.
Union Pacific, Kansas City to Dem
yer.
Denver & Rio Grande, Denver to-
Salt Lake City.
S. P. L. A. & S. L., Salt Lake City
to Los Angeles.
Round Trip Railroad Bates.
Going via any ticketing route Sc
lected and returning via any ticketine
route as desired.
Via Portland, Seattle and San
turning one way via Portland and
Seattle.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-07
Washington Once Gave Up

to three doctors; was kept in bed for
FIVE weeks. Blood poison from spid-
er's bite caused large, deep sores to
cover his leg. The doctors failed. than
"Bucklen's Arnica Salve completely
cured me,' writes John Washington
Of Bosoueville, Tex. For eczema, boils,
burns and piles It's supreme. 2oc. at
". E. Psfham & Sons.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-07
NEW COTTON CROP.
Government Report Shows Low Con
dition.-Averages 6S.7 Per Cent.

Washington, Sept. 2.-The govern
ment's report on the condition of cot
ton crop as Of August rs, issued to-
day, shows an average condition of 63.7
as against 76.1 per cent. on August
25, 1908; 72.7, August Is, 1907, and
1876, the average Of the past ten
years on August 25.
Comparisons of conditions by States
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-07
Father and Mother
q Houston Post.

From the Houston Post.
Dr.. Parkhurst says the impressions
d child gets at mothers knee are hard
70 erase. The impressions the boy
gets across the fathers knee are apt
to wear longer, however.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-07
SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

I will sell on Saturday, September
18th, 1909, at II o'clock, at the late
residence of Mrs. Mary L. Counts,
deceased, in the town Of Prosperity,
the personal property of which she
die possessed, consisting of House
hold and Kitchen Furniture. Terms
Of sale cash.
j. NJ. Counts,
Administrator.
2-31.0Q.3t 7taW
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-11
That $11OO Yield

For the benefit of some who
might be misled in regard to oui
berry yield last season, we desire
to make a slight correction in the
article which appeared in our val
liable home paper.
We have but one-third an acr
in the patch mentioned in the art :
Gle. This patch yielded 300 era es
which brought us 1914. 80. ave, ag-
ing $1.21 per crate. This, of
course, is not clear profit, as the
Grating, picking, asserting, pack
ing and marketing are expensive
items. 1t will be seen that the
patch produced at the rate of about
$1100 per acre. And, while this
yield is exceptional for this part
it is by no means phenomenal. Nu-
merous instances are on record
where the Lucretia dewberry has
been made to give up more than
$1100 per acre. While it is har-
dy grower, it is nevertheless CRATE
full to kind treatment and therein
lies the secret of success in all fruit
production. Letting plants ''run
wild is the method of the ma
tive American Indians. not of the
successful fruit grower,
ANDREW JENSEN.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-11
READY FOR BUSINESS
Organization of Melon and
Fruit Growers Perfected.

Fifty thousand crates of canta-
loupes will be the output of the
Emmett melon growers during the
coming season. That is the esti=
mate of the Emmett Melon and
Fruit Growers association organ
lied here Saturday with great
deal of enthusiasm.
The association is patterned after
that of Palisade. Colo which has
been a success in every partiular.
The association was organized
as a stock company with a capital
of $25, 600 and will be Incorporate
ed under the laws of Idaho. The
par value of the shares is s25 per
share. The number of shares any
one can own is limited to 25.
The present membership is 60.
Two important business transac-
tions were consummated at the
Saturday meeting. One was the
purchase of the Emmett Forward
ing and Storage company, which
means that this company's big
warehouse will be used for storage
a I'D packing purposes. The other
was the purchase of $500 worth of
cantaloupe seed from Rocky Ford
for the seasons planting. This
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-11

amount will be sufficient for 25(
icres. Amanager will be appointed
to take charge of the forwarding
,ompany's property as soon as the
incorporation papers have beer
lied, and the association will sther
be ready for business. Most of the
eantaloupes will be planted be-
tween the rows Of trees in the new
orchards that will be set out in
the spring. 1t is estimated that of
the $50 acres, each acre will aver.
age FIVE crates day. or a total OF
1850 crates per day. The capac.
ity of car is 400 crates, SO there
viii be shipped out of Emmett dai-
iy during the season three carloads
of juicy cantaloupes to tickle the
palates of the connoisseurs of the
East.
But caltaloupes will constitute
but small portion of the output
of the association. Berries of all
kinds. and peaches, pears, prunes
and apples will GO out by the car
load to Eastern markets to estab
lish reputation for Emmett fruit
as the choicest and best.
Every fruit grower aud prospec-
tive fruit grower is urged to join
the association. The more men,
bers it has the stronger will be its
influence and the larger its, bust
ness. II is time the old time-wast-
ing method of peddling fruit and
produce from wagons was done
away with. Through the associa-
ton markets will be found for all
products handled with saving of
time and expense to the producers.
Experienced and trusted men are
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-11

Co.; William Bartch to Marie
Seamans, 20 acres bench, $500.
w. w. Wilton to c. M. Park
10 acres bench, $4,000.
w. H. Cooke to E. L. Holver.
son, 40 acres. $4,000.
Charlotte Frazier to v. T. Craig,
40 acres east of town, $4,000.
A. E. Avins, 20 acres, $4,000.
E. V. Eakin to John Yeck, 40
acres, $4,000.
Pearl Wilton to /. A. Trow-
bridge, 20 acres, $4,000.
John Yeck TO l.. A. Trowbridge.
20 acres. $4,000.
w. A. Rathbun to R. II. Ban
croft, $50 acres. $1,000.
Other sales: L. L. Alsager to
DR.. Green, 40 acres south of town
$4,000.
Eugene Finn to John Yeck SO
acres $1,000.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-11
NO. H.
TO IMPROVE BURIAL
GROUND.
Steps Being Taken to I'M
prove Cemetery.

The meeting at the Commercial
Club rooms Tuesday night to CON
slider plans for beautifying the
cemetery resulted in committee
of eight being appointed to take
up the matter with the lodges and
church organizations that own
burial plots with the object of
formulating plans for the improve
ment OF tine City of the Dead.
1t was the unanimous sentiment
of the meeting that the present
condition of the cemetery was
disgrace to the community and that
immediate steps should be taken to
make that sacred spot a thing Of
beauty. As The Index stated last
week, the Canyon Canal company,
through Mr.. Trowbridge, has gen
erouslY donated the water and has
offered the services OF their engi-
neer, Mr.. WIlkie, in laying out the
laterals. 1t is now up to the peo-
pie of this end of the valley to
make use OF this gift.
A brief outline of the plans
discussed is as follows: Have
each lodge and church owning
lots in the cemetery appoint a
committee to acquire title to the
land; survey the ground and plat
it; make an estimate of the ex-
pense of constructing bitches and
building a tight wire fence; de-
eide upon plan of organization.
When all these preliminaries have
been settled, request the mayor to
proclaim a half day or a whole
day as a holiday and request
everyone to assist in doing the ac-
tual work of constructing bitches,
bui uiiding fences, leveling and clean
ing the ground. 1t is believed
that no able bodied man, woman
OF child will refuse to help in this
good cause. Everyone in this sec
tion, town and country should be
interested in this work.
The committee appointed consists
of Fred Bliss, chairman; E. K.
Hayes, representing the Masonic
lodge: F. G. Carpenter, I. o. o.
F.; D. A Hawkins. Modern
Woodmen; John Daily. G. A. r.;
NJ. Gilbride, Catholic church;
John Dewey, Latter Day Saints;
and F. A. DeClark.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-11
Basket Game Saturday

Two basketball games are billed
for Saturday night at the hall.
The preliminary skimlsh will be
between the Nampa and Emmett
High schools. aud the real battle
will follow between the Nampa
FIRE department team and the Tig-
ers. The games. should be interest
ing ones, as the teams are evenly
matched. Admission to both
games So cents and 25 cents.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-11

Gsrden seeds at Hunts.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-11
Farmers Institute Next Week

Prof. French and his assistants
will arrive Saturday of next week
in their two special cars and will
hold farmers institute in the
hall in the afternoon and evening.
Special attention will be given
dairying and horticulture and the
meetings should be largely attend
ed. The various sprays used in
destroying orchard pests and the
best methods of applying them
will be demonstrated.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-11

The Index has received with the
compliments of L. A. Trowbridge
two immense pictures showing the
Pailsade and Grand Junction
Colo. fruit belt. The pictures are
printed in colors and have attract
ed great deal of attention. L. G..
Knight. who formerly lived at
Palisade, says they are true to life
and he was able to pick out his
former residence there. The
Grand valley people in this city
say the Emmett country will pre-
sent a similar appearance within
the next FIVE years.