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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
AID THE FARMERS
congressman Meet State Agents
Of Cooperative Demonstration.
Government ~Appropriates Money for
Educational Work In the
states-Prepare for Appear
ance Of Boil Woeviii.

Representatives Clayton, Helm q
Dent met the other day at Dr.. Knapp's
office in Washington with the state
agents of the farmers co-opera-
tive demonstration work. This work is
carried on under the supervision of DR..
Knapp and this meeting was composed
Of agents representing II southern
states. The object of the work is to
improve farming conditions in these
states. Demonstration is made in var1-
Gus sections to show how results may
be increased by improved methods.
The various reports showed that the
work is accomplishing wonderful re-
suits.
Heretofore Alabama has depended
for this work upon contributions from
the educational board, but beginning
with the first of September next the
government appropriations will apply
there.
portions Of districts represented by
the congressman who attended the
meeting, and they asked for and were
assured of an increase of the work in
each of their districts.
Each congressman expressed hearty
approval of and sympathy with the
work. Representative Clayton asked
| for and obtained the services of two
lecturers to attend the farmers insti-
tutes to be held at Columbia, Houston
county, August 4, 5 and 6. Mr.. Wilson,
who has charge of this work in Ala.
bama, said that the boil weevil is now
about 80 miles from the west line of
Alabama, and that it travels at the rate
Of 35 to 40 miles a ear At this rate
it will soon appear in that state, and
will possibly be doing damage in the
next three years.
He is endeavoring with much sue.
cess to prepare the farmer for it's ap
pearance. He says the first year OF
the weevil is generally the worst, be.
cause the farmers become panic
stricken. He is trying to prevent a
panic and have the farmer prepared tC
meet the condition when it arrives.
Mr.. Evans, who has charge of the
work in Louisiana and Arkansas, said
the boil weevil had not been an I'm.
mixed evil; that the farmer, to meet
the condition., has intensified his farm
ing and diversified his crop. By this
means he is raising other crops to sup
port himself n family and feed his
live stock and raising about as much
cotton upon a very much smaller acre
age. He said that, as a result of this
demonstration work, Louisiana this
year would raise all the corn that she
needed for home consumption, ant
that is the first time in her whole his
tory that this has been done. The
methods of. combating the weevil, in
brief, are the picking off of the first tt
appear and the gathering up and burn
ing off of all dead squares in which the
eggs have been depositetd; and i'm
proved, intensive cultural methods.
The congressman say that they ex
pect to have reports of these state
agents gathered and printed this fall
They will then be ready to distribute
them to their constituents.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
He Was Well Eouipped.

A Methodist bishop was recently a
guest at the home of a friend who had
two charming daughters. One morn
ing the bishop, accompanied by the
two young ladies, went out in the hope
of catching some trout. An old fisher
man, out for the same purpose, wish
ing to appear friendly, called out:
"Ketchin' many, pard?"
The bishop, Strengthening himself
to his full height, replied: Brother,
I am a fisher of men"
you've got the right kind O. bait,
all right" was the fisherman's re-
joinder.-Success Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
A Classic in Kentucky,

They have been telling this story
down in the Blue Grass SO long that
the Louisville CourierJournal says
it is regarded as a classic:
"Majah," announced the colonel,
"Tll bet I've sweat no less than II
%gallons!"
Begging your pardon, kunnel," re-
turned the major, desisting from a
long libation, gentlemen don't sweat;
they perspire. Horses sweat"
We'll, them" returned the now ir-
ritated colonel, glazing at the calm
and contented critic of his diction,
by CAD, sub, I'm a hoss!"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27

of the lower seat must be bevelled in
the opposite direction from the main
part of the seal so that the water will
not run into the joint and rot the
post. Instead Of using old pipe for
reinforcement as suggested I would
put the bolts right through the pipe
and not use wooden plugs, a smooth
pipe would have little value as a re.
enforcement for concrete, and the
strain being transversely of the post
the reinforcement should be put in
vertically and should consist of twist
ed iron or steel rods, Or even the
twisted and serrated fence band OF
tape would be of more value than q
smooth piece of iron of any kind.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
None Too Early.

The favorite time for seeding n
crop Of tame grass or alfalfa, with the
exception of clover, is everywhere rec
ognized as the fall, and more especial
~ in the southern half of the. corn
belt. Where nature attempts to cover
all bare ground with a binding crop of
grass, starting it o % after early
spring, this grass pest becomes an en-
envy of spring seeding. This is more
particularly the case with alfalfa. Fall
seeding is the only way of circum-
venting the grass pest.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
Platform for Driving Posts.

Build a platform of the kind indi-
Gated in the drawing and attach a pair
of wheels. Old wagon wheels made
of boards will suffice. They should be
not less than IL inches in diameter.
The dimension of the other parts
should be: Length of platform, three
to four feet; width of platform, two
and a half to three feet; height, thir-
ty to forty inches. A board nailed
across the handles will render it easy
FOR the worker to ascend and descend.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
A Contest of Wits,

An eminent lawyer was once cross
examining a very clever woman, moth
er. of the plaintiff in a breach-of-prom-
Use action, and was completely worst
ed in the encounter of wits. At the
close, however, he turned to the jury
and exclaimed:
You saw, gentlemen, that even l
was put a child in her hands. What
may my client have been?"
By this adroit stroke of advocacy
he turned his failure into a success.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
People Becoming interested.

Evidence of the popular interest in
the anti-consumption crusade is given
in a statement made by the National
Association for the Study and Proven
ton of tuberculosis, to the effect that
during the year ending August 81,
nearly 5000, 900 people have attended
tuberculosis exhibitions in various
parts of the country. Besides the
three travelling tuberculosis exhibit
tons of the national association. there
are % exhibits of this kind through
out the United States. -Four years
ago there were only three such dis
plays in the entire country.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
FENCE POST OF CONCRETE
Illustration and Directions Showing
How One May Be Made Sub
stantialIy and Cheaply.

Every practical farmer knows the
value of a good concrete fence post,
says a writer in Rural New Yorker.
As shown by the accompanying dia-
gram / would bevel the seats Of the
post SO as to take the strain on the
bolt, which is the weak point in the
concrete, then / would give the post
two seats instead Of one, making the
joint somewhat like a ship lap or ship
splice in a timber. The outer edge
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
Don't Mix Dairy Herd.

It is not wise to mix breeds In the
dairy herd. That is, we do not deem
it wisdom to have the herd composed
of Jerseys and H~olsteins or of Jer.
seys and Shorthorns for the reason
that no two breeds require the some
treatment to geDthe most satisfactory
results at the milk pail. Select your
breed and stick to it. You can't make
a mistake In selecting either Hol.
stems, Jerseys, Guernseys or Ayr
'shires
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27

Rough on Rats, unbeatable exterminator
Rough on Hen Lice, Nest Powder, 25c.
Rough on Bedbugs, Powder Or LiQ'd, Csc.
Rough on Fleas, Powder or Liquid, rs.
Rough on Reaches, Pow'd, 15c. ,Liq'd Csc.
Rough on Moth and Ants, Powder, 25c.
Rough on Shelters, agreeable touse. 25c.
q. 8. Wells, Chemist, Jersey City, N. J.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
In the Future.

In the future.
First Ward Politician-We'n carry
our ticket.
Second Ditto-But you forget our
opponent is the reform candidate, and
he will get all the women's votes.
First w. P.-Won't be any women's
votes to count.
Second Ditto-How do you know
they won't vote?
First w. P.-Because we have ar
ranged with the stores to have big
bargain sales on election day.-Balti-
more American.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
THREE REASONS
Each with Two Legs and Ten Fingers

A Boston woman who is a fond
about her experience feeding her boys.
Among other things she says:
"Three chubby, rosy-cheeked boys.
Rob, Jack and Dick, aged 6, 4 and 3
years respectively, are three of our
reasons for using and recommending the
food, Grape-Nuts. for these youngsters
have been fed OF Grape-Nuts since in
fancy, and often between meals when
other children would have been given
candy.
Il gave a package of Grape-Nuts to
a neighbor whose 3 year old child was
a weakened little thing, i'll half the
time. The little tot ate the Grape
Nuts and cream greedily and the moth
er continued the good work, and it
was not long before a truly wonderful
change manifested itself in the child's
face and body. The results were re-
markable. even for Grape-Nuts.
Both husband and I use Grape
Nuts every day and keep strong and
well and have three Of the finest,
healthiest boys you can find in q days
march,"
Many mothers instead Of destroying
the children's stomachs with candy
and cake give the youngsters . hand
full of Grape-Nuts when they are beg
gipg for something In tn~ way Of
sweets. The result is soon shown in
greatly increased health. strength and
mental activity.
There's q Reason"
Look In pkgs. for the famous little
book, The Road to Wellville.s
Ever reed to abovo 1efteae Il lew
O0o appeaxs 1koa tlme - time. Ties
: goQu1nes - an1 TIN - hunaD
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
Latest from Atchison.

This is the latest story in Atchison:
A young visiting man was declaring
hat the theory is all nonsense about
kissing being dangerous on account of
germs conveyed from one mouth to
another. 1--WE kissed hundreds of
girls" he declared, "and I'm not dead
yet
Promptly one of the listeners in
quired: But what about the girls?'
kansas City Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
A Poser.

The wife addressed her husband
plaintively-John William! You are
taking salmon again, and o know
that you must never take anything
which does not agree with you.
John William smiled SADLY wish
I never had, my dear; but where
would you have been?-Stray Stories.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
Limiting Our spiritual Resources.

Limiting Our Spiritual Resources.
God is limited. In his gifts to us, by
our gifts to him. The only nan to
whom God can give all that he has is
the man who has given to God
Ill that he has. In other words,
q mans partial surrender OF him
sci to God means that he will
receive from God only part of
the power that God would like to send
him. Limited surrender means linn
tied power. Every time we hold back
something that we ought I give up,
We defrzud ourselves Of part OF the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
Brains.

The cephalic index of old Athenians
was a wee, wee bit better than ours.
Cephalic index means 7olume of brain.
1t is found by filling a skull with peas
and then measuring them. Ancient
Athenians have a few peas on us. The
Greeks never lusted bloodshed like
the Romans and some of us moderns.
New York Post.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
Makes a Good Lamb Ration.

A recent feeding test shows that
lambs fed On a mixture of two parts
corn meal and n part cottonseed
meal made a weekly gain of three
pounds per head for ten weeks. The
lambs were fed Sh pounds each of the
mixture per week. This is a very
profitable gain for the grain fed and
fall. The lambs were fed on pasture,
which partly accounts for the fine
~~ius
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
ONLY ONE HE EVER LOVED.

The Widower-Mary, do you know
you are the only woman I ever loved?
The Widow-Oh, dear, George, you
don't mean it?
The Widower-Yes, the rest were
all girls!
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
Within Her Means

A pretty little girl of three years
was in a drug store with her mother.
Being attracted by something in the
showcase, she asked what it was. The
clerk replied: THAT is a scent bag"
""How cheap" replied the little girl.
"Ill take two!"-Lippincott's Maya
zine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
Unfortunately Coupled

Alison tells how during Napoleon's
Egyptian campaign no Don were
the Mamelukes observed at a dis
lance than the word was given:
From square,; artillery to the an
giles; asses and savans to the center"
The command afforded no little merri.
ment to the soldiers even at such an
exciting moment, and made them call
the asses demi-sayans.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27

out a cane. and as I continued my
health gradually returned. I was SO
grateful I made a public statement of
nv case. and now seven years have
passed, I am still perfectly we'll"
Sold by all dealers. SOC a box. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
49,
for Dime

Why spend q dollar when 1Oc buys q boz
Of CASCARETS at any drug store7 Use
as directed-eet the natural, easy result.
Saves many dollars wosted on medi ines
that do not cure. Millions regularly use
CASCARETS. Buy Q box now-l0o
weeks treatment-proof in the morn
ing. ooS
CAScARErS Ioc Q boz for q weeks
treatment, all druggists. Biggest seller
In the world. Million boxes q month.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
TrifIe Too

There's no use O talkin'," said
Farmer Corntossel, as he sat down on
the horse trough. 81 can't git along
with some O these here summer
guests" whats the trouble?' II
have jes' been lectured by hat good
lookin' young woman with glasses fur
sp'ilin' the color scheme of the gar
den by putin paris green on the veg
etableS."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27

power with which God Is longing t.
enrich our lives. The impatient
word, the wrong thought which we
hold on to when we know that God
asks us to give them up. rob us by
just SO much of the power that he ie
trying to place at our disposal. The
price of unlimited power is uncondi
tiOnal surrender.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27

1AMSs weak run
down to q mere
skeleton. Ny back
was SO bad I could
hardly walk and
the kidney secre-
tons much disor-
dered. A week after
e 6 a n ng
Doan's Kidney Pills
I could walk with.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
Plain Horrid Man,

She-So many men nowadays mar
ry for money. You wouldn't marry
me for money, would you, dearest?
+. He (absently)-No, darling, l
wouldn't marry you for all the money
in the world.
She-Oh, you horrid, horrid wretch!
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
Taperinq Off.

Whereas, l, Kitty Cameron, have far
too many beaux. (They say that l en-
courage them. 1t really is not SOD
Whereas, To make life simple is
what I most desire, for which just
concentration is all that l require;
Resolved, That l, instanter, before
it is too late, agree hereby without
reserve strictly to concentrate-tc
give UP splitting waltzes and such al
Turing tricks, cut down my field of la
Dor and concentrate on six.-New
York Sun.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
Hard to MANAGE

HARD TO Manage.
"You have a captain and a mate on
that boat of yours, don't you?"
"Sure thing"
why is that?"
II can't manage her alone"
That's why you call the boat She
l suppose?"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
Often the Case.

why are you making those hor.
rible faces?"
I'm amusing the baby!"
But the child is screening"
"Yes; some people can't realize
chat they are being amused"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
Try the Laughter Cure.

If laughter is good for the bodily
well being it is equally good for men.
tai health. We are beginning to real.
ize this. Anxiety. fear, worry are
deadly enemies to the mind. Fight
against them and against every in
fuence that tends toward mental de-
preston as you would fight against q
temptation to dishonesty.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
USEFUL FOR DRIVING POSTS
Portable Staging That Is Light
Enough to Be Pushed About
the Farm by Hand.

1t is not always convenient to use
a wagon drawn by horses as a plat
form for driving posts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27

xIOm ACl NoucACSS
andother annoying
symptoms, and I
can truly say that
LydiaE
Vegetable Com
pound has proved
worth mountains
of gold to me, as it
restored my health
and strength. I
never forget to tell
my friends what
.LydiaE. Pinkham'S
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
They're Here

why have We no great geniuses
writing books to-day?"
Well, the great geniuses are busy
writing the book advertisements"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
The Prospect

The Prospect.
II am sorry that there is a craze for
these aeroplane flights"
Why so?"
Because the lovers who want to
take them will be more in the clouds
than ever."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27

Don't dope yourself for every little
pain. It only hurts your stomach. Such
pain comes usually from local inflam-
nation. A little rubbing with Hamlina
Wizard Oil viii stop It Immediately.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
A Genius,

How did Tom manage to get SO
much of his uncle's estate?"
He married his lawyers only
daughter"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
A New Fad.

Rural Auntie-My dear, your moth
er tells me you are going to get mar
ried.
Miss de Fad-Yes, auntie; it's all
the style now.-New York Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27

For Colds and Gripp-Capudine.
Hicks Capudine. Relieves the aching and
feverishness. Cures the cold-Headaches
also. It's Liquid-Enects immediately-10,
rs and SOC at Drug Stores.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
To Memory Dear.

"Since I've come back I find I'm
forgotten by all my friends"
why didn't you borrow money of
them before you went away?"-Stray
Stories.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
Their Appropriate PIac,


What is this institution"
zone where all the next-to-nature's-
heart faddists ought to CO."
why 500"
Because it is a home for the feeble
minded, where all the inmates lead
the real simple life"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
Mother-in-law AGAIN

Husband-Why do you hate to see
me come home smiling?
Wife-Because l INC it neal
something has happened to poor moth
er.-Illustrated Bits.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27

a woman furnishes the opportuRity-
and lets him do the rest.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27

For Headache Try Hicks' capudins.
Whether from Colds. Heat. Stomach or
relieved by Capudine. It's Liuuid-pleas-
ant to take-Effects Immediately. 10. Is
md Soc at Drug Stores.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
A Feminine Chronom,

Knicker-How long does your wife
plan to be away?
BOcker-Two trunks.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
Term.

N~pPFoPrlate Terms.
"Are Jake's rates for his %aeroplane
high?"
you bet. Sky high"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27

balance as he wants acquaintances to
believe he has.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27

Important to Mothero.
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORlA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that It
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27

During her courtship no girl is in
favor OF disarmament.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
WANTED THE DATE.

Preacher-Tommy, I hear you have
been telling lies. I never told lies
when 1 was your age.
Tommy-When did you begin, sir?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
Shows No Improvement,

Shows No Improvement.
Il don't see that her college educa-
ton ha improved her much"
Mop"
mo. She helps her mother with
the homework just as if she hadn't
been educated."-Detroit Free Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
NOT QUITE so FOOLISH.

Her Father--Have you and Ned
~Quarreled?
His Daughter-I should say not. My
birthday is next month.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
PROVED ny TIME
no Fear Of Any Further Trouble.

David Price, Corydon. Ia, says: II
in the last stage OF kidney trouble
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-27
Rainfall in Siberi

RainfaI1 in Siberia.
Siberia has so days of rain each
year on the average.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-08
NO PREPARATIONS FOR PACIFIC FLEET.

Owing the of the party and the fact that the
possible Islands,
nothing has been the welcome the Pacific
feet which Honolulu Friday
be left have good in their Captain Rees of the
will Peasanton both
the
Hawaii
the doing anything the welcoming
officers
Frear Hawaii Secretary MottSmith
do the adhand He would probably refuse fatty
hat ock official call the
official hat has been left behind
of Mr. MtSmth, what with his
work entertainment for the fleet He stated yesterday
he would official
not Kea yesterday.
However, there doubt but that the
them special
good time anywhere and especially in Honolulu
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-08
OAHU RAILWAY
TIME TABLE
OUTWARD.

For Waianae, Vaialua, Kahuku and
Way Stations-*9:15 a. M, 1920 D. m.
For Pearl City, EVA Mill and Way
stations-t7;3O a. m, *s:15 a. m.
*11:15 a. m, *2:15 p. m, 1920 p. m,
*5:15 P. M, 1890 p. m, til p. m.
For Wahiawa-*9:1 a. M, and ~5:16
p. m.
INWARD.
Arrive Honolulu from Kahuku, Wal
alua and Waianae 1876 a. M, $3.50
p. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Eva Mill and
Pearl City-t7:46 a. m, 1886 a. m,
*1O:38 a. M, *1:40 p. m, *4:31 p. m,
5:31 P. m, 1870 p. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Wahiawa-
1886 a. m. and *5:31 p. m.
The Haleiwa Limited, a two-hour
train (only frst-class tickets honored),
leaves Honolulu every Sunday at 1922
a. M; returning, arrives in Honolulu
at 1910 p. m. The Limited stops only
at Pearl City and Waianae.
*Daily. TEX. Sunday. tSunday Only
g. P. DENISON, F. G. SMITH.
Superintendent. g. p. & T. A.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-08

If steamers season. what NAV not
for when things get busy?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-08
Letters rom
the People

Editor Advertiser:-I noticed that all
the Congressional party at the outdoor
meeting Saturday night pronounced the
name of this Territory Hab-wye-ah. J"
This seems to be the accepted pro-
nunciation at Washington, as [ have
heard many Westinghouse give the
same before I wonder that Prince
Kuhio, Mr.. Mcclellan and Mr.. Hatch
did not have them properly instructed
before they arrived.
1t is just as easy to say "Hah-wye-
ee' as it is to say 'Hahwye-ah''
I think that the native people here
would appreciate it highly if our guests
would give the correct pronunciation.
Yours truly. G. II. D.