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LETTER ENIGMA.

My first is in tea, but not in drink: My second is in pen, but not in ink; My third is in walnut, but not in tree My fourth Is the same as you found il
 my three;
 My fifth is in boil, but not in cook; My sixth is in fish. but not in hook;
 My whole spells a game
 That people do play
 When the weather is fine
 On a bright summer day.
 CoNUNDRUMs.
 Why is hound like a man with bald head?
 Because he makes Nttle hare (hair % long sodys.
 What is the difference between an olI penny and new dime? Nine cents. Who is the greatest chicken-klllS spoken of by Shakespeare? Macbeth. because he did murder mol foul ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PUZzL4 ZIGzAG PUZZLE = Breakfost Crof .oords 1. Baker. 2. Prize. 8. Fleet Fleas. 5. Sneak. 6. Hoofs. '. Heort. Ashes. 8. Thumb.
 Primal Acrostic-E0otfsm. Cross-toord4 1. Effort. 2. Globes. 5. Orchid. I. Turfe 5. Idlers. G. Sunset. :. Morket Charode-Bdrnyard (Bcrn-ydrd).
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.* TOMMY, A PRISONER. #

meat when the Boy produced another piece. This he held out to the hungry Tommy also It was the temptation which cost Tommy his freedom. This time, Tommy was not in the least afrald He walked deliberately up to the Boys hand, took the meat from it and began to eat It, sitting down. Then the Boy grabbed him in his hands and before the now frightened cat could realize what was happening he was thrust into a dark, tight bag and carried off.
 No boy or girl can realize the fright and anxiety of Tommy as he was carried away from his alley home. He fought in vain, scratching and biting with all his might. But only the feelingless cloth bag felt his force. His claws never
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ture and Imprisonment. He behaved in the most satisfied manner on the day of his liberation and went about the yard and stable as though enjoying the new scenes very much. But as soon as the night set in he watched for an opportunity to give the farm the slip The old uncle called to him and pu. him in the woodshed, but left the door open so that he might go and come at will On the floor the old man threw mat for Tommy to sleep on. Beside 1t he placed a plate of sweet milk. He meant to treat Tommy kindly. But Tommy could not be happy in that place, no matter how much he was indulged.
 About o'clock. and wtiie the master
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the cellar of the little pests.

the cellar of the little pests.
 But his loneliness was on him. and he longed and longed for the old life in the town alley. An, there he lived! And all day long he sat mourning over his lost happiness. But day came when free dom was given him once more. He had been q prisoner for three weeks, and the farmer master said to himself: Hes fixture here now. He's been well treated and well fed, and you couldn't drive him away with a club. A cat knows when he's well of. And such mouser he Is! An. he's worth his board and keep, all right"
 But the old uncle did not reckon on this especial cat. As soon as Tommy smelt the air of freedom he began to plan on getting back to his old haunts. But he was too sensible to give signs of his desires to his master. He lad been taught many lessons during his cap-
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zIGzAG PUZZLE.

This zigzag contains nine words of five letters each. If the words are right ly guessed and written one below an- other their zigzag letters, beginning with the upper left-hand letter and ending with the lower left-hand letter, will spell the name of a great British stronghold. The cross-words are: 1. Small flying h., sects. 2. Something which belongs on a door. 3. A fad. 4. A shop where goods are sold. 5. A public square in Spanish town. 6. Something we do whenever we write a letter. 2. To bury body. 8. A place where valuable papers are kept. 9. A stream of water.
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LITTLE KNOWN FACTS.
DnG has AZ teeth.

4 DOG has AZ teeth. "A Ivory doubles in price every few
 years.
 The first almanac was printed in Hun gary in the year 1470.
 The United States leads in the number of patents issued each year.
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CHARADE.

My first is a place
 Where drygoods are sold; Tis, something that's known To the young and the old. My second in a window
 Most nicely does fit; For 'tis certain no window Is complete without it. My two joined together
 On a bed does go; And should always be
 Just as white as the snow.
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Three Million MatChe
 Minute.

~ HE match output of the A States Is about fifteen hundred - of the little articles each year. shows that the people of this count about 100000 matches per minuteI people now living remember wh( now common sulphur match WI known. As matter of fact, flint has not gone entirely out even yet. Among the native Ind. the Far North the possession of of hintSmakes the Indian q figure among his comrades and he Is as Q wealthy man.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-01-04

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
STATE VI NEVADA, IN AND
/ rOn onmssr COUNTY.
THE STATE OF NEVADA, ON the
relation OF R. c. Stoddard, as At.
torney-Generai, and D. S. Dickerson
w. G. Douglass and D. NJ. Ryan, a.
and constituting the Board Of Bank
Commissioners of the State Of Ne
vada, Plaintiff
NYE & ORMSBY COUNTY BANK,
a corporation. and Frank Golden,
Neil Mclean, T. w. Kendall, J. J.
McQuillan. w. J. Douglass. Robert
Stewart, and L. L. Patrick, the duly
elected, qualified and acting directors
of said corporation, Defendants.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been, by the order
of the above entitled Court duly given
and made, appointed receiver Of the
Nye & Ormsby County Bank, above
mentioned and has qualified as such
All persons having claims Of any
kind or character whatsoever
against said The Nye & Ormsby
County Bank, or a gainst the receiv-
err thereof, are required to present
the same, duly verified, to the re-
ceiver of said Nye & Ormsby County
Bank, at Carson City, Nevada, within
four months from the date Of the
publication this notice.
Dated November IL, A. D., 1903.
GEORGE 8. HALL.
Receiver of The Nye & Ormsby
County Bank.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-01-04

For a good drink or an excelien,
smoke, call on Eli Barley.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-01-04
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES

Sealed proposals for furnishing sup
plies, delivered at the Nevada State
Prison, for one year from February
1, 1910, will be received up to Janu-
airy 20, 1910. All articles to be first
class of their kind and to be delivered
in SUCH quantity and at such times az
the Warden may direct, quantity vary
ing each month as required. All artt
cles not satisfactory to be returned at
contractors expense. Bids to be di-
recte1 to Secretary Board of State
Prison Commissioners, Carson City,
Nevada, up to January 20, 1910.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bidA
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w. A. Pickard's Hand-painteC China
at tn. Col en- Jewelry Company.
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NOTICE TO HUNTERS

Hunting on the Cradeibaug1
Sloughs, on the lands owned by Chas.
Lewis. Chas. Fulstone and Hans Mel
son, is strictly prohibited. Permits
will be granted upon application 10
any of the above named for the sea-
son for IS for each person. Market
hunters will not be allowed a permit,
and market hunting is stricly prohlb-
tied. Any and all persons violating
the provisions of this notice will be
prosecuted to the full extent OF the
Jaw.
CHARLES FULSTONE.
CHARLES LEWIS,
HANS NEI SON. SIN
Cream puffs Wednesdays and Sa,
ardays at Kelly & Lindsay bakery.
w. A. Pickard's Hand-painteC China
at tn. Col en- JeWelry Company.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-01-04

NOTICE TO HUNTERS
Notice is hereby given that the
permits for hunting On the grounds
leased by the Capitai Hunting and
Fishing Club at Wasioe lake
now be procured at the store of
ey & Maish or from H. Keisel at he
Club House.
Rates are 81 a day or IS for the
season. Anyone trespassing on the
grounds leased by the club will be
prosecuted according to law.
By order of the Board Of Directors of
the Capital Hunting and Fishing
Club.
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You can get school supplies cheap
er at Muiler's drug store than at
any other place in the city.
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w. A. Pickard's Hand-painted China
1T the Golden Jewelry CompaLL.

All the seasons BEST drinks, new or
DID, served in good style at Barkey's.
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FINE DISPLAY

II you want to see 4 fine display Of
jewelry. umbrellas. cut glass. ETC., 60
to the Golden Jewelry company's store
opposite the post once.
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NOTICE

Notice Is hereby given to tae public
that under no circumstances will any
person who is not a member of the
.apital Hunting and Fishing Club, be
allowed Accommodations at their Club
House, situated on the north shore
of Washoe Lake.
BY order of the Board of Directors
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-16
FATHER OF ORGANIZED BASEBALL TAKES
VACATION BY WATCHING HOME TEAM RI

Directly hack ~ the home teams
bench. every afternoon when the
Washington American league base
ball team IL paKslninE on It's home
grounds. can he seen a little old man.
slightly STOPPED. intensely interested
in TIE game The players all know
him. md they all take particular
pains % speak 20 him
The little cid man H. Nicholas
Young better known IN tho baseball
world "a Nick Young. the father
u organized baseball and for many
years the president ~ the National
leaEas. After irasinE baseball he
obtained employment in the treas
nry department. and make hts home
In washington.
Government employees are entitled
70 30 days vacation. which may be
taken a. best suits the employe
Nick Y0uug takes the bigger part
u hts vacation ar hour a day. quit
ting work At 1;7g y. M instead Of
ssso .. m. sud hurryiug out 70 the
ball park The extra hour 10 charged
up against hia annual leave Of alb
sence.
Controller o. the Treasury Trace
sell and Young are great friends.
and they take In thu ball game to-
gctheF. Uncle Nick always bets
a glass % buttermlsk on the Wash
ington team. and this wild extrhva-
gancs nearly broke him last year.
However, he T. doing better this
season. ar the Nationals occasionally
show symptoms o. being a first class
ball team.
Young organized the first league
In 1871, and was power for good ia
baseball until he voluntarily retired
fEpm the office Of prcaidant
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the hardest hitter who ever put on
pair 81 spiked shoes. Amos NBsir
who many believe vas the greatest
pitcher ever IN the game. Hans
Wagner ~ The way. his proper
name n John Paul Wagner. ONnlc
nush and Ty Cobb
III ask ths question and answer u
myself Question: "irn sweet
bunch. isn't 1T" Answer. IL sure
H."
Amos Rusis began hiH ball career
with the old Grand Avenue team IN
indianapolis. when Indianapolis was
member of the old ls-club Ma
iioual league. This was back la tho
SOS. Rusie vas a pitcher. n pow
erftii. husky young giant who had a
world OF speed and a dazzling array
Of curves. The Grand Avenues had
teams ~ the old Indianapolis city
league. whcn Rusie pitched.
Jack GiaSsc0ck was playing short
stop on the indianapolis league team
ne that time. and Jerry Denny Was
holding down third base. Giasscock
was captain Of tho team. He heard
u Rusic's pitching and one Sunday
took Denny and hlked out 10 the
city league park where RuHie play
I'd GlHsscock watched the young
stsr work. and both he and Denny
were 10 impressed that Ruais was
taken down town after the game
The next day Rusle appeared At
league park IN an indianapolis uni j.
form. The story Of his career In the
big league Il now baseball history.
known TO all fans Rusie was a
wonder, but his bad habits put him
out Of the game when ne should
have been in his prime. He Is now
I living Al Vincsnnes. Ind, working I'm
lumber yard and dredging for
mussel pearls IN the Wabash river.
I'd Delehanty. the greatest Of the
Dslehanty ball playing family. be-
gan on the lots around Cleveland,
his home city. In isS0 someone told
tho manager Of the old Wheeling
". Va. team that Delehanty was a
great ball player. Some days later
| Delchanty received "A letter offering
him a trial with the Wheeling club
/ The youngster didn't have any
money 8nd no transportation was
enclosed. but he started for Wheel
Ing and made his way thefe by rid
ing freight trains and walking. Hs
was an infielder, playing second
base, and he made good from the
jump In 1897 Philadelphia decided
10 give him a trial and along In the
fall Of that year Deiehsnty made his
major league debut. succeeding Bas-
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Accidents and Luck Combined to Give
World Some Great Ball Players

fsr Htenhenviile. and Claude Ritchsy
ninp vas a mvmner % thn team.
wagner pitched the first game. bat
after that they put hlau IN the out
field iiia feet we're 50 bis u was
lmposslbis 90 act a pair % baseball
shoes in SfsubrnFiiie to ~ him. and
the greatest ball player ~ All times
played has first league engagement
10 his hafs feet
TIE steabenvllls team blew up
Mansfield wanted Al wagner. and
aired him AZ Steuhrnviiia Al had
another Job. 80 rs seat his brother.
Mansfield wanted y ahaFtstnn and.
while no bad been plSyinE the out
field Hans switcha dto short lie
made good
Later the Wager brothers went
back 20 Aoreiaud ~ wheeling. W.
Va, and then acre sold to Capt.
Kerr. a. that time owner ot the
Pittaburg club.
m Barrown WAS then managing
the Paterson. y. J.. tsam. and be
wanted wagu~r Kerr thought
narrows was after Al and refused
to make the deal. but when Tar.
rows explained Il was Hans he
wanted Kerr presented him with
tho frying Dutchman, Wagner
made his big SIT right there. Pitts
burg tried TO buy him back but he
was sold to Louisville and ha broke
into the big league with Fred
Clarke In the Fails city. Al Wag-
nef In nov managing Wagner Bros.
circus, while what Hans is doing II
something every baseball fan knows
better than any writer could tell
In 1904 Ty Cobb was begging for
chanc. with the team at hia home
town. Augusta. Ca. Con Hiruthera
was managing the team. Struthera
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WILD PITCHES

Twilight baseball viii be tried out
IN Tacoma. beginning next week.
with the Tacoma Seattle series.
Before leaving for Vancouver. Ed
die Quinn announced that he liked
the idea ~ the evening games. and
would INTRODUCES the innovation
so0n.
Unless he changes his plans. the
Tigers and Turks will hook up tn
their first encounter Of the coming
series Monday evening at s. 30.
This twilight stuff was tried out
yesterday In Spokane. and only ex-
cited feelings 81 profound disgust.
both I'm the fans who attended the
game (mighty few and those who
remained away. preferrlng the joys
Of sfrloin steak or liver and onions
20 sitting on hard boards watching
athistea chase a ball around the lot
IL 10 a safe bet that twilight ball
will make no hit with the support
era Of the zane. ~ half the Joy Of
baseball II IN going bone after the
game and burying your sorrow II
the home team loses. and your face
in a boiled dinner. while. n the team
wins. nothing h more appropriate
than a larBe, able bodied meal 90
give a sort Of tone 10 the joy.
Then along about 500 when the
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NED MERTON ON BASEBALL
The Third Reader Boy Explains the Sport.
BY FRED scHAEFeR.
Nv. THE NOBLE ART OF PITCHING.
Boy" Explains the Sport.
BY FRED scHAEFgR.

70 provide comedy and general
murmur Of pleasure
Preparatory TO waiting the ball.
tho pitcher winds himself M with
sylph-likc motion. in the manner
~ q coffee mill. and then suffers
the sphere 20 describe a parnbolio
course All But who shali de-
scribe It's course when the hitsman
meets Il with a crash like thunder
and loses II 10 sight In the vlcwicns
airf Though he be naughty. tyran-
meal aud ovcrbearinE az Mr.. Nelson
A. Rhode Island. his spirited heart
sinks within him.
once there was a twirler who was
puffcd up with tho opinion of his
own Importance lie had tayad with
tho opposing gladiators 90 that they
we're scarce two runs behind In the
last half u the last inning. To
show his Indifference after twain
had porlshed. he simulated gener-
osity and goodness by granting two
more formidable foemen each a gift
promenade to first Then. as n weak
willow wieldcr confronted him. the
arrogant ruffinu sneered tho while
he apat on his caiious mltt The
aHgaClouH catcher made frantic
signs and the pitcher nodded his
head. sigulfyinF that he understood
and that II would be all over In 4
brief. or at least extremely short
moment.
And IL vast True. tho despised
swatter broke his bludgeon, but he
did not mind the financial loss while
he romped round the bases behind
his two colleagues.
As for the formerly dlsdainful
huricr, we now see him wringina
his hands and bewailing his lot, al.
though II was patent To the unprei
udlced that the ball had not harmed
his lot a particle. having been
slammed altogether out OF tho lot.
Indeed, no one could be very s0rry
] for him.
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CORBETT'S
Wife BET
ON NEGRO

San FRANCISCO. Cal. July 10.
That James J. Cofbett realized
the night before the IeffrieB-John.
son fight that tho white man had
collapsed and had no chance 20
win. and that he impaired this IN
formation 10 no one save his wife.
Is the information brought from
Reno BY y woman friendly with
Mira C0rbett while stopping nt the
Riverside hotel
According 20 her story. Mrs Cor
bett. on the morning OF the fight.
sent out 5000 commission 10 be
placed on Johnson AZ any odda. She
got 10 10 7 for her money and after
the fight was over she was one OF
the first 10 cash her ticket. Hurry.
ing 10 the Riverside. she informed
her friends there Of her good luck
aud for some time the bell boys
were kept busy carrying cold bot
ties up 60 the Cofbett apartments.
Mrs Corbsi,. II Is stated. made no
secret of her winnings 10 her init.
mates, aud Ia an unEuardod mo.
ment IL alleged 10 have said she
made The bet on the advice OF her
husband
II f. believed that Corbett had
suspicion that all was not well with
Jeftrles two days before the fight.
when he informed tho writer that
be feared that Jeff would b. shown
np Ia the wrong. attribgtlng his
fears 70 the big feilow'H lack Of
boxing. bat II ~ not unreasonable
10 suppose that even At that time
be had discovered signs Of nervous
collapse IN Ieffflea. corbsti. Who
d extremely loyal 10 his friends
and has q real affection for JEFF.
plainly showed his apprehension.
bat be would not say thRt he feared
his conausrof could be defeated.
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SPOKANE. July i6- More than
xooo fans showed their disapprovai
es twilight baseball m spokane by
remaining away from the park. AZ
least there weFa only 500 present,
and they departed exceeding Wroth
when the game was called IN tho
sixth with the score ncro "a zero,
Russ Han took glance az the
heavens saw tho darkness ereep-
fnT np auaca. and waited everybody
a. the dollhouse The fans kicked.
but ID did no gaod
Hoim and Hlukie were opposed
e. the mound ami wete pulling Oft
great stuff. neither team being able
e. score More mon got on tho
bases through the Seattle pitcher.
but AZ that na pitched a nice game
ard never lost his head. Holm was
working Tor an there Was IN bim.
and up % the close af the game
yielded bug ore hit. nice two
Dagger by Scaton IN tho sixth
Rlnkle was wild. and walked six
men, but tke susppy fielding % The
Turks and the young tWlriefs Ia
eility of Tightening up when Ia trou.
he saved The dny for Seattle
Alike lynch injected the comedy
element by crahhing az Russ HbiL
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or ull those who strive on the
verdant diamond. the Finger, or
pitcher. as he Is termed, must pos
seHs virtues and abilities above those
Of his plsyfcllows. de must use
more violent exercises and display
more skill and use a superior sort Of
cunning, else he Is undone, like a
package Of laundry dropped from a
delivery wagon. For u II the custom
10 remove him TO one side when "A
pitcher chances To lnnRuish.
The pitcher holds forth on a messy
mound or hillock In the center OF the
diamond when he bowls or propels
tho ball toward tho battlst, trying
TO dupo him. while the batter eHl
says TO accomplish a hit II he
hits neither the bat nor tho antag-
onist nor the catcher. Il may lift
the umpire. But this does not
count Ia the game. and serves only
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twilight games would start q lust
that time wheu the fan likes - His
ON tho front porch with a corncah
and a tsothpick ~ hts mouth and
yell across the fence to hiA neigh
hor about hos rotten su-And ~ waa
on grnundsFs. OF stuff ike that.
Somebody please step up and hand
BODY blow to this twilight aEita-
ton
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man at the end OF the season. cobb
became Tiger IN the fan OF 1905.
In 1906 ho didn't show any too much
class and In the spring of 1897 was
offered to Cleveland for Elmer
Flick. because the Detroit people
said he was a disorEaniRer. Clevc-
land refused TO make the trade.
Flick Is now warming the Maps
bench. while Cobb Is the real sensa-
ton Of the American league
Along In the fail OF 1905 Charlie
O'Lcary felt lmpelled TO take a
smash az Pitcher Eddie Summers.
Both men were members OF the IT,
gers O'Leary responded To the
Impulse and he smashed several
fingers ON Summers Jaw.
Here IL whore Ownie Bush buttcd
in. and no has been I'm ever since.
Bush had been purchased from In
dianapolis. where he had been the
sensation OF the American RssociR-
ton. HE was warming the bench
when o'Leary pulled off his pugliis-
tie stunt. Since then O'Leary has
been warming the bench while Bush
has been making American league
critics coin new words ia an effort
TO sing his praise.
Bush started on the Indianapolis
lots and rode freight to Dayton.
where he hit Ed Mexican. the old
Cleveland star. for job. The
youngstor was so green he didn't
know how TO put on a baseball uni
form. From Dayton he went 20
Nashville. In the Southern league,
then returned TO South Bend. where
Angus Grant made a ball player out
OF him, went 20 indianapolis, whore
Charlie Carr completed his educa-
tion, and Is now one of the very
best pupils In Mr.. Jennings base
ball institute.
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tian. nnr 0f the greatest piavefs 81
his time AZ second base
A. big league ffennd haseWsn
tho man aisu WAS destined 20 b..
cgm@ q terror e. fhe boat pitchers
the game has ever known vas not q
brilliant success Neither did he
atiu~ with tire bat Ia hIa fret year.
as his average faF Sc games waH
only .gEl Ia tsss h. played in 81
kHHsra and soaked tbs pin Ter a
grand average ~ -. ffs aisrrnat-
- between serpna base and left
field. and 81 1890 he sent 70 left
field. Hans switched 70 short. lie
tragic death.
Hans Wagner owes HE start ~
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JACK GLEASON A
F00TLIGnT FAIRY
On, unl..a rr--.l

SAN FRANCISCO. July is---Jaek
Gleason. fight promoter. baseball
maEnaie and playwright. Is serious.
~ considering hls qualifications for
the stage. His friends believe he
viii soon essay the role OF actor.
The Morris circuit has offered
the versatile sporting man 81 600 q
week 10 enter vaudeville. IL he can
secure a contract for 30 weeks be
viii probably accept