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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-22
His Advice,

She latter the embrace)-Oh. how
dare you! You have offended me. What
shall I dot
HeEr-why not turn the other
cheek r-London Taller.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-22
A oirl,a Idea.

A girls idea OF trousseau Is to
have enough clothes to wear without
buying anything new for at least three
weeks.-New York Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-22
What Ola Il Me.n1

A notice board In Scottish kirk once
bore. It b said. .ne following amazing
sentence. This church il licensed for
the solemnegahon Of marriageew
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-22

NOTICE is hereby given that I have
IN applied to have sentence of death
committed. -CLAUDE THOMAS.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-22

He Is friend who in dubious cir
cumstances aids In deeds when deeds
1re qecessary.-Plautus.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-22
Notice.

4 LII parties are hereby warned not to
~ hunt, peddle or in any wise tres
pass on the plantations of the under
signed, located in Ward |, Bossier Par
ISL, La. Mrs. A. CURTIS.
A. CURTIS.
nov l-em JOHN T. HALL.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-22

Listen to others. but do not blindly
depend on item.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-22
DIR. V.IRVIN MILLER
DENTIST

Who for the Banner and former ONCE
his friends Boer
public he moved into the building opposite
opposite Court Square, Office stairs well lighted
friends make
Call and teeth examined
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-22
Hunters. Take Notice,

nov m
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1910-08-11
Here is what purports to be a

Here is what purports to be
boys essay on Geese "Geese
is low, heavy set bird, composed
mostly of feathers. His head sits
on one side and he sits on the
other. Geese can't sing much on
account of the dampness of the
moisture. There amt nothing be-
tween his toes, and he carries a
toy balloon in his stomach to keep
from sinkin'. Geese has only two
legs and they are SO far back on
his running gear they come pretty
near missing his body. Some geese
when they get big are called gan;
ders and have cnrls on their tails
Ganders don't have to sit and hatch,
but just loafs, go swimmin' and eat.
If | was goose | would rather be
a gander any time
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1910-08-11

Ethe person sick from typhoid
over, He then erawls over your
food, contaminates your drink,
|hlights on the lips Of the helpless
babe, or possibly wound on the
face or hand, leaving in his Shiny
trail infection and death. There
is no virtue in the house fly. He
is verita BILE wolf in sleeps cloth
ing. The pestiferous creature
should be exterminated.
To clear the room or dwelling of
flies use any one of the following
methods:
/. Two teaspoonsful of formal
dehyde (formalin) in half a pint
of water, sweeten we'll with sugar.
Place this in saucers throughout
the house out of the reach of the
children.
2. Heat a shovel or any similar
article, and drop-on it twenty drops
of carbolic acid The vapor kills
the flies.
g. Sprinkle pyrethrum powder
on live Goals carried on a metal
shovel or similar support. 1t burns.
giving off fumes that stun the fly.
The flies should be swept up and
burned This may be facilitated
by darkening the room and allow
ing a ray of light to enter on the
side of the window shade
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1910-08-11
The House Fly Insulted.

NOJWlluSldHulHS tue liOuoO Ay
has been receiving blow after blow
in the solar plexus, and has had
his plans and specifications inter
ferred with and disarranged here
recently from every source and
from every point of the compass,
clear FROM Dan to Beersheba- not
withstanding he has attended close
ly and strictly to his own business
when he knew his liberties we're
invated and dignity insulted, and
enjoyed himself in spite of the in
clemency of the weather and the
high price of putty-notwithstand-
ing the questioning of his prerog
atives and his character by the
United States bulletins, scientists
organizations and Individuals
Notwithstanding the drastic efforts
of all these organized and unor-
ganized forces, to wipe him off the
face of the earth-not content, the
State Board of Health comes to
the front with a supply of new am
munition and new strength Of de
termination and new blows for his
solar plexus, aud stronger Ian
guage to convey the meaning oi
their awful antagonism, and ar
raign him in the most unenviab BILE
light before the public eye. He
is stigmatized, traduced, insulted,
illuminated, humilited, excoriated
and treated in the most heartless
manner. He entered upon the
stage Of action without his own
consent, yet fully prepared for en-
joying the beauties, grandeurs and
plories of this marvellous world.
and yet Uncle Sam and the State
Board of Health would snatch from
him his freedom and hurl him to
death in the most barbaric way.
They would shut him out with
screens and starve him to death;
they would poison him; they would
stick his feet on fly paper and
make him wear his muscles out
trying to pull lose, and finally die
a tired death. just think Of dying
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1910-08-11
JUNE, 16 WATER VALLEY, MISS
AAsAst Il I4L0 u


civilized or uncivilized, to
him. While learnedly q
upon his bad qualities, NJ
time does Uncle Sam or the
Board of Health mention on
his good characteristics.
If he was guilty of all with which
he has been accused, there would
not be a man, woman or child
living today to heap abuse upon
his devoted head,
Just listen, won't you, how the
State Board talks! And how they
arm themselves with epithets to
destroy his reputation. Ii the fly
had any way to defend himself it
would be different, but he can't
read or write, nor do 'ritlmetic,
so he is in the hands Of the Philis
tines. Give ear and hear what the
authorities say:
Don't allow flies in your home.
Keep flies away from food -espe-
cially milk. Get your grocer,
butcher and baker to keep flies
away from any food you buy.
Keep flies from crawling over your
baby's lips, Keep flies away from
baby's bottle.
Flies are tilthiest of vermin. The
house fly is dangerous because it
is filthy. They breed in filth, live
in filth, and carry filth on their
bodies. Follow the course of this
dirty insect from the manure heap
through the vile and noisome
odors to the decaying bodies of
animals and plants then by way
Of the privy to the cuspidor and
the excreta of the. sick to your
Kitchen and dining room 1t you
eat food with which flies cone in
contact you do swallow filth.
The house fly is most danger
Gus enemy of mankind. The
spongy feet and hairy body adapts
it.for carrying germs Of consump-
ton, typhoid fever, diphtheria,
scarlet fever and other infectious
diseases. The fly feasts on the
sputum that falls from the lips of
the consumptive, and the dejecta
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-21
MIscELLANEoUs MARKETS
Cation Market

NEW YORK Oct 20.-E- f. Hutton g. Co. q
wire SAYS: The market today full of bad
weather reports. and every one seemed willing TO
admit that frost for the northern portion of the
beit was almost certain by tomorrow morning,
bat liquidation on such tremendous scale
that sll the buying orders were filled up and
prices eased Of II is thought that several large
lines accumulated around the 13c level have been
Houidsfed and as the cotton has passed into
weaker hands better known as eleventh hour
ck on the market on any further advance or
q Hae We have reason 10 believe that the
seage devoted 10 cotton this year Is sunstan-
: NV larger than Indicated by the government
4frnafe and believe that the hgures OF the
inapcial Chronicle. showing 30 37SO OUO' acres 10
have been pianred more closely represent the
facts - ,.,.
spot cotton closed quiet, unchanged. Middllng
uplsnds. 1856; DO gulf, l470e- Sales, $3.50
bales
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-21
New York Produce

WV YORK. Oct. -Hops-steady.
Hdes-Firm
Petroleuu-Steady-
WOol-Quiet.
Sugar-Raw nominal: muscsvado. 50 test,
.59e; centrifugal. &c test. 3.s5c molasses sugar,
50 test, 3.l0c Refined steady.
Aonee--t utures opened steady ST decline of
log 20 points in response TO lower European
cstAes and talk Of lower firm offers from Brazil
There was not q great deal of coffee for sale at
me decline however, and the market rallied
partly during the afternoon covering and a
tltle buying from trade sources. Sales, 33. $50
nags- October. November and December. S5oe;
January. S-55c: February, S-5Sc; March. S62c;
April. S.63c: May, S-65c; June. s.66c: July and
August, S.6Sc; September. S.09e. Spot quiet ::
RIO No Z. l05sc: Santos No. f. 111ac. Mid
quiet; CordOya, 11A G13%c.
kutter--Steady and unchanged.
oheese-Steady and unchanged.
Egss-ffrm; state. Pennsylvania and nearby
hennery, white fancy. 41M43c.
DRIED DRUITS
Evsporated Apples-Quet but prices steady on
The spot. Fancy. nominal: choice. S% d94c;
prime q n Slsc; common TO fair, 61 ar
Prunes-Firm The spot. but the demand is
Quiet Quotations range from Sc to 10c for Cali
rornisuS up 10 30-4os, and from ne TO 91se for
Oregons up to 60-20s.
Apricots-Steady but very quiet Choice II 81
q l2c extra choice. 1919 a 13c: fancy 13l5 al 14c
Peacbes-1ull and featureless Choice "a
TIC; extra choice. SM MSlac: fancy SIs acc
RaiSins-Quiet but steady. Loose muscatels
are quoted at 5l+ I6c for two and three crown:
choice 70 fancy seeded. GI5 dSc- seedless SAGE;
London layers, SI.206 80.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-21
Exnorts hr the Sam Jnan

The steamer San Juan sailed for Anccn and
way ports Saturday with cargo valued NJ
S11S.47l. to be distributed as follows: For Mex
leo. $7.316: Central America. S27, 454: Panama.
S7.S34: New York. S69.352; Colombia, 81. us:
Ecuador So, 296; Peru. s1.4O1: British Guiana.
$40. The principal shipments and their des-
tinations were as follows:
To Mexeo-254 bbls -four % cs canned goods.
26J pkgs potatoes As pkgs onions. S24 pkgs
fresh fruits. 1220 lbs raisins. 456 lbs dried fruit
600 lbs beans. 944 lbs bread. ,067 lbs meals
216 lbs cheese. $50 lbs sago. 80 ros tea. pkgs
sewing machines. pkgs paints, II coils rope. 3
cs shoes. 500 SKIS cement
To Central Amerfca-1.O43 bbIs hour 2J13
gals wine. so es whisky. 5,0S5 lbs and 8 es
raisins. 2,SS1 lbs dried fruit. 1881 lbs hams.
PSI pkgs potatoes, So pkgs fresh fruits if19 cs
canned goods. 5JS lbs nuts, 2.5o4 lbs spices. pa
lbs cheese. 250 lbs butter. SIS lbs tea. u c.
salmon. coils rope. IL bales bags. III pigs
tank material 400 kegs powder 1885 # lumber.
27 pkgs paints. $40 cs and drums Kerosene. f0I
and drums oils. 1O6 pkgs railroad material.
10000 lbs fertilizer, 1854 lbs tallow, head
cattle.
To Panama-49O bbls -four, 4e7 es canned
goods 2.014 gals wine. 515 cs salmon. ZOO IhS
rice. 70 pkgs potatoes, 5000 lbs mill feed. 1900
lbs garlic. 500 lbs dried fruit SOS lbs beans
To New York-12S. 800 lbs rasinS. 200 779 lns
beans, 1,04J es canned fruit. 5.2T3 salmon.
81 los gals wine. 2.369 lbs old rubber.
To Colonhia--195 bbls -four, 40 cs salmon. go
gals wine.
To Eeuador-749 bbls -four. 6I2 gals wine. l12
lbs dried fruit. 10 bbls pitch. 10 bales Oakum.
To Peru-144 coils rope
To British Guiana-100 salmon.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-21
Eastern I.fvesfock Market
CHICAGO


CHICAGO oct 20.-Cattle-Receipts. esti-
mated at 800 head; market steady. Beeves.
81 .606T So Texas steers, So 4005.70: western
steers. 81 I506 50: stockers and feeders 81 % a
Z. 60 COWS and heifers, S225Go-S5; calves. 81 %
dIO.
Eogs-Receipts. estimated at 1900 head
market I0c lower Light, Ss.70@9-40: mixed.
good to choice heavy. $S2o69.10; pigs, S. q
8; bulk Of sales. SIS 25G Gs-so
market steady Native. S2.5oG 30; western.
S2T5G -25: yesrlings. 81 250 ;. .40 lambs, native
S450QT, western S4.75@6.s5.
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY. Oct. 20.-Cattle-Receipts.
700 head: market steady. Native steers. s.. %
a $50: native and heifers, S2.75m6-50:
stockers and feeders, S350@5-7os bulls. So. 231
4 80; calves. S4QS: western steers, So 75d so;
western COWS. S2-T5d5.
lower. Bulk Of sales SS90l9.15; heavy, Ss.s0d
9.05: packers and butchers, Ss.70G9.i5; light,
S9G9.2O.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head; market steady
Nuttons S3.5064 80: lambs. S5.5006.75; fed
wethers and yesrlings. S4d5.25; fed western
SOUTH OMAHA
SOUTH OMAHA Oct 20-Cattle-R Receipts
4 100 head; market 10c higher. Native steers.
3 25d5-50: COWS and heifers, S5l5.50; western
GERS. S3-T5Me.25; range cows and heifers.
s. S5eI -6J, Gamers. 81 $50: stockerS and
feeders. S3d5-S5; calves, S3-2547; bulls. stays.
Hoes&Raceipts. 4.eOo head: market l5@2sc
lower. Heavy. IS. .3OQs 40; mixed. SS35Gs so;
light, Ss.50@s.so; pigs, S7.25qI.5o; bulk Of
Sheep-Receipts. 10000 head: market steady
Nearlings S4.5005-23. wethers, $3.40d .25;
ewes. 50 -25d3. 60; lambs. S6.15@6.75.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-21
Building Contracts

Alexander Heynemenn with D. r. Campbell
Plumbing for two story and basement frame
residence in line of Buchanan street, 72:s n
of Jackson, y 55 by 105; 81 .996.50
B. and A. Filipelli with T. Scioccbetti con-
tracing company-All work except cement work.
finish hardware. gas and electric fixtures and
window shades for two story and basement
frame building in Bach street, Sc of Green
wich: 81 500
except painting for one story and basement
frame building at NJ corner of Twenty-frst ave-
nue. and street, 100 by 25; s1.925.
Thomas ]. and Marcella C. o'Connor with
Peterson & Wilson-To erect a two story frame
residence on lot commencing a point $50 S of
Eighteenth street and 260 F. of Guerrero. S 25. W
62:I%. degrees 20 minutes, W %. 62:o1a !;
S3. 100.
George T. Mccarthy with c. J. & ". j.
Keenan-An work except gas and electric fix
lures and sidewalk for two three story and base
ment frame buildings in line Of Hayes street.
so Z of CLAYTON. f so. n 1876, W 23:9. 1876
W 26:3, s 125: SIP 999
J. o. Jillson with Ed Mooney J. Collins. the
Turner company and the Otis elevator company
To erect four story and basement brick build
ing in line of Post street 161:101. Z of Polk
f 4S:10l1 by 120; S44, ,140.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-21
Los Angeles Produce Market
ScecIcl Discctch 10 The Call

los ANGELES. Oct 20-Potatoes wers
fruer today the produce exchange, reports
from the norrlI being that the market is show
Ing improvement Dealers expect receipts from
The nGrth 10 decrease soon, allowing the Los
Angeles market TO recupeFate. On light receipts.
eggs were drm- Butter and cheese were steady.
Receipts Of produce Eggs. 81 eases;
hutter. %. sos pounds; cheese, 26s pounds; pota-
toes. SsI sacks; onions. go sacks sweet pota-
toes. $50 sacks: apples 5.336 boxes.
Butter--C aiifernia creameries. extra. ;3Jc; do
frsts. 52l2c; cooking, 25c: ladle. 25c.
EggS-Docal ranch, candled. 47c; do case
count. buying price. 43c; eastern fresh. 5Jc;
eastern storage packed extra. 32c; do storage
seconds &c
Cheese-Nortbern fresh. IsG1sc: local. 1sc:
oregon daisy. lS1zc; eastern singles. 19c: do
twins. 1se: eastern daisies. l9c; eastern long
horns, I9iac: eastern cheddars. 20c; imported
swiss. ;32c: Jack 19c; domestic swiss. 22Q24c;
cream brick. 20cs iimburger. 20c: RoQuefoEt
3sc. Edam. SSGS-1o: Canadian cream, 81 box
Beans per ctl)-No. ! pink. $3.50; No.
lima $500: No ! Lady Washington. $3.50; No
] small white $3.50; No I-blackeye. $3.50; No.
]. garvanzas. 81; No 1 California lentils
Potatoes (per ctl)-Hghlsnd. S1.10ML35; Sa.
linas. Sl-75; yellow sweets, SI.50dI15.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-21
Patents for Calif0rnians
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2o.-Calfornian
patents were issued today as follows:

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Californian
patents were issued today as follows:
Charles E. Allrod. Oakland. mortar feeding de-
vice; Wilford G. Ellenburg. National City, auto
matte cutoff and stop for sound reproducing ma
chimes Paul Anderson, Pinole. hydraulic motor:
Irwin E. rricklow.. Antioch electric fuse;
John R. CahIlI, San Francisco. concrete slab con-
struction: Frederick X Caswell. Los Angeles.
automatic brake shoe machine. also making brake
shoes. also brakeshoe machine Adoniran ]. Col
lar. Yreka. food and feed gate, also ditch gate:
Spurgeon J. Davis. p. W Davis and c. Nc
Cready. Eureka, pulley block; George a. Dixon.
San Francisco. sphon filler; Arthur Doan. Elm
hurst. alrbrake system: Zacharah c.. Ferris,
Calder water wheel; Charles E. Fisher. San
Francisco. educational and amusement device:
Hammel Los Angeles. oil burning steam boiler.
also steam boiler also oil burning locomotive
furnace: John E. Henris. San Francisco air.
brake; John n. Kroyer Stockton, gas engine :;
George II. Langton. Los Angeles. wheel; Henry
F. Marten and Fl. Grain. San Francisco barrel
sanding apparatus; William NJ. Mckinney. Crows
Landing spur; Santa E. Nelson. Kennett. rail
Joints; Charles A. Redmond, Los Angeles. shock
absorbing attachments for bicycles; Nancy NJ
Richardson. Los Angeles. combined dish washer
and holder. William a. Rogers. Los Angeles, oil
burning steam boiler: Jarrett l.. Rollins. Colfax
lar sealing device: George p. Spangler, Los An
geles clasp or buckle; Edmund A. Strause, Los
Angeles. glass holder; Charles g. Thunen. Gro
vile, and O. A. Morrill, Oakland, lamp bracket;
Albert yestal and D. F. Bennett. Redding. cur
rent motor: Robert s. Woods. Los Angeles, Sig
nal system: Vincent C. Deybarrondo. Los An
ceies captive arship mechanism. also spark
nIux Grover G. Younggreen and ]. c. Loef Los
Angeles blowout guard for inner tubes.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-21

FIJI per gallon for boiled and s19 for
fsw. cases sc more; castor oil in cases. No.
raseS Goa zoe per gallon: coeoanut oil in bar
tells. s06s3Ikc for Xxx. 7TAdsic for No. /
Extra hlesehed winter sperm oil. soc; natural
winter sperm OF, soc: natural whale oil. a3c'
pure nestsfoot oil. s5c: No i neatsfoot oil. Csc:
hnerring oil. soc: salmon oil. 5oe boiled fish ell,
SOC; paint OIL 45c.
Coal Oil. Gasoline. etc.-Wster white, iron
barrels or drums. 9c $50 degree oil, iron barrels
or drums Ioihc; special do. lie; pearl oil. in
Eases Iec: astral I6c: stsr ice: extra star. I9c;
Elaine. 26l6c: eocene I9c: red crown and motor
late in drums 7iSc' cases 7c more: SC degree
gasoline. in bulk SOC in cases 37lhc: rarnish
nsSers So and painters naphtha, in bulk i5e. In
Turpenfine-9sc- per gallon in cases and Gle in
ROSIE. S. 20: F. ss.z5 c. $3.50: 4. s.. 50;
$3.50; wv. sIo.e5 per barrel of $50 los.
ze Red and White Lead-Red. sls @sc; white. IA
REFINED SUGAR MARKET
ne western sugar refining company quotes as
is iiotlo~s, terms net cash: STANDARD ane granu-
-ralt granulated 5.10c: cut loaf IN barrels o2ly
t-lVci II. & +. crystal dorninos. > lb cartons Ia
cases. S1oc; do In 2 ID cartons in cases. s.eoc;
monarch bar. 5.s5c; tablefs. in half barrels.
b60e; do IN . lb boxes. 5.S5c: cufes and A
crushed 5.3sc: monarch powdered. x 2oc: xxx
uooers' A. 5.1Oc: cOufectioncrs' crystals. zoe:
extra -ane -ranulated. soc: Ina gnolia A. acc;
extra c. ) G0c: golden G 4 roc: %. l. 4oc Barrels
and 30 10 bags 10c half barrels 25e. boxes soc
more per 100 lbs than for hags Of 100 lbs net.
Bar In - and 10 ID tins 10 more. In and 10
10 tins S2S3 more per 100 lbs than price for this
grade I'm 100 ID bags
lhe California and Hawaii sugar refining CON-
psny quotes as follows: Grsnulated basis. 5.I0c;
llgrade' bar. 5-45c: powdered. 5.20c; A
crlsbed. 5-3Jc; berry. BLOC; c. & II. extra hne
grsnulated. 5.10c; coarse dry granulated. 5-loc:
Sontecnoners' A. 5.10c; confectioners' crystals,
ezec; cubes. 5-S5c: bricks. half barrels. $500;
bricks. IN 30 10 boxes. 5.S5c; extra fine dry gran
ueteo 100 10 bags oniyD. 4-90c excelsior A.
<Ioc; extra c, s-6Oc; golden c. 4-5oc; yellow d.
SOC; cut loaf. in barrels only, z 10c: II. & Z.
crystal 6ominos. ID cartons IN cases. s. 10c; dc
: 10 cartons in cases, s.60c. Additional per loo
lbs; Ia barrels and so ID bags. 10c more; half
nsrrels, &c more; boxes, soc more for all grades
Bar IN . and 40 10 tins 1.70 more; in 10 III
ms $2-35 more. Minimum order, carload weight.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-21
BARS CUT FROM OUTSIDE
AND JAILBIRDS ESCAPE
Fugitives' "Pals" With Guns In
timidafe Other Prisoners

BELLINGHAM, Wash. Oct. 20.-A
dozen prisoners in the city Jail were
intimidated last night by two men on
the outside, who poked guns through
the bars, and sawed through the graf
ing and allowed two prisoners to crawl
through. after which all four disap-
peareJ in the darkness. The police are
without a clew to the whereabouts OF
the refugees or their liberators.
Nels Nelson and John Corey were
thrown into jail yesterday on petty
charges. AT midnight an uproar was
heard in the tank and the prisoners re-
ported a Jail break The police found
the bars cut and the two men gone.
None of the other prisoners made any
attempt to escape. and did not report
the break until the men had plenty OF
time to get away.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-21
MISSING GIRL MAY BE
WHITE SLAVER'S VICTIM
Vanished Two Days Before She
Was to Have Been Married

TACOMA. Oct. 20.-F'or three days
the police of Tacoma have been quietly
investigating the peculiar disappear
ance OF Miss Elizabeth Hopkins. an at
traetive young woman, who suddenly
left her lodgings in a local hotel two
days before she was TO have been mar
ried and who. il is feared. has been a
victim Of white slave" traders. The
young woman was last seen on the
evening of October 8. when a telegram
was delivered TO her at her room. from
her fiance. young freight clerk named
Woods. The wedding was to have taken
place the following day.