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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-05

II people were born right and after
wards lived right, there would be no
use for medicine. Every doctor knows
this. So do other well-informed people.
One thing more. When person lives
wrongly, or acquires bodily weakness by
heredity, medicine can do only very
little. Medicine cannot cure him. Only
oharlatans claim that medicines will
cure disease. Medicines may palliate
symptoms. Medicines may urge the
powers of Nature to resist disease. Med
icines sometimes arouse the efforts of the
human body to right itself against de-
rangements. This is the.most that med
icine can do.
A man accidentally puts his finger in
the fire. Instinctively he vets his
finger in his mouth, then blows on II
for the cooling effect. This is no cure.
He knows 1t very well. But 1t makes it
feel better for the time being.
People eat unwisely. This produces
dyspepsia or Indigestion The only
rational cure is to eat correctly. Yet If
a palliative is at hand the pains of indi-
Z gestion can be mitigated, the throes OF
dyspepsia assuaged. The medicine can
not be said to have cured. 1t simply
palliates disagreeahle symptoms. The
cure must come. through right living.
Take Peruna, for instance. No one
claims Peruna is cure for dyspepsia.
But Peruna will stimulate the stomach
to perform its function properly. Peru
ma will increase the flow of digestive
fluids, without which digestion cannot
be carried on at all. twill increase the
relish of food, the appetite.
It is admitted that all this can be
accomplished by right living, but there
are so many people Who either will not
or do not know how to eat correctly that
q tremendous amount of good can be
done by the wise use of Peruna.
A stomach that has been frequently
abused performs tho function OF diges'
ton very iazily. Such stomach allows
the food to remain undigested for some
time after it is swallowed. This leads
to fermentation of the food. Sour stom'
ach is the result. This goes on week
after week, until the blood is poisoned
with the products of fermentation. This
condition is very apt to produce rheum-
stism.
1t is not claimed that Peruna will cure
rheumatism. Nothing will cure rheum-
atism but correct living. But 1t Is
claimed that Peruna will assist badly
abused stomach to perform its work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-05
ENVIRONMENT AND CRIME.


~ It is fact now well recognized
that much crime may be traced to
physical degeneracy due to the i'm
proper living conditions that obtain
in the slums of large cities.
2 Last spring it was my fortune to
sit on the bench with several police
magistrates and judges OF the higher
criminal courts" says Charles Edward
Russell in Success Magazine" 81
watched the long line of arrested
persons coming up for examination.
the other lines of convicted persons
coming up for sentence. l had no
need of the assurance of the magis-
trates and the judges that eigthy-five
per cent Of the cases came from the
slums and from slum conditions; no
need because the fact was apparent
IS at all familiar with the tenement
house and its products, there comes
which the products can always be
recognized; the brand of pasty face
and livid skin. lusterless eyes and sui
len brows, narrow chests and shamb-
ling gait, things that come of life abb
normally led in bad air, dark rooms
and evil surroundings. On all Of these
occasions it seemed to me perfectly
clear. as for years it has seemed to
me clear whenever my work took
me into the slums, that we are pro-
ducing here in enormous numbers. a
peculiar and alarming type of the hu-
man creature, ill-fed, scantily blood
ed. ill-developed in mind as in body,
deprived of the birthright of air, sun
light. joy and sufficiency. and with
strange, twists and turns in its stunt
ed brain.
ct noticed on all these occasions,
as / had often noticed before, that
the voices (sure index of the mental
state) Of these young men were
strange and hardly human; that they
had language of their own, made
up Of animal-like sounds; that their
facial angles, and ears very often
showed the indices Of degeneracy. As
rule there appeared among them
only rudimentary sense Of right ana
wrong; very often they were cruel,
manifesting a kind of pleasure in CIV
ing or viewing pain; If they laughed
It was in a brief, evil guffaw at some
thing either brutal or filthy. Even
the youngest showed a savage hatred
Of authority; the policeman on the
beat was his mortal foe"
Mans moral condition is intimately
linked with his physical welfare. Some
day the world will learn this more
fully than the truth is realized at
present. When that time comes the
efforts Of those who would abolish
crime will be directed at the cause
Of the evil. They will stop preaching
so much and will seek TO improve the
physical Environments of that class
from which most Of the criminals
come.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-05
SUCCESS IN LIFE.

The hero Of this simple tale was
born Of parents beastly poor; they
toiled and wrought without avail. to
scrape a living from the moor. Our
hero early made resolve that he
would strive for greater heights; Iet
others in these ruts revolve. and car
ry on their puny fights: to gather
wealth, to live in state. is all that
makes this life worth while; and when
I'm grown I'll pull my freight. and
try to raise mighty pile" His
dreams came true. in every way, as
visions came, in days Of old; he took
no time for rest or play but gather
ed in fat yellow gold. BY steady
steps our hero rose, to heights of use
fulness and fame; he put the kibosh
on his foes and held the ace in every
game. He laughed at figtrees and at
vines. and all domestic. trifling
things; he owned some railways and
some mines. and was among the
copper kings But why detail his
glories so? Why should We try to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-05
THEY DON'T LIKE 1T EITHER.


The people of Walla Walla have
been forced to drink muddy water
and the situation has caused de-
mand for a reservoir.
Experience of the last few days
with the muddy water coming out of
the hydrants when only pure water
was expected, is an unanswerable ar
gument in favor of a water reservoir,
says the Evening Bulletin. The trou-
BILE lasted about three or four days
ana reservoir holding a. supply of
water sufficient for five days would
tide us over any freshet. AS a result
we would have good, clear water all
the time
Commenting upon the same subject
the Walla walla Union had the fol-
lowing;
''The present high waters in this
section bringing with it from the hills
ttIuu ana ueDrlS Oh every description,
aside from the damage caused has
wrought much Inconvenience to resi-
dents of Walla Walla because of the
muddy condition it has rendered the
drinking water For the past two
days and more the city drinking wa
ter SUPPLY has been unfit to drink.
Ordinarily clear. the condition just
now is something calling for action
on the part of city authorities. Be-
sides being unhealthful water in the
present muddy state is unfit for use
contaminating everything with which
il comes in contact"
1t is very true. The dark brown
variety of water is not the best. PEN
dleton had some of that sort once
aqua la Wild Horse. We don't
want any more of it and can sympa-
thize with the Garden City folks In
their trouble.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-05
WHERE is MY BOY?

Where is my sophomore son tonight
The child of your tears and fuss? :?
Does he mathematize on the flight of
light. 4
Or work at Theocritus?
Nay, lady, he's talkin' of next years
team,
Or watching 'em basketball,
Or calling and chatting with Peaches
and Cream,
Or smoking pipe-that's all;
"Or hazing freshman to make him
grow, 'H
Or fighting some likely pups,
Or raising row with rotten show,
Or running for loving cups.
"And maybe he's writing the sopho-
more play,
Or stealing the chapel chimes;
But, lady, you bank on it anyway
That he's having his Time Of
Times"
-Horatio Windsor in Puck.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-05
BETTER THAN SPANKING

Spanking does not cure children Of bed
wetting. There is a constitutional cause for
this trouble. Mrs. NJ. Summers, Box W.
Notre Dame Ind, will send free to any mother
her successful home treatment, with full
instructions. Send no money, but write her
today II your children trouble you In this
way. Don't blame the child. the chances are
1t can't help it. This treatment also cures
adults and aged people troubled with urine
difficulties by day or night
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-05
ANOTHER GOOD BUY

1910 acres all fenced. good new
posts. 800 acres in grain, $50 acres of
alfalfa land mostly set, will cut $50
tons Of alfalfa this year. a stream OF
water runs through which furnishes
plenty Of water for irrigating. good
concrete dams and bitches. good
buildings, lots of fruit trees and ber-
ries. This Is an ideal place for feed
ing stock for the market. A railroad
runs right through the middle OF It.
You can buy this fine ranch for $46,-
900. q. T. WADE,
Office in American Nat. Bank Bid.
Pendleton, Ore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-05

Oregon has much to hope from the
rivalry between the Hill and the Har-
riman railroads Competition IN
transportation is something that was
sadly lacking in this state for years.
Here's hoping the rivalry will con-
tinue
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-05
IT is VALUABLE WORK.

The artesian well that is being dug
by some of the enterprising men of
Athena is now down to a depth of
1000 feet and has a flow of 1000 gall
Ions per hour. The flow at present is
not entirely satisfactory to those be-
hind the enterprise, yet the quality of
water is of the best. Perhaps the
flow will become stronger after a
lower depth has been reached. The
fact that they have struck an artesian
flow should be encouraging to the
Athena company and urge them to go
ahead with the work. It is work of
value not only to Athena and vicinity
but to this entire county and to east
ern Oregon. 1t is time this country
was finding the possibilities of irri-
cation from artesian wells. How the
work at Athena is being financed the
East oregonian has not inquired, but
as pure matter of self interest every
farmer in that section could afford to
aid in carrying out this project
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-05
A FALSE pRETENsIoN.

Advocates Of the assembly plan are
striving hard to create the impression
that their scheme is entirely in har-
mony with the direct primary. It
ir a lie as big as Mt. Mckinley. II
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-05
THE INTERSTELLAR
TELEPHONE COMPANY


Hello, Central! Give me Mars.
Want long distance to the Stars.
That you Mars? Why. howdido?
How's the weather using you?
Feeling pretty fit today?
How's things in the Milky Way?
How's the fishin? Bully Fine,
Caught Sduidgeon weighing nine?
Don't know what a Squidgeon is.
But it sounds like AL biz.
Say. old man, from where you be
Starin' right down on me.
How d'you think m looking, Ell?
Out o. sight? That's bully-say?
You're a humorist, all right.
What's that? Tired? Out all night /?
| Well, by Jingo-bizz- bzz- bzzittl
Wires busted-have to quit
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Venus. V-e-n-u-s!
| Hody, Venus-howdido?
Wished / looked as sweet as you.
How's your mother? Oh, too bad.
| Really? That is very sad.
| Thought I'd ring to tell you that
l admire your new spring hat.
Yes. It's quite Northumberland.
Not exactly what you planned?
| Well, perhaps it's just as well,
| II you. looked a bit more swell
| Half the women on this sphere
| Soon would die of envy. dear,
Is it on straight? Well, not quite,
But the tilt strikes me right
Gives you quite piquant air
With the marselle of your hair,
Tell me- does your new spring sack
Button up along the back?
Or is it-bzZ- -bzut!
Wires bust again? H. tutt
Hello. Central? What's the bill?
/ Fourteen what? Not fourteen mill
Fourteen million dollars? My!
Wires busted-so am T.
John Kendrick Bangs, in Harper:
/ Weekly tl
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-05

Just at present Pendleton Is on the
main line of the Southern Pacific as
we'll as the o. R. & N
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-05

II the weather man is a gentleman
he will not order any clustering
winds" for time at least.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-05

The next big event is the school
teachers convention. March 22. tt
viii soon be here
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-05

count his dimes? 1t is enough for
us to know he's been indicted 20
times; Walt Mason in Portland jour-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-28
Rose Hill.

Mike and Ed Griffin delivered hogs
at Leon Monday morning.
Marion Smallwood spent Sunday at
Mrs. B. Smallwood's.
Rick Barrett and family were Sun
day visitors at Tade Griffin's.
Miss Bessie Stanford spent a few
days last week with her sister, Mrs.
Cap Bennett
Jim Grogan and wife spent Sunday
at John Grogan's.
Hey Gammill and wife spent Sat
urday night and Sunday at S. M.
Bracewell's.
J. o. Garner and family were Sun
day visitors at Willis Frost's.
Mrs. Wayne Cannon was Sun
day caller at Ed Griffin's.
Mike Grogan and family spent Sun
day at John Grogan's.
Estella fuller spent Sunday with
her friend, Bertha Cannon.
Dan Griffin and wife and Anna
Owens spent Sunday at Pat Flynn's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Potter and
daughter Reta spent Sunday after
noon at Fay Osborne's.
Everyone should prepare to attend
the Leon Chautauqua, August 8 to IA.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-28
Garden Grove.

Mrs. Tharp, of Huntsville, Mo-, who
has been visiting relatives here, went
to Humeston last Thursday to visit
'her brother, Tom Silvers.
David Farquhar and family, of Of
tumwa, who have been visiting at the
home of Mrs. Farquhar's parents Mr.
and Mrs. George Morris, returned last
Thursday
Miss Harriet Meter, of Bolivar,
Mo-, came last week to visit at the
j. d. Burns home and with friends.
Howard Bruce was a passenger for
ST. Joe last week where he went to
visit at the home of his sister, Mrs
Beard.
Mrs Mckay of Leon, was here last
week visiting at the home of her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Crider.
Miss Eva Jennings came in last Fri
day for visit with her parents here.
John Dent Arnold, who has been
the past two years in st. Joe employ
ed in dairy, returned last week for
visit with his sisters here.
Frank Dodd, Of Leon, came up the
first of the week for a visit with
friends here.
Ed Schofeld and wife, who were
visiting at their old home in Mis-
souri,, have returned.
Carl Hanes has returned from a
visit at the home of his father in st.
Joe for the past few months
There will be ball game here next
Thursday between the Leon and Gar
den Grove teams.
Will Hines, wife and daughter, of
Savannah, Mo-, came up here last
week in their auto and visited with
old time friends
The Woodmen picnic in this city
last Saturday was not as we'll at
tended as it might have been, owing
to the fact that the farmers are very
busy However, in the afternoon
there was fair sized crowd. The ball
game in the afternoon between Car
den Grove and Leroy was won by Gar
den Grove by a score of II to 8.
Sam Brown, accompanied by Chas.
Schof1eld, went to Davis City Monday
and were caught in the rain. Miss
Mabel McClung accompanied them as
far as Leon where she had dental
work done.
Next Thursday will be the celebra-
tion of the 50th anniversary of the
Masonic lodge of this place, and a
picnic will be given in the park to
which everybody is invited.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-28
New Buda.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Longacre and
daughter Ruth and Mr.. and Mrs. G..
R. Boeger and daughter HERNIA spent
Sunday at the home of j. B. Hardin
ger.
Having fine harvesting weather at
the present.
Mrs. Ollie Fetty spent Tuesday
with Mrs. James Snethen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mcdaniel, of
Saline, Mo-, visited Sunday with rela-
tives in this vicinity.
Harvesting will soon be over and
then the Chautauqua at Leon, and
the Davis City reunion which is from
August 16 to 10. Don't forget the
dates of those two big events.
News is scarce this week on ac-
count of everybody being busy with
their harvesting.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-28
Sunny Slope.

Mrs. S. F. Dent and Mrs. E. H.
Carver were guests at the Eugene
Massey home last Sunday.
S. r. Harms was a Lineyille caller
Friday.
Mrs. Carey Deisher and daughter,
Miss Lenna, were callers at the Ed
Kendall home Wednesday.
Mrs. George Swan visited at the S.
R. Harms home Thursday.
Ivan and Olive Coontz were guests
at the w. P. Newlin home Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. D. D. Bethards and daughters
Nora and Lizzie, were visiting at the
George Bethards home Wednesday,
Pete Vaughn had business in these
parts last Tuesday.
Pearl and Emma Warren, of Aller-
ton, were Saturday night and Sunday
guests at the Carey Deisher home
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Skinner were
visiting Mrs. SINNERS sister, Mrs
S. R. Harms, last Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Newlin was the guest
of her friend, Miss Lenna Deisher
Sunday.
Mark Riddle was hauling corr
from the Ben Aten place last Friday
Sam Thompson has been assisting
his father, John Thompson, with his
harvesting the past week.
w. P. Newlin was "a business caller
at Garden Grove last Saturday.
Oracle Stephens was visiting at the
P. N. Parsons home last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ] Farver anC
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Massey and children and Mrs George
Rains were Sunday guests at the H
T. Smith home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-28
Burr Oak Ridge.

Elder Gray held services at East
Eden Saturday night, Sunday morn
ing and Sunday evening.
Miss Ida Briggaman is assisting
Mrs. Merit COzad with her house work.
p. j. Horney received message
the past week stating the serious ILL
ness of his father, who resides in
Ohio.
Mrs. Edgington and daughters
were Sunday visitors at the home of
Charles Chastain.
DR.. Jeffries paid farewell visit to
his patients in this vicinity last week
before his departure for Chicago.
Miss Gladys Rogers was an over
Sunday visitor on Eden Prairie.
Mrs. Chas. Chastain spent a very
pleasant day with Mrs. Gil Wander
pool the past week.
Mrs. Charley Henderson and Mrs.
George Gardner of Leon, spent Sun
day at Frank Chastaia,s.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-28
Pleasant Valley No. 2.

Mrs. Joseph Edwards, of South
Dakota, came one day last week to
visit with her father, Harrison
Brown, and other relatives and
friends. Thomas Edwards and son
Roy came with her. They say it is
very dry in South Dakota. and if does
not rain soon crops will be very
poor up there this year.
Miss Bessie Woods was helping her
sister, Mrs. Charles Poland, with her
house work last week.
Misses Nora and Olive Brammer, of
near Westeryille, were visiting at II.
L.. Brammer's last Tuesday.
The Leon Chautauqua will soon be
here with seven superb musical or
CARNATIONS on the ground. Those who
dove music ought to be sure and, at
tend, as there is a real treat in store
for them
Marion ,Brammer is painting Mrs.
Iavina Immersion new house for
her this week.
Mrs. Arthur Evans returned last
Saturday from the sanatarium at Oak
dale, where she had been for the past
four weeks.
Mrs. Ida Chick and son returned
they had been visiting at the home of
Edward Woods, for the past three
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Curtis Adams are re
Joicing over a fine son which was
born to them one day last week.
Mrs. Henry Immersion and son Ell
bert are visiting this week with her
another, Mrs. Ida Chick, of Tennessee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Poland spent
last Sunday at Isaac Foland's.
Mrs. Earl Deao and daughter, of
Van Vert, were visiting with friends
in these parts the first of the week.
John Jones, of Kansas City, came
in last Saturday to visit with his
many friends.
Mrs. John Acton called at H. L.
Brammer's last Saturday.
Those who took dinner at w. M.
Briner's last Sunday were William
Allen and family, George Poland and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Deao, of
Van Vert, Samuel Briner and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tile Hembrey spent
last Sunday at John McKee's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Burns were
calling on Mr.. and Mrs. Ang Weldon,
of Long Creek, last Sunday.
Mrs. Ward and her three daughters
spent last Sunday at Clyde Crees'
near Decatur City
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dobson and
two daughters went to Clarke county
Saturday to visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Quincy.
Misses Bessie and Ella Woods call
ed on Mrs. John Acton last Sunday
afternoon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-28
Sees Mother Grow Young.

1T would be hard to overstate the
wonderful change in my mother since
she began to use Electric Bitters, .
writes Mrs. w. L. Gilpatrick, of DAN
forth, Me. Although past 70 she
seems really to be growing young
again. She suffered untold misery
from dyspepsia for twenty years. AT
last she could neither eat, drink or
sleep. Doctors gave her up and all
remedies failed till Electric Bitters
worked such wonders for her health. =
s,,re liver and. kidney trouble indmce ,
Only. SO cents at. Van Werden &
K0pp's. W. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-28
How's Thls2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case
Of Catarrh that cashot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. f. j. CHENEY Co ToIedo n
We, the undersigned, have known T. j. Cheney for
the Is years and believe him perfectly honorable
In all business transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligations made by their frn.
WEST d TRUAx, Wholesale Druggist Toledo,O
WALDINa, KIENAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfsces Of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price z5e per bot
9le Sold by all druggists.
Take balls Family Pills for constipatioss
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-28
NO WONDER SHE'S CROSS,

The woman who has thousand petty cares and
annoyances while she suffers with headache or side
ache must not be blamed if she cannot always be
angeically amiabe. What she needs is thoughtful
ness from her family and sueh simple and natural
remedy as Lanes Family Medicine, the herb tea that
makes weak women strong and well. Sold by drug
gists and dealers, Csc.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-28
Pleasant Valley.

Several from this vicinity attended
church at Jack Oak last Sunday.
Mrs. Charley Mattison's sister is
some better at this writing.
Miss Julia Virden is staying with
Mrs. Roe Caster at Leon this week.
Mrs. Tom Sutherlin is reported a
little better at this writing.
Mrs. George Virden and daughters,
Julia and Sarah, and Miss Katie,
Dobozy were Decatur callers Saturday
night.
Ralph and Frank Roberts We're Wis
iting, at Charley Tenney's last Sun
day.
Mrs. George Virden and daughter,
Sarah, were Leon callers one day last
week
Miss Beatrice Christofel was visit
ing home folks Sunday
There's nothing so good for sore
throat as DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil.
Cures in few hours Relieves any
pain in any part.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-28

Following Lines at Present at Reduced Prices
All Ladies' Wash Suits Ladies', Misses and Chill
dren's Oxfords, Cloth Hats Ladies' Shirt Waists,
Mems large size band Shirts 40 and AZ band Overals
lot Bingham in Basement, lot Shirtings, Laces and
many other lines to clean up Small lot l0c Gran
to clean up these lines with price concessions.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-28
SO boz. Ladies' Hose so boz.

These are Mill Seconds of Hose in 10 and Is cent
values Many Of them perfect All drop stitches per-
fectly mended and for everyday are find, and
you Should buy all you will want for some time as
they not coming this way again. Band Ribbed
Tops and all ribbed all Ladies and large Misses sizes.
Select your own and satisfy yourself Get all you
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-28
10 boz. Blue Shirts. lODoz.

Here is 2 proposition that we bought for consider
able less than usual price and we had in mind selling
them all in one day. See how we'll we guessed. All
Blue, soft collar work medium Dress Shirts full
size, we'll made gusseted, faced sleeves, perfect fit
and finish Sizes Ia to II. A usual so cent shirt for
Saturday Morning and till sold, each. ..... 39c