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GERS should be men educated to the pro-
fession of soldier. There seems to be
a pretty general feeling. one hard for
the authorities to account for by the
way. that every man is born soldier
and that the military profession Is the
only one for which no special training
is required. Gen. Winfield Scott. at the
close of the Mexican war. said that II It
had not been for the officers of his army
who were graduates of the military
academy the war would have been pro-
longed for years. This praise of the In
stitution and the men whom 1t turns
out was given by man not graduate,
and who, therefore, could not be said to
be prejudiced in favor of the institution.
The course at West Point is par
ticnlarly hard one and good many ca
dets are found deficient every year. gen.
orally in only one study. West Point.
however. differs from all other schools
of the world. There they do not strike
an average of studies. taking all the
lessons taught In lump. For instance.
II man stands at the head of his class
In four studies, but is a little bit below
the proficient average in one study. the
authorities throw him out, whereas in
other schools they would strike an aver
age and give such a man a high stand
ing.
The result of such a system as this
is that men who are qualified for the
service in practically every way, but
who may be a little lame in French or
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his classmates may be officer. Then 1t Is
that curious relation results. The enlisted
man meets his former cassmate, whom he
once called Bill or Jim and with whom he
possibly roomed as cadet, and he must sim
ply salute him any other enlisted man
would, and pass without sign Of familiar
recognition" Now this does not mean at all
that Jim Bill does not want to speak to his
former cassmate. It means simply that the
enlisted man wants to preserve his own stand
ing with his fellow soldiers and does not want
to put his former classmate by and chance in
an embarrassing position. II the enlisted men
should learn that their newly enlisted fellow
was former classmate and friend of one
Of the officers they might think that 1t
going to be a case of currying favor on the
one side of showing favor on the other.
The man who is once a cadet and who enlists
is more careful II he is built right, and he
generally is, to maintain proper attitude
toward the men who rank him.
They tell story in Washington of young
fellow who came Of rich parentage. but who
never had been at West Point. by the way.
who enlisted in the army to get his commits
sion. He attempted to presume on the fact of
his wealth and he not only got the officers
down on him, but the men WELL His lot
was not altogether happy one. 1t can be
said, however, that cases like that of this
young man are few and far between. The
man who is willing to enlist in order to get
his commission generally speaking, Is OF good
stun enough to make him willing to take
things as they come and to take rather more
than his share Of the duties and the hardships
Of the enlisted men with whom he is thrown
There was once upon a time a cadet who
having spent time enough at the United
States Military academy to cover consider
able part of the course, was compelled by the
government to sever his connection with the
school he had hoped would prove to him
fostering mother until the end.
This cadet, who shall be nameless because
of a modest desire to avoid the use of the pro-
noun In the first person. had yearning for
military life, and SO few years after leaving
the academy he walked into Boston recruit
Ing once and enlisted. Several classmates
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31

He was n mild hammered little man,
short, with gray hair and spectacles.
1t was noon on Washington street
and, as usual, the crowds were SHOW
ing and pushing to get somewhere.
The little man was trying to worm his
way through the crowds.
A well dressed woman, accompanied
by a small boy, was mixed up in the
crowd. She wanted to cross the street
The boy stopped to look in a window.
The lady reached down and grasped
a hand, saying. Take my hand, dear"
Not right here on the public street"
she was startled to hear some one re-
ply.
Looking down, she saw that she was
clasping the hand of the very inoffen-
sive little man, who seemed to be
much confused and embarrassed.
Sir" she said haughtily. AZ don't
want you. I want my son.''-Boston
Traveller
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

Dec. 31.-Following are the quota
tons on the local market today:
Live Poultry-Old hens, 1Oc; springs.
1Oc pound; ducks 1Sc per pound; geese
10c pound; turkeys 1Sc pound.
Fresh eggs, &c.
Potatoes, per bushel, Csc.
Butter, dairy Csc; creamery SIC.
Lard. 12c.
Onions, 9Oc.
Feed and Fuel.
Corn, per bushel, 45c and 4Sc.
Oats, SOC.
Forage-Timothy hay, SIC to $3.50;
clover hay, SIS; straw, So.
wood-$450 per load.
CoAl-Lump, per busnel, 15c: slack.
Sc.
Sales on Market square IN last "a
hours:
Corn, three loads at 45c and 47c.
Hay, one load at S14.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
HER HOMEMADE HAT.
Il Brought Proposal That She
Promptly Turned Down.

Il Brought a Proposal That She
Promptly Turned Down.
The bOhemians were making merry
in the dim lit studio discussing the lat
est novel that one Of their number was
trying to write. the brutal editor who
tad refused the best article ever writ
ten-a masterpiece Of the hostile
moaning the nonintelligence of the art
critics. execrating the mercenary the
6trical manager and utterly repudiat-
ing the general public-the vast horde
OF the Philistines. BY way of diversion
the painter of pastel portraits said to
the bachelor maid:
That's a charming hat you have on.
Who else would know enough to COM
bine turquoise and old rose: You have
a genius for color. What a pity you
only write"
Glad you like my hat, anyway. ]
made it myself. l trust it will only
enhance its merit in your eyes to know
that it cost me but 30 cents
"Impossible" screamed all the ,bohe-
mians with one breath, ceasing their
arguments in order to take notice Of
the vastly becoming creation which
capped the DdcueloE Ildlu : Drown ndlE
Fifty cents. did You say" asked the
man who once wrote n poem-aye, and
had it published. Then rising, placing
his hand above his heart. bowling low
and solemnly. he said: Fair one, will
you be my wife? All my life have
been looking for woman who could
trim her own hats for nothing. Pray
be mine"
Mixer scoffed the bachelor maid
cruelty. "All my life I have been look
ing for n man who would be willing
and able to pay $50 for my hats
New York Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
PROGRESS STEADY
Continued from Page seven)

CONTINUED from Page Seven.)
street, two story frame, six rooms.
$4,000.
Mrs. Bleuer, Thirty-sixth street be
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth ave-
nues, two story frame, six rooms, ST.
200.
William Kellogg, 1922 Thirty-fifth
street, two story frame. four rooms
$500.
Oliver Walker, 1924 Thirty-fifth
street, two story frame, five rooms, ST.
500.
w. 1. Bleuer. 1880 Thirty-sixth street,
two story frame, eight rooms, $1,000.
c. Hanson, corner Eighteenth avenue
and Thirty-first street, two story
frame, six rooms, $4,000.
Rock Island Sand e Gravel COM
pany, First avenue (river 'front.', Nine
teenth to Twenty-frst streets, rip-rap
retaining wall. $50 feet long and IA
feet high, $4,000.
Standard hotel. Twentieth street be
tween First and Second avenues, ire
modeled), bar and billiard rooms, OF
| fee and eight rooms, $4,000.
Kaupke, Sixteenth street between
Tenth and Eleventh avenues, two
story frame, $4,000.
Royal Neighbors, Sixteenth street
and Third avenue, remodeled
throughout, $4,000.
Rock Island Manufacturing COM
pany, First street and Eleventh ave-
nue., two story frame warehouse,
$4,000.
Edward Bakersfield. Eleventh ave-
nue. 'and Twelfth street, barn 20x24,
! $500.
Augustana college. rear of Seventh
avenue, one concrete boiler house
$4,000.
p. Fries estate on. & k Second
avenue between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets, remodeled front
etc. $4,000
Standard Oil Cloth company, Mil
street and Thirteenth avenue, one story
, brick and concrete fireprOof warehouse
and factory 75x275, $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
WILLIS l. MOORE. Chief

Third ward, second precinct
1434 Seventh avenue.
Third ward, third precinct-1101
Fifteenth street.
Fourth ward. first precinct-1914
Third avenue.
Fourth ward, second precinct
Trinity church vestry, rear 1918
Sixth avenue.
Fifth ward, first precinct-Hose
house on Twenty-second street.
Fifth ward, second precinct
Schmid's store, S23 Twentieth street.
Sixth ward, first precinct-Hose
house on Twenty-sixth street.
Sixth ward, second precinct-Rear
of 200 Seventh avenue.
Seventh ward, first precinct-3110
Fifth avenue.
Seventh ward, second precinct
Peterson carpenter shop, $40 Forty
fifth street.
Seventh ward, third precinct
Gannon's paint shop. Fourteenth
avenue between Thirty-eighth and
Thirty-ninth streets.
NJ. T. RUDGREN,
City and town clerk
Rock Island, ILL.,, Dec. IL, 1910.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31

man who gets a firm grip on n1mseu
ard forces himself TO do the thing that
will ultimately be best for him VINO
succeeds. The man who goes through
life picking out the flowers and avoid
ing the thorns in his occupation, al
ways doing the easy thing first ana
delaying or putting off altogether If
possible the hard thing. does not de-
velop the strength that would enable
hiU~ to do hard things when necessity
forces them upon him.
1t is pitiable to see young men and
women remaining far below the place
where their ability ought to have car
ried them just because they dislike to
do disagreeable things until compelled
to. The best way always is to tackle
the hardest things first.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
DEADLY MINE GASES.
White Damp, Firedamp, Black Damp
and the Fearful After Damp.

White Damp, Firedamp, Black Damp
and the Fearful After Damp.
white damp is the gas most feared
by the miners, for its properties rem
der it difficult to detect, inasmuch as
it is tasteless, odOrlesS and colorless
and when mixed in the proportion of
about one part gas to nine parts air is
called ''firedamp" and becomes explo-
sive to a degree hard to realize unless
one has seen its effects.
Black damp, unlike white damp, is
heavier than air, a nonexplOsive gas
which may be detected by its peculiar
odor. Again, unlike the other, its eff
feet is to suffocate and extinguish fire.
This gas is so heavy and moves with
such a sluggish flow that occasional
~, when miners have been trapped in
a mine following an explosion and
have detected the black damp creep
ing in upon them by its smell. they
have been able to stop its advance by
erecting dams or barricades along the
floor. building them higher as the vol
ume of gas increased and keeping the
air within their little Enclosure COM
paratively clean by rude improvised
fans.
Following an explosion, these two
gases become mingled and form mix
ed gas. possessing all the dreaded
qualities of each. which is known as
"after damp" and it is the mixture
of gases which destroys any life that
may remain following mine disaster.
Atlantic Monthly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that on
Tuesday, the third day of January,
A. D., 1911, in the city OF Rock Is
land, ILL.,, an election will be held
for voting for or against the adop-
ton of the commission form of gov
eminent for the city of Rock Is
land.
Which election will be opened at
Z o'clock in the morning and shall
be closed at 5 o'clock in the evening
of that day.
Places for registration and voting
will be as follows:
First ward, first precinct-413
Fourth avenue.
First ward, second precinct-600
Seventh avenue.
Second ward, first precinct-1014
Third avenue.
Second ward, second precinct
919 Sixth avenue
Third ward, first precinct-Coun-
ty jail building, Third avenue and
Fourteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
FIGHTING LIES BATTLE.
CT Things That Must Be Done Tackle
the Hardest First

I know a very successful man who
early in life resolved that no matter
how hard anything might be or how
seemingly impossible for him to do he
would do it If the doing would prove
Of value TO him, says Orison SWEET
Marden in Success Magazine. He
made this the test and would never
allow his moods or feelings to stand
in the way of his judgment He
forced himself in the habit Of prompt
Il doing everything, no matter how
disagreeable If it would further his
advancement.
People who consult their moods.
their preferences or their ease never
make great success in life. It is the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

The eastern storm, with its rain or
snow, has been succeeded in the terri
tory east of the Mississippi by the area
OF high pressure and fair, cold wealth.
er that was yesterday over the CEN
tral valleys. The northwestern low
has overspread the Rocky mountain
region and the upper Missouri and ex-
IRENE upper Mississippi valleys, and
precipitation has occurred on the Pa
cific slope and in Montana and the
Canadian northwest. Another area of
high pressure and decidedly low tenn
perature has appeared over Alberta.
The eastward movement of the Rocky
mountain low and the approach of the
northwestern high will be attended by
increasing cloudiness, with probably
rain or snow in this vicinity late to-
night or Sunday, and with warmer to-
night, followed by colder Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
Bank Statement.

Bank Statement.
Members daily average cash re
serve $25.6S. reserve decrease $2.225.-
$50. less L. s. decrease $2.252, 100
loans increase $40. 1900. specie de-
crease >S1,164,7O0, legal tenders in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
FORECAST TILL Up. M. SUNDAY.

For Iowa: Increasing cloudiness,
with probably snow or rain late tonight
Or Sunday; warmer in southeast and
colder in northwest portions tonight;
colder Sunday.
For Illinois: Fair and warmer to-
night; Sunday. increasing cIoudiness;
colder in north portion afternoon or
night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
Arabian staIlions In Manila.

The Philippine government is seek.
ing a number of Arab stations from
Mesopotamia, to be shipped to Manila
for breeding purposes on the govern
ment's experimental farms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31

Chicago, Dec. 31.-Following are tn
quotations on the market today:
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Wheat.
May. s6%, s71s, s64, s67s.
July, 1895, 931k, 9314. 931s.
December. 927s, 927s, 1926, 92as.
Corn.
May, 4s1a. 4s%, 4s14, 1895.
July, 1895, 4912, 491s, Ass.
December, ATS, ATS, 46, 461z.
Oats.
May. "a, 341s. 1875, "a.
July, 81, 81. 337s. 1915.
December, 31A. 319s. 81, BIS.
Pork.
January. 1857, 1870, 1850, 1865.
May, 1885, 1887, 1870, 1882.
Lard.
January, 1852, 1852, 1912, 1915.
May, 1920, 1925, 1915, 1920.
January 1885, 1875, 1927. 1882.
May, $50, 9.S7, 9.77, 9.S2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
LIVE STOCK.

Hogs 5000; left over, 4,40O. Market
opened strong to sc higher. Mixed
7.65@S.OO, good 7S5@S.OO, rough 7.65
07.sO, light 7.65@7.97.
Cattle 800; steady.
Sheep 900: steady
Hogs closed sc higher than yester-
days average Mixed 7.656S.OO. good
7.85@S.0 90, rough 7.6507.S0, light 765
@795.
Cattle steady.
Sheep steady.
Beeves 4.66O@7.00. COWS FPS $3.50,
stockers 3.4O@5.60, Texans 4.5O05 $50,
calves 7.OO69.00.
Sheep 2.7504.4O. lambs 1900 $50.
Western Live Stock.
Hogs. Cattle. Sheep
Kansas City 1900 1000 49,.
Omaha ....... 1000 $50. .....
St Louis ..........3, 900 ..... 800.
Estimated Receipts Monday.
Hogs. Cattle Sheep.
Chicago 10000 $4,000 26OOO
Next week, $4,000.
IN GRAIN MARKETS.
Liverpool Grain.
Holiday
Chicago Receipts.
Today. Contract
wheat .....--..-.. ~ .
corn $50. .5Hf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
TOdav's Market Quotations
s2-n6a-2nO

crease s2,O69,SOO deposits increase
$12,51S,3OO, circulation decrease $780,
O0O
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
one Ina Eaotnru EnrIiha.i.


Liberia gets its entire supply of fee
from facte,y that has capacity OF
about 500 tons day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
Primary Movement.

Chicago Cash Grain.
Cash corn-No. 2 451R @46, No. ? W
451a046, No. 2 V 45s4, No. 8 44@441&,
No W 44@4414, No. 8 y 44A @441a,
No. 4 4214042A, No. 4 w 42A @42%,
No. 42H 042A, sym 401A Q41, sgy
410413.
Cash oats-No. 3114, No. W 32%
q 50, No. 8 W 3194 @3214. No. 4 $40
3194, standard 1924 @3212.
Cash wheat-No. r 94a4 69514, No.
3 T 925s Q9415. No. INV 9434 @96, No.
8 INV 921k 0941a, No. ms 104@106, No.
ms 1O2@1O51s, No. ms 1O1@1O4. No.
2 s $4,000, No. 8 10000, durum 50
@91.
Minneapolis.
Cash wheat-1a to 11s lower.
Peoria.
Corn Il lower.
Oats "a lower
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
OBSERVATIONS,

Lowest Highest Precip
Temp. Temp. last "a
Lst Night. Vest hrs in.
JIM. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island ....27 81 90
Atlantic City ....16 so .o2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31

All the news III the t.me-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31

For sale by Allen. Myers & Co.. L. 3
McCabe & Co. Rock Island Hardware
Company, Ill & Ehleb. ------.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31

TBy wire from E. w Wagner & Co.
members of Chicago Board of Trade.
Grain, provisions, stocks, and cotton.
Local ONCE at Rock Island house, ROCK
island, Ill. Chicago office, -99-l0O'
Board of Trade. Local telephone NO
west 1901
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-10-27
BARN GROWS.
Rises In the Air Rapldly-Farmer
Keeps Building on a Story.

Harold Mackubbic, a farmer not
many miles away, has a remarkable
barn. When building the structure
several years ago he was short OF
money and timber was scarce. He used
green willow for the corner posts and
sides, setting them into the ground in
d vertical position.
The following season he found that
the posts had roots and were grow
ing rapidly. That fall the floor of
the barn. which before had been on
the ground was three feet above
the ground level. A year ago the
barn was on stills nine feet high, and
the owner put another story under
meath, making the original one-story
barn a two-story structure.
The lower floor is now two feet
from the ground, the willows are
growing rapidly, and the farmer looks
forward to the time when he can put
in a third story, when, so he says, he
will convert the structure from barn
into dwelling and live in it.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-10-27
LOCAL ITEMS.

A. +. Bison and George l.. II. Smith
returned Wednesday from business
trip to Hales Siding.
Miss Gladys Pencil is visiting her
sister, Miss Sadie, at Foss Hall, to-
day. The remainder of the week she
will be the guest of her sister, Mrs
f. l.. Tozier, in Fairfield
Judge F. F. Lawrence has announc-
ed the appointment of the committee
authorized by Mondays mass meeting
as follows: G NJ. Gallup, L. L. Wal
ton. Rev George Merriam, d. H. Per
kins, w. T. Seekins, Mrs. Elizabeth
Merrill Mrs. Nettie Paddock
President Harry A. Dinsmore Of the
brotherhood of St. Paul entertained
the committee on program at his
home last evening. Tentative plans
for the November meetings were out
lined. and the dates fixed at the Eth
and 21st. The earlier meeting viii
be devoted to a study of legislation
designed to forestall political corrup-
ton, while at the later the problem OF
Skowhegan's undeyeloped water pow
er will be taken up.
During the past season. from one
measured acre. Mrs. Lizzie Lombard
raised one hundred and forty-fye
bushels of yellow flint corn. four and
one-half bushels of beans, tif-
teen bushels of Carrots. seven
teen bushels of beets, and five
cart loads of pumpkins, and had
small kitchen garden besides Samples
Of the corn have aroused the enthusi-
asm of every one who has seen them,
and 1t will call for some pretty high
class farming to beat this record.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-10-27
TO Be A
CLEAN FIGHT
Mass Meeting Organized to Work for
Corrupt Practice Act.

Friends of prohibition of the liquor
traffic filled G. a. h. hall Monday
night and voted enthusiastically to
work for the passage Of a corrupt
practice act by the coming Legisla-
ture. This action was taken with a
view to keeping the coming struggle
with the liquor interests clean and
above board. To carry out this pro-
gram the chairman of the meeting,
Judge F. F. Lawrence Was authorized
to appoint a committee of seven, with
power to lay out plan of campaign.
Mrs Nettie Paddock president OF
the local branch of the w. c. T. l..
called the gathering to order, and
Judge Lawrence was chosen to pre-
side Accepting his responsibility with
a few remarks. the chairman then
called upon S. w, Smith to outline the
object of the meeting. He explained
prohibition at the polls, we could pro-
fit by the experience of other states,
and that now was the time to begin.
He was followed by c. NJ. Gallup of
the Independent-Repo who eX-
planned how a years residence in
Maine had opened his eyes to the
blessings of the prohibitory law. He
then outlined briefly the working of
the so-called corrupt practice acts as
in force in Connecticut and other
states, and showed what an influence
one might have in September of next
year.
l.. L. Walton Endorsed the idea, and
recalled instances from his own eX-
perience in politics to show the neces-
sity for such a law He regretted
that resubmission had been deferred
so long, but felt confident that hard
work would hold the forces of evil in
check.
While the meeting WAS a unit on
the subject of prohibition, resubmis-
sion proved to be mooted question
1t took nearly two hours of lively
discussion to clear the atmosphere
and the interest was we'll sustained
Among others participating were:
Rev F. l.. Hayward, w. II. Paine
Sheriff John A. Mooers. Mrs. Elizabeth
Merrill, V. w. Nelson, George Emer-
SON Daniel Lewis. j. NJ Dysart Rev
George Merriam, James Emerson and
Rev. b. b. Merrill.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-10-27
GOLDEN WEDDING
CELEBRATED
About One Hundred
People Present
To Enjoy Event With Nr. and Mrs.
knONIand

Mr. and Mrs. Roswell T. Know land
celebrated the fitch anniversary OF
their marriage Wednesday evening at
their home in Norridgewock on SHOW
hogan road. north side of the river.
over one hundred relatives. neigh
bors and friends being present The
happy couple received many useful
and pretty presents n gold and sill
yer
Nj kuowlaud vas born In Masards.
Aroostook county. Ne. over - years
ago, being the first child born in the
town. After sixty years Of life in
Aroostook county he bought the
farm known as the Daniel Rogers
place. north side of the village. where
he has made his home for about ten
years His wife's maiden name was
Ann Maude Metcalf also a native Of
Masardis. Seven children have been
born to Mr. and Mrs. Knowlaud and
for sixteen years the have not all
been at home a. one time. Those
present from Aroostook were: Mrs. L.
VI. knowland OF Prescle Isle. sister
Of Mr.. Enowland Mf. and Mrs. VIII
lard Curtis. Faston; Nh and Mrs.
John Knowland, Westfeld; Mrs. G. A.
Dane. Easton; and Mr.. and Mrs Lester
Tobin. North Jay.
The program for the evening con-
sisted of music and selections Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Everett sang Silver
Threads Among the Cold" song We
Are Growing Old Together by Mrs.
Edward Taylor; prayer by Rev. Mr..
Bainton. Ice cree m and cake were
served in large quantities. Many con-
gratulations were extended to Mr..
and Mrs. knowland