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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11
THE MAD RUSH IN ExTRAvAGANcE

I know there are anxious parents VINO
are strained to get the wherewith to
buy the expensive hats, shoes and dresses
that their young people clamor for be-
cause they tell me so and l am suft1-
GENTLY familiar with some of their bur-
dens to be convinced that they have
full and sufficient reason to be thus anx-
ious and troubled.
l CHANGED to be in Atlanta few days
ago in the fashionable shopping district
and declare there was almost a mob
in the expensive stores, where women
as we'll as girls of all ages were almost
in fury to buy and to examine costly
apparel
There seems to be a craze for new
finery abroad in the land and last year s
dresses, hats and wraps are simply not
in it. at all.
And there seems also to be mad RI
valry to outshine others in all this puy-
ing and extravaganza.
A very tired mother said to me
short time ago, II sit up until midnight
quite often fixing over the fine waists
that my daughter wears. OF course they
are made by expensive dreSSmakers but
when she wears them a time or so. the
trimming and arrangement must be al
tered to present a new appearance. She
is on the go so constantly, with brldge
parties, auto rides and evening recep-
tions that it keeps me busy trying to
keep her waists in fresh condition."
/ was so sorry for my old friend, whom
I had known for 40-odd years, to see
that her time was consumed and her
rest continually broken that her thought
less daughter might keep in good hu-
NOR with her for the girl had no time
to appreciate her mother, except as an
adjunct to her toilet demands, could
have dropped a tear for the mother sake.
Even while 1 remembered that vanity
was the APPARENT sentiment of the entire
household.
1t seems so trivial as a life purpose
to foster such painful and excessive friv-
olity!
For the waste of the money is not
half so great as the loss of the time ad-
hitting the great expense.
A young woman who goes the pace aft
err such a fashion is only silly butter
fly that will necessarily be unhappy
when the realities of life are finally
forced upon her, and the time will surely
come when marriage duties or failing
fortunes or loss of health will put
check on this whirligig of display and
extravagance. The fond mother cannot
shield her from the inevitable, not even
if she was certain that she would out
live the spoiled young woman, and as
the preacher surely said: ''Vanity-all
is vanity"
Somebody over in Europe. in France,
generally, starts a fashion in hobble
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11
FOREST FREs.

II is believed that 1910 viii hold the
record among many years for the sever
ity OF the losses from forest fires. The
summer fires followed a spring season
believed to have been the worst, certain
" in the Lake states. known for a long
time Nor Is II wise to assume that the
danger Is over when the fierce confiagra-
tions which have called forth in the
mountain states the efforts OF three fed
eral departments have been conquered
The forests viii not be safe until the
fall rains and SHOWS have once more
made wet blanket OF the dry forest
floor. That the total losses OF the year
win run up to many millions OF dollars
Is considered certain To the national
forest timber burned must be added great
amounts on state and private holdings.
besides the immense damage done TO
town. farm and other property How
s1ch losses may be prevented is a mat
ter Of general public concern and every
effort possible is being made by the gov
eminent 10 prevent forest fires.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

are preachers who have found the pulpit
too scant pay and saloonkeepers who
have tired of their hard, cursed business.
The first thing you will notice is the
general neghborlness upon the part of
one settler toward another. Everybody
is willing, even anxious to help every
body else. There isn't an ounce of sell
fishness displayed here, where city-bred
men and lonesome women and expert
enced farmers are getting into shape for
their first crop-that of next year.
The first thought on everyone's mind
is home, house, and no one is figuring
on any pretentious affair. There isn't
time for that. Already the brisk north
western winds are sweeping over the
plains, and snow is in the air Warm sod
houses are excellent abodes in these win
try days. They are just as cozy as a
steam-heated fiat, and lots more healthy,
homesteaders say.
The Indians are very kind and help
full. Old Chief Iron Lightning, who lift
ed several scalps in the Custer massacre,
is watching the advent of the white men
and women upon the oldtime hunting
ground with great delight. He has forgot
ten his enmity for the paleface.
Scattered here and there are Chasing
Eagle, Spotted Rabbit and Horse Look
ing all ex-chiefs of the Sioux, and all
now good American citizen-farmers. Ii
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11
The Boil Wepil
Is Coming East
FARMERS UNION NEWS.

EAnAEhS GNION NEWS.
The cotton boil weeviI. which has done
50 much damage to the cotton interests
Of Texas and Louisiana for a couple Of
years duration. Is coming east.
The ravages in Mississippi and Ala
bama of this. the most destructive OF
cotton pests. is enough to wake up Geor-
GA.
In parts OF Texas and Louisiana the
weevil. though still there. is almost
harmless. because farmers ard land own
ers have awakened and are adopting the
only methods known by which the raw
ages Of the wsevil can be forestalIed
Deep and thorough preparation of the
soil, planting Of early varieties of seed.
and rapid and shallow cultivation. is the
deadly enemy OF the boil weevil.
The business men of Georgia, FIori-
da and the Carolinas. should begin to
awaken The one-year tenant system
can not fight the boil weeviI. Begin
this year to rent your land TO tenants for
three or FIVE years. with the distinct un-
Outstanding that they are TO improve the
soil by rotation OF crops. deep prepare
ton. and the selection OF early varieties
| OF cotton seed, followed UP by rapid cuI-
@1ivation OF the crop.
II the men who won the farm lands in
~hsse states would take a hold on the
proposition In a determined way. they
viii be able 10 head or the weevfI or
10 make him practically harmless when
he arrives here. With present methods
Of cultivation. Georgia can expect To
loss from 80 TO 100 millions OF dollars an
nuaily for period OF three or four years,
during which she will have to adopt the
Plans above suggested.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11
BULLHEAD, BoREMAN-Co, S. D.
Have Won ever homesteaded?

BULLHEAD, BOREMAN-CO, ). D.
Have you ever homesteaded?
No?
Then come along up here and see the
tolks-thousands of them-hustling to
get a roof over their heads before the
hard winter settles down over what
week ago was the Standing Rock and
Cheyenne river Indian reservations.
Prairie schooners, automobiles, PLAIN
horse-and-buggies, bicycles, and "shanks
ponies" have brought them streaming
over this county of two and half MIL
lion acres since Nov. /, when the reser-
vations were thrown open to the winners
in the great land drawing of year
ago.
How's this, you, eastern school teach
err? How'd you like to settle down mere
on a farm with one large, fullblooded
Indian as your nearest neighbr-a Sioux
who 20 years ago was fighting General
Miles, or IS years ago was shooting Gus
ters force full of arrows and lead?
Makes you shiver. But just the same
there's a lot of schoolteachers here going
through that very experience. Every
Indian on the reservation was given first
pick Of claims and thousands have their
100 acres apiece.
Then there's the farmer from the mid
die west who is telling the clerk or the
mechanic on the next 160--acre claim how
"a work his farm in the spring. There
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

they ever long for the old camp fires and
war dances there is nothing to show it
in the way they are taking up the white
mans burdens.
The great melodramic event was the
filing of the claims, at Lennon and
aberdeen, on November 1. For hours
holders of winning numbers stood in line,
each anxious to be first so that he or
she might get first pick of the land.
There were about 100000 acres to be d.
vided up among 1900 persons.
The first to get a section Of land at
the Lennon land office was Mrs. Pearl
Hanson, of Salem, n. D., and hardly
had she filed her application before she
was on her way to her future homestead
farm.
AS fast as applications were filed men
and women rushed across the boundary
lines, each intent upon getting to the
particular spot of land picked out Thea
a new problem appeared-the land pi-
rates. These pirates had gone on the
reservations several days before and just
squatted.
When some Of the men and women
who had filed on a particular claim came
along November l, they found the
suuatter'' camped on the ground. Many
legal battles are sure to follow.
Just now the former reservation has
the appearance of a huge camping
ground. Temporary tents are sheltering
families until sod houses can be built,
and all hands in the family are working
on the sod home. In some cases port
able houses were brought in, and while
they have not the warmth of a sod
house, they may be banked with sod
during the winter.
Timber for fuel is plentiful and soft
coal is to be found cropping out of the
ground.
This new land just opened lies between
the Missouri, the Cannon Ball rivers and
Oak creek, and tributary to these
streams are numerous creeks, furnish
ing excellent natural drainage for the
entire territory and plenty of water.
One railroad, the st. Paul, runs
through the northern half. and Pierre,
the state capital is less than 100 miles
from the southeastern boundary. The
present value of the land is from $50
to $50 an acre, but the homesteader can
not sell it now. He must live on and
cultivate it for at least IA months, and
then if he has paid the governments
charges can take a deed to it and sell
or hold. In either case he will be several
thousand dollars ahead, not to say any
thing about the crops that he can
market in the meantime.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

To tan any kind OF skins. first scrape
ell the grease and flesh off. sprinkle
the flesh side with equal parts OF pull
verified alum and salt or wash IL well
with q strong solution OF the same.
Then fold the flesh side together and
roll IL compactly, in which state IL
should remain ten or IL days Then IL
f. opened and sprinkled with brain or
sawdust to absorb the moisture and
rolled up again After "a hours the
process is completed by thorough rub
bling and manipulation on which the pill
ability depends
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11
FAMILY MAIL BOXES.

If it essential that there should be muck every
famys door, certainly desirable that there should be
mail box at the front door.
Mckee is launching campaign to establish this
Atlanta 1t would not only facilitate the work
the postal department. but would also convenience to
every household Nobody minds going to meet the mailman
occasionally the first of the month when the mssve he
hands grossly business and material character But
always possible for the lady of the house the
Under such circumstances it the rule that
carrier after waiting fifteen thirty seconds shall take the
the office Sometimes to be stuck under
left the vranda but that not really permissible
and it always makes possible loss of ones letters.
provided however, the mail always
taken leisure The time thus saved to the post
office of year become important item
of economy.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

skirts, or hoop swirts, in little hats OF
big hats, in high heels or no heels. and
the rich, idle Americans will pay fancy
prices for these fabrics and fabrications
AS soon as they get back to the Unit
ed States the hat-makers, the dress
makers, the cloak-makeEs and shoe-mak-
ers put all their force at work to copy
and spread the fashions, that some of
. the handsome women of the lower
world had started in Paris, and then
our poor, little, silly, vain, but decent,
American girls get daft to have some
of these very things which the demi-
monde had Haunted in dubious places
and thereby set the fashion.
Hats that dIsfigure their faces, and
frocks that confine their walking limbs
and heels that are unnatural on any
human foot,s are oftentimes purchased
with money that is sorely needed for
better things at home, but anxious pa
rents are badgered until they yield and
the stores are almost mobbed the de-
mand and the hurry is so tremendous
Does it not strike you, dear reader
that this country is walking on stills
and preparing for a heavy fall?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

II Is characteristic OF Woodrow VIII
sons poise that not once in his campaign
has he used the Princeton yell
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

II the express strike should continue
until Christmas. many people would have
a good excuse.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

Summed up. Colonel ROosevelts opin-
ION seems to be that pretty nearly every
thing is wrong except the tariff.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

We may yet live 10 see the day when
both the crematory and pump questions
will have been settled.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

In the excitement of the congressional
races. don't forget that the city of At
lanta has a recorders race.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

A Danish explorer now says that neith-
er Cook nor Peary found the pole. Must
we go over all that again?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

After the general elections are over. we
win be hard put to IL for something to
stave the collectors or with.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

The Democrats chances continue bright
In the face OF the fact that most of the
New York papers predict their success.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

The power OF the fiddle will be given a
practical demonstration in the Tennessee
returns Tuesday.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

Zee where a gubernatoriaI nominee has
threatened to sue T. r. for libel. The
New York World has doubtless copied
this news
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

Colonel Roosevelt realizes by now. no
doubt. that he has made some enemies.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

1t was apparently with no intention OF
Harmonizing the situation that the Col
onel spoke in Ohio
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

The kaiser doubtless envies the Colonel
IN one advantage. The Colonel can't be
muzxled-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

1t begins TO look like the solid" east
and west. too
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11

Price of coal may go upr' All right
Everything else is up. and we might a.
well be consistent
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-02-10
TO THE PUBLIC.

Tho weekly issue OF the" f
PREssE FJER TEXAS has po-
sitively the largest circulation
of all German papers published
in the State of Texas. 1t is
mailed to $50 post-ofices, and
has an extended circulation in
Mexico in the Indian Territory,
and in Oklahoma.
1t circulates from Galveston
to Denison. from Marshall to Ell
Paso and Of course mainly In
the thickly populated central
and southwestern parts OF the
atate. as also in Mexico.
Two tlavellng men and our
very active local agents are con
tinuously adding new sub
scribers to the lists.
In consideration of these facts
the "FREIE PREssE FUER TEXAS"
claims to be the best adver-
tising medium IN the State of
Texas, when 1t is the object to
reach the German reading po-
pulataon.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-02-10
seetab in, @inter.

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nidts tpeiB uno Sic @sfimos iif ME.
mails erfalten, oeshaIb = 10 fombi.
niren iie miiiien oerartiee gaosr
einen fid,eren Sd)us gesen aronf.
belt %gcfpahren. WieIeidt - ober
bielleidt aud niht! Seoenfans bal.
ten mir es fit rothiam. einen Qrat
~ foniuItiren, che mo cine berarti.
&c Hferbefur an iih erprobt. j3lpei
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gar Weoi5iner, i~tiir5en iid ifon felt
Sabren an ieoem Gage i'm Winter
In bic eiiige sSluth. llnb infer Bib
oeiet cine geienid,oft o~bgebarteter
Meap Norfer. Die ieben Sonntoa i'm
@inter bel gonep Ss1ano in bic Mec.
resflutb iteigen. Noh benz Babe
bonsbaroiren lie lih aegenieitig nit
Gdngeb11en. Selhitperitdnolih min.
ihen mir Mner cir -@ohlbcfomms~.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-02-10
Wir baben biele abnlide.

Das GoIgenoe lift Der Mus3ug aits
eincmi Brief ben mir BON Nr. $.
s. Wpers in Stuttgart, Mrf., erbiel.
ten: Sic uerben mid febr berlin.
ben, nenn-6ie 9unts 2igbtning Oil
in Ni0iogebiIle, Sd, einfiibren
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1T. Sd fam es ols Die bette Dlchi.
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fe babe. gs furierte mid BON eli.
mem idlimmen Sale bon rotor Muhr
in iueniger 6ena cine babe Gtunoe
nno es furierte meme gnfclin Dor,
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0crbns In burger 8eit.s
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-02-10
9ich-Warft.

Gan Qntorio. g. Seb. 1910. =
S9ien 1926 biz $4.25 per 100 Yfe.
Slide $3.50 Biz $500.
8u0en 1925 biz $500.
.Staes" $3.50 biz 1925.
Sdbrlinge $500 Biz $3.50.
&dIber $500 Biz $4.25.
Shafe $3.50 big $500.
3iegen 1926 biz $3.50.
Sdtpeine $500 Bis $500.
ct. 2ouis. 9. Sch. 1910. = Minbs
pieb. EerasS8ieb. $3.50 biz $5.35.
S6ipeine $6.40 bis $8.75.
6Gmfe.
bonn G9Iadter. ..15 Cts
bonn Sdlodter.. .. rs @ts
Sdtpere gefnl5ene.. $3.50. 10 Ste
9efal5ene.. . . -. 10 Gts
5cae.
Gueora. Siegen per Rfs...... 10 Gts.
bef6d6iat.. 6 gts
8ilbidpetne. erob.. ...... ..25 gts
Wiloidtpeine. fIein.. =. ..12h gts
8olf unS Su9s.. =. ;. 20 Cts
@il6e aaben.. :. ....t5 Cts
$3.50. 8 Cts
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-02-10
GomaI gprings Nurferb

Dieie dItejte beutiGe Baumf9uIe IN
eto1te cfferiert oiefes Sahr einen feh,
eroben Worrnt bon DdumihuIsa rtiieip
~ berabgeietten greiien. Sir s.eber
unb offerieren nur iolfe Hdume. Gfrsa.
2. tDelde mir in unierer Iangid9risel
Grtabrun9 fur gut uno fix unier Alimc
Iaiieno g~efuaben bnben. tinier grobel
9Gtnlog fur 1909-10 ent5dlt pieIs
tuertpoae aeuigfeiten uub pieIe Udums
uno YfldnSen 81 berabeeietten Preiien
Ter &atalog nir0 fir 8 Cts. Bcrtc frei
5erinnot. G6reHe Dts 2s6e, Rsu.
UraMufeiS. 3eraS.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-02-10
Dr. Harvey Moore.
SPECIALIST

SPECIALIST
Fir ale Q~ranfbeitea mnb cteratis.
ncn en- hinge.
Sriiber Nusennr5t Der wIiuoen,Mn.
eaIt 6es Gtaates Nifouri un6 Brofs1or
fiz Eeioen bes Nuges. BEG DbreS, Der
Aaie ittb Der aeble I'M .Mmericnn Re.
1isaI College" in ct. Qonis.
Gdielen6e Aagen iuer6en nadj ber
Henea i~dmerSloien Netu gorfer Me.
tbooe uie6er aeraoe febcno semad)t,
sbat Gbiorof in ober 3eitprrlnit.
1ra9oma rasr granul6ie Guaeneat.
atinoune gebeiIt o5ne Nebmittel ubcr
Refer. Nerboie Qeiben nie aorfihner.
zen, Reuralgie. SHpinbeI, Gbarea nber
DeitStans. Die eeip6bnIi1 auf reberaus
frenQrng Der Nu9en 5uriid5ufibren iino,
sebtilt bur4 Gntfernano Der 1riade.
4eferensen in 8esns anf anrea IN
Segas amf gerlaneen gsgcben.
Office 402-l0l Ba5hers @ebd,be
gtdin pIn5n, Gan Nntonio. TcraS.
epre6ftunben 0 Bis 1 l1br.
3sninltatioH anb llnterinduua frei.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-02-10
I1orfts8erieb
8anmluoQe.

Gun antunip, Ser, 8. Seb. = Orr
oinarp 10 3/16 Cts; 9ooo Ordinary
- @ts.; 2otp Wiboliug 13 5/16 Cts;
Miooling "A 5/16 Cts; @ooo MtOoz
ling IA 1916 gents.
@alueitpn, ger., g.. Seb. = Srbiz
narb 11B Cts; 2oiu 0eibhIing IA Is
Cts; Wioolin9 Is Cts; @noo Mibp=
ling 15A Cts; @iooliug Sair 1876
Gents.
Neiu Orleans, 2a., 8. Seb. = @ooD
Groinarp 13 9/16 gts.; 2om IiboItlg
a 7I16 ets.; Wiooling IS Cts; @ooo
Miooline 15% Cts; @iooling Sair
Is 11/16 Gents.
gammnuolliamcn nnS be1cm Yrromftr
Brima 9aumluuniamensM ebI ger 3ou-
ne $29.75 unb $4,000.
gaumipoaiamen<Sef, rob. $500 uilo
1928.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-02-10

WcmIir.
aartoffeln. Soobo. $3.50 uno $1.6o.
Colorado, $1.55 urb $3.50.
8niebeln, Gal. 1925; Eegas, grfjtaI
8ag. $3.50. tpeibe Bermuda, $3.50.
Tomnten. auba, $500 NIB 1925 fir
8 aorbsgrate; Segos. $500 unb $1.25
fir 4 &orbsgrote.
Roll. 1925.
@urfen, $500 fir elm gmf6eI.
SibfartoffeIn. $3.50 II. $1.75 per
100 Tfuno.
8IumenfobI. foIif. $500 uno 1926
per Crate; teron. $3.50 per 9ubenb.
SelIerie. rs rno 85c Der 0ubenb
Squaib, 2ouiiiana, $500 per Crate.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-02-10
Btntetbaesr dtt MeeresitranS.

@eeb1ber i'm Winter tperbeu inter
ben @einnobeitsnpoiteIn un6 ibren
Singern INNER gebr1ublibcr. @eil
mar in arftiihen 2dnbern bon Gun.
gene~ntsunonna Bneumonia) une
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-11
LAWYERS HAVE DIFFERENT
VIEWS ON REFEREESH|P

If there was lawyer in Hammond who
would take the job. Under these cir
cumstances he did not think the loss
of the office in this city amounted to
much.
Up to Bar Association.
There is some talk among the law
yers of taking the matter up before the
bar association to see If the Hammond
and Lake county lawyers could not be
saved the necessity of going to Frank
fort with their bankruptcy cases.
This may or may not be done. There
seems to be no one interested enough
in the matter to take the initiative.
Willie E. Roe of East Chicago stated
that he might prepare a petition to
Judge Anderson asking that the referee
be required to come to Hammond.
Under the circumstances, with the
federal court sitting in Hammond but
day or two at a time twice a year.
it appears that, except as a postoffce,
the federal building is more of an orna-
ment to the city than 1t is useful. And
in the opinion of many of the people of
Hammond instead of an increase of ac-
tivfty in the federal departments, ex-
cepting the postofhce and the internal
revenue department, there is actually
less use put to the federal building
than there was a few years ago when
it was newly built.