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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-17

on April II, and Tennessee. Arkansas
and North Carolina followed in May.
On April 10 came the Baltimore mas
sacre, practically the first bloodshed of
the war. 1t was the anniversary of
the battle of Lexington, and, strangely
enough, the troops involved were from
Massachusetts. Several soldiers were
killed by the mob, and more were
wounded. The troops after being at
tackled fired back and inflicted more
damage than they suffered.
The third event that stirred northern
excitement was the assassination OF
Colonel E. Elmer Ellsworth on May
"a. At the head of his famous zouaves,
Ellsworth was ordered to Alexandria,
Va, where one Of his first acts was
to remove a Confederate flag from the
roof of a hotel. The proprietor shot
him and was promptly killed in turn
by one of Ellsworth's soldiers.
The first battle of the war in which
organized troops opposed each other
was that at Big Bethel, Va, on June
TO- Compared with later engagements
it was a mere skirmish. Like the first
Bull Run, which started eleven days
later. Big Bethel was Union defeat.
Bull Run awakened the north to the
realization that the war was to be no
ninety day affair. It was the only
considerable battle fought in 1861. The
arrival of Johnston's troops from the
vicinity Of Harpers Ferry saved the
fO 4Cet
The only other engagement of note
in the east during the first year was
that at Balls Bluff, another Union
defeat, in which Colonel Edward D.
Baker was Killed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-17

who offered their lives in battling
against each other would now as
quickly face death to support each
other. Indeed, they did as much in
the Spanish war. The south was
even more eager to enlist than the
north. Sincerely and whole heartedly
the two sections are reunited. This
fact alone is enough to inspira the
heart with supreme faith in dArnoc-
racy.
The civil war began with the fixing
on Fort Sumter April IL, 1861; it prac-
tically ended at Appomattox April 8,
1865, just four years later lacking
three days. More strangely still, Lin
coin on the first Gay after he entered
office was faced by an insistent call
from Fort Sumter for the sending of
supplies, the compliance with which
brought on the war, and he died six
days after Lee surrendered. He wrote
the call for the first $4,000 men on
April IA and issued it April 10, 1861.
He was shot on April II and died
April Is, 1865.
Three Events That Fired the North.
The firing on Fort Sumter had the
instant effect of electrifying and solid
flying the north and Of causing Vir-
ginia to secede Up to that time only
the seven cotton states had gone out.
Virginia passed the secession ordinance
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-17
Adapted for HIGH Altitude.

1t is a familiar fact that living at
high altitude puts strain on the
heart, which has more work to do.
In this connection, says knowledge,
It is interesting to notice StrohPs
recent comparison of ptarmigan from
high attitudes and willow grouse from
the plains. He found that in ptarmi-
gan, even in the young bird, the right
ventricle of the heart is very dis
tinctly stronger than in the willow
grouse, specific adaptation to the diff
ference Of habitat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-17
Growing Beet Sugar in England.

Remarkable success has attended
the efforts of growers of sugar beets
In Herefordshire, England A good high
average for crop is Is tons to the
acre Of roots bearing Is per cent. of
sugar. The HeTefordshire farmers, in
spite Of rough and ready methods and
small knowledge Of the crop, grew up
to 277A tons to the acre, with a sugar
content of 10 per cent. The purity OF
the sugar was exceptionally high.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-17
Ingenious Spider Web.

Spiders have a number of ingenious
ways of alluring and catching their
prey. A writer describes an American
spider which haunts evergreen trees,
and snares it's dinner by means of a
kind of lassoo. The web of the spider
Is triangular in form. Two corners
of the triangle are attached to twigs,
but the other corner, which ends in
a single thread, is held by the spider,
perched on a neighboring twig. When
a fly strikes the web the spider loos-
ems his hold and the elastic threads
Instantly entangle the victim.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-17
Says.

I say that what a person says"
1t isn't right to say he "sez.'
Why, when at home or church he prays
You never tell yG&" friends he pref;
And when his grocer bill be pays
70 do not mention that he pei;
Or when a hen each morning lays
You do not ever say IL lez;
And when a little fodder plays
You don't remark on how it plez;
Or when from the front yard he strays
You do not fret because he stree;
And when at home he bHthely stays
You do not smile because he stez;
Nor when a pear or peach decays
Does any one say it dekez;
Nor when some happening dismays
Do people sigh that it dismez-
So I am one who calmly SAYS
It is not right to say one SEE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-17
To BRIGHTEN Old Gilt.

Old gilt, such as the gilded frames
of chairs or old picture frames and
mirrors, If they do not require re-
gliding entirely, may be frightened
by using an excellent mixture of
three ounces of white Of egg and an
ounce Of chloride of potash or soda.
This should be painted over the sur
paint brush.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-17
At 8 A. M.

This is terribly late" said the wife,
as they were nearing home after the
after-the-theater dinner. "It is too late
for us to be out"
'Well," yentured the husband, "pos-
sibly one feature Of the occasion that
takes away great deal of it's pleas.
ure is that you cannot consistently
scold me this time for coming home
so late"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-17
untenahle Ground.

"By the way, why do you permit
your children to believe in fairies?"
81 can't tell them there are no fairies
and then expect them to believe in
microbes. "-Washington Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-17
The Border States.

The stand Of the border states was
decided this year, and the struggle over
them furnished altogether the most
important part of the 1861 program.
One week after the Baltimore mas
sacre it seemed a certainty that Mary
land was lost to the Union. The ex-
element subsidized, however. General
Butler took military occupation of the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-17
How He Did It.

INV u DtN ILs
Il shall make a name for myself"
stated the studious Russian.
"But how?" asked his friends.
II shall invent an alphabet without
any vowels II It."
"And then?"
"And then shall make my name of
the consonants."
IN n -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-17

Word of Wise Man.
'The true university Of these days
g a collection of books. Carlyle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-17

city, and by vigorous measures from
Washington the secession sympathiz-
erS were defeated.
General Nathaniel Lyon was chiefly
instrumental in holding Missouri for
the Union. His first decisive act was
the taking OF Camp Jackson, in the
outskirts of st. Louis. Afterward he
led the Union forces in several sue
cessful battles and finally lost his life
at Wilson's Creek in August Missouri
had an influence in keeping Kentucky
in line
West Virginia was naturally pro-
Union in sentiment and separated
from the Old Dominion soon after
the ordinance Of secession. General
George B. Mcclellan won his first
spurs in driving the Confederates out
of the new state.
One other event of first class i'm
portance in 1861 was the Mason and
Slidell affair, which was distinctly hui
initiating to the north for the reason
that it occasioned a seeming back
down on the part Of the Union. From
this distance it appears one of the.
wisest acts Lincoln ever performed.
The Coming Of Grant.
On Nov. General Ulysses S. Grant
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-17
The Coming Of Grant.

On Nov. Z General Ulysses S. Grant
won his first battle. Feb. g. 1862, he
followed this up by the capture of
Fort Henry and ten days later electrl-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-17

On the Battlefield of Nashville.
Several years ago l attended the
Nashville exposition and while there
accompanied a party Of distinguished
men to the scene of the battle fought
near that city. In the party were two
United States senators, one from the
north. the other from the south. Both
had participated in the battle, the
northerner as a private, the southerner
as a general. During the trip each
pointed out the ground that he had
fought over and told Of the struggle
in a way TO bring it to life before the
eyes. The two were at the time vot-
ing on the same side in the senate and
were warm friends. To my own mind
the incident threw a revealing light
upon the stupendous change that had
come over the country.
Such a scene would scarcely be pos
sible in any other land on earth The
beauty of it was that the incident
typifed a thousand others which have
occurred in meetings between the blue
and the gray. There is no pretepse in
the reconcilia ton These strong men
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
.ORAF TING SEASON
COMES TO CLOSE

Auburn. N. z. September 1s.-Sec-
rotary John H. Farrell, OF the Ma
tional Association OF professional,
Baseball Leagues. to-day gave out the
drafts made during the major league
drafting season. which closed at mid.
night last night They are as fol-
lows:
BY San Francisco-Raftery. from
Yohr, from Oklahoma City: Milford,
from Gadsden, Ala. and Westmore-
land, from Cleveland. Tenn.
By Montreal-Russell. from Worces-
ter.
BY indianapolis - comstock. from
Vicksburg.
BY oakland-Pope. from Savannah;
Hill. from Columbus. Ga; Gaskill
from Scranton. d!sallowed; Rohrer
from Dayton. o.; o'Loughlin, from
Spokane.
By chattanoosa-coyle. from Fort
Worth; Noyes, from Oklahoma City.
Raftery, from wilkesbarre, disallow-
ed; Burg. from Utica; McDonough,
from Scranton, and Forsyth. from
Dallas.
BY Milwaukee-James Swift. from,
Elmira, disallowed.
BY Toledo-Haight. from Fall River,
dlsallcwed; Wagner, from Winona
disailowed; Hess. from Worcester;
Fries. from Butte. and Katz, from
Hastings.
BY Toronto-George Hunter. from
Wtlkesbarre. disallowed; kay, from
Albany. disallowed Swift, from Ell
mira. disallowed
BY Los Angeles-Derrick, from osh.
EOSh. frop, D aide. 49,
from Springfield, Mass; C. Brooks
from Boise. Idaho.
By Rochester-George Hunter. from
Wilkesbarre: Anderson. from Kalama.
zoo; Charles Wagner. from Kalame
zoo.
BY Kansas City-Near. from Madj.
SON, Wis; Palmer. from Madison. Wis.
Roth, from Racine; withers, from
South Bend, and Riley. from Newark
Ohio.
BY Baltimore-Murphy. from scran.
ton: Shawkey. from Harrisburg, anc
Dunn. from Berlin. Canada
BY Denver-Ffener from For
Wayne; Channel from Mansfield. O.
Girard from Trenton. and Vance from
Great Falls, Montana
BY Newark-Gaskill from Scranton
Hatght from Fall River. disallowed
say from Rlpdny, hlnSly from Wheel
ing, disallowed.
BY Jersey City-Smith from Elmira
BY Columbus-Doak from Wheeling
knisly from Wheeling; McConahe,
from Erie; Thompson from Sharon, Pa
Johns from Akron, O.; Berger from
Marion; Shelton from Maysviile, XIV,
Kyle from London. Ont. H. Cain from
Portsmouth. O.; E. Cain from Ports
mouth. O.. disallowed; Jepson from,
Waco, and Osborne from Lima
BY Omaha-Normal coyle from su
perior. Neb.
BY Atlantis. Kerr from Trenton
disallowed.
BY Blrmingham-Har from
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
Monmouth: pnger from kewanee

Monmouth; Dilger from Kewanee
Carroll from Greensboro. N. c.; Mid
kiff from Akron; Randall from vicks-
burg; Green from Lansing. Michigan
and Cameron from Berlin. Ont, dis.
allowed
BY Nashvllle-Deil Young from For,
Wayne.
BY New orleans-Texter from Mans.
field. o.; Haight from Fall River
Clancy from Winston Salem; Wagner
from winona, and Nickel from Column
bus Nebraska.
BY ST. Joseph-Coopes from shen.
andoah; Castle from Shenandoah
BY Nlemphis-Dashbach from Mis-.
soula.
BY Portland-Mathes from Butte
Fries from Butte. disallowed; Kibbls
from Helena Bancroft from Superior
Peters from Trenton; Strait from
York. Pa. and Greenwich from
Springfield, Mass.
BY vernon-Gasknl from Scranton
disallowed.
By souix city-Peggy Moore from
Portsmouth. Ohio.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17

TO ind that from the material on hand
he can surely secure a capable pair
OF tackles, which means SO much TO
an eleven under the, new rules. First.
perhaps, comes Davidson. who led the
Tome Institute eleven last fall and
who has played three years at tackle.
He weighs fully $50. He halls from
Lancaster. Pa. Much is expected of
Voolfolk. who comes from the Epia-
copai High School. He IS a player of
experience and is easily regarded as
OF varsity calibre- He possesses tho
dash Characteristic of the Episcopal
High School players, and uses his IT'S
pounds to advantage. In the same
class is Fiske, who has come down
from Rochester, n. Y. Last season he
played one of the tackle positions on
the Hamilton College eleven, New
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
.BOCOCk PLEASED
With PROSPECTS
tcont,nuea From rlrst raA.,
which Carolina tried to do--aad came
near doing-with Virginia
More Open Play.

near doing-with Virginia
More Open Play.
One thing was definitely determined
last seaoon-that tho new rules have
succeeded In their object OF creating
moro open play. and the advantage
IS now with the light, fast elevens.
This was demonstrated when Sim
mons's little red electric machine"
from Davidson ran away with the
giants from Chapel Hill Under tho
old rules Carolina'B last season might
have been record breaking. since. as
has been said. never before had suoh
q bunch of veterans leaped over tho
fenco OF Southern gridiron"
This fall large amount Of new
blood will be infected into the squad
and n lighter and faster team Will be
tho result to be cheered into battle
by that fleet Southern star, Captain
hob winston.
The schedule is exceedingly light
as compared With those Of former
years. The most important omission
Is tho game with Georgetown. which
has been for the past several seasons
ono of the unlversity's hard contests.
The two institutions have each met
with varied fortunes Georgetown win
ming last year when the Catholic Col
lege also w,n the Southern champion
ship. THIS ears schedule was ar
ranged on the theory that for some
years Carolina teams have h. d to un-
dergo SO many hard games as
we'll as fatiguing. time-losing trips,
that O comparatively atalp team has
gone against Virginia on Thankssiv-
ing. The rival university has now SO
many consecutive victories to Its credit
mo lesD than three-thet It has be-
como monotonous to supporters of the
White and Blue. There arc only four
hard games on the schedule. counting
Davidson. v. p. l.. washington and Lee
and Virginia. Davidson is included be-
cause It's light little machine last fall
defeated tho university for tho fret
time in the history OF football No
loyal partisan OF tho university. how
ever. thinks seriously of such an event
ever occurring again. At any rate,
the Davidson game In Charlotte is
probably fixed as an annual AFFAIR.
which will be enjoyed by both sides
with greater zest than formerly.
While tho team does not object to a
victory over tho ship Franklin, this
battle is not OF so much Importance,
except for comparative scores. not be-
Ing college game. The whole SEIZED
ule is In the way of preparation for
Virginia. on Thanksgiving. when the
Chapel Hill lads hope to cheer their
representatives on to victory with
snappy Yackety Yacks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE

bus, g.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
PIrntes sMnllow PepaIs.

The Pirates. OF the West End League,
defeated the strong PepsiColas 1T
Byrd Park yesterday to the tune of
16 to 0. The features of the game We're
the pitching of Roy and catching of
Tignor and a home run drive by Pow
ell on the first ball delivered in the
game. The Pirates hit the ball to all
corners OF the lot and ran bases at
will.
Score by Innings: RH. E.
Pirates ....l2S 500 Ole 16 o
Pepsi-Colas 10000 90 90 8 .
Summary: Two base hits-Howle,
Tignor, Landrum. Folkes. Rees. Three
base hit-Tignor. Home run-Powell.
Stolen bases-schminke 90. ~Tignor
CD, Powell t3l. Landrum (2). Folk es
ca. Roy t2), Rees (3). Howle (2).
Struck out-by Roy, 5; by Arstcad. 8
Bases on balls--off Arstead, .. Time
one hour and thirty minutes TIM
pires, Childress and Tyree. Attend
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MATERIAL BEST|N
YEARSAT VIRGINIA
Continued From First Page.>
younester Is Grove. from St James
prep. school, near Hagerstown. Md.
Promising Candidates.

'SNbeSNtA 10 from 81 James,
prep school. near HaEerstown, Md
Promising Candidates.
Pankey. the handsome Missourian,
should keep one OF tho guard positions.
he has not turned UP yet, but 1t ia
presumed that he Will report next
week and play this season. provided
his bride does not object To I'LL the
sap occas!oned by the loss of Towles,
Lawrenceville also has a promising
candidate for guard In the person of
Walker He IL very >tocky and tips
the scales al present close to 1856 An
other hefty guard is>Farrow. the big
South Carolinian. VINO starred as a
member Of the track and field squad
last session.
There are several promising candi-
dates for the two tackle positions made
vacant BY the inellgihility OF Pop"
Geyer and Cecil, both of whom have
played four years on the varsity. The
task of flling these gaps has occasion
ed Coach Yancey no little worry this
summer. and he is naturally delighted
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17

York. and should and berth on the
varsity without any trouble
There is a scarcity of ends in the
new material-in fact. none has shown
up. Captain Bowen and Ed. Finlay.
who played the positions last year, will
no doubt have opposition later.
The former Is In college. but Finlay
has not yet reported. F!nlay was given
place on the all-South Atlantic elev-
en- last season. and his admirers are
hoping that he Will soon put In his
appearance. Hewitt a substitute last
fall. may be heard from this year,
AS has been the case for years past
Virginia is again doomed. apparently.
to have a midget quarter back. Todd
who alternated ct quarter with Hon
aker last season. may be called upon
to handle the ball this fall. Grant and
Berk alley. of last years scrub, are two
good men. and another player of prom
Use is Goooh. who last season attended
the Jefferson School for Boys, this city.
He Is a brother of Stapleton Gooch a
varsity quarter two or three years
>ago He plays a heady game. and
exhibits fine Judgment IN running off
plays. Holden. from Lawrencsville, Is
touted as q good man. and may give
some of the candidates a run for the
place.
Coach Yancey's brother, William. who
figured in two or three games at the
Virginia Military Institute last season.
is out for back field berth Goddhue,
of Texas. and Harris, the former
Woodbury. Forest star. both showed
up we'll on the scrub last year. and
should be heard from this season The
latter is quite speedy. but is rather
light Thornhill also did good work
on the scrub last year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
.H|LTON| IS WORLDS
CHAMPION OF GOLF
Continued From First Page,

CONTINUED From First Page.)
to only three up. and tie gallery boz
gan to get excited, as BjIfon was only
three up
The tenth was halved, but at tho
eleventh. Hilton was out OF bounds for
the second time during the day. and
lost the hole. His poor play continued
at the twelfth. where he took to-
Herreshofr's 8, and was only orls up.
Then ,e cnance to square tho
match. when Herreshoff had ten4
foot putt for win on Tho fourteenth.
but he missed Practically the sama
thing happened at the next hole, but
at the sixteenth he was down in a
perfect three, and the crowd yelled
itself hoarse.
Inst Chance to win.
On both the seventeenth and eigh-
teenth the holing of hard ten or twelve
fast puts would have meant victory
for the American, and although both
were close. neither would go down.
The extra hole was Hilton's, and Iis
will take the HavGmeyer trophy back
to England with him.
The cards We're:
Hilton:
Out .....44454444s-
In 54644 4-41-so-15s
Herreshofr:
Out ......54554 35-ss
In ,.......4t34643 4A37-75-l5e
Extra hole: Hilton. 4; Herreshoff, s.
The summary: Hatold H. Hilton.
ROYAL Liverpool. defeated Frederick
Herresheff, Ekwanok. one up. 81 holes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17

Summary: Two-base hits-Schmidt'
H. whitehurst. Stolen bases-Pendle-
ton (o). II. Whitehurst (2). FRANKIE.
Maisel. BoehliSE. Bases on balls-off
soehiIns, Struck s out8by noehline. I:
by Harlan, 6. Passed balls-Hay. Left
on bases-M. a. c.. 10: Battle Axe. I.
Time, 1:5o. Umpires. Belts and Nc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
HARLAN IS PUZZLE
TO BATTLE AXES
Continued From First Page.)

(Continued From Birst Page)
and Black, polied breaker to. ieft,
bringing the occupiers of tho hassocks
In.
Two were added IN the fourth. after
A1uisel and worthington had demised
peacefully Pendleton drove over sec
ond. good for one. Wnitehurst took
advantage of four wide ones, and Uh-
Ter. who had not been receiving atten-
ton for his hitting ability. plenked
just over first for three. counting PEN
dlcton and whitehurst
Still another was put in the hamper
in the sixth. Pendleton walked and
took second on Whitehurst's sacrifice.
He scored on Harlan's single to right.
Richmond's lone count came in tho
third. L. Whitfield uncorked q sacker
to right, and when Schmidt hit to left
for. an extra bag. crossed. Other OPP
portunities were offered. but unfor-
tunately the Parkerites were unable to
take advantage OF them. Boohling
worked better than usual, showing
rare Judgment at critical moments
Unlike his performance on last Satur-
day In Richmond. he was steadiest in
the mask and shield. had good control.
control
opportune Hits.
The scoring of the Orioles was the
result of opportune bingling. Blount.
at third, made two costly miscues, both
of which aided In the run getting In
fact, there was not apparent that that
team work which made the Bankers
bite the dust in the double bill last
week.
The Bankers played a splendid often
sive game, and took the lead on the
Orioles by persistent smuggling. Tho
scores:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17

Handler. Mcdonald. Davis Three base
hits-Harlan. Sacrifice hits-Davis.
Stolen bases-Worthingto Pendleton
20. uhler. pooley. Mcdonald. Riddle,
In 5 InninTs; off Twigg. in 21-a
innings: off Harlan. In 2-s innings;
of Fienle, in 5 innings: OF Boteler.
: In 8 Innings Base on balls-by
Elenle. !: by Hanks. 2: by Twigg, 1.
Batters hlt-by Hanks (Deyer). Struck
out-by Ftenle. 3: by Boteler, 1; by
Hanks. 5; by Twigg. 1. Left on bases
NJ A G. 5: Bankers. 4. Time OF game.
2:lO. Umpires. Belts and AIcAtas -
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-01-26
Around the Court House.

The term of District Court just closed
was the shortest and least expensive reg
ular jury term for years. It convened
Monday and adjourned this forenoon:
Jury scrip in the amount of S278.15 and
witness scrip in the amount of S35 were
issued.
Sheriff Edwards will leave tomorrow
morning for Baton Rouge having, in Gus
tody Alex Blankenship, Jesse Ford and
Matthew Morton, sentenced to the Peni-
tertiary for two, five and five, years, res
lively, and convicted of manslaughter, lar
ceny of horse, and burglary and larceny.
The personnel of the newly empsanele9d
Grand jury is as follows: j. P. Keeth,
foreman; Bernie Smisson, W. c. Raines,
T. l.. Connell, ]. M. Huckabay, J. d. Wag-
goner, H. P. Johnston, j. M. Rounsavall,
r. E. Young, J. S. McDade, J. S. Dodson
and A. f. McDade. Twenty-Five true bills
were found, forty-one charges were ignor-
ed three left over as unfinished business.