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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-06

future Egypts crop will r1vai TIA, OF
he United States Il is not yet =
formidable factor OF the worlds sup
ply. however. The great mills OF
England s,ill 'joE across he Allan.
tic for the bulk OF the cotton for
their looms.
China now ranks third among tn
world, cotton producers The c.
'estial Empire has an annual pro
duciion OF about 100000 bales, mos
OF which is MANUFACTURED into yarns
and cloth by hand machines, whil-
200 1000 Jales are annually exported 10
Japan OF The cotton crop of India
II is estimated that slightly less than
oue.aali is exported OF the EgyY-
ian cotton practically all is exported.
going chiefly to Grea, Britain ami
he United States. Its long staple
and silky luster give it a peculiar
value when used in conjunction with
the shorter s'aplod cotton OF other
paris OF the world
The outlook for an increased cotton
crop n The United states is highly
favorable according TO government
scientists Despite the encroach.
meuts of the boll weeyil, and tine
limitations which nature has imposed
on the cotton growing area, it is
Jelie.-d that intensive, or scientific
can be instituted in re
gard to this staple with The sam,
good results that nave followed with
other agricultural products Scienr-
I-1s Of the bureau OF osils and OF tAc
bureau Of plant industry, department
OF agriculture, are now paying grea'
attentionuon to his phase OF the
cotton problem II is believed thai
The advance Of the boil weeyil has .
pecn stopped, temporarily, al least .
j. has not secured any strong foot 1,
hold in new territory of the south .
In the last two years.
The value Of raw co,ton imported .
nto The United States during tin
year 1910, was in round terms, about
; $4,000, 900, OF which $lOOOO,OoO
'ame direct from Egypt $2,OOoOoo
rom the United Kingdom, presum-
ably also from Egypt, nearly $1,000 .
Doo from Peru and s75O,Ooo from
'hiua.
Another factor affecting the cot
on situation is the rapid growth
ji the cotton mills in the south. The
nited States has always been 4
'reat importer OF cotton cloth from
.ngland manufactured largely from
rs own cotton. The cotton clotn
supply Of the country annually show
~ increase OF domestic manufacture
.ngland's textile Industries are so
Irmly organized and entrenched
hat Tor many years her American
walls made little headway.
Thr value of cotton manufacture,
'Npomed during 1910 was in round
erms. $2I,OOO,OOo and OF the cotton c
imported, 5000, ,OOG :
u which more than half was in the
orm of laces odgings, embroideries.
nd other high grade manufactures
, his character
COMPARING the total value Of the ,
otton exported in 1910 with that OF {
arlior wears, the figures of the bu-
eau Of statistics are as follows
9lO S53oOoO, 900: 1909. $i62 600, OOO:
sos, $ia9,OoO, 900; 1907, siO7 900. .oOo, :
sos, Si13 100000.
Prior 10 1906 the total had never
cached the $4OG,OO00OO mark. al
nouah the quantity exported in 1906,
which was 3,iGl, 900 pounds, was less
han in any years since 1904
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-06
Only True happiness.

Some men are born happy and 9th.
srs have happiness occasionally
thrust upon them, but the only happi-
ness that amounts to much in the
Iong run is that which one achieves.
The Christian Register.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-06

Feed ARCO, mixed iced for
horses and COWS; put up in lo0lb
sacks, delivered in barn for 80 cts.
,wt. This is a carefully prepared
feed manufactured by the Ardmore
OH & Milling Co. l6tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-06

What is Billy Hardatit doing these
days.? asked Smithers. "Oh. he's
working his sons way through col,
lege,' said little Binks.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-06
SAY LOOK HERE

We do Gas fitting, plumbing, tin
work and manufacture well tubing,
rake shop made bucke's and fiji all
orders promptly. Phone - HOFF
MANN Plumbing and Sheet Metal co,
"1i West Main Sim
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-06
Possible to Be Too Busy.

A certain business man was 80 very
ousy that he could not see anybody
who called. Among EN- was a good
customer. who went elsewhere-John
A Howland
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-06
AIways In Demand.

No age has ever been so plentifully
supplied with great minds that any
Of EN- went tobless.-John A. How
land.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-06
Few Hesitate.

hardly man puts on until tomor-
row the foolish things he wishes to do
today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-06

An Ardmoreite Want Ad will find It.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-06

Read the Want Ads. Worth while.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-07

and having 50 selected the above
names of each WAS wien on >egeratt'
slip Of Paper hy ,he Gsr'k in 1he pes
enc of ,hc "Reminiscences amt lhr
witnesses. the Number Of lllr wa't
of each said Grand ,Illors we've p!a">
Ell in "a cn> ctop,@ty u, c"nmI>si"h-
ers, which WA by u. scaled, A'gnt 4,
endorsed aud laEe,lp,,: "L.>l Of Cat
Jurors aaA place IL die jury box ~
Hereinafter stalled
Aft,r which We proceeded confnfma-
by to section I If said Act $50 OF
1898. " .mpuled hs A@9 IS OF l9Hid
applovgd June q l90F, and daily
promulgated nttel The sllps(17"'u'''@H
in the genera vcnirc hoA has aet:+
we'll mixed 10 draw from The general
yeuirr hux the name Of thirty persons
Il serve a. petit iurofs f'ft the Str"nd
week nr the session 9t saul CONT, bt-
ginning Monday, SEPT is. 1917 IS
directed b. 81 order Of Co"'t 'iie
name Being drawn fi"m the box nlte
a, the rme by \ Hoffman one CT 'he
Jury commissioners ii the presence
of The other rornlDis losers ali OF Inc
Witnesses an wh,ch .nhn"f- So drawn
E4 AS fDI oWs to wit
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-07

Having placed the names of the
foregoing fnrty persons so drawn
SIS petit JuNafs for the second week
OF tie session Of Coalt ia An envelope
we have signed and sealed the same
and endorsed and labelled 1t "List OF
JuJrrs No g = serve for the second
week Of the st<sion.'
After which we proceeded to draw
from the said venire box the names
OF thnty persons for the third week
GShe session Of said Court, begin
i~g Monday Sept. 20 1912, the
names being drawn from the box one
al tie time by A Hoffman, one Of The
jury Com missioners in the presence
Of the other Commissioners and Of The
witnesses. and which names 80 drawn
are uS falipws.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-07
&C. :. tJURY LIST,
TIE STATE OF LOUISIANA
10Th. JUDICIAL DISTRICT Corpv
E PARISH OF LAFOURCHE

Be 1t known and remembered tina,
on this 7th day Of the month @,
August in the year of our Lord, one
thousand 1ine hundred and twelve
l912). Pursuant TO written notices
issued by the Clerk Of Court and
addressed and given to each of SAID
Jury Commissioners, in and for said
Parish, as by the saiti Dlerk's certifi-
cate hereto annexed more fully ap-
pears.
We, j.. NJ Lrfori, Arthur Z. Hof-
ma IL, Lubln MIre, U Barrios, July
Commissioners, duly appointed as
snch for the parish Of Lafourche un-
provisions Of Act. No 1876 of the
General Assembly approved july 13,
1898 and promu e9ted by pubIi4ajon
ia the State Official journal on July
10Th, 1898, and all duly sworn and
qualified as such jury Commissioners
in and for the Parish Of LafouNyle.
met at the Clerks office in. tile town
of Thlbodaux and in company with
j. Louis Aucoin, Cicik of Court and
sx-otiiclo jury Commissioner. duly
sworn and qualified as such.
1hel. and there in the presence of
Messrs II, r. DuGe and Paul An
coin, two good va competent and
disint-rtsted witnesses of lawful 6s2c
competent &c read and write ~
English language, residing in the
parish Of I.afourche0 and snmmonedl
by the Clerk Of Court for tbs pulpos,Y9
proceeded in aeco'danc6ytth S@ion
6 Of said Act No 135 q theGenerat
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana
of 1898, to examine The general We
nire list On file in The Clerks Office !
and having struck th'refron The
names of such grand and pcti. jurors
as having so served as well rs lhes
names of Others Sho a,@ kunan ~
have dleu, removed from the Parish,
become exampt OF disqualified to serve
as jurors since their names were en-
tered thereon and the names Of those
who have died, removed become ex-
empt disqualified We're also takeh
from the general vcnire boz. after
which we supplemented the original
list a; d the ballots in the box WI Ii
the names Of tile same nun!i or 81
good and competent men fiom the
qualified jurors Of the parish rs have
been taken from the box and erased
from The list so as to keep the number
of names in the general yenire box
ana on the jury list at the original
standard OF three hundred contained
therein, each Of said names so placed
IN the general venire box having been
written by the Clerk on a seperate
slip of paper together with the nnmal
Der of The ward or place Of residence
Of such person.
And immediate Is after completing .
said venire list W. selected thcrefrom
the names Of the foI'owiDa citizens
good and competent ms possessing
the qualifications to sef4e as grand
jurors prescribed BY Sec. ] Of said
act taken from the different parts Of :
the parish as far as practicable to
serve as Grand Jurors at tn" session
Of Court beginning Mon. Sept. 9th. :
1912 and until discharged according
- Ian
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-07

/ An inturban electric troll
ley line operating from Don
aldsonvilIe along the. Bayou
Lafourche to a point known
az Cut Off will will be con
structed by New Orleans and
French capital It is stated
that arrangements have been
Trade to commence eonstruc
ton about Oct. /, and that
the financial negotiations have
been completed. A French
syndicate, represented by +.
FACET Of the Franco American
Bank, is reported to have
purchased the rights Of the
trolley company operating
between New iberia and
Jeanerette and also the rights
Of way and extensions of that
line to Morgan City and Alb
beville, and its plans are to
operate the line along Bayou
Lafourche to the Cut Off
along the right Of. way secrr.
ed by the late E. NJ. WEIGH.
All told, the lines will be 225
miles long and will give valua
BILE facilities to the country
people.
Sol. Wexler, vice president
Of the Whitney Central Bank
and jules GodcHaux, secre
tary and general manager OIL
the Franklin and Abbeville
aailroad, are the persons who
Interested the French capital
n the enterprise. They re
turned yesterday from Thibo
1aux, where they made a trip
over the right Of way. 1t is
stated that the syndicate
)lans to extend the road to
Abbeville, 50 that ultimately
t will have a line from that
Joint to Morgan City and
hence to Houma. The Don
lldsonyille route will passf
Trough all the towns alongl
Bayou Lafourche. T, D.,
sept 4th,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-07
Insect Bite Costs Leg

! A Boston man lost his leg from
the bite Of an insect two yeaas before
TO avert such calamities from stings
and bites Of insects use Bucklen's Ar
nlca Salyd promptly 10 kill the poison
and prevent indajnmation, swelling
and pain. Healefburns boils, ulcers,
piles. eczema, euee and bruises. On
Y 25c at all druggists.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-07
The Sugar Tariff.

The Senate and the HoHs
having come to a complet,
deadlock on the Sugar Tariff
Louisiana great Industry i!
safe, for the immediate FIJI
ure. This does not mea u
: that no fresh attack will be
delivered when Congress re
. assemblies in December. But
conditions will be essentially
different. for the presidential
election will bea thing Of the
past and there will be less
temptation to play politics.
The idea Of putting sugar
on the free list was unjustif-
cable from any point Of view.
Even if the country wanted
! free trade, no fairminded
economist would try the ex.
pertinent On sugar alone.
Free trade England raises a
large revenue from sugar and
it constitutes our rreasury's
source of revenue
|. The blow at sugar was the
most ruthless, because the
Louisiana plan ters were bat
thing against abnormal odds,
Last winters freeze reduced
a bumper crop to moderate
proportions and a cOnsidera
BILE area was overfowed, thus
rounding out the work of des.
trnction. In such circun-
stances, q Blow at the indus
try argued either ignorance
or malice:
There has been too much of Il
this wild legislation OF late. {
In his eagorness for reciproci- ,
ty the President proposed to I
remove the duties from grain,
50 that the Western farmers I
would have to buy under a
protection and sell under free !,
trade. The scheme came tol s
4aught, for the Canadians
l
,p,lrned reciprocity with an :
that seemed to set Il
lie the question for all time. J,
No Government can afford :
o ''play favorites'' in levying a
is taxes, Pesudo-Demo '
rats may think it sllrewdI
policy to sacrifice a State upon
electoral vote they can count. =
But this is not the Democracy :
# Jefferson and Jackson and d
The Protector.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-07
TuesdUs Election.

Tie primary election last
Tuesday passed off quitely.
The vote Of ths ThiDoaaux
poll was:
BroussaHd2 200, Gueydan es.
Cailloaet, 1872, Oneil So,
Guion 81, Breaux'7, pugh 4,
Reid O.. Col. W. II. Price,
and Hon L. e. Roger were
elected over their oppo
nents for congressional com
mitteemen by a good majority
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-07
Constitutional Amend
ments,

The first proposes to exempt
from taxation Industrial anG
land improvement enterprises
from local taxes for the space
If ten years This is to- en-
courage enterprises Of this
kind in the State
The second proposes to ex,
e,npt from tax ltion for TWEEN
ty years, any corporation. com
pany or concern, that is orsa.
nized in the State for the pur
pose of lending money at the
rate of not more than 6 pei
cent net. The object of this
amendment is to make this
State attractive to the cap ita]
ists>and also to immigrants.
The third amendment pro-
poses to exempt from taxation
all money in hand Or in depo-
sit.
The fourth amendment au-
thorizes parishes and munich
palities by a referendum vote
to exempt from taxation an
amount of $4,000 from the
value of dwellings when oc-
cupied by a bona fde owner.
The fifth, authorizes parish
es through it's police jury to
submit by election, the propo-
sitfon of exempting any mu-
nicipility within it's boundary
from parish taxes and licenses.
The sixth proposes to ex-
empt from taxation for ten
years from date the capital
stock, franchise and property
Of all corporations, construct
ing, owning and operating
within the State a combined
system. of irrigation, naviga-
ion, hydro-electric power,
Using fresh water of louisa
Ia streams, provided that
zach system shall be complet-
ID and in operation within
i've years.
The Seventh amendment /
proposes to exempt from taxa
ion the legal reserves Of life
insurance companies organic
ID under the laws of. this
State I
The eight amendment, the
me upon which all the others
Are depending proposes to in
,roduoe a new and progrogres
s;ve method of assessing and
.axing all property. 1t propo
:es to segregate or separate
property for taxation for state
from paroch;al and
nnniciple purposes. The sys
,em vial be under the control
If three commissioners to be !.
elected not later than July LIST i.
It 1918, by t. he governor, State
auditor and State treasurer.
after serving their first term,
hey will have to receive their
election by going before the [
electors of their respective
abroad district. The law
provides that the parishes and
municipalities shall have
heir own assessors, but until
he terms of the present asse-
ors are expired they are to
eceive the same. compensas
ion as formerly. The same
) provided for the shortages
1hich may occur to all tax
ELECTORS in the parishes and
Q members Of, thu Board Of
sgualization.
Following are the proposed
amendments submitted by
he Legislature at its regular
sssion, and which will be
oted together with the other
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-07
Succession Of ,IarceIin Lafont
No. 2055 Prohates.

Whereas, Mrs. Marguerite Poncbe,
widow of Halcein Lafont, Of the
Parish of Lafonrche, State Of Louis
lara, has made application to be nam
ed aud appointed Administrative Of
the aforesaid estate;
/ Now, therefore, all persons, credi-
tors and heirs, and others interested,
are hereby warned and notified to file
their opposItions to the said appIica-
ton i'll writing with the Clerk Of said
Hourt, at his office in the Town Of
rh'lodauy, ten days after the
tifs: notice hereof, otherwise The said
applicant will be named and appointed
IS such administrators as required by
law ard in accordance With law.
In testimony Whereof,
Witness my hand ard
he impress Of the seal
g.. s. of my office. at Th'bo-
daux, La, august, 2l,
2 J. Aucuin,
D'y. Clelk
j. a. q Ioiguet,
Of counsel.
EDVCAT:oSAL.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-07

IIavi 9 placed the names of The
foregoing thirty persons drawn a:
petit jurors for the third week of sale
SESSION of cou!t in an en- selope WI
sysvH and sealed the same, and en-.
iorsed and labelled it-"list of JU
Tors No , to serve for the third wcek
! Of sad scs sion.
And thereup9a we have placed The
two sealed ,nvsIopes containing a Ii 5
Of the Grand Jurors selected as here
.innbove set forth in a box provided
for the purpose |abeed-"Jury box, y
which was thereupon locked and seal
ed and placed in the custody and
keeping Of the Clerk Ct Court for the
usc at the next ensuing session Of
Count and subject to the orders of
the District Judge. And the said
general vcnlrn box was also locked
and sealed and delivered to :fc Clerk
pf Count as the custodian therefor all
in The presence of the sad witnesses.
III faith whereof we have sig'.ed
tins process verbal Ct the drawing OF
the jury made at the time on the day
nsnu..ii ana year first above written
in tho presence of the above named
witnesses.
(Otisani Saened)
Witnesses:
Paul Aucon
II. L Dupre
4 + H4hmann
L. J. Barrips
Luhin niie
j. ~. LeIoA
Jurt Commissioners
j. Louis AuHuin
Clerk Of Court cz Fl ~
Jury Commissioner
T. al and filed Aug. Iih 1912
j. Louls Auco'n
% Geek Of sad Court.
/ tac COPY
C!ylh'- Office.
lhibodaux. La, Aue Z, 1912
+. j. Aucon,
netaty Clerk.
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Children Cry
FOR FLETCKER'S
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-05-23

Will every member please commit TO
memory the words of "Michigan, My
Michigan" for use at our meeting.
AS eternal vigilance is the price Of
liberty, so is il the price of freedom from
the open saloon.
Please keep Friday, May 81 free for
the Mothers meeting of the w. e. Il.
u. at Mrs. o. J. Burris' home. Mrs.
James has the program in charge.
Mrs. Cslkins our State President
says: There has never been time in
the history Of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union, when its work WAS
SO mvch needed as today. During the
past year Bedding w. e. Il. u. has held
the honor of having largest member.
ship of any Union in the Fifth District
We have lost so many members by
removal that the honor will probably
80 TO Sparta unless more good christian
women Of Bedding put on the white
ribbon badge before the state meeting
In June. Will you make INK In th'
chain which shall find the liquor traffi,
in our county.
Please remember that we-Christiar
women-are not responsible for con
ditions in Ingham or other wet counties
but we are responsible for Ionia county
because it lies in our power, If we con
centrate our influence to keep it foreve
dry. Therefore we urge you TO sigi
our pledge Of total obstainance, pa,
sixty cents dues and come 10 worl
with US.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-05-23
Still On The Walk

After fine automobile ride To De-
troit Sunday morning with friends,
"Dock" Smith the champion out before
breakfast walker hoofed il back To Bel
ding Monday and this stunt puts an
other feather in the doctors cap as a
record breaker in the pedestrian line.
1t eclipsed all former efforts and taxed
his pedal extremities TO the limit. His
former strenuous striding experience
stood him in good hand on this forced
expedition.
He took the train back fos home Sun
day night but was laid off at Elmdale
at an early hour Monday morning TAX
ing the hinky dink stub for Bedding
expecting TO arrive home at 8 o'clock.
Arriving at Mosely the doctor thought
he would take q little walk around
town just for exercise while the con-
ductor was switching cars, but the train
pulled out when his back was turned
and left him standing on the track,
mentally the doctor was all in, but
physically he made good with his tie
ticket arriving for very late dinner.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-05-23

Speaking of disease. here 10 anoth-
er deplorsble confession from no less
an authority that the Medical Record
In spite Of tho army OF physicians.
their discoveries. and their hecatombs
Of vivisscted guinea pigs. We may
doubt, says the Medical Record, wheth-
Or the sum total Of diseases 10 any
less than II was before the medical
profession reached It's present high
standing. Preventive medicine has
made little Roadway" and in the
opinion Of some medical men diseases
are on the increase" In tho deeper
recesses Of our consciousness we had
suspected something Of the kind our
solves. but such hetsrodoxy on the
part Of q layman would have exposed
him 70 accommodates with bell.
book, and candle, or at least with bac-
terra. serums. and antitoxins. But
with the Medical Record behindsus We
can afford to creep oot into ths>open.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-05-23

Miss Grace M. Putnam 10 said to be
one Of the most successful farmers In
New Jersey. She was born and
brought up In the city. never even
visiting the country until after she
was 10 years told. Her farm consists
of about Ave acres and IL planted ex-
clusively in cantaloupes. She reports
that she rented her farm for the first
year. The second year she bought II.
the third year she paid up, every debt
she owed and put 5000 I'M bank. She
does all the work hsrseK after the
FIRST blowing. for which she pays .
farmer e12. Hsr/seeds cost her II an
acre, fertilizer tfD IN acre and barrels
for shipping one, years crop $50. She
soils her mclons direct TO dealers at
% . barrel She thinks her success
a. farmer - largely duo to the fact
that she lows the work better than
anything else, In tie wosh
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-05-23
TO ADVERTISE CHURCH WORK
Congregational Ministers Of Phiisdsi-
phia Plan Extensive Use OF
The Newspapers.

lndorsing church advertising In the
newspapers. the Philadelphia Associ-
alton Of Congregational Ministers.
which was merged into the Associa-
ton Of Congregational Churches.
passed resolutions appointing q COM
mittee which will advertise each in
dividual church IN the local news
papers.
The Rev. Edwin H. Romig. pastor Of
the First Congregational church. was
appointed chairman Of the publicity
committee which-is now q permanent
Institution.
In the course Of his remarks, DR..
Romig pledged himself to newspaper
advertising. which, he said. must be
done. The lack Of interest In relig.
ious affairs he attributed to the fact
that the church 10 not enough before
the public eye, and appealed to his
audience to finance the campaign &C
o business NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Evening Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-05-23
Clips From Portland

Two Bedding athletes showed their
contempt for modern methods of trans
portation last week by walking TO
Grand Rapids, taking the whole fore
noon for the job This was surely
funny fun.
Four Bedding men paid $40 and costs
for spearing bass instead OF suckers i'm
Flat river. All fish look alike TO the
fellow who is spearing with light on
a dark and lonely night, and all suck
ers look alike 10 the game warden.
One Of the diversions of Bedding
lovers during the springtime is boating
on Flat river. They are glad the
river is Flat because there isn't 50
much danger Of slipping overheard.
The points Of interest along the stream
are Lightning Bend, Kiddville Rapids,
Lovers Paradise yum YUM, Shady
Nook Grove, Fatal Rock Whirlpool,
Mudturtle Archipelago.