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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-09
Alaska's Yearly Newspaper
From the Wide World Magazine.

From the Wide World Magazine.
In the bad old days the masters Of the
whaling vessels sailing from San Fran.
cisco to the far north used to give the
Alaskan Eskimos raw fire water in
order to secure the valuable furs they
had obtaintd during the long Arctic win
ter. Little they dreamt that these fierce
children of the north would one day be
SO advanced as to print their own news
paper! After the terrible slaughter by
the whalers of the alchohol-frenZied
natives at Cape Prince Of Wales. In Der.
ing strait, it was a rather ucklish jon
for q white man to start q Bible class.
Still, Mr.. H. A. Thornton attempted il,
but he was shot dead by a boy OF four
teen, who was killed in his turn by his
own kinsman. This affair happened in
1890. Two years after Mr.. w. T. Lopp
appeared on the scene with his wife.
They settled at Cape Prince OF Wales.
and year after year, until 1903. they
taught humanity to the Eskimos. The
reindeer was introduced from Siberia. and
Mr.. Lopp got his pupils to learn to rear
the herds. He also taught them boat
building, carpentering. etc.. and, to put
final touch to his valuable work. he
had a small press brought from the
states. and 1t was not long after that
his willing pupils were able to compose
and print their own paper. This is prob
ably the only yearly newspaper in the
world-the Eskimo Bulletin.
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS. February 9.-Closing: Three per
cent rentes, % franc 35 centimes for the
account.
Exchange on London, % francs 251a
centimes for checks. Private discount
rate, 31s per cent.
BERLIN, February 9.-Exchange on
London, 20 marks 80 pfennigs for chez Ks.
Money, 4 per cent
Private discount rate, 3N per cent.
The weekly statement of the Imperial
Bank of Germany shows the following
changes:
Cash in hand, increased 15.91&0OO
marks.
Loans, decreased 25,92S 600 marks.
Discounts, decreased 54,66S,OO0 marks.
Treasury bills. decreased IL, So, 600
marks.
Notes in circulation, decreased s4.747, coo
marks.
Deposits. decreased 12,171 600 marks.
Gold in hand, increased 6O7.OOO marks.
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There Should Be No Blind.

From the Boston Globe.
To all persons interested in the proper
growth Of children the lecture de-
livered in the Harvard free course on
the care of the eyes was of priceless
worth. The learned doctor plainly says
there should be no blind children. It
seems that, as q rule, children with
defective vision are not rightly reared
The Harvard lecturer says that the
colorfng in our schoolrooms and read
ing rooms in public libraries Is wrong
and serious menace to the eyesight.
There are too many persons wearing
eyeglasses and suffering needlessly from
defective vision. =
The best time to guard the eyes of
children is In their earliest years. II
blindness really is equivalent to crimi-
nal neglect. the whole subject should
be given more serious attention by
school committees and parents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-09
Court Of Appeals.

Present: The Chief Justice. Mr.. Justice
Robb and Mr.. Justice Van Orsdel.
]. Louis Monarch was admitted to
practice.
No. 1866. Farr agt. Valentine; argu-
ment commenced by Mr.. J. S. Easily
Smith for appellant. continued by Mr..
r. S. Huidekoper and Mr.. C. r. Wilson
for appellee and concluded by Mr.. j. s.
Easily Smith for appellant.
No 1858. Vermillion agt. Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company; on motion
each side allowed thirty minutes addi-
tional in argument; argument COM
menced by Mr.. j. w. Cox for appellant
and continued by Mr.. j. J. Hamilton for
appellee.
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CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

CHICAGO. February 9.-Cattle-Re.
te.pts, 5000 head; market dull and weak
beeves. 4.SoaS65; texas steers, 4.65a5 So
western steers 4.90a7 10: stockers and
feeders. 3.s5a6.1O; cows and heifers. 2 10s
$50; calves. 3. 75aS.35.
Hogs-Receipts. $4,000 head; market
strong to a shade higher; light. 5.9Oa6 Is
mixed. 5.95a635: heavy. 6.OOa635; rough
6O0a6. 10; pigs, 4.4Oa6O0; bulk of sales
G15a6.30.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head: market
slow and weak; native, 3 15a4 80; western
2. 40a4.6O: yearlings, 4.1Oa5.J0: lambs
native. 42Ja6.J0; western, 4JOa6.j0.
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Guarding the Forests.
From the Springfield Republican.

FTom the Springfield RepubNc4n.
The manufacture of wood pulp paper
has given great value to the spruce for
ests of Sweden. which are to England
what the Canadian supply is to the
United States. But Sweden is carefully
guarding her forests, and q stringent law
has been passed under which any person
who cuts timber has to replant in an eff
fective and proper manner. the govern
ment inspectors looking carefully after
the young forests. 1t IL interesting to
note that while we look to Europe for
lessons in thrift. the rapid destruction Of
American forests Is being used in Europe
as an object lesson.
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middling uplands, 1880
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, February 9.-Closing:
Cotton-Spot. good business done; prices
live points higher. american middling.
fair. 654, good middling, 6.16: middling,
so; low middling, $50; good ordinary.
30: ordinary. 4.96. The sales of the day
were 1900 bales, of which ! 800 were
;or speculation and export and included
1880 American. Receipts, 10000 bales.
all American. Futures opened steady and
closed steady. February, 5.66: February
March, 56JI&: March-April. 5.6G1a; April
May, 5.6ILa: May-June. 56S1s; June-July,
-.6Sis: July-August. So: August-Septem-
Der, 5.611.: September-October, 5.5S; Oc-
tober-November. J.JJl.: November-Decem-
Der, 5.55; December-January, J.141s: Janu-
ary-February. dolly; February March.
5.551,..
The following are the weekly cotton
statistics: Imports, all kinds. 100000
bales; imports. American, 92.0OO bales;
stock, all kinds, 1,027, 600 bales; stock.
american, $4,000 bales: American for
warded, $1,000 bales; total exports, GOO
l,ales.
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Drainage Of the Zuyder Zee.
rom the Mundus.

TOM Tue MuHuus'
A great project is again before the peo-
pie of Holland-the draining Of the Zuy-
der Zee. The sea. as every one
knows. is at the north Of Holland. and
covers an area Of $4,000 hectares. a hec-
tare being practically two acres and q
half.
Just half century ago q scheme to
drain the southern portion Of the sea
was first mooted. and although II re-
ceived considerable support. the OPPOSE
ton was greater but now an association
has been formed and a bill will be intro
duced into the chamber. The promoters
see that with an increased population
means must be taken to enlarge the coun-
try, and this reclamation Of the sea is
suggested as capable Of accomplishment.
II the sea Is conquered there are several
lakes which can be dealt with later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-09
Southern Stocks Improve.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, February 9-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance of
has points on the old crop, but un-
changed to points lower on new
crop positions. which were evidently
Influenced by rather disappointing
cables. Overnight buying orders in
the hands of commission houses ac-
counted for the relative strength of the
old crop, but as soon as these had
been executed the general list turned
a little easier under heavy realizing
with active months selling about to Z
points net lower. There was a very
good demand on this setback. however,
owing to Wall street and trade support.
and the market during the middle of
the morning showed renewed frmness,
with prices selling about 3 to points
net higher on the old crop positions.
The market became exceedingly active
and excited during the middle of the
morning, with prices making new high
active months selling about to 1S points
net higher on an urgent demand from
shorts and bull support. There was a
little southern selling on the advance,
but not enough to indicate any change
in the spot situation. and 1t appeared
both from the trading and the talk
around the ring that sentiment had be-
come very bullish owing to the evidences
of big demand from the worlds spin
ners.
spot-ouiet; middling uplands. 1890
nominal.
Estimated receipts at all the ports to
day, $1,000 bales. against 81 1874. last
week and 4O, 103 last year.
For the week $50, OCO. against 334, 262
last week and 119, lag last year. Today's
receipts at New Orleans. 1913, against
3,513 last year: at Galveston. 1913,
against 1851 last year, and at Houston.
SOS bales. against 1.131 last year.
On a setback of s or points from
the best under realizing during the
noon hour trading became quiet. show
ing that there was no general DISPOSE
zion TO sell. and the market developed
renewed activity and strength as a re-
sult of covering and bull support with
prices making new high ground and
with old crop positions selling about II
10 % points net higher, while the new
crop showed gains of from II to 20
points.
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WEATHER
Fair Tonight, Becoming Unsettled
Saturday: Noderstely Cold.

For the District Of Columbia. fair to-
night, becoming unsettled Saturday:
moderately cold: lowest temperature
tonight about 10 degrees; light to mod
crate northwesterly winds. becoming
variable.
The disturbance in the west gulf
region is developing very slowly, but
it is already causing rains northward
over Louisiana and Arkansas. and the
area of cloudiness Is gradually over
spreading the south and south central
states. Generally fair weather has pre-
vailed throughout eastern and north
ern sections. except that there were
light snow fiurries in the great lake
The temperature has fallen over the
entire country east of the Missouri
river, and readings in North Dakota,
northern Minnesota and Manitoba are
as low as 30 degrees to -25 degrees,
and zero weather prevails as far south
and Illinois. and as far east as the st.
Lawrence valley. Frost Is again re-
ported in Florida.
Generally fair weather will prevail
throughout the northern states east
Of the Mississippi river. and precipita-
ton in southern sections tonight or
Saturday. while the temperature will
not change materially.
The winds along the New England
coast will be moderate westerly, on
the middle and south Atlantic and east
gulf coasts moderate variable.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the wealth
er bureau for the twenty-four hours be-
ginning at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures pm, 30;
pm, %: II midnight, "a; today, am,
20; am. ID; IL noon, 80: 2 pm. 33.
Maximum, 81. at pm. yesterday; mini
mum. 13. at am. today.
Temperature same date last year-Maxi-
mum, SO: minimum, %.
Barometer-Yesterda pm, 1895;
pm, 5000: II midnight 1908; today, 4
am. 1902: 8 am. 1908; Il noon. 1896;
PM, 1880.
Tide Tables.
Today|Low tide. 7:17 am. and 1851
p.m; high tide, 1851 am. and 1:1A
pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. sos am. and
1854 pm: high tide. 1:42 am. and 1907
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, $3.50 am: sun sets
5:29 pm.
Tomorrow-sun rises, S:5s am.
Moon rises 1912 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps
all lighted by thirty minutes after sun.
set; extinguishing begun one hour be-
fore sunrise. All arc and incandescent
lamps lighted fifteen minutes after sun.
| set and extinguished forty-ave minutes
before sunrise.
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Wrong Department.

From the San Francisco Call.
A man walked into the Office Of the
Western Pacific yesterday and asked for
a pass to Oroville for himself and eight
children. Charlie Craig. the chief clerk,
looked at him q moment before he could
reply.
..You are in the wrong department"
said Craig finally. What you want is a
special train"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-09
Washington Stock exchanges.

sales.-Reeular call, II o'clock noon.Potomac
Electric Cons IS. $1,000 at 1914 $1,000 at
1O1h, $1,000 at 1O1k. $1,000 at 101H, $1,000
at IO1A, $1,000 at 1914.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat 5s. $4OO
at 1041a. 600 at 1O4h. - .,,
Washington Rwy. and Elec. COM, q at !2as
% at 721a. Is at 721s. % at 72h, p at 72aa;
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., % at Sz1s,
% at cps. % at 81, % at 81. 10 at 81.
Mergenthaler Linotype, at 2191a.
91h.
After call--Washington Rwy and !. Elec OPT pfd'
washington Gas, 10 at SAY. rs at s4ss, 25 at
S4h, Is at s4hs. so at s41s. 5 at S4A.
East Washington Savings Bank, 10 at H.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. CON-, 20 at Y,
25 at e, at 71s.. ,,
Washington Rwy. and Elec. 4s, $1,000 at s6!a.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., 100 at 92la,
20 at y2H 10 at 921a. 10 at 92h, II at 92a
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LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, February 9.-American Sc
curities eased off after a steady and
higher opening today. At noon Cana
dian Pacific was ~ points lower. while
the rest Of the list ranged from UNI
changed to n higher than yesterdays
New York quotations.
In the later trading Canadian Pacific
recovered, but the rest Of the list
moved narrowly, and the closing was
undecided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-09
BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. February 9-Wheat-
Dull; spot contract. LOO; spot red
western, 1OOA; February, 100; March,
1O1%; May. 1O4N steamer No. red, 81
receipts, 7,1S5 bushels.
Corn-F'irmer: spot contract 20; Feb
ruary. 10: March. 7OA: April, TIA;
steamer mixed, 61&; receipts. 1S5, 066
bushels. Exports. 1914 bushels.
Oats-Quiet; No 2 white, SO; standard
white, 58ha58A; No. white 5Sa58A
receipts, 1,673 bushels.
Rye-Quiet; No. western domestic,
1.O0a1.01.
Hay-Fir1n No. 1 timothy, unchang-
ed; No. l clover mixed, unchanged.
Grain freights-Ffrm; steam to Liver
pool per bushel unchanged; Cork for
orders per quarter unchanged.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. February 9. - Closing:
Wheat-Spot, firm; No. 1 Manitoba, SIS
sgd: No. Manitoba, IS 61kd: No. 3 Man
itoba, IS 411d: futures steady; March, rs
11Ad; May, Is: July, Is I'd.
Corn-Spot steady; American mixed,
new, Is cd: American mixed. old, Is 111kd;
American mixed. new kiln dried, Is IT'D;
futures steady; February, unquoted;
March, IS 19sd.
Hops in London Pacific COAST. s1O 15s
ALL 15s.
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Mr.. Balfour and Scotch Humorist
Strand Magazine

From the Strand Magazine.
Once an old Scot weather prophet at
Whittinghame Informed Mr.. Balfour that
.'it's gaun to rain seventy-two days, sir
Come, comet" said the statesman.
Surely the world was entirely flooded In
forty days"
AYE. aver was the response: 'but
10 uoo.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-09

"Awfully smart costumes at the flying
meeting
Were there? -...d whom did you see
ny?''
Nobody. Iwasn't COINS. to take OF my
nat 70 see couple Of aeroplanes!"-Lon-
don Opinion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-09
ARMY NAVY
Army Orders.

BY direction of the President and
upon the application Of Sergt. John
Heimbach. Battery e, LIST Field Ar
tillery, that soldier will be placed upon
the retired list.
Coast Artillery Corps now in this CITY,
will report at Fort Caswell, N. c., for
duty.
First Lieut.. Eben c. Hill, Medical
Corps. is relieved from observation and
treatment at the Walter Reed General
Hospital and will proceed to Fort Por-
ter. N. Y, for duty.
Wade H. Carpenter, Coast Artillery
Corps. is extended fifteen days.
BY direction of the President, Capt.
Joseph F. Janda, LIST Infantry, is de-
tailed for service in the Signal Corps.
BY direction of the President, and
upon the applications Of Sergt. Maj.
Robert w. Robinson, 9Th Cavalry, and
Chief Musician John Harris. band, 9Th
Cavalry, those soldiers will be placed
upon the retired list.
Naval Orders.
Surgeon s. s. Rodman, from Rhode
Island to Minnesota.
Surgeon William Seaman, from Min
nesota to Rhode Island.
Acting Asst. Surgeon Oscar Hayes,
resignation accepted from February IL.
1912
Chief Carpenter J. A. Barton, from
Panther to Naval Hospital, New York.
for treatment.
Paymaster's Clerk r. w. Bell has been
placed upon the retired list Of the navy.
]. L. Walton has been appointed a
paymaster's clerk, duty. settlement Of
accounts.
Marine Corps Orders.
Capt. F. c. Lander, detached marine
barracks. Philadelphia, to Philippines.
First Lieut. w. F. Bevan. detached
marine barracks, Boston. to Philip
pines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-09
MARKET ZONE FIRM
Bear Pressure Removed and
Active List Advances.
MACKAY COMPANIES GAIN
Carriers and Industrials Both In
cluded in Strong Stocks.
STRENGTH IN HILL ISSUES
MACKAY COMPANIES GAIN
STRENGTH IN HILL ISSUES
Great Northern, Northern Pacific
and st. Paul Among Railroads
to Be Marked Up.

NEW YORK, February Grading wal
light at the opening of the stock marke
today and price changes We're irregular
The largest fiuctuation was loss of
points by Canadian Pacific. Western
Maryland fell back point and Lehigf
Valley IS. American express advanced {
point after its jump of points yesterday
Southern railway preferred rose q or
the expectation that the dividend rate
would be advanced to per cent by the
directors today.
Fluctuations were narrower than uSua
during the first hours business. The
leaders covered a range of only half a
point and there We're few changes OF
consequence elsewhere. Mackay COM
panies advanced 212, and Central Leather
preferred, Western Union and National
Lead preferred 1. American Brake Shoe
preferred yielded 2le, Toledo, ST. Louis
and Western preferred and Bethlehem
Steel preferred, IA, and Virginia Rail
way and Power, l.
Undertone Is Firm.
Speculative interest in the stock mar
ket was too slight to effect decided
change in the level of prices during the
morning The bear faction, which for
several days has been making inef-
fectual attemps to unsettle prices, mace
no further efforts, and the undertone OF
the market was firm.
Reports that some of the smaller steer
manufacturers were cutting prices had
no effect on the steel shares. The copper
group fell back slightly on profit taking
after yesterdays rise, despite the sharp
advance in the price of the metal abroad.
Increasing strength was shown under
the leadership of the Hill stocks. the
southern group of railroad stocks shar-
ing. Great Northern preferred rose 1A,
and Northern Pacific and st. Paul i.
Prices of the principal shares at midday
ruled generally fraction above yester-
days final figures. Bonds were steady.
Southern Stocks Improve.
A. Underlying strength was shown IN the
early afternoon. despite the extreme dull
ness. Southern stocks improved further,
Atlantic Coast Line rising IA and Louis
willie and Nashville Ia. Details of the
weeks currency movement show an ap-
parent loss in cash of $5,OOO,OOO, princi-
pally from the large gold exports.
AN easier tone prevailed in the late
trading. Reading, Great Northern pre-
ferred and Northern Pacific reacted half
a point. Tobacco issues weakened ma
terially. American Tobacco lost 8 and
Lorillard 3 points. Denver and Rio
Grande preferred sagsed "a.
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THE COURTS
q. s. Court Of Customs Appeals.

Proceedings Friday. February 8, 1912:
Present: Presiding Judge Montgomery
and Associate Judges Smith, Barber. De
Vries and Martin
No. 743 United States agt. Albert
Eckstein: imitation horsehair: argument
commenced by Mr.. T. ]. Doherty for ap-
pellant, continued by Mr. Albert H.
Washburn for the appellee and concluded
No. 221. Shallus agt. United States;
waste bagging; rehearing; argument on
rehearing commenced by Mr.. Charles E.
McNabb for the appellee and continued
by Mr.. Albert H. Washburn for the ap-
pellant.
Proceedings yeste rday after Stars re-
port closed:
No. S1S. American Manufacturing
Company agt. United States; bagging for
cotton: argument commenced by Mr..
Allen r. Brown for the appellant, con-
tinued by Mr.. Charles E. McNabb for
the appellee and concluded by Mr.. Allen
r. Brown for the appellant.
No. TO. Bing & Co.'S successors agt.
United States; tapestries; submitted on
briefs.
No. 797. Hensel. Bruckman & Lor-
hacker agt United States: silver mesh
bags; submitted on brief by the appellant
and argued by Mr.. Charles E. McNabb
for the appellee.
No. 49, United States agt. Vignier ct
al; shortage of liquor in bottles; argued
by Mr.. Charles E. McNabb for the ap-
pellant and submitted on brief for the
appellees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-09
United States Commerce Court.

Present: Presiding Judge Knapp and
Judges Archibald, Hunt, Garland and
Mack.
No 81. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway Company ct al. agt. United
States of America, respondent; interstate
commerce commission ct al, interveners;
to set aside an order Of the interstate
commerce commission prescribing the
rates on lemons in carloads from points
In southern California to Denver and
points east thereof, said order having
been made after a reopening and recon
sideration by the commission Of the
original proceedings, pursuant to the de-
cision of the Commerce Court in No. z,
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Company ct al. agt. Illinois Central Com
pany; hearing on motion for preliminary
injunction; argument continued by Mr..
p. ]. Farrell on behalf of the commits
sion, and concluded by Mr.. F. c. billiard
on behalf of the petitioners; case sub
mitted to the court
At 1890 pm. recess was taken until
2 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-09

II you want work read the want col
umns Of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-09
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, February 9-Strength
came back to wheat today as a result
Of reports that the Argentine strike
continued notwithstanding official re-
ports to the contrary. Big houses were
said to be buyers at Liverpool. and
there were predictions that world
shipments would be light. Attention
also was given to figures showing that
the worlds available stock suffered a
huge decrease for January as compared
responding month a year ago. Trad
ers seemed to ignore the generous size
Of the receipts at Minneapolis. Open
ing prices were 1saA to 1s higher. Nay
a to ". and 1O4a1.O4B
Corn assembled owing to the timidity
of short sellers. Demand was only of
a scattered sort. There was said to be
a good inquiry from the southeast. May
opened a shade to Is up at 6Sssa6S1s to
ssh, and climbed to 50.
Aggressive buying on the part Of bull
leaders made oats firm. Not much
pressure to sell was in evidence. May
started haA higher at 52k to 52ss, and
went on to 52%.
Provisions scored a gain on account
of smaller receipts Of hogs.
Offerings were light. Initial transac-
tons varied from last nights level to
advance, with May delivery 1886 for
pork. 9.37k for lard and 8.S5 for ribs.
CHICAGO, February 9.-Rye-No. 2,
93h: barley, SOa1 80; timothy seed, 12.OOa
1900; clover, seed. nominal.
A reaction followed because Of free
selling by commission houses, and in con-
sequence Of the slowness of cash demand.
Latest figures were steady, with May
1.O3ka1 .63ss. a net gain of shade
Afterward there was some setback,
The close was steady, at 6S5s, net gain
of "A net