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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
WOULD HAVE THEM HANDY
Married Mans Explanation of Large
Order viii Be Understood by
MANY Similar Unfortunates.

A brisk individual with the accumu-
lated look of 20 winters of married life
entered a hardware shop and without
waiting for preliminaries asked:
do you keep hammers here?"
"That is our speciality, sir"
Put me down for dozen. How
about screwdriyers?"
"Our great feature. Patent reversi-
BILE or plain edge?"
''Give me dozen of each; If you
have any other varieties I'll take EN-,
too. How about gimlets?"
you are now mentioning our pet
product. All styles"
Give me all styles-long, short, me-
dunn, thick, thin, from the size Of a
needle to q pickax. Saws?"
"Of every description"
'.I'll take 'em-say half a dozen or
80 cross-cut, plain, round and square. ("
ITS down. sir. Can interest you in
nails?"
you can indeed. I'll take some of
all that you have, put up in separate
packages; also tacks, brads, screws,
riyets, staples everything. And
want hooks, every hook you have, big
and little Also"
The clerk leaned forward.
Pardon me, sir" he said "You
seem like a sensible person. Unless
you are opening UP business, am
at loss to understand your require.
| ments.
1T is perfectly simple, sir" said the
brisk person. II have been married
for II years, and not once since the
ceremony have been able to locate Q
single implement when | wanted tc
put up calendar or do any other nee
essary thing about the house, and the
next time there is need Of anything
done | am going, so far as human fore
sight can provide for it, to have The
means instantly to put my impulse in
to play"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
Bad Form to Be has,in

There are no posers on led
scale now. Our musicians hass
hair and play golf. Author
be distinguished from ordins
Art students are abandoails
amazing clothes. Even poet
given up poetical locks, and iHz
writing pretty fancies worn M
poems OF the outspoken naturls
Music is in tweeds. literasas
navy blue, and poetry IS b
hat. Apparently there Is roessz
any return of affectatlon. Iiss
becomes more hataral eTe1 81
every hour some neglected sal
a natural death. There are 10 I'd
and picturesque figures. The n
ing Whistler was the last ol t :
tic masters to pose. the let ~ /
ing to spend an hour before n
glass, the last manic use V
word-who could be called laaz|
z =. -
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
WATER TRAFFIC IS OPENED
First Barge Loads of Alabama Coal
Reach New Orleans.

Western NewspAper Union News Service.
New Orleans.-The first shipment.
OF Alabama coal to reach New Orleans
by water has arrived at Violet, the
Lake Borgne Canal terminus of the
Alabama and New Orleans Transpor-
tation Company. and has been discharg-
ed there from the self-propelling steel
barges which brought the cargoes
down the Black Warrior, the Tombig-
bee and Alabama rivers and thence
through Mississippi sound into Lake
Borgne canal. The arrival of the
two barges of the Alabama and New
Orleans Transportation Company Ia re-
garded by transportation men as mark
ing the beginning of new era OF
Transportation history and ship coaling
at this port.
The cargoes contained in the two
barges are upwards Of 1000 tons OF
coal
The plan of the Alabama and New
Orleans Transportation Company is to
transport the product of their Alabama
coal mines to New Orleans, making
this The chief distributing point in
their system. The company now has
four self-propelling barges in commits
sion and the company plans to launch
at least one barge month until their
entire fleet OF fifteen coal barges
are in commission and operation be-
tween their Alabama fields and New
Orleans and return The return trip
to Tuscaloosa will be with CONNER.
.cial freight as cargo.
The plen of the company as stated
ct the time Of its organization here
upwards of a year ago, is to make
New Orleans one Of the cheapest coal
ing ports in the United States. While
the company, it was stated, does moi
propose to inaugurate rate war, the
statement was made that 1t is able tc
put coal in New Orleans cheaper thar
it has ever been bought here and thai
other companies operating in this ter
ritory viii be forced to meet theil
prices or lose the business.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
Alexandria Bonds Sold.

Alexandria Mayor w. w. Whit
tington, Jr., has succeeded In selling
the $4,000 of 5 per cent improve.
ment bonds recently voted. He sold
the bonds to the City Savings Bank
of this city, at par, with accrued in
terest from October 1 to January 1
The bonds viii be delivered to the
bank on January l. The funds are
to be used in extending the street
paving, sewer, water and electric light
service.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
Posts, Up or Down

The agricultural experlnsN 8
of Ohio has been making soR :
as to which end Of q post if
set in the ground. Farmers s
believe in planting i win Y
or root end upward, on ths
that, as it is easier for the aP Y
UP the tree than down I, SEQ
post upside down tends to piels
rise of water and helps e W
wood dry. S..
The Ohio officials planted 9,
locust posts 20 years ago Y.
of those set top down bare y
and only a little more tnaa g
of those set top up have i1s' s J
fate. They reach the conelss' /
there is no difference Fhlt1
put into the ground, ezceN 7
sounder or longer end sas's
the preference.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
VILLA REPLIES TO LETcHER
.N5o MEN AND CHILDREN ARE PRO.
TEcTED, SAYS REBEL.
Offers to Provide Train to Transport
Families TO the Frohfier-No
Orders to Contrary. !

~
chihuahua City, Mex. - General
Francisco Villa Sunday made pubic
a note which he delivered to United
States Consul Marion Letcher IN rel
erence to the reported detention IN
chihuahua by rebels of Mexican Wom-
en- and children. The note was in
reply to an inquiry sent by the state
department at Washington.
Although he had detained no WON
en- and children. General Villa SAID
there still remained in Chihuahua the
wives and children of Mexicans VINO
had been detained on suspicion OF
having aided the Huerta forces.
In his note, which is the first OF its
kind framed by him, General Villa
said.
my Dear Sir: I beg to acknoWl-
edge receipt of your attentive note OF
this date, which hasten to answer,
manifesting to you that ] have taken
careful note of the fact that on the
10Th day of this month the depart
rnent of state of your government adj
dressed a message to you relative to
having received information that
women and children of this commun-
ity, relatives of refugees of Chihua-
hua, are detained here, | having re-
fused to give them salyo conductos.
"As this, in essence, is not wholly
| the truth of what has taken place, 1t
gives me great pleasure to inform
you that all those who had intended
to leave have not done so, not be-
! cause I have detained them, but be-
cause they would not leave unless ac-
| companied by certain individuals who
must remain to explain some acts for
which they are responsible. UP to
/ the present time no orders have been
given which prevent any families who
wish to leave from SO doing. On the
! contrary, | have even offered to give
them special train which would con-
vey them to the frontier and which
l am still disposed to do.
81 wish also to state and hope
| that with your accustomed impartial,
| ity in these matters you will make II
known to your honorable secretary
of state, that our conduct can not be
1 compared to that of the Huertistas
for it is well known that the families
of our followers are transported by
the Huertaistas from one place to an
other in trains carrying soldiers ant
munitions of war, hoping thus tc
avoid attacks by our forces. Oul
! families also are sent to the Maria
Islands, which has been the abode
4 of petty thieves and lowborn crimi
mails.
~ take pleasure in treating Il detail
with matters which bring to light the
| difference of procedure between thu
government of the usurper, Huerta
and that which we are trying to i'm
/ plant for the welfare of our country
| a legal and noble one.'
q
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
elrst PaYmsnt On rrafflc erIdae

alexandria The first payment by
the Parish Of Rapides for the Alex
andria and Pineville traffic bridge was
made when Police Juror ], P. Turre-
gano turned over 70 the bridge com
pal,y sll.STa, gs.le balance Of the s24,.
900 az a first cash payment viii be
paid on January /. Certificates to the
amount Of $4,000 viii also 81 given
10 the bridge company, malins, d total
af $4,000. tle price of " bridge,
The bridge viii remain u hgidge
until January 1, 5.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
Bio strawberry crcp Predicted.

Ponehatoula. The outlook for the
strawberry crop Is encouraging. Thous-
ands Of plants have been pat out. It
is conservatively estimated by many
of the leading farmers that the 1914
crop should exceed 100000 for this
section alone, and for the entire par
igh in the neighborhood of 100000.
An increased acreage is noticeable.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
OF Contradictory WEIGHT.

What does you understan by cir
cumstantial evidence?'" asked Miss
Miami Brown.
AS near as l kin splain it, fun de
way it has been splained to me-" an
swered Erasmus Pinkley, "circum-
stantial evidence is de feathers dat
you leaves lyin' round after you has
done ct de chicken
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
plain Prophecv.

What did the doctor tell you today
about old Uncle Jake's condition."
He was telling us that his mean
temperature was"
Telling you about his mean tenn
perature, was he? That's no news.
Everybody who knows Uncle Jake
knows that he hasn't anything about
him that isn't mean"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
aecrsant Auditor.

"You went to sleep
wife's speech. .s,oa 4
YES replied MT ns 8 ,ss,j
rietta has been reneais'As, s,Ij
for a week. ! told her Ga
not come here. | knew s ssssIi.Il
this would happen I sns ss
Are you listening,
now and then.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26

Alexandria Nineteen cars of rosin
we're shipped by the Louisiana Tur-
pentine Company on the Alexandria
and Western Railway to New Orleans,
via the Southern Pacific road. THIS is
the first shipment of any kind over
the new Alexandria and Western.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
Slow to Realize.

My DEAR" said Mr.. Bickers to his
wife, 7 saw in the papers today a de-
cision Of Virginia court that the wife
may. In some cases, be the head Of the
family"
John Henry" replied Mrs. Bickers,
the courts are sometimes very slow in
finding out things!" Puck.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
He Got IL.

The doctor told Hobbs that he
must take longer rest, SO he bought
himself a racing automobile.
Did that bring him rest?'
oh, yes. He's in nice, quiet hos
pital for three months now
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
cranky Speeds's

Tjark--Ever notice ~
winding up their mas.' I'D
Every auto must carr s. Vi
Bjenks-Yes, from e .s,,,',i1
motorists yell at psos egg
autos must carry
cranks. 3
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
Are MAKING Progress on Roads.

Westfield, Tex. About four miles
of shell road on the Houston road will
soon be completed. This gives about
twenty miles of good road and more
will be added as soon as the funds
are available.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
Sensible ReslIzaslsA

Quinn-Where Is the ~
these days? 400
De Fonte-D Doing vel. a's*
a dollar and wears 3 nsE =
realized something 1. ]
Quinn = Sold some q = {
Ell? , IS, i
DeFonte-No, reailsss & 4
not a poet and g0f 4 Y
keeper.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
Notifications.

Your speeches indicate that your
views have changed
Not exactly MY constituents
views have changed, and I am keep
ing in touch with the wisdom OF the
plain people,"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
Ioh4 plant for Louansporf.

Iogansport The erection Of an cleo
trio light and Ice plant here is being
promoted By P. w McKitlfck, Of Tim
pson. Texas Mr II Kitrick proposes
II have Ii in operation within sivty
avs II 4 deal can be closed. l
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
Elks TO Have New Home.

Morgan City.August Barbay, OF
plaauernine. was awarded the contract
ia erect the .Elks' Home, q two-story
brick building at ss,Os5. The building,
when completed, will cost approx
lnately $4,000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
Bale of Ammunition Seized.

New York.'ren thousand rounds
Of revolver cartridges hidden under
an anchor chain OF the steamer Allie.
mania were seized by customs In
spectors Wednesday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
RenIn Rorlnn for Oil.

Bayou Chicot The Turkey Creek
Oil and Mineral Company has begun
boring for oil. The company is com
posed Of some OF the most Influential
men OF Evangsline parish.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
ro,r Marda Defeat Road Tax.

Alexandria The special road tax
Of five mills was carried in Cotile and
springhill wards Of this parish, but
was defeated in Alexandria, Cheney.
Vile. Larnbourie and Pineville wards.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
a Marvellous inv

"Dobbs win never
downed by anything.
"For instance .sgsI
"He was reading : 81
loud the other day sue s,,'ss /
> moments hesitation
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
uncompllnsrss,

Hicks-Your vile s
humer. az
Wicks-You never
do you know? ,i,,..'
Hicks She nlarIlsY
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
hetherwick Gets Clerks Job.

Alexandria. Murray Hetherwick
was elected clerk of court for Rapi-
des parish. He was without opposi.
ton.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08
ordered, as no single jacket hose
can stand four hundred pounds
pressure to the square inch.
RANcHERS, REMEMBER

that Prof. Thornber is here again
today and tomorrow Friday and
Saturday. and if you have a prob
lem worthy of his attention, sim
pie request will bring him to your
orchard.
This evening the professor will
lecture on apple culture at the Com
mercial Club room and ON Saturday
morning at nine O'Clock he will
give demonstration of budding at
the Kadow ranch. Saturday eve
ming the usual discussion of orchard
questions will be held at the High
lands club house.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08
TWO REASONS GIVEN FOR
LATE TRAIN SATURDAY

Train No. 4, from Seattle, Satur-
day, was six and one-half hours
late, not arriving until 9 O'Clock in
the evening, but the reasons given
for the delay differ. Both state
ments may be correct.
In this city it was stated that
blasting operations west of the SIAM
pede tunnel, where double-track
operations are in progress, held it
back.
Seattle papers give the following
explanations:
Northern Pacific passenger train
No. 4 was held in Seattle four hours
today to allow John Henry Mears,
the globe trotter, to make his con-
nections. Mears arrived at the
Canadian quarantine station near
Victoria about daylight today, and
was rushed to Seattle on a private
yacht. No. 4 was held for him, in
order to assist him in making a new
worlds record. The present record
is over 80 days. Mears expects to
complete the journey in 35 days.
The train left with positive orders
to make up the lost time before St.
Paul was reached.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08
MAKE HOSE MANUFACTURERS
LIVE UP TO GUARANTEE

The city council has insisted that
the fire hose recently purchased test
to the guaranteed pressure of four
hundred pounds to the square inch.
The hose that was sent failed to
come up to the specifications and
the company has agreed to ship
hose that will. 1t is probable that
the company will ship double jacket
hose instead of the single that was
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08
BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE.

An old farm hen, rural rover,
Flew into haymow among the clover
And said, .rll lay my eggs right here
And hatch me out some babies dear"
She only Matched about a week
When, with roar and dust and creak.
In came load of new mown hay
That was pitched right where her brown
eggs lay.
Those eggs lay there from June to May,
Until they used that new mown hay,
When the old hen found the same old nest
And cackled loud. well. am blest!
Those are the eggs 1 laid last year
To hatch some lovely babies dear.
Now, I'll just lay dozen more
And hatch myself chicklets galore
But Biddy's effort was all in vain,
For the hay was thrown on the eggs
again,
And they lay in the NOW until Easter
week.
When the farmer came some hay to seek.
He only trod on an egg OF two
When through the roof like flash he
flew,
And as he was passing out of sight
He yelled: "Goodby! It was dynamite!"
G. M. BARNITZ.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08

none. AS everything sold to The
city from now on must have :
signed order from the purchasing
agent, he was given all the books.
Merchants who have orders tor
goods for the city are hereby warned
to attach the requisition to their
bills if they are to be allowed By
the council.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08
ALL OR NONE; HUNTINGTON

IL. E. Huntington has been ap-
pointed as purchasing agent for the
city, he being also chairman of the
finance committee of the city coun-
Gil. AT the last meeting Mr.. Hunt
ington stated that he would either
have possession of all the reouisi-
ton books or that he would have
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08

Lay hold on life with both hands.
Wherever thou mayest seize it, 1t is
nteresting.-GOethe
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08

FOR SALE-Three good secondhand
sewing machines, cheap. Kenne-
wick Harness Co. 73tf
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08

FOR SALE-Trunks, suit cases, hand
bags, gloves. Kennewick Harness
Co. 87tf
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08

FOR SALE-Three heifers, come fresh
soon; one COW; one brood sow. F.W.
LeMasurier, Engles ranch, phone
37x11. Gift
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08

FOR SALE-Horse, harness, buggy
and household goods. Southe s t
corner Section Nine. A. w. Click.
90-2p
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08

FOR SALE Sixteen dairy cows, nine
fresh. Give from 20 to 80 lbs. milk
per day, each. and test from 80 to 5
per cent. Mrs. H. N. Rounds, three
miles east of Kennewick. 91-4p
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08

FOR SALE OR TRADE-2 h. p. gas
oline engine; what have you in trade?
John Eichner, Kennewick Hardware
85tf
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08
For Sale

FOR SALE-Bay team, weight $500
SITS. Kennewick Dray Line. 86tf
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08

FOR SALE-Pastry made by Haas,
the baker. 81
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08

FOR SALE-Second-h hand barber chair
at the secondhand store, Kennewick.
L. Wiesenbach, Richland, Wn. 9O-1p
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08
FOR SALE-Team, weight about 23OO,
also harness and 3-inch wagon. G..
Henke, Garden Tracts. 9O-1p.
For Rent

FOR RENT-7-room modern house; is
situated well. Hover Investment
Company. Cliff
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08

TO LEASE, TRADE OR SELL-One
acre in Garden Tracts, near river,
with four-room cottage. Hover In
vestment Co. Gift
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08

WANTED-All people to know that
Haas runs bakery. 81
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08

WANTED-Girl for general house
work. Mrs. E. H. Harsha, phone
14O3. Gift
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08
Wanted

WANTED TO RENT-Good six to
eight room residence. G.. w. Sherk.
81
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 8 or 81 in.
centrifugal pump. Write lowest
price and length of pipe to j. Jacot,
Finley. Gin
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-08-08

WANTED-Girl to assist with house
work. Mrs. F. M. Crosby, phone
5oz. Cliff
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-08-01
CONTRIBUTIONS.

My way of treating strong butter.
1t often happens where there are no
conveniences for butter making and
keeping, so some will become strong.
In that case, put into boiling water
and boil uncovered for an hour or
two, as you have fire. Let cool, re-
move the hardened cake into the but
ter bowl and set in warm room.
When soft enough, work, wash, and
salt, as if it were fresh. This may
not be first class, but surely is worth
the trouble.
To make butter hard. Take large
earthen wear dish and set in cool
place. lnvert a bowl in this set the
butter dish on it with the butter
wrapped in oiled paper. Over this
place a clean cloth with the edge
coming over into the big dish, which
should then be filled with cold water
to the level of the butter dish. Cover
all with heavy cloth. The butter
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-08-01
KEEP COOL In HOT WEATHER.

Every possible precaution should
be taken to keep the body in a con-
dition to resist heat. The clothing
should be light and of a quality to
allow free Precipitation. The intestine
tract may be kept in good condition
by drinking plenty of pure water.
Sponging the body frequently keeps
the surface cool and allays the ner-
vous feeling that usually comes with
the heated condition. Keep cool
mentally. Don't allow yourself to
become excited or your anger get the
best of you, for depression will surely
follow.
Be careful of the diet. Let the hot
biscuit. fat meats and rich, spiced
things alone and eat cold bread, fruit,
fish and green vegetables instead.
Farmers sometimes stick to an old
felt hat all summer, and complain of
headache. It's no wonder. The head
should be kept cool. We all know the
terrible effect of sunstroke. Ii the
unfortunate one survives the brain is
80 badly injured that it is of no bene
fit. In case of sunstroke never wait an
instant but apply cold water to the
entire surface of the body, not merely
the head. Wrap wet cloths around
the ankles and place some on the
temple, removing as fast as they get
warm. Wrap child in wet sheet
cool the blood in this way as fast as
possible until you can get the doctor.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-08-01
PORCH CHAIR.

Take some slender poles of a size.
that your judgment or taste may
prefer. Cut two about fifty six
inches long and two twenty four long
for cross bars. Screw these on the
longer pieces One four inches from
the ends the other or bottom twelve
inches from the ends. Take strip
of canvas about the same length as
the longest poles. Tack on to the
front of cross bar and wind around
once. Reverse the lacking at bottom
so it will be strong and the tacks out
of sight.
Brace against porch rail or side OF
house. This is an exceedingly COM
Portable chair for the tired person,
and is recommended by GA Reader. -