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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-10-23
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A lettar frominembers 0f Camp
Nimrod Trlplett, q. q. W, con-
corning an increase in the Con
federate pensions, was addressed
to Representative Hodges, whiIA
in the Legislature. The same was
referred to the State Auditor,
who replied as follows: s
Raleigh, y. C. Oct. 8. 81
Hon. John W. Hodges,
Raleigh, NC.
DEAR SIR:-l am in receipt Of
the inquiries from Camp Nimrod
Triplett, No 1878, in session in
Boone, Sept. 26tb, 1912, trans-
mitted to me by you.
10 reply l beg to say, with ref.
erence to pensions. that the a.
mount OF the appropriation has
always been limited by law, but
the number of applicants put on
the pension roll has meyer been
limited-the only thing ie that
they comply with the law regula.
ting same.
Each year We have drawn an
amount in excess OF the appro.
priation, in order that the pen
sioners might get the full benefit
Of the pension fund, thus sntici.
patinR the death.rate. Even then
we were not able to pay the a.
mount specified by the law until
1911. The appropriation for
pensions is now 100000.
The peusion roll numbers near.
" sixteen. Thousand.
II there should at any time, Le
a surplus, according to law, it
must revert to the Treasury.
want to assure you that not
one cent of the pension fund has
ever been used for fees, salaries,
or anything else. The pension
work is done IN the Auditors OF.
flee. A complete record of the
expenditure of this fund is kept
by both the Treasurer and the
State Auditor, and Is open for
the inspection OF the public atall
times.
Very respectfully,
W. p. WOOD, Auditor.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-10-23

These glorious October days
are fraught with real, genuine
pleasure for old AMI young. The
woods, now yellow, crimson and
brown, are full of chestnuts-a
most bountiful crop. We have
had just frost enough to make
their prickley burrs open and
just enough wind to shake them
out. Thousands Of bushels have
been gathered in this county aud
probably as many more hidden
away among the leaves.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-10-23
children Cry
FOR FlETcHER'S
q ASTORIA a

In this great question Of public
improvements on our roads.
2. T. WATSON,
Chm. Bd. Co. Cons.
Brookside, N. Z.
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STATE AND GENERAL NEWS.

eigh, on Oct, the Goth, and con.
tinue, until the 25th.
Bishop Robert Strange 80 we'll
and widely known, in the State,
is critically i'll in N. Y.
j. r. Parrott President oi the
Fla. East Coast Railroad. died
at his summer home at Oxford
Maine the 18th. inst,
Mr.. Henry R. Conger, is to re-
tire as g litor OF the Tarboro
Southerner. He will now give
bis time to the Rocky Mount
Transcript.
Gov. Craig has pardoned c. h.
Hubbard, who was convicted at
the Oct. term OF Robson super.
ior court for assault with deadly
weapons, and sentenced to three
years in prison.
Ex.Gov. Glenn has goue to
Missouri on a lecturing tour. He
has not made any direct state.
ment of his intention in regard
to becoming a candidate for the
U. s. Senate.
The Avery Vim has changed
hands and Prof. W. w. Stedman
is now editor and proprietor.
MIR. George T. Rice, former edl-
tor. goes to Florida to engage in
fruit growing and trucking.
The Is year old boy, Bobby
Crawford, who was run over by
Pres. Wilson's automobile was
made happy the 13 inst. by a
personal letter from the Presl.
dent and a brand new bicycle.
Coy. Craig has fixed Friday,
Dec. II, for the electrocution OF
R. W. Cobb, a young white man,
Of Halifax county, under sentence
OF death for the murder of Thos.
Shaw, u farmer Of Rosemary, N.
c.,
Mrs. Hawkins wife OF O. l..
Hawkins, we'll known in Watau.
ga died at the Foot Hills SAM
torium in Lenoir on the 11th.
inst. The remains were taken to
Patterson and buried'at Harpers
Chapel.
State Supt j. Y. Joyner, says
that reports received in his office
show that the attendance in the
public schools has been greatly
increased by the compulsory at
tendance act passed by the Gen.
eral Assembly, of 1918. -
The moon this month is called
the "Hunter'e Moon, because oi
the tradition that during Oct.
the Indians OF this country used
to do most OF their hunting and
lay up their winter supply oi
meat, says the Chatham Record.
The extra session OF the Legis
lature, was fraught with hard
work for the members for ~
days. Five hundred bills and
resolutions were passed. Ninety
five per cent are local in their ap
plicatiou.-
Direct wireless communication
between this country and Asia is
now accomplished. The United
States station ut Nome Alaska
Is nightly in communication with
tue Russians at'ABsdyr which Ii
500 miles from Nome.
Explorers who claim to have
discovered a new continent, haG
better. have a little care as tt
their assertions, that it is at
large as Greenland, as it is u large
; continent. The Biographies say
that it is oyer a thousand miles
long.
The reading public will be pleas
ed to learn that DR.. j. Vanc'
Plice Of Mt. Airy, has set himsel
to the task OF writing the life o
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-10-23
BILL.

hFQutCC Vu0 OOuuuuIooUiOuoTo VI
Watauga County to Construct
Two Public Bridges in Said
u. County. One Across Watauga
River at or Near Vale Crucis,
and One Across New River Near
Three Forks Curc4h. n
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF N.
C. DoENAcT.
= Sec. l., 1t shall be the duty OF the
county Commissioners Of Watau-
ga county to have constructed
two iron. steel or wood bridges
in Watauga County; one across
Watauga River at or near Vale
Crucls, between W., E. Shipley's
and Gwyn Cburch's; and one
across New River between the up.
per and lower fords of said river,
near Three Forks church, the ex.
act point for the location OF each
of said bridges to be selected by
said board OF com mlssioners, or
q competent and disiuterested
committee appointed by them.
Said bridges and approaches to
cost not exceeding twenty-five
hupd red dollars each, said bridg.
es to be completed within twelve
months from the first day OF May
one thousand nine hundred and
fourteen. or al soon thereafter
as possible; and the said board
OF county commissioners are here
by authorized and empowered
to issue bonds in payment of the
same and levy taxes to pay in.
terest and create q sinking fund,
or to pledge the credit of rhe
county for the payment OF the
same until the taxes hereinafter
authorized for the payment OF
the same shall be leyIed and COL
lectad: Provided that prior to
the erection OF said bridges good
first class public roads shall be
constructed from points on the
present public roads most expe-
dent and convenient to the 10.
cation Of said bridges, on either
or both sides of. each OF 8 a i d
riyers without cost to the said
county, said roads or approach
es|to said bridges to be laid out
and surveyed by a competent
as6ryeyor,ato be designated by
:tsNa:: board Of commissioners,
and constructed along the line OF
said survey.
Section 2. That in order to pro
vide a fund for the construction
of said besides and the immedi.
ate approach thereto, the board
Of commissioners OF Watauga
county are hereby authorized ,
empowered AMI directed to levy
q special tax at their regular
meeting in June. one thousand
nine hundred aud fourteen, or at
such time as they shall levy the
other taxes for said county fol
the year one thousand, nine hun
dred and fourteen, OF not more
than ten ceuts on the one bun.
dred dollars valuation to be
J placed on the tax lists and col
lected with the current taxes iol
said year. -s,
Sectian 2. That the contra II
} or contracts for the said bridges
: and approaches thereto, shall be
: let by the board Of county com
! missioners Of Watauga county
: upon such terms "a they may
> deem expsdient, to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder ct, q date not
= later than eight months alter tht
ratifica&,op Of this act.
Section 4. That all laws and
clauses Of laws in conflict with
e this act are hereby repealed.
z Section s. That that this act
shall be in force from and after
{ it's ratification.
. Ratified this Wednesday, Oct
, 8 1918.
, children Cry
FOR FlETeHER'S
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-10-23

0INOT UOOu nOduS ITOCtduld'
tion" strongly appeals to every
citizen in the State who is, or
should be interested in better
roads. When the Spanish. A meri.
can war was enthroned in 1898.
the sullen throb OF the drum was
heard over the land calling the
young men to their places id the
ranks. From store and iarm and
shop and mill and factory, from
quiet and happy homes t hey
came, obedient to the call of pa.
triotlc duty. BY a united and
concerted action in this great
conflict, Moro Castle was crum.
bled to dust and the Spanish
feet went down among I'll Q
breakers
Our Chief Executive does not
confne his call to the young. 70
bust men, who are subject to
road duty, but to all men, occu.
pying every vocation OF life.
Twenty-Five or thirty years a.
60 the lands owned by the back
woodsmen, remote from the main
lines of the public highways, in
many instances could be bought
for the small sum OF $500 per
acre, all because there was no
way to market the farm prod.
ucts annually accrulng from the
soil. The writerhas Travelled over
sections OF this beautiful Land
of the Sky" and saw modern
homes comprising all the latest
styles OF architectural designs;
saw beautiful walks laid out, dec.
GRATED with flowers OF. the rich
est hue; saw where Nature bad
lavished the mountain tops. with
her magniacence and profusion;
saw fat cattle grazing upon. the
hills, aud lambs skipping oyer
the green grass. and, big apples
growing red III the kisses Of the
autumn sun; and after all not
one foot OF public road .cpuld be
found within one to two miles
away. What would We think, Of a
Nation that would tear dowb
the great guns Of the harbors,
and 60 back to the hand bow az
a weapon Of defense? Farmers
how would you Like to abapdon
the use OF modern agricultural
, implements and cultivate your
fertile fields with a crooked stick
attached to the ox's horn with 9
wisp OF straw? Could we induce
the great commercial emporiums
of our country to abandon The
locomotive and steam engine
and go back tn the hand loom
and fox break?
Through the great education
al wave, which has been sweep
ing over North Carolina for tht
last ten years, thousands of peo
pie have emerged from the quag'
mires OF superstition and ignor
ance to higher and nobler pur
poses in life. While we are sea
ling the heights of PROGRESSES il
other things, let us not forge
the Importance of q better sys
tenn OF pubic roads.
The Governor of our State hal
earnestly appealed to every pa
triotic citizen from the noun
tains to the sea, to shoulder ,
shovel on the 5th and 9th of No
: vember, 1918, and take an &C
. tive part In the public road im
g proyements. The Governor ha
appealed to the county commits
sioners TO issue proclamation
to the people'of their respective
counties. sreing a systemati
moye along the lipe' of publ
8 road improvements. 1t is to b.
!, regretted that the board Q
Commissioners OF Watauga coun
ty failed to read the Governor
proclamation in time to issu
Il resolutions to that end at th,
October meeting.
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Mobile. The Observer says that
il will do him good to look into
the iaces of Mecklenburgers, 'of
Independence fame that it will
encourage bis own spirit.
More than 400 Welsh coal mia.
ers persisted from fiIe and after
damp in the Universal Colliery at
Cardiff, Wares, Oct, the 14th. A
terrific explosion shattered the
works. shortly after the men had
gone to work, says a dispatch to
The News and Observer.
Thos E. Watson editor and
author and nominee of the Popu.
list. party Tor the presidency oi
the U. S. in 1904 will be tried iu
the U. S. District court, at Allan.
tu beginning Oct, Goth. on a
charge OF sending obscene litera.
ture through the mails.
A dispatch to the Charlotte
Evening Chronicle says that
James Thorpe, the sac and fox
Indian from Oklahoma, was mar
ried the 14th inst, to Margaret
Iva Miller a student at the Car.
lysle Indian School. They will
make q tour ol the world.
We are informed the Wataaga
Railway Company will begin
the grade work on the railroad
not later than the first Of next
month. Powder is being purchas.
ed by the company, so we are iu.
formed by Manager II. e. Ian.
don.-North Wilkesboro Hustler.
The Topic says that the tele.
phone line from Lenoir to Blow.
ing Rock, by way of Colletsville
and Globe, was completed last
week. The distance, is about 80
miles aud $4,000 pounds of wire
were used. Anyone living at Blow
ing Rock, Colletsville or Lenoir.
can talk to New York City if be
desires.
Some one has called the open-
ing of the Panama Canal, the
wedding Of the oceans" II
certainly has taken time aud ex.
pense to bring this marriage q.
bout. The Observer says, that
the cutting of this canal, was
proposed, in 1884, over 800
years ago.
One thousand bottles OF beer
and rs gallons OF whiskey we're
dumped IN Neuse river near New
Berne some days ago, 1t was
brought to New Berne last sum
mer by a Virginian. His cargo
was seized and he was requires
to give bond to appear at court.
The bond was forfeited and the
booze poured out.
Commander Willitsky, in com
mand oi the Russian Govern
ment steamers, Taimyer and
Waygatch, announces the dis
covery Of a body OF laud as larg'
as greenland. lying 500 milel
north OF Asia. For years scient.
lists have held to the theory that
this land was there. 1t is in lati
81 north, longitude lO4 east. i
is mountainous aud uuluhabited
Commander Willitisky calls thi'
new land nicholas s econ d
Land"
Tue News aud Observer build
ing which was almost totally de-
stroyed by fire last April has
been rebuilt and enlarged. Ol
Monday OF last week the man
Agement had q zeal Tar Hee
House Warming, to which tn
papers one hundred Thousand
readers were inviteds There wer'
a number OF short addresse;
touching past service and th
outlook for larger usefulness TO
the paper. Many friends OF th'
great journal who could not b
| .u.oko 1okkz.n - El:k~
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LIVE ST 0ck SHOW.


, Following is the list OF premi.
ums to be paid at the Live Stock
and Poultry Show 10 be held in
Boone on Sat. Nov. =, 1913:
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ITALIAN LAKE PLAYS
 AT HIDE AND GEEK

ROME.-Italian scientists and expert photographers are again puzzled by tho sudden disappearance of the wa ters of Lake Canterno. not far from Rome. while the population of the dis trict is in mortal fear of some Immin- ent catastrophe.
 The lake has been playing hide and seek with the villagers from time im- memorial. The records show that every twenty years the waters recede through large hole tn the middle of the lake bed. Where the waters 20 constitutes the mystery which has SO far baffied the scientists. The fish dis appear and return with the water
 According to a local legend. the wa- ter disappears every time an accident happens in the neighborhood of the lake. Two boys were drowned there recently.
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boss BARNES scAREs
 PARrisANs OF oLYNN

ALBANY.-A statement by William Barnes. chairman of the republican state committee. commenting the course of Harold I. Hinman. minority leader of the assembly. in opposing the sulser impeachment resolution. has caused considerable speculation among Glynn partisans.
 There are seventeen republican sen. stors. and only nineteen votes in favor or sulser would prevent the conviction At the impeac achment trial.
 This assumes that nll the justices of Inc court of appeals and all the sen s'ofs will take part In the trial.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-16
MepeRMoTT LIKELY
 TO LOSE HIS SEAT

wASHIN0TON-Ex proceed ings against Representative McDer. mott. of Illinois. will be demanded If the grave charges made by Martin NJ. Mulhali. field agent of the National Association of Manufacturers. and | H. McMichaels. former chief page of the house of representatives are veri- fled.
 Under the constitution the expul- sion can bc demanded with the con currence of two o-thirds of the members of the house. irrespective of rules now governing that body.
 partial poll of the house this afternoon showed that q two-thirds vote on expulsion proceedings could he easily obtained.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-16
k,lLs HIS ss.vEAR.oLo WIFE

MONTvILLE. Conn.--Albert Rogers, eighty-two years old. shot and killed hk wife. eighty-five. at their home here today and then attempted to end his own life with the same revolver. The shootins is said to have been the result of quarrel. After firing three bullets into hh wife's head the aged man shot himself twice in the face. the balls spliAtering his Jaw. His recovery is improbable.
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FAIRBANKS.-Another i've stamp quartz mill was added to the several already in the camp when the Alaska arrived. It was consigned to Ed Mo- Connell and will be erected in some central location where 1t will be handy to the quartz mines which are not fortunate enough to have a mill of their own. as it was purchased for the purpose of doing the custom work of the camp.
 The min is put out by the Allis- Chalmer Co. and Is the only one of its kind in the camp. Accompanying the mill is blake crusher.
 MT. Mcconnell will arrive in the city within a few days.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-16

In 1880 the Indians of Alaska num-
 bered 32,9ss and constituted sS.7 DOT cent of the total population. During the decade lsso-1sso. according to the returns the Indian population decreas- ed 1892. or 33.2 per cent. and during
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the following decade increased 4,isl or 1s.S per cent. The decrease in the proportion of Indians In. the total pop- ulation was greatest between 1890 and 1900, which is explained by the infiux of whites in the years of 1898 and 1898.
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AT TIE NE. .gAoLG.

old leWis Huntse ..,. nd tAe Fa nous Aths.4en Bourbon wshlslseva Distilled spring teo$-1sos bsushs Ia bond and rsduesd to o per cent ey .. .. government, by the bsstis sallon.
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DON'T FORGET

to cut our prieslist printed on the back page Of this paper, and tack in . con vsnisnt pises for reference.
 PACIFIC COLD STORAGE co. Adv.
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Running the longest straight line boundary in the world. between Alaska and Canada. has practically been completed. It measures from be- ginning to end exactly 1907 miles. and runs as straight as the crow fiies. over moving glaciers and some of the high est mountains in the world. to the Arctic ocean. It took several years labor of 76 men to accomplish the task. It cost the United States gov ernment In round figures $750. .000. with the Canadian government contributing a like amount. the cost of the whole work amounting to s1,500.000
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According to the latest government maps the correct name of the Alaskan river which h the scene of the latest gold stampede is Chisana river. It has been sometimes called the Chusana river. and during the latest excitement has been corrupted to sushanna and shushanna river. It is one of the principal forks of the Upper Tanana ard was discovered by Allen in 1885.
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POLITICS DON'T PAY.

unless you look as good ns the job you're after. Come in and let us eaanss your appearance. We are just l" receipt of a compeiete line of Fall ana Winter Woolens-30o patterns in ."-Suitinss. vestings and overcoats. sor tho next 20 days we will discount ." orders 10 per cent. The senator" ''ossht us the goods and we are so'ns to sell them on a 10 per cent 1eount. We guarantee to make s'sV man in Nome look as if he worked for Uncle Sam. If he can't .aofd the new goods we'll clean and pFsss his old clothes and guarantee '"e same satisfaction.
 NOME TAILORING co.
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IT 70 UP TO YOU

To send to the friends who have been writing to you for information about Nome and its resources. . copy of the Mining and Dredging Edition of the Daily Nugget. price 50 cents. Send one on the next mail.
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We print everything and anything ia job printing line at the Nugget.
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We print everything and anything in job printing line st thS Nugget
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Nems Daily Nugget Is the srSan ~ aii the people, subssribs "ew' >s0 Der month dslivered.
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SEND voUR LAUNDRY

To the Psopiss' Laundry whore you win receive good work sxecutsd by none but white employees. whs receive the standard vaCss.
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Eggs 76e and ehieksns, at ProsssTs Harnsss shop. Phone Slack ?.
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"e@s Daily Nugget is the organ ef ." shs pespls, subseribs new, e9oo - sssNth delivered.
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uNExcELLEp NEWs sERvic1 oe the Nome Daily Nusgst. 31.ee Dsf month delivered to your homes every aight before . o'cleck.
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DO YOU NEED

Bill hsads, statennsnts, lstAsr hsaSs and envelopes. Have them printed es the Nugget siliee.
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"s will save you the time and N'ae's of writing the local news to s'sf friends on tho outside. by man.
 the Nome Weekly Nusgst to any ''arsss in the states for 60 cents per
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"s print everything and anything '" lss rrintins line at the Nugget.
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According to figures % far at hand, the gold output of South Africa is showing an increase this year over 1s12. The first quarter of 1913 showed an output from the Transvaal mines of 2.s14,ooo ounces. Rhodesia. ss7,sl7 ounces. West Africa 10S.0s0 ounces. India's gold output for the quarter was f567.0o6 and western Australia fl.2Ss.ol3.
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The Peoples Pspsr'-Nsms Nussst
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,e.em our Exshsnsss.)

r-Arthur Nate was yes
 ss .,ected secretary of the Gem'- hT Late central committee for sras,o..on. sr'.s to succeed Johr W. Troy wa' ..cently resigned. MT. Troy 'a vho ~.a as editor of the Alaskan ner ~ 'a. .. Juneau and for th's reason snp' ,ot conduct the duties of the ..srssazyship.
 -.,raANKs.--owins to the turn :. .s. weather making it practically s....,p,s 2 - for the farmers to prepare
 that would in any way do sza,u',a .,. ,o the farming industriss of the s'..,. valley the commercial club 1s .r the fourth annual fair for shb yer. .. .,. ..,,v
 the season on account of the
 of rain, and when the rain did
 -.nce 1t was almost continuous sas very few growing days until the ,,.s.nt early cold snap which has put r...-xthing to the bad in the way of .rov,us products. hence the calling Oa of the fair.
 SEATTLE. Aug. zs.--In the opinion :. many Alaskans now in this city. -. ,..t of Bering river coal which is .. .. made by the cruiser Maryland ,,l prove absolutely worthless as ..,..,ration of the value of the ..ska coal for the test is mixed with .,.rs and dirt to the extent that 1t ,,ll prove ot little value for steamins ,urooses, and 1t is feared that much s.rm will result if the test is per- mitted to go unchaIlenged.
 rhere is the probability that an in- xsutlsation will be demanded If the co., does not stand up under the test. rAIRBANKS.-Aiex Simpson. who hss iust returned from many months' .beance on the Outside. has bought The Fair, and this popular clothing store will now be In charge of this most popular young manager He Is m excellent salesman. and makes q rpeciality of pleasing everyone of his customers.
 A nne new lot of goods. purchased in the East. will shortly he opened and put on display. The Fair. it was announced, was to close about the first of thIs month. but t will now be open permanently. md be more live and up-to-date than wsr.