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The Writers.

Frederic Villiers has been a war cor.
respondent for thirty-six years for Lon
don papers.
George Bernard Shaw, the famous
dramatist. certainly does not suffer
from mock rhOdesty, for the other even
ing he announced publicly that he was
zone of the most celebrated men in
Europe"
Owen Wister has been appointed q
member of the committee to raise q
fund for a memorial to Samuel Gilman,
author Of Fair Harvard" in the
church at Charleston where Gilman
preached for twenty years.
The MarchiOneSs Townshend, the
first peereSS to become ai editor, is
the author Of book Of verse. "In the
Kings Garden" She has been select
ed as editor of the new magazine, Our
Dumb Friends. which will be publish
ed weekly in London. Ii will be the
official organ of Our Dumb Friends
league.
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{. G. ALIENS AMBITION.
.iss of an Energetic Newspaper Ger.
respondent In New York.

niss of an Energetic Newspaper Ger,
respondent In New York.
New York.-Cleveland G. ALLEN OF
This city is one Of the most energetic
newspaper correspondents Of the race
and is rapidly coming to the fore In
the field of Journalism. He has GOV.
cred some notable gatherings both for
the daily and weekly newspapers Of
This country and Canada. He was the
only newspaper man Of the race pres
ent at the great ecumenical Methodist
conference, held In the beautiful city
of Toronto in 1911.
AT Toronto Mr.. Allen represented the
interest Of the fifty Afro-American del
egates to that conference. represent
ing the various branches Of the Meth
odist church among them. He has
covered the conferences Of Bishops G..
". Clinton and Alexander Walters OF
the Zion church. Bishop Walters has
given him much encouragement in his
work, and his first trip was with Bish-
CD Walters. Mr.. Allen has reported
the doings of the race for the daily pa
pers Of Atlantic City. Buffalo. Yon-
kers. Patterson, n. j., and New York.
While in Buffalo he wrote for the
daily papers Of that city a special fea.
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SIRES AND SONS.

norbert WeinPr. formerly in the r-o,,
rank as an infant prodigy. has. at the
age OF eighteen. been made doctor ~
philosophy by Harvard university.
walter p. Brent has beaten the
piano playing record at LithgoW Nev-
south Wales, with a nonstop perform
ence OF seventy-six and one-ouarte.
hours. Noi %
Joseph NJ. Baker. the new secretav
OF the United States senate. "a a Ian.
yer. He was formerly q librarian In
the senate and is familiar with its pro-
ceedings. 50 P'"
Jonn NJ. Simonds, believed to be the
Oldest bookbinder now working at the
trade, is actively employed in Boston
despite his age OF eighty-fve wears
DE has been a bookbinder for fiftv.
four years.
Zue Sun Bien, recently appointed as
slsant secretary OF state Of the new
Chinese republic. is thoroughly Amer.
canized. He was graduated last June
from Brown university, where he made
a good record as a student
Sir Leander Starr Jameson. lust
elected chairman of the British South
AFRICA company. led the historical raid
on the Transvaal Dec. %. 1895. He
served as premier OF Cape Colony for
four years. beginning with 1904.
Bishop Charles Edward Cheney. who
has just completed his fifty-third year
as rector Of Christ's Reformed Episco-
pal church. Chicago. has set a mark
for continuous service with one house
OF worship. Christ's church was his
first charge. and he was its first rec
tor. Bishop Cheney is a native of
New York and was ordained in 1858
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Town Topics.

"a city in overalls." says a New Zea-
lander visiting in Pittsburgh. Yep.
The other kind have gone on to New
York.-Washington Post
A New York paper speaks OF Brooklyn
as a baby carriage suburb" Of Man
haitian. Then the quitude Of Brooklyn
is a myth?-LouiSville COurier-Journal.
The mayor Of Chicago is puzzled to
decide what sort Of new uniforms to
select for his policemen. From all that
we have heard of the Chicago force It
might be well to equip some Of them
with the kind now being worn by q
number OF New YOrk's ex-finest. -
Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Electric Sparks.

"A new telegraph cable Is being laid
from England to Hongkong. said to be
the largest ever made.
Twelve billion horsepower-that Is
the combined electrical power output
Of the 1900 central stations In the
United States.
Rudolph Drambourg. a consulting
electrical engineer OF Brooklyn. says
be has about solved the storage bat
terry problem. He has invented a sin
gle cell six volt storage battery OF
from 100 ampere hours up that, he
claims, is three times more powerful
and two-thirds less In weight than any
battery In existence.
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You're q crnnL

Hhen your business is succssst,,, ii,
men are all well paid anu I'm
Anu they re all working Overtime o., -.
up with the trade. " Aeel
anu Slie Norkingmen are happy and thai,
families as well eneii
can tell. any one
You're a crook. By love. Your. q
- 'T t1or a ~ as are goodly. in proper
And things are going az tho,, 49,,
THIS most advanced age.
Ano enort's been rewarded ana vou,-. A..
ing right well w
Anu noth'ng seems to be in sight to break
upon the spell,
you're a crook! BY Jove! Your. q
crook!
"hen after years OF labor you have rot
things going right,
ana nnaIly at last you ind you've won
the awful fight,
And you turn to greet your old ara --,,A
a feeling quite secure
And view your life work with a ssn.. -
satisfaction pure.
You're a crook! By Jovel You're q
wonder what incentive an ambitious
man can find
10 put forth his best efforts in a life Of
daily grind
"hen at last, when II is over and suc-
cess has crowned it all.
he hears the down and outer" in his
monotonous call,
you're crook! By Jove! You're a
crook
-I,eslie's weaLrIv
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

When old Sol WAKES fiery hot
And to the beach we look
A little WORK that helps ms out
Is fathers cute pass book.
II we've no dad TO aid us when
We look for lakeside nook
The next best thing to get us there
Is pen and big check book.
But even that quite useless is
Unless by hook or crook
We own that little masterpiece
A leather bound bank book
And still without these little aids
You can on pleasure look
II you are but the owner OF
A well filled pocketbook.
Spokane Spokesman-RevieW.
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Aerial Flights.

The international commission Of sci
entifc aeronautics will hold its next
triennial meeting in 1915 in London.
The roof of the new German hangar
is made in two sections, which are
swung apart. permitting a dirigible
balloon to rise directly from its anchor
age
Aeroplane manufacture in Germany
Is far from a hOurishing condition
financially. At present there are thir-
ty-fve aeroplane construction works,
not counting amateur construction. but
In nine out of ten cases the orders
come from the government and 90 to
only two or three leading firms.
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THRIFTY BUSINESS CONCERN.
National Benefit Association In Wash
inston Has Rapid Growth.

National Benefit Association In Wash
ington Has Rapid Growth.
The National Benefit association at
Washington. operating in six states,
owning property valued at 100000
and embracing a membership OF 20
900, is doing a phenomenal work for
the commercial uplift Of the race
1t began business fourteen years ago
in a six dollar per month ROOM The
association now owns the building In
which IT was then a humble tenant
a modern office building with twenty
seven finely appointed rooms, valued
at about $4,000.
After using much Of the space for
fits own Offices the association collects
81 800 per annum from its tenants It
has regularly employed in its home Of
fee twenty-seven clerks and stenogra-
piers, making with its army OF held
agents, etc. a total Of 80 persons
earning a good living through the Ma
tionaI Benefit association.
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Fashion FriiS.

Answers TO the questions indicated
by the plumes in the form Of an inter
rogation point on wOmeD's bats can Dc
found in the bills.-Albany Journal
As long as the better half doesn't
insist on the other half wearing two OF
her old hobble skirts for trousers we
don't think the clothing question VIII
cause much troubIe.-Baltimore Star.
Everything depends on the point OF
view. A few years ago a boy whose
trousers rearhed only halfway to MS
ankles was considered a jay. Now
they roll them up that far and think II
looks 6ne.-Cimarron KanJ Jackso-
MAN
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Short Stories.

Chinese are admitted to New Yea
,.nd on payment Of Sl.5OO per head
Once the president answered his OWE =
,sttars Today the White House stAn
includes forty secretaries 100
During the last six years ZOOO 49,
eoIouists have been domiciled ~ go 80
rsa and over 7s.OO0OOO acres OF 'A"O
put under cultivation. -
Los Angeles CCaII chief OF ponce l J, 90 :
..insd = saIaried job for the wife OF :
nan be Recently was compel'eo "
razt and seDd 10 prison
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FIippant filings.
league.

ArchaeologiSts announce that Egypt
fought a money trust 1000 years ago.
And look what happened to Egypt
Chicago News.
Port" has been abolished as a nau-
teal term in the navy. as the steward
could never tell whether the captain
was bringing his ship about or order
ing a drink.-BOSton Transcript
1t is said that there are in the United
States 49, coal mines, each Of which
produces 100000 tons annually. You
wouldn't have believed it last winter.
now, would you?-Manchester Union
The broad ax., 1913-09-20
The De Fres..Pattsrson EIopemsnt.

The De Frees Patterson EloPement.
Samuel De Frees. an AfrO-American
Of dark olive complexion, recently
eloped with Miss Gertrude Patterson,
daughter Of Frank Patterson. said to
be one of the wealthiest white men In
the Passaic section of New Jersey.
The couple were married in Kingston,
Ont, according to a marriage license
which De Frees showed to the author1-
ueS when taken to the county jail In
Paterson. n. J., having been arrested
on complaint OF his wife's father on
his return from Canada. The couple
were released from the county sherihs
custody upon evidence Of legal mar
rage. The bride is said to be one or
The handsomest white girls in northern
FaSSaic county and an heiress to part
OF q $4,000 estate. Mrs. De Frees Is
tWenty-eight years old. Up to Aug. p
no influence had been strong enough to
persuade Mrs. De Frees to leave her
husband.
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Current Comment.

On with the dance: let joy be unre-
ined.-BostOn Transcript
The demand for the cOOkbooks Is
sued by the department Of agriculture
has run into the millions. but good
cooks will be as scarce as eyer.-New
York World.
Simplified spelling is the final death
blow to real poetry. Now give Us MOTH
ing but simpIifed music-ragtime, SIM
pIified art-the cubists and then chic
roform.-Baltimore Sun.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

An American woman in Paris saw
an apache terror snatch her purse.
She ran after him, caught him and
turned him over to the police. Amerf-
can women in Paris do not permit
themselves to be robbed outside Of the
shODS
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He's Wise.

Every seat in an outgoing street car
mad been taken. At the next corner
several well dressed ladies were let on.
As the conductor passed through tax.
ing fares he noticed gentleman on an
end seat who had fallen asleep.
Wake up, herer' he shouted to him.
NO sleeping on this carr
I'm not asleep, sir" said the man.
IL you wasn't asleep what did you
have your eyes closed then for?"
Well said the gentleman. you
know | Just hate to see ladies standing
up."-Judge.
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Aerial Flights.

The Japanesp government has invest
ed SsO0.OOO in airshipS.
Professor W. J. Humphreys Of Wash
incton says the assertion Of aTiator !.
that there are holes" or sort spos
in the air Is pure nonsense
Experiments with German war oIl-
,o,hIo have shown that it is possible TO
drop 800 pounds Of explosives WINE
In e;ght without disturbing the oar
looms equilibrium.
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Line EN- Out.

Look back three thousand years ago
We find, IL we inquire
They played good ball in Jericho
And better ball in Tyre
Then Nineveh set quite pace
Some class had Babylon,
But when they closed the pennant r@cS
The Hittites always won.
Mare signals. steals or inside plays
Just make the sluggers grin.
Todav. as In those ancient days,
The hitites always win.
Louisville Courier-JournaL
The broad ax., 1913-09-20
Science Siftings.

Apparatus by which gas lamps can
be lighted and extinguished by wire
less waves Is a. German invention.
For testing the structure Of metals q
German scientist has invented a micro
Photographic apparatus which magni-
hes 200 times.
According to experts. the force Of the
rotation Of the earth on the gyroscopic
compass which has been adopted By
the United States navy IL 291 times as
great as the force Of magnetism On the
magnetic needle.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20
Luce. In Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

Luess In Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
Mr.. Clarence Edward Lucas. head
bookkeeper at Howard university IN
washington, has been made a member
Of the Beta chapter. Alpha Phi Al
mia fraternity. Young Lucas is q law
graduate Of Howard BE was made q
notary public during ex-President
Taft's administration Mr.. Lucas Is
a graduate Of the public and high
aebools Of Brooklyn and is held In
high esteem BY the people Of Brooklyn,
who admire him for bis ambition and
manly bearing.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20
Tributes to Mother.

A mother Is a mother stilI-the hoti
est thing alive.-COleridge
All that am or hope to be l owe to
my angel mother.-A. Lincoln.
Make much Of it while you have that
most precious Of all good gifts-a low
ing Enthusiastically.
A man never sees all that bis moth
er has been to him till it's too late to
let her know that he sees, it-W. d.
HoweIls.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20
Mount Bethel Baptist Convention.

Mount Bethel Baptist Convention.
The Mount Bethel Baptist conven-
uon held its thirty-ninth annual ses-
hlon at Fulton Baptist church. Division
sueet, Baltimore. from Aug. 20 to o,
inclusive.
The Sunday school convention and
"Oman's auxiliary also held sessions
On the same dates.
The Rev. DR.. Jones Watkins Of Bal
umore is moderator OF the general
OOdy' and Emmett Preston is president
u the Sunday school auxiliary. Miss
Luia Scott Richardson Of Baltimore b
president OF the woman's auxiliary.
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Women and Pockets.

Pistol pockets in skirts are the new
est Next we suppose there will be
half pint pockets. - Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
The promise Of a return to pockets
for women is sensible. especially when
accompanied by the paradoxical speci-
fcation that they are called pistol
pockets because the women win not
carry pistols In them--Exchange-
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

Eat garlic with all your meals and
i've hundred years" says a wise man
Of Croatia And at the same moment
q culinary counsellor tells that the
faint. elusive touch Of garlic imparts
the very poetry Of favor. Why should
man cling to his few days and fun OF
trouble when poetry and preservation
are linked thus together By q wise and
artistic nature7
The broad ax., 1913-09-20
Long Island Baptist Summer Session.

Long island Baptist Summer Session.
The Long Island On. " Baptist as
ISOLATION held its summer session In
the First Baptist church in Flushing,
New York. week ending June p. The
association is composed Of about sew
enty churches in Brooklyn and on
Long Island. Among the speakers
were many distinguished pastors who
have had the oversight Of the work for
many years One OF the most heipful
addresses was that OF the Rev. Dr.
william 81. Moss. pastor Of the Con-
cord Baptist church In Brooklyn
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Maddenine Advice.

When the mercury climbs
To the hundred mark
And the public feels
That I'm madness stark {
Is its only end
1t would slay the fool
Who comes along (
And says, Keep cool" r.
When instead of peace
The worlds agog Ia
And each steps toward -
Some business bog g
And heat and toll Sc
Aches bring each brow =
IT'S a jar TO hear,
Don't worry now" :
The heats enough
In summer time
To drive a man
To any crime,
But other plaques
Must torment thrice
Mosquitoes, flies
And fool advice.
Josh Wink in Baltimore American.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

James E. Sullivan says that II the
proposed $4,000 fund for British ath-
letics were to be used to hire lama
teur'' athletes Americans would with
draw. As the fund would never be so
used and as it is an utter failure, BIT
terly denounced by British sportsmen,
we need not worry.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20
Hardly Likely.

"Didn't Oliver Goldsmith once live
hereY' asked the tourist.
81 don't remember the name" said
the janitor. "WhO was the gent?'
HE was poet"
'gThen it's hardly likely that he ever
lived here, sir. We always demand
the rent in advance."-LOuisville Cour-
ier-Journal.
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Fascination of Trouble.

An strive TO shun the various cares
which ordinary life contains.
YET when a man finds his anahs
Are free from worry's wakeiui p4inS
And he contentedly might jog
Through paths that trouble S1.nAO' -
he goes and gets himsen ue
Washington star.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

Somebody in St Louis suggested .
searehlight on top Of a new skyscraper
there to aid in the detection OF crime.
The chief Of the prevention bureau
doubted its value In that direction, but
thought It would be Of assistance in
locating fires. Hunting fires with q
searchlight! Can you beat It?
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

Automobiles contend that the elImi-
nation of brilliant headlights would
force them to reduce the speed Of their
machines, which is one Of the best ar
guments yet advanced for the elimina-
ton OF brilliant headlights.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

Among kings there is no conditional
royalty. Manuel Of Portugal remains q
king in the king row. and little draw
back Ike the loss Of a kingdom doesn't
affect his regal standing. There Is
something amusing about the serious
fashion in which these title bearers as
sumo fnalienable rights.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

By working industriously chain OF
good roads can be completed to the
Pacific coast in time for the Panama
canal exposition, and the incidental
feat would be quite as worthy to be
celebrated as the main event.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

The National Suffrage association
viii take part in the Maryland cleo
lions, and this is no longer the joke
which the politicians used to hold It.
The women have made themselves q
force to be reckoned with everywhere.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

Now that the gaekwar's leading
daughter has been married to the Ma
harajah Kumar Jitendra Narayan Of
CoOch-Behar the effect will be pro-
nounced throughout India, and the
name, too, perhaps.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

1t is time to call in the prevaricator
who keeps circulating the old story
that the average European family could
live on what the average American
family throws away.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

New York is spending far more mon
ey than any city on earth and yet this
year it has 100000 more children than
It can accommodate in its schools.
But the supply Of saloons and similar
places is equal to all demands.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

A French financier is said to be try
Ing to revive the time when every
workman sang at his bench" But
was there ever such a time? There is
a great deal Of romancing about the
good old times"
The broad ax., 1913-09-20
Taksn on Trust.

GAre these good cantaioupesT
"Yes'm."
"Are you sureT
REASONABLY so, mum. OF course
they amt guaranteed by no trust COLL
Louis Post-Dispatch-
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

A great many members Of congress
have ideas about how newspapers
should be edited, but they have never
been able to get together and make the
dear old Record much of a popular
cnnnocG
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Remarkable Advane. n Edue.tion.

remarkable Advance In Education.
IOfty-six years ago the number Of
sSIOred children in school was estimat-
p at HIP There were 2OS7 teach
~. 80 IN schools for colOred. and out Of
udt number 600 were colored. Ths
lumber ,enn Of pupils reported in 1912 was
@'Oo'OOO and teachers $1,000.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

ChicagO's new inspector Of morals Is
twenty-seyen years old. But then only
a young man would dare to say what
is moral and what isn't.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20
Lifting q.

~How did you list the money tnat
hortupe teller got from your
81 put II under the head OF propne'
sn6 ,1oSt"-BaItim2re American.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

The determination Of the powers to
force Turkey out Of AdrianOple is haV-
ing so great an influence that now two
Turks are there where one was before.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

The sooner this case Is ended the
better it will be for ALL" says little
Evelyn. Are you ready for the ques-
ton? The ayes have it.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

A sister ship to the Imperator is now
on the ways. The mammoth liner Is
apparently here to stay" until yet
larger boats challenge its supremacy.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

That New Jersey artist who painted
a landscape miniature on a grain OF
corn some forty years ago couldn't
afford such an expensive canvas now.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

New York reformers are great and
noble men, except when they attempt
impossible tasks, such as reforming
New York.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

1t IS alleged that the slit gown was
known to the Romans. Possibly so.
ImmOdesTy was the beginning OF the
end in that triumphant empire.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

The car Of Russia Is to encourage
football In the hope that it win be an
antidote for nihilism. Plainly the car
never saw a real game.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

II matrimony were a more exclusive
club so many would not have to be
kicked out OF 1t.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20

The trouble with birthday reminis-
eences Of famous women Is that they
never mention the year.
The broad ax., 1913-09-20
Latest fad in aviation is, How far
can you fall and rise again?

Just as good a time as any to do
your Christmas shopping early.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-17
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
BY Mabel Horner, County Supt.

The following teachers have re-
Gently commenced spring schools:
Mrs. Kate Brown, district No. 7,
Hamilton township.
Miss Harriet Beavers, district No.
5, High Point township.
Mrs. LYDIA Webb, district No. s.,
Center township.
Miss Ida Stanford, district No. 4,
Morgan township.
Miss Hettie Euritt, district No. 4,
Grand River township.
Miss Kate Porter, district No. Z,
Grand River township.
Miss Rosa Smith, district No. /,
Long Creek township.
Miss Emma Adkins, district No. 2,
New Buda township.
Miss Christina Jones, district No.
), New Buda township.
Miss Nora Johnston, district No.
6, Richland township.
Miss Fora Cumins, district No.
I, Richland township.
Miss Lima Cummins closed sue
cessful seven month term at the
Wells school in Decatur township,
last Friday.
Miss Marion Jennings. of Garden
Grove, has been employed in the pri-
mary grade at Weldon for next year.
Miss Jennings is taking the County
Normal Training Course at Garden
Grove. ....rsrE., :sa.~a mi
Miss Isabel Freestone, who was
successful in passing the teachers
! examination in January, is teaching
near Perry, Iowa. 49,
The spring rural eighth grade ex-
animation will be given May LIST and
End. 1t is hoped that many of those
who passed in some studies in Feb
ruary may secure their diplomas
through the May examina ton.
The Arbor Day booklets were
mailed to the teachers last week.
They were not received at the sup
erintendent's Office until April 10
and hence are unavoidably late in
reaching the teachers. In fact April
25th, the day set apart by Gov.
Clarke for the improvement of
school grounds is too late to accom-
modate many of our rural schools.
Mrs. Huftalen, superintendent of
Page county, suggests the following
trees, shrubs, vines and bulbs, as
appropriate for planting on school
grounds: White pine, Arbor vitae,
rock maple, elm, hickory, catalpa,
ash and birch; syringia, lilac, rose,
spirea, snow ball, andazaleas; Gle
mats, wisteria, rose, hOney-suckle,
woodbine; peona, hyacinth, tulips
and lilies.
A few boys in the country entered
the boys acre corn club last year.
If there are boys who wish to enter
this year, they should enroll at once.
Full particulars OF. the contest con-
Quoted by the Iowa State College of
Agriculture will be published next
week.