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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-11-29
Russian Potatoes,

Slice raw potatoes as for frying and
let them stand in cold water for halt
an hour, then put In a happy with pep
per and salt and one-half pint sweet
milk to an ordinary sized dish. Put in
tho oven and bake an hour. When tax.
en- out cut a tablespoon Of butter into
small bits and scatter over the top.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-11-29
Polite Doctor.


When the baby came to MaTy's home
she was told that the doctor brought
It. She thought he kept an unlimited
supply. Mary had been taught that
politeness was one of the greatest
charms q person could possesa-
One day the doctor called and said:
house Would you like to 60 with me
to see it?"
Mary was delighted. The baby WIS
very tiny. only weighing three and a
half pounds. When Mary saw this
frail bit of humanity she turned her
face up to the doctor and said:
Il think you are very polite to take
the smallest for yourself
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-11-29
sandpaper Baby Shoes,

Always sandpaper the soles Of
baby's new shoes before they have
been worn. This keeps her from slip
ping on the bare or polished floors,
and prevents many . bad fall which
could easily result in q sprain or
broken bone.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-11-29
No. SIx-SIxTY-SIx

This IL prescription prepared e.
pecially for Malaria or chllls and
Fever. Five or six doses will break
any case. and IL taken then a . tonic
the fever win not return. 25c.-Adv:
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-11-29
still Thouoht So.

She (poudng)-Before we were
married you declared that heaven had
sent me to you
He-It did-as a punishment.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-11-29
Jelly COVERINGS.

VSVy VVVSTIUVDs
When using paraf1in for covering
jellies. possibly you have been trou-
bled by seeing the preserve work up
at the side of the glass. To prevent
this be sure to tip the glass lightly
all around while the paraffln 10 hot.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-11-29
Cream Candy.

Two cups brown sugar, one cup
sweet cream. Boil till 1t rolls into a
soft ball when dropped In cold water.
Take from fire, beat till creamy, add
one teaspoon of vanilla and one-half
pound Of fine chopped walnuts.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-11-29

Place lemons in q vessel filled with
cold water a. soon ~ they come from
the grocer's. Keep in an ordinarily
cool place. and they will remain good
for surprisingly long time.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-11-29
Il Was True

Baker, understand your late wife
could make everything in the cook
book.
Dyspeptic-She not only could, but
did.-Judge.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-11-29

Hrs.WinsaoW's Soothing Syrup for Children
eoethin8, softens the gums, reduces iniiamma-
ton ,allays pain, cures wind ooac, SC bottle ~
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-11-29

No. Cynthia, marrying an artist or
sculptor does not make one q model
wife.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-11-29

Hanford's Balsam II good for blood
poisoning. Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-11-29

Self-interest is the motive power
that requires the least oil
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-11-29

Advantage Of Culture.
what 6 lovely complexion your
youngest daughter has!"
YES" replied Mrs. Cumrox- She
seems to get better color effects than
the other girls She took lessons In
art"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23
Durhamm Tobacco Market.

DGFnan y G. November ee.-Duripy ,ba
ii''St week the Durham tobacco r,nritcf H..
hMa, possibly the largest averages thai bi,vs
ben o ,1',| &c, ms year and the niarko; has
- one o! great activity heinf; ull III. lin.
up 10 It's fullest capacity in hlad!imc tn
!, !, itcin"Aaous quantity OF tobacco bourb, h<
~ .aFous tohncco companies during ,bc
pm tWo months has not had The least ,en
dencY to lower prices '''' 'e''
oc ~ shies or one man. Z. T. Williamson
h. -, .'i'stoh. ). c. eclipsrl any that have
" nv, "t"Hc mere. He go; an average of $40
., ~ i"r "Ssj pounds. Mcssrs Brown ana
49,. rH.e' TWO farmers from Apes. SOLD tobacco
-, MS week ana got enough TO purchase n
sd6ans' 20 urn one large load brought tho,n
$500 T,o-r. me amount Of tobacco sold in thi.
49,, as Wei as the amount of money
PAU OUT exceeds all past records
u. ~ Is hard to estimate tho percentage ..
1870 cIop mat Is still in tho hands Of the
tt1iIlIlcis' put the warehouscmcn say liza, a
1 1,gaer part has been sold this year an Il"
- n.o thu.l IS usually sold by the middle or
november. They believe that the lsryas,
Of oPr bw i OF the crop viii have been disposed
poun1 'r. tl'ne inc rhrisimna holidays come
Inuhu. ~ is now estimated that This ma IL,
VIII sell 100000 pounds this season.
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which his line passes. than from views
on the sand-clay and Inacadam coun-
'ry roads. Otherwise he could not
have pictured tho "environment" that
tho new SETTLER may look for In such
gloomy colors. l doubt IL he has ever
seen II steam heated house In tho rural
districts. with water works providing
hot and cold water for bath tubs on at
least two floors: with telephone In
place: with asccalync gas works in
operation; with twentieth century
cooking ranges IN tho Kitchen, and
with all or tho convenlences any farm
cr and his wife in any part OF the
world enjoy.
There are hundreds Of them In tho
rural districts OF Virginia, many OF
them being In the very backwoods. and
but few. If any, OF them owned and
operated by what we call rich mon.
Things are not near so bad and the
"cnvironmcat" In rural Virginia and
the South is not quarter so unin-
viting as Mr.. I.aBaumc scems TO think
they are. lie ought to get off the cars
some times and visit some of the coun
try high schools and country churches
and country Libraries, and attend some
Of the country meetings. and spend :.
few nights and days In some of the
backwoods homes OF comfort and rural
elegance He would learn much by
such experience.
w. S. Copeland. the representative
OF the Newport News Chamber OF Com
nercc. made a happy little speech, IL it
was a trinc on tho pcssimistic order.
He gave a picture Of things on tho
lover Peninsula that Was not alto
gcthcr inviting. Tho possibilities and
potcntiaiities lie declared to be enorm
Gus. but tho folks down there stand
too much on ono leg He thinks some
people down there givo too much at
tention 10 fish and oysters ana crabs.
and too little to the immensely rich
lands OF the Lower Peninsula. which
are capable Of growing anything and
everything that is worth growing.
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aurftun 5aIe5, aeonbap
COMMISSIONERS SALE

BY G. l.. & II. T.. Denoon,
Real Estate .Auctioneers.
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aurtiun Sails, 99onnap
BY Pollard & Bagby.
Real Estate Auctioneers.

TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23

The objects or the Southern Settle
mont and Development Organization as
outlined AZ the meeting last week and
as set forth IN It's literature are TO turn
the tide OF immigration OF American
farmers from Canada to the South. 10
establish colonies OF North Europe
farmers on the idle acres OF the South
ern States, to advertise the resources
and advantages OF this section Of tho
country on huge scale throughout the
world 10 encourage intelligent farm
ing and soil building. to win hearty
support for tho agricultural colleges
anu agencies Of each state and to i'm
duce capital for industries and COM
mcrc!al development TO locate in the
South In short the organization. as
stated by President r " Darlington.
az the Chamber OF Commerce, in open
Ing the meeting. is intended to unite
ail the development; forces IN the South
into one compact rational body Al
the money raised by this organization
in Virginia VIII be spent IN Virginia
by the Virginia finance committee.
which is headed by Mr. Darlington.
The sum required FOR the upkccp OF
The headquarters. staff OF experts has
been pledged by state governments,
railways. big corporations and indi-
vlduals With the progress Of tho South
at heart
That looks like mighty good thing
Tor Virginia to take hold OF
Dr. Cyril q Hopkins. who is the
head of tho agricultural bureau Of the
organization. has already won fame AS
scientific farming expert. Before
accepting the position he now holds
Or Hopkins investigated Southern soils
and Southern conditions, and hc
reached tho conclusion tina, tho South
is the real corn belt" OF the world
The books speak Of certain parts OF
tho West as the corn melt" have
been claiming all along in this Indus
trial Section that the rcal corn belt is
south OF the Potomac and Ohio Rivers
] am glad al the Endorsement OF so
DISTINGUISHED an authority as Or. Hop
kins, and he surely did indorse that
idea ~ the meeting at the Jefferson.
His talk vas very entertaining ana he
told us 2 good deal about how the
people In Southern Illinois had learned
how 70 grow more corn and more OF
everything by the crop rotation sys-
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aurtion SAILS, 99Dnnap
BY Shea & KeeCan,
Real Estate Auctionecrs

COMMISSIONERS AUCTION SALE
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tens. and by the feeding and taking
care OF tho land. and all that kind of
thing. The talk was interesting. as
| said. but really there was nothing
new in II. Commissioner Koincr and
his assistants have been preaching
Just that thing all over Virginia for
the past decade. and the farm demon
stration agents under the leadership
OF i. O. Sandy, have been showing the
farmers and the corn club boys. and
all the other folks how to do tho ro-
Eating. etc, and they have been doing,
II 20 the Queens taste. tho results
being shown in the great increase in
tho production to the acre. incrca Sc 9
considerably greater than Dr. Hop
kins reported from the "Egyptiau.
section OF tho great state of Illinois
Or Hopkins can truthfully tell those
Western farmers that he proposes to
bring TO a better climate: that IF they
stop over In Virginia they will find
our folks right uij to date. and very
well posted on the proper way to ro-
tate crops feed impoverished land ana
all that hrd OF thing. we know how
TO do II all right, but we have more
!ann than wc can conveniently cover
and some Of II is for sale. We Will
not only sell them the land cheap. but
VIII show them just how TO cultivate
and rotate" IL after they bug. This
- hint 10 good DIR. Hopkins
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VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS:
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
BY FRANK S. WOODSON.
Industrial Editor.

This column contributors who something
OF suggestive willing hints and
suggestions looking the better development of the
OF Virginia West Virginia and North Carolina,
their suggestions down $50 words
Such communications, addressed Editor will
receive prompt
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FRAME DWELLINGS. NOS. 2SO7 AND
2S07h r STREET, AND NO. 1925
RANDOLPH STREET
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OF
BRICK DWELLING. NO. 32l7 GROVE
AVENUE CFORMERLY KNOWN AS
NO. 3i35 GROVE AVENUE).
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COMMISSIONERS AUCTION SALE
OF
THAT LOT OF LAND. WITH \ FRAME
DWELLING THEREON. SITUATED
on THE NORTH LINE OF Jay
STREET. AND FRONTING THERE
on THIRTY 600 FEET AND DESIG-
MATED AS NO. 1888 JAY STREET.
In execution Of a decree of the Law
and Equity Court OF tho city OF Rich
mond entered Oh November l3, 1913, in
Lewis Potter. administrator. Ct ais. |
viii sell at public auction, on the prem
ises. OIL
MONDAY, NOVEMBER "a. 1919
NJ o'clock T. NJ.
that lot OF land. with the frame dwell
iuS and other improvements thereon.
situated on the north side of jay
thirty 1S0( feet. and extending back
north wardly between parallel lines 1875
feet TO an alley In the rear - feet wide.
and designated as No. 1888 Jay street
price 10 be paid in cash. and the bal
ance in two equal inStollmcuts. payable
IN SIN and twelve months after date of
sale the deferred payments to be evil
denced by negotiable notes with inter
est added from date OF sale the title to
he retained until the whole OF the pur-
chase money is paid in full; or all cash
The sale TO be made subject TO the
confirmation of the court
JOHN j. BLAKE.
Special Commissioners
! hereby certify that the bond re-
the above suit has been duly given.
+. l.. WINSTON
Clerk.
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BY Pollard & BaGby.
Real Estate Auctioueers.
TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE


BRICK DWELLING. NO. 32l1 GROVE
AVENUE tFoRMERLY KNOWN AS
NO. 1929 GROVE AVENUE)
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Clement s ticker. who is the director
OF the colonization department OF the
southern Settlement and Dcvolopncn.
organization. made the talk that per
maps went most to the heart Of the
listeners. Virginia people have fought
shy OF colonization schemes because
they have been afraid Of long wbisle
cred anarchists and tho like. ana thcv
90 not ia any way Tanker after the
Eari-colorcd hordes from the south OF
EUROPE The samples they haze seen
are IN no way pleasing. Mr.. ticker
made 1t plain that his department
would not look TO the south of Eu.
rope Tor people TO help build un waste
places In tho South. and TO cultivate
The idle lends He wants TO bring to
the South some OF those people who
have been fooled into Canada from the
West some of the bright young farm
cis o. the West and the Northwest who
nave mad" good IN the fields ot those
states, but who have not yet made
enough money to buy the hiph-priccd
lands that surround them. and arc Will
Ing enough and able enough to buy
the cheaper and better lands In Vir-
Einia and other Southern States. and
som" OF the sons and daughters Of
good farmers in Holland. Sweden. Nor
"ay, England, ireland and Scotland
He also proposes TO try TO induce the
mon and the boys who have been
drawn 20 the cities from the farm and
rave not made a!toEother good TO go
back 10 the soil. In short. he proposes
IN the management OF the COLOMBIA
Non end OF the enterprise 10 bring 10
Virginia ana the South only such folks
as have II in them 20 make good citi-
zere. and 10 keep here the good ones
wc have already. JUDGING from his
talk and his earnest way Of making
II would say that Mr.. ticker is the
best man the organization could have
found 70 run the colonization and i'm
migration department OF the great en-
terprise.
with marked candor J. II LaBauine.
OF the Norfolk and Western Railway.
told the diners tina, his road had taken
stock In the organization not particu-
larry as matter OF patriotism. but
tor the profits thought to be In the
work proposed 10 be done. for. said
he: II the waste places in Virginia
are built UP along the lines proposed
by'this organization the railroads will
prosper rs they have never prospered
before ana he brought out some fig
urcs TO provo IT. Mr. LaBaumc. in
commenting on conditions in the rural
districts Of that part OF the South
through which his road passes. was n
little sarcastic and was pessimistic 10
a degree. lie criticized severely GER
tain conditions that am inclined to
think exist more i'll his imagination
than really on the ground. / am per
suadeG tEat Afr. laBaume's observa-
lions OF rural life i'm Virginia have
been more from the windows OF n
Pullman car running along the borders
OF the rugged mountains, through
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~ Pollard < Basby.
AUCTION SALE
Splendid Piece Of
Jackson Ward Business
Property known as
No. 900 N. End St.
We win sell y. auction. on the prom

Uses. on
WEDNESDAY,. NOVEMBER %,
at 1870 o'clock.
the above mentioned property consist
ing of store on the ground floor and
about sixteen rooms. which are very
suitable for renting purposes. small
hotel or boarding house; also good
stand for any kind of mercantile bust
ness. Property is in good condition.
and we are instructed to sell even IL
the property goes at n big sacrifice.
TERMS: Easy, and announced at sale.
POLLARD 6: BAGBY.
Auctioneers.
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FRAME DWELLINGS. Nos. 2SO7 AND
2S07A r STREET AND NO. 102S
RANDOLPH STREET.
and Equity Court, entered the 10Th day
OF October 1913, in the suit OF Charles
H. Kcppler ct ais. vs. Howard r. Hook
ct ais, the UNDERSIGNED special con-
missioners therein appointed will sci!
by public auction, on the premises. on
MONDAY. NOVEMBER "a. 1913.
ut 4 o'clock p. NJ.
the two. story double tenement framed
Street, with lot upon which said dwell
south side OF X Street, and running
back 12S feet; and at
4:i5 o'clock y. NJ.
we VIII sell the next framed dwelling.
fronting, 30 feet on the west line Of
Randolph street and running back 10
SIX. twelve and eighteen months. pur-
chRser giving. his bonds, with interest
the purchase money is paid and a con
veyance ordered by the court or all
cash at option OF purchaser.
SIDNEY J. DUDLEY
Special COMMISSIONERS.
IN THE LAW AND EQUITY COURT
or THE CITY OF RICHMOND:
Charles b. Keppler IT als.. PLAINTIFFS
against
Howard r. Hook ct ais. -. Defendants
T. F; Winston, clerk OF said court.
certtty that The bond required OF tho
special commissioners by the decree in
said cause OF October l6. 1913, has been
duly given.
Given under my hand this 18th day
OF November. 1913.
T. 2. WINSTON.
Clerk.
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| attended the meeting held I'm one
OF the dining-roomS of the jefferson
last week. dinner partakcn Of and
meeting held. 10 learn of the aims
and objects of the Southern Settle
mcnt and Development Organization. Il
most worthy organization that in my
opinion is destined to do more for the
South along the lines It's long name
Indicates than any OF it's predecessors.
] heard some good speeches. listened
TO some sound logic, some bright
prophesies and optomistic views. /
also listened TO some little sophistry,
and heard expressed "A few pessi,nist!c
views. w II. Manss. the vice-presi-
dent and general manager OF the or
Eanization made plain the patriotic
aims and objects OF tho organization.
Io prophcsied that the coming indus
trial centre OF America is TO be- in the
Southland, perhaps in Virginia, and
that the heart OF tho Import and c3-
port trade will be along the Atlantic
seaboard from Baltimore to the Gulf.
and that these things are likely 70
come To pass In the very near future.
Nh Manss made It plain. however. that
the southern folks must get busy 10
help bring about this state OF affairs,
He Expressed the belief that II the
South had entered into competition
with the west and the Northwest for
me dcSfaD!c DlSfanlS coming 20
this country IN years agonc ana for
the Industries seeking locations, the
vast development that has made those
sections so great would have first
made tho South greater The Same
doors are yet open. desirable linrni-
grants for agricultural development
and capital for industrial government
are stil looking FOR the right Kind
OF country. and Virginia and the South
,fup rcf az
climatic and other advantages can
give tho Northwest two and tho 30
and beat IT, This great CO operative
organization for the upbuilding OF the
South IS worthy the support OF all the
South.
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AVENUE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS
NO. 3l35 GROVE AVENUE).
In execution OF deed of trust dated
November !, 1910. and recorded in the
clerks Office of Richmond Chancery
Court, D. =. 209-A, page $50. default
having been made in the payment of
portion of the debt therein secured.
viii sell by auction. on the premises
on
MONDAY. NOVEMBER -. 1913
at 4:i5 T. NJ.
the property described in said deed as
follows:
All that lot of land in the city Of
Richmond. Va, with the brick dwelling
No. 1885,. and all other improvements
thereon. commencing ~ point on the
south line of Grove Avenue two hum
drcd and Dincty-nine feet $3.50 east
Of Auburn Avenue, thence running
eastwardly and fronting on the south
line OF Grove Avenue tWentE-thTee (2S)
feet, thence back SouthWnrdly between
parallel lines one hundred and seventy
nine GI9) feet nine ca inches, To an
alley in rear twenty t2o) feet wide
TERMS: Enough in cash TO pay cost
OF sale. any taxes that may be due.
note for $500. with interest on same
from May :. 1913 to day of payment.
and the residue AT one and two years
after date. deferred payments to bear
interest and to he secured by deed OF
trust on the property.
II. Il. POLLARD. JR..
Trustee.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1913-07-11
BURGLAR POSED As DOC TOR
;surgeon's Case Contained q Set Of
Thieves' Tools, Of Which He Had #
Made Zee. 81 5ss

Two detectives In East New York,
searching o neigh orhood from which
had come q report Of burglars, en-
icountered distinguished looking
man with 4 Van Dyke beard, profes-
.sional air and q black surgeons bag
with gold letters on It. Good morn
Ing, gentlemen said he. Offering an
card, Il am DR.. Leo Brew
;Gter, and am unable to find a house on
this street from which I received sa
telephone call to- attend an urgent
case. Gould 4 AJAX You to direct me ?'s'3
The detectives replied that they.
were sorry not to oblige, but were too
busy hunting burglars to look for sick
people The doctor walked briskly
on his way. Before he got far the
detectives saw a man look out Of his
front door, as IL he might have been
expecting sas doctor. They shouted af-
ter Doctor Brewster. In stead OF stop
ping he began to run away. After a
vigorous chase the detectiYe cap:
tured him and found that his sur.
5geonss case held q fine outfit Of burg.
lars tools.
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GOOD 4 p AND A, 4 BAD IN MIX Uis1
World Not Growing Worse Because
Chronicle Of Recent Events May Sts
s5s Sem a Little Depre ssIna.

In your survey Of your paper you
Will probably find the story az muir
der, g suicide. q divorce, a defalcation.
20 bit of political trickery, business
failure and many other major and
minor evidences Of the seamy side Of
life.
The recital OF these things may
seem such d tWice-told tale Of misery
that you may be tempted to throw
down the paper in disgust as q
chronicle Of depressing disaster. You
may jump to the inclusion that. ii
the world ID not growing worse, at
least II is not growing much better.
will be q very natural conclu.
sion. but 1t will also be very one
sided one. The same issue will prob.
ably .ell you OF a deed 81 personal
herois OF great public benefaction,
Off q piece Of remedial legislation, Of
Sa brave effort at sci Improvement, 81
& notable dsdicat ton Of a life to some
high purpose, Of the fulfillment 81
some sunseltish ideal, Of conspicuous
example sof conquest over a grievous
handicap, Of some release from some
bad habit.
All these items are news, the legit,
mate record OF humanity's doing.
Cultivate sense OF proportion Ia
reading about them. Examine their
relative Importance and effects before
Eou jump to any conclusion.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1913-07-11
By Mutual c,Ioi,senl,It... 8

Mother lanxiously am told that
your husband plays cards every night
sat the club plays for money. too.
Married Daugh hats all right.
He gives me all his winning
III Mother What? 10 you,
Married Daug And ne always
plays With MI. Nextd DOR.
. Mot her What difference can that
make
Married Daugh Nextdoor.
makes her husband give her his win
nings, too. ana then she gives the
money To me and / hand her what my
husband wins from hers, and So We
both have about twice az much money;
sas We could set out of them other
wise.