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Evening star., 1914-03-31
Which End?
n pearson's Weekly.

i rom tcafSCn weekly.
Mrs. T. P. O'Connor's remark in her
new book. My Beloved South, that
American senators are not witty does
not seem to square with the number of
good stories that are attributed to them.
AT a recent dinner-party at which most
of the guests We're Americans story
was told of a United States senator Hho
for some reason or other, had got himself
heartily disliked by the rough and ready
of wild western township
Having carefully disguised himself. he
visited the township and mixed with the
people with the idea of finding out the
cause of his unpopularity.
In the saloon of one hotel he heard
many home truths about himself.
And what he asked at length, would
you do with the old chap if you caught
him.
wed string him up,' was cowboys
prompt reply.
serve him right!' declared the senator,
onthusia stically. And, by gum, if I
we're there I'd be pulling at the end of
the rope myself
Evening star., 1914-03-31
REDFIELD IN COMPLAINT.
Discusses Attitude of Washington
Members Toward Administration.

SEATTLE. March 31.-William c. Red
field Secretary of Commerce. speaking
at the headquarters of the Democratic
State League last night. complained
good -naturedly of the discourtesy shown.
he said. by members of the Washington
delegation in Congress in assailing the
Wilson administration after all the adj
ministrGtion had done in the way of de-
velopins the Pacific northwest and
Alaska.
The Secretary thought it would be wiser
for thu. representatives to cooperate with
the administration. They abuse the very
people. he said. who are trying to help
their state
Taking up the prediction of disaster
to Washington industries as a result OF
Canadian competition. he asked:
''Is it possible that British Columbia is
peopled by a race of beings SO superior
to you that you are unable to do things
as we'll as they do them
Evening star., 1914-03-31
NEW YORK BONDS.
Mann Gets Ovation.

Republican Leader Mann was accorded
an ovation from the galleries and the re-
publican side of the House as he con-
cluded his speech on the canal toll in the
the House this afternoon.
\ long list of members was given leave
to print speeches in the Record, and az
Speaker Clark with difficulty restored
order in the House Representative Sisson
of Mississippi took the floor to support
the bill. He argued that the toll cxemp-
ton was subsidy and was therefore
repuGnant to democratic doctrine.
Evening star., 1914-03-31
Celestial Circulation.
From Pearson's Weekly.

South Wales minister recently paid a
great tribute to the press.
The little town in which his chapel
stands had been visited within short
space Of time by several catastrophes,
all of which. with narrowing details, had
been duly exploited in the papers.
The minister was moved to make the
misfortunes of his townsmen subject
of prayer. He knelt in the presence of
his congregation and began, fervently:
20 LORD doubtless Thou hast learned
grave Affections"
Evening star., 1914-03-31
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. March 31.-F'ine crop pros
poets and weak cables resulted today in
lower prices for wheat. Trade was larger
than for some time. Most of the buying
came from shorts. who were taking
profits. The market opened a shade to a
as down, and underwent a further sag.
Corn weakened on account of reports
that as much as 100000 bushels had
been sold in Argentina for ApIii-May
shipment to the United States. There
We're also rumors that rail rates on
west-bound corn from New York to Buff
falo would be heavily reduced Prices
after starting a shade to Las off, con-
tinued to fall.
Depression spread from the other grain
pits to the oats crowd. where bidders ap-
peared to be in a minority. The decline
in oats, however. proved more reluctant
than for wheat and corn
Packers supported provisions. First
sales varied from 21a lower to like ad-
vance, but later the market made a gain
all around.
Butter-UnchanSed.
Eggs-Lower: receipts. 2.2S5 cases: at
mark, cases included, 1Ga4al724, ordinary
firsts. 164alTl; firsts, 11Ea17S4.
CheeSe-UnchanSed
Potatoes-Unchanged; receipts, 81 cars.
PouItry-Alive UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1914-03-31
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK,

CHICAGO. March 3l-Hoss-Receipts,
l4"n head unsettled: bulk of sales,
>.''sas.t': light. S.5nss.7o; mixed s.3Oa
80; heavy. s.25aS.6n. rough, s25as. 80
.l"s. 1.2,ias 20
'attIe-Receipts. 5000 head; weak:
"e"ves. 6.93a9.+ij: Texas steers. 7.aO0as. 20:
storkcrs and feeders. J.jOas0D: cows and
H'itcTs. :i-S5aS. 20; calves 6.nOa9OO
Shecp-Receipts. 2J.Go head steady;
Iatve, ':;1as.sJ: yearlings, 6.335aI 10
lFubs. native. 1:.;JaS d
Evening star., 1914-03-31
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. March 3l-Reports
Of a large business among English mills.
better LIVERPOOL cables than due and
unsettled weather put cotton prices 8 to
= points up OIL the opening. The advance
soon was WideHed to u to points.
Futures opened steady; May, 1cc.7S:
July 1c.6I: August. 10; October. II 90,
and December. f1.JS.
Profit taking brought reaction that
put prices of the most active months 1
10 :; points net lower.
At noon the market stood l to >
points up net.
Evening star., 1914-03-31
Plans for Servants Training School

Miss Isabel l.. Lord. the expert from
Fr+tt institute. today conferred with
members Of the Housekecpcrs' Alliance of
TINS city regarding their plans for the
Establishment OF training school for
~"rrarts. She heard detailed descriptions
81 their plans for the school Tomorrow
81" = to tell how She thinks the ulans
IglcHt be bcneticially altered
Evening star., 1914-03-31
BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

HFecIdI DIspdlCN 10 TIC StaT.
BALTIMORE. March Wheat-Dull
and lower; spot red. SO; spot > red west
ern 90: March red, ~; April = red, 10;
receipts, u .O65 bushels.
Corn-Dull and lower: spot contract,
6S%i; March, 6S"4: steamer mixed, 6JA
receipts. 2.232 bushels
Oats-Easier: standard white. 40; No.
white a.: receipts l2.o5O bushels
Rye-Firm; No. = western export
67R; No. western domestic, 69a70;
receipts. 21,724 bushels.
Hay-Quiet: No. l timothy, unchanged
No. l clover mixed, unchanged
Grain freights-Dull: steam to Liver
POOL, per bushei unchanged; Cork for
orders, per quarter, unchanged.
Evening star., 1914-03-31
FOREIGN BOURSES.

PARIS. March 31-Prices were weak on
the bourse today. Rentes. Sc francs III.
Ccntimes; private discount, os;.
BERLIN. March ;l.-Trading was quiet
hit prices were firm on the bourse today.
Exchange on London, 70 marks A pfen-
ri@S; money for the settlement, Gls; pri-
ato discount -
Evening star., 1914-03-31
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. March 3l.-Flour-Earely
steady.
Wheat sold off half a cent this morn
ing owing to oearsh southwest crop and
weather conditions. May, 1.OO14a1 .OO24 !;
July. 36
Pork-Barely steady
Beef-Quiet
Lard-Weak: middle west, 10 4Oa105o.
Petroleum-Steady.
enthusiastically.
Hay-Quiet.
Hides-Steady.
I.eather-Firm.
Raw sugar-Quiet: moasses. go; CEN
trifugal. 2.a5 Refined steady
Butter-Weak. 400 tubs. Ladies'.
current make, firsts, 18a1S1a; seconds.
Il l..
Cheese-Irregular, unchanged: 1000
boxes.
Eggs-Weakcr, unchanged; 37,100
cases.
Dressed poultry Dull; fresh killed
chickens, 15a19; turkeys, Lao; fowls,
15a19.
Evening star., 1914-03-31

Kansas City Southern railroad pfd-. |:
Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, Pa;
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany pfd.. lls: The Westinghouse Air
Brake Company. s. per share; Mexican
Central Telephone Company, ha; Central
Coal and Coke Company com, IL, and
preferred of same stock, IA; Wcstins-
house Electric and Manufacturing Com
pany 1st preferred. 10: Virginia Caro-
lima Chemical Company pfd., =: Niagara
Fails Power Company. .. and Central and
south American Telephone Company. n2
Evening star., 1914-03-31
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, March 31.--N heat-Spot
quiet; No. > red western winter rs aaad;
No. /. Manitoba. is 4d; No. =. is ID
No. 3, Is I'd. Futures easy; May, IS
2Ad: July, rs ID: October Is sd
Corn-Spot steady: American mixed. It's
Sd; La Plata futures easy: July, Is 7asd.
Evening star., 1914-03-31
NEW YORK METAL MARKET

NEW YORK. March 81 31.-Lead-ouiet
.. i-5a:;->:,: London. JOS ad
Spclter- Steady, ,.2;5a-.50; London, e21
= sd
Evening star., 1914-03-31
WEATHER..
Partly Cloudy Tonight and Wednes-
day: Probably Showers Wednesday.

For the District of Columbia, Maryland
and Virginia. partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday. probably followed by showers
Wednesday afternoon or night: not much
change in temperature: moderate north
east and east winds
The pressure has risen decidedly over
the eastern states. and it remains rela-
lively low over the Rocky mountain re-
cion and the plains states. The weather
is unsettled over much of the country,
and during the last twenty-four hours
there were showers in the Atlantic and
gulf states. the plains states. the Rocky
mountain region and on the north Pacific
coast.
Temperatures have not changed decid
edly IN any part of the country. and they
are above normal generally, except on
the Pacific coast.
The indications are that the weather
will be unsettled over much of the country
east of the Mississippi river during the
next thirty-six hours. with probably rains
in the region of the great lakes. the Ohio
valley, Tennessee, the east gulf coast and
south Atlantic states, except Florida. In
the north Atlantic states fair tonight will
be followed by unsettled weather Wcdnes-
day.
Temperature will not change decidedly
over the eastern half Of the country dur
ing the next thlrty-SlS nOurS.
The winds along the New England coast
will be moderate to brisk north: on the
middle Atlantic coast moderate to brisk
north to east: on the south Atlantic and
east gulf coasts light to moderate vari-
able.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, pm. -; 8
p. M, 20; IL midnight. IS; today, am,
~: am. A.: 10 noon. -: pm. III
Maximum. 81, at = pm. today; mini
mum. 30. at $50 a today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. 20: minimum, IS.
Barometer-Y esterday, pm, 2997; 8
pm. 30.Ol: u midnight. BOIL: today.
am, 1924 am. 303S: u noon, 3O.42;
. pm, 30.41.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide 4:55 am. and J:45
pm; high tide. 1o:5s am. and II % pm.
Tomorrow-Iow tide. 5:22 am. and 6::;3
pm; high tide, 11:42 am
The Sun and Moon.
Today--Sun rose 5:i9 am: sun sets 6:21
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 5:47 am: sun sets
6:22 pm.
Moon sets 11:31 pm.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1914-03-31
LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE.

Sal.s-Reguiar call. IL o'clock noon:
Riggs Realty rs dong. 81. 900 at loti..
Capital Traction IS. GO at 10ia4.
Capital Traction. at 115. at 106
Washington Gas, = at S2la. Is at S2i3. - at
s21a.
After call-Capital TTacton. 25 al i04. . at 1O.
MerCenthaler. 1 at 21I.
Evening star., 1914-03-31

In an effort to save the life of Mrs. AL
bert Q. Price a leader among West Vir-
ginia clubwomen. .Sphy ysicians at Morgan
town began skin grating operation.
Ten students of the West Virginia Uni
versity volunteered the necessary skin.
Evening star., 1914-03-31

Rev. William Norwood died Monday at
his home at Parrsville, Md. aged eighty
wears. He was a minister of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South.
Evening star., 1914-03-31
Market Takes Decisive Swing,
Exhibiting Sustained
Strength.
NEW YORK STATE d LIS
TOUCH A HIGH RECORD
Outside Demand Supplements Ur-
gent Buying by Short Specula-
tors-Closing Is Strong.

NEW YORK March 3i.-The active
stocks were slightly higher at the open
Ing today. steel was taken in large
blocks at a fractional advance.
-Itudebaker added 1i2 to its recent
gain and American Sugar rose |. Wa
ussh preferred lost A point.
Nn abrupt upward turn of the market
in which a dozen or SO influential stocks
rose a point or two above yesterdays
c'rse SuS ;ested a heavily oversold con-
djtior-
New York state 41zs touched 1895, a
high record.
Nfter week of steadily declining
prices. save for brief upturn late yes
t.rday. the market swung about deciS
ivcly today and exhibited sustained
strength throughout the morning
Evening star., 1914-03-31
Rate News Reassuring.

From the action OF the interstate COM
uIcrce commission i'll eXpediting hearings
in the freight rate case it was inferred
that the decision might be reached
earlier than had been expected The news
stimulated railroad stocks. which led
the advance.
The unusually good winter wheat es-
Inmates gave further impetus TO the
movement, in which the industrial stocks
Ultimately Joined.
tver-eXtenSion OF the short interest as
y result of professional selling during
last week placed the shorts in a vuinera-
hic position, aud the advance was due as
much to the retreat of the bears as to
operations on the long side.
Bonds were steady.
The urgent buying by spesulators
caught on the short side was supplement-
ed by u demand from outside sources.
which increased the pace OF the ad
vance. Northern Pacific touched 10.
Bear operators contested the tendency
toward further Improvement. and prices
oaS.d off in the late afternoon, when
short selling was resumed.
The effect on values. however. was
slight business becoming dull when
prices started TO go down.
Evening star., 1914-03-31

II you want work, read the want col.
umns of The Star.
Evening star., 1914-03-31
Money to Loan

Secured by First Deed Of Trust on Real EotatA
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joserh I. Weller. 62o F St. NV.
Evening star., 1914-03-31
Closing Prices.

Germany and Russia secured most of
the 81 600 600 new gold offered in the open
market today.
Consols for money. Is 1918: for account.
76 1-16; Pennsylvania. 56a: Reading, $751;:
Union Pacific, 164ls; United States Steel,
65Is.
Bar silver steady. 2694d. Money, 11Laois.
Short bills, rs; three months IA
Evening star., 1914-03-31
NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. March 31.-Premier Asauith's
move had a cheering effect on the stock
exchange today. Consols advanced 5-16
on repurchases and other gilt-edged Sc
curities gained in sympathy. Rubber and
oil shares were in good demand but home
rails were depressed by fears of labor
trouble. and Brazilian issues reacted
owing to the fall in exchange.
American securities were quiet and
featureless during the forenoon. Later
the list improved sharply under New York
buying and closed steady.
Money and discount rates were easier.
Evening star., 1914-03-31

For the District of Columbia, Maryland
and Virginia. partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday. probably followed by showers
Wednesday afternoon or night: not much
change in temperature: moderate north
east and east winds
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-04-25
Brie4s Of ne Week

sssese<eeseEsseSsssssssss%
Charles Phillips was at Charleyoix
Friday.
John Momberger now drives new
Overland.
Mrs, M. Shook was at Mancelona
Thursday.
Otto Powers is in the city this week
on business.
Miss Nettie Ashton is assisting at the
Temple Cafe.
Harvey Mclean was over from Boyne
City, Tuesday.
Little Dorothy McKinnon is very i'll
with appendicitis.
Samuel Ramsey was at Kalkaska
Monday on business.
Robert Price was Charlevoix bust
ness visitor, Monday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Stallard
April ID, a daughter.
Miss T. Sexton of Mancelona is visit.
ing Miss Stamper in the city.
E. d. Clouse of Grand Rapids was in
the city Thursday and Friday.
Harvey Gilman left Friday for En-,
gadine where he is employed.
Mrs. John Whiteford Of the west
side is seriously i'll this week.
Mrs. A. West left Thursday to visit
her son in the Upper Peninsula.
Archie Menzies was guest of his
relatives at Vanderbilt this week.
Ray Kinner and wife of Mancelons
are guests of East Jordan friends.
Carl Minke and Ben Sherwood re
turned from Charlevoix Saturday.
salty D. H. Fitch was at Char
levoix this week on official business.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Kenny are nov
occupying their own home on Mary-st
Miss Agnes Lewis is visiting he
sister, Miss Eva, at Bad Axe this week
Most Complete Line of WALL
PAPER in the city. HlTE DRUG CO
Mrs. Mary Pardee was guest of Man
celona and Petoskey friends the pas
week.
w. A. Brant left Friday for Toledo
Ohio, where he has employment in the
city mills.
Len Swafford is building a home OIL
the land, recently purchased, on tn
State Road.
Herbert Bechtold of Bellaire visite
his brother, DR.. and Mrs. Bechtold
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Porter and MI
and Mrs. Howard Porter were at Boyn
City, Friday.
A. B. Steele was over from Advance
Tuesday, looking after his bushes
interests here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boelio of Petoske
visited at the home Of A. w. Clark an
family, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. r. Drescher of Ell.
worth visited their daughter, Miss Mi
dred, Sunday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Joles of Boyn
City were guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Bul
dett Evans, Sunday.
Mrs. Caulkins lectured at the Presby
terrain church, Tuesday evening, in tn
interest of the w. c. T. u.
. Mrs. b. E, Waterman returned HON
Wednesday evening from visit wit
friends in Southern Michigan.
| Charles Nickerson of Minnesota
visiting at the home of his sister, Mr.
H. j. Carpenter, on the west side.
Mrs. John Jamison received seriol
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-04-25

Wall Paper, Wall Paper at the HITE
DRUG STORE.
w. Asa Loveday was in the city this
week on business.
Mrs. Glenn Servis returned from
Jennings Tuesday.
Supt. Ganiard was at Elk Rapids
Friday on business.
Geo. Hunter went to his home al
Marlette on Thursday.
Mrs. VIM. Hawkins returned from
White Cloud Tuesday.
] Mrs. Geo. Miles on Bowen's Addition
is very i'll this week
Atty F. R. Williams is at Lansing
this week on business.
Mr.. Dennis of Bellaire Is guest OF
Floyd Smith this week.
Miss Maude Miles came home from
Watersmeet Wednesday.
Frank Mason from Central Lake is
working at the Cooperage.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Webster are ex.
pected home this Saturday.
The Eastern Star held public installa.
ton of officers Friday night.
Geo. Carr and family spent Sunday
at Charlevoix with his mother.
Mrs. VIM. Muma is visiting her moth.
er at Petoskey for some weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Williams of Char.
levoix were in the city on Saturday.
Miss Anne O'Neil of Charlevoix is
here visiting her sister, Mrs. P. Hipp.
Duncan Crawford of Central Lake is
now employed at the Clark Seed house
Mrs. Ward of the west side returned
this week from visit at Chatham, Ont
Miss Julia Bracket of Big Rapids is
visiting at the Spencer home this week
H. |. Mcmillan was at Charlevoix 6
couple of days this week on business
Mrs. John O'Neil of Phelps Is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. p. Hipp, thi:
week.
Sister M. Ignatus of Charlevoix was
guest of the Dominican Sisters here
Thursday.
Mrs Frank Brotherton and daughter
Gwendeen returned from Big Rapids
"Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Crossman hav,
returned from the west and are now a
Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert johnson left Thur
sday for Fort Frances, Ont, where h
has employment.
Donald Porter Victor Cross an,
Vern Richards are attending the Y. M
| c. A. convention at Charlevoix.
Mrs Archie Bond of Elk Rapids Wis
tied her cousin, Mrs. Thomas Passen
ger this week returning home Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Mackey and Cedri
Mcdonald drove to Central Lake Sat
urday last and visited friends owe
} Sunday
Mrs, E. II. Clark Of GAINESVILLE, Wis
, died at her home April 2lst. She wa
! daughter of Aldrich Townsend c
this place.
: Geo. Ramsey and Joe Cumming wer
: at Mancelona Tuesday buying tw
teams of work horses for the East Jol
dan Lumber Co,
: The Whist Club entertained the
husbands Thursday evening at tn
home of Mrs. w. L. French, assisted
Mrs. Geo. g. Glenn.
Mrs. Thomas Joynt received wor
Thursday of the death of her brother
! John Morrow, in Colorado. The remain
: will be brought to Central Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. McKeiver, VIII
spent the winter here with their rel,
: tives, Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Allen, r,
turned to Manton first of the week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-04-11
POTATO SOILS

Washington, D. c., April 1O.-Irish
potatoes are one of the easiest ami
most profitable suburban crops. They
may be grown on almost any type OF
soil which possesses sufficient mos
ture and plant food, though they thrive
best on sandy loan or gravel loan
soils, and it is one of these types that
maximum crops OF high quality po-
tatoes can be produced.
If the land which is to be planted III
potatoes is not likely to wash in the
winter, pillow in the fall to a depth
from 9 to 10 inches if the character of
the land will permit. Deep blowing
insures greater water-holding cs-
pacity. Spare no pains in fitting the
land for planting. Thorough prepare
ton is essential to large yields, advis-
es the Department of Agriculture.
Should a poor sod land be selected
for potato bed, apply from 1000 to
1900 pounds of a fertilizer analyzirg
from to per cent of ammonia, to
Z per cent of phosphoric acid and Z to
Is per cent of potash. If a stubble or
corn land is used increase the am
monia content to 8 1-2 or 4 per cent.
Halt the ammonia should be derived
from dried blood, tankage, or other
organic forms and the other half from
nitrate of soda or ammonium sulp-
phate,
Select a variety of seed potatoes
which is known to do well in the To-
cality. Some good varieties of the po,
tato are Irish Cobbler, Early Ohio,
Rose Four, for early potatoes, AMI
Green Mountain and Peerless for late
growth. The Importance of good seed
can not be too strongly emphasized
In the first place, the seed should be
free from variety mixture and dis
ease, and true to name and type. The
tubers should be reasonably smooth
and firm, with the first sprouts start
ing into growth. Wilted or badly ger
minated seed is not desirable.
Plant these potatoes from to 6
inches in depth depending on the ma
ture of the soil Plant shallow on
heavy clay soils and deep on light
sandy or muck soils. Plant in rows
from 80 to SO inches and from 10 to il
inches apart depending on varieties
grown and the fertility of thu soil.
Early varieties can be planted closer
than late ones. Cover seed with at
least 3 inches of soil. If planted as
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-04-11
scented in Atlanta with four state

scented in Atlanta with four state
house officers.
South Georgia has not had a go7-
ernor in thirty-eight years, she has
not had a United States senator elect
ed in thirty-seyen years, she has n Il
had an attorney general in thirty-four
years, she has not had a comptroller
general in sixty years, and in fifty
years she has had one state treasurer
for a brief tenure of two years.
Yet this vast section of the state 81
Georgia ginned l $4,000 bales of cot
ton last year, or forty-eight per cent
of the entire crop of the state. Indeed
if the crop of farm products of North
Georgia were as prolific as is their
perennial crop of hungry Office seek
ing politicians they could easily feed
the world and create the greatest
trade balances in modern times.
We should right this wrong and We
should right it now; our sons should
not be excluded from the great public
stations of honor in the gift of the
state and we should asert ourselves in
a manner so certain that there can be
no mistaking our purpose. In few
days we shall witness the spectacle of
two candidates from North Georgia
waging winning fight for the two
places in the United States senate
from Georgia.
Is this right? Is this fair? Is 1t
not reflection on the manhood and
intelligence of this section. Indeed
with the Hebrew prophet Of old we
ask the people of South Georgia
How long, o Lord, how long?'