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The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-17
TEST YOUR
SEED CORN
You Can Increase The Corn
Average Ten Bushels
Per Acre

There are 100000 acres Of corn
land in the average county. BY
seed selection and proper culti-
walton the yield can be increased
ten bushels per acre.
Ten bushels more on 100, 600
acres is 100000 more bushels.
worth more than half million
dollars to your county this year.
Don't he caught with your
bowl wr ,ng side up when it rains
porridge.
The average ear has six hum
dred to seven hundred kernels.
Each kernel, planted three in a
hill should produce cornstalk.
Each stalk should produce at
least one ear of corn. One hun
dred ears to a bushel means that
each ear of corn should yield SIX
to seven bushels. Your county
loses So so to S4 on each ear that
viii not grow. Seed corn of a
good variety, ear tested and
guaranteed to grow, is worth S4
to S5 per bushel. Test it now.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-17
Trains Delayed
From The Eat
No. II Was Delayed Twenty-sey
en- Hours on Sund.y

The litl lie blizzard we had on
Sunday didn't appear to be We Y
much to US, but we We're more
70, t,lnatc than other parts Of the
state. No. II which is due to
arrive in Lennon at II SO p m.
was called upon to use all her AZ
centimeters, and also the addl-
ton of an extra heavy engine to
combat the deep dii is down
nc ar Bowdle. Just on this side
of Bow die drift from 8 to IL
feet deep and about mile long
blocked the road and it nas Il
hours before thev were able to
clear the way to pass,
Train No. Is which is due 20
arrive here at 1881 m. was
held w at Alb rdeen until the
rio t of way wa cleared.
Sundays No. II arrived at 3 70
y. M Monday and No. 15 folio
ed after a lapse f 40 minutes
and Mondays No II followed
*: fter 10 :, lnutes apsp.
Ne. II was a 2ftd >ieht 10
ht hold as it was corared WIN
snow and ice iron 4 trucks u
roof.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-17
,u>rE VESSELS LOST IN IRISH
srA eAtp-IWO SHIPS TOR
p-poEp IN BRITISH
CHANNEL.
GERMAN SUBMARINE U-21
EASILY MAKES HER ESCAPE
Ihi, Under water Craft is the Same
Which Torpedoed British Cruiser
Pathfinder in September and
Later Destroyed Two Brit
jsh Steamers.

London, Feb. The toll taken by
the German submarine U-2l in it's raid
|, the Irish Sea in the vicinity of Liv-
erpcol still stands at three ships-the
steamers Ben Cruachen, Linda Blanche
and the Kilcoan. the latter small
vessel. The crew of the Kilcoan was
landed on the Isle of Man by a coast
wise steamer,
In addition a German submarine
also has torpedoed two British steam
ers in the English channel near Havre,
the fokomaru and the Icaria.
Submarine Very Active.
The Irish Sea raider easily made her
escape and shipping interests, conf
dent that she has returned to her base,
ordered resumption of normal traf.
&C.
This underwater Em3on is the same
vessel which last September tor
pedoed in the North Sea the British
cruiser Pathfinder with a loss of 246
lives. and later destroyed two British
steamers off Havre. She found nu-
merous other vessels on the water to
which she has cen'ered her activities.
In addition to the vessels she Is
mo"o to have sunk, several other
steamers were chased by her. These
include the steamer Graphic with 100
Passengers and crew of 40, and the
smaller boats, Atreus, Ava, Kathleen
md fndrmion. All these vessels es
capped in zigzag fight.
Graphic Warns Other Ships.
Inc Graphic's captain had his pas
'eheeTs don life belts and sent all the
members OF the crew to the stoke hole
" me steamer could keep a full head
OF steam in flight.
Inc captain also took the precaution
warn by wireless vessels from com.
ns INTO the zone of the submarines
activity.
Inc Allan line steamer. Scapdina.
van from 81. John. n. B.. Jan. %. for
LIVERPOOL with 500 passengers on
Oo''a' learned of the raid of the U-2l
'"D p"' INTO Queenstown. After re-
naming there fo- short time she
proceeded for Liverpool.
n' steamer Leinster from Holvhead
N'ps'o"h' reports that she was
e"'e'o nF Iermsn submarine for II
"'"p'e' on the kish light vessel, but
Wv, ,..o, .,4eo IN escaping. The kish light
lin Bsy '''" Vi Doo'
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-17

Men Accused OF Having Procured
False AHidavjts Are Freed
by Atlanta Jury,

Atlanta. Ga. Feb A verdict Of
not guilty has been returned by q Jury
here in the case OF Dan s. Lehon.
e. {. Tedder and Arthur Thurman
charged with subornation Of perjury
in connection with the i-o ". Frank
case Lehon Is southern ma arager for
the BURNS detective agency. Tedder
formerly WAS employed ty the agency
and Thurman is n LAWYER
The trial begss Last Tuesday and
the case went to the jury Saturday
night The verdict was returned ~ a
special session Of court
The defendants were accused Of hay.
ing procured false sfT'davits from the
Rev. e. n. Ragshsle. formerly pastor
~ a church here, and r. l.. Barber. In
which the atlantis declared they had
overheard James copley, n negro. tell
another negro he had killed a girl In
the pencil factory where the body OF
Mary Phagan was found Ragsdaie and
Barber later repudiated the afYidavits.
coniey is serving years impri.on-
ment az accessory after the murder OF
the girl
The men we're tried on the indict.
ments charging them with bribing
Ragsdale. Solicitor General Dorsey
said It was unlikely they would be
tried on the Indictment charging brib-
oyy q BagbAr.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-17
S'ORM SWEEPS NORTHWEST
Wv. "a'ore OF Tornado in Eastern
'"as-Hampers Traffic and
communication Linen.

AZ .na Ads' reh. Eastern Tex
bon a"' parts Of Arkansas and Okla.
,a - suffered from severe wind
.n, al, which in many localities as
ne,., NE nature of a tornado Nh.
w.. s MINOR injuries, but no deaths
cato, rpI,sa' r,a' Traffic and communi-
Thu Tba .,nes have been hampered
rrlo. >oa'n apparently centered about
A. a"o Marshall, Texas. Malvern
,bon, I.p'rled ,,ad damage estimated at
snt ~, SI',Voa Jefferson, Gainesville
,,on .'u'nress Texas, also suffered
7nIa. '+'era @ winds, rain and snow A.
% tsyr, ava the temperature dropped
Ola 49,. ''rlhs the day and Enid
''''ed snow an inch deep
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-17
may Wheat Almost $50.

Minneapolis, Feb. Minneapolis
May wheat advanced to within lAc
Of the $3.50 level. selling at 81 48ts
From the opening of $l43h there
yas an extreme upturn of SIC Large
transactions in cash wheat were re-
u0r;ed A country mill borght 15O.-
100 bushels of No ! northern heat
cents over May. Foreigners
ought more Of the spring VIII hat
is in store at Buff 10 and
nrs of sales from MIN liz to
= Sc board for export acc unit
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-17
Ch itfxn 49, in Storm.

New orleans. Feb twenty bows.
3nl girls from 4 to 20 years Of age
we're injured when building at st
tlphonsus Orphan Asylum cola psed
in heavy wind storm. Two boys are
IN dangerous condition. The other
children are suffering from fractured
/ mbs and minor injuries.
Fifty children were in the building
alone when 1t was hit by the storm.
The nuns were attending prayer in the
chapel thirty children escaped IN
hurt
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-17
1aptures Escaped c,ny;...

wss,o reh Captain Bert
rslsed h., 80, ont TO lunch and when he
bronvs. 'scS to police headquarters he
had snnro ,e' escaped convicts. Both
Price ,'o', :. NED him asking for the
a',44 y nights lodging. He recoe.
sers in ms mem men whose descriptions
.r '"e wanted" list at headquar.
err Ki,n ' was l7.year.old bow Rob.
Wing rafn.no VINO escaped from the Red
o'h.r v,s 'u7f'ry few days ago. The
inss an ""sro named Peter LAT.
ssre rrtsor ''aped from the Michigan
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-17
South to Retain Control.

Washington. Feb Developments
Indicate that the South will retain IT.
seat In the saddle in the house OF. rep
resentatives. so far as the Democratic
organizations for the Sixty fourtt
congress ia concerned.
Representative Kitchin Of North Car
olina, will probably be chosen by &C
olamation to succeed Majority Lead
er Underwood (elected to the senate
az chairman OF the Ways and mean.
committee when the Democrats elect
ed to the next congress caucus here
On Feb. L
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-17
10 cancel Naturalization Papers.

Deputies adopted bill authorizing the
government to cancel naturalization
OF the subjects of nations at war with
France. who eyade service in the
French army, bear arms against
France or hold communication or give
aid to a hostile force.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-17
SEIZURE OF STEAMER sy epiTtau
is EXPECTED 70 RESULT IN
pRtzE COURT PRO.
CEEDiNGS.
DELAY AT GALVESTON
NOT YET EXPLAINED
SAILING OF Vessel to Add CHAPTER Il
Incidents Which Began When For.
mer Liner Was Transferred
From German to Ameri
can Registry.

Galveston, Texas, Feb - The
steamship Daca has departed from
Galveston for Rotterdam with II 900
bales OF cotton 10 be transmitted to
Bremen. Telegraphic orders TO get I'm.
der way were received by Certain
George Mcdonald from T. n Rrettng.
the owner, In two hours the Vessel
mad taken on pilot and was out side
of the harbor
Tn" Dacia cleared Jan. ~. Her de.
lay here is yet unexplained and her
agent and master said they Gid not
know Why she was waiting The Dac.
las cotton cargo IL valued by the ship.
pers at ssS0,000. or is cents pound
laid down in Bremen.
Bought for Cotton Trade.
The sailing of the Dacis is expected
TO add another chapter to the inter.
national incident which began when
the former Hamburg American line
steamer was transferred from German
To American registry. shortly after the
vessel WIS interned n. Port Arthur.
Texas. following the outbreak OF the
European war.
Her new owners announced that the
Dacia was bought with the Intention
of engaging in the cotton trade with
Germany but Immediate opposition
from the British government caused
the destination of the vessel to he
changed from iiromen to Rotterdam. a
neutral port The United States gov
nrnment asked the British government
If safe conduct would he given the
Dacia to carry one cargo Of cotton to
tioh. the vessel then To return 10 the
United States
Seizure OF Steamer Expected.
This proposal brought a reply that
the vessel itself must be considered
contraband by the British. who have
not recognized the legality OF her
transfer but eyerv facility would he
afforded To have the cotton reach its
destination II WIS said the cargo
would lie transferred to another steam.
or for shipment to Rotterdam II tho
bacip were seized
Seizure Of the steamer is expected
to result In prize court proceedings
and diplomatic renrnsentations that
may be Of farrea hing importance
fommen, on the DacIs incident in tho
British press has been OK ensiva
Several darg $50 II pas sAd that
the Dacias departure vas being do
layed until the arrival Of a package OF
important pa nprs from New York. II
VS. sUrmised the nau"rs referred to
were proofs Of trausfrr ot ownership
to be presented to he prttah authori-
ties should the ship he detained
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-17
er sarbesu Pace.

're,Iaen, ms, :. Feb Felix Barbeau,
and ro,, of Minneapolis for 4s vear.
Contractor =, sNo~n railway and bridge
St Bsrnahol y The Northwest. died At
q about ,ra hospital after an illness
" " Years. old ara on,ns. n. Mr.. Barbeau was
sTsd a, sl3 r ann Tor the last 35 years
~ Emerson avenue north.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-30

Fred Hug didn't live up to name.
Wife wants divorce. There is one
little Hug.
Federal Judge Lands ordered as
sets of Fountain Inn, II S. Dearborn,
sold at auction. Place is bankrupt.
Frank DonkoWski, 1904 Marquette
aV., came home drunk. Threw brick
through window to wake wife. Hit
son. Arrested. Paroled.
Police asked to search for men
rObbing aims boxes of st. Brides
Roman Catholic church, 18th and
Coles av. 81 taken.
BoIesIaw Jenkat, q, 1649 w. 36th,
played with lighted stick he took
from stove. Burned to death.
Mrs. Lillian Black and Mrs. Eta
Giuse, mother and daughter, 6248 S.
SangamOn, taken to hospital. No
dope. Became frantic.
Bessie Manion, 1850 Shields av.,
arrested for not paying $19, taxi bill.
Lydia Workman, IS, filed $4,000
suit against DR.. A. Gown, dentist.
Says drill slipped
Chicago Railway Terminal comm
want to spent 81, 100000 in straight
ening out river to aid terminal. Be
fore council committees.
Arthur Lang and Sam Keller fined
$25. Begging. Posed as fathers of
suffering families.
Edward johnson and Jesse Warner
arrested. Shot at bartender when he
refused to serve drinks. Missed.
J. w. Watt, $50 Lincoln parkway,
drove family from house with revOlv-
er. Arrested. To be examined for
sanity today.
Man killed by Burlington train at
Berwyn Sunday night identified as
Victor Nygren, landscape gardener,
Evanston. Had attended funeral.
Neighbors' chickens tore up gar
den of Mrs. Lizzie Tinsky, haywood. |
Wanted them arrested. To confer |
NTH rrf1Io ~ Loo-5
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-30

terminal to begin. Occupants Of
condemned houses given jobs.
Man and 2 women left baby with
bottle Of milk at nursery of Mrs.
Mary Grueling, 34O5 Sarak av. Baby
drank milk. Died. Police probing.
, Michael DAILY, $3.50 Commercial av,
told police he was robbed of S2,31S
in LIST Natl Bank bldg. Collected
damages from suit.
Henry Schmidt, 2, fell from arms
of aunt and rolled down 81" station
stairs. Skull fractured. May die.
Aunt slipped on banana peel.
Trustees of estate of Chas. Cahpin
purchased site of Fine Arts bldg. for
100000. Real estate records are
broken by purchase.
ITO tons of paper used to print bal
lots for election Tuesday.
Good-iooking tramp fed at home of
Alfred Hamil, Lake Forest. Later
robbed house.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
BALEfUL PLOTTING
ey cENEvlEvE ULMAR.


you shan't have her-if the cost
10 my fortune. my life. yours, swear
you shall never call Leonie Marsh
your wife!"
Martin Rood faced his successful
rival in love, q breathing volcano Of
rage and other emotions. His face
was distorted, his eyes blaxed with q
lurking insanity, his fingers writhed
a. though they would clutch the throat
of Vincent Barrows and choke the
life out Of him.
The latter placed q friendly, kind
ly hand upon the arm of the other.
Rood shook it OF wrathfully. The last
glance he bestowed on Vincent as
he turned away made him shudder.
Too bad!" reflected Vincent. 81
don't doubt that he loved Leonie. and
l am sorry for him. It was a fair
contest, though-more than fair. I
went away to give him his chance.
He never had any, 1t seems, for
Leonie loved me all along. She would
not marry him If he was the last man
in the world. He knows that. yet
how the poor fellow hates mel"
So 1t seemed, and 80 it was. Both
men we're rich as wealth went in the
cattle belt. Rood was the elder of
the two, and was a widower. He was
cynical and imperious, and set on an
object, usually gained it. His lack
Of encouragement from Leonie had
soured him. Then to disappointment
succeeded the dark resolve that II
the pretty belle of the town did not
marry him. she should not wed his
rival.
Vincent went home, thoughtful, dis.
turbed and distressed as to his former
friend, Rood. The latter, he had no
ticed, had acted strangely of late. Al
, times there was an expression in his
| eye Vincent did not like. He often
wondered II his mind was Just right
In a bitter, open way, publicly. Rood
had shown his enmity for the mar
who had once been his friendly com
panion.
"Hello!" calculated Vincent as he
/, passed along the garden walk beside
his home.
A window was open. It had moi
been when he had recently left the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23

Rood nsfisssIy Objected to having
anybody around. As to weapon. he
had only an old triggerless rife.
III loan you . revolver. accommo-
datingly proffered Vincent. and
brought 1t the next day. He made sew.
eral other calls. He felt 1t q duty
to attempt to befriend and solace .
man who seemed to be fast losing his
reason.
One evening he was called over the
telephone by Rood. He found the
latter in = strange mood. The dole
full tragedy he was playing out was
reaching . dreadful climax. He raved
incoherently. Finally he sprang up.
the revolver Vincent had loaded him
in his grasp. His eyes were blood
shot with a dreadful resolve.
You are doomed" he Kissed to his
visitor. throwing over . chair with
a crash. Then aloud. he shouted at
the top Of his voice: "Ah. Barrows!
you threaten me, eh? Hands on. you
scoundrel-would you murder mel"
Bang! Appalled,. Vincent Barrowa
thrilled as Rood placed the weapon to
his temple. pulled the trigger. and
fell to the floor-dead.
An old woman servant rushed into
the room, out of it again. with the
frenzied cry:
"Barrows has shot my master!"
Within an hour Vincent Barrowl
was the inmate of a prison cell. In
vain his statement that his half-crazed
rival had plotted with devilish ingenu
ity to bring him to his present
straits-his revolver, the testimony Of
the housekeeper doomed him.
Vincent Barrows upon his trial
was found guilty of the murder Of
Martin Rood, and was sentenced by
the jury to suffer the extreme penalty
Of the law.
It was the day before the execution
that the sheriff unlocked his cell dool
and led him into his Office. A visitor
had called. At first glance Vincent
did not recognize him The stranger
removed a false beard.
Dan Darby, the escaped convict
fairly shouted the Sheriff.
IT'S me-" acknowledged the forlorl
wayfarer Vincent had befriended.
owe the state two years. I'm read!
to pay it for the sake Of this gentle
man. who treated me white when
was down and out"
why, what does this mean?" asket
the mystified Vincent.
II saw the whole business at Rood
house." replied the convict. II ha'
gone to your home to ask you to hell
me in getting myself and my wifi
out of the country. Your servant toll
me where you were. I went to Rood
place. I was at the window when b.
shot himself. I'm ready to give m
testimony"
Thus was the pail over two clouds
lives removed, and, as q reward TO
his self-sacrifice. through powerful IN
fluence the convict's unexpired sen
tence was RENTED.
Copyright. 1914. by W. q. Chapman.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
ONCE FAMOUS RECIPES LOST
Secret Of Various Alcoholic 6rewe
Once Popular In Great Britain
vainly Sought For.

Stevenson has a ballad-and an ad.
mirable ballad 1t is-on "Heather-ale,"
which he describes as "a Galloway Le-
gend." In note he says: Among the
curiosities of human nature this le-
gend claims a high place" He pro-
ceeds to point out that the Picts were
never exterminated, and that to this
day they form q considerable part Of
the population of certain parts Of
Scotland. rs 1t possible" he asks,
"the chronicler's error was merely
nominal, that what he told, and what
the people proved themselves so ready
to receive, about the Picts was true or
partly true Of some anterior and per.
haps Lappish savages, small Of stat
ure, black Of hue. dwelling under
ground-possibly also the distillers OF
some foreign spirit?"
There are many other ales besides
the Scots ale brewed from heather.
whose recipes are secrets Of the past.
No one knows for instance how the
nut.brown ale Of the middles ages was
brewed, or the famous Dagger" ale,
which was to be obtained at only one
inn in London. the Dagger, in Aolborn.
an Elizabethan resort Of lawyers and
their clerks. Then there was the pop
ular but mysterious three threads"
with which London citizens slaked
their thirst centuries ago. All have
long since vanished, but as q compen.
sation there are still numerous favor.
tie ales-not the largely advertised
beverages which everyone knows. but
the special tipple Of various famous
hostelries which are known only to
certain explorers Of London.-London
! Chronicle.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
Preservatlvs Fluids In Woods.

Timber engineers who inject creo-
sote and other substances into wood
to retard decay long ago made lists Of
species that we're hard to treat. and
others which were easy.
The preservative fluids, we are told,
penetrate certain woods to q consid.
cradle depth when moderate pressure
is applied; while others are almost
impervious, no matter how great the
pressure. Those hardest to penetrate
by preservative fluids are those pest
supplied with tylose.
They Took Robes Of Plsty.
When Rev. F. w. Carstens, pastor
Of the North Broadway Baptist church
at Los Angeles, suggested that his
hearers clothe themselves in the gart
Of Righteousness, he spoke hgurative
ly. But someone apparently lacked
the power Of abstraction. and the pas
tor now believes his words were mis-
construed. While he launched thu
exhortation. in speaking ON "Higl
Ideals for 1915 Actualized." some per
son. presumably the literal one. mad,
away with the minister's overcoat and
hat and also an overcoat Of one Of tn,
deacons.
The police are now searching 10
! one who quite missed the 1915 ideals
but equipped himself with enough o
the garb Of righteousness for two.
Carpet knish,s.
/ Carpet knights QGoth a write
once in the long ago. are such q
have studied law. physic, or other art
or sciences. whereby they have be
come famous, and seeing that they ar
not knighted as soldiers. they are no
therefore to use the horseman's It'll,
or spurs; they are only termed simpl,
miles and milites. knight or Knight
Of the carpetry,' or Knights Of tn,
! green CLOTH to distinguish them from
those knights that are dubbed a. col
diers In the field" -,,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23

house. His housekeeper was absent
for a week, and he had been keep
ing bachelors hall. The disturbed
vines beneath the window warned Of
an intruder. Vincent decided that
there had been a burglarious visit
during his absence.
He went around to the front door
and noiselessly let himself into the
house. On tiptoe he proceeded
through the various rooms The one
where the window was open was his
study. As he glanced in he observed
that some money on his desk had not
been disturbed. In the cabinet In the
dining room the silverware was undis-
turbed. There was q rustling sound
in the kitchen. He proceeded thither.
His back to him, man wearing the
striped garb Of q convict was putting
on an old suit Of clothes Vincent
used when he worked around the gar.
den. On the table was half dry loaf
of bread the intruder had been eating.
as II very hungry.
well. my friend. what does this
mean"
The stranger turned in a flash, fully
startled. Hope died out Of his haggard
face.
you've got me. and l suppose it's
the police" he said quietly. but drear.
lily. "One thing, though, l haven't
touched. and wouldn't touch any Of
your valuables. have escaped from
prison. I needed a disguise. I've
served eight out of ten years. heard
my wife was sick. A chance came to
escape" and he proceeded with q
story that aroused interest and pity in
his auditor.
The upshot of the matter was that
generous-hearted Vincent Barrows as
sisted the man to get out Of town and
| to his invalid wife. Then he forgot
| all about the circumstance, mitigating
his friendly Offices in behalf Of fugi-
tive from justice. in the belief that he
had suffered sufficiently for his crimes
and was in earnest in his declaration
Of repentance and reform.
L
was surprised to receive q note from
Rood requesting him to call at his
home. When he complied. Leonie's
favored lover was fully astonished al
being pleasantly received. His host
however. acted fidgety and unnatural
To Vincent he conveyed the ipcpres
sion OF man whose intellect was tas,
weakening.
I'm getting scared" observed Rood
In q hollow tone. You know nj
ways have . good deal in the way Of
money or valuables In the house.
believe burglars have tried twice d
break in"
Vincent attempted to reassure Rood
He believed this idea was q baselesl
notion. grounded on nervous fear. HI
advised Rood to hire q watchman Of
to keen A-Heanon handy.