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W TO INQUIRIES.

Constant Reader. Troy. N. IA
cod frame Ia a frame Of IN desired
size so constructed AZ to protect half
hardy plants from severe freezing.
Hot bed sash are made three by six
feet and as cold frames are usually
covered with hot bed sash they are
made six feet long and three. six or
nine feet wide. or any other multiple
Of three. A frame Of inch boards Is
the customary construction and the
height depends upon the use. II for
low growing plants one foot In front
and about four inches higher In the
rear is the height. II for larger plants
make the frame higher. Build In "A
sheltered position II possible and have
tho top face and slope to tho south.
The soil Is levelled or prepared ac-
cording I the purpose for which 1t
is used. leveliing II and setting the
frame on this. earth up around the
bottom Of the frame on tho outside to
keep out cold and water. Double
glazed sash are used where extra
protection is wanted or II single
glazed sash. straw mats or old carpets
are used for extra protection in cold
weather.
Seeds may be sown in a cold frame
from two to three weeks In ad-
vance OF their sowing in the open.
Cold frames are used also for winter
ing over hardy plants which are
started In the autumn. Cabbage seed
sown in a cold frame in September are
protected during the winter; properly
grown and hardened they will not be
injured though they freeze.
A hot bed Is the same as a cold
frame, but has artificial heat. hot
water or steam may he used for heat,
| but fermenting Is usually used
for this purpose.
The used to heat the bed
may he placed on top OF the ground
and the frame set on the pile. or It
| may I've placed in a pit. II the land Is
, well drained the pit may be from ! to 2
feet deep and the frame set owe It.
The manure must be tramped down
thoroughly In layers Of six inches.
| From IS to "a inches will be required.
| On top place an inch OF dry straw.
When the frame Is in place fll It In
with 3 to 4 inches Of good, rich earth
and allow II 10 heat up before sowing
seeds or setting out plants. Bank the
outside with manure, From the first to
| the middle of March Is the usual time
for starting hotbeds.
A soil Thermometer should be used
to determine the temperature before
sowing. Tomatoes and eggplant seeds
are sown as soon as the temperature
falls below 90. Cabbage. caulifower
and lettuce seeds are sown when II
falls below 80.
II the is placed on top OF the
ground It must project from I to 2 feet
beyond the frame on all sides.
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The chief element lacking In worn
out soils usually Is humus. wornout
soils should have a heavy coating Of
manure. fifteen to twenty toni to the
acre. turned under with the plough.
This should be followed in most
cases with a heavy application Of
lime. as the soil is likely to be acid.
After this treatment. II the land is
properly handled with cover crops
every season. such as vetch, clover.
rye. &C.. turned under. the fertility can
be preserved and increased without the
use Of any other fertilizers.
Cove crops can be sown after regu-
lar crops have been harvested or a
portion Of the land can be used each
a exclusively for the fertilizer
crop. and by rotating each piece OF
land will be fertilixed before "A crop Is
removed.
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u XMAS CUSTOMS AT POULTRY S4OW

with White Leghorns. Especially large
poultry exhibitors include Rowan, Los
Angeles. Cal. Black Spanish; I. ".
Bean Of Onaway Farm. South Brain
tree, Mass. Rhode Island Reds; d. w.
Young Of Monroe, N. ", White Leg
horns; X. NJ. Turner. Dictagraph
Farm. West Nyack. n. Y. F~averolles:
A. II. Balliat. Pastime Farm. Allen
town, Pa. bantams and waterfowls;
NJ. l.. Chapman, Wilburha Farm. Clin-
ton Junction, y. j., Polish; e. T. Riggs,
Linsted Farm. Baltimore. Nd, largest
entry OF bantams; Morris r.. Delano.
Vineyard Haven. Mass. three varie-
ties: Il. Ii. Thompson. Armenia. N. Y.
Barred Rocks, and II. w. Halbacl,,
Waterford, Wis. White Rocks.
In pigeons there Is a record entry
Of 800 Jacobins. The largest single
exhibitor is c. Il. Twombley Of Boston.
Mass, with thirty varieties Of Orien-
tai Frills. There r sac entries Of
Show Flights by tho Amalgamated As
ISOLATION of Brooklyn Pigeon Fanoiers.
Record homers. under the auspices OF
the American Federation Of Homer
Pigeon Fanciers. will have new glasses
for birds with records Of 600 and ever
1000 miles and an entry beyond prec.
edent that includes several birds with
war regulations from abroad. The
greatest display Of ornamental birds
for which he has searched the wide
world for types. will be exhibited by
@. D. Tflley.
Arrangements have been made IL
guard the early arrivals due tonight
from the West. but the Garden will
not be turned into the huge barnyard
until midnight on Wednesday.
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"a 0hs1gtmas customs aS osminS
onck aSeer many Of them had aOpA-
Entity d4ed out during the last years Of
me nineteenth century: witness the
community Christmas tree, the present
Az revival Of the singing Of carols In
~ Sarks or outside OF the homes Of
S1soda hymns in the houses and
Hurchss se midnight on Christmas
~
In Now York tho old customs con-
sscted with the Dutch holiday Of st.
Y6cholaA once celebrated on Decem-
bsr 9, were merged into the Christmas
celebration Of the English on Decem-
~ Is, after New Netherlands was
"a ovsr by the English.
S1rsngtns homo Christmas" accord.
Pesa reading curse lesson Of Cor
-. 10 IN old English custom that
kuds itself to modern life in small
eommunitss. Groups Of citisens 60
eut into the country and bring home
nsens TO decorate church and dwell
ins. standards and crosses, and
Sashss brought 70 the Christmas feast.
even he chops III conform, holly
aeuaeasss he shambles and every tub
Il SutSse - . sprig Of rosemary in
10 oesasGs
ne Christmas tree and Kris Kringle
sr1stuatsA IN Germany and were
sdoptsd ~ other nations about 1S4s.
Red and green r the Christmas
colors, American holly and the black
alder are perhaps the most common
red berries In the Northern States, and
Of course The %evergreens furnish the
material for wreaths and other decora-
tons.
Christmas trees are now grown FOR
market In large quantities. and these
are sometimes boxed with the roots on
and afterward planted out in the home
yard. Recently the custom Of giving
pottsd plants for Christmas has come
IN end the florists now supply q va
riety Of plants for gifts such al
araucaris. or Norfolk Island pine
seranium. Jerusalem cherry. peppers
beeonias. primrose. azalea and poin-
settiA.
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THE HARDNESS OF THE IRIS.
~ c. .. HARRISON.

am amazed at tho marvellous en-
DURANGO Of this flower. Last fall I Or
.dered quite a lot Of choice lei from
ENGLAND. Now In the fall iris must
be packed dry, for they will rot II
packed wet. These had only dry ex-
celsior. They were f%orty-nine days IN
the way. When they reached me they
were 30 dry they ratified like gravel
stones. It did not seem possible for
them to live.
Then I remembered that a few years
ego I was digging a lot in dry. hot
weather In September when by an
oversight q bundle Of very choice
plants wa left on the ground in the
bright sun and very dry weather for
two weeks. They looked as II they
might live. / planted them, and they
forgave the cruel abuse and every one
lived. % I thought I would give my
imported plants Q chance. I soaked
them q couple Of days. and then
planted them. about the last Of Octo-
Der. and threw some ars mulchins
over them. Every n lived. For Q
wonder. almost all bloomed.
There was little Parvar. Q dwarf
II "a not possible for II to
bloom. but II had flowers which
w@s the wonder Of tho neiEhbors. II
was Of unique beauty. Of deep black
purple. glistening In its velvety sheen.
How such q wonderful and large
flower could grow on such q small roof
was . mystery. II made n think OF
the mourning iris. which Is the mos
'pAtAstically blooming flower In all the
floral realm. You look at It. and In
stinctively recall the memory Of every
friend you have lost and want to cry,
But with the fascinating little Parval
there Is also an element Of cheer
Close by Is another dwarf Eldorado
; rightly named. For there are Golcon'
das and Eldoredos in the floral world
This rare flower has standards Of vel
lowish bronze, shaded and veined with
h%eliotrope. Tho falls are glisteninl
and bright velvet purple. The lure OF
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ends often follows the attacks Of the
caterpillars.
InJury "a Fruit.
In attacking fruit the young cater
pillars generally eat through the skin
at or near the point Of attachment Of
the fruit stem. The larva, as 1t grows,
makes its way to the pit. where 1t
feeds on the flesh. which soon be-
comes much d%iscolored and more or
less Shiny. Larve entering at the
side Of the fruit are more likely to eat
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exactly square and twelve inches wide.
a lath three feet long with perfectly
straight edges Is fastened diagonally
across the square c%entrepiece from
corner to corner.
A plumb line IL fastened to tho ton
Of the pole. hanging down 70 the bot
tom.
In measuring a tree the upright or
polo Is placed n distance from H.. 50
that with the plumb exactly perpen-
dicular the cross lath points 10
the top of the tree r. Sight 10y
bringing the eye to the bottom OF
the lath; the lnth Is then drawn to the
ground who nthe end rests at A.. or a
string may be used TO find this loca-
ton, From the point A to the centre
Of the trunk Of the tree c will no the
actual height Of the tree. as the hori-
2ontal line A c Is equal 20 the vertical
line A b.
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II has been stated in these columns
several times before that plants are
wonderfully like animals in every re-
spect, and the more familiar we be-
come with them the more striking
the similarity. Good doctors who have
been gardeners have always been re-
markably good gardeners. and many
have been great plant students,
botanists. Psychologists. &C.
When n good doctor is wanted. II
one Is known to be q good gardener.
as n rule, he can be relied upon to be
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out pockets or cavities IN tho flesh.
The full grown caterpillar spins a
whitish silk cocoon in which to pupate.
Moths emerge in the spring for egg
laying by the time tho shoots are we'll
out.
The Bureau Of Entomology. United
States Department Of Agriculture. es-
pec!ally requests owners of peach or
other fruit trees 70 report the presence
Of this new past in their orchards,
Specimens Of twigs may be mailed
wrapped In paper or. preferably. in a
suitable box.
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GOVERNMENT FERTILIZERS.

In addition to the plant to be erected
on tho southern Pacific coast TO manu-
facture potash from kelp tho Depart
ment Of Agriculture IL cooperating
with cement mills and blast furnaces
to determine whether the potash now
lost warrants the expense necessary to
recover II.
The question Of extracting potash
from wool scourings u also being In
vestigated.
A nitrogen plant Vim be erected at
Arlington. Va.
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Pink Beauty. New early Towering sweet pea.

OF the bobwhite IL out in the fields
in the country on a summer day. Imi.
tate his whistle and ne will answer re-
peatedly. These birds should be pre-.
served for their cheerful call. II Of nc
other value. They are. however. won
derful ~destroyers Of injurious insects
The pot hunters have . movement
on to remove the bobwhite from the
game list. 30 they can be cxterminated
Positively no shooting Is the rule or
II experimental farm. which l,
strictly enforced even whom friends o,
neighbors apply.
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MEASURING TREES.

A reader in Biddeford. Me. asks for
directions for q sample method OF
measuring trees.
Tho height OF trees and other OBJ
iccts may be accurately ascertained
by the use Of a simple homemade de-
vice. which, however. must be true OF
II will he unreliable.
The instrument consists Of an up.
right six feet long. pointed for insert.
ing in the ground. To the centre OF
the upright fasten a piece OF board
inch 9r half inch material. having Il
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FLORAL NOVELTIES AND sPE.
CIALTTN.

II 10 usual at this season to review
the vegetable and floral novelties Of the
present and past year thus drawing
u readers attention to and advising
q . to the varieties Of outstanding merit.
We certainly I'VE our thanks to those
who give Of their time SO unstin.-
insly to try to improve the fruits and
floral treasures Of the earth. and 1t IL
to the credit Of reputable seedsmen
that they seldom introduce q novelty
unless II has distinctive and unQues-
,ionable claims over existing varieties.
New Flowers.
Special mention must 30 made Of the
new type Of Spencer sweet pea. intro
duced by w. Atlee Burpee 4 Co.. seed
growers Of Philadelphia Although
primarily useful for Towering under
glass during the dull winter and spring
months. yet when grown in the open
they will begin to bloom at least two
weeks earlier than the regular sum-
mer Towering sweet pea This new
set. which represents the untiring care
Of their expert during the past eight
seasons, includes such beautiful varie-
ties as Enchantress. loneliness. Pink
Beauty. Early King (scarlet). Early
Sankey (white). Fordhook Pink and
White. Fordhook Rose. Fordhook Pink,
Primrose Beauty and Rosy Moon.
Among the newer summer Towering
sweet peas we r greatly impressed
with Fiery Cross. the sensational now
city Of 1916; Floradale Fairy. the Pres
ident. Royal Purple and Cherub. The
last named is n delicate shade Of prim-
rose attractively edged with rose. and
must be, with the others just named,
included In all collections OF the best
twelve varieties.
The same firm Ia also introducing a
new departure In asters. namely.
Burpee's American Beauty. 80 named
for its color. which approaches the IA
nous American Beauty rose. The
habit Of the plant Is robust and freely
branching. averaging two and one
half feet In height. while the immense
double flowers when we'll grown are
from four to Ave inches in diameter.
II continues blooming for two or three
weeks after all other varieties are past
their best and is therefore quite dis
tinct on this account alone.
The old fashioned calendula. or
Scotch marigold. has OF late years he
come very popular. and We noted two
very fine varieties at the Burpee
Fordhook Farms. namely. Orange
King and Lemon Queen. The bushy
| plants were carrying a mass OF their
fine. large double flowers and APP
peared to be great improvements over
varieties previously seen.
We were also greatly struck by the
paintings of single perennial chrysan
themums. the new Fordhook strain
Each plant was carrying hundreds OF
gorgeous blossoms: In fact. the plants
were literally smothered In color. AND
such color Practically all shades
from pure white 10 deepest crimson
Surely here Is a plant for every one
blooming from late August until Sc
we're frost. Just at a time when flowers
out Of doors are becoming scarce. Ar
interesting fact to amateurs Is It's cas-,
culture from seed. while II given {
little protection the plants live out o
doors over winter.
Another old world garden flower
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RHUBARB CLEANS ALUMINIUM

Fresh or canned rhubarb Is useful
for cleaning aluminium cooking uten-
sis. One OF two stalks, either fresh
or canned. cut in small pieces are
added to each quart Of water and
boiled in tho disco'orcd kettle until II
u clean. The rhubarb must of course
then be thrown away. Polish the kettle
% remove any adherinE particles and
70 secure q bright. smooth surface.
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Trade Notes.

Fresh country produce OF very best
quality can he had directly from the
producer. See the offers under the
country produce heading on this page
Cane syrup made from Mississippi
sugar cane IL offered. This Is the
syrup with all the sugar in II. Just rs
it comes from the cane. the good old
fashioned home made kind.
Ciinker tongs save trouble for the
person who has the furnace TO take
care Of. All the clinkers are easily
removed and more perfect combustion
and consequently nor economical
consumption results.
Three ply roofing Ia offered this week
ut low rates by the Webber Lumber
4 Supply Company, Fitchburg, Mass,
Poultrymcn and others requiring roof
ing will do we'll to send for samples
and catalogue.
Oculum. n hen feed that produces
the eggs. can be had in sample size for
10 cents. sufficient for 240 feeds. A
good way to test It's efficiency IL &c
send to Oculum Manufacturing Com
pany. Salem. Va. for a sample.
4 small power cultivator and wecdcI
Is made 10y \. w. Blanchard. 26l9 BED,
ford avenue. Brooklyn. n. Y. Garden.
ers will md this a great labor an,
money saver. It can also be used ad,
vantagcousfy In cultivatins large ieldi
' Of corn. potatoes and similar crops.
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more skilled in the practice OF med!-
cine.
The above remarks were called forth
by the fact that Government plant
Psychologists who have been engaged
in making extensive researches upon
development Of crown gals upon
plants. show tho gals. which are
caused by bacillus. have many points
Of resemblance 10 human cancer.
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According to American Forestry. the
hairy woodpecker likes fat pork. while
tree sparrows are very fond Of dog
biscuits. Southern readers arc in
formed that moching birds relish bread
and milk.
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Poultry manure is particularly we'll
adapted to gardening and poultry
raisers should either use II on their
own gardens or dispose Of It at a
good price. thus increasing the profits
Of their Hocks.
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The American
Karakul Fur Co.,

whose exhibit Of Persian Lamb pro-
ducing sheep will be at the Madison
Square Garden Poultry Show. Deem
Der 20 to January 3. desires to get into
communication with all who may be
interested in this New Branch Of AMI
NAL Husbandry, 20 important to the
american Farmer and Breeder in in
creased wen from Fur. Wool and
Mutton. and to be of any assistance
tpossible.
Address
F. E. Dawley and James Forsyth,
Managing Directors.
Owego. Ttogs Co.. ~. Y.
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The longest continuous flight Of any
bird Il made by the golden plover.
From Nova Scotia to the coast OF
South America the entire flight OF
2,4oo miles Is accomplished without
pause or rest.
The fuef value Of two pounds OF
wood Is equal 10 one pound Of coal. ac-
cordiny to the result Of calculations
made by the Forest Service Labora-
tory.
What a charm the cheerful whistle
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lie. A DOZEN

by feeding "ocULUM' which Is taking
the country. :
Il tsd ocULUM to As Leghorns ~
Gtys and eggs increased from 5 to ~ .
day." II. C. Judge.
A. r. Asso.,
Akron, O.
Bottles SOC. and u. Pts. 81. OTIS. ~. Gals.
SO, delivered. Sample with booklet
Gao feedsJ. Zoe.
'OCULCM" MFG, Box !.
Dealers handle II. Salem, Va.
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during the long cruise Of the Appam
reduced the danger materially.
A number Of small shipments Of
prohibited foreign plants and plant
products were intercepted by inspec-
tors and the goods were either re-
exported or destroyed.
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WHITE ROCKS

For sale 50 April. May. matched pullets.
~ unrelated cockerels, y hen and ! cock.
= II F!shsls strain direct.--As I am going
riv" all my attention to my barred
~. | will scil these birds, som" "t which
rrr real hne specimens. worth from 81 90 10
90 each, for sTO.0 90. For further dcscrip-
pu write V. II. ANDERSEN. Hartman
r Y, Box LAG.
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TRACTORS
For Farm and Garden

Light In weight, hut powerful for all t,i 1,
garden. rOAd and belt work. Low Ia prize
-iurable. Quicker and cheaper than
hor.es-lower Investment cost. Better
work that tnsur~s better crOps. Espe-
cislly desinble for smaii neids and side
hiils.
weeder for gardens. small. light, inr>-
pensive.
am . tractor specialist and may I've
ally or by letter. Good business for II, e
agents. send for catalogue.
A. w. BLANCHARD,
a6l9 Bedford Ave. Brooklyn, ~. i.
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WILLOW HrMCS-An ideal plant food.
something now and distinct. every par
ticle of food value TO tho plant. circular
tree. price: BoX, IS cents. u III. 30 cents;
IN, IL cents. Address | HARDING,
Browns Mills. y \.
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BARRON WHITE wYANDoTTES. i'm
port.d direct. Cocksrsis from hens with
r. \. T. T. iiiGswsGG 80 e.; Gsm 80 'ss'
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-07

offensive was still going on. The French and British troops were then engaged in consolidating the ground they had gained with a view to pre- pairing starting point for a further advance.
 The territory captured by the Allies during the first three months of the offensive when line is drawn around it has the appearance of a huge pear like long stalk. It contains between two and three hundred square kilo- meters of ground. At it's widest part in the north the advance measured about ten miles, while at the southern end the gain was only about 9 mile in depth.
 French military experts are unani- nous in the opinion that the uni ted effort on this portion of the front besides the enormous losses inflicted on the Germans and tn egain in ter ritory, has had the effect of causing the Germans to abandon their long and unsuccessful effort to break through the French lines at Verdun, while the constant advance of the al- lied troops despite the desperate op- position of the Germans has contri- buted to lower the morals of the troops of the Central Powers.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-07

to control It's own destinies. to live an independent national life and to gov ern itself by chosen representatives of the nation came with surprise to the world and doubtless to the Poles.
 It was only such action as the Poles had been led to believe would be taken both by the central powers and by Russia, but 1t was anticipated that il would come after the war, when the victorious side would be held to its promise. With those promises in mind each side has been doing it's utmost to secure the aid of the Poles in maintaining their armies, but Ger many has apparently seen the desira- bility of making. a master stroke and of getting increased enlistments now and for that reason 1t has proceeded to give away those Russian provinces while 1t is still in possession of them but it Is noteworthy fact in this connection that it does not include Galicia or the Polish provinces in Ger many in this momentous historic event. f 1s5z
 Germany is doubtless looking to off, set the aid which the allies have se- cured through the entry of Rumania. It sees chance to get Polish rein forcements and it knows how the Poles have looked in the past upon Russian promises Thus for the time being it has, played the best trumps in it's possession, but it is unquestionably hoping to score twice for itself while it is scoring one for Poland.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-07
END OF THE SUMMER

boat. don't know nothing about her movements or wishes. Her name s Williams" he added. T don't know where you got that Peterson stuff and furthermore, I don't know but what Williams sounds as good as Per- kinS."
 Well. I'm awfully sorry if me call ing her Peterson made you sore," said the girl brightly. I'm sure I didn't mean a thing by it. hope you won't member your lady friends name. I'm sure wouldn't never "a brought her name into the conversation at all only for Wills being so crazy about that particular boat, and of course if you and her want to use it, why go ahead" T hadn't no intention of using it. rejoined the boy stiffly. You and MT. Perkins is perfectly welcome to it as far's I'm concerned, and I don't know whose boat 1t is anyway. Miss Will iams' beau, he hired it and asked me to go out with her for a little while until he run up to the cottage for a minute because she don't row very good and was afraid to go out alone. We wasn't out more'n fifteen minutes at the outside, anyway"
 Again silence reigned. Well,1 guess gotta be going said the boy. T promised some of the fellows I'd go swimming with 'em"
 He made no move to go, however. The girl watched him delicate1y out of the corner of her eye.
 Well" re repeated, T guess I gotta be going"
 All right" returned the girl Once more she averted her face, but this time there was somewhat tremulous smile and the color was creeping over her cheeks. ''But, say, if you wasn't thinking of going any, place after sup per and could drop around at the cot tage, I got that phone number and my ad-dress wrote out on some cards, and if you wanted it, I'd be real pleas ed to give you one."-Exchange