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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-08
A Bottle Baropeta,

FIJI a bottle or tube with alcohol !
which you have dissolved piecs =
camphor. About one cubic inch !
camphor to half a glass of alcohol !
the right proportion. Cork the b.n.
tightly and the barometer is ready 4
use. II the weather is to be fair N
alcohol will remain clear. II the sln
hol is cloudy the weather will be rain,
The higher the cloudiness rises IN N
bottle the rainier the weather will N
Be careful to keep the bottle tightr
corked. so that the alcohol and IN
camphor will not evaporate- Youth,
Companion.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-08
Juvenile Wonders.

America has produced three wonds,
full boy calculators. Marvellous Gra
fifth" as he was called, could raise /,
number to the sixth power in eleVu
seconds. Truman Stafford at the age I
ten could multiply one row Of fftea
figures by another Of eighteen in 4
minute or less. The third was William
James Sidis. WHO at fourteen went to
Harvard and astounded all Of bis h.
btructors by his profound grasp d
mathematical principles.-Boys' Life
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-08
WALL STREET AT WORK.
The Big Morning Rush, the LuIl and
the Afternoon Squirt.

Wall street comes to work late, the
mail is opened and hosts Of problems
present themselves therein for adjust
ment. If Wall street works only five
hours 1t works under pressure. Its
telephone is the busiest in the world,
and Wall streets chief telephone ex-
change has a most erratic traffic move
ment
Up to 8 In the morning the number
Of calls passing through the various
branch exchanges in Wall street would
make the telephone of any rural vii
lage ashamed of itself Yet they han
die between 9:45 and 1918 in the
morning the greatest number of calls
of any telephone exchange, and in the
terms of the traffic engineers the peak
Of the load is reached. Naturally this
Is explained by the telephone CONVEX
satfons incident to the giving Of orders
before the opening of the market and
the handling of inquiries which arise
from the opening prices on the New
York Stock Exchange.
Between noon and l Wall street gets
hungry, makes engagements and goes
to lunch. After that has been ar
ranged the telephone operators get
rest.
Having eaten a comfortable lunch.
talked about the mornings business
and lighted good cigar over a cup OF
black coffee. Wall streets mind again
| concentrates on the market. and tn.
telephone load immediately begins TO
rise and soar upward. while the &C.
tivity. which usually marks the stock
market from 2:30 until the closing at
3. is In progress. However. the after
noon peak does not reach the morning
peak load.
After 8. Wall street puts on its hat
and goes home. leaving the myriads
Of clerks, stenographers and book,
keepers to straighten out the tangles
| and clean up the mess which the days
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-08
MAKING FELT HATS
The Process From Raw Material
to Finished Product.
MANY BRANDS OF FUR USED.
Ingenious Methods by Which the Pelts
Are Cleaned and the Various Grades
sf Hair Are Mixed and Worked Into
the Required Shape.


the Required Shape.
One of the very interesting exhibits
ln the division of textiles of the Ma
taonal museum at Washington shows
clearly just how such hats are made
fsom the fur to the finished product
and includes many Of the latest and
most popular styles ready to wear, as
we'll as special shapes manufactured
for particular foreign markets. The
exhibit is accompanied with photo
graphs illustrating scenes in the fac,
tory of one of the largest and best
known American hat manufacturers
These enable the observer to connect
the materials. apparatus and finished
products shown into o tangible story
In the manufacture of one of the
most popular brands of American hats
the fur of North American beaver
South American nutria, Saxony hare
and English and Scotch coney are used
When the pelts of these animals are
received at the factory they are first
washed with whale oil soap, after
which the long, coarse hairs are re-
moved, since they would tend to make
he felt too rough. The skins are then
treated with nitrate of mercury, proc
sss called 'carroting." which gives the
fur its feeling properties" making 1t
knit together when hot water and pres
sure are applied. The skins are then
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-08

business has brought There is little
time for telephone talk Everybody
wants to get home. and in consequence
the number of calls declines sharply
up to 6. then fades away for the rest
of the night Wall Street Journal
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-08
Evidence of Genius.

HE started life with a shoestrne
and now he has $1.00O,000 Seems b.
credible, ehT'
mot at all. | should consider that
a man who could get anybody to buy
one shoestring was inevitably bound
to succeed. Judge.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-08
Trouble Enough.

Telephone. sir
What Is it"
Your wife wants you home at once. "
whats the trouble?"
"She has tight gown. can't stoop,
and the drip pan under the refrigera,
tor is running over."-Louisville Cou.
rier- Journal.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-08
Entitled to Charge.

Entitled to Charge.
"A professional man is paid for Vna
he knows, not for what he does"
'Then that young lawyer ought V
get some tremendous fees"
"WhyY
HE knows It all."-LOuisvals OH
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-08

them are the builders crisscrossin, \.
raw acres with their lines of af,.n =
and brick.-Simeon Strunsky IN q.
per's. ~
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
GO NO FARTHER
rhe Evldence Is At Your Deer.

HS CsilSHCS 10 AZ our GOGFs
Martinsbu.g proof is what you want
and the statement of this highly re-
spected resident will Danish all doubt.
A. S Poisal, blacksmith. 313 South
Winchester Ave, Martinsburg. says:
Disorders cf the kidneys had both
cred me for three years. l had to get
up often at night TO pass the kidney
sec-etions and my rest was broken.
My back was lame and if | did any
bending or lifting. was very painful
DOan's Kidney Pills, procured at
Shepherds Drug Store. cured me
They have done others Of the family
just as much good" Statement Civ
en- Feb, 1909
OVER FOUR YEARS LATER Mr..
Paisal said: u have had very little
trouble from my kidneys or back
since using Deans Kidney Pills.
still take them once in a while and
they keep my kidneys in good condi-
item
Price sec at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Deans Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Poisal had. FosteG-Maburn Co.
Props, Buffalo, y. Y. eod1w
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
Conference WILL
MEET IN ALEXANDRIA
Southern MethodiStS Win Flock
To Virginia City.

The Baltimore Conference Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. South will
open its one hundred and thirty-sec-
end annual session in Alexandria,
Va. Wednesday morning It will be
the fifth session of the conference to
be held at that place, the former SEES
sions having met in 1866 1877, 1889
and 1904.
The presiding officer will be Bish-
op Edwin D. Mouzon. OF Texas, this
being his first whit in an official ca
pacity to the Baltimore Conference,
The territory of tho Baltimore Con-
ference includes all OF Maryland and
the District OF Columbia and parts OF
Virginia and West Virginia, inelud-
ing Martinsburg. The Conference is
divided into eight districts with n
total membership including local
preachers, OF 66,771, There are 204
active and 40 retired ministers. The
secretary OF the last Conference was
the Rev II. NJ. Canter, presiding ell.
der OF the Washington district. He
was elected rs the successor OF the
Rev. f. v REGISTER of Alexandria,
who had been secretary COR n number
or years and resigned on account of
failing health. At the last session OF
the Conference Or. REGISTER was
granted the superannuate relation
but his health has been much bene
fitted and he is expected to resume
his work IN the active ranks
Or tho 204 pastors in the Confer
ence only 81 viii receive new ap
pointments at the coming session Of
the Conference as TIE result of the
time lin .t"-four years.
Among the special features that
WI claim the attention OF the Con
ference will be the Observance OF the
one hund edith anniversary of the
death OF Bishop Francis Asbury the
first Methodist preacher ordained
bishop In America. Rey. DR. II. p
Hamill and "r. A. c. Nadenbouseh,
Of this city. will attend.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
LOOKED SUSPICIOUS.

On Thursday night between one and
two o'eloek in the mornign as 10.
cal automobilist was returning home
from Martinsburg with several com.
panions they noticed standing beside
the road near Flagg's crossing a two
passenger automobile containing a
single passenger. Upon drawing near
the local people noticed that the man
was heavily masked. and it took but
little time for them to get out OF the
danger zone.
What he was after and his inten.
tons have not been disclosed but his
actions seem neutrality-suspicious.
town independent
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
LARGE PUBLIC SALE
LIVE STOCK AND FARMING IN
PIGMENTS
On SATURDAY. MARCH 25th. 1916
BEGINNING at 9 o'clock sharp.

On SATURDAY,. MARCH 25th. 1916
Beginning at o'clock sharp.
at my residence, two miles east Of
Hagerstown, hid, Oh the old Fordge
Read. consisting of
60 HEAD OF HORSES AND COLTS
Among which are 10 pairs of matches
sorrels. blacks. bays and DARK grays
black Percherou stallion. s years
old. weight 1900 pounds, a fine ami
NAL and 4 sure foal getter Balance
are good heavy horses and brood
mares, some good drivers; 20 young
horses. ranging from to years old.
This lot Of horses is as good as you
want TO see and weighing from 1000
pounds TO 1890 pounds.
eo-HEAD Of CATTLE--60
Fresh COWS, springecs, bulls, hell-
.ers.
eo--HsAO OF AoGS-6o
12-HEAO OF sHEEP-12
Farming Implements CT all kinds
lots Of coed harness. hay. fodder and
corn Free bus from square to sale.
II. FINFROCk
Eakle & Snyder, Auct.
3-l3-15-1S 30-23
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
PUBLIC SALE
PERSONAL PROPERTY

will offer for sale at the front door
of the Court House. on
=. SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1915,
Commencing at O'clock P. NJ
the following described personal
property:
One Horse
Two ponies
Two Bugsies
TWO Sets OF Harness
One Pony Buggy
Ore SCI of Pony Harness.
TERMS OF SALE
A credit Of six months viii be Civ
en- on all sums Of $40 and over. The
purchaser to give note with approved
security, negotiable and payable az
he Merchants and Farmers Bank.
Martinsburg, w. Va. with interest
rom date, but if paid at maturity, IN,
terest RENTED. per cent discount
for cash. All sums under $40 cash.
JOHN T. BOYD.
I. W Dodd, Auct. : Is St
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20

II the matter OF
D. S VanMetre, Bankrupt
In Bankruptcy
To the Creditors OF D, s. Van
Metre, OF Martinshurg. in the C0un-
ty Of Morgan. and district aforesaid.
. bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on tho
18th day of March, \ D. 1915, the
said D s Van Metre was
duly adiud,cated bankrupt, and that
the fist meeting Of HIS creditors will
be held at Martinsburg. West Viz
einla. in the office Of Wilbur H
Thomas. ESQ. on the 2Sth day OF
at which time the said creditors may
attend, prove their claims, appoint a
trustee examine the bankrupt, and
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
WILBUR =. THOMAS,
Referee IN Bankruptcy.
% Ii Martinsburg. W. Va
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
HER GRANDSON TO
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY

Ms Annie VI Bowen. Of South Raj.
eigh street, left for Romney, where
she viii visit her grandson, Maste
Vim G Bowen. who IS a student at
the deaf dumb and blind institution
The boy will celebrate his fifteenth
birthday Tuesday and his grandmoth
or wishes to be present. eli is under
going treatment OF his hearing and
also learning to hear by means Of
the lip language. In other words he
can understand what a person ia talk
ng about by watching their expres-
sion and the movement Of their lips
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
MOUZON HAS
ARRIVED IN BAL TlM0RE

Bishop Edwin Du Bese Mauzan. OF
San Antonio, Texas. arrived in Bal.
timore Friday morning on his way to
Alexandria. Va, where he will pre-
side next week over the one hundred
and thirty-second session Of the Bal
timore Annual Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
lie is one of the younger bishops of
his church, being only 46 years old
and having held that office for about
six years.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
MR.. CLINE GETS
"STONEWkLL" MEDAL

Mr.. Aaron Cline, the venerable res
ident OF West John street, has receiy-
ed one of the highly-prized "Stone-
wall" Jackson medals from Miss Rus
sell, OF Winchester. Mr.. Cline is
veteran Of "Stonewall Brigade of
the Confederate army, and is one of
the few men entitled 10 the honor Of
wearing one Of these medals. The
medals were made in France and for
years were practically hidden from
rev until within the past few years.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20

Yes but how? A natural question.
The answer Is that YOU must cleanse
yOur blood by stimulating Il 70
healthy. Vigorous action, so hat il
Will threw IN the germs and impuri-
ties that cause Rheumatism Tho ac-
tiol ef the wonderful blood purifier.
S S. s. is to practically renew the
life blood. give IL vigo-. stimulate the
flow. making it throw out the germs
aid the poison impurities. The OK
c-uciatiug pains of Rheuma SIN, who
Their IL is the shooting stahbiHg Sofa
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
PERMITS TO BUILD,

Mrs. J. c. Hutsler applies to the
council for permission to improve the
stairway at her property on West
King street, occupied on the lower
aoor by The Palace bowling alley and
the Gas Company's office. The esti.
mated cost is S25.
Mr. L. C. Brown applies for permits.
sion to erect double frame dwelling
house on Virginia avenue, 29x40. es-
timated cost, $1,000.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
MAKES COOS SHOWING.

The Baltimore Conference. NJ, e.
Church, South. Womans Missionary
Societies, Home and Foreign, paid the
last quarter of 1913. $3,S703I. The
Vjomans Missionary Society of two
departments paid the last quarter OF
1914. $5.66S IS, and the Woman's Mis-
siona7y Society paid the last quarter
Of 1915, $G.16S IS. These figures speak
for themselves. No comment Is
needed.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
HEARING OF GIRL
WAS TODAY POSTPONED

The trial Of Esther Abrecht, the
Frederick girl whose conduct with
several harrisburg young mon and
boys aroused a great amount Of talk.
was this afternoon postponed TO 2
future date. It is understood that
four or five Of the yeung men mixed
up in the affair are unde arrest anC
will also be given hearing.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
The Following Story Unfolds the Secret
of the Famous Point 7

To most people chewing
gum is a mystery. They may
know that different chewing
gums are made from different
ingredients. But that is about
all. Here are facts which we
believe you will be glad to
know about Sterling Gum:
Your Sterling Gum is
made from the following
materials:
The basis is the pure sap
Of the tropical Sapota Tree
a natural gum.
This natural Sapota Tree
sap is boiled, swectencd and
Favored. / he swcetening is
simply pure cane sugar and
pure corn syrup.
The aavoring is of two
kinds-Peppcrmintl Tin red
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20

wrappers), Cinnamon Tin
blue wrappers).
/ here arc some twenty
varieties of the mint plant.
! he Sterling Peppermint 10
a product OF the choicest,
smoothcst- favored of these
many mint varieties.
The spioyCinnamon flavor
is extracted from the Cassia
bush which grows in tho
tropics.
The zap of the Sapota
Tree, the cane sugar, the
corn syrup. the Peppermint
and Cinnamon havors all
come from the sap OF some
plant or tree. Nature herself
supplies these delicious ma
terials from which your
Sterling Gum is made.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20

Miss Jane Colston mas returned to
her home in Mart.nsburg from an ex-
tended visit TO her sisters, Mrs. VII.
'iam CornweH. in Romney. and Mrs.
Taapnel, In Cumberland.
NJ. Edward Dfiggins. former
resident Of Martinsbarg ard an en-
oIoye OF the Baltimore < Ohio, was
here for a few hours today looking
up old friends.
Mr. and Mrs. r L. Brown. of West
Race street have returned from Bal
timore. where they visited their dau
zhter, Mrs Tucker, and attended the
Billy Sunday meetings.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
Mr.. GEORGE SINGS
NOW IN TIE MIkAD0

The many friends of Mr. Charles
George, who appeared here last sum
mer at the head Of his comic opera
company, will be glad to know that
he is singing the leading role in Char
les Boye-s Mikado at the Central
Opera House this week.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
Requirements for Winning Phrase

When you read the above facts
on the materials that Sterling Gum
10 made Of you will know all that
IT i, necessary for you to know in
entering this contest.
The first prize will go to the
one whose suggestion, based on the
above story most impressively pre-
senis the natural purity Of Sterling
Gum-in the opinion Of the judges.
Remember that your suggestion
must be IN six words or less.
Thene1 bestsuggestion wilwin
the second pflze and so on down.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
LEAVES HOSPITAL

Miss Pool plotner daughter OF
Mr., c. Pl6tner of Hancock. w Va,
who was operated on at the City
Hospital. was dismissed and today
returned with her father to their
home.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
MURDERED HIS WIFE;
ELECTRoCUTED TODAY

Especial dispatch 10 The Journah
Rockyiew, Pa, March 20.-Martn
Kristan, aged 40 years, who was con-
vieted Of numbering his wife with a
shotgun near Pittsburgh last Septem-
ber expiated his crime in the state
penitentiary here, when he was
electrocuted al 40 this moraing
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
ABOUT RECOVERED.

John Johnson, colored, an emnloye
of the South Quarry. who was hit in
the head by a stone several weeks ago,
is about recovered
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
NOW WITH APOLLO.

TT. L. 0. Fulk, for some time past
connected with the paid fire depart
ment stationed at Ryneal hose house
resigned To accept the position as
trap drummer at the Apollo Theatre
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Tho Womaus Pres hyterian, a mis-
si6aary auxiliary cf Winchester Pres
byteey. Is to hold its annual meeting
April Il and y at Gerrardstown Pres
byterian Church.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20

Mrs Elizabeth Landers, who
who makes her home with NJ. and
MIS-. f. F Entler West Pqo- e+reet
has been i'll for some days with ton
slitis
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
SHE TOOK POISON

a young lady was removed to one
Of the local hospitals fer treatment
because OF taking poison with suicid-
al irteat. She is said to be out OF
DANCE.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
CLUB Has MEETING.

The Hebrew Social Club met Sun
day at the residence OF Mr.. L. Miller,
OF East King street.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20

Miss Ruth ZepD is sick at her home
on North Second street with an at
tack o. tonsilitis
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20

w Moorhead Miller.
Word was received here OF the
udden death yesterday IN Shepherds
town OF the late w. Moorehead MIL
'er, aged about Sc Mr. MllGr who
'ormer!y ree!ded in Berkeley county,
near Greensburg, moving to Shep-
herdstown about two years ago ex-
1ircd at II O'Clock at his home. He
had ben IN poor health for a month
and his heart became affected. He IS
ueviyed by his widow. number Of
raldren including Mr.. Frank Miller
7ear the old home place, and sever'
brothers and sisters. GIho funeral
will take place WedDeaday morning
at the late home at II O'Clock. Rev
/. D Woman pastor Of the Luther
an Church, Of which no was mem
Der officiating. The remains VIII be
Inferred in Chepherdstown
Second Twin Expires
The infant daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs. }. b ZeH. North High street.
did not long survive the other twin
dying sunday night, aged about two
months. The funeral vii! be held
from the house at 10 O'Clock Rev
Gilbert c. Smith, Of First Baptist
Church, oGnciating. Interment in
Green Hin Cemetery.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20

Rev. and MS NJ. l.. Hansel of Ger
rardstown, were in, the city today.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20

In the District Court Of the United
States for the Northern District cf
West Virginia,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
The MARKETS

The following are the preva1inl
prices hetDs paid by martinsbure
merchants and elevators today;
Note-The prices quoted below foI
the local markets are the price,
dealers are Offering at nooe tn-4r
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
Contest Closes

All answers must be received in
New York BY midnight Of May
Is, 1915.
Answers will not be examined
by the judges until after that date.
] he judges, therefore, cannot
nail Acknowledgements o. the
suggestions received.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
W. Moorhead Miller.

rom the vicinity Of Capon Bridge
Y. Va.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
JN1. NJ. cutler
SUDDENLY EXPIRES

CONFINED FROM PACE oNEo
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20
Announcement
of Awards

The winner,of the hrstSo prizes
vii. he announced in the Jolly iirst
issue ofthe Saturday Evening Post.
Please DO not write to the judges.
They cannot correspond with in
diyiduai contestants. Just make
note now Of the date on which the
prize winner. vail be announced
ia the Saturday Eyening Post.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-03-20

me Journa; the peoples paper