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SalviniIs Descendants.

Salvini, the great Italian tragedian,
made it a condition that none Of his
sons should act in Italy so long as he
remained on the stage. So GustavO
was hanished to the other countries
of the continent and acted i'll Russia
and Austria with some successes. Alex
ander learned the English language
and played in this country until he
died at an early age. TOmasO is now
an actor in Italy and is said to have in
herited to 4 greater degre than any Of
lis brothers the talents Of his father.
Salvini was married twice; first to
Clementine CaZzola, an eminent Italian
actress, who died, leaving him three
small children. Many years later he
married an EnglishwOman named Lot
tic Sharp, by whom he had two chill
dren. His grandchildren have attract
ed attention in art and other circles
In Italy.
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CAUGHT IN GARDENERS NET
Tramp Expected to LAND" but as 1t
Turned Out He Was the One
LANDED"

They are telling ii story about Rep
resentative Gardner and his fervent
preparedness campaign.
1t seems that a begging tramp ap-
preached a group of congressman, and
one of them pointed out Mr.. Gardner
and said:
Nothing doing here, Weary, but that
gentleman there is very charitable,
and if you tackle him you'll be apt
to make a haul"
thanks, boss said the tramp hus-
kily. and he hurried to Mr.. Gardner,
while the others looked on with in
tereSt.
The tramp and the statesman were
seen to talk earnestly together for
some time. Then their hands meta
piece of money plainly passed between
them-and the tramp stepped jauntily
away.
"Well, did you land hn?" con-
gresham asked the tramp.
No" the tramp answered cheer
fully. mo; gave him quarter to-
ward his splendid national prepared
ness campaign"
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INSECTS THAT PREY
ON THE APPLE TREE
There Are 176 Different Varieties
Capable of Making Them
Entirely FruitIesS.

It's almost a miracle that we have
any apples at all, for there are 176 diff
ferent varieties of insects which at
tack apple trees and are capable of
making them fruitless. To fight this
horde Of pests the apple-producing
states spend as much as 100000 a
year for spraying trees, remarks Phila-
delphia Inquirer
Scientists now say, however, that it
would be much better if fruit growers
spent less money in covering their
trees with poison and did more to en-
courage birds to make their homes in
the orchards. Birds devour almost
every kind of insect which threatens
fruit, and enough birds will accom-
plish wonders in freeing orchards from
this danger.
Farmers often object to birds. be-
cause they eat so much fruit There
are, however, numerous ways in which
the amount of fruit birds destroy can
be made trivial compared with the
number of insects they eat.
ANOOlLS, IOI IloIdliCSy are 0AII0IuS]y
fond of cherries. But they will leave
the cherry trees quite neglected if one
or two trees of Russian mulberries,
which ripen at the same time as cher
ries, are placed within reach.
Other things which will retain the
robins useful services as a forager
without any serious loss of valuable
fruit are chokeberries, holly, elder,
sour gum, shadeberries, wild cherries,
wild grapes, greenbrier and smilax.
The planting of some such trees and
shrubs in the vicinity of orchards
serves a double purpose. 1t furnishes
food for the birds and makes them
more inclined to make their homes in
the orchards. One reason why birds
often avoid orchards is because the
shrubbe1y has been cut away and they
can find no suitable nesting places.
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SCHEME PROVED A FAILURE
Tight-Fisted Old Gentleman More Than
Met His Match in ShreWd
Physician.

A tight-fsted old man, feeling very
sick, asked friend to recommend a
physician The friend named GER
tain specialist.
rs he very expenSive?" asked the
sick man.
well, not so very: He'll charge
you four dollars for the first visit and
two dollars for each one after that"
The old fellow soon afterward
walked into the office of the physician
named by his friend, and upon being
admitted to the consulting room
planked down two dollars, relnarking:
"Well, doctor, here 1 am again."
The physician calmly picked up the
money and put it in a drawer, which
he locked securely. The sick man
looked on eXpectantly, awaiting the
next move.
"Well, I'm ready tc be examined"
he said at length"
Il don't think it's necessary" re-
piled the shrewd specialist. There's
no need to do it again. Keep right
on taking the same medicine. Good
day, sir"
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PROFIT IN FARMING
FIGURED BY YIELD
True Measure of Production Is
Net Profit Per Acre Rather
Than Gross Yield.

Yield per acre is usually taken as
the measure of profitable production in
farming. A low yield means a small
profit or loss and high yield means
a large profit. But this is not neces-
sarily true, as the cost of production
may be out of proportion to the value
Of the bumper crop. For example,
Europe produces high yields per acre
but small profits per man. The meas
IRE of good farming in America is
profit per man rather than yield per
acre. As the yield per acre is in
creased beyond a certain normal, the
cost per bushel, on the average, will
be increased, though in individual
cases or during short periods of time
the reverse may be true. The true
measure of production is net profit
per acre rather than gross yield.
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METHOD FOR DRYING UP cow
Judgment and Experience of
Attendant Is Required.

A COW should be dried off for six
weeks before calving. It may take
two weeks to dry her off, that depend
ing upon the persistency OF milk flow.
To dry off COW the rich feed has
to be removed and the COW allowed
to pasture short grass or eat hay.
Some milk is left in the quarters at
each milking at first; then milking
is omitted; then the milking is done
every other day, and afterward only
little milk is taken, as seen to be
necessary. There is no specific rule
for such work. and it requires the best
judgment and experience Of the at
tendant.
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N&A hLetn neaQ
Beware the eossynol!

Before cottonseed can become a
suitable food for human beings, the
gossypol it contains must be extracted
Or neutralized. For gossypol is poi
son. Stock raisers in the cotton dis
tricts know how cottonseed meal often
poisons their animals. Gossypol is a
substance allied to carbolic acid, but
its chemistry is unknown W. A. With
ers and F. E. Carruth, in a report in
the Journal of Agricultural Research.
prove it is g0ssypol that causes the
poisoning
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4 Kidney Medicine That Makes
Friends Everywhere

Thirteen years ago we commenced SELL
ing DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root and during
our entire experience we have not en-
countered single unpleasant dealing with
our customers who have used it. It is a
preparation that gives universal satisfac-
ton, and our customers are always pleased
to speak in the highest terms regarding it.
We have sufficient confidence in Swamp
Root to recommend it and consider we
are doing our customer favor.
Very truly yours,
BARNETT -SCHENK DRUG CO.,
Jan. 10th, 1916. Roanoke, Va.
Prove What Swamp-ROOt Will Do For YUu
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, n Y, for sample size bot
tie. 1t will convince anyone. You will
also receive a booklet of valuable infor-
nation, telling about the kidneys and blad-
der. When writing, be sure and mention
this paper. Regular ffty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores.-Adv.
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ESTIMATING VALUE OF CALF
Young Animal Is Worth Practically
Nothing Until Labor and Capital
Have Been Invested.

In estimating the gross product of
COW it is customary-to to credit her with
one calf a year valued at s5 to $40.
A little clear thinking will reveal the
fact that no such amount can proper
ly be allowed the COW as a producer of
wealth. The COW should be credited
only with the value of her calf three
days after birth. After that the calf
is not longer the creation of the dams
internal economy, but the product of
feed that has market value. After
that time the cows milk can be sold
for cash in some form of dairy prod
uct. The average cost Of production
of milk in the United States is close
to five cents a quart. A husky calf
will consume at least two gallons of
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By c. Fl. ECKLES. Missouri Agricul-
tural Experiment Station)
Dry corn fodder may be put into the
silo any time during the fall or win
ter with good results, although it is
better to put it in at the proper stage,
according to the results obtained at
the Missouri station. 1t is very diff
cult to make silage in the winter time
on farms which do not have water sys-
tens, which makes it easy to add
ton of water for every ton of silage.
1t will not do to rely upon supplying
the water through the cutter, as only
about third enough can be added in
this way. No better results are OBJ
tanned if the water is poured on the
top after the filling has been COM
pleted. Channels form and drain the
upper portion of the silo, leaving most
of the fodder dry. There is little dan
ger of adding too much water, but Of
course it makes unnecessary work.
OF ten or twelve farmers who made
silage from shock corn and furnished
samples for analysis, one who added
apparently too little water says: "The
silage was good at first, but got drier
and drier toward the bottom" In
number of cases the silage nodded,
and in every such case it was found
that too little water had been added.
If the filing is done during wet wealth
er. the fodder may be so damp that
less need be added, but the only way
to be sure of getting good results is
to measure the amount of water
sprayed on by the hose per minute and
adjust the hose and the cutter in such
a way that ton of water will be even
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ly distributed over every ton of dry
fodder cut into silage.
The conclusions of the college de-
rived from filing three small silos at
different dates, and with the addi-
ton of different amounts of water,
agree closely with the opinions of the
farmers who had used such silage,
and may be summarized by saying
that (1 the feed was satisfactory and
more palatable than the shock corn,
~ such silage is not equal to that
made by putting in the corn at the
proper stage in the fall, (3) such re-
filling prevents the loss in feeding
value, which occurs when the fodder
is left in the shock; (4) silage is more
convenient than shock fodder to feed,
and (5) the stalk is more completely
eaten.
One of the farmers who have had ex-
perience says: Il would recommend
putting shock corn in the silo any time
up to February, believing it TO be
much more valuable as silage than
when fed to cattle from the shock. 1
prefer putting it in the silo at the
proper stage, however" Another farm
er writes: I'VE filled a silo in the mid
die of the winter Supplied the wa
ter with a hose in the silo. Water
was taken up rapidly. Silage became
very hot in "a hours. The silage was
in fine condition when fed. Stock ate
the silage practically as well as fresh
corn silage. Better to fill one silo
three times than to build two or three,
especially on account Of the greater
facility in getting help
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penditures. Since the cost of living is
constantly advancing it is vitality nee
essary that deep concern be paid to
reducing certain items OF expenditure
Food for the family costs more than
any other item, and those who work
with the thriftless and improvident
know that their condition is largely d
matter of what they spend for the in
side rather than the outside of the
body.
Since meat makes up a large part of
the ordinary family diet, any economy
in the purchase of it will make no.
ticeable reduction in the food bill. b.
using meat substitutes, which are less
expensive, but as nutritious, the
amount may be cut down by half The
use of cheese, which is rich in pro-
tein, pound OF cheese being equal to
two pounds of meat in food value with
much less waste, will prove most sat
isfactory.
1t is a great advantage to market
in person; she sees the food products,
is able to furnish variety and if she
has strength of mind enough to re
fuse to buy that which she knows she
cannot afford, no matter how alluring,
she will find her marketing profitable.
The butcher will not give short weight
with the customer looking on, though
the difference may be small it amounts
to much in the course of year.
The cheaper cuts of meat, nuts IRE
pared in loaf, eggs in various forms,
are all economical dishes when pre-
pared intelligently.
The utilizing of left-overs in the
planning OF the meals is another i'm
portant item. 1t goes without saying
that the economical housewife makes
out her menu days ahead in order to
save expense and use those left-overs
profitably.
Brown bread, white bread or whole
wheat bread is made more wholesome
by the addition of few raisins
Fruit and vegetables lend them
selves to all sorts of combinations. AS
soups and salads they are satisfac-
tory.
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GRAIN RATION IS DESIRABLE
corn-and-Cob Meal, Oats and Cotton.
seed Meal Mixture Is Recommend
ed for Dairy Cows.

A desirable grain ration for cows,
when corn and oats are used as a
base, is one made up of 300 pounds
Of corn-and-cob meal, 200 pounds of
oats and 100 pounds of cottonseed
meal. Feed this at the rate of one
pound for every three pounds of
per cent milk produced. In addition
feed as much legume hay and CORE
stOver as the COWS will consume.
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one unbeaten egg, and half a cupful
of milk. Mix until smooth, then be-
gin to beat with a wooden spoon for
a few minutes; then add another half
cupful of milk and continue beating
until air bubbles rise to the top. Fry
on hot griddIe and serve with lemon
juice and sugar.
Cherry Shortcake.-Add to the
cherry Juice a little cornstarch. cook
until smooth, add butter, then the pit
ted cherries and place on the cakes.
Serve with the sauce instead of
cream.
Rice Pancakes.-Boil a quarter of
a pound of rice until quite soft, then
drain. Mix with it one cupful of cream,
four we'll beaten eggs, a quarter of a
teaspoonful of salt, nutmeg to taste,
a half cupful of melted butter and suf-
flcient -four to form q smooth batter.
Fry and serve.
Serving thin slice of orange sprin-
kled with sugar on the nice brown
cake, which is but little larger than
the orange is a most attractive and
delicious cake.
Scotch Pancakes.-Beat four eggs
with four tablespoonfuls of sugar.
Have six tablespoonfuls of flour and
a pint of sweet milk, mix little Of
the milk with the -four until smooth,
add this to the beaten eggs, then add
a little salt and mix all together. Put
a tablespoonful of butter on smooth
griddle and pour a cupful of the well
beaten batter on to the pan, cook until
we'll Drowned, then spread with butter
and orange marmalade, roll up. sprin-
kle with sugar, serve on a hot dish.
Chopped pineapple or other fruits
may be served on these cakes, even
grated chocolate added just as they
are taken from the griddle, busted
with sugar, is a cake liked very much.
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HEAL YOUR SKIN TROUBLES
With cuticura, the Quick, Sure and
Easy Way. Trial Free

Battle with Cuticura Soap, dry and
apply the Ointment. They stop itch
ing instantly, clear away pimples,
blackheads, redness and roughness, re-
move dandruff and scalp irritation,
heal red, rough and sore hands as
well as most baby skin troubles.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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HAND STRIPPING IS FAVORED
Some Failures With Machines Due to
Leaving Strippings in Udder-
Last Milk Is Richest.

A milking machine user says that
some failures with the machines are
due to leaving the strippings in the
udder He believes in saving the last
milk, which is the richest, and hand
stripping enables him to know the
exact condition of the cows udder
every day.
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Something is wrong with everything.
We live upon the planet of mistakes.
Most of US are misfts. The rest are
excuses. l know Of ,Ee~ ideal condi-
tion except the condition of someone
else. No human being ever had things
just exactly to suit him. The sooner
we awake to this truth and make up
our minds that if ever we are to find
contentment at all, it will be among
things as they are and not among
things as they ought to be, the better
it will be for us-and also for the un-
fortunate people who have to live with
us.-Frank Crane.
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Male Bird for BREEDING.

Now i, a good time to look around
for the male bird you wish to put at
the head of next years breeding pen.
Some care should be exercised in max
ing such a selection as upon the head
of the pen depends much of next sea-
sons success.
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Easy TO Produce Kicker

Irritability is a quality that is often
produced by improper handling at time
of first milking. 1t is easy to produce
a kicker" by the first mixer being a
man who cannot hold his temper under
trying circumstances.
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Nothing Relieves Tender, Aching Feet
like hot foot bath with Johnsons Foot
Soap. Composed of Borax, Bran and
Iodine. At Druggists or sent postpaid
for 25c by Thos. Gill Soap Co., I'll
Kent Ave, Brooklyn, N. Y. Adv.
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nisannninted Homes.

Il told that inyegterate gossip. Mrs.
Gabby. that saw young Highly tax
ing lunch with a married woman in
the fashionable restaurant"
And was he?"
Sure. 1t was his mother"
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The Effects of opiates.
The difference.

This poet speaks of the 'circumam-
bient air. What kind of air is that?'
'Oh. he means ordinary air, as dis
tinguished from the air that is agi-
tated by electro fans. patent systems
of ventilation and thunderous appeals
for preparedness"
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Tour Of lnsnectIon Paws.

Often tour through the stables
the last thing at night and few min
utes' attention to the distribution of
the bedding at that time will save half
an hours work of cleaning the cows
In the morning.
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be thoroughly beaten for
five or ten minutes. The
frying pan should be
very smooth and fairly
hot so the cakes may
cook quickly without get
ting soggy.
Plain Pancakes.-Sift
one cupful of flour into a
basin; add a quarter of
a teaspoonful of salt,
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van nR ANY FRIENn

Scffer with Rheumatism or Neuri.is, acG4e or
chronic, write for my FREE BOOK on Rhenn0r
fism-Its Cause and Cure. Most wonderful bGstk
ever written, it's absolutely FREE. Jest -
Case, Dept @. W., Brockton. Mass.-Adv-
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%KI TT lin
CABINET

The budget is to the house&eeper
what the blue print is to the builder
The average housekeeper may reduce
expenditure by keeping accounts each
month of amounts spent for various
food products.
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MusicaI7
lcoD-I understanl your new

Bacop-I understand your new
Egbert-Are what7
Musical
who said that?'
oh heard it. Is 1T not so?"
well. l reckon he likes to fiddle
and the wifes like to yell, if that's
what you mean. n."-Yonkers Statesman.
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Cow Values.

1t is not only the amount Of product
cow gives, but also the cost OF produc-
ing it, that determines the value.
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Il want cut rates on this job"
'Nhat is it2"
"1rimming my trees and hedges" :"
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Plant Food for Soil

Nitrate of soda and organic matter
supplement each other in furnishing
the soil with plant food.
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Bank Uu Celery Plants.

Bank up the celery plants with
earth in order to get them to blanch
Earth is said to be better for late Gel
cry than boards.
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Potato Bug Spray.

A mixture of paris green and lime
IN equal parts is a very eficacious
spray for the potato bug
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know any success
ful business man
who keeps no ac-
count of his in
come and outgo?
lie is just as rare
as is the house
keeper ho does
record her daily ey-
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Speedy.

Does that new watch of yours keep
good time?"
"You bet it does There isn't a clock
In town that can keep up with it?"
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It's easier to grasp some Opportuni-
ties than it is to let 90 of them.
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A man and his wife are different
also Indifferent after. they have been
married a few years.
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Orchard Failures.

Probably as many failures are due
to planting the orchard on unsuitable
soil as any other cause.
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Nothing boosts the value of bless
ings like their removal.
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A new broom sweeps almost as
clean as q straight flush
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Honesty is a good thing in co1ec-
tion with insurance policies.
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Improve Health condItions.

Improve Health Conditions.
Health conditions are improved by
the drainage of swamPs AID standing
water.
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Silence has every other kind OF "A
bluff hacked off the boards.
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Excellent Soil Builder.

Farmers throughout the corn belt
are fast coming to realize the excel
lence of sweet clover as a soil builder.
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The man who looks straight ahead
misses lot on the side.
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DAY WITH PANCAKES.

If pancakes are to be light, more
mixing will not do The batter must
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HELPFUL HINTS.

In the first place every home keep
er should keep accounts. Do you
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what do you think of my comrades
whom | introduced tc your" said the
naval officer to the pretty girl ut the
naval ball.
II think" she answered. glancing at
the comrades mentioned standing
around her, that you have got me In
a nice mess. ."-BaItimOr American.
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Two women can remain good
friends if they don't rdeet often.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-30
LUNCHEON GIVEN BY
MISS ELDRIDGE

Miss Elizabeth Eldridge entertained
at a four course luncheon Saturday at
her home on Lee street in compliment
to Miss Lucy Barrow Taylor, the
guest of Capt. and Mrs. John NJ
Cobb. The beautiful round table was
covered with cluny cloth, with white
carnations and ferns forming pretty
decoration. The guests were Miss
Taylor, Misses Sara Sheffield, Miss
Margery KaImon, Margaret Wheatley,
Cordelia Gatewood, Mary Hawkins.
Mary Hudson, Anna Murray, Elizabeth
Davis, Annie Lucille Allen, Sara
Rritton, Elizabeth Eldridge.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-30
CARUSO IS JOLLY
GOOD FELLOW TOO

ATLANTA, Ca, April 29.-Not only
is Enrico Caruso, the worlds greatest
tenor and the Metropolitan's strongest
drawing card in Atlanta, who never
fails to fill the house when he sings,
hut also he's one of the most rollick-
ing and devil-may- fellows that
ever frolicked in Dixie sunshine.
The students of Georgia Tech who
march through Atlanta streets in their
night shirts whenever they win a big
athletic victory, or the boys from the
University of Georgia, who paint At
lanta's bridges and romp on Peachtree
lawns in celebration of football and