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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
Lawrence Tyler is ill with grip.

Lawrence Tyler is i'll with grip.
Miss Margaret Nelson is visiting in
New York city.
Mrs. Julia Newton is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. n. p. Wood.
Mrs. r. II. Parker visited at John
Logan s in Greenfield last week.
Mrs L. II. Lazelle gave tea party
Friday afternoon to a few women.
The regular meeting of the Order of
Eastern Star was held Wednesday even
ing.
The public schools were closed Tues
day in Observance of Washington s
birthday.
Mrs. Horace Sibley and son, Paul of
Wendell spent the weekend in East
Mortified.
Hector Wallet and Everett Laugh
ton have enlisted in the United States
army for term of four years.
Thc boys and girls society enjoyed
a supper and social in the vcstry of
the Congregational church Saturday
evening
Tho Dickerson Scientific club of
Mount Hermon, % in number, enjoyed
urday evening.
Miss Marion Bodfsh, a student of
birmingham normal school and grad
uate of Mortified seminary, is the guest
of Mrs. Sophie Nelson.
The Mount Hermon Mandolin club
with reader gave a concert in the
town hall Saturday evening under the
auspices of the senior class of the
high school.
Those who attended the Pomona
Grange at Gill Friday were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Priest, l.. o. Clapp, H. H
chamberlain, Mr.. and Mrs. +. b. Esta
Nook and others.
Miss Dorothy Clapp, who teaches in
Gill, and Miss Hazel Clapp, student
at Fitchburg normal school, are with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. o. Clapp
for their vacations.
In the meeting of the Grange on
Tuesday evening class of ten had the
first and second degrees conferred upor
them. The second degree was conferred
by the men S degree staff.
At Mrs. w. G. Robert s on the even
ing of Washington s birthday Co
lonial party was held. Miss Ellei
HOward's Sunday school class CAV,
the party to the class of Miss Del
phine Lazellc.
The annual dinner of the Mortified,
Automobile club will be served il
Monat Hotel the evening of Wednes
day, March l. All citizens are invited
Those who will attend should motif,
+. w. Williams or $. +. Walker.
Rolln c. Ward camp, Sons of Vet
Grams, held joint celebration of tn
birthdays of Lincoln and Washington
Tuesday evening in Sons of Veterans
hall. +. II. Brown of Greenfield CAV
an entertaining historical address.
The social committee of the Con
gregational church is arranging for
Colonial tea in the vestry Friday even
ing of this week. General Georg
and Martha Washington are announC
ed to be present and Colonial Dame
will entertain.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
VERNON.
Mrs. Robert Strange is i'll.
j. II. Frost is i'll with grip.

-hiN' hObcIl is Ill
j. II. Frost is i'll with grip.
Emery Phetteplacc has been i'll
with grip. DR., Hamilton attends him.
The Ladies' circle will furnish din
ner in the vestry for the voters town
meeting day.
ing with dogwood poisoning, is some
what better.
Misses Elizabeth and Eva Graham
spent the holiday with their sister
Mrs. II. A. Brown.
Mrs. NJ. l. Reed and H. A. Statcn
attended the ID. A. X. luncheon in
Brattlcboro Tuesday
Herbert Baker of Shelburne Falls
Mass, spent the weekend with his
mother, Mrs. Hattie Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis T. Fairman have
moved to the house of his father, late
~ deceased, for the winter.
Mrs. Julia A. Newton spent few
days last week with Mrs. John Hub
bard and Mrs. b. II. Newton.
j. T. Wright drove to Northfield
Mass, with party of neighbors last
night to attend the Unitarian fair.
The selcctmen will meet in the town
hall (Whithed 81 Saturday, March 4
from ! to p. m. to revise the checl
list.
Mrs. W. NJ. Hale and daughter, Mrs
G. f. Turner, attended the funeral o.
Mrs. Hale IS sister-in-law in Deerfeld
Mass, Monday.
w. Anterior Hale and friend o
Brattleboro were guests Sunday of hi
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Hale, an
sister, Mrs. A. Lee Barnes.
H. W. Fairman cut cash two inche
ng on his right foot near the il
ep Tuesday. DR.. II. p, Greene o
rattleboro dressed the wound.
Mrs. Philip Rancourt entertained tn
neighboring women Feb. 1G, the ann
versary of Mr.. AMI Mrs. L. j. Rar
court. The rooms were decorated i
pink and white. Refreshments wer
served.
An informal reception was held i
Grange hall Monday evening in hor
or of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Amidon. ,
u, Wright in behalf Of the Ladies eli
Gle and Vernon Grange, presented tn
young couple two chairs. Both NJ
and Mrs. Amidon responded wit
thanks. Cake and coffee were serve
and social hour enjoyed. Regret
felt that the severe weather kept man
interested people from attending.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
MOTHER TELLS HOW VINOL
Mada Har nelicate Bow Strong

Made Her Delicate Boy STRONG
New York City. My little boy was
in a very weak, delicate condition as a
result OF gastritis and the measles and
there seemed no hope of saving his life.
The doctor prescribed cod liver oil but
he could not take it. decided to try
seemed TO agree with him so that now he
10 a strong healthy boy. Mrs. THOMAS
FITzGERALD, 1890 Park Ave, N. Y. City.
We guarantee Vinol, our delicious
cod liver and iron tonic, for rundown
conditions, chronic coughs, colds and
bronchitis.
Wilfred r. Root, Druggist, Brattle
boro, Vt.
Vinol is sold in Hinsdale, N. H., by
Mark s. Mann, Druggist.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
WEST NoRTHFIELD, MASS.

Mrs. E. a. Pratt is ill., Most of John
Brooks S family have been i'll with grip.
A number attended the fellowship
meeting in Bernardston last Friday
and enjoyed it very much.
The Mission society will have social
and supper in johnson hall Tuesday
evening, Feb. 90, the proceeds to go
toward the debt on the parsonage. 1t
is hoped that all will feel interested.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
A Word for the Primary Law.
(st. Johnsbury Republican,

Not much real talk about state poll
tics probably until after the March
meetings. The fact is that If th' prim.
arv law passes, it one thing and a
new order of things; if the proposed
primary law fails of approval, i will
be the same old thing in the s9he old
way.
to pass the primary law and see candi
dates win out on their individual merit
and initiative, and not upor the sup
port of deputies and friends,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
The Answer.

John l.. Sullivan said at temper,
anee luncheon at Asbury park.
"The nice boys who wind up as soti
laugh and joke about the booze in the
beginning. They can take it or leave
it alone, they say-but l notice that
such people always take it. Yes, it s n
joke at first, before the habit gets
sot as it were.
81 was talking to one of these lads
at Cape May Point about the terrible
mosquitoes that they have down there.
Z" Boy, l said, 'how do you stand
'em5'
Z" Well, Mr.. Sullivan one of them
answered, we go to bed so full that
tho first half of the night we pay no
attention to the 'skeeters, and tile last
half the skeeters ars SO full they paw
no attention to us. New York
Times.
=
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
SOUTH VERNON.
. Herbert Tyler is i'll.

Mrs. Herbert Tyler is i'll.
School in No. will close this week
A young son of Clifford Streeter is
Ill wan gap.
Miss Lizzie Fairman is at work for
Mrs. Fairfield
Percy, Perley and Stephen Bond
sons Of the late Leroy Bond of Boston
were in town looking after the Bond
property recently.
Lyman Lee Kimball, who is in tho
employ of Charles Richardson, while
chopping, cut his foot badly. DR.. Wood
of Mortified was called to dress the
wounds.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25

-0in the club, which will be in charge
of Mrs. +. Amber Wclch and Miss
Lien Howard.
The Northfeld Hotel has such an
influx of guests over the holidays that
they opened the summer annex. Among
the guests are j. Livingston Grandin
and family of Boston, b. s. Hurlburt
of Cambridge, dean of Harvard, and
Mrs. c. T. Cnndee and son of New Ha-
ven.
Mrs. Robert f. Speer of Montclair,
n. j., wife of the well-known North
field conference speaker, spoke Thurs
day afternoon, Feb. II, before the stu
dents Of Mortified seminary. She
told of the jubilee work of the Y. w,
c. A. She also spoke at the chapel
services Friday morning.
The Mothers society and the w. c.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25

and children of Bellows Falls, VT, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Field of Springfield,
Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Fisher of New Haven, Conn
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
vermont's Estimated Population.
Barre Times

In making estimates of population of
the several states, the U. S. census bu-
reau credits Vermont with prospec-
tive gain of 1,247 people from July l.,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25

st. Paul spent $11 .042, $50 on new build
ings in 1915.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25

trouble. "-l
Miss Alice Jeffords is at home from
Charlestown.
Guy NORM was at home over Sun
day from New York
John j. Carroll of Greenfield, Mass,
spent Sunday in town.
Miss Mildred Clarke spent Sunday
ut her home in Alstead.
Mrs. Eta Felch of Winchester is
visiting friends in town.
Miss Ruth Quigley was at home
Sunday from Greenfield, Mass.
The first four grades of school arc
having a vacation of one week.
O. c. Robertson has bought an
eight-cylinder Peerless touring car.
Mrs. w. f. Robertson has been in
New York several days the past week
Miss Mildred Sprague is visiting her
aunt, Miss Lena Liscom, in Everett,
Mass.
Miss Phoebe Tyler of Charlestown
spent Sunday with Miss Alice JEFF
fords
Elwood Weed returned Wednesday
from few days visit in Dorchester,
Mass.
John Felice and family of Hadley
Mass, are visiting at Charles Cham
berlain s.
Mrs. E. c. Robertson and Mrs. F
w. Jeffords spent Saturday in Spring
field, Mass
There will be another leap year
dance in Foresters hall Friday even
ing, March 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Betterley OF
Brattleboro spent Sunday with Hins
dale relatives.
Mrs. w. L. Belleville of South
Chelmsford, Mass, came Wednesday tC
visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hale and son
Kenneth, spent Tuesday with relatives
in Winchester.
, The high wind Saturday caused thu
snow to drift badly on the roads out
l side the village.
Mrs. Edwin B. Young and chile
5 have gone to Granville, Mass, for |
few weeks visit.
Miss Lois Mead is at home from he
teaching duties in Three Rivers, Mass.
for short visit
Mrs. Frank Place and two children
are visiting relatives in Springfield
: Mass. a few days.
0. c. Robertson attended banque
of the New Hampshire Trades associa
ton Thursday in Concord.
Two recent telephone subscribers arr
c. L. Wellington, 1913, and Austil
/ Sweeney, private line, So.
Chauucey Weeks of KGene has beef
G in town few days with his parents
2 Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Weeks.
l Edward Sanderson of Waterbury
Conn, is visiting in the home of hi
mother, Mrs. d. l.. Sanderson.
Miss Ella Streeter is at home iron
Providence, r. L., for short visi
with her mother, Mrs. Isis Streeter
= Mrs. Maria Hartnett of Greenfield
Mass, recently visited her sisters, Mrs
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
Moving Picture Theater Opens.

The new Monitor moving picture
theatre was opened for the first time
Tuesday and was filled to overlooking
at the three performances, which gave
unusual satisfaction. The Master Key
was the principal film shown and there
were two additional reels of excep-
tional merit A threc-piece orchestra
rendered attractive music. The thea
ter is well ventilated and has q seat
ing capacity of 200. The floor is built
on an inclined plane, insuring an UNI
obstructed view from every seat. The
theater is well financed under local
management, which will endeavor to
give the patrons their money s worth
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
Would Not See Nomination.

Mr.. Halvorson, who also IS IN MIN
neapolis today, admits that he may
file. ct would not enter contest for
the nomination." he said, "but if it
would come without fight and l was
wanted to make the race for the good
of the party, I would 60 in"
Mr.. Halvorson was the candidate
of his party for congress in the third
district two years ago, and toured the
district in a series of joint debates
with Congressman P. D. Norton. He
has received encouragement this year
from republicans, who have hot fac.
tional fight for governor. Each OF
the three candidates represents dis.
tinct faction. J. H. Frame is backed
by the stalwarts, Usher L. Burdick
by the progressive republicans, and
Lynn Frazier by the non-partizan
league.
Mr.. Wooledge says that Ward coun-
ty democrats have endorsed E. H.
Stenvick of Minot for state chairman
to succeed H. H. Perry, who will re-
sign to assume the duties of national
committeeman.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
MAILING AN IMAGE.
Curious Custom Of the Natives OF tho
konoo Country. ..

Among the curious objects in the
home of the Royal Geographical So
ciety at Kensington Gore, in London,
is a fetish that was captured in 1855
from river pirates on the konGo riv-
er. 1t is a wooden figure with mica
eyes that glisten unplcasantly in the
dark. A number Of heavy nails have
been driven into its body.
According to Mr. r. A. Joyce Of the
British museum, the practice OF driV-
ing nails into images has two pur-
poses. One is simply to get favor
granted. In that case the Worshiper
on paying the fetish man a fee is per-
mitted to drive nail into the figure
while uttering his petition. The 9TH
or purpose is to iniure an enemy. In
that case the applicant pays heavy
fee and drives his nail into the figure
In the belief that his enemy will fall
III and die.
A man who falls i'll goes at once to
the fetish man and makes inquiries,
and if he finds that an enemy has
driven nail into the idol with him
in mind he brides the fetish man
heavily to remove 1t. That, he thinks,
insures his getting we'll.
The principle underlying the prac-
tice is quite different from that un-
derlying the old practice Of making a
wax image Of an enemy and driving
pins into it. The wax figure repre-
sented the victim, who in some Oc-
cult way felt in his own person the
abuse lavished on his eff1gy The nail
driven into the wooden figure, on
the contrary. is to remind the god to
perform the wishes Of the petitioner.
It is, as it were, to tie a string round
his finger-Youth' Companion.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
1houoht Hs He'd Burst.

Travelling through new country In
which a raw boom town had sprung
up almost overnight, drummer put
up one night In a so called hotel,
where the thin partitions of a range Of
bedrooms stopped, like the stalls of a
stable, halfway to the ceiling. And in
the Silly watches Of the night he lay
awake and listened to the finest dem
onstration of plain and fancy snoring
that it had ever been his fate to hear.
1t was no straight ahead affair, robust,
monotonous, but full of sudden and
awful variations. Sometimes strangu.
lation seemed imminent; then in the
middle of a fantasia the agony stopped
suddenly, and there was silence. From
far down the stalls he heard a voice
exclaim YEARLY: THANK heaven! He's
dead?'-ArgOnaut.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
When Every Move Hurts

Lame every morning, achy and
stiff all day, worse when it's damp or
chilly? Suspect your kidneys and
try the remedy your neighbors use,
Mrs. L. J. Smith, 1 Phillips Court
Minot. saws: 81 suffered for long
time from stiffness and lameness IN
my back. l had sharp, shooting pans
through my kidneys and dull, bear,
ingdown pain through my lolns and
dizzy spells. The kidney secretlons
were in bad shape. Doan's Kidney
Pills removed the complaint"
Price SOC at all dealers. Don't SIM
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Smith has twice publicly recon-
mended. Foster Milburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, MY. -
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
10 Didn't Count.

n. n. Kohlsaat, the Chicago publish
er. registered at famous hotel in
London recently and was assigned to
room on next to the top floor. The
following morning he rang for bell
boy. When there was no response to
the second call he lifted the telephone
receiver and waited in vain for "Are
you there?" Failing to establish any
communication with the Office, he
dressed and started for the Office to
register Indignation. The elevator
wasn't running. He began to walk
down. On the fourth landing he met
q housemaid and asked in strong Chi
cago language what was the matter
with the hotel. ..r .5
well. sir, you see, sir," came the
answer, 1.-THE Zeppelins were reported,
and we were all ordered to the cellar
for safety
"v' After which Mr.. Kohlsaat
said, well, I'm on the next to the top
door, and wasn't warned"
mo. sir" was the bland reply, "but
you see. sir, you don't come under the
employers liability act, sir" Every
body's
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
Trial Of a Dead Man.

Charles de Bourbon, high constable
of France, died in conquering Rome
which his leaderless soldiers straight
way sacked. For this crime it was
necessary to find scapegoat, so 'on
July 26, 1927, i'll the presence of King
Francis l.. on his seat of justice, as
sisted by the peers Of France and the
assembled chambers, Jean de Surie
first usher of the court, called Charles
de Bourbon three times-at the bar of
the parliament, at the marble table
and at the marble steps-and then re-
ported that the said De Bourbon had
not appeared. The sentence was drawn
up, then solemnly read, The conneta
BILE de France, dead, was condemned
his goods returned to the crown, and
the door Of his palace by the Louvre
was painted yellow"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
Montana Dams Method.

Billy Gibson, who is conductor Of a
boxing club, tells Of a bout between
Montana Dan Sullivan, middle.
weight. and rough, rugged fellow
who was noted for his punching pow
ers, but who was rather slow afoot.
Montana Dan apparently held his op-.
ponent In great respect. He would ap-
proach the rough lad cautiously, make
d light lead at him and then skitter
away to far corner of the ring. This
went on for a short time, with the
crowd watching silently, until finally
Dan reached out quick left and
jabbed the rough one lightly on the
chin.
That's right, Dan," came thin,
piping and very weary voice from the
cheapest seats. That's right! An
tagonizc him, Dan; antagonize himl
Saturday Evening Post
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27

Charles Green, one of Dickens illus
traitors, had two models, one of whom
was likable fellow, while the other,
Gregory by name, was greedy, self
seeking character, always thinking of
himself and his perquisities.
When Green was on his deathbed
Gregory was very oficious, and one
day Green, noticing this, said to him:
"Oh, haven't forgotten you, Greg
DRY. Got you down in my will"
At the funeral Gregory invested IN
a wreath and duly attended to hear the
will read.
Green had kept his word. and the
model was not forgotten.
ITO my dear friend Gregory" ran
the document, II leave, for his kind
ness to me, an illustrated edition Of
Great Expectations
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
LEGEND OF THE VAMPIRE.
Queer Beliefs That Cling About This
Old World Superstition.

The vampire, according to the belief
Of eastern Europe, is the physical body
Of dead person. male or female, that
maintains itself in a sort of half life in
the grave by returning to its former
haunts and nourishing itself on the
blood of living persons. This supersti
ton IS characteristically Slavonic.
The vampire superstition is strongest
in White Russia and the Ukraine,
though it also pervades the popular be-
lief in Poland and Servia. among the
Czechs Of Bohemia and the Slovaks of
Hungary and is to be traced as far as
Albania and Greece. Comparative phi
lology proves it to have had a common
origin with the equally hideous legend
Of the We're wolf, human being who
could at will assume the appearance
and ferocity Of wolf, which If wound
ed in it's nocturnal pursuits in the head
or limbs could not efface its injuries or
escape detection when it returned to
it's human form.
The vampire is to be detected during
his visits to the haunts of man by his
extreme pallor, his unnaturally long
and pointed canine teeth and his fetid
breath. The vampire also throws no
shadow either upon the ground or on a
looking glass and is never seen to eat
or drink. How he leaves and re-enters
his grave IS an undecided point, be-
cause no one is ever supposed to have
had the courage and address to see, but
the belief is that locked doors and
closed windows are no bar to his move
ments.-LondOn Globe.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
Teeth Tell Sleeps Ace.

A lamb has eight small first teeth on
the lower jaw. When the animal reach
es the age Of about one year the middle
pair are replaced by two permanent
teeth; at the age of about two the teeth
on either side Of these permanent teeth
are also replaced with a permanent pair;
at the age Of three the next tooth on
either side gives way to a permanent
tooth, and at the age Of four the last
or back teeth are replaced in like man
ner.-Farm and Home
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
Barney Oldfield Drives a King.

Detroit, Mich, April 25-Barney
Oldfeld, veteran race pilot, the
worlds most famous American speed
demon, likes the multiple cylinder mo-
tor car. He specifies that he likes
the eight cylinder King. His en-
dorsement is highly priced by the
manufacturer-the builder Of the
worlds famous popular priced eight
cylinder motor car.
Oldield during the recent race meet
in Southern California jumped into an
eight cylinder King one day and was
so favorably impressed with the per-
Torrance of this make of motor car
that he wrote the following letter:
II have just been wheeling one of
your new Kings. It is some job. No
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27

practical jokes,
and a French
craftsman e m
ployed at the en-
gineering works
often became the
butt Of his hui
NOR. This young
craftsman wore
a soft hat, which
he frequently laid
on his desk, not
waiting to hang
it on its peg. and
one day Sam
bourne hit upon
the bright idea
Of mailing the
Frenchlnan's hat
down to his desk.
He awaited the
consequences in.
high glee. But
when lunch time
came instead Of
attempting to tug
the hat from the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
For Clerk Of District Court.

l hereby announce my candidacy
for the republican nomination for
Clerk of the District Court of Ward
county, subject to the will Of the vot-
ers at the June primaries.
Have had four years experience as
county commissioner. Am interested
in the economical administration of
public affairs. If elected to the Of
fee I promise you faithful and econ
omical administration.
B. J. ANDERSON.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
GrievousIy DISAPPOINTED.

Have you found out why links is
looking SO depressed these days?'
ut seems that friend Of links was
in financial difficulties and links offer
ed his help"
sWell"
His friend took him p."-Richmond
Times Dispatch
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
Only Turkish Baths in the State.

It is not generally known that MI
not has the only Turkish bath parlors
in North Dakota, but this is a fact
nevertheless. They are located at
Erickson's barbershop and are just as
up-to-date as any in the larger cities.
The baths are in charge of a scienti-
fic rubber and are most attractive,
considering that they cost but $1.O0,
with so cents extra for bed.