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Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-24
Belonging to ths Congregational

cllurcn,, Windhann,. are three ancient sly ars ypeaf afcrs.@ inscribed, John Gates Legacy to the,yChurch in Windham."
 Mr. Curtis explains that Gates was ,ai ,nysterious, individual. probably the aarisst setter ip Windhan Barber he serVeR' in tic wars of England, holding 3 commission under Crom- -weIL .2n.. tic. respiration of Charles [M-,to~ the throne. Gates fled to this aycid possible, pursuers, finally settled Efn. the MilderIess of what is now W7indhann. 'Ife died there in 1897.
 T 's,~'s' THE tDICTAGRAPH.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-24

Haven in 1779, all the communion sfl- yer, was hidden in, chimney intthe house of Deaccp- Stephen Ball., at the corner of Chapel and High streets, where Yale Art School new stands.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-24
On the following facts, Mir. Curtis

.On the foEioWin9 facts, NIT. CUTtIs observes, we can absolutely rely. Mir
 [Atwater made his will in 17S2, and died the same year. The will says. :'I give and bequeath unto the First Church of ChrIst in New Haven the sum of fifty, pounds to be in,proved fer plate or otherwise. as the pastor and dea cons shall direct" This story in full was, told by Dr. Bacon in the New, HaVen Journal Courier, July 18th. 1853. }.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-24
.---. ' -. SILVER OF NEARBY CHURCHES

Of his bedroom That night, a caia pany- of British soldiers landed on the si1oEe. sef :-FF;sirfieid, and stealthiiy, ,instte rtheiEe was2Ys to the good deacGfs home, making him g prisoner. .s,<T e noise of the entering soldiers awak :. eped Mrs. fSiliznan. who hastily threw
 sonle bedclothes lover the silver; and although the house was. Tansacked+-the he communion plate escaped discovery: -r--r - H.e+z-i--- h
 T1e F ir5t SCof1gree ationaI >ehurch, Bridgeport, has A large collection, of ancient silver; but its most notewor- thy piece is a tankard made abont 173s by Peter Van Dyke, of New York.
 This. tanKaFd is a small one. an has been dfsffsured by the addition of a spout in modern times; but the or namentation on, the handle in most elaborate scrolls and masks, and around the hasa in acanthus foliage. is the. most elaborate ornamentat tiSn that has been found on any ancient silver in America.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-24

The reply stated that the lkee was, bought for nails, and sold for nails, had passed through many hands. and that it would be impossible to, traca the original owners: so that MT. Att water must dispose of the money as he saw fit.sf-s :.
 He finally concluded that he would give ffle money to the church, so had it Wrou ght into a baptfsmal basfil.s n.
 This was the traditional story toad' to Dr. Leonard Bacon, by the two eldest ; children oh Jeremiah t1a Atwaeer Jeremiah: . -
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-24

What Mr. Curtis calls one of the most interesting collections 'o@ com :. nunion silver in the state belongs to New Haven. It consists of thirteen beautiful caudle-cups and Q large ba ptisn1al basin.E - -. Fhe .IatteB was made by Kneeiand, of Boston. It's history is unusuallys inte.estingf .z. .-q5,
 Early in the eighteenth century, MT. Atwater, a wea1thy merchant, made. $ purchase in Boston of a cargo of nails. In one Of the kegs. beneath a layer Of nails. he found a quantity of silver money. He wrote to the Bos2 ton merchant. telling of his. find and irquiring how the money could be re-. turned to it's rightful owner.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-24

1t has been prophesied thatsthe latoc party of America will elect their Pres ident and a majority of Congress in 1920 or the following decade. Now m English Bishop has ventured to predict that before, long the Labor party will govern that country. As we look at the continuation of the best past rulers to be no room for apprehension that the Labor party, or any party. of lab orers by any other name. could rlo Worse-could possibly create more un- certain worldwide conditions than exist today after 1000 years, of exper- imentaI government. The; power, of labor is being given great. impetus by the high h-handed-conduet of the money power in this as we'll as in otherslands
 But before men can make governments right on this earth they. have got ,to universal brotherhood. Selfish schem- ing is at the bottom -.of the world s ills today and it can never become an antidote for them.
 The Greek who ages ago found that
 precaution was better than repent ance" had the safety first" idea; and doubtless it has been expressed in diff ferent ages in many different forms. Look before you leap", is the terse form it took later. and in this age of greater force to the warning. It was first addressed to railroad men and auto o-drivers, as a check on nSspeed, but it is just as Applicable to the heed less in any of the departments of life. We have all been living too fast! We did not really know how fast until a ! Hoover infa1pAd aa ksA< S1aAAx IA
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
"Nuts'' Have a Convention
Camp Fire of Cranks Held in the Mojave Desert.
By One Of EN-.

Los Angeles. Cal, Sept. 1s.-Cali-
fornia has harvested it's fall crop Of
Nuts. At the Second Annual Camp
Fire Of Cranks. somewhere" N the
Mo5ave Desert. the prize nuts of the
west gathered in convention.
THE convention" said Leroy
Henry. M. D.. Of Burbank, Cal. lead
ar Of the Nut movement was for
Cranks. Faddists. Freaks and plain
Nuts. II someone had a screw loose
here was the place to rattle it,"
The arst Nut convention was held
last year. Its SUCCESS surpassed the
widest dreams of Its origtnators. In
fac 50 great was h attendance that
this year the Committee Of Arrange
n1ents decided to hold the convention
in secret, and to permit only invited
gathered on the rim Of the desert.
III you think you are O. Nut" says
Head Nut Henry. "and want to be
with us at our next meeting. write me
what kind of a nut you are and I'll
pass on your application"
The only Nut barred at this seasons
harvest was the War Nut. But the
Nature Study Nut. the Colony Nut,
the Geodetic Nut, the Spiritual Nut,
the Reincarnntion Nut, the Technical
Nut, the Astrology Nut. the Socialist
Nut. the o~nomatology Nut, the opti-
mist Nut. n a number OF other va
r%ieties. presented their applications
and were duly accepted.
Tho Nuts deliberated around a
camp fire. II one Nut saw another
Nut he didn't know. he just reached
out his hand and asked:
Brother. what is your hobby"
Tho convention was on from
August 81 to September 8.
The first function Of consequence.
said the Head Nut. was the funeral
OF the late Mrs. Gossip, whose re-
mains are now in cold storage.
Speeches at the convention were linn
tied to 40 minutes each, and were not
praised. criticised or discussed. No
arguing or debating was permitted.
between meetings. however, the Nuts
argued their heads off. This is the
only law OF the convention.
bring lyour own blankets and
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
INSIDE STORY OF ALL-AMERICAN
AVIATION ENGINE IS EXCELLENT
TALE OF REAL YANKEE GENIUS

themselves into a hotel suite. They
models. French. English, Italian and
German, picking out part by part the
best acknowledgements best here,
Rolls-Royce there, Hispano-Suiza for
this, Caproni for that. But through
all raj the underlying conviction
THE Lorain Dietrich type just devel-
oped in France is the coming motor"
so it was settled on as the basis.
BY May 81. just four days after the
hour-a-day work resulted in a tenta-
tive report for the Aircraft Board en-
bodying sketches. That night they
met army and navy officers and the
Aircraft Board in Gen. Squire's office,
where they were told to go ahead
with working drawings. They wired
Detroit for W good layout men, who
and Vincent worked straight on
through until Monday afternoon-6S
hours on a stretch!
On June 4 they were back before
the joint Army-Navy-Aircraft Board
conference. and this time they got
their final orders: go to it-build
10 sample engines in the shortest pos
sible time The first engine was
promised within seven weeks.
LAW" Ia "SNoA" W.. ~
ed to give up it's ambition of making
the Packard aviation engine as
famous in the United States as the
Mercedes is in Germany, and concern
trate on the All-American motor
which will bear no makers name;
how the wooden mode was finished in
just three and a half days; how some
20 manufacturers were practically
Communicated to rush the parts of
engine; how II of the greatest engine
experts were brought n conference
to perfect the standardization; how
craftsmen and mechanics volunteered
to work night and day, Sundays and
holidays; how a pugnacious Packard
traffic manager rode in the baggage
car with the engine from Detroit to
Washington n brought it through in
20 hours by smashing railroad rules
all these are vitality interesting stories.
But the big story is that on July 8,
just four weeks after the order go
ahead" the finished engine was at the
bureau Of standards in Washington
ready for its first tests.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
LOVE MAY
HAVE LEI WOMAN
TO SEEK A

Chicago, Sept. 18.-Police after in
vestigating the death Of Miss Joseph
Inc Parker, 43 years old, who was
found dead in an unfurnished apart
ment on the North Side last night, de-
clared today they were convinced that
she committed suicide because Of a
love affair. They expressed the be-
lief that she had been Tilted and
swindled by an admirer whose identity
has not yet been ascertained.
The woman Is believed to have been
dead W weeks before her body was
discovered.
The coroner's jury returned its YER
dict that Miss Parker committed sui
eide by mean Of illuminating gas,
while respondent. John Rainey, a
farmer living near Decatur, brother
in-law of Miss Parker, testified he be-
lieved she was mentally unbalanced.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
EASIER TONE in
MONEY MARKET
Several Stocks Reach New
Low Points-For Some
Setback is Severe.

New York, Sept. 1S.-After a period
of renewed heaviness, the stock mar.
.ket stiffened today and losses were
largely cancelled. The selling move
ment appeared to have been Checked
for the time, but toward n clos &
pressure was again exerted. In som }
cases further declines were recorded
although the list in general held ~.
fairly we'll. Total sales were $4,000
shares. =
In the course of the decline a mum
Der of stocks reached new low point
for the movement, and in the cases o.
severe. Some Of the standard in
vestment issues developed heaviness
but for the most part these stock
were fairly steady, and bear trader
found that their best efforts We're less
productive than heretofore in bring
ing on liquidation. Although there
was no indication of an awakening
demand or of any consequential i'm
provement in the markets position,
the increased resistance to pressure by
the list as a whole was a source OF
uneasiness to the shorts, whose cover
ing was largely responsible for h re-
covery effected from the early break
The whole market apparently rep
resented nothing more than alternat.
ing phases Of a highly professional
market, signifying no change in tn
bearish sentiment of the street. Their
was n favorable development, how
ever, which was an influential facto :
in recovery Of stocks. It was a d.
cidedly easier tone in money, with ca =
funds loaning under 3 per cent. An
nouncement also was made that a con
siderable amount of time money ha.
been put out in connection with thu,
efforts Of the newly organized commit
tee to supervise and. control, the Ne,
York money market.
Many stocks were depressed one t.
three points on the early decline. 4
feature of the afternoon was the i'm
proved support for steels and copper:
The bond market was lower agar,
today. Total sales (par value) So.
100000. United States bonds wer
unchanged on call. Liberty bond
sold at 99.98 to 100.
It takes a man to hold down a goot
job, but no job can hold down a goo
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
THE MARKET
LIVE STOCK MARKET

South st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 10
Hog receipts, 1000; steady; range,
$4,000 1900; bulk, $17.65 q 17.75.
Cattle receipts, 400; killers steady;
steers. $500 q 14.5O;s cows and heifers,
$500 a 800; calves steady, $500
1880; stockers and feeders steady,
$500 q 1000.
Sheep receipts, 1900; steady; lambs,
$4,000 1900; wethers, $1,000 1880;
ewes, s5.oo@10.5o.
Chicago, Sept. 1s.-Hog receipts,
$4,000; strong; bulk, $17.eo@1s.65;
light, $17.1O@ 1850; mixed, $17.1O@
1875; heavy, $17.O5@ 1875; rough,
$17.05 1928; pigs, s13.25@17.40.
Cattle receipts, 20, 900; unsteady;
native beef steers, s17.50@ 1875; west
ern steers, $6.75@ 1915; stockers and
feeders, $6.50@11.25; cows and heif-
ers.. $5.16@12.90; calves, $12.5O@
1926.
Sheep receipts, 1900; strong;
wethers, $500 1875; lambs, $4,000
1880.
Sioux Ciyt, Ia, Sept. 19.-Hog re-
ceipts, 5000; SO 1 cents higher; es-
timated tomorrow. 5000; bulk, $3.50
@17.90; range, $17.4O@ is. 20; light,
$17.60@18.20; mixed, $17.5O@17.90:
heavy, 1878.
Cattle receipts, 1000; strong; esti-
mated tomorrow. 1900; stockers
steady.
Sheep receipts, 1900; slow.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
FROST DOGGY
RULES CORN
North Dakota Weather
Forecasts Make Prices
Jump in Chicago.

Chicago, Sept. 18.-Dread of crop
injury by frost led to q sharp advance
today in the corn market. Prices
finished 2 7-8 to 8 $3.50 net higher.
Oatssgained 1 3-8 to 1 7-8. The close
in provisions ranged from 10 to 15c
decline to a rise of z cents.
The frost DOGGY ruled the corn mar
ket almost from the outset. Prices
began to jump as soon as the govern.
ment forecast was out showing that
frost was probable tonight in North
Dakota. AS the widespread but mild
frost last week had been correctly
p~rophesied, misgivings that worse
damage might this time be in store
took possession of the majority of
the bulls did about Is they pleased
with values.
Oats as we'll as corn felt the bullish
effects of probable unsettled weather.
Shipping and elevator concerns were
conspicuous buyers, Influenced to
some extent apparently by a falling off
in receipts at Chicago.
To meet millers acquisitions for 482
car loads of wheat, the food admin
fresh receipts of only 81 car loads to-
day, with about 28 car loads carried
over from yesterday. Receipts in the
northwest and Canada, though, were
fairly large. New quarters for the
government wheat corporation were
arranged today in the board of trade
exchange hall, a more convenient
location than at first selected some
blocks away.
Provisions averaged higher on ac-
count Of a rise in quotations on corn
and hogs. Active selling to realize
profits, however. brought about a re-
action.
Corn
Option Open. High. Low. Clos
Dec. LILY 1.18N 1.15A 1.18%
May ..1.12A 1.16A 1.12A 1.15%
Oats
Dec. :. 81 5Sh 81 1884,
May -. 6OA 61A 60A 6OH
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19

Section Of Tree Showing Three Stages In Life Of Tus. duitt stage
sock Mo4h-4hec ateruuIar Cocoa and Enr Maaa- The adult male is al
All Three Forma shoudd a. nnIahea a n ~ n.b brown moth with two
sxroved ~ @a4 @I&a pairs OF wings; the fe
5a#' &# - # male IL suglke moth
without wings. Soon after emerging from the pupa stage the female crawls
upon her cocoon and, after mating, deposits her eggs N the empty cocoon,
covering them with q mass Of white, frothy wax. #@##sH #S#S#%#
The eggs remain dormant during the winter and hatch during the latter
part Of May II In June. s#@8##N#
Destroy Larva; Burn Eggs #
Many insects prey upon the caterpnlars and our native birds feed upon
the young larvae But e the larvae are DESTROYED ct this season Of the year
and the egg masses burned later I'm the fall much viii be accomplished toward
getting rid Of the pest The larvae can be destroyed by crushing the cocoonsi
with q stick or a long pole. This is one Of the most simple and economical
methods Of combating the pest #&@
Another easy and simple method Of destroying large numbers Of the moth
is to place q strip of cotton batting entirely around the trunk of the tree.
When the catapllars. in crawling up the tree. reach the cotton batting. they
generally select IT. as q good place to- spin their coccons. There they remain
and their eggs are hatched When the cotton batting IS filed with the insects
their cocoons, or even their young, 1t may be removed and burned ana anothar
strip put I'm fs place. S@ @ A###1@
s1ree dopes" and +creanss should be avoided. Gumned paper. placed
about the trunk of q tree. neither catches the caterpillar nor prevents t from
spinning its cocoon below the paper or above 1t.
Spraying is not essential to the growth and development of the tree. and
as H - not always efficient should not be resorted to unless conditions become
serhua K4
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
A GOOD

What" cried the careful house
wife; you charge me So a bushel for
these p%otatoes?"
Yes. ma'am." answered the polite
grocer; that is the very lowest price
we can sell them for"
How is it hat I can get them from
Browns for $3.50. them"
Il cannot say, madam. Perhaps
Mr.. Brown has taken a fancy to you.
He is a widower and you r beauti-
full. Unfortunately, l. Yes'm,
$3."-Indianapolis News,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
AMERICAN GRATN sITpp1v

New York. Sept. 17.-The Visible
supply of American and bonded grain
in the United States shows the follow
ing changes:
Wheat, increased 10000 bushels.
corn, decreased $4,000; oats, increas.
ed l,S5l,000 bushels: rye, Increased
10000; barley, increased $4,000.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
MONEY MARKET.

New York, Sept. 18.-Mercantile
paper sos Ia. Bar silver 103 10.
Mexican dollars SO. Government
bonds steady. Railroad bonds easy.
I1me loans firm; sixty. ninety days
and six months 5 1906.
Call money easier; high 5; low g.;
ruling rate s.; closing bid 8; offered
at 8 IL; last loan 3 1-2.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19

That t they city auditor be and Ss Iereby
Is instructed to certify to the foregoing
a%c ss "a ea1e With 10 the f pronisio aaoi Of th ne
statute in such cases mad and provid-
ed.
Introduced by the committee on ways
Moved by Alderman Gillette, second
ed by Alderman T. J. Smith. that the
above resolution be adopted. On roll call
gey,, T. J. Smith. Pyes. Veitch. Grihths.
Lockman, Sanders, Whitman, j. F..
Smith, Gillette, Turner: Bird, Peterson
Council Adjourns to Meet September 40.
Moved ~ Alderman Sanders, second
cd by Aldermen Kelsey, that when we
adjourn we adjourn to meet on Thurs
p. m. Carried.
Assessment for Waterman NO. 80.
Commu read from special as
ing the cost OF this main was $S,159.52,
and suggesting the. .advisability of q
resolution by. the city council assuming
a part of this cost SO that commission
abutt1ng property.
Following discussion by the council,
IN Which IT developed that the Fair as
rotary. had insisted upon the city laying
an s-inch Waterman to furnish an ade-
quate supply Of water to the fair
tional cost over a 6-inch main, it was
moved by Alderman Lockman. and Sec
onded by Alderman Peterson, thai the
special assessment commission be in
structed to assess the residence prop
erty liable for assessment for this i'm
provement on the basis of the cost of a
6-inch main, and that the State Fair as
ISOLATION. and Memorial Park Cemtery
be assessed on the basis Of an 8-inch
main and also for the difference in the
cost as between the 6-inch and s-inch
main laid AUDITING said residence prop
erty. Carried.
Council Adjourna,
|. Moved by Alderman Kelsey, seconded
by Alderman r. ]. Smith, that we do
now adjourn. Carried.
". H. ALEXANDER,
City Auditor.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
KENNY TAKES u
OF NINE FROM MISKE

New York, Sept. 18.-Billy Miske Of
st. Paul, outfought Burt Kenny Of this
city in every round of ten-round
bout in Brooklyn tonight. Kenney
took the count of nine four times.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
SAVE TREES FROM THE TUssocK MOTH
BY p. G. HOLDEN,

~H BE tussock moth is n If the most destructive pests that injure trees
In all parts Of the United States, but 1T cal readily be controlled IT, all
will cooperate in its destruction. For this reaso Improvement asso-
Citations and individuals are urged to wage q continual warfare against
the MOTH destroying it when found in any of It's forms. ,
When the larva of this insect is fully developed lis a small but beautiful
caterpillar, easily recognized by it's bright red head and velvety black back,
bordered with yelowish stripes. -Four conspicuous tufts grow straight up
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19

stomach food" read the invitations
Of HI Nut gathering. Wear wash
able clothes and for a few days live
the simple relaxed life with i%ntellectu-
al friends. Get close to the earth;
get an unobstructed look at the stars.
Ton up Your inner self, and adjust
the wheels in your head so your soul,
|if you have one, will have as much
chance to grow as your potatoes and
bank account"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
WAR HIS

Yaphank, L. samuel Miller, q
recruit in the SIS. army, has request
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19

Balance Observation-Disclosures 62,275.0 90
That under the above and foregoing
there is hereby levied upon all the tax-
able property in said city Of Grand
Forks, North Dakota, the sum of sixty
two Thousand Two Hundred and Seven
ty-fve Dollars. divided as follows: =
For general fund purposes...$ 60,475.00
So. 9Th st. Paving 10000
Sidewalk fund.-. 100000
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19

ward on the back, near
the head; two long
lac k, pencil-lik e
plumes extend forward
from the head, at an
angle from each other,
and a. single one ex-
tends backward and up
ward from the rear Of
the body.
When first Matched
the young larvae seek
the underside of the
leaves. where they feed
upon the leaf, often
completely stripping the
branches.
When the larvae
are about four weeks
old, they crawl into the
crevices Of the tree
trunk, onto fences, to
the walls, porches,
caves Of houses, and to.
other protected places.
Here they spin cocoons,
c Q Of silky
threads, easily seen, and
In these the insects
change from the larva
to the pupa stage, and
from the pupa to the
adult stage.
The adult male is a
brown moth with two
pairs OF wings; the fe-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19

It takes a man to hold down a gooi
job, but no job can hold down a goo,
man.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-03-02
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
oRovtIIe, WARRINGTON

true party was In town talking buy
a short time ago, but the gentleman
was shy the cash, and nothing devel-
oped from the interview.
The lowest point registered by the
government thermometer during the
last cold snap was 3 degrees above
zero.
Mrs. Waldorf who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. VIM. Brass1eld, re-
turned Monday to Oroviile.--Molson
Leader.
There seems to be an epidemic OF
colds prevailing in this community,
and few have escaped the annoying
ailment.
Some Of the young people about
town gave very pleasant private So
cial dance at the library building
Monday evening
Frank McCarty left the latter part
of last week for Calgary. Alberta, on
business trip, expecting to be alb
sent several weeks.
Mrs. J. s. Gray went to Oroville
Tuesday to see her daughter, Mrs.
d. H. Lewis, who Is Ill, returning on
MISUNDERSTANDING Reformer.
Mrs. r. A. Jackson was one of the
numerous victims of grip reported
about town during the past week. The
lady was confined to her room for a
week.
Mrs. Herbert Silvernail and son
Gene returned home Saturday from
a visit to Mrs. Silvernail's former
home in Minnesota of two months
duration.
Geo. Bartell left Tuesday morning
on trip to Seattle expecting to be
gone a week. He will meet his wife at
Seattle on her return from visit to
California.
Bill Sxson is again snugly enscon-
ced In his old quarters, second door
north of the First National bank,
where old customers will find hear
ty welcome.
Mrs. C. c. Hedger, Mrs. Geo. H.
Major and Miss Pauline Schassberger
took the train for Wenatchee Tuesday
morning. where they attended the
concert given by Josef Hoffman,, the