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The Dolores star., 1918-03-08
W. N. w., DENVER, NO. 1o--1s1s.
SUPERIOR TO FATE'S FR0WNS
Frenehman Who Lost Both Hands In
Warfare Has Supplied Deficiencies
by His Own Ingenuity.

An extraordinary case Is that of
Jean Ledrans, French mechanic,
now a country farmer. He has lost
both hands in the war, mobilized in
the artillery. He took part in numer-
Gus engagements, was once wounded,
and received the military cross Of the
Legion of Honor for the capture of n
German stronghold after he was pro-
NOTED to second lieutenant. Being an
expert grenadIer, he was chosen to
train recruits in bombing. While CIV
ing instruction n grenade he held
burst, killed six men and wounded
Ledrans in five places. He lost his
right eye and both his hands were
blown off. Immediately after his re-
covery the peasant girl to whom he
had been engaged married him and he
settled on his father-in-law's farm.
This brave son of France Is now able
to write. drive a horse and cart, drive
q plow. hoe and dig the fields and har-
ness and unharness horse. All the
appliances which he uses on both
stumps Of his forearms have been de-
vised by himself.
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reached out ana took the eun. turned Il
over and hesitatsd No falling what In
sane impulse 6evef might bring upon
him-and still-Do telling what Buck
Olney might do when he discovered
that be was not in any fmmediate dam
ger Of hanging.
Then he removed his boots by the
simple method oe slitting the less with
Bucks knife, barred his broken leg In
the same manner, bfaced himself mem
tally and physically, sritted his teeth
and went d0ggedly to work.
A man never knows Just how much
he can endure or what he can do until
he IN making his last stand In the fight
for self preservation. Ward had no
mind. to lie there and die Of blood poi
soning. for instance, and broken bones
do not set Themselves. 30, sweating
and swearing with the agony Of II, he
set his leg and bound the splints In
place and thanked the Lord 1t was a
straight, clean break and that the flesh
was not torn.
Then he dropped back upon the bed
and didn't care whether he lived or not.
Followed days Of fever, through which
Ward lived craxily and lost count Of the
hours as they passed. Days when he
needed good nursing and did not get
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CHAPTER xl.
Fortune Kicks Again.

Fortune Kicks Again.
IT was past noon when Ward rode
i down the steep slope to the creek
bank Just above his cabin. He was
sunk deep in that mental depression
which SO often follows close upon the
heels of great outburst Of passion.
Mechanically he twitched the reins and
sent Rather down the last shelf Of bank
ard he did not look up to see just
where he was. Rather was well train
ed horse, since he was Wards. he
obeyed the rein signal and stepped OF a
two foot bank into q nest Of loose piled
rocks that slid treacherously under his
feet Sure footed, though he was, he
stumbled and fell. and It was sheer in
stinct that took Wards feet from the
stirrups In time.
Ward sprawled among the rocks.
dazed. The shock Of the fall took him
out of his at Of abstraction and he
pulled away from Rather as the horse
scrambled up and stood shaking before
him. He tried to scramble up also.
Ward sat and stared stupidly at his
lef. leg where. midway between his knee
and his foot, It turned out at an unnat-
oral angle. He thought resentfully that
he had had enough trouble for once
without having broken leg ON top OF
II all.
Now this u one deuce Of dxf" be
stated dispassionately. when pain had
in ! measure cooled his first anger. he
/ ..,tesi around him Ike o man who II
. stock OF his resources. He was
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cAAPrER x-ceasinu.d.

sSoffy I can't stay to see you of. /"
he told Buck maliciously. 1--WE decid-
ed 10 let you 60 alone and take your
own time about starting. ,As long ~
that cayuse stands where he II you're
safe ~ Q church. And you've got the
reins. You can kick Oh any time you
feel like IL Sabef" He studied Bucks
horror marked face pitilessly.
sYou've got about one chance In Q
million that you can make that pinto
stand there TIL some one comes along"
he pointed out impartially. I'm will
ing to give you that chance, such a. 1t
is. And II you're lucky enough to win
out on it-well, I'd advise you to do
some going. South America Is about
a. close as you'll be safe. Folks around
here are going to know all about you,
old timer. whether they get to read
what's OIL your back or not.
"And, on the other hand, It's q mill
lion to one shot you'll land where your
ticket reads. I'd hate to gamble on
that horse standing in one spot for two
or three days. wouldn't your He
wheeled Rather unobtrusively. his eye
on the pinto. II hope he don't try to
follow" he said. II want you to have
q little time to think about the things
said to You. Well, 80 longy'
Ward rode back the way he had
come. glancing frequently over his
shoulder at Buck. slumped In the sad
die with u paper pinned to his back
like q hre warning on q tree and his
own grass rope noosed about his neck
and connecting him with, the cotton
wood limb six feet above his hat crown.
Ward had not ridden hundred yards
before be heard Buck Oiney scream
hysterically for help. He grinned
sourly, with his eyebrows pinched to-
gether and that hard. strained look in
his eyes still. "Let him holler awhiler'
he gritted. "Do him good, hang himr'
Until distance and the intervening
hills ret q wall Of silence between
Ward heard Buck screaming in fear of
The Dolores star., 1918-03-08
CHAPTER XII.
The Brave Buckaroo.

s.. 6olee, lda-, Doc. q.
Brave Buckaroo-I wonder II you ever
in your whole life got q Christmas pres
entf I've been cultivating the Louise of
me. and here are the first fruits OF my
endeavor-I guess that's the way they say
it. I've spent 30 much time sitting by
mommie when she's asleep and get tired
Of reading all the time. 90 q nurse in this
ward-mommie has q room to herself, of
course, but not q special nurse, because
I can do a lot of the little things. Well.
the nurse taught me how to hemstitch.
So I got some silk and made some nice
soft neckerchiefs-one for you and one
for me.
This one made last. I didn't want
your eagle eyes seeing all the bobby
stitches on the first one. I hope you like
1t. Ward. Every stitch stands for a
thought Of the hills and our good times.
I've brought Minervy back to life. and I
try to play my old pretends sometimes.
But they always break up into pieces. I'm
not q kid now, you see. And life is q lot
different when you get out into II, isn't 1t ?
Mommie doesn't seem to get much bet
ter. I'm worried about her. She seems
to have let go. .omehow. She never talks
about the ranch much or even worries
about whether Phoebe Is keeping the win
dows washed. She talks about when she
was q little girl and about when she and
daddy were first married. 1t gets on my
nerves to see how she has slipped out of
0stTyQAy 1u6 uuIb0 says thhS o SOh-
mon. though. in sickness. She says l
could go home and look after things for
a week or 30 Just as well as not. She
says mommie would be all right But /
hate to leave her.
I'm awfully homesick for a good old ride
on Blue. miss him terribly. Have you
seen anything of the cove folks lately :
Seems like I'm clear out Of the world. i
hate town. anyway. and . hospital is the
limit for dismalness. Even the Louise OF
me Ia getting ready to do something aw-
full II have to stay much longer. Nom
nie sleeps most Of the time. believe they
dope her with something. She doesn't
have that awful pain SO bad. 30 don't
have anything to do but sit around and
read and sew and wait for her to wake
up and want something.
And this IL Christmas. almost. I won
der what you'u be doing. Say. Ward. II
you want to be q perfect jewel OF man
send me some Of that Jerky you've got
hanging at the head Of your bunk. I
swiped some that last time was there
It would taste mighty good to me now.
after all this hospital truck.
Wen, o merry Christmas, Pal-o'-mine.
and here's hoping you and mommie and
I win be eating turkey together At tho
Wolverine when next Christmas comes.
Nummy-numi Wouldn't that taste good.
thought
Now remember and write . whole tablet
fun to BILLY LoU1sD.
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Prosperity Of Tokyo City.

The prosperity Of Greater Tokyo
city is shown by the increased taxes
over last year; the average is 81 per
cent. In the eight tax-collection dis
tricts the total exceeds 99,OOO,0O0 yen
($49. .5OO.OOO) the rates Of increase
vary from 91a per cent in the Yotsuya
district to 80 per cent in the Ryogoku
and 72 per cent in the Yeitai districts,
where the officers and residences Of the
narikin are lOcated.-Argonaut
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"Has-Anybody Been Here Lately?s

too alive and saw too clearly the posi-.
bilities for her never to have dwelt
upon this very crisis in her life. But
whenever she had tried to think what
1t would be like she had always pic
tured Ward beside her, shielding her
from dreary details and tightening her
burden with his whimsical gentleness.
She had felt sure that Ward would
ride down every week for news Of her,
and she had expected to find him there
waiting for her after that last letter.
Whatever could be the matterf Had
he left the country?
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
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Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

~ LOCAL APPLICATIONS. a. they
Catarrh 10 . local disease, greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions. HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh.
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces Of the
System. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
10 composed Of some OF the best tonics
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
Of the Ingredients in HALLS CATARRH
4ED1CINE 10 what produces such won
derful results In catarrhal conditions.
Oruggtsts f5c. Testimonials free.
y. J. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo. o.
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He Must Have Run Them.

DR.. J. P. Naylor, head of the ply
sizes. department of De Paul univer-
sity, was walking down q slippery
sidewalk and, hitting particularly icy
place, fell down.
H. NJ. Gorrell, Doctor MAYORS assist,
ant, was following him. "You A\>
somewhat of an architect, aren't Mn
doctor?" asked Gorrell.
"How's that?" asked the professor.
you are making blue prints.
dianapolis News.
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RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add l OF. Bay
Rum, = small box of Barbo Compound,
and X or. of glycerine. Any druggist can
put this up or you can mix it at home at
very little cost. Full directions for max
ing and use come in each box Of Barbo
Compound. It will gradually darken
streaked, faded gray hair, and make it soft
and glossy. It will not color the scalp, il not
sticky or greasy, and does not rub of. Adv.
The Dolores star., 1918-03-08
FRECKLES
New u he Ti.s 70 Get Rid If These Usly spss

There's no longer tho slightest need of
feeling ashamed OF your freckles. the pre-
scription othine-double strengths guar
simply get an ounce Of othine-doubls
strength-from your druggist. and apply .
little of 1t night and morning and you should
soon that even the worst freckles have
begun to disappear. while the lighter ones
have vanished entirely. 1t 10 seldom that
more than one ounce 10 needed to completely
clear the akin and gain q beautiful clear
complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength 9TH
inc. this ID sold under guarantee Of money
back II It falls to remove freckles-Adv.
The Dolores star., 1918-03-08
Birds Needed on Farms.

The encouragement of birds on
farms is not mere matter Of senti.
ment. They return a cash equivalent
and have much to do with the success
or failure Of crops.
The Dolores star., 1918-03-08
Not Too Mild.

Don't you enjoy listening to the
honk Of the wild goose?"
mot when he's driving an automo-
bile"
The Dolores star., 1918-03-08

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels Ad.
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Mean Query.

He (pompously)-I have many SOL
emn thoughts to be read in my mind.
She (sarcastically} Bound in calf9
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Precedent is q convenient peg to
hang incompetency on.
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About 10000 church bells in Ger.
many have been melted for mum.
tons OF war.
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death. screaming until he was 30
hoarse he could only whisper. scream
ing because he had not seen Ward take
his knife and slice the rope upon the
limb so that 1t would not have held the
weight Of rabbit.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-10
GROWING HOGS

For a hog to be profitable he must
be kept growing from birth to market.
citing age lie cannot be profitable I'M
less he is healthy He can always
be in profit-producing condition if
he is fed q. A. Thomas Hog Powder
We positively tell you that this rem
cdy prevents cholera, removes worms
and cures humps. If the powder
does not make good we will.
WATT & HOLMES HARDWARE co.
CORDELE, GEORGIA
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-10
LEGAL ADS CONTINUED
Continued from page 81

Also at the same time and place VIII
be sold east Is feet of lot lG in block
33 of the city of Cordele said state
and county. Levied on and to be sold
as the property of Mrs. Cora II. Sum
mcr to satisfy tax execution issued
by w }. Musselwhite tax collector
for said state and county and against
the said Mrs. Cora H. Summer for her
state and county taxes for the year
1917 Levied on by f. Nj. Cocker, l..
c. and returned to me.
Also at the same time and place will
be sold east l-2 Of lot Is In block 50
Of the city of CordlCe said state and
county. Levied on and to be sold us
the properly of j. ", Taylor to satisfy
a tax execution issued by w. J. Mus
selwhite tax collector for said state
and county and against the said j. r.
Taylor for his state and county taxes
M. Cocker l.. G. and returned to me
for the year 1917. Levied on by r.
Also at the same time and place viii
be sold lot 10 in block &c OF the city
OF Cordele said state and county lie.
of Mrs. r. l.. Wilson to satisfy a tax
execution issued by w j. Musselwhite
tex collector for said state and county
and against the said Mrs. Il. l.. Wilson
for her state and county taNes for the
year of 1917. Levy made by +. NJ Co.
ker, l.. G. and returned to me
Also at the same time and place vii
be sold the following described prop
erty towit: City lot No. in block No
1862 and those parts of city lots Nos. 49,
1G, and II. in block No. III lying on
the south side of the Albany and
Northern railroad in Cordclc Crisp
County, Georgia. Levied on and to
be sold as the property of Sam Rucker
to satisfy an execution issued from
the Superior court in favor of Abra.
ham Lincoln West and George Wash
ington West VS.. Sam Rucker.
Also at The same tine and place
will BE sold ten acres of land in the
Northeast corner of lot OF land "a in
the 10th district Of said state and coun
ty. Levied on and to be sold as the
property of A. +. Hall to satisfy a tax
execution issued by w J Musslewhic
tax collector for said state and county
and against the said A. f.. Hall for
his state and county taxes for the
year 1917. Levied on by d. Arnctt
l.. c. and returned to me.
Also at the same time and place will
be sold west half of lot , in block
25 in the city of Cordele said state and
county. Levied on and to be sold as
the property of l.. c. Averett( estatel
to satisfy a tax execution issued by
w. j. Musselwhite tax collector for
said state and county and against
the said l.. C. Averett (estatc) for his
state and county taxes for the year of
1917
This the 9th day of April 1918.
J. II. WARD, Sheriff Crisp
County Georgia.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-10
ARAB NEWS

Misses Mary Biyins ana Clara Mere
Cox Of Cordele, have returned home
after a few days visit to Miss Linnie
Green, While here they were given
picnic and a party by Miss Green
and Victrola party by Mr. and Mrs
| w. l.. Patterson.
Miss La Trelc AGREE has returned
to Sylvester She was the guest OF
! Misses Myths and Pearl Pate for a
short visit
! Mrs. w. L. Patterson and Miss
Mamie Hardin spent Saturday after
noon in Cordele shopping.
Albert Barfield and Luther Bailey
of Camp Wheeler spent the week end
al home.
Mrs. S. p Clement has returned
from few weeks visit in Rome.
Mr. and Mrs. Judson Walker an
nounce the birth Of daughter.
Professor McGlamery spent Satur-
day afternoon in Cordele.
\ large, appreciatiye audience
heard Lieut.. Robt Renard OF Camp
Wheeler when he made short talk
at tie school house Friday. His talk
was convincing and was met with
sincere applause on the part CT his
hearers.
News received from Drew and b.
+. McWiIliams is to the effect that
thGy will be trained at Newport r. |.
G. y. Davis has returned from At
lanta where he was received for the
Navy. He has not been called to re-
port fer training
Grover Frazer is at home for seven
days. He has been in the hospital at
Fort Screyen all the year.
Miss Mamie Belle Jinks returned
Monday from Adel where she attend
ed the funeral of a relative
Mr. and Mrs. M. j. Mikel and daugh-
ters Kate and Ruth of Macon spent
the week end here with relatives.
Mrs. Martha Wright of Macon was
the guest of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John r. Smith Saturday and Sunday.
The Misses Hardins entertained
their friends on Monday evening with
party Old fashioned games were
played. Those present were Misses.
Mary Bivins Myrtis Pate Elmer Gill,
Donnie Odum, Pearl Pate and Linnie
Green. Mssrs, Jack and G. u. Kinnatt
Horny Earn and Kieth Barnwell,
Leroy and Lonnie Odum Marvin and
Lehman Mckinney, Alvin Southwcll
Henry Mussclwhite, and G. Il. Davis.
Billie Proctor, the year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Pate Hamilton died Mon.
day night afr several weeks illness
from a complication of the measles
and whooping cough The remains
were carried to Louisville Kentucky
Tuesday for enterment Billie was
such lovable child his death is
mourned by many friends, who SYM
pathize deeply with the parents.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-10

Saturday evening and it was GER
tainly enjoyed by all who attended.
Mr.. William Elderidge is visiting
his cousin Mr.. N. 7. Blanchard.
Mesdanes G. N. Sappngton and
son and ODDS Collins and children
were in our midst one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. N. e. Gibson and sis
ter Kate went to Cordele one day
last week shopping.
Mr. II. O. Smith of Arab spent the
week end with Mr.. Doss Collins.
Mr. j. r. Draughon spent Saturday
night with his grandfather Mr.
Smith.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-10
CITATION

STATE OF GEORGIA, Crisp County.
70 All Whom 1t May Concern: S. w.
Coney, Jr. of said state, having APP
piled for letters OF Administration de
bonis non cum testamento ameXo on
tive estate of Mrs. l.. Il. Concy, late
of said County, deceased. this is to
cite all and singular the heirs and
creditors of said deceased to be and
appear at the May term, 1918. of the
Court of Ordinary of said County, to
be held ON the first Monday in May
next, and show cause, if any they can,
why such letters should not be issued.
This April 9th. 1918.
W. r. Fleming, Ordinary.
4-S-4t-pd.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-10

Said property will be offered in par
ceis, and then as whole, and which
ever method realizes the most will
u reported to the court for confir-
nation. The notes, accounts and
judgments will all be sold together
and likewise reported for confirmation.
This March 18th, 1918.
MAN e. LAND Trustee OF the es-
tate Of J, G. Burnam. 4-l0lt.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-10
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD
NOTICE!

Cordole Camp No loo VII unycil the
monument of the late sovereign A. i,
Russell at Sunnysidc cemetery in Cor
dele the afternoon of Sunday. April l 1
meet at Woodmpn'S Hall over Heard
men from this and other camps will
Grocery Company at $50 o'clock p. N.
Al friends. &isitors and relatives will
meet AT the cemetery at p. m
Everybody is cordially invited.
WIS TO 4-l4 L. Il. OVERLY, Clerk
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-10
CITATION
GEORGIA: Crisp County.

To Whom it May Concern:
G. l.. Coney, executor upon the
estate of Mrs l.. b. Coney, late of
said county, deceased, having filed
his petition to be allowed to resign
his said trust, and having suggested
therein as his successor, in accord
aECc with law, s. w COney. this is
to cite all persons and next of kin Of
the inteslate, Mrs. l.. b. Concy, to
show cause before the Court of Ordin-
Any for said county on the first Mon
in May, 1918. why an order allowing
such resignation should not be grant
ed, and S. w. Concy appointed in his
stead.
This April Sth, 1913.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-10
BANKRUPT SALE
GEORGIA, Crisp County.

0COh0lA, crisp county.
Under and by virtue of an order
granted by Hon. L. V. Whipple, Re.
fierce in Bankruptcy, in the matter of
J. c. Burnam. bankrupt, |, as Trustee
of the estate of the said bankrupt, will
sell at public cutlery, to the highest
bidder for cash, within the legal hours
of sale. in front of the court house
on April the twentieth. 1918, all
the property of til said bankrupt as
follows: Lot number / in block six
in Cordele, Ga. commencing AT cor
ner of 2nd. street and 18th avemn
running north along 3nd street a dis.
tanCe of 205 feet ana inches 70 tn
S. A. l.. Right of way: facing llun
avenue south Ice feet Being lots -.
81. and 2S and 80 feet of lot number
l, being the south side OF said lp;
next to the alley. Also five raet OF
lot number 25 and number 1. as shown
by the registered map of survey of
COrdele, in block 3G3 and being the
property on which said J. c. Burnlm
now resides. Also lots Is and - in
Block 50 according to the map of Cor
dele Also lot number y and east half
of lot number II in block SIS according
10 the maap of Cordele Also lots num-
bers and - in Block 347 according 70
map OF Cordele. Also one lot at Dray-
ton. c. Also tie notes and accounts
ANA judgments of the said bankrupt
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-10
w. p. FLEMING Ordinary.
SHERIFF SALES
GEORGIA, Crisp County.

Will be sold before the court house
door of said county on the first Tues
day in May, 1918, within the legalhours
of sale, City lot No. s on Block No.
1855 Of tn City of Cordele Crisp County
Georgia levied on by w. j. Perry l.. c,
to satisfy an execution from the JUS
tice Court of the 1851 District G. NJ.
in favor of r. $. Barber and against
Calvin Williamson and turned over by
said constable to me for sale
J. II. WARD, Sheriff
4-10-4t-pd
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-10
CITATION
GEORGIA, Crisp County.

N- N''NIFN' Vt '9FI NVWT'0y'
TO Whom IL May Concern: C. l..
Coney. executor of S. w. Coney. de
ceased. represents to the Court in his
petition duly filed and entered on re-
cord that he has fully administered
said estate of said S. w. Coney. This
is, therefore, to cite all persons con
ccrned, kindred and creditors to show
cause. if any they can, why said exc
cutor should not be discharged from
his trust, and receive letters of dis
mission on the first Monday in May,
1918.
w. p. FLEMING, Ordinary 410At
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-10

Tic Navy now has in It's possession a
steel, Of 1palics sufficient for average
fe4uirr eats for one year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-14
s T0OP
TO PROF|TEERIN 6

Paris, Sept. IA presidential de-
cree directing that the price of food
served in restaurants must be plainly
shown on placards is now in effect in
all parishes of over 1900 Inhabitants
throughout France. The deere is in
tended to protect American soldiers
and workers from being heeced by res
taurants At the same time it will be
of use to the Ministry of Food for the
control of retail prices.
A story is told of an American Of
f1cer being charged $3.50 for slice Of
melon in restaurant which did not
mark any prices on the menu. The
paper points out that the melon would
cost So. 90 and would give ten slices, SO
that the restaurant made a profit Of
$50 per cent.