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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-12
local, NEWS ITEMS OF
GENERAL INTEREST.

GENERAL LIN 4GhE'so4.
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Mr. John Speed left this morning
far Weldon on business.
Mr. Aubrey Leggett, OF Tarboro,
was in town yesterday TO ra few hours. ,
Mrs Curry, of Hobgood, was a Wis
;tor in town yesterday.
Call on Edwards and Company for
time. Plaster and Fertilizer.
Sprot. Ed. Lewis is home for a few
!, DAYS on furlough and looks well.
Mr.. ". J. Davis left this morning
for Plymouth to spend few days.
O-O-O
Mr. 7. H. Allsbrooks left this morn
mo for Parmele on business matters
900
Better get ventilated windshield
Cor YOUR Ford before hot weather.
Ask Riddick.
The Mckay Stalk Cutters and Guano
Sewers are said to be the best on the
market. For sale by Edwards and Co.
Mr.. B. W. Martin left this morning
for Richmond for couple Of days on
business.
Mr. Claude Gardiner. of Rocky
Mount. was in town yesterday on bust
ness.
Mrs. Wade Mizelle, daughter and
house guests, Of Palmyra, were in town
yesterday afternoon shopping.
O-O-O
Mules and horses for sale at H. A.
3 Winchester's stables. Prices that will
save YOU money.
q Bathing is essential to good health.
4 Let us give your car good bath the
! price is small and the benefit great
Ask Riddick.
Mr. G. H. Simpson, of Rocky Mount,
was here yesterday with Mr.. Claude
Paramore.
Mrs. Kate Dunn arrived this morning
from Plymouth where she has been
visiting her daughter for a few days.
Miss Gertrude Dunn returned home
from Winston Salem to meet her
brother while he is home on furlough.
O-O-O
Mr., and Mrs. M. Maggid left this
morning for Baltimore where they will
make their futurehome
800
Mrs. W. H. Matthews arrived on the
morning train from Parmele to spend
few days with relatives.
900
Everybody retires why not RETIRE
your car with United States tires
Others may be cheaper, BUT ASK
Riddck.
900
Edwards & Co. have just returned
from Richmond with a car load Of
mules and horses. Call early and get
Your choice.
O-O-O
Mr.. !. c.. Riddick was called to Oai
tlty to bring in DR.. Fleming's Rec
which had broken down between thai
place and Hamilton.
900
DR.. Flemming and wife were owe
mere from Enfield yesterday ant
bought Buick "6'', which they
drove home later.
Miss Gladys Mizelle, Of Littletol
college, accompanied by a fellow stu
'eht, spent the week end with he
mother, Mrs. Wade Mizelle.
800
Our line Of low cut shoes for Ladie
MISSES and Children are being opene
up this week. See our line befor
ooylng your spring shoes. Edwards
Company.
900
Miss Alice Station left this mornin
,0r Narfolk to spend few days wit
"'r brother, Mr.. Claude Station. Sh
vas accompanied by her mother Mrs
J. A, Station.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-10
:::COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE ::

attended the speaking at Bonne Terre
Saturday.
Miss Edith Turley was the guest of
her cousin, Miss Cuisine Turley, Fri
day and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wills of Bonnie
Terre visited at the home of Mrs.
Eliza Wills Sunday.
Frank Harverstick was a Festus
visitor Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Annie Rowe and brother, John,
visited at the home of Mrs. Mary
Riddle Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Sykes of Flat
Ricer visited their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. A. Sykes, the latter part of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Turley and chill
dren visited their brother Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Ratty and
son and Mrs. -Eflie Turley and chill
dren visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. E. Heaton Sunday evening.
Clifton AuBuchon of French Viii
lage visited at the home of S. A..
Sykes Sunday.
There will be an ice cream social
at the Roughly school house Satur-
day night. Everybody is invited to
attend.
Lon Blunt, who has been at his
fathers, returned to his work in St.
Louis Sunday.
Miss Nanny Benham, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Barley, VIM. Doe, Armon Waller,
Chester Cruncleton, Andrew Horn.
Paul Perret and Paul AuBuchon of
Hazel Run attended church here Sun
day.
Misses Ada, Anna and Olga Hea-
ton visited at the homo of H. G..
Rhodes Sunday.
A. P. Rowe and son, Lindell, visited
his father, R. II. Rowe, Sunday.
Earl Hawk of Festus visited his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Hawk, Sum-
day and Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harverstick
and family were guests Of j. HarVer-
stick and wife Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Turley and
children visited at the home of Mike
Bentley Sunday.
Church was well attended Saturday
and Sunday nights.
Prentice Thurman of Esth& was
the guest of relatives here few days
during the week.
W. H. Blunt is reported better at
this writing
Homer Appleberry visited at the
home of Mary Parker Sunday.
A. H. Whaley was a Festus visitor
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Barley of Ha-
eel Run visited at the home of Mrs.
Sarah Rowe Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Rhodes were
guests of W. E. Heaton and family
Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Carrie Boyd visited her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd, Of Rooster,
Sunday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-10
URGES MORE GARDENS

The Missouri division of the United
States Food Administration and the
Agricultural Extension Service of the
University of Missouri are urging
more gardens and better gardens for
Missouri. A recent letter from F. B.
Mumford, federal food administrator
for Missouri, to county food admin
istrators, says in part: "The neces-
sity for increased garden production
in providing more food, saving labor,
and relieving the railroads cannot be
overestimated. 1t is believed that the
fate of the war hangs on three fac
tors: food, labor, and transportation.
The war gardens will undoubtedly help
to solve these three problems.
Every farm should have a home
garden and should store, can and dry
at least a sufficient quantity of fruits
and vegetables for home use through
out the year. 1t is equally as impor-
tant during the present emergency,
that town, city and suburban families
plant and maintain home gardens"
The following publications have
been issued especially for home gar
deners: The Home Vegetable Garden,
Station Circular 83, The Control of
Garden Insects, Extension Circular Is,
Drying Fruits and Vegetables, Elk
tension Circular %. Copies may be
had free upon request by addressing
the University of Missouri College of
Agriculture, Columbia, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-10
COW TESTING rAID

Three years OF results from cow
testing are included in Extension
Circular 43 of the University of Mis-
souri, College of Agriculture which re-
Gently came from the press. There
are four cow-testing associations in
the State, the oldest of which is the
Jackson County Association, organ
lied May /, 1914, by E. A. Ikenberry,
county agent. Contrasting associa-
lions have been organized in Pettis,
johnson and Marion counties. The re-
suits reported in Extension Circular
43 are from the jackson County Asso-
citation.
The heaviest milk producing cow
in the Jackson County Association has
a record for year of 1902 pounds of
milk, containing 41S.7 pounds of fat.
Another cow in the association, which
is the heaviest producer, milk and but
ter both considered, produced during
one year, 10,475.4 pounds Of milk con-
tanning 567 pounds of butter fat.
This is approximately five times as
much as the lowest producer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-10
MISSOURI TOWN
LOTS FOR GARDENS

Several States in the Central West
announce that they have discovered
new species of Stacker in the form
of owners Of vacant and otherwise use
less town lots who refuse to permit
them to be used for gardens. Little
difficulty of this sort has been exper-
fenced in Missouri, according to A. j.
Meyer of the Agricultural Extension
Service of the College of Agriculture.
Real estate men and owners of va
cant lots have, with slight reservation
offered the use of such property to
responsible persons who agree to
maintain gardens on the lots.
an some cases." says Mr.. Meyer,
"fine lawns have been plowed to make
way for vegetable gardens. This is
in accord with the spirit of the times.
The family that can afford to sacri-
fee a son cannot consistently deny
the destruction Of little patch Of
grass in order 10 produce more food"
/ Thrift gardens have also been him
dered in some States by the petty
profiteer who has seized the opportun-
ity to double and treble the rents on
vacant lots. Missouri has not had to
deal with this contemplate form of
profteering.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-10
WALES MINES

Miss NANNY Benham of Hazel Run
was Halifax visitor Thursday eve
ming.
Misses Wayne and Della Turley
visited at the home Of Mrs. Fife Tur-
ley Thursday evening.
Mrs. A. E. Roughly and daughter,
Hazel Belle, of Festus are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Rowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Whitesell and
Henry Turley were DeSoto visitors
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Frazier were
Festus visitors Saturday.
Misses Edith and Sadie Rowe Wis
tied relatives and friends in Bonnie
Terre the latter part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Whitesell visit
ed at the home of Mrs. Fife Turley
Thursday and Friday
Miss Lizzie Watt is visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Turley.
I, Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Richardson were
guests of relatives at Hazel Run the
latter part of the week.
Mrs. Jas. Bunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Rowe, Mrs. Geo. Whitesell, Mr..
and Mrs. F. A. Frazier, Preston Rat
ty, Henry Shumake, Misses Mary
Lieutzinger, Georgia and Carrie Boyd
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-10
PRIMROSE

Miss Nellie Moon spent Sunday the
guest of Miss Blanche Rawson Of
Bonnie Terre.
Lydle Williams transacted business
in Bonnie Tcrre Saturday.
Miss Minnie Hoelzel of Melzo was
shopping in Bonnie Terrc one day last
week.
Rev. James Appleberry of near
Halifax was in Bonnie Terre Satur-
day.
Vernell Holdman of Bonnie Terre
was a weekend visitor here at the
home of Morris Jones and family.
VIM. Snyder and son, Andy, were in
Bonnie Terre Sunday.
Leathel Rawson was guest at the
home of his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Rawson, Sunday.
Joe O'Sullivan transacted business
in Bonnie Terre Saturday evening.
Flowing for corn is all the go in
this community.
Several from here attended the war
exhibit train in Bonne Terre Satur-
day.
Mrs. Hattie Crossman was Black
well visitor one day last week.
Elmer Rawson was a Bonnie Terre
visitor Saturday.
Alfred Cole and son, Steve, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver Cole motored out to Bonnie
Terre Saturday morning.
Several from here attended the pie
supper at the Prospect school last
Tuesday night.
Lawton Crossman, Mrs. Hattie
Crossman and Mrs. Alice Moon mo-
tored to Bonnie Terre Saturday morn
ing.
John Bailey was Bonnie Terre
visitor Saturday.
Misses Minnie and Katie Hoelzel of
Melzo attended prayer meeting at the
T. M. B. Church Thursday night.
VIM. Pettcs and children were
Bonnie Terre visitors Saturday.
Orville Holdman transacted bust
ness in Bonnie Terre Saturday.
VIM. Blackwell and family of near
Melzo motored to Bonnie Tedde Sat-
urday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-10
ROUTE 6

Mrs. Rachel Higbee returned home
last week, after a three weeks visit
with her daughter, Mrs. H. A. Weiss,
of Silver Mines.
H. A. Weiss moved his family to
Doc Run last week.
Mrs. Nettie Ebbring, who has been
quite sick, is reported much better
this week.
Misses Mary and Matte Chairman
spent Friday night with Hazel Will
kerson and also attended the enter
tainment at Postum Hollow.
Misses Della and Rosa Raby visited
Mrs. Ed Williams Sunday.
Adam Wilkerson was a visitor at
John Chatman's Sunday evening.
Otto Thomasson of Flat River spent
Sunday with home folks.
Miss Eva Raby and little brother,
DIN, spent Sunday with their aunt,
Mrs. John Dietzler.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-10
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES

Mrs. Florence Boord of the Barton
school writes: "The Barton school
closed Saturday. We left our War
Savings Society thoroughly organ
lied, with live president and secre-
tary and % members. One thing that
has helped to keep before our pupils,
especially the smaller ones, the fact
that they are really enlisted in the
service of their country is School
Service Flag. This flag is composed
Of a red background with blue cen
ter, in which is placed a white star
bearing the name of each pupil who
has purchased at least one thrift
stamp, with the understanding, of
course, that he will fill thrift card
as soon as possible. A pupil who has
purchased War Savings Certificate
is entitled to have the smaller star re-
placed with a larger one. We have
at present $40 worth of stamps and
as our little folks have all kinds of
plans for making money this summer
! feel sure that the $140 represented
on our flag will soon be in Uncle
Sans hands. The pupils of the Bar
ton school have also contributed $40
to the Red Cross this year. We have
a pig club of eight members, who have
ordered pure bred pigs. Quite num-
Der of others have intimated their in
tention of pointing later. We shall
call meeting of the district in a few
days to perfect the organization.
The following report has been sent
in from the Sugar Grove district:
"Miss Mary 0'Bannon closed very
successful term of school at Sugar
Grove last week. Those perfect in
attendance were Ulysses Van Sickle,
Clyde Noltkemper, Anna and ]. Nc.
Schilling. This makes the third term
in succession that Anna and Nc.
Schilling have attended without abb
sence or hardness"
Supt. G. M. Danuser of the Esther
schools has been elected Superintend-
emit Of the Ste. Genevieve schools for
next year. Supt. w. L. Johns has
been reelected at Pennington, as
well as all the Pennington teachers
who re-applied. The Pennington
Board of Education has given gen.
eral increase in salaries of from SIS
to $40 per month.
List of pupils receiving attendance
certificates from this office, contin-
ued: Joseph O'Bannon of the Bright
stone school; Donald, Ward, Charles
and Myra Overall, Edith Burlbaw,
Nellie Shick and Elmo Drake of the
DeLassus school and May Reed of the
Patterson school.
CO. SUPT. OF SCHOOLS.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-10
SHERIFF'S SALE

By virtue of transcript execution,
issued from tie office of the clerk of
the Circuit Court of St. Francois
County, Missouri, dated the 9th day of
March, 1916, made returnable to the
May term of said Court for 1918, to
the Sheriff of st. Francois county di-
rected and to me delivered, in favor of
Fred Schek, and against George Cor
den and Mrs. George Gorden, l have
seized and levied upon all the right,
title interest and estate of the said
George Gordon and Mrs. George Cor
den of, in and to the following de-
scribed real estate, situate, lying and
being in the county of st. Francois
and State of Missouri, to-wit: All of
Lot twelve (12), Block one ~, in FL
wins, end l will, on
Monday, May ~, 1918,
between the hours of nine o'clock in
the forenoon and five o'clock in the af-
ternoon of that day, at the south
front door of the Court House, in the
City Of Pennington, in said st. Fran
co.'s County, Missouri, and during the
session of the Circuit Court of said
county, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder, for cash, all the right,
title, claim, interest and estate of the
said George Gordon and Mrs. George
Gordon, of, in and to the foregoing
described real estate to satisfy said
execution and costs.
G. H. ADAMS, Sheriff,
St. Francois County, Mo.
May 8, 10, ~, and "a.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-10
BRIGHTSTONE

Miss Sadie Skinner of Pennington
spent Sunday evening with home
folks. 4.
Miss Maud Wells spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Miss Bertha
Wells.
Toney Baker was visiting Tom
Wells Sunday.
Ben Crawford of New Offenburg
attended singing at Brightstone Sun
day evening.
J. Wells was a Pennington visit
or Friday.
Misses Eva O'Bannon, Grace, Mary
and Sadie Erwin, Park O'Bannon,
Tom Wells, Charley Kassabaum, Ev-
erett Marshall, Henry, Arthur, and
Carl Hightower, Dewey and John En-
win, Rodger Black, Jake and Jim
Chamberlain, Henry Wells, Irman
Robertson, Jess Erwin and Johnnie
Martin were present at the shiveree
of Mrs. Mary Hurst and John Hunt
Wednesday night of last week. The
bells were ringing at least half an
hour. Mr.. Hunt wouldn't show up,
but the door was opened by his wife
and the crowd rushed in on him and
were entertained by a party.
Misses Emma and Birdie Zimmerman
and Herman Kassabaum attended the
pie supper and entertainment at
Knob Lick Friday night.
Ed Davis of Route 6 was visiting
Dewey Erwin Sunday.
Park O'Bannon, Tom Wells, Toney
Baker attended the dance at W. F.
PARROTS Thursday night.
Mrs. VIM. Wells was visiting her
brother, James caves, at Doe Rur
Sunday.
John Mund of Pennington was Wis
iting Tom Canterbury Sunday af.
ternoon.
W. Howlet of Knob Lick attended
singing here Sunday night.
The box supper given at Germania
Friday night for the benefit Of the
Red Cross was great success. The
proceeds amounted to $50.
Geo. Skinner was visiting c. W
Marshall Sunday afternoon.
Irwin Robertson of Route was
visiting Dewey Erwin Sunday.
Shelby O'Bannon returned home
Saturday from Flat River, where he
has been working for the past few
weeks.
Ed Crawford was visiting Ed ant
Jess Erwin Sunday.
Sam Walker of Mt. Oak was 6
Brightstone visitor Sunday.
Miss Bertha Wells visited Mrs. Joe
Robinson on Route 6 Wednesday night
Miss Emma zimmerman was shop
ping in Knob Lick Tuesday.
Miss Maggie Skinner of Knob Lick
spent the latter part of last weel
with home folks.
Ed Davis and John Mund visited
Tom Wells Sunday.
Miss Bertha Wells visited her cou.
sin, Miss Maud Wells, Thursday after.
noon and attended the dance at A. F
PARROTS Thursday night.
J. o. Wells was business visitor
in Pennington Thursday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-10
NEWS ITEMS
BY Glenn s. Hensley, County Agent.
High School Patriotic Service.

lgH SchOOi FatrtOtlc service.
The Agricultural Glass of the
Pennington High School has tested
enough seed corn to plant 225 acres.
1t is only fair to assume that man
can increase his stand per cent by
testing each seed ear. On this basis
this group of young people will have
produced just $40 bushels more corn
for the men whose seed they tested,
When yields are figured at the low rate
of 80 bushels per acre.
The County Agent feels that this
class and their teacher deserve much
credit for the excellent report they
have made.
DurOc Jersey Pigs to be Distributed.
Pig Club members desiring to get
Duroc Jersey pigs from Mr.. A. j.
Young will be expected to meet at his
farm three miles north of Farming
ton on the st. Louis road, Saturday af-
ternoon, May 18th.
Unity Pig Club
Unity school has secured 10 men,
bers for their pig club. This is al
most every eligible boy in the dis
trict. Mr.. Charles Schuttler is the
local leader of this club.
Sugar Grove Pig Club.
A meeting was held at Sugar Grove
school house last Thursday night to
organize a pig club, Mr.. O'Bannon
was appointed local leader and is
securing the membership.
Binder Irvine.
There seems to be some danger of
shortage Of binder Irvine this year.
Irvine bought later in the year will
very likely be at higher price.
Pennington To Be Headquarters of
District Agricultural Agent.
Mr.. A. X. Jones, former Superin-
tendent of the Piedmont schools, is
now District Agricultural Agent ov-
er the neighboring counties of Ste.
Genevieve, Washington, Iron and
Bollinger. He will have his head
quarters at the Farm Bureau Office in
Pennington.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-10
Friday, May Is, 1918,
SHERIFF'S SALE

BY virtue of transcript execution,
issued from the office of the Clerk of
the Circuit Court of st. Francois
County, Missouri, dated the 7th day
of February, 1918, made returnable to
the May term of said Court for 1918,
to the Sheriff of St. Francois County
directed and to me delivered, in favor
of Mrs. George l.. Watkins, and
against Jerusha Poston, l have seized
and levied upon all the right title in
terest and estate of the said Jerusha
Poston of, in and to the following de-
scribed real estate, situate, lying and
being in the county of st. Francois
and State of Missouri, to-wit: Lot Ia
of the John c. Alexander subdivision
of part of survey No. 1869, and l
will, on
Monday, May 27, 1918.
between the hours of nine O'clock in
the forenoon and five o'clock in the af-
ternoon of that day, at the south
front door of the Court House, in the
City of Pennington, in said st. Fran
co.'s County, Missouri, and during the
session of the Circuit Court of said
county, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder, for cash, all the right,
title, claim, interest and estate of the
said Jerusha Poston, of, in and to the
foregoing described real estate to sat-
isfy said execution and costs.
C. H. ADAMS, Sheriff,
St. Francois County.
May 8, 10, II and "a.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-10
The Yankee Rainbow

One morning a Boche peeped his trerch
For look to the south and peep at the French
But instead of the gray, he something in brown,
Which brought to his face flush and a frown,
For there in the breeze, like streamer of Fate,
Filling his heart with the Of hate
Was the flash of the red and the white and the blue
And the bobbing headpiece Of a Sammie two
And he yelled to his mates in the shadows below,
"Mein Colt, hat look. It's the Yankee Rainbow"
The days drifted and the rainbow, still plain,
Hung like threat DER the trench in Lorraine.
The fire cased from the big Yankee guns,
Making "hits" in the realm of the Huns.
The songs of the "Fatherland" faded away
And "The Star Spanged Banner" enlivened the day.
From the mide-awake Yanks, eager to fight,
While the Boches crouched low in a panic of fright,
And, instead of the brag, fear, whispered low,
"Mein Gott hat It's the Yankee Rainbow"
Unfading and bright, past the thin second line,
The Rainbow moved north through the wales of the Rhine
While before it, in terror, like chaf in gale,
Won Hndenburgs army, all shattered and pale,
Fell back through the land it had wrecked in its might,
When Paris, the goal Of its dreams, in sight
They pause-when they cantor much needed breath,
But to tarry too long in that region death.
So they gasp in distress they sputter and blow
"Men Colt, where's tn end of that Yankee Rainbow"
Some day, when the clouds of this war disappear
When eyes look alof and lips frame a cheer,
A burst of the where the tempest has been,
Will brighten the world for the children of
Far-fung in the skies where tie lightning has ceased,
Is the myriad nts of the bow in the east.
To the north, to the south, magnificent flame,
Girdling the world in humanity's name,
Then we'll yell till wire hoarse, in language know,
"Thank God for the boys of the Yankee Rainbow"
. Will Ferrell
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-10
WOMAN'S STATEMENT
WILL HELP HARRINGTON

81 hated cooking because whatever
| ate gave me sour stomach and a
bloated feeling drank hot water and
olive oil by the gallon. Nothing help
ed until | tried simple buckthorn
bark, glycerine, ETC., as mixed in Ad-
ler-i-ka.' Because it fiushes the EN-
TIRE bowel tract completely Adler-i-
ka relieves ANY CASE sour stomach,
gas or constipation and prevents ap-
pendicitis, The INSTANT action is
surprisingly. NJ. Laakman, Drug
gist.