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SOLDIER BOY KICKS
AGAINST Y.M.C.A.
Serves 1t on Toast With a Garnish Of
Scotch Blessings, but the Cap
tain "Stumps" Him.

"If every kick and knock against the
Y. NJ, c. A. service overseas could
have been handled as an American
captain know treated one case In his
company there would be more in the
air of what the 'Y' did and less of
what they failed to do," said John M.
Currie of Melrose, Mass, who is just
home from operating Red Triangle
huts in the Calais and Ypres sectors.
The censor one evening came across
a letter from boy to his folks back
home, in which the "Y" was panned
and served on toast with a garnish of
all the Scotch blessings and reverse
English the boy had on hand. Now
the censor is pretty tired man, and
l should not have blamed him If he
had let that letter go. But there was
an extra strong touch of exaggeration
in it that reused the censor's sense of
justice.
So he sent the letter to the captain
of the boys company and the captain
called the boy in. This is the conver-
StttlOu tIlaI IOIlOWou.
did you write this letter?"
Eyes, SIR"
''Read it oyer-is there anything
there you'd like to change before it
is ,sent?''
mo, sir"
Then there was short pause, in
which the captain studied the boy
and the boy set his jaw stubbornly.
Finally:
Where did you get this letter?'
"The ~ SIR
"Who gave you the paper?"
"The ~ sir"
"It's warm and cozy, and something
like home there. isn't it?"
"Yes, SIR"
"Where do you get your cigarettes
candy, etc.?'
"The ~ sir"
"You're always sure of finding what
you want there?"
"Yes, sir"
'You 60 to the movies and real
show occasionally"
'Yes, sir"
"Who runs them?"
''The ~ sir"
Doesn't cost you cent. does it?'
mo, SIR"
There was another pause, and the
boys face was redder and his expires
sion softer. Then:
''If you. don't mind. sir, I'd like II
see that letter again"
Without word he took it from thu
officers hand, tore it once across, an(
dropping it into the basket made hi.
salute, turned on his heel and walked
ont
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japan is demanding equal privileges
for Japanese in the United States. In
other words. she is demanding that
the Versailles Conference shall remove
all restrictions upon yellow. brown and
black peoples coming to the United
States And after the japanese arrive
hy the hundreds of thousands they are
to have right to become citizens and
vote, send their children to school with
white children. have internarriage
rights with white people. etc. OF
course. they will not get what they
ask. and there is already some talk of
Japan. China Russia and Germany
forming league of nations of their
own.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
TAN ORDINANCES


Is idGpted by the Bgssier Leree B0diH fer
the Year 1919
a., .,,., ,.. IN ;u ,u
-" VI -
subject to taxation for lcvcc purposes for
the year 1919.
Re if ordained bv the Board of Commits
sioprrs of the Rossicr Lry,c District in
regular session convened That IL district
lcvcc tax of 10 mills on the dollar of its
asses sscd valuation l." and the same is here
by levied on all property Situated in the
Eossicr Lcvce District for the year 1919.
-, ,;u ,,.;, ,o,,, ,.,...,,,,+ ,f
~ - ., - ',,, ,,,n, 80 49,,
cultivated land within the Bossicr I.rvce
district for the wear 1919
r. II ord,ined IL tbe I,o,rd of Commits
sioncrs of the Hoss1cr Lcvcc District. in
regular session convened That IL local as
scssment Of 70 cents per acre on every acre
of un,ultivat,d land within the I;ossicr
Lrvec District, subject to taxation for lcvcc
purposes for the year 1919. be and the
same is hereby levied
An ordinance lowing Il local asscssmrnt of
- cents per a'te Oh every acrt Vi cN'aT'u
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MAYBE THE SOLDIER
D0ESNTC01O CHURCH
But These Figures Will Prove lllumi-
mating to the Skeptic-0nly
4,523,343 Attend.

If every man, woman and child in
the state of Texas, plus the entire
population of New Orleans, La, were
to unite in going to church on one
Sunday the mobilization would still be
less than the attendance at religious
meetings in the Army Y. NJ. C. A.
buildings in the Southern department
from May, 1917, to December 81, 1918.
The total attendance at 24,7OO such
meetings in the "Y'' huts was ,523, ,343,
according to figures compiled by the
religious work department of the Army
Y. NJ. c. A. ut San Antonio, Tex.
At these meetings 74,457 soldiers re-
quested prayers-a number greater
than the population of Oklahoma City
The number of Christian decisions
made by these soldiers was 69,929-
more than the number of people in FL
Paso, Tex. Christian purpose re-
newed by soldiers at such meetings
reached the big total of 66,581.
The number of personal Christian
interviews which the 'Y'' secretaries
were able to have with the men as
they visited the buildings was 31S,246,
or equal to the combined populations
of Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston,
Tex These secretaries also secured
from the men a number Of other for
ward-step decisions, including the fol-
lowing: To read the Bible, Ill ,168; to
pray, 34,O07; temperance, 4,6S6; anti
profanity, 9,342; personal purity, 49,.
500; antigambling, 6,925.
Records from November 1, 1917, to
December 81, 1918, show that 1886
Bible classes were organized with a
total enrolment of 1902 men. These
classes held 1896 sessions and had an
attendance of 345,59S. 1t was not until
May l, 1918. that records were made
of the number of teachers used al
these classes. but from that time tc
December 81 there were 1,446 soldier
teachers and 1888 civilian teachers
engaged in conducting the classes.
Copies Of the Scriptures distributed
to soldiers reached 539.6S3. or one
each for every person in the states OF
New Mexico and Arizona. Religion.
literature given. out from June 1, 1918
to December 81 numbered 569,24!
pieces.
Visiting sick soldiers was a part o.
the duty of religious work secretaries
and for the period for which record!
were kept the number of such visit.
made was 996. 1872. almost equal to tn,
population Of Colorado with most O.
the people in Kansas City, No., thrown
In to balance the measure.
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Gen Norris. of the British Army.
now in the United States. says that
the people Of Great Britain have just
finished their first war. and they did
not like it. Heretofore the wars have
been fought hy professional soldiers
and the fleet: hut this time it was the
entire nation that did the fighting
Gen. Morris said large majority of
the British people were for the League
of Nations because they wish never to
see another war. Maybe those III
America who oppose the League have
not had all the fighting. they want. but
il the vote is delayed until all the sol
dierS get home the election Is very
certain to lie in favor Of the League.
according to what we hear from those
who know what war Is.
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ALL FOOLS DAY.

April lSt. which occurs on Tuesday
as Il day to he celebrated in half earn
estneSs and practical ieStS. The idea
seems to have been. in the beginning.
that people might devote one day to
working off the wire edge of their folly
in the hone that they might succeed
III hcing less foolish in the utilization
of the remaining 364 day of the year.
Every one is familiar with the phil
oSoFhy of Il scantily dressed urchin.
credited with the familiar unconpli-
ment to all mankind:
What fools these mortals be-
1t had Eeen for long Il household quo
tation from the little heather elf be
fore the Christian Era'S dawn. and
like 50 many other pref 'hri>tian in
the point seems to have been INDUCED
ly the Christian fathers for the want
of something more apt to substitute
for it. The sentiment is also not with
out supporting texts in our Old TeSta-
ment of the Scriptures and even the
New Testament could be quoted in SUP
port Of the unconlpimentary aSsevera-
ton Of PHrh.
And SO. from time immemOrial l.
human beings have been wont to set
aside one day in each year in which to
acknowledge in all cheerfulneSS their
unwisdom. Any other day in the year
and for every other day in the year
all human beings deny the soft inn
leachment
No subsequent comments upon Strik-
ing human traits are attributed to
PRrE. as far as the writer can remenl-
Eer. but if he has uttered anythin.
new since August. 1914. Il guess would
he that such remarks were inspired hy
the attitude of those leaders Of the
worlds people who are set in oppoSi-
ton to Il convention that aims to make
all men citizens Of the world and
brothers in peace and amity.
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Institute for the Feeble-Minded.

From the Shreveport Cducdsidn.l
The committee from the Louisiana
State Federation Of W0men'S Clubs.
received an appropriation from the
last Legislature to establish colony
and state training school for the
feeble-minded Of the state. They have
decided upon Camp Beauresard as IL
suitable location. as there are build
ingS and cleared land ready for use.
The committee was chosen from the
states leading women: Mrs. Crow
Gerard. of Lefayette. Chairman OH III
duStrial and Social CODditiOnS: Mrs.
w. &. Storm. Morgan City. State Pres
ident l.. +. w. C.. and Mrs. J. ID. Will
kinSon. of Shreveport. Chairman Of In
duStrial and Social Condition l.. F..
w. e.
The clubs all over the state are
asked to cooperate in this important
work. \ communication has been adj
dressed to Governor Pleasant. asking
for location for the school.
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pals and whatever else came handy
out to the boys. Three times shells
crashed through what was left Of the
roof of the building in which the
Y. M. c. A. had set up shop, but they
kept on at their work and ran the
canteen there for three weeks, until
they were shifted TO the ArgOnne.
While at Benny Willis was busy in
the canteen one night when two Off
GERS entered. They wore uniforms of
the Fiftieth French artillery. The
canteen was full Of dOughbOys get
ting cigarettes and chocolate, and the
Frenchmen, who seemed in great
hurry, picked up several pieces Of
chocolate and started to go out. Then
they hesitated and turned back toward
the counter. AS they did so Il dough-
boy heard one of them say to the
other. "Wie viel?" (How much?).
A group of eight or ten dOughboys
entered at that moment, and in the
crowding and jOstling and dim light
the soldier who had heard the remark
lost sight of the officers for moment.
When he looked for them again they
had vanished. Headquarters was tel
ephoned that spies had been in the
canteen, but the pair made good their
escape in the darkness.
In the Argonne drive Willis was at
work in first-aid station when Cap
tain Baker was wounded in the bar
rage. Willis went back through the
barrage, serving as a litter bearer,
and helped carry wounded down
through the mud for four kilOmeters
to the ambulances.
Two days before the last drive in
the Argonne Willis went back into the
village of Romagne to get supplies for
first-aid station. AS he entered the
town the Germans opened up on it
with battery of SIS, and the second
shell sent over landed in the street
within twenty-five feet Of him. The
shell killed two soldiers on q truck
setting fire to the gasoline tank and
cremating one of the men. Two others
were killed and thirty wounded, one
Of whom was Willis, piece of steel
being driven through his foot.
The field hospital to which he was
taken had been shelled ten minutes
before he arrived. and four hospital
attendants and several engineers had
been wounded. a few minutes later
some German ajrmen came over and
bombed the place, one of the bombs
ripping piece of cloth from under
the head Of a dnughhoy two stretchers
away from the Y. Nj. G.. A. man. The
dOughboy was not even scratched.
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Tha British leading newspapers eN-
uress; regret that the advocacy of the
League If Nations by their govern
nent should he used as Il club by the
Republican party leaders in America
to lamlaSt the Democrats. who also
favor the League. The London Times
SAYS Great Britain only aims to join
with America i'll any rational measure
for world settlement that will draw
the two nations close together. The
TiHts and the other British journals
know. however. as we'll us we know 1t
in America, that President Wilson has
generally outgueSSed the politicians as
to what the people wanted. and. in the
end the people will decide the thing.
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ADMINISTRATORS S.,IE.

S"crcssioH NJ hichmoHd J0Hes. Dee edsed.
W. III. In second District court, Bos-
aicr PGfi$h, LaHisiaId.
Ey virtue If an crdcr of sale, to me-
direct from the Honorable District Court
in and for the rariS2 of H3SSicr. | will, on
Saturday April =. 1913, ut the front door
Of the Court House. in the town Of Henton,
La. within the legal hours q sale. proceed
to sell ut public auction, to the last and
highest bidder. the following described
property. tC-N!t
The southwest quarter of southeast quar-
ter of Sc ttion -, township 20, range IL.
containing 10 acres, more or less, and sit
utrd in BesSicr Parish, Louisiana. Also,
on" mule
Terms of Salc-Fcr cash. il TIE appraisc-
m,nt or two-thirds thereof be bid, else on
Il credit of twelve months. according to law.
JAS. VI. HENpER$oN.
Administrator for said Succession.
March 20. 1919. tapr3I
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Advanced science is engaged in re-
search work in New Orleans to dis
cover and teach methods of Kidding
that part of the state of the Argentine
ant. The mealy-bug is very deStruc
tive to sugar cane crops. The ants are
fond Of the honeydew eNuded by the
mealy-hugS and cultivate the hugs to
the extent of protecting them and
even building clay shelters for them
in summer and underground quarters
for them in winter. The Argentine
ants also protect other insects upon
which they subSiSt and the insects so
protected are destructive to vegetable
crops. and especially to the orange
trees of Southern Louisiana. The ants
are also being fought in New Orleans
as household pests Though the Argen-
tine ants do no direct harm to vegeta-
ton themselves they foster many in
sectS that do.
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SLEEPING SICkN y ESS,

Following the epidemic Of Spanish
influenza. disease known as the
sleeping sickness is making its appear
ance in many parts of the United
States after having hecome fairly well
noted in other parts of the world. But
the sleeping sickness is not new dis
ease. and il is not known as yet to he
Il result of the influenza.
Several kinds of sleeping sickness
have long been known. There is Il fly
in Central Africa which impartS with
its lite Il sleeping sickness for which
there has been no preventative or rem
edy found. 1t has well nigh depopu-
lated the region around the great lake
sources of the Nile during the last
twenty five years. Reri-beri is another
sleeping sickness known to those parts
of Asia. and in the PHILIPPINE Islands.
where rice is the principal diet Of the
people Polished rice is thought hy
some physicians to he its principal
cause. just as Eolted corn meal is
thought hy some American authorities
to cause pellasra.
The Sleenin. sickness that has ap-
peared lately in America and in many
parts OF Europe is. perhaps. different
in its origin from the others. But 1t Is
by no means Il new thing in this coun'
try. ANY one who has read the news
IarcrS durin" the past twenty-five
wears can remember instances of PEI"
Pile who had fallen asleep and con
tinued somnolent for days. weeks and
months.
The cases heing now reported in the
newspapers from day to day are not
vet sufficiently numerous to be in an!
wise alarming
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Nothing adds more to the attrac-
tiveneSS of town and makes Il bet
ter impression upon visiting strangers
than newly painted residences. good
sidewalks. clean streets and alleys. and
withal a good number of shade trees
and ornamental Shrubhery and flowers
in your yards. 1t is indicative of re-
tinement. culture good taste an d
thrift" says the editor of the Bienville
Dtm0cIHt. Quite righ. brother. and
those are !; few of the things Benton
most needs.
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After delilerating tifty-four hours
and failing to reach IL verdict, the jury
which heard the case of J. \. O'Leary.
on the charge of violation of the eS
pionage law in New York. was dis
charged last Saturday. having failed
to agree on verdict. The jury report
ed it was ready to acquit the defend
ant of four Of the five counts but could
not agree upon the last. The Govern
ment had formerly withdrawn three
cauntS
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WARNING. +.

The public is warned not to trade or ne
.otiatc for the following notes. which have
been lost m;Slaid
Two vendors lien notes, mad" by Mrs.
Emma :. White and her husband. J. r.
White. payable to the order Of 4. ID. Con
nell. dated September Is. 1918. dLc rcspec-
lively September Il. 1919 and 1920. each
for $500. bearing interest at the rate Of q
per cent per annum from date. until paid.
and paraphcd ne rdFietur by Il. T.. Roberts.
Notary Public.
Twenty-Five dollars will be paid for the
return of the notes. either to the under
signed or to the City National Bank,
Shreveport. La.
[11-4l +. u. coSNELL, Dixie Ia.
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Notices!

Notice is hereby given that the Police
Jury Of Bossicr Parish will meet rs Il
BOARD OF REVIEW on Monday. May ;,
1919, for the purpose Of reviewing the
assessments filed with it by the Assessor.
At this meeting assessments will be equal
izcd and adjusted and values will be fixed.
All pcrsens in interest are notified to be
present. this Incctin. being held in lieu of
the meeting regularly held on the first
Monday in June, at which meeting assess
mrnts are reviewed. X. Il. HILL. t'l,rI
Police Jury, Bossicr Parish, Louisiana.
Benton, La, March 20, 1919. t1a-GI
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A Thrift Pledge.

Because | am Il loyal American.
because my country needs my help, be-
cause what l save will help NE and
what is saved in America will help the
ically and save all that | can; to set
aside regularly portion Of what l
earn and loan it to my Government hy
investing it i'll War-Savings Stamps" :"
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Estraycd before L. W. IIutchings, Justice
of the Peace. BosSier city, Ward Two. Bos-
sicr Parish. Louisiana, by j. ii. Shepherd,
of Bossier City, Lii. one dark bay HORSE.
II hands high. black manr. very long tail.
about II years old. with no brands or
marks The owner of said animal is ad-
monishcd to come forward. prove property.
pay costs. and assume charge OF said an
imal otherwise ! will proceed to sell same
ut the front gate of said Justice, on Sat
urday. the 2ath day of March, at II o'clock
Il m. to the last and highest bidder, accord
ing to law. cu,s s.,rp Constable
Hossier City. La, Feb. Il. 1919. SCI
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Armenia.

Had | the tears of all the years
Since tears began to flow
| could not shed them fast enough
To rightly speak her Woe.
q little harried garden land.
@ Eden of mans birth.
q tortured. stricken country
Her grief thrills all the earth.
She stretches out her bleeding hands
Let her not try in vain.
give. and give. and give once more
tn .Armcnia'S pain.
ANY SHERMAN BgIN;MAN.
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STRAY SALE,

Estrayrd before Il. $. Dortch. Justice OF
the Peace. Ward one Eosstr Parish. Lou
isiana, by W. \. Mahry, of Shreveport. La.
light sorrel MARE. about eight years old,
right fore foot and left hind foot white,
blaze in face.
The owner is requested to come forward.
prove property. pay charges. etc. or said
animal Will b" sold. ording to law, dur
ing the legal hours Of sale. nj the Sun
fowcr Plantation, on Saturday. April c6,
1919. i. W. tHILDERS.
12-6 Constable. Ward One.
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HOMESTEAD ENTRY No. O7>:9.

Department OF the Interior.
Is. Land Office at Baton Rouge. La.
February Il. 1919.
roof made under Act of June 6. 1912.
Noticc is hereby given that John Arnold.
of Benton, la. Il. +. ID. No. >. who. on De-
cembcr Il. 1918. made Homestead Entry.
No. O1S9. for lots q, Z. and . Tor the
aorth half Of southwest quarter and south
vest quarter of southwest qunrtrrI of sec
;ion t6. township 20, north. range T., west.
Louisiana Meridian. has filed notice Of in
tcntion to make three-ycar proof. to cStab
iSh claim to the land above desc rbed be-
ore the Clerk Of Court, ut Isnton. La. on
the I'd day of April, 1919.
Claimant names witnesses l.. X.
,iumgardnrr. a. ii. Montgomery. Jim Ford
nd Van Bra. all of Benton. La, II. +. ID.
No. ). T.. u. GIANELLoNI. Register.
February -. 1919. Imar27
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THE REFERENDEM.

The people of Massachusetts seem to
be getting close in behind their Semi
tor Lodge He has finally agreed to
support the League Of Nations if it is
amended. and. as an excuse for his
opposition in the past. quotes the late
Theodore Roosevelt as also opposed to
the League in its present form.
That is. he and Col. Roosevelt were
opposed to it because il Democratic
president formulated it. This must be
so. because the Colonel died before the
League draft was made and all that
either the Senator or eN-TreSident
could have known of it ut that time
was that Mr.. Wilson was going to die
tate its features. They opposed the
idea then. because there was nothing
else definite enough to oppose.
The Senator is willing to accept the
idea now-under preSSure-but wants
to amend it or rewrite it. according to
his own and Col. RooSevelt'S ideas
that the live Senator ut least is mov-
ing up il notch at IL time toward Il
final acceptance of what the people
seem to want.
And after ALL it does not much mat
ter what position the opposing con-
greSsmen finally take. as it begins to
look as though the treaty to he made
at Versailles and the League of Ma
tinus constitution aS Il mart Of the
treaty. will be submitted to the Amer
lean people to he voted upon direct
The time has passed when senator's de
cided such things for the people. Amer
ic; has hecome democracy within
twenty years. congressman now dt
what they are directed by the people
to do.
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TRESp.ASS NOTICE.

This is to give legal warming to the gen
cral public that no fishing, hunting or other
trrSpassing will be allowed on the Murray
Place, located in township %, range 14,
Eos>icr Parish. Louisiana trhelps Lake
scctionD. l2-tf] j. L. MURRAY.
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STRAY SALE.


Estruycd before T. NJ. Elston, Justice Of
tho Peace. Ward Six. BOssirr Parish. Lou
isiana. by Oris Lewis. who lives three miles
west of IIaughton. La., the following de-
scribcd animal:
\ dark red and brindlc BULL. about txo
years old. white face, all feet are white.
marked crop and undrrbit in right ear,
with crop and then half of said crop cut
out and unGcrbit in left ear.
The owner is requested to come forward.
prove property and pay costs. or said ami
NAL will be sold. according to law. during
the legal hours Of sale. in IIausiton. La.
on Saturday. April 26. 1919.
J. W. ONEAL.
1.-6 Constable, Ward Six.
STRAY SALE
Estraycd before Raiford kilgorc. Justice
Of the Peace. Ward -Four. Bossicr Parrish
louisiana by H. L. Cheshire, a pale red
bull YEARLING. marked crop in right ear
and ovcr-halfcrop in left car, short or bob
bed tail about IS months old. Appraised
at S6.
The owner is requested to come forward.
prove property and Eay costs. or said ami
NAL will be sold aceordin: to law. ut the
residence of Il. X. Cheshire. at II o'clock
am. on Saturday March -, 1919.
l.. +. COLE. Constable
Ward Four. Eos>icr Parish. Louisiana.
February 20 1919. mar 27J
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The headlines still proclaim the i'll
tention Of the di>tillerS to make Il fight
for the defeat of nationwide prOhibi-
ton. hut few people read beyond the
headlineS-;lnl that is about as far rs
the fight will ever 90
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E any man who hangs out sign believes in
advertising

All people believe in advertise
And therein lies the hitch the What
sale the prominence
Scrpon full but brief minsakiny the
letter. if l,loted should he will be asked
These suggestions if i'll mind should helpful
the BANNERS experienced cheerfuy
help time with the editing and laying Of the ad
this Office There added