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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05
PRESS COMMENTS.
THE ORIENTAL QUESTION.

Tho contention OF the Japanese. and
apparently OF Ambassador Morris. u
that Japanese now lawfully In this
country should enjoy all the civil rights
ponseesed by other Foreigners. which
means that they may buy or lease
land.. And the discussion In the Bast-
ern press generally seems to assume
that the disagreement In only between
the Japanese and the people Of Calf
fornia.
If that were the fact. we might nat
urally expect the sympathy OF Anerf-
cans generally to be with their own
oountrymen and not with the foreigner.
But II In by no means the fact that the
danger from Oriental immigration II
confined to or felt I'm California alone.
This State is merely tho first TO feel
the impact. II is n question betwesn
tho white race and tho yellow race-in
this case between North America. and
eastern Asia. II California Is most en-
erEetio I'm protesting against Oriental
invasion, IL ia because we feel most
acutely It's results and are nearest to
Hawaii, whehe those results are far
therest advanced. Where tho Orientalt
come there the people OF the white race
will not stay.
As To the rights of O. ~rtals whit
have already purchased H. thoy arr
as safe as those of native izenH. A.
| for other Orientais now here. wo pro
test against one of them ever ownint
a foot of our land. 1t Ia not question
! Of racial superiority. but of racial In
| compatibility. Tho danger of troubt
between this oounty and Japan liei
not in keeping Or.entala out, but II
letting them in San Francisco Ghron
! iCle
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05
RRYrYAL OF THE nUEL.

A special dispatch from Paris tells
US that Paul dc CassaCrac, who repre-
sents the Bonapsrtist faction in the
Chamber OF Deputies has publicly
challenged Leon Daudet son of Al
phonse Daudet the famous novelist,
and the leader ~ the Royalist clique IN
the Chamber. 20 fight duel 70 the
death
Tho challenge. which grew out OF an
old quarrel. was published IN the Paris
papers. and reads as follows
Your father NJ. Daudet. was
writer who created two things
Tartarin. which is his masterpiece.
and YOU, who are swindler and a
coward You have declared that
YOU will not fight which is not
surprising, seeing il was your habit
not to fight during the war. But
1--WE you a last chance TO prove
vo,Yr manhood. ! ask you TO meet
me not with swords. but with re-
volvers. al fifteen PAGES. each 70
IRE until one drops.
Daudet. the press dispatch continued.
,s q pacifst in his personal relations.
and II is not thought that he will risk
hi. enormous bulk against DE- cassax-
nae VINO is a crack shot. and the nero
Of q dozen duels Il remains 20 be
saer how his colleagues in tho Cham
her viii look upon his refusal TO settle
sn,cb a delicate matter upon the held
Of honor.
Tudging by the publication Of the
challenge. tho severe penalty which
was imposed for duelling during the
war has been lifted. 1t was obvious
that il was the height OF folly 70 hold
/ duels while q German remained - b.
| shot at. But there are records Of oc-
/ casious when unique methods were
,saa 10 assuAge wounded honor Il
/ ona instance feeling between TWO junior
/ ofacsrs IN a regiment became SO strain
ed that something had 10 b. done. FL
auv. II was decided that duel shouit
be held But Of course the regulations
I forbade 81 Then one officer challenge
the other one to stand with him on M
narapet or their flrst-linc trench fof on'
minute at midday. Whoever happene'
"a he hit by an enemy bullet would y
The challenge was accepted and tn
terms we're complied with, but neithe
man was injured. Both stated tha
they were satisfied with the outcome
and soon became warm friends again
several years before the war an ef
fort was made 70 stamp out duelling
and certain mild laws were Llsse'
which forbade il. But Ike certain law
in every country. they were ignored
They became dead-letters, and SO Ion
as the actual duelling was done outsid
the limits Of the respective cities, littl
opposition was presented by !he gen
darnes. who all too often had bushes
elsewhere. 1t is doubtful if the pfac
tice viii ever be stamped out anon
those who are conceded to be gentlr
men, or rather. "genMlhomme" as "a
French distinguish those who are bOr
to position, unless The temperament I
the people changes,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05
vp u,RprNG-s OPPORTUNITY.

Nrr Harding has an opportunity 70
u, he gratitude Of hundreds OF thou
s.rds Of former service men. and that
III millions OF other feiiow-oiazens hs
,s.tfing a stop TO the useless activities
II certain Congressional committees
vb.cb have attempted IN vain TO cast
s>persions upon the conduct Of the
American Army abroad during war
time
The Dawes episode. which overnight
became the most talked-of incident or
me present Congressional session. has
stirred UP the Nation. Thd1 gentleman.
Who incidentally is a Republican, and a
man admired by the President-eiscs-
revealed the fact that the various com
11ltttees Investigating the conduof OF
the war are doing little more than sling
ing mud at every American who psrtica-
pated In the conflict
Tneee roisorne activities Of certain
Congressmen began when q cornnnuee
called upon General Pershing, when
that leader was preparing 20 depart
fr-nr, Franco. Pershing was curtly told
that he had 10 produce all Of his records
,rr,rr,erataiv for their inspection. The
a E. 2. Commander WIS so asfoundeo
at the tnpudence OF the Committeeman
that he merely remarked that his
recorda were packed, a,,d ooUio be in
su.ec1ed when they were unpacksd On
the American side.
From that moment certatn sssf-im-
rsorfant Republicans. who are rhorns in
rhe e1des Of their respectable brethren
have polsed their noses into hundred
and one corners, and so far have sIneli
roynius stronger than their own susp1-
ciors. Apparently al Of their acdva-
ties have been more or less inspired by
= di-trs 10 "get" the Administration
F.t1t their efforts have sagnaliy failed.
Some mistakes were made. Of course
during the. progress Of the war. They
were made by Repubiicans and DsTno'
erats alike But there is nothing in the
rs-cord Of our men abroad which ha,
even The slightest taint of scandal at
tached 10 II. The testimony Of Cen
oral Dawes should end these inquisi
,tons II is time that stop was pu
10 this pop-gun shooting at men wh'
used the real articles. AS Dawes yer
aptlv said it ill-becopes the men wh'
were not abroad to pick al small flaw
in the actions OF men who offered u
make the supre. sacrifice
one word from Mr.. Harding Wi
csusf alI Of these various committees L
halt their slime snearfng. The respect
able Republicans, Ike the respectab!
democrats. have become nauseated b
s,cb do ngs. II the gentlemen i
question can say nothing nice abou
General Pershing and the two mtllio
mon whom he comma nded they shoul
H. decent enough to keep their mouth
smut. II would be a different matte
If the records showed that scandal eX
,.tad But The records show ctherwis,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05
lust Folks
fly Edgar A. Guest
INrnnGETAnIE TMIN0s.

They amt much. seen from day to day
The big eim tree across the way.
Tho church spire. an the meetn' place
Lit up BY many friendly face.
You pass EN- by dozen times
An never think o them In rhymes.
or nt fer poets singin Yet
They're MI tho things you cant forgot
An thcy'rd the things youll miss some
day
If ever you should GO AMY
Tho people here amt much 70 Fec--
Ice common folks like you an me.
Doiu the ordinary tasks
Which life of everybody asks:
old Dr. Green. still farm round
10 where his patients can re found.
~. parson Ifnl. serene . face,
Carrytp Cole message every place.
Nn linn vho Keeps tho grocer et1re--
Yet they atn falRa you'd hunger far
Thoy seem 90 ulqin when close 70 Yie"
pln flarRer. aB' HE brother too.
rha .farkanua-fpeu ~ higher rank
pecausa tbeg chanro 70 rim tho bank
Yet friends to every one round hero
quiet m kindly m sincere.
,,ot much - sing about or praise
f.f.tt their iises u modest way=--
Yot In your memory they'd stay
n ever Yoa should e. aWas
THESE are things aa these fha men
sarnt dry yoH1 ioug 70 see aRan-
| Sow,it.s1ao neaf ro1 scarcely e"
| rho heaufy q fhht big eln tree.
/ Ptt Some day later on ron Will
| A. wonder II lts a'endtn still
~. If tho birds return - sing
An. ,nake their nests thcre every sprini
| .febbe Won scorn shem nor hut hey
VIII bring 9ou hack again some adt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05
MRS. HARDTNG's EXAMPLE.

Newspaper dispatches from New
York City. where Mrs. Warren @.
Harding is shopping, state that she Ia
providing herself with White House
costumes which are 100 per cent
choosing are American designed,
American made, and have mono OF the
bizarre effects which have recently
emanated from the Rue dc la Paix In
Paris. where some of the sclf-styied
worlds master designers have their
shops.
According to all that has been writ
ton about Americas next First Lady.
she is woman whose charming per-
sonality combines great deal or com
mon sense with a deep knowledge OF the
eternal fitness of all things BY choos-
ing an inauguration wardrobe which
will be all American. she renders n
great service to our dressmakers anu
dress manufacturers. who within the
past decade have labored under Sc
we're handicap
We Americans at times are greatly
initiative. Some ono tells us that somo-
! thlng uiAue IN rTtnte ~ N~s -
| perior 10 American products All too
| often we accept such a statement as
! truth. without Investigation. Tho men
| tailors in France who cater to the wo-
| men of tho world. by shrcwd word-of
/ mouth advertising impressed upon us
| that American styles were just not N
| il COMPARED with those which PaoulT
and Worth originated in their ateiiers
An in vain American designers pro
tested We needed them not To h'
stylishly garhed we concluded That th'
garments Of our women. or at least th'
original designs, should be created II
the worlds wonder city. Now Mrs
Harding. who certainly could afford u
choose fromthe offerings Of all markets
has dccreed that her clothes shall To-
those which are 100 per cent American
from design 20 finishing stitch.
We would not dsparage those re
martable creations which come frsl
tho hands Of s5inful modistes acros
the water Many of them are &
cellent in conception. aud beautiful Il
execution. but wo must frankly admi
that our American workers can rro
vide garmouts Just As handsome, an
III some casAs. moro So. Goods mad
ia America may be more popular, no'
that Mrs Iardins is setting az e
amrlr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05
AIfRItA ANS AT OXFORD.

When Cecil Rhodes left IN hia Will
trust fund to maintain foreign students
at oxford hc declared his helief Tint
good understanding between Eng
land. Germany and tho United States
Will secure tho peace of the world and
that educational relations form the
strongest tie Tho German scholar
ships were Cancelled IN 1916. while the
Germans were succeeding 80 we'll in
their effort 20 put themselves beyond the
pale Of civilized human beings. There
are now ninety scholarships for the
British colonies and ninety six for
America.
Have the Americans NJ Oxford made
good Have they realized tho cxpectn-
tions' al the founder In The Ameri-
can Oxonian" for January there is
statistical study that tells part Of the
story But figures cannot cover tho
subject The men from America. ar
riving in oxford at the average age If
twenty-five years and four months.
do not go as scholastic OF athletic
specialists Their object is 10 imbibc
culture. 10 absorb an atmosphere Tell
= young man that you are placing him
at an institution of learning TO mako
him leader Of men and YOU bid fair
TO make n eelf-conscious pTig of him.
The best proof OF the value Of the plan
Of Cecil Rhodes is in the way the
scholars supported by his benefactiofi
have fitted into every walk of life with
a head that has not been swclled while
the horizon has been enlarged. They
are better Americans because they are
better world-citizens. In the long va
cations they have scurried all over
Europe. helping everybody Like Ten
| nyaon's Ulysses. much have they seen
/ and known OF men and OF other lands
/ All this amounts to a great deal more
than the lS5 first aud second honors
/ taken by $50 men or the winning oi
/ blues and half-blues against Cam.
| bridge Philadelphia Ledger.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05
WHO OWNS A CITYf

Who owns r. city. the rnasscs OF
people who live in it, or the few pohuo-
tans who for the time being are the
public servants Of the populace!
This is q question which may have
IN be answered In the near future Wheh
IN. proposed new charter comes up loi
consideration IN the Legislature Wen
saspsd reports. which will not down.
say that . few poliucians viii attempt
10 block the charter movement as tne
last minute, and that they VIII oepehu
upon their political Affiliations 90 &C
coulplish this result
A city is nothing moro or less tnHi'
. huxe corporation operated Tor INC
sxrr,n,on good of all the stock h"ioe's'
ru,,c sre the residents within the GOT
,c-ate limits The city is theirs. aAao
not the possession Of any sInan sr'as
,yf man The majority Of Ieaoers 10
.vrry ltno OF industry and In eVeFy
civic group in our ooumunisS nANo AZ
aors.ed this charter. The HRsser1CS -
tha supporters of these leader~ na's
ss,ne ltssyrtsc II Is TO be hoFeo tiAiA'
,ha s~ntlsrnen in the Legislature VIII
mt rarty politics aside when taif
cpar4er matter is presented 10 them
and consider It solely on us n'ei7us
It's adoption means tho sreatest sooO
for the greatest number EVERY hEei,-
,,s helieves that the leaders on ootn
,.or+,ea 81 Dover will handle this ansii
.,,,-s,v On fts merits as a business
..a- Those gentlemen are progress
1ve enough 10 realize that question
IL small politics must not keep W.
7ninrton from making change wh'cr
ne example of other cities shows $
,-,,,,ro,,onent Of municipa
administration.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05

Port Deposit. Nd. is just recovering
from, a mad dog scare which is several
months ahead Of the regular season for
such excitement. The suspected canine
is said to have bitten every other
animal OF his kind with which he came
in contact and all dogdom there is un-
der suspicion and wearing muzzies.
In>-thcse progressive days almost
and one comes 10 wonder what's the
use Of setting aside dog days in mid
summer for the convenience Of ami
lnais inclined to manifest the rabies if
mans best friend goes mad in mid win
ter
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Any rsaasr ran rst u. ans--r .
question ~ wrf4g hrsry stfs
t5r. W Washiretor = IRIS ~ aDg.s
strictly tu Informs ~
aSanSiqi rna,tsrs \. Grrs -.- susrr'
pattie 1rrneefi~ frrIfire ..- .a ur
c5HnIses. c5II,. ,..,- ,.s,,--s .,,- -
az ct.' .,i rafi1s an4 sd4-sss ard --~'-s-
Two cents y stau.ps ior 81 9rh 2os,,.s- 2o,g
. VIVA, tre aro-a 'ows~
the nited 5tates7
From r'e .a ue 1~Eress .aa
hean asked tu slYrf sfrna iow
~, 1as taken steps t ~ 80
q yYhat darnull cartons teep -afnr
day a= me sabharf u, q A
reg-a Ndventlsta Primativ-
prethsn seven Isay Haptisfa ard -ha
4-a tear trs -srre'h Rf1rdaf
u In Auction Bridge vNar Y r1ear
bv riavine .n tne .cora roHld
he done M ~
.his .4.ars planning - AZ
nand p4th respect t8 ne eNistinx aonr
ana aot as i could have rean p'ayHi
v.ifh score Al love .rood auction Play
ers always take lato 4croLlt ne state
Z og The score. plannlng and DiayirE fiall
\ hands accordingly
0 ~ what rationahty wzs lafcadio
Hearr7 For what = ne roted "a IL t-
,afcaaio Hearn pas horn Is .1e
Ion!an Islands. ne son Te"H
woman and an irish 1ficer surEeor
Major charles Hearn. lie vas sd1cnfsri
in England and trance. sDent 1alal
A.! years n the t-nited states 40 a Journal
.st. then went . Japan - q oorrespor
dent. lie aftsrward tauEht 1ng.ian
IN the University = Tokyo. oecAnle :
citizen u Japan. ana married -Ap
anese woman. he - Known t1r ~
rreat !terary art which ne employed
chiefly Ia intsrprstng ne civilizauona
81 the East % the Vest, writing usua4il
II rapan. a.s adopted county
81 What 'rlted states Dorr - -hr
nearest l Europe 81. a.
Portland. Maine. ne -earesf
70 Europe. and also 1as- -le snorter
mileage for aceAn travei % Europeal
ports.
=. -au ,lrksy eggs - hatched slc-
0aSsf,lv \. AL incubator ~. 81
The Department q Agriculturs
ssvs the eSEs of tlrkeys ean 10 na-che.i
IL, incs!bat0rs as weil as tae eggs
other fowl u j preferable. hover er
- nave -h@u hatched hy the hens taa
are 20 brood them. IN ,aCl. ais u t4r
orsvall!ng custom. There 8 ie-l4rs
~ confidence "a hen me esgs .ls .n tl-
caro- ~ a aruody hen Nnl-n .ces HN.
axist when artifclal methods are ~.
ployed
lsngthen ne ire q sLk -ecSings
NJ g.
A. New stockings wear m-cn one
I washed hegcre vearing rhls nr
cedure ,ightens The threads. rlaAin +
them armer
q. How did ne -ane moonsains
become ateached 90 .qlor -city ma4e
, Z. r n
white French brandy smugsied 20 Ems
lsnd. This was recsiv 81 - way -t tr
, white coasts ~ Kent ana S-zssN
Z mouaght.
/ Peace FL w
4 This i a novel ~ ro.st4g .tv.
! during the wears ss5--sss. rhe =.
4 is aid n me reign ~ NtaNa0d,r
Q. HOW Id Russia g.. 0osse-a
r OK Alaska Did she discover tn.s Al
@ :.
5 a whhe ne countr, which
] / Alaska was known 20 reNirog1apnt
E as early as 1879. sewers. Russian 4
a plorers brought hack 'hc earliest 3af
Z nj,e news ~ 'he 'and ear, Is
18Th century one % these
Renring was sent out ~ peter r
Great.
O. Give ME the pcstcflc, idress
: John y. Rockefeller. rr " e
A. Care 81 Standard ~ Co. N
: York city
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05

The prices of muskrat pelts have
advanced 10 one dollar OF one dollar and
"A half each and trappers in the state
may still find their occupation profit
able. OF course, this is a considerable
reduction from war time prices for the
skins. but there is left q fair margin for
capturing these fur bearing rodents,
when we recall that a few years ago
the muskrat skin and all was worth
less than thirty cents
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Olive Temple. X q E.
Wenoneh Lodge S. of Il
Liberty Conclave s W VI
Mechanics Lodge / Q .
Lenape Tribe, Impd .
Sheet Metal Workers Association
James 4 Garfield Cosre.A y of 4
Apache Tribe. Ne 5< la}pd O. 4 VI
Jas 4 Young ConClaNc II or 5 W. II
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05
By Walt Mason.
EUGENE DEBS.

In a prison cell he sits COR his
carnival of crime, jailed for throw
ing sundry fits at a nervous, cruclal
tune. Now the crucial tune is past,
and twould make the angels weep
tnat We hold him, Gagged and fast
sighing in his doniuu keep. Poor
Eugene His heart is good, and his
courage high ard strong, bat hls
head hiss wheels OF wood and
they re alw avs turning wrong and
when war was sweeping by. spon-
sorea by some tjnhorn kings, he
reared up, nine cubits high. and
reeled oil some foolish things
Then the hearts Of men We're hot IS
We watched wars crisnson tide.
and we all were talking rot but
we took the proper side hen
the wheels n Eugene S heAd back
ward turned rs IS their wont and
NE paved around and SAID silly
things, IN language blunt And he
beonln jail for Years, and lt seems
he there roman. while the heaStN
profiteers flourish on their crooked
gam; and the gangsters run at large.
and the slayers shoot and stab, and
they are not placed IN charge Of the
prison grim and drab; and the
swindlers and tho thieves raise their
divers kinds Of hell while poor
Eugene sits and grieves at the VIM
dow OF his cell In the hustle and
the rush many errors must prevail,
but our Uncle Sam should blush
that this man remains in jail
Observation-Disclosures.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05

Let us hope anthracite will promptly
follow gasoline and drop ten or twenty
per cent from It's present almost pro
hibitory price Coal alone seems to be
the only commodity that continues to
hold M the public
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05
EVENING SMILE.
WHAT ROBERT WAS.

rha mother ~ Clara. aged :. and of
Robert aged 6. was looking n fats
Robert accompanied her Finally she
found an apartment At her price which
she thought she would like. The Jan
tors wife. who acted as agent thought
she would ike Roberts mother too
but she wasn't 50 sure about the chill
dren
You say there IS another one Ar
home. she said That makes two
We have j rule against admitting chii-
dren. stiu, Il the little girl IS as nice
az the little boy seems % be-. here she
patted Roberts head aTectonateiy. I
don't know bat whas < VII he a!i Tignt.
Robert pushed or the approving nand
impatiently.
Don't you fool yourself about me.
ne said indignantly I'm a regular
devil Of a fellow / amt'-ksx.
MY dear" remai ked Jones, ~ho had
lust finished reading a book On The
/ wonders OF Nature. this really Il
remarkable work. Nature IS marvellous
| Stupendous When I read a. work Ike
| this. X makes me think how gaerte
how insignificant ia man. Hush
shifted his better half 4 woman
doesn't have 10 wade through four hun
dred pages To and out the same thing.
Judge.
Z thiuk 7 know the critter." Howe
you Ike 10 own her Shes yours a
rock bottom price. Gathering Up his
Ines preparatory 70 leaving the spot
/ the other farmer replied Well. John
FL buy her this morning. but I hat
to bust a dollar -Ex.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thoughts and Comments q
Every Evening Readers.

The full name and address of the writer
must accompany each letter. not necss.
aariiy for publication but as evidence OF
good faith Anonymous communication
will be Ignored. Publication OF letters
does not carry With 1t Endorsement by
Every Evening OF the opinions thsrein
Expressed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05
paofosEp SCHOOL TAX.

Editor Every Evening: Kindly ad-
wise In your next Issue. In tho svnnt or
the proposed. law for State SCHOOLS, az
published I'm your issue of January ~,
becoming a law, would the provision
TINT every citizen should pay an in
come tax not less than IS apply TO the
women OF Delaware as well ns the men
citizens7
And IL 40. would > not require mn
amendment 10 the assessment for the
purpose of levyine taxes, which at pres
ent provides only for the aeseHsmont
OF every male citizen of the age OF ~
vears7
william ]. Hunter
New Castle, Feb. 2. 1921.
1T would apply 10 women as well ~
D., men. As 90 assessment for this pur
pose being necessary. that may become
question for tho oourta 20 determine.
Ed. Every Evening.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05

An. rsafs- can ret te snrrrr f5 e.
question ~ ting ertry sfF.a
ma ticn Burer8 Frrirr t.H
t6r Washinrf~n ~ Thla ff aCp'f-
strictly tu Irfgrrnn .nn
nos give advice .lr rra rrrl'~H' 90
francfai uaffere VI lera r' fN
uaffle 1rrncrflr frr.t.|ra Fl. Hr
eKhaua'I.r rrHrt-f Hnf
Write your Questions 1-lir..
Gre full aafnn are adfreae arc
two cents su star - inr ok lfr sptt
All replies are cent di~erf '' We
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05
RIPPING RHYMES.

Observation-Disclosures
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05
rse Onlv mead celebrities.

Since then, no Twins person rea-
t,,res have been used on our money
either paper or coins. IIkenesses Of
nersons who might be suitable for
monetary designs are kept sometimes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-15
Wins School Honors

yes. We are proud OF Robert
since he won that prize at school.
II was long, long poem he spoke
and he did no well. The week be.
fore the contest he had a stubborn
spell and said he wouldn't speak
because all the other fellows had
brand new suits, and he wasn't go
ing TO stand up before all that
crowd OF people looking like n
tramp. His father said he couldn't
afford 10 get Roberts new suit till
January. But told him about
Cherry's. where one can get s6ch
good things on credit. Their store
Is Al 207 Rialto Bldg, on End ave,
between Madison and Spring. over
Pig'n Whistle--take elevator-~and
We don't make the first payment I'M.
III tho first OF the year."--Advortise
ment.