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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETI-
TION FOR ADMINISTRATION.
State of Minnesota, County of St.

0NDGN TIN IA6<ANklNo IlN II
TION FOR ADMINISTRATION.
State of Minnesota, County of st.
Louis, So.
in PROBATE COURT.
In the Matter of the Estate of Dom
mick Mestnik, aso known as Do
min Mestnik, also known as Dan
Mestnik, Decedent.
The petition of johanna Mestnik
having been filed in this Court, rep
resenting, among other things, that
Dominick Mestnik, also known as
Domin Mestnik, also known as Dan
Mestnik, thes being resident Of the
County of st. Louis, State of Min
nesota, died istestate in the County
of St. Louis, State of Minnesota.
on the 4th day of July, 1924, leaving
estate in the County Of st. Louis,
State of Minnesota, and that said
petitioner is the surviving spouse of
said decedent and praying that let
tiers Of administration of the estate
of said decedent be granted to the
said johanna Mestnik.
1t Is Ordered, that said petition
be heard before this Court, at the
Probate Court Rooms in the Court
House in Duluth, in said County, on
Monday, the 18th day of August,
1924, at nine o'clock A. M, and all
persons interested in said hearing
and in said matter are hereby cited
and required at said time and place
to show cause, if any there be, why
said petition should not be granted.
Ordered Further, That this order
be served by publication in The Ely
Miner according to law and that
copy Of this order be served on the
County Treasurer of st. Louis Coun-
ty not less than ten days prior to
said day of hearing.
Dated at Duluth, Mimi. July 81,
1924.
BY the Court,
S. w. GILPIN,
Judge Of Probate.
Attest: G. B. Clifford, Clerk of Pro-
bate.
SEAL, Probate Court, st. Louis
County, Mimi.
A. w. Nelson, Atty. TBS 8-s
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
To Saue GirdIed Tree

A tree the bark of which has been
cut all around is sure to die unless a
very delicate operation is performed
on it. Skillful nurserymen have found
that it is possible to graft twig, or
number of twigs, into the bark, above
and below the wound, and that the
sap will circulate through these twigs
and carry nourishment to the tree.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Our Flag

The flag of our country is not simply
a piece of bunting which. can be pur.
chased for few dimes at the nearest
shop; it is not a mere cluster of bril-
liant colors; it is the emblem of dig
nifty, authority, power. In this free
land there is no sovereignty, no crown |;
our sole emblem of fidelity to country
is the flag.-Gen. Horace Porter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Angels Made to Order

We heard lady say the other eve
ming that she thought good wife could
make veritable angel of a man, and
her husband, who happened to over
hear her remark, interrupted by say
ing, Yes, dear, you almost made one
out OF me the first time you tried to
make biscuits after we were married"
Thrift Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Finished Behind

The famous composer finished re-
hearsal by thanking the orchestra for
what Che said) was the finest interpre-
tation of his work he had ever heard.
Whereupon one of the horn players
turned to colleague and remarked:
We'll, I've still got two pages to play,
anyhow"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
WITH ~
the ll6l$A.
FuNNY A.
nEh IA (
ALL BORN IN IRELAND

An Irishman was being cross-ex-
amined in case of assault.
Ibid the prisoner strike you with
malice?"
"He did not have wan, sor, SC he
struck me wild his fust."
After the court had recovered, coun-
sci proceeded: "Where were you
born?"
"Oireland."
"Yes, but what part?'
"What part, begorra! The howl av
me, av course"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Paint Defes Fire

Lead, zinc and oil paints that will
not sustain blaze and will prevent
fire from spreading have been devel-
oped by paint chemists. Paints that
actually possess these properties, fire
retarding to such an extent that a
small fire will burn out without serious
injury to paint or property, are made
in all colors. They resist sea fog, salt
air and all climate influences, and cost
no more than ordinary paint.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Expensiue Roman Vices

So expensive were the wives of
Rome that julius Caesar was induced
to offer premiums to encourage mar
rage. He allowed married women to
dress more superbly than unmarried
and he relieved Of various taxes the
married man who was the father of
three children.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Beating Him

sleek Tarpy stopped me in the big
road as was coming home from town
yesterday, and beat him out of a dol
lar, slick and clean!" related Gabe
Soggins of Slippery Slap.
How'd you do that?" asked an ac-
quaintance.
"He wanted to borry a dollar off'm
me, and didn't have it."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Should End Argument

Regarding what would be the con-
sequence If an irresistible force came
in contact with an immovable object,
tie bureau of standards says that since
the existence of these two conditions
at the same time Is not possible, 1t Is
necessarily impossible to state what
would happen If the condition did
eXist.-W Washington Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Really Not His Fault

Here was son again, asking for an
other check! Every month he spent
at college was costing father more and
more money. 81 had no idea," father
said sternly, as he reached for his
checkbook, "that an education cost so
much" "Oh, IT'S terribly high, father"
was the reply. "And you know I'm one
of those who studies the least |"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Prehistoric Wonders

Thorn lake, in eastern Oregon, has
for years been thought the site of a
prehistoric city. In its depths are
walls, rising in geometric precision,
which bisect the lake bed. and investi-
cation has just been set afoot to learn
whether their origin is from a natural
cause or the work of man in years
gone by.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Friendship and Wisdom

The amity that wisdom knits not.
folly may easily tie.-Shakespeare.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Ii Has Its Putty Value

A justice of the peace in Pittsburgh
has ruled that chewing gum is drug,
and that settles another vexed ques-
ton. 1t can't qualify as food, drink,
cosmetics or green groceries, and this
judicial wisdom comes just in time to
keep us from classifying it as game
Of skill.-Tacoma Ledger.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
The Spiders Thread

The thread spun by spider is con-
siderably more slender than the finest
human hair. A scientist informs us
that 10000 threads spun by full
grown spider will not equal in sub
stance the size of single hair! This
is hare to believe, but nature is full
Of wonders of which we cannot dream.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Any Offers?

A Chinese newspaper contains this
letter from an applicant for work :
sir: am Wang. can drive a
typewriter with good noise and my Eng
nsh is great. My last job has left
Itself from me, for the good reason
that the large man has dead. It was
on account of no fault of mine So,
honorable sirs, what about it? If /
can be of use TO you, will arrive on
same date that you should guess"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
influential

Young Mrs. Green-My husband is
very influential man in politics.
Caller-You don't say!
Young Mrs. Green-Yes, indeed.
George has voted in two presidential
elections and both times it has gone
the way George voted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Find ANTIQUE Bridge

As the result of excavations at Trent
Park, England, the residence of Sir
Philip Sassoon, a drawbridge of great
antiquity has been discovered. Roman
daggers and sandals and some quaint
horseshoes also have been unearthed.
Dick Turpin used to hide in the moat
In this park.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
One ORIGINAL Tongue

There are some persons who sup
pose that Hebrew was the language
spoken by Adam. Others say that He
brew, Chaldean and Arabic are mere
dialects Of the original tongue. Of
which 1t is said In Genesis II Il: 'The
whole earth was Of one language and
Of one speech"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Much I'm Demand

Smithers-Mabel drives her car, so
does her dad, aunt, mother, and two
brothers.
Withers-Who has it most of the
time?
Smithers-The garage man.-Prince-
ton Tiger.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Laying Kitchen Linoleun,

In laying linoleum on the kitchen
floor, attention should be given to the
hollow or worn places in the boards,
which should be filled with layers of
paper neatly fitted around any hard
knots by cutting holes In the paper.
The linoleum does not then wear of
In spots.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Hard TO Tell

The Golfer-They're all afraid to
play me. What do you think my ham
dicap is?
The Girl-Oh, don't know. 1t
might be your face, or, perhaps, it's
just your general appearance.-Sydney
Bulletin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Unknown Heroes

Some men make their due impression
upon their generation, because petty
occasion is enough to call forth all
their energies; but are there not others
who would rise to much higher levels,
whom the world has never provoked to
make the effort ?-Thoreau.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Arts and Arteries

She had a vast amount of money,
but it had come to her quite recently.
One day an acquaintance asked her if
she was fond of art
Fond of art" she exclaimed.
"Well, should say 1 was! If l am
ever in a city where there's an artery,
] never fail to visit it,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
THE DOUBLE INCENTIVE

Friend-Now that you're a daddy
you have a great incentive to hard
work.
Newpop-Yes, a double incentive
it's twins.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Stars

The stars that still sojourn. yet still
move onward; and everywhere the
blue sky belongs to them, and is their
appointed rest and their native country
and their natural homes, which they
enter unannounced, as lords that are
certainly expected, and yet there Is
Silent Joy at their arrival-C oleridge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Lightning Lore

More men than women are struck by
lightning. The cause is not in any
physical difference between the sexes;
1t is that men, by their nature and
habits, are more frequently exposed to
the danger. Incidentally, men are also
more liable to lightning strikes!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Suburbanite's Jingle

A chicken in
A nice hot oven
Is nicer than
One in a garden.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Carefully Thought Out

Mother" said Bobby, "can ! be a
preacher when l grow up?'
"Of course you may, dear, if you
want to-"
Eyes, l do. / s'pose I've got to go
to church all my life, anyhow; an it's
to walk around and holler."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
The Better Role

The Rejected-Well, if you won't,
you won't. But why do you say you'll
be sister to me?
Miss Mainchance-Why, you see a
sister is not supposed to return her
brothers presents.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Extensive

Motorist-It's preposterous. I'm an
expert driver. What / know about
driving would fill a book.
Constable-And what you don't
know would fill a hospital. Give me
your name and address.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
A La Cart

SIS it true they eat horsefiesh In
PARISH"
"Quite true"
''How is it served?"
"Why, a la cart, of course"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Radio Days

When children quarreled in the old
days it used to be you shan't play In
my yard"-witness the comic song of
the period. The modern version (au-
thentic) is-"All right, then. You
shant come and listen-in."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01

The government employs about six
ty-five persons in the dead letter office
at Washington, which department costs
approximately $4,000 a year to run
it. This is usually more than offset by
the revenue from "dead" mail and
packages
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Advertising on Stamps

individuals or business concerns are
permitted by the Italian government to
use postage stamps as an advertising
medium upon agreeing to pay certain
percentage of sales receipts for this
privilege.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Using Her Privilege

She taking advantage of leap year,
VIII you be mine?
He-You viii have to ask father
first
She-I did, but he rejected me.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Little RIuebelIe

'My, my, but these Judges are par
ticular."
what now, BluebelleT"
II see a judge threw mans case
out of court because he did not come
into court with clean hands,"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Then the RolU Started

Mrs. Snappy-I had the dentist ex-
tract that tooth today.
Snappy-Happy tooth!
Mrs. Snappy-What do you mean!
Snappy-It is now out of reach of
your tongue.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Relatively Sofe

Customer-Do you guarantee the
safety of this razor?
Salesman - Absolutely There's
never yet been fatal accident report
ed from its use
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
TRAINING A HUSBAND

Mrs. Pester-Do you consult your
husbands tastes in furnishing the
table?
Mrs. Knagg-Always. How else
would l find out what he shouldn't
have?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
BASIS OF LOVE

Hubby-Why do you seem to love
that Mrs. Brown so much?
Wifie-Why-er- suppose it's be-
cause we're sworn enemies of that
Mrs Jones.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Slim Chances

John (reading paper)-Here's bur-
glar escaped down water pipe.
Jack-Gosh He must have been
skinny.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Warned

"That big, good-loolling lifeguard is
going to call on me tonight"
swell, if he tries to kiss you, for
heavens sake don't struggle. He
might punch you in the jaw from
force of habit"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Fdrsightedness

"Our friend Piper is farsighted
man, is he not?"
Yes, very much so. Since he Dor
rowed the $50 off me he spies me
half mile off,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
And a Chair to Stand On

There's a mouse in this corner.
Poke him out, Madge. Here's my UNI
brella."
mot for me- 1 want ten-foot pole
when l poke at a mouse"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Hard to Understand

81 want you to cure me Of my deaf
ness, DOCTOR"
Are you married?"
"Yes."
81 don't see why you want to be
cured"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Had a Way of Putting 1t

He-You get on my nerves, always
looking in the glass at yourself.
She-What do you mean? Why, l
don't think l am half so pretty as l
really am!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Continuous Parade

One person in ten has an auto
And he sure is a favored guy;
The t. C. holds up the other nine
So they can watch the tenth go by.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Serious

"Your wife is looking well u
"Yes. Just fancy. When / took her
to the sanatorium she was so bad that
wouldn't risk buying return
ticket !"-Sondags Nisse, Stockholm.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Carry On!

"Pardon me, but that umbrella you
are carry"
as it yours?"
'Well-er-I had it before you did"
American Legion Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
DoubIe-Headed Aduice

Man, know myself" and thus secure
The good that doth from knowledge
flow;
But when you know yourself, be sure
You don't tell people all you know.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
The Main Point

you have only two or three build
ings in this new town of yours"
81 know" responded the enthusiastic
realtor, ''but look at the parking
space missouri Wesleyan Criterion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
MUSIC ENOUGH

Friend-But the brass band has al
ways been employed in campaigning
Senator Gassaway-The mouth-or-
gan, sir, is the only instrument l will
ever use!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Cynical Idea

Social butterflies" is a MISSIONER.
Seeing how women go through clothes.
moths would be more appropriate
Louisville Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Another Theory

The earth with steady motion turns,
There is no way to stop.
So, now and then, mankind discerns
The underworld on top.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Mannerly CONSERVATION

willie, have you no mannersw
.'Well, if I waste them now 1 won't
have any when company comes"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Proof of Il

Man wants but little here below
This we will not deride.
Remembering all the men we know
Who are self-satisfied.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
DAD OUGHT TO KNOW

Dad ,(sternly)-Why were you kept
in after school, Johnny?
Johnny-You oughta know, dad-you
worked them darn sums
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
One of Millions

She oft pictures herself
AS a hit on the screen;
That's as near movie stardom
AS she's ever been.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
A Little KnouIedpe

little knowledge is a dangerous
especially at examination time.
Boston Transcript.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Maybe

This ox-eyed girl is very fair,
A beautiful doll baby,
With lustrous orbs and golden hair,
Peroxide, maybe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
Driving Away Dull Care

'Twould make a suffering mortal grin
And laugh away dull care,
If he could see his dentist in
Another dentists chair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-24
Old Days In Americas

Americas had one of his hands badly
lacerated in cotton gin yesterday.
Mr.. Grier was operating che gin and
pushed his hand too far down into
the gin brest, the razor-like saws
ripping his hand fearfully ere he
could withdraw it.
In search of his wife of eight
months, a bereaved husband walked
the streets Of Americas in vain yes
terday. He came from a neighbor
COUNTY, and to friends here stated
that his wife. probably in a fit Of
anger had left his bed and board
hour he had sought her in vain in
three days ago, since which sad
Americas and elsewhere. There was
nothing doing in the line of success
here, and he departed to prosecute
his search in other fields.
Mr.. lack Childers is still confin-
ed to his room at the Hotel Win+-
sor with slow fever. He has been
thus indisposed for several days.
A. G. Duncan advertised an en-
broidery sale yesterday and within
an hour after the store opened he
had sold more that 1000 yards.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Eldridge left
yesterday for Milledgeviile, where
their daughter, Miss En- Eldridge,
is attending the Girls Normal Col-
ledge.
The city council came nobly to
the rescue of THE proposed hospital
last night in making an appropra-
ton of $500 for its establishment
and maintenance and thus insuring
complete success of the venture.
Innocents go abroad-Among the
prominent south Georgians in St.
Louis on Georgia Day will be col
Bob Lee, Col. W. w. Dykes and
Col. 7. F. Galloway, of the Amer
Gus bar, who moved upon the Ex-
position and its entertainments today.
Col. Lee will look after unfinished
business in seeing the exhibits, hav-
ing spent a week there already,
while the other pilgrims on The Pike
will recall Alice in, Wonderland and
believe the story true.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
Monday, no paper published.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-24
DAYS OF AUTO AND DEBT


If you haven't an automobile.
you are out of everything, inclui-
ing debt. If a friend presents
you with watermelon, you can't
get it home conveniently. If you
wish to go anywhere not on a
railroad or street car line you
must call taxi, or depend up
on a friend who owns a car, and
your car-owning friend is sell
dom interested in goin gto the
same place. If you walk you may
be run over.-Fitzgerald leader.
PEOPLE BUYING AUTOS
New automobiles are the only
signs visible of better times
We see no new houses going ur
nor fe void ones being repaired
This reminds us of the statement
of a prominent Sylvester mer-
chant that if he had his forty
thousand dollars worth of mer-
chandise invested in new automo-
biles this fall he would. have no
trouble selling them. He said
that people were buying cars in
preference to anything else. The
automobile is here to stay.
those of US who have one would
not be without it for anything.
The few who have not bought one
intend to do so as soon as the ,
can raise the first payment
Sylvester Local.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-24
THE VALUE OF SMALL. INDUS
TRIAL ENTERPRISES

The best thing that Thomas
vile business men could do is to
encourage small enterprises to
come here. We are all more or
less anxious to get the big ones
and they do count very heavily.
but thew are also hard to land
But there are plenty of small
factories that could be secured
for Townsville with very little
trouble or expense. They will be-
come in time big ones if given
the proper support and if they
are the kind that makes such de .
velopment possible.
Ten small industries that
would grow every year and in ,
crease the payrolls would be OF
incalculable benefit to Thomas
vile. Let's get that many and
then some during the remainder
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-24
TEN YEARS ECO TODAY

(From The Times-Recorder. Sept.
"a, 19149
Mr.. J. E. Hightower, has received
of Hon. James Price state commissi
oner of agriculture, the appoint
ment of oil inspector for Americas.
and win assume his new duties a
week hence-October first. The up
pointment is an excellent one, AMI
Mr.. Hightower will give to it char
acteristic care and attention at Ill
times.
The committee of five gentlemen
representing the Firts Methodist
church of Americas returned yester-
day for Macon, where a day was
spent very pleasantly at the Meth
odist Orphans Home and also at the
Hepzibahh Home, another praise
worthy institution, non denomlna-
tional in it's work. The committee
consisted of Messrs. T. VI. Furlow,
Neon Buchanan, S. r. Ieys, JOHN
w. SILVER, Rev. J. A. Thomas, pas
tor of the First Methodist church.
The demand for fine grade of cot
ton appears to have been met, at
least temporarily, and an unexpec,-
ed lull has resulted. IN the local
market yesterday 8 IA cents was
quoted as the tip top price for the
best grades, and any demad upon
the part of buyers was readily sup
piled at the local warehouses.
Evan Mathis Jr. left last night
for Atlanta to enter the State Tech
where Americas is very we'll repre-
scented at this session.
Mrs. L. T. Taylor, Of Helena. Ar
kansas, formerly Miss Irene Hudson,
of Americas, with het sister, Mrs.
H. G. Jackson, of Montgomery will
arrive today upon a visit to their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs ]. ]. Hudson,
on Church street.
The Americas press of the Allan
tic compress Co. was put in opera
ton yesterday for the first time tnia
season and handled q small lot Of
$50 or 200 bales for export.