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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1923-05-10, Page 3ThileedaYe May tg23 :111110MINONOMMI"M".1"1"WRINNSONININIMINVONIIIIMOONImmi NE IN kkks' \.11 tole 11 s OUR SELECTIONS OF WASH GOODS, VOILES, QINO- a' HAMS RATINES AND CREPES WERE NEVER MORE COMPLETE AND ATTRACTIVE THAN AT PRESENT • uII 111 1111 111 a is V 0 ILES-An exelosive range of patterns in. Dots, Sprays, is 11117 Checks and oriental designs in many colornegs, at yd 65c to $•e L EI 2 FANCY RATINES—Verykattractive Checks aad two tone pat- N • - • terns in a fineweaveospecially adapted for frocks and N • 'skirts, Orange, Copen, Henna and Copper, 36 inches is •wide at • PLAIN RATINES—Burnt Orange Rope Hernia 'Mauve :Lemon and Coen shades, in a splendid quality, ideal for No 111 Dmses and Sport Wear, 36 inches wide at per yd. 7oc • • COL()RED PONGEE—An exceptionally good wearing quality M IIin a fine, even weave far Dresses and Smocks, Harding ri n Blue and Old Rose, 36 inches wide, at per yd. $1.35 N LINGERIE CREPE --Pink, Mauve, White, Copan Pale Blue, IN 1111an excellent cloth for undergarments and children's wear, is al• 36 inches wide, per yard 35c . • , ' W' 111 MEN'S WEAR •X - Hate, Caps, Shirts, Underwear, Hope, Collars Raincoats, J. . M I S Ca MI OUR GOODS AR 8 THE BEST OURPRICES RIGHT N N M NUNNIANiiiiNNOSSENSNNiiiiNgileintelaNNNERINNNNNN „ GINGHAMS--aSeotch Ginghatins in a host .0f patterns, over- , checks, Plaids and. Checks, also plain Chambray, 32 inches wide, at per yard. 35c al HOSIERY—Venus Pure Silk Hose in plain shades and fancy IS clocks, including the new summ.er shades at $x.75, $2.00, $2.25 SI SILK HOSE—A ,fine quality silk Hose at this low price, in is Black, White, Brown, Navy, Grey, Nude, Palm Beach, Polo and Bronze, all sizes, special value at pr... ... . .. .... _..$x.00 • Ties, Suits and m MI • BEFORE INVEST.ING •1111 a 'CONSULT THE it OLDEST BOND -HOUSE IN CANADA , . 1 The. dependability Of our advice is guaranteed by our repute,- N j .Underwriting and dealing excicsively in Government, Muni- • cipai and Canadian National Railway Debentures. 111 G• A STIMSON & CO . Limited Estab. 1888 W ▪ " • 36-38 KING ST. E, TORONTO • tion aa dealers in bonds only, for over 35 years. • noinapiraintessonammoffingssions 151 • SELF -OILING ---- SELF-REGULATING • With the Strongest Tower Built • It's the "Toronto" 8elf-Oiling Windmill—requiring "oil only once a year". •All gears operate in a bath of special oil affected by • neither heat nor cold—every bearing and working partthoroughly and automatically lubricated. If you have a "Toronto" Windmill now, you, can obtain this self -oiling featute by interchanging the head And using your present wheel. •Most Toronto Windmills, too. can be made absolutely • self-regulating in. operation. The "Toronto" Tower Will stand for a lifetime because it is the heaviest, strongest and best -braced 6ne built fur any windmill. See this new Mill now --or get rgy booklet. W. H DAVIDSON, Wingham libTuRb 11.01.1v1111ftwaRaleMitereti.9.1.33111.111.49110.11.120.99111g /00611.11.10VID ,Do Not Overlap Stamps • The Post Office Department invites •.aacntion. to the fact that it: is observed • that articles are tendered, for mailing with postage stamps affixed thereto, (when more than one stamp is used), • In payment ,of, postage, 'overlapPing, that is stamps are placed on the 'en- velope or wrapper, as the case may be, to cover a small portion -of the envel- ope, only ate 'stamp 'being wholly exposed and simply showing the fig- ures of the other stamps, prac- • tice has noticeably iecreased of late, • and it would seem that the mailers have gotten the idea front the fact that when a number of stamPs are • placed on a cheque in payment of revenue tax, it is allowable for the, stamps to overlap. The mailing pub- • lic are informed that the overlapping of 'stamps in this way, on a letter or othet article s of mail, is illegal and • the wily stemps which earl be accept- , ed in. payment of pos•tage are those fully exposed, • Fire 'At Ethel •• Eire of an undetermined origin, which broke out at 2 o'clock on Sun- day Morning totally. &strayed a block, • of stores known as -the Delworth block and owned by H. Wesenbern. • The lose of the buildingewid stock is • estimated at $25,000. The buildiag which was worth Siogtoo, was covet- ed by $5,000 insurance ,end the stock ie the etoree was nilly partly-eovered by insurance. The plaees burned were as followee j. K. Hall & Sons, who conducted the post office and general 'store! WM. Spence, proprietor of a grocery store arid restaitrant; Mayberry's, Barber ShOp; Mr, Weise:them and j. Gibson who made their reeideitee on the sec- ond floor end a large cmicert halt The blaze started to Hall's store and when discovered had gained co -aside: - able headway. Residerits and the vole ' , onteer fire brigade eureed out and combated the...flames', • but they had seal) a Mart, that n was impotteible to • Salff:, flit Minding. An Editor Talks Back • We apologize, says the InniSfail (Alta.) Province, for all the mistakes made in former issues and say they were inexcusable, as all we have to do is to hunt aews and cleaa the rol- lers, and set type, sweep the floot, and pen short items, women's meet- ings, etc„ and fold papers and write wrappers, and melee paste and mail the papers, and talk to visitors, and distribute., type, and .carry water and saw wood, and read the proofs, hunt the shears, to wiite edito,rials, dodge the bills, and dun •delinquents and take cussings from the whole force, and tell our sitbscribers that we must have money—say thet we've no bus- iness to make mistakes while attend- ing to those small tnattere end getting our living on hopper tail sOtnnflavor- ed with imagination and weering old shoee. and no collet' wed a patch on our .pants„ and obliged to turn a smin ing 'eounteria.ace to the man who tells us our paper ain't wortI-i two dollars anyhow, and that he could maken better one with his eyes shut. . COMMUNICATION ' A. C., Smith, Esq„ • Wieighana Ont. • peat 'Sir:— 'would like to let the citizens of this town know that an article appear- ed in a Loudon Paper,. referring to a polic Court case was not sew in by Me. As 1 was accosted on the street and blemed or the same. I do not believe in.showiag a person tip wbo has- fallen bythe, wayside as it only puts a black mark on the town The only news 1 give is of ieterest to all coneereed, also pitturestaken, etc., which I know are of ititeteet and harm nobody and aek if yen have the epaee to kindly set, up these few linee so as to let the people at large know f do tiot want 16 !met anybody, aS 011 different OeeaSi,011$ 1 have bad arooes.. given to me to write up and have re. insect. ':rilarddng you for the space, remain. W. Secede Box 42, Wingham. • Rude Rota! 'RI -Irmo Evolution In find in all of Adam's brood, in all the human brotherhood, a lurking, longing to be good. Beneath our'self- ishness and pride is something never satisfied. Q long ago, an, eon space, there swam in some warm oozy place, the parent of the human race. He lived within a mndhole smelly, he bad no bones, lxi,$ flcsi) 'vas ,)elly, But cioniething bi that bit of get° knpt urg , ing "rhere's a chance for you." So life flowed down through cottntless ages in many types and many stages, still pressing\ on to bridge the chasm, 'twixt man and one -celled protoplasm, until those chunks of jiffy jellurn, had cerebrum and cerebellum. At first their brains were but a smear, but they increased from year to year, till' in the ftilness of the times,' came Shakespeare and these rural rhymes., Suppose, that lazy or afraid, the old primeval germ had stayed, within the mud where .he was made, we'd have no workers and no scrappers, uo charming liannalls and no flappers, While gazing on some men I know it seems we still have far • to go But that amoeba stout of heart, has given us a right good start, 0 let as burst each narrow prison and serve our time as he served hisn. S. shall we keep right On. advancing, not only mind but soul enhancing, with courage, faith, and wise decision, toward some far off but hopeful -vision of higher life that somehow dodges, such forms as Harts and Cabot Lodges -_Bob Ad- ams, Found Old Calendar , While carpenters were tearing down the, •large 'stables beet north' of Mr. Geo. T. Robertson's residence on Min- nie St., which are tobe replaced by a dwelling ,built by Mr. Geo. Wraith, they came across an old Gore Fire f7:;.;-;1:•in ' WINGHAM ADVANCE . , , 0 ITIONS IN CHINA 1 And the Gntlook for the Future •i Seen By Itlissionaries There flirt mrr.• Rev, G. VV. Sparling of Chungking, ..r GET. Ktimit i.vvere8,thrv,I,ix,,geeiv.i,q,:wQ.1)(0,',-oi:zlett,-, ." his friends in the Methodist Church • St, Mary: To the people of the St. Marys Meth- odist Church. Dear Friends— . Ever since our return' to China • have hod it in my mind to write yon, but not until now have I succeeded in finding the ti'me and in bringing my- self 'to the task:' 1 wain to say at the beginning that Mrs, Sperling- and 1 have many times spoken of the very good forlough that we had at home f.ast , yea,r and the felloevship that we had in the Methodiet church in St, Marys as well as with tile good peop- le there, was a very •large factor in making, our time at home pleasant and profitable. • As the' time earne for us to leaire . for our Work ia this land, and especi- ally as we approached the scenes which after fifteen years' residence in this lend have become very familiar and in many eases attractive, it was with interest amounting sometimes almost to impatience, that we desired to sec if our year and a half of ale- sence from West China had brought any changes in the nature of our work or in the attitude of the people among whom we were to continue to work, live and work. I do not wish to enter into any • discussion of the political situation in this land as •it would t,ake a man much wiser than 1 to find out just what that situation is or what it is that the Chinese are try- IJflhI She. Slartod Tu -Take No. 1, Everett, Ont. • "lhaell been trouhled for years vvith Dyspepsia,LivertmdEldneyTrouble, And eouldnot get relief untli 1etatted taking "Frult-aetives". Thanks their beneficial aet1onI ana in nOrXral health -again" • lira. THOMAS EVANS • "Frult-a-tivem"alone ettn give swell happy and miaowed results because "Prt2it,,a-tives" is the famous medi- eine made front fruit juices and tonics'. "Fruit-a-tives" le pleasant to take and will always restore the health when taken regularly as directed. • 60ca hoz; liair $2.50, trial size 2.5e. At dealers or from Fruinageves Ottewne Ont. A Dollar Bill's journey In order to trace the adventures of a dollar bill in the course of a two week's circulation, the Chicago Cham- ber of Commerce recently put • into circulation a new bill, with a circular attached asking every person into whose hands it came to make note of the use he had made of it By the end of a 'fortnight, it had been spent mg to bring about There seems to be 31 times. PI17e times it had gone in no aim or object in all their wars and payment of .salaries of wages, five revolutions except it would be to give times for tobaceo, five. times for cig- each man his turn in picking the fruit arettes, three times for meals, three arid filling his . pockets before the times for candy, twice for men's furn- chanee has gone by, How long such i suht ionnob gi s' ial en d accessories oncefor ; c csia.1 ac or nb, buttons, w001d e-ven. venture, prophesy, a condition may continue no . one a but Insurance calendar of x8i 96. R.. Cun- ng powder, garters and tooth paste, we believe that in the political realm ninghant of Guelph, was the agent. respectively. It had never found its as elsewhere these people will have to way into a church • colle.eti°° or a work out their own salvation, and Huron County Old BoYs Hold Ban- riewspaper office. , • • bold indeed would that country be quet At Vancouver, B. C. Girls Rifle Club •that would dare to interfere with the -Belvedere Court, Vattcouver, B. C., About six weeks ago the Swastika Chinese in their present state of mind. was filled to capacity on Thursday Girls' Rifle Club of the local Colleg- 1 would like to say a word or two, evening, April ipth„ when the second tate entered into a contest with the however, as to how this same spirit annual gathering, of the Huron Old Girls' Club of Wingham. After' a manifests itself and how it is affect - Boys' Association was held. President considerable lapse of time word has ing our work as missionaries in our W. H. GorbY presided, and after the been received from London, regarding effort to build up the Christian Church dinner, proposed the toast to the this match. The result is very grate. in Chiaa. When missionaries first King. Rev. j. S. Muldrew, in a very fying indeed to the rifle enthusiasts , came to this land there was a very happy reminiscent speech, proposed the toast to "Huron,' which was re- konf otwhieedIgneattithtlatte,thwehocrarcektosiweeorninenthoef , vague and sometimes a mistaken idea. of what the Christian Church was, this school defeated. Wingharn by ,a which resulted in prejudice and, op - score of twenty-six points. . Position, but that kind. of difficulty In addition. to the honor ,i ,1,.a defeat- has almost entirely passed. Today we sponded to by W. A. Cantelon. The "City of Vancouver," was pro- posed. by Alderman R P. Pettepiece, _ I IlltliilllillilltIlli,115111111111111111$11111111111110i1141111111l111111111killdellt151111.1 10101)1X1/ 111 WWII , •-•a • tee A.NADA'S LARGEST RETAIL WE SELL TO SATISFY () lbs. Granulated Sugar 100 B g, , 5 SHIRRIFFS or PURE GOLD JELLIES, 3 "• [etas, 2 C CLARKS' PORK AND BEANS IS 2 Tins , 23c 25 2 Tins .... . ..... .. _age D. S. I, COFFEE r Lb, Tin CORN SYRUP, CROWN BRAND ss . ........,..3gc Tin . 77c QUAKER CORN FLAK- Ong,• SHREDDED WHEAT ES, Waxtite, 2 pkts. A al a Boxes SOAP CHIPS, 2 lbs. • .... . • . , • 27c for 27c SPECIAL BLEND TEA en PRUNES, 2 Lbs. MACHINE SLInD BREAK• - per lb, W. -PVC FAST BACON eels) Ib. • HEINZ 10ETCHU P Small size . . ... .. . _atc Large Size . .. • , _3.ac Butter and Eggs Taken—WINGHANif--.We Deliver. ene, elf 51 -111 We have some odds and ends left in Books whicfrare 21 now on sale, Books regularly priced at:50c are • on sale at 35c each or 3 for $1.00, Books regularly priced 75c OD sale at 45c. ANNUALS 0 0 I • re — Boys and Girls Annuals, Chums, etc, priced a $2.00 El momemsmismuwamemmmiwommMelmmim mwsmomumemMIIIMNMEn: AR AINS and responded to by George R. Gor- Winghana which club is to say• find that the people are learning that 'don. Interspersed were vocal setae- the least, no mean adversary, the local our work is a spiritual' one and our, IT tions hy,Mrs. Stanley Meadows, Mrs. eirls have become champions of Mill- Christians and those others, who are I it- -R. H. McDuffee, Mrs. Crawford Gregg l'agy Dietlict No. t, by virtue of the , closely related to us, know that they and R. C, Spading. fact that Winglmni forinerlY held that must look deeper than the surface to 2.7.. Amongst those present were as tfol- championship, The milif.ary office at See the real meaning of clmrch .t,vork. •1111 and Mrs. Gorby, E. L. and Mrs. Gor- ed hy the fine shooting as to send develdped during *recent years and: Mrs. licQueen, Win. and Gov- The personnel of the Stratford team National spirit which renders the # lows in order f it• L I I like interferen e tl ' rights mensminnummom!mmommummumow ammINNIMEffloWs lows:—Harry and. Mrs. Day; W. H. London, was also sufficiently impress-, Side by side With all this there has I D. T. and Mrs Kendall enlock, E. and Mrs. CaSpeil, Stanley and their inthvidual scores are as fol- PedPle jealous of with anYthing which leeks National and Grand Trunk Railwa.ys, Ocean Tickets via all lines. Heist, .67:48; Miss Helen Mayberry, a slight upon their nationality. It was I illtS11111111111115111tEIMIll to 3:50, while they last at.1.25 each. , Wm. and special congratulations 'to the girls, pee:tally since the war, a very. strong! I Books, Statiopery, Magazines, Town Ticket Agent Canadian and. Mrs. Meadows, C. Frank and Mrs. Edwards, Crawford and Mrs Gregg, Geo. A. and Mrs. Harris, 'Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Agnew, •Dr. and Mrs, Shortreed, Dr. and Mrs. 0. C. Court - ice, Alderman and Mrs. Pettepiece, 0. and Mrs, Scott, Mrs. and Miss Bal- four,S. and Mrs. Noble, Mr. and Mrs. Bushfield, Miss Bena Pashe, Mrs, 5. T Cook, Mrs. H. Orr, Mrs. Cathes, Mrs. W. 5. Currie; Mrs. H, McTag- gart, Miss Me McNair, Mrs, Godkin, Miss A, A Meson, Mrs, G. 'A. Mc- Intyre, H. L. Gregg, Rev. J.' S. and •Mrs. Muldrew, W. H. and Mrs. Gras - 66:67; Miss Eva Ham, 62:68; Miss Possible ten years ago for us as mis- Erna Lawson, 66:62. The individua.l sionaries to carry on our work more average score, 65:9. Average value per or less independently of native assist - shot, 9:3. Total -659, t ance and advice, but not so now. They The Winghard High School—Miss demand that they shall be consulted D. Webster, 65:6e; Miss Mae Perdue, in all our plans and to ignore them 62:66; Miss Maurine Mitchell, 63:65; or, run contrary to their national spirit Miss Marion Mitchell, 57:66; Miss is but to court defeat. Fortunately the Ada Corbett, 65:57. The individual av- past hundred years of missioeary erage •score, 63.3. The average per work has built up a Christian constit- shcit, 9.—Total-633.-633.. Beac- uency and has given us Christians on -Herald. with whore eve can. work and we find amens m m 1 it is to the interest of our vvork to•11;2 sie, jobn .and Mrs. Copp, R, C And A eoted Driver Is Known By— • , take tit= right into our confidence Mrs. Spading, A. and ars'. SParlingi 1fis ekilful steering. E. C and Mrs.- Strong, F. and Mrs...-. His eaof se handlg' in, • 1 and to treat them as brothers. We i have a 'church in .this cite; of chung- Mason, W'. S. and Mrs. Black, Mts. His thoughtfulness of pedestrians. 1king which is self-supporting and is to - R. McDuffee, H. and Mrs. Gutteridge, His properly adjitsted steering ap- ' day being Managed by the Chinese 1 Thos. H. and Mrs. Ross, R. G. and Paratus. , Chrislians and it is a glorious privi- Mrs."Campbell, John McAllister, Miss His strict obedience of every traf- lege to watch the manifestations of V. Da.gg, W. G. arid Mrs. Poulton and fie reghlation, life and the development' of real spir- many others, .'. - • His extensive .ancl intelligent use of 1 'tualit The re I a tin - y. y a e el g to walk -11M1111111I91SSIM111111111111111111111111111111111ifilliIIIISIIM1111111111111111111111nI8111111111 arm signals, • • Worm aod as St." Paul says they are •His use of the brakes before he goes arriving at the stage -when it is pos- to the curve.. ' . . sible to give them meat to eat and not , • liis protection of his motor; his only milk. .Sometimes, I 'say that I use of second and first speeds. . eau fairly see some of the Christians growing in their own spiritual life and His alternative use of foot and hand brakes Oti long grades attd in emerg- I look forward to a. very interesting minks. • time during this term of service 10 my Tits avoidance of all obstacles, how - efforts to guide them aright as. they lite Wh is e60? Who is the man in the private office? , He is—the man your sal-esmen are afraid to stop on. the street; —the man who is always 'out" or "busy" w h eii they call; —the man who never replies to • your letters making special offers; —the man Who ignores your tele- grams. Somebody has called him on Long Distance. He. does not know yet who it is, but he is as polite as if he anticipated :favors! • Long Distance gets in .vit.here salesmen fear to tread. Planned Long Dis- tance campaigns get past every barrier. ry Crtl Tscfs 1.dIrg 411,1fandd swat WLa SS IIIIIIINENIMISEINVE INNIEWISIC THE LAUGHTER SPECIALIST - AS Laughing hours arty time you call! Funny bones adjusted! In-built smiles affixed to any face! Permanent waves of laughter appliedl travel on the upward road, ' etier without endangerieg. the I have just returned from attending 17 occupants of hiS car or any other car. •1 meeting of' our Annual Cenference, 'rids is the Conference of the native 1111 11 11 111 In 111011 110111M111 1110111811,11411 church of our Mission in Sz Chuan • Now is the time to buy your 1,11111111111111131131 =a, and is conducted in the Chinese lan- guage. The President, this year is a Chinese, who was ordained to the t. Christian ministry three years ago. He' • is a bright mind, has a good spiritual insight and proved 'himself ,posseseed of rare qualities of leadetehm. Every- one was very well pleased with the way in which he conducted the Con- ference and we believe he will have a very good. year as he seeks to execute the duties pertaining to his office. We You. want a,,PticycI,?.. o conference, L 11. have ten ordained mittisters in our "pep" — "dash and go , and — and ten laymen, besides about twelye missionaries, Only nits - yon can get it in the • F- Plotiaries who are directly in charge oa9 CLEVELAND .id church work are membere: of this 7 111 eCoeference, as we seek to keeP it ' e---""ndominantly Chinese if pesihie• There • was one Chinese ordained to the Christian Miaietrythis year and it gave ue great satisfaetion, to see this ceremony conducted by ,the Chinese President. It marked 4 new step in our, effort to make our church indig- ences to have the Chinese setting apart their own brother to the work of Preaching the Gospel, 1 keoW that everyone of yoit woulkl have been deeply moved if you could have wite• nessed this cerentoay. Another -very interesting sessioe of Conference was the one in which two Chinese, who have, gone as missionar- ies from the Chinese church to the tribes, people in Western Sz Chuan, Oive their report. These two men are suported entirely by Money raised among our ,native Christians; nO Mis- sion money whatever is used in this work and the reporte "Which they gave to their own people reminded' me very. flinch of some of the missionary ad - drosses which I had* heard when 1WaS a boy and which were largely respon- Abe .for my being in China today awl have reaeot: to beliene that Some Of: Can...supply you with any make of C. C. 1Vt. Bicycle from $35 to $65. The •revised acceesories' list knocks the bottom mit of p:-5i,onetsc. , lists in price; Coversex: $2.40 to $3.2o, Peddles $2.0 to sto Baby Carriage Wheels retired W and all general repairing aj ' WINGHAM MACHINE SHOP = W A0 CURRIE - 4 mmmAm IIIIH DRUGLESS PHYSICIAN DRe J. A. F0 CHIROPRACTOR , Office Hours: a to g and 7 to 8 p. Wedneday Akernoons by 4P.P0ilit- nada on/y, T el e ph otte • The Trade Mark of Lauehter No gills, powdere or platers prescribed! Visit Dr. Jack, the professpr of joy! The first treatment will give you a new idea of how muh you can taught The second visit you'll have incurable laughteritisl Make your appointment! See Dr. Jack! at the LYCEUM THEATRE on inursday, Friday, SatuP, May 10, 11112 the young Peonle who • listened to these addresses are .seriouely consid- ering offering themselves as volun- teers for this work of carrying e the Gospel, under the auspices of: the Chinese Christian church, to the peo- ple who 'have not yet heeed, Teti& the ItIctly Spirit is juat .as mighty in Mov- ing the hearts of Men here as He is at home. . • Mrs. Sperling joins in seeding greet- ings to you idi. We speak aft interest in your prayers and prey thatthct GOd. of ell Comfort may be with you and lead you int o higher; planes of Light , aitd Love. "Yours in the gaster's Service, Geo, W. Spaeling, Chungking, West: China, have the stores closed every Wednes- day afternoon and,:• evening during May, June, July, August and:Septem- ber, 'rhe BrtisseIS Council met with the local council, to try and form some. plan to get hydro eleetrie for, these. towns. As •theY are about the only. places in this Section that have not got the power. So • far the hydro commission's rate has been exorbitant as they have been asking $r18.;o0 per hoese-power. BOHN Brussels And Myth Want Hydro • At the regular Meeting of the coun- cil, held. on Friday night, -the•(item-. ciF deeided to oil the streets again this, year, They eno paseed !notate to Counter, --fn Buffalo, on Thursday April 26t1ito Mr, and Mrs Morley .Coeteter, as 501.1, lrs, Cotater was. before ; her; martiage, Mies Mabel' .Sw.a.rts otsWingliant Vallaceettt ;;Oshawa, on IhtirsLay, May 3rd,„ to, ,Mr, and. Mrs. Andrew Wallace, a son:: Stanletotite-I truinfbateY e.. t5 It a anc. Stapt00,•.,0 11.