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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1923-12-27, Page 7r. MASky yFt tT+HFL i3y James Maurice Tarsy 1 Tile REAL CAGSE of this 'terrible When the Best dray -horse shah have a1isappearedrem the face of the, earth, l wonder whether naae will ` evert ,ex= press it Word of thanks foe 'the faithit 1 animal that .has .so greatly Helped: to establish him in the. new :comfortable position wh1 h lie ocenpies, Great men y.ho •hove clone great things surely: have beenhonoredwith monuments of ,stone and of imrner- tality, But avlien the day of„the horse, shall be a. closed chapter in the Book of Service, who shall have the right to claim a greater honor:' for service rendered humanity? The horse pias toiled for Mian, slaved for hixn--laid down its life that lie `might live—in the reeking heat of oopnnileree on the, bloody field of bat- tle,.in the zero days of no and sleet,. And for what? Just a bit of hay! And whein "the heavy day of work was done,,.men retired 'to his comfort- able home, with 'the peaee of his ,family andhis restful bed, secure from rain and wind. But the horse retired to its pallet to' wait alone for the dreary hours to pass, while the lain :merrily trickledin and the wiad. unceremoniously flew by from a him - deed sociable slit`s; and, crannies in the walls. Who shall remember the horse and pay tribute to it? Who• shall erect a monument tot the' faithful beast? Man surely bag; suffered,' but many times because of his own cruel selfish- ness and unscrupulous interests. Blit the horse has toiled most unselfishly- and. :with a'leating in the bargain! Ne man is, big enough to estimate the `terrific ` amount of suffering this grand beast must have experienced as itp ulled at its heavy load and strain- ed the best within it—just for the sake of another. And when; the final day of work was done, when it became old and lean and spent,• was it given a grassy slope where it could graze to its heart con- teet'with, other horses•that had grown old enriching. man? No! No! But what.;beceme of it? It was sold to be• shot for glue. Paths. Forgood adventures' T indorse The little paths you come across; Biit:net the'priaotied cines that we -Deep straight and clean and orderly in yards and.'gardens. There they stay " nd.ne ser roam nor''swerve nor stray; A Y Sedate and staid in brick and ,gravel; Whose dull business•' is to -meet The burden of domestic feet. I', or � oh, the kind; of path I:mean Is dim and . shadowy and green; A narrow, winding, one that strayed Wayward and .daring; undismayed .By ditches, hills or woods that cramp, Ragged and restless, as a 'tramp. An idle vagabond, cajoling Gypsy feet like mine to strolling. That dreams at midday in the shade Of vibrant; singing ;walls; of jade In whose cool shadows can be heard The music of a brook or bird. path whose curves and bordering trees May hide a thousand mysteries; With grass grown: high enough to screen A pygmy or a fairy, queen; Anel forests dense :'whose gloom may hold Wild, fierce' brigands or hidden gold n,, czy__TuaAi-ictra tn rra, tree, From some strong,"' ancient ogre Or;;. something weird and strange, almost ' As queer and lonely as a ghost. Oh, they belong—these roving trails-; To us who believe in fairy tales, And miles and muscles I would spend' To find What may be at the end. —Annie Blackwell Payne. Hymns and g-Iealth: Whatever may be the secret of long life, writers of hymns would•appear to have discovered it, for they Iiave been notably long-lived. The Rev. S', Baring -Gould, for ex- ample, the. author -of "Onward Chris- ten Soldiers!' hristion.Soldiers!' and other well-known and popular hymns, is still hale, and hearty at the age of 89. And the Rev. W. St. Hill 'Bourne, who wrote "The Sower Went Forth Sowing," recently celebrated his golden wedding. Here is a hint from the Japanese. If you need some almost transparent White glue to mend a torn picture, mix the heat powdered rice with a little cold water,, gradually add boil- ing water and stir 'constantly until a paste is formed, then boil for one min- ute . in a clean saucepan and you will have a strong colorless cement The wearing of earrings. originated in the•ntost interesting manner. First, it is, said, ears were pierced whenever Women had been indiscreet' in hearing. aSoerets not intended for thein. Later, costly earrings Were fashioned to con- sole the poor ears for the suffering caused. thein, disease; how to treat it and how to avoid it, is fully explained by the ie CaultassinIn which noes away with the danger and suffering caused by surgical opera- tion, radium end le -ray« In title beoltr are'`a number of ease reports, at ''home and abroad, which prove the great value of Oantassiunt Treatment to internal and to eeternal cases • of :irregular • gel? -growth and Cancer. Why wait to . he stricken by this rapidly increasing devastating Sooiirgs when you can learn ltow"'to'avoid it by sending for. this FREE 11001e, which will be promptly Mailed to YOU, with- out cost;- by CHARLES WALTER, 61 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto,. Ontario, Canada. Note To 'meet the require1nents of a limited number .of Cancer sufferers who, desire complete rest while taking• the 'Cantassuln Treatment; arrange- ments have now been completed for their comfortable accommodation in suitable ,premises in Toronto, ,where, if they wish,; they; can be attended by experienced physicians,, Ants With. or Without iga�s. Mr. Vincent, seated en the verandah of, his summer. home peeling willow, wands to make a towel rack noticed a sturdy black ant running straight across the verandah. He tried to,turn it 'back with the toe of his boot, but the little creature quickly made its way round. • Then Mr. Vincent, using the -wand in his hand, turned the ant round several times, but he, could neither confuse it nor deter it.. In a Moment it was climbing over parte of the boys' radio outfit, whichmust' have been as confusing to it as a mountain range -and a forest:, combined is to .e man. Mr. Vincent stamped his foot in front of the creature, but he could not stare it. When -he was ready to give up try ing,to"turn the ant back hie son Allen came along and took up the task. Fail •ing in every other ,way, -Allen placed a piece of board ::in the • ant's 'path. When the ant mounted the,'board •to walk -over it the boytearried' it back to the starting place. ,But immediately the ant began its journey again.., When it was . halfway .across the verandah the boy brought it back a second time, but the determined little creature kook up its journey anew and pressed on over. every obstacle and in spite of all opposition'. '!Finally the boy sat dawn; andthe ant;reached the other side of •the verandah and vanish- 'ed over the edge. ., "Well, Aliens said Mr. '.Vincent, "if we men ha 'perseverance, there- dsuch p are 'few things we could • not achieve! The Bible sends the lazy man to the ant to learn industry; this morning we may learn perseverance from the ant." "But it's not true of all ants," Allen replied. "I tried the same game on a winged an,' 'and I `turned it aside easily." "And what a parable that is!" ex- claimed: Mr. Vincent. • "just think of it, an ant.with wings so that it -could soar right over your head and go t way gives up, whereas this' little fellow who has only' his legs to depend on, goes on over everything, knowing A rather awkward looking indi- vidual went into an ice create parlor the other day and bought an ice cream 0011(1. He went cut on the side-: Walk to Cat it, Presently he reappear- ed with the cone emptied be the cream,. and, handing it to the astonished dell, saki: "Thank you for the vase," ARE -YOU' D® D AT ',1. .:. ,;ran; Be ,LES THE FARMERS' GUIDE, Canada's Finest Farm Paper, is offering you over $2,000.00 In cash prizes, in.a most unusual and attractive under- taking. WHAT IS THE AGE OF THE LION? This is the hig question. HOW OLD I5 TETE LION nf,M de eel, 'So 1t 'lip, 1 R4a'R`, tM"ltlk na rpnci 1�'orinen, boyo ' kan,d sir,"ls, 30l with • many,advantages ;caro turned osido froin pressing on to the prize of tltcir high calling', and soma who are not. se Vint: Ped bae who have will and determination reach, thegoal. It's a great thing to haveidoterminaleont";: He Forgot the Combination; coleeed man wits driving eileng the road In a rarnshacicle buggy drawn:by a, bony spavined old horse, when 1+, etraul;er hat'lbd him,: "Rollo! uncle! Can you get pie to the station in time for the next train?" .-"No, sub; I don't bel1eve:.1 plus Bub, This is a broken-down -01' cavalry. Hawse. you can't git him .offeil e "Falk ntslnow,'' "Huh! 'Yost •say be's an Old Cavalry. horse? ,Let ins strive Whim.'' The mean clambered upon the ` seat. and took the reins, 'Melte • ready!" lie called out sharply, "Cee:ege!" • The old :Horse .pricked up his ears' and broke into a gallop. As they reached the station, the man. shouted, eHalt!" The horse obeyed. The man flipped old John a quarter. ,The next' day two young Men stop- ped John and asked hini to tales then' to the station as quickly, as, possible, "Suttinly, gen'l'mee," said John. "Git right In." IIe gathered •up the reins and shouted: "Make ready! C7barge! The horse 'broke into a;gal- lop and goon reached •the station- "Git ready to ju?.ny, gen'l'men,"' John looking' frightened; shouted to his fares. "I'vedone forgot de •word what steps him."' 1 4 � i Y SHE CAUSE OF SICKNESS Alinost Always Due to Weak aiul. Impoverished Blood. • Apart from 'accident or• illness due to infection,,almost'all ilhbealtn arises from one or'two'reasons. The mistake that people 'make is in not realizing that both of these have the same cause at the root, namely poor blood, 'Either bloodlessness or some - other trouble of the nerves will be found to be the reason• for almost every ailment. If you are pale, sixffering from headaches, or breathlessness, with palpitation of the heart, poor appetite and weak di- gestion, the cause is almost always :poor blood. If you have nervous head- aches, neuralgia, sciatica and - other • nerve pains, the cause is exhausted nerves. But run down nerves are also a result of poor blood, so that the two chief causes of illness are one and the• same: If your, health is poor; if. you are pale, .nervous or dyspeptic, you should give, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills• a- fair trial.. These pills, act directly On. the blood, and by enriching. it give new -strength to`.worn:out.nerves. , Men and women alike greatly. benefit ,through thea use ,of this medicine. If you are tweak or ailing, give Dr. Williams' Pink Pill's a fair trial and you`, will .be pleased with the beneficial results that will speedily follow: If your dealer does not keep these pills you can get them by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co.,%Brockville, Ont.. Good Queen .;Bess Watched Pennies in Her Household. Housekeeping accountancy was a fine art, practiced by royal personages in the ,sixteenth century, according to a big book auctioned off in London this week. The imperial folio account book was one kept by Queen Elizabeth. whenshe was still a princess,. eighteen years old, and shows the household. expenses of her residence; at Hatfield for the year 1551-1552. Thevolume has twenty-six vellum_ ] ages and the covets are decorated' with illuminated lettering and scroll work, with five pen and ink emblem- atic drawings 'among the entries, Each account is sjgned "Elizabeth," the sig- nature being graceful, -one with fine 'flourishes around it and countersigned by Sir Walter Buckler, then her cham- berlain. It is shown that Elizabeth spent "nearly £4,000 that year, quite a re- spectable amount, ' when it is consider- ed that a pound in those clays was worth at least four times as much es it is to -day. Although "the good Queen Bess" is' supposed to have had a great love for literature and a passion for dress, these "accompts" do not give much indication .of it. •In the period covered by the ledger she•seems'to have inade only two pur- chases of books: and items of £18 for "certain stuff for hen, grace's person" and 12 pence "for making paper up' per bodies for her grace," which does not .seem very extravagant. She gave nearly £'8 in."allmes to dyverse poor ?nen and women at sondrie times," and was careful torecord all tipsy one of the entries reading, "13s. 4d. for my ladle of Anrundeli's servant." Elizabeth seems to have spent quite a let on music, one entry reading . "30 shillings to farmer that played on flue," and another, "for More, the harp- er, 30 shillings" -•--such entries being of frequent occurrence, There is a long list of moneys paid for "sauces, herbs, Send to Puzzle Editor, The Farm- ers' Guide, Gardenvale,; Que., for full size copies of the big LION and full details, enclosing .a- postage stamp. Lack of space prevents giving the details here. :` Her is a fascinating pastime for the whole family' for the winter evenings. Do not fail to take ad- vantage of this attractive offer of Canada's., Finest Patna Paper. WRITE NOW! You Will enjoy it. 4,11 MaaoALASTE V,al'latlensa-Alexander, Sanders, ;San- deK'aon, ;sunder?, Saundersoo, Fluvial Qelgln—Scottie;h and x3gl,sh.. ource--A plum name. The family nacre of MacAlaster probably would remain -much of a Mystery were it not that this elan name of Scotland is traceable directly back through the centuries to a son of Angus Mor, who was Lora ,of the fslee In the year 1284, which sop, it is a:mat- ter of record, bore the anearip of Alaster as a variation of Alexander. yet, taken in, this connection, , in view of the -variations of the. Christian name Alexander; whirl. existed 'about: this period: in England and the Soot- tieh lowlands,, . the variation .became mote understandable. The name, of 'course, is Greek in origin, but it wee -taken by the medie- val -residents of England and Scotland. from `the Bible, anci they,speiled it as they pronounced it rather than as it was spelled in the Latin: They spell- ed it "Alisaunder," or "`Allessauudre," If you. jest elide over. the third syllable or drop it out, you'll shorten the name into something like "Alis -der," which isn't far from"Alaster" The abbreviation of this name into "Alec" is 'not found in any of the me- dieyal records, Instead, at that time, the tendency was ,to shorten it into "Saunder"` or."Sander;" Indeed we have the Scottish form of "Sandy" to- MacAlaster, of course, means "Alas ter's descendants," and Sanders and Saunders, are simply shortened forme of "Sander's -son" and "Saunders -son. It is not likely that such a name as "Alexander's -son" could have lasted in uncorrupted form long enough, ,to re- main as Alexander when the "son" finally was dropped. It probably is a change back to original spelling' at a still later period. MELS lin Var'latlone lslell >;n, e:aw, N lie. Racial Qrlpirr-Middle En dish, $puree --A' Womurp's name, .It 'Would seem that women, after all, did amount to something in tine -.mid- dle ages; and though, perhaps, they did not have the''privilege of the vote, hundreds upon hundreds of them were prominent enough In their own COM' ,nullities to do what not ,even the aid- fregists of to -day are eelaiming as a privilege.They ,begnea,lh;ed their own names to :their ,deseendauts. Perhaps it would be: more accurate;. 'however,to say that the cominuuitles in which they lived did, so, for family naives were a" ,,growth. of custom through many generations rather thaa. the definitely adopted appellations of families, • ' There :are literally dozens of titxnily Values • ,common in America' to -day which trace backto the given' names of "women In those, days following the Norman conquest, when wars on the continent wrested teem'` the Norman-. English mcnarcba and; their nobility their holdings In Normandy and left tliem•xio alternative but: to call them, selves Englishmen. Eleanor, or, as it was more common- ly spelled, Altai -lora, was a popular naive for girls among the Normans. In the course of the centuries succeeding the conquest it became variously An- nora, Annot, Alinot (Norman di'uiinu; tives), Ellen, Leondra,.Llna, Linot and Nel (diminutive resulting from the Anglo-Saxon influence). Nelson simply:: means "the ,son of Nel." The earliest records of the. name occur in this fashion as, Fitz -Nei and "ill, Nei." "Fitz" was the Norman method of expressing,`son of," and "1l" was the abbreviation of the Latin "filius," meaning son, commonly used by the clerks of that •day. Neal and Neilson are variations, as is Neiie, which has no connection with the Celt tic names of O'Neil and MacNeill. • muttons, weals, hogs-heddes of bere, and Raynishe wine." Thirty dezen "candelles" cost the princess: 45 shillings, and she paid to "John Brydges : for seafish 15 shill- ings; to a poor woman that .brought: six' chickens and two capons, G shill- ings; to him that made her gracema table of :walnut tree, 44 shillings; for Bible, 20 shillings." A Watch for -Time Study. Modern efficiency methods as ap- plied in factories and shops often make it necessary to study the time required for different operations in the manufacture of certain products. For this work, it is absolutely necessary to have a•stop watch. Theaconveational 'stop 'watch, however, leaves much to be desired, for; the reason that, while it gives the time, 'elapsed ._for a certain operation, it is necessary to indulge in a considerable calculation for deter- mining the, output per hour or day. Now a time study watch has been evolved for the purpose of eliminating all computation and making it pos- sible for an observer to read from the dial the quantity desired. The cir- cumference of the dial of the watch is divided into 100 parts, as in the well, known "decimal dial, but instead of these divisions, being numbered in the ordinary manner they are marked with figures which indicate the num- ber of operations per hour, when the time of • a single, operation is repre- sented by the elapsed time. In the instance of very short operations ten operations instead of one can be. timed. 7.th 1 _ vuaaaaeru v - v:ppJsanInaaru Constipated children can find prompt relief through the use of Baby's Own Tablets'. The Tablets are a mild but thorough laxative which never fail to regulate the bowels and stom- ach, thus driving out constipation and indigestion; colds and .simple fevers. Concerning them Mrs. Gaspard Daigle, Demain, Que., writes: "Baby's Own Tablets have been of greatbenefit to my Iittle boy, who was suffering from constipation and indigestion. They quickly relieved him and now he is in the best of health." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25c a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. For a Long Visit. 'Little Madge ;was in, ' high excite- ment; a baby brother had arrived on the scene. She spread the good news, and' among others told the gardener, a bit of a wag. "The question is," said the 013 pian, "is the new baby going to stay?" "Oh, yes, .he means to stay," said Madge, "lie's got his things off," MONEY` ORDERS. Peen your out-of-town accounts by Dominion Express Money' Order. Five Dollars costs three cents. 'T'he Grammar of Health. 'reacher—"Compare `cold.'" Student—"Could, cough, coffin:'. England's., only State newspaper, the "London Gazette," is 258 , years old. Whexi published first for Charles II, it was known as the "Oxford Ga- zette," the Courthaving fled to that city on account of the plague. Careless polishing will cause the lenses in spectacles and eyeglasses to revolve in their frames sufficiently to effect the sight of the user, Asti for Wileaartee and take no iotheie Town Lot Poultry 'Keeping. By . S. W. Knife. Only a small space is required to keep a few hens in which would sup- ply table eggs all the year. • But someone says, "1 have no one to look after` them and I am not able my- seif." This obstacle has been over- come in inany families where there are no boys_or girls. 1 was much in- terested in the; poultry displays at the school fairs this '.Fall,. and I had the pleasure of visiting quite a number. One small town in particuiar(of one thousand -inhabitants) had an exhibit of close on two hundred fowl,' all col- ors, and stages o>'; growth. The prizes were well, deserved where they were awarded and were in the •form of a setting .of• eggs in Spring, from pure- bred stock, thus encouraging the yobthfui.fancier. We are all aware of the vim a youth will put into any- thing interested in; and boys and girls in many cases have made a de- cided success in the poultry, taken in as partners with their parents.. The following interesting items, by courtesy of The'Reliable Poultry Jour- nal, will show what two juniors did, both under 14 years of age. At the time of writing, these children had finished their 3rd year in the business. Paul and Aileen Warner started poul try-keeping on ' a . three -quarter -acre town lot, with 20 White Leghorn, 120 Barred Rocks - and 20 ; Rhode Island Reds. All were good standard breed- ing, as shown by the fact -that they. took 31 first and 13 second prizes at various shows. A great many adults would be proud of such a record, both in "prizes won and net profits made by thane young..dbultry keepe_rs_ ..._..... _ Their first year they sold, from 36 hens:, Eggs at local market ........$129.12 Eggs for hatching 102.90 Chickens sold for breeding 31.50 Chickens sold for eating 38.51 302.03 Feed and supplies cost ........ 192.13 Profit . • .... $109.90 Second year with 75 hens; ,Eggs sold on market ..........$280.07 Eggs sold' for hatching . ..... 125.80 Chickens sold for breeding 44.00' Chickens sold for eating . 80.37 Premiums from shows • 65.50 593.74 Feed and supplies cost ... ...297.22' Profit .. 296.52: Increase in flock .. 78,00 Tinird year fiock contains 110 hens. Eg"sold market $.431.38' Eggs sol(? for hatching : , 162.00 Chickens'gs soldon for breeding , 52.00 Chickens sold for .eating , , 140.25 Premiums from 58 prizes ... 72.50 848.13 Feed an.i supplies cost, ...... . 366.23 Profit .. $481.90 Increase in fiock ,70,00 Total Total Profits—$883,32. Also an inventory .value of $143 in- creased flock. Another instance I came across was few Zyco VOUse ,ig'Nq CiiifttecaMg1nohut ileannanacIdhleComRnheloitgie.led1: 1 Knee eanr; 'yes gllesen, Clear and Heathy. Wnitc for net Eye Care 13oalt. etrineevel nettlees elleesiDeit aCreseCieeegi Q 1'V 'R'AL CARS DRY MILL ed with their general trade mark, the slab wood., stove length, f:eid Bros. Bothwell Ontario .' "Bayer Cross.„ �. Mansfachred 1%jiit Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada Limited , . a boy of 13 years, who had the oaring for 25 pullets of real good stock. They got finest care and attention possible, with the result that their average pro- duction for the year•. I;as 216 eggs eadh in a pen 10 ft. by L'a ft. ' Get your boy or girl ^interested in poultry and thereby -instill into ..their young minds a fundamental knowledge of business, also their ability to as surae res onsibility. It will benefit tall as well as fin them mentally ancalIy,; And That's Heavy Enough. Deafer—"I ;assure, you, sir, this is strong coal." Customer—"Must be -always seems able to hold up its price," Mocking the Doctor. A doctor and hie Irish coachman h n were driving past a duck pond, when the coachman said: "01 hate thim birds, sorr." "Why should you hatethe poor crea- tures, Pat?" asked the doctor. "I'm sure they never'. do you any harm." "Sure, sorr, don't you hear this mocking you? You river pass thim. but they call 'quack, quack, quack! Keep Mlnard'sa Liniment in the house. Mild But Suggestive. The more than usual cask of Intel- ligence among the students that morn- ing had got under the professor's skin, "Class is dismissed," he said, exas- peratedly. "Please ;don't flap your Cass ng von nesse out." Training schoolboys to "lend a hand" with the housework is a novel educational suggestion which has much to recommend it. AS:"I;a9 Say "Bayer" and insist! Why Doctors Go Mad. Iusurance Doctor—"Were you in the hospital?" "Yes, once." "What for?" i= "To see my aunt." eve Eggs .covered with boning water^ and allowed to stand for five' m:ninutea are more nourishing and more easily digested ,thatneggs placed in "boiling water and allowed :to, boll for; thmt and a half ninnies, Mother! Give Sick Baby "California Fig Syrup'''. Harmless Laxative to Clean Liver.arts2 Bowele of leaby or Child. Even :constipa- ed, bilious, fever ish, or sick, coke Babies and Child,: ;ren love, to take B 'enuine "Califon. ria ' Fig Syrsap."" No other _a.sative regulates the ten. der little', bowels so nicely. It dA,.,4' sweetens the stomach and starts the liver and bowels. acting without grip -:.1 ing. Contains no' narcotics or' soothe ing . drugs. Say "California"" to song druggist ist and avoid counterfeits! sist upon genuine "California ,Fl ie g is Syrup" which'' contains directions, CHILDRElit CONN REMEDY'TI zs emcdcncyproves by oven 30yearsuse, dopa: A6onta: Harold 7.3titctdo &'co., i:t,,,itot,. Toronto, 1-10A SE Gargle several times a day with Min- ard's in water: It cuts the fungus and gives relief. Unless you see the name "Bayer" on package or on tablets you are not get, ting the genuine Bayer product proved safe by millions and : prescribed by physicians over twenty-three years for' Colds Headache' Toothache Lumbago Rheumatism Earache Neuralgia Pain, Pain Accept "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" only. Each unbroken package cn- tains proper directions. Handy boxes Of twcents, Druelve. tablets cost few e g gists also soli bottles of 24 and 100, Aspfrin'is the trade mark (registered • in Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of. Monoaceticacldester of Salicylcacid; While it is well known that Aspirin' means Bayer Manufacture, to assist the public against imitations, the Tab- lets of (Bayer Company all be stanip- ..M ! P ... Clear Your Skin Restos° Your Hair WO Cube,i; Daily use of the Soap keepta'tbe akin fresh and Clean, while tonelede of the Ointment riow and then at needed soothe and heal the iiret pline pies, 'redness, toughness or deeIp irritation. Cuticura Talaeiin 1i excels lent for the akin. Soap 25c.Otntemmtnt'2$ma it c;: etoneeSe. Seid Meta*thtoughottttheOot1iltien QaaaadirteDepots e t ane, l,imitea 3'44 Se favi 5t,,' WMeta*m.p"Cuticurit Soap $haOes rvithot itItnntee', ISSUE .bio, 1•-"