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rjBMOlfAJD NEWS.
u Miu Isollne Mosen, of Richmond,
ilnfm.. la the guest of Mrs. J. H. Levy
f* W?J Church street.
Mrs J. N. Nathane, of Charleston.
4) Miss Ida Smith, of Summervllle.
e vMUng relatives In the city.
Mr. L. S. Vlnson. of Plsgsh. was a
Btor to the city on Friday.
Mr. T. D. Du Boss spent Frldsy In
h city.
Mfcsa Ruth Wilson, of St. Charles,
spending some time in the city.
Solicitor P. R "toll of Klngstrec
?nt Fridar flight In the city.
p^f. J. Baker, of Mayesvllle.
Hint Friday in the city
? Miss Mary Lemmon. county toma
I club organiser, returned to the
|ly Friday and Is back at work asuln
Vter a holiday at her parent's home
it Lynch burg. She has btien at w fj|
st Houth Lynchburg an) Shllo. .or
several days and today was at her
desk In the court house.
Mrs. B. T. McCollum left Sunday
for Rldgewsy with her father. Mr. S.
R. Com -ton. who has been visiting her
during th* past week. Mr. Compton
is In very feeble health and Mrs. Mc?
Collum has gone to attend him.
Chief of Police J. R. Sumter re?
turned to the city Saturday night af?
ter spending the week In Columbia In
attendance upon the federal court as
a witness in the case against Blaln
Iis.
Qov. R. I. Msnnlng and his private
?tar v. H. A. Moses, arrived in the
city Saturday ovening to spend Sun?
day at home. They returned to Co?
lumbia Monday afternoon.
Arrested for Burning Haystack.
Hamp McMillan, colored, was ar?
rested and lodged In jail yesterday by
Rural Policeman Sam Newman on
the charge of burning a haystack on
the place of J. R. White In the Con?
cord section. McMillan told the ru?
ral policeman after his arrest that he
was cold and that was why he set the
stack on fire, he wanted to warm.
Mem Tobacco Need Distributed.
The Qsfjgabaf of Coonmori I ottt) i
tore* was kept bus) all daj ls? t Pat'
urgey distributing fr*e tobacco seed
r to far ? rs of riumt r. I^ee and Clar
?itwtmw counties until the seed supply
ran out about 4 o'clock. The tobacco
book showed five thousand, four hun?
dred and eighty-two acres (5,482) up
to 4 o'clock. Mr. T. R. Pepper, the
lessee of the Sumter tobacco ware?
house was telegraphed to for more
seed which tho secretary hopes will
forthcoming as the demand for
still continues. Of course there
hundreds of tobacco farmers who
re their own seed every year. This
ins that the total tobacco acreage
?utary to the Sumter tobacco ware
will be much greater than the
?ease Indicated by the free seed
trlbuted.
??ble the amount of seed asked
ras given In each Instance by or
of the warehouse lessees who
are furnishing the seed. Therefore
neurly enough seed for 11,000 acres
have been so far given away by
Messrs. Pepper and Marlon.
B. Y. P. 17. Fxercftse* at Grace
Church Kamlay Fx-ning.
The exercises at Grance Church
were a little out of the ordinary Sun?
day evening. The young people hud
the right of way and went through
their exercises very creditably indeed.
Supt. U. C. Haynsworth and Hon. K.
D. Kpps msde Interesting addresses
In the Intercut of the young people.
The pastor spoke of tho purpose of
B. Y. P. U. work. Near the clovv> of
the exercises the retiring president
presented to the audience the new
officers as follows:
President?Marion B. Tolar.
Vice President?Miss Alusly Felder.
Secretary?Miss Virginia Thomas.
Treasurer?Percy Iths me.
Chorister?M;se Iva B. Hu<Th",on.
?'??r. Hecretar)?Miss Marlon Rai?
llehl.
Group Captains ? Miss Lillian
Tlsdalr ('has. Room, B. C. CMgafhiM
MIm Iva B. Bughson.
The attendance was unusually goad
for so Inclement an evening, the
main auditorium being practically
tilled.
The union now numbers 4"? mem?
bers.
Beul F.?tat?? Transfers.
Ishmlel McFadden to John J. Rnl
ton. 26 acrea in OssjfeasjfdJ township.
>*? ai.d other consideration .
W. .!. Andrews to T. '. Caution. |
acres In *? wn of Osw ei. o. < ! <.
lalllan Stublto v s W sihM.h, u?
acres In l'rhut? r iQSjnohlO), 11,004),
Liovii??* Bei onl.
Licenses to marry have been Issued
?.i J unes I i idle*, und K lite We .too
Sumhsr. and t<> Marlon White. Mn>, ,
U"" S?g- Kf? " "*J*xe..o
ilUair.s.
A WORD OF EXPLANATION. j
Secretary Rear.Ion Points out That
Chamber of Commerce Has no Coll?
ection with Farmers' Tobacco
Wsrchou.se Company.
A number of the subscribers to the
capital stock of the Farmers* Tobacco
Warehouse fftH puny have been Inher?
ing under a misapprehension about
the connection between the Farmers'
Tobacco Warehouse company and the
Sumter Chamber of Commerce in re?
gard to the collections of the stock
of the warehoi se company.
Managing Secretary Reurdon re?
quests the explanation made that the
Sumter Chamb?r of Commerce has
nothing to do ?vlth the Farmers* To?
bacco Warehouse company and that
the warehouse company is a separate
ami privately chartered corporation
doing buslueMi entirely independent of
the Sumter Chamber of Commerce.
it is true that the Sumter Cham?
ber of Commerce organised the ware
bouse company and that the president
and secretary of the Chamber of Com?
merce, and one of the directors of
the commercial organization for a '
time acted as a steering committee tol
collect the first twenty per cent, of
the capital stock and to attend to the
organisation of the tobacco ware?
house company until the stockholders
met and e>cied Its officers and board
of directors.
In order to save money for the 1
warehouse company and help it along
the directors of the tobacco ware?
house company requested that the
secretary of the Chamber of Com?
merce act as ex-officio secretary of
the wart house company, which has
been done. 4
Recently the directors of the to?
bacco warehouse company in order to
close up the stock accounts as requir?
ed by law placed unpaid stock ac?
counts in tho hands of the warehouse
company's attorneys for collection.
Som? of the, tobacco warehouse de?
linquents are rather sore with the
Sumter Chamber of Commerce about
this.
The Sumter Chamber of Commerce
Is no more responsible for the collec?
tions of the accounts of the tobacco
warehouse company than it is for the
accounts of the shoe factory, the two
hotels, the Sumter Horso Show Asso?
ciation or any other enterprise that
the Chamber of Commerce was Instru?
ments! In hiving organised,
Nou> of City school*.
' ? i*> ?*. -;u the total enrollment
In the white schools of the city up to
date for the session 1914 -1915. It will
be noticed that in the enrollment of
94 5 there are 468 boys and 477 girls;
that In the primary and grammar
schools there are 340 boys and 362
girls; that In the high schol there arc
128 boys and 115 girls. This Is the
largest enrollment In the history of
the schools. It will be a matter of
interest to know that in the first
monthly report, which the present
superintendent made, 'here was a to?
tal white enrollment of 282 pupils.
There are now more than twice as
many pupils as that in one building.
Primary and Grammar schools?
Boys 340; girls 362; total 701.
High School:
First Year, boys 35; girls 30; total
66.
Second year, boys 2?; girls 35; total
63.
Third year, boys 18; girls 21; total
39.
Fourth year, boys 33; girls B9; total
52.
Fifth year, boys 14; girls 10; total
24.
Total, boys 128; girls 115; total
213.
W? C. T. V. Meeting.
The monthly meeting of the Wo?
man s Christian Temperance Cnlon
w.is held in the Y. M. C. A. parlor on
Thursday afternoon with a most grati
f>lng attendance of twenty-four la
ifteSi There was an Interesting pro
m ?m of songs, scripture reading and
prayers, also an entertaining and In?
structive lecture by |>r. Beery on the
subject of medical temperance, which
V/i wish every young mother and all
women eoold have heard, she told
of the dangerous effects of alcohol
and Other harmful drugs in paten
me,Helms, la\ing especial stress on
the harm dOIIS to infants and children
l.\ the list- of stub medicines, thu>
sowing seods In their bodies which
will bt productive Of c\ I in aftti
yean. A report of the State conven?
tion which *as held in Florence was
gl\en by Mrs. F. \V. Vogel, am)
eight Of ten new members enrolled.
We are planning to cell brate Miss
Frances Willard's birthday on the
11Mb of next month with fitting ex?
ercises. Come out good women and
h'dp In this great work toward Stat? -
wide and national, constitutional pro
hP-ltlon, which is Wound lO come.
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Tim ||me lor paving State .in
rounlj taxes without penalty, whit)
..a. extended until February 1st, la
on? ;i feu more da s in run. tp- .
Pt have no yel made settlemen
with Trennui r Wallnr should Is
thi< in mind.
IX.ll HLD MAN ok'T OF DAMiLK.
Oflkor J. A. W. Smoak on Road Ii
Recovery, in* Brother Reports
Mr. S. It. Smoak returned Th?r.' !
afternoon from Augusta, tja., wh< Vi
he has been since Sunday night
tending his brother, who was very
riously wounded there on last Sa1
day night, when he was shot by a
gro whom he had gone to arrest. I !
fleer J. A. W. Smoak was shot tv
balls going through each shoul
He was taken to the city hospital In
mediately after the shooting and
been given excellent treatment sin
Yeuterday he was reported by 11 ?
doctors, who were attending him
being ov.t of danger and his broth01
returned to Sumter. The friends of
Mr. S. R. Smoak will be glad to know
fiat his brother is on the road to ?
covery.
Death of Mrs. .1. Miller Boykln.
Mrs. J. Miller Boykin died January
13, 1915 and left an Infant just six
days old. She was Miss Minnie Har -
cock, daughter of Mr. T. D. Hancock
and was Just 22 years old. She was
married one year ind two days, and
her death is a very sad one. She was
a lady of lovable character and hun -
ble Christian. She was buried at
Spring Hill. Funeral was conducted
by Rev. T. L. Cole.?Leader and Vin?
dicator.
Death of Lcc County Citizen.
Mr. J. Barney Howell, one of the
oldest citizens of Lie county, died laH
Saturday at the home of Mr. J. W.
Hicks near Una. He was active ar d
vigorous for one of his age up to a
few weeks before he died. He was
eighty years old and had lived a life
of spotless integrity. He was buried
ot Mt. Elon church last Sunday, of
vhlch he was a consistent member.?
Leader and Vindicator.
A Sllvor Tea.
Thursday afternoon from 4 to G
o'clock, a silver tea under the auspic?
es of the Ladies' Aid society of the
I*lrst Baptist church, was given at the
residence of Mrs. T. E. White on
South Harvin streot. Four rooms,
tastefully decorated, were throv.n
iprn the ladies; 1r'-'*atIons having
heOB extended to the ladies of the I
I brag I tpt! el u hej the city, s i
U?V- nun.bor wet< present. Delights!
tnl refreshments wore lerved. Th ? .
tact that Mrs. White wus boetOM
c.mply states that the occasion was a
most happy one. Several of the la?
dies offered toasts.
Death at Pinewood.
PInewood, Jan. 23.?Mrs. Clyde A.
Plowden died today at 12.30 o'clock
tit the home of her father, Mr. Ren P.
Broadway. The deceased was ill or ly
a few days. The funeral services will
he held tomorrow morning at the
home, after which the body will be
interred at the family burying
ground near Paxville.
Real Instate Transfers.
C. Dean Witherspoon to Carl A.
Wltherspoon, 18 3-4 acres on Plowden
Mill Road, $4 00 and assumption of
mortgage of $1,000.
Mrs. M. C. to A. J. Jackson, lot on
Main street, $225.00.
Marlon Moise to H. A. Raflleld, J.
H? Myers and W. R. DuBose, trustees,
one-half acre in county, $1 and other
considerations.
Marriage license Record.
A license to marry has been leaned
to Miles Dawson and Frances Dick
son, Dalzell.
_
Sumter county aas been exempted
from the provisions of the tobacco
Warehouse bill designed to put the to?
bacco business in South Carolina on
an equal footing with North Carol na
and other tobacco growing States, in
all of which tobaooo is required to
be graded and tied when placed 00 B
warehouse floor for sale, a system
that has proven satisfactory in all oth?
er States Should work well in So dh
Carolina. North Carolina formerly
sold toh.cio in hulk ungraded( but
abandoned the practice about eight
years ego. Prior t<> this time pries
were the same In North Carolina und
South Caroline but since North Caro?
line been gtadlni tol?acco the average
price on the North Carolina markets
hne been more than five cente n
pound more than in South Carol na
One year the average price in North
Carolina v\.?s nearly nine cents a
pound higher than in Mouth Carolina.
There must be something In grading,
and it is not reasonable t<> suppose
that it costs live cents ;? poun< i"
made leaf tohaceo.
The Chamber of Commerce has i:.t
cd farmers who will plant 5.00G aci'tt
of tobacco In the tcrrltorj tributary t<>
the Sumter market. The list eon
lets of farmers who have obtained to
baCCO Seed, and Whc 'dated the .i !
11 age t he) Intended hi plunl In lohne
vo thiu year.
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? ??BT CONVENES FEB. HTM.
J '.?? i. W. Bowman of Oranseburg
0 Preside at Spring Tom.
Court of General Session fof
8ui er county will convene In this
1 February 8th for the trial of
ini the docket. There are sev
?urder cases which will prove of
t. Judge I. W. Bowman of Or
irg will preside, this being his
ppearance here in his judicial
capacity since he was elevated to the
? .?.. The new members of the
1 Jury for the year were drawn
, lay and are as follows:
' ivers?
. 3. Mason,
B. Stuhbs, Jr.,
IV, J. Crowson, Sr.
C. Bunhar,
.'. p. Brunson,
T J. Baker.
N c w in e m hers?
J. S. Folk,
Willie Shaw,
E. S. Shuler,
Neill O'Donnell,
B. O. Cantey,
J. W. Kinard,
E. a. Terry,
B. C. White,
J. W. Spencer,
a. S. Mims,
s. a. Hnrvln,
H. B, Pitts.
Petit Jurors for First Week,
B. P. Cuttino,
T. B. Port,
T. J. Keels,
T. V. Keels,
S. E. Davis,
Geo. F. Epperson,
J. Z. Tisdale,
Leon Stuckey,
T. P. Sanders, Jr.,
h. a. Ramsla,
C. W. McGrew,
J. H. Tobias,
E. T. McCollum,
B. B. McManus.
T. S. Stuckey,
W. F. It ha me,
' F. T. Mclnvail,
J. I. Felder,
R, C. McNeal,
S. P. Jenkins,
W. B Levy,
G. E. Haynsworth,
L. L. White,
E. E. Doby,
R. M. James, I
M. R. Jackson,
P. R. May, fr,
T. ED. Hlnson,
$k% B. MoKtvooti,
William Burroughs,
T E. Mims,
H. P. Moses,
Robert J. Kolb,
J. F. Jackson,
J. H. Chandler,
Joe B. White,
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected dally by Ernest Field,
Cotton Buyer.
Good Middling 8 1-8.
Strict Middling 8.
Middling 7 7-8.
Strict Bow Middling 7 .1-8.
Low Middling 6 7-8
Staple Cotton, Nominal.
New York Cotton Market.
Open Close.
March.. ...8.64 8.51
May.8.87 8.81
July .. M . . . . .9.05 9.01
Oct.9.26 9.21
Dec. 9.33
Chief of Police Epps, of Kingstree,
was in the city Thursday, having
come here for a negro, William Davis,
who was wanted in that city on the
charge of housebreaking and larceny.
Davis left Kingstree several days ago
and on Wednesday night a telegram
was received litre that he was In
Sumter. a couple of hours later he
was in the guard house and the chief
at Kingrstree hr>d boon notified.
FIRM FOUNDATION.
Nothing Can Unlermlne It In Sumter.
People are sometimes slow to rec?
ognize true merit, and they cannot be
blamed, for so many have been hum?
bugged In t ie past. The experience
of hundreds of Sumter residents, ex?
pressed publicly through newspapers
and other sources, places Doan's Kid?
ney Pills on a firm foundation here.
J. H. Grady, 211 N. Washington St.,
Sumter, S. C.| says: "M back ached
nearly all the time and I had acute
pains through my kidneys. I was of?
ten lame and stiff and t noticed that
the kidney secretions contained sedi?
ment. Bonn's Kidney Pills, which I
got at China's Drug Store, removed
those .symptoms of kidney complaint
and helped me in every way. I will?
ingly confirm nr former endorsement
of Doan's Kid ey Pills. They made
a permanent cure in my case."
Mr. Grady is only one of many
Sumter people who have gratefully
endorsed Doan's Kidney Pilk. If your
buck aches?if your kidneys bother
you, don't simply ask for a kidney
remedy?ask distinctly for Doan's
Kidney Bills, the same that Mr. Grady
had the remedy backed by home
testimony. 50c. all stores. Foster
Miburn Co., Props., Buffalo, X. Y
"When Your Back Is Lame?Reinem
bar the Name." 4 3
COLUMBIA TEAM WIN'S.
Fast ami Exciting (iamr of Basket -
ball Coos to Visitors 10 to 24.
From The Daily Item. Jan. 23.
The game of basket ball at the V
M. C. A. gymnasium last night was
witnessed by a good udlence and was
fast and exciting as had been ex- 1
pccted. The game wns won by Co?
lumbia by superior team work, the
score being 40 to 14 in favor of the*
visitors. This was not nearly so bad j
a beat as the game played in Colum?
bia earlier in the season, when the
Sumter team lost 13 to 51.
At the start the Columbia players
got a good start and ran away from
the locals, piling up a score of 10
points In the first five minutes of
play. After this the Sumter players
steadied down and played hard, but
the Columbia players were too fast
and experienced for their opponents.
Duncan. Watklns and Gunter piled
up the score for their team, Gunter
getting seven goals, three in the first
and four in the second halves, re- i
spectively, while Watklns made four
in the first and two in the second. I
Duncan made three in the first and
none in the second. Rhea made one
goal In each half and threw four out
Of five tries at foul goals. In the ,
first half Columbia made 2 5 points
and 15 in the second half.
Nash at center player a good game. ;
He jumped equally against Rhen and I
made three goals, one In the first and
two in the second half. Chatham
played a good steady game at guard.
Cuttino made one goal In the first
half and one In the second. Chandler
who took his place in the second half,
also made one goal and threw one
foul goal. Drevcnstedt made one
goal and one foul goal in the first
half and two field goals in the second
half. Bultman made two goals in two
tries, Bryan, taking his place at
guard In the second half and making
one goal. The Sumter score was 9
and 15 in the first and second halves,
respectively. Score, first half, Colum?
bia, 35; Sumter, 9; second half, Co?
lumbia, 15; Sumter, 15; game, Co?
lumbia, 40; Sumter, 24.
The Columbia team came over on
the 5.50 train and went back imme?
diately after the game on the 9.30
train.
MUST WORK AT ONCE.
.dr. Bi B, Meeks, traveling freight I
agent of Atlantic C mm Lino Rail
road Company, telephoned Secretary
Reardon this morning from Ktoronci
that those farmers who contemplate
planting Irish potatoes for marketing
should have same planted not later
than February 10th or sooner, if pos?
sible in order to get ahead of markets
in other States.
It is suggested that farmers plow
their ground this week and come to
the Saturday meeting January 30th
fully prepared to secure their seed so
that the seed concerns can rush the
seed to the farmers right away.
A letter received from President J.
Frank Williams, of the Sumter County
Farmers' Union this morning by the
Sumter secretary says that Mr. Wil?
liams heartily approves of the pro?
posed truck association and the plant?
ing of Irish potatoes and peanuts par?
ticularly.
Gov. Richard I. Manning Is also an
ardent exponent of the planting of
peanuts, particularly, but favors Irish
potato planting too.
Next Saturday's meeting at the Sum?
ter court house should be attended by
as many farmers and Sumter busi?
ness men as possible in order that all
may work rapidly together to bring
about the largest possible acreage of
food products for home consumption
and for marketing for ready money
this spring and summer.
The Sumter Chamber of Commerce
and Retail Dealers' Association art
(hung all that these two organizations
can to organise the city and country
districts and request the cooperation
of business men and farmers in hav?
ing a l>ig meeting next Sunday.
Supervisor Pitts has had consider?
able work to do over auain the past
few weeks, the rain coming ?m
medlatcly after some work was com?
pleted and undoing all that had been
done. He has been working hard tb?
past few days to put the county roads
Into go<?d condition for travel.
Make a 1915
Resolution
To let us do all your Jew
elery and Watch repairing.
Then you will he insured
of getting a good job done
hy an expert.
W. A. Thompson,
JEWELER AND OPTICIAa*.
"S. ? H." Mumps GiVittt..
DROWNED IN STREAM.
Ueitdj j. Dfcvls, Negio Preacher,
Loses His Life in Lynches River*
Prom The Daily item, Jan. S3.
Tlmmoneville, Jan. 12.?Newe has
reached here that Davis, tho negro
preacher of the Timmonsvilie circuit,
was drowned this afternoon at Car?
ter's Cro.sing, Lynches river. The riv?
er is high and water across the
road.
Davis rode into a barbed wire and
he a" d the horse were entangled. A
little boy who was with him swam
out. The horse did not drow n and was
cut out of the wire by some people
whe gathered.
The Rev. Handy J. Davis, the ne?
gro preacher who lost his life at tho
Lynches River crossing on Friday
lived on Manning avenue and was
well known and respected by white
and black in this city. He left here
yesterday morning to serve his regu?
lar charges on Sunday and wr.s
drowned while on the way to his
diarchy. The accident occurred, it
Was learned here this morning, when
the horse, Davis and a small colored
hoy were driving in the buggy, be?
came frightened at an auto, which was
crossing the bridge at the same time
as the buggy, and plunged against
the rail, turning the buggy over into
tho stream beneath. The boy manag?
ed to extricate himself and swam out,
but Davis was caught underneath the
buggy and could n^r. get out. The
undertaker from Bumter was summon?
ed Friday afternoon end brought th.^
body into town last night. The fu?
neral will he held at the M. E. church
on Tuesday.
Aunt Jane's Xcloo's Club.
Miss Marion Bynum entertained h^r
club on Friday afternoon at*her homo
on Hampton avenue. After a warm
welcome the hostess led the way to
tables fixed for a game. "Bunco"'
was the game of the afternoon and
shouts arose as the players either
threw a ten or cancelled. Miss Tova
Dagnell was the winner of a lovely
hand embroidered handkerchief. A
delightful sweet course was then
served, after which the guests depart?
ed to meet next time with Miss Maw
Knight, where an equally enjoyable
afternoon is promised. Those present
were Misses Marlon Lynum, Tova
B agnail, Elista beth Oetoen, Mary
Bland, Rar) Knight, Veonelle Pitta,
Winifred Alexander end Constance
Rultms n. i orrt spondsat.
Peas are selling at a lower price
than for several years, despite tho
fact that there is sure u> be a great?
er demand for seed peas this spring
than ever before. The largely In?
creased acreage planted in grain calls
for more peas for sowing on the Stub?
ble than in any previous year. Peas
will be scarce and high about June
The indications are that the curb
market has came to stay. It is grow?
ing steadily in magnitude, popularity
and In variety of products offered for
sale. The curb market is helping the
people of Sumter to live better for
less money than would lie p >ible
otherwise. The housekeepers w ? do
not patronize the curb market ?TO
standing in their own light.
Dr. L. II. Jennings and W. L.
Parrott are candidates for the of?
fice of mayor of BishopVllle. Dr. Jen?
nings is a Sumter county boy and is a
brother of Mayor L. D. Jennings of
this city.
J. Sumter Moore,
COTTON
L0N6 $TAPLE EXCLUSIVELY.
1218 Washington St. Phone 585
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Send samples from both sides of
1 ale ami 1 will name you best price
far cotton landed In Columbia.
Vulcanizing
Dur Tire Repair Service embodies
Everything from n simple puncture to
perfectly remedying the most serious
cut or blowout in casing or tube.
A-l equipment plus A? materials
' With exacting, expert care In every d
i tail Insure you Promptness, Service
! and Satisfaction.
Here you will find a Tire Repair
Plant equipped with every Modern
Steam Vulcanizing apparatus.
Columbia Vulcanizing Works
1133 Lady St. Plume 17i i
COLDS & LaGRIPPE
5 or 6 doses 606 will break
any case of Chills & Fever, Coldi
& LaGrippe: it acts on the liver
better than Calomel and does not
gripe or sicken. iYtce 25c,