t 1 i FRIDAY FACTS 13 B Konyon wont to Piorco today on a business trip Mrs Ioiir of Wukoflolil is visiting friends in Norfolk Mrs W O Alilnmn is visiting friends iu Picrco this week Dr M 0 Wintcrlmrn of Wnyno is in tho city on business II O Sat tier wont to Omaha this morning on business W A Mcssorvo of Croighton was in tho city yesterday on business Tudgo N D Jackson of Noligh trans acted business in tho city yesterday Tho boAUtiful weather continues with no present indications of cessation Mrs It A Drobert wont to Croighton this morning to visit friends u fow days Mrs M 0 Walkor returned yestorduy from a throo weoks visit tit St Too Mo Miss Nina Walkor ctuno homo today from her soliool 12 milos south of towu Miss Lizzie Reoa lias returned from Iowa whero she spout her holiday vaca tion J L Daniel returned yestorday from his visit to his old homo iu southwest Virgina Mrs W W Riley nnd Mrs J M Storoy woro down from Picrco yestorday shopping Attorney M F Harrington was in tho city yesterday and wout to Madisou last oveniug Mrs W It HoiTmau and sou Law orouco returned last ovoning from a short visit to Omaha Goo II Whnloy camo iu last night from Columbus whero ho spout tho holidays with his mother Karl Overton has returned from Sau Francisco whero ho wont with his father who still remains thoro Beforo coming hero Wm Grabaeh painted a drop curtain and some now sets of scouery for tho Lovo opera house at Fremont Tho Northwestern Nebraska confor enco of German Lutherau ministers was in session at West Point Wednesday and Thursday of this week Tho January meeting of tho Madison County Teachers Reading circle will bo held tomorrow afternoon at 1 y0 at tho Norfolk High school building Judge Barnes wont to Stanton this morning to defend in tho sonsatioual case on trial there M 0 Hazon also wont to take a record of the testimony Mrs O W Braaschdaughter Gertie and son Ralph went to Omaha yester day Ralph will return today but tho ladies will remain two or three weeks Dr F A Sissou wout to Omaha yes terday and ho went on as far as Chi cago with his daughter who goes to at tend tho Wesleyan university at Dela ware Ohio The newly elected officers of tho Knights of Pythias woro installed last night Hereafter tho regular meeting night will be every Thursday instead of every Tuesday Gibson Gibson have taken charge of the Palaco of Sweets and will open up for about ton days hoping to secure a purchaser for the stock and fixtures in side of that time Tho stock yards case before the dis trict court was coutinued yesterday on application of tho defendants until tho April term of court Tho jury trials having been finished tho jury was dis charged last ovoning The second annual show of tho Elk horn Valley Poultry and Pet Stock as sociation will be held iu tho Grand Army hall at Mndison January 213 24 and 25 L P Harris will bo judge It is ex pected that tho show will be a success in attendauco number of exhibits and cash receipts Invitations aro out auouuciug tho marriago of Mary Henrietta daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward W Bates to Mr Leon Wickwaro Brown which will take placo at tho family homo iu this city on tho ovoning of Wednesday Jan uary 17 Tho youug couple will bo at homo at tor February Ifi at Missouri Valloy Iowa Mrs August Melchor who has been sick for tho past ten woeks with gall stones died yestorday nftonioon at 1 oclock at the homo of tho family about six miles east of tho city Besides a husbaud sho leaves four sons and three daughtors to mourn ier death Funeral armngemonts will bo decided upon whou Wisconsin relatives aro heard from Tho following contracts for furnish iug supplies to tho Norfolk hospital for tho insniio for the ousuiug quarter havo boon awarded Geo B Ohristoph drugs E B Konyon clothing Baum Bros dry goods Davenport Bros shoes Raymond Bros Olarko Co groceries Sugar City Cereal mills Hour and feed Gleurock Coal Co coal Mrs Mathewson gave an enjoyablo party Jast evening iu honer of tho Misses Louiso and Helen Mathewson aud Miss Mae Olney who aro visitiug hero Miss Olney is teaching at tho Winne bago agency whoro she has about 80 scholars 20 of whom are Indians Mrs Olney is spending the winter at tho homo of O P Mathewson on the agency S Kethledgo expects to pack up his stock of dry goods and othor merchan dise during tho last week of this mouth aud will move tho stock about tho first of next mouth to Coleridge whero ho boliovos thoro is a good opening for business iu his lino Mr Kothlodgo has been in businoss horo many years and has friends who will bo sorry to havo him move Tho Norfolk aud Hastings sites for public buildings aro tho subject of some indecision in Washington and it may bo somo time beforo things aro properly adjusted to meet tho requirements of tho statutes appropriating money for tho purchaso of sites for public building sites Tho Norfolk site is tied up and according to District Attomoy Summers action of tho court of equity will bo nec essary to euro a dofoet in conveyance made by a corporation several years ago and which corporation no longer exists Norfolk peoplo hope that the defect nitty soon bo remedied but all know that Undo Sams property must havo tho best title obtainable Tho Ladies society of tho First Con gregational church mot with Mrs E 11 Requa on South Third street yestorday afternoon and during their visit woro regaled with choico refreshments Two now officers woro olocted and tho offi cers assumed tholr respective duties They aro Mrs E H Requa president Mrs McBride vico prosidont Mrs A W King treasurer and Mrs O B Durland socrotary Tho socioty voted T00 for tho purpose of buying a tablo for tho Y M 0 L room an act of of generosity that tho loaguo will prob ably not soon forgot Tho socioty will reopen their industrial storo as soou as a suitable building can bo secured J F Hecht who has rocontly re turned from Portland Oregon was iu tho city this morning talking withbusimss mon concerning tho organ ization of a mutual firo insurance com pany at this placo Mr Hecht formerly lived at Plaiuviow and about fivo years ago wont to Oregon whero ho has boon connected witli a mutual insurance company organized ou a similar plan as tho ono ho will attempt here In short tho plan is for each member to pay an initial feo of 200 with au assessment only when thoro is a loss Such com panies havo been started in several towns in tho stato and every ono is do iug woll aud furnishing insurance at from ono fourth to ouo half the rates charged by tho lino companies Such an institution organized on a solid basis with strong men at its hoad would do a good business from tho start iu Norfolk and would bo welcomed by tho public With tho waterworks system that this city now has together with one of the most ambitious firo departments in the stato it would be very difficult for a serious conflagration to occur especially in tho business part of town for which reason thero is no doubt that tho insur ance rates horo aro inordinately high for tho risk incurred A mutual com pany in which the peoplo would have confidence as to its ability to pay would cut a big hole in tho revenue derived by tho old lino institutions from Norfolk Mr Hecht went to Plaiuviow this after noon but will return next week and tako up tho work of orgauizatiou City Council From FridnyH Daily Tho city council mot in regular ses sion last ovoning when thoro woro present Mayor Simpson Couucilmen Bucholz Degner Dexter Heckmau Uhlo and Violo Absont Couucilmen Brummund and Bullock The minutes of December 7 189 were read aud approved Tho treasurers statomout for Decem ber 1699 was read aud accepted it hav ing been previously reported correct by the auditing committee Tho following balances woro shown Genoral fund 22 74 Intorest fund 2708 05 Watertuud 518 1J Road fund 509 Oil Sinking fund 2219 54 Fire fund 15 00 Statomout of tho police judge for Do comber 1899 was road aud referred to tho auditing committee Tho report shows fines paid 900 unpaid 8500 Auditing committeo roported back as correct tho police judges roport for November 1899 nnd tho clerks annual statomout for tho fiscal year ending August 12 1899 Tbo comniitteo ou streets aud alloys reported that iu tho matter of purchas ing from Mr Steiubrccher hind to open Hayes avenue tho city attorney had given an opinion to tho effect that tho city could not purchaso Tho marshal was ordorod to notify tho railroads that the violation of ordi nance No CO regarding tho blockiug of orossings would bo strictly enforced in future Tho following claims wore read and ordered paid List of bills was not furnished for publication To Curo Lit Urliio lit Two lluyii Take Laxative Bromo Quinino Tablets All druggists rofund tho money if it fails to euro E W Grovos signature on every box 2o Wanted Sovoral bright aud honest persons tooprosout us as managers in this and close counties Salary 900 a year and expouses Straight bona fide no more no less salary Position por inauent Our references any bank iu any town It is mainly office work con ducted at homo Roferonces Enclosed self addressed stamped envelope Tub Dominion Company Dopt a Chicago J Til RNOK FOLIC NEWS THURSDAY JANUARY 11 1000 SATURDAYSIFTINGS Burt Mapos had legal business in Mad ison today 0 0 Anderson of West Point was in town yesterday V II Blessing of Piorco was a city visitor yesterday II II Mohr and family of Piorco urn city visitors today Banker S K Warrick was down front Battle Crook yesterday Miss Pearl Hens wout to Wurnorvilln Thursday to visit fi tends Miss Nellie Thompson of Emerson was in tho city yesterday Attorney A V Gross was a city visitor today from Madihon 11 Davios has lcsigned his position as clerk in tho Box grocery storo Mrs Clara McComb of Elm Crook was in this metropolis yesterday Mrs tl O Griffin was a Norfolk visitor yesterday from WukoHold Porry Trulock is now driving tho do livery wagou for Collainer t Grant Mr and Mrs Jack Slusohor of Oak dalo woro Norfolk visitors yestorday Mrs Himkoll has returned to her homo in Wakofiold after a pleasant visit horo Mrs A Mans and Mrs 0 Hainan wero in tho city from Battle Crook yes torday Mrs 0 II Royuolds vory pleasantly entortainod tho Thimblo club yestorday afternoon Miss Gtirliugor vory successfully ou tortaluod tho young peoples whist club last ovoning Mrs Hutchcson wont to Missouri Valloy Iowa to attend an Eastern Star banquet yestorday S K Dexter proprietor of tho cold storage plant departed today for his homo in Lowoll Mass W M Robertson Tudgo Powers G A Kuhl and II L Spaulding woro pas senger for Madison this morning II C Donny superintendent of tho Nubruka Telephone company is sick with tho grip at tho Pacific hotel Rip Van Winkle will bo prcsonted this ovoning at tho Lovo opera houso Fromout by tho Toffersou Comedy com pany M F Harrington was in tho city ovor night and wont to Madison this morning on business in connection with tho Btock yards caso Carl Wilde is iu tho city from Madi son today Ho will return on Monday and close up his relations with the county treasurers office S S Welpton of Omaha Bpocial agent of tho Connecticut firo insurance company stopped over today betweon trains whilo on his way homo from Wayne David Wltitla wus iu tho city from Battle Crook today Ho nud his wife contemplate going to Oregon this sum mer and spending a year or so ou tho Pacific coast Denuio Armstrong who is postal clerk on tho main lino has been up from Omaha during tho past fow days distrib uting tho January issue of the Ne braska Workman Mr and Mrs W S Pardouner will leave tomorrow for their homo in Chiuo California tho principal work in connec tion with tho sugar campaign hero hav ing been completed Mrs H McBrido and daughter Annie will leave Monday morning for Dos Moines Iowa where Miss Anuio will enter tho Highlaud Park normal school for a course of study Citizens of tho town of Laurel com plain that thoro is a lack ofjoonipntition in tho elevator businoss of that place Four olovator companies aro represented with buildings in that town Ono of tho engines on tho Elkhorn tootod all tho way from Scribuor to Fro mont early Now Years eve It was an involuntary celebration of tho occasion Tho whistle couldnt bo shut oft Tho funoral of Mrs August Molchor will bo held next Monday afternoon Tho cortcgo will loavo tho house at ono oclock arriving at St Pauls Lutheran church at 2 S0 whoro services will bo conducted by Rov Hoolzol Tho Madison County Agricultural society has elected II F Barnoy for presidont Goo R WycoiV treasurer aud J L Rynearson secretary for 1900 Septomber II to 1 1 havo been chosen as dates for tho annual exhibit D D Brunson has added an ologaut now hack to his livery barn equipment It arrived yesterday morning and was used for the first time iu tho aftoruoon It was mado by tho Jas Cunningham Sons company of Rochester N Y Fremont Tribune Tub Nohkoik Nkws turns over a now leaf at tho bo giuniug of the now contury and will hencoforth chnrgo for all cards of thanks resolutions of respect nnd ohurch aud secret society notices Tin News is ou tho right lino now sure Albert Bouch of Stanton comity was up beforo Police Judge Hayos this morning for the second tinio on the charge of disorderly conduct Ho was assessed a Hue of 810 which ho paid in part uud was very strongly urged to go homo and bohavo himself The friends of Miss Pearl Kethledgo gave her a pleasaut surgrise party lost evening which wns in the nature of a farewell reception Tlin guests came provided with rnfrcshitientH and tho event proved very enjoyabln Before departing tho guests left a tokon or remembrance in tho shape of a gift The Young Men s Christian League holds its regular gospel meeting for mon and boys in the leigun room in tho Mast block tomorrow afternoon at II oclock A cordial invitation is extended to nil to ho present Thn new general secretary will conduct thn mooting A business meeting will bo considered Miutibors urged to be present lliz oner Judge Lindoman J P has received his books and conimlHsion and is now prepared to dispense all kinds colors and qualities of justice from all wool and a yard wide to a foot thiols loping couples can Mope to tho edge of town and have tho knot tied without tiring or puncturing tho steed of tho stern parent by along whose On Monday thojtnw opera house will be again closed to tho public so as to give the carpenters and decorators all tho remaining time until tho night of opening in which to finish thn building The interior is now near enough to com pletion to demonstrate that it will bo an auditorium in which every citizen may oxperionco a feeling of justlllablo pride Tho loo harvest is on in earnest in various towns of tho state At York tho Eldredgo Gilbert company en deavored to secure mon for t ho work at 10 cents por hour but tho laborers signed an agroomont not to cut ico for loss than 15 contH an hour and owing to tho scarcity of help tho company will probably bo compelled to pay the amount asked A church is to bo built upon a rather novel plan iu Omaha by Rov Savage pastor of tho People church Tho church proper will occupy tho center of a largo brick building and around tho auditorium will bo constructed about 100 rooms which will bo usod for living purposes by members of tho congrega tion Tho saino plan was tried at Spo kane Washington and was vory suc cessful Cards havo been roceived announcing tho marriage of G Frank McDortnont to Miss Myrtlo L Wobor formerly of this city which took placo Monday January 1st at tho homo of tho brides paronts Mr and Mrs A J Wobor in Fullertou Cul Mr and Mrs McDor niont will bo at homo at La Mirado Cal after January 22 Tho many friends of tho bride in this city extend congratulations E E Adams informs Tin News that tho title to tho proposed sito for tho gov ernment building has been straightened aud time tho uocossary papers will at onco bo forwarded to Washington Ho states that tho reported fiaw iu tho title was simply a failuro on tho part of tho county clork to record tho seal which was used m tho transfer mado by tho old Nursory Seed company This deed has been found and tho titlo is now as perfect as any government need want Plainview News A representative of tho Norfolk opera house company wus iu Plaiuviow last Wednesday en deavoring to interest our people in tho opening night at tho now play houso in that city Tho eminent tragedian Walker Whiteside in Hamlet will bo tho attraction aud tho price of tickets has been placed at 2f0 for balcony seats This is a remarkably low figuro for an opening night nud as tho attrac tion is of tho best it is quito probable that a number will attend from Plain view Tho opora houso which will bo opened on Monday night January li in Norfolk is somothiug which that city has long needed it is a fine structure for tho size of tho city costing about 15000 A special train will bo run down tho branch leaving in tho early part of tho ovoning and roturning after tho show I filer IiNt List of letters remaining uncalled for at tho postoftieo January 8 1900 L Byort Frank Caldwell C EClark S T Pouts Carlott Ferris Chas Grif fith J P Johnsou T C Molntyro Joo J Rose Louis L Stolt 11 R Tliris John Ubben Gussy Wright If not called for iu 0 days will bo sent to the dead letter office Parties calling for any of tho above ploaso say advertised P F Sl UBCIIEIt P M Html Ihiiuo TrniiHlnrH Tho following transfers of real estate aro roported by Chostor A Fuller man ager of tho Madison county abstract ollico at Norfolk Mary E Summers and husband to Nioholas O Partridgo wd lots 1 and 2 in 18-24-2 1000 00 EmmottM Halo and wifo to John H Hughes wd o of wi of so aud os of so except 4 tiero3 in so comer descrilod by motes and bouudsullinll 24 la0 00 Chas G Cook aud wifo to Ma tilda S Damon wd 100 00 G W Damon to his wifo Ma tilda S Damon wd lots 1 2 t 1 11 12i and 14 block ti Daysadditiou to Bat tlo Creole 500 00 Win T Soarles and wifo to May Switzer wd lot 19 block 9 R R addition to Newman Grovo 85 00 Anna Gauoa and husband T S Ganoo to S W Storm wd etf of lot 1 block 5 Pusowalks 1st addition to Norfolk 700 00 MONDAY MENTION P II Kohl of Wayne was in town ovor night T W Blackburn of Friend Stindaycd iu tho city MissE M Horlouof Croighton is a city visitor today Miss Pearl Muokuy of Stanton visited in tho city Saturday Tho Royal Arch Masons will have in stallation thisovointig I Join yesterday morning to Mr and Mrs T 10 Odiorno a son P 1 MoMnnus of ONeill was a vis itor iu thn city yesterday II Davies Is now clerking In the dry goods store of S Kethledgo Mr and Mrs Howard Miller of Bat I In Crook worn iu thn city yesterday I0 A Bullock went to Sioux City this morning to look after business interests thorn On thn 15th dlstrlnl court sessions will convene at both Wayne and Stan ton Geo Davenport jr of Randolph vis ited paronts and friends in Norfolk over Sunday Ex treasurer Wilde and Chester A Fuller were pusHongors for Madison this morning Martin OMara who is omployed at tho Antes sugar factory was at homo ovor Sunday Sydnoy Robertson returned to Lin coln yesterday to resuinn his studios iu thn state university F 1 Miller deputy grand master of thn A U W spent Sunday with reltttivoH in this city MihS Martha Klontz who has boon Utile sick with appendicitis is reported much bettor today Mr and Mrs L W Russel of Glen wood Iowa were guests at the homo of E B Konyon ovor Sunday Mr and Mrs S W Truo left this morning for Omaha where they expect to make their home iu future N A Lookwood chief engineer of thn Norfolk sugar factory has gone to Mich igan to inspect tite new factories in that state David Wltitla of Battle Creek is en joying a visit from his old time friends J K Elliott and John Greer of Hurt iugtou W II Hositins advance agent of the John Dillon company is in tho city trying to arrange a date in the now opera hoiibo M 11 McFarland of Gross Boyd county is iu tliocity visiting his brother Sam lie is on his way homo from Washington county W R Moor special agent of the in surance department of Bronnuii Lovo Co Omaha was looking after business iu Norfolk today W J Boveo lias secured tho position of teacher in tho grammar dopartmont of tho Noligh schools for thn term be ginning this week W 11 Baird superintendent of the Norfolk sugar factory hasgonoto Grand Island for a short stay and from there will go to Indiana to visit his mother Mr and Mrs D O Covort leave to morrow for a two months visit with relatives in Portland Oregan Mrs Coverts brother G D Kretzer will accompany them Robert Johnson who has boon spend ing tho holidays at homo loft for LOhi oago this morning to resume his studies in Rush modical college Ho will graduato iu Juno Rov F W Leavitt of West Point is in tho city to visit his paronts Rov aud Mrs Win Leavitt for a fow days His wifo is nt her homo in Goueva called there by sickness A dancing party was givou to tho employes of tho Pacific houso Saturday evening by Landlord Pattorsou which proved to bo a very enjoyable affair to all present Tho meeting of tho anti saloon league which partook of tho nature of a union mooting at tho First Congregational church last ovoning was lnrgoly at tended Addresos woro made by Rovs Parker Main and Eaton Mr and Mrs W II Bucholz enter tained tho Kindorgarton club Saturday evening tho party being a farowell to Mr and Mrs W S Pardouner who do parted yesterday for Chino Cal A pleasant timo was enjoyed by nil presour School was again called this morning after teachers and pupils had enjoyed two weeks of splendid holiday amuse ment They rotum to their school du ties with tho conviction that seldom have they enjoyed a moro pleasant holi day vacation Beforo tho adjournment of district court at Madison last weok tho caso against young Mudsou was dismissed tho attornoys for tho prosecution decid ing that there was no ovidonco against him This was ono of tho now famed stock yards cases Tho ico which formed iu tho stand pipe of tho wator works duriug tho cold snap has beeu letting go with a racket that can bo heard all over tho neighbor hood during tho past weok or moro It sometimos creates a disturbance that makes tho structure tremble visibly J O Root sovereign grand com mander and founder of the order of tho Woodmou of tho World will conduct the o public installation ot oIIIoom of Valley camp at thn Mast hall this ovoning Aflnrtho installation a kill will bo given for tho benefit of those who doslro to tako part Madison Cliionlolo George Kobor Hit who for many years has been identi fied with I ho drny business of this oily Iiiih sold his wagon nud team to Joseph eager Iu ruing the business ovor to him thn first ul the year George will movn his family to Norfolk but doesnt know to what ho will tutu his attention Duvnnpoit Bros initiouiicu that hern -after thoy will hoop their shoe store open evenings Thoy say they wont into thn early closing agreement with thn understanding that they would close if the other hIioo store did but as tho other has not out rod the agreement and Ih keeping open they must do the saute as a mutter of self protection At Stanton on Salurdtiy ti il trial lasting two days Mr and Mrs Waller Byriini woro bound over to the district court tho former on thn ohurgo of adultery and the latter ou thn charge or procuring girls Thorn were three young girls on tho witness stand nvury one or whom guvo damaging owl donee against tho defendants Thn bonds of each worn fixed at 500 which had not boon given at last reports E A Vail of Rock Rapids Iowa lias purchased thn Palace of Sweets front Gibson Gibson and took possession this morning Mr Vail is a cousin of Jeweler W B Vail and has had consul oiublo experience in the h tilt confection ery and rosturant businoss I In has not yet decided on just what plan thn busi ness will bo conducted hut hopes to man age a business that will be satisfactory to thn peoplo and afford him fair remun eration In a recent letter to relatives in Battle Creek Fred Curtis who was discharged front Company F at Manila at the time tho company started for home states that he has received a commission in tho quartermasters do tirtniont at Manila where he has boon employed since his arrival thoro with his regiment Mr Cunts also writes that Sergeant Pat Tierny a former member of Company F had re enlisted aud was again iu Manila The Illustrated Bee issued vesterday is again to bo taken as evidence that Norfolk uud her peoplo tiro of no small importance to the stale A likeness of Miss Valloy Garlinger of this city is nivon iu a group styled Some popular Women Members of tho Nebraska State Teachers association and G II Whnloy of Noligh formerly principal of the Norfolk High school is represented in a group Three of a kind Prof Murtindulo county superintendent of Knox is given as ono of Two county suporintendontK and Prof Conn of Wnyno is presented as ono of u group of fivo Tall men of tho association It is understood that Norfolk has a very good prospect of getting an appro priation for her government building during titis session of congress Con gressman Dave Mercer who is chairman of tho committee on public lands and building has expressed himself as favor ably inclined to tho proposition and with Senator Allen and Congressman liobinrou from this neighborhood their active support is confidently expected From tho appropriation for purchasing a sito thoro is a balnnco of about 5000 loft which will probably bo used iu pre paring tho ground ant starting tho foundation Tho plans and specifica tions have already beou prepared by tho supervising architect and tho building for this city and Hastings will bo simi larly constructed It is believed that an appropriation of about 100000 will bo required to construct tho building ac cording to tho plans prepared aud this amount will probably bo asked Should tho appropriation bo received and work commenced tho coming season it will furnish an incontivo to a splendid build ing activity this summer Thousands Have Kidney Trouble nnd Dont Know it How To Ilnrt Out Fill a bottle or common glass vith yout water and let it iiana iweniy iour nours a sediment or set tling indicates an unhealthy condi tion of the kid neys if it stains your linen it is evidence of kid ney trouble too frequent desire to pass it or pain in the back is also convincing proof that the kidneys and blad der are out of order What to Do There is comfort In the knowledge so often expressed that Dr Kilmers Swamp Root the great kidney remedy fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism pain In the back kidneys liver bladder and every part of the urinary passage It corrects inability to hold water and scalding pain in passing it or bad effects following use of liquor wine or beer and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day and to get up many times during the night The mild and the extra ordinary effect of Swamp Root is soon realized It stands the highest for Its won- derful cures of the most distressing cases If you need a medicine you should have tie best Sold by druggists in 50c andI sixes You may have a sample bottle of this wonderful discovery and a book that tellsi more about it both sent absolutely free by mall address Dr Kilmer ffW IV IIIpfRlll Homo of Swamp Hoot Co Binghamton N Y When writing men tion reading this generous offer in this paper