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COTOCCCOCTTTOCCOCOOTOCTOTOCoCoCOTOTOTNOOoTooue SO R A. HOSPE’S LOSS BY FIRE FULLY ADJUSTED. A. Hospe's loss by fire November 26th fully adjusted within ten hours of the discovery of the fire. This prompt action has saved most of the steck, ¢s it enables us to air out the smoke-fumed stock and dry those thoroughly which were slightly wet. Only a small portion of the pianos, organs, pictures, frames, and musical instruments came in contact with the flames, Thanks to the local underwriters' rapid adjustment, and their liberal allowances for smoke damage, we are able to offer to the Art and Music buy ~ ers of Omaha the greatest opportunity of their lives to possess the finest in musical instruments and art goods at unheard-of prices, s ALE BEG'"S Fnln AY “fl“"l“fi uov 29TH All the Pianos, Organs, Pictures, Frames, Musical Instruments, ete., at cut-in-two y » s Prices. Some as good as new, some just a little damaged, others perfect . . . ! The en?lre stock of Pianos has had a §mokc M[ISlfiaI ||]S"'[|mflms | MUSIC ROLLS—Slightly wet by r apar me" ' |damage adjustment—to the extent that every instru. water, all thoroughly clean | " a * 1 1 - | ment will be offéred with the allowance made by the Some slightly damaged by smoke, others | 209 bright, at half and two by water, none enough to hurt the tone or wear, | thirds prices— FRAMED PICTURES, WATER COLORS |underwriters—enabling us to sell at half cost, some as every instrument is fully warranted. FROM 50¢ UP. |at two.thirds their cost, all at cost prices. $15.00 Washburn Mandolins at..........$7,60 ‘Nn E"an‘v‘"as, But the cut price goes on everything, in any room, on every floor, | $18.00 Washburn Mandolins at......... “.oo | HARMONICAS — Former price | whether in the basement amoug the square pianos and organs, on the | $12.00 Burton Mandolins at..... ...$6.00 double, at In this stock the damage was light, mostly smoke, | first floor, or in the piano parlors, where stand the finest pianos ever flfl.tm Burton Mandolins at.. Ve $5.00 | 5C, 10C, 15C, and 25C. which was easily removed (except where paintings were | ghown in Omaha. $30.00 Mayflower Mandolins at. .....$15.00 i 3 $8.00 Mandoling at.............o.0vuun.. $2.00 Cloth Bound Vocal and entirely destroyed). Every style, square p'an y GO“.‘. llp"‘h"; Pll‘lfl Ilpl'l"l“; $£6.00 Mandolins at.......... S :g:gg Instrumental Books-- The insurance adjusters made the allowance big full cabinet ‘flnd llpfl‘llh, and concert (l‘llldt- | $15.00 Burton Guitars at............... $1.50 FOR $1.00 | We will make a clean sweep of every instraument in our store; | $12.00 Benary Guitars.................. $6.00 K half price. | unheard-of pfle.‘ will be made to clear out this stock in the shortest | $8.00 ‘Pllj'fil'fl at.... ceeiieeeee.. . $4.00 STANDARD SONG AL- SHEET PICTURES, WATER COLORS, ETCHINGS, | possible time. ; #2200 Woshburn Guitars at.............. 8100 | ™ Byms—nir erice, ENGRAVINGS, FACSIMILES, WATER coroks,| Lhis stock embraces all the leading pianos of the Violins, Banjos, Accordeons—from $3.00 to | > > . > $40.00—at half o.thi faat CAKBONS, PHOTOGRAPHS, PLATINOTYPES, at one- | world—Knabes, Kranich & Bach, Kimball, Hal- oc a1t price—some ounethird off— |5 PER CENT OFF ON some at 25 per cent off, fourth to one-half price. Frames for pictures at half to ; lett & Davis, Mcl’hail, Clark and 17 other makes of $100.00 Regina Music Boxes at........ 315.00 OPERA SCORES. two-thirds of our best prices. Greatest display of pictures b | Pianos. $140.00 Regina Music Boxes at...........$25,00 LOTS OF UP-TODATE at ov, e, 2 | up. o ) 00.00 Regina Music Boxes at........ ${50.00 WATER COLOR BOXES ONETOURTH OFF. Organs, organs, organs. This is a golden opportunity for A speclal diaeonkt il Witosinge SOk MUSIC—ONLY 10C. Brushes, Oil Tube Paints, Artists' Materials, at speciai | those who want an organ; lots of them in all styles of cases, in both as Music Stands, Drum Sticks, Drum Belts, etc. prices to clean up all stock which was on hand during the oak and walnut, These will go rapidly at about half prleo First | Cloth Music Bags for instruments and Wooden | POPULAR SONGS— fire. come, first served. Violin Cases at half price. 15 CENTS, I5I3-l§l5 Douglas St. A' HOSPE 1513-1515 Douglas St. CECEOCCOCEOOOCO OSSO0 enough so that we will sell I framed pictures at one- vl bi oun: o s and “through the J A Paplllion in base right. wing. Heston made several runs, |ten yards respectively, the latter carrying :l:"kf\!;{“u‘:'r:”;‘l;v‘_ka' ® 1858 kiok i A ball and today's . vietory around left end generally. While Heston | him over the goal line. Short kicked goal. Which ‘Wais blockid, and tha ball Waa recov: | Strenaous Gridiron Battle Ends With- | creatéd great enthusia and Short were given the ball in most in- | Score: Michigan, 45; Towa, 0. . s Sred by Richmond." Districh, Richmond and e Blihes RIE S At gora, stances, Sweely, Snow, McGugin and Gravon | Heston was given the ball on a fake kick Mather were sent through n Hawkeyes Fail to Ecore, While Oppenents | were alsg, relied upon occasionally. and ran thirty-five yards to lowa's forty- | 00ancil Bluffs Light Guards Repeat Last|Mather punted the ball eing downed By bt L HASTINGS OW_ES_ SEE NAUGHT ¥ Tabor's possestion on its twenty-ivo-vard y ] st of - ) llie. About this time Knox got his i —_— § Make Filty Points. Stratght Line Bucks e I R ar's Vistary bratried and s piace at left tackle was| YORK, Neb. Nov. 0. (Epecial Telo- | Thelr Opponents, the Collegians, Can (4 EIbAITE . Coun niRepgs 0n sLADKIS.. ARoT! —_— taken by Wheeler. The guards continued | gram.)—The largest crowd fhat evér at- (P piae il bl e 3 A series of straight line bucks and mashes | missed goal. Time was called before the to advance the ball .u-n:l‘.umn‘marn? :‘helr tended flm\! \\J!hgl‘m"dh;-r"d‘\'“""""" :“1 ¢ Viet on tackles, together with two end runs of Lineup EIGHTEEN TO NOTHING THE SCORE | opponents’ goal line unt PIMARG UYL N | SIS SRV R LOIRE Mg TR, ey it bt A end run scored the third and final | game ever ed here between York and ER N % ¢ VISITORS PLUCKY," BUT ARE OUTCLASSED | (en yards, each gave the Michigan team fis | 3 > 0 JOWA [,I,',‘.'h,(h,';,\',’.!‘r N bidiars after Fwentys | danco oais. "Lincoln protested | HABTINGS, Nob, Now. 2 - (Special Tel- first touchdown. The wind was responsible r .- Walters three minutes of play. Bob Dalley again [ Fountain and protested _Lesh, an | ORFa .l e arialon heT e e ere. tods for a missed goal by Short. After the | N Gugin Bt | Tahor Shows Weakneas tn Team and | arqused the nthusiatm of the, rooters by | ex-York player and graduate of York igh | 97, 108 college aridiron the collexe team de. Wolverines Have the Ball Nearly All| yiciot Michigan soon got the ball in the | Gregory Defenstve Work and Proves No | Kigitls injured at this point In the gama | - Tha game was oalled at 3 o'clock, with | fine ingerference belng the determining fac- the Time in Others' Territory— [ middle of the field and proceeded to make | 3! 0 And G. Davis took his place at right tackle. | Lincoln Kicking off. .York by hard line | tors. “The college men secured thelr touch- h Paniiiineg 4 . Nbkin Kieked off and Cunningham made & | bucking advanced the’ ball to Lincoln ter. | 40Wn In the first half, after the ball had Tewa's Beat Htands (s ",".:1,:::: ,::",'n“:"'",'" iy ,,m,'",',‘”" T:" Biberte Pretty eatoh and-from this until time was | ritory. Lincoli got the ball and punted | chanked hands several times, securing it on p @inet center netted Afteen yards; The- Mud A masson tackle netted ten more and then | Heston. 7 et Short hurdled the line for five yards more. | Snow IOWA Short did most of the hurdling over Iowa's | ton, who made two runs of twenty .ndiDODGE AC‘ V WHIPS T"OR five-yard line. After repeatedly sending the | YORK AND L'EQLN ARE TIED |30t Mq":?“f’:"\f"':{:""_fi:‘ touchdown. Spring MICHICAN ~ SWAMPS @ ST ZoTmm: ~hr S0 E ELIET ERETS) 9 A yio g R fumble near the Owls' twenty-yard linc called the guards were only able to advance | twice; York bucked the ball through to a } f s 3 3 o thair twenty-five-yard line. | within a few feet of Lincoln's goal. (‘her | A series of hard line smashes gradual ‘l"”u"“ 1 ‘1"\:%:;’.'“ o 5 time was called the ball was in Lincoln \}71"".':‘1'"1';;'" to \-Lml:: f;-wl‘v' \'nrdl'nrllv-- s "t © Hecond @ Vol cked i d pushed ove - | Two more bucks completed the work. The [ Reddern Bickley | The Dodge Light Guards repeated_their | GUARDS-18. , AR, | T ol was downed i thair saryitrs | (ouchdown, Goa: “wns mised. The o CHICAGO, Nov. 25 -Michigan scored a1 | puniout. for goal failed, leaving the score: | Refere 0, anmplres C THHInG- [ vistory of o g0 by defeating Tabor | Jutchinson ... UNLNLD @lare | and then the contest ‘was straight line | mainder of the gnm Jhotiy, contente most at will against the University of Towa | yyicytel 07 890 Wied, HEROR IR Wrores | hart, ‘Timekeeper: iioibrook.” Touchdowna: | voiloga vesterduy aftornoon ar ihe Counel N Gherman | bucking, and attempted end runs by both | $h% R0 pped by the Tosi-of ao today, making 50 points to the Hawkeyes' O |yt ‘threo minutes to secure the thira |Shorts (). Time of halves: Thirty-five | IS Driving park by a score of 18 to 0, [ Wickham ...\ e ROt | AR, P oliher tenrn toul] teorniooln | rat valuable men & few dabe sn throtoh Thus Michigan closes the regular foot ball | {oucndown. An exchange .of punts gave | MINUte In one of the best foot ball games scen here | RobiSON R R (153 4 s slckners and_injury. “The substitution' ‘ot ol cord B s - o th The day. v o | Ste s o an unpracticed center was responsible for scason with a total record of 501 points, | yichiear A CERERED 00 B g e [this year. The day tdenl and the | Biotart ... - Laird (F) | HAS COLLARBONE DISLOCATED | much o the fumbiing. The Owie aoe, 00 while not one of the teams it has met has | gnou plunged through center for ten yaras, | GRINNELL SHUTS OUT DRAKE |&ime was witne by nearly 2,000 people. | Dafley -............ (i A old stars and were expected 10 win essii: been able to seore a single point againet It. | gpot "yUREE BEEER TERAT o ten vars. | et There were many carrlages, the occupants | Richmond ... Gt | Pimeh 13 SHHRUY Tafared tn Kenrmey. | CAMDDI s AuACLSLCA for " Fones A dowa played a stirdy, plucky game, UL ¥as | Heaton went twelve yards around lett end | ' Game of the Season is Won at|beink mostly debecked with orange and | father (Gl - Taird (C) skl i centar In the frsthalf. “Lineup: outclnesed. Heston and Bhorts plaed a | ot U INEEE YO SRR fett ohe Déa Nosus, ¥ive 1e plack, the colors of the Guards, although | Substitut Dodge (Gunrds. Cunningham LLEGE 0-OWL n Ly o . g v e Quasda, o L Kearney, Stainer 5 Bratron spectacular game for the Wolverines. The | ine ghort kicked goal. Wilson and Me- ':r m:::’.n”:u:; :mrm'-‘r:fiv:?:nl'r:::_m";r: T hymrfi';‘"'fl(-‘r‘ “""‘{"’:"'!“ %’[:";::vl""\fi"il"' z :"f{mpwu 74 L Rn?'-‘fi"' teams began play at 11:10, at the National | Gugin carried the ball on the next attempis - Tabor team arrived in a special car, ac- Bowman; Tabor, ¥. Cappel. Lines- NEY, Neb., Nov. 28.—(Special Tel Jones, P. Cam A Bl League Base Ball park. The ground was in » g men: Dodge Guards, ¥'. Searle; Tabor, C.| KEARNEY, Neb, Nov. 28.(8pecial Tele G i wng) n till the play was on lowa's ten-yard line. (From a Staff Correspondent.) companied by about 100 rooters. Dumble. Timekeepers: Dodge Guards, | gram.)—The game of foot hall between the [ _bell ... : Lyman good conditlon ‘except in the clay Whirh | gnow was then given the pigskin and made | DES MOINES, Nov. 25--Special Tele.| The features of the game were Bob | Robart Wallacer Tabor 3. B. Sutton secand team of the Tiniversity of Nebraska | Bergen ... | Hoimes marks the path between second and third | the remaining distance. Short Kicked goat. | EFAM. I—tirin X the ‘blg foot ball | Dalley's splendid’ ost. Micking. aratrocn R and the Kearney Military aca W ghurner RT White bates. Tt was fn thin mud that Towa mado | Tima on the Arst half called with scare; | EAMO OF the seasoiy from Drake. 5’1o & I | dofensive work s the e ot atner % JOWA . STATE NORMAL WINS | atiar nea chore ot 6 to 0 1he ‘game was Ehiliips . | ter the Ann Arhor backs or Short were SR O ghort, ana highis spirfied kame. ane of the Tibor showed 'Weakness i team. and qe: | Closes Successful Semson by Defeat- T R e s i 5 . T RREa seldom denfed a fair gain J est ever played In Des Mol he halves | fensive work and from the outset it was y located ‘ Arrawe o -, Hensel 1l took but thirty minutos e A1l the Tuck [ plain that the visitors w ‘matel s the University, of i Referce: Joo Bailey. U i Eight thousana people occupied the stands | The second half began with another saries | was with the visitors and the Drake nennte | Dam e visitors were no match for t gy ' 0o Balley, Umpive: George a e visite e Drake people | the soldle < ¥ ) v 3 ck Mines, oh when play began. The wind was' blowing | of irresistible line bucks, which earned | declare they” played Just ns good ball as m: back :fla ;r:ct:?f-:t““xlv!fi-‘f(,khfl’nml;.! .t'.; Balisty Hagtities "—"," wise ‘z""v:‘-‘q F’;I'l""{w-kr'"‘l‘rmk"rh el e vantage in®baving either goal misted goal. fown kicked off. Heston was [ in'faet Drake piaved Grinnall off 1tn feet | and n squad. of potice womistiog ity | SIOUX CTTY. Ta. Nov. 28— (8pecial Tele. | Telegram " Fapiilion met, Bpringfield and | Lemox Puts Hedford to Sicep. lowa had the kickoff ,and for a few min- | given the ball on a fake kick and ran fifty | on several oceaslons, ‘but it was when [the crowd behind the ropes P K | Elomed 1t uccenstul. foot bajl senson nera | to_get Sprinafield (o play and after suc- | LENOX, I, Nov. 28.—(Special Telogr utes gave the Michigan supporters the only | yards to lowa's forty-yard line. lowa held, | Droke fumbled the ball on punts that the | Captain Mather of the Guards won the | tadny by defenting the 1niversity of South | ceeding It was an easy mark _ Paplllion | —The foot ball game between Lenox and 4 ‘| visitors made their galns. The game was |toss and chose the south goal for twenty. | Dakota. 16 ta f About 164 peaple sam the | made thres touchdowns and Springfield | Bedford was withesaed hv o large attend scare they had during the game. Sweely [ but had to punt and Weeks made a bril- | o sho fier the opening of the sec- | five-minute halves. A previously arranged. | game. which was close and exelting. - The | one. Ono of Springfield’s players made a | &uce. The score staod 16 to 0 1 favor of «caught the punt back to Towa's forty-five- | lfant return of thirty yards. The fake kick | ond hal u place kick by Captain Fiska | General Grenville M. Dodge kicked off and | Jowans excelled in team work, which en | 100-yard run, and Coup, for Papillion, made | Lnox yurd line. lowa gained ten yards throush | was brousht into play again and this time | of, GHANTH, trom the, sighteenivard line: | the ball wax caught by et Guard Cobly | abled them ' froauantly o make €001 N | et — ~ —_— . the mud by masses on tackle. Michigan | Heston went forward for touchdown. | fine work at fullback. and Invariably DraKe | the tonter of the Reld ngain and aLiseet0 A R A bt T e held and lowa punted. Michigan lost the | Short kicked goal. Score: Michigan, 33; | Was the loser in these feats. The ball was | Tabor kicked off. Dafles Kot the ball and | through the Towa Iine tor good gaine At ball on a fumble and Howell carried it ft- | Towa, 0. fumbled nearly every fime and sometimen | was downed on the Councll Blufts fteen- | the ‘end of the firet half the score atond teen yards. Line plunges netted ten yards | lowa kicked off and Sweely immediately | Grnnell weare fallomed o Lmn‘| from the | An end run to Tabors ffteen-Yard. 1o | aficr the secand Hall penan monever: oo more and then Howell tried a gonl from | punted to fowa's forty-yard line, where vo- e By einke Celline re- | making the longest, run of the game. Attt | Dakotans made ' touchdown aud & goal, i - ol b é ; ARTe | o all on Drake's nine-vard line. | several line smashes hy Dietrich and | jeavin, e score & to 5 in thef v field, but missed, the wind carrylng the Michigan got the ball on a fumble. White |5 3. N passed back to the | Mather, Stephens made the first fouchdown }h;ln\"hilnlrhr- (ho Tast halt clased Ihfrlr'v:/‘v:;:. ball to the right of the goal post. There- | made five yards through tackle and Heston, -3 ud the place kick fol- | for the Guards, through right tackle, after | made a goal from fleld and won the game. after Michigan's goal was never in danger. | Short and Snow made the remaining s Ch Won iiho.same. Both elevens | four minutes of play. Bob Dalley "sus: | Lineup ThASNOIT0¥ non (Hiaa ke nall. nenrly K15 | tancs : thEatRb (he tachite | BLn i ng (gle in fine condition’ and played hard, | talied his reputatic a goal kicker and | 1w A 10, 6-SOUTH DAKOTA falled to make their distauce on first downs | It took but five minutes to secure this | Were no accidents. Linenp 4 Askin again kio ff and the ball was | Btoakes o i 11 ey Knutson and frequently made elght or ten yards. | touchdown GRINNELL-5 F 0-DRAKE, | (PCUTeD, By AP, Yo as downed on | Dewel e Ol Jefrey Center bucks were the best ground-gainers, | The feature of the play in securing the o <o JORAAD hmond” of the Guards was QUDKOTION, 1ronereoll Qi Qv owererons JhFOSY 1. cese | Yeager . with hurdies over fackle a good second. | elghth touchdown was the sprinting of Hes- B A. Burkland through tackle for a good gain 1 . oo B ” T. Jones \"ifazelwond | 8round end for fifteen yard n Seerley AR R Moody Kinne | ¥ent through tackle for thirty-five yaras, | Wallnte .05 11 BIR 1B Hanson Stewart | Which advanced the ball to Tabor's fitteen- | Adams cHEBEHE: {55a08 Tatos () | yard line, when the visitors held the Guards | ¢ Jones. .. ¥ BIF B A wedinh 1 B . Bacon ;-“Ir ;‘M-Wn:l. After one d'\;'nnhTrllmr fumbled e e LABRUB ‘Pell | Richmond’ recovering the ball on Tabor's Fvans R H B, 1 twelve-vard line, the Guards gaining threa FREER e | T ool ebloe Gt TIE GAME AT WATERLOO efere g Gians s e . nges and an end run by Richmond, : vhetere NS teraseh of Harvard. | Rat¥er wone through 1eft whard for s ¢t Waterloo and Grinmell High ¥ of No second touchdown after fourteen minutes P AR ey LR LY . of g'hy. Bob Dalley ‘1\“" crowned himself e a Second Time. with glory and set the side line rooters Like Results. ONAWA, Ia., Nov. 28—(Spe ele- | I y kicking goal. making the score gram.)—The Onawa and sa>?v'.$«|“(‘.\x\|T|.»|| 12 to 9 in favor of the soldiers ¥ -_ teams plaved a hard and exciting gamo, | ASKIn again ki ff and S WATERLOO, Ta., Nov. 28 —(Special Tele- LL o resulting in a tie score, 11 to 11 Castana & | the ball. being downed on the { i | framoThe East ' Waterloo and Grinnel X A y <) firsl touchdown was made on n e | vard line. After sending Dietrich around | High school foot ball teams tied In A hard. and when the ball was in their terriiops | end for o substantial gain Mather punted | fought battle by & score of 8 to 6 ' In the The Castana te was strengthened by |A0d the ball was downed on Tabor's twen- | first half Grinnell had the best of it, mak- of the 1da Grove team. | W :five-vard line. After sending Left Tackle | Ing a_touchdown and kicking goal 'in the enly matched and Hill through, Quarterback Askin of Tabor [ first fifteen minutes. ) . : 0 and i ere s punted and Mather recovered the pigskin [ In the second half Waterloo had decidedly The fecling of being delightfully clean pervades the entire games, a fifth game will b ) | for the soldiers. After ser Richmond | the best of it, Grinnell not holding for . . Plaved. R 8 Fissindin was refores ang |&nd Hutchingon around the and R downs once. Grinnell now claims the state person when the bath is accompanied by this ] umpire. son through the line for g gains the | High sch hamplonship, not Naving been soldiers fumbled and Tabc ot the ball, | defeated 8 year 4 Then followed several 1ihe plinges by the - Dunlap Freeres D Pabhren X tackles and fullback, 1 Counc Froe Lathering, Floating, Fragrant and Pure Soap. ki Rt Rine e e WA Gowns” iimon'ord | RED OAK FROSTS ~ BEATRICE i gram.\»-The Dunlap Glants were victoriot letrich were sent around end for gains v— It has lh pl-:,e‘ in the household economy no other soap & the” home groifds ‘),".,‘“,‘,; the Dundes And on e’ next play’ Taira Of Tabor ‘g0t | Hawkeye High School Chaps Semd A 5 ' team of Omaha, 2 to 6. The game was | the ball on a fumble. Tabor then mude approac ;l,h e_ll:‘g ideal for all purposes for which a sf;a;;ls die 2 ;r;;, iine ”"m;(h'ml;‘;'}:f, yas e amall” gain: whrxnlvlyy: ro il Visitors Home Twenty-Seven 9 witnessed by a4 large and enthustastic e ball again on a ble and Ste . uéed, in Bath, Toilet, Shampoo, Nursery, Laundry and for crowd. At no time Was Dunlap's Koar i | for the guards mare o bellllont e ves 45100 Ras remeving spots from garments. Sold by all dealers. danger yard Tun. Time was called with the ball in the guards’ possession at Tabor's twenty- | RED OAK, In., Nov. 2.—(Special Tele- CUDOMA PRINER SENT FREE ON REQUEST. Simpson Defea yard line. Score at end of first half 12 to | gram,)-More than 1,00 people witnessed & ht pans, A s TR " A 0 In favor of the Dodge guards. foot ball game today at Pactolus park be- Knttle f A T'E flu“y ’Acxms 00, Omaha. Kll\lll i INDIANOLA, Iu.. Nov. 25— (8 5 | In the second half several changes were | tween an eleven from the High school at cloans’averyihing. more thivoughiy tha e . gram.)-Bimpson Yon from Ames today made in the lineup. Cunningham for the | Beatrice, Neb. an the Hed Oak High - . 208D d0es &nd is Much cheaper. f{;' which the lv;\)::.llns third place | guards Iafeu quarter back and Dailey, | school team. The home team won, 27 to 0. Ris the * World's Best Cleanser.” Try it ouce and you witl alwa; ! A hard fought | who had plaved quarter back in the first [ The teams were about the same .welght. THEN. K. ANK COMPANY, Chicago, game and L3 people witnessed it. Simp- | half. went to right end, Stewart retiring. | but the visitors were clearly oo teleisng: § FARBAXK O 3 & Lawle, Bow York. Boo son s record for the season 18 175 points to [Dalley kicked off and Davis v er opponents . &ot the bali | This was the first defeat for the Beatrice 5 for her opponen for Tabor and was downed on the twenty- Toaim Ta" three vears: \