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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-11-08
A Word to the Unemployed.

A WOfQ 20 the Unemployed
Our attention has been called to new
cooking utensil, recently invented. which
makes baking pleasure, instead Of a
dreaded necessity; the inventor Of which
has conferred an everlasting blessing upon
every house keeper. We refer to the Pet.
cnt Centennial Cake and Bread Pan, with
which, by simply raising hook, you can
remove the sides Of the pan from the cake
instantly, without breaking or injuring it
in the least, thus enabling you to ice and
frost It while warm. To remove the tube
in the center. insert knife n the slot in
the top Of the tube, and simply give It =
half turn, and il will drop out. 1t is also
proviped with slide on the bottom. SO
that, for baking jelley and plain cakes.
pudding, bread. etc., thus practically Civ.
ing You two pans for the price OF one.
Tue Centennial Cake Pan is highly rec
commended by the ladies as being the best
and most convenient pan ever introduced.
They.are made Of Russia iron.. are mere
durable, sud will bake your cakes-m ,re
evenly and much nicer brown than you
can bake them in the old-fashioned tin
cake pans. These goods are sold excfu-
sfvly through agents to families. and every
house-keeper should BY oil means have
.hem. Asplendid opportunity Is offered
to some reliable lady or gentleman canvas
ser Of this county to secure the agency for
. pleasant and profitable business. For
terms. Territory, etc., write to L. Brown
/ Co., Noe. ala and 2ls Rlm Street. Gin
cl4nssls V1se. ". sssrf.l.as e.. a..
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To Our Subscribers.

We have. on our Subscription book
abou. eight kandred dollars arrearages.
that ought to be paid this fall. We
have not been urgent during the grass
hopper times and We think that those
who know that they are Indebted to u
should call and settle without farther
notice. We are uralle to defer the
matter any longer.
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCE
MENT

I shall publish, on or before Oct.
18th. my new CoNsrABLEs MANUAL
It has been speedily written for the use
If Cons ables, contains all the statute
and common law relating to their
pow rs and duties, and gives forms and
instructions for every emergency. Price
IS cents. Delivered free to the pur-
chaser's post Office, in good condition.
Warranted satisfactory. Worth many
times its cost to any constable or sheriff.
Also. worth it's cnst to any justice or
lawyer. Address
WALTER 8. BOoTH.
Township and Law Blank Printer,
Rochester, MINI.
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Head, Ringworm, Ulcers, Sores,
Rheumatism. Neuralgia. Pain III the
Bones Side aud Head, Female Weak
ness, Sterility, Leucerrhna, arising
from irtcrnal liberation, and uterine
disease, Syphilitic and Merurial siss-
eases, Nro,sy. Dyspepsia, Emacia-
ton, General Debility, ant! for Puri-
flying the B!oal.
This Sars:vparilia is a combination o
vegetable Observation-Disclosures Man
drake yellow Deck with the lodidcs
Of Potassium aud Iron. and is the
most eilicacious medicine yet known
for the diseases it is intended to cure.
Its ingredients are so skilfully
combined that The full Alternative
effect of each is assured, and while
it is so mild as 10 be harmless even
to children, it is stili SO ctfectEal as
to purge out from the system those
impurities and eorrupsions which
develop inio ioatlsonie disease.
The reputation it enjoys is derived
from It's cares. ami the confidence
which prominent physicians all over
the country reposc in it proves their
experience OF its usefulness.
Certificates attestiny its virtues
have accumulated and exc con-
stantly being secefyeef, and az xany
of these eases are publicly known.
they furnish convincing evidence Of
the superiority OF this Sarsapari!la
over every other Alternative medicine.
St. generally is its superiority to any
other medicine known that we need
do no more than to assure the public
that the best qualities it has ever
possessed are strictly maintained.
PREPARED BY
Dr.. ]. c. AVER l. CO., Lowell, Mass /.
Praesjcol and AnalyttoaI Ches'ststs.
soxD BY ALL DRU0Gzgl1 EvERYW16A
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A DAILY STAGE EACH wAY.l
Redwood Falls TO Springfield on Friday ant
return sameday.
R"dwccdFaiis 20 Minnesota Fails via yellow
Medicine on Tuesdays and rridays and return or
wednesd.stand Saturdays.
Redwood tallsaud Beaver Falls and return
everyruesdar, Thursday and satnrday.
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Church DIRECTORY.

FSEsbrrRRiAN-Rev, Henry 4. Dodge, Pastor
Services every Sabbath At II .. IN. and =. 7 I
. n.
Sabbath school st 10 O'Clock an.
METHODIST Rev. Geo Galpin, Pastor Service
every Sabbath At 10E a. m, Sabbath scho OF ~
ssbbs:h. at p. pm.
episcopal Services on alternate Sundays at II
o'clock A. N. and : ?. N. Rev E. c. Hunter. Rect, r
Sunday School at4 O'Clock p. m.
cHRisriAN-sunday School st 1 O'Clock r. NJ, in
th. Church.
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The St. Paul Weekly Dispatch
AND THE
REDWOOD GAZETTE,
/ iGtt SEA Iit'
ONE YEAR FOR $3.50.

We have made arrangements with the
st. Paul Weekly Dispatch, 1.-THE only Re-
publican journal at the capital, and \ live
vigorous and independent newspaper
whereby We are enabled to furnish it and
the GAxsrrs at the lbw rate Of $3.50 q
year postage prepaid. Cash. invariably Re.
quired in advance. Specimens Of the Dis
patch may be seen At this office.
The Daily Dispatch aud the GAsSTTB
viii b supplied one year for $50. :,
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Mr.. Gilbert Moore, Of Norwich, Ontario,
President Of the Port DIVER & Lake Huron
Railroad, has been spending a few days in
Town visiting his brother Mr. A. Moore.
de started for his home in Canada yestcr-
dav
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Crauberries-A very fios lot =.
BALDWIN & Co.'S.

We arc authorised TO state that the
oussterly Meeting Services, Of the N. E.
church Of this place, will he held next Sat-
urday and's nnday. commencing Saturday
afternoon At 2 IL O'clock. Mr.. Bronson
and the Presiding Elder will be present.,
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Mesonic-ANrlQUITY LODGE No. 81. A. F. /
A. N.-Rsguiar meetings on the lst and sd Wed.
osedsys Ia each month, ats o'clock T. NJ.
". F. DICKINSON Sec'y.
rArRcSs o. HCsBASpKy.-rhe Redwood range
Nh. aS@, meets regularly on the arst aud third "a,
sr!Ay'saf each month At o'clock Pm.
VA. SwIsEsR, See,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-11-08

Jas, McMiiisn and Sickle i Wiltshire
received new Safes this week from Gin
cinnati. They are large and very fire
safes. Sickle & Wiltshire's is the larges,
in ToXn
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-11-08

A young Indian girl who had curl
ously watched the process Of marking
barrel heads in Touring, mill in WI.
mona, Minnesota, stole in one day, and
taking possession of the stencils orna-
mented her blanket with the words:
"Ellsworth's choice, and paraded the
streets with great delight, blu. to the
disgust Of Ellsworth, who is bache-
lor and made no such choice"
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Full line Of Albums Stationery &c.
at DR.. HITcHCocK's.

Mr.. B. Flynn las gone to take look a,
the Country around Candy. He and
number Of others in this vicinity have
taken claims under the Timber Culture Act
Ia. that locality
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SAY!

Just call and see our new goods Just
received. Best Prints 8 cts, Steetiogs
I'D. wide 8 cts, Flannels for Is cts., "a
18 cts Goods just in aud more com
ing. BRING in your butter and eggs.
corn aud wheat, We mean to live and
let live.
SICKLE & WnTsHIRB,
Redwood Falls,
Sept 5th, 1877.
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No animal is so extensive1v diff

No animal is so extensively diff.
used over the globe, or increases so
rapidly as the hog. Marshall Vauban
calculated that the produce Of single
sow in ten years, assuring six pigs at
a litter, would increase to 6,434, 100
pigs, or as many as any Of the chief
European States could support. II
this calculation We should find that
they would fill all Europe with supply,
and the sixteenth the entire globe.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-11-08

Last Friday evening Mr.. Homer tainted.
store and fell. hruising his face pretty ad
'y. He has been barely able to get on,
since then
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-11-08
NOTICE.

From and after to-day, and until further
Notice, We will grind no more grists, bu
will do an exclusively Exchange businesst
Will give, IS to 81 lbs. -four, ofYal in pro.
portion, making 80 lbs for each bushel OF
Wheat.
Flour Warranted. '
RUTTER 4 CUFF.
May 22th 1877.
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Col. r. NJ. Strong, cashier Of the First
National Bank, Baraboo Wis, has been in
Town . day or too, He has been looking
over the Country between this and the
State line and is highly pleased with it
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At noon to-day the cene'A appearance
Is that Of an approaching blizzard" but
We think it will be in very modified form.
II Il dues come.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-11-08

Mr. W. w, Kelley, formerly of Lamber-
ton, made % visit this week. He has
moved to Mortified. He sold part Of
his property and business in Lamberton,
% M. Letfori, formerly Of Golden Gate.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-11-08

RAPID GRowrH.-There is a cot.
tonwood tree on the farm oil Joi q
Vowels, four miles east OF town, which
is an illustration IF the rapid growth
Of timber in this part Of the s.ste. L,
started On the road bed IF the railroad
track in 1859 and was trapsp|antcd to
i,s present position in Oct. Der Of tina,
year, whau about the size Of commo,
lead pencil, and perhaps twenty inches
in height. The land near it has never
been cultivated, and no particular car,
has been bestowed on the tree. The
trunk is now seven feet, three and one
half inches in circuwf. renee, six OF
eight inches above the surface of the
ground, and the tree is probably sixt: :
five feet high Can any one give the
particulars Of more rapid growth o.
fame timber in the time speci6ed?-Ss
Charles Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-11-08

DR.. Hall says that raw potatoes are
good to cure drunkenness. The Muir.
ply movement is a. last accounted for.
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A Plucky Defense Of Hayes.

We hold that not only is there no
ground whatever for the puerile shrek
ing at the President as ''out of harm.
ony' with his party, or as bent upon
betray ing republican principles, but
that such cases show only the bad faith
aud the base and unworthy politics Of
those who utter them. President
Hayes has taken no recent new depart.
ure in this matter. He served fair
notice upon all concerned in his inaug.
ural address that he intended to be the
President Of the country and not of a
party. He is as much behclding to the
democrats who voted tor the Electoral
Commission to settle the title to the
Presidency and then loyalty accepting
its results when it went against them
as he is to those mslconten!s who op
posed the only plan TO-: the allayiny Of
political hate, for the ayertiny Of pos
|sible civil war, aud who now, after the
plan they opposed has given them the
President OF their choice. decrv every
attempt on bis part to administer the
government. in the interest of the
whole people instead Of p ,rt Of them
The New Orleans Tunes is convinced
that Louisiana needs as immigrants
Northern farmers, such men a, hav.
made Iowa, Missouri, aud K1nsas
bloom like gard since the war. -
The Times says that such men do not
immi CRATE to Louisiana because thev
are afraid Of political persecution,
afraid Of social ostracism, and won't
live in country where an efficient
system Of public schools is not the
foremost consideration; but it suggests
as short cut around all these cbstac-
les, that the Northern immigrants To-
cate 10 colonies, and manage affairs to
suit themselves. Tfis loud call tor
Northern Immigrants is high c,mpli.
ment to the Northern system.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-11-08

A good Cotswold sheep has large,
wide frame, with abundance Of vaiu-
tie wool. large head, eyes wide from
each other across the forehead, not
long from the eye to the nose. jaw deep
aud tapering to The mouth, ears long
and fina, the head we'll covered with
wool, grand archei neck. set on
high fe. dug up to the ears, ribs we'll
sprung out from the back and chiner,
prominent. full, expanded che I, deep
ioreflnks. wide back and loin. rumD
nicely formed all round from Que loin
to the other, heavy ley OF mutton, good
and iull in the twist, moderate sized
homes, feet small, clean, and upright in
the poster;or or fetlock join,s.-[ Min.
neso,a Farmer.
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.Faber's Artists Pencils, Dixo,
Graphite Pencils, Copying Peaci!s, .,
ROB'T. WATsoN's.
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Married.

-McMlLLAx-At the residence OF
the brides father, November 5th. 1877. by
the Rev, II A. Dodge. Mr.. Archibald
Milloy to Miss Annie Mcmillan, daughter OF
Malcom Mcmillan, all Of Redwood County.
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Chicago & North western RAILWAY

Time OF d~partur. Of Passenger Trains from \,
Tim.
L'ave for Chicago and the East 5IsA,M.
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Mesafs Fitch and Weber Of Walnut Sta
ticn, Charles Porter of Lamberton and C.
whalcn Of Willow Lake were in Town this
week.
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TINS standard article is compounded
With the greatest care.
Its effects are as wonderful and al
satisfactory as ever.
It restores gray or faded hair to its
outhfal color.
It removes all eruptions, itching an6
landruff. 1t gives the head a cool.
ng, soothing sensation Of great com.
ort, and the scalp by its use becomes
vhite and clean.
BY its tonic properties it restores
he capillary glands to their norma
igor, preventing badness, and max
ng the hair grow thick and strong.
As a dressing, nothing has been
bund so effectual or desirable.
A. A. Hayes, Nd, State Assaye,
+ Massachusetts, says, "The con.
tituents are pure, and carefully Sc.
ected for excellent quality; and ]
onsider it the BEST PREPARATION fol
IS intended purposes"
Priee, One Dollar.
8ueki,aghan's Dye
FOR THE WHISPERS.
This elegant preparation may be re.
led on to change the color of the bearc
rom gray or any other undesirable
hade, to brown or black, at discre.
ion. tits easily applied, being in one
preparation, and quickly and effectu
llyproduces a permanent color, which
viii neither rub nor wash off.
Manufactured by r. P. NALL & CO.,
NASHUA, NH.
~ b u osassists, saA oealaes Il xsaie!ase.
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3uoki,ashana's Dye
FOR THE WHISPERS.
Ayers
Sarsaparilla

For Scrofula, and all
seTosuloas diseases Fry
sipelaS, Rose or st. An
thongs Fire, Eruptions
and Eruptive diseases
Of the skin, Clcerations
of the Liver, Stomach,
Kidneys, Lungs, Pim-
pies, Pustules, Boils,
/ Blotchcs, Tum ors, Tct-
49, N,1A d. Gill
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Nsau Ut. Ueuuersons carI As teacher Of
music.
Mr. Thornhill has been so fortunate as
10 find all Of his lost sheep.
The tickets vote,, in this Town were the
worst scratched lot We ever saw,
Mr. John \. Willard, OF Mankato was in
Town last Friday.
This morning we fonndt abou two inches
al snow OH .he ground, the first Of the sea.
cor. and it is showing this forenoon.
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Onlcers or Redwood County.
3sdge Of FrobAts-S. J, +. RCTER.
Clerk Ccurt-W. II. HAWK.
shsrih-JANES DURrNAL.
Cspoaer-D l. HlTCHCOCk
Authority vAESCHAACK.
rreasurer-A, TOWER,
Rogisterof Deeds-rlLL rlB3ErrS,
0aevsyor-D L. BIGHAM,
Atto:ney-A, E.POwElL.
0Sur.Cemmissicne.-S s. srlCELE,
Ssp'toiSeheo!s-N. L. BIGHAM.
County commissioners-E. o. KING Chm,
scHASpERA, C.FoRTER, J. N. LITTLE, \
Keller
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and Instrument
Music.
Residence at
FL. PEABoDY's
Bridge st.
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A. W. Henderson T. E. NC.
IFellsw ofthe Edengburgh Musical College
Professor AID Teacher
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Il. BEHNkE E. BRO.
BURNS STATION, MINI.

We offer to the public a
well assorted stock Of General
Merchandise at lowest prices
for CASH and FARM PRoDUcE.
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$50 FULrox STREET, BKookLyH, n. Y.
CONSUMPTION
Positively Cured.

AL sufferers from this disease thst are xnx5aus r.
re cured ahnuld try DIR. KI<SNEk.S CELEBRATED
CONSERVATIVES POWDERS. These Powlerr srs the
only preparation known that will cure CDXS;5MP.
ZION and all diseases Of the THROAT AND LUNGS
indeed, 40 str"ngis faith in shem &ad alae r.
convince you that they are no humhng, we wiff n.r
xard to every sufferer, by mail, post paid, FEE
trial. BOX To-
We DON'T want your money until you are Pc ~ ct
" satisfied oftheir curative powers. Hyewr lie is
worth saving, don't delay in giving those POW rs
trial. they will surely cure yes.
Price. 70: large box, 9300 sent 10 any part "a ths
United States or Cansdab BY mail re<ipt % raiec
Address,
AoB 4 V0RDlHs.
$50 Fulton Street, Brooklyn. n. T.
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WHEAT WAITED
will pay, in Cash, thu. highest m.rke:
price for wheat.
N. OFF ERMAN.
Redwood Falls, Mimi,
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FITS EPILEPSY,
OR
Falling Sickness

PERMANENTLY CURED-N6 BCNBUG-RY
ONE MONTHS USAGE OF HH GOULARDc: eel
EBRATED lNFALIIBI.E TT POWDERS. r. con
vince sufferers that these Yowlcrs will do ~ 70
claim for them. y. viii ecnS tbess ':y rsal. POST
only phyiscan that has ever ma1sr this .tis.Ase a
special study. and A. to Annwietfse tAsuxar d.
these POWDERS, WE WILL GVARANfEF PrR.
MANENT cure in every cass, er NEFUND TCy
Alb MONEY! EXP:NDED.
AL sufferers should give these Powders an
Early trial. dbe convinced Of their curative ~.
a,s.
rlice forlarge box. $3OO. or boxes Tor $40 a. ssh,
BY mail to any part Of United Ssst-s or Cnrasa on
receipt Of price, or BY express, C. o. d. AdAess,
ASH l. ROBBINS
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A new lot Of Lamps at
Jessup's
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Report Of RedwO God Falls Public
School.
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BUTTER A SPECIALITY.

III 1IN n O1 1IV1 AL
Our stock is replenished by
every train from our large as
sortment in New Clm.
Fred G. Gley will be happy
to wait on all who favor him
with a call.
He, also keeps the ANER1.
CAN EXPRESS Cos OFFICE in
our Store.
Burns, May 4th, 1877.
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Jcssup has a full stock.

Read Mr.. Henderson's card As teacher OF
N Lii,
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Nay 22sh 1877.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-24
The Undesira bio Change.

The Commissioner of Public Works has,
under the existing laws, the power to order
the construction of sewers in the city
wherever necessary and the cost of the i'm
provement becomes valid and lien on the
property interested, without any action on
the part of the Common Council. The Board
of Aldermen on Wednesday adopted reso-
lutions favoring the repeal of all laws con-
ferring this power on the Public Works De-
partment, and asking that all such improve
ments shall be placed under the control Of
the Common Council. The people have not
sufficient confidence in the Board Of Alder
men to approve the proposed change. The
sewerage of the city is one of it's most vital
interests. It's entire control should be in
the hands of the Commissioner of Pub
lie Works and his engineers, and
not subject to the caprices, igno-
rance or jobbery of the Aldermanic
Board. In these improvements, however,
ns in all others. the owners of the property
which is to be subjected to assessment
should have ample notice of their projec-
ton and an opportunity to be heard before
the Commissioner, the Mayor and the Cor
poration Counsel, or in court of law, be-
fore they. are carried out No private in
terests and no Aldermanic jobs should be
suffered to interfere with the proper drain
age of the city, but every property holder
should be entitled to be heard before any
work is done any portion Of the expense OF
which he is called unon to INV
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It is announced by the Anglo-American
Telegraph Company that it's rates after the
LIST prox. will be one shilling sterling per
word. This is in pursuance of the pro-
gramme reported some weeks since as IN
alternative series of operations against tho
Direct Cable Company. If the plan to alb
sorb the Direct Company by the process
of consolidation could not be carried it
was intended to prosecute hostilities by
the old scheme of putting traffic down to
what shareholders and directors are pleased
to consider ruinous rates. This it is
thought will inevitably compel the opposi-
ton to come to terms. This reduction
of rates is, therefore, in some sort an evil
dence that the monopolists despair of the
other part of their scheme. The attempt to
compel consolidation does not seem to them
hopeful, and they resort Immediately there
fore to the alternative measure of low prices.
What will be the effect? Will the general
advantage to the public of low rates be fol-
lowed by the ruin of the opposition COM
pany and the consequent strengthening of
the monopoly and increase of tolls to former
exorbitant rates? We do not believe it will.
OF course the Direct Company will reduce
rates also; but it is actually stronger than
the combination against it, and can stand
the fight better than its enemies.