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Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-15
Club de la Democratic Fran
caise.

LIE Club de la Democratic
Franeaise de Prescription a gu,
lie 2 de ce mois, sa premiere reu-
Mon d la sale de la compagnie
des pompiers de Napoleonyille, ct
a proced6 a son organisation
temporaire, par releetion des of
fciers auivants:
NM. Charles Dupaty, pr6si.
dent; jean Larrenle, vice-presi-
dent; P. Davenne, tresorier, ct
Pierre Juliat, secretaire.
NJ. Medal, Ter vice president du
Club de la Democratic Franeaise
de la Nouyelle Orleans, etait pre-
sent ct a donne quelques infor-
nations sur le but de rorganisa-
ltion du Club don't il fait partie
et du bien que de semblables
organisations peuvent produire.
ICes remarques ont etc fort goA
ltees par rassistance, qui, malheu
reusement, n'etait pas aussi
nombIeuse que nous raurions de
Isire, mais qui, dependant, 81
composait dun certain noyau
ia 'hommes actifs ct d6voues gu
1meneront a bien la tache qu'ils
ont enterprise dams l'inter6t dt
lleurs compatriotes.
Ii a etc decide, dams cette pre-
miere reunion, que des listes Sc
raient misses en- circulation poul
recueillir le nom des compatriote'
qui mont pu assister d l'assem
lbl6e, ,mais qui desirent faire parti,
Idu Club. Ces listes seront misel
len circulation la semaine pro
|chaine. Nous esperons qu'elle'
1seront bient6t remplies dc noml
de nouveanx adh6rents.
Avant de s'ajourner, les mem
Ibres presents ont autoris6 lie pre-
lsident a ixer le jour de !;
Eprochaine reunion.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-15
lie Pionnier de rAssomption.
xxIe VOLUME.

Nous commencons aujourd'hui
lie vingt.unieme volume du Pion-
|nier de pAssomption, qui a deja
fourni une carriere don't peu de
grands journanx de la vile ct
encore moins de journaux de la
Champagne puissent SO vanter.
LIE Pioaaier de rAssemption
date, en- effet, de 1851; il compte
|aujourd'hui 27 ans d'existence, ct
|peut 6tre place aux rangs des
veterans du journalisme.
II est vrai quill a subj deux in
terruptions que Ia force des cir
|constances lui a imposes. II a
etc interrompu, par exenple, du-
rant. la guerre de secession, ct,
|depuis, pendant la periodic on a
|fegne rodieux Printing bill qui
await cree un journal officiel ra-
dical dams chaque paroisse ct en-
|lev6 acknowledgements tout mo.
yen d'existence a toute feuille pu.
|blique. pretendant a l'indepen.
dance.
Css jours nefastes sont passes,
ct anjourd'hui lie Pionaier, ayant
de nouveau deploy6 son drapeau,
marche fiersment sur la vote que
|lui tracent ses convictions; ct
fort de l'appui que lui prGtent,
au lendemain dune victoire che
rement achetee, ceux quill ma
pas abandonnes lui-ineme dams
lie malheur, il poursuit une car
riere que l'intrigue ct rarbitraire,
|esperons-le du moins, ne Wien
Idront plus briser.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-15

Samedi dernier un de nos di.
gnes ct estilnables concitoyens,
Paul Deocurro, NIT fin a ses jours
en- Sc jetant au bayou. On attri-
bue ce suicide a une donleur pro-
fonde ct ) son insucces dams les
affaires commereiales
II Y q onze on douze ans, son
pere, an estimable citoyen, fnt
lachement assassin6 par Perique
Vegas. ii fit de grands sacrifices
p6cuniers pour obtenir la con
damnation de ce meurtrier. Dams
nm premier process, le criminel fnt
trouv6 coupable, mais le juge-
ment fut renYers6 ct la cause ne
fut rappelee que plusieurs annees
apres. A 10 seconde addition,
par suite dune erreur dams le
verdict du jury, Perique Vegas
fut lib6r6. Cette issue de paffaire
afTecta peniblement, au dire de
ses amis, resprit du panvre Paul
Deocurro.
Dernierement, Paul essuya
ouelques revsrs de fortune ct fut
oblig6 de suspendre ses affaires
c0mmerciales. Fl n'en fallait pas
d,avantage pour finir dc porter
la perturbation dams son esprit
deja tres affect6.
Dams nne lettre adressse az
DR.. Materre, que nous reprodui
sons dams Ia partie anglaise, lin
fortun4 Paul D6ocnrro fait par
des ga dissemination den finil
ayec Ia vie.
Paul etait age d'environ 81
ans. II Iaisse une femme ct deus
enfants quill cherissait beaucouI
et Que So I'm tragique a penible
ment aifect6s, ainsi que de nom
hreux amis que son caracter,
doux ct sympathique await 81
conqn6rir.
Son corps a etc retrouv6 mard
dernier ct inhnme dams le cine
there de PaincourtyilIe, accompa
gn6 par IN nombreux cortege.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-15
n q ralu sarnadi darniAr ionr de

n q plu samedi dernier, jour de
la St-Medard. Depuis, CONNIE
pour donner raison a la croyance
populaire, qni pretend gull pleu-
vera pendant auarante jonrs sill
pleut ce jour-la, nous avons gu
des ond6es quotidiennes. Nos
planteurs sont tres genes par ces
pluies; !; lis ne peuvent pas tra-
WALLER aux champs ct l'herbe =
croft rapidement,
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-15

lie steamer St. Mary, capitaine
Jos. Dalferes, va faire une excnr-
sion D Ia mer. ii partira le is de
CO m0is. Excellente occasion, peu
dispendieuse, pour ceux qui veu-
lent passer quelqu6s moments
agr6ables ct jouir des bienfaits
de la brise de mer.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-15

Nos remerciements a l'Hon. J.
|H. AckIen, representant notre
district au Congress, pour les do
|cnments importants quill nous 9
|envoyes cette semaine.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-15

D'apres le recensement fait
cetEe semaine, Ia population de
IL corporation de Napoleonville
est de 574 habitants.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-15
Crise politique ct Economi-
que.

NOuO AO 0OnuCS pd6 O0 COuA
Iqui ae font de la propri6t6 ct du
capital des fetiches devant les.
quels on est oblig6 de s'ineliner,
auxquels il taudrait saerif1er les
autres int6r6ts sociaux, les into
rets de la masse des populations.
Dieu nous garde de nier leur
llegitimit6, mais il ne faut pas
lqu'ils en- abasent ct sten fassent
un titre a Ioppression des classes
itrayailleuses.
Or c'est la IN reproche don't
ills ne sont pas complement
exempts, en- Am6rique, surtout
au Nord, depuis 15 a 20 ans. De-
puis qu'une certaine ecole econo-
mique, protegee, il faut le dire,
lpar lie parti republican,, regle
Itous les interets materials du
lpays, on a sacrifie au capital ct a
la speculation beaucoup de droits
Iqui etaient aussi sacr6s que les
Ileurs ct, de Ia, sont venus les
iabus ct les miseres que lon 81
Ignalo aux Etats- Unis, abus ct
Imiseres qui ont malheureusement
Iengendre une 6cole opposee, Ia
|quelle menace le pays de dangers
nouveaux, ct pourrait, 81 fon ny
Imettait le hola, produire des de.
Isastres plus grands encore que
|ceux don't nous sommes les t6-
lmoins attrist6s.
Nous sommes fort entich6s, aux
Etats- Unis,de 10 liberte, ,entendue
Idans lie sens absolu. Mais n'ou
tblions pas que rien nest absolu
len ee bas monde; l'exces en- tout
lest un defaut, CONNIE dit excel
Ilemment le proyerbe. He! mon
.|Dieu, oui, vive la libert6; c'est
lie premier des biens ct la source
Iides plus grandes chooses. Mais
Icomme tout en- ce monde, ellie q
besoin d'etre moderee sans
lquoi, ellie pourrait produire au
ltant de maux que le despotisme
en- fait, quand ellie est complete
lment Hvree d elle-meme, ellie Zen
Igendre .fatalement. L'humanitt
lest divisee en- deux: les forts e'
lies fables, les savants ct les igno
rants, les pauvres ct les riches
. C'est CO quene doit jamais oubliel
slIe politique, meme le plus liberal
/. Au milieu de la lutte des inter6ti
-lqui Sc livre ici-bas au sein d,
-Il'humanit6, ct qui fait le fond d.
lila vie sociale, 81 les lois ou le
: lmnurs ont oublie de proteger le
fables, les ignorants, les pau
vres, ces malheureux fniront p.a
etre opprimes par les forts, le
savants ct les riches.
C'est Ia une v6rit6 vieille com
! me le monde, ct phistoire el
! fournit 4 chaque page de grand
r Jet frappants examples.
81 lie cOrollaire necessaire de /
l-Ilibert6, I son moderator, c'est 1
elprotection du fable. Et c'es
slpour avoir perdu de vue pimpol
tance de cette protection Gu
nous en- sommes arrives aux ez
tr6mites actuelles.
!. Il faut done que les capitals
: tss, que les speculateurs, que le
al lgrands INDUSTRIES en- prennen
Ileur parti; lis ont beaucou
labuse du travailleur, il fant quill
I. |leur fassent dies concessions. o
eIcessent de Sc livrer a outrance
: ldes enterprises qui ont produi
altant de deplorables r6sultats
Apres tout, &c sont eux qui on
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-15

u Les abonn6s du Pions,ier, qui ne
recevraient pas regulierement leurs hume
ros, nous rendront un grand service en- nous
signalant sans d6iai toute irregularite.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-15

,lattii6 dams les villes ces masses
d'ouFriers que nous y voyons ge.
mir ills sont done plus on moins
Iresppnsables des miseres qui sont
len gfande partie leur euvre.
/ HEST fort commode de dire a
! ldes masses de malheureux que
l'on emploie; 'sJe ne peux pour
ltant pas perdre !; ct c'est CO qui
'Im'arriyerait, ST je vous conser-
vais yos cages. II faut done
Ique vbus acceptiez telle on telle
i reduction, on je ferms boutique.n y
| Louvrier peut r6pondre +:
,,IIaQuand vous m'avez employe,
,Ic'etait a prix fixe, ct q un taux
Iqui ne me permettait que de me
sauver, ma famille ct moi, do la
mlsere. M'avez-vous fait par
Iticiper d vos gainsf non. Pour
,lquoi voulez-vons me faire prem
Idpe part d vos pertes, me les
! Ifaire supporter tout entieres me-
me |? Perte ct gain, hausse ct
] lbaisse, sont deux termes relatifs
j Iqui Sc supposent Pun fautre. Je
ln'accepte vos reductions qua la
!, condition que vous me fassiez
Iparticiper 4 vos profts.n
/ LIE raisonnement est fort juste
|iln'y a rien d y r6pondre. Evi
dsmment il y a sous ce rapport
Iqaelque reforme a faire, ct Il
slplus tot sera le mieux. L'Ameri
lone est le pays des surprises, des
lnouveaut6s il ne nous etonne
lrait pas qu'elle inventat quel
Encouragement, quelque combi
lnaison output retablir rharmonit
] entire le capital ct lie travail, O.
t,,regler, simon pour toujours, al
-Impins ponr une periodic dun sic
! cls on deux, la question qui trou
t bls aujourd'hui le globe.
z Quant au socialisme europeel
,lqui envaIit en- ce moment !,
} nouveau monde, ayec ses pre-
8 tentions radicales ct sauvages
/ Il'6galit6 en- toute chose, a la com
!; mnnaute des richesses, a raboli
'-Itien de la famille, d pabsorptior
l-lde pindividu dams lie corps social
8 lest une sottise, une iInmoralite
T une utopie, une impossibilit6 dan
}. ftoute societ6 organis6e sur le
J. seules bases que nous ayons re
r gardees comme possibles jusqus
!. mos jours, ct qui resteront proba
8 slblement telles jusqu'a la fin de
g eitemps, tant que la nature hu
elmaine restera ce qu'elle est.
2 Tout en- respectant ces chose
9 eminemment respectables, la i
: bert6 de pensee, la liberte de pa
! role, la libert6 de la presse, l
= libert6 de reunion, il faut ne rie,
6pargner pour empecher que ]
Z -lsoeialisme en- arrive d corrompr
n les esprits de toute la masse de
8 sitravailleurs. Ces precautions son
d'autant plus n6cessaires que c
q malheureux s0cialisme a etc il
q lculqu6 4 lAmerique par des n
't fugi6s europeans, par des mi
Z. neurs habitu6s, de I'autre cot
leI de pAtlantiqus, d appeIer la VII
( Ilence au secours de leurs id6eI
II y a, en- effet, dams cette doctr
s. ne une tendance fatale . e
IS Iappeler a la force, ct celia Sc col
it colt facilement. Sa th6orie rep
p gne tant au bon sens, ct sa mis-
Is en- pratique souleye tant d'obje
u tions, fait surgir tant d.imposs
a biIitss, quselle desespere de req
itisir par Ia persuasion, ct qu
8 Iuaturellement. ellie croft devO
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-15
pRIx DEs ANNONCEs:

Un carre de dix lignes, Ire Insertion 81 50
Chaque insertion suivante. -. rs cents.
Cartes de Profession, par an.-.... .$12 SO
Annonces de Candidature. ..... -. IL so
Tout avis jndiciaire devra etre paye
le dernier jour de Ia publication on lie Jour
de la vente.
Pour lettres, journaux, echanges, &c.
addressez au ssPIuESIER," Napoleonyille,
Line.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-15
CONDITIONS DE D'ABoNNEMEFT !:

On an SO 90
Six mois. so
Un numero. 10
PAYABLE p'ADvAncE.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-09-20
Senator Thurman,s unfortunates.

SPEAKING of the resumption of specie
payments, in his Hamilton speech SEN
tor Thurman used these words:
"Why resort to forced resumptionP
Why crush the unfortunate in order to
anticipate by a comparatively brief
period an advent that would come
naturally and unattended with severe
distressP"
Who the unfortunates are for whose
distress the Senator expresses such ten
der compassion he does not say. They
cannot be the farmers, because the ap-
proach of resumption, if 1t has lowered
the prices of their produce, has also
cheapened clothing, tea, coffee, sugar,
and all kinds of manufactures. They
cannot be the mechanics, for they, too,
profit by the fall of prices as well as
farmers. They cannot be merchants
who are doing business on their own
capital, for if they sell at low prices
they also buy at low prices. They
cannot be the women aud children who
have deposits in savings banks, for
their money is worth more to them
than it was. Who, then, are the per-
sons who dread resumption, and de-
claim against itF Plainly they are
spectators who are doing business
with borrowed money, or who have
run in debt to buy land and goods, and
want another deluge of paper money
to dilute prices SO that they can get out
whole.
Now, while it is true that the unfort-
unate man who owes more that he
can pay is to be pitied, it is not true
that the nation is bound to break its
faith in order to relieve his misfortunes.
The purpose to redeem our legal-ten-
der notes in specie, as soon as possi-
BILE, was proclaimed when they were
first issued, and the day for doing
so has since been fixed by an
express act of Congress. For the
last three years business has been
adapting itself to the execution of the
Resumption act on Jan. l, 1879, and all
existing contracts have been made on
specie basis. To repeal the act and
to 90 back to an irredeemable paper
currency would only throw matters in
to confusion and postpone, without
averting, the day of settlement. We
have suffered the worst that the appre-
hension of resumption can do, and we
ought TO go on and get the good of it.
The unfortunate debtors who are being
crushed by the process may justly APP
peal to the mercy of their creditors,
but if these insist on the fulfillment of
their obligations, there is no call for
the Nation to interfere. Men who have
made bargains with their eyes open
should not cry out like babies when
those bargains turn out badly; and still
less should a man like Senator Thur
man encourage them in such babyism.
NJ Y. San.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-09-20

GERS because of their confidence IN the
present administration, the Democrats
would have been disposed to be gener-
Gus and considerate in dealing with
the Radical leaders. AS they have
chosen to insult Governor Hampton by
denouncing him as an usurper, and to
insult the Democracy by charging them
with carrying the last election by fraud
and force, and with violating their
solemn pledges, no middle ground can
be taken. The Democracy must as
sumo the offensive at once, and give
the chief knaves no quarter 1t is like
wise the duty of Democrats to go to
Radical meetings and insist on being
heard. - Charleston Ne,CS.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-09-20

policy. Another account written by
an eyewitness of the affair to the Gin
cinnati Commercial fully confirms the
outrage, and adds what the Democratic
newspaper suppressed, viz: That
"Col." bargains men were in uniform
(red shirts), armed to the teeth, and
surrounded the stand with revolvers in
hand. The same writer saws that.
"outside of n few counties on the sea-
coast, there is not place in South
Carolina where a Republican dare
make public speech" This state
ment will be readily believed in view
of the proceedings near Sumter. There
is only one comment that seems to be
called for in connection with this con-
| dition of things in South Carolina. 1t
is not necessary to dwell upon the in
famous outrage of this and every other
similar proceeding. The people who
read the Tribune will recognize that
for themselves. The chief point of in
terest is that this pursuit of the bull
DOING policy is tolerated under the
administration of Wade Hampton,
whose promises of protection to the
negroes in their political rights have
been of the most sacred character, and
whose associates pledged themselves
that the Constitutional amendments
should not be violated either in letter
or in spirit. How will the people of
the North regard the professions of
"Southern honor" which are constant
ly obtruded upon them if such solemn
pledges may be violated with the indif-
ference, if not the positive sanction, of
such man as Wade HamptonP What
hope is there for the recognition of
the black mans political rights in the
South, when the very Democrats who
have been regarded as conservatively
inclined tolerate open intimidation and
violence that is cowardly by reason
of the advantages taken by the white
'red shirts in numbers and armsp
Finally, will not this continued bull
doing sooner or later compel reopen
ing of the question-how the Nation
shall enforce the Constitutional amend
ments fixing the political status of the
blacks?-Ohjcaqo Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-09-20
" Dividing Time" )"

THE Mississippi plan" has been
transplanted to South Carolina under
the name of dividing time" To
speak more plainly, " dividing timen
is euphemism employed to denote
the methods whereby the Democrats
of South Carolina propose to prevent
the spread or expression of Republican
sentiments. Asample case is reported
from Sumpter. Correspondence of the
Charleston NelOS and Courier Demo
cratic organ) reveals the fact that the
Radicals had dared to appoint a
"secret'' meeting; it has already gone
so far that the blacks are afraid TO hold
any public meetings. But the secret
leaked out, and "Col.n Earle and one
"Col." Dargan were promptly on hand
with 100 armed white men to terrorize
some thirty black Republicans who had
assembled under the impression that
they had the same right to express their
political convictions as is enjoyed by
white Democrats. The Confederate
Colonels announced that they had come
"for the purpose of dividing time and
replying to the speakers" A colored
man named Lee, a lawyer of consider
uulC uDiiltg, Wdo luCllhCd W tllS Opli-
ion that the meeting was a Republican
meeting, and should be let alone.
Thereupon he and the others were in
formed by the bulldozers that they did
not intend TO allow him to "sow the
seeds of discord among the negroes"
and that the meeting would be dis
persed, and the negroes carried off
bodily in case they did not submit. As
Mr.. Lee still protested, he was prompt
ly knocked down by "Col." Dargan,
seized by "Col." Earle, and carried off
by the crowd. The report then says
that the meeting became disorgan-
ized," which is not very strange, when
there were three white men ready to
deal with every negro as Lee had been
dealt with. The "division of time"
resulted, as had been intended, in a
dispersement by violence. Lee subse-
quently escaped with his life; that was
evidently mistake, but, nevertheless,
the correspondent of the Ne10S and
Courier adds with peculiar pridei
"Sumpter is the 'Gamecock county
still"
I This account, il must be kept in
mind, is from prominent Democratic
newspaper, and indicates that the
method for "dividing time" therein
described is the approved Democratic
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-09-20

The largest piece of betting in the
world is to be seen in the American
department. 1t is seven feet in width,
and made from 130 hides. The Prin-
cess of Wales, on seeing it, innocently
asked what animal could have furnish
ed such an immense skin. The accurate
knowledge was conveyed by the ex-
hibitor to her royal highness in so
delicate and considerate manner that
she never thought to blush for her own
ignorance until she got home, and
Albert Edward had blurted out: "Good
heavens, Alexandria you ought to have
known that the earth no longer raises
animals a hundred feet long. They
went out with the Megatherium and
Diptheria. "--Paris Letter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-09-20

-Mormonism never made such rapid
strides under Brigham Young as it is
making now. The brethren have about
come TO the conclusion that Brigham
was nothing more than an inflated old
woman monopolist after all.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-09-20

THE town of Blackburn has been adj
judged to pay damages for the injury
done to property at the time of the
Burnley riots during the cotton mill
strikes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-09-20

United Brethren Church and did not differ
from that Of a Christian funeral.
Extensive forest fires have been raging on
the North side of the Columbia River in Cali
fornla. The losses are estimated at $500, 900.
The State Departments of Public Instruc-
tion of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin,
Pennsylvania and Kansas, and the Milwaukee
and st. Louis public schools were awarded
diplomas at the Paris Exposition.
An official report of the fight between Gen.
Miles command and party Of hostile Ban
nocks has been received at Gen. Sheridan's
headquarters, and which confirms the state
ment of the number Of killed and captured
on both sides as at first reported
The Grand Lodge of /. O. q. f. Of the
United States met in regular annual session
at Baltimore on the 10th. In his report the
and Sire said that whilst the annual returns
exhibit an increase in lodges and encamp-
ments, and in the amount paid for relief over
last year, they indicate for the first time since
1868 falling off in membership and revenue.
The particulars of horrible murder were
received at Houston, Tex, on the 10th, in
which man named Lynch, of Herkley, that
State and his children, eight in number, were
the victims. At midnight of the 18th the
father was awakened by pistol shot and the
ball striking him in the breast He spran
up and saw a masked man standing in the
middle of the room pointing pistol at him.
The assassin fired again, the ball entering be-
meath the collar bone. Lynch fell uncon-
scious. When he recovered consciousness
he found himself lying in a lane outside
the premises. The assassin, thinking Lynch
dead, seized the hatchet and put the chill
dren-who were witnesses-out of the
way. He assaulted Clemie, aged seventeen,
burying the hatchet in her head; also crushed
the skulls of three other children, then set
fire to the house. The distracted father saw
the burning house fall in on the bodies Of his
eight children. The bodies were afterward
exhumed and an inquest held, when the
hatchet wounds were discovered upon the
skulls of the children. 1t is thought Lynch
will recover. young man named Roatwer,
with whom Lynch had had a difficulty, is sus-
pected Of the crime.
The Republican State Convention of Louisi-
ana, which was called for the 10th, had no
quorum on account of the quarantine, which
would prevent members from returning to
their parishes 1t was decided that the Chair
man of the State Central Committee should
call convention at some future time
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-09-20

He that blows the Goals in quarrels
ne has nothing TO do with, cannot COM
plain if sparks fly in his face.