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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19
A Royal Billiard Player.F

80. ~ ~ ~ ~
Had vignaux lived in the seventeenth
century, he might have risen to be
Prime Minister. y louis Quatorze de-
lighted 70 honor billiard players who
could go on for any length of time
making cannons against brilliant play
ers, but who, ut the same time. protested
inability 10 beat the King. Chamillart
rose to be first Minister by suffering
himse ( TO be defeated each time he had
the Grand Monarch for an opponent.
Ii was in the reign of Ludovico Magnus
that billiards fir rolled on green baize
in France. His Macs was glutton-
Gus eater, and as he wore hgh-heeled
shoes AMI be-ribboaed garments, he
could not trudge over hill and dale,
gun in hand, in Il e shooting season.
He rode in carriage when he followed
a stag-hunt. Heavy eating and no ex-
ercise to speak of irritatei his peccant
humo.s Fagon did not dare to try the
effe,t IS OF his medicines on so illustrlous
apersonage, and was afraid TO tell him
disagreeable truths. 1t would not have
done for him to say: "fou eat too
much. sire, and walk too little" But
he had the ingenious idea to hand him
a billiard-cue and to tell him that it was
"a lance of Achilles, which would soon
vanquish bile and spleen" The King
risked pun on the occasion. eff what
l am told, he said, 'be tue, shall re-
turn to a state OF nature and me plus
me separer de ma queue. He was a
man of his word. On rising from the
table. the first thing he did was to seize
his i'll ardcu and play interminable
games with Madame de Montespan.
Her eclipse was not SO much due to the
art of her rival, Madame Scarron, as to
her own want of tact in allowing court
iers to Judge of her superiority over the
King ut the billiard-table. His Majesty
at first staked church livings, military
grades, civil functions, against money.
But when he found that his courtiers
preferred risking his displeasure to
losing their axes, he played for honor
alone and gained easy victories. In his
old age Louis XIV. welded the lance of
Achilles against the Du Barry The
Nunc o used to look on while the King
and his favoritc played, and was OBJ
served to blush at the sayings of the lat
ter when she had lost patience.
Louis XVIII. was also a billiard
player until his obesity hindered him
from getting near enough to the table
to be master of his cue. Under the
Empire, publicans were encouraged by
Ministers of the Interior to democratize
what had been fer nearly two hundred
years a noisy game. By its nolsiness
and the space the table and players oc-
cupied, it prevented villagers crowding
into wine shops to talk polite. In old
court times. French ladies were among
the best billiard players, l have seen,
in an old curiosity shop, a staymaker' s
sign-board, in which the trades Soman
who hung it out claimed to make cor
sets which did not hamper the action OF
the mus. lies in using the cue.-Paris
Cor. London Truth.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19
A Good Reason for Marrying.

know it is uphill work rolling back
a stone that has very nearly reached the
bottom of the hill. remember, some
years ago, asking an old acquaintance,
a pleasant girl who lived up at Granaio-
10, commune perched high above the
Hagni di Lucca, and whom 1 had not
seen for some time, whether she was
married vet? Yes, she was. And to
whom? Well, not her old lame, but to
some one else. of whom evidently she
was not much enamored. But why had
she done that? / asked. ''Well, see,
sir, > she began. Eve have to do our
work down here in the valley; and he
lived up there; and, to tell you the
truth, l was trsd of going up hill. -
National ReCieu.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19
Home Items.
-AliYour own fault
IL you remain Sick when you can
Get hop hftcrs that ncver-FdA


The weakest woman, smallest child.
and sickest invalid can use hop bitters with
safety and great good.
old men lettering around from Rheu-
matism, kidney trouble or any weakness
will be almost new by using hop bitters.
My wife and daughter were made
healthy by the use of hop btters and | rec
ommend them TO my people.
Clergyman.
Ask any good doctorifhop
BItters are NOT tho best family medicine
-Malarial fever, Ague and Biliousness,
will leave every neighborhood as soon as
hop bitters arrive.
=" My mother drove the paralysis and
neuralgia all out Of her system with hop
bitters. Ed 0stOego sun.
Keep the kidneys healthy with hop Bit
tiers and you need not fear sickness.
Ice water is rendered harmless and
more refreshing and reviving with hop bit
tiers in each draught.
The vigor of youth for the aged and In
firm in hop bttersl
-"Atthe change Of lie nothing equals
Thereto"
"a" The best periodical for ladies to take
monthly and from which they will receive
the greatest benefit is hop bitters."
Mothers with sclxly, fretful, nursing
children, will cure the children and benefit
| themselves by taking hop bitters daily.
Thousands die annually from some form
| of kidney disease that might have been pre-
vented by timely use of hop bitters.
Indigestion, weak stomach, irregulari-
| ties of the bowels, can not exist when hop
| bitters are used.
at,mc,v use of hon
Bitters will keep whole family
In robust health year at "a little cost.
TO produce real genuine sleep and child
like repose all night, take little hop Bit
tiers on retiring.
| That indigestion or stomach gas at
night, preventing rest and sleep, will disap-
pear by using hop bitters.
| -Paralytic, nervous, tremulous old ladies'
are made perfectly quiet and sprghtly by
using hop bitters
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

All dairymen who use Wells, Richardson
e. Co.'s improved Butter Color, agree that
it increases the va.ue of butter several
cents pound. 1t is pure and harmless,
convenient for instant use, has no taste or
odor, and gives a clear, golden richness to
the butter. 1t is the very best butter color
obtainable, and is not expensive. In every
State in the Union the demand for it is in
creasing.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19
Health Is wealth.

1t is worth more than riches, for without
people are without health who might re-
gain it by using Kidney-Wort. 1t acts
upon the Liver, Bowels and Kidneys,
cleansing and stimulating them to healthy
action. 1t cures all disorders of these inn
portant organs, purifles the blood and pro-
notes the general health. Sold by all drug
gists. See advt.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

The Jews are more numerous in
Hamburg, frankfort, Amsterdam and
Warsaw than in any other European
towns. OF all European countries Ire
land has the least member of Jews in it,
q strong indication of its poverty.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

FOUND 1T sure cure. l have been
troubled with Catarrhal deafness for seven
or eight years with a roaring noise in my
head. bought medicine in 10 States but
nothing helped me till procured bottle
of Ely's Cream Balm. In four days / could
hear as well as ever. / am cured of the
Catarrh as well. l consider Ely's Cream
Balm the best medicine ever made.-GAR
RETT WIDRICK, Hastings, New York.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19
Amr,..nrer OF Health.

Sent free 10 sufferers from nervous,
chr onfc and blood diseases, brain and heart
affections, nervous debility, exhaustion,
ETC., who have failed to End relief, 1t tells
OF wonderful cures effected by DR.. Scott's
Coca, Beef and Iron, with Phosphorus.
Sold by druggists; 81. DIR. Scott, Kansas
City, Mo. Ask your druggist for pamphlet
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

Mr.. l. CARrENTER, 463 Fourth avenue,
New York, af'er running gauntlet Of
eight years rheumatism, used st. Jacobs
Oil, the great pain reliever, by which he
was entirely cured and has had no return
of his complaint.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

Mrs. GENERAL SHERMAN says: "1have
frequently purchased Durang's Remedy for
friends suffering with rheumatism and in
every instance it worked like magic" 1t
cures when every thing else fails. Write
for free pamphlet to r. K. Helphenstine,
Washington, d. G.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

n1TDiamond Dyes will Color Anything
any color, and never fail. The easiest and
best wav to economic. 10c. at all drug
gists, Wells, Richardson & Co., Burling-
ton, VT. Sample Card. 80 colors, and book
of directions for cent stamp.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

PURE blood means perfect health. Use
Samaritan Nerutne and the results certain,
{. e. health.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

HAVE taken Swift's Specific (S.S.S.) for
Rheumatism, and found perfect relief. 1t
is the best tonic and Blood Remedy known
to science. d. Z. HILL,
Attorney at Law, Atlanta, Ga.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

10000 WOULD not purchase from me what
Swift's Specific Is. S. So has effected in my
case. 1t has cured me Of Maarial Rheuma-
tism. ARCHIE THOMAS, Springfield. Tenn.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

COUGHS AND HoARsENEsD.-The irrita
tion which induces coughing Immediately
relieved by use of "Broion's Bronchial
Iroches." Sold only in boxes. % cts.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

DIAMONDS are good deal like hens.
Much depends on their setting. -Phtlddel-
phia Call.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

Hsle's Honey of Horehound and Tar
Fortifes feeble lungs against winter blasts.
Pixies toothache drops cure in one minute.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

QUEEN ELIzABErH's ''golden days" were
fashions ruffest tmes.-N. Y. Neios.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

If cat can't kill time it can at least
NEW till late houl s. GLASGOW Times.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

"WE are the men who never 60 it blind"
sing the jolly tars, "for we always go to
sea."--M y Mail.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

Trough on Coughs" 15c. at Druggists. Com
plete cure Coughs, Hoarseness, Sore Throat
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

Skinny Men "Wells' Health Remover" re-
stores health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia,$1.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

MATHEW ARNoLp calls COW a "coo."
He tas cowrious style OF pronunciation.
-NoTrist0pn Herald.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

"THIs is new wrinkle" as the aging
maiden said on consulting her mirror
Chicago tribune.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

Snow use-a wooden shovel.-N. 7.
Journal.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

RUSSIA Salve Is the universal remedy for
burns. scalds, cuts. bruises and flesh wounds.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

If big barrel is a cask, is key
casket?
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

Buchu-paiba." Quick, complete cure, all
annoying Kidney and Urinary Diseases, 81.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

Trough on Corns." 15c. Ask for it. Com
plete cure, hard or soft corns, warts, bunions.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

MRS. ORLENA MARSHALL. of CRANKY, o, says:
Samaritan Nerpine cured me of epilepsy"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

THE drunkard is the liquor Dealers rye
tanned man.-Mdrdthon Independent
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19
higher Prices for Butter.

THE man who is bent on mischief often
gets Strengthened out.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

Mother Swans Worm Syrup" for few
erishness, worms .constipation, tasteless. 25c
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

CoNsUMPTIvEs given up by doctors have
been cured by Piso's Cure. 20 cents.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

Good Pay for Agents; 800 20 @e0O per
mo. made selling our fine Books az Bibles.
Write 70 j. @. MeCurdy a. Co., Sc. Louis, no.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

uNs HNas Epilepsy Fits in 81 hours Free 10 poor
bgrH tpre2 DR.KRUsE. 2S4l Arsenal st. St Lou,s. No
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

HAN Wholesale and retail. Send for price list.
Hhlk Goods sent c. o. ID. Wigs made to order
tinSit b. BURNHAM, Al State Street, Chicago.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

NDIspAM and WHISKY HABITS cured
OThOtVa at home without pain. b ok OF par
ticuars sent free. Is. NJ. WooLLRY, M. D. Atlanta, Ga
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19

Young Men ss Mi Eve yo1 . ssrs and
Circulars free. VALENTINEBR0S., GAINESVILLE, Wis
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19
The MOUNTAIN CURE /!

well for agents handling our goods
QuEN y Address LoREK Il BuHRMAE, Dealers In
..s.---s Agents Supplies, 25l w. 5th St., Cinti o.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-22

l,.v fled with broad pink satin ribbon.
a Ths1 also carried fans Of ivory and point
-, 49, bsnd-painted, the gift Of the bride,
M, ,,sT wore on their shoulders diamond bar
be- in designs Of flowers and birds,
sivs1 by the bride and bridegroom.
Mr.. Aston, escorting his daughter,
brought up the rear. She is blonde of
Jigbt figure and has pretty and interest
no face She wore Paris robe Of white
atin brocaded in silver in leaf design, the
front being draped with a spray Of wax
orange flowers. The back Of plain satin
was laid in heavy pleats and edged with
mching and lace. The corsage was cut
square and edged with lace. The veil was
Of Brussels point lace and was caught with
diamond stars and orange blossoms. She
wore diamond pendant given by the
bridegroom, and other diamonds, and
carried bouquet Of orchids, orange bios
SONS and myrtle blossoms surrounded by
maiden-hair ferns.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-22

As this is the season when our ladies
are placing their finest plants in flower jars
for window decoration in their rooms, we
will give from time to time some sugges-
lions that we find in our exchanges which
will be serviceabIe for this purpose. Any
method Of adorning the red flower jar SO
honely in room, we are sure will be CON
sldered valuable.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-22


Bronzing' -Bronze-powder is to be pur-
chased in many different shades, such as
g'een' olive, rose silver, etc. To apply
any a one Of these powders to the surface Of
III uie pot paint it with color made by rub
"lng upln linseed oil, Prussian- blue, sprual
v vcnre and verditer. While this is still a
mule y 'stlckey, " dust on the bronze-powder,
ny win heat, and polish with soft wool
:, :, pA0' using constant heat, and adding
r msie powder after each rubbing. Another
b b,Gus Is to rub with graphite, a sort Of
b b.nl,a1t black lead, polishing with the rub
O'f and vanishing.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-22

By the use of ammonia, it is said, the
large hotels of Philadelphia have become
independent of the ice men. They have
their larders and storerooms so arranged
that the air is frozen by the means of
ammonia, and they find no difficulty at all
in keeping up a frigidity of from twenty to
thirty degrees below zero. At one leading
hotel even the ice water is similarly pre-
pared. Decanters with little water in
them are put in frozen brine, and in a very
little while the water becomes frozen
lump Of ice. The decanters are filed up
as needed.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-22

A prevalent item says: 1.-The only thing
an Arab won't steal is another man's roiiK-
ion." II seems, then, that the children IF
the desert lay no more value on each others
religious views than do the people who
live in the busy haunts Of men.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-22

The establishment Of the electric 4ght at
Hell Gate suggests that by setting up SINH
lar lights at two other points near BY the
whole entrance to the Sound would be lit
up, 50 as to make the passage as easy by
night as by day.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-22

0, imitation ,, Indian Decoration Paint the
MI pol. plaek' varnish, and obtain a highly
5 bra,'a ! surface Upon this arrange small
tur a. ~. MOVERS, either those cut from pic
pol J' u urine Deoaloomania; intersperse some
b.. among .l them, arrange a large center
ana bo ",'il tAe Sprigs around it, vine top
to- !. ''Om; varnish with Demar. These,
4 s'' elegant, and contrast finely with
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-22

The emperor Of Austria has ordered an
artistic bronze candelabrum with three sill
yer medallions bearing portraits Of Pope
Innocent, the Emperor Leopold and him
self, as present for the Church Del AMI
ma, at Rome, in commemoration Of the
deliverance of Vienna from the Turks in
1888.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-22

Colonel Cash of South Caroline alYs
that the man with the fewest syli4blas u
his name has always killed his antagonist,
from the time of David and Goliath to that
Of Burr and Hamilton. He probably
means that a long aim is better than a
name that is long.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-22

New Zealand will send to England this
year about half million frozen sheep.
This movement Of mutton between antipo-
dial extremes will be much larger me- f,if.
if the shippers succeed in securing lover
rates Of freight.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-22

There is a rumor in Buffalo tta FRESH
dent Cleveland will shortly pny Miss
Maria Love, of that city. Nj iove y 4
lady of some forty years Of a olonda NJ
slight figure, highly accomplished and
greatly beloved by all who know her. She
il sisterof Mrs. Thomas Carey, Of Buffalo,
with whose family, her parents being dead,
she has lived for number of years. Miss
Love i we'll known in New York and
Newport society She has spent several
years abroad.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-22
4 Eff Hsee AID 0415soa,.

An Entertainment will be given in St.
Louis early next month to raise fund.- =
pay the expenses Of the Womel :
of Missouri at the Worlds EXP on j
this city.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-22

Miss Mary Anderson made her first APP
pearance as Juliet last Saturday at the
London Lyceum, with Mr.. Terris as
Romeo. The general opinion is, says the
cable dispatch to the Tribune, that Miss
Anderson's Juliet is scholarly and artist
ic study. She introduced much new bust
ness, but it has all been conscientiously
considered and appears warranted by the
text. The potion scene was revelation
to the audience of Miss Anderson's tragic
power. At the end ofthe play Miss An
derson was called forth with degree OF
fervor that admitted of no refusal. She
was led before the curtain by Mr.. ferris.
The applause at their appearance was tu-
multuous, and 50 prolonged that Miss
Anderson retired in tears and bushes, and
the orchestra had to play "Home Sweet
Home" to the full strength of their instru-
ments to get the people out of the house.
Miss Anderson wore, for her first costume
Of pale blue Indian silk delicately figured
with silver; woven all in one piece and
sufficiently tight fitting to show the fine
lines of the actress classic figure. 1t had
a border of seed pearls and band OF the
same ornaments over the hips, while from
her wrist, in the ball rOom-scene' hung
mask at the end of string of pearl beads
She wore no jewels, and was content to as
nepse with the ordinary Juliet wig. her
hair was worn flowing over her shoulders,
ana was surmounted by a tiny skull cap O
tbs sane material as the dress.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-22

A Swiss mountaineer has made bet
with wealthy Englishman that he can
make the tour of Europe on foot, visiting
every separate country inside of twelve
months, to start on Jan. /, 1885. The wa
geri8 for thousand pounds, with expenses.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-22
M and d)cie0ce.


It is said that DR.. George L. Ellis is
willing to give two hundred dollars word
for any information concerning John Har-
yard the founder of Harvard University,
not already known to him.
DR.. 0. W. Holmes has been elected an
honorary member ofthe American Academy
of Medicine, in session at Baltimore.
Dartmouth College is to have special
instructor in gymnastics, whose duties out
side the gymnasium will consist Of lectures
on hygiene.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-22
Hou5e 1Anz Home.

We will be grateful to any of our friends
who will contribute matter to this column
ofgood short extracts for home life, indus
try and amusement.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-22

=, -sing Eng week,
Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-01
Very respectfully yours, JAMES A. HowARTH, President.
FAIR HAVEN.

General Gossip and Current Events.
 Robert Moody has returned from his two weeks visit with friends in ThompsonviIle A small band of gypsies is camped out just beyond the Russell farm. MT. Lyman Grannis returned yesterday from his trip to the western part of Yer mont.
 Several of the Congregationalists went to Guilford yesterday to attend the consolation meeting of the New Haven county churches. Mir. James R. Hunt left last week for Pen sacola, Fla, where he is extensively engaged in the oyster trade.
 A few went from here to Branford yester day to see the brass bands that met there and to hear the musical treat afforded.
 Mr. L. H. Whitehead has moved into the new and elegant houseNhe has just built. The house is a fine one, built and completed in A No. order and with all the modern i'm provements.
 The marriage of Miss Matilda M Kramp, of this place, and Mr. Frederick Jericke will take place this evening at o'clock at Cen tral Hall There will be a large. party of friends present.
 The H. H. Strong Escort were out last evening for short parade and drill. The
 
 ciency in marching and the drill.
 A very large number of our Republicans went to Carll's Opera House on Monday evening and all were highly elated over the brilliant speech of Hon. Henry B. Harrison and the success of the meeting.
 The yellow-hammers flew numerously yes terday morning and the sportsmen who were out had considerable pleasure and bagged a bountiful supply of game.
 Some of our experts on roller skates went to Howes' pavilion on Monday evening to see crowd present and & very pleasant time.
 The New Haven Water company are hay ing wire fence put around the reservoir on Tuttle's Hill.
 With the exception of two or three of the property holders on the west side of South Quinnipiac street have conformed to the or der of laying a curb for the sidewalk. Capt. c. L. Luddington and MT. I. L. Brown have their sidewalks all completed, the former concerted and the latter Jagged, and is is hoped the rest of the owners,wi1 follow their example