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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01
PORTLAND Me, Feb. 18th 1885.

After three years of suffering from acute
and chronic pain, and finding relief out
of the question, under the best medical
skill of the several Physicians, who have
attended me, find myself 50 restored to
health, that am again able to earn my
own living. In fact, have been CONSTANT
" employed for over six months, and am
at present earning over $40 per month.
1 have deferred writing this till positively
sure that the relief was lasting, and there
was to be no return Of afflictions. now
acknowledge the cause of my great relief
from pain and may as well add, the saw
Ing Of my life Is due entirely to DR.. CO.
nant's Compound Vapor Bath. will not
attempt to describe my complaints, as my
case baffled the skill of the very best medi-
cal talent. Suffice is to say, was great
sufferer and have been restored in spite Of
the universal opinion Of friends and ply.
scians, that there was no hope for me and
know this simple treatment has done 1t.
Money cannot buy my Apparatus; and
fail to fipd words t. express my gratitude
for this deliverance.
Truly Yours,
D. B. MEsIRvE.
Witnessed by MRS d. B. MEsIRyE.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

- Haspers Monthly for April which L Issue
Is frontispiece, from photograph taken previous
to his election to the Presidency Following %
seres Of papers on the Baltic coast, illustrated; The
Prince OF Wales 1t sandringhaD, By William How.
ard Ruesei with fourteen iliusrstons; collection
Charles A. Donas Collection; A Sonnet BY Words
worth. wi.h f..pags t!ls:t..uc Along the s6 Rio,
Abraham Lincoln, April u. 1855, : poem By ". 9.
Garrison Dreams, poem. By jennie z. Bigcw;
ked Glove, part w. nluslrasedj Two enort steries
Too nuch Momentum. and, How Faith Come and
Went; and the varied Editorial Department. For
saie By Bixby Back.
noor.-Ws have received for The publisher,
veaeh. 0evall = e4nbom, Boston and New York,
al sisn1ntasy trsetiss upoa PhysoloU nygtsns
and the e0eeis q eunslenss ~ Goteouess ~ "
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

4. 40 vastly superior 70 any osn al,
nar,lla or blood puriher, that ono mas .e.
aid. "Its health-giving effects upon 'no
Hood and entire human organism, arc - -
much more positive than the remeoles u
a quarter Of a century ago, as the steam e,a.r
nower Of to-day Is in advance OF the SLOW
and laborious drudgery OF years ago.,
nwhile suffering from severe Dlnou'
,,,,ct in March, 1888, n friend In Peoria,
M recommended Hoods sarsaparlila'
,ried the remedy, and was permanently
onredn IA. SHEPARD, travelling agent ior
Dayoe a. Co.. Fulton Street, N. Y.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

STAND FROM UNDER!-If the new ad-
ministration Is to be led by the Blaine
democrats in this State, and reward those
who have worked against success, then we
have to say, as one OF those VINO nave
worked for the success or the democratic
marty. that we will endeavor to give the
leaders of the rotten democracy Of Maize
about all the business they can conTen.
ientlv attend to. II Edmund Wilson and
bis gang represent the democraJJ u
Maine, God help the democratic party; We
want no more Of It. II we don't make
this funny business interesting for those
who have misreprcsented the sentiment OF
the democracy Of Maine, to the admins
tration at Washington, 1t will be for want
Of 40 opportunity. -Fdirfsld Journal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

Armour & Co., the heavy packers OF Chi
cago, who have received an order for meats
from the British Government which rumors
put at over 5000, 900 pounds, were negotia-
ting with the seaboard trunk lines for 1000
freight cars per week; that these cars were
not to be used In shipping their meats, but
we're to be loaded with grain. 1t was FUR
Their stated that 100 cars per week had been
secured BY the firm at seventeen cents per
bushel, which is three cents below tarin,
and half cent b. low the rates which have
Actually prevailed.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

Mrs. Sartoris. daughter of Gen. Grant,
arrived at New York last Friday. On that
day the General did considerable work on
his book. He has preserved full records
OF his whole military life, the papers max
ing 40 large volumes. Much of this COL
lection of letters, orders and memoranda
would be unintelligible to any one beside
himself. Hence his great anxiety to flush
the work he has undertaken, and furnish
perfectly reliable account of his cam
paign.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01
Purifies the Blood

az was for hve years sua0' ~,
boils, all run down, and was az one lin. s'mU
obliged to give up work. Before .AA,ms
all Of two bottles Of Hoods Sarsaparln1, Ts a
entirely cured" R. NJ. LANE, Pittsburgh, To-
81 was severely afflicted with scroiula,
and Tor over year had two running sores
On INV neck. Took FIVE bottles OF hood's
sar.anarilla, and consider myself entirely
cured.n c. E. LovEJoY, Lowell, Mass.
Hoods SarsaparilIa
Sold nv all druggists. 81; six for %. Made
only by c. I. HOOD T. CO., Lowell Mass
100 Doses One Dollar.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

The following was copied from grave
stone In Winslow Maine: Here lies the
body of Richard Thomas, an Englishman
by birth, q Wing of rs. By occupation q
cooper, now food for worms. Like an OLD
rum puncheon, marked, numbered and
shocked, he will be raised again and finish
ed BY his Creator. He died Sept. 20 1924,
aged rs years.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

The closing Of the Interior Department
and placing its flag at half mast In honor
of the memory Of Jacob Thompson, Bu-
chanan's Secretary Of that Department, is
causing unfavorable comments from most
Norther newspapers as it should, not be-
cause Thompson was rebel or a promi-
pent one but because be was an outrageous
one; who favored the employment OF
iucepdiaries to ire Northern cities during
the Rebellion,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

Mr.. C. B. Burleigh, son of State Treas
urer Burleigh Of Augusta, has been elected
one Of the editors OF the Bodpoin Orient.
OF the prizes offered by the last board of
editors for the best prose article and the
greatest number Of published short poems
during the year, the first prize on prose,
$40 and the second prize on poems, $6,
were awarded to Mr., Burleigh.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

1t is reported with or without sufficient
fact basis, that the "offensive partisan
racket" If to DO worked against Postmas.
ter Barker, Collector Dow, District Attor-
ney Lunt, Marshal Bisbee and other U. s.
officers in the State and that charges are to
BIO filed and proceedings instituted without
d0lav.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

Two factions Of California Democracy
have been At Washington for some week.
The President 10 represented % telling
them to 20 home and heal their differences.
In other words to 60 home and agree
among thsmselves how the spoils Of war
shall be divided.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

Aale's Honey the great Cough cure. 25c soc. u
Clenn's Sulphur Soap heals h beauties, Csc.
CermanC0rnnemove kills corns 4 Bunions
RiIrs Hair and Whiskss Dys-Black and Brown. soc.
Pixies ToOthache Drops cure In Minute.2so
Deans Rheumatic Pills are q sure cure. 60c.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

at tried 4 dozen articles to cleanse my
blood hut never found anything that did
me any good till 1 began using HOODS
aarsanarilla.o W. II. PEER, Rochester, N. \.
"My wife was troubled with dizziness
and constipation, and her blood has peen
in a bad order In fact she has been all
run down. Hoods sarsaparilla Is doing her
a wonderful amount of good" F. M BALD
WIN, druggist, Manchester, Ohio.
Hoods SarsapariIla
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for %. Made
only by c. l. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass
100 Doses One Dollar.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

Hon. Henry S. Neal, Solicitor Of the
Treasury, has rendered his resignation In
compliance with the wishes of the Presi-
dent, to take place upon the appointment
and qualification Of bis successor. Mr..
Alexander McCue Of Brooklyn, N. r., will
succeed him.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

President Cleveland has reappointed
Postmaster Pearson, of New York City.
This is good appointment made against
tremendous pressure of New York politi-
clans and is triumph for civil service re-
form,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

All along the worlds highway Is thelev.
idence that Jadwin's Tar Syrup cures all
Cough, Colds and Consumption. Sold by
Geo. Cushing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

Combines, In proportion peculiar 70 itsen,
tho active medicinal properties OF the oes'
blood-purifyisg and strengthening remedies ,.1,.,
Of the vegetable kingdom. 1t will positively
curs when In the power OF medicine
sprins Debility, Headache, Dyspepsia, "a.
.arrh Salt Rbeum, scrofula, and all Diseases
caused by low state Of the blood.
~ suffered three years with blood poison
7 took Hoods Sarsaparilla, and think | am
cured" MRS. NJ. J. DAVIS, Brockport' n. !,
floods sarsaparilla beats all others anu
4. worth its weight In gold" l. BARRING
moS 1ao Bank Street, New York City.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

It is far better to he poor and possess .
bottle Of Jadwiu's Tar Syrup, than to be
rich and not know how to cure . Cough or
Cold. Is cents and d per bottle. For sale
by Geo. Cushing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

General Grants condition has changed
for the worse and his physicians say he
may live but few days. He was thought
to be diving at one time Monday.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

Harper's Weekly reads the administra-
ton a lecture for the appointment of Hig-
gins as Appointment Clerk of the Treas.
ury Department.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01
Notice of Foreclosure.

Whereas Emily T. Scarle. Of Skowhegan, In the
county Of Somerset and State Of Maine by her
mortgage deed dated January 18th. 1880 conveyed to
VIM swain deceased. certain parcel OF land descr-
from the Eddy 70 Athens, At line OF land Of James
Malbons westerly line sad line Of land OF Bsr, 70
nver. thence eastery on said road thence southerly
on said road 70 place Of beginning contanng4o acres
more or less and whereas the condition OF saa
mortgage have been broken clam foreclosure Of
the same and give this notice for that purpose.
WV ADALINE SWAIN,
All Executrix Estate Of VIM. Swain.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

France has declared war against China
and 1t looks like serious work between the
two countries.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01
PORTLAND Jan. 18th 1885.

PORTLAND Jan. 18th 1885.
Having been familiar with the condition
of Mr.. d. B. Mesirve during his long and
severe illness, we can fully endorse the SEN
timents Of the written letter.
THOMAS G. LoRING, Pharmacist.
B. H. ORDwAY, M. d.
3wll r. L. DODGE. M. d.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01
Gems for Little Singers.

A charming collection Of genial little songs
Primary School Kndcrcartens, and the Children =.
Home as pictures ard o. songs. BY elizabeth Y
Emerson and Gertrude Swayne ASST ted ov l.. U
Emerson. - -,
Mailed for the retail price, 80 cts. Pro per doz
OLIVER DITSON & co. Boston.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

Hon. w. w. Thomas, Jr., is superseded
by Rufus Magee, OF Indiana, as Minister to
Sweden.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

Ex Secretary Of State Frelinghuysen
and wife are both Ill ct their home In New
ark, n. ].
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

Many towns In Maine are abandoning
IL echool district system this spdns.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01

RaTo-Au Fits stopped tree BY d. uias'l ofsaa
Nm kaeee, No Fits after Arssday's use. Marvel
jone cprVo, Treatise and e90o TRIAL ootN me- 2 FL
cases. esad 70 DR.. Kline, ~ Arch bts Fhua n.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01
The Model Singer d. B. B. 4 SS$snn'
Eov IroinQ Glasses

A convenient, enertairin ing and useful book OF W.
Part songs, 20 Hymn Tunes, Is Anthems ana !
Chants, large and fine provision OF material LOT
teacher. ,on .
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01
CHOIR AND SINGING CLASS BOOKS
Choral Worship l. o. EMERSON

No better provision for the needs 81 cnoi,s Sr Of
long time been furnished. A nope cohec'i'" VI
Church Music, and iull Instructive Cou.ee, vded Al.
follows: 10 pages for he Elements fali OF peass
exercises and Secular Songs in as' or =,
hnssms-and about 80 pages OF miscellaneous sa-
Mailed for the Retail price 81 =. Prize Ter doz'
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-09-26

A kiss was the means of taking the
dreaded small pOx into Boston.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-09-26

ST LOUIS, Mo, S,pt 70 -Sergt
Earl and Officer O'Bren, while po.
trolling Michigan svenue at $3.50 Friday
morning, dircovered two men coming out
of the yard Of Lem Poslette, G3l3 Mich
igan avenue The officers we're hail block
away and callel t. the men TO halt
For an answer, one man sent a bullet past
Earl's ear. The men then started on Il
pretty lively run through alleys and aero,
lots, turning and firing as they ran. but
gradually distancing the officers. who man
aged to fire ten Intellectual Shots rece yg-
five in return. Later in tde morning. /. q
dead body Of a maa with a bullet wouul i
his abdomen was found at the foot OF DAVIS.
street He WAS partially identified d, one Of
the burglars.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-09-26
WHAT SHALL The DOLLAR BET


senator Sherman'S Views and Warner
Proposition.
1oLEpo, Ohio S,pt 36. Senator Johi
sherman, who spoke here. Thursday night
WAS asked, Thursday afternoon, for his
opinion on the Warner silver compromi~e
schema 81 have not discussed the silver
question IN this canVa ;" said he
"Decause | did lot wish 10 inter.
fere in any way Nth any reasonable
pr, jet whirh w0uiG -ecure the stoppage OF
the coinage OF the present silver dollar or
prevent tue a@mlai tratiunJrom pr scouting
II measure that would accomplish what
desire-thar Is, tie coinage of a silver
dollar basel upon its commercial value
compared WITH geld think it would be
better in tie absence Of International agree
ment to adopt a lev ratio and recoin an
amuuat Of -Hvar Ioilars + at eoult be main
tanned IA crcuiRti n, putting into the new
dollar enough SILVER t. make it equal in
merke, valpe 60 tir Soll dollar also I've
hrve tlat fhe d2pa~,t nf silver bullion in the
treasury mn -h3 he mall basis
+ silver cerufiCgtes that would
circulate fr1e,r II each certificatf
repreSet tel m amount Of silver bullion
equal II vsiu' 10 the an ard gold dollar
i would r. ,srd II as great misfortune To
the country to demoaeliz, either silver OF
gold /. i 'm1netizr : iii would b. TO make
a sharp contraction @. !As currency. and
woul convert al the soll in the country
into dead capital u,t available TO current
use as money, Will I Genonetizs silver
Nouli have tine same CT
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-09-26
Don't Like the Warner Bill.

WASHINGTON CITY Sept The New
York Herald Friday printed the text Of
Warner S silver bill. 1t i, ju t about as de-
scrlbed In this correspou fence month ago
1t authorz's the issue Of liver certificates
by the treasury on the deposit of silve
bullion, the certificates to DO in sums of $40
or mutt pies thereof Smaller silver GER
tifcate, Of 81, e aud 81 denominations
may be issued on deposit of silver dollars
The valne OF all silver 50 deposited is to be
based On the mean average selling
price on the market in New YORK
The silver certificates are to be red ee med in
legal money or bullion, at the option of the
treasury, on demanl, the same method be-
ing u 'ed to Ct the value Of silver when re.
demption oc .urs. The certificates are to be
legal tender for the pay ment OF all d bts and
demands due the government, ls gal ten
der between banks and may be deposited
instead Of bonds tn. basis for circulation.
The Herald denaunCes the bil bitterly, and
says If Mr.. Warner was the hired agent of
the silver kings he could scarcely invent a
measure more subservient to their interests
)r opposed to the public welfare
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-09-26
Colorado Republicans.

DENVER, Colo, Sept 26 The Repub-
Lean state Judicial convention Thursday
afternoon nominated Hon Samuel H.
Ebert of Denver, for judge of the SUI
premo court A series of resolutions
was adopted cnngratulating the party on
ths death Of factionalism within the party
in Colorado, indorsing the resolutions of the
silver convention held in Denver in January
last, deprecating the importation of con-
tract labor, declaring in favor of arbitration
to ettle disputes between capital and labor,
and insisting on a strict enforcement of the
civil service laws Ex-Secrctary Teller was
present, and addressed the convention on
the silver question, advocating its free and
unlimited coinage.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-09-26

and Dennis O'Brien for attorney general
Enathan Sweet, of Albany. was selected
for state engineer
Lawrence J. Ftz gerald, of Cortland, was
unanimously nominated for treasurer.
After the usual resolutions of thanks had
been adopted the new state committee was
announced and authorized to fill vacancies
in its own ranks and in the state ticket
The convention then at 2:45 p m, after
giving three hearty cheers for the ticket
nominated, adjourned sine die.
New YORK. Sept, 26. The nomination Of
Hill by the Democratic convention for gov.
ernor is well received both in this city and
Brooklyn. The nomination is conceded by
the Republicans to be strong one, and one
that will be hard to beat
ELMRA, N. Y, Sept 26. The Democrats
of this city are wild with delight over the
nomination of their fellow-citizen, David B.
HILL and 100 guns were fired in honor of
the occasion.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-09-26
Eaton's Comments.

New YORK Sept 26 Hon Dorman B
Eaton was asked what he thought OF
the nomination of Governor Hill
by the New York Democratic state
convention. He said: at was a
Tammany triumph that will prove
q Democratic defeat in November The
only hope of the Democratic party is in
steadfast adherence to the administration
1t was an opportunity for the party that
is out of Office 10 throw down the
gauntlet of civil service reform and push
the question of the campaign on that
issue. Ii it is true that Mr. Hill is nomin.
ated as all out-and out opponent of civil
service reform, he will have all the fight he
wants in this campaign
A frient of Mr. Eston's remarked that he
was sorry to learn that the commissioner
was going to retire from public service. a
am going outside. where the fight will be.
replied Mr. Eaton
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-09-26
HALF-CENT A WORD.

THE ARGUS hereafter wi publish in this col
ann all vrrtisemeuts Of Lost Found. For Rent
For Sale Bo rd OF Rooms. Wanted and similar
notices at the low rate Of One hdif a cent Word,
each figure word, but no advertisement less
tha, ten cents
FOR RENT-House with four rooms cheap
rent; also furnished rooms. BIS Fifteenth st. 1-tf
FOR SALE old papers for sale IN any qua.lty
at this ofi,e cPeHp.
FOR In sixty lots m my additions 90 he
ity of Rock l-4aud On four yearly payments, with
Interest al ria per cent per aunun.
l-6-m B DAVENPORT
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-09-26
To the Rescue OF Bimetallism.

New YORK, Sept 30 Congressman
Warner, of Oaio said Thurs day: Il will
introduce my bill, which is intended as
substitute for the Bland bill, at the as
sembling of congress This is not a mere
question of coming a few millions
of dollars more CT less in year, but it is G.
question between bimetallism and gold mon.
omentallism. The present coinage law is
the only thread by which silver is held in
our monetary system. Strike this law
down, without any substitute and
bimetallism is overthrown. Silver
men understand this perfectly we'll T
bimetallists a change in the standard from
both metals to one, in the face of the vast
Indebtedness 'at now weighs down modern
nations, would be nothing less than a stu.
Dendous crime
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-09-26
HooD's SARsAPARI!L:!L:A!!
Rinqworn Humor and SaH-Rhegn.

Works through the blood, regulating, toning
and invigorating all the functions OF the
hndV
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-09-26

RAYNHAAI. MASS. Aug. Il, 1878.
G. l. HOOD & Co: Gentlemen
| have had ringworm humoT and Salt-rheum
so badly that my body was covered With raw
sores; so, also. my head and face. ] have
had any number Of doctors in the last seven
wears, and none of them could cure me. One
Ciay my mother was IN the city of Taunton,
and found one OF yOur cook books. and in
reading ii found many people teStifying TO
cures from the use OF your SarSaparilla and
Olive Ointment. l Ielt forced TO try 1t,
although had seen many things advertised
that never did me any good. ! have now
taken two small bottles and one large one of
Sarsaparilla, and used three boxes OF ONT
ment. / now call myself cured. Nothing
ean be seen of the humOr but the dim out
lines of the sores. / shall take two more
bottles, and then the cure viii lie complete.
I am gratefully NpurS
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-09-26

SPRINGFIELD, Ills. Sept 2i In the
morning session of the state revenue com
mission, tFriday, the time was consumed III
discussing sections OF the revenue law and
especially the meaning If the wor,!s "iair
cash value" as applied to the assessment
of personal property. Mr.. Hy did
not recollect just what meaning was at
tached TO the words in the constitHt 'onal
convention Judge Duff ienied the ailsga-
ton that the supreme court had leZalzsd a
80 per cent. asses IN mt OF ths cash value
The commission al djourned without dispos.
ing of the vexing question.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-09-26
Eatonfs Successor.

New YORK, Sept 20 The Potts Wash
ington special says: "rhers is much inter
est in the probable successor to Mr.. Eaton
as civil service commissioner. The names
most prominently mentioned have been
those of Mr.. E. O. Graves, superintendent
Of the bureau of engraving and printing,
and MIR. Fairchild and Mr.. Coon, assistant
secretaries of the treasury.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-09-26
Hard Coal Market.

Pea coal, 500; CRATE and egg, S775;
range, nut and No. 4, $500 per tor; ;
screened and delivered all best quality
of anthracite. Extra carriage charged on
orders of less than one ton. Blacksmith's
caol, Connellsvile coke and charcoal.
1903 Second avenue. f. G. FRAZER.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-09-26
Biiiousness, Sick Headache.
HOODS sARsAeARILLA

Is sold by all druggists. Price 81, or six
large bottles for s. Prepared only by c. L.
HOOD ~ co. ApotheCaries, Lowell, Mass
ER~ Use HOODS IoOTH-PoWDER.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-09-26

Il have no appetite" complains many
a sufferer. Hoods Sarsaparilla gives an
appetite and enables the stomach to pers
form its duty.