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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-01-30

= A "A had an attack of epilepsy in a
tailor's shop, whereupon the rival tailor
opposite remarked that "'twus the first fit
they had ever had there"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-01-30

TA1LoRs ought always to be able to
please their customers, because it is their
especial business to suit people.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-01-30

AMANY a clearinghouse patron gets into
hot water when he ladies out the soup
Waterloo Observer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-01-30

PHYSICIAN recently advised his patient
to Give in the sun" The invalid wonders
how he is to get there.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-01-30

DR.. Pierce's "Favorite Prescriptions is
the best restorative tonic for physical frail-
rangements. By druggists. Price reduced
to one dollar.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-01-30
"Trailty, thy Name is Woman"

That she is frail, often in body,
"'Tis true, it's true, It's q pity.
And pity it's, tits true.'
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1885-05-07

Friend How d your suit with that
pretty girl coming ont
Shafpwlt ! haven't hAd the courage
g propose yet; but know she loves
me
.'khl How do yca knowi"
rHef father always glarcs at me when
we meet Good News.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1885-05-07

Do you know why four rs" are used
to mark the hour ON clocks and watches
instead Of the usual combination of Ro-
man numerals, which, if rightly ar
ranged, would be ", instead Of iii.
There is a tradition among the watch
and clockmakers to the effect that prior
to the year 1870 all clocks and watches
were made with w., the proper charac-
tiers to mark the hour Of four. In the
above-named year clock was made on
an elaborate plan for Charles V. Of
France, surnamed The Wise, who had
the reputation Of being not only crank
but Of being the greatest faultfnder in
the world. The clock was beauty and
a fine timekeeper, but Charles had to find
fault in order to keep up his reputation
He examined IL critically and finally
broke out in a storm Of rage because the
hour Of four hid been marked tIV.,"
insisting that four ILLS should be put
on instead. This was done, and, in order
to perpetuate q kings mistake, has been
kept up through all succeeding years.
[St Louis Republic.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1885-05-07
sitting Bulls war-club.

The recent killing Of Sitting Bull, tho
famous Indian chief, recalls the fact that
Mr.. Max +. Dickerson, Of Shelby, Ohio,
editor OF the shelby Free Press, Is tho
proud possessor Of this great chiefs pri--
vate war club. Mr.. Dickerson secured
the club from Elroy Post, scenic artist
in the employ Of the Union Pacific Rail-
road Company, who received Il as a
present from Sitting Bull himself, seve-
raj months ago Mr.. Post was doing
some work for the railroad company at
the time in and around Sitting Bulls
headquarters, and the chief took great
liking for him, but would have nothing
TO do with the rest Of them en-, although
there were six in the party. He took
Mr.. Post all through his camp, intro
duced him to different Indians, and made
things as pleasant for him rs possible.
In return for his kindness Mr.. Post
painted for Sitting Bull two large pict-
ures OF his two favorite ponies, Dry
Camp and Never Fret, which so pleased
the old chief that he said he would like
to present him with something in return
for the compliment. Noticing a large
war club hanging up in the chiefs tcpee,
Mr.. Post said he would like 70 have it.
Sitting Bull mentioned the fact that the
club was an old relic, had been in service
over forty years, passed through numer-
Gus battles, and because Of It's curiosity
he would give il TO him. Upon Mr..
Posts return to Aberdeen, South Dakota,
some months ago, he shipped the relic to
Mr.. Dickeror, who now has It on exhi-
biticn In ono Of the prominent business
places Of this city.
A peculiar coipcidence in connection
with the shipping Of the club was tho
fact that the very train that brought the
club to Shelby had aboard Sitting Bull,
who was en- route for Washington, p. q.
The club Is vicious-l looking weapon,
about two and a half feet long, with
buffalo horn firmly secured In the CLUB or
heavy end, and bears the signs Of having.
seen large amount Of service. Mr.
Dickson has the necessary credentials
10 prove conclusively that the club was
tho only one ever used by Sitting Bull,
and that 1t is the one used by this chief
during his career. Mr.. Dickerson re-
Gently received two different commune
cations from the Smithsonian Institution
at Washington, d. O., relative 70 the
purchase Of tho relic. - Cincinnati En-
qulrer.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1885-05-07
A Cure For Dyspepsia

The recovery Of Manager w. T. Gent
ny, of the telephone exchange, from an
illness that seemed to argue certain
death, has been q matter Of comment
among his friends. He suffered for
months from nervous dyspepsia and his
death seemed only matter of few
days. He tells his friends -joking about
it, of course-that his obituary notices
were written at the newspaper offices;
and though meant as joke, the state
ment isn't far from the facts.
"How did cure MYSELF" said Mr..
Gentry, repeating the reporters question.
''By dieting. Overwork and irregular
meals brought it on, and about two years
ago my weight dropped from 100 to 40
pounds. l hadn't strength enough to
lift on my hat. When lying down and
my forehead itched / had to draw my
hand up by inches to scratch 1t, and then
had to call for assistance TO get it down
again. My stomach would retain mo-
thing and | lost all my appetite for food
and even drink Of water. Tried every
well-known remedy and several physici-
ans, but without avail. My work
had to go and my mind was the
prey Of the strange fancics, such
as all dyspeptics experience, more
or less. ! finally consulted local ply
stefan, who prescribed the dieting pro-
cess as a means of cure. / began to fol-
low it strictly. | first began to take
medicines to prepare the stomach, and
for the first three weeks lived entirely on
boiled milk and lime water. grad
ually added to my daily regimen, being
very careful as to regularity of meals,
and from that time was on the mend.
To-day am in perfect health and weigh
about lao pounds. l eat three hearty
meals every day with an interval Of five
or six hours between each meal, drink
glass Of milk before going TO bed every
night and experience none of the old in
somnia trouble. Knight also add that /
visited Rhea Springs and drank great
quantities Of the mineral water there
with good effect. / am great water
drinker, anyway. Many physicians think
it is possible TO drink too much water,
but | take it whenever thirsty and never
feel the slightest bad effects. l believe
| had dyspepsia in its worst form. That
my health is as good as anybody's is
lttested BY the facs that recently stood
medical examination for
insurance. All through was guided by
he advice of my physician and that was
what saved me. "-[ Atlanta Constitution.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1885-05-07

arms. It only reQuireda light tap to do
this. As we did not care much for that
species, We allowed tito tow us oraWhile,
then pulled it alongside and shot it. This
one also held on 70 the car like grim
death, = and let 90 only when il was
killed. The captain estimated i TO
weigh 400 pounds. We pegged a ridley,
or yellow turtle. ten minutes later. This
was estimated TO weigh $50 pounds. The
flesh Of this species Is not marketable,
vet the turtle hunters are glad TO get hold
OF Young one, or chicken, and make Il
into stew. After all the lat Is taken
of, this part having very rank favor IN
all cheloins except the green species. The
eggs Of all varieties are eagerly dcvoured,
however, being equally palatable, though
those of the trunk, or leatherback, are
the coarsest
We let the ridley 60 after extracting
the peg and started for the ''sct, or
s'harbor, . which green turtles are known
to frequent. II may not be generally
known that shoals Of turtles have their
own special "harbors' TO which they ie-
turn every night as regularly as hens to
their roosts, and that each turtle has its
own wallow, or burrow, where it remains
when it is not eating or travelling. Hear
ing swishing in the water behind as,
we looked back and saw another large
shoal OF sharks following us at a racing
pace. They evidently looked upon our
craft as a good commissariat and were
bound to keep alongside. They APP
preached so close that we could touch
the Ems Of some with our hands, but not
caring 10 have them for company any
longer, we killed several with our revolt
vers. The others turned upon these and
tore them to shreds, and whilst they were
engaged in that business we bent to our
oars and pulled away for dear life.
We reached the "harbor" we sought
in about half an hour and we're fortunate
enough to find a small shoal of green
turtles feeding on the turtle grass which
grew in the shallow water. We pegged
these SO rapidly that we filed our boat
In less than an hour. We selected only
the young, or chickens, or we could have
secured load in twenty minutes, as the
turtles ranged from 100 to 700 pounds in
weight, the average being about 100
pounds.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1885-05-07
They Net Their Match.

A man who would deliberately Jay
upon the enthusiasm Of an amateur deer
hunter is villain, whom it would DO
base fattery TO call q confidence man, or
words 70 that effect. The other day, up
at vt. Shasta, the guests sitting on the
hotel porch deserted an immense elk
standing composedly on the high trail,
about 1000 feet above their heads.
Bucks we're scarce enough, but elk
Instantly eight Snthusiassif sPorsansa
seized their Winchester and began the
ascent. Up the terrible grade they
climbed. With the thermometer At 81 de-
rrecs. until they reached the top. As
The foremost crept breafhless into the
trail be met q man placidly chewing tho
stem Of az unhghtcd pipe.
eDid-did you see-see the way that
elk uenf r painted The climber.
The man pointed n where q group Of
camper out were unstrappine = pair Of
5ld buck arflers from the bead q mule.
ssYOu see. said the man with the pipe.
dandy. 1--WE discovered Just now that We
hadn't . single match Len "a camp. 80 IS
{ vas . ieefie bot 90 90 clear down be-
ou We Thought that perhaps r We could
ieccy some Of yo1 fellows up here. Sc i
rerc, vou might have enough ia yonr
lockets % see % throuEh-d0n't you
ec17
And II the EportEmcn hadn't all been
90 tired 70 breathe they would have
laughfered him On tte Cottage
IeaTth.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1885-05-07

Thoush Alaska Is a cool place It viii
never become popular summer resort on
account Of the mosquitoes. Explorers
ali agra that there are no mosquitoes
like Aifka mosquitoes anywhere IN the
world They are bigger than the New
thirsty. Whenever q native pauses any
where p bis walks abroad, &c immedi-
ately sds FIRE 70 the dry grass around
him. IL the purpose Of keeping The
m0squines aEay. and thus Il happens
that thu forests Il TIE country have been
70 a gr1f extent destroyed. By the fires
also thi game j frightened Of and made
scarce. i Il believed that Alaska win
never b c9.oaizcd 70 any extent on &C.
count - the mcsQuifoes.-[B Boston
Transc5t.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1885-05-07

Among the natural wonders Of the
United States some Of the most remark
able are the Falls Of Niagara. the gey-
sers in Yellowstone Park, the Natural
Bridge and Weyer's Cave in Virginia, the
Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, the great
canyon Of the Colorado River. Ehcse
walls rise pcrpezdicalarly in some places
Z. 900 feet above the FiTer, ne big trees
Of California. the California lake IL the
crater Of an extinct volcano, the falls
and ether wonders Of the Yosemite Val
ley.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1885-05-07

In 1875 q French physician reported %
the Academy Of Paris case OF skin sheds
ding which occurred three or four times
iti one year, in another year several times
The only similar case 10 the American
one Il that reported by Prof. Besner,
professor Of dermatology In the Uniyerl-
ity OF Paris. Between March and May
OF every year tAis patient throws OF tho
whole o. his skin, but he was not attacked
until sixteen or seventeen years old
and his skin doesn't come Of In as large
plates. Personal idiosyncrpsy is the only
reason the. profession can give for this
mysterious visitation, and influence Of
the mind is the only way the professors
Of medical jurisprudence can account for
its yearly recurrence in the American
case. II Chicago Tribune.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1885-05-07


The irst issue 81 postal cards BY tho
United States was in 1873. In the upper
fight-hand corner was the head Of Liber-
ty In oval frame. On the frame were the
words United States Postage above
and Zone Cent? below. Along the top,
ia curved lines, are the words Omitted
States Postal Card, = and below them, in
small type aud straight line, Write
the address only on this side--the mes
sage on the other The whole was SUR
rounded by a border and printed in
brown on buff card, water-markcd with
the large monogram, ~. $. p. 0. d."
United States Post Office Department.
IL was also issued the same year on a card
which bore the water-mark, small ~.
$. p. o. d., and was printed in three
shades--brown, light brown and dark
brown. in 1875 appeared card having
a profile Of Liberty on the upper right
hand corner in 0 frame, To the left Of
this was Postal Cardn on ribbon
which crossed in front OF the monogram
~. 81 Below was this inscription:
"Write the address on this side; tho
message on the other" II was printed
in black, on FIVE shades OF cards-light
buff, buff, dark buff, yellow buff, and
brownish bgif, In 1881 appeared the
same card with the inscription changed
to, "Write only the address on this side"
This time It was printed in only two
shades OF card-buff and dark buff. In
1885 came the brown cards, with Jefier-
sons head, and on January l, 1887, APP
peared those In use now. The denom-
ination Of all cards was one cent. There
has been but one two-cent card for for
eign communication issued. That was
In 1879. II bears the Liberty head In
blue on q buff card. New York Dis
mitch
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1885-05-07

sT stood On the corner daring that
wind and laughed ana laughed 70 see
hats blown OF aEd umbrellas turned N
side out, )" said Binks. In fart I should
have been there laughing jet # M own
hat had not gone when my umbrellas vas
turned Inside out Then sFors.1 -
lEpoc,s
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1885-05-07
FOR HER BRoTnER's WELFARE.

Miss Winthrop-Poor Jack has now
been full-fledged architect for six
months, and he hasn't had a single com
mission. He designs beautiful houses.
Mr. Townes Miss Winthrop-R
can't persuade you to let your-broth-
er design a nice country house for--for
us2--[ Harper's Bazar.
HEALTHY LOCATION.
City Man docking for home in the
suburbs)--I like this place very much,
but ann told it,isnlt healthy.
Agent--Ain't healthy Dye see that
mule over III that field That mule hez
lived here all his life, al 1t amt week
since he kicked locomotive off th'
track. II New York Weekly.
"EHl'
ssAh, Jones, glad to see you back,
exclaimed an acquaintance who met him
on the street. 'did you have pleasant
tnp2"
''splendid.
"Glad to hear it; my thought accom-
panied you wherever you roamed."
Thank you
"Yes, with my minds eye ] followed
you in sunshine and shadow
Thanks, awfully.p SO
''ln veal or Voc"
Thanks H
'tJoys or Sorrows"
"Ah, thanks, old fellow"
Drunk or sober"
''Ehn'
FAINT HEART MEIER, ETC.
"Wili you be offended if l kiss your
he asked his Boston tiancee after they were
engaged.
II cannot be offended until something
Is done to offend me-.
.But, dear, don't like to run the
risk"
"What is not worth risking for is not
worth having - The Continent.
A RUDE FELLOW.
Pretty Girl-Did you see the way that
man looked at met 1t was positively in
sulting.
Big Brother-Did he stare2''
Pretty Girl-Starcl Why. no. He
ran his eyes over me and then glanced
off at some one else, Just as if wasn't
worth second thought. New York
Weekly.
A GRAVE II THE ATMOSPHERE.
De Ketchum-Heard the news at the
clubl
Hismark-No. what is it9
DE Ketchum-Old Fuse has given up
Enthusiastically
De Ketchum-Yes; be was visiting |
some granite quarries, and he accident
ally dropped his cigar ashes into keg Of !
blastipg-powder.
THOUGHTFUL HOSTESS.
Hostess 10 male waH-fower)-Perinit !
me to introduce you 20 a charming dancer, ]
Mr.. Westend
Mr.. westend-Au, thanks. no, neyah
dance.
Would you like to join the card
party in the drawing-rOomfn
aAu. thanks, no. do not play
fsWell, supper viii be ready soon.7
OTHER WORLDS TO coSQUER.
ashOw me the man that struck. ny
wife. :,
s.what do you want to do with him.
Il want to get him to tackle ny
nother-in-law. - Epoch
HUHAx xATrEE.
fT stood on the corner during that
wind and laughed and laughed to see
hats blown o. and umbrellas turned IN
side out. said Binks. In fart I should
have been thers laughing jet If ny own
hat had not gone when ny umbrella was
turned Inside out Then I sFore.r-
IEPoeA /
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1885-05-07
THE JOKER'S BUDGET.
JEsTs AND YARNS By FUNNY
MEN OF THE PRESS.
Plenty Of Exits-Time Is Money
Good Old Family-The Lovers
Dilemma, etc etc.
PLENTY or EXITS

PLENTY OF EXITS.
ofIicial-How could the people get
out OF this theatre in case Of fret
Lessee-They could step right out in
every direction.
"There are no doors"
ssNo, but this old building couldn't
burn more than five minutes before the
walls would tumble out.n-INew York
Weekly.
TINE Is MONEY.
Wickwire-M il is q shame for
you to be letting your days slip by as you
do. Time is money you know.
Mudge--Et isn't much money when il
takes three months TO amount to .
quarter. II Indianapolis Journal
GOOD OLD FAMILY.
Richfello-That Miss Forundred be-
longs to the blue bloods, doesn't shel
Rival BELIEVES, indeed. You Just
ought to see her nose on cold day.
New York Weekly.
THE LOVERS DILEMMA.
She's rlch-her face the eye delights
! would the maiden WOO;
But her father keeps q dog that bites
And wears thick-soled shoe.
-TNcw York Herald.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1885-05-07
me FIXED THE RESPONSIBILITY.

A fellow from New Jersey went into
q fashionable-Gotham restaurant and or
dered soup. 1t pleased him very much,
so he told them to bring him pork and
be- MS.
This was not up to his liking and he
began raising a fuss about II. The
waiter couldn't quiet him, and at last
had to call the manager.
''Who are your was the Infatuated
Jerseyite's inquiry.
II am the person to make your COM
plant to. I'm the superintendent. "
81 don't won't to see you. The soup
was all right. Send me the pork-and-
-erintendent. !"
now THE OLD MAN LOOKS At IT. Z
The old man may dig and delve,
But there's sure to be some ass
Who keeps his daughter up till twelve,
And burns his coal and gas.
-IDrakc's Magazine.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1885-05-07

Fond Mother Did you have q nice
time At ycut little friend'si
Small Sou Not very. His mother
was hangin' round most Of tn day.
l1ood News.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-07

lishtuing every sBsss coilsd and rat
lied, aeo one dsrted forward and
struck the cid chap IN the mind LEG.
shea eiscus com aisacad Az rho
hasr sprsns up with fsrcs growl the
snskes divided aud about halt of them
passed MIN. This put him between
two Urea. He seemed dszsd tor mo-
ms"i, but S n bsgan striking cut his
claws aud uuering sneh rroDls as
sSit cAtt4S up aud down my "a Inc. He
woke up bad parts il thoss ra,llers.
rkey were spoillng Tor H5nt apd
Went in to Kill. Ia fight as SC .rcsly
bsgun before Rpoihsi GeZan snakes
1t'ggl d CT. Of oraviees aud hurried
down as reinfuIcsmeuts.
The besr eel 40 on end and struck
right arc lett, disabling several oJ The
ssrlearsio9ide ot twp m iaukes, but il
W apleiD that lie had no hssVt for the
tr1t The poison OF tina Grs. bite wa.
nInbabiy taxing the courage out OF
him.
Aha battle las.sd sIoat iva Minutes,
/, % the erd Of which iime Old Ugly
oegae 70 whine like 3-yesr Old boy.
/ do waited to & away, AMI he ceased
70 strlke. Whsn ne did iually b0l.
down the psth, bali q dozen Fathers
Sera clinStug 90 hilp, suG he was tbs
worst whio3 sd bear IN tho gsear al
| glorious West.
Waiting about half en- hour, Ia G..
eoendsn from my perch and follows
he path, Atlhe eod Of quarter of 4
tnlie i0uGd him lying desd, aud the
body was 90 puff d up thas il Gouit
not nsye bgen crowded INTO tha largest
hos head A dozen serpents still ar
rounded IL rafting RWsy 10 great OK
c,tepeut, aud 90 Ghs g'uu1 or my feat
% the rock paJn they turasd upon ne
40 meulci1Slv that 1 seat = hasty re.
| lre6t--i Now YoYk Sun
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-07

WASHINGTON, Nov. O. Indian Com
missioner Atkins to-day autographed
tho secretary OF the interior from MuE-
kosoe, Indian Territory, that no has
found largo number of squstters in
his progress through tho Indian Terri
tory whom he bslisves 10 be boomers.
He IL OF the opiuion that military force
must DO employed 10 expel them,
The resignation OF j. w. Meldrum,
surveyor-gonoral OF Wyoming Terri
tory, mas bean accepted.
Il. p. II. Harrison, OF West Virginia,
has been appointed special agent OF
tho land office.
Emory Il. Roal, of Macon, Georgia,
has been appointed law clerk In this
Office Of the assistant attorney gem
eral in tho interior department, vice
U. Y. Baxter, resigned.
The resignation Of Hiram Van Aram
secretary of Arizona, has boon ac
cepted.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-07
Sl,cri,ipu's Aids.

WASHINGTON, Nov. o.-By q general
order issuod Into this afternoon from
headquarters OF tho army, General
Sheridan filled the vacancies upon
his personal staff, created
by the relief Of two OF hia rids-do-
camp. Pursuant to orders from the
wpr department, the newly appoistai
aids ARC Lieutenant Colonel ke,.
logg, Of tho Filth cav
airy, and Lieutenant Colonel
Blunt of tho ordnance department.
Colonel Kellogg who was an aid-do.
camp 10 General Thomas during the
war, has lately returned from Europe,
where he attended thia years autumn
msnmuvreslof the French prmy,ard IL
now serving with his troop \. Fort
supply, Indian Territory.
Colonel Blunt has bsen serving for
more than q wear ~ inspector Ct rifls
practice At the headquarters of the
army, the duties OF which petition ha
will continue TO discharge, in add.
ton TO those Of abode camp.
lie. 10 the author Of the Marine
Rfls firing, adopted last vcsY
TOR uss Ia the army. Colo.
nels Kellogg aud Blunt are wisely
aud fAvurablv known, both In and out
ri thu army, and u n eaid tonight In
military circles that their selections by
(aeaersl sheridan - HE personal 40
y likely 70 give general satlsfscuon.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-07
dsposi,ors than sm

ri,y to dspositors than small
banks. fhigd, that State and
private bsaKs would be thsre-
by ipjanousiy affected. NAh
the general public these objections are
OF sligat concern, as they pertain tn
thu banks themselves, while we are
seeking our own safety. A more se-
rious objsetlon might be th,tsleh N.
sumption by the national government
would bs the payment Of priTsts debts
with public fuads. But Ia view Of tia
fac. ths. the government hSs already
gone as FAY as 1t has in this bohd-hasis
banking business, and the other fact
tina: nearly all men are willing to pay
q small premium, especially indirectly,
for the insurance of their properties,
No assume there would not bs very
strenuous opposition.
Al ali events, Mr.. FLASsAGAN seems
TO hsve slruok the key note, and his
propositions are completely worthy OF
the mort serious aud prompt consider
alton by our bankers and hnsac!ers.