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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-01
Be Civil.


Nothing can be more valuable % 4
young man or xoman than eivilify, and
It Is the duty Of every parent t0ineulcate
Il both By Prec~ps and example. N0
parent eau afsori, under any eirr nm
st2nces. b say an unciTiI so-f tora child
The respect which persect eourtsey in
spires / the only basis sof that love whieh
alone holds a ehid 70 obeiience and
clearly defined right doing during the
critical time Of youth when the deterrent
power of fear, which IN chHdh0asI might
be potent, Is no longer e ffseiiou-
In shop ar counting-roorB. offer. OF
home, II Is not only an invaluable pos-
session, which all may have AMI noue
can afford % be without, but il also
brings that equipoise Of personality
which enables one To be aiwavs At the
best. Inbred. sPringiEg from the heart
a confirmed habit. eiyility eudures beau
" Perishes Is time and change pass by
her, but eivility rises superior to both.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-01
Didn't Dictate.


A touriz< stopped at 4 ios-eabin to get
. drink Of szfsr- Noticing a very lean
seef nesr the dssz chewing rag. the
tourist. addre=siny the IandiorI,~ said /:
That's very lean animal
Yes sorters
Why don't you give him somsthing
70 eat2r
Amt he eatin' -
Yes, eating a rag"
Wall, ef rag sui.s him. all right, I
amt no man 10 dictate
He'll not make very good beef"
Reckon not; don't want him fur
beef ride him.
Ride him.
That's what said Soms folks mout
Perfer er hoss, but want er steer You
oughtsr see him trot. Don't Low nothir'
70 pass him on the road VIZ. he's 80
usuch peartsr than any Of the hoses
about here that when any body Is in 4
hurry TO go after the doctor they gener-
ally come here and get him
never heard Of anything like that
before
reckon not an ef you stay round
here very long you'll hear DER good many
things yon never heard o. befo Never
heard o ole Mat Thompson swollerin' 4
snake, did you
NO
Wall. he done it,
What for2-
SNAKE hungry, reckon I seed him
at the time an / thought tha; the proceed
in was sorter strange, bat as amt NJ
man to dictate let bin % AheaA Yan-
der comes my son-in-law. an do know
that he's less account than any f-iier that
ever lived Look 1t him siosnin' along
ike fool"
Why did you permit your daughter
70 HArry him."
Didn't tell you that want 4 man
70 dictAte2 reckon you'd better be gone.
A teller that's ~ hart o. underssanlsin' "A
you air mont = man inter trouble
4rt.lassss TrasslsF.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-01
Points on the Mercury.


It Is said to be nearly as cold in View
York as out west, where blixzar,Is are
blowing the mortgages off the farms.
To investigate this assertion reporter
took trip around town in search Of cor
rohorative facts.
At the Hoffman house the reporter met
Montana man from Helena He said
that he should not return TO the ances-
tral halls Of his dugout7 until whisky
thaws in the spring 1t was 50 cold when
he left Bozeman, in September, that IS
brandy had been sawed into paper
weights, 70 remain IN that shape until
the spring elections.
At the Fifth AvenEt hotel prominent
citizen from st. Paul was found in his
room, with the steam turned of and the
ice cooler in his bed He said that Min
nessota was cool. but beautiful People
never die there with consumption, be-
c=iuSe their lungs freeze stiff on their ar
rival and only thawed out when they
went back east to die All the cemetery
companies in st. Paul were bankrupt,
and the undertakers were building skat-
ing rinks, and would run them as perma-
nent investments.
Duluth man at the St James was
explaining to Capt. Connor that the
country along the Northern Pacific rail-
road annex was tempered by .breezes
from the Pacific ocean. He said that in
Proctor Knott's county the canned fruit
crop had increased every year The biz
zard from Dakota had no effect on fruit.
II was customary for skaters to Gil their
pockets with stewed prunes plucked from
the frees. Canned peaches were as plen-
tifas IN january is are cocoannts in South
america s-'~-
The Lake Superior country had ali the
advantages Of tropical country with
none Of its annOyanees. When child
went for bucket of water there was no
fear Of being gobbled by az alligator
Scorpions, centipesles, tarantalas, Bengal
tigers, rhiEoeeroses and spotted leopar'is
were unknown, and when family sat
down to a dinner Of potted meat and
canned elephant there was no vacant
chair nor newly made grave as Is often
the case where the merrary stands at 80
degrees in mii-vinter
A Bismark man al the Brunswick said
the Missouri river was solid ice from Fort
Benton to s. Perrie, a distance Of 1000
miles. Freezing precipitales the mud,
leaving the ice 20 clear that one can walk
on the ice and see all the people who
have been drowned lying at rest IN the
bottom of the river as distinctly as if
they were in a museum. The numerous
steamboats,, mules, wood wards, happy
homes and occasional towns and cities
that have been swallowed up By the
great rivers are also visible 1t Is pre-
dicted that next summer will be unusu-
ally wet owing to the large amount Of ice
and snow on the western landscape
From, DE ys,e York Tslegrum.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-01
A pitifui Case.


The ingenuity Of morphine victims to
hide their VIZ has never been better
Illustrated than in the case Of young
girl at fashionable young ladies' board
ing-sahonl rear Philadelphia. who has
juss been taken away By her parent
She said she learned 70 u.s. morphine
from young married WOMAN, well
known il soeiety in New York, whom
she met AZ 4 watering place last sum
mer.
The disclosure came about acciiientailv.
When the young stU.lent returned to the
school this tall, she had periods Of deep
dependency, and often asked the priv
ilege ofgoing 20 the room in the seminary
set apart as a hospital. There she would
lie for a day at a time, oniy rnusin- her
self when any one approached the table
on which stood an ink bottle and a
styIograplric pen The nurse having Oc-
casiOn 20 send : message to the doctor
attempted to write with this pen. the
young girl az that time being asleep.
The pen not oaly refused To write, but
the practice'l eye Of the nurse instantly
recognized in the point the punctaring
needle 0fGhyPoierlnic syringe This bel
70 an examination of the ink battle. Il
vas a four-oGnce bottle bat there vas 10
ink in it. Il vas painted black on the
outside AMI contained Mazendie's soIu-
ton Of nsoEphi1. enough for one hundred
aud txenty-eight one-half grain doses.
The principal Of the school va sum
aoned Immediately, AMI she sleeping
girls arm barred Il was punctured from
the shnElsses almost TO the hand, and
tie hvEi bsue marks confirmed the sas-
pleinn. which was changed 70 absolute
certainty By the small abeess which hai
begun to form IN the forearm just above
the wrist The habit hal been formed
about two months only. and ther is a
possibility that cure can be aifertej-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-01
An Affectionate Dog.

Have yOu sesn papa's new dog. Car
l0~ she asked. As they s..i together in
theparlor
Yes be replied. somewhat aneasily.
have bad the pleasure Of meeting the
dog
" Ism he sPIendide Hes % aiSeStiou-
ate.~
: I noticed that he was very demon
strative,T returned be, as he moved un-
easily in his chair.
He s 4 very playful animal, to- 1
never saw one more playful in all my
ife-r
Il ann glad to hear you say that
~why'~
Because was liliic bit afraid that
when he bit the piece 0gt Of my pants
tonight he was in earnest. But Il he
was only in play OF course It's all night,
| can take fun Is well a. anybody
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-01

derfal than his courage and devotion, in
a community where neither quality is un-
usal at all
The man who takes his own life in
his hand every day. and has frequently
10 fight for the life Of some companion,
values brainy action. In the box
with the testimonial WIS a purse of fifty
dollars and a curious old gold cross. that
had been treasured by the mother of the
lad who was saved, as her one piece Of
tinery. On it was rudely engraved these
words;
Given by the miners at the Notch
to the man who risked his life for a
child,
/ That was all. The poor fellow went
away and would have been forgotten,
only that the cid miners told the story
sometimes to their children.
The prisoner was looking out of the
window. The conductor rustled around
IS though ashamed of the interest he
had shown in the stsry-a story which
he did not doubt was pure fiction Only
the brakeman gave way TO his sympathy,
and asked whether the man had ever
been found.
Not that know Of replied the de-
tective.
And vas you the boy which he
saved y
was the kid
~And you never heer'i tell what be-
came OF the man-what would you do if
you she'd come acrost him sometime."
Evidently the brakeman had an imag-
nation which was trying hard to assert
itself
-Oh. I'd try to even the thing up
somehow. l suppose common deeency
would demand that I'd treat him asiwell
as l knew how"
Look here, said the prisoner, turning
from the window with an apparent effort
to change a conversation which, for some
reason, had not seemed to interest him
. look here, old man, I've got little
keepsake that your story just reminded
me OF, and If could get at it I'd ask you
to take charge OF it for me tilI-till this
thing is over. II you'll put your hand in
there and pull out that bit of ribbon
So
The conductor almost jumped out Of
bis seat.
Blamed ifit amt the cross you've
Just been telling about be shouted.
month later the detective was un-
dergoing cross s=-examination by the con-
ductor and brakeman.
Yes, he was bad lot +; oh, yes, he
didn't have l,g to stand upon the
facts are as clear as day. All true about
the cross aHdthe rest of il Just ~ true as
gospel What had he been doing
Torowing bombs the last thing Punish
ed2 Well, to tell you the truth, they
won; be apt to punish him Till they
catch him again, guess. Fact Is. be
rot away from me somehow that same
night. Who, me- Oh, no. I'm not on
the force any more. gothic bounce"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-01
The Handsomest Lady

In Somerset remarked 10 friend the
other day that she knew Kempis Balslm
for the Throat anal iangs WIS ! superior
remedy, As it stopped hereoush instantly
when others had no effect whatever 50
to prove this and convince ycu Of its
merit. any druggist viii give YOU sam
pie Bottle Free. Large size 50 cents and
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-01
Men Judged by their Dress.

Men may also from motives Of policy
adopt a superior style Of dress- They
Judge one another very much by attire.
That most acute observer. Chesterfield,
mas told u that a well dressed man, by
means of hiss good clothes. ImpresSes men
much more than he does women
think this very true. Life IS a struggle.
We make way for slIccessfu! man just
a. in old times they made way for the
nIan in armor It Is by mans personal
appearance that the world, to consider
able degree, judges Of his sucress. There
is, perhaps. no country in which men are
40 much Judged by their appearance IS
this. No one has title or sauliIy 10
fall back upon, AMI there are few other
things by which to form a Judgment
From .s.sggcsions 10 Dtsiss,' IA The .iaser-
run Magz,ins
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-01

have had catarrh for twenty years,
and used all kinds ofreasesiiss without
reilef. Mr.. Smith. drsirsist, Of Little
Fails. recommended Ely's Cream Balm.
The effect Of the first application was
magical. il aliayed The Inflammation and
the next morning my head was as clear
as bell One bottie has done me 50
much good that am convinced It's ase
viii effect permanent cure Il sooth-
ing pleasant and easy 10 apply, and I
strongly urge its Tse by all sutferers.-Geo-
Terry, Little Falls. y. Y.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-01

A colossal stick Of lumber from Puget
Sound has been contributed 10 the me-
ehanies' exhibition at San Francises.
Its length Is Isl feet. and II IS % BY %
nches through. II i believed TO be the
longest piece Of lsmber ever tarned cut
of any >.w mill
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-01

A party Of picnieess from Orlando. Ky
who explored the big cave IN R1ekcaStls
county recently. found nine dinner pAtfes
Of glazed ware, which weBe apparentgy of
great age They had b-some 50 sof7ened
BY the action u ts.~ air that they er1En-
bssd 20 pieces -z~n ts1ehed
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-01
Is Life
Worth Living?

That depends upon the Liver,
for if the Liver is inactive the
whole system X out Of eder-the
breath is bad, digestion poor, the
head dull or aching. energy and
hopefnlness gone, The spirits are
depressed, a heavy weight exists
after eating. with general despon-
dency and the blues. The Liv-
er Is the housekeeper Of the
health; and a harmless, simple
remedy that acts like Nature,
does not eonstipate afterwards or
require constant taking, does not
interfere with business or pleas
ure during its use, makes SIM
mons Liver Regulator q medical
perfection.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-01

One man \ ever-niee and hecomes
fGssy another IS careless and loses his
trade
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-01

The zsn,e great lesson Of s6Iure is
tassht in the professions that = taughs
in trade
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-01

have tes1eG Is VIRTUES pcrsanaTiy. and know
that iuf Dyspepsia HliuGsuess sat rnrosbing
headache. i j. fne best uae.-.'isis the word ever
saw. have tired forty oiher rsneiies before sim
mons LIVER Regulator. aud u8ue u then gave
more tHAa fefa gu-RTY reiief but the Regulator
not Only relieved hui cured.
4. Il. ZONES. Macon. Ca.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-01

4 five dollar bank note isslesi by the
Farmers, Bank Of Wilmington, Del, in
1878. Just seventy-four years ago. has just
returned FROM its long wanderings, hav-
ing been sent on for redemptian by 4
g. Douglass, Of st. Louis A Wilmington
paper says that the note Is well preserved
and there Is no doubt Of its gennineness-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-01
Uncle Esek's Wisdom.
.ienius invents. taIeat appIies.

Genius inyents, talent applies.
Faith won't enable a man to lift ton
all at once, but il viii, ten pounds at a
time.
Literature Is the diet of the common
mind, but genius feeds on the unwritten
things
When you have learned to listen. you
have already acqEired the rpiiments Of
a good education.
l never have seen an idea too big fora
sentence, bat have read thousands Of
sentences too big for an ilea,
Vanity and jealousy are the two weak
est passions in the human heart, and,
strange TO say. they are the most COM
mon.
You may travel a good ways on xhis-
Ky, and travel fast while Won are going,
but you can't always get back when you
want TO.
A thoroughly neat woman Is 4 JOY IN
speakable. bat doesn't sine make it busy
for the dust, and for the people in her
Heighborhcod
/ have heard of men who knew more
than they could tell, but never have
met one. II man has genuine idea,
hecan make himself understood.
Ny young disciple, don't hunt for new
things, bu, study to improve upon tile
old ones every fat stoEe. and most Of
the bowlders have been turned over al
ready by the novelty y-hunters-
We find plenty Of people who don't
average well they know too much for
one man. and not quite enough for tive.
The Century for february.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-01

well, the man jumped Just as they
reached the edge, just before his vehicle
shot oseF into the air. but he had very
little time ~ choose bis ground, and 50
landed, as luck would have it, on the only
heap Of stones in sight. The Others pick
ed him up for dead, and carried him up
to the settlement, where the miners held
a wake over him But he came TO life in
the middle Of the festiv-the obsequies.
nsean-and found that he was only Grip
pied for life.
The miners, folks not easily moved,
were enthusiastic about the affair, and
gave ssich testimonials as they could, to
show their gratitude and appreciation
One Of these expressions took the form
of a souvenir, <igned by every man in the
place, and stating in very grandiloquens
language what the poor fellow had done.
His quick viz seemed to them more won
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-01
nn1AnAnn nAprrsr uHIos.
pts Tenth Annual Session~-Pro"
rrnmnso OF Exercises.

pts Tenth Annual Session~-Pro'
gramnsc OF Exercises.
The tenth annual session Of the Deia-
ware Baptist Union will be held 10 Deia-
ware Avenue Baptist Church On Tuesday
and Wednesday, November Goth and 2ist.
Delegates from oil the Baptist cnpfcnes :
and Sundhy.sehools In the stato ana
and Delaware county, Pa, Will Attsnu'
The programme will be as follows
Tuesday morning Devotional service !
report OF programme committees election
Of officers; verbal reports from the
CHURCHES; introductory sermon ny the
Rev. J. A. Aldred business items,
Tuesday afternoon Sunday school ses-
zion and womsn's neeting) -FrRise ser
Woe; reports from Sunday schools hd-
dress, 1.-THE possibilities OF the Sunday
school teacher" by MIR. Russell; address,
: The possibilities OF the Sunday'sohool
GLASS;" general discussion OF tho suoi .cts
in three minutes speeches. addrets, "Ihe
worth OF the Sunday-schools 70 the
church;n discussion; women's missionary
nesting; "What tho Sun6ay-sohools oan
do for home missions /" ''What the
sunday. schools can do for foreign mis-
sions;n the remainder Of the afternoon 10
be devoted to what the women may deem
best.
Tuesday evening (Sunday.school ser-
vice)--Choir voluntary address, sun.
day. sohoolR and the Young people !"
music BY the ohildren's choir; address,
,'sunday. schools and reyiFals;" choir
voluntary address, "Sunday.schools and
the nation" Hon, Charles 3. Lore; music
by the childten's choir remarks, "What
profit have I gained from this service !"
each speaker TO have two minutes,
Wednesday moinipg--Onnieronce and
prAyeY; business report OF trustees ad-
dfers BY the Rev. Mr.. Bpratt; discussion
by the Rtv Il. w. overhlssr address by
the Rev. Mr.. Palmer; address by the Rev.
Mr.. Fitting address by the Rev. DR..
Luther; discussion OF any Of the preced.
inR subjects; doctrinal sermon by the Rev.
E E Williams.
Wednesday stieTnoon-"Tha present
phase OF the temperance cause" BY the
Rev. o. g. B0ddtpgton and others; ad.
drete, Row TO promote reVivsls," by the
Rev. Mr.. Patton address, "Tho present
state OF religion" by the Rev. Mr..
Harper; address, THE place of the Holy
Spirit in preaching" by Rev. Mr., Palmer;
address, frhe church in the world"
address, i"WhBt a layman can md ought
to do Tor his church" BY MIR, Crossr, ad.
dress, "1he unused talent in our
churches, by George E. Rees; discussion
BY Wabhiogson Jones and Harry Emmons,
Esq address, Tho place and purpose Of
the choir in seTVice;" discuasion.
Wednesday evening = Ohoir voluntary;
sermon BY the Rev. DR.. Hoyt; devotional
meeting.
Elch church Il entitled to appoint ave
delegates, including the pastor, and each
rundny.schcol three delegates, including
the npetintendent.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-01


Sussex Journal.
George Hubbarit lives ip Mapleton,
Nd, and is to4 years old. His son, who
average ages Of the two Ia 81. a CORE
epondent OF the Chicago Tribune found
Mr.. Hubbartt in Indianapolis the other
day, whittier ha had gone to visit his
daughter, Mrs. Samuel Record.
Being asked for sketch OF his life he
gave these dates; ~ was born in SUISSE
county, Del, March 27th, 1854. When |
was six years old my parents movsd to
North Carolina. remember tbs trip
we'll. ] lived with MY parents unit. was
- years old and then concluded to roam
around in the west awhile. That was III
1906 We hadn't any steam cars in those
6ays, and there wasn't any boats on the
liver. / saddled little roam nag one
day and set out. All the west was one
great wilderness then. Not u path had
been broken through the big iorssts OF
THIS state, and we had no guide 60 chow
Nv the way. 1t was Just dive into the
big woods, end, IL you got lost, get ont
ths best yoa could or make the most of
staying 4 young fellow who didn't liha
adventure staid at home thoss times.
That vas before Gen Havrieon whaled
the Ipjuns, and the woods was full OF
redssihG.'
IN accounting for bis great age he said:
u always lived a. close 10 nature as |
could. Exercise good food, warn cloth
ing and 'lsap-and nothing elss than these
--hsye ktp. ne in good health. never
used toosGeo In all my He and have had
little to Go with stimulants."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-01
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
StnnfinF Committees OF the 6sYt
1adne nf nrtavpara

stnndtnF Committees of the Grand
iadee of Delaware.
Grand Chancellor William j. MoreIaud
disappointed tho following standing oom.
lalttees OF the Grand Lodge o. Delaware,
Il 81 z, TO serve one year
Laws emo Supervision q, @. Charles
I Matoney, Lodge No. l; p. g. o. vii.
nan j Jsdorla, No. 4 P. q. O. gsmusI
dunnton, jr No. B.
FnaacA fni MiIasge.-p. o. George w
p,,enlneten, Lodge No. 8. P. @. o. W.
Everett, No. i p. q. Edward L. Beeson.
Appeals and Grievancss--p. q. O.
william slnmons, Lodge No. 2;P. q. q.
: : Mons, No. p. o. George q,
Hugboa, Ne. q =
=, hstnias ard oredsntiAls-P. G. q.
dhomes Forenoon, lodge No APP. q.
=. 4 D shsidon, No. 10 / P. O. WiIlfan
a. Lloyd, rio. /. " + ''~-'
Foreign Correspopdsnce-p a n
stailsblfy Wiley, Lodge No. 6 p. q.
S q. LdTia Hirst, No. q T. G. o. Adam j.
State q the Order ~p. O. Mprt y
Ml''aa, Lodge No -, T. d George d
aoPsins No. 70; P. o. w. r More
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-01

4 careful inspection Of the booka Of the
Minot, OAK, postmaster shows tina. his
shortage will be- but trils, il anything,
The shortage OF CHARLES O. hardin Of
tho Citizens Bulldog and Loan Assonia
ton of Chicago will reach $4,000 10
$4,000.
Emperor William hSs Instructed thanks
be extended his recent hosts 10. the cor
dialitY of his reosnt receptions to other
monarchB.
The death sentence of young Farley for
numbering fsllow empl9ye Of BGa,'a
circus, in Canada, has been comnuted 10
penal life s3rvituda.
III. A. Shaldnn, assistant postmaster a,
Hudson, N. Y, arrested On Friday tqr
pilfering with the mails. has inlIy COZ.
tessed the THEFT OF several thousand dol
lars from the pouches.
Charles W. Waldron, the EiIlsda,e.
Mich, hApker, who left his partner Il,
l., Koon, $40 600 ia the lutca, wants 10
compromise on $4,000, Koon having
already paid $50, 900. :
The task of enforcing the Chinese ex
clusiop act proves 60 be no easy one alan,
the Mexican frontier. FL Paso and pas6
del Norte, MEXICO, are separated only hv
the Rio GFanae. which is at present nroc.
ticsily dry and 10 forisble for 10 montba
OF the year. CbinHmen can easily como
up the Mexican Central railroad or aero,s
the country from Guaymas or other Pscis1
points and slip acr0se the line into In
United states, 'Ne
The steamer Arabic, from HONG Ropo
and Yokohama, which arrived al Az
Francisco on Friday brings meil adyices
showing that tho Chinese Ttnles contains
a retal,atory article, which that il the an.
noIioua American bill should be car,;sl
into feet there will be- no ether courss
open for China consistent with ber die
nifty az nation than to adopt re.sliat or J
measures by prohibiting the citzsns 4,
the United States from oomirR TO Cbips
and, IN this will have no effect ia brine
log the United Ssates Congress and H.
united States government to reason ana
fairness, then II will be 9 question ~,
China to consider whether 1t is not tims
for her TO cancel her treaties made viii
that country, to recall her subjects from
there, to expel all the United States Sd:
zens from her country, and to cease All
relations and intercourse, Diplomatic an
commercial, with ths United States,