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whittier ana the Cabbage.

did you ever hear the story of Whit
tier and the cabbage?" asked an old friend
yesterday; 'it may have been told before,
but it is worth repeating now. He hates
the odor of cabbage, like most sensible
men, and has a cordial horror of the right
smell in the wrong place as Henry James
calls the fragrance of dinner in the hall
way. One day, however, a cabbage was
cooked at Oak Knoll, and most Of it was
left over. In Difference to her cousins
Olfactories, the mistress of the house di-
rected her cook to put the cold cabbage on
the top shelf in the pantry, until the next
day
"ln the course of the afternoon Mr..
Whittier was seen digging in the garden,
A member of the family asked him what
he was going to do, but he put her OIL with
o merry twinkle in his eyes. When in
the course of household events, the cook
sought the cabbage, il was gone. Mr.
Whittier had traced 1t to its oyrie; he had
climbed up and had borne il away in
triumph, and i'm defiance of domestic
economy had buried il i'm the garden. |
tell the story as it was told TO me, said his
friend. Call it How the Poet Planted Il
Cabbage (boilcd). ~ Boston Advertiser.
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known to your personal sense as phys
ical growth. Farewell, dearly be-
loved until you, released from fetters
Of clay, shall meet me in the eternal
and undying. / adjure you by the
WORD of power" to let me 90, With
all the spirit force have attained dur
ting these years beyond the veil will
This dust TO dust
"As these last words were spoken q
cloud of fine ashes fell back to the
bottom of the casket leaving glori-
fed shape that floated out into the
room and was gone.
"a sharp pang convulsed me, and /
was sunconscious.
"When ] awoke next morning ]
found the sun was shining brightly.
| seemed to have but one thought or
purpose, and that was to get away us
soon and as far as possible from this
place. / got all my belongings to-
gether, hitch up my horse and drove
off. A parting glance showed me the
heavy oaken shutters still securely
shut.
Wrapping my robes about me as a
protection from the keen air pushed
on through the woods TO the next
town, where / found rest and refresh
ment for myself and horse.
"By guarded inquiries of the jolly
landlord l managed TO find out that
the house belonged to the president
of the medical college at A. He
was generally regarded as an eccen-
trio and an enthusiast, whom people
feared more than they loved, and
whose success as a physician was
something marvellous. His only and
beautiful daughter had shared her
fathers passion for scientific pursuits.
She had suddenly disappeared sew
eral years before, and was thought to
have been murdered, although moth.
ing was ever proved.
"The old house had the reputation
of being haunted, and everybody gave
it wide berth.
81 made good time" continued
Dana, "and got my reports around or
time, but ] never shall forget thai
night. II w. p. Phelan, NJ. d., in the
Travellers Quarterly.
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WvNANMsyo\R?.

If you have all, or any consider
able number of these symptoms,
you are suffering from that most
common of Americah maladies-
Bilious Dyspepsia, or Torpid Liv-
er, associated with Dyspepsia, or
Indigestion. The more complica-
ted your disease has become, the
greater the number and diversity
of symptoms. No matter what
stage it has reached, Dir. PfERcE's
GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY will
subdue it, if taken according TO
directions for a reasonable length
of time. If not cured, complica-
tions multiply and Consumption
of the Lungs, Skin Diseases, Heart
Disease, Rheumatism, Kidney Dis
ease, or other grave maladies are
quite liable to set in and, sooner
or later, induce fatal termination.
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A QUEER STORY.
Marvellous Adventure OF Blind ant
Paralyzed Girl.

NlNINflouN huNththIt w ~ hhh
Paralyzed Girl.
The Volkszeitung of the city of Til
sit, Prussia, reports: A girl of % has
been left blind and paralyzed by a
fever. She had consulted number
of physicians and had been under
treatment at the hospital Of the Uni
versity at Koenigsberg. But it was all
TO no avail, One day the poor patient
was sitting alone in her room, when
an unknown individual entered and
seized both her hands. She was
frightened and attempted to knock
with her chair to call for her family,
when the intruder made her feel q
broad knife, telling her he would stab
her if she made the slightest noise.
How long he held the patient in
that manner is not stated. On leav-
ing her he said he would leave an ex-
planatory paper in the loft upon
which her room opened. Immedi-
ately after the girl heard noise like
the cracking of burning wood and
smelled smoke filling her room. She
gave the alarm, and her parents ran
upstairs. They found a small fire in
the loft, but it was easily extinguished.
When they entered the room they
found the girl in great fright, but
were most ioyfully surprised when
she opened her eyes and could see
them. She could also move her limbs
little and there is good hope now of
her entire recovery. They found the
paper the strange visitor had said he
would leave, but there was nothing
written on it but few unintelligible
words London Standard.
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A DENTISTS ADVENTURE.
Prosecuted by the Man Whom He Had
Befriended,


NJ. Peter Lemonnier, dentist liv-
ing at Nice, has just had u strange adj
venture. \ short time ago patient
called on him and asked him to cx-
tract one of his back teeth. When
the operation was over the patient,
taking out his cigar case, begged NJ.
Peter Lemonnier to favor him with
light, Acceding with politeness to
this request, the dentist produced a
box Of matches and handed it to his
patient. The latter, however, had
hardly touched the box when he eX-
claimed that the matches were con-
traband. With many apologies he
drew up his report, and il then
transpired that he was NJ. Roux,
one of the detectives of the Chemical
Match Company. Itmay be imagined
that the discovery was accidental; by
no means.
Combining business one can hardly
say with pleasure, but rather with
pain in this particular instance, NJ.
RouX, who must be one of the most
energetic agents ON the face of the
earth, had taken with him q col
league, NJ. Poncellc, who was
awaiting the termination of the
operation in another room. A call
from NJ. RouX brought NJ. Poncelle
promptly to the spot, and he acted
in due and legal form as witness of
the proces-verbal. Prosecuted for
having contraband matches in his
possession, NJ. Peter Lemonnier
tried to turn the tables on his oppo-
nents by bringing against them an
action 'for violation of domicile,"
The case has just come before the
Tribunal Correctional dc Nice. The
court has decided, in the first place,
that the company's agents have Il
right to enter establishments of pub
lie resort, such as restaurants, cafes,
and so forth, but that their power
does not extend to private houses, es-
pecially when they have obtained ac-
cess to them by strate gem.
On the other hand, the Court ruled
that there had been no violation in
the strictly legal sense of the word of
Nj. Peter Lemonnier's abode. The
dentist had opened the door to the
two agents of his own free will and
accord, nor had force been used in
seizing the matches, seeing that NJ.
Peter Lemonnier had himself handed
the box to NJ. RouX. There remained
the costs, half of which are to be de
frayed by the dentist and the other
half by the two agents. AS for NJ.
RouX, he is certainly deserving of
promotion, There are but few who,
after enduring such torment in the
operating chair, could have bestowed
a thought on the kind of matches pre-
sented to him. - London Telegraph.
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/ 4 TERRIBLE
/ AFFLIGTIOA.
CONSUMPTION, WEAK LUNGS, SPLITTING OF BLOOD.

wonderful combination of tonic,
or strengthening, Alternative, or
blood-clcansing, anti-bilious, pee
toral, and nutritive properties, is
mequaled, not only as remedy
for Consumption, but for all
Chronic Diseases of the Liver,
Blood, and Lungs. For Weak
Lungs, Splitting of Blood, Short
ness of Breath, Bronchitis, Chron-
ic Nasal CatarTh, Severe Coughs,
Asthma, and kindred affections, it
is a sovereign remedy. While
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DIR. PiERcE's GOLDEN MEDICAL
DISCOVERY acts powerfully upon
the Liver and through that great
blood-purifying organ, cleanses
the system of all blood -taints and
impurities, from whatever cause
arising. 1t is equally ellicacious
in acting upon the Kidneys, and
other excretory organs, cleansing,
strengthening, and healing their
diseases. As an appetizing,
restorative tonic, it promotes
digestion and nutrition, there
by building up both flesh and
strength. In malarial districts,
this wonderful medicine has
gained great celebrity in curing
Fever and Ague, Chills and
Fever, Dumb Ague, and kindred
diseases.
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| INDIGESTION,
BOILS,
! BLOTGRES.
4 Bad Ulcer.

GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY
cures Consumption (Which is Scro-
fula of the Lungs, by its wonder
full blood-purifying, invigorating
and nutritive properties. From
its marvellous power over this ter
ribly fatal disease, when first of
fering this now world-famed rem
edy to the public, DIR. Pierce
thought seriously of calling it his
"CoSsUMprloN Cure" but aban-
doned that name as too restrict
i've for n medicine which, from its
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\ DIFFICULT FEAT.
How Women are Taught 10 Become
Professional Dancers.


"Talk about feats of strength ! Why,
woman can do something no man
can perform. say woman. Well,
perhaps there are q dozen women
alive who can accomplish this feat in
q first-class fashion. Pm q great be-
lever in women acrobats myself es-
pecially if they are pleasing to look
upon" And Junius Howe, Bolossy
Kiralfy's right-hand man, drew a
hand reAectively through his curly
black hair and looked reminiscent,
"Say, did you ever see a man stand
on one toe? Don't recollect it, eh ?
No, of course you do not. ] never
heard of q man capable of doing so,
and / have been prying about the
acrobatic field for the last ten years
endeavoring to find man who could
stand in that fashion. 1t doesn't seem
much, does it? Yet this is the test of
all ballet premieres.
"There is something about the archi-
lecture of q mans foot that precludes
tie possibility of masculine athlete
executing this feat, but a woman can
do it because her ankle is naturally
stronger. And still there have not
been many dancers who could stand
straight on one toe. Probably 30 in
all would complete the list. Three or
four hundred others have almost ac-
complished it, and hundreds of cory
phees have been able to make sem
blance of doing the act, but that is all,
Unless child is instructed in dane
ing and ballet movements before she
is years old she can never hope to
stand on her first toe. Try as she
may from young to old womanhood,
without having served an infantile APP
premiership, her role in life will be
that of Il coryphee and no more. -
Detroit Iribunc.
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|. HIp-jOINT |
DISEASE.

Mrs IDA NJ STRONG, of AnslCorih Ind, writes
HID llNT MY little boy had been troubled with hp-0u
tiT uoiNi disease for When he commenced the
4 Norior 4 use of Golden Medical Discovery
DISEASE. Pellets, he confined to his bed and oo,ii
Az-uzszs-s be moved without suffering
now thanks your Discovery able up l tho
with the help Crlche He not
and sleep well has only
months since he commenced using medicine
with which express my gratitude
benefit he has received through you"
skin Discase.-The Democrat
4 I of Cdmbriigc, Mdrydnd, Mrs. ELIZA
4 iEhhbLe ANN POOLE, wiic of Leonard Poole of lu-
1 Il fdBSbUTG Dorchester Nd. has
4 EEEl InIIIn of bad using Dr.
L Golden Medical Discovery. The disease
pearcd first in her feet, extended TO the knees,
whole of the lower limbs from feet then
and became
Aitcr being treated by physicians year
of the medicine named above She
began wen and hearty. Mrs. Poole thinks
the medicine has saved her life and prolonged her days"
AYREs of East Mditct County, Nd,
the above facts.
Fever sores.ALIcE IT. CRAwroRp, Of Siom Rapids Btend
vista writes; six cured Fever
the OF Dr. PicrCe Golden Medical Discovery"
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| GENERAL
|! DEBILITY.
nFOR THE BLOOD RS THE E-HFE.''

Blotch, or Eruption, TO the worst
Scrofula. Salt rheum, "Fever-
sores," Scaly or Rough Skin, in
short, all diseases caused by bad
blood, are conquered by this
powerful, purifying, and invigor-
ating medicine. Great Eating
Ulcers rapidly heal under its be-
nign influence. Virulent blood
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HE CAME TO ME IN DREAMS.

He came TO me in dreams-my love
Who comes to me no more;
He smiled, and twas the same sweet
smile
That won my heart of yore.
An angel seemed to scatter light
Upon my path in showers
OF roseate hue, as spring-tide's nymph
Is said to scatter ilowers.
] woke to find it all dream
And Autumn's first chill rime
Had robed in black the fair, sweet flowers
That decked the summer time.
The terrace and my dream were bright
At eve with wealth of bloom,
But mornings clear and candid light
Shone cold where all was gloom.
MAGGIE SULLIVAN BURKE.
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Ti1TIW T7IT7iT7U7U III
| LIVER DISEASE |
| and
| HEART TROUBLE.

Thoroughly cleanse the blood,
which is the fountain of health,
by using DIR. PIERcE's GOLDEN
MEDICAL Discovery, and good
digestion, a fair skin, buoyant
spirits, and bodily health and
vigor will be established.
GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY
cures all humors, from a common
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His selGRaising Nose.

l heard funny story recently of an
actor some time ago, who was playing in
farce in which II was necessary for him
TO use large dough nose. One night
when he got to the theatre he found no
flour, and sent the hoy out for some
Back came the boy, the nose was made
and whipped ON. Presently, TO the hor-
ror of the actor, the nose began to swell,
till at length, in the midst of an important
passage, It burst and fell to the ground,
II had been made of selfraising -four and
the heat of the actors face had accom-
plished the catastrophe. II Newport Post.
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poisons are, by its use, robbed Of
their terors. Especially has it
manifested its potency in curing
letter, Eczema, Erysipelas, Boils,
Carbuncles, Sore Eyes, Scrofulous
Sores and Swellings, Hip joint
Disease, "White Swellings,"
Goitre, or Thick Neck, and En-
larged Glands.
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Do you feel dull, languid, low
spirited, lifeless, and indiscribably
miserable, both physically and
mentally; experience a sense of
fulluess or bloating after eating,
or of "goneness," or emptiness of
stomach in the morning, tongue
coated, bitter or bad taste in
mouth, irregular appetite, dizzi-
ness, frequent headaches, blurred
eyesight, " floating specks" " before
the eyes, nervous prostration or
exhaustion, irritability of temper,
hot fiushes, alternating with chilly
sensations, sharp, biting, transient
pains here and there, cold feet,
drowsiness after meals, wakeful-
ness, or disturbed and unrefresh-
ing sleep, constant, indescribable
feeling of dread, or of impending
calamity2
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it promptly cures the scycTcst
Coughs it strengthens the syalcm
and purifies the blood.
The nutritive properties Of cX-
tract of malt and cod liver oil
are trifling when compared with
those possessed by the "Dis-
covery."
1t rapidly builds up the system,
and increases the flesh and weight
of those reduced below the usual
standard Of health by wasting
Diseases
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"Alderney Dairy Wagons"

Fresh Alderney butter churned every
morning and delivered in lb i"Ward'
buttermilk and sweet milk, &c. per qt.
Cream, l5c, per pit.
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Fuel at Summer PrIocs.

The cheapest and oleanest fuel is Wash
ington Gas Company's Coke. Johnson
Brothers, sole agents.
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c-I-o-I-o-I-o-o- Observation-Disclosures

INDIGESTION 5i5oS %5 siT@s %is
BOS, . d SRsnsss S rsng Sd
III dullness | began the of DIR. Pierces
pLuiunCos Golden Medical Discovery directed by him
such complaints and in weeks time
feel like and sound and we'll The
Pleasant Purgativc Pellets remedy bilious
headache tghness about the chest and bad taste in the
have used My wife could walk
when she began take Golden Medical Dis
coyoy Now she can walk quite little ways and do some
light work.
sore Eyes.-N A. TURNER of ogden CD Utah Ter
riOT eldest child cured nearly three
being the time nearly blind by Golden Med
Discovery and following the directions book.
ISAAC Il. DowNs, Esq, of Spring VdlleD,
Ran iii GER RocLiand Coz NJ Y, writes; 'Thc Golden
DhU VAVSis Medical Discovery has daughter
-rEEs.'E'a OF bad ulcer Three bottles healed
it up perfectly"
G.oitre Thick Neck JULIA p BEcKwlTu, of 4oS Vest
Discovery and 'Fayortc Prescriptions,
gothor with your good advice neck has now become
perfectly well"
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Mrs. MARY A. MCCLURE, Columbus, Kdns.
writes: II addressed you in November
1884, being afflicted with liver disease, heart
trouble, and female weakness. / was adj
vised to use DIR. Pierce's Golden Medica
Discovery, Favorte Prescription and Pei
lets. ] used one bottle of the Prescription,
Ave -of the Discovery, aud four of th'
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ISAAC Il. DOWNS, ESQ, of Spring VALLEY
RocLtdnd Co., ". y, writes: "lhc Colder
Medical Discovery has cured my daughter
OF very bad ulcer. Three bottles hcalcC
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Accidents.

Mr.. Charles Lambert, young man OIL
this place, had his foot very badly mash
ed one day last week while working with
a gang Of bridge carpenters on the b. ="
O. X. r. at Lexington. Va. They were
at work on a bridge at the time ana
handcar heavily loaded with crosstle'
passed over his foot causing very pain
full injury. He is now at his home In this
place.
Mr. John Allen, of this place, is another
unfortunate. He Is employed as a section
hand on the railroad at this point, and
while engaged in unloading railroad IRON
near town, on Monday, one of the heavy
rails rolled on his foot, crushing it in
painful manner. lie may have to have
one or more of his toes amputsted.
Mr.. Nathaniel Miller. another section
hand from near Capon Road, also had his
foot badly bruised at the same time and
place.
Robbie, the little four year old son of
Mr.. NJ. Coffman, Of this place, fell from
one Of the cross bars Of grape arbor and
fractured his collar bone, on Monday
morning.
Mr.. VIM. l.. Dosh, we'll known car
penter of this place, sprained his foot
across the instep causing painful injury
while at work on building at Seven
Fountains, this county, on Friday OF last
week.
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Three mounted strangers, who were
stopping st the Inn over night dashed
over the bridge and through the town on
Sunday morning last at break neck
gallop causing some excitement. they
were warned by citizen that such speed
was not permitted, but replied IN an in
sulting manner Complaint was made to
the Mayor, who placed summons in the
hands Of the Town Sergeant. The party
went to the Cave, and on their return
they we're stopped by Mr.. Campbell, who
notified them to appear before the Mayor,
which they promised to do as soon as they
put up their horses, but instead Of this,
however. they dashed through back
street and out Of town by another road
and escaped. Page Nacs.
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FpINBURG NOTES.

For the latest styles Of millinery call on
Miss Maggie Hisey
Our ice cream parlOr IS now opon'
and we are prepared to furnish the purest
and most dellciously Favored cream.
II A. Whlssen q Bro.
Mr.. /. NJ. Hisey, Of this place, has been
awarded the contract for building the Re-
formed parsonage in Woodstock.
Before buying call and examine our
splendid stock of fresh groceries. We
have everything you can want in this
line, at the very lowest prices.
II. A. Whissen q Bro.
There will be preaching in the Metho-
dist church, at this place, Sunday morn
ing next, May 9th, at IL o'clock, by the
pastor Rev l.. c. Miller
Coffee, sugar, tea, lard, bacon, and a
tremendous lot of groceries Of every de-
scription. along with the biggest stock Of
canned goods of all kinds at II. A. Wits
sen & Bros,
Mr. VIM. Boyd. native Of Warren
county, who married a daughter of Mr.
L. w. Grove. of this place, died on Tues
day, at his homo in Fayette, Mo. His
remains were brought to this place for in
terment
Don't fail to see our fresh groceries,
canned goods, &c. They are the best on
the market, and are way, way down in
price. II. A. Whissen 4 Bro.
We want to buy all the chesnut oak and
black oak bark we can get, and for which
we will pay the highest market price in
spot cash. L. 7. & x. +. StOneburner,
Edinburg, Va.
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The entertainments given by the Shen-
andoah Amateurs at Maurertown on Tues
day and Wednesday nights were perfect
success in every particular, and We have
seldom seen an audience so we'll pleased.
The play was that sterling old drama en-
titled "Ten Myths in Bar Room" 1t
is thickly crowded with wit, humOr and
tho most touching pathos and was carried
through with force, energy and terrible
realness that was startling at times, and
intensely interesting all through. The
hall was we'll filled both nights, making
the proceeds, which were for the benefit
of the Union Sunday School, very satisfac-
tory. A number Of Woodstock persons
we're present both nights, all of whom
we're delighted with the splendid manner
in which the play was carried through.
We are glad to announce that this CONF
pany will repeat the performance in IT.
wins Hall in Woodstock, on Saturday
night Of this week, for the benefit OF our
excellent fire company. This they do at
the earnest request of a large number OF
our people, and in consideration of the as
sistance they received from the people Of
this place, Nr. Robt. j. Walker, the cap
tain Of the hre company, playing the par.
of Joe Morgan, one OF the principal char
acters. This troupe is composed of some
Of Shenandoah's brightest and most at
tractve young ladies and talented gentle
men, and was organized simply to benefit
a Sunday school. But for the reasons Civ
en- above they have kindly consented to
appear here for the benefit of an organi-
cation in which every citizen Of the town
IA interested. We know that our people
will appreciate the kindly motives thus
shown by these ladies and gentlemen, as
well a. realize the benefit the town will
receive from their assistance, and will
pack the hall with An audience compi-
mentary alike to the town and the ladies
and gentlemen who have 30 kindly con-
sentod to appear before them. Let all
turn ont who possibly can, and show the
interest you must feel In this sisterly con
duct on the part OF our near neighbor OF
HaurertOwn. and the protection given to
our homes by our splendid fire depart
| mani
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BURNED TO DEATH.-On last Wednes-
day afternoon Mrs. Margaret, wife of Geo.
w. Flautt, residing on the edge Of the
mountain near Pembroke Springs, in this
county, was so fearfully burned that she
died in great agony the following day
Her husband had set fire TO the grass in
the field for the purpose Of cleaning it of.
The flames spread so rapidly that the
barn was endangered. Mrs Flautt ran
out and attempted to extinguish the fire,
In few moments the back Of her dress
caught and before several ladies who were
Visiting her, and Mr.. J. G. Keffer who was
attracted by her screams could reach her
she had fallen TO the ground Her cloth
ing with the exception Of shoes and bon
net we're entirely destroyed Mr.. KeffeI
carried Der to the house where DR.. W. II
Hollis rendered the necessary aid, but
without avail The flesh fell OFF Of hel
back, leaving the bones exposed as sh'
was being carried to the house. Inter
ment took place Saturday In the family
grave yard Hinchesler Times.